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May 16

Wiki Portal:Albania missing?

Hello! Ive noticed that every country seems to have their own portal. I then tried to search up Portal:Albania but nothing pops up. Was it deleted or yet to be made? If so how can it be created? Thank you so much! Arberian2444 (talk) 00:24, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Arberian2444: Many countries don't have portals. Portal:Albania was deleted at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Albania. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah ok thank you! Arberian2444 (talk) 00:57, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Very long list article advice

Hello. Today I found the List of libraries in Australia. Among other issues, for some states it lists not only every library, but every single library sub-branch, which I feel counts as unnecessarily excessive per MOS:LONGSEQ. Most other library lists by country are smaller. After working on the article a bit (the Queensland public library section), I've realised even if I remove all the sub-branches, it will still be a very long list as there are libraries missing.

The options I can see are:

Leave only items that have a Wikipedia article (I don't like this one as there seem to be notable ones without articles and I think the list may encourage articles to be made)
Split the list into by state (i.e. "Libraries in South Australia")
Split the libraries by type (i.e. Public Libraries in Australia")

I had a look at other library and I can't see any pattern of how they're split. I appreciate any advice (including telling me the list is fine at its current size). Thank you a lot! -- NotCharizard ^🗨 08:17, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reinstalling Wikipedia app.

After years of use the Wikipedia app on my i phoneX max.s has stop[ped functioning.Phone screen reads "unable to install Wikipedia.Please try again later." My phone network provider,Tesco,have told me to contact you direct. 2A02:C7C:B530:2A00:859B:A21:5E23:6B9A (talk) 11:06, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What iOS version are you using? Have you tried connecting to a public or home Wi-Fi and trying again from there? Got enough free storage space on your phone? — AP 499D25 (talk) 13:29, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

Hi, I am new to Wikipedia, can anybody give me any tips and tricks to help out here? Thanks :) LessHuman (talk) 12:24, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LessHuman In a moment I'll add some content to your TalkPage, with suitable links. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:29, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! LessHuman (talk) 12:37, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dark Mode?

I logged on to Wikipedia this morning and the main page was on dark mode, which I thought was being developed and hadn't come out yet. Some pages are normal and some pages are dark.

Does anyone know why.

Thanks Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 12:49, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you are using Vector 2022 skin, there is a dark mode beta trial going on right now, which is enabled through the "Beta features" tab in your preferences page (specifically, the "Accessibility for Reading" option). It's supposed to be opt-in though, so I'm not sure how yours got it enabled from the start. — AP 499D25 (talk) 13:27, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know, is there any way to keep accessibility for reading on but keep out of the dark mode test Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 13:45, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Look for an 'Appearance' menu at the right sidebar, the option to enable/disable it should be under "color" there. There's also an 'automatic' option which by the sounds of it is what's currently set. — AP 499D25 (talk) 13:52, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request to see text of a deleted article

Hiya! I'm a user from Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia currently writing an article about the Norwegian term skeiv, equivalent to the English term queer, and I see that there is a deleted article (presumably because it was written in a foreign language) here on English Wikipedia. I am curious if there is a way I can see the full text of this deleted article, simply to see if there's anything I can use in this new article on Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia, or if that's entirely out of the question. I previously had a peek at Wikipedia:REFUND, but I am not interested in having the article undeleted as a whole. I simply want to look at its previous contents. Is that possible? EdoAug (talk) 16:07, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@EdoAug: It was in Norwegian with a single revision by User:Xact who should be credited for attribution if it's used. I will mail a copy. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:19, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Thank you so much for the swift help! Sadly the content doesn't seem relevant enough for my article. Thank you for showing it to me, though! EdoAug (talk) 16:25, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@EdoAug: I would suggest that "skeiv" might not be the best name for an article about gay culture in Norway. Pertinent matter that's Norway-specific could be incorporated into existing articles, or alternatively, there could be separate articles which include "Norway" in the name (along the lines of "LGBTQ in Norway"). (Of course, you can also use redirects from "skeiv". Both of these approaches are generally pretty common. Fabrickator (talk) 07:25, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fabrickator: This doesn't really seem relevant to the topic, which is already solved (I was sent the relevant text by e-mail). EdoAug (talk) 11:21, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disclosure of Wikipedia account

