The reason being, I noticed that the phrase "Manifest Destiny" is used a lot as a term that says, "If you think about/believe in something hard enough, it will happen". However, doing a quick google search shows that the most prominent place in which this is semi-formally defined is Urban Dictionary. If I were to edit the page to add a section including the slang definition, could I site Urban Dictionary? Or would I have to do something like collect video clips of people using the term in that context? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BananaWithAPlanna (talk • contribs) 00:18, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely not. It's crowdsourced, so it isn't a reliable source. I wonder if your contribution would be better in Wiktionary? TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:33, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Neither of those, I'm afraid, BananaWithAPlanna. The only way you could add that meaning is if you can find an article talking about that use, in a reliable source with a reputation for editorial control and fact checking. Urban Dictonary isw not regarded as a reliable source, and to write something on the basis of your own observation would be original research, which is not accepted in Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 00:39, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Or to rephrase what Colin says: the only situation in which any unreliable source should be cited is when you're saying "Source A says X". A further problem happens with the Urban Dictionary, since anyone can change it: maybe it says X today, but tomorrow it might say Z, so there's no real point to referring to it at all, unless (as Colin notes) you have a solid reliable source referring to it and giving a precise date. Nyttend (talk) 03:43, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Earlier today (PT) a message popped up requesting financial contributions. I did not follow the link using the device I had. Now I am unable to find the correct URL. Please provide that - — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:D300:6455:40D3:28F:35DB:D04 (talk) 01:18, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your interest in contributing. If you log out and close your browser, and then come back to Wikipedia, you should see the alert again. There's also a permanent donation page. [[1]] TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 01:20, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We are close to homeless I am sorry I can’t send you money at this time. Maybe in the spring. I do enjoy find info I need on your site — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C64:507F:E6F8:9083:747D:7DA4:F26 (talk) 02:31, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, it's really not a personal message, everyone sees it.

You do you and take care of yourself. That message was really meant for people who can give so that you don't have to. Ian.thomson (talk) 02:38, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"You do you"? Nyttend (talk) 03:40, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Nyttend: wikt:you_do_you Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 09:46, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I have initiated a discussion at WT:RFPP#Reduce size of instructions with a non-neutral, personal opinion statement. I have also announced the proposed changes at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#WP:RFPP_proposals, not neutrally either. However, before being able to implement the requested changes, I assume that creating a neutral RfC is either necessary or highly recommended. Ideally, I believe that someone else should do this, but if I have to, how should I continue? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:57, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I hope I am now doing this correctly. Can someone verify if this is RfC-able and add {{rfc|prop}} to the section WT:RFPP#Reduce size of instructions? Thank you very much in advance. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:54, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Resolved per WP:BOLD, let's see how this works out. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:23, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any featured pictures that were taken by a phone camera? 128.119.202.196 (talk) 03:13, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @128.119.202.196: I found two featured pictures on Wikimedia Commons taken by mobile phone cameras (click to enlarge). – Teratix ₵ 05:51, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• 
  Lake Louise, Alberta, taken with a Blackberry Priv
• 
  Brickmaking in Madagascar, taken with a ZTE S2004

Hi there,

I represent St Joseph's College, Lochinvar - here is the wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_College,_St_Joseph's_Campus

It currently has the wrong school name at the top of the page labelled 'All Saints College, St Joseph's Campus'. I have tried to edit this but it wont let me fix it, can you please fix it?

It needs to read: St Joseph's College, Lochinvar

Thank you, Gabbi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.141.116.189 (talk) 04:23, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This should be on the article's talk page. In the meantime, I can make the change tomorrow if nobody else has time. Here's a source for the name change. [[2]]. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 06:58, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done! SportsFan007 (talk) 07:02, 5 December 2018 (UTC)SportsFan007[reply]

Hello I was wondering how to open a new page/article as I would like expand Wikipedia and provide knowledge to many people Thank you for you time — Preceding unsigned comment added by Okrados (talk • contribs) 04:48, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Okrados: great to hear that you're interested in contributing! Creating an entire article from scratch can be tough, especially for new users who may be less familiar with how we do things on Wikipedia. I would recommend editing some of our five-million-odd articles first to learn more about the interface and good editing practices such as citing sources and writing from a neutral point of view. However, if you carefully follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Your first article, you should be fine. Lastly, please remember to sign your talk page comments with four tildes: ~~~~ – Teratix ₵ 06:15, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, The information presented on this page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario_Final

is totally incorrect. Chile won the Copa America Centenario on penalties not Argentina 4-2 as claimed. The original page on Copa America Centenario is correct the the "Final" page linked from there has wrong information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vaspv (talk • contribs) 06:03, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Resolved: Vandalism reverted. – Teratix ₵ 06:35, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is the name of the company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accera,_Inc. they have since rebranded to http://cerecin.com/

101.127.254.146 (talk) 08:18, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The page you want to change the name of does not seem to exist. SportsFan007 (talk) 08:49, 5 December 2018 (UTC)SportsFan007[reply]

