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August 16

John Jarvis

how can I verify information about me? John Jarvis —Preceding unsigned comment added by Westsail (talk • contribs) 03:39, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Judging by your contributions, I'm guessing that you're referring to the John Jarvis (karateka) article. If you are John Jarvis, you should see the "problems in an article about you" section of WP:Autobiography. Dismas|^(talk) 04:29, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Further to Dismas' reply, a quick look at the article leaves me unconvinced that you would meet the criteria for inclusion - I'll look at the article, and look for sources later today or later this week. Information in articles needs to be verifiable using reliable independent sources as well as meeting the notability guidelines - you might like to look at the general notability guidelines, the notability guidelines for biographies and this essay about notability in Martial arts -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:36, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Blacklist

Is there any way to prevent the creation of accounts that match a specific title? Or even the creation of pages with regards to a specific title? :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 04:04, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

For the second question, see WP:SALT. Dismas|^(talk) 04:23, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

union

when I worked for DWP starting 1965 and joined the union then after 14 years I gave up my rights for I had moved. I want to know if I am able to receive any pension? And I do not know who to ask? I;m 65 now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.66.211.37 (talk) 04:57, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

We can't offer legal advice here. We are also not associated with whatever DWP is or the union there. If I were you, I'd call either the union or DWP and take it from there. Dismas|^(talk) 05:51, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

How do I

When I press review at Pages with pending changes, how can I undo my action, so that (under review) would not appear next to the page Tila Tequila?

Film Page for Vampires Suck (Twilight Parody)

Recently the trailers & information for the movie 'Vampires Suck' was posted on the internet and a page was created for it on Wikipedia. I visited that page just last week and it contained a list off all the known parodies found in this movie (which did have more parodies then just the Twilight Saga. Now this page does not contain the list and I cannot find it anywhere else online. I had been asked to reference some of the info I got off it and was unable to. Can someone repost it, or at least explain why it was taken off and where I may find that information? Thanks, <e-mail removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.253.157.107 (talk) 12:52, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

On the Vampires Suck page, click on the View History tab at the top. Then, click on the date/time for the version that you saw originally. Bk314159 (talk) 13:33, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) Old versions of an article can be found by clicking on the History tab. The last version of the article with a "Parodies" section was this one. It was removed with the comment "rv poorly spelled original research". Information in Wikipedia articles needs to be verifiable through references to reliable sources, and this section failed the quality test. Your email address has been removed to protect your privacy. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

copyright question

Can I use pictures from wikipedia in my publications? If so, what is the process?Cmadsen1019 (talk) 15:07, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

If you own the pictures in question, please follow the directions listed on this page, which discusses how to license the pictures for use. TNXMan 15:09, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, Tnxman, I believe that Cmadsen1019 was looking to use pictures currently in Wikipedia in his/her own publication; the process for this is at WP:REUSE. Bk314159 (talk) 15:16, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Whoops, you're right. I had it backwards. Thanks for catching that. TNXMan 15:20, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Every image has a description page with tags that tell you exactly what licensing or copyright restrictions apply to it, usually with links giving explicit details about the terms. In addition, at the bottom of every page is a link to the wikipedia [of Use], with a section about images. In general, you can reuse much of the content a long as you clearly attribute exactly where you got it (i.e., cite the exact wikipedia image page). DMacks (talk) 04:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I redirected a page and now it is not searchable on google

I created a new page and redirected the old one to the new page, and when I try to search for the (new) page on Google, it is not displayed. When I search for the old one, it does show up and it does redirect to the new one, but this is not preferable. How can I fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dykemanassociates (talk • contribs) 17:05, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, it usually takes Google a little while to catch up. If you check back later today, the results should be updated. And remember, the point of Wikipedia is to write a good encyclopedia article, not to drive Google rankings. TNXMan 17:10, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Please see my note on your talk page. TNXMan 17:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

• For the benefit of others, I should point out that both the page (Matthew J. Nordgren) and the redirect page (Matt Nordgren) were deleted because the page was a recreation of a page which had been deleted at a deletion discussion. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 19:40, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Copy and paste - AfD votes

If an inclusionist were to go through the AfD discussions and use copy and paste to put the same "Keep" comment against every article, something like this:

• Keep - Because I believe that this is a subject which has enough interest to warrant an article. The article should be improved, but I do not believe it significantly breaks any policies or guidelines and so should not be deleted.

this would obviously be bad practice, but if they really believed this comment for each article they paste next to, would they actually have broken any WP:POLICY? Thanks IainUK talk 20:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Possibly WP:POINT. I consider myself more of an inclusionist that a deletionist, but I've found any examples of article where I think "Delete" is the right answer. Suppose we have an article on Mary Doe, and someone accidentally starts an article called Mary J Doe, written differently, but including no material not in Mary Doe. I chose "delete" for s series of articles about Afghan training camps, where there was only a single line of information, after several years. I thought that material belonged in a general article about the camps, not a single article each of which has one line of information. --SPhilbrickT 22:45, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

How to store a page

I'm having difficulty remembering the word, but I want to know how to sort of refridgerate a page. It's not refridgerate I mean, but like storing a page before it gets published for the world to see. It may not make sense, but I've seen it done on here before, like someone was holding an article and updating it until it was time to publish. I want to create the Pretty Little Liars Season 1 page (and I have done so before) but it got deleted because the show has not yet reached season two, and I was told to wait until the List of episodes page reached a certain size. Well I would like to create the page and keep updating it as the show goes on so information won't get lost or forgotten to create a detailed article on the season. I'm sorry if it's confusing, but if I remember the right word I'll try and put it on. Codywarren08 (talk) 20:25, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure you can just create the page here, then move it when you are ready. I'm no expert though... :) IainUK talk 20:39, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, see this guideline -- John of Reading (talk) 20:43, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps the process you're thinking of is WP:INCUBATE. If you want the article that has been deleted to be restored and moved to the incubator or to a subpage in your user space (like that suggested by IainUK above), you can request that at WP:REFUND. Deor (talk) 20:47, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much, incubation was the word I was looking for. I appreciate the help, thanks again, I'll try and request it, Gavin. Codywarren08 (talk) 20:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

August 17

Sound file on userpage

Resolved

Is there any rule against having sound files which can be played on a userpage/talkpage? the file in question is already on wikipedia and used in an article. Thanks BritishWatcher (talk) 01:02, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't see any reason why not. The content must be completely free - like images, non-free content cannot be used in the userspace. TNXMan 01:04, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) It depends on whether is it is a copyrighted and not-freely licenses, such as all sound files being used under a claim of fair use. These can only be used under the specific use that is claimed as fair which would not be for any user page or talk page purposes. Otherwise, I can't see why not.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you both for the quick replies. The file says its been released by its author into the public domain for any purpose and its been on wiki since 2004. The song itself certainly has no copyright issues. So ill add it, thanks your help. BritishWatcher (talk) 01:31, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit link not appearing

