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sedfreq
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176.240.212.215 (talk) 12:17, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Population density error?
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Hello, I noticed that the population density conversion from square miles to square kilometers is actually inverse. The current conversion shows that 1 square kilometer equates to 0.386102 square miles, when the correct conversion would show 1 square mile is equal to 2.589 (repeating) square kilometers. This infographic shows that 469.5 square miles is equal to 181.3 square kilometers.
The correct data for this instance would be 181.3 square miles for the 2010 census; however, I will be updating this number to reflect the 2020 census which is 189.4 according to US Census Bureau "quick fact" section.
Currently setting the population density to 189.4 square miles shows that that number equates to 73.1 square kilometers which is incorrect. It should actually be 490.54375 square kilometers.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mill_Township,_Grant_County,_Indiana&action=edit
Isarob02 (talk) 00:05, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
Name Change
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I would like to change the name from what it is to the person's full name but I cannot
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Albert_G_Hess?venotify=created&action=edit
Ambrewa (talk) 00:42, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
SpaceX achievements
I'm trying to add the line below to SpaceX's achievements list. 
30 December 2022 SpaceX's Falcon 9 became the world-record holder for the "most launches of a single vehicle type in a single year." 60 Falcon 9 rocket flights
It is underneath, not inside, the list.
Will you fix it? And also tell me know how to do it?
Thank you! Cowgirl1985 (talk) 04:53, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Unable to type or erase something I wrote
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Lucknow Delhi (talk) 05:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Autosave
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How do I disable autosave? I reloaded my window to clear the edits I'd made, but it autosaved and loaded the edits I'd made, and ctrl+z only brings back to the autosave.
Betseg (talk) 09:09, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Don Iveson
Don Iveson (Edmonton Mayor) was not the initial winner for the 1st election listed. For a brief moment, it was a female, South-Indian origin, by the name of Sharon Varghese (also known as, #2). Don Iveson himself and his office at the time is aware of the consolidation that occurred prior to him being later announced as the winner. Media outlets and others were requested to remove sources. If we are to learn the various forms of mislead or oppression in hopes to change for better, it begins by taking accountability and telling the truth - not abusing controls within a system and rewriting history whenever convenient. 2001:56A:F473:6500:A5C0:A183:6ECD:701A (talk) 21:39, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Bing Search Issue
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diabetes&action=edit
I turned off search engines using it as a sidebar because Bing does not use the correct form of this wiki. When looking up "diabetes", it uses false information stating "Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a fake disease created by Hilda Vangugenhiem as a folklore tale to scare children. Hilda was known in her village as a dessert queen and wanted all the Ha…" under the Wikipedia sidebar. This is incorrect and must be addressed. I didn't know how to fix it - I tried reporting it to Bing but nothing has changed - so I hope my comment can flag someone who can fix it.
2600:4040:59F3:C00:A128:28:5637:B840 (talk) 11:21, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
கண ர நக டதகறபள கலறட
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt க றகட
எறபே.்ஏ ian_hieroglyphs&action=edit§ion=2
49.204.119.255 (talk) 11:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Visual editor not working
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markos_Kounalakis?action=edit
Terry Phillips (talk) 16:21, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Editing news 2023 #1
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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
- The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
- They are beginning a new project, Edit check.
Talk pages project
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
–Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Other properties
Please add:
- short description
- italic title
- sort
to the article properties dialog. Lfstevens (talk) 07:07, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
- Template:Short description is a local template that isn't used at any other wiki. Use Insert > Template to add it.
- "Italic title" (DISPLAYTITLE) is available through the Advanced Settings item. Just add the wikitext around the page title shown in the dialog box. If you want to use Template:Italic title instead, then Insert > Template.
- "Sort" is in the Categories item ("Options Sort this page by default as"). Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 23:37, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
Where is the Cite button?
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I do not see the Cite button anymore - where is it?
Erel Segal (talk) 15:18, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Cite Web Option is Gone
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Anytime I try to edit a Wikipedia article now, I cannot see the option to add a reference. I have tried anything I know, but nothing works. Kindly help me with it.
Thank You.
