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famous quotes[edit]

who said "I TREMBLE FOR MY COUNTRY"

Thomas Jefferson. Next time, ask questions like these at the reference desk. Sean William 00:55, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Another option is using a sister project of wikipedia, Wikiquote. --Random Say it here! 01:14, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalisim[edit]

The Toshitsugu Takamatsu article has been vandalized.

It looks like someone has fixed it. You can help too - see WP:REVERT and WP:VAND for details how. Hersfold (talk/work) 02:04, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Userprojects[edit]

can someone explain the concept to me?

Maddiekate 01:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you are reffering to Wikiprojects, yes I can. The concept behind wikiproject is simple, to help contribute to wikipedia in one way or another, by bringing together wikipedians interested in the same areas. For instance, Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance is devoted to providing accurate information on finance topics, and also further building the topics that already exist. Another type of project is a "wikipedia" related project such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Council. WikiProject Council helps arrange wikiprojects, and build new wikiprojects. Hope that helps. --Random Say it here! 02:12, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What he said basically covers it. However, if you're interested in joining a Wikiproject, there's typically a link provided to there project page. Once there's typically a designated spot where you can sign your username and show your participation in the project. Is there any one in particular you were looking at or were you just curious on the subject? PeteShanosky 02:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I was just wondering, it looks like a portal.❤ ɱӑԀסԀÏƏ₭Ⓐ†Ǝ ✭

Publisher of Wikipedia[edit]

who was the publisher of wikipedia .com?

As it's not a print source, I don't think you can name a "publisher" as such. If you read the FAQ, there are a large number of "editors", or looking at it another way if you want to consider the publisher to be the one making the information available then I guess you'd say the Wikimedia Foundation, who owns the servers Wikipedia runs on. Confusing Manifestation 05:04, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and incidentally, wikipedia.com is just a redirect to wikipedia.org, the main site :) Confusing Manifestation 05:05, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Citing an article with Special:Cite says the publisher is "Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia". –Sebi ~ 05:45, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

new article[edit]

I am not being able to load artucle which I have written with reliable source . Could you please guide me Aloke Kumar 06:03, 29 May 2007 (UTC)Aloke Kumar[reply]

  • What is the name of the article? - Mgm|(talk) 08:17, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you mean the article you put on your user page, it seems to be partially copied from here, in which case you would not be allowed that text here, since the website does not seem to have a GFDL-compatible license. I also wonder if there is sufficient WP:Notability. And I don't see the source you meantion. You could make it an article by typing the name in the search box, clicking 'edit/create new page here' or something, and then copying the text, but I think it might be deleted. ssepp(talk) 08:26, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Was this literally copied from a book by Swapan Das Mahapatra? ssepp(talk) 08:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Afd page not agreeing with me.[edit]

I recently added an article to the AfD page, and I followed all the directions, but it still won't look like all the other nominations. It is the article for D. Welser Carroll. Can someone help me figure out what's wrong? Banpei 06:40, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The afd was fixed by User:CaliforniaAliBaba. Article got speedy deleted per CSD A7. PeaceNT 06:51, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

title of menstruation article[edit]

I need a title for my article which is on menstraution and pain.

I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you looking for the articles on menstruation and pain? ssepp(talk) 08:17, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think the user is asking about the pain some women go through whilst menstruating ("period pains"). Also of use might be Menstruation#Physical_experience or Premenstrual Syndrome. Neil (►) 10:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

COPYRIGHT[edit]

Hello, On a web forum we play a game of 'link the photo'. This consists of, as the title implies, linking one photo to another by title,content or general relation. i.e. From Sylvester Stallone to Sylvester the cat to Tweetie Pie and so on. The question, therefore, is as we copy pics from Wikipedia a lot, are we breaking copyright?

Most, but not all, images on Wikipedia are licenced under licences that allows you to copy them freely; in most cases, you have to preserve the author information and the licence. If you left-click on an image, it will load a page describing what its copyright conditions are. If the image is 'public domain', you can do anything you want with it; otherwise, the description page will tell you what the copying conditions are. If the image is described as 'fair use', you probably can't copy it without breaking copyright (which is one reason why the use of fair use images is contentious). Hope that helps! --ais523 07:40, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
If you are looking for photos, check out Wikimedia Commons. All of the media there is under a free license. There are usually terms to the license that you must comply with, like crediting the creator, but you are free to use all of it.—WAvegetarian (talk) 08:23, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

can i download[edit]

can i download the encyclopedia?

