Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/May 2007

(+996)[edit]

When I add a new article, I went to my watch page, and it had this number, (+number). What is this for, and what does it mean?¿? MaddiekateMaddiekate

See Help:Recent changes. Pea ceNT 18:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Does not appear on page[edit]

I have just tried making my first edit on Wikipedia. The page I am working on is a stub and I tried to add multiple new sections to the entry. Only one section appeared and nothing following it showed up. I'm not sure what I did wrong. Any help? Lucia Luna 22:32, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, sometimes the Wikipedia servers can be down and have it messed sometimes, this could be the problem.I suggest typing it again and see how it goes.If something goes wrong, then you may have a problem sometimes with your account....usually.--Trampton 07:11, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at the article's history (click on the 'history' tab on the article). It seems that a bot thinks you were vandalising and reverted you. You might want to ask the bot's owner why (click on the bot's username in the history list to find out its details). --ais523 08:20, 2 May 2007 (U T C)

Merging contributions now that I have a user account[edit]

I made several edits and contributions before obtaining a wikipedia account. Is there any way to change the information on my contributions so that rather than the IP addresses I've used, I can see my user name there? Thanks.Jgstokes 22:18, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, to do that you'd have the to tinker with the mediawiki database to merge contributions with your user name and even then it might cause problems. Your best bet is just to make note of the IP you contributed from and put it some you can find easily. —Mitaphane _?|! 23:32, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I accommodate multiple search terms?[edit]

I wrote the article Chaubisi Rajya. I want readers searching "Chaubisi" to go directly there as well, at least while there's no article titled "Chaubisis" (it's unlikely there ever will be). So how do I set this up in the article itself? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by LADave (talk • contribs) 23:13, 2 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

What you're wanting to do is create redirects to the topic Chaubisi Rajya. See Help:Redirect for information on creating them. —Mitaphane _?|! 23:34, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm bored. I just did it for you. StAnselm 06:58, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please reconsider[edit]

Dear Sirs, I tried to edit Nanotechnology Education to add the MSc/PhD program at the RBNI Technion, Israel. My edit was deleted. You are kindly requested to reconsider, since this program definitely belongs on a page listing nano education. Yours, Zvi Peretz Cohen

Log in / password[edit]

Hi!

I didn't forget my password, but it never worked since I signed in. Who can help? Please, repliy to me on my Talk page User talk:Emkaer. --134.102.112.90 13:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC) (alias Emkaer)[reply]

Replied at user's talk page. Adrian M. H. 17:08, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Any other resources on Creating a Mediawiki Website[edit]

I've started creating one and I'm still scratching my head. I've got little background in webdesign. I've used FrontPage to do several amateurish pages, and I've used DotNetNuke on two of my websites.

I thought about creating a wiki for a website I run for a group of like minded individuals.
I want to require that members have to register with data about themselves.
I want to add a paypal or similar program to possibly charge a fee to pay for the site.
I want to have most of the wiki pages blocked from the public so that my users know their work is kept in private place.
I want my members to upload particular files and data to share with others in an orderly fashion.
If I am out of my league, can you point me to a tutorial website that covers these and other things? Or perhaps a developer that can do this for me?

Thank you, Richard Hobbs thelitigator (at) bellsouth (net) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.152.248.63 (talk) 13:39, 3 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

The MediaWiki website has a page on how to install MediaWiki. Though not terrible difficult to set up, it does require some knowledge of MySQL or PostgreSQL to create a database to install mediawiki on (and a knowledge of PHP if you want to do some more customization). There's also the article Comparison of wiki software to see what other options you might have. I've set up a MediaWiki site before and I've found it not too difficult, if you need any help feel free to ask. —Mitaphane _?|! 03:48, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does Hillsborough have a small claims court[edit]

I am interested in finding out to file a small claim case against a furniture store located on route 206 near Pathmart, Homegoods, Kohls.

Could you tell me what court house I would apply for a small claim.

Thank you, Chris Ridarick —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.235.15.40 (talk) 13:43, 3 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This area is for questions about editing Wikipedia. You could try at the Ref Desk. Adrian M. H. 17:02, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Getting Started[edit]

How do you start to make a new page for Wikipedia? I'm very confused and the FAQ or anything isn't helping. Help would be appreciated in step by step instructions. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Danloe555 (talk • contribs) 02:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This pretty much explains it has simple as possible:

Type in the name of the new page in search bar and hit "Go"
If the page doesn't already exist there should be a red link that says create this page, click it.
After clicking a new page will popup with and edit window. Add the text you want then hit "Save Page". Congrats, you've created a new page

—Mitaphane _?|! 03:56, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

wow, Mitaphane made it clear. I suggest you see also Wikipedia:Your first article. Pea ceNT 11:45, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

garnd project[edit]

dear sir i am an MBA student and i would like to do my grand project with your organization.In my 3rd semester i'll be having Marketing and Human resourse as my subjects.so as for my information i would like to now that you are having a separate human resourse department or not. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Siddharth vaid (talk • contribs) 16:32, 4 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Er.... right. Wikipedia is an almost entirely volunteer-run website – by us, the editors. A small paid staff is responsible for maintaining the server system, There is no marketing department – it hardly needs one – and no HR department. By the way, don't take this the wrong way, but you will have to improve your spelling and typing if you want to impress potential employers upon first contact. Adrian M. H. 19:18, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Arborsculpture[edit]

Arborsculpture delete, move or improve ?

Comments appreciated

66.82.9.86 03:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reames[reply]

It's a general suggestion that one should try to improve an article first before proposing deletion (which should be a very last resort). I think the current title is fine, unless you have a better one? +A.0u 03:51, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Biographies[edit]

Simone BENMUSSA

Simone Benmussa, French director, is active in Paris and abroad as director and playwright. Working during a long time with the Renaud-Barrault Company, she has adapted, directed and designed in particular: "The Singular life of Albert Nobbs", based on a story by George Moore. "Virginia" by Edna O'Brien, based on texts by Virginia Woolf. "Camera Oscura", based on texts by Gertrude Stein. She also directed "Portrait of Dora" by Hélène Cixous and a play based on "Enfance" by Nathalie Sarraute. In London Simone Benmussa directed "Albert Nobbs" with Susannah York in the lead part, and in New York with Glenn Close (at the Manhattan Theatre Club). She also directed in English in London "Portrait of Dora" by Hélène Cixous after Freud, "Appearences" after Henry James, "The Revolt" by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (with Susan Hampshire), "The Human Voice" by Jean Cocteau (with Susannah York), "Happy days" by Samuel Beckett with Angela Pleasence. A New York production of "Childhood" with Glenn Close in the lead part and "For no good reason" by Nathalie Sarraute in New York, Paris and Barcelona. etc.etc. She founded her own Company "Espace Théâtral" which created "Freshwater" vy Virginia Woolf (with Eugène Ionesco, Nathalie Sarraute, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jean-Paul Aron, Joyce Mansour, erika Kralik etc). - A frequent writer on theatre, she has authored a biography on Ionesco, a novel "Le Prince répète le Prince" (Ed. du Seuil), "Conversations avec Nathalie Sarraute" (Ed. La Manufacture), "Benmussa directs" (London, John Calder Publishers), the "Cahiers Renaud-Barrault". - She has directed a film on and with Nathalie Sarraute, Juliet Berto and Erika Kralik that was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1978. The majority of her adaptations have been published in France, in Japan and in China. - Also exhibitions at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (1978) and the Musée Carnavalet (about Callas, 1979 and Mozart, 1992) in Paris and she directed a ballet on the paintings of Paul Jenkins for the Opéra de Paris (Salle Favart). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.123.96.2 (talk) 08:00, 5 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Why doesn't new page show as a search result on Google?[edit]

Hello, Just built a page today for the first time and was wondering when it will show on Google. I typed the exact page name into Google and nothing happened. I expect folks to search using Google, and then going to Wikipedia. Thanks in advance! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tocsese (talk • contribs) 10:23, 5 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Google updates every few weeks, so the info there is probably from a week ago... Wait for a few days and the page you created will show up. --Kzrulzuall ^{Talk• Contribs} 10:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Will this apply to google maps, too? bdierks

I can't make an edit[edit]

While gathering information for a research paper I found an inappropriate comment in the article on Hepatitis B. Under "Treatment", at the very bottom of the section, the last sentence has no relevance to the article and is offensive to the person mentioned. In the course of trying to edit the section, however, I could not remove that line. It was not listed in the HTML version of the text. Any ideas on how to correct the article?

This article can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitus_B#Transmission.

Thanks,

Andy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.191.18.61 (talk) 03:54, 6 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Sorry, but I don't see any offensive information on the article.If you see it, please try removing it again.Thank you.--Trampton 04:57, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Bypass your cache. You may be viewing an old version of the page your browser stored to make internetsurfing faster. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:08, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Saving pictures??[edit]

I would like to 'save' the pictures i added to an article. I got the information that they otherwise might be destroyed. How to do that? It is totally unclear to me how to ad the necessary information about copyright-permission to the pics, once they are allready put into the article. I got permission of the maker and can give you his site where i took them from. With regards —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chastityslave (talk • contribs) 20:09, 6 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Images must be correctly licensed, for obvious legal reasons. See WP:IUP, which sets out the key requirements, and WP:ICT, which describes the tags. With regard to "saving", you presumably have a local copy, since you uploaded them. Otherwise, save them as you would any other internet-sourced image. Adrian M. H. 21:08, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sean O'Threl[edit]

Sean O'Threl

Documentary and Feature Filmmaker, late 1960's into 1970's. Famous for documenting attack on Cambodian Village of Akec Le Fap by U.S. Troops. Went on to write and direct series of horror films calumniating in 1976 with the cult film: "Eden: Hell On Earth" which was never released by the filmmaker. Currently living in Arizona. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Scottwee (talk • contribs) 21:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

So what's you're question? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:07, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I made an edit, but it came out 'bold'[edit]

I attempted to improve the 'books' section of the entry on 'Time-binding' by doing a copy and paste from an MSWord draft on my Mac. Most of the text came out in bold, except for a few words, 'do' and 'are' that I Intended as bold. I also intended 'niche' to come out as italic. I also wanted the three titles in italic. Clearly, as a newbie, I don't understand how to get the type effects I intend. Weldc1jr 05:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I had a go at fixing it. Don't worry about making a few mistakes when you are new, it is a wiki and someone will fix up any problems :-) To bold you put 3 apostrophes around a word, to italicise you use 2. The first two entries at Wikipedia:Cheatsheet have some examples.--Commander Keane 05:48, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the assist; it looks fine now.

