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Template:TCMDb title

new TCMDB

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3822/More-Than-a-Secretary

now

https://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/titles/3822

find articles:

search: More-Than-a-Secretary site:www.tcm.com/articles

find: https://www.tcm.com/articles/150877/more-than-a-secretary

Xo4v (talk) 21:11, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Xo4v, if this is a question, please reword it like a question; if a request, like a request. As it is, it's incomprehensible. -- Hoary (talk) 00:29, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

The g ~2026-27792-67 (talk) 02:42, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

• how to repair Template:TCMDb title
• for movies in TCMDb e.g.: More Than a Secretary
• http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3822/More-Than-a-Secretary

now redirects to https://www.tcm.com/

• https://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/titles/3822 "Watch More Than a Secretary | TCM"

is the new metadata page from AFI Catalog data

• https://www.tcm.com/articles/150877/more-than-a-secretary is the content page
• More Than a Secretary at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

makes https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3822/enwp

instead of https://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/titles/3822

• browsing https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3822/*

yields https://www.tcm.com/articles/150877/more-than-a-secretary

Xo4v (talk) 03:03, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Nudes?

people who posted them without wearing clothes ~2026-27715-67 (talk) 20:06, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @~2026-27715-67.

What is your question about using or editing Wikipedia? That is the only kind of question which is in scope on this page. ColinFine (talk) 20:13, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

If this is about nudity on Wikipedia, know that Wikipedia is WP:NOTCENSORED, though something like a nude photo generally needs to be relevant to the topic. I imagine people who patrol recent changes do a pretty good job of catching when someone just adds a nude image to an article for fun. - Purplewowies (talk) 20:37, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Perhaps the OP refers to people who post to Wikipedia while themselves being nude. I confess I myself may occasionally have done this (from the privacy of my own home, prior to or immediately after a shower), but am typing this while fully clothed. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230l195} ~2026-27434-43 (talk) 22:05, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

How scandalous! I confess to having edited without pants on once, however mghackerlady (talk) (contribs) 18:58, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Oh my God, that's very scandalous! I've done this in my underwear more times than I care to admit, but never naked. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 14:00, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Use of "White"

Is there an official policy or guideline on using "White" (with a capital W) to refer to people of European descent? I'm sure this issue has come up before, but I can't immediately find the relevant discussion. Tevildo (talk) 21:49, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Tevildo, there is some manual of style guidance at MOS:BLACK. Perhaps there should be another shortcut at MOS:WHITE. TSventon (talk) 22:05, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I would certainly support the creation of MOS:WHITE (and perhaps MOS:BROWN), which I probably would have found myself. The guideline currently says "[M]ixed use (Black, but white) is also acceptable if editors at a particular article find it appropriate", so it would appear this needs to be decided on individual article talk pages. Tevildo (talk) 23:27, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

In my experience, "Black" seems to have originated and been used as a kind of racial pride thing. "White" is therefore often used in contrast to that, by the kind of people who complain that there's no straight pride month or white history month.

I would personally capitalise neither (I think capitalising Black is performative); but if you must, certainly don't capitalise 'White'. Athanelar (talk) 11:12, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

@Athanelar: I can't see where MOS:BLACK says "certainly don't capitalise 'White'". In my jurisdiction, the word is capitalised in formal ethnic-classification definitions. Bazza 7 (talk) 12:25, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Which Wikipedia is not.

Anyway, you're right that MOS:BLACK identifies it as acceptable, I was speaking from opinion and perspective. Athanelar (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

I think we can agree that White is a politically-charged term to be treated with caution, and I was hoping the guideline would - well - provide guidance. Alas, it doesn't. Tevildo (talk) 22:39, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Honestly as a mixed race person I am it fond of the “Black” term either, same with white. Both are too general and don’t show the various “white” and “black” groups, I’d rather say Afro-Caribbean or European (frankly the actual ethnicity should be used as opposed to the colour) The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 09:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I have took it upon myself to create MOS:WHITE. Viva la horde, ~ GoatLordServant^(Talk) 14:16, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be MOS:white? --GRuban (talk) 22:45, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

The informal rule seems to be that they’re all uppercased. MOS:BLACK is. Viva la horde, ~ GoatLordServant^(Talk) 18:18, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

What's the procedure for requesting TAIV assistance in identifying TA-hopping editors?

I haven't done anti-vandalism editing in a while. One of the things that one used to come across before the temporary account system was IP-hoppers making similar disruptive edits to several articles from a range of IPs, which used to be simple enough to identify. Now that special permissions are needed, what's the procedure to request assistance in identifying such edits? I previously asked at WT:Temporary accounts but didn't get a response. --Paul_012 (talk) 09:14, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

@Paul 012: The TAIV user permission requires agreeing to the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy, and WP:TAIVDISCLOSE summarises what information can be disclosed to others. As you are a reasonably experienced user, you might want to consider requesting the permission for yourself. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 11:44, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm a bit surprised there isn't a process for those who don't have the permission themselves to request assistance, but that discussion probably belongs elsewhere. --Paul_012 (talk) 17:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I guess, just speaking as one person with the permission, I don't feel confident of my legal standing to agree to "investigate" a temp account or IP range on someone else's behalf. For a permission that has privacy implications, it's better for the person who has suspicions to be able to take full responsibility and ownership of the process. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 21:42, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

External links to IMDb

User:Keivan.f appears to be conducting a project to add IMDb links to the External links sections of WP articles about a long list of British aristocrats. I'm not sure if this is OK or not, since IMDb is not a trusted source, and the subjects of the articles are not primarily cinema figures. I'm not sure how to proceed. Is there a policy? Shold this be escalated to WP:Administrators' noticeboard? Masato.harada (talk) 11:03, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

@Masato.harada Nobody is "conducting a project" and I'm not even sure what you're complaining about here. Nobody is using IMDb as a source; any experienced user is aware that this is not allowed per WP:RSP. It's been added under the “External links” subsection of featured articles such as Elizabeth II, or Charles III, etc. for years so there's nothing that makes me believe it cannot be done for others, because it's not just a list of movie appearances for actors but general public figures as well. If you want to question its relevance in general, then open an WP:RfC and request its removal for all the similar articles. I don't see why it can be used on Elizabeth II's page, but it cannot be used on George VI's. Keivan.f^Talk 13:52, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

@Masato.harada See WP:IMDBTEMPLATE for the best practice. All these templates are valid as external links. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:30, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

I found some relevant guideline pages:

• WP:EL: Some high-value external links are welcome (see § What can normally be linked). However, the External links section should not become a lengthy or comprehensive list of external links related to each topic. No page should be linked from a Wikipedia article unless its inclusion is justifiable according to this guideline and common sense. The burden of providing this justification is on the person who wants to include an external link.
• WP:ELBURDEN: Disputes about links can be addressed through the normal dispute-resolution process, particularly at the external links noticeboard.
• WP:ELN (Had no idea this existed, but I learn something new every day.)
• WP:IMDB-EL: As an external link: Generally yes, if the subject of the entire page is exactly the same as the subject of the IMDb page that you're linking.

I don't know why anyone would link IMDB in articles outside the film industry, though I suppose you could argue it's useful for historical figures frequently depicted in films and TV. Blepbob (talk) 20:32, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

That was exactly the purpose. Obviously we cannot create a filmography section covering every time Elizabeth II, George VI, Charles III, etc. have appeared as a a character (or themselves) in a movie, TV show or documentary. It would be trivial for an encyclopedia. Not so for a movie database. Keivan.f^Talk 03:40, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Can you link a couple you strongly oppose? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:55, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, could you rephrase that question? Masato.harada (talk) 11:22, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Link a couple of articles where an IMDb link was added and you strongly oppose the addition. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:15, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Right, from "Keivan.f's project." Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:45, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

If you mean "name a few", try (picked at random) Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Marie of Romania, Lord Frederick Windsor, Princess Patricia of Connaught, Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and what looks like a hundred-or-more others listed on User contributions for Keivan.f. I don't have a strong opposition to the additions, I'm just not sure that adding external links to IMDb (a non-reliable source) for non-cinematic people is an improvement, which is why I enquired here for guidance. Masato.harada (talk) 15:10, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Ok. Looking at the first 2, [1][2], there's IMO very little there, so they are a bit meh. [3] looks more "worthy" to me. Just that the imdb page exists isn't reason to include it. Pro/con arguments will be mostly WP:LIKECONTENT, I think. EL:s don't have to be RS, so that doesn't matter much. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:41, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

