User:Tangotango/Nubio/Omissions and corrections/Archive 1

Below is an archive of questions about Nubio

How do I change my signature?

It would be good if someone could search on this, or just on "signature" , and get a page that explains how to add "(talk)" to, or change the color of, one's signature. Thanks! SaxTeacher (talk) 18:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi SaxTeacher, thanks for your suggestion, and sorry for the delay. I've added an entry per your suggestion: [1]. Cheers, Tangotango 03:50, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Omission in 102

102 states:

"When does the table of contents appear?"

"The table of contents appears automatically whenever a page has more than three headings. You can force a table of contents to appear by inserting [MISSING TEXT] somewhere in the article. Similarly, [MISSING TEXT] disables the TOC."

Cheers!...--Black Flag 11:35, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I've fixed it. Cheers, Tangotango 11:56, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

How do I resolve my Two Accounts?

weird things happend when I tried to create an account and then I saw the rule about captialising the first name. Trying to be a good citizen I made a mess and now have two accounts... One is my full name. The numbers are as follows: 2647408 and 2647416 - I would really like to get rid of 7408 as it's in my full name. I didn't put email in as both my accounts are my name - I would be okay with using <email removed in case of spam> now that I think about it. Sorry to be such a newbie :( I really hope to be a useful contributer of biological information especially

The Help desk is for questions like this, but I'll do my best to answer here :-) The Wikipedia software will automatically capitalise the first letter of a username - you don't have to worry about it. As far as I know, an account can't be deleted, by you can go to Wikipedia:Changing username and get the account with your real name changed to something else (eg "JohnDoe1119"). Account numbers aren't used (only a developer can link a number to an account name), so just use the account names instead. Ask at the Help desk if you need further help. Good luck, --Commander Keane 01:16, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Administrator abuse

Please add a section on abuse by administrators. how can readers protect themselves.thanks.Sir Bernard 21:43, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I could not find anything in the on-Wikipedia FAQ about admin abuse, so I'm not sure what can be added to Nubio. In the first few search entries of Nubio for "admin abuse" is information about administrators that should be useful.--Commander Keane 04:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Link to other languages

I have just created a page in English that already exists in German. I would like to link those two pages (so that a "in other languages" box appears), but cannot find the information on how to do that.

Okay, I have just found the corresponding section in the Wiki FAQ. But it would be nice to find an answer here too. And if only just a link.

Nubio 140 has been added. I could not find the corresponding section in the Wikipedia FAQ, so maybe the Nubio answer could be improved. Where was that section?--Commander Keane 04:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

For Tangotango

For the search, please make:

• "red" => "redlink", so "red" can be found ok.
• Also something needs to be done for "PDA" and "WAP" as used in Nubio 138.--Commander Keane 07:06, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
• And "hit" for Nubio 12--Commander Keane 07:03, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

cookies

i dont know if this is the apropriate place for questions such as these...but what do i do if i am consistently disabled to log in to wikipedia because my firewall keeps blocking the cookies required to log in? and why are cookies needed anyway? lygophile 00:40, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

You can ask at the Help desk for further clarification. I think cookies are needed by the software to maintain the log in session. Possibly a Nubio FAQ should be added sometime (I don't have enough knowledge at the moment).--Commander Keane 05:49, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Adding copyright tag to existing image

Clear, step-by-step instructions need to be provided on exactly how to add a tag to an existing image. I received an email message saying that I needed to add a Copyright Tag to an existing image: Image:RicHoldingShirt2006.jpg
The email said: "A copyright/license tag, either selected from the drop-down list below or included in the upload summary," but I couldn't find the drop-down list when I tried to edit the Image, nor could I find the code to add the tag I wanted. The tag I wanted to add is: "This image is copyrighted, however the copyright holder allows the image to be freely redistributed, modified, used commercially and for any other purpose, provided that their authorship is attributed."IreneWyo 20:21, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I have just created Nubio 153 to try and answer this question. You could try asking at the Help desk for further clarification.--Commander Keane 05:49, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

What to do with spammers?

If a spammer uses a wikipedia page as a spamvertised URL, can it be removed?

I just created Nubio 152 to point people towards Wikipedia:Spam. I am not 100% what you mean, but spammy URLs can be removed from an article by anyone, and articles that are completely spam can be speedy deleted.--Commander Keane 06:31, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Tagging articles for expansion?

How do you "tag" an article or a part of an article to point out the ways that it needs to be expanded? I know that I've seen it in a few places and I'd like to know how it works.

To tag an article you edit the article and place a template at the top. Eg you can edit an article and place {{expand}} at the top and the {{expand}} template will be placed there. Probably a Nubio FAQ will be written for this someday (but "tag" will need to be added to the software's 3 letter word exceptions).--Commander Keane 06:31, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

American English vs British English

I have been wondering if it matters whether I write an article using either one of these(ie, "color" vs "colour"). Are we supposed to write in one or the other, or can we just use the one we use normally?

