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Also note that Word uses so-called "smart quotes" (that look “like this”) which may be inadvertently included in your article. One way of removing them is copying your text into another word processor like Notepad before pasting into Wikipedia. If you want to properly import articles, you may consider using a conversion utility.
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However, e.g. "Meta:" may be ignored (dropped) on a project that uses that prefix for interwiki linking. It may be desirable to change it in the XML file to "Project:" before importing. If a page name exists already, importing revisions of a page with that name causes the page histories to be merged.
Thus renaming should be used with caution. To request the rename of a file at Commons, follow the instructions at Commons:File renaming. To rename a file: Ensure the file meets one of the nine reasons; Place {{rename media|new name|reason}} on the page of the file and a file mover or administrator will move the file if it conforms to the ...
Former President Trump remains a clear and present danger to the country and its system of democracy. Ignoring him doesn't mean he'd go away. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
An example of the Scunthorpe problem in Wikipedia because of a regular expression identifying "cunt" in the username. The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of online content by a spam filter or search engine because their text contains a string (or substring) of letters that appear to have an obscene or otherwise unacceptable meaning.
A major edit should be reviewed to confirm that it is consensual to all concerned editors. Therefore, any change that affects the meaning of an article is major (not minor), even if the edit is a single word. There are no necessary terms to which you have to agree when doing major edits, but the preceding recommendations have become best practice.
Over 90 people aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise are sick with gastrointestinal illnesses, causing vomiting and diarrhea as staff members try to pinpoint the source of the outbreak. On ...