IMDb does not classify these individuals as actors or “cinematic people”. For non-actors it usually renders a list of movies and shows where they have been featured as a character, and the lists are fluid, meaning that they get updated if the said individual features as a character in a movie or TV production. And believe it or not, the British royal family and their relatives do feature in a huge number of films and series (The Crown, The Madness of King George, Victoria, The Queen, Diana, Mrs Brown, Victoria & Abdul, etc. to name a few; and apparently a Crown prequel is also coming). There are also the documentaries in which they appear themselves or are discussed, including Royal Family, Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen, Diana: In Her Own Words, Charles III: The Coronation Year, etc. Regardless, there is nothing in our guidelines that restricts linking to IMDb only to actors. Keivan.f^Talk 15:47, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Thinking about Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film#External links, which usually results in the same set of external links being added to all film articles, I think we should go back to Template talk:Authority control/Archive 17#IMDb and get IMDb added to a footer box, instead of being separately listed. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:09, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Reference with no number in text

Dermot Chichester, 7th Marquess of Donegall

In this page, 1 in the References list, has no corresponding number 1 in the text. When I change from Read to Edit, then I see a 1 in the box on the right side of the page (and also additional text there), and then the rest of the numbers are shifted so they no longer match with the correct numbers in the References list. I don't see an obvious way to fix this (I am more or less at the beginner level of editor). Dwsirkin (talk) 23:40, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Dwsirkin if you click on the blue wedge (∧) to the right of a reference number in the References list it takes you to the same number in the text. Reference 1 supports the motto "Invitum sequitur honor" in the blazon section of the infobox. That section is default hidden in mobile view. TSventon (talk) 23:53, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

I have not been looking at the page with a mobile device. I don't see the hidden section when I am using my laptop (Opera on MacBook Air) in Read mode. It should be visible, no? I think this infobox has been copied multiple times, with slight modifications, for all the generations of these Marquesses. Dwsirkin (talk) 18:55, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Actually, I see now, that if I click on the blue wedge, then the box expands, and I can see everything (in Read mode). Thanks! Dwsirkin (talk) 19:01, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Dwsirkin. Dermot Chichester, 7th Marquess of Donegall#cite_note-1 is cited in support of content regarding "Motto" located in main infobox of the article (you can see the footnote marker at Dermot Chichester, 7th Marquess of Donegall#cite_ref-1). Adding citations to content in an infobox is not all that unusual, but the ideal infobox should really only summarize the main content in the article's body and not really be the one and only place where something relevant to the subject is being mentioned. Content related to the motto and its supporting citation should probably moved to the body of the article; if this is done, the order footnote markers will be automatically renumbered depending on where you move the content. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:46, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

I see. Thanks. But I don't think I will try to improve this, along the line you suggest, for this page. I think this infobox has been copied multiple times, with slight modifications, for all the generations of these Marquesses. Dwsirkin (talk) 18:58, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Bluefish (software) has:

https://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651027#P856

Xo4v (talk) 04:27, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Block Quotes

Reference help requested.

I can't get the "Indent" menu items to work. The last paragraph here should be a block quote:

Odyssey#Legacy

Thanks, Mevsherd (talk) 20:33, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

I can't identify the paragraph, Mevsherd. (Are you perhaps referring to a paragraph in the "Gender studies" section that's introduced with "Wilson in her forward [sic] said:"?) -- Hoary (talk) 02:42, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes, beginning "I try to avoid importing contemporary types of sexism into this ancient poem..." That whole paragraph is a quote, so it should be indented. But the indent feature is greyed out. Mevsherd (talk) 04:52, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

I don't know what caused that problem, Mevsherd; but is Odyssey#Gender studies OK now? -- Hoary (talk) 05:29, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

I shouldn't have used the word "now", Mevsherd, and thereby built obsolescence into my question immediately above. Was that section OK then? It seems not: Cdjp1 has expressed disapproval. -- Hoary (talk) 00:24, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I still can't use the "Indent" features. They are just permanently greyed out, no matter what I try to edit. The paragraph beginning "It wasn’t long, however, before children of Holocaust survivors were graced with a syndrome..." is more than 3 lines, so probably should be block quotes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mevsherd (talk • contribs) 23:49, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Article draft here:

Draft:Second-generation Holocaust Syndrome Mevsherd (talk) 23:50, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Partial ban

I have been partially banned from editing but I am not able to make any edits. What does partially banned mean then?

Vincelord (talk) 15:40, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

A partial ban means you are banned from certain pages or areas but may edit other areas. Check the conditions of your ban to see where you are banned. Nononsense101 (talk) 15:42, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Addendum: You appear to also be partially blocked. A partial block is a technical prohibition on editing certain pages(in your case, all articles), while a partial ban is a formal prohibition that does not literally prevent editing on the area in question, but you are expected to abide by the prohibition or face additional sanctions, usually a block. Nononsense101 (talk) 15:47, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

You made an edit here to post this comment; as it says in your block notice, you are pblocked from editing all articles in mainspace. Athanelar (talk) 15:53, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Ted Koppel

Special:Diff/1353819390

My apologies, Qwerfjkl, but I am not sure I understand what I should do to fix it. Can you elaborate or show me an example, please? thank you.

Thanks, GGriffin3 (talk) 16:27, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

GGriffin3, there were two errors in the ABC reference you added.

The reference was added to the references section, rather than following the fact it supports, which meant that it appeared at the end of the article, rather than in the references section. I have now moved it.

The reference includes author details "|last=News |first=A. B. C.". These are unnecessary as they repeat the website name, so I removed them. Also first and last should be human first and last names. The software and the bot recognise that words like "News" are unlikely to be human names so an error message was displayed in red "{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name". TSventon (talk) 17:03, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Is there a way to search for templates by param

Specifically I want to search for uses of {{PDCFlag}} with the 1 param set at a specific value (in this case Mickey Mansell) to update them, is there a tool or similar to get a list of all articles with that specifically, as an alternative to just checking all the pages with the template to see if they have him? OZOO (t) (c) 19:20, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

This search finds ~40 articles.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 19:25, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind as a way of searching. OZOO (t) (c) 20:20, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

@OZOO: You can also just try the simpler insource:"PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell". It finds the same articles and two false hits on {{#invoke:DartsRankings|PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell|avg=87.45}} and {{#invoke:DartsRankings|PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell|avg=87.45}}, but maybe you actually want those too. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:44, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Italics

Why is the redirect East Los Colorados Archipelago showing up in Category:Marine protected areas in italics? Clarityfiend (talk) 21:57, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Because it's a redirect. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^MUSHROOM 21:58, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Pages which are redirects appear in categories in italics. East Los Colorados Archipelago is a redirect to Colorados Archipelago. – Scyrme (talk) 21:58, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes, this is a general MediaWiki feature and not something we do here at the English Wikipedia. Redirects are also in italics at some other places like Special:AllPages (which I mentioned at the top). I like the feature and also find User:BrandonXLF/GreenRedirects useful. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:13, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Must be a new feature, because I don't recall redirects being italicized before, just in green. Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:07, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

I don't think it's new. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

My actions in the last two years

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Just today, a discussion about what everything I've done in the last two years is occurring at this time. All I was trying to do was keep a page up to date, but the problem was that the company associated with the page has failed to deliver any reliable sources. I'm already nervous and fearing that I'll be blocked indefinitely, never to be able to contribute again to Wikipedia. What should I do? Jonghyunchung (talk) 03:06, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Jonghyunchung, if you believe that a failure of "the company associated with the page [...] to deliver any reliable sources" was "the problem", you probably need to read and digest what's written in the page "Wikipedia:Independent sources". -- Hoary (talk) 03:53, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Jonghyunchung. If the discussion about what everything I've done in the last two years is occuring at this time you mentioned above in your post is WP:ANI#User:Jonghyunchung, then the best thing you could done is limit your comments related to it to that particular page. Trying to start a new discussion about it here at the Help Desk or on any other page about it at the same time its still ongoing at ANI it not a good idea at all. --- Marchjuly (talk) 04:15, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Educational AI Content in Financial Services

Hello Wikipedia Support Team,

I hope you are doing well.

I am Angira mitra reaching out to seek guidance regarding the eligibility and best practices for creating or improving a Wikipedia article related to Dailoqa, an agentic AI-native engineering company focused on Financial Services transformation through AI.

Promo

Dailoqa works at the intersection of Agentic AI, Financial Services expertise, and enterprise AI engineering. Our mission is to help organisations solve real operational and strategic problems using scalable AI systems rather than isolated experimental pilots.

What makes our work meaningful is our strong focus on creating educational and practical content around:

• Agentic AI in Financial Services
• AI governance and compliance
• AI-driven operations and workflows
• Responsible AI adoption
• AI transformation in banking, compliance, trading, and operations

Our goal is not simply commercial promotion. We actively aim to contribute valuable insights, thought leadership, and practical understanding that can help businesses, professionals, and the wider public better understand how AI can responsibly solve real-world financial and operational challenges.

We would also like to clarify that our intention is not purely company promotion.

