This section should note that it isn't necessary to get consensus for obviously correct changes, such as typos or disambiguating links. I'm not sure how to word it though. Thryduulf (talk) 16:28, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
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can you please tell me how we can get something removed that has been put on wilkpedia and is totally untrue and very damaging .we have no idea who ha written this article and would appreciate some help the article has been on the site for the past 4 years and is very distressing my e mail address is (Redacted)
80.189.8.1 (talk) 00:21, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
YouTube has created an Edit Info, Enhancements, and Annotations page for account users to experience. Under the Enhancements tab, the user can utilize "Quick Fixes", where they can Trim and Stabilize their uploaded footage. Under the effects page the user has the option to customize their video with Black and White, HDR-ish, Cross Process, Lomo-ish, Old-Fashioned, Cartoon, 1960's, Sepia, Autotropic, Thermal, Heat Map, Mixelate, Neon Green, and Neon Pink. The user also has the option to add in annotations, and captions and or transcripts to the audio track. t
Alkessler (talk) 05:55, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
The majority of pages seem to be s-protected because of vandalism, not because of edit wars. Therefore I am inclined (and I believe it would be wise for everyone to be inclined) to perform any reasonable edit essentially as a WP:BRD so long as the article is not subject to sanctions or in the midst of a controversial edit war.
Methinks the policy should be updated to reflect that. Meanwhile, I'm going to continue my edits unless there's a consensus I really shouldn't be, as I believe they are within the spirit of this policy - just not currently the letter.
Your thoughts are welcome. Egg Centric 20:51, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
At WP:WARN there's a section for single-level warning templates, many of which aren't warnings as such, but information in a succinct package to address frequently occurring situations where users err vis-à-vis correct practices. I have noticed that very many people when using the editprotected template don't follow the guidelines with giving exact instructions for the changes they want to have made. Perhaps such a warning template as I've discussed here would be useful for these cases? (And, perhaps also the instructions for using the editprotected template could be made even more explicit as well?) __meco (talk) 17:55, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
I worked with a couple other editors to substantially expand the {{request edit}} tool for COI requested edits to create more of an AFC-like template process for submissions and feedback.
You can see all the new templates here and the documentation [[Template:Request_edit | here]. It now has new decline and accept templates.
I created some instructions here that provide submitters and reviewers with basic instructions, but I'm not sure where to put it. I was wondering if people thought "Edit requests/request edits" would be a good spot for it, with a link to it in the request edit page under See Also. User:King4057 (EthicalWiki) 16:46, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Isn't it more correct to say that Buddhism is a philosophy instead of a religion, because a religion is where a distinct God entity exists (e.g. Vishnu in Hinduism, Allah in Islam etc.) whereas Buddhism is monotheistic, in terms that there is no God character whom Buddhists worship (knowing Buddha isn't God himself)? 78.130.225.35 (talk) 12:40, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
Would it not be a good idea for the {{edit protected}} and {{Edit semi-protected}} templates to mark a discussion as Do not modify when the template is set to answered=yes? Is there a legitimate reason for the discussion to continue once it has been answered? —gorgan_almighty (talk) 01:00, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
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I'd like to suggest that this page be modified to provide clear guidance to editors responding to Edit Requests for semi-protected pages. My understanding is that any editor, be he an ip or a registered editor, is entitled to make any edit to a semi-protected page as long as the edit is within policy.
If that understanding is correct, then I think we should update the page. Registered editors who edit semi-protected pages don't need to get consensus before they make an edit, they apply BRD. Non-registered users shouldn't need to get consensus before making updates to semi-protected pages. Similarly, when an a registered user makes an edit to a semi-protected page, the sole judge of whether or not the edit is "sensible" is the editor himself.
