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Ridgeback Brand Page Updates

I would like to amend and update the information on the Ridgeback brand page as it has outdated and incorrect information on the page at present.

I have supplied the updated information and amendments for the page with references in the 'Talk' page and declared that I have a conflict of interest as I work for the company that distributes the brand.

Please can someone let me know if the updates and amendments are ok and acceptable to publish or if I need to change anything? You can view the updates and amendments on the Talk page here: Replying on Talk:Ridgeback (brand) - Wikipedia

Many Thanks M1d358s90n (talk) 10:25, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

M1d358s90n, it seems that Talk:Ridgeback (brand) has been untouched for 16 years. You did, however, edit the article itself. The result is grotesque. Sample: For little explorers, Ridgeback Kids bikes bring fun and confidence with every ride. Hop on a Ridgeback and ride with a smile! -- Hoary (talk)^WWU 👍︎ 10:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. Yes the page is currently outdated, which was why I was trying to update it with current information and references. I thought I had added the amendments to the Ridgeback Talk page for feedback rather than editing the article itself and I had followed the instructions for doing this from Wikipedia's help pages. Please can you let me know what I need to do to adjust this so that the article is up to date and acceptable to be published on Wikipedia? M1d358s90n (talk) 11:41, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

M1d358s90n, I first returned the article to the state it had been in back in mid-June. I then removed unsuitable (and uninformative) lists, and did some other work to the article. The result is a very feeble article, but not a risibly bad one. Please read, digest, and (where appropriate) implement what's written in Wikipedia:Edit requests. -- Hoary (talk)^WWU 👍︎ 11:14, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Ok thanks for letting me know, I will have a look at Wikipedia:Edit requests and implement what is written in there to try to update the page so it is a stronger and factual article. M1d358s90n (talk) 11:43, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi M1d358s90n. I've added some information about Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure to your Wikipedia user talk page based on what you've posted above. I suggest you carefully read through it before making any more edit requests for Ridgeback (brand). You might also want to take a look at WP:BOSS and explain what's written there to those at your company who might be asking you to update the article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:10, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Marchjuly, thank you for your reply and the information on Paid-contribution disclosure. I thought I had disclosed that I have a conflict of interest at the start of my proposed updates and amendments to the article that I added on the 'Talk' page as suggested in the Wikipedia Edit COI instructions page here: Template:Edit COI/Instructions - Wikipedia by using the following source code: {{edit COI|R}} and therefore this was compliant with requirements and terms and conditions of Wikipedia. I have now added the suggested source information about my employer to my user talk page so this information is disclosed in a way that I believe is as per the guidelines but please do let me know if I need to add anything further to be compliant. Please note I am not being paid directly by anyone to contribute or write articles for Wikipedia however I am employed by the company that distribute the brand that the article is about. M1d358s90n (talk) 14:15, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Your general salary as an employee is sufficient to make you a paid editor, it does not require specific payment for editing or instructions to edit. 331dot (talk) 14:50, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @M1d358s90n. Note that, from Wikipedia's point of view, an article that is out of date in places, but is a neutrally written summary of independent reliable sources, is hugely more valuable than an article which is up to the minute, but unsourced or sourced only to places that report what the subject has said.

Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost exclusively interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources. ColinFine (talk) 13:33, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for this information. M1d358s90n (talk) 14:17, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

@M1d358s90n If you have properly made the COI declaration, and if you now make Edit Requests (Edit COI) as mentioned above, then an uninvolved editor will review your requests. If the requested changes have a neutral, encyclopedic tone, AND if you have supplied reliable, independent sources for each factual statement that you want to add or change, then your proposed changes have a good chance of being implemented. Please see WP:42. Good luck. David10244 (talk) 03:29, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

I think it’s good that you have disclosed your connection to the company. Since there is a conflict of interest, it makes sense to put the proposed updates on the Talk page and let independent editors review them. Keeping the wording neutral and using reliable sources should help make the changes easier to evaluate. (en.wikipedia.org)  Arzhost12 (talk) 09:46, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Battle of Vimy Ridge

Special:Diff/1368040998

Thanks, Nicebear12345 (talk) 18:03, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Hey, I see your citation on that page is formatted incorrectly, you can find information for how to fill out the template at {{cite web}}. Alternatively, you can read the beginner's referencing guide. Feel free to ask me on my talk page if you have any other questions though, I'll check that faster than this help desk pattersonuwu ^njz (talk) 18:28, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

