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In corresponding with an organization about giving a photo with a copyleft license for their Wikipedia entry, they requested information about how to remove a semi-private studio address from their Wikipedia page. They’ve apparently had incidents regarding people coming to that address. What is the authoritative policy that is relevant in this situation? A Tree In A Box ( talk) 01:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
The page /info/en/?search=Category:German_military_personnel_killed_in_World_War_I contains the name of Karl Schwarzschild.
However, the article on Schwarzschild reveals that he died of natural causes after leaving the army. He was NOT killed. See /info/en/?search=Karl_Schwarzschild LarryWiki115 ( talk) 02:47, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Easy enough to fix. I've removed the category from his article. Clarityfiend ( talk) 03:32, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
I have been wrongfully and non-logically block in Chinese Wikipedia, but my Chinese Wikipedia's IPBE have been cancelled. I can't appear in my talk page and the unblock email have no reply. So what is the solution for this problem? -- Gongxiang01 ( talk) 03:59, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
English Wikipedia's language is too difficult, it is hard to understand. Only Simple English Wikipedia can understand easily. It should be use a easier grammar, and expressions.
Is English Wikipedia not consider(考虑) to the foreign wikipedians? Gongxiang01 ( talk) 05:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
how to get total gdp by region? 82.131.43.116 ( talk) 05:38, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Do Not Change Lowell High School San Francisco Wikipedia page 2601:640:8801:3100:A898:666:E9A0:1918 ( talk) 07:44, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
fixing broswer preferences didnt help and i couldnt find any other guides regarding this issue. tried reinstalling the browser and tinkering with wiki account settings but no luck;
if anyone has any solutions to this, please help! tia Space011 ( talk) 10:27, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I am working on an update to a page for a large institution that is undergoing an official name change. Is it possible to edit the page title of the current entry (I'm not finding that option), or do I need to create a new one and update the current one to say it is no longer?
Any help with understanding the best practice here would be grand. Thanks! Ucmturn ( talk) 13:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
could you please tell me what page here would provide details on the movement charter vote? I have been actually involved in the discussion on this elsewhere, but actually i don't know what is the location of that page here. Sm8900 ( talk) 13:25, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
I've got a case of {{ italic title}} not playing nice in {{ infobox book}} at Resistance (Star Trek). It's doing the default thing, which means "Resistance" (a novel) is italicized while "Star Trek" is not. I can't get it to italicize both, even with DISPLAYTITLE. I've encountered this before and would appreciate learning how to troubleshoot! — TARDIS builder ✉ ★ 15:04, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
I am aware of the G5 policy Wikipedia has. However, what if an article created by a banned or blocked user was actually a good article, well sourced, well written, and about a notable subject worthy of having its own page on Wikipedia? Is there no exception to the G5 policy? Per Wikipedia:Copyrights surely we are allowed to copy what was written in a deleted article from a banned or blocked user and repost it? I understand the purpose of G5 is to prevent further disruption to Wikipedia and Wikipedia:BLOCK and Wikipedia:BAN make that clear: to prevent further disruption. However, surely if the user has since been banned and the deleted article they created has been carefully analyzed and confirmed that it was actually a well written, well sourced, and good article, that such deleted article could be restored, even if it is simply copied and pasted by another Wikipedia user? What are the rules surrounding this? Inexpiable ( talk) 16:38, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I'm not sure what I did but now, when I read articles, there is no table of contents. I just see the toolbar on the right and the main menu (with nothing above/below it) on the left. The only things I've really done with settings is enable Twinkle, Hotcat, etc. so I'm not sure why it could suddenly disappear. Any advice on how to bring it back? Thanks and cheers, ~~~~ GoldRomean ( talk) 18:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Our business page was deleted. OPCC OPCC ( talk) 18:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
On the article Mamie Van Doren which I have heavily worked on in the past three weeks, I’ve seen source problems and grammar and spelling issues. Can I get help with that? GreyChen ( talk) 20:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
GreyChen, you deleted this discussion thread. If you want to close a discussion, please do so according to the instructions at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Closing_discussions; please do not delete the thread. -- Hoary ( talk) 12:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
i put the cursor in the correct place in the text, then i clicked "cite" from the toolbar, then from the popup offering "add a citation" at the top, in a row below offerings are "automatic manual re-use", in a line below that is "website book" i choose "book". then a column of fields is shown on the left, at the top is "hide unused fields" i choose that. the used fields all have solid blue boxes with white check marks, EXCEPT "title". this field has a grey solid box with a white check mark. ON THE RIGHT IS A COLUMN OF EMPTY ENTERING BOXES. the entering boxes are all empty EXCEPT “TITLE” WHICH HAS AN ASTERISK AT THE FAR RIGHT. above EVERY one, there is a name and instructions how to enter information in that box, INCLUDING TITLE. here is the instruction above the title box "The title of the book; displays in italics Field is required."
