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Is there a way for a reader to have Wikipedia not display messages such a <sup>[Citation needed]</sup> (the {{Tl|Fact}} tag)? I have an editor [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Griffin&curid=913782&diff=159248536&oldid=159244425 removing these templates] from an article, and I would like to give him an option besides refraining from vandalism. / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|★]]</small> 21:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC) |
{{helpme}}Is there a way for a reader to have Wikipedia not display messages such a <sup>[Citation needed]</sup> (the {{Tl|Fact}} tag)? I have an editor [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Griffin&curid=913782&diff=159248536&oldid=159244425 removing these templates] from an article, and I would like to give him an option besides refraining from vandalism. / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|★]]</small> 21:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC) |
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September 14
Stop Misuse
How, as a normal user, do I stop someone from repeatedly vandalising a page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boomtown Rat (talk • contribs) 00:08, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm unsure as to how to stop a user vandalising a page repeatedly, but you can revert their edits easily, hopefully detering them. Go to the history tab at the top of the article, then click the small "undo" next to the edit. Undo the earliest vandalism first. Another user will surely know how to report a member however. ::Manors:: 00:19, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Anyone can revert vandalism and leave warnings on the pages of users who've violated policies. The procedures and warning templates are set forth at the vandalism policy. If a user persists in vandalizing a page after escalating warnings have been left, you can report him or her to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, where an administrator will review the report to determine if the user should be blocked. --Moonriddengirl 00:21, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Get Twinkle! Don't misuse it, though...--The source of the cosmos... 00:43, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
How to I flag an article for bias
I have seen flags at the beginning of articles like {{dispute}} for disputed accuracy and {{expert}} for needing expert review. Is there a flag to indicate POV disputes? More generally, is there an index of such flags anywhere? NPguy 01:12, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- There's a whole list of template messages. Most of them are intuitive, so POV is {{POV}}. :) --Moonriddengirl 01:22, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Username trouble
If i can't remember my username, what is the best way to find out? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.189.32.38 (talk • contribs)
- Can you remember any of the articles you've edited? You might be able to recognize your user name in the page history. --Moonriddengirl 01:23, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
why was the Nasuma Enterprises page deleted
this page is a home/small bussiness that currently isnt registered but is a real orginization nevertheless
sorry for the double post --75.47.194.38 01:57, 14 September 2007 (UTC)Michael
- According to the opinion of the deleting administrator, it was determined to be non-notable. All articles on Wikipedia must pass Wikipedia's notability guideline, with more specific guidelines being attached to different kinds of articles. In the case of that article, it had to pass Wikipedia's notability guideline for organizations. This means that the company in question must have received coverage from reliable, verifiable, secondary sources. For instance, if it was the subject of a newspaper, magazine, website, or other third party article, then it would pass such a test. It is likely that your company did not meet this criterion; ergo, it was deleted. Note that there is no malice against you or the company in question. This is merely upholding Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Don't let it deter you from editing, as you are still extremely welcome to. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 02:15, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- According to the deletion log, the article was deleted because the company is not notable. It isn't a question generally of whether a company is real, but whether it should have an encyclopedia article about it. The notability guideline (behind the blue link above) can show you the requirements for a business to have a page on Wikipedia and help you determine if Nasuma Enterprises meets them. Good luck. --Moonriddengirl 02:11, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding A Bio
How do you add a bio to wikipedia?
Thank You, Meredith —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mchugh902 (talk • contribs) 02:06, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
- Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
- If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. :) --Moonriddengirl 02:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Google Earth images usable with attribution on Wikipedia?
Google's FAQ includes the following response to the question of whether Google Earth images can be incorporated into websites:
- You can personally use an image from the application (for example on your website, on a blog or in a word document) as long as you preserve the copyrights and attributions including the Google logo attribution. However, you cannot sell these to others, provide them as part of a service, or use them in a commercial product such as a book or TV show without first getting a rights clearance from Google.[1]
Would it appear from this answer that images from Google Earth are or are not usable on Wikipedia? Does the phrase "you can personally use" tend to suggest the images are not available for use on Wikipedia without a specific rights clearance? Does use on Wikipedia constitute "commercial use"? If such images are usable, what licensing tag is appropriate?
--Rrburke(talk) 03:32, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Nope. Use on Wikipedia is only permissible if an image is released for re-use in commercial products as well as elsewhere. Thus, we would not meet the Google criterion about "commercial product" use. --Orange Mike 03:38, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- This is because Wikipedia seeks to create a free content encyclopedia, and because Wikipedia's content can be mirrored on commercial sites. See Wikipedia:Non-free content. Images from Open Street Map are permitted --h2g2bob (talk) 03:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Need some advice for preventing chaos about a revision
I'm working on a revision of the main entry on Manga (you can find the new material on my Sandbox).
I need some advice and words of wisdom for how to proceed, not immediately, but down the line, when the revision is done. I've been putting notes not only on the Manga discussion page, but also on the Anime/Manga project page, alerting people to what we're doing and inviting them to contribute. So far, with a few notable exceptions (thank you, thank you), I've been ignored. Well, I'm gussing THAT will stop when we actually get to replacing the old entry with the new one.
In fact, I suspect that a good many angry people are going to descend on the new entry, reverting it, deleting stuff, and generally being disruptive. THAT is what I want to avoid.
How?
So, what words of wisdom do you care to impart?
BTW, take a look at Timothy Perper/Sandbox before deciding that I'm a crazed incompetent.
Timothy Perper 04:42, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- First, assume good faith with other editors. If they have a reason to raise concerns about your revision, then it is often for a good and thoughtful reason. Next, I would recommend that once you finish your revision in your sandbox, you display it at Talk:Manga and WT:ANIME for consideration. This is generally a good way of preventing a future edit war by opening it up to discussion from the community. If it is dismissed, then follow consensus and bow out with humility. However, your revision will likely have good points that are accepted by consensus, and will thus likely be incorporated into the article. In any case, you likely will see your efforts bear fruit. Best of luck. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 04:48, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you want to avoid conflict and revert wars, the best thing to do is to get people involved as early as you can and not spring the change on them without giving them a chance to go over the changes. - Mgm|(talk) 09:41, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
military archives
how do i find my fathers service records? 05:12, 14 September 2007 (UTC)Parvinmark 05:12, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think he would have an article unless he was really notable. Try Google--$UIT 05:20, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --Moonriddengirl 11:39, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
financial serviecs
Hi,
just i want to know the basics of financial services.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.140.37.2 (talk • contribs)
- On the left of the screen is a search field. Typing financial services, finds financial services.--Fuhghettaboutit 05:30, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Re-install dynamic-link library
When I start my computer I always get an error message telling me activation exe. entry point mnysl. dill is missing. It tells me to re-install it. How can I do that?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.115.128.129 (talk) 05:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- This page is for questions on Wikipedia. You might like to ask at the Computing Reference Desk. --h2g2bob (talk) 06:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
How to edit the title of an article..
I searched for "tongyang orion group".
I edited contents of the "tongyang orion group", but I couldn't edit the title.
How can I change the title ""tongyang orion group" into "tongyang group"?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.144.22.86 (talk) 06:24, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- There is a "move" function that is available to registered users as a button on the top of an article. To register an account, see here. For more information on moving pages, see Help:Moving a page. Thank you. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 06:28, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Self-created picture
I took a picture that I intend to use in the article Bus stop. I intend to upload it to Wikipedia. But I see several pictures of other bus stops on the Commons page and my question is how does it end up in the Commons? Do I upload it there first? Can my picture (or pictures) go from Wikipedia to the Commons? --Blue387 06:52, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Up load it here, then you can use it on wikipedia or any one of its sister projects.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 07:03, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Abuse Page
I just thought I would say that when I typed in Laura Upton on Wikipedia, I got redirected to the page called "dumb blond."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_upton
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.71.235.4 (talk) 06:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- done.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 06:59, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Line breaks
Hello, I am trying to write some text into a wiki page, but it is not inserting line breaks when i press enter, and i am not sure why. Can you please advise what's going wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.168.65 (talk) 07:28, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- if you want to make a break in the line (for a paragraph), you have to hit enter twice.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 07:39, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, but now it seems there are more problems. I am trying to convert a forum post to a wiki page, however there seem to be multiple issues as well as line breaks, including <code_> (no underscore) tags not being shown correctly, and pressing enter twice not being recognised. Its not actually on wikipedia, it is on another site running mediawiki, so the same editing applies i assume. Link here Please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.168.65 (talk) 07:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- To insert a line break type this text <br/>, or by pressing this button while in edit mode ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 07:53, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Typing a space at the start of a line makes the text go all code-like...
Like this Even on two lines
--h2g2bob (talk) 08:05, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Wow, thanks for all the response. The space in front works well and
works well too. However do you know how you make code not overflow out of the code box, but still be maintained on a single line when copied and pasted (necessary for correct coding of course)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.168.65 (talk) 08:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
if you want to copy & paste code for display without the text wrapping
you place the text between <pre> and </pre> if that what you are asking?▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 08:41, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- On Wikipedia there is also the template pre that deals with overflowing text with scroll bars but not all wiki's have this template see Template_talk:Pre for more information. you might also ask someone from Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) if this solution doesn't work for you, someone there may know. sorry I couldn't be of more help ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 09:28, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- It should be noted that putting a space in front, resulting in those "nonformat" boxes, is not desirable to do in articles, except for articles that may use it to illustrate computer code, or that type of information. Instead, the tags <br> and/or just spacing by hitting enter should be used. Please see the following pages for additional information that may be of assistance to you: Manual of style, Layout guide, First article, Article development and How to edit. Hope that helps! Ariel♥Gold 09:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Indian Fashion
do you have any material on the evolution of indian fashion in the 20th century —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.94.9.230 (talk) 09:00, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- You could ask at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities. This forum is for help on using Wikipedia. I didn't see anything straight of the cuff though, but the volunteers there may be able to help. Thanks ! Pedro | Chat 09:07, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
How to print the pages for dissimination of information to those who do not have Computers.
I am Patron of Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences and would like to print the list of Muslim and arabic and Iranian Scientists and circulate them to all members of the society who do not have computers especially people living in remote places where there is no electricity etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.65.98.202 (talk) 09:43, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- You seem to have electricity so if you have a printer, you can hit the print option in the file menu, or select the "printable version" from the menu on the side and then select print. If that's not what you are asking, please be more specific. - Mgm|(talk) 09:52, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe it's about copyright concerns. See Wikipedia:Verbatim copying. PrimeHunter 18:17, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Vandalism to image descriptions
Is it allowed? I've seen it but nobody undoes it.
If it isn't, does this count as it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image%3AMeleestages.jpg&diff=156669335&oldid=140193903
The person removed a lot of things and replaced it with his own opinion on the game. 24.159.39.11 10:24, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- No, it isn't allowed. I've restored it, but someone else did remove the comments. Thanks for catching that! And Welcome! Ariel♥Gold 10:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- This kind of vandalism is notoriously hard to catch, because very few people watch the image description pages. This one at least had some chance of being caught because the license tags and fair use rationales got deleted. On the positive side, this is generally low-visibility vandalism, so it's not a big target in the first place. --Pekaje 10:29, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Is there any way to tell how many hits a given WP entry has had?
Is there any way to tell how many hits a given WP entry has had? Thank you. ericbritton 12:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Ericbritton. Wikipedia statistics has a link to this tool that shows the top 100 pages by hits. Looking at the page, I think the technical answer is yes, but the reality of getting hold of the data is no. It looks like there is some work going on around these tools, so perhaps in the future it may be possible to get an idea of hits fore every page. I would doubt this would be retroactive though, so if you're after a record of all hits ever on a specific page I think it's unlikely. Pedro | Chat 12:50, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- This question has come up several times on the Help desk. --Teratornis 15:31, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- And no, it's probably not going to be enabled: WP:PEREN#Create a counter of people watching a page. x42bn6 Talk Mess 15:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Alliance Finlandeleted
I made a page about finnish band called Alliance Finland. Some FisherKing or Queen decided to wipe it off for reasons unknown. I also got this kind of excuses to my site:
Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted.
It's no problem if the site is gone but I think I miss the vandalism-part on my edits. Is it vandalism to add some information about some rock group to web? According to Wikipedia, private citizens commit vandalism when they wilfully damage or deface the property of others or the commons. I'm afraid that wasn't the case with the Alliance-page.
Monte Palace 13:17, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Monte Palace. The article was deleted as it did not assert the Notability of the band - i.e. why it should have an article in the encyclopedia. The vandalism tag was placed because it looks like you removed the "tag" at the top of the article identifying it as a possible candidate for Speedy Deletion. You shouldn't remove tags like that if they were placed on articles you created. However, it is a bit harsh to say that it's "vandalism", though you did seem to remove them twice. I'm going to ask the user who placed it if they would consider removing that warning. Please don't be put of from editing Wikipedia! Pedro | Chat 13:27, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
How can you protect an article from a anonymous user with a shifting IP?
Hi, I don't want to draw attention to the article in question, since it's getting enough attention as it is - you can find out by looking through my history if you really want! However, there is an article where an anonymous user with an IP address that changes daily is attempting to push a personal agenda with sources. The article was semi-protected for a time, which helped. However, the article needs work and more/better sources for its current content, which the current editors cannot come up with, but which a passing anonymous editor might be able to provide. It would therefore be unconstructive in the long term to semi-protect the article again.
Is there any way to resolve this dichotomy, or are we going to be forced to be vigilant and keep reverting this one anon's edits? Thanks. GDallimore (Talk) 13:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Keep the page semi-protected and report each of the user's IPs to WP:AIAV. Eventually, you'll block all his resources. -- kainaw™ 13:37, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I've posted to the WP:AIAV - see what happens. Thanks. GDallimore (Talk) 14:03, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Early AFD closure
Is it possible to close an AFD early if it is on the border between no consensus and keep? I would like to close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lauren Cohen (economist) early so that I can get his DYK hook (see Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created_on_September_9) on the main page and the article has to be presentable by the end of day today to be eligible. I.e., to make the main page the AFD tag must be removed.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 15:59, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- The AfD has not run for the full 5 days and it is not a case for speedy keep. It may not be non-admin closed in those circumstances, and an admin should let it run its course. Perhaps an exception could be made at DYK given the unusual circumstances. Leebo T/C 16:06, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Research Projects
Hello,
I would like to post my research project. Would I post my research findings in Wikisource?
Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.74.233.66 (talk) 16:00, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Wikisource is a library of published works. If your project has not been published in a recognized source, like an academic journal, the answer is no you may not post it. Leebo T/C 16:02, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- If Wikisource does not want your material, there are lots of other wikis you might try. --Teratornis 17:53, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Duplicated coordinates
In Beecher, Illinois, the coordinates appear twice overlaid on each other with a very slight offset in the upper right corner, making them illegible. Anyone know what is causing this and how to fix it? Rmhermen 17:01, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- The article contains two templates that put coordinates in the corner, it looks like. {{Mapit-US-cityscale}} and {{Coor dms}} both appear to place the coordinates, so one of them should be removed from the article. Leebo T/C 17:24, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- {{Coor dms}} doesn't place the coordinates; I think the infobox may be the other template causing the problem. --ais523 17:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, you're right, I doublechecked and can't find the second template. Leebo T/C 17:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- The newer {{Coord}} template fixes this problem by providing options to conditionally display coordinate links in the upper right corner of its containing article. This lets {{Coord}} coexist peacefully with infoboxes and other templates that unconditionally display coordinate links. Therefore, someone should change all the superseded coordinate templates in the Beecher, Illinois article to {{Coord}} instead. I wonder why someone doesn't use a bot to find all the articles with superseded coordinate templates, and either update them, or at least tag them for manual checking? --Teratornis 17:50, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, you're right, I doublechecked and can't find the second template. Leebo T/C 17:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- {{Coor dms}} doesn't place the coordinates; I think the infobox may be the other template causing the problem. --ais523 17:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
foul language
in the D&D report there is some pretty bad at the beginning you might want to clear up. I didn't know how else to report this
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(email address removed to protect you from spam) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.16.22.18 (talk) 17:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). :) --Moonriddengirl 17:57, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Hyperlinks in site go to wiki articles
Ok, I have a website that I'm planning on using to make guides on different books.
Each page in my site will cover a different book, so there will be lots of pages.
In each page, I am going to have links for all the different main characters, events, places, etc.. These links all link to a wikipedia article that tells all about that certain character, event, or whatever. This is so I dont have to explain in my guide this information, I can simply give a link and if the person wants to know more, they can click on it and go get that info.
My trouble is, I'm affraid by doing this I'm setting myself up for disaster. I ask myself what if a wiki article gets deleted/moved/renamed? What if the url I'm linking to changes? What if one day there is no more wikipedia? Then, of course, I have bad links!
So, is there a way to automatically redirect your links if a link changes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.251.146.96 (talk) 18:06, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- When a page is moved, the old name automatically becomes a redirect to the new name. For deletions and other items... there's not much you can do to prevent that. Leebo T/C 18:08, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) You can link to an article as normal if you want to get the latest, most recently updated version of the article. If a page is renamed, then nearly always the editor who renames the article will leave a redirect behind, which will cause links in from your website to remain valid. (Some redirects of this sort are very old.) So a move or rename of an article won't cause a problem.
- If an article is deleted, there's no way to link to it such that the link is usable by non-administrators. This is deliberate; articles are deleted because they're inappropriate for Wikipedia, and if it were still possible to link to them it would kind of defeat the point of deleting them. Deletion of an established article tends to be pretty rare, though. (See the deletion policy for more information.)
- As for if some day there's no more Wikipedia, that would somewhat limit Wikipedia's ability to help you fix your links. There are other websites that copy Wikipedia's content, and database dumps containing the entire content are publically available, so the information is unlikely to be lost altogether, though; in such a case, it would be reasonably likely that someone would buy up the domain name http://wikipedia.org and give links to the new location of the content.
- Hope that helps! --ais523 18:15, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- One straightforward solution is to start your own wiki, preferably one that uses the MediaWiki software. Then you can copy all the pages you need from Wikipedia, protect them from editing in your wiki, and link to them with local wikilinks. If you're going to the trouble of setting up your own Web site, it might as well be (or contain) a wiki. (You can install a wiki into a subdirectory of an existing "traditional" site, and link between your wiki pages and "traditional" HTML pages, if you want to have both.) A wiki is probably the easiest kind of Web site to edit. If you want to link to outside content and you are worried about link rot, see: Internet Archive. Of course there is no guarantee that any Web site will always stay up. Everything that exists today someday won't. It seems hard to imagine Wikipedia vanishing any time soon, given its huge popularity and disproportionately low costs (compared to the other top 10 sites). If Wikipedia did go away, that might imply some sweeping disruption to the whole online environment, such that Wikipedia's disappearance would not be our worst problem. --Teratornis 22:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Policies about non-sovereign sub-nationalities?
I couldn't find a WP page about this: what are our policies about non-sovereign sub-nationalities such as "Texan" or "Scottish" or "Basque"?
Specifically, my problem is an editor replacing "Nationality: British" with "Nationality: Scottish". I thought it obvious enough that the United Kingdom is the sovereign nation, the U.N. member, and the passport, hence "British" -- the fact that the UK recognize some status as "country" to Scotland and Wales is an internal affair, but Wikipedia is supposed to stick to sovereign nations. And I thought it obvious that Scottish, Texan, Quebécois, or Breton, aren't for the field "Nationality", even though they should be indicated too.
So I use "Nationality: British (Scottish)" for the field, which is both encyclopedic and accurate, but that's not good enough for the ethnic warrior. Since it looks like it's going to be an irrational ethnic war, what official policies, guidelines, arbitration cases, or documents do we have about that topic, to supplement common sense when common sense fails? Surely this has been discussed and settled already?
P. S.: Is this the right place to ask? Or should I go to Pump/Policies or elsewhere? — Komusou talk @ 19:15, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Just a note to other help desk volunteers that this is being answered at the administrator's noticeboard. :) --Moonriddengirl 20:03, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Notability
Usually I'm pretty decent at determining notability, however Podorowsky, Thompson & Baron has me a bit stumped. It's not quite an advert.. It's somewhat notable... it's not a blatant copy from another site. In my opinion I would say /delete, it's quite obvious the person who created it was likely someone at the firm too. All matters of opinion welcome! --Skywolf talk/contribs 19:41, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'd be tempted to call G11 on it. Not much claim to notability either. Perhaps it would be best to list it at AFD to see what the consensus is going to be? --Pekaje 20:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm. There are a number of issues with its sourcing. The first link is a wikilink, not a source. The second link is a small newspaper--may help support notability, but doesn't satisfy it alone. The third source, the pdf, is a primary source which only verifies the sale of land to an attorney; it doesn't substantiate anything in the article, and it doesn't verify notability. The fourth source is from a premium site and per WP:EL "should not be linked unless the web site itself is the topic of the article." (I don't know what it says; I didn't join.) The final source is a student paper article about the undergraduate activities of one of the partners. A google search of the current firm name yields 7 hits, 2 of which are Wikipedia. "Podorowsky & Thompson" gets a good bit more, but it shrinks to 31 distinct, and most of those are advertising sites. (this html version of a pdf file mentions one of the partners; this one confirms the sale of the land. The earliest name hits only Wikipedia. It seems non-notable to me. If this were an AfD, I would support deletion unless significantly more proof of notability could be provided. --Moonriddengirl 20:29, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Where's the Rest of this Article?
