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Blog[edit]

Hi.. I created a page about my blog but want to change the name of the page. By mistake it is User:Sorfinker but i want it to be Sorfinkers instead.

How can i do that? I want that a logo that i have sent through my email should be displayed on my page. How can i do that? My blog is www.sowersreapersfinderskeepers.com

Thankyou — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sorfinkers (talk • contribs) 00:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia. It has articles on notable subjects - such notability being demonstrated through citations of extensive coverage in third-party reliable sources. It isn't a platform for the promotion of random blogs. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:57, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Corporate name change - Do I redirect to new page or edit old page?[edit]

Hi - I've been asked by a company I work for to update their wikipedia entry. In addition to general content editing, the company rebranded itself with a new name a few months ago. Do I create a new page with the new corporate name and updated information and redirect to the new page from the old page? Or is it possible to change the title/name of the old page with the new corporate name and edit the content on the old page.

Thanks! Mary Harpmary (talk) 00:54, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You have a conflict of interest because the company is your employer. Please post a request to the article talk page to ask to move (change the name of) the existing article to the new name, citing a reliable source. When the article is moved, it will create a redirect from the old name. Please ask to have a paragraph describing the rebranding added to the article. Thank you for asking for advice here rather than for just editing the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:05, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Chart Color Inconsistency[edit]

Can someone provide me with a link to the instructions for how to designate colors in Wikipedia bar charts? I am not familiar with this functionality, but I want to correct a discrepancy. The colors in the bar chart itself are not consistent with the colors listed in the legend at the bottom of the chart. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, the chart is in Patriarchs (Bible), and lists the (implausible) lifespans of the patriarchs. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is certainly confusing. The first two colours used in that timeline are "claret" and "rgb(0.89,0.46,0.36)". The article Web colors gives some information; but it does not list "claret", and while it does mention four ways of using an "rgb" specification, including the one used in the timeline, it does not actually explain that one. Also, the identifiers "CAR", "earlypermian", etc., are unhelpful, and clearly copied from another timeline.

This sort of mess is common in Wikipedia, particularly in areas that are visible only to editors. It is the result of sequential edits by unorganised amateurs (as we all are). There are two approaches an editor might take: spend a lot of time redoing all the colors, and their names, from scratch, so as to be consistent and sensible; or do the minimum work necessary to remove a visible error, possible making the mess worse in the process. Maproom (talk) 06:25, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Many of the names are those of geological periods, and so may have been copied from a geological timeline, from an entirely different reality space. If you accept the Genesis chronology, you don't accept a geological chronology. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:04, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I quite like all the ids being names of geological periods, it nicely shows up the ignorance of the biblical timeline. But perhaps they ought to be changed to prevent Wikipedia inadvertently expressing this wonderful POV. Spinning Spark 16:44, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia help page for the <timeline> tag is at Help:EasyTimeline syntax. The syntax is based on Ploticus and the Ploticus colour chart will show you the names of the colours. Possibly the easiest way to ensure the colours are consistent between chart and legend is to use the html code in both rather than colour names. Another way is to define the legend within the Easytimeline chart using the "legend" parameter instead of seperately in article text. That way the Ploticus colour names can be used in both. Another way is to leave the colours in the chart as they are and use the html equivalents in the legend. Unfortunately, the Ploticus colour chart does not say what the html is, but you can easily find this out by sampling the chart, for instance by dropping the chart into Inkscape. Spinning Spark 16:44, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, Inkscape will make a much better job of this chart if you want to completely redo it from scratch. The text rendering in EasyTimeline is rubbish. Spinning Spark 16:50, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If it is not obvious to you how to convert between html codes and the rgb fractions used by Ploticus ask again here. Spinning Spark 17:08, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This page gives the rgb values for the standard Ploticus colour names. Spinning Spark 18:30, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I was looking through the list of improvement templates to tag the article as having a chart that needs improvement, but couldn't find one having to do with a chart. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:11, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Prime Minister details[edit]

Dear Admin of this web site. In your website the details about the PM India shows that Narendra Modi is 14th Prime Minister of India But Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's 15th Prime Minister .