I at least improved it ... the main point is that to cite a web page you have to fill out much more information than you originally did. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 18:41, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

No, you were always supposed to use that much information when filling out a citation, it's just only now that the bot caught your erroneous citation. Anywho, please update yourself on the policy and fix your citation, thanks! pattersonuwu ^njz (talk) 18:43, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

By the way, is English your first language? I noticed some oddities and irregularities with your edits which are consistent with non-native speakers. pattersonuwu ^njz (talk) 18:45, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

(Note that I'm the third person in this discussion, not the first.) TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 18:47, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

(oops) pattersonuwu ^njz (talk) 18:50, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

i thought that the bot will do the work , also why is the quote not liked? Nicebear12345 (talk) 21:31, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

no the bot just tells you that you screwed up, you need to put the work into filling out the template. see WP:REFB for a guide. pattersonuwu ^njz (talk) 21:32, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

so its not like easybib? Nicebear12345 (talk) 22:48, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Read WP:REFB. No. pattersonuwu ^njz (talk) 06:46, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

new article

 Courtesy link: User:Kishoreselvaraj1987/sandbox

I want to publish the article which I was created Kishoreselvaraj1987 (talk) 23:04, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Unfortunately it cannot be published until some very major changes are made. Wikipedia will not accept an article about a church unless the church is what Wikipedia calls notable. This notability basically means that impartial reliable reporters who are not friends or members of the church have published major stories of the church's history. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 23:41, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

There may be a basis for an article here, however it needs to be able to meet WP:NORG, and should also be checked for grammar and impartiality - perhaps try and avoid emotive language. I'd suggest a review of the article, checking against Wikipedia's encyclopaedic standards and formatting, as well as finding references. Also, the main topic of the article should be the first paragraph of the page. Happy editing! Kalvay (talk) 00:18, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Kishoreselvaraj1987.

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.

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) 15:11, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Template:Infobox national volleyball team

Hi there. It seems that we can't edit the world championship at u17 level in Template:Infobox national volleyball team. The link in world championship show the senior event, not u17 (both men and women). Can anyone help me solve the problems? Thanks. Stevencocoboy (talk) 05:59, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

@Stevencocoboy: FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship and FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship were introduced in 2024 and the template needed an update. I think should do it. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:29, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Thanks. The title is right now, but it seems that the appearances (first year) in world championship still have the same problems, the link is show the senior, not u17. Can you solve this problem? Thanks. Stevencocoboy (talk) 02:10, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

@Stevencocoboy: I have added some code. If there are problems then please give an example with wrong display. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:16, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. It's right now. Stevencocoboy (talk) 03:36, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

membership

how do i become a member, contributor, and make a new entry? ~2026-43460-38 (talk) 08:33, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

You can create an account with the button at the top of the page; see Help:Logging in for more information. You don't need to log in to edit most pages (which can be done by clicking 'Edit source' in the top bar), but any new articles you create will have to wait for review. See Help:Your first article for guidance. Quivalence (talk) 09:21, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @~2026-43460-38.

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) 15:13, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Resetting Password

This message appeared when I tried to recover my password: Your IP address is blocked from editing. To prevent abuse, it is not allowed to use password recovery from this IP address ~2026-43546-69 (talk) 11:50, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

This is nothing against you as an individual. It only means that someone who has abused Wikipedia happens to get their internet service from the same company that you do. I don't know the easiest way to solve it, but someone here will. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 17:35, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

The easiest would probably to just get another IP address, i. e. use another network for resetting your password. Mobile network, public wifi, work/university/school... Otherwise see Wikipedia:Appealing a block. -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 19:36, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

For technical issues, ask on WP:VPT. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:37, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Reverted text

I wanted to add text in (true stuff) but it won’t let me

John Monash Science School does not have air conditioning. This is because they value the environment, and have spent their money on their excelling Issues Studies curriculum, where students receive free signups to the Australian Geography and History competitions. Furthermore, to support the schools’ success in environmental science, they have spent around $10,000 on a rock collection bought from China, a highly regarded item. ~2026-43514-19 (talk) 12:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello,

