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September 6[edit]

References etc[edit]

I'm trying to respond directly to Ariconte's reply to my recent feedback but can only find this rather public avenue to do so. I'm sure that Ariconte has only my best interests at heart but, try as I may, I have almost no idea of what is meant in his reply. I get the feeling that the assumption is being made that I know something about editing. Despite having read the help pages, I am still ignorant of the elementary processes required to make an edit. What I trying to do is to make a few corrections to a previous edit (rejected for lack of a reference) and cite a reference (so that it doesn't get rejected again). Please help (if only to tell me how to contact Ariconte directly). Thanks Steve Ingham Inghams3 (talk) 04:34, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can usually contact an editor by leaving a note on their talk page. Arcinonte's is at User_talk:Ariconte. You can reply on your own talk page, and then place the {{talkback}} template on Ariconte's talk page, which will notify that user that a message is waiting for them. RudolfRed (talk) 04:46, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read through the page Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for help with putting references in articles? Also, your question regarding references has been answered several times in the past week or so. See above a few days back, and a few days before that. --Jayron32 04:47, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I add a poster to my page[edit]

I want to add a poster to my DARK ALLIANCE,the movie page but I do not know ho to do this. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.186.191.163 (talk) 11:23, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly is the article in question? I was unable to find an article here at Wikipedia about a film called Dark Alliance, The Movie or something similar. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:01, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A movie poster will probably be copyrighted so an autoconfirmed account is needed to upload it to the English Wikipedia. You can post a request at Wikipedia:Files for upload when the article is made. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:41, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Formula not shown[edit]

Resolved

– -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:48, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

At Wieferich prime#Properties related to number fields in the second paragraph, why is the first formula inside {{nowrap}} not shown? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:43, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The template could not find any parameter to use. It thought that p was an unused parameter with the value "2k + 1,". jonkerz ♠talk 12:08, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:12, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Change logo/Image[edit]

dear Sir/ Madam,

I want to delete/edit/update the logo, image and maps of the UNWTO page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_Organization Also, I need to add the acronym (UNWTO) next to the page´s title.

It does not give m edit options to neither.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.61.20.30 (talk) 14:19, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article titles do not include acronyms; the latter can be (and usually are) mentioned in the first sentence of the lede. As to the logo, etc.: post a note to the talk page of the article, explaining what needs to be changed and providing reliable sources for the proposed changes. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:29, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

UNWTO is a redirect to World Tourism Organization so readers searching on the acronym will go directly to the article. See Wikipedia:Uploading images. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:07, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I need some help to create my first article[edit]

Hey everyone,

I am a new user of wikipedia and it quites difficult for me to create my first page. I have read the rules which help to create a page, then i created a page. But it looks like what i did didnt respect those rules.

I dont even know which question to ask because i dont know where the problem is.

Somebody help me please.

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaëllewiki (talk • contribs) 14:41, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I assumke you are talking about Abnote europe which has been tagged for speedy deletion because of concernes that it is promoting an organisation. The promotional tone of the article comes across in phrases such as "ABnote Europe provides the very best technology for a range of applications ...", "ABnote Group is rapidly becoming the leader of yet another emerging category ..." and "our solution is easy to customize and fast to implement". In short, it sounds like a sales brochure. You need to rewrite the article so that it tells us the basic facts about the company, rather than opinions. You also need to provide reliable sources for the information in the article, and evidence that the organisation is sufficiently notable to merit an article in Wikipedia - read Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) to see our guidelines in this area. Gandalf61 (talk) 15:01, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Homepage[edit]

I have no idea where to post this, but the Homepage has been loading oddly lately -- about halfway down the page. I thought it was a problem with my computer, but I have tried it on several computers from the US to Europe to Central Asia, all the same.

Danwaggoner (talk) 16:25, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not seeing any problems. If you continue to see issues, post a message on the Village Pump at WP:VPT RudolfRed (talk) 18:06, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The homepage of the English Wikipedia is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page. Is that the page you mean? I don't see a problem either. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:59, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Making an infobox collapsible[edit]

I have tried unsuccessfully to make {{infobox D&D creature}} into a collapsible infobox, like {{Infobox video game}} which was locked with tabular formatting to allow the collapse. I don't believe that's a standard infobox option, but I would like to use the creature infobox on list pages and don't want to make the page overly long with full boxes, so collapsible ones make more sense. Can anyone with a bit of technical knowledge help with this? BOZ (talk) 16:29, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try asking at WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:33, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Madhuri Dixit[edit]

Can someone please check what is wrong with the MiszaBot set-up in the above talk page? There are sections older than 1 year, but still the bot is not archiving them. —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 16:34, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure, but does the bot template need to be the first thing on the page? User:MiszaBot/Archive_HowTo says the template must be at the top, so maybe nothing else can come before it? RudolfRed (talk) 16:55, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It says before the first second level heading of the article, which is how it is. Still, anyone else? —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 16:58, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The configuration doesn't set the minthreadsleft parameter, so the bot is using its built-in default, five. Because there are only five threads on the page, it is leaving them all. See User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo#Parameters explained. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:31, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with template[edit]

I can't get this template to display.

{{Cities and municipalities of Kenora District, Ontario
| template_name = Kenora, Ontario
| listclass = hlist
| district      = Sherburne County
| province      = Minnesota
| map_image     = File:Map of Ontario KENORA.svg
| map_caption   = Map of Ontario highliting Kenora
| seat          = [[Kenora]]

| title1 = [[City|Cities]]
| body1  = 
* [[Dryden, Ontario|Dryden]]
* [[Kenora, Ontario|Kenora]]

| title2 = [[List of townships in Ontario|Townships]]
| body2  = 
* [[Ear Falls, Ontario|Ear Falls]]
* [[Ignance]]
* [[Machin, Ontario|Machin]]
* [[Pickle Lake]]
* [[Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls|Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls]]

| title3 = Towns
| body3 =
* [[Red Lake, Ontario|Red Lake]]
* [[Sioux Lookout]]

| title4 = Footnotes
| body4  = ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

}}

Legolover26 (talk) 17:02, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is no template by that name. Are you by chance looking for {{Kenora District}}? Otherwise I'm not sure exactly what your trying to do. Monty ₈₄₅ 17:09, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. That was just what I was trying to make. Now I feel really really dumb. :( Legolover26 (talk) 17:14, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

adding pictures to articles[edit]

Hi I'm new but can u tell me how to add pictures to articles?~ DevilFTW.

P.S answer me on my talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DevilFTW (talk • contribs) 18:38, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:PIC RudolfRed (talk) 18:56, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to insert a photo to the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CHHistory (talk • contribs) 19:36, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the photo hasn't been uploaded yet then see Wikipedia:Uploading images. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:50, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]