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January 28

Help with disambiguation "Anne Harris"

I was attempting to clear up some confusion regarding various articles about people by the name Anne Harris and a change I made was automatically reverted by ClueBot as possibly unconstructive. I believe this is a false positive so I went to this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ClueBot/FalsePositives and clicked on the link where it says "Now, click here and put the revert ID in the box when prompted," but the destination of that link (http://24.40.131.153/cluebot.php) cannot be found. So I am stuck.

Here's a summary of what I was trying to do...

There are currently three Anne Harris articles
Anne Harris, Irish newspaper editor
Anne Harris (musician), American singer-songwriter
Anne Harris (sculptor), Canadian sculptor

and the disambiguation page: Anne Harris (disambiguation)

and there should be at least one more:
Anne Harris (author), American science-fiction writer.

There are several links to the first Anne Harris (Irish newspaper editor) that should properly link to an article Anne Harris (author), which does not yet exist.

So the changes I wanted to make were:
1. Rename (move) the "Anne Harris" article to "Anne Harris (journalist)"
2. Fix the correct links currently pointing to "Anne Harris" to point to the new "Anne Harris (journalist)" article.
3. Create a stub article for "Anne Harris (author)"
4. Fix the incorrect links to (journalist) so they point to the stub for "Anne Harris (author)"
5. Update the Anne Harris (disambiguation) page to properly link to all four Anne Harris articles.

The disambiguation page "Anne Harris (disambiguation)" should properly list these articles, at a minimum:

Anne Harris (journalist), Irish newspaper editor
Anne Harris (musician), American singer-songwriter
Anne Harris (sculptor), Canadian sculptor
Anne Harris (author), American science-fiction writer

Anyway, that's what I wanted to do, but I got reverted and then the link to report the false positive wouldn't work, so I didn't get very far. At a minimum, I would like to remove the warning from my talk page.

Any help would be appreciated. This is a good-faith effort to clarify and fix some existing inaccuracies. It is not vandalism. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenman64 (talk • contribs) 00:09, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Looks like User:Orangemike has fixed all this. – ukexpat (talk) 04:58, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

knowing how to present papers (Scientific research) in international journals of my research work?

Sir, i want to publish some of my research work in international journals of science and technology. which part of Wikipedia will be in a position to guide me. I had so far published more than 20 papers in Indian Journals. Dr,S.Sekar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.201.34.75 (talk) 01:37, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

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 is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Algebraist 01:38, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Template:Catholicism

Hi, I have found a number of errors in this template (i.e. links to disambiguation pages: 20+) Unfortunately I cannot edit the page because it is protected. Is it possible for someone to lift this protection (only for about 20 minutes) so I can carry out the necessary repairs? -- Marek.69 ^talk 02:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

It's dangerous to lift protection on such a high-visibility template, even for only 20 minutes - there's a chance vandals could do their dirty work in that short amount of time. Go to Template talk:Catholicism, list the changes you want made and include {{editprotected}} in your post to request an administrator make the changes. Xenon54 (talk) 02:28, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

OK, Thanks -- Marek.69 ^talk 02:34, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I couldn't find any links to disambiguation pages in it. DuncanHill (talk) 02:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm using WikiCleaner 0.8 to do this. I think it's referring to 'redirects'. Marek.69 ^talk 02:54, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

That seems likely - I found twenty redirects in it, but they all seem reasonable redirects. DuncanHill (talk) 03:02, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

So, is there a reason to not direct the links in question straight to the correct pages? (WikiCleaner is suggesting to repair automatically) Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Have I misinterpreted something about this program? -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:16, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes. See WP:R2D. Algebraist 03:19, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

OK, I see. Sorry, I assumed that what the program was suggesting was the 'correct' thing to do. Sorry -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:25, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

No problem - you asked about something and learnt something new, that's what we're here for! DuncanHill (talk) 03:27, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, is Template:Catholicism not a 'navigational template', though? (It is located at the bottom of articles, e.g. Pope John Paul II) -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I'll rephrase question: Is Template:Catholicism a ‘navigational template’, as described in WP:R2D? Marek.69 ^talk 04:52, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes it is - well spotted! As it is, then yes, the redirects should be replaced with direct links. DuncanHill (talk) 13:27, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