Promo

Our primary objective is to educate people, businesses, and professionals about how AI and Agentic AI can responsibly help improve Financial Services through better compliance, automation, governance, operational efficiency, and decision-making. We believe there is still limited public understanding around practical and responsible AI adoption in Financial Services, and we aim to contribute useful educational content that helps bridge this gap.

Dailoqa’s team includes former global Financial Services leaders, AI engineers, and academic researchers with experience across Europe, Asia, Africa, and other international markets. We focus heavily on:

• Governance by design
• Explainable AI systems
• Secure enterprise AI infrastructure
• Human oversight and compliance
• Scalable AI adoption frameworks

At the centre of our approach is our Broccoli™ platform and use case library, designed to help organisations accelerate AI adoption while maintaining security, auditability, and regulatory alignment.

We also collaborate with strategic partners such as Inferenz, ExoBrain, Helius, and Athmick to support data engineering, AI transformation, staffing, and AI-powered operational innovation.

As we continue publishing educational and industry-focused content around Agentic AI and Financial Services,

we would appreciate guidance on:

• Wikipedia’s notability expectations for companies in emerging AI sectors
• Best practices for neutral and compliant article creation
• Types of independent reliable sources preferred for verification
• Any recommendations for avoiding conflicts of interest while contributing transparently

We respect Wikipedia’s standards around neutrality, verifiability, and reliable sourcing, and want to ensure that any future contribution follows community guidelines properly.

Thank you for your time and guidance. We genuinely appreciate the work the Wikipedia community does in maintaining high-quality and trustworthy information for the public.

Best regards,

Angira Mitra Angiramitra (talk) 07:53, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

See WP:BOSS. This type of article is usually rejected because it is incompatible with Wikipedia guidelines.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 07:57, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Angiramitra.

It sounds as if you think (as many people do), that Wikipedia is a place where companies can promote (i.e., tell the world about) themselves. It is absolutely not that.

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.

Essentially nothing that the company says or wants to say about itself belongs in an article about it.

And if there is not substantial wholly independent material published about it (that meets WP:CORPDEPTH) then there is literally nothing that can go into an article, and no article is possible. ColinFine (talk) 08:35, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the clarification, @ColinFine

I understand Wikipedia is not a platform for company promotion, and I appreciate the guidance regarding notability and independent sourcing.

My intention is not to write promotional content about Dailoqa itself, but rather to understand the best way to contribute neutral, educational content related to Agentic AI in Financial Services, particularly around governance, compliance, operational workflows, and responsible AI adoption.

Would the better approach be contributing improvements to broader existing topics related to AI in Financial Services, Agentic AI, or enterprise AI systems using independent reliable sources, rather than attempting to create a company article?

Thank you again for the guidance. Angiramitra (talk) 09:14, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Perhaps you don't want to promote your company specifically, but you do want to promote its field; Wikipedia is not a how to guide to merely educate; Wikipedia articles summarize what published independent reliable sources have chosen on their own to say about a topic. 331dot (talk) 09:23, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you all for the clarification and guidance.

I now better understand that Wikipedia’s role is to summarize what independent reliable sources have already published, rather than serve as a platform for education, advocacy, or industry promotion.

With that understanding, I would like to ask: as someone genuinely interested in contributing value to Wikipedia in a neutral and policy-compliant way, what would be the best path to contribute constructively?

For example, would it be more appropriate to:

• Improve existing articles related to AI, Financial Services, governance, or compliance
• Add reliably sourced citations and references
• Help expand underdeveloped technical topics
• Contribute through copyediting and neutrality improvements
• Participate in topic discussions and maintenance tasks

I would genuinely appreciate recommendations on how a new contributor can add useful value to Wikipedia while fully respecting community policies and editorial standards.

Thank you again for your time and guidance. Angiramitra (talk) 11:08, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

@Angiramitra We are mainly volunteers here and we choose to do all of the things you (or your Chatbot) have listed. It is up to you to find your own niche. Whatever you choose to do, please contribute only in your own words. AI slop is irritating to everyone. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:27, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Murdered Vs. Executed?

In what contexts should murdered and executed be used, would a governor being executed by rebels qualify as execution or murder (and does it depend on how the demise is carried out). Thanks The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 09:42, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

KeyolTranslater, murderer is I think better limited to someone who has murdered, unless there's a compelling reason to extend its reference. The article "Murder" starts Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse and committed with the necessary intent as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction (bolstered with three good references). NB murder and execute aren't the only two options; there's also assassinate (I think that slay is now an archaism), as well as expressions of method (electrocute, fatally shoot, fatally stab, suffocate, et cetera). -- Hoary (talk) 11:20, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Well then wouldn’t some argue that the murder of an enemy governor is an “execution”, was Nicholas II executed or murdered? Sources differ depending on bias (however on Wikipedia it’s classed as a murder). The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 13:52, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

As with most Wikipedia content decisions, we should be guided by what reliable sources say. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:01, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Use of the term murder requires a conviction by a court of law of someone for a charge of murder(even if sources inappropriately use the term "murder").

An execution is typically a legally authorized ending of a life as a punishment, though I have seen the term used for particularly brutal killings, or by groups without legal status. 331dot (talk) 12:13, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

We say Thomas Becket was murdered. None of his known killers was convicted by a court of law for a charge of murder for that.

We have an article called Murder of Evelyn Okubo, which states that the "killer was never found", let alone convicted. Likewise List of unsolved murders and its many child pages. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:44, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

@331dot Murder seems to indicate the unlawful killing of someone for no real valid reason, whilst executing seems more of a legal (or justifiable) way. For example a war criminal would usually be executed as opposed to “murdered” (although it depends on sources like Andy said and the circumstances). The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 13:55, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Please see WP:MURDERS, the community guidance in this area. 331dot (talk) 13:59, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 14:07, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I wouldn't put too much weight on that essay. It does not match the reality I described above.

It also makes clear it is intended to assist only in choosing articles titles, and then only "for articles where a commonly recognisable name is not apparent". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:42, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I do think that is more of a BLP concern, too. Historical events described as murders without someone convicted of murder are less problematic. Personally I do think the Evelyn Okubo case might be an issue, but I have little interest in changing it.331dot (talk) 14:51, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

The problem with the example I have is that it is mixed, some sources say he (article I’m referring to) was murdered whilst others say Executed. I’ll keep it as murdered for now as it technically was illegal (but it was by a rebel group) The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 19:13, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I see, yeah I read it and thought it wasn’t quite right The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 19:12, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

If the person was murdered or executed, she's usually dead (last exception was 2,000 years ago I think), so WP:BLP doesn't apply.

Killed works in a lot of cased I think. If it doesn't seem right in a given case, I'm thinking that a reasonable rule of thumb might be:

• If the person was killed because of some position they hold, or for some political end, then assassinated works for me (except, look it up and spell it right).
• If the person was killed for other reasons (tower shooter, pissed-off neighbor, was a bank guard, etc.) then murdered seems right.
• If the person is killed by the state, or an impromptu firing squad with no trial, etc. then executed works I think.

There're lots of marginal cases of course... if ISIS lines you all up and beheads you, to my mind that'd be execution. If ISIS storms the American consulate and shoots the consul, that might be assassination... but if he's been a hostage for a while, execution might work better. If a right-wing senator is killed by her asshole husband, that's murder and not assassination despite his position. And so forth.

John Dillinger was ambushed and shot down in a hail of bullets. It wasn't an assassination, there was no politics or position involved; it wasn't murder, the cops were just doing their job (maybe a bit too enthusiastically, but still); I would't say execution, cos... ah, it just doesn't fit the situation to me. But you could use execution I guess. I would say killed works best here, and really in a lot of cases, especially debatable ones.

Generally (as you might expect from me), overall I would say: use your wits to do what seems best to you. You're intelligent, we trust you. An editor coming across it who doesn't like it should usually leave it alone and go do something else, but per WP:BRD it is her right to change it, it's another editor's right to revert it, it's the first editor's right to go to the talk page and make her case if she wants. This would usually be a waste of time, but if it's "was assassinated by a serial killer", that's worth changing. So would be "passed away on account of being run over", "bit the dust", "was assisted in joining the choir invisible", etc.

And, I wouldn't overly worry about what terms a source uses. Sources are for facts (was alive -> now isn't), not to tell us how to write our articles. Herostratus (talk)

BLP policy can certainly apply to killings in recent years or decades because people involved with the death may still be alive. For example, if the person responsible for the death claimed self defense or an unintentional accident without negligence, and was never prosecuted, using the term "murder" would clearly be a BLP policy violation. When it comes to the use of contentious terminology, of course we should take guidance from the words used by high quality reliable sources, especially those written later and taking a historical perspective. If the preponderance of reliable sources do not use the term "execution" when describing a specific killing, then neither should Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 06:23, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Cullen328, that was a very humorous and informative message. Luckily for the article at hand, no one is alive to have been a member (unless someone is 231+ years old). Therefore I believe executed is the right term, as it was an impromptu execution by firing squad (well lined up and individually shot) by a rebel group for the individual’s “crimes”: Thank you for this message, I’ll save it and use it next time (perhaps you could even turn it into a MOS thing of some sort, which would be helpful. Have a nice rest of your day. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 07:42, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on A. C. Wise

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No author for source except "Site Editor" found on the dateline. Not sure how to resolve. Thanks.

