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Joerg Dietz

Dietz appears at first to be a notable academic with an impressive background. In reality, he considers his wikipedia bio to be his personal play space, has edited it multiple times, and largely ignores his talk page.

His content and reference list are promotional Linked-in style content, and the references are all papers he has co-authored. I am seeking advice as to how to deal with this very common sort of content. To be quite frank, I would reduce his bio to

Joerg Dietz is a German professor at HEC Lausanne. He has co-authored several papers.

That is a little bit exaggerated, in the interests of wry humor. However, the question remains sincere! Thank you for your time Reechard (talk) 06:53, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Joerg Dietz is an excellent example of why people should not control their own Wikipedia articles. The impression it gives, at least to the undersigned, is "Joerg Dietz writes papers about vacuous bullshit such as 'contextual antecedents'. He's good at getting them published, but there's no evidence that anyone ever reads them." Maproom (talk) 10:55, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Well, for a start I've tagged the article for G11 (unambiguous promotion) speedy deletion. We'll see if whichever admin sees it agrees, if not I think it's an open-and-shut AfD candidate. Athanelar (talk) 12:31, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if you saw, but it was removed with a note to "take it to AFD if you think the subject not notable". diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joerg_Dietz&diff=1339429470&oldid=1339418628 Tampering Ides (talk) 20:38, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I did, I'm just too lazy to do the BEFORE on an AfD submission right now. Athanelar (talk) 21:23, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I just had to laugh. There is an old joke about behavioral psychologists having unruly dogs. Well, this fellow specializes in "organizational behavior"... And no comment on how he behaves. If there is an Afd please let me know. The page deserves deletion. Yesterday, all my dreams... (talk) 13:15, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Reechard But sentences like "In research on diversity-related issues, Dietz has the interplay of contextual and individual factors" are so informative! David10244 (talk) 06:41, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today's_featured_article and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today%27s_featured_article pages are not the same for unauthorized users (like in incognito browser mode without logging)? Petsernik (talk) 17:56, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Now are equal, but it wasn't Petsernik (talk) 20:23, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Caching? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 08:54, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this is a local cache issue, because the differences arose when I accessed the contents of these pages through a Python script. What exactly do you mean by cache? Incidentally, these pages are now different again in incognito mode (but I think they'll start matching again, then diverge again, and so on, with some frequency). However, for authorized users, these pages always match. Petsernik (talk) 11:51, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Cache; or the cache in your browser. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:06, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting fact: when I go to "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today's_featured_article?action=purge" (according to Help:Purge) and choose Yes for action "Clear the cache of this page? (Purging a page clears the cache and forces the most current revision to appear. For pages with random components, it also forces a new random selection)", it redirects me to "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today%27s_featured_article" and not updates the "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today's_featured_article" actually (now it is not the most current revision to appear for unauthorized users). Petsernik (talk) 13:04, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"or the cache in your browser" it cannot be in this case, because I wrote - I use the Python script to check, not the browser. It is not local cache issue. Petsernik (talk) 13:06, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I also mean that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today's_featured_article and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today%27s_featured_article should be the same, because ' and %27 it is the same characters, but for some reason it is not the same. Petsernik (talk) 13:37, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

~2026-12547-01 (talk) 15:40, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What assistance are you seeking? 331dot (talk) 15:48, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We are a group of students from the University of Art,Tehran, Iran, seeking help to create a biography for our professor "Andre Galestian". He is a prominent Iranian-Armenian pianist,musicologist and strategic economist.

Unfortunately, during the January 2026 protests in Iran (month Dey of Iranian year 1404), professor Andre Galestian was severely injured in his right hand and right shoulder by pellet guns, which has forcibly ended his career as a performer and educator. We are deeply concerned that his academic and artistic legacy is being erased due to the current situation in Iran.

He meets Wikipedia's Notability criteria through several published works and research papers on the official Art Magazine of Iran. His profile is published on Iranian most famoust scolars database "ElmNet" (ElmNet means: science network) and his academic papers are listed there. His academic works are published in Iranian- Armenian bilingual "Ani" magazine as well. You can find his profile and papers by a simple search in English or Persian or Armenian on the Internet.

The Internet connection here is very limited, unlogical censored, strictly filtered and monitored by the government, we took a risk hoping to save the memories of our professor who we have no news about him anymore. We don't know if he is alive or not. We are sending this message to you via a VPN through an Armenian server because Wikipedia is not accessible here in Tehran.

Please help us.

We are a very persecuted nation.

We are a group of girl students of the University of Art here in Tehran, trying to save the name of a dominant professors name of this country who was our professor as well and did much for this country (search his name on the Internet please).

Thank you very much indeed for your time and solidarity. ~2026-12322-38 (talk) 16:50, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Would be better to WP:DRAFT an article. We can help finishing your draft in case you might be busy protecting yourselves. Ahri Boy (talk) 18:20, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome to start drafting an article at Draft:Andre Galestian. You must cite a reliable source (which need not be in English) for each statement made there, and the subject must meet the criteria at WP:42.

But we do recommend that you gain experience by editing existing articles first. I have left some introductory links on your talk page Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:22, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-12322-38 also please read WP:COI CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk 18:35, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thank you very much for your time and solidarity.

Here you will find the biographies of the most well-known Iranian Armenian musicians (in English), including professor "Andre Galestian" and even a clip of an interview of professor Andre Galestian (and professor Vartan Sahakian) with Iranian National Television (live broadcast, some years ago, with English subtitles), and also there is another clip at the end of the article that shows the place of birth and date of birth of most famous and dominant Iranian Armenian musicians (in English) including professor Andre Galestian, the article is published by the website of Iranian Database of Conferences:

https://payameconference.ir/?p=5168

Here is another interview with professor "Andre Galestian" as a well-known university professor and scholar (and professor Rasoul Moradi) in English, by the official and government-run news agency of Iran, which is the biggest news agency of the country:

https://en.irna.ir/news/84330051

Above mentioned interview is published by MMN ("Media Monitors Network" which is located in California, USA) as well:

https://mediamonitors.net/shahnameh-maintains-backbone-of-iranian-culture

Here is an article (in English) published in Art Magazine of Iran by professor Andre Galestian (the author is professor Andre Galestian):

https://artmag.ir/en/3102/role-of-armenians-in-the-development-of-iranian-music

You can find 41 articles of professor Andre Galestian here (it is the website of Iranian Science Network):

https://elmnet.ir/author/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86?pn=2

Also, you can find 5 articles here (it is the website of a well known database of Persian articles published in Iranian magazines):

https://www.magiran.com/author/profile/449727/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86

Here are two of the many podcasts of professor Andre Galestian in the major of commerce, economics and international imoprt/export (first one is the website of a well-known school of business in Tehran and the second one is the website of a well-known Iranian scientific journal (the meaning of the name of the journal is: Electronic Journalism):

https://hamyartp.com/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B1-3/

and

https://rooznamenegarielectronic.ir/?p=760

At the end, if you search the name of professor "Andre Galestian" in Persian or Armenian, or even in English, you can find many more, but please hurry, it seems that the Iranian government is deleting everything regarding to the people who participated in January 2026 peaceful protests in Iran and we could find a few of many of the articles and interviews of professor Andre Galestian. The Iranian regime killed at least 32,000 people, the protesters, innocent people (as the President of the United States of America said), and we took very serious risk to save the name and the valuable works of our professor, the valuable works that he made during the years of his career (we do not know if he is alive).