BTW: you can now find redirects and disambiguations by using the new links in the toolbox in the left sidebar. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 16:07, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Template:NCAATeamSeason image size

Resolved

I am unable to get {{NCAATeamSeason}} to scale images using the Image_size parameter at 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Fixed. The parameter is |ImageSize=, as opposed to Image_size=. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:33, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:07, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

ZEEGRA TECHNOLOGIES information found deleted . Why?

Resolved

User blocked for username violation and promotional editing. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 16:10, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

There are 1000s of software companies offerings and about being published in WIKI, why there is a partiality delete suggestion towards Zeegra Technologies.

for eg:- Zebra technologies have published their article in WIKI almost similar to us and they continue to be there without any delete

Expect a favourable answer ASAP —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeegra (talk • contribs) 06:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Because Zeegra is not a notable company, and/or because your article read more like a press-release or official website than a Wikipedia article. On that note, Zebra tech might actually be notable, but you should know that pointing out a similar article is liable only to get another article deleted, and not your article restored. Speaking of which, you shouldn't be writing about your own company! If and when Zeegra is notable, someone else will probably write about it. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

By the way, your username is inappropriate. You should change it to something not associated with your company. —teb728 t c 08:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Explain the relationship between business and information systems

41.206.52.170 (talk) 06:36, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

This page is for asking questions about Wikipedia, and not general knowledge questions. For that, you should see the reference desk. However, you should probably first take a look at information systems, Management information system, and other articles that link there. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:40, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

However your question looks like a homework question. The Reference desk will not do your homework for you. —teb728 t c 06:53, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Cornerstone

what is called the stone placed for inaugration of a building —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.153.44.130 (talk) 06:43, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

This page is for asking questions about Wikipedia, and not general knowledge questions. For that, you should see the reference desk. However there may be a clue in the section header I provided for you. —teb728 t c 06:53, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Coordinate error in Google Earth

The article on the small Pacific island of Guguan has the correct coordinates set to place the "W" marker in the centre of the island in Google Earth. However, the marker actually appears just south-west of the island. The article history suggests the correct coordinates were added to the article in December 2008 and I see no evidence of an earlier set of incorrect coordinates that Google might have used. The marker appears to have been placed by ignoring the "seconds" components of both latitude and longitude. Would the additional parameters that are in the {{coord}} template, "dim:2800_scale:28000_region:MP_type:isle(0)_source:dewiki", have something to do with this? Does Google take several passes to get the coordinates to their full accuracy? Astronaut (talk) 06:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Disambiguation 2

Jens Let’s see if I explain myself better. I’ve created a page for Eduardo Parra Murga – a Spanish writer. When I search for Eduardo Parra alone – and since up to now there was only Eduardo Parra Pizarro (a Chilean musician), I’m redirected to his page. What I want to do is create an Eduardo Parra disambiguation page that will allow people to choose between the two. For that purpose I had written this text (which you can use if you were so kind as to do the job):

Eduardo Parra may be the name of:

• Eduardo Parra Murga, Spanish advertising executive and writer
• Eduardo Parra Pizarro, member of the Chilean rock fusion band Los Jaivas

Problem is I really don’t know how to go about creating this new page, since there's already an Eduardo Parra page - the one that goes straight to Pizarro’s).

By the way, I LOVE prime numbers!

Parraed (talk) 08:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

OK, well, what you do is this. Firstly you need to move the page for Pizarro from Eduardo Parra to Eduardo Parra Pizarro - that automatically turns the page at Eduardo Parra into a redirect to Eduardo Parra Pizarro. You then go back to Eduardo Parra and create your disambiguation page (using your text above), which tells people which of the two they may be looking for. I've done it for you for sake of ease, but now you know ;-) _Gb^T/c 13:44, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Who checks the presidential candidates for verification?

