June 13

Dear All, We have created content three months back for education university and waiting for live content for user information, please suggest anyone and help us to get it live. https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Draft:Mangalayatan_University_Jabalpur

Regards, Rajesh Kumar Rajesh Kumar Noida (talk) 07:24, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

@Rajesh Kumar Noida the draft was never submitted. I've added the submission template for you, please be patient, as there are over 3000 drafts pending review. '''User:CanonNi''' (talk • contribs) 07:29, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

 Note: Draft has been reviewed and declined for failing to establish wikinotability. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:41, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hi everyone. It has come to my attention that over half a million books were recently made unavailable for borrowing from the Internet Archive's lending library. I wanted to ask if there's some way we can find out which Wikipedia articles were affected by this (i.e. in which articles we link to now-unavailable books), but I'm not sure which noticeboard to raise this. Could someone here direct me to the best place I can ask about this? Cheers. --Grnrchst (talk) 08:40, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Well, we are citing the actual book, not the IA version of that book. If the link is dead, it should be marked as such, but it doesn't make the ref invalid. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:24, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Thanks for the information, but that's not what I was asking about. --Grnrchst (talk) 09:31, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Maybe WP:ELN? DMacks (talk) 10:33, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hey all, if it's possible could someone have a quick peek here and see if they can spot why the tables that used to be sortable in both columns are now only sortable in one? I've spent a while tweaking headers, etc, and checking for hanging braces, etc., but nothing jumps out. Any help would be appreciated! ——Serial Number 54129 09:50, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

can you actually sort by icon? You might need to define what the sorting means in the cell. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:22, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Serial Number 54129: Please clarify which columns you mean and what you mean by not sortable. I see sort buttons in all columns. The first table has two columns and the second has three. Images are ignored in sorting so all cells in the icon columns sort as blank cells, meaning they sort identically so sorting has no effect. Same for the empty Date column in the second table. You can use Help:Sortable tables#Specifying a sort key for a cell if you want the icon column to sort differently. I think images once sorted by file name but that's long ago. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:49, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Lee Vilenski and PrimeHunter: Thanks both. It's shame; a while ago I was able to sort so the icons grouped together (nice and easy to identify what needed/didn't need work), but somehow that stopped—I assumed I broke something!—like I said, and now it only treats them as empty cells? I'm afraid the Help link was a bit opaque for me  :( ——Serial Number 54129 11:48, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

What you could do is do a search and replace and put something like |data-sort-value="Good article"|{{icon|GA}} or similar. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:52, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I have used regex to use the first icon parameter as data-sort-value.1. Just revert if you don't like it. If you want sorting by the second icon when the first icon is the same then you have to include that in data-sort-value. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:05, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@PrimeHunter: Fantastic, that seems to have done the job. Thanks for going to that trouble. The cool thing is, is that it does what it did (mainly distinguish at a glance between f&g); the odd thing is all that code it now needs. *scratchchin* anyways, not complaining! Thanks both again! Great work! ——Serial Number 54129 13:29, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Serial Number 54129: I can understand why the change was made. An image is often followed by text, e.g. a flag icon followed by a country name. It makes sense to ignore the file name in such cases. I used regex but it can be hard to learn. The source editor has a search and replace feature which allows regex. I replaced (\|)( *\{\{icon\|)(\w*)(\}\}) with $1data-sort-value="$3" |$2$3$4. I realize that's complete gibberish if you don't know regex. It took a few tries to get right but then everything was replaced at once. Maybe we should have a help page where users can request help to make systematic regex changes to wikitext. We do have Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks which often involves regex changes but it's for help with editing multiple pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:51, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I've been trying to pick up regex for years and always just end up going back to the online tip sheets. A board that helped with that sort of stuff would be good, although arguably that is WP:VPT. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:18, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

WP:VPT is sometimes used by posters who know some regex and need the right details. I imagined a page where you can also go with no regex knowledge and get somebody to just make a large edit for you without posting or explaining the regex. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:48, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