Weldc1jr 23:01, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

making a link[edit]

Hi I am a new editor - I just want to ask a question —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vukilala (talk • contribs) 08:36, 7 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia! If you haven't, already, see this pretty helpful tutorial. :) – Luna Santin (talk) 08:40, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

editing bold subject headline[edit]

To whom it may concern: i'm just trying to change the spelling of my brother's middle name in the bold headline & edit is not letting me do that. name is John Tiffin Patterson. In text it is now correct. In title, it says John TiffEn Patterson. that's all i want to change. how can i do it? pls email me as i am not sophisticated enough in this process to think i can find my way back to this location. aloha and thank you! Temple (e-mail address removed to prevent spam) ```` username templemaui have no idea what to do here really —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Templemaui (talk • contribs) 09:35, 7 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Take a look at WP:MOVE. Jacek Kendysz 09:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've done it anyway. StAnselm 10:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability[edit]

M y post is subject to be deleted. I don't know what is wrong I have a good story to tell and it's all true. What must i do to have my post not deleted and taken seriously —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Makall0209 (talk • contribs) 15:51, 7 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Read our guideline on notability, Wikipedia:Notability. Jacek Kendysz 16:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citing an Article[edit]

I would like to know what qualifies as "adequate citation". Can comments,quotes,text etc. be taken directly from another source as a means of reinforcing the credibility of an article? Wikipedia rules tell us not to copy text from other websites but if this isn't done how can the article be backed up through appropriate citation?. Please reply at my talk page. Thank You. TerritorialWaters 20:49, 7 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

You can take information from other sites, you just can't cut and paste it word for word. For information you know to be true, that you've written in an article, find websites that back up those claims and cite them as references. See WP:CITE for information on how to cite your references. --LaraLove^Talk/_Contribs 19:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just a friendly reminder..[edit]

If your password is something really obvious/simple/easy to guess..

..change it! For those who haven't heard, there's been a rash of account hijackings--VectorPotential^Talk 23:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

</public service announcement>

Signing in[edit]

how can i sign in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.204.155.70 (talk • contribs)

To sign in, have a look at the top ~~left~~ right corner of your screen, where you will see the button "Sign in/Create an account" (or similar, I can't remember the exact wording.) Click on this, and in the Log-in box, you will see the words "Don't have an account? Create one." Click on "create one". Then follow the instructions on that page.

And welcome to Wikipedia :) CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 08:24, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You mean the top right corner. At least that's where that link is in the standard skin people who aren't logged in see. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:05, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Right- the top right corner :) CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 10:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Homepage[edit]

How can I set the WIKIPEDIA as my homepage? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mad 16 (talk • contribs)

It depends on the browser you're using. In the Internet Explorer you can select "Tools" then "Internet Options" and type the URL in the right box. Or go to the main page and hit the "use current page" as homepage option if you have it. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:03, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Main Page's URL is http://en.wikipedia.org (use www instead of en for the multilanguage search page). --ais523 12:10, 8 May 2007 (U T C)

Greek letters[edit]

How do I get Greek letters to appear (i.e., Greek "a" instead of typing alpha)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 148.168.40.4 (talk) 13:01, 8 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

If you click on edit, then scroll to the bottom of the page, you'll see a list of special characters, if you click on them, they'll appear in the edit window, for instance, clicking on β produces the Greek symbol Beta--VectorPotential^Talk 13:05, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Articles proposed for deletion[edit]

Hello, I have recently created two articles:Rise of nationalism in Europe and Monarchy in Britain and France 1154-1314. These two articles have both been proposed for deletion by the same user. Can you tell me if these articles will or will not be deleted and if a decision has been made on both articles. If these two articles are fit to remain on wikipedia can the deletion tags please be removed. Thank You. TerritorialWaters 16:42, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. The deletion tags will disappear as soon as a reviewing admin closes each AfD debate. As I wrote on your talk page the other day, you shouldn't have long to wait before that happens (as long as a reasnable number of responses have been posted) and the article that we were discussing has - and this is a guess only - a fairly good chance of staying. But I'm not into making predictions, and I haven't seen the other discussion yet. Assume good faith with regard to the nominations; that the same editor made both noms is just a result of how information and articles come to light, ie. via a user's contribs and via links between articles. Plus recent changes as well of course. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adrian M. H. (talk • contribs) 17:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Spanish names, use of accents[edit]

Can someone show me where to find the style manual section that addresses the use of accents in the names of Spanish individuals? I'm just curious to read the policy on this, I found some general information about the use of accents but was hoping for something more specific. Ronnymexico 17:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is just my advice: Use accents whenever they apply, even in page titles. I use them even in accented words such as début. Every common combination of letter and accent is available in the wiki-markup box. Adrian M. H. 17:56, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to add that it could be a good idea to immediately create a redirect for the same names in page titles without accents, because for users without accents in their native language, it can be hard to remember where to put them and in which direction they should be. Lova Falk 18:00, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I opted not to mention that, but if it applies, you should do that. Adrian M. H. 18:32, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How can I move a picture?[edit]

I want to move a picture from one page to another, but I don't know how. How do you do it? David Adam Lewis 20:28, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your question is made a little unclear by the fact that we can "move" articles in order to rename them, so I'll give you two answers:

If you wish to rename an image, you have to re-upload it and request the deletion of the original, then sort out all the article links, because images do not have a Move tab. This is only done when there is a very good reason, because it creates a bit of upheaval.
If you wish to remove an image thumbnail from one article and use it in another, then be bold and do so, as long as you have a good reason for it. Just delete the image link from article A and add it in an appropriate place to article B. Adrian M. H. 21:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Redlinks[edit]

Why are some names red and others blue?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by David Adam Lewis (talk • contribs) 20:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

A link is red if it doesn't point to an actual article; for users, this means that their username will be red if they haven't set up a user page (unless they've got some HTML to change the color). Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 20:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Renaming an article[edit]

How can I change the main heading on the article I wrote? It came out with small caps rather than initial caps. This part of the article isn't in the text I entered, but is the heading assigned to the article automatically (I guess) when I started it.

Please reply on my talk page. Thank you!

Superpup1414 21:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at user's talk page. Adrian M. H. 21:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Archiving pages[edit]

How do I archive a page onto my userpage? Thanks. TerritorialWaters, 15:27 9 May 2007 (UTC).

Replied at user's talk page. Adrian M. H. 14:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My Watchlist Warning re Strong Passwords[edit]

My instance of the special page My Watchlist shows a warning about the use of strong passwords; near the top, under the announcement about Wikimania. I have a few problems with it.

It does not indicate if it is broadcast spam (e.g. maybe this is "Strong Password Awareness Week") or a bot analyzed my password and found it wanting. There is a huge difference; if my car dinged every time anyone in the world forgot to buckle his seat belt, I'd have to disconnect the bell.
The Dismiss feature suspends the message for one week. There is no indicated way to get rid of the warning permanently.
The special pages list says to ask about particular special pages on the talk pages of corresponding system messages. I looked at all the listed messages with "password" and none of them is this "Strong Password" warning, so I don't know where to ask about this.

Probably I should go and look at the talk pages of the password pages, but this issue concerns administrators spamming about passwords, not passwords themselves. Pete St.John 14:39, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

With issues such as this, it is a good idea to keep one or more Village Pump sections on your watchlist. It has come up at WP:VPT today. It is not spam as such, but every editor will see it, together with a similar message on the login page if they login manually. As you can see from the discussion, there is a very good reason behind it. Adrian M. H. 14:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is Strong Password Awareness Week, more or less; everyone gets the message (it'll probably be removed from the watchlist sometime soon). There have recently been cases where accounts were compromised due to their password being guessed, so it's pretty much an awareness campaign (together with improved security measures elsewhere) to help prevent similar incidents in the future. --ais523 15:03, 9 May 2007 (U T C)

That's great, I'm all in favor of password strength awareness, but the text should indicate it is a broadcast, and not directed at specific users, so as not to provoke people like me into wasting bandwidth like this. Thanks for replies though. Pete St.John 16:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The authors of watchlist notices probably just haven't thought about new editors who might be unsure about them, simply because they are occur fairly regularly (perhaps once every couple of months). For the most part, the system is used to highlight particularly important discussions. Adrian M. H. 17:27, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Demos[edit]

I'm a technology trainer and one of the reasons why teachers don't like wikipedia and steer their kids away from it is because they do not trust it. So to prove the reliability of wikipedia, I will often go to a site and type in a very small error or bias POV and show them how quickly things get fixed. However, I've received warnings about doing this and don't want to be blocked. So, what's the best way I can show teachers the self-policing of wikipedia withoug getting blocked? Mike Hasley13:10, 9 May 2007

I'd use the recent changes special pages to troll for vandalism (which is what editors do to catch vandalism) but then, instead of fixing the vandalism (as editors do), put those pages on your watchlist. You can then note how quickly, and how many, vandalisms get fixed, withoug causing any yourself. There's plenty of petty vandalism, absolutely no need to make any of your own :-) Pete St.John 16:17, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More can be said about the distrust in Academia, however. Many scholars dislike Wiki because of the anonymity; the wiki article itself does not credit authorship to a specific person. I'd argue that the precepts of good scholarship still hold: 1) Peer Review, at the heart of good scholarship. Here, we participate actively with the peer review process dynamically with the publication; that is, the processes are in parallel instead of sequential, but actually more transparent than anonymous peer reviewers selected by editorial boards. 2) Wiki is not a primary source. Original work is published elsewhere and Wiki merely glosses and references that work. Authors should generally not cite Wiki, but cite the references cited by Wiki, after first checking them. Pete St.John 16:21, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images and references have me stumped[edit]

Hi,

I'm a new contributor to Wikipedia and I'm just trying to find my way around. Please reply to my talk page if you would - I'm still new here.

