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September 19[edit]

Reporting Bias Articles[edit]

I have encountered an article that I believe to be bias. I would like to know how to report this to an administrator, or someone who is more experienced at Wikipedia. To make the situation worse, threats of legal action have been made to those that edit said article. Thank you in advance.

Note: The article was "Ballymena Academy". I've made a discussion page on the "issue". —Preceding unsigned comment added by RPGary (talk • contribs) 00:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you believe the article is biased, you are free to tag it with a {{POV}} tag. If there are any threats of legal action involved, please either contact an administrator immediately or bring a report to WP:ANI. Provide the relevant edits where any users made legal threats and the situation will hopefully be resolved. Thank you. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 00:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Lord mortekai[edit]

This user has asked the following question with a helpme template:

"whenever i view a wikipedia article on this computer it just appears as regular text; the navigation bar with the wikipedia logo on the left is gone... why did this happen and how do i get it back?"

Anyone more technically proficient than I am have any ideas? Into The Fray ^T/C 00:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It seems like the CSS isn't loading properly. I'm not too sure why, though. --saxsux 08:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help![edit]

I am innocent I didn't do anything wrong, so why was I blocked? WHY?!

WinCamXP 00:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note - This has been explained to this user multiple times on their talk page and now they continue trolling. Into The Fray ^T/C 01:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And they were only blocked for an hour. Corvus cornix 18:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citing same source twice?[edit]

Let's assume you have a web link reference (using ref tags) and you want to use the source twice in the article body, but not have it show up (autonumbered) multiple times under the references... is there a way to do this? Crimson30 01:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See: WP:FOOT#Citing a footnote more than once. --Teratornis 01:09, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. The first time you cite the source, instead of using <ref>text</ref>, use <ref name="provide a name">text</ref>. When you want to cite the same source again, type <ref name="provide a name" />.--Fuhghettaboutit 01:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Crimson30 13:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

2 Pages on the same thing?[edit]

Why do we have an article on Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Tierra del Fuego? Shouldn't there be a redirect and only one page? Sseballos 01:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The former seems to be a single island, while the latter is referring to the general area. If you wish to start a discussion for their merger, you may open a discussion on Talk:Tierra del Fuego, and/or tag both pages with the appropriate {{Merge}} tag. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 01:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One article is an island and an the other is an archipelago. It's like saying that Hawaii and Hawaii (island) are identical subjects. Leebo ^T/C 02:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that's not an appropriate analogy. Really the two we'd be comparing are Hawaiian Islands and Hawaii (island). Hawaii is politically defined. Leebo ^T/C 02:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

deleting a page[edit]

How do I delete the page I created? I created a page on myself: Charles Pugh. Someone added a photo of me that I don't want on there. If it's that easy to just add things to my page, then I want it removed, please. HOW DO I DO THAT?

Charles Pugh <email removed to prevent spambots> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlespugh2 (talk • contribs) 02:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there are a few things going on here that shouldn't have happened. Really, you shouldn't have created a page on yourself; that's a conflict of interest. Secondly, the page is not yours, since you agreed to license the information through the GFDL by creating the page. On the other hand, the article doesn't really contain any sources to establish your notability, so you may not have deserved a page in the first place. You could try nominating it for deletion at articles for deletion, but be ready for the results to not end in removal of your page if others improve it. Leebo ^T/C 02:46, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind. I actually read Charles Pugh and it was just an advertisement for yourself and violated most of the policies and guidelines. Let this be a lesson learned. Don't edit Wikipedia unless you are willing to allow your contributions to be edited mercilessly. Leebo ^T/C 02:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photos/Images[edit]

I love your site, but continually have problems uploading appropriate, non-copyrighted images.

They keep getting removed because I don't know how to tag them. I wish someone could walk me through this. It's too difficult to figure out and I have some excellent, fitting images that would enhance your site.

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by John2690 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Uploading images for a tutorial. Make sure you read Wikipedia:Image use policy before uploading your images, however. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 03:20, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use the "licensing" box when uploading, or edit the page to add one of the {{template}}s from WP:TAG. Some images need a fair use rationale. --h2g2bob (talk) 06:43, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When all else fails, put {{helpme}} on your User Talk page, and when someone comes along asking how they can help, explain the problem to them and ask for their input. Corvus cornix 18:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I contest 'Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flo Jalin'[edit]

Hello,

I wrote an article that has become a target for Deletion. How do I contest this? I go to the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flo Jalin, but se no link for rebutal. What do I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericjj9 (talk • contribs) 03:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just edit the page like you would any other page and add your comment after a bullet point using an asterisk * . It is generally considered customary to state your position first, in bold, by surrounding the text you want to be bold with three ' .

