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April 14

Submitting my name as an artist

Dear Sirs:

This is the copy I added to Kiwipedia before it was deleted. Please indicate what I need to add or remove before resubmitting my entry. Do I need to be published by any editorial source such as a magazine or newspaper before I can create an entry?

Robol—Preceding unsigned comment added by Robolsound (talk • contribs)

Collapsing for readability

(Mauricio Reyes 1969-) Mauricio Reyes was born in Mexico City in 1969. After many years of collecting music, specially electronic music he discovered a style of music called Concrete Music or Electro-Acoustic Music. As a graphic design student he was fascinated by computer programming and loved the name Cobol. The change of the first letter gave birth to the name "Robol." After many years of listening to experimental music by authors such as Pierre Henry, Iannis Xenakis and Bruno Maderna Robol released a first CD in 2010 called "Musica Metaphysica" Música Metaphysica explores the properties of dissonance and parallel dimensions in sound. Spirit and matter are different states of the same thing—like ice and water. Matter embodies inertia, weight, potential, and darkness. Matter must be imbued with spirit, which is energy, movement, light, and potency. A means of connecting both states is a technique in sound dissonance called Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), also known as Instrumental Transcommunication. EVP is utilized to receive messages from beyond this earthbound realm using electronic instrumentation combined with white noise. These instruments can include tape recorders, telephones, answering machines, radios, televisions, or anything else electronic. True white noise (with infinite bandwidth) cannot exist since it has infinite power. White noise is noise in which the intensity of the power spectral density is constant and independent of frequency. It is equivalent to saying that the signal power for a constant bandwidth, centered at frequency 'fo', does not change if 'fo' is varied. Disembodied voices have been heard in the séance rooms of mediums for the past 150 years in the course of modern Spiritualism. The late sitters Betty Greene and George Woods made it their lifetime work to copy their tape recordings of communications in direct voice at Leslie Flint's séance room and make them available for anyone who asked for them. Parts of Música Metaphyisca contain sound clips recorded during séance sessions, hugely amplified.Robolsound (talk) 01:51, 14 April 2010 (UTC) Música Metaphysica takes the listener through different environments and dimensions in sound. The basis of the recording is an artificial audio-redundancy that serves as the vehicle to enter such dimensions. By means of different frequencies and white noise the listener is put in a state of inertia. This state of “sleep” while the listener is awake is similar to the effects of Brion Gysin’s Dreamachine. Thus, Música Metaphysica combines spirit and matter in audible environments. Robol has dedicated Musica Metaphysica to the memory of the late Carl Sagan.

Do you mean Wikipedia or Kiwipedia.com? In any event, it's not written like an encyclopedia article, it's full of peacock terms and other flowery jargon artspeak and it needs references to reliable sources to demonstrate notability. And also read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. – ukexpat (talk) 02:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You created it at Robol here at Wikipedia. Kiwipedia is another site not operated by the Wikimedia Foundation which runs Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:48, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh to be able to see deleted contributions! – ukexpat (talk) 03:10, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Then try your luck at RfA! I don't vote or nominate there but it appears you have several nomination offers. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Maybe soon. – ukexpat (talk) 16:47, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

References

When trying to add references to an article it always says "Your edit includs new external links". I haven't ran into those ever since I joined Wikipedia almost two years ago. (I recently changed my username and my Preferences section says I have 56 edits while the edit counter page says I have over 12,000.) My username is Shannon1. Shannon^talk _contribs 02:55, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You might be tripping a filter. If you could mention the article name (any name that you encountered this with) and the reference you were trying to add, it might be helpful. Also, you're right about the strange edit count being displayed. Just for info, your SUL shows that your enwiki account is neither your home account, nor is it attached to the other wikis. Just fyi ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 04:13, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

And it seems your 12000 query has already been handled here. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 04:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Some things take time to settle after a user rename. Your user rename was 3.5 days ago and accounts must be at least 4 days old to be autoconfirmed so maybe you are not treated as autoconfirmed when you add external links. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Normally, renames dont cause problems with autoconfirmed or anything, but her case seems to be unusual in some respects and so Ive posted a further comment on the edit count thread. —Soap— 12:52, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Account problems

Hi all there. Sorry for the inconvenience, but now, exactly today at 00:16 im stay in front of my pc reinstalling all my O.S. and softwares, with my favorite lists contents - sites, blogs and more, but in my page, in the wikipedia site, my login appear to me with no exist user message, but if i go to new user page, appear other message with "...too similar content with another account... NEO TOM".. ???? What occur with my account? My username was Neotom, and im using this with respect and seeing rules. Im helping with (no mutch, but any) help, reviewing any phrases and words errors, and more. Sorry , my english is poor and no mutch trainning .. rss..

Well, see my user and talk to me what´s the problem with it.

Thanks for listen.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.29.96.166 (talk • contribs)

The user logs show that User:Neo tom was registered at 17:26 on February 28, 2007, does that sound correct? If so, did you add your e-mail address when you registered? If so, you should be able to retrieve your password. There is no account with the name User:Neotom. – ukexpat (talk) 03:32, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Special:EmailUser/Neo tom shows User:Neo tom has email enabled so you can click the "E-mail new password" button at the login screen if you have access to the registered email address. I couldn't find any registered username with a variation of space and capitalization in User:Neo tom. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:22, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I have a feeling the guy is a prankster. --White Trillium (talk) 04:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Image is horribly wrong

Can someone advise what to do about File:AverageIQ-Map-World.png? It's obviously some weird joke, because I can assure you - despite being upside down - the national average IQ of Australia is not 60 points. The blue version it references below seems to be much more accurate (and obviously so). I don't think it's technically CSD, but if someone can nudge me in the right direction? :) — Deon^talk 07:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The image gets its data from a single source, and is used only for illustrative purposes in the article on that very source, Race Differences in Intelligence (book). Its accuracy is thus besides the point, so long as it remains only at that article and any others where the book itself is relevant. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:10, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I've added a description explaining the image's origin, which should helpfully clear up some confusion. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:21, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Bring out Wikipedia in KANNADA Language

Sir/Madam,

Wikipedia is a very useful website and a great knowledge base. It is user-friendly in that people of many languages can use and refer to it in their own language. Many of the Indian Languages are also included. I request you to include KANNADA - a south Indian language and mother-tongue of nearly 60-70 million population- as a language medium to access and learn from Wikipedia.

Thank you

Dr.S.Nagaraj —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.192.196.157 (talk) 08:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Is kn.wikipedia.org what you are looking for? Gonzonoir (talk) 08:08, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The complete list of languages is at meta:List of Wikipedias. It includes the Kannada language link by Gonzonoir but unfortunately says there are only 8,190 articles currently. You can help on that by becoming an editor. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:21, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Alternatively, the doctor could have just searched for "Wikipedia" in Kannada-language Google. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.172.9 (talk) 16:13, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Or for Kannada Wikipedia in English Google or Kannada Wikipedia in the English Wikipedia search box. But Kannada is not mentioned among the languages at Wikipedia's Main Page because the Kannada Wikipedia is small, and if people don't think something exists then they may fail to search for it. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The list on the main page would be more intuitive if we moved the link to the full list from the intro of the section to the bottom of the bulleted list. We could just add a bullet that says "Fewer than 40,000 articles: List of Wikipedias". --—Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 17:10, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

That sounds like a good idea to me. Gonzonoir (talk) 07:23, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Login doesn't remember me

Resolved

I log in successfully with my username and password and check the box Remember me (up to 30 days). The next time I use Wikipedia - for example to view my watchlist - I get the screen You are not logged in. Why doesn't it remember my login? Apuldram (talk) 07:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It's possible your IP is changing too fast (I don't know if that actually affects it), or your browser clears its cookies too often. Did you set your browser to delete all temporary internet files every time you close it? Someguy1221 (talk) 08:28, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, but I still have the problem.

Firefox/Tools/Options/Privacy/Cookies is full of cookies, some quite old and Windows/Cookies only contains file index.dat

Firefox/Tools/Options/Privacy/Saved Passwords allows http:// en.wikipedia.org and Windows/Temporary Internet Files has one Paint Shop Pro .jpg file (not Wikipedia)

Firefox automatically fills in the username and password in the login panel, but I shouldn't need to login again if Wikipedia is remembering it for 30 days. I haven't found a way to set (or unset) Firefox to delete Temporary Internet Files on closure.Apuldram (talk) 13:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Help:Logging in has some tips, for example "This feature will only work if your password was not generated by the Mediawiki software." Is something there of help? PrimeHunter (talk) 14:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Found it! Firefox/Tools/Options/Privacy/Cookies / Keep Cookies until they expire Apuldram (talk) 14:19, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Search function changes (no more redlink)