WP:HD is a pretty good place for one-off "I'm trying to make this complex edit to a table, someone help!" requests. DMacks (talk) 17:45, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I'd like to create a disambiguation page for Alliance University. Alliance University currently links to a college in India but there is a Alliance University (New York City) as well. What's the least disruptive way to create this new disambiguation page? ChaosAkita (talk) 17:23, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Technically, Alliance University is the college in India (not just "links to..."). My original thought is just to add a hatnote to that article ({{This}} or {{For}}), following WP:TWODAB. But there is also Allianze University College of Medical Sciences that is sound-alike even though different spelling, so a real disambiguation page makes more sense. The easiest way to start is by creating it at Alliance University (disambiguation) (see MOS:DAB for how to format it), and add a hatnote to Alliance University about it. Then, if you like, start a discussion about moving the DAB page to the main name and moving the India college article to Alliance University (India) or a similar name. I am not sure that is necessary, since only the one in India currently exists, so it is probably the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. DMacks (talk) 17:43, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Great points! I added a hat note. ChaosAkita (talk) 18:22, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Glad to help! You can ignore the weird notes in the edit-history of your edit here...they are for an issue unrelated to you. DMacks (talk) 19:01, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Otago Univesity is just a typo of Otago University. Dollasdal (talk) 17:51, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Typo redirect are allowed to exist, see Template:R from misspelling. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 17:57, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

But IMO it should be deleted under WP:R3. Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:07, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Agreed and  Done. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 19:04, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

The long standing redirect Almost Legal was converted into an article about a wholly different topic on 10 June. I reverted and it was reverted back by its new author. It has subsequenytly been draftified by User:Rosguill as not ready for manispace and Rosguill has recreated a new redirect to match the original. My issues are that the new redirect has lost of of its history and attributionof vcontent and the original hijack seemed aimed at avoiding AFC or review. I feel that the whole situation should be reset back to the state on 9 June to preserve the history but would welcome comments . Thanks  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   19:07, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

It looks to me like the history was split between the two pages, I can see the redirect's history going back to 2011, while the draft only shows history from the last ten days. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 19:30, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

My perspective is that the film is due to release next month, and there is a fair chance that this will generate further coverage. Rather than having a premature AfD that would likely become moot soon (or at least need to be reevaluated), draftification seemed more appropriate. As for the history, it seems that the Wikipedia software was smart enough (or lucky enough?) to split the prior redirect history back onto the redirect and to keep only the history of the new article on the draft. As far as motive, I don't see a reason to assume bad faith behind the original "hijacking"--Almost Legal is the title of the film, and if found to be notable Almost Legal is where it should go, and it would be fine to overwrite a redirect to a non-notable film by the same name in order to create the article. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 19:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

My apologies. I was clearly on the wrong page and thanks to Rosguill for fixing that appropiately. However, my other concern was how we deal with apparent, intentional or unintenional, redirect hijacks that seem to circumvent review. I couldn't find any policy on this. Regards  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   19:39, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Already answered in an edit conflict. Thanks  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   19:41, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Well, they don't really circumvent review: new articles added by creating a page at a pre-existing redirect get added to the new new pages queue for review, which is in fact how I found the page in the first place. They do circumvent the software lock that prevents non-autoconfirmed editors from creating a new page in mainspace, but this causes relatively minimal disruption in the grand scheme of things. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 19:44, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I merged the history back, in any event. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 19:51, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

In reference to a recent incomplete thread starter on my talk page, which 1) came from an IP; 2) went absolutely nowhere beyond one word; and 3) I was rightfully obliged to remove minutes ago. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 19:17, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