*'''Keep''' Reason ~~~~

produces

Keep Reason (Your signature and timestamp).

--Mr.Z-man 04:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Font size[edit]

now when I log on to wikipedia, all the text is real small, how do I switch it back to regular size or larger? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.107.104.41 (talk) 04:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your browser should have options to set that - usually at View > Text size (or similar). Set it to normal or anything larger. On Firefox, I simply hit Ctrl-0. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Or you can hold down Ctrl button and scroll the mouse wheel, up to decrease font size and down to increase font size in both I.E and Firefox ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 06:37, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Transferring article from sandbox to new page[edit]

I am satisfied with my article in the Sandbox, but I cannot figure out how to transfer it to a new page. I would appreciate your help.

Inver471ness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Inver471ness (talk • contribs) 05:03, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Starting a new page has all the information you need. :) Just so you know, when you post on a talk page, you should type four tildes (~~~~) to sign your posts with your name and the date. Happy editing! GlassCobra 05:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, the Sandbox is not actually a good place to put a planned article, since it tends to be very high traffic (try visiting it now and you'll see what I mean). What you can do, however, is start a personal sandbox and put the article there. I have pulled what you put together from your contributions, and put it at User:Inver471ness/Sandbox for you. Your account is old enough that you can just move it to the article space whenever you want. You may want to take a quick look at Wikipedia:Guide to layout and Wikipedia:Citation templates to see how to tidy up the page a bit. Confusing Manifestation 06:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mozilla FireFox[edit]

Where can I download the Wikipedia FireFox application? The Hyb rid 05:10, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You mean the toolbar? http://wikipedia.mozdev.org/ --Max Talk (+) 05:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. For some reason it won't download. It say that it isn't compatible with 2.0.0.2. What do I do? The Hyb rid 05:53, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can add the search engine!--The source of the cosmos... 00:30, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Title Change[edit]

The title of a newly created article isn't appearing the main search unless the precise words in their exact order are typed in. i am sure that the title of the article needs to be changed but am having trouble locating information about title changes and obviously can't change it in the main edit window. can someone clue me in to this, please? Most grateful. --Westkeith 06:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you wish to change the name of the page, then see Help:Moving a page. As for the necessity of inputing the title, you may make a redirect for a commonly used acronym or similar device for the article in question. For instance, for the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, there is a redirect to that page from KOTOR, a common shortening of the aforementioned title. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 07:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, it takes time for newly-created articles to be included in the search index. When you type in the exact title and hit go, it won't do a real search, but simply head for the page with that exact title. - Mgm|^(talk) 07:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe what Westkeith is speaking of is the article Out of the Darkness (Community and Overnight Walks), there is already an article called Out of the Darkness while searching I also found many other pages with this name in titles which includes:

I Think perhaps the page Out of the Darkness should be renamed to Out of the Darkness (1985 Television movie) and then the Out of the Darkness article changed into a disambiguation page, like the page Mercury ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 08:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I page moved Out of the Darkness to Out of the Darkness (1985 television movie) then changed Out of the Darkness into a disambiguation page▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 00:38, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding subheadings[edit]

I'm wokring on an article that should have subheadings underneath the main headings.

Main Title

First Heading Level 1

Second Heading Level 1

First Subheading Level 2

Second Subheading Level 2

Third Heading

I know how to make the main headings. It's the subheadings I can't do.

Timothy Perper 08:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply[edit]

To make sub-heading add (three equal signs) rather then two on both sides of the headline.

Four for sub-sub-heading

in your example this would be:

Main Title
==First Heading Level 1==
==Second Heading Level 1==
===First Subheading Level 2===
===Second Subheading Level 2===
==Third Heading==

also see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings) for more information ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 09:01, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are there plans for an AJAX-style edit?[edit]

so you can edit without reloading a new page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bboyjkang (talk • contribs) 08:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The reference desk may be able to answer this question. Lara Love 15:31, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's a valid Help Desk question. The developers are working on it, I believe; various beta versions of the code are available, but the code for doing that isn't nearly reliable or stable enough to actually use on Wikipedia at the moment. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:07, 19 September 2007 (U T C)

More information about using AJAX with MediaWiki is on MediaWiki.org and on Meta. --Teratornis 17:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism[edit]

I was just working on one of my User Pages when someone vandalized the page. I removed it, but the vandal and comment are in the History section. It created an edit conflict too.

