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October 27

Adding sources

Why do I have to solve a CAPTCHA every time I add a link as an external source? Pcfan500 (talk) 06:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Pcfan500: I'm 99% sure that it's because your account has not been auto-confirmed yet. Dismas|^(talk) 07:39, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, or maybe you want the explanation at Special:Captcha. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:16, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

which is re-usable for another mission: Rockets, Space-Craft or Space Flight?

Ram nareshji (talk) 07:25, 27 October 2014 (UTC) which is re-usable for another mission: Rockets, Space-Craft or Space Flight? & also tell if space-craft has solar panels so how they reach earth safely & re-usable for next mission? i am going to create a wikipedia article about re-usable space-crafts, that's why i am creating this section.[reply]

This page is for asking questions about how to use and edit Wikipedia. I suggest you read our article on reusable spacecraft and ask any further questions at the science reference desk.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:57, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You will also find Soyuz (spacecraft)#Design helpful. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:28, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Margarine - an observation

Around eleven hours ago, a friend, looking at Wikipedia on a smartphone, pointed out to me that the article margarine was totally empty. I checked on my own smartphone, a different make; and found it was indeed empty. Only the "Mobile" view was affected, the "Desktop" view was normal. Other articles appeared normally in both views. But now, with no intervening edits to the margarine article, it appears normally in my "Mobile" view. Can anyone explain this? Maproom (talk) 08:05, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, the mobile page displays as expected on my old Galaxy S2. Rwessel (talk) 13:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request at the Gamergate controversy page

Hi, I wish to edit the talk page of Gamergate controversy, but to my surprise it's been protected, and I do not wish to create an account. I wanted to raise some concerns about sourcing on the page of Milo Yiannopoulos, a figure involved in the controversy, and some of the harassment he allegedly received.--137.111.13.200 (talk) 09:34, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You can request edits to the page by posting at WP:RFED. GB fan 10:11, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Alternatively, you can research all of the advantages of creating an account, which, among other things, gives you more privacy, not less, than editing from an IP, and auto-confirm the account and edit the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:58, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with way biography is ordering itself by first not surname in categories

Hi, hope someone can help as I'm a bit baffled as to why Prudence Glynn is filing itself under P and not G in the various categories I've placed her in. I've check the persondata again and I did order the name as Glynn, Prudence. Can anyone explain what I need to do to fix this? Many thanks. Libby norman (talk) 09:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There was no {{DEFAULTSORT}} set up. I've fixed that. Dismas|^(talk) 10:04, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much Dismas. Will remember that in future. Libby norman (talk) 10:06, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

portal de internet

portal de internet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.60.203.104 (talk) 10:28, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a question? Perhaps internet portal would help you? Dismas|^(talk) 10:29, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Or Portal:Internet or es:Portal (Internet)? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:09, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Soyuz (spacecraft) wikipedia article is wrong please modify it....

Actually Soyuz T-10 displaying at Nehru Planetarium right now, then how soyuz wikipeda article is showing Status In service in infobox? Ram nareshji (talk) 10:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The reason that the Soyuz (spacecraft) article is showing the status as "in service" is that the Soyuz spacecraft is indeed in service. Soyuz TMA-13M is currently docked to the ISS. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:57, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. They made more than one capsule, one of them is on display and another one is still in service. Britmax (talk) 11:16, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

revision history statistics

"revision history statistics" link is down,,,,--65.8.187.151 (talk) 13:26, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's up again. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:29, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: But it is still slow as is the user edit count (contributions > edit count). Also the revision history statistics seems to be missing data from at least October 25 (see e.g. All England Plate) and perhaps subsequent days as well. Is there a location to report these technical glitches and see what the issue is/was?--Wolbo (talk) 00:59, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Xtools maintainers ask for reports to be posted at https://github.com/x-Tools/xtools/issues. I see you have already posted there. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:48, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter:, Thx, but as you can see they claim it is not their issue because other tools such as 'edits by user' (article > view history > edits by user) show the same problem. The main point is that there does not seem to be a an easily accessible central location where a user can find more info on (perceived) technical issues such as these (or report them). Even the main help page does not have a section dedicated to technical issues. I find that surprising. I spent considerable time trying to find any info on the issue of these tools being down / unresponsive as well as the missing data and still have no idea what the problem was and whether the missing data will be (re-)added. --Wolbo (talk) 12:47, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Technical issues in general are often reported at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). It isn't always the right place for a given issue but you often get some info or a link to a better place like Bugzilla. See Wikipedia:Bug reports and feature requests. I don't know the best place to report or seek information about the missing data you mention. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:23, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That indeed seems like the appropriate place to go with questions on technical issues. Unfortunately it is completely non-intuitive for an editor looking for 'technical' and 'help' to go there. The term 'Village pump' provides no intuitive connection whatsoever, it sounds more like a social gathering place. To at least somewhat alleviate this I added a link to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) on the main Help page. Should be more prominent in my view but it is a start.--Wolbo (talk) 14:57, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit

Honorable Wikipedia Authorities,

Greetings !

