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July 26

Pictures of tanks

Before I sign off, I'd like to ask someone here where I could ask for some (20-30) photos of tanks and self propelled artillery platforms to be identified. Some of these are the only ones in the world, so II thought they would look good in an article. I will upload the photos once the question is answered (they are all from the Kubinko Tank Museum in Kubinko, Russia). Buggie111 (talk) 03:19, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

You can try the users over at the miscellaneous section of the reference desk, but you might also try tapping the specialists over at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:37, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

You might also want to try making a request at the commons. Kayau Voting IS evil 05:06, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

It's Kubinka Tank Museum. Maybe you can identify some of them with help from http://www.tankmuseum.ru/index_e.html, commons:Tank Museum, Kubinka, commons:Category:Tanks. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:57, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I found that (meaning Kubinka) when looking at the Maus. I'll try to do so, but it doesn't really seem like as if there is a need. Buggie111 (talk) 14:42, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit ok?

Was i ok to put a speedy deletion template back onto a page after a ip address removed it.It was on the page Timo Schunemman.Gobbleswoggler (talk) 09:50, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

The article has been deleted. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 11:25, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Welcome

Am i allowed to add the welcome template to anyones page after they have made an edit?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 11:23, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

It depends. If they have made just one edit or two, then do welcome; if they have edited a lot, and has been here for a few weeks, then don't, as he may take offence. Kayau Voting IS evil 11:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

You might also want to look at Wikipedia:Welcoming committee ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 11:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Note that many welcome templates say people can ask you questions. You may not know enough to give proper replies yet. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:48, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Page Deletion

Cab someone delete the page Hixapanichalighonamaxipainophobia.Gobbleswoggler (talk) 11:34, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

You had already tagged Hixapanichalighonamaxipainophobia for speedy deletion with {{db-test}} ({{db-hoax}} might have been more accurate). There is no need to also post here. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

== Illustrations image rights purchase ==

To whom it may concern

can you please let me know if the illustrations for some of the Bottanicals that you have on your website can be purchased.

Best regards Carmen <blanked>--62.133.17.110 (talk) 11:51, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

The images cannot really be purchased, but they may be available for re-use. See this page for specifics on how it can be done. TNXMan 11:57, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

JULY 29, 2010 NOTE: To Whom It May Concern,

I am working on JoAnne's page ( joannelorenzana.com ) as I'm a friend but very new to Wikipedia and I have been allowed to work on it. In hind sight, I should have studied the steps in proceeding first (which is what I'm doing now) and should have began with the sandbox and created sippets from there. I also apply changes on her existing website, with permission. I will revise said article as soon as possible but desperate for help creating redirects to pages of reference, I will also note the web designer who created her main page for additional resource.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely, Eric —Preceding unsigned comment added by Koolfish (talk • contribs) 16:35, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit OK?

Why has Trevor Blumas been deleted

Is my edit on the page: List of My Family episodes ok?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 15:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Gobbleswoggler, if you must keep asking help desk to review your edits, please help people to help you. You have been asked several times now to provide diffs when referring to specific edits, for example: Diff. In this case your edit looks fine. AJCham 15:45, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Or don't worry about your edits so much that you have to keep asking. If you are wrong, someone will let you know on your talk page. We have all made mistakes and we learn from them. – ukexpat (talk) 18:19, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Bill Williams (actor)

On bill williams' page it says he was born on may 15 but on imdb it says he was born on may 21.Should i go with imdb?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 16:15, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I would go with May 21 because NNDB and IMDB are more reliable. I find no sources that say May 15. Goodvac (talk) 16:35, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Did I do this right?

I created an article about Phạm Nguyễn Lan Phiên, which was nominated for speedy deletion. I think he might be notable and want a normal deletion discussion please. I tried to object, but was not sure how to do this. English is not my native language, that was complicated to understand for me. Did I do it right?-- Greatgreenwhale (talk) 17:17, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes you did, but to be honest I think it will be deleted. Please read our notability guidelines for articles about people. – ukexpat (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks anyway. I still think he might be notable, since he won two pretigous awards and was the youngest student ever to be accepted at a very prestiguos college, but let's see what people say in the discussion.-- Greatgreenwhale (talk) 17:36, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

There won't be a discussion. It is tagged for speedy deletion, and can be deleted by an admin without discussion. If it survives review by an admin, it may be still referred to a deletion discussion at WP:AFD. See WP:DELETION for more info. – ukexpat (talk) 18:16, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

VCH - Nat. Soc. Inquiry, 1846-7 and other nonsense

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 18:21, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I am researching Stretham education starting with Pugh (ed.) (1953) Victoria County History: Cambridgeshire Vol. IV p. 158 (via British History Online). His information is tantalising but seems incomplete so I am looking for his original sources. For example, all on page 158 ...

• Note 25 he says "Bp.'s Mun., Ely, G 2." which according to here means The muniments of ... the Bishop as 'Bp.'s Mun.' The arrangement of the Episcopal manuscripts is described in A. Gibbons, Ely Episcopal Records. The capitular manuscripts are housed in one room but are not permanently arranged in shelves or cupboards: the numbering used here is that found on the documents when they were examined in 1949-50., so I guess I cannot access these
• Note 26 he says "Bp.'s Mun., Ely, B 6." ibid.
• Note 28 he says "Rep. of Nat. Soc. 1846–7 (priv. printed)". I believe from here this translates to "Result of the Returns to the General Inquiry made by the National Society, 1846-7 (1849)". When I google book search that term I get modern works such as The Census and social structure:....
• Note 32 he says "Archives of Nat. Soc." which means what? The National Society for promoting religious education? If so, they are not digitised

I will give you my google when you take it from my cold, dead hands. In the meantime, someone more familiar with this stuff please provide some guidance (other than get another hobby!) --Senra (talk) 17:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Would you please clarify your question? It is not immediately clear to me what you are asking. Thanks. – ukexpat (talk) 17:34, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I am trying to find out more about the education (from as early as possible) in Stretham, Cambridgeshire. VCH is a good starting point, but does not give enough information. VCH references are obscure (to me anyway). Help me find information on education in Stretham --Senra (talk) 17:53, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

In that case you need the Reference Desk. Standard message follows:

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. – ukexpat (talk) 18:13, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

will do. So sorry to bother you guys. Each day, in every way, I am getting better and better (but slowly - he he) --Senra (talk) 18:18, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

No problem, marking as resolved. – ukexpat (talk) 18:21, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of page

Did I do the right thing to propose deletion of the page Marco Carcangiu?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 18:21, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I think so. Mr. R00t ^Talk 18:23, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm not so sure. Per WP:ATHLETE: Players who have appeared, and managers who have managed, in a fully-professional league (as detailed here), will generally be regarded as notable.. The question then is whether Carcangiu's club, FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo, is in a full professional league. As I don't know the answer to that, I have removed the PROD as this should be discussed at WP:AFD. – ukexpat (talk) 19:22, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of page

Can someone delete the page Bhadeshwar?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 18:28, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Also is there a page where you can report pages to be deleted more quickly?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 18:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I think G3 applies better. It's listed at the admin dashboard. There's a backlog of 133 pages that need to be CSD'd right now so just be patient. Mr. R00t ^Talk 18:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

In response to your second question. Anything that an admin needs to do gets listed here. Mr. R00t ^Talk 18:32, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

It's a badly-written two line stub, but it's about a real place (try Google) and can't be dismissed as "pure vandalism". -- John of Reading (talk) 18:49, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

It was tagged for speedy deletion [1] when you posted. Tagging places it in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion or another category for deletion. Admins monitor these categories so there is no reason to post here. It's a hidden category. I recommend you set your preferences to show hidden categories if you haven't already. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:43, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit count

I have 323 non-deleted edits (326 including deleted), but Wikipedia says I only have 306. What is the problem?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Us441 (talk • contribs) 18:40, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

There are different edit counters using different rules (for example, a move may count as one or two edits) and updating at different times. I wouldn't worry about it when the difference is small. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Editing a discussion after closure

Hello - I would like to get some views on this. Obviously contributing to a discussion (for example, an AfD discussion) after it has been closed isn't allowed (nor does it make sense), but would it be appropriate to edit a discussion after it has been closed to perform "janitorial" work, more specifically signing an unsigned comment, which in this case is of the user who closed the discussion? IMO, it's all right, but I want to see what others think. Perhaps it is better to add a note regarding it around the actual discussion, or on the talk page (though at that point, if someone really wanted to see who closed the discussion, they would look at the history, not the talk page). Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:17, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

The closure needs to be signed - so yeah, signing the closure with the unsigned template (or asking the closing admin to do so) isn't a problem. I can't think of a reason why any comments would need to be changed after the closure, though. If there is something hinky - the nominator of an AFD is a sock of the article's author trolling, for example - add a note at the bottom of the page. Is there a specific page that requires attention? UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 19:25, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

This particular MfD wasn't signed by the closing user, so I'll take care of that in a second. Nothing about odd comments or conflicts or anything like that. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:39, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

transferring edit credit

Can I request that an edit made under my username be transferred to my IP address only and no longer linked with my username account? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.152.36 (talk) 20:04, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

No, sorry. – ukexpat (talk) 20:08, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I have never seen such a request but there are lots of requests for the opposite: Transferring from IP address to user name (which we don't do either). In certain cases an edit or it's editor can be oversighted (made invisible) but I don't know whether this is relevant for you. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:23, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Company's Marketing Manager Making updates to Page

I recently found very obvious evidence that a company's Senior Marketing Communications Manager was making updates to the company's wikipedia page. Being a naive wikipedia contributer my question is this: 1) Is it not against wikipedia terms of service to do this, in fact isn't this a very grievous break of the terms? 2) If 1 is true then, what can be done to bring attention to / revert all changes done by this person? Perhaps block editing from this company's IP address etc? Thanks, - naive user —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.88.170.40 (talk) 20:06, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

It's not prohibited per se, but it is strongly discouraged by WP:COI. – ukexpat (talk) 20:08, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

The concern here should be the nature of the edits more than the status of the editor – are they clearly bad faith or promotional, for instance? If the user is making uncontroversial corrections, or perhaps removing unsourced contentious material then there is no problem, and in fact such edits should be welcomed, COI or otherwise. AJCham 20:15, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. If we looked into the case then maybe we would just inform the user of our policies. Or maybe we would do nothing if the edits are uncontroversial. It's unlikely we would jump to a block without warning first. See WP:OUTING if you consider taking this further. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:19, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Stockport County F.C.

On the history section of the above page,Paul Simpsons name is highlighted 3 times in the last paragraphs of that section.Can i remove two of the hyperlinks or should i keep the name highlighted three times?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 20:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

See WP:OVERLINK. – ukexpat (talk) 20:30, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

And please provide a link when you ask about a specific page, for example Stockport County F.C.#History. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:35, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

July 27

Use of movereq template without subst

Resolved

 – Thank you Fuhghettaboutit!  – OhioStandard (talk) 05:52, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi! An article I've contributed to is currently the subject of a rename/move request !vote on its talk page, and I noticed the wikimarkup used to tag its talk page was {{movereq|Medical use of cannabis}} . But the top of the relevant section says,

Please do not use {{movereq}} directly on page-move requests — instead, use {{subst:move}} or {{subst:move-multi}}. This is so a permanent record of the proposed page name can be placed on the talk page.

I didn't want to change the on-page usage myself, because I didn't know if that might have unintended consequences. Will it, or ... I guess I'm not sure what to do at this point to both make sure a permanent record of the move request gets placed on the talk page once the !vote closes and to not screw things up, e.g. by effectively relisting it by changing the on-page usage to use subst. Help please?  – OhioStandard (talk) 01:56, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Everything is fine and when the move request is closed, a permanent record will be left. I can see how the language in the template would be confusing in the way you read it. It only really makes sense if you know how {{move}} and {{multi-move}} work (which may indicate that the language in the template needs to be clarified, though you are the first person I've ever seen raise this [I am a regular at WP:RM and wrote the closing instructions page, though not that template], but you also may be the first person to actually bother reading the template and notice the problem). Both of those templates place {{movereq}} with various formatting done in a certain way so that User:RM bot knows to transclude the discussion at WP:RM so that the move is listed and ultimately processed by an admin after seven days. What you are seeing on the talk page is actually the result of using {{subst:move}}, not {{movereq}} directly. I'll try to think of a way to clarify that language. BY the way, noting what you said at the move discussion, movereq is never substituted.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:54, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I see! Thanks very much; I won't Fuhghettaboutit! ( How many times have you heard that, I wonder? Sorry. ) You couldn't be more clear. I'm cordially grateful for your reply, for your fine work here, and for your wikignomish work at WP:RM as well. I've modified the confused "housekeeping" comment I made at the subject !vote, based on this intelligence. Best,  – OhioStandard (talk) 05:46, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

