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June 4

Hi Lew. I seem to have lost you?? Can I simply copy an article I have written using MS Word and paste it straight onto Wiki? Best wishes, Bruce Seachange2000 (talk) 04:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Seachange. You seem to be following up a message you posted at User talk:Encoded, so that user will probably answer there. My answer is that you can do that, but you will lose the formatting, and any referencing (and referencing is absolutely the most important part of a Wikipedia article) so it is not a very effective method of creating a Wikipedia article. Images will not go across either - they need to be uploaded and then used in an article in two separate steps, and Wikimedia is very careful about copyright: see Help:upload.

In my experience, editors who attempt the challenging task of creating a new article before they have spent weeks or months learning how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles, usually have a frustrating and miserable experience. Would you enter a major tournament when you've never picked up a tennis racket before?

When you have learnt about core concepts like verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable sources, and most importantly notability, then is the time to read your first article and give it a go.

If you are determined to go ahead with it now, absolutely your first task is to find the reliable, independent sources with substantial material about your club. Nothing written, published or commissioned by the club will count, and nor will anything based on interviews or press releases, or just having passing mention. You need to find places where people wholly unconnected with the club have chosen, off their own bat, to write about the club in professionally published places like significant newspapers, or books from reputable publishers. If you cannot find any such places, then your club is almost certainly not notable, and all further effort you spend on trying to create a Wikipedia article about it will be time wasted. ColinFine (talk) 09:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Reference 2 is a "permanent dead link", should I delete it? JacktheBrown (talk) 06:39, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

I think this is the same source ? Timur9008 (talk) 06:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Timur9008: I don't know, "Impossibile raggiungere il sito". JacktheBrown (talk) 19:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

The link works fine for me (also in Italy). -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 20:40, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cl3phact0: the link works, but within the page it doesn't; in fact, it's marked as "permanent dead link" (references). JacktheBrown (talk) 20:46, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Try now. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 20:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Cl3phact0: PERFECT, thank you! JacktheBrown (talk) 20:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

how to upload content on wikipedia 182.191.79.147 (talk) 09:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

This isn't a mere place to upload content, this is a project to write an encyclopedia. Writing a new article is the most difficult thing to do here, and it is highly recommended that new users first gain experience and knowledge by editing existing articles in areas that interest them. Unregistered and new users cannot directly create articles, you would need to use the Article Wizard; please see Your First Article. 331dot (talk) 09:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

If you meant "uploading images", please see c:COM:First steps/Contributing (Wikimedia Commons) and WP:Uploading images/WP:NFCC (WP). Open-content media is welcome on Commons, while non-free material stays on any Wikipedia allowing it (including this edition). Since you are editing from an IP, you must create an account before submitting media to either venue. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 23:32, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

what îs the www.en.m.wikipediia.org?/4-6-2024/"addtopic" Lenutaa mirceaa (talk) 12:14, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Lenutaa mirceaa Would you mind giving us some context, please. An example might be to tell us what you were attempting when you found www.en.m.wikipediia.org?/4-6-2024/"addtopic". 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 12:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Even giving us a valid URL might help. Maproom (talk) 17:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I recently came across Category:Works about children, and the articles listed in it directly (as opposed to in subcategories) are an extremely eclectic collection. We have IQ tests for children (Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children), an episode of Star Trek (Miri (Star Trek: The Original Series)), a photograph (Faith and Confidence), etc.

Is this a properly-functioning category? If not, what should be done about it? Walsh90210 (talk) 18:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Seems "fiction" should be a "top" subcategory. Fwiw, there is a Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:49, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Thanks; when I went to the Category_talk page a message said "Talk pages in this namespace are generally not watched by many users. Please consider visiting the Help desk for a more prompt response or reviewing the Categorization FAQ for quick tips." I can post at the WikiProject next time. Walsh90210 (talk) 20:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hi, I have tried multiple times, but it seems I am unable to disable the setting that allows people to email me because, even after clicking save, my user preferences are not saved. I would really appreciate it if you could help. Urboyspong (talk) 20:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

