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January 29[edit]

Changed details[edit]

This page has been completly changed deleting what people have added which listed what Woolworths owns. So large companies can change their information at will even when the information on them is 100% correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.174.161.154 (talk) 00:13, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing has been deleted, the list stuff has been moved to List of Woolworths Limited companies which is a more suitable place for it.--ukexpat (talk) 01:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Air Concorde[edit]

Hi Wiki

I love Wikipedia and what it represents.

Can you also add Air Concorde to the list RE next Supersonic Business Jet.

Website - http://www.airconcorde.com.au

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Airconcorde (talk • contribs) 00:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not until there is an article about Air Concord.--ukexpat (talk) 01:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Or perhaps Air Concorde... Roger (talk) 20:24, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Based on unsuccessful searches, the single-page site appears to be "wishful thinking" or mockup by a marketing firm. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 14:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Creating A Disambiguation Page[edit]

Resolved

– --ukexpat (talk) 17:27, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I created a disambiguation page for John Udall just now [1], but it doesn't look quite right, and I'm wondering whether I mistakenly created an article page. Help with this would be much appreciated. NinaGreen (talk) 01:01, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I added the {{dab}}, and it is usually the standard to have only 1 link per entry, so I removed a few. I'm not sure if you want to bold 1 of only 2 people, I'd probably list them both equally. CTF83! 01:16, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It has now been edited to comply with WP:MOSDAB.--ukexpat (talk) 01:20, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both very much. I'd appreciate help with one more thing. I tried adding the template {{other people}} to each of the article pages to direct readers to the disambiguation page, but it doesn't work. It reproduces the full article title in each case, i.e. John Hunt Udall, and John Udall (Puritan). How can I get it to merely state 'For other people named John Udall see John Udall (disambiguation)? Do I just type that out without using a template? NinaGreen (talk) 01:54, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oops! I see that adding that template to my question above produced an unintended result. :-) NinaGreen (talk) 01:56, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:TWODABS there's probably no need for a disambiguation page, so I added the {{About}} hatnote to each. BTW, you can use the {{tlx}} template to link to a template without displaying it.--ukexpat (talk) 02:30, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I now see how to do the hatnotes. NinaGreen (talk) 05:14, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome.--ukexpat (talk) 14:02, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Setting up account[edit]

Hello Is it possible to talk to someone on the telephone about setting up a wikipedia account. Many thanks Anne Cutler — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annecutler (talk • contribs) 04:05, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not that I know of, what help do you need? CTF83! 04:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Annecutler was deleted. It says it was being used for advertising/promotion. There was discussion about it on their talk page. --76.189.111.199 (talk) 04:39, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just want to clarify that only the content of the user page was deleted, the account still exists. Individual editors are normally only allowed one account, second accounts are permitted only for certain defined purposes. Roger (talk) 11:13, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Continued section blanking at Chi Omega[edit]

IP 192.5.215 has vandalized Chi Omega by section blanking for the third time. 192 is probably associated with the sorority and was warned previously to stop. I just put another warning on their talk page. Is there an administrator who can please help with this ongoing problem? Thank you very much. --76.189.111.199 (talk) 04:09, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:ANV for help. RudolfRed (talk) 04:10, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't undertand what to do. Can you please do it? Thanks. --76.189.111.199 (talk) 04:13, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. In the future, if you report this at WP:RFPP further protections can be applied. --Jayron32 04:24, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jayron32, thank you. --76.189.111.199 (talk) 04:28, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Obtaining article for Homer Smoot[edit]

Can you direct me for printing or obtaining an article written in Wikipedia for former baseball player Homer Smoot? He is a relative and I would love to have this for future generations.

Thank You Carol Russell — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.149.108.84 (talk) 05:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please follow this link: Homer Smoot. On the article's page try links from the Print/export section on the left side. --CiaPan (talk) 06:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Should I remove redundant reference links?[edit]

In Singapore Exchange#Acquisition, the last sentence of the paragraph has four citations, namely 28, 29, 30 and 31. Cite 28 died a while ago, cite 29 is hidden behind a paywall. Cites 30 and 31 are alive and are press releases made directly by the company in question (Singapore Exchange Ltd.). My question is, should I remove the two inaccessible cites (28 and 29) and only keep 30 and 31? -- Toshio Yamaguchi 11:59, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I guess that you haven't read Wikipedia:Link rot? - David Biddulph (talk) 12:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't remove 29 per Wikipedia:PAYWALL; just because you can't access it doesn't mean it is completely inaccessible. - Purplewowies (talk) 12:24, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, ref 28 doesn't look dead to me, unless what it's showing is not what was referenced. - Purplewowies (talk) 12:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

From the standpoint of the article, cite 28 is dead, because the cited information is no longer in that location. It is too long ago for me to remember what exactly that source said when I created the citation (I vaguely recall it exactly gave the date of the acquisition and explicitly stated that SICOM had been made a 100% subsidiary of SGX, but I am not sure). However there is no longer an entry at the key developments titled Singapore Exchange Limited Completes Acquisition of Singapore Commodity Exchange Limited, which is the name I gave the citation back then, so I guess there existed an entry under that name at that time. I already tried to contact Reuters and asked them via E-Mail whether that source were still accessible somewhere (or still on their servers at all). Unfortunatly I only received one automatic reply telling me somebody would deal will my request shortly and never heard from them again. I absolutely can't recall the content of the source cited in ref no 29. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 12:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, I see that another one of the reference links died.... -- Toshio Yamaguchi 20:19, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pleae remove all these banners![edit]

Please get rid of all these unecessary banners immidiately! Or tell me how to get rid of them.--EatIcecream2 (talk) 17:15, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Which banners where?--ukexpat (talk) 17:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

People occasionally report a lot of advertisements appearing on Wikipedia pages. If that is what you are seeing, then either you are going to a page that isn't Wikipedia but mirrors its content, or your computer has been infected by malware. --ColinFine (talk) 23:41, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Invention[edit]

I am interested in submitting a concise historical account of my on going invention. I have patented my product and own the Trademark logo. Have been established for over 30 years and am still having regular activity with my product. I've never been part of the 'inside workings' of Wikipedia and not sure how to begin to submit my information and pics also, if permitted. I would greatly appreciate your input as to whether I can contribute and be part of Wikipedia's great wealth of information. Thank you for your help.20:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)20:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wizardinventor (talk • contribs)

You might want to see WP:Conflict of interest, WP:Notability, WP:Requested articles, WP:Articles for creation, and WP:Your first article. - Purplewowies (talk) 21:11, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The links Purplewowies gave are all good ones. But I thought you might like to see an summary answer as well. The answer is that Wikipedia may have an article about your invention only if several reliable sources, independendent of you (and independent of anybody else associated with the invention) have written about the invention in depth (not just a mention in a list). If it does meet that criterion (which we call "notability") then it may be the subject of an article; but it should not be you that writes the article, because you have a conflict of interest. --ColinFine (talk) 23:46, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dole Pineapple co.[edit]

Give a brief history of Dole Pineapple in the island of Lanai HawaiiBenjamin Faustino (talk) 22:58, 29 January 2013 (UTC) Benjamin Faustino (talk) 22:58, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Our article Dole Food Company has some of the history, and has links to more. RudolfRed (talk) 23:39, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]