Thanks, Drfranzphd (talk) 15:12, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Drfranzphd you can just remove |last=Site Editor as it doesn't add any extra information. It is very common for web pages not to have a named author. TSventon (talk) 15:30, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

SFN

Hi, I know how can I use the sfn template, I use many times Template:Sfn

but I have a book with many editors and authors, and I do not want list all names, just the title of the book. How can I use the sfn in this way? OrionNimrod (talk) 16:42, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

OrionNimrod can you say what the book is? You could probably use "et al" as explained in "Large number of authors" at Template:Sfn. TSventon (talk) 17:00, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

User:OrionNimrod/Sources the "MKI Kings and Saints", finally I added the name of the institute as name OrionNimrod (talk) 17:05, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

TA user page

I moved a warning that was accidentally placed on User:~2026-28924-41 to User talk:~2026-28924-41. My question is, what should I do with the blank TA userpage? CheeseAndJamSamdwich (talk) 16:57, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I guess you could ask an admin to "restore" it, but I doubt it's worth the bother. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:31, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

@CheeseAndJamSamdwich As WP:TA says, temporary accounts can't create their own userpage but, as you have found, account holders can do so on their behalf. Hence that TA editor might be grateful you've created the page! Mike Turnbull (talk) 21:08, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Mandali, Iraq

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Made my first citation, had some problems

Thanks, FatherMedico (talk) 17:58, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

FatherMedico, "archive-url" is intended for an archived copy of "url", not for reiterating the same address; therefore delete "|archive-url=https://orsam.org.tr/dosya/Analiz_7_eng.pdf". "2009-11" is not a permissible value for "date"; therefore make it "date=November 2009". You have three line breaks within what you specify as the "title"; there shouldn't be any. (If it would help, you may use a colon, thus: "title=The Forgotten Turkmen Land: Diyala: Report No: 7: November 2009".)

However, other problems remain. So instead, try this:

Erkmen, Serhat (November 2009). The Forgotten Turkmen Land: Diyala (PDF). Report no. 7. Ankara: ORSAM, Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. p. 21.

-- Hoary (talk) 00:01, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

possible fallacy in data re Hospital and Diagnostic Services Act

The current article indicates that the Act was assented to on May 1st, 1957. Parliament had been dissolved 2 weeks before that and was not in session. No act can be assented to when Parliament is not in session, so this date of Parliamentary "assenting" poses problems. ~2026-28951-93 (talk) 20:16, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

This is something that would be best raised on the talk page of the article. You can then post a pointer to that discussion, on the talk pages of any relevant projects. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:20, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on 2025–26 United States network television schedule

Reference help requested. How do I footnote a missing title and website? Thanks, Chrisipedi (talk) 22:36, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

All you provide, Chrisipedi, is a "bare URL". In effect you're asking somebody to do virtually all the work for you. First make a reasonable attempt to digest and implement Template:Cite web/doc, and then ask for help with lingering mysteries. Also, the page you link to is hosted by mcusercontent.com. Its top page is missing. I can't guess what this website is (who runs it, what degree of editorial oversight it provides, etc); if you don't know either, then you should instead cite a more reliable source. -- Hoary (talk) 00:17, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Error

Our servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical issue

Xo4v (talk) 00:07, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Request served via cp4044 cp4044, Varnish XID 972544004

Error: 503, Backend fetch failed at Thu, 14 May 2026 00:06:26 GMT

Xo4v (talk) 00:08, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Is this a question, a request, or what, Xo4v? -- Hoary (talk) 00:17, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia has been crashing, this was BSOD

Xo4v (talk) 00:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

If you're asking a question, does this answer it? Wikimedia doesn't appear to use Windows, so its display of a BSoD would be surprising. If your computer displays its own BSoD when it should instead be displaying Wikipedia, try using a different browser. -- Hoary (talk) 04:06, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

PR hype and AI

which hatnotes should one use for PR hype on media performer articles with text like that of:

https://gptzero.me/ai-vocabulary

Xo4v (talk) 02:45, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Any of {{Peacock}}, {{Promotional}}, or {{AI-generated}} fit the bill? DMacks (talk) 02:57, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

It'd also be helpful if you could tell us which article you mean so we could see for ourselves. Athanelar (talk) 06:04, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Checking other editors' edits

Hi. I'm a relatively newcomer, and on my dashboard I've been asked to check other editors' edits, which I'm happy to do 'cos other editors have checked my work. But what do I do after checking an article's edits? Do I have to formally approve it, or check a box, or send a message or anything? Also, is it possible to customise my dashboard to display my edit statistics? All the best. Dropbear2 (talk) 03:45, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

After you have checked (and, if appropriate, have reverted or amended) an edit or set of edits, you normally don't have to do anything. But if you think that what you've done could well be misinterpreted, it's a good idea to explain it in the article's talk page. Within your message there, ping the editors who might well be concerned. You could add this link to your user page if you'd like. -- Hoary (talk) 04:32, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Hoary. Much appreciated. Dropbear2 (talk) 21:26, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Eric Garcetti

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Hi, I'm not sure how to clean up the citation I added (30)

Thanks, Shuaksky (talk) 04:35, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Shuaksky. If you click on the blue "help" in Eric Garcetti#cite_note-30, it will take you to a page which explains that type of citation syntax error. You've made two errors in formatting that citation. The first error is the extra | you add to the template's syntax, and this is causing the software to assess it as an empty parameter; so, if you remove that |, the error will go away. The second error is because you only provided a url address for the citation, which is called a WP:BARELINK; you should try to fill in the rest of the {{Cite web}} template's parameters as much as possible. There's some examples on how to do this given at Template:Cite web. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:49, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! I think I got it Shuaksky (talk) 17:11, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Kathryn Dugdale

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I have a CS1 error that I can't fix.

Thanks, Blackballnz (talk) 08:33, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

The code is objecting to the Wikipedia Library part of your link's URL.

I believe a bot will fix that in due course. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:22, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Blackballnz, Wikipedia library URLs can only be accessed by Wikipedia users (with certain user rights). Our readers cannot see or verify these Citations, thus Wikipedia library link are discouraged and marked as url error.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 18:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Article Assistance

Good day,

My draft page is: Draft:Kubili

I just want to confirm that I am setting this up correctly. I would also like to check whether the article title is appropriate or if it should be changed—if so, how do I go about doing that?

I have submitted it for review. KubiliHouseInfo (talk) 11:56, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Unfortunately this article shows clear signs of problems with WP:BOSS. The article does not show why it is notable enough, see Your first article for more help here.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 12:04, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Clarification templates

I noticed there was a list of clarification templates such as , , , etc. which are intended as inline markers that some part of an article needs clarification. I've seen several articles where terms are given without a definition, so I was considering making a "what?" template at {{what}} which would render as , intended to notify editors that a term needs explaining or defining. However, {{what}} currently redirects to {{clarify}} () and I'm not sure if a template like that would be used as I intended, so I thought I would ask here first. I'm not really sure that {{clarify}} satisfactorily gets the point across if it's used where a term may be confusing to some readers. Thoughts? Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 13:58, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Gommeh, if a term "may be confusing to some readers", then I think {{clarify}} is the right tag. Maproom (talk) 14:08, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

I would also be open to simply changing the "clarification needed" text to "what?" instead, or adding an option to do so. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 14:15, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh: The message would also be seen by readers who don't click the link. I think "what?" is too vague about the problem. To me it easily gives the impression that somebody disagreed with whatever was just said. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:16, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Would "definition needed" be better then? Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 14:19, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh: We already have {{definition needed}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:22, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Oh we do? I must not have seen that, thanks for letting me know. Guess we can consider this matter closed. To me "what?" gives more of an impression that someone wants to know what something means and is not necessarily always an indication of disagreement, so I may consider asking if we can redirect Template:what to that, but that's a discussion for another time. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 14:24, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh: Template:what currently redirects to Template:Clarify and the redirect is used in 1299 articles so a change would be problematic. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:35, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Exactly. We'd need to figure out how best to navigate that, which is why I was a little hesitant to do something without discussion first. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 14:38, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh: It has redirected to Template:Clarify (or earlier names of it) since the redirect was created in 2006. Such an old and widely used redirect should be nominated at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion if you want it changed. I don't see a good reason. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:57, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

I have added Template:Definition needed to the "Not to be confused with" hatnote in Template:Clarify.[4] That seems sufficient to me. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:44, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh Note also {{explain}} which may be useful in the cases you're describing Athanelar (talk) 14:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Environmental justice

Reference help requested. Hi! I am trying to fix my citation errors but I am struggling to find what I need to change, and the instructions provided are confusing. Thanks, Hannahskelso (talk) 16:56, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

There are no Citation error in that page. However, some of them contain minor issues which doesn't fall under error. Let's say it says: Multiple name author list, that means |author= or |last=/|first= contains more than one author name. To resolve this you need to separate each author with different parameter. |author1= for first author and and so on, similarly if you are using last/first parameter: |last= should to be replaced by |last1= (contains first authors last name) and |first= by |first1= (contains first authors first name).––KEmel49(📝,📋) 18:26, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! ~2026-29156-01 (talk) 18:40, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Hannahskelso: there are some reference errors, it is easier to see the red messages at User:Hannahskelso/Environmental justice.

