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Inserting questions on a talk page

Resolved

– ukexpat (talk) 03:17, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have searched the FAQ and am still confused about how to insert a question on an entry's talk page. What I found is “If you wanted to ask a question about an article, or you have a concern or comment, you can put a note in the article's talk page. You do that by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top of the page.... When you post a new comment, put it at the bottom of the talk page.” But how do I post the comment? The talk pages for some entries have Edit links, but not the one I'm interested in. And I don't want to comment on a previous comment, anyway. I want to insert new comments and questions. Thanks, Clueless Sharon Leigh Wilson (talk) 01:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To add a new comment to a talk page, click on the 'new section' tab at the top. Algebraist 01:38, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which page is it? A few talk pages are semiprotected. Then your account has to be autoconfirmed to edit it. You need 6 more edits to become autoconfirmed. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:27, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know why an article's talk page would be protected, unless it's a very temporary response to abusive edits. That would be very rare. Back to the question: when you click the "new section" or "discussion" tab, you get 2 edit boxes, one for the subject and one for the content. After you save your changes, your question will appear at the bottom of the article. This is just a slightly more user-friendly method of editing the whole article, and putting a new header and question at the bottom of the page. You can use either method. Let us know if you're still having a problem; I'm not sure where the difficulty lies. In any case, you have done just fine in posting a question on this page! --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:52, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Protected article talk pages are shown at [1]. Some of them are redirects or archives. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:22, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. The page wasn't protected, and I was able to add my comments. Sharon Leigh Wilson (talk) 01:59, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Make me a signature please

Can somebody make me a cool signature, my username is: Cody.feilding.nz

Cody.feilding.nz (talk) 21:14, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really possible to get too fancy with signatures (we don't use avatars here), and some custom signatures are hard to read, and may be uncool. Plain signatures are just fine; the coolness comes with having a cool username (like mine). :) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 15:14, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you would like to customize your signature, check out this guide. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:38, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"This article or section has multiple issues."

An article I worked on is now flagged with "This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article". But I don't know what the multiple issues are, or what needs "wikifying". When these tags appear, is there a way to find out what, specifically, needs clean-up in an article? Northabbott (talk) 13:56, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming the article is The Boy Sherlock Holmes (or maybe it isn't; the text box is different from what you quoted): Since it's a "stub" (a very short article), there are not a lot of requirements, and I don't see anything glaringly wrong with it. It has citations and demonstration of notability. I'd suggest contacting the person who added the flag, and ask what needs to be improved. Hint: it was added by the first edit of December 31. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 15:10, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think you may be talking about David Acomba (a suggestion - being specific about the article you are referring to will help others to help you). You could post a question on the article's talk page, or you could ask the editor who flagged the article - from the article's history, that seems to be User:VasuVR. For what it's worth, the main problems that I can see are that the article needs to be split up into sections with sub-heads; the tone is somewhat promotional, more like a cv than an encyclopedia article; and the information in the article needs to be sourced (the two references provided are only for the short review quotes). Gandalf61 (talk) 15:16, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestions. I have added subheads to create more of a table of contents, and added several more footnotes to provide verification of some specifics, and will add more as time allows. Northabbott (talk) 19:47, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How can I add an Article? 16:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Star Chapa09 (talk) 16:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. TN‑X-Man 16:52, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Inserting a New Image

Can you comment on the Ashurbanipal article here [[2]] regarding the pictures, I had a question about it perhaps you can answer it there for me. The link I have provided above gives my explanation to adding a new picture for the article so please take a look at it, thanks to whomever answers Ninevite (talk) 22:24, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Want to add a new page that might exist (but really doesn't)

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– ukexpat (talk) 18:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I wanted to aid in creating a National Science Board article. The NSB is made up of 24 presidential appointees and guides the overall policy of the National Science Foundation. I wanted to create a page that highlights both the 24 members and the Board-related activities/reports. The Board has put out numerous reports that contain recommendations for Education, Engineering, Energy, etc. I think it'd be useful to know what the Board does, who makes up the Board, and the past, present and future activities of the Board. Although I think it'd work best as its own article, it could be merged into the existing NSF page. A search for NSB directs you to the NSF page, but the NSF page contains almost nothing about the NSB. The "talk" page for NSF hasn't been used since 2006 it looks like (although maybe I'm reading that wrong). Mbwfellow (talk) 22:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold and create the article. You may want to consider creating it first as a user subpage so that you can work on it without fear of it being deleted -- User:Mbwfellow/National Science Board for example. If you need help, please leave me a note on my talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 22:56, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help! Mbwfellow (talk) 17:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Going live with a major article revision

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– ukexpat (talk) 03:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So, I've been working on a revamp of the List of improvisational theatre companies for a while, making a wikitable, checking and adding references, etc. Anyway, I'm almost done with my improvements of the list on my userpage: User:SMSpivey/List of improvisational theatre companies. I suppose my question is, when I am ready, how do I move it over properly? I suppose it is sort of a merge because I took information from the original to make what it is. But, it won't be a "merge" since i've already had to merge most of the list so that I could turn it into a sortable table. I know I have to do a formal move, not a cut and paste job, but how do I go about putting it together in mainspace? Do I just blank what is on the page right now? I want to preserve both talk pages, since they are both relevant to the authorship of the article. Should I get an admin involved? Any help would be greatly appreciated!SMSpivey (talk) 01:04, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And by talkpage, I mean edit history, my bad.SMSpivey (talk) 01:39, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As the list already exists, there should not be a problem with copying and pasting your text in place of the existing text, it is still a proper edit and the edit history will show your changes accordingly. Copy and paste is only an issue for page moves, where it destroys the existing edit history. – ukexpat (talk) 02:11, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Thanks so much for the help!SMSpivey (talk) 02:19, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, marking as resolved. – ukexpat (talk) 18:04, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rafael Fay

Hello. I´m trying to find my way in wikipedia, but´s extremely confusing. I just posted an article about Rafael Fay and it seems that the article is about to be automatically deleted. How do I explain my way around here to keep the article on wikipedia? Tanks in advance for your concern.

DektopmediaDesktopmedia (talk) 18:20, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article has problems. In its current form it looks like it was created by the subject's agent. Take a look at any of WP's articles on similar individuals to see their content and structure -- Katie Couric or Matt Lauer for example. Also, you removed the {{db-spam}} template when you added the {{hangon}} template -- you should have left {{db-spam}} in place, so I have replaced it. Also, you should explain your reasons for contesting the deletion on the article's talk page, instead of putting {{hangon}} there too (I have removed it). Here are some WP policies and guidelines to help get you started: WP:YFA, WP:BIO, WP:Spam, WP:RS. Also take a look at the links in the welcome message on your talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 19:26, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you gotta admit it: wikipedia isn´t easy for beginners. That´s why I messed up everything over the "hangon" and "db-spam" stuff. Sorry for that. Anyway, I believe you're not from my country (Brazil), and that explains a lot about your concern over the personna of Rafael Fay. Well, he is actually a known media professional in my country, and I'd like to put up his info and bio on wikipedia for brazilians and others who appreciate his work. If wikipedia was edited in Congo, I believe that any Jay Leno's or Dave Letterman's information might get deleted as well due to the culture and media differences that would put a shadow over these media professionals in Congo, and that doesn't mean that they wouldn't be real or might bee "efforting to show off". Rafael fay is a trully known personallity in Brazil. Anyway, I respectfully ask you if is there a possibility of having this article about Rafael Fay on Wikipedia published. If so, I will effort to make it like those articles about TV hosts you introduced me to. If not, I´ll just let go, once I´m not his agent and I´m not getting anything for this. I just wanted to share information about this known media professional with others. Again, I respectfully ask you if I should continue this article or if I shouldn´t, because I won´t put any further efforts on this if the article won't get published. It took me a long time to research and gather the information I published here about him. thanks for your concern.

