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November 20

Meghan Markle

Ref number 46 is all wrong - it is an IBSN and I have tried over and over to get it right. Sorry - please fix if able. Thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 00:00, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done Fixed below. Thanks, L3X1 (distænt write) 15:36, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting multiple edits

How do I revert multiple consecutive edits to a page (like 7 or 8 of them) with one action back to a previous version? Or is that even possible? Thanks Creativewill (talk) 00:02, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In the "Edit history" go back to the last good version. At the top of the column, you should see a link that says, "Restore this version?" Use that link to, y'know, restore that version. Obviously, this only works if you want to revert ALL the changes since that version; but if somebody's been monkeying with the article for a number of edits, it's a very useful item indeed. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:20, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"restore this version" only appears when Twinkle is enabled at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets, and it only appears on diffs and not on revisions. But everyone can select an old revision in the page history, click the edit tab and then save. See more at Help:Reverting#Manual reverting. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:00, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Its effectiveness for treating sexual dysfunction in women has not been demonstrated.

Its effectiveness for treating sexual dysfunction in women has not been demonstrated.[3]

Viagra use in women! I am thinking that this treating of sexual dysfunction should be changed to "In Men" instead of Women! I'm not sure, it should be checked? Thank you Allen Holmstrom — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.95.82.186 (talk) 02:44, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You are quoting from the lead of Sildenafil. "[3]" is a link to a supporting reference [1] which says women so it shouldn't be changed to men. The effectiveness for men has been demonstrated. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:14, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Greater leeds or leeds city region

Wikipedia is a great source to get information, however with all public sources things can be made up entirely.

Leeds is a city within west yorkshire, but some people have claimed of a wider leeds that includes the proud and independent councils of wakefiekd, kirklees, calderdale and bradford.

Such claims are fooling people and destroying students grades when they use information in education. Such examples are destroying the accurances of wiiipedia and tarnishing its name.

Such lying editors and pages that are big should be verified with official sites to make wikipedia look more responsible

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.2.93.203 (talk) 03:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

We have articles on the Leeds City Region and West Yorkshire Combined Authority with a number of linked references. Is there a specific error in these pages? Rmhermen (talk) 03:46, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mitcham Square Shopping Centre

Hi, Is it possible to delete the page below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitcham_Square_Shopping_Centre

This has caused a Facebook location page containing incorrect information and our correct Facebook page "Mitcham Square" is unable to take over the incorrect page because the page above contains wikipedia content.

Could you please advise if this is possible.

Thank you

Angela Just Advertising

On behalf of Mitcham Square Shopping Centre — Preceding unsigned comment added by JustAdvertising (talk • contribs) 03:32, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This a problem with Facebook, not with our article. If there are mistakes in our article, please mention them on the article talk page. Rmhermen (talk) 03:57, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Meghan Markle

Sorry - Ref number 49 is all wrong - it is an IBSN and I have tried over and over to get it right. Sorry - please fix if able. I am sorry. 203.132.68.1 (talk) 03:41, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done. ISBN=accepts only one number, not both a short and long form simultaneously. MB 04:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Hickock

This may be a little trivial but some of the history you have on Richard Hickocks past is wrong.....he didn't go to Olathe HS, he worked in Olathe at a garage....he went to HS in Efgerton, Ks....his first wife was 16 when he got married and was pregnant and they had 2 boys, then he had his fling with a girl who became pregnant and divorced his first wife to marry the girl he got pregnant...yes his parents were farm people in Edgerton, KS...my moms family grew up not far from them and i have been told many stories about him not only from my mom but my aunts also2605:6000:380A:9B00:1410:273F:3E2C:EF78 (talk) 04:38, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Olathe North High School claims his name, and the article says that he was an athlete there. Is it possible that he attended more than one high school? Wikipedia needs reliable sources to back up statements made in articles. Can you find anything published elsewhere about Dick Hickock? You are welcome to challenge any unsourced statements, and discuss corrections on the talk page of the article.

[Different Contributer here] By "Efgerton" I presume you mean Edgerton, Kansas? That city's article doesn't mention a high school at all, though it's rather short. In 1950 (when Hickock turned 19) Edgerton's population was only 266, while Olathe's was 5,593: their populations in 2010 were 1,671 and 125,872 respectively, and the Olathe School District alone currently has 5 high schools. Note that Olathe North High School –

". . . was founded in 1883 as Olathe High School. The school moved to its current location in 1958 and changed its name to Olathe North High School in 1981."