You're most welcome and thanks for the rest.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:50, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Bible related movies

I have seen the list of bible related movies and I want to know whre I can buy these on line .Please help, Pl reply to <email removed>

B F Manoharan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.160.253.117 (talk) 02:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

This help desk is for Wikipedia-related topics only. If you want to talk about bible-related movies, head over to the appropriate reference desk and post your topic there. The Raptor ^{Let's talk}/_{My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions} 02:18, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I'm sorry, but Wikipedia does not sell anything like movies or other items related to it's articles. Also, I'm sorry, but we cannot reply to you email address. TNXMan 02:19, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

This page is only for questions about using Wikipedia, not for general knowledge questions. If you have any factual questions, please use the search box or post them on the Reference desk. --Monterey Bay (talk) 04:10, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Please do not include your contact details. I have removed your email address. Kayau Voting IS evil 04:14, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Very old AFD RFA

AFD stands for April fools day. Gotcha! Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/JI Hawkins looks terrible, probably because I messed up with the quote. Will someone please fix it so it looks normal? Kayau Voting IS evil 04:58, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Fixed by removing {{Quote}}.[2] It doesn't go together with a numbered list.PrimeHunter (talk) 07:13, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Page Deletion

I want to nominate the page Constituency PP-155 for speedy deletion but i don't know what criteria to put it under.???Gobbleswoggler (talk) 08:12, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Also what critea would you select for a place that has no notability?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 09:06, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

By design, the Speedy deletion criteria don't cover all types of article that seem to deserve deletion. If you can't find a speedy deletion criterion for a particular article, you could propose it for deletion instead. For an overview, see Deletion policy. But note that there seems to be a long-established rule here that all inhabited places are assumed to be notable, though I can't find a policy page to back that up. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:23, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

FWIW I have asked the Pakistan WikiProject to take a look at the article. – ukexpat (talk) 14:07, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Are there notability guidelines for progidies?

I am interested in progides and would like to write a number of articles about persons would did certain things very early such as Marian Kogler, the youngest person ever to graduate from college in Austria. He was 15 when he graduated. Would that fact make him notable?-- Greatgreenwhale (talk) 09:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

There are no special guidelines for prodigies. The main guideline for establishing notability is here; someone is notable, in Wikipedia terms, if he or she has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of that person. If the person is still alive, then you must take extra care to avoid unsourced statements; see these extra guidelines. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:34, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

And possibly the essay at WP:UPANDCOMING. – ukexpat (talk) 13:06, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you both :)-- Greatgreenwhale (talk) 13:26, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I may be a bit late to the party, but I'm inclined to chime in with WP:BLP1E, as well. In this case, it is surely a remarkable achievement — but not everything that gets reported in the newspaper necessarily belongs in the encyclopedia. Particularly when dealing with an article about a living subject, we have to ask ourselves if there is sufficient material available in reliable secondary sources to even construct a proper biography. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 13:34, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

<edit conflict>:The simple fact that somebody was the youngest to do this or that or the other thing, by and large does not rise to the level of notability. This is an encyclopedia, not the Guiness Book of World Records. (I will also note that such assertions are often made without any trace of evidence to back them up.) --Orange Mike | Talk 13:37, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Regardless of whether he gets an article here, Marian Kogler should become an editor on Wikipedia. A person that smart ought to easily digest our friendly manuals in no time, and then possibly improve them. --Teratornis (talk) 02:48, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Twinkle

Why is it when i edit a page using twinkle it adds the page to my watchlist?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 09:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Although I don't use Twinkle, I see that it has settings that tell it to add pages to your watchlist - see the documentation sections starting with this one. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:40, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I could be wrong, but I don't believe that Twinkle is responsible for adding your edited pages to your watchlist; check the "Watchlist" section of your "My Preferences" page: at the bottom there are three checkboxes for "Add pages I edit/move/create to my watchlist". Try unchecking them and see if that does the trick (and please let me know if I'm wrong). Cheers! -- Bgpaulus (talk) 21:58, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Can someone please fix

Resolved

 – 59.161.101.203 (talk) 16:44, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

At the page Hawthorn Football Club there is a mistake regarding citation-could someone please fix it please (I don't know why there's a referencing error)? Sp33dyphil ^{(Talk) (Contributions)(Feed back needed @ Talk page)} 09:39, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Done, I think. There were duplicate "premierships = " parameters in the infobox; one had the named reference in, but the second one (with the list of years) was the one that the software was using. Hence, when the software was looking for a named ref later on, it didn't find it. Bencherlite^Talk 09:47, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Manufacturing in HK

Manufacturing in Hong Kong just went to DYK, and ever since the day I've been thinking of writing it, I've wanted to bring it to GA. But for now, I want some criticism of the article. I know it's a long way from GA. WP:FEED seems to be pre-DYK, but WP:PR seems to be pre-FA. So, what is the best way to get feedback? BTW, could anyone rate the article on the quality scale as well? (For the importance, I've picked high per WPHK's scale). Kayau Voting IS evil 11:05, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Feed/PR, either one is great for feedback. Seeing the work already done on the article, I'll recommend WP:PR. Leave a note for rating the article there.59.161.101.203 (talk) 16:43, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

creating a version of an article in a different language

Hello -- I've found an article in Portuguese which I feel should also be available in English. I can do the translation myself, but I don't know how to create the English version as a separate article. I'd be grateful for guidance. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.186.116.114 (talk) 11:53, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

It's the same as creating any other article. You'll need to register an account first, though. Also, be sure to place {{Translated page}} on the talk page. I've left a standard message below this with some more help.

