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October 12[edit]

Help for reference of Petros Kourtis at the Opening Ceremony of Athens 2004 Olympic Games[edit]

Hi, I need help here about the reference of the ancient stadium of Olympia on the screen was Petros Kourtis the drummer at the Opening Ceremony Athens 2004 Olympics. I just update a new name as a playing drummer. The that appeared at the Countdown and Welcome in the article section. I don't know how to do it. 100.2.114.167 (talk) 14:46, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup template for articles that have a References section but no bibliography[edit]

Hi,

I found an article that seems to have a very extensive list of abbreviated references, but without a bibliography or any way to immediately know the full names of the sources mentioned. I was certain there was a template for this, but I can't find it. Does anyone know? *EDIT* I think it's more accurate to say notes but no references. TangoFett (talk) 09:48, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@TangoFett Perhaps @User:Maye Fernandez can explain. They moved the article to Mainspace in April this year and it does seem to be well-cited but missing the "sources" section. I think that the explanation is that the article is a translation from one that did have a bibliography. See es:Cultura mixteca. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:47, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A very extensive bibliography has now been added. Thanks for the alert, TangoFett Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:41, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Notability Guidelines[edit]

Indy Hall Does this article meet the required Notability guidelines? Melancholyhelper (talk) 10:13, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Indy Hall had no consensus for deletion. - David Biddulph (talk) 11:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References not appearing[edit]

Is it just me or is there something odd about 2022 UCI Mountain Bike season where the references template isn't working? If not just me, do I report this as a bug? Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 11:40, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's not just you. The templates appear normal in preview too which is weird. Madeline (part of me) 11:42, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, the page is too long, so they don't render properly, see Category:Pages where post-expand include size is exceeded. Madeline (part of me) 11:44, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Curb Safe Charmer: I have made a fix [1] which works for now. It currently uses 91% of the limit so it may break again when more events are added. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:09, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Curb Safe Charmer: If you want more room than 9% for additions and possible template changes using more resources then the currently 1973 {{flagathlete}} could be replaced with a flag icon linking the country followed by the linked athlete but no country abbreviation. This would reduce 91% to 31% if {{flagg}} is used. Many sports articles only have the linked flag icon, e.g. 2022 ATP Tour. The table would also fit better on narrow screens. I have regex to easily make all the replacements. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:13, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

EMIDAX[edit]

Is a African rapper you wants to take his career to the next level — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.114.155.62 (talk) 16:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? This is not a platform for advancing the careers of article subjects (or potential article subjects). 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:56, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Am I registered with Wikipedia?[edit]

It's possible that I have registered using my E-mail address but that I have forgotten my password or user name. My E-mail address is (Redacted) 2600:8801:AF1A:4B00:E07C:C5DC:DD1F:83DC (talk) 19:26, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We don't have access to email addresses associated with accounts. If you do not remember your login information, you will need to create a new account. On your new account, you can state on the user page that you had a prior account but lost access. Have you tried examining the edit histories of articles you may have edited to see if you recognize your username? 331dot (talk) 19:38, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Go to Special:PasswordReset and enter your email address. You will get a password reset link if there is an account linked to that email. RudolfRed (talk) 19:41, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oath Keepers description[edit]

The Oath Keepers are a militia and they are strong Constitutionalists. Where’s the source for listing the group as “anti-government”?

Who does the fact checking for your organization?

If you can make this kind of mistake in a simple fact about a militia group, how can you be a trusted source for any information in general? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7080:E935:F19A:F1D4:CCDA:869B:A19 (talk) 22:25, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at Oath Keepers, you'll find two such sources, cited at the end of its first sentence. Maproom (talk) 22:48, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Eleven leading members of the Oath Keepers are now on trial for seditious conspiracy. Read what the US Justice Department says about the Oath Keepers. Cullen328 (talk) 22:53, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On trial means they haven't been convicted. Uporządnicki (talk) 12:52, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]