Desktopmedia (talk) 05:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Try writing the article in your user space (at User:Desktopmedia/Rafael Fay, for example), making sure that reliable sources are cited for all the information in it and that it adheres to our NPOV policy. (A mistake a lot of new editors make is writing articles in language more appropriate for a promotional blurb than for an encyclopedia.) Then come back here and ask others to take a look at it and let you know whether it's ready to be moved into article space. Deor (talk) 11:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There probably isn't any doubt that Fay is notable as required per WP:BIO so an article that complies with the other policies and guidelines would probably not be deleted. So please do as Deor suggests and write the article in a subpage, then ask for it to be reviewed by other editors. – ukexpat (talk) 14:23, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Attack page

Why is the article that I wrote is identified as an "attack page"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Natural B. (talk • contribs) 01:27, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As it seems that the article Castle park elementary has already been deleted, I can't comment with regard to the exact wording of the article, I can only quote from Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, reason G10: "Pages that serve no purpose but to disparage or threaten their subject or some other entity (e.g., "John Q. Doe is an imbecile")." My best guess is that the article contained some contentious, negative information about the school or someone at the school, without providing a source explaining why such information was factual (and neutrally worded). You may wish to contact either User:Camw, who tagged the page, or User:NawlinWiki, who deleted it, if you want more specific details. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 03:06, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have looked at the deleted content and it fits the definition quoted above quite nicely. I won't repeat what it said but you know what you wrote and you know that you made disparaging remarks about a certain person at the school.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Editing article title

I'm working on a biographical page and somehow didn't capitalize the person's last name. How can I fix that? The article is about Charles Bazerman. Thanks' Dr. Paul Michael Rogers (talk) 19:37, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wait until you have become "autoconfirmed" then use the "move" tab. I have done charles for you. Please note that resumé and bibliography stuff goes on the guy's own website not here. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 19:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) :Changing article titles is accomplished by moving the page to the correct title. It appears another user has done this for you. For future reference, your account must be autoconfirmed before you can move pages, which means your account has been active for four days and made at least ten edits. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 19:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, a short bibliography of major publications is acceptable, but a list for a list's sake is not. – ukexpat (talk) 19:45, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Placeholder Images

I cannot locate the code for placeholder images. I have seen them used before, of course not in articles that I can locate now, to keep the format of infoboxes etc, in tact until a free domain image could be located. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks. Temp07 (talk) 21:32, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I always used to have the same problem – so much so that I bookmarked the category!

Have a look at Wikipedia:Image placeholders and Category:Wikipedia image placeholders. haz (talk) 21:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) They are [[File:Replace this image1.svg]] and [[File:Replace this image female.svg]] - note that some iboxes do not require the [[File:]] but just use the filename. However, there appears to be some consensus that the placeholders should not be used: Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Image placeholders. – ukexpat (talk) 21:42, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c x2) I think you are looking for File:Replace this image male.svg. More information can be found at WP:Image placeholders. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 21:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

old saving accounts

I am trying to find an old savings account,from City National bank in May 1956. Where do I begin? KH23 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.11.177.239 (talk) 02:01, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 03:58, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the best place to look is MissingMoney.com. I found several old family accounts there. Note that you will have to provide some serious documentation to prove you are the legal heir. -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:54, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Newbie here...Page I created marked for deletion. I'm sure it's BLP complient and meets notablity reqs.

A wiki page I created has been marked for speedy deletion. Tammara Billik I'm sure it's BLP complient and meets notablity reqs....how can I stop the action and make everyone happy? I don't know a lot about your formatting or how to enter the formatting on an article. So when I see something like, "flag the article to attract experts." I want to do that but don't know how.… ‘ “ ’ ” ° ″ ′ ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Ann Couture (talk) 02:54, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion has been declined. I will add some tags to the article if they are necessary. – ukexpat (talk) 04:04, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your help. I truly do appreciate it. Should I still keep an eye on the page? I'm so new here it's all very overwhelming. … ‘ “ ’ ” ° ″ ′ ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Ann Couture (talk) 11:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Update Logo

How can I change/update the logo on a page (Ayr College)?

Thanks

Colin —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ayr College UK (talk • contribs) 11:52, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your account must be autoconfirmed (10 edits and 4 days old) to be able to upload images. I upload it for you unless you want to wait for autoconfirmation. – ukexpat (talk) 15:17, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I would if I could download it from the website. Jeez do I hate Flash sites. Please contact me on my talk page so we can get this done. – ukexpat (talk) 15:20, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a reference to the Sanskrit article

Salutations,

I would like to add a reference to a missing source at Sanskrit#Phonology_and_Sandhi. The information is the following:

The retroflex consonants are somewhat marginal phonemes, often being conditioned by their phonetic environment; they do not continue a PIE series and are often ascribed by some linguists to the substratal influence of Dravidian.

I tried to search the web for a source for this information, and I found this link, the article titled 'On the Indo-European origins of the retroflexes in Sanskrit':

M. B. Emeneau, in his justly renowned article on "India as a Linguistic Area,"(1) has remarked, following the painstaking work of earlier scholars as well as his own wide field experience, that retroflex consonants are found in most languages of India. Consonants affected include stops, the nasal, in some languages also the sibilants, laterals, tremulants and even others. The linguistic stocks embrace Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Munda, and Burushaski. So:ra: is stated to lack them, and therefore, according to Burrow, the retroflexes would not be Proto-Munda. Earliest Sanskrit shows them, yet they are certainly not originally Indo-European. However, they are certainly Proto-Dravidian, it is claimed, and "not the result of conditioning circumstances"; south Dravidian is characterized by three distinct points of articulation: dental, alveolar, and retroflex. Therefore, we can safely impute retroflexes to Dravidian.

my questions are:

(1) can I put this as the source of the information?

(2) how can I cite this? can it be:

Hamp, Eric P.: On the Indo-European origins of the retroflexes in Sanskrit, "Journal of the American Oriental Society, The".

all in ref tags?

Thank you in advance, ----Sanscrit1234 (talk) 12:22, 8 January 2009 (UTC).[reply]

You can add the source by using {{cite web}}. It's a template that allows quick and easy citation of web sources. Click on the link to see the doumentation, which explains how to fill out the necessary parameters. In the article, you would put the template between ref tags. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 12:52, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

youtube as a source?

just wondering if anyone can give me advice on the wiki policy on using youtube as a source? thanks Untwirl (talk) 17:17, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:YOUTUBE. Algebraist 17:20, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thanks! one more thing, while reading around i saw someone mention a 'mentor'? how would one go about getting one? Untwirl (talk) 20:31, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Simply ask! There is formal way to go about asking (see WP:ADOPT), or, alternatively, find a user and ask them on their talk page. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 20:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, you might like to bookmark WP:EIW - the Editor's Index to Wikipedia. For many "What is X?" questions, a search for X on the page will yield helpful results (it doesn't have Youtube but it does have mentorship). The other thing that can sometimes prove useful is to try to guess what shortcut a relevant Wikipedia page might have, and try it. This method gives both WP:YOUTUBE and WP:MENTOR. Note that I'm not saying you shouldn't have asked those questions here, but if you had found that you'd picked a bad time to do so and no-one was answering, these are two things you can try to find the answer yourself. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 23:08, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article question

I wanted to submit this article and would like to know if it would be deleted? and why?