It's for User:Timothy Perper/Test

Lunatics...

Timothy Perper 09:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tim. The Vandal has been blocked. The page looks okay now, don't worry about the edit conflict. Regretfully the page history can't be removed for things like this. Sorry about the vandal! Pedro | Chat 09:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Pedro! We can leave it on the page history. Sheesh. Buncha loons... Timothy Perper 09:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Add a new page to Wikipedia[edit]

Dear sir/madam,

I would like to now how I can add a new page to Wikipedia.

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Quinta van Rotterdam (email removed to protect from spam) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quinta123 (talk • contribs) 09:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. PrimeHunter 09:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

email purpose[edit]

can you send email of mba journals and articles & refer books —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.211.23 (talk) 09:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a line of text immediately under the title of an article[edit]

How do I add an explanatory line immediately under the title of an existing article on manga I'm working on?

What I want is:

Title of Article

Disambiguation stuff, already in

I want to add a line in italics next that says "This article deals with manga in general. For details of individual manga series, plots and artists, see individual Wikipedia entries."

Is that clear? This is not a see a specific article, but a general comment.

Timothy Perper 08:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I figured out a way/workaround to do it. If someone wants to check, see the article on Manga. The page now looks the way it should.

And if someone objects to the addition, please believe me, it's needed.

Timothy Perper 10:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would say such a comment would be superfluous to anyone reading the lemma. Are you talking about an attempt to avoid too detailed spam on the article? - Mgm|^(talk) 08:50, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stopping an edit war on Cairns, Queensland[edit]

Greetings, today, I updated the Cairns, Queensland article with the latest population figures out of todays Cairns Post (The city's main newspaper). Below is the edit history that has caused me to run into the three revert rule. I have tried to remain civil through it...

10:27, 19 September 2007 Fosnez
- Updated population figures with number published int he cairns post today)

11:07, 19 September 2007 Thuringowacityrep
- The Cairns post is not what we use for pop figs, if we did then Towsnville & Thuringowa would have 163,000 not 143,328 we use the ABS stats OK...Good...Thanks

14:11, 19 September 2007 Fosnez
- That's nice, update your own page then, WE use the most current, reliable source, in this case, the cairns post, instead of a census that is two years out of date.

15:49, 19 September 2007 Thuringowacityrep
- thats good but what gets said in a news paper in not always fact or correct and wiki must use fact and the censusis what every other City/LGA uses plus it is current as of 2006, so leave it alone.

19:44, 19 September 2007 Fosnez
- Anf if everyone else jumps of a cliff are you going to? Wikipedia:Reliable sources clearly states that mainstream newspapers are reliable sources. The figure on this page is incorrect by 13,217 people

19:56, 19 September 2007 Thuringowacityrep
- wake up fool you wish cairns had that many people it might with all the tourists but that is not the population we want on wiki, the ABS it what has been used for years and still will be.

In the above edit comments you can see I have been personally attacked, good faith has not been assumed and most importantly the article has got incorrect/out of date facts in it. A couple of things to bear in mind, Thuringowacityrep is clearly from the Townsville area and Townsville and Cairns has a *cough* healthy rilvary, hence (IMHO) the "you wish cairns had that many people" comment.

What do I do about this? Fosnez 10:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, according to the TRR, you have one revert left. If User:Thuringowacityrep reverts it again, then he/she is in violation of the rule. So technically you aren't out of the "fight" yet and no rules have been broken. Edit War is not yet declared, just border skirmishes. — PhilHibbs | talk 12:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Instead of explaining how to "win" the edit war, I would suggest that two editors either take it to the article's Talk page, or to dispute resolution. Or possibly, to Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia for discussion. Corvus cornix 18:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Failed attempt at levity. My bad. However, in all seriousness, it seems to me that the original edit is protected by the 3RR. One other editor can't "win" in removing another person's edit, the rule stops the war with the orginal edit still in place. Is this not the intention? That a second objector must intercede in order for the edit to remain revoked? — PhilHibbs | talk 12:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Info Johnny Afro[edit]

Hi I was doing a search in Google for myself and stumbled upon this wiki

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

for Johnny Afro. Some of the info is not true and I didn't see where it can be corrected.

