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July 15[edit]

Help with citation[edit]

Hi all, I tried to update a article but I think I got the format in the citation wrong. There's some red text at the end of the last paragraph in this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis#Current_situation

Sorry about this but if someone could fix up my edit I'd appreciate it. I couldn't find the error own my own. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:35CD:1EF0:75F7:2D09:8369:44D (talk) 00:20, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed it for you here. You forgot to add <ref> before the citation. It's a common mistake. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:27, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You fixed the red error with [1]. |website= is for the title of a website, generally not a domain unless the domain is also used as title. I would have removed it and used |publisher=The Carter Center instead. Their website https://www.cartercenter.org doesn't appear to have a title. That's the common situation for a non-Internet organization which has a website. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:43, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I have altered that. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:47, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Missing info[edit]

Hi. If I can't find a topic I'm looking for can I find the information myself and create a page with the facts I've found out? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.111.158.247 (talk) 00:50, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The general answer is "yes!" but we do have guidelines and policies, and a guide to get you started. But first a caution: your topic must be "notable", as we define the term, not as you define the term. Please see WP:NOTABLE. This depends crucially on you citing reliable sources, as we define "reliable". See WP:RS. If the topic is not notable, your article will not remain in Wikipedia but will be deleted, which leads to a truly frustrating experience. OK, now to the fun stuff: Please go read Your first article. If you have further questions about this, please come back here. -Arch dude (talk) 02:21, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

im new and have mental illness i need support from someone or someones[edit]

could i get a tutor or someone can help me with my new pages ? please thank you. Hawaza91 (talk) 00:55, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Hawaza91: Hello, and welcome. Yes, there are editors available to assist. Please see WP:MENTOR and Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user/Adoptee's Area for more information. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 03:07, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help with a translated page[edit]

Thank you in advance. I have finished translating from German Wikipedia their article on Antonio Garzya. It is the only page on him on any Wikipedia. I have the translation and would like to know the best way to flow it into the English Wikipedia. I did this years ago a few times, but now I don't seem to be able to remember what I did. Any help would be greatly appreciated. jeffmattJeffmatt (talk) 02:03, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help on translation is available at WP:Translation. --David Biddulph (talk) 02:11, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HOW TO DELETE PERSONAL SUBJECT MATTER INSERTED IN AN ARTICLE REGARDING MY PERSONA[edit]

Masinari (talk) 04:40, 15 July 2018 (UTC)Dear Help Team,[reply]

A friend of mine inserted her personal self-promoting information into an approved and long running article regarding my persona.

I was alerted by people in the industry that what was inserted was clearly personal self-promoting information by the other person. In an attempt to ensure that that self-promotion by the other individual was removed, and not knowing much about how articles are created/managed on wikipedia, I accessed the article and deleted that section that was added for self promotion by that individual and updated it with recent awards/recognitions. I did not know that any article content can be created only by others.

Knowing that now, please correct on my behalf and eliminate those insertion by the self promoting individual and restore the article to its original content as approved and long running.

I much thank you in advance and look forward to hearing from you,

Best Regards,

Matthew AsinariMasinari (talk) 04:40, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This must be about Matthew Asinari. It seems that the information complained of has now been removed, as unreferenced. Maproom (talk) 07:59, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

New section[edit]

HILuke Eldridge (talk) 06:06, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Luke, do you have something you need help with? Kosack (talk) 06:10, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The template to announce article copied by newspaper[edit]

Hi, In past i had seen somewhere a template that informs the talk page that the article data was copied by this and this newspaper without any credits. Can someone point me to that. this site basically copied bunch of stuffs on their page from an old version of the wiki article on that day--DBig Xray 10:05, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

DBigXray, are you referring to {{Backwards copy}}? Deor (talk) 18:25, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. thats exactly I was looking for. --DBig Xray 19:57, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Macrons on n[edit]

