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November 7

"Check date values in: |accessdate="

In Rockefeller University, I recently added a footnote, and got a "Check date values in: |accessdate=" warning. I have no idea what is wrong with the date I gave. Could someone have a look, and possibly fix it? Thanks in advance. If you are answering me here, please ping. - Jmabel | Talk 04:00, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmabel: |accessdate=2020-11-16 says you accessed the source 10 days in the future. Unless you're a time traveller, that can't be right. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:06, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Doh! 2020-11-06. But, yes, I am a time traveller, aren't we all? - Jmabel | Talk 15:24, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with kelvin calculation

I was recently reading the [Ic page] and I notice when it referred to the temperature at which the substance forms it said 'kelvins'. As kelvin is an absolute value it is singular. However, when I went to change it, I realised it was a function of the code used to write it.
In this instance the code,
'{{convert|130|and|220|K|C|}}'
appeared as;
'130 and 220 kelvins (−143 and −53 degrees Celsius)'
I was wondering if this is simply a problem with the sites code or is a bug of the language it's written in?

AdmiralFlamingo (talk) 04:51, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@AdmiralFlamingo: According to our article Kelvin, it is appropriate to pluralize it. RudolfRed (talk) 04:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism help request from Sdkb

I have noticed some vandalism at Backdoor (computing). Namely, what appears to be an advertisement for a "digital marketing" company has been inserted at the very beginning of the article. Would an editor please assist me with fixing it? Thank you, 2601:647:C900:98D:B08A:1881:2D6:6E18 (talk) 05:21, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The {{Information security}} template was overwritten by an advert, but has been restored. If you are still seeing the damage in a particular article, a "purge" should fix it - see Wikipedia:Purge for how to do this. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:40, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mentor?

Anyone want to be my mentor? I need guidance in editing. Thank you. FcoonerBCA (talk) 06:12, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

FcoonerBCA, you could try Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user. Otherwise, WP:Teahouse is a good place to ask questions about editing. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:15, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Copy and paste

I have asked about how to create a template for a WikiProject, and was told to go to [[[WP: BannerMeta]]. I have tried what is says on there on the sandbox of my userpage, but was not able to produce the template. Is there any way in which it is possible to copy and paste information on Wikipedia? The information about templates at WP: BannerMeta is very long-winded and complicated, and I might find it easier to follow if I could copy it and paste it to my sandbox. Many thanks, Vorbee (talk) 09:25, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what you mean, Vorbee. There is no page called WP:BannerMeta. If you want to copy markup, edit the page (or "View source" if it is protected) and copy from the edit window. --ColinFine (talk) 14:20, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ColinFine: I think Vorbee is referring to this section of the help desk from a few days ago. @Vorbee: the template {{WikiProject Mysticism}} has already been created by El cid, el campeador. If you want to edit the template, you can do so there - you don't need to do it in your userspace. Seagull123 Φ 17:17, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading

How can I have my principal's profile on wikipaedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.184.252.200 (talk) 10:08, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@41.184.252.200: I am afraid that you have a common misunderstanding of WIkipedia. Wikipedia does not contain profiles, Wikipedia has articles about subjects that meet Wikipedia's definition of notability, in this case of a noteable person. Further, Wikipedia articles dont belong to their subjects. Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:36, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You may create a Wikipedia Article about the principal, but only if the principal is notable by our definition: see WP:N. If you find several sources that establish notability, then come back here for help on the next step. -Arch dude (talk) 17:18, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

upload files

Can someone help upload a file on wiki? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otunbatope (talk • contribs) 10:12, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Otunbatope: You are not WP:AUTOCONFIRMED so you cant upload Files to the english Wikipedia. If the file is under a siutable license, you can upload it to our sister project Wikimedia Commons using their Upload wizard. Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Downloaded PDF files are corrupt.

The lately downloaded Wikipedia files are corrupt. The following message is received when I try to open them: "there was an error opening this document. the file is damaged and could not be repaired"2A02:14C:287:9700:C9D9:91BB:F994:338B (talk) 16:08, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any particular article in mind? I yust tried with Live from Abbey Road and it suceeded. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:20, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to create and insert an Infobox on an existing biography/person

How do you insert a photo into the Infobox? I clicked on edit but when I click on the "image" box it doesn't give me the option to insert a picture.

Thanks for your help!!!

Dan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan.ferratti (talk • contribs) 19:36, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Wikipedia community, I need help on how to create an infobox and out it in an existing biography. Could you help please with the steps to do this?

Thank you!

Dan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan.ferratti (talk • contribs) 17:19, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi and thanks so much for the reply! I'll use the template but I am confused about inserting the infobox into the biography. Also, I think if the infobox goes to the right area of the page it will be good to place the other pictures in the left but I can not see how to do this. By the way, the Cesar Marolla page is here:

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

I sincerely appreciate your help and expertise!!!!

Dan.

Hi, I need help on how to create and place an infobox on Professor Cesar Marolla Biography. I would sincerely appreciate it!

