Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2025 February 4

I recently deleted a page which had been marked for speedy deletion. I noticed that the page shown at the delete action itself is showing the literal word "delete" right at the top. Now this doesn't cause any trouble or difficulty, it's just a cosmetic thing I noticed. Where did it come from? JIP | Talk 11:00, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:@JIP, Simply i did not understand your question completely, though checked main public log and nothing named "Delete" that you deleted. I hope i am not wrong.––kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 16:56, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

::{{ping|KEmel49}} I don't mean that it would appear on any page that I deleted. I mean that it appeared on the delete action page itself. Here's a copy-paste of what was shown when I tried to delete Talk:Greater United States (I didn't actually delete it, this was just a test to demonstrate this):

Delete "Talk:Greater United States"

delete

This page has a history with 9 revisions: Page history

Warning: Other pages link to or transclude the page you are about to delete.

You are about to delete Talk:Greater United States along with all of its history. Please:

Confirm that you intend to do this and that you are doing it in accordance with the deletion policy.

Review the prior deletion/restoration log below.

Check "What Links Here" before deleting. Links to this page will not be changed.

Provide a deletion summary which clearly explains why you are deleting the page. You may use one of the common reasons from the dropdown menu, a handwritten summary, or both.

Ensure that the deletion summary does not contain inappropriate or libellous content.

If you are deleting as a result of a deletion debate, please link to that discussion in the summary.

::I have bolded the place where the word "delete" appears. JIP | Talk 18:09, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

:::@JIP, I don't have that specific user right to delete any page nor ever experienced that. better ask at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) or Administrator's noticeboard.––kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 19:00, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

:::I see what you are talking about, can't say I ever noticed it either. This might be an issue for VPT to answer. Beeblebrox ^Beebletalks 19:02, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

::::The bad news is that that text is added by Mediawiki:delete, which is likely used numerous other places (though I haven't looked) and so it's problematic to change or blank locally. The good news is that it's easy to hide with css if it's irritating you enough: body.action-delete #mw-content-subtitle { display:none; } —Cryptic 20:35, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

I added a links but its showing a 1 how can i show what the 1 represents like the others in the external link Megafilms422 (talk) 17:59, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Megafilms422}} [(link) (alt text)]. Simple as that. Note there is a space between the URL and the alt text. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 18:01, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:@Megafilms422, jeske shown you a basic example. for details, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking§External links section.––kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 16:59, 6 February 2025 (UTC)