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March 16

Could someone please replace the pornographic image in the Gustave Courbet listing with a link?

Hi,

I don't know how to make changes to a listing, but I'm hoping someone can help me out. There's a pornographic image ("The Origin of the World") in the Gustave Courbet listing that I'm afraid is going to get me fired, since it appeared on my screen at work without any sort of warning. Could someone please replace it with a link to the image that includes a warning?

I'm not trying to censor - just trying to prevent people from getting fired.

Thanks in advance for your assistance. Camvltr (talk) 00:40, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia contains content that may be considered objectionable.

However, Wikipedia is not censored, and sexual content can be used in encyclopaedic contexts. Censoring an image -- or even placing a warning -- at the behest of a person or a group of people is seen to directly contradict Wikipedia's policy requiring a neutral point of view. As an example, similar requests come up all the time on Muhammad because Muslims are not allowed to view pictures of him, but editors have steadfastly refused to remove the images for the same reason. Along the same lines, Wikipedia was once filled with warnings telling readers that "Plot and/or ending details follow", but those were removed as well. Sorry. Xenon54 / talk / 00:49, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are ways for individuals to disable the display of photos, which I think is explained on the Mohammad articles' talk pages. Individuals are free to censor themselves without impacting the rest of the wikipedia readership. Also, pulling up the article of an artist which unexpectedly contains a racy photo is not likely to get someone fired, but if it does, is it the kind of place you really want to work in? There's also a way to play it right. If there were others watching, and that came up, and you said, "What the...?" and quickly exited from it, I don't see why they would get upset. Unless you weren't supposed to be in wikipedia during company time, in general. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:58, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Having a job means an employer is paying you to create value - for the employer. If reading the Gustave Courbet article has nothing to do with your job, best to read it on your own time. There are many articles on Wikipedia that are relevant to particular jobs. If your job has nothing to do with pornography, then most of the articles on Wikipedia that would be work-related are unlikely to have pornographic images in them, unless you happen to see an article shortly after it was vandalized. --Teratornis (talk) 06:16, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Courbet was an artist, so your statement could be broadened to, "If your job has nothing to do with art..." Typically, companies will have an internet policy that says net surfing is to be restricted to work-related matters. As a practical matter, companies are usually pretty tolerant of benign uses of the internet, like checking news, weather and sports from time to time; and notably intolerant of going to porn sites. Wikipedia is most certainly not a porn site, but it's also not censored for content, so caution/discretion are called for. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:38, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aren't Websites containing pornographic material required by law to include warnings for kids under 18? Camvltr (talk) 12:04, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are no pornographic images in the Courbet article. I smell a troll. DuncanHill (talk) 12:09, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There's a link to Wikipedia's disclaimers at the very bottom of every page. The disclaimer regarding our content can be found at Wikipedia:Content disclaimer. However, we don't display disclaimers in articles themselves; see Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 12:15, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is specifically against Wikipedia policy to have specific warnings, beyond the general disclaimer that appears on every page, for particularly pages with "pornographic" or sexual content or images. This is because a determination of which pages or images ought to be so marked is not consistent with our neutral point of view policy. DES ^(talk) 16:46, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Where should I put this Request?

I want Wikipedia to stop asking me for a User Agent String.
I feel like 1984. It might be a simple error but I very
much dislike the fact that the server denies me entry if I
do not wear badge. Is this some kind of military facility.
Wasn't it the purpose of Wikipedia to help establish a De-
mocracy on this planet.
I spare you the rest and hope it's just a mistake.

Thanks for making the server stop requesting a UAS
Jangirke (talk) 01:57, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The proper place to ask for this is at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). However, this has been discussed recently at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 71#User-agent nonsense, so you can read the reasons there that a User-agent header is required. --Mysdaao ^talk 02:21, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Broken image history

See File:Resilient_Barnstar.png for an example of the problem. See below for screenshots:

1. The original trouble:
2. The result of clicking on the broken thumbnail:

I have noticed this issue a few times now. Thanks! Cheers!☮ —Ecw.Technoid.Dweeb | contributions | talk 02:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OS and version? Browser and version? (please) – ukexpat (talk) 02:25, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mac OS X 10.5.7, Google Chrome 5.0.307.11 beta Cheers!☮ —Ecw.Technoid.Dweeb | contributions | talk 02:29, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a user end problem. I get it in 4 browsers on Windows (with small layout differences). The current image links to the url http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Resilient_Barnstar.png. The place where the former image should have been displayed links to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/c/c1/. It should have been a url starting like that but ending with a timecode and file name. For example, the correctly working File:Barnstar-camera.png has a link to the current image at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Barnstar-camera.png, and old versions at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/1/13/20080106201537!Barnstar-camera.png and http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/1/13/20050628184636!Barnstar-camera.png. I don't know what causes it and it is a Commons image but maybe somebody at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) can say more. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:44, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Filed as bugzilla:22847 —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 12:32, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Cheers!☮ —Ecw.Technoid.Dweeb | contributions | talk 01:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding an entry

I suppose my answer is somewhere under Help, but so far I cannot find it. Several months ago I wrote an article. How do I add it to Wikipedia? 1814K (talk) 02:28, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft is at User:1814K/Norman W. Larson - Professor. It will have to be moved to the mainspace for it to appear in search results. However it is not ready to be moved yet - please take a look at WP:BIO, WP:MOSBIO and WP:LAYOUT and the other helfpful links I have just added to your user talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 02:56, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References not appearing on page

WP:AFD includes two references, but for some reason they don't appear in the references section. The coding for these references is as follows —

<ref name="economist">[http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10789354&logout=Y "The battle for Wikipedia's soul"], [[The Economist]], Mar 6th 2008.</ref><ref>Seth Finkelstein,[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2006/sep/28/wikipedia.web20 "I'm on Wikipedia, get me out of here"], [[The Guardian]], September 28 2006. "At Wikipedia, contentious decisions are made by a process of elaborate discussion culminating in administrative fiat. Deletions go through a comment period. The process is not a vote, but the result forms a recommendation to the administrators."</ref>

Any idea what's wrong here? I suspect that it's a rather simple thing that I'm missing. Since the page is fully protected, please post an editprotected request or a note at WP:AN if you can find the mistake. Nyttend (talk) 05:12, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Someone fixed it and I tweaked it. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 05:26, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How do you find in an article the bits one user contributed over time?

How do you find in an article the bits one user contributed over time?Septagram (talk) 05:30, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Use this, Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:48, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merging an image to Commons

Will someone please help me merging this image to Commons: [[File:Lola Astanova & Meredith Vieira on NBC.jpg]]? It would take me a lot of time to learn how to merge an image to Commons and when I have learned it I will probably never need the information again. So I hope that someone will help me.

On Commons there are a category for Steinway grand pianos named "Grand pianos by Steinway & Sons" and a category for Meredith Vieira named "Meredith Vieira". I know how to put the image in the categories, I only need help for the merging process. Thank you. Fanoftheworld (talk) 08:54, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's done. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:18, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. Fanoftheworld (talk) 18:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Did Peter Graves act in a couple of episodes of Golden Girls?

Did Peter Graves act in a couple of episodes of Golden Girls? Was he the Lucas who married Dorothy at the end?67.188.68.115 (talk) 09:34, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Our article on The Golden Girls says that yes, he was in a few episodes, as Blanche's boyfriend Jerry. For future reference, this page is for questions about using Wikipedia; knowledge questions like yours belong on the Reference Desk. Best wishes, Gonzonoir (talk) 09:55, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your bot sucks

I keep trying to edit this page "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodhound_Gang#Early_days", because the name of their band was actually VAGINAL BLOODFART, which I can VERIFY ON THE BAND WEBSITE, but your stupid bot keeps editting it.