You can download individual pages by using your browser's save functionality. E talk 08:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There is a link on this page to download the 2006 selection of Wikipedia for SOS children, I think it's free.--User:Rock2e Talk - Contribs 08:55, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There are also database dumps somewhere, I'll have a go at finding them.--User:Rock2e Talk - Contribs 08:56, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
here--User:Rock2e Talk - Contribs 08:57, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There is also the download page for the Version 0.5 selection here.—WAvegetarian (talk) 08:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

sport[edit]

what are the advantages & disadvantages of organizing a sporting event ?

This sounds like a homework question. You could ask at the Wikipedia:Reference Desk, where they might point you in the right direction to do your own research.—WAvegetarian (talk) 09:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Reading Sport and following links therefrom looks like a good start. --Teratornis 15:03, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how to search any topic[edit]

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Naveenkhokho (talk • contribs)

See: [1] ~~ AVTN T CV A 09:35, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
See also: User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Sea. If you refer to Web search rather than just Wikipedia search, then read Web search, plus Search engine, Deep Web, Vertical search, Google Search, and all the articles they link to. If you can't find something on the World Wide Web, ask on the Reference desk. If all else fails, consult a reference librarian or consider hiring a consultant with expertise in the subject area. --Teratornis 15:00, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how to find essay written by a particular writer[edit]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.161.15.28 (talk)

[EDIT CONFLICT]
I do not know how this would be possible. I do not know what your question mean but here is what I interpret it as:
Who wrote article X on Wikipedia?'
Answer: Any article on Wikipedia is written by multiple editors, not just one. If you click on the "history" tab on the top of the article, there is a list of all contributors to the particular article. If you want to cite a Wikipedia article, see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia.~~ AVTN T CV A 09:45, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If by "essay" the questioner means an "essay on Wikipedia", the questioner would need to know the "particular writer"'s username on Wikipedia. Then it is just a matter of browsing to Special:Contributions/username and looking for that user's essays. If the user has a high edit count that could be a problem. A better method might then be to ask on the user's talk page for a link to the essay.
On the other hand, if by "essay" the questioner means an essay anywhere, then the questioner could use a search engine to search the World Wide Web. If the "particular writer" has been published in a dead tree edition, the questioner might go to a library and ask a reference librarian. --Teratornis 14:55, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You can also find essays by searching the index by prefix - select the User: namespace, type in the user name, and it will bring up all subpages of that user's userspace. Confusing Manifestation 22:45, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to know the full forms of English shortforms GPS and GPRS where can I get it.[edit]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.100.80.37 (talk)

Just go to the GPS and GPRS articles. GPS is Global Positioning System and GPRS is General Packet Radio Service. Searching is your friend. Please type the name into the search box on the SEARCH navigation bar to the top left of the page, or use Special:Search. ~~ AVTN T CV A 09:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Watchlist question - section updates[edit]

