Your change got reverted by a bot that objected to the link. I'd first make all the changes except for adding the link, and see if that gets changed. As for the link, the policy at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Links_normally_to_be_... includes Blogs, personal web pages and most fansites, except those written by a recognized authority. (This exception for blogs, etc., controlled by recognized authorities is meant to be very limited; as a minimum standard, recognized authorities who are individuals always meet Wikipedia's notability criteria for people.) So you may have to persuade someone that you are a "recognized authority" on recreational mathematics. I think the bot is in the right here. You're not putting it in because it's a notable fact about Jim Propp (yet; if the blog becomes notable, things change, but at that point the blog should have its own wikipedia page as well), you're putting it in to publicize your blog, and that's against the link policy. Andy On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 9:24 AM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
This is slightly off-topic, but I know some of you have experience correcting Wikipedia (or trying to!), so this forum seems like the best place to ask:
How do I fix mistakes at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Propp?
Also, I'm puzzled why entering "jim propp" into Safari on my iPhone brings up a page that says I was born in Yorkton, Canada. This (incorrect) information isn't on my home page or in the Jim Propp Wiki, so where is Safari getting it from? My father (who sometimes googles me from his laptop) brought the problem to my attention.
Thanks,
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