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March 1

How to fix disambiguation in Interstate Exit List

In the article Interstate 376, there are several links to 'Oakland (Pittsburgh)' - Oakland which are correct. But in the Exit Table, there is one more that is 'city1=Oakland'. city1 add the state and the result is Oakland, Pennsylvania which is a disambiguation page, not the correct target. how can this be fixed? MB (talk) 01:55, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

@MB: I've made an edit after reading through the documentation at Template:Jct#Usage. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:11, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

minor display problem

The article Peter Gordon, which is a disambiguation page, has two sections. Like all such articles, there is a EDIT tab at the top of the page and an EDIT link on the second section. The problem is that the EDIT link in the SEE ALSO section is the wrong size, not properly spaced and missing brackets. Is this caused by something in the article itself or is something else going on here. MB (talk) 02:11, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

A purge will fix it. It's discussed at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Edit section links in article. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:16, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I fixed it with a Null edit.

Thomas Davis (priest)

I cannot work out how to fix up ref. 3 on this page. Also, I would like to post the ref number 9 - "wargs" - after ref number 3 as this ref. provides evidence for the point about Mayor Davis. I tied but it failed as ref. number 9 was impossible to "copy and paste". Thanks for your help in advanceSrbernadette (talk) 03:07, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

 Done ref 9 is now ref 5. You just needed to apply the ref name "wargs etc." after the refs at the point you mentioned, it now becomes the first instance of that ref. so the No. is lower. Eagleash (talk) 04:40, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

There is a real problem with this page. I don't know where to begin. I did not cause this problem. Please check. ThanksSrbernadette (talk) 03:38, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

What is the problem, and when did you start observing it? There have been no edits to the page for a few days. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:16, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Is it to do with the lines around certain sentences or sections? Eagleash (talk) 04:41, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes - the lines around certain sections - is this OK??/normal? I would get rid of these lines - there are no verifiable refs. or citations at all. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs) 05:48, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes it's a template designed to show that a citation is needed for a larger amount of text (template:refnec). It's not in common use and I think that the more usual "citation needed" tag would be sufficient really. Eagleash (talk) 06:04, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Selective reversions

Moved to WP:AN

A well-intended, but misguided user spent hours doing changes based on a wrong understanding. (See User talk:Cynulliad#Alphabetical order.) Since they is a well-meaning editor, those edits are interspersed with helpful edits. Is there a way to selectively only revert the bad ones? (I am an administrator, but I didn't see any tool for that at Wikipedia:Administrators/Tools#Reverting.) — Sebastian 10:13, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm reposting this at WP:AN, since it didn't elicit a response here and it's an admin specific issue. — Sebastian 17:25, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Archive bot issue

The Ashoka talk page currently has two archives titled 1. One of these appears to have been created manually while the other appears to have been created by ClueBot III. What's the best way to fix this? Other bots have an option to leave at least the last X threads on the talk page unarchived. Does Cluebot have an option for this? Thanks.--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 10:33, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

I've re-asked this over here.--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 13:59, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

changes to the main page?

How do you make changes to the main page itself?

Currently (01/03/16) one of the DYK says "...that Xu You foiled Li Congshan's attempt to seize the crown from his older brother by tattling on him to the crown prince himself?" - I was going to change "tattling" to "informing", as a better term - but can't see how I can do so? Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:08, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

@Chaheel Riens: The main page is protected; not everyone can edit it. You can submit suggestions about current items (including DYK) here: Talk:Main Page#Main Page error reports. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:12, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Got it, thanks. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:21, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Page creation request

Hi,

I'm hoping you can help.

I'm a PR practitioner and I've recently been asked by one of the CEOs I work with to create a Wikipedia page about himself. I was already aware of Wikipedia's guidelines when it comes to creating/editing content about yourself/your brand/your client, but even more so after doing some further readings.

Let me start by saying that the last thing I'd want to do is cause offence and fall foul of your guidelines, which I do intend to respect. I've made my client aware of this and his intentions are, believe it or not, noble. Our objective is to create an educational entry about a leading business figure, similar to the ones existing about Lord Sugar or Richard Branson, not to promote the business he's at the helm of.

As such, I've drafted the copy and before uploading it, I'd be really grateful for the opportunity to have it reviewed by one/some of your volunteer editors, to make sure it ticks your boxes: reliable sources, original content, no controversiality etc. What is the best way to do this?

Thanking you in advance.

Best Wishes.

JFatMF2016 JFatMF2016 (talk) 12:30, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

@JFatMF2016: Be sure you comply with Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. Upload your draft to Draft space at a name like Draft:CEOs Name. Enter {{subst:Submit}} at the top. And wait for an Articles for Creation volunteer to review the draft. —teb728 t c 12:59, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

But to be frank we would strongly advise you not to - you have been given an almost impossible job to do, to create a page that maintains a neutral point of view when you have an almost insurmountable conflict of interest.--ukexpat (talk) 01:35, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Draft:Higherlife Foundation

Reference help requested. How do I fix this? Thanks, Tamuka Sanyika (talk) 12:34, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello, you have attempted to cite a reference without actually inserting a reference elsewhere in the text. Using a reference name is used when it is necessary to cite the same source in an article. E.g. <ref name="ReferenceA"> then the reference (using an appropriate template). With closing tag</ref>. In subsequent instances when using the same ref. you would then only need to write <ref name="ReferenceA"/>. Note the closing "/". For further help see WP:REFB to get started and WP:CITET for a list of referencing templates.