You need to correctly cite reliable sources that verifies your information, otherwise it will get removed. You can't just say "as verified on the band's website". That's almost as bad as not saying anything as to the information's origin. I cannot verify what you say at all. Let me clear up a misconception as well: there are many automated bots on Wikipedia, run by many different people. There is not just "your bot". Plus, bots will normally only revert once so if you have edited multiple times there must be a user who is also reverting you. Xenon54 / talk / 10:22, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The page history [1] shows the first revert was by a bot and next two by a human editor. The name sounded unlikely and many vandals add obscene words to articles but I can see you are not a vandal. However, all your edits were unsourced and spelled the name wrong. This combined with their website being hard to navigate made it difficult to search information but I found out that two of the members had earlier played in a band called Vaginal Bloodphart.[2] I haven't found support for your claim "The Bloodhound Gang began as a small alternative band called Vaginal Bloodfart". Lots of musicians have earlier been in other bands. I don't know what other Bloodhound Gang members would say to a statement that their band began without them. Do you have a reliable source or the band itself saying the band "began" as Vaginal Bloodphart. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:13, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted you again [3] with edit summary "Sources confirm they began as Bang Chamber 8 with Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs. Later the band got Spanky G and Evil Jared from the former Vaginal Bloodphart". I don't believe you have a source claiming that Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs began in Vaginal Bloodphart and not in Bang Chamber 8. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:43, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Using Wikipedia templates on other wikis

I have two questions about using Wikipedia templates on other wikis.

technical requirements. I've tried copying a template, including every template it depends on, for testing - and it just doesn't work. I think there's some extra bits that need installing separate from the main MediaWiki software? I'm sure this is written down somewhere, but I can't find it now, and last time I looked it wasn't clear enough. Is it just the Parser Functions that need installing?
attribution requirements. Presumably copyright applies to templates same as to articles? So how to attribute these - is pasting the link to the Wikipedia source in the edit summary enough?

thanks, Rd232 ^talk 12:22, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

you probably also need to whitelist the html that wikipedia allows to use.
I always use a permanent link (see toolbox or history tab), to make sure that people can figure out where I got my pages/templates from. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 12:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My guesses for the "extra bits" that Wikipedia has and your wiki doesn't are a parser function created by an Installed extension or some other Magic word. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 13:24, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Maybe it is just the Parser Functions extension; I'll try and get it installed and see how that goes. Yes, permanent link is best for these sort of attribution links. Rd232 ^talk 17:54, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Editing People

I can't edit people even though I know more about them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgamber (talk • contribs) 15:54, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

i can't tell what problems you are having. In general, information should not be added to articles simply because you "know" it, you must have (and provide) a reliable source that others can verify. Can you indicate what article or articles you are trying to edit and what changes you are trying to make? I see only one edit in your contributions to Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. That edit has been reverted because the referenced source does not support it. DES ^(talk) 16:04, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

request to be UNBLOCKED, please

Dear Wiki Help Desk,

Here's a letter I sent to OrangeMike, one of your editors. After three unanswered letters to this person, am seeking your expert assistance, please.

I kindly ask that SOMEONE please intervene on my behalf so I can have full privileges again.

Thank you,

William Dean A. Garner

wiki username Wangtopgun

Dear Mike,

You might recall that, over a year back, we had some rather unpleasant exchanges, due to my unprofessional conduct on Wikipedia. I deeply apologize for these transgressions of mine, and hope you will forgive me for them.

As you know, I am a NY Times bestselling ghostwriter and editor of many fiction and nonfiction books. With 7 bestsellers written for others, people love and respect my work. I’m also a former US Army Airborne Ranger and corporate mercenary for international private military firms. Did 211 missions, escorting good people out of hostile territories so they could have a voice of democracy . . . or one of opposition to oppressive regimes.

You know the meaning and importance of Democracy. You and your wife are patriots. It shows in all you and your family do.

I also am a Jeffersonian Patriot who will do whatever it takes to bring back Peace, Freedom and Democracy (okay, Constitutional Republicanism) to our beautiful country, and maintain it at all costs.

Mike, I feel it is time for us to put our past differences behind us, so I can once again contribute important information to Wikipedia. More than ever, it is imperative that we have professionals like me, those who have edited and written professionally for many years, making meaningful contributions to Wikipedia. As a professional yourself, I’m sure you agree.

What will it take for me to get reinstated in good and full standing? Please call me at home: <phone number redacted>

Thank you for taking the time to consider my request.

Sincerely,

Dean

William Dean A. Garner

I can be reached here: <e-mail redacted> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.11.99 (talk) 15:57, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This Desk cannot help you, please make your request at WP:ANI. – ukexpat (talk) 16:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, ANI isn't the best place to go for this. Assuming that this is Wangtopgun (talk · contribs), that account has been indefinitely blocked by Barneca (talk · contribs) "due to real world threats. Unlike my normal policy, please do not unblock without discussing with me first". So the IP is liable to be blocked for block evasion, although there seems little point at present. Wangtopgun, log into your account and post an unblock request on your talk page, following the instructions at WP:UNBLOCK. Alternatively, email arbcom-l

lists.wikimedia.org. Having said that, I have read the deleted history of your talk page, I would be surprised if your request was granted. Bencherlite ^Talk 16:30, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Some more points:

This is the English Wikipedia for English-speakers around the world. The servers are hosted in the United States, and many contributors are from the US, but this is not a project specific to the United States nor to any particular political ideology.
On Wikipedia, we do whatever it takes to present a neutral point of view. Please read that policy page carefully and decide whether Wikipedia's goals are consistent with yours. Note that hardly anyone naturally has a neutral point of view about anything that matters to them; neutrality is a learned skill requiring diligence and discipline, like soldiering.
Wikipedia is not a platform for advocacy.
There are many other wikis with different policies. You might like Conservapedia - it is very far from editorial neutrality, and might be a mercenary-friendly site. See WikiIndex for lots of other wikis.
This sentence contains a dangling modifier: "With 7 bestsellers written for others, people love and respect my work."

--Teratornis (talk) 17:20, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How do I get rid of the "This article has multiple issues" box at the top of a page?

We have been working on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Improvement_Grants_(SIGs)

At the top of the page is a box reading, "This article has multiple issues. Please help improve the article..."

We have addressed the issues raised, yet the box remains. How do we get rid of it?

Clonus44444 (talk) 16:03, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you think you have improved School Improvement Grant so that the tags no longer apply you can simply edit to remove the {{article issues}} tag on the top of the article or to remove some of the listed concerns if some remain valid. On a quick look, it seems to me that some cleanup is still needed, particularly for the bulletted lists. DES ^(talk) 16:14, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Couple of points: First, I have moved the article to School Improvement Grant in accordance with Wikipedia's naming conventions; second, the issues have not been dealt with: the layout is a mess (see WP:LAYOUT) and it needs to be wikified and copy edited; third, you use the pronoun "we" - are you editing on behalf of a group etc that has a conflict of interest with the subject matter? – ukexpat (talk) 16:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On looking are the article more fully, I agree with ukexpat's comments above. If you simply remove the tags at the moment, they will probably be replaced, or most of them. I have made some specific suggestions on Talk:School Improvement Grant. DES ^(talk) 16:32, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

teachersdomain.org terms of use

Are the terms of use at [4] compatible with using photos from the site on Wikipedia? --Pascal⁶⁶⁶ 17:05, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think so. The restrictions in the "Permitted Uses of Content" section would appear to be incompatible, though it is possible that use of some content may fall under Wikipedia's non-free content policy. If you want a more detailed, more expert response, please ask at WP:MCQ. – ukexpat (talk) 17:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) The page you linked says "Non-commercial, Educational Use Only." That rules out uploading anything from there to Wikimedia Commons. If you upload from that site to Wikipedia, you would have to claim a fair-use rationale. See WP:NFCC. --Teratornis (talk) 17:26, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See Commons:Commons:Project scope#Must be freely licensed or public domain, in particular there can be no non-commercial use restriction for images on Commons. You might like to search Flickr for freely licensed images with {{Flickr free}}. You can also request the copyright owner of an image to release it under a free license; see Commons:COM:OTRS. --Teratornis (talk) 17:29, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No section edit link on page