So I request you to please update your website information.

i also send the link of TOI regarding PM India.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Narendra-Modi-is-sworn-in-as-the-15th-Prime-Minister-of-India/articleshow/35620796.cms

Best Regard: Roshan Kumar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.100.1.80 (talk) 04:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

According to List of Prime Ministers of India, "fourteen people have served as full-time Prime Ministers of India, and one (Gulzarilal Nanda) who has twice acted in that capacity". So he is the 14th person, and has just begun the 15th Prime Minister-ship. But there's a discussion going on at Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics#Which Prime Minister; I suggest you read that and join in there. -- John of Reading (talk) 05:40, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bibliography addition for Oakland A's[edit]

Herbert Michelson wrote "Charlie O: Charles Oscar Finley vs. the Baseball Establishment", which he copyrighted in 1975. It was published by Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc., Indianapolis and New York. ISBN 0-672-52013-3 Library of Congress catalog card number 74-17643 ### — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.103.223.73 (talk) 04:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You may edit the article yourself, and add information from the book with a reference to the book (unless you have a conflict of interest). You may, in any case, post the information that you have provided to the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:17, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't read the book, but information from the book, which appears to be about the owner (an outspoken innovator and gamesman who annoyed baseball's other owners) rather than the team, would probably be more applicable to Charlie Finley than to the article about the team. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:25, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive behaviour[edit]

A contributor nicknamed Danielmordor has added incorrect information on 2014 FIFA World Cup squads at least twice: [1], [2]. He ignored both the note to the squad in question and my message on his talk page. Obvious vandalism although administrators may not admit it. What can be done about this? The Other Saluton (talk) 07:31, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You and User:Danielmordor should discuss this on the article's talk page. I don't blame him for ignoring the offensive message you left on his talk page. Maproom (talk) 10:52, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ignoring the note and my message is offensive, too, and he never answers messages anyway, so I find it pointless to try contacting him. The Other Saluton (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If he is engaging in "sneaky vandalism", changing numbers in ways that are not obviously wrong, then you should provide diffs with reliably sourced information indicating that the changed numbers are inaccurate at the vandalism noticeboard. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:01, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to deal with an emailed correction to an article?[edit]

I've been trying to improve the article for DSV Sea Cliff. The article is ambiguous about the vessel's current status. This page has two relatively strong sources (the New York Times and US Naval Register) that seem contradict each other. In attempting to resolve the issues on this page, I contacted Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the organization which is universally acknowledged as the custodian of DSV Seacliff. They responded via email "We were in possession of the sub in 1998. A couple of years ago, the sub was shipped up to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in NH and last we heard it was in process of being disposed of." This seems to rather conclusively demonstrate that the submarine is in fact no longer active (and definitely was not reactivated in 2002 as claimed in the Naval Register).

I now have information from a very strong source that the information on this page is wrong, but I don't have anything I can cite. What should I do? Should I just post the email correspondence on my personal web site and cite that? That doesn't seem very official...

Exactly text of my correspondance with WHOI:

To Whom it may concern,
I'm attempting to update the Wikipedia article on DSV-4 Seacliff and various public sources seems to disagree as to its fate. One of your press releases (http://www.whoi.edu/main/news-releases/1995-2004?tid=3622&cid=1263) indicates that it was gifted to WHOI in 1998 and the Naval Register remarks that it is in service vessel in WHOI's custody. This is seems to contradict a New York Times article and I can find no mention of DSV-4's recent use. Can you tell me what ultimately happened to DSV-4?
--Redacted

Their response:

Hi Redacted,
We were in possession of the sub in 1998. A couple of years ago, the sub was shipped up to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in NH and last we heard it was in process of being disposed of.
Hope that helps!
-WHOI Info Office

