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February 10[edit]

How to reply in the Talk section[edit]

How do you indent your reply so that it is discernible from other text. Does it have to be done manually?
Many thanks

AnkhMorpork 00:03, 10 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnkhMorpork (talk • contribs)

At the beginning of your post, add one more colon than appears at the beginning of the post you're replying to. (Hit the edit button for this section to see how I did it.) Deor (talk) 00:06, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See more at Help:Using talk pages. Your signature is not working correctly. The easiest fix is probably to uncheck "Treat the above as wiki markup" at Special:Preferences. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Spammy links[edit]

I was doing research for a paper and it looks like some law firm put spammy links into the labor law page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_law

In the notes section #1 to #15 notes all have some relevancy that points to the article however from #16 to #23 all these links are all tied to the same firm - or it appears that way because #16 is the law firm and the number #18 to #23 all have point to another site that has that #16 law firms banner on the site...

I would change it myself but I can't seem to find a way to edit the links

I was curious if that firm had spammed other parts of Wikipedia and I found a bunch of other links linking the finduslaw.com where that firm has a banner. When I do a whois look up to see who owns that domain I can't be sure it's owned by the law firm in Question but it seems awfully fishy when the only firm mentioned on that finduslaw.com is the spammy lawfirm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Finduslaw.com

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.66.2.45 (talk) 01:51, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has some noticeboards which may be more focused in helping you with this issue. You may want to try asking this question at either the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard or Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. --Jayron32 04:40, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And to edit those pesky references, see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 11:47, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TORONTO ONTARIO[edit]

Toronto is NOT the capital of Canada: Ottawa is. The population in greater Toronto is now 5,000,000. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.22.76 (talk) 05:47, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Did you see it written in a Wikipedia article that Toronto is the capital of Canada? If so, could you indicate which article had that in it? --Jayron32 05:53, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Who and When[edit]

Where do I look to find out who wrote the original article and when? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.254.252 (talk) 07:07, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Every page has a "View History" tab that lists all the changes. You can view the differences between the changes too. Roger (talk) 07:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

People often ask this because they want to cite a Wikipedia article in an external work. If that is the case then see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a citation[edit]

St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington

I wish to add a citation to the entry for one of the distinguished people associated with St Mary's Hospital Paddington London

Can you tell me in plain English what steps to take?

Many thanks 08:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)08:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)08:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.202.191 (talk)

See WP:Referencing for beginners. If you want a more specific answer, you have to be more specific: Which person and what in plain English is your citation? —teb728 t c 08:32, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

advice notice of iten on Wikipedia[edit]

IS there anyway that we could be notified when someone submits anythink that can be viewed on yor website for Smith County Texas. There are current article appearing that need to be edited. Is there a possibility that the article could not be posted for 24 hours to allow us time to review for accuracy? Thanks

Harvy Tanner CTO - Smith County Texas <blanked> Tyler, TX 75702 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.76.24.206 (talk) 17:29, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:WATCH. Any changes to the article will be posted as soon as the user hits the "save page" button. - Purplewowies (talk) 17:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you register an account with Wikipedia, then visit the article on Smith County, Texas and click the five-pointed star in the line of tabs at the top of the article, then whenever you log in to your registered account and click "My watchlist", you will see whether the article has been edited.

If you believe the article needs to be edited, then edit it when you are ready. Maproom (talk) 17:51, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While we understand you may be attempting to maintain some kind of discretion, the mysterious and unclear tone of your message makes it difficult to help you. It's not like we can make long-distance calls to your office; we're just volunteers at keyboards, scattered all over the planet. Can you be more explicit about what you're trying to do or prevent, remembering that Wikipedia is not censored? --Orange Mike | Talk 17:55, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mexican Built Sand Cats[edit]

Sand Cats are NOT built in Mexico never have been built in Mexico. The Mexican Army only modifies them to what they feel is needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.190.231.15 (talk) 19:57, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you are referring to this page. At present, the relevant paragraph is unsourced, so you are free to challenge the information and remove it yourself. I would suggest you find sources which detail exactly how Mexico uses Sand Cats, and insert that information into the article. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 20:39, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

deactivate of an account[edit]

How can someone deactivate his/her account?thank youSunnystars (talk) 19:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can't but you do have the right to vanish. – ukexpat (talk) 20:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So Where is Rule 16 ??[edit]

Refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure

This link takes me to a discussion about the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for civil actions. I am looking for in formation about Rule 16 of it. the outline has discussion about all of the Rules but 16. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.238.140.5 (talk) 21:39, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here are all the rules: [1]. If you see something missing from the Wikipedia article, you should Be Bold and add it. RudolfRed (talk) 21:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mysterious file disappearances.[edit]

The article about The Concordia Choir contains sudden red links for images. I have taken a cursory look at the deletion logs and it does not appear that the images were deleted. Moreover, the image pages themselves don't seem to indicate any historical changes. Even stranger is article Paul J. Christiansen, in which an image apparently does not exist but is displayed on the article nonetheless. This same image appears as a red link on the Concordia College article. Thoughts? NTox | talk 22:54, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The files were deleted at commons:. If you click a missing file such as File:Paul-J-Christiansen-1-.jpg then the top of the page says "Deletion logs: Wikipedia / Commons". The Concordia College article had not been edited since the image was deleted. I purged the article and the displayed image was replaced by a red link. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:07, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. NTox | talk 23:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Before purging, the article was able to display http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Paul-J-Christiansen-1-.jpg/300px-Paul-J-Christiansen-1-.jpg which was apparently not removed when commons:File:Paul-J-Christiansen-1-.jpg was deleted.[2] I don't know whether this is normal. PrimeHunter (talk)

I have revomed the redlinks from the article. --Extra999 (talk) 04:21, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

...and that post inspired a quick search and this edit -- John of Reading (talk) 09:45, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]