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Per Brahe Statue

Would someone please explain to me why on the page "Per Brahe Statue" in the title is written "Statue", and in the text "statue"? Also, why is the title written entirely in italics, and in the text the italics are not present? JackkBrown (talk) 00:56, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

First answer, the editor who wrote the first version of the article used both forms and no one has changed it since then.

Second answer: Template:Infobox Sculpture puts the title into Italics unless |italic title=no is added to the list of parameters. TSventon (talk) 01:25, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

I've done as recommended above, and its title now appears as "Per Brahe statue". I'm trying to find how to get it to appear as "Per Brahe statue". Maproom (talk) 15:29, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

I've tried to follow the advice at Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles_of_works#Italicizing_Wikipedia_article_titles, buy I then get the red warning message "Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox artwork with unknown parameter "1 = "". Maproom (talk) 15:32, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

How do I source the content below?

Here is content I tried to add tonight but it was removed and blocked. What can I do - specifically - to add this to my existing page?

Proposed edit

Although not "out" to his daily TV news audience until 1994, Glaser was quietly active in numerous LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations for more than three decades, beginning in 1969. Actually, Glaser has stated that two years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, in 1967, at the age of 14, he spent one day after school as a volunteer for The Mattachine Society of New York, stuffing envelopes for a mass mailing that the gay advocacy group was initiating. Many regard the 1969 Stonewall Riots as a watershed event that transformed the modern-day gay liberation movement into a powerful crusade. Glaser has stated that he wasn't present for the first night of the riots on June 27, 1969, but that he was present on the second night, June 28, 1969. Later that year, Glaser attended numerous meetings of Gay Liberation Front in New York City, but said he found the group's stated goals to be "too broad" and "too radical" and so, in January 1970, Glaser became a member of the newly created Gay Activists Alliance and began attending its meetings. On June 28, 1970, Glaser marched up New York's Avenue of the Americas as part of New York's first gay pride parade, known at the time as the Christopher Street Liberation Day March. After the parade, he attended the nation's first so-called "GAY-IN" in Central Park, with his romantic partner at the time, Robert Bryan, who, many years later,became the Men's Fashion Editor of The New York Times. In 1973, Glaser gained newsgathering experience as a student reporter for the Hunter College Envoy newspaper, covering the LGBTQ+ beat until he graduated in June, 1975. Glaser reports no LGBTQ+ volunteer work in all of 1978, after moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for his first job as a professional TV news reporter at the market's ABC affiliate, WPTA-TV Channel 21. In 1981, while a newswriter for ABC's WXYZ-TV Action News, Glaser served as a volunteer for Detroit's Association of Suburban People, whose membership was a highly closeted LGBTQ population. The following year, in 1982, Glaser moved to the Norfolk, Virginia TV market to become a reporter for the ABC TV affiliate there, WVEC-TV Channel 13, and became a volunteer for The Mandamus Society to help serve its membership of mostly closeted gay male professionals living in Southeastern Virginia. In 1983, while the Broward Bureau reporter for the ABC affiliate in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida, WPLG-TV Channel 10, Glaser volunteered to assist an LGBTQ+ advocacy group for (mostly) closeted business owners, known as the Business & Professionals Group(BPG). Five years later, Glaser became a member of the Out Professionals Group in New York, and a featured speaker at one of its meetings in 1988, discussing the television news production process at WABC-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News, where he was employed as an anchor at the time. Also in 1988, Glaser joined the national board of directors for the International Gay/Lesbian Human Rights Commission. He remained on the board until the end of 1989. In 1990, shortly after moving to Hollywood, California to join the staff of Entertainment Tonight as a correspondent, Glaser quietly joined the Gay/Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD/LA) and served as a member of its board of directors for four years. Glaser also joined the West Coast Advisory Council of what was then known as Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund in 1990, based in Los Angeles. In June of that year, 1990, Glaser helped to create the Electronic Media Task Force of the National Lesbian/Gay Journalists' Association, which was formed during the group's first national convention. He joined the organization's board of directors and served for four years. In 1992 and 1993, Entertainment Tonight permitted Glaser to volunteer his services to host three episodes of the PBS LGBTQ+ newsmagazine "In The Life" from Washington, DC. 1992 was also the year in which Glaser became the first television journalist to come "out of the closet"to the entire radio and television news industry. It happened during a speech before hundreds of TV and radio news executives at the annual conventionof the Radio and Television News Directors' Association, being held in San Antonio, Texas. Glaser began his remarks by asking the that the lights of the auditorium be turned on because, “We’ve been in the shadows too long.” A year later, in 1993, Glaser was a featured speaker at a meeting of the USC Lambda Alumni Association (LGBTQ) in Los Angeles. He was also a featured speaker in that year for the Homeless Youth Outreach Group at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center in Hollywood. In 1994, while on live television, Glaser disclosed his sexual orientation during his daily TV news report on KNBC-TV’s “Channel 4 News” in Los Angeles.When he said the words, “As a gay man who has lost many friends to AIDS…” the newsroom switchboard lit up with calls from viewers - a number of whom threatened bodily harm. KNBC-TV management responded by issuing a statement supporting Glaser’s decision to come out. In 1995, Glaser's work on behalf of LGBTQ+ people in Southern California was recognized with a Gatsby Award for Community Achievement by The One Center in Long Beach, a LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. Also in that year, Glaser was recognized for his accomplishments by Orange County Cultural Pride in Newport Beach, California, when he received the group's Media Achievement Award. In 1996, Glaser joined a team of volunteer diversity trainers for the not-for-profit, Hollywood Supports, and visited local LAPD police precincts citywide to help sensitize police officers and detectives when interacting with LGBTQ+ individuals. Glaser was awarded a Special Commendation for his work by the City of Los Angeles. Glaser joined the board of directors of the International Gay/Lesbian Human Rights Commission, based in New York, and served for two years, in 1998 and 1999. In 2005, Glaser served as a member of the President's Committee of the NBC Cable Diversity Network Initiative. In 2013, Glaser was invited to keynote the "Future of the Gay Movement" conference at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. In his speech, Glaser predicted that trans rights would shortly become the hot-button issue facing the LGBTQ+ movement.