The text is being reverted by other editors due to not being backed by reliable sources. As an encyclopedia, it is Wikipedia's job to summarise what reliable, secondary sources say, and content that is not reliably sourced is likely to be removed. Additionally, content on Wikipedia must be notable, and whether or not a school has air conditioning is not really considered notable/important enough for inclusion, sourced or not. ~ crtbob (talk • contribs • talk) 12:40, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @~2026-43514-19. Contrary to @Crtbob, I think a school choosing not to have aircon for environmental reasons could be notable - if somebody has noted it. If you can find an article in a newspaper or magazine that discusses this (and isn't just repeating what the school says in a press release) then it is possible that it might be appropriate. I suggest you first look for such a source, and then if you can find one, bring it up on the article's talk page, to see if you can get consensus. ColinFine (talk) 15:16, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Also, your text is not neutral in tone they value the environment... excelling Issues Studies... the schools’ success... a highly regarded item. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:20, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

None of the above is suitable for Wikipedia, for the reasons given in the other comments.

There is a place on the Internet where your opinion about John Monash Science School would be welcome: [ https://www.reddit.com/r/Monash/ ] (John Monash Science School is located on the Clayton campus of Monash University, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). --Guy Macon (talk) 16:04, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Please note that ~2026-43514-19 and ~2026-43528-82 are the same account. --Guy Macon (talk) 16:08, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Changing the title of an entry

Hi, I am a new editor and I specifically created an account in order to edit the title of an entry. The entry is called 'Multiliteracy' and it should be 'Multiliteracies'. The theoretical framework that is known as Multiliteracies (seminal New London Group article in 1996) is NOT called Multiliteracy. The entire premise of this framework is precisely the fact that literacy isn't one thing (i.e. reading words on a page - linguistic) but many different types of things (reading/making meaning across multiple modes, such as visual, audio, spatitial modes, etc.). The entire framework is based on the pluralisation of literacy and it is therefore inaccurate to refer to it in the singular as Multiliteracy - it doesn't even make sense as a word, given the prefix. The entry does begin by providing the plural in brackets but that is not sufficient - the term Multiliteracy should be removed and the title of the entry should be Multiliteracies. I can't seem to find a way to edit the title, though. Perhaps this is not common? What can you suggest? Ana Ferreira ZA (talk) 15:42, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

You should first post on the article talk page and describe your intention. If no one objects, you may go to Requested Moves. 331dot (talk) 15:46, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Moving a page. But yes, you should probably see if anyone objects first, and as a new account you would need to request someone to do the move for you anyway. I'd suggest Wikipedia:Requested moves to get a full discussion on the matter. -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 19:38, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Address

I want to know the mailing address for Wikipedia so I can send a donation since I do not use credit cards. ~2026-43015-60 (talk) 19:02, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Please go to https://wikimediafoundation.org/give/#ways-to-give 331dot (talk) 19:13, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Appealing a ban

What notice board do I request that my ban be lifted. Best Regards, Barbara ✐✉ 20:17, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Community-imposed bans can be appealed on WP:AN. You can read WP:UNBAN for information. CoconutOctopus talk 20:22, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. That was the quickest answer I have ever gotten. Best Regards, Barbara ✐✉ 20:23, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

World Jewish population as a percentage of entire world population

Wikipedia’s own figures put the world’s population at around 8 billion 100 million and estimates the world Jewish population at around 15–16 million. Thus the math shows the Jewish total to be .002% of the world total population. This percentage is vastly less than the .2% Wikipedia gave me as the answer when I asked, what percentage of the world’s population is comprised of Jews. This Wikipedia answer should be corrected. Jews are not two-tenths of a percent of the world’s population, they are only two-thousandths of a percent ~2026-43659-42 (talk) 21:20, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not responsible for what Google AI tells you and of course both Wikipedia and AI can be wrong. In this case the calculation would be 16m divided by 8,000m = .002. 0.002 can be expressed as 0.2%, so the calculation is correct. TSventon (talk) 21:32, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi anon-user!

{{ec}} I just checked our articles to get the current data listed: Jews article says 15.2 million and World population estimates 8.3 billion. So ${\frac {15.2\times 10^{6}}{8.3\times 10^{9}}}\times 100\%=0.183\%$. I'm not sure which article you were reading where you saw 0.2%, but that seems like a pretty good estimate. DMacks (talk) 21:33, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

"Edit source" or "Edit"?