Is it possible to add an "n" with a macron? Apparently some Marshall Islands names are written like that, but the fancy script on the edit page has no "n" with a macron. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 11:57, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

n̄ seems to work. Vexations (talk) 12:09, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how Vexations typed his n̄, but you can copy and paste it, or if all else fails you can go to the Macron (diacritic) article and copy it from there. -Arch dude (talk) 18:07, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm using a Mac, I switch my keyboard to unicode hex (you may need to add it first in your keyboard preferences), type an n en the unicode value 0304 while holding the option key. Alternatively, bring up the Character Viewer with control+command+space. The combining macron is in the Phonetic Alphabet section. Type an n and click on the macron to add it. The order doesn't matter, n first or macron first, both work. Vexations (talk) 20:44, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you know the Unicode hex value 0304 of macron then you can type n̄ in wikitext to produce n̄. If you know the decimal value 772 then type n̄ to produce n̄. If you prefer the real character in the wikitext then preview and copy-paste the character. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:06, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Editing[edit]

How to edit Former Chief Minister K.Kamaraj page.How to use the algorithm .How to do changes through mobile phone — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arockia Lourdhu Nayagam Nada (talk • contribs) 12:30, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Arockia Lourdhu Nayagam Nada: scroll to the bottom and click “desktop”. This will change your view to desktop mode which I think is better, then press “edit source”. Abelmoschus Esculentus (alt) (talk to me) 13:20, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

redirect to ask here[edit]

(main message is at WP:RD/E under "should I refer to a wikiproject, or ask another wikiproject for input?")

Earlier I came across a movie/ film, where the info box earlier says it was based on a game. But is that related to a movie/ film? At said page/ article. If it does not mention that, and was based off of that. Other than having WP:TRIVIALCAT. Then my concern is I don't know if its only that one page/ article, or the info box says other things too. Where two unrelated names or companies help did something, as only one of the two did. Like in one instance, from a while ago. A mobile game is by Square Enix and in the listed info it had Ubisoft there, when using the <br>. Well that instance was shown in this show.

Then I'm not sure if there's more strange edits like that. If they edit in places where it has more than one wikiprojects? And would I notify the other. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 15:02, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I understand your question or questions. I do notice that you edited the infobox at Real Girl (film) to remove the games from the "based on" parameter and replace them with the manga. Removal is fine as they were unreferenced, but adding the manga is questionable since this is also unreferenced. If another editor finds refrences in reliable sources that the movie is in fact based on the games, then it is perfectly acceptable to add that information to the infobox, with references: it's not more trivial than many other facts. -Arch dude (talk) 17:57, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(From; Real Girl) It is based on a manga. But to add something that came from a game studio too, seems off. Does a dance game relates to the movie/ film? I don't know, but if it was featured, then o.k. and some dubious categories. Then the one that added it. I accidentally pressed their talk page instead and at the end, it has a message about returning from a WP:SOCK. But I don't know anything in "untested waters" by that sentence? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 19:29, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You removed some unreferenced material, and that's fine. Do you have any further questions about using or editing Wikipedia? -Arch dude (talk) 21:32, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No, not anymore. If the same problem arise, where will I ask instead of here next time. Its been a while since I last did. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 22:13, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You are free to always revert unreferenced material that you feel is incorrect, after first making a reasonable effort to find a reference. If another editor then re-instates the material, you should discuss it on the relevant article's talk page by creating a new section and notifying the other editor. Assume good faith (WP:AGF) and try to reach consensus about what should be in the article. Feel free to come back here if you you need further help. -Arch dude (talk) 03:14, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nobvak Djokovic[edit]

Can somebody correct a nonsense "Highest rankin No. 114 (30 November 2009)" info about Novak Djokovic? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:2C92:E500:7467:5DC:394F:E294 (talk) 16:50, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Looks like it's already been fixed. Eagleash (talk) 18:23, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect information from a spam bot source regarding fantasies about the blackhill transmitter in scotland[edit]

I've tried to edit the page but the spam botter keeps putting incorrect information back up again.

