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March 23[edit]

Trojan Horse[edit]

To whom it may concern,

I just wanted to let you know that my Avast Antivirus system just stopped a Trojan Horse from being installed on my pc from the following link:

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

Specifically, it is connected to the link under " Web site dedicated to Amza Pellea"

Just thought you may want to know.

Sincerely, M. Sir — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.12.236.102 (talk) 00:09, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The link has been corrected. Thank you for telling us about this. Roger (talk) 07:20, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

POV pushing - Question for administrator[edit]

What can I do about this POV pushing → see: [1] → Edit warring. More or less one-(two) editor(s) are controlling the article, reverting all other editors work.--IIIraute (talk) 00:27, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps it might be best to do some dispute resolution. (I just skimmed (as opposed to read) the "edit warring" section on the page you linked to, so I may be wrong.) - Purplewowies (talk) 00:31, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

trouble linking an external link regarding congenital erythropoietic porphyria[edit]

i'm so tech ignorant i can't figure out how to link my website to the congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) page. as stated on the site this is an extemely rare disorder (one in a million according to wikipedia). my father was one of them. i have put together a website that includes photographs and video of the devasting physical effects of the rare disorder - something lacking on wikipedia's CEP page. please help. the link is www.genebennett.net thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mbennettfirchow (talk • contribs) 08:04, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please put a bracket: [, then put your website name http://www.genebennett.net, then put a space and write www.genebennett.net, and close the bracket by putting ]. If you do not put a http:// prefix, you cannot link the website. Dipankan says.. ^{("Be bold and edit!")} 09:17, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note that per Wikipedia:External links#Advertising and conflicts of interest you should not add the site yourself. You can place a suggestion and {{Request edit}} on Talk:Gunther disease. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:58, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Pejorative Categories[edit]

We may need this so editors can place categories in this category. I just noticed another one that was just created. It may be easier to find them this way and discuss deletion. I will not say much more at this point; but would like input.--Canoe1967 (talk) 11:50, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is anyone else amused that we would have to put category:pejorative categories in category:pejorative categories? (Is this a category for categories that are pejorative or that might be pejorative and need to be discussed?) RJFJR (talk) 14:07, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ooops. We could name it Non-Approbative categories then?--Canoe1967 (talk) 14:14, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

C. M. Prasad[edit]

Is this article approved?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._CM_Prasad

It has several citations? Not sure why more citations are needed. I understand that a sports player will get 100 news articles even if he is playing local state. How can doctors, scientists get so many citations? Dr. Prasad was among one of the millions who got PARVASI award, very few who can get DFAPA award. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yprasannas (talk • contribs) 13:20, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If by "approved" you mean "in the main article space" then yes, it is. It does however need more work as indicated by the maintenance tags.--ukexpat (talk) 13:40, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Someone may tag under Wikipedia:Notability (people), so you may want to read that guideline.--Canoe1967 (talk) 14:25, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for feedback[edit]

Hi All,

I just just joinipedia. I opted to make a draft page first since I have alot of questions about how this whole process works. I'm looking for feedback from any more experienced Wikipedians out there! My draft page is User:Bulgariatrip1/"Corporate Insight" .... Hopefully that can lead you to it? I admit I'm not sure how to link it.

I'm also interested to learn if there is anything out there like a list on subjects or articles that need work! In terms of what I can contribute I work in the financial industry and I know that best. I’m also a history and politics buff. Really original topics I know, but hopefully I can help!

Thanks!

Bulgariatrip1

Bulgariatrip1 (talk) 14:32, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ps - I apologize if this is making you roll your eyes/I didn't follow procedure policy.. forgive me I'm new!

