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July 16

Log-in lost

Hello,

We need to update our Wikipedia page but we lost all log-in information. The only proof I can provide is that I am currently employed by that company. How can I reset the user name and password in this case? -- 50.225.177.242

You seem to have misunderstood Wikipedia's purpose. Wikipedia is not here for companies to host "their" pages. This is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. So, not only are you not required to show any proof that you are employed by the company, actually being employed makes you discouraged from editing the article, because you might have an inherent bias, either voluntarily or involuntarily. See WP:OWN. JIP | Talk 01:36, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, company accounts are not allowed. Each person must have their own account and accounts cannot be shared. RudolfRed (talk) 02:18, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Y'all missed an opportunity to say "just tell us your company's name and we'll contact you with the information we have on file." On an old account I used to clean up a couple corporations' pages that were clearly maintained by their PR teams. It's kind of a problem. Companies that aren't notorious like Nestle and don't have an army of disgruntled employees are pretty much left alone to write their own copy. Temerarius (talk) 05:49, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, or more to the point, what is the user ID? Kind of hard to set a user ID's password without knowing what the user ID is. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:27, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If it is the case that they lost all log-in information, meaning the information needed to log in, they also lost the user name. If we knew the name of the Wikipedia page, we could see who edited it. Could it be User:Omg kristi and the page Object Management Group? In that case, please consult Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical § How do I recover a password I have forgotten?. --Lambiam 15:55, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If so, then they haven't edited in 2 1/2 years.Special:Contributions/Omg kristi ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:39, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What does NSASAB stand for?

Or >>did stand for<< ? --91.47.20.143 (talk) 20:33, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I copied that acronym into Google and found that it can mean National Security Agency Scientific Advisory Board (or NSA Scientific Advisory Board, if you prefer it halfway). Matt Deres (talk) 21:51, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

July 17

Hunter Biden Laptop

Inviting political debate

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Why is this portion of Hunter Biden’s bio on Wikipedia permitted…

“… . Since the early months of 2019, Biden and his father have been the subjects of unevidenced claims of corrupt activities in a Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory pushed by then-U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies, concerning Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine and Joe Biden's anti-corruption efforts there on behalf of the United States during the time he was vice president.[1] United States intelligence community…”

Really? “…conspiracy theory pushed by then-U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies…”. How about the NY Post discovery and investigation of Hunter’s laptop? Oh, I see, it was Trump and his allies were the only one pushing the exposure of it’s contents, but they were not part of this country’s media blacklisting of the story.

Joe DiCostanzo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.208.228.49 (talk) 00:27, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you have suggestions to improve an article, start a discussion on that article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 00:36, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Orange Julius are they still in busness

2601:641:C101:D900:D009:CA01:69C7:5559 (talk) 04:17, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. See Orange Julius. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:19, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alexuh1

What is the height of Tiktok star Alexuh1, in meters? --5.168.12.91 (talk) 14:02, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To the nearest meter? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:13, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What are you meaning? I can’t understand... --5.168.12.91 (talk) 15:42, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BB's probably kidding (hint). --84.190.205.4 (talk) 16:02, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I still don’t understand. I am Italian, not english. --5.168.12.91 (talk) 16:10, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Closer to 1 meter, or closer to 2 meters? There's no Alexuh1 article here, so it's hard to know much detail. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:14, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OP, please ignore the deliberate contrarianism of the previous respondent, who is prone to this sort of behaviour, and has been for the 16 years I've been responding on these Reference desks. Everybody else understands perfectly well that "in meters" means "expressed in meters and centimeters" (e.g. 1m 65cm) or in meters and decimal fractions of a meter (e.g. 1.65m).

The reason that no-one has given you a sensible answer to your straightforward question is that none of us know or have (yet) been able to find out the answer. It may well be that she has never published the information – and why should she? Bear in mind also that she is only 18 and up till now has most likely still been growing. Once again, apologies for the previous discourtesy shown to you. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.177.31 (talk) 16:43, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For your information, Mr. Negative, I tried to find the info myself, and it seems like she's not saying. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:49, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a picture of her right next to a door, to a brick wall or to a similar object whose height can be otherwise be easily measured I'm sure somebody would be willing to calculate it for you. Or next to some other person whose height is publicly known. 93.87.13.65 (talk) 13:06, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is no standard height for doors or bricks. Also, comparison with a point of known height above ground level only works if that point is equally far from the camera lens as the person whose height is to be estimated since objects appear taller as they get closer to the lens (see Perspective (graphical)). --Lambiam 13:20, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It would at least facilitate a reasonable guess. But we don't know if the OP already has that level of info. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:03, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

July 19

Propane

How long can Propane be stored and remain good? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluebottle103 (talk • contribs) 16:38, July 19, 2021 (UTC)

Googling the phrase "shelf life of propane", brings up This as the very first link. --Jayron 32 16:05, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In perfect conditions - forever. The containers' permeability over time is the main factor that can reduce this. Nanonic (talk) 16:07, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"so help me god" in court

Soon I'm going to be asked to swear to a document in court. It ends in "so help me god". I want to say that I don't need god's help. Can I do that, and it be legal? (Like "I don't need god's help to tell the truth"). Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 21:48, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why on earth would you ask that question here? Go and ask the court. --Viennese Waltz 22:24, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because we can usually find the answer. Assuming that you're an American, then you have a constitutional right to affirm rather than take a religious oath. This article suggests letting the court officials know in advance that you intend to affirm rather than swear. We Britons have the same right despite not having a written constitution. Alansplodge (talk) 22:35, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because if they say "... so help you god" and I reply that I don't need god's help, I may be in contempt of court. I'm an American in a very red area. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 22:55, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is precisely why you should inquiring with the court, not random strangers online. The court is not there to make your life arbitrarily more difficult when you arrive to provide testimony upon which it may ultimately rely. Whatever your current point of contact with the court (is your testimony being sought by a party to the matter at bar, or at the request of the court itself?) inquire with them directly. This may be someone in the office of the 'Clerk of Court', or someone else at the court staff, but regardless, if you received a summons, you should use the contact information you received with it. If you are providing testimony at the request of a party, their counsel may be able to make the appropriate accommodations for you--but ultimately the request does need to come from you in some capacity at some juncture of the process.

