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May 3

Can we use Wikipedia text for analysis?

Hi,

I am with a research center of a non-profit public university in US. I want to use some Wikipedia text for our text analysis (my research work relates to finding/using the frequency of English words in large text databases such as Wikipedia). This work is university research and not commercial research.

Can we use Wikipedia text for such analysis? Thanks a bunch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.47.102.51 (talk) 00:38, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

See WP:REUSE. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 01:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

...so, yes - as long as you say where it came from. Also, to get copies of all the text for your work, see WP:DUMP.  Chzz  ►  08:20, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

External Links

Hello

I have authorisation to update some content with some external links

All links:

• Hanson Brothers Facebook OFFICIAL]
• Hanson Brothers on Twitter OFFICIAL]
• Hanson Brothers Website OFFICIAL]

Are only being applied to the following: Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, and Dave Hanson Slap Shot (movie), Slap Shot2 (movie), and Slap Shot3 (movie)

There is no intentional spamming, and that these above are the only pages of concern.

Yours R Jones Behalf of Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, and Dave Hanson. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ra2009 (talk • contribs) 01:33, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Since you are working for these people, you have a major conflict of interest and should not be editing these articles. Additionally, external links to twitter, facebook, and the like do not meet our standards for useful and appropriate external links. So by our standards, the addition of these links IS spamming. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:56, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Also note that "authorisation" from somebody outside Wikipedia is completely irrelevant. If information has been stated in reliable published sources, it may go into Wikipedia irrespective of whether the subject 'authorises' it or not. Contrariwise, if it has not appeared in reliable independent published sources, it may not go into Wikipedia, however much the subject would like it to appear. --ColinFine (talk) 19:16, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Even I attached the reference links to the content, why was that still altered or deleted by others?

Anything I can do to avoid this situation appearing again and again? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.178.0.214 (talk) 02:19, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi, it would help if you could tell us which page you were referring to. Many times, users revert edits which are contrary to policy, or which do not add anything new to the article, or in case of pages which have reached high quality (Featured articles) for not getting consensus on the talk page before making the edit. This may be done in some cases for referenced edits too. Each case of reversion is unique and I could only tell you why after seeing the edit and its reversion.

Don't be discouraged :). Do keep at it. Its best to start with a low profile page and add one referenced fact at a time. I sincerely advise you to register, it will then be possible for other editors to post messages to you and you can learn about Wikipedia and editing effectively. Hope you stick around. Happy editing. AshLin (talk) 03:13, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Please have a look of <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Yeung> and tell me what its all about. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.178.0.214 (talk) 09:30, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Content on Wikipedia is in a constant state of flux. Our articles are never finished; material you add will be built upon and developed by others. Sometimes you may agree that the alterations improve the content; other times you may not. But there is nothing that can be done to prevent material being altered; it is one of our foundational principles. That's why it says at the bottom of every edit page: "If you do not want your writing to be edited, used, and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here." (See particularly point three of Wikipedia:Five pillars.)

If you disagree with changes made, you have the option to discuss and persuade others. (See Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. In this case, you added a great deal of subsections to the article ([1]). The editor who altered the material explained his reasons in edit summary ([2]). If you'd like more explanation of what he meant, you might want to approach him at his user talk page and politely ask him for more information. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:41, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

0.02 from an disinterested Hong Konger: Dr Yeung is per se too controversial to edit without impunity.--Samuel di Curtisi di Salvadori 12:33, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Sonia Landy Sheridan

Wickipedia Italy and wickipedia Japan have articles about Sonia Landy Sheridan, but there is none in English. In the English language Wickipedia there is a reference to me and Generative Systems, but that is not sufficient. Can you put a translation of the Italian or the Japanese items into the English Wickipedia? Sonia Landy Sheridan —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soniasheridan (talk • contribs) 03:50, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

There are no such things as "Wickipedia Italy" and "wickipedia Japan". There are, of course, Italian-language and Japanese-language Wikipedias. For what do you believe yourself to be notable? --Orange Mike | Talk 03:54, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles at it:Sonia Landy Sheridan or ja:Sonia Landy Sheridan do not exist. —teb728 t c 06:31, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

And please do read Wikipedia:Autobiography.--Obsidi♠n^Soul 15:36, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Uploading Image

How do I put an Image on a Page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.17.120.142 (talk) 06:54, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

See Help:Files. If the the image you want to use is not already hosted here, you need to create an account and login in order to upload it. —teb728 t c 07:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Ransomes & Rapier publications

The Narrow Gauge Railway Society has published a book on R & R locomotives (steam and diesel). Can this be added to the list of publications available? 89.243.224.249 (talk) 08:31, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

The page isn't protected, so you should be able to do the edit yourself. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:06, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

how i add my grand parents

i want to add my grand farthers in wikipedia they also have some contribution in wikipedia. wts tha procedure —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.153.115.132 (talk) 12:33, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

You cannot add your grandparents yourself, because you have a conflict of interest. If your grandparents are notable, as defined by Wikipedia:Notability (people), then you can request that someone create an article about them at Wikipedia:Requested articles, so that someone else may create an article about them. However you're going to have to provide their names, and some sources (books, newspapers, magazines, journals, etc) where your Grandparents are the major subject of those sources, so that people have some material to work with. If there's not a lot written in books, newspapers, magazines, etc. about your grandparents' life, however, they probably don't merit a Wikipedia article about them. --Jayron32 15:23, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Can't edit/correct a misspelled title in a reference.

Resolved

In the article "Liquid crystal display" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCD), the References No. 11 reads "^ "Optical Paterning". Nature. 1996-08-22. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v382/n6593/pdf/382666c0.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-13." I was puzzled by the apparently misspelled "Paterning," so I checked the reference and found that the correct title should be "Optical Patterning" — using correct spelling.

