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November 19

Additional "cost" of multiple edits?

I'm currently working on expanding a table (including references) for the locations of the Boy Scout Asia Pacific Region Jamborees. Each time that I find something in my research, I'm adding the information and the footnotes that come from it. Am I causing any additional "costs" to wikipedia (storage, retrieval time, etc.) by doing these changes in 20 or so edits rather than trying to build them off-line and doing them in one edit?Naraht (talk) 00:46, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

For each edit you have to donate $1 (or its equivalent). Just kidding. Nice of you to be concerned, but I wouldn't worry about it. Personally, I like more individual edits rather than large complex changes. Makes it easier for other editors to evaluate the changes if they are incremental.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:23, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance. The message at {{Uw-preview}} is only about what other editors will see and not about performance. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:43, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you.Naraht (talk) 05:46, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

How do I keep content changed and accurate?

I monitor the Eschatology (religious movement) page and work for the Director of Eschatology, Bruce Smith. I have made revisions to this page to keep it current and accurate, but the changes I've put on are being changed by "unauthorized" individuals who are either being malicious and ill informed. How can I guarantee that the data I put on the page is KEPT as is and is NOT ALTERED? Ronald G. Cosseboom —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rcossebo (talk • contribs) 02:06, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

You can't guarantee anything. The general way to keep things on Wikipedia is to have it verifiable, well referenced, neutral in tone and fits the fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 02:37, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

I've warned this severely COI editor; but the article Eschatology (religious movement) has severe NPOV problems since Cosseboom got hold of it. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:56, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Possible BarrAssociation Honorable Threat

I contacted Circuit Court Johnson Court about a person that shot a weopon on a job site and the individual refused to except the case what should be done do to this matter.Please contact me back with the results at.() —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.130.185.156 (talk) 02:42, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

We cannot offer legal advice. Please see the legal disclaimer. Contact a lawyer. Also, I have removed your contact information to protect your privacy. -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 04:24, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

editing weblink on biography

the link for Stacey Solomons bio does not exist, we want to provide the correct link of: www.staceyxsolomon.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Msukgroup (talk • contribs) 02:43, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

 Done Dismas|^(talk) 02:54, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

ADD A BIO

I would like to add information about a former collegiate and professional athlete. How do I do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.111.195.76 (talk) 02:50, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

WP:FIRST covers pretty much everything you need to get started. Dismas|^(talk) 02:51, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

please blank IP address

Hi,

Please can you remove the IP address from the following edit:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=User:Adrian-from-london&oldid=397607309

Many thanks, Adrian-from-london (talk) 02:53, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Done. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:00, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Change official picture

Of stacey solomon To her Facebook picture @ www.Facebook.com/staceyxfactor —Preceding unsigned comment added by Msukgroup (talk • contribs) 03:09, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

This page is only for questions about how to use Wikipedia. --Monterey Bay (talk) 04:27, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

In a way, that's what they're asking about, what the process is to get it changed.

Msukgroup, in order to use that image, Solomon (or the photographer who may have the copyright on that image) must release the rights to it so that it can be used under a "free license". Please see Wikipedia:Contact us for instructions on how to submit that photo for use in the article. Dismas|^(talk) 04:37, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Sock Puppet

Do previous articles, discussions etc posted by a known Sock Puppet get deleted? Dickietr (talk) 05:47, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

We need more background. If you have someone whose edits concern you, you'll need to give us more information, such as what account is making problematic edits, and what the name of their prior account was. --Jayron32 06:47, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry itself isn't a reason to revert a user's edits unless they're unconstructive (which includes contributions to a discussion where they have attempted to turn the tide of the discussion by acting as a sockpuppet, where the comments are usually struck and the fact that they are a sockpuppet is noted). If the user is a sockpuppet of a banned user, their contributions can be reverted at will however, since it has been decided that their negative contributions outweigh the positive ones. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 09:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

The editors involved are probably sockpuppets, but they are not a confirmed sockpuppet; the confirmed and blocked sockpuppet coterie took the other side in a dispute; see Talk:American Academy of Financial Management. And these edits aren't really part of the sort of discussion where !voting takes place, so there isn't a need to erase them. (I would prefer to keep them as part of the record so people don't think I'm crazy when I say that the only people who edit this article are tendentious conflict-of-interest sockpuppets.) RJC ^Talk_Contribs 16:02, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

IP Address

Hello,

I recently created a new wikipedia account. I have previously made several changes which have recorded my IP address. Is there any way in which I can now remove my old IP and utilize the account feature(eg.Anonymous IP)?