In short, if it is true that an ip editor is entitled to make any edit to a semi-protected page that a registered user could legitimately make, then this page should precisely that, nothing more, nothing less. 80.174.78.40 (talk) 13:42, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
I've almost finished writing Module:Edit request, which would replace this template. It is designed to assign categories based on the actual protection status of a page. If you are interested in discussing this, there is a thread at Template talk:Edit protected#Module:Edit request in which you are invited to take part. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 13:21, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
You may be interested to know that we now have a new template, {{edit template-protected}}, for making edit requests to template-protected pages. These requests can be viewed at Category:Wikipedia template-protected edit requests, and can be answered by any editor with the template editor user right. There is also an annotated list of edit requests automatically updated by AnomieBOT at User:AnomieBOT/TPERTable. You can put this on your watchlist to see when new requests have been made. Editors with the template editor right are enthusiastically encouraged to help answer the requests. :) You can see guidelines for answering requests at Wikipedia:Edit requests#Responding to requests. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 15:36, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
See template talk:JavaScript where a new edit request template has been proposed -- 70.50.148.122 (talk) 06:59, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
I noticed an edit request response to a new user that I thought was pretty 'chilly' in tone, considering the request was constructive and this was the requester's first edit. Responses to edit requests might be a good opportunity to welcome new users, especially when the requests are substantive. I propose that identifying and welcoming new users be suggested as part of the instructions on this page. Also, maybe something could also be done to improve the the templates in this direction, for example, a 'new user' field could be added to the templates, which would 1) prompt responders to optionally check for new users, and 2) when switched, triggers a welcome as part of the response. Any thoughts? LaTeeDa (talk) 00:52, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
You can try to contact Wikepidia creators — Preceding unsigned comment added by BEASTY73 (talk • contribs) 14:47, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi, In the section Making requests there is described a "Submit an edit request" link at the bottom right of the View Source page of a protected page. I have put on my best glasses and I can't see the link at {{Census 2006 AUS}}. Is it time for new glasses? ;-) Please advise. --Bleakcomb (talk) 02:31, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
I made my first edit request. Regards. --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 13:09, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
can you change Arabian peninsula to India because harem pants actually originated in India.
thank you Desert jasmine (talk) 14:34, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
This article did not seem to say what should be done in the case of a talk page which has been semi-protected when an anonymous/IP/new editor wants to make an edit to it. This is relevant at the moment because talk:Gamergate controversy has been protected from IPs/new editors, and some folks are asking me on Twitter how to ask that the page be edited on their behalf. Titanium Dragon (talk) 05:38, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
The "Making requests" section states "The simplest approach for edit requests for fully protected, template-protected or semi-protected pages is to use the View source tab on that page and use the "Submit an edit request" link at the bottom right." I tried doing this for the protected article "Electronic cigarette", but I could not find such a link. Axl ¤ [Talk] 12:51, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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I would be very satisfied if you would be willing to grant my request. I have very important information about certain topics that my be of use to some people. I believe I can make Wikipedia even better for researches and researchers. Thank you for considering my request. 207.118.241.89 (talk) 22:26, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
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I have proposed that Category:Wikipedia protected edit requests be renamed to Category:Wikipedia fully-protected edit requests. Please comment at the CfD. Regards — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:55, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
On your page TELFORD GOLD MEDAL AWARDS
87.66.112.251 (talk) 13:32, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
2007 Telford Gold Medal Award : Michael B. Abbott for his paper "Managing the inner world of infrastructure".
87.66.112.251 (talk) 13:36, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
please add info on the main page about Louisiana Theater Shooting A8v (talk) 11:03, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Please change the Kapil Sharma ( comedian ) existing profile photo to a new photo because the existing one is not that good. This is the link for the good photo of Kapil Sharma. 248964-kapil4.jpg Ayman gunner (talk) 12:24, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Not done: Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload.Once the file has been uploaded, make your request on the talk page of the relevant article - not here - as this page is only to discuss improvements to Wikipedia:Edit requests.Please note that the picture must not be copyright, which excludes almost all images on the internet, in magazines etc., and you will need proof that it is not copyright, just saying it is not copyright is not acceptable. - Arjayay (talk) 12:33, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
I need to update the new Prism Certification in China, Katy already sell over 15000 albums and gain a gold certification in China! Resource: http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2014-01/13/c_125993613.htm Chemoocai (talk) 11:20, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
Would I be able to get the Rudolf Abel Article semi-locked for 72 hours so I clear up the deletions and constant users' changing things while I'm trying to get the users to talk about them prior to editing since the recent movie release "Bridge of Spies" as brought the article under scrutiny. Adamdaley (talk) 07:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
ronaldo is born on the 20th of march
31.187.5.148 (talk) 18:29, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
Maybe an editnotice would help discourage missed-placed requests. Mlpearc (open channel) 04:36, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
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In the lead:
... consensus should be obtained before formally making the request.
Wrong. This places a burden on unconfirmed editors that does not exist for autoconfirmed, per WP:BOLD. This, added to the burden of having to write the edit request in the first place. I have never seen that clause enforced in the real world, probably because people know better than to do so. It seriously needs removal. ―Mandruss ☎ 20:23, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
consensus should be obtained before requesting changes that are likely to be controversial.