I attempted to edit the page to correct the spelling in the reference title, but found no way to edit references, as choosing Edit for that section did not display anything other than "{{Reflist}}" and I don't know how to proceed from there, if that's even possible. So I leave correcting the spelling in reference 11's title to someone more powerful than I. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ferdypediac (talk • contribs) 15:30, 3 May 2011

The reference-text itself is actually in the article where the numbered footnote marker is, not at the end where the ref-text actually displays. DMacks (talk) 15:35, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 16:14, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Note: A quick way of finding where the reference is actually located in the body of the text is to click the tiny caret ^ beside each. Once you get there, simply edit that section and find the text written within <ref> and </ref> tags. They are placed exactly where those tiny numbers are (e.g.^[1]), the numbers that connect to the previously mentioned carets. Hope that made sense LOL. And yeah, do read referencing for beginners.--Obsidi♠n^Soul 16:42, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Fixed now  Chzz  ►  06:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Looking for a certain timeline template...

I remember that somewhere there is a template that lets you make a visual timeline that has several different bars. I'm trying to improve the article List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico by court and I want to be able to reflect the changing composition of the court using different overlapping bars in different rows. Thanks in advance if you can remember the template I'm thinking of! Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

{{Graphical timeline}}? -- John of Reading (talk) 16:12, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

No, it makes horizontal lines and it is way simpler. I think there are just bars of a solid color that can be labeled with text. Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:11, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Was it the <timeline> extension, as used on Template:Timeline ALP Leaders, for example? See also: Help:EasyTimeline syntax — Bility (talk) 17:35, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

I think this was it - probably something more like Template:Timeline of Major Record Labels. It looks a bit too complicated to deal with, though -- I may just hack up something like this.... Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:40, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Help correctly formatting italic title (with brackets)

Resolved

 – Just discovered and stole borrowed the resolved template from the next subject. Amazing!

Yes, well, in the course of my reading I wandered over to Rada (fiqh) and wikified the title and a couple of other elements to comply with MOS:Ety and WP:ITALICTITLE, initially I tried using the {{italic title}} template but this resulted in Rada (fiqh), so I did some reading and came back with DISPLAYTITLE which is fine and gives Rada (fiqh). So both of the Arabic words are in italics but so are the brackets and I would assume that they should be straight. Although I have read through several sections on titles, boldface and so on, I can find no specific reference to this title format.

• Should the brackets be straight?
• And if so, how does one operate this particular piece of wikimagic?

Thanks in advance Captain Screebo (talk) 16:27, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Rada'' (''fiqh'')}} would do what I think you're talking about. Can't say whether that's the right way to display the title though. — Bility (talk) 17:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks, that's what I thought but wierdly when I did preview with this setup, the preview title was normal font, whereas if I did {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Rada (fiqh)''}} I got the full-on all-italicised title in the preview. Some sort of software thing I guess. Oh and by the way it works, I have modified the title in question. Captain Screebo (talk) 19:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Please help with design

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 – Thank you! You are amazing!

hello,

please have a look at User:GreatOrangePumpkin/Sandbox6; why I can not click "User:Tiptoety" and the green tick (with link parameter)? Why if I move them, so that they are somewhere outside the table, I am able to click them; what's the problem? And how do I move the hidden template a little bit to the left. Please help. Thank you.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫T 16:51, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

You've positioned the Tiptoety link so it is appearing behind your userboxes. Where are you trying to put it? — Bility (talk) 16:59, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok look one more time; why is it so?--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫T 17:06, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

It's so because you've positioned the link 245 pixels from the right side of the page and 710 pixels from the top of the page. Depending on the resolution of your screen and how your browser is sized, it could show up anywhere, which is the downside of using absolute positioning like that. For your other concerns, I can click the green checkmark and it takes me to your userboxes and you can move the hidden template by changing the width to 95% from 100% in the style parameter. If you say where you're trying to put the checkmark and Tiptoety link, I could probably help you out a bit more. — Bility (talk) 17:30, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you; so position=absolute is not a good idea... can you tell me a better one, so that all screens shows the same? I see the tick at the right corner of the babel and "Desing by..." at the right corner at the bottom inside the table. The position is great, but it must be viewable exactly the same like on my screen. My screen resolution is 1440 x 900 px. Look at this pic I uploaded.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫T 17:53, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

How does this look? — Bility (talk) 18:36, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit--What happened to the "Cite" menu?

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I noticed that there was a cite menu on the edit page for articles (next to the drop-down menus for Advanced, Special Characters, Help) where I could add and format references correctly and easily insert named references. It really helped, because it allowed me to easily add info for a citation and, best of all, PREVIEW it. But now the Cite menu is gone. This is really unfortunate; it really helped with adding and formatting citations correctly; it also establishes a uniform system for how they look. I do not see why the Cite menu got removed. What happened to it? Why was it deleted? Please tell me why this wonderful addition to Wikipedia editing was deleted.

Thanks, Compdude123 (talk) 17:24, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

It still works for me. Try restarting your browser or purging your cache (in Firefox: Tools>Advanced>Network>Offline storage>Clear now).--Obsidi♠n^Soul 18:14, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

I noticed it still appears at my computer at home that has Firefox, but not on another computer w/ IE. Seems strange why that other computer won't show the Cite menu. Maybe it's just because Internet Explorer SUCKS! --Compdude123 (talk) 01:43, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Check the version you should see and ask on the proper talk page; see Wikipedia:RefToolbar. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:57, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Deletion sorting

I'm attempting to use the Delsort tool to sort Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Holmes County District Public Library into the "libraries and museums" and "Ohio" lists, but the tool won't work. It keeps saying "Can not determine article name for "Wikipedia:Articles for_deletion/Holmes_County_District_Public_Library", aborting: Error". How do I fix this so that I can sort it and the last article I nominated for deletion into the appropriate lists? Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 17:35, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Nevermind, fixed it. It appears that the deletion sorting tool doesn't work in Safari browsers, cause I was able to use the tool once I got on a computer that had Firefox. Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 19:05, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

World Court of Human rights (page or disambiguation or nothing?)

