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I cannot insert a photo

Hello. I have tried to insert a photo in a (Spanish languaje)article (Elena Rogers), to no avail. I found it terribly difficult! I thought it would appear in the page, after many steps, but... Maybe my English is not good enough, so I don't understand the instructions? Is there a way I can read them in Spanish? Thank you very much Silvia Marmolejo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eimaiegwoncemore (talk • contribs) 02:51, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

English Wikipedia does not have an Elena Rogers article, but it does have Elena Roger in English. Did you mean an article on Spanish Wikipedia? If so, you will have to ask about images at their Help Café. – ukexpat (talk) 03:50, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1. Commons:Primeros pasos/Formulario de subida

2. es:Ayuda:Imágenes

Chzz ► 08:29, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New Editor... Any starting recommendations?

Hi all... I am starting off as a new editor on Wikipedia... Are there any special instructions that I should follow apart from the recommendations that I just read directly through Wikipedia? Any comments or tips would be highly appreciated. 03:59, 17 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pelosenlamano (talk • contribs)

Best, single piece of advice... If you add any new information, cite your source. If you can't figure out the citation system, don't worry about it. Just copy-paste the URL inbetween brackets (these things: [ ]) and someone will come along and fix it. Otherwise, just try to enjoy it here. Good luck! Someguy1221 (talk) 05:32, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done - I fixed the references, cleaned up some of the text per WP:NOTMEMORIAL and de-linked years. – ukexpat (talk) 15:03, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

how to create a new article in wikipedia

please tell me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jyothibasu1k (talk • contribs) 09:14, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 12:18, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a logo and copyright for inclusion in a company info box

I think I am going slightly crazy, I've found the following URL which seems to be the place where a company logo can be uploaded (with exclusion rationale) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Upload/Uploadtext/en-nonfree but it seems to be a dead end, there are no form fields to complete or links to a form with fields described?

Djmathu (talk) 10:25, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That page only contains a text description. It is transcluded onto other pages where the uploads are actually done. To upload an image of a company logo, click the link on the left side of a Wikipedia page that says Upload file and select the option for the logo of an organization. However, only autoconfirmed users can upload files. An account is automatically autoconfirmed when it is at least four days old and has made at least ten edits. Your account is old enough, but it has currently made nine edits. Make one more edit to any page on Wikipedia, and then you will be able to upload the company's image by following the instructions I gave. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:26, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Warren Williams

Hi, I'm new to this and I'm not even sure this is the place to do this. I joined because when I followed a link on the Johnny O'Keefe page, for Warren Williams, another pioneer of the Australian Rock & Roll industry, I landed on a page about some American footballer with the same name. Now I have compiled a short history about Warren and I'd like to post it and make sure that the links in Wikipedia that refer to him go to the new page. So, I'm asking for help on how to do this. Can the answer be put on my talk page as I'm not sure where else I'll find the answers you might provide. Thanking you in anticipation. KeniethBaker (talk) 12:57, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please use a descriptive title in future questions.

Do you mean Warren H Williams? If that is the person you are referring to, then edit the existing article instead. If not:

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 13:33, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Copying to user's talk page at User talk:KeniethBaker#Warren Williams. --Mysdaao ^talk 13:35, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't belive they are looking for Warren H Williams, who is a modern day country musician. There is another Warren Williams from the 1960's (see Blast from past entertains) who appeared on Six O'Clock Rock. I have unlink Warren Williams (the football player) on the Six O'Clock Rock page. I am not sure if this Williams rates an article. I would have made him a red link, but I am not sure what to name him. Current Warren Williams (disambiguation) page has Warren, Butch, and Warren H. (Australian singer and songwriter). (Will copy this update to the user's talk page.) --Chuck369 (talk) 13:59, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

sorbitan oleate?

would like to know about sorbitan oleate its other names and the use in the cosmetic specifically soap industry122.176.49.17 (talk) 13:26, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest asking at the science reference desk, but please note that they will not do your homework for you. TNXMan 13:31, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Rocfort of Ireland

trace Robert Rochfort of southern ireland —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.160.153.183 (talk) 04:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, but it doesn't sound like it's about Wikipedia. If you have a generic knowledge question (rather than a question about Wikipedia), please ask at the reference desk instead. Thank you. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:14, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Translation from English to Telugu meaning

I have to download a free dictionary for translating the English word into Telugu meaning. For that What can I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandeepbandari (talk • contribs) 07:08, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Miscellaneous reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:14, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to create a page

How to creat a page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by R sarkar88 (talk • contribs) 10:29, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Your first article but also see Wikipedia:Autobiography and Wikipedia:Notability (people). You already created Ranajeet sarkar but it will soon be deleted per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A7. It doesn't satisfy Wikipedia requirements. You can consider another website like Biographicon or WikiBios. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to get Two Aligned Tables

I have two lists that I would like to align (one on the left and the other on the right). I have tried a table and split it into 3 columns and tried to see if I could change the background of the middle columns to white as to give the illusion of a space in between the two lists. I wasn't successful so then I tried to work with div tags and was able to get what I wanted initially because the dummy data in the two lists were short. Once I added in more lengthy items, it appears that even though I assigned a width, the size of the box was dictated by the widest item.

