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Lost reference list
I added references to the Green Chemistry page (English) but then all other references were deleted from the page. Can these please be recovered and replaced back up on the page. Thanks, Michael P. Wilson UC Berkeley —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.229.208.193 () 19:06, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- According to your IP contribs, this is your only edit. Adrian M. H. 19:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- According to arin, that IP is registered to the University of California, Office of the President. It's quite possible that the above user might have edited from a different computer on the same network, hence the appearance of this being their first edit.-- 00:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
deleted edit
I recently added a book under "additional reading" on several relevant pages, but they were deleted. I understand why the outside link for the book's web site was deleted, but why the reference to the book? Thanks, twinstrangers —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs) 18:27, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
- The fact that you added it to "several different pages" is one probable answer. Any hint of an ulterior motive is going to get minor additions (the kind that add little or nothing to the article's quality) treated with more zealousness. And rightly so, what the problems that WP has with COI-influenced external links and so on. But I can't second guess another editor's actions; you should always approach the editor concerned and ask them. Civilly and with good faith, of course. Adrian M. H. 20:27, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
Album Cover Rationale Changes
Hi I'm a new user and I recently attempted uploading the album cover art for Eddy Grant's "Killer On The Rampage". I initally uploaded it without rationale, and thought that was the reason why it wasn't appearing on the site. I have since made changes to the rationale but the album cover does still not show up. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks, 10:44, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
- The infobox in the article needed this code: Cover = Eddy Grant Killer On The Rampage.jpg. I've changed it and the image is showing up now. - TexMurphy 12:13, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
- Ahh yes I see now, cheers! 12:19, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Editing an article about my employer
I am an employee of SMART Technologies and a newcomer to Wikipedia. I have been asked to rewrite the article about the SMART Board interactive whiteboard to make it more complete and up to date. I have done so, and my revision adds information about the product's history and technology. I have removed subjective adjectives such as "useful" and "helpful", and I believe my version is more neutral than the present article (not written or endorsed by SMART). That said, I have a couple of questions:
1. Can I, as a SMART employee, edit this article without being accused of COI?
2. Would it be considered unethical or impolite to replace the existing article with my rewritten version?
I have also posted this question on the article's discussion page. I would appreciate any advice. Please reply to my talk page. Veronicac-f 22:00, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
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- Not really, to be honest. It is perfectly possible that you may be able to be neutral and you may be able to write good, formal, pithy encyclopædic content. But COI is always a potential issue that is difficult to assess fairly, particularly when we have not seen any other contributions on which to base our judgments.
- Given the circumstances, yes, I think it would be a little unethical.
- For anyone who wants some background to this issue, check out the archives at WP:EAR, as this subject has come up there recently. Adrian M. H. 22:11, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
King Attarney
Dubbing to the king in a higher rank album and the sound system King Attarney, was owned by Rupert E. Brown a/k/a King Attarney in 1975 to 1976. My DJ's were Danny Dread, U-Roy, and Ranking Trevor. I need this information added to the King Attarney page on the computer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.203.137 () 15:46, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Merge Tags
I need help in attaching Merge tags to two articles. Bounding is proposed to be merged into Product certification, per the results of mediation, finding the term bounding as a neologism. From the Help:Merging and moving pages, I have tried the following tags, but cannot figure out the editing.
I wish to direct discussion to the Bounding Talk page for discussion continuity. Can someone help, please? Thanks. Fireproeng 16:04, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- On the page you want to merge from, place
{{mergefrom|page to merge to|page where the discussion is}}
- and on the page you want to merge to, place
{{mergeto|page to merge from|page where the discussion is}}
- The second parameter will affect where the 'discuss' link links. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:17, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Looking for good information on tables
I'm looking for reference information on the Wikipedia syntax for building tables. I'm also looking for good examples of well-structured tables, and good examples of the use of tables.
Your guidance and suggestions would be most welcome.
Thanks, Carl Gusler 22:11, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- You have probably seen the Meta help page (Help:Table) already. Is there anything specific that you want to know about table design? Any technical queries or style issues? My idea of a good table may or may not tally with yours. Adrian M. H. 22:51, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
blind user
I am a blind user. I've contributed a lot to articles on the Portuguese language, though I only speak English now (see my user page for more information). My question is, is it OK not to use userboxes on my user page? My braille screen navigates much better with the way I've set up my user page.