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

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation.Template:Z26 TNXMan 11:59, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

<edit conflict, sorry everything here is redundant>Apparently, transwiki importation is not enabled for Portuguese, so if I were you I would create an account, copy it into my userspace, provide attribution in my user talk, finish translating, move the page into the mainspace, and optionally, nominate it for WP:DYK. Kayau Voting IS evil 12:03, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Contributions by [76.254.32.248]

Hi there, I've been monitoring recent changes and this user [3] has made a number of changes to pages on Chinese Christianity. I've reverted some of them due to lack of sourcing but the number of changes is growing, particularly the addition of lots of citation needed templates. Just asking for help on what to do, I have stopped simply reverting the changes as they might be being made in good faith, but made incorrectly. Thanks in advance CaptRik (talk) 13:06, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Capitan, have you tried discussing the issue with the user? Have you brought up the discussions on the talk page of the article? Try these two methods additionally. Educate the user about our pillars of editing.59.161.101.203 (talk) 16:38, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Page Deletion ???

The page Matt Henshaw has been repeatedly deleted. It should exist as a stub. There seems to be some question over the notability of past articles but present articles show an artist in the ascendancy. The page should exist if only as a stub. I have been sidetracked by this constant deletion and haven't contributed substantially to wikipedia now for sometime through fear of deletion. Ilsonowl (talk) 14:11, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Have you read WP:UPANDCOMING? – ukexpat (talk) 14:13, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

While you're at it, read our notability criteria.59.161.101.203 (talk) 16:33, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Problems with an article nontheism, the "word", and an AfD

The article nontheism recently was decided as a "keep" per an AfD. The closing admin commented, "However, this result was so tainted by canvassing that it should not prejudice a fresh AFD free of such activity." I did not count but about 60 members of one group were notified against WP guidelines. This was referenced in the AfD discussion, I made reference, and also concerns of many instances where the "word" was being used in articles, specifically titles, and an article was re-directed to "nontheism. I was even accused, and had to defend accusations of bullying for bringing these concerns up.

While the debate was on-going I did exhaustive research, and concluded, also considering WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary and certain source exceptions, that this is "not" a word. This included following links on the article and searching dictionaries. Before I could make further comments the AfD was closed.

I have grave concerns considering what has transpired, that an article on WP has a title that is not a word, that there are many other instances of this, that an established article had been re-directed to one of these titles (a revert was changed) but thus far a move back has remained, and that I feel there is most assuredly a pattern of using Wikipedia to establish a new word and (possibly) to further an agenda. If I nominate for AfD again I would deem it necessary to seek a block on those on the "list" that was brought to light on the AfD. This is over my head, I feel that just doing nothing would be paramount to catastrophe concerning Wikipedia. I am not a "champion of causes" but feel when something is wrong it is wrong. In continuing with this I certainly "must" take into account (as I am not naive) that (even if only remotely possible), there could be retributions, since there is a list of some 60 editors involved in the use of the word in one way or the other. I must weigh doing what I think is right against possibly falling in a hole. The problem I have is what is a next step? Otr500 (talk) 14:39, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Open a fresh AfD. Go by consensus. Continue discussing on the talk page of the article with your concerns. Do not ignore all rules in this case.59.161.101.203 (talk) 16:29, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Sandpit (disambiguation)

There is an article about Sandpit (horse) that is not accessible in the normal way. When you type "Sandpit", you are routed to a page on sandpit (as in a sandbox children play in) - and the disambiguation link looks up "Sandbox" which is not the name of the horse.

In other words, to find Sandpit (horse) you need to type Sandpit (horse) - you can not navigate to it via the standard disambiguation method of typing Sandpit. This is because the Sandpit (horse) article is relatively new - basically the links need to change to account for this.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.99.14.218 (talk) 15:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I added a hatnote at the top of Sandpit directing people to the article on the Brazilian racehorse. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 15:09, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I've tightened up the hatnote some, condensing some of the templates to one larger one. TNXMan 15:16, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

semi conductors

WHY silicon is preffered over other semi conductors? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.19.69.2 (talk) 18:18, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

For a lot of reasons, most of which are summarized here. If you have a more specific inquiry, you can ask at the science reference desk. TNXMan 18:25, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia arbitrage guidelines

Hello help desk,

I am looking for all guidelines on arbitrage because I would like to make referrals to the western criminal justice system when it comes to self-defense. Most wikipedia arguments come down to a sense of losing face or an argument, so often foul remarks are replied to in a foul way. It also happens only too often that the person defending him- or herself gets punished and the first offender gets away, followed a comment of an admin telling everybody to shut up about it. This is what is called catch 22. It is a situation created to make sure a person cannot defend him- or herself. There are laws against this and I think the wikipedia should try to reflect this more in its arbitrage system. To every case there are three sides after all and self defense is something that I would want everybody to be able to act on. --Faust (talk) 18:53, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

You mean arbitration per WP:ARBITRATION or dispute resolution in general per WP:Dispute resolution? But bear in mind that Wikipedia is not a democracy and there is no right of free speech here. – ukexpat (talk) 19:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Bear in mind, if you would, please, that each Wikipedia is able to develop its own processes and guidelines, and that the links given by Ukexpat are from en.wiki. Hence, we can't guarantee their applicability anywhere beyond en.wiki. Cheers--AndrewHowse (talk) 19:10, 27 July 2010 (UTC),

Thanks, I´ll pick this up at the ending of the week or so. --Faust (talk) 08:37, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Is there an RSS feed for DYK?

I have looked at Wikipedia:Syndication but don't see the answer there. Thanks. Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 21:25, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

That's an interesting question, I don't think so, because DYK, ITN, &c. are updated manually (bot or otherwise). Someone may have made a script that creates an RSS/Atom feed from the HTML on the main page (like the ones listed on WP:Syndication), but I don't think there's an "official" one. Calvin 1998 ^(t·c) 21:31, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll post a request at VP:Proposals. Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 05:47, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Erroneous edit as IP

Hi. Urgent. I edited while logged out, and really didn't mean to (the last edit). Can I remove this (the last edit) permanently? You may see why I'm concerned. I'm an established editor. 194.81.199.36 (talk) 21:43, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

This was 194.81's last edit, at a noticeboard? If so I've just WP:REVDEL-ed it. Ping me on my talkpage if I got it wrong. TFOWR 21:50, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Image history