I've stepped away from Wiki over the summer so this may have been around for a while, but every now and again when I view an article it says "Edit source" instead of the expected "Edit" - and if I refresh or revisit the article it has reverted back to the plain ol' "Edit".

I can't seem to replicate this reliably, but is it a known issue? It doesn't seem to cause any harm, I just wonder what's up. I tried to run a quick search through the help articles, but "Edit" and "source" as keywords are so common any probable help is buried in all the generic responses. Chaheel Riens (talk) 06:47, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

"Edit source" is, oddly enough, the actual plain ol' edit, which is now called Source Editor. The one that says "Edit" is Visual Editor. If you look for them under those names, you'll find descriptions of the difference. I don't know why you're seeing inconsistent behaviour though. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 07:04, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

@Chaheel Riens: I can't say I've experienced this behaviour before. What is your Preferences → Editing → Editing mode set to? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:12, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

I don't recall changing these in 10+ years...

I don't see a specific section called "Editing mode", but I guess you're referring to the "Edit" section, and the check boxes underneath it:

• Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary (or the default undo summary)
• Enable the Edit Recovery feature
• Warn me when I leave an edit page with unsaved changes
• Enable the editing toolbar
• Enable the visual editor
• Use the VisualEditor toolbar -which includes the automatic citation tool -in the Source editor too

"Warn me..." is the only option ticked. Chaheel Riens (talk) 17:27, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

I was referring to the dropdown right below "Use the VisualEditor toolbar [...]"

I have it set to "Show me both editor tabs", but it sounds like you may have it set to one or the other? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:38, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

There is no dropdown underneath the Use the VisualEditor toolbar. Chaheel Riens (talk) 17:46, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

That's odd; I've had this for years. Imgur link —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:55, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Chaheel doesn't have the VisualEditor enabled. You will only see that dropdown if you have the VisualEditor enabled. - Purplewowies (talk) 18:20, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Tell me Wikipedia's address

Tell me Wikipedia's mailing address so that I may send a donation since I do not use credit cards. You sent me the address before but I lost it. Just sent it to me again please. ~2026-43015-60 (talk) 14:30, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi again, see the earlier advice on this page at #Wikipedia's Mailing Address. TSventon (talk) 14:50, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

@TSventon ~2026-44093-37 (talk) 12:13, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Problem with uploaded revised logo

I uploaded a revised logo file, which shows up here, but does not upload into the article-- the pervious version does. What have I done incorrectly? Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 17:16, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

@Grand'mere Eugene: There is sometimes a delay. I see the new version with red text in The Open Notebook. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:10, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Many thanks! Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 18:22, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Sunar Information Is Wrong

Dear Wikipedia Admin, Please remove search results for the word SUNAR its hurting religious sentiments wrong information being given in search results.

Thanks You. Swapna Swarnakar (talk) 17:17, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

If you're referring to search engines like Google, then you need to contact Google. Wikipedia has no control over their search results.

If you see an error in the article Sunar (the only thing Wikipedia has by that name), then use the talk page Talk:Sunar to propose changes. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 17:20, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Are you referring to the Sunar caste? If so, that is not a topic area you may edit in, please see your user talk page. 331dot (talk) 17:22, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not remove or change content simply because of "religious sentiments". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:17, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

bias

Not a request for help

I would love to donate IF I knew you would no longer show your bias against conversative topics. It's quite frustrating when I know something to be false about a conservative topic and Wikipedia chooses to show its bias and post negative ideals. When will you wake up and STOP being so bias? Stop you left leaning thought process and just report facts...not fiction and not your opinion. Thank you! ~2026-43729-93 (talk) 04:47, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia's content and editorial systems are completely independent from the financial aspects of the orgnaization that runs the site. I think this site would be a lot worse, and the content a lot less reliable, if its content were based on who contributed the most money on any given day. You are welcome to feel however you wish about the content, read it or not, contribute content or not, and contribute money to that organization or not. DMacks (talk) 05:58, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

The people seeing your message are all just volunteers, so you donating or not donating has no effect on us either way. The Wikipedia organization is doing well enough financially that they won't miss that money you never really considered donating anyway. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 06:11, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

template error

Hi there! I tried to correct the "Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" page, but the error exists inside of a weather template and I don't know how to fix it. Farhrenheit is switched with celcius. WingusAndDingus (talk) 12:53, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