There is no "edit" link appearing on the main body section of the page I need to edit. I am only able to edit the "see also" section and below. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tara Mulholland (talk • contribs) 01:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

If you mean the very top section of the article (that is, the section before the headline), simply click on the "edit" tab at the very top of the page. This will allow you to edit the entire article. TNXMan 02:14, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

What's the name of the article? We may be able to fix the bug, if there is one. —La Pianista ^{♫ ♪} 02:48, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

A person was accusing me of vandalism when I don't

I was doing some editing on Howie Mandel that really happened and the next thing you know Falcon8765 deleted my post and accused me of vandalism when I didn't. What do I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wung97 (talk • contribs) 02:36, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Just go to his talk page, User talk:Falcon8765 and discuss the issue with him. If you explain everything, I'm more than certain he'll cooperate with you. Just remember to be WP:CIVIL and he should do the same. —La Pianista ^{♫ ♪} 02:45, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Edits like this are not constructive. Especially when repeated, they can be considered vandalism. Why you try helping out a little bit instead? TNXMan 02:46, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Windows 7

I recently switched to Windows 7, and now I'm having two big problems editing Wikipedia. First, comparing revisions, and all other operations on the article history page are running very, very slowly. I mean VERY slowly. Second, when I make an edit, the cursor and screen jump around so that I cannot see the edit that I just made and have to scroll around to find it again every time. I have tried to use both IE and Firefox with Windows 7, and both have these problems. If you have advice, kindly let me know on my talk page. Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:00, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

It seems nobody here has a clue about this problem. It may be so rare that none of the Help desk volunteers have experienced it themselves. These types of problems can be difficult to diagnose from afar. You could try asking on Wikipedia:Village pump/Technical and/or Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. Read Wikipedia:Browser notes and its talk page archives. Try searching the Web and Google Groups for keywords relating to your problem. Sometimes you can find various online discussion groups where people have reported a problem and the fix. --Teratornis (talk) 17:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Creating Wikipedia Username: Name already registered, but with no contributions

Hello, I'm thinking about creating a Wikipedia account under the name Xcalizor. Unfortunately, the name is already taken, yet, I checked the user's edits and realized the person had not a single contribution to the encyclopedia. Is it possible for me to somehow use that account name anyway? If not, I'll be more than happy to find myself a different name to use to contribute under, no problem.

I'll check back here some time soon. 70.180.210.182 (talk) 03:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

See WP:USURP. Dismas|^(talk) 03:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. 70.180.210.182 (talk) 03:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Ehow[.]com

Why is ehow[.]com blocked? It seems like a good reference site. --Tyw7  (☎ Contact me! • Contributions)   Changing the world one edit at a time! 03:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, I used WikiBlame to find its addition: it was added to the spam blacklist by this diff. Going to see if I can determine the reason. Meanwhile, if there is a specific link you want to use, you can post a request at MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:16, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Okay, it took some digging, mostly because I didn't know how to look efficiently but I do now—you search the MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/log. The relevant discussion is here.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:31, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Picture thumbs

I don't see picture thumbnails in Opera (just white background and the text capture below). What is to be done? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.154.4.133 (talk) 04:14, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Did the pictures work previously, and stopped? Did something change?

Does it only affect Wikipedia, or all websites?

And...most importantly...have you tried turning it off and back on again?  Chzz  ►  04:30, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it worked previously, but ceased. It's on WP, but only on one page, the rest is ok. I even restarted the comp, but still nothing. I think it's because of cache, but not sure. 213.154.4.133 (talk) 04:43, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, that narrows things down considerably. Which page is causing the trouble?

Try putting ?action=purge on the end of the URL; for example, if it was the article on sausages, the normal URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage — if you type that the code on the end, you get http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage?action=purge — this forces a refresh of the page.

Please let us know if that solves it, or if not, which specific page and which image(s). Thanks.  Chzz  ►  04:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Editorial comments in articles

An editor placed a non-hidden comment in the body of the Notable Residents section of the article on Santo Domingo, asking editors to add people other than baseball players. The sentiment is fine, but it seems to me like that is better done as a hidden comment or put in the discussion page. The editor asked me to show him policy and I couldn't find any, and in a sense it is similar to a template highlighting a problem. Is there policy on this? --Beirne (talk) 04:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I have swapped the note out with a Template:Expand-section, final wording could be improved. Unomi (talk) 04:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't know that there is a tailored section of policy but see WP:BADIDEA and WP:SENSE. In short, this is obviously not a good idea and I would bet 99 out of 100 users would back you up in removing such edits. We do have a tailored warning message on this {{Uw-talkinarticle}}. (slightly on point is Wikipedia:Manual of Style (self-references to avoid)).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:48, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you. The manual of style reference helps a lot, and I don't have a problem with the Expand-section template. --Beirne (talk) 04:53, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:18, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Football kit colours

How to edit the kit colours of national teams in the infobox? What does "|rightarm1=13DD64" or "|shorts1=FFFFFF" mean? Ash wki (talk) 04:50, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

The numbers are web colors. That article has quite a few; this link has lots more.

This text is written in colour code 13DD64, from your example. FFFFFF is white.

See also the documentation on Template:Football kit.  Chzz  ►  05:00, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Vlado Popovic politician exists in serbocroat language Wiki -

Would like to make an article on same subject BUT in English with some changes How to proceed ?? Thank you

HopeNada —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hopenada (talk • contribs) 08:18, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Translation gives you several options on how to approach this. Read it. You can request for someone else to translate, or do it yourself (assuming you know the language). Xcalizorz (talk) 08:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Title/Heading

 Done

I am currently editing a wikipedia page. Can you please amend the caps of the title/heading.

Thanks, Geoff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoffharrop (talk • contribs) 09:30, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

See WP:MOVE. DMacks (talk) 09:44, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I am having great difficulty doing the above - I do not have a drop down link next to the 'watchlist star'. Is there anyway someone within the wikipedia team could do this for me? It would be much appreciated. Thanks guys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoffharrop (talk • contribs) 10:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I moved the article for you. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 11:06, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks very much - much appreciated. Geoff However is there anyway I can deleted the original?????

It is deleted. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 13:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for all your help. However, the new page isn't coming up under the google search ben ferguson footballer is there a reason for this???

It will probably take a few days for it to reindex and show up, that is something completely on Google. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 17:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I have proposed the article for deletion (Ben Ferguson (footballer)) as an unreferenced BLP. – ukexpat (talk) 17:47, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

New pages stuck in user box

I started editing Wikipedia entries on writers in June, and want to start creating pages for eminent writers not currently covered. I did my first one on 8 August but it's still stuck in my user box. I thought that once I had an account and had been active as an editor of other Wikipedia pages I could start creating new entries. I read in the helpdesk that something appears on the top right of the user box which enables me to release new pages into Wikipedia once I'm happy with them, but this facility doesn't appear to have been activated yet. What else do I need to do to start activating new pages? Thanks - HarryHarry Novak (talk) 10:07, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

You account should be autoconfirmed, as it is more than 4 days old with more than 10 edits. You should have an option to move the page - see here for more information about how to do it! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 11:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Just one bit of advice... Before you move Edna Longley out into the main article space, please provide some references for the article. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 12:43, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks to both for advice, have added references and made page live. HarryHarry Novak (talk) 13:57, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Policy for commercial Links?