Thanks, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gsorensen4 (talk • contribs) 06:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, we cannot reattribute the edits to you directly. If you wish to "claim" the edits, you may indicate so on your userpage "Edits made by IP XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX between Octember 1 and Junly 22 2010 were by me"; however that's the best you can do. Or you can just let them go, if you'd prefer to let your IP be fully anonymous. --Jayron32 06:33, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Abuse and page sabotage

I was in a rock band called Big Daddy (Band). There is an idiot hacker with the username Kintetsubuffalo who keeps reverting an article on this band, and it is annoying the people who were in the band and the true fans of the band. The information he has in there is false. There are unfamiliar names of members and historical inaccuracies. I edited the article, but Kintetsubuffalo reverted it. There must be a way to protect a page from inaccuracies. Big Daddy was a footnote in the history of Rock'n'Roll. Opened for Jay Leno, had top 10 record in UK and Australia. We are relevant But this Kintetsubuffalo person keeps removing even the names of the 5 founding members. I reverted it back to what I had, tho it took hours. Then I tried contacting Kintetsubuffalo to ask that they stop doing this. Funny, this doesn't seem to happen with any other article. I've never seen gross inaccuracies in any of the Wikipedia searches I've done. Why, then, should this Kintetsubuffalo be allowed to continue defacing my attempts at accuracy.

What is a person to do about this situation? Big Daddy deserves a Wikipedia page. Thank you for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Normanay1 (talk • contribs) 06:31, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Can you provide a verifiable source (newspaper article, or other quality source - see WP:SOURCES for what counts as a good source) for your edits? I will be glad to help you edit the article with good quality, verifiable information. In the meantime I'll look at the article history to get a sense of what is happening. Seaphoto^Talk 06:39, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) There is a Wikipedia page about Big Daddy. Several editors have reverted your edits, most recently because your editing messed up the formatting of the page. Your response to this was to mess up the formatting again, and then to come here and call one of them names. There is a right way, and a wrong way, to fix the article. Please understand that we all want to get the article correct. However, as you have chosen the wrong way, it isn't working. Since you were a member of the band, you have access to reliable written sources which contain the information you are trying to add. Wikipedia is built upon proper referencing, so if you actually want the information you are trying to add to stay in the article, the right way to do it is to provide us with written evidence which supports the changes you are trying to make. Simply go to Talk:Big Daddy (band), click "New Section" and provide a list of links to website that people can check out so that we can verify what you are trying to add. Let me restate this: It is very important that the Wikipedia article is accurate. However, we need to be able to verify that it is accurate using other written sources. All you need to do is provide those sources. --Jayron32 06:42, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

how can i aaply for exam

i have passed my 12 th wth pcmb now i want to give entrance exam of aipvt i want to ask if i am alligable or not —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.162.205.197 (talk) 08:37, 19 November 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. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:38, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Encyclopedia Dramatica

How does that ed.com link exist on this article? I couldn't even insert the link anywhere else on WP if I wanted (I am familiar with the Arbcom case btw), and I don't have a clue where that's coded (unless the devs hardcoded it). Magog the Ogre (talk) 09:00, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

The link to the main page of ED was whitelisted for use on only the article page. Everywhere else it's prohibited. Goodvac (talk) 09:16, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

See also: [1]. Goodvac (talk) 09:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

The site has been on the global spam blacklist ever since the Great Navel-Gazing and Wiki-War of 2006. That's why you can't generally link it. There is a whitelist here on the English Wikipedia that has been used to allow certain links to the site, but only to specific pages. --Ham Maritime (talk) 09:21, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

HP Print JOB Storage Police not working on Server(64bit) to Clint(32bit)

Dear All,

Help needed..

For Forced Private PIN Printing (Job storage) proposed:-

1) Need to install UDP driver (PCL6) on 64 bit server and share the same with JOB Storage policy(/pfpjob=102).
2) Then connect from 32 bit client.
3) Connection done, printing done but Job storage policy not apply on client side.

Also we have troubleshoot..
>"Job storage policy will apply by CMD on server side:- install /pfpjob102"
1) 64bit server to 64 bit client it's working fine.
2) 32bit server to 32 bit client it's working fine.
3) but 64 bit server to 32 bit client so it's Not Working Properly (client is not received the same policy..)

Its already log a Case in HP Care more than 2 days and still waiting for a day when this case will be resolved.

HP Case ID : <redacted>

Model : HP Color LaserJet CM6040 MFP

Serial No. : <redacted>

Contact......................
Email Id  : <redacted>

Office  : <redacted>
<redacted>

Awaiting with revert.

Regards, Vimal Parmar

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Contact

I would like to contact the user "jonibmac" but having gone through the procedure outlined I do not see the option "send private email" in the Toolbox section. Please advise.

