I want to look up a couple of (English) words in the dictionary. It couldn't be more Mickey Mouse but I can't work out how to do it. 10:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[[User:Martin Tucker|Martin Tucker]]
I want to look up a couple of (English) words in the dictionary. It couldn't be more Mickey Mouse but I can't work out how to do it. 10:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[[User:Martin Tucker|Martin Tucker]]
: This is the address: http://en.wiktionary.org/ [[User:Lova Falk|Lova Falk]] 10:57, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
: This is the address: http://en.wiktionary.org/ [[User:Lova Falk|Lova Falk]] 10:57, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
== Two Albums with the Same Name ==
I created the page for the French, electropop band called [[Mademoiselle (band)|Mademoiselle]]. That group has an album titled [[Black Sun (album)|Black Sun]] however as you can see when I put a link to <nowiki>[[Black Sun (album)|Black Sun]] </nowiki>it links to another album of the same name by a group called [[Primal Fear (band)|Primal Fear]]. How do I resolve this?
I am the owner of OutLook Skateboards and we have been online for over 7 years. We are all over the net as well as my name is. I was wondering what I need to do to get my name/company on Wikipedia?
Hi there! Wikipedia is not a company or website directory, in order for a company or website to have an article on Wikipedia it needs to be notable, for more details on these criteria, see Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations) and Wikipedia:Notability (web). In general, you are strongly discouraged to write about yourself or your company, the way it works is if you or your company are notable enough, someone else will write an article about you. Please remember that Wikipedia is not an advertising service, and that articles should be written from a neutral point of view.
I wish to add a technical reference to an article. I have this material (it's from Standards Australia) as printed matter but it's not available online (as least not for free). Am I able to use this as a reference even though I cannot link to it?
Yes, you pretty much need to use WP:CITE (see also WP:FOOT) when you have an offline reference. For online references, although using a cite isn't mandatory, it's still highly desirable - it's not mandatory because other editors can check the source, and because (hopefully) some other editor will (later) convert it from an embedded link to a cite. But with an offline source, anything less than full cite info is going to be highly problematical. -- John Broughton(☎☎)02:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
two novels, two articles, one name
Collier734414:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)I've looked through the faqs, but can't seem to find the specific advice I need.
I wish to contribute an article about a novel. There already exists an article about a different novel with the same title. What should I use as the link?
If it helps, the novel is a part of a series. Could I use the series name as part of the link name?[reply]
Collier734421:46, 1 February 2007 (UTC)The name is Amsterdam. I had a look at disambiguation. The only idea I could come up with is a double disambiguation, calving off novels named Amsterdam.[reply]
I have just written a new page, Solidarity (South Africa), my first contribution. When I tried to paste an external link at the end of the article, the page disappeared and I was redirected to the tutorial page.
Had you clicked the Save button after writing the article? If not, then it never made it into the Wikipedia database. My guess is that when you were pasting in the link, you accidentally hit the wrong key, and directed your browser to go back a page instead. If that's the case, then there's really no choice but to re-type the article (assuming that you've visited another page since then, and can no longer click the forward arrow to get back to the page you were on). If you're writing a very long article, it might be worthwhile to click Save periodically, and then go back and edit the article to add more. That way you can be sure that the article is being saved. —PurpleRAIN16:30, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Stardock has a knowledge base article on this. To fix it, add a bookmark to your bookmark bar. Removing the bar altogether or moving it somewhere else may also work. (Right click a blank space on the menu or navigation bar, and uncheck Bookmarks Toolbar or click Customize to move it). -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 18:20, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any special protocl for linking to other pages?
I am new here, and am working on an article about a Buddhist organization that is mainly based in the US and Canada. I wanted to link my article to the Buddhism in United States and Buddhism in Canada pages, and I was wondering if I had to get permission first. Also, what is the protocol for getting other pages to link back to your article? Thanks for the help. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Amaranthxx (talk • contribs) 23:49, 2 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
1. In the French Wikipedia I recently created an article that is linked as a stub to another article. This article is in English. I have created the same article in the English Wikipedia. I wish to have the first article in the French Wikipedia deleted. How do I go about this?
2. In the aforementioned article, I submitted an image and attached the appropriate licensing message in the associated text field. However, the licensing message only appears to those who have logged in to Wikipedia. When someone is not logged in and clicks on the picture, a box appears that warns that, if the appropriate licensing is not declared within 7 days, the image will be deleted. How can I make the my appended licensing message appear to all users logged in or not? --3hierx00:34, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Who has won by the highest margin of votes in any kind of election in India & World so far & by how much & from which constituency? Which website can give me these information ?59.93.245.3703:00, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If a fluid kept in a beaker with its mouth closed, if it is moved up and down in a rapid motion, bubbles will form in liquid. I want to ask that whether there be any change in physical or chemical properties of the fluid present in the beaker.
regards, sachin.
(-@yahoo.co.in) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 221.135.221.23 (talk) 12:37, 3 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Hi, my name is Amanda. I am enrolled at my local college and in my speech class we have to write about a specific speech. I picked out the one by Susan B. Anthony but I cant seem to find the date of this publication. If you could help me, I would highly appreciate it. Thanks 05:27, 4 February 2007 (UTC)~~
I'm very new to wikipedia, and I've already made a mistake and got a message about it.
I saw a few fansites listed on some of the pages, and since my website is based on the same television characters/shows, I thought I could add my site's URL. I did so on three pages with the editing tool, and today I found my links deleted and I also recieved a message from someone who told me that I can't add a personal site. I'd added my site to what I gather is his or her wikipedia site section that features one of the shows I have featured on my website. My site link has been removed from all three areas that I posted to.
I'm very confused because I know of two people who have their site's listed on one of the very same wikipedia pages that I added mine to. One of the site's listed is most definitely a fansite. It has photos, fan fiction, and a forum. I have the same on my site, but mine can't be listed. Why? How in the world is it okay for them, but not for me?
I wanted to get in touch with the perosn who sent the message, and apologize to them, but I couldn't find any way to do so.
My intent is not to offend anyone. I orginally signed up to wikipedia in case I find or already have helpful information to add. But when I saw the website listings in the external sections of pages, I thought it would be fine for me to add my own, since editing does allow such action.
I don't even know if I'm sending this message to the right place. [sigh]
Again, I have no intent to offend with anything I've done or may do. I'm slowly learning my way around.
To all affected by this - Please accept my apologies for such a blunder.
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. There are some guidelines available about adding external links at WP:EL. However in spirit, the question that needs to be asked is whether the external link being added is adding any value to the article at wikipedia? If it is, then the site should be listed at the article. If however, one can simply take the additional information from the site and add it to the article, then there is not much point in adding the site. If the other sites are not adding value, please feel free to remove them as well. However dont just do it to make a WP:POINT. That would be in bad taste.
Have I managed to answer you? You are at the right place to ask this and can always ask more questions here or at my talk page. — Lost(talk)11:36, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What's the right way to edit the page about my company and my own bio
I'd like to correct some errors both in the pages on craigslist and myself.
Jimmy asked me to ask here regarding protocol, so ... is it right for me to edit those pages, or what would you suggest?
You should read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for detailed recommendations. If I were going to do this, I would make a statement on my user page about my connection to the articles I planned to edit, and that I would only be editing to improve accuracy. The only edits I would make would be ones that had ironclad, independent reliable sources, so the change could be evaluated for its sourcing, not its editor. If I wanted to argue for a change less well sourced, I'd make my best argument on the talk page, disclosing there as well what my involvement is, and asking for independent assistance. Always avoid deleting sourced information detrimental to the subject, as that can get you blocked for COI. If you believe it's unfair, bring it up on the talk page. Polite requests will generally be taken much better than angry complaints. That's my 2 cents. ~ Jeff Q(talk)20:06, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note that this can be pretty confusing, especially if an article has a statement that you know is wrong, but it has a reliable reference (say, it states your birthday is on a determined date citing an article from New York Times or CNN, but you know it is wrong). In this case, people may ask you a reliable source for your birthday (yes, verifiability is taken pretty seriously in determined articles). And even some people may consider you are doing original research, and remove your annotations! So, if that ever happens, try to converse in the article talk pages, most times consensus is reached fairly easily if they are "trivial" corrections (editors do not really like people removing correctly referenced information, even by the subject of the article itself, so you will have to explain, listen to suggestions, and try to ask for guidance). -- ReyBrujo20:16, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Also, make sure you state in the talk page of articles you want to/have edit (and that are connected to you or your business) who you are, to prevent misunderstandings. I agree with Jeff Q that you should edit your user page at User:Cnewmark and put information about who you are and your connections, to prevent anyone from thinking you are doing sneaky edits. -- ReyBrujo20:09, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and one other thing: it will always be an uphill battle, and generally not a good idea to edit your own subjects, so be prepared for neutral editors to still reject your changes, preferring less involved editors to work on them. Wikipedia has had some rather public battles with conflict of interest, so many folks try to err on the side of rejecting edits from people too close to the subject. ~ Jeff Q(talk)20:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, much appreciated! I've noted on both pages that I intend only to fix stuff, and add external links. I'll try to restrain my sense of humor. Cnewmark21:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Attacked by a Deleter!
I recently saw on my user discussion page that someone had speedily deleted the article I had submitted (on Ormus matter) - because another article on the same subject (unimpressive stuff) had been criticized by 9 skeptics and then withdrawn by the writer.
The deleter's page had no administrator mark, so can he just go around deleting topics he is skeptic to?
On his discusssion page he seemed to be working as an administrator (and evidently helping several users). I asked him there for an undelete, and he told me to apply for an undelete of what that other guy had written!
He also told me how to rephrase definitions for various topics. A valid objection - but it assumes the existence of text that can be changed - the basis for wiki-style cooperation.
As the history of my article is unimportant: Is it ok for me to (solidify my definitions and) simply resubmit it? OlavN09:30, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I wanted to add an article about myself - David Winters (musician),
there was another David Winters (a scottish footballer) already listed.
I thought by editing I could submit a new article, and may have
unintentionally deleted his article. Can there be only one article per title - in this case a person's name? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by David Winters (talk • contribs) 18:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Welcome to Wikipedia! This is quite common actually, and you can learn how to handle this by looking at disambiguation, but you're halfway there with "David Winter (musician)" and "David Winters (footballer)". I've reverted the article that you overwrote to the previous state. However, since, as you stated, you are writing an article about yourself, you probably shouldn't start that article. Please read WP:AUTO and WP:COI and also WP:NPOV. You are welcome to put that information onto your userpage at User:David Winters until someone writes that article though. --MECU≈talk19:43, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But remember, a userpage isn't a free advertising space. If you create a bio there without occasionally editing Wikipedia it is likely to get deleted. - Mgm|(talk)10:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It sounds like both of these questions are about customizing the MediaWiki software. This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. If you're asking about how to use the software, you're probably better off asking at the MediaWiki support desk. If I misunderstood, and your questions are about using Wikipedia, please restate them with a little more detail so we understand what you need. —PurpleRAIN15:19, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How do you add a contribution?
I'd like to know how to add a brand new contribution to the wiki. Not editing a pre-existing entry, but creating the entry from scratch? How would i do that? Thank you in advance. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mmdesign (talk • contribs) 16:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
I began a translation as a response to a proper 'request for translations' - then discovered there already exists an english version - it's just not as good.