Liquidation TV, or LiquidationTV for short, is a new American Internet Company that has a multi-media marketplace and auction platform. Specializing in linking buyers and sellers in a full community complete with an online Auction. The Company is based in Union City, Tennessee and started on January 1, 2009 at 8:00AM Central Standard Time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Liquidationtv (talk • contribs) 00:15, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would be deleted per WP:CSD#A7. – ukexpat (talk) 04:23, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When to remove {{nofootnotes}} template?

I posted this question at Template talk:Nofootnotes, but have not gotten a reply. Who determines when enough inline citations have been added to an article with the {{nofootnotes}} notice to justify its removal? Please see my statement here. --Thomprod (talk) 20:45, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone can remove the tag if footnotes have been added. If some have been added, but there are still not enough footnotes, you can substitute {{refimprove}}. Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Roberto Colasso

I changed misspelling of subject's name in text of article but I can't recall how to change the caption. Name is Colasso, not Calasso. Thanks for assist.Pilobola (talk) 21:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you mean. The source cited lists his name as Calasso and the article lists that as well. Which name should it be (and why)? TN‑X-Man 21:53, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pilobola changed it to Colasso, someone disagreed and changed it back. I suggest the reasons for the proposed change (i.e. where you're getting your information) be discussed on the article's talk page. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 22:30, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Need Help to Edit the page on "Samar Chatterjee"

You will notice that the insertion of the last line with references [5],[6] did not come out right. Nor did the added references 5 and 6 was inserted properly in the "References" section. Please correct them, and how to do that so that I do not have the same problem in future editing and addition to this page. There are a lot of contents to be added. THANKS in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sushila69 (talk • contribs) 00:14, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed it. Have a look at Help:Footnotes for future reference. Algebraist 00:18, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

External Link

I would like to put a link to my website (which provides information about Northport) on the Northport, NY wikipedia page.

I attempted to do this several years ago and the link was removed (as noted on my talk page).

Could anyone please explain why my site does not qualify to be on the Northport page? Stoomzee (talk) 13:27, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to WP:EL, external links "should be kept to a minimum of those that are meritable, accessible and appropriate to the article". Your site unfortunately isn't meritable or appropriate to the article. Sorry. If you know a lot about the subject you should try to improve the actual article. Best, Zain Ebrahim (talk) 13:37, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Infobox

I'd like to insert an Infobox into a new page that I'm creating for The Journal of Portfolio Management. (saved as Infobox/JPM and I have also made a sandbox page for JPM). Please direct me to the instructions to do that? Thanks GauriG (talk) 14:04, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The infobox is not made correctly. There's no need to make one anyway. You can use an existing infobox. Try Template:Infobox Journal. To insert it in the article, you just have to copy-paste the code given there, and fill parameters. Chamal ^talk 14:11, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

I've created a Spanish page for the Richmond upon Thames (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_upon_Thames), which I basically want to be a translation of the English page.

However, I don't understand why, the Infobox on the right side of the page doesn't appear. Do I need to create the template for the Infobox in Spanish to use it ? If so, I don't know how to do that.

Thanks

Tedd2004 (talk) 19:12, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes the ibox template will have to be re-created on Spanish Wikipedia. Maybe you could ask for assistance at their help desk ? – ukexpat (talk) 20:37, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When or how will I be able to edit a semi-protected page?

I've just created my account and would like to edit a semi-protected page. I've verified my account through the email sent to me, but still can't seem to edit the page. I've also refreshed the page. Perhaps I'm just looking in the wrong place to edit, as it can take me a while to get my bearings!Crinoline (talk) 19:33, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm answering my own question here, but just to check - is it true that I have to do six edits on unprotected pages before I can edit the semi-protected page? Crinoline (talk) 19:36, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your account will be autoconfirmed (able to edit semi-protected pages and upload images) after you've made ten edits and have been active for four days. GlassCobra 19:40, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) Not quite. Please see Wikipedia:User access levels#Autoconfirmed users. To summarize, your account needs to be four days old and you must have made 10 edits. So you need to make 8 more edits and wait until 18:47 (UTC) on January 14, 2009.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't upload an image!

I'm working on writing an entry for the company that employs me but there are no clear instructions on how to properly upload images or how to create an 'infobox.' The article is called Video Age International —Preceding unsigned comment added by Serafiny (talk • contribs) 19:50, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You account has to be autoconfirmed (10 edits and 4 days old) before you can upload files. Please take a look at WP:UPI. Also please take a look at WP:COI, WP:Corp and WP:Spam. – ukexpat (talk) 20:41, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a new Wikipedia entry/page for a digital start-up

Hi, I would like to know how to create a new entry/page on Wikipedia for a digital start-up. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, <email removed>Moofaces (talk) 22:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, please see Wikipedia:Your first article. However, please be aware that Wikipedia is not to be used as advertisement for a company; all articles must pass our general notability guideline per coverage in reliable sources. Further, if you have a connection to the company about which you intend to write, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organization. Thanks. GlassCobra 22:58, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And see also WP:Corp. – ukexpat (talk) 01:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Linking in lead section and infobox

Resolved

I wrote my first article, about author Linnea Sinclair. Should links be placed in the the lead-section of an article? In an infobox? And if part of the information is the same in both (as it obviously will be), should a link be placed in both or in just one of them? Debresser (talk) 12:21, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links) explains that "...links should be included where it is most likely that readers might want to use them; for example, in article leads, the beginnings of new sections, table cells, and image captions. The page goes on to explain that "Link only the first occurrence of an item. A link that had last appeared much earlier in the article may be repeated, but generally not in the same section. (Table entries are an exception to this; each row of a table should be able to stand on its own.)"; see WP:OVERLINK. Tables are not infoboxes per se, and I wasn't able to find any guidance in repeating links in infoboxes, either there or in Wikipedia:Manual of Style (infoboxes). However, a good way to see what the thoughts of the community are is to look at featured articles. I surveyed a bunch and in all cases the infoboxes repeated the linking already done in the lead section. So to summarize the answers to your questions, yes, yes and both, but only with respect to things that should be linked in the first place.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:35, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll take care of it. Debresser (talk) 16:53, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Page creation

How do i make a page? ScaryMoviefan (talk) 20:16, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:36, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, given your user name, which makes me think you might be interested in improving or creating an article about a horror film, you might want to check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror, Wikipedia:WikiProject Films, and look at a featured article on a horror movie: Halloween (1978 film).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:54, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

creating an account

Can somebody help me with creating an account? I am trying to create an account but all I get are error messages. 64.185.148.45 (talk) 22:25, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Request an account. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:57, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Hubbert

I am afraid of having my first article deleted again. Can anyone review and give me notes if they see a reason it could be removed? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Hubbert Also, how do I get the page to show up if someone types "Daniel Hubbert" instead of "Dan Hubbert"? Thanks! >^.*.^< (talk) 22:27, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks fine to me. I removed the title thing, that's not really the way to open pages. The second thing you're talking about: see Daniel Hubbert, which is a redirect I just made. See WP:REDIR for more info. flaming lawye r^c 22:32, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New article adding to current topic

New contributor here. I have an article I'd like to contribute as additional information on an existing article. Trailuser (talk) 23:50, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold and contribute it. What's stopping you? Algebraist 23:56, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you mean by "I have an article" and what type of additional information you have, but note that you can edit existing articles (unless they are protected). I don't know the circumstances but editing the existing article or discussing it on its talk page will usually be better than creating a new article which (depending on circumstances) might be deleted or merged into the existing article. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

About science

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 124.124.63.218 (talk) 04:56, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Define Hydrocycle?124.124.63.218 (talk) 04:56, 13 January 2009 (UTC)Raji[reply]

This page is for seeking help in contributing to Wikipedia. Possibly the Science reference desk might be able to answer your question.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:08, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article on Noblesse (horse)

Hi there,

I have just completed an article on the famous Irish racehorse Noblesse. When I did my first draft I was told that it needed to be categorised which I have since done and this has been removed. However, the following remain:

'This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.' I have since made the best effort I could to comply with this by quoting from some well-known publications and also applying links to her pedigree and her trainer. Have I done enough?

