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January 14[edit]

Trying to customize my sig, not working[edit]

I used the tutorial's template to try and make this "L3X1 Complaints Desk", except the "Complaints Desk" doesn't link to my talk page. I've been troubleshooting on my talk page through 25 Iterations, and it isn't working. L3X1 Complaints Desk 16:59, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You need to remove the parentheses from around your username in the sig. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:10, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the parenthese, and now it looks like this (with beginning and closing )" User:L3X1|L3X1]] [[User talk:L3X1|Complaints Desk " L3X1 Complaints Desk 17:19, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Now It works, thanks for helping me :) L3X1 Complaints Desk 17:20, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for all these edits, but it appears to work on this page, but not on my talk page. L3X1 Complaints Desk —Preceding undated comment added 17:22, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A wikilink to the page itself like Wikipedia:Help desk is displayed as bold unlinked text. See Help:Self link. Users with customized signatures usually just accept this. MediaWiki:Signature stores the default signature. It adds an anchor #top to signatures on the user's own talk page to avoid the bold selflink feature. It's possible for a customized signature to use similar code and for example insert {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|User talk:L3X1|#top}} right after User talk:L3X1. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:39, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So that is why! Thank you very much! :)L3X1 Complaints Desk 19:57, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

How can I add a new page in English?[edit]

I want to add a English version of the Wikipedia page "Sadaka tasi"... I tried, but it's difficult. How can I add a new English version of a Turkish wikipedia page?

Hello. I have answered you at WP:Teahouse#Add a new page in different language?. Please don't post a question in more than one place. (And yes, it is difficult: I always advise new editors to spend at least a few months improving existing articles before they try creating a new one). --ColinFine (talk) 17:57, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

External Link[edit]

I am trying to add

127 Hours | Doomsday Prepper Movies

to The Impossible and The Road as they have been selected as two of the top 5 Doomsday Prepper Movies ... Can you advise ???

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krakhow (talk • contribs) 17:47, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathan Capehart[edit]

Jonathan Capehart married Nick Schmit January 7, 2017. Marriage ceremony was performed by former Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. Source is article in the NY Times on January 13, 2017<ref></ref>

There were stray empty reftags at the top of the page. Removed. Eagleash (talk) 18:26, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Article name[edit]

There is an Argentine TV series named "Estocolmo", with no article here yet. However, that word is Stockholm in Spanish language. Should "Estocolmo" redirect to the city and the TV series named "Estocolmo (TV series)", or should the TV series be named "Estocolmo" and include a hatnote to the city? Cambalachero (talk) 23:25, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What I would do is use Estocolmo for the series and no hatnote for the city because this is not the Spanish Wikipedia. (Juan doesn't have a hatnote to John, etc.) It could be mentioned in the article's introduction that Estocolmo is Spanish for Stockholm. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:29, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

failed edit[edit]

Hello-

I just edited an article on The Groove Kings/Groove Kings, a band from Montreal, Canada.

The changes were saved, but Wiki will not accept captchas.

What do I do now?

Shelby314 (talk) 23:32, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Convenience link. †dismas†|^(talk) 01:20, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]