I notice the search function has been changed. For non-existent pages, it used to show a redlink to the non-existent page. I often used that redlink for a quick glance whether an article had existed and been deleted etc. So I for one do miss this feature. I looked for a bit, but didn't find any discussion about the changed that removed this feature. Could anyone please link me to those discussions? Was there an open community poll? Asking since the redlink feature is still active on other language editions. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 08:23, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm still seeing the redlink, above the results list (if any), just under the header that details how many results were found and lets me select whether to search on content pages, multimedia pages, help and project pages, etc. - I get a sentence reading e.g. "You may create the page "Magic tortoise powder", but consider checking the search results below to see whether it is already covered." Does that not appear for you? Gonzonoir (talk) 09:21, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

yep, works for me too Kayau Voting IS evil 10:16, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Wha?! It's still there for you guys? That's exactly what I meant. It used to say "You may create the page "Magic tortoise powder", but consider checking the search results below to see whether it is already covered.", but it's not there anymore. I've tried all my installed browsers (FF, IE, Safari, Chrome) and it works on none of them. This is weird. Ok, but now I know at least that the feature still exists and the issue something to do with my setup. Thanks for both your reponses. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 11:24, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Maybe it has been deactivated for unregistered users only? Just going on what little information I have right now. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 11:35, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I think that is what is happening. I tried from my loggedin browser and the redlimk shows up, then I tried it from the same browser logged out and it does not show up. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 11:37, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Do you perchance know who did this for what reason exactly? Like I said, it's a very convenient feature which I often used. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 11:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Wonder whether it's to do with the fact that unregistered users can't create articles. Will see if I can find any discussion at the village pump. Gonzonoir (talk) 11:48, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

A search in this produced no result at all. I haven't looked at the meta, though, since it may be changed in all wikimedia wikis. Kayau Voting IS evil 12:14, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Not in meta either. Perhaps IP is simply unaware that someone else used to be logged in on the computer, and it was this way all along. Kayau Voting IS evil 12:22, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

No. I am at my private computer. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 13:51, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Have IP users all been swopped from Monobook to Vector just recently? Is this a problem with Vector? Just a thought Elen of the Roads (talk) 12:26, 14 April 2010 (UTC) Nah, just tested it. Magic tortoise powder still appears, even in Vector. Elen of the Roads (talk) 12:28, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

No, it's still monobook for me logged out - and I don't see a redlink. I'm not quite sure how this works, but it does seem MediaWiki:Searchmenu-new is only shown if you have permission to create pages. Rd232 ^talk 12:35, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't says so at Wikipedia:Vector. This is the first I've heard of the usability initiative anyway, and if this is truly the case then I am already not liking it. Hiding information from users is what Microsoft does, and it has always sucked. Oh well. Good thing that there isn't even a way to complain about this issue. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 12:32, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I think since unregistered users cannot create articles, it doesn't give you the redlink option. TNXMan 13:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Right. The option is there for Talk:Magic tortoise powder which unregistered users would be able to create, so a complicated way to get to the deletion log would be to add "Talk:" in front of the search, click the red link, and remove "Talk:" from the url in the browser address bar. Everybody can see the deletion log by entering the page title at Special:Log/delete (you can also just go to Special:Log). PrimeHunter (talk) 13:19, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I know about Special pages. It's just that using the search function was easier and quicker and there really is no good reason why IP editors shouldn't be able to use the feature any more. I'm sure somebody meant well with that change, but it's not thought-through. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 13:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured that was the "thinking" behind it. That rationale is clearly lacking in reason however, since IP editors may very well use the feature to quickly check whether an article has been deleted in the past. --87.78.38.130 (talk) 13:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Unregistered users can create articles in most language Wikipedias. After more than a dozen attempts I found another where they cannot at id: (Indonesian). That has the same behaviour as the English Wikipedia: I only get the red link when I am logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Unregistered users cannot create articles as an error appears when you follow a redlink and click on create article. Also I logged out and didn't get the redlink in searches so per the original posters question, the answer is related to the fact that Unregistered Users i.e. IP users cannot create new articles they can only create new discussion pages. You need to be a registered user to create pages, otherwise you could just use the Wikipedia:Articles for creation page to request an article to be created. Paul2387 14:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, but it's important to point out that this has been changed, and quite recently at that. I used to get the redlink and only in the last couple of weeks it suddenly disappeared. It used to be like this for me, surfing the English Wikipedia unregistered. --78.34.252.188 (talk) 16:35, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It would actually be reasonable to show MediaWiki:Searchmenu-new (providing the redlink) to everyone. When loggedout users click on the redlink, they would see MediaWiki:Nocreatetext. What's wrong with that? It's actually better, being an opportunity to suggest creating an account, etc. Rd232 ^talk 14:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Suggested at Wikipedia:MediaWiki_messages#search_page. Rd232 ^talk 14:38, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I agree that it would give people an incentive to register and I was already wondering why this didn't occur to whoever decided to deactivate the redlinks for IPs. However, just to stress this point since there seems to be a bit confusion here: The redlink used to be there for unregistered people, it must have been deactivated just a few weeks ago. --78.34.252.188 (talk) 16:35, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Dates

In the 2010 Yushu earthquake article we are told it was on both 13 April (UTC) and 14 April (local time). Which date should have precedence in the template, the infobox and the main space? Ericoides (talk) 09:50, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The date in the time zone where the event happened should be used first. The UTC date and time can also be included if known, but that is not required. See WP:TIMEZONE for this guideline. --Mysdaao ^talk 16:34, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Legal Issues concerning Jimmy Noonan Page/Wikipedia Support system

After many complaints about a certain entity harassing me and Vandalizing my page, my page has been deleted. It says "to delete BLP violations history". Please note I was rather adamant about the removal of all slanderous and harmful posts the entity had posted over many months and understand that this process may take time. Shall I assume that the original wiki post, minus the harmful history, will go back up soon? Bob Daly and the Wiki support team have been very professional. Thank you for your time. JN —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevinmark (talk • contribs) 10:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Try contacting the administrator responsible for the deletion, user:Stifle, directly. Unless reinstation minus the edits in question was specifically requested at the time that's not a normal part of the process. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:57, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You may wish to contact Stifle directly regarding this matter, as he was the administrator performing the removal. Based upon your contribution history i would assume that this issue was handled trough the OTRS system which means that only a limited set of users are capable of seeing the full discussion prior to the removal. Normally pages deleted for violating BLP are permanently gone, but Stifle's edit summary seems to suggest that it was taken down temporally to be oversighted. Again, i think it might be best to contact him directly as i don't think most users on this general purpose helpdesk will be able to help you. Kind regards, Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 11:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Linking to my blog

I wanted to know if I can link, "Shakespeare's, To Be Or Not To Be". . . to my blog. I did a spin off on his poem using parts for my article. Instead of, To Be Or Not To Be, I will have, "To Rent Or Not To Rent. . .using a third of the poem". I want to ad the link as a source for my spin off, if this is alright. I haven't added my article yet, however, it would be on my blog, http://willworkforpayingptc.blogspot.com/

Thanks, CortanaLain —Preceding unsigned comment added by CortanaLain (talk • contribs) 12:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

That wouldn't be appropriate. As one of the most well-known pieces of English prose, any links attached to it would have to provide a unique value in understanding the work. Poetry on one's blog does not fall into that category. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 12:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for asking here first. I agree with Chris Cunningham. This would not conform with Wikipedia:External links. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:39, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I think the questioner is asking whether he/she can include a link to our article To be, or not to be on his/her blog. If I've interpreted the question correctly, the answer is yes. Deor (talk) 22:38, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Ah, yes. A link the other way around (from the blog to the article) would be more than welcome. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 08:30, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

using photos

If I use photos from wikipedia, how do I need to reference them in my work?Psthill (talk) 12:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Photos have different licenses and many photos displayed at Wikipedia are stored at Wikimedia Commons. If you want to copy the photos then see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content#Images and other media. Or do you want to say what is on the photos in a reference without displaying the photos? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:38, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Userpage talk help

Hi, I'm not sure if I'm in the right spot to be asking this, but could someone delete my userpage talk history? I am clearing my talk page, but I would like to have the history of any edits made to it deleted. I know it was done before with past editors, and I would like to have it done with mine if it is possible. Ziva David (talk) 12:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Talk page deletion isn't usually done, unless there are exceptional circumstances (private info revealed, etc.). Do these circumstances exist here? TNXMan 12:58, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The talk history's pretty short, so I had a look through it. I don't think this is a case where deletion will be granted; even if it were a right to vanish request, that would prohibit the user from remaining in the community. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 13:50, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

John Burgess Karslake

I am having a problem uploading his image. Kittybrewster ☎ 13:20, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

What problems are you having? TNXMan 13:22, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't know. It doesn't show up here. It is on wikicommons. Kittybrewster ☎ 13:24, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Hmm. I don't see the image under that name on commons. Can you provide a link to the page on Commons? TNXMan 13:29, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

commons:Special:Contributions/Kittybrewster shows you uploaded File:Jack Burgess Kerslake.jpg but you spelled it File:Jack Burgess Karslake.jpg when you tried to add it to John Burgess Karslake. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. You deserve a medal. Kittybrewster ☎ 13:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Mysdaao also found the problem and fixed the article [1] while I wrote the reply. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

This is a reason to copy and paste filenames rather than re-type them. It is too easy when re-typing to make errors of spelling, spacing, or capitalization - for which Wikipedia provides no slack. If you open multiple browser tabs, you can upload or find a file on Commons in one tab, copy the filename after the upload or search succeeds, and then paste the filename into a Wikipedia edit window in another tab. --Teratornis (talk) 16:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

And if you want to award someone a (sort of) medal, you can choose from these. --Teratornis (talk) 21:04, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

How long to get something posted or added in an article

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 15:46, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I posted something on the 8APR but haven't seen a response yet. Is there a delay on this or do I have to write the addition?--Guilio 2008 (talk) 14:24, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You added this to a talk page on that date. It is likely that nobody has seen your comment as you have posted it in the middle of the page under an unrelated heading; new comments should be added to the bottom of pages. I have moved your comment to the bottom of the page where they will be more visible. If you do not receive a reply to your comments then you are welcome to edit the pigging article directly to add your material. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 14:30, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I have same sort of problem or question. I posted an article on 13th of April and couldn't get any response yet. How long does it take someone to see my article and comment on or post it to wikipage?Gulgur (talk) 18:56, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It seems that you made an article, but you created it in your own userspace. I would suggest you use the Article Wizard in the future for article creation. In the meantime, I have moved the page for you to Institute for Economics and Peace.   ArcAngel   (talk) ) 19:14, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I will figure out article wizard. Thank you for helping.