'This article may contain wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information...' I think I have improved this part of it and it doesn't make any strong claims. Such claims as 'Ireland's greatest filly' have been backed up by quotes from 2 other publications. Does it read ok now?

'This article may need to be rewritten entirely to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards' As I have done in my previous articles, I am meticulous in my research, my accuracy of information as well as spelling and grammer and constantly review them to be sure that they are accurate and read well, along with (more importantly) making sure that readers are supplied with all the right information. If you can show me ways to improve in this area, I would be glad to listen.

I enjoy writing such articles as I am a bit of a historian who has worked in the horse business all my working life. Journalism was the only other area in which I briefly practiced although my experience is limited. You can send any response to my 'Talk' page if that is ok.

Thank you for your time.

Shalakhani (talk) 12:30, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It looks pretty much OK to me, but you should avoid unnecessarily decorative phrases. You also need to source the article to those publications you mentioned, to make the article verifiable. Also try to provide inline citations for important points. Good luck with it :) Chamal ^talk 12:39, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

attaching link from my web site tp yours

Christinescouler (talk) 16:13, 13 January 2009 (UTC) Hi, can I advertise my web site WritersUnpublished.Com on your site and put a link on my site, as I wish to contact as many unpublished writers like me Christine Scouler[reply]

Unfortunately, no. Wikipedia does not accept advertising. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:19, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How do I fix vandalism of "Luther Rose" page?

Some trickster has replaced the picture on the Luther rose article with a picture of a seal (animal) instead of Luther's seal (Luther Rose). I thought of editing the page myself but all I can get to is the template for the box which doesn't have the problem. How do I make the main article image match that template?

Petroswalker (talk) 18:04, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The template was vandalized, but it has been corrected. The page is displaying correctly for me, which may mean you need to purge your browser's cache. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:10, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Where to ask for help?

I see a list of biography articles for people needing photos, and another for musicians who need text added. However, Wilma P. Mankiller is not a musician, because she is the first female Chief of the Cherokee people, and my hands have been filled. She's won prestigious awards for the work she has done.. Will someone help me add her name to a proper list where she needs an infobox, photo, text, and references?! --leahtwosaints (talk) 19:20, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like you are looking for an the proper infobox. You may want to check out {{Infobox person}} (which is very generic) or {{Infobox Officeholder}} which may be better. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 19:37, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vlastos

It is now almost 10 days since I posted my first article (Vlastos). I received numerous messages, only one in English from Haza-w, the rest in languages I do not speak, generated from wikipedia based on other languages. I hope these messages are all welcome messages. I received some help from Haza-w and a learned a lot since. However, I have absolutely no idea what is needed for the article to become acceptable, and judging from other messages many contributors are in exactly the same position. I keep "wikitizing" and correct but nothing changes. I have not completed the article yet, a few photos and a couple of minor comments will be added soon. However, I feel that the article already stands on it's own legs as is.

What do I have to do??? By reading articles about editing and presenting does not help because there is nothing in writing about how the end result looks like. Some existing articles are worse then mine, so I do not know what should I do to make it comply with the rules. Any suggestions??

Akrogiali —Preceding unsigned comment added by Akrogiali (talk • contribs) 02:28, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Akrogiali, if no one has replied by the end of tomorrow then I will.--A bit iffy (talk) 21:36, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking Critique of My Wikipedia Contribution

I am a new Wikipedia user. I have created my first page "Hope Through Health." Since I am new at this I am hoping to obtain guidance from experienced users. Please makes changes to Hope Through Health and provide feedback so that I may improve the quality of my contributions. Thank you. HTHCSC (talk) 05:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks OK - I made a couple of tweaks to the infobox. I do however have a concern about your user name. It could be viewed as promotional per WP:UN, I will post a message about that on your talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 05:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

With regard to picayune matters, I have replaced all of the html markup with wikimarkup (you might try the Wikipedia:Tutorial to better learn our markup), unlinked dates (see WP:OVERLINK), reformatted the references using {{cite web}} and {{cite news}} and expanded the information provided in the citations for better transparency. The links in two of the references are not working and I have accordingly marked them as dead links. On more substantive grounds, the article is a fine start. It is not really information rich enough to be considered anywhere near a complete article though its probably beyond being marked as a stub.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:36, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing those -- I was going to get started on them this morning, too tired last night. Just a word on delinking dates - the is an ArbCom moratorium on that at the moment, I just saw it this morning: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Date delinking. – ukexpat (talk) 14:51, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Manual unlinking of dates is fine, even with the ArbCom injunction. Cheers, --Goodmorningworld (talk) 15:02, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh OK that's good to know, thanks. – ukexpat (talk) 16:49, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Terje Liverod

Terje Liverod born 18. juli 1955 is a former Norwegian Football Player. Liverod played more than 100 matches for "Sandefjord in Norway, before leaving the country and his club in 1977 for Denmark, where he played for various top clubs, including "KB" of Copenhagen (now FC Copenhagen). Liverod thereafter left for [South America]] and spent time and played in Brasil and Singapore before returning to Norway where he ended his career with Sandefjord Ballklubb in 1987.

Liverod has a master degree in Economics and Business Administration and has been managing textile industries in South America.

He is also known for his relationship with Diego Maradona and coached the legend and his "Showbol Team" during 4 matches in Scandinavia in 2006. Liverod is now working as an international football scout and consultant for several European top clubs, including Schalke 04 in Germany, based in Uruguay and specialised in South America.

He has also helped some Norwegian and Swedish top clubs and brought players like Matias Almeyda, Josè Flores, Sebastian Eguren and Alejandro Lago to Norwegian and Swedish clubs.

Liverod has also worked part time for Norwegian Television during World Cup. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Guleogsorte (talk • contribs) 11:28, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This page is a place to get help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. If you want to create an article then you can do it by editing Terje Liverød (this spelling appears to be more common). PrimeHunter (talk) 12:02, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

save button doesn't save my change

I'm trying to edit the Metro Ethernet page. I just wanted to add one more vendor to the existing list with a link to the vendor's website. Clicking the save button doesn't save it - the changes do not show up. I entered a summary of the change. I read the "how to edit" instructions and do not see what else I could be missing. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Agoodcomm (talk • contribs) 11:41, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a new user the software should not allow you to save a new external link only by clicking Save page. Instead you should be asked to answer a CAPTCHA. Did this not happen? Another thing is that it sounds like your link may be against Wikipedia:External links, but that would not prevent the link from being saved. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:52, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did have to answer a CAPTCHA, which I did. I went through it again, and now it works, so thanks for answering. I do not think I did anything different - I did the same thing about four times. As far as the external link, since other vendors are listed on the page with their links I assume that what I did is acceptable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Agoodcomm (talk • contribs) 12:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many articles contain things they shouldn't. All the external vendor links may be removed. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:06, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I found that there is a wikipedia article about the vendor, so I linked to that instead - so now it is an internal link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Agoodcomm (talk • contribs) 12:14, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A good welcome message for new editor?