Garrettglaser7 (talk) 04:25, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi Garrettglaser7. What do you mean by my existing page? Are you saying that you are Garrett Glaser? If that's the case, please take a look at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Dealing with articles about yourself and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Subjects of Wikipedia articles do not "own" said articles per se as explained here; moreover, they are highly discouraged from directly editing existing articles or creating new articles about themselves. If you feel there are changes that should be made to the "Garrett Glaser", you should propose them at Talk:Garrett Glaser by making edit requests. Other users unconnected to the subject matter will then assess whether the proposed edits are in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. If they are, the edits will be made; if not, they won't. However, please be advised that any proposed edits are going to be expected to be supported by a citation to a reliable source per Wikipedia:Verifiability. Anything unsourced like you posted above is almost certainly not going to be considered acceptable. Please not that Wikipedia defines reliable sources a certain way and bascially is looking for what others unconnected to you have written about you and not what you have to say about yourself. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:36, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Family of Catherine, Princess of Wales

In this section at the bottom of the page - City of Leeds dignitaries - the big photo of Captain Middleton should be slightly smaller in size we feel. Also, should there be the white stripes on the sides of the photo? Please alter and make smaller if you can. I cannot. Thank you. 175.38.42.62 (talk) 05:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Who are "we"? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:59, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

All I learn about this fellow from that part of the article is that he was among the committee members of the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival [...] a member of the Trustees of the Patronage of Leeds Vicarage [...] and a solicitor at Messrs Middleton & Sons. I've nothing against him, but I'm left wondering why he merits even a small photo there. -- Hoary (talk) 08:26, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

