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April 14

Sockpuppet query

Hello, another editor and I have been discussing a newbie who is acting like an experienced editor. The person has immediately created templates, entered various deletion discussions and shown familiarity with the site and its terminology. The problem we have is that we cannot with any certainty identify a master account, which SPI requires, although we do have one suspicion. What is the best way to go about getting a suspect newbie's credentials checked in such a case? Apologies if I'm come to the wrong place with this. Thanks. No Great Shaker (talk) 03:47, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In this case I would probbably wait, until either somebody else remembers who the master is, you remember who the master is, or perhaps the new account turns into a valuable contributor (I have heard rumors that there are persons who read a substantial amount of Wikipedia rules before they hit save for the first time) Victor Schmidt (talk) 05:40, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, it might be as well to wait and see what develops. Thanks for the advice, Victor. No Great Shaker (talk) 05:57, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, I myself have been editing on Wikipedia for around 15 years without creating a User Account. If and when I do decide to create one, I will obviously appear to have more than "newbie" expertise. The editor in question may be someone like me (I can hardly be unique in my approach), so I suggest that you need a little more evidence of malfeasance before jumping to conclusions.

To anticipate the likely question, my choice to remain accountless so far is based on a desire to avoid the psychological pressure I would feel under (because I'm weird) to be even more active when I should really be doing other things, and on the belief that edits should be assessed on their own merits without relying on an editor's reputation. (I adopted the "pseudo-sig" that follows purely to avoid confusion in conversations, after my formerly static home IP became dynamic due to an ISP takeover.) {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.219.35.136 (talk) 11:12, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How can I add an historical photo?

I'm not very familiar with uploading images, could someone help me understand how to upload a historical photo of Rosario Sánchez Mora (the Dynamiter), the Republican heroine in the Spanish Civil War? There are several very interesting ones,[1][2] I think it would improve the graphics of the article.--Mhorg (talk) 10:19, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mhorg:The Spanish Civil War was recent enough that those photos' copyrights may not have lapsed. You will need to go through the drudgery of figuring out the copyright status. This is exactly the sort of situation that infuriates me: the possible copyright is of no use to anyone, but copyright law forces us to do a lot of extra work. After that, you can upload by clicking the "upload file" link in the left-hand column on any Wikipedia page (like this one) and following the instructions. If the copyright has lapsed, upload to Commons. If not, then you can still upload one image of her to the English Wikipedia instead of Commons under our extremely restrictive interpretation of the "fair use" doctrine, which you will need to read. After you complete the upload process, you can then add the picture or pictures to the article. -Arch dude (talk) 15:01, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Arch dude: thanks for the your answer! I uploaded a few images years ago, but I still don't understand precisely how it works. I agree with you that these copyright constraints can be very counterproductive. I will try to do as you say, I'll make some attempts to understand the copyright status.--Mhorg (talk) 18:30, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mhorg: A good place to ask is WP:MCQ which is where copyright experts answer questions. RudolfRed (talk) 19:14, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@RudolfRed: thank you too. This too can be very helpful.--Mhorg (talk) 20:45, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn’t agree more. 70 years PMA is not only infuriating, it’s excessive and counterproductive. 50 years from creation should be enough for anyone to get the benefit from their work. Patents are only 17 years. (Mhorg, you can also ask the folks at c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright. Thanks RR for the MCA link, I didn’t know that one.) — Pelagic ( messages ) – (08:43 Thu 15, AEDT) 21:43, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

template:campaignbox is displayed on a notebook but not shown at all on a tablet or a mobile

In Battle of Loschniza the standard template:Campaignbox Napoleon's invasion of Russia is used. The article is displayed correctly on a notebook but not on a tablet or a mobile as the content of the "Campaignbox Napoleon's invasion of Russia" is simply not shown. The same is true for the content of the "Campainbox Napoleonic Wars" in French invasion of Russia. Is this a known problem? Are there any any solutions?Ruedi33a (talk) 11:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ruedi33a: Navigation templates (navboxes) are deliberately omitted from the mobile version, also {{Napoleonic Wars}} at the bottom of Battle of Loschniza. {{Campaignbox}} uses Module:Navbox. The bottom of mobile pages have a "Desktop" link to see the desktop version which includes navboxes. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:09, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Walt Blackman Error in Educational Information

There is an error in my profile regarding my education. I am not a graduate of Almende University. I have never attended that school nor do I know where that university is located. Please remove that from my profile. Thanks

Walt Blackman— Preceding unsigned comment added by Walterb2003b (talk • contribs)

Is this about Walter_Blackman? I don't see Almende mentioned there. If it is about a different article (NOT profile!) please link to it. RudolfRed (talk) 19:46, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RudolfRed The user removed the (unsourced) information in question prior to posting at the help desk. Walterb2003b I have left a message for you on your talk page with useful advice and instructions for editors with a conflict of interest. Please read the pages linked from that message carefully. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:55, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Joining Department

So I want to join the Department of Fun, but I have no idea how to join. Do I just add myself to the member list or is there a process? ThatOneRandomGuyYouMeet (talk) 20:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No process, just add your name to the list. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:21, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Closing an AFD

Can an administrator close this AFD at some point ---> Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devin Goda, please? It looks like the discussion -- as it were -- has run its course. Even after a "re-listing". And it's been about two weeks. Full disclosure: I created / started the article ... and am a proponent / supporter of keeping the article. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 21:40, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Joseph A. Spadaro: You might want to go to Wikipedia:ANC for closure requests. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 00:56, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Joseph A. Spadaro: Generally speaking, a relist restarts the seven-day clock. (Technically, it can be closed at any time, but in practice this rarely happens.) As such, an admin will reevaluate consensus on or about 17 April. There's no need to go to ANC or anywhere else: just wait a few days and something further (either closure or a 2nd relist) will occur. See WP:RELIST for more information. Cheers, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:29, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Broken table/chart in article

Hello,

While reading an article List_of_The_Goldbergs_episodes, I noticed the table of the episodes' rankings at the bottom is broken. Unfortunately, I don't know how to fix it. I thought I'd bring the issue to attention here so hopefully a more experienced editor can do so. Thank you, User:Heyoostorm^_talk! 22:17, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Heyoostorm, what about it is broken? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The table in the "Specials" section is missing a header for its fifth column. Maproom (talk) 06:09, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, {{Episode table}} has a parameter named airdate not air-date -- John of Reading (talk) 06:38, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]