I work in the blackhill transmitter station at "blackhill" and with regard to radio stations coming from the 2 masts at kirk of shotts the only radio services being broadcast by us are Bauer central scot DAB 11D, SDL national and BBC DAB along with freeview HD services on the south tower, the north tower only broadcasts DVB-T1 standard definition tv

BBC radio's 1,2,3,4 and scotland FM services to Lanarkshire, Glasgow and the west are broadcast at 20 kilowatts from our other mast at "kirk of shotts" and the only commercial FM station we carry is Classic FM 101.70mhz.

All other frequencies allocated to local radio in Glasgow is beamed at lower power fro Cathkin braes and 96.3 from Seargent's law over Paisley along with Bauer Glasgow DAB 11C, as with Edinburgh services are broadcast from Craigkelly or Swanston sites.

The orrendous incorrect information on the page I provided the link to is wholly incorrect and in breach of British as well as EU laws on publishing false information, and if the page is verified it will be verified bt ann autobot verification service, such information would NOT be verified by Arquiva.

If the page is not deleted and source users account blocked or deleted we at Arquiva along with Ofcom will have no alternative but to seel legal action in accordance with the wireless telegraphy act and further action from Ofcom may result if you do not comply with this legal reasonable request very promptly, we expect the page deleted in such a way it can NOT be re-published.

If you refuse to remove the page action will be taken and we expect you to comply with this request before we need to take legal steps, ideally within 48 hours but if it is not gone within the next 5 working days, friday 20th july 2018 then we will take this to both the company's lawyers and to OFcom, where we will also be suggesting to Ofcom to block wikipedia out of the UK IP address group as being a source of incorrect and legally infringing and damaging lies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hill_transmitting_station — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaz Young (talk • contribs) 21:21, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please immediately read Wikipedia:No legal threats. If you do not remove or renounce this threat, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia until such time as you do that. This is separate from any action that we need to take to remediate the problems you describe. Our usual in-wiki mechanisms are generally effective, but a threat of legal action is very likely to slow them down. After you withdraw this threat, we can proceed. The 70,000 so so editors that are active this month are all volunteers. We are not lawyers, and we cannot help you if the WMF lawyers need to get involved. -Arch dude (talk) 21:40, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) @Gaz Young: Your edits were reverted by Jessicapierce, not a spambot. You might want to ask her why she reverted your edits. In the future, please try to use edit summaries and provide reliable sources for your edits. As is clearly stated in the disclaimer at the bottom of every page, Wikipedia makes no guarantee of validity of any content. All content is created by volunteers, and it is not feasible to check to truth of every edit, although most vandalism is caught and reverted. Some false information is not grounds for an article to be permanently deleted. Making legal threats does not help in this regard and will get you blocked from editing Wikipedia in the future (see WP:NLT). LittlePuppers (talk) 21:43, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The poster was probably referring to attempted edits blocked by the edit filter.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 21:57, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This account (Gaz Young) is currently blocked. The latest block log entry is provided below for reference:

21:42, 15 July 2018 CambridgeBayWeather blocked Gaz Young with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Making legal threats) --Guy Macon (talk) 21:52, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ofcom shows Black Hill as a transmitter on several of its maps (http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/mcamaps/al000290.pdf shows only Black Hill for Smooth) - Wikipedia only uses published sources. If the facts have changed we have to wait for them to be published, so you could ask Ofcom about updating the information on their site; it looks like they do update them as some have more than one map, with the older one having "superceded" written across it. Peter James (talk) 23:35, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to doubt the bona fides of "Gaz Young", as he fails to spell correctly the name of the company he claims to represent. As someone who until recently worked in the Telecomms industry (former colleagues have climbed that tower to repair/replace some of the many mobile phone antennae mounted on it – the photos were spectacular), I would note that the various signals transmitted from a given facility such as this is volatile due to operational necessities, and any publicly published list will very likely out of date – it's hard enough for the actual users to keep track of each other (which makes the arrangement of transmission interruptions to allow safe working quite challenging). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.163.217 (talk) 04:30, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]