The photo was uploaded to Commons with the white stripes on the side - see c:File:Captain_A.D._Middleton.pdf. I uploaded a cropped version called c:File:Captain A.D. Middleton (cropped).jpg. I also made the photo display smaller by adding "150px". You can adjust this as you like to get the photo the size you desire. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 13:51, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Recurring Gift

How do I stop the monthly recurring gift I give 2600:4040:5714:D00:4C35:DCF7:E531:B944 (talk) 10:10, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Please see donate:Cancel or change recurring giving. ColinFine (talk) 10:24, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

(to the OP) Note that questions about donating should be addressed directly to the Foundation; we editors have nothing to do with the donation process. 331dot (talk) 10:43, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Renaming a title

Could someone explain to me how and where it is possible to request the renaming of a title? JackkBrown (talk) 12:01, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

I guess it's an article you want renamed. If you tell us here what article is is, what you want it renamed to, and maybe why, someone might do it for you. Maproom (talk) 12:28, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

@JackkBrown: See also Wikipedia:Moving a page. GoingBatty (talk) 13:39, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

@Maproom: I would like to change the title of the page "Per Brahe Statue" because it is one of the few titles, if not the only one, written in italics, and I would like 'Statues' to be written with a lowercase initial (or to be left unchanged, I don't know whether it is correct in lower or uppercase). JackkBrown (talk) 14:07, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

@JackkBrown: You'll have to move the article to make "statue" lowercase (which seems to be the correct styling, since the word is not part of a title). The infobox automatically italicizes the article's title, so to un-italicize it, simply edit the infobox to add the parameter |italic_title=no. Deor (talk) 15:04, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @JackkBrown: Italics are not controlled by page names but by DISPLAYTITLE, usually via a template. In this case {{Infobox sculpture}} automatically makes italics unless the parameter |italic title=no is added. The page name depends on whether it's treated as the title of the statue or just a way to identify it. If the statue title is "Per Brahe Statue" then nothing should change and the italics kept. If the title is "Per Brahe" then it should be moved to "Per Brahe (statue)" and displayed as "Per Brahe (statue)". The infobox would automatically display it like that. If the statue is untitled or the title is not in the page name and not the common name then the page name is a description and the name should be "Per Brahe statue" or "Statue of Per Brahe", both without italics. It's a Finnish statue with limited English sources so I'm not sure which scenario applies best but I would suggest moving to "Per Brahe statue" and adding |italic title=no. You can move pages on your own. This is a low-profile uncontroversial subject so I suggest to just make the move without a requested move discussion. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:21, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: is it possible to move the page from a mobile phone? And if so, how? Also, as I do not deal with moving pages, could you kindly tell me in which line of the infobox to insert "|italic title=no"? JackkBrown (talk) 15:55, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

JackkBrown, yes, it is possible to move articles from a mobile phone. I edit from my phone using the fully functional desktop site. If you scroll to the bottom of any page on the mobile site, there is an option to select the desktop site. Cullen328 (talk) 16:19, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

The work was carried out, at 15:22, by Maproom: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1149167715; the discussion can therefore be considered closed. JackkBrown (talk) 15:58, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Shahoo nosrati

Hello, please help my page to be approved Shahoonosratii (talk) 12:42, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Shahoonosratii Your user page(now deleted) is not article space, but a place to tell about yourself as a Wikipedia editor or user. You have a draft- but please understand that Wikipedia is not a place for people to tell the world about themselves, please read the autobiography policy. Your draft needs to be submitted for a review. It needs some independent reliable sources with significant coverage of you. 331dot (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

hello

how do i add an image to wikipedia? i need help, please. User192828 (talk) 14:29, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

See Help:Introduction to images with Wiki Markup. It gives you a step-by-step guide to uploading images and including them in articles. Please note that Wikipedia does not normally accept images which are under standard copyright. They must either be legally public domain, or they must be released under a copyleft license compatible with Wikipedia's own reuse license, see here for the text of Wikipedia's license --Jayron32 14:37, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Single source articles