Professor Andre Galestian is (or was) a music historian who did much to save the names, biographies and works of many departed Iranian musicians and now it is our duty, his students, to save his name (we wish he is alive and pray for him).

You can find his biography in English via first link (website of Iranian Database of Conferences). Please watch the clips as well, they have English subtitles. You can gather much more information about him via the other links. We tried to send only the links from most reputable websites of the country.

Please be informed that the most of the websites here in tehran are banned by the government, even Wikipedia, and we are now using a VPN which connecting us to a server located in Yerevan, Armenia and we do not know when it will be disconnected too.

Thank you very much for your time and solidarity.

Please pray for us, please pray for Iran.

A group of girl students from Art University, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12606-67 (talk) 06:58, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Internet Archive can help archive these links you've provided. So no need to worry about content being censored. In the meantime, archive.is (see WP:ATODAY for more info) is deprecated because of a malicious code that break requests from end users. Ahri Boy (talk) 07:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much indeed, God bless you all.

Meantime, the links and the references which we mentioned above, contain biographies of some of the well known Iranian professors and some of the most dominant Iranian musician of the recent three centuries (19th, 20th and 21th centuries) who have the most influence on Iranian music which may be helpful for enrich or maybe complete Wkipedia's information in this regard.

Please pray for Iranians, please pray for Iran. We are livinig in one of the most critical periods of Iranian history, which is perhaps one of the most sensitive periods in the history of the whole Middle East.

God bless you.

A group of girl students of University of Art, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12322-38 (talk) 09:47, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Ahri Boy for the draft, you are very kind, we really appreciate what you have been doing.

Thank you very much for your time and solidarity.

God bless you.

A group of girl students from Art University, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12931-04 (talk) 08:46, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much.

God bless you.

Thanks.

A group of girl students, University of Art, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12931-04 (talk) 09:47, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello and thank you very much for your time and solidarity.

We couldn't edit it, but we can provide the following information based on the previously mentioned links and references:

Thank you very much again for your time and solidarity.

A group of students from the University of Art, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12322-38 (talk) 12:18, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You say "We couldn't edit it": why not?

Your other alternative is to place a request at WP:Requested articles, but beware that the chances of a response are low. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:30, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We have no idea, maybe because we use a VPN to connect to a server in Yerevan, Armenia (because many websites are banned and censored here in Tehran by the government (including Wikipedia) and we have no direct access to many websites).

Also we are just students of Art University (Bachelor's, second and third years) and we are not experienced in editing articles.

We tried to fulfill our duty towards a prominent professor, someone who had spent his entire life trying to gather and publish the legacy of the great musicians of Iran (and spent whole his wealth for this goal). We wanted the legacy of our esteemed professor and his memory not to be forgotten (someone who severely injured during the January 2026 protests in Iran (in his right hand which means much for a pianist) and now we even have no news about him).

God bless you all, we feel we are not alone in this world. May God help us to make Iran free. All the students of different universities in Iran are protesting right now for this holy goal.

God bless you, God bless your country and God bless Iran too. ~2026-12322-38 (talk) 13:01, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you need to use a VPN to edit Wikipedia, you can set up an account (one per person, please - do not share accounts) and request "IP exemption" as described at Wikipedia:IPEXEMPT.

Obviosuly, you should not do this if you think it will compromise your safety. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:07, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

you are absolutely right, everyone needs a seperate account.

We are very scared these days because of the regime's militia, they killed more than 30,000 people and you know what they do to girls before execution.

Thank you for your guidance, hopefully everybody here will dare to have a separate Wkipedia's account soon.

Thanks again and God bless you. ~2026-12322-38 (talk) 15:28, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I have alerted some people who might want to write the article.

I wish you all well. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:37, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much indeed, thank you very much, thanks, thanks, thanks. 🙏🙏🙏

You are beautiful and world is much more beautiful place with you.

God bless you. God bless you. God bless you.

I would like to thank all great people who is helping us to create this article, thank you, you are beautiful, the world is much more better place with you and God bless you all.

I am really sorry that we have no experience in editing an article on Wikipedia and for sure, what we wrote, needs much time to edit. We tried to write references for every single thing we wrote in the article, that is why the number of links are too much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

🌹🌹🌹

A group of girl students from the University of Art, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12322-38 (talk) 17:31, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Andy Mabbett for your guidance, we wrote as much as we could on the draft page (almost what we know about Professor Andre Galestian), and tried to write references for ever paragraph and for every sentence (that is why the number of references (links) are too much).

Thank you very much indeed.

You are very kind.

God bless you.

Here the most of the universities are going to be closed (as government says: they will be shut down temporarily); they do not say the reason, but the reason is clear, that is because of continuous protests of the students of almost all universities.

Thanks again for your time and solidarity Andy Mabbett.

Thank you very much.

A group of girl students from Art University, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12931-04 (talk) 08:40, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much 331dots.

Thank you for your attention.

We appreciate it very much.

Because of you, a draft is now written.

Yo are very kind, a good human being. God bless you.

Thank you very much indeed.

God bless you, God bless your country, and God bless Iran too.

A group of girl students from Art University, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12931-04 (talk) 08:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, we found this as well (in this regard):

https://hamsoonews.ir/?p=18247

It's the website of a famouse club of experienced journalists, here in Iran, the website has published an article about most famous Iranian Armenian musicians of all time and there is a good biography of Professor Andre Galestian there.

Thank you very much for your attention.

God bless you.

A group of girl students from the University of Art, Tehran, Iran. ~2026-12931-04 (talk) 15:46, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The current article under the title of "Ungrading" is about a book which covers information on the topic about Ungrading. I want to create a article on the general topic of Ungrading instead of just this book. I feel like the title of "Ungrading" deserves to be about the overall subject and not a specific book. How should I go about changing the title of the current article so that I can create a new article with the title of "Ungrading". Jacksonkeil (talk) 02:20, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'd reword that, Jacksonkeil. I'd say that the article Ungrading is ostensibly about a particular book, titled Ungrading, that is itself about ungrading. It cites the book -- but to say nothing. It cites a review of the book -- but, again, to say nothing. Here's the nugget in question: Multiple books [which unfortunately go unspecified] have discussed this concept. In Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) Susan D. Blum, a professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame^[2][3] writes about this concept. That's it! So the editor (and/or primary author) of Ungrading writes in it about ungrading -- well well! Is "ungrading" a synonym of a term that already gets an article that isn't as uninformative as this one? If so, tell us the synonym. If not, is there substantive, secondary material from reliable sources about what is sometimes or often called "ungrading"? If so, I warmly recommend converting the stub about the book to a decent article about the concept. -- Hoary (talk) 04:51, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is somewhat of a synonym called "Alternative grading" but I also believe there is plenty of secondary sources about the topic of ungrading itself. If you also believe that this topic is notabile/substantial enough based off of these sources, how should I go about converting this stub? Should I completely just remove the information about the book and replace it with the knowledge of the topic? The book the article is currently on is also one of the sources I have but below I will list a couple of the main sources I have.