I have two questions:

1. Before I had a sign-in, I posted an image in an article that I photographed myself of an object I owned and posted it to my personal website and placed a request for it to be uploaded to Wikipedia - the way I thought I should according to the instructions. But nothing happened for a long time, then the upload request disappeared from the article (couldn't find it in the deletion log either). So obviously I'm all turned around on what to do if I have an image to contribute. I did find it bewildering to have to choose a copyright method among so many. Can someone point me to a concise guide to posting contributed images on Wikipedia? I mean, maybe I chose the wrong copyright method and made it impossible for you to use it??

2. I see 4 major types of referencing:

referring to something within Wikipedia
referring to something outside, but on the Web
"citation needed"
referring to something outside, but in some other media, besides the Web

Mostly I have trouble with the first 3. What I need is a step by step how-to for each of these. A manual of style - so that when I do them, the look like the Wikipedia style I see in other articles. Believe it or not, I've spent at least 3 hours looking for it so far, in various places, and another hour trying various means in various articles and I still haven't figured it out.

I'm perfectly willing to write the manual of style if it doesn't exist - if you help me by telling me a list of tasks for each of them. I'll figure out how to accomplish the tasks in a step by step way. But if it does exist, and I just haven't found it yet, let me know where it is, because I think I'm trying to reinvent the wheel.

Thanks! and please reply to my Talk Page if you would...

QuickieWiki

reference[edit]

How can I add reference to the text? Can you be more specific? --TatjanaPetrovic 17:51, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More specific than what exactly?

Read the information at WP:REF, WP:FN and WP:CITET, in that order, and that will get you started. Also, see my reply to BigKnish about the same subject. Adrian M. H. 17:59, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The easiest way is to add the link to the reference (if it is a web page) surrounded by <ref></ref> tags (don't copy the nowiki ones!). So, you could use <ref>http://www.somesite.com/somepage</ref> (again, the nowiki tags are to prevent the text from being converted in a reference, you should not use them) after the sentence. Remember to add a References section with {{reflist|1}} or <references />. If you don't have a link, you can add the name of the book or magazine and page. Example:

The cat is red.^[1] The actor is good.^[2]

There are instructions here for several different methods. In practice, what I usually do is find an article whose reference style I like, then click on "edit this page" to copy the code for the referencing. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

References[edit]

^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

^ Magazine name #34, February 1998, pg 52

There are some helper templates, like {{cite web}}, {{cite book}} and {{cite news}} you may want to check later. For now, the easiest way is to use a link surrounded by the ref tags, others can format them later if necessary. -- ReyBrujo 18:00, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are instructions here for several different methods. In practice, what I usually do is find an article whose reference style I like, then click on "edit this page" to copy the code for the referencing. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm.... I have to question your source for this red cat! Have you got photo evidence? :P Adrian M. H. 18:27, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The guy in the picture is soviet, so maybe he's also the kind of guy that hung around in bars in the late 1960s in a cool way, making him a red cat. The picture on his page -Hovhannes Bagramyan is very red. David Adam Lewis 22:50, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why do user pages appear in category lists?[edit]

If you look at a category (such as 1986 Films), there are user pages in there which have obviously been marked as categories.

Is there a way to tidy these up and take them out? Somerandomnerd 10:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you see a userpage incorrectly in a category, you can edit the userpage to remove it (by removing the [[Category:whatever]] bit from the page); you could also consider asking the user whose userpage it is to remove it on their talkpage. Userpages shouldn't appear in mainspace categories (categories with 'User' or 'Wikipedia'/'Wikipedian' in their name are fine). If you do edit someone else's userpage, make sure you note what you're doing in the edit summary. Hope that helps! --ais523 10:36, 10 May 2007 (U T C)

Thanks- I've just edited the userpages that I spotted to take out the categories, so they don't show any more. Will do the same to any more I find! Somerandomnerd 11:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(+996)[edit]

When I add a new article, I went to my watch page, and it had this number, (+number). What is this for, and what does it mean?¿? MaddiekateMaddiekate

Hmm, that's interesting. Are you sure anyone could be hacking in to your account? Other than that that is something that should never happen. This is what I suggest, simply visit the page and unwatch, if it comes back on, please alert us again. Hope this helps, Cheers!--Jupiter12 03:55, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's not hacking. The page was probably automatically added to your watchlist because you created it. You can change that in your preferences. The number indicates the number of bits (aka characters) added or removed from the page. +996 indicates you added you added nearly a 1000 characters to it. The same thing can be seen on Special:Recentchanges. It's particularly useful in spotting people who blank articles. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:32, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User category[edit]

I'm a psychologist and would like to be identified as such. Do I have to put the ugly userbox on my userpage or is there another way in which I can link my user page to the Category wikipedian psychologists? Lova Falk 10:34, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No userboxes needed. You can just categorize your userpage in any of the Wikipedian categories just like you can categorize articles. See Wikipedia:Categorization. If you look at the history for your userpage, you can see I added the category for you and if you look at the source you can see how I did it. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:37, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help! However, when I click on Category:Wikipedian psychologists I see that I am listed underneath "U" and not underneath "L" (of Lova Falk). Is this a bug, and should I report this somewhere? Lova Falk 13:04, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To alphabetize your page differently, put

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lova Falk}}

right above your categories. That will fix this problem for any category that you place on your page.

(As a sidenote, DEFAULTSORT is actually a relatively new thing on wikipedia - we used to have to sort each category, like

[[Category:Wikipedian psychologists|Lova Falk]]

tiZom_(2¢) 13:31, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that fixed the problem! :) Thank you! Lova Falk 15:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

images[edit]

how do i reduce the size of an image i have uploaded —The preceding unsigned comment was added by EHayter (talk • contribs) 16:30, 11 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Basically, all that you need to do is resize it locally and re-upload it to the same location. And please don't forget to sign your comments. Adrian M. H. 11:48, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how to creat a page[edit]

how do i create my own page. i typed in the word autogration and there were no entries for that. I want to add something for this but am unaware of how to do that. can you please tell me how? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Malibulew (talk • contribs) 22:27, 11 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

See: Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. Jacek Kendysz 23:54, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to[edit]

How to create details on a person.

Andy Vitolo - Uk Theatre Director —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andyvitolo (talk • contribs) 23:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I'm assuming you want creat a new page, right? If yes, see links I gave in the answer on the question above. Jacek Kendysz 23:59, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan Fitzgerald[edit]

How and where do I suggest a new article to be created? Because someone should do one about the Internet Phenomenon that this guy named Ryan Fitzgerald started. He posted his phone number on YouTube. He's got over 12,000 calls to date. Apparently, the president of T-Mobile is now going to let him get and give calls for free. He's been contacted by google and a number of talk shows to speak about his experience.

Here's his YouTube page: [1] --68.183.43.120 23:31, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Jacek Kendysz 00:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Has he been the subject of multiple third-party reliable written sources? He may not be notable enough for an article. Adrian M. H. 11:56, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Improving "notability" problems[edit]

How do I know when an article I am submitting that has been tagged for "notability" has been adaquately improved (i.e. Texas Shakespeare Festival)? Thank you —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jebarb (talk • contribs) 05:45, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

My suggestion is watch the page by clicking watch above.Hope this helps. Also you can read notability guidelines.Cheers!--Dalmation 07:27, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you find it difficult to assess the article against Wikipedia's requirements, you can ask an experienced editor to assess it for you, either ono-to-one or at RFF or EA. Adrian M. H. 11:59, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Searching on a name[edit]

I created an entry for a person whose name was Francisco Vicente Aguilera. If you search on the word "Aguilera" you get a list of people who have a surname of Aguilera, but Francisco Vicente doesn't appear on that list. How do I get his name to appear on that list? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Yodel553 (talk • contribs) 10:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

See how I did it. Jacek Kendysz 11:18, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do yu create n article?[edit]

how can you create an article —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kreuzberg (talk • contribs) 15:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Read the Introduction and Tutorial if you haven't already for information on how to edit Wikipedia generally. Then see Wikipedia:Your first article for information on when to create an article and Help:Starting a new page for information on how to create it. Make sure you write about a notable subject, and verify your article with reliable sources. Hope that helps! --ais523 15:09, 12 May 2007 (U T C)

hur man gör för att få en bra placering[edit]

hur man gör för att få en bra placering? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.231.130.235 (talk) 15:37, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This is the English Wikipedia. I'm afraid that most people who answer questions here probably don't speak the language that question is in (I know I don't), so you're unlikely to get an answer. See http://www.wikipedia.org for a list of Wikipedias in other languages; you may be able to ask your question there. --ais523 16:29, 12 May 2007 (U T C)

It's Swedish or Norwegian and means "what do you do to get a good placement?". I don't know which placement it refers to. PrimeHunter 17:08, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hej! Jag vet inte riktigt vad du menar med din fråga, men om du har svårt för att skriva på engelska, skulle jag råda dig att söka dig till den svenska Wikipedia (wikipedia in swedish) Lova Falk 17:09, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Page[edit]

How do I find clarification on why a page was deleted? Specifically, a page I created was deleted for being advertisement, but many similar pages currently exist. Thanks. Stephenmadden 18:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In the log. Go to where the article was, and you should see a link to the deletion log. Click it, and an explanation of the administrator who deleted it should be found. If you don't agree with the explanation (in example, it was a speedy criteria deletion, like advertisement, leave a note in the administrator's talk page. -- ReyBrujo 18:37, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of new editors make the "other similar pages exist" comment, but that is just the way it is. We cannot ever get around to all the sub-standard articles that fill Wikipedia. Why was my page deleted? Click that link to find out. It is either due to a failure to meet key policies such as WP:N or infringing on What Wikipedia is not. When looking for a benchmark with which to judge your own work, do not look at the average, but at the best. Adrian M. H. 19:02, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Software articles[edit]

Just wondering, is it some sort of rule that only free software is allowed to make it on Wikipedia? For example, a description of alot of free software have their own page, and links in certain articles will link to freeware websites to grab the program, but it seems that you are not allowed to make the same sort of article/links to shareware software that also pertains to the same subject? If you do, some other editor strolls along and wipes it out. 24.12.224.100 02:17, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article must be about a notable piece of software, not every program may have an article. Check Wikipedia:Notability (software) for a historical idea of what should be. While the proposal is inactive, since it intended to give the minimum requirements for software, if the software you are writing about does not fulfill any of those points, it may be considered non notable. Also, see WP:WAX for the general "some other article already exists". -- ReyBrujo 02:42, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's plenty of paid software mentioned, any Microsoft product probably has an article and then there's games like Prince of Persia and Carmen Sandiego to name just two of the many commercial games. The thing that usually gets software deleted is people trying to promote software that isn't widely used yet. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to add a word[edit]

Good morning,

Would you please let me know how to add a word.