I guess I asked my question in the Subject line. Anyhow, I wasnt able to find that on Wiki... could that please be added or could you send me the correct link? Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.112.219.47 (talk) 08:17, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

This help desk is for asking questions about using Wikipedia - the Reference Desk are far better equipped to answer these sorts of questions. :) --saxsux (talk) 09:36, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

How do I add new pages?

I was wondering how it would be possible to add a completely new page from scratch on a subject that isn't listed in the sandbox anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jomance (talk • contribs) 08:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

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.–Capricorn42 (talk) 08:59, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Birth dates

how to have list of famous personalities born on any given date —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.30.89.81 (talk) 09:46, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Search for the date- search box is in the left column of this page. We have separate articles for every day of the year with a list of births, deaths and other events on that day. For example January 29. –Capricorn42 (talk) 09:51, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

New user creating another new user account?

Guys, is it possible to have a new user create another new user account, as shown here? E Wing (talk) 13:30, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes. (You have the log of it happening; why are you even asking this question?) Algebraist 13:34, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Special:UserLogin is accessible while you are still logged in, and if you create an account it will show up in your logs. –Capricorn42 (talk) 13:38, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

#expr

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 16:30, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

What needs to be done to fix this: {{#expr: {{PAGESIZE:George Bush}} - {{PAGESIZE:Wikipedia}}}}? -- Mentisock 14:04, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Ah, got it... |R was missing as a parameter. -- Mentisock 14:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

question on categorising

Is there any way to find articles which are under one category tree but not another, ie under Category:Singers by genre but not under Category:Singers by nationality, other than going through all the subcats? Waacstats (talk) 14:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:CatScan can help. 194.75.236.70 (talk) 14:56, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I've used catscan before butwhat i want to do is find pages under Category:Singers by genre that are not under Category:Singers by nationality so as to improve categorisation. I can't see how this can be done using catscan. Waacstats (talk) 15:07, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Find all pages under Category:Singers by genre to whatever depth you're interested in using CatScan. Store the output. Find all pages in the intersection of the two categories using CatScan. Compare the output. You might need to sort both outputs so the comparison is easier, but the difference between these two lists is what you're after. -- Rick Block (talk) 19:25, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Twinkle

I have created my monobook User:Alouatta palliata palliata/monobook.js, but twinkle and friendly are not working. What may be the reason? Please help. Alouatta palliata palliata (talk) 15:18, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I believe you need to be autoconfirmed for them to work. --Onorem♠Dil 15:23, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Did you try pressing Ctrl+Shift+R? That allows your browser to reload the page directly and bypass your cache. Sometimes it takes a minute for your browser to pick up on what's going on. TN‑X-Man 15:23, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I bypassed the cache, but still it is not working. It may work after being autoconfirmed, as Onorem suggested above. Alouatta palliata palliata (talk) 15:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, I believe, Twinkle and friendly don't work with IE. Please check that - Sasikiran (talk) 05:44, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

problem on webpage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT%C3%89_Junior

Hi there,

On the above link on Wikipedia when you click on press release it is not coming up. I have the press release for this page to put up, how can I do this?

many thanks,

Sandra Byrne RTE Radio Publicity office —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.207.58.11 (talk) 16:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

You'll need to click on the "edit" tab at the top of the page and change the link to the proper one. Please do not list the actual press release in the article, as Wikipedia cannot accept promotional or copyrighted material. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:04, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I have updated the link.[1] I found the former content of the old url in the Internet Archive and searched a replacement with Google. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

drugs for hypomania

any drugs that work for hypomania. !!!!!!

Ask a doctor. We aren't licensed doctors - we can't and don't give medical advice here. Xenon54 (talk) 16:27, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer and hypomania. --Teratornis (talk) 19:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

How do I insert our Link

Hi there - there is an article in Wiki for Remote/Online backup solutions and a list of providers. This is the Wiki page where I am hoping to include our link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_backup_services We'd love to be on that list please :) Here is our link for your kind review: http://backazon.com/ The website is still somewhat under construction, but we are providing online backup software, we are released in Beta currently.