You already reverted it, which I don't think anyone would disagree with. You should be able to click "mark as read" in your notification settings, or click on the actual notification. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 19:26, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Thanks, but how do I remove it from Special:Notifications entirely? --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 19:40, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I don't think you can do that, unless maybe you disabled talk page notifications in your preferences. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 19:55, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I created a CSS subpage under my user page. How can I delete it? Tsavage (talk) 20:20, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Tag it with /*{{db-u1}}*/. Even though the template doesn't render the admins can still see it. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:22, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Perfect. I wasn't sure about the rendering/code error part. Thanks. Tsavage (talk) 20:26, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

 Done. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 21:08, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Is there a way to adjust when the ToC sidebar is automatically hidden, ie no longer fixed, instead a floating dropdown menu from a hamburger-type icon? Thanks! Tsavage (talk) 20:25, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

There should be a button that says "hide" next to "Contents", assuming your interface is the same as mine after the apparent changes today. Perception312 (talk) 23:25, 13 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Ah, apparent changes. The sidebar disappeared earlier today, only an icon and pulldown menu with no "hide" or "move to sidebar" buttons. But now they're back, and I didn't even restart my browser. All's well that ends well. Thanks! -Tsavage (talk) 01:46, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

June 14edit

Why are the maps here showing place names in Manhattan in the Serbian language? I am in the United States and have zero connection to Serbia. I believe the problem is not on my end. Every browser on every device connected to different ISPs I've checked this on exhibit the same behavior. Here is a screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/UqRqbzl.png Themetron (talk) 00:36, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

This question has been asked repeatedly; most recently above. And congratulations: now you (and many others) do have a connection to Serbia. -- Hoary (talk) 00:57, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I really do not like the new spectacles / size. Previously, I customised my Wiki pages to exactly what I needed with my eyesight, using the ctl + / ctrl - keys. Those gave me considerable flexibility.

Now, with the spectacles, I have 3 and only 3 choices, because if I try to use ctl + or ctrl -, the spectacles revert the change or format the page incorrectly (eg expanding it so that I have to move the page back and forth, left to right, to get the whole page.

If the spectacles were meant to improve accessibility, they failed miserably, by forcing 3 and only 3 choices on us. I want to turn them off. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 00:59, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I don't know what you mean here by "spectacles", but imagine that it's some icon thereof. I don't see them. Ctrl + and Ctrl - in Firefox on my computer increase and decrease font size respectively, exactly as they did a day, a week, a year ago. -- Hoary (talk) 01:15, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

They're at the top of every page I open. There's the top row: the search box, my user name, the spectacles, and then the alert bell. Click on the spectacles and I get a drop down menu with 3 and only 3 sizes. Since it was installed, I can't get the size of the display the way I want it, with the page too wide for my screen so I have to move it back and forth. The "small", "standard" and "large" options don't respond to my needs. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 01:31, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

It's specific to Vector 2022 and was just added recently, if that helps. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:42, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Is there a way to get rid of it? What is Vector 2022? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 01:43, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Vector 2022 is the new layout for Wikipedia. There doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off in User Preference, so you might need to switch to other configure skin in "Appearance" part of your User Preference. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 02:37, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Thank you. What is “configure skin”, please? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:43, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

The skin selection is at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. Vector legacy is the previous default. The appearance menu on the spectacles in Vector 2022 doesn't interfere with Ctrl++ and Ctrl+- for me in Firefox. What is your browser? You can hide the spectacles icon from display with this in your CSS:

.vector-appearance-landmark {display:none;}

However, the code is still sent to your browser and I don't know whether it will stop the interference you mention. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:22, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I find that leaving the options from the dropdown menu under as small text size and standard width gets it pretty close to what it was before. Haven't noticed any infoboxes or side elements breaking yet. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 10:44, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Ctrl + and Ctrl - (zoom in, zoom out) are a function of the browser, not part of Wikipedia. I use Vector 2022 and have the spectacles, and the browser zoom still works the same way. (I use Chrome, but Edge and other browsers have similar functionality). -- Verbarson  ^talk_edits 20:18, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