Gulgur (talk) 14:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

User talk page is an attack page

I recently encountered this IP talk page, which was created by the IP in question, that contained only disparaging content (which I will not quote). I requested speedy deletion per CSD G10,m however, I am confused as to weather or not this CSD criterion applies to talk pages (in my opinion, if it does not, it certainly should), which is why I am asking this question: Can user talk pages be speedily deleted under CSD G10 or not? Immunize (talk) (talk) 15:17, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The general speedy criteria, such as G10, are applicable on all namespaces. The page in question has been nuked. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 15:22, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I didn't find acces date on web page about balance of payments, it doesn't shown, I really need it!

I didn't find acces date on web page about balance of payments, it doesn't shown, I really need it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.228.83.52 (talk) 16:24, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you want. If you look at an article today then your access date is by definition today regardless when the page was written or last edited. The bottom of Balance of payments currently says: "This page was last modified on 13 April 2010". If you want to cite the article in another work then see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia or click the "Cite this page" link in the toolbox to the left of the article. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:32, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit Comments section of Image File

Can the person who uploaded an image file to Wikipedia edit the comments section in the "File History" of the file? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rouder (talk • contribs) 16:37, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

No, but I see you want to remove something from view to keep somebody anonymous. You can request deletion of the image by placing {{Db-author}} on the page, and later upload the image again without the name. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:52, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I guess WP:OVERSIGHT might remove the edit from general visibility if you ask. – ukexpat (talk) 16:57, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't know whether that is possible. A former version of a file can be deleted together with its upload comment but there is currently only one file version. An upload comment is not the same as an edit in the page history. Do you want me to delete the whole image together with the comment? Without oversight intervention it would be possible for administrators to see the deleted version and comment, but not for other users. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:06, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

incorrect link on page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_diagram

The link for Sentence Diagramming Drawings and Installations by Nicholas Knight. From the homepage, click "diagrams"

links here:

http://sedoparking.com/search/registrar.php?registrar=DRSI&domain=nicholasknight.net

with some rather risque topics, but no link for diagramming.

Thymos3 (talk) 17:03, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I have removed it.[2] The domain expired yesterday and has other content now. The former content can be found at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://nicholasknight.net/ but I don't want to link there in an external links section with several other links. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:16, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It also appears the diagrams are missing from the archive so a link would seem pointless. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:18, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Lego Universe fansite

Can I make an article for a small a Lego Universe fansite? While though I own it, I can write the article without advertising it.

Grizzly10513 (talk) 17:16, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

P.S. The site is: The Unofficial Lego Universe Forums

Almost certainly no. See WP:COI and WP:WEB. – ukexpat (talk) 17:53, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Agree with the above. Fansites are discouraged here, and also cannot be used as reliable sources because they are, well, fansites.   ArcAngel   (talk) (review) 18:04, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

As far as I know there is not an explicit prohibition of articles on fansites. That being said, though, almost no fansite will be able to satisfy the notability requirements for websites -- being covered in reliable, independent sources and being "historically significant". Xenon54 / talk / 19:51, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

In that case, how come there are articles on video games and movies? not many of them are "historically significant". Besides, LUGNET is a fansite, isn't it? And there is an article on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grizzly10513 (talk • contribs) 21:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Er, because they meet the notability criteria, see WP:NFILM for example. And Xenon54 didn't say that no fansites would meet the criteria, a few do, most do not. – ukexpat (talk) 21:18, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, then I'll take this as a no. Hold it, my site has a wiki on it though that will soon (hopefully) be expanded. Is linking to another wiki notable? Also, could the article on the wiki be added as a sourse for the Lego Universe "Plot" section? Grizzly10513 (talk) 16:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Notability is not inherited so, no. The way for your fansite to have an article on Wikipedia is for other people to mention it in places that Wikipedia would consider reliable - books, newspapers, magazines, TV, etc. If it gets noticed enough, someone without a conflict of interest will eventually come here and start an article. Wikipedia is not the place to start getting your fansite noticed. Astronaut (talk) 11:27, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Capitalizing the title of an article

I created an article (Wildland fire lessons learned center) and i would like to capitalize the first letter in every word; it should look like 'Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center.' Is there an easy way to do this or will I have to move the text to a new article with the correct title? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lessonslearnedcenter (talk • contribs) 18:09, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I've deleted this article as a blatant advertisement. Please read our info on writing your first article and review the links I left on your talk page. This should help you get started. TNXMan 18:14, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Widget?

So, I'm playing with | Wolfram Alpha and I see this wicked cool wikipedia widget that I want for my website. (you can see it on the right hand side of the page in a sidepod titled, 'Related Links'. It has the cool preview flyouts when you hover over the link text)

It is very similar to the Amazon widget I am already using. Is this widget somewhere that I can grab it and incorporate it into my site?

Please please say yes and show me where it is.

Thanx, Slightlyright (talk) 18:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

That's a feature of http://www.wolframalpha.com not of Wikipedia so you will have to ask them. – ukexpat (talk) 19:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

(should have been an e/c...? 0_0) I am 99 and 99/100% sure that the widget was custom written by Wolfram Alpha staff for their use. Certainly I don't think anyone here wrote it for them -- we're too busy writing an encyclopaedia to worry about such trivial matters -- so the chances of you being able to download it are also that slim. Sorry. The only course of action I can suggest is to contact Wolfram Alpha. In a perfect world, if you asked nicely they would give it to you, but the chances of that in the real world are probably also as long. Xenon54 / talk / 19:45, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I love Wolfram|Alpha. So awesomeness. This is part of the reason why. SS✞^(Kay) 04:20, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Pserousis

I would like to know regarding disease known as Pserousis skin disease, is it contagious, is it curable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.164.226.206 (talk) 19:14, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. TNXMan 19:30, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I also strongly suspect you mean psoriasis. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:37, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

why wikipedia put website into spam????

Hi,

I have submited one website into wikipedia. Whatever pages i have edited that is usfull information for other people. But i am not able to understand why they put into spam is there any process to remove that after they follow some process and verify my link whatever i have given that???

Thanks, Sharda Prasad singh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.72.118.172 (talk) 19:26, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You may want to contact User:MER-C directly and ask, as it appears they are the one who has left the notice on your talk page.   ArcAngel   (talk) ) 19:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The links you added, in additional to appearing like advertisements, were accompanied by the tagline "Learn about Indian Civilization, Culture, Yoga, Ayurveda,History" - which reeks of spammy intent. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Login Credentials

I'm writing to say i have not recieved my login credentials. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.218.180 (talk) 20:48, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You mean the confirmation e-mail? Did you add an e-mail address in the appopriate box when you set up your user account? – ukexpat (talk) 20:54, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Making reference to other language wiki articles

Is making reference to other language wiki articles forbidden? Like for example if in your article you have a name of person or a term that you want to indicate exists in some other language wiki. Is it forbidden to make such a reference?--Lilit Gabyan (talk) 21:20, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Links to other Wikimedia projects are perfectly OK but you cannot use other wikis as a reference. Note that the formatting for links to other projects can be tricky, for example to link to the Spanish Wikipedia Main Page the code is [[:es:Portada|Main Page]] which renders as Main Page. – ukexpat (talk) 21:27, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I generally don't like them in articles because they break the principle of least astonishment and don't work in mirrors and forks. However there are templates for such links like Template:Dei, Template:Nli, etc. Translating the article from the other language Wikipedia into English is a better idea, in my opinion, and it also benefits the English Wikipedia. It doesn't have to be a full translation if the source article is lengthy; a stub that gives the basic details is far better than nothing. Graham87 04:06, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Bill Gates' wiki has erroneous entry

Bill Gates was not paid $50,000 by IBM for DOS. Bill Gates paid 50,000 to buy DOS. This needs to be corrected, I am not able to find a way to edit that protected page, nor am I able to find a way to ask someone to edit it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kartikswiki (talk • contribs) 23:20, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The place to discuss this is at Talk:Bill Gates: but you will undoubtedly be challenged to provide a reliable source for the information you seek to alter. --ColinFine (talk) 23:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

MS-DOS states "Worried by possible legal problems, in June 1981 Microsoft made an offer to Rod Brock, the owner of Seattle Computer, to buy the rights for 86-DOS. An agreement to release all rights to the software was signed in June 1981. The total cost was $75,000." with a note of "$25,000 for the original licensing fee and $50,000 for the June 1981 agreement." The Bill Gates article states "After adapting the operating system for the PC, Microsoft delivered it to IBM as PC-DOS in exchange for a one-time fee of $50,000." As noted, bring it up on the talk page. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 23:58, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