Beyond that, I'm extremely hesitant to provide you with direct feedback here insofar as this entire thread has pretty much ignored our proscription on providing legal advice here (apparently on the basis of a presumption that the issues here are too minor to be concerned about), and I don't really want to contribute to that further beyond telling you to communicate with the court. That said, I will say this much: I certainly would not just wait to get to the end of the swearing-in and then spring your own construction of the oath on the court: at worst, the court will be unamused (potentially up the point of considering a sanction if it is felt your comments were intentionally and/or unnecessarily disruptive--and at best you will just be wasting everyone's time. Speak with the court staff (ideally well before you make your appearance). You will not be able to say "I don't need God's help!" or anything so idiosyncratic and exclamatory as that, but there are standard alternative oaths for those without religious proclivities that the court can use instead: red state or not, I do not think there are any jurisdictions left in the U.S. which do not provide this option. Again, the court is not looking to make it more difficult for you to give testimony, or to prolong the work day by inviting a debate on the religious idioms in it's oath; it's only real concern is that you have the capacity and understanding to appreciate that your candor must be absolute. Snow ^{let's rap} 06:10, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is a risk that such an act, if not cleared in advance with the court, will be interpreted as being disrespectful toward the court, and that the presiding judge will declare you in contempt. In many cases Georgia state law uses the formulation "oath or affirmation" (e.g. Title 29, Chapter 9, § 29-9-9), but Title 17, Chapter 8, Article 3, § 17-8-52 (a) mentions only "oath" to be administered, for which the wording is prescribed and ends in the eternal damnation provision. Is this in criminal proceedings? § 17-8-52 (b) mumbles something about an oath given that "substantially complies with the language in this Code section", suggesting vaguely that some variation is possible. I think that the court is the ultimate authority. --Lambiam 22:53, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As others have said, before your testimony, you would inform the court officers that you are an atheist and would prefer to take a form of the oath that did not require any religious affiliation. They will tell you how to proceed. --Jayron 32 11:24, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

July 20

Bali Qiao

According to Baidu Maps, it take about 18 minutes to walk from Beijing Daxing railway station to Huangcun railway station metro station. It is marked as a transfer on the article for Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway. However, it takes about 18 minutes to walk from Tongzhou West railway station to Bali Qiao station, yet it is not marked as a transfer on the corresponding article. Why is this, and shouldn't Bali Qiao be marked as a transfer for Tongzhou West? -³²²UbnBr₂ (Talk | Contributions | Actions) 04:31, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wally Funk and the F-94 Starfire

Here and here are photos of Wally Funk in a flight suit and holding a helmet standing in front of a Lockheed F-94 Starfire. Do we know the context of those photos, and if she was ever a jet pilot? This biography mentions that "Her first job at age 20 was at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as a Civilian Flight Instructor of noncommissioned and commissioned officers of the United States Army." but does not list aircraft she qualified on. -- 173.72.209.35 (talk) 18:13, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

July 21

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 :::This is precisely why you should inquiring with the court, not random strangers online. The court is not there to make your life arbitrarily more difficult when you arrive to provide testimony upon which it may ultimately rely.  Whatever your current point of contact with the court (is your testimony being sought by a party to the matter at bar, or at the request of the court itself?) inquire with them directly.  This may be someone in the office of the 'Clerk of Court', or someone else at the court staff, but regardless, if you received a summons, you should use the contact information you received with it. If you are providing testimony at the request of a party, their counsel may be able to make the appropriate accommodations for you--but ultimately the request does need to come from you in some capacity at some juncture of the process.
-:::::Apologies, I somehow misread the question.  [[User:Alansplodge|Alansplodge]] ([[User talk:Alansplodge|talk]]) 10:17, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
 :::Beyond that, I'm extremely hesitant to provide you with direct feedback here insofar as this entire thread has pretty much ignored our proscription on providing legal advice here (apparently on the basis of a presumption that the issues here are too minor to be concerned about), and I don't really want to contribute to that further beyond telling you to communicate with the court.  That said, I will say this much: I certainly would not just wait to get to the end of the swearing-in and then spring your own construction of the oath on the court: at worst, the court will be unamused (potentially up the point of considering a sanction if it is felt your comments were intentionally and/or unnecessarily disruptive--and at best you will just be wasting everyone's time. Speak with the court staff (ideally well before you make your appearance). You will not be able to say "I don't need God's help!" or anything so idiosyncratic and exclamatory as that, but there are standard alternative oaths for those without religious proclivities that the court can use instead: red state or not, I do not think there are any jurisdictions left in the U.S. which do not provide this option. Again, the court is not looking to make it more difficult for you to give testimony, or to prolong the work day by inviting a debate on the religious idioms in it's oath; it's only real concern is that you have the capacity and understanding to appreciate that your candor must be absolute. ''[[User:Snow Rise|<b style="color: #19a0fd;">S</b><b style="color: #66c0fd">n</b><b style="color: #99d5fe;">o</b><b style="color: #b2dffe;">w</b>]] [[User talk:Snow Rise|<sup><b style="color: #d4143a">let's rap</b></sup>]]'' 06:10, 20 July 2021 (UTC)