Hello, I want to disclose my a month old abandoned account, Please let me know if I just have to disclose it on my userpage or does it need any other process? Based Kashmiri (talk) 17:49, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:COMPSOCK suggests posting a note on the user page of each account indicating that they are alternative accounts for the same person. That should be fine even if the old account was not compromised. TSventon (talk) 18:19, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I got it, thanks.Based Kashmiri (talk) 18:32, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Creating Content on Wikipedia

Are there any restrictions about who can create content on Wikipedia? For example, can someone create a Wiki page for/about themselves? 173.72.163.36 (talk) 20:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked editors may not contribute. Would-be autobiographers must disclose that they're autobiographers. 126.233.190.8 (talk) 21:21, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And writing about yourself, while not forbidden, is strongly discouraged, and almost always turns out badly. ColinFine (talk) 03:05, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DJVU help needed

Resolved

Using {{Plain image with caption}}

I want to add this Commons file to Xia Ji but have never dealt with DJVU formatting. Is it possible to add a caption? Thanks, ~~~~

Keahapana (talk) 20:27, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Keahapana: I'm not aware of any differences between the formatting of DjVu and other files, apart form DjVu being a multipage format so you can specify the page number with |page= as you already did (PDF works the same). |frameless does not allow a displayed caption in the image syntax. The normal way to display images is |thumb. This image already has an internal border so thumb doesn't look so good but that's unrelated to being a DjVu file. {{Plain image with caption}} uses frameless and adds a caption outside the image syntax but it doesn't support |page= so you get the front page. I have shown a hack which adds |page=93 to the template output. It may be too hacky for mainspace use but I could add a proper page option to {{Plain image with caption}} if you want. The caption appears to be far below the image but it's actually not, the image just includes whitespace at the bottom. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:24, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Thank you very much for your quick and helpful reply. I've added the file here and here (a new article I'm finishing up). No, you're too modest and I think your hack is brilliant—more than satisficing for mainspace WP. Thanks also for teaching me how to spell DjVu. Best wishes, Keahapana (talk) 00:48, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Keahapana Like all files on Commons, that one can be modified there for re-use. Why not use the c:Commons:CropTool to trim the image so it has no border and less white space? Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:16, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Michael D. Turnbull: Thanks, that's a good idea. Best wishes, Keahapana (talk) 20:28, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Insource help

Resolved

Hi! I am trying to find any pages which use the {{DrugTemplateNotice}} editnotice's CSS class selector. I am not great at insource stuff, so I would appreciate it if someone could check my work. Thanks! House Blaster (talk · he/him) 20:56, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks correct to me, I guess there just aren't any pages which use it. Tollens (talk) 21:05, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:DrugTemplateNotice?

—Trappist the monk (talk) 21:35, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think he's asking about the CSS selector that the documentation of that template refers to, which wouldn't show up as a link. Tollens (talk) 21:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseBlaster: The class is for use in CSS pages which can be searched with intitle:css You don't need insource for CSS pages. This search of all namespaces finds no uses. Your search omitted some namespaces where it might have been used. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:40, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, all! I have marked this as resolved. House Blaster (talk · he/him) 22:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Donation help

Hello, i have been donating for many years but need to stop my monthly donation. I can not login. Reset password does not work. Can you please help me cancel my monthly automatic billing to paypal? 74.89.189.174 (talk) 20:57, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We have nothing to do with the donation process, which is handled by the Wikimedia Foundation. Please direct inquiries to donate@wikimedia.org. 331dot (talk) 21:00, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to a password for a Wikipedia account? 331dot (talk) 21:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See donate:Cancel or change recurring giving. No login is required. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:43, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]