I feel comfortable supplementing the english version with bits from the french but don't feel comfortable cutting out what's already on the english version page.
any guidelines?
please reply on mytalk page Liloleme00:08, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am impressed with your list of railroad museums. I would like to submit the Gold Coast Railroad Museum located in Miami, Fl as an additional railroad musuem. I do not really know how to add a museum, so please forward me information that will allow my staff to put our museum on your list with the brief description.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Linda Lavalais
(personal information removed; answers are given on this page)
You can create a new article on Wikipedia yourself; see the Introduction and Tutorial if you haven't already, and then specific information about when to create a new article and how to create a new article. Note that all articles have to be written in a neutral manner; this can be quite hard to do if you're the subject of the article or affilated with the subject (see the conflict of interest guidelines). Note also that articles require sources external to their subjects; for instance, you'll need to find some newspaper reports, or possibly academic papers, referring to the museum; this is to prove that the article is verifiable (otherwise we have no way of knowing it's true) and notable. Hope that helps! --ais523 18:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
longest living kidney transplant recipiant
Hi ,
I was brousing and saw you have listed the longest kidney transplant rec. being at 28 years,my mother had the procedure done 6-1976 & is still alive and well.
I dont know if you would contact me or not.
E-mail address is email address commented out
Thanks Scott —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.173.60.115 (talk) 23:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
We can only add documented information to Wikipedia. If you have a news article or other documentation stating that your mother has lived longer than 28 years with a transplanted kidney, then please include that information in the article, or mention it on the article's talk page. If the information isn't documented, then unfortunately it can't be used here. —PurpleRAIN21:18, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How to prevent an article from being deleted
Hi,
I had posted an biography about Digital Media Network (Digital Media Network was also the title) a global company that was founded 12 years ago. After posting the company profile it shown that it will be deleted because it was written as advertisement. Therefore we had analyzed some of our competitors such as Cisco and HP and did have out PR department rewrite this to fit the way these company's have formulate there biography. Still it was deleted again. Are only public company's allowed to post content about them and private owned company's are discriminated against. We do not understand what was spam on the second posting and if it is considered spam why are Cisco and HP allowed to post they biography?
Out intent is not to spam in any way but to provide users with information about the company and its high class management team.
What did we do wrong and how would we have to go about to get our official biography on to the site?
Hello, Thomanji. Wikipedia has a lot of policies on what content is acceptable and how it should be added. You might want to start by looking at Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion. This should help you understand what the reason was for your article to be deleted.
What is often recommended is that you wait for someone else to write the article about your company. If the company is notable enough, that will eventually happen. You can also discuss the deletions at Wikipedia:Deletion review.
Also, regarding your question why are Cisco and HP allowed to post they biography, the answer is that they also are not allowed to do so. If you look at the history tab of the articles on those two companies, I'm sure that you will find dozens, if not hundreds of editors have edited the articles over time. Wikipedia has never authorized any company or organization to write "their" own article, and in fact has a policy that no one owns any article here. -- John Broughton(♫♫)22:38, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I did my first article, please check it out. If you find any grammatical errors please correct them, as I'm not a native english speaker. Also if you have anything to recommend, comment so I can learn better. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VoivodMacedonia (talk • contribs) 12:37, 10 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Hello! The person must be notable (the notability guideline for persons is here). See if this subject is notable, if not the article will be deleted quickly. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo22:25, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, technically you can. However, you should not add an article about something that doesn't meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability - and, specifically, for individuals, this policy. If you do write an article about a non-notable person, you're wasting your time, because it's likely to be nominated for deletion and subsequently removed, as are more than 2000 articles each day (compared to about twice that number added each day). And you're wasting the time of other editors who look at new articles to see whether they are suitable for Wikipedia.
Hi, I would like some advice about Hill and Plain RECON. It seems to me that most of this article(i.e. the detailed and personal descriptions of every member of staff) is useless. Is it OK to truncate this article into a stub?
JPilborough22:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If you consider that information is unnecessary, you can do so. Try to discuss in the article talk page before, to prevent people thinking you are blanking the article. From what I see, yes, most information is unnecessary and, in fact, the article may be deleted due lack of notability. If you have any question about personal information suitability, ask at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard. In the meantime, I will propose its deletion. -- ReyBrujo22:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I am writing an article in my "/draft1". Only the first half of the entered article displays on preview or when I save the page. The last character displayed on the incomplete saved page or preview is 'square'. Any ideas on where I have gone wrong?
I have written two articles here (on Ormus matter and PESWiki), and both were speedily deleted by someone who evidently didn't like the topics. (The last time I didn't even get a message about it, and don't know where the text is.) It seems Wikipedia isn't the place for people who do constructive work. At least there should be a list of banned topics, so that people don't write articles in vain. Is flagging for deletion only used by a decent minority of the admins? OlavN09:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ormus matter was deleted because there was previously consensus to delete ORMUS; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ORMUS. Likewise, there was previously quite a large debate (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PESWiki) where it was decided that an older article about PESWiki should be deleted. You may have been just unlucky in writing articles about things that were deleted in the past. (One thing you can do is to open the 'deletion log' link mentioned on the new-article screen before writing the article, to make sure it hasn't been deleted earlier; however, this would only have helped in one of the cases (PESWiki), as you used a slightly different name for the article about Ormus matter.) If you believe that for some reason the original result is not applicable to the new article (for instance, if the article is actually about something different), you could try taking the matter to deletion review. Hope that helps! --ais523 09:39, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
(edit conflict; echoing what ais523 mentioned) You'll find the relevant discussions here:
Please note that the articles weren't speedy deleted, but nominated at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where you'll find more information regarding the process and steps involved.
You can find the relevant AfD entries by looking at the deleted pages' deletion logs. The easiest way to get there (as far as I know), is to visit the deleted article as you normally would, which would bring you to an edit page, as if creating the article anew. In this case, clicking on the redlinks above will take you to that edit page. On that page, you'll find noted:
If a page was recently created here, it may not yet be visible because of a delay in updating the database; wait a few minutes and try the purge function. If a page previously existed at this exact title, check the deletion log and see Why was my page deleted?.
The text "deletion log" will be a link which will take you to deletion logs showing the relevant AfD entry for the page in question.
Note that the articles that you wrote and that were deleted were not the ones originally AfD'd, but according to speedy deletion criterion G4 if an article is deleted at AfD, a recreated version that doesn't address the original problems can be deleted speedily. --ais523 10:10, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I am trying a add an article about my new project Lunartics, but Wikipedia appears to want to delete and can't understand why and don't know how to ask anyone...
I already have a feature under "Danny Flynn" regarding my 23 career as a reasonably well known S F and fantasy artist www.dannyflynn.com
Lunartics is about to be a widely seen project, for children of all ages
Any help or advice would be warmly appreciated as obviously don't wish to be doing any wrong
yours Danny Flynn
(email removed to protect you from spam)
The article was deleted because its subject was considered to be not yet sufficiently notable; you may want to read the deletion discussion. Generally speaking, there should be press coverage independent of the subject itself, ot other sources (such as academic journals) not connected to the original subject, for something to be considered notable (otherwise, there's no reliable way to verify that the information is true using an independent souce, which is important to help keep it neutral). There was also a worry that the page might be self-promotion. You might want to read Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? for more information. --ais523 09:03, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
electric harmonicas
Hi Guys,
There has been an interesting development to the harmonica in the first electric and now wireless instrument. Look at www.harmonix-harmonica.co.uk where you can see pics of the new harmonica. It is modular and has a cartridge system for changing key.
Wikipedia doesn't generally report things like this until there is significant discussion in independent sources; for instance, newspaper reports, academic papers, or something like that. If you have the sources, you can add them to the article yourself (or place them here if you need more guidance). See Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:No original research for more information. --ais523 11:20, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
What is the problem with the article about Marcus Tullius Cicero?
Hello!
I have for over a month tried my best to edit the article about Marcus Tullius Cicero. In December 2006, when I started to work on it, the article was rated an A page, although some editors wondered on the discussion page, how an article with so few references could be rated A.
I added some new material (with references) and corrected some wrong edits, maybe vandalism,
like: "As everyone knows, Cicero was a homosexual etc.". I also tried to whip up some discussion on the discussion page. Yet, in January 2007, the page was rerated into a B article, much to my chagrin and worry.
Please, could anyone visit that site and tell me frankly what you think are its good and weak points! What should be augmented and what removed? Should it be broken into two articles or not?
(I have suggested this breaking up, but I am not so certain that it is the best policy.)
What worries me also, that it seems to be the favourite place for persons who have no account, who work unsigned, and who often have very little knowledge about Cicero, to come and
change, - for instance: "during the first century BC" to "during the second century BC" (the
latter being plain wrong and skewing the whole article). I am feeling that my work on Cicero
is useless, as it will be messed up nevertheless in a few days anyway.
Ratings are very dynamic. The most sacred of them is "featured article". That is what you must aim for. A and B are ratings given by certain wikiprojects. You may ask at the talk page of the article or of the wikiproject why an article was rated in a particular way. If you want some review on the article, Wikipedia:Peer review is the place to go. Any dubious claims need to be backed by references and it needs to be clarified to the anonymous contributors as well — Lost(talk)04:32, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
the use of content
I am curently undertaking a first diploma for ict prcatitoners and would just like to ask for the use of your text about the televisions show lost for my website design modual.
i would like to use some of the text in your artical and as the college policy would like to request for the use of the content of the text.
because i would like to add the text onto my website about lost
as a good will guesture i will add a link to the wikipedia site and clearly state where the use of the informaton has orginally come from
please would you write back about this matter
my email addresse is adampotter123 at hotmail dot com
As evidence for the common use of a colloquialism, I would like to reference an on-line store. Apart from obtaining permission from the site itself to ensure copyright compliance, is there any policy I should be aware of in relation to this matter?
I'm very impressed that you asked this question! You're quite right that there is a relevant policy: it's WP:EL. The policy writes, under WP:EL#Links normally to be avoided, that we should avoid "[l]inks to sites that primarily exist to sell products or services." So unfortunately, I think this link would fall under the "to be avoided" category. If you can, I'd suggest finding mentions in news or other published sources per Wikipedia's guideline on reliable sources; only these reliable sources can be used as sufficient referencing for an article anyway (i.e., since this website doesn't count as a reliable source, it won't work as a reference anyway). If you can't find mentions in published sources, the article may not meet notability and verifiability criteria for an article :( You can also check WP:NEO to determine whether the article meets standards there. Let me know on my talk page if you have any questions or want to discuss anything. Thanks for checking before adding this, I can tell you're working to improve the encyclopedia and trying to do the right thing. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! Let me know if I can be of any help. delldot | talk03:40, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Moving information from one section (References) to another (___ in the Media), adding citation.
I added minor information to the entry on the Marquis de Lafayette. The addition should have appeared in the section entitled "La Fayette in the Media," but instead showed up in the "References" section. How do I move it to the correct section?
Additionally, in the box that requires an explanation of the edit, I cited the IMDB.com as my reference source. I don't know if that's enough to verify my information is correct, or if I have to add a citation (none of the other entries in the correct section have a citation).