April 15

Using images from commons

I want to use the image commons:File:The Elephant House.jpg, but when I type the filename, it takes me to File:The Elephant House.jpg, a different image hosted on en wikipedia. How do I link to the one I want? Anxietycello (talk) 00:52, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It seems you will have to get an administrator to move the locally existing file to allow the Commons file to be accessible from the English Wikipedia. This is done by adding {{rename media}} to the file description page, which I have done for you. Intelligentsium 01:30, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Thankyou :) Anxietycello (talk) 01:41, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It's done.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:49, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Out of interest, how would one go about finding the image that used to exist at that title on en.wp? Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 08:25, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, you could look at my contributions to see the move action or Intelligentsium's to see the placement of the move request template. Other than that, unless you knew the identity of pages that used the old image and looked at the change in the name there, I know of no way to search directly just knowing the old name.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

You can click "create this page" at File:The Elephant House.jpg to see the log for the English Wikipedia. It can also be seen at Special:Log. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

FACT OR FRAUD

I RECIEVED EMAIL INFORMING ME THAT I WON A PRIZE IN THE MSN EMAIL LOTTERY AND THAT I WON A PRIZE OF 1,000,000.00 GBP , AND THAT THE RBS WILL PAY ME THIS PRIZE. THEY ALSO ASKED ME TO GIVE THE DETAILS OF MY LOCAL ACCOUNT SO THAT RBS CAN MAKE A WIRE TRANSFERE INTO IT PLEASE TELL ME IT IS REAL OR FRAUD??? THANK YOU SINCERELY NABIL EZZAT HABASHY DEMIAN —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.99.62.225 (talk) 03:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, of course it's a scam, resembling hundreds of others. See here, here and here. A legitimate prize fund for large sums of money would never be an anonymous email. If you get "hooked in" you will be asked in some way to send funds to claim your prize and you can say bye-bye to that money. Please note that this page is not for general help questions, which is what the reference desk is for. Also, you should be aware that it is general convention across the Internet to interpret TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS AS SHOUTING. You will get a better response in many places if you do not do it. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC).

This page is only for questions about how to use Wikipedia.--White Trillium (talk) 04:09, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

i need help..

i have a tooth i need pulld... i am on disability & i dont have insurance... not for dental... <redacted> please let5 me know wha i can do...thanks for your time... bleu lee —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.178.201.88 (talk) 05:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but we cannot offer any legal or medical advice. Please see the legal disclaimer and the medical disclaimer. Also, 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. liquidluck✽talk 06:03, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

You are better off going elsewhere for this kind of advice. Please do not post questions requiring medical advice here. Thank you. Chevymontecarlo. 11:54, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

By the way, if you do find a different and appropriate forum to ask this question, I think you are much more likely to get a tailored answer if you provide the context of where you live and the type of disability program you are on.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:00, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

cookie logon problem

I changed my cookie security settings to avoid multiple problems with other software. When I tried to logon to wikipedia, I was refused entry. There was no suggestion that it might be related to a more restrictive cookie setting. So I tried to have a new pw sent via email, but that did not work. I think it didn't work because I did not update my email address after dropping an old verizon one for a new gmail one. Now it seems my account is in never never land. Trying to solve one problem led to bigger problems elsewhere. And it could have been avoided by something as simple as allowing two passwords for one account, at least temporarily. Wikipedia should keep the old password active for a period of time, along with the newly created pw. This allows for greater fault tolerance without too much of a loss in security. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.87.73.86 (talk) 05:48, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Another option would solve the problem. Can a request that my request for a new password be rescinded, thereby resetting the pw to the one I've used for years? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.87.73.86 (talk) 06:14, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

The old password always remains valid when a new is requested by email. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:11, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Formatting references in a draft

I am drafting an article for wikipedia. I understand how to format references for the article, so that they will be listed consequently in the references list. I do not understant how to enter a reference along the article, which already had appeared previously in the article but needs to be cited again. Either the instructions for that do not exist, or I did not understand the instructions.

Shmuel Malkin Bcmalkin (talk) 09:57, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

The documentation at WP:REFNAME explains this. In short, the first time the reference is used, give it a name using <ref name="SOMENAME"> instead of just <ref>. Then , the next time you want to use that footnote, instead of adding the whole reference simply add <ref name="SOMENAME" /> (note the closing tag). Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:19, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I’m a fan of using the WP:LDR format, in which all references are added to the reference section at the bottom, and <ref name="SOMENAME" /> is always used in the main text. It keeps the editing window less cluttered. See Tina Charles for an example. (In that article, I’ve also added hidden numbering, to make it easier to trace the reference back to the text it references.)SPhilbrickT 12:52, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners
• Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners with citation templates
• Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners without using templates
• Wikipedia:Citing sources
• Help:Footnotes
• Wikipedia:Footnotes

---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 13:14, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Quality and importance rating

Hi, I want to learn some details about the quality and importance ratings of the articles.

• The definitions of some classes (portal, list, template) are obvious. But what do FA, FL, GA, A, B, C and start stand for?
• Being a member of some projects I added certain articles to projects. But I am not sure if I can add articles created by me .
• How are the articles rated on importance scale, by voting or just by personal opinion ?

Thanks Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 12:22, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I think you'll find Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment answers most of your questions.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:32, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

After reading the page that Fuhghettaboutit linked, please be bold and rate any articles as A, B, C, Start, or Stub based on how complete you think the articles are. If someone disagrees with your assessment, they can bring it up on the article's talk page. —Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 13:59, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Sit-up Ltd Channels System

Would it be OK to explain on the individual Sit-up Ltd Channels articles how bid tv, Price Drop TV and speed auction tv work such as:

• Explaining how the Auctions work
• How to buy products using

• Pre Bid
• Telephone
• Online (Buy-Now and Web Bids)

Also pictures could be added to the articles to show how the on-screen graphics changed through time, along with these pictures would be descriptions of how the channel worked at that point in time. Paul2387 14:44, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for offering. However, instructional content like that may be better placed on our sister site Wikibooks. Unless there are already multiple reliable secondary sources describing the process which could be drawn from, such material usually falls under the definition of original research in Wikipedia articles. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 18:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

'Wiki' article

We must improve the 'Wiki' article which is also not a good article and is the most viewed on Wikipedia with 131,383 hits per day. Please help improve this improve this article to at least good article status. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 16:10, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Autoconfirmed user cannot edit semi-protected entries

I'm an autoconfirmed Wikipedia user who has been a member since 2006 and who has made about 50 edits in that time. I understand this entitles me to edit semi-protected entries while signed in (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#semi). However, for some reason I can't edit these pages. Just as a banal example, when I try to edit the entry for Nicolaus Copernicus, I get an error message which suggests that I am not recognized as an established autoconfirmed user:

Note: This page has been semi-protected so that only established users can edit it. 17:18, 13 April 2009 Ckatz (talk | contribs) changed protection level of Nicolaus Copernicus [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite) ‎ (Excessive vandalism) (hist)

Why does this happen? Is it a mistake? Am I misunderstanding either the editing policy or my user status? If not, how can this be fixed?

--Nastunya (talk) 16:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Are you editing through a Tor network? If so, your account needs at least 100 edits to become autoconfirmed, as stated at WP:AUTOCONFIRMED. --Mysdaao ^talk 17:21, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It's normal for that message to appear when anyone clicks to edit that page – it shouldn't stop you editing. Forgive me if this is a silly question, but have you tried just ignoring the message, making your edit, and clicking save as normal? Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 17:25, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Indeed. That message is a sign that you can edit the page and the software just makes a note about the semi-protection. If you log out then you will see "view source" instead of "edit this page" and get another message if you click it (it's the same url). PrimeHunter (talk) 18:24, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Editing When Signed in: Downloads index.php file?

I can't seem to edit any pages when I'm signed in with my username (which I'll message to an admin, but would rather not post here). Instead of getting the edit page, my browser attempts to download index.php. I've tried this in the latest versions of Chrome and IE. Please advise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.20.242.25 (talk) 16:33, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

When you are logged in, click my preferences at the top of the screen. Click the Editing tab and look under Advanced options where it says "Use external editor by default (for experts only, needs special settings on your computer)" and "Use external diff by default (for experts only, needs special settings on your computer)". If one or both of those options are checked, uncheck them, save, and try again. --Mysdaao ^talk 17:24, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

You may also need to purge your cache after following the steps laid out above. TNXMan 17:25, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Checkuser Access

How do I request access to Checkuser tools as I would like to participate in reducing sockpuppets and block evaders, currently do this but think Checkuser tools will make it easier to detect sockpuppets/block evaders. Thanks Paul2387 17:36, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

See WP:CHECKUSER Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 17:38, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

There was also a call for self-nomination applications recently but this was closed on the 12th of this month; Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/May 2010 election Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:56, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Checkuser is one of the most restricted tools on Wikipedia. There are currently 10 users with checkuser access (not counting arbitrators). A user has to demonstrate a high level of competency and community trust before being considered for checkuser access. TNXMan 17:57, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Images are negative

So I've been uploading images with success, but only a couple of them are the colors they were originally. All of the others have had the light and dark areas switched, so they look like negative photographs. What's going on here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Llwrce (talk • contribs) 17:42, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