I've just observed that Wikipedia:Appealing a block doesn't have any links for editing individual sections, but I can't understand why. Except for __TOC__ near the top, there are no magic words on the article, and while it's semiprotected, I see that the edit section links display on Wikipedia:Protection policy, also a semiprotected page. What am I missing? Nyttend (talk) 19:10, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The page transcludes the content of MediaWiki:Blockedtext which contains a __NOEDITSECTION__ magic word. --Teratornis (talk) 20:39, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That stumped me at first until I copied the wikitext from the page to a user sandbox page. The no edit section behavior followed the page to my sandbox, so I knew the behavior had to come from the wikitext. So I looked carefully at the list of transclusions below the edit window. --Teratornis (talk) 20:51, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so the solution would be to go to MediaWiki_talk:Blockedtext and add a {{editprotected}} with a request to move the _NOEDITSECTION_ into a <noinclude></noinclude> block (I'm thinking the _NOTOC_ should go in there too), right?Naraht (talk) 21:05, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It might be simpler to not transclude the MediaWiki:Blockedtext directly onto Wikipedia:Appealing a block. An alternative would be to transclude it onto a subpage, and merely link to the subpage. Currently the BlockedText is in a collapsed table, so the user already has to click on something to see it. A link wouldn't be any worse. Pages in the MediaWiki: namespace are part of the user interface, so they might not behave exactly like templates when they get used as interface elements. I'm not sure. Someone would have to verify the <noinclude>...</noinclude> tags would behave correctly on the pages that display the BlockedText content via the interface and want the __NOEDITSECTION__ magic word. It's pretty obvious why MediaWiki:Blockedtext is not a template - administrators don't want blocked users finding ways to edit it off their talk pages. --Teratornis (talk) 22:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete the transclusion and some of the text around it. The page transcluded is still linked from the page. Both linking to a page and transcluding it seems a little strange.Naraht (talk) 02:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

External links %7c

Hi

I've created a Wiki page for James Moy, which include external links, but for some reason they aren't working correctly. Currently when you click on them it is adding %7c to the end of the link, which is not visible during the editing process...can you help?

Many thanks

Mel Mel wicks (talk) 20:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed the links so that they work. However, I've removed the links to Facebook, Twitter & Linkden per the policy on external links. Regards, Orphan Wiki 20:42, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Interestingly {{Web presence}} is a template for specifically adding those links to articles. A TFD discussion in August 2009 was closed as as "keep" pending further discussion about unacceptable links. WP:ELNO still lists social networking links as links to be avoided so maybe it's time to discuss {{Web presence}} again. – ukexpat (talk) 15:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vcard

There are directly linked external sites in the history section of vCard yet when I click to edit that section there is no evidence of external links? --Cameron Scott (talk) 20:58, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Typing "RFC 2425" automatically links to the appropriate RFC. For example, RFC 2425. It's quite an interesting feature...I wonder what had to happen for it to be added. Xenon54 / talk / 21:13, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Considering the people who write the software, not much I think :D Other magic words like this are ISBN number btw. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 21:50, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting...ISBN 0060139331. (Special:Booksources in itself is quite a useful page.) TheDJ, is there a page you know of that lists all of these words? I am only familiar with the term "magic word" being used to describe, say, __NOTOC__. Xenon54 / talk / 22:00, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ISBN has a hatnote to Help:Magic which leads to Help:Magic#ISBN, RFC and PMID automatic links. No idea whether that is comprehensive. Help:Magic is distinct from Help:Magic word just to keep things confusing. --Teratornis (talk) 08:19, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Colourz

There's a list of colors, but I'm not sure how they correlate to colored signatures. Can you add any color on that list into the "insert color name" spot? I need some spice to my signature. And why is there such a short limit to signature characters? 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^stuff _{more stuff} 21:17, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The limit is because decorating your signature is not really helping the encyclopedia, it just makes pages bigger and bigger. So make the thing useful and fun, but don't go too wild. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 21:49, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A question about a reliable source.

I'm not sure if this is the place to ask but I'll give it a shot anyway. If a reliable source (website) has an interview with a creator of a new show, and gives information regarding this new show, like a name change, and then posts the interview on their website, could that interview be considered a reliable source?--ETLamborghini (talk) 23:12, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If the website is truly independent and reliable (such as the website for a published magazine or newspaper, or an independent and reputable webzine with an established track record), then yes, you could certainly source to an interview with that. If it's a fansite or blog or other self-published source, with no real-world presence and no way of confirming the accuracy of the interview or whether it took place at all, then no, it would not be a good citation for Wikipedia. The phrasing of the citation will also matter. If you simply asserted "Show X will be retitled Show Y as of June 2010" and cited the interview, it might well be reverted per WP:CRYSTAL unless the source was exemplary. If you said "In an interview published on celebritychat.com in March 2010, director Edith Slugg announced that the name of Show X would be changed to Show Y in the following season" and cited it to the website in question, then your statement is accurate and checkable as far as it goes and the reader can decide for him/herself what weight to place on the information. Ka renjc 23:29, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

March 17

How do I post my article onto Wikipedia

How do I post my article onto Wikipedia so that it is accessible by other people? In other words, I would like to PUBLISH the article on Wikipedia. I have saved the article in My Account, but I don't see any button that allows me to publish. I have checked your FAQs and all your other Help menus (archives, chats, etc.). Srcaulk (talk) 02:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The draft is currently in your user space. For it to appear in the mainspace it has to be moved there. Your account must be autoconfirmed (4 days old and 10 edits) before you can move articles. However, the bigger issue is that the subject does not appear to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines set out at WP:BIO. You will need to cite significant coverage in reliable sources to demonstrate notability. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 02:45, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding 'this article needs to be updated' box to an article.

Hi, the Giant Manufacturing article needs updating, particulary in the 'models' seciton as it has last year's (2009) models. How do I add an update box to the top to get people to help out, like the box in 2008 AMA Superbike Championship season. Is there anyplace where I can get the markup for the box so I can put it in? Chevymontecarlo. 07:37, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That article has a template on the very first line, {{update-section}}. If you add that to the very top of the article, on a line on its own, the notice will appear.

You might also wish to join WikiProject Motorsport.

Cheers, Chzz ► 08:16, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for the template. Chevymontecarlo. 15:26, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vjsasson

help i dont know how to set up a page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vjsasson (talk • contribs) 07:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A good place to start is WP:FIRST. I have also added help links on your own talk page. Chzz ► 08:21, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) What kind of a page? We have articles, user pages, templates, and talk pages, for starters. If you mean article see WP:YFA, WP:LAYOUT, and you'll need to read about our policies. Since you gave your username as the question heading, maybe you want to create a user page. Just click on your red name and start editing. See WP:USERPAGE. --Teratornis (talk) 08:25, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

delete SanDisk vRPM page

Hi I have requested to delete the vRPM page over a week ago and it is still appearing on Wikipedia.

Please advise what I should do to get this page deleted.

SanDisk no longer supports this claim and would like this page deleted.

Regards, Gali Kovacs SanDisk Marketing Manager —Preceding unsigned comment added by Galikovacs (talk • contribs) 09:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend leaving comments on the article's talk page. You can also contact editors that have contributed to the page, they are listed in the page's revision history. Because you appear to be directly involved with the subject, so there could potentially be a conflict of interest in your editing the article. --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 11:54, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The PROD was disputed and correctly so IMHO. The fact that SanDisk no longer supports the concept and wants the article deleted are not of themselves valid reasons for deletion. The article is thin on references so it should probably be discussed at AFD. – ukexpat (talk) 15:12, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Signatures

What code I have write to make this signature on Special:Preferences:

-- Extra999 (Contact ^me) 04:30, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I currently do signature by typing on. Thought to do through signature - `~!@#$%^&*() -- Extra999 (Contact ^me) 04:30, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In Special:Preferences, add the code of your signature (-- [[User:Extra999|Extra999]] ([[User talk:Extra999|Contact me]])) without the date and time to the "signature" text box. Check the "Sign my name exactly as shown" tick box and save. You can read WP:CUSTOMSIG if you need more details. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 11:12, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

how can i create my own page. i have account in wiki also

how can i create my own page. i have account in wiki also —Preceding unsigned comment added by Balamedbio (talk • contribs) 11:27, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

After a short period of time, accounts are automatically enabled to create articles. Take a look at this first Wikipedia:Your_first_article and I would highly recommend using Wikipedia:Article_wizard at least the first couple times. If you are not able to create an article yet, but have some good material, consider submitting an article through Articles for Creation --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 11:47, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Registered users can create articles immediately. Here is standard advice on how to create one:

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite 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 Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:17, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mail fraud

Seems very USA centric. Is this intentional and if so should the title not reflect this? And if so why is the Great Train Robbery included? - Kittybrewster ☎ 14:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it's so US-centric because it is specifically about the offense of mail fraud under US Federal law. It needs cleaning up somewhat - I'll take a look as soon as I can. – ukexpat (talk) 15:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date Headers and archiving

Scsbot usually archives old questions and adds the date headers here on the help desk and on the reference desks. Well it seems the bot has gone wrong with intermittant archiving and not adding the date headers. Can someone who knows what they are doing with the bot, do something about it. Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 15:45, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:John Madden (American football) - newer comments are not displaying

On Talk:John Madden (American football) - newer comments are not displaying. Editors have jumped around on the page and have missed up the voting table record discussion formatting (I think). The last three page comments/additions (two by me) are not displaying at the bottom of the page. --Morenooso (talk) 16:44, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Look like it is fixed. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 16:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Content Dispute

Hello. Can you tell me the procedure to follow if I identify a page where there is misinformation about a person, of the sort that would damage her professional reputation? Thank you.