User:Bulgariatrip1/"Corporate Insight" will link it. You may want to to look at Help:Contents/Getting started and Wikipedia:Article development. I won't voice my opinion on it, but I feel it does need more work before others will accept it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 14:43, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And also see WP:CORP for guidance as to notability.--ukexpat (talk) 14:46, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please fix[edit]

In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time.[9]

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

Incorrect spelling of organized — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbrueggemann84 (talk • contribs) 15:10, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That is the standard British spelling, which is appropriate there because the subject of the article is British. See WP:ENGVAR for more details. DMacks (talk) 15:14, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Polls can't really judge. David Bowie may be able to have a voice span of 9 octaves and Elvis only had one octave. Elvis has writing credit on only 2-3 of his songs, and those were shared. Who was the better 'singer'?--Canoe1967 (talk) 16:16, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And the article sensibly says in the main text "In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 ..." It would be bad if it said "Mercury is the greatest male singer of all time<ref>...</ref>". Anyway, the suggestion here was not to add any poll but only to change "organised" to "organized". See also -ize. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:29, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked the website. Seems he is still #2 after a female #1, so that would make him the best male in 2012 by poll. I was unclear as to what the OP was speaking of.--Canoe1967 (talk) 16:39, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Failure to post[edit]

I've created an article in my sandbox titled 'Montechino Castle' and posted by clicking SAVE PAGE. The article does not appear when I search for it. What did I do wrong? Charles Fernandez NY12 Charles Fernandez NY12 (talk) 16:35, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, the sandbox will not appear in the search box to prevent people's drafts and userpages from appearing in search results. You can go to the "My Contributions" link to find your page—in this case User:Charles Fernandez NY12/sandbox. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

All titles are showing html tags like span dir=auto Wikipedia:Help desk span[edit]

All titles are showing html tags like span dir=auto Wikipedia:Help desk span

would you please let me know how can i resolve this

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.128.234.108 (talk) 17:06, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Usually caused by the StumbleUpon extension. Try unchecking "Show names of friends who like search results." ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 17:09, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

thank you!!! it was due to stumble upon as you suggested, now its fixed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.128.234.108 (talk) 17:26, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

new episodes[edit]

Are "Big Cat Diary" series still being filmed? I so when will they be available? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.195.2.75 (talk) 18:04, 23 March 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.--Orange Mike | Talk 18:47, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Account?[edit]

Hello. I am a regular contributor who is concerned about some non-Wikipedia internet activity that reeks of what may be malware. I've posted something at the computer reference desk, but am concerned enough about security to wonder if there is any reason to worry about my account. Please see – [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.87.126.63 (talk • contribs)

Your concern is understandable; it's good that you've brought the issue here. I would suggest that you desist from using your Wikipedia account at your grandparent's house (or anywhere else you do not trust). As soon as is safe (ie., when you are at a secure computer), you might want to change your password. If you can, scan any computers your are unsure about for viruses and malware; you should be fine. Just a word of (hopefully obvious) caution: do not change your password on a computer that you think may still have malware, as it'll just get your new password too. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 22:48, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've downloaded anti-malware software recommended by Norton, and am scanning presently. I've been fairly active recently, and do not want anything accessing elements of my account. 208.87.126.63 (talk) 22:51, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to deal with socks[edit]

Hello. I've filed a SPI report for User:Skashifakram and checkuser confirmed[3] that User:Jimindian was the same person. Jimindian was used to double vote in an AfD. Do admins need to block these SPA's? Because if they were supposed to, they haven't done that yet. Thanks. Thekillerpenguin (talk) 23:39, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request posted by Thekillerpenguin at User talk:Salvio giuliano, who issued the checkuser confirmation. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 08:24, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

quick question[edit]

Where can I nominate a disambiguation to be redirected to a particular article? -badmachine 23:48, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It depends. There is no official process like page deletions, and I'm not sure what you mean by "a disambiguation". Which disambiguation and which article? PrimeHunter (talk) 00:12, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Upon reviewing Gay Nigger Association of America, I believe that the disambiguation page GNAA should redirect there. -badmachine 00:45, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think redirect proposals can be done at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion, asking that someone compare traffic statistics to determine if it is the primary topic, and if so, moving the current GNAA to GNAA (disambiguation). Dru of Id (talk) 02:57, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion is for existing redirects. This sounds like a requested move from GNAA to GNAA (disambiguation). See Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Determining a primary topic. But are you aware this is one of the most controversial issues in Wikipedia's history? {{GNAA History}} shows links to numerous discussions about the socalled Gay Nigger Association of America. GNAA has 560 revisions and two talk page archives. That is a lot for a disambiguation page with 5 entries. See also Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars#GNAA. I think it would be best to let it rest. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:58, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]