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interarticle linking[edit]

How do i do this? (link something like #1 in the contents to #2.3.4)

Page view[edit]

I am having technical issues with Covington Township, Michigan and similar pages.

1) I cannot click on the links in the Communities section 2) There are vertical lines where the geographical coordinates are || ||, and the text is unreadable and out of order.

I tried to remove the coordinates templates, and that solved the problem, but another user has restored them, and the problem has returned.

I also have a similar problem when trying to view other pages - I get more lines like //, which makes the text unreadable.

How do I fix this?

hypothesis[edit]

to start and frame the direction of my research.i have to make a quetionnaire. Help meon this topic.

human races[edit]

looking for the name world's human races but not getting

copyright problems[edit]

I read all about copyright problems, I went through the FAQ, I understand full well what a copyright is but I'm still confused about a few basic things when it comes to lifting material from other websites.

for example, this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Summerlee

was copied from this website: http://www.upei.ca/stlhe/html/e_speakers.html

I can clearly see "Copyright University of Prince Edward Island © 2005" at the bottom of the web page. Is that what is meant by a clear copyright notice and is that copyright in regard to the contents of the website or just the website itself, if that's even possible. Is this copyright infringement or is this just plagiarism? Should they be treated as the same thing? Finally, is this a good example of something that should be tagged? I was about to fix this article before I saw that it had been copied. Now, I don't feel like dealing with it in any way other than having it tagged it for something, but what?

Plagiarism and copyright infringement should basically be treated the same. Either tag it with the {{copyvio}} template or write a stub in your own words and ask an admin to delete the copyvio. Of course you should do that last one only if you think the subject is encyclopedic. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)The article on wikipedia is quite old and has undergone several revisions. Its very possible that the other site copied us. Suspected copyright violations can be listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. As to your other question, yes that is a clear copyright notice and it is in regards to the contents of the website. And yes, if the article is copied verbatim it is copyright infringement. No, they are not the same thing. Hope this answers all your questions. -- Lost^(talk) 08:44, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I went to look up Yael Dayan on Wikipedia. Afterwords, I googled her. I found the exact word-for-word on Wikipedia and on this website- http://www.answers.com/topic/yael-dayan I am outraged and I hope someone checks this out--Max 01:48, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Answers.com freely uses information on Wikipedia, as is noted on the page ("This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Yael Dayan".) You can read more about the GDFL here: GNU Free Documentation License. Kuru ^talk 02:43, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quickbar[edit]

I need to move an article, and the instructions say I can do this by turning on Quickbar. HOW do I turn on Quickbar?? Ian mckenzie 17:11, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where have you seen these instructions? I don't recall encountering the term "quickbar", but it probably refers to the part at the top of the page with various tabs, "article", "discussion", "edit this page", etc. Accounts which have existed for 4 days have a "move" tab with which one can move (rename) an article. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also remember that if the move is controversial, please list it at Wikipedia:Requested moves instead of moving it yourself -- Lost^(talk) 17:17, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The instructions were on the Move instructions page: "2. the button is in the quickbar, so this must be on." But now that I realize what the quickbar IS, I see the Move button is right there when I "edit this page"; there really is nothing to turn on. The instructions are a bit misleading, or I'm just not with it. Anyway, got it now; thanks. BTW, the move is not controversial, just correcting spelling in the title of my own creation. Ian mckenzie 23:51, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ronald reagan[edit]

did ronald reagan play in the 1949 version of "all the kings men"?

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Ronald Reagan. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 10:25, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If All the King's Men is the movie I think it is, it's an easier idea to see if it shows up in his IMDB entry. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

'Leave a new message' template[edit]

Hello

How do I get a 'Leave me a new message' template on my talk page to make it look professional? If possible, please reply here. Auroranorth 11:03, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The best way is to copy the code from a user talk page you like, and make any necessary changes (such as the username in the URL). -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 11:09, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

edit history[edit]

Hey, just wandering if someone can help me.

Take a look at this edit history: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Username&diff=76063097&oldid=75963325

there are no changes. The only difference is that the paragraph had a yellow background on the left side, but a green one on the right side.

Exactly what edit did this person make?

And...what's the difference between the yellow and green backgrounds? Or does the yellow just represent 'before edit' and the green for 'after edit'?

Yaksha 13:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Look very carefully - you can see a comma (highlighted in red) was removed from the first sentence of the paragraph. Yes, the yellow background represents "before" and green "after". Cheers, Tangot a ngo 13:48, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ahh...it's people like you who make me feel so unobservant. I've been quite confused a few times with edits that are seemingly....editing nothing. Thanks Yaksha 14:33, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

live show[edit]

How can i view the live show in net system.

This is an encyclopedia. If you would like to know how to use this encylcopedia, please post a query here. If you would like to know anything else, you can try the reference desk -- Lost^(talk) 15:50, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And if you want an answer to your question, you should be more specific about what show and what system you are referring to. - Mgm|^(talk) 17:25, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Firefox/IE page look[edit]

My User page looks fine in Firefox (which I edit with), but in Internet Explorer the boxes are not one-under-the-other, and so it looks terrible (you have to scroll left and right, instead of just up and down). Why is this, and does anyone know how to fix it? (My knowledge of Wiki markup is pretty good, but those boxes and tables are fiendishly complicated to get right). Thanks in advance. Batmanand | Talk 16:03, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably an IE problem. IE has lots of problems. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk) 19:30, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst that is probably true, I understand that the majority of Wikipedia users probably use IE, and I do not want my User page to be unreadable to them. Is there a way to fix it? Batmanand | Talk 22:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you using a separate table for each section? Why not just make the page one large table? You can use cellspacing to put whitespace between the cells. --Kainaw ^(talk) 22:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to do all the formatting that I have done (such as borders on the different tables) with just one table? Is so, can someone direct me to the page that tells me how? Batmanand | Talk 22:52, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I changed your tables into one big table. I just removed where you closed one table and started a new one. You can add cellspacing to the big table to increase spacing between the cells. --Kainaw ^(talk) 23:01, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Download wikibooks[edit]

Can the wikibooks be downloaded for offline reference?

Yes, see here -- Lost^(talk) 17:15, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you give a sample command in wget to download x86 Assembly wikibook. I used this but didn't work

wget -rk http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/X86_Assembly

Family Crest/ Coat of Arms[edit]

im trying to find my family crest or coat of arms for the name "Bolick"

This help desk answers questions related to wikipedia only. You could try the reference desk. -- Lost^(talk) 17:16, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is no such thing as family coats of arms. Arms belong to one individual at a time, and then are inherited by that person's single heir. Other heirs of that individual may have arms which are similar to the first, but not identical. Just because you share the surname of an individual who bore arms, doesn't mean you have the right to bear those arms. In fact, in the UK, such activity is considered a copyright violation and could be interpreted as fraud. User:Zoe|(talk) 23:56, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requested Articles[edit]

Where is the page where people can see what pages are needed to be added to wikipedia?

See Wikipedia:Requested articles and Wikipedia:Articles for creation -- Lost^(talk) 17:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Language policy for user talk pages?[edit]

Hi all, I'm fairly au fait with wiki policy but I haven't been able to find anything about the following: is it considered unacceptable / impolite to use foreign (non-English) languages on user talk pages? I found a section about this but it seemed to refer to article talk pages. I've come across a number of users holding discussions in Persian (or similar, I'm not familiar with middle-eastern languages) which I don't think is helpful, but I'd like to be able to back up anything I say with reference to an official policy or guideline if one exists. Cheers, --Yummifruitbat 19:22, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's generally considered impolite to talk in a foreign language when someone else who doesn't know the language wants to get in on the act. Whenever someone needs one, you should try to provide an English translation (there's enough translators around). Quick thank you notes, discussions about article research or HD/RD questions should pose no problems if they're done in another language. If it's about vandalism, content dispute or something that could involve admin action or dispute resolution, it's a good idea to discuss in English. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are circumstances in which it's acceptable to post in a non-English language. I remember once discussing an image copyright tag in English on a fr.wp user's talk page, because my French wasn't good enough to express what I wanted to say, for one example. But generally it's not a good idea, and certainly not when discussing anything controversial.--Cherry blossom tree 20:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. Of course, its a bit hard to know what it's about if you can't read it! :) --Yummifruitbat 20:18, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in History[edit]

Hi, I know you have an area where there is histiry on any month. Like all of the famous births/deaths, or wars when they started or ended....you know....like that. I know you have it I just can't find it again. Please help me.71.36.17.202 23:16, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't per month - it is per day. Type a day, such as September 17 in the search box. --Kainaw ^(talk) 23:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

What is a official or nonofficial source, and where do I find that information?

Could you be more specific? I would hazard a guess that an 'official' source would be one directly connected to the subject, such as a website owned by them or by an agency employed by them, but you might be thinking of something different. If this question isn't related to Wikipedia then it should also be asked at the reference desk. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 00:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect information[edit]

I just read John Madden's information and it states "...an upscale community east of San Francisco known as Blackhawk..." Blackhawk is in Danville, CA some 12 miles from where John Madden lives. How can this error be corrected? Please contact ***--24.4.112.80 00:23, 18 September 2006 (UTC)bmw[reply]

This is a wiki, so you can fix it yourself (click "edit this page" on the article page), or discuss on the article`s talk page. --24.20.69.240 00:39, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- The anon is correct, but are you sure about that? At least one news source puts Madden in Blackhawk [1], as does a real estate site. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 00:43, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

find people[edit]

is there a way to find out about people; i.e. their police record or something?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.225.162.9 (talk • contribs) .

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:10, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I erase my wikipedia search history?[edit]

How do I erase my wikipedia search history? The search box fills in text automatically based on previous searches, but I don't want that function. How can I turn it off? How can I erase past searches?

What browser are you using? On internet explorer, I think this will be fixed by going to tools--->internet options--->advanced--->take the checkbox out of "Use Inline AutoComplete".--Fuhghettaboutit 03:32, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tandem[edit]

I see about six different pages regarging Tandem Computers. They all seem to be varients of each other. I can compare them and edit them to see what each variant contributes to the subject. I can consolidate those variants so that they all match. How can I reduce all the separate links so that they are one?

What you want to do, I think, is merge the pages into one cohesive article (and probably put the alternate article titles as redirects if appropriate). Good luck! —K e akealani 05:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding an "Edit Summary" retrospectively[edit]

I am new to the site and made an edit to a page, not knowing that I could (and in retrospect SHOULD have) add a note to explain what I had edited.

Is there any way of now adding the "Edit Summary" to an edit I made retrospectively?

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drahmad (talk • contribs)

Not exactly. What you can do is make a dummy edit (one that changes the wikicode but not the way the page appears), and explain in its edit summary your previous edit. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 05:14, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Mark - where exactly and how exactly would I change the wikicode on the page? Would I add something like "Pricing details for NZ added" where I made the change, and then put this also in the edit summary? Regards Drahmad 05:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it's Meni. The wikicode is what you see and edit when you click the "edit this page" tab (or alternatively, the "edit" links near section headers). One option is to find a place where a new paragraph is started:

This is the first paragraph

This is the second paragraph

And add an extra blank line:

This is the first paragraph


This is the second paragraph

This will not have a visible effect on the article, but it will force the software to accept your edit. When doing this, write in the edit summary: "In the previous edit, I added pricing details for NZ". However, unless you have made critical changes in the previous edit, I don't think all of this is worth the trouble. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 05:37, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and sorry about getting your name wrong Meni!!! I must be tired :/ Regards, Drahmad 05:43, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and no problem. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 05:51, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing what looks to be an imported table[edit]

I noticed on the page for John Cameron Swayze that there's a typo in the table at the bottom of the page. It says "Anchors of The NBC Nighly News" - "Nightly" is misspelled. But when I click on that page to correct the typo I only find {{NBCEveningNewsAnchors}}. I don't know how to amend that table, and I can't find the directions in the FAQ. How do I do this? Thank you. --Charlene.fic 06:40, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've just fixed it, that template is at Template:NBCEveningNewsAnchors --Alf ^melmac 06:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you: now I know how to correct future typos if I see them! --Charlene.fic 06:48, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

basically, anything in double squiggly brackets is a template. You can access any template by putting the word "template:[template name]" in to the url. (so http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:NBCEveningNewsAnchors). An edit to a template changes how the template looks on every page that has it. Yaksha 06:54, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with Incubus discography[edit]

I tried to open the Incubus discography page but I get an error "Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name" even though I got there from a blue link. Then when I clicked edit, there was lots of imformation there! Is this just my computer and if so does anyone know how to fix it? The link is Incubus_discography --218.185.80.187 07:15, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is appearing for me. One possibility is that you may have used the wrong case and the search is case sensitive. -- Lost^(talk) 07:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

world map[edit]

hoe to watch the world's sattelite pictures indeatail?

I doubt if detailed satellite pictures are available to common people but you could try asking the reference desk. This help desk answers questions related to wikipedia only. -- Lost^(talk) 10:01, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image not embedding in text, causing large blank space[edit]

Dear Wiki Help Desk,

First, sorry if the answer to this has been posted, but I searched many of the FAQ and other subjects and I couldn't find it.

This is the code I'm using to (eventually) post a new article. When I preview it, the image is not embedded. It leaves a huge blank space opposite. I have tried making it a regule image rather than a book box, but that doesn't help...can't see the difference between this and other books' pages...

thanks for your help! Jgokmen 10:50, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The image is quite visible for me. Can you not see the image on this page? If you cant, then its an issue with your browser. -- Lost^(talk) 11:01, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see anything wrong with the code - it seems to be wrapping perfectly well here. You need to include the {{infobox book}} at the start of the article, if you aren't doing. If that doesn't work, could you save the article and post a link to that so we can see what happens there? Ta. --Cherry blossom tree 11:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note - the image was a copyright violation and has been deleted on Commons.--Nilfanion (talk) 17:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JASON Defense Advisory Group[edit]

HELLO, WIKIPEDIA:

Your article entitled "JASON Defense Advisory Group" is corrupted by at least two separate instances of frivolous, sexually-suggestive text.

Sincerely,

BRADLEY E. GERNAND Library Manager The Institute for Defense Analyses 4850 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, Virginia 22311-1882

Telephone 703-845-2405; fax 703-820-7194

(email removed)

Thanks for bringing it to our attention. The vandalism has been cleared now. Due to the nature of wikipedia, anyone can edit any unprotected article, so you can do it yourself from the next time. Just look for the edit button on top -- Lost^(talk) 12:34, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Bayley's Curriculum Vitae[edit]

Is it possible to change Stephen Bayley's CV? Please let me know how we do this. Thank you Karen Benstead for Stephen Bayley T: 020 7820 8899

You can edit any article on Wikipedia simply by clicking the 'edit this page' button at the top of the page. --Cherry blossom tree 13:14, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just remember that in this case, if you are doing it on behalf of somebody, it should comply with our neutral point of view policy along with the WP:BIO guidelines.. -- Lost^(talk) 13:41, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

editing[edit]

Hello Wikipedia, I have always really liked using your site cause it comprehends so much information you otherwise would ahve to piece together for yourself. But recently many people told me to stop using it because everybody can edit anything and write wron or false information. I couldn't believe that and tried editing an article. And yes I coudl write down a false information. How does Wikipedia protect me from scenarios like that and can I really not trust Wikipedia at all. I cannot believe there is no control over the editing at all, otherwise many people would just write senseless stuff in the article I believe. So please tell me what you can do. And if it is true that you can add any information without it being controlled then I would recommend to change that, because it can lead to wrong results and confusion. Thanks your user —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Weird musicluva (talk • contribs) .

Yes, this is a wiki and (almost) anyone can edit (almost) any page. However, it is incorrect to state "there is no control over the editing at all." Wikipedia has policies and guidelines that provide some level of control over editing. Also, see Reliability of Wikipedia for more info on your concern. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 14:26, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, there's more control on Wikipedia than elsewhere. Any crackpot can start a website and write down falsehoods (this is how a lot of urban legends still manage to spread). The trick is to trace down sources. Articles with sources are more reliable and you can see where people got their info from. Articles about non-controversial topics that many people edited are also more reliable than others because a lot of eyes are checking them. Just remember that you should be critical with any source you happen to read. False information isn't just on wikis. - Mgm|^(talk) 15:22, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

winmx[edit]

Good Morning, I just tried to download winmx, I paid $50 something dollars for the download, I do not see any winmx, but instead got 360 share pro. Is this the same thing? If not how do i get winmx and how do i do the download again after i already paid for it? thanx Paul —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.61.54.78 (talk • contribs) .

This page is for help on editing/using Wikipedia. Try asking your question at the reference desk, the WinMX article's talk page, or contact their customer service. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 14:23, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Last time I had WinMX it was free, its shutdown may have changed it, but I fear you may have been scammed. Try the links in the WinMX article. - Mgm|^(talk) 15:25, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chess players and World champion page moderation[edit]

Dear Sirs

I am webmaster of www.chessworld.net and recently we have made available our database of 1.6 million chess games along with virtual player homepages and analysis facilities - all for public use.

I am upset and disheartened that a certain moderator will not allow our links in the "External links" section of the Chess player sections - and most recently has removed a page of World champions summary, which has content papers I have spent many weeks of my life developing.

The particular World champions page removed was:-

http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/statistics_pgn_worldchamps.asp

As you can see from the left column, there are also content articles as well as the Games links which hook into the Chessworld.net masters game collection.

E.g. Steinitz links to:-

http://www.souvenirworldja.com/chessworld/playbetter/Technical_Articles/worldchamps/steinitz/william_steinitz_1836.htm

Which I have spent many days of my life working on.

The moderator in question removed this World champions summary page from the following page in the External links section :

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

I just cannot believe this act of removal. The Chessgames.com database which he argues is higher quality may be missing many key games of World champions. Also we have a bigger community than Chessgames.com. We thought Wiki would like the fact that a major chess site with thousands of active members is providing good quality content for Wiki - both static HTML pages and dynamically generated database pages. We have a dedicated server for our chess games database. We have many members also actively annotating games.

Please could you help me understand why Chessworld.net cannot add value to the Wiki Chess enclopaedia?!

Best wishes Tryfon Gavriel Webmaster www.chessworld.net, Barnet chess club online Fide rating: 2164, ECF:182

Kingscrusher 15:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please use this link to discuss the change on the article's talk page; as it is being reverted it should probably be discussed before it is added to the article. You have to be very careful about adding links to your own websites because it is possible that you will have a biased opinion about whether it should be included or not. Finally, consider adding your website at the bottom of the list of external links rather than at the top; the previous link about adding links to your own websites explains why adding new external links at the top is discouraged. --ais523 15:02, 18 September 2006 (U T C)

By the way, it should be noted that Ioannes Pragensis, the user who has removed the link, is not a moderator of any sort - he is a user just like you. If you get no response in the article's talk page (Talk:World Chess Championship), you can ask him at his talk page (User talk:Ioannes Pragensis). -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 15:09, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for clarifying that :)

Quick Question[edit]

Hello, my question is this, how come the Main Page changes so early at night. I mean it's kind of confusing seeing the September, 18 selected anniversarys and on this day in history on September, 17 at only 9:00, Couldn't you just change it at 12:00 to save the confusion. Please let me know on my talk page Thankyou ---Seadog.M.S 15:38, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is edited and viewed by people from all over the world, so univeral time is used. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 15:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Search[edit]

I just created a page but when I search for it it doesn't come up. I've also edited another page to go to my page but it says my page doesn't exist. How long does it usually take for pages to show up and could there be another problem?

The search index is often out of date, sometimes taking weeks before it's updated. Recent changes are not reflected until the next time the search index is updated. Also, article names are case sensitive. The "go" button usually masks this, but if an article name includes a mixture of capitalized and uncapitalized words or any words in camelCase a redirect is necessary. -- Lost^(talk) 20:29, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Or you could simply enter the title in the search box with the correct capitalization to begin with... - 87.209.70.231 20:43, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

George Kennedy (Georges Kendall)[edit]

I composed an article on former Canadiens owner George Kennedy (Georges Kendall) and it was orphaned. Would you please, since I have put my signature on the article, take it out of the list of orphaned articles and make it part of wikipedia?

You'll also need to fix it so that there are two George Kennedys---George Kennedy the actor and George Kennedy the hockey owner. Corey Bryant 20:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned in this context simply means that not many articles within wikipedia are linked to it. Just leave it for the time being and orphaned page patrollers will do the task for you. Regarding your second query, you will need to disambiguate the pages. Please see Wikipedia:Disambiguation -- Lost^(talk) 20:27, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It being orphaned means that there are no (or few) articles that link to it. You can make links to it from relevant articles and then remove the template. I have also moved the article to George Kennedy (sports promoter) and linked this article from the top of George Kennedy so people can find it. --Cherry blossom tree 20:28, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Popular Culture Refferences[edit]

I've noticed that some articles have a section "Popular Culture References" and some only have "References". What is the criteria for this? Can I add a popular Culture section to an article that doesn't have one?

References is the section that contains the various sources where the article is cited from. Dont know about the popular culture refs though. Can you point out an article with such a link? -- Lost^(talk) 20:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It depends what you plan to put in this "popular culture" section. Analysing how the subject has influenced popular culture is probably fine. Listing occasions when it has been mentioned in The Simpsons, Friends or Buffy is discouraged. --Cherry blossom tree 20:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen a ton of these pop culture "mentions" - is there a policy discouraging their inclusion I can point to when removing them? --ZimZalaBim (talk) 23:26, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, there isn't a clear policy outside of common sense... maybe you could try to argue for undue weight or synthesis of primary material (from WP:NPOV and WP:OR respectively), but if someone is determined there can be quite a bit of discussion (see, for example, my regretably long debate about including a Powerpuff Girls reference in Flatulence: Talk:Flatulence#Powerpuff Girls Addition to Literature .26 Art Section). Ziggurat 23:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. That's a lot of wasted words. I've had a similar experience about removing one link to a forum. Anyway, the nearest thing to a policy on it is Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles but I doubt anyone not convinced by reason will be convinced by that. --Cherry blossom tree 23:55, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

signature change[edit]

I have changed my signature, but this does not appear on previously-edited pages. Do I have to change my username in order to have the previous usernames obscured? algocu 21:23, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

The only way to change your previous signatures is to go round altering them by hand (or maybe with a bot, if you know how.) --Cherry blossom tree 21:27, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

collapsible menu[edit]

I've seen collapsible menu's on some category pages. Are those restricted to categories or can I use them to make lists? Either way, what is the wiki text for this?

Thanks!Cinicolo 21:21, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you can do the exact same thing, but you can get something similar using {{Hidden}}. --Cherry blossom tree 21:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Try the code used on User:MacGyverMagic/Articles. It's not exactly the same as in categories, but should fulfill your needs. - 87.209.70.231 21:33, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Listed Company Link[edit]

I work for a company that is listed in red on the PRIDE, Melbourne rail network page. In view of the information published about not spamming, is there going to be any issues for me to setup a page talking about the Dallas Delta Corporation? Most of the information will be from company profiles and interviews with managers and perhaps some detailed technical information about the units supplied for the PRIDE network as well as some of the other systems provided (for motorists in tunnels etc). Your feedback will be greatly appreciated. Stuart.elvish 00:00, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are various issues to consider. Firstly, the company must be sufficiently notable, otherwise the article may be deleted. If you think it is notable, after reading Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations), then you can create it but there are still a few things you should bear in mind. Wikipedia's main policy is that everything should be written from a neutral point of view, so you need to make sure that the article is a balanced one and doesn't read like an advert or brochure. Also, content should be verifiable. Ideally this means that everything should be cited to published sources. In practice, a lot of things aren't, but you should try, especially for anything that could be remotely controversial. We also have a policy disallowing original research, so interviews with managers (if you've conducted them yourself) would not be a good source.

If all of this sounds incredibly complicated then I'd advise you just to write what common sense tells you would be a good encyclopaedia article on the subject and see what happens. If you want someone to look over it then just ask. Good luck. --Cherry blossom tree 00:15, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Inexplicable Login Issues[edit]

I had this very same problem when I first created my login many months ago.

When I first sign in (with the "Remember me" box checked), everything looks as it should. My username, watchlist & preferences buttons, etc. all appear in the upper right corner. When I click a link to another article, occasionally the buttons will still be there, but the vast majority of the time they are immediately replaced by "Sign in / create account". And if I do remain signed in after the first click or search, it always logs me out on the next.

If I'm on the "Login successful" screen and I click "my watchlist" or "my preferences", a page immediately appears reading "Not logged in" and offers to let me log in again. If I do so and try the same thing again, the outcome is exactly the same.

My browser is set to accept all cookies. I even tried putting en.wikipedia.org in my "Always Allow" list--nothing. I've tried using Internet Explorer instead of Firefox, but that had no effect whatsoever. I tried signing in on a laptop which was connected to the Internet via the same wireless network and satellite modem.

As I said, I had this same problem when I initially created my username. Then, it eventually just stopped for no apparent reason and remained very cooperative up until about a month or two ago when it suddenly relapsed (also with no apparent cause).

Can ANYBODY please help me? Or at least give me some ideas?