– so is it possible that in the 1940s the then Olathe High School was the one that also served Edgerton? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.0.37.45 (talk) 09:13, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Albert Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale

Please help. I successfully added a file of old Gledhow Hall photo! Please put the little dots under the letter "c" (for circa) which is in the photo. Thanks 101.189.107.58 (talk) 06:23, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for adding the image. I don't think any dots under the letter "c" are needed. If you look at the page Circa, you will see that the present caption is consistent with usage there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:41, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The photo of 'Lord and Lady Airedale at the coronation of King George V' looks like an early example of Photoshopping... AndrewWTaylor (talk) 11:09, 20 November 2017 (UTC) [reply]

I've added the little dots. Maproom (talk) 11:47, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A entire silly question on :

I don't know came from where that i was told to add : in the internal-link in the talk page, for example [[:Entry]], [[:User:Entry]] is that no effect or affecting "what link here"? Matthew_hk t c 10:22, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's not needed if you are linking to a page in mainspace or talk, but you need the preceding colon to link to a file instead of displaying the image, or to link to a category instead of putting the page into the category. See Help:Link#Wikilinks (internal links). --David Biddulph (talk) 10:33, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

that looks weird. As using WP:TW, the semi-automatic link by the template and the tools also have [[:foo]] Matthew_hk t c 15:53, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The preceding colon doesn't do any harm, so my guess is that the tools put in the colon for all namespaces as the simplest option, rather than having to test for which namespaces need it. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:38, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dear VLE, your account is still not created, either your registration information is incomplete or still under review. It is suggested to check the application status.

Dear VLE, your account is still not created, either your registration information is incomplete or still under review. It is suggested to check the application status.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:205:1287:9A9C:8DC3:5AF5:D8EC:764A (talk) 15:58, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of the original LaFlavour (band) Wiki page, and refusal to act on proposed page

LaFlavour (aka La Flavour) are a musical group who have been in existence for more than half a century, beginning in Massillon, Ohio in 1967. They are famous for the worldwide release of "Mandolay", which reached #7 on Billboard's Disco Chart in 1980, as well as the follow-up single "Only The Lonely (Have a Reason to Be Sad)" which cracked Billboard's Hot 100 in June of 1980. Both the album & single of "Mandolay" received Billboard Music Awards in the Disco category. A quick glance at Discogs will reveal both the album and single were released in 13 countries on 5 continents. Prior reasons given for not including LaFlavour on Wikipedia have been "not enough national press". My question is (I hope I've come to the right place to ask): WHY have you included a Wiki for Jimmy & The Soulblazers - who also hail from Northeast Ohio - when they haven't come anywhere near as close to achieving LaFlavour's success & recognition? The original LaFlavour version of "Mandolay" was featured both in the movie and on the soundtrack album for the Paramount release "Kiss Me Guido". "Mandolay", the single, also topped the Cashbox charts in 1980. "Mandolay" is still played DAILY on Siri/XM's Disco Channel "Studio54". The Soulblazers never achieved anything remotely close to this. The point is - if LaFlavour cannot - for whatever reason - have presence on Wikipedia, what "rule" enabled Jimmy & The Soulblazers to be included? This is absolutely unfair, unbalanced, and represents only one example of an uneven playing field with regard to inclusion of entities in the entertainment industry who have not made near the impact LaFlavour have. If this Subject/Issue has been sent to the wrong place, please inform as to where it should be sent. Thank you for taking time to read this.--LaFlavour (talk) 01:17, 4 December 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LaFlavour (talk • contribs) 16:15, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a link to the deletion discussion? If the title of the deleted content was "LaFlavour (band)" I have been unable to find it at any WP:AFD discussion (so far all I could find about LaFlavour in Wikipedia is some content at She Don't Know Me). Shearonink (talk) 16:26, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)The existence of one poorly-references article does not justify the creation of another. Neither article should exist unless someone can find independent reliable sources where the subject has been written about in detail. Please see WP:Your first article and WP:BAND for further guidance. Dbfirs 16:30, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article was at LaFlavour and was speedy deleted as a copyright violation of the history page at LaFlavour's website. Rmhermen (talk) --LaFlavour (talk) 01:17, 4 December 2017 (UTC)06:08, 22 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There are MANY independent sources provided in the Suggest a Page section, subheader Bands. Laflavour