Someone has embellished some BS.

I was the first hip hop producer to graduate from Stanford University and made popular the "Drum" on KZSU which holds the Guiness Book of World Records as the longest running hip hop radio show.

I had nothing to do with the G-Curl style Afro. That's someone being a clown. How do I clear this up??

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.192.129.20 (talk) 11:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At the top of the article, there is a tab that says "edit this page". If you click that you will be taken to an edit page much like the one that you used to add your post above. You will see all the text for the current article. Read through that and make changes as necessary. Citing some reliable sources is also necessary. Published information from trusted sources allows information to be verified so that the types of issues you list above (inaccurate information) is not included. Lara Love 15:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting[edit]

I'm a bit surprised by the guidance Help:Reverting#Do_not. I've been around at wikipedia for a long time without ever having read this, and although I acccept that reverting someone else can appear disrespectful, I've always taken the view that reverting is by far the best and easiest way to be bold whenever I think that a past version of a page is better than the current one for any reason. After all, I never have any worries about overwriting someone else's material with newer better material, and I don't see why reverting is fundamentally different. Do others see the issue differently? (Note that this is just a question: I'm not involved in a debate or dispute about this topic, anywhere) AndyJones 12:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I imagine its contextual. If somebody has put effort into making what they believe are improvements, they might well be put off by a blanket undoing. Overwriting has more of a chance to incorporate their efforts and to seem collaborative rather than simply dismissive. I frequently revert changes that might be good faith in recent changes patrol--for example, blanking. Many new editors might blank material accidentally, but I'm not going to take the time to retype it all. :) On one occasion, when the editor attempted to insert something and accidentally wiped out the references, categories & see alsos, I copied his or her single sentence addition and inserted into the earlier version, with a note to that effect in the edit summary. I imagine precision in the edit summary is particularly important when doing reversions, as is explaining to the user at his or her talk page why the reversion is made. I wouldn't revert and just say "old one sounds better", for instance. :) --Moonriddengirl 13:35, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Finding the author[edit]

I am doing an assignment on Edouard Manet and have used your site and loved the info it has given the only other thing I need to know is who wrote this information adn when they did. THis is necessary for the bibliography.

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.242.134.235 (talk) 13:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's a whole page available about how to cite Wikipedia at Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. --ais523 13:06, 19 September 2007 (U T C)

Encyclopedias aren't primary sources, and so shouldn't really be used where you need to cite your sources. This is one of the reasons that we are pushing to get more references into the articles, so that they can be used as a starting point for research such as your assignment. A lot of colleges will reject your research or mark it down if it uses Wikipedia as a source — not because of any accuracy concerns, simply because it's an encyclopedia. — PhilHibbs | talk 16:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

history of recreated deleted pages[edit]

If a deleted page is recreated (not undeleted), do the version(s) before deletion show in the history? Arutena 13:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not by default. An admin can re-add them to the history if it seems an appropriate thing to do (depending on what the old versions were), and you can request such a re-adding at Wikipedia:Deletion review. --ais523 13:37, 19 September 2007 (U T C)

boogytalk[edit]

Hello,

A friend of mine told me about a wikipedia page about our site Boogytalk.com. I really don't mind that their is a wikipedia page, but please then a nice one :)

A bit over the website; A few months ago I, with some friends started to build a site where everyone can broadcast himself and talk with eachother via webcams, sound and chat. One of the reasons we wanted to do that, its because we like the Boogie Woogie music, we hope soon, when a lot of visitors will come we can let this music live again.

Kindest regards,

John —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enterpoint (talk • contribs) 13:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi John. I'm afraid that the the Boogytalk article has now been delted (by me) as it did not assert the Notability of the website. Please see WP:CSD#A7 for reasons why articles are speedily deleted from Wikipedia for this reason. Any problems please feel free to approach me at my talk page. Pedro | Chat 13:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Most viewed pages when i search with a keyword[edit]

when i search with a keyword,i want to see most viewed pages with that key word.Is than functionality present in wiki? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.53.95.130 (talk) 13:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At the moment, view counts for pages aren't maintained because it would place too much strain on the servers. So unfortunately, it's impossible. (Some approximate counts are maintained, but they aren't anywhere near accurate enough for what you suggest because they only give accurate figures for the most popular pages.) --ais523 13:45, 19 September 2007 (U T C)

duplicate name help[edit]