I've also attempted to start some articles on various dialects of Portuguese. I have one sentence written. Will other users start contributing when they see that these articles "skeletons" (if you will) are now in Wikipedia?
Thanks so much for your time, and have a good evening.
learnportuguese 01:26, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- First things first. A lack of a userbox gallery is more than acceptable. I like to have a few of the more pertinent boxes but some editors go mad with them. And, as a web accessibility standardista, I can quite appreciate your reasoning; tables and screen readers do not mix well. In my professional work, I would never be caught doing some of the markup that we all of us use on Wikipedia!
- I must warn you about creating very brief articles, just so that you are fully informed. stubs are one thing, but one sentence articles are more likely to fail minimum requirements for context and assertions of notability, which leaves them open to speedy deletion. See the deletion policy for more information. Adrian M. H. 02:18, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
wiki projects
Is every article supposed to fall under a project? I've gone around and to a few articles and added project boxes trying to be catagorize stuff, but thought I should check with someone first before I continue. edit - 06:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.56.1.142 () 06:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Creating a table
I am trying to create a simple table using the wiki format on another site but don't have the "insert a table" icon. How do I either get this icon or make a simple table by hand? Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.81.85.103 () 19:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Help:Table. Adrian M. H. 19:42, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
order
Would we say Law and Order are one, or how do you distinguish the two.
How would you describe an orderly society.
What measures should be taken to restore order in a society —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.220.124.155 () 07:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- This discussion page is primarily for new users to ask questions about how to use Wikipedia. I'm afraid I can't answer your questions as it is extremely subjective. In addition, a more appropriate place to ask would be the Reference Desk. 08:12, 18 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Keakealani (talk • contribs)
Archiving reference pages
How do you archive reference pages like Google caches pages? -- Chuck Marean 17:45, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not actually sure what you are asking for. What are these "reference pages" (are they Wikipedia articles?) and how do you wish to archive them (do you wish to save them to your computer? Do you wish to upload them to a website?) Or do you simply wish to archive a talk page? x42bn6 Talk Mess 18:25, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I THINK he's referring to THIS attempt at an article that someone else DELETED . He WANTS to create WIKI pages that COPY the contents of WEB pages in order to create an ARCHIVE in case that original page CHANGES. OF COURSE that's a major COPYRIGHT issue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.194.80 () 01:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not an Administrator so I can't see who the creator of this deleted article was, but I'll assume it's you - correct me if otherwise. Each version of edits to a page is recorded in a history database (see the History tab up there), and all these versions are stored on the database unless they are deleted or oversighted. In other words, this is an archive of past versions. But from what I gather from above, it seems to me that you wish to use Wikipedia to store the webpage in case the webpage changes? I'm not quite sure on this part, but Wikipedia is not a free webhost.
- Both of you do seem to be editing the same article, so I wish you two the best of luck - though one could try and remain cool while editing. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- That looks sort of like it was in the article space. It was supposed to be a subpage. So, I was wondering if just an essay from another site could be quoted in the Archive space, but now that I think of it, readers would just have to take our word for it that it was from there in that case too. So why bother. --Chuck Marean 21:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding Entire Reference as an Article?
I am editing an article and wanted to link to the appropriate supporting material. I have a hard-copy of that material, but it is not online anywhere.
My solution was to re-type the 4-pages of supporting material. :-(
I was about to upload it as a page on my personal website, and then link to it from the Wikipedia article.
But now I'm thinking it might be more appropriate to somehow make the content of the reference its own article or sub-article.
Does that make sense?
If I put supporting material online, where should I put it? 18:09, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- OMG No. Do not copy and republish other works! That is almost always copyright theft. Besides, it is totally irrelevant to verifiability whether the material is viewable online or not. If that made any difference, the world's most reliable and trusted sources would be rendered unusable. What we want to see is properly verified content supported by citations or footnotes from reliable sources. Adrian M. H. 18:24, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Adrian. I assume copyright is not a problem with either press releases or public government materials, and this is both: a press release issued by the Texas Comptroller to announce an official performance review. I'll try to use the cite-press-release template. —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs) 16:37, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Help posting Orginization
Need help not 40 pages of examples on simply how to create a new article (Orginization)
Simply want to have it listed so when folks do a search it will appear.
Mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs) 20:54, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Mark. There is an article Organization; maybe you missed it because you mispelled it. My advice to create a new article (about "XXX") is: edit your own user page. Type in "Hi, my name is Mark. I'm interested in [[XXX]]". Look at the "show preview", then "Save Page". You now have a user page with a red link to "XXX". Follow that link. You are now editting the new page "XXX". Write what you know about the subject, Show Preview, check for spelling mistakes, then Save Page when it's good. When you feel you have written an article that is up to Wiki's standards, edit some other relevant page to link to your new page. Good luck.Pete St.John 21:14, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Band wiki page
Hi,
I am a member of a band in Boulder, Colorado. I wanted to create a wiki page for us. This would not be to self-promote or to be used as a blog, I just want to state a history of us with links to similar wiki articles. How would I go about this, and also, is this ok. I was going through your guidelines, and did not see any specific information about this. Please send an email to chillfantastic@gmail.com if you have an answer, I'll check back here to. Can I get messages on here? I just signed up today and obviously know very little about how this site is managed.
Thank you, Jeff from Chill Fantastic 02:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- It is strongly discouraged to create an article in which you have a conflict of interest in. Partially because it is difficult to remain neutral because of it, and this is one of Wikipedia's core policies. Also note that your band must satisfy the notability guidelines for a band, otherwise it is in danger of being deleted. I've done a quick Google search on your band (Chill Fantastic?) and it does not seem to meet those guidelines. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:43, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Category:List of Airline Marketing Sub-Brands of the United States
(suggestion to help clarify information in wikipedia)
- American Connection
- Continental Connection
- Continental Express
- Delta Connection
- Midwest Connect
- Northwest Airlink
- United Express
- US Airways Express —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs)
- You can be bold and create the category yourself and populate it yourself, though I don't really see the point of such a category. That shouldn't stop you from creating it, though. Despite my views, I'd be happy to help you with such a task if necessary. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Adding a picture to my article
I want to add a picture to my article. How do i do this? I have uploaded the picture but cannot find a way to add it in my article. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs) 10:21, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Help:Images for the relevant wiki-syntax. Please do not refer to any article as your own; that is discouraged. Adrian M. H. 11:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Creating a page with the same name as an existing page
Hi, I'm trying to create a page on someone of note who has the exact same name as someone else who has a Wikipedia page. How can I create my own page, leaving the other intact and untouched?
Thanks! Noni4eva7 11:20, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Normally, I would just point you towards WP:DAB, but I would like some more info about the names concerned before I advise further. Adrian M. H. 11:23, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- The basic idea is that the new page would have a different name, based on what distinguishes the two items; for example, there might be a "Grape (fruit)" page and a "GraPe (Computer)" page. They can show the same in a link; so on a page about fruit I might use the link [[Grape (fruit) | grape]] (which would just show the word "grape" as the title of the link) and on a computer page I'd use the link [[Grape (computer)| grape]] which would also show just the word "grape" in the title. On a disambiguation page I could use [[Grape (computer)|GRaPe, the computer, not the fruit]]. (Not a great example anymore; currently, there are just GRAPE and Grape, the only difference is the capitalization, and GraPe (physics simulation computer) got it's name changed to Gravity_Pipe).Pete St.John 16:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
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- See John Smith for examples. LaraLove 16:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Originality not welcome at Wikipedia?