Thank you

Good morning to you too! You add a word in the same way you added your question. Click on "edit" and add your word in the editbox. Save page. Easy! Lova Falk 08:04, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See also WP:EDIT. 08:54, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Remember, though, if you are looking to add words instead of encyclopedia entries, you may be better off visiting our sister project Wiktionary. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:51, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs to be cleaned up[edit]

How do I flag an article to be cleaned up? It's very repetitive and a little biased. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Katebrown83 (talk • contribs) 07:18, 13 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

You might add {{cleanup}} to the article in question. Pea ceNT 08:54, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is preferable to be more specific with the choice of tag (or tags) where possible. In this case, {{copyedit}} and {{NPOV}} are appropriate choices. Don't forget to date tag them, and some comments on the talk page are often an important addition when tagging articles. And as always, if you can fix it yourself, please do so. Adrian M. H. 18:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All complete list of cleanup tags can be found at WP:TC. +A.0u 19:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bharat Punarnirman Dal[edit]

Bharat Punarnirman Dal is a political party, founded by a group of IITians and other such individuals and professionals, with the objective of making “Bharathvarsha a prosperous and powerful nation and re-establish it as the world-leader, a position, which the nation rightfully deserves”.

The formation of this political organization is the culmination of the efforts taken by a group of individuals from different parts of the country and from different walks of life towards realizing a long nurtured vision of making Bharat a prosperous and powerful Nation.

After years of study and hands-on experience at the grassroots level it became clear to the group that without reforming the political system any attempt to reform the society or the governance will be futile. Soon it became clear that the problem is not the lack of resources but it is inefficient management of the resources. In other words in order to get a lasting and widespread solution instead of trying to solve the problems and issues themselves it is better to improve the problem solving mechanism. This problem solving mechanism or the System that governs the country is already there and has sufficient reach and resources but because of inefficiencies at every level of this system it has become ineffective.

Bharat Punarnirman Dal was founded with a belief that qualitative improvement at the topmost level will be reflected throughout the structure that lies beneath them. Thus this political organization is an attempt to fundamentally reform the political system, which produces the top level managers – the politicians, by introducing quality and dynamism at the political level so as the country is run by politicians by choice not by chance or by birth.

NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE PROFILE

Ajit Ashwalayan Shukla National President, B.Tech and M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Bombay

Ravikishore Vice-President and Acting Spokesperson, B.Tech. (Aerospace Engineering), IIT Bombay

Sanjay Sharma National General Secretary, B.Tech (Civil Engineering), IT-BHU

Geeta Gokhale National Treasurer, B.E. (Electronics Engineering), Government Engineering College Nanded

Mahesh Pramod Patil National Working Committee Member, B.Sc. (Chemistry), Mumbai University

Omendra Pratap Singh National Working Committee Member, M.Tech (Material Science), IIT Kanpur —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xmayu (talk • contribs) 18:04, 13 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Please check Wikipedia:Articles for creation to have an article created with this information. -- ReyBrujo 18:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alternatively, since you already have a registered account, you can create the article yourself. Just follow the directions in Help:Starting a new page. Wikipedia:Your first article offers some additional advice on getting started. +A.0u 19:29, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator[edit]

How do I become one.I want to be the coolest administrator ever... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TaylorLTD (talk • contribs) 22:36, 8 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

It isn't easy to become an administrator; the standards are quite high. The best thing to do is to contribute to writing Wikipedia articles, participate in discussions on talk pages, and work to reduce vandalism, all the while becoming more familiar with Wikipedia policies. By the time you are ready to apply for admin status, you will have discovered where and how to apply. Six months to a year is a typical amount of time before a good, talented user is promoted. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See also WP:ADMIN. 18:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

It is not about being (quote) "the coolest administrator ever" (unquote). If you are a pro-active, valued and (above all) trusted editor who demonstrates neutrality, maturity, a cooperative nature and a very good understanding of policies and how to apply them, then you may be ready for the RFA process. Adrian M. H. 18:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

Most of Wikipedia seems fairly self-explanatory to me, but I don't understand (and can't seem to find an explanation for) a fairly common system for adding references to a page. The wikitext goes something like this (see Hatshepsut for an example):

== References ==

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Luosiji (talk • contribs) 21:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I believe WP:CITE and WP:FOOT would offer clear and detailed instructions on adding references to articles. Hope this helps. Pea ceNT 08:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To help out with the formatting of specific references, you might also want to read Wikipedia:Citation templates. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:47, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Creating an article[edit]

How do I create an article about something new? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.47.233.240 (talk • contribs)

You need to create a username to create an article first. You should proceed to do that now. bibliomaniac 1 5 00:19, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see also WP:WELCOME. An edit like this isn't helpful. Pea ceNT 08:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Create an Article[edit]

How do i create an article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dukefan7 (talk • contribs) 00:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Dukefan7, checkout Wikipedia:Your first article for info on creating a new article; WP:WELCOME also is a good reference. Also please sign your posts with four tiltas: "~~~~", this will automatically be converted to your user name with the date. Good Luck, meshach 01:28, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Go along with the above, please read Help:Starting a new page. Pea ceNT 08:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I finish off a Page move[edit]

I have successfully created "Hugh Walters (author)"

I have successfully renamed Hugh Walters to Hugh Walters (actor) which automatically created a Redirects page.

I have amended most direct links to point at Hugh Walters (actor) using the What Links here button as a guide.

I guess I need to set up a Disambiguation page somehow but what about the redirects page...

Thanks !

GrahamHardy 17:10, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The next step is to edit the redirect at Hugh Walters to become a disambiguation page. See WP:DAB and MOS:DAB, and Category:Disambiguation for examples. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, all done; there's a couple of links still going to Hugh Walters but they're Wikipedia: Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Biography pages ; should I leave them alone ? GrahamHardy 20:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who publishes Wikipedia?[edit]

Wikipedia is not published, it is free. That said, it is licensed under the GFDL, or the GNU Free Documentation License. bibliomaniac 1 5 01:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re: printable version[edit]

every wiki page should have a printable version .. can this be done please ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 138.37.113.7 (talk • contribs).

Wikipedia already includes that function. If you look at the "toolbox" section in the left sidebar, there's a link called "printable version" for each article page. +A.0u 05:28, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And CSS included in such a way that when you send something to your printer, it will already be printable even without using that link. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:29, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures[edit]

Hi

I am a new user. How do I include pages on my edits? I edited a page related to my ancestral pace. I would like to include a couple of pictures of this historcal place that I had taken during a family vacation. How do I do that?

Pl help.

Thanks. Raji

Go to the page that you want to upload a picture to, copy its address so that you it handy to go back to, and then hit the "upload file" link on the left hand tool bar - follow the instructions, making sure you give a valid source and copyright licence. Then place that file in the article at an appropriate place - isuing something like:

[[Image:MyPicture|right|thumb|200px|Your comment on the picture]] where the first bit is the name of the picture uploaded. Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) 09:19, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New band[edit]

I would like to add a wiki for a band called Sectillia please but i dont know how, could you help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cradletoensalve (talk • contribs)

Don't forget to sign your comments. I don't think you want to create an entire Wiki about one band, so you presumably want an article. In which case, please read and digest the following: WP:BAND, WP:V, WP:RS and WP:N. These are the key policies and guidelines that should be followed when considering the creation of articles about bands. Message me if you would like specific advice. Adrian M. H. 12:14, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Headings[edit]

How do I go about changing a category heading? The very name of the institution in question (Tennessee Baptist Seminary) is incorrect and needs to be changed to "Temple Baptist Seminary". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fanuv24 (talk • contribs)

Up on the tabs at the top of the page is a tab that says "Move". You can use this tab to move the entire contents of one article (Tennessee Baptist Seminary) to another name (Temple Baptist Seminary). Also, the old name is redirected to the new page, so both pages will lead you to the right place.

Now, this feature requires a user to be active for several days before it can be used. So I'm going to do it for you. Please let me know on my talk page if I did anything wrong, or if you need anything else. tiZom_(2¢) 00:13, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

References - translation[edit]

Hello. If I make an article (here in english wikipedia) which is a translation from other wikipedia article (in another language) I have to mention the source? Thanks

All of Wikipedia is available under the same license (GFDL), so when you translate it, just mention in the edit summary where the original text came from. For example, the page for Tahiti 80 hist was translated from the French Wikipedia. tiZom_(2¢) 00:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if the original article cites any sources, mention those in the translation, unless you can find English equivalents. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've written my "objection" to part of an entry.....[edit]

and no one has responded. I feel the part of the entry I'm objecting to really spoils the tone of the entry. What do I do now? rich 02:50, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{sofixit}}. If there are no references for the section, and it treats about a living person (Janet Jackson?), then it can be considered a problem according to Wikipedia:Libel, then you could fix it yourself. If you have doubts, report that to Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard, and the people there will review the matter and hint you whether you are right or not. -- ReyBrujo 03:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

HOW DO WE GET THE ARTICLES OF THE SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE CIVIL ENGINEERING IF THEY ARE NOT SO DESCRIBED IN WIKIPEDIA?Karri.vinod 14:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh, please do not shout. Just go to Civil engineering, there is a box at the bottom of the page that gives subjects similar to it. -- ReyBrujo 15:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to create a new article[edit]

I would like to make a new article on VundoFix, a fixer for Virtumonde by Atribune. However, it is obvious that I will need a few days to make it. Where can I experiment with drafts for it? HijackThis Nerd 18:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For example here. Jacek Kendysz 18:41, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. How do you get your signature like that? HijackThis Nerd 18:50, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My signature is customised. See this for more information. Jacek Kendysz 19:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cool! Thanks :) HijackThis Nerd 19:22, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... how does this not work?

'''[[User:HijackThis Nerd|H]][[User Talk:HijackThis Nerd|J]][[Special:Contributions/HijackThis Nerd|T]] - [[User:HijackThis Nerd/Vundo|Vundo!]]'''

