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July 23[edit]

Category watching[edit]

I have been using User:ais523's CatWatch script for some time now. Recently, it stopped working. I checked the creator's user page and he is semi-retired and hasn't made any edits in almost a year now. I'm taking that to mean that CatWatch won't be developed any further. So, does anyone know of another way to watch for changes in categories? Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 01:22, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Still works fine for me (thank goodness, don't know how I'd cope without it) except for daylight savings putting it an hour behind--Jac16888 ^Talk 10:16, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I created an article and cannot see it[edit]

Hello there, I created an article: Димитър Ковачев, Dimitri K Publishing however I can not see it, can you help me?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dimitrikovachev — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.232.123 (talk) 02:50, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's on commons. If you want to publish the article here, you'll need to translate it to English and create an account here and post it. Or, go to http://www.wikipedia.org/ and find the link to the Wikipedia for your language and post the article there. RudolfRed (talk) 03:30, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is the English Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org. Your text is in Bulgarian. The Bulgarian Wikipedia is at http://bg.wikipedia.org. If you don't translate it then you will have to publish it there. I see you already saved a version in the Bulgarian sandbox but that's only for test edits and quickly overwritten. I don't know Bulgarian or the policies of the Bulgarian Wikipedia but bg:Уикипедия:Вашата първа статия may be helpful. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:53, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Question on "double redirects"[edit]

A page I've worked on got moved. Don't understand the instructions about "double redirects." Does that mean manual cleanup is needed here? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Mono_language_%28California%29&limit=100 Djembayz (talk) 03:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. When a page is moved, other pages that are redirects to the page the title was formerly at will now redirect to the redirect created upon the move. Thus, if you want to search for whether a move has created any double redirect, you use the what links here function to search for redirects to the old title (not the new title, as you link to). After you do so, you hide links and transclusions leaving only redirects shown. Thus the search you would want is this one. As you can see, there are no redirects pointing to the old title so everything is okay on that score. This is usually taken care of by the mover: in this case, User:Maunus, whose contribution history shows he fixed five double redirects right after performing the move. This would have been easy since the dialogue screen one is taken to upon a move instructs the mover to fix double redirects created by the move and provides a direct link to the search I provided above, that already hides links and transclusions. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:30, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

statements with old or incorrect sources[edit]

About: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Youth_Fellowship

In the media section, the section that reads "International Youth Fellowship was showcased on a Spanish morning show called Al Despertar on March 8, 2010 [2]" has no credible source to back it up. the url that the statement is linked to leads to a youtube page with no videos, and no identifiable link to Al Despertar or IYF. Please take it down. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.26.247.165 (talk) 06:48, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the section since it was effectively unsourced. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:39, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Date of birth sections showing Skype symbols[edit]

The date of birth section in numerous biographies appears to have been "hijacked" by Skype

How can this be corrected in "edit" or will a central fix be implemented ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.219.124.53 (talk) 09:12, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think you installed a part of Skype in your browser. I think they call it "Click to Call". Arcandam (talk) 09:16, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You failed to give an example so I can only say this with near certainty: It's something at your end and not done by Wikipedia. It does indeed sound like http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/click-to-call/windows/. Skype tries to guess which numbers are phone numbers. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:37, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys ... I've uninstalled "click to call" and that's done the trick !! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.219.124.53 (talk) 15:34, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Any time. Arcandam (talk) 21:44, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Advertising (or broadly spreading awareness of) an essay[edit]

User:George Ho/Naming conventions (character) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I want to rename this essay with a Wikipedia namespace. Also, I don't know if I must either boldly add it in related policies and guidelines or propose this page to be an essay. What can I do? --George Ho (talk) 14:40, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You should post a link to your essay at WP:VPP if you would like it to gain guideline status; it will need a strong supporting consensus from the community before it can be marked as a guideline. You should also seek input from relevant Wikiprojects, which may enforce their own naming conventions on articles under their auspices. Hersfold non-admin^(t/a/c) 16:55, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not planning to make it a guideline yet. I wrote it in an essay format because no one knows what to do. Even I don't know how to set up a guideline. Is there a requirement to make this essay an essay, or what else should I do if I want it to stay as an essay? --George Ho (talk) 18:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The original Sorry .....is it available in the Spanish Language, if so how can it be ordered?[edit]

I like to know! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.43.97.207 (talk) 18:28, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Cresix (talk) 18:33, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I know that the board game Sorry! is available in Spanish, but I could not go about telling you where to order it. You may want to try the Entertainment Reference Desk. hajat vrc @ 18:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.onlydosmaletas.com/product.php?id_product=104 Arcandam (talk) 21:51, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I change a page's title?[edit]

My association has a Wiki page and we have recently changed our name. The title of the Wiki page is AAGP. However, we are now "GPA". How do I change this?

