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October 24[edit]

Please create a redirect for me[edit]

I'm an IP address (and I wish to stay an IP address). Could a kind soul please create the following simple redirect:

Opium clipper should contain #REDIRECT [[Clipper#Opium clipper]] , analogous to what I have done at tea clipper.

Thanks! 128.59.181.223 (talk) 02:26, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:42, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of Interest[edit]

Hi - I work for a company that created an article about itself a few years ago. The article is labeled as being "written like an advertisement" (which is true) and asks for someone to re-write it from a neutral point of view.

I have monitored this for a few months, and it seems no one has re-written the article. I figured this would be the case as we're a small non-profit.

As an employee, I could potentially have a conflict of interest and have read the entry on this. Given that no one in the general public has re-written the article, I'm wondering whether it would be helpful and/or appropriate for me to.

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.4.5.200 (talk) 07:19, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you tell us the name of the article? -- John of Reading (talk) 07:32, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It would still be best for you to put your proposed text on the article's talk page. If you are a 'small non-profit' it is quite likely that you do not meet the notability requirements anyway, so your first priority should be finding the multiple independent reliable sources which you will need if you are to establish that it is notable. --ColinFine (talk) 08:32, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Correcting a citation in a reference list[edit]

In the article Riverside County, California, footnote #9 is a dead link. It should be corrected to http://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/address.htm. However, I do not know how to correct a citation that is part of a reference list. Could someone please help? Thanks. Sinecostan (talk) 08:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The content of the link appears where it is used, not where it is displayed. Pick the '^' next to the link and it takes you to where it used in the page - then edit that section. --ColinFine (talk) 08:34, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Updated ref. CET TALK 08:43, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article on user-page vs. Wikipedia-article[edit]

I translated my german-userpage article (de:Benutzer:Radh/Cold Turkey Press) on my english-wp userpage, User:Radh/Cold Turkey Press, not realising that there already exists Cold Turkey Press. Who can help?--Radh (talk) 09:36, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not exactly sure what you mean? You want to replace the existing article with your article? - CET TALK 10:07, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Basically yes, but would also like to keep the history.--Radh (talk) 13:05, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Updated, but someone could revert it eventually (not that I see any reason for that), if so, discuss your changes on the article's talk page. Cheers - CET TALK 17:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, will do that.--Radh (talk) 23:10, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ranvir Shorey[edit]

Hi,

I'm referring to the Wikipedia page for "Ranvir Shorey". I'm disagree that Ranvir Shorey has acted in "Once Upon a time in Mumbai" movie. The police inspectre was Randeep Singh Hooda. Can you please change the detail and advise?

Feel free to contact me if you need any other information to proceed with my request.

Regards, Rachita Purohit <email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.26.183.3 (talk) 10:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Since that sentence at Ranvir Shorey does not indicate its source, I have removed it. Throughout Wikipedia, unsourced material can be challenged and removed - you are welcome to do this yourself, provided you fill in the Edit summary to explain what you are doing. (I have removed your email address to protect your privacy). -- John of Reading (talk) 11:08, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sandboxes[edit]

Are sandboxes allowed as sub-pages of article talk pages or are they only allowed under user pages? If it's not allowed under the article's talk page, are we allowed to create sandboxes under a WikiProject? I'm referring a situation where a number of editors wish collaborate on an extensive re-write of an article but don't want to do it directly on the "live" article itself as it could at times be very messy and "half baked" - while we figure out things like section structure etc. Roger (talk) 14:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, that's not a problem. It's usually best to do that as a sub-talk page though (something like Talk:Stuff/Sandbox), just to lessen the chance a reader stumbles on it. TN X Man 15:01, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Purpose[edit]

explain the purpose of following manufacturer's instructions when using equipment —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.144.189.40 (talk) 15:21, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not injuring yourself or others? Not ruining the equipment? In any case, this desk is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. you may find the reference desk more suited to your question. TN X Man 15:58, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, not voiding your warranty. --Teratornis (talk) 21:06, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please do your own homework.

