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June 26[edit]

correct error Bert Sugar[edit]

This appears on your Bert Randolph Sugar page (near the bottom) "###### ############ ## ###" Just thought you should know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.118.236.149 (talk) 03:43, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Thanks for letting us know. RudolfRed (talk) 03:58, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the actual phrase here; assuming you already fixed it. Not sure if it needs oversight (and not sure if the blanking helps), but the phrase can now be found via Google, and leads to the help desk. Nczempin (talk) 08:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

copyright image and map[edit]

Sorry, if this is a silly question. Is it OK to take picture from news paper and other printed media and use it at Wikipedia (with some editing)? Is it OK to use a map on wikipedia that taken from google map screenshot (with some editing)?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.13.215 (talk) 07:16, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not a silly question, it's well worth checking. The answer is almost cetainly no; newspapers and printed media are generally subject to copyright. Even altered, such additions could be construed as copyright violations or plagiarism. As a rule of thumb, if it isn't clearly released under a suitable licence, you can't copy it. Not so sure about Google map screenshots, but I would imagine that the same holds true (Google own the data, after all). I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong about that. Yunshui 雲‍水 07:42, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're not wrong.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 09:25, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Twinkle[edit]

Can I put a log of every AFD I create via twinkle under my subpages? Just like any CSD that I have tagged goes under my subpage.Max Viwe | Viwe The Max 07:26, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I'm aware, no. However, you can use this tool to check your AfD history (just check the box labelled "Only show AfD's that were nominated by this user"). Yunshui 雲‍水 07:37, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

tower instalation work by unitech india pvt ltd[edit]

pl confirm any compny is doing tower installation work in up east area.they are charging rs 500.00 registration feesh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.201.48.44 (talk) 10:24, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:36, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

About the templates of translation[edit]

Hello. I'm a Chinese Wikipedian. In the Cantonese Wikipedia, there is templates to hide the untranslated part of an article which is being translated. However, I can't find the templates here. I'm wondering whether there are no such templates or I haven't found them yet. The templates are used like this: {{Template 1}} (Untranslated part)<--hided {{Template 2}} Thank you. Professorjohnas (talk) 12:48, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if we have such a template here - I've not come across one - but it's possible to hide text by formatting it as an invisble comment. Just enclose the section you want hidden between , which will mean it appears on the edit form but not in the live version of the page. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:11, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's different. If you have use the templates I mentioned, there will be a box saying "the text below is not translated. Please help." the readers can click the box and read the untranslated text. Anyway, Thanks for your answer. Professorjohnas (talk) 14:35, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see what you mean. In that case you could theoretically use the Collapse template, although its use is normally restricted to talkpages. You'd need the following:

{{Collapse top|title=This text has not yet been translated. Please help with the translation}}

(untranslated text)

{{Collapse bottom}}

As I say, though, it's usually a talkpage template; I'm not sure of the ramifications of putting it in mainspace. Use at your own discretion... Yunshui 雲‍水 20:22, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion[edit]

The article on Lorenzo Tartamella has been proposed to be deleted because there are no credible sources; however there are four supporting sources, including a national newspaper article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joeyjojo86 (talk • contribs) 13:20, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Proposed deletion tag was removed over a month ago; at present, the article is not under threat of deletion. The sources are extremely weak, and a case could certainly be made for taking it to AfD, but it isn't there yet. If you want to preserve the article, the best thing to do would be to add more sources (so long as they meet the requirements). Yunshui 雲‍水 13:24, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wording like "Long considered a beacon of glamour and culture as well an iconic and symbolic landmark" makes the article look like an advertisement. You could increase its chance of survival by deleting this and other hype. Maproom (talk) 22:05, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TV show's broadcasting networks[edit]

Do TV show articles need a list of every network that it broadcasts on in it's native country and around the world? Sarujo (talk) 13:41, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It helps if one is looking for channels a TV show airs in his/her country. Andie ▶Candy◀ 14:37, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No article on WP ever needs to have any particular content. Anyone is welcome to add such info but it is not compulsory. Keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a tv guide. Roger (talk) 15:40, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Making a page[edit]

I want to make a page. How do I do this? Crystalfile (talk) 15:04, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Your first article for a start. Also, I left a welcome message on your talk page which has a few good links. Dismas|^(talk) 15:16, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Location Listed for Marycrest College[edit]

Greetings!

The wiki page for Marycrest College indicates that it is / was located in Toledo, Ohio.

This is correct. Marycrest College has always been located in Toledo Ohio.

It would be wonderful if someone could correct this on your Marycrest College page. I do not know how to do this.

Thank you.

Tom Nielsen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.80.7.30 (talk) 15:30, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Marycrest College Historic District does say it is in Davenport Iowa. Wikipedia has no control over the content of Facebook pages. Roger (talk) 15:45, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We also have an article about Marycrest Girls High School in Denver Colorado. Roger (talk) 15:48, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also note that http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marycrest-College/111474512210514 says "Description above from the Wikipedia article Marycrest College". This only applies to the part with heading "Description". The alleged location in other parts of the page is inserted by Facebook and not taken from Wikipedia. I don't know how Facebook generates location information but they sometimes get it wrong. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:29, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The currently isn't an article named Marycrest College on Wikipedia, it's just a WP:Redirect to Marycrest College Historic District. Roger (talk) 12:04, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, this site is not "wiki". It's one of many wikis.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:52, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There was a Marycrest College located in Toledo Ohio up until 1993. Alumni can retrieve record from the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools.