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GPAmember (talk • contribs) 19:09, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ideally, provide a link to their website which states this, or a report of it in a Reliable Source (RS). Dru of Id (talk) 19:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:MOVE. But read the conflict of interest and common name policies first. You should probably suggest the move on the article's talk page and get consensus on the rename.RudolfRed (talk) 19:21, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have tagged it for deletion as blatant advertising.--ukexpat (talk) 20:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Question About user page[edit]

Ahron Daum (talk) 19:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)Hello my name is Ahron Daum and i have an account and article since yesterday, now is my question:[reply]

why does it always mention before my name USER: and then my name in stead of inmediatly Ahron Daum

Now it is User:Ahron Daum, can we not delete that user, before my name?

Tahnk youAhron Daum (talk) 19:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ahron Daum! The "User:" prefix is just a way of letting other users know that they are viewing a user page and not an actual article. It appears atop every user's userpage. Here's mine: User:Hajatvrc. See? It is just a normal part of Wikipedia. As a new editor, you may want to check out the Teahouse, which is a place designed for new users to ask questions of extremely friendly experienced users who know how to explain things clearly. Hopefully I will see you there! hajat vrc @ 19:47, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm dubious here, the user's has written information on their main user page which resembles an article and is self-promotional - and I'm sure that goes against WP:NOT. Wesley Mouse 19:51, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict):Also, I see that you are using your userpage to write an article about yourself. Writing articles about oneself is not usually acceptable by the community at large. If you want there to be an article about you on Wikipedia, there is a process for requesting articles. You can see that here. If other users feel that there are enough notable sources that talk about you, then they will create the article. hajat vrc @ 19:53, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have tagged it for speedy deletion as purely promotional.--ukexpat (talk) 20:01, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sidebar bug?[edit]

↑ this is starting to get up my nose: i can't hide the three oversised links (clogging up my already full sidebar). Any suggestions? benzband (talk) 21:15, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Benzband/vector.js Which script is it? Do you understand CSS? Arcandam (talk) 21:38, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! i have located the offending script (User:Smith609/toolbox.js) on my common.js page and removed it. benzband (talk) 21:59, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Another method is to use something similar to the following piece of CSS to make those links a bit smaller (if you want to continue using the script):

div#p-stats div.pBody ul li a {font-size:80%; margin-left:-5px;} div#p-stats div.pBody ul li {list-style-image:none; list-style:none; margin:0px !important;}

Arcandam (talk) 23:07, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, Arcandam :-) i'm now using the "Expand citations" gadget, which when combined with this script (which i'm also using) provides the same tools and more, but without the oversized text. Cheers, benzband (talk) 07:54, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Commons[edit]

Please tell me how to post a picture that I took 5 days ago. Your "instructions" are useless to me. I THINK I got it to Wikicommons. But I DO NOT SEE ONE SINGLE THING that SIMPLY tells me how to get my picture onto the page I wish to edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtreader (talk • contribs) 23:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~No worries, we built an uploadwizard for you. It's pretty simple.~~ Look at the bottom of User:Mtreader/sandbox. Arcandam (talk) 23:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you have already uploaded it to commons, in most cases, use [[File:Filename.jpg|thumb|Caption]] and replace Filename.jpg with the name you gave the file on commons, and Caption with a caption for the image. What page are you trying to put the image on, and where do you want to put it on the page? TimofKingsland (talk) 23:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, there is a tutorial for how to add pictures you (or someone else) has uploaded here. TimofKingsland (talk) 23:43, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Having a look at your sandbox, I think I see where you're having problems. You don't have the square brackets - [[ ]] - around the code, and if you want the caption to display, drop the "alt=" from it. The "alt=" tag is used to describe images to the visually impaired, etc. Have a look at what I did in your sandbox (you'll need to change the filename with to the name of the file on commons though, and you might want to avoid centering the image). TimofKingsland (talk) 23:52, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

@Tim of Kingsland: I don't think that is what James Allen looks like. That is a Wikipedia:Mascot. Arcandam (talk) 23:55, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, I hadn't found the image on commons yet, I just wanted to demonstrate the difference in the code to Mtreader, so they knew where they were going wrong. Thanks for finding it/doing it for me. TimofKingsland (talk) 00:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I on the other hand hadn't found his sandbox yet, because I was checking to see if a user with the same name ever uploaded something on Commons. Good teamwork mate!

Done Arcandam (talk) 00:02, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]