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posting article to facebook[edit]

How do I post an article to facebook? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.196.222.4 (talk) 12:06, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copy the article's URL and paste it where you'd normally share anything. InedibleHulk (talk) 12:51, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

i edited "List of tropical cyclone records" wikipedia article...[edit]

Ram nareshji (talk) 12:49, 18 October 2014 (UTC) i edited "List of tropical cyclone records" wikipedia article... but i am fear i didn't add reference source, what will happen to me, will my account get suspended from editing wikipedia articles for this mistake??[reply]

No. Either someone will revert it, add a source or ignore it. If you make a habit of it, someone will give you a friendly warning. If you keep it up, you'll get increasingly less-friendly warnings. When you're near getting blocked, it'll be very clear. InedibleHulk (talk) 12:54, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What you did was actually a bit worse. You replaced something that was sourced with something that wasn't. Consider this your first friendly warning. InedibleHulk (talk) 12:57, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ram nareshji (talk) 13:05, 18 October 2014 (UTC) i added the source: :http://www.lenseye.co/2014/10/13/lens-eye-exclusive-cyclone-hudhud-effect/, then also why it revert it back? Most Intense Cyclone is Cyclone HudHud, 870 mb (hPa) (25.69 inHg) is value of Typhoon Tip, then Cyclone HudHud has even more see the value: 960 mbar (hPa); 28.35 inHg, so which is most intense cyclone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ram nareshji (talk • contribs) 13:08, 18 October 2014 (UTC) Ram nareshji (talk) 13:09, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As noted below, you are under a misunderstanding. A central pressure of 870 mb is a very intense hurricane, while 960 mb is run of the mill, nothing special.--S Philbrick (Talk) 21:34, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is clearly a misunderstanding; the lower the pressure in any storm, the more intense the cyclone, and, especially with tropical cyclones, the greater the winds, as pressure differences are what generate winds. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud is not nearly as strong as Super Typhoon Tip, which was an extremely intense storm which beats out all others on record in terms of minimum central pressure. Even in the North Indian Ocean, the most intense storm on record was Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu in 2007. I agree wholeheartedly with the Sphilbrick regarding intensity of storms. Dustin (talk) 21:41, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

please allow me to edit wikipedia articles[edit]

please allow me to edit wikipedia articles, actually wikipedia caption is : anyone can edit , then why "List of tropical cyclone records" wikipedia article revert it back? even i added reference source to it, then also my edit is ignored & revert it back Ram nareshji (talk) 13:14, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You added the source, and then removed it yourself a minute later. That left just the unsourced replacement of an existing sourced section. In any event, that everyone can edit WIkipedia, also means that anyone can revert an inappropriate change. Rwessel (talk) 14:03, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I assumed since you removed the source (which isn't the one you now claim it was), there was something wrong with it. I don't know much about hurricanes, but it seems the lower the central pressure, the stronger the storm. Since Tip's is lower than Hudhud's, it seems right as is. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:52, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I do know a bit about cyclones of all sorts, and I can say that the above statement is correct; the lower the central pressure, the more intense the storm. Super Typhoon Tip holds the record for most intense tropical cyclone on record. Dustin (talk) 21:38, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Contemporary Jewish religious music[edit]

Hi, I just tried to create this new navbox, but I think I'm doing something wrong because when I go to one of the pages on which the navbox appears, and click on "edit", the program says there is no such navbox. Thanks for your help, Yoninah (talk) 17:44, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yoninah, the template is at Template:Contemporary Hasidic music. If you wish to move it to a new name, you can use the "Move" button at the top of the page. You may have to click on the "more" button at the top of the page to see the move button. All the best, Taketa (talk) 18:04, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)You created {{Contemporary Hasidic music}} but set |name=Contemporary Jewish religious music. This breaks the "E" edit link. -- Gadget850^talk 18:05, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah sorry, I see I misunderstood the question. As Gadget850 says. You have the choice to change the name of the template or the name used in the template, or you can remove the edit button. All the best, Taketa (talk) 18:08, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 18:31, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

User pages[edit]

Header added by ColinFine (talk) 23:58, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Must users build/write user pages and, if so, what can be written in them? Is this important to facilitate approval of edits? I find that --often-- edits are being done by individuals who have a vested interest in preventing factual information out. What can be done if this happens? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pierrejcd (talk • contribs) 21:36, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, Pierrejcd, user pages are entirely optional. Most regular editors create one, to tell something about themselves (and to stop their signature having a red link!), but it is not required. If an editor works on articles where they have (or might have) a conflict of interest, it is good practice for them to declare this fact on their user page, but it is not a requirement. (And note an editor who potentially has a conflict of interest might scrupulously edit neutrally). WP:USERPAGE describes what may go on a user page. --ColinFine (talk) 23:58, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"u" template notification clarification[edit]

For quite some time I've thought that {{u}} generated a notification to the specified user. Reading that doc, it seems I was incorrect, and I should be using {{user}} instead. I just wanted to get confirmation on that before I retrain myself. ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 23:24, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Mandruss: They both generate a notification (assuming they are used in a signed post without certain rare circumstances). With a few exceptions, you generate a notification if you make a signed post which contains a wikilink to a user page, i.e. you notify X if the produced code contains [[User:X]] or a piped link [[User:X|anything here]]. Both templates include such a link in their output. Most template documentations don't mention whether the template generates a notification. See also Wikipedia:Notifications#Notification events where {{U}} is one of the examples. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:29, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, but there have been several times when I noticed a {{u}} with my username on it in someone's reply, but I didn't get the notification. That's what sent me to the doc in the first place. I got a notification for your reply, but you used {{ping}}. Can someone reply to me with a {{u}} please, as a test? ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 00:35, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Testing with {{u}} at the request of Mandruss. - David Biddulph (talk) 00:55, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, got that one. Oh well, chalk it up to an unsolved Mr. E. ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 00:56, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you showed us the edit then we could probably solve it. Was it signed in the same edit? PrimeHunter (talk) 01:06, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Now that you mention it, the last one was signed in an earlier edit. So, if we decide after posting a reply that we should have notified someone, how can that be done? Delete the old sig and re-sign? (Lord, bring me Flow, this is ridiculous) ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 01:34, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

mw:Help:Echo#Technical details says: "The diff hunk must be recognised as an addition of new content, not a change to existing content." That can be difficult to evaluate. It's safer to make a new signed post below the old post saying Pinging [[User:...]]. ~~~~. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:46, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thank you. ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 02:17, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Spamming accounts[edit]

There are three accounts that exist solely for the purpose of advertising imvbox, including posting annoying fake citations. The accounts are A.Zarins, Mairey3005, and BramseyIII. What is the best way to deal with them? Regards, Haminoon (talk) 23:40, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SPI would probably be a good place to start, if they are doing the exact same things. Dismas|^(talk) 23:44, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Or else you can report them to Administrators. But consider giving adequate warnings before reporting. If the specific user keep spamming even after warnings then don't hesitate to report him--Chamith (talk) 01:45, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]