Oath Keepers

On your page about Oath Keepers. It is not an anti-government organization, limited, accountable, and open but never anti. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.116.230.116 (talk) 17:35, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That particular statement seems to have a number of sources attached to it. If you wish to change it please raise the matter at the article talk page, providing sources in your support. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 17:41, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That said, there is an issue with one of the citations - see Talk:Oath Keepers#Discussion on meaning of a reference for a discussion on that. 192.88.255.9 (talk) 18:24, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please check my English in this article?

Hello everybody! I'm current finishing an article about a singer, but my English is not good and people have complained to me on my previous works, saying that my way of writing could easily be looked as fan's point of view.

I really want my article to have a neutral tone and not looking like a commercialized article. I also want to make sure that my grammars and structures are right. I would be grateful to hear from anyone who may be able to help! Thank you thank you so much!

The article is here. Beyoncetan (talk) 19:16, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Contributing article

Just now I have opened the account. Would like to upload a file on the life and work of Sangeetacharya Vishmadev Chattopadhyay . Please guide.. how to upload.

With Regards. Malabika Chatterjee--Malabika Chatterjee (talk) 19:51, 20 November 2017 (UTC) 1.18a.m.[reply]

@Malabika Chatterjee: Read the guidance at WP:YFA, and then use the link on that page to use the article wizard to create a draft article for review. RudolfRed (talk) 20:12, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to submit a draft for review.

Hello, I am trying to submit a draft for review but there is no "button" to do so. The draft name is DAS Model Management; please see below for the link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:DAS_Model_Management&oldid=805814469

Thank you, Cautenrieth (talk) 21:05, 20 November 2017 (UTC)cautenrieth[reply]

I've added the relevant template to give you a submit button, & also added a References section with {{reflist}} template. If you haven't already done so, please read the advice at WP:Your first article. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:15, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cite a file

Hi,

I am trying to cite a downloadable file. How should I do this?

The file is in the form : file:///home/chronos/u-4e61572b815e713343aaced2557d05ef0687d4e9/Downloads/HandWallet_Expense_Manager%20(3).pdf

Thanks,

Potatornado (talk) 20:57, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Potatorndo. I'm afraid you can't. That is a file on your computer, so there is no way that anybody reading an article would be able to access it. Anything linked to from a Wikipedia article (or any other website, for that matter) must be hosted on a webserver that the Internet can request it from. You would need to upload it somewhere first - or if you downloaded it from somewhere (which I'm guessing you did, because it is in your downloads directory) you can use the URL where you downloaded it from. --ColinFine (talk) 21:32, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

adding pupils to famous teachers

My piano teacher, Grace Berry Davis, studied with both Robert Casadesus & Nadia Boulanger. How can I ad her to the lists pf their students? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grandmaroo (talk • contribs) 21:05, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Grandmaroo. Why do you think that might be a suitable piece of information for a world-wide encyclopaedia? If your piano teacher meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability, so that there could be an article about her, then by all means add her to such lists. But if she is just an ordinary person like you and me and 99.99% of the people on the planet, (even if she is a wonderful piano teacher) then I'm afraid she doesn't belong there. --ColinFine (talk) 21:38, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford

I have failed when adding a replacement file - pic. Please help So sorry 203.132.68.1 (talk) 21:54, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to have been fixed (by David Biddulph). Eagleash (talk) 23:01, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Church of St. Michael and All Angels Christchurch

Hi there,

I can't figure out how to edit the box with the purple heading on the right hand side of this page. I want to delete that Father Andrew Starky is the Vicar because he died earlier this year.

Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_Angels%2C_Christchurch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.189.102.7 (talk) 22:20, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It looks as if you worked out how to do it. It would be a good idea to complete the edit summary box at the bottom of the edit window. Otherwise, your edits could be seen as disruptive as there is no explanation. A source, such as a death notice or obituary (personal knowledge does not help here) would also be useful. See WP:REFB for a basic guide to how to add these. I will also leave some links at your talk page. Eagleash (talk) 22:59, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]