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November 15

The Bismark

I want to know is it alright if I use a small photo of the Battleship "Bismark" in a manuscript I'm writing. Will check back tomorrow for your reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:3C8:4000:5C16:6520:F002:D6BB:3102 (talk) 01:07, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

If you mean a photo you saw in Wikipedia then click on the photo and then on "More details" to see its license. If you name the photo then we can say more. commons:Category:Bismarck (ship, 1939) has additional photos. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:17, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

how to correct a misspelled word in a picture embedded in a wiki article

I noticed the diagram displayed under the "Implications" section of the article (link below) has the word "received" misspelled. Since it is a diagram, I cannot find a way to correct it. Does anyone know what can be done? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality — Preceding unsigned comment added by Llannii (talk • contribs) 02:47, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

I'd suggest notifying the user who uploaded the diagram but it looks like they haven't been active since 2010. RJFJR (talk) 05:05, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

 Done, hopefully. I've uploaded a fixed version. Fortunately, it's a SVG file, which are, in many cases, much easier to fix. Grayfell (talk) 06:06, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

New Article about a living person...

I added an article on a social worker and politician of Assam (India) viz. Mr. Jagadish Bhuyan. He was a minister in the state government from 1998 to 2001. He is also an actor and acted in several Assamese movies. Adding a page on this person will be great in my opinion. But my article violated some of Wikipedia's rule and got deleted. Can get a help to re-add the article of that person? Facts about the person can be very well verifiable from his official website or news published on him in various National (Indian) dailies and Regional (Assam) dailies. Following is the article: - Jagadish Bhuyan A post graduate in Political Science from Gauhati University Jagadish Bhuyan embarked on his social life in the form of an All Assam Student Union (AASU) activist of Kakapathar Anchalik Committee in 1979. And since then he worked relentlessly in different posts to undivided All Dibrugarh and Tinsukia District Student Unions till 1987, and in the same year, he became a Central Executive Member of All Assam Student Union which later on saw him as the Finance Secretary as well as the Vice President of AASU Central Executive Committee. His diligence and dedication played instrumental in his becoming a Member Secretary of National student Co-ordination Committee comprising almost all student unions across the length and breadth of the country. This organization worked for restructuring of the Indian Constitution and mobilized public opinion in favour of a strong federal structure of union of India along with all regional student organizations of the country. His non-political journey as student union activist came to an end when he joined active politics in 1995 as a central executive member of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). In 1996, he was elected as an MLA from Sadiya Constituency, became the Minister of Tourism in 1998. For his selfless service, the people of his constituency elected him MLA once again in 2001. A nominated spokesperson and member of the steering committee of AGP, Mr. Bhuyan had also been the General Secretary of the Party for consecutive four years since 2008 till 2012. In 2011, after terrible fall of the party in the General Election of the state, he along with some of his colleagues tried to bring about a reformation and refinement of the party in order to regain its lost status with renewed vigor. But all his efforts went in vain, and out of utter frustration he resigned the primary membership of AGP in 2014 and joined BJP the following year. A man with strong aesthetic sense, Mr. Bhuyan carved a niche for himself in the field of art and theater too. He acted in several Assamese feature films that include Daag, Kanyadan, Seuji Dharani Dhuniya, Bidhata, Aami Axomiya, Bholaborar Dinlipi, etc.

Is there anything offensive about it? How should I add it again with one of his photos? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajdeep-1969 (talk • contribs) 08:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Please refer to the blue links in the messages on your talk page.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:14, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks#cite_note-BBCNewsLive-3 ?Source Swede killed in Paris attack $1

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.194.207.116 (talk)

I have fixed the cite errors in the article.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 14:06, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

copying

Is it no longer permissible to print pages from Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carverdrobert (talk • contribs) 13:33, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

@Carverdrobert: It's certainly allowed by Wikipedia to print pages but some of the features may not work properly. What makes you ask?

PrimeHunter (talk) 14:09, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

I had previously printed pages but seemed unable to do so since yesterday, doing research on a writing project related to the Hohenstaufens and their contemporaries, including the Hafsids. I saw no "print" icon on any of the pages and was wondering if there had been a change in policy. Where is the "print" icon located, now that it no longer appears at the top of the page?

Robert D. Carver— Preceding unsigned comment added by Carverdrobert (talk • contribs)

I don't recall ever seeing a print icon on WP, perhaps this was the print button on your browser (which can typically be moved or removed)? All I've ever seen is the "print page" selection under the "print/export" heading on the bar on the left. If this is a browser issue, try seeing if you can right-click on the page and see if there's a print option there. Rwessel (talk) 22:39, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

@Carverdrobert: Wikipedia does not have print icons. What is your browser and operating system? Maybe you have a "Files" menu at the top left with a print option (might only be visible if you press Alt). Or maybe you have some icon at the top right to open a menu with print. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:49, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

As others have said, this isn't Wikipedia functionality but would be part of your web browser. If you let us know which browser you use, we may be able to advise further, but here's the help pages for 3 common options: Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer. _└ ^UkPaolo/_talk^┐ 22:57, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Onlyinclude

When onlyinclude tags are within nowiki tags, the nowiki tag is ignored in transclusion and the text within the onlyinclude tags gets transcluded. Does this also apply if <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> is within <pre> </pre> or <!-- -->? GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 15:45, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I have tested in previews that it also applies there. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:00, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

title incorrect

Hello, I can't work out how to change the title of article Tonight's the Night (1934 film), it should be (1932 film) as that is the year of its release ref Imdb and bfi81.148.173.148 (talk) 15:51, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Use the page move tool. You are not logged in, so you cannot move pages. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 15:55, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

(e/c) Thanks for bringing this up. I have taken care of moving the page to a new title, since you cannot. To fix this yourself (everything on Wikipedia get's done by people like you interested in something and stepping up and doing it themselves; we are all volunteers here) you would have to sign up for an account which has many benefits over editing by your IP address, including being more anonymous. Just note that there are certain things you cannot do even after signing up until you've made ten edits and your account is four days old – and moving a page is one of them. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:03, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Hhalumgo (talk • contribs) [article draft redacted]

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