I'd like to put a welcome message on the Talk page of a just-signed up new user. Of the many templates that are available, which one do you recommend for someone who is brand-new to Wikipedia but otherwise knowledgeable, educated and articulate? I don't want to get off on the wrong foot with a template that uses "baby talk" and I can't spare the time right now to compare and evaluate them all. Thanks, --Goodmorningworld (talk) 14:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend {{W-short}}. It's concise and to the point. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

An easy way to do this is to install WP:Friendly, available as a gadget in the Gadgets tab of your Preferences. It makes the process of welcoming much easier and it has a number of templates available. – ukexpat (talk) 15:20, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I like {{WelcomeMenu}}, cheery and complete; available with Friendly. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 16:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading an entry

I have drafted an article on my talk page but I cannot see how I can publish it. Please adviseJohn Taynton (talk) 17:34, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your article needs to be moved from your talk page, but in order to do that, your account must autoconfirmed, which simply means that it has been active for four days and made at least ten edits. However, I would not recommend doing so quite yet. The article on your user page needs support from independent reliable sources. It also needs to show why the company is notable. Finally, remember that articles must be written from a neutral point of view and cannot advertise. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:39, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How to edit to not read as advertising

We had a page created by some one who has left the company and never supplied the login credentials on departure. We need to change the page to NOT read as advertising but do not know how to get in as well as how to format to avoid deletion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operative_Media.

Please help with login credentials and editing suggestions. The user was Ryan Duffy.

Many Thanks, Peggy

208.4.151.7 (talk) 17:57, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Because you have a conflict of interest, you should discuss on the article's talk page the changes that you think should be made. Probably also a good idea to create an account bearing in mind WP's user name policy. – ukexpat (talk) 18:21, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Indiana Governors

Under the thumbnail print of Evan Bayh you note "Indiana's longest serving Governor" or words to that effect. How is his eight years as governor longer than the eight years of former Governors Schricker, Orr, Bowen, etc., or is it I don't understand the new math? Td Win (----) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Td Win (talk • contribs) 18:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As this a content issue you should discuss it on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 18:22, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Look at the "Took office" and "Left office" columns. Technically he was governor longer than some of those because of the differences in inauguation dates (by my calculations, Bayh was governor for five days more than Schricker, for example). That said, Bowen took office and left office on the same dates in January that Bayh did (and both governorships included two leap years), so unless I'm missing something or the caption writer took into account the times of day of the inaugurations, those two would seem to have served for the same amount of time. Deor (talk) 14:24, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have Been Accused of being aSock Puppet

Hi - Can someone tell me where I can appeal to have my username UNblocked?

I posted a Request For Help on User:Kelly 's talk page, but unfortunately Kelly mis-interpreted my request.

I am NOT a sock puppet. I had the previous names "BossOfCollect"/"...Colect". I was TOLD to change my name as it offended user:collect, even though no contact or debate with that user had even occurred.

As requested, I changed my name. In addition to dropping any reference to "Collect" from the new username I created, I have made an effort to link my previous username to my new username as a method of tracking history, SPECIFICALLY so I would NOT be mistaken for a sock puppet.

Lastly, without even being asked, I posted on my Talk page, User:Collect's and Kelly's (Collect's friend), an APOLOGY & explanation, and that I would not be using any such variation of Collect, nor any interaction with collect whatsoever. ---

Previous message I posted on my Talk page (in response to being dismissed as a sock):

FYI, I am TheBossOfCollect & "...Colect". It's not sock puppetry or anything else, nor am I in collusion with any one else.

I felt Collect has made himself such a persistent nuisance on JTP by preemptively deleting opposing opinions, continual edit-warring, biasness in selective rule-citing etc. that I engaged in a little mirth-making to lighten the situation up.

Collect habitually uses his familiarity with WP’s rules and careful timing to cleverly screen his continually egregious behavior from Admin sanctions that, I feel, should have occurred earlier.

I actually made heartfelt suggestions to Collect, asking that he kindly play well and objectively with other editors and maintain a better sense of fellowship, but alas, he deleted my simple suggestions and continued the edit-warring, etc.

Despite Collect’s efforts to wield Wiki’s regulations like a mace in order to cow newbies and opposing editors, I see WP admin have at last noticed Collect’s persistent behavior. They have warned and sanctioned Collect as they deem appropriate. There’s no need for TheBossOfCollect to persist in raising a red flag about User:Collect.

Funny that Collect would rather believe in a global conspiracy of complete strangers against him, rather than consider the more reasonable possibility that his persistently negative behaviors on WP have incurred the same degree of ire in many other individual editors.

There’s no offline collusion (at least that I’m aware of). It’s just a matter of one person finding persistently disagreeable behavior tiresome. I realize by allowing myself to be baited by User:Collect that I too have grown tiresome, so will voluntarily change my silly user name.

Happy New Year, Everyone. 71.35.119.40 (talk) 16:55, 14 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.35.119.186 (talk) 71.35.119.186 (talk) 18:56, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You have already posted your request for help on several other pages. Adding to your forum shopping by posting here is not helping your cause. There are appropriate places for dispute resolution, but this is not one of them. – ukexpat (talk) 19:14, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And the instructions to appeal the block are clearly stated on your user talk page. SpinningSpark 19:37, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How To Put Pictures On

How do I put pictures from my own non internet sorce? How do I put pictures on from other websites?The spesh man (talk) 22:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Uploading images. Feel free to come back here with if you have more questions after reading that. Algebraist 22:08, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A little more detail. Before an image can be used on Wikipedia it has to be uploaded - to do that see the link above. When it is uploaded, the appropriate Wikicode has to be inserted in the article so that the image appears. Let us know exactly what you are trying to do to which article and we will try to help further. – ukexpat (talk) 22:25, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Images

How do I add/upload images to the page I am editing?---- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatcatdavid (talk • contribs) 00:25, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See the question immediately above this one. – ukexpat (talk) 00:32, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright tags

I have created a new article: N H Moss and am wanting to upload several images of him. I have tried to work out from help pages but am confused about copyright tags. I have inherited these photos...N H Moss was my grandfather. They were taken in 1954 and I have no idea who the photographer was. Please help! Many thanks.Words420 (talk) 00:55, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's fairly likely that the image is still copyrighted, both in New Zealand (where Norman Harold Moss is from) and in the US, so you'd have to go for {{non-free fair use in}}. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 03:16, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could not find a page I submitted

Hi, I submitted my first article several weeks ago on, of all things, "Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody." For some reason I was determined to put up something about this topic, and along the way I gave myself a little tutorial on how to contribute in the future. There wasn't much to the article, but I thought it was pretty solid in terms of references and basic information on an obscure topic. After submitting, wiki said it would go under review and whatnot so I left it alone. I checked for it just now and couldn't find it anywhere. Did you guys seriously shoot my "anti-smooth muscle antibody" article down? I'm hurt. 12.201.87.118 (talk) 03:39, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am unable to find the article. What username did you submit it under? — neuro^(talk) 04:22, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It was submitted to Wikipedia:Articles for creation from another IP address. Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Submissions/Anti-smooth muscle antibody was declined. You could try expanding it or placing the information in an existing relevant article. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:13, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. T

The other day I logged in and edited Mr. T's page to indicate that I was his personal manager. That sentence has either disappeared or was never appropriately logged in. Truthfully, I had heard that the only way to have my own Wikipedia entry was to be on someone else's page. I want to know what I did incorrectly on Mr. T's page, whether the entry was removed, and how I can submit my own page?