H J T - Vundo! — seems to work just fine. Did you empty the checkbox by mistake? Adrian M. H. 20:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Invalid raw signature; check HTML tags." HijackThis Nerd 23:54, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You want font color="blue" rather than font color=blue (the sig checker's very picky about that). --ais523 11:39, 17 May 2007 (U T C)

I failed to spot your missing quote marks. Adrian M. H. 14:14, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of a Living Person[edit]

Hi all,

I'm a Wikipedia newcomer, and I've been having difficulty understanding all the copyright/freeuse rules governing photos. I've gone through and read many of the help articles, but can't seem to figure out how to add a particular photo of a living person on J. Scott Armstrong. The one I did have up was removed, even though it was a publicity photo available from The Wharton School's department page. I am in direct contact with the person I'm writing the entry on -- yet I cannot use his photo even if he gives permission for me to do so. Please help! You can also respond on my Talk page. Thanks!

Kxjtaz 21:40, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Think I fixed this...Kxjtaz 16:00, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As long as the copyright holder of the image gave you permission to release it into the public domain (or you are the copyright holder), what you have now is fine. --ais523 16:13, 17 May 2007 (U T C)

Many thanks! That makes things a lot simpler. Kxjtaz 18:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do i send people messages?[edit]

Topic? Stupid question, but i don't see a message sending thing, and i know there is one >_>. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GreySnakeGenocide (talk • contribs)

No problem. Messages are sent on user talk pages, and a lot of people have a link to their talk page in their signature (which you produce using four tildes, by the way - like so: ~~~~ Just click on the editor's name in their signature. Make sure you're on the 'discussion' page before sending a message - look at the tabs at the top of the screen to be certain - then click on the little + sign and you can start a new section. Or, use the 'edit this page' tab, or click on one of the 'edit' buttons next to a section if you want to respond to it. I'll drop by your talk page and leave a welcome template there as well, so you've got all sorts of useful links. Hope this helps! Tony Fox (arf!) 22:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My first revert + warning[edit]

Hello,

I'm a new user to Wikipedia and I decided to try out, how would it be like to revert some vandalism and then giving out a honest warning to the vandal about it.

I think that this is the right place to ask my question, so...

This vandalisation happened on Triangle, and I found about it from the Recentchanges page.Also, this happened from an IP, which is 12.156.149.75.

The vandal just removed some text from the first chapter, causing this. After I reverted, it turned back onto it's original state.

I browsed up on how to make a good revert, so as a reason why did I make such an edit, was:

(Testing my first revert. (Reverting 12.156.149.75 -> Oleg Alexandrov))

I realised that I forgot the links onto the reason, but since a reason can't be easily edited, there was not much I could do.

So, after a revert, I decided to try out the warning process too. I went to 12.256.149.75's talk page, and gave out a warning template onto this page. The template was:

As an edit reason, I gave out the following:

(Warned this IP due to gibberish on Triangle)

So I found out that the linking worked on the edit reason. Now that I have tried a revert and a warn, I felt like I had accomplished something.

The question might not be really a direct call of help, but I was just wondering that did I do both reverting and warning corretly, or was there something really important I missed?

Thanks for any reading/comments/etc. ~IS7 22:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there! That looks like a good revert and warning to me. Nicely done. I wouldn't worry about extensive edit summaries when reverting vandalism, though; most of my manual reverts are just 'rv v' unless there's some extenuating circumstances. Automated edits generally provide a full edit summary on their own. Keep up the good work! Tony Fox (arf!) 22:29, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there is one thing that you missed that is important: to note the type and level of user warning in the edit summary. This helps other editors to track the level and quantity of warnings that have been issued when a user removes such warnings or archives them. Archival is genuinely permissible, but removal is very much frowned upon (though sadly not against any policy). Knowing the history of warnings is integral, when cross-checked against a user's contribs, for assessing whether a block should be requested. Incidentally, you can format your questions in a more compact manner by using line breaks instead of line spaces; such things help to keep talk pages more manageable. Adrian M. H. 22:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

link colors?[edit]

Hi... I just edited a page and added two names, and each had a link. I went back to the page, and both names were red links, not the normal blue that I'm used to.... why is this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.53.86.50 (talk • contribs).

If the link is blue, it means the link is pointing to an existing article. If it is red, the article still does not exist. In example, Dog exists and is blue, but Article with long and strange name does not, thus it is red. -- ReyBrujo 03:49, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Be careful to get the name correct or pipe the link: [[German Formula 3]] will be red, but [[German Formula Three Championship|German Formula 3]] will work. Adrian M. H. 14:19, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

documenting-bibliography/footnotes[edit]

I would like to do a substantial contribution to the article on Harriet Martineau. Your directions on footnoting are hard to understand. I'm familiar with Chicago & Turabian, not write and cite. The section labeled Sources appears to be the footnote section, but the references listed aren't numbered in the text above or below. Do I simply add my footnotes there in alphabetical order? And list my bibliographical references under bibliography?

Maepel The preceding unsigned comment was left by User:Maepel at 19:21, 17 May 2007.

Footnoting is very straightforward. An example, with a website citation:

This is a statement that needs a reference.<ref>[http://www.example.org Title of article]
''example.org'', retrieved on [[May 17]] [[2007]].</ref>

This produces:
This is a statement that needs a reference.^[1]

The addition of {{reflist}} produces:

^ Title of article example.org, retrieved on May 17 2007.

Easy. WP:FN and WP:CITET for more info. Or message me and I will help you directly. Adrian M. H. 19:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rating Pages[edit]

How do you rate an article? Specifically, I was reading about Jane Boleyn, an article which does not seem to cite its sources or provide correct, proven information.

Sorry--as you can see, I'm a bit lost.

Wikiwikiwakoo 19:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)Wikiwikiwakoo[reply]

Join a WikiProject and get talking to its members. Good wikiprojects have article rating systems in place. Adrian M. H. 20:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One that's relevant to your area of interest, I should add. Adrian M. H. 20:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you are referring to Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford and the rating template on Talk:Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford. This is under the domain of WikiProject Biography, which has its own rating system. See their quality scale for more info. As it is not a stub, your only choices now are start and B class. GA and FA must be approved by a process (see WP:FAC and WP:GAC for more details) and the Biography project has their own A-class review system. See the quality scale page for the difference between Start and B class. Also, as it does not have sources, put {{unreferenced}} at the top of the article. That project is only marking priority for the top 200 biographies, so you should leave the priority part blank. To actually give the rating, just add the class after the equals in |class=. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 20:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

editing[edit]

i need help with deleting stuff. if i am sincerely editing something, how do i delete the old text? Ebilshroom 23:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You go to the "edit this page" tab, highlight the information you want to delete, cut or delete it, then save the page. LaraLove ^T/_C 03:02, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Picture[edit]

Please help me .... I am desperate.

When editing the Rampura Neemuch page on Wikipeida http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampura%2C_Neemuch , I uploaded two image files -- the Chandrawat Place and BaDa Talab. . Both pictures I had taken in 1993 during a family vacation to our ancestral place. They are MY creations, but are not CopyRighted. I would like them to available to anyone == As Is == without any changes and simple credit.

How do do that? Can someone do it for me Pl. help...

Thank you.

Dr. Rajyashree (Raji) Tripathi

On the Photo page add {{pd}} Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) 09:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, that allows changes to the image and use of the image without credit being given. If you want credit for the image, use {{Attribution}}; however, Wikipedia doesn't accept images which aren't allowed to be modified, so it's your choice as to whether you upload the image allowing people to modify it, or request its removal (which you can do with {{db-author}}). --ais523 13:48, 18 May 2007 (U T C)

Windows Live Messenger[edit]

The Windows Live Messenger found a problem and needs to be closed. We lament the inconvenience.

I don't think that has anything to do with Wikipedia. --ais523 13:46, 18 May 2007 (U T C)

Tesoro Corporation[edit]

Wiki only has one entry, which ignores our company which is also called Tesoro Corporation

I do not have a clue how to make an entry, but would somehow like our construction company included in Wikpedia, along with the huge oil refiner.

Do you have someone who will enter a page for me? I am also willing to pay a reasonable payment if someone sophisitcated in Wikipedia is open to that.

Our construction company info is at

www.TesoroCorp.com

thanks

Dennis Gilbert President

Tesoro Corporation

www.TesoroCorp.com

First up: Notability (businesses). If your company does not meet those criteria, then it does not warrant an article. Non-notable subjects are deleted, and rightly so. Next, comes conflict of interest. That may only be a guideline, but it can be considered one of the stricter guidelines and should be adhered to. If your company is or later becomes sufficiently notable, someone else is likely to write about it. Their article is likely to be without bias and devoid of promotion. Adrian M. H. 17:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Request for neutral author to update my company's wiki entry[edit]

Hi, Since I work for 1&1 Internet, and am apparently not neutral enough, I would like to ask how I can get a 3rd party author to update the information in wiki about my company. The information is very incomplete when compared to other hosting/domain companies that are listed in wiki (some much samller than 1&1.)

Your suggestions or help would be appreciated.

Kind Regards, Joshua Sloan Director of Online Marketing 1&1 Internet, Inc. 610-560-1535

Joshuasloan 01:37, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at user's talk. Adrian M. H. 14:44, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Search for Painting[edit]

I amin search of an oil painting done in the late 70s of chief crazy horse for an american indain museum in north dakota. the artist was leonard hale of evansville indiana.my father was commissioned to do this painting and was accepted for display. i have forgotten much of the information about where this display was. if you have any information on named artist please contact dan hale <Phone number removed per privacy guidelines. Please do not post contact information>

Please ask at Wikipedia:Reference Desk/Miscellaneous. The NCH is purely for questions about editing Wikipedia Adrian M. H. 14:43, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How Do you Get the HIDE button back once it's Hidden?[edit]

I clicked the HIDE button in the top right corner. At the time, I did not know what I was HIDING. Now, I want to get the button back, but have no idea how to do that. I tried changing the Edit preferences in My Preferences. But, nothing seems to get the HIDE button to appear again.

