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This is not entering my citations correctly its changing their numbers when i click re use!

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/127.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Nanette_unsolved/sandbox&veaction=edit This is not entering my citations correctly its changing their numbers when i click re use! and changing them to different number citations that do not correspond with what I have entered below in references. So it's now impossible to add the correct citations.

Nanette unsolved (talk) 03:26, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@1 94.154.26.62 (talk) 15:59, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

81.18.234.50 (talk) 16:47, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

cannot find the cite button on mobile

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 13; Mobile; rv:130.0) Gecko/130.0 Firefox/130.0

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clepsis_brachyptycta&oldid=1187719015&veaction=edit Where has it gone? It usually is on the toolbar. I'm using the desktop css

So9q (talk) 09:42, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please change the name of this page to Bowmans

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/128.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/128.0.0.0

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bowman_Gilfillan&oldid=1246022824&action=edit

69.67.41.66 (talk) 09:15, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This should be asked in the Talk Page of that article. Ethoori (talk) 22:26, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many spelling errors were shown but the spelling through was correct but not recognized leading to this article being falsely flagged.

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; CrOS x86_64 14541.0.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Violeta_Ivkovi%C4%87&action=edit&editingStatsId=d8578828b2b45a6d2489&editingStatsOversample=1&gesuggestededit=1

Ranger (talk) 14:55, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly incorect act

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/128.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Myst%C3%A8re_(Cirque_du_Soleil)&action=edit

Under Retired acts, "Chinese Poles (1993 - 2011)" is listed. Does this refer to a revamp of the act?

AoNaKooza (talk) 12:55, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

submission error

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/128.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patoo_Abraham&action=edit

When I try to publish my changes to the article, I am told that I cannot because An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, so it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error. Disruptive behavior may result in being blocked from editing. Report error."

It does not tell me what exactly the error is, so I do not know how to proceed to submit my assignment.

Amp2222 (talk) 16:35, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Publish Page Option

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/129.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Countrycow25/Eudy_Simelane&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template&veaction=edit&redirect=no When I push publish page it tells me that I'm not logged in. When I make sure I'm logged in and try again it just gives me an error message. If I don't publish it, my professor cant see it and this is not good.

140.103.67.102 (talk) 20:28, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We Speak NYC Apology

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/129.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=We_Speak_NYC&oldid=1251124073&action=edit

I'm sorry, I tried to edit this page, but I turned it into a disaster. I feel ashamed of myself and I am having anxiety about turning this page back to normal. I'm very, very, sorry

96.246.203.16 (talk) 15:21, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed the broken syntax. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:29, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

no authentication

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/130.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/130.0.0.0

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pogo.com&oldid=1211236968&action=edit

2603:8080:E800:2840:21C2:3D5E:7AE6:E199 (talk) 22:14, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, anyone can edit Wikipedia without authenticating. And your point is? * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:15, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Finishing unsigned post with visual tool clashes with AnomieBOT

When the tool is used to finish an unsinged post by an editor, Anomie's bot AnomieBOT clashes with it and senses it needs correction. I am not sure which one is doing it incorrectly.

Special:Diff/1257289856 was done using the tool. AnomieBOT decided it needed to correct it:Special:Diff/1257297114 Graywalls (talk) 14:47, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template {{Unsigned}} is supposed to be substituted. If someone doesn't do so, AnomieBOT comes along to do it. See also Help:VisualEditor#Substituting templates. Anomie ⚔ 15:49, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The one in question was inserted using the visual editor bar on the top: Insert, Insert a template, unsigned. I filled in the user name and time in the relevant boxes. Graywalls (talk) 15:58, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Difficulty discarding changes on desktop

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:132.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/132.0

There should be an easily accessible "Discard Changes" button on the visual editor.

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Google&action=edit&section=2

Ethoori (talk) 22:28, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I found it Ethoori (talk) 22:30, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ability for toolbar to move

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:130.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/130.0

It would be useful if the toolbar were movable down the screen especially for longer articles.

newsjunkie (talk) 01:06, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]