A while ago, I uploaded Image:20 forthlin road.jpg. The image was fine, low quality but had high EV. A while ago, for some reason, a user 'rotated and fixed' the image. The image to me looks stupidly blurry now, and it was much better previously. However, the image seems to have been lost in history, and due to me only starting editing properly again recently, I have no clue where to look to get it back. Is there any way to get it back to its original form? -- Jack?! 21:48, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Take this with a grain of salt, since this is from memory, but I believe since all this happened in 2007-8, your version is gone; when the file was deleted because the new version was on Commons, the ability to retrieve the file is gone (the software has changed, and this is no longer the case). You can re-upload your version (at Commons, if it's got a free license) if you still have it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:27, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Ah, thats the problem, I doubt I still have the image. Just rather annoying that the image was ruined when it has quite a bit of EV. Thanks anyway :) -- Jack?! 02:44, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Change username on Wikipedia account

I want to change my username from Anila Kadiwar to @nbiya @nebee Kadiwar, I tried to set up an account as this but did not allow me to set it up. Please assist........ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anila Kadiwar (talk • contribs) 22:56, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, there's no way to include an "@" in a username, for technical reasons. The documentation about this is surprisingly hard to find, but the software should have told you this when you tried to create it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:19, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

That said, you 'may be able to use the desired user name as a signature, which is the next best thing. Mjroots (talk) 20:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Automatically Shorten References By Bot?

Is there an bot that can automatically create shortened references from existing references? This is what I mean by shortened references:

I ask because this article's references are frequently repeated when they can simply be shortened. --Olduch (talk) 23:25, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Would WP:NAMEDREFS work there? I have seen a reference to a bot-generated title, I think in that context. I'll look further. --AndrewHowse (talk) 23:47, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

July 28

IP's userrights

Can an IP get confirmed, rollback, autoreviewer, administrator or bureaucrat status? --The High Fin Sperm Whale 00:05, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

No. See WP:Why create an account?; it says this specifically somewhere in there, marketing it one of the reasons to get an account. Also, there would be no way for an admin to add a flag to an IP address. --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:17, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

The only way to assign rights to an IP user would be to assign the right to all IP users. Which would be...erm...interesting.  Chzz  ►  04:44, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Really? Gee, I didn't know that. Everyone, let's not make all IPs crats! :P Kayau Voting IS evil 04:46, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Main area

how do u get to the main erea to get started making your own page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.179.152 (talk) 01:09, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation.Template:Z26 Kayau Voting IS evil 02:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Please take a look at this screenshot...

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 – 115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:55, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

File:Odd WP screenshot.PNG. There are two pecularities: UserLogin is combined with Lupin's AVT, and the WV and WN logos are gone. Kayau Voting IS evil 03:05, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

All my input here can be is that I think it's something to do with the page you were on previously: User:Lupin/Filter recent changes. -- Jack?! 03:08, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Just logged out and in while on User:Lupin/Filter recent changes and I got exactly the same. Bug? -- Jack?! 03:09, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Happened to me too. It must be a bug. For the clarification of others, here's how it happens: One starts on User:Lupin/Filter recent changes while being logged out, then proceeds to click on the "Log in / create account" button straight from there, then logs in. On the "Login successful" page (the page that appears right after one logs in), Lupin's Recent Changes Filter started running, thus combining the two on one page. In the future, Kayau, any information regarding how something out of the ordinary occurred is always helpful if you can provide it. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:15, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I alerted Lupin about the bug on User talk:Lupin/Filter recent changes. -- Jack?! 03:20, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I believe that the report should be filed at User talk:Lupin/Anti-vandal tool instead; that's the place to discuss the actual script (and thus, the place to file any bug reports). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:25, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

The WV and WN logos also failed to show up. Kayau Voting IS evil 03:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Hmm...they showed up fine for me. I'm thinking it's an independent error. Would you mind logging out and back in on a normal page, then do the same thing that produces the error of the two pages merging, and look to see if the icons are gone on any of those instances of logging in? ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:30, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Ah, yes, you're right, I was stupid. Thanks, SuperHamster and Jack. Kayau Voting IS evil 03:48, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

No problem. It's not stupid at all; after all, if you never brought it up, and it indeed was a problem, then a lot of users would be lacking their WV and WN buttons. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:33, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Formatting request

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 – 115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:50, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Could u please format a new page called Marko Peselj ive tried and triedf but cant seem to get it looking right —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nids2010 (talk • contribs) 07:15, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid the page has been speedily deleted. Please read the note on your talk page; this will help you decide what to do next. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Comunidades of Goa

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 – {{uw-lblock}}115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:47, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I am very upset about wrong and misleading information being carried on your page describing the Comunidades of Goa, India.

Some frivolous statements about the real nature of these heritage institutions and some factually incorrect information is being displayed on the main page uplaoded by Deepak D'Souza.

I am a journalist, a gaunkar of the Comunidade of Serula, and a member of the Association of Components of Comunidades the umbrella organisation that represents the Comunidades and all their members in different forms of participation.

I produced a printed copy of your page before the General Secretary of the ACC Adv Andre Pereira (LLM) who is an authority on the subject and he was very upset.

Merely picking material out of books written by purpotted historians on the subject does not justify the editor's authenticity. We have been engaged in deep research on the topic and found that many things mentioned by some historians are factually incorrect or not applicable to all 223 Comunidades in Goa.

These bodies are village republics having their own laws and governed in general by the Code of Comunidades.

The correct version that I had uplaoded was removed by Deepak D'Souza and replaced with his erronous version.

If I donot receive response from your website I will publish this finding in the media, as also seek legal redressal, as it is damaging our cause and fight for justice.