I think you are talking about the Site notice. You can view it at MediaWiki:Sitenotice. Clicking hide probably adds a cookie in your browser - clearing cookies in your browser should bring back the notice (but it will log you out). You could ask at the Village pump technical for furthur information - this subject is a bit complicated for me.--Commander Keane 06:03, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete just the session cookie called dismissSiteNotice and not the other cookies. Hiding the site notices takes effect for a set number of days. Adrian M. H. 14:39, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do you upload a picture?[edit]

How do you upload a picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katiesmithxox (talk • contribs) 01:47, 20 May 2007

To upload images, you have to be registered. When you have registered, and are logged in, just click on the Upload file link in the left menu, just under the search box. Bjelleklang - talk Bug Me 01:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Homework[edit]

Answer the following questions:

1. Pretty Lady Cosmetic Products has an average production process time of forty days. Finished goods are kept on hand for an average of fifteen days before they are sold. Accounts receivable are outstanding an average of 35 days, and the firm receives forty-days of credit on its purchases from suppliers.

(a) Estimate the average length of the firm's short-term operating cycle. How often would the cycle turn over in a year?

(b) Assume net sales of $1,200,000 and cost of goods sold of $900,000. Determine the average investment in accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable. What would be the net financing need considering only these three accounts?

Wikipedia is not a place to do your homework for you. Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 05:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I contribute an article.[edit]

Can you tell me how I may go about contributing an article.

Paololarenzo

See Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article; they do a better job than I could ever do. Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 05:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a redirect[edit]

Hey, how do I allow a search to be "redirected?

Here's what I want to do:

When I search "WSHS," I want the school "West Salem High School" to also be in that list of four or five other schools.

I don't mind if someone else fixes it either. Or if you told me, I could fix it.

thanks.

(Oh, and "West Salem High School" does have its own wikipage. If this clarifies anything or not.)

Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beaver1believer (talk • contribs) 18:24, 20 May 2007

Another editor beat me to it.[2] I made a search and added 7 more schools.[3] PrimeHunter 17:50, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where to request an article's creation if WP:AFC rejects it?[edit]

From time to time I get halfway through researching and molding an article for creation and then get sidetracked or waylaid by other things. As such the bones of the article are ready with headings, infoboxes etc - but some sections are just placeholders containing url's containing the bulk of the sources for that topic (e.g. User:Foxhill/content to add/Gerry Cottle.

As WP:AFC has rejected submissions of mine in the past that are not 'ready to go' (Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/2007-05-14#Gerry_Cottle), is there anywhere where users can release unfinished articles (that they have neither the time nor inclination to finish) into the wikiworld for other editors to finish up and publish? Foxhill 22:52, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If it is rejected, there is usually a very good rationale for that. In your case, the one who reviewed your text stated that you are using too many external links, creating sections (like Personal life) which only contain external links. You should create a stub, a very minimum article with vital information and references, to demonstrate both notability and verifiability, and then expand on it. You don't need to create the full article at once, just create a small article, one or two paragraphs long, be sure you add reliable sources to verify your information, and then build on it. -- ReyBrujo 23:02, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to ReyBrujo's suggestions above, you may also want to look through a list of what a "perfect" article should have when developing the stub that you have created. +A.0u 23:07, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Being ignored ?[edit]

Hi. I'm new here. I tried to write an article. All I get are words saying No notability. I politely asked for some guidance, but the admins just ignored me and then deleted the article. I am just sitting here looking quite confused, so could someone explain to me properly or I'll just assume newbies aren't that welcomed here.Kazurincwl 14:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You should read the notability guidelines, which explain why your article was deleted. If you didn't get a lot of individual attention, it's just because we get hundreds of new users every hour who just want to create an article about themselves, their band, or their company, and who won't ever stay to contribute anything else to the encyclopedia; if you are interested in helping create the encyclopedia, though, you're entirely welcome. -FisherQueen (Talk) 14:47, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See also Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? :) Pea ceNT 15:49, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is very important to be patient, find your way around, and read the most essential policies and guidelines before trying to create an article. Otherwise, we cannot easily distinguish you from the hordes of SPAs (that's Single Purpose Account). Wikipedia has plenty of avenues for ono-to-one assistance: EAR and AAU to name just two. Adrian M. H. 16:07, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Search delay[edit]

I am new to wikipedia. I created an entry and thought I had submitted it successfully but, I am not able to locate it on Wikipedia at all. Did I do it right? Or am I just impatient and the entry will appear in time?

Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenovibes (talk • contribs) 16:46, 22 May 2007

It takes time for the database to refresh. Give it a day or three. Please remember to sign your comments and use the + tab when making a new section. Thanks Adrian M. H. 17:39, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Having examined your contribs, I can see that the article in question will be soon be removed per WP:SD. So you won't see it after that anyway. Please take the time to read through some of Wikipedia's guidelines and policies. Adrian M. H. 17:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Transport of Goods by Ship cargo from Chennai to Kuwait[edit]

Can you please help me to get an idea / the ways & means to send some household article to Kuwait from Chennai

That is a question for the Reference Desk. Adrian M. H. 19:47, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

need help adding footnote[edit]

Hi, this is my 1st editing attempt. All I want to do is add an additional footnote to the body of the text. There are already 13 footnotes on the page I am trying to add to. I typed in the name of the site with <ref> immediately before and afterwards. Unfortunately, this preview page listed my footnote as #8 (it should have been #14), and the footnotes section was messed up (#8 showed my site reference and then the text from the original #8 was listed out). Couldn't figure out how to add a reference in the middle of the text while giving it it's correct sequence #. Thanks :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vivienabraham (talk • contribs).

The footnotes are numbered automatically, in the order at which they occur. So the very first reference in the article will be numbered 1, the second 2, and so on. It gets a little complicated when a reference occurs in multiple locations. However, regarding your issue, it doesn't matter. In the article, if you stick a reference between 5 and 6, then references in position 6 onwards get shifted down in the references section as well as in the article. In other words, don't worry about ordering, just point the references to the correct places. x42bn6 Talk Mess 21:21, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You need to add more data than just a URL! See the information at the bottom of my talk page. Adrian M. H. 22:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

created a new page ... why isn't it showing up on the site?[edit]

Hi ... I created a new page for the Lupus Foundation of America. Followed (as least I believe I did) the guidelines for building a page. Previewed it. All looked fine. Thought I published it live, but I'm seeing nada on the site. I searched the term "Lupus Foundation of America, Inc." and get nowhere.

Yet when I log into my account. I can see it in my history.

So what happened? Did I do something wrong? Is there some time delay before a new entry goes live? Or some sort of internal review process that takes place before something goes live?

Appreciate a response.

Writerdude 23:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually no you didn't do anything wrong. If you go to the article you created it should show up. But Wikipedia is putting your contributions on your "my contributions" page slower, hope this helps, Cheers!--Jupiter12 23:37, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't do anything wrong, it just takes a day or three to show up in search results. It's still there. --Luigi Maniac 23:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Although, judging from the looks of things, it might not be there for long. it's up for speedy deletion for being a copyright violation... --Luigi Maniac 00:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well I have a few questions about that. First the link to which you're referring in regards to the copyright violation is a link to old lupus.org Website. I know that because I work for the LFA. Second, this was the copy I was asked to use to create a page. So I still need to rewrite it? Why haven't you flagged the content for the American Diabetes Association? They did the same thing. If I need to rewrite it, I will. But I'm trying to understand why the rules don't seem to be consistent among nonprofits. So if it does get deleted, will I receive some notification saying that it was deleted? Again, I appreciate any explanation so I know I'm doing it correctly this next go-round.

I have no idea.[edit]

I want to creat a new page, but I couldn't figure out how to do that.

what should I do?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Akihiro3 (talk • contribs) 04:24, 23 May 2007

Please see Help:Creating a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. PeaceNT 04:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i wont to make a page for my band[edit]

$Insertformulahere$

See Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. You should also see our conflict of interest policy which discourages editing (or creating) articles that you have a direct conflict in, and you should ensure that your band meets the band notability requirements or it will be deleted. x42bn6 Talk Mess 09:00, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Internal link error (case sensitive)[edit]

Hi, I have put my first entry on Wiki, the 'Edward Alderton Theatre', but unfortunately the Wiki heading says 'Edward alderton theatre' (eg lower case for the 2nd two words). This means although it will find the entry in the search box, it will not link to it from another entry (eg Crook Log, the area), unless I change that link to 'Edward alderton theatre' (which I don't want to do). Would do you suggest?

Edwin morgan 11:20, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on user talk. PeaceNT 11:27, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

inserting images in articles[edit]

We are having trouble with your protocols for images under "fair use". Suggest you take that category separately, and give step by step instructions (putting distracting warnings in another place). An example, step by step would also help--including all steps. Also suggest that your group of tags be expanded. We have been trying to use pictures owned by family or by estate and can find no relevant tags, tho' this would seem to be a common category. Thank you.Alethe 12:07, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"We"? Not a multi-user account, I hope... Anyway, this subject is well covered by Copyright tags, Image upload and Usage policy. Have a browse through those, and post again in this section if you any specific queries about it. Adrian M. H. 14:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images that have not been published will not qualify under fair use. I imagine that is why we don't have the category you are after - fair use in Wikipedia doesn't exist to protect your copyright, we are trying to build a free encyclopedia.--Commander Keane 05:09, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading information of theatre productions[edit]

I would like to put internal links to a list of theatre performances at the Edward Alderton Theatre - eg cast/crew list, newspaper review and photo - but am not sure if this is possible. For instance, linking to 'The Crucible' (a play they performed a few years ago) takes you to the main entry for Arthur Miller's play. Is there a way I can still do this, or is it not encouraged? (Excuse my ignorance as a newbie.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edwin morgan (talk • contribs) 15:42, 24 May 2007

There is a very strict approach to external links - and rightly so IMO - that is covered by WP:EL and to a lesser extent, WP:SPAM. If you have an appropriate link with which you have no vested interest, then you can add it to articles to which it is directly relevant. Adrian M. H. 14:55, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My point was regarding internal links (on Wikipedia) rather than external links. Sorry, forgot to sign my name last time. Edwin morgan 14:59, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reads to me like you're talking about external websites. You should always use wikilinks when referring to Wikipedia articles. So what is your question? Adrian M. H. 15:06, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, don't know how to add to previous topic. My question is: how can I add a Wikipedia link to a play performed by the theatre (eg 'The Crucible') that doesn't interfere with the entry for the play as written by Arthur Miller? On the Wiki page I have a list of past productions which I want to put Wikipedia links to. Currently if I link The Crucible it takes you straight to the main entry for the play, rather than the entry for 'The Crucible' as performed by that particular theatre company. Hope that's clear. Edwin morgan 15:12, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can add your reply to an existing topic by finding the section header and clicking [edit] to the right of it, then on the edit page, you can add your reply underneath and indent it with : characters. Regarding the play, to take a well known example, The Sound of Music, what's been done is to only list briefly on the article the places where the play itself was performed. Tra (Talk) 15:50, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It makes it much easier for those who are trying to help you if you use wikilinks. If The Crucible is about the play of that name, rather than a particular performance of, that is exactly what I would expect. You seem to want to wikilink to an article that does not exist, and if it does exist, then it has a different name and you just need to wikilink to that instead. And if it does not have an article of its own, eiher it's not notable enough or no one has ever felt like creating it. Crucible (disambiguation) does not list a more specific article. Adrian M. H. 16:06, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Burma[edit]

I don't know how to join a existing group (Burma) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thawngno (talk • contribs).

