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October 21

How to submit a proposal/question to an entire WikiProject

I made an edit removing content from a page that I felt was WP:Out_of_scope. Shortly thereafter, I realized that this same section exists in 182 other pages under a particular WikiProject. All of these edits appear to be made by one specific retired editor. I want to propose to the WikiProject that this sort of content be removed (happy to do it myself) and excluded from future pages. However, when I visited their page I couldn't find any open discussion sections or any other indication of how to make such a proposal. Can somebody give me advice on how to proceed? Thanks in advance! AlexEng (talk) 08:17, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Go to the talk page of the project and click on the "New section" tab to start a new discussion. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:23, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Language links - getting pages to link both ways

I have linked the English page 'ADGB Trade Union School' to its German equivalent 'Bundesschule des Allgemeinen Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes'. Under Languages on the English page, 'Deutsch' shows, but on the German page there is still no 'English' link. I linked the pages yesterday so I expected everything to show by now. Can you please help.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Felixkrater (talk • contribs) 10:00, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

@Felixkrater: Problem solved. I just had to go to the German-language version of the article and purge the page cache.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 10:11, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Purge for how it works. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:18, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Need access to journal article

I need access to this journal article. Is there any page in wikipedia where wikipedians with access to journals can email me this article? --IEditEncyclopedia (talk) 15:07, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

• @IEditEncyclopedia: Try your luck at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request. Otherwise, if it can wait next Monday, I can probably handle it myself. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 15:12, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

@IEditEncyclopedia: If you need it to improve a Wikipedia article then RX. If you simply need to read it, just register for a personal account and add the article to your shelf, you'll be able to read the full document online, free of cost. - NQ (talk) 15:33, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Question

Hello! Why is the category Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of The Editor of All Things Wikipedia given on the userpage of User:Wikipenguin 8, when this category does not exist? -- Toni Müller (talk) 15:44, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

@Toni Müller: The category is added by a template. It's possible to add non-existing categories to pages. I have created the category page. Categories are created like other pages: By saving something on the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

The role of Qutub Begum in the serial Razia Sultan was played by Khalida turi.

The Razia Sultan (TV series) article already states that, and that article does not have any cite errors, although there is no reliable source to allow that information to be verified. - Arjayay (talk) 16:10, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Adding a famous person to wiki

I would like to add a person who is campaigning as Prime Minister of Canada to wiki - could you please help?— Preceding unsigned comment added by LawrenceLeight (talk • contribs)

Canada already has a PM and the next election is a little ways away, so I'm not sure what they are campaigning for, however, if you have independent reliable sources to support what you are saying, you may visit the Article Wizard to create a page. 331dot (talk) 16:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

As stated at WP:POLITICIAN, which you should read before starting, "an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article"." - Arjayay (talk) 16:13, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

would like to occasionally identify authors and affiliations

can this be done?Simeonpollack (talk) 19:02, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

@Simeonpollack: It isn't entirely clear what you are asking. Are you asking how to identify the author/editor of a Wikipedia article? Or are you asking something else? ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:FAQ#Who writes the articles on Wikipedia? may be of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:11, 21 October 2016 (UTC)