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July 29[edit]

Referencing errors on Kalecik, Ankara[edit]

Reference help requested.

Sorry, but I cannot detect the error. --CeeGee 05:30, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, CeeGee 05:30, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@CeeGee: You were using <ref name="foo"/> but the full reference was tucked away inside the reflist template. Dismas|^(talk) 05:46, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

.*@Dismas: I do that way all the ttime. Pls have a look at Kırklareli Museum#References. I don't understand the difference. Is it the section header "Notes" and "References", which causes the error? --CeeGee 05:59, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see now. Take a look at this version. You had the same reference both in the Notes section (within the reflist template) and then it was repeated in the References section as well. So the tag up in the text was probably confused as to which to use, the one in Notes or the one in References. Dismas|^(talk) 07:41, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Adding content to an existing page[edit]

Hello I'm totally new here. I want to add a paragraph under a new heading on an existing page on here as vital content/history is missing and I have it to add. How do I go about this please without disturbing anything else written on there? Also, can I paste my content directly onto the page after having written it on WORD in my own time? Many thanks, Niki Mylonas — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.49.215.92 (talk) 13:16, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Niki. You can add a new section by putting the title between paired equals signs ('=') on a line by itself - the more pairs of equals signs, the deeper level of nesting. You can paste the text from Word, but it will not necessarily preserve the formatting: in Wikipedia, most formatting is expressed by special characters you insert in and around the text. see Help:Cheatsheet for examples. Please also note that Wikipedia requires that all information be referenced to reliable published sources: you should find a published source to cite for what you are adding, and if you cannot find one, don't add the text. See referencing for beginners for how to cite sources. Alternatively, if you don't feel up to adding the sources, or if you think there must be sources but you haven't found them, you could post your text on the article's talk page, with a request for somebody to help you find sources and make the edit. --ColinFine (talk) 14:22, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Objectively speaking, the Gamergate controversy page has incorrect & biased info[edit]

Archiving - nothing constructive to be gained by discussing this ad nauseam.--ukexpat (talk) 17:17, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Gamergate controversy

Twitter's 3rd party feminist group known as WAM! (women, action, media) did an exhaustive analysis of #GamerGate and determined it was NOT about harassment.

http://womenactionmedia.org/cms/assets/uploads/2015/05/wam-twitter-abuse-report.pdf

So the entire first paragraph about Gamergate is factually wrong and misleading and should be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.49.130.99 (talk) 14:15, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One source of undetermined reliability is not enough to change the lead. Maybe it's something that can be mentioned with appropriate weight elsewhere...--ukexpat (talk) 14:19, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Arbitration Committee did an exhaustive analysis of #GamerGate and determined that it WAS about harassment. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:56, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There have been numerous campaigns of off-wiki coordination to change the GamerGate article to state that it is not about harassment but about journalistic ethics. As long as these off-wiki coordination campaigns continue, the article is not likely to be changed, and the editors who complain about it have no one to blame but themselves. As long as there are off-wiki campaigns, changes by new editors will continue to be seen as coordinated attacks. My suggestion is that ALL off-wiki coordinated campaigns to change the article should be suspended for TWELVE MONTHS. This won't happen. The editors who want to rewrite the article will continue to try to coordinate off-wiki, and will continue to be seen coordinating off-wiki, and they have no one to blame but themselves. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:56, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Help Page About Infobox Images[edit]

I am trying to mediate a discussion about images to display for an article. Can someone please provide me with information about how to provide a link to an image (in particular, in an infobox)? Robert McClenon (talk) 15:00, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am afraid it depends on the infobox - some require the full wikilink syntax (with [[]], size parameters etc) others require just the file name, with image size and caption as separate ibox parameters. Which aspect of image use is under mediation?--ukexpat (talk) 16:14, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There's Help:Infobox picture, but that's only about displaying an image, not linking to an image. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:35, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If I'm understanding the question correctly, links to images usually just have a colon before them (like links to categories), so [[:File:Example.svg]] produces File:Example.svg. In an infobox, you might have to omit the [[]], or you might not need to. — Bilorv_(talk)^(c)(e) 16:50, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But why would you want to display just the link and not the image in an infobox? I can understand why you would on a page like the Help Desk, but not in an article...--ukexpat (talk) 17:15, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, what I want to do is to display two or three images on an article talk page in an RFC on which of the images to use in the article infobox. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:02, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, either add them as thumbnails (just as you would in an article) or if you have several, maybe use the <gallery> tags (see User:Yunshui/Images for beginners if you don't already know how to do this). Yunshui ^雲 _水 11:27, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Or {{Multiple image}}.--ukexpat (talk) 14:18, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Locating a Book[edit]