• Klompmaker et el. has a message {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help), I suggest replacing "date=2023-01" with "date=January 2023"
• Hartig et al. has a message {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help), I suggest removing "|issue=Volume 35, 2014" which is duplicate information
• et al. has a message {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help), I suggest replacing "date=2023-09" with "date=September 2023"
• You can find the date formats by looking at {{cite journal}} says For acceptable date formats, see Help:Citation Style 1 § Dates, which links to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Dates, months and years (I agree that is confusing).

I think issue= is looking for a number. TSventon (talk) 19:47, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Correction, the errors have been fixed in the article. TSventon (talk) 20:22, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

crear perfil de artista plástico

Tengo un perfil de artista plástico para crear pero nose si cumple las normas porque es mi primer artículo donde puedo enviar para revision sin tener que incumplir , porfavor ,gracias Wenceslaopmg (talk) 18:06, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

This is the English-language Wikipedia. If you wish to contribute here, you will need to do so in the English language. Meanwhile, read Wikipedia:Notability, Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Autobiographies. AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:10, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Talk

Is there a way to chat with oth ers MooMooMoo27 (talk) 18:21, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

There are several, in what way do you mean? MetalBreaksAndBends (talk) 18:27, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Please see WP:NOTFORUM. The only communication that should happen on Wikipedia is about the encyclopedia itself; for instance, the page Talk:Spongebob (character) is not a page for talking about Spongebob (e.g. "He's so funny!"). It's a page for talking about the improvement of the article Spongebob (character) (e.g. "The reference about Gary is not formatted properly").

Not sure why Spongebob was my default example there. 🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333 (Ping me!) 18:34, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Should redirects that fit this template appear themselves in the list article

This was originally asked here but I have since realized that this forum is a better place for an answer to this question.

I created a redirect for Green Mountain to its list entry in the newly revamped List of mountains in South Dakota because it is the third-tallest mountain in South Dakota and presumably worthy on an article some day. Regardless of whether it is notable, in principle, if a list entry has a wikilink that redirects to the page you just clicked on, (e.g. the entry on the Mountain List has Green Mountain, and when I click it now that it has the redirect, it will just return to the current list article). Does that mean the redirect should not exist, the entry on the list article should not have a wikilink, or that this is normal and fine, as in, if this redirect link is also a R with possibilities, it is okay for the time being to be a circular redirect link?

Thanks! I want to revamped more geographic lists and now I need to consider how to handle redirects. SamuelNelsonGISP (talk) 18:43, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@SamuelNelsonGISP: You can say {{No self link|Green Mountain (South Dakota)|Green Mountain}}. This will automatically omit linking if the target redirects back where you came from. It produces "Green Mountain" here but would just produce "Green Mountain" in List of mountains in South Dakota. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:22, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, that's very helpful. I implemented that solution in the article. SamuelNelsonGISP (talk) 02:13, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

@SamuelNelsonGISP: 170 times! Wow, I made the template and have not seen it used so much before. For technical reasons each tested target is included in "Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page" at the bottom of the edit window. I guess that's OK. PrimeHunter (talk) 06:38, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

I used notepad++ to find and replace. The only downside I see is the confusion that blank looking text might be to another editing who thinks that the link which is no redirecting to itself is actually just plain text. SamuelNelsonGISP (talk) 13:40, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Reading challege

How do I join the reading challenge and how do I get the icon for my phone how do I get the widget Barbmphillips (talk) 01:39, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Barbmphillips, this is new to me. Are the first two FAQs at mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/25th Birthday Reading Challenge#FAQ enough to get you started? TSventon (talk) 02:05, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Finding a list

Hello Teahouse peeps. A while back I found a page in the back end that had a list of all biographies that did not have images. I cannot find it again. Does it ring a bell for anyone? It may have been a category. Thanks! ~2026-20856-07 (talk) 05:12, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

There's Category:Wikipedia requested images of people; not a complete list, but fairly helpful. Is that what you were thinking of? I would link to it, but my device is being glitchy for some reason.🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333 (Ping me!) 06:10, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @JohnLaurens333. I think the one I saw was for biographies that didn't have images, rather than where they had been requested, but it's hard to say without seeing it again. ~2026-20856-07 (talk) 06:18, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

There's Category:Books with missing cover, which is generated automatically by use of {{Infobox book}} without a set image parameter, but I'm not aware of one for biographies aside from Category:Wikipedia requested images of people, no. You may have been thinking of the former. Category:No local image but image on Wikidata is definitely not that but potentially worth checking, if you want to spend some time cleaning up biographies. ScalarFactor (talk) 22:58, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

NoIndex after Patrol and Review?

I completed the page for BokHee An, and it was reviewed (got the checkmark notification for it) over a day ago. However, the sourcecode still lists <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow,max-image-preview:standard">. Is there something else I need to do to ensure that it can get indexed? I'm a little confused as this is the first time this has happened for me. Jishara (talk) 05:52, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

@Jishara: The page logs [5] show CostalCal marked it as reviewed and then unreviewed the same minute. It is currently listed in Special:NewPagesFeed so somebody else may find and review it. PrimeHunter (talk) 06:25, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Oh okay, makes sense! Sorry, I didn't notice that. Jishara (talk) 06:31, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

@Jishara: You are not expected to dig around in page logs on your own. Maybe the software should give notifications of both reviews and unreviews. I may suggest it, but maybe the developers are worried that the page creator will get angry at the unreviewer. Can you confirm you did not get a notification of the unreview? PrimeHunter (talk) 06:56, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

I did not get a notification for the unreview, which is why I was so confused. Thanks for checking! Jishara (talk) 13:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Talk

Is there a way to chat with others? MooMooMoo27 (talk) 15:17, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi MooMooMoo27 - you asked this yesterday, and it was answered above. Please do not repeat questions. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 15:33, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Maya Higa

hello, i already know a bit about DYK, but I wanted to ask more experienced editors whether the Maya Higa article currently meets the DYK requirements. Is it okay to submit a nomination even if I’ve never nominated an article before? Http iosue (talk) 16:04, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Http iosue, have you read the introduction to DYK at WP:DYK? Maya Higa is not eligible for DYK as it has not been created or expanded 5 times or promoted to Good Article within the past 7 days. I see that you have written several articles, so you could consider nominating the next article you write for DYK. If you start with a draft you can write the article with the DYK rules (WP:DYKCRIT) in mind, think of a good hook or two and then nominate it immediately when you publish it. TSventon (talk) 16:32, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Word count template?

I've just imposed a word limit per participant on a single discussion, and I'd like an easy way for participants in that discussion to check their word count. I think there's a template that can be used to count words by participants in a (section of an article talk?). Am I hallucinating this? Valereee (talk) 21:30, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

By participants? I've not seen anything like that (though that doesn't mean it doesn't exist; I just haven't seen it). I'm aware of {{section sizes}} which can give a count of how many words of prose are on a page per section. (See below)

There's also {{word count}}, but participants have to use it themselves to wrap their messages (or someone must add it manually on their behalf); it won't generate a word count per participant over the whole page or within a section. – Scyrme (talk) 22:55, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Word count: 25/50
For example, edit this section to see how I used {{word count}} to wrap this message and generate a count the top. – Scyrme (talk) 22:58, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Another workaround will be on developer's hand, just like below section name: Latest comment: (time) ago, Word count: (number) word.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 12:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, all. I think the thing I've seen before has something to do with arbcom cases...that's just a dim bell that's ringing. I'll see if I can figure out where. Valereee (talk) 12:49, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Synonyms/aliases in Lua modules

When making an array of entries in a Lua data module, is there a way to make something synonymous to avoid duplication? For example, how would I rewrite the below so that example2 is just a synonym/alias of example1 without repeating everything redundantly as shown?