I just added a sentence to Medieval reenactment, and although all the page shows up in the editing code, the displayed article stops dead at my addition. Is this just my system, or is something goofy here? Artemis-Arethusa 19:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- You just forgot to close your reference tag. :) Your reference read "<ref>Dan Bilefsky, "Belgians Hail the Middle Ages (Well, Not the Plague Part", ''[[New York Times]]'', Monday, April 9, 2007, p. A4)<ref>. The second <ref> needed to be </ref>. Pretty simple and common mistake. It's happened to me more times than I care to remember. Enough, anyway, that when text disappears, it's the first thing I look for. :D --Moonriddengirl 20:00, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
honeybee404
How do I get started? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Honeybee404 (talk • contribs) 20:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I have placed a welcome template on your talk page with helpful links to introductory information. Leebo T/C 20:16, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Linking Wikipedia to my client's site
I would like to request a link to the following page. How do I do this? Thanks.
http://www.sonobondultrasonics.com/
Links to commercial sites like this are not generally acceptable. Wikipedia is not a place for advertising. --Orange Mike 22:04, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
deleted?
Indrid Cold666 20:43, 14 September 2007 (UTC)I created a wikiprofile thing for my best friend, who is becoming famous. And it got deleted. why?Indrid Cold666 20:43, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- There are three processes under which mainspace articles are deleted: 1) speedy deletion; 2) proposed deletion (prod) and 3) Articles for deletion (AfD). For more information, see Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? To find out why the particular article you posted was deleted, go to the deletion log and type into the search field marked "title," the exact name of the article, mindful of the original capitalization, spelling and spacing. The deletion log entry will show when the article was deleted, by which administrator, and typically contain a deletion summary listing the reason for deletion. If you wish to contest this deletion, please contact the administrator first on his or her talk page and, depending on the circumstances, politely explain why you think the article should be restored, or why a copy should be provided to you so you can address the reason for deletion before reposting the article. If this is not fruitful, you have the option of listing the article at Wikipedia:Deletion review, but it will likely only be restored if the deletion was clearly improper. Hope this has helped. --Pekaje 21:01, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I took a look at the deleted history, and it appears to me to have been a WP:BIO vio. Take a look at notability guidelines there. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 22:54, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Logging in
how do I log in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.110.31.231 (talk) 21:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- You go to the login screen. If this is a new account, please review the username policy. If you run into trouble, you may request assistance at request an account. :) --Moonriddengirl 21:49, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Bill Lee does NOT live in California
I am Bill's brother Paul. He does not live in California - that is still his father's home. He still lives in his home in Craftsbury, VT, and visits his father in Terra Linda. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.127.190.213 (talk) 22:49, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Which Bill Lee? We have several. Also, having a source for this will be helpful if the claimed current residence is sourced information. If it's not, then it doesn't really matter, anyone can fix it.--Chaser - T 23:27, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Removing an edit
I added some factual info to the Michael Bryant(Politician) page on Sept 13 Within 6 hrs,it had been removed by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CJCurrie These facts were supported by a link to an Ontario Superior Court Ruling. This is the first time I have even looked at Wikipedia. If users can remove facts that they don`t want the public to know about,how can this possibly be considered a reliable source for factual info? 23:22, 14 September 2007 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsthepits (talk • contribs)
- Step one is talking to CJCurrie about it at User talk:CJCurrie.--Chaser - T 23:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Flag icons
A bunch of the flag icons aren't working for my computer. For example USA shows up as a blue link to the image in a light gray border, but Germany shows up fine. They are both SVG files, so that can't be it. Others I have noticed aren't working are Canada, and France, but UN Texas Germany BC 1957 Canada do work. Is it just me, or is MediaWiki acting up? --Phirazo 23:32, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Everything is working for me there except France. --Moonriddengirl 23:51, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I can't see the USA and France, but all the rest are there. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 23:52, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- France is back for me. Now it's all visible. --Moonriddengirl 23:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- France seemed to take longer for me, but it's there :O) FlowerpotmaN·(t) 23:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Now they all work. What the heck? --Phirazo 00:00, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- At a aguess, there was something (and I will stick with an indeterminate vague something :O)) on the MediaWiki end. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 00:10, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Strange, it worked for me before, but now USA and Canada are showing up as blank white boxes that link to the images. How very odd.SmileToday☺(talk to me , My edits) 01:01, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- At a aguess, there was something (and I will stick with an indeterminate vague something :O)) on the MediaWiki end. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 00:10, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Now they all work. What the heck? --Phirazo 00:00, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- France seemed to take longer for me, but it's there :O) FlowerpotmaN·(t) 23:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- France is back for me. Now it's all visible. --Moonriddengirl 23:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
(deindent) There must be a technical glitch somewhere as I have noticed missing flag icons in articles just now. Currently missing above: Germany and Canada. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 02:06, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Germany and Canada have seceded from my screen as well. :/ I've been having intermittent trouble getting in to Wikipedia over the last several hours, too. I wonder if there's a connection? Whoa. Canada just came back. --Moonriddengirl 02:20, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm starting to think it is a MediaWiki image thing. Germany and the US isn't showing up, but everything else is, and an unrelated item (Image:Merge-arrows.svg) isn't. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't just me. --Phirazo 02:57, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I also am seeing problems with flag icons. Specifically, I have noticed the following show the wikilinked text "Flag of <country>" instead of the flag image: Brazil, Peoples Republic of China, Dominican Republic, Georgia (country), Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Republic of China Taiwan, Venezuela. These are being invoked with the text {{flagicon|<country>}} What's happening? Truthanado 13:42, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Known problem. They're working on it. --Agüeybaná 22:55, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I also am seeing problems with flag icons. Specifically, I have noticed the following show the wikilinked text "Flag of <country>" instead of the flag image: Brazil, Peoples Republic of China, Dominican Republic, Georgia (country), Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Republic of China Taiwan, Venezuela. These are being invoked with the text {{flagicon|<country>}} What's happening? Truthanado 13:42, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- May be related to images in general. The second image on the right in Reference marker (New York) just shows the image's caption text (wikilinked), not the image. Truthanado 00:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- It's not only with the images of countries/ entities (like the flag of Amsterdam, the flag of North-Holland, the flag of the Netherlands, and the flag of the EU), but also with other images, like the number of stars given to a certain album (for an example; Jewels' album '0304' recieved 4,5 stars out of the 5 stars available from All Music Guide, but one can't see that image now), or other wellknown Wikipedia-logos. On the Dutch Wikipedia it is said that it has something to do with the harddisks, and that it is just a matter of waiting. Is this correct? --Robster1983 20:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
September 15
Losing part of a page when editing
I've been trying to edit the "Lake Superior Scottish Regiment" page, and when I hit preview or save, more than 1/2 the previous version of the page has disappeared.
I've paraphrased copy from other web sites (while also footnoting & citing the web pages), but the changes seem to disappear, as well as 1/2 the page???????????
Thanks!
Milnews.ca 01:28, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Done this myself fairly often, so I see the problem. At least one of the <ref> tags isn't closed. The tag at the end of the reference should be </ref> See the "Where's the Rest of this Article?" section above for more. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 01:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- It would be nice if the MediaWiki software had a wikitext syntax checker that could report such errors during the preview. Something like HTML Tidy for wikitext. --Teratornis 15:52, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Finding out about a page
hello. we must know more about Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) i love him to bits. i want to marry him right now. screw his girlfriend and everyone he has loved, im moving in. his penis is going straight into my VAGINA.
no, no ,no. alice......you mustent say those things. they are private. if you say it again.....i will chop off your head. huh. now.....about dear Edward....lets see, he is a loving vampire....and jacob is dirt to us....he stinks. he shuld die...(not the actor..but the charactor) bella will be much better without him. because ware-wolves stink to vampires. and i should know as being Ewards mother....Esme.a loving parent to him and his brothers and sisters. i love all my children. even though i havent had sex. i mean...im a virgin. but i would screw my hasband any time. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
please mum...stop..your embrassing me. realy do stop. bellas here...and im gonning to show her around. so please.
Edward...you have a lovely home.. and i bella cullen...um oh i mean swan...love your home. and i declare i live here at once.
ok my darling. my dear darling bella. i Edward cullen will love you forever.
?
How do you create your own page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wilson18 bmw (talk • contribs) 01:51, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you'd like to create your own userpage, click on the redlinked name, Wilson18, at the top of the page, and that will take you straight into edit mode for your page. If you'd like to create something different, see Help:Starting a new page. --Elonka 01:57, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Before creating your user page, it would be helpful to read Wikipedia:User page for things you can and cannot include on your user page. Also, please sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). An automatic signature will appear with your user name and a date stamp. If you wish to use a custom signature, then you can go to your preferences to change that. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 02:00, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
AFD query.
I need help finding an AFD as per Talk:E. Normus Johnson.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 01:55, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- There was no Afd apparently. It was speedily deleted as per CSD A7. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 02:02, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Album Covers
How do I put on album cover on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detox_(album)? I have uploaded the cover but I dont know how to add it to the wiki page of Detox. Heres the link to the image- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Detox_AlbumArt.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by The enchillada (talk • contribs) 02:39, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I've fixed it. All you need is the image name, not the whole URL. However, I noticed that the cover you uploaded doesn't have any licensing information, which means it could be deleted. Please see the message I left on your talk page to fix this.--Werdan7T @ 02:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I've added the appropriate license. Note that when you upload images that are non-free, you must specify the source of the image (where you got the image), the appropriate license (you have a scrollbar with them when you upload an image), and place a fair-use rationale as to why the use of that image constitutes fair-use. Read WP:NFCC for details. As for an example of a fair-use rationale, see Image:ハレ晴レユカイcover.jpg. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 02:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Problem with a contributor
Hello
I don't understand something. My name is Don Reid and whenever I make a contribution under "Don Reid" some other guy called Don Reid deletes my contribution. why is that allowed?
Regards
Don Reid —Preceding unsigned comment added by Donreid (talk • contribs) 03:51, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- It seems that your edits are not relevant to the article in question. The Don Reid article is about a basketball player, while you seem to be writing about someone completely different. Editors are allowed to revert your contributions if they feel it is detrimental to the article in question. If your edit is not constructive, then it is likely someone will revert the page to a better version. Also note that this edit is definitely not constructive, and is considered vandalism. Please read Wikipedia:No personal attacks and Wikipedia:Civility. We strive to maintain a civil community that works towards improving these articles, and edits such as the above are not helpful. If you are ever confused as to why your edit was reverted, you are free to contact the editor who did so on his talk page, User talk:Mkeranat in this case. Anyway, you are still highly encouraged to continue editing; just stay out of the troublesome spots outlined above. Thank you. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 03:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you're the Don Reid from Canberra, you're not "making a contribution under 'Don Reid'", you're sticking stuff about yourself onto the article about a major basketball star. Wikipedia is not MySpace or Facebook; ordinary users like myself and yourself do not get articles about us in the Wikipedia. You can put information about yourself on your Userpage, which will be found here, just as information about me is on my userpage, etc. --Orange Mike 04:00, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Wikipedia biographies should be about people satisfying Wikipedia:Notability (people). Note that Wikipedia:Conflict of interest discourages writing about yourself in articles (it's usually accepted in userpages). I see no reason to think the basketball player Don Reid has edited the article. If we have biographies of two people with the same name then they get different page names, for example Don Reid and Don Reid (music). PrimeHunter 04:53, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
You can use your personal User page to write about yourself. That's at User:Donreid. Corvus cornix 23:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Country Flags not appearing
Hi, Does anyone know why certain country flags might not be appearing for some reason. They used to appear but today for some reason they are not. When i click on it, the flag appears in full on a seperate page but not in an article as in a small flag. It has happened on this page, but there are others http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Twenty20_World_Championship Look at the Kenya and Pakistan ones. If anyone knows, i'll tell the other pages Roadrunnerz45 04:41, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- This is also discussed higher up in #Flag icons. There is currently no answer there and it also varies which flags I see. PrimeHunter 05:11, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
a line
How do I enter a line into a page (it's for userspace, not a main article). To clarify, I mean one of those lines which appear beneath a section header produced when you do ==title==. Thanks, -- Matthew Edwards | talk | Contribs | 05:06, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Four hyphens ---- produce:
- PrimeHunter 05:16, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia logo
I was wondering if the image used in the top-left corner of English Wikipedia bothers anyone. The one at French Wikipedia, for example, has less anti-aliased text and a cleaner globe. ALTON .ıl 05:27, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- ermmm not especially.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 05:29, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- The image is indeed slightly better. However, it's not something I'm going to lose sleep over, considering that that's rarely my focus when I open a Wikipedia page. No worries though. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 06:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Mechanics of Solids
What is mass moment of inertia? How can I calculate it? Especially I am interested in having a solved example on Ixy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.5.150.249 (talk) 05:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- check the reference desk.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 05:38, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Specifically, Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science or Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics, although I believe it would be the former. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 06:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- But if you do, we will ask you to first read moment of inertia, which answers your questions. -Arch dude 15:18, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Country Flags
Hi all. I am just wanting to know if there is a glitch with the country flags that are being used on the wiki sports pages (mainly football). I noticed that on the Stirling Albion F.C. page that the Scotland flag is not showing, all that is showing is text saying flag of scotland. also noticed its the same for flags on the FA Cup Final 2007 page. Could this bee looked into thanks Gorillamusic 09:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- It's broken at the moment for most of the flags. Have a look at List of countries for a flavour of how many you can't see. ;) No idea why, but it's not just you. KTC 09:23, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Creating lines starting with blanks
I need to create an example copied from a book . Numbers and stars have to be in the correct position on a line. Due to the above a lot of the lines start with a blank. How does one create those blanks. Indenting will not be exact enough Thanks Peter —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterDKnight (talk • contribs) 09:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can try
to insert a non-breaking space. - Like this.
- And this.
- Or this.
- What kind of example are you asking about? If you find something difficult to do with wikitext markup, you should explain your real goals at the highest level, instead of asking about how to implement one specific means to the end. The particular method you have in mind may not be the most efficient way to reach your real (unstated) goal, whatever that is. By asking about one specific method, which may not even be the best method, you create a potential red herring to misdirect people who try to answer your question. --Teratornis 15:43, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
The example is multiply x 12 taken from the actual book If we wish to multiply 413 by 12, it goes like this:
*
First step: 0413 X 1 2
6 double the right-hand figure and carry it down (there is no neighbor)
The star has to be above the 3 the 6 below the 3 and the 2 last lines start below double. There are 4 steps with similar spacing to complete the example. I originally tried inserting in a block and added line feeds on each line. Here I have just typed it in. What causes the spacing on the actual page, it is closer to my requirement and the &nbsc would fix it. --PeterDKnight 16:24, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- The easiest way to control spacing is to indent every line by one space, but this is not very pretty (the fixed-space formatting is intended for code examples):
- If we wish to multiply 413 by 12, it goes like this:
* First step: 0413 X 1 2 6 double the right-hand figure and carry it down (there is no neighbor)
- See: WP:EDIT#No or limited formatting—showing exactly what is being typed. For a more attractive result, you could use a table. And will you be copying an example straight out of a book? If so, you may be violating copyright. --Teratornis 16:46, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Like this.
- And this.
- Or this.
- What kind of example are you asking about? If you find something difficult to do with wikitext markup, you should explain your real goals at the highest level, instead of asking about how to implement one specific means to the end. The particular method you have in mind may not be the most efficient way to reach your real (unstated) goal, whatever that is. By asking about one specific method, which may not even be the best method, you create a potential red herring to misdirect people who try to answer your question. --Teratornis 15:43, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
The example is multiply x 12 taken from the actual book If we wish to multiply 413 by 12, it goes like this:
*
First step: 0413 X 1 2
6 double the right-hand figure and carry it down (there is no neighbor)
The star has to be above the 3 the 6 below the 3 and the 2 last lines start below double. There are 4 steps with similar spacing to complete the example. I originally tried inserting in a block and added line feeds on each line. Here I have just typed it in. What causes the spacing on the actual page, it is closer to my requirement and the &nbsc would fix it. --PeterDKnight 16:24, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- The easiest way to control spacing is to indent every line by one space, but this is not very pretty (the fixed-space formatting is intended for code examples):
- If we wish to multiply 413 by 12, it goes like this:
* First step: 0413 X 1 2 6 double the right-hand figure and carry it down (there is no neighbor)
- See: WP:EDIT#No or limited formatting—showing exactly what is being typed. For a more attractive result, you could use a table. And will you be copying an example straight out of a book? If so, you may be violating copyright. --Teratornis 16:46, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Many thanks for your help. You maybe right about copyright. Fair use and fair dealing
Main articles: Fair use and Fair dealing
Copyright does not prohibit all copying or replication. In the United States, the fair use doctrine, codified by the Copyright Act of 1976 as 17 U.S.C. Section 107, permits some copying and distribution without permission of the copyright holder or payment to same. The statute does not clearly define fair use, but instead gives four non-exclusive factors to consider in a fair use analysis. Those factors are:
1. the purpose and character of your use 2. the nature of the copyrighted work 3. what amount and proportion of the whole work was taken, and 4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
I would think in this case the small example copied would encourage people to buy the book. To delete my notes or not to delete ? What do you think ? Would the site Administrator be able to help ? --PeterDKnight 20:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Copyrights. One complication is that contributions to Wikipedia must be freely redistributable under the GFDL; that changes the equation for fair use. (Lots of people copy from Wikipedia; see: Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks.) I'm not an expert on copyrights, except to say that common-sense reasoning doesn't always apply when it comes to copyright. --Teratornis 07:24, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Many thanks for your help and advice. Re-wrote the article totally and got the indenting right. --PeterDKnight 14:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Admin abuse
What is the proper way to report Wikipedia admin abuse of power? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.176.133.0 (talk) 09:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Talk to the admin, by leaving a message on there talk page. see Wikipedia:Resolving disputes for more info.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 10:04, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- And when that doesnt work?... 66.176.133.0 10:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- seek out the arbitration committee in if everything else fails.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 10:45, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Where is the arbitration committee? 66.176.133.0 10:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.176.133.0 (talk) 11:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- There's a link to it within Wikipedia:Resolving disputes. But arbitration is the last step. Before you go there, you follow the other steps, including the intermediate step of Requests for comment. If the behavior is specifically misuse of administrator tools, it's listed under "use of administrator privileges". And do please try approaching the individual first if possible, as set out at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes. --Moonriddengirl 11:52, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.176.133.0 (talk) 11:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- But use the first suggested method first. :-) Lradrama 10:53, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Where is the arbitration committee? 66.176.133.0 10:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- seek out the arbitration committee in if everything else fails.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 10:45, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- And when that doesnt work?... 66.176.133.0 10:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
How do I start a fresh new article?
How do I do this as yet I can only work out how to edit/add to existing articles. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Djthejetsetter (talk • contribs) 11:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
- Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
- If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation..Good luck and happy editing. :) --Moonriddengirl 11:53, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
I asked this same question months ago. I agree there needs to be a more obvious route. Why should we logically go to a "Help" page every time to start one. 216.95.55.112 05:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- You need an account to create an article. There are several ways to create a page and I guess few are created via Help:Starting a new page which works like the Go button on every page. PrimeHunter 05:28, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Deleting subpage
I have a subpage on my user page I had created as secondary sandbox. How can I delete it? Aelwyn 13:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Blank the page, and then place {{Db-author}} on it. Hope that helps! Ariel♥Gold 13:07, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Db-author will probably work. However, {{db-userreq}} is tailored for the purpose.--Fuhghettaboutit 13:11, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Ahh yep forgot about that one, even better, lol. Thanks Fuhghettaboutit! Ariel♥Gold 13:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- :-)--Fuhghettaboutit 13:17, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Ahh yep forgot about that one, even better, lol. Thanks Fuhghettaboutit! Ariel♥Gold 13:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Db-author will probably work. However, {{db-userreq}} is tailored for the purpose.--Fuhghettaboutit 13:11, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Aelwyn 17:39, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
SAVE Program
data mining and warehousing
Geetanjaali 14:12, 15 September 2007 (UTC)i am a new user of wikipedia. what is the process to pose a question regarding a subject?
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Data mining. If you cannot find the answer there, to post your question at that article's talk page. If that does not solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They will be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. :) --Moonriddengirl 14:15, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Company pages like Yahoo & Google
Hi,
how does one get to create a page like yahoo and google company information pages in Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meetmrnrg (talk • contribs) 14:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Company articles should satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies).
- Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
- Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
- If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. PrimeHunter 15:02, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
What is the bloody point?
Ok, why must wikipedia write pages such as Mud or Wallpaper? who on earth bothers to look at these boring pages? They just seem pointless. And its kinda sad to actually write an essay on Mud isnt it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laoekaanser (talk • contribs) 15:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Encyclopedias are supposed to cover a wide range of topics, even ones that may not be particularly interesting to most individuals. Since nobody is forcing you to read those pages, may I suggest that you simply don't read them? You'd be amazed at what kinds of obscure or completely mundane things people are capable of writing a good article about. --Pekaje 15:24, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Make a list of 100 articles you consider important enough to include in Wikipedia. I will wager any amount of money that for each article on your list, somewhere on Earth there exists at least one person who finds that article boring and pointless. The point of an encyclopedia is to make it comprehensive. Of course we don't expect that any one person should find every article of burning interest. Like, duh. As to why those particular articles exist, you could check their histories to see who wrote them, and ask them to explain why they find those topics interesting enough to write about. Mud might seem a silly topic, but it has changed the course of history more than once. For example, Hitler might have defeated the Soviet Union had it not been for the mud of Russia bogging down his tanks and supply trucks at a critical time in Operation Barbarossa. Given that 70% of German casualties in World War II were on the Eastern front, it is unlikely that the United States and the United Kingdom could have defeated Germany if the Soviet Union had fallen as readily as France did. --Teratornis 15:35, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- woow! I have never been more interested in mud! mud is soo cool!
