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I believe the Yahweh article has some major issues but wanted others' opinions so I put a request for comment tag on the talk page, but it seems a bot deleted it (and the edit description says because it was "expired"?). https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk%3AYahweh&type=revision&diff=710724909&oldid=710724904 I'm confused. Did I use this wrong? It won't let me revert the edit.
- KaJunl ( talk) 01:21, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
I understand that I should not be editing the article for an organization I work for. Is that correct? If so, what is the process to improve such an article? Or is this only a problem if I basically write it as an ad? Thanks! Tenbergen ( talk) 02:33, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Reference help requested. I Need Help With This Article Thanks, 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC) Thank you 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Reference help requested. I Need Help with this article Thanks, 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:41, 19 March 2016 (UTC) Thank You 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:41, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi! Is there a code (such as an html tag) that would allow me to make a long paragraph break? There is an article with a fairly long inbox stretching down the right and I would like to insert a table in the article itself. Right now, its size is being squished down to fit to the left of the infobox. However, I need this table to be at a 100% width, so it would need to go in the article below the bottom of the infobox (leaving a blank space above it on the left). I know I could use a bunch of returns or <br />
tags, but is there a way for the wiki to automatically make a space large enough for the table to be able to span the whole article? Thanks!
ThatsSoElliot (
talk)
03:40, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Of course, that begs the question as to WHY you wish to do this. What is wrong with a table that is a little narrower and bumps into the infobox? Looking at Dangerous Woman (album), which may be the article to which you refer, I can't really tell, the wide table is well below the info box on my screen anyway. (BTW, I usually don't run browsers maximized...) -- SGBailey ( talk) 22:31, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hello. I have a question about consensus regarding the notability of schools. I recently nominated a school article for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Good Shepherd English School, because I felt that the school did not meet our notability requirements, but also as a bit of a test case. The AfD has been closed as snow keep, after some editors pointed to WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. Now, that page is not presenting a policy or guideline, but rather summarising typical results of AfD discussions. Isn't closing an AfD as keep because an essay says that such AfDs are typically closed as keep a case of circular reasoning, though? How would one challenge this consensus? If I try to challenge WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES, then editors there can point to all of the recent AfD keeps, but articles are being kept because of WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. If the latter was a notability guideline, then I would discuss proposed changes on its talk page, but this essay is not inaccurate - most secondary school AfDs do indeed close as keep, but through circular reasoning. Any suggestions where I should take this? Cordless Larry ( talk) 08:53, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
You used to be able to click in the Category section at the foot of the page and start typing, and possible matches would appear that you could select. I can't see this feature any more. How do you know what categories might be appropriate for any given page? Peteinterpol ( talk) 10:28, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
[[Category:Category name]]
to the bottom of the article. See
Help:Category on this.
Cordless Larry (
talk)
16:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC)The article on the TV show House shows a picture of Sherlock Holmes in the search results as well as in top image spot, on the iOS app. This is only one of several images within the article, and not the first one. The first image in this article is of the House logo, which should be the one at the top as well as in the search results. How can I edit this? werewolf 16:25, 19 March 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Revirvlkodlaku ( talk • contribs)
Ok, will do, thanks ColinFine werewolf 23:30, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
How do I format this table correctly? Please see my table below. I want all of the columns to be "center aligned". However, the exception is the column entitled "Name" (George Washington, etc.). I want that column to be left-aligned. Furthermore, I want the names (George Washington, etc.) to be indented a little bit to the right (perhaps 2 or 3 or 4 spaces). I gathered (from some other chart somewhere probably) that I am supposed to use a command or computer code that looks like this:
| style="padding-left: 2em;" |.
But I can't figure out the exact syntax (is that the right word?) to make it work. What exactly do I need to type and where?
Basically, I want it to appear like the "John F. Kennedy" name entry appears below. But I want to use that "padding left" command, instead of the non-breaking space command ("nbsp"). Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 18:16, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Number | Year | Name | Party | State | Country | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1976 | George Washington | Democrat | Wisconsin | United States | Note 1 |
2 | 1962 | Abraham Lincoln | Republican | Texas | United States | Note 2 |
3 | 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Republican | New York | United States | Note 3 |
4 | 1931 | John F. Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | United States | Note 4 |
| align="left" style="padding: 2em;" | John F. Kennedy
Number | Year | Name | Party | State | Country | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1976 | George Washington | Democrat | Wisconsin | United States | Note 1 |
2 | 1962 | Abraham Lincoln | Republican | Texas | United States | Note 2 |
3 | 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Republican | New York | United States | Note 3 |
4 | 1931 | John F. Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | United States | Note 4 |
Thanks, all. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 17:41, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
The Wikipedia page on Tital Motorcycles @ Titan Motorcycle Company has a link at the bottom of the page that was supposed to be to the official Titan Motorcycle page. Clicking on that link leads to a malicioius site. Thanks for help killing that link! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:5C7:8201:85E3:C0E6:3213:BB2E:D10F ( talk) 18:31, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi~ This revision did not seem to be useful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Diego_de_Peñalosa&diff=prev&oldid=690152069
I wasn't really sure if it had useful mixed with non-useful parts in the same edit..
It included gibberish "jhfsjdfasghgzsdafdfskj".
However, portions of it still remain, such as "Trol Government". (What is that?)
But the article has since been edited several times.
Thank you very much and have a great day~:) Zeniff ( talk) 21:47, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
I created both of these articles through the articles for creation wizard: Chain-ladder method Bornhuetter-Ferguson method
The first one has an articles for creation tag on the talk page and was rated on the quality scale, but the latter wasn't. Why? Can someone add this? Thanks. - KaJunl ( talk) 22:33, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
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I believe the Yahweh article has some major issues but wanted others' opinions so I put a request for comment tag on the talk page, but it seems a bot deleted it (and the edit description says because it was "expired"?). https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk%3AYahweh&type=revision&diff=710724909&oldid=710724904 I'm confused. Did I use this wrong? It won't let me revert the edit.