I am interested in posting an article on Wikipedia outlining an original philosophical doctrine published by a college student through the student's accredited school. Would this publisher be notable enough to be accepted by Wikipedia as opposed to being deleted for the article's originality? Feedback is appreciated.Nihilismor 19:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, if it's got some reliable sources behind it, including publication, then you might be able to cobble something together. However, if it's just a one-off compilation with no apparent notability, it will probably be deleted. Simple publication does not ensure notability, especially under the circumstances you've explained. --Haemo 19:16, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- The policies of no original research and verifiability are clear and not negotiable. Material must be supported by (primarily independent) published sources. This source that you mention is not independent of the subject and would appear to struggle to meet the spirit of the terms "published" and "verifiable". A publisher's notability is not directly relevant (though it may have some bearing on an estimate of reliability) but the other factors are key. The work that you wish to cite is, by your description, a self-published source in relation to the subject. Adrian M. H. 19:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- I suggest making a sub-page of your user page, and write the article there. Do the best you can. You can then get feedback about an article, which might be more education than just feedback about an idea for an article. And who knows, you might do a good job (summarizing, citing sources...). Just remember that here you are being an editor for an encyclopedia, not a proponent of a personal philosophy (and there are a billion personal philosophies; that category is overwhelming in the self-publishing "Vanity Press" industry).Pete St.John 22:02, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- The policies of no original research and verifiability are clear and not negotiable. Material must be supported by (primarily independent) published sources. This source that you mention is not independent of the subject and would appear to struggle to meet the spirit of the terms "published" and "verifiable". A publisher's notability is not directly relevant (though it may have some bearing on an estimate of reliability) but the other factors are key. The work that you wish to cite is, by your description, a self-published source in relation to the subject. Adrian M. H. 19:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
blocking
although I am not actually a new contributor the problem is to me. So ... how does one ask for a anon user: see Charles Frederick Worth to be blocked for persistent and boring vandalism. I know one goes through Administrators but then what. I cannot seem to find a request page. Thanks Edmund Patrick ( confer work) 18:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- You might start by putting a clear warning tag on their talk page. Right now, it just has a message "your change was reverted by a bot, as either vandalism or test editting". Nobody wants to blacklist an IP address, but someone who can might be quicker once he sees a history of abuse built up.Pete St.John 18:43, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Advice on initial significant editing
Sir/Madam,
I have found that upon making an addtion to the page on Atorvastatin (Lipitor) that the gentleman who
states in his bio that he watches the site closely, has taken issue w/my contributions and immediately deleted them. I have reason to believe there are ulterior motives for this "watchdog" behavior, as my additions were to simply and clearly inform the potential visitor of some of the hazards associated with use of the statin. Pfizer has done an amazing job of obscuring and claiming alternate reporting on the adverse effects. If you were to read the page as "edited" by our watchdog, you will search in vain for mention of memory loss, or depression or significant mood change, all being likely effects of the medication. I find it unconciousable, 1.that there is no mention, and 2.that Dr. Watchdog prefers to parrot
Pfizer's line of market driven boilerplate, regarding the harmful effects being omitted from Wiki. The Australian medical and consumer communities both refer to Lipitor as the drug that makes you forget! I would appreciate you suggestions as to the best way to remedy this omission. It is NOT trivial! Thankyou 20:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- There are many users on Wikipedia who keep articles on their watchlists and regularly check contributions to those articles. This is not in any way considered a problem and in fact those editors are extremely beneficial to the project. As a general rule of thumb, controversial changes to an article should be discussed on the article's talk page before they take place. If this is not possible, or the controversy is only expressed after the edit is made, additional discussion and consensus should be sought before making further changes. Therefore, I suggest that you should first solicit discussion on the article's talk page. Secondly, you may not be aware of Wikipedia's policies regarding addition of content. Regardless of how "true" your information may be, if it is not backed up by reliable sources it is not considered to be "verifiable", a basic facet of Wikipedia. Thus, the cited information will remain in the article while unsourced information will be removed. This can be easily aided by providing references. You may have other problems, but if you edit in good faith and according to policy you should not come across major problems. Feel free to leave me a message if you have additional questions or concerns. —Keakealani·?·!·@ 23:14, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
making userbox
I don't know if there was some kind of tag that I could've put on the specific page so I wouldn't have to put the link to the help I need or if it's unacceptable to ask so. Anyway, here's the request : Wikipedia_talk:Userboxes/Programming#simplest_userbox_.3F
--DynV 02:29, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
biography category
OK, I guess I'm dense, but I can't find how people put biographies up on Wikipedia. I am a surgeon and am looking to put up a biography in the living people category. Please point me in the right direction. Thanks. 04:21, 22 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. -- 04:30, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
Some Korean universities and colleges have contents in English.