['example1'] = {
		['something'] = 'A thing',
		['something else'] = 'Another thing',
	},
['example2'] = {
		['something'] = 'A thing',
		['something else'] = 'Another thing',
	},

I've tried various things like ['example1'] = ['example2'] but these attempts just seemed to produce errors. The answer is probably simple, but I'm not much good with Lua. I'd appreciate some help with this. – Scyrme (talk) 22:45, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

This is about Module:Current leader/data? You might want to create a table of items that are used multiple times:

local multi = {
	charles = 'Charles III',
	}


local antigua_and_barbuda_data = {
	['head of state'] = multi.charles,
	['king'] = multi.charles,
	['head of government'] = 'Gaston Browne',
	['prime minister'] = 'Gaston Browne',
}

etc.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 00:05, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

It is, yes. I figured out how to achieve what I wanted independently, but your suggestion is also helpful. Thank! – Scyrme (talk) 00:08, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Bot restoring incorrect image

I uploaded a photo of Walter Richard Cassels without noticing a stray mouse-pointer burnt into the image. I then re-uploaded the image without the mouse pointer... but DatBot (file size reduction bot) automatically restored the version with the pointer rather than using my corrected upload. How to fix please? Muzilon (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

You could have written the same directly at User talk:DatBot or atleast mentioned the Bot operator which is DatGuy. But you came here directly, so wait until the operator says something.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 12:06, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

@Muzilon Given the age of the image, it will be public domain by now Hence you can just upload it to commons at as high a resolution as you like and speedily delete the "nonfree" version. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:13, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Even if the file is in public domain, We cannot spare bot for this thing.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 12:16, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I've moved the file to commons along with it's history and revisions as the file was in public domain.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 19:50, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Blacklist (Milwaukee Band)

Hey, is there a reason this site has not been made public yet on Wikipedia? Thanks Blacklistband (talk) 01:01, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Blacklistband, you seem to be asking about what's now at User:Blacklistband/sandbox. It's not an article. If you want it to be accepted as an article, you'll have to submit it for consideration as an article. But the consideration would take little time and would be damning. For a chance of success, you'll first have to give it a thoroughgoing reworking. (Randomly selected sample: They were known for many great unique covers and there growing surge of original songs that defined Blacklist’s style. They covered current Heavy Metal Bands during that period such as Judas Priest, Scorpions, Saxon, Accept, Dokken, AC/DC, Ozzy, and Motorhead, to name a few.) But before you attempt that, first check that you'd be able to demonstrate that the band is notable (as understood by and for Wikipedia). If you wouldn't be able to demonstrate this, you'd be wasting your time. -- Hoary (talk) 01:21, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

To add to the above, note that article content needs to be verifiable by citations to independent published reliable sources. Your article cites no sources whatsoever. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Its a band that I and others were in during the 80s. I am trying to have this on wiki so folks can see it. Call it what you will....When I google other said bands of the 80s, they come up on wikipedia. There you can read facts about them. I'm trying to add and do the same thing, thats all. Can you help?

Thank you Blacklistband (talk) 04:39, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, Blacklistband, I'd intended to link notable (as understood by and for Wikipedia), but it seems that I forgot to do so. Please read and digest the intended link target, Wikipedia:Notability. Now ask yourself if you'd be able to demonstrate that the band was or is "notable" in that sense. If you're sure that you would, then you will have to do the bulk of the (hard) work of backing up every assertion with a reliable, published source that's independent of the band or its members. -- Hoary (talk) 05:51, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

See WP:BACKWARD. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 04:13, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

@Blacklistband: there is a specific page about the notability of bands - WP:NBAND. Mjroots (talk) 06:56, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

@Blacklistband:. I don't wish to cause offence, but honestly the sample quoted above reads like an extract from our humorous but sincerely meant essay Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band.

I'm not suggesting yours was a garage band (and I'm sure I'd have enjoyed attending one of your performances if I'd lived on the right continent), but an article acceptable to this encyclopaedia has to meet standards of Verifiability by Citing all or most of its content to published Reliable sources written by people entirely Independent of the subject.

Existing articles about other bands contemporary with yours meet those standards, as well of course the criteria at the Project page already linked for you by Theroadislong and Mjroots (or if they don't, they are liable to be deleted if and when somebody notices).

It is extremely difficult for someone to write about themselves or something they are closely involved with while maintaining the necessary Neutral point of view which is one of Wikipedia's fundamental Principles. If you really want to give it a try, read WP:Golden Rule, collect Reliable sources (online or printed) that all fulfill all of its conditions, and write something summarising only their content (in your own words, to avoid plagiarism and breach of copyright). Good luck. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-27434-43 (talk) 08:34, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

"Allegations" in section titles.

I give a specific example below, but I am not asking what to do on that specific page -- I can do that on the article talk page. Instead I am looking for a policy or guideline I can apply to all similar situations.

At Scientology#Controversies we have the following section titles:

• Secrecy and deception
• Criminal behavior
• Organized harassment
• Allegations of coerced abortions
• Allegation of human trafficking and other crimes against women

What policy guides us as to when to add the "allegations of" to the title?

MOS:ALLEGED says "Words such as supposed, apparent, alleged, and purported can imply that a given point is inaccurate, although alleged and accused are appropriate when wrongdoing is asserted but undetermined, such as with people awaiting or undergoing a criminal trial".

"Criminal behavior" is easy: we have an actual conviction of the church. but I see no conviction in the "organized harassment" section. Why does coerced abortions get an "allegations of" but organized harassment doesn't? What policy tells us when to add it and when to leave it off? --Guy Macon (talk) 05:36, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

how to remove entries from a category page when the page i want removed is locked

Hello. on the entry for pejorative terms for men there is an entry for the word “tranny”. as the page for tranny says, it is a term most commonly used for transgender women and thus its inclusion is improper and likely offensive. however the page for tranny is locked in order to prevent vandalism. is there any way to remove a page from a category page without editing that page? ~2026-29442-26 (talk) 05:39, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

That it's most often applied to transgender women doesn't mean it's only applied to transgender women, so I'm not sure that removing the category from that article is merited? DonIago (talk) 05:44, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

When I was a kid a tranny was a transistor radio (yeah, I'm old). In any case, Wikipedia is not censored. Mjroots (talk) 06:52, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I would kind of like to see an answer to the question that was asked. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:52, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

The answer is pretty simple: make an edit request along those lines. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^MUSHROOM 19:55, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I am a LTA and I was wrongly caught by the edit filter

. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-29307-75 (talk) 06:15, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Are you sure LTA is what you meant? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:26, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

There was a template or five that was hijacked to show a message like this (but posting to a noticeboard IIRC) a week or two ago; the person who did it was indeffed and nearly their entire edit history was revdel-ed. I heard it wasn't even supposed to be still possible to do what they did (as in, something like what they did was supposed to be put in an edit filter). @~2026-29307-75: Did you click a link from a page that said this? What page was it, if so? - Purplewowies (talk) 08:15, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Can we create a language userbox for Solomon Islands Pijin English?

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Userboxes/Language#Can_a_userbox_be_created_for_Solomon_Islands_Pijin_English? Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen (talk) 08:19, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Your user page already looks like a (mostly Wikipedia-irrelevant) curriculum vitae. It shouldn't do so. Enough already? -- Hoary (talk) 09:04, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Yoginipadma

Dr. Padmavati Maharana is Director of Rangiora Yoga Yoginipadma (talk) 08:43, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

What is your purpose in telling us this, Yoginipadma? -- Hoary (talk) 08:58, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Given the content of User:Yoginipadma, probably promotion. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:04, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Permanent Deletion today

I don’t want that Wikipedia not interest mistake click wrong Please remove email address also removed profile info account permanently deletion Thank You don’t want that account no more Yesparadiselove (talk) 11:18, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Yesparadiselove; this is the wrong place to request this. Whilst a full account deletion is not possible, you can have your account permanently deactivated and anonymised at WP:VANISH. CoconutOctopus talk 11:20, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

How to add Userboxes to your user page?

I'm really poor in terms of computer science, and I'd like to know how to add a userbox to your user page. Thank you very much, because I'm a Boomer at heart lol PoliticalPrincess (talk) 15:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

@PoliticalPrincess: you simply copy the code of the relevant userbox onto your user page. Some editors (like me), have them on a subpage because they have a lot of userboxes. WP:UBG is your start point to find useboxes of interest to you. Mjroots (talk) 15:36, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

thank you very much!! PoliticalPrincess (talk) 16:07, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Can't log in

I've been trying to log in over the last couple of days (I have a Wiki account) and am asked to enter a code sent to my email address. Unfortunately, these emails take so long to arrive that the code has expired by the time I get them. The same thing happens if I try to use the "recover my account" option. What can I do about this? ~2026-29592-08 (talk) 15:53, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

This is probably linked with this thread on Village Pump/Technical.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 18:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Article moved to draftspace - improved - unsure of next steps

Hi there - I created a new index page that was, fairly, moved to draftspaces as it was underdeveloped. I have now improved it and think it could be moved out now. Draft:Index of war articles

As it was moved into draft by a reviewer, should I request a review of it to be moved out? The review does not seem to reply on their talkpage a lot, so would need to use the template I believe, however, am aware of the long wait for this process, so keen to get it live again soon.