Sigmund de Souza PUBLISHER-EDITOR, GOA MESENGER Gaunkar, Comunidade de Serula. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.6.46 (talk) 08:46, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestion. When you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Kayau Voting IS evil 09:09, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't realise you are User:Sigmunddesouza. For your information, everything on Wikipedia has to be supported by reliable sources. You must state where your information is from, for example, the book you read it in, or a webpage that says so. Therefore, the content was removed. Also, your section headers were in uppercase, which is unnacceptable. You may add the content provided that you include reliable sources that support your claims. You may want to read WP:V, WP:INLINE WP:LEGALTHREAT and WP:RS for more info. Thanks Kayau Voting IS evil 09:14, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

This account has been blocked as a clearcut legal threat. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:25, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Racism

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 – 115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:39, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

This page has been deleted. The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 22:07, 19 October 2005 RobyWayne (talk | contribs) deleted "Leon Isaac Kennedy" ‎ (CSD: A6-Attack subject; content was: <removed> (and the only contributor was '68.62.110.229')) I tried to look up Leop Isaac Kennedy, and it was deleted; for the reason above. Do whats necessary to fix this. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.91.111.252 (talk) 10:04, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I have removed the deletion summary that quoted the attack content.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion

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 – 115.117.149.250 (talk) 05:10, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

If there is a new page qbout an event but isn't worth being on wikipedia,what criteria should i put it under?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 11:00, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

If it is an advertisement for an event, then G11 works or if it is a copy og the event website G12 works, but otherwise there really isn't anything for the speedy deletion of an event. Prod or AFD would be the way to go. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 11:04, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

There is a variety of criteria, I think you should go check all here. --Extra 999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 11:12, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

BAHRAIN COMMUNITY IN PUNE INDIA

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 – 115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:37, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY BAHRAIN NATIONAL STUDENTS ARE IN PUNE AND THEIR CONTACT ADDRESS AS I AM A NEW STUDENT IN PUNE.THANKS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.246.164.98 (talk) 11:36, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25 TNXMan 11:45, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

The "Laszlo Garai" case

Background

I would ask a favour: let me understand whether the English Wikipedia is or is not interested in getting information also from non-English (e.g. Hungarian) sources. I mean, of course, reliable, trustworthy sources (such as, e.g., the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. If your answer to my question will be negative, I shall by no means insist on writing for the English Wikipedia further articles about Hungarian scholars. The matter is that I have two rather time-consuming pastimes: I am the research-manager of a large EU university department and I am writing a rather sizeable book on the scientific work of the outstanding Hungarian psychologist Laszlo Garai. As a matter of fact, this work of mine gave me the idea of presenting some elements of my findings in the English Wikipedia. But in case you happen to think that these Wikipedia texts of mine has been of any use for your readers I would ask another favour: Please, investigate about the real motive for a serial deletion-destruction JzG has committed with all my texts wherever he found it in the Wikipedia- End if you find (as I concluded to) that s/he has nothing but some mean motivation for it, goive me, please, some safe, secure protection against it. And immediately delete, please, humiliating nonsense, JzG inserted to the starting point of the Garai Laszlo texte. Of course, I keep accepting all intelligible criticisme to my Wikipedia-texts. Thanks! Szalagloria (talk) 08:47, 13 June 2010 (UTC) Wikipedia is based on reliable sources. Wikipedia articles (like scientific papers) need to have precise citations of reliable sources such that other editors can verify them. This is especially important with biographies of living persons such as Garai Laszlo; the sources need to be independent of him and his department. If you are writing a book on this topic, you will already know how to give precise bibliographic citations, and this is what you need to do here. Once you have properly footnoted the information about Garai, and as long as your footnotes demonstrate, from independent sources, that his work is notable, there will be no need for the template at the top of the page. Thank you for your comments. My problem has been (and still is) as follows. As you may see, my article about LG has precise citations but whether the sources are "reliable sources such that other editors can verify them", I maysay so, but only in principles: for that verifiability editors in question ought to understand Hungarian. It's no use three volumes of Laszlo Garai having been published by the Academic Press, two monographs by the editing house of two bigest Hungarian University Press and so on for five other volumes, they are published in Hungarian. Itz is why I have been driven to despair when I wrote the above cry for help. Szalagloria (talk) 06:08, 15 June 2010 (UTC) You need to focus on giving true, precise citations. For example: you cite a book which you call "Personality dynamics and social existence" and you say that the publisher is "Academic Press". This seems to me completely wrong. The book's title is, I think, "Személyiségdinamika és társadalmi lét". You need to give that title (and then, if you like, an English translation afterwards). Also, the publisher is "Akadémiai Kiadó". This is a famous academic publisher in Budapest. You should not try to translate the name: it is not the same as "Academic Press", which is a British and US publisher. Also, you have not given the date of publication. What all this means is that you are not giving correct citations, and other editors find it difficult to verify your statements. Andrew Dalby 12:23, 15 June 2010 (UTC) It is excellent! So you do understand Hungarian: otherwise you would not have been able to reproduce correctly Hungarian diacritical marks. And if it is so you would be the very third party editor, who could eastablish whether it is or isn't by any chance a mistake to declare the WP-article about the topic as being inappropriate for inclusion and destroy it repeatedly. If it is true, that 1., LG in 1969 in the volume you mentionned("Személyiségdinamika és társadalmi lét") presented his hypothesis of Specifically human basic need and the Akadémiai Kiadó immediately published it; 2., the reputed interdisciplinary review of Hung. Ac. Sc. "Magyar Tudomány" published a rather voluminous paper of the same author re-visiting his hypothesis 40 years later. --Szalagloria (talk) 22:43, 16 July 2010 (UTC) Thank you for your critical remark about the mode I identified the Hungarian sources I referred to. I ignored the rule you indicate now and took the rule operative in my French acadenic world instead. In the nearest future I shall correct in this Garai-biography fault of mine. But at the same time I shall stop all further activity since I have taken into account that Hungarian sources for scientific discoveries are not considered interesting for the readers of English WP (should it be otherwise the abstracts I specially redacted from the Hungarian texts of LG would not be repeatedly deleted). Still I would have a respectfull petition: delete the starting framed remark about the established or not established notability of LG: this remark is humiliating not me but a respected (everywhere outside the English community of WP editors) scholar (see e.g.http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/4974859). Szalagloria (talk) 22:43, 16 July 2010 (UTC) I don't think I can help you, because I don't know the subject area of psychology, and I didn't study the reasons why the template was placed there. But you are mistaken in believing that a notability template is humiliating: it is placed on an encyclopedia page, and the page cannot be humiliated. It is not a message to the subject -- he is not involved here at all. It is a plea to all editors (not just you) that the page needs accurate citations from independent sources, showing that the subject or his work is notable. Wikipedians have many mother tongues -- there are many other Hungarian contributors, and there are thousands of biographies of Hungarians. You have had problems not because Laszlo Garai is Hungarian, but because you, personally, are very closely involved in his work. If you want to work on an encyclopedia, it's better to write about topics in which you are not emotionally involved. Andrew Dalby 09:14, 17 July 2010 (UTC) I am very-very thankful to you for your unquestionable, manifest benevolence. However I am presenting now the earnest request to delete comptely and definitely my "Laszlo Garai" article. You definitely convinced me not that, as you put it, you could not "help me", but that nobody can from the English community of WP editors. You can't help me, you argue, "because I don't know the subject area of psychology" and it is a difficulty indeed. On the other hand, you console me, that "there are many other Hungarian contributors" and it is true. But we would need 1., Hungarian contributors 2., knowing the subject area of psychology, and 3., on top of everything, who could write English texts. Am I wrong? Well, here am I, one who might satisfy this triple condition. Thus I specially redacted from the Hungarian texts of LG containing his scientific discoveries English abstracts for the non-Hungarian-speaking readers, including redactors who nothing but from these (mainly Hungarian academic!) sources could judge whether he is or isn't sufficiantly notable. Well, these souces has been completely destroyed and then the article got prefaced by the (I have to insiste on this point) humiliating template: "Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted." Isn't it funny? Well, as you may have noticed, I have put a lot of work into this page. It was never your page -- material submitted to Wikipedia is free for others to use and improve -- and, having worked on it, I disagree with you that it should be deleted. I think he is notable by Wikipedia definition. I'm sorry if you won't help me to find a secondary source on his work. I'll just have to try to find one myself. Andrew Dalby 09:31, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Now, let us take as an exemple the case of "Specifically human basic need". Prof. Garai presented it in 1960's. From 1962 to 1968 he published 6 papers in two journals of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in 1968 he defended his kandidate's thesis that was published by the Akadémiai Kiadó [Academic Press]. Meanwhile the hypotheses was published by a French, a Spanish and two Russian scientific journals. The European Journal of Social Psychology published its longest ever book review on the book in question (F. Eros: "'Personality Dynamics and Social Existence', by L. Garai". 1974/3. 369-379.) For these and more details see Need for freedom, Specifically Human Basic Need (SHBN)