Hi I've got a watchlist to notify me of updates to pages that I'm interested in. The watchlist works fine, but it only shows me changes to the whole page. If there's a change to just one section of the page, it doesn't show up. I don't want to put a watch on every section of every page that I'm interested in. But I do want a change to any section to be listed on my list of changes watchlist. How do I do that? Thanks Peter peterl 09:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it should show all changes to the page. Section changes are still changes to the page. You should go to Special:Preferences and click the Watchlist tab. And see if the following boxes are checked:
  • Hide my edits from the watchlist
  • Hide bot edits from the watchlist
  • Hide minor edits from the watchlist
If one of them is checked you will know why it doesn't come up on your watchlist. ~~ AVTN T CV A 09:55, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Watchlist explained!
Logged in users have a Watchlist, found at the "my watchlist" link at the very top of every page.
The Watchlist list allows you to monitor recent changes on selected pages. You can add a page to your Watchlist by visiting the page and clicking the "watch" tab. A page and its talk page automatically go on the list together, you can't watch just an article, or just a talk page.
The Watchlist displays the most recent edit to each page on the list you have created, within the time period you specify. Information for the Wathclist comes from the recent changes table, so only goes back approximately 3 months.
Options for the Watchlist are available at Special:Preferences, in the "Watchlist" section.
A typical Watchlist entry looks like:
(diff) (hist) . . m Wikipedia:Help desk‎; 03:54 . . (+509) . . Joe 321 (Talk | contribs) (New question: How do I delete an article?)
The (diff) is a link showing the change that the edit made to the change. The (hist) brings up the history of edits to the page. The m indicates a minor edit (b indicates a bot edit, N a new page). Wikipedia:Help desk in the page being watched. 03:54 is the time the edit took place. (+509) is the number of bytes that the edit added to the page. Joe 321 is the editor that made the edit. "New question: How do I delete an article?" is the edit summary.
See Help:Watching pages for more information.
~~ AVTN T CV A 09:58, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And you can't watch individual sections, for the simple reason that it would be impossible to track them - if someone edits the entire page, moving the first section to the bottom, merging the second and fifth sections, and splitting the third section in two, and you were watching all of them before, which sections would you be watching after the edit and how would you expect them to be described? (Note that in certain special cases you could watch sections of a page, if those sections are actually separate pages that have been transcluded like templates - the Reference Desks work on this premise.) Confusing Manifestation 22:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pangako Sa Yo - Episodes[edit]

Could you please mail me the whole series of the shortened story of the the soap - opera Pangako Sa Yo. The Soap is so interesting and I would like to have a copy of it's episode synopsis. I tried to get it through the Pangako Sa Yo web page, but all in vain: my e-mail adress is (removed)

Your efforts will be appreciated.

Thank you E.L. Amweenje —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaugoros (talk • contribs)

We have an article on Pangako sa ’Yo with a section about the entire plot, but we appear to have no episode synopsis. PrimeHunter 13:09, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Maps[edit]

Hey there, I'm trying to create a map like the one on the NATO page. I was wondering what type of program is used to create this, and how I could get a hold of it. Thank you in advance!

You might want to contact the original creator of the image on the Commons, where the image is actually uploaded. From what I can see from the file history, you would want to talk to Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason. Hersfold (talk/work) 13:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And see: User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Map for a list of links about mapping on Wikipedia; for example, you might join WikiProject Maps. You might also want to search the Help desk archive for: map to read some previous questions and answers on this topic. --Teratornis 14:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A User[edit]

Hi, what should I do about a user who is following all my past edits, and image uploads and challenging them? ≈ Maurauth (nemesis) 13:14, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking through your talk page it does seem like a user is following you - however, I will justify that by saying he is doing the right thing with regards to copyright issues and images you have uploaded. Fair use of people is a difficult subject, especially when those people are famous and 'free' pictures could be found. I would suggest reading up on our copyright policies a little more before uploading any more images.
This isn't a case of 'wikistalking' as I see it, just a case of an editor, who has had dealings with you in the past, noticing that you are not properly following copyright rules. Sorry, Localzuk(talk) 13:27, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well I've explained why they fall under the fair use rationale but he still keeps leaving messages that they aren't. ≈ Maurauth (nemesis) 14:10, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Because I feel your logic is incorrect. Let an admin step in and decide. Not a dog 15:49, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A redirect muddle[edit]

