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June 1[edit]

Overwrite outdated version of infomap for ongoing event ?[edit]

The upload form prevents me from uploading a file with the same name as the outdated map.

The map I am looking at is called Governors 2014.png, in the article United States gubernatorial elections, 2014. The map is incorrect in two ways. Lincoln Chafee, governor of Rhode Island & ceteræ, has listed himself as a Democrat since May 2013. Lincoln Chafee is no‐longer running for reëlection, as‐of 4 September 2013. I wish it were a vector map, but the original has no aliasing, so I figure: what’s the harm. Also, the filename is very poor vis‐à‐vis non‐descriptive.

I don’t want to use a different upload form or a wizard because I don’t want to edit the original description, creation date, source, author, or license. I just want to upload an update with the comment of why I’m overwriting. My memory is that I used‐to‐could do this with the plain upload form by ignoring the ‘same filename’ warning, but now I can’t override the filename warning.

Did something change, or am I misremembering how I did this in the past?

〜 Info por favor (talk) 02:12, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's on Commons. See if this link works: "Upload a new version" button on the Commons page - Purplewowies (talk) 02:50, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How did I not notice it was on commons ?! I totally thought I looked on the en.wikipedia description page and it didn’t have the link to commons. I am sheepish. Info por favor (talk) 03:42, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is more of a Wiktionary topic, but if anyone can answer...[edit]

Why is my Wiktionary stuck on Turkish mode? Every time I look something up, it's in Turkish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AmbitiousMustard (talk • contribs) 05:36, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Only thing I can suggest: have you checked the URL in your address bar? is it 'tr.wiktionary.org' as opposed to 'en.wiktionary.org'. Other than that, it's possible you've somehow set your language preference in your browser. --ColinFine (talk) 09:02, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you have set the language to Turkish in your preferences, only the interface will be in Turkish (sidebar, tab names etc) but the content will still be in English. If you are looking at the url for tr.wikitionary, the content will be in Turkish. The first one is fixed by changing your preferences in Wiktionary. The second one is fixed by repairing or replacing whatever shortcut you are using to get to Wiktionary. We might be able to help better if you tell us how you access Wiktionary (through a shortcut, google, proprietary menu bar etc) Spinning Spark 16:40, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

poltics[edit]

Hello pleased be inform that, I need some content to be added in poltics of kamareddy, as one person here recently elected as a counselor with huge majority ,and had some historic n9minated posts about him , I like to know how to be edit process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Syedmasoodali1599 (talk • contribs) 12:17, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

you edit just like you did here, except that you will also need to provide citations to reliably published sources, such as major independent newspapers and present the content in a neutral manner, without hype. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 13:21, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting link[edit]

Resolved

Why is the link in WP:IC #4 at The Sun Also Rises (1984 film) redirecting to the home page? If you can figure this out please comment at Template:Did you know nominations/The Sun Also Rises (ballet).--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:34, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've commented there. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:45, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:29, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Draft not submitting[edit]

Hi there, I'm trying to submit a draft for my new wikipedia page for review, but every time I go through the process, I return to the draft only to see that it says "Draft not submitted for review". Any ideas on why this is happening? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SteevesMuseum (talk • contribs) 17:42, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you need to refresh your browser cache? When I look at it, it says "Review waiting." Maproom (talk) 17:47, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Hi SteevesMuseum, your draft was submitted (multiple times). When you submit a draft, the template is placed at the bottom, not the top, and the old template isn't removed. It stays this way until either someone reviews the article, or cleans the submission (as I just did). In the future, after submission, you need to look at the bottom of the page after you submit to confirm. If you need help with Articles for creation drafts, you can also ask at at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk. Cheers, --kelapstick^(bainuu) 17:48, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The submission box at the top of the page included the following wording:

"Note: the submission-received box appears at the bottom of the page at first. If it's there, your draft has been submitted correctly, even if this message is still shown." .

--David Biddulph (talk) 12:14, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Does it? Interesting, I guess I have never actually read it... --kelapstick^(bainuu) 19:28, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Image sizes[edit]

Why is the problem described at WP:VPT#Infobox Image affecting image sizes at User:Arms & Hearts/kucinich but not at, for example, United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010 or United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2010, which have basically the same formatting? The images (of people, not the maps for which the size is set at 400px) in the userspace draft are various widths but all the same height, reflecting the changes described in the village pump discussion, but in the articles the image widths are consistent but the heights differ. The code looks identical to me; the only differences are the namespace and the fact that the draft was created mostly with the Visual Editor. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 20:06, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The images have the same height and varying width for me. The article versions you saw probably had to be purged or rebuilt for another reason after the software change. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:17, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes, you're right. I often forget how many apparent problems and inconsistencies on here are solved by purging. :) – Arms & Hearts (talk) 12:16, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Puzzled by Pending changes[edit]

Im'm a bit puzzled. See Wikipedia talk:Pending changes#Not as explained in this help page ( If there are pending changes awaiting review, there will be a dropdown box next to the article title). --109.53.231.99 (talk) 21:41, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you are not logged in to a registered account, you will not see what is described. You also need to have reviewer status on your account in order to accept a pending change. ~Amatulić (talk) 15:16, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]