Jacksonkeil (talk) 20:19, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason the sourecs I pasted in did not show up when I posted the reply so I will try again here.

Zugschwert, Laura C. Fostering Equity, Ownership, and a Community of Care: Alternative Grading in the Secondary Classroom. Diss. University of St. Thomas, 2025.

Stansberry, Susan L.; Thompson, Penny; Brown, Toby (2025). "Adventures in Ungrading: Sharing Strategies and Experiences". The Journal of Applied Instructional Design. 14 (2). doi:10.59668/2222.21279

Schinske, Jeffrey; Tanner, Kimberly (2014). "Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently)". CBE life sciences education. 13 (2): 159–166. doi:10.1187/cbe.cbe-14-03-0054. ISSN 1931-7913. PMC 4041495. PMID 26086649.

Bailey, Austin; Wilkinson, Caroline (2023). "Ungrading the Composition Classroom: Affect, Metacognition, and Qualitative Learning". Journal of Basic Writing. 42 (2): 6–34. doi:10.37514/JBW-J.2023.42.2.02. ISSN 0147-1635. Jacksonkeil (talk) 20:21, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, you write about me lies on wikipedia can someone contact me!!! Donnyh33 (talk) 22:40, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose you mean that somebody has written lies about you on Wikipedia. Well, which article do they appear in, and which are the lies? -- Hoary (talk) 23:13, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

About me Donny Huijsen

The whole subject vida privada is NOT true. And I don't understand you put lies on this platform. Donnyh33 (talk) 23:33, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Donnyh33: Is it about the article Dean Huijsen? The terms "vida" and "privada" don't appear in it and don't sound English. This is a help desk for the English Wikipedia. If it's about an article in another language then please link it so we can tell you where you might get help. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:42, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably the article mentioned is on Spanish Wikipedia, es:Donny Huijsen. It has a "Vida privada" section TSventon (talk) 23:47, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If es:Donny Huijsen contains lies, you'd best bring up the matter at Spanish-language Wikipedia. But if you're not fluent in Spanish, then you can bring up the matter in Dutch or in English. -- Hoary (talk) 00:34, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes correct and that Is a lie ~2026-12861-43 (talk) 05:38, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No it’s donny huijsen

my page

snd you have vida privada what is wrong and a lie ~2026-12861-43 (talk) 05:37, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

English-language Wikipedia doesn't have an article titled Donny Huijsen. Can you give a link to the article you're complaining about? Maproom (talk) 08:45, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Maproom Since they mentioned Vida privada it is safe to assume they mean eswiki. See also es:Especial:Contribuciones/Donnyh33 which is probably why they ended up here. And since this is the only somewhat decent source, and it says he was first convicted but then acquitted on appeal, OP is probably correct that it shouldn't be mentioned in a BLP. Even though acquitted doesn't necessarily mean innocent.[1] But I do not know if eswiki has an equivalent of WP:BLPCRIME. Polygnotus (talk) 09:00, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is es:WP:BPV which has sections similar to enwiki on privacy of "non-public figures". -- Reconrabbit 21:34, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

i wanted to make the cute lil Globy character appear,but even enabling it,it dosent work! ~2026-12831-30 (talk) 02:00, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-12831-30: It only appears on some articles like Wikipedia. Do you see it there? https://wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/wikipedia-mascot has a video with more hints about where it appears. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:09, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

wait, does it means baby globe only appears on the top of the page? tbh i tought he was going to be walking trough the page like in the trailer they made for it lol ~2026-12831-30 (talk) 17:02, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I swear I read H:S and tried really hard to figure this out myself first but I'm stuck. Let's say I want to search for every page that cites a scientific journal called "Genetics" but NOT "Genetics and Molecular Biology" or "Genetics Research" or anything else. I'm inputting insource:"journal=genetics" and I've tried adding a space or | or ! after the word 'genetics' inside the double quotes but it's still returning results citing any journal whose title begins with "genetics". What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any assistance. elchupacabra (talk) 06:35, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MacabreChupacabra: Non-alphanumeric characters are ignored in a normal insource search. See the regexp part at H:INSOURCE. I suggest splitting it in two searches. insource:"journal=Genetics (journal)" looks for links to Genetics (journal). insource:"journal=Genetics" insource:/journal *= *Genetics *[\|\}\n]/ looks for Genetics followed by a pipe, curly end bracket or newline, and allows spaces. It starts with a non-regexp search for efficiency. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much that's extremely helpful!! elchupacabra (talk) 10:03, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MacabreChupacabra: You may also be interested in linksto:"Genetics (journal)" insource:"Genetics (journal)" -insource:"journal=Genetics (journal)". It includes some citation templates with periodical, publisher or work instead of journal. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:06, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do I get transitive venus deleted? I had a go with the prod template and got the message "please do not use prod on redirects". Which method is preferred, then?  Card Zero  (talk) 07:32, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 07:35, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.  Card Zero  (talk) 07:42, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why do you want to delete it? It's a plausible mishearing of "Transit of Venus" (technically an "eggcorn") which someone might search on. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-76101-8 (talk) 12:26, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sending me down a WP:RABBITHOLE related to typographic mistakes! DMacks (talk) 19:30, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Diff/1340778246

Hi I am not able to find the change that Qwerfjkl is asking me to make. Every change I made should have sources cited next to them. Please advise

Thanks, Sstefanski2 (talk) 17:08, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In reference 37, you have |last=editor |first=Rob Schlotterbeck Daily Sun

Those values do not appear to be correct. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:22, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

...and in reference 45, you have |website=panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com, a URL, where you should have a prose name, presumably "News Channel Nebraska". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:25, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ok good to know. The exact fix it had was for a generic name but I will go back and fix those too Sstefanski2 (talk) 19:31, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good evening everyone. Can an account be blocked without any edits? ~2026-24671-3 (talk) 18:59, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Can it? Yes. There's loads of reasons why an account (or temporary account) might be blocked. Generally, non-edit accounts that get blocked are usually due to rangeblocks, or from sockpuppetry investigations.