What I want are two boxes with a header in each box and a list of items below. And I want the two boxes aligned like on the main wikipedia page (Today's Featured article AND In the News). But I don't need a portal.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Teddybeardog (talk • contribs) 14:21, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are two ways to do this. One is to add align="left" to the parameter for one table and align="right" to the parameters for the other table, as seen at List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)#Statistics. The other way is to create the two tables as cells inside another table which doesn't have a border, as demonstrated at Prime gap#Numerical results. --Mysdaao ^talk 15:24, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Survey WP

Hi I'm Kay K. Lee, a Ph.D student in University of Kansas. I am currently conducting a research on the motivators of online collaboration. Through the VP and Signboard,I have collected quite a lot of data from heavy-user-wikipedians.

However, I suspect the newly joined wikipedians have quite different view for each survey questions. If you are a new eitor,please drop by for a short survey. Hereis a survey page through which I am collecting the initial set of data (17 Mar ~ 15 May 2010)

The first set of data will be analyzed for part of my research aiming for AIS (Association for Information Systems) conference 2010. You can contact me by clicking here.

Your participation will be greatly appreciated.Kay Kiljae Lee (talk) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.237.57.184 (talk)

Info Box

Hi all, I am really new to all this. I wanted to copy the a version of the WRC Drivers info box for WRC Co drivers (& there should be one for Rally Co drivers too ) I am not sure what I am doing and don't want to make a mistake,

Can any one help?

Steve

Silverbackmedia (talk) 20:25, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rather than create a new ibox, it may be better to edit the current one to add specific co-driver parameters. I am not by any means a template coding expert, but it may be a good idea to raise this on the talk page of the World Rally Wikiproject (or Template talk:Infobox WRC driver, although that page has not been edited for some time). – ukexpat (talk) 20:35, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

new page - image

Hi there i've just moved my first page and the image hasn't worked. Any ideas where I might have gone wrong would be appreciated. thanks Bowl4u (talk) 21:23, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done..all ok HomeGround Services-->!!Buzzzsherman (talk) 21:25, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have pretty much caught typos in the Article I put in on the Birch Red. but have a Table and don't know how the Table Icon works

I have pretty much caught typos in the Article I put in on the Birch Red. but have a Table and don't know how the Table Icon works.

Thus I see the Table Icon. But I'm hesitant to use it.

My table looks fine before being "saved" but loses the column and row orientations after saving.

Is the Icon to be entered just before the Table or does it provide columns and rows where the contents then can be entered?

Thanks in advance. But do tell me where I can find your answer. I'm still awkward in navigating around Wikipedia.

Howard E. Zimmerman 02:29, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

If you press the table icon on the edit toolbar, it will create a simple table with columns and rows where data can be entered. For further help on tables, please read Help:Wikitable and Help:Table. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:43, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can make drafts and tests on a user subpage like User:Hezimmerman/Sandbox. If you store your table attempt there and post again here then we can see what is wrong. It sounds like you are not using Wikipedia's table formatting at all so please try that first. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:39, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DFD(Data Flow Diagram) required

DFD(Data Flow Diagram) required for the project SEARCH ENGINE INDEXING —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arunsubash (talk • contribs) 06:22, 20 March 2010 (UTC) --Arunsubash (talk) 06:25, 20 March 2010 (UTC)M.ArunSubash[reply]

To request the creation of an illustration for a Wikipedia article, visit Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop. Ka renjc 14:42, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Removing Expand and Refimprove Banners

I've adopted an article (Robert Dana) that others had started but had these posted at the top: {{Expand}}{{Refimprove}} I've made some progress on both points.

What's protocol or recommended? I suspect it's more than just waiting, and not just removing them myself. What should I know I do now? Thanks! --Frankie Rae (talk) 15:57, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't any protocol. If you feel the issues in the article have been addressed, you may remove them at any time, as long as you explain why you are doing so in either the edit summary or on the article's talk page talk page. If you want to first discuss with others whether the issues in the tags have been addressed and they should be removed, you can do that too on the talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. Please read Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems for more information on this. --Mysdaao ^talk 17:41, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

on an editing change that was automatically reversed

Dear Sir/Madam,

I recently posted an editing change on the page for the USS Jarvis, a destroyer which saw action in world war 2 at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal. I cited as a reference the memoirs of one of her previous commanding officers which our family keeps in our family records. The commanding officer had been my great uncle.

I had assumed that because I had a legitimate reference, the page would not be automatically reverted to its original form.

Can someone please tell me what I did wrong and why the changes I made were automatically reverted. I assume it was an automatic reversion because it happened within minutes after the completion of the page editing. If there is some way that I can avoid an automatic reversion in the future, I would like to know.

Thank you and regards.

Gpancoast (talk) 05:23, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia requires that information be sourced at a reliable source, which means a source that is in principle available to anybody who chooses to consult it for verification. Unpublished memoirs do not meet this criterion.

This may seem unkind, but remember that on the internet, everybody is anonymous. We have no way of verifying that you are who you say you are, or that you do have this memoir, or that it says what you say it says. For this reason we need to be sceptical of everybody, and require verifiable sources.