They all view as positive images for me - have you tried clearing your cache and/or a server purge and/or rebooting? As for the colours, are you processing them in Photoshop or something similar? If so, you need to make sure that they use the s-RGB colour space, otherwise they will not display properly. If they are JPGs straight from the camera they may still need their levels tweaking. I will fiddle with one and see what I can do. – ukexpat (talk) 17:51, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I just took a look at File:Cooperation spokane.jpg in Photoshop and see that it uses the CMYK color model, usually used for printing purposes, not s-RGB. I converted it and tweaked the levels a little. I'll upload it over your version so you can see the difference. It can be rolled back if you don't like it. By the way, if you don't provide evidence of permission and a license they will all be speedily deleted. – ukexpat (talk) 18:04, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks, that makes sense, since a few of them worked but the rest didn't. I'll be sure to fix those. And yes, I'm in the process of uploading the permissions for the photos. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Llwrce (talk • contribs) 18:29, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

On the subject of permissions, what kind of permission is the Spokane Arts Commission giving? If it doesn't allow reuse for all purposes, it's not going to be sufficient. See WP:IOWN for assistance. – ukexpat (talk) 18:37, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

File:RSeymour.jpg

Can someone move that to Commons?-Henswick (talk) 18:01, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

You could put {{movetocommons}} on it and then click on the link at the bottom of the box that is subsequently put on the image page. Dismas|^(talk) 21:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

You can also slog through the procedure in WP:MITC. It's a bit tricky to figure out the first time. Read about my adventures. (Say, it would be nice if the usability project would figure out how to make moving images to Commons ridiculously simple. We're actually almost there with the various tools like Push-for-Commons and CommonsHelper, but there are still a lot of conditional branches a user has to figure out, especially on the first attempt, and to handle images that people uploaded to Wikipedia with every imaginable variation of licensing, description, questionable copyright, filenames that are valid on Wikipedia but break on Commons, etc.) --Teratornis (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Profile not displaying when i log out

Resolved

 – BelovedFreak 21:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

When I log into my account I can see my profile, but when I log out and search for my name (Amy Tinkham)-it doesn't come up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amy Tinkham (talk • contribs) 19:17, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

When you use the search box on the left, it only searches articles, what we call the "mainspace". What you have written is on your userpage, so it's not included in the usual search results. When you get to the search results, you can click on "Everything", and your userpage comes up on the list. Userpages don't come up in the usual search results because they're just really for editors to put a brief profile about themselves, for other editors to read, or useful links they use when editing, things like that. They're not really for profiles for the general public to read as such. Hope this helps. --BelovedFreak 19:25, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Do I have to create a new profile page/account? What do I need to do to make my profile visible to the public? Can I call you to walk me through the process?- Thanks!!--Amy Tinkham (talk) 20:00, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, your profile is visible to the public. Anyone can see it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Amy_Tinkham but it won't show up in the search results as I explained above. If you've come here just to create a profile about yourself, then you may be confused as to the purpose of Wikipedia. We're here to build an encyclopedia; it's not a social networking site or a site like LinkedIn. Userpages are provided as a courtesy to editors who are otherwise making contributions to Wikipedia articles. If someone is notable enough for an article here, then one can be created (by someone else) in the mainspace. Userpages are not supposed to be a way around that. I left some links on your user talkpage earlier that will help you if you want to make actual contributions to Wikipedia. If you have any further questions, please ask.--BelovedFreak 20:18, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Please stand corrected that I do know the purpose of this site...thank you for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amy Tinkham (talk • contribs) 20:39, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

The purpose of Wikipedia can be understood in several different ways. I like to emphasize Wikipedia's purpose as an aggregation and superior organization of information already reliably published elsewhere. This is an aspect of Wikipedia that tends to elude many first-time contributors (including me when I was new to editing here): it's not about what we know or believe to be true, but what we can demonstrate to have been already published.

Your user page has the added complication of being autobiographical. That is a problem on Wikipedia because we do not write autobiographies here. To understand why, see WP:AUTOBIO, WP:COI, WP:PEACOCK, and WP:BIO. To summarize all that material: long experience has shown it is extremely difficult for most people to be objective when writing about themselves. So the best approach is not to try it.

If you would like an article about yourself on Wikipedia, you can request one at Wikipedia:Requested articles. If you are sufficiently notable to be the subject of an article here, someone else will eventually write about you. You can help the process along by collecting all the coverage of yourself in news media, scholarly works, etc. The limiting factor for writing articles on Wikipedia is usually finding the sources. You may be in a position to know more about the available sources about yourself than most other Wikipedia editors might be. A first step is the so-called "Google test" which is to see how many mentions of your name appear in a simple Google search: Amy Tinkham. Your name generates lots of hits (including your Wikipedia user page), but I'm not seeing many mentions in major news outlets in the top results, i.e. the type of sources that would clearly demonstrate your notability. Someone would have to spend more time studying the sources to see whether they are sufficient for an article about you. Your body of work seems substantial enough; the only issue might be rounding up enough media coverage to demonstrate notability and to verify (through footnote citations) all the bits that make up a solid biography.

In general on Wikipedia we do not contribute original information in text form, but we do like people to contribute original work in graphic form (photos, diagrams, charts, etc.). Wikipedia's biographical articles often suffer from the lack of any good photos of famous people that are licensed as free content. Most publicity photos and media photos are under copyright and thus not suitable for uploading to Wikimedia Commons to illustrate our articles. If you have any photos of yourself or your work that you own the copyright to and are willing to license freely (for example as {{cc-by-sa-3.0}}) then feel free to upload them.

In the meantime, anyone can write a(n auto)biography on WikiBios. --Teratornis (talk) 00:07, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Also see Wikipedia:WikiProject Dance. The best way to learn how to edit on Wikipedia is to start by making small edits to existing articles, then watch what happens to them, while you read the friendly manuals to understand what the other editors are doing to your edits. Creating new articles entirely from scratch can be quite demanding, because it requires considerable knowledge of Wikipedia editing. See for example WP:LAYOUT and the manual of style. --Teratornis (talk) 03:59, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Highest Peaks in California

Your article on the highest peaks in California is wrong. There are 13 peaks in the state of California that break 14,000 feet. Your list of the tallest 25 peaks ommits a number of more prominent peaks than the ones listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.169.24.226 (talk) 19:49, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

If you want to see this corrected, you need to raise the issue at the Talk: page of the article itself. When viewing the article, click the "discussion" tab at the top, and leave a note on that talk page with your concerns, as you have done here. --Jayron32 20:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Give verifiable and reliable sources for your information. Note what the list says about at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Seeing a list of my sub-pages

Is there an easy way to see what sub-pages I have under my user page? Dismas|^(talk) 21:12, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Yep - go to "my contributions" at the top of the page, scroll down and there's a link to your subpages at the bottom.--BelovedFreak 21:14, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

To list subpages

• To see your subpages, select My contributions, scroll to the bottom of the page and select subpages
• Use Special:PrefixIndex to see any subpage
• Create a list using {{Special:PrefixIndex/fullpagename}}
• Create a formatted list with {{List subpages}}
• To add a subpages link to the left toolbar, add this to Special:MyPage/skin.js and purge the page per the instructions at the top of the page:

addOnloadHook( function () {
addPortletLink("p-tb", wgServer+wgArticlePath.replace("$1", "Special:PrefixIndex/"+wgPageName+"/"),
"Subpages", "t-subpages", "See all subpages of this page");
});

To delete subpages

• Add {{db-u1}} to any of your pages to request deletion

---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 23:13, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

recent changes patrol

What is the "recent changes patrol"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dbkim1 (talk • contribs) 21:54, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol. Goodvac (talk) 22:39, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

The recent changes patrol is a group of users who monitor of the recent changes for vandalism, and revert vandalism when they encounter it. Immunize talk 23:23, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

My signature

When I sign my posts, there is no longer a link to my user and talk pages. Why has this happened, and what can I do to change it? Immunize talk 23:26, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It looks like you checked the box that says, "Sign my name exactly as shown" in your preferences and what you have in the box above it doesn't contain a link. In your preferences, under "Signature" either edit what is in the box to contain a link to your user pages, or uncheck the box. If you need further help, please read Wikipedia:How to fix your signature. --Mysdaao ^talk 23:36, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I unchecked the box, but my signature now continues to display incorrectly (there are 2 links to my talk page rather than one). Immunize talk (talk) 23:39, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

No, there's only one link to your talk page. The first link that says "Immunize talk" is actually to your user page. I suspect "Immunize talk" is what you have in the box in your preferences. If the checkbox is unchecked, whatever is in the other box will display in the link to your user page only. You need to edit that box if you want the user page link to display something different. --Mysdaao ^talk 23:43, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Try playing around at WP:SANDBOX where you can experiment with your signature and get it to work "right". --Jayron32 04:51, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

April 16

Copyrighted image in userbox

Resolved

 – ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 19:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I came up with a great idea for a userbox, and I want to use a particular image from an episode of the original Twilight Zone series. The problem is it's a copyrighted, fair use image. If I use it it'll just get yanked, but I have to have it! What do I do? Stagyar Zil Doggo 03:12, 16 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk • contribs)

Sorry but you've already said it. It's not a "fair use image," it's a copyrighted image that would not be fair use for the purpose you would put it. I can only suggest that you go the the Commons and dig for an image that works, even if not as well.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

pffffffffffft... How could an emoticon possibly compare to a panic-stricken Burgess Meredith? Stagyar Zil Doggo 03:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk • contribs)