I noticed that index articles do not have to have referencing, e.g. Index of sociology articles, and flagging this here in case this is a comment.

Appreciate any help on this. Jamzze (talk) 16:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

If you think your Draft is ready to be published in mainspace, it needs to be reviewed by Someone from AfC. You just need to add {{subst:Submit}} at top your draft, which will automatically submit the draft for Afc.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 18:19, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I want to change my bio

I am Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero, known professionally as Nina Rodríguez. I am updating my own biography to add accurate and current information, including recent album releases (Mis Santos 2023, Interludio 2025), my role as creative director, and my participation in Chanel Paris Fashion Week 2023. All information can be verified through published press sources. ~2026-29559-82 (talk) 17:26, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Nina Rodríguez 🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333 (Ping me!) 17:33, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Welcome to wikipedia! Due to our articles' need to stay neutral, persons with conflicts of interest are generally advised against directly editing. Instead, you are encouraged to use Conflict of intrest edit requests. Also, I'd advise making an account to keep your requests and disclosures together. MetalBreaksAndBends (talk) 18:01, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

In addition to WP:COI issues, your edits were reverted because they did not even come close to Wikipedia standards. The information you added, some of it quite blatantly promotional, was mostly not supported by either of the sources you cited, one of which was an interview with you, which is not an independent source for information about you. Every fact that is potentially disputable in a WP:BLP must be supported by a citation. That means that you don't need to source that water is wet, but you certainly have to source she is recognized as one of the pioneers of Latin soul in Colombia and Latin America. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 13:16, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @~2026-29559-82.

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.

If the article is, or looks as if it might be, what you want people to know about yourself, then it is almost certainly promotional. ColinFine (talk) 16:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Jelly

How do I reach the company of 'Jelly Burn'?  ~2026-29576-12 (talk) 18:58, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

What is 'Jelly Burn' in the first place, if you know the term you need to search on google or any other search engine, this place is for questions regarding wikipedia.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 19:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi 29576, I'm not sure what you're asking here.

This is the help desk for Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia written by volunteers. If you are looking for information about a product or organization called "JellyBurn", I'm afraid we don't have any articles on that topic.

It seems they're selling some sort of weight loss supplement; be aware that Wikipedia editors cannot offer you legal advice or medical advice.

Sorry we couldn't be of more help. Best of luck! MEN KISSING (she/they) Talk to me, I don't bite! - See my edits 23:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Sfn references to a multi-part template not appearing

I’m using Visual Editor to add Sfn reference notes to a bibliography (multi-part template). When I create the Sfn reference, the superscript reference number “[1]” appears in the main text, but the corresponding citation text does not. The reference number is always 1, which is incorrect. I can create new bibliography items without problems.

I’ve checked Wikilink to citation does not work but no joy. Any suggestions? The page in question is Antònia Fontanillas. Thanks! ChristoRobin (talk) 19:09, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Did you mean instead of ^[1] it should have shown you Acrata 2014, p. 3. or Acrata, Librepensador (2014). "Antonia Fontanillas Borrás (1917-2014)". KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library (80). Translated by Sharkey, Paul: 3. ISSN 1475-0309 Directly?––KEmel49(📝,📋) 19:16, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply. Instead of ^[1] it should have shown, for example, ^[21] after the main text with new line "21. John Doe 2026, p. 1" appearing in the Reference section below (corresponding to a new Bibliograpy "Cite Book" that I had previously created). another similar problem happens when I try to add a reference to an existing Reference. For example, if I create an Sfn for the already existing "Evans 2018 p196" it should create ^[8] but it creates ^[1] instead.

Just to clarify, I have created new Cite Book entries in the multi-part template, but I have not saved my work. ChristoRobin (talk) 19:35, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Does this still remain as ^[1] after you save your edits. If you are editing one section only there is a preview method which shows the current top most reference as 1, not from the pages overall references.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 19:41, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Plainlist and Bulleted List are not publishing in the infobox

I tried to create a list of former organizations in the infobox for this article, but it will not publish:

Songwriters Guild of America Starlighsky (talk) 03:39, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Despite the documentation listing "formerly" as an alias, it appears the parameter may need to be titled "former_name" instead. It was apparently deprecated and removed in this edit as an alias. This was discussed at Template talk:Infobox organization#Conflicting parameter cleanup in March and April of this year. - Purplewowies (talk) 05:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Starlighsky (talk) 11:36, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

I need to undelete Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols to Draft:Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

How? Xo4v (talk) 04:21, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

By following the procedure described at (and carried out at) Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion, Xo4v. You might specify why it is that you need to undelete it. -- Hoary (talk) 07:13, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

The entire content was Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is a prominent journalist who largely concentrates on the computing industry. He (co?-)founded the Internet Press Guild, first mentioned the Web in a popular publication, first published Samba vs. NT benchmarks, first commented on the Caldera buy-out of Santa Cruz Unix assets, and so on. In mid-2007, he's a Senior Editor and columnist for Ziff Davis. Nowhere close to being an acceptable draft article with no RS or evidence of notability Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:45, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

author-links in references

I am familiar with use and utility of "author-link" in references, using the Source Editor; I am now about to write a biographic article for the first time, and I will use author-links whenever available, but I am uncertain whether this should include the person the article is about as author (which will occur quite often). I found this to be the case in some biographies, but not in others. IMHO, an author-link linking to the entire article it is used in does not make a lot of sense (internal links with are a different case, of course!) What is the recommended practice here ? (Template:Cite Journal and Search FAQs didn't provide me with an answer) Thanks, easyloc Easyloc (talk) 08:39, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

@Easyloc As WP:SELFLINK implies, placing an author link to the biography of that author won't actually produce a clickable link but will just create bold text at that point, which seems pointless and would just clutter the references. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:30, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

In cs1|2 templates, self-linked names do not link and are not rendered in bold.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 16:58, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

I've cocked up a move

I tried to move the draft of Savage House (film) to mainspace from its draft, but have cocked it up, and don't know how to put it right. Could someone help please? I seem to have created a project page for it instead ... The film has its world premiere on 3 June so it seemed time to put it into mainspace. Thanks Stronach (talk) 10:04, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

I have moved it back to draftspace and placed a template which will allow you to submit it for review by an AfC reviewer. Given that the article was draftified by an AfD discussion, I think it would be inappropriate to move this back to mainspace unilaterally without a review. Athanelar (talk) 10:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

ello, @Stronach. Please note that Wikipedia has zero concern about external deadlines. It is an encyclopaedia, not a news service, social media, or a publicity platform. ColinFine (talk) 16:20, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

what info can be added to a wiki page?

My family and I donate to Wikipedia as we are grateful that it exists. In return, we noticed we could help a certain page, backing it up with the Imbd and the professional page. Can you please explain why was removed, so next time we will contribute, we will know what rules are in place.

Thank you

Kind regards Goddess of fire 2026 (talk) 10:37, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Taking a look at your edits to Moulin Rouge!, you didn't use the citation feature correctly, so that is why they were removed.

IMDB and her own website are not considered reliable sources, the former for being user-created and prone to embellishment, and the latter for being obviously biased. GarethBaloney (talk) 11:09, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

@Goddess of fire 2026, welcome! Taking this edit [6] for example, it gives that impression that you are here to sell Amanda Colliver based on her own website. This is not WP-good, see for example WP:ABOUTSELF and WP:PUFFERY. In short and simplified, WP is not interested in what Amanda Colliver has done, but it's interested in what the New York Times says she has done. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:19, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your donation, but this has no bearing whatever on your editing. Apart from a few employees of the Wikimedia Foundation who may happen to edit, nobody editing Wikipedia has any way of finding out who has donated, or when, or how much. ColinFine (talk) 16:22, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Sixth time this AfC draft has been declined...

I just declined the AfC draft for the sixth time. Issues were still not addressed since last decline. I feel like this draft should be completely rejected altogether and the author of the draft should be warned. Can someone please help me? --みんな空の下 (トーク) 15:27, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

If you feel that it should be rejected, why did you not reject it? 331dot (talk) 15:34, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

@331dot I'll give them one more chance. But how many times do you think is enough declines before I call a draft a full rejection? --みんな空の下 (トーク) 15:37, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

It depends. If it looks like progress is being made, and their is potential for acceptance, it should be kept active by another decline. If decline after decline shows no progress, and/or it doesn't seem likely it can be improved enough for acceptance, it should be rejected. 331dot (talk) 15:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

For most cases, if it's already had 4-5 declines and doesn't seem to be any closer to good standard than it was at the start, I usually reject it for sure.