I want to create a new article about someone. A different person by the same name already exists, how can I go about creating this new article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pjbermel (talk • contribs) 14:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Create the new article with something in parentheses at the end of the title to distinguish it from the old one; for instance, George Washington (inventor) is a different person to George Washington. You should then put a note up at the top of each article so that people who search for one can find the other; the usual way would be to use the {{otheruses4}} template, and instructions for doing this can be found on Template talk:Otheruses4. --ais523 14:07, 19 September 2007 (U T C)

(editconflict)Usually, what will happen is if there's already one article about one person (ie. John Doe), and you want to write an article about another John Doe, you could create a new article for them by tacking some notable fact about them at the end, like their job (ie. John Doe (author), John Doe (carpenter)). See some disambiguation pages for examples. Also, before you create an article, please read Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. Good luck! GlassCobra 14:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help, need to make third revert but fear banning[edit]

the article of Anglo-Scottish border is offensive name and should be English-Scottish border, have tried to talk on talkpages and stuff but keeps reverting back, i fear third revert ban, need advise pls. thank you. YESYESandmanygoals 14:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry if you find it offensive, but "Anglo" has always been the reference name for England in that context, just like "Sino" for China. See Sino-Japanese War. GlassCobra 14:31, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Glasscobra, thank you many for fast answer. I ask though, what is wrong with English-Scottish border ? surely it is better name and is much more understandable for person not knowing this, the word anglo has many politcal motives in modern times, English is best name, can you help me ? YESYESandmanygoals 14:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't the place. Work out content disputes on the article talk page. Friday (talk) 14:35, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But nobody replies to it, they just do not answer, but when i change they revert it! YESYESandmanygoals 14:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We can point you to dispute resolution, but this page is not the place to host a content dispute. Also, the three revert rule means that you can't make more than 3 reverts in 24 hours. That's not an excuse for making exactly 3 every 24 hours, but you won't be banned for breaking 3RR. You could be temporarily blocked, but that's different. Leebo ^T/C 15:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

invoking 'Random Article' function from shortcut or homepage[edit]

I set the 'Main Page' as my home page a couple of months ago and have found 'Today's Featured Article' to be an easy way to introduce my kids to things beyond 'Current Events'. Today I discovered the 'Random Article' function, which take the 'featured article' concept to a whole new level by providing a new article each time the browser is invoked, rather than just once a day. I noticed the 'Random Article' function does not have it's own address, and also that it can be invoked by 'Alt-X' while in a page.

Not knowing much about browser technology, I am interested in knowing if there is a command line option to invoke the 'Random Article' function directly, either in the Internet Explorer Home Page Address field, or within a shortcut.

Much thanks for any help.

Keljohnca 16:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)keljohnca[reply]

The URL (Internet address) of the 'random article' feature is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random (you can set this address as your home page, or bookmark it as a shortcut, the same way as with any other address). Hope that helps! --ais523 16:30, 19 September 2007 (U T C)

Help talk:Archiving a talk page[edit]

There is currently a dispute between me and another editor over certain additions to Help:Archiving a talk page. It appears we can not establish consensus between the two of us and since this page is frequented by many users looking to help other Wikipedians, I figured it may be a good idea to come here asking for third party input. — [ aldebaer⁠ ] 17:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Undoing more than one edit at a time?[edit]

Hello. I like to help clean up vandalism, but there is something I cannot quite figure out that I have seen others do. How do you go about undoing more than one edit at a time? Right now, I just go and undo them one by one, but I know/have seen people do more than one undo at a time. How do you do that? Thank you! Tabor 17:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are several ways. Most often you will see people using an automated tool like Twinkle or AWB for making special edits/edit summaries. Next, administrators have a rollback function for reverting consecutive edits by a single user. Lastly, you can just go to the version you want to restore, hit "Edit" and save that page; that undoes all subsequent edits. Leebo ^T/C 17:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

gulf the book[edit]

when did the gulf war begin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.254.23 (talk • contribs)

You should go to the Reference desk for this type of question - this is where you ask questions about editing Wikipedia. However, you might be able to simply look at the article Gulf War. x42bn6 Talk Mess 18:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Screenshot use from online video and Request a photo template[edit]