Tolerance1 (talk) 20:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If the information is completely unsourced, you can edit the page to remove the misinformation -- that is perfectly acceptable under the Biography of living persons policy, or if you are the subject of the biography, you can follow the process set out at WP:BIOSELF. However, if the information is cited to reliable sources, the mere fact that it is critical is not a BLP violation and should be discussed on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 20:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template for "hold on I'm working on this".

Resolved

– – ukexpat (talk) 21:40, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've used a template before that basically says "I know this article isn't up to snuff yet, I'm working on it" and also says if there hasn't been any recent change to page to go ahead and delete the template. I just can't remember which one it is. :(Naraht (talk) 21:10, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think {{underconstruction}} might be the one. --AndrewHowse (talk) 21:14, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you that was it!Naraht (talk) 21:20, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template {{inuse}} can also be useful, it is slightly different. it is for a short period of fairly intense editing. DES ^(talk) 04:43, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Colourz- unfinished business

But nobody answered my real question: are all colors on the List of colors applicable? If not all, which ones are? Surely not just the ones with an HTML name. 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^stuff _{more stuff} 22:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ok not sure what your asking but all Web colors can be used by there Hexadecimal numbers ..ie.. Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal = Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal ...also most can be done by simply using the words all together like lightblue and not light blue ..i.e= Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal = Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal ...see here for more colors...hope this helps!!Buzzzsherman (talk) 22:13, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stick with the X11 colours, most of which are supported by any respectable modern browser as well as Internet Explorer. Use the hexadecimal triplet when constructing signatures to save space. Please make sure your signature is decent-looking and that it complies with the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:Signatures. Having seen all manner of ugly signatures -- running the gamut from signatures in HTML-size-6 font to signatures that are louder than your creepy uncle's Hawaiian shirts -- in my inordinate amount of time here, I can tell you that if someone deems your signature to be inappropriate you will get a warning, and if you refuse to comply you are liable to be blocked. Xenon54 / talk / 22:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Redirects

Redirects such as Carcinoma of the lung which I created, are desirable, right? Immunize (talk) 23:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly seems to fit within the guidelines at WP:REDIRECT, as do/would Lung carcinoma and Cancer of the lung. Redirects are cheap. – ukexpat (talk) 14:46, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about this one? Immunize (talk) 15:44, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

March 18

unknown login details from past employee

Hi I have taken over from an employee who used to maintain our Wiki pages on our organisation. Unfortunately she has not left any notes about the login details and our pages need updating! What can I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.54.89.198 (talk) 00:44, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. I would be happy to help you out if you want to make suggestions at the article's talk page.Cptnono (talk) 01:07, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As for the login details, they are likely unrecoverable. You would not be able to recover the password unless the employee associated an e-mail address with the account, but to even start the password recovery process you must have the username of the account. As Cptono said, your company is strongly discouraged from editing its article (see also Wikipedia:Business FAQ), although you are welcome to leave notes on the article's talk page regarding what needs to be changed, along with reliable sources to verify the new information. Xenon54 / talk / 01:53, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are not allowed to share accounts. See WP:NOSHARE. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 02:23, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Likely a dumb question, but...

I know I'm a registered and seasoned user, but I wish to suggest a page for creation. How do I suggest such a page? 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^stuff _{more stuff} 01:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AFC. --Teratornis (talk) 01:11, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I looked there, but is there a specific page you can start? I've seen talk pages for "uncreated articles", so to speak. The topic I'm speaking of is a film. A relative of mine was an extra in it. Please direct me, and be specific. I may be a good editor, but I'm not a master at this (despite the name). 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^stuff _{more stuff} 01:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Generally speaking talk pages should not be created if there no accompanying article page, and there is a specific speedy deletion criterion for such pages, so the centralized process at WP:AFC is the place to go. – ukexpat (talk) 01:42, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for not saying it right. I meant pages that have the prefix "Talk:Articles for creation/foo" or something like that. Get back to me on this later. I don't edit on Wednesday nights. Good night, 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^stuff _{more stuff} 01:50, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think what you may have seen before and are looking for is the pages created through Wikipedia:Article wizard/Ready for submission. This is the end result of going through the multiple pages of the wizard that guides users who click "continue" on the WP:AFC start page. Note that article titles in the form WT:Articles for creation/NAME are for IP submissions. I'm not sure why you would go through this process as a registered user who knows what belongs in articles. You can just create a subpage in your userspace and work on the article there. If you truly wish to suggest an article but not have any hand in its direct creation, then you're looking for Wikipedia:Requested articles and not WP:AFC at all. Note that WP:RA has a massive backlog; don't expect action through that route any time soon after a request. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:54, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Personal use?

Is it okay to copy Wikipedia pages to my PC for personal use, like reading? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.101.9.110 (talk) 02:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Jc3s5h (talk) 02:33, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please clarify a bit more? South Bay (talk) 04:25, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At the bottom of almost every page it says "Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details". Broadly, you can copy the text to your own PC for use later.

The situation is slightly different when it comes to media such as images, audio and video. If I understand it correctly, it is OK to copy the free media. I am much less certain whether you can copy media which is being used under a claim of fair-use. Astronaut (talk) 06:23, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you couldn't then a lot of us would be in trouble, since browsers have to download images to view them and usually store them in a cache somewhere on your hard drive so you can access them again without re-downloading every time. If I take an image from my hard drive and start passing it to other people, though, that becomes a copyright problem. Olaf Davis (talk) 15:34, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Browser issue with extra spaces?

Not sure where to bring this up, but all of a sudden over the last few days, extra spaces are inserted between some words/phrases when I'm copying and pasting content from one article to another. It's becoming a huge problem, as I've been working on a large article draft in my userspace, and when I used AWB to remove the extra spaces it found what looked like dozens of instances. I'm using Firefox v. 3.6, is anyone else having this issue?— TAnthony^Talk 02:43, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

user name

I!m trying to find out if my user name is night climber. - requested it but cannot tell if it was.confirmed or not.also, I wrote an addition to an entry but could see no way to click send, and have no idea if it got to you. Plus I have a photograph as evidence of veracity--how do I get that to you? Don't even know how to send this!!!!!!!!!looks like I hve to click save!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Night climber (talk • contribs) 02:50, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that you are indeed, signed in as User:Night climber. I ahve added some useful links to your user talk page. There is no need to provide a photo as evidence of veracity, indeed there is no need to provide any evidence at all. DES ^(talk) 04:44, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/Night climber shows your account has only made this edit. The account has no deleted edits. I'm not sure what you mean by "I have a photograph as evidence of veracity". If you refer to your identity and account then nothing is needed or wanted. If you refer to edits you make then they must satisfy Wikipedia policies like Wikipedia:Verifiability. We have to know what you want to edit and what the photo is about to give more detailed advice for you. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:45, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Birthstone

Since when is bloodstone birth stone of March? Its always been aquamarine! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.163.122.223 (talk) 04:20, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Birthstone. 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.Template:Z39 DES ^(talk) 04:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Policy on No original research

I am not clear on the policy regarding No original research. To some extent it seems to read that my articles can only be copy and pastes of snippets other approved written material. Others sections indicate that our articles are not to be mere copy and paste snippets.

For example, my article Projectionist has been disputed regarding this policy. There is very little academic material out there about projectionists and their duties so I wrote based on years of talking to projectionists at their workplaces (ie projection boxes). What I wrote is based on industry knowlege but is hard to verify from written material as their is very little except for technical works such as Richardson's Blue Book of Projection.

Incidentally, I did not start the article but re-wrote it from an original that was tagged as having too much jargon so I am not sure if it is a suitable Wikipedia article.

Therefore in one sense my work is original and does not comply with Wikipedia's requirements. In another it is not in that I am not introducing any personal theories regarding the job but merely reporting on conversations held over many years with people in the industry.