Hello & welcome! What happened is that you clicked the edit link for the "References" section rather than the one on "La Fayette in the media"— the links appear right next to the section headers at the top of each section. To fix it, the easiest thing to do is to click the "edit this page" tab at the top of the page, then cut and paste the material to where you want it to be. As for a citation, having it in the edit summary is insufficient, a person reading the article doesn't see the edit summaries. Additions to articles should be referenced from a reliable source per Wikipedia:Verifiability. To learn how to include citations you can read Wikipedia:Citing sources. Hope this helps you out. Best wishes and have a great day! —Elipongo(Talk|contribs)08:24, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Marking text in the edit box
All of a sudden a new function that let user highlight text in the edit box makes the text show as in the article like a preview. It is highly annoying, can I turn it off? Lord Metroid17:54, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi I just inserted a rather large photo onto the Paul Klebnikov entry. It looks way out of wack now because everything is vertically stacked and it's way too long. How can I bring the text up tight around the photo? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.204.150.135 (talk) 19:51, 15 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
I have fixed the picture for you, go to the article and see what I did. You can read Wikipedia:Images to learn more about using images in articles. I did notice that the image you uploaded has a website "watermark" imprinted on it and you also didn't leave a copyright rational on the image description page. Right now it looks like it may be a copyright violation and may be subject to speedy deletion because of this. Hope this helps you, best wishes and have a great day. —Elipongo(Talk|contribs)20:42, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Name changes
How do I change the name of an article I've written?
I really think you should give the tutorial an overhaul!
My user name is Larjon.
I have supplemented the article om Irving Wallace with
an own article on "The Celestial Bed".
I have had problems first in finding the tutorial;
then in following the logic!
Vänlig hälsning/Kind regards
Lars Jönsson
Private person
Sweden
You should find it much easier to find the Tutorial now (I just sent you a standard welcome message, which contains a link); sometimes a user isn't welcomed for a while, and then the Tutorial is harder to find (although it's often linked on Help Page answers). If you think you know how the Tutorial could be improved, why not make a suggestion at Wikipedia talk:Tutorial? --ais523 12:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
Gateaux norm
Is there a Gateaux norm that is not Frechet?
Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --ais523 18:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
communication
how can be power be used in aiding an individuals communication?
You might find what you are looking for in the article about Power (communication). If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya21:59, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, As Wikipedia:Introduction is only a introduction and test page, if you wanted to create the article called Telecu, you would have to go to where you wanted to start it first - in this case, Telecu. As this is an uncreated article, you could possibly create your first article on Wikipedia by adding correct and updated information to it - maybe even a Infobox to go with it! If you ever need more help, simply add {{helpme}}, followed by a question to your talk page and a friendly assistant will be along soon to assist you. Good luck with your editing! Extranet(Talk | Contribs)22:56, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What have I done wrong?
Hello!
I returned to the page about Caecilia Attica, which I had edited earlier. I noticed, that one reference was missing, added it, and the result was a mess in the "references" part of the article. What went wrong?--Tellervo12:57, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have recently made a page which is considered useful by the small minority of perople who have seen it and I'm sure people with and interest of the Celtic Nations would enjoy it too but it seems Wikipedia doesn't like it.
The article itself is in English, Cornish and Welsh and is on the English Wikipedia. How could I ensure it is kept on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steven14rule (talk • contribs)
Don't try to keep it. Instead, contribute your knowledge to existing articles, writing in English on this Wikipedia and in Cymraeg or Kernewek when you contribute to those Wikipedias. -- RHaworth20:29, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How do you use the talk functions?
My name is I. Thomson.
I have a question concerning, whereabouts is the link for the talk pages and how do i use the functions. I would like to discuss my changes, but i feel that cannot communicate if i do not.
At the top of each article, there are several tabs. Just between the main article tab and 'edit this page' is a tab that says 'discussion.' This is the talk page, and you can edit it just like you edit an article. I hope that answers the question. -FisherQueen (Talk) 22:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
To get to a talk page via the search or by typing in a URL, use Talk:Article, e.g. the talk page for the Wikipedia article is Talk:Wikipedia. If you want a user's talk page, use User talk:Username. —PurpleRAIN15:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please don't post to article talk pages every time you edit an article. You can explain what your edit is for, up to 200 characters worth, in the edit summary. Unless some reverts (reverses) your edit, in which case you should go to the talk page to discuss it, you're wasting your time, and the time of editors who read talk pages, if you fill them up with information that should only be in edit summaries. -- John Broughton(♫♫)22:48, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Linking to a Wiktionary page?
How does one go about linking a word in a Wikipedia article to a Wiktionary definition?
-NitrousExpress22
Wiktionary's case-sensitive, so linking to wiktionary:animal would make more sense (normally piping to animal). --ais523 10:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
It should be used very rarely though. There should already be a lot of Wikipedia links in articles and adding wiktionary links too could hinder readability. - Mgm|(talk)10:54, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've heard that Wikipedia articles must be taken with a Grain of salt due to the religious affiliation of its founder, Jimmy wales, and the majority of its contributors and conversely that the articles are neutral and impartial although their authors may not be. Which is true? Can I rely on the articles to be neutral and impartial or should I take tham with a Grain of salt? 71.100.174.20019:39, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia editors attempt to keep articles following a neutral point of view. However, because of the nature of the project, it is inevitable that there are both factual errors and neutrality problems. Basically, if you need to rely on a fact from Wikipedia, find another, more reliable source first. -- Chairman S.TalkContribs19:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
due to the religious affiliation of its founder, Jimmy wales, and the majority of its contributors - there are 3+ million registered users, and millions of other people have edited without being registered. If there is any sort of religious affiliation shared by the majority of Wikipedia contributors, that certainly would be a shock to them. I suppose most are Christians, since the majority of those in the U.S. declare themselves to be Christians, and a majority (probably) of Wikipedia editors are from the U.S. (this is the English version of Wikipedia - and English is the native tongue of much of the British Commonwealth, which includes India, so whether in fact the majority of contributors are from the U.S. is speculation), but that's pure supposition.
So yes, don't absolutely rely on what you read in Wikipedia, if you can find a better source, but don't think there is some sort of religious conspiracy here - there isn't. -- John Broughton(♫♫)22:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Jimmy's religious beliefs have nothing to do with it. He barely edits at all, and I'm not even sure what his religious beliefs are. The reason you should be careful about trusting Wikipedia is because it's editable. Anyone can edit an article and that attracts vandals and other troublemakers, so you need to double-check things you find here against other sources like you should with any information you find. Never trust a single source, either on the internet or in regular paper sources. - Mgm|(talk)10:10, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I tried 24 hours ago to get a deletion review for my speedily deleted article Ormus matter (by following the procedure given in WP:Deletion_Review), but it hasn't yet appeared.
I inserted this line (between double braces) in WP:Deletion_Review:
subst:Newdelrev|pg=Ormus matter|reason=<inserted a 10-15 line explaining text here>
I didn't post the message to the deleting admin, but would wait until my case became visible.
I wonder: Would he make it become visible? OlavN08:33, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You placed the nomination inside a comment (<!-- ... -->) by mistake. I've restored it for you. --ais523 08:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
In general, when someone edits a page, if the change isn't immediately visible, the editor has done something incorrectly. (I'm trying to think of exceptions; none come to mind.) -- John Broughton(♫♫)04:07, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In reply to John Broughton: the most common exceptions are monobook.js and monobook.css exceptions (a few pages in MediaWiki space also apply). --ais523 12:24, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
The Celestial Bed
My contribution has been marked as not having adequate references...
Please look at may article, and give me some clue to where a reference is needed!
Larjon - Wikipedia articles aren't supposed to be book reports, which is basically what The Celestial Bed is. Did you write it for a class? Sentences like "As far as I have researched, the authors homework is without flaw" are not acceptable in Wikipedia - who is the "I", for example, when an article can have hundreds of editors? (Please see WP:OWN.) Similarly, The plot is not much. The good guys versus the bad ones... Character description is a bit flat is unacceptable (as a WP:NPOV violation) unless that evaluation comes from a reliable source.
The policy on articles about books is Wikipedia:Notability (books). You'll see there that the first criteria is "The book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works. Your article doesn't cite any newspaper articles, magazine stories, other books, and anything else that was published that covered this book.
Please read the policy on original writing - it basically says that Wikipedia isn't where someone can put what they wrote; rather, the information in articles has to be published somewhere else, first, and that "somewhere else has to be a reliable source. You definitely need to fix this article, if it's fixable, before someone proposes it be deleted. -- John Broughton(♫♫)04:04, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am a new user and have read that I am to click the "Create Page" button to submit an article. I have been unable to locate any such button. Any advice would be appreciated. I am logged in as a member.
Go to the search bar and type in the title of the article that you want to create. If it doesn't exist, you may want to check the search results to see if it is in there. If there's nothing relating to the topic, then go back up to the top. There will be a message in big bold letters: "No page with that title exists." Beneath that is "You can create this page or request it." Click on the "create this page" link and a page will pop up to allow you to write the article. bibliomaniac1500:06, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Need a new page
I can't find a page about the playwright Terry Johnson. If there isn't one, I would like to create one, but there is already a page about someone called Terry Johnson (a US politician). I guess I would need to create a disambiguation page and link to this existing page plus my new one. I'm afraid I'm not sure how to get this right. I also don't know what to call my new page.
Thankyou for any pointers!
Robin07:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The easiest way to achieve this would be to create a new page named "Terry Johnson (playwright)". Then, at the top of that page, place this code: {{For|the U.S. politician of the same name|Terry Johnson}}. Following that, go to the politican's page, and place this tag at the top: {{For|the playwright of the same name|Terry Johnson (playwright)}}.
1) How do you creat Bulletpoints?
2) How do you make tables?
3) How do yo make a link between two existing pages and a new one?
4) How do you get photos onto this site?
CorreyBonnick19:27, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
1) Start a line with an asterisk: *. For example:
* This is an example.
...produces:
This is an example.
If you want to indent some items in your bulleted list, precede them with one or more colons. For example:
3) To create a link to another article on Wikipedia (called a "wikilink"), enclose the name of the article to which you want to link between four square brackets. For example:
Actually, identing bullet points is better done using multiple asterisks:
* Item 1
** Item 1a
** Item 1b
* Item 2
produces
Item 1
Item 1a
Item 1b
Item 2
which may look similar, but renders into simpler HTML and avoids weird layout problems in some browsers. Generally speaking, when indenting you should precede the symbol you want to use (e.g. * for bullet) with the symbols used in the line above, i.e. you would use ** to indent bullets within bullets, and :* to create bullets within a talk-page reply. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:11, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for correcting me! I guess replying on talk pages is what made me think :'s should be used in articles as well, so as to not end up with something like
The picture I uploaded for the article on St Crispin's School has been removed by vandals and seems to have completely disappeared. How do I find it again? Has someone deleted the image completely? It's not showing up in any of the old history versions of the article? Dahliarose21:03, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
i posted an article and it is now gone. i've looked at the deleted pages, marked for deletion ,etc. and it s not on those lists. i also saw that on the notable vegans page user Tartarugafechada deleted my entry as well. is there an explaination for this? the page i created was Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.....i thought this was within the guidlines since Isa Chandra Moskowitz from Vegan with a Vengence/Post Punk Kitchen also has a page.
Hi,
After noticing at least three of my transcripted interviews with comedians posted in Wikipedia (Gary Gulman, Colin Mochrie, Norm MacDonald), I thought I would go ahead and link my other interviews to comedians who have Wikipedia pages. They have since been taken down. I was told that it looked like spam. The guidelines for external links, under the heading "What should be linked", says, "Sites with other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article, such as reviews and interviews." This is consistent with what I've noticed. So I'm wondering why my effort was thwarted.