Speaking of panic-stricken, that's how a person often becomes by approaching Wikipedia with an arbitrary, inflexible goal. The only way to stay sane on Wikipedia is to have a plan B, C, D, ..., and Z ready for when plan A melts like a snowball. A very important thing to grasp here is that Wikipedia is a free content project, and thus we must un-learn some of our cultural programming from the corporate entertainment industry. By the time a child reaches adulthood in a country like the US, he or she has absorbed thousands of hours of copyrighted entertainment. On Wikipedia we cannot simply regurgitate all of that monetized pop culture, because it does not belong to us. Instead we are trying to create something here which no one can prevent anyone else from using freely. Consider the violence that has been done to you by the entertainment industry masters of persuasion. They have filled your head with memes which you now feel urges to propagate, but they stop you from doing that by asserting intellectual property rights over the stuff they put into your brain. You can fight back by consciously rejecting your corporatized brainwashing, and instead studying free content repositories such as Creative Commons, to find new memes you can develop urges to propagate, which you can then legally satisfy. --Teratornis (talk) 03:47, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Actually I just like The Twilight Zone. Stagyar Zil Doggo 04:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk • contribs)

Thanks though, Fuhghettaboutit. Hadn't been aware of the Commons, really. That's gonna be a big help. Found some images right away. Stagyar Zil Doggo 04:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk • contribs)

Uh... Anybody tell me why my edits are all "unsigned?" Stagyar Zil Doggo 04:32, 16 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk • contribs)

• Because your signature does not contain a link to your user page or user talk page. Without that, sinebot will not recognize your signature. See WP:SIG; at minimum all signatures must contain a wikilink to either your userpage or user talk page. --Jayron32 04:48, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh. Okay. Thanks a lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk • contribs) 04:53, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Note that the word "unsigned" is a link to a page that answers the question of how to sign your posts. Most canned messages on Wikipedia try to be self-explanatory by containing links to pages that explain what they're about. --Teratornis (talk) 07:59, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Uh-huh... Thanks. Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk) 16:40, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Well that fixed it. Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk) 16:41, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Histroy

Who are the Igbos, and what is the meaning of igbo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.91.104.80 (talk) 04:23, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

See Igbo, and in the future, ask questions of this nature at Wikipedia:Reference desk. --Jayron32 04:46, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

How to join WikiProjects?

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 –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I found some WikiProjects that I would like to participate in, but I don't know how to join one, and this information wasn't on the pages about WikiProjects or the project pages. How do I join a WikiProject? NotAnonymous0 did I err?|Contribs 05:00, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

There's no formal requirements or procedures to "join" a Wikiproject. Many (but not all) maintain optional membership lists for the purpose of finding other like-minded editors, so joining entails merely adding your name to such lists. Otherwise, feel free to dive in to the various to-do lists, or try contacting some of the active members of the Project asking for places to help out! --Jayron32 05:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help! NotAnonymous0 did I err?|Contribs 05:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

WP:PROJGUIDE might provide some useful information, although it is aimed more at people who want to organize WikiProjects. But you could compare a particular WikiProject to the guidance in that manual page, and get an idea of how the WikiProject members are running it. Some WikiProjects are much more developed than others. --Teratornis (talk) 07:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Accidentally disabled mobile site

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HOW DOES ONE GET THE MOBILE SITE BACK AFTER ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE "PERMANENTLY DISABLE MOBILE SITE" LINK?!!!! I'M SO FRUSTRATED I WANT TO THROW MY PHONE OUT THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.90.79 (talk) 05:58, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

You might wish to visit our reference desk for answers. (and ya, try hitting the 'restore defaults' button too). ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 06:58, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I noticed you discovered Wikipedia:Enable mobile version. Give the servers some time; it should work. If it doesn't, leave a note on the talk page of the article page or at our reference desk. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 07:07, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

And I know you are frustrated, but can you please refrain from typing in capitals - on the Internet it is considered to be shouting. Thanks. Chevymontecarlo. 12:09, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Adding links to specific revisions in edit summary.

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 –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Sometimes I find myself including reversion numbers in edit summaries to clarify reverting old vandalism that had only been partially fixed (ie. here). Is it possible to make the revision numbers in the edit summary clickable so they link to that particular revision? For example it would be nice to be able to make the reversion numbers look like 322073452 (or even better 322073452). I don't think external links work in edit summaries, but I could swear I saw an edit summary a long long time ago that did something like that. It's entirely possible my memory is just failing me. If it isn't possible, is there a better way for me to write the edit summary? (ie. link to a section in the talk page where I can make these things work) Thanks. Winston365 (talk) 07:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Help:Edit summary#Properties has an entry about URLs, but it makes no sense to me. Wikilinks work for sure, but I don't think it is possible to wikilink to a revision. There is a magic word ({{fullurl:page name}}, {{fullurl:page name|query_string}} (absolute path to the title)), but that won't work in an edit summary. You could write a user subpage with any notes you want, including links to revisions, and link to sections on that page from an edit summary elsewhere. Then as long as your user subpage preserved the link destination, you'd have the effect you want. Although that would be an extra layer of stuff to fiddle with and possibly break. Incidentally, it seems you aren't linking to a particular revision, but to a particular diff. --Teratornis (talk) 07:51, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Complete diff and link guide isn't quite complete enough to mention linking to diffs from edit summaries. I'm about 99.99% sure it can't be done. But I've found myself in the 0.01% before when contemplating the seemingly impossible on Wikipedia. Never say never until you've heard from everyone who might know a trick. --Teratornis (talk) 07:56, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, in the examples I gave I did link to the diff. I originally used a link to the revision, but then realized linking to the diff would probably be more useful and changed the links, but didn't actually change the wording of the question. As neither work in edit summaries I hadn't worried about it, either would be better than nothing. My looking through various help pages was no more successful than yours, but that nagging, fuzzy memory made me want to ask. I suspect you are right. Thanks for the help! Winston365 (talk) 08:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Sometimes the talk page of the relevant help page (e.g. Help talk:Edit summary) is a good place to ask a technical question about a particular feature. Some users with particular knowledge of that feature might be watching the help page, and not the Help desk. --Teratornis (talk) 17:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiCommons permissions

Hello everyone, I've got a question that hasn't been appropriately answered when posted on the new contributors' help page, and so I was wondering if this is the right place to get help. The question is - when talking about mails, what are POP3, IMAP and HTTP? And where can I find them on my PC? I'm asking these questions because I want to upload a few permissons for the photos that I hae uploaded onto WikiCommons. Please answer this urgent question because I'd like to save the deleted images. Thanks Sp33dyphil ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 09:31, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Your question was answered here: Wikipedia:New contributors' help page#WikiCommons permissions - just linking that so that others can see. Did you try asking at the commons helpdesk? I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you, hopefully someone else will, but otherwise I would ask at Commons, or try the computing reference desk here.--BelovedFreak 10:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I did ask the new contributors help page on Commons. Sp33dyphil ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 03:34, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Honey

Hello. I am a Beekeeper and researcher. I would like to start and write articles on Honey production in different countries. How would I go about naming the article? would it be something like Honey production in Hungary? or Honey manufacture in Canada?

Many thanks. --UpGradeUpStage (talk) 10:01, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

It might be better to start with Honey production or Honey production by country or List of honey producing countries, and only split out to individual country articles if the article becomes too large. Also bear in mind that the article should not be a just list of adverts for commercial honey producers. Astronaut (talk) 10:22, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Another thing to bear in mind is to make sure that you have lots of references to reliable sources. It's very easy at first to write articles based on your own knowledge and forget about making them verifiable. This is especially true if you are an expert or professional in the field. Make sure everything is verifiable and that readers can look up the information for themselves if they want to. On the other hand, I'm sure as a researcher you have tons of reliable sources you can use. Just remember that once you've written something, anyone can come along and change it, so the best way of having the bit that you wrote stay, is having it backed up by reliable sources. Have a look at Wikipedia:Your first article too, which has some tips. As for the mame, User:Astronaut makes some good points. Have a look at the main Honey article (I'm sure you have!) and see which bits could be expanded enough into their own article. It looks like there are some concerns in the Honey producing countries section, so it might be worth seeing if there's anything relevant on the article talkpage at Talk:Honey. There seem to be similar articles for other products, like Rice production in Thailand and Coffee production in Costa Rica, so those seem to be the naming conventions used.--BelovedFreak 10:34, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

How to add a up and coming actor?

How do I add a new actor to wikipedia? Is this something I can do or suggest? If I can do it pls show me how to do it?

Kebire —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kebirehasanova (talk • contribs) 10:08, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Have you read WP:UPANDCOMING? --Orange Mike | Talk 14:50, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

If the actor is "up and coming" then they are probably not yet notable enough for inclusion. See our basic notability criteria for people and particularly the section about entertainers. Astronaut (talk) 10:18, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello, welcome to Wikipedia. First, I would ask: how do you know this actor is up and coming? If the answer is, because you have seen them in a new film, or have read about them in a newspaper, that's fine. If it's because you know the actor, or you are the actor, then I would strongly suggest waiting until someone else writes about them. Writing about someone you have a close connection to is considered a conflict of interest and it is very hard to write a fair, neutral article if that's the case.

If you don't have any conflict of interest, then have a look at Wikipedia:Starting an article and Wikipedia:Your first article. You might like to try the Article wizard for extra help. Please make sure that there isn't already an article about the person. Please also make sure that you have references to reliable sources. For example, newspaper articles, books or magazine articles. If you don't feel confident enough to do it yourself, you could ask somebody else to do it at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. This is also an option if you think that you might have a conflict of interest but you still think that there should be an article on the person.