I'll try and expand on my comment above, but it's difficult as every situation is different and a lot of judgement is exercised on a case-by-case basis. If the request is related to the reason an article is protected, then the purpose of the protection was to stop the edit warring and encourage discussion, so consensus is absolutely required in these cases. For a protected template, we should try to prevent disruption caused by unnecessary edits and reverts which add to confusion and server load. For example I will not add a parameter to an infobox unless consensus is demonstrated. In many cases, especially for minor changes, if a proposal is made on the talk page and attracts no comment from other editors within a few days, I will assume silent consensus and make the change. I basically agree with Adrian J. Hunter's comments: I will not make a change to a protected pages that I reasonably suspect may be reverted. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:31, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
Please change "Swami Aseemanand is a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist from India" to "Swami Aseemanand is an extremist from India". Kindly remove the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)from the wikipedia of Aseemananda. He is not an activist and National Intelligence Agency of India has made it clear that RSS has no role in the bomb blasts.
Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).http://samvada.org/2013/news/rss-or-its-functionary-indresh-kumar-has-no-role-in-malegaon-blast-case-says-nia/ 117.211.90.26 (talk) 21:53, 16 February 2016 (UTC) 117.211.90.26 (talk) 21:53, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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There are three edit requests that appear to be glitches. They lead to Coffee's user pages, but the page titles suggest this isn't where they're meant to go. Not sure what the source of this is. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 05:58, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Please put the review article from the UAE premier show Link - http://jaigangaajalfullmovie.com/2016/03/02/jai-gangaajal-movie-review/ Prakashjha04 (talk) 03:55, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
223.227.19.40 (talk) 14:45, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
Does non-reply for a request means its rejection? If no-one oppose to a request, does that not mean that such an edit can be made? -- Pankaj Jain Capankajsmilyo (talk · contribs · count) 17:14, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
The Wikipedia About page needs a section on security of wikipedia. The about page is locked. In order to request a change, you have to go to the talk page. The talk page is locked. The following information is a starting point for explaining to users the HTTPS security of Wikipedia, in lay terms, not in scientific terms like the HTTPS page. The following awkward passage from Quora would be a good start:
"The root domain (wikipedia.org) can be inferred from the IP address of the server during the TCP/IP request but the complete URL and exact page the visitor is reading cannot."
The fact that the Wikipedia About page cannot be edited also explains why it is such a poorly written article and not up to Wikipedia standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.1.100.226 (talk) 23:25, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
WP:ER is a shortcut that redirects here.
86.22.8.235 (talk) 13:03, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi I am looking to delete a section of my own Wikipedia page so my account is only football related and nothing to do with my private life, or at least have the correct information on it Klafferty10 (talk) 18:12, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
I've noticed that on some edit requests, for instance Talk:FaZe_Clan, many edit requests are just flat-out denied due to the lack of sources provided. Instead of just dismissing all of these, would it be reasonable to ask that editors try to first do research to see if there is any truth behind the request?--Prisencolin (talk) 21:44, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
Is it general that I should resubmit an edit request when someone does a drive by denial without discussion or without reasons, or is changing the tag sufficient? I did this, but now my edit requests are being ignored. I provided reasons, and got back a response that they thought the text was okay, even though it's unsourced, which I pointed out, undeveloped, which I pointed out, and not covered anywhere else on Wikipedia, which I pointed out, and probably due to the first two.
Generally, should I repeat edit request or change tag?
Thanks. --2601:648:8503:4467:F8A3:878A:2E5F:4D3C (talk) 23:31, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
... and no on edits them?
--2600:387:6:80D:0:0:0:C3 (talk) 22:08, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
The following is ambiguaous and contains unnecessary, irrellevant or unexplained information. "The company's name originated from the four founding Warner brothers (born Wonskolaser or Wonsal before Anglicization):[7][8] Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner. They emigrated as young children with their parents to Canada from Krasnosielc which was located in the part of Congress Poland that had been subjugated to the Russian Empire following the eighteenth-century Partitions of Poland near present-day Ostrołęka.
Jack, the youngest, was born in London, Ontario.
This suggest that ALL four brothers were born in Poland but the next line "Jack, the youngest, was born in London, Ontario" partially contradicts this.
I suggest changing it to something like:
The company name "Warner Brothers, (in full (1923–69) Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., or (from 1969) Warner Bros. Inc. originated from the four founding Warner brothers (possibly born Wonskolaser or Wonsal): Hirsch "Harry" (b. Dec. 12, 1881, Poland—d. July 25, 1958, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.), Albert (b. July 23, 1884, Poland—d. Nov. 26, 1967, Miami Beach, Fla., U.S.), Samuel "Sam" Louis (b. Aug 10 1887, Krasnosielc, Poland-d Oct. 5 1927, Los Angeles, Calif,.U.S.), and Jacob "Jack" Leonard Warner (b. August 2, 1892 London, Ontario, Canada– d Sept 9, 1978 Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.). The three eldest brothers, Harry, Albert and Sam emigrated as young children with their parents to Canada from Krasnosielc in Poland. Jack, the youngest, was born in London, Ontario, Canada.