This seems to be a bug with {{weather box}}. By default it shows Fahrenheit before Celcius. If one specifies |metric first = yes, it shows C before F. But if one specifies |metric first = no, it apparently flips the units in the column labels but not in the actual values. I'll post on the template's talk page. -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 13:29, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Actually this seems to be somewhat documented, as the template doc says Any entry in this line will display metric first. Blank or remove this line for imperial first. The behaviour with "no" is still inconsistent, though. -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 13:31, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Notability requirements

Hello. I've submitted draft:Neil Clifford a few times, but it's been rejected, most recently for inadequate proof of notability. The following has prompted my question. He's recently been made an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours, which has prompted him being mentioned in articles about celebrities, public figures, etc., who were also honoured in the KBH. A few such articles mention him in reasonable detail, summarising his career – eg., this one. Would these sorts of articles count as "reasonable coverage", etc.? Thanks. Mac Edmunds (talk) 14:23, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Probably not; as they sound like routine announcements, rather than significant coverage. See the explanation at WP:42. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:29, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Mac Edmunds, your draft has been declined, not rejected. Declined means that you are welcome to improve and resubmit the draft. Rejected means that this is the end of the line. As for The Industry.fashion source, it consists of three mundane sentences, probably derived from the announcement of the OBE. That is not significant, in depth independent coverage of Clifford as a person. Cullen328 (talk) 17:36, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Your example from theindustry also sounds as if the publisher might have asked each of the people to submit a blurb about themselves, which further reduces its chance of counting toward notability.

Biography or career analysis, given entirely in the reporter's own words, is the basic requirement. Announcements, and any information that seems to include the subject's words or point of view, can be used to support minor details, but count for nothing when determining whether an article should exist in the first place. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 19:37, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks all for your help. All noted. Mac Edmunds (talk) 22:06, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

How to cite a FamilySearch or Ancestry record?

I’m sure this has been covered but I can’t find the answer. How do you cite a record from one of these genealogy sites. I’ve tried a few times and messed up so I thought I’d get some assistance!

As an example, how would this record be cited: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4T5-NG4?lang=en

Thanks so much for any tips! Stampdragon (talk) 17:06, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Those sites should not be used as sources since they host user-generated content; see WP:ANCESTRY and WP:FAMILYSEARCH. If you access primary sources such as census records via those sites, those records can sometimes be cited directly, but since they are primary sources, they should be used with care. CodeTalker (talk) 17:13, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Classifed = Classified ?

Can someone review a string search on the following to see if it is correct. I tried and cannot make it out: "Eighth census of Canada,1941 Vol. 3. Ages of the population classifed by sex, conjugal condition..." And if it is incorrect do a mass change? Thank you.~2026-32542-29 (talk) 17:28, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

I can find 7 hits for "Eighth census of Canada,1941 Vol. 3. Ages of the population classifed by sex, conjugal condition". I checked Demographics of Yukon, clicked on the link and found the text with "classifed". I presume the other hits are using the same source. TSventon (talk) 17:36, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

MOS:SIC says: "For the sake of accuracy and indexing, the titles of referenced sources should not be corrected for spelling". Our reference says:

Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2025-10-21). "Eighth census of Canada,1941 Vol. 3. Ages of the population classifed by sex, conjugal condition, racial origin, religious denomination, birthplace, etc". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

The linked page does say "classifed" but it's an overview with links to 11 volumes of a 1941 census. The overview description of Vol. 3 says "classifed" but the actual PDF with the volume (568 MB) correctly says "classified". I would say we are citing the actual volume and merely give a convenient overview link to access it so we should use the correct spelling in the volume. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:04, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Taplow mound.