Owula kpakpo (talk) 11:29, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
Centering text
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There should be an easier way to center text in the visual editor.
Ranicher (talk) 18:37, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Why does this page not show yet when I google "Ikhide Ikheloa"?
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikhide_Ikheloa_(Pa_Ikhide)?action=edit
Amajiaku (talk) 17:13, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Unable to add photo
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Timms_Price?action=edit It seems impossible to easily add photos to the page. The name of the file seems correct, I own it and checked that box. But it just keep kicking out. Why?
Marqueax (talk) 15:24, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
it's not working
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalyn_Richter?action=edit
I couldn't insert a footnote, the visual editor didn't turn on. It was hard to use and confusing.
Kiki2976 (talk) 02:58, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
Chip Cooper draft
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Chip_Cooper?action=edit
When I try to publish my changes, I get an error message.
Kraft Writer (talk) 19:41, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
Uploding image
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It is impossible to upload image
Smachft622 (talk) 08:02, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
Color
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The visual editor (and the source editor, honestly) should have some method to control the color of the text, like literally any other program that resembles a word processor. Some mediawiki sites would really benefit from being able to color-code information.
2600:1700:6E30:30B0:3DCF:CC9B:BFAB:FF90 (talk) 05:26, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
- Color coding information is not accessible to people with vision problems. This is the primary reason it is not in VE. If you use colors, you likely should wrap that in a dedicated template, where you can ensure that accessible color contrast is enforced for that one specific situation. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 11:26, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
Cite button on toolbar
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Hi, the cite button on the toolbar of the visual editor has not been visible when I edit on a tablet. It has been on and off for the past few months, reappearing and disappearing, but these last few weeks the button is simply gone.
I've now noticed the cite button is also gone when I edit on a desktop. Is this something being done sitewide? Thanks
Spectrallights (talk) 17:52, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
Creating an article
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Im trying to create an article, but when I click submit it just says “no such draft exists” or “drafts usually start with draft or user”. What do I do?
Flora Tribe 612 (talk) 18:11, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
Way to see number of bytes added or removed while editing
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There should be a way to see the number of bytes added/removed without fully going to the Contributions screen, either a dynamic count in the editor itself or a count next to the "Publish changes" button.
Ranicher (talk) 06:24, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
Cannot select multiple lines with double-click
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fusion_energy_gain_factor&action=edit
I am trying to remove a series of blank lines from an article. Normally I would do this by double-clicking to select the current line, and then dragging up or down to select subsequent lines. This does not work in this editor, the single line is selected but dragging does not work.
Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:23, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Dialog boxes in this editor are terrible
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fusion_energy_gain_factor&action=edit
For some reason, the dialog boxes, like the one I am typing into now, have their buttons strewn across the window. In this particular. box, Submit is in the upper right, Cancel in the upper left, and whatever "File a technical task" is in the lower left.
All action buttons should be grouped together. Normally at the bottom. I am not clear why this convention, which has existed for 40 years now, is not being followed in this UI.
Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:27, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
When the text in this box is a few lines long the cursor is no longer in the right location
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fusion_energy_gain_factor&action=edit
I have a film of this, but it appears there is no way to upload it.
When typing into this box, eventually a limit is reached and suddenly the cursor jumps "forward" about a third of a line. It just did it now. So when I type THIS for instance, the cursor is about three words to the right and that distance increases as every line is added. Now I can't even see it because it is on the next line.
Safari 16.5, macOS 12.6.5.
Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:29, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
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error
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I keep getting this error when I try to save my draft: ⧼No stashed content found for 0/232bcad9-1024-11ee-a81f-4cd98faf6f89⧽
MMCCREAD (talk) 11:54, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
missing pending wiki edit
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:PyxusWiki&action=edit&redlink=1
everything i edited in the editor was gone after just going through the "source editing" and going back to the visual. why
PyxusWiki (talk) 03:19, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Add a function to directly add a "citation needed" tag for visual editor
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Please add a way to tag something with "citation needed" in the visual editor.