...there are numerous organizations that go by that name, such as the United Nations (student) World Court of Human Rights, and others, various websites etc.

One question is, do these see themselves as separate organizations, hence in need of a disambiguation page. If they are not different entities, would it be then an article that is called for about 'the' world court of human rights.

It would of course be convenient if there were only one article about 'the' world court of human rights, but I am not sure if this is just laziness/negligence on my part.... Createangelos (talk) 21:27, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Disambiguation pages should only be created if there are multiple (3 or more) articles that could be referred to by a name. I can not find 3 articles that can be referred to as World Court of Human rights. I can't find even one article that is called that. Do you have specific articles in mind that can be called World Court of Human rights? GB fan (talk) 21:37, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Thx for your kind answer. Thinking now... Createangelos (talk) 09:36, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Also, is there anything of less status than an article, and less definite such as a 'discussion wiki' or something, which could discuss the question of starting an article or not? In other words something less stressful and awful than the arguments about deletion etc. In other words, no one and certainly not me is going to start such an article and face having arguments and disputes about its meaning. Is there any kinder forum for discussion the existence or non existence of universally agreed principles? Some things are tautologies, such as that this text is made of ascii characters. I am not talking about research or 'philosophy' but about how we agree that a disambiguation page isn't appropriate, here on the help desk, and this could be annoying to continue on the help desk but I am not sure if I am completely satisfied by the guidance you've given up to now. Createangelos (talk) 09:42, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Or, maybe it's not annoying to discuss this on the help desk. It isn't annoying to me but the concern is that I worry that if may be annoying to other people and also I worry about things like possible automatic deletion of eg the answer you gave above. Createangelos (talk) 09:45, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

A relevant wikiproject's talkpage would be the best place for discussing something like this, since you can find editors who will be interested in the subject. Try Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Law or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Human rights. Chamal ^T•C 10:01, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Human rights is great, thx! I'll go over there. Bye Createangelos (talk) 21:35, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Automatic wikilinking to an articles AfD discussion

I am in the process of creating a talk page template. I want it to have a wikilink to the AfD discussion of the article, when it is placed on that articles talk page. How can this be done? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 22:27, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Would [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{PAGENAME}}]] do the trick? —Preceding unsigned comment added by David Biddulph (talk • contribs)

Yes, this seems to work. Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 22:48, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

I have finished the template. It is at User:Toshio Yamaguchi/Template:Inherent notability. However I have difficulties in finding suitable categories for this template. What categories would be appropriate for this template? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 23:21, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Whilst it's in your userspace? None, since draft templates in userspace shouldn't be in categories for "live" templates, for the same reasons that userspace draft articles shouldn't be in categories for mainspace articles: because it mixes things up. Did you see the suggestion at the discussion on the same point above that you should raise this suggestion at WP:VPR before going live with such a template? I'd suggest doing that, and getting input on the need for / wording of such a template, before worrying about categories for it. If not, it wouldn't surprise me if your template ended up at WP:TFD quickly. (Three quick issues that occur to me: you say that "consensus has determined", as if that's a once-and-for-all result when the reality is that consensus can change; you link to an essay, WP:INH, which might also raise some eyebrows; your template might work better if it allowed easy linking to a related page's AfD, or to a talk page discussion, or to a discussion on another talk page, or a discussion on a WikiProject talk page, rather than assuming that notability will only have been determined at an AfD for the article in question.) --Bencherlite^Talk 23:44, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Please see WP:HD#How to handle inherently notable one line stubs?. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 23:48, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Why are you suggesting that I read something that I've obviously already read, because I link to it in my reply to you? (i.e. "Did you see the suggestion at the discussion on the same point above that you should raise this suggestion at WP:VPR before going live with such a template?") --Bencherlite^Talk 23:55, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

I will do that, and the template already does link to the AfD discussion. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 00:19, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure where you are going with that template, but I would reconsider going live with it, at any point. Perhaps you could explain the purpose of the template and what it is hoping to accomplish? --Jayron32 00:58, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

My explanation is at WP:VPR#Template for articles inherenting notability. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 01:01, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Can't you just put {{Old AfD multi}} on the article's talk page to take care of this? GB fan (talk) 01:11, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

This template is useless for this purpose in my opinion, as anybody could put it on any article without any evidence for its appropriateness. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 01:17, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

And what stops someone from putting your new template on any article without any evidence for its appropriateness? GB fan (talk) 01:33, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

The template I created contains a wikilink to the AfD discussion, which will be a redlink if this AfD discussion doesn't exist. At least that makes an inappropriate placement easier to recognize. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 01:38, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I think this template would be quite controversial; it seems to assert a claim to keep the article based on an essay, which is not supported by policy. It is highly unlikely that an AfD will show clear keep based solely on the concept of inherent notability (and, if it does, something has gone wrong). The policy is, that If no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it. - WP:V. The guideline is, that something is deemed worthy of an article if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject - WP:GNG. Both of those are far more important than an essay; see Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. I'd definitely suggest discussion before making it live.  Chzz  ►  06:50, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I think this template is appropriate for articles like for example Der König verneigt sich und tötet. The result of the AfD discussion was , that this book is notable under WP:NBOOK#Criteria No 5 (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Der König verneigt sich und tötet). Therefore it seems, this article inherents its notability through the fact, that its author has received a Nobel in Literature. Since it is impossible for a reader to verify this, because of the article lacking sources confirming this, there should be at least an explanation why the subject of this article is considered notable enough for having an article in Wikipedia. And thats what this template does. Otherwise the arguments brought up in the AfD discussion by those supporting to keep this article would be totally unfounded and I would have been right in my decision to delete the article. If I am missing something here, I welcome any clarifying explanations. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 11:12, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

