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Abishe (talk) 22:33, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
FeistyRooster (talk) 16:43, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @DaniloDaysOfOurLives Completely forgot today was the big day. Thank you and the Birthday Committee! Tarlby (t) (c) 04:19, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! I just joined Wikipedia to fix a reference that links to a malicious website. However, when I enter the editor, the References section completely changes, and the part I was going to edit is no longer there. (Upon exiting it returns) I’m not really sure what to do, and would really appreciate your help. --ValleyDragon888 (talk) 12:30, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Hello @ValleyDragon888. I'm glad to help! Can you tell me which article you're trying to fix and what reference leads to the malicious website? I could try to see it myself to fix the problem and tell you what went wrong. Tarlby (t) (c) 17:14, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- The article is here: https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toki_Pona_words
- In reference 4, Tokipona.net and “the original” need to be removed.
- Thanks for your help! ValleyDragon888 (talk) 08:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @ValleyDragon888 Just an FYI, that link directs to the Simple English Wikipedia which is a separate wiki from the English Wikipedia (the one we're editing right now!) I don't edit that wiki, so you should ask editors over there rather than someone like me for questions like this.
- I've checked, and the References section indeed changes when I start editing. Unfortunately, I'm not too experienced with the functions of those templates and am unsure of what causes this to happen in the source code. You can ask someone more experienced with templates for that. I can still remove the reference in the source editor though.
- Can you also explain how the reference is malicious before I remove it? Tarlby (t) (c) 18:21, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Firstly, "the original" tried to get me to install a fake antivirus software, by telling me that I had a worm on my computer.
- tokipona.net contained a fake captcha, that attempted to trick me into enabling notifications for that website.ValleyDragon888 (talk) 08:52, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @ValleyDragon888 I've removed the link now. Thanks for alerting someone of this. Tarlby (t) (c) 18:53, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Tarlby. I have just edited an entry on Maconochie rations by adding an additional comment plus citation. The reference has automatically created a hyperlink for the author (Henry Buckle) to another Wikipedia article. Unfortunately the link is to a different person bearing the same name. I am trying to disable the hyperlink but keep the citation, but this does not seem to be working. How can I achieve this, please? Regards, Bees'n'wasps. --Bees'n'wasps (talk) 19:39, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the question, @Bees'n'wasps. Assuming you're using the Visual Editor, this is how the link can be removed:
- Select the reference and click "Edit". A popup should appear
- On the left sidebar, you will see a list of parameters. Deselect "Author link" when you see it.
- Click "Apply changes" to the top right and publish the edit
- I've just removed the link for you. You can go back to this in the future if you need help with this again. Help:Template also has a ton of information for templates.PS: There shouldn't be a space before a citation. Tarlby (t) (c) 20:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BTW: I undid a few more of the anon's edits. Thanks for catching that! Workin' hard! Cheers Adakiko (talk) 19:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @Adakiko Cheers to you too! Tarlby (t) (c) 19:25, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you! AIV report btw... Cheers Adakiko (talk) 19:26, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Per template:Automatic taxobox#TemplateData->"type species" - It should be the original name of the species. I undid the anon's edit too and just restored it. Suggested the anon should point to that part. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 20:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- 👌👌👌👌 Tarlby (t) (c) 20:58, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you want to see how pathetic it gets, look at the history of Wikipedia:Teahouse. They regularly abuse the noticeboards for their little complaint. Drmies (talk) 01:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- 👌👌👌👌 Tarlby (t) (c) 01:37, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