It is red-linked in Axona, as the manufacturer of that product.--Gronk Oz (talk) 10:34, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible for Wikipedia to establish itself as a nonprofit in Canada as well as the US so that any donations made to Wikipedia from Canadians can be claimed on Canadian taxes instead of only on foreign income earn from the US? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.162.123.230 (talk) 17:33, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You would probably have to address your concerns to the Wikimedia Foundation itself, as they handle that end of the operation. 331dot (talk) 17:34, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There is a Wikimedia chapter in Canada. They may take donations directly. See here for their website. --Jayron32 17:35, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do you post your request here, or who does one contact. Many thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.251.136.34 (talk) 18:56, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Fastest is to be bold WP:BOLD and make the edit yourself. See WP:TUTORIAL for how-to. RudolfRed (talk) 19:01, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I am concerned that I have a bias and want to make sure I do not violate any ethics rules. Is there an editor page where I can submit my request for 3rd party, true vetting? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.251.136.34 (talk) 19:09, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

By bias, do you mean a conflict of interest, i.e. you are the subject or related to the subject in some way? If so, this page might be helpful for you; generally, COI editors are strongly discouraged to not edit articles directly and instead propose them on the talk page using {{request edit}}. Or do you mean something else by "bias"? Cheers, --SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 19:14, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, yes! That is exactly what I mean -- all changes that I would request are factual and I could provide links to show but I don't want to make them myself due to my relation with the subject. Do I just go to the subject's page and can I confidentially submit them and then an editor will either accept or not? Or is there a way to have a dialogue? Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.251.136.34 (talk) 19:54, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad that you're willing to admit your conflict of interest (COI) upfront and follow the instructions designed for people who have a COI; getting your edit made will be much easier this way. :-) WP:COI describes the process in the most detail, but for specifically making a necessary edit to an article, you should use {{request edit}} on the talk page. The instructions for how to do this are described on the documentation page, but I'll just copy them here to make things easier, with a bit of modification for clarity:

1. Click the "new section" button on the talk page of the article and type something like Some proposed changes in the "Subject/headline" field.
2. In the large field of blankspace below that, type {{request edit}}
3. Underneath this, write out your request. For editors looking at your request, the following can be helpful:
   • Indicate if information should be added to the article or subtracted from it.
   • Explain in clear words what needs to be changed about the article. Add a suggestion for the changes that can be copy-pasted by the editor :if you can.
   • Provide links to sources which support any claims made.
   • Bear in mind that the editor responding to your request might not be familiar with the subject.
4. At the end, sign the post using four tildes: ~~~~
5. Click on the Show preview button and have a look to make sure the request appears the way you want it to
6. If you wish to make any corrections or additions, you may do so in the edit box below the preview (scroll down to see this box); preview your post as many times as you wish, and when you are satisfied, click on the Publish changes button

Afterwards, an editor without a COI will come along and either accept or decline the request. This may take a bit of time, so just be patient. I hope this clarifies things a bit. Just out of curiosity, what article is it?--SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 20:17, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have citations in physical, published form, but can no longer locate links as the publishers have since removed them. Brandonbrandkelly (talk) 19:04, 5 December 2018 (UTC)brandonbrandkelly[reply]

@Brandonbrandkelly: See WP:REFB for how to do the citation for this. It is not required that the reference be online. RudolfRed (talk) 19:08, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, RudolfRed. Would you also be able to explain why IMDB is not considered a professionally-published journalistic source as all credits are first verified by independent staff review before being published to the site? IMBD constitutes the gold standard of film credit reporting, and professional entertainment journalists writing about actors conventionally cite IMDB. Brandonbrandkelly (talk) 19:13, 5 December 2018 (UTC)brandonbrandkelly[reply]

@Brandonbrandkelly: See Wikipedia:Citing_IMDb. Using it in some cases for writing credits and film rating is allowed. Other content is user-generated, so it is not a reliable source. RudolfRed (talk) 19:21, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

i want my site history to show on search engines when it demands according to Wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Youngkorzy (talk • contribs) 19:26, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Youngkorzy, I don't understand what you are asking. I will point out, however, that WP:promotion of any kind is forbidden on Wikipedia, and that includes any attempt to use it to affect your site traffic. --ColinFine (talk) 23:04, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I keep trying to add media/photos to a page. These are my photos AND I am the person in the photos. I have been able to make minor edits to the page in terms of content but every time I try to publish the photos I get a message that says: "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, so it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error. Disruptive editing may result in a block from editing." I'm new to all this. PLEASE HELP! — Preceding unsigned comment added by OG2EOC (talk • contribs) 20:28, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

