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September 24

Looking for a template

I'm copy editing an article and encountered a name not mentioned elsewhere in the article. I can't figure out who it is from just the last name, should I just ignore it or is there a template like {{who?}} that's actually asking who this specific person is? (Literacy#Colonialism (1600s–1762) => "Trudel", second paragraph, first sentence) ~ Argenti Aertheri^(Chat?) 00:03, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Argenti Aertheri: The end of the sentence has a reference which itself has the reference: "Trudel, Marcel. (1973). La population du Canada in 1663. Montréal: Fides." The real title says "en 1663" and not "in 1663". PrimeHunter (talk) 00:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Self-trout ~ Argenti Aertheri^(Chat?) 01:17, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Argenti Aertheri, as facts can be stated in Wikipedia's voice per WP:WIKIVOICE, I don't think Trudel's name needs to be used in the article. TSventon (talk) 01:36, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Argenti Aertheri: If the answer wasn't evident from the reference, one option would have been to use {{clarify}} with |reason=Please provide more context explaining who this person is. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 02:44, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dadivank Monastery

Hello, while reading Wikipedia's article about the Dadivank Monastery, which was build in the 9th century, I found that it states, "Azerbaijan denies the monastery's Armenian religious and cultural heritage, instead falsely referring to it as a "Caucasian Albanian temple." I am completely against this being in the headlines of information about Dadivank. This monastery was build in the 9th century, while Azerbaijian was founded around 100 years ago. Please rethink how this information is relevant to include in the headlines of Dadivank Monastery's history. Dadivank was and is an Armenian Apostolic monastery. Dadivankmonestary (talk) 05:02, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Dadivankmonestary: Hi there! The best place to discuss the content of an article is the article's talk page - in this case Talk:Dadivank Monastery. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 05:19, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Use

How can I link directly to the English Wikipedia dictionary, without going thru the regular encyclopedia page? 71.88.242.231 (talk) 11:26, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

wikitionary? like this: [[wikt:<title>]] for example, wikt:example. ltbdl (talk) 11:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You might also choose to use the {{linktext}} template. For example, {{linktext|example}} generates example. GoingBatty (talk) 15:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Help in creating a page about beverage

I want to create a new wikipedia page for a popular energy drink, and I'm trying to find a construction to follow while writing about the beverage product, Could anyone help? 176.57.31.174 (talk) 11:36, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Go to List of energy drinks, check out the individual articles and see if one's format suits you. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:40, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The construction is not very important at this stage. All that matters to start with is WP:42, especially if you haven't written a Wikipedia article before. Unless you can meet those criteria you will be wasting your time. Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:13, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Charges to my Mastercard account

What are the charges for? WIKI $3.10 etc etc.. 70.52.162.235 (talk) 16:22, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IP editor, this is the Helpdesk for the website Wikipedia only. If you have questions about your transactions, please contact your bank or card issuer.

Alternatively, if your question is about recurring donations to the Wikimedia Foundation, please email donate@wikimedia.org. Qcne (talk) 16:26, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please also note that there are hundreds of thousands of wikis. Wiki is not a recognized abbreviation for Wikipedia or Wikimedia. Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:16, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gregorian Bivolaru

There is no real difference between "notes" and "references". Does one have a script to quickly merge them? tgeorgescu (talk) 20:38, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The difference is that references are citations of sources, while notes are footnotes not involving sources. Maproom (talk) 22:39, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I would opine that explanatory footnotes can optionally be sourced, but in this specific case the distinction appears to have been that the Notes were in Romanian, and the References not necessarily so. Merging them feels appropriate, which seems to have been done manually. Folly Mox (talk) 07:43, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How do I insert an image?

I'd like to insert the image of a plaque installed in Hemming Park into the Ax Handle Saturday article, but don't know how to. Who can help? YoPienso (talk) 20:39, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@YoPienso: Did you take that picture yourself, with your own camera? If so, you own the copyright and you can upload it. If not, you do not own the copyritght and you are not permitted to upload it. Fortunately, there is already an image of that plaque at File:1960 Civil Rights Demonstration historical marker, Jacksonville.JPG, and you may add it to the article. -Arch dude (talk) 21:24, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! YoPienso (talk) 21:50, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]