Incidentally, the reversion of your change to USS Jarvis (DD-393) was not automatic: it was done by User:MBK004, and the edit comment said "Reverted good faith edits by Gpancoast; Memoirs from personal family records are not a published and verifiable source, see WP:SPS". MBK004 also put a message on your Talk page explaining this. --ColinFine (talk) 11:29, 21 March 2010 (UTC) A couple of corrections to my own post --ColinFine (talk) 19:00, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding pictures to an article

Hi I am working on an article and I need too Know How to put pictures in the articel. Can you help me?GaGalover13 (talk) 05:59, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please use a descriptive title in future questions. I have added one for you-ColinFine (talk) 11:29, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Images. Note that before you can put a picture on a page you have to upload it either to Wikipedia or (preferably) to Commons; and that means that you have to be clear about its copyright status. That page, and pages linked from it, will help you on these matters. --ColinFine (talk) 11:34, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Additional standard image advice follows:

If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.Template:Z40 – ukexpat (talk) 15:11, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to be too accurate?

When adding details to an article, is it possible to be so accurate that the details detract from the focus of the topic?

There has been numerous edits on the page for Game Boy, referring to one of its photos. The photo shows the Game Boy with a peripheral device. A number of people have noticed that in the photo, the game cartridge is facing the wrong way, and editors have written so in the caption underneath the photo. While this is an accurate statement, has been verified, and is relevant to the aspects of the peripheral device (The Game Genie), it seems to be out of place (i.e. it might be more relevant on the Game Genie Page). So, I've removed the statement, leaving the picture and the rest of the caption in place. I have tried discussing this on the talk page for Game Boy, but my arguments were called "flawed" and disregarded.

I don't want to get into an edit war, and I've tried looking around Wikipedia Guidelines, but I haven't found anything that might support my edits. I realize this particular issue is a minor detail, but the concept of being overly detailed in general is at odds with the importance of keeping focus on the particular topic. What options might I have to suggest that overly-detailed passages be changed? 69.210.246.56 (talk) 21:02, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, while some of my edits were made under this IP address, I also made some under this one, to be clear: 131.193.133.154. 69.210.246.56 (talk) 21:07, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Redgameboywithgamegenie.jpg

A red Game Boy with the Game Genie inserted. The Tetris cartridge is inserted incorrectly.

I had a quick look at the discussion, Talk:Game Boy#Game Genie - Cartridge is facing the wrong way. My own opinion is, that the caption (as shown here) does not have excessive detail; not knowing the subject at all, I found the short note to be useful.

If you do disagree - as this is a content issue, you will need to remain calm, and continue the discussions to try to form a consensus with other editors. If most people disagree, then you should accept the majority view. If it is difficult to get any clear agreement, you could as for a third opinion, or seek help from the Mediation Cabal - various options are open; see WP:DISPUTE.

I strongly recommend that you get a user account - there are several good reasons for this, not least of which is, it would make it easier for myself and other editors to contact you on your own talk page, regardless of your IP address changing.

Best, Chzz ► 10:48, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Surely, the best option is to arrange for a photograph without an error. The mention of an error detracts from the article, but so does the use of an image with an error. Surely it is easy for someone to take a better picture, and deep six this one.SPhilbrick T 12:49, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I edited an article accurately (information was correct) but my section I added to the article was deleted?

I added a section to an article with correct information that should be there, but i got a message saying it was deleted and it was not contructive. What do I do for the edit to be in there and not be deleted --Dolph Molph (talk) 23:35, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cite the source you're getting the information from. --Darkwind (talk) 23:36, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding nonsense is not considered constructive. --Beloved Freak 23:38, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

With regards to the other edit to that article, adding unsourced contentious information, particularly about a living person is highly problematic and goes against our policies such as Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and Wikipedia:Verifiability. Even if that information were true and well-cited, it would be more appropriate in the article about the individual. However, unsourced gossip and rumour don't belong anywhere on Wikipedia. --Beloved Freak 23:48, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

issue with an article/page

Hello,

I have recently created a page for Alan Ebnother and have thus far made the appropriate changes asked of me in the upper hand prompt. I was simply wondering if the page hadn't been reviewed yet, or if i made some mistakes. Also the the last name Ebnother appears not to be capitalized when search results appear and i also needed assistance with that.

Thank you,

Mebnothe87 (talk) 05:42, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved Alan ebnother to Alan Ebnother - the incorrect capital page will now redirect to the new one.

Regarding the problem mentioned at the top; it says that "This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations." - the message is displayed because of the code {{nofootnotes|date=September 2009}}, which is in the first line of the article. Once the problem is fixed, you could remove that yourself; however, there are currently still a couple of external links within the body text, at the end of the list of "Solo exhibitions". External links should only be either a) references, or b) in the external links section.

Also, it looks like you have created two user accounts - "Mebnothe" and "Mebnothe87". Perhaps you forgot your password or something? Please be very careful about this; it is against policies to use more than one account (except in special cases) - so, if you do still know both account passwords, you should change one of them to some crazy-long password, and forget about it; you might want to make redirects from the 'old' user page and talk pages (user:Mebnothe, user talk:Mebnothe) to the newer one.