Barry GreenbergCelebconn (talk) 18:54, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that your edit was reverted by another editor. My suggestion is to discuss the edit on the article's talk page. Be sure to cite an independent reliable sources that confirms the claim. Also, remember that Wikipedia is not a place for promotion or advertising. Everything must be written from a neutral point of view. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 19:09, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please also read WP:COI. – ukexpat (talk) 20:06, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of my Contribution

Sir/Madam:

I've been notified that the first and only contribution I've submitted has been marked for deletion for not meeting the required criteria. I was just wondering if the piece of literature in question can be posted or published under the "Biographies of living persons" category in as much as it is actually a biographical profile of a distinguished, nationally and internationally acclaimed law enforcement officer of Nigerian extraction. Please respond at your earliest convenience. Thanks and cheers.

Okay Uzoma (talk) 22:22, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It has been tagged for deletion because it is irredeemably promotional -- it reads like a curriculum vitae or a press release and therefore violates WP:Spam. If you can rewrite it so that it reads like an encyclopedia biography (check one of the thousands of bios on Wikipedia) then it has a chance. You will need some reliable sources, in addition to the ones you already have, to support notability. – ukexpat (talk) 22:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Renaming Article

I recently edited a page for a footballer "Garry Haylock" and his page is headed with his name spelt incorrectly as "Gary" but he has 2 "r"s in his forename. I do not know how to change that heading 78.151.124.54 (talk) 23:11, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved the article to the correct title, which can now be found at Garry Haylock. Thanks for catching that. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 23:17, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Heininger Holdings

(advertising removed)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Heininger (talk • contribs) 00:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and should not be used to advertise your company so I removed your post. See Wikipedia:FAQ/Organization. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:47, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am very confused!! Just want to make a new entry and do not understand how I do that.

I am new to Wiki, I want to start a new page with information about a band called "Ashdown". How do I do this? Topibents (talk) 02:29, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 02:30, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

yuvraj sing"s doctor who cured his knee injury in New Delhi -Address

Hi to everyone. I want to know the contact address of yuvraj sings"s miraculous doctor who has treated his knee injury, running a sports medicine clinic in New Delhi and also using korean technic in regenerative medicine. He also treated Sania mirza for wrist injury upon suggested by yuvraj sing. I will be thankfulllllll if someone gift me the ans.07:21, 16 January 2009 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Karthikeyan200929 (talk • contribs)

Sorry, this page is for helping with editing Wikipedia, we have no information other than what you can find in the Yuvraj Singh article. SpinningSpark 11:11, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question (Obvious)

I'm not so much of a new user but I feel this question is suitable for this page, I was just wondering what is really considered a notable page, I have a fear some of my articles may get deleted because they may not be considered as something notable, I created a page for a movie and it got deleted because it wasn't considered to be containing any real relevance, so what does make a page relative and notable?--afkatk (talk) 13:58, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the notability guidelines. There are also specific notability guidelines on various topics, such as Wikipedia:Notability (films) and Wikipedia:Notability (people). If you need any more specific info, please ask. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 14:07, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

what's in a name?

what does re:fresh 2.0 mean to you?

if re:fresh 2.0 was a company or brand what would it do?

if re:fresh 2.0 was a social movement, what would you imagine the movement to be?

I ask because I am in the process of forming a new social purpose venture and re:fresh 2.0 has been recommended as the name.

Sincerely, Fxissf (talk) 17:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for getting help with using Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. You should take your question to a more appropriate forum. Algebraist 17:23, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How to edit

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 66.61.164.39 (talk) 23:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC) shahamad khan VC awarded ww1 was not from Awan family.I know his family.I am from his family. I have for this claim.[reply]

Greetings, 1. Please show me the instruction on how to edit.---- 2. I need to know Instruction on how to contribute.---- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Omnipratika 1 (talk • contribs) 03:41, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think WP:EDIT and WP:YFA might interest you. WP:Tutorial provides a more wide range of topics. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 03:44, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My company

How do I put information about my company in Wikipeid?----— Preceding unsigned comment added by Omnipratika 1 (talk • contribs)

Short answer: you don't. Long answer: you don't for this reason - you have a conflict of interest and you are strongly discouraged from creating such an article as it will be difficult for you to maintain a WP:NPOV neutral point of view and resist the temptation to be promotional. If your company is notable, someone will write an article about it sooner or later. – ukexpat (talk) 04:49, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you believe it is notable and should have an article in Wikipedia, the best thing to do would be to request an article for it at Wikipedia:Requested articles. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 04:52, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how to verify a statement in a living person biography

hi there,

my daughter, Lenka, a singer-songwriter, has an article about her in Wikipedia. in the section on early life, it says that her mother is australian and then 'citation needed'. well, i am australian and i am her mother, but i don't know how to how to 'prove' this in the way you need! Crunchez (talk) 06:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You have to provide a citation from a third party, reliable source, since content included in Wikipedia should be verifiable. Chamal ^talk 06:35, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Forgotten password

how to search password if forgot210.2.134.130 (talk) 07:56, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is no such functionality in MediaWiki. If you have specified an email in your preferences, use the password reset option on Special:Userlogin. — Manti core 08:51, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Captain Edward Edwards

Captain Edward Edwards, was he married and who to , did they have children, what were their names 121.91.76.139 (talk) 09:56, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The reference desk can help you with factual questions like this. — Manti core 11:39, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

recession

effects of recession all over the world.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.145.134.210 (talk) 14:38, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might find what you are looking for in the article Recession. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 14:44, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

.545x39 will the lower part of a model M&P 15 take a .223 mm if a new upper .223 is added?

545x39: Will the lower part of a model M&P 15 take a .223 mm magizine & ammo if a new upper .223 is added68.155.165.13 (talk) 19:31, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 20:01, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Images from Flickr

I have located some fantastic photos of musicians (some as well-known as Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, but really need some help uploading them- the photos are on Flickr and have the correct GFDL (attribution, non-commercial, etc.). Another editor helped upload some good ones a few days ago, but now I have more found- about 10 of them. Like Danko and Butterfield these are notable musicians but they still have no photo on their page. Will someone please help with this? I have the owner's permissions, and can show the exact link to each photo. --leahtwosaints (talk) 21:13, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at Wikipedia:FLICKR - Commons is the best place to upload them. – ukexpat (talk) 21:18, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you still need help after reading that, post the url's on my talk page and I will retrieve them for you. SpinningSpark 00:24, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

non english sources and notablility

how does wiki determine notability and accuracy of non-english sources? thanks Untwirl (talk) 21:36, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, it is the subject of the article that needs to be notable, the sources need to be reliable, but not necessarily notable. English language sources are preferred, but non-english sources are acceptable if an english source is not available. As for checking, there are many editors on Wikipedia who speak many different languages. If you need something specific translated, you can find a translator here. SpinningSpark 00:09, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New User and Confused

I am nee to wikipedia and I need to know who to post a movie reivew for a class. Could someone please give me instructions in laymen's term. Also I need to new how to edit and post as well.Please help.Cathy3056 (talk) 01:47, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia! I've just left a welcome message on your user talk page that will give you a lot of really useful links about how to get started here. Creating a new article requires a few things that you need to know: mostly, the article has to be encyclopedic, it has to be notable, and the notability has to be backed up by reliable sources. You also have to be aware that Wikipedia isn't really to be used as a personal web space - could you give a bit more detail on what you'd like to write about? Tony Fox (arf!) 02:26, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the username

how do i change my username? I typo'd and the one i want is too close to create a new account.Johnsisler (talk) 02:23, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Changing username. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:50, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Manufacturing Gas Filled Shock Absorbers

