User talk:Mvcg66b3r/Archives/2020/March

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I'm attempting to update the information/logos for the stations and instead of being helped I am being hindered for unknown reasons. The logo that is posted on the WCWG page is out of date, and this is easily verifiable on the official pages for WCWG. Instead of updating it, it has been reverted to an outdated logo. If you are this insistent on keeping the page in good standing, please update it accordingly instead of stopping others from doing so. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newuser20 (talk • contribs) 21:41, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

@Newuser20: The logo you uploaded to Commons was improperly licensed. It's non-free, but you claim it as your "own work". Reupload it directly to Wikipedia with the proper copyright tag and fair use rationale. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 21:45, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

So maybe help out the page instead of tying it up with red tape. Per the upload process you directed me to:

Your account has not become confirmed yet.

Sorry, in order to upload files on the English Wikipedia, you need to have a confirmed account. Normally, your account will become confirmed automatically once you have made 10 edits and four days have passed since you created it.

You may already be able to upload files on the Wikimedia Commons, but you can't do it on the English Wikipedia just yet. If the file you want to upload has a free license, please go to Commons and upload it there.

Important note: if you don't want to wait until you are autoconfirmed, you may ask somebody else to upload a file for you at Wikipedia:Files for upload.

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I'll just keep editing and wait the 4 days, then, right? Sure. Thanks for the help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newuser20 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

@Newuser20: Just go to Files for upload as stated above and have an experienced editor upload the file for you. Be sure to include the proper copyright tag and fair use rationale. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 22:00, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Media disestablished in 1955 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 15:19, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello. Thought it might be best to start with the creator of the above page to shed some light.

The other day I was going through categories, adding and correcting some sortkeys, when I ran across the page Category:Television stations by city. The last entry Category:Television stations in Wichita, Kansas definitely looked out of place. It should instead belong in the category above it, Category:Television stations in the United States by city. When I tried to do so, nothing looked right. Please check Category:Television stations in Wichita, Kansas's edit window. None of the categories in the edit window are displayed, nor are they functioning (the page is not categorized in any of those parent categories). Furthermore, nothing that is displayed on Category:Television stations in Wichita, Kansas appears in the edit window. The template, the text, the displayed parent categories, none of that is in the edit window. Additionally HotCat seems to be incapable of removing or modifying any of the displayed parent categories. Yet those displayed categories are functioning.

Very strange and I can't figure it out. Do you know what's going on? --DB1729 (talk) 01:22, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DB1729, Might be a coding error by another editor. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 01:26, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

The edit history doesn't rule that out I guess? --DB1729 (talk) 01:29, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

This problem has been fixed. Thank you very much for your efforts in getting this done. --DB1729 (talk) 10:43, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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