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May 23

A certain move of mine — what happened?

Hello all! I'm here with a somewhat unusual question. I don't know where to ask, but this was the best place I could find. On 15 May 2021, I moved a page (created in userspace, duplicating an existing page, and incorrectly moved into mainspace), User:Eochoa31/Speculative fiction by writers of color, back into userspace. I don't exactly recall what I did, but it appears that I moved this page over a redirect, and deleted the redirect by overwriting (Move log · Deletion log). I'm not a page mover or an administrator, and have never been either. Can someone help me figure out how exactly I did this? Tol | Talk | Contribs 00:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

@Tol: You were allowed to do that. Wikipedia:Moving a page#Moving over a redirect says: "If the new title exists but is a redirect to the old title with a single line in the page history, then you can rename the page using the regular procedure." PrimeHunter (talk) 00:57, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Ahh; thank you so much! I was unaware of this rather minute detail. Tol | Talk | Contribs 01:11, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Image problems

Nevermind, problem solved :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sylperson (talk • contribs)

Mistake report

Under Swainsboro, Georgia, you have Ray Guy listed. He is from Thomson, Georgia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agress7 (talk • contribs) 05:34, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

@Agress7: How do you know? The article Ray Guy says he is

Born: December 22, 1949 (age 71)

Swainsboro, Georgia

(see the frame at top-right). Do you have any WP:Reliable Sources to support your claim? --CiaPan (talk) 06:23, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

We (Swainsboro High School) played against Thomson High School in 1967, and he was their kicker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agress7 (talk • contribs) 06:27, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

@Agress7: But what you say is about where he started his career and the section in the Swainsboro, Georgia article is about who was born there. No error here, those are just different facts about the same person. --CiaPan (talk) 06:36, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

(Re-signing to activate a notification. --CiaPan (talk) 07:43, 23 May 2021 (UTC))

Renaming Category

Hi, I'd like to rename "Category:Stories within Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" to "Category:Stories within Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (as well as the parent category), given that the latter is the more commonly-used English translation. Any pointers? Thank you Kingoflettuce (talk) 10:09, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

If somebody could just help me with that, I'd greatly appreciate it :) Kingoflettuce (talk) 10:10, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

If you have Twinkle, just use the Xfd function to nominate it for renaming. Or you can do it manually at WP:Cfd. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:28, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Or a combination of the two, since you want to rename three categories. The denizens over there complain if you don't bundle them (I know that from recent experience), though the instructions are lacking in that aspect. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

My bad. WP:Cfd#Manual nominations describes the bundling procedure. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:38, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Ty, should have tried on my own! Cheers Kingoflettuce (talk) 14:43, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Opening a new biography page

How do I open a new biography page to describe the history and status of a certain person or organization ? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.97.1.134 (talk) 11:08, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello. Your words "open a ... page" suggest that you have a (very common) misunderstanding of what Wikipedia is. The activity that most closely corresponds to what you are asking is to "write an encyclopaedia article" about the person or organisation. You are welcome to do so, but please be aware that 1) writing an article is much more difficult than it looks, especially for an inexperienced editor; 2) unless you first find the independent reliable sources that establish that the person or organisation meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability, then no article will be accepted however it is written; and 3) such an article will not belong to the person or organisation, will not necessarily say what they want it to, and should be based almost entirely what people unconnected with them have published about them, not on what they have said themselves.

My advice to you is to

• Create an account (not obligatory, but it makes it easier for other editors to communicate with you)
• Spend a few months improving some of our six million existing articles, while you learn how Wikipedia works (many of them are in dire need of improvement!)
• Read your first article to get a sense of how to go about creating one.

Good luck! --ColinFine (talk) 11:48, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Template for historical currency rates?

I remember some while ago there was something (I think a template not the article Tables of historical exchange rates to the United States dollar) which would convert a currency amount at a particular year to USD. It was a little out of date and someone was trying to get a recent year's data from the World Bank or IMF. But I cannot remember who that was or what it is called. Do you know and does it now include 2019 and 2020? Chidgk1 (talk) 11:13, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Chidgk1. Is {{inflation}} what you're looking for? --ColinFine (talk) 11:51, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Ah thanks from the category of that template I found the one I had forgotten and have now added it to my watch list {{To USD}} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chidgk1 (talk • contribs) 14:29, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

to add a link to the article in the Hindi language

If any article is not available in the Hindi language, then request to add a link to the article in the Hindi language — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anshukumarp9090 (talk • contribs) 11:15, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Anshukumarp9090. If the article is not available in Hindi (nobody has written it) then you can't link to it until it has been written. You are welcome to translate the English article if you have the skill to do so: see Translate us. If the article does exist in the Hindi Wikipedia, then you can link to it by picking "Edit links" in the sidebar, and adding the hi article in Wikidata. See ILL --ColinFine (talk) 11:55, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

templates

having an issue with the map templates

2 canals linked to one common canal = Portsmouth and Arundel Canal and Chichester Canal (the latter being part of the former)

