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Greetings, keepers of the eternal flame!
Twice recently I have made some lengthy edits on a draft article, User:MinorProphet/Draft subpages/HMS Cyclops (1839), using the standard text editor. I'm using Firefox 47.0.1 on XP Professional, which is obviously somewhat out of date, but I have made no changes to Firefox or XP for some time and I normally have no problems.
I have kept the edit window open for a number of hours, using the Show Preview button often. Normally when I enter an edit summary and save after some time, I get the usual red message "We could not process your edit due to a loss of session data." (I seem to remember that the standard timeout is about 25 minutes.) Clicking Publish Changes once more normally results in success.
However, on these two occasions when I clicked Publish Changes, the entire tab and edit window was redrawn with very small fonts; then the standard fonts reappeared, but all the changes I had made had completely disappeared along with the edit summary, and I was left with the edit window as if I had just opened it. I've made a number of short edits on this draft and on other live articles with no problems. I'm well aware that saving more frequently might be better practice, or saving the draft to a local .txt file as a backup, but I have had no difficulty up till now.
Any suggestions please as to why this might have happened/how to avoid or fix it? I looked at the MediaWiki Manual:How to debug/Login problems but it seems to be for sysadmins and not users. A somewhat disconsolate MinorProphet (talk) 02:54, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Is it possible to refine edits after publishing? Is it desirable?
I assume no edits where made by others. It would result in one edit including the previous change and the refinement.
I think think it is currently at least possible by rolling back the previous change via undo, after copying its content. And then creating a refined independent change. I think that would lead to less cases of a self contained change spread over multiple changes. It could also avoid interlacing a self contained change by someone else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Volker Siegel (talk • contribs) 03:24, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
how can this help me spread my music around the glob? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrzood (talk • contribs) 04:47, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
Greetings .
DreamKidz Software Inc is a brainchild of a bunch of enthusiastic, NRI, working parents looking to offer a platform that will equip children with key skills to have an edge on challenges lying ahead from the comfort of their home. We would like to write an article about Dreamkidz in Wikipedia .
As we are new to Wikipedia, we will be obliged to know how to go about writing an article as in subject line it so that our article gets published in Wikipedia .
Dreamkidz (talk) 07:45, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello there, back on September 6 I submitted an article TheMarket NZ but did not receive a notification that it was rejected, though it has not moved into the article space. I recall the wait time being 8 weeks, but wondered if sometimes it takes longer?
Kind regards, Tracey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tracey creed (talk • contribs) 09:40, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
i will not add anymore info to wiki's info thanks Random Person — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.110.160.22 (talk) 12:17, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi, can anyone assist in - or give me advice on de-orphaning the page that I created? Thanks! Hidden Hills Editor (talk) 14:28, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I am a new writer to Wikipedia. I work for the JJM Media Group corporation with offices around the world. I have submitted an article on the CEO, Jack McAdoo who is searched for as a celebrity in poker, music, and podcasting. I have taken a page that was published on Wikipedia and removed their info and placed Mr. McAdoo's with links to his pages and references. Each time I have done this a certain user continues to submit it for deletion. Even stating that the person is only mentioned in passing when in fact the article is all about the subject. Other pages have direct external links to websites but my article is not allowed to have them?
This same article has been moved for publication by another user but always seems to be placed back for deletion. More so by one particular user here. What else can I do? I am asking editors for help. This is a highly sought after Grammy, Emmy, and Dove award winner who has 2 shows that are heard globally. He is a public speaker who tours the world speaking with Tony Robbins, Oprah, Wade Phils, and more. Please help. Thank you. Darcel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darcel2268 (talk • contribs) 14:49, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
There is no paid editing. There is a COI tag on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darcel2268 (talk • contribs) 17:07, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
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Hi sir
There is a error in html code please verify the link and verify the table content please do modify at this below link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutty_Padmini Im saikumar kuncha.
style:"" due to this css properties shown in the table please make a edit of it
Regards
Saikumar Kuncha. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.193.150.39 (talk) 14:59, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
Does anyone know why the "episode list" appears below the infobox on this page as opposed to fitting into the space to the left of it? Can't figure out how to fix this issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hidden Hills Editor (talk • contribs) 15:48, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Another editor here wrote what about this as well, but I believe he was misunderstood. As of yesterday, I can not access Wikipedia from Google Chrome. I get an error message that reads
www.wikipedia.org normally uses encryption to protect your information. When Google Chrome tried to connect to www.wikipedia.org this time, the website sent back unusual and incorrect credentials. This may happen when an attacker is trying to pretend to be www.wikipedia.org, or a Wi-Fi sign-in screen has interrupted the connection. Your information is still secure because Google Chrome stopped the connection before any data was exchanged. You cannot visit www.wikipedia.org right now because the website uses HSTS. Network errors and attacks are usually temporary, so this page will probably work later.
If there is anything I can do on my side that will address this issue, please let me know. I am using Microsoft Edge right now, but I really would prefer to use Chrome. --PuzzledvegetableIs it teatime already? 18:29, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I want to create a new userbox to place on my userpage, but because I want to experiment with it I want to host it somewhere under my own username, and not at Template:XXX etc. How do I do this?
I was thinking something like User:ElshadK/Templates but don't know what to put after that.
Thanks for the help ElshadK (talk)
((User:ElshadK/Userboxes/Widgets))
. It works the same for any name. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:44, 14 November 2019 (UTC)What No Saturday Night Football Game November 23. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 20:04, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello: I added a mdy date tag to the article on Nina Turner and fixed all the citation dates to agree. They appear correctly within the text editor but are displaying in dmy format on the page after I "Publish Changes". How can I remedy this? Thanks. Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:12, 14 November 2019 (UTC)