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September 14

Logging in and editing

I noticed when I first started using wiki if I was not logged in I would be warned that my IP address would be used and that I should register if I want to avoid this happening. Why has this changed? Sorry if this is the wrong area to post this question in IrishTV (talk) 11:35, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure that I've understood your question. When a contributor makes an edit without logging in, the IP address is saved with the edit. This has not changed recently - for example, here is a randomly-chosen edit from 2002.

Feel free to post here again if this is the wrong kind of answer, or perhaps see if anything at Help:Logging in answers your question. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:04, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

When a user edits a wikipage without logging in they are not warned that they should log in to avoid Wikipedia listing their IP address as the owner of the edit. When I started using wiki I was either reminded to login or asked to create an account before continuing with the edit. This warning/advice seems to have gone, so on occasion I have edited forgetting to login using my username IrishTV (talk) 11:20, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

I expect you mean this message. It's possible that the message only displays to new users ... I'm not sure, though. You may want to use the Remember Me function to store your username and password so you won't have to log in every time. See Help:Logging in for more info. Guoguo12--Talk--  21:13, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Some external links look wrong

I just added three external links to the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Horowitz The second link looks the way I want it to with just the link text. But the first and third links show the target URL, in addition to the link text. Why is that happening, and how can I fix it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by SabbaZ (talk • contribs) 00:52, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I've fixed it in this edit. The problem was that a new blank line was placed in the middle of the external link; external links do not function properly if they are broken into multiple lines. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:59, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Main page featuring Julia Gillard

Is somebody who does the main page in love with Julia Gillard? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoccomocco (talk • contribs) 02:39, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Why do you ask? TNXMan 02:51, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

They're probably asking since her picture was up the other day, when I last looked at the main page. It's still there even though the news item about her is the sixth item down. I'd venture to guess that she's still there because images on the main page are under tighter standards to be free images. We likely don't have any images for the other items that are above her news item. Dismas|^(talk) 04:25, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Dismas is correct: a pictured item was removed due to a shift in consensus, and the only readily available image at the time was Gillard's. Since then, a new image has been located, cropped, and put in place. TFOWR 13:12, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Julia is prettier than His Holiness.Douglaid (talk) 14:37, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

help finding film

looking for name of french picture, made about 1968 -1975 ? ovie opens with a typesetter who is also a petty thief and then alternates between his life and the life of his true love, how they miss meeting each other for years .End of film has them seated on airplane and she knows he is her love bcuase he orders 3 sugars for his coffee// Black on White suitcase is seen in next to last scene —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.129.67.159 (talk) 03:48, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Entertainment 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: click here. I hope this helps. Protector of Wiki (talk) 03:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

share cetificate withdraw

dear sir,mam

I have a share certificate of your company and i want to withdraw it so please tell me how to do this. my phone no is <redacted> and my email id is <redacted> and my certificate no is <redacted> and registerd folio no is <redacted> name is jyotsana kukreti distinctive no <redacted>. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.172.159.67 (talk) 05:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Protector of Wiki (talk) 05:56, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I have contacted WP:OVERSIGHT about this one. Karenjc 06:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Section in Wiki article identical to website - not sure what to do

Resolved

The section Consumer behaviour#Postpurchase evaluation is essentially word for word identical to the section "Post-purchase evaluation - Cognitive Dissonance" in [1]. I don't know if they copied wikipedia or if we have a copyright issue. Should I tag the article (if so how) or inform someone?

You are right to note that a match doesn't automatically mean there's been a copyright violation, and one must figure out which came first. You can report suspected copyright violations at Wikipedia:Suspected copyright violations, where some editors with experience in the area can check it out.--SPhilbrickT 12:20, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I have followed the instructions there, which seem to be "remove text then report". I suppose its the safest course but I expect as Wikipedia matures there will be more cases of people copying Wikipedia than the other way round. -- Q Chris (talk) 14:37, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Editing a wrongly spelled Name.

Dear Wikipedia Community Members,

I have tried looking in the achieve areas on how to edit a wrongly spelled name of an articel but was unsuccessful. Please help.

The article is "Bandar Sri Alam" which should be spelled as "Bandar Seri Alam".

Your assistance is appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Frankie Tan —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frankkhtan (talk • contribs) 08:34, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

To change the name of a page, it is moved to the new title, any Autoconfirmed User can do this. For most users on en.wiki, accounts that are more than four days old and have made at least 10 edits are considered autoconfirmed.

In the case of this article, I have moved it to the new title at Bandar Seri Alam. -=# Amos E Wolfe ^talk #=- 09:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Where has my user draft article gone?