What's with the infobox format changes? The {{infobox}} on my sandbox has reduced to minimum width, and {{Infobox locomotive}} is showing a blank margin to the left (eg GWR 2900 Class). Other infoboxes seem unchanged, though I've only checked a few. (I'm running Chrome on Linux, in case that's an issue.) Noticed yesterday. -- Verbarson  ^talk_edits 10:35, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I've just seen Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Thursday 13 June style changes. Thursday, of course. -- Verbarson  ^talk_edits 10:38, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

After reading MOS:NATIONALITY and the article Miki Yamanaka, do you think the lead sentence of that article should describe her as

1. Japanese (status quo)
2. Japanese and American
3. American

Cheers, Mach61 11:19, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I would stick with 1. The article (or any other source I've found in a brief websearch) says nothing about her adopting US citizenship, and implies (confirmed by this source) that she moved to the US as an adult. Most sources found in a cursory search refer to her as 'Japanese-borne' / 'from Japan' and 'based in New York' or similar; none that she is (or considers herself) American or Japanese-American. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 188.220.136.217 (talk) 13:06, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

On the cannoli page, the singulars and plurals aren't always written in English (e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org?pojem=Cannoli&diff=prev&oldid=1229017430; it was written "are"); I'm not a native English speaker (in Italy "cannoli" is plural). JacktheBrown (talk) 11:38, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

When referring to the dish in the abstract, singular 'is' etc. is appropriate; if referring to multiple examples, 'are' is appropriate: the article uses both because it is using both senses. I agree this can look odd, but English is not constructed by logic.

Pluralising all mentions to plural (e.g. changing "Cannoli is . . . a Sicilian pastry" to "Cannoli are . . . Sicilian pastries") would remove the anomaly acceptably. So would replacing all instances of "They . . . are" to "Cannoli . . . is".

Because of its hybrid origins (several semi-creolised Germanic languages modified by heavy Norman-French and Latin influences and a subtle Celtic substrate), English often has many different ways, with different implications, of saying broadly the same thing, and is rich with technically ungrammatical idioms that sound correct to a native ear, and grammatical constructs that are 'correct' but sound wrong: achieving stylistic consistency is perhaps the greatest challenge of writing it well. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 188.220.136.217 (talk) 13:25, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hi there!

I've been working on the postmodernism article, and I'm having a hard time getting the navbox to display properly at the bottom of the page. It used to be off to the side near the top—but it's not actually very useful or informative, so I want to preserve it just at the bottom for readers who seek these things out.

I'm afraid to edit the template,2 however, lest I mess up other articles where it is placed on the side.

Any advice on how to fix this or where to look for an explainer?

Many thanks! Patrick (talk) 17:27, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

The template in question, {{Postmodernism}}, is not a navbox template but a sidebar template, so it's not designed to fit where you want to put it. I'm not seeing any navbox templates for that topic currently, so if you wanted one you'd have to create it. I'd recomend using a similar existing navbox, like {{Modernism}} as a reference, and you can read WP:NAV for more information on when and how to use them. WelpThatWorked (talk) 17:41, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Well, that makes sense then. Glad I didn't try to "fix" the existing template.

Cheers, Patrick (talk) 17:45, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Dear Wikipedia Support Team,

I hope this message finds you well, I am an agent working in an gov administration. I am writing to seek your assistance regarding the creation of a Wikipedia page for our president.

Following instructions from our main president, I attempted to integrate a Wikipedia page using information that is readily available on our official website. However, the page was deleted shortly after its creation. I would like to understand the reasons for the deletion and how to ensure compliance with Wikipedia’s guidelines so that we can successfully create and maintain this page.

Here is informations we intend to include in the biography:

- **Name** - **Personal Information** - **Professional Experience** - **Academic and Professional Qualifications** - **Publications and Contributions**

I believe that the president extensive career and contributions to the judicial and administrative fields establish his notability, and we aim to present this information in a neutral and verifiable manner.

Could you please provide guidance on the following:

1. The specific reasons for the previous deletion. 2. Any additional steps we need to take to meet Wikipedia’s notability and verifiability standards. 3. Best practices for drafting and submitting the page to ensure it aligns with Wikipedia’s content policies.