****CAN YOU FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CAUSING AN ASTERISK IN THE BOX AND THE GHOSTED BOX IN THE FIELDS COLUMN?
****what bothers me is that the title field box on the left is ghosted out, and the asterisk is already in the title entry box on the right before i enter anything
MikeMARS52 (
talk)
22:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Joe |title=Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions |date=August 2023 |publisher=Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum |year=August 2023 |isbn=978-0-578-27907-7 |location=401 Gay St. Nashville, TN 37219 |publication-date=August 2023 |pages=152–153 |language=en}}</ref>
{{
cite book}}
: Check date values in: |year=
(
help)CS1 maint: date and year (
link) CS1 maint: location (
link)|date=2023
or |year=2023
; choose one. Another comment: |location=
gets the city name and nothing else so rewriting the template:
{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Joe |title=Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions |date=2023 |publisher=Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum |isbn=978-0-578-27907-7 |location=Nashville |pages=152–153 |language=en}}
<sup>[x]</sup>
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Help:Referencing for beginners.Help desk | ||
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< June 26 | << May | June | Jul >> | June 28 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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In corresponding with an organization about giving a photo with a copyleft license for their Wikipedia entry, they requested information about how to remove a semi-private studio address from their Wikipedia page. They’ve apparently had incidents regarding people coming to that address. What is the authoritative policy that is relevant in this situation? A Tree In A Box ( talk) 01:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
The page /info/en/?search=Category:German_military_personnel_killed_in_World_War_I contains the name of Karl Schwarzschild.
However, the article on Schwarzschild reveals that he died of natural causes after leaving the army. He was NOT killed. See /info/en/?search=Karl_Schwarzschild LarryWiki115 ( talk) 02:47, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Easy enough to fix. I've removed the category from his article. Clarityfiend ( talk) 03:32, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
I have been wrongfully and non-logically block in Chinese Wikipedia, but my Chinese Wikipedia's IPBE have been cancelled. I can't appear in my talk page and the unblock email have no reply. So what is the solution for this problem? -- Gongxiang01 ( talk) 03:59, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
English Wikipedia's language is too difficult, it is hard to understand. Only Simple English Wikipedia can understand easily. It should be use a easier grammar, and expressions.
Is English Wikipedia not consider(考虑) to the foreign wikipedians? Gongxiang01 ( talk) 05:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
how to get total gdp by region? 82.131.43.116 ( talk) 05:38, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Do Not Change Lowell High School San Francisco Wikipedia page 2601:640:8801:3100:A898:666:E9A0:1918 ( talk) 07:44, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
fixing broswer preferences didnt help and i couldnt find any other guides regarding this issue. tried reinstalling the browser and tinkering with wiki account settings but no luck;
if anyone has any solutions to this, please help! tia Space011 ( talk) 10:27, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I am working on an update to a page for a large institution that is undergoing an official name change. Is it possible to edit the page title of the current entry (I'm not finding that option), or do I need to create a new one and update the current one to say it is no longer?