This confusion of "inherent" and "inherit" makes this proposal unsalvagable. While inherent notability and inherited notability are completely different things, neither of them exists.—Kww(talk) 14:02, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I think we should get rid of that criterion at WP:BK and like many people I do not believe in any form of inherited or inherent notability (they are not the same thing). Unfortunately, I wrote WP:BK and even that that criterion, but my beliefs on notability have evolved greatly since then and I would get rid of all of the subject specific notability guidelines entirely in favor of just the GNG.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:49, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

• Support proposal by Fuhghettaboutit to remove subject specific notability guidelines Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:18, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
• Oppose This is the wrong venue for such a proposal, for one, but what always gets me is the belief that passing WP:GNG is, in itself, justification for creating an article. I would support removal of all SNGs that attempt to bypass the GNG, but there is a pressing need for guidelines about when it is more appropriate to insert material into existing articles rather than create standalone articles.—Kww(talk) 14:02, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Oh certainly, no proposal was intended, at least by me in this forum, and I doubt such a proposal could ever succeed without quite a shift in the culture first, so I would not bother proposing it elsewhere. Regarding your observation, passing the GNG is a threshold, not an entitlement and just because that threshold is met does not mean an article is warranted. In that regard, WP:NOT is vastly underused.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:57, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes, for example "Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information" (see WP:IINFO). I think this also means Wikipedia is not a collection of non-notable facts, like for example in Der König verneigt sich und tötet, which nevertheless is kept because of the fact that its author has received a nobel price in literature, which simply seems to negate WP:IINFO. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 22:01, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

May 4

Vietnamese Dong

Example

No margin

.5em margin

Vietnamese_đồng#Other_uses_of_.C4.91.E1.BB.93ng

What is the reason for the white blank line above the table?Curb Chain (talk) 00:18, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

There's some code in the template that will add a heading for the table if you want, however if no heading is provided, it leaves a blank line behind. — Bility (talk) 00:28, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I am not as skilled in wikimarkup as other others, so my question is would it be possible to not leave a blank space behind? And if so, could this be done? Thanks in advance.Curb Chain (talk) 00:30, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Okay, fixed it, I think. — Bility (talk) 00:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, but I cannot provide "expert opinion". Could you tell me what this did?Curb Chain (talk) 01:35, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

It just provides a little space between the table and any elements above it so they don't look like they're running together. In the example to the right, the second table doesn't use any margin and the third one does. — Bility (talk) 02:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Semi-lock

On some articles, there is a semi-lock which allows only Wikipedians with accounts to edit that article. Why is that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.130.178.79 (talk) 04:07, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Have a look at WP:SILVERLOCK and see if that answers your question. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 04:11, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Some articles on Wikipedia are more prone to vandalism than others. It seems a lot of vandalism is from anonymous users (those editors where we just see their IP address), so a way to reduce the likelihood of vandalism is to all only registered users to edit Wikipedia. So to edit a semi-protected page, you have to create an account. -Compdude123 (talk) 04:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Should you choose, for whatever reason, not to create an account, you can still request an edit on the talk page of any article that is protected. Joefromrandb (talk) 05:00, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

RFK letter

See p. 89 of this pdf (89 is the page number, but it's p. 36 of 61 in my adobe viewer). Can someone make a file out of the letter from RFK to Gene Schoor? I want to add it to the Schoor article. (I've downloaded the pdf, which is from an auction house, and it is virus-free.)

www.rrauction.com/content/pdf/311pdf/notables.pdf 63.17.45.70 (talk) 04:15, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

If you mean lifting/copying the letter itself, I'm not sure that's a wise idea. Copyright can be iffy sometimes, and it doesn't seem 100% clear-cut here. I think you best bet would be to add in a sentence (example: "Kennedy gives thanks to Schoor for books.") Then add this file as a reference, using a tag like this:

<ref name=RRAuction>{{Citation|title=Kennedy thanks Gene Schoor for a home run of a gift|url=http://www.rrauction.com/content/pdf/311pdf/notables.pdf|author=RRAuction|journal=Notables & Notorious|pages=89|accessdate=2011-05-04}}</ref>

The results would look like:

---

Test below here

Hope that helps. :) (I didn't check your contribution history prior to writing this, so forgive me if you already know about ref formatting.) ^Avic_ennasis @ 06:33, 30 Nisan 5771 / 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Questions on Economics

i m a student of economics.. if i post some queries on economics to Wikipedia wl i get my answers??Anupriya Datta (talk) 06:08, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

If it has to do with crunching numbers, you're best bet would be the Mathematics reference desk. If it is more about Economic theories, you may want to try the Humanities reference desk. Hope that helps. ^Avic_ennasis @ 06:16, 30 Nisan 5771 / 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Note, the reference desk will not do homework for you (ie, if you merely state the question) - If your question is homework, show that you have attempted an answer first, and we will try to help you past the stuck point.

But yes...you do want the reference desk, not this help desk. Good luck,  Chzz  ►  06:54, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Overlinking - tool?