Dan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan.ferratti (talk • contribs) 16:21, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

For basics, please see Template:Infobox academic. You can use the template there to create an infobox; simply fill in biographical information in that template to create an infobox. However, I cannot see a page for a Cesar Marolla. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 16:26, 5 November 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan.ferratti (talk • contribs)

Hello, Dan.ferratti. You simply add the code at the top. An easy way to do it is to choose a similar article with an infobox, "Edit" it and copy the whole of the infobox code (including the double curly brackets at the start and end), then paste it into Draft:Cesar Marolla. --ColinFine (talk) 18:07, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dan.ferratti: Before you put a lot of work into an article, please carefully read Wikipedia:Notability (academics). Unfortunately, it is a lot harder to show notability for an academic than for say an athlete or a Pokemon character, simply because academics do not attract the attention of reporters. Once you are sure of notability, then take a look at several articles about other academics and pick one whose format appeals to you. You can use it as a worked example. -Arch dude (talk) 18:12, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jo Biden page

Dear Help Desk, Please take down this page or revert it to a previous version and ban the despicable scumbag who uploaded the vile pictures on this page from ever editing Wikipedia pages again! Tx and kind regards, Andrew Smith — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.121.172.118 (talk) 18:33, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you mean Joe_Biden? There have been several reverts recently and the page is now extended-confirmed protected which should help cut down on vanldalism. RudolfRed (talk) 18:36, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pornography on Joe Biden page

Someone has posted a pornographic image on the Joe Biden (US President Elect) page. Can someone please remove it? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:467C:F300:99D6:B4E1:3639:6FC3 (talk) 18:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Next time, if you see vandalism, you can go ahead and just revert it. The page is under extended confirmed protection now which should cut down on vandalism. RudolfRed (talk) 18:37, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Biden page (update)

Thank you to whomever removed the pornographic image from US President Joe Biden’s page. Your quick action is very much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:467C:F300:99D6:B4E1:3639:6FC3 (talk) 18:41, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:50, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Euan MacKie

My friend Euan MacKie died on Monday. I put that information in the Wikipedia entry. I have just had a message from someone called 'Fuzzhead' to say that my amendment wasn't 'constructive'. Surely Wikipedia would like to hear about it when someone dies? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:110F:4001:8913:5EEB:B266:98E5 (talk) 19:02, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We would, but we need an independent reliable source to support the information; we can't just take the word of an IP address on the internet. 331dot (talk) 19:04, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for your loss. Please provide a link to a reliable source. There will usually be an obituary in a newspaper to verify your information. We must be careful about information like this, since a false report of a death can cause a lot of distress. -Arch dude (talk) 20:10, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

JD Tsasa, ChameleonBX

ChameleonBX Contra.gr (article written by Nikh Minakova, sports journalist in Greece, Europe); Other articles: PRNewswire, ProInsight, Babcock Hoops (NBA draft analyst); USA Today,RookieWire, AZ Central, FoxSports-Cronkite Sports, AZPreps365, AZ Preps, PrepHoops, Front Office Sports, Facebook TheSixthMan Podcast, HoopBrothers, Pangos, TopNews Blogspot, FUTRSPRT, JazzFanz.com, Duke University Basketball Report; Several YouTube videos; classically trained pianist who composes classical music, jazz, house music; has a record out; plays multiple instruments; Other sports: tennis, swimming; Google search, YouTube search, Instagram search 73.158.9.156 (talk) 19:54, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you maybe provide a little more detail about why you're here, instead of We Didn't Start the Fire-ing your question? —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Takes a strong man to deny...} 20:03, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Embassy image

I assume that this image is suitable for uploading because it is the work of a U.S. Embassy, although the license tag does not appear to meet Commons criteria. Can this be uploaded as a free work? And if so, can you upload it for me? I'm not able to copy it into the Commons template because it is a webpage, not a jpeg file. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid not, Yoninah. The page says "Some rights reserved", and if you drill down, it is licence CC-BY-ND, which is not compatible with Commons' requirements. --ColinFine (talk) 21:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yoninah:If that picture was taken by a US government photographer during the course of his work, then the photographer made a mistake then uploading it to Flickr with that copyright, but we cannot make that assumption. Your best next step is to contact the embassy and ask if they have the image on a government web site somewhere. -Arch dude (talk) 15:59, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mount Baga

I note that the category for volcanic plugs in Australia, specifically Queensland, Australia doesn't have a link to the Mount Baga page - which is a volcanic plug in Queensland. The only references to volcanic plugs in Queensland are about the Glasshouse Mountains. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tzali (talk • contribs) 22:51, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tzali: You could add the category to the bottom of Mount Baga. —teb728 t c 01:02, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dianna Cohen

Can we start a page?

Dianna Cohen ( born May 13- Artist and Activist , American Based in Los Angeles, CA.

In 2007, Dianna first learned about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and spent a year developing a proposal to travel to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to harvest the “plastic island” and make art out of it, raising awareness about the plastic pollution crisis in our oceans. The project was the perfect opportunity to meld her love for the ocean with the primary medium of her artwork — plastic bags — and to raise awareness and inspire change.

As she learned more about the issue of plastic pollution, she realized that we could not simply “clean it up” but instead, needed to “turn off the tap” and stop the flow of plastic into our oceans and our lives.

As a natural extension of this idea, in 2009, Dianna with other thought-leaders, scientists, and activists, founded Plastic Pollution Coalition in order to raise awareness and promote solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis.

In 2010, Dianna was invited to give a TED Talk on Mission Blue in the Galapagos Islands. Entitled “Tough Truths About Plastic Pollution,” her talk has been viewed more than 1million times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgorman60 (talk • contribs) 23:18, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jgorman60 Hello. If this artist meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable creative professional, as shown with significant coverage in independent reliable sources, feel free to draft and submit an article at Articles for Creation. I would suggest that you use the new user tutorial and read Your First Article first. 331dot (talk) 23:23, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jgorman60:You may have better luck using the general notability guidelines (WP:GNG) instead of the guidelines for artists, since the subject is also an activist. -Arch dude (talk) 01:19, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]