You might find that on certain IPs you can be blocked without ever doing anything. VPN ranges, some schools, troublesome ips etc are blocked. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:03, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What schools are blocked and why? ~2026-24671-3 (talk) 20:04, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if there is a specific list, but schools are often the source of extensive vandalism. I'm wondering if something in particular has prompted your questions? 331dot (talk) 20:41, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

An account without edits can be blocked if the username is overtly racist, hateful, deeply profane, threatens violence or attacks a person. We wait for edits in borderline cases. Cullen328 (talk) 21:26, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Courtesy link: John Balbach

I tried to leave a message using "talk" but first it was blocked because I gave my email, and then it was blocked for a reason I don't understand. I'm 79, and not used to using Wikipedia. I am a descendant of John Balbach and wanted to give the article's writer information and pictures that I have. If he or she is a relative, I'd like to be in touch. Is there a way you can contact the person who posted the article and tell them how to get in touch with me? I don't think I can give you my email address here either, but my name is Tennise Broeck Morse. TBMorse (talk) 21:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

TBMorse, thank you for not posting your email address. Wikipedia articles can only be based on published information. Much of the material described in Talk:John Balbach#John Balbach: info and pictures is not published and thus is unusable. Photographs -- if old enough to have fallen into the public domain, as these would be -- are a different matter; but NB Wikipedia does not attempt to be a genealogical or similar resource. Even for somebody as eminent as Einstein, Wikipedia does not provide photographs of adult descendants. (Wikipedia does provide them for descendants of Freud, but this is because Clement Freud, Lucian Freud etc are demonstrably notable in their own right.) The history of the article John Balbach shows that most of the work of assembling it was done by GreenC; you can write to GreenC either on User talk:GreenC or (probably better) on Talk:John Balbach. -- Hoary (talk) 00:01, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

what is the meaning of John chapter 17 verse 20 to 21 ~2026-13024-14 (talk) 00:09, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a question about the use of Wikipedia? (That's what this page is for.) -- Hoary (talk) 00:12, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't what this help desk is for, but Wikipedia does have information about those verses at John 17 § Verse 20 and That they all may be one. – Scyrme (talk) 00:58, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, when I was reading Sailor Moon articles, I've seen Sailor Moon templates was cluttered by newly uploaded Sailor Senshi Flags besides Sailor Moon flags, which were created to look akin to File:Flag_of_Sailor_Moon.svg with representing symbols of other Sailor Senshis with different color schemes. They are found to be used in userboxes associated with Sailor Moon as well as the main navigation template Template:Sailor Moon. How should I do with them, or any thoughts regarding this?

Link(s) for your reference:

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Corsadent56709 (talk) 02:24, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I had created them because Sailor Moon is not the only Senshi. I had created them for other users who liked other Senshi. SpinnerLaserzthe2nd (talk) 03:12, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If they are your own creations, then per Wikipedia:No original research they don't belong anywhere in article space. AndyTheGrump (talk) 07:06, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't really "original research". It's fan art. Still shouldn't be used in articles/navboxes, as readers may mistakenly assume they're canonical. – Scyrme (talk) 11:45, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Even if these WERE the flags directly from the series... What is the point of them existing within {{Sailor Moon}}? Looks like pointless decoration to me. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:43, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, I've gone ahead and removed them from that template. Clutters it unecessarily and aren't needed in mainspace. CoconutOctopus talk 14:14, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You left File:Flag of Sailor Moon.svg in, but I'm unsure whether it's any more canonical than these others. Its description makes it plausibly sound like it's derived directly from the franchise, but looking closer it mentions that it's a scalable vector replacement for a raster .png file which was originally uploaded directly to Wikipedia before being moved to Commons. Looking at the source fields of both files, none cite anything officially associated with the franchise, like an episode where it appears or an official website. It may be that this flag is also fanart. The description of the .png seems to say it was originally intended just for {{User smfan}}, and the "source" listed is identical with its author, Denelson83. – Scyrme (talk) 14:46, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I left that one in because it was on the template for a while now, unlike the other which were added last week. I have absolutely no issues with someone else removing it, though. CoconutOctopus talk 14:48, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I have done. There's no need for such a flag. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:05, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Im less worried about them existing in userspace. You can have whatever image you like provided it doesn't break copyright. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:44, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the discussion. I am considering reverting edits made by the flag uploader in Sailor Moon userboxes that somehow ruined them as of my POV. Might have a close eye on original fanarts by the uploader whether they are fit to Wikipedia article spaces or not. Corsadent56709 (talk) 00:55, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For WP:TRADE in regards to establishing notability[2]; Do I understand this policy right? It means feature stories from leading trade magazines can be cautiously used, esp if their independence is clear. The presumption against them is cautionary, not absolute, and can be overridden if the source is substantial, independent and reliable. If the source is being disputed by others - matter needs to be worked through at RS noticeboard to determine whether it can be used for establishing notability. JaredMcKenzie (talk) 03:17, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

JaredMcKenzie, that is guideline language, not policy language. Policies are more authoritative than guidelines. It happens to be a subsection of WP:NCORP, a guideline that enjoys widespread support. The language that you should keep in mind is there is a presumption against the use of coverage in trade magazines to establish notability. Also, that guideline says If a source's independence is in any doubt, it is better to exercise caution and exclude it from determining quality sources for the purposes of establishing notability. You are correct that the Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard is the proper place to develop consensus about whether or not a contested source is appropriate to use. Sometimes a source does not help establish the notability of a topic, but is acceptable to verify a factual assertion when notabilityhas been established by better sources. Cullen328 (talk) 06:14, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This developer is not me ~2026-13191-29 (talk) 08:45, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Which developer? How is this a matter of concern? Do you have a question about using Wikipedia? -- Hoary (talk) 10:19, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Does fixing WP:BLPCRIME get a 1RR exemption?

Late Night Coffee (talk) 15:24, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Late Night Coffee possibly. WP:1RR says it follows WP:3RR and There may also be a requirement to discuss each reversion on the talk page. 3RR has a BLP exemption, but What counts as exempt under BLP can be controversial. Consider reporting to the BLP noticeboard instead of relying on this exemption. TSventon (talk) 16:30, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In Edit mode I've been used to citing Papers Past items by clicking the Cite link at the top of the page and using Add a citation - Automatic. It now shows the error message "We couldn't make a citation for you. Try another source or create one manually." Is there a way to avoid having to create a Papers Past citation manually please? Johnragla (talk) 19:06, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I tried a few different links and, curiously, the other newspapers I tried worked. It seems the problem is with specific papers (or, at least, this specific paper) not the site as a whole. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to figure out what was different. – Scyrme (talk) 19:41, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for trying. On the same Papers Past website it seems to work for Parliamentary papers, but not for Books, Letters, or Magazines. Johnragla (talk) 20:29, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It could be a website bug or something. ScholarlyTome (talk) 12:00, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I tried to make an account using the WP:RAC process, and it was denied for having a too similar username to a user (I don't want to give names, I'm willing to give more information upon request) that was indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet and an unauthorized bot, however it has more than 15 edits, which means that due to the guide, my request was denied. Are there any account creators/admins that would be willing to make the account for me? dot.py 03:12, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Dot.py According to WP:USURPNAME only Stewarts on Meta can handle such requests. But best to read the linked policies beforehand. --Maresa63 ^Talk 21:26, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Are there templates for making references? (i.e {{cite book |last=“last name” |first=“first name” |…etc.}}) DeadHeat16 (talk) 04:32, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Did you look at Template:Cite book? DonIago (talk) 04:37, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You made no mention that George Zimmerman that shot & killed Trayvon had called the police and was explicitly told to stop pursuing Trayvon! George Zimmerman did not do what the police had instructed him to do. Instead he kept following Trayvon. Which at night a teenager alone having some adult man following you has to be unnerving! Had Zimmerman stopped as directed by the police Trayvon would probably still be alive! Why isn’t any mention of this on his Wikipedia page? Seriously a 17 yr old kid who was walking back from the convenient store with a bag of skittles VS a 28 yr old (wannabe police officer) in actuality a neighborhood watch with a gun! ~2026-13298-52 (talk) 06:10, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Raising your concerns at the article's Talk page is more likely to yield results than raising them here. DonIago (talk) 07:15, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-13298-52 Wikipedia articles are based solely on reliable sources. You will need to provide a reliable source for your assertion. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:36, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is already a full article on the shooting itself, which quotes what the dispatcher said, and has a full timeline of the shooting. The narrative of the shooting in the Trayvon Martin article is only a couple paragraphs, and is simply a basic retelling of the known facts. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 09:26, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

how do I do this? Ashtdog88 09:36, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean your Watchlisted articles (Help:Watchlist)? If you login to Wikipedia on your laptop they'll be where they usually are, as they're linked to the account not the device. Or do you mean something else? – Scyrme (talk) 11:41, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean a list that the mobile App allows you to create, then I'm afraid you can't. The mobile apps are really separate developments (see m:Wikimedia Apps and the pages linked from there): the developers decided to put a reading list in, but has never been made available in the desktop version.