Does anyone know of a tool that could show me how many times words are wikilinked within an article, excluding references? I know I could just use CTRL+F but that's not practical for large articles with many words linked. Cheers, doomgaze (talk) 10:57, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I believe WP:AWB could be set to do this. Dismas|^(talk) 12:32, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

(ec) f you use Google Chrome ctrl+F tells you how many times the word is found. :) CTJF83 12:33, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm a Mac user so AWB isn't an option I'm afraid. Haha I know about the Chrome function, but I'm referring to situations where articles have ~100 words wikilinked, so going through them all manually would be super tedious. doomgaze (talk) 12:46, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm predominantly a Mac user as well but most editors run Windows, so I took a shot in the dark... Sorry... Dismas|^(talk) 12:50, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Are you just wanting to know the number of links, or do you want to unlink them all?...Get a PC and use AWB? CTJF83 12:55, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Hey no worries, thanks for trying. What I'm (ideally) looking for is something that could scan the article and display, say:

Marsupial - linked 7 times here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Communism in Albania - linked 5 times here, here, here, here and here.

Paris Hilton's Sex Video Tape - linked 3 times here, here and here.

and so on and so on. Or even just the number of times linked, and then I could manually review the most common links with CTRL+F (well, CMD+F for me). Something that could show me some results like that would be helpful with reviewing articles to make sure they conform with the MoS, specifically with the policy on repeating links. doomgaze (talk) 13:12, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Wasn't there any toolserver-tool that serves your needs? mabdul 17:31, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Not so far as I can see. I'd hoped the peer reviewer would have such a function, but alas. doomgaze (talk) 21:10, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

Does this license like here, allow for "commercial reuse with modification"? I'm wondering, cause I always look for images to use on a Google search, and the image linked in the last sentence, doesn't come up on a Google search. If it is a Google issue, what can I use to better search for free images we can use on here? CTJF83 12:28, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

The license does allow for "commercial reuse with modification". As for where to search I use the library of congress a fair bit or search in flickr. Although mostly I take pics myself.©Geni 02:11, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, CTJF83 07:15, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

who do I contact to get my aged iMacwith an older operating system, OS 5.4.11recognize and use Internet Exployer,5.2.2

Who do I contact to get my aged iMac, with an older operating System 5.4.11 recognize and use Internet Exployer,5.2.2 (5010.1) available 9/25/02. Can notseem to get in contact with Interjnet exployer to see if there is an edition of Internet exployer I can get to use so as workable, Can you help or advise? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.13.159.179 (talk) 15:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Computing reference desk. They specialize in answering computer questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:53, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

How to create red link?

During the past few days, I've been working on Merchant Prince to fix the major issues in the article. The article was originally named "Merchant Prince (series)", but since it described only the first game in detail, I moved it under the current name. Now I'm trying to redlink Merchant Prince II because it doesn't have but in my opinion should have an article, and having not played the game I don't think I'm up to the challenge. The problem is, the link comes up as blue, since Merchant Prince II redirects to the article which was in name only about the series. I'm sorry if this is too confusing. Zakhalesh (talk) 16:21, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

If you're trying to edit the page titled "Merchant Prince II", you'll need to edit this page. Merchant Prince II is currently a redirect pointing to the main series page. I don't think there's a reason to remove the redirect entirely. Why do you think the redirect needs to be removed? TNXMan 16:32, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Well, I don't think the redirect needs to be "removed" in the sense of Merchant Prince II pointing to nothing. I mean that an article should be created about it, and a redirect may confuse editors as the target page is, apart from a few words about MPII, about MPI. Zakhalesh (talk) 16:43, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I have nominated Merchant Prince II for deletion as a misleading redirect; see the Rfd section. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:01, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

notability guideline for music.

Hi, I am trying to edit the article "Danny Bryant". It says at the top of the page The topic of this article may not meet the notability guideline for music.. I have read the guidelines and as far as i can see the subject is definitely notable. I am a fan and have set up an account in order to specifically edit this article. I fully understand the need for neutralism etc. but the is much factual information missing here. I do not want to waste time editing if the article may be deleted. I am a total newbie, any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sikeder (talk • contribs) 17:09, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

If you can indicate which of the 12 criteria listed at WP:BAND he meets, & give appropriate references, then the tag can be removed. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:21, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

The movie "Dr. Dolittle" with Rex Harrison - the movie was shot in 1967

My question is: Do you have a picture of the boat called "The Flounder". I would love to see a picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.163.30.127 (talk) 17:38, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

If you are asking about adding a screenshot of the boat to Doctor Dolittle (film), we couldn't do that because it would probably be a copyright violation. —teb728 t c 19:29, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Info Box

I trying to put the revised opening dates for the article 'Windseeker'. I tried putting it in but won't show up when I preview it. Is there any value to putting a revised date or anything close that I could use? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Your May 3 edit worked. Just change the part after the corresponding parameter name. Do not change or add parameter names unless {{Infobox attraction}} shows support for that parameter name. If you still have problems then save your edit (and revert if it leaves the article in a broken state) so we can see what you are doing. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:00, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Terribly Sorry

I know that I have recently posted many articles about myself, but I cordially apologize. I will discontinue my rule violations and hopefully it will never happen again. Thank You! —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheYoungReporters (talk • contribs) 20:32, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

This page is about questions for Wikipedia. CTJF83 20:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Prodego ^talk 20:38, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Is My Page Ready?