This improves the syntax, accuracy and brevity of the entry as well as removing irrelevant/ambiguaus information regarding the geographical/political situation in Poland. If the words "which was located in the part of Congress Poland that had been subjugated to the Russian Empire following the eighteenth-century Partitions of Poland near present-day Ostrołęka" are relevant then further explaination is required to explain why it is relevant and the situation they were fleeing. Sharkey22 (talk) 16:29, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
Edit requests have been recently posted here for changes to high-profile pages (e.g., Talk:Bill Clinton, Talk:Taco Bell, Talk:Best Buy, Talk:Starbucks, etc.) with the request to change Wall Street Journal links from "https://online.wsj...." to "http://online.wsj...." The requests are usually phrased at first as simply a request to "change them back" to the http version. See, for example, this recent example. Editors responding to these requests need to be aware of the following:
If you see these edit requests, please do not answer them. I would recommend removing the edit request and reporting them to SPI. Linking to the ANI linked above and to this as evidence of quacking is encouraged. Page protection of the talk page may also become necessary, as has been done already on some of their targets.
@NeilN and NinjaRobotPirate: Courtesy pings to administrators who have dealt with many of these events. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:02, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of not leaving edit requests blank when using the templates? I keep noticing a heavy amount of IPs using the edit protected templates, but only leaving a signature afterward. No request. Especially in Talk:List of programs broadcast by TV Land, which is cluttered with blank requests.
I'm gonna offer a friendly ping to @Eggishorn, JJMC89, and NotTheFakeJTP, who I know are a few editors that may have dealt with this kind of issue before, especially individual requests of this nature. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 01:37, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
Seems Никита-Родин-2002 has been very brutal about edit requests to extended-confirmed music articles; a new IP or user keeps popping up almost daily on these articles' talk pages, such as Green Day discography and related articles, The Who discography and related articles, etc. just to make an edit request of a form similar to: "Can you change the certification from Yx platinum to Zx platinum?" (Z usually a higher certification) and providing an unreliable link to back it up (same for changes to sales figures.) I'm just going to put out a warning: if you spot these types of requests, do not respond. Instead, just revert the request, ignore them, and report them immediately for evasion; they might be a sock or meat puppet of the blocked user. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 05:57, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Add Sarah Paulson's to the Glass part of the 2019 in film section as M night shymalan recently announced she just joined the film, please CarloJose1718 (talk) 21:15, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
The above Wikipedia article lists Harry Bagnall as first Rector. Under the new Cathedral constitution of 1978 The first Rector was myself, the Rev'd Gerald Smith. This document should be in the Cathedral safe and in F I Government records and those of the Archbishop of Canterbury. This appointment obviates a potential schism of what was then a Colonial bishopric. Previous attempts to correct this have failed due to the intricacies of Wikipedia editing procedures. Rev'd Gerald Smith (talk) 11:44, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
Request article Dchambers9178 (talk) 15:32, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
I wonder if we could possibly change the backlog level on the semi-protected category to 10. 15 is a lot, and it hardly ever gets there. Thanks, qwerty6811 :-) (talk) 21:35, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
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Hello, I wanted to ask if it's possible to change the poster from the film GUTLAND? I have the original and newest poster of it, because I work for the company who produced it. I'm still new to Wikipedia that's why I also wanted to ask how I can give the original Poster to you or how to upload it?
Thank you very much!
Nalumina (talk) 16:14, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
Due to a conflict of interest I would like to request and independent review of the article concerning 'Paul Boothe'. The conflict of interest exists due to the fact that I am employed by Paul Boothe. Maria Shaposhnikova (talk) 15:02, 5 April 2018 (UTC) Maria Shaposhnikova
209.80.156.29 (talk) 18:04, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
List of most viewed online videos in the first 24 hours BLACKPINK’s DDU DU DDU DU accumulated 33.7M views 24 hrs after its release. Please update. Thanks You! http://kworb.net/youtube/topday.html thislink i got from here https://twitter.com/YTMilestones
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfzTu3xUYAAnwFa.jpg:large https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsX3OJjJEqA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emily Uan (talk • contribs) 09:03, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
I want to edit the article which is semi protected. 61.245.161.251 (talk) 14:52, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
In § Response time it says:
Edit request templates automatically add the relevant page into an appropriate administrative category, such as Category:Wikipedia fully-protected edit requests (from {{edit protected}}, for edits to fully protected pages).