- What can you write that is more interesting than Mud? Show us. --Teratornis 16:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- woow! I have never been more interested in mud! mud is soo cool!
Urgent! something seems to be destroying all the chess diagrams
It seems something is destroying all the chess diagrams, and I cannot find what. You can see an example of such a diagram in the chess article for example, looking at the diagram on the right with the caption "The position of the pieces at the start of a game of chess".
Normally such diagrams are generated using Template:Chess diagram but it does not work anymore. I assumed some evil force had deleted one of the numerous images used in this template, but I cannot find what happened.
Maybe it is just my computer that went mad, but can someone have rapidly a look and explain the matter on Wikipedia:WikiProject Chess ? Thanks SyG 15:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- According to the devs, Wikipedia is having some server stress issues that are causing the server to prioritize things, and some images are not showing up. It should return to normal soon. Sorry for the confusion! Ariel♥Gold 15:57, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- It might be related to the Country Flags problem mentioned above. Sbowers3 16:30, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Most likely, as it seems to be a general image thumbnail cache problem. If I were to guess what is stressing the servers, it would be the recaching of all the thousands of pages tagged for various kinds of cleanup. Changing all those templates in one go was probably not the brightest move ... :-) --Pekaje 17:38, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Many thanks for your answers! Just for information, the problem is still going on for the moment. SyG 17:42, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Then again, the template update could have been all in CSS (haven't checked), in which case it's not the culprit. Oh well, these things happen and blow over again eventually. --Pekaje 17:57, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
which part of cow
My favorite meat is pot roast WHICH PART of the cow is it cut from? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.214.120.66 (talk) 16:17, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, according to the Pot roast (beef) article, it's taken from the chuck cut, a relatively tough piece of beef. However, this really isn't the place to be asking this kind of question; the help desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. From now on, just user the search bar, or try over at the reference desk, okay? GlassCobra 16:24, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. Thanks, now I want some beef... GlassCobra 16:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Some people complain that Wikipedia is not safe for kids. One wonders what the cows must think. --Teratornis 20:01, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. Thanks, now I want some beef... GlassCobra 16:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
How do you add a picture??
I would like to add a picture that I took but see no option to add it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanhager (talk • contribs) 17:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- First you need to upload it (see WP:UPIMG). Remember to give it a descriptive name and to state that it's a picture you took yourself. Also remember to select a free license. Once you upload it, just edit the article and add the name to the "img" parameter of the infobox, and add a descriptive caption to "img_capt". All but the first letter of the filename are case sensitive. --Pekaje 17:45, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you are ready know the kind of image you are uploading go to Special:Upload. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 20:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Scrollbar
If I have a huge list of items and want to arrange them so that only a few show at a time and the list can be scrolled up and down using a vertical scroll bar, how do I do that? -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:20, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Template:Scroll box. I can't believe that it was so easy to create them. -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:32, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Bah, I ran into the spam filter twice, then two edit conflicts trying to answer this, and you've already found the answer. Myself, I tend to do it directly using div tags (
<div style="oXverflow: aXuto; height: xxxx;".
(Xs added to circumvent spam filter) For example:
- Bah, I ran into the spam filter twice, then two edit conflicts trying to answer this, and you've already found the answer. Myself, I tend to do it directly using div tags (
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footnotes
How do I add footnotes without the amended section vanishing from the page?SLY111 18:30, 15 September 2007 (UTC)SLY111
- Make sure to add </ref> to the end of the footnote, or Mediawiki assumes it continues til the end of the section. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 18:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- If it isn't there already then add a reference section containing for example <references/> to display the footnotes. See more at Wikipedia:Footnotes. PrimeHunter 18:59, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
how to download articles from wikipedia
i want to know the steps for downloading articles from wikipedia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arunilangovan (talk • contribs) 18:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "download articles"? --Orange Mike 18:42, 15 September 2007 (UTC) (and please sign your posts by adding four tildes ~ to the end of your text)
- If you want to download Wikipedia's database, see: WP:DUMP. If you want to download the rendered HTML of a single article and pipe it into other programs, see: Pipeline (Unix)#Example. If you want a fairly simple way to read Wikipedia articles offline, see: TomeRaider. If you want to write a question we can understand...unfortunately there are no instructions for that. --Teratornis 19:46, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- What's the problem? In your browser say "save page". What's hard to understand? But it's interesting that the saved pages aren't the same format that you see on site. Images arranged differently etc. Don't know why. 216.95.55.233 22:18, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
viruses
hey .got a qusetion ? how do you do get rid of a trogan horse viures off your computer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.131.254 (talk) 20:24, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- this is for question about USING WIKIPEDIA ONLY try http://symantec.org/ or http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/ DeSalvionjr Talk | Contribs 20:48, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: . I hope this helps. --Pekaje 20:48, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Dr.Chris Obinwa's Biography or Profile
I want to know how biography is entered in wikipedia--Chris obinwa 20:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- What do you mean?Smartyshoe 20:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- We at wikipedia don't encourage writing personal articles. Try getting a website or something at freewebs.com to make your own website or autobiography. DeSalvionjr Talk | Contribs 20:50, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Suggest reading notability guidelines for biographies as well. Into The Fray T/C 22:23, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- We at wikipedia don't encourage writing personal articles. Try getting a website or something at freewebs.com to make your own website or autobiography. DeSalvionjr Talk | Contribs 20:50, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Userboxes
How can I put something like this fan is a user of the Hulk or Ron stoppable?--The K.O. King 21:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I guess you mean this user is a fan of the The Hulk or this user is a fan of Ron Stoppable. We don't appear to have userboxes for them now. You can make a suggestion at Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/Ideas. PrimeHunter 23:32, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Deletion
How do I delete wording that has been posted by someone else?Zynx5000 21:52, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can do it manually by clicking [edit this page] at the top or the [edit] section buttons and remove the text, or you can revert a user's edit using the page history. See Help:Revert for more information. Sebi [talk] 22:10, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
html code for spaces
What's the code for leaving spaces in a line? 216.95.55.233 22:08, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Horizontally. 216.95.55.233 22:25, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I guess you are looking for a non-breaking space which is written PrimeHunter 23:23, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, but I'm not an expert and now I need to interpret your answer. Do you mean like "&10" if I want to leave 10 spaces in a line. (Uh, everyone knows what a line is, don't they?) 216.95.55.233 01:26, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- You seem to be using the word "line" a bit differently from most. Basically, on Wikipedia, you usually just hit the spacebar to make a space.
- If you're wanting something different from that, you will need to clarify it for us. -- Kesh 01:49, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- gives one space. Write it ten times in a row to get 10 spaces:
- Depending on your purpose, other methods may be preferred. Starting a line with a space here at Wikipedia will write the line in a box with fixed width characters including all spaces. Starting consecutive lines with a space makes them part of the same box. For example:
1 space after the number on this line 2 spaces after the number 3 spaces 4 spaces 5 spaces
- PrimeHunter 01:48, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
We're starting to get somewhere. I looked at the article you referenced PrimeHunter, and I'm not specifically after "non-breaking", but it might be. So I repeat " " for each single space I want. Cumbersome, thought there might be a shorthand. Have to use it, but it's not satisfactory code method. Point is that just spacing a number of times does not produce those spaces. It's for layout. I did say "spaces" plural! 216.95.55.233 02:34, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Test: This space is a demo. Seems to work. 216.95.55.233 02:48, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- It's cumbersome because it's rarely used. What kind of formatting are you trying to accomplish? It might be easier with something else, but we still don't know what you're actually trying to do yet. -- Kesh 02:54, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Man all I want is to leave any number of spaces, for whatever purpose I may have. That is clear. Any formatting reason. Why should it be hard? Consider this. What if we'd like to set an image at a certain distance. Just an example, nothing to debate pro or con. It's time to create a new code in html. Also, I do need a way to leave spaces that WILL break and carry to the next line. 216.95.55.233 03:06, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Different methods are good for different purposes, and some purposes require a specific method. html coded pages are rendered differently with different browsers, fonts, window sizes, etc. It's best to select a method that is likely to give a good result in all or many circumstances. Images should rarely be positioned by inserting multiple spaces. It's not stable enough when circumstances change. Help:Images and other uploaded files includes some information on image positioning. PrimeHunter 04:02, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
For your curiosity see what I've done between the images at "Tom and Jerry (guitarists)". Ain't that glorious?
(why would you want to do that..........)
216.95.55.129 07:41, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- On my screen the second image on Tom and Jerry (guitarists) is displayed below the first with 0 pixels between them. PrimeHunter 13:26, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Consumer complaint site is a thing in and of itself.
I was attempting to write about a consumer complaint site as a thing in and of itself. However, I am unable to do so as the article was deleted due to it being an attack or being a soapbox stand. I feel that the article was impartial and deleted in error. Further, that although it was about a consumer complaint site it was impartial and dealt only with the site itself as a medium of social change or voice. I discussed only what was on the site and listed other similar sites as further examples of this type of consumer activity. What recourse do I have in matters such as this. Would an entry about these consumer complaint sites in mass be acceptable? As these sites are discussed in the media and even ranked by Forbes, and various newspapers I feel that they are acceptable topic for inclusion. Please advise me on what additions or deletions would enable this article to be posted? I assumed that as soon as a site receives national attention, and can be described factually and historically as an entity of it's own. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Donating intellect (talk • contribs)
- This is not the place to paste your repost of the deleted article. For deletion review, please see: Wikipedia:Deletion review. Into The Fray T/C 22:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- A few problems. First, I can't find any references to prove notability. A Google news search turned up nothing; if you say it is featured in all those articles and websites, you need to provide some sort of proof. (A link to the article) Also, most of the articles mentioned seem to just be mentions in a longer list or a mention in an article/show. That's not really enough for notability. "8/13/03: ZoomZoomZoom a New Zealand based vendor of shareware encryption software proudly displays the anti-American Express banner. Click on the banner to read their AMEX story." The way this is written (without a banner to click on) makes it look like it was copied from somewhere. The milestones seem to include everything good that ever happened to the website or what they promote, which is a bit of a WP:NPOV violation. "4/27/03: Ex-client of American Express Financial Advisors writes a letter to the editor of Investmentnews.com. The title of this letter is At AEFA, the commitment is to commissions." - What does that have to do with the website? The "Other Company Specific Consumer Complaint Sites" and "See also" sections: notice none of those sites have articles; is this site that much more notable? The "References" section - none of it has anything to do with the article; its all info and press releases about Ameriprise. Finally, I don't think the website qualifies to be in Category:Financial services companies of the United States. Mr.Z-man 22:50, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
New Logo of Wikipedia proposal
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I have made a new logo for Wikipedia. Can you please make it the new logo now. Thank You. Diroectaable 22:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Guys, this is obviously a joke. A user comes in with less than complete mastery of the language, makes up mottos, pretends not to understand the system, etc. Sound Familiar?--YbborTalk 23:38, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey everybody, please stop feeding the troll. Thanks. android79 00:15, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
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- Let's not feed this troll, okay? -- Kesh 00:36, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Missing astronomical symbols
This may be a similar problem to that discussed at #Flag icons above. On the article Astronomical symbols, some of the symbols do not appear in the table, and some do. The ones that are missing have the alt text showing. I checked the image tags and they are written correctly. Showing the symbols would seem to be important on a page about symbols. Also, the same symbols are missing from each planet's individual page (i.e., the alt text is on top of the infobox at Mercury, but the symbol shows properly at Earth.
Hmmmm, they don't show up here, either. — Michael J 22:32, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Known problem. They're working on it. --Agüeybaná 22:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I have a solution, slow but it works. It will not solve the whole problem, but one image at a time. Go to the images pages at the commons and at the end of each url add, &action=purge. This tend to solve the problem. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 23:03, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you. It seems now that all of the symbols except Earth are visible. I'll keep watching. — Michael J 00:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
{{db-copyvio}}
A user thinks that he can use {{db-copyvio}}
on an image. I have experience in speedy deletion, and I am almost completely sure that that template cannot be used in the Image namespace, but I have been known to be wrong before, so I am requesting your help. Can that template be used in the Image manespace? If not, what is the correct venue to be used to deleted suspected copyvios? --Agüeybaná 22:59, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what the template is but you might want to look at WP:CSD#I9. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 23:06, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, but the image I'm talking about already claims it is fair use. WP:CSD#I9 does not apply there. --Agüeybaná 23:07, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hey, Eddie. Well I took a look at Category:Copyright violations for speedy deletion, and there are other images there. I going to assume you can use the template until someone proves me wrong, and then I shall humbly say I stand corrected. The nominator needs to provide a url, and then I will find out whether it is a vio or not. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 23:33, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, but the image I'm talking about already claims it is fair use. WP:CSD#I9 does not apply there. --Agüeybaná 23:07, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- You may want {{puidisputed}}. Corvus cornix 16:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Question about the page Gosh
I'm just curious, how did this article get created by an anonymous user? SmileToday☺(talk to me , My edits) 22:59, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Anonymous page creation was not always disallowed. ssepp(talk) 23:01, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- See also this signpost text: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-12-05/Page creation restrictions. ssepp(talk) 23:02, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- In the early days of Wikipedia, article creation by IPs was enabled in the MediaWiki software. That was later disabled, but Jimbo said that it may be enabled once again in the future. --Agüeybaná 23:02, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- To calrify, Jimbo's remarks were talking about doing that in conjunction with Wikipedia:Flagged revisions. For the record, my own personal feeling is against New page creation by anonymous users. --YbborTalk 23:12, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- In the early days of Wikipedia, article creation by IPs was enabled in the MediaWiki software. That was later disabled, but Jimbo said that it may be enabled once again in the future. --Agüeybaná 23:02, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Unlikly that anons will ever be able to create new pages again otherwise we will have to ahve a "new pages patrol" along with Recent changes patrol lol. 71.113.5.56 23:06, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, we do have a newpages patrol. — Malcolm (talk) 23:08, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- There already is one. See the Wikipedia:New page patrol. --Agüeybaná 23:09, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. SmileToday☺(talk to me , My edits) 23:39, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- There is a process for anonymous users to create pages at WP:AFC. With the crap coming through there on a daily basis, I think restricting page creations by anons was a good move. Still doesn't stop people from posting the same material after signing up. - Mgm|(talk) 22:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Probably slows them down a bit, but also makes it harder to find. Swings and roundabouts, I don't see it changing any time soon. Regards, Ben Aveling 22:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
September 16
How do you link inside your page to your references
Hi, I am trying to find out how you make your references in the text look like [1] [2] etc... and then when you click on the number it automatically scrolls down to your reference list? Someone please help? Isa Alcala 00:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Add a section near the bottom of the article with text like this:
- ==References==
- {{Reflist}}
- Now, where you want a reference link to appear in the text, cite your source like so: <ref>text of reference</ref> Please see Wikipedia:Citing sources for more information.--Fuhghettaboutit 00:13, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- For a specific example, just go to any random article with a reference and take a look how it was done there. Useight 00:20, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
article on antarctic ice shelf
This heading was added by 172.166.159.35 with no text. Do you have a question about an article? If so then please give the exact name. There is no article called "Antarctic ice shelf". PrimeHunter 00:32, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- There is a Ross ice shelf article. Also see List_of_glaciers#Antarctica. --Teratornis 02:41, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
authorship
how does one determine the authorship of any given page? Martauwo 01:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Click on the "history" tab at the top of the page. That will show you each edit that has been made. Most pages have hundreds of edits by different people. -- Kesh 01:50, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Click the "history" tab at the top to see contributers to a page (there are often many). People who ask this are often interested in how to cite a Wikipedia article. Click "Cite this article" in the toolbox on the left to see how to cite an article in different styles. See also Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. PrimeHunter 01:52, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
thanks Martauwo 02:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
me again, all i seem to be able to find when i look at this history is the history of the discussion, not the actual authors of the article - can you please advise? thanks Martauwo 02:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Each line of the history (though they may have edit summaries describing their changes) is actually a change that was made to the article. Discussion of articles takes place on their talk pages (see discussion tab at the top of the article). Happy editing. Into The Fray T/C 02:11, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. To figure out from whom an article originated, generally speaking, you can simply scan all the way back to the oldest edit and there's the original editor. Sometimes this doesn't work if the page has been moved, though. Into The Fray T/C 02:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Wikipedia articles are a collaborative effort. There's no single author: every person who has ever edited the article is considered one of the authors. Like PrimeHunter mentioned, if you're looking for this information to cite a Wikipedia article, you should instead click the "Cite this article" link on the left-hand side of the page for the correctly formatted information. -- Kesh 02:14, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you're getting the history of the discussion, make sure you're clicking on the history tab from the article's main page, not the talk page. --YbborTalk 03:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
images
What is happening to all the images? Some of them include the flags of certain countries, but seriously. What is going on?!Kitty53 01:48, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- See above. There's a minor problem with the servers. It's being worked on. -- Kesh 01:51, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
editing page and it keeps going back
every time edit a page it changes back to the way it was?
why is this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maverickgallser (talk • contribs) 03:14, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- It looks like the article you are trying to edit, someone is reverting it. He seems to think you are vandalising the article by changing some of the information. I don't know if the information you're changing it to is true, or if the original info is true. If you cited any info you change, perhaps that would help keep your edits.
Also, don't forget to sign your comments by placing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of the comment. -- Matthew Edwards | talk | Contribs 03:29, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- An editor seems to be considering your edits to be vandalism. I'd suggest you check the edit history of the article you've been editing to see who has been "reverting" your edits (they'll usually leave an edit summary with the words "RV" or "revert" in it) and contacting them for the reasoning. You may also want to check our policies on biographies of living people and conflict of interest. Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:28, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Redirect
Will you please let me know when the "Okiayu" redirect is ready?
Kitty53 03:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- You are able to create the redirect yourself - go to the Okiayu page, and type
#REDIRECT [[target page]]
on the first line of the edit box, then save the page. You don't need to go through Articles for creation, as you're a registered user. Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
the [edit] tag
Hi. I messed up my userpages. I'm transcluding a header page onto my other userspace pages, but since I've done that the [edit] link found next to each section title has disappeared. Is there a way of including the link manually? -- Matthew Edwards | talk | Contribs 03:20, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Fixed it. You had a "__NOEDITSECTION__" magic word at the top of your header, which was causing all pages using that header to remove their section edit links. Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:24, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Halle Berry formatting problem
Help. I can't figure out how to fix the screwed up formatting at the bottom of the article. Clarityfiend 03:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- All fixed. :) Someone had removed a bracket at one point or another. GlassCobra 04:03, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Orobanchaceae page
I have done some editing on the Orobanchaceae page, including adding all the genera in that family (now 90 instead of 20 as was previously posted). Two genera automatically link to other pages, but they need editing. The first is the genus Centranthera that, for some reason, links to a page on orchids. This is not correct and it should not point to that page. The second problem is with the genus Melasma. This also refers to a skin condition. So, it needs a disambiguation, with the plant version of the word pointing to the correct page. The genus Striga also goes to a disambiguation page, but maybe could point directly to the plant page. Sorry, I don't know how to do these things! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickrent (talk • contribs) 04:20, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Help:Editing for general editing instructions. See Help:Link for instructions on how to edit links. See: WP:DISAMBIG for information about disambiguation pages. If you are very new to Wikipedia editing, a more experienced editor will probably have to assist you with these problems. Tip: your question will be easier to understand if you add links to the article names you mention: Orobanchaceae, Centranthera, orchid, Melasma, and Striga. --Teratornis 07:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Problems with tables
I have noticed a lot of the deletion and editing template boxes aren't appearing properly any more. Has there been a change to them which my browser (the latest Mac OS version of Firefox) won't accept, or has someone been playing with them? JRG 05:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- I think this may be related to the server problem reported above. It'll be fixed soon enough. GlassCobra 05:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- I guess you didn't intend to write "tables" in the heading. Many template boxes have changed look recently after using {{Ambox}}. This is unrelated to the server problems and can be discussed at Template talk:Ambox.PrimeHunter 05:36, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Regarding purchase of XO-1
Hi, My name isTanya and I live in Australia. I recently heard about these great little laptop computers and as I have 2 young boys of my own, I am wonderering if you could tell me if these are availabe for purchase and if so what the cost is? Thankyou —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.229.21.155 (talk) 06:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, but Wikipedia cannot help you with your personal needs in this case. I would recommend you investigate locally, or you can order laptops online from sites such as Amazon.com. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 06:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Since wikipedia is not for advertising, I doubt a particular brand laptop would have an article, so try google.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 06:15, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- See: One Laptop per Child. --Teratornis 07:00, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so we do not help with that sort of thing. If you have any questions relating to wikipedia, feel free to ask:)--SJP 07:37, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Actually the One Laptop per Child article should tell Tanya everything she needs to know about the XO-1, and indeed that is a fascinating project; the article even mentions that Wikipedia will be one of the featured applications on it (thus helping to fulfill the Great Leader's dream of providing a free encyclopedia of the highest quality to every human on Earth). While the XO-1 itself is not available for sale to individuals, similar computers such as the ASUS Eee PC are or will be. The instructions at the top of the Help desk say this page is only for questions about using Wikipedia, but the complexity of Wikipedia tends to overwhelm the short term memory of many visitors who are new to using it, rendering many of them temporarily blind to some of our instructions upon the first exposure (this is the psychological basis of the programmer's dictum, "Users don't read instructions," which isn't actually true, because the users are reading them, just not comprehending them on the first go; nonetheless, as Daniel Dennett says, every time we see or hear a message, our brains make another copy of it. It's just that anything which is sufficiently unfamiliar may need a number of copies before it sinks in to long term memory). Thus we get "inappropriate" questions on the Help desk every day, and we try to answer them nonetheless. In the case of Tanya's question, the answer was straightforward. I happened to watch a segment about the XO-1 on the 60 Minutes television show a few months ago, and at the time I looked it up on Wikipedia to get the details, so I knew the answer to her question. --Teratornis 16:48, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Since wikipedia is not for advertising, I doubt a particular brand laptop would have an article, so try google.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 06:15, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Citizenship of India for a foreign national refugee woman married to an Indian citizen
A Indian national male, has fallen in love with an iragi refugee in thailand. He wants to marry her and take her to India as his legally wedded wife. Can she get indian citizenship quickly on the basis of the marriage as well on the grounds that she is basically a refugee under UNHRC ?