Resolved
 – page moved over redirect by admin -- nae'blis 18:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An article has been repeatedly moved (generally for good reasons) over the past few days. "Civil unions in Oregon" became "Domestic Partnerships in Oregon" which then became "Domestic Partnership in Oregon". Unfortunately, it should really be "Domestic partnerships in Oregon" (small "p" in "partnership"); however, the page with the small "p" title already exists ... as a redirect to the current capital "P" page. What's the best way to move the existing page to the small "p" page without causing further chaos? --Jfruh (talk) 14:30, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean "partnerships" (plural) or "partnership" (singular)? Just now I see a redirect at Domestic partnership in Oregon but not Domestic partnerships in Oregon. (For future reference, you can avoid such problems when you ask a Help desk question by always linking your article titles, as I just did to your question text.) Assuming you meant the former, you could do a content transplant: 
#REDIRECT [[Domestic partnership in Oregon]]
  • Save both articles.
Then Domestic Partnership in Oregon should redirect to Domestic partnership in Oregon, which should have the actual content. You would also want to click toolbox | What links here on all the articles that have been moved, so you can go around to all the other articles that link to articles that are now redirects, and edit them to link to the definitive article: Domestic partnership in Oregon. I think you can also request a bot edit to clean up any double or triple redirects if there are too many to fix by hand. See User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Bot if you need a bot to help with fixing any such links. --Teratornis 14:45, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Cut and paste jobs are very bad since the edit history is longer there. You should request the speedy deletion of the page that you want to move the article to. Then move it, so that the edit history is intact. ~~ AVTN T CV A 14:51, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not move pages using cut-and-paste; it makes the muddle even worse. If you want to move a page but there's a redirect in the way making it impossible, place {{db-move|name of page to move from}} on the redirect, and an admin will sort it out for you. Hope that helps! --ais523 14:55, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
My bad. I struck my incorrect advice. Thanks for proving once again that "We are smarter than me." --Teratornis 15:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I feel I must apologize, as much of this confusion was started by me. I originally changed the article title from "Civil Unions in Oregon" to "Domestic Partnerships in Oregon." I'd never attempted a change like that and I fear that I made some mistakes along the way. I'm sorry for any confusion/frustration this may have caused. With the understanding that I'm outing myself as an in-the-dark Wikipedian, is there a standards or best practices site on Wikipedia that I can consult, so that I don't make these errors again? Again, sorry for all the mess. Ronnotronald 16:23, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Egg on my face re: standards page; I was already there...Ronnotronald 16:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If you want to read all the information available, the list of policies, list of guidelines, and manual of style contain most of the rules that have been developed; however, the rules evolve all the time and probably contain flaws. Messing up is normally easy to sort out, even in apparently complex cases like this, so just being bold, using common sense, and paying attention to any complaints is a perfectly good way to proceed (probably better than memorizing the policies). The FAQ is one helpful source of information for getting more general knowledge to help you avoid making mistakes with Wikipedia; reading through the other questions on this Help Desk is another good way. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Even more information is available in the Editor's Index, but as you can see from my erroneous advice above, references are only useful if I look at them before inserting foot in mouth. I would say as a general rule, whenever you are contemplating doing something on Wikipedia that you have never done before, it never hurts to ask for a sanity check on the Help desk, before you act. Getting some more eyeballs on the problem helps to make sure you didn't overlook something. But don't feel badly about making mistakes; that's how we learn. The worst good-faith mistake you can make would probably cause negligible harm compared to what the vandals do deliberately every day here. --Teratornis 18:41, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Page moved over redirect; please fix any remaining links to the double-capitalization at your leisure. -- nae'blis 18:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Password Recovery[edit]

I lost the password to my account, but I did enter an email to that acount. Could I retrieve it that way? 69.157.0.239 16:16, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, if you entered an e-mail address and confirmed it, you can recover access to your account. Simply go to the log in, type in your username, and click "Email my password". Cheers, Tangotango (talk) 16:18, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Yes. Enter your username in the log-in screen, then click 'Email new password' and check your email account for a message from wiki at either wikipedia.org or wikimedia.org. It'll give you a new temporary password; log in with that password, and you'll get a screen allowing you to change your password to something new that you'll remember. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:19, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I lost my old account a month ago because of a similar issue, and unfortunately hadn't entered an email for it. At least I learned this time. Thanks again. 69.157.0.239 16:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, it worked. The Clawed One 16:23, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question about wikipedia article copyright expiry[edit]

I have a question about copyrights / Wikipedia, but the "other way around".

I'm not sure where to look, please point me somewhere.


When and how do the copyrights of wikipedia articles expire and transfer to the public domain, as copyrighted works should at some point.

Here is a scenario:

Knowledgable person A logs in to wikipedia and offers useful information in an article B.