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.22.54.208 (talk) 07:40, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Personal e-mail is not a reliable source and cannot be used to support article content. --ukexpat (talk) 16:07, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

INHERITANCE FUNDS claim by GIVEN[edit]

Greeting unto you sir, my name is MPHO GIVEN SERUMULA I’m the cousin to Mr OWEN SERUMULA, who left us years ago for United kingdom Late Mr.Owen Serumula . He died in 1996 there in United Kingdom in a car accident. I’m now asking you about my INHERITANCE FUNDS claim left by my uncle Late Mr. Owen Serumula with The Reference as HFPBD-OM512/HP/92

My regards MPHO GIVEN SERUMULA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.168.246.44 (talk) 08:34, 28 May 2014 (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. CaptRik (talk) 08:38, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You might find 419 scams to be informative. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Project being submitted at AfC[edit]

Dear editors: Can someone who is knowledgeable about starting WikiProjects check out this thread and help the editor? Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewer help#Not an actual article? Draft:Wikipedia:GLAM/American Folk Art Museum Thanks. —Anne Delong (talk) 10:30, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

i left a note directly at the WP:GLAM project. if you have more background about the draft page that would be helpful , feel free to add details there.-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 10:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, I just saw the request for help on the Reviewer Help page. I remembered coming across something like this last year, handling it all wrong, and getting help here to fix it up, so I thought that I would just short circuit that process by reporting it where someone might know best what to do. The page reads as if this is all organized between the museum and Wikipedia. —Anne Delong (talk) 11:04, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing to see here folks, that sub-page of the GLAM project already exists. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:23, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wreck It Wreck It Ralph Song[edit]

Video game cameos and references

The "Bad-Anon" villain meeting features various well-known video game characters, such as Bowser, Clyde, Doctor Eggman, M. Bison, Neff, and Zangief amongst the generic video game villains. In addition to the spoken roles, Wreck-It Ralph contains a number of other video game references, including characters and visual gags. At the meeting of video game villains, the above characters include, in addition to any mentioned above: Bowser from Super Mario Bros.,[1][10][19] Doctor Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog,[1][19] and Neff from Altered Beast.[14] Characters from Q*bert, including Q*bert, Coily, Slick, Sam, and Ugg, are shown as "homeless" characters and later taken in by Ralph and Felix into their game (Q*bert also speaks to Felix at one point using the signature synthesized gibberish and word-balloon symbols from his game, called Q*bert-ese).[18][23] Scenes in Game Central Station and Tapper's bar include Chun-Li, Cammy, and Blanka from Street Fighter,[19][24] Pac-Man, Blinky, Pinky, and Inky from Pac-Man,[18][25] the Paperboy from Paperboy,[14][26] the two paddles and the ball from Pong,[27] Dig Dug, a Pooka, and a Fygar from Dig Dug,[27] The Qix from Qix,[25] Frogger from Frogger, and Peter Pepper from BurgerTime.[28] Additionally, Lara Croft and Mario are mentioned in reference.[29] Additional references are based on sight gags. The residents of Niceland and the bartender from Tapper are animated using a jerky motion that spoofs the limited animation cycles of the sprites of many eight- and sixteen-bit arcade games.[30] King Candy uses the Konami Code on an NES controller to access the programming of Sugar Rush.[31] Throughout Game Central Station is graffiti that includes "Aerith lives" (referencing the character of Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII),[26][32] "All your base are belong to us" (an Engrish phrase popularized from the game Zero Wing), "Sheng Long Was Here" (referencing an April Fool's joke around a made-up character Sheng Long from Street Fighter), and "Jenkins" (a nod to the popular Leeroy Jenkins meme from World of Warcraft).[33] There is also a reference to the Metal Gear series when Ralph is searching for a medal in Tappers Lost and found, finding first a Super Mushroom from Super Mario Bros., and then Metal Gear's "Exclamation point" (with the corresponding sound effect from the game).[30] Mr. Litwak wears a black and white striped referee's shirt, a nod to the iconic outfit of Twin Galaxies founder Walter Day.[30] One of the songs in the credits is an original work from Buckner and Garcia, featuring guest vocalist, Danny Jones of Atlanta, Ga. They are famous for writing video game-themed songs in the 1980s.[30] The Walt Disney Animation Studios opening logo is animated in an 8-bit pixelated fashion,[34] whereas the Walt Disney Pictures closing production logo appears in a glitched state, a reference to the kill screen from many early arcade games such as Pac-Man.[33] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cdig2000 (talk • contribs) 10:59, 28 May 2014 (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.