I guess you mean Wikipedia:WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)? Go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)/Members and then add yourself to the list by putting

*[[User:Thawngno|Thawngno]]

to the bottom of the page just before the line containing

[[Category:WikiProject_Burma/Myanmar]]

Then it is suggested you go to your your userpage and then put the text

{{User WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)}}

into it. x42bn6 Talk Mess 18:15, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

vandalism?[edit]

I recieved two messages to my IP about vandalism. I have never edited a wikipedia article, however, I would like to know if there are more of these on my IP adress.

142.167.250.92 18:35, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I guess you don't use a fixed IP. If your ISP assigns dynamic IP addresses, you are quite likely to get messages that are not intended for you. Create an account and you avoid this. The contribs show the history of the IP. Adrian M. H. 18:45, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question: SPAM- it's understanding/self made easy reference style -acceptability[edit]

Hi, I recently added one page Stress ulcer and I have few questions.

Question 01: Is Adding this type of ref. good/acceptable? Traditional example provided "{ { Reflist } } < references / >" is too complicated for me when >2 times to addres same refence number.

Question 02: If I address some exact page number and exact books will it come under "Wikipedia:Spam" or etc policy?

Thanking you: AnThRaX_Ru "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." (Gandhi) 19:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your formatting work on that article does not conform with Wikipedia's standards. What is so wrong with using the standard footnote system? You will need to explain what you want to know with question 2. Adrian M. H. 19:48, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ironwood Forest National Monument[edit]

While using Google Earth I found a button that had information about the Ironwood Forest National Monument. Most of the information in the article was grossly incorrect. For example, bighorn sheep do not dine on Ironwood trees and Sonoran Pronghorn antelope are not found within 50 miles of the Monument. I know these facts because I live centrally to the Monument and have been very active in the monument planning process. I was able to edit the full article, but I was unable to edit the incorrect summary material that comes up in Google Earth.

The monument's draft management plan is currently in a public comment period. It is important to tell people the truth when they click the Google Earth button for the monument.Simplicity please 23:14, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure the changes will eventually be displayed when Google Earth is updated. On a separate note, it is a good idea to add citations of reliable sources in order to support your corrections in the article, in keeping with Wikipedia's policy of verifiability. +A.0u 01:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC) P.S. I added the heading to distinguish this thread from the one above.[reply]

Page protection[edit]

I have been on wikipedia for a while, but I am having a mental blank!! I am sorry. How do I ask for page protection?

WP:RFP. Adrian M. H. 15:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Building a house[edit]

I am building a new house and the framers built a window opening for my 3050 window exactly at 3050 without leaving me any lee way for installing my window. What are my options if they already finished the framing and are starting on the second floor? sand around the opening or use my skill saw and cut around 1/4 to 1/2 inch?01:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)01:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)70.122.110.128

Sorry, but Wikipedia is not a place where you can go to get advice to help build a house. We are an encyclopedia, so if you cannot find the information within our pages (house, skill saw or window may have some tips), go ask your local hardware shop.

---THE DARK LORD TROMBONATOR (((¶))) 03:38, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

City Infobox[edit]

I am working on expanding my first article Hill City, South Dakota. I used a common city infobox that I found from one of the featured articles from a US city, and edited it to use Hill City's information. For the following field I enetered

|leader_title1 = Council President |leader_name1 =Dave Gray

However, Dave Gray automatically links to Dave Gray who is not the council president of Hill City, even though there are not double brackets around his name. How can I make it so that when I put a name into this field it doesn't automatically link unless I add double brackets around the person's name?

Done. Check the edit to see how. Adrian M. H. 17:44, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your quick reply - I learn something new about wikipedia every day Lmielke359 19:03, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About Autoconfirm Level[edit]

When will I reach autoconfirmed? After four days (including time)? --əˈnon gahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 19:02, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you mean? If you mean full editing functions, that's after 96 hours. Adrian M. H. 19:27, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at your user page, you're clearly not new, so I don't know what else you could be asking. Adrian M. H. 19:29, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's all I wanted to know (apparently the exact time you registered counts, too). Thanks~ --əˈnon gahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 19:59, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help with another person[edit]

i found 2 biased articles and changed it and the other person reverted them. they were slightly over the top but they completly reverted it and i edited it again this time being what i thought was completley neutral and i even cited my sources and left the old stuff so it said what both points of view were and they still completley reverted it again and now im gonna be blocked if i try to edit it again and ive tried to discuss it with them on the talk pages but the only way to get their attention seems to be editing their articleDog jumper idiot100 03:55, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm the 'other person,' and it is my strong belief, which I think the edit history supports, that this user is only here to promote a specific point of view. However, I want her to know that the problem is Wikipedia policy, and not my personal vendetta, so I'll leave her recent edits for someone else to check, and revert if other editors agree that they are pushing this editor's own bias. As to my not responding to attempts to discuss immediately... well, I had gone to bed. I do that sometimes. -FisherQueen (Talk) 12:26, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

no im here to fix biased articles that dont even cite their biasedness Dog jumper100 17:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FisherQueen is quite correct to amend your recent edits. I have looked over some of your contributions and some of the relevant article history, and it seems that you need to study carefully the policies about bias and verifiability. You have been adding entirely unsourced material to articles such as Saddle Bronc and Bareback Riding. It is poorly written as well, though that is a side issue. Your additions are biased, and that is not excusable by the presence of material that you deem to be biased in the opposite direction. We must never let our own views cloud our editing of articles. Biased material gets removed and discussed, not "neutralised" by the addition of more bias. What is more, this is not the place to go complaining about other editors; if you have a grievance, you should sort it out with that editor through the proper methods of dispute resolution and if that is not satisfactory, you take it to 3O, etc. Adrian M. H. 18:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maps[edit]

Hey, I was wondering if someone could help me figure out how to make the maps like the one that is used on the article for NATO? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.102.182 (talk • contribs)

Hi, please sign your posts by using four tildes (WP:SIGN). How those maps are made is detailed at WP:MAPS. If you make a request on the talk page page WP:MAPS someone will be able to make the map for you. Good luck, meshach 20:57, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What are Userboxes[edit]

I heard someone talking about userboxes on their talk...what are they? Where can I find them? (If you could reply to me on my talk, that would be great!) Kukuri and Nike 04:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer to reply here; it benefits other readers. See WP:UB and WP:UBX for information about userboxes. Adrian M. H. 14:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Jackson[edit]

The article is undergoing GA review at WP:GA/R and I was hoping people here might be able to assist in giving their opinion on it. All welcome. I'm trying to draw a crowd of people so we get a fair discussion. Previously it's been somewhat limited. I'm hoping you new users will give insight especially as you're new and have fresh eyes and insights which the article so sorely needs. Hope to see you there! Thanks!--Manboobies 23:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Interested users should be aware that the above GA review is meaningless. This article just passed a GA review about two weeks ago. It should not have been renominated so quickly. The current review will have no impact upon the article and, although we do appreciate the interest, you are encouraged to ignore it.UberCryxic 01:57, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please ignore that comment, it is not policy, simply "tradition" he is quoting. Please comment if you wish to, it will definately count.--Manboobies 19:11, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is not the place to bring your argument. Editing other people's talk page comments in this manner is totally unacceptable, and that goes for both of you. This little edit war stops here, please. Adrian M. H. 21:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I note UberCryxic has been browbeating people who disagree with him into submission and demanded the review be closed before it is finished gauging opinion despite other users agreeing it should be delisted.--Manboobies 13:07, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, if that is the case, it is an issue that you should take up with him (politely of course) in the usual way. Best not to air your dirty laundry in public until it becomes necessary to do so. Adrian M. H. 15:04, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have made my concerns quite clear both in private and in public. Manboobies is trying to gain undue advantage through wild accusations.UberCryxic 17:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Translation[edit]

I have never done this before , so excuse my ignorance. I can neither understand the instrns nor can I find the answer. I have just finished a translation (Ger>Eng. Italic textBausch &LombItalic text . Obviously it cannot stay on MY HDD - it has to be placed somewhere the proof reader can look at it. Where do I put it? Is the page already created waiting for the transln, or do I have to create it? Another matter: as I have deleted the links in the original (they point to pages in the German version so are of no use in the Eng), who restores them and finds all the appropriate articles in Wiki Eng version? (Sorry, I am a translator, not a web page dsigner). Tks for help. Island Kayaker 21:48, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The instructions at WP:TIE seem to be fairly easy to follow from that end, and I would have thought that placement of the article, unless instructed to the contrary, should be handled according to those instructions. Otherwise, keep it on one of your sub-pages (make one if you don't have one) and a proofreader can view it there, having seen your request in the relevant section of WP:TIE. But really, this sort of question should be asked at the project's talk page. With regard to links and other features, they should ideally be included by the creating editor (ie, you) unless instructed otherwise. Adrian M. H. 22:02, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Advertising personal details, Campa Cola[edit]

Im not sure if this is the right place to report it but I seem to be having a problem with an article called Campa Cola. This one user seems to be using different Ip addressed to add company and personal details to the article to help promote this business, this seem to be happening on a daily basis and when I had a look through the page history, it looks as though its happened almost a hundred times before. Would it be possible to have this page locked or semi protected to prevent this from happening. Even though it is a different ip address every time, you can tell its the same person. Please check out these diffs. [4]. You would have to go back prior to my revision.--AdamJWC 05:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)AdamJWC 04:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you might have grounds for semi-protection but it isn't very frequent. I'll watchlist this article. Whenever you come across one of the anons, use {{uw-spam1}} (or spam2, spam3, etc.) because it is slightly more accurate. x42bn6 Talk Mess 11:51, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. You will find if you go right back through the page history it was quite frequent, but any way I will do the above. I also turned the infobox into a template called Template:Cola, hoping this will make it harder for them, thats unless they now how to edit templates. Thanks again--AdamJWC 12:18, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If the problem is/becomes frequent enough for semi-protection to be helpful, you can make a request at WP:RFPP for the page to be semi-protected. --ais523 12:22, 29 May 2007 (U T C)

Thanks for the tip, Ill keep a watch on this article, thanks--AdamJWC 12:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Offensive language[edit]

The following URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il contains vulgarity in the opening paragraph. I was not able to find a link to a "Repot a Problem" and this is the only place I could find to report it.