(my username is Raoul-Duke)

--67.142.130.49 00:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have heard of this happening before with people using satellite modems, so it's possibly a problem with your ISP. I realise that's not much help, but it's all I can think of right now. Maybe someone else will know more... --Cherry blossom tree 00:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm having the exact same problem and I'd really like to fix this so I can upload some images.

- Jessaym

categories[edit]

How do I put my page in more than one category?!!!!!!!!!

Add multiple lines like [[category:this]] [[category:that]]. Please see Wikipedia:Categorization. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

non working page[edit]

when I go to thunderbird, it says that no article exists do you want to create it. But when I edit the page, I see the code for a nice disambig page. what's going on? --Froth 04:02, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I purged it, should be working now

†he Bread 04:04, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

KC1 salt[edit]

Respected Sir, Please give me brif outline about how to find K2O % in KCl salt. N.B.Patel

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 08:53, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AHH HELP[edit]

Ok, i just dont get it. How do i get a picture from a folder on m desktop (windows XP) onto an arical im doing on wkipedia. I dont know which thing to press at the top of the editing page. The thing i thought you press is the embedded image icon, and it probably is, but it comes up with: Image:Example.jpg amd then what do i do???

Please help, thanx --William dady 08:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You need to upload the image using the link on the side bar below the search box. Make sure you use the appropriate copyright tag on it. Once uploaded, just link it to the article. See Wikipedia:Image tutorial for that -- Lost^(talk) 09:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The world largest furniture wholesale center[edit]

Hi i'm Lisachew a new user. I have wrote an article about The World's Largest Furniture Wholesale Center recently. But my article does not appear in the search result or any relevant topic unless i use go button with the exact article titles. I have try to use redirect in wikipedia sand box but I still can't get it.......Confuse...Help

Question: How to make my article listed in the search result or relevant search topic .....HELP!!!! I know that Wikipedia is not an advertising service, so increasing an article's visibility is not a concern for most users. But I as a contributor & newbie, was confuse with the seach result & not sure whether is my article being accepted or rejected by Wikipedia. When result shown " No Page With That Title Exists and You can create this article or request it". Shall I create another similar article under different title or using different mixed capitalisation article title or there is another way to improve it. Or is it due to a delay in updating the database if yes, how long I need to wait & who will help me to update this article.

Thank you. Lisachew1

I am not sure why you edited out my comment directing you towards the relevant answer in VFAQ but here is the answer again: The search index is often out of date, sometimes taking weeks before it's updated. Recent changes are not reflected until the next time the search index is updated. Also, article names are case sensitive. The "go" button usually masks this, but if an article name includes a mixture of capitalized and uncapitalized words or any words in camelCase a redirect is necessary. -- Lost^(talk) 09:29, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to my above comment, the article does exist. Just click on the linked article above. There is no need to create it again. -- Lost^(talk) 09:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Search Engine Listings[edit]

I just wanted to know if i type an article name say "Trinity Catholic College" on a search engine like google, what would i have to do to make the article from wikipedia appear on the listings? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Truelife (talk • contribs) 11:59, 19 September 2000

There's nothing you can do. It's a new article, so you'll just have to wait for Google to update, and then it will appear. This usually happens quite quickly. --Cherry blossom tree 11:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you want results on google only from Wikipedia, type site:en.wikipedia.org/ Trinity Catholic College on the google search bar. You can use this string to search any site through google -- Lost^(talk) 11:09, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cherry Blossom Tree is right though. The article is too new to appear. Give it a couple of days -- Lost^(talk) 11:13, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What links here - or what doesn't link here[edit]

I saw this conversation on the Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) page. Should external links be used in such a way? What if a user wanted to see all the articles that link to another? 0plusminus0 22:15, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there is no harm in using external links in the way described above. As to your second question, if you want to see all articles linking to an article, see in the sidebar below the search module. There is something called "what links here". That should give you all articles linking to that page. Does this answer your question? -- Lost^(talk) 07:46, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I meant, if external links are used, then, in the 'What links here' bit, then those links will not be listed. This is a problem if I wanted to see all the pages that link to that page. 0plusminus0 23:12, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Error found[edit]

"Gettysburg Campaign"...first paragraph...Norway?

Thanks for pointing it out. It was vandalism and has been corrected now. You can also correct vandalism yourself by clicking on the edit this page tab at the top of any unprotected page -- Lost^(talk) 11:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Following the edit you are reffering to it was reverted not to long after. Chris M. 11:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template type thing[edit]

How can you use a regular page as a template: is it possible. With Portal pages you can just use the {{Portal:something}} but for just an ordinary article you wouldnt be able to use {{Something}} as it would think you want Template:Something. Is there a way to do this, or does it have to be made as Template:Something (in the template namespace)? chris_huh 12:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To call the article kite as a template you would use {{:kite}} (note the colon) similar to how you would link to an image or category. --Cherry blossom tree 12:32, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

oh yeah, i suppose that makes sense. While i'm on the topic, can you then use just a section as a template - i would have thought if you put {{:kite#Types of Kites}} it would just use that section? Is that right? or even possible? chris_huh 12:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you can use a section as a template. (tests on sandbox) No, you can't. If you find a need it might be worth splitting the section into a separate article, but this sort of thing is rarely done because it's usually not useful. --ais523 12:40, 19 September 2006 (U T C)

how to create disambugation page[edit]

Hello:

I was looking at List of fictional United States Presidents and at Paul Roudebush the link to Vanished is to the new Fox tv show not the Fletcher Knebel novel and the movie based on it, which at least should have a redlink on a disambugation page. I could and can create a page for the novel (I think there was at least a stub article for this at some time, but now it's vanished. ha, ha!) Anyway could find nothing in help or at FAQs how to create a disambugation page when one of the articles already exists. I don't want to mess up what already exists, so I hope a more experienced editor could assist here. Thank you Iwalters 13:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

First decide whether you want the disambiguation page at Vanished or Vanished (disambiguation). If there's an article in the way, move (rename) it to something else, for instance Vanished (TV show). Then edit the page you want to be the disambiguation page according to the instructions in Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation). Place {{otheruses4}} on each article linked from the disambiguation page, using it to link back to the disambiguation page (see Template talk:otheruses4 for instructions). --ais523 13:13, 19 September 2006 (U T C)

Disappeared Wikibook[edit]

I am trying to find out what happened to this wikibook:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibook_of_Ultimate_Games_and_Cheers

It's possible that it's been removed for lack of activity, but I can't trace what happened.

I and some other people wanted to add more content. If it was decided that the wikibook was not suitable, I would like to know at least why and retrieve the content that was there.

Thank you for you help.

Nanoflop 13:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Its deletion log is on public record: http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Wikibook_of_Ultimate_Games_and_Cheers (it seems to indicate that it was removed due to unsuitability for Wikibooks). --ais523 13:49, 19 September 2006 (U T C)

Uploaded image dissapeared[edit]

Dear admin, I uploaded a map and put it in the article I was working on. It functioned all right, but now it disappeared. I have no idea what is wrong. Please have a look at it. The Image file is: Darha.jpg The article is: Draa River Thank you for your trouble.S710 15:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to be working for me. Try visiting http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draa_River&action=purge to force the page to reload and see if it works for you then. --ais523 15:36, 19 September 2006 (U T C)

Hi S710,

I still see the image on the Draa River article's History section. Hope your problem is resolved. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 15:37, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

womens[edit]

Names of all Indian womens in corporate world,politics,games,movies.

Here are some, Gita, Uma, Anila :) --Darkfred ^{Talk to me} 15:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually Category:Indian businesspeople might be a good start, however this question should have been asked at the reference desk. --Darkfred ^{Talk to me} 15:43, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

name of the author[edit]

Hi, I try to get to know the name of the person who wrote the articel about Westport(Irish town). How can I do this??

Go to Westport, County Mayo, then click on the 'history' tab at the top of the screen (next to 'edit this page'), and you'll get a list of all the people who have helped to write the article. (It's rare to find a Wikipedia article with only one author!) --ais523 15:56, 19 September 2006 (U T C)

If you want to know this because you need to cite the article, try the "Cite this article"-link in the menu on the left. Also, read Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. - Mgm|^(talk) 16:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Appropriate Action for IP Sockpuppet[edit]

Editor Malfarra has been repeatedly removing COPYVIO warnings and adding copyright/advertisement material to the entry on Jupiter Airlines, ignoring talk page warnings and the COPYVIO template itself. After a week, I believe that Spam3 (which includes reference to a potential block) got through, because this editor just made an edit using an IP, so this edit would not be attributed to the user name Malfarra. While this could be a coincidence, I doubt it. What would be the correct course of action? Sockpuppet warnings? Semi-protection for the page? Nothing right now, but one of those in the future? Wyatt Riot 16:01, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Administrator's noticeboard/Incidents is the appropriate place to report this kind of non-clear-cut possible spam; it may be best to revert and warn once (personally, I'd assume good faith on the IP once but no more, simply using {{spam}}). If it happens any more after that definitely go to AN/I and ask the administrators to consider the situation, as they're the only ones with the permissions to do something about it. --ais523 16:05, 19 September 2006 (U T C)

Good advice. Thank you! Wyatt Riot 16:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

philosopher ayer[edit]

i am taking a class and can not find out what my teacher is refering to when He say compare ayer in his use of sexist speech what does this term refer to it is not in the book or encyclopedia has anyone ever heard of it thanks152.163.100.11 16:36, 19 September 2006 (UTC)pat[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 17:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Alfred Ayer. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps.24.20.69.240 20:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Origination of thidea for music on television and the benefit to 24/7 music.[edit]

I have been thinking continually about the ingenious idea of Music and Television. The fact that cable TV was taking away listenership from radio, and the fact that the merging of the two provided millions of jobs, billions of viewers, and trillions of dollars means there is something all good.

Except for the fact that the originator of the idea was gotten rid of by greed. HI!!

History thereof...

I was arriving home from the beach stoned and drunk as usual, modtly due to the targeting that allowed for the theft to begin with (A/C Phone lines), yet the fact being that I asked what my friend that really is not a friend wanted to do; watch television (NEW CABLE) or listen to music. We decided to smoke more pot instead, and I thought that it would be great if they could put music on television so that people could watch television and listen to music at the same time; Sort of like stoney TV. The conversation included statements concerning the facts that music was going to go bankrupt, etc... (Details at Voyeur.com)

Two years later I made the comment that I had thought of that idea, and it was the greatest thing to be able to watch music on television. Twenty Five years later I realize that the idea was stolen through the A/C phone lines that targeted people who were implemented. Activation of these implementations cause a lot of not understood pain and suffering until proven, yet at that point in time I was unaware, and continually got stoned to ease the headaches that started in third grade math.

Truth be known, I would have never smoked, was implemented at one-week of age, and at twenty four while serving Military Intelligence for the U.S. Army, was implemented again as a step it up process by these people that stole my idea that allowed for millions of people to have jobs, billions of people to be entertained, and trillions of dollars for an economy that was about to be bankrupt.

Now that it has been fourteen years since I proved the implementation that started my research into the truth of my life, the aeffects of being targeted, voyeurized and controlled through telephonic activations that cause headaches at the least, I think that the ability to allow the originator of the idea for MUSIC TELEVISION to provide for his children he was to never know about, and the finances that were stolen so that I would not have the ability to raise these most precious, beautiful children born for many reasons besides their continual attempts at murder, to have what was rightfully earned is here and now; Except for that ass that continually says that he is me, and everybody knows the opposite. I am... not greedy, but would not mind the percentage that would allow for these possibilities to raise those a part of my life.

Sincerely, not sin-seriously, John Wesley Blum

Er, do you have a question about Wikipedia? --Sam Blanning^(talk) 18:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tinfoil hat is over that way. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:26, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

UEFA Cup 1999-00 Final result[edit]

I feel the result of the final should reflect the similar format used throughout the rest of Wikipedia, However Waya 5 who seems to have created GS1905 because he was banned under the WP:3RR rule, and also have Rigobert Song feels the result should be as it is on uefa.com, yet the format he is placing it in is not the same as on UEFA.com, could someone, preferably an administrator, please decide, even if it's to just leave it as it is, as i don't think keeping on wasting space on your server with this semantic difference in the format of the scoreline, is worthwhile. You can see from the history how we differ - this is his version 14:02, 19 September 2006 and this is my version 11:05, 19 September 2006 --Chappy84 19:14, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You probably want Wikipedia:Dispute resolution (and maybe Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets) but before then I suggest you try Talk:UEFA Cup 1999-00. --Cherry blossom tree 20:16, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Case sensitivity in a page title[edit]

I recently created a page for the "North American Forum." Although I typed it in just like that, the page is currently titled as follows: North american union.

How do I get capital A and U in there? I've looked everywhere without luck.

You will (unless you've only had an account for a few days) see a 'move' tab at the top of each page. This will allow you to rename articles (putting capitals in and so on) by moving them to new titles. I've moved this one to the capitalised name for you.--Cherry blossom tree 21:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Questions and answers[edit]

If someone has a question that hasto be asked, could you please tell them to start with I hafta ask this cause of.....Q&A gets boring and tedious for those who have been called answering machines.

What was the question concerning Fascism?

P.S. Where's the money for my idea that it took? P.S.S. If a person has not learned by now the aeffects of sevenfold, then please show them the truth before it occurrs.--Blumwesleyjohn 21:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)--Blumwesleyjohn 21:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)JWB[reply]

daily program for WIND[edit]

I've searched your pages and cannot find the daily programs for WIND am. I am interested in when Michael Savage is on. Want to know the daily program for the station. [name & e-mail removed]

This is a help page for using Wikipedia. Such questions are better asked at the reference desk. As it is, perhaps a Google search for WIND am radio would do the trick. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 22:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yours is a very hard to use web site[edit]

I have repeatedly tried to:

Create an account.

Submit an article.

Contact you via email.

All three have been thwarted by your arcane log on and submission procedures. Indeed, once I got the hang of joining up I made an error and then your system would not allow me to correct it. Hopefully, this message will somehow, in some way, manage to get to somebody's computer monitor for a lookover.

Anyway, I have published four books, edited a technical encyclopedia, and published over 150 magazine articles, and I simply wanted to install a short biographical sketch in your encyclopedia.

How over one million other articles were submitted to your site is a mystery to me. Your customers must have the patience of Job or the keyboard expertise of a piano master.

Howard Ferstler Ferstler@yahoo.com

Huh, that's a new one. I don't know what to say; it takes a few seconds to create an account, linked to from "Create account" on the login screen. You need to have account in order to write a new article. Grand master ka 22:14, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sirs,

I am an old man and I simply do not care to fool with accessing (or, rather, attempting to access) your system any more.

I do not like disabling my cookie function to log in and I found that when I wanted to email you people about problems I was having with both getting an account and submitting some material it was impossible to do so. I killed a whole hour making the attempt. I want to deal with people and not machines. No doubt, this reply will go to a machine and will be deleted, unread.

By the way, I have composed and published over 100 biographical entries for the 2005 edition of The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound and was toying with perhaps submitting a number of them to your internet version. Not now, however. Too much trouble.

Just for kicks, below is my own vita that I also intended to submit:

Born in 1943, Howard Ferstler got his electronics training in the US Air Force in the 1960’s, serving as a B-52 technician after his technical schooling. After leaving the service in 1965, he attended and graduated from Florida State University, worked for 35 years in the University library, and is now retired. He has long been interested in high-fidelity audio technology and he continues to be in touch with developments in the field. Over the years he has come to know many audio-industry notables, including several who have made breakthrough contributions to the science of sound recording and reproduction.

Ferstler published his first article in High Fidelity Magazine in 1975, and went on to publish over 150 additional articles in Stereo Review, Fanfare, Audio Magazine, The American Record Guide, Consumer Digest, The Audiophile Voice, and The Sensible Sound. He continues to write occasional product reviews, record reviews, and commentary columns for the latter.

In 1991, McFarland published his first consumer-oriented audio/video book, High Fidelity Audio-Video Systems, and in 1994, they also published High Definition Compact Disc Recordings, which was a compendium of record reviews that concentrated on sound quality. In 1997 Schirmer Books published his second consumer-oriented audio/video book, The Home Theater Companion, and in 1999 A-R Editions published The Digital Audio Music List, his second compendium of sound-quality oriented record reviews. Ferstler then went on to do the technical editing and additional article writing for the second, 2005 edition of The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound.

Howard lives in Tallahassee, Florida with his wife, three cats, and three completely separate and rather elaborate audio-video systems.

End of vita.

Tough luck, guys, but then again you still have over a million other articles to brag about.

Howard Ferstler

(Note - I moved this from the bottom of the page as it was not a fresh query but a run-on from the same user --Charlesknight 23:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC))[reply]

In response to your actual query - well I guess the answer is "so long then!". If you are notable, I guess someone will write an article about you at some stage. --Charlesknight 23:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In the bar to the left there is a link Wikipedia:Contact us which lists at least one email address to contact Wikipedia with and it also has links to several help pages. WP:FAQ (especially the technical section) seems to be what you are after. - Mgm|^(talk) 07:35, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where can I go for a chat?[edit]

Don't worry I'm not in the wrong place.. let me explain. I've been editing for while now and know my way around. A couple of days ago, I put forward an AFD in good faith. However from the response, I'm clearly out of step with what the community feels is encyclopedic. I'm now concerned that maybe I don't know what the fuck I'm doing and my wiki-judgement is suspect. Is there a place anywhere for editors to talk about such matters?

--Charlesknight 22:26, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Check out WP:IRC for a list of chat channels. If it makes you feel better I agree. But since the notice only appears on a page frequented by the mangaencylopedia crowd i doubt it attracted many other voters. We have more information on pokemon than the american civil war. But then again we arn't running out of disk space and people care enough about it to write hundreds of thousands of articles. *shrug* --Darkfred ^{Talk to me} 22:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Which policy comes first?[edit]

There is much controversy on a talk page about NPOV and common usage. Which comes first?

In this case, the article is about a political issue, and naming the article one thing or another is considered by users to be POV. We have tried to use a neutral name, but it seems to some to be slightly POV and rarely used. Which comes first, overwhelming common usage or NPOV? =Kite String= 23:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Without knowing the specifics of the debate it's difficult to comment. In theory it's difficult to see how there could be a conflict between NPOV and common usage since NPOV would usually to require that the common term be used but there could be special cases. --Cherry blossom tree 00:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removal[edit]

I have been "blacklisted" for this service and do not wish to use it for any other listings. Apparently editors believed I was trying to spam or promote when I was simply trying to add listings. Therefore it is in all of our best interests to remove my name from this database, especially since it is personal information that I do not wish to have public. Please do so. Thank you.

I'm unsure what you mean. You seem to have added links to http://www.speakinc.com/ across many articles and (possibly) created some articles that were deleted. I'm not sure what you mean by 'blacklisted'. We have a spam blacklist, but this website isn't on it. You haven't been blocked. You perhaps think that your contributions aren't welcome because of who you are - I can assure you this isn't the case. People have to spend a considerable period of time being deliberately disruptive before we get to that stage. People have complained because they feel you have contravened policies as explained on your talk page.

You seem to be implying that you wish to leave. Obviously we'd rather you didn't, but if you've made your mind up then you're welcome to. If you don't plan to edit again then you can blank your talk page. --Cherry blossom tree 00:01, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also hope you'll consider sticking around and making positive contributions to our encyclopedia, but if you do wish to disappear, perhaps this page will help Right to vanish. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 00:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Title Changes[edit]

How do you change the title of your page?

See Help:Moving a page. Dar-Ape (talk) 00:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you have either no account or a very new one then you cannot move (change the title of) pages. If this is the case then you can post here what you would like moving and someone will take a look at it for you. --Cherry blossom tree 00:18, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can't stay logged in[edit]

After I sign in I'll be automatically logged out. I've been attempting to edit a page and I can't upload a picture because once I get back to the page I'm already logged out.

The first thing you could try would be to ensure that your browser allows cookies for this website. --Cherry blossom tree 00:08, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

deleting a article[edit]

Ho do you delete a article

Only administrators are able to delete an article with its history. You may request that an article be deleted through speedy deletion or other methods. Grand master ka 00:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Deletion policy for a thorough treatment, but the three main methods (in ascending order of complexity) are speedy deletion, proposed deletion and wikipedia:articles for deletion. The first two require you to place a tag on a page (which can be removed if there is disagreement) while the latter involves a debate over the article's merits. --Cherry blossom tree 00:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Various Problems With Logging In[edit]

I forgot my password and contacted Wikipedia. I was told that a new password would be forwarded to my e-mail address. However, none have been received, despite repeated queries. (My address is (removed to protect from spam), and I believe my log-on is Julian9.)

I would love to stop being mistaken for a muck-up artist, as I am eager to edit sloppy grammar in various entries.

Thanks for your consideration.

The email address used for retrieval is the one you entered when you created the account. Is it possible you didn't enter it, or spelt it wrong? It's also possible there's a delay in sending you the email. Anyway, User:Julian9 has no edits, so you could simply create a new account. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 01:25, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK! Thanks, I will. -- "Julian9"

How to change skins??[edit]

I wanted to rename my article but to do that I changed skins now I want the default skin back....how do I do that????

Normally you go to 'my preferences' at the top left and then 'Skin'. But I'm not sure how you managed to change your skin in the first place without knowing that, nor how having a different skin would affect renaming your article. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 01:22, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think there is a technical problem which sometimes prevents users from accessing the preferences when using a skin other than monobook. In this case, click here to return to monobook. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 12:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Change Tag on a Picture?[edit]

I posted a picture and did not change the name of the picture. It's name does not fit for the use. Can you please tell me how to change the tag? M3rlin1972 02:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean renaming the file, there is no mechanism to do this other than uploading the file under the new name and deleting the old one (you can put {{redundant image}} on the old one to get it deleted). If it's an image you created, please consider uploading it to Wikimedia Commons so it can be used by other wikipedia projects. -- Rick Block (talk) 03:18, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

who[edit]

who is your publisher? If i am trying to reference this site in my bibliography who is the publisher? and how do i find the write of a particular article?

thank you

Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia might be of use to you. Since this is a Wiki, it is not written by one specific person and is not professionally published - therefore it is not appropriate to credit any article to such a person. You can find a list of contributors in the history of the article, but it's not entirely appropriate to attribute the article that way, either. —K e akealani 02:25, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it is professionally published, just not on paper. But collaboratively by many authors on the net.- Mgm|^(talk) 04:58, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I need help on CULTURES!!![edit]

Hi! My 7th grade class is doing reports on Cultures. I need help on choosing one. I was wondering if you had lots of info. on any that I could do. One that most people wouldnt do. It would be great if you could help!!! Thank You, Ashley (a user)

please visit the reference desk and pose your question there. Or, just read the culture article. Thanks. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 02:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quick question...[edit]

On Wikipedia, we can use # to make numbered lists. Is there code to make lists, with say, Roman numerals? --HappyCamper 03:34, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's all the various markup codes, but I don't see anything to format for Roman numerals. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 03:38, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

With its absence in the markup, you could always wing it...

This:

:'''I.'''
:'''II.'''
:'''III.'''

Will get you:

I.

II.

III.

Hope that helps. —Mitaphane _talk 03:42, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Question[edit]

I have an editing question, but I'm not sure what to call the thing that I'm trying to change. I'm a Pittsburgher and I've been updating articles about the city and anything that has to do with it. Well, while I've been adding info to the pages Pittsburgh corporation i noticed a problem with one of the category boxes on the bottom. I'm not sure if that's even the proper name for it, but it's a box on the bottom that says "List Of Pittsburgh Based Corporations." I know that there are many different types of these boxes for different categories and I'm aware of how to get one onto a specific page. However, is there a way to change the text inside this box? I'd like to add on to the number of companies listed (and I'm sure this info will be useful again some other time. Hopefully I can get some help. JoeCrabshack 04:27, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

These are called Wikipedia:Templates. Click on Template:Pittsburgh Corporations and then go to the edit mode and edit it. You will then see the changes on any article where the template is placed. -- Lost^(talk) 04:43, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Case-sensitive title changes[edit]

Hello - I was wondering how to modify lowercase letters in a title. As a first-time wikipedia editor, I created a page called the "Dartmouth independent" which should have been named the "Dartmouth Independent." I read the guidelines for changing an article's title, but wasn't sure if they applied to changing titles with merely case-sensitive errors. Also, my account is not yet four days old so I couldn't experiment with the "move" editing function. If you could help me undo this embarrassing gaffe I'd be extremely grateful. Thanks very much for your help.