No-one else changes article B. Article B is just fine the way it is, and lots of people read it.

Years later, person A dies.

Now one would expect the copyright of person A which they hold on article B to expire at some point. How can that point be established. It might be very hard to track down the identity of person A.

See User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Cop for all about copyrights on Wikipedia. As you may have noticed from the text that appears below the edit window when you typed your question, "you agree to license your contributions under the GFDL." That means the text in Wikipedia articles is not under the type of copyright restriction you seem to be thinking of (which would apply to most printed works). --Teratornis 18:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]


I am not sure how to understand this answer. The question was about when copyright expiry can be established, and what that means for the wikipedia model. The basis of the GFDL is copyright law. The GFDL cannot offer more than what copyright laws allow. And copyright laws provide only for a limited period of copyright "protection". But it looks to me after a few decades, the copyright status of articles is going to become a real mess. In particular it doesn't look to fit into the model and assumptions behind current copyright laws: on wikipedia, articles are changed frequently and by numerous people.
I may not have understood your question. GNU Free Documentation License#Invariant sections refers to a work entering the public domain after copyright expires, but it doesn't say when that occurs. I agree that a Wikipedia page which has been edited by many people might pose some problems for someone trying to determine when the page has entered the public domain (for example, might separate parts of the page enter the public domain at different times?). However, I'm not sure what difference it makes, other than possibly that public domain material can be copied with no restrictions whatsoever (the GFDL requirements no longer apply). You might try asking on the Reference desk, or (if you want to spend money) ask an attorney who specializes in intellectual property law. Since we don't have a stampede of other Help desk volunteers chiming in on this question, you may need to research it more on your own, for example by reading all the pages linked from User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Cop. --Teratornis 21:42, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can't remember my Password[edit]

Resolved

I can't remember my password for the life of me. You see, I changed my password I don't know how long ago, but I've stayed signed in and thus never used it. Now I can't remember it. This is ironic, because I was just about to change my password to something more secure, and activate e-mail notification for forgotten passwords. The good news is that I am still logged in. Is there anything I can do (as apparently changing the password and activating e-mail notification require my current password)? Am I doomed? --LuigiManiac 18:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you using a Web browser that remembers usernames and passwords? --Teratornis 18:47, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am using Firefox, but I said not to remember it in case someone were to get at my computer. In hindsight, probably isn't needed when my computer is in my room. I guess I'll have to find some way of ensuring this cookie doesn't get deleted. --LuigiManiac 18:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, so when my cookie inevitably gets deleted, then what? Should I make a new account now, or wait to see if I remember (which I probably won't. as my password isn't what I thought I changed it to)? --LuigiManiac 23:39, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And you don't have email enabled now? I fear you may be SOL... but you MIGHT be able to talk to someone at the CheckUser/developer level, and if they can verify that you're still who you say you are, they may be able to somehow get the software to send you your password. No promises though; you really ought to have set a way to recover it. :( -- nae'blis 03:08, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I must have forgot say this was resolved here. I tried to confirm the e-mail again not long after I said that last comment here, and it worked. Weird. I must have been doing something wrong, but I'm not quite sure what. Anyways, I now have a shiny, new, and more secure password, written down in several places so I don't forget. Sorry about worrying you. --LuigiManiac 14:48, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

pages I've created[edit]

Hello! Is there an easy way to get a list of pages I've created (excluding redirects, but including categories + templates)? Thanks! Lugnuts 18:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Go to Special:Newpages, type your username (Lugnuts) into the Username box, then choose the namespace you want. You'll only be able to display one namespace at a time with that, but it'll be much faster than weeding through your contributions. Hersfold (talk/work) 20:47, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note, this doesn't cover all your page creations as it doesn't list any for me even though I have created quite a few, but quite a while ago.-Localzuk(talk) 20:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, I've tried that and it only goes back a couple of weeks. Oh well, thanks anyway! Lugnuts 07:17, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tiffany Teen article[edit]

What happened to the Tiffany Teen article? Why would it have been removed? Request by Tiffany?