After saying I was spamming (it seems an overzealous Dirk Beetstra isn't clear on the definitition of pernicious spam), I was told that "some of [my] recent contributions seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes." It's certainly not advertising, as no one receives any money for hits to the interviews (there is no advertising). Is it promotional? Well, I guess it is but that's not the intent. I just happened to have conducted all the interviews.
So given your policy on external links (interviews: good), what can you tell me? Any advice?
Guy
Well, first I'll link the guidelines for external links and spam for the benefit of other people who might be wondering about the answer, although you seem to have found them. Spam is a sufficient problem in Wikipedia that people sometimes get a little trigger-happy in removing what looks like spam. One thing you could try is to go to the Talk ('discussion') page for the articles in question, suggest the link there and your reasoning, and see whether other people who edit that article agree with you; if nobody disagrees after a while, you can add the link with 'see talk' in your edit summary to explain your actions. This behaviour should reduce the chance of being mistaken for a spammer. You could also communicate with the user who removes it by visiting their User Talk page and editing it (mine is User talk:ais523, for instance). Hope that helps! --ais523 18:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
A while back, in a discussion on Articles for Deletion about Fictionpress, one or some of the people suggested adding the old Fictionpress article to a person's userpage, but no one did this. When I found this disscusion, I wanted to try this (I think fictionpress should have a wikipedia article), but could not say this in that discussion because it was Archived and there was a note saying not to add to the discussion. At the time I looked around but didn't find any Help pages on putting articles on userpages (still don't know of any). The reason the page was deleted and why it was suggested to put it on a user page was that it had almost no sources cited in it.
So, not realizing this was probably against the rules, I found the old wikipedia page with a Google search (it was on Ask.com or something) and copied that onto my userpage. I tried to find sources for stuff and correct the mistakes I could find. But after a day or two I discovered no new sources for the article and even after considering deleting content without sources, I more or less gave up on the article. Though not permanently. I left it in my userpage.
Just recently, I saw something saying something about it being against the rules to copy articles to your userpage (I guess you have t ask an admin?). So, I just now deleted the article from my userpage so I could ask what I should have done and what I should do now. I don't even know if this is the right place for this question. My question is essentialy: did I brake any rule(s)? If so; what should I do now? --illumi21:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know where you read that it's against the rules to have articles in userspace, it's actually quite common. Most people, however, keep articles that they are working on in subpages of their user pages; that way it's not sitting out there on your main userpage which could, I suppose, create some confusion. Good luck with the article! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 00:03, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The banner means that someone has left a message on your user talk page. The talk page for your IP Address is located here User talk:216.250.179.247. In this case someone was making a comment about an addition of a list of notable people to the Minnesota article. If you didn't make the edit in question, the message may have been meant for someone else. Because you're editing from an IP address that could be shared with other people, such crossed messages are inevitable. To avoid messages and possibly even editing blocks meant for others, I recommend that you create an account. Creating an account is a good idea for a lot of other reasons too. Hope this helps you some, have a great day! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 23:50, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Drop by wikia.com. I think they have a webcomic wiki already and it would be a shame if you both did work the other already did. - Mgm|(talk)12:22, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Several pages on Montemagno
There is already a page on Montemagno, a commune in Asti (Italy). I've added a page on Montemagno, Calci, a village that used to be a commune. There is also a Montemagno, Lucca (in Camaiore). And probably more. Searching for Montemagno takes me directly to the page on Montemagno, Asti with no indication that there are other Montemagnos. What can I do to make a search at least indicate that there are several Montemagnos?
And while I am at it, how do I create a less ugly URL for Montemagno, Calci (with underscores rather than %20, for example)? Thank you. TaSK10:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You can't do anything about the %-signs, URLs are automatically changed after you type them and anything that isn't changed can't be. As for the different articles. You need WP:DISAMBIG. I'll look into it. - Mgm|(talk)12:12, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Citing official letters in articles
Hi, are official letters an accepted source of information? I want to work on the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia and I have copies of letters from the Brigade President detailing joint international projects. I was wondering if they can be used as a verifiable reference. Thanks for your advice! Axfangli14:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If nobody has a definitive answer, maybe we should transfer this conversation to the Village pump. I had a similar debate regarding an official email during which I took the position that it wasn't acceptable. I'd like to know if I was wrong on that. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 18:49, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Notability of Politicians
Are there any specific criteria dealing with notability of politicians? I would like to expand the information available for municipal politicians in my current city of residence (population ~800,000) and my former one (population ~60,000), but don't want to run afoul of Wikipedia's notability guidelines. I've read the general guidelines, but they strike me as a little ambiguous where politicians are concerned, and there doesn't seem to be a specific accepted guideline for politicians as there does for so many other types of person.Sarcasticidealist19:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your response. I'd read that, and it was the third criterion that gave me trouble - I couldn't find any elaboration of what constitutes "significant press coverage". Are you aware of any specific talk pages or AFDs I could read to see where the threshold's been set in the past? As for the attribution issues with the two articles to which I linked, you're obviously correct and I'll get some sources there shortly. Again, thanks for your assistance.Sarcasticidealist19:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think that what constitutes significant press coverage has been intentionally left as somewhat of a judgement call. With different situations around the entire world it would be very hard to draw a bright line. If you think they fit the criteria, go ahead and write something; if you have doubts, hold off for a while— they may qualify at some later date (we're not working under a deadline here.) The worst thing that can happen is that your work gets deleted, which I think has happened to pretty much all of us once or twice (at least). I don't know if all this helps any, but I wish you luck with your articles. Have a great day! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 21:03, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
contributing articles in Tamil..
Dear Sir,
We are a non-profit organisation located300km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu India & are dedicated to uplift of rural children, primarily in the realm of higher human values, secondarily in education.
We have been working at organising a 'medical literacy' roving-exhibition program to educate the students & thru them the villagers. In this process we are translating a very popular book "Know Your Body", originally written as a series of articles in Reader's Digest, into the Tamil language. We would like to make it available to Tamil-speaking diaspora of the world.
Could you advise us on the modus operandi on getting permission for this type of non-profit venture & publishing it in Wickipedia?
Kind regards,
Sachith
Amritha Sathya Institute for Higher Learning
Sarguneswarapuram(P.O.)
Tamil Nadu 609 501
India
i was wondering if there are any real time links to an encylopedia that is commerical free yet has no problem footnoting books and musical works. by god the next thing that you'll mention is the Martha Stewart Show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.30.149 (talk • contribs)
I recently added a short director's stub page, and was wondering how long it usually takes to get 'approved' and officially become a Wikipedia article? I've checked out other articles submitted on the same day and most of them have either been rejected or approved, and would really appreciate it if someone could let me know if I'm doing something wrong with regards to the article structure or content etc?
"Keep in mind that there are a lot of article submissions, and established users may not have time to immediately look into your article. Sometimes, due to the large backlog, a submission may not be explicitly rejected or accepted."
Really, the only answer anyone can give is "nobody knows."
Thanks for the reply, I did start an article, and it's there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Pin_Pin), but I was unable to access it via the wikipedia search tool, any idea why? Also, it's a film director stub, but when accessing the list of stubs, it is not placed under the appropriate 'T' category, but remains uncategorized (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Film_director_stubs)?
The search index doesn't update immediately; the article you created should show up in search results within a week. As for the category, that was because the code for {{film-director-stub}} was copied-and-pasted, thus sorting the category incorrectly; I've corrected that for you now (see what I did). Hope that helps! --ais523 11:28, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
An addition I made to the Sliders section Sliders in Other Media was recently deleted. The deleted statement was not opinion, and I made that clear by using the words "factual" and "obvious". If necessary, I can break down each specific error for Wiki, but that would take a much larger amount of space (and possibly even its own article). I did not do this initially because it all involves errors in dialogue, plot and character names; these things are literally obvious to anyone who just watches the episode.
So why was the statement deleted? No comment as to the deletion was given.
Before I change it back, I wanted opinion. If the majority wants to let it go, then I won't protest; but I haven't yet learned how we handle a situation where a single person has decided to alter factual history they seem to not like in their personal opinion. DBHughes 17:41, March 3 2007 (UTC)
I see some edit summary like "Reverted edit 1234567 by ?????? using popups" or "Reverted to revision 111577799 by ?????? using TW)... What the hell "popups" and "TW". They seem to be some softwares but I try in vain to find the setup. Could anyone explain to me and instruct me how to use those softwares? Appleworm14:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually no. But you must responsible, when you must use this tools to revert articles, that's why use under your risk. See WP:3RR. --Aleenf116:00, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Search box not linking to correct page
Hi - after being a big fan of Wikipedia for some time I've posted my first page National Balancing Point (UK).
All seems to be as I intended, however when I type National Balancing Point into the search box, it doesn't direct straight to the new page, instead it directs to NBP (where there is then a link to my new page). I'd like it to be that if someone is very specific in their search, it directs straight to my page. How do I solve this? Thanks Sixfields15:47, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I went to wiki the way I normally do to look up a term "site guide" and didn't find one. So, for the first time, I wrote a small definition to my knowledge (and source knowledge), but I found that one of the editors didn't like it. I went back and re-edited it, but now wonder if that is enough. I have tried to read the editors comments and he has set down two wide ranges for deletion ---- "jargony" and "too short" --- I can't find any jargon, and should something be taken down due to brevity?
As I am new to this process, I'd really like to see this definition make it and hope to find out how to do that with more direct advice than that I have received. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rob griffin (talk • contribs)
The message on your talk page gives you some ways to address the proposed deletion, but if you'd like to know more specifically why it is up for deletion, consider contacting the edit who put the notice there (User:Strangerer). -- Natalya18:03, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! I just submitted a new page. I would like to have one or two more names/titles that can be searched that will lead to this page (candlelighters, candlelighters childhood cancer foundation, CCCF) Can I do that? Right now it is just Candlelighters.
thank you!
Jlynne
I take it you can get to the Special:Upload page without problems (if you can't, use that link)? You might have the same weird browser problem as I've got; I can solve it by opening a new window and then going back and uploading in the original window. --ais523 16:27, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
HI,
How can I add an article on a village ? Its name is Bordi and is located in
Maharashtra, India. I couldn't find any special village section for that. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sahil23 raut (talk • contribs)
I'm not even sure what to call this, so haven't succeeded in finding it on my own: I'm looking for a template (?) of the sort that comes enclosed in paired braces, e.g. {{busy}}, that displays as a boxed banner centered across the page. (I can't recall where I found the "busy" one that I've borrowed...surely on another User's page.) What I particularly need is one with disclaimer content that states a dissociation of what I write here from my employer's opinions, or some such. (Ideally I'd be able to modify the contents, but I'm not handy at designing these graphics from scratch.) -- Thanks, Deborahjay16:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think there's currently a template doing what you request (there's {{userpage}}, but I don't think it's what you want). At least one user just typed out what they wanted by hand. You could use a premade customizable box, such as {{info|type your disclaimer here}}, or if you let me know what wording you want I might be able to make a template for you. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Ehhh...! I experimented with some of your suggestions, but to no great effect. The closest standard-rewordable template I tried was {{Caution}} because its icon seemed more appropriate than that of the custom-text-insertable {{Info}} banner. However, the text looked feeble, plus I had difficulty placing it on the page (i.e. under the {{busy}} banner). (For starters, I'd like it to say: All Wikipedia activity by this User is her sole and full responsibility, and is not to be considered as representing the opinions of her Employer). This, BTW, is all preliminary to stating my credentials... so I imagine a template for this purpose might be quite popular were one to be made available (perhaps with an exclamation point as the icon rather than the "Warning!" sort of triangle per {{Caution}}...?) -- Deborahjay03:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A news article on CNN [2] says that Wikipedia wants contributors to provide their credentials but can remain anonymous. Where can I find the process? Regards, Telecom_eng B.Sc., M.Sc., 21:40 08-March-2007 UTC.