You're right. Such changes are done with the move button, although it'd have been easier to do it correct straight away. Please use four tildes (~) to sign your posts on talk pages and help/reference desks. - Mgm|^(talk) 04:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image[edit]

Please suggest how to upload the image on wikipedia article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nitinberi (talk • contribs)

Since you already have an account, just look for the link called "upload file" on the side bar below the search box. Please make sure to put the appropriate copyright tag to it. Once that is done, just link it to the relevant article. See Wikipedia:Image tutorial for that -- Lost^(talk) 07:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Revert cut and paste move with no updates - The Birmingham Civic Society[edit]

An editor has used double cut and paste to reverse a rename I made of The Birmingham Civic Society. This has left the edit history on the new redirect page. As there have currently been no further edits is there a way to revert the cut and paste, or even the whole rename? I believe the move was justified, but perhaps need a consensus. Meanwhile, the edit history could be easily(?) restored by an admin? Thanks. Oosoom ^Talk to me 09:15, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:How to fix cut and paste moves and tag the article appropriately. -- Lost^(talk) 10:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. Now fixed. Oosoom ^Talk to me 14:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding latitude and longitude coordinates[edit]

I've seen several pages with coordinates tags, including one I added myself (Khan Market). But aside from just copying and pasting and updating, I haven't seen an official manual of style for coordinate tagging. I prefer decimal degrees (28.599 N) to dms (28°x‘y“). I assume we could set a personal preference the way you do with date format? Can someone direct me to a manual on geotagging wiki entries? Thanks! WarrenA 09:16, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually there is an entire wikiproject for this. You can check with them. -- Lost^(talk) 10:20, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uploaded Picture Question[edit]

I uploaded mkboard.png for use on Go_variants, but imagine my horror this morning when I found it had been deleted. Before uploading the picture I contacted it's creator to ask if it was ok to use it for this page, he agreed, and I selected a licence category to reflect this. I think it was licensed for use on wikipedia only. What did I do wrong?--ZincBelief 09:46, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's the last bit: 'licensed for use on Wikipedia only'. All Wikipedia content has to be reusable elsewhere; images which are licensed for use on Wikipedia only are not allowed. Two of the most common licences that are allowed are the GNU Free Documentation Licence and the Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike licence. --ais523 09:55, 20 September 2006 (U T C)

Wow. I didn't expect that to happen. Looks like I'll have to back and ask him if it can be used under a different licencse scheme. Will it also be deleted if it is available on wikipedia for educational and non commercial use only?--ZincBelief 10:24, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it will still be deleted. Here's a nice essay on why such images are not allowed -- Lost^(talk) 10:45, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Explain the types of compulsory statutory insurance in S.A.[edit]

Explain the Road Accident Fund (RAF).

Please ask at the reference desk (this page is for help editing Wikipedia). Thanks. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 10:56, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We're not robots. When asking a question, the word 'please' goes a long way. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Non-mainstream science template?[edit]

Is there a template along the lines of "This section describes a theory which is not accepted by the mainstream scientific community... etc."?

I found {{disputed-section}}: (templte removed)

But isn't really explicitly scientific. So, is there such a template? It'd be very useful as a warning on some controversial pseudoscience articles. ☢ Ҡi∊ff⌇↯ 11:43, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You could use {{OriginalResearch}}. And here's a whole list to choose from: Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes -- Lost^(talk) 11:56, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Changing user name parameters[edit]

If the reason for not using Email addresses as usernames is to foil spammers, does it make sense to compile an ongoing list, the list I used asking that my username be changed to my new username, which actually provides spammers a readily available list of Email addresses?

You aren't the first person to notice this irony. You may want to join the debate at Template_talk:Welcome_Email#Not_helpful. --ais523 14:11, 20 September 2006 (U T C)

The Interpretation of Dreams[edit]

Could someone please check and fix this bizarre situation? When I go to The Interpretation of Dreams, I get the "Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name, etc." formal message. But the article is "still there": it exists as "current version" in the article's history and it also appears back in the "edit" mode. Apparently nobody deleted it... May be a technical bug? Typewritten 14:45, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It appears for me. Just purge it (or make a null edit to the current version) and it will look ok for you. -- Lost^(talk) 14:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It worked (strange). Thanks. -- Typewritten 14:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled question from User:Ina-abang[edit]

how to disable the history of the pages that i rcently visited?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Wikipedia doesn't log people who view pages, it only logs edits (and your first edit appears to be here, to the Help desk). --ais523 16:02, 20 September 2006 (U T C)

I guess the quesion is about clearing the history of the browser, making it a perfect fit for Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 16:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gender question[edit]

who determines the gender of a child?

See Sex-determination system or else ask at the reference desk. This help desk is for queries related to wikipedia only -- Lost^(talk) 17:45, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I hesitate to remove one particular act of vandalism[edit]

There is an article in English Wikipedia that was vandalised on May 1st 2006 by anon. user inserting the word 'penis' in another language in the middle of a rather central statement so that 'penis' looks like philosophical terminology. The topic of the article is connected to philosophy. Since then the article has been edited many times, but the word penis is still there.

I am amazed nobody has corrected it for so long. It shows just how unreliable Wikipedia still is.

I wonder whether I should remove this particular act of vandalism or not (usually I remove vandalism whenever I see it). Maybe this should be kept as a useful experiment in assesing, let us say, the level of Wikipedia's reliability and self-correcting span. 212.199.22.208 (talk · contribs) 18:44, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Reliability of Wikipedia to get a perspective -- Lost^(talk) 18:49, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Let me get this straight - you know there is vandalism in an article but you want to leave it there to see how long it will take someone else to remove it? That isn't an experiment. It is laziness. It would have taken you half as long to remove it than it would to complain about it in the help desk. --Kainaw ^(talk) 18:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism should of course be removed, but when he dropped by my user talk page, I counseled our anon to raise the issue on the talk page of the article in question. It seem strange, incidently, that our anon didn't mention which article, what language, and what word he was talking about. Since one can never be too paranoid on the Net, I wonder whether our "complaintant" might in fact be the vandal himself, playing "catch me if you can". But assuming that he is acting in good faith, my point is that it seems possible that the putative technical word he is objecting to really is used in the literature on the subject of the article, so if he is not sure, he should ask. If he is sure, he should just remove the vandalism.---CH 20:00, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what was the code used for cleaning an article[edit]

for articles that need to be brought up to wikipedia's standards and so forth, what was the code required to create that banner?

You might be looking for one of the templates listed at Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance. To experiment, use the sandbox.---CH 19:50, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Christina Norman[edit]

I was reading the writing of MTV and the president thereof, yet am wondering because of all the schooling I have had unwantingly, does her name mean CHRIST IN A..., NO R MAN; I mean that is kinda hypocritical. Anyway, I also need to know if she is relative to an APPLE or a GATE. It is confusing to me sometimes what a name means except for the fact it is better than yelling hey you.

Does any of this make sense?, cause all I asked for was what was due. I did not realize at the time how much it was, but I do need more than my food stamp card to travel the world.

P.S. Does she know all of the Postal People in Tallahassee, Fl. too?

Uh, did you by chance run what you were going to say through Babel Fish? Christina is a popular girls name in the U.S. She is not related to Christina Applegate. They're just the same first name. Also, Christ in a Norman..sounds like an evangelical Snakes on a Plane? :) Wooty 21:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ISBN Library Search[edit]

The other day I had something up which allowed you to search for books in libraries all over the world, by their ISBN, on Wikipedia. Can anyone tell me where I might find it? I've been looking for ages. Cheers!

Special:Booksources is the page you're looking for; any ISBN numbers on Wikipedia automatically link to that page. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 21:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see, thank you! I wasn't even close to finding it...

Page too large[edit]

Following this discussion, could someone please break down the Wikipedia:Dead external links/301 page into smaller pages of more manageable size? It is pretty useless as it stands; my computer crashes when I try to edit it. 0plusminus0 22:31, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This has been corrected by User:Open2universe -- Lost^(talk) 04:57, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

East Meadow, New York[edit]

Dear Sir/ Madam

This is the only area that I found to send a question via email My name is Raymond Hoeffner and I am from East Meadow , New York I looked up East Meadow on your search and found it. I was just curious to ask is there a way of finding out who wrote the article? There were a few mistakes in reference to what was written about my family, I know I can edit it and I probably will to have correct information. But I was just curious to know who wrote the article. How can I find out?

Regards

Raymond Hoeffner

Raymond - you can click on the 'history tab' and scroll back through the changes made to the article - or you can click here to see the same list. It would appear the changes to the history section that you are speaking of were made in mid-February of this year by a few different users. You can click on the user's name to leave him a message on his talk page if you wish to ask him/her questions. As you already noted, feel free to correct the information - it would appear to be 'unsourced' (added without citations). Kuru ^talk 00:37, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Twin Oaks wikipage[edit]

I updated the Twin Oaks wiki today, but for some reason only three of the pictures on the page are loading. When I click on the links, it does not say that the pictures have been deleted or anything. What gives?

Actually the images have been deleted. See the deletion log for one of them [2]. It explains the reason as well -- Lost^(talk) 05:49, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand, because I am using the images with the copyright holder's permission - my sister is a member of Twin Oaks Community, and Twin Oaks is a 501(d) tax extempt corporation and each member is an equal shareholder, she personally owns any Twin Oaks copyrights.

What's the solution, then? If I can't use pictures that I was given permission to use, then I guess I'll have to dig up ones of my own. - Rashaun 09:52, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You used the copyright tag that said that the images are for non commercial use only. Such images are not allowed in Wikipedia. Any image needs to be submitted under a free license such as GFDL. I'd suggest to go through Wikipedia:Images before you upload more images. -- Lost^(talk) 14:10, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ed2k links[edit]

Adding download links in software articles is OK in most cases. But what if only ed2k is available for the software in question? This is in relation to Share (P2P) which officially has no download URL, but has ed2k provided. Shinhan 06:18, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History of user - help[edit]

Can a history of a user be deleted. Does it get deleted over time.

I would like to delete some comments etc...etc... but the comments stay on history page. Even when I save and go back to correct something (spelling or gramma)...the old post still is on history.

How do we get rid of it all.

Thanks

Jagoda 1 06:52, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can't - part of the license Wikipedia operates under says that all versions of a page must be kept. — QuantumEleven 06:56, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blubster[edit]

When I typed in Blubster in the search why did it redirect to Pilot, Pilot has nothing to do with Blubster. Can you please make a page about the sharing application "Blubster". Thankyou.

It redirects to Piolet, not pilot. If you think you can add meaningful content to Blubster, please click here and type away. Just keep the Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines in mind -- Lost^(talk) 07:38, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

External Links[edit]

I think Wikipedia should change its rule about External Links; putting external links at the end of an article does a disservice to the reader. Either the author includes a "See External Link below." or the reader has no idea that an external link exists. And "See External Link below" is obviously not a reader service - if they have to read that, they might as well have the link there! Even if the reader suspects there might be an external link and looks, then the reader's question is "Which external link is related to that text that I've now scrolled off the screen to get to the External Links section". Wikipedias "External Links" section might have been appropriate several years ago, before everything (well, almost everything) became available on the internet, but no more.

Questions are:

1) Why are external links placed at the end, out of context?

2) What would be lost, what would be gained, if external links were placed in context?

Look for example, at my changes to the 'IBM 650' article (if an editor gets there first and removes them, you'll have to find my last version in 'History'). The article used to simply list components, such as "IBM 533"; now most components are external links to an IBM Archive photograph & description. Isn't that the most useful for readers? Why should they have to scroll down to find another reference to what is already there? Or why should there be just one external link to the IBM Archive, forcing users to search for the specific machine (it's not a straightforward search), when the explict external links are readily done? In this real example, not every machine has an Archive entry; the in-context external links identify those machines with Archive entries; the user does not waste time searching the Archive for machines that are not there (as would happen if there was only one external link).

Question 3, then is

3) How do I get the Wikipedia rule on External Links changed (and in a reasonably short time)?

thanks 69.106.254.246 08:22, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the guidelines pretty much reflect what you have mentioned. External links are discouraged unless very relevant and specific citations are highly encouraged. Infact any non obvious statement must be cited using a reliable source. Verifiability is a core policy. See some of our featured articles as an example. And also go through WP:CITE -- Lost^(talk) 08:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'm not sure the guidelines are working. Look at this example. The IBM 1401 article had a sentence about a restoration project. I add a sentence "See external-ref". Not a good sentence, but in context it met the users needs; if the lead sentence got their attention, they could click the external reference. An editor, following the guideline, moved the external-ref to the external-ref section. So now the user doesn't know there is an external-ref and might, or might not, happen upon it. Edits are

 05:22 20 Sept -- added ref
 07:02 21 Sept -- editor moved ref

Think of it this way -- it makes no more sense to separate external refs that it would to separate references in paperbacks from references in hardbacks.

And I still have my 3 questions above - being with why should external refs be placed out of context?

thanks, 69.106.254.246 08:49, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you make use of the citation templates described in WP:CITE, the external links will not appear out of context. Thats why I asked you to see some featured articles which make use of the citation techniques -- Lost^(talk) 09:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to mix up references and external links. References are to back up a specific fact. External links are a type of further reading material. That last one should really be at the end of an article. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:21, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: "references are to back up a specific fact". I'll disagree with that -- is 1950 a good enough example? Do all the date references mean that the existence of those years is a fact that needs backing up? It's likely the case that Wiki references are used for both backup and further reading.

Re: references and external links. Lets turn it inside out. There are references (back up specific fact) and there is further reading material. You seem to be saying that external links can be used for one (futher reading material) but not the other (references). Why is that?

Re: Citation templates, ... The following markup (with "?" replacing both kinds of brackets) produces equivalent results. The 1st being an external reference, the second being a cite.

*Console Unit (?http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/650/650_ph01.html IBM 650?)
*??cite web
 | title = Console Unit IBM 650
 | url = http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/650/650_ph01.html
 ??

But MacGyver is correct, this is really a link to further reading material, not a citation. Which is what a Wikipedia reference is. I'm learning(?), lets try a better question:

Why are Wiki links to futher reading material backing up a specfic fact allowed in context while external links to further reading material backing up a specific fact are required to be out of context. At first glance this seems a rule to bias/favor/promote Wikipedia over providing the best service to the reader. (in the example above, the fact being backed up is that a component of the computer was the Console Unit - one component in a list of components).

thanks again for your time with this- I'm sure there are other things you'd rather be doing. 69.106.254.246 17:41, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Conti[edit]

There seems to be an article called Bill Conti but it does not appear when requested. However if you look at the history page and click on the latest version, you can see it. How do you get it back from limbo? JMcC 09:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just purge it. It will be ok -- Lost^(talk) 09:15, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to post an article[edit]

Hi, How do I post an article using Wikipedia. Also how do i edit an article..Am new to Wikipedia Your Help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Yasin.

See: Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. -- Lost^(talk) 09:48, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AFC has a great new wizard interface with a lot of information. To create new articles, you either need to use AFC, or create an account. If you already did, please sign your posts with four tildes (~) so we know who's asking questions. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:24, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Search box[edit]

after i search for anything,why does it appear again in the search box?can i remove it?202.63.116.149 10:57, 21 September 2006 (UTC)aaa[reply]

That is a feature of your browser, similar to the one that keeps old Google searches in its memory. Try WP:VFAQ. I think that includes the answer to your question. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:21, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

post ume screening exercise[edit]

how do get eportal

I'm sorry, but I suspect English is not your first language. I don't understand what you are asking, but it doesn't appear to have anything to do with Wikipedia itself. Try the reference desk. If it is about Wikipedia, perhaps you're looking for Portal:Browse. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:23, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question about picture license[edit]

I have a picture that I put up on the Wikipedia entry about Seth Swirsky that was deleted by Geni. I would like to put it back up, but want to make sure that I have the correct license on it (I'm assuming that's why it was removed before). I had it marked as an affiliated shareworks 2.5 license. The picture is a picture that Seth, personally, took of his Gold Record that he got for a song that he wrote that went to number one. Thank you. Jheditorials 13:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC) jheditorials[reply]

Who owns the copyright to the picture? If Seth took the picture then I'd assume he has the copyright. If so, he needs to release it here under a free license like GFDL or creative commons -- Lost^(talk) 13:29, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would assume since Seth took the picture that he has the copyright. Thanks! I'll try that. Jheditorials 13:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC) jheditorials[reply]

Strange access problem with one article[edit]

I found a problem accessing the Relational aggression article. I can't view this one particular article, unless I'm logged in. Very strange. --Eric R. Meyers (Ermeyers) (talk) 14:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is happening quite frequenly lately. Please purge the page and it will be ok -- Lost^(talk) 14:08, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Missing photographs[edit]

Sir I had edited a page and put up some photographs that were taken by me and I had put them up for anyone to use them.

The photographs were there for some days but then after a few more days I find them missing from the page but the article is there.

I wanted to know why did this happen, did I make some mistake in puting them up.

For reference here is the URL where the photo is missing

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

TARUN KUSHWAHA 14:33, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

From the edit summary in the article history, it looks like the image was deleted, and someone then removed the link from the article. I couldn't find a deletion lgo entry for the file, though, so that's about the best I can offer. It's possible there was a problem with the image itself, or with the licensing when it was uploaded. Please read the image use policy for information on that. Tony Fox (arf!) 15:49, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That link is here. Its reason for deletion was CSD I4 ("lack of licensing"). You should say where an image came from and apply a suitable copyright tag. - Mgm|^(talk) 15:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Links in lead and main article[edit]

I'm just wondering whether a concept wikilinked in an article's introduction should be linked again when it first occurs in the main article? It seems logical that it should, as there may be quite a gap between the two and the user's interest in the link may be piqued by the more in depth coverage. Don't know if there's any general policy on this. Cheers — SteveRwanda 15:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, when there's such a gap like you mentioned, link it again. If it's say less than a screen away from each other, don't link. - Mgm|^(talk) 15:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

headings and sub-headings[edit]

What is the proper use of headings and sub-headings? If there is no heading, are all headings "headings" or "sub-headings"?

Outlook 18:11, 21 September 2006 (UTC)Outlook[reply]

There are many advantages to having headings or sections. One big advantage is that many people can edit different sections in one go without causing edit conflicts. For more details please see Help:Section -- Lost^(talk) 18:18, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

my deported husban[edit]

my husban was deported 8 years ago to mexico and 3 years ago he reentered the usa with out concent and was cought by the ins and he only wonted to see his 5 children after so many years but they dont care they stilll took him and charged him with unlawfull entery to the usa and he did 2 years in jail and then was deported again our children are growing up with out a dad and i dont know what to do so he can come back to the usa.[[[HELP]]]]18:31, 21 September 2006 (UTC)66.255.198.220

Kindly contact the legal authorities. This is an encyclopedia and we do not offer legal opinion -- Lost^(talk) 18:35, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mileage[edit]

How far is Columbus, Georgia from Nashville, Tennessee?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 18:40, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

adding references at the end of the article[edit]

how do i add a reference, ie footnote, at the end of an article?

There are three ways to do it on wikipedia. They are all explained at WP:CITE -- Lost^(talk) 18:46, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template creation[edit]

Simply, how do I create a template for Wikipedia? Thank you. Wiki-newbie 18:50, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Help:Template -- Lost^(talk) 18:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Very confused about adding a photo[edit]

I recently looked at the page about the Westbury White Horse, and was slightly disappointed to see that there was no picture. As I have a photograph that I took of it, I wanted to add it into the article. I wasn't sure how to do so, so I looked at the FAQs. I am still none the wiser about how to add my photo, and am very confused indeed about all the copyright details. As it is a photograph that I took myself, are there any copyright problems I will need to sort before I add it? - Megan

You will need to do it in three steps

Create an acccount
Look for Upload file in the side bar below the search box. when you click that, there are instructions that you will need to follow to upload the file. You can release the image under GFDL since you are the copyright owner.
Link it to the article in question. See Wikipedia:Image tutorial for that -- Lost^(talk) 19:42, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

change user name[edit]

How do I change my user name? Kim

Please see Wikipedia:Changing username -- Lost^(talk) 19:43, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

copyright[edit]

I believe most of the text on "active learning" page is plagiarized from Charles C. Bonwell and James A. Eison's "Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom" at http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/91-9dig.htm.

Your explanation of what to do if copyright infringement is suspected is far too complicated.

Someone claimed that "The original version of this article is from this public domain site." while in fact there's copyright notices all over the site with no mention of the public domain at all. I think this needs to be deleted unless someone can come up with some permission notice or something. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:48, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just stubbed it, removing all of the sections that appeared to be taken from the original article (which I concur has copyright notices and "all rights reserved" notices all over the place). I'll leave it for rebuilding from there. It's been a copyvio for over two years... shocking. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brazilian boleros[edit]

i was told that there is a dog that hunts pumas in the jungle of brazil.i can't fina any information or pictures on the animal. i was wonderin if you knew what i was talking about or the real name of the animal?72.128.45.208 22:13, 21 September 2006 (UTC) Chris Hernandez[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:14, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

user page[edit]

hi, i just want to know how to get on other peoples talkpages so that i can make comments on their page?

Just click on their username; once your reach their userpage, look for the talk page tab on top. Otherwise Wikipedia:Popups are a good tool to give you lots of options when you mouse over a username or article name. -- Lost^(talk) 02:18, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blocking IP blocks without accounts[edit]

The page Wikipedia:Vandalism goes into detail about warning vandals, but I don't see how that's useful with an unregistered user who changes IP address, almost always in the same IP block. To be specific, we're getting vandalisms from 58.160.185.* at the Alexander Downer page. (And also one vandalism from 203.5.217.3 which is probably his workplace). How do I proceed to request the appropriate blocking? Rocksong 00:55, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is possible to do a "range block". If a series of IPs is indulging in similar vandalism the entire series can be blocked. Just report them at WP:AIV after reaching warning them sufficiently -- Lost^(talk) 02:15, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do you warn an IP address that keeps changing? There are 4 different IP addresses. Should I warn all them all? Rocksong 02:22, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just place a notice that this is probably the same IP as xxxx and it has engaged in similar vandalism (give a link to the vandalism). Once they have done it many times, report them to AIV -- Lost^(talk) 02:41, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to be pedantic, but "just place a notice" where? I think I'll give the 4 IP's in question a "final warning", then request a range block at WP:AIV if any of them persists. Rocksong 03:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to place a notice on each of the IP's talk pages. -- Lost^(talk) 03:11, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Irac[edit]

How CanI Get Iformation On The Ziggartgat In Irac olan r

Please try asking the reference desk in a clearer manner. This help desk is for answering queries about wikipediia only. -- Lost^(talk) 02:19, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You mean "Information on the Ziggurat in Iraq"? Try Ziggurat. Wooty 02:20, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with seeing new content[edit]

I'm working on the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Swirsky. When I look at it using Firefox, I see the updates. When I look at it using IE or Safari, I don't see the updates (even if I clear the cache and restart the browser). When I look at the "edit this page" version of the page, it shows all the correct updated material. Any idea how to fix the problem of people not being able to see the new updated version? (To check to see if you are seeing the updated version, it has three external links. The old version only has two.)

Thanks, Jheditorials 03:27, 22 September 2006 (UTC) jheditorials[reply]

Please purge the page. The problem should go away -- Lost^(talk) 04:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

an old harley davidson motorcycle frame[edit]

hello , my name is joe and ive got an old harley frame that was given to my by a friend years ago , well i havent had much luck finding out what type make or model this frame is , id realy like to find out what it is so i can built it , its got alot of sentimental value to me . i have managed to find the identifaction numbers on the front and rear motor mounts . please contact me if you think you can help me with this, thank you.

                                                         sincerly, joe

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps.--24.20.69.240 03:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

rational number is group under addition[edit]

the set of rational numbers (gcd(a,b)=1) whose denominator are odd is group under addition?(include zero). Also, the set of rational number with denominators equal to 1, 2, 3 is group under addition?

Have you tried the Mathematics section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 05:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do you deal with problem users[edit]

I found a user that created an account just to vandalize My User Page with a personal attack. How can they be taken care of?

Thanks! Gbcue 05:51, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have blocked that user as vandalism only account and deleted your userpage per your request. If in the future sockpuppets are created to vandalize your userpage you can request it to be protected at WP:RFPP. --WinHunter ^(talk) 06:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Useer Name[edit]

User Names

I thought the idea was to comme up with a user name no one had taken? Can you help me find an acceptable username? Charles Neale

Nobody is using CharlesNeale -GrahameKing 22:33, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Or Charles Neale either, if you prefer spacing. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 22:46, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yes it's been proven in scientific tests that usernames with charles in then are vastly superior to all other editors - so I'd suggest grabbing such a highly regarded username while you still can. --Charlesknight 10:41, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

size of the text[edit]

hi, how do i change the size of the text on wikipedia, the text is too small to read comfortably.

thanks

This will be a setting on your browser. On Internet Explorer, go via the View|Text Size menus, and pick a larger text size. (No doubt other users will tell you how to do it on other browsers; if you tell us which browser you use, it will increase your chance of getting a relevant answer.) --ais523 08:39, 22 September 2006 (U T C)

Untitled question from User:Lcharlebois[edit]

I want to use an image (Mithras tauroctone with stars beneath cape) for cover art but need a 300dpi image. The one I copied from your site I found by searching google mithraeum marino italy is only 72dpi. Can you send me a 300 dpi imagw?