Any help with understanding the best practice here would be grand. Thanks! Ucmturn ( talk) 13:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
could you please tell me what page here would provide details on the movement charter vote? I have been actually involved in the discussion on this elsewhere, but actually i don't know what is the location of that page here. Sm8900 ( talk) 13:25, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
I've got a case of {{ italic title}} not playing nice in {{ infobox book}} at Resistance (Star Trek). It's doing the default thing, which means "Resistance" (a novel) is italicized while "Star Trek" is not. I can't get it to italicize both, even with DISPLAYTITLE. I've encountered this before and would appreciate learning how to troubleshoot! — TARDIS builder ✉ ★ 15:04, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
I am aware of the G5 policy Wikipedia has. However, what if an article created by a banned or blocked user was actually a good article, well sourced, well written, and about a notable subject worthy of having its own page on Wikipedia? Is there no exception to the G5 policy? Per Wikipedia:Copyrights surely we are allowed to copy what was written in a deleted article from a banned or blocked user and repost it? I understand the purpose of G5 is to prevent further disruption to Wikipedia and Wikipedia:BLOCK and Wikipedia:BAN make that clear: to prevent further disruption. However, surely if the user has since been banned and the deleted article they created has been carefully analyzed and confirmed that it was actually a well written, well sourced, and good article, that such deleted article could be restored, even if it is simply copied and pasted by another Wikipedia user? What are the rules surrounding this? Inexpiable ( talk) 16:38, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I'm not sure what I did but now, when I read articles, there is no table of contents. I just see the toolbar on the right and the main menu (with nothing above/below it) on the left. The only things I've really done with settings is enable Twinkle, Hotcat, etc. so I'm not sure why it could suddenly disappear. Any advice on how to bring it back? Thanks and cheers, ~~~~ GoldRomean ( talk) 18:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Our business page was deleted. OPCC OPCC ( talk) 18:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
On the article Mamie Van Doren which I have heavily worked on in the past three weeks, I’ve seen source problems and grammar and spelling issues. Can I get help with that? GreyChen ( talk) 20:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
GreyChen, you deleted this discussion thread. If you want to close a discussion, please do so according to the instructions at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Closing_discussions; please do not delete the thread. -- Hoary ( talk) 12:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
i put the cursor in the correct place in the text, then i clicked "cite" from the toolbar, then from the popup offering "add a citation" at the top, in a row below offerings are "automatic manual re-use", in a line below that is "website book" i choose "book". then a column of fields is shown on the left, at the top is "hide unused fields" i choose that. the used fields all have solid blue boxes with white check marks, EXCEPT "title". this field has a grey solid box with a white check mark. ON THE RIGHT IS A COLUMN OF EMPTY ENTERING BOXES. the entering boxes are all empty EXCEPT “TITLE” WHICH HAS AN ASTERISK AT THE FAR RIGHT. above EVERY one, there is a name and instructions how to enter information in that box, INCLUDING TITLE. here is the instruction above the title box "The title of the book; displays in italics Field is required."
****CAN YOU FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CAUSING AN ASTERISK IN THE BOX AND THE GHOSTED BOX IN THE FIELDS COLUMN?
****what bothers me is that the title field box on the left is ghosted out, and the asterisk is already in the title entry box on the right before i enter anything
MikeMARS52 (
talk)
22:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Joe |title=Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions |date=August 2023 |publisher=Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum |year=August 2023 |isbn=978-0-578-27907-7 |location=401 Gay St. Nashville, TN 37219 |publication-date=August 2023 |pages=152–153 |language=en}}</ref>
{{
cite book}}
: Check date values in: |year=
(
help)CS1 maint: date and year (
link) CS1 maint: location (
link)|date=2023
or |year=2023
; choose one. Another comment: |location=
gets the city name and nothing else so rewriting the template:
{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Joe |title=Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions |date=2023 |publisher=Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum |isbn=978-0-578-27907-7 |location=Nashville |pages=152–153 |language=en}}
<sup>[x]</sup>
; see
Help:Referencing for beginners.