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March 25[edit]

Châtelet–Les Halles[edit]

Hi,

In the box of Châtelet–Les Halles, it is written that the A line ends at Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy. Can someone change that to Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy as I do not know how to do that? Thanks.

31.161.203.148 (talk) 00:09, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed with an edit to {{RER stations}} -- John of Reading (talk) 07:27, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Technical help on my userpage[edit]

Hello. I uploaded a picture of myself on my userpage (Similar to Jimbo Wales, GorillaWarfare, and Cullen328) and I want to make it smaller on my page (to around the same size as it is on Jimbo's page or maybe even slightly bigger) but I can't figure out how. May somebody please help me with this please? Thank you so much. DrewieStewie (talk) 01:40, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@DrewieStewie: I see that MarkZusab has fixed this - is it the way you want it now?--Gronk Oz (talk) 02:42, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Satisfied. Thank you. :) DrewieStewie (talk) 02:44, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

IP Block exempt[edit]

This is going to sound strange but I forgot how to request access to this tool. It seems the process has changed since last time. TucsonDavidU.S.A. 05:37, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You should read this page: Project:IP block exemption. – Ammarpad (talk) 06:21, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

List of islamic terror attacks[edit]

Why the list of islamic terror attacks 2019 is not actual? What about the happening in Utrecht (Holland)? What about Nigeria (120 Christian killed since January)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vic Travis (talk • contribs) 12:10, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If a list is not complete, you can make an edit request. Note that the shooting in Utrecht is not yet a confirmed islamist terrorist attack. --MrClog (talk) 12:56, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

5 chemistry pages with major errors[edit]

Hello,

I can see 5 pages of chemistry info that has a serious, and consistent error. I would like to suggest a rewrite of these pages. How do I go about doing this?

Thank you for any help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.190.222.55 (talk) 14:07, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold and go for it! You can edit the pages for yourself by clicking "edit" on top of the pages. --MrClog (talk) 14:22, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As MrClog says, just do it! In the worst case, soemone will disagree with you and revert your edit: No hard feelings of that happen, it's ust a normal way we work. See WP:BRD. However, if you prefer, you can start by making a suggested edit on the article's talk page, and then edit the article after a discussion ensues or if nobody responds to your suggestion. In any case, make sure to cite your changed material to a reliable source: WP:RS. -Arch dude (talk) 15:10, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

- also see Wikipedia:Verifiability - "Even if you're sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it." - Epinoia (talk) 00:24, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

...however, something unsourced can be removed on-sight without a source to the contrary. I would expect an error of chemistry to be unsourced, or to be a common misconception with an easy-to-find source debunking it. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 11:54, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How long will it take for an entry I submitted to be added to Wikipedia?[edit]

Friends,

I wrote and submitted an article about the New York Women's Culinary Alliance on Friday. It has yet to be added to the public face of Wikipedia. I've written and submitted articles to Wikipedia in the past and they've always been publicly posted more quickly than this time. Any idea how much longer I'll have to wait to see the article posted publicly?

Thanks, Illbadler (talk) 14:08, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Illbadler, I advise you to add {{subst:submit}} at the top of your current draft. An experienced editor will then look to your page and either publish it or give further tips and advice. Thank you for editing Wikipedia. --MrClog (talk) 14:18, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, MrClog, for your quick reply. Very helpful.Illbadler (talk) 15:58, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Illbadler: You created a subpage draft at User:Illbadler/sandbox/New York Women's Culinary Alliance. These drafts are not articles and will not become articles unless they are either moved to mainspace or submitted to WP:AFC. If you are reasonably certain that this subject is notable organization, you can use the "move" tag to rename it to New York Women's Culinary Alliance (see Help:Moving for details). If you wish to have the page reviewed first, you can add the template {{subst:submit}} to the page and it will be added to the queue of drafts to be reviewed by an experienced editor. Regards So Why 14:22, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, SoWhy. Just what I needed to know.Illbadler (talk) 15:58, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Congressional Country Club Page[edit]

Hi there,

I am the Communications Manager for Congressional Country Club and I need to claim the page and make it protected from edits/updates and to receive notifications if someone tries. Can you do this for me as I can't figure out how to do it...

Thanks,

Sarah — Preceding unsigned comment added by SsheehanCCC (talk • contribs) 18:18, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You should not be editing the article. Please read the advice regarding conflict of interest, and page ownership, and the mandatory requirement regarding paid editing. If you add the article to your watchlist you will see if anyone edits the article. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:22, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]