I am working on the page "Troop 799 (Richmond, Virginia)" and want to know if it is eligible to make it as that oage and not just a user page like it is now. If possible could you tell me what I need to publish it and not have it deleted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Helpfuleditor2/Troop_799_(Richmond,_Virginia) Helpfuleditor2 (talk) 21:38, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to meet WP:GNG requirements. See also WP:CLUB. You would need to add third party reliable sources to indicate why this specific troop is notable enough for a page on Wikipedia. CTJF83 21:44, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Blue Link With No Page

Under Henrico County Public Schools, there is a link to "Tuckahoe Middle School" but when clicked on it just goes right to Henrico County Public Schools wikipedia. I was wondering what I could do to be able to edit it and if it was a problem you guys are able to fix it. Helpfuleditor2 (talk) 21:42, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately middle and elementary schools don't meet the WP:GNG requirements for an article, so they are redirected to the relevant school district or city/county article. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tuckahoe Middle School and Wikipedia:Common_outcomes#Schools CTJF83 21:48, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Trademarks

How do you account for a trademark in the statement of cash flows? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.67.203.237 (talk) 22:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. CTJF83 22:19, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Past predictions of the future

Given we have articles such as Timeline of the future in forecasts and List of predictions, it would seem logical for us to have an article (or articles) on past predictions of the future, and I have a vague memory of reading such an article. However I simply cannot find any reference to it existing or having existed - do we have an article that I just can't find, or am I misremembering things? Thryduulf (talk) 22:23, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Biography

How do I create a biography page of myself, and my achievements, that i have earned? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jedson3614 (talk • contribs) 23:56, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Creating an autobiography is discouraged. If you are notable someone else will write an article about you. GB fan (talk) 00:05, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

May 5

Using defined reference with Citation Template

I am trying to add page numbers to a reference but different parts of the article require different page numbers as they address different information within the same source. Is there a way to use the <ref name="RefName">{{Citation ...}}</ref> that exist in the article to indicate page numbers distinctly. Or should I stack all the page numbers in the initial definition of the reference or some other method? Thanks — Rɑːlɑːjər^talk² 03:06, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

See User:Gadget850/FAQ#Page numbers in references. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 03:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Policy

Do we have a policy concerning an article copied verbatim from a public domain source. I assume that this isn't permissable, but figured I'd ask. Joefromrandb (talk) 04:23, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Public-domain text can be used if it is properly attributed; see here. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:16, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) See here. Basically, you can copy from a PD source but you need to attribute it to the source (there are a lot of templates for this purpose). For example, we have a lot of articles that contain material from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Chamal ^T•C 06:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

We do have a guideline: Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 12:38, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

So should such an article be taken to AfD? Joefromrandb (talk) 16:24, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

The article in question is Louis La Garde. The entirety of the aticle seems to be copied word for word from the public domain source listed. Joefromrandb (talk) 16:32, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

How to see mathematics formulas written in Tex form?

I can not see the mathematics formula written in tex form and related pictures in my computer. For example, when I open the site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobordism the first math formula reads as

\partial W ~=~ i(M) \sqcup j(N)~.

in tex form. I don't know why. The answer in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2007_November_15#Viewing_mathematical_formulas still does not work for me. I hope to get help here. Thanks very much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Entaou (talk • contribs) 06:25, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

If you want to see the tex form of the formulae, then click the "Edit" link to view the source of the article.

If you are expecting to see nicely-formatted formulae and are seeing only the tex form, then I don't know the answer. It would help if you could tell us your browser name and version, and which settings you have tried at "My Preferences > Appearance > Math". For what it's worth, I'm using FireFox 3.16.5 and have selected "Recommended for modern browsers", and I see the Cobordism formulae rendered properly. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:10, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Have you disabled the viewing of images? Wikipedia displays maths equations as .png images with the tex form as the "alt" text. If you have disabled images then you would only see the tex markup. -- Q Chris (talk) 07:16, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

(To John of Reading)Yes, I want to see nicely-formatted formulae, but I can only see them in tex form. I am using FireFox 3.6.13, I try all choices in "My Preferences > Appearance > Math", but they don't help. Thanks!

(To Q Chris) Maybe you are right, but how cal I do if I want to see this images? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Entaou (talk • contribs) 08:57, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

In Firefox, look at "Tools > Options"; "Load images automatically" should be ticked; then click the "Exceptions" button next to that checkbox, and make sure that you have not blocked "upload.wikimedia.org". -- John of Reading (talk) 09:25, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Cure for Excema

Greetings, my name is Yousef Al-Mutawa and I have found a permanent cure for excema that I would like to share. I just don't know how to get it on wiki. I like WIKI! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.203.87.68 (talk) 06:51, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You will have to wait for your new cure to be written about in reliable sources such as newspapers, books and peer-reviewed journals. Then someone will write a Wikipedia article about it. Until then, I'm sorry, your new idea does not belong at Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

... but perhaps, when you become a billionaire as a result of your invention, you will consider a generous donation to Wikipedia? Dbfirs 08:09, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Problem with Cologne Blue skin?

Hello. When I logged on this morning, a blue box has appeared around every image within articles. I can find no reference to this change (of considerable magnitude) in the usual places.

Secondly, within Articles and Talk pages, the position of the [edit] hyperlink by each subject has moved to the beginning of the line (it was previously justified to the right) and is now the same size text as the subject.

Thirdly, a line of text appears at the bottom of every page reading (e.g.):

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Garrow"

This page was last modified on 5 May 2011, at 08:32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details.

What has happened?! It's horrible! Has someone somehow edited the Cologne Blue skin as it doesn't appear to have happened on some other skins I've previewed. Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 07:53, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

This issue appears to have resolved itself, abruptly, a few moments ago. Still, it is most odd - was someone tinkering with the skins? Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 08:09, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Argh, it's back! All 3 issues described above have returned. Someone, please help? Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 08:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Neither MediaWiki:Cologneblue.css nor MediaWiki:Cologneblue.js have been edited recently. If you don't get a good reply here, I suggest you try Village pump (technical). -- John of Reading (talk) 08:40, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks for the confirmation and advice John. I have posted a link to this query at VPT. Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 09:35, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Has your internet connection slowed down? This sounds to me like a case of "flash of unstyled content", particularly since yo say it suddenly corrected itself and then reappeared. It has happened to me before, and what I have seen is a lot like what you describe. If other websites load normally and your connection seems to be ok, try clearing your browser's cache, history etc and reload the page. Chamal ^T•C 09:54, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Sadly, clearing browse history, clearing cache and reloading has had no effect. I take it that no-one else has reported this problem and that it is not reproducible? Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 10:34, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Similar issues in Monobook on IE7. Will check later at home on FF, Chrome and Opera. Someone has definitely fiddled with something. GedUK  11:51, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I have problems atm but thats mostly because the secure server are very slow atm...(today its working ok) mabdul 15:27, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I am still experiencing these issues today, although the issues did resolve for discrete periods yesterday afternoon. Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 09:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Family of surname of royal/imperial origins

