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November 20

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Is there a way to look for a YouTube ad for a product (rather than waiting for it to appear by chance)?

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Thanks . Apokrif (talk) 23:04, 20 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

If you have "personalized ads" turned on, YouTube ads for a product are more likely to be served up after having performed Google searches for the product (and, I presume, also having clicked on some of the relevant links). ‐‐Lambiam 10:38, 21 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I know but it doesn't answer my question :-) Apokrif (talk) 11:13, 21 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

This page shows some ads from Google, but I see no youtube: https://myadcenter.google.com/u/0/history . This one is supposed to show you YouTube ads: https://adstransparency.google.com/?platform=YOUTUBE but I see nothing. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Apokrif There is a search bar at the top of every Youtube page. Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:00, 22 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

For me, searching Luton Express, the first result is an ad. If you dont have premium, you may get an ad to watch the ad. JuniperChill (talk) 09:13, 22 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Apokrif: https://adstransparency.google.com and search by website or advertiser name. It is not Youtube specific, but filtering by video may help. Not tested. Commander Keane (talk) 13:48, 23 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Correction: you can filter for Youtube. Commander Keane (talk) 13:50, 23 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

November 26

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Template question

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{{Infobox protected area }} and {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site }} appear to make use of Wikidata. I want to display the kind of protected UNESCO map seen at the bottom of the infobox over at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, but I am trying to place it in another article, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (referred to as Monument here). When I try to do this, the interactive map comes up blank when someone browses the page. When you click on it, it appears to be over the wrong landform, but if you scroll around it does indeed show the protected Monument complete with the red bordered polygon. It's just that I can't get it to display this on loading the page like one sees with Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. This problem has something to do with the way the map displays the area of the North Pacific Ocean, and I'm sure there's a simple fix for it, but I don't know what it is. I just want to display the red bordered polygon of the Monument like the Vocanoes National Park does. Viriditas (talk) 01:32, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Having just dived into a bit of a hole to learn how those maps are generated to begin with, it appears this has something to do with the relationship between Wikipedia, WikiData and OpenStreetMaps. The entry on WikiData for Papahānaumokuākea (wikidata:Q787425) was missing the value that linked it to the relevant entry on OpenStreetMaps, which I've added. However it appears the OpenStreetMaps entry itsn't quite right and may need to also be fixed before the map will display correctly here on Wikipedia. I'd attempt fixing that also but I'm editing from work at the moment so can't set up an account to do so. If no one else gets to it (or finds a solution that I'm missing) I'll make an attempt later. Amstrad00 (talk) 15:01, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Okay, so on further review it appears this is an issue with the boundaries of Papahānaumokuākea extending over the 180th meridian and how OpenStreetMaps handles drawing those boundaries. The long and short is that the portion extending over the meridian has to be split off into a separate area that makes the map seem to span the entire width of the globe. I don't know that there actually is an easy way to fix the issue. Amstrad00 (talk) 22:09, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Right. Is that kind of what we see happening here? Viriditas (talk) 22:10, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Yes, that link very clearly displays the issue. Amstrad00 (talk) 22:13, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Thank you for the time you put into this! Viriditas (talk) 22:14, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Help to identify font

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Hello! I have a very simple question. Please, is there someone that can kindly help me to identify the font used for the "Stan & Ollie" 2018 movie and the reviews in the top part of the image OIP.M0so98NGYnfZ7QgqI6DbGAHaK9 (×ばつ701). Many, many and many thanks in advance for all you can do!!! Gatto bianco (talk) 14:51, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I'm not finding a good match. WhatTheFont suggests that it may be "Pinkhoff Caps" or "Lumier" - and those do have the distinctive E, but Pinkhoff's B and R are quite different, as is Lumier's N. You can try your luck here, but automatic font identifiers are notoriously poor; you may have to wait for someone to identify it for you by eye. Matt Deres (talk) 15:09, 26 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

It's not uncommon for well-funded enterprises like films to have their own novel typeface created for publicity materials, If it's just used in titles, it may even be hand-drawn, which is also common for book covers. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2025-31359-08 (talk) 21:56, 30 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

November 27

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Tech club name and Logo concept

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Hi everyone! I’m working on a name and logo concept for our Tech Club, which focuses on the securities market. I’d love to hear your thoughts or inspiration if you’re interested in sharing. What name do you think would suit a tech-and-finance club? And why do you think it would be a good fit for the club?

Thanks in advance :) Grotesquetruth (talk) 15:30, 27 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

From the header text: "We don't answer requests for opinions, predictions or debate." You'll have to come up with something without our help. Matt Deres (talk) 15:38, 27 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

This is in the range of things current LLMs are relatively good at, although you may need to tweak the characterization of your club and of your notion of suitability of a name for a few iterations before you get a good fit (if at all). ‐‐Lambiam 23:52, 27 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]