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June 26

"Undoing" the latest MW version

I don't care for a cosmetic aspect of this week's software update: it increases the spacing between lines of text, so overall not as much text appears on the screen. Is there some way to undo it, perhaps with some custom JS or CSS, so that the text appears to be more closely spaced than the default? Nyttend (talk) 01:30, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ditto. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 02:15, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Depends on your skin. For vector, something like

.mw-body p { line-height: 12pt !important }

should do it. —Cryptic 16:02, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

wrong map of India.

Wikipedia shows wrong map of India. The whole Jammu & Kashmir is the Part of our country. Don't show separated & wrong. Please Correct it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.227.151.146 (talk) 09:17, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Of the six maps on that article, which one are you referring to? - X201 (talk) 09:35, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the sixth point in the "Frequently asked questions" box at Talk:India. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:45, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

proposed article

proposed article content

Sunday Patrick igbe(born 30 September 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer born in Enugu, Enugu state Nigeria.His parents were from Imo State, Nigeria.in 2002, he joined Shooting Stars of ibadan .Later he travelled to Tunisia where he sign a deal with second Division side Jendouba sports.in his two seasons with the team he contributed greatly to Jendouba sports promotion campaign to the Tunisian Premier League, for the first time in their 84 years history. Igbe is known to be a skillful supporting forward who displays good hold up play and passing abilities.in 2005 he was transferred to Al-Shabab fc in Bahrain.he however was not able to contribute more due to constant injury problems, he was released by the club..in 2010 he joined Superliga club Dogan Turk Biriligi in North part of Cyprus.He was released, he currently playing for forth Division side in Ukraine. Personal information..Full name Sunday Patrick Igbe. Date of birth 30 September 1984. Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria. Height 1.79m(5 ft 9 in). Playing position Attacking Midfielder .Youth Career Shooting Stars. Senior Career.Years 2002-2005 Team Jendouba sports Tunisia. 2005-2007 Team Al-Shabab f.c Bahrain. 2010- 2011 Team Dogan Turk Biriligi f.c North Cyprus. Current Team 2013 Kommunal f.c Ukraine.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dresser2 (talk • contribs) 12:38, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Dresser2: This is a help page for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia, not a page for proposed content. Please see WP:RA to make such a suggestion. Also see this page for the requirements for a stand alone article. And also WP:COPYRIGHT might be relevant. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:47, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

St. Mary of the Cataract Should Be in the Wikipedia

June 26, 2015

Dear Editorial Staff:

St. Mary of the Cataract should be in the Wikipedia; and so why was the church not included? Additionally an update of Temple Beth El of Niagara Falls, NY should be included in the Wikipedia. St. Mary of the Cataract is located under the direction of Father Mazur in Niagara Falls, NY and was previously led by Father Burzinski (spelling)....Please correct the above omissions as quickly and confidentially as possible.

Carol Hunt Esquire/Sister 1102 Main Street #2 Niagara Falls, NY 14301 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.74.60.82 (talk) 15:49, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to write an article on the church, making sure to cite reliable sources for the information within. Also feel free to make any updates necessary to existing articles. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:04, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And NB, there is no "editorial staff" as that term is used in other media. Everyone who contributes to Wikipedia is an "editor" - there is no editorial board or editor-in-chief.--ukexpat (talk) 16:32, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ruby Andrews

I am Ruby Andrews, I have tried and tried to correct information on this site forever concerning me. I keep getting a message about my information. What is going on with this? Do I have the right to correct my own biographical information that some journalist who have interviewed me have gotten wrong? I have tried to correct this but someone keeps denying that to be done. I have fans who read up on my bio, and they are repeating this misinformation. I want you to tell me what I have to do to make this right as long as my fans come to this site.

Thank you in advance

Ruby Andrews ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ruby Andrews (talk • contribs) 19:47, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You have a conflict of interest because you are the subject of the article, Ruby Andrews. We rely on information about the subjects of articles that is provided by reliable sources. If the information contained in the article is incorrect, you may go to the talk page, Talk: Ruby Andrews, to request that it be corrected. You may also go to the noticeboard for biographies of living persons. Since the article isn't frequently edited, you might get a response quicker by going to the noticeboard. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:23, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ruby Andrews:Hello. Since the article is about you, you are discouraged from editing it directly. However, if there are inaccuracies it is important that those be corrected. The correct way to go about getting that fixed is to go to the article's talk page (at Talk:Ruby Andrews) and state what changes you would like to see made, and cite a reliable secondary source for each change. You can use a template like Template:Request edit to draw attention to your request. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:30, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

However, Ruby Andrews, the standard we use is that of verifiability not truth, because verifiability is all that a reader could go on. I get the impression from your question that you are saying that a published source is in error. If this is the case, I am afraid that is what we must go with, because in the first place, (without wishing to be rude), we have no way of determining that you are Ruby Andrews and not somebody who has created an account with her name; and secondly, if we allow information in the article which is different from any published version, then if anybody changed it (which could happen at any time, deliberately, or by mistake, or even maliciously) then a reader next week or next month or next year would have no way of ascertaining whether it is true. Requiring a published reference means that a reader can always verify material found in Wikipedia. Please see WP:Autobiography#Problems in an article about you. --ColinFine (talk) 23:45, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A number of messages have already been left explaining this, both on the editor's talk page and on the article talk page. It appears that the main issue is that all reliable sources give a different birth year (by 9 years!) to the one the editor wishes to include. But, if only the editor were to set out their concerns, they can be addressed - but, by independent editors, not by the person herself. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:13, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since the article is not frequently edited, the subject of the article might get attention to her concerns more quickly at the biographies of living persons noticeboard. In the case of disputed birth dates, sometimes the date is omitted. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:49, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Flags of the Confederate States of America

I've always found Wiki to be well informed, but the article about "Flags of the Confederate States of America" is so biased it made me ill. Both the Confederacy and Union are part of my personal heritage. I am proud of all my ancestor's bravery and sacrifice. The way most people see it, the Confederate Flag has nothing to do with hate or race …. it is just part of our American and family history. Our history can not be rewritten by removing evidence it existed. A lot of people lost their lives in that war, on both sides and flying both flags is a way to honor them. All memorials should have the flag flown over them that represents them, without exception or comment. Leave history and it's symbols alone. Let's use our history (the good, bad, and the ugly) as a teaching tool so our youth do not repeat the same mistakes. I feel strongly that all Wiki articles should be written with neutral historical facts. The Wiki has a responsibility to never allow controversial or political views to be added. ----- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.2.107.0 (talk) 20:45, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article is Flags of the Confederate States of America. What exactly are you saying is wrong with the article? You can discuss your issues on the article talk page, Talk: Flags of the Confederate States of America. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:53, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia's policies require that articles be written from a neutral point of view, covering all the different views of the subject that are expressed in the reliable published sources. This requires that controversial or political views be added, but that the article does not come down in favour of any particular view. In many fields, the "Neutral historical facts" are themselves disputed. --ColinFine (talk) 23:53, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, we present the major views, but we do not pretend that all views are equal, or equally representative, when they are not. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 00:38, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]