I'm pleased to inform you that I've created some "stub" on royal/imperial houses which are not present on en.wikipedia, neither in other wikipedia languages, only in it.wikipedia, are the following: Massimo Osmani Emanuele Gioeni Pilo Acuna Antiochia and Valencia. Do you have any project where i can make this segnalation? Unfortunaly i'm unable to traslate it. Many thanks.Seics (talk) 10:46, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello. You can try Wikipedia:WikiProject Royalty and Nobility for users with the same interests. As for translators, you can try requesting the help of users listed in Wikipedia:Translators available#Italian-to-English.--Obsidi♠n^Soul 18:33, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Cleanup template for sections in mathematics articles

Is there a cleanup template for sections in a mathematics article which contain too many theorems with proofs or entirely consist only of theorems with proofs? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:48, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You're probably looking for something like {{technical}} - that's the best one I could find. TNXMan 14:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Actually that's not exactly what I am looking for. I want to put a template on Mersenne prime#Theorems about Mersenne numbers, because this section is simply a collection of theorems about Mersenne primes. Such sections are to be avoided per MOS:MATH#Proofs. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:08, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You could use {{MOS|section|date=May 2011}} on the section and explain the specific concerns on the talk page. GB fan (talk) 17:04, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I added this and also left a comment on the talk page. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

How can I create an official page?

Hi, I would like to create an official Company page, one which is locked/cannot be edited by others, so we can ensure the information is accurate. How can we do this, if at all? Also would you need proof we are from the Company itself? Many thanks 81.145.187.36 (talk) 14:52, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You can not create an official web page for a company on wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a web host. Anything you put on Wikipedia will be edited by others. You should also read about conflicts of interest GB fan (talk) 14:57, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

We have an article on Petrofac. Please read Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:33, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You may want to look at Wikicompany instead of Wikipedia. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

"Diff" changes on Commons

The "Diff", running normally here and (as seen) in the major wikipedias, seems to be changed on Commons. It doesn't show the normal colors but a sort of basic b/w form only with the + or -. Does somebody knows if it's changed? --Dэя-Бøяg 15:24, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Note: Trying to join some minor Wikipedias, i'm seeing them with "nostalgia" (or "classic") skin and not with vector. Does all this things depends from the server? Thanks and regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 21:04, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

tamil font

How can I type in tamil? How can I paste a tamil text? --Priya Nithya (talk) 15:46, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You can write Tamil by installing the Tamil character set and Tamil input method on your computer. Precise instructions will depend your particular operating system, but ta:விக்கிப்பீடியா:Font help also provides guidance. You can paste a Tamil text the same as you can paste an English text (ctrl-v in many operating systems). However, if you intend to write in Tamil, you might find it better to do so on the Tamil language Wikipedia. Astronaut (talk) 16:23, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

red text has disappeared from differences.

Hi all.

When I check diffs I no longer see the differing text highlighted in red. If I log out and check the page - the diffs are highlighted again. I've not made any changes to my settings, but just to be sure, I went into preferences and changed from monobook to classic, but still had the same problem. I changed back to monobook, with no change - still no red highlights.

Does anybody have any ideas why this may be happening? It's making change patrolling really difficult.

I've had a quick search through the helpdesk, but can't see anything relevant.

Thanks. a_man_alone (talk) 15:41, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I must be blind - I notice that another user (DerBorg) just above me is having the same problem. a_man_alone (talk) 15:43, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes I confirm. I'm having this problems on Commons and in another Wikipedia (the Slovak one, in which i've reverted a test). I'm also seeing some minor Wp in "nostalgia" (or "classic") skin. Maybe it should depend from the server. --Dэя-Бøяg 21:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Technical questions

This is just a technical question - I am not too knowledgeable about technical matters, as you will probably know! I use Google Chrome as my web browser, and when I click on to log in to Wikipedia, I find my username appears, but I still keep having to put my password in (fortunately, I can always remember it!) As it happens, I have ticked the "Remember me" box, so I am wondering why I keep having to do this. While I am here, I have had some trouble on my laptop lately inadvertently locking keys - what is the best way to undo this? Any comments or advice will be warmly appreciated! I do not mind if you leave any answers on my userpage (that might be better, actually). Cheers and thanks, ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

"Remember me" is a setting to keep you logged in. It has nothing to do with remembering the password on the login screen. That is a function in the browser and details can vary between browsers. Try to delete and retype the last letter in the username and see if that activates password remember. If not then check your Chrome password settings. See http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95606. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:50, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for that, Prime Hunter - I did try retyping my username, and I think that that did the trick. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:18, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

External link problem

I am attempting to put in a link to

• [3]

in the article umbrella leaf but the detailed URL seems to constantly change. Is www.pfaf.org doing this deliberately? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.48.227.179 (talk) 16:38, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I looked at your edits. All the 4 versions starting with http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Diphylleia work for me. Maybe the site is sometimes unavailable for you for whatever reason. What happens when it doesn't work? PrimeHunter (talk) 17:32, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Braceville, Illinois

There is indecent content in the page about Braceville, Illinois. Rather than just fix it myself I am reporting this so you can take action against the perpetrators. 17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)17:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Midsummergreen (talk • contribs)

Fixed. However, you are allowed and able to do this yourself the next time you see it happen. Be bold, revert the vandalism and warn the vandals. Once you've been autoconfirmed, you'll get your hands on Twinkle if you like, speeding this up a lot. Zakhalesh (talk) 17:43, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Jitendra Joshi

I created the article about the first mayor of Ahmedabad.That's abt a person from 1900's so, how do i suppose to find source abt him over the inter net??i'm a assistant at the library and i'm writing this article using my research from several books.So no online versions of these books are aviliable.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luckylikke (talk • contribs) 17:58, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

You don't have to use internet sources. See Wikipedia:Citing sources, {{cite book}}, {{cite encyclopedia}}, {{cite journal}}, etc. — Bility (talk) 18:12, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

How can I have a wiki site?