{{edit protected}}
This is misleading. The problem is that it appears to say that a) the appropriate category for {{edit protected}} is fully-protected, and b) {{edit protected}} is only for use with fully-protected pages. Because it first states about what preceded, this: "from {{edit protected}}"; then states about "from {{edit protected}}" - using the comma, this: "for edits to fully protected pages". In reality, what {{edit protected}} shows depends on the kind of protection used on the article. For example, if used on the Talk page of a semi-protected article, this template will not mention full-protection. (Try it out, if you don't believe me.) One simple solution is to edit the section and change "from {{edit protected}}" to "from {{edit fully-protected}}". --77.173.90.33 (talk) 13:56, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
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It seems Wikipedia has out date and old information on Mark Dice, as of today he has a total verified by you tube subscribers at 1.4 million plus it seems i am unable to post updates and corrections on Wikipedia ,i am sure this is a mistake on Wikipedia part as he is one of the top conservative You Tubes on the net and it would never restrict accurate and up to date information on A site like Wikipedia .I respectfully request you remove the update restriction you presently have so accurate information can be posted Thank you Eric hill — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.155.251.188 (talk) 17:49, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
For the first time in a long time, IPERT, PERT, and TPERT are all empty! Thank you to everyone who helps process requests! — xaosflux Talk 05:14, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
Connie kabarry is a Kenyan/Nollywood Actress, Producer and a business Lady, Connie hails from Nairobi Kenya. Born 15th August 1983(age 35 years), Nairobi Kenya, Married to a Kenyan famous musician Dola kabarry Koechben (talk) 10:12, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
Quite often, when requesting edits, I receive the following canned response:
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit template-protected}} template.
{{edit template-protected}}
That's not an appropriate response:
establishing a consensus
If you have noticed an error or have a suggestion for a simple, non-controversial change, you can submit an edit request
absence of objections
I suggest template editors should simply not respond to edit requests immediately, and rather wait a specified time period to see if any objections arise. Guarapiranga (talk) 20:46, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
I believe there should be advice on this page to established involved editors to avoid repeatedly declining edit requests on a page. Involved editors should ideally wait for other editors to respond to the request. I am not sure of the best way of putting this. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 23:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Something to clarify: The entire MediaWiki namespace is presumably considered interface-protected for the purpose of the request templates. Does that apply even to system messages which are wikitext rather than CSS or JS? If someone were to use {{edit fully-protected}} or one of the legacy redirects to it, would that cause problems? Or are such requests required to go directly to WP:Interface administrators' noticeboard, no matter how minor? --SoledadKabocha (talk) 19:22, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
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I struggled to read and comprehend the General Considerations section and rather than make significant changes to a project page without prior experience, I'd like to discuss first. I found the use of bold, italic and italic bold text formatting to be distracting so removed it except where I feel it is beneficial. Some of the sentences feel clumsy; for example "Clearly indicate which sections or phrases should be replaced or added to, and what they should be replaced with or have added." The list includes some information which is not relevant to its members, which I have moved out or removed, and missing text added.
I understand that this page is not a policy page but I would like to ask a more experienced user to help with use of "should"/"please" and "must". I believe I have left inferance to these as-is, but welcome corrections where more strict language is appropriate. As a user reading this page I prefer clarity over politeness.
Proposed changes are as follows:
Edit requests for articles or templates should meet the same four basic requirements: Specific, Uncontroversial, Necessary, and Sensible (SUNS). Edit requests for templates should also meet the requirement of adequate testing.
Consider the following requirements before requesting an edit:
Edit requests for fully protected pages must be handled by an administrator. Administrators can respond only to requests that are either uncontroversial improvements (correcting typos, grammar, or reference formatting; improving template code) or are already supported by a consensus of editors, usually on the talk page. There is a forum for current requests for edits relating to protected pages, locked discussion pages and edits that may be significant or controversial.
Simplypeachy (talk) 18:04, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
There are frequent requests on semi-protected pages (usually templates) showing case numbers and such for "correct this with the latest numbers" or the like, more often than not simply malformed (i.e. without providing the numbers or such). Fact is that most of these templates eventually get updated (all at once), when editors who normally do it add the latest updates. Shouldn't we do something to discourage this unnecessary clutter, like an edit-notice or something? RandomCanadian (talk | contribs) 21:36, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
Given my observation of the frequency of empty edit request, I'm wondering whether the interface isn't too complicated for users who are likely to be making them, and they just aren't understanding where and how to word their requests. Largoplazo (talk) 10:17, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
I think these procedures are way too restrictive, for no good reason.