Nothing about this question implies the person is astray. It's just a general knowledge question which belongs at the reference desk. Or moreover, it looks like an edit request to Wreck-It Ralph, which is semi-protected. @Cdig2000 However, the added text is already present in better form within the article, and if you'd like to add it to the article, please be specific and ask on the article's talk page, Talk:Wreck-It Ralph, instead of posting a wall of text. Thanks! - Purplewowies (talk) 15:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook Timeline[edit]

I'm not used Face book since 30 days due to my persanal works, Now I'm going to back FB with wishess & greetings to all my friends,pls hw to write to my time line to my frnds ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.39.185.52 (talk) 11:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is Wikipedia, you need to take your question to the {{Facebook}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:34, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You can also try Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:37, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Recreation of deleted material[edit]

Dear editors: While checking out this old AfC draft: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cassey Ho, I realized that this article, Cassey Ho was a recreation of an article that was the subject of a deletion discussion less than a month ago (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cassey Ho (2nd nomination), and a previous one as well (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cassey Ho). Is another AfD the usual route? Also, what should be done with the old AfC submission? db-g13 with potential refund doesn't seem quite right. —Anne Delong (talk) 14:16, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy G4 both the mainspace article and the draft. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:29, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have deleted the old draft; it was quite similar to the article being deleted at the second deletion discussion, although superior to the first. Is G4 still applicable if the article was userfied (though the close did say delete) and has had multiple changes before being moved back to mainspace, as seen HERE]? —Anne Delong (talk) 17:52, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As per Roger, I have tagged the mainspace article as speedy G4. If someone disagrees, they can remove the tag, but then a third AFD nomination is in order. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:01, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't a draft article to tag as G4. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:02, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As I reported earlier, I took Roger's advice and deleted the draft. The G4 of the article is being contested. —Anne Delong (talk) 19:09, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. User:I am One of Many and User:ThaddeusB pointed out that the mainspace article is not substantially the same as the deleted article because it was significantly edited in user space before being moved to mainspace. A third AFD may be in order. If anyone wants to prevent yet another recreation of the deleted article, they can !vote to Delete and SALT, but that is extreme, and I don't recommend it. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:20, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Issues With Wikipedia Page for Text-to-Pledge[edit]

Answered at the Tea House.--ukexpat (talk) 16:09, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Hi, I we are mildly confused about the issues raised by Wikipedia on our submission of Text-to-Pledge. Can you please assist us in making it Wikipedia friendly?

I understand you have issues with my ties to the company. I am simply trying to post facts about the company, it is by no means an advertisement. All the information posted is factual, and not based on any opinions.

Text-to-Pledge is, in fact, a major and established organization that deserves a place on the Wikipedia site. We are happy to make any necessary changes to comply with your standards. Any guidance would be very much appreciated. For you convenience I have included a link to the page in question. Text-to-pledge

All My Best, Dani Drichmand (talk) 14:23, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have restored some of the issue templates, you do appear to have a conflict of interest, which related to your relationship with the company, not the way that you have edited it. I removed the template for only primary sources since that has been handled. It *still* is written very much like an advertisement.Naraht (talk) 15:19, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Answered at the Teahouse. Please don't post questions on more than one forum. --ColinFine (talk) 15:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Newbie - Biography - trouble with references[edit]

Hello

I am a total newbie here.