I notice many pages with medical topics with links to companies making products for that topic.

Example: "Negative pressure wound therapy"

This Wikipedia article has pics and links to a manufacturer named KCI?

When I try to do something similar for my company under another topic, I am edited out.

Please advise? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Simpsonesque (talk • contribs) 14:05, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I've cleaned up the Kinetic Concepts article. The only mention I saw in the article Negative pressure wound therapy was a caption of a picture. Thank you for bringing that up, as advertising is not allowed. TNXMan 14:19, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Dan Pawson

My article, Dan Pawson, is serving its last couple of days on new pages. Several people have reviewed it, but every one of them forgot to patrol it. What should I do? Us441 (talk) 14:15, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

The patrolling is only an in-Wikipedia feature to help editors who patrol new pages cover everything. It doesn't affect how the page appears to non-logged-in users or affect the article in any other way. In short, there's no need for you to do anything. --Danger (talk) 15:39, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

History of the CB&Q Railroad in Galesburg, IL.

Do you have some history of theCB&Q Railroad in Galesburg, IL? In the 1940s I watched the trains on this Line go by my father's farm. this Line went from St. Louis, MO. to Beardstown,IL daily and as I recall went on to Galesburg, IL too. I enjoy Railroad History, especially about this Line.

Sincerely, Harold W. Piggott e-mail: <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.91.237.61 (talk) 14:18, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about CB&Q. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps.Template:Z39 TNXMan 14:20, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

There's a bit of information in Galesburg, Illinois#History as well. Deor (talk) 15:39, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

MOS: Best known for?

I read a hidden comment in an article that stated by saying an actor is best known for something (e.g. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing Harry Potter in the feature film series based on the popular book series) is contrary to Wikipedia's MOS. Despite this, I've noticed that lots of articles of famous people (especially actors) include the "best known for.." phrase. I've been trying to look for the place where this is but I can't seem to find this policy and I was wondering if someone could link me to it (if such exists)? Jennie--x (talk) 14:20, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I guess the argument is that such a statement is subjective therefore it is not a neutral point of view. – ukexpat (talk) 17:29, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

In which article did you see it? Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies) contains as a valid example of something else:

• Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969), born William Henry Pratt, was an actor best known for his roles in horror films.

In many of the clear cases like Radcliffe and Karloff, a reliable source could probably be found and people wouldn't argue against it being best known. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:10, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

The main discussion happened several years ago and I would not know where to look for it but NPOV was one of the main reasons that using the word "best" is discouraged. With living people it also has time sensitive problems - in the example given Radcliffe is best know for HP now but 20 years from now - who knows? Yes it is still in numerous articles - I usually just remove the word best and leave the rest - so please feel free to alter it when you see it - if you want to that is. MarnetteD | Talk 19:15, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

A problem with the phrase "best known" is that it does not specify by whom, and therefore begs to have a {{By whom}} slapped on it. Is that best known by the general public? By film critics? By industry types? By scholars? By a particular reviewer and his or her friends? By people who watch theater plays rather than movies? By people in another country? By young people? By old people? It is ambiguous to speak of anything being "known" without specifying who does the knowing - no two humans know exactly all the same things. This type of ambiguity is of course a general problem with verbs in the passive voice with missing actor. --Teratornis (talk) 23:22, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

replace image with png

I'd like to replace the logo on the UVA Law School page with a png file, but it doesn't seem to work. I can't see how to delete the original logo someone else loaded, which is actually UVA's logo, not the Law School logo.

thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmw3v (talk • contribs) 14:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

You will have to upload the law school logo separately and change the link in the article to that file name. See WP:UPLOAD, WP:LOGO and WP:IMAGES for assistance. As the logo is almost certainly copyrighted, it can only be used under an appropriate non-free use rationale and for that you will have to use the {{logo fur}} template. – ukexpat (talk) 17:27, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I have reverted File:UvaSeal.gif to the University seal. I will upload the Law School logo as a separate file. – ukexpat (talk) 19:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

 Done - changed with this edit to add this file. – ukexpat (talk) 19:22, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Additional comment: in your recent edits you have added a lot of external links within the article text, in the [http://mylink.com] format. This gives rise to inconsistent referencing. At the very least, ref tags and a link title should be added to those links, such as <ref>[http://mylink.com Title of link]</ref>, or even better, use the {{cite web}} template. To avoid repeating references, please consider using named references. – ukexpat (talk) 19:34, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Why does the Google spell check not work on Wikipedia?

I've been trying to find out for months now why the google spell check feature, which used to work just fine, has stopped working on Wikipedia. Since this happens both at home and at my office, and since spell check works fine on all other web pages, I assume the problem is with Wikipedia. The problem is that after a spell check the lines appear superimposed and unreadable. Rick Norwood (talk) 15:03, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Cal State University Fullerton Alumni ( Forrest Whitaker not on your listing? )

Here is the source

http://www.tv.com/forest-whitaker/person/61686/summary.html

Hope this helps...

He is on CSUF campus a lot with Marc Cherry (desparate housewives creator) and Kevin Costner (actor). I just want him to get credit that is due to him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.83.217.1 (talk) 16:18, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

A source like that is acceptable for confirming some basic information, but in order to have an article he must be referred to in multiple independent reliable sources. Please read WP:YFA and WP:BLP. --ColinFine (talk) 18:30, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I've realised that you are probably talking about either a list or a category: in either case, people are included only if they have, or could have, an article of their own. --ColinFine (talk) 18:41, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

That's Forest Whitaker, right? Do you have reliable sources for him as an alumn? According to our sources, he attended Cal Poly Pomona, not CSUF. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:50, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

How to remove citation box

I added a citation for every single fact on the page, Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award. How do I get the two boxes at the top removed that say the page needs third party sources and citations? —Preceding unsigned comment added by L8ralig8rs (talk • contribs) 16:36, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

The top box can just be removed. The bottom one, however, is looking for third-party sources. I don't believe that the site for the awards counts as a third-party source. Bk314159 (talk) 17:02, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

There is no special process for removing warning templates: any editor (including you) can remove them, if they think that the warning no longer applies. --ColinFine (talk) 18:42, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Change Username Question

Heading added by Xcalizorz (talk) 17:14, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I had just registered as "John butcher". Actually I wanted to register as "john butcher". As WP policy demands the first letter to be capital, and I got to know that only registered, now I want to change my user name to "John Butcher". How can I ask the "baurocrats" to do that?, since I tried to do another account but it wasnt allowed?, thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by John butcher (talk • contribs) 16:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Try going to WP:RENAME. Bk314159 (talk) 17:02, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I read all in it and there are no effectively "how to change the user-name" direction on it. I am going/passing by pages and pages and the issue isnt really being solved. Please, give me better directions, tks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by John butcher (talk • contribs) 17:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. – ukexpat (talk) 17:52, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Logo Change