I'll give an example. Edit requests for fully protected pages must be handled by an administrator. Administrators can respond only to requests that are either uncontroversial improvements (correcting typos, grammar, or reference formatting; improving the reliability or efficiency of template code) or are already supported by a consensus of editors, usually on the protected page's talk page. This is nonsense. As an administrator I will look at the request and choose between declining, implementing, or discussing it. The fact that someone other than me thought of it first doesn't tie my hands regarding what I can do with it.
Edit requests for fully protected pages must be handled by an administrator. Administrators can respond only to requests that are either uncontroversial improvements (correcting typos, grammar, or reference formatting; improving the reliability or efficiency of template code) or are already supported by a consensus of editors, usually on the protected page's talk page.
More generally, much the same. The editor who is unqualified (unable to edit the article themselves for some reason) can propose what they like. It is up to the qualified editor who considers the request to decide whether it is ripe for implementing, declining or in need of a consensus discussion first. Remember two things: (1) if the request is implemented, the responsibility lies with the editor who makes the edit, not with whoever originally had the idea; (2) one of the main reasons we have edit requests is that newbies (say, non-extended-confirmed editors in those areas that are covered by a 30/500 restriction) don't have the experience to know what is controversial. Telling them to not request controversial edits is asking them to have knowledge they don't have. It is the qualified editor handling the request who should judge controversiality. Zerotalk 09:02, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
More gripes. When someone notices a problem in an article, it is perfectly reasonable for them to point it out on the talk page even if they aren't sure how to fix it. If they are unlucky enough to think that an "edit request" tag will get attention, what will happen is a rude reply: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. And it is rude. They tried to help and we fobbed them off. They won't bother to report the next problem they notice. Who gains by this? Certainly not the encyclopedia. Zerotalk 12:36, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.
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Purnea instead of patna Hritik Rajan (talk) 04:32, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
i wanted to change "Jealous" to a defensive nature and also highlight their marriage to Hera. Rowsea (talk) 07:41, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
Just making some simple fixes on grammar, spelling, and formatting DairyKrazy (talk) 11:12, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
Please change Sushant's cause of death to "an on going investigation". ShadowQueenAria (talk) 21:20, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
I've noticed that for many new editors, creating an edit request is a hard procedure, and many make mistakes in either their wording or technical format (see above). Because of that, I created Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard. Do others think this would be a good thing to publicize on the page so that people can easily make edit requests? Sam-2727 (talk) 00:53, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
Do others think this would be a good thing to publicize on the page so that people can easily make edit requests?
I'm not sure exactly what template or tool creates edit requests, but the headers are always something like "Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2020". On active protected articles, like high-profile current events, we often get multiple edit requests on the same day, resulting in multiple sections with the same exact heading. These requests sometimes lead to substantive discussions. Yet, it's difficult to link to them, especially when they go into talk page archives, because they have the same heading. Renaming the heading might confuse the new editor making the request (as well as break any prior links). My suggestion is that the section header should be: "Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2020 by [EDITOR]". Anybody think this is a good idea, or have suggestions for alternatives? Lev!vich 18:57, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
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Many people will not care about these duplicates, because for most requests there's a little reason to refer to them after archiving. I am not convinced there's a problem to solve here in the first place, especially with a solution that will exacerbate it being advanced.
If you absolutely need to do this then "28 August 2020 at 17:24:08 (UTC)" is more human-friendly, unless if the titles are no longer meant for human readers. I don't agree with the length and clutter argument about it, that issue stems from the very design of the heading boilerplate. If the length need to be reduced may be consider changing the heading fom for instance "Extendern-confirmed edit request 24 May 2025" to just say "Edit request on 24 May 2025". To my knowledge, these requests are already being categorized in some way, and anybody can see the protection level in the article if the want. I never find the extra verbosity in this heading useful. – Ammarpad (talk) 09:19, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
I have been working on a userscript which should format on the new (fixed width) vector skin without extending past the page or having unexpected formatting created by the fixed width article and talk pages compared with the legacy vector. I have been testing it on edit requests and appears to work as intended, if you are interested it is Edit Request Closer. Terasail[✉] 15:40, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Not sure if this is the place to request the creating of edit/page notices. But here goes. Since the List of Canadian journalists its own edit notice, I thought it would be good for the List of CTV personalities and List of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to have an edit notice like as well. Unless there is a way to add said edit notice to the two lists as stated. Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 05:15, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I have noticed that there are major discrepancies regarding the recognition of Hamas as a terror organization, depending on the value's language.
In English, there is a specification of countries and their relation to Hamas (do they recognize Hamas as a terror group or not) 1. USA - recognizes as terror organization 2. EU - recognizes as terror organization 3. England - recognizes as terror organization only the military wing
In Hebrew, it is recognized as a terror organization, no note regarding other countries
In Arabic it states that the EU have removed on 2014 Hamas from the list of the terror organization because of lack of data.