On one hand. On the other: it got deleted. Wikipedia is based on reliable sources, isn't it? Well then: I am asking humbly, delete "Laszlo Garai" as well. By no means I allow present my text mutilated. I would do the deletion by myself but my texte used to be linked to so many other textes and I don't know, how to eradicate all of them.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Szalagloria (talk • contribs) 12:04, 28 July 2010

Actually you did allow your text to be "mutilated". When you submitted the text you agreed to license it under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL, and that license cannot be revoked. As there have been other contributors to this article it cannot be deleted merely at your request. AJCham 12:32, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Szalagloria (or Laszlo Garai), in case you feel the replies on this page have not been helpful, do kindly immediately contact our designated agents Mike Godwin or Sue Gardner.115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:30, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Removing an uploaded picture

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 – 115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:17, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Good day! How am I going to remove a picture that I uploaded? (that picture is my own work) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitchiecutey (talk • contribs) 12:52, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

It's on the Commons, see [4] for information on getting it deleted. Dougweller (talk) 13:04, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Speedy template

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 – 115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:16, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

What it the template to warn users that their articles have been nominated for speedy deletion. --Extra 999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 13:55, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Depends on the circumstances, see Category:CSD warning templates. – ukexpat (talk) 14:02, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. --Extra 999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 14:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Forgot to mention, if you use Twinkle, it will automatically post a notice template on the creator's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 14:08, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

What makes a person noteworthy?

Twice recently I created a page and was told it was not noteworthy enough to be published. The article I was trying to create is titled Danny Balin. It has been taken down twice. I don't understand why this is when I see pages like these three published. The information in my article was more impressive than these three. Mark Cohen (cricketer) George Smith (footballer born 1868) Number One (1998 film) Emilio Jaconelli Bhaddon (talk) 15:50, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Kindly read notability criteria for people. It contains the reasons why your article might be deleted in case you do not adhere to the minimum criteria for inclusion.115.117.157.39 (talk) 15:54, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Read WP:BLP and WP:ATHLETE, as well as WP:CITE and WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. The "article" as written contained no citations or references of any kind, just some unsupported assertions about a club pro. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:55, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I've read the criteria. The examples I've given do not meet the criteria as well as my article did. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhaddon (talk • contribs) 16:34, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Read the reason why your argument is flawed. 115.117.157.39 (talk) 16:46, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Your article definitely did not meet the criteria of WP:BLP and WP:CITE. As to the other articles named: apparently you didn't read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS at all. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:48, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Query

I would like to have my son, as a community service write a page out our town's local boy scout troop. I would like to have him write it so other people can learn more about the troop and its history. I think such a page would be very useful to people considering what troop to joins, especially folks with small children. Is this possible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradturano (talk • contribs) 16:16, 28 July 2010 (UTC) 16:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Make sure your son reads the following pages before writing the page.

• Your first article
• Biographies of living persons
• How to write a great article
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Help pages
• Tutorial

115.117.157.39 (talk) 16:20, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

On your own website, sure, go right ahead. On Wikipedia, probably not. We only cover topics here that have already gotten significant coverage in other sources. Friday (talk) 16:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Before writing an article, please read our information on what makes a group notable enough to warrant an article. It is unlikely that your local troop will meet these criteria. However, there are other websites similar to Wikipedia where you post the article. If you have questions, please feel free to repost here. TNXMan 16:23, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Equation Alignment

When adding equations using the "math" hypertest, is it possible to align all the equations on a page? I would like the equal signs on all the equations to be in one, straight, vertical line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hh73wiki (talk • contribs) 17:44, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Presumably, you are referring to math hypertext and not hypertest. Depending upon the article and the editorial readability required, you could mix and match tables for such equations. In case you are conversant with direct <math></math> usage, then <blockquotes></blockquotes> could also provide you the intended result. Four quick good reads would be Help:Wiki markup#Special characters (scroll down to the section on 'Mathematical Characters'), Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics, Help:Displaying a formula, Template:Math.115.117.157.39 (talk) 18:41, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy

Why is it on the above page,a bit of the text looks like its in a box?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 17:52, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Because the line starts with a leading space. I've now reformatted it to use proper bullet points. AJCham 17:59, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

See Help:Wiki markup#Limiting formatting/escaping wiki markup for more details. AJCham 18:01, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Time Zone Adjustment

Taglman (talk) 18:26, 28 July 2010 (UTC) I'm wondering if someone can explain how I can adjust the timezone on my talk page without having to do it manually, in other words when I sign the post. The time on this, for example, is six hours off. It should be six hours earlier.

