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September 22[edit]

Adding attachments[edit]

music I am using wiki at work. I think it is an older version of wiki. Can i attach a file to the wiki page (eg. 30 page manual)

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.116.141.139 (talk) 01:43, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The answer will be specific to what wiki software the server is running. You'll need to ask the admin where you work. RudolfRed (talk) 02:00, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I guess you mean that your work has its own wiki made with a possibly older version of the same MediaWiki software as Wikipedia. MediaWiki can be configured in many ways. If you are running the wiki then see mw:Manual:Configuring file uploads. If you are just using the wiki then try to enter "Special:Upload" in the search box. If that doesn't work then talk to the person running the wiki. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:09, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My name is in an article where it doesn't belong.[edit]

Hi, I'm Ryan Burke. Somebody has put my name in the article about the Illuminati under the Modern conspiracy theory section. I am not a writer. I don't write about the Illuminati, and I don't understand why my name appears in this article.

This is a link to the page where the content appears. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodgersayshi (talk • contribs) 05:23, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The name Ryan Burke does not appear at all in the sources referenced where it appears in that article. I have removed it. Thanks for drawing our attention to the problem. HiLo48 (talk) 05:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes – I can't seem to find any reference to a 'Ryan Burke' either – though it appears to be a fairly common name. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:35, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I actually know a Ryan Burke, in rural Victoria, Australia, but I know for sure that he won't have written a book on the Illuminati. HiLo48 (talk) 05:41, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably many people who write about such things have to do so in secret though, even from people they know and trust. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 18:15, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My account is "locked" but not "blocked". What can I do?[edit]

My account is "locked" but not "blocked". In the Special page: Global user list, My account is listed as "locked" and I cannot make edits. Nothing was posted on my user:talk page How can I fix this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.91.128.44 (talk) 06:04, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What was your account name? It would help to know that so we can sort it out. --Jayron32 06:39, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My account name was Slacka123 70.91.128.44 (talk) 07:31, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it definitely shows as locked. Did you enter the wrong password too many times? —Kerfuffler howl
prowl 07:47, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was logged in and could not make any edits. When I clicked on the edit page, it said my account was "locked" and I could not edit. So I logged out to ask for help. Now I cannot log back in. I have tried a few times, but it says password incorrect. Strange, since I have not changed my password. Could someone else have locked my account by too many bad passwords? If so, how long before I can get back in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.91.128.44 (talk) 08:10, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It was locked by a steward in [1]. You can contact the steward at meta:User talk:Billinghurst. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Noting that I stated about a spambot, and it obviously isn't. I have unlocked and will dig some further tomorrow. — billinghurst sDrewth 13:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's unlocked and you can close this ticket. Looks like I was victim of collateral damage. Thanks for your thorough investigation and rapid response to my problem. You guys are an amazing group of volunteers! Thanks again! Slacka123 (talk) 07:49, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My new helplink article[edit]

Hi,

So I was creating a page about my new social enterprise in Ireland called 'Helplink' I was nearly finished and then I got a warning message saying I should not create the page as it looked like and autobiography or something! Can I not enter the business name into the directory, where it came from and what it provides??? Seems a bit silly to me if I can't for one thing the page doesn't exist (I checked under that name) also the nearest thing to it keeps wreaking the SEO on Google it is Help:Link and is just a description of the combination of words and not the word in and of itself? THis social enterprise provides among other support services affordable mental health, why should people NOT be informed about that! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lochlann Helplink (talk • contribs) 10:24, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I added a section title to separate your new question from the one above. Astronaut (talk) 11:39, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot see that you have used your account for anything other than creating this question. Maybe your writing was deleted or maybe it was written with a different username or elsewhere. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia containing articles about notable subjects that have already been written about elsewhere in reliable sources. Amongst other things, Wikipedia is not a business directory. We also have rules covering writing with a conflict of interest, writing about a business or about yourself, and picking a suitable username. You might find the information in "Your first article" helpful. Astronaut (talk) 11:53, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. thing is I never posted the page in the end after seeing the warning that is why I posted here! Anyways I am very confused by this as from what I can see it is new word 'Helplink' in that combination and the information I am going to provide as I said is about a social enterprise informing people in Ireland that they can now have affordable or free counselling, support services/ In other words it is information for the public good! I just wanted to get the ok before I posted it as I do not want to step of the mark. I am a complete noob with Wiki is all and want to do the right thing much like my company! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lochlann Helplink (talk • contribs) 21:15, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Unfortunately, you will not get the OK for this, until Helplink has already been written about by more than one reliable source, independent of you and your enterprise: see WP:ORG. Once it has been written up elsewhere, then there may be an article about it, but you should not be the one to write it, as Astronaut said. Wikipedia is not a medium for promotion of anybody or anything, no matter how praiseworthy. --ColinFine (talk) 23:05, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly does "This article has an unclear citation style." mean?[edit]