(email removed to prevent spam)

The image appears to originally have been uploaded to the English Wikipedia (although it is in the process of being moved to the Wikimedia Commons); if you view its image description page, you can see that it is under a public domain licence (so you can reuse it without legal problems), and was uploaded originally by User:Wetman. Wikipedia itself doesn't have a higher-resolution version of this image; if you wish to contact User:Wetman to ask them if they have a higher-resolution version, visit User talk:Wetman and leave a message there. --ais523 10:43, 22 September 2006 (U T C)

plyers who are ready to play[edit]

dear sir, iam a player agent ihave been healping may teams.first of all iwas a coach in brazil and now iam player agent .i some times used the blacks because i can see some potentials in them but they dont have any one to sponser them. most of them are skillful and no how to handle ball.ihave been watching your match and i think i can help the team to acheive it goal.i made it possible for some players to make it througth in to some europian clubs .if you are interested contact me on (email removed) no payment untill the players work with them for 6month and are accepted.

I think you have the wrong site altogether. This is an encyclopedia and we dont play any matches here even though we may write about them -- Lost^(talk) 14:33, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Numbers in image url[edit]

What is the purpose of the numbers /#/##/ in the url of images, for example: /4/f5/ or /3/14/ ? Shinobu 14:37, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's to spread the load amongst the various image servers. I know from experience that no matter which numbers you enter there, the image works. You may get a more detailed or more correct response at WP:VPT. --ais523 14:48, 22 September 2006 (U T C)

Copied the question there. Shinobu 18:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled question from Legion of angels[edit]

The article about Jeffery Lundgren and the Kirtland murders doesn't have a picture of him. Here is a picture of him up to date from the Ohio DRC site. He's due for execution on Oct. 30th 2006. Ironic for a 'self known prophet'. http://www.drc.state.oh.us/OffenderSearch/Search.aspx

(email removed to prevent spam)

Unfortunately, that picture has no copyright information, and therefore would not be licensed for use on Wikipedia. If you can find the copyright information for the picture, post back here and we can check whether it's appropriate for use (a public domain licence is the only licence that we would accept that it's likely to be licensed under). --ais523 14:59, 22 September 2006 (U T C)

'infobox' thingy[edit]

How does one do the 'infobox' thingy at the bottom of some pages like the one at Naruto? I want to, uh, expand the one at The Adventures of Tintin but I have no idea how to. I've tried searching the Help pages but have no idea which category it falls under. -Jellyfisho 15:34, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They are basically templates that are linked to the articles. For the Tintin template, go to Template:Tintin books and edit it. -- Lost^(talk) 15:38, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict; this means that I wrote my reply before seeing Lost's) First, that's a navigation box, not an infobox. The boxes are templates, which appear on more than one page and so are edited separately from the pages. If you go onto the edit screen and scroll down right to the bottom (past the box of special characters), you will see a list of templates used on the page; click on the one you think is the navbox ({{Tintin}} is the one used at the bottom of The Adventures of Tintin (template names are normally written {{like this}} because that's the way you place them in articles)). The template can be edited just like any other page. Note that template wikimarkup tends to be complicated; one good way to make a large navbox is to copy one you like and change the targets of the links. --ais523 15:41, 22 September 2006 (U T C)

Got it. Thanks alot! -Jellyfisho 15:55, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting question (edit Summary)[edit]

In the Help:Reverting section the following is stated:

When typing the edit summary, useful information is to Wikilink the contributions of the user you are reverting.

In the edit summary text - Reverted edits by 00.00.00.00 (talk) to last version by Username

The results in the history - Reverted edits by 00.00.00.00 (talk) to last version by Username

Is there an easy way to put the Special:contributions link in the Edit Summary, or is it best done manually?

I tried to copy/paste one time, and it ended up attributing the edit to the IP address, rather than me...

I use Mac OSX if that makes any difference...

VikÞor [[User talk:Vik-Thor|Talk]] 16:59, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I recommend Wikipedia:Popups. Though you could also use Wikipedia:Vandalproof. Both these tools enable an automatic edit summary and much more -- Lost^(talk) 18:28, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I set up the Popups script, and looks useful so far, though I will certainly need to learn more about it (and maybe install some more scripts.) VandalProod looks like Windows only program. I'm on an Apple iBook, before the Intel switch... Thanks for the tip on Popups.VikÞor [[User talk:Vik-Thor|Talk]] 00:12, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Downloading Wikipedia[edit]

Is it possible to download all of the current Wikipedia for offline viewing?

You can download database dumps of all Wikimedia projects (including Wikipedia) at http://download.wikimedia.org/. See meta:Data dumps for documentation on the provided data formats. RexNL 17:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict; this means I wrote this reply without seeing RexNL's) Sort of, but it's a bit complicated, partly because Wikipedia is so large, partly because of the copyright situation, and partly because of the way it's stored. Wikipedia:Database dump contains the information you need about this (the database dumps aren't quite 'current', they're a few weeks old; the latest is http://download.wikimedia.org/enwiki/latest/enwiki-latest-pages-articles.xml.bz2 (dated August 17 as of today), but it's 1.5GB in size even when compressed, because Wikipedia contains 6,818,608 articles). Just downloading the dumps isn't enough, though; you need the right software to be able to read them (they're in bzip2-compressed XML). --ais523 17:09, 22 September 2006 (U T C)

Question[edit]

Could someone please tell me what a "User Page" is? Thank you 65.137.124.106 18:12, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please go through Wikipedia:User page. -- Lost^(talk) 18:25, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the reply. However, I'm still confused because the 'user page" link you gave is about what I would call a "personal page". But there is another type of "user page" in Wikipedia, for example

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Aiden/Jesus

which is an article about Jesus, and as far as I can tell contains no personal information about its author. In fact there are several such articles in the category "Jesus". They are called "user pages" but are actually articles about Jesus with no information about who wrote them. This is why I asked the question in the first place, because I didn't understand how these pages originated.

Thank you

That's called a user subpage. Information about them is available in the above linked page. — Dark Shikari ^talk/_contribs 19:13, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)That is called a user subpage. Normally editors use user subpages for various purposes. They may want to create an article in their user subpage and then once it is ready move it to main space. Or they may like to write essays on the user subpage. Unless they use their subpage for something that is contrary to wikipedia policies, its ok to use the user subpage as an extension of the user page. In this the author seems to be developing the article which is ok or he may want to keep this for records in his subpage which is also ok -- Lost^(talk) 19:17, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for the replies. But I'm still puzzled. Why are these "user subpage" articles about Jesus part of the main Wikipedia category about Jesus? Are they meant ot be alternatives to the main article? Also, If the author "is developing the article" or "may want to keep this for records in his subpage" again why is it in a "main space" Wikipedia category? I still don't understand. Thank you 65.137.124.106 19:42, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The user forgot to <nowiki> the category. WilyD 20:27, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since there are nine of these extra "user subpage" articles in the Wikipedia category on Jesus, does this mean that all nine of these users forgot to "nowiki"? Thank you

Yes, article categories shouldn't go in user subpages so people should use <nowiki> to make sure the category coding doesn't work. Unfortunately it does happen, it's an easy mistake to make. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:54, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Masukippa[edit]

I have no idea how I can improve this article without removing most of it. For some reason, people insist on adding speculation, saying that it might evolve from Weepinbell. I would say this is patently untrue (the only connecting factor I can see being that they are both carnivorous plants), and so I keep removing it; however some would say this is not consistent with the fact I allow the speculation on biting moves to remain, and they'd be right. The speculation on biting moves strikes me as more useful in the article, and removing all the speculation on the thing would leave me with an almost-empty page. What should I do? (PS, I'm not putting this on the talk page as almost nobody looks at talk pages.) Vitriol 20:40, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Speculation (or original research) is not allowed on wikipedia. Statements, specially dubious ones, must be cited using reliable sources. In case its a content dispute, there are many ways of reslving disputes. Just follow them in the order mentioned on the link -- Lost^(talk) 20:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The mess on CSS (disambig)[edit]

Long story short, some guy edited the CSS disambig page into a real article and then, another editor moved the page to the specific article (Cyclic Steam Simulation), and now we're stuck with the history of old "CSS" disambig on the other article. For details, see User talk:Seglea#Your edits to CSS (disambig)). What should be done about this? -- intgr 21:07, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Move it back, revert to the disambig version and tell the editor who made the original edit to make it at the correct location. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:33, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Which I've done now. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RE:requesting ricky steamboat's e-mail address[edit]

to whom it may concern,may ihave ricky steamboat's e-mail adress?thanks clarence cheatom.

Try the external links in the Ricky Steamboat article. We're an encyclopedia and email adresses are not the type of information we record. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:45, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stub Template Help[edit]

i'm not sure how to do it. [[User:bandgeek100]] 22:58, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can do a lot with stub templates. What do you want to do? Anyway, try taking a look at WP:STUB and follow a few links.- Mgm|^(talk) 23:21, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Finding an article on a recent disaster[edit]

Any tips on how to find an article on a recent train crash in Germany? The news item is here. But the name of the Wikipedia article (if it exists) is not obvious. I am thinking of loking on Wikinews to see if they have a link back to here, and I have tried searching, but can't remember when the various search indices (Wikipedia, Google, etc) get updated. Can anyone help? Carcharoth 23:28, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This might help. Anchoress 23:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And here's the actual news article on WikiNews, which is linked to from the link I gave above. Anchoress 23:33, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(after edit conflict) Thanks. The accident is indeed listed there. I also found something here and both places direct people to the Wikinews article at Wikinews:Transrapid_collision_in_Germany_kills_at_least_21. I suppose this means that there is no separate article here yet? Carcharoth 23:35, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well there's a current event tag on the Transrapid article, so I guess that's what's passing for the news article for now. Anchoress 23:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a picture[edit]

how do I upload a picture on my article?

Please see Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. If you have further questions feel free ask for more help. -- Rick Block (talk) 01:05, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ethics[edit]

how is psychological egoism supposed to provide support for an argument for ethical egoism?01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)01:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

try the Humanities reference desk. i believe the help-desk is for wikipedia-help questions. --Yaksha 01:15, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what to do with vandalism[edit]

This user User:Ktal1223 has made 5 edits this morning to add nonsense to 4 articles. (Special:Contributions/Ktal1223). I've reverted his edits on all four pages, and i have a sneaky suspicion that he choose those four articles specifically because he knows people don't look/edit them often, so his work would go unnoticed for quite some time.

They're clearly not just test edits either.

What is supposed to be done about this? What can i do, or where am i supposed to go to report people when this happens? --Yaksha 01:20, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:AIV. —Centrx→talk • 01:27, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

to my account balance[edit]

i my self nirali patel opened new account in this bank i want to know my balance on net

We are Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia, not a bank. Please find the website of your bank and find the information there. Thanks, Tangot a ngo 05:48, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting user space sub-pages[edit]

Can I delete a sub-page I created in my user discussion page and no longer need, and if so how? --A R King 06:52, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, see Wikipedia:User_page#How_do_I_delete_a_user_subpage.3F --24.20.69.240 06:55, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks! --A R King 07:07, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Linking to page sections[edit]

What is the correct way to create a wiki link to a section of another page, please? --A R King 07:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See the example just above this section. The link is to a section of another page -- Lost^(talk) 07:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I noticed that. However, I can't figure out where the ".3F" came from in that link. Is it necessary, and if so what is it? Thanks --A R King 07:19, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh those are just special characters. That is actually a question mark. Special characters appear like that. Its the same with exclamation marks etc. Dont worry about that. Just write ? as you would normally -- Lost^(talk) 07:25, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah! Thank you very much. --A R King 07:28, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sections are shown in the URL by adding #<section title> to the end. Make sure you don't use it too often in articles, because such links go dead when the section gets renamed, or when the text that is linked to might be moved to another section. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:21, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Informational/Cultural for Belarus[edit]

I have made some comments about Informational/Cultural section for Belarus. You will find the comments at the top of this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Belarus The links there are terrible and I have made suggestions for improving them. In the past, whenever I have tried to make changes, they have been reverted. I dont know why. Please check my comments and if you agree, either make the changes or allow me to do so. You may conatct me at emmergene AT yahoo DOT com

Please propose your changes at the talk page of the article. You will get a better insight into why they are reverted -- Lost^(talk) 08:45, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Accounts in different languages[edit]

I registered in Wikipedia in English, but when I tried to login in Wikipedia in Spanish, it didn't work. I attempted to create an account with the same user name in Wikipedia in Spanish, and it worked. So, if I want to write in many languages, must I keep separate accounts?

Yes for now separate accounts need to be opened. But this is being worked upon and in some time a single account will work. But the date for that is not frozen yet -- Lost^(talk) 14:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See meta:Single login specifications for this plan. --24.20.69.240 20:17, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

central nervous system infection[edit]

how does central nervous system infection be transfered to other people

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 18:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

weddings[edit]

How does one go about getting married to a prisoner in california from another state without actually flying out there

-need advice ASAP

thanx cherokee

Uhm, I think you may have mistaken us for something else...this is Wikipedia, an encyclopedia. You might want to try the Reference Desk, although I don't think they would be able to help you too much, sorry. —K e akealani 18:18, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

sandbox[edit]

Just a little heads up, the sandbox is now redirecting to a page called "this spartan life", about some game show. Temp

wp:sb

It now been reset to normal. Thanks --Srik e it ^{(Talk | Email)} 19:22, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

no problem! :) Temp

Table of Contents[edit]

How do I get the table of contents on the page? I know that you have to have at least 4 headings, but i don't know where to go from there. Thanks Temp

If you have four or more headings, the Table of Contents should appear automatically, I'm pretty sure. You can try it out in the Sandbox or something. —K e akealani 19:31, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Also you need to have enabled the TOC in your preferences -- Lost^(talk) 19:37, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

whats that? and, also, can anybody explain how to do pictures in the articles? Temp

TOC=table of contents. Go here, then go to Misc and check the option for showing table of contents.

Regarding linking of picture to an article, see Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. This is after you have uploaded the picture with the correct copyright tag of course -- Lost^(talk) 19:51, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When was wikipedia last published?[edit]

When was wikipedia last published?

Please see History of Wikipedia -- Lost^(talk) 20:00, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you mean but if you mean when was it last published as one comprehensive block in print or on CD/DVD then the answer would be "it has never been". A German version was published in 2004. See Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team for the current projects in English. Pascal.Tesson 20:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be willing to bet this guy wants to cite an article, and can't figure out how since some citing standards require a publishing date. Try the "Cite This Article" link in the toolbox Wooty 20:20, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose a new version of Wikipedia is "published" every time an edit is made to it, which is thousands of times a day. *Dan T.* 20:47, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with names containing /[edit]

I recently submitted to AfD the article 30/60. Since the article contains a "/" character the automatically generated page Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/30/60 seems to imply that the article nominated for deletion is the article 60! Now how do I fix that?! Thanks. Pascal.Tesson 20:04, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh actually I fixed that manually but if someone with experience can check that this did not mess up other things I'd be grateful. Thanks. Pascal.Tesson 20:09, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Technically, by URI standards, and MediaWiki implementation, slashes represent hierarchical path levels and only the part to the right of the last slash is the actual name of an item within its path, but in practice in main Wikipedia article space the slashes are not significant. *Dan T.* 20:49, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Til Death[edit]

On the Til' Death page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Til_Death

are are Characters last names Stamm or Stark?

This may be a question better suited for the Reference Desk; this Help Desk is for questions relating to the use and editing of Wikipedia. I would imagine, though, that whatever the article cites would be reliable enough to confirm your question. —K e akealani 04:37, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Log, Zeugma, link-delete policy[edit]

There was a wikipedia article Zeugma but it is gone now. It does not show up in the deletion log. If there is a Merge log, I don't know where to find it. Is there a Merge log?

The article may have been merged into Syllepsis, although that article says has the {{mergeto|zeugma}} tag. What happened to Zeugma?

There are a number of articles that link to Zeugma. Some of them should be relinked to Zeugma (city). Others should be linked to Syllepsis if Zeugma is not going to be restored. Does Wikipedia have a policy on dealing with links for articles that are deleted or merged away? If so, where is this policy found? Anomalocaris 01:00, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I purged it, it's there now

†he Bread 01:04, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Links becoming underlined, clearing cache won't work[edit]

I checked the FAQ which stated that clearing my cache would fix the problem of all links being underlined. This isn't working. Strangely the links only underline when I'm logged in - if I log out it goes back to normal. But I'd like to be able to stay logged in and use Wikipedia.

Can anyone help?

Tyking 02:59, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did you try clearing the cache on your browser? Or did you just purge cache? -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk) 03:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I both cleared and purged it. As I said the problem goes away only if I log out. Tyking 05:44, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What has worked for me is to go to my preferences (link in upper right of screen near "my talk" link) then just hit save. That normally fixes it. Also, having more than one window open, on Wikipedia pages, on Windows systems also triggers the problem a lot. Your milage may vary. Dismas|^(talk) 05:52, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sherlock Holmes & the case of the missing picture[edit]

It would seem that some kind sould has displaced the Image:Pennsylvania Lingayen.jpg photo, it now has only a red link in all articles I can think of to look for it. What happened to the photogrpah? Is there any way to get it back? 129.108.25.67 20:53, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like that file was deleted on Commons because it was the duplicate of this image. Image:USS Pennsylvania moving into Lingayen Gulf.jpg. Was it this image? Garion96 (talk) 21:03, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is the one. Thank God it is still here, it is one of my favorites. Is there any way to place it back in the articles? 129.108.25.67 22:29, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I put it back in the articles where there was a red link to it. Often red links in articles are removed, those articles of course I can't find. Garion96 (talk) 22:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm surprised an image on Commons would be deleted in favor of a local one. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:20, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Was it? The existing image seems to be located on Commons? Shinobu 03:59, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hit counters? etc Printing, Categorizing.[edit]

I've just posted my first article (Jimmy Velvet). Are there counters to show how many people see an article? I couldn't understand how to place the article in a category (like early rock and roll singers). I've been a computer user for only a year. I also was unable to print the article. The print program came up but just sat there frozen.

George Slivinsky 03:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hit counters: no (see Wikipedia:Technical FAQ#Can I add a page hit counter to a Wikipedia page?).

Categories: add something like [[category:American rock singers]] at the bottom of the article (for an example, see Buddy Holly).

Printing problem: hmmm. Shouldn't be an issue. Can you print other Wikipedia pages (or anything at all)? -- Rick Block (talk) 03:20, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I've done the categorizing correctly now. After restarting my computer the print worked. I've had that problem before, at allmusic.com. It's as if the webpage has an infinite amount of data and the print keeps on loading it. Don't know. Have a good day folks. George Slivinsky 04:11, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I had correctly added a category (rock and roll singers),and I don't understand why someone eliminated that. George Slivinsky 03:03, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your printer trouble may be caused by a disconnected printer cable. I've had this problem in the past and have only recently realised the cause :-) Goiter McWilliostein, P. I. ^{You can't control me!} _{I'm a P. I.!} Save Stargate SG-1! 09:56, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question about map image usage[edit]

I tried to use Image:SantaClaraCountyFlag.gif with double brackets, like this:

On my user page, but I get an error. Can someone please explain why?

It works OK on other pages, but NOT on my user page.

GeoFan49 23:21, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please check my user page, which shows up just like this, instead of showing the map:

GeoFan49 13:59, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:SantaClaraCountyFlag.gif‎

GeoFan49 23:32, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

There was some sort of weird invisible character between the ".gif" and the "]]". I've never seen anything like that before. Possibly some kind of copy/paste error? In any case, I fixed it for you. tiZom_(2¢) 23:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The weird invisible character is a Unicode Bi-directional text direction indicator. There characters are included in various contexts as part of MediaWiki's bidi support. -- Rick Block (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seperate from the technical issue, I think it`s a copyvio to be in your userspace. The license tag claims "fair use". However, according to Wikipedia:Fair use, these can be used only on article pages. I don`t know whether the correct license tag was used, but if so, it would need to be removed from non-article pages.--24.20.69.240 02:56, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The copyright status is now set to public domain. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:27, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September 24[edit]

Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey
Author	Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gökmen
Language	English and Turkish
Subject	Turkish Culture viewed by Expatriates
Publisher	Seal Press and Doğan Kitap
Publication date	2006
ISBN	975-293-381-5

How do I change my font size and color?[edit]

I just don't get it. :( Fastnaturedude 04:10, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You will need to use HTML - and in general I would suggest avoiding formatting text other than a bit in your signature. If you have a specific bit of text you want help with, I'd be happy to help you, just post here or on my Talk Page. —K e akealani 04:31, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

About that...How exactly do you change your signature? Fastnaturedude 04:34, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

~~Also, to upload images, can I just...upload them from my folders? Thanks. Fastnaturedude 04:40, 24 September 2006 (UTC)~~[reply]

If you are not familiar with html, then the easiest way to change the look of the signature is to copy someone else's (in the edit mode) and play around with it in your sandbox till you get the desired result -- Lost^(talk) 06:38, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can change your signature via Preferences. —K e akealani 07:15, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to change it to Fast naturedude

, but it just comes out like [[User:Fastnaturedude|Fast [[User talk:Fastnaturedude|'''nature''']][[User:Fastnaturedude|dude]]]] 14:16, 24 September 2006 (UTC) when I put it in a signature.[reply]

Moved to a new Help question. Fastnaturedude 19:45, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Use of celebrity name account[edit]

Somebody is using Javierechevarria, the name of the present prelate of Opus Dei. The guy recently posted in the Opus Dei article. Where can I report this and ask for deletion? Walter Ching 06:29, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is an inappropriate username per WP:USERNAME. You may ask him to change it. If that doesnt work then you can report it at WP:ANI -- Lost^(talk) 06:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot. :) Walter Ching 02:15, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help! I want to create/submit an article but I'm scared![edit]

I've put together a couple of articles and I'd like to submit them, but if possible I don't want to be mercilessly edited right off the bat. What I'd really like is a mentor-editor (menitor?) to help me with my first article or two. What I've written is fairly complete but it has holes. (If I wait until it's complete it will never get out there.) I'm also concerned about violating policy, style, etc. What is the best way for me to get some WP editorial assistance? Thanks! --Glitterspray 07:03, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Upload the articles to sub-pages of your user page: User:Glitterspray/article A and User:Glitterspray/article B, and then go to the Requests for Feedback page WP:RFF? and ask for feedback. Anchoress 07:11, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Here is an excellent place to start. Most users write their first drafts in a user subpage, so it isn't "published" immediately in a way. Depending on the subject, there may be a relevant WikiProject which specializes on a particular area, so they can be of help. Other alternatives are Peer review and Good articles, as they give you feedback of your article after it's more or less done.

Also, most users won't mind helping you out; we don't bite, and after all, that's what we're here for. If you want, you can ask any of the regulars at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates directly for help, or you can ask me, and I'll try to have a look at it soon. However, again, I recommend using the subpage idea first (e.g., create a page at User:Glitterspray/sandbox as a first draft) because it allows other users to have a look at it. Tito xd^(?!?) 07:13, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wonderful! THANK YOU for the quick and helpful and thorough response. Now I have another question. I think of a "template" as a standard layout for a certain type of article / document, but apparently that's not how it's used here? For example, let's say I want to write about a movie star. Is there a standard "template" (article layout) that I could / should use? Or do I just start from scratch using my best judgement based on how similar articles are laid out? Thanks again, you guys rock. --Glitterspray 07:28, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What we have here is more like boilerplate. Just create the article and if you don't know how to format it you can add a template saying the article needs 'wikifying', and the editors who like to do that kind of stuff will come format it. Or you can copy relevant elements from existing articles and modify them. Anchoress 07:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, that makes perfect sense. Just wanted to be sure that's how it works. (Thanks to MS Word I was confused about the template thing, but I think I can adjust.) Thank you again, o future menitors! --Glitterspray 07:45, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As for what you know as a template, we don't exactly have something corresponding to that, but there are a few places that have guidelines for wirintg articles. For the absolute best an article can be, read Wikipedia:Featured articles. For an idea of how your article should start out, try Wikipedia:Your first article. Also, if your article would fit into a particular Wikiproject, then that WikiProject's page will sometimes have a kind of skeletal article or other guideline for writing an article. Confusing Manifestation 08:49, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Israel Page[edit]

PLEASE ROEMOVE THAT Insulting Picture.

I do not care if someone does not like Israel, and decided to Vandalize the page, now that you know about it, it is TIME to remove the damn thing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.241.224.239 (talk • contribs) 08:56, 24 September 2006.

I think it's ok now, isn't it? Jacek Kendysz 09:32, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a note, everyone has the power to edit wikipedia, so if someone's been vandalising a page you're reading, you are welcome to edit it...even if you mess up, as long as the offensive content is out of there, things can be resolved fairly quickly —K e akealani 21:37, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair Use Image Question[edit]

Hi there.

