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December 30

Why XTools links doesn't show at one user's Contributions page ?

In other wikimedia projects like meta.wikimedia.org and zh.wikipedia.org, I can see XTools links like Edit counter, global contribs, SUL info and etc.I wonder why in en.wikipedia.org here is no those links. --94rain (talk) 04:15, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you go to Special:Contributions/94rain and scroll to the bottom... Lourdes 05:21, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just now I realized why I could not see them because I am using the Timeless skin instead of the default Vector skin. Unfortunately, Those Xtools links do not appear when using Timeless.
How can I see those links if I want to keep using the Timeless skin? I also use Timeless on meta and those links do appear on my meta contribs page. --94rain (talk) 06:11, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@94rain: The links appear in Timeless but disappear if you change interface language. Do you have the default "en - English" at Special:Preferences? PrimeHunter (talk) 10:33, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, so my problem is settled when I change the interface language to English, thank you.--94rain (talk) 11:34, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cancel Account

Delete Cancel Remove my Account Information — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slatterys8 (talk • contribs) 06:01, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I almost pretty sure that once created accounts can't be deleted.--SirEdimon (talk) 06:14, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

But here is another thing you can do.Please refer toWP:VANISH.--94rain (talk) 06:18, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that the editor has made all of one edit (which removed a space) and then the edit to this page, there is no need for a Vanish. . Just stop using the account.. Meters (talk) 06:21, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text

Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax[1] (born April 15, 1994), commonly known as Jacquees, is an American R&B singer from Decatur, Georgia. In 2014, he signed a recording and management contract with Cash Money Records.[2] His 2016 single, "B.E.D.", was on the Billboard charts for 7 weeks, peaking at number 69.[3]. His debut album, 4275, was released on June 15, 2018. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KhingKriss (talk • contribs) 06:46, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@KhingKriss: Hello, this thread is the only edit from your account according to your contributions. If, as your heading implies, you are encountering problems with referencing please provide a link to the page concerned or see WP:REFB for a guide to adding sources. If though, you are looking to create a Wikipedia article please see WP:AfC or WP:WIZ... if you feel the subject passes the guidelines at WP:NMUSIC. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 10:49, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@KhingKriss: If you are facing the problem in seeing the actual reference, you need to click on the number [1] or [2] inorder to see the reference. Or else you can see them in the reference section also.Adithyak1997 (talk) 10:57, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of Stub Template from an Article

Hi, - I removed the stub template from Simpson Pot, but it is still shown as a stub-class article in the header. Do I need to do something else? Thanks - Langcliffe (talk) 07:50, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it to start class. ―Abelmoschus Esculentus ^{talk / contribs} 08:05, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Langcliffe (talk) 08:13, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Can neither change link nor "talk" (as suggested)

Was trying to leave a message on the talk page of Geoffrey Hewitt, chemical engineer + emeritus professor of Imperial College, but am only offered option to talk to myself (!)

Message should read: " Sorry, am unable to do change required. (Have never been active on English Wikipedia, only German - and that was loooong ago.) The FIRST LINK under References does not work any more. PLEASE change for me (many thanks!) to: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/g.hewitt "

Hope someone will read this and attend to it.

Mpa swiss (talk) 10:06, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mpa swiss:

Done. Please verify.Adithyak1997 (talk) 10:32, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Citing References

Hi, A word of advice would be gratefully received. In the Description section of the Simpson Pot article I used a single (but definitive) source. I referenced it at the end of the three paragraph section. Is this the standard way of doing it, or should it be cited at the end of each paragraph? Thanks. Langcliffe (talk) 14:33, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Langcliffe: whether the statements are sourced can be ambiguous unless you cite the source at the end of each paragraph. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 16:58, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Even better to use in-line citations with page numbers, then each statement can be checked as needed, though with only three pages of the reference to read, I think what you have done now is adequate. Dbfirs 20:04, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the link, Dbfirs. Langcliffe (talk) 20:35, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help for SKYC Organization article

Hello, i want to publish about SKYC Organization. So, what i do for better content to be publish my Organization page.

I already read wiki article section for improving article writing but my article deleted, if my writing article is not much content for publish then how much content need for article to be publish and which section are require for company/organizationarticle to be publish? I have much information about my organization.

