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July 12

Question about template

Hello, I am working on Template:Episcopal lineage and am having trouble getting right the syntax for a couple parameters.
1) My first issue is that I would like when "yes" (or similar) is entered in the early_unknown parameter, the corresponding text specified in the template is displayed and when "no" or anything else is entered or the parameter is left blank, the specified text is not displayed. I have been tinkering with Template:If affirmed, but I cannot quite seem to get the syntax right to make it work.
2) My second issue is that I would like to make a parameter called state, which accepts "collapsed," "expanded," and "autocollapse" and performs the appropriate behaviors with each, but unfortunately am unsure how to do that.
If anyone can answer one or both of these questions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! Ergo Sum 02:24, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

1) |data1 = {{If affirmed|{{{early_unknown|}}}|''Earlier lineage is unknown''}}

2) {{Collapsed infobox section begin}} does not currently support autocollapse. It defaults to collapsed but accepts |expanded=yes. If you instead want |state=expanded to cause this then you can use: |expanded={{#ifeq:{{{state|}}}|expanded|yes}}

PrimeHunter (talk) 10:04, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Prime Hunter, you've been a big help. For problem 2, I entered the code that you suggested, but it doesn't seem to expand when the parameter is filled with the appropriate text. Do you know what might be going wrong? Ergo Sum 15:53, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

expanded is a parameter to {{collapsed infobox section begin}}. Fixed in [1]. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:53, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your edit on the template to fix that, Prime Hunter. One last thing, for the first problem, your suggestion has made it work, but now the parameters that are wrapped in the if affirmed template do not appear in the parameter names example. Would you know how to make them reappear? Ergo Sum 17:10, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The value of state is not output so I don't know what you want to appear. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:18, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for not being clear. I meant that in the parameter names examples template, the three parameters that are now if affirmed used to have their respective texts displayed in the example template. For example, for parameter early_unknown, before being if affirmed, the example template used to have "Earlier lineage is unknown" displayed in it. This was the case for the other two as well. If possible, I would like the three parameters to remain if affirmed but also display in the example template. Ergo Sum 17:24, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have set the custom values you want.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 17:33, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

How to request arbitrary sanctions onto an article

I have been seeking to add the article Kalash people since yesterday to arbitrary sanctions, because I feel that article has been repeatedly targeted and will be the subject of future editwars. A related article Hunza people is already under sanctions. The problem is I am not sure which page to file this request on. Any help will be appreciated.--NadirAli نادر علی (talk) 04:56, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article has now been semi-protected. Maproom (talk) 07:42, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Translation of my German wiki article /username is red

Hi there, I am new to the wiki community and appreciate any help. It is overwhelming at times I am trying to read as much as possible.

1. I created a German wiki entry, in the German wikipedia. for "Feryad Fazil Omar" which is now online and looks good. I want to translate my article into English and post it in the English wikipedia. How should I proceed? I filed for a transfer yesterday, but nothing has happened. I hope I did it the right way. If not, I appreciate help.

2. My username is all of a sudden marked red and I can't access my user page. It says it doesn't exist. The sandbox is red too. I am confused an don't understand why and how this happened?

Again, thanks a lot for help. --Iwrite (talk) 08:09, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Iwrite, and welcome to Wikipedia. First, about the article: there is no such thing as "filing for a transfer". You are welcome to translate the article and create a corresponding one on the English Wikipedia; but you should treat it as creating a new article here, and it is subject to all the rules and policies of enwiki (which might not be the same as dewiki). You also need to attribute the source, to meet the licensing requirements. This is all explained at WP:translation. I would advise you to create a draft using the article wizard; see your first article.

About the redlink: I see you have now created a user page, and your username is a blue link. I'm guessing that you have a User page at dewiki, but didn't have one at enwiki, so when you were here at enwiki, your username showed red. --ColinFine (talk) 09:03, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ack

Now that I've successfully uploaded a photo, how do I delete it? I now see that it has been uploaded before. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:43, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Clarityfiend. If local (uploaded to this Wikipedia), add {{db-g7}} to the top of the page and save. If at the Commons, and it is unused and you uploaded it within the past seven days, add {{SD|G7}}. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:00, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:50, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Created Page about Person - Deleted

Hello,

I created a legitimate page for a person whose name is used on Wikipedia. He is listed as a partner in Greylock Wealth Management - Diego Ferro. I cited legitimate sources and online publications in the biography. I posted it, and then it said it could be automatically deleted. All of my work is gone, and I petitioned the deletion and have been given no explanation. ????????

PLEASE HELP! — Preceding unsigned comment added by MeredithKitz (talk • contribs) 17:44, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

MeredithKitz: your work isn't actually gone, it can be seen here, along with an explanation of why it was removed. The problem was that it did not demonstrate that Ferro is notable (in the peculiar sense in which that word is used in Wikipedia) by citing reliable independent published sources that discuss him. It does cite sources, but of those that I have checked, some don't discuss him, and some are based on what he has said himself and so aren't independent. Maproom (talk) 19:22, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Maproom (talk) Thank you so very much for your response! How are his sources any different than his partner's AJ or the Founder? He is being interviewed and cited by highly recognized news outlets. What can one do to ensure that one gets an article published. How much more "notable" can a partner with nearly the same bio be? Should I remove certain references? Add more of a certain kind? I can't thank you enough for your input!MeredithKitz (talk) 00:58, 14 July 2017 (UTC)Meredith Kitz[reply]

MeredithKitz: to demonstrate notability, you need to cite several reliable (here in the UK that includes the Financial Times but not the Daily Mail) independent (not written or published by the subject or his employer or family member, not an article based on an interview of him) published (so that a reader with access to a good library can check) sources that discuss the subject in depth (not a directory listing, not just stating his job title or attributing some action to him). It is quite possible – I haven't checked – that the articles about his partner and the founder are also inadequately sourced. Maproom (talk) 06:23, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Last template questions

I have a few final (I promise) questions about Template:Episcopal lineage, which I finishing up.
1) When inserting the template, it causes a space above any text that it's placed in. For example, the space between the heading and the start of the paragraph here on the Pope Francis article. It is also visible in the documentation of the template at the example. Does anyone know why this is or how to fix it?
2) I am looking to create a tracking category, like the one found here, for pages using the template without the denomination parameter, but do not know how to do this.
3) My third question is how to make two parameters mutually exclusive. Specifically, I would like to make early_unknown and lineage_started mutually exclusive, so that a warning is prompted if they are both used, just how a warning is prompted if an unknown parameter is used.
4) My last question is a really quick one. I would like there to be no "edit source" buttons on the documentation when it is transcluded onto the template page. Does anyone know how to make this happen?
I know this is a lot. So, if anyone can help out even a little, I'd really appreciate it. Ergo Sum 20:18, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I did 1) to 3) in [3]. We don't do 4). If you have seen it then it was probably because the template was protected so you couldn't edit it. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:09, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, PrimeHunter. So the category that needs to be created for pages missing "denomination" to go would be [[Category:Episcopal lineage template with missing parameters]]? And if I wanted to add additional parameters that, if missing, would put a page into such a category, would I just change the wikicode to Denomination|otherparameter|otherparameter or would I duplicate that code (minus the otherparameters) and substitute "otherparameter" for "Denomination"? And if I did add other parameters, would they all go to the same category or different ones? Ergo Sum 02:06, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation

the page says this was made by julie andrews and i have a hard time beliving that .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation (https://i.imgur.com/QW5mSOL.png) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.194.136.113 (talk) 20:50, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted.Naraht (talk) 21:00, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]