The areicle shows a map of the location of Taplow as being in Berkshire, although near the border it is definitely in Buckinghamshire. ~2026-43874-49 (talk) 19:22, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

I have changed the map for Taplow Barrow. Thank you for the suggestion. TSventon (talk) 19:43, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Wayback Machine is down

I just went to check a couple sources for an article, and was mildly confused when I got 404 errors on both archive links. I tried to go look up other snapshots but also hit the same on the primary web.archive.org domain. Downdetector claims no issues exist. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 22:27, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Seems to be up for me, using Firefox. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 01:31, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Weird. I tried clearing my cache and changing connections. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 02:56, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

It seems to me, subjectively, that any given connection to the Wayback Machine is somehow more prone to mysterious failure than a connection to most other sites. I've provisionally narrowed it down to something somewhere being weird, but I'm not sure. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 04:57, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

I tried a different browser on the same device and it works. Something weird confirmed. (Primary browser still borked.) ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 05:59, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

History of the Jews in Liberia

Hi! Please see: Talk:History of the Jews in Liberia#Help wanted. I am trying to post an updated version of this article, see below, but I am getting the message: "Warning: An automated filter has disallowed this edit because it adds a link to archive.today or a related domain. Please use an alternative archiving service (such as the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine at archive.org) where possible." HOW DO I FIX THAT? Thanks for your help in advance! IZAK (talk) 01:18, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

The problem is this reference: {{cite news |url=http://africanhebrewisraelitesofjerusalem.com/ |title=Ben Ammi |work=africanhebrewisraelitesofjerusalem.com |publisher=African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem |date=2014-12-28 |access-date=2015-01-02 }}. Remove the archive URL and it should work okay. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 01:30, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

(I had to remove the archive URL to make this comment). SomeoneDreaming (talk) 01:30, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi Edit Protection

Hello, my account is fully verified but I can't edit semi protected pages. TućkTuckTúcḱTuckTúckTuckur (talk) 03:45, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

@TućkTuckTúcḱTuckTúckTuckur You haven't yet met the WP:AUTOCONFIRMED requirements. Athanelar (talk) 04:38, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

While your account is old enough, you only have three edits. You may use the edit request process to propose edits in the meantime. 331dot (talk) 19:12, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Minecraft skin

For copyright reasons, if I use a free Minecraft skin from a website, am I allowed to use it on my page as long as I give credit to the original creator? SirKnight900 (talk) 12:32, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

In a word, no. In more words, it would have to be explicitly and provably licensed under a compatible license like CC-by-SA. Thanks for asking first, it's really appreciated. Acroterion (talk) 12:44, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

What kind of page would you like to use it for? Moonliner72 (talk) 12:53, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Me and a developers team is making a Minecraft sever, and they were like using skins from online website that was free to download and use. SirKnight900 (talk) 15:00, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

@SirKnight900 If your question isn't about Wikipedia, we can't really help you. We can tell you what the copyright rules are for Wikipedia, but nobody here is qualified (or if they are, they're not in the appropriate setting) to give you advice about copyright law more broadly. Athanelar (talk) 16:14, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

So you want to write an article about the server? Moonliner72 (talk) 17:01, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

@SirKnight900 Many images on the Web are "freely downloadable", but that doesn't mean that they can legally be used on other sites, without the consent of the copyright holder. Many sites ignore this, but Wikipedia pays attention to it. David10244 (talk) 23:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

@SirKnight900: This is the help desk for Wikipedia. We are not here to help with copyright on your Minecraft server. That's a question you need to ask your lawyer or perhaps contact the copyright holder yourself. -Arch dude (talk) 18:11, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Nuclear power is not renewable energy!

Your description of renewable energy is very good and I just gave a donation, but nuclear power plants require massive amounts of fossil fuels to build them… -millions of tons of concrete, for bunkers, plus the transportation of uranium which is mined and refined by fossil fuels. They are not powered by sun wind, geothermal! Spent fuel has no safe storage for a necessary 200,000 years! Your promotion of nuclear power by including it in renewable energy is irresponsible! I will not donate one cent more ever, if you maintain nuclear as renewable! ~2026-44004-97 (talk) 15:22, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

AS far as I can determine, Wikipedia does not state that nuclear power is renewable energy. It states that some people have argued that it is, which is easily verified. And please note that we don't take donations into account when determining article content - that would be entirely improper. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:29, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Return to IP editing

LTA Athanelar (talk) 20:09, 10 August 2026 (UTC) The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Hello there, since the WMF union busted and dismantled the Community Tech Team, can we ask WMF and the legal services to switch back to IPs and discontinue the Temporary Accounts? That would be better though. Additionally, should we ask the government to change the privacy laws, regulations, and requirements, so that we can return to IP editing? If not, why? Please explain in your own words, and don’t forget to remind others about the union busting. Please also email the WMF staff about this. ~2026-43813-51 (talk) 16:35, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Temporary accounts are here to stay. They were implemented for privacy reasons. See WP:TA, under the "history" section: "The transition away from IP edits increases privacy and was intended to help unregistered editors avoid political persecution in territories with animus toward Wikipedia and its editors while additionally providing a layer of prevention hindering denial-of-service attacks against editors." 331dot (talk) 16:38, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Edits