Welcome to the Wikipedia Help desk. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misevaluation, but it is our policy here to not do people's homework for them, but to merely aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn how to solve such problems.
Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. You can search Wikipedia or search the Web.
If you need help with a specific part of your homework, the Reference desk can help you grasp the concept. Do not ask knowledge questions here, just those about using Wikipedia. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 21:09, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Biographies[edit]

Just want to look up Biographies of a few people.How do I get just Biographies? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.172.27 (talk) 17:04, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

have a look here-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 17:14, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with splitting off of references into paragraphs, by sorting it with ref group[edit]

Resolved

-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 08:42, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

hello,

i want to sort the references into paragraphs: Charts and certifications, Cover versions, and Other. As you can see here, I can't do that. I red MoS of footnotes, I did the same what I red but it doesn't go! Can you help me please?-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 17:11, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That won't work— within |refs= anything not enclosed in <ref>...</ref> is ignored by the Cite extension. You need to create separate groups like:

{{reflist|group="Charts and certifications"|refs=
<ref name="mahasz">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=arany_es_platinalemezek&menu2=adatbazis|title=Gold & Platinum Database: "Santana" |publisher=''[[Mahasz|Association of Hungarian Record Companies]]''|accessdate=2010-09-25}}</ref>
}}

Then invoke the in-text citation with

<ref name="mahasz" group="Charts and certifications"/>

Now, this will show the in-text citation as ^{Charts and certifications 1}, which you probably don't want so you should just use "chart" or something simple. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 19:05, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tube Challenge[edit]

Hi I wish to complain about the Tube Challenge page about the constant interferance of Wikipedia Editor Chase me ladies Im, the Cavalry all ready in a previous version of the page he made a comment about me that could be refer as slander to my good name.And the fact of the matter is he will not allow the history of the challenge if that is true then my current Guinness world record is also invalid by his said point and i wish it to be deleted from the page in its current format i have that right and i insist u make this happen i have no problem with his version but you will not put the current record on it end of yours sincerly.80.0.38.91 (talk) 18:09, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is a long discussion about reliable sourcing on the article talk page. I have notified User:Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry of this comment. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:50, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not exactly sure what's being asked, sufficed to say that there was an edit war going on, so I reverted to the last fully sourced version of the page and protected the article. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 21:18, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Given the lack of explanation or clarification and with no idea of how to progress further with this, could we mark this thread as resolved? Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Protection[edit]

Resolved

Is it possible to protect a page so that only only one user (and of course the admins) can edit it? If so then how do I go about requesting such a protection? — Fly by Night (talk) 20:10, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No emphatically not. See WP:OWN. --ColinFine (talk) 20:20, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) There is no way to protect a page so that only one user can edit it. Pages can be semi-protected (only auto-confirmed users may edit it) or fully protected (only admins can edit it). You can learn read about protection at WP:PROTECT and request page protection at WP:RPP. Pages are generally only protected against vandalism or edit warring. If you are going to request protection for a different reason take a look at WP:OWN first. Cheers, D•g ^{Talk to me}/_{What I've done} 20:27, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You misunderstand both my question and my motives. I am fully aware of WP:OWN and WP:RPP. (Just check my contributions!) I had the idea to move my signature to a user subpage and then to transclude that subspage with every signature. That way, any change of signature would be rolled out across all of my signed posts. My signature is protected, but has a limited number of characters. I have seen admins' pages that are fully protected, and that would exactly serve my purpose if I happened to be an admin too. Where is my signature saved? — Fly by Night (talk) 21:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c x 2) I'm afraid that's explicitly forbidden at WP:SIG#NT, for the reasons explained there. -- John of Reading (talk) 22:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. No worries. Thanks a lot. — Fly by Night (talk) 22:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Content submission[edit]

HI .. I tried to add content to a few pages regarding a comparable company / website and wikipedia would not accept the addition. It is not spam, it is factually correct. Please advise on how to proceed. Gcre (talk) 21:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read the message I left on your talk page yet? I tried to explain there why your addition of the same external link to multiple articles was not the best way to help Wikipedia. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 21:36, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)What you are doing is spamming a link to an external site across multiple articles. This is not permitted. Please read Wikipedia's guide to advertising and why it is not allowed. TN X Man 21:37, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"It is not spam, it is factually correct": these are not mutually exclusive. In Wikipedia, at least, spam is any unwanted advertising, irrespective of its correctness. --ColinFine (talk) 23:20, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]