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June 6

Biasedly Reverted Post

Somebody reverted my edited changes biasedly and with hatred to my country. How can I restore my changes?--Vaidya Pranit Ambulkar (talk) 10:02, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vaidya Pranit Ambulkar I don't see where someone expressed hatred of your country or used that as a reason for their edits. Someone gave a civil explanation of their edit. Now, you must discuss your concerns on the article talk page to arrive at a consensus. 331dot (talk) 10:21, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have chosen to edit in a contentious area with a history of disruption, that has special rules. I will notify you of these on your user talk page. 331dot (talk) 10:23, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Romy Schneider. CORRECT HER PROFILE PLEASE

Not sure how to fix this in her profile but whoever wrote that she is GERMAN (??) French clearly has made a mistake. Romy was Austrian. She lived in France. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.63.183.168 (talk) 11:11, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Best place to discuss such issues is usually the article talk page. In this case it's unlikely that would change something though: Romy Schneider's mother was German and her father took the German citizenship in 1937. Later on Romy Schneider also took the French citizenship. There's more details on that also at dewiki. – NJD-DE (talk) 11:27, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, Romy Schneider is not her profile ("profile" is a social media term, and we're not social media), but an encyclopedi article about her. See also: WP:OWN. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A total lie corrected with evidence

Hi, I submitted credible data to support a correction to a politicians page. The bot keeps removing it. It seems Wikipedia is a forum that protects and advances liars — Preceding unsigned comment added by DeclandecoDoyle (talk • contribs) 11:50, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked you until you can show us that you can edit and make suggestions for articles without calling everybody a liar. That is a fundamental requirement. If you can make suggestions for corrections in something other than a shrill tone of denunciation, we may consider your request. Note that any controversial allegations must be ironclad in multiple reliable sources. Acroterion (talk) 12:02, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

CSD G3

I've nominated two pages at MfD, and both got deleted per WP:G3. I'm not sure what constitutes 'pure vandalism.' Wikipedia:Field_guide_to_proper_speedy_deletion#3._Pure_vandalism_or_blatant_hoaxes says:

This is usually clear cut. Articles that simply have a photo of a penis transcluded on it, a page consisting entirely of "I LIKE POTATOES", and the like – that's "pure vandalism."

So 'pure vandalism' means stuff that would be reverted as vandalism if it were added to a page? I.hate.spam.mail.here (message me | my contributions) 17:54, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I forgot to update my signature. weeklyd3 (message me | my contributions) 17:54, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It really depends on the admin, to be honest. PRAXIDICAE💕 17:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Previews of links in articles

I used to get a paragraph or so of text when I hovered my mouse over a link in an article. For some reason that feature stopped working. How do I get it back? Thanks! --157.131.253.236 (talk) 20:51, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

AFAIK this has never been available to IP editors - for registered users, it is turned on in "My preferences" / "Gadgets" / "Navigation popups" - Arjayay (talk) 20:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have an account? Perhaps you used to be logged in and now you are not. I know that, for logged in users, there is an option in Preferences to turn that on and off. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:57, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, I have never had an account (though I donate $ regularly to Wikipedia). This feature was the default, but now it is gone, and I miss it. Nothing else I can do besides set up an account? Thanks. 157.131.253.236 (talk) 21:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello fellow IP - I too enjoy using that feature. It still seems to be working for me. Maybe it stopped working for you due to a browser software update; you could try asking at WP:VPT. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 22:53, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If the feature is disabled then click "Edit preview settings" at the bottom right of a page. Arjayay is referring to a different feature for registered users. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:01, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]