I hope that is clear; if you do need further help, please ask. Best, Chzz ► 10:31, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And if you connected somehow to the subject (a deduction based on your user name), please read WP:COI. – ukexpat (talk) 14:16, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How many floppies are required to back up hard drive

How many floppies are required to back up hard drive —Preceding unsigned comment added by Idris kubau (talk • contribs) 07:17, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

When you leave messages, please remember to "sign" your name, by putting ~~~~ (four tilde signs) at the end. This will add your name, and the date and time. You can also do this by clicking the 'sign' button, pictured here.

This is a forum for asking questions about editing articles; for your question, I suggest that you look at the capacity of floppy disks, and work it out from there. Chzz ► 10:18, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done

Susan Rose Tipuna

The story of Susan Rose is one of extreme high's and low's. A professional entertainer since the age of 18 when she was discovered in a karaoke contest, Susan Rose toured the world with her voice. Performing over 1500 shows in such far fetched lands as Dubai, Uganda and for two years at venues throughout the United Kingdom, her exotic Maori looks and smokey vocal tones wowed audiences. Beneath the public on stage facade however lay a personal life that was equal parts tragedy as it was triumphant. The writing and recording of her debut album 'This is my story' finally gave her a chance to deal with difficult issues previously swept under the carpet such as her adoption 'Whangai' as a baby, being witness to her Father's murder in a gang related shooting as an 8 year old, and the turmoil of broken relationships as well as celebrating the positives in her life such as Motherhood, her love of her Maori heritage and culture, and her new found self confidence following her success in Maori Television's popular TV show Homai Te Pakipaki. Nei Ko Au - This is her story.

Her debut album is released on May 10, 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laytonlillas (talk • contribs) 08:42, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you wish to create an article, you could make a user space draft - but your article will have to be neutral, and have references to reliable sources - this is especially important for biographies. Please read WP:FIRST before making an article. Cheers, Chzz ► 10:36, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Film Release Dates

Resolved

– Mysdaao ^talk 12:10, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If I'm editing an article about a film, which release date should I put? Typhoon966 (talk) 11:15, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

These guidelines say to use the film's earliest release, whether it was at a film festival or a public release, and the release date(s) in the country or countries that produced the film, excluding sneak previews or screenings. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:04, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Typhoon966 (talk)

You're welcome! --Mysdaao ^talk 12:10, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting Page

How we can format this information so that it is un-biased and factual? We are the creators of this page and have access to much of this information and would appreciate any input before we submit the page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LizandMeghan

LizandMeghan (talk) 16:38, 22 March 2010 (UTC) LizandMeghan[reply]

Before we deal with the article, sharing a user name is not permitted. – ukexpat (talk) 16:57, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion

I created a page (Marang Center for Mathematics and Science Education and it was deleted even before I could read the deletion/tag info. Why was it deleted and what can I do so it is not deleted when I creat it again? Thanks. Fsotulaja (talk) 18:58, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pls notify me on my talk page

Fsotulaja (talk) 18:58, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was speedily deleted under criterion A7 because it was an (a)rticle about a company, corporation, organization, or group, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject. Please read WP:ORG for guidance on our notability criteria for organizations. – ukexpat (talk) 19:20, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

speedy deletion

my post has been put up for speedy deletion. I did the "hangon" thing and have written a little thing in the talk section. How do I ensure my article is not deleted. And how long will it take for Wikipedia to get back to me about the "hangon" thing —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ejros3 (talk • contribs) 02:14, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot "ensure" that it isn't deleted. Frankly, the article stands no chance of survival as it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant. – ukexpat (talk) 02:37, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The only way to ensure that it isn't deleted is to edit it up to the standards past which the deletion criteria do not apply. In this case, the criterion is A7, "an article about a company, corporation, organization, or group that does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject". So, to avoid speedy deletion, the article needs to (a) assert why "Magchild" is a significant topic, and (b) back up that assertion with references to reliable sources that are independent of the Magchild website (since "X is important because X says it is important" is not particularly helpful). Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 03:17, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cameron perry

Cameron perry is an American Writer/Director —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cameronperry2 (talk • contribs) 03:23, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know. It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Here is some standard advice:

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. TNXMan 13:30, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Based on your username it may be you so see also Wikipedia:Autobiography. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:45, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

translate in an other languageCool1212 (talk) 13:01, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

how create a translated page of an existing one to link then together etc i must create first a new page in the new language? can i keep the same name? change it? then how to link the translated pages en.wikipedia with fr.wikipedia es.wikipedia etc thanks

You link pages in different languages using interlanguage links. For example, at the bottom of the article United States, there are many interlanguage links including [[es:Estados Unidos]] to the Spanish Wikipedia and [[fr:États-Unis]] to the French Wikipedia, which create the links you see on the left side of the article under "languages". The page should exist in the other language Wikipedia first before linking to it. The name of the article in another language Wikipedia should be the name of the subject in that language. --Mysdaao ^talk 13:44, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ringworm

Why ringworm ia a fungal disease condition even though there is no involvment of worms? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.97.29.8 (talk) 20:18, 23 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 I suspect it is because of the shape the infection makes on the skin. – ukexpat (talk) 21:01, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Request article creation - conflict of interest