One way to create your own portable reading list is to create a WP:user subpage, and populate it with Wikilinks to articles you want to go back to. But that is certainly more work. ColinFine (talk) 14:24, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello I am working on a planned revision of the article Digital rhetoric - I am wondering if there is a convention for ordering a history of an academic field from oldest to newest (or if the reverse order) might be acceptable (e.g. beginning with more recent research/developments and then going backwards chronologically)?

Thank you,

Matthewvetter (talk) 16:43, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In general, history/background sections are normally ordered chronologically starting from the oldest history to the newest. Athanelar (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Lists ordered chronologically from newest at the top to oldest some way below are rare in Wikipedia. (They have a few uses other than in articles, e.g. "decline" notices and comments on drafts.) Avoid them. If you encounter such a list, the "sort" function of a spreadsheet makes inverting it easy. -- Hoary (talk) 23:18, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @Athanelar and @Hoary! Yes this is what I suspected. Matthewvetter (talk) 17:51, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Help me understand the Why about this Wikipedia approved violation policy...

I thought Wikipedia is suppose to be NEUTRAL!

Yet, I read that its absolutely OKAY to not be Neutral concerning things of the strange, or little green men, In other words, the Fringe. I am skeptical, but I also believe everyone has a right to their opinion, and a right to be Judged or assessed in a neutral way. To me, this weird policy looks like Wikipedia said, "We decided to discriminate against anything considered Fringe, and against any authors who write about it, even to the point of declaring them "Not to be an Author".

Please help me understand the WHY of this. I don't believe everything I hear, but I mean, even I consider this policy unfair. (Please do not respond with a kindergarten response "Policy: Wikipedia is not fair". )

I am MagnummSerpentinee (talk) 18:45, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reality has little to do with 'fairness'. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not neutral. What neutral point of view means is that all significant views on an issue, published by reliable sources, are represented fairly and proportionately. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 21:05, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Neutral" means we (WP content) do not pass judgement ourselves, but instead follow cited sources. Being 50/50 on mainstream vs minority vs fringe vs total crackpot is WP:FALSEBALANCE. WP:UNDUE weight is actually a form of non-neutrality. DMacks (talk) 01:11, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

MagnummSerpentinee, can you give a couple of examples or authors of whom it seems that Wikipedia declared, or declares, that they are not authors? -- Hoary (talk) 23:11, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Imagine I decide, just for fun, to tell people that small doses of death cap mushrooms can cure cancer. I start a website about this, get a few hundred followers, and criticize the mainstream media for not taking my death cap theory seriously. One of my followers edits the Wikipedia article about death caps to say it cures cancer. Should Wikipedia keep that edit, so it can stay neutral for the people who I tricked into believing this? Now replace "death caps cure cancer" with any other fringe theory. The full process for situations like this can be found at the page Wikipedia:Fringe theories. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:51, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

One could actually write plausible scientific woo based on doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0035 and credulous readers could easily be fooled. DMacks (talk) 01:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I have a question about how to represent someone's birth year correctly when the sources are contradicting. In short, Marie Salmon's birth year is disputed across several sources: either 1754, 1760, or 1763. The 1754 year (based on alleged baptismal records that are cited by a journal but I have not personally verified) and the 1760 year (based on a legal brief from her lawyer, which I have personally verified & cited directly) seem like the most likely.

So far what I've done is use "circa 1760" for her birth year and then added a footnote explaining the different dates (with citations).

Is this what you all would recommend? I just want to be as accurate as possible, given the circumstances. I think it's best to trust her lawyer's date (1760) for the article, as I have seen his document & am able to cite it directly? But that 1754 date alleges to be based on baptismal records... Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 20:37, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Chao Garden: I like your approach. The inline "circa" conveys the uncertainty. The details are available to an interested reader in the footnote without distracting a casual reader. Your decision to choose 1760 comes down to editorial judgement, and you are the editor. Arch dude (talk) 21:17, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:APPROXDATE is a relevant guideline, and your approach is what it recommends. DMacks (talk) 23:00, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Chao Garden, Arch dude's comment seconded. Well done. But unfortunately the article has many birth-unrelated problems, throwing up -- at least as I view the page -- numerous messages such as "Harv error: link from CITEREFHardy doesn't point to any citation" (in "Citations"); and "Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBinetPatas1786" (in "References"). A tip for you: User:Trappist the monk/HarvErrors. -- Hoary (talk) 23:04, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wow thank you, there are a lot of harvid errors! I think I've addressed them all now... though it was confusing at first, because the "Show preview" seems to throw the "multiple targets (2x)" error. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 00:08, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all for the feedback! I really appreciate it. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 00:09, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Chao Garden, consider a reference: {{Cite book |last=Fournel |first=Jean-François |author-link=Jean-François Fournel |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/r4VSc1f3XLoC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Consultation pour une jeune fille condamnée à être brûlée |trans-title=Consultation for a young girl condemned to be burned at the stake |date=1786 |publisher=[[André-Charles Cailleau|Cailleau]] |publication-place=Paris |language=fr |via=[[Google Books]] |ref={{harvid|Fournel|1786}}}}. Within that (at its end), what is |ref={{harvid|Fournel|1786}} doing? Or, what is lost if you simply delete it? -- Hoary (talk) 01:56, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

oh yeah, I see your point. Admitted, I got pretty scared by all the errors earlier & went overboard. I just removed the unnecessary harvids from books and journals. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 02:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do I create a Redirect page?

Xavier Newcombe (talk) 22:07, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

All redirects can be created and edited like any other article, and all share the same opening format: #REDIRECT followed by a blue wikilink to the intended destination article.

For example: pasting #REDIRECT[[Wikipedia]] into the first line of a new article page would create a redirect to the article Wikipedia,

There is more guidance with examples at Help:Redirects.