I have created Nubio 151 to answer this question, thanks for pointing it out :-) --Commander Keane 06:31, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I found a dubious fact on Wikipedia. How ought I edit?

Beagle17 19:12, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

I have created Nubio 176 in response to this, thanks for your input :-)--Commander Keane 02:13, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

How to quit?

How do I quit Wikipedia? I mean, how do I end my account? Can I block the name to prevent someone else to continue under my nick? I don't want to quit this wikipedia, I want to quit the Dutch wikipedia. X10 06:17, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for you query, I have created Nubio 190 to answer this question.--Commander Keane 14:16, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

I think a licence tag on an image is wrong, where can I discuss it?

I've seen an image that says "Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide" - but I think this is incorrect and that it is a copyrighted image. I'm not sure where to go to discuss things like this. Nubio64 and 153 have a relevant links, but could be clearer. Thank you. Dan Beale 11:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback :-) I have created Nubio 191 to answer this question.--Commander Keane 23:13, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

How do I make a box or table collapsible?

How do I make a box or table collapsible? I want to give a table a hide/show button like one in the table of contents template.

Added in Nubio 192.--Commander Keane 03:14, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Using columns

What's the preferred way to put text into columns? I've found both {{Multicols}} and {{col-begin}}, with appropriate following tags. Both seem to work. "Multicols" is the one you find by following links down from Wikipedia:Template messages to "formatting", but "col-begin" is "protected", which I think means it's one of WP's key templates. What's an editor to do? PamD 07:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi, protection simply means that non-admins cannot edit the template code. (This is to prevent mass-scale vandalism by malicious users). However, anybody can still use that template by using it in other pages ({{col-begin}}, for example). Cheers, Tangotango (talk) 16:35, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Using arrow icon outside of Wiki?

Is there a way I can reproduce the arrow icon from the MonoBook skin outside of a Wiki (e.g., in Word for illustration purposes)?

--71.252.194.229 03:28, 7 July 2007 (UTC)Ferdinand Velasco

I'm not quite sure which arrow you mean, but this question would be best asked at the Reference desk.--Commander Keane 04:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Entries in multiple languages / photo upload by email

1. I want to enter some photos & texts into corresponding German pages. When I try to sign in, it says id not valid. When I try to sign up, it says id already exists. What to do?

2. Can I upload photos by email & later enter the links & licence? If so, how? lokenrc 17:57, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

1. You have to register a new account for each Wikipedia that you edit. If you try to register and it says that the id already exists then you will have to use a different nickname at German Wikipedia (however the account 'Lokenrc' doesn't seem to exist there, so try again). Also keep in mind that freely licensed images can/should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons - that way both English and German Wikipedias will be able to use the image (and every other project too :)
2. No there isn't a way to upload images by email.--Commander Keane 04:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Part 2: The Tram

Thanks. I have registered in German too. An image is already uploaded & used in English articles e.g. "Tram". I want to use it in "Kalkutta" in German. I tried to upload by clicking "It is from another Wikimedia project (Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikinews, etc)". The photo info is :

{{Information
|Description=Calcutta tram, 1880
|Source=Originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia]; 
description page is/was 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image%3Ahorsetram.jpg here].
|Date=2007-07-05 (first version); 2007-07-05 (last version)
|Author=Original uploader was [[:en:User:Lokenrc|Lokenrc]] at 
[http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia]
|Permission=CC-BY-2.5.
|other_versions=
}}

== License information ==
{{Cc-by-2.5}}

== Original upload log ==
(All user names refer to en.wikipedia)
* 2007-07-05 08:59 [[:en:User:Lokenrc|Lokenrc]] 1280×960×8 (502018 
bytes) ''Photographed by me. L N Roychoudhury at City Centre 
arcade, Calcutta, 20.6.2007 / 13:50hrs {{cc-by-sa-2.5|photo by L N 
Roychoudhury}}''
* 2007-07-05 07:23 [[:en:User:Lokenrc|Lokenrc]] 1280×960×8 (502018 
bytes) ''Calcutta tram, 1880''
__NOTOC__
{{uncat}} <!-- Remove this line once you have added categories -->

Now, what must I enter in the box "Browse" to have it correctly linked for both & German. lokenrc 07:20, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok, we are talking about Image:Horsetram.jpg. You just need to upload it to Commons (you will need to register an account there), then it will be available in German Wikipedia. Go to Commons:Upload, if it is your photo just choose 'own work'. Otherwise, just ask here and I will take care of it.--Commander Keane 08:16, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

How do I find out the number of articles?

Is there a page that is constantly updated to show the number of articles? rabmny 20:00, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes you can see the count at Special:Statistics. Nubio 193 has been added to answer this question.--Commander Keane 02:43, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

An article doesn't show up in the search error

The link to the mailing list in the answer comes up with an error 404. Andy^reply 17:39, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, thanks. I have fixed the link from the 404 error to the correct place. I'm not sure what changed on the mailing list archives to cause the problem.--Commander Keane 05:18, 22 August 2007 (UTC)