I have copied the map across from the Chichester Canal onto the Portsmouth and Arundel page but now it wont allow changes to the P&A map as the 2 remain linked to the original template how can the 2 be seperated ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Southern Canalman (talk • contribs) 11:32, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Admin

Hello, I would like to become an admin. What should I do or where should I go to do so? Thanks and have a great weekend! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Azxluraa (talk • contribs) 2021-05-23T12:35:54 (UTC)

Hello, Azxluraa. Given that this is your very first edit (at least from this account), I would say that your chances of becoming an admin are somewhere between zero and nothing at all. Spend a couple of years here, get several thousand edits of high quality in your history, and you might have a chance. Please see RFA. --ColinFine (talk) 12:03, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Weird notification

I got a notification that I was mentioned in this edit:[1] does anyone know why? Is it the unusual edit summary? --Guy Macon (talk) 14:40, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

The edit accidentally transcluded Timtrent's user page, which links to your userpage (in the barnstars section) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 14:44, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Ah. That explains it. Thanks! --Guy Macon (talk) 16:27, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

How to change login password=

How do I change my login password? MBUSHIstory (talk) 16:35, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Just go to Special:Preferences and use the relevant menu item. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:36, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

add a name to notable former pupils: Alvin Blossom BBC Radio Leeds presenter, actor, accountant, newspaper editor

Alvin Blossom BBC Radio Leeds presenter, actor, accountant, newspaper editor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephen Bartle (talk • contribs) 17:51, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Stephen Bartle. You haven't said which article you want to add Blossom's name to - but at present it is irrelevant, because we haven't got an article on Blossom, so he should not be added to such a list. If he meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability, then an article could be written on him, and he could then be added to lists of alumni etc. --ColinFine (talk) 21:01, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

German Rieckehoff

 Courtesy link: Germán Rieckehoff

This is my grandfather, and his information only records his second wife and children. He has two daughters from his first marriage to America (Amy) Morales and two daughters, Aracelis and Laura who were born in Bridgeport CT USA and remained there.

How do I update his Wikipedia page to include this information — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.93.154 (talk) 18:20, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

IP editor, do you have any reliable sources that can verify this information? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 19:24, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Battle of Vimy Ridge

 Courtesy link: Battle of Vimy Ridge

You will note that the result is classified as a "British Empire victory". While this is true in a technical sense, it obscures the fact that it was specifically a Canadian victory. While Canada indeed part of the British Empire, it was also an independent dominion at the time and it was the Canadian Corps led by Canadian commanders who secured the victory after considerable failure by their British predecessors on site.

This may seem like a trivial matter to non-Canadians and we all know the British love to take credit for the accomplishments of their former imperial subjects, but it is not a trivial matter to Canadians. Canadians should be given their proper due.

Hello, I have submitted a form on Wikipedia and would like an admin to kindly check it out thanks. Also, how can I self nominate myself to be admin. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Azxluraa (talk • contribs) 23:05, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Azxluraa. The place to discuss your proposal is Talk:Battle of Vimy Ridge where this issue has been discussed previously. Please be aware that this is a Featured article which has gone through rigorous peer review. As for becoming an administrator, you are welcome to read Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship, but as a new editor, your chance for success is essentially zero. Successful candidates almost always have at least a year of active experience including thousands of edits creating content and assisting the encyclopedia behind the scenes. You would need to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Wikipedia's Policies and guidelines and involvement in explaining and enforcing them. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:50, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Help me add my father to list

Hi I've never done this before so im having trouble. Can you please help me add my father's name to your list of surviving WW2 veterans in their 90s? His name is Raymond Owczarski, DOB June 1, 1927. He is from St.Francis, WI, and still resides in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. I am 53yrs old and i am his daughter, Sara. My mother's name is Alice June Owczarski (maiden name Safian) and she passed away in May of 1985. Thankyou so much. I'd love him to be added to you list and site because he's a wonderful man and was a wonderful father, and im very proud of him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DautofRay27 (talk • contribs) 23:13, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, DautofRay27. First of all, you have a Conflict of interest. Please read that link. The article in question is List of notable surviving veterans of World War II. The word "notable" appears in the title for a reason. Please read about how notability is defined for a person. This is a list of people who already have a Wikipedia biography in English or in another language, because they have received significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. Being a "wonderful man" has nothing to do with it. In a quick Google search, I was not able to find any evidence that your father is notable as Wikipedia defines that term, but I am open to seeing evidence. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:31, 23 May 2021 (UTC)