The time frame required for the same may be advised too —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sainath kv (talk • contribs) 07:11, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- See the reference desk, or here is a thought, your local Thai embassy.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 07:14, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hello:)
- This is not the place where you ask questions like that. You are only suppose to ask questions about wikipedia here. I hope that you find the answer to your question though:)--SJP 07:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Warnings for external links
A number of months back, I saw where someone had removed warnings from some external links that stated that the links contained adult content or nudity. I seem to recall them citing some Wikipedia guideline or policy but I can't remember which one. It was basically some sort of NPOV guideline or some such thing. Can anyone point me in the direction of what it might have been? I removed some similar warnings the other day and they were put back. So if I remove them again, I'd like to have something to back up my actions. Dismas|(talk) 07:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Was it this? That is the only policy I can think of. It does not say that we do not need to have warnings though. All it says is that wikipedia is not censored and may have content that is offensive to some people. I hope that helped:)--SJP 08:05, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I had forgotten about WP:NOT and that led me to a few other arguments for the removal of the warnings. Those were namely Wikipedia:Content disclaimer and Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles. Thanks again, Dismas|(talk) 08:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- No problem:)--SJP 08:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- It's reasonable to assume people know what they're gonna see if they search something in Wikipedia. If adult content is unexpected in said link, a warning may be a good idea to avoid embarrassing situations. - Mgm|(talk) 22:58, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Links to organizations in the Samael Aun Weor article
I have a question concerning external links. In the Samael Aun Weor article a lot of links to different organizations and schools are added from time to time, and I'm not sure whether they should be there or not. Some of them also contain information that could be useful. As far as I can tell there are currently only two links there which are not at all about any particular organization. There is one organization that calls itself official, which is directed by the son of the subject of the article, but there has been so many divisions and splits so I don't know if that is relevant or not. I have tried to use WP:EL for guidance but can't find a resolution there. What would be the correct thing to do? Thank you. Anton H 09:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding a person with the same name as an existing article
I was trying to create an article on wildlife artist neil cox and there is a footballer with the same name so how can I create an article with an artist of the same name?? thanks -the saint —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pdambaek (talk • contribs) 10:02, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Have a look at WP:DISAM#Disambiguation_pages. The short of it, move existing page to say Neil Cox (footballer), create your article at Neil Cox (artist), use Neil Cox then as an disambiguation page. KTC 10:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- In such a case, as well as moving the article, is it desirable for the mover to update all the links to the article as well? DH85868993 22:52, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Flags images
At Bad_Girls_(TV_series)#Bad_Girls_around_the_world I don't see the actual flag of Belgium, nor the flag of Finland. It's just a border with inside written text "Flag of Belgium". Anyone else seeing this? Venullian 10:18, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please add a new section header when asking question. This is an ongoing issue with the server that the developers / sys admin is aware of, and am looking into. KTC 10:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Problem with credibility?
I have the following questions to Wikipedia administration which I hope to be answered.
Background:
”
I say this: BellMJ, in the month or two you have been here you have not contributed to any articles. I
suggest you get some actual expeience researching and making contributions to articles that stand
the test of time, and have more experience collaborating with editors working on aticles, before you
try to comment on our core policies. SIrubenstein | Talk 11:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
”
1. Apart from the normal and civil conduct and behavior outlined by Wikipedia as stated in its policy: Are there other certain rules for the right of making a contribution with an opinion in Wikipedia? Am I missing something? ”try to comment on our core policies”? ”try”? Seems holy ground here.
2a. Are there certain places I must refrain from taking active part in?
2b. Am I expected to navigate in Wikipedia by my own interest, or by a pre set guide?
3. Must I have made a certain amount of contributions in Wikipedia to have the right to make a
submission to a debate in any place in Wikipedia?
4.Must I have spent a certain time being registered in Wikipedia to have the right to make a
submission to a debate in any place in Wikipedia?
5.Are there any COLLECTING POINTS OR SCORES in Wikipedia I must have collected first before
receiving the right to make a submission to a debate in any place in Wikipedia?
I would be most thankful if these questions could be answered in clarity.
wkg/BMJ 13:00, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- I am not an administrator; nevertheless, I hope that my input may be of some value to you. First, all users are welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia in the manner that suits them best as long as they respect the core policies. Second, while I can understand how you might read the words "try to" as belittling, one of our policies requires us to assume good faith. That sometimes means biting back our first responses and seeking clarification directly from the other editor. This ties into my third point: the first step of resolving disputes is always talking to the other editor. It would probably be better if you addressed the other editor him or herself. We need to be careful about unnecessarily escalating disputes. Good luck resolving this issue, and please remember that "raw text is ambiguous and often seems ruder than the same words coming from a person standing in front of you." :) --Moonriddengirl 13:26, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for the feedback Moonriddengirl. You seem to be a reasonable soul. In Wikipedia policy is (howevwer) also recommended this: before apelling to an obvious provocation: don't answer the insult. Take a break. Contemplate the situation, and try to find out eventual incepts for a friendly resolution. Then, be offensive when you think you know how to do it.
- I would still like to know the Wikipedia administration answers to the questions.
- NOTE: SLrubenstein and I, am in no way in a dispute, and I will refuse to initiate a such. It's just that I made a submission on the talk page No Original Research and which was met by the above quoted form. Obviously, SLrubensteins does not want my presence on that page. And I just wanted to know whether he is justified by Wikipedia administration to set out such a program.
- Thanks anyway Moonriddengirl. --BMJ 13:49, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for the feedback Moonriddengirl. You seem to be a reasonable soul. In Wikipedia policy is (howevwer) also recommended this: before apelling to an obvious provocation: don't answer the insult. Take a break. Contemplate the situation, and try to find out eventual incepts for a friendly resolution. Then, be offensive when you think you know how to do it.
- Good luck, then. :) I'll just note that Wikipedia's administrators may or may not monitor the help desk; it's a volunteer force. If you don't get an answer from one of them, that may well indicate that your question has been unseen. --Moonriddengirl 13:56, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Jises. Thank you again, Moonriddengirl. I might disappear, then, altogether in our famous cyberspace. Good Lord. Do you have any suggestions how to make my presence more Bright and Shining in front of the Wikipedia administration, my questions? --BMJ 14:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- First let me add with regards to Administrators that "the tools they are granted are technical and do not convey authority" (from Wikipedia:Administrators). However, if you want to seek one for feedback because of their experience, you can locate one to ask your question at list of administrators. --Moonriddengirl 14:11, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you. I will try on that way. wkg/BMJ 14:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
(undent) Realize that Wikipedia's policies and guidelines have already been extensively debated, and those who do not study history are sure to repeat it. Therefore, before suggesting any sort of foundational change to Wikipedia, you need to arm yourself with a solid understanding of how the policies came to be, and all the arguments and counterarguments that occurred in the past. (Try not to be like the theists who debate atheists without realizing all their arguments for the existence of God have been refuted for centuries.) Fortunately, Wikipedia is a tool for writing documents, and we use it to document just about everything we do. See WP:EIW#Pol for a list of links to pages describing Wikipedia's policies, how they came to be, the history of rejected proposals, and the mechanism for proposing changes. To gain credibility, first you must demonstrate that you already know the specific arguments that led to your proposal being rejected in the past, and you have some compelling new arguments. In any case, it's a lot harder to change a Wikipedia policy than to find a wiki with policies you like better. See for example WikInfo. --Teratornis 17:10, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Teratornis. Thank you very much for your response. I really appreciate it. But this is also true, If you would care for a few moments: Long before I ”checked in” on Wikipedia I was studying its content, policy, articles and talkpages for about a year. I had (then) only a cell phone with Windows Mobile, not really suited for editorial work, but I could collect basic information, make citations, collect quotes and blocks from many talk pages, and it was indeed the most fascinating and interesting I yet ever had experienced. But I also, soon, discovered the weak points in Wikipedia, especially its so called ”core policy”.
- Honestly Teratornis: I am not a person who flags with merits. Wikipedia is said to be respectful to your OPINION. Not your merits, your ”personal level of intelligence” or ”the number of days or articles you have contributed to”, if your skin is black or white or other, if you are a Buddhist or a Christian or other. All those things are irrelevant and have nothing to do with writing an encyclopedia, or submitting with carefully weighted opinions on carefully selected talk pages. I thought ”Wikipedia” also MEANT it. But perhaps both you and I agree (now) that THAT ”Wikipedia” really does NOT exist.
- If you have (further) suggestions to my improvement on familiarity with Wikipedia history, policy and general content, you are of course welcome with proposals. I will watch this topic.
- Thank you again Teratornis, and take care. With kind greetings, former BMJ.--85.89.80.140 11:23, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
exam preperatrions
how should i search pin point search for preperations of exams such as UPSC etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.1.106.160 (talk) 14:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might find what you are looking for in the articles about the exams, like Union Public Service Commission. If that doesn't help, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's reference desk. They will be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). Good luck, and I hope this helps. :) --Moonriddengirl 16:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Advertising Deal
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Greetings from Ukraine! We are Novoskivich Steel, a minor steel manufacting company based in Rivne Oblast , in Ukraine. We wish to advertise on Wikipedia and give Wikipedia profit. Please talk here on help desk so we can negociate price. How about 200 Ukraine Hryvnia yes?. Novoskivich Steel 16:34, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
American fools
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Looks like a repeat of the earlier trolling. -- Kesh 19:49, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
om namah shivay!
I'm logged in. I have an article I want to add. I've done it before and can't remember where to go to simply get started. Without reading through all of the directions, babble, etc. Cant you tell me exactly where to click to get started?? I can't find it! Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Uncensoredinfo (talk • contribs) 17:24, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry, your question seems to have been interrupted by someone else. Your article is now here, I think. Does that answer your question? AndyJones 17:52, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you are asking how to start a article type on the search box the name of the article. Then if it does not exist it will show a search page. On the top there will be a redlink to the article name you searched go there and write the article and save it. Make sure it meets WP:N, WP:RS, and all the other "babble." --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 19:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Is there an inline tag for requesting clarification of a term?
Is there something analogous to [citation needed] that can be used, inline, to request clarification of a term, at least in the specific context? In IPv6, there's a new edit including "Linux gains alpha quality IPv6 support. As a software developer, I'm familiar with the use of "alpha" as meaning "in an early version", but I believe that a specific definition of the usage here is neeed. Unfortunately, it's an anonymous user, so I can't put a note on the user's talk page.
Obviously, I could put something on the IPV6 talk page, but, like [citation needed], this would be far easier to see inline. Howard C. Berkowitz 19:25, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! Howard C. Berkowitz 19:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- I edited it so that it now links to our article on software release cycles, which explains what alpha quality means. The need for clarification is one good reason to use an internal link. --Pekaje 21:35, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! Howard C. Berkowitz 19:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
some images in established articles no longer appearing
Some images are no longer appearing for me (in both PC IE6 and Firefox) on established articles. For example, in the article on Breast cancer, the thumbnail of the image Breast cancer.JPG is no longer showing, even though the full-sized image is still there. In the article on San Francisco, the thumbnail versions of images San_Francisco_Landsat7_(Lg).jpg and Lombardst.jpeg are no longer showing. I've tried clearing cache, but this does not fix the problem. What could be the cause of this? -- Sfmammamia 19:19, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well I purged the page, so perhaps that fixed it however, Wikimedia is currently experiencing problems with images in the commons, and are working on it, so that is your principal problem. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 19:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Why can't I see correctly some images in the article on Orchidaceae. Neither Firefox nor Konqueror. Aelwyn 21:46, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Ditto Albert Einstein & Lever - Is Wikipedia Broken ?
doesn't work
does work !
doesn't work SVG mime-type issue in Internet Explorer?
195.137.93.171 22:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
doesn't help ...'signature' editor button broken
Another thing broken - the 'signature' editor button that should give four tildes !
(used to give -- and 4 tildes ...)
195.137.93.171 22:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Restoring the deleted List of Entertainer's Nicknames Page
The page List of Entertainer's Nicknames has been deleted. Can you please find out who, why and when, and ultimately, restore the page?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Comprendo (talk • contribs)
- Hm..I can't seem to find any article by that name. What was the exact name of the article you're referring to? GlassCobra 19:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) See deletion review What was the exact title of the article? I searched a couple, but don't see anything in the deletion logs. Also, please remember to sign your comments with four tildes like so: ~~~~ Into The Fray T/C 19:46, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- List_of_entertainers_by_nickname - You can try WP:DRV but I can tell you the result will go against what you wish to happen as this article was deleted earlier today after a AFD where it was a pretty convincing delete. KTC 20:46, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
My Entry Keeps Getting Deleted
Hello
My name is Don Reid and every time i put an entry about myself, some other Don Reid deletes it. Why is this allowed?
how do i prevent this happening? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Donreid (talk • contribs) 20:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- You're editing an existing page about another Don Reid, an American Basketball player. Since he meets our notability guidelines and there aren't (currently) any more notable Don Reids with articles, he gets the page. Before you continue to edit, or attempt to write an article about yourself, please note that writing articles about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you believe that you meet our guidelines for who is considered notable, you should request an article be created about yourself here, to ensure that it is written neutrally and that you are indeed notable. I hope this helps. Hersfold (t/a/c) 20:54, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- If, by some dint of effort, you or another Don Reid became notable, you still wouldn't put that on his article. Instead, you would make a new article such as Don Reid (author) or Don Reid (kazoo player), as suggested at WP:DAB. Confusing Manifestation 22:25, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
(after ec)Hi, Don. This is the second time you have asked this question in the last 48 hours, so I assume you did not understand the first time. Here goes:
You have a user page at User:Donreid. You can edit that as you wish, mostly. It's for you to tell others about yourself as a wikipedia editor. We also have encyclopedia pages (not user pages) about three additional people named "Don Reid". The pages are Don Reid, Donald Bartlett Reid, and Don Reid (music). I think you believe that we need a fourth encyclopedia page, one about the Australian e-commerce entrepreneur named "Don Reid" who happens to also be the Wikipedia editor User:Donreid. Creation of this page comes in two parts:
- should there be such an article?
- If so, how do we distinguish the article from the other three "Don Reid" articles?
I will answer the second question first, since this is the one that is bothering you most. We call this "disambiguation." See WP:DAB, but the summary is this: When there are multiple articles with the same "natural" title, the first article to be created generally uses the "natural" name. Second and succeeding articles use a disambiguated name. Thus, your new article can be named e.g. Don Reid (e-commerce). Users looking for "Don Reid" will find the original article, and you can add a pointer to the top of the original article to point to the new "Don Reid (e-commerce) article. Once we have more than about two "extra" pointers of this type (as will be the case here), we create move Don Reid to Don Reid (basketball player) and then convert Don Reid to a "disambiguation page" that briefly lists all four of our "DON reid" articles. See William Kirby as one of thousands ofsuch pages.
Now for the first issue: do we actually want your article in Wikipedia at all? Well, yes, if you meet our criteria for notability. you must read and understand WP:BIO to decide. Just because you think you are notable does not mean that you can convince all the other editors. The single most important thing you must do is to assert notability in the article and cite reliable sources in the reference section of your article.IF you do not do ths, then you article will be deleted. Since you hap-en to be Don Reid, you must also be very carful not to violate WP:COI. The best way to aviod this is to create you article in a user subspace such as User:Donreid/Don Reid (ecommerce) and then ask for a review of your proposed article.
Hope this helps -Arch dude 22:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Watchlist question...
Anyone know of a fancy way to set up multiple watchlists? I've seen some folks making category watchlists separate from their normal watchlist and am curious if there's a way to do it for specific articles. I'd like to keep a static list of articles I keep an eye on and one for my more "current" eyeballing. Into The Fray T/C 21:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- One option would be for you to watch those "current" articles via its RSS feeds. KTC 21:11, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Excellent. Thank you! Into The Fray T/C 21:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Patrol log
What is it? I know I'm an admin and everything, but what it is it?? Maxim(talk) 21:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can mark edits as patrolled, so that other sysops see that this edit is ok and not vandalism. Larger projects disabled this in the software, as en.wp did. You can just ignore it. --Thogo (Talk) 22:10, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Image visualisation problem
Why can't I see correctly some images in the article on Orchidaceae. Neither Firefox nor Konqueror. Aelwyn 21:46, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Look at the site notice (the small text line just below the tabs). Try to increase the width of the image by one pixel. It helps in ~80% of the cases. --Thogo (Talk) 22:05, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, this is funny! I enlarged them 1px and now they work! But why? Anyway, thank you very much Aelwyn 22:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
First one on Orchidaceae linked to URL "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Haeckel_Orchidae.jpg/200px-" but it's in a Taxobox so 200px is not explicit ! Still needs fixing ! 195.137.93.171 00:28, 17 September 2007 (UTC) Fixed "image_width = 199px" 195.137.93.171 00:41, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Expanded watchlist
For some days now the expanded watchlist doesn't work any more (it's not expanded though I enabled it in the preferences). Does anyone know why? Is it due to the server problems or was there a change in the software? (in other wikis it works well) --Thogo (Talk) 22:05, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
U.S. Presidential Election infoboxes (red vs. blue)
(I am posting this here, rather than on individual talk pages, because it concerns a large number of articles.) In the infoboxes for each U.S. Presidential Election, the portraits of the candidates are boxed in color, and the Electoral College maps are similarly colored, representing their political parties at a glance. A very good idea, I believe, except there is inconsistency. For United States presidential election, 1976 and all years prior, Republicans are marked in blue and Democrats in red. Starting with United States presidential election, 1980, Republicans are red and Democrats are blue. Is this deliberate? Why the change? Should it not stay the same over every article? And if so, which should be changed? (Fewer articles would need changing by making Democrats red and Republicans blue. But then, the current venacular of U.S. political campaigns is the opposite.) — Michael J 22:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- This has been discussed at Wikipedia talk:Style for U.S. presidential election, yyyy. You can comment there. PrimeHunter 00:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry. I didn't know that page existed. I will go there. Thank you kindly. — Michael J 03:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Images
I seem to have fixed the image problem. The disclaimer was talking about the problem, and when I hid the disclaimer, the images were working again. Kitty53 22:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think you personally fixed it. :P It's good that it's been fixed, though. GlassCobra 22:42, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Perhaps, the very moment you hid the disclaimer, the people over at wikimedia fixed it. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 23:22, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Images?
I didn't fix all of the image problem, however. On some of the images, you have to click on them in order to see them. Kitty53 00:25, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Kitty - which page ?
Follow instructions at the top:
click to see the image page
add "?action=purge" to the end of the address and load
Click the 'OK' - purge button
You may have to refresh the page in your browser to see the change. 195.137.93.171 00:31, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
September 17
Image Problem
Can't someone just purge the whole cache on the image server ? I don't believe every user has to go in and purge every image individually ! 195.137.93.171 00:43, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I can't edit Einstein - thanks for fixing it !
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Newimages&until=20070917001337
also gives broken image links ... but purging the image seems to help ! Odd!195.137.93.171 01:24, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Just be patient. It's being worked on and purging the entire cache would probably bring the servers to a crawl. Just save your desired edits until things get caught up. -- Kesh 01:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
OK - it seems really odd that Special:Newimages has cache problems.
I wonder if it would help to put a purge button on the Images page template ?
Maybe only display it if you can detect a problem occurred ?
I wonder if it would be possible to query for problem images.
195.137.93.171 01:53, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Parser Functions
Lets say you have {{xxx}}. Now I want it to be if you type {{xxx}} you get yyyyy. If you type {{xxx|n}} you get zzzzz.
I tried {{#if: {{{n|}}} | zzzzz | yyyyy}} but that didn't work. When I typed {{xxx|n}}, I still get yyyyy instead of zzzzz.
If that didn't make sense I will try to explain some more. Can you tell what I'm screwing up? ---CWY2190TC 00:51, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, here goes. Type this into your template:
{{ #switch: {{{1}}} |n= zzzz |#default = yyyy }}
- That should work, but just tell me if it doesn't :) Cheers, Arky ¡Hablar! 01:22, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- To clarify why the first one didn't work, the {{#if: {{{n|}}}... is asking "If a parameter called n exists, then...", but {{xxx|n}} is saying "Please use Template:xxx and assign a parameter called "1" the value "n". Using the original posters original syntax intent, he wanted {{#if: {{{1|}}}... (in which case anything after the pipe would generate the zzzz output) — Timotab Timothy (not Tim dagnabbit!) 17:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Linking username to email address, in case username is forgotten
Hi,
I believe I have previously registered as a Wiki user, however, as it was some time back, I have forgotten my username. I tried to find my username details, however, the login process sends an email (with new password) to the specified 'username' email address. 203.24.6.121 01:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)Is it not possible to link the login process with the email address to make the username discoverable, so that, if someone has forgotten their username, they won't go about trying usernames, and resetting other people's passwords?