I work for an organization that does not have an article, but is notable and has independent reliable sources. Because of the conflict of interest, I would like an independent editor to create the article. I have not easily been able to locate where exactly I submit the company information and sources. Could someone provide the exact submission link? Thank you. Corpcomm200 (talk) 20:32, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure: Wikipedia:Articles for creation. And thank you for noting your COI and asking for assistance. All too often editors in your position create the article themselves and then get disheartened/annoyed when it is deleted for not complying with guidelines. – ukexpat (talk) 20:59, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've taken a look at that link and it seems that it is geared towards my actually creating an article. Since I'm asking someone to write the article for me, do I just enter the article name under Section 6 ("End") on Wikipedia: Article wizard/Ready for submission? And following that, enter the links to the various sources? Corpcomm200 (talk) 14:12, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's right - you write it and it is reviewed by others. There is an alternative process, Requested articles, that may be what you are looking for. – ukexpat (talk) 14:20, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My understanding was that since I work for the company and there is a potential COI, the recommendation was for me not to write the article, but instead request to have the article written by an independent editor. I looked through the "Requested Articles" link and am I correct in assuming that I enter the company name through the edit feature where the article names are listed? Do I then go in and in the edit section, put in the links to my external resources? Is there anything beyond this that I need to do?

It also looks like taking the "Request Articles" route may be very long and cumbersome, since there seems to be a large backlog. In this instance, is it preferable for me to just write the article via the process you mention above and wait for it to be reviewed? Does that have the potential for a quicker turnaround time? I'm just concerned about it being deleted since all the information in Wikipedia states that I should not be writing my own article because of the COI. Corpcomm200 (talk) 19:46, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is no rule absolutely prohibiting an editor with a COI creating an article about the COI subject, you are however strongly advised not to. Another possible option is to create the article in a user subpage, such as User:Corpcomm200/Sandbox, where you can work on it at your own pace. When you think it's ready to be moved to the mainspace you can request review at WP:Requests for feedback. There is quite a backlog there too (all the reviewers there, of whom I am one, are volunteer editors) but you may get a quicker review than at WP:RA. There is an Article wizard that you can use to help you create the article. I cannot suggest strongly enough that before you get started you read WP:CORP, WP:FAQO, WP:SPAM, WP:NPOV, WP:RS and WP:YFA (sorry for the jaron but those pages are pretty self explanatory). – ukexpat (talk) 21:37, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking Guidance: Conflict of Interest

I work for a non-profit organization that is represented on Wikipedia by a stub. We would like to expand the existing information, but we are respectful of conflict-of-interest concerns.

May I submit an expansion of the stub to the "articles for creation" desk?

The user page for the original author of the stub states "This username will be mainly dormant from April 2007."

Thank you,

Lcjbean (talk) 21:58, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you can point out the article in question and take the discussion of what you would like to see expanded to the article's discussion page, I'm sure that editors would be happy to help out in expanding the article. Tony Fox (arf!) 22:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) AFC isn't the place for article expansion. One suggestion I have is that you could find a relevant WikiProject and ask on its discussion page for help. Also, thank you for taking the conflict of interest issue into account and trying to do things the right way. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 22:48, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

KRILL (band)

Hi,

I have submitted Krill (band) which is the band I manage. They are also listed on Big Day Out's line-up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Day_Out_lineups_by_year) for 2008. How long before the listing appears? How do I upload an image to the page (one which band owns and has right of use for copyright)? I also edited the link on Big Day Out 2008 line-up but it has not linked to band page on wikipedia. How do I link it? How do I link it and not have (band) appear on the front page of the BDO line-up site as occured when I tried to alter the link? I also want to link to their MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/littlekrill).

That's it.

Thanks Darren ' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cartsd (talk • contribs) 04:37, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Darren.

I don't know in what sense you think you have 'submitted' an article: the only edits under your account are to this question and to Big Day Out lineups by year. Or do you mean writing the proto-article above? If that is what you mean, this is not the right place to create an article. Please see WP:YFA. (Note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia: it has 'articles', not 'listings'. Have a look at WP:what Wikipedia is not).

However, you also need to read about Wikipedia's criteria for notability, and conflict of interest. It may be that 'Krill' meets the criteria for notability, but you should certainly not be the one to write an article on them. If you can find the requisite coverage in multiple independent reliable sources, then please request the article at WP:Requested Articles.

Looking at the existing disambiguation page Krill (disambiguation), I see somebody has already created an entry Krill (Band) which they describe as an English band, and so is presumably different from yours. That is a 'redlink', meaning that the article doesn't exist - it was either never written, or perhaps was deleted, probably as non-notable. If your band is demonstrated to be notable, and an article created, that entry can probably be usurped for it. If it turns out that both bands are notable and merit articles, then your title would have to be distinct, perhaps 'Krill (Australian band)'. But before any of this can happen you need to find the multiple independent sources which will establish notability. --ColinFine (talk) 08:21, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your question about a picture, the best kind to use is one which is not copyrighted, and is "free". By contributing a picture to Wikipedia, you are also contributing it to anyone else who wants to take it from Wikipedia for their own use; it could even be a commercial use. If the picture has appeared on a website with a copyright notice on it somewhere (for example), the picture is under copyright, and should not be posted to Wikipedia. There are ways around this (which involve writing to the Wikipedia Foundation to grant permission), but it's better to use an uncopyrighted picture. You said that the band "owns" the picture and also "has right of use", which are two conflicting things. Usually the photographer has the copyright, unless the picture was done for hire with copyright explicitly re-assigned to the band. If the band didn't arrange for that explicitly by written contract, then they don't own the copyright. They may have permission to use it, but that won't give them the authority to declare the picture free of copyright for the purpose of contributing it to Wikipedia. Hope that makes sense!