I have fixed the ref. on a limited basis so that it does not produce a ref error. It might need more fields to be filled in (see templates as noted above). I would suggest that the draft needs considerably more independent third-party sources/ references, to demonstrate notability, if it is to be accepted at review. It also seems pertinent to ask whether you have a connection to the organisation concerned, e.g. as an employee or similar? Eagleash (talk) 13:28, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

I have documentary evidence re : Dame Sarah Lees and the Nook convelescent home. roge45520 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roger45520 (talk • contribs)

From the editor's contribs, this seems to be about Sarah Lees. Dismas|^(talk) 15:10, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

@Roger45520: I'm not sure what you're saying regarding the Sarah Lees article but perhaps Wikipedia:Reliable source and Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners would help. Dismas|^(talk) 15:12, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Neutrality issue

I placed this message on Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous): Hello everyone, I have no idea on how to deal with it, but the article Waldorf education poses a severe issue of neutrality, particularly with the section Reception, where you would expect some hindsight if any is needed, and which is a laudatory. I can see no trace on criticism of these schools, there is absolutely no mention of sectarism. A nice job has been done by POV-pushers so far. Please take care of it, I can deal with French-speakers, but I can't do much here. There is an overall problem with anthroposophy, with well-coordinated "cleaners". For the peculiar article I cited, I can provide you this secondary source which offers a good starting point. Be brave, English-speakers! Totodu74 (talk) 16:00, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Could someone take a close lok to what User:Hgilbert is doing on this kind of articles? He is one of the cleaner I mentionned, as you can see here, for example. I hope there is some motivated contributors here, or projects that care about this kind of issues. Thanks, Totodu74 (talk) 16:00, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Note: I have responded on the other page where this was posted. HGilbert (talk) 16:47, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Waldorf education has been the subject of arbitration, and is subject to Arbcom discretionary sanctions. User:Hgilbert has been previously warned. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:21, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

True. But there is nothing actually being disputed at this time (viz. the total absence of any discussion of any kind on the talk page). Information was lost during a merge of two sections covering the same theme and was promptly restored again. There was no disagreement at any point, only some ugly and unnecessary finger pointing. HGilbert (talk) 21:33, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

rendering failed with a non zero code 1

occaisionally when i download a page as a pdf it fails. i get a "rendering failed with a non zero code 1" message. i have tried to download the same page from various other devices without success, therefore it seems to be a fault on the wiki site. rarely, i have been able to download the page weeks later. the pages i cannot download as a pdf are:

from en.wiki bass guitar earth's rotation Day

from de.wiki SABA

how can i resolve this problem?

thanks for your assistance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amcgamcg (talk • contribs) 19:44, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

You might have better luck here: Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Computing. 2600:1004:B062:31:C457:C389:2AF9:FA1F (talk) 18:51, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Names of the company where the Maslow theory of motivation is used ?

115.249.130.56 (talk) 20:27, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--S Philbrick(Talk) 15:31, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

The Final Project wikipedia page

The Final Project (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Hi, I am very disturbed at a user that is continuously editing the final project page to portray the film in a bias light. While the film has received mostly negative reviews it wasn't all bad reviews. The user is purposely twisting the information and deleting information that highly the positive aspects of the films only leaving the negative. This isn't what wikipedia is supposedly about. This is supposed to be place that the public can see historical information in an unbiased format. He is also misquoting a review adding a negative comment to the pull quote that the author never says anywhere in her article. This is a misrepresentation of the facts. Please either accurately portray the information that is public or delete the page from your site as it is not being told in a credible way. Thanks!

--21:03, 1 March 2016 (UTC)Curleylandry02 (talk)Curleylandry002

If you have a content dispute, the first place to try to resolve it is at the article talk page, Talk:The Final Project. I see that there has been no discussion there. —teb728 t c 01:44, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Oh, I see you are discussing it on your user talk page; that works too. Do I see a consensus there? —teb728 t c 01:50, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Old templates?

Hi,

Is there a way to insert a template, as it was on a particular date? Would be quite useful for me.

Thanks, Jjamesryan (talk | contribs) 21:17, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm presuming you need this for testing. So: Edit the appropriate revision of the template, and under "Preview page with this template", enter the name of an article that uses it. Then press the "Show preview" button to the right of that text field. — Sebastian 06:16, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

@SebastianHelm: No, I meant in an actual saved article, not a preview. Jjamesryan (talk | contribs) 06:52, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

To do that you would need to save a new template (remembering the necessary attribution). --David Biddulph (talk) 09:23, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Ah okay, thanks. Not notable on its own I believe. Thanks anyway. Jjamesryan (talk | contribs)