I have recently been filling in some gaps on en.wikipedia by translating from other language wikis. Quite often these pages have no refs and merely quote a single citation (and have not been flagged as a problem). Recently I translated an article and discovered that it had been taken verbatim from a French source published 200 years ago. The article about a 17th century historian remains fully accurate. So how do I treat such an article? I cited the source (in French) under the heading 'Sources', but the entire body of the article was removed. I had spent a long time ensuring that the transaction was accurate and all the internal links were correct. A couple of hours later it was all deleted. (Was this reasonable?) Frecks (talk) 17:49, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

If there are not concerns about accuracy, it would probably be better to tag the section with Template:One source section than to remove it. It's possible there will be notability concerns if there are not other sources about the person. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 18:09, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Frecks. Whether you are writing a new article from scratch or translating an article from another language, it is your responsibility to ensure that your new article complies with English Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, which may differ from the standards of other language versions. I guess this is about Felice Osio. Vast swathes of your translation were unreferenced, which is contrary to the core content policy Verifiability. You included non-neutral language, such as "some acclaim" and "considered brilliant occasions and were much applauded". The Neutral point of view is a core content policy. You also included an unreferenced direct quotation, which is also against policy, and what appears to be a close paraphrase of another direct quotation. Later, you state, "In addition to the works cited, one can consult the Historia gymnasii Patavini, I, 358, on Osio." We never give instructions to readers like this in the body of an article. Either cite Historia gymnasii Patavini, list it in a "Further reading" section, or leave it out. The content is still present in the edit history. You are welcome to restore it once you address the policy issues I mentioned above. Cullen328 (talk) 18:18, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Regarding how to deal with text taken verbatim from public domain sources see here: WP:PDR. Random person no 362478479 (talk) 18:50, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Formatting (page: Stephen the Great)

Someone has formatted the image incorrectly. I don't have the necessary knowledge to solve this formatting problem: "

Statue of Stephan the Great in Piatra Neamț

Statue of Stephen the Great in Piatra Neamț" JackkBrown (talk) 19:53, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Page: Stephen the Great

 Done for some reason it was put inside nowiki tags so the formatting would not work - Arjayay (talk) 20:56, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Published edits being erased

Hi,

I was updating Manuel e. Machado's page, but the edits keep being reversed, why is that? The information and links are factual and non-controversial, so I don't the issue.

Cabreu812 (talk) 22:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Cabreu812. You cited Medium (website), which is a blogging and self-publishing platform, and is therefore not a reliable source. You also cited the so-called "Los Angeles Tribune", which uses the lofty sounding name of a defunct newspaper to try to create an impression of reliability. Their editorial policy says: Note: Articles published as “Editorial Team” may be community submissions from the public not vetted, press releases or/and sponsored posts from third parties. It is not a reliable source. Cullen328 (talk) 22:41, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Generic Wikipedia search page

There is a generic search page in Wikipedia (I used to use it) that somewhat resembles the Google search page: blank, with a search box and a logo at top center. I find the Main page distracting. What is the URL for the generic page? I landed on it by chance about a month ago, and vastly prefer it.-- Quisqualis (talk) 22:32, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Is this what you're looking for?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=

Random person no 362478479 (talk) 23:01, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

No, it isn't; it doesn't have the same functionality, but is less of a problem than the Main page. Thanks. Think of Google, but for Wikipedia. Very clean, and takes you right to the article you name, if it exists. It popped up once by accident, about one month ago, so it must exist.--Quisqualis (talk) 23:25, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

It's this: [1] I found it by a Google search, the same way I did back in 2004. Not quite as clean as Google, but no distractions.--Quisqualis (talk) 23:30, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

https://www.wikipedia.org is a common entry page for all Wikipedia languages. The search box has a dropdown menu to choose which language to search. The default language isn't the same for all users. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:48, 11 April 2023 (UTC)