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June 6

Help: Help fix citation error

I edited the Ike & Tina Turner discography page and bow there is a citation error message at the bottom of the page. I can't locate the error. I went to the help page and I'm still confused. Twixister (talk) 11:30, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Twixister: The error occurred here where an 'efn' comment was added. Like refs don't display correctly without a {{Reflist}} template, an efn will not display without a similar {{Notelist}} one.

Fixed. Eagleash (talk) 11:52, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help: I want to change the article that i have edited

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jangmu Enn Sherpa (talk • contribs) 12:10, 6 June 2019 12:10 (UTC)

@Jangmu Enn Sherpa: You will have to provide more detail as to what you are trying to achieve. Your edits to Sherpa people were unconstructive, as were those by Dawa Pasang Sherpa which immediately followed. Are these two accounts connected? A file name cannot be changed. It is the location of the image at Commons and it will not display if changed at the article. The caption can be changed, but naming the subject is not really in line with policies. (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) 12:23, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimania persistent banner

Hi,

I was wondering how I can stop the Wikimania topic request banner from re-occuring - it seems to be more persistent than the fundraising ones. Just closing it (with cookies enabled) doesn't seem to work - it re-enables every page, let alone each session.

Cheers, Nosebagbear (talk) 12:21, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that too and it's not particularly good. Seddon (WMF) is the right person to explain whether this is intentional or not. (Hope they receive cross-wiki ping). – Ammarpad (talk) 15:51, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Nosebagbear and Ammarpad: Definitely not intentional. Will take a look. Seddon (WMF) (talk) 16:03, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

To ask about a query.

I generally talk about physicians only.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia there is an infobox. In that infobox his net worth is not shown.

The net worth which is shown in the article is of previous year. The current year(I.e. 2019) network should be included in the infobox.

What all of you (editors) think please! let me know? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.146.64 (talk) 12:58, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find reliable sourcing for his net worth, you’re welcome to make the edit yourself, as long as it isn’t you, per WP:COI. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:26, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Appears to be the same user who was blocked after persistently making requests for edits at the same article. Eagleash (talk) 13:31, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Page previews

Formerly when I moused over a highlight it would show a preview and if you needed to see more you could click the gear in the lower right corner. I am not seeing that anymore. How can I get that to occur again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teamflyers (talk • contribs) 13:35, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Check whether it's still enabled for your account. Go to Preferences → Appearance and look under "Reading preferences." – Ammarpad (talk) 13:43, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding edits.

Shamsheer vayalil current networth(2019) is not shown in the inbox. I would have added it from forbes website, but I don't know how to add this information.

Can anyone add this information in the infobox? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.110.116.181 (talk) 15:00, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated the page per the most recent report on the Forbes site. For the next piece of information you want added, please learn how to do it yourself. And for the umpteenth time please sign your posts and don't start multiple threads with the same heading. Also format your posts correctly. If you don't know how to edit Wikipedia and you are not willing to learn, this may not be the best use of your time. Eagleash (talk) 15:38, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

To sign a post add ~~~~ at the end of your question. Thanks. OkayKenG (talk) 06:22, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Logging out ??

Hi. Very simply ... How do we log out of our Wiki account? Strange that there's not a visible logout button. ">( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bnmotion (talk • contribs) 18:22, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Bnmotion: on the desktop view, the logout is at the top right, just were the login is if you are not logged in. -Arch dude (talk) 18:38, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Bnmotion: In the mobile version, click the top left menu icon with three bars and then the red logout icon. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:54, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Actresses" in "actors"

{From the closed ANI request}

I apologize, is the mass replacement of "actresse" for "actor" approved? [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

I tried to find previous discussions, but found only this: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2012_November_30#Actresses It says: "A new consensus seems to have emerged or at least is in the process of emerging. This consensus is that actors should be divided by gender because acting is a gendered profession and will remain so in the foreseeable future."--Nicoljaus (talk) 20:41, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The current policy is to use gender neutral language (except in categories). Mass replacement of anything is not recommended as it is difficult to reverse.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:00, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Shantavira. But was there any discussion about this? In the discussion mentioned above it was concluded that the acting "is a gender profession" and there is no reservation that this applies only to categories. In the guideline Gender_marking_in_job_titles there is said "Some such feminine forms, such as poetess and authoress, are now rarely used. Others, such as actress, remain common" --Nicoljaus (talk) 09:17, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]