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April 30

Finding all links of an article.

Is there a way to find every article that a certain article is linked on? --Steverci (talk) 01:58, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To the left of each page, under "tools", is a link to "What links here". That is an exhaustive list of every page which links to the page you're on. Is that what you sought? --Orange Mike | Talk 02:49, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks. --Steverci (talk) 13:34, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing image on an existing page

Hello, I'd like to replace an image on an existing page, how do I do that? Thanks!7yPDx4 (talk) 04:52, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello 7yPDx4. Your question is vague and open-ended. If we knew which specific article and which specific image, we could be more helpful. If there is a better image at Wikimedia Commons, then just replace the old image file name with the new image file name. If it is an actively edited article, other editors may disagree. Discuss it on the talk page. If it is a photo you have taken, upload it to Wikimedia Commons and proceed as above. If it is a random photo you found on the internet, then it is probably copyrighted and can't be used here. But there are exceptions. That's why specific details are so important. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:35, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing images on an existing page with newer ones

Hello, I'd like to replace images on an existing page. They are in the article about computer software. I’d like to replace the current icon and screenshot images with newer ones. How do I do that?7yPDx4 (talk) 05:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing from your edit history that you're referring to images in the CoLocalizer Pro article, such as the File:CoLocalizerPro Screenshot under MacOSX 10.6 SnowLeopard.png image. On that image page, there's a wikilink saying "Upload a new version of this file"; you can do that there. If your new image is associated with a different version of the software than the current image, however, it would probably be better to upload a new image with a version number included in the filename using the WP:File Upload Wizard rather than to overwrite the existing image file, and then edit the article to use the new image either instead of or along with the image for the earlier version of the software. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 07:34, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Spies

Yesterday, 29 April, I attempted to install an entry in the area "American Spies - Cold War Spies for America, Americans who spied against the Soviet Union." Where is it, please? You already have a page in my name. I would like to enter this new, separate one. Thank you. Gordon Ackerman — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.146.84 (talk) 09:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The closest article that matches your description appears to be this part of a list List_of_American_spies#Spied_for_America_2. We also have a category called American spies against the Soviet Union. Are these what you were looking for? - X201 (talk) 10:01, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Additional: I've just found your addition. It was reverted by Joegoodfriend, you could try discussing on their talk page if you disagree with their action. - X201 (talk) 10:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Joegoodfriend explained his removal in his edit summary, "It's 'Gordon Ackerman', not 'Ackerman Gordon', and he did not spy for the US, he worked as a journalist under false pretenses." Maproom (talk) 11:57, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Are we talking to the real Gordon Ackerman? Cool. Gordon, your biographical article is here: Gordon Ackerman. You might want to read up on Wikipedia's policy on creating an editing identity so you won't be publishing your comments as an anonymous editor. Joegoodfriend (talk) 17:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Text removed by Kasperbot

While browsing James_Van_Praagh I noticed a weird sentence in the first line of the part about his Early life. While checking the history I noticed part of it was removed by Kasperbot. At first I wanted to restore the removed text, but should/can I? Cause maybe it should be removed (not that it makes a sense to me) or maybe if I do it will be removed again. So who can help me out? --Dianafl (talk) 10:15, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you look again at the article's history (using the "History" tab and looking at the differences) you'll see that the KasparBot edit was merely removing the redundant authority control information which has been copied to Wikidata. The edits about which you were presumably concerned were later, and made by an IP editor; I have reverted that vandalism. Thanks for pointing it out. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reference check request

Please can you check all refs for these 2 pages- Family of Duchess of Cambridge and Lupton family Thanks so much Ed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.50.122 (talk) 11:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The articles are Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Lupton family, with a total of 174 references. We are all volunteers, and it is most unlikely that any of us will check all 174, particularly as you have given us no clue as to what to check them for. But there is nothing to stop you checking them yourself. Maproom (talk) 12:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I hope I can be clearer for you. Sorry. If you could please check the dates of Lupton family article - there is some red "help" messages on ref. number 77 of the Lupton page which I cannot fix up. Also the "Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge" page MIGHT have some of the dates around the wrong way?