I am creating a page about fingerstyle guitarist Adam Rafferty.

As soon as I hit save, I saw a "proposed deletion" notice.

I have added a magazine reference, from an award he received, yet the notice of proposed deletion remains.

Help.

Here is the wikipedia page I am working on:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Rafferty

Thank You

Judith F. Judithfrechinger (talk) 14:29, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Judithfrechinger (talk • contribs) 14:28, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The information indicating that the article may be deleted for lack of references and lack of notabilities are from Templates at the beginning of the article, they would be removed manually. However, while you've added a reference, the question as to whether the award that is talked about in the reference is enough to give notability to Mr. Rafferty.Naraht (talk) 15:05, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Monica Massaro[edit]

Monica Massaro was killed monday July 30th 2007 in Bloomsbury, New Jersey -Adam Knoble (New Jersey State Police Trooper) She was attacked on the 29th very late and after the atopsy they declared she died very early on monday morning July 30th. Live to Tell:Surviving Victim of Serial Killer Adam Lane (48Hrs.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.42.41.204 (talk) 14:38, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the empty <ref></ref> tags, to get rid of the error message. --ColinFine (talk) 15:12, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you can improve an article, you are welcome to do so; or else, the article's talk page is the best place to make suggestions. --ColinFine (talk) 15:14, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We don't have an article about Monica Massaro.--ukexpat (talk) 16:16, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I guess they were referring to the one about Adam Leroy Lane. I'm not sure there much to do with it without a reference though.--Otus scops (talk) 17:11, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to my Wikipedia Page were apparently not saved[edit]

I followed all directions, made changes (it took about an hour) to the accuracy of the information about myself and my career, clicked save, and then was VERY disappointed to see that the changes were not saved afterall.

Why isn't easier to see that the edits have been saved and replace the older, inaccurate information?? Please tell me how to do this so I don't waste another hour.

Kay Behrensmeyer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kay Behrensmeyer (talk • contribs) 14:41, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:AUTO#IFEXIST for information on what to do. Wikipedia works on published sources. However, I only show one recent edit to the article, by an IP editor 160.111.250.109 . Naraht (talk) 14:49, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cameramanager.com acquired by Panasonic. Please help in editing this[edit]

[I've post the same message via the b'talk' button but just in case it gets lost I use the 'help' page. Thank you]

Since Cameramanager.com was acquired by Panasonic this is an important business event which is missing under the '2000 to present' section.

In July 2013 Panasonic announced the acquisition of Cameramanager.com, a leading provider of Video Surveillance as-a-Service (VSaaS)Company aiming to reinforce Panasonic's existing security business and looking to extend its cloud-based solutions to the business and consumer markets. http://business.panasonic.co.uk/professional-camera/press-and-events/panasonic-europe-announce-new-operating-company-to-expand-new-cloud-video-surveillance-service — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.75.72.179 (talk) 15:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SOFIXIT?--ukexpat (talk) 16:17, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The IP resolves to Panasonic, so we are probably dealing with a WP:COI editor who should not be editing the article directly. The correct action is to put a request on the talk page. Spinning Spark 18:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox[edit]

