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August 13

efn issue

I'm having trouble using {{efn}}. When I use the following code, neither the superscripted number nor the note at the bottom show up:

{{efn|And see Background release, Legal Services Corporation, September 1980, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070724021029/http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/lib/hearing.cgi?file=81601609%20page=0001 Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, of the Committee of the Judiciary, House of Representatives]", September 21, 27, 1979, pp. 388–403, exact reference p. 398, which shows McCalpin as chair in September 1980.}}

Sometimes it gives me this error message: "Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page)."

Strangely, when I substitute the URL, like in the following code, I don't run into the same problem:

{{efn|And see Background release, Legal Services Corporation, September 1980, "[http://google.com Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, of the Committee of the Judiciary, House of Representatives]", September 21, 27, 1979, pp. 388–403, exact reference p. 398, which shows McCalpin as chair in September 1980.}}

Why is that? Is there something I can do differently? Graham (talk) 04:01, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The problem will be the multiple equals signs in the url, which confuse the software. If you percent encode the url, it should accept it. ‑ Iridescent 07:44, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That appears to have solved it. Thanks so much, Iridescent! Graham (talk) 18:20, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Glen Affric

Please add this citation as a general reference at the bottom of the page - maybe as an "External reference"?? I was unable to do it. Thank you 101.182.141.11 (talk) 04:03, 13 August 2016 (UTC) Here is the citation: http://www.glenaffricestate.com/[reply]

Done. Maproom (talk) 07:30, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Queries regarding uploading new information / my own Resarch finding

223.223.144.172 (talk) 06:08, 13 August 2016 (UTC)How to upload new information / my own Research findings[reply]

You can't. Wikipedia does not accept original research and other unpublished information. Maproom (talk) 07:18, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Commercial venture?

Is Wikipedia considered to be a Commercial venture - at least in the context of the Creative Commons[1] licensing?

If an image is licensed under such conditions, can we use it? Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:35, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Other than things uploaded under fair use, anything uploaded to Wikipedia needs to comply with Wikipedia:Text of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, and be available for reuse by anyone for any purpose. Thus, we can't accept anything under a "non-commercial use only" licence, or any other condition that tries to restrict who can reuse the material, as the whole purpose of Wikipedia is to be available for anyone to use, for any reason. ‑ Iridescent 07:43, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To further clarify: while Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia Foundation projects are not-for-profit, we nonetheless as a matter of policy will only accept content whose license permits any further re-use, including commercial exploitation, as long as proper credit is given. Thus, the limits Iridescent outlines above must apply. --Orange Mike | Talk 09:07, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WP:COMPLIC has a nice table outlining all the various licenses that we can and cannot use. Crow^Caw 21:07, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I've been lax - thanks all for the clarification. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:26, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of Pages

Hello,

I would like to request removal of two pages that I created witout reading T&Cs.

1- Funverks Global (Pvt.) Ltd (UAE and Pakistan) 2- Funverks Global (Pvt) Ltd (Pakistan)

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Funverks2016 (talk • contribs) 10:49, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Funverks2016 Neither page appears in your Contributions log, so they must already have been deleted.

As an asode, this user has been softblocked for username violation. Joseph2302 11:19, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How to start a biography?

please advise — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmullin1 (talk • contribs) 14:57, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Gmullin1: Writing an autobiography on Wikipedia is strongly discouraged, as it's difficult to follow the guideline on how to manage a conflict of interest. If you do so, it's generally suggested that you go through articles for creation process, though this is optional. If you're looking to start a biography on someone you don't know (and thus have no conflict of interest), you could still use AFC if you wanted feedback for volunteers. Otherwise, you could use the article wizard to help you start the page. You should read this guide before writing your first article. Keep in mind that articles created in this fashion may be deleted much faster than AFC. AFC is the place to create your article if you want to work on it piecemeal without fear of immediate deletion. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 16:11, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

While I do advise the use of Articles for Creation, the real risk of immediate deletion has to do with creating any article, biography or otherwise, in article space, in which case it risks being tagged for deletion before it is finished. If one chooses not to use the Articles for Creation review process, it is still very advisable to build the article in draft space or user space, and only move it to article when all of the references are in place. The references are both the most difficult part of writing an article and the protection against tagging for deletion. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:28, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

correction of history...

Heliciculture: Paragraph - History - Section Lumaca romana (second paragraph...3d line: the snails were fattened for human consumption using corn flour and....etc! This was impossible: corn flour was introduce to Italy only after Christopher Columbus voyages to the America... So what ever the roman were using was something which resemble to wheat (oat) or leaves such as grape leaves... I just had fun with it! Thank-you! cOcO NIEL

The source used explicitly says spelt, not generic cereals, so I've changed it. Just for information, "corn" in British English doesn't mean Maize, (which is why the import of wheat was controlled by the Corn Laws). ‑ Iridescent 23:00, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Can't figure out cite error

The Asbestos, Quebec article has a cite error in reference 3. I have looked at the page's source code, as well as the provided help page, but I cannot figure out what is throwing the error. Can someone more knowledgeable help out here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NealCruco (talk • contribs) 23:51, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@NealCruco: The call of {{canada census}} generates a ref name=cp2011. I changed a duplicate ref name in the article.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 00:13, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Ah, so that's it. Thank you! NealCruco (talk) 00:18, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]