My other alternative would be to create a new user, however, this was just a thought for those with existing user accounts (that know about them). :D
Thanks for your help!
Cheers, G
- I'm afraid I don't quite understand. Are you not able to access your email to get your username details? GlassCobra 01:21, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- The user has forgotten the user name. Mail new password works by first selecting the user name so it cannot be used here. The old password continues to work until the new is entered, so users will not get problems if somebody else requests a new password for them by mail. Your email address cannot be used to find your user name. If you remember pages you have edited while logged in at the account then you may be able to find your user name by clicking the history tab at those pages. If you know a possible start of the user name then you can try findining it at Special:Listusers. If you don't find it then create a new account. PrimeHunter 01:45, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
403 Forbidden error on coordinates
Whenever I click on coordinates (like 34°03′N 118°15′W / 34.050°N 118.250°W) in an article I get a 403 error from tools.wikimedia.de. Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem with the server? And if the latter, do they know about it? --teb728 02:02, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not seeing anything wrong with it. --Agüeybaná 03:11, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, I get that too. Probably something funky with the toolserver, best just wait until they fix it. --Oskar 03:27, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
If they don’t know it’s broken, they may never fix it. Clicking on the coordinate takes me to http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Wikipedia:Help_desk¶ms=34_03_N_118_15_W_, displaying the message “You don't have permission to access /~magnus/geo/geohack.php on this server.” --teb728 03:43, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm getting it as well. I've filed a report on Bugzilla, so they are now aware of the issue. Hersfold (t/a/c) 05:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
It looks like they fixed it. Thanks, teb728 06:22, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Changing font...
What line would you add to Special:Mypage/monobook.css (or whatever page you go to) to change the font of articles? --Oskar 03:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- You do want to change the fonts just for you, right? --Agüeybaná 03:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, hence the Special:Mypage part (besides I'm not an admin so I can't edit the MediaWiki namespace) --Oskar 03:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Just so you know, the Special:Mypage links send the clicker to their mypage. Just so you know. i said 03:13, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, I know, it's just that I have a long user-name so I usually just type that. I didn't realise it would be misunderstood, sorry about that :P User:Oskar Sigvardsson/monobook.css then. --Oskar 03:15, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Just so you know, the Special:Mypage links send the clicker to their mypage. Just so you know. i said 03:13, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, hence the Special:Mypage part (besides I'm not an admin so I can't edit the MediaWiki namespace) --Oskar 03:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
clear search history
how do i clear my search history in wikipedia?
Peaches84 03:50, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I assume you mean the autocompletes in the search box. Open up the list and put your mouse on the first entry. Then hold down delete for Internet Explorer, or shift-delete for Mozilla Firefox. I believe Opera uses delete. The entries will then whizz away. This applies to any text box that has autocompleted values, such as the Google search box. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Law info-box?
Hello there. Is there any kind of info-box for articles about laws or legislation? I only seem to be able to find them for Law Schools and the like. Thanks --TreeKittens 05:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- There are info-boxes. Please see Contract. The infobox of this article even shows the way to several other law related infoboxes.--Thw1309 11:42, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks Thw1309. I'm still a bit confused however. I'm looking for an info-box suitable for particular laws, rather than general categories and classes of law such as Contract Law. In particular I'm looking for a Federal or Public Law infobox suitable for the PETS Act article and others. Thanks --TreeKittens 17:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
how to hide your username in the page history
how do I create new pages without showing my user name. I don't want people to know I am writing about them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Woomou (talk • contribs) 06:26, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- In short, you can't. All your contributions will be credited to User:Woomou unless you log out and then those edits will be credited to your IP address. Dismas|(talk) 06:34, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)you can't, edit under an IP address if people recognise your username.--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 06:36, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- The whole history system is in place to keep people accountable. If you don't want to take credit for something you wrote, it's probably because said material is not acceptable. - 131.211.210.17 09:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Legal case results citation
I'm came across the article for Colleen Shannon which says that she was involved in a legal battle over her high school yearbook photo when it got published in Playboy. I've been able to find a lot of links to articles about the case written before the decision of the court was made but not one link explaining how the case was settled. Does anyone know how I might find such info? Dismas|(talk) 06:33, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I would recommend you take your question to the reference desk, where your question can be answered. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 06:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Will do. I was on the fence as to whether I should bring my question here or the Ref Desk. I thought since it had to do with an article, I'd bring it here. I guess I was wrong. Dismas|(talk) 08:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- The Help Desk is more for understanding the nitty-gritty of working on Wikipedia. Factual information, whether related to an article or not, is what you head to the Reference Desk for. Good luck finding that info! Confusing Manifestation 12:51, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Will do. I was on the fence as to whether I should bring my question here or the Ref Desk. I thought since it had to do with an article, I'd bring it here. I guess I was wrong. Dismas|(talk) 08:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Links inside brackets
How do I create a link inside a bracket?
- Looks silly: In a now famous passage in the Reflections, Burke lamented: "I had thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from the scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her [Marie Antoinette] with insult. – But the age of chivalry is gone."
- Doesn't have link: In a now famous passage in the Reflections, Burke lamented: "I had thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from the scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her [[[Marie Antoinette]]] with insult. – But the age of chivalry is gone."
Thanks. Awadewit | talk 07:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
See how I changed your markup. That's how I'd do it. A little unwieldy, but it gets the job done. Into The Fray T/C 07:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Or ... for a more illustrative response: <n0wiki>[</n0wiki>[[Marie Antoinette]]<n0wiki>]</n0wiki> where 0 = o. :) Into The Fray T/C 07:17, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
hacking windows XP by internet
can you give me the total information about
netbus virus and the starbus virus which affects windows XP202.54.42.17 08:45, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- You're looking for the Computing Reference Desk. Not this page. Dismas|(talk) 08:57, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Problem seeing particular images on Wikipedia
Hi there, I have been having a problem for a while in which I cannot see some images on Wikipedia. At times I can click on the text that says it is a picture and the picture is fine but it doesn't show up in reduced and sometimes in full size. Here is an example Image on Wikimedia
Thanks for any help Lummie 09:35, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- This is a ongoing known problem stemming from some issue on Commons, the developers are aware of it, and is looking into it. KTC 09:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Oh ok, wasn't sure if it was my computer or settings. Cheers Lummie 10:36, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
formations simliar to adams bridge all over the world
how many formations similiar to adams bridge exst in this world. I mean so linear and so long almost mimicing a man made bridge≈12:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)12:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)~~partharjun_2000
- Adam's Bridge doesn't address this. Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: . I hope this helps. PrimeHunter 13:58, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Christanity and homosexuality
In Corinthians 6:9 the bible names things that will keep you from getting to heave,such as the effeminate,just exactly what is effeminate refering to and does the bible say that a homosexual can not enter the kindom of God? send answer to <email address removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.68.248.214 (talk) 12:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Timothy. This is the wrong page to ask those kind of questions. You could try Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities. Pedro | Chat 12:36, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
What is Wikipedia
what is wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.139.113.14 (talk) 12:20, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- HI and welcome. See Wikipedia:Overview FAQ for more information! Hope that helps!Pedro | Chat 12:33, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
homosexuality in islam
Ěwho published this article 196.10.121.2 12:37, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you mean Homosexuality and Islam, then there isn't a "publisher" in the traditional sense. If you scroll to the top of the article and click on the "History" tab, it will show you who has contributed to the article (and even see what their contributions were), and if you're planning to cite it in a paper of some sort, there's a "Cite this article" link on the left-hand side of the page. However, see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia for some caveats and other stuff. Confusing Manifestation 12:48, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Warning template?
I'm looking for a template that thanks the user for editing Wikipedia and thanks him for reverting his own edits. I've seen such a message on some users' talk pages, but I can't find a template that does exactly that. There are templates that thank them and warn them but the ones I find imply that someone else reverted their edits. When a user experiments, then goes back and reverts his own changes the wording should be different. Sbowers3 12:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I suspect you're looking for {{subst:uw-selfrevert}}. If you haven't look over it before, you might also want to take a look at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. They're all nicely collected there. :) --Moonriddengirl 12:45, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. That is exactly where I looked but I didn't look low enough. Sbowers3 13:59, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Toolbar tabs
The toolbar buttons at the top of my edit page have suddenly stopped working. Any idea how to fix this? MChew —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 13:54, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- There were some fixes to help image display in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (and 5.5) added recently, but specifically for those two browsers, they seem to have caused the toolbar buttons not to work. It's a known problem; in the meantime, you can work around the problem by using a different browser (either by upgrading to Internet Explorer 7, or by using a different browser altogether). --ais523 14:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! I was using IE-6. The buttons work fine under Firefox. --MChew 15:33, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Macro environmental factors
Macro environmental factors affect organization’s marketing efforts. Discuss each of the macro environmental factors in detail with relevant real life examples that should include local and multinational companies operating in Malaysia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.48.204.189 (talk) 13:57, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Is this a test you're giving us? This page is for help with using Wikipedia, not answering essay questions. The reference desk is for factual questions, but you should do your own homework. Leebo T/C 16:07, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
English wikipedia and MS Windows Vista Home Premium - pages garbled upon refresh or revisit
I recently bought a machine with this newer OS. Wikipedia pages (English and French, all I tested) now show consistent display problems with both IE7 and Firefox browsers. The symptom is:
The first time a page is displayed it works fine. Upon subsequent display (even after restarting the browser) the page is garbled, as if I had opened a binary in a text editor. Flushing caches and temporary files had no effect, and I couldn't find any record of problems like this in a search.
Any ideas?
205.250.165.94 14:07, 17 September 2007 (UTC) DonRobinson
I cannot find specific information on How To Post An Article
Wikipedia Community
I have spent many hours this morning trying to figure out how to post an article. I have searched the site and only been able to discover "editing", not posting. Clearly I am missing something, and no one has been able to point me in the right direction.
Can someone inform? Thanks
Robert Allen 14:55, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you haven't already, read the Introduction and Tutorial. Then Wikipedia:Your first article is a good guide to what you should, and shouldn't, place in the article; and Help:Creating a new page gives information on how to create one. (To create an article, you simply edit a nonexistent article; the editing causes it to exist.) --ais523 14:58, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Start a new page is also relevant. Can you tell us where you expected to find the information? Obviously you spent those hours somewhere. - Mgm|(talk) 08:06, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
MizaBot
I have
{{User:MiszaBot/config |algo = old(1d) |archive = User_talk:My_user_name/%(monthnameshort)s/%(year)d }}
On my talk page, but MizaBot hasn't touched my talk page. Why is that? 70.233.156.5 15:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not sure exactly how the bot works, but do you have an account? You're not logged in now. It looksl like you'd probably have to change the "My_user_name" part to your username, whatever it is. Leebo T/C 16:04, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I have see 70.233.156.5 16:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- you may want to ask the creator of the bot, here: User talk:Misza13 — Timotab Timothy (not Tim dagnabbit!) 17:26, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I have see 70.233.156.5 16:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Numbered list
Info
I need to know how to make a consecutive numbered list after bullet points......... example below.....
- akpeokkoerk;aeo
- afdadlakjdfl;jdsjlsajlfjaljlfjlasj
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- adkfj;sjaldjaslj
- aksdfsd;flldska
- akldkfkas;f;lk;sd
- aldsaddakskdfls
- To generate a bullet point inside a numbered list entry, use
#*
, not:*
; for instance,
- akpeokkoerk;aeo
- afdadlakjdfl;jdsjlsajlfjaljlfjlasj
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- adkfj;sjaldjaslj
- aksdfsd;flldska
- akldkfkas;f;lk;sd
- aldsaddakskdfls
what happens when you have an image between numbers 3 and 4 this solution doesnt work........help--Gawatkin 19:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- How about this:
- akpeokkoerk;aeo
- afdadlakjdfl;jdsjlsajlfjaljlfjlasj
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- adkfj;sjaldjaslj
- aksdfsd;flldska
- akldkfkas;f;lk;sd
- aldsaddakskdfls
Does that work for you? Leebo T/C 20:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I am sorry I didnt explain myself very well, it looks very good here
- akpeokkoerk;aeo
- afdadlakjdfl;jdsjlsajlfjaljlfjlasj
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- adkfj;sjaldjaslj
- akjdfkjsajdfjsdllkjd
- aksdfsd;flldska
- akldkfkas;f;lk;sd
- aldsaddakskdfls
"biosolids" - sewage sludge
I would like to add a comment to the "biosolids" page . . . see following . . .
September 17, 2007
"Biosolids" is generic
About 15 years ago in an effort to deceive the public as to the true content of treated municipal sewage sludge (the landspreading of which is "regulated" at 40 CFR Part 503), the waste industry and EPA changed the name to "biosolids". However, so many camels have gotten their noses under the "biosolids" tent, that the word is no longer specific to human sewerage, and is now used for a number of other waste products. (Just check Google to confirm):
-textile biosolids - winery biosolids - unprocessed dairy biosolids - chemical biosolids - animal biosolids - cow biosolids - poultry biosolids - chicken biosolids - swine biosolids - pig biosolids - paper mill biosolids - brewery biosolids - abattoir biosolids - horse biosolids - meat processing biosolids - sewage biosolids.
Cornell (University) Waste Management Institute correctly refers to this toxic/pathogenic waste as "sewage biosolids". The federal Clean Water Act defines sewage sludge as a "pollutant".
Personally, I think an EPA Administrator got it right, when he said on October 21, 2001: "My personal view is, I don't think we should be using euphemisms," said Alan Hais, the EPA's program manager for sludge regulations. (Mr. Hais is now an employee of Water Environment Federation, the lobbying and PR arm of the sludge industry.)
Hshield16 16:17, 17 September 2007 (UTC)Helane Shields, PO Box 1133, Alton, NH 03809 sludge researcher since 1996 hshields@worldpath.net
but I can't figure out what to click on to send the comment to Wikipedia . . .
- If you want to edit the Biosolids article, just click the "edit this page" tab at the top. See Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia for more information. GlassCobra 16:53, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
deletion, having never tried to do it before
a recent update to the section "mothers" has taken me personally to distress. i strongly wish to have it removed. This section i talk about is about my mother which is untrue and i wish for it to be dealt with immediatly. how do i go about reporting this and getting it removed?
yours nick bradie.
86.134.169.199 16:35, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I have reverted that vandalism. See Help:Reverting for how to revert. PrimeHunter 16:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- After reverting did you add a warning to the vandal's talk page and/or notify WP:AIV? (I am asking not so much as a comment to you but to all readers of this page.) Sbowers3 17:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- It doesn't do any good to notify WP:AIV if it's the first warning on the vandal's Talk page, or the first warning in several weeks. Admins will remove the AIV entry because the vandal has not had a sufficient number of warnings. Warning tags need to escalate, starting with, for example, {{uw-v1}} and escalating through {{uw-v4}}. Corvus cornix 17:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Left a level 2 warning on the user's talk page, which was forgotten. I wouldn't disagree with a level 3 one, either, because it is quite nasty. x42bn6 Talk Mess 17:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I read higher on the page, saw a final warning on 11 September so notified AIV. Sbowers3 17:52, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I only had time to revert before going out. Good to see others followed up. The IP has been blocked for 24 hours. PrimeHunter 19:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I read higher on the page, saw a final warning on 11 September so notified AIV. Sbowers3 17:52, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Left a level 2 warning on the user's talk page, which was forgotten. I wouldn't disagree with a level 3 one, either, because it is quite nasty. x42bn6 Talk Mess 17:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- It doesn't do any good to notify WP:AIV if it's the first warning on the vandal's Talk page, or the first warning in several weeks. Admins will remove the AIV entry because the vandal has not had a sufficient number of warnings. Warning tags need to escalate, starting with, for example, {{uw-v1}} and escalating through {{uw-v4}}. Corvus cornix 17:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- After reverting did you add a warning to the vandal's talk page and/or notify WP:AIV? (I am asking not so much as a comment to you but to all readers of this page.) Sbowers3 17:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
color temperature
what is the match box stic color temperature —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.154.189 (talk) 17:29, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Have you tried the science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: . I hope this helps. PrimeHunter 19:22, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Kerala Locator map at Protected areas of Kerala
A small India map shows on the map at Kerala. Can someone please make it also show on the National Parks map at Protected areas of Kerala? I tried several ways but couldn't do it. Thank You.-Marcus 19:20, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- KTC 23:20, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Page Not Working
The "Migraine" page isn't working. It just says "Wikipedia is sustained by people like you. Please donate today." Nothing else is listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.129.203.101 (talk) 19:37, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you mean Migraine, it seems to be working for me, and doesn't appear to have been vandalized today. Try refreshing the page or clearing your cache. Hersfold (t/a/c) 19:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Custom TOC
Im formatting a book on wikisource, and i want to create a custom table of contents--basically, a TOC-like box (collapsible, same BGcolor) that's totally blank, that i can fill with my own custom pagelinks. could somebody point me to where i might find the appropriate code, or at least something thats easily modifiable? --PopeFauveXXIII 08:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Perhaps you could use Template:Show_hide_box as a base, and customize/modify that? Ariel♥Gold 09:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might find some choices over here. Happy editing! GlassCobra 14:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I found those already... i think theyre a little too different from the standard TOC to be of use to me. they'll come in handy for the background color, but im having more trouble figuring out how to collapse the box than anything else. I cant believe a blank TOC template doesnt exist, honestly! Im moving this question to the bottom in hopes of getting a few more suggestions, 'cause i guess i need to build one. --PopeFauveXXIII 20:07, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might find some choices over here. Happy editing! GlassCobra 14:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Banana storage
I have had many years researching banana storage and have found very little relevant inforamation under this heading.I found the heading is partialy protected. Have searched FAQCan you please a first time user how to add my information. Kevin Joseph Scott 101Kevin Joseph Scott 101 20:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- The page has indeed been semi-protected, which disables editing from anonymous users and registered accounts less than four days old. It looks like your account was only created today, so hang around for four days and then you can edit it. Or, if you like, you can swing over to my talk page and tell me the information that you'd like to add, and I can do it for you. GlassCobra 20:26, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Renaming pages
I edited the article on Clan Donald changing the names of the branches. Each branch was erroniously titled "Clan MacDonald of Antrim" etc. They should be titled "MacDonald of Antrim" etc. But the branch names were linked to articles about those branches and I cannot figure out how to rename the Wikipedia pages for those Clan Donald branches so they will stll be linked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmcdonald49 (talk • contribs) 20:55, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi. :) Renaming pages is explained at Help:Moving a page. This will create a redirect at the old title so that users can still find it. However, note that it's usually good policy to discuss a rename at the talk page of the article if you believe it may be controversial. :) (Oh, and let me add that you must be registered for more than four days to do this. Alternatively, you may request assistance at Wikipedia:Requested moves.) --Moonriddengirl 21:48, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Posting new article
Hello, I logged in and posted a new article but it has not appeared. I haven't received an email saying it was approved either. The FAQ wasn't helpful in telling me what to do, as far as I can tell. Any help would be appreciated.