Regarding your wanting to include a link to MySpace, this should not be done, as it's promotional, and this is not what Wikipedia is for. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:33, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help on neutralizing/clean-up - my contributed article is tagged

article: PRO CUT

Any suggestions on cleaning this up? I wrote it as neutrally as I can!

Thanks!!!

Chad595 (talk) 09:40, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The most serious problem is the copyright violation which is tagged at the top of the article. A completely rewritten article, in your own words, should be contributed. If you are connected with the company and perhaps even wrote the article at the "procutusa" website, you have a conflict of interest, and should not write an article about them for Wikipedia at all. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:40, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article has been speedily deleted as blatant advertising.-ukexpat (talk) 14:18, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest image of structure in drug article?

Hi there, brand new member here so be patient. I use the pharmacology end of wiki a lot, and noticed that the minoxidil page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoxidil has no drug structure in the box on the left. As I've never done anything on wiki, I don't know where to suggest an image for it. Also, all drug structures here are .svg files which appear to be standardized. Nonetheless, I can provide the structure for a member to edit into the desired format and style. Hope this is the right place btw :) FruitywS (talk) 18:56, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Graphic Lab is a project of people who create and improve images on Wikipedia. I suggest making a request at Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop. --Mysdaao ^talk 20:23, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Need help with photo / info box

I have created the page: Frank O'Leary. I placed an info box on the left hand side of the page. At the top of the box it says "Frank O'Leary", then two brackets, the word file, and a colon are shown, then Frank's photo, then under that pipestem, 225px pipestem, alt equals pipestem Frank O'Leary, double brackets. I want to get rid of the everything inside the double brackets. Can someone help me? I do not see the code in the edit box, so I don't know what I did wrong to make it appear. Did I upload the photo incorrectly? What should I do to fix?BarredowlinArlington (talk) 20:20, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have fixed it. In the infobox {{Infobox officeholder}}, you only need the file name (i.e. File:Frank O'Leary, Treasurer, Arlington County.jpg) and not the full syntax for images. See Template:Infobox officeholder/example for examples on how the infobox is used. --Mysdaao ^talk 20:30, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's about time we standardised image syntax in iboxes on one format. Sure it would be a detailed job but surely something a bot could do, or is that too simplistic? – ukexpat (talk) 20:59, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can we add definitions

§Can we add definitions to Wikipedia? I have the following I would like to add that I came up with:

Please put on my talk page as I am new to this and may not find it otherwise.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Shawn Siers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shawnhelene (talk • contribs) 21:24, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid Wikipedia is not for things made up one day. I'll leave some guidance on your talk page. Ka renjc 22:03, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Although OrangeMike has got there first. Ka renjc

Tracing documents

Iam trying to trace how I can find this particular papers do you have any idea how can find this A certified Copy of:OCT No.386, DegreeNo.2471, december 7,1910,Case No.2724.In the name of Emiliano Guevara 2.Plan II 4347 in the of Emiliano Guevara LOT-1,2,3 & 4. 3.Technical Description of LOT -1,2,3 & 4 of Plan II 4347 Please help me how can get this papers what i need to do and i need a true copy . thank you .E mail <redacted> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cartermc (talk • contribs) 04:31, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please use a descriptive title in future questions. I have added one

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 want them to be permanently removed from the page history, please email this address.

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Miscellaneous reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. If you do post at the reference desk, it will be more helpful if you give some idea what country your documents are in. --ColinFine (talk) 08:29, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

human and environmental issues

in —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.154.2.7 (talk) 11:36, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What was your question? TNXMan 11:59, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

I just created my first Wikipedia page and I would like to ask for some feedback please? The page is Digital Reasoning Systems. I am also not auto confirmed yet. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank youSuzanne.carver (talk) 17:00, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see a few problems: first some of text appears to be copied from the company's website: "technologies that address the problem of information overload by providing the tools people need to read, understand, and make use of vast amounts of data." is straight from the home page. The site bears a copyright notice so I am afraid that anything taken from the site is a copyright violation and will have to be rewritten ASAP or it will be deleted; second, the tone is a little promotional; third, you will have to cite more references to reliable sources to demonstrate that the subject is notable per the guidelines at WP:CORP. Those sources must be significant coverage, not just directory type listings or regurgitated press releases. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 17:19, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's generally best not to write articles about subjects you are connected to; in this case, the company you work for. This is consedered a conflict of interest. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a directory, and not an equivalent to LinkedIn or similar websites. If the company is notable, someone else will eventually get around to writing about it.--Beloved Freak 19:02, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image upload

I want to know that which type of authority one should have to edit or upload an image. Vivekramkaran (talk) 07:06, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Standard information on using images:

If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.Template:Z40

{Your signature appears in a box above because you began the line with spaces) --ColinFine (talk) 08:20, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You do not need any special authority to upload images to commons; they can then be used on Wikipedia. The main concern is, they must be appropriately licensed. Chzz ► 11:24, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your account must be autoconfirmed or confirmed to upload images to the English Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:46, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nuclear weapons box