 Courtesy link: Matthew Grant

I'm frustrated. I came across a wikipedia page with a large amount of errors in it, so I improved it. Then 10 minutes later I get a message that my fix was reverted back to the incorrect previous version. As if I have time to do this over and over again. I guess I just need to know two things: #1 does wiki care about accuracy? and #2 if so, can anybody help me fix the page I'm working on? gigrant74 (talk) 17:13, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

It would help if you provided sources to what you're adding. (And before you start complaining about stuff not being online, we accept offline sources such as books, if properly cited.) —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{Look out it's Jimothy!} 17:19, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

The current version has several obscure references, most obviously the first half of "Scotish [sic] history and Roxbury, Yorkshire, England parish register". And it's about somebody whose notability I can't discern, but who's described as (i) "the patriarch of the Grant family" yet (ii) the son of one John Grant. -- Hoary (talk)^WWU 👍︎ 22:32, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

@Gigrant74 Wikipedia goes by sources, not "truth". Please see WP:TRUTH. David10244 (talk) 23:47, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

How to request an English page get a French language page?

 Courtesy link: APNEL

How do I request a page written in English on the English lnaguage Wikipedia get a translated version in French on the French Wikipedia? Helper201 (talk) 19:25, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

You would need to address this question to the editors of the French Wikipedia. 331dot (talk) 19:29, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Try asking on the French Wikipedia? The page would need to meet their policies and practices, not ours. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{Look out it's Jimothy!} 19:30, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

The issue is I am not literate in French. Helper201 (talk) 19:30, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

You are welcome to write in English at fr:Wikipédia:Bistro des non-francophones. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:55, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Translating an article requires some level of knowledge of the language for which you want to translate for. Why do you want to translate the article into French if you are not literate in French? 331dot (talk) 20:01, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

@Helper201 Just out of curiosity, why are you concerned about getting an article published on the Wikipedia of a language you don't speak? Athanelar (talk) 20:05, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

@Athanelar because the article in question is a French organisation trying to change the law in France. Which seems baffling that such a page has an article on the English and German Wikipedia but not on the French one. Helper201 (talk) 20:08, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

There is a page for requesting articles on English Wikipedia Wikipedia:Requested articles, which has a French equivalent fr:Wikipédia:Articles à créer. However I don't believe the English page gets much response. TSventon (talk) 19:37, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you all. Helper201 (talk) 19:38, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

TSventon how do I make a request on fr:Wikipédia:Articles à créer? Helper201 (talk) 19:40, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

I mean about a law reform organisation on nudism? As I'm not sure what category this falls under at the top. Helper201 (talk) 19:42, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

That could go under "politique". The page has a section of instructions to read before you add to it. TSventon (talk) 19:49, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

fr:Association pour la promotion du naturisme en liberté appears to have been deleted as non-notable in 2023. If you don't speak French, it would probably be difficult to question that decision. TSventon (talk) 20:56, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

fr:Wikipedia's quasi AfD for this article is fr:Discussion:Association pour la promotion du naturisme en liberté/Admissibilité. -- Hoary (talk)^WWU 👍︎ 22:40, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

And given that 15 of the 21 sources cited in the English article appear to have been published by APNEL, @Helper201 I am very dubious that the article establishes notability either. Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost exclusively interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources.

Given that the French article was deleted as non-notable, I suspect that the English article should likewise be deleted, if anybody could be bothered. This also suggests that translating the English article into French would probably be a total waste of time. ColinFine (talk) 21:24, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

It was deleted following an Articles for Deletion vote at fr:Discussion:Association pour la promotion du naturisme en liberté/Admissibilité. The reasons provided was there are no focused secondary sources and that it was recreated without a deletion review following a previous AFD discussion that resulted in deletion. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ .n the homo 02:56, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

I think it's safe to say that when an organization gets a reputation on any Wikipedia for having pushy and dishonest supporters who use force and trickery to add POV articles, it becomes much more difficult for an honest person to get a neutral article accepted on that topic. TooManyFingers (he/him · talk) 14:22, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Questioning the application of pending changes

Hi,

I found a page with pending changes protection but, it seems like a request page for articles, what is the policy on this protection being out of date?