I represent the City of Farmers Branch and the logo displayed is out of date and incorrect. How do I change the logo image?

thank you

Rachael Loftus Marketing Specialist City of Farmers Branch <blanked> 18:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)18:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rloftus (talk • contribs)

You are not autconfirmed yet so will not be able to upload. Give me a few minutes and I will do it for you. – ukexpat (talk) 18:32, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

 Done I think I uploaded the right one, take a look at Farmers Branch, Texas. You may need to do a server purge and/or bypass your browser cache to see the new image in the article. – ukexpat (talk) 18:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Cavalier

My Chevrolet Cavalier is approaching 500,000 KM & it's still running, is there any way GM can buy for their advertisement purpose, or anything you would like to suggest. Thanks, Cyrus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.232.2 (talk) 19:01, 17 August 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 19:03, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

How do I publish an article to the website when it has been edited, it has been more than 4 days, and it is cited? I do not see a "publish to web" button?

Resolved

 – Speedily deleted as spam. – ukexpat (talk) 14:25, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Factwriter101 (talk • contribs) 20:20, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

There is no such button. What you would do is called a "move". In this case, it was moved to the subject's name, properly capitalized. See Vincent Giampapa. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:25, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

taylor swift spell check

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 –  – ukexpat (talk) 20:31, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

acting career - For this role she won the Teen Chocie Award for Movie Female Breakout

--it's 'choice' not chocie'

thanks wikistaff —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.231.17 (talk) 20:26, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. – ukexpat (talk) 20:31, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

pastor Robert Morris

What specific information do you need to make his name come up on wikapedia on a higher level??? Please look at his data and let me know. i have all available information, just need more specifics. Thank you. keith Buchert —Preceding unsigned comment added by Keithbuchert (talk • contribs) 21:43, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I am not sure what you mean by "make his name come up on wikapedia on a higher level" - the article at Robert Morris (pastor) comes as the first entry on the list when you search for Pastor Robert Morris. If you mean where his name comes on the disambiguation page Robert Morris, the entries may need a shuffle so that they are correctly ordered in birth order (I believe that's the usual order), but even so he would still be near the bottom of that list. Looking at the article, the main problem is that he may not meet the criteria for inclusion as shown at Wikipedia's general notability guidelines or the guidelines for the notability of people. Being the founder of a "megachurch" or the author of 9 books would not (in and of themselves) make him notable. There needs to be coverage of Morris at reliable independent sources which verify the information in the article -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:52, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Hyphen

Is it appropriate to use &ndash; or &mdash; in articles? :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 23:02, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

MOS:DASH. --Teratornis (talk) 23:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I guess the strike through is unintentional and you just mean &ndash; or &mdash;. It is preferred to use the characters – or — directly. Originally writing the HTML entities &ndash; or &mdash; is acceptable but it may be changed to characters later and shouldn't be changed the other way. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

August 18

AIRES Flight 8250

There's some weird reference in the article (see Notes section). I have no idea what was intended. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:52, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

It's meteorological data from the airport Flight 8250 departed from, but not from the time of the crash. I'm stumped, but I'm glad to know about this whole METAR thing. --Danger (talk) 01:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Saving a wiki book?

Do I really have to make 10 edits before I will become an autoconfirm user just to save a wikibook into my userspace? Seems a bit silly, shouldn't you only have to be an autoconfirm user to add it to the wiki book library. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Basler04 (talk • contribs) 01:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

All you need to be is autoconfirmed. On the english wikipedia to become autoconfirmed takes 4 days and 10 edits. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 03:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

help moving a draft article to a new article

Helpful Wikipedians, I have been inactive on the wikis for a while but and got a request from a random friend of a friend (mutual friend talks to ALOT of random people about how much I like wikipedia) to help move a page from her namespace to an actual article. I don't know this Sarah girl, and am not up on the lastest wikipolicy. I suspect that she may be just trying to promo this credit union, but I also googled and verified that this credit union is the second largest in richmond and is basically the Philip Morris credit union (possibly meeting requirement for notability). Here is her email to me...

Hi there,

(TALKY MUTUAL FRIEND WHOSE NAME IS OMITTED) suggested I contact you about a Wikipedia page I'm working on. I would be forever grateful if you could help me out. I'm new to Wikipedia, and I'm pretty sure I'm not doing something right.

I created a draft page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kitese/Call_Federal_Credit_Union) but cannot for the life of me figure out how to make it active. Someone said there's a 'move' button, but I don't see it. My attempt to move it mistakenly marked it for deletion. Any tips.... or is it a lost cause?

Cheers, Sarah

It looks like she is trying to follow the rules... so I thought maybe some motivated active wikipedian might want to take this up. I am not super enthused about coming out of nowhere and creating articles for strangers, so I came here, to the help page to seek assistance. Would appreciate any intervention or advice. Peace, MPS (talk) 04:11, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, after looking at Sarah's draft, for the most part, its OK. Still needs some work tho: (you may want to point her to this page.)

• Take a look at WP:IBX. This article needs an infobox, instead of a bunch of bold titles.
• Remove the first heading, this will be automatically added when it is moved.
• As you may have realized, this article just barely skids over the NPOV line. Try making the article more neutral.
• There shouldn't be any kind of external links in the article itself, it's bad form. Try finding interwiki articles about the topic.
• Remove the "Services" and "Board Members" sections.
• On the awards section, you should look at Template:Awards. Read carefully, it's complicated!
• See WP:ORIGINAL, about the source of your information

• You may need more sources, from places other than the few you specified.

Otherwise, it looks  Likely to be accepted. Tell me once all those are done, and I'll send it on its way!