OG2EOC, you have uploaded three pictures of people in bear costumes to Wikimedia Commons. I can see no evidence there that they have been rejected. It is odd that two of the filenames you used for your uploads include the words "All Rights Reserved", as you surrendered most of your rights in them when you uploaded them. Maproom (talk) 20:44, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@OG2EOC: There's one issue with the name of your uploaded files which caused your edits to be disallowed. Looking at File:SHSU Bearkat Mascots Sammy 1989-90 (Cindy Coe & Ryan Rose) All Rights Reserved.jpg, the file name contains the name "Ryan Rose" and edit filter 860 (hist · log) is set to disallow any addition of the words by non autoconfirmed user in mainspace articles. You would be able to add it after you made your tenth edit and become autoconfirmed user and also if the files remain undeleted. Since likely there might be another issue with the files like copyright status as hinted above. –Ammarpad (talk) 22:39, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a hidden category for articles without talk pages? Or another way to find them?--MainlyTwelve (talk) 21:56, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There is no category. New pages, in particular, are likely to have a redlinked talk page, if you go to https://quarry.wmflabs.org/, log in, and run the following SQL query, it'll give you a list, but it takes quite a long time to run (just under 13 minutes for me), and the output file is massive (168,489 articles when I ran it just now).

It's a start, I guess. Might be one to ask at WP:VPT where they may have a slicker way to do this. Fish+Karate 10:41, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@MainlyTwelve and Fish and karate: I guessed that you are looking for articles without a WikiProject, so I created a quarry query documented at Wikipedia:Request a query#Articles without WikiProject on talk page. It is sorted by oldest article first. --Bamyers99 (talk) 22:08, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Fish and karate and Bamyers99: Sorry for my delayed reply. Thank you both for your help!--MainlyTwelve (talk) 04:28, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I've seen several people turning articles (which wouldn't fit into the speedy deletion criteria) into redirects rather than nominating them for deletion, it seems like they're doing it as a short cut to deleting an article without having to consult other contributors. I guess this is against the rules but I'm not sure how to search for the rules on it because I don't know what its called.

I wonder also if there is a way to spot this by looking for edits where a large number of characters have been removed and a redirect has been added.

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 22:39, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@John Cummings: I don't think there's any guideline that talk about that explicitly, likely because there's no need for it. That's no long-standing issues that necessitate spelling out the rules. If a page is turned into a redirect it's basic BOLD action and you object, you just revert it and then discussion can happen if there's need. But if there's abuse, say an editor converting several pages in a day then that's a behavioral issue and the editor can be asked to explain their actions. Then, creating new redirects or converting existing page to a redirect are tagged by the software. You can monitor that here in Recent changes. –Ammarpad (talk) 22:58, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I was just about to ask a similar question. I think that if there is a dispute about turning an article into a redirect, it should be decided by AFD, but some editors disagree. There is a dispute about an article that came to the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard, but it doesn’t belong at DRN. The question is whether Tha Hla Shwe should be a biographical article, or a redirect to the Myanmar Red Cross Society. There has been redirect-warring, and a request was made at DRN. The suggestion has been made, and I have concurred, that an Articles for Deletion discussion is in order, with the choices between Keep and Redirect. However, one editor has argued that AFD is not appropriate, because no one is suggesting actually deleting the entry, and deletion is not cleanup (so maybe edit-warring is a better way to resolve the issue). It isn’t about to go to 3RR because the edit-warring is tag-team reverting on both sides. An admin has provided an edit-warring warning. If there is a dispute as to whether an article should be made into a redirect, is AFD the appropriate vehicle? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robert McClenon (talk • contribs)

@Robert McClenon: In your post alone there exists the answer. If you want to redirect a page, be bold and do so. If someone objects and reverts, discuss on the talkpage. If you can't come to agreement then follow the procedure at §Resolving content disputes with outside help. That's basic logical steps, disagreement on whether to turn a page into a redirect or not is a content dispute; typical one for that matter. It's the same as removing/pruning only half or the content which happens on more number of pages daily. AfD is an avenue for deletion not content dispute and nominations which are not seeking deletion are routinely subject to speedy keep. –Ammarpad (talk) 01:11, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ammarpad - Thank you for trying to help, but your answer does not help. I am not one of the parties to the dispute, and the parties could not come to agreement on the talk page, which is why I was asked to provide the outside help. Redirection is not a typical content dispute, in that it is not a dispute where compromise is possible; either the article is kept or the article is redirected. Redirection is different from deletion only in that the original is still in the edit history and it can be reversed by a non-administrator; in other words, it can be edit-warred. In other respects, redirection is back-door deletion. Perhaps you have answered, in that you have said that a redirection dispute requires 30 days to resolve rather than 7 days. In that case, maybe the scope of AFD should be expanded so that it includes disputes over back-door deletion. Thank you for trying to help. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:01, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There's a standard process and guideline for this. See Wikipedia:BLANKANDREDIRECT. I usually resolve a contested blank-and-redirect via AfD. If I didn't want to do it there, I'd tag it for merging. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:03, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Robert McClenon: My answer is generic. I don't know where you got the impression that I implied you're personally currently involved in an article dispute. If the parties cannot come to agreement then they should seek third opinion from uninvolved party. If that doesn't suffices, try other dispute resolution methods I already linked above, except if only they feel their dispute is so important that it's beyond these measures. I disagree that it's not content dispute and will show you why. There are 3 broad logical steps that I laid out above.