I would like to create a page about the Bisbee Deportation. Currently, it links to the article for the town of Bisbee where there are a few sentences about it. I looked at creating a new page but how do I change that it points to the article on the town? Thanks malatesta22:56, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well if you find all the projects difficult, you could join in preventing vandalism, although i doubt you can find nothing to contribute to. I know someone younger than you who has actively contributed to Wikipedia. --KZ Talk •Vandal• Contrib 10:05, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Don't put yourself down. Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't help. I'm sure there's something you know a lot about. Try making a list of your interest and look if any of the subjects can use improvement. - Mgm|(talk)19:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If you're good at spelling, punctuation, and the like, you can help copyedit articles. You can even do that when you're reading articles for personal interest. Natalie23:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
My name is Christopher Onyekachi Agwu, London resident, lawyer by training with both graduate and postgraduate qualifications. Currently undertaking advanced studies in Applied Sociology and Child Protection, I am keen on contributing to Wikepedia, a project I find very interesting which will in due course take knowledge to a wholly new dimension. I know I will make a unique contribution having regard to the fact that I have been brought up, lived and and received my education in different countries, continents and cultural millieu. <e-mail address removed> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.64.34 (talk) 16:19, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
My sisters daughter just had a child. My sister is a grandmother. am I a grand aunt. or am I a great aunt
Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --ais523 15:51, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
On Talk pages and the like, I've been adding some text intended to appear in "small" type. However, enclosing it within the usual (?) pair of HTML tags, namely "small" and "/small" (within angle brackets; I've forgotten how to type these here to disable the execution!) doesn't seem to produce the desired effect. What would you advise? -- Thanks, Deborahjay01:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sure! but you'll have to look in "edit this page" to see the tags as I'd typed them, as "plaintext" doesn't seem to work as advertised, or I don't understand the use of that tag either!! :-/
(replied at [[WP:USER|User's]] Talk page)-- ~~~~
You forgot to close the nowiki tag in there, so it thought that everything that came afterwards needed to be ignored. I've fixed it now by adding one behind User's]]. You need to close all the tags in between before closing small. - Mgm|(talk)08:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ummm... thanks for the suggestion, Mgm, but in practice the "nowiki" has nothing to do with it —that was just something I added above in my attempt to show the syntax. Take a look at the "preceding unsigned comment" text (which is another one that I use) in the query that follows this one! On my screen, at least, the text within the "small" and "/small" pair of tags is displayed with its size unchanged. I still don't get it! -- Thanks, Deborahjay22:01, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
higenberg uncertainity principal
hello sir,
in many books i saw dat dere is hbar in place of hbar/2.
i think much but cant get dis
so pls can ur team do it for me n my class mates plsssssssssssss
thks i will wait for ur reply!!!!!!!!!!
I added an image [3] to the entry on Conservapedia [4]. The image was removed with this reason "That image is not on conservapedia." Only, it WAS on Conservapedia up until a few days ago. And I have proof. [5] I believe it is fair to add this picture to the Wiki entry on Conservapedia because it is representative of their overall content. It is, as the saying goes, worth a thousand words. I believe it should be added back to the page.
You could try discussing it with the user that removed it by editing User talk:Pellucid. (As it happens, a short conversation about what had happened has already started there.) Hope that helps! --ais523 09:15, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. —PurpleRAIN14:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I need to know what e-mail address was assigned to the username "ryanamacher" and I wanted to know if that username can edit the article of World War One. If they can't can I e-mail the necessary suggestions or Wikipedia remove the block. Thanks.
The only way to determine the email address associated with an account is for the person associated with that account to log in and go to Special:Preferences; anything else would be a privacy violation. The username appears to be more than 4 days old and is not blocked (although they have never edited), so they should be able to edit World War I (which is only semiprotected). Hope that helps! --ais523 09:13, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Does the User:ryanamacher account belong to you? It may be that you didn't log in correctly before trying to edit, and that's why you were unable to edit World War I. If you have suggestions for the article, you can always put them on the article's talk page, and someone else can add them for you. Hope that helps. —PurpleRAIN14:27, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I am a new user with about 30-some edits as an anonymous user, and I am requesting comments on Lethal Lava Land. I found the page while looking at the Mario Bros. games category, and I thought it didn't belong there (it's a world in Super Mario 64) so I checked it out. I put it under Category:Mario Bros. locations instead, but it is just a stub, and none of the other worlds in Super Mario 64 have articles, so I'm thinking it should be deleted. As a new user, I neither know how to go about doing this, nor do I really want to do it without someone else's opinion. Thanks in advance for the help. LuigiManiac23:13, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I unfortunately forgot my password and my e-mail address associated with the username "ryanamacher". I understand that Wikipedia cannot send the password via e-mail because of privacy issues, but can they at least send me the e-mail address used in the registered username "ryanamacher"? to my new e-mail address (email address removed to protect you fram spam harvesters), because I have forgotten which e-mail address I used to set up "ryanamacher". Thanks very much Wikipedia, I appreciate it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.237.140.77 (talk) 03:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]
We can't tell what email address you used. You can go to Special:Userlogin, enter your username, and click 'email new password', in which case a random password that will work in addition to your current one will be sent to the email address you used; but we have no idea what address you did use. Other than that, you could try making a new account. Hope that helps! --ais523 17:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
If you provided an email address when you signed up, you can certainly get a new password as described above. We can't send the email address used to create the account. Not only is this info not available to us, it's a bad idea since we can't confirm you are the same person. Sorry. - Mgm|(talk)13:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Existing Topic: Create the Article!
Hola fellow wikipedians! I have been a user here on Wikipedia for little over 3 months now. I have not been able to spend very much time here, but i do plan to do so now.
I am a large fan of the "Dragon Ball Z" series. One of my favorite characters is Vegetto. Notice that if you click the Vegetto link, it will take you to a short section about fusions. As you begin to notice, Vegetto is one of the many fusions performed in the series. However, i believe his section is too short.
I would like to expand more broadly on this amazing character. As a result, i would like to create an article about him. I believe there was an existing article on Vegetto, but only god knows whatever happened to that.
If anyone can direct me as to how to manually create a brand new article, or direct me to the allready exisiting article for Vegetto, i would enormously appreciate you.
Thanks for that information, however i have allready read them all. It says "Clicking the 'Create Page' Button" but where is it? Where do i click to begin a new article? Do i have to see a red link? How can i create an article which i believe can benefit Wikipedia?
The Create page button is there, you just need to scroll down a little. Have you read the link that Chairman S. provided above, though? It's important to know about Wikipedia's policies on creating new pages before you start creating them; otherwise, they will just end up being deleted anyway. Hope that helps. —PurpleRAIN22:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Are registered users allowed to delete legitimate warnings from their own talk pages? The instructions on archiving state that "A user may simply delete any comments they have read, whether they have acted on them or not. The only exception to this are warnings of vandalism and other abuse on anon IP talk pages." Does this rule apply only to anon IP talk pages or to registered users also?—EmoteTalk Page19:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The WP:ARCHIVE page you cited is neither policy nor a guideline; it's "how-to" advice, and it's wrong. Admins don't just look at user talk pages to see warnings; they also review user contributions to see if the user has edited the talk page. In other words, a user can't every truly "delete" a warning, just as you can't truly "delete" text from an article - the text is always available to be reverted if someone else wants to. So as a registered user, feel free to delete warnings at will. (If you do vandal patrolling, you'll probably get your share of bogus warnings from vandals, too.) -- John Broughton(♫♫)02:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Just because something is legal or allowed doesn't make it a good idea to do. Shoving something quickly under your coat while in a department store is sure to attract the attention of security, even if it was your own umbrella in the first place. The erasing of comments (or user warning templates) left by others on your talk page without first archiving them is looked on suspiciously by the community because it looks like you're trying to hide something. Because of the edit history it's as useless as a kitten trying to cover up on a tile floor, but people still frown on the practice. My own habit is to reply to all comments left on my talk page and to eventually archive them. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 02:51, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Elipongo. Quickly blanking messages from your talk page is likely to look like you're hiding something. I don't recommend it. - Mgm|(talk)13:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Re. writing articles for biography section
Hi,
I want to contribute to wikipedia. How can I write and get it approved by wiki.
Waiting for your response.
Regards,
Mastufa Ahmed
Hello there fellow wikipedians! Thanks for all your support in providing me with pertinent information needed to be a successful contributor on Wikipedia. However, i need more information. One of these information is probably the most crucial to know: "How do i report a user or an action?". Where do i go to plead a case to stop an action, or report a user? If you can answer this one thoroughly fellow wikipedians, you guys really are the best!
I'd like to report both a user, and a group of individuals who i feel are being unfair in a certain situation. I have tried discussing it with them all, and i have been insulted and neglected by one of the few. Even though it is from only one person, i still feel uncomfortable in the situation. How do i get an administrator? Yes i've read all the dispute resolution stuff, but is there a quicker way? A better way? Gooden04:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
They aren't very much administrators if they are insulting new users such as myself, which is why i need real administrators. Thanks alot! Gooden04:53, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You are in no way a new user. You've been around for nine months, which is easily enough time to get use to the site. He also hasn't insulted you. You stated you were going to handle it in "your own way," which usually means editing the page even when consensus is against you. He just warned you. Nemu04:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, so because "it usually means editing the page over and over without an agreement" you're going to automatically assume that i'm going to perform such an atrocious act? What kind of people are you? I never had that intention. If he was confused as to my meaning, he could've easily asked. I meant i'll go around and report the case through my own experiences. This means i do not need any of you to help me, because obviously none of you care. Which is a big dissapointment in my eyes, i thought people were really nice on here. What do you mean nine months? I signed an account with Wikipedia last September. That's not even 7 whole entire months. And even if i were signed with Wikipedia for 9 months, i have not been on for that time. Therefore, i am still considered new because i do not have any knowledge of the site's features (up till now). Gooden 05:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC) Please stop arguing with me. I have a question, and you are doing nothing to politely answer it! Thank you! Gooden05:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This is an editing dispute, the best and fastest way is to follow the Resolving disputes policy. Some of those other editors have already told you what the correct next step is— namely to start a new discussion at WikiProject Dragon Ball. Remember that these things don't always go the way we want them to and to remain civil even if you think the other party isn't doing so. Hope this will help. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 05:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Have you read any of the messages i've posted in that Project Talk Page. I have been constantly insulted and ridiculed. I don't believe that ignoring what you believe is right is the true way to go. Staying calm when someone keeps degrading you is an impossible task for ANYONE! However, i have never retaliated with an insult. I make it a practice to never intentionally insult someone. Make it a practice allright! But, what these people are doing is completely unfair. As a result, i need a higher power to come settle it. I need a higher power to see the view points and talk things with the involved parties. That's why i need your help! Gooden05:30, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies, I missed the discussion at WP:DBZ. Now that I've read it, I have to say that even though some of the comments are nicer than others, they're pretty much unanimous in that they don't want that character to have its own article at this point in time. Instead of escalating this I think you should take a break. Edit some other part of Wikipedia, or even <gasp> turn the computer off and step outside and see what the weather's like. There's really no reason to rush and get an article written, after all There is no deadline on Wikipedia. If you just can't make yourself walk away, I'd advise you to expand the section on the overview page that the character is listed on for now. If you still want to escalate after this advice, your next step would be a Requests for comment. Again, I advise you to simply take a breather from the whole thing; drink a root beer, read a book, go outside— you'll feel better for it. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 06:03, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds like a hell of an idea! But it's like you say, "There's no deadline on Wikipedia" but there is deadline to life. I can't sit around and wait till miracle happens. If i would like to write an article and something is stopping me, i can't sit around hoping it will go away. I need to go investigate. Do you understand my situation? It's confusing, but i'm determined! Thanks for your support though my friend! I appreciate it immensley! Your words actually make me feel warmer! You rock!! Gooden06:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
(P.S) I'd like to report a user as soon as possible. I think the best thing for me to do is arbitrate them. I need a reliable administrator who gets the job done quickly. Is there such a person? If not, can you guide me to the steps in reporting a user (on the spot)? Thanks! Gooden06:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Report me for what? In the most recent part of the "discussion," I've probably been a little too "jabby," but that's still nothing you can report a person over. Nemu06:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There you go again with your assumptions! Whoever said anything about me reporting you! I will report somebody, but that doesn't mean it WILL BE YOU!Gooden06:26, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know who else it would be, possibly bulletproof, but all I know is that you've dealt with me the most. Nemu06:28, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Friends, this is not a general discussion page, your dispute should not be spilling over into it. If you can't settle this amicably between yourselves, you need to go to RfC. Thank you. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 06:33, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've consistently asked Nemu to stop arguing with me, which he has blatantly failed to do. Even though i'm not doing much better, i have proposed to stop the arguing. He just denied it and kept on yapping! So, does anyone have an answer for my previous question? (the one before Nemu interrupted?) Gooden06:41, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Allright!! You rock! Yawwwnn, i've been active all day now. I think it's time for bed! See you folks in the morning! Gooden07:19, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
So i just came back from reading the response to my complaint. The person that Replied, "Sandstein" told me that the situation does not belong there. He also said that it is more of a "Content" problem, than an administrative problem. Where do i go if this is indeed a Content situation? Thanks again! Gooden14:53, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Gooden - you are involved in an argument over content. The process for such disputes is spelled out at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes, as has already been stated. There is nothing that you can do to speed up that process. There are thousands of such arguments at Wikipedia every day, and administrators do not get involved in them unless there are (significant) violations of WP:NPA, or disruptive editing on the part of an editor (say, someone who refuses to acknowledge that consensus is against him/her), or edit wars.