Also, you/Sarah may not be able to move the page, as your accounts must be (auto-)confirmed. Cheers!  A p3rson ‽ 04:42, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Hey Ap3rson, thanks a bunch for the feedback... I will try to work with her to clean up the article to standard. I personally do have the ABILITY to move but, like I said, appearances are important and I think it would be better for an active wikipedian to say, "yes this is up to current standards of neutrality and notability and whatnot" ... I will let you know here and on your talk page when I think it is ready for page move. Peace, MPS (talk) 14:56, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Help Collapsing

I recently created Template:ButlerBasketballSeasons and when I put it at the bottom of each season's page, the template is not collapsed. How do I make it collapse automatically? City boy77 (talk) 05:52, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

add "| state = {{{state|collapsed}}}" in it. wiooiw (talk) 09:05, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

It seems that it does on work on the Template:CBB navbox. Well, most of the navboxes that use that template is not going to be collapsed. If there is two or more of those templates together, then it should automatically collapse. wiooiw (talk) 09:31, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I just made an addition to the CBB navbox so now it does use the template shown above. Just place it under "| title". wiooiw (talk) 09:38, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Image Upload

How can I upload image directly to English Wikipedia? The images that I wish to upload are usually under PD-Italy, which is not compatible with commons. Therefore, I would like to ask how to directly upload to English Wikipedia. Also, my account is 6 months old, and I have made 10 edits so far, and I'm not sure if I'm an autoconfirmed user. If I am, how can I upload images directly to English Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.148.133.54 (talk) 07:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

When logged in, click Upload file on the left side of any page on the English Wikipedia. Because you're not logged in, I can't verify that you're autoconfirmed, but if your account has made at least ten edits and is at least four days old, then it's autoconfirmed and can be used to upload images. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:10, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Looking for a word

I am looking for a word to best describe an action. An example: If a company hires people and is getting a monetary kickback from the government and is only going keep a certain amount of those people. They then come up with an excuse to get rid of the rest of them. They will still get the kickback from the government, but it is through deceit. Robbery is one name but there is another legal name I can not think of at this time. Can you help me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rfrancis1234 (talk • contribs) 07:19, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

You might have better luck at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language -- wiooiw (talk) 09:57, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

This might be too generic but might the word you are looking for be fraud/defraud? By the way, the word "kickback" in your question is not quite right. A kickback refers to an illegal or improper payment, almost always under the table, but in your scenario, the government is not the bad guy but is being defrauded. The government is simply making some kind of incentive payment and then getting taken for a ride.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:21, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Writing an article in a different language than sources

I want to write an article about a private company. There have been multiple news articles published in Chinese that I want to use as sources, but the article should be written in English. Can I use these sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.82.233.14 (talk) 08:27, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, this is OK. Please see WP:NONENG for the details. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:48, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

... although you should try to find at least one source written in English as well. I would question whether the English Wikipedia is the right home for an article for which there are only non-English sources and no English sources at all. Gandalf61 (talk) 12:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Consider reading Wikipedia:Starting an article if you decide to create an article. wiooiw (talk) 12:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

You will also need to register for an account, and please consider using the new article wizard. – ukexpat (talk) 14:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

You might want to consider creating an article on the Chinese Wikipedia (here) - I would suggest that a private company which has no coverage in English language sources may not meet the notability criteria (see here) or the specific criteria for businesses (see here) on the English Wikipedia, but may meet the Chinese criteria here. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Improper link within an article

I am unsure how to correct an improper link within an article, specifically, the link to "Frank Amato" in the Pittsburgh Crime Family" article. The Frank Amato to which the link refers is not the same Frank Amato referred to in the article.

MaggiePghMaggiePgh (talk) 09:30, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Well that seems to be the correct person but "Gregorio Conti" defintally is not. You can add links by putting "[[ ]]" around the word. Removing it will unlink the word. See WP:Link for more information. wiooiw (talk) 09:50, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

They actually appear to be different people but both US gangsters. I have disambiguated with piped redlinks.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 13:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Accessing the internet

what do i need to do to access the internet from my sidekick lx handset?16:16, 18 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.27.155.192 (talk)

• Have you tried the Computing 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 -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:26, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Template:Infobox video game

Resolved

 – Mysdaao ^talk 16:51, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Hey guys/gals, I have noticed that the VG infobox used to say about the game engine within a video game article. When I edit a VG article, I can still put in information for a game engine but it no longer shows up on the page. In this example, you will see I have put in details but it won't appear on the page. I'm just wondering whats up with it. Thanks. All the best, WhiplashInferno (talk) 16:22, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

The engine field was removed from the infobox on August 14 along with several other fields. The discussion that led to this is at Template talk:Infobox video game#Infobox overhaul. --Mysdaao ^talk 16:40, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, OK then. Thanks a lot anyway. Kindest Regards, WhiplashInferno (talk) 16:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. --Mysdaao ^talk 16:51, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I would like to create a Wiki page for my web site Movie Review Intelligence, which is a professional movie review web site

I would like to create a page for my web site Movie Review Intelligence, which is a professional movie review web site. I was blocked from Wikipedia by my competition, but the 6-month penalty period is now over. Am I allowed to have a page on Wikipedia? Am I allowed to post professional movie review information on other movie pages?

David A. GrossDagrossla (talk) 17:23, 18 August 2010 (UTC) Editor & Publisher MovieReviewIntelligence.com

I was blocked from Wikipedia by my competition I seriously doubt that actually happened.

Am I allowed to have a page on Wikipedia? Has your site be the subject of coverage by multiple reliable sources? if yes, then the answer is likely yes, if no, then the answer is no. --Cameron Scott (talk) 17:27, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Before you proceed pls read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Notability..that said ..See Wikipedia:Article wizard it will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia. However the two points said first must be adhered to or the new article will simply be deleted. Moxy (talk) 17:31, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

• Unless your competition is an admin, then I doubt that you were blocked from Wikipedia - perhaps you'd like to elaborate on what you meant? As to whether your website would be notable enough for inclusion, as well as the Notability link given by Moxy above, Wikipedia:Notability (web) might also be useful. The little news coverage I found makes it sound like Rotten Tomatoes - but most of the references I found were either a minor quote from you, or press releases. You might also like to read WP:Reliable sources and WP:Independent sources which explains what kind of sources are preferred by Wikipedia -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 18:12, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
  • Even then, the blocks are supposed to be put in place by an uninvolved admin. Bk314159 (talk) 19:35, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

As a followup question by a newbie admin, Movie Review Intelligence (the supposedly "deleted" page in question) doesn't seem to have any deleted revisions. Is the original posted mistaken, or do deleted revisions expire at some point? Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 19:34, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Apparently www.moviereviewintelligence.com is blacklisted due to excessive spamlinking. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Ouch! – ukexpat (talk) 19:51, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

That's not necessarily shooting oneself in the foot; I suspect that it is what David was talking about, but didn't have the technological Wiki-jargon to make clear. The discussion of last September you'll find in his contributions conveys his point of view on the blocking of links to his site. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:54, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Below are three articles about Movie Review Intelligence from 1) the New York Times, 2) the Los Angeles Times and 3) the Boston Globe. I would like to have a page on Wikipedia. I would also like to post our movie review information on other movie pages. Our information is more accurate than other movie review sites that are allowed on this site. We are professional movie review site, quoted regularly throughout the movie business. We have been blocked from posting our information on Wikipedia because our competition said we were spamming. We were not spamming. We have better information. We have served our penalty. Now I would like to be on this site. Here are the articles: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/movies/13critics.html?_r=2&ref=arts http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/13/entertainment/et-rotten13 http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/05/25/movie_critic_struggles_with_rating_films/ David A. GrossDagrossla (talk) 04:03, 19 August 2010 (UTC), Editor & Publisher, MovieReviewIntelligence.com

