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March 6

There is an article's section needs updating

With the recent news about gay rights in Indonesia becoming difficult with the law lately, how are transgendered people still able to change gender? Because in wikiedpia's article LGBT rights in Indonesia says people can change gender with judicial approval. But has this changed since the news is happening? Should wikipedia update that section? 2001:569:7671:F100:48E0:D026:F57C:49B6 (talk) 00:22, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If a reliable source can be found, the info can be added to the article. — MRD2014 ^Talk 02:20, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You might also ask for advice at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies Naraht (talk) 15:58, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Translated Articles

Hello!

I wanted to ask what I can do if I want to translate an german article in English? The german article already exists. Kind regards

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbobier — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kreusa123 (talk • contribs) 10:10, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You'll find advice at WP:Translate. - David Biddulph (talk) 10:20, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Translating titles?

Vietnamese awards are mostly referred to as their translated names in English-language news websites. However, these translated names are not official. I googled the English names, and there are not much information about the awards.

When should a title of a film/song/award be changed to English? Is there any Wikipedia page that talks about this? Please help! Beyoncetan 2 (talk) 11:43, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Beyoncetan 2. Per guidance at Wikipedia:Article titles#English-language titles, titles on the English Wikipedia should usually be whatever name is used by English language sources, which in your case would be the unofficial translated names. However, if there is also a closely associated name (or names) in a non-English language, such that a native speaker of the other language is likely to search for it, it would be appropriate to create a redirect from the non-English title to the English one. GMG ^talk 13:22, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, GreenMeansGo. Beyoncetan 2 (talk) 13:24, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problem Beyoncetan 2. Thanks for helping us build a better encyclopedia! Feel free to stop back by here or my talk page if there's anything you need help with. GMG ^talk 13:29, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Inquiry

Hello

I'm just registered, and want to say thank you to Wikipedia for the opportunity to be a user. As for my actual issue, I wanted to create a new page. The page is to do with a method of examination, and is a personal method devised by myself. The point of the page is just the issues to do with the method of examination in question, and I wanted to inquire as to whether I can create such a page

Regards, Thomas — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trokanmariel (talk • contribs) 14:15, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome. Is this a method which has non-trivial coverage in independent (of you) reliable sources? If not then the answer to your question is "no" - see this for an explanation. If it is then there would likely be no problem with there being an article, but you would be strongly discouraged from being the one to create it - see this for an explanation. You would be advised to either write about it in other outlets or, and I'd encourage this, contribute to articles on other subjects. I have left a "welcome" on your talk page giving more info. Dorsetonian (talk) 14:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

fix username

I accidentally created my username with an incorrect spelling which is very embarrassing. May I please have my username changed to DiligentDilettante? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diligentdilletante (talk • contribs) 17:37, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Changing username has instructions on how to get your username changed. You've also made zero substantive edits to Wikipedia with this account. It may be easier just to log out and create a new username with the correct spelling. There's no problem with that. --Jayron 32 17:46, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It appears DiligentDilettante followed the instructions and the signature above is incorrect.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:40, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ClueBot NG

Why is ClueBot NG's name end with NG? Neutronic Gravitation? No Garbage? L293D (☎ • ✎) 18:00, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@L293D: According to User:ClueBot NG/FAQ, it's "Next Generation". -- John of Reading (talk) 18:05, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Editing A Wiki List. I have three entries to add to the page "List of black Primetime Emmy Awards Winners...."

I have edited text docs but don't want to attempt these edits without some guidance.

For example;

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie

Year	Name	Show	Status
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
2001	Joe Earle	Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific	Nominated
2012	Joe Earle	American Horror Story	Nominated
2013	Joe Earle

— Preceding unsigned comment added by WinnersCircle2526 (talk • contribs) 18:41, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your interest WinnersCircle2526. If you would like to learn how to edit Wikitables yourself, Help:Table probably contains as much information as you need, or there is a tutorial if you prefer that method. Alternatively, you could go to the article's talk page, input in plain text the precise additions you want to make, and request that another editor add them to the table: Noyster (talk), 09:47, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2018

According to the Ethnicity breakdown the district is 81% black and hispanic, and 48% white. No wonder Johnson is still in power. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CEBA:4B10:5C7:E518:42FB:628B (talk) 19:50, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for raising the matter. This is about the infobox in Texas's 30th congressional district. The Census table makes it clear that the Hispanic people are counted again in the "race" classification. Unfortunately the layout of the infobox template, {{Infobox U.S. congressional district}}, is prone to this possible confusion wherever used if the data source is organized in that way: Noyster (talk), 20:20, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disable automatic spellchecking?

Spellchecking in the Wikipedia environment has been getting more intrusive, and it's starting to drive me nuts. If I type a word into the Wikipedia editor that it's not familiar with, it's liable to change it to some other word. A recent example that I didn't catch until I published it was a change from carbonatite to carbonate. I think the editor is causing me more trouble by fighting with me than it is saving by correcting actual spelling errors. The search box is becoming a pain too. For example, in searching for information on spellchecking, I typed "wp:spell" using the shortcut for articles in the project namespace. Bizarrely, it changed it to "p:spell". Does anyone know how to make the interface a little dumber so I can edit in peace? RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) (talk) 20:02, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I’m pretty sure Wikipedia does not have it’s own spellchecker and that whatever device you are editing with is doing that. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:19, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, if you cannot control your spell checker then you can post to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. Name the software or device you edit wtih. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:01, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Maybe it's the browser (Safari). RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) (talk) 22:31, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The search box does attempt to send you to whatever it thinks you want rather than what you typed. That is not a browser issue. DuncanHill (talk) 22:50, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The search box automatically makes suggestions below the box but does not change the typing in the search box itself. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:03, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but the drop down of suggestions covers the "go" button, so it is easy to accidentally click on one of the suggestions rather than the "go" button. DuncanHill (talk) 23:28, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@RockMagnetist: Have you tried changing it in your Preferences/Search? Try one of the three non-default modes perhaps? Green Giant (talk) 23:19, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The default Vector skin does not have a Go button. I guess DuncanHill changed skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. I think RockMagnetist is saying that the typing in the search box itself is changed by a spell checker before selecting or clicking anything. wp: is a namespace abbreviation and Wikipedia's autocompletion knows this. I have never seen it suggest a change to wp:, apart from expanding it to Wikipedia:. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:40, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: yes, the text is actually changed in the search box. @Beeblebrox was right - it was not Wikipedia. I disabled the spell checking on my Mac and the problem went away. Thank you all for your suggestions. RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) (talk) 04:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to submit information to Wikipedia for inclusion in the Foreign Recipients of the French Legion d'Honneur medal.

Dear Wikipedia Editorial Staff:

My uncle is a US WWII veteran, who received the French Legion d'Honneur medal, on June 12th, 2015, while in Paris, France. Please advice me on how I can get his information included in the appropriate section. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattwilson321 (talk • contribs) 22:12, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mattwilson321: Hello, is there a Wikipedia page about your relative? If not then I'm afraid he would not be included in the Wikipedia list as it is only for persons deemed notable in the Wikipedia sense. See that page for more information. See also WP:WTAF. If after reading the information, you feel that a page could be warranted, you can make a request that it be created, but please do not try to do so yourself (see WP:COI). Sorry not to be able to offer more encouragement. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 22:19, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See also our guideline about whether a soldier is considered notable, in particular the footnote in criterion #1. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 13:15, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]