Adjust your preferences after reading Help:Preferences#Date and time.115.117.157.39 (talk) 18:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

User Operat0r reported problems with Shamanism Clinical Trial article

Hi, Some time ago I added a Clinical Trial section to the Shamanism article. This user modified the article on 20th July with:

• [Needs Correction]
• [17985808 Not Valid]

I've left a note on the users talk page asking for clarification - I know that was a few hours ago but was wondering if you could suggest anything other than waiting for a reply. Thanks, Adrian-from-london (talk) 21:52, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

The edit is [5]. I don't know the background but please don't add descriptions to an article about how to find something by searching an external site. Add a direct url instead like [6]. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:45, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Adrian, correct the clear editing typographical mistakes, engage the other editor in constructive discussions (preferably on the article's talk pages), assume good faith and continue improving the article with reliable, verifiable sources.115.117.149.250 (talk) 04:53, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Reading of Divine Comedy

My name is Iacopo Vettori. In 1984 / 1985 I studied as actor in Vittorio Gassman school. Now I work as a programmer, but I have some activity as poem reader (see at http://www.ilnarratore.com/autori/idx/169/Vettori-Iacopo.html) I realize as amateur a full reading of the Divine Comedy, all for my own, with professional quality, and I have choiced to share it with CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 I am aware that it would be seen as personal promotion, but actually is the free sharing of a valuable work. I read the texts in the link of the triggered filter, and I found my intent is right. If there is something I have to modify before to add the link to my web page in the Divine Comedy voice, I will be glad to do it. Sincerely Iacopo Vettori —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iacopovettori (talk • contribs) 22:13, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

To be honest, I'm not sure what you are asking. However, if you would like to add a piece of work, you may, as long as it is notable. This is generally frowned upon though, as it usually doesn't follow the conflict of interest policy. You may add it to your user page, without and problems.  A p3rson ‽ 03:02, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Iacopo Vettori, the audio file you wish to upload can be uploaded through the Wikimedia Commons Upload form. Be very sure to read our Copyright Policy and Copyleft Policy before uploading.115.117.149.250 (talk) 04:37, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Electrical appliances

As a layman I would like to know as why all the electrical gadgets run only on A.C. current and why not on D.C. current? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.153.41.115 (talk) 22:33, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

They're designed for A.C. current because transmission lines from the generating station to your home work more effectively with A.C. current rather than D.C. current. Adrian-from-london (talk) 22:47, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

See also War of Currents.

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.Template:Z38 PrimeHunter (talk) 22:49, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

July 29

New Wikipedia submission posted twice

I just submitted a new entry to Wikipedia then went back to edit it. When I saved the changes and looked at "My contributions" it shows that I have submitted two entries, even though they are the same entry. Is this an error, or do I need to delete one of them. If I need to delete one of them, how do I do that? Thanks, and sorry for the mix up. --Susan Carter 02:37, 29 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by SueCarter (talk • contribs)

Your 'contributions' are the edits you have made. Your comment here is a 'contribution' too. :) Kayau Voting IS evil 02:39, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

No Susan, you don't need to delete any entry in this case.115.117.149.250 (talk) 04:23, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia View

Is there any way to change the background color of Wikipedia so that the background is black and the text is white when I view an article or other page? I would prefer viewing it that way, and I couldn't find any way to change it myself, so I thought I'd ask here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.53.111.116 (talk) 03:35, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

If you are using the Monobook skin, you can go to your preference → Gadgets → User interface gadgets → click "Use a black background with green text on the Monobook skin." Otherwise, you can change this in most browsers. In Firefox, go to Tools → Options → Content → Colors, then change the text to white and the background to black, and take the checkmarks out of both boxes below on that screen. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

I just realized, you can't be using the Monobook since you are not logged in so ignore that, unless you want to sign up for an account (which has many benefits). Monobook is a few hundred times better than the new crappy Vector skin in my opinion.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:58, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Even without creating an account, you can change the background colour directly through most internet browsers (including Explorer, Firefox, using the Options/Tools link). You cannot do that in Google Chrome directly (For Chrome, which you'll be more interested in, click on the 'wrench' on the menu bar, click on Options next, click then on 'Personal Stuff', then on 'Get Themes'. Choose any theme whose background you prefer; and set it. You should be fine after that.).115.117.149.250 (talk) 04:07, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Is this allowed?

There is a wikilink in the Virgin Racing article, referring to the Russian car company Marussia. The link, [[:ru:Marussia|Marussia]], leads to the Russian wikipedia.--The Three Headed Knight (talk) 04:03, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

I don't know if it's specifically disallowed in any policy, but it's a bad idea in my opinion because if it was linked regularly it would make a red link which then informs everyone who knows what that means that there is a hole there, that an article needs to be created (of course this should only be done for notable things, but I don't see that as a concern here). By linking to the Russian article, we fool anyone who doesn't follow the link into thinking that an article here exists when it does not, thus inhibiting the likelihood of creation. Also, I don't see much utility in shunting English speaking users to a page written in any language the vast majority finding themselves there will not know.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:10, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

<edit conflict> See Wikipedia:Interlanguage links#Purpose. Kayau Voting IS evil 04:12, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Read Wikipedia:InterWikimedia links for additional understanding.115.117.149.250 (talk) 04:13, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Further discussion

Bad logic in my opinion at Kayau's link. I'll maybe bring this up somewhere, once I see how much, if any discussion took place before that language was added.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:16, 29 July 2010 (UTC) I have to disagree. Its existence in another wiki proves the notability of the subject, justifying the addition of that link to stand-alone lists. Kayau Voting IS evil 04:20, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

may we add reliable references ?

Hello there,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_pashalik

Here, on this page it say : were three Ottoman pashaliks

but here it say : four Albanian-populated Ottoman vilayets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_National_Awakening

from the history we know there were 4 but if you need more information here is the map : http://www.perovicgenealogy.org/page18.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dacieurope (talk • contribs) 05:03, 29 July 2010 (UTC)