I am an actor called RAHUL SINGH and my wiki profile was created by an over enthusiastic person who probably likes my work but has put several wrong names and figures (including wrong date of birth & film names), and that too without my permission !

With the help of someone, i tried rectifying those mistakes but Wikipedia has undone my corrections.

If wiki wishes to check weather it is ‘’ truly ‘’ me writing to you, we can skype and you will know. The other option is to check me on facebook.

Please let me make corrections and upload facts on the site. If this is not possible please delete the entire page. I have serious objections to wrong information about me, particularly because it’s on such a great and genuine site.

When you completely delete the page, I will then ask a professional to create a new and organized one with facts. It’s a question of my career being represented in the correct light. Please help.

Thank you,

RAHUL SINGH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sober rsingh (talk • contribs) 13:52, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you are aware of errors in the page, we encourage you to report them on the article's talk page. You should give references to reliable published sources where possible (we do not regard Facebook as a reliable source). Then an unbiassed editor is likely to act on your suggestions, and change the article. We strongly discourage people from editing articles about themselves, or from paying agents to do so, as this ofetn leads to biassed articles: see Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest. Maproom (talk) 14:05, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Questions about searching.

How do I turn off accepting pluralization? I want to be able to search for pages with "John Hopkins" in them and do *not* want the search to care either way whether "Johns Hopkins" is on the page or not. (So "John Hopkins" -"Johns Hopkins" isn't the answer)
Is there any way to search the text of the pages rather than the way they are rendered (so I can search for "Publisher=John Hopkins" inside the text for a use of a Template)
Is there any way to search for text *only* inside references?
Where should I be asking these questions other than here?Naraht (talk) 14:14, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I refactored your question to use # for an ordered list.
If you enable the new search through Preferences → Beta features → New search, then mw:Help:CirrusSearch should help. I'm still learning this myself.
But, the new search is not available today. -- Gadget850^talk 14:45, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

New search is now available. -- Gadget850^talk 15:40, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Already using CirrusSearch (having selected in Beta), I'll ask on the talk page for that (which *really* seems good for that). Thank You.Naraht (talk) 19:08, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Leon Johnson

Hi,

I was on the "People from Burke County, North Carolina" Wikipedia page and I was trying to add the American Football player Leon Johnson, Leon Johnson (American football)

But I couldn't figure out how to add him from the "edit" tab. He is from Morganton (as his Wikipedia entry notes). So can someone please put in a link to his page and add his name to the list? I would, but I couldn't figure it out.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.185.1.183 (talk) 15:15, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have added his name to the list. Maproom (talk) 15:40, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did you want to add him to Category:People from Burke County, North Carolina, which does exist, instead of the existing redlink to Category:People from Morganton, North Carolina which doesn't? --David Biddulph (talk) 16:01, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Peer reviews and when to act on them

Just a quick question, I presently have a peer review open in which someone has suggested splitting an article into two separate pieces. It seems like a sensible idea, but as it's quite a dramatic change to make, should I wait for the discussion to close before I start splitting text off into other articles? Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 17:59, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Paul, be bold and go for it. I checked the discussions and article. I am no expert in this, and I am not quite sure if a split is really needed, but I can see the logic in doing it, and would not oppose a split of this article. You started the article and are the main author, and the other involved people have been informed or already approve. I think it is fine if you make the changes, no need to wait for the review. All the best, Taketa (talk) 18:20, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll make a start. This is Paul (talk) 18:24, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

obscenity in Francis Crick bio

I just looked up the bio of biologist Francis Crick and the first two paragraphs are laced with sexual profanity.

Regards, Molly W. 165.68.253.3 (talk) 19:33, 27 October 2014 (UTC)University of Chicago Medical Center[reply]

Website

www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/francis-crick

Francis Hairy Dick, OM, FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an prostitue that liked big women English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 with James Watson. He, Watson, and Maurice Wilkins were jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".[1][2]

Everyone wanted to frick the Crick with ayour stick hard as ayou brick was an important theoretical molecular biologist and played a crucial role in research related to revealing the genetic code. He is widely known for use of the term "central

Don't worry, it's been reverted by cluebot [1]. --lTopGunl (talk) 19:35, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, as long as people think profanity is a substitute for cleverness, that simple bot will keep an eye out. Judging from the edit history, you just happened to be in the wrong place at precisely 19:01. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:43, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately our caching system means that unregistered users sometimes don't see the most recent version. If a vandalized version was reverted in seconds as here then there is a risk that some users still see it long after. You can purge the page if it happens. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Moscow

Just noticed that somebody innapropriately edited the page

Moscow (Russia) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.22.64.243 (talk) 21:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Twice, but in each case the vandalism was reverted in less than a minute. The vandal has now been blocked. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:40, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]