Thank you for your time and assistance. We are eager to contribute valuable information to Wikipedia and look forward to your guidance on how to proceed correctly.

Best regards, Institution du Médiateur du Royaume du Maroc (talk) 17:51, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hello.

I'm afraid that, like many people, you (and your organisation) have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Wikipedia is.

It is not for anybody to tell the world about themselves. It is an encyclopaedia, where articles consist of summaries of what independent sources have published about a subject: Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost entirely interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources.

Please read WP:BOSS, which answers several of your questions.

Please note that you must change your user name (or abandon that one and create a new one): Wikipedia user accounts are for individuals, and may not be shared, or have names which suggest that they are being shared; also, names which suggest that they are editing on behalf of an organisation are forbidden.

You must also make a formal declaration (preferably on the user page of that account) of your status as a paid editor. ColinFine (talk) 18:16, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Quick note: There is an article on French Wikipedia relating to the Institution du médiateur du Royaume. It would need significant rewriting to be acceptable here however. Reconrabbit 18:18, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

1. The mostly likely reason for the article's deletion is copyright violation, as articles on Wikipedia should not be copied from elsewhere. It might also be deleted for being promotional, as your organization's website is incentivized to present your president in a favorable light, which runs counter to the purpose of Wikipedia.

2. The relevant guidelines are WP:GNG and WP:NBIO. Essentially, you should make sure that there are several indepth coverage about your president from sources that are reliable and independent from them. Note that these cited sources shouldn't be routine coverage, so things like announcements about product launches or personnel change are not sufficient to demonstrate notability.

3. The first and only step for you to draft an article about your organization's president is: Don't. Wikipedia articles are expected to be objective, and it's difficult to remain neutral when you are writing about your own boss. The best practice would be to gather enough sources that proves your president passes the aforementioned guidelines, and make a request at Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biographies/Political figures or Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biography/By nationality#France. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 18:21, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I'm not finding anything visible to non-admins which indicates that any article on the president of this organization (Mohamed Benalilou) has been attempted on en-wiki, but it appears that there have been at least six speedy deletions on French Wikipedia, the most recent being today for reasons being generally equivalent to an A7 here. --Finngall ^talk 18:34, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

There is no deleted article from this account, which has been soft-blocked Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:25, 15 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I'd like to start a draft about Brunel University London's lecture theatre, as I've found multiple sources about it, but I'm not sure what to title the article. The building listing at Historic England calls it "Lecture Theatre Block, Brunel University", this article calls it "Brunel University Lecture Theatre", this article calls it "Lecture theatre, Brunel University", and this article calls it "Brunel University Lecture centre". My first instinct was to call the article "Brunel University Lecture Theatre", but I'm not sure if "lecture theatre" should be capitalised or not. Any ideas? Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 18:01, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

If "lecture theatre" is capitalized in the cited sources, it should be capitalized in the article name as well. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 18:26, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Well, that's the problem - some do, some don't. The latter two links don't capitalise the full name (I'm pretty sure the capital L on the last one is a typo), while the first two do. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 18:29, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

MOS:CAPS advises us to only capitalize terms that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of RS, so if sources are divided on whether to capitalize "lecture theatre" or not, it's probably best to default to lowercase. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 18:39, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Got it, thank you! Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 18:39, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I wanted to see if Wikipedia could help me find monies my Father left me some 69 years ago, I only know the Dates of my Fathers Birth/Death, (1904/1955) I am dismayed by the Banks cannot find his Account. The records of 1955 should show his Bank Account numbers, but they seem reluctant to search for his account. They offer no advice to seek the funds. with Interest add over some 800 odd months it should be worth seeking. Jamiesonandy (talk) 18:30, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Jamiesonandy: We can only help with editing or otherwise using the site as an encyclopedia. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:34, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I asked a questionedit

where is your answer Jamiesonandy (talk) 18:32, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