In German it relates to the case of 2014 and then adds that on 2017 Hamas was again regarded as a terror organization. The following is the source Europäische Union: EU darf Hamas als Terrororganisation einstufen. In: Die Zeit. 26. Juli 2017, ISSN 0044-2070 (zeit.de [abgerufen am 27. Juli 2017]).
Personally, I must disclose that I am Israeli and although I understand the complexity of the situation, I believe Hamas is a terror organization.
Having said that, it is not my intention to promote my opinions on Wikipedia.
What bothers me above all is the isolation of information between values. Each value shows "convenient" information for the major native speakers of the language (Arab values "omits" the 2017 decision of EU court, Hebrew defines Hamas as a terror group with no regard to global views)
I would like to ask for permission to edit those values to reflect these complexities.
Adding the information regarding EU and global view to the hebrew value as well as to the english and arabic one.
I appreciate the Wikipedia project and thank you for your work spreading valid information for free the world.
84.229.57.55 (talk) 11:10, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia Editors -
Yesterday, the DSA Board of Directors voted in its new Board of Directors, and Kevin Guest is now the new Chairman of DSA.
Please follow this link [1] to view this news.
When you have a moment, please replace Ryan Napierski's name with Kevin Guest, who is the CEO and Chairman of the Board for USANA Health Science, Inc.
Thank you very much for your assistance - Brad Reichard BradReichard (talk) 19:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Replace "{{edit interface-protected}} for sitewide javascript" with "{{edit interface-protected}} (shortcut: {{IPER}}) for sitewide JavaScript". Kleinpecan (talk) 06:15, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
I created a page with some samples of well-written edit requests at WP:Sample edit requests. They are contrived, but I am hopeful they may more tangibly illustrate the "change X to Y" format we so desperately wish to see (and so rarely do) in edit requests. While some of these examples would probably be the kinds of changes we'd hope to see consensus for before an edit request was made, I've noted that where relevant, and still think the examples are useful. Tweaks/additions/feedback welcome! GorillaWarfare (talk) 18:34, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
Please provide me sample of stylish editing page. Upendra Kr Das (talk) 17:36, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Background:
{{edit semi-protected}}
specify what text should be removed and a verbatim copy of the text that should replace it
{{ESp|xy}}
This leads to issues like at Talk:Laura Loomer#Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2021, where a request that's (in my opinion) quite clear about what changes are being requested, but doesn't provide a verbatim copy of text to add, is declined with the "it's not clear what changes you want to be made" template. In the follow-up discussion at User talk:ScottishFinnishRadish/Archive 2#Edit request it's clear why ScottishFinnishRadish chose the template, but I fear it's not sufficiently clear to the requesting editor why the request was denied.
So: should we change the edit intro and the templated reply so that editors understand that a request may have been declined because it was missing a verbatim suggestion? Or should we change the display text in {{edit semi-protected}} template and discourage edit request reviewers from declining requests where the requested change is clear but not presented with the verbatim text that ought to be added? GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 16:20, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please provide the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. "Please change X" is not acceptable and will be rejected; the request must provide the exact edit to be made.
There might be an ongoing discussion relating to the matter of your edit request
Other editors should be given the opportunity to discuss your request before it is implemented.
Not done for now: it is not clear that this edit will have consensus. Please establish a consensus through discussion on this talk page before using the template.
Note: this edit request has been closed as this seems to be commentary on the article, rather than a request for a specific edit.
The subject of this article is controversial and content may be in dispute. As such this edit request will require consensus before being made.
Please provide a specific description of the edit request
verbatim copy of the text that should replace it... the request must be of the form "please change X to Y"
{{ESp|rs}}
Pinging some people who have closed recent edit requests. I'm sure this list isn't exhaustive, as there's no easy way to see who answered requests as far as I can tell. If there's anyone else anyone wants to ping I think this discussion could do with a few more eyes. Melecie, Ganbaruby, Qwerfjkl, Melmann, FormalDude, Sirdog, Pupsterlove02, and Asartea. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Note: This request does not provide a specific revision but it may be beneficial to consider. Please do not close until X for the sake of visibility.