Erin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emoore5186 (talk • contribs)
- Hi. I see that you posted in the Introduction on September 7th something about "Body1, Inc" and attempted to see if that had been the title of your article, but I don't see any evidence of such in a deletion log. Nor do I see anything about Body1.net or simply Body1. It's possible that your article was speedily deleted for failing to meet one of Wikipedia's essential guidelines for article inclusion. Usually, an editor will be notified on his or her talk page if this is the case, but not always. If you remember the title, you can find the steps for determining what happened at "Why was my page deleted?" If there isn't any record of it, I would wonder if something went wrong in the creation process. Particularly when creating complex articles, I like to keep a version outside of Wikipedia just in case of computer error (or, as is all too often the case with me, "computer user error"). Good luck tracking it down, and if you can't figure out, we may be able to help more with more detail. :)--Moonriddengirl 22:23, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- I checked if Emoore5186 had any deleted contributions and there were none. Erin, as Moonriddengirl described, you added a section to a sandbox, which is regularly flushed out and is only for experimentation edits. If you want the article to be added to the encyclopedia, it must be created at Body1. Leebo T/C 22:31, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- It's apparently "Body 1" with a space. Body 1 was deleted as spam in 2005 at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Body 1. I haven't seen the article but the AfD mentions Body1.com which is one of many Body 1 websites. A new article may also be deleted as recreation of deleted material (depending on how closely it resembles the deleted article which I haven't seen), or as spam or non-notable content. Your edit appears to break several of our policies and guidelines. If you are affiliated with Body 1 then see Wikipedia:Business FAQ and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter 23:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
signing in
I created an acct.successfully,confirmed my email etc..however AIM will not allow me to sign in,it consistantly tells me that my username or password is incorrect-I have checked it 5 tim es and it still wont sign in!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Myob25 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- This isn't AOL Instant Messenger, it's Wikipedia, and since SineBot knew what name to sign your post, it means you are definitely signed in here. If you are actually having troubles signing into AIM, that would be a question for the Computing Reference Desk, not the Wikipedia Help Desk. Confusing Manifestation 22:52, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might want to consider making a account on wikipedia. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 23:56, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you look at the SineBot signature, he/she does have an account (User:Myob25), and is indeed signed in. Confusing Manifestation 01:52, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
September 18
Adding a person to wikipedia
I am a very new at this.... my question.. may i add a person to wilkipedia? if so it's my father? he was a decorated Army officer....and if so... how do i start(navigate)?
thank you,
rapidfire67 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rapidfire67 (talk • contribs) 00:01, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please read Wikipedia's notability guidelines to make sure that your father is notable enough for inclusion. If you think he is, take a look at Help:Starting a new page. GlassCobra 01:07, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Also, because you are personally associated with him, take a quick look at the conflict of interest guideline and make sure you write the article with a neutral point of view towards the subject, referenced to third-party sources (i.e. you probably know a lot of stuff about him that can't be verified by others, which isn't really acceptable for inclusion). Confusing Manifestation 01:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Edits always on watchlist (solved)
Every page I edit keeps being added to my Watchlist, even if did not check the following in preferences:
- Add pages I create to my watchlist
- Add pages I edit to my watchlist
- Add pages I move to my watchlist
What did I forget? I'm on RC Patrol so you can guess this is really annoying. -- Kl4m Talk Contrib 00:03, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Change the watchRevertedPages option described at WP:TWINKLE. -- zzuuzz (talk) 00:07, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Citing the same source to many statements
I've got a book in front of me and an unsourced article, and before I begin, I want to be sure the best way to handle this. In a paper, I'd put a source for the book at the end then tag each statement with (Dalby XX), but wikipedia usually has numbered footnotes. Do I need to copy and paste the same info over and over but change the page numbers? Should I do the first one full-out, then do {{citebook |last = Dalby | pages = XX}} for the subsequent references? Kuronue | Talk 01:01, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I think the info you are looking for is described at Wikipedia:Footnotes#Citing a footnote more than once. Leebo T/C 01:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Mangua Nicargua article
this "lanicoya" puts in whatever she wants and ignores contributors including my articles that are good sources, just because she doesn't want her country to be seen at what it is. She uses this site as if it where her own if you haven't noticed what she doesn't like doesn't get put into this article and that is not right! you shouldn't even allow her to be apart of wikipedia because people like that who think they know it all and live in a fairy tale about i'm from nicaragua and just because i think it's heave that is what i'll put into the article. No that is not what the wikipedia rules state. This site is nothing but hypocrits who say read the wiki rules but neither of you including her follow the rules so why should any of us if not even the so called "volunteers" do. read the articles they are good sources that information needs to be put in there.66.161.18.212 01:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Note: The user is referring to the Managua article. GlassCobra 01:57, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Looks like you were adding biased information. LaNicoya was correct in reverting you; please see Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. Additionally, the sources you were using are insufficient; please read our reliable sources policy. Finally, personal attacks are not allowed here; it would be appreciated if you would be a little more civil. Thanks. GlassCobra 01:55, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Woah, slow down there. First off, calm down. Getting angry about things in an editing conflict like this only tends to make things worse. From what I can see, it looks like LaNicoya is trying to work with you. She is trying to help, but some of the information you're adding isn't suitable for Wikipedia or isn't written in a neutral manner. She's trying to work with you to incorporate the information you want to add in a manner that is acceptable to our guidelines. Please try to remember to assume good faith on the part of others, and if that doesn't work, take a step back for a while to give things a chance to calm down so they don't get out of hand. Ok? :-) Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Editing Error
I have been doing minor edits on the page on Michel de Montaigne, and have deleted the "School/Tradition" line from the bio area. For some reason, the information is still showing up, unformatted, on the page. Can someone share advice here? Westkeith 01:21, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- It looks like the way that infobox template is formatted, there is no way to completely remove that parameter. You must simply leave the parameter blank, but removing it completely is causing the parameter name to show up instead of blank space. Leebo T/C 01:26, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Region, Name, Birth, and School/tradition are compulsory
- School/tradition should be selected from Category:Philosophical schools and traditions;
- Keeping the parameter name without a value looks less bad:
school_tradition = |
- PrimeHunter 02:33, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Trouble with the status indicator... last resort
Alright... I've asked a number of users about this. None could fix it. Now I go to the help desk:
I have a status indicator on my userpage. I've recently renovated it (as well as my userpage), so that there'll be a link when I click on the little traffic light thing (you know when you see it). The problem is that the traffic light isn't right next to the "this user is ___" part when it should (you'll obviously know when you see it). I need someone who fix that problem. If you could, thanks! MITB LS 03:03, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm confused. On my screen, the traffic light appears under the letters "Th" in "This" - do you want it moved to the other side, the right edge of the screen? Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I can try to look at it later - I tried a fix just now and all it did was squish the traffic light. Unfortunately, I've got to head to class but I will try to take a look tomorrow if I don't get a chance today or someone's already fixed it. Sorry for delays. Hersfold (t/a/c) 13:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Nestle addition
I submitted an adder last week just above the Gerber purchase entry w/ respect to Nestle's purchase of my former company, Novartis Nutrition for $2.5B. It was initially shown, but since has been removed. Why? I submitted a Business Week reference as backup, but alas, it didn't appear to be enough to satisfy your editors. Please advise as to why my factual addition was deleted.
Rgds.
<contact info removed to avoid spam> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.51.223.1 (talk) 04:27, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- You're editing under an IP address, not an account, and your IP address has never edited before this. Can you point us to the article you're referring to, or give the name of the account you used to create it? —Dark•Shikari[T] 05:01, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- It must be this edit to Nestlé. It was poorly formatted with URL's displayed inside the article text. I don't know whether this is why MER-C reverted it [5] with no argument. You can ask at User talk:MER-C. PrimeHunter 14:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
how to place image on wikimedia page
hello,
I want to know how to place image on wikimedia page?
As I can see only the link provided by me of that image .
thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Newlyeditor (talk • contribs) 05:23, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Image tutorial. Confusing Manifestation 06:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
DEFAULTSORT magic word, the PAGENAME template, and transcluded categories
Wikipedia:Categorization used to say this:
- For instance, on George Washington,
{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, George}}
would cause a subsequent[[Category:United States presidents]]
to be equivalent to[[Category:United States presidents|Washington, George]]
, not[[Category:United States presidents|George Washington]]
.
I have tested this and concluded that this statement was misleading, and have removed the phrase "a subsequent", because {{DEFAULTSORT}}
appears to affect all categories, not just subsequent ones. I have also included some more information and a suggestion on use of {{DEFAULTSORT}}
and {{PAGENAME}}
in categories. Can someone please confirm that I am correct, and that my edits make sense. Be bold. — PhilHibbs | talk 09:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I think it was supposed to say "ALL subsequent categories" as in everything that comes after the magic word. - Mgm|(talk) 10:14, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- My point is that it doesn't just affect subsequent categories, it affects all categories, even ones that are before the magic word (and that don't have their own pipe trick). — PhilHibbs | talk 14:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- This edit to meta:Help:Category was not there when Help:Category was last updated from meta, so the two pages contradict eachother currently. Should Help:Category be updated from meta? PrimeHunter 15:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- My point is that it doesn't just affect subsequent categories, it affects all categories, even ones that are before the magic word (and that don't have their own pipe trick). — PhilHibbs | talk 14:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I changed local time setting and language seeting seems to have changed
I created my account this morning and went into Preferences to have a look at settings there. I used the 'load from browser' button to tell the system I'm 1 hour ahead of server time and suddenly everything is in Welsh. Please help me change it back to English!FredHerbert 09:39, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- On the top line of the window please press "fy newisiadau" (my preferences). There you press "Data defnyddiwr" (user profile). There is a box, which shows "cy cymraeg" there you search "en english" Then you only have to press "Cadw ffafraethau" (save). --Thw1309 09:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
humanities
please i would like to know if studying humanities as a broadcast discipline is that relevent.
thank you, princess —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.85.201.250 (talk) 10:59, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- This page is for help with Wikipedia. You may have more luck asking these kinds of questions at the reference desk. Leebo T/C 13:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
speeling yes spelling error
Egyptian museum
someone has written specialising incorrectly it has an 'a' in it
Cheers A
58.84.113.107 11:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Leebo T/C 13:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
GAMES!!!!!
do you have any games????????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.250.34 (talk) 13:20, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
im sooooo bored n i wnt 2 play sum games! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.250.34 (talk) 13:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hello, and I'm sorry, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a game site. Ariel♥Gold 13:23, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Department of Fun#Games and Category:Wikipedia games. PrimeHunter 13:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- The argument is always made in MfDs for those games that their existence makes things less stuffy for regular Wikipedians, but I can see them attracting drive-by users who don't contribute to the encyclopedia more. Leebo T/C 13:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- The Help desk is essentially a game where we solve puzzles and riddles of arbitrary difficulty. I suggest to anyone who is bored with editing on Wikipedia, try answering questions on the Help desk. If those are too easy, check out the Reference desks, the Village pump, and for a real challenge head over to mw:Project:Support desk. --Teratornis 16:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- The argument is always made in MfDs for those games that their existence makes things less stuffy for regular Wikipedians, but I can see them attracting drive-by users who don't contribute to the encyclopedia more. Leebo T/C 13:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
joining and using wikipedia-
After I set up an account with wikipedia can I use the content on my own webpages? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.107.240 (talk) 15:31, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- You don't even need to setup an account. All you need to do is note that content is released under the GFDL license and which Wikipedia page it came from. See Wikipedia:Contact_us/Top_questions#Can_I_copy_articles_from_Wikipedia.3F for more and Wikipedia:Copyrights#Reusers.27_rights_and_obligations for much more detail. Cheers!--Chaser - T 15:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Changing my monobook
Hi sorry to bother but I am having difficulty in setting my User:Blofeld of SPECTRE/monobook.js. I'd like the set the main page to "executive" altertative by default which is [[6]] so when I click main page it automatically goes to this page but it isn't working. How can I do this? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 15:40, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Error/Fout
Everytime I try and log in to Wikipedia, I recieve a "RGS7387 Error Code SA ELEKTRONIKS" error messege. What is all this about? What does it mean? Thank You. Instrrueneraatzimmer 15:45, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Elkemaal Ek probeer en log binne-in wikipedia, Ek ontvang 'n "RGS7387 Error Code SA ELEKTRONIKS" fout messege. wat is al hierdie omtrent? watdit bedoel? dankie. Instrrueneraatzimmer 15:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- You posted that while logged in here at the English Wikipedia. Are you referring to another language version? What is the exact URL of the login page? PrimeHunter 15:57, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- http://af.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spesiaal:Userlogin&returnto=Tuisblad Is the Afrikaans page. Instrrueneraatzimmer 16:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I don't know what causes this. I don't have an account there and get normal looking Afrikaans error messages when I try to log in with a false password for a real (not mine) or false user name. Can you try another browser or Internet connection? PrimeHunter 16:34, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I use the Bloemfointein Telekomm connection at 54.0 megabutes per second. I cant use another browser. I have never seen this messege before, my computer language is english. Perhaps its something I downloaded? Instrrueneraatzimmer 16:52, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- No it will take forever Instrrueneraatzimmer 17:26, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
sunnat
What is sunnat89.80.209.103 17:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Sunnah. For future reference, though, questions like this belong at the reference desk, not here. GlassCobra 17:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
default search
The search for a particular name returns only a reference to a minor actor, but not that of a well-known academic with the identical name. What is required to have the Wikipedia search return references, with the most important listed first? 18.85.18.109 17:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- It would be a big help if you could tell us exactly which pages you're referring to. It sounds like you're requesting a disambiguation page for the name, but you should also read Wikipedia's naming conventions. Leebo T/C 18:08, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Also, if you type something into the search box and press "Enter", it's equivalent to clicking the Go button, which attempts to take you to an article of that name first. If you click on the Search button instead, then you will get a search engine-like list of results, even if there is an article whose title matches your search term, so it will show you if there are other pages with similar titles. Confusing Manifestation 22:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
E-MAILing other people on Wikipedia
Hello,
Is it possible to E-MAIL articles from your site to other people?
Elliot Lanes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bru122 (talk • contribs) 18:06, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, you could send an email with the link, or you could copy and paste the text. But there is no email function on Wikipedia itself to generate an email. Leebo T/C 18:08, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can still send them the link to ensure they get the most up-to-date copy of the article. - Mgm|(talk) 20:12, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- In IE7, there is an icon at the top of the screen that looks like a piece of paper and a pencil, and the word "Page" next to it, with a down arrow for a drop-down menu. If you click on that arrow, you get a series of options, one of which is "Send page by email" and one of which is "Send link by email". I can't tell you about other browsers, but there should be something similar in all of them. Corvus cornix 17:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Printable Version
Does anyone else have the problem when using the "Printable Version" function for any particular entry of having certain pages print and other pages have nothing on them except the standard header and footers (i.e. page title, page #, web address, date)?
For instance, I printed the [Master of Architecture] Wikientry after clicking on "Printable Version" at the top of the screen. Then, the first page printed normally, but pages 3 through 4 printed blank except for the header and footers mentioned above.
Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AreDaval (talk • contribs) 20:16, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I tried and tried
To get Kader Abdolah's picture with his discription, picture title kaderschoice.jpg. I just can't get it there, I seem to make things worse instead of better... :(
I have followed all instructions and uploaded three times, but the picture just doesn't appear. :(
Can you help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marjoline (talk • contribs) 20:21, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- The image is there in the article, it just wasn't loading because the picture is so large. I changes the image size down to 100px. Feel free to change it but at least now it loads straight away. AngelOfSadness talk 20:24, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
My page about a musician.
Hello my name is Alex Brautigan. I am asking a question concerning about an article about this musician named Chris Sutton, who lives in Olympia, Washington. I have attempted many times to keep my page up and I do not understand why it is being deleted. I think the page is significant because it is about a band that is influential on the development on popular music and how music can be percieved. Please tell me, why is my article inappropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrwebb1375 (talk • contribs) 20:45, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please read Wikipedia:Notability (music). Notability isn't subjective; it's a matter of having coverage in multiple, reliable sources. Things like reviews, interviews, record deals, etc. Leebo T/C 21:00, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Executive summary
How to make an executive summary —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.152.134.111 (talk) 20:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not quite sure what you mean, but the Help Desk is for questions about how to use Wikipedia, as indicated by the large red letters at the top of the page. You might try asking at the Reference Desk for factual questions. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you should mean an edit summary here at Wikipedia then there is a field below the edit box saying "Edit summary", but it's not there when you add a new section like in your question. PrimeHunter 21:16, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Administration Abuse
How do you report Administration Abuse? GoaliesRUS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.25.165 (talk) 21:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Replied on User talk:GoaliesRUS. Friday (talk) 21:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
How do I make a new page?
I just want to know how to make a page on the website. The sandbox has been covered with black and blue by Who-Knows-Who! —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:01, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. Hersfold (t/a/c) 22:04, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Before creating a article make sure it is encylopedia material and not something else. It is notable, and also meets WP:VERI. Thanks for contributing. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 23:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Quick Response, but 1 more queestion
Quick response, but I want to know why (and how to get it off) there is black & blue shapes covering the sandbox page. Idiots and their Images... —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:08, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at the sandbox. If you want your own sandbox, start it here: User:WinCampXP/sandbox, don't use this page for edit tests, please. Into The Fray T/C 22:09, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- For the record, the sandbox comes up fine for me. Into The Fray T/C 22:12, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Advertisements/spam on user page
A recent visitor to this page has shameless advertisements in the form of linkspam on his/her user page. Is this permissible? If it were anywhere but a Userpage, I'd already BE BOLD; but user pages are tricky and I wish to observe Wikiquette. --Orange Mike 22:26, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- User:WinCampXP/sanbox <-- that, Mike? Into The Fray T/C 22:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sortakinda, yeah. --Orange Mike 22:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- See [7] -- kainaw™ 22:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanx! --Orange Mike 22:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Also, I know it doesn't really apply here, but speedy deletion criterion G11 applies to all pages, not just articles. Anything that is blatant advertising can be tagged with that. Leebo T/C 22:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I didn't know either. Into The Fray T/C 22:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Wow, I didn't know that! So would User:Mahadevmadhavnidhi and User talk:Mahadevmadhavnidhi fall under the speedy heading? I've been stumped on what to do about this guy for a while. GlassCobra 01:23, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm. At the very least it's a flagrant violation of What Wikipedia is not, on several accounts. Has anyone talked to him about it? I'm going to blank both pages and leave him a message explaining why he can't use his userspace that way. Leebo T/C 01:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sort of. This guy was a vandal active last month; if you look at his contribs, he tried to make a page for a company called the same thing as his username. He re-created the page several times after it was speedied, including, among other things, the content on his user and talk pages. I don't think he was reported to UAA or anything, though. Doesn't look like he's done anything substantial since, except popping up towards the end of the month to blank all the warnings from his talk page. GlassCobra 01:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm. At the very least it's a flagrant violation of What Wikipedia is not, on several accounts. Has anyone talked to him about it? I'm going to blank both pages and leave him a message explaining why he can't use his userspace that way. Leebo T/C 01:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Also, I know it doesn't really apply here, but speedy deletion criterion G11 applies to all pages, not just articles. Anything that is blatant advertising can be tagged with that. Leebo T/C 22:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanx! --Orange Mike 22:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Did you fix the sandbox yet?
{{helpme}}
I want to know if you fixed the sandbox main page yet. If you did, I'll make a Thank You site on freewebs.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs)
Photo ?
Hello.....a page: Harold Leighton Weller has been added to Wikipedia. I have a photo for the page if that is permissable. Please let me know how I should submit it.
Many thanks,
Halweller 23:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC)halweller (Harold Leighton Weller )
- Please see policy regarding images. Also, as your user name suggests, if you are indeed Harold Leighton Weller (I haven't read the page), please read WP:COI before making any changes to the article. Into The Fray T/C 23:12, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
September 19
Reporting Bias Articles
I have encountered an article that I believe to be bias. I would like to know how to report this to an administrator, or someone who is more experienced at Wikipedia. To make the situation worse, threats of legal action have been made to those that edit said article. Thank you in advance.
Note: The article was "Ballymena Academy". I've made a discussion page on the "issue". —Preceding unsigned comment added by RPGary (talk • contribs) 00:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you believe the article is biased, you are free to tag it with a {{POV}} tag. If there are any threats of legal action involved, please either contact an administrator immediately or bring a report to WP:ANI. Provide the relevant edits where any users made legal threats and the situation will hopefully be resolved. Thank you. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 00:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
This user has asked the following question with a helpme template:
"whenever i view a wikipedia article on this computer it just appears as regular text; the navigation bar with the wikipedia logo on the left is gone... why did this happen and how do i get it back?"
Anyone more technically proficient than I am have any ideas? Into The Fray T/C 00:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- It seems like the CSS isn't loading properly. I'm not too sure why, though. --saxsux 08:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Help!
I am innocent I didn't do anything wrong, so why was I blocked? WHY?!
WinCamXP 00:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Note - This has been explained to this user multiple times on their talk page and now they continue trolling. Into The Fray T/C 01:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- And they were only blocked for an hour. Corvus cornix 18:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Citing same source twice?
Let's assume you have a web link reference (using ref tags) and you want to use the source twice in the article body, but not have it show up (autonumbered) multiple times under the references... is there a way to do this? Crimson30 01:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- See: WP:FOOT#Citing a footnote more than once. --Teratornis 01:09, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sure. The first time you cite the source, instead of using <ref>text</ref>, use <ref name="provide a name">text</ref>. When you want to cite the same source again, type <ref name="provide a name" />.--Fuhghettaboutit 01:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! Crimson30 13:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sure. The first time you cite the source, instead of using <ref>text</ref>, use <ref name="provide a name">text</ref>. When you want to cite the same source again, type <ref name="provide a name" />.--Fuhghettaboutit 01:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
2 Pages on the same thing?
Why do we have an article on Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Tierra del Fuego? Shouldn't there be a redirect and only one page? Sseballos 01:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- The former seems to be a single island, while the latter is referring to the general area. If you wish to start a discussion for their merger, you may open a discussion on Talk:Tierra del Fuego, and/or tag both pages with the appropriate {{Merge}} tag. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 01:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- One article is an island and an the other is an archipelago. It's like saying that Hawaii and Hawaii (island) are identical subjects. Leebo T/C 02:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, that's not an appropriate analogy. Really the two we'd be comparing are Hawaiian Islands and Hawaii (island). Hawaii is politically defined. Leebo T/C 02:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- One article is an island and an the other is an archipelago. It's like saying that Hawaii and Hawaii (island) are identical subjects. Leebo T/C 02:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
deleting a page
How do I delete the page I created? I created a page on myself: Charles Pugh. Someone added a photo of me that I don't want on there. If it's that easy to just add things to my page, then I want it removed, please. HOW DO I DO THAT?
Charles Pugh <email removed to prevent spambots> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlespugh2 (talk • contribs) 02:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, there are a few things going on here that shouldn't have happened. Really, you shouldn't have created a page on yourself; that's a conflict of interest. Secondly, the page is not yours, since you agreed to license the information through the GFDL by creating the page. On the other hand, the article doesn't really contain any sources to establish your notability, so you may not have deserved a page in the first place. You could try nominating it for deletion at articles for deletion, but be ready for the results to not end in removal of your page if others improve it. Leebo T/C 02:46, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Nevermind. I actually read Charles Pugh and it was just an advertisement for yourself and violated most of the policies and guidelines. Let this be a lesson learned. Don't edit Wikipedia unless you are willing to allow your contributions to be edited mercilessly. Leebo T/C 02:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Photos/Images
I love your site, but continually have problems uploading appropriate, non-copyrighted images.
They keep getting removed because I don't know how to tag them. I wish someone could walk me through this. It's too difficult to figure out and I have some excellent, fitting images that would enhance your site.
Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by John2690 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Uploading images for a tutorial. Make sure you read Wikipedia:Image use policy before uploading your images, however. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 03:20, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Use the "licensing" box when uploading, or edit the page to add one of the {{template}}s from WP:TAG. Some images need a fair use rationale. --h2g2bob (talk) 06:43, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- When all else fails, put {{helpme}} on your User Talk page, and when someone comes along asking how they can help, explain the problem to them and ask for their input. Corvus cornix 18:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
How do I contest 'Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flo Jalin'
Hello,
I wrote an article that has become a target for Deletion. How do I contest this? I go to the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flo Jalin, but se no link for rebutal. What do I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericjj9 (talk • contribs) 03:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Just edit the page like you would any other page and add your comment after a bullet point using an asterisk * . It is generally considered customary to state your position first, in bold, by surrounding the text you want to be bold with three ' .