This is totally beyond the scope of the Help desk, it relates only to Wikipedia.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 18:34, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

There is really no need for the rude tone, or to duplicate questions across the Helpdesk and Teahouse. I'd like to if you're here to help build an encylopedia, or just to ask questions about dormant bank accounts? If it's the latter then you're in the wrong place. -- D'n'B-t -- 18:44, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Now I want to post a situation that i need help with, how do I post a question for the wikipedia readers Jamiesonandy (talk) 18:40, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Jamiesonandy: As I and others have stated above, this goes beyond the scope of any help desk on Wikipedia. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:45, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Your account is one month old, and all of your edits are just questions on Teahouse or Help Desk about things irrelevant to Wikipedia. Please stop, or your editing privilege might get suspended. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 18:45, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hi! Sorry this might be a weird question, but I noticed the Infobox design for films/tv looked different last night, but now looks the same. Will the design be coming back? Interestingedits (talk) 19:59, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Friday message from the Web team (and all its preceding sections). Basically, a big Ooops! -- Verbarson  ^talk_edits 20:06, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

All I want to do is flag some vandalism but I can't log in, I can't set up a new account, I can't request a password, it's abysmal. 2003:C7:774C:C54E:959C:3BA8:E6A2:F1C1 (talk) 22:13, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

If you're referring to the edit that called the area Pakistani, I've reverted it. As for the questions about your account, Wikipedia can't send you your password, you can only reset password with the email address associated with your account. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 22:33, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Hello,

I constructed and submitted a new article to Wikipedia in early March 2024 via the Articles of Creation process. The page is "Joseph Mougous" and has the url Joseph Mougous. The article was apparently accepted as an mainspace article on March 9th by Wikipedia user Ldm1954 with the following revision note: Ldm1954 moved page Draft:Joseph Mougous to Joseph Mougous: Publishing accepted Articles for creation submission (AFCH). I am inquiring about why this page has not yet been indexed by Google, as I cannot determine a reason that the page should not yet be indexed at this point. There does not appear to be a NOINDEX tag in the article and the typical 90-day indexing waiting period should have had the page indexed 1 week ago on June 7th. Can someone please check on this issue and help me understand 1) why the article is not yet indexed and discoverable via Google, and 2) what, if any, remaining tasks need to be completed in order for the article to be indexed and discoverable by Google search?

i sincerely appreciate your time and efforts,

Adiantumprime Adiantumprime (talk) 23:45, 14 June 2024 (UTC)reply

@Adiantumprime: The article allows indexing now. We don't control when Google or other external search engines actually index it. As far as I know, we don't contact Google to say that noindex has been removed from a page. They have to revisit the page on their own to discover it. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:16, 15 June 2024 (UTC)reply

I just searched for Joseph Mougous on Google, and the Wikipedia article came up as the seventh result. Deor (talk) 13:42, 15 June 2024 (UTC)reply

It wasn't indexed by Google when I posted at 00:16. After my post it was edited for the first time since March. It's possible Google monitors our edits and will often revisit a page after an edit but I don't know. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:38, 15 June 2024 (UTC)reply

June 15edit

Hello. I'm trying to cite the Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (vol. 1, pub. 1973) using the cite book template. The ISBN, as given in the book, is 3-11-00489-7. As this is only nine numbers long, the template won't accept it. What do I do? Zacwill (talk) 00:36, 15 June 2024 (UTC)reply

Despite being labeled "ISBN" on the title page, it seems that that number is a 9-digit "SBN" rather than a 10- or 13-digit ISBN. The ISBN format was created in 1967 and your book was published in 1968, so it seems plausible that it's still using an SBN. See our article ISBN for more information about the difference between an SBN and an ISBN. The article says "An SBN may be converted to an ISBN by prefixing the digit "0"." So the ISBN for this book would be 0-311-00489-7. CodeTalker (talk) 01:00, 15 June 2024 (UTC)reply Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Wikipedia:HD
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