If the primary concern of all the previous declines has been notability, and the draft creator hasn't added any good sources after 2-3 declines, I usually reject it then too; those kinds of drafts tend to get stuck in a loop of the creator adding one middling source then resubmitting it, rinse and repeat after each decline, so a somewhat earlier rejection saves editor hours in a chronically backlogged system.

If the primary concern is AI use and it still appears AI generated after 2-3 declines, that's also usually a rejection for me. Same thing as above; the author will usually trim one or two of the most obviously AI-sounding sentences at a time between resubmits, so it's better to just reject it and tell them to appeal once they've actually rewritten it from the ground up. Athanelar (talk) 16:34, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

P.S., the official guidance given at WP:AFC says that reviewers should reject drafts if they believe the draft, in its current state, would not survive an AfD discussion were it in mainspace, whereas they should decline drafts if the draft is otherwise not up to standard but otherwise probably would survive an AfD (since there's sufficient evidence of notability and what have you). I find that most AfC reviewers don't tend to be so strict and will usually lean towards declining even drafts that are in a very poor state; but once something's been declined 5 or 6 times already I think it makes sense to be a bit stricter and apply the rules a bit more literally. Athanelar (talk) 16:39, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

I'm curious. Could I, with absolutely no experience at all in assessing drafts just pop in and reject this abomination? I'd happily do it if it was appropriate, somebody should - Walter Still not in the Epstein Files Ego 16:45, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Unfortunately not; to review drafts you have to be an approved reviewer; check out the requirements at WP:AFC/P if you want to apply. It's chronically backlogged so the more active reviewers we have, the better. Athanelar (talk) 17:04, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for this response. - Walter Still not in the Epstein Files Ego 17:23, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

It's hard to know where to start here, as it seems to be breaking every WP:YFA rule in the book.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 15:44, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

What an utter crock of ****. If it is submitted again without a complete rewrite, I'd say that would be ample grounds for an indefinite block for WP/NOTHERE timewasting. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:53, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Six declines within nine days. And it hasn't been improved at all – it still cites no sources. This is a waste of reviewers' time. I'd strongly support rejection. Maproom (talk) 21:21, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Receiving verification code to log in

I wanted to make a small edit, which I've many times done before,but when told to use a verification for my log in sent to my email, it wasn't there and continued not to arrive after several attempts. ~2026-29556-76 (talk) 17:16, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

You don't necessarily need to log in with a username to make an edit(though it depends on what you want to do). Did you check your junk mail folder? 331dot (talk) 17:20, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Citing own work

I appear to have found an editor who is citing their own work. The work (a paper in a peer-reviewed journal) appears entirely suitable and relevant to the articles it is being added to. I can't immediately find any guidance on this. Do we have guidelines on this? Thanks. SamWilson989 (talk) 20:06, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

I imagine this would fall under WP:COI, since someone could cite their own papers in order to disseminate them, for example. The editor should probably be advised to submit their edits via an edit request so it can be reviewed by an independent editor to confirm that the addition is appropriate. The easiest way is to use Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard. – Scyrme (talk) 20:23, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Well the edits I've seen from them so far are appropriate. Is it worth putting something on their talk page? SamWilson989 (talk) 20:24, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes, @SamWilson989 Politely explain that what they are doing is COI editing, and ask them to follow the guidelines in that link. ColinFine (talk) 20:57, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi SamWilson989,

WP:CITESELF, part of the WP:COI guideline, goes over this. As long as the citation seems appropriate, and they aren't spamming it en masse, then all is well. MEN KISSING (she/they) Talk to me, I don't bite! - See my edits 03:26, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Nestor

In reading the article on Nestor, I discovered that in one instance, one of his son is given the name "Stratcihus" and in a later reference, he is named "Straticus." I am no expert on Greek history/mythology, but it would be helpful if the names provided in the article were consistent.

Thanks! ~2026-29787-62 (talk) 22:16, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

I suppose that you're writing about the article Nestor (mythology). This has no mention of either "Stratcihus" or "Straticus". It does mention "Stratichus" (and it links to "Stratichus"). Until a few minutes ago it also mentioned "Stratius", pretty obviously a typo for "Stratichus": I have corrected accordingly. (Incidentally, the notability [article-worthiness] of Stratichus is not obvious to me.) -- Hoary (talk) 23:39, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi 29787,

That was probably just a typo, and I see that Hoary has already fixed it. Next time you see something like that, don't be afraid to edit the article yourself to correct it! MEN KISSING (she/they) Talk to me, I don't bite! - See my edits 03:31, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

New Taxonomic Classification For The Genus Gymnopilus +

Good day to you!

Please see: Re-shaping the family-level classification of Agaricineae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) using a phylogenomic approach

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13081892/

or

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wfbi/sim/2026/00000113/00000001/art00004;jsessionid=3v4ft2onh54l9.x-ic-live-02#expand/collapse

Gymnopilus has been placed into a family called the Galerinaceae.

These changes have already been adopted on both Index Fungorum and Mycobank.

1. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=17702

Position in classification: Galerinaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi

2. https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/field/Mycobank%20%23/17702

Classification Fungi > Dikarya > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycotina > Agaricomycetes > Agaricomycetidae > Agaricales > Agaricineae > Galerinaceae > Gymnopilus

3. NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/taxonomy/86085/ "Gymnopilus is a genus of basidiomycete fungi in the family Galerinaceae."

Can someone please update Wikipedia?

Best Regards To You, Advin Lendpatin ~2026-29847-68 (talk) 23:54, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Advin,

If you see something on Wikipedia that needs to be updated, the best thing you can do to fix it is to update the page yourself!

If you're not sure how, the second best thing you can do is to bring the matter to the attention of more skilled editors. I'm not an expert on fungi, but the folks over at WikiProject Fungi would probably be able to help you. Here's a link to the project's talk page: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Fungi MEN KISSING (she/they) Talk to me, I don't bite! - See my edits 03:45, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Just edited an article with an image for the first time. Confused.

Galactic Attack Is the image I added free/fair use or not? I completed the image tutorial but there was nothing about using 46-year-old screenshots like https://www.mobygames.com/game/29245/galactic-attack/screenshots/ to add to a wiki article. How do I know if a screenshot from an old artwork/game is fair use or not? Oathed (talk) 09:29, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Oathed, no screenshot "is fair use". Use in a particular article of a low-resolution version of a screenshot may be "fair use" if various conditions are met. See also WP:Software screenshots#Non-free game. -- Hoary (talk) 12:21, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Hy, How can i add my information in wikipedia ?

Hello, I would like to know how I can add my personal information to Wikipedia. I am new to editing Wikipedia and not sure about the correct process.

Could you please guide me on:

--> Whether I am eligible to have a Wikipedia page

--> What guidelines I need to follow

--> How to create and publish an article about myself or my work

--> I want to make sure I follow all Wikipedia rules and avoid any mistakes.

Thank you for your help.

Fdfsd15 (talk) 10:11, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello. Please read the autobiography policy. Wikipedia is not social media where people tell about themselves. We want to know what others say about a topic, not what it says about itself.

You may edit your user page to tell about yourself as a Wikipedia editor or user, but it is not a social media style page for you to tell anything and everything about yourself. See WP:USERPAGE. 331dot (talk) 10:14, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Page for Rayna Tours

 Courtesy link: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rayna Tours and Travels

Hello Wikipedia Team,

I hope you are doing well.

I represent Rayna Tours (raynatours.com). We recently attempted to create a Wikipedia page for our company, but the submission was not approved.

We would appreciate your guidance regarding:

• the correct process for creating a company article,
• the notability and sourcing requirements, and any improvements needed for future approval.

Our intention is to create a neutral and policy-compliant article similar to other established travel companies listed on Wikipedia.

Please let us know the best way to proceed or where we can request editorial guidance. Thank you for your time and support.

Best regards, aparna ~2026-29825-77 (talk) 11:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

WP:YFA and WP:BOSS are recommended reading here. This type of article, particularly if created in a conflict of interest situation, is almost invariably doomed to fail.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 11:45, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Draft:Rayna Tours and Travels was deleted in September 2018 ("G13: Abandoned draft or AfC submission"). What was/is the title of the recent attempt? -- Hoary (talk) 12:29, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Is there anyway to add parameters to a set infobox

I’ve been editing various articles for governors, and a lot of them have military personnel info boxes, which don’t include the parameters as infobox office holder has. Is there anyway I can add the Office holder parameters to the military person infobox, or will I have to move all the information to the office holder infobox. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 13:03, 18 May 2026 (UTC)