Silly sad machine 18:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See here for the deletion review, which turned a no consensus AfD into a delete. --LuigiManiac 18:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Also, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tiffany Teen for more info on why this was deleted in the first place. tiZom(2¢) 18:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually what you want is the second AFD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tiffany Teen (Second nomination). -- nae'blis 18:52, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Title-misspelling: Gyroscope (automobile)[edit]

I am requesting help. I incorrectly spelled a title: Gyroscope (automoblie). Trying to fix my problem, I copied the content to the correctly spelled, Gyroscope (automobile). I need help deleting the first. I think I should have done a MOVE on the original mistake, correct.--Drussel3 19:14, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, moving was the correct thing to do. I have deleted your copy, and moved the page there. Prodego talk 19:47, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How is "relevancy" calculated on Wikipedia?[edit]

Can anyone explain to me how relevance % is calculated on Wikipedia? e.g., when i search for Social Laws i get different articles that have different relevancy ratings. Can someone advise. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaranand (talk • contribs) 19:30, May 29, 2007

You can try looking at WP:SEARCH, but it doesn't look like it has what you're looking for. Most likely, relevance has something to do with how often your search terms appear, but in my experience that's a load of hogwash. The absolute bottom line is, Wikipedia's search engine sucks. You're much better off using Google or another external engine to search our site. The page I linked gives you directions how. Sorry if that doesn't really help, but I'm afraid that's pretty much the best answer you're going to get. :-( Hersfold (talk/work) 20:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting a picture[edit]

I believe I have seen a template along the lines of "A photo would improve this article". Could you direct me to it, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hogyn Lleol (talk • contribs) 19:42, May 29, 2007

Ta-da! {{Reqphoto}} A complete list of cleanup templates can be found at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup. Hersfold (talk/work) 20:36, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks! Hogyn Lleol 07:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

helpme[edit]

I am trying to create an article and I submit the images and text and it just dissappears into never-never land. I have gone through all of the help and how to pages, I followed the protocol, what am I doing wrong?

I'm trying to create an article desribing the works of an contemporary artist named Kevin Christman can you help?

It looks like you edited Wikipedia:Introduction by accident instead of Kevin Christman. You can click on the red link in that last sentence to start editing. However, based on your username (User:Kevinchristman), it looks like you may be trying to write an article about yourself, which is generally discouraged (see WP:AUTO). Also, when writing about any person, it's important that they meet certain notability requirements (and I don't know anything about you, so I don't mean to imply that you don't) which are explained at WP:NOTABILITY. Also, please use ~~~~ (four ~'s) when writing on talk pages to sign and date your comments. Ingrid 22:00, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Accidentally overwritten image[edit]

Seems like this is an issue that would come up frequently, but I can't find anything about it in any of the FAQs or related help pages: What's the proper protocol when you find an image that has been accidentally overwritten by somebody else? The specific example I have in mind is Image:100_1541.jpg, which used to be a picture of the Fillmore Gold Line station in Pasadena, CA, but has been overwritten, I presume accidentally due to the digital-camera filename, with an image of downtown Miami. (The image is only linked to by articles about the Gold Line.)

Thanks Virtualphtn 21:27, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Click the (rev) button to restore the original image. Then reupload the second image under a new name if there is a use for it. Prodego talk 21:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Which is exactly why images should be uploaded with a descriptive file name. - Mgm|(talk) 08:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

help me[edit]

I AM TRYIN TO LOOK UP WHAT OYSTERS EAT AND WHEN I TYOE IN OYSTER AND STUFF IT JUST TELLS ME STUFF I ALREADY KNOW.HOW DO I GO AND FIND WHAT I NEED?? THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME.

You can try the WP:Reference desk. And please don't write in all caps. ssepp(talk) 22:09, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The lead section of the Oyster article says oysters eat plankton. The oyster article did not have the obvious link to Filter feeder in a couple of places, so I added it. --Teratornis 04:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Email notification on document changes in my watchlist[edit]

Hi there,

Is it possible to be notified by email anytime an article on my watchlist is changed?

Thanks,

Judee

There is, but it has been disabled. There are hundreds of edits that occur on Wikipedia per minute, and if each page were watched by, let's say, ten users, the load on the email servers would be crippling. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 23:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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