It seems you have asked this question at the Teahouse under a different username. Please stick to only one of these two venues to avoid duplication of volunteer effort. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 03:47, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hi, I have noticed that any article appears differently, when I am logged onto Wikipedia. If I am not logged on there is a wide margin on the right hand side of the page. When I log on this margin disappears. So, I am editing (and formatting the page, photos, etc.) with no right hand side margin but most users (who are generally not logged on) will see it with the margin. I cannot predict while editing (no margin) what the page will look like with a margin. That makes fitting text around photographs, etc. a bit hit and miss. Editing is thus not WYSIWYG. Is there a reason for this? Is there a way around it without trial-and-error? (In case it is relevant, I am using Chrome). Thanks TrimmerinWiki (talk) 23:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@TrimmerinWiki: Wikipedia and most other web sites do not use information about the aspect ratio and font size of the user's window or sub-window: this is left to the browser. You can never build a "WISYWIG" web page, because each user will see it differently. What you can (try to) do is resize your window to see how the page displays with various aspect ratios. -Arch dude (talk) 00:00, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@TrimmerinWiki: In addition to the answer from Arch dude, the different view is likely due to the skin. Logged out users get Vector 2022 skin with lots of whitespace and your account may have a different one chosen in the preferences. There are several skins to choose from, so different users will get different views depending on their preference. RudolfRed (talk) 03:25, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@RudolfRed: Thank you for your answer, as it did point me in the right direction. I checked the preferences, and the Skin setting was already set to the Vector 2022 skin, but I noticed something else. Under the same Appearance tab, in Preferences, there is a check-box setting named 'Enable limited width mode'. That box was unchecked originally. Checking the box eliminated the difference in appearance between not logged-on and logged-on. The right hand margin now appears in both cases. The problem is now solved, and I have learned something. Much appreciated.TrimmerinWiki (talk) 07:48, 6 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@TrimmerinWiki: For users that aren't logged in there should still be a floating button in the lower-right corner that causes page text to fill the margins. Of course, it only appears at a certain zoom level (usually users have to zoom out to 100% or lower). —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 10:48, 6 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Thanks for that additional informationTrimmerinWiki (talk) 22:56, 6 June 2024 (UTC)reply

June 5edit

I have an older account which I made a lot of updates but haven't used in several years. Now that email connected to it was Yahoo and is now not usable. Can I assign my new email address to my existing account. Username is toneron2 Thank you for your time 134.65.175.36 (talk) 01:53, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

not sure how someone would contact me if I don't have my email address on here 134.65.175.36 (talk) 01:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I'm pretty sure you'd need to be able to log into your account in order to update the email. Otherwise, you're just a random IP asking that the email address tied to a user account be changed. DonIago (talk) 02:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Although email is an option, the normal way to contact editors is on their talk page, such as User talk:Toneron2. You can update your email by logging into your account and changing it in preferences. If you cannot remember your account password and your email is not accessable, then there is no way to recover your account. You can create a new account and mention on your user page that you previously edited under the old name. RudolfRed (talk) 03:49, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

How do you replace a file? I asked this a bit ago but i dont know where my question has gone. 7s3s (talk) 04:39, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@7s3s: Questions are archived periodically to keep the page size from becoming too large. Your question is here. To upload a new version of the file I think you can use the upload wizard c:Special:UploadWizard. If that doesn't work or you have more questions about how to upload files at commons, the help desk there is a better place to ask: c:Commons:Help_desk RudolfRed (talk) 04:48, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@7s3s: Note that you need to have autopatrol right in Commons in order to overwrite an existing file (this is a recent change starting from late last year). MKFI (talk) 07:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I notice that for most redirect categories, there is a link to the template itself ("Template:R from...") under the section "Pages in category..." before the alphabetical listing of entries. See "Category:Redirects from short names". But "Category:Redirects from incomplete names" doesn't have it. I'm happy to do it but I see that category pages can't be edited, per se.

PS: I've unlinked the Wikilinks to the categories, because it wasn't working for some reason. Can you not Wikilink to a category page?   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       09:54, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@TARDIS Builder: Those template links at the start of a category are actually part of the alphabetical listing like other category members but they are sorted under a space to appear first with no heading. See WP:SORTKEY. In this case an editor had applied a WP:SORTKEY rule for templates inappropriately and sorted the template under τ where almost nobody will see it in a large category.2 I have reverted it.3 You can wikilink categories and files by placing a colon in front. :Category:Redirects from incomplete names produces Category:Redirects from incomplete names where the template is now listed first. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@PrimeHunter: Oh, DUH. Of course that would just add this page to the category rather than displaying. I've seen so many category links by now, yet I just blanked on that.

Thank you for your help, I didn't realize the template links were actually part of the sorting via a space. Clever!   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       12:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hello,

I have been editing the page of CE Constància on the Wikipedia in English for the last two hours and wanted to publish the changes, but then the error message "No stashed content found for 0/2053e283-2322-11ef-adac-bb09748fe902" keeps popping up. There seems no way around it. Is there any way to publish the changes anyhow?

Kind regards,

Liam Liamb723 (talk) 11:21, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Fixed! Liamb723 (talk) 11:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

The page Maldives needs a British English edit notice on Template:Editnotices/Page/Maldives Thanks. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 12:14, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Why? I suggest you raise this at Talk:Maldives. Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@MAL MALDIVE: Edit notices are a distraction and we usually only make them to prevent existing problems. {{British English editnotice}} is only used in around 270 edit notices. Has there been significant problems on that article? PrimeHunter (talk) 17:32, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hi there,

I have created a page for a Dr Jamie Lachman ( Draft:Jamie Lachman) can you tell me where the publish button is for this so I can have the page reviewed for publication.

many thanks Julietm276 (talk) 12:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I think your question is best asked here - Wikipedia:Teahouse but this is just my opinion.

There is not really a "publish" button at all. You can move the page from Draft to article if you think it follows the English Wikipedia article guidelines of notability.