XxArctisxX (talk) 04:55, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
RWC 1987 Pool 2 Stats
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit§ion=8
The total tries reflected for Canada, is incorrect. It should be 8 insteas of 7, as reflected in the table. I tried to change this data, but I did not manage to find the screen where I can do so.
BIAREN (talk) 11:34, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
infobox cricket team
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I'm unable to add our club president to the infobox because the president field is not showing up and I get a warning message saying that the infobox is using an unknown paramater "president".
Can this be fixed?
Jgwhutchinson (talk) 11:07, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- @Jgwhutchinson Infobox cricket team does not support a "president" parameter. It appears the template doccumentation was subject to some disruptive editing a while back, with an editor adding a load of parameters that do not actually exist [1]. 163.1.15.238 (talk) 12:02, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
A way of adding a flair for "citation needed"
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_suicide?action=edit
If you are editing wikipedia but you can't, or can't be bothered to find a source for what you are saying, there should be a way to show a "citation needed" thing more easily (I'm aware that this is a thing you can do because I've seen it on other pages, but I don't know how to do it on the visual editor so it'd be nice if this was one of the options in the citation tab, if this does exist already, make it more obvious, cause I couldn't easily find it)
Welololol (talk) 11:06, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
- I understand that you might this this will just make people lazy and expect people to make citations for them, but people are still doing that anyways. If that becomes a problem just add a guide to for making good citations or something that will encourage that behaviour. Welololol (talk) 11:11, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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5.162.129.118 (talk) 11:31, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
Does not reflect the base page experience
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quasi-harmonic_approximation&action=edit§ion=2
While the main page has issues about math expression display, the edit page does not, which leads to mislead editor experience.
193.140.194.39 (talk) 20:25, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
awesome adjustments and edits
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Banana4840 (talk) 07:19, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=bn
2401:1900:56:B655:DC74:CD39:4D23:775A (talk) 17:37, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
tin to
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william good
Thu Htet Zaw (talk) 09:22, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
block
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AFahriahmad306&oldid=1011326950&action=edit
2601:196:4900:200:7453:A88F:4C13:C348 (talk) 07:28, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, please ignore. It is unclear where this is being posted.
Sorry, please ignore. It is unclear where this is being posted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike Richardson (talk • contribs) 10:10, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
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177.22.180.75 (talk) 09:11, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
I can't add my signature.
My computer is a chromebook.
My skin is vector 2022.
When I try to click "My Signature" in the insert menu it is grayed out! Gfeissweet (talk) 17:20, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
No stashed content found for 0/abed519c-3b11-11ee-b998-4cd98faf7268
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commerce_Bancshares&action=edit
Please help. I am trying to publish updates to this wikipedia article, and I am getting this message. What does it mean, and how can I fix it so I can publish the updates? Thank you.
Mary Bufe (talk) 14:44, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- This is probably too late to help with your issue, but I just experienced the same "No stashed content found for ..." error. It seems to happen when the Visual editor is left open for an extended period of time (multiple days/multiple sleep cycles in my case), and apparently means that the local cached Edit content is no longer available to Wikipedia even when it is visible in the browser.
- Annoyingly, there doesn't seem to be a way to force Wikipedia to "reload" the edits from a local computer. The only way I fixed this issue was to open the page I was editing in a new browser tab, open the Visual Editor again, and copy and paste all my edits from the first Visual Editor window to the new one. This can be time-consuming, but I found that clicking the "Review your changes" button in the "Publish changes..." window in the first (broken) Visual Editor window helped me to find all the edits I made. TROPtastic (talk) 19:49, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
Ale
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dung_beetle&oldid=1186295369&action=edit
165.90.6.63 (talk) 14:57, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
VERY difficult to save sandbox drafts as I couldn't find the :Save Changes buttom. Also how do I change fonts? And finally, how do I adjust space between paragraphs, etc. I'm a writer by trade and found it missing many of the most important formatting tools...at least I couldn't find them.
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Crystallake69/sandbox&action=edit
Crystallake69 (talk) 19:51, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Rowerthar
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URL: http://anukool/lertsaksakul/wiki.org
Rowerthar (talk) 15:16, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
sargachi
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sargachi&action=edit