When logged into my user area, my article which was saved in my userspace is not visible. I used to be able to find it from my watchlist? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Exclaimer (talk • contribs) 08:37, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Do you mean User:Exclaimer/Exclaimer? That's visible to me. Perhaps you've unwatched it by accident? Gonzonoir (talk) 09:32, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

(For what it's worth, I found that page by viewing your contributions history; it's a good way to remind yourself what you've worked on lately.) You may also want to familiarize yourself with our username policy, though, and with our policies on promoting products and services on Wikipedia, as your username suggests you may have a conflict of interest. Gonzonoir (talk) 09:34, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Note that User:Exclaimer/Exclaimer was moved to Exclaimer, which was then speedily deleted as spam and User:Exclaimer blocked as a spamname. – ukexpat (talk) 14:52, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

'Welcome to wikipedia, don't the door hit you on the arse as we toss you to the dirt'. --Cameron Scott (talk) 14:56, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Line break protection for "Mac OS X" in wiki markup?

Should the space between "Mac" and "OS" and between "OS" and "X" be non-breaking space to keep "Mac OS X" on the same line (like the space between quantity and unit)?

--Mortense (talk) 11:57, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

That seems a good idea to me. One way to do it would be to use the {{nowrap}} template - {{nowrap|Mac OS X}}. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:09, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Changing My Account Name to Wish Group with a space

Hi there,

My account is currently Wishgroup. I would like it changed to Wish Group.

Thanks!

Lauren Boutette <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wishgroup (talk • contribs) 13:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but neither name is acceptable, as they violate our username policy. I have blocked this account for this reason. TNXMan 13:52, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

About a mention of "copy editing" and "clean up" on an article

There are mentions of "copy editing" and "clean up" on the article of Your Favorite Enemies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Favorite_Enemies). When and how can an article be found legitimate enough in order for those mentions to be removed? Can anyone help me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sophenemy (talk • contribs) 14:05, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

If you think the issues have been dealt with, you can remove the tags, but please make sure you explain in the edit summary, or on the article's talk page, why you have removed them. – ukexpat (talk) 14:28, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

infobox musical artist

Resolved

In this musical artist infobox on this article Mark Owen is it possible to reduce the picture size, I am not having any success in this. Off2riorob (talk) 14:11, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I think I fixed it for you. According to {{Infobox musical artist}}, image size should be specified without the "px" suffix. TNXMan 14:25, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks, yes its done now. I will have a look at that link to the infobox musical artist. It would be better if all the info boxes followed the same format, anyway that for another discussion. Many thanks. Off2riorob (talk) 15:17, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia's Sequoyah article contains faulty tags

The Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoyah contains malformed tags (or something similar). I am not familiar with Wikipedia's mark-up, so I cannot fix this error myself.
This is probably the wrong place to post this, but I couldn't find any place that seemed better. If, for future reference, you could tell me where I should post such issues, I would be very grateful. Thanks! 46.126.180.120 (talk) 14:19, 14 September 2010 (UTC) (lKj)

This is a great place to post with issues like the one you noticed. There was a missing symbol in the infobox for the article. I've added it back in and everything looks OK. TNXMan 14:23, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Font tiny

I use Safari. When I go to "edit", the font changes to a size so small it's almost illegible. How can I make it larger? Pepso2 (talk) 14:25, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

You should be able to adjust your font size by pressing Ctrl and either "+" or "-". To return your font size to the default size, press Ctrl and zero at the same time. TNXMan 14:28, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

No, it's Safari, so you're using a Mac: so you'd press the "cloverleaf" and + or - (not everybody uses Windoze, Blue). --Orange Mike | Talk 21:24, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

There is also a Windows version of Safari... – ukexpat (talk) 15:05, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

The edit box uses a monospace (fixed width) font. Normal pages use a proportional font. Monospace and proportional have separate default size settings in Firefox but I don't know Safari. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:36, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Prime, thanks, that explanation enabled me to find the setting. It's: Safari>Preferences>Advanced>Universal Access>No font smaller than. I think this setting must have changed when I installed the new version of Safari. Thanks again. Pepso2 (talk) 00:42, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

HELP! Says it sounds like an advertisment and not notable

I'm trying to edit a page. It says it is written like an advertisment, and that it might not meet the notablity guidlines. I have deleted many words to make it sound less formal but it still says the same thing? & what does it mean about not being notable?! What to I do?? HELP! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ec24496n (talk • contribs) 14:51, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

As a shortcut for respondents, the OP seems to be referring to the article for Dylan's Candy Bar. Dismas|^(talk) 14:54, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, Thats the article. What do I fix?