It also helps if you categorise new redirects when you make them. The process for categorising redirects is different than the one for articles. When categorising an article you would add a category link at the bottom like [[:Category:Wikipedia articles]]. For redirects you instead insert templates, which you can find listed in Category:Redirect templates. – Scyrme (talk) 22:49, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

According to Help:Redirect. -- Hoary (talk) 22:52, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Often on this site, there are news citations that are dead accompanied by archived links. Instead of simply marking them as dead, however, the story will have been reposted on the publication's website, but the newer URL for the old story will not have been archived. In circumstances such as these, can the newer URL replace the original URL whilst keeping the archived version of the original? JPHC2003 (talk) 01:52, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I only hazily understand, JPHC2003. (I may be able to guess what you mean, but my guess could well be wrong.) Please provide an example of what you have in mind. -- Hoary (talk) 05:25, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a citation: Howell, Peter (March 20, 2009). "Polytechnique: Silent witness". The Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010.. The URL has been deviated, and another editor has included an archived link. I found this version of the page that is still online. Should the first URL be replaced with the URL I found whilst keeping the archived link? JPHC2003 (talk) 06:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, JPHC2003. Howell, Peter (March 20, 2009). "Polytechnique: Silent witness". The Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010. Fine so far. The Wayback Machine did take its time serving me its March 2009 scrape, but the delay was only mildly annoying. The newer (but undated) page ("...com/news/...") lacks this minor annoyance but has no other advantage that's obvious to me. Updating the link so that it points to this could be held to require checking either that the texts of each page are identical or that its use (summary, quotation) reflects the newer one -- though for a page such as this, such a demand seems pedantic. Let's for a moment consider the apocalypse: the Internet Archive collapses (perhaps bought by a billionaire who reorients it in some billionaire-friendlier direction). We'd then be very grateful for the newer URL, of course. When a linked source seems of particular importance to a WP article and is available at two or three places, I do on occasion note these alternative URLs on the article's talk page. All in all I wouldn't replace the older link (via Wayback) with the newer one -- but am (sleepily) open to being told I'm missing something important here. -- Hoary (talk) 07:02, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Submit the new URL to the Wayback Machine (or other archive, if preferred). Then update the citation with both the new link and the new archive. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:17, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I've just edited White_hole#See_also and noted that it was a long list - so was going to add {{div col}} to neaten it up - but I noticed it's already there. Doesn't seem to be working though? Why should that be? The only thing I can think of is that it's a list of wikilinks, as opposed to plaintext but those don't seem to be proscribed in the documentation: Template:Div_col#Limitation

I think that the list could perhaps be trimmed anyway and reduced, but I'm more interested in why {{div col}} isn't working. Chaheel Riens (talk) 09:23, 2 March 2026 (UTC) [reply]

Never mind - seems to be working now. I'll assume a cache issue. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:25, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Would a user who was topic banned from infoboxes be prohibited from altering infoboxes on their own userpage?

I ask because a topic ban from infoboxes is being considered for an editor over at AnI, and I noticed they have an infobox on their own userpage. It feels like it would be rather punitive to prevent them from modifying it, given nearly zero risk of improper behaviour, so I'd like to think the answer is 'no, of course not'. MEN KISSING (she/they) T - C - Email me! 09:33, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That's something you should raise in the ANI discussion. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:13, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Many info boxes have a person's age, either current or when they died. I would like to suggest that someone add some completely general code to the info box template to make the age (i.e. time duration) appear in units of days, after the age in years of course. If this seems like it would have too narrow an appeal, we could allow readers to choose in the Preferences that it appear or not appear. Can I get this suggestion through appropriate channels? Peter Jedicke (talk) 13:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Pjedicke: Aside from "how might that improve the encyclopedia?", it could be a bit tricky for some dates. And what does "day" mean in your proposal, particularly in respect of the days of birth and death? The template {{Age in days}}, for example, calculates that there are 30 days from 1 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026; some people will argue this should be 31. Bazza 7 (talk) 13:58, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Louise Richardson image was deleted from her page. How do I request it back?

Ronald Sexton (talk) 15:42, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The image was deleted at Commons for having no permission; if you believe that was incorrect you'll need to ask over on Commons, it's not anything to do with us here. CoconutOctopus talk 15:47, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is already discussion of this issue at:

• c:User talk:Ronald Sexton#File tagging File:DLR December2025.jpg
• c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard/archive/2026#VRT ticket is ticket:2025081310007167
• c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard/archive/2026#image on Dame Louise Richardson's Wikipedia page
• c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard/archive/2026#undeleting image of Dame Louise Richardson
• Talk:Louise Richardson#updated image of Dame Louise Richardson

(all but the last on Wikimedia Commons). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:14, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good afternoon. It's golden hour! I wanted to ask if on the Reference Desk, can there be question like guess the year (this was taken)? ~2026-24671-3 (talk) 16:11, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @~2026-24671-3. Absolutely not. The WP:Reference desk is not for guessing anything, and not for games. Asking questions to which you already know the answer would be disruptive editing. ColinFine (talk) 18:17, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There are other websites for that, Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia not a social media or online game. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 17:00, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

An editor who popped up for about a month has added a lengthy tirade to Talk:Llangollen Canal, arguing that much of the content I added to the article in 2020 (I actually added it in 2018, but facts don't seem to matter) was inappropriate. He uses comments like This level of ignorance is staggering, This is what amateurish editing gets you. A completely distorted and incorrect article. and I am so frustrated I have to even point this out. Wikipedia is messing up history because AI reads this. Is it alright to remove the tirade? I posted a reasoned response at the time, but if this was a biography of a living person, the content would be deleted immediately. This sort of abuse of other editors does not appear to enhance Wikipedia. Bob1960evens (talk) 17:07, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No, Bob1960evens, don't remove it. This editor posted an intemperate and rather rude comment on 3 December '25. You replied to it, amicably and I think helpfully, on 7 December '25. You edited the article on 9 December '25. I don't notice any return by you to the article or talk page since then, or any by your indignant interlocutor in three whole months. Just ignore the comment. You come out of the exchange well. -- Hoary (talk) 07:34, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. Bob1960evens (talk) 16:40, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

around last year october i was reading on nefertiti and someone put in an edit that she can be compared to alix of hesse, the romanov. I need help finding when and where that edit was made and when it was extracted. When describing Nefertiti's tactics of punishing peoplr, someone added in that it can be compared to Alix of Hesse which is not factual at all seeming there are not stories of the Empress doing such things. So i need help finding when that edit was made and when it was extracted because i no longer see it. Please and thank you its vrry important ~2026-13648-92 (talk) 20:05, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If the false information was already removed, why is it very important to find when it was removed? It sounds like someone already dealt with the problem. Or am I missing something? – Scyrme (talk) 21:13, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I checked the past revisions of Nefertiti using WikiBlame and WikiWho via XTools and found no results for the terms Alix, Alexandra, or Hesse. Evidently you're mistaken about where you read this information. – Scyrme (talk) 21:30, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I submitted a draft - I don't know how to find out if it has been received/ accepted - how do I do this? Johnsonh21 (talk) 23:16, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming you are referring to Draft:Treatment Studio, it is awaiting review. As it stands though, it has zero chance of being accepted. Promotional fluff. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:31, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HI @AndyTheGrump - Thanks for answering my question. Hope your attitude towards newcomers isn't always against wiki guidelines. IF you have suggestions on improving the draft I would take them - however, I am now distrusting of your opinion. Thanks! Johnsonh21 (talk) 00:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Attempting to use Wikipedia for promotion is against Wikipedia guidelines too. Feel free to distrust my opinion, and read Wikipedia:Neutral point of view,Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources to see what Wikipedia contributors in general have to say about appropriate article content. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:59, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

As a first time user that isn't my intention and I prefer that you assume good faith and guide me on how you think this article could improve rather than degrading something I spent a lot of time on by using language like fluff. Johnsonh21 (talk) 01:13, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Like other contributors here, I am a volunteer, and am under no obligation to assist you or anyone else. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:27, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Johnsonh21 Do you want us to tell you what you want to hear, or the truth? Are you associated with this studio? 331dot (talk) 01:30, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @331dot I would most appreciate constructive criticism. Thank you for your comments on my article - I appreciate it. No, I am not associated with this studio just went to the U2 sphere show and really appreciated their work. Johnsonh21 (talk) 01:37, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @Johnsonh21

A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary of what the majority of people who are wholly unconnected with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications, (see Golden rule) and not much else. What you know (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be verified from a reliable published source.