There is no higher power here that is going to help you. There is no better administrator that you can ask to take your side (we don't allow editors to pick and choose). Either follow the rules here or go somewhere else - see Wikipedia:Not Wikipedia and Wikipedia:Alternative outlets for places where you can write (more or less) whatever you want without having to follow all the restrictive rules of Wikipedia. -- John Broughton(♫♫)15:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ok so the best solution for me here is to follow the dispute resolution process. But i've allready followed it. I suppose i need to be more patient for better results. But these people will not listen. That's the problem! And it would suck if that stays the same forever! That's why i would like someone to help me discuss the matter. Kind of like a third party or something.
Hello there again fellow contributors. This time i'd like to know how to cite references within articles. Our current featured article; "Theatre Royal, Drury Lane", is a prime example of what i speak. If you notice within that article, there are little numbers next to words. If you click those numbers, they will take you to the "Notes" section, where it will tell you more about the cited reference.
How could I prevent other users from seeing my user page, and also how to block them, to prevent them from reverting edits, or vandalizing pages? Thanks! Energyfreezer20:50, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Newbie, currently contributing to my first project, the new telvision show The Riches.
I'm noticed that many pop culture (and other) articles here have Trivia sections. For example, the television shows Gilmore Girls or Six Feet Under.
However, a third example, My Name Is Earl has a warning (?) box inserted at the top of its Trivia section:
This article contains a trivia section.
Content in this section should be integrated into other appropriate areas of the article or removed, and the trivia section removed.
Does this indicate a general frowning-upon of trivia sections, or is it because the one for MNIE is so long?
Thanks. I see I stumbled right into an interesting can of worms. I suppose I'll choose the 'avoidance' path re: Trivia until I feel I have something more solid to contribute to the dialogue. Thanks again! --Thessaly08:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hola fellow contributors! I am currently working on an article titled "Alief Taylor High School". Now if you notice, there is an infobox within that article. However, i would like to add a new text to this infobox, such as: Co-Founder, or Whatever. How can i edit this infobox? What is needed to do so?
Hi:
I'm wondering if a typo in a header can be corrected. Paul e beaudoin should actually read Paul E. Beaudoin or just Paul Beaudoin.
Thanks.
Yes, use the Move function (you'll find it at the top of the page) and enter the correct name of the article. A redirect from the old article to the new one will automatically be created. - TexMurphy13:32, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've replied on the user's talk page, because the user was non-autoconfirmed and had tried to move via cut-and-paste, which made the situation considerably more complex than it appears from TexMurphy's reply (cut-and-paste moves need admin attention to sort out, and users need to be autoconfirmed (that is, registered for at least 4 days) to move pages). --ais523 13:35, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I wrote to her manager (after contacting Ms. Olson on her MySpace page) requesting a photo. This is a selection from my email:
I am aware that there are many publicity images of you available, but since Wikipedia aims to be reproduceable even for profit and even in nations where generous United States "fair use" provisions in copyright law are inapplicable, we cannot use an image that is not released under a so-called "free license". Essentially, the copyright holder of any image that we use must irrevocably permit anyone else to use it, modify it, or sell it, with the only permissible requirements being that the author be named and that any modifications be released under an identical license.
Example licenses that would permit us to use a high-quality image would be: the GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/legalcode), or a simple "no rights reserved".
She wrote back simply:
Hi Mark,
Per your request attached is a headshot of Kaitlin Olson. Please let me know if you need anything else.
Best,
--
Lindsay Whitaker
FLUTIE ENTERTAINMENT
6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2240
Los Angeles, CA 90048
I'd say use the attribution-share alike license to keep on the safe side. It gives them the most they can get out of it without assuming anything this response obviously isn't saying. - Mgm|(talk)22:18, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That's not good enough for us to determine the license. The owner needs to specifically state what license they want, and especially since their reply mentions nothing about a license, assuming anything would be inappropriate. Follow the directions at WP:COPYREQ. --MECU≈talk12:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How do I tell which template has been used on an exiting page?
I'm trying to follow the Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography guidlines and it talks about using a template for new pages - but how do you check that an existing page was set up correctly to start with? I guess I mean specifically template and infoboxes. Here's the guideline page:
Another question (sorry) - should (can I) delete the "This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards." tag, or should I ask for a new assessment?
I've requested the use of some images from the Grace Cathedral archives where Pike was Bishop (a good pix of Pike, Pike with Martin Luther King, etc.) and want to expand the related articles and books about/related to Pike.
Any help would be great. Most edits I've done in the last year; this is the first major re-working of a major page.
To see what templates (infoboxes are just templates) are used on a page, you can edit the page and click "show preview", at the bottom of that page it will list all the templates that are used on that page. I'm not really sure what you mean by "page was set up correctly" -- no one but every editor is to determine if it's correct. To remove the cleanup tag, you should read the talk page and if you have cleaned up the article per that cleanup request, go ahead and remove it, be BOLD! --MECU≈talk12:43, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your help!
One more dumb question - Is there a way to contact the user that originally added the clean up tag? Does one add an edit to their personal talk page?
Yup. If you look at the talk page of the article, after their comments on the cleanup tag they put their signature and you can contact them by clicking on it. But, you don't really need to contact them unless there's some confusion or you disagree. Also, you don't need to type your name after putting the ~~~~. Just the signature is enough. Also, you don't need to write on the talk page every action you do to the articles. Only if there are some comments about it or questions about the article. Putting "I added an infobox" in the edit summary would be fine, but adding that to the talk page isn't really needed. --MECU≈talk14:47, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I cannot sign in because i forgot my password
You asked: should (can I) delete the "This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards." tag
You can delete this tag whenever you feel that the article has improved enough so the tag is no longer correct. You do not need to notify the person who put the tag on the article - in fact, a lot of editors would be irritated by such a notification, since they have tagged hundreds of articles that way and don't want their user talk pages filled up with people informing them of a change. In general, you can remove any tag that you think is incorrect, regardless of the reason; just don't get into a revert war if another editor disagrees with your removal (instead, if another editor objects to the removal, and presumably puts the tag back up, talk about it on the article's talk page). -- John Broughton(♫♫)17:35, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Line breaks
Just posted an aricle on credit repair. Why are the lines of text not wrapping at the bottom of the article can someone please tell me how to fix this as well as cite the article.
Make a disambiguation page. Then name your article Walnut Creek Middle School (Erie, PA). For tips on disambiguation, go here. But, make sure the article is notable. Real9600:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't edit Wikipedia much, so I haven't bothered to register for an account. Usually, my edits consist of despammifying pages. Occasionally I'll see repeat offenders, or I'll have spammers revert my changes. I've read some of the pages about this, but the "report a user" pages I've seen say "hey, make sure you've edited their talk page, given them fair warning, etc". I don't really have the time to pursue to the formal complaint process, setting warnings, etc :-(. Is there a way that I can kick these issues off to a much-more-competent admin or set of users, without going through the warning process myself?
Thanks, all! Could you please poke my talk page, too, so that I see the message?
Not really (as far as I know, anyway). However, adding warning templates to a user's page is not particularly difficult - you can get the most common ones from Wikipedia:Vandalism (although I'd recommend that you register an account first). -- Chairman S.TalkContribs20:55, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
stubs
How do I suggest to Wikipedia to research on and make an article on a new topic?
After spending ages cleaning up Volcanic_margins I noticed that some of the content had been copied and pasted from one of the sources. I followed the tagging instructions on Wikipedia:Copyright_problems, replaced the entire page with the template, left a note on the contributor's page etc. But this is the first time I've had to deal with a copyright problem, so I just wanted to ask how I go about sorting the article out. I can create a draft replacement as the template suggests, removing the cut and pasted material, and leaving the rest. But the majority of the other references are paper sources, and I'm worried there might be copyright violations in there from other sources that I have no way of spotting. Am I being too paranoid? It also reads like original research, but I can't check it and add refs from the given sources because they're all paper based and I don't have access. Any ideas?
Cheers. Eve16:06, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
m:Avoid copyright paranoia discusses the arguments for and against removing text on the basis that it might be a copyvio (I'd advise only removing text on the basis of copyright violation if you're reasonably certain it is a violation). If a page reads like original research, and you're not clear on how to or able to sort it out yourself, you can tag it with a cleanup tag, such as {{originalresearch}}, and explain your concerns on the article's talk page. Definitely remove the cut-and-pasted text, and I'd suggest leaving the rest if you can't think of anything better to do; the article's talk page and cleanup tags are there to let other people know of problems if you're unable to fix a problem yourself. --ais523 17:23, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I am salimswati!
I am from swat NWFP Pakistan and have been for a long time in UK.I would like to do some thing for wikipedia.
would you like to allow me for that?
thanks
salimswati — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salimswati (talk • contribs) 16:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there; sorry, I'm afraid I've not really picked up on what you said there - I don't think you were clear enough. Would you mind repeating it again? Your effort is appreciated — anthony[cfc]05:52, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, new member here :) I had my webpage linked into an article for a series, its a fanpage. It keeps getting removed by someone although 5 other people told me that fansites are allowed because they help with the information, which is why I placed it in. So, I would like to know if fansites are allowed to be linked on wiki-articles? I really need either a yes or no, because this problem is seriously getting chaotic at the moment.