What is the process of manufacturing Gas filled Shock absorbers~'s

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Anirudhraghu (talk) 04:31, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 04:54, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

inserting an image

How can I add images to an article that already exists and is created by some other user? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Svnvinay (talk • contribs) 07:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The image syntax you can use at its simplest form is [[File:example.png|thumb|caption description]]. That's all you need for most articles. This syntax provides for a default image size, and placement on the right hand side of a page, which are both proper parameters for most article placements. If you must, you can change the size by adding an additional parameter |200px (replace 200 with any numeral you choose) and force the image to appear on the left of a page by adding |left. For further information see Wikipedia:Images and Help:Images and other uploaded files. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:30, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vlastos

This is the third time I request help. I am not quite sure if there is such a thing as help anymore. It appears to me that some deliberately abuse the system to frustrate new contributors. The words "Cleanup" and "wikified" are still there without me being able to remove them or find out what is wrong. A third clam "unverified" etc etc was added and although I replied and (from his reply) satisfied the person that placed it in the first place, that claim has not being removed. I find it difficult to believe that a project that began with high hopes and ideals is being abused by a few. A person that places words like "Cleanup" and "Wikified" has responsibilities to explain the reasons why he did so, as well as to give details about how can it be fixed. All I encounter sop far is a brick wall of silence, and I am not the only one. I just do not know what to do any more.

Akrogiali (talk) 10:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Signing is another problem.

Akrogiali

The message boxes at top of Vlastos are created by templates at top of the source:

{{original research|date=January 2009}}

{{Cleanup|date=January 2009}}

{{Wikify|date=January 2009}}

Some words in the boxes contain links to general pages about the mentioned issues. Editors who place cleanup templates are not required to give details or watch the article and remove them if the concerns are addressed. Other editors are allowed to remove the templates if they are no longer deemed relevant. If you want to contact the editor who placed Cleanup and Wikify in [3] then you can follow the "Talk" link next to the username and make a post there. Cleanup templates are not placed or removed automatically by the software. I don't know the topic or Greek and have not tried to evaluate the article.

The message "—Preceding unsigned comment added by ..." contains a link to Wikipedia:Signatures on the word "unsigned". You sign with four ~ characters in a row: ~~~~. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:11, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The biggest problem seems to be the use of large blocks of Greek text which have not been translated into English. They really aren't helpful to English readers. Where no English citation is available, a non-English source can be used, but it should not be copied into the article. I see other problems. Despite what you say on the article's talk page about denying doing original research, you are making decisions about which source is correct where there are conflicting opinions. In a situation like this, it is proper to document all claims. By picking one you think is right, you are doing original research. That's what I think others are saying.

Regarding the signature problem, the fastest way to add a signature is to click on one of the blue boxes along the top of the edit box, the one between the "W" in a red circle, and the dash. Also, if you're not sure if the signature will come out, click the "Shor preview" button instead of "Save page", and you will see if the signature is going to come out okay. You still need to click "Save page" after you have checked. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:34, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

adding photos and text into the Attert, Belgium page by Bernard Piette

Hello Wikipedia, I love your site! I want to contact the administrator Bernard Piette who wrote an article and submitted images for the Attert, Walloon, Belgium site. This is my ancestor's home town and I have additional information and photographs. I registered with Wikipedia and then I tried to upload the photos but it was not successful. How can I add to this site? I would like to be connected with Mr. Piette. Thanks! JBMobecks (talk) 15:31, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your account must be autoconfirmed before you can upload images -- 10 edits and at least 4 days old. For assistance in uploading please see WP:UPLOAD, but if the images are copyright free, please consider uploading them to Commons (where there is no autoconfirmation restriction) so they are available to all Wikimedia projects. As for editing the article, be bold and go ahead - though please make sure you have reliable sources for your edits. If you are unsure, please discuss on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 16:25, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, ther.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but, I have a question about this vandalism. If I for example edit the page to be considered vandalism, and then restore it right afterwoulds... is that vandalism as well? 82.139.71.119 (talk) 16:17, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting vandalism, even your own, is not vandalism. But seriously, why do it in the first place? – ukexpat (talk) 16:19, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good point.82.139.71.119 (talk) 16:39, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Self-reverted vandalism is something that happens very frequently on Wikipedia, usually it is a test because people do not believe that they really are allowed to edit. In fact, it is so frequent that there are warning templates for posting on users pages similar to the series of vandal warning templates with increasingly severe warnings for repeated offences. Test edits are treated in exactly the same way as straight vandalism - if you continue to do it you will eventually get blocked. SpinningSpark 10:56, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, so if a user wants to make editing tests, they should use the sandbox. – ukexpat (talk) 14:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moving an article

I have created an article using the Sandbox feature, how do I get it moved to the appropriate place for uploading?

Please let me know you have answered my question on my talk page.

Corpfin (talk) 17:41, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your account must be autoconfirmed (10 edits and at least 4 days old) before you can move pages. Where exactly is the article? I will take a look at it and let you know if it's ready. – ukexpat (talk) 17:53, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK I found it in the main sandbox history. I have moved it to a user sandbox in your user space at User:Corpfin/Sandbox. I don't think it's quite ready for the mainspace yet -- it reads a little like an essay. Take a look at these links for guidance: WP:YFA, WP:Corp, WP:RS. I have also posted a welcome message on your talk page with other useful links. – ukexpat (talk) 18:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Inserting questions on a talk page revisited

User:Sharon Leigh Wilson brought up a good point here that should be followed up: The tab at the top of the page now labelled "new section" used to be called "discussion". Her question mentioned that a template on a talk page said to click the "discussion" tab to ask a new question, but this confused her. Perhaps the wording of that template never got changed to match the new label "new section"? If so, we should do a systematic search of instances where the tab is still called "discussion" and change all of them. --Thomprod (talk) 19:32, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The "new section" tab was called "+" earlier (and is still called "+" if you choose that under Gadgets in Special:Preferences). The "discussion" tab is still called "discussion" and just leads to the talk page but has never opened an edit box. When an instruction says to click the discussion tab to post a comment, that is just meant as the first step. Then you usually click one of "+"/"new section", "edit this page", or "edit" at a section heading. Then you write the comment, possibly click "Show preview" along the way, and the final step is to click "Save page" (except anonymous and new users may have to fill out a CAPTCHA if they make external links). I think it's too detailed to write all that in a lot of places, and there are many places where it seems reasonable to only say you can click discussion to discuss the page. Sharon Leigh Wilson was quoting text from Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages). Since it is a tutorial, it may be appropriate to add more details there. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:53, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adding images

how do you ad pictures?Heather.m33 (talk) 02:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Upload - your account must be autoconfirmed (10 edits and at least 4 days old) before you can upload images. If they are copyright free, please consider uploading them to Commons so that they are available to all Wikimedia projects. – ukexpat (talk) 02:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

help with markup language

I would appreciate any help with wikipedia's mark up language.. The basic stuff, you know, like how to add a 'citation needed' tag, how to tag an article for bias or lack of references, how to reply to specific paragraph in a talk page and so on, simple and essential stuff... I've been looking for it in the help section but unfortunately I couldnt find it... Oh, another question: will I recieve the answer to my questions on my talk page, or I will have to check out this big page of Q's and A's sometime later?