If it is - or appears to be - what the subject wants people to know about it, that will be promotional. ColinFine (talk) 10:21, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I would most appreciate constructive criticism. Here then is some constructive advice. Read and digest Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). Make a list of three sources each of which satisfies all the conditions (significant coverage, independence, etc) described in that page. Here, tell us your best three. -- Hoary (talk) 01:59, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Intentionally or not, it's obviously promo and tells us nothing else about the company, such as the number of employees, management structure, turnover or profits. The bare url refs are not WP:RS, and many of the claims are unsourced. It has no chance of acceptance, and little reason for anyone to help you promote this company. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:58, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm intending to overhaul 2009 Yemeni tourist attacks and get it to GA class, but I'm not sure as to how it should be structured. Typical articles on singular terror attacks (such as 2007 Temple of Awwam bombing, which I've already gotten to GA status) involve a background section followed by sections on the attack, perpetrators/responsibility, the investigation, reactions and aftermath. However, this article covers two bombings on seperate days, which has confused me a little. Should I expand on the current format by placing each bombing under a separate heading and basically writing a "mini-article" for each with subheadings within them, or should I write it with traditional headings and combine info from both attacks (mention both bombers in the "perpetrators" section for example)? Should I also use two infobox's or one? Guidance from an experienced editor would be appreciated. Hsnkn (talk) 01:42, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What is the threshold for applying a "citation needed" template, vs outright deleting a section of an article? In a case I'm looking at, an edit was made by someone who probably has a conflict of interest. I've restored half of the removed text with better inline source code, but a quarter was unsourced claims of controversy that I've marked with CN and "whom" templates, and the remaining unsourced quarter mentioned legal issues that might be ongoing IRL and I couldn't find anything after a quick Google so I left that out. Is that the correct approach? Anothersignalman (talk) 05:34, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hard to say, without more context. If any of this involves named or identifiable living persons though, 'unsourced claims' regarding controversy should be deleted immediately, per WP:BLPRS. AndyTheGrump (talk) 07:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks for that. For what it's worth, this is the page section: Puffing Billy Railway#Controversy.

These are the edits where the questionable part was deleted and restored twice: [3], apparently by four different people, before I got involved. I later rewrote and restored most of the text, and I think I've now removed the identifiable elements so it might pass WP:WIALPI; happy to have it reviewed by someone else. In particular, there's a paragraph I've left in the code but hidden for now; does that make it safe from, say, search engines?

Anothersignalman (talk) 11:26, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Given the total lack of sourcing, the first paragraph in the 'controversy' section doesn't belong in the article at all in my opinion (and we generally avoid separate 'controversy' sections these days anyway). Likewise, other inadequately/improperly sourced material. I'll remove it myself, and see that it isn't restored without proper sourcing. It looks to me like people are using the article to further a dispute. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:13, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. I'll reply to your note on the talk page, pinging the relevant people to make sure they're brought up to speed. Anothersignalman (talk) 15:44, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bonjour,

Ma fonction traduction ne fonctionne pas. Lorsque j'essaye de choisir ma langue, la langue reste sur English. Est-ce que c'est un bug de mon compte ? Est-ce qu'il y a une solution ?

Merci et bonne journée Cecile25 (talk) 13:04, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Vous pouvez consulter la Wikipédia française à l'adresse https://fr.wikipedia.org, où les contributeurs s'expriment en français. Athanelar (talk) 15:50, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bonjour, @Cecile25:

Je me demande si vous avez l'idée que les artiques en Wikipédia se traduisent automatiquement ? Celà n'est pas vrai . Si personne n'a traduis une artique de l'anglais en français, cet artique française n'éxiste pas . ColinFine (talk) 16:48, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This user is asking "Hello, my translation function isn't working. When I try to select my language, it stays on English. Is this a bug with my account? Is there a solution? Thank you and have a good day." 331dot (talk) 13:05, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Cecile25: Which "translation function" are you referring to? If you mean the language setting at Special:Preferences then it only affects the interface, e.g. menus. Articles in the English Wikipedia here at https://en.wikipedia.org will still be in English. The French Wikipedia is at https://fr.wikipedia.org. They make their own articles which are usually not translated from English. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:42, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Would like to communicate with authors or editors of these articles Brian Mills, LCDR, USCG (ret) (talk) 17:35, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Cape Beale Light and Talk:Bamfield, British Columbia would be where you go to do that. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 17:37, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your direction!!! Brian Mills, LCDR, USCG (ret) (talk) 17:38, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do I edit a page on Wikipedia ~2026-13729-16 (talk) 18:24, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That's a pretty vague question. You could start with Help:Editing. DonIago (talk) 21:29, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Doniago I concur. WP:Editing is very helpful. Avishai11 (talk) 22:19, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-13729-16 Also WP:Help Button is helpful. Avishai11 (talk) 22:20, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

thanks ~2026-13729-16 (talk) 04:21, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I have left some introductory links on your talk page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:28, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Title. I'd love it if I could automate this process: checking if an archived page exists and adding it if it does, or archiving the page and adding it otherwise. Barbalalaika 🐌 22:11, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Barbalalaika have a look at InternetArchiveBot, but note that this tool sometimes struggles with heavy workloads. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 09:26, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It did do the job, although only partly for some reason, but already saved me some time :) Barbalalaika 🐌 16:05, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello editors,

I have created a draft biography in my sandbox about Maxamed Aw Aadan Wayrax Geelle. The draft includes inline citations (Hiiraan Online, Haatuf Newspaper, Laasgeelse Blog), categories, and cleanup templates to meet Wikipedia standards.

Here is the draft: User:Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan/sandbox

Since my account is not yet autoconfirmed, I kindly request assistance to move this draft into the main article space. Thank you very much for your support.

Best regards, Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan (talk) 00:24, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft is written in Somali. As such, it cannot be accepted as an article on the English Wikipedia. Athanelar (talk) 00:49, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to English-language Wikipedia, Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan. What is your purpose in creating an (I think) Somali-language draft? (That it should appear, in Somali, within Somali-language Wikipedia? That it should appear, in Somali, within English-language Wikipedia? Something else?) -- Hoary (talk) 00:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Diff/1341440497

Reference help requested.

Hello! I was hoping to add the information found on this webpage https://samformontana.com/endorsements/ to the endorsements box for Sam Forstag. I have tried to add it in but have not been able to do so successfully both formatting and citing. If someone could help get this information posted that would be great. Thank you.