Lots of new articles get deleted because they don't comply with our policies and guidelines, so you should also read Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Notability, Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. It might also help to edit a few articles first to get used to how Wikipedia works. If you have any more questions, feel free to come back here to ask.--BelovedFreak 10:22, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Template not transcluded correctly

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Can someone take a look at the APIIC Tower article. I removed the status parameter from the {{Infobox Skyscraper}}, which is supposed to make "Status: Under construction" appear in purple in the infobox (the infobox calculates the correct status based on other parameters). It works correctly in other skyscraper articles and even if I view the diff for my edit, but when just the article is viewed I see the template hasn't been transcluded correctly, like this. Is this just something to do with my PC/browser today, or have I really broken something? Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 10:13, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Check the end of that big list of conditionals; you need to also remove one pair of closing curly brackets, as you've removed the matching #ifeq clause. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) It works for me. Your edit [3] to {{Infobox skyscraper}} was invalid because it added {{#ifeq: without an ending }} (which would have to come several lines later in this case). Your image has no time but I guess that either it was made before you reverted your template edit, or else the article had not been purged to ensure that it used the most recent version of the template. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:32, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I've now overhauled that code to make it more straightforward. What was the effect you were looking for again? Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:37, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I thought it was something to do with my attempted edit to {{Infobox skyscraper}}, but I simply reverted that change when it appeared not to work. Trouble was the problem with the APIIC Tower article didn't go away, even after repeatedly pressing Ctrl+F5 which I thought did the same thing as purge by forcing my browser to re-request all the page elements and bypassing the cache. The screenshot was taken after I reverted the template change and after I finally saved the APIIC article only find the problem persisted even after Ctrl+F5. I'm curious though, if the faulty infobox was stored, how it didn't affect other skyscraper articles or the diff view. Anyhow, the template is now fixed again with simpler markup. Thank you all. Astronaut (talk) 12:17, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Diff views are generally generated when the diff link is clicked and templates are transcluded as they are at that moment. Article pages are cached by our software for performance reasons and not rebuilt each time a user watches the article. A template edit adds all pages using the template to a job queue with pages that has to be rebuilt but it takes a varying amount of time (sometimes days) to rebuild them due to limits in Wikimedia server capacity. A page is always rebuilt when it is edited and you edited the article while the template code was invalid. It's possible some other skyscraper articles were affected if they were rebuilt at a bad time between your edits to the template. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:28, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Meta template problem

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I am having a problem at Chelsea_and_Fulham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#Election_results. The English Democrats may not have a meta link? Kittybrewster ☎ 10:46, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Ooh. Solved it. Kittybrewster ☎ 10:50, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Personalising a Table of Contents

Apologies in advance if this isn't the most appropriate place to ask this question, but looking through the "Are you in the right place" table, I don't see anywhere else that's immeadiately obvious. I was wondering if there's a way to edit and customise tables of contents - specifically the colour and frame colours (and I suppose font and all the other things that can be edited in other fields). A look at the top of my talk page will probably demonstrate what I'd like to achieve. I haven't been able to find any guidance on the usual WP: pages, and as the TOC isn't a standard field, there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust details like the colour. Cheers in advance, Ranger Steve (talk) 13:22, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Assuming you want to do this for your userpage (such a nonstandard TOC wouldn't work in the article space), then Wikipedia:User page design center may be helpful to you. --Jayron32 13:58, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

You can do some styling by wrapping the magic word __TOC__ in a div, but I don't think you can override the default style for color. You can certainly use this on your talk page, but please don't do it in an article. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 14:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Don't worry, purely for the talk page. Thanks for the link Jayron, I'll check that out. Gadget, when you say div, do you mean {{ or < formatting? Any examples would be much appreciated. Cheers, Ranger Steve (talk) 14:10, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

TELE ATLAS

HI,

I am an employee of Tele Atlas, the latest update is the CEO (Bill Henry)has left the organization.

Kindly check with the concerned authroities as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.170.125.174 (talk) 14:50, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the update. Do you have a reliable source we can use to verify this information? TNXMan 14:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Header Globe Displaced to the Right

For the past few days, when viewing Wikipedia on MSIE8 the header globe, top left on all pages, has been displaced sufficiently far to the right to obscure part of the header of every page: maybe a 150pixel displacement. It's not a problem in Firefox. I'm not aware of having changed any settings that might have caused this to happen at my end. Any thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.48.144 (talk) 15:40, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Just to the right of the URL is a broken paper icon. Click on it to turn on compatibility mode. -- kainaw™ 16:07, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Inflation

do you believe that the United States could be facing a hyperinflation problem in the foreseeable future? why or why not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.33.89 (talk) 16:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

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 But we won't do your homework for you. – ukexpat (talk) 17:31, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Adequate Cite for proposed edit and addition to entry

I have information/facts with which to edit and add to an entry. Several weeks ago I attempted to execute the edit or addition, but it was removed by Wikipedia because of form - which I can work around - and because of sourcing issues. I believe I have solved the sourcing issues, but before trying again, I thought I might run it by the Help Desk. The entry I want to edit and add to is the one on the late cellist and musical historian Dimitri Markevitch. The source for the information is a collection of correspondence between Mr. Markevitch and myself. Naturally, I have the correspondence, which took place by email. But the collection of correspondence is also maintained by the Library at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. If I make my small edits and modest additions to the entry on Mr. Markevitch, and cite to the collection of correspondence at UNC Greensboro Library, would that be acceptable to Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terpguy42 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Provided that the source is verifiable, meaning someone could go to the library, access the materials and review them, then yes, that would be OK as a primary source. It would be even better to cite a secondary source that discusses the materials. – ukexpat (talk) 17:29, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Read WP:PRIMARY, WP:RS, and WP:V. --Teratornis (talk) 17:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Want To Right-align

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 – Mysdaao ^talk 18:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I've been trying to right-align a service award but it just won't do it. Or, it won't do it satisfactorily. Is it possible? Are there unique considerations that need to be taken when aligning graphics? Or something? Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk) 17:12, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I see the {{service awards}} template being used on User:Stagyar Zil Doggo. As the template's documentation says, you can right-align it by adding |align=right to the template usage. --Mysdaao ^talk 17:23, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Great! Thanks very much. Stagyar Zil Doggo (talk) 17:27, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome! --Mysdaao ^talk 18:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

To work with wiki.

How can i help wiki,by producing my own works —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.197.199.149 (talk) 18:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Please read >

• Writing your first article
• Wikipedia:Article wizard
• Base criteria for articles to be considered for including on Wikipedia
• Why Wikipedia requires Reliable Sources
• What does Wikipedia mean by Verifiability

• And why Wikipedia should not contain your own research, what we call Original Research

Feel free to write back for further help. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 19:25, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

You mean how can you contribute to Wikipedia? Take a look at: Wikipedia:Tutorial, Wikipedia:How to edit a page and WP:FAQ. If you intend you create articles you will need to create a user account. – ukexpat (talk) 19:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

What do you mean by "works"? Wikipedia generally does not want original work in text form, but we do want original photos, diagrams, and maps. For example, if you have a camera, look at Wikipedia:Requested pictures and Commons:Commons:Picture requests. We have a similar page for requested maps. If you can draw with a vector graphics program such as Inkscape, see Commons:Category:Images that should use vector graphics for lots of raster graphics you can vectorize. There are many things to do on Wikipedia, depending on where your talents lie. Also note that Wikipedia is not "wiki". --Teratornis (talk) 19:53, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I think the OP was shortening 'Wikipedia' by referring to it as 'Wiki', even though it is not one. Chevymontecarlo. 09:42, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

It is one. It's just not the only one. --ColinFine (talk) 13:34, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

RfA

How do you notify users of your RfA without it being considered Canvassing? Immunize (talk) 19:14, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Post a neutrally worded message about the RfA at forums like the Village Pump (Miscellaneous), is one method. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 19:17, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Is there a template that you can put on many users talk pages? Immunize (talk) 19:19, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I wouldn't do any notification - most editors who have interest in participating in Rfa discussions probably have WP:RFA watchlisted so they know when new requests are created. – ukexpat (talk) 19:21, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Read WP:Canvassing to understand the template that can be used to publicise using acceptable norms. Read WP:Publicising discussions too. Might be helpful. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 19:32, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I would like you to review my RfA to ensure I have set it up correctly. Immunize (talk) 19:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Everything looks in order. TNXMan 19:48, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Are there any additional questions I must answer? Immunize (talk) 19:50, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Not as of yet. Other editors may add questions for you once you've transcluded the RfA to the main RfA page. TNXMan 19:52, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

How do I do that? Immunize (talk) 19:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Watch the page, and when someone adds a question for you, type your answer below the question. Look at other closed RfAs to see how they did it. --Teratornis (talk) 19:56, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

And answering another editors question transcludes the page? Immunize (talk) 20:01, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I've transcluded the page for you. This means that your request is now live and other editors can comment and ask questions. TNXMan 20:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. Immunize (talk) 20:06, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

• You can use {{RfX-notice}} to place a note on your user/talk page, but I would strongly advise against sending other editors notes about your RFA or posting about it at pumps and the like. It will sink it faster than a collision with an iceberg. –xeno^talk 20:05, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

• General comment to responders: I think it would've been helpful to let this user know that they are a WP:NOTNOW candidate. *shrug*. –xeno^talk 20:20, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I was going to, but I didn't realise it would be transcluded so quickly. When it had been the train had already left the station (just like it did last night when I was almost stranded at Penn Station - still mad about that, gripe over). – ukexpat (talk) 20:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Changing the Title of the entry

