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April 24

I need more eyes to have a look at an article.

How can I do it? I 've asked 3rd Opinion, but a user (who is very friendly to the other one I was discussing, commented minutes after I asked for 3rd Opinion. Cinadon36 (talk) 05:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cinadon36, according to the guide, what you want to do next, if you don't know of a specific noticeboard, is either to file an RfC or an request at the Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard. The former is for when you have short specific proposals, and the latter is for general content disputes. Alpha3031 (t • c) 05:36, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I 'll go step by step and file a RfC. Thank you for your time. :) Cinadon36 (talk) 05:38, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mentioning

About mentioning other users, Let's just say I mentioned or pinged User:Example on a talk page. I got a notification stating "Your mention of User:Everything was sent." Then I changed my mind and removed the user page link or ping template from the talk page. What would happen? Sincerely, Masum Reza^☎ 09:36, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

{{ping|Masumrezarock100}} The removal would have no effect on the ping; the user would still be told about the edit that sent the notification. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:30, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And so that you check my answer, I've edited that reply and disabled the ping template. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:32, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

Hi,

So I am making a page right now about Compass Insurance Agency and I was wondering if you could tell me how I reference a person on the page? Most of my information is coming from a non-online document and a real person so I don't know how to references those.

-Thanks

Rojewel (talk) 14:16, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Rojewel: A good place to start would be to read Help:Referencing for beginners. I would also point you to our guideline on reliable sources. Note that sources need to be independent of the source they are covering as well as published, so that anyone can go look at it later to confirm what it says. Good luck, shoy (reactions) 14:22, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Rojewel:If you spoke with a real person, you conducted "original research", and Wikipedia does not use original research. See WP:OR. Similarly, a "non-online document" is probably a primary source and not a secondary "reliable source": see WP:RS. -Arch dude (talk) 21:00, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Getting Articles Approved

I had an article rejected and I've made many manages and added additional resources as requested. Weeks have passed and I've not heard back. Is there anyway to get this reviewed? Can I resubmit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MJ61417 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You have resubmitted. As it says in the brown box on the draft: "Review waiting, please be patient. This may take more than two months, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 3028 pending submissions waiting for review." Of those 3028, 386 are in Category:AfC pending submissions by age/Very old (i.e. more than 8 weeks). --David Biddulph (talk) 15:51, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How to undo incorrect page move?

Greetings, keepers of the eternal flame!

Could someone please tell me the easiest way to undo a page move? As per Talk:Dolomite (mineral)#Proposed name changes I tried to carry out my proposed name change, but I screwed up and changed the wrong page. I would be grateful for some help. Thanks, >MinorProphet (talk) 15:12, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@MinorProphet: A couple of admins are watching the Help Desk and might sort this out for you. Otherwise, file a request at WP:RMT, which is the place for "I would move it myself but cannot for some reason" requests. As there is consensus (although by two people) for the move you propose, it is considered non-controversial. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 16:37, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

All appears to be in hand, sorry for my mistake. Thanks to everyone. >MinorProphet (talk) 17:23, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Two similar disambiguation pages and redirects

There are two disambiguation pages.Sri_Lanka_bombing_(disambiguation) and Sri Lanka Easter bombings. There may be issues related to these. There are also multiple redirects to these pages and 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings as well. How does one resolve and fix redundancy here?Manabimasu (talk) 15:57, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Manabimasu: It is not completely clear-cut that there should be only one DAB page (since one is about all bombings and the other about those taking place on Easter). I would suggest opening a discussion at WP:RFD (in your thread, make sure to list all pages involved). Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 16:39, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. The Easter bombings dab page is too restrictive and a subset of the other one, so a redirect is in order. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:57, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Come to think of it, neither of these are proper dab pages, so I'm going to rename the survivor List of bombings in Sri Lanka. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:59, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong username

Hello, I made a mistake with my username. My correct name is Wennberg, not wennberg. How do I change it? I can't create a new account, so I'd just like to change the existing one. Thank you, Teresa Wennberg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teresa wennberg (talk • contribs) 18:26, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You can request a username change using Special:GlobalRenameRequest(if you provided an email to your account) or WP:CHUS(if you didn't). 331dot (talk) 18:48, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Template:EditOptions

Hi, concerning the "button" Cancel included in that edit window demonstration, how can I

color it in the same red as in reality (e. g. {{font color | color | text }} creates a slightly different (lighter) shade of red than the one actually displayed in the real edit window)?
adjust it exactly to the hight of the words within the buttons to the left of it? Currently, it seems to be somewhat offset.
make it boldfaced – as in the real edit window?--Hildeoc (talk) 19:19, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The color is #d33, at least in the default Vector skin. {{font color | #d33 | '''Cancel''' }} produces Cancel. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:20, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Thanks a lot! For reasons of completeness, what about the position (2nd question above)?--Hildeoc (talk) 12:52, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Hildeoc: It only looks like 2px to me but may depend on browser and settings. You can wrap it in <span style="position:relative; bottom:-2px;">...</span>. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:08, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

i want to edit this page with more information about Shrikrishna Keshav Kshirsagar :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrikrushna_Keshav_Kshirsagar...need help

i want to edit this page with more information about Shrikrishna Keshav Kshirsagar :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrikrushna_Keshav_Kshirsagar...need help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Editpallavi (talk • contribs) 23:35, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: Shrikrushna Keshav Kshirsagar. --ColinFine (talk) 23:16, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Need comments to resolve article dispute

I'm trying to resolve an article dispute on Talk:Civil Rights Act of 1968 in the "Merger of Fair Housing Act and Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 into this article" section. There are only two participants and they disagree with each other. A Wikipedia:Requests for comment was added on 06:25, 18 April 2019, but no one has participated. What are my other options? Mitchumch (talk) 23:50, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mitchumch, you can request a third opinion or file a request for dispute resolution at this noticeboard. See this page for more info. --MrClog (talk) 23:53, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Mitchumch (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]