Or you can Give some sample/example article which is better to be accept for publish on wikipedia.

Help for publish a organization/company article.but dont give another explanation like rejection.

thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inckmo (talk • contribs) 14:58, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Inckmo: The best thing for you to do would be to not attempt to write about your organization. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a place for organizations to tell the world about themselves. Wikipedia is only interested in what independent reliable sources state about article subjects. We have no interest in what an organization wants to say about itself. You have what we call a conflict of interest and as such you should not edit about your organization directly. In order for you to be successful in that, you would need to forget everything you know about your organization and only write based on what independent reliable sources state. Most people in your position cannot do that. If your organization meets the notability guidelines written at WP:ORG, someone will eventually take note of it and write about it. If you just want to tell the world about your organization, you should use your own website. 331dot (talk) 15:38, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Inckmo: Any organization that is notable by our definition (WP:NCORP) should have a Wikipedia article. Even a poor article will be retained and improved. Any article whose subject is not notable by our definition will be deleted, no matter how well written. Do not try to force this, as it will lead to frustration for you and extra work for us. If SKYC meets our notability criteria, you may propose an article by writing a draft, but since you have a conflict of interest, you should not create or edit a mainspace article directly, but should instead follow the advice given by 331dot above. Do note that you will never have control of a Wikipedia article about SKYC. The article can be edited by anybody to add information that you may not like. -Arch dude (talk) 16:47, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Subscription

I have already donated this year, as I do each year. Can you stop sending me messages to donate?

Thank you.

MRDPM — Preceding unsigned comment added by MRDPM (talk • contribs) 21:52, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, MRDPM. The answer is, no, we can't but you can! Nothing in Wikipedia knows who has donated - that's with the Wikimedia Foundation, and is deliberately not available to Wikipedia. But, as a logged-in user, you can pick Preferences->Gadgets->"Suppress display of fundraiser banners". Remember to pick "Save" at the bottom. --ColinFine (talk) 23:07, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Write-In Elections

Hi,

In various American elections candidates who aren't on the ballot, but would otherwise be legitimately entitled to stand, can have electors vote for them in "write-in" ballots.

Some candidates run entirely on this mechanism.

Is there a standing guideline (whether written up, or at least agreed somewhere) on the conditions on which these candidates should be added (always, never, certain amount of news coverage, certain % of votes etc etc)?

Nosebagbear (talk) 22:07, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think WP:GNG would apply here; media coverage should determine notability. There's some more info at WP:POLOUTCOMES. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 22:22, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Timetempleton: - sorry, forgot a key aspect of the question. This was in regards to a candidate's article notability (I suspect they'd really struggle under that) - it's in reference to election articles listing candidates. Everyone on the ballot is usually added, but given that anyone can write in for anyone, clearly not everyone for that is added as it could add dozens. Nosebagbear (talk) 23:43, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would make an exception, though, for write-in candidates who garner more votes than one or more of the candidates on the ballot, as long as the figure is more than trivial. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:59, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you’re just talking about adding a name to an existing article versus a standalone article, it’s simpler. You only need one source to include a mention of the write-in candidate. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:49, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Technical question: Making "Lad: A Dog" render as a wikilink

"[[Lad: A Dog]]" is interpreted as an interwiki link to the Ladino Wikipedia, rather than as a (red) wikilink to the English Wikipedia article Lad, A Dog (a novel by Albert Payson Terhune). How can this be fixed? Sandstein 22:09, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That would not be a permitted title for an enwiki article, see WP:NC-COLON. That's why the article has a comma instead of the colon. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:14, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can, however, pipe the link; [[Lad, A Dog|Lad: A Dog]] renders as Lad: A Dog. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:18, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Helpfully, the Ladino editors have added a note at the bottom of https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lad,_A_Dog — in English, it reads For speakers of other languages who may have arrived on this page because "Lad:A Dog" lands on this page for technical reasons, please see the interwiki links elsewhere on this page. There's also a Danish article about this novel, so it would be good to have a Danish note also. (Someone seeking the Chinese article likely wouldn't have this problem, as the title's written entirely in Chinese.) Nyttend (talk) 01:43, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]