1. First, there has be an existing article before to speak of redirection. If someone boldly redirects an article (for all the reasons people do), then there're two things two bound happen.
2. If another editor is watching/comes across the page, they can either agree (by silence) or disagree (by reversion).
3. What will follow after is either or combination of two things: 1. editwar, and/or 2. discussion on the talkpage.
   1. Escalated edit war finally will land on WP:AN3
   2. Failed discussion on the talk should lead to trying other standard DR methods.

Your comment "...it can be edit-warred." further corroborates the fact that it's a content dispute. You can't editwar on nothing or on deleted article, edit warring in mainspace only and only happens on content, and sum of editwarring and corresponding discussion on the talk or elsewhere is "content dispute." Nothing more, nothing less. Of course you can choose to not call it contest dispute but that cannot make it to not be so, unfortunately. Also I never said a "redirect dispute" requires 30 days to resolve. I don't how you got this from my comment above. If you want change scope of AfD.... WP:RfC is the way. Anyway this is Help Desk, probably not best venue for this sort of meta discussion. If you disagree, then we can agree to disagree. Thanks. –Ammarpad (talk) 06:45, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. I am reading two different viewpoints. User:Ammarpad says that it is a content dispute, and so it should be discussed on the article talk page, and then dispute resolution used, and AFD is not applicable. I agree that it is a content dispute, but it is not a typical content dispute, because a blank-and-redirect is a backdoor deletion. User:NinjaRobotPirate says that it can be addressed by AFD. The reason that I said that a redirect dispute would take 30 days to resolve rather than 7 days if AFD could not be used is that, if the listed methods of content dispute resolution do not work, the last method of resolving a content dispute is normally Request for Comments and that takes 30 days. That is why. AFD takes 7 days.

One editor says AFD cannot be used, and says to discuss on the article talk page, and tells me less than I already knew about how to try to address content disputes, and I know that if all else fails content disputes are resolved by RFC in 30 days. Another editor says that AFD is what can be used in a redirect dispute. Thank you. A literal reading is indeed that AFD cannot be used if hard deletion is not actually being proposed. A more commonsensical reading is that AFD, or a process like AFD that runs for 7 days rather than 30 days, should be available. Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 07:27, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I linked to the exact guideline that tells you what to do. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:45, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between "not helpful or constructive" and "humorous and creative?" I made an edit that was not incorrect, but not helpful, but indeed funny. I am just wondering the differences and similarities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Connor Lynn (talk • contribs) 22:51, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You should understand that hundreds of people every day try to make Wikipedia articles funny like this. While it may seem like a harmless joke, it's very frustrating for people who are reading the articles for information, not entertainment, and also for the volunteer editors who undo all of these edits. We are trying to build an encyclopedia, not Uncyclopedia. So anything that doesn't belong in an encyclopedia – no matter how funny – is treated the same and removed. – Teratix ₵ 23:36, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What No 2019 Pro Bowl Logo upload it now. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 23:49, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can do it yourself. If you know the file you can request for its upload at Wikipedia:Files for upload/Wizard even without an account. The logos are non free and used under fair use. –Ammarpad (talk) 01:27, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Team,

        Recently i noticed my website was added in to the spam list (tutorsindia.com). I can see that the person or organization who marked as a spam, they are my competitor. Kindly help me out to remove from spam list. kindly refer the below image.

Regards, Jagan kasi +91-7338898788 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.18.138.55 (talk) 05:03, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can argue for it here: MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist#Proposed_removals. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:38, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

... but please note that such additions of external links in the main body of an article is against Wikipedia policy and will always be reverted as spam. Wikipedia does not carry advertising. Dbfirs 08:42, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

When you type 'Tucker Carlson' (the Fox News host) into spotlight on iOS, it comes up with the list of facts about him, which I believe are sourced from Wikipedia. It lists him as a Republican, which is false (he is a Democrat). But I can't find this information in his Wikipedia article in the first place, to change. Anyone know anything about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Proustfala (talk • contribs) 08:49, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Proustfala. Thanks for drawing my attention to the edits you made to Tucker Carlson, where you amended the article, just a couple of minutes prior to making this post, to say he is a Democrat. Perhaps iOS cannot move as quickly as you. Fish+Karate 09:56, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Proustfala: TC might be a registered Democrat for tactical voting purposes, but it is extremely disingenuous to list him as "Democrat". Even so, you used a blog to support potentially WP:BLP-violating information (most US Republicans would probably consider being called Democrats to be derogatory, and the other way around). Your talk page is rife with warnings about editing of political topics; maybe it would be time to stop now. Pinging Fish and karate. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 10:22, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Already edited the article to give it context. Fish+Karate 10:40, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikidata item lists him as a member of the Republican party. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:49, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that seals it, Wikidata is never wrong. Fish+Karate 11:18, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure how the formatting works on this page. Carlson is a Democrat - not looking to get into an argument about this - the article listed nothing for him with regard to party, and I changed that, but Siri Knowledge *did* have an incorrect party listed for him. Anyway this is just a technical question. Above poster who has an opinion about the edit...not sure sure how to respond. Reference is to a WaPo article, not a blog. Burden I guess would be on you to explain how it's extremely disingenous to report factual information on a supposedly factual site. Cheers! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Proustfala (talk • contribs) 18:20, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I see your latest request for donations. I very often respond. However, you have now introduced a fatal flaw. Instead of allowing people to donate, your software page insists on my inserting my email, so that you can bombard me with communications.