I'm trying to add the annual budget into the box on the page "Nuclear weapons and the United States", but it doesn't seem to work. Can someone help me or fix it please? Lesswealth (talk) 13:23, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Infoboxes have possible parameters hard coded into their source code. {{Infobox nukes}} has no parameter for budget and I'm not sure such a parameter would be a good idea considering the complications in getting reliable comparable budgets for different nations. The body of the articles can mention available budget information and indicate its source and maybe what is included in the budget. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:44, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks. I do not know whether it is a good idea either. Still, perhaps it is worth a discussion? How can I suggest the addition to the author(s) of the infobox? (I'm interested in learning what is the correct procedure here; I will not pursue the suggestion further since a more experienced editor already disagrees with it). Lesswealth (talk) 17:29, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Every page on Wikipedia has a corresponding talk page for discussing improvements to the page. Click the "discussion" tab on a page to see its corresponding talk page. The talk page Template talk:Infobox nukes is the best place to discuss a change to Template:Infobox nukes. Keep in mind that will be discussing the change with any editor on Wikipedia who decides to participate. It is not limited to the original creator of the template because Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. --Mysdaao ^talk 18:11, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You also need to remember that the purpose of an infobox is to summarize the contents of the article. Everything in the infobox should also be in the body of the article, and in the case of the budget, it needs to be cited in the article. Since the infobox is a summary, the info doesn't really need to go there, if all you want to do is add information to the article. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 10:26, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Categorization

I wish to improve the article on Barbara Pym's novel Some Tame Gazelle. I notice that "Novels by Barbara Pym" is a sub-category of category "English novels". Does this mean that STG should be categorized only as belonging to "Novels by Barbara Pym" and not in addition be categorized in "English novels"? (I do realize that adding categories is not what this article needs most.) Susfele (talk) 16:19, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can add both if you'd like, but since "Novels by Barbara Pym" is in the category "English novels", it's not necessary. Anyone clicking on the former to see more novels by Pym will also see "English novels" as link to click on for further information. TNXMan 16:43, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree; I often see category links removed from articles because the article is linked to the category twice, once in a subpage. If it's in the subpage, it should not be in the parent page as well. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 10:29, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to know if an article already exists?

As some of you might know, a major milestone in international politics was achieved today when the new nuclear arms reduction treaty was confirmed. The new treaty's name is apparently "Measures to Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms" (according to this news report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8589385.stm). No wikipedia page which such name exists; but how can I be sure that it doesn't exist under some other name? The "search" feature gives me no answer here. Would you recommend me to create the page with the mentioned name? Lesswealth (talk) 17:23, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Searching is the best way to find if an article exists or not. You can also try using Google to search Wikipedia (by adding site:en.wikipedia.org to your search in Google) but I didn't find a separate article for that treaty either. However, I found that the new treaty is already written about in START I in the section "Expiration and renewal". If you think there's enough material to create a separate article, then be bold and do so. Otherwise, you can add content to START I. If you do decide to create a new article, the title should be the most recognizable name for the treaty. The policy for this is at Wikipedia:Article titles. The only other name I've found the treaty referred to is the "new START treaty" but it's more of an unofficial nickname from what I've read. --Mysdaao ^talk 18:06, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammad Qazalbash

not the place for a draft article

Mohammad Qazalbash (born 28th October 1992), better know as MoMo is a UK R&B Music Blogger. His blog www.themomoshow.com is know for posts covering R&B, Hip-Hop, Soul and other types of Urban music. His blog has gained attention due to opinionated cover stories and his style of writing.

Early and personal life

Mohammad was born in Croydon, London to parents from Pakistan. He attended Riddlesdown High School where he stayed on for Sixth Form.

want to add new topic//...........

hiii. its me vivek want to add a new topic on wikipedia, which is not available here.......what is the procedure for it?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vivekgupta668 (talk • contribs) 21:08, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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) 21:43, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New article on Stephen Fried

Hey, I think I'm doing something wrong in trying to have my article reviewed. (It's on Stephen Fried.) I recently moved it from User:Rowbull/StephenFried to Mainspace/StephenFried -- is that a proper thing to do? Also, I've had the page listed as a new, unreviewed article for a few days now and am wondering if there's a better way to receive feedback so I can edit and update the article. Thanks for your help! Rowbull (talk) 22:29, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved Mainspace/Stephen Fried to Stephen Fried. "Mainspace" is not meant to be part of the page name for mainspace articles. The page contains {{New unreviewed article|source=ArticleWizard|date=February 2010}}. This automatically adds mainspace articles to the hidden Category:Unreviewed new articles created via the Article Wizard from February 2010 where reveiwers can find it. Userspace pages are not added to the category so reviewers have only had an hour since you moved it out of userspace. Give it some time. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:06, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done - I have tagged the article for deletion as a copyvio of http://stephenfried.com/bio.html. The site does not bear an express copyright release so we have to assume that it is copyright and we cannot accept copyright materials on Wikipedia without an acceptable release. – ukexpat (talk) 01:19, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

master of business economics

respected authorities of london school of economics.......i want to ask u dat do u provide master of business economics course for two years at ur gurgaon branch nd date for applying if u do provide121.245.83.189 (talk) 06:46, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our roughly three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25 --ColinFine (talk) 09:40, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm tempted to say something, but I won't. :) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:50, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This should be answered at the Reference Desk, but the answer was easy to find so I'll give it here. Look at the website for the LSE's external study centre at ITM International in Gurgaon. Five BSc degree courses are offered, but no Masters' degrees. Elsewhere on the site there is talk of the various institutions to which its BSc graduates have gone on to study for an MSc, making it doubly clear that MScs are not offered at ITM International. Google is your friend. Ka renjc 18:49, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

author recognition

Do authors of Wiki articles show up on web (ex:Google) searches?