X
Under "Responding to requests and mandatory copyright attribution" The following text is written twice:
"Edits made on behalf of other editors must be appropriately attributed in the edit summary to comply with copyright. An example copyright attribution edit summary appears below:
Implementing talk page edit requested by [[Special:Contributions/NAME|NAME]] – short description of changes made
"
I believe having it once would be sufficient, and I believe that that would make it quicker and easier for people to read the page. FreeToDisagree (talk) 15:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I wasn't sure where to post this, but I guess this forum is most appropriate, especially considering they've been told about this behavior already. I came across User:Quetstar while reviewing COI requests, which I have started doing regularly for several months now, after becoming indirectly acquainted with COI at NPP, AfD and AfC. What first struck me was the fact that a user with a mere 400 edits was handling what are often highly complex requests that require hours of thorough due diligence. I looked further, and my worst fears were confirmed when examining their reviewing history. Not only are they rash and careless, but notably rather aggressive and seemingly want to portray themselves as some kind of definitive COI authority, I am sure to the dismay of dozens of good-faith COI submitters. See here.
To mention just a few instances, they have repeatedly failed to provide valid rationales for declining requests, such as here and here, which in my view is completely counter to how this part of Wikipedia is supposed to run. After all, aren't we meant to guide users to do the right thing or risk subjecting articles to further COI editing? If one doesn't have time to carefully review requests, one certainly shouldn't be declining them without allowing other more experienced editors the opportunity to do so. Note these are a mere few of the user's absurd declines amongst the 400 edits; I encourage editors to peruse their history and perhaps we might be able to fix some of the harm done. Furthermore, they've actually "invented" their own set of nonsense decline reasons, including what can only be described as kangaroo dismissals, such as here, here, and here. On an unrelated note, whoever heard of a 400-edit user closing a 3-day old RfC by themselves to which they were a party by already closing a prior discussion?
Overall, I believe their irresponsible editing is most egregious, the fact they might have actually performed a handful of incidental correct closes notwithstanding. Why they do this is anyone's guess, but I can only be concerned as to the nature and purpose of such reckless editing. I mean, some of this stuff is beyond possible explanation and the backlog is not large enough that such sloppy editing could even be contemplated. This person should at the very least desist from performing such reviews until deemed fit to do so, wouldn't you agree? Thank you, PK650 (talk) 21:38, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
Christian Bale is an American actor Feministdicaprio (talk) 20:59, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Wikipedia:ER and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 January 22#Wikipedia:ER until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. CycloneYoris talk! 07:21, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
I opened a discussion in the wrong place; if someone wants to move it here, that's fine, or please come there and participate. valereee (talk) 14:38, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Please republish "Impact of Vietnam war" of Quốc Anh Nguyên 115.79.138.176 (talk) 03:00, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
I encourage folks here to go support Make the edit request process easier. Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} talk 22:54, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
please remove this part, as it's biased and false. Jabdul1234 (talk) 19:01, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
The section "Responding to requests and mandatory copyright attribution" includes "Under the title, add the word "Malumba" as instruction which seems weird/vandalistic to me. Wanted to discuss it first since I'm not entirely sure and I couldn't find the corresponding edit that added this in. ★Ama TALK CONTRIBS 22:06, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
More input welcome at Template talk:ESp#change commonly-used template wording? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:23, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
Under 'Controversies' subsection 2022, please remove the duplicate 'one of'. 84.128.222.165 (talk) 03:22, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
I often see people reply to such messages with the canned response
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template.
See, for example, the most recent two message here. I realize this is one of the established canned responses - it’s Template:ESp(c) - but it bothers the heck out of me. This response is not only unhelpful and dismissive, it is illogical. When someone posts a "semi-protected edit request on (date)“, it is because they tried to make an edit to the main page, were unable to because of page protection, and got a message and link suggesting they could edit the talk page instead. So they follow the link to the talk page, make their request or comment, and it gets published under the section heading "Semi-protected edit request on (date)". So far, so good. But then they are immediately told they should have established consensus before making their request. Establish consensus first? How were they supposed to establish consensus BEFORE making their very first edit to the talk page? This is basically just a rubber-stamp way of saying "go away and don't bother us". If it were up to me I would outlaw this response entirely. We should at least give the user the courtesy of a response to their request or comment. We could write a sentence explaining why the article is the way it is, or how they can request a change. Or we could cite the "be specific" or "reliable source" canned response. What do others think? What would be a better (more populated) forum to raise this issue? MelanieN (talk) 16:52, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
How were they supposed to establish consensus BEFORE making their very first edit to the talk page?
"if you have noticed an error or have a suggestion for a simple, non-controversial change"
"straight-forward changes"
"more substantive changes, if they are justified with reference to reliable sources, and not the subject of ongoing discussion"
Hi. I want to rectify a name and date of birth in the oldest living persons in Ireland. Number 12th on the list should read Eileen Hynes date of birth 15th of December 1916. Thanking you Michael Hynes. 2001:BB6:653D:8358:39CB:A291:D418:E3DE (talk) 09:59, 11 October 2022 (UTC)