Can you supply evidence to support the statement "We have been blocked from posting our information on Wikipedia because our competition said we were spamming." ? Sean.hoyland - talk 04:35, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Two websites have a monopoly on Wikipedia when it comes to posting authoritative movie review information. I have provided articles that explain the background and origin of my site and theirs. Movie Review Intelligence is more accurate and thorough than other sites because it takes a professional and statistical approach. When we posted review information, it was reported as spam and I was blocked. I would like to know what it takes to have a page on this site and what qualifies a site to be the recognized authority when it comes to movie reviews. David A. GrossDagrossla (talk) 05:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC) Editor & Publisher, MovieReviewIntelligence.com

In general, what it takes is community acceptance that the subject is notable, which typically comes from the finding of reliable, independent sources which cover the topic. The sources you've provided above do indeed meet that criterion and would be acceptable as the basis for an article. However, it is important to consider that Wikipedia in general strongly pushes against perceived conflict of interest in its editors, and that it is probably because most of the references to your site have been added by people affiliated to it that it has not been accepted. In general, it is better to allow independent editors to take note of your site and then write an article on it of their own free will than to do so yourself; this is exactly how the articles for your competitors were started. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 08:56, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Chris Cunningham, thank you for your explanation. Orange Mike, than you for looking at this. "...most of the references to your site have been added by people affiliated to it [probably explains why] it has not been accepted." -- I am not aware of anyone related to my site making references, following our mistakes six months ago. We have been banned, so it has not been possible to do so. I have provided feature articles from the New York Times (the newspaper of record), the Los Angeles Times (lead chronicler of the movie business), and the Boston Globe. We have other citations on CNN.com, the Associated Press, New Jersey Star-Ledger, et. al. I am going to stop asking now, because I do not know how to navigate your rules and regulations. I am not familiar with your Wiki-jargon. I hope at some point a Wikipedia editor will look into this area. Movies are an important popular and fine art. Wikipedia deserves to have excellent sources of movie reviews -- accurate, professional, unbiased. MovieReviewIntelligence.com is such a source (here is why http://iurl.us/bcj). If at some point we are made welcome on Wikipedia, please contact me at dagrossla at verizon dot net. Our content is available. At the moment, your movie review coverage is weak. David A. GrossDagrossla (talk) 17:13, 19 August 2010 (UTC) Editor & Publisher, MovieReviewIntelligence.com

adding a link

I tried to add a link under the subject of my website. I offer free use of what I make. There was another site offering the same thing there but mine are all animated. I am not ad supported and am not doing this for profit. It was deleted. Any tips you can give me would be appreciated. I tried reading the facts and thought I was in compliance. Kellyannepeaceartist (talk) 17:50, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

You might want to read Wikipedia:External links which explains which links are relevant to an article, and which might not be suitable -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 18:06, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Kelly Anne, a lot of folks don't realize that our prohibition on promotional editing doesn't just apply to commercial firms, but also to non-profits, personal websites, self-advertisement and the like. As a matter of fact, I've seen at least one person suggest that we should block your username because it gratuitously advertises your artwork. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:51, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

proof-wiki - Template:Equation

Is there such a template in wikipedia? thanks, 20:40, 18 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.250.178.190 (talk)

How about {{Equation}}? – ukexpat (talk) 20:49, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I have already seen it, but it's less comfortable then proof-wiki's when it comes to long proofs - readers have to constantly move from one equation to the other, whereas in proof-wiki it's written in the same row. 22:42, 18 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by נו, טוב (talk • contribs)

It shouldn't be too hard to re-create the proof-wiki version (and the other templates that it calls) here on Wikipedia (maybe as {{Equation2}}). I suggest that you ask for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics. – ukexpat (talk) 00:52, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Carlo Dini

The article written giving information about Carlo Dini is correct. You will find his records on Youtube,his perfume Purdey's photograph is available bearing his name,Rola Cola website www.rolacola.net will demonstrate his ownership.

For more confirmation you may contact <removed>

With many thanksJoedwek (talk) 21:40, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

None of those sources meet Wikipedia's standards for reliable sources, as they are either not independent (see independent sources) and/or not 'reliable'. To avoid the Carlo Dini article being deleted, there needs to be independent, reliable sources which verify the information. He also needs to meet Wikipedia's general notability guidelines, the notability criteria for biographical articles and the notability criteria for singers -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 22:02, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I notice from your Twitter account that the one tweet you have made is "Carlo Dini Opera singer (can be heard on Youtube).Completing a CD to be ready for Christmas 7:23 AM Jun 19th, 2009 via web" - do you have a conflict of interest? -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 22:05, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Trying to link to spanish wiki

trying to link from english wiki to spanish wiki (a name in an article). how do i do that? keeps telling me the link doesnt exist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Annaloza (talk • contribs) 22:48, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Which English page and which Spanish page are you trying to link? PrimeHunter (talk) 00:29, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Depends how you are trying to link it. If you just want to add an interwiki link to the side menu, you would add [[es:PAGENAME]] somewhere on the page, usually at the bottom. For example, adding [[es:Wikipedia:Café/Portal/Archivo/Ayuda/Actual]] is what gives the link to the Spanish version of the Help Desk, as seen on the left.

If you are trying to add a link to another wiki in the middle of the article, it's usually good to leave a redlink so we know a local article doesn't exist, and superscript the interlanguage link.

An example would be... " text text text Uzanto:Avicennasis ^(EO) text text." This would let English readers know that the article doesn't exist in English, but lets Esperanto speakers (ISO 639-1 code EO) that there is an article in Esperanto by that title. ^Avic_ennasis @ 02:28, 9 Elul 5770 / 19 August 2010 (UTC)

See Help:Interlanguage links. --Teratornis (talk) 17:02, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

August 19

Table

Resolved

 – — Xcalizorz (talk) 10:44, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

What's wrong with this chart below?

Result	Tournament	Surface	Results of games	Points earned
Second Round	2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters	Hard (o)	def. John Isner 6-2, 6-3; lost to David Nalbandian 4-6, 2-6	70

JeremyMcClean (talk) 01:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

You were missing pipes ( | ) between your table formatting and text. I've added them. Intelligentsium 01:46, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! JeremyMcClean (talk) 01:53, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

User accounts

Do user accounts on Wikipedia automatically apply to other Wikimedia projects? Hallpriest9 (Talk) 03:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

See m:Help:Unified login. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:00, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikiproject

Where do you go to propose the closing of a wikiproject? :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 04:24, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I would guess the best place to bring this up is Wikipedia:WikiProject Council there talk page is here.Moxy (talk) 04:28, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Why do you want it closed? If it is because it seems inactive then see {{Inactive}} and Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Inactive projects. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:39, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

User:Raj6644/National Waterway 4 - Template:InfoboxWatertransit - Help

I have used Infobox Watertransit template in the article National Waterway 4. I tried using Image in the Infobox using

|image           = 
|image_size      =

But Error Mesg of [[Image:|px|Image]] is appearing in the Article Info Box. Pls help me in rectifying this error. Please have a look at the article Info Box to see the error. Even if i try to assign Image size to |image_size, its not working properly. ----Raj 6644(தமிழன்) 06:48, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I fixed it. The "Image =" field should have the unprefixed file name ONLY, "India's_NW-4.png" while the "image_size =" should say "200px". I hope it looks as you want it, now. --Jayron32 06:54, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

. Thanks Jayron! ---Raj 6644(தமிழன்) 09:09, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Tallest Building in Singapore

Hi

Noted that in the article posted relating to the tallest buildings in Singapore, PSA building has been left out.

