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August 4

Citing single source for list

Is there a way to clearly indicate that a list was created based on a single source or that the source can be used to verify the contents of the list? If the inline citation is added to the last entry it appears that it only supports that entry and re-citing the source after each entry seems excessive. Perhaps I'm overthinking it and in most cases the list doesn't need a citation per WP:MINREF. I mostly come across this for cast lists. TipsyElephant (talk) 01:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I usually put a ref for a whole list in the sentence or phrase that introduces the list. DMacks (talk) 02:06, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bug

Keyboard used w connect uder to device 2600:1016:B07F:FA23:581:F6D:200F:501B (talk) 05:02, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but your query is incomprehensible (even assuming that 'uder' is a mistype for 'user'). Please describe your problem more clearly. You do not have to use abbreviations and 'telegraphese' – we have plenty of space. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.211 (talk) 05:58, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I will also ask: is your problem to do with Wikipedia? If not, then this is not the right place to ask for help. It is possible that WP:Reference desk/Computing may be able to help you, but you will need to be much clearer about what you are asking. ColinFine (talk) 08:54, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What to do when an editor is potentially connected to the subject of the article?

I'm currently editing an article for an upcoming election and I believe one of the other contributors is potentially connected to one of the candidates, or even is the candidate himself. This would violate WP:AUTO and WP:ADVOCACY. What do I do in this situation? Not Wlwtn (talk) 06:50, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is a matter to discuss at the conflict of interest noticeboard- unless it involves off wiki or private information that cannot be posted on wiki, in which case see the instructions provided on the conflict of interest noticeboard on how your information can be reviewed. 331dot (talk) 07:06, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will move this discussion there. Thanks Not Wlwtn (talk) 08:23, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doccia porcelain (rename)

Our article for Doccia porcelain should be named more aptly. The current name is not particularly helpful. Apparently the entity became "Richard-Ginori" in the late 1800s, and is now called "Ginori 1735" (following a more recent rebranding by the current owner). The company's registered name appears to be "Richard Ginori s.r.l." (no hyphen), however Italian wikipedia has it as Richard-Ginori (with hyphen). Of the three (Richard-Ginori, Richard Ginori, Ginori 1735), which should be used? -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 08:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As always, the answer is in COMMONNAME - use the name the majority of reliable sources use. Note that this is not necessarily the "official name". ColinFine (talk) 08:55, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This one is less obvious. "Richard-Ginori" seems to be the logical name choice – however, complicating matters further, we have two entities on wikidata: Ginori 1735 (Q48800364) and Doccia porcelain (Q1061931). Also, our en:wiki article is the only one with a redirect, as some of the other language wikis have separate articles for each (perhaps this is path to follow here too). -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 10:24, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Talk page of Doccia porcelain article for further discussion. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 15:29, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

dark mode hyperlink color has insufficient contrast

I love dark mode and use something like it while reading books on screen, however Wikipedia text has many hyperlinks and the light blue color is insufficiently bright to enable smooth reading of the aggregate text... Please institute less white text or brighter link coloration. or a combination of both. 142.189.235.171 (talk) 11:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Generally, people who implement the user interface will not necessarily look here. WP:VPT is a better place for such questions. ColinFine (talk) 17:23, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly a silly question, but have you tried increasing the brightness setting of your monitor/display? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.211 (talk) 21:42, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to unhide a hidden file/folder to nominate an article for A-class review

I have nominated several articles for A-class reviews, but of late I’ve been spinning my wheels trying to nominate SPARS for an A-Class review. The problem: I'm unable to unhide the hidden file/folder or drop-box in WikiProject banner shell|class=GA|1= so I can add the required nomination information. I have an iMac/Apple desktop computer with a Macintosh hard drive. I've looked at a lot of information on the subject, but none of it provides how-to information in a sequential, step-by-step manner. Can someone throw me a lifeline? Pendright (talk) 22:34, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pendright It may be me, however I am having trouble understanding your request. I suspect you may be standing too close to the problem you see, and may benefit from taking a pace back and describing it so that anyone reading it can understand it 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 22:42, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On Talk:SPARS I can click "show" at "Military history" to see "Additional information" and then click "show" there to see "This article is currently undergoing an A-Class review." Are you saying this doesn't work for you? You can still create Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/SPARS. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:26, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Thanks for jumping in! On my SPARS talk page, there is no visable "show" to click on. What am I missing? Pendright (talk) 01:10, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

At the very bottom of the page you'll see a blue link that says "Desktop view"..... This will allow you to see banners that are not seen in mobile view...... beware this may look awkward to you on your phone. Moxy🍁 01:31, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Moxy: Thanks! As mentioned above, I use a iMac computer. In any case–in audit mode–there are many blue links at the bottom of the SPARS talk page but none fit the description of Desktop view. I look forward to a reply. Pendright (talk) 04:53, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pendright: You are already in Desktop so you have a "Mobile view" link instead. Mobile has a "Learn more about this page" link to display WikiProject banners. Does that work for you? In Desktop, do you see the text "Military history"? Do you see the text "Additional information" below it? If there is no visible "show" then try hovering your mouse to the right of those texts near the right side of the box and see if there is something you can click anyway. Does it work if you preview the page with only {{WikiProject Military history|A-Class=current}}? PrimeHunter (talk) 09:06, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Thanks, but no cigar! Succinctly put, how do I unhide the additional information header in the milhist project banner? Thanks so much for all your effort. Pendright (talk) 05:45, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pendright: I have a working "show" link in all five tested browsers, four on Windows and Safari on iPhone. I don't have an iMac. Does it work if you log out? Does it work at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:SPARS?safemode=1? Have you tried moving your mouse slowly from "Additional information" to the right side of the box without the cursor changing to indicate you can click? Does it work here:

Military history Project‑class

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history

Project

This article has been rated as Project-class on the project's quality scale.

Additional information:
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	This article is not currently associated with a task force. To tag it for one or more task forces, please add the task force codes from the template instructions to the template call.
	This article is currently undergoing an A-Class review.

PrimeHunter (talk) 11:27, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Yes, I have the same SPARS/talk page show screen. I've been stuck in audit mode. What now? Pendright (talk) 20:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pendright: I asked four questions. What are you saying yes to? What is audit mode? PrimeHunter (talk) 21:28, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Collapsing Template:Infobox nutritional value

Hello! At Template_talk:Infobox_nutritional_value#Needs_to_be_collapsible, multiple people including myself have noted that the template often contains so much information that it takes up an inordinate amount of space on pages that call it. See, for example, Red cabbage#Culinary, where this template pushes other contents to the bottom of the page and creates excess text-free whitespace there. I asked about this at Template_talk:Infobox#Collapsibility?, and the responses indicated that collapsing subsections would be an option. However, I cannot figure out how to implement this at Template:Infobox nutritional value—is someone able to help me with this? Thank you! —Kittycataclysm (talk) 23:21, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Red cabbage has too many images. I have used {{stack}} to prevent images to the left from being pushed down.[1] It eliminates some whitespace from before but the result is still not good. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:13, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging the first couple administrators listed at Wikipedia:List of administrators/Active to see if I can get some help/advice or a reference to a better person for help:

@Abecedare@Acalamari@Acroterion@Ad Orientem@Adam Bishop

Thank you in advance! —Kittycataclysm (talk) 22:38, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I've found Template:Collapsed infobox section begin (and end), but I'm having trouble figuring out the implementation at Template:Infobox nutritional value since the syntax is complex. —Kittycataclysm (talk) 23:57, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]