Thanks in advance. Heavy Metal Moe (talk) 14:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at the Editors' index, you should find links to most things there. My practice is to reply here unless the poster asks for responses at their talk page. Personally I think it's best to reply here, so that other editors can easily see replies. – ukexpat (talk) 15:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Wikitext examples gives you the basics. Templates for tagging you can find at Wikipedia:Template messages. SpinningSpark 18:59, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article for Submission

I have written an article but cannot find a place to submit it. Please help. Thanks. nfilabathu —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfilabathu (talk • contribs) 17:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. TN‑X-Man 17:31, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Infoboxes

Could anyone help me with info boxes? Could anyone give me a full guide for infoboxes. I'm quite new with infoboxes. --Bo98 (talk) 17:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a big subject. I would start here: Help:Infobox. – ukexpat (talk) 17:40, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Was there a specific infobox for which you were looking? If so, we may be able to point you in the right direction. TN‑X-Man 17:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well the main problem is how to type in a infobox because like if you put a sub-heading it doesn't work. Do you understand? --Bo98 (talk) 17:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite. Many infoboxes provide a subheading automatically. Is there an article you could provide as an example? TN‑X-Man 18:28, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Nightingale

Who is Daniel Peter Nightingale —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hombremurcielago (talk • contribs) 19:41, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Nightingale is a boy in 19 sears close —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hombremurcielago (talk • contribs) 19:43, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. There does not appear to be an article by that name. Your best bet would be to ask at the reference desk, where they deal with specific knowledge questions. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 19:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HOW!?!?!?!

How do i make my own page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hombremurcielago (talk • contribs) 19:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. TN‑X-Man 19:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how to reference PDF files

I have uploaded two PDF files to Commons.

How do I reference them on a projects page?--Burgeson (talk) 20:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

why are all my edits being reversed???

Lately, almost every edit I make gets reversed within a couple of days. I cannot figure out who made the reversal and have no idea why they did so. In every case, I cite published sources for the information provided, or I am providing information with which I am personally very familiar and which is well known to other people who know the topic well. Much of the information I provide is intended to flesh out both sides of any issue, in order to maintain balance. Can anyone explain what is going on here. Recently my edits of a semi protected article were reversed within a couple of days. I believe that as a regular user I am allowed to edit semi protected articles. Plus the subject of the artice is one I am very familiar with. Can anyone help out? Cholmondeley-Smythe (talk) 20:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure which articles in particular you're talking about, but if they were on Netherlands, it appears they were probably caught up in the midst of another editor apparently pasting in a lot of copyright violating material and they may have been overwritten. Bit of a mess there. I suggest making your edits again and if they're again reverted, take it to the article talk page to see what's going on. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits to Netherlands were reversed in this edit by user Arnoutf who gave as reason revert to Jan 8 version - Most of Historian19's edit seem to be WP:COPYVIO from Britannica. The revert was therefore not aimed at you, but I would advise you that you cannot describe someone as pro-gay and anti-immigrant without referencing it. If you put it back it may well get deleted again. I could not find anything else you edited recently that has been reverted. You can check for yourself who reverted you and why by clicking on the history tab of the article and you will see a list of edits, the name of the editor and their description of the edit. If you click on the prev link next to an edit you will see highlighted exactly what was changed. SpinningSpark 22:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Revision as of 21:14, 19 January 2009 view source Tony Fox (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 20,644 edits →‎why are all my edits being reversed??? ← Previous edit		Revision as of 22:22, 19 January 2009 view source Spinningspark (talk \| contribs) 89,216 edits →‎why are all my edits being reversed???: a2 Next edit →
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	:Not sure which articles in particular you're talking about, but if they were on [[Netherlands]], it appears they were probably caught up in the midst of another editor apparently pasting in a lot of copyright violating material and they may have been overwritten. Bit of a mess there. I suggest making your edits again and if they're again reverted, take it to the article talk page to see what's going on. [[User:Tony Fox\|Tony Fox]] <small>[[User_talk:Tony Fox\|(arf!)]]</small> 21:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)		:Not sure which articles in particular you're talking about, but if they were on [[Netherlands]], it appears they were probably caught up in the midst of another editor apparently pasting in a lot of copyright violating material and they may have been overwritten. Bit of a mess there. I suggest making your edits again and if they're again reverted, take it to the article talk page to see what's going on. [[User:Tony Fox\|Tony Fox]] <small>[[User_talk:Tony Fox\|(arf!)]]</small> 21:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

			::Your edits to Netherlands were reversed [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Netherlands&diff=265091257&oldid=265083100 in this edit] by user Arnoutf who gave as reason ''revert to Jan 8 version - Most of Historian19's edit seem to be WP:COPYVIO from Britannica''. The revert was therefore not aimed at you, but I would advise you that you cannot describe someone as pro-gay and anti-immigrant without referencing it. If you put it back it may well get deleted again. I could not find anything else you edited recently that has been reverted. You can check for yourself who reverted you and why by clicking on the history tab of the article and you will see a list of edits, the name of the editor and their description of the edit. If you click on the ''prev'' link next to an edit you will see highlighted exactly what was changed. [[User:Spinningspark\|<font style="background:#FFF090;color:#00C000">'''Sp<font style="background:#FFF0A0;color:#80C000">in<font style="color:#C08000">ni</font></font><font style="color:#C00000">ng</font></font><font style="color:#2820F0">Spark'''</font>]] 22:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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Inserting questions on a talk page

Make me a signature please

"This article or section has multiple issues."

How can I add an Article? 16:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Inserting a New Image

Want to add a new page that *might* exist (but really doesn't)

Going live with a major article revision

Rafael Fay

Attack page

Editing article title

Placeholder Images

old saving accounts

Newbie here...Page I created marked for deletion. I'm sure it's BLP complient and meets notablity reqs.

Update Logo

Adding a reference to the Sanskrit article

youtube as a source?

Article question

When to remove {{nofootnotes}} template?

Roberto Colasso

Need Help to Edit the page on "Samar Chatterjee"

External Link

Help with Infobox

Infobox

When or how will I be able to edit a semi-protected page?

I can't upload an image!

Creating a new Wikipedia entry/page for a digital start-up

Linking in lead section and infobox

Page creation

creating an account

Dan Hubbert

New article adding to current topic

About science

Article on Noblesse (horse)

attaching link from my web site tp yours

How do I fix vandalism of "Luther Rose" page?

Where to ask for help?

Vlastos

Seeking Critique of My Wikipedia Contribution

Terje Liverod

save button doesn't save my change

A good welcome message for new editor?

Uploading an entry

How to edit to not read as advertising

List of Indiana Governors

I have Been Accused of being aSock Puppet

How To Put Pictures On

Images

Image copyright tags

Could not find a page I submitted

Mr. T

Deletion of my Contribution

Renaming Article

Heininger Holdings

I am very confused!! Just want to make a new entry and do not understand how I do that.

yuvraj sing"s doctor who cured his knee injury in New Delhi -Address

Question (Obvious)

what's in a name?

How to edit

My company

how to verify a statement in a living person biography

Forgotten password

Captain Edward Edwards

recession

.545x39 will the lower part of a model M&P 15 take a .223 mm if a new upper .223 is added?

Images from Flickr

non english sources and notablility

New User and Confused

Changing the username

Manufacturing Gas Filled Shock Absorbers

inserting an image

Vlastos

adding photos and text into the Attert, Belgium page by Bernard Piette

Hi, ther.

Moving an article

Inserting questions on a talk page revisited

Adding images

help with markup language

Article for Submission

Infoboxes

Want to add a new page that might exist (but really doesn't)