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Latvia's Olympic Appearance Years Doesn't Include 1636[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unified_Team_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics&action=edit
As it says in my subject line, the page has Latvia's first appearance at the Games of the Modern Olympiad as from 1924 to 1636. How do I update this to be 1924 to 1936? Thanks!
JZZ Wiki (talk) 04:47, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
- Well whatever the problem is, it's not with the source code - the page seems to be pulling in the info from somewhere else, and unfortunately, that's beyond what I know. I hope someone else is more help. If not, it might be worth asking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical) as well, if there's no other answer here after a week. Red Fiona (talk) 22:44, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
File[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_Allocation_Table&action=edit§ion=11
2603:6011:E:7D0E:54EF:303E:337C:52F7 (talk) 02:47, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
keyboard[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diff&action=edit§ion=14
39.46.221.218 (talk) 03:01, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
format[edit]
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format title=Typesetting&action=edi
175.141.172.232 (talk) 18:37, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
The Captain's Kid (1936 film)[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Captain%27s_Kid?action=edit&veswitched=1&oldid=1106325689
74.88.161.45 (talk) 16:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
sedfreq[edit]
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176.240.212.215 (talk) 12:17, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Population density error?[edit]
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Hello, I noticed that the population density conversion from square miles to square kilometers is actually inverse. The current conversion shows that 1 square kilometer equates to 0.386102 square miles, when the correct conversion would show 1 square mile is equal to 2.589 (repeating) square kilometers. This infographic shows that 469.5 square miles is equal to 181.3 square kilometers.
The correct data for this instance would be 181.3 square miles for the 2010 census; however, I will be updating this number to reflect the 2020 census which is 189.4 according to US Census Bureau "quick fact" section.
Currently setting the population density to 189.4 square miles shows that that number equates to 73.1 square kilometers which is incorrect. It should actually be 490.54375 square kilometers.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mill_Township,_Grant_County,_Indiana&action=edit
Isarob02 (talk) 00:05, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
Name Change[edit]
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I would like to change the name from what it is to the person's full name but I cannot
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Albert_G_Hess?venotify=created&action=edit
Ambrewa (talk) 00:42, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
SpaceX achievements[edit]
I'm trying to add the line below to SpaceX's achievements list. 
30 December 2022 SpaceX's Falcon 9 became the world-record holder for the "most launches of a single vehicle type in a single year." 60 Falcon 9 rocket flights
It is underneath, not inside, the list.
Will you fix it? And also tell me know how to do it?
Thank you! Cowgirl1985 (talk) 04:53, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Unable to type or erase something I wrote[edit]
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Lucknow Delhi (talk) 05:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Autosave[edit]
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How do I disable autosave? I reloaded my window to clear the edits I'd made, but it autosaved and loaded the edits I'd made, and ctrl+z only brings back to the autosave.
Betseg (talk) 09:09, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Don Iveson[edit]
Don Iveson (Edmonton Mayor) was not the initial winner for the 1st election listed. For a brief moment, it was a female, South-Indian origin, by the name of Sharon Varghese (also known as, #2). Don Iveson himself and his office at the time is aware of the consolidation that occurred prior to him being later announced as the winner. Media outlets and others were requested to remove sources. If we are to learn the various forms of mislead or oppression in hopes to change for better, it begins by taking accountability and telling the truth - not abusing controls within a system and rewriting history whenever convenient. 2001:56A:F473:6500:A5C0:A183:6ECD:701A (talk) 21:39, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Bing Search Issue[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diabetes&action=edit
I turned off search engines using it as a sidebar because Bing does not use the correct form of this wiki. When looking up "diabetes", it uses false information stating "Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a fake disease created by Hilda Vangugenhiem as a folklore tale to scare children. Hilda was known in her village as a dessert queen and wanted all the Ha…" under the Wikipedia sidebar. This is incorrect and must be addressed. I didn't know how to fix it - I tried reporting it to Bing but nothing has changed - so I hope my comment can flag someone who can fix it.
2600:4040:59F3:C00:A128:28:5637:B840 (talk) 11:21, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
கண ர நக டதகறபள கலறட[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt க றகட
எறபே.்ஏ ian_hieroglyphs&action=edit§ion=2
49.204.119.255 (talk) 11:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Visual editor not working[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markos_Kounalakis?action=edit
Terry Phillips (talk) 16:21, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Editing news 2023 #1[edit]
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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
- The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
- They are beginning a new project, Edit check.
Talk pages project
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
–Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Other properties[edit]
Please add:
- short description
- italic title
- sort
to the article properties dialog. Lfstevens (talk) 07:07, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
- Template:Short description is a local template that isn't used at any other wiki. Use Insert > Template to add it.
- "Italic title" (DISPLAYTITLE) is available through the Advanced Settings item. Just add the wikitext around the page title shown in the dialog box. If you want to use Template:Italic title instead, then Insert > Template.
- "Sort" is in the Categories item ("Options Sort this page by default as"). Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 23:37, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
Dfdgdgdgdgdg[edit]
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89.32.241.147 (talk) 17:32, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
ESP[edit]
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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skepticism&action=edit§ion=3
2001:4456:154:6300:B467:4D07:3022:32B4 (talk) 04:22, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Where is the Cite button?[edit]
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I do not see the Cite button anymore - where is it?
Erel Segal (talk) 15:18, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
The numbered footnotes in my text, refering to the citations, appear on my mobile but not my laptop. In both instances this is occuring in my sandbox. Can you explain the disparity? Thank you, Flavia[edit]
The numbered footnotes in my text, refering to the citations, appear on my mobile but not my laptop. In both instances this is occurring in my sandbox. Can you explain the disparity? Thank you, Flavia
--Epicurus65 (talk) 22:43, 6 March 2023 (UTC)flaviabrilli
Cite Web Option is Gone[edit]
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Anytime I try to edit a Wikipedia article now, I cannot see the option to add a reference. I have tried anything I know, but nothing works. Kindly help me with it.
Thank You.
Owula kpakpo (talk) 11:29, 16 March 2023 (UTC)