Quote box and Infobox clashing[edit]

Hi all. I stuck a {{Quote box}} in the Plot section of the Embassytown article and, due to the length of the infobox, it appears (for me) in the Awards section... Is there any way to have it under the plot heading when the infobox is so large? Nik thestoned 16:24, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try align=center instead of align=left. That should stop the box from floating, if I understand the template example. I did a preview, and it seems to work, but I'll let you make the change, if it gives the result you're looking for. RudolfRed (talk) 16:34, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response RudolfRed. Yes, that does indeed stop it being placed under the Infobox, just unfortunately doesn't wrap the text round the quote box, and so it still looks out of place...

Nik thestoned 17:12, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does wikipedia's policies allow for links to commercial sites?[edit]

Hi,

I would like to edit an existing wikipedia article and I would like to include an external link to my site that has an online shop.

Is this allowed by wikipedia's policies?

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.7.206.51 (talk) 16:50, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does not allow advertsing. If your link is relevent to the article, post a note on the article's talk page explaining the relevence and your connection to the site you want to link to, and get consensus before adding the link. RudolfRed (talk) 16:55, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) Only under very particular circumstances. The way you've asked this question makes me think it highly unlikely the exceptions apply here and the answer is a categorical NO. You may read our Wikipedia:External links policy to learn the details.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:57, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong name of country.[edit]

In this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate) and many others, there is a country that does not exist. Republic of Macedonia does NOT exist. A country with a name close to this one, is FYROM. (former Yugoslav republic of macedonia). You can spend 1 minute to search for it at UNITED NATIONS official webpage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.68.146.240 (talk) 20:51, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not constrained to be Greek or politically correct. In other words, you're wrong. See Republic of Macedonia for some of the information, but there was also an ArbCom decision to the effect that we only use FYROM in UN or (politically) Greek articles. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 20:54, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think "wrong" is the appropriate term to use in this situation. WP:NPOV holds that there are no "wrong" viewpoints, only those with one bias or another (we're all biased in the end anyways). CaseyPenk (talk) 00:46, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) The Wikipedia community discussed this at great length, and decided to stick to the naming scheme decribed at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Macedonia). No naming scheme will please everyone. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:12, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixing a table[edit]

Does anyone know how to fix the table at 2009 LSU Tigers baseball team#Schedule? The bottom four sections should have the same width as the first section. I don't know what has been done wrong. Thanks. ~ Richmond96 t • c 22:43, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you pinpoint the part of the table where you're seeing a problem? I ask because I have looked at the tables and they all have the same widths and everything appears to be displaying perfectly, so it may be on your end, or maybe it has something to do with your browser.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk)

The SEC Tournament, NCAA Tournament: Regionals, NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals, and College World Series sections are where the problem is. The four tables are all of different widths. The regular season table is displaying perfectly. I am using Chrome on a Mac. I tried Firefox and it actually displays correctly. However, other articles with similar tables are working OK on chrome. ~ Richmond96 t • c 23:10, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For me they have the same width in Firefox, IE, Opera, and different widths in Chrome and Safari. Adding width=100% to each of the 5 subtables should force them to use the full width in all browsers. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:23, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That worked. Thank you! ~ Richmond96 t • c 00:26, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

what is G P A?[edit]

'Bold text' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.168.1.157 (talk) 22:59, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That will really depend on the context. Is this a Wikipedia term you saw somewhere? If so, where? If not, try the reference desk, giving more detail in your question. RudolfRed (talk) 23:18, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Or see if one of the meanings at GPA (disambiguation) is what you are looking for. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:25, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

At least in the United States, GPA refers overwhelmingly to grade point average, which is a score from 0 to 4 that indicates how well you have done in your academic classes. A 4.0 is a perfect A, while a 3.0 is a B, a 2.0 is a C, and 1.0 or lower is a D or F. Then again, most people have GPAs in between those integers. It's extremely difficult to maintain a GPA of 4.0! And if you pass even one class, you'll have a positive GPA instead of a 0. The GPA is calculated by (1) taking the grade point for each course, (2) multiplying the result of the previous step by the number of units for that course, (3) adding up the results of the previous step, and then (4) dividing the result of the previous step by the number of units. CaseyPenk (talk) 00:51, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

PS: for questions about content (rather than the process of editing Wikipedia), you can check out the Reference Desk. CaseyPenk (talk) 00:51, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_countries_by_GDP[edit]

Cyprus is listed on the webpage as an Asian country. It is in Europe and is a member state of the European Union.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_countries_by_GDP — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.5.112.143 (talk) 23:55, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is definitely debate regarding this topic. For example, see this Yahoo! Answers post. It can be considered a member of both continents - according to the Yahoo! Answers post, the country is European in its culture and its people's background, but more Asian in terms of geography. Ultimately it's a toss-up as to which of the two it is most a part of. Politically, you're right, it's tied into the EU and more specifically the Eurozone. Most likely, economic comparisons (with regards to GDP) are more useful when you group countries by their political affiliations. Probably, Cyprus is included on the given list because the original source we used included it. CaseyPenk (talk) 00:39, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See also Cyprus#cite note-5. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:48, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]