In regard to your question about fansites, their use is allowed, but their place is questionable. Please review spam. I think (hope) that this will help. Fansites are generally biased for the person/thing the site is for, and generally are not neutral. Moreover, I would encurage you to take a deep breath, and remember that sometimes it is best to just edit other things, and come back at another time. If you need anything else, please leave a message on my talk page. Happy editing! (also, please remember to sign your comments, you can do so by typing ~~~~ at the end of your comment or question.) --Wpktsfs23:42, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, fansites that provide useful information can be linked, but your definition of useful may be different to that of the people who are removing the link. Also, external links sections need to remain relatively short. If an existing link already gives the information, your site would add nothing new. - Mgm|(talk)08:42, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How to add link from one Wiki page to information on another
I think "Whistling Rufus" should be listed under Music on the Rufus page, eg:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus
Rufus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For Ancient Romans of the name Rufus, see Rufus (Roman cognomen)
Rufus is a name meaning "red" in Latin that could refer to one of the following:
Music
• Rufus (band), a 1970s/1980s funk band fronted by Chaka Khan
• “Whistling Rufus” composed by Kerry Mills
You can add links yourself in the same format as the others on the page. I'll add this one for you. You can read the Introduction and Tutorial for more information about formatting. Hope that helps! --ais523 08:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
bands
is there a special type of page to upload information about bands? —This comment is unsigned by Scatteredrivalry (talk) • (contribs) without signing their name using four tildes (~~~~).
Hi. If you wanted to put information about bands on Wikipedia, there's a few things you could do. You could add it yourself to the article in question (make sure your information's verifiable), or you could discuss information on the band's talk page. Other than that, no, there's not page where you could do that besides the individual pages of bands. Hope that helped- CattleGirl talk | sign!08:52, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I had a couple links removed from an article. These links point to what I feel are very useful reference documents. These PDF documents require you to have them emailed to you but are free from a reputible oragization. They were removed with a mildly condesending remark because of this. How can I reference these links correctly so they are available to other users.
I've added back one of the two guides, because I found much of it on another page. As for the other, the reason that the link seems unacceptable can be found here - see item 6. (Admittedly, "registration" isn't required, but providing an email address in order to get mailed content is essentially the same thing.) -- John Broughton(♫♫)01:11, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hiroshima bomb design
John Coster-Mullen is the author of the consensus position on Little Boy (Hiroshima bomb) design. In his view, the uranium projectile is the hollow piece, not the solid piece as your text and drawings say. User:Fastfission, the artist who drew the Wikimedia drawings has agreed to accept the John Coster-Mullen account, and I have managed to post my revisions of Fastfission's drawings on Wikimedia at the following URLs
After several hours, they are still there. However, I have had no luck getting them to appear in the Wikipedia articles. I have seccessfully changed the text in the Little Boy article and the caption to the first drawing, but when I replaced Fastfission's filename
Image:Gun-type_Nuclear_weapon.png
with my substitute image filename
Image:Gun-Type_Fission_Weapon.gif
the old image disappears and only the filename for my image appears. Now there is no image showing at all.
—i am already logged in, but i don't know how to find a classmate. Canyou help me?
This is Wikipedia, an encyclopedia. Maybe you've sent your question to the wrong website? --ais523 16:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
table of contents on every page- is this possible?
Hi guys,
Is there a way that you can get a table of contents to appear permanently on the "side panel" of your wiki site? You know, so that whatever page the user is on, they can always see a table of contents?
Your help most appreciated.
Actually, it's possible to customize the sidebar using user scripts. I don't know of any that do what you ask, but if you make a request at Wikipedia:WikiProject User Scripts (be clear about what you want), it's possible that such a script will be written. --ais523 07:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I signed in ten minutes ago and don't know where else to ask my question.
I looked up Joel Goldsmith (the guru) one day and got Joel Goldsmith, a composer of movie music. I was able to go to Amazon and find out that the guru's full name is Joel Sol Goldsmith, and looked him on on wikipedia.
Fine. But isn't there some way that when a lot of people have the same name, we could be notified about that, so we could find the particular Joel Goldsmith or George Bush or Joe Jones that we're looking for?
I have justed added some content on Croscombe and would like to add a link in the reference section. However, the markup code there is unlike the main section. I could add an external links section easily enough, but wonder why this section has been treated differently. Derek Andrews16:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
References verify the points made in the article, and are tied to a particular bit of text. To add a reference, write <ref>the reference</ref> at the point in the article where you want the reference's footnote to appear (this is the method Wikipedia uses to link the point in the article and the footnote together; no other section in an article requires this treatment, which is why references are different). See WP:FOOT for more details. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:43, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Photos?
Can you upload photos to Wikipedia without releasing them into public domain? If not, why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lonerockalex (talk • contribs).
Yes. However, you are heavily encouraged to use a free license (GFDL, Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike, etc). We are trying to create a free encyclopedia, and prefer free contributions. -- ReyBrujo23:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Adding my link
Hi, I have a website on football player websites. I edited some player pages and added my website to it. I am not commercial, and operating on my own! For each player i have a link to a wiki site, if there is one in English for that player. Please let me know if you allow me to continue or not?
Whether you're commercial is irrelevant. Non-commercial links can still be spam. Please read WP:EL and WP:SPAM and discuss things before adding any links. If other editors find your site useful, your links will stay, otherwise they don't. - Mgm|(talk)08:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
how to display images from some other static url...
The only images that you can use on Wikipedia are those uploaded to Wikipedia itself and those available on the Wikimedia Commons, so you can't display offsite images here. --ais523 14:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Width of editing and dif pages too wide
When I go to the dif screen or the editing screen, the text on the page becomes wide and goes off the page, so that you have to use a scroll bar to find the remaining text. How can I get rid of the scroll bar and put all the text on one page with only a vertical scroll bar? Christopher Connor17:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What article are you referring to and what is your desktop size? This kind of thing often happens with diffs when someone used faulty coding, but the edit screen is supposed to adapt to the size of your window. - Mgm|(talk)08:35, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi...I am new to Wikipedia and made a few mistakes, but am learning fast. I tried to tag a contributor's text which needed a citation and so I typed bracketbracketfactbracketbracket but what I got was "Template:Fact" instead of the usual "citation needed" link. The text I was editing was in the "Summary" section of an image page. Is there something else that can be done to get the fact template to work on that page? The image is the topmost wikimedia commons image on the page for leprosy. The fact template works on other image pages, why doesn't it work for this one? Image:Leprosy.jpg Thanks Cabinet of Art and Medicine19:59, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The image in question is on Wikimedia Commons, which is a separate wiki from Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons doesn't have a template named {{fact}}, so that's why it's not working.
FYI, if you need to display something like the {{fact}} template without it being interpreted by the wiki software, you can surround it with <nowiki> tags, like this:
Short answer is no, I don't think it is possible under any circumstances (okay, maybe if the page is deleted). As for why, probably to track down vandalism, or for legal reasons or something like that. --LuigiManiac03:14, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Administrators can perform deletions and bureaucrats can remove an edit so even admins can't see it, but unless an article meets the criteria in the Wikipedia:Deletion policy, it can't be deleted and only deleting the history while keeping the article violates various legal rules. - Mgm|(talk)08:25, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Help trying to show notability of article
I'm interested in an article that has got the notability tag and I'm trying to improve it to show it conform to the policy, but I'm a complete newbie and the editors adding the notability tag have not helped in determining if I'm walking in the right direction.
Is possible to get some help here?
Article in question is I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!, and you may look at the Talk page to see what I've been trying to do.
Thanks in advance,
(If this is not the place to ask this question, just let me know)
Hi
I i;m new to this and I was editng some images for a page and uploed incorect bversions by acident, is there a way I can replace the old images? I tried re uploading with the same name it it gives me an error telling me I need to change the file name. Any help.
Thanks.
23:31, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Nila Banton Smith (1889-1976) wrote a doctoral dissertation at Columbia University titled "An Historical Analysis of American Reading Instruction." In 1934 it was published by Silver Burdett as Italic textAmerican Reading Instruction.Italic text The book is still in print. A special edition was issued in 2002 by the International Reading Association. This book is a key source for those who specialize in the teaching of reading in the U.S.
How can I delete an entire page, as in, get rid of all existence of a page? There is a disambiguation page for the search topic "Thousand Oaks" but it contains only two possible search results and one of them does not have an existing page. I constantly view and edit the other existing page, and I would like being able to directly go to the page instead of the useless disambiguation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Simdictator (talk • contribs).
Yes, you are right. I have restored the disambiguation for now, please read the following explanation and decide what to do with the page.
Disambiguations exist because there is a need to disambiguate a meaning. When there is only one article, you can either move the existing article to the disambiguation page, or redirect the disambiguation page to the existing article. Since the disambiguation page has a "history" (the page got some edits before), you cannot move it, so you will have to request a move at Wikipedia:Requested moves. See the instructions there and follow them in order to request a move.
The second is to create a redirect to the existing meaning. You do this by blanking the page, and adding the text #REDIRECT [[Thousand Oaks, California]] (don't put the nowiki's!). You can check Thousand Oaks, CA to see how it is done. This way, anytime someone types "Thousands Oaks" he will reach to the article.
Finally, a disambiguation page with only one article linked qualifies for speedy deletion. You can tag it with {{db-g6}}. After the article is deleted, if the administrator did not do that, you can either move the article from Thousand Oaks, California to there, or create a redirect again. -- ReyBrujo05:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The more specific tag would be {{db-disambig}} --ais523 11:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Since it was such an obvious speedy delete, I've deleted the disambiguation and redirected it to Thousand Oaks, California. (By the way, if you constantly edited the other page, you could've avoided the disambiguation by typing the correct full title to begin with...) - Mgm|(talk)12:01, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Entry for "Koo"
I have a new topic definition for Koo.
There is presently a definition for Kōō, with the symbols over the o's. That definition uses Koo, without symbols, as a redirect. The authors of Kōō decided long ago, based on their history log, that they were moving from Koo to Kōō
So, I want a Koo page, no symbols, but still let the Kōō definition either redirect from it or add to my page, because I don't really think people actually enter in Kōō and don't want to ruin their redirect.
Is there such a thing as a horizontal toc? I've looked a lot of places now - and I can't seem to find one, but I figure if anyone knew you guys would. One problem is I can't do this like a css type of thing - any user that comes has to see it horizontally. I was hoping for something like this (with less space in between words):
Table of Contents
Welcome to Wikipedia!
Great Job on your First edit!
Can I have your Opinion
Your first barnstar
You have been elected to an admin position
You have been elected to the Jimbo position
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? WE'RE RUINED!