Dave Robison <email removed for privacy>

Fixed, in the future you can fix it yourself. See WP:REVERT for details. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 04:36, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

question[edit]

on the Oven page's external links section, I added a link to APWagner.com's oven repair information page, but it got deleted. But there was a similar link to Repair clinic's repair page(different content), that was not deleted.

Why is this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oven —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apwagner (talk • contribs)

Well because no one saw fit to remove it. External links are added and removed by ordinary contributors. I took a look at the article and removed the link to repair clinics link along with a couple of others that don't look needed to me. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:44, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Theresa. Sorry, I'm new to the wiki community. Why wouldn't links to Oven repair content fit in with a page on Ovens? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apwagner (talk • contribs)

Because they are not encyclopædically orientated and potentially commercial. WP:EL. Links must be entirely non-commercial, not-for-profit, editorially informative and directly related to the subject. Placing a link to a website about the history of France in France would be welcome, but a site that lists holiday locations would not be suitable. Just one example. Adrian M. H. 21:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Creating New Page[edit]

Hi. I just created a new page by typing the name that I wanted the page to be called in the search box. It then asked me if I wanted to make a page with that name and I said "yes." Problem: I want to create another page, but when I put the name into the search box, it gives me all these other pages, and I dont have the choice to create a new page. HOW DO I CREATE A NEW PAGE?

--Mock Z 00:07, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:Creating a new page for information on how to create a page. --ais523 12:19, 31 May 2007 (U T C)

External links[edit]

I'm brand new to contributing to Wikipedia and today added two external links to the Kent Connecticut article. One link was removed as spam by Madchester (an admin) and I'm trying to understand why so I don't make the same error again.

The two links I added were for the Kent Chamber of Commerce and for a Kent B&B (which I won't name here because I don't want it to look like I'm trying to circumvent Madchester's decision to remove the link). The reason I added the B&B website is that it's pretty huge with lots of information on what to do in Kent and what to see while visiting. For example, one page of the site lists over 30 nearby activities including golf courses, state parks, fly fishing shops, etc. The B&B is also on the Historic Register, was built in the 18th century and stands on what was originally the downtown area of Kent (which has since been moved south a mile or so).

I realize that this is a commercial website hawking a place to rent a room. However, there is a ton of stuff about Kent on the website, far more than the Chamber website that was accepted has to offer. Is there an accepted way to link to websites like this one, or is it a lost cause because they're a commercial website (you do realize that a chamber of commerce is a commercial website too, right)? For example, if I had linked directly to the page with the activities on it as opposed to the home page, would that have been accepted? It would be awkward to do so as there's 5 different activity pages on the website listing everything from nearby restaurants to ski areas to places to rent a horse and buggy.

Likewise, there's a realtor in Kent that has a fantastic set of pages on local legends, everything from historical stuff about local Native American tribes to ghost stories (currently these pages are down, but she tells me they'll be back up soon). Definately some very cool stuff, much of which I haven't seen elsewhere. However, she does also obviously try to sell real estate on the website too. Is this content inappropriate for the Kent article also or is there a way to link some of this content (once it's back up) to the article?

I did read through the New Contributors help pages but I still don't understand what makes the chamber of commerce, a large portion of which lists all the businesses in Kent, different from the B&B which lists what to do, see, etc. while you're in Kent. Could someone point me to a reference that would clarify the difference so I don't make the same mistake again?

Many thanks.

Rkerney 00:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Spam is a major problem for Wikipedia, so sometimes people get a bit trigger-happy removing them. Sending a message to Madchester (by editing User talk:Madchester) asking why they removed the link is probably a good idea; you could also discuss the link on the article's Talk page. Links to commercial sites are normally avoided if a similar non-commercial alternative is available, but consensus on an article's Talk page is a good thing to point to when adding the link (say 'see talk' in the edit summary so people know to check there and not just blindly remove it), and in some cases (such as possibly what you're describing here) the commercial webiste might be a better resource. Hope that helps! --ais523 12:19, 31 May 2007 (U T C)

Thanks Ais523. I took your advice and wrote to Madchester and also asked him/her about their feelings about the realtor website. I'm just trying to understand what's best for the encyclopedia and I guess I'm struggling with what's acceptable commercial content (like the chamber of commerce website) and what's not (like a realtor). I'll read through the links you sent me also, many thanks for those. Your assistance is sincerely appreciated.

Rkerney 14:22, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Therein lies part of the answer to your question: you used the phrase "acceptable commercial content" but really, that is (or should be) a contradiction in terms. I would have removed both your links as non-encyclopædic and many editors would do the same. WP:NOT and WP:EL. Adrian M. H. 15:39, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adrian, please understand I'm not trying to be argumentative, I'm really just trying to understand the philosophy so I know what would be acceptable to editors like yourself and others. Your statement about both links being non-encyclopedic because they are commercial seems to me to be at odds with some of the other links in the article. I understand that the presence of other inappropriate links doesn't validate new ones, but I'm curious if there is a distinction I'm missing that makes one link appropriate and another not or if some links just got in under the radar and are therefore confusing me.

For example, the Kent article lists links not only to websites for, but to other Wiki articles on The Kent School and The Marvelwood School, both of which are private schools with steep tuitions which surely make them commercial enterprises. I understand that the link to the Kent Center School is a link to the public school system and is therefore non-commercial, but why is a private prep school not commercial, just because it is a school? Or is it worthy of inclusion in the wiki because of it's noteworthiness as an excellent school, commercial or not?

Likewise, isn't the link to KenMont & KenWood camps a link to a commercial website (tuition is upwards of $1,000/week)? Other than information on the staff and goings on at the camp, this website has absolutely no information about Kent. Is it acceptable and if so how can I recognize the difference between this website and a realtor website with several pages of Kent history, legends and folklore which is not acceptable?

I could go on, with more examples from just the Kent article, but I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, I'm just trying to understand the criteria so that I might add some useful content to some of the local town websites. I live and work in the Fairfield/Litchfield counties and am active in the local chambers so from time to time I come across websites that possess a lot of interesting local information and not just product/services advertisements. One criteria I could use would be to stick with non-profit websites (chamber websites are generally non-profit although their purpose is commercial - to advertise and advocate for local business). However, there is really good information on some commercial websites and I'm trying to get a feel for when (if ever) it would be acceptable to include mention of a commercial entity in an article especially since there appear to be other commercial links/references that appear to pass muster.

Thanks for your patience. I'm sorry that I'm not getting it. Your guidance is really appreciated.

Rkerney

I know that you are not trying to be argumentative. Your good faith has been very clear from the beginning, and it is welcome. As you read more about not just policies and guidelines, but about the discussion processes that we go through here, you will probably begin to get a better feel for any nuances that may be at work. We have to deal with a truly massive amount of external link additions and most of those are inappropriate. Many links escape attention, or at least escape strict judgement. The link that you cite as an example should be removed, in my opinion. Not-for-profit is very important, but so is non-commercial. Worthwhile content (editorial or educational in some way) that directly relates to the article is preferable. Adrian M. H. 18:32, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CREATING NEW PAGE[edit]

Hi, I'm trying o create a new page on wikipeda. The title or words that will be typed in the search bar is "master rim". How can I do this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Masterrimsma (talk • contribs).

Click on the following link: Master Rim (I assume it's spelt in title case like this) and then you can create the content by editing the page. It might be useful to see Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. x42bn6 Talk Mess 02:43, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your talk page now contains some links that you should ideally check before creating a new article. Adrian M. H. 15:41, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

what does this message mean[edit]

i attempted to set up an external link from a site about " The Groundhogs " and although the link was succesfully displayed it displayed the following message when clicked on.

      invalid friend ID
 this user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted.

      The link was to Myspace and the site already contained a Myspace external link
   Ken Pustelnik 82.46.86.53 13:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's Myspace that generated that error, not Wikipedia. --ais523 13:55, 31 May 2007 (U T C)

Citations[edit]

Hi! I'm trying to edit an article and my edits require a citation to another website. I saw that there was a specific code to use, but when I used it it just posted the whole code. How should I go about posting a citation? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knasielski (talk • contribs) 15:39, 31 May 2007

Please see WP:CITE, WP:FOOT and WP:CITET PeaceNT 15:42, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(conflict) See WP:FN and the advice here. Message me if you need more advice. And please don't forget to sign your comments. Adrian M. H. 15:43, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Search help[edit]

Good day -- i need some help to understand searches

When i enter "VideoPlay" in the search box, i get my page when i enter "videoplay', i get something completely different

How do i ensure that variations in the typing work?

Thanks in advance! Samuelmenard 18:26, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia's search mechanism is case sensitive. If you create an article, it may be useful to create redirects of common spelling variants or misspellings to this article. So, for example, it would be useful to redirect Thx to THX. Note, however, that it might not be useful to create redirects from GeOrGe W. bUsH and GEORGE W. BUSh to George W. Bush, for example. x42bn6 Talk Mess 21:07, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to note that I have created a redirect at Videoplay for you. Now when you type "videoplay" into the search box, you should go to VideoPlay. Despite MediaWiki being case sensitive, on Wikipedia, the first letter of an article is capitalised anyway, so soap and Soap are essentially the same thing. x42bn6 Talk Mess 21:10, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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