- KaJunl ( talk) 01:21, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
I understand that I should not be editing the article for an organization I work for. Is that correct? If so, what is the process to improve such an article? Or is this only a problem if I basically write it as an ad? Thanks! Tenbergen ( talk) 02:33, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Reference help requested. I Need Help With This Article Thanks, 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC) Thank you 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Reference help requested. I Need Help with this article Thanks, 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:41, 19 March 2016 (UTC) Thank You 68.102.40.154 ( talk) 02:41, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi! Is there a code (such as an html tag) that would allow me to make a long paragraph break? There is an article with a fairly long inbox stretching down the right and I would like to insert a table in the article itself. Right now, its size is being squished down to fit to the left of the infobox. However, I need this table to be at a 100% width, so it would need to go in the article below the bottom of the infobox (leaving a blank space above it on the left). I know I could use a bunch of returns or <br />
tags, but is there a way for the wiki to automatically make a space large enough for the table to be able to span the whole article? Thanks!
ThatsSoElliot (
talk)
03:40, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Of course, that begs the question as to WHY you wish to do this. What is wrong with a table that is a little narrower and bumps into the infobox? Looking at Dangerous Woman (album), which may be the article to which you refer, I can't really tell, the wide table is well below the info box on my screen anyway. (BTW, I usually don't run browsers maximized...) -- SGBailey ( talk) 22:31, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hello. I have a question about consensus regarding the notability of schools. I recently nominated a school article for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Good Shepherd English School, because I felt that the school did not meet our notability requirements, but also as a bit of a test case. The AfD has been closed as snow keep, after some editors pointed to WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. Now, that page is not presenting a policy or guideline, but rather summarising typical results of AfD discussions. Isn't closing an AfD as keep because an essay says that such AfDs are typically closed as keep a case of circular reasoning, though? How would one challenge this consensus? If I try to challenge WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES, then editors there can point to all of the recent AfD keeps, but articles are being kept because of WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. If the latter was a notability guideline, then I would discuss proposed changes on its talk page, but this essay is not inaccurate - most secondary school AfDs do indeed close as keep, but through circular reasoning. Any suggestions where I should take this? Cordless Larry ( talk) 08:53, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
You used to be able to click in the Category section at the foot of the page and start typing, and possible matches would appear that you could select. I can't see this feature any more. How do you know what categories might be appropriate for any given page? Peteinterpol ( talk) 10:28, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
[[Category:Category name]]
to the bottom of the article. See
Help:Category on this.
Cordless Larry (
talk)
16:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC)The article on the TV show House shows a picture of Sherlock Holmes in the search results as well as in top image spot, on the iOS app. This is only one of several images within the article, and not the first one. The first image in this article is of the House logo, which should be the one at the top as well as in the search results. How can I edit this? werewolf 16:25, 19 March 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Revirvlkodlaku ( talk • contribs)
Ok, will do, thanks ColinFine werewolf 23:30, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
How do I format this table correctly? Please see my table below. I want all of the columns to be "center aligned". However, the exception is the column entitled "Name" (George Washington, etc.). I want that column to be left-aligned. Furthermore, I want the names (George Washington, etc.) to be indented a little bit to the right (perhaps 2 or 3 or 4 spaces). I gathered (from some other chart somewhere probably) that I am supposed to use a command or computer code that looks like this:
| style="padding-left: 2em;" |.
But I can't figure out the exact syntax (is that the right word?) to make it work. What exactly do I need to type and where?
Basically, I want it to appear like the "John F. Kennedy" name entry appears below. But I want to use that "padding left" command, instead of the non-breaking space command ("nbsp"). Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 18:16, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Number | Year | Name | Party | State | Country | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1976 | George Washington | Democrat | Wisconsin | United States | Note 1 |
2 | 1962 | Abraham Lincoln | Republican | Texas | United States | Note 2 |
3 | 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Republican | New York | United States | Note 3 |
4 | 1931 | John F. Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | United States | Note 4 |
| align="left" style="padding: 2em;" | John F. Kennedy
Number | Year | Name | Party | State | Country | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1976 | George Washington | Democrat | Wisconsin | United States | Note 1 |
2 | 1962 | Abraham Lincoln | Republican | Texas | United States | Note 2 |
3 | 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Republican | New York | United States | Note 3 |
4 | 1931 | John F. Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | United States | Note 4 |
Thanks, all. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 17:41, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
The Wikipedia page on Tital Motorcycles @ Titan Motorcycle Company has a link at the bottom of the page that was supposed to be to the official Titan Motorcycle page. Clicking on that link leads to a malicioius site. Thanks for help killing that link! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:5C7:8201:85E3:C0E6:3213:BB2E:D10F ( talk) 18:31, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi~ This revision did not seem to be useful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Diego_de_Peñalosa&diff=prev&oldid=690152069
I wasn't really sure if it had useful mixed with non-useful parts in the same edit..
It included gibberish "jhfsjdfasghgzsdafdfskj".
However, portions of it still remain, such as "Trol Government". (What is that?)
But the article has since been edited several times.
Thank you very much and have a great day~:) Zeniff ( talk) 21:47, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
I created both of these articles through the articles for creation wizard: Chain-ladder method Bornhuetter-Ferguson method
The first one has an articles for creation tag on the talk page and was rated on the quality scale, but the latter wasn't. Why? Can someone add this? Thanks. - KaJunl ( talk) 22:33, 19 March 2016 (UTC)