I was going to start improving the Arthur Miller article, and I wanted to get an image there. I was wondering if this image would be counted as fair use, like the image in the Harold Pinter article is. That image was tagged in 2005, and I know that there's been changes since then, so I'm unsure if I can upload the Miller pic, and what tag I'd put on it. Thanks for any help :) Th ε Halo ^Θ 09:44, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes you can use it as a fair use image for the article if no free alternative is available. But be sure to put a detailed fair use rationale along with the image. As for the tag, you can use {{Fair use in|Arthur Miller}} -- Lost^(talk) 10:04, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Lost :) I was really...well...lost as to what to do there ;) Th ε Halo ^Θ 10:08, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh well, I have been lost in the vast maze that is wikipedia, ever since I joined here:). Let me know if you need further help with image tagging. -- Lost^(talk) 10:11, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Category question[edit]

Hello, I have edited and created articles before on wikipedia but I dont know how to 'add to a category' for example I want to add O-T Fagbenle to the list of black british actors but when I press edit, the page doesnt come up in a way that i can see allows me to add a name

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.88.32 (talk • contribs)

Just put [[Category:Black british actors]] (or whatever the name of the category is) at the bottom of the O-T Fagbenle article. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 10:23, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Categories & Sub-Categories[edit]

I have discovered numerous entries under sub-categories, which also appear in the parent category. For example, 8 out of the 11 articles in Category:Historic houses in East Sussex are also appearing in its parent Category:Visitor attractions in East Sussex. The same double categorisation is happening to all the categories under the Grandparent Category:Visitor attractions in England by locality.

As its such a large task to delete the duplicates in the parent category, I want to make sure I am right to do so.

Am I correct that these articles should only appear under the sub-category Historic Houses.
Where would be the best place to tell other editors why I am doing these deletions.
Should I start a discussion on whether these duplicates should be deleted. If so, where?

MortimerCat 10:45, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The parent category can be removed from the articles if it is populated by a subcategory. You can find more info and opinion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories -- Lost^(talk) 10:48, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Circular redirects[edit]

Should circular redirects be killed on sight? I haven't been able to determine the policy on this. For example Howard Walter Florey contains a link to Ethel Reed which redirects straight back to Howard Walter Florey. Or should this be kept in case someone creates an article on Ethel Reed? I seem to be coming across a lot of these lately.--Shantavira 12:21, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to Wikipedia:Redirect, self-redirects should be avoided. Indeed, it gets trickier if the redirect has a chance of becoming an actual article. My suggestion is - don't make them, but don't make an edit just to remove them. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 13:24, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If Ethel Reed redirects there, it's probably because some material was merged into the article (which means the redirect) should be kept. I would recommend killing the link in the article itself. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:56, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User Page Template[edit]

Hey, I've seen quite a few user pages that look very fancy indeed. (I.e. Picture to the right with loads of details etc.) Is there a help page on wikipedia that could show me different templates I could put into my userpage? Thanks -- Wikiman123321 14:12 24 September 2006 (GMT)

Can you give an example of a userpage with features you are interested in? Perhaps you are referring to Userboxes, but I'm not sure. In any case, since templates often involve many subtleties, it is often easiest to just copy the code of something you like. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 13:28, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, you can use ~~~~ to add your signature and the timestamp, or ~~~~~ for just the timestamp. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 13:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

--
Thanks, the userboxes was what I was after! And thanks for the ~~~~ tip, saves a lot of time! - Marky (Wikiman123321) 15:20, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Non-profit tax exempt organizations list[edit]

Where can I find a list of all non-profit tx exempt organizations recognized under IRS 501(c)(3)?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 13:32, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Categories[edit]

This is probably a stupid question since I've been using Wikipedia for a while, but how do I add pages to categories? Also I'd quite like to add myself to some user categories, e.g. English users, and can't figure out how to do this. Walton_monarchist89

To add a page to a category, put [[Category:CategoryName]] at the end of the page. This works for articles as well as userpages. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 13:34, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A visit to WP:CAT will help, too. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 17:00, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Policies regarding products / companies (NPOV, NOR)[edit]

Can the NPOV policy apply when there is no known controversy? Does the NOR policy apply to products?

I ask these questions after reading an article about a software product. It seemed to me it read like an advertisement for the product.

I don’t know if there are any controversies or differences of opinion regarding the product. If there are none, the NPOV policy might not apply.

While a product may be based on research, the product itself isn’t research.

Also, if an article is written or edited by an employee of a company, is that regarded as a self-edit? A company isn’t a living person, so policies regarding self-edit might not apply.

The page I found was at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTT_Framework

206.53.197.12 17:16, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since wikipedia does not insist on identities, we never know whether something was written by an employee or not. All policies apply to all articles. For companies, products, WP:CORP guidelines will also apply.

For NPOV to apply, criticism of a product is not necessary. There has to be a worthwhile criticism for it to be included in the article -- Lost^(talk) 17:26, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request about adding an article.[edit]

Dear Sirs,

We act as volunteer members with the free project called EuroCv. We have read many articles that talk about commercial brands in wikipedia, even though it is written that commercial promotions are not allowed.

We would like to add a simple article about EuroCv free service explaining its practical utility. This project is not-for-profit and it has a community of people who act as volunteer members.

May we add this article?

Thanks EuroCv Staff

That is not a very good idea. If you are notable enough to have a Wikipedia article, chances are someone would have already created an article about you. Conversely, if no one has yet written an article, you are probably not notable enough. Additionally, no matter how good your intentions are, you will not be able to write such an article objectively. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 19:38, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's a little dangerous to use a blanket rule like 'if there isn't an article about you, you probably aren't notable enough' - there are lots and lots of notable topics that don't have WP articles yet. And as for writing it themselves, I think it is possible to be objective when writing about a topic one is close to, whether the closeness is idealogical or fiduciary. However, a quick google search turns up no news items for this topic and the homepage is pretty thin, so I agree with your assessment that it isn't notable enough. Anchoress 20:01, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, there's no hard and fast rule, all I'm saying is that this is the statistical tendency, and furthermore, it is a conceptual reason for why organizations (or people) shouldn't write about themselves. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As an observer, if I could make a suggestion to the EuroCV volunteer: If you would like to inform the public about your organization and its services, start by setting up your own web page or web site. It's sometimes hard for us all to remember that WP is an encyclopedia, not a catch-all informational site. Down the road your organization may well become notable enough to justify a WP entry. P.S. You do not have to ask permission to create an article. But if you don't meet the "notability" criteria your article will probably be removed. P.P.S. When writing to someone you don't know, it's best not to address them as Sir(s). The English language doesn't provide much in the way of gender-neutral saluations, but anything is better than a gender-biased one. Very best regards, Liz. [Note to WP, if I'm not allowed to comment in other users' topics, please let me know!] --Glitterspray 09:01, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I format my signature with bold/multiple sections, colors, etc.?[edit]

This question was asked in another help topic. Read it, and please answer it! I need help with my sig! Fastnaturedude 19:48, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The easiest way to figure out how to do it, is to see the source code for a page which contains an interesting signature. There's also a user who made a page on how to customize your signature with multiple examples, but I forgot where it was. If someone finds it, it should be linked to Wikipedia:Signature so people don't have to ask this again. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:53, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not receiving a reply for 5 hours is no excuse for creating a new section for the question. In any case, try [[User:Fastnaturedude|Fast]][[User talk:Fastnaturedude|'''nature''']][[User:Fastnaturedude|dude]] instead of [[User:Fastnaturedude|Fast [[User talk:Fastnaturedude|'''nature''']][[User:Fastnaturedude|dude]]]]. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:07, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't put it in Preferences like that. It just comes out like that when I use the four tildes. Fastnaturedude 20:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I put it in like Fast naturedude and it comes out like [[User:Fastnaturedude|Fast[[User talk:Fastnaturedude|'''nature''']][[User:Fastnaturedude|dude]]]] 20:22, 24 September 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Are you sure you have "Raw signature" checked? -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:31, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've done some tests, and you don't have it checked. Check it. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:35, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...I didn't know that was supposed to be checked.

You do now. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:40, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Does it work? Fast naturedude 20:42, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course it does :) By the way, you could have just used the "preview" button to see if it works. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:47, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The preview button has a long, dark history with me. Now I just need to figure out how to add colors. Fast naturedude 20:50, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I figured it out, it's in my sig. Fast naturedude 22:51, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

missing signatures[edit]

What's the mechanism for adding a signature to editors who forgot to sign? --Charlesknight 20:39, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's a template {{unsigned}} for this. Write {{unsigned|username}}. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:42, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Should be substituted, {{subst:unsigned|username}}. You can also add the date, see the usage documentation at the template. —Centrx→talk • 20:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Subcategories[edit]

Take a look at Category:Elvis Presley. It is listed as being a member of many other categories. Those are categories that Elvis himself is a member of, not ones which I would consider the category to be a member of. So I think they should all be removed. And indeed, the same thing is happening with a bunch of other categories related to specific people or groups of people. But before I do some wholesale changing, I'd like some confirmation that I'm about to do the right thing. Matchups 21:14, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I imagine the best place to do so would be the Category's talk page, and possibly Talk:Elvis Presley. But your logic seems fine, from my outside perspective. I would suggest asking people who are actually knowledgeable, though. —K e akealani 21:28, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't about Elvis, but about Wikipedia style. I think that the people who answer questions here are probably more knowledgable about that than Elvis fans. Matchups 20:39, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

garbage disposals[edit]

Can you put coffe grounds in garbage disposals?

I have no idea - I would suggest asking in the Reference Desk, where there are knowledgeable editors about nearly anything under the sun. —K e akealani 21:28, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(After edit conflict). Please note that this help desk is for questions and problems using Wikipedia. Future knowledge questions should be directed to the Reference Desk. That being said, you might find the answer to your question here.--Fuhghettaboutit 21:31, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To add to the answers in the link (interesting link BTW), depending on where you live (what type of municipal sewage treatment is used) the answer may be NO. Where I live, in Vancouver, BC Canada, municipal sewage managers are on record as saying sewage treatment would be much easier and more effective if nobody flushed or washed any food-like materials (garburator stuff) down the drain. Anchoress 20:50, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Surname[edit]

Hello, how do I trace the family/surname of Standerwick when I don't know the country of origin? Please send repy to SeadawgSeadawg 21:52, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried the Miscellaneous section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.—WAvegetarian•(talk) 22:01, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Getting a new password with my same user "Best Gamer"[edit]

Hello, I'm Best Gamer. The biggest problems I have is that someone logged me out and it is depressing. I have tried many times to get my password back, but no luck. Without it, I will remain the dumb name known as User 70.152.20. It's making me worry. Please help me get a new password so I will continue to make good edits. Best Gamer 24 September 2006

Hey, it's okay. Go to Sign in / create account in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Then, click Forgot password ?. See if those instructions can help you get your password back! Fast nature dude 23:42, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tried it, but I only find Email- New Password and it does not respond my username. They say that there is no user "Best Gamer" (which it is me). We need another solution to this problem. Best Gamer 24 September 2006

I know it's basic, but are you sure you got the right capitalisation on your user name? You could check this on the new users log page (sorry, can't remember/find the link though), or get another user to do it for you. EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME 01:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How is that possible? The user "Best Gamer" not being valid? Clicking on his username link even shows that he exists. If this guy claims he is "Best Gamer", why doesn't it work? I am confused now, as well. Fast naturedude 01:09, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Best Gamer, did you provide an email address when you signed up? - Mgm|^(talk) 04:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I did, but I still don't know who logged me ouut automatically. I am truly User name "Best Gamer" but it says that I don't even exist. Best Gamer 25 September 2006

The other problem is that someone or somebody erased the whole Madness Combat article! It's a strong vandalism! Can somebody do something? Best Gamer 28 September 2006

September 25[edit]

Citations[edit]

TWO PART QUESTION: (1) I've been trying to figure out how to do citations by having a number in the body of the article that corresponds to a particular reference/footnote, but I can't seem to find the directions I need. (2) I also need to know how to add "citation needed" to information someone has added to an article without including a source for the information. (See for instance information that was added to the article on William Warren Barbour regarding some 1932 election statistics in, I believe, paragraph 6 of the article.) I'd be grateful for basic step-by-step instructions, if they can be had. Many thanks! Jancarhart 00:33, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:FOOT for help creating these kind of citations/footnotes.
You could add the {{fact}} tag after a particular sentence that needs a reference, or add {{unsourced}} at the top of the article (or section) if it needs greater attention.

--ZimZalaBim (talk) 01:18, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

the answer to your second question is {{Fact}}. the answer to your first question may be found at Wikipedia:Footnotes#How_to_use.Geni 01:14, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

using value management for construction[edit]

Can you elebrate to me how far value management can be application for construction.Thank You —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.26.15.120 (talk • contribs) .

This question is better asked at the reference desk. Thanks. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 01:13, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Translating articles from other Wikipedias[edit]

What is the policy on translating articles from a Wikipedia in another language when the article is lacking in English? I don't necessarily mean a literal translation, and of course I would attempt to verify that the information is correct. I want to create an English article primarily based upon a German article, but I don't know if there is a policy that prohibits that. Also, is there a special format I should use to cite the German article as a source? Breadhat 02:02, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Breadhat. No, there is no policy that prohibits translating from another language Wikipedia. In fact, WikiProject Echo is a project which identifies featured or very good articles in other languages just for the purpose of finding articles which are good translation prospects. There are related projects for translations such as various language "translation of the week"collaborations; see, e.g., WP:SPATRA. See this article for one example of a citation format for citing the foreign language article in the English translation. By the way, you can automatically format your signature by typing four tildes (~~~~) instead of manually typing your name out. Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot!Breadhat 03:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thumbnail of Uploaded Image Doesn't Show in Featured Picture List[edit]

Twice I've successfully uploaded an image of Times Square in New York and nominated it for a Featured Picture review. Both times the Image name shows up on the list, but the image Thumbnail fails to appear. There are hundreds that work perfectly , and since I've followed every guideline step by step, I cannot figure out why these image thumbs don't display properly. The links work perfectly, but the thumbs just will not appear.

Here is a link to the image itself within Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:New_York_Times_Square_At_Dusk.jpg

Here's a link to the Features picture list: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates

Any help would be hugely appreciated JohnKolter 02:19, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You haven't uploaded the image to the Commons, but you've tried to nominate it on the Commons featured pictures page. The featured picture candidates page for the English Wikipedia is separate, and can be found here: WP:FPC. For the benefit of the project, though, it'd be most helpful if you could upload the image to the Commons, so that other wikiprojects can use it too. --YFB ¿ 02:28, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BHILAI LOOK[edit]

how i can see bhilai, india from top view

mpshaji

You may want to try the Reference Desk, although I'm not sure quite what you're asking or whether it's something that the Reference Desk people can help *sweatdrop* If you can clarify what you're asking for it may be easier for us to help you. Sorry! —K e akealani 03:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You may also like to try google maps or google earth -- Lost^(talk) 04:02, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Advert & Fact[edit]

Hi all, I am currently working on Tourism in Indonesia with other guys as well. My question is, as the article itself is very "potentially-advertising", will the issue can be fixed with citations? I mean, citations from notable sources. Statements like, "offers outstanding diversity", and "the rarest on earth" could be seen as advertisements. However, I can find notable sources to back up this statement. Will it fix the issue? Cheers -- Imoeng 03:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can change them to be more concrete facts. Instead of saying "outstanding diversity", explain (with references) exactly what that diversity is. - Che Nuevara 03:46, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We've done that, like, the diversity from different parts of the country, and actually we've explained that. So will citations satisfy the issue? Cheers again -- Imoeng 03:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

These statements themselves look like advertising. You would need to back them up from reliable sources. I mean if something is rarest on earth, then the tourism site would not be a reliable source for that. If its an animal or tree, then a science journal will be much more reliable. Tourism in Indonesia article does not necessarily have to promote tourism. There are flip sides too. Try comparing to the top tourism sites elsewhere and look for an analysis on why tourism in Indonesia is not the best (I dont know if its the best). Benchmark another similar article that is already featured. Then put it up for peer review and ask the regular featured writers for help. They can help better -- Lost^(talk) 03:50, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah actually, we don't want to advertise. Okay thanks for your help guys. Take care -- Imoeng 03:53, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Google[edit]

A Google search for Hurricane Katrina [3] has the Wikipedia article listed as the first result; underneath the link there is this description: "Contains history of the storm, and its effects on the region.", however this text does not appear in the article itself - how did it get there? Is it possible to make any article display a similarly discriptive header for the search engine results (as opposed to the seemingly arbitrary text from an article that sometimes appears), or was this something added by Google?

I think it's something to do with Google, rather than Wikipedia. (Wikipedia's advice to search engines is determined by what wikilinks appear on the page.) --ais523 09:26, 25 September 2006 (U T C)

article count estimate date[edit]

Hi I saw a page on Wikipedia a few months ago about estimating when Wikipedia will reach various milestones eg: 500,000 articles & 1,000,000.

Does it still exist, and if so where can I find it.

Thanks in advance.

Wikipedia:Million pool. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 09:34, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might be looking for Wikipedia:Modelling Wikipedia's growth (which still exists, and was last updated in August); some other possibilities are Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Size comparisons, and project pages in Category:Wikipedia pools. Note that some of these are now out-of-date. --ais523 09:36, 25 September 2006 (U T C)

information[edit]

How does processor work? What is happening inside of the processor? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sda bandara (talk • contribs) .

You could look at this page "processor", and see if the articles linked in there are of any help. If that doesn't help you could try the reference desk, since this help desk is for questions related to wikipedia only. Hope that helps. Garion96 (talk) 10:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Hi. sorry to bother you. how does one join a group for wikipedia contributors who are considered trusted users? do such groups exist? many thanks.

also, where does one find chat/gathering pages for wikipedia users? thanks very much. please feel free to reply on my talk page. i really appreciate your help. sorry for the simple questions. thanks. Sm8900 18:32, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You posted the same question on the Admin noticeboard; please don't cross-post (although this is actually a better place for your questions). First, if you consistently edit constructively and interact well with other editors, you will eventually join the WP group of trusted users. :-) If you want to be a trusted user with extra work, you'll have to become an Administrator, which has certain loose requirements that I don't have links to offhand. Chat/gathering pages include IRC and the Village Pump, and perhaps others have links to those. Anchoress 18:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Anchoress! Your points are well-taken. I assume there is no such formal designation, but one gradually joins a consensus-type group as one progresses. thanks for your help. see you.

--Sm8900 19:51, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete my account ![edit]

INSTANTLY WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL. I never had such an arrogance and megalomania by any institution in the internet.

Who do you think you are ?

Thomas Rick

P.S. I don't want to have anything to do with you in future. Don't dare to contact me with a mail from a robot or another operating thetan from your scientologistic party.

There's no bots sending out messages about scientology. The only email you'll get from Wikipedia is a password reminder email if you forget it. Any other emails are from individual editors like yourself, so you can't hold the entire site responsible for the actions of a single editor, especially when we don't even know who sent the message and what they said. Why don't tell us exactly what happened?

Also, if you edited with your account, we can't delete it because we still need to give you credit for whatever you edited. (WP:VFAQ) If you want to vanish, visit Wikipedia:Changing username and ask the people there to change it to something non-descript. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia on a mobile phone?[edit]

Is there a particular URL, or perhaps a skin or set of preferences, for using Wikipedia with a mobile phone browser? Is there a WAP-optimized interface? I noticed that Monobook is completely unusable on my new Treo 700p (it's allergic to something in the CSS), and I'd love to be able to use Wikipedia while mobile. Thanks, --MCB 21:40, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might be interested in Wapedia. I'm positive there's more relevant stuff, but I don't remember the links (I'm not mobile myself). - Mgm|^(talk) 21:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ah! I have the same problem with my Nokia e61 - the pages are unusable for me as well - wonder what causes it? --Charlesknight 22:03, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are some suggestions at Wikipedia:Browser notes#PDA & cell phone browsers. If you find something that works, please update this page. -- Rick Block (talk) 01:06, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much to all of you -- looks like a lot of information there. I was especially gratified to see that I was not the only one having trouble trying to use the PalmOS Blazer browser with Monobook... --MCB 04:37, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brain Gym[edit]

Hello, I know that the information/definition of "brain gym" is incorrect on your website. I have tried to change it several times but someone is changing it back to the false information. I just recieved a message that said it appeared I was using this page to advertise. This is untrue. My definition is not an advertisement, it is simply the true definition of the brain gym program, which is a copyrighted program. Please tell me how I can remedy this situation. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.5.2.41 (talk • contribs)

Your edits do indeed look like advertising. You removed all talk about the controversy surrounding the program, which is against the neutral point-of-view policy; heck, you even went as far as adding a ® mark to the name of the program. The Wikipedia isn't about flat "definitions", it's about verifiable, neutral enyclopedia articles. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 21:47, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

can i watch?[edit]

can i watch actual videos from my watch list?

Last I checked the watchlist is just for articles you're keeping an eye on, that does sound like a neat idea though. Have you people been holding out on me?:) --Niroht 00:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Videos on Wikipedia are few and far between, so it's unlikely you'll be able to watch them easily, let alone from your watch list. Besides, your watch lists isn't meant for direct video access. You want YouTube. - 131.211.210.13 07:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September 26[edit]

Vandalism in the case of external links from a source already used in the past?[edit]

Hello, Wikipedia staff.

I am a staff member for Retroland.com, and last week we noticed that some of our articles had been linked to on Wikipedia.

We thought that this was a good idea-- we often have more information (especially in terms of the vintage photos) on particular toys/etc. than Wikipedia does. So we decided to follow suit and add a few more of our articles as "external links." It had already been done in many cases, but we thought we'd round out your collection.

As of Sunday, all of the links we made were deleted As an example, the one I left for 2-XL. The ones that had been made before we started still remain, including the one withinthis article.

I understand the importance of neutrality within Wikipedia, but as we had already been linked to as a valid source, I do not understand why our links created this weekend were deleted. Could you let me know?

Thanks, powerswaterworks (email removed)

I'm not entirely certain of the circumstances in this case, but oftentimes when an article is used as a reference it is only intended for that site to be used for that particular instance. Adding a bunch of external links, especially to ones that go to the same site, is generally discouraged, even within the external link area. That's probably why your links got deleted. For more details involving external links, try Wikipedia:External Links. Hope I could help. --Niroht 00:41, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you would like to add your images to wikipedia, please consider uploading them here under a free license such as GFDL. As written above, external links are generally discouraged and if the matter in those links can be added to wikipedia, then that is what should be done. -- Lost^(talk) 03:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both for your responses. I do understand that many links to a general website would prove unhelpful. The thing that makes our particular site different is that we have many separate entries, not unlike IMdB. And I see link after link to IMdB. And, really, link after link to Retroland. If Retroland is already a proven resource here for information about toys, why would linking to each separate toy page be a delete-able offense?

It wouldn't be, if the links for citation were put into context in the article in order to confirm a fact. The thing is, though, we also don't want it to be the only resource cited, and we don't want articles to be simply a slew of links to other sites. Now if it's like one link to Retroland, in proper context, in each article (just to confirm a point remember), it should be fine, but there's really no reason to put an external link to another site's article about an object on the bottom of an article. If people were looking for several sources of information, they could try Google. --Niroht 01:21, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Resize image[edit]

I am setting up a page for Australian Pianist Nancy Weir, and have gone to considerable expense to purchase the image I have uploaded Australian_Pianist_Nancy_Weir.jpg. But the image is vast. How do I scale it down to a useable size in the article? With thanks Robert Keane

Use the form[[Image:Australian_Pianist_Nancy_Weir.jpg|200px|thumb|right]] where the number in fromnt og the px determines the size.Geni 01:29, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weird images on this article[edit]

On the top of the page of the article 'In The Line Of Fire (A Memoir)', there are two images that say something about Wikipedia captions in images, or some such thing. Should I remove them? I guess that was a dumb question. I'll just remove them. Doctors without suspenders 01:39, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite sure what you're referring to there... can you be a bit more specific? As I look at the article, there's nothing unusual about the image: it's a thumbnail of a book cover in the upper right, with a caption, and that's the usual practice for articles about books. (Now, clearly the article itself needs a lot of work - it reads like a bylined review, and I'll apply the appropriate cleanup tag for that, but I don't think that's what you're asking.) --MCB 06:17, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

HELP!!!!![edit]

Please, PLEASE help me delete this. So that my email is not public.

I have tried a number of times and can not figure out how to change it.

(email adress removed)

Welcome to Wikipedia!

Unfortunately, using your e-mail address as your username is not a good idea. Wikipedia content is extensively copied and the site itself is one of the most visited sites in the world. Any edit you make on Wikipedia will have your username attached to it, and using your email address will make you a tempting target for spammers. We recommend that you change your username at Wikipedia:Changing username in order to prevent abuse.

If you need any help, simply contact me on my talk page, or go to Wikipedia:Help desk. Another option is to place {{helpme}} on your own talk page, and someone will come shortly to help. Remember to sign your posts on talk pages with four tildes (66.108.164.78 01:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)). Again, welcome![reply]

(aeropagitica)   (talk)  15:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)"

The simplest way would be to abandon the old account and sign up a new one.Geni 01:55, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Content usage[edit]

I am the author of all content on several domains related to bioidentical hormone therapy. I have included some of the text in wikipedia, and am having trouble finding the right way to show I am the owner and the one placing my copied content on wikipedia. Can you help me know what to do? I put up pages about hormone testing and saliva hormone testing as well as HRT and bioidentcal hormone replacement therapy. Thanks, Meganm1524 03:59, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Normally a short statement on the various websites that you are the owner and have licensed the material under the GFDL (which is required for submission to Wikipedia) would be sufficient. Once your contributing here, the material is credited to you through the history of the applicable articles, and any further statements you wanted to add could be left on your User page. --Hetar 04:20, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

article deleted[edit]

I submitted an article on Cuprident which was deleted by armadillofromhell. I dont understand when the article was so similar to toms of maine and essentially the same topic? simply about another manufacturer??

