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Horace Walpole
Ref number 25 should have the publisher - Cambridge University - and the year. Please fix. 2405:6E00:2F96:2B00:4193:B737:8ACA:76CF (talk) 00:44, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Martin of Sheffield (talk) 08:01, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

List of mayors of Norwich
I tried to add in 1734 the name Philip Meadows as the 1734 Mayor of Norwich - but failed.

Here is the reference for it https://nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk/index.php/philip-meadows-c-1680-1752-mayor-of-norwich-norwich-norfolk

Please fix. Thanks 2405:6E00:2F96:2B00:4193:B737:8ACA:76CF (talk) 00:44, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I fixed the table, I think. The ref was already there so I didn't touch that.  RudolfRed (talk) 01:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added the NRO link as well since the Sense of People wasn't listing the specified pages. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 07:56, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Charles de Choiseul-Praslin
Your biography of Charles de Choiseul-Praslin’s misses 2 references in the ‘Legacy’ section. Although they belong in the category of, one a novel, the other a personal theory; they are published works that need reference. They are the works of Eddy Kühl and Gioconda Belli. They are based on actual accounts of the life of “Georges Choiseul-Praslin” that occurred in Nicaragua. He was a French immigrant that came to Nicaragua ~1852, four years after the tragic murder of the Duchess ‘Fanny’ Francoise de Choiseul-Praslin, formerly Francoise Altarice Rosalba Sébastiani. “Doctor George” as he was commonly referred to, became a coffee plantation owner and practiced as a learned lay medical man in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Although, suspected, he never revealed his supposed Royal identity, for obvious reasons, for being a fugitive suspect of the French Secret Service. Therefore, those literary works were properly published, one as a novel, the other as the opinion or ‘theory’ of a well published author, nevertheless, historic in nature. New evidence may reveal that the identity of these two individuals was or was not the same. Now a days, we have the technology, by means of genetic DNA sampling, to prove it. However, this proof would entail obtaining access to blood samples on proprietary archival documents, to those of current direct Choiseul-Praslin French descendants, and to those of Gerorge’s Nicaraguan descendants. This type of work is possible, some of which has anecdotally been done. Additionally, blood samples on the archived robes of assassin and victim may reveal the presence of blood of a 3rd individual, but with this further evidence could be labeled as an unidentified suspect in the murder. Although cumbersome and expensive, this may prove embarrassing and unwelcome evidence. Nevertheless, it may reveal direct or indirect evidence of a critical event that contributed to or triggered an important historic one: the French Revolution of 1847. 136.38.45.87 (talk) 11:09, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but Wikipedia is totally the wrong place for posting original research, especially the kind of speculative content you are talking about here. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  14:14, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Broken Reference list using wikidata at F-Droid
I'd like the broken wikidata citations at F-Droid, #1 and #3-5 to be fixed. The Reference list became broken when wikidata was first used: Special:Diff/1032601596/1039350478 in December 2021. I glanced at the linked RTFM, Module:Wd/doc, and the page wikidata, but did not see the fix. Help? Thanks. -- Yae4 (talk) 12:58, 3 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Before I explain what I think is the issue: I have never worked with this template so could very well be totally wrong. From reading the documentation linked in the reference: If a title (P1476) or a reference URL (P854) property is missing or the reference has unknown properties [emphasis mine], the module attempts to display it using the template. The 'title of broader work' reference property is on the page for that entry, but not in the recognized property list. The Cite Q also does not recognize 'title of broader work', so that could be the issue: A reference could be displayed using Cite Q only if the reference has a stated in (P248) property and has only properties listed in the table above. If neither Cite web nor Cite Q could be used to display a reference, the following error is returned: Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details. I have no idea what the fix is here; removing the property would probably work but I have no idea if that is actually a solution or just breaking something else to fix this. Tollens (talk) 04:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually, I don't think the 'title of broader work' entries make sense the way they are being used right now. They could maybe be removed, I'll try with one and see. Tollens (talk) 04:15, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, removed the incorrect extra property from ref 1, and it fixed it. I'll give the other three a look. Tollens (talk) 04:19, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * All of them should be fixed now! Tollens (talk) 04:48, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help! A lot of software-related articles with similar infoboxes could benefit from automatic "stable release version" updates. Too bad it's not easy to do correctly. -- Yae4 (talk) 05:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Philip Meadows (died 1781)
Refs 1 and 6 are the same. Refs 4 and 5 are also the same. - Please fix - the doubling up is not good. Thank you. 175.38.42.62 (talk) 14:14, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi IP 175.38.42.62. Please take a look at WP:REFNAME because it explains how to handle such situations. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:22, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

writing about yourself
I know you're not supposed to, but if you were to become notable what would stop you policywise Blitzfan51  speak to the manager  16:38, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * @Blitzfan51: Nothing, though you would have to declare a conflict of interest on yourself or risk being blocked. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 16:46, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * , according to WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY, writing an autobiography is strongly discouraged but not forbidden. Hypothetically, if an experienced Wikipedia editor got elected to a state or provincial legislature, they would meet the notability guideline for politicians and could immediately write an autobiography. On the other hand, there would be plenty of other editors willing to write the article. The fact is that the vast majority of people who try to write an autobiography end up failing. Cullen328 (talk) 16:49, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ...and those that succeed sometimes come to regret it. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:44, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Help
In the article Economy of India, since this edit, I'm seeing a message in preview - ''' Script warning: One or more templates have maintenance messages; messages may be hidden (help). ''' Could you help me please? Dinesh | Talk 17:57, 3 June 2023 (UTC)


 * It is letting you know that citation 310 has the following errors: : CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2023. See Category:CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2023 for details.  Heart  (talk) 18:06, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Main Page Picture
How do I replace the current main page picture? Slatme4 (talk) 20:37, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * You go to Featured Pictures and participate in the processes that determine what pictures are featured. 331dot (talk) 20:39, 3 June 2023 (UTC)