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August 6

Lua Error when using Rail color box template for a specific rail line

Whenever I try to use the Rail color box (rcb) template for MTR's Guangzhou-Kowloon line, I return with an error: "attempt to concatenate local 'color' (a nil value). "

{{rcb|MTR|guangzhou-kowloon}}

Guangzhou–Kowloon through train

I've checked Module:Adjacent_stations/MTR and the line does seem to in fact have a color value, as with all the other lines. Yet this specific "Guangzhou-Kowloon" line is the only one causing such an error. As you can see below, this error cannot be replicated on the other lines.

{{rcb|MTR|Island}}

Island line

{{rcb|MTR|Disneyland}}

Disneyland Resort line

{{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung}}

Tung Chung line

Durian Farmer (talk) 00:48, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You need to capitalize it:

Guangzhou–Kowloon through train

. No, I don't know why. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 01:07, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Durian Farmer and Pppery: Because the alias used in Module:Adjacent_stations/MTR for guangzhou-kowloon was coded as Guangzhou-Kowloon (with a hyphen) rather than Guangzhou–Kowloon (with an en-dash), which I have fixed:

{{rcb|MTR|guangzhou-kowloon}}

Guangzhou–Kowloon through train

Bazza (talk) 09:33, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Durian Farmer (talk) 11:20, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

George Bush Wiki needs to be updated

it says that Osama Bin Laden predocessor is still at large when he was killed by a drone strike a few days ago 2603:8001:1A00:574F:E83D:6828:8B8E:57BC (talk) 04:51, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done WelpThatWorked (talk) 05:07, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

help needed in wikipedia page creation on a village having no links no popularity

hi i am kamran, i have created an article on wikipedia about a village, i need help in this article because its request is declined about a month, but its cause is unknown to me also received two messages one from Eagleash and Nevertry4Me wont, i want to clear you that i only have data of this village about its history and some of its demographics, no i am thinking that i can't publish it by myself because i dont have the references of this village, can you tell me that can we create a biography on any topic that doesn't have references and one thing i want to knoe about this article creation is that can an article's request be declined for its wrong punctuation or spelling mistakes, waiting reply from you, i also want to be a excellent volunteer like you, hope to work with you. Kayzed4343 (talk) 05:36, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This has been answered in the Teahouse. Maproom (talk) 07:25, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

i cant edit

i cant edit Kakador (talk) 09:34, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kakador: Since you posted here, you evidently can. Were you trying to edit a protected page? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:12, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How can one flag that a locked article needs to be edited?

Hi All, I am looking to edit a Wikipedia article that is locked (protected from edits). Not that it is wrong, but rather one of the paragraphs has a lacking point, where it may be misleading if not edited due to its ambiguity. I would like to add to the final sentence and tag a source or two. Many thanks for your help! TheLibyanIntellectual (talk) 10:26, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

TheLibyanIntellectual, you need to make an edit request, see instructions at Wikipedia:Edit requests, then your request will be added to a list of requests for editors who can edit the article. Requests should be specific, such as Change X to Y; Insert X after/before Y; Remove X. TSventon (talk) 10:33, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]