I have found some corroborating material on the internet from education and government related sights and I am working on assembling that to put in as references.

Any comments or help in this direction please

OldProjectionist (talk) 07:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're not limited to snippets and copy pastes. You're allowed to paraphrase and summarize. What you are not allowed to do is use personal knowledge, personal correspondance, personal conversations, or anything else that has never been properly published. And this is because "trust me, I know what I'm talking about" is not a verifiable or reliable source. Someguy1221 (talk) 08:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Pattinson

Can someone tell me what the paragraph at the top of the Robert Pattinson article is, what it's from and how to remove it? Thanks. – $S c a r c e$ ✉ 09:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, it was vandalism on the redirect Template:Pp-full, can someone protect that page please? –

S c a r c e

✉ 09:28, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done by Ged UK. TNXMan 13:10, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not a Democracy

If Wikipedia is "Not a Democracy" why do people vote on whether or not to delete unpopular articles? 203.211.123.115 (talk) 07:07, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion is equally not a vote driven process. The reasons stated for a particular decision are weighted before a vote is counted. EG: if 5 people add a reason such as "The article does seem to comply to guideline XYV..." and 20 people add "Delete, i dont like that article!" the article will be kept. In other words, there is no true democracy where the majority vote counts. Also, article's are not removed on the basis of being unpopular. see WP:IDONTLIKEIT Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 11:12, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia exemplifies commons-based peer production and thus does not fit neatly into any traditional category of political organization, but it includes elements from several of them. See Blind men and an elephant - people who encounter Wikipedia (or an elephant) for the first time tend to picture the part they are seeing (touching) in terms of things they have experienced in the past. Incidentally, it might be interesting to count the percentage of articles that get deleted after receiving a majority of "keep" votes. If this happens frequently, that would suggest Wikipedia is not very democratic. To the extent that Wikipedia is democratic, which might not be much, it is a poorly functioning democracy if we may judge from the extremely low percentage of people qualified to vote who actually vote in any given election. --Teratornis (talk) 21:15, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia article traffic statistics

why is it that the only valid parameter seems to be 201002 as in http://stats.grok.se/en/201002 http://stats.grok.se/en/201002/Narcissust

I can sort of understand that the last stats were for 201002 but why no provision for stats over a longer past period than 1 day ? --Penbat (talk) 12:21, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm seeing stats for that article over time. Maybe something was momentarily broken when you viewed it?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:33, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What time period does it represent then ? --Penbat (talk) 12:36, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you mean. It has stats since June 2009 when it was created, though it is a redirect that isn't used very often at all. For example, in September 2009 it only was used 6 times if the stats page is accurate.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:42, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what the individual bars represent in terms of specific times or dates. What time or date is represented by the 1st bar and what by the last bar ? The example used was a wacky redirect which was expected to have a low hit.--Penbat (talk) 12:54, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, take the entry for September 2009. Do you see near the top edge of the screen greyed out numbers going from 1 to 31? That's the days in September. The bars in the six entries, each labeled at their tops as "1", show that Narcissust was accessed 1 time, each on the 12th, 14th, 18th, 20th, 24th and 28th of September. If you look at November 2009 you'll see that one day it got two hits, and there were three days when it got one hit. The bar for 2 days is double the size of the other bars, which is relative to each page. For example, if an entry only gets hits of 1 on all days the bars will be equal in length. If an entry were to get 100 hits and then only 1 on all other days in the month, the 100 hits would be a full length bar and the days with one hit would only rise a centimeter on the screen to show the relative difference. It might be easier to understand if you see a more typical entry—something that gets hits every day in different numbers. See for example, George Balabushka for December, 2009.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:15, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Immediate help

Resolved

– 89.242.151.78 (talk) 13:28, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can somebody please help immediately? There is something grosssly wrong at WikiProject Madonna. All the assessment has suddently disappeared from it and the assessment page Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Madonna articles by quality statistics. I donot understand how. :( --Legolas ^(talk2me) 12:21, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: This seems to have happened to all the WikiProjects. Something has gone wrong with the Bot updating these projects. --Legolas ^(talk2me) 12:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's a problem with WP 1.0 bot. The matter has been reported here, and it looks like CBM (bot's operator) is trying to fix it. There's nothing we can do about it. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 13:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Appearance of Wikipedia on screen

I have had this problem for some time now, when using WikiEd, the edit summary field appears to the far right necessitating that scroll over several screen widths to enter a summary and then scroll back to press save. This is also a problem with HotCat—almost always, at least one of the "add" buttons appears to the far right of the screen along with some of the listed categories making it difficult the gadget. My screen resolution is 1280 by 800 on a MacBook. I contacted the user who maintained WikiEd but he could not re-create the problem. Thanks in advance.--Supertouch (talk) 13:03, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping for a response...--Supertouch (talk) 02:32, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please remove copyright infringement notice from Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)

Resolved

– Addressed through OTRS

I sent the message below on Friday 12 March to permissions-en@wikimedia.org but have not received a reply. Perhaps you could help. The page about our organization still has the ugly copyright infringement box. This gives a bad impression that reflects badly on us. Please note that we allow use of the material in question on the Wikipedia page.

I request that you remove this copyright infringement box urgently.

Thank you Martin Reddington

It has come to my attention that the Wikipedia page about the Human Frontier Science Program has been annotated as having a copyright problem.

Although we have not specifically stated that our copyright complies with CC-BY-SA, we hereby grant permission for any text used on the site www.hfsp.org to be used in the Wikipedia article under the CC-BY-SA terms.

Please remove the copyright problem box from the page and reinstate the original text.

Please confirm when this has been done.

Thank you

Martin Reddington

Martin Reddington, PhD Director of Scientific Affairs and Communications Human Frontier Science Program <contact details redacted>

HFSP Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Human-Frontier-Science-Program-HFSP/166939256131 Twitter: http://twitter.com/hfsp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.167.134.178 (talk) 13:10, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can remove the content and remove the copyvio notice because it will thus be moot, or you can wait until the permission request is reviewed by the OTRS team. If the content remains, the notice and its blanking of the content must remain. Copyright is a legal issue and while I understand how you feel, and I know it's hard to see from your perspective since you know you have authority of the organization to release the material under a free license, remember that the ultimate reason for this is to protect the organization's copyright from some unscrupulous person who is unaffiliated, falsely claiming they have authority (we see it all the time). It can take some time for a review. Please be patient.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:53, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not include contact details in your questions. We are unable to provide answers by any off-wiki medium and this page is highly visible across the internet. The details have been removed, but if you wish for them to be permanently removed from the page history, email this address. – ukexpat (talk) 14:33, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References - reliable sources

Hi,

I have recently added some information about the Hearing Trust and linked it to Sir David Frost's page as he is the Patron. I have placed the official website address on the Hearing Trust page as a refernce source.

As I am not a ver competent IT person, I seem to have run into problems with reliable sources required. Also Wiki keeps posting the page as a "Charity" category, and this is incorrect. Hearing Trust is a private charitable Trust which will apply to the Charities Commission for "Charity" status later this year. It would not be correct for it be catagorised in the Charity section.

Could any experienced editor have a look at the page and resolve this problem?