You might want to contact the admin who deleted the article, since you know who it is. I would assume the deletion log or the article's talk page would have some sort of note. In general, articles are deleted because they don't follow one or more of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. You can scan those lists quickly and maybe you will see a reason why the article was deleted. —K e akealani 06:04, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell ArmadilloFromHell isn't an admin, so he can only suggest something be deleted, not actually do it. He didn't. See Cuprident natural toothpaste. - Mgm|^(talk) 07:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eliminating Info from a table[edit]

On Raul Julia-Levy's page, I created an infobox around his image; however, I cannot eliminate the information that says [[Image:|220px|]]. In the edit screen, there is nothing that appears with this code for me to eliminate. How do I delete this code so it does not appear on the page?

The code you see is already in the table so all images included in such tables are formatted the same. In order for it to be used, you only need to include the name of the image in the table and nothing else (like thumb and caption text). You saw it sitting there because the Wikipedia parser got two commands and decided not to use the one you saw, so it displayed like regular text. - Mgm|^(talk) 07:46, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

signing the new user log[edit]

I was wondering, just a bit ago i signed the "new user log" The part that links to my user page (still empty) is not my name, but a bunch of numbers. What is that all about? Can i get it off of there and replace it with my name. Thanks --Martimartmart 05:54, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That series of numbers is your IP address, which is the way anonymous users are identified on Wikipedia. This is a result of signing your name without having logged on previously - you can sort of "fix" it by adding another comment confirming that the above comment was written by you, if you want. —K e akealani 06:01, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

user log Q #2[edit]

Thanks for the answer. Wow, that was quick! Is there any harm in leaving it (the IP add) there? It does not leave my comp vulnerable in any way does it? Again, thanks --Martimartmart 06:08, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! The IP can technically be traced back to the server you're using to connect to the internet, but really it's not hugely harmful, so I wouldn't worry about it. By the way, you could respond underneath my answer, if you want, rather than creating a new subheader...it's not really important, but it helps the flow a little. Don't worry though, and welcome to Wikipedia! —K e akealani 06:16, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OHHH! This is very funny. I thought the "edit" was for the one above it, not the post below it. hahaha. Oh well, I guess I figured it out eventually. Thanks for the advice. Martimartmart 06:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gold in Australia[edit]

what are the largest gold nuggets found in Australia?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven 07:49, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why did the image display in the template not work?[edit]

I've since fixed it by completely redoing the template from an American Airlines copy of the template, but I'd like to know why the logo wasn't displaying in either of the edits on this diff. Can anyone enlighten me? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:13, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting external links[edit]

Goodday Wikipedia,

Only a few days ago the external FISC EuroTour links I have added to the encyclopedia have been reverted by your staff.

Today, I have been trying to locate the communication about this matter between us, but unsuccesfully. Checking the archive 65 and the current help desk page, the matter seems to have dissolved.

Once again, the links should be a contribution to the existing pages and have been added only because similar links already existed.

A reaction would be appreciated,

Best regards, 81.206.231.18 11:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please go through our guidelines on external links. We encourage you to add any relevant matter to wikipedia and release it under GFDL instead of asking people to visit your website. Please see the above link for the few exceptions -- Lost^(talk) 12:18, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

membership requirement to post first entry?[edit]

Do I need to 'register' or become a 'community member' four days in advance to create a Wikipedia entry, on either the English or foreign language versions? I read somewhere that I do, but don't recall where (not in Wikipedia I don't think.) Thanks. 62.161.176.125 12:23, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As I recall, you need to create an account and wait 96 hours before you can create an article. Dev920 12:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are able to create articles right after you create an account. Some pages can't be edited by new editors, though. Kusma (討論) 12:39, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Starting a new page doesn't mention anything about a waiting period - IIRC you can create an article right away. Editing semi-protected pages and moving pages requires the 'waiting period'. — QuantumEleven 12:43, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Does Wikipedia:Why create an account? need to be brought up to date? Rmhermen 21:43, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

POV Wikiproject to produce NPOV articles.[edit]

If I were to set up a Wikiproject for British Conservatives, in my userspace, with the declared POV of helping the Tories win the next election by producing NPOV FA articles on Conservative political figures and policies, would this contravene any Wikipedia policies? Dev920 12:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes-ish. Improving articles / creating articles on notable conservative party (I presume you mean the UK conservative party) figures is okay. However, I don't see how this would help them win the election - all articles need to be NPOV. Also, if you publicly state that your intention is to 'help the Tories win the election', then other editors are far more likely to question your edits, because they would have strong reason to suspect you of trying to 'spin' the articles you are working on. I personally don't see how NPOV FAs on prominent Tories will help them in the elections, so your motives don't seem to go together with your methods, leading people to question your methods (or your sincerity in applying the Wikipedia principles). — QuantumEleven 12:49, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I think you need to look at this from a ideological point of view(because I'm Conservative for ideological rather than power-mad reasons). If people come on Wikipedia and look up both Conservative (and yes I mean the UK Conservative Party) and Labour articles, and they see that the Conservative are are comprehensive and well-written(and NPOV), and Labour's are not, I firmly believe that some people will be won round to our view, helping the Torys in some small way. In addition, in my capacity as a Wikipedian editor, I'm contributing to the sum of human knowledge. It seems win-win. If people want to question the project's edits, by all means! WP:OWN and all that.

I'm pretty sure it's wrong for a Wikiproject to have a declared objective of helping someone win elections. It's okay for a project to work towards writing NPOV articles about conservative political figures. And I guess it's okay, even if somewhat unethical, for people involved in this project to have an interest to helping them win the elections - as long as this interest is not reflected in the quality of their edits. What matters most is your edits, not why you edit. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 14:47, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the project is fine, even in WP space, but not the declared objective. Still, you could mention the objective in your own userspace as your personal reason for being involved in the project. I hope that you will do this, and also that someone with different leanings will come up with a WP:Labour wikiproject. Matchups 16:16, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The purpose of wiki-projects is to drive efforts to improve Wikipedia, other considerations, especially political are likely to end up with your wiki-project deleted. Equendil Talk 15:40, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Skins[edit]

I hope this is the right place to put this. I had an error with the links at the top of the page in the monobook default skin (My Talk, my preferences, watchlist etc), as soon as I moved the cursor over any of the links it would jump to the other side of the screen. By no means did this limit me using the links but it was annoying chasing them so I changed my skin hoping to eliminate the problem, it did. I changed to "Chick" however I don't like it so much and would like to change back. Unfortunately when I went into preferecnces the only section of preferences I could click on was Date and Time, none of the other links worked.. It is quite frustrating as there is no way to change it back. Hopefully an admin can change it my skin or something because the search box at the side of the screen extends into the editng box and covers the text, not only stopping me from seeing what I am typing but it's effect extends all the way up the page disabling me to select text anywhere along the left side. I use IE6 and I have tried clearing my cache for all the errors. Help would be much appreciated or if this isn't the place could someone point me in the right direction please? Thanks. James086 12:57, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is the right place to ask this. Unfortunately, your problem seems very bizarre - have you tried closing and reopening your browser? Restarting your computer? This sounds to me to be a problem on your PC rather than on Wikipedia. However, to be safe, try forced-reloading (go on any page on Wikipedia and click CTRL-refresh) to make sure your browser is reloading your skin from the server. Le us know how you get on, and feel free to post again if this doesn't solve your problem! — QuantumEleven 13:04, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick reply. Really quick. I tried force reloading but to no avail, then I turned off my computer and restarted. Unfortunately that didn't work either. I think that anything directly above the extended search bar can't be clicked because I can't select text or click links, but it doesn't explain the "date and time" link working. If you like I can upload a printscreen of the problem. --User:James086 13:20, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I GOT IT! It was the search bar obstructing the links somehow. I viewed the page as a right-to-left document so the search bar stayed on the left but the links were moved to the right. That way I could click the link easily and change it back to the monobook skin. The issue with my preferences, my watchlist etc jumping to the left of the screen has also been fixed. Thanks a lot for the help. James086 13:34, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The flagged entry system to be tried in Germany[edit]

I saw Jimmy Wales at a conference in Paris this morning where he talked about the 'flagging' system to be tried soon in Germany, that lets a community member validate the latest version of an entry as being 'vandalism free,' keeping it that way until another community member approves any new content someone has tried to add. This is mainly for topical entries that are likely to attract vandals, like when the new pope was elected and someone posted an image of the evil emperor from Star Wars. My Question: Is this intended to stop inaccurate info being entered as well, or is it primarily to stop vandalism appearing? And how does it relate to 'static pages'. Thanks 62.161.176.125 13:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How is such a system suppose to work? aren't I just going to do my vandalism and then hit the "vandalism free" button? Aren't we going to get a lot of signal to noise and people using it as another crutch in "it's a content dispute but I'm going to whine and call it vandalism" type activities? --Charlesknight 13:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Logically, i'd assume not anyone can just come in and flag an article as being 'vandle free', because otherwise it'd defeat the entire purpose of such a system as vandals can simply flag their own edits as being 'vandle-free'. I'm guessing perhaps users who've been registered for a certain amount of time, or have made a certain amount of edits, or 'established users' (so an extra rank between just editor and admin), or just admin, or people involved in fighting vandalism can apply for flagging rights.

Similarly, i'd expect it is simply to help prevent vandalism rather than to help with stopping inaccurate information - since who is to judge what information is 'inaccurate'? where as vandalism is easily spotted - people who fight vandalism revert vandal attacks on articles which may be on topics which they have no prior knowledge about. So i'm guessing it'll be a matter of people either flagging a page as 'vandal-free', or reverting the page for the purpose of 'removing vandalism'. --Yaksha 13:31, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

talking about which, i think this is a good idea. Is this only going to be for the german wiki? or is it just doing a test-run on the german wiki, but is planned to be for all the wikis? --Yaksha 13:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You could try asking at WP:VPR -- Lost^(talk) 17:03, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Non-editable section[edit]

On the page for Joplin, Missouri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joplin%2C_Missouri there is the top section which appears not to be editable. In that section is the sentence "It has also been home to Jackass' Preston Lacy." I wanted to add that has also been the home of actor J. Eddie Peck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Eddie_Peck Eddie Peck lived in Joplin and attended Parkwood High School. He graduated (I believe) in 1978. I went to Parkwood with his brother Chris and his sister Ann.

Also from Joplin Missouri is Alan Cockrell. He graduated Parkwood High School in 1980, played Major League Baseball for the Giants and is currently the hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies.

I’m intimidated by editing for fear of making mistakes. Can someone add these facts? Google should be able to provide validation.

Kent Hagan

Currently there is no section edit link for the "top" section -- you just have to click "edit this article" and work the article as a whole. - Che Nuevara 14:21, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, there is such a link, it just isn't included in the default monobook skin. You can manually add the "section=0" parameter to the URL to edit just the lead section, or add some code to your monobook.js script to automatically add the link. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 14:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can I do this?[edit]

Lately, there is a major war going on in the Encyclopaedia Metallum page. Just see the archive in the article's discussion page. The discussion went from the article talk page to user Ours18's talk page. I thought it was a good idea to copy and paste the discussion from the user page to the Encyclopaedia Metallum talk page, since more people would like to join it, but user Deathrocker does not allow me to do it. Is there any problem with that?

I'm sure that Deathrocker is not interested in having more people in the discussion, cause it seems that nobody agrees with him. Evenfiel 16:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since I am not aware of the history of the dispute, all I can advise is that you reason with the other people such as Deathrocker within the scope of Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. If nothing works, see the various methods of Wikipedia:Dispute resolution -- Lost^(talk) 16:59, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to suggest you post a note on the administrators' noticeboard to take a look at the situation, as a quick look doesn't give me a really good look at the situation. I do know that Deathrocker may still be under an Arbitration ruling (Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Deathrocker) regarding reverts to articles. Tony Fox (arf!) 22:29, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Evenfiel 02:24, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

High End Audio Augmentation[edit]

Hello,

I want to tell you firstly that what you've provided has help me immensely in research in the past as Wikipedia by design, goes well beyond conventional thought. And I fully understand the risk involved in ANY endeavor that invites free thought from an infinite source. Your ability to regulate Wikipedia is impressive to say the least.

I believe that I could add a great deal to a subject with very little information so far: "High End Audio" as it is a largely underground movement that eschews convention & embraces the virtues of old technologies that are vastly superior for the reproduction of MUSIC signals at the sacrifice of all secondary benefits (noise, compactness, power consumption etc).

I'd like to try to contribute to this subject but I don't quite grasp how I contribute to a subject that already has a column? At your convenience would you please clarify this for me?

My credentials in this "Industry of Music" are long & I've witnessed HEA's metamorphosis from the 70s where is was about restoration of classic tube gear, rejecting anything solid state to a Robb Report style of high end personal statements of success.

I formed what was to become the 3rd largest high end TUBE audio company in the world, "Melos" in 1979 & we had enjoyed over 200 positive reviews & several Editor's Choice & Product of the Year awards from The Absolute Sound, Stereophile & over a dozen magazines in 20 countries.

More awards & reviews were enjoyed by our speaker company, Pipedreams susequently.

While I'm still in the business with the design of digital audio tube gear with a company called the "Nova Physics Group", I'd like to try to embellish the article you have as I've known & shared amazing experiences with the personalities that created & nurtured HEA as well as witnessing the the snake oilers come & go with each passing trade show.

I'd only mention Melos Audio & Pipedreams Loudspeakers in their historical importance & move on. It's just that the article fails to capture what HEA is really about. It is about renegades. People who literally would do or buy anything to reproduce music in a more lifelike fashion.

There are NO major electronics companies in HEA. Most are Ma & Pa cottage industries that have though far & beyond convention. Revenue is poor but musical accuracy is something one is not likely to witness EVER from larger audio companies as they are designed with cosmetics & reliability in lieu of music accuracy. In the true HEA, most electronics are still tubed due to their linearity & other factors.

I was the designer of the electronics mentioned above & would be honored to contribute an article but again, I'm confused:

Is it possible to cotribute an article about a subject already in Wikipedia? And if so, how?

Thank you in advance for your help. You have created one of the greatest information sources I know of and you should be proud.

Sincerely, Mark Porzilli Melos Audio Pipedreams Loudspeakers Nova Physics Group

PS: I misspoke referring to it as an "underground movement" as this is not the case. It is a small industry but quite out in the open. Major publications like Stereophile, The Absolute Sound, Positive Feedback & The Audiophile Voice are some that represent HEA in "paper" whereas The Stereo Times, Enjoy The Music & 6 Moons are just some of the E-zines that represent HEA online. Yes, relatively speaking HEA is a small industry but is is indeed an industry. The lack of volume often drives up the costs of HEA equipment and as such, many designs find themselves on the covers of affluent-lifestyle magazines like the Robb Report as well.

I think I can clarify the essence of High End Audio. Legendary designs & designers created true "musical instruments" in the sense of musical accuracy of tone and more importantly, soundstaging. The recreation of the original placement of the musicians in the studio or hall the recording was made.

These recordings and the equipment that are capable of temporal accuracy in playback generally involved ONLY 2 microphones to assimilate the way humans hear with microphone placement and subsequently, the playback gear required a linearity or lack of coloration that generally eliminated the use of solid state designs in favor of vacuum tube works. The natural linearity of a triode vacuum tube, because of it's simplicity (3 elements) and the lack of medium (vacuum), made tubes the choice in most amplification design despite the obvious shortcomings such as noise and heat.

A quality recording with minimal microphone usage & tubed electronics (like early EMI & Decca) in concert (no pun, sorry!) with a simple but temporally linear 2 channel speaker system with associated tubed playback gear created some of the most breathtaking reproductions of recorded music yet known.

To this day, a large contingent eschews all forms of digital music in favor of vinyl. This is something that has largely changed in the last decade as digital audio has enjoyed huge jumps in quality with the advent of Upsampling and then the extremely sophisticated designs required of Memory Playback, something that was impossible only 3 years ago due to the availability of large enough banks of non-mechanical memory.

The marriage of vacuum tube technology with cutting edge digital audio technologies is but one of the unorthodox technologies and bizarre and often patentable designs in HEA which I think can be greatly and aptly elucidated upon in the pages of Wikipedia. I will attempt to present something worthy of your pages and attempt to familiarize people with the alternative & extremely high fidelity technologies that abhor the fidelity crushing compression technologies of MP3, I-Tunes & the like.

It is indeed possible to edit any article on wikipedia and even create any new one as long as it adheres to Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. Just read Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. Then look for the edit button at the top of the article that you want to edit and type away. Please do go through the various polices and guidelines -- Lost^(talk) 17:16, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please also note that you should not indulge in original research, I'm a little worried about your words here: "underground movement that eschews convention". Please read WP:OR and WP:V before committing to an article. Equendil Talk 17:38, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citation[edit]

how do i cite it on a bibliography?

Cite what on what bibliography ? Equendil Talk 18:14, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ebay's new ad campaign silly. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:49, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Use the "cite this article" in the bar on the left once you are at the article you want to cite. - Mgm|^(talk) 00:03, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

inserting a jpeg[edit]

I dont quite understand the process and the directions dont seem to be helping me attach a photo to a file ??? can someone show me the way —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmfairly (talk • contribs)

The first thing you do is upload it. Look for the upload file tab in the side bar below the search box. Make sure you put the correct copyright tag, else the image is liable to get deleted. Once done, link it to the article. See Wikipedia:Image tutorial for that -- Lost^(talk) 18:23, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

consequences[edit]

I am a teacher, just discovering and exploring wikipedia. Maybe I'm looking too much on the "bad" side, but what are the consequences of someone editing and providing false information on purpose? Are edits not checked first before they are posted? I think many of my students would benefit from this site, but what about that perosn who wants to sabotage an entry? Do you have a policy about that?

Such edits are called Wikipedia:Vandalism. The nature of wikipedia is such that anyone can indeed edit it. We are always on the lookout for vandalised articles. For reliability, you may like to see our Wikipedia:Disclaimers. I would advise you to take the information here with a pinch of salt and use wikipedia as a starting point to get answers for your questions instead of an authoritative source -- Lost^(talk) 19:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a note, vandalism on high-traffic pages is usually reverted immediately on sight; for ever malicious prankster who adds something inaccurate, there are a good number of good-faith Wikipedians who do try to keep the information more-or-less accurate. Lost is absolutely correct that a grain of salt is necessary in the case, but teachers are often a bit too sceptical in placing faith in Wikipedia. Personally, I think it's a great starting point for overview research, and in combination with other traditionally reliable sources it can do a lot of good.

Also, repeated vandalism usually results in a block which effectively prevents vandals from disruptively editing articles. So there are some safety nets that prevent total chaos. —K e akealani 22:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Problem adding Template[edit]

I recently added a template, Template:Political Parties and organizations in the Spanish Civil War to the Spanish Civil War article. The template appears to be fine, however instead of listing this template with the other Spanish templates on the Spanish navigational boxes page, my username is coming up. Some help would be appreciated. Thanks Publicus 19:55, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. The problem appears to have fixed itself. It now lists the new template instead of my username. Sorry to bother. Publicus 19:58, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Searching tagged images[edit]

Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible to seach for images (e.g. glaciers) with a specific tag (e.g. PD-USGov-NPS)? What is the best approach?

Thank you.

68.165.6.191 20:29, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can simply use the search function with the tag name and check the "image" namespace, for instance : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?ns0=1&ns6=1&search=PD-USGov-NPS&fulltext=Search Equendil Talk 23:05, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is searching for specific topics in the first place, like "glacier", since the whole image section of the site is pretty much a mess. Equendil Talk 23:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd start by checking if glacier or any related article has images with a suitable tag. - Mgm|^(talk) 00:00, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Advanced Search[edit]

Is there an advanced search in Wikipedia? I haven't found one yet. --Yanwen 20:46, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure, but I don't think so. I don't know exactly what you mean, though, either. I'm pretty sure the only way to search Wikipedia within the site is to use the little search bar on the left, but I do know you can do a site-specific search on Google using the parameter "site:en.wikipedia.org" to search more thoroughly. —K e akealani 22:03, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you hit the search button there, the resulting location allows you to search a specific namespace.- Mgm|^(talk) 23:59, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

School Notabillity[edit]

Exactly how notable/important must a school be in order for it to merit an article? I do not wish to start an argument between inclusionists and deletionists, please. Delta 21:00, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:SCHOOL. Jacek Kendysz 21:11, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But bear in mind that's not a policy, or a guideline. The rough answer is: There's no way to tell. Any school may get deleted or kept. But if you have multiple, in depth coverage about the school for widely circulated news media, in published books or the like, it's far more likely to be kept. But as you're (apparently) aware, there is a huge battle about school "notability" raging across Wikipedia, so nothing is certain, and it's always possible your article will get dragged into it. See West Hill Collegiate Institute for what I'd guess is the minimum amount of citations and references for a school to be confident it will survive and articles for deletion discussion. WilyD 21:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding sound clips[edit]

I have just spent 15 minutes searching help pages and have not found the proper formating to add the pronunciation of the article title after the first instance of the term. This must be described somewhere. Where is it and why is it so hard to find? Rmhermen 21:19, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you refering to the IPA format? As far as I know, I don't think there are any wikipedia standards for articles and using IPA; some articles use them for foreign words and some don't. If you're not familar with the IPA, I'd try looking at International Phonetic Alphabet for English and IPA chart for English if you want to know what symbols correspond to what sounds. I hope that helps you out. —Mitaphane _talk 23:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to upload sound files instead of those fancy prononciation codes, try looking at the source code for Boô which has one. Make sure you don't copy them from existing dictionaries or other pages as those are most likely copyrighted. We have a whole bunch of Wikipedians (Wikipedia:Spoken Wikipedia) who are happy to provide free content sound files. - Mgm|^(talk) 23:57, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I finally found template:Audio, template:listen and template:Audio-IPA but no description of how to use it in any of the editing how to's. Links about audio led to instructions on how to configure my computer, not how to edit a Wikipedia article to include sounds. Rmhermen 00:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to use such templates is usually explained on their talk page. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:28, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- But there is no page telling what the templates are, which are used where or where to find them. I had to find them by randomly looking at articles until I found one that used one. Rmhermen 17:58, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

map[edit]

21:57, 26 September 2006 (UTC)21:57, 26 September 2006 (UTC)~~coming from the bronx , n.y. where would i get on the chesapeake bay bridge-tunnel to come back to south carolina and hopw much time would it save instead of coming I-95 barbara

I think you may be mistaken - this is a page to help users of Wikipedia with editing and related such things...you can try the Reference Desk, but I'm not sure how much they would be able to help you. Ultimately, I would suggesting using some sort of online map. —K e akealani 22:01, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mapquest might be of help, at least as regards the difference betwixt the times required to complete each route. Joe 22:19, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

bassman[edit]

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN! MY NAME IS CLARENCE EZRA CHEATOM AND I JUST HAVE ONE SIMPLE REQUEST TO ASK OF YOU.IF YOU AND OR YOUR STAFF CAN SEND A WEBSITE OR AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR A ONE RICY "THE DRAGON"STEAMBOAT,THAT WOULD BE SO RIGHTIOUS.I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU DO AT WIKIPEDIA IT IS MY GO TO GUIDE FOR THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS I WILL EVER NEED.THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.CLARENCE EZRA CHEATOM.

Hi, I've edited your question so that your email doesn't show. It's not a good idea to have it posted on here (unless you really like spam). Wikipedia is not a web directory. And the help desk is for asking questions about using the wikipedia. I would try searching for the person's name on Google. —Mitaphane _talk 23:18, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citeing a speech[edit]

How would I site a speech. I couldn't find anything on the citation templates page. -JWGreen 23:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What style and what is the source? I only know APA. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:47, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More for formating the citation on a wikipedia article. The speech was titled "God's People in Action" by Tony Campolo. It was delivered at the Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Concordia College, Moorhead, MN on September 20,2006. There is not a transcript of the speech to link to, so should I just link to the colleges webpage or to the speakers webpage?

Pictures don't work[edit]

Images on wikipedia have suddenly stopped working for me, I just get the text link to the image page, and even there when I try and download a copy of the image, it comes up as server not found. I don't have a clue what I have done. Even on the edit box above what i'm writing now, the images for the quick insert butttons are missing, but some are there like bold and italic, most are just text. Is this wikipedia's problem? Is it my browser? (Firefox) I did a quick check of options and it all seems normal. I checked my wikipedia preferences too but I can't find anything that would do this and I haven't changed them since yesterday, when images worked fine. Any ideas? Sam Hayes 23:39, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have the same problem. I think we might be experiencing a problem with the image server. - Mgm|^(talk) 23:52, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

pocket pc[edit]

how i can use wikipedia in my pocket pc?