I think this building should qualify as being one of the tallest in Singapore but it was not mentioned in the article at all.

Hope you can help clarify.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.216.144.83 (talk) 06:53, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

It's in that list at List of tallest buildings in Singapore, perhaps you missed it. It's number 20. --Jayron32 06:57, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Substitution Templates

Resolved

 – OP figured it out. – ukexpat (talk) 15:17, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I am trying to write a substitution template which renders directly to markup. I have tried to grok Help:Substitution but getting the result I am looking for has escaped me. Editors are more than welcome to have a look at User:Unomi/hex as a starting point for what I am trying to get done. Basically I would like the result of {{subst:User:Unomi/hex}} to be a 'clean' number with no logic being output to the page. Many thanks in Advance, un☯mi 09:01, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Think I got it, disregard :) un☯mi 10:41, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Additional information about the Sweedish actress Martha Hedman.

Martha Hedman wrote a book, 'Uncle, Aunt and Jezebel', published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. The copyright date is 1949 and there is a dedication to Henry Arther - '-the winter of our discontent was turned into glorious summer-' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.20.210 (talk) 10:26, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

• If you should like to add this information to the biography of Martha Hedman, please go ahead and do that. If there's any other assistance you might require, do feel free to mention that. Warm regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 11:56, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

how to make contents list in an article?

Dear Wikipedia helpers I am new to Wikipedia and have no knowledge of any markup language. Please tell me how to make a list of contents in an article underway. Kindly make Wikipedia more contributor friendly, by attaching simple rules for writing an article with the space given so contributors do not have to search Wiki page after Wiki page to write a few paragraphs, meanwhile other more experienced Wiki contributors easily write about the same new topic in a few minutes while new ones keep looking at the help pages. Sincerely QuantumashQuantumash (talk) 10:31, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello, your answer can be found here. A table of contents is automatically added if an article has more than three headings. Thank you. Xcalizorz (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

The article wizard provides a walkthrough to help new contributors. Wikipedia:Your first article is also helpful. New good-faith contributions are welcomed and valued, but it's actually not easy as an inexperienced contributor to identify an appropriate topic for a new article and write something that complies with Wikipedia's many policies and guidelines. Many experienced Wikipedians learned their way around initially by improving existing articles, rather than attempting to start new ones - there's always plenty to be done in this area. Karenjc 12:35, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Age

I am an extremely young user on Wikipedia. However, I create and improve many articles, am going to participate in the WikiCup, voted in the global sysops proposal, nominate and review GA nominations, am involved in a Wikipedia maintainence wikiproject, patrol recent changes, nominate DYKs, and I think I might become a rollbacker soon. And an admin in a few years. Will other Wikipedians take me less seriously if I say my age on my user page? Us441 (talk) 12:01, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Firstly, I'd strongly recommend that you don't mention your age on your user page - purely as a matter of personal security.

Secondly, sadly, yes, probably. There does seem to be a tendency to judge less on editing maturity and more on biological maturity (or lack thereof). TFOWR 12:07, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

There is no age requirement for admins and some of them are young but revealing your age will probably hurt your chances. See for example this. See also Wikipedia:Protecting children's privacy. Information of young age may be removed from your user page. There have also been suggestions to block users who have revealed young age (to protect them; they would be allowed to start another account). PrimeHunter (talk) 12:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I would concur with the above - do not mention your name. There is no reason to mention your age - for example, I am well above the age of majority in the UK, but do not have my age shown. If your edits are mature, then people will assume that you are older - if they are immature, they will assume the reverse. I could probably guess your age from what you say on your user page, but it would be just that - a guess (based on the date you plan to revamp your page). -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 13:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Need a second set of eyes: can you see this picture?

I'm not seeing an image at Commons:File:Diegojourdan1.jpg. Do you? If not, I'll need to explore why not. If so, then the problem is presumably on my end. (The image should be, but is not, showing up at Diego Jourdan. FWIW, I use Mozilla Firefox.) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:19, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I can't see it either, the actual image just won't load. Possible file corruption? WhiplashInferno (talk) 13:24, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. :) Now that I know it's not just me, I'll trot it off to Commons to see if I can figure out what's up. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:26, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

It's alright :). Kindest Regards, WhiplashInferno (talk) 13:27, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

This has been happening a lot for me both today and yesterday. Some images work, some don't. Thanks, Rock drum _Ba-dum^Crash _{(Driving well?)} 13:28, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Hmmm. So it could be a technical issue with the website, perhaps. I'll mention that. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:31, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Modflow

Hi there,

I am trying to edit the contents of the box on the right side of this page:

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

I cannot see how to do this; please advise. I see that this is a template, which is fine; I just need to update the software release version, developer, and website URL. thanks, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whesch (talk • contribs) 13:31, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Simply click on the "edit" tab at the very top of the page. This will allow you to edit the entire article. You should see, at the very top of the page, the template with the different parameters you can alter. TNXMan 13:35, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The information you need to change is in the infobox code (starting {{Infobox) - just edit the

| latest_release_version =

| latest_release_date =

| developer

lines -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 13:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

MonaVie Wikipedia

I just wanted someone to check into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonaVie. I have been involved in the company for quite some time and have found the product to be helpful with some health problems I've faced my whole life. I'm seeing some irrational allegations posted on that wiki page, which are backed up with the appeal to false authorities fallacy. There is a possibility that most of the information on that page was posted by persons who were involved with MonaVie but were unsuccessful in the business end of it. I'm just tired of the fear that is associated with using this product, given that if I even mention it to my peers I get insulted by people quoting your wikipedia article. What I propose is an article that explains the nature of the company, the products, the MORE project charity, and a section at the end explaining any criticism about the company. It appears that a majority of the article is criticism which is unjust. Thank you for hearing me out, and I hope to see a different article up in the near future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.8.146.147 (talk) 13:37, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

If you feel that the criticism section of article is not neutral, feel free to tag it with {{criticism}}. Regards Kayau Voting IS evil 13:47, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I could be wrong, but the sections of the article critical of MonaVie seem to be generally well referenced with reliable resources. These include what appear to be peer reviewed academic papers as well as links to articles published by well regarded publications Darigan (talk) 14:31, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Image Display Problems on Existing Page

Resolved

 – Appears to have been database issue, now fixed. – ukexpat (talk) 15:23, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

On the Fort Andrews page, I have a map (Andrews_map.jpg) which won't show its thumbnail when clicked on. I also added a photo, Barracks-10.jpg, that will get as far as displaying a bordered thumbnail box, but then not display the thumbnail. All other images on this page seem to be working fine. I've fiddled with the syntax a good bit, but can't seem to find what's wrong. This was, I think, my first WP page, and I've done a few since then, but am a novice. Can you help? Pgrig (talk) 13:56, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

It looks fine now. There was a problem with Wikipedia showing images, but it's been resolved. See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Rendering a picture. --Mysdaao ^talk 15:04, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Image not rendered

Resolved

 – Appears to have been database issue, now fixed. – ukexpat (talk) 15:21, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi!
The first image in Rebetiko#The_Bouzouki is not rendered any more (checked with current versions of SeaMonkey and IE; cache cleared), although the link to the file is given in the page's HTML-source.

