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Unable to successfully edit In the Legislation Section of this Article[edit]

I’m unsure how to successfully edit the Legislation section specifically, adding information about the Arkansas. I found that Arkansas only passed legislation covering educational institutions not workplaces. Hers the link to the news article: https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/crown-act-arkansas-public-school-students-hair-discrimination/527-d06aec76-9fa2-49b5-8bdb-d0e78e69297c Democrat1984 (talk) 22:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That news report is geowalled, but the act's text itself bears what you say on a quick reading. I would suggest wording similar to that for Alaska starting with ; only applies. While there, you could also remove Arkansas from the "legislation has been introduced" list below that table, since that act was passed. (It's unclear to me whether you ask for help with wording only or also with actual editing. If the latter, let me know.) The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 23:55, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying. The editing is the part I need help with. I’ve done it on a few occasions before. When I edited this time, & previewed it, all that showed u was the link. I wanted to include the link & the fact that Arkansas version of the Crown Act only applied to educational institutions. Finally, not totally familiar wit the term “geowalled”. Thanks again. Democrat1984 (talk) 00:50, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"geowalled" means hidden from view in some parts of the world. Given that, and since the act itself makes clear it's only about public schools and state-run higher-ed, I wouldn't change the <ref>...</ref> part itself (except to correct the URL from https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail to https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FACT514.pdf), and would just add language similar to Alaska's above. I use the source editor, not the visual editor. Which one are you trying to use? The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 01:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for getting back to me, & explaining what “geowalled” means, I greatly appreciate it. For the most part I’ve only made minor edits, like fixing typos. wrong dates, small factual corrections. I think I’ve been using source editing. I’ve never successfully edited something contained within a chart, or table such as this. I tried ,and in the preview it just showed the web address, going vertical in the last column. I’m not sure how to format this correctly, so that it appears like the others. Thanks again for all your help. Democrat1984 (talk) 05:38, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't duplicate the behavior you describe, so I went ahead and made the change I suggested. Thanks for bringing it up. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 14:10, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]