Thanks again Ed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.50.122 (talk) 12:32, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I hope I can be clearer for you. If you could please check the dates of Lupton family article - there is some red "help" messages on ref. number 77 of the Lupton page which I cannot fix up. Also the "Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge" page MIGHT have some of the references being used MORE than once - and I do not know how to do the little arrow with the tiny 1, 2, or 3..etc I hope you can have a look please — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.50.122 (talk) 13:15, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, 121.220.50.122. Referencing can be a bit tricky in Wikipedia. At present, reference 75 of Lupton family says (in red) " Missing or empty |title= (help)" - the '(help)' is a link to a page which explains the problem, which is that the particular template used for this reference ({{cite journal}}) is written to require a title to be specified, but one has not been given. When you edit the page, the text of the reference appears where it is used (in the fourth paragraph of the section "Arthur and descendents". It appears as <ref>{{cite journal |journal=Universities Review |author=Association of University Teachers |volume=21–22 |publisher=J.W. Arrowsmith |date=1950 |quote=In accordance with this desire to acknowledge notable service of the University the women's hostel, Whinfield Hall, has been renamed Lupton Hall as a tribute to Dr. Elinor Lupton who was for twenty-three years chairperson of the Women's Halls Committee and her father, Dr. A. G. Lupton, a former Pro-Chancellor. |page=48}}</ref> . What is needs is for somebody to add anywhere inside the template (eg after '|page=48') the text "|title= the title of the article". I would add it, but I haven't got access to the Universities Review, so I cannot find the title. --ColinFine (talk) 16:40, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Link to Dutch page directs to the wrong page!

While being on the page of Jacques Vriens I wanted to go to the Dutch page, but the language link links to the Thea_Beckmanprijs instead of Jacques_Vriens (in Dutch of course). The other way around (Dutch -> English) works the way it should. I can't figure out how to fix it! --Dianafl (talk) 13:02, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There was an old, invalid interwiki link at the bottom of the page. I removed it, so now it points to the porper Dutch article (which is configured at WikiDtata). -- [[User:Edokter]] {{talk}} 13:10, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Massacres

I'm just wondering about the justification for listing the indigenous defeat of St. Clair's Army as an "Indian Massacre." St. Clair was leading an army of invasion that was planning to attack and destroy Indian villages. The confederation of Indian Nations attacked when St. Clair's army was unprepared and taking for granted they were about to slaughter Indians, but they were armed men under the command of authorized US military officials... and the Indians won. Do both sides have to line up and pass notes back and forth for it to be a battle, or what... that is, what line of reasoning is being adopted here in calling the defeat of one army by another army a "massacre" instead of just a win for us Indians and a loss for the USA?

R. Chrisjohn, Ph. D. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:E000:B:3CA0:280:AEFF:FE43:EEAD (talk) 14:32, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The place to discuss a content issue is, in general, a talk page, in this case Talk: Indian massacre, or possibly Talk: St. Clair's Defeat. I see that there has been no discussion on either talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:16, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

However, since the article includes both massacres of native Americans by Europeans and of Europeans by native Americans, and the battle can be viewed as an attempted massacre of native Americans by European-Americans that ended in a military defeat, a reasonable case can be made that the battle should be listed. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:20, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Stadin derby -trying to add 2 pics

Hi, can't find a way how to add two pictures into an infobox of Stadin derby page. I'm trying to make it look like similar to Tyne-Wear derby page but even though I set the parameters exactly in the same way it doesn't work. Just says "100px" instead of showing logos.