Wapedia is what you want. —Mitaphane _talk 01:58, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September 27[edit]

Citations[edit]

How do I cite a Wikipedia article in MLA format for a research paper?

You can find citations for any article by clicking "Cite this article" from the lefe-side toolbox (on article pages). Also see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. However, note that Wikipedia is often not considered a sutible source to cite in research papers; see Wikipedia: Academic use. Hope this helps.--24.20.69.240 01:22, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing wikis or blogs[edit]

Probably dumb question: can one reference wikis or blogs in Wikipedia articles? I couldn't find any examples of it, but no rules expressly forbidding it either. TIA Jpaulm 00:20, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well they aren't considered reliable sources for the most part. I would never reference a wiki since its contents are always in flux), but sometimes the difference between someone's website (e.g. http://www.jimmywales.com/ ) and blog are vague. If it is known that the blog is legit then in that case you could probably reference a blog in the same way you would reference a website. —Mitaphane _talk 02:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Mitaphane - that makes sense. Jpaulm 15:59, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are ligitamite blogs, such as RealClimate, and The Reference Frame. Woo hoo! I love those. :) — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)19:14, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Installing Wikipedia Software For Closed Network[edit]

Hi, I was really interested in loading Wikipedia on an isolated computer that I operate. My team could post articles and updates to a massive project that we are working on. Is there a software kit from Wikipedia that can assit w/ doing this? Thanks. 69.174.167.144 00:49, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you're looking for using MediaWiki software(the software that wikipedia runs on) for your own wiki project, you can get a copy of the software from http://www.mediawiki.org/ —Mitaphane _talk 02:15, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Headline[edit]

Hi, after finishing up an article I added to Wikipedia, i ended up somehow with the very top main heading of User:Ucla934. I know there is already an article about how to change this, but i had trouble understanding it, and i really hoped someone could help me. I wanted the main heading/title to be "Symbols of Led Zeppelin". My articles link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ucla934

Please Help me!!

Thanks so much, ucla934

That page is your user page. That is where you can put some information about yourself. To create Symbols of Led Zeppelin you need to click on the red link here and insert all that text there. But the article in its current form looks a lot like original research to me. That is not allowed here on wikipedia. Any information you add must be verifiable. The article is otherwise liable to be deleted -- Lost^(talk) 02:29, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(text recovered after edit conflict due to archiving). To amplify a little bit, it appears that you edited your user page when you were trying to edit/create an article. It's very easy to move (rename) that page so that it appears as the article "Symbols of Led Zeppelin", by selecting the "Move" link at the top of the page. However, I very strongly advise that you not do that, since there is a very strong likelihood that your article will be deleted very quickly. Wikipedia has very high standards for articles, including the policy that contents be verifiable, based on reliable source, and not consist of original research (your own analysis or speculation). Each of those links goes to a page that explains the individual policy; taken together, I think after reading them, you'll agree that your article does not meet the standards for Wikipedia. Perhaps small parts of it, to the extent they can be verified and sources cited, might belong in the Led Zeppelin article. Otherwise, you might want to move it to your own page, or a LZ fan site. Sorry to bring the bad news, --MCB 02:34, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The symbols are already explained a bit in the article for Led Zeppelin IV. You might want to look into adding verifiable text to that article instead of starting another. Dismas|^(talk) 06:43, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hey thanks alot, im very sorry about that i wasnt aware of the rules i have edited it so its my words thank you!

Non Appearance of a Table[edit]

I just created a table for Raul Julia-Levy's page and it came out nicely. However, I can see it on my computer, but some people cannot see it on theirs. Why is that happening and how can I fix it? ~~Otooledupree

Don't worry, it's there. I can see it. Sometime after making an edit, your browser might get the page from a cache instead of the website. If that happens you can hit the refresh button to get the latest version of the page. —Mitaphane _talk 02:23, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot stay logged into Wikipedia!!![edit]

Immediatly after entering my password and login, I go to either the main page or the page that I would like to edit and instantly I am no longer logged in. I have enabled all cookies on my browser, disabled my firewall, restarted my computer, cleared my cache and obviously restarted the browser many times. I have also changed my password and logged in again. Still nothing. I have tried using Firefox and IE. Nothing. What gives????

I've now created a new account and still nothing works. The only thing that could possibly be different about my circumstances is that I'm on a satellite internet connection. Oh, and I've also checked the "Remember Me" box. Please could someone help?

In the past few days I have seen this problem being repeated quite a few times. If multiple users are facing it, it could be a bug. I suggest you try taking this to WP:VPT. You are likely to get a better solution there -- Lost^(talk) 02:32, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

need local references[edit]

need to sell antique furniture, valuable jewelry, and other items -- looking for local companies that can come out and view items in Murrieta, CA 92563 area.

Please call [phone number redacted] if you are in southern calif. area and handle estate sales and or antique or high end jewelry items.

Sorry, but this is an encyclopedia, not a business directory or classified advertising medium. Suggest you try Craigslist or a similar service. --MCB 02:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

pictures[edit]

How Do I Add Pictures to My New Web Site That I Just Made? From Margie Hainds In Cherokee County Alabama.

If you wanted pictures from your website to wikipedia, then this helpdesk would have been the right place to ask. For the above question you may try asking at the reference desk -- Lost^(talk) 02:49, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User Image Contributions Template[edit]

What is the template used to show a thumbnail list of all the images contributed by a user?--Thameen 06:01, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but no such template exists, as of yet. Although, you can check your log to look at the list of images you have uploaded and the page moves you have performed. --Nearly Headless Nick 06:40, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks --Thameen 07:03, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Log in isn't holding either[edit]

I see another user (above) is having the same problem I am. I've lost count on how many times I've attempted to stay logged in tonight. I edited my personal profile and it promptly got deleted by an admin. because once again I was logged out. My cookies are enabled, my browser cache has been cleared, and Wikipedia still won't keep me logged in. Will someone please address this issue, as I'm not the only one experiencing it? This has never happened to me before. (By the way I'm on Direcway if that helps) Thanks.-- magialuna 02:30 27 September 2006 (UTC)

in the request-line i saw GET/SIP.cfg/HTTP1.1

can any one tel what is SIP.cfg

Your request probably has a better chance of getting answered if you post to the technical village pump linked in the header of this page. - Mgm|^(talk) 07:32, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

sip.cfg[edit]

can any one tell what is sip.cfg in HTTP request line GET/SIP.cfg/HTTP 07:24, 27 September 2006 (UTC)59.144.46.17

Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. --MCB 20:47, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox layout glitch[edit]

I've been adding userboxes to my user page, and recently my page has been glitching up a bit. Right above the word "Zodiac" is a gap, but I don't know what's causing it. Sometimes the gap only appears after changing the browser's text size. (I'm using IE6.) How do I fix this? Also, is there a cleaner way to show two columns of userboxes than the way I did it? --jh51681 07:25, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Like this. :) - Mgm|^(talk) 07:31, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --jh51681 08:00, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Duplication in articles[edit]

How much duplication is it permissible to have between two articles? I'm thinking of an example where I'm working on an article about a musician who has made a particularly notable album, important to his overall work. The album also has its own page. If I wanted to describe what makes the album notable, should I only do so in the album article, and rely on the reader going to that article from the musician's article? Or should I give a summary of what makes the album notable in the musician's article, with a full rationale in the album article? Or should I have all the same material in both articles? --Richardrj ^talk ^email 07:33, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are no set rules for duplication that is permissible on Wikipedia, as long as it does not violate copyright laws. In my opinion, you can summarise the information from the album's page and then put it on the musician's page. You can also provide a wikilink to the album's page by providing a see also section. --Nearly Headless Nick 07:39, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The best option is probably to include a full description in the album page, and a summary in the musician page. You may want to put the summary in its own section and use the {{main}} template (which expands to , for example); see Quantum mechanics#Mathematical formulation for an example of how this is done. --ais523 07:36, 27 September 2006 (U T C)

geography of baikady[edit]

I need detailed geography of baikady

Try Wikipedia:Reference desk --Nearly Headless Nick 10:30, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

reconciliation of spiritual and material values[edit]

I would like to know more about spiritual and material values and it's reconciliation59.93.11.108 10:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Try Wikipedia:Reference desk --Nearly Headless Nick 10:46, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Main contributors[edit]

I would like to know how to get to the list of main contributors for a certain article. I read somewhere that there is a link, but I just can't find it. Thank you!

There used to be a Toolserver page that did that, but the toolserver has been broken for a while and it wouldn't work even if you did find it. Your best option is to use the 'history' tab at the top of the page and then work it out from that. --ais523 11:26, 27 September 2006 (U T C)

See WP:TOOLS. You could use IBM's History Flow, but remember that you don't need the contributors' names to cite Wikipedia. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:13, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We are all responsible! Because Wikipedia is communism. ...I get it now. We all work forward for this great nation of Wikipedia, and if we only have a hundred, or ten thousand edits, anon, or admin, we are all equally responsible, and get back the same thing from Wikipedia. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)19:17, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Undoing ctrl+z[edit]

I noticed when editing wikipedia articles that ctrl+z words as the undo shortcut. As in when i'm typing in the edit box, if i press "ctrl+z", it undos my last action. Similar to how "ctrl+z" words in winword.

Sometimes, i accidentally press it an extra time...resulting in a loss of what could be a large chunk of text...especially when i'm typing fast.

The problem is, i don't know how to reverse it.

on winword, i can use F4 to "redo" if i "undo" something important. F4 on internet explorer only takes me to the url bar.

If i've used "ctrl+z" to undo something when editing wikipedia...is there an equivalent of a "redo" button or key combination i can use? --Yaksha 11:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you're using Internet Explorer, you want "ctrl-y" to undo an undo (which incidentally also works on winword). --ais523 11:56, 27 September 2006 (U T C)

That's not specific to (yuck!) IE... it works in Mozilla browsers as well. *Dan T.* 12:03, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh...thanks. That fixes the problem. --Yaksha 12:32, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Changing Templates (?)[edit]

Does anyone know how to change that template (i.e. the one that's on the upper right hand corner of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudlow_%26_Company ...with the daily schedule)? Someone changed Kudlow & Company to 8pm and put Fast Money at 5pm for some reason, even though that change was temporary and is NOT correct. I can't seem to edit it because all it says in the "edit this page" section is ((CNBC Business Day)) Vikramsidhu 12:30, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you scroll down to the very bottom of the edit screen (past the box of characters), you will see a list of the templates used on the page at the bottom. Click on the one you want to edit and you can edit the template. (Templates are used on more than one article, so their text isn't incorporated into any of them and has to be edited separately). --ais523 12:53, 27 September 2006 (U T C)

Thanks so much! Vikramsidhu 12:57, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i want to find out one adress[edit]

hai sir

        whoever it is concerd i got one letter i dont know whrer it is iwant the sender adress

Try asking this at the reference desk. There is probably no way you could find it. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)19:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

am I doing something wrong?[edit]

I opened a page on wikipedia providing a small amount of information about a local politician and uploaded all the information onto the site. Is there a time delay before the information is available to the public? I have done a search of wikipedia and the page I submitted does not appear in the results.

the page however shows up on my list of contributions, did I do something wrong when I gave it a title?

this is the link to the page.

Cefai_Joseph001[4]

What's happened is that you've placed the article you were trying to write in the image description page, rather than in the article namespace. I suggest that you repost the same material to the article namespace (if you're talking about what I think you're talking about, click on this link: Joseph Cefai), and then remove it from the image description page (Image:Cefai Joseph001.jpg). You can link to the image from the article by typing [[:Image:Cefai Joseph001.jpg]] onto the article. --ais523 15:32, 27 September 2006 (U T C)

thanks, was great advice, I did it and it worked.

categorizing a biography[edit]

my colleagues and i have created a bio. for our boss, Dwight Allen, and I wonder if anyone would be willing to help me categorize the biography. he is an educator, and i have had no trouble finding the list where i'd like to place him, but i cannot edit the page to include the link to his bio. article. any help would be much appreciated.

PbakerODU 16:33, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Categorization works 'backwards' compared to other links. If you want to place an article in a category, put a link to the category from the article (you can link with double square brackets like this: [[Category:Living people]]). --ais523 16:41, 27 September 2006 (U T C)

trying to help[edit]

How do I find the page that tells you were the requests for certain edits or new article can be found? I just want to help. In Him. From Ecc.12:12 P.S.- I looked on the screen that contained this question and I see it goes past the original screen. Did I do something wrong in my editing? AN dwhat is the little box around half my message for?

First, I fixed the formatting of your post. You had indented the first word, "How", and that caused the box and wide scrolling of the first line. That's a formatting shorthand for a boxed quote or fragment of code or similar here in Wikipedia. For normal posts, make sure you don't indent the first word of your paragraph.

The page I think you're looking for is Wikipedia:Requested articles. --MCB 20:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Picture request[edit]

I would like to use several of your pictures in an upcoming book on the history of our organization, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. Can you tell me how I can go about doing this, what is required, is there a charge,if yes how much, etc.? Thank you Kevin B. Postema Communications Director (phone number redacted)

Wikipedia is based on copyleft. Everything here is free, and you need to see the image's page to see the licence on it. Different licenses placed on an image by the creator allow you to do different things. If it says Public Domain, you can do anything with it other than call it your own. If it says Fair Use, you have to ask the author permission. If it says GNU or GFDL, then you have to read the qualities of the specific license. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)19:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sungazing[edit]

apparantly this entire article is a tag?

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

whenever I open the edit window, it just displays a tag and makes it impossible to edit.

Looks good to me! — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)19:43, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it has something to do with the more than a dozen citation needed tags! Rmhermen 19:48, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

1973 series A NYS Urban Development Bond[edit]

I have found a 1973 series A NYS Urban Development Bond Cusip 650031 AT 4 called some time in the 90's.

Can you help in how this bond is cashed in???

Thanks

bythehex152.163.100.11 20:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)--152.163.100.11 20:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --MCB 20:38, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Hey this is an editing question. If an internal link is red do I delete it or let it stay, Please let me know on my talk page__Seadog--fly on....littlewing 20:46, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on user talk. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:20, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

notability[edit]

What's the policy about notability? for people, for schools, etc? Is it appropriate to ask for deletion for non-notability? it isnt mentioned in the relevant AFD etc. pages (or I failed to notice it) & if there are to be entries for not notable schools, and people place them in a higher category like the top level education category rather than a more appropriate local category how is that best dealt with (& is there a "category patrol"?) DGG 20:47, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A good place to start is the page Wikipedia:Notability, and the specific guidelines listed there for things like schools. --MCB 20:51, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki[edit]

Is it okay if I borrow some templates and other stuff for my Wiki? Hmrox 22:42, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not unless it complies completely with the GFDL. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 22:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hello, also i was having trouble with by photo gallery-the pictures do not show up ive tried several too.. thank you!!!

So does that mean it would be okay if I used a template like Test4 on my wiki? Hmrox 22:55, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No original content from Wikipedia is ok to use unless you comply with the GFDL license as has been pointed out above. Read WP:COPYRIGHT#Reusers' rights and obligations. Equendil Talk 23:20, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

swl?[edit]

The article List of chess topics uses "swl" for each link. Is there a way to use a pipe (|) to have it display something slightly different from the actual article name? (I couldn't get it to work.) Bubba73 (talk), 23:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Either change the template to allow for a different link caption, which is a lot of work if you want to make the parameter optional, so the originals keep working. Expect advanced template syntax and all that. Or just realize that the {{swl}} does nothing more than [[{{{1}}}]] - and simply add [[name|title]] - to the list. Shinobu 02:05, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

picture gallary[edit]

hello i have a photo gallery in my article. the only problem is that the pics dont show up. Can u please help, ive tried several pictures. thank youuu! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ucla934 (talk • contribs)

If it's about the Symbols of Led Zeppelin article, please note that you can't use images unless you upload them to Wikipedia or preferrably the Wikimedia Commons. Please read the upload guide beforehand and check the copyright status of your images. Shinobu 01:57, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September 28[edit]

Article cited by manga[edit]

The article A Bao A Qu has been cited in the translation notes in the English edition of Negima!: Magister Negi Magi volume 11: "... according to Wikipedia, is itself a Malayan legend ..."

Is there a template I can add to the talk page, a bit like {{Onlinesource2006}} except for reference in a book as opposed to an reference online? And why is the year not a parameter to the template? This way the template has to be recreated every year. Shinobu 01:50, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to get searchable[edit]

Hi, I created a wiki for Midwest Values PAC. However, when I search for that term, or a subset of them, I don't find the article. I can only find it through the link that I added to the page on Al Franken. I assumed when I wrote this (the first posting I have done) that it would just take some time to index, but it doesnt' seem to be happening. Have I missed something or made some mistake?

Ignore this, found the answer. The case sensitivity thing is kind of a pain though. Reminds me of an argument I had with a programmer who worked for me when I owned a software development company. He belived (religiously) that case sensitivity is a good thing. He was wrong.

In many ways, case sensitivity is a good thing - I can't think of a good example, but I know there are some. At any rate, if you think it's likely that someone will be searching for the page without the right case, you can create a Redirect. But I'm glad you answered your own question. —K e akealani 04:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla[edit]

Dear Wikipedia:

I am at a total loss as to how to submit an article to you. Once the article as been written on your create page, all there is to do when finished is 'save.' Where is the submit?

I have written an article called 'Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla.'

I find there are too many instructions, all very confusing unless you have a degree in computer terminology.

Even here at the bottom there is 'save' but no 'send' or submit.

Please help.

Fredericton 05:57, 28 September 2006 (UTC)Andrew Notere <email removed to prevent spam>[reply]

Click "Show Preview" to see how your page will look; and click "Save Page" to actually save it to Wikipedia. Think of "Save" as the same as "Submit". Rocksong 06:02, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, save and submit are the same. In fact your article was saved and altered at around 2 hours before you posted this question. (See Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla). - Mgm|^(talk) 07:36, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

tech query[edit]

I want to host my website through your server.Here i' using oracle9i and windows.I'm lookoing non dedicated server.Can you provide these needs? –

No. Wikipedia is not a hosting service. Rocksong 06:44, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Symbols of Led Zeppelin[edit]

how do i sumbit my symbols of led zeppelin article??ive clicked cite several times (if thats even it) and i doesnt seem to do a thing...please help! thank you!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ucla934 (talk • contribs)

Symbols of Led Zeppelin seems to exist. What are you reffering to, exactly? -- Consumed Crustacean (talk)

Well i'm trying to make this my user page an actual article...and its not working..haha well this is my home page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ucla934 and i was wondering if you can put it as an aritlce entitled Symbols of Led Zeppelin..thank you!

(Note, this was asked, answered, and discussed above, at Wikipedia:Help_desk#Headline. --MCB 18:25, 28 September 2006 (UTC))[reply]

DNA American Heritage[edit]

Hi, my name is pam. I would like to know how to go about finding out if i am an american indian, and if so what breed,how much is the dna testing? and can it be done if there are no other family members? Please help

Cassie785 03:19, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Garion96 (talk) 03:31, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Several companies offer tests like this. The results are somewhat controversial, see our article on genetic genealogy for more. Rmhermen 15:57, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What may be a Persons Reply to a KT working in IT field[edit]

Hai, This is Lalitya .I have recently changed my Org.I am working in a software devt company as adeveloper.Since 3 days a person is giving me Knowledge Transfer and this is the tht i should mention my understanding in the KT.Wht shall i write there.

Thanks & Reagards, Lalitya

Unfortunately, I don't believe we are able to assist you. This Help Desk is for help with using and editing Wikipedia, rather than personal/professional issues. --MCB 18:28, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Search by field[edit]

How do I search for articles that have "Cat" in their title? How do I search for articles that have "Cat" in their title and do not have any category including the word "Animal"?

And,if these questions have answers, how should I have found the answers myself, without having to ask here?

tooold 07:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Google can do the first one (try advanced search, entering allintitle: cat site:en.wikipedia.org in the search box looks for "Cat" in the title). I can't think of a convenient way to do your other query (an inconvenient way would be to download the article source for the articles matching the first query, one per file, and then searching locally on your PC within these files using, for example, the Unix/Linux tool egrep). Wikipedia:Searching has help on searching and mentions google and other external search engines. Knowing how to do specific types of searches sometimes requires just knowing the features of the various search engines. -- Rick Block (talk) 13:49, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, you've answered both questions (I think). Google has a "search within results", so I can do the first search as you've described, then do a search within results for my second question. 69.106.232.37 19:26, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think google's "search within results" does quite what you're thinking it does. Trying it, it seems to add new search criteria to the existing search criteria (so, for example, adding "-animal" finds articles with "cat" in the title but not "animal" in the title, rather than pages found by the first search that do not contain the string "animal" in their content). -- Rick Block (talk) 01:34, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Search within Categories[edit]

Is there any possibility to do a fulltext search only within articles that belong to a certain category. I like to search for instance within all articles that belong to "Category:Mathematics"

Thanks for a response, Thomas

212.43.69.61 09:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Try CatScan. It should be linked at the bottom of my userpage (just click my name). - Mgm|^(talk) 10:35, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing my earlier answer, having learned a little more (as sometimes happens)

Try Google: [[Category:Mathematics site:en.wikipedia.org abc def

where 'abc' 'def' etc. are your search terms. This will not find entries where 'Mathematics' has a leading blank. 69.106.232.37 00:55, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Google doesn't index the wikisource, but the rendered html (and it ignores at least most special characters), so I don't think this is doing what you think it is. You'll find pages that have "category mathematics" as adjacent words on the page anywhere (which includes some, but not all pages in this category). Wikipedia's internal search comes closer. It indexes the wikisource (and also ignores special characters), so "category mathematics" (in quotes) finds pages that are in the category (and any other page that happens to have these two words next to each other). -- Rick Block (talk) 01:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can I verify myself?[edit]

The Talk page on 'Bob the Builder' mentions me as an unverified member of the production team. Can I be of any help in verifying this fact? Paul Couvela 15:15, 28 September 2006 (UTC) Paul Couvela[reply]

There are various ways the fact can be verified, but the information must appear on another site first. Probably best is to post a link (either on Talk:Bob the Builder or in the article itself to a reliable source that mentions this, if you know one (for instance, it may already be on an official website somewhere); you could also write it on a personal website of yours. The information has to be posted somewhere else before it is allowed on Wikipedia (our policy on original research), so a simple statement here would not be enough. You may also want to read our verifiability policy. --ais523 15:19, 28 September 2006 (U T C)

Have I been black listed?[edit]

Hello friends I have a problem, and I can not seem to fix it. My browser seems to display fractions instead of englsh letters when i visit your website. Now I have checked my fonts in my browser preferences and that is ok, and I am sure to o to the english section of wiki, so what is going on...Did I get 86'ed or what? If you guys have any advice for how to fix this I would love it becasue this is the BEST WEBSITE IN THE INTERNET. Thank you for your time.

                                         Sincerely, Matthew Leal

I have absolutely no idea what could be causing this, but it will help others if you can you be more specific. What OS and browser are you using? Does this happen only on Wikipedia? Does it happen on every page, or only on some? What is it exactly that you see? -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 18:05, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can say for sure you're not blacklisted. 'Blacklisted' people are blocked from editing -- not viewing. Anyone else, apart from people in schools that blocked the site and people in China should be able to see Wikipedia without any problems. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User E-Mail[edit]

I wrote to a user and got a reply via the following address (abbreviated to protect privacy):

nospam****wikipedia@yahoo.es

Is this the person's e-mail address or is this a "blind" e-mail address that appears when a user replies?