Thanks to you I won't ever let people edit MY wiki again - Jimbo
If you mean in your signature thango to "my prefrences" (next your watchlist), check "raw signatures," and insert Mr. Matte. Then click "save." Note that this will only apply to new pages you sign, your old signature will remain as-is. --YbborTalkSurvey!13:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm hardly new here, but I was wondering what Wikipedia's official stance is regarding the differing spellings (program- programme, ised- ized, etc.) on articles. 68.55.111.21423:27, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, and welcome! I'm pretty sure the general consensus depends on the article. Usually the spelling is how the article was originally created- for example, Uluru is in Australian english. For more information, have a look at this page which is the exact guideline on what to do, and can probably explain it better than I can. Remember, the article needs to be consistent in how it's written. Hope that helped you- CattleGirl talk | sign!02:34, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What is ok for me to edit and what is not ok for me to edit? And additionally, is there anything that I should know that is an "unwritten rule" that people generally follow when editing?Trevbork22:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Trevbork, first of all, welcome to Wikipedia! You're free to edit almost everything. You are encouraged to be bold. There are a few pages that will be protected from editing (and many of these will become available after you are an active editor for a couple of days) but the vast majority of articles, template, user pages, are all open to edit. There are certain editing guidelines that you can check out here. Happy editing! --Valley2city₪‽22:15, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Since you're new I recommend you don't edit articles on controversial subjects. It's easy to get into rows over those and Wikipedia should be an enjoyable experience. Also, read as much of the policies and guidelines as you can in one go, or look up the ones that become relevant as you go along. - Mgm|(talk)09:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
ABOUT THE WORD POLAPAIN
Hi
i want to add a page on Polapain which is a Bengali word for teens
to add more search variations to it, i want to also add the site tht relates to it. SO can i do that?
it says that the page is in speedy delete list
thnx
Rafin leo04:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No, you can't. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a place to promote your website. Also, this is the English Wikipedia, so all topics are in English. You may want to check out the Bengali Wikipedia if you want to add stuff in Bengali. —PurpleRAIN19:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Material titled "The Bunker" has been moved from here to a temporary author's sandbox page. It appears to have been an editting error, mistaking this section for a Sandbox.Pete St.John18:44, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, such as visible light, ultraviolet light (UV) and microwaves amongst others. The only difference between radio waves and other forms of EMR is the wavelength. - Akamad15:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This astonishes me; that someone could type the phrase "electromagnetic radiation" but not know the difference between radio waves (received by antenna on radio) and sound waves (transmitted by speakers on radio). And then ask about it by browsing to this page, from that one, and editting a section. I'm thinkin a very bright, but very young, kid? Pete St.John18:26, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A software- manual to write wiki articles easily
I don't know whether I am asking too much but is there a software I can download which makes FORMATTING, EDITING writng 'new' articles easy? Something like Adobe or MS Word? some free sofware...??--59.182.32.17816:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if you use Firefox there's an extension you can get that adds some buttons, but I didn't find it that useful (you would go to tools, extensions, get more extensions, and do a search for "wikipedia"). You could also check out User:MarkS/Extra edit buttons (you would have to create an account). Let me know by leaving me a message on my talk page if you have more questions about this or need anything else. delldottalk17:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
University of Chicago
Hi! There is a an image of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, which is copyirghted to University of Chicago. Is there any one here who knows someone studying/working/in contact with University of Chicago? OR Is there any one here who can give me the email address where I may contact? The website lists no email address.--Scheibenzahl20:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I apologize. It occurred to me you meant you could not find email contacts at Chicago's site, and indeed, it was not easy to find anything appropriate. I sugggest you send email to one of the addresses given at the Office of Community Affairs and ask them where you should direct your enquiry about requesting use of copyrighted material for a non-profit purpose. Good luck! Pete St.John22:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Replica Spitfire on the site of the old Thornaby Airfield
Sirs, towards the end of your pages on the Spitfire aircraft where you state that a replica has been put on show, I have a photograph that I have taken that you could use in your comments, How do I get the picture illustrated on this Wikipedia topic.
First read this page to understand the process, then you cna upload the image from your computer using Special:Upload. Then add the image to the article, following the process here for full details. If you have any further questions, ask on the help desk (responses are quicker there) or on my talk page. Mr.Z-mantalk¢18:41, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Are we allowed to create a user page, I used to have a different account butt got a lot of flak on my talk page because I made a bio thing and I got yapped at for it can u please give me a hand, like where do i out it? what can I talk about , etc? Thanks A Bunch — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandbrgcatholic2728 (talk • contribs)
If you want to be critiqued by other wikipedians? Say I want to know how i'm doing, or if I should change the way I make my edits, pages, etc. where should I go to ask people? Thanks, Erythromycin20:04, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
how do i insert a table such as this one on the right of the following article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET. also, how do i create a contents box with the links to click to go directly to the info under the heading
i've tried every button above the edit box-someone help please
I searched wikapedia to try to find information on the name of an artist named - Salvador Cabrera ... and i get a name of salvador cabrera ?????? ... so i went to search around Google , and come up with the following... and would like to learn how to get it entered??
<removed copyrighted material>
THANKS
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.
Feel free to re-submit a new version of the article. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.
If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."
i uploaded a picture to place in the infobox, however, only the file extention appears and not the picture itself.how do i make sure that the actual image appears?
I was just wondering what happens if I write an article for wikipedia and I decide later to publish it, or something very close to it, as part of a book for commercial purposes? Furthermore, can anyone copy any article for any reason? I didn't quite understand the GNU explantation?CindyBo00:15, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I read it again and if I understand it correctly, the author of the article holds the original copyright and may reuse their material as they like but may never revoke the GNU licence that they gave wikipedia to use it when they created the article here to begin with. Right?CindyBo07:34, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
My article about was tagged for speedy deletion. How can I change it to be an acceptable wiki entry? The page was on Wilderness Inquiry and was modeled after wikipedia pages about similar nonprofit organizations like YMCA Camp Menogyn and Outward Bound. How did my entry differ from those?
thanks.
Wilderness Inquiry22:01, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
From your description, it sounds like there was a notability problem. Wikipedia articles have to have information that can be verified by reliable sources, and if this organization hasn't been written about by independent sources, the information is impossible to verify and the article gets deleted. You should read WP:ORG for the notability guidelines for organizations, decide whether this organization fits those guidelines, and if it does, go to deletion review with your sources and request that the deletion be reversed. -FisherQueen (Talk) 22:09, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just added a short article to test the system. It showed up for a few minutes and it was deleted a minute later. Why? How can I make it permanent? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alrezaei (talk • contribs).
You just said it was a test page. Test pages are usually deleted unless they are notable and have sources, etc.--$UIT05:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Some one or two people have repeatedly deleted my last paragraph. I've replaced it again a few moments ago. I haven't written an entire section before -- I've only done a little proofreading on a few articles when I noticed an obvious grammar or usage error.
Can you have a look at the discuss associated with this section? Do you think I am off-base (baseball metaphor!). I care about the topic, but don't want to keep replacing what I feel is vandalism, i.e. changes without sound reasoning behind them. Heybai
The paragraph that you wrote was rejected because of original research. At least one of the deleters have added their reason in the edit history summary. It looks like an opinion or interpretation that you created yourself. If you can provide a reference that others have published this idea before you put it in wikipedia then it couls justify the inclusion of your paragraph. The text about forever-unknown looks like pure speculation.
Please read WP:NPOV and WP:NOR. Your edits such as this one seem to violate both policies. Wikipedia isn't a soapbox (see WP:NOT), which means that a biography of Jackie Robinson should keep to the facts about him, with a bit of context (ideally, providing wikilinks to other articles which have more details). Describing in detail racism in the U.S. in 1944 i nthe JR article isn't appropriate. -- John Broughton(♫♫)23:07, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What's the point?
If this is a place where everyone contributes
Editing of this article by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. If you are prevented from editing this article, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account.
What is the point? Creating a username and giving you personal information may not allow me to take part.
I'm new at this and this is my first visit, it just seems stupid to have to "log in" to do something you won't be allowed to do anyway.
Tony
Please sign your posts. You're subject to what you might call the "four day rule", which means that your account must be four days old before certain actions can be performed. These include moving pages (to rename them) and editing semi-protected pages. Semi-protection is one of the measures at Wikipedia's disposal when dealing with particularly heavy and systematic vandalism or a particularly controversial edit war. It is applied only very judiciously, for obvious reasons. If you would like further information about Wikipedia's policies, guidelines, editing methods, or sources of help and advice, post a message for me. AdrianM. H.21:59, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Also, registering an account does not require you to give any personal information and suggesting edits for a protected article can be done without logging in, assuming the talk page you need to do this already exists. - Mgm|(talk)11:17, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hello
i am ayurvedic doctor. i want to do businees management course. In that there are many specialization like Operation management, Project management, Bussiness Administration. in that i am confuse that which specialised subject i choose for my better future.
vdkam
You'll need to find a place to keep the userbox. For example, you can have it as a subpage of your own userpage (User:Elderleo/userboxname), or your can keep it at User:UBX/userboxname. (See User:UBX for more details on that.
Then you can just use this template to create it:
{{subst:Userbox
|id = id text or image
|id-c = id background color
|id-fc = id font color
|id-s = id text size
|id-p = id cell padding space
|id-lh = id line height
|id-op = id other parameter (CSS)
|info = info text
|info-c = info background color
|info-fc = info font color
|info-s = info text size
|info-p = info padding (distance between cell contents & cell border)
|info-lh = info line height (or distance in between text lines)
|info-op = info other (CSS) parameter(s)
|border-c = box color
|border-s = border width in pixels
}}
Not sure this is the right platform but i use Windows XP at work and Mozilla Firefox at home. What do I need to do to configure Firefox to allow Wikipedia and all the tools through, the same as windows? Edmund Patrick06:55, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
apologies: wikipedia within Firefox has to date and as far as i am aware; no images - ½ the links are blanked out or shown as a link with no information. for example: main page : in internet explorer there is an image of Lincoln etc in the featured picture. In Firefox . I have the text Pinkerton, Lincoln and McClernand which is an active link to the information page about the image; but there is no image.
Edmund Patrick08:12, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
assistance no longer needed. in case any one else has the same problem I neded to go into the config of Firefox and change the value of the image permissions. Thanks to all. Edmund Patrick09:22, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
credibility of materials
I am criting a paper and need to make sure that all materials received are credible. By using Wikipedia am I gonna get this?
Thank you Janice Mueller
You can't be sure. Mistakes are made in Wikipedia and not always corrected. So you'll have to check references and sources to make sure that everything is correct. And - please edit if you find a mistake! Lova Falk19:40, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
PS On the other hand, many times Wikipedia has more updated and more elaborated information than I can find in the internet encyclopedia that I pay for... Lova Falk19:43, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A couple questions
1) For AfD's, does it make any difference if I put Keep vs. Strong Keep, or is Strong Keep just the same as Keep?
It depends on each person's perspective, personally I think it does. As an AfD isn't a vote poll, the value of your opinion is based on the strength of your argument, adding the adjectives "strong/weak" doesn't hurt. A "weak" !vote means the person is not absolutely sure and may change his or her mind later. However a "strong keep" in only worthy when it goes along with a persuasive argument. :). I'm sure others may have different ideas, I think this essay is rather interesting to read. Remember it's also another personal view. PeaceNT05:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
2) Is there any limit to how many articles a user can nominate for ProD, AfD, and Speedy in a certain period of time? Thanks for the help!SuperDT01:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But if their nominations start to suffer from rushed or faulty reasoning, they should definitely consider slowing down. - Mgm|(talk)10:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I want to look up a couple of (English) words in the dictionary. It couldn't be more Mickey Mouse but I can't work out how to do it. 10:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)Martin Tucker
I created the page for the French, electropop band called Mademoiselle. That group has an album titled Black Sun however as you can see when I put a link to [[Black Sun (album)|Black Sun]] it links to another album of the same name by a group called Primal Fear. How do I resolve this?
button and then add the text. John Reaves (talk) 00:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
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