The files I'm trying to add are HIFK-jalkapallo.svg HJK Helsinki logo.svg

Joonash (talk) 15:22, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have got the first image to work, "Jalkpallo" needed an upper-case J. But the second image is not available on Wikipedia Commons. Maybe it's at fi:Wikipedia? If so, you maye be able to copy it to Commons, depending on its copyright status. Maproom (talk) 16:11, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed The second logo was stored at File:HJK Helsinki Logo.svg not File:HJK_Helsinki_Logo.svg . Joseph2302 (talk) 16:14, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Joseph! It looks brilliant now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joonash (talk • contribs) 16:16, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:HJK Helsinki Logo.svg and File:HJK_Helsinki_Logo.svg are the same file -- the underscores are ignored by the Wikicode parser.--ukexpat (talk) 18:10, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ukexpat: That's what I thought too, but File:HJK_Helsinki_Logo.svg didn't work, and File:HJK Helsinki Logo.svg did. I guess there must have been an extra space or something. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:15, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sannie Carlson pages

NAC:Original poster indeffed for legal threats. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:04, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Hi, we are the management of miss sannie carlson. She would liked to have her name removed from the pages releted to the artist Whigfield . We have tried to edit but someone is messaging us asking not to edit. We don t understand. She has the right not to have her name closed to an old project where she used an other name and not her real name. So i kindly ask you to let us edit without refusing the edit or we will be obliged to start a legal action against your portal. If you need to contact us : marco marati <contact details redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marcomarati (talk • contribs) 16:41, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Marcomarati:, first read the conflict of interest guidelines on your talkpage. Secondly, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, which relies on information and sources. She does not have the right to censor information on Wikipedia. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:47, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Marcomarati: No, actually she does not have that "right". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that reports what has been previously published. It is not a free advertising platform that "your client" can use to manipulate previous history to match her current desired image. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 16:51, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FYI - The OP has been indef blocked for the legal threat posted above. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Henry Grossman

Page for Henry Grossman should be corrected.

Under "Career" it should read "...was hired as a contributing photographer for Life Magazine and People Magazine."

Grossman was never a staff photographer".

2604:2000:F8E8:C500:CC60:23BA:BE9C:BF70 (talk) 17:46, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from talk page by Robert McClenon (talk) 18:12, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The place to request a change to the article would be the talk page, Talk: Henry Grossman. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:13, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

https

I cannot disable https on wikipedia anymore. Why is that? 46.198.31.136 (talk) 18:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Login/create an account, go to your preferences, uncheck the box that reads "Always use a secure connection when logged in". Scarce2 (talk) 22:00, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How can I change the Logo of the Mizuno Corporation

I am working for the Mizuno Corporation and I would like to correct the Corporate Logo on the German Page as well as add it on multiple other language pages. How is that possible, and who do I need to contact for that? Thank you very much for your help and support. Best regards, Max — Preceding unsigned comment added by MaximilianMarten80 (talk • contribs) 21:42, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You can make a request that the logo be updated on the English Wikipedia at WP:FFU. --ukexpat (talk) 22:14, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A prankster had a field day with this article!!

Monastery of St. Benedict (Norcia)

All references to St. Benedict have been changed to "Batman." It looks like the edits were made by a user named, fittingly, "Bruce Wayne." There are dozens of references to St. Batman, and the Batmanian monks.

It's unfortunate there was no way to prevent this vandalism. :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.31.220.134 (talk) 22:13, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Puerile vandalism, now reverted. With an "open" project like Wikipedia, there will always be numbskulls who think it's clever to vandalise.--ukexpat (talk) 22:16, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed it. You can fix it too if something like this comes up again. Click on the "View history" tab near the top of the page and you can view every edit which has ever been made to the article. There's an "undo" button next to each (more detail at WP:UNDO). The article has also been semi protected. SchreiberBike | ⌨ 22:33, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If there's more than one edit, or many, just click on the date before the first edit, then click edit that page and then save the page. This is called a manual revert. The undo button is rather limited.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:35, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]