Stevenjohnkiss 20:14, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is the user's email address. Note it is a yahoo account. Any addresses from Wikipedia will be wikipedia.org or something similar and won't be "blinded". - Mgm|^(talk) 21:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- Thanks. I was thrown off because most people don't have "wikipedia" in their e-mail address. Upon further reflection, I can see why people would have an address like that though. Stevenjohnkiss 21:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strange Occurrence[edit]

This came up on my page:

|Vandalized an Article|

This is the only warning you will receive. Your recent vandalism will not be tolerated. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --67.34.215.239 20:00, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

I havent done anything to recieve this unless somebody stole my account or something. Help!! HurricaneCraze32 aka Mitchazenia 20:21, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing to worry about, that was just someone fooling around. It has nothing to do with you. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 20:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

I believe in all the policys on Wikipedia, but there is one I havn't found. I would hate it if this Encyclopedia ended up being a Myspace type of place. With that being said what is Wikipedia's veiws on talk pages being filled with nothing to do with the project. And if I find this on my talk page (even though I haven't yet) what do I do? Please let me know on my talk page--Seadog--fly on....littlewing 21:45, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Has been answered on talk page. Dar-Ape (talk) 00:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading image from different Wikipedia[edit]

I have seen a good image in the German Wikipedia, which is I feel better than the image in the English Wikipedia - how would one upload this image? The image is on the page http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Sweyn.jpg - Help please? Rhyddfrydol 22:08, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

First, you need to read the German licensing information and make sure the image can be uploaded to en.wikipedia. Assuming the answer is it looks OK, you download it to your PC and then upload it to en.wikipedia. If the image is GFDL or public domain (not fair use), please consider uploading it to Wikimedia commons so it can be used from any language wikipedia (doing this requires creating a login at commons). I don't exactly read German, but it looks to me like the licensing information for this particular image says it's GFDL or public domain and that it came from Image:Sweyn.jpg at en.wikipedia (but it clearly isn't the image that seems to be referenced, so I'm confused). -- Rick Block (talk) 01:17, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There should be no problem in using this pictures in the commons. The description says that this image is taken out of a collection of paintings from the 18th century, so it should be public domain. --Andreas 06 04:34, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Copyright[edit]

Hey, I just need to clear something up; can anyone copy an article or parts of an article from wikipedia, as long as they give wikipedia credit for the information? Musli Miester 22:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia is under the GFDL license, which should be complied with if you wish to copy articles. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 22:34, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September 29[edit]

Treo 650[edit]

Does Wikipedia offer any PDA/Palm sites?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irreverend (talk • contribs)

If you desire websites pretaining to Personal digital assistants, you may find the external links section of that article useful. Dar-Ape (talk) 00:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Again[edit]

Quick Question.......Are you allowed to delete comments off your talkpages? PLease let me know on my talk page.__--Seadog--fly on....littlewing 00:55, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on their talk. - Mgm|^(talk) 04:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A bot is saying stuff on my talk page...[edit]

..that shoudln't even be there. Clinton denton fentonbenton 01:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:AntiVandalBot is designed to automatically warn those who try to blank out entire articles. Blanking whole articles is considered vandalism. If you don't want warnings showing up, don't blank entire articles.—Mitaphane _talk 02:19, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When it is appropriate to write articles about candidates/elected officials[edit]

Alright, so I know I should know this, but I'm not sure.

Basically, I have this notion that there is an agreed-upon set of guidelines for creating pages for candidates for political office and elected officials, but I don't even know where to begin looking.

So, I've got two questions: is there such an area I could go to to either look up these guidelines, and, if there isn't already, what could I do to begin such a discussion?

I'm hoping the answering policy is to leave a message on my talk page... I'm a little tired right now. Anyway, any suggestions/comments/answers regarding this would be awesome. Thanks. --JMurphy 06:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to look up Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography or else Wikipedia:WikiProject Politics -- Lost^(talk) 07:31, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template signature[edit]

Why can't I make my signature a template? I have to subst: it everytime, which requires extra typing time! I use {{subst:User:Mac_Davis/Sig}}~~~~~ I am not worried about people vandalizing my signatures, because I sign pages at least 20 times a day and would revert it back if somebody else didn't before me. ¿Que? Also, is there a way that I don't have to type the five tildas everytime in addition to the subst:ed template? In preferences the custom signature thing does not seem to work for me. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)19:08, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Transcluded templates (that is, those not using "subst:") impose a burden on Wikipedia's servers, which are overloaded as it is. Plus, as you note, there's a chance of vandalism. There is a custom sig mechanism which is used by a number of users; if you have specific problems I'm sure others will help you debug your sig, and you won't have to use the tildes in addition, either. --MCB 20:42, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Typing four tildes alreay subst:'s your signature and the current time and date. There's no need to use a template. You can set the code in your preferences. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:16, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok than, I stick in the code in my template, and what I get when I type four tildas is the code, as if the nowiki tags were around them. No time either. ? — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)07:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm new[edit]

I am new to Wikipedia. I would like some help on things around the site. Thanks, Clinton denton fentonbenton 01:28, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How about Help:Contents/Getting started? If you have specific questions, you are always welcome to ask them. Shinobu 01:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the link to that page. Clinton denton fentonbenton 01:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Shinobu 01:57, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question. Why does it say Shinobu, then I click it and it goes to Gerbrant? Thanks in advance. Clinton denton fentonbenton 01:59, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible to change your username in your signature. Shinobu is sort of my online handle, but considering that you're sort of responsible for whatever you add to Wikipedia, I wanted to use my real name as my username. By the way, I'm not the only one who has a different username and signature. Some people even make a fancy signature with all kinds of markup and colouring, although I must admit that that is not exactly my thing. Shinobu 02:10, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Like mine, for example. At any rate, WP:SIG has more information about signatures on Wikipedia. Welcome to Wikipedia, regardless...hope you enjoy it here! —K e akealani 07:39, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you need any help, I'm sure I can help you or lead you to the right person or page. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)07:48, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hi[edit]

um i am new do i get help here? i know that signature is four tildés but i dont know very much else Bebi-Oozaru Vegeta Rarr 01:23, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, ask a question, receive an answer. You may also want to take a look at the pages on Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers to learn more about how to contribute. Welcome to the project! Ziggurat 01:24, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thank you Bebi-Oozaru Vegeta Rarr 01:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you need any help with anything, anybody here that answers questions or myself can help you. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)07:50, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Posting an image on the page[edit]

How do i upload an image on the same page as the article?

This page on images should help you. —K e akealani 08:10, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Searching articles created by a user[edit]

How do you search a user's user contributions to see what articles they created? I know a capital "N" means new article for an edit, but isn't there a way to sort the new articles in a search? --FlyingPenguins 04:11, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if there's a way to sort them (unless you dump the data and do it in excel or something), but you can filter by location, and filtering for 'main' would exclude user, user talk, article talk, etc etc and show only article edits. Anchoress 07:41, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"N" is only there as long as no one else has edited the article (so doesn't work in general). There is no convenient way to search for articles you've created, although user:Interiot will run article creation reports on request. -- Rick Block (talk) 13:48, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying. The problem with the first solution is that most of my edits are "main", so it wouldn't help too much (but it's worth a try). I'm just curious about what articles I made, so I feel that I don't need to ask Interiot. I do feel that there should be a tool that does this job though... --FlyingPenguins 21:12, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spam?[edit]

I noticed a user had posted some links that were spam (imo). Looking at their contribs looks like they've added quite a few links to the same external business site (b2binternational).

Should the links be removed, even if they might have useful info in them? Is this spam?

Disclosure: I work for a similar business and have always avoided adding links like this because it just feels like spamming. What do you think?

Stephenh 13:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is a tough call for me - I've seen similar situations taking place before, and was never certain as to exactly how to approach it. According to the External Links guidelines, adding links to one's own site (or one that the editor is involved with or maintains) should be avoided - but above that mention, in the 'What should be linked to' bit, it suggests that pages with information that isn't in the article can be linked to, though it's preferred that they be used to expand the article and then used as a reference instead. I admit to bafflement in this case. Other opinions? Tony Fox (arf!) 15:56, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They all looked like SPAM to me. The linked site is a purely commercial site, the white papers appear to be there to just draw traffic to it. I've removed the links. Brian 16:09, 29 September 2006 (UTC)btball[reply]

Fredonia Wisconsin[edit]

just to let you know Fredonia, Wisconsin IS NOT the home/birthplace of Flag Day - that belongs to the next little town over Waubeka, Wisconsin.
Just go west out of Fredoina, past Waubedonia Park and you'll get to Waubeka.
I know this to be a fact as I grew up in Fredonia and we always went to Waubeka to celebrate Flag Day.

Thanks, but I added a reference from the county government about it. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)18:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thrifty Car Rentals Corporate Office[edit]

Can you please provide me with Corporate Headquarters for this Car Rental Company. I rented a car in europe and I was charged Twice. Thanks for your help.

(email removed to prevent spam)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --ais523 14:49, 29 September 2006 (U T C)

Merge/Rewrite[edit]

I have rewritten an article (Maserati MC12) which was pretty bad. The new version is here [User:James086/maserati]] so I was wondering, do I just replace the whole old article or get someone with admin tools to merge it. The old article contains a lot of the same information as the new one, but without sources or any sort of structure so it would be very hard to leave any of the old information in. Thanks, James086 15:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you are the only contributor to your userspace version, just overwrite the current version with yours, noting what you're doing in the edit summary. History-merging isn't necessary unless other people have edited your userspace version (and therefore need to be credited). --ais523 15:35, 29 September 2006 (U T C)

Ok thanks, will do. James086 15:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Finding an image[edit]

Please help me . I am trying to find an image that i once saw on the front page of a citadel (a mountain top palace/fortress) built by herod. I think it was in Jordan. I have tried for hours to look for it in featured pictures, articles and did you knows and cannot find it. I think it had an arabic name. Can you help me.

It may be worth checking both in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?ns6=1&search=citadel&fulltext=Search) and Wikimedia Commons (commons:Special:Search/Citadel); Wikimedia Commons stores many of the pictures used on Wikpedia. --ais523 17:20, 29 September 2006 (U T C)

Was it Herod's Temple? [5][6][7]. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)18:02, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you know roughly when you saw it, youcan probably find it fairly quickly using the logs of today's featured article. For example all the articles that have appeared as the featured article this month are listed at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 2006. -- Rick Block (talk) 18:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

obscene gestures on website[edit]

Just wanted to let you know that I clicked on your wickipedia site of the day, Hurricane Katrina, and it had a very obscene gesture on it.

eh. We've been getting a lot of vandalism on that page in the last few hours. Thanks for telling us. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)18:06, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

syquest cartrisges[edit]

where can I have my cartridges made into a CDROM. Harry Chester <email removed>

Try Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing this page is for help with using the wikipedia. —Mitaphane _talk 05:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

putting a new idea[edit]

how can I put a new idea (subject) or question ?

You can visit the Wikipedia:Reference desk to ask them a question or see if an idea would work. More context would be nice. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:23, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Awards[edit]

My name is George Graff Clark. I was assigned to the USS Enterprise in 1966-67 as a pilot with Rvah-7. On 10 May 1967, I was awarded a Distinguidhed Flying Cross and was presented it on Sept. 26, 1968. I noticed in the awards section of your web site that my name was ommited. I'm trying to understand why?? Thank you, George G. Clark

Can you tell us what page you were looking at? User:Zoe|(talk) 22:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I create a template?[edit]

How do I create a template for a series of related entries? Like at the bottom of Night_Of_The_Living_Dead, Super Monkey Ball or Virtua Fighter --24.249.108.133 20:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Type in "Template:Name" (of course replacing name with the name of the template you wish to make) and go! To impliment it put two wavy brackets around the name. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:22, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What's Wikipedia's default font?[edit]

I recently installed a massive font pack which slowed my PC right down, so I uninstalled all fonts bar the essential ones such as Times New Roman, Tahoma and the MS fonts. However, Wikipedia articles now come up in what looks like Tahoma Small Caps..! Can anybody tell me what the default font is so that I can reinstall it and have Wikipedia looking normal again? Thanks Simon Kilpin 20:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The default font, at least when you're also using the default skin Monobook, is Arial. Hope this helps. NielsFTalk to me.. 22:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

For Colongne it is Vernada. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

image fair use rational[edit]

I recently uploaded Image:N1809E 3 years before crash.jpg and listed it as free use, including a free use rational. So why have I just got an automated message saying I didn't give a rational when it is obvious that I did? - Blood red sandman 21:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can ask the bot operator (User:Carnildo) why the bot might have tagged the image. Looking at the image page I imagine because it didn't follow a format like this. I would put a header in the image page (like shown in the previous link) and list a number of reasons why it satisfies wikipedia's criteria for fair use then remove the template. —Mitaphane _talk 05:52, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have set it out using the format you suggested. I will let you know if I have any more problems. - Blood red sandman 10:03, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing changes are not immediate[edit]

I am not sure why editing changes are not immediately accessible by the public. The editing changes I have done verifiable and I have provided reference link changes as well. When you flush you local cache and reload the page from the server it loads the old page. You have to go into the edit mode, do a save, then the corrected version appears.

That's probably a thing your browser does. When I hit save on this answer, my answer will appear immediately without delay (I won't count the few milliseconds it takes to send it to the server). - Mgm|^(talk) 16:45, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Messages[edit]

How do you remove a message?

If it is on your talk page you don't. More context would be good. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:19, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

bibliography[edit]

I have to write a bibliography on this website. But there is no author for the articles. Can you help me 152.163.100.11

If you click "history", you can see the full list of authors. That list could go into the hundreds though. If this is a highschool or elementary school project (it better not be post-secondary), it might be acceptable to just put "various" or "several" or such, or finding a way to skip the author name altogether. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 22:55, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. User:Zoe|(talk) 22:56, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Really, you shouldn't cite Wikipedia at all as most instructors do not take it seriously. You don't cite any specific authors, because we as a whole are responsible for the articles. See more in Zoe's supplied link. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)23:18, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many elementary/highschool instructors will accept it. Heck, they accept just about any crackpot internet source. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 02:46, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate links[edit]

I just came across a new page entitled 'Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart' for a book of the same name. It occured to me that there should be a mention, with a link, of the song after which the book is titled. My problem is that since the book now has the page called 'Take another little piece of my heart' I can't open up a page for the song. Now I don't actually thnk this is important enough to go to the trouble of moving the book entry to a (Book) page and then creating a matching (Song) page, but it did strike me that for future reference it would be handy to know how I am supposed to deal with duplicate page titles. I can see this being a particular problem with names for example. Deke42 23:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are basically two ways of dealing with this, one of which you mention. If the two (or more) subjects are of relatively equal prominence, then one should be moved to My subject (book) and the other created at My subject (song) for example, and a disambiguation page created, so that someone who just types in My subject will get a list, with links to both. The second method is if one subject is much more prominent than the others: it should remain at My subject, and the other article created at My subject (song) (for example), with an note at the top of the better-known article saying, This article is about the British film; for the popular song, see My subject (song). For more information see the link to disambiguation, above, as well as Wikipedia guidelines on naming. (By the way, there is an article already for the song you mention, assuming it's the same one; it's at Piece of My Heart.) --MCB 02:02, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The actual name of the song is Piece of My Heart. Sosobra 01:57, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Interesting that. I have a US 45 of the song that came over to the UK as ballast in the 60s. The title is '(Take another) little piece of my heart'. I'm never sure what to make of brackets in song titles, are they part of the title or not and if not, why put them on there? But either way the page title isn't the same as the one on my record. Probably not a problem though. I'll just post a link to that page. Thanks for the disambiguation page info. That's another one for the notebook! Deke42 00:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Top[edit]

What are the most viewed pages in Wikipedia —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.43.178.109 (talk • contribs) .

There is a hit counter available on the Wikimedia foundation, but, sadly, it has been disabled on Wikipedia because it would cause some sort of error with the servers. I honestly don't know much about it myself. -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 00:20, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See WikiCharts for that. NielsF 00:32, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

How do I put the Wikipedia Statistics Page on one of my subpages. I find this info usefull and would really like to post it. Please let me know how (if I can) on my talk page--Seadog--fly on....littlewing 00:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you mean by "put it" on one of your subpages; do you mean a link to it? You can make that link like any other wikilink, like this: Wikipedia:Statistics. Copying the entire page manually or via transclusion is probably not a good idea, since you or anyone else can easily view it on its own page just as easily as one one of yours, and transclusion causes the servers to work harder needlessly. --MCB 02:08, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

plaigerism[edit]

In the Margaret Sanger article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger the first paragraph is exactly the same word for word as this artcle http://experts.about.com/e/m/ma/Margaret_Sanger.htm (at about.com) Isn't this a no-no at Wikipedia? Radiant hedgehog 01:59, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it's the other way around. The about.com article contains this line appended to the end:

This is the "GNU Free Documentation License" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.

So, it's actually our article, but they're allowed to use it thanks to the text of the GNU Free Documentation License. Tito xd^(?!?) 02:03, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But they aren't following GFDL as far as referring to the exact page on Wikipedia that it's copied from. User:Zoe|(talk) 02:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok. I was wondering if it was the other way around and the original article was on Wikipedia. Radiant hedgehog 02:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kit Fox[edit]

Is The Kit Fox native to Colorado? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.228.27.59 (talk • contribs) 12:20, September 30, 2006

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. Harryboyles 02:27, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

why does my article not appear...when will it?[edit]

Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla

I have written a one page article on this subject. When I sign in it comes up with two expernal links, but when I search for it on main Wikipedia it is not there. What is the problem, and how can it be rectified.

Thanks~.

Fredericton 04:38, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks perfectly okay to me. Try using "go" instead of "search", though I'm not sure that's what the problem was. Grand master ka 04:41, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If the article was written recently, like this one, it may not have been updated in the search engine yet, so searching wouldn't necessarily yield results. Just be patient ^_^ —K e akealani 08:14, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at the first item in the Very Frequently Asked Questions. — QuantumEleven 08:43, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fredericton asked this on my talk page too. I left an answer on their talk page. -Mgm|^(talk) 16:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

text and infoboxes[edit]

I inserted an infobox and then the article. I want the text of the article to wrap around the info box on the left hand side. Instead the text of the article appears farther down on the page leaving a large amount of white space on the page. How do I move up the text to fill the white space to he left of the infobox? It is on Abraham Levy's page. ~~Otooledupree

It sounds as if you want the image to float. Put "|right" at the end of text inside the image tag (e.g [[Image:image_name|right]]) to float the image to the right. See WP:IMG for more info. —Mitaphane _talk 06:00, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. - Mgm|^(talk) 16:40, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Woodstock[edit]

wheredid the Woodstock festival take place?

You may want to take a look at Woodstock Festival - otherwise, the Reference Desk can probably help you with your query, as this Help Desk is specifically for questions about using and editing Wikipedia. Good luck! —K e akealani 08:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Changing wiki style[edit]

Hello, i saw that some users changed the style (appearence) in wikipedia. How can i do this? I know it can be done with CSS, but i need instructions to know which classes exist etc. Does that exist?

Thank you! MihaS 09:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Help:Preferences#Skin. -- Rick Block (talk) 16:37, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Broken link[edit]

There is a broken link on the Main page, the link is supposed to go to WIkiversity...Thank you just tring to help__Seadog--fly on....littlewing 11:49, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked it out. Its working fine, thank you. — Nearly Headless Nick ^{L} 12:00, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason, the link to Wikiversity seems to come and go. User:Zoe|(talk) 19:34, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Remote Shutter[edit]

I own a Kodak digital camera, however, nowhere can I locate a remote shutter cable - say 4' long or longer. I have searched the internet time an time again with no luck. Can you help? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.115.77.6 (talk • contribs) .

Well, its Wikipedia, y'know. So you only get to ask 'wiki-related' questions. Try asking this on a 'Camera help' forum. — Nearly Headless Nick ^{L} 12:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Or you could try asking on the Reference Desk. -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 12:54, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Username[edit]

Please cancel my account as I would like to change the username. it is currently Michaeldurrant3091982.

I am currently a making a page so I would like to either change it or cancel the account.

Yours Sincerely

Michael Durrant.

[EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED]

You can ask to have your username changed by going to Wikipedia:Change username. -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 14:30, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

copying articles.[edit]

Hi,

I go online at my local public library, where they limit you to thirty minutes at the computer. After that you have to get back in line and wait for another turn. This can make it very difficult to use wikipedia. Is it possible to email an article to my Yahoo address? Then I would be able to copy it onto a portable flash drive and read it later when I am not being rushed.

Thanks for your time,

John Cafone. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jcafone (talk • contribs) 14:49, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

~ Well, you could always save the page as htm through IE or Firefox. Wooty 18:21, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Making a new entry[edit]

HOW DO I MAKE A NEW ENTRY??? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vicki2354 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Please read the WP:VFAQ. - Tangot a ngo 16:18, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citing web pages as sources[edit]

Hi, I wondered if I could get some advice on citing sources, because there's something I couldn't find in the guidelines or policy page. My question is as follows: When citing a website as a source, and providing a link to the said website, do I need to ask that site's permission first? I don't see why I should, but I'm trying to play it safe here. Any advice would be appreciated. RobbieG 16:15, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although it's nice to tell the website operators, it's usually not necessary to tell them before you cite them on Wikipedia. Cheers, Tangot a ngo 16:19, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! RobbieG 16:24, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Linking to other sites is the strength of the internet. It makes no sense to forbid people to link to you as it would mean you'd get less visitors. You only need to ask for permission if you want to copy or use their content on another place than their site. - Mgm|^(talk) 16:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers, I just wanted to be absolutely sure. I didn't want to infringe copyright. RobbieG 16:45, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LEBOKU[edit]

(removed full text of article draft posted here and userfied it)

Mathias, I have moved the article that you submitted here to the page User:Mathias_Okoi-Uyouyo/Leboku. The text is there for you to edit, and save as an article. However, please read the Wikipedia:Tutorial and Wikipedia:Your first article before submitting it as an article. Thanks --MCB 17:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article was submitted as "LEBOKU, THE YAKURR NEW YAM FESTIVAL" and moved to Leboku, where it's been cleaned up a little bit. It's an interesting read, but could certainly use a thorough scrubbing and wikification. Knowledge of the field is, as always, a plus, but simply massaging it into an article shouldn't be too hard. Anybody want to come pitch in? JDoorj a m Talk 18:48, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requested Photos[edit]

Is there a category for articles in need of photos, or some such thing? Thank you in advance. --DonES 19:28, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there is. See Wikipedia:Requested pictures. User:Zoe|(talk) 19:36, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --DonES 19:54, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

I have always wanted to know what this thing is and what it is supposed to be used for § Thank you please let me know on my talk page--Seadog

See Section sign. Equendil Talk 21:38, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Complete removal of an account[edit]

Hello - I mistakenly opened an account, which I wanted to close (it contained nothing besides a "hello" line, no contributions). So I used the db-userreq instruction on the user page and talk page. It resulted in both pages being "red linked", but when I enter the login and password in the "sign in", it still registers as an account. How can I completely remove the account, so that it does not register anymore ? Thanks in advance.

I don't believe it is not possible to delete accounts themselves. If you want to prevent yourself or anyone else from using it, make sure you remove any e-mail address, then change the password to random characters. — Knowledge Seeker দ 21:35, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JS problem[edit]

I have been trying to use Topaz's JS codes for the status changer and user message changer, but neither of them seem to work; there is most likely something wrong with what I put in my monobook.js, statuschanger.js, or User:Llama man/usermessagechanger.js, but I have no idea what. Could something please examine these pages and tell me what's wrong? Please note that there was an ongoing discussion about this at Topaz's talk page, but he hasn't replied for a few weeks, so I decided to ask here. -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 22:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strange, I just went back to my monobook, and now neither my popups nor anti-vandal tool work! What is going on here? -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 22:08, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you cleared your cache? Changes to your personal javascript often only appear when you do so. Harryboyles 01:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

removal of NPOV tag[edit]

Can anyone remove an NPOV tag - if he or she thinks the problem has been corrected - or can the removal only be made by an editor? (See Talk: Film criticism) Thanks! PaulLev 22:37, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everyone is an editor, so I'm not all too sure I understand the question. Equendil Talk 23:07, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake in wording: I meant: should only an administrator remove NPOV tag?PaulLev 23:31, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone can remove the tag, though it's generally only acceptable if there's general consensus towards removing it. Normal users are free to do most things, most of the Administrator-only stuff is maintenance and such dull things. See Wikipedia:Administrators. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 00:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

las vegas music[edit]

well, i noticed that there wasn't anything about the "scene" that's going on.

how do i start it up??

You may want to take a look at Wikipedia:Starting a new page. However, I'm inclined to assume that you are going to write an article with Original Research which is not within Wikipedia's policies. Be bold, but make sure you try to follow the policies so you don't end up with a deleted article. —K e akealani 01:03, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

October 1[edit]

PLEASE READ[edit]

Should this page be deleted User:Weeeky the page has some potentially hurtfull comments on it...Please let me know what to do on my talk page or just do what is needed--Seadog.M.S 01:35, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My picture[edit]

Dear Wikipedia editor(s),

In the Naruto section of your site, I have been trying to add a few pictures but I dont think I can because the picture is on my computer. Should I send the pictures to you and I will put them on the site? Please respond.

Thanks, ILOVEINO

You can upload the images and place them in the article yourself. First, please read Wikipedia:Image use policy, to make sure they're appropriate for Wikipedia and meet our copyright policies, and then see Wikipedia:Uploading images for an explanation on how to upload the pictures. Finally, Wikipedia:Images explains in detail how to use the images in an article. Good luck! --MCB 06:33, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism countering[edit]

I just wanted to know how you find and fix vandalism on your pages. How fast do you find it? How do you identify the person who did it?

Special:Recentchanges lets us see the latest changes, and there's an IRC channel which broadcasts them live (specifically focusing on likely vandalism edits). Page history lets anyone see who made what changes, so that's how we know who did what. The time taken to fix vandalism depends. It can be very fast, especially on high traffic pages or from problem users, but occasionally a few slip through the cracks. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 04:23, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What the hell is sandbox?[edit]

my question ^

The Sandbox is where you can test out your edits so it won't count as Vandalism Hmrox 04:42, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, it's a page where you can fiddle around with the Wikimedia markup language until you get used to it. It's explicitly there so users can toy with it as much as they want. ☢ Ҡi∊ff⌇↯ 04:44, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to take a look at sandbox :) —K e akealani 05:06, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]