First, please read WP:COI - if you are employed by the subject or similarly connected with it, you are strongly advised not to edit the article, but to use its talk page to suggest changes. – ukexpat (talk) 14:59, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

See this diff for the reason why ukexpat brings up the issue of COI. Dismas|^(talk) 15:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

OK, Dismas and I have removed all the marketing fluff and hyperbole. I have removed the advert tag and added a proper ibox, but the issue of notability still remains. Please take a look at WP:CORP for the notability guidelines for companies. The article needs citations to reliable sources to demonstrate notability, otherwise the article is at serious risk of being nominated for deletion. – ukexpat (talk) 15:15, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Intel

new technolagy in intel mother bord —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.124.87 (talk) 16:11, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a question? – ukexpat (talk) 16:18, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

How to edit the reference frame?

I've tried to find the answer to this question in various FAQs but can't seem to find it. What I'm trying to do is remove a malign (phishing) website from a reference list on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_xiv , reference #30 at time of writing. Maybe I don't have enough level/privileges to do so because I had to make a new account? Yummywaffles (talk) 16:54, 14 September 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yummywaffles (talk • contribs) 16:48, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

It won't be in the references section. It will be in the prose of the article. You'll have to look through the article to find the [30] and edit that section to remove the link. Dismas|^(talk) 17:07, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Alternatively, click the ^ or superscript a next to the reference in the list to jump to the location of the first reference in the article, then scroll up to the section header and use the edit button there. -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 18:03, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

 Tagged link in reference as dead, as it is not recommended to remove references; see WP:LINKROT. -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 18:09, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Historical currency converter

Hi. I would like to convert francs (from 1891) to dollars. What kind of template should I use? 92.156.143.81 (talk) 16:58, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

How about {{Inflation}}? – ukexpat (talk) 17:07, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

That's probably your best bet - convert 1891 Francs to 2010 Francs per inflation, then Francs to Dollars. Might be trickier to convert 1891 francs to 1891 dollars, then inflate. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 20:00, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, {{Inflation}} only supports UK, US and German currencies. Astronaut (talk) 00:30, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Then we'd have to go the back way - 1891 Francs to 1891 Dollars, if we can figure that one out. Then bring the dollars to 2010. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 12:26, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

The original question only specifies "dollars" as the desired result, not the year for the dollars. Thus it is not clear whether the original questioner wants to bring the dollars to 2010. Also, dollar is ambiguous, as several countries use that name for their currencies (Canada, Australia, the US, etc.). --Teratornis (talk) 16:45, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

ipod shuffle

I've stuck a image in the Ipod Shuffle article but I can't seem to stop it being full-sized (see my last edit on that article) - what am I doing wrong? --Cameron Scott (talk) 17:09, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I fixed it. There was some wonky code (a red square) showing up when viewing in WikEd. I removed it and all seems to be well - I also increased the image size to 60px. – ukexpat (talk) 17:18, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Hipstamatic - Page name change

The page name needs to be changed from User:Master donut/Hipstamatic to Hipstamatic so people can easily find the page about the Hipstamatic. It took me longer than normal to find the article about the Hipstamatic because of the page name. the part User:Master donut has nothing to do with the subject and has to be removed asap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mobacana (talk • contribs) 18:48, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

i did some searching, and it looks to me like the page was deleted from Wikipedia in the past[2]. it appears to me that User:Master donut was tried to write a better article abt this subject that would NOT be deleted. but this user has not been online for many months. if we move this article out of his user area to the main encyclopedia, it would just get deleted again. if u an add some reliable sources to the article then we can move it to the main enclylopedia. u can read about WP:RS to learn about reliable sources. ok if i did not help u enough, maybe someone else can help u to. bye.--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 18:57, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

That's correct - Hipstamatic was last deleted on June 12, 2010, following an expired PROD. The user space draft would not survive long in mainspace in its current form. – ukexpat (talk) 19:02, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Displaying Content only of Wiki pages

Hello, is there a way to display only the content of a wikipedia article, without all the tabs and frames? - Bertrc (talk) 20:16, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

On the bar at the left of the article you should find a "print/export" section; under there is a "printable version" link. This will redisplay the article without the clutter. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:26, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Uploading an image

I am having a lot of difficulty uploading the School crest for Inaburra and then linking this image with their wikipedia page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Australiapublic (talk • contribs) 23:56, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

You must use the exact name of the uploaded file. commons:Special:Contributions/Australiapublic shows you have uploaded two versions. You haven't named any of them in your edits to Inaburra School. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:14, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

And that's not a crest; it's closer to a coat of arms. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:55, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

commons:User talk:Australiapublic shows your uploaded files have now been deleted from Commons as suspected copyright violations. You may still be able to upload a version to the English Wikipedia for use in the school article. See Wikipedia:Logos. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:12, 15 September 2010 (UTC)