*'''Keep''' Reason ~~~~
- produces
- Keep Reason (Your signature and timestamp).
--Mr.Z-man 04:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Font size
now when I log on to wikipedia, all the text is real small, how do I switch it back to regular size or larger? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.107.104.41 (talk) 04:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Your browser should have options to set that - usually at View > Text size (or similar). Set it to normal or anything larger. On Firefox, I simply hit Ctrl-0. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Transferring article from sandbox to new page
I am satisfied with my article in the Sandbox, but I cannot figure out how to transfer it to a new page. I would appreciate your help.
Inver471ness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Inver471ness (talk • contribs) 05:03, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Help:Starting a new page has all the information you need. :) Just so you know, when you post on a talk page, you should type four tildes (~~~~) to sign your posts with your name and the date. Happy editing! GlassCobra 05:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Incidentally, the Sandbox is not actually a good place to put a planned article, since it tends to be very high traffic (try visiting it now and you'll see what I mean). What you can do, however, is start a personal sandbox and put the article there. I have pulled what you put together from your contributions, and put it at User:Inver471ness/Sandbox for you. Your account is old enough that you can just move it to the article space whenever you want. You may want to take a quick look at Wikipedia:Guide to layout and Wikipedia:Citation templates to see how to tidy up the page a bit. Confusing Manifestation 06:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Mozilla FireFox
Where can I download the Wikipedia FireFox application? The Hybrid 05:10, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- You mean the toolbar? http://wikipedia.mozdev.org/ --Max Talk 05:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
You can add the search engine!--The source of the cosmos... 00:30, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Title Change
The title of a newly created article isn't appearing the main search unless the precise words in their exact order are typed in. i am sure that the title of the article needs to be changed but am having trouble locating information about title changes and obviously can't change it in the main edit window. can someone clue me in to this, please? Most grateful. --Westkeith 06:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you wish to change the name of the page, then see Help:Moving a page. As for the necessity of inputing the title, you may make a redirect for a commonly used acronym or similar device for the article in question. For instance, for the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, there is a redirect to that page from KOTOR, a common shortening of the aforementioned title. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 07:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Also, it takes time for newly-created articles to be included in the search index. When you type in the exact title and hit go, it won't do a real search, but simply head for the page with that exact title. - Mgm|(talk) 07:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I believe what Westkeith is speaking of is the article Out of the Darkness (Community and Overnight Walks), there is already an article called Out of the Darkness while searching I also found many other pages with this name in titles which includes:
- Out of the Darkness (1971 film)
- Out of the Darkness (Community and Overnight Walks)
- Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)
- (1987-1989) Out of the Darkness - Into the Light
- Jerusalem (Out Of The Darkness Comes Light)
- Out of the Darkness EP
- Reach out of the Darkness
- Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
- Babylon 5: Legions of Fire - Out of the Darkness
- I Think perhaps the page Out of the Darkness should be renamed to Out of the Darkness (1985 Television movie) and then the Out of the Darkness article changed into a disambiguation page, like the page Mercury ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 08:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I page moved Out of the Darkness to Out of the Darkness (1985 television movie) then changed Out of the Darkness into a disambiguation page▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 00:38, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding subheadings
I'm wokring on an article that should have subheadings underneath the main headings.
Main Title
- First Heading Level 1
- Second Heading Level 1
- First Subheading Level 2
- Second Subheading Level 2
- Third Heading
I know how to make the main headings. It's the subheadings I can't do.
Timothy Perper 08:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Reply
- To make sub-heading add (three equal signs) rather then two on both sides of the headline.
- Four for sub-sub-heading
in your example this would be:
Main Title ==First Heading Level 1== ==Second Heading Level 1== ===First Subheading Level 2=== ===Second Subheading Level 2=== ==Third Heading==
- also see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings) for more information ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 09:01, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Are there plans for an AJAX-style edit?
so you can edit without reloading a new page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bboyjkang (talk • contribs) 08:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- The reference desk may be able to answer this question. LaraLove 15:31, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- No, it's a valid Help Desk question. The developers are working on it, I believe; various beta versions of the code are available, but the code for doing that isn't nearly reliable or stable enough to actually use on Wikipedia at the moment. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- More information about using AJAX with MediaWiki is on MediaWiki.org and on Meta. --Teratornis 17:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- No, it's a valid Help Desk question. The developers are working on it, I believe; various beta versions of the code are available, but the code for doing that isn't nearly reliable or stable enough to actually use on Wikipedia at the moment. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Vandalism
I was just working on one of my User Pages when someone vandalized the page. I removed it, but the vandal and comment are in the History section. It created an edit conflict too.
It's for User:Timothy Perper/Test
Lunatics...
Timothy Perper 09:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Tim. The Vandal has been blocked. The page looks okay now, don't worry about the edit conflict. Regretfully the page history can't be removed for things like this. Sorry about the vandal! Pedro | Chat 09:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Pedro! We can leave it on the page history. Sheesh. Buncha loons... Timothy Perper 09:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Add a new page to Wikipedia
Dear sir/madam,
I would like to now how I can add a new page to Wikipedia.
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Quinta van Rotterdam (email removed to protect from spam) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quinta123 (talk • contribs) 09:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
- Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
- If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. PrimeHunter 09:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
email purpose
can you send email of mba journals and articles & refer books —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.211.23 (talk) 09:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding a line of text immediately under the title of an article
How do I add an explanatory line immediately under the title of an existing article on manga I'm working on?
What I want is:
Title of Article
- Disambiguation stuff, already in
- I want to add a line in italics next that says "This article deals with manga in general. For details of individual manga series, plots and artists, see individual Wikipedia entries."
Is that clear? This is not a see a specific article, but a general comment.
Timothy Perper 08:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- OK, I figured out a way/workaround to do it. If someone wants to check, see the article on Manga. The page now looks the way it should.
- And if someone objects to the addition, please believe me, it's needed.
- Timothy Perper 10:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I would say such a comment would be superfluous to anyone reading the lemma. Are you talking about an attempt to avoid too detailed spam on the article? - Mgm|(talk) 08:50, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Stopping an edit war on Cairns, Queensland
Greetings, today, I updated the Cairns, Queensland article with the latest population figures out of todays Cairns Post (The city's main newspaper). Below is the edit history that has caused me to run into the three revert rule. I have tried to remain civil through it...
- 10:27, 19 September 2007 Fosnez
- Updated population figures with number published int he cairns post today)
- 11:07, 19 September 2007 Thuringowacityrep
- The Cairns post is not what we use for pop figs, if we did then Towsnville & Thuringowa would have 163,000 not 143,328 we use the ABS stats OK...Good...Thanks
- 14:11, 19 September 2007 Fosnez
- That's nice, update your own page then, WE use the most current, reliable source, in this case, the cairns post, instead of a census that is two years out of date.
- 15:49, 19 September 2007 Thuringowacityrep
- thats good but what gets said in a news paper in not always fact or correct and wiki must use fact and the censusis what every other City/LGA uses plus it is current as of 2006, so leave it alone.
- 19:44, 19 September 2007 Fosnez
- Anf if everyone else jumps of a cliff are you going to? Wikipedia:Reliable sources clearly states that mainstream newspapers are reliable sources. The figure on this page is incorrect by 13,217 people
- 19:56, 19 September 2007 Thuringowacityrep
- wake up fool you wish cairns had that many people it might with all the tourists but that is not the population we want on wiki, the ABS it what has been used for years and still will be.
In the above edit comments you can see I have been personally attacked, good faith has not been assumed and most importantly the article has got incorrect/out of date facts in it. A couple of things to bear in mind, Thuringowacityrep is clearly from the Townsville area and Townsville and Cairns has a *cough* healthy rilvary, hence (IMHO) the "you wish cairns had that many people" comment.
What do I do about this? Fosnez 10:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, according to the TRR, you have one revert left. If User:Thuringowacityrep reverts it again, then he/she is in violation of the rule. So technically you aren't out of the "fight" yet and no rules have been broken. Edit War is not yet declared, just border skirmishes. — PhilHibbs | talk 12:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Instead of explaining how to "win" the edit war, I would suggest that two editors either take it to the article's Talk page, or to dispute resolution. Or possibly, to Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia for discussion. Corvus cornix 18:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Failed attempt at levity. My bad. However, in all seriousness, it seems to me that the original edit is protected by the 3RR. One other editor can't "win" in removing another person's edit, the rule stops the war with the orginal edit still in place. Is this not the intention? That a second objector must intercede in order for the edit to remain revoked? — PhilHibbs | talk 12:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Instead of explaining how to "win" the edit war, I would suggest that two editors either take it to the article's Talk page, or to dispute resolution. Or possibly, to Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia for discussion. Corvus cornix 18:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Incorrect Info Johnny Afro
Hi I was doing a search in Google for myself and stumbled upon this wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Afro
for Johnny Afro. Some of the info is not true and I didn't see where it can be corrected.
Someone has embellished some BS.
I was the first hip hop producer to graduate from Stanford University and made popular the "Drum" on KZSU which holds the Guiness Book of World Records as the longest running hip hop radio show.
I had nothing to do with the G-Curl style Afro. That's someone being a clown. How do I clear this up??
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.192.129.20 (talk) 11:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- At the top of the article, there is a tab that says "edit this page". If you click that you will be taken to an edit page much like the one that you used to add your post above. You will see all the text for the current article. Read through that and make changes as necessary. Citing some reliable sources is also necessary. Published information from trusted sources allows information to be verified so that the types of issues you list above (inaccurate information) is not included. LaraLove 15:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Reverting
I'm a bit surprised by the guidance Help:Reverting#Do_not. I've been around at wikipedia for a long time without ever having read this, and although I acccept that reverting someone else can appear disrespectful, I've always taken the view that reverting is by far the best and easiest way to be bold whenever I think that a past version of a page is better than the current one for any reason. After all, I never have any worries about overwriting someone else's material with newer better material, and I don't see why reverting is fundamentally different. Do others see the issue differently? (Note that this is just a question: I'm not involved in a debate or dispute about this topic, anywhere) AndyJones 12:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I imagine its contextual. If somebody has put effort into making what they believe are improvements, they might well be put off by a blanket undoing. Overwriting has more of a chance to incorporate their efforts and to seem collaborative rather than simply dismissive. I frequently revert changes that might be good faith in recent changes patrol--for example, blanking. Many new editors might blank material accidentally, but I'm not going to take the time to retype it all. :) On one occasion, when the editor attempted to insert something and accidentally wiped out the references, categories & see alsos, I copied his or her single sentence addition and inserted into the earlier version, with a note to that effect in the edit summary. I imagine precision in the edit summary is particularly important when doing reversions, as is explaining to the user at his or her talk page why the reversion is made. I wouldn't revert and just say "old one sounds better", for instance. :) --Moonriddengirl 13:35, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Finding the author
I am doing an assignment on Edouard Manet and have used your site and loved the info it has given the only other thing I need to know is who wrote this information adn when they did. THis is necessary for the bibliography.
Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.242.134.235 (talk) 13:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- There's a whole page available about how to cite Wikipedia at Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. --ais523 13:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Encyclopedias aren't primary sources, and so shouldn't really be used where you need to cite your sources. This is one of the reasons that we are pushing to get more references into the articles, so that they can be used as a starting point for research such as your assignment. A lot of colleges will reject your research or mark it down if it uses Wikipedia as a source — not because of any accuracy concerns, simply because it's an encyclopedia. — PhilHibbs | talk 16:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
history of recreated deleted pages
If a deleted page is recreated (not undeleted), do the version(s) before deletion show in the history? Arutena 13:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Not by default. An admin can re-add them to the history if it seems an appropriate thing to do (depending on what the old versions were), and you can request such a re-adding at Wikipedia:Deletion review. --ais523 13:37, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
boogytalk
Hello,
A friend of mine told me about a wikipedia page about our site Boogytalk.com. I really don't mind that their is a wikipedia page, but please then a nice one :)
A bit over the website; A few months ago I, with some friends started to build a site where everyone can broadcast himself and talk with eachother via webcams, sound and chat. One of the reasons we wanted to do that, its because we like the Boogie Woogie music, we hope soon, when a lot of visitors will come we can let this music live again.
Kindest regards,
John —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enterpoint (talk • contribs) 13:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi John. I'm afraid that the the Boogytalk article has now been delted (by me) as it did not assert the Notability of the website. Please see WP:CSD#A7 for reasons why articles are speedily deleted from Wikipedia for this reason. Any problems please feel free to approach me at my talk page. Pedro | Chat 13:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Most viewed pages when i search with a keyword
when i search with a keyword,i want to see most viewed pages with that key word.Is than functionality present in wiki? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.53.95.130 (talk) 13:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- At the moment, view counts for pages aren't maintained because it would place too much strain on the servers. So unfortunately, it's impossible. (Some approximate counts are maintained, but they aren't anywhere near accurate enough for what you suggest because they only give accurate figures for the most popular pages.) --ais523 13:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
duplicate name help
I want to create a new article about someone. A different person by the same name already exists, how can I go about creating this new article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pjbermel (talk • contribs) 14:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Create the new article with something in parentheses at the end of the title to distinguish it from the old one; for instance, George Washington (inventor) is a different person to George Washington. You should then put a note up at the top of each article so that people who search for one can find the other; the usual way would be to use the {{otheruses4}} template, and instructions for doing this can be found on Template talk:Otheruses4. --ais523 14:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- (editconflict)Usually, what will happen is if there's already one article about one person (ie. John Doe), and you want to write an article about another John Doe, you could create a new article for them by tacking some notable fact about them at the end, like their job (ie. John Doe (author), John Doe (carpenter)). See some disambiguation pages for examples. Also, before you create an article, please read Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. Good luck! GlassCobra 14:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Help, need to make third revert but fear banning
the article of Anglo-Scottish border is offensive name and should be English-Scottish border, have tried to talk on talkpages and stuff but keeps reverting back, i fear third revert ban, need advise pls. thank you. YESYESandmanygoals 14:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm sorry if you find it offensive, but "Anglo" has always been the reference name for England in that context, just like "Sino" for China. See Sino-Japanese War. GlassCobra 14:31, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Glasscobra, thank you many for fast answer. I ask though, what is wrong with English-Scottish border ? surely it is better name and is much more understandable for person not knowing this, the word anglo has many politcal motives in modern times, English is best name, can you help me ? YESYESandmanygoals 14:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- But nobody replies to it, they just do not answer, but when i change they revert it! YESYESandmanygoals 14:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- We can point you to dispute resolution, but this page is not the place to host a content dispute. Also, the three revert rule means that you can't make more than 3 reverts in 24 hours. That's not an excuse for making exactly 3 every 24 hours, but you won't be banned for breaking 3RR. You could be temporarily blocked, but that's different. Leebo T/C 15:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- But nobody replies to it, they just do not answer, but when i change they revert it! YESYESandmanygoals 14:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
invoking 'Random Article' function from shortcut or homepage
I set the 'Main Page' as my home page a couple of months ago and have found 'Today's Featured Article' to be an easy way to introduce my kids to things beyond 'Current Events'. Today I discovered the 'Random Article' function, which take the 'featured article' concept to a whole new level by providing a new article each time the browser is invoked, rather than just once a day. I noticed the 'Random Article' function does not have it's own address, and also that it can be invoked by 'Alt-X' while in a page.
Not knowing much about browser technology, I am interested in knowing if there is a command line option to invoke the 'Random Article' function directly, either in the Internet Explorer Home Page Address field, or within a shortcut.
Much thanks for any help.
Keljohnca 16:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)keljohnca
- The URL (Internet address) of the 'random article' feature is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random (you can set this address as your home page, or bookmark it as a shortcut, the same way as with any other address). Hope that helps! --ais523 16:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
There is currently a dispute between me and another editor over certain additions to Help:Archiving a talk page. It appears we can not establish consensus between the two of us and since this page is frequented by many users looking to help other Wikipedians, I figured it may be a good idea to come here asking for third party input. — [ aldebaer ] 17:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Undoing more than one edit at a time?
Hello. I like to help clean up vandalism, but there is something I cannot quite figure out that I have seen others do. How do you go about undoing more than one edit at a time? Right now, I just go and undo them one by one, but I know/have seen people do more than one undo at a time. How do you do that? Thank you! Tabor 17:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- There are several ways. Most often you will see people using an automated tool like Twinkle or AWB for making special edits/edit summaries. Next, administrators have a rollback function for reverting consecutive edits by a single user. Lastly, you can just go to the version you want to restore, hit "Edit" and save that page; that undoes all subsequent edits. Leebo T/C 17:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
gulf the book
when did the gulf war begin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.254.23 (talk • contribs)
- You should go to the Reference desk for this type of question - this is where you ask questions about editing Wikipedia. However, you might be able to simply look at the article Gulf War. x42bn6 Talk Mess 18:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Screenshot use from online video and Request a photo template
I'd be willing to bet this has been answered somewhere but I don't know where to look. I'm editing an article about an internet celebrity and am looking to get an image for use. Is their policy about using a screenshot? Also what is the request a photo template? I've seen it on a few articles but haven't a clue where to find it. Thank you! Benjiboi 19:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- A screenshot from a video would need a fair use rationale, unless the video was licensed for free use. Such a rationale could not be established for the purpose of identifying a living individual, of whom a free image could be obtained. Unsure off the top of my head on the request template. Leebo T/C 19:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- {{photoreq}} should be the template you're looking for - it goes on the talk page, and gives a big red warning message if it's not there. Also, you could put the image Image:Replace this image1.svg up within the article itself - that should make it a little more noticeable and also gives people instructions on what to do about it when they click on the image. Hersfold (t/a/c) 19:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Deleteing account
How do I delete my account. I don't want to simply abandon my user profile, I want to delete it.Gibbs59 19:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Short version: you can't.
- Longer version: This account has only made one edit, which was this question to the Help desk, so there's no need to delete it. If you're referring to another account, you can blank your user page and vanish, but the account will not be deleted. -- Kesh 20:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can also tag your userpage and talk page with {{db-userreq}}. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 21:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Move page
To the Wikipedia-team
I have created the following page: "Myc4", but it should have been: "MyC4" - now I'm unable to locate the "move this page"-button on the page. I would kindly ask you to move this page for me.
- Thanks in advance. Rune —Preceding unsigned comment added by Runekokholm (talk • contribs) 19:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I've moved it, the tag reads "move" and should be located to the right of the history tab. You should be aware, however, that the article currently does not establish why MyC4 is notable and has been nominated for deletion under Criteria for speedy deletion A7. Please see our guidelines on what companies are considered notable for more information. Hersfold (t/a/c) 19:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Editing Article Titles
How can I edit the title of my article. Each word should be capitalized and they aren't. Just the first word is.
Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.57.75.120 (talk) 20:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you're logged in with an account that is more than four days old, you can move the article to the correct title. Be sure to check the policy on naming conventions before making your move. :) --Moonriddengirl 21:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- By the way see WP:OWN. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 21:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Malagasy currency
What is the exchange rate between the Malgasy ariary ane the US$ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.106.217.17 (talk) 21:12, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Malagasy ariary. If you cannot find the answer there, to post your question at that article's talk page. If that does not solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They will be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. :) --Moonriddengirl 21:17, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Special Icon
Does anyone have a picture of a pizza I can put on Wikipedia messages? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:21, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Here you go: [8] Into The Fray T/C 22:23, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- (ec) Also try Image:Pizza.svg Jonathan Mind you, I've made at least ONE EDIT! Huzzah! 22:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Pepperoni_pizza.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "put on Wikipedia messages?" You can't include images in your signature, it's disruptive. Leebo T/C 22:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
'Into The Fray I need to know to put the image so it shows the picture, not the web address.
How do you get the pizza picture show on the message, not show the web address. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- See WP:Image or wait for another editor to respond here. I'm not an image expert. Into The Fray T/C 22:29, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not 100% sure if I'm answering your question, so tell me if I'm not :) To display an image as a link on a page, type M
[[:Image:Imagename]]
, and to get it to display a picture, type[[Image:Imagename]]
. For example:
[[Image:Example.jpg]] becomes:
and [[:Image:Example.jpg]] becomes: Image:Example.jpg. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 22:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
searching for template usage
Is there any way to search for all pages that use a particular template? For example, I'm interested in seeing all articles that have use the {{Protein}} template. Suggestions? Thanks, AndrewGNF 23:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sure. Go to Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Protein. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 23:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Brilliant, I knew there must be an easy link somewhere... Thanks much... AndrewGNF 00:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Finding out the AUTHORS of a particular entry?
We need to know the AUTHORS of a particular entry - for a bibliography. How do we find that out????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.7.142.159 (talk) 23:53, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
September 20
Editing the MediaWiki side panel
I'm sure it can be done, I just have no idea how. I just want to add another link in there, nothing major. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.45.187 (talk) 00:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure it can't be done unless you have developer rights. Sorry. Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:03, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You could make a request for the link to be added at bugzilla, however. You'll have to register an account there to do so. Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:05, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- (ec x2)I believe only developers can edit the "toolbox", but the text for the other sections of the sidebar is MediaWiki:Sidebar. Though it's only editable by adminsistrators, you can make a request on the talk page. — Malcolm (talk) 01:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Maybe he means something with his User CSS. I have my CSS set to put my toolbox (My Preferences, My Watchlist, My Contribs, etc.) on the left side of the screen rather than the top. Is it that much harder to add a link? - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 03:12, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, to change it for all users, yes. But adding a link just for yourself can be done with javascript and/or CSS. I'll explain if you want. — Malcolm (talk) 19:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
What is a word for someone who takes a trips?"
