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June 18

Readtiger.com

Anyone familiar with readtiger? It appears to be a mirror of Wikipedia, but usually with a mirror, I can get to a base location which has some information. I can't seem to do that in this case.

I note it is not listed in Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Pqr

I also see that it is used as a reference.

For example, in Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, the 2009 award to Troy State is referenced to readtiger, which means it is essentially a self-reference.--S Philbrick (Talk) 01:39, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Sphilbrick: seems like a non-compliant mirror. I have looked up the email address, and sent a email requesting they comply, but it looks like a temporary address, so it may go all the way through to a DCMA. --Mdann52talk to me! 07:25, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for looking into this and the follow up, I see you added it to the mirror list.--S Philbrick (Talk) 12:25, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

http://deletionpedia.org/en/User:108.162.219.138

Why was this page deleted? It's verified http://deletionpedia.org/en/User:108.162.219.138 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.193.7.245 (talk) 03:20, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why have deletionpedia.org deleted a page? No idea - but this is Wikipedia, not deletionpedia, so you'll have to ask them... AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:23, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I see no signs either User:108.162.219.138 at the English Wikipedia or http://deletionpedia.org/en/User:108.162.219.138 at Deletionpedia has ever existed or been deleted. I think you are misinterpreting something. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:14, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Correct, their log does not show any deletion of the page and the history is empty. The page has simply never been edited. Spinning Spark 13:19, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein)

Dear Sir or Madam

Since leaving the message on the talk page did not help, I'll try it on the help page. I noticed that the information in the article "Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein) is quite "out-dated". According to their website for example, Chairman of the Board of Directors is no more René H. Melliger but Dr. Urs Philipp Roth-Cuony. As far as I know René H. Melliger already died. His direct follower was Michael Lauber then and since 2012 Dr. Urs Philipp Roth-Cuony fulfills the function as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Maybe you can get some information on their Website: http://www.fma-li.li/en/homepage.html

I think a little update of the "structure" and the "significant incidents" parts written in the article would not be amiss :)

Best wishes 193.222.115.194 (talk) 06:37, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 193.222.115.194, I've updated some of the data in the structure section and provided sources. I'm not sure what you find is wrong with the other section. It might be helpful if you presented your request in a "change X to Y" format. You can also do some of this yourself, provided that you have sources. Wikipedia has a built in tool to make citing sources easy. Check out Referencing for Beginners if you get a chance. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:53, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Word Count

While participating in Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/June 2014, for every submission a word count is added for the User who edited it. I am participating in the same and edited one article Indian Union Muslim League. What should be added as word count? The no of words edited or the article's word count?

Thanks in advance, (Srravya (talk) 07:01, 18 June 2014 (UTC)) Srravya (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 06:58, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Srravya: Hey Srravya. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes#Instructions for participants.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:53, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the CEO of the Mental Health Foundation

Hi there,

We have a new CEO. Can you please remove Dr Andrew McCullough to Jenny Edwards CBE here Mental Health Foundation.

See following sources:

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team/jenny-edwards-cbe/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyedwards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.231.218.98 (talk) 13:29, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thank you for supplying references with your edit suggestion! Dismas|^(talk) 13:41, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Authority control

How do I add "authority control" to an article? (I have read the description of what it is and why it is useful, but I didn't see any indication of codes to use to insert or how to make the "authority control" box appear. Thanks. Jay — Preceding unsigned comment added by JJSour7 (talk • contribs) 13:45, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read WP:Authority control? --David Biddulph (talk) 13:50, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Remove a Reference

Hello there!

How do I remove a reference? On Michael Levine's page I do not know how to remove the references 1 and 2 but when I click edit those reference don't show up. I would like to make this page up to the standards of Wikipedia.

Thank you Cczeto (talk) 18:52, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't clear which article you were referring to based on your comment here; using the "<ref>" parameters will not create an internal link as it does with the square brackets. I fixed that issue for you (hope you don't mind). Despite that, I still made the assumption that you were referencing Michael Levine after reading through your talk page discussion with Huon. I went ahead and removed the references for you.
I'll give you a primer on how to find their whereabouts in an article. First, scroll down to the "references" subsection or equivalent, click on the caret directly beside the external link you wish to examine, and it'll take you to its exact location in the article (highlighted for your convenience). If there are multiple uses of that same reference, it should list their incidence in superscripted alphabetical order between the caret and the citation's listing. To remove this reference, click "edit" beside the subheader above the body of text in which it is used, scroll down to the segment where it is applied, and remove the "<ref></ref>" parameters along with everything in between. If it's used more than once in the same article, it'll have a "ref name" within a single "ref" parameter that connects it to the original reference; make sure to remove each of these as well. They will look something like this when you're editing the page:
<ref name=example/>
Does all of this make sense? If it's still a bit confusing, try checking out referencing for beginners, a very straightforward rundown of how to add citations (it'll also give you an idea of how to remove them). Then there's the more comprehensive main policy page for citing sources, the verifiability policy, and this helpful subsection that'll give you an idea of what constitutes a reliable source. Hope this helps! Kurtis ^(talk) 19:58, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Remove page

I would like this page removed as the company no longer exist: User:Off Da Chain Magazine Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.118.178.248 (talk) 19:30, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The page was already deleted by Orangemike, an administrator. For future reference, if you see a page that is an unambiguous advertisement for a company (whether it currently exists or not), you can add the {{Db-g11}} tag to the top of said page to get the attention of an administrator. Assuming it fulfils the G11 speedy deletion threshold, or any of the other criteria listed at CSD, it will be deleted shortly. Kurtis ^(talk) 20:18, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But the mere fact that a company no longer exists is not of itself a reason to delete the article. Defunct companies can still be notable.--ukexpat (talk) 21:44, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Correct even long dead companies that have had significant coverage at one time to meet WP:GNG should remain despite not being actual companies anymore. However, this was not actually an article, it was a user page. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 00:30, 19 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, I initially went there hoping to rescue an article on a defunct company. What I found, alas, was not even a userpage, but a shameless and unsalvageable advertisement for a probably non-notable publication. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:49, 19 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm aware of that. I was referring to blatant spam or advertising, not defunct companies. I don't see anyone suggesting that we get rid of Standard Oil or Enron, for instance. Kurtis ^(talk) 14:21, 19 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting a category

I admit this is a question about a personal project using Mediawiki. It is wiki related but I am struggling to find a answer anywhere.

I have articles in Category:March 10 and some in Category:10 March. Am I able to combine them into a single category without fixing all the articles? I thought a redirect on Category:10 March should work, but it does not seem to? Periglio (talk) 20:10, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I'm not so sure if this is the best place to find answers for that specific question. There are a few other venues I'd recommend for matters pertaining to MediaWiki software, specifically:

I've posted a notice at both of those pages to attract some of their regulars here. They are more likely to have knowledge of MediaWiki and how to use it. Kurtis ^(talk) 20:33, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Periglio: unfortunately not. The best bet is to go through with AWB or a similar tool and replace them all, or add one as a subcat of another. --Mdann52talk to me! 21:47, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about the help resources at MediaWiki?--ukexpat (talk) 21:50, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Doh! It just dawned on me that I am on the Wikipedia helpdesk, not MediaWiki Periglio (talk) 22:01, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]