I'd be willing to bet this has been answered somewhere but I don't know where to look. I'm editing an article about an internet celebrity and am looking to get an image for use. Is their policy about using a screenshot? Also what is the request a photo template? I've seen it on a few articles but haven't a clue where to find it. Thank you! Benjiboi 19:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A screenshot from a video would need a fair use rationale, unless the video was licensed for free use. Such a rationale could not be established for the purpose of identifying a living individual, of whom a free image could be obtained. Unsure off the top of my head on the request template. Leebo ^T/C 19:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{reqphoto}} should be the template you're looking for - it goes on the talk page, and gives a big red warning message if it's not there. Also, you could put the image Image:Replace this image1.svg up within the article itself - that should make it a little more noticeable and also gives people instructions on what to do about it when they click on the image. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleteing account[edit]

How do I delete my account. I don't want to simply abandon my user profile, I want to delete it.Gibbs59 19:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Short version: you can't.

Longer version: This account has only made one edit, which was this question to the Help desk, so there's no need to delete it. If you're referring to another account, you can blank your user page and vanish, but the account will not be deleted. -- Kesh 20:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can also tag your userpage and talk page with {{db-userreq}}. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 21:41, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's moot since the user doesn't have an existing user page or talk page, but talk pages are generally not deleted upon user request the same way user pages are. Leebo ^T/C 21:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Move page[edit]

To the Wikipedia-team

I have created the following page: "Myc4", but it should have been: "MyC4" - now I'm unable to locate the "move this page"-button on the page. I would kindly ask you to move this page for me.

- Thanks in advance. Rune —Preceding unsigned comment added by Runekokholm (talk • contribs) 19:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved it, the tag reads "move" and should be located to the right of the history tab. You should be aware, however, that the article currently does not establish why MyC4 is notable and has been nominated for deletion under Criteria for speedy deletion A7. Please see our guidelines on what companies are considered notable for more information. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The reason you can't locate the "move" tab, Runekokholm, is because your account was created today. That function can only be used after a 4 day waiting period. Leebo ^T/C 20:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Article Titles[edit]

How can I edit the title of my article. Each word should be capitalized and they aren't. Just the first word is.

Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.57.75.120 (talk) 20:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you're logged in with an account that is more than four days old, you can move the article to the correct title. Be sure to check the policy on naming conventions before making your move. :) --Moonriddengirl 21:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

By the way see WP:OWN. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 21:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Malagasy currency[edit]

What is the exchange rate between the Malgasy ariary ane the US$ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.106.217.17 (talk) 21:12, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Malagasy ariary. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that does not solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They will 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. :) --Moonriddengirl 21:17, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Special Icon[edit]

Does anyone have a picture of a pizza I can put on Wikipedia messages? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:21, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here you go: [1] Into The Fray ^T/C 22:23, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) Also try Image:Pizza.svg Jonathan Mind you, I've made at least ONE EDIT! Huzzah! 22:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Pepperoni_pizza.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by "put on Wikipedia messages?" You can't include images in your signature, it's disruptive. Leebo ^T/C 22:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'Into The Fray I need to know to put the image so it shows the picture, not the web address.[edit]

How do you get the pizza picture show on the message, not show the web address. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WinCamXP (talk • contribs) 22:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Image or wait for another editor to respond here. I'm not an image expert. Into The Fray ^T/C 22:29, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not 100% sure if I'm answering your question, so tell me if I'm not :) To display an image as a link on a page, type M[[:Image:Imagename]], and to get it to display a picture, type [[Image:Imagename]]. For example:

[[File:Bad Title Example.png]] becomes:

and [[:Image:Example.png]] becomes: Image:Example.png. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 22:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Arky, thanks.

searching for template usage[edit]

Is there any way to search for all pages that use a particular template? For example, I'm interested in seeing all articles that have use the {{Protein}} template. Suggestions? Thanks, AndrewGNF 23:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. Go to Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Protein. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 23:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant, I knew there must be an easy link somewhere... Thanks much... AndrewGNF 00:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Finding out the AUTHORS of a particular entry?[edit]

We need to know the AUTHORS of a particular entry - for a bibliography. How do we find that out????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.7.142.159 (talk) 23:53, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Check out WP:CW for how to cite Wikipedia. Lara Love 23:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For an automatic reference generator, check out Special:Cite. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 00:48, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]