Think about it. You have lost me as a donor, until you drop this step too far.

Clive Roberts.

Northern Ireland. UK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.14.117.15 (talk) 10:55, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Clive. I'm not quite sure what the behaviour is you're complaining about; but in posting here you are talking to thousands of volunteer editors, none of whom have any role in the donation mechanism. You need to address your concern to the Wikimedia Foundation. You might find useful information on m:Donations FAQ. --ColinFine (talk) 11:36, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I sympathize with Clive. The repetitive popups are annoying. Experienced editors eventually figure out how to disable them, so an undue share of the burden falls on occasional users, just the people we ought to be welcoming and encouraging. Maproom (talk) 18:47, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tables such as this one do not appear to be sortable, but clearly the countries should be in alphabetical order. Will they need to be edited manually line by line, or is there a shortcut?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 11:04, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Change the table class at the top from class="wikitable" to class="wikitable sortable". Fish+Karate 11:24, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!--Shantavira|^{feed me} 11:40, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please update information on WNOZ 95.3 New Orleans.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.96.154.108 (talk) 15:30, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We do not have an article on WNOZ: it's (barely) mentioned in passing in a few other articles. What article(s) do you suggest should be updated, and where can we find any information (in independent, published, reliable sources) with which to do so? The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.210.56 (talk) 17:06, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You are incorrect by tabulating Irish Citizens have a right to vote in Irish Dail, Local, Senate and Presidential elections or Referenda. There is also a residency requirement which precludes millions of Irish citizens from voting in any election or referenda in the Republic of Ireland. Could you please amend your Wikipedia "Right of Foreigners to vote" to reflect this in the interest of accuracy.

Thank you Brendan Lynch (Redacted) Sources: Irish Constitution and various amendments

Hi Brendan. Your IP address seems to indicate that this is about Australia, or about Australians with Irish citizenship, but could you tell us which article contains the error, and also provide a link to the appropriate constitutional amendment so that we can use it as a reference? Dbfirs 08:14, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

... later ... I'm guessing that this is about Right_of_foreigners_to_vote#Ireland. I've changed the heading to mention the residency requirement. Is this sufficient? Dbfirs 08:20, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I got a password reset email today for a user that I did not know I had created, but, it was my old Yahoo username, so, a long time ago, I probably did create it. It appears to exist, but, has not pages and no contribs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&username=Yonjan&limit=1

Should I just ignore this and let it continue on in oblivion? Easiest. There is no point in merging or anything else. I searched for deleting user, but, that did not provide useful information. Thank you Bodysurfinyon (talk) 01:25, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Because Wikipedia content is licensed under the GFDL and the CC-BY-SA, all edits must be kept for attribution purposes, and so the account cannot be deleted. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 01:27, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Bodysurfinyon. Ignore and forget about that old account, and never use it or worry about it. In all honesty, the vast majority of Wikipedia accounts are unused. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 01:30, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ref number 21 is in red. Please fix I am confused. Thanks and sorry Srbernadette (talk) 03:25, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Changed spelling of Decmber to December Slapblackjack (talk) 04:15, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do I answer reference desk questions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slapblackjack (talk • contribs) 03:53, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The same way you answer any question on Wikipedia. Make sure to make a new line after the post you want to reply to and type a : (colon) before you text so it indents it properly. Also make sure to sign your posts with ~~~~. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 04:56, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I made and article and published it. How to I know if its getting reviewed. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carlobulletinph (talk • contribs) 05:03, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article in question is marked as not currently for review. I did give a quick look over and I think it should have more reliable sources before you submit it for review. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 05:07, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I need your kind assistance to upload the picture for Excellency Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce, Cambodia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saray sin (talk • contribs) 07:19, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Saray sin, where is the picture at present? The answer will be very different if your answer is (a) at Wikimedia Commons, or (b) in your camera, or (c) you found it on the internet. Maproom (talk) 11:05, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I've created an article Draft for Monument (Kollegah album) on 8 October 2018. Somebody created a redirect under the title to the Kollegah discography and now I'm not able to move my page. Can anybody help me?--Lirim | Talk 07:29, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect needs deletion. I'll request that so you can move the page Legacypac (talk) 08:05, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Robert McClenon (talk) 08:14, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

nkjb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trent938 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's hard to disagree. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:12, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Calling all table experts! I have not been able to figure out how to split table cells horizontally so that they can be given different background colors per section. Please see List of Swedish monarchs, in particular the first example of the problem (of several more) under Sverker II the Younger 1196–1208, where I'd like to give all of his second wife's lower half of the marriage cell the tan color that belongs to her dynasty. Anybody know how that's done? All I've been able to do is divide the cell into two sections with a line of sorts, but to add full color to the one section it seems like the cell needs to be split more properly. --85.194.16.206 (talk) 17:47, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You have to make cells in other columns of the 'row' span two rows using rowspan="2"| in each 'two-row' cell:

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Sverker II the Younger (Sverker den yngre), 1196 – 31 January 1208		born before 1167, probably already c. 1164 son of king Charles VII and queen Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide	(1) Benedicta House of Hvide	Died in the Battle of Gestilren, 17 July 1210, aged about 45, buried at Alvastra Abbey
			(2) Ingegerd House of Bjälbo

—Trappist the monk (talk) 18:25, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! I think I can handle it now, thanks to you. --85.194.16.206 (talk) 22:21, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --85.194.16.206 (talk) 23:36, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If I have already donated this year, why does pop-up still ask for donation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.203.10.144 (talk) 18:07, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Because the pop-ups just come up for anyone who visits the site, and we have no way of knowing if an IP address is one person or multiple people. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:14, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can use an adblocker, such as uBlock Origin, to block them. You can also disable them in your preferences if you create an account. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:46, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How long do I need to wait to delete a section with 2 sentences if I have provided an explanation in the talk section and no one responds? If no one responds, there is no way to form a consensus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.27.150.168 (talk) 19:57, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't post questions in more than one place. This has been answered on Wikipedia talk:Help desk. Dbfirs 20:50, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've spent more time than I have trying to answer this question or make this suggestion, so if there is already an existing answer, I'm sorry for wasting your time, please direct me.

I have many statistical questions that could be easily answered, but when I Google them, I can spend hours in vain trying to find the answer. Today's example: How many acres of forest are consumed by the manufacturing of toothpicks?

My suggestion. Every page should have a question box for users to submit questions. These questions can either sit there until an authority discovers them and answers them, I.E. someone from the toothpick or forestry industry, or can be directed to contributors of the existing content in the hopes that they either know the answer or can more easily find the answer due to their expertise in this field. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.234.77.31 (talk) 20:47, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This type of question is usually answered at one of the WP:Reference desks. Dbfirs 21:10, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. What you want is the Reference Desks. If each article had a question section, it may take years for the right person who knows an answer to stumble across a particular question for that answer. †dismas†|^(talk) 21:42, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Where's The 2019 Pro Bowl Logo I Tried to upload it and it's not responding. Maybe it's too soon. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 21:00, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I was wondering how to create a link to my talk page that starts a section with a specific name.
Thanks, CrazyMinecart88 21:24, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm curious to know the answer now. In my novice view of things, it doesn't look like you can as the sections seem to be numbered and not named. The new section button on my talk page goes to: [3] It looks like you'd have to tell the browser to autofill the Subject/Headline field somehow. †dismas†|^(talk) 21:40, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you go to the page and press the "New Section" at the top left, putting your desired header in the "Subject/headline" slot and the text in the main text field below it will, when you "Publish Changes", give you whatever you put in the "Subject/headline" slot as a header. Britmax (talk) 23:46, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@CrazyMinecart88: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ACrazyMinecart88&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=Section+name. See more at mw:Manual:Creating pages with preloaded text. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:22, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter:

Thank you! Hey, what's the weird symbol for a / character? (I mean the kind that starts with %XX) I ask because the talk page I want to link to is a sub page's talk page.

Thanks, CrazyMinecart88 11:38, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@CrazyMinecart88: A slash '/' is %2F. See Help:URL. You can also use {{urlencode:pagename}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:14, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter:

Thank you!

Thanks, CrazyMinecart88 14:51, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

St. Michael church in Brooklyn as per the corner stone on the church, was built in 1903 not 1905, I grow up going to St. Michael's in the 1950's. If you go to their web page and go through the pic's you will se the corner stone with the date 1903 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.115.140.204 (talk) 00:32, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

St. Michael's Church (Brooklyn, New York) says it was completed in 1905. The cornerstone is the first stone, not the last. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:57, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is really an embarrassing mistake for Wikipedia to have this entry with the subject's name wrong - both Chinese and English! 杨廷宝 is a well-known founder and master of early modern Chinese architecture and architectural education in China. This entry got his Chinese name wrong, and consequently, got his "English" name wrong as well; It should be Yang Tingbao. Now by the entry's title "Yang Yanbao", Nobody would even know who this really is referring to!

