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June 30[edit]

"Dresden Bombing" talk page comment ended in someone else's boxed discussion[edit]

Hi, I posted a comment on the "Dresden Bombing" talk page, and it ended up inside a boxed (and, I assume, closed) discussion. I'd be grateful if some StyleSheet Savant could extricate it (I should have my own box, at least ...). ThxInAdv. T 88.91.200.88 (talk) 05:48, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed -- John of Reading (talk) 06:05, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you very much for that. Not to seem ungrateful, but now there are a lot of floating footnote references below my modest proposal - I only wish it was so eruditely referenced ... Honour, and footnotes, where either is due, I should think. If this means more toil on your part, thanks in advance again (I agree with the Bestower Of Kittens). Have a nice summer :) T 88.91.200.88 (talk) 06:21, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also fixed. Have a nice summer too. —RainFall 06:32, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria metro station[edit]

This is about Kolkata Metro Line 3. in this line there is a station named Hastings metro station. but, later the name was changed to Victoria metro station (official map https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1504000368490-System%20Map%20of%20Metro%20Railway_31_03_2017.jpg). but currently there exists an article with the same name. how can i move hastings to victoria metro station? Saha ( talk ) 08:14, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The simple answer is that you move it to Victoria metro station (Kolkata), Saha. But you ought also to handle the disambiguation. I would suggest moving the Athens one to Victoria metro station (Athens), and editing the DAB page Victoria station accordingly (change the Athens entry, and add the Kolkata entry). Then both of the articles should also have a hatnote pointing to the DAB page. --ColinFine (talk) 08:55, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Watchlist[edit]

Hey there, is there a way to remove a page from my watchlist when it is listed as an entry there (because there's activity) without having to go to the edit watchlist page or the actual entry page (to remove the shining on the star)? If not, is there a place where I can propose to developers to add it as an opt-in feature at least? I have been participating in anti-vandalism at recent changes patrol recently and the watchlist is getting hard to efficiently manage. Thanks! Usedtobecool ^✉️ ✨ 08:29, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool: Special:Preferences -> watchlist -> under "Advanced options" enable "Add direct unwatch/watch markers (×/+) to watched pages with changes (JavaScript required for toggle functionality)" (x/+ appears on ~~in entry~~ watchlist page) OkayKenG (talk) 08:43, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is what you are asking? OkayKenG (talk) 08:49, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Usedtobecool, if you use Navigation popups then you can hover over the entry in your watch list, and unwatching it is an option in the popup. --ColinFine (talk) 08:58, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, both. Very prompt and very useful solutions indeed. I have implemented OkayKenG's solution for now. I haven't tried navigation popups yet as I always feared it might be disruptive to my purposes. But if it has useful functions otherwise unavailable/difficult-to-find, I might actually give it a shot, for a time, when I have the time. Thanks a bunch! Usedtobecool ^✉️ ✨ 09:24, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

archive of the reference desk empty?[edit]

What's the reason that all entries of Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/June_2019#June_7 are red / non-existent? Where can I find them instead? Thanks, Ibn Battuta (talk) 09:15, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Link. This is the link to the different before June 7 was achieved by a bot (before it was removed from Reference Desk Science). The same bot usually then creates the page you are looking for but it didn't. OkayKenG (talk) 09:45, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This Sequence: bot removed discussions from June 7 -> did not create achieve -> Created Wikipedia talk:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2019 June 7 -> created links to archives at Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/June 2019.
Normal Sequence: bot removed discussions from June 22 -> Created Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2019 June 22 -> Created Wikipedia talk:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2019 June 22 -> created link to achieves at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/June 2019 OkayKenG (talk) 10:00, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Bot error is my guess OkayKenG (talk) 10:22, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The bot did indeed goof. I've reinvoked it to belatedly create the missing archive. Thanks for discovering and pointing this out. —Steve Summit (talk) 10:53, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]