What is a word for someone who takes a trips?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.74.74.28 (talk) 00:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might be looking for tourist, but remember that the Help Desk is not for factual questions. You'd be better off at the reference desk or perhaps Wiktionary, our dictionary sister project. Hersfold (t/a/c) 00:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Automatic Hyperlinking
Hello. Whenever I type in an ISBN, it is linked to Wikipedia Book Sources. Alternatively, whenever I type a full external (outside of Wikipedia) website with the http:// prefix, it is automatically hyperlinked accordingly. This is good. How does Wikipedia do this? Thanks in advance. --Mayfare 00:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I think it's something to do with the CSS, a set of instructions for how pages get displayed. You can edit yours if you like here. Hersfold (t/a/c) 00:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. - It's actually more likely it's coded into the Mediawiki software - you'd have to ask at the tech village pump for a mroe detailed answer. Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:ISBN and m:Help:ISBN links. PrimeHunter 01:17, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Also see m:Parser testing/doMagicLinks and mw:Markup spec/BNF/Magic links. --Teratornis 01:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Are there notability guidelines for articles on newspapers?
And if there are, where can I find them? -- Craigtalbert 01:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm. I'm afraid I need a little more clarification. Do you mean that you want to create an article about a newspaper? If so, Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) is where you want to look. If you want to use a newspaper article as a source for an existing article, check our reliable sources guidelines. If that doesn't answer your question, please be a little more specific. Happy editing! GlassCobra 02:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, creating (or just created) an article on a newspaper, the Boulder Weekly. -- Craigtalbert 02:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Question
What is a word for someone who takes a trips?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.74.74.28 (talk) 01:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'll guess tourist, however, this page is for help using Wikipedia. The reference desk would be the more appropriate place for this. LaraLove 01:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
The tile on my page is wrong...it says User: Madison Jones. How do i change that?
How do i change my page title to just say "Madison Jones" and not "User: Madison Jones" at the top, which it reads right now? Is there a way to fix this asap? please let me know, im having difficulties.
Madison Jones 02:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Are you trying to write an article about yourself? android79 03:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- ... in which case, please see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:Autobiography. The direct answer to your question is that you would move it to Madison Jones per Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page, but there's already a page there about a different Madison Jones. In this case you'd have to create your page with a different title, see Wikipedia:Naming conventions and Wikipedia:Disambiguation. -- Rick Block (talk) 03:10, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- What you have right now is a user page. It's not meant to be an article, it's meant to be a page that tells other Wikipedia users who you are, for example to know what skills you might be able to contribute to Wikipedia. Confusing Manifestation 03:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Significance of "Requested Article"
I discovered today that someone (not me or anyone I know) dropped the following suggestion into your list of Requested Articles Natural Sciences/Biology under Evolution.
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"Cancer selection (James Graham's book may be a good start)"
I am James Graham (my book was published by Aculeus Press)and I might be interested in composing an article about my idea on cancer's role in animal evolution. However, I am reluctant to undertake the work if that listing of Requested Articles is less than an "official" expression of interest. I'm not a credentialed scientist and although I've received favorable scientific reactions (including a book review in Nature) some scientists are quite reluctant to take seriously anyone lacking the usual credentials.
To check my bona fides go to 1) my web site http://www.jamesgraham.bz/ (the article linked at Butterflies and Wheels is helpful) and (2) Google Scholar (enter "cancer selection" + graham) for more recent papers that refer to my book rather prominently. See Crespi & Summers (2 papers) and Saul and Schwartz especially.
I've only opened an account with you today and did so only because I discovered my name mentioned in the bit I've quoted above.
I'd rather not undertake the work unless you can give me a "green light". Of course I'm not asking for pre-approval of what I may write only that I will not be automatically rejected because I'm what some call a "layman'.
--Aculeus 03:01, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You're welcome to do so if you wish. To get started, you may want to take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article and some of our policies referring to article content - mainly neutrality, and our policies on citing reliable sources that can be easily verified. You should also take a look at our criteria for speedy deletion - many new pages get hit by one of those, and I wouldn't want your article to be one of them. Thanks for your help, it'll be useful for us to have an expert on the subject. Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:50, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- And, of course, take a look at the conflict of interest guidelines. Just make sure you don't (intentionally or otherwise) promote yourself at the expense of a neutral point of view. Confusing Manifestation 03:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
How do I scroll through Recent Changes and how long to update?
Is there a way I can simply click to see each change that's been made to a wiki in chronological sequence? I've looked at the recent changes page, but can't find an easy way to do this.
Also, how long does it take for a change to show up on the log on Recent Changes. There's a wiki that shows the latest change having occurred 3 days ago, although the most recent wiki has to have been updated more recently.
Cheers! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.37.119.130 (talk) 04:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Yup, click on the history tab at the top of a window. Or did you mean to wikipedia overall? There's not an easy way to do the latter, that I'm aware since so many changes are constantly being made. --Bfigura (talk) 04:58, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- And by 'wiki', are you referring to wikipedia, or other wiki's? I'm only really conversant on Wikipedia, where changes generally show up in the history and Special:Recentchanges as fast as the database permits (usually seconds). Best, --Bfigura (talk) 05:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments. By "wiki" I meant by particular entry within Wikipedia. Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.37.119.130 (talk) 05:08, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you want all edits to a particular entry in Wikipedia, you're looking for the history tab at the top of the article. - Mgm|(talk) 08:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
songs for the groom to dance with his mom
my son is getting married next year and we are trying to find a nice song to dance to. my son wants an italian song sung in italian do you have any suggestions????? i would really appreciate any help that you could give me. thank you very much victoria
ps my e-mail address is <e-mail removed> thanks again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.238.198.79 (talk) 05:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- This is the Help Desk for using Wikipedia. Your question would probably be better suited to either the Humanities or Entertainment section of the Reference Desk. Confusing Manifestation 05:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
uh, how do I get a block removed?
Hi, I'm user Markmayhew. My account has been blocked, I don't know why, etc. Can you enlighten me? 68.244.164.5 06:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- According to the blocklog:
Spartaz (Talk | contribs) blocked "Markmayhew (Talk | contribs)" (account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite (offensive and abusive interaction with other editors. We don't need that here)
- As far as what to do, add the following to your talk page.
- {{unblock|your reason here}}.
- It's not a guarantee, as the unblocking admin will check in with the blocking admin before doing anything. Hope that helps. --Bfigura (talk) 06:25, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- That won't work, as he continued his abusive behavior on his talk page, so it's now protected. He knows perfectly well why he was blocked, as it was pointed out repeatedly. --Pekaje 08:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Joseph Shade
Hi there,
I was wondering if you could help me in erasing the mention of where Joseph goes to school as i tried to erase this but it just reverted back. I want this deleted as he is my son and i feel by mentioning where he goes to school it is putting him at risk. thankyou. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolly0501 (talk • contribs) 11:10, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi. I see what you mean. It's removed from the article but will always remain in the article history. If you need that removed you will need to follow the procedure at WP:RFO. Any problems please ask. Pedro | Chat 11:45, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
question
how can i creat my address and forms my pages —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.13.185.253 (talk) 11:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- If I've understood your question correctly, you create your username by creating an account. Please read over the username policy to be sure your name conforms to guidelines.
- To create pages, please first search Wikipedia to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
- Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
- If you think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation.
- Your User Page is created in the same way. You may want to review Wikipedia:User page for guidance on what should and should not be included. :) --Moonriddengirl 12:08, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding images to userboxes
How do I add images to userboxes? I have been trying to add my newly created image (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DAR.GIF) to make a Daughters of the American Revolution userbox but I can't get the image to appear. -- Socal gal at heart —Preceding unsigned comment added by Socal gal at heart (talk • contribs) 11:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Socal gal. It depends how you are creating the box but normally just use something like "Image:DAR.GIF|43px" wrapped in hard brackets. Are you after something like this; ??
This user wants to make a Daughters of the American Revolution Userbox |
Pedro | Chat 11:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Dead links
How can i find a dead link to an external website within a Wikipedia page??? Pls if possible leave the comments in my talk page. Amartyabag TALK2ME 11:42, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Dead links will usually show up in red text in a Wikipedia page. Saturn 5 20:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Turbine
Dear Sir,
We want turbine of 1MW fully back pressure type , which would supply the steam to our paper plant.
The back pressure turbine is to be connected in the extraction line of our existing extraction cum condensing of turbine of 4MW.
The detail of the existing turbine is as follows:-
1] INLET :- pressure :- 64 Kg/cm2, :- temperature :- 490 deg. centrigrade
2] EXTRACTION :- pressure :- 7 Kg/cm2, temperature :- 265 deg. Centrigrade, 15 TPH
3] Power output :- 4 MW at 26 TPH.
Now your paper machine requirement is changed from 7 Kg/cm2 to 5 kg/cm2. Thus we are need of 1 MW power output to be generated or the how much power we can achieve from the extraction of the turbine by reducing the pressure from 7 kg/cm2 to 4.5 or 5 kg/cm2.
Or kindly suggest us what would be appropriate solution to avoid extra consumption of steam for power output at 7 Kg/cm2 extraction. By going up to extraction pressure at 5 kg/cm2 the steam consumption per kwh would be less.
Thanking you,
With regards,
Dwivedi M. S.
098256 06118 email id :- <email address removed> Gayatrishakti paper and boards ltd.,
Plot no. 799/1, GIDC, 3rd Phase,
Vapi :- 396195.
0260-2400451,2401588, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.218.150 (talk) 12:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
This page is for questions about USING WIKIPEDIA only. Please try the Reference Desk. Also, please do not interrupt other peoples questions with your own. ::Manors:: 12:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Manors (talk • contribs)
How to delete the uploaded Image file
Dear Sir/Madam,
I like to ask, how i can delete the uploaded image file from Wikipedia.
Shersinghrawat —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shersinghrawat (talk • contribs) 12:53, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi. You can request deletion through several different ways, depending on the reason you feel the image should be deleted. The deletion policy may help you determine the best approach. For images, you can request that the image be speedily deleted if it blatantly violates Wikipedia's policies. Otherwise, you can list it for discussion at "images and media for deletion". --Moonriddengirl 13:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
How to edit the wikipedia page title once it created?
I have created the company page on the wikipedia but while creating the page there was a little mistake in the page title.
I searched for the editing options but didnt got any for the page title.
What should we will need to do to edit the page title alos in the wiki url like /wiki/title.
Thanks.
Amar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.193.139.117 (talk) 13:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You will need to be logged in to your account, which needs to be at least four days old. After that, you move the page to the new title. If you haven't already, you might want to review Wikipedia's naming conventions. I hope that helps. :) --Moonriddengirl 13:04, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Unscrupulous Editing by unknown parties
How do we stop outsiders from editing our site 86.27.147.226 14:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- If "our site" refers to a Wikipedia article then note that nobody owns an article. Everybody are allowed to edit articles but if it's heavily vandalized then you can request protection of the page at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. PrimeHunter 14:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
family tree
The formatting for a family tree is extremely difficult for me to follow. Maybe it's easier for a computer programmmer, but I'm not one. Is there some program I can download or feature I can use to easily create a family tree? thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.251.220.193 (talk) 14:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- This page is for help with using Wikipedia. Please see the reference desk for questions like this. Leebo T/C 14:46, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you want to create a family tree for a wikipedia article see Template:Familytree and the accompanying documentation. This is for wikipedia articles only though. Was there a particular article you wanted it added to? Woodym555 15:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
How do we protect our Page/Article against vandalism
How do we Fully Proctect against vandalismInspirepac 14:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can request protection of the page at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. --Bfigura (talk) 14:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You can't fully protect an article as prevention of vandalism. Full protection prevents everyone except administrators from editing it. Semi-protection is used only in cases of vandalism that can't be reverted by the users who watch the page. Typically that means dozens of vandalism edits by numerous anonymous editors over a course of a few days. If it's less than that, a user can watch the page revert vandalism as it occurs. Leebo T/C 15:04, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- The edit at Inspirepac is not vandalism. Read the pink box, it explains what is going on there. In addition, please read WP:COI, in which the conflict of intereste rules and guidelines are explained, and WP:USERNAME, which indicates that you should not use a User name which is the same as a company name. Corvus cornix 17:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I put the speedy on them AFTER they asked the question. I'm not sure what inspired the inquiry. --Orange Mike 17:31, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, I didn't compare the time stamps. Corvus cornix 17:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I put the speedy on them AFTER they asked the question. I'm not sure what inspired the inquiry. --Orange Mike 17:31, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
How do I add an image to wikipedia ?
Can a white person please respond to this, thank you. TimereaatchBloemfeintein 15:13, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm almost inclined not to respond, given the racist remark, but see WP:IMAGE. Don't make comments like that or you will be blocked. Leebo T/C 15:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- The request is certainly peculiar, not to mention rather poorly defined (What is "white"? How "white" would a responder have to be to satisfy the questioner? How would the questioner determine someone's "whiteness" from their words alone?), but how is the question racist? The questioner may have expressed a racial preference, but many people do this routinely without being seriously accused of racism, for example see: affirmative action, white flight, and black church. Perhaps voluntary segregation or racial preferences only become "racist" when someone honestly admits what they are doing? Granted, these issues make many people uncomfortable, but when someone complains about a picture of a naked woman on Wikipedia, or our failure to respect various religious customs, we like to say Wikipedia is not censored. Given our eagerness to trample on certain kinds of sensitivities, I think we should muster the sangfroid necessary to take what we dish out. Free speech is not just about saying what I like, it also means defending the rights of other people to say things that bother me. Just my opinion, of course. --Teratornis 17:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- If someone who identified as non-white on their user page had answered the question and had then been rejected by the questioner for not being white... I'd define that as racist. You can argue semantics with me, but it's not a civil thing to request, and that's the bottom line. Wikipedia is not an unrestricted forum for free speech either. Leebo T/C 17:17, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- The request is certainly peculiar, not to mention rather poorly defined (What is "white"? How "white" would a responder have to be to satisfy the questioner? How would the questioner determine someone's "whiteness" from their words alone?), but how is the question racist? The questioner may have expressed a racial preference, but many people do this routinely without being seriously accused of racism, for example see: affirmative action, white flight, and black church. Perhaps voluntary segregation or racial preferences only become "racist" when someone honestly admits what they are doing? Granted, these issues make many people uncomfortable, but when someone complains about a picture of a naked woman on Wikipedia, or our failure to respect various religious customs, we like to say Wikipedia is not censored. Given our eagerness to trample on certain kinds of sensitivities, I think we should muster the sangfroid necessary to take what we dish out. Free speech is not just about saying what I like, it also means defending the rights of other people to say things that bother me. Just my opinion, of course. --Teratornis 17:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Viewing Footnotes during "Show Preview"
When I am editing a section and working on footnotes and references using <ref>, </ref>, and {{reflist|1}}, (cf. History of the Church-Turing thesis) and then want to view my work with "Show Preview", the footnotes are renumbered from 1 for the section. I can deal with that, however, I have not found a way to see what is actually in the footnote. (cf. Fix the reference boo boo.)
What do I need to do to be able to see my footnotes prior to "Save Page"?
Softtest123 15:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- The only advice I would offer is to edit the whole page if you want to see the results in the References section. Leebo T/C 15:25, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I sometimes add <references/> to the edited section during preview and remove it before saving. PrimeHunter 15:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- That works for me! Thanks. A great help. Softtest123 15:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- What a brilliant idea, PrimeHunter! It's never occurred to me to do that. --Moonriddengirl 17:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- WP:FOOT does not mention this handy technique. I will add it now. --Teratornis 17:29, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Glad to be of help. PrimeHunter 17:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please see WP:FOOT#Previewing and check my addition for errors. --Teratornis 18:15, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Glad to be of help. PrimeHunter 17:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
borax paste for prewash
To use Borox for stain removal on a pre-wash item, what is the amount of water to use with Borax to make a viable paste? --Do I just make a paste? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.221.60.211 (talk) 16:31, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You should try reading the directions on the back of the box. We're here to help you use Wikipedia, not do your laundry. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:37, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry--I thought wikipedia was helpful
I was trying to find information about using borax and was sent to Wikipedia. Sorry to bother you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.221.60.211 (talk) 16:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- removed duplicate response and removed section header. Woodym555 16:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- We are rather helpful, just not for washing clothes. You're welcome to read our article on Borax, but I don't think it has what you're looking for. Sorry. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- The stain article might provide some clues, but it does not mention borax. You could try asking on our Reference desk, where volunteers attempt to answer any question. Or you could try searching the Web: google:stain removal borax, which finds many links. Wikipedia tends to be weak on this type of procedural knowledge, because Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. Other wikis do specialize in this kind of information, for example WikiHow. --Teratornis 17:22, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) The reference desk if for asking these kinds of questions. This page is for help with using Wikipedia. Leebo T/C 17:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- See these articles on WikiHow about stain removal. --Teratornis 17:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might mention WikiHow to your friends who sent you to Wikipedia. Much practical information is (or will eventually be) on WikiHow that probably will never appear on Wikipedia, because of Wikipedia's content policies. Wikipedia is merely the world's most-visited wiki, by no means the only one, nor always the most appropriate one for a given need. --Teratornis 17:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- See these articles on WikiHow about stain removal. --Teratornis 17:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) The reference desk if for asking these kinds of questions. This page is for help with using Wikipedia. Leebo T/C 17:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- The stain article might provide some clues, but it does not mention borax. You could try asking on our Reference desk, where volunteers attempt to answer any question. Or you could try searching the Web: google:stain removal borax, which finds many links. Wikipedia tends to be weak on this type of procedural knowledge, because Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. Other wikis do specialize in this kind of information, for example WikiHow. --Teratornis 17:22, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Why don't others see what I added
I am adding our information to this page, "Editing Bradenton, Florida (section)". I see it when I call it up on my computer, but the information is not there from other computers. What am I missing? Sorry if this is a stupid question! ArtCenter Manatee 16:56, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I don't mean to sound patronizing, but have you saved the changes? Changes should show up within seconds. (To make sure the changes were applied, you can check the history of the page by clicking on the history tab, and seeing if your changes are listed there). Best, --Bfigura (talk) 17:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- PS: After examining the history (here), it does seem that your changes were applied. Perhaps you need to refresh the browser on the other computer? However, it does seem that some of your changes sound slightly like advertising, which is somewhat frowned upon. (See this page for why that is; or in short: in order to prevent conflicts of interest, we discourage editors from working on articles relating to organizations to which they belong).--Bfigura (talk) 17:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your response! I should have said so, but yes I saved the changes, and they did show up on my computer within seconds. When I go to the page from another computer today, it still doesn't show the changes, but I do see the changes from the history tab. When or will it be shown on the main page? Sorry, I don't mean to advertise, just make it clear what we do here. I am, as you can tell, a computer novice trying to get by. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.43.126.66 (talk) 19:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- There are very specific requirements for an article to appear on the Main Page. "Today's Featured Article" comes from our collection of featured articles, the best and most comprehensive articles. Did You Know items need to be well-written and substantial new articles. Leebo T/C 19:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry, by main page I meant for Bradenton, Florida. From Google, search bradenton, fl and wikipedia link comes up, from there you are taken to the page for Bradenton that I am trying to get this information added to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.43.126.66 (talk) 19:49, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- If you're referring to your edits about ArtCenter Manatee, the changes are showing in the article. Leebo T/C 19:53, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Page Deleton
Hi, I just had my page about my book 'The Forbidden Books' deleted for advertising.
I notice other books have pages dedicated to them with links to places to purchase them.
I would like to put a page back up - although structured differently.
From studying other books pages I can see that they are structured differently and would like to try again.
Although I use Wikipedia often, this is the first time I have ever listed an article so am a novice who got it wrong! Emmawhatever 17:49, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi there. In general it's a bad idea to add commercial links to wikipedia (see here for more info). The other people doing it are also probably in the wrong. One page that might be helpful would be the notability policy for books. If your article follows those guidelines, you should be all set. Best, --Bfigura (talk) 18:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Writing about your own work is generally frowned upon - we encourage you not to unless you can remain impartial about it. You could list it on the bounty board to encourage others to improve it. --h2g2bob (talk) 18:15, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Question (in Georgian I think)
minda inpormacia rusuli snaiperis vintovkis svd s shesaxeb inpormacia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.168.163.119 (talk) 18:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Does anyone know how to translate Georgian to English and find out what this means? Leebo T/C 19:06, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- I found an online Georgian-English dictionary. Not a translator per se, but none of the above yielded any definitions as spelled... Saturn 5 20:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- There's an article at [9] in the lt.wikipedia, is lt Lithuanian or Latvian? Corvus cornix 20:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Ah. I didn't think to check the IP address. But further google searches for some of the words do appear to reference Georgian forums. Corvus cornix 20:42, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
I need Help
Do you know any one the can do the work of a sorceresses if so contact me please.--- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lester Thibodeaux (talk • contribs) 20:52, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Help!
Into The Fray, or any other helpers, I have a question on my talk page! Please Answer it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) September 20 2007 (UTC)
Turning off in-line cleanup template messages
Is there a way for a reader to have Wikipedia not display messages such a [Citation needed] (the {{Fact}} tag)? I have an editor removing these templates from an article, and I would like to give him an option besides refraining from vandalism. / edg ☺ ★ 21:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Ask Into The Fray To answer that question. WinCamXP 21:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)