For instance: Wiki.mabinogiworld.com

How can I have a wiki? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kyouria (talk • contribs) 21:14, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

See WP:BFAQ#CORPWIKI. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 21:30, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Editing template

I was attempting to edit the template Template:RPOTD default to replace the current image credit to Template:User, but was unable to. Can someone show me how to do this? - [[::User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] (talk · contribs) (Talkback) Random Picture of the Day 22:08, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

And also Template:RPOTD christmas - [[::User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] (talk · contribs) (Talkback) Random Picture of the Day 22:11, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I modified RPOTD default to use {{user}} and made a bunch of other changes. Most notably, if no image parameter is supplied, the RPOTD box won't display. Not sure how this template is used, so maybe you'd rather display some text or something. Anyway, let me know what you think and if you want the same treatment on the Christmas one. — Bility (talk) 22:46, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Update: I modified User:Presidentman/potd/15 April 2010 with the updated syntax so you can see how it works. I've asked for access to AutoWikiBrowser, and if I get it I will go through the past POTD pages and fix them as well. Cheers, — Bility (talk) 06:49, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

How to add a reference/disambiguation for a different page

Hi- since Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence is known colloquially as "Webster Hall", is there a best practice to link to it from the Webster Hall page? I am relatively new to this area (mainly focus on recent change patrolling). Thanks! Mrmewe (talk) 22:50, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm no expert on WP:DAB hatnotes, but maybe something like {{about|the nightclub|the senate page residence|Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence}} is what you're looking for? — Bility (talk) 23:35, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

This is perfect. Thank you so much for your help! Mrmewe (talk) 23:54, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

May 6

Is this page still used?

Just found this page again where I posted a proposal some time ago: WP:IB/Proposed. Is this page still actively used or maintained? At least to me, this page appears nearly abandoned. So what exactly is the benefit of posting an infobox proposal there? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 01:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

A few things I need to discuss

1. Why was category List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_wind deleted? 2. Should The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) be listed in List_of_dramatic_television_series_with_LGBT_characters because BK a main character is gay: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ladies/characters/bk.shtml Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 02:23, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

As far as #1, you can see it's listed twice in the logs here. Oh, and there's a difference between a category and list. Dismas|^(talk) 02:27, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Somebody actually created Category:List of fictional characters who can manipulate wind. See Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 August 5#Category:List of fictional characters who can manipulate wind and Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 March 14#Fictional characters by power. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:42, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Fictional characters by power

1. Can Fictional characters by power be created again? I think it's relevent. 2. Should The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) be listed in List_of_dramatic_television_series_with_LGBT_characters because BK a main character is gay: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ladies/characters/bk.shtml Neptunekh2 (talk) 03:41, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure what your #1 is referring to. As for #2, you can be bold and add the show to the LGBT character list. If you did, and there was a disagreement with another user, it would be best to discuss it on the user's or article's talk page, and then if that doesn't work you could WP:3O or WP:DR CTJF83 07:31, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Message on My talk page

Hi

I have a message in red on my talk page - "This template should be substituted on the article talk page" and I am unsure what it means. I have tried to submit but when I try to submit the article it shows the previuos page which needed lots of work, which I have since corrected as advised.

How do I progress from here please.

brian —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian water dodd (talk • contribs) 05:08, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

You're probably substituting a template that is meant for talk pages. Some templates have namespace detection and will transclude a warning if you're in the wrong one. Which template did you use? — Bility (talk) 06:53, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Looks like a peer review and yes, a WP:PR needs to go on the articles talk page. CTJF83 07:24, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

anikkattilammakshethram

why this article is delected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.49.60.246 (talk) 05:34, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

According to here, there isn't enough to indicate the topic is important enough for an article. CTJF83 07:16, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Template unreferenced section

Can someone have a look at Template talk:Unreferenced section#Possible improvement and tell me if this would make sense? Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 07:11, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Responded. CTJF83 07:19, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

I commented to your response. Your argument there doesn't seem to make sense to me. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 07:34, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, I have that page on my watchlist, so we can continue back and forth there. CTJF83 07:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

old garden planters

I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT OLD GARDEN PLANTERS CALLED ARVECT PRODUCTS WITH A CARVED OWL IN THE BOTTOM LORRAINE —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorrylap (talk • contribs) 10:39, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

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Suicide methods

A complaint and not a question due to the article posted on this website titled suicide methods a very special person has died due to reading this article. The information about suffication and all other methods is a disgrace and should not be avaliable for people to read. I have always been a fan of this website but never again will i use it and will be telling everyone not to use this website ever. You should be disgusted in putting such an article on your website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackc4trocks (talk • contribs) 10:39, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

I am sorry for your loss. I do have to say though no one has died because they read an article on Wikipedia. No one has even killed themselves because they read an article on wikipedia. All the information in that article is freely available on the web in multiple locations and if someone is going to commit suicide they will find the information they need to do it. GB fan (talk) 11:32, 6 May 2011 (UTC)