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boarderhouse (talk • contribs) 14:04, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Hearing Trust article has been tagged for speedy deletion as it does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject.. Please take a look at the inclusion guidelines for organisations and the FAQ for organisations. If you want a place to create the article so that you can work on it over time, it can be moved to a user subpage. Please let us know if you would like that to be done and one of the regulars here will move the page to your userspace. – ukexpat (talk) 14:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've also left you a message pointing to WP:NOBLECAUSE, which sets out some thoughts and suggestions on writing about groups that pursue worthy objectives. Bencherlite ^Talk 15:56, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Page in CAT:CSD, can't discover why

Template talk:Catmore1 is currently up for speedy, but I can't see why: it's not been placed in the category directly, and (as far as I can see) the only template transcluded on the page is {{permprot}}. Can someone find the problem and get the page out of the speedy category? Nyttend (talk) 14:13, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's due to to {{Lexortest}} being transcluded on to the talk page. That template is nominated for deletion. TNXMan 14:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted it, which should help fix things up. TNXMan 14:17, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template trouble

I was trying place a template (Template:Michigan) on the List of islands of Michigan page but I can't get it to work. If I place it after template:Greatlakes, it transforms into a plain link to the article Michigan. If I place it before template:Greatlakes, it works fine but Greatlakes shows up as a redlink and not a template. Also List of islands of Michigan shows up in the "What links here" page for template:Michigan although the template isn't on the page! Any ideas what is happening here? Rmhermen (talk) 15:20, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, color me confused. The only thing I can think of is that there are some unclosed brackets somewhere in {{Michigan}}, but I don't see any at first glance. TNXMan 15:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit the whole page and you get an error at the top: "Warning: Template include size is too large." I would guess that the coords templates are killing it. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 17:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at the page source, you will see:

NewPP limit report

Preprocessor node count: 249311/1000000

Post-expand include size: 2044912/2048000 bytes

Template argument size: 1126212/2048000 bytes

Expensive parser function count: 0/500

The post-expand include size is 2,044,912 or a possible 2,048,000 bytes. Adding the template bumps this over the limit. I noticed the page takes a while to load. You probably need to look at splitting it. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 19:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New article submission

How can I share my published article on Wikipedia ? 15:47, 18 March 2010 (UTC)15:47, 18 March 2010 (UTC)Techteachermayank 15:47, 18 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Techteachermayank (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia is not a repository for articles that have already been published. It is a tertiary source for articles about notable subjects. If you are interested in creating such an article, standard advice follows:

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite 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 Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. – ukexpat (talk) 16:05, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Email/password issue

Hi, I am unable to login, as I have forgotten my password and my account is associated with an e-mail inbox I no longer have access to (it was my university e-mail). Please can you help me to change my account to a different e-mail address. Thanks, Matt Sharpe —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.68.207.78 (talk) 17:02, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That isn't possible. The best thing to do is just register a new account. If you really want to use your old user name you could attempt to WP:USURP it. – ukexpat (talk) 17:05, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding an article about a person whose name has been used already

I would like to write about a person whose name is already an article name about a different person. How do I get around it or how do I create an article name that is already been used?

Greenworld1000 (talk) 17:37, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You would use a disambiguating title, but please read the advice about creating articles that follows:

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite 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 Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. – ukexpat (talk) 17:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

compiler creation

Dear

i wish to know in which language first c compiler wrote —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sijothakadiyel (talk • contribs) 18:45, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about 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.Template:Z37 – ukexpat (talk) 18:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hunh?

I am absolutely appaled to find there is no article about rail trasport of Africa, while Asia has an article about its rail transport. Also, cann you help me fix my signature? [[User:Komododragonfan16|'''Kommy''']][[User talk:Komodo dragonfan16|'''boy''']]>]][[Special:Contributions/Komododragonfan16|'''16''']] (talk) 19:04, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well rather than be appalled, why don't you write one? I am sure you would find folks willing to give you help and/or advice at the Africa Wikiproject or the Trains Wikproject. – ukexpat (talk) 19:12, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I may as well do it. [[User:Komododragonfan16|'''Kommy''']][[User talk:Komodo dragonfan16|'''boy''']]>]][[Special:Contributions/Komododragonfan16|'''16''']] (talk) 19:17, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And can you fix my signature. [[User:Komododragonfan16|'''Kommy''']][[User talk:Komodo dragonfan16|'''boy''']]>]][[Special:Contributions/Komododragonfan16|'''16''']] (talk) 19:20, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Go to "my preferences", on the "User profile" tab, and make sure the box next to "Sign my name exactly as shown" is checked. --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:25, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am, and I'm fixing it, but when I save, it says "Invalid raw signature", when there is nothing wrong with the fixed sig. [[User:Komododragonfan16|'''Kommy''']][[User talk:Komodo dragonfan16|'''boy''']]>]][[Special:Contributions/Komododragonfan16|'''16''']] (talk) 20:30, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, you'll probably want to get rid of the space in the User talk:Komodo dragonfan16, or it won't go to the correct place.Naraht (talk) 20:11, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Firefox doesn't like wikitables

This table has all three titles in IE, but only has the first title in Firefox.

**1st title**
Cell A1	Cell A2
Cell B1	Cell B2

198.103.172.9 (talk) 19:29, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

What's with the "+" signs and the bolding, that's not the standard - IE can be forgiving, FF follows the standard.

1st title	2nd title	3rd title
Cell A1	Cell A2
Cell B1	Cell B2

Ronhjones ^(Talk) 19:34, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That only works if I want the titles to line up with the cells. What do I do about this one, Firefox still ignores the subtitle.

Title
Heading 1	Heading 2	Heading 3
Cell A1	Cell A2	Cell A3
Cell B1	Cell B2	Cell B3

198.103.172.9 (talk) 19:39, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A + creates a table caption (not a column header). Each table can only have one caption. See also http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_caption.asp —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 20:56, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can get the effect I think you want as follows. There are other ways also.

Title
Subtitle
Heading 1	Heading 2	Heading 3
Cell A1	Cell A2	Cell A3
Cell B1	Cell B2	Cell B3

Hope this helps. DES ^(talk) 22:10, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That does work, but it brings up another worry. If there are things that IE knows how to display properly and Firefox doesn't, do I have to check all my edits (other than plain text edits) on every browser to make sure they show up right? --198.103.172.9 (talk) 13:51, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Linkage

About this orphan template: how do people know how many articles link to a given article? •• Fly by Night (talk) 20:28, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the toolbox in the column on the left, see "What links here". It points to Special:WhatLinksHere. —Akrabbim^talk 20:39, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting problems ?

Hello can someone take a look at Hull and Barnsley Railway according to two other editors there is a problem with the way the page is displayed. See Talk:Hull_and_Barnsley_Railway#Very_wide_section_heading I've tried reducing to browser width to ~500pixels with no problems - Can anyone else see the problem? There isn't a simple way to shorten the heading since that is the name of the company. On my screen it only takes goes half way across despite its length.

Please comment on the talk page thanks.Shortfatlad (talk) 20:54, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Responding to you people

I have been asked to contact two helpers or Wiki geniis or whatever concerning my new article "Quade Winter". Ceoil and Ssilvers. I have yet to find any conceivable way to communicate with these persons. Links to their "talk pages" redirect me to other info packed pages without the slightest hint as to how to speak to anyone. I can't even thank them for their help. Please explain this to me.

Eqwinter (talk) 21:18, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Their user talk pages are at User talk:Ceoil and User talk:Ssilvers. both are kind of long, but you can just leave a message for them at the bottom of their page, and they'll see it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:21, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or click on the "new section" or "+" tab (depending on your preferences) and enter a subject and a message, that will automatically add the msg to the bottom of the page. DES ^(talk) 22:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

emails

Why can't and article here on Wikipedia be emailed to a friend, or saved?

Thanks, wm chinn Wahjeung (talk) 22:07, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

These are features of your browser, rather than MediaWiki (the software that runs Wikipedia). In Firefox, for example, the two options are at File -> Save Page As... and File -> Send Link.... Xenon54 / talk / 22:18, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Look on the left hand side of the page in the print/export. This gives you the option to download an article in PDF format, as a book or in printable format.--Supertouch (talk) 22:24, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template colors

Resolved

– – ukexpat (talk) 13:54, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How do I make the colors of the "v", "d", and "e" letters on the side of a template a different color than standard, such as in the McDonald's template? Mr. Prez (talk) 23:21, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's done by this parameter in the navbox code: |titlestyle = color:yellow;background-color: #CC0000; – ukexpat (talk) 00:48, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Mr. Prez (talk) 11:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffrey Dahmer's mugshots

Watching videos about Dahmer on YouTube I noticed that many don't believe that Jeffrey Dahmer is Jeffrey Dahmer because they say that on Wikipedia, Dahmer is with moustache and without glasses (on the videos he's without moustache and with glasses), so I am about to upload another mugshot where he looks different. What I want to know is that if I need to state copyright, I think not, that's a mugshot, and mugshots are not copyrighted right?. --SouthAmerican (talk) 23:22, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at the other mugshot on Wikipedia, you can see how it is handled on here (not public domain, but there is a template for it). Basically mugshots are not de facto public domain unless they are from a U.S. federal agency (that is, the FBI, not a local or state police). --Mr.98 (talk) 23:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Where should I propose a possible new wikiproject?

