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June 1

Links not working

In List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, can somebody please fix the links in the "films by decade" table? They used to work before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.2.145.83 (talk) 01:11, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~By the way, I think 190.2.145.83 means that clicking links in the box "Films by decade" in the Filmography section results in nothing occurring.~~ I'll try to work out the problem. OkayKenG (talk) 07:00, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Thanks for bring up the issue. I was looking though the history of edits and it looks like on this edit the whole format of the table in the Filmography changed (I really like how the new table looks like). So all of the links in the "films by decade" table broke (as they linked to the old table that no longer exists) (I think that's the issue). The issue should be fixed now. Thanks!! OkayKenG (talk) 07:27, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding edits.

The wikipedia of Shamsheer vayalil contains an inbox. In that inbox a profile picture of Shamsheer vayalil is present.Below that picture his alma mater column is present in which name of two colleges are provided.It is very difficult to know from which one of the two colleges he obtained his undergraduate degree(i.e MBBS) and postgraduate degree(i.e MD).Please! any master editor with platinum badge fill these important informations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 04:41, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Link to Wikipedia page: Shamsheer Vayalil, Link to Google Search here. OkayKenG (talk) 07:35, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again! Thanks for bring up the issue, although I don't quite understand the first issue you have mentioned the second one appears that there is an issue is on the Google's side. In that I case, I recommend reporting that issue to Google. (there is a "feedback" button at the bottom of the "Google profile" to report it) (But to be honest I think Google copies the "Google profile" from Wikipedia). I think another editor can address your first query. OkayKenG (talk) 07:43, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the clarification. You can disregard my comment above. OkayKenG (talk) 08:29, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dramatics

with the deceased you state Larry Demps As well as James Mack who passed. when you use as well as that means that person is dead also and Larry Demps is alive That is confusing and his name should not be mentioned in the same sentence as such — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:21CE:4F00:F431:ED4A:2B00:B1D3 (talk) 05:03, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

convience link: The Dramatics. The sentence is messy, but not unclear. Please suggest an alternative. -Arch dude (talk) 06:02, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Arch dude: Fixed. The problem was in using both 'and' and 'as well' in the same list, which could be read as two last items make a single 'subgroup' of the list. --CiaPan (talk) 10:40, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help regarding route map

I want to edit the route map Kolkata Metro Line 2 provided in the article and make it like that of Kolkata Metro Line 1. But I know little about templates, and how these are made. So I need some help. Saha 08:29, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

(convience link) Here's link to the route maps (they use templates as Saha stated) Template:Kolkata Metro Line 1 diagram and Template:Kolkata Metro Line 2 Route. OkayKenG (talk) 09:01, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A good place to start would be Wikipedia:Route diagram template, which describes the operation of the templates. Triptothecottage (talk) 11:22, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding edits.

On Wikipedia of Shamsheer vayalil there is an inbox. In that inbox there is a profile picture of Shamsheer vayalil. Below that profile picture there is an alma mater column in which name of two colleges are provided. It is very difficult to know from which one of the two colleges he obtained his undergraduate degree (i.e MBBS) and post graduate degree(I.e MD).I don't know how to add these informations there,I tried very hard but I was unsuccessful.I am a learner and this is the main reason behind my failure.Please! any master editor with a platinum badge fill these important informations in the alma mater column of the inbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 08:30, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Link to Wikipedia page: Shamsheer Vayalil OkayKenG (talk) 08:35, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The information is contained in the section Early life which is immediately adjacent to the infobox. If you feel strongly that it should be in the i/bx you are free to add it. You can add it immediately after each college, in brackets, using {{small|xxxx}} with line breaks <br /> where necessary. Please don't start multiple sections at the help desk with the same heading. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Eagleash (talk) 08:42, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done It's fine we all were, and we all are still learning to use Wikipedia. I made the change as you requested. What matters is that we improve. Hope the change is ok. :) OkayKenG (talk) 09:41, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism on AfD

I'm not sure who to contact about this, but can an admin please take a look at the history on both my talk page and the AfD nomination for Richard Latto. You'll see in the history a lot of vandalism has been taking place by a few users claiming to be "editors". I'm not clear which editors are genuine and which ones are WP:SOCKS as they seem to be battling against each other. Looking at the AfD for Richard, it appears one of the editors claiming to be part of the nomination has been blocked. - Funky Snack (Talk) 10:21, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like everything has been taken care of. All the Sockpuppets have been blocked and their edits have been reverted. ~ GB fan 10:47, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding edits.

Thankful to the editor "OkayKenG". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 10:49, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

discovery

How to discover software through Wikipedia Pls I need help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oluwa zacky (talk • contribs) 11:25, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article on Software which has various links for more detail. You will have to ask a more specific question if this does not tell you what you want to know. Dbfirs 14:07, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding edits.