What exactly does this message- "This article has an unclear citation style." mean? I want to know what this statement means and what needs to be done to rectify it. Help would be appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by WonderBoy1998 (talk • contribs) 13:39, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The statement is made by {{Citation style}} and contains links to some guidelines. If you want more specific help then you have to say which article you are interested in. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:04, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Probably Wonder Woman. The citation style looks okay to me, so I have no idea what the issue is. The tag was added by User:109.153.178.131 with no explanation. You can ask them at User talk:109.153.178.131, and if they do not respond, simply remove the citation style tag. Dcoetzee 23:49, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Page and Main page don't match[edit]

Looking at the main page for Pablo Escobar. There is a spelling error in the bio box. It says "Convinction Status". But when you go into edit mode, it's spelled correctly: "Conviction Status". Why would the main article and the edit page be different? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crossland68 (talk • contribs) 15:06, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It was a mistake in {{Infobox criminal}}. I have fixed the error. The article, Pablo Escobar now is correct. GB fan 15:24, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK submissions[edit]

Hi. My article The Mechanics of Oscar Pistorius' Running Blades seems to be approved for DYK. What's the next step for having it appear? Should I put a template on the DYK page or something? Pkeets (talk) 16:08, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pkeets. It's not actually approved yet. Sasata, who initially reviewed your nomination, and whose concern you've addressed, should return and either comment further or approve the nomination. You might drop a note on his/her talk page just to say you've responded to the comments left. You actually need do nothing else but keep watch (I would use the what links here feature from the DYK template page to do so). What should happen is that after approval, a person will close the nomination as promoted, remove it from T:TDYK, and move it to one of the Queues and prep areas. It will then wend its way down through them, until it's added to the DYK template featured on the mainpage. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:04, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Uploader / photographer's name on a photo[edit]

The image at File:A-darter.jpg has been "signed" by the photographer/uploader even though he (the name seems to be male) has licenced it as "public domain". I think I once read a guidline somewhere that specifically prohibited the use of such "signatures" in photos uploaded to WP. Is that correct and can it be fixed? Roger (talk) 21:09, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See commons:Commons:Watermarks. It can be easily removed in this case. I have done so. Dcoetzee 23:54, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Varnish cache server error message: What does it mean and what can I do about it?[edit]

I frequently see the following error message when I try to use Wikipedia recently. What is the cause, and what, if anything, can editors do to help fix the problem?

Error 503 Service Unavailable

Service Unavailable

Guru Meditation:

XID: 1652847758

Varnish cache server

Report the error at the village pump WP:VPT. RudolfRed (talk) 23:18, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bo Guagua's nationality is UNKNOWN[edit]

your web site doesn't know what his nationality is, you have no proof that he actually still is a chinese citizen. how can you say that he is still "chinese"? he is probably still living in the usa, for a person like him who studied in the UK, then went to USA, you don't know where he got his passport. you are listing FALSE, unconfirmed information about him. --Bgggongfei (talk) 00:38, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Atteeq-Ur-Rehman[edit]

Hello, I am trying to create an article about Atteeq-Ur-Rehman. I am new user. In fact, this is my first article. I am facing a problem in formating. There are some terminologies and words already in Wikipedia and some of the references are online and to be linked. Would you please be kind enough to helo me in formating and get it reviewed for publication at Wikipedia. Thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Retajsaima (talk • contribs) 22:57, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I converted the bolded text to a level 2 section header and made the links in the bibliography clickable. Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way! Michaelzeng7 (talk) 01:02, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]