I am considering proposing a new wikiproject, but I am unaware of the correct place to make this proposal. Please help. Immunize (talk) 23:22, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:31, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We have many inactive WikiProjects, which suggests it's probably easier to start one than to make it work. See WP:PROJGUIDE. You did not state your goal. Are you sure that starting a new WikiProject is the best path to reach your goal? Also see WP:PROJ - Wikipedia has a lot of WikiProjects already. Where does your proposal fit into the existing scheme? --Teratornis (talk) 02:28, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

March 19

User Talk

Hello,I have joined wikipedia a few months ago. Today while visiting pages on architecture annonimously I recieved a notification saying I have a new message. I opened it (but I was not logged in) and this is what it said:

> ^{[details removed]}

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia October 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to the page Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Martin451 (talk) 06:28, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

February 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Barisal City. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.--armoreno10 18:52, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Multi level marketing. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:34, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

The thing is I have no idea who made those changes to those articles but it was not me. How did I get a message when I was not logged in? Is it normal to get messages meant for some other user? —Preceding unsigned comment added by HeidiD11 (talk • contribs) 01:00, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IP addresses can get messages too. Was the computer you saw that from a public computer, especially one from a school? If so, then someone else probably vandalized something from that computer. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:11, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or depending on how you get your internet service, you may have a dynamic IP, meaning that someone else, on some other computer, had that IP, perhaps only a short time before. In any case, once you log in you can generally forget about the IP and its messages. DES ^(talk) 01:25, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We should change the notification message for IP addresses. If it says something like "You have a new message", that could be incorrect for a user who is not logged in. Non-logged-in users should get a notification like: "Your current IP address has a new message, which may or may not be for you." In real life, if you are not sure who you are talking to, you don't accuse a stranger of having done something wrong. Instead you would need some evidence that this person is actually responsible, and not merely someone who happens to be in the same neighborhood, or someone who superficially resembles the suspect. --Teratornis (talk) 02:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree, but I feel that including "which may or may not be for you" would be extraneous and excessively conciliatory. —Akrabbim^talk 03:39, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ideally we would test this on a meaningfully large sample of unregistered editors to see how many understand the distinction between themselves and the IP address the message is addressed to. Too much about Wikipedia's design is based on hunches instead of actual data about users. Perhaps it would be better not to say "Your IP address", which might imply it couldn't be anyone else's IP address. "The IP address you are using in your current session" would be more correct but is somewhat awkward. --Teratornis (talk) 17:45, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The simplest solution, of course, would be to require users to log in before editing (which will never happen), or at least to let individual users somehow impose this requirement on themselves (which would probably require some sort of browser plug-in that warns you if you try to edit Wikipedia without logging in first). --Teratornis (talk) 17:57, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help using

I was transcluding my guestbook onto my userpage when the <center> caused everything on my userpage underneath the transclusion to be centered, although there is a </center> on my guestbook. Is there anything wrong? NERDYSCIENCEDUDE (✉ msg • changes) 01:57, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea why it was doing that but adding </center> just after the template name on your userpage fixed it.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:11, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing it. NERDYSCIENCEDUDE (✉ msg • changes) 02:16, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Probably improper nesting of tags. Stifle (talk) 08:11, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fraternities

It seems to me every fraternity wants to make it known when a notable person was a member of their organization, but is this important to every biography posted? What are the guidelines to when you should have a fraternity listed and when you shouldn't? Reading these biographies, it usually looks like someone wedged it in there some how. This should be cleared up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.93.119 (talk) 03:50, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The matter should be discussed on the talk page of the article involved. The question, IMO, is how significant fraternity membership was in the particular person's life, and how extensive our article is otherwise (in a very short article it might violate WP:UNDUE). DES ^(talk) 04:00, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help me

I know this not the right place to ask this, but anyways:

I am in a desperate need of an auto-confirmed user to improve Portal:Star. --Extra999 (Contact ^me) 04:37, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You should be auto-confirmed yourself. You should be able to edit it. NERDYSCIENCEDUDE (✉ msg • changes) 04:42, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how to fix the redlinks. But thanks to Buzzzsherman, he has done it for me. --Extra999 (Contact ^me) 05:03, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have set the footer and box-header for you..As this is were most have trouble when starting there first portal. If you need anymore help with it ple let me know!!!-->Buzzzsherman (talk) 04:48, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References

Could someone go to the Matt Minglewood article and look at the reference I am trying to add beside the name of Sam moon & tell me what exactly I am doing incorerctly to get this error code? I set up the references area & then tried to insert the ref after his name. Everything seems ok but i continue to have the same error.

Thanks very much

Digby scallops (talk)

Hi Digby. A section header named "references " has no magic properties to place the references in that section. You have to tell the software where the references are to be displayed. There are two ways to do this: with the code <references /> or, most commonly, with the template {{Reflist}} which I have placed. I have also redone the reference text to provide more transparent attribution, giving the website's publisher, author and access date. I'm not at all sure, however, that this is a sufficiently reliable source. When writing articles, searching for website-based references is often best done as a last resort after books and newspapers have failed you. I'd start with these two searches: Google Books (set to only return pages with limited and full view) & Google News Archives (set to only find articles that are free to access). Cheers. --Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:42, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Demographics_of_South_Africa

I was really disappointed to see that the idea of racial segregation in South Africa is being reinforced by the presentation of content you have on our country: Demographics of South Africa Why do you find it necessary to provide separated information on the people of our country? It's nonesense! Please look up the meaning of uBuntu to understand what our culture is about and where our future lies. You might rethink the content layout to a more integrated approach. It is these kinds of small things that reinforce the world's opinions that we are still a country divided by race! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.244.64.126 (talk) 07:32, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Better places to discuss this:

Only 3210 users watch this Help desk, out of 48,140,501 registered Wikipedia user accounts, so the odds are low the small subset of users with interest in Demographics of South Africa would see your comment here. Also note that your comment may be too vague to let other editors understand what you think is wrong and how you want to improve it. --Teratornis (talk) 17:36, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

I want to add a photo to the Steve Moria article that I have started to write. I have found a very nice picture [5] on this website [6]. I would like to establish the copyright of this photo and to use it if possible. I have a couple of questions:

How would I go about doing that?
If I were to email the website and to ask for permission would that be permissible?

•• Fly by Night (talk) 10:16, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The copyright is probably owned by Paul Young, who (I'm guessing) is a photographer for that organisation. If you use the "contact us" link, you can ask specifically for Mr. Young, and continue your correspondence there. If he agrees, ask him to give e-mail consent in this format to permissions-commons

lists.wikimedia.org so we have a record of it. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 10:23, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot. I've emailed them. Now let's wait and see what happens. •• Fly by Night (talk) 10:46, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

search: 'law brokers' incorrect claim. How can it be rectified or amended?

Morning

in the search for Law Brokers the entry is factually incorrect as it claims that Prime law Brokers the worlds first.... This is in fact an incorrect claim as Anthony Austin an Englishman formed Independent Law Brokers in 1993 having been working on the concept since May 2002. How can the entry be amended or corrected. There are a number of links to articles in various Law journals which are being asked to correct the position.

Many thanks Earl of Wentworth (talk) 10:40, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestion regarding Law broker. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). --Mysdaao ^talk 12:16, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gio-Goi - company article, clearly written by company (I.e. brochure/propaganda)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gio_Goi —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlrosen (talk • contribs) 13:13, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't look particularly bad, and it looks like it has good third-party references. If there is specific wording that you find objectionable, please discuss the issue on the talk page. Powers ^T 13:32, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it was pretty bad. Tnxman307 (talk · contribs) has just cleaned it up. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 13:34, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IP address logged inadvertently.

Hello,

I've just made a major revision to Particle swarm optimization that took me several hours so as to bring it up to scientific journal quality. In the meantime my Wikipedia session must have timed out so when I finally submitted the revised page the author was logged as my IP address. Could you possibly change the author from the IP address to this account called 'Optimering'?

Thanks and sorry for the trouble.