Hi, I have edited the page for 'Mountain Air' which currently redirects to 'Fly My Sky'. These are now seperate companies. I fly for Mountain Air and have updated the information and need to change the page heading, but don't know how to do this. Can you do it for me? It should read "Mountain Air". thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.179.89.130 (talk) 21:33, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Mountain Air (New Zealand) currently redirects to Fly My Sky. You edited [4] the article Fly My Sky which should be about Fly My Sky so I have reverted your edit. If you want to make an article about Mountain Air (New Zealand) instead of the current redirect then you can click the link at the top saying "Redirected from Mountain Air (New Zealand)" before clicking "edit this page". But since you work for Mountain Air, see Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:44, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Can't determine if a movie poster image is Template:Non-freepromotional or some other form of creative commons

HI,

I wrote an article on a documentary and I'd like to update the article with the movie poster image (as I see on so many wikipedia pages). Would love to know what method I should use to upload the file and how I should add it to the article. This is for Engligh Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kgarcia99 (talk • contribs) 23:07, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

In a normal case, you should upload it on Wikipedia not the commons if it's a non-free image. So you can do that at Special:Upload. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

April 17

Wiktionary

Is there any way I can view all the Serbo-croat entries in Wiktionary which have English translations included with them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.74.11.25 (talk) 00:57, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Please ask at Wiktionary Info Desk. – ukexpat (talk) 02:31, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Animations not showing up

Why isn't two out of three animation not showing up here. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 03:43, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Static GIF images not being resized by MediaWiki for years now. When will MediaWiki resizing return? I haven't read all of it, so I'm not sure of the fix. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 03:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

After reading a good bit of the aforementioned article, it seems that it's simply a matter of waiting for the thumbnailer to finish sloshing through its (very long) queue. And FYI, only the top animation on that page isn't working, for me at least. Calvin 1998 ^(t·c) 04:17, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Correct. The top animation is too large for scaling btw. So it will not generate an animation. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 15:27, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Adding sections to IFSB article

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Hi, I was looking through the backlog of articles requiring sections and I need some help putting the content in this article into sections. I was going to try the IRC but cannot access it due to the restrictions put in place on the computer I am using. Should I have just posted something on the article's discussion page? I am not having any problems trying to edit, it's just that I am unsure how to separate the article. Chevymontecarlo. 09:26, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Never mind, I understand that the help desk is for asking questions to do with using Wikipedia, not about how it's content is supposed to be structured. I will ask elsewhere. Chevymontecarlo. 09:45, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

inquiry

a source in the university of ghana told me that the school only offers masters in agric engineering as the only option in engineering.i want to know if that is the only option in engineering —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chibueze44 (talk • contribs) 12:20, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Miscellaneous section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.Template:Z38--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:29, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguation pages editnotice

Can someone link me to:

• Easy mode: the editnotice for disambiguation pages
• Moderate: the discussion that lead to its implementation
• Hard mode: the best discussion on article-space editnotices

Kisses, 86.41.91.196 (talk) 14:48, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguation pages don't have an editnotice, they have an editintro, which works a bit differently. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:11, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

And about your 'easy mode', it's at Template:Disambig editintro. Kayau Voting IS evil 15:12, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Moderate: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_40#Template_for_edit-mode-only_in_dab_pages Kayau Voting IS evil 15:14, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Third Opinion

I have submitted an issue for Third Opinion but have no idea of the reasonable time frame in which it will be dealt with. Could you give me an idea? Also, I'm not sure how I will know when the issue has been dealt with and what the result is. I'm assuming it will be on my talk page, but am not absolutely sure. Could you please answer these questions? Thank you.

Diranakir (talk) 15:20, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

The Backward "R"

Is it OK to use a backward "R" taken from Wikipedia on things like word processing? MR.PreZ 15:23, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Do you mean copying and pasting the Cyrillic letter Я (last letter of the Russian alphabet) into some other program, like Microsoft Word? If this is what you mean it's fine. If you're asking about something else, please explain. -- Rick Block (talk) 15:42, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Privacy concerns about IPs versus usernames

I have been editing from an IP address for some time, and I am now considering creating an account. If I do create an account, I intend to put some identifying information in there -- my school affiliations, my first name, etc.

Question 1: It doesn't seem too hard for someone to associate my account with my IP address (given that I am going to continue editing all the same pages). Does that create privacy risks?

Question 2: One of the main reasons I'm getting an account, is because I think it will cause people to revert my edits less often. So, if I should accidentally make an edit from my IP address, I would be tempted to log-in and indicate in the edit history that, "hey, that last edit was from me!". Does that behavior create privacy risks?

Thanks. 207.237.228.236 (talk) 16:12, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand.. you say you intend to intentionally put identifying information yet you worry about someone discovering your IP address? Sorry if I misunderstood maybe you could rephrase what you mean here? Regarding question 2, there happens to be a tool called the "Poor Man's Checkuser" and basically what it does is attempts to link usernames to IP#s using a method that takes advantage of exactly the situation you described. I'd say there's many privacy risks when using Wikipedia, there always is, the question is how much do you value your privacy and what risks are you willing to take? -- œ^™ 18:37, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

• Yes, you're right, I'm not being totally consistent :) Let me rephrase my questions: What does an IP address reveal about a person? What does an IP address, plus first name and university affiliation, reveal about a person? I guess I want to learn more about how IP addresses are assigned. A referral to a WP article could do the trick. JD Caselaw (talk) 18:47, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

• Ok well you can see yourself exactly what information can be gained from an IP address, simply click on the WHOIS link at the bottom of your IP contributions page: http://toolserver.org/~chm/whois.php?ip=207.237.228.236 .. Usually the most that can be learned is the city you're in. Reading the article on IP addresses may help you learn about how they're assigned, but the best place to get a quick and direct answer would be the Computing Reference Desk.

Here are some links relating to Privacy on Wikipedia that may help: meta:Privacy policy, foundation:Privacy policy, WP:PRIVACY, meta:CheckUser policy, CheckUser and privacy policy. -- œ^™ 19:01, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Policy on editing other people's user pages

What's the whole policy about editing another person's user page? Do you need permission from the owner? What if it's just to fix a typo that obviously wasn't intentional? 'FLaRN'(talk) 16:39, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:User pages#Ownership and editing of user pages. I wouldn't fix a typo except possibly if it caused an incorrect link. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:43, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Another option is to leave a note on the user's talk page about the error. Then the user can decide if it's worth fixing. You never know how strangers might react to having someone else edit "their" user pages. There is enough conflict on Wikipedia already; user pages are not important enough to fight over. Although I'd have to say, if someone gets upset over having a typo fixed on their user page, that user may not have a suitable temperament to edit on Wikipedia. --Teratornis (talk) 18:24, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Biography of Living Persons question

In doing some minor typo corrections, I noticed a paragraph in the article for Włodzimierz Stanny (added by an anonymous editor) that I think could be considered contentious. But I'm very new to Wikipedia and a little nervous about just reverting, as my opinion on the contentiousness of the material may not be accurate. Can I get your opinion? On the history page, the paragraph was added in the edit of 15:26, 7 April 2010. Thanks Celique (talk) 18:15, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

If a section can be considered possibly contentious or negative and is unreferenced, delete it on sight and cite WP:BLP in your edit summary. If the information is true and notable, the editor can add it back with references to reliable sources. Deleting contentious, unreferenced BLP issues is an exception to the WP:3RR rule, so don't worry about that.

You're also correct about the Stanny article; the section was definitely contentious and I've deleted it. Thanks! liquidluck✽talk 18:22, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the clarification, and for handling this particular example. May I ask one more question? In the article for Raul Rabadan, there is an entry in the External Links section (added by an anonymous editor) that is regarding another individual named Raul Rabadan, who does not have his own Wikipedia entry. Nothing contentious at all, but since the two Rabadans have no connection with each other, it seems that the External Link entry does not belong in this article. Would it be appropriate to remove? On the history page, the entry was added in the edits of 2:38 and 2:42, 28 August 2009. Thanks again. Celique (talk) 19:07, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that would be subject to removal; it appears it is spam for a non-notable musician. Thanks for catching it! liquidluck✽talk 20:51, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Re article: List of persons who have walked across the United States

I have no idea how to contact the author of this article ("List of persons who have walked across the United States") to ask them to check out Eb Eberhart aka "Nimblewill Nomad" as a possible addition to this list. I'm pretty sure he's done this walk. I can give the author email and phone contact information for Eb if they need that. 98.230.60.29 (talk) 20:36, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome to add the information to the article yourself, just by hitting "edit" and adding. However, please be sure to cite a reliable source—such as a newspaper article—when adding information or the information may be deleted. Because information needs to be verifiable and not original research, phone calls and emails are not allowed as references. See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for help. liquidluck✽talk 20:49, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

asking for fair use permission

hi, so I have an article that I needed to make a good article for a school project. It's the article on Leyendas de Guatemala. And in the main title box thing I used a photo of the author Miguel Asturias. It's not a free use photo, but the article about him (miguel asturias), AND another article about one of his books (El señor presidente) have been able to use it by claiming fair use, or whatever. I know that because if you click on the image then under it there is a "Non-free media use rationale" box for both these articles. How do I go about being able to legitimately have that? How did the El señor presidente article do it? Thanks so much for any help, I really really appreciate it. --Rekarrr (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2010 (UTC)