I searched Korean univ and colleges. By the way, some universities and colleges were linked.(They have contents). The linked universities were famous univ. Additonally, first letter of name A through F were filled. But the rest of them were not filled. Anybody know who is filling the contents? Maybe I guess someone filling these contents A through Z. Please answer my question.
p.s.:I'm not good at English. And I'm first time the wiki. Sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ( • contribs) 05:18, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
post a picture
How do I post a picture to an edit page? The picture is from microsoft paint. —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs) 00:57, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
- Upload it using Wikipedia:Upload, making sure you follow the instructions especially regarding copyright. Wikipedia:Images covers the rest of the steps regarding how to insert an image. x42bn6 Talk Mess 08:48, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
not clear how to put into correct category
An "article" was placed under the title "Steven A. Vasilev, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S, and intended to be in the living people category as a bio, preferably in the same area as all of the other prominent physicians and surgeons with similar bios posted. The article has already been edited, not entirely correctly, stripping factual tags like "Dr" from it and retitling to "Steven Anatol Vasilev", without the same designations as the other bios in the intended professional category. Please assist in getting this bioarticle to the right area. I must be dense, but I have a number of websites up and these directions are not quite clear. Thanks for the assist. Dr Vasilev —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs) 06:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
- Per our naming conventions (and here), that is the correct title to be used on Wikipedia. The mentioning of various titles can be mentioned in the article, but <first name> <last name> is the least problematic and most searchable. The abbreviation of the middle name is "governed" thus. x42bn6 Talk Mess 08:47, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Encyclopedia sources
In my (personal) library, I have many books which could be helpful as citations for information, but many of them term themselves "Encyclopedias." Much of what I know about many subjects I learned from these books and they were very helpful. But I vaguely remember reading somewhere (I have no idea where.. it could have been a dream. Yes, I dream of Wiki.) that Wikipedia discouraged the use of Encyclopedias as sources. These aren't encyclopedias in the sense of Brittanica or such, but more like "World Religions:A Comprehensive Encyclopedia," etc. Should I leave these alone, or use them? WDavis1911 05:00, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
- They would be absolutely fine. They can certainly be deemed to meet the criteria of reliable sources. Adrian M. H. 11:05, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
"DARPANAM" drama selected by sangeet natak akademy.
My play *DARPANAM* was selected by Sangeet Natak Akademy.New Delhi. and it was played on boards in Hyderabad,Raveendrabharathi. I want to exhibit this in your site. for the information to public as well as drama writers.
First. I am an INDIAN.
second.I am a WRITER.
third. I am SrinivasRao.Natti. Pen name:*CHIRUNJIVI*
yah i have written more than 30 Radio plays. 5 dramas for stage duration of 2 hours. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.71.159.114 () 15:05, 24 September 2007 (UTC) I was a Goldmedalist of Diploma in Theatre Arts from Andhra University. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.71.159.114 () 15:07, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
- Formatted your post a bit so it doesn't stretch the page on small monitors. x42bn6 Talk Mess 16:02, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
- First see our conflict of interest guideline which gives advice on editing pages which you have a conflict of interest in. That said, the article would be welcome to the encyclopedia if it is notable, established by multiple reliable sources and is written neutrally. Anyone can create an article (see Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article), but keeping the conflict of interest guideline in mind. Note that if the subject is not notable, it can be deleted. x42bn6 Talk Mess 16:05, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Web design
i want to creat a professional web page. Do i need jave or flash? Or will dreamweaver have all I need built in? AJS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.226.22.49 () 18:57, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
- Firstly, this question does not belong here (read the header to see why). If you want to create a professional website, you could try being a professional web designer. For which you must be expertly proficient in CSS, HTML, accessibility standards, copyright laws, graphic design and/or anything else for which you do not have employees.... Adrian M. H. 22:29, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
can you guys help me how to start a new page
Hi! Wikipedia, can you guys help me how to start a page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.201.20.253 (talk) 04:24, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
- See Starting a new page and Your first article - all the information is there. x42bn6 Talk Mess 05:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
- This user is a sockpuppet of Dingbat2007 dhett (talk • contribs) 06:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)