I had made the corrections, and someone from Wikipedia, who apparently does not possess appropriate knowledge on the subject, rejected my edit and saying he thinks "it was not constructive". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. MMZ (talk • contribs) 05:14, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Dr. MMZ, and welcome to the Helpdesk! You were reverted by Oshwah [4]. You did not add any cite that supported your namechange, and though non-english cites/sources are allowed on en-WP, the drawback is that people like me can't read them. However, I did get interesting hits on g-books for "your" spelling [5][6], so you may be right about that, the topic is new to me. Consider improving the article with english sources if you can find them (see Help:Referencing for beginners) and/or start a discussion with Oshwah (and anyone interested) at Talk:Yang Yanbao. Oshwah was right about "travelled", though. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:36, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarvasuddi Bandi Raju (talk • contribs) 09:45, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Fixed: Seems to relate to File:VEGAM POSTER.jpg. I have removed thr stray ref tags, but the file has previously been deleted from commons for lack of licensing info. Eagleash (talk) 10:04, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

hello how i can post my article what is your criteria and guideline for publishing a article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yogesh singh bisht199 (talk • contribs) 10:37, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yogesh singh bisht199 the requirement for articles is summarized here, and see also WP:YFA; more important here though - do you have any relationship to Innovative Publications, which is clearly what you want to write about? Please see the conflict of interest guidelines. Galobtter (pingó mió) 10:52, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to show hindi details — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:4900:3610:26B3:1:2:6FC:CCD3 (talk) 10:54, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is the English Wikipedia, so entries should be written in English, but it is permissible to show, for example, the Hindi version of a name. If you wish to write in Hindi, then please do so at the Hindi Wikipedia. Is this what you were asking about? Dbfirs 11:47, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Can you tell me how to insert an infobox under a picture in a new article (Jean-Louis Martinoty) ? I will write informations (birth, etc..). Thank you very much.

Joisy78 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joisy78 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Joisy78, use {{infobox person}}. Click on that link for documentation of the available parameters. —teb728 t c 21:23, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there I would like to add a translation in English for this page: https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karfagen The translation instrument shows an error "you don't have permission to create a new pages" What can I do with that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garfunkel90124 (talk • contribs) 20:58, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Garfunkel90124: According to WP:TRANSLATE that tool is not available to new editors. You will need to translate it by hand or wait until you have at least 500 edits. RudolfRed (talk) 21:54, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

But since the Ukrainian page appears to have no references at all, Garfunkel90124, a translation of the page as it stands into English will not be accepted here. If you want to create an English page on Karfagen, I strongly advise you to treat this as a new article (see your first article. You might choose to base portions of it on translations from the Ukrainian article, but the problem is that an article in en.wikipedia should be based almost entirely on what reliably published sources say about the subject (English-language sources if possible, but if not, other sources are acceptable as long as they are reliably published). --ColinFine (talk) 22:24, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good afternoon, I have been working on my Wikipedia article "The Power of Patient Stories" and it was deleted. I was wondering if I would be able to know what issues to fix and if I could complete them so that they could be re-checked. I am confused on the steps I have to take since I was told by my professor that there were changes that needed to be made so that it can be published. Thank you and have a great afternoon. Lvazq064 (talk) 22:50, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Lvazq064: You should link pages you are asking about. For reference, this is about Draft:The_Power_of_Patient_Stories. The article was moved to draft by @Animalparty: with the comment that the article reads like an essay. You can ask on their user page for what reasons and if they have any advice. You should also read WP:YFA which provides guidance on how to create an article. RudolfRed (talk) 22:59, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Lvazq064. Your draft article does not even make it clear in the opening sentence that The Power of Patient Stories is a book. Please familiarize yourself with our notability guideline for books. Most notable books are notable because they have been reviewed by several professional book reviewers in independent, reliable sources, and those reviews should be cited. None of your references are independent. Another Wikipedia article is never acceptable as a reference. Please format your references properly. See Referencing for beginners. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:54, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to post a picture of my grandfather on his wikipage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnaswami_Ramiah The photos I have are from his field trips or conferences in the 1940's, !950's or 1960's. We are not too sure about the exact source of these photographs. They are a part of family album. Please let me know how to cite and post these pictures, so as to not violate any copyrights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.43.184 (talk) 23:15, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you are unsure of the source of the photos, then they cannot be used on Wikipedia. The unknown photographers (or their estates) are the copyright holders, and only those people can freely licensed the photos. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:45, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Since your grandfather is dead, you may be able to use the photos under a claim of fair use. See WP:NFCC for the requirements. RudolfRed (talk) 23:49, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

RudolfRed, that policy requires "Identification of the source of the original copyrighted material" and it should be obvious that "We are not too sure about the exact source of these photographs" does not meet that standard. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 00:02, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cullen328: I missed that part of the policy. Thanks for the clarification RudolfRed (talk) 00:16, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have found an article (World Sight Day) that has very odd formatting: the reference section appears in the middle of the page and a table on the article does not appear in the section which the syntax says it should be in. I have tried correcting it by moving the reference section, but for some reason, the reference section won't move. What can be done? CircleGirl (talk) 02:09, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Someone fixed it with this edit. The problem was that the table was not closed. —teb728 t c 10:47, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I want to create some song articles. Would the following websites be considered reliable or acceptable sources for a Wikipedia song article?