The code [[Image:Leonidas Gailas.png|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Martinus Rørbye (1835): ''Leonidas Gailas da Athina, Fabricatore di bossuchi'']] is rendered into <img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Leonidas_Gailas.png/330px-Leonidas_Gailas.png" width="330" height="215" class="thumbimage" />. The file is only accessible by clicking on the 'empty' area. Any ideas? →Alfie^±Talk 14:09, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit: By now it's up and working again. Maybe just. some hiccups in the database. Case closed. →Alfie^±Talk 14:48, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Table doesn't sort properly

I might be missing something here, can anybody tell me why this table isn't sorting properly, when clicking on the "Average Attendance" column sorting? This is the table: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Liga_I#Attendances

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristane (talk • contribs) 15:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorting by average attendance works for me, but sorting by highest does not. Weird. – ukexpat (talk) 15:49, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I know what is happening I think I know why it is happening. It has to do with the spanning headers. When you try to sort by the highest attendance, which is the 7th header it sorts the 7th column. That column is the round of lowest attendance. then when you try to sort by the average attendance it sorts by the highest attendance because those are the 8th header and 8th column in the table. The average attendance is close, but if you really look at it, it is not, it really stands out when you sort largest to smallest. right now the only way I can think of fixing it would be to add 2 more headers into the table. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 17:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

upload page protected

Why is the upload page protected? I tried it last night and again this morning, and when you try to start the actual upload, it rejects it, saying that it is protected and only admins can use it. Why is it protected and when will it be available again? Bubba73 ^{(You talkin' to me?)}, 15:37, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

HOW CAN I RESEARCH THE NONES LANGUAGE (NOT LADIN) ?

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE NONES LANGUAGE ....NOT LADIN....HOW CAN I RESEARCH? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.207.25.141 (talk) 15:47, 19 August 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 Don't forget to say please and don't SHOUT! – ukexpat (talk) 15:52, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Nones language redirects to Ladin language. I am not an expert in the area (the Reference Desk would be better for experts), but Professor Carol Genetti of UCSB says "Nones is the name of a variety of Rhaeto-Romance spoken in the Val di Non, a valley just north of Trento and just west of Bolzano in northern Italy. Nones is the name used by the people of the Val di Non to refer to their language. In the literature, the language is also known as Ladino Anaune, the Ladin variety of Anaunia, a term traditionally used for the Val di Non which dates back to Roman times. Other names for the language is Noneso-Ladina, and the German name Nonsberger Mundart." For some references/useful reading, see Prof Genetti's page at UCSB -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:17, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Conversion

I know that we have a template that converts measurements, for example {{convert}} can be used in the form {{ convert | 10 | in | cm }} to give 10 inches (25 cm). Do we have, or could we create, a currency template that is updated with the current exchange rates? (I know that the existence question is a help desk question, and the invention question is a village pump question.) — Fly by Night (talk) 16:23, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't think such a template exists. The values of currencies fluctuate, so a template would have to pull current figures each time a page loads. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I don't know that anyone has attempted it yet. TNXMan 16:31, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

As a rule, in an article you find the current rate, and handcode it (for example, you would say "He earned $123,000 (£78,628.60) last year" rather than "He earned $123,000 ({{currency_convert|$|£|123000}}) last year" kind of thing). I'm not aware of it having been attempted before, as Tnxman307 says. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:49, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, "He earned $123,000 (about £78,600 at the time) in 2009". That avoids problems with both meanings of the term "currency":) {{currency}} can help you format the currency-symbols, MOS:CURRENCY has more guidelines for this sort of thing. DMacks (talk) 17:04, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Search by suffix?

I would like to find articles that share the same suffix, specifically (fighter). Pages would have this suffix if there exists other pages by people of the same name, and there is likely to be a corresponding disambiguation page. Ultimately, I am trying to figure out how many disambiguation pages link to articles about fighters. If I search article titles, it returns all pages with fighter in the title (e.g, fighter pilot), which is far more responses than is helpful. Searches seem not to preserve the parentheses, even though they are a key part of the search request. Is there a way to get the search to preserve meaningful punctuation? Or is there some other way to perform this search that I haven't thought of? Osubuckeyeguy (talk) 16:34, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

As far as I am aware, you can only search by the same prefix (using Special:PrefixIndex). I can find no way to preserve the parentheses (I tried "(fighter)" and intitle:"(fighter)" to no avail -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:53, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I tried those too. Thanks for giving it a shot, though. This does seem like a potentially useful feature, doesn't it?Osubuckeyeguy (talk) 16:59, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Substituting new passage for old one

Yesterday, I rewrote an existing (erroneous) passage in the only Wikipedia article about Georgia's Chief Justice Carol Hunstein. The original passage is still there. Mine's there also, but in the "Reference" section. How do I substitute my writing for the original one? Thanks.Canebrake (talk) 16:40, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

It appears that you simply edited the wrong section. Ensure that you click the edit link next to the top of the section that you want to edit. Bk314159 (talk) 16:45, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I have incorporated the new text into the existing section, see this edit. – ukexpat (talk) 16:54, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Contacting a "celebrity" family member via any method, esp. E-mail

My favorite cousin, now deceased, Connie Monahan's son, Bill Monahan the screenwriter, I've been trying to contact since I bought this laptop 2 years ago, without success. Same with Bill's grandmother, my Aunt Mary Armstrong. Why are celebrities so removed? Granted, I'm web-ignorant, and at 74 am unlikely to improve much, but if you could help broadly if not specifically, I'd be forever grateful. Not caring about privacy, my name is Don Sniffin, and my phone is <redacted>. Please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.136.27.19 (talk) 16:47, 19 August 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 I have redacted your contact details. – ukexpat (talk) 16:53, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

• Do you mean William Monahan? Unfortunately, the article has no link to an official website (if you could find that, you might be able to find a "contact" link there). I am afraid that I could find no official website, and so no way to contact him (or his staff). As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, we have no way of giving contact details for celebrities or families, I'm afraid. Feel free to ask at the Reference Desk though, as someone there may be able to help! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 17:00, 19 August 2010 (UTC)