How can I go about inserting our link? Many thanks for any help and pointers! please contact me at <redacted>

Best Regards, Susan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Backazon (talk • contribs) 16:33, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

What is the name of the product? Since you appear to be involved with the product, please see WP:FAQ/Business. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 17:39, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

And please read our guidelines on linkspam. – ukexpat (talk) 18:53, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Move article from user page to live Wikipedia

How do I move an article from my user page to live Wikipedia? Weightdoc (talk) 17:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Click MOVE at the top of the page. Grsz¹¹ 17:56, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) In order to move pages, your account must be autoconfirmed, which simply means that it has been active for four days and made at least ten edits. In about two days, you should see a "move" tab at the top of your user page, which will allow you to move your article to the main article space. In the meantime, I would strongly encourage you to review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflict of interest and advertising. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:58, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

picture placement

How do I place a picture into my wikepedia page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.46.198.231 (talk) 19:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

First you need to upload the image, see WP:UPLOAD, then add an image link such as [[File:filname.ext|thumb|caption here]] - that will produce a right-aligned thumbnail with a caption. There are other parameters you can use, but thumbnail is the one used most in my experience. – ukexpat (talk) 19:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, to upload an image, you'll need to create an account. Go here to do so. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 20:20, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Images

I'd try and read the image policies pages, but I know it probably wouldn't answer any of my questions. If I have a book with images that are over 100 years old, am I allowed to scan them and use them here? Thanks, Grsz¹¹ 20:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Probably. In the US, anything created before 1924 is in the public domain, so it can be uploaded here with the tag {{PD-US}} or {{PD-old}} or similar. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Public domain for the full list of tags. However, it may not be in the public domain in other countries; do you have any more information such as the year and country of publication? Xenon54 (talk) 20:04, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

US publication, various years. Anything between 1924 is good? Grsz¹¹ 20:18, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes. I was actually wrong about the year; anything published before 1st January 1923 is in the public domain, tag it with {{PD-US}}. Xenon54 (talk) 20:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

why have you removed my edit?!

i made a heartfelt section in the herschel grammar school page, about our headteacher leaving. only to find, that a day later, its been removed..! what is up with that?!

sort your lives out —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.109.153.81 (talk) 20:46, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Wikipedia is a place for encyclopedia articles, not memorials. You can still create an account and contribute if you'd like. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 20:52, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I would like to rename an article I just started

Resolved

I intended to name the article "Tacen Whitewater Course" instead of "Tacen Whitewater Slalom Course." What should I do? Thanks. HowardMorland (talk) 21:29, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Move it. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:34, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Problem solved. HowardMorland (talk) 22:02, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

baby massage to aid bonding

where can i find information on baby massage to aid bonding and attachment 21:37, 28 January 2009 (UTC)~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.196.16 (talk)

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 is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. TN‑X-Man 21:42, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Duplicate or Similar Article

Hello,

I'm trying to make changes to the page William Packer (Director). I've changed it to Will Packer (Producer)but I got a note due to it being so close to William Packer (Director). I want to keep Will Packer (Producer) How do I do that. I'm sorry this is all new to me and I'm very very confused.

Thanks for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lsprandmrkting (talk • contribs) 22:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Changing Existing Titles of Articles

How do I change a title from William Packer (Director) to Will Packer (Producer)?22:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)Lsprandmrkting (talk) 22:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

We change article title by moving them to new titles, which can only be done by users who are autoconfirmed, meaning users whose accounts are four days old and have made at least ten edits. Since you didn't have enough edits, I moved it for you and made some changes to the article until I discovered that all of the text you added was an apparent copyright violation. I then reverted to the version before you edited the article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Ref tag error

What is going on at the bottom of Talk:Byron Brown?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Exactly what it says: there are <ref>s on the page, but no reference list, and the software now flags this as an error. There's a discussion as to whether this is appropriate on talk pages here. Algebraist 23:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)