When we search Shamsheer vayalil on google, his profile gets open. In that profile his alma mater is indicated, which contains name of two medical colleges from where he completed his medical studies. The problem is that the name of the place where these two medical colleges are individually located is not indicated besides them. I wrote about this to google, but the google advised me to add these information myself only. But I don't know how to add these information. Please! any editor add these information. I shall be grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 11:30, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The information you requested has been added to the Wikipedia page. It is up to Google what they display. Wikipedia has no control over that. Again, please do not start multiple threads with the same heading. and (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Eagleash (talk) 11:46, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Username

Is the username user:Hacker31337 against username policy? CLCStudent (talk) 13:20, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If they're for example a computer security professional editing articles about computer security, then probably not. If they're trying to 'hack' Wikipedia in any way then maybe. It falls under a policy we often use for confusing usernames, "discouraged but which are not so inappropriate on their own as to require action". -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 13:28, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) There are legitimate hackers(typically employed by a company to test its own security) and the edit they have made seems to suggest this, so I would say this is probably not a violation. Feel free to discuss your concerns with the user, and if they are not resolved, you could start a discussion at WP:RFCN. 331dot (talk) 13:30, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hacker is also a fairly common surname (though in this case "1337" suggests that isn't the intended meaning). – Arms & Hearts (talk) 14:45, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Accepting Article

Good afternoon Wiki. I uploaded a page on wikipedia for the past 4 Months and till today, it has not been approved. Can you please help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Opeinoluwa101/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opeinoluwa101 (talk • contribs) 14:55, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Opeinoluwa101. You have never submitted User:Opeinoluwa101/sandbox for review. You can do so by pasting {{subst:submit}} at the top (with the double curly brackets. Before you do so, I suggest you find some more (and more importantly independent) sources: you have only two: the second one is clearly not independent of Ogen, but the first one, from Street Journal, reads like a press release. Wikipedia articles should be almost entirely written from sources wholly unconnected with the subject: please see WP:IRS and WP:REFB. I also notice a strange use of words: is "bagged" a formal word in Nigerian English? In every English I'm familiar with "He bagged both his M.A. and PhD degrees" reads as far too colloquial for an encyclopaedia. --ColinFine (talk) 16:26, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Listed Counties in Massachusetts -you left out Norfolk County

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_locations_by_per_capita_income#Counties — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.76.91.238 (talk) 14:57, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article had been vandalized. I've reverted to the last good version. Deor (talk) 15:56, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate articles

I just found today there is Antonio Fraguas Fraguas created in April and Antón Fraguas created in January, both by translation from the Galician Wikipedia.

My first thought was to delete the newer article as a CSD A10, (it is somewhat smaller). But the newer article has some preferable en-WP wikilinks instead of links to gl-WP articles, as well as some different photos.

So maybe a Merge is better? If anyone wants to take the initiative and do one or the other go ahead. MB 17:54, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing up the issue. Agreed, merge might be best. Added the {{duplication}} template on both pages. OkayKenG (talk) 19:50, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Folks, I had a look at them last night. They seem to be identical except for two images on Antonio Fraguas Fraguas. I plan to merge the two images into Antón Fraguas. I'll do it today, and get rid of old one. I don't known the background, but I'm curious to why it happened. scope_creep^Talk 12:18, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

To add some information.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia there is an inbox. In that inbox his profile picture is present. Below that picture there is alma mater column. In that column name of two colleges and respective degrees which he obtained from those two colleges are also given. But only one thing left is name of the place where these colleges are situated. I sent an email to google regarding this matter but no action is taken till now. Please! any editor help me to sort this problem. It's very urgent.The information should be added as soon as possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.167.171 (talk) 19:04, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article has bveen updated, but it takes some time for Google to pick up those changes. There is nothing more we can do here at Wikipedia. Black Kite (talk) 19:27, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Les Baxter

On behalf of the Estate of Les Baxter, we hereby demand you remove the paragraph titled Controversy. It has been proven in court that the parties involved sought to discredit Les Baxter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.83.237.102 (talk) 20:32, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IP user. "Demands" don't tend to be very effective on Wikipedia, which is a volunteer project; articles do not in any way belong to the subject or their representative. Having said that, Wikipedia is committed to its articles' being neutrally-written summaries of reliably published sources. If you make a request (not a demand) on Talk:Les Baxter, specifying precisely what changes you would like to see made, and preferably back your suggestion up with references to reliably published sources (we do not take note of unpublished information), and add {{edit request}} (with the double curly brackets) at the end of your suggestion, then in time somebody will come along and evaluate your request and the sources, and decide whether to implement it in whole or in part. --ColinFine (talk) 21:48, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've just read the paragraph, and it seems balanced to me. We have a referenced statement that many compositions are in Baxter's own hand. If you have further references, please add them on the talk page, but don't try to whitewash out the fact that there was a controversy. Dbfirs 11:25, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]