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Wikiquote doesn't update sometimes?

It looks like it is being updated now. I noticed before some times it is stuck on a day. I can go to the link for the month and day and find it there. But somehow it doesn't show up in wikiquote? If it happens again I will link the affected page. ~2025-30874-78 (talk) 18:40, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

It looks like the Wikiquote page is stuck on a day. Can you provide an explanation? ⬅️ Left page (discuss) 19:25, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

The Wikiquote Page is not updating?

When I looked at the Wikiquote page today and yesterday its stuck on Monday November 10th? ~2025-33043-65 (talk) 17:49, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Y Done – The issue now has been fixed in the main page. ⬅️ Left page (discuss) 19:18, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Its back to Monday today? ~2025-33357-98 (talk) 17:09, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

If you encountered an issue where it's back to Monday, November 10, 2025. ⬅️ Left page (discuss) 17:17, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Vandalism detected.

I found some weird vandalism by a temporary account (~2025-69274-6). Can you block this user from editing with an expiration time of indefinite?

Also, this user is vandalizing pages and making test edits. ⬅️ Left page (discuss) 19:39, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Y Done Please report similar cases at Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress next time so they can be handled promptly. Saroj (talk) 01:04, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

A Wikipedia topic that had been constantly deleted, salted and repeatedly re-created due to notability now has its own page thanks to significant coverage

It's BFDI if you're curious, and since the Fandom pages have their own episode transcripts and character quotes, it's only logical for it to be on here, right? Please talk with staff and anyone associated with the corresponding page for any confirmation. Mod creator (talk) 01:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

"Wikipedia in English" is not "Wikiquote in English". There are different projects. Each project have its own rules.

Concerning "Wikipedia in English" , do you know that fandom isn't considered as a reliable source ? Anatole-berthe (talk) 03:40, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Categories connected to Wikidata

Hello, I contribute to Wikiquote in French and I see most of the categories here aren't connected to Wikidata (in fact 4 892). Could you please help me by connecting them with there Wikidata items, I can't do this alone ? They exist but with other names so it's difficult to find them by searching on Wikidata. For instance, Category:Women from Jamaica by occupation here is called Category:Jamaican women by occupation on Wikidata. It's the same structure for all categories.
Thank you An insect photographer (talk) 15:10, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi @An insect photographer,

The category names are a bit different because enwikiquote follows the Commons-style categorization, which doesn’t always match Wikidata’s naming.

I’d be happy to help you connect them to the correct Wikidata items—let’s work on mapping them together. Saroj (talk) 15:33, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you ! An insect photographer (talk) 15:53, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

New blocked text

administrator: change the MediaWiki:Blockedtext to like this:

Your account or IP address has been blocked.

$7, You have been blocked by $1 for this reason: $2 Start of block: $8 Expiration of block: $6 Block ID: #$5 Current IP address: $3

What can I do now?

• If instructions are given above in the block message, follow them.
• If you have never edited Wikiquote before and/or do not have an account, consider creating one.

If you wish to appeal the block, or you believe you have been blocked by mistake, please see the following section.

The current block will automatically expire $6. You have many routes to appeal the block or its duration. Firstly, if you are a registered user and have a valid e-mail address confirmed, you can contact $1 via e-mail. This feature can be removed if abused.

Alternatively, you may appeal the block by requesting that another administrator review the block. To do so, add {{unblock|your reason here}} to the bottom of your user talk page to request unblocking. You must state a reason for this, and the block can then be discussed. Our guide to appealing blocks might help you in composing a persuasive unblock request.

If $7 is not blocked, your IP address ($3) or range may have been blocked. Please check here. If this is the case, please copy and paste the following text to the bottom of your user talk page.

{{unblock-ip|1=$3|2=<nowiki>$2|3=$1}}</nowiki>

Please note: While this block may be upsetting or unexpected, abuse of appeal processes, repeatedly using the unblock template when denied, personal attacks, or impolite conduct may lead to the removal of your ability to edit your talk page.

~2025-35059-43 (talk) 05:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

are they waiting for so long? ~2025-34907-64 (talk) 16:32, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project

Hello. Reminder: Please help to choose name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: Abstract Wikipedia, Multilingual Wikipedia, Wikiabstracts, Wikigenerator, Proto-Wiki. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at meta-wiki. Thank you!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:22, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

COI edit request for Nasser Khalili article

Hello, I want to suggest an edit in an area where I have a Conflict Of Interest. I can't find a COI edit request process on Wikiquote, so am making a suggestion here for review by an uninvolved contributor. The Nasser Khalili page has a section for quotes about Khalili. On 7 November 2025, this Jewish News article was published in which the Lord Mayor of London Alastair King is quoted describing Khalili as “one of [the] world’s foremost champions of cultural philanthropy. He’s shown how culture can be bridge and not a barrier between people and cultures”. I offer that for inclusion, but leave the decision up to the community. MartinPoulter (talk) 14:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

efn on wikiquote?

wikipedia has the template Efn. is there an equivalent template on wikiquote? efn doesn't seem to work. Warpfrz (talk) 08:39, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

• Wikiquote does not have an equivalent template because Wikiquote eschews footnotes. ~ Ningauble (talk) 18:50, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Fair use on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

I'm not familiar with Wikiquote policies, but this seems to be the entire script of the film, which I'm certain is a copyright infringement if not also some other problem. Someone who knows how Wikiquote works should probably take a look and do some cleanup. It's also worth noting that the last editor on that page, Byron Comp 3, was blocked from Wikipedia for repeatedly adding copyright violations and failing to communicate with anyone (if someone blocks them, it's probably also worth blocking their 4 sockpuppets). lp0 on fire () 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Abuse filter requests

I would like to introduce a new abuse filter and a modification idea for Special:AbuseFilter/36:

• Wikiquote has lately been experiencing vandalism from unregistered users, and I often see abuse log entries of unregistered users editing (attempting to or actually editing) others' user pages. Therefore, I would suggest importing b:Special:AbuseFilter/40 to here from English Wikibooks.
• Filter 36 should also disallow non-autoconfirmed users from creating others' user subpages, not just unregistered users. Here are the suggested conditions below:

page_id == 0 &
page_namespace == 2 &
page_title contains "/" &
!(page_title contains user_name) &
!("autoconfirmed" in user_rights)

When these local filters are implemented, I'll modify a global filter to opt out this project. Thanks. Codename Noreste (talk) 00:15, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Current RfA

There’s an RfA for Codename Noreste currently up at Wikiquote:Requests for adminship. Anyone interested can check it out and share their thoughts. Saroj (talk) 06:14, 10 December 2025 (UTC)