It is this page Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies.

Thanks for your help. Equivalent-Text2598 (talk) 21:37, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

I'm guessing it's to prevent spam or a flood of non-notable companies from being posted. 331dot (talk) 22:04, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

OK, so it should be there, thanks. Equivalent-Text2598 (talk) 22:05, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Cannot log in

Hello!

I am unable to login because I am being asked to verify my login. The problem is that I no longer have access to that email account so the verification cannot happen. I have tried to recover my account twice but have not heard back and it has been ~2 weeks. I am still logged in on my phone but I'm sure I will be kicked out soon. Can you provide assistance? I would not like to lose my account of 19 years.

Thank you, House1090 (talk) 04:51, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

@House1090 It seems there's no way to reset your password if you've lost access to the associated email address, unfortunately. The best you can do is create a new account and place a notice on both your old and new account to inform others that they are both the same person. Athanelar (talk) 05:52, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

If you do know your password however, you should be able to remove the email from your account without needing to access the email, or by using the account recovery process through m:Special:AccountRecovery. But if you do not have access to either then it is most likely impossible. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) (contributions) 10:13, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Yup, I was able to do it through my phone. Luckily, I did not get logged out. It would have been a shame to lose my account of 19 years! Thanks. House1090 (talk) 18:05, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

@House1090- if you haven’t done so already- update the email! ;) Electricmemory (talk) In solidarity 19:12, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Did it right away lol House1090 (talk) 19:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

hatnotes for "Belgrade Fortress"

Belgrade Fortress looks written by someone with non-native skill or machine-translated, so many sentences are meaningless. It needs hatnotes. .... Xo4v (talk) 20:29, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

When you say hatnotes, do you mean that it needs a note linking to another article (what we usually mean by hatnotes on Wikipedia)? Or do you mean maintenance tags that address the problems with the article? I'm going to take a look at it and see if I can do some cleanup, but if you think it should have a note at the top linking to another article, please let me know which one. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 21:39, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Hatnote: maintenance tags that address the problems with the article to warn new readers

someone familiar with subject or language should look at Belgrade Fortress .... Xo4v (talk) 21:56, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

I added a "confusing" tag and am also seeing if anyone at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Serbia wants to take a look. Thanks for pointing this out! I don't think it's a machine translation issue because the article was first created in 2004 and because I don't see any major recent additions, it looks like content was added over time, but I could be wrong. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 22:04, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

genders of nouns are wrong, and nouns are wrong, so "machine translation" was a guess. the "improve by translating from serbian:Belgrade Fortress" Wikipedia:Hatnote might work .... Xo4v (talk) 22:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Make Template:Archives full width?

At User talk:Guy Macon/Wikipedia has Cancer the archive box is on the right. How do I make it full width? --Guy Macon (talk) 21:54, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

@Guy Macon full width as in banner? ⠀⠀⠀⠀ .n the homo 04:54, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Anything that doesn't have a big white area on the left or the right. Other than that, I don't care what sort of banner or box I end up with. --Guy Macon (talk) 05:59, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

{{Archives}} has an aptly-named parameter called banner. I've added it. Is that what you were looking for? :) -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 10:29, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Pier Donato Cesi (1583–1656)

Hi, opinions are needed at Talk:Pier Donato Cesi (1583–1656). There is a long-standing move request, but unfortunately, no other user is responding. The other article, Pier Donato Cesi (cardinal, born 1522), has already been renamed. ~2026-44161-86 (talk) 23:04, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Signing up for The Signpost

I want to get a weekly version of <The Signpost>, but when I enter my username on the page, It does not work. Is there any qualifications for signing up for it? Ksb0218 (talk) 08:09, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Ksb0218, it seems you need to be auto confirmed, which you are. Are you adding a talk page? A username probably would not work. TSventon (talk) 08:59, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

@Ksb0218: Did you enter User talk:Ksb0218 in the "Add page" box at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe? It worked for me. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:41, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

A workaround is to watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue, which changes whenever The Signpost is published. Certes (talk) 13:22, 12 August 2026 (UTC)