I have created an article about a Bluetooth speaker and since currently there is no specific infobox for audio equipment have used mobile phone infobox, that has similarity in many spec fields. I have asked previously about it on WP:IRC and as far as I remember (it was a few month ago) I was told that I can use any suitable infobox. However, recently an editor (experienced) edited the article and replaced the infobox with a generic "product" infobox and moved the specs inside the article. My questions are: 1) Can I use mobile phone infobox on an article about a Bluetooth speaker? 2) In what venue can I have discussion between unrelated editors regarding which infobox should be used in that particular article? This version [3] is mobile phone infobox and this version UE Boom uses the product's infobox. Dmatteng (talk) 18:06, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The right place to have that discussion is the article talk page, ask the other editor involved to take part in the discussion on their talk page. If you want to discuss infoboxes generally, or possibly propose a new one, there is WikiProject Infoboxes. Spinning Spark 18:15, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your answer. If the editors will agree in a specific article to use an infobox that belongs to another type of a product in lieu of an infobox for their type of product, will there be any problem to do it? Dmatteng (talk) 07:45, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing to stop editors doing that if they wish. The problem with doing that is that another passing editor or bot is likely to change it back if the subject is not obviously included in that type of infobox. I really think a better way to go is to modify an existing infobox template so the parameters you want are included in it, or create a new infobox altogether. Spinning Spark 10:54, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The article's infobox has never been changed by bot (nor passing editor). Having said that, I agree with you that to modify an existing infobox template would be the most appropriate way. Who could assist me in doing so? Dmatteng (talk) 14:39, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The infobox wikiproject I linked to above is a good place to start. If you need help with complex template coding there is WP:VPT. Spinning Spark 10:41, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

prescription drugs[edit]

modafinil-200mg-provigil costs? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.32.154.136 (talk) 18:52, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(heading added) I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 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. --ukexpat (talk) 19:48, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

removing an article template[edit]

Does anyone know if a copyvio template requires an admin to remove it once the copy vio has been resolved? There's one here. Thanks. SW3 5DL (talk) 18:54, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The copyvio is still in the history, and that template seems to ask an admin to remove the history. I think it is best if an admin decides on the request. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 19:55, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jena Engstrom screenshot[edit]

How do I present a screenshot image from a TV program to Wikipedia to be used in an article?

I apologize for not understanding that page I used to attempt this. I would like to add an image of actress Jena Engstrom to her Wikipedia article. My sources for an image are (1) publicity photos sent by the TV networks to newspapers when a show was to be shown on TV and (2) screenshot images captured from TV, computer, or DVD.

I think I understand the copyright issues of using a publicity photo, so I have tried posting an image taken as a screenshot, something that appears to be acceptable, but if so, I don't know how to justify doing it. I think I got onto the wrong page to justify what I was trying to do. I will continue trying, but if I could be directed to the right page I would appreciate it a lot -- or, also, to be told that I misunderstand the permitted use of screenshots on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OleJoe (talk • contribs) 21:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @OleJoe:. I've fixed the link to the image from the article so it now displays. You don't need the [] and File: in the infobox. The non-free use rational on the File page looks OK to me. I've tagged it to be reduced in size - it's too large to satisfy non-free use - a bot should resize it automatically in a few days. It all looks good to me, though I'm not an expert.--Otus scops (talk) 22:27, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a bit more to the free-use rational.--Otus scops (talk) 22:43, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry folks, the non-free content criteria (specifically #1) do not permit copyrighted images to be used in articles about living people on the basis that a free image could be taken and uploaded.--ukexpat (talk) 12:54, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that's useful to know - and a shame. Hypothetically, if this were an article about the character in the picture then the picture could be OK from a fair use perspective - the character doesn't exist any more and there are unlikely to be any free alternative pictures? (This question is only hypothetically, since the character clearly isn't notable.)--Otus scops (talk) 18:08, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My image was speedy deleted[edit]

Hi

I uploaded a image to wiki commons and used the wrong license i got a message to change it so i did but it was still deleted?? within a minute after i changed it XD, is it automated?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TimothyBoland1 (talk • contribs) 22:38, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To my knowledge, it isn't automated. What may have happened is that the admin who deleted it was already in the process of deleting it when you were making your changes and therefore never saw your changes. For an answer that isn't a guess, you can ask at the Help Desk on Commons which is at Commons:Help desk. Dismas|^(talk) 22:53, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You could ask the deleting admin if the new license was appropriate and if they would restore it by asking on their talk page at Commons. - Purplewowies (talk) 01:50, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]