To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Tools

2. From the dropdown menu, click on "Move". You be redirected to another webpage to Move the article.

3. On the redirect webpage, click on "Draft" then from the dropdown menu, click on "(Article)"

4. Then you press the "Move page" button that is in blue.

Here are guidelines for helping creating your first article:

Help:Your first article

Though you should submit it because I think it should be submitted from my point of view based on the below article.

Wikipedia:Article wizard/version1/Ready for submission Soafy234 (talk) 12:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Julietm276. There isn't a Publish button because the article has already been published and is in Mainspace. If you edit it, you will be given the option to publish your edits.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Julietm276, if you submit it for review, it will not be accepted, as the body of the draft is entrirely unreferenced. The list of publications has references, but as these are to the subject's own works, they do nothing to establish notability. There are also references to the list of awards he has received; but none of these awards is itself notable. Maproom (talk) 15:41, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

They've already moved it to mainspace. It's in a rather poor state at the moment. 57.140.16.48 (talk) 17:06, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

 Note: Draft has been moved back to draftspace. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I am not sure whether you can assist or point me in the right direction.

I have created the following page Jamie Lachman

I am trying to edit as somehow it has come up as his being a social worker - he is not, he is a senior researcher at University of Oxford. However, my IP/log-in has been blocked but I have not been informed why.  It is also coming up as having a close connection - again not true. Do you know the right person to speak to regarding this.

Many thanks Julietm276 (talk) 16:22, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

There's no editorial board on Wikipedia, just volunteer editors like you and me.

Your comment makes no sense. Where do you see he's a social worker? If it's in a Google search, then you need to contact Google about that. Wikipedia has nothing to do with it.

The Jamie Lachman article is not protected so there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to edit it. It might help if you pasted the error message you're seeing. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Anachronist, I believe they're referring to the large amount of unsourced content added by an IP here. I have since reverted it. 57.140.16.48 (talk) 17:23, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I see, thanks.

In any case, @Julietm276: I have moved the article back to Draft:Jamie Lachman. It violates the WP:BLP policy, therefore it isn't ready for publication in article space. You should have taken the advice in the section above to submit it for review. In its current state, it would be declined. Please don't move it back to article space until you submit it for review and a reviewer has reviewed it. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:26, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

There was a different heading saying he was a social worker but I did manage to change this by removing my VPN, as I think this was blocking me. Can you tell me where I can submit for review as I have tried now for over a month and not able to see a way to do this

thanks Julietm276 (talk) 17:34, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

There is a button on the Draft:Jamie Lachman that says "Submit the draft for review!" in blue. However, please review the information below before submitting it for review. Soafy234 (talk) 18:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hello Julitm276. I'm afraid that the experience you are having is pretty common when new editors try the challenging task of creating a new article without first spending a few weeks or months learning how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles.

Nothing written, published, commissioned, or based on the words of, the subject or their associates, counts towards establishing that they meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability: on a quick look, your draft does not have a single source that meets the triple criteria of reliability, indepedence, and substantial coverage: see WP:42. ColinFine (talk) 19:34, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Julietm276: It would be helpful for you to read WP:AMOUNT to have a clearer idea about Wikipedia's established policies on article creation.   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       20:10, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I often find articles in which a link, using a word that could possibly be relevant to the article, actually heads to an almost completely irrelevant article under the same name. If I can't find a way to correct the link, should I just remove it (and keep the original word without it being a link)? Rowellcf (talk) 16:58, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Rowellcf Yes, delinking is a valid action. RJFJR (talk) 17:10, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Rowellcf: A link to an irrelevant subject with the same name should not be kept. Delinking is an option but there is often relevant information somewhere which can be linked, e.g. with a piped link like John Doe (musician)|John Doe to make John Doe, or a section link like X (American band)#Band members|John Doe to make John Doe if he doesn't have his own article. If a subject looks notable and may get an article in the future then also consider a red link like John Doe (actor)|John Doe to make John Doe, especially if the term is in a context where all similar subjects are linked. If the subject has an article in another Wikipedia language then {{Interlanguage link}} could be used. This is mainly helpful when the subject is closely tied to a language or an area where it's spoken. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:23, 5 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Rowellcf: Depending on the nature of what you're linking, you should also consider an interlanguage link (a.k.a. {{ill}}. This is mostly applicable for proper nouns, e.g. names of people, movies, businesses, etc.) Yes, the linked page(s) will not be on English Wikipedia, but nobody's forcing the reader to use the foreign language link, you're just letting them know it's available, and with machine translation, they can still get relevant information. Frequently, there will be links in several languages. Fabrickator (talk) 21:00, 6 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Why articles of days are in format like June 5, and not 5 June? And why the calendar in Portal:Current events uses Sunday as the first day of week and does not use ISO 8601 week numbers? I mean that the calendar currently looks like this (the upper calendar):

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09	10	11	12	13	14	15
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23	24	25	26	27	28	29
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2024

but I think that it would be better if that calendar looked like this (the lower calendar):

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