1. http://www.irvingberlin.com/
2. http://graciefields.org/wordpress/gracie-on-film/
3. https://www.rnh.com/
4. https://www.songfacts.com/
5. http://digitalcollections.oscars.org
6. https://www.lyricsplayground.com/
7. http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/
8. http://www.musicvf.com/

Thanks. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:42, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources? If yes, it should be crystal clear to you that a Wikia wiki is not a reliable source, ever. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 10:48, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Does every article have the potential to be a good article? If not, is there or should there be a way to know when it's the best it can be? Benjamin (talk) 10:57, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benjamin. Every Wikipedia article can and should be of good quality: see Writing better articles for tips on ensuring this. However, you may be thinking of the specific Good article process within Wikipedia. Lots of articles could be expanded or improved so that they meet the Good article criteria; however, for topics where there are simply not enough reliable sources, in any form, anywhere in the world, on which to base more than a very short article or stub, then the Good article process is unlikely to apply: Noyster (talk), 12:24, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia article on XMRV, which was once suspected of being a human pathogen, is full of discredited medical information. The same discredited information is now being used by various quacks and conspiracy theorists, and therefore it is vital that Wikipedia not present this information as true.

The Wikipedia article is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenotropic_murine_leukemia_virus-related_virus Much of the information presented in the Wikipedia article is debunked by Snopes at www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/

For five years, the article's Talk page has said that the article is badly outdated, but no editor has yet fixed the article. I am the author of an article that presents a theory that competes with the theory discussed in the Wikipedia article. Therefore, I have a conflict of interest and cannot edit the article. Also, I have not edited a Wikipedia article in years, and no longer really remember how.

If no one knowledgeable about the topic is available to fix the article, a much shorter article based on information on Snopes could be substituted. If no one is available to even do that, I believe the article should be deleted. It's better to have no Wikipedia article at all, than an article full of discredited medical information that is likely to be exploited by quacks and conspiracy theorists.

-- J. Sarayda Shapiro, PhD — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.161.232.54 (talk) 12:33, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It might be worth asking on WT:MED as that is where our medical-minded editors hang out. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 13:21, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• added template[7] will look over, time allowing--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 22:57, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Where shall I upload the English translation of the license to Draft:Star_Heritage_(1995_video_game)? This license is very important for the maintenance of the article and the publication of screenshots.Ant 222 (talk) 13:50, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Ant 222: Are you saying the license on the draft is not CC BY-SA 3.0 License and GFDL? If so that is not acceptable: all articles (with the exception of brief quotqtions) must be licensed under those licenses. —teb728 t c 16:28, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

While all of your contributions are irrevocably licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL when you click the "Publish changes" button, you can multi-license them with any additional licenses. See instructions Wikipedia:Multi-licensing – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:05, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I meant the license to the original game, rather than to the article about it. I want to refer to that license in the metainformation for the screenshots. I beg your pardon for the confusion. Ant 222 (talk) 22:22, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Aside from posting at Talk:Zodiac_Seats_U.S.#Requested_move_4_December_2018, what can I do to get more feedback from other users on moving Zodiac Seats U.S. to "Safran Seats"? I have not heard back from anyone to date. Please {{ping}} me when you respond. --Jax 0677 (talk) 14:31, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jax 067, Wikipedia policy is to name an article according to what its subject is usually called. None of the references cited in Zodiac Seats U.S. uses the word "Safran" at all, so the article should not be moved. Maproom (talk) 15:06, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Reply - @Maproom:, you did not ping me when you replied. Also, please see the Zodiac Aerospace internet site and this Gainesville Register article, which details the name change. Furthermore, you did not answer my question. What can I do to get more feedback from other users on moving Zodiac Seats U.S. to "Safran Seats"? --Jax 0677 (talk) 15:41, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jax 067: when I replied above, I included the template {{u|Jax 067}}, which ought to have alerted you to my response. I don't question that the name change has officially happened; but what matters, for Wikipedia's purposes is what the subject is usually called. And when Wikipedia policy is clear, I doubt the relevance of feedback. Maproom (talk) 16:05, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Reply - @Maproom:, this is the second time that you have failed to ping me. My user name has two sevens in it, not 1, please look carefully at your ping. This is why I did not get the ping. Because of the name change, I would like more feedback. I tried to do an RFC, but someone deleted the RFC template from the talk page. --Jax 0677 (talk) 16:20, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jax 0677: I'm sorry, yes, I left out a 7. (I can't advise you on RfCs - the only time I tried to create one, I had to withdraw it.) Maproom (talk) 16:26, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to start a discussion about a potential {{Metallica songs}} navigation box. How do I get the {{split}} tag at {{Metallica}} to show a blue link to {{Metallica songs}}? Please {{ping}} me when you respond. --Jax 0677 (talk) 15:43, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has sent me a message a few times saying that failed attempts have been made to change my password. However, when I tried to change the password, I first have to use the original password. Nevertheless, the original password is not allowing me to log in to do that. What's next? I have check the routine problems such as accepting cookies (yes), etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sedgehead (talk • contribs) 20:59, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]