David Grenoble <email redacted>—Preceding unsigned comment added by Gren*dave (talk • contribs) 17:20, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, they do not. Almost all Wikipedia articles are edited by a number of people (and no article "belongs" to any contributor), so there is no single author to be listed. However, you can check the history of an article by clicking the "history" tab at the top of the article. Many articles are primarily edited by either one user or a small number of users, who you can generally find by clicking the "history" tab and then clicking "revision history statistics". For example, the top contributors to the article on poetry appear to be User:A Musing and User:Nihil novi. liquidluck✽talk 17:50, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On a side note, 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 want them to be permanently removed from the page history, please email this address. Thanks, liquidluck✽talk 17:50, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if you want to edit a possibly controversial article and are concerned about having it traced back to your main account, you are allowed to open a second account for this purpose- but you may not use it to participate in discussions under two names. liquidluck✽talk 17:57, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

editing

Ive been editing this article and have included my sources but Wikipedia its deleting it so i don't know what to do —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luiscesar jc 07 (talk • contribs) 21:26, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See the article history page. It looks like your edits were reverted because in the scheme of things questions about school dinners are not of much encyclopedic significance in an article about Chicago Public Schools. I am inclined to agree.--ukexpat (talk) 21:35, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Editing an article/Adding trivia?

Hi there

I am new here, so I am searching for some help here. I am trying to add some information to an article, information that I found in a public forum and I have in my own web-site. But I received a talk from another user asking to sop this because it´s not aloud in wikipedia even adding other links to the source of the information. I understand that and respect this also, and I am sorry if I caused any problem, but I want to understand how can I add info about this thing in the wikipedia. I would like to make any contribution to what I have informatio about, going through the rules, so can someone please help me?

Regards sury88aki Sury88aki (talk) 21:41, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about making mistakes on Wikipedia, as long as you are working in good faith; almost all problems are easily fixed. The basic issue with your edits to Sid (band) is that in an article about the band, information such as a band member's blood type isn't relevant. However, some of that information may be useful in an article about one of the band members himself. Also, if you think the information should be included, discuss it with other editors on the talk page of the article- Talk:Sid (band)

Another issue is that you didn't provide a reference to a reliable source for your information. Since Wikipedia is highly visible, it is important that information be cited to a source people can trust, especially when the information is about living people. Information found on a forum or unofficial site isn't allowed, because anyone can write the info regardless of its accuracy.

For more information, please see the policies on verifiability and living people and see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners to learn to cite information. You can also come back here with any other questions you have. Good luck! liquidluck✽talk 21:58, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Snow of Kilamanjaro

I just saw the movie Snow of Kilamanjaro and your explanation of the movie ending is Greg Peck dieing. This is not what happens in the movie, he recops and lives loving Susan Haywood, unless I mis read it you need to have the plot summary changed to correct that error.Vincerino (talk) 22:15, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome to fix errors yourself. However, it appears the summary is correct- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (film) says "Diverging from the original story, Harry does not die." Is it possible that you are looking at the book article (The Snows of Kilimanjaro), in which Harry does die, and not the movie article? liquidluck✽talk 22:35, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Linking to other languages

Sometimes there are articles on topics in one language but not others. Is there a way for a user who searches for an article that does not yet exist in english to know that there is an article in another language on the topic? I feel that may be a useful tool for wikipedia. THEMlCK (talk) 06:33, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion Review for Human Design System

I have joined wikipedia specifically to follow the correct procedures to correct the mistaken deletion of Human Design System from wikipedia.

Keeper77 was the admin who did the deletion a year or 2 ago, but he is taking a wikibreak, and I have no idea what that actually means or how to contact him.

Clearly this decision to delete an important and growing subject was taken blindly by a couple of seriously misinformed individuals, and it is entirely appropriate to restore the page now without this dance of oh-you-have-to-know-wikipedia-etiquette-first - please can someone advise me SIMPLY, there needs to be a HUMAN TO HUMAN discussion of the reasons it was deleted incorrectly and the reasons it needs to be featured on wikipedia.

Thank you

Mike Mahalo

and what is this nonsense, sign your name ^^^^, my keyboard does not have that character, it is from Bangkok Thailand, and it just seems odd, how does four tildes mean "signed"?

This is what my computer puts instead of the tildes: Thai keyboard, do I have to buy a different computer now?

Sorry to be a little grumpy but this is really an ordeal to find a PERSON to discuss the ISSUES of this topic and reviewing the deletion decision

¬¬¬¬ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikemahalo (talk • contribs) 09:15, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT-------------------------

I can cut and paste the tildes...

no, that does not work either??