Optimering (talk) 15:09, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, edits can no longer reattributed from IP addresses to usernames. See this page for the way it used to work. TNXMan 15:12, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can make a dummy edit while logged in with an edit summary that identifies your account as having made the previous edit, but your IP address will remain visible in the history. --Teratornis (talk) 17:27, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, if the edit was substantial, it probably deserves a mention on the talk page in any event, and you could use the occasion to note that any questions about the revision should be directed to you as opposed to the IP.--SPhilbrick T 18:36, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to insert a picture in a article

I uploaded the picture here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dumitru_Radu_Popa.jpg I want to insert it in the file: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumitru_Radu_Popa

I am not able to find a way of doing this Vetiver2 (talk) 15:43, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You've correctly added File:Dumitru Radu Popa.jpg to your subpage User:Vetiver2/Dumitru Radu Popa. There's no such article Dumitru Radu Popa, but you can add the image to any page that exists the same way (with the syntax [[Image:Dumitru_Radu_Popa.jpg|thumb|alt=alt text|caption]]). --Mysdaao ^talk 16:00, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have tagged File:Dumitru Radu Popa.jpg for deletion as it is an exact copy of a file on Commons: commons:File:Dumitru radu popa.jpg. When the local file is deleted, you will have to update your link to the file to take account of the differences in capitalization: [[Image:File:Dumitru radu popa.jpg|thumb|alt=alt text|caption]]. – ukexpat (talk) 17:41, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moving a page

Hello. I am going to move the page 'Off with Their Heads' to 'Off with Their Heads (album)' and create a disambiguation page with links to 'Off with Their Heads (album)' and 'Off with Their Heads (band)'. On the Move page it states "The old title will become a redirect page to the new title." Will this still allow me to have 'Off with Their Heads' as a disambiguation page? Would like to check this with an experienced user before I proceed. Any advise would be appreciated. Zarcadia (talk) 17:31, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If there are only two articles that require disambiguation it is not necessary to create a disam page. Just put a hatnote on each article pointing to the other. – ukexpat (talk) 17:36, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

However, if there were a reason for a disambiguation page (and if there are only two articles with no primary term, such a page is acceptable although not required), you could simply edit the redirect page to convert it to a disambiguation page. DES ^(talk) 21:23, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proper method for requesting deletion

While editing Cocos (Keeling) Islands, I discovered a link to Outline of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The former article contains relevant content. The latter is an extensive outline with very little content. The two articles cover the same topic. The outline article seems to me redundant. Anyone who wanted to provide content under the categories listed in the outline could add that content to the existing article. What would be the correct process for requesting deletion of the outline article? If there is a template to be inserted, could you provide a link? I am a little embarrassed to say that I am not familiar with such tools. Thanks. (By the way, I have asked a related question at the Village Pump). Marco polo (talk) 18:02, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion is to tread carefully. You've stumbled upon one of what are hundreds of outline articles. Whether they should exist, or be encouraged is a subject of intense debate. See this for more information, and this for a snippet of the debate. I don't think it is as simple as how to delete this particular article, but how to address the whole project. Personally, I'm not ready to invest the time necessary to form an opinion on the subject, so I've steered clear. You are welcome to join in the discussion, but it doesn't appear to be as simple as simply filing an AfD.--SPhilbrick T 18:33, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As I stated in my Village Pump post, I am aware that this is politically fraught. I'm hoping that the Village Pump discussion might lead to a policy defining the minimum scope for an outline article. That said, I do think that this article should be deleted as redundant clutter. I am not going to move to delete it until I mobilize support for the idea that there should at least be a minimum scope for outlines. When that time comes, what would my next step be toward having it deleted? Thanks. Marco polo (talk) 18:50, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As SPhilbrick mentions, it is wise to tread lightly. Technically, however, this would be covered by either an articles for deletion or WP:MFD request. WP:TFD covers templates, WP:CFD covers categories, and WP:FFD covers images and other media, so AFD or MFD are really your only options. TNXMan 19:23, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Marco polo (talk) 20:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to create a category

I am considering creating a category in the near future, but I am not currently aware of how to start one. I assume it is not as simple as quick-adding a page to a nonexistent category using HotCat, as categories have a page of their own. Immunize (talk) 19:44, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it really is that easy. Just go to Category:Insert name here and add the content you need. You can then add pages to the category like normal. TNXMan 19:48, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But check carefully that the category doesn't exist with a slightly different style of name. For example Category:Alumni of Harvard University exists as Category:Harvard University alumni. There are lots of other examples. – ukexpat (talk) 20:07, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

\ When you say Category:Insert name here, is that really where I should insert the content, or were you just using it as an example? Immunize (talk) 20:11, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's an example. You'd just link to whichever category you want to create, like Category:English sword swallowers, and go from there. Make sure that your new category is also in other categories.--Beloved Freak 20:19, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Be sure also, if it is a child category of a broader category, to add that category itself to the parent category; i.e., the page Category:English sword swallowers would itself be added to Category:Sword swallowers and to Category:English entertainers. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:47, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

African Americans

My name is James Wesley Chester. Your entry for defining those who are African Americans confuses people in that definition.

I would like to submit clarifying information.

I am an African American.

Is this how I do that?

Assuming the answer is 'Yes'...

My comments:

African American is an ethnicity peculiar to that group of people who are descendants of the descendants of American Slavery; the Institution and the practice.

An African American is first an American of natural birth, who is African ancestry, wholly or in part.

That person must also be a descendant of, a person who is descendant of a person was an African slave in one of the States, or Protectorates of the United States of America.

A person who is immigrant from another nation, albeit on the African continent, is not an African American simply because residency is established.

Such inclusion results in persons of European ancestry, but born in an African nation (acquisition of American citizenship notwithstanding) eligible for inclusion.

Recognizing that this definition is counter to hegemony of our culture, it is nonetheless, the fact.

Further African American is not hyphenated.

Such spelling confers nation-status on the continent of Africa.

As stated, Africa is not a nation but rather is a continent.

Insisting on this use of language further institutionalizes an imposed identity on a people who have no institutional power to immediately contradict the repressive effect of such usage.

Wikipedia should be better than that.

James Wesley Chester, President and Founder Institute for African American National Heritage

21:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)21:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)21:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.54.71.21 (talk)

Such suggestions would probably be best discussed on Talk:African American, or the talk page of the article the usage you disagree with. Note that the topic is contentious, adn wikipedia policy is that we report what has been published in reliable sources, we do not impose ruels of our own. If the term "African American" or indeed "African-American" is commonly sued, we report that. We report how it is used. If many people use it for people with "black" skin tone and appearance whose ancestors lived in Europe, we report that, whether such use is "correct" or not. If some reliable sources deem such use improper, we should report that also. DES ^(talk) 21:39, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can suggest adding this information into the article, or creating an article on this institution and adding this definition in to that new article.174.3.98.20 (talk) 22:24, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Historic Debate Of Clitoris And Autofellatio

[7]

In the historic debate, this section states that the pictures were deleted. Now were the pictures deleted off wikipedia, so these pictures are still on wikicommons?

(Which pictures were these?)174.3.98.20 (talk) 21:27, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Duck Soup (1970's) Band Member Info Availability

Text for an article on "Duck Soup (1970's band)", though partially appearing as result of Google search (under Wikipedia heading), when clicked on goes only to Wikipedia New Contributors Help Page; no actual article appears. Same result when searching for band members names: Richard Grossman, Bill Koepnick, Jimmy Hayne -- it appears that there is an article (partial text appears with these names mentioned) but no way to get to it. 75.17.185.138 (talk) 21:44, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Er? Eh?

Why is every page here vadalized? [[User:Komododragonfan16|'''Kommy''']][[User talk:Komodo dragonfan16|'''boy''']]>]][[Special:Contributions/Komododragonfan16|'''16''']] (talk) 22:15, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Because there are so many vadals? Seriously, though, every page here isn't vandalized. Is there an unfixed page in particular you had in mind? --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:20, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 :Such suggestions would probably be best discussed on [[Talk:African American]], or the talk page of the article the usage you disagree with. Note that the topic is contentious, adn wikipedia policy is that we report what has been published in [[WP:RS|reliable sources]], we do not impose ruels of our own. If the term "African American" or indeed "African-American" is commonly sued, we report that. We report how it is used. If many people use it for people with "black" skin tone and appearance whose ancestors lived in Europe, we report that, whether such use is "correct" or not. If some reliable sources deem such use improper, we should report that also. [[User:DESiegel|DES]] [[User talk:DESiegel|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 21:39, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
+:You can suggest adding this information into the article, or creating an article on this institution and adding this definition in to that new article.[[Special:Contributions/174.3.98.20|174.3.98.20]] ([[User talk:174.3.98.20|talk]]) 22:24, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
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