I just created a book in Wikipedia. I saved it with my id/Book/user. Now I can't figure out how to get back to it so I can continue to create my travel log. Any suggestions on how to find again? Or do I have to start all over?GLipsig (talk) 15:52, 29 July 2015 (UTC)gl15:52, 29 July 2015 (UTC)15:52, 29 July 2015 (UTC)~~[reply]

Hi @GLipsig: You can always view your contributions at Special:Contributions/GLipsig (which includes books you've created). Looks like your book is at User:GLipsig/Books/Paris to Normandy. You can access your contributions in the future by clicking the "Contributions" link at the very upper-right of each page. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:54, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Other opinions needed[edit]

The long list at Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990#External links looks rather like an overgrown linkfarm to me, but I'm hesitant to just start weeding it by myself, so I'd appreciate some opinions about which of the links can sensibly be deleted. I've listed my proposed removals on the article talk page. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:33, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text[edit]

On the Gerald Mohr page, I have attempted to put the IMDb reference to "Wild West Story" in the relevant place in the text as there had been a request to do so, but have been unable to add it successfully. "Wild West Story"'s IMDb page ref. is http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058749/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. Addition of reference to "Wild West Story" in Gerald Mohr page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wood200 (talk • contribs) 18:41, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I added reference. Ruslik_Zero 19:49, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Finding the Book I started recently[edit]

I thought I had started a book per the directions I read not too long ago (within a couple weeks I believe). I would like to know how to find those pages I thought were saved in some area as a long term effort to create a personal book. My apologies if I have overlooked the answer or if it is very easy to accomplish what my question asks without help. I am very new to this and have not had any experience less reading some articles in the past. Sincerely Mike Chopins11thfinger (talk) 19:38, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Chopins11thfinger: Your account was created seven days ago and has not saved any books. When using the book creator tool there is a link at top of pages saying "Show book". That leads to a page which includes a "Save book" button. The button may be greyed out until you choose a storage location for your book. If a book isn't saved then it's likely to be lost between sessions. If you have saved a book then you can find it by clicking "Contributions" at the top right of any page when you are logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:10, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

printing omission problem 42nd Canadian federal election from Wiki Re Green Party Ontario Wellington/Halton Hills candidate[edit]

Hello, There was a printing omission problem on the site: 42nd Canadian federal election from Wiki Re Green Party Ontario Wellington/Halton Hills candidate page (my computer shows pg 11-12 on legal sized paper)- that being that the candidate name does not appear in the print outs however does clearly show up on the live screen. Lost between pg 11 and 12? This person does not show up so I was able to notice when I double checked the paper copies.

Please correct the glitch.

Thank you. H. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.12.123.220 (talk) 19:52, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, H. It would help if you would clearly indicate which Wikipedia article you are talking about: I can't tell where the name of the article begins and ends in your question. In fact, if you put the exact name of the article (including any punctuation and capital letters) between double square brackets, it not only makes it clear which article you are talking about, but also automatically gives us a link to that article. For example [[Green Party]] displays as Green Party. (No, I realise that's not the page you're talking about: I just gave it as an example). --ColinFine (talk) 22:24, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There is no mention of Halton Hills in 42nd Canadian federal election. Do you mean Results by riding of the Canadian federal election, 2015 where Wellington—Halton Hills is at the end of Results by riding of the Canadian federal election, 2015#Midwestern Ontario? Where it appears in a print will depend on printer, paper and settings. It's not like a PDF where pages are defined in the document. If one or a few lines is missing between pages then check that your printer settings match your paper size, and the margin settings aren't smaller than the printer can handle. Your browser probably also has a print preview option before printing. If something is missing in print preview then it will probably also be missing in the actual print. If it's near a margin in print preview then it might disappear in a print in some situations. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:41, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you just want a full print of that one table then you can print Template:Canadian federal election, 2015/on-mw. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:44, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox picture is huge[edit]

I have updated the page for my company SABIA, Inc. I updated the company logo in the infobox area, but despite the fact that the jpeg is 693 X 693, the infobox is giant. I am very new at this, so if you could give me details about how to fix this, I would be very grateful.

Thank you.

SABIA, Inc — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sabia inc (talk • contribs) 20:25, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that the image has been updated. However, there is a problem with your user ID, which is the same as the company. You should probably request a change in user ID so that it is not blocked as a promotional account. Also, although your edit was all right, in general you should not be editing the article as such, due to conflict of interest. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:46, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Zeeshan haider[edit]

I've created a page with name Zeeshan haider and its deleted can you please tell me how can i recover that Thankyou — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shani302 (talk • contribs) 21:45, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Shani302: Zeeshan haider was deleted for not indicating why the person is important; why they should have an article. If you ask NawlinWiki, the admin who deleted it, then maybe he/she will restore it in draft space at Draft:Zeeshan Haider so that you can continue to work on it. In order for it to be acceptable you must make sure you tell why Zeeshan Haider is important and back it up with reliable published sources. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 21:53, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]