Thanks, ~2026-57713-3 (talk) 02:15, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Another editor has objected to this content itself, so there's no need for now to fix any referencing that was part of it. DMacks (talk) 02:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Diff/1341620855

Reference help requested.

Hello,

I'm told there is a CS1 error on my page, Dave Shumka. I don't know how to fix it! Could you point me in the right direction?

Thanks, Purplelighter (talk) 04:16, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For "Victorian comedians celebrate...", I see "date=2018-15-04". That's an odd date format (or date). "15 April 2018", perhaps? "2018-04-15"? -- Hoary (talk) 04:34, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I couldn't find the error for the life of me Purplelighter (talk) 05:08, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Well done, Purplelighter. But when we read: To conclude the conversation, Shumka graciously called attention to the importance of mental health resources, that's gracious in whose opinion? -- Hoary (talk) 06:19, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oop! Borrowed "graciously" from a blog post I decided wasn't a RS. I'll pull it. Thank you for noticing! Purplelighter (talk) 07:37, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

St. Mary's Forane Church, Thankey - please someone help in improving the article, by giving necessary corrections and edits. Please Tellmethetruth555 (talk) 06:20, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A heads up that this account is/was a sock evading a block, and the user has now undertaken to abide by the block and not edit for 6 months.

For anyone curious about the church, see Kadakkarappally. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-76101-8 (talk) 14:14, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm a new editor (familiar with Wikipedia process and policy due to lurking on non-article pages for a long time) but this question felt advanced enough to me to include it here, feel free to move this discussion to the Teahouse.

I'm improving the article for the movie Ömer the Tourist in Star Trek, which was produced with total disregard for any copyright Gene Roddenberry or anyone else might have had for Star Trek. I'd like to include some screenshots from it to better illustrate a few points made in it, but I'm unsure if this would be okay copyright-wise. Is there precendent for this? Thanks Wreaderick (talk) 08:15, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @Wreaderick. I don't know if there's precedent, but I would draw your attention to the non-free content criteria, particularly:

"8. Contextual significance. Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the article topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding", and

"3a. Minimal number of items. Multiple items of non-free content are not used if one item can convey equivalent significant information".

I can conceive that you might be able to argue 8 for a screenshot (depending on why you want it) but I think you'll have a hard time justifying multiple screenshots. ColinFine (talk) 11:01, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What I was mostly asking about was whether the movie has copyright or not, especially given that Star Trek is definitely still copyrighted. I doubt that the company that produced the movie, Saner Film, has any actual copyright over it given that copyright law was all but ignored in Turkey back then (plus can someone who produces something that so blatantly infringes on another's copyright ever have a legitimate copyright claim for that work?). Wreaderick (talk) 11:55, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

International copyright law gets very messy. I think the safest bet is to assume copyright exists - regardless of who holds it - and follow policy for non-free use. Better safe than sorry. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 14:28, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Also, generally speaking you assume the creator of a given work holds the copyright UNLESS it's been challenged in court. Personally, I'm not going to attempt to find out whether Roddenberry filed a Turkish lawsuit in the 70s. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 14:34, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I published an article in November 2025, but it has not been published. What did I do wrong? AllaWhite (talk) 12:49, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is no indication of any article in your contribution history. Would you care to tell us the name of the article? Athanelar (talk) 13:04, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Viktor Sheleg is a contemporary Latvian artist AllaWhite (talk) 14:33, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Neither Viktor Sheleg nor Draft:Viktor Sheleg seems to have ever existed. User:AllaWhite/sandbox also does not seem to have any deletion history. I'm not sure what article you're referring to. Athanelar (talk) 14:42, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Then what should I do to get the article published? AllaWhite (talk) 15:42, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Which article? At the moment you have not given any indication that this is an article that exists in any form. If you haven't written it yet, then you can follow the guide at Help:Your first article. If it does exist somewhere, you need to tell us where. Athanelar (talk) 15:44, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This article was written in November 2025 and is located in the draft section.I sent it twice for review, it is noted in my history. AllaWhite (talk) 15:49, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Are your referring to ru:Участник:AllaWhite/Черновик, which is on the Russian-language Wikipedia, albeit written in English? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this article AllaWhite (talk) 15:57, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We cannot help you with the Russian Wikipedia. You may use the Article Wizard to create and submit a draft here. 331dot (talk) 16:02, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How can I transfer an article to the English version? AllaWhite (talk) 16:04, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @AllaWhite. There is no method provided for moving or copying articles or drafts from one Wikipedia to another, AFAIK. You'll need to copy the source from the ru-wiki draft and paste it into a new draft in the English Wikipedia. (If you do so, you should state in your edit summary that you have done so, to comply with Wikipedia's licensing conditions).

However, I'm not sure that there is much point in doing so. That draft is nowhere near acceptable for English Wikipedia in its current state, as it does not cite any sources (it has several lists of URLs, but it's not clear what function they are intended to serve in the draft).

A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary of what the majority of people who are wholly unconnected with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications, (see Golden rule) and not much else. What you know (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be verified from a reliable published source.

So I recommend you begin again. You should begin by assembling several sources that each meet all the criteria in golden rule; then if you have found several such sources, you should summarise what those independent sources say, and nothing else.

My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 16:24, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I studied the ‘golden rules’ and wrote an article according to the rules. Therefore, I do not understand why it was not published. AllaWhite (talk) 16:40, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your article contains no inline references, which is a basic requirement for a biography of a living person. I presume your 'Notes' section is supposed to contain your references, but it's completely unformatted.

You should read Help:Your first article and Help:Referencing for beginners and give it another try. There is currently no chance your article can be published. Athanelar (talk) 16:45, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear: there is no chance it can be published in its current state; there is every chance it can be published if it is brought up to standard, and shown to meet our notability and other requirements. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:56, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft is now at Draft:Viktor Sheleg. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:31, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You love Ramdan? You’re site is hacked. Close the doors for no edits until it’s fixed. No matter what I look up that comes up. ~2026-14108-09 (talk) 12:54, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That's a banner. We haven't been 'hacked,' it's the same as the "Wiki Loves Folklore" banner which was up a while ago, or the donation banners. If you read what it actually says, you'll see it's encouraging people to contribute to Ramadan and Islam-related articles, which are underrepresented on Wikipedia. Athanelar (talk) 12:59, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-14108-09: See more at meta:Wiki Loves X campaigns. Maybe the "Loves" term would not have been chosen if the first campaign had been about a religious topic but now it's established for such campaigns. The first was "Wiki Loves Art". PrimeHunter (talk) 15:36, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is no "Ramdan". The banner is about Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak to all! Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

how do i delete a page on Wikipedia? i want to like write a page all over again because i messed up and i dont want anyone to see how the article looked like before ~2026-14066-46 (talk) 17:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There's no need to do that. Nobody's going to judge you for not getting an article perfect right away. Athanelar (talk) 17:59, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-14066-46: Please link the page if you still want it deleted. Only administrators can delete pages and there are rules about it. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:06, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

it already got deleted but thanks! ~2026-14066-46 (talk) 18:12, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]