Marconibod (talk) 11:58, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

You can only send email to another user if both of you have enabled email in your accounts. User:Jonibmac has enabled email but you don't. You can enable it at Special:Preferences. Then "E-mail this user" will automatically appear in the toolbox at User:Jonibmac and User talk:Jonibmac. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:36, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

FONT SIZE

I can no longer use Wikipedia as you have made the font size so small I can no longer read it. Using a magnifying glass I found there are others who have encountered the same problem but no solution is offered by you. I am sorry that i can no longer use Wikipedia and find it rather strange that you should make wikipedia unusable just when you are soliciting money to support it.GuyStairSainty (talk) 12:07, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Certain combinations of browsers, browser settings, account settings and other factors can cause font size problems. You didn't mention your browser or operating system but try to hold down Ctrl and press the '+' key or scroll up with the mouse. Or try to change skin by clicking Special:Preferences and then click "Appearance", "MonoBook", "Save". PrimeHunter (talk) 12:27, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

... or "View/ Text size" and choose appropriately. David Biddulph (talk) 12:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

hi will you stop useing my money elegally stop takeing my money as ive never bought from you before please get back to me on

stop takeing my money elegally jenny dexter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.244.73.161 (talk) 12:45, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

This is Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. I think you may be at the wrong website. TNXMan 12:46, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Add on to Possible Johnson County Honorable

The Foreman on the job shortly after this accured got employment at the Johnson County Jail so this is not just one Allie, against the U.S this would be atleast two in Govermnent statis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.130.185.156 (talk) 13:29, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Your question/comment/request is unclear. If you want us to help you, we have to be able to understand what you are saying. – ukexpat (talk) 14:31, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Dell Inc.

I need the address in california for Dell Inc. computers (entity)(dba) to serve the company court papers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.32.76.91 (talk) 15:05, 19 November 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. CaptRik (talk) 15:55, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit a reference list

I can create a reference for an item in the main page. But when I try to edit the reference, I can not see it. Clicking on edit for References just shows:

==References==

{{Reflist}}

How do I get to edit the reference ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.188.95 (talk)

The actual references are imbedded in the text. You put the reference in after the item it sources, and the material in the "references" section is automatically generated. Full details will be found at WP:CITE. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:23, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 03:52, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Pépinières Arboretum Adeline

The nursery Pépinieres Adeline is not Arboretum Adeline which is our property. We are Gérard et Claudie Adeline and Arboretum Adeline is our Park. The nursery try to deceive readers when they whrite Pépinière Arboretum. Please take off these lie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.8.251.246 (talk) 19:21, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

You must be referring to this article: Pépinières Arboretum Adeline (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), but your question is unclear. – ukexpat (talk) 19:58, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Swapping out a photo

I'm trying to replace a photo related to Portland Center Stage and First Regiment Armory Annex.

Here is the photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portland-Armory_Portland-Oregon_2008-May.jpg

Here are the wiki pages where it is displayed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Center_Stage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Armory

Here is the photo that should replace it: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portland-Center-Stage-at-dusk.jpeg

I am a beginner at editing Wikipedia and finding it difficult.

The photo should be changed because 1) it doesn't show off the façade of the building well and 2) the person in the photo is an employee of Portland Center Stage and would like to not be pictured on Wikipedia, particularly while he is lighting a cigarette.

Can you assist me in making this change?

Buchino (talk) 20:19, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I had done it for you, but I just realize we're going to have to undo it. The original source for the picture you wanted to add is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/portlandcenterstage/4888479363/ which indicates that it is under copyright. Wikipedia cannot, except under very limited circumstances, accept copyrighted work. If you would like to replace the picture, you're going to have to find a free version. The best way to do this is to take a new photo yourself and upload it to commons, and release it under a Wikimedia-compatable liscence such as CC-BY-SA or GFDL. --Jayron32 20:27, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

And I have tagged the file for deletion as a copyvio of http://www.flickr.com/photos/portlandcenterstage/4888479363/ . – ukexpat (talk) 20:31, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

But the photo is free for use! Don't tag it for deletion. Portland Center Stage posts those pictures on Flickr for people to use them. Verifiable through their marketing director, public relations manager and others in the marketing department. Buchino (talk) 21:37, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Well it is now because the license has been changed. When we first looked at it, it was © All rights reserved. I will remove the deletion tag. – ukexpat (talk) 21:39, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

And I have re-re-reupdated the Wikipedia articles with the new pic. Thanks for clearing this all up! --Jayron32 21:49, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. Again, I'm new at this. What about how to change the photos now that the rights are correct? Thank you, Ukexpat and Jayron32. Buchino (talk) 21:49, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

 Done and  Done, glad we could help, images are one of the trickiest areas on Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 21:51, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

title change for an article

I created a page and then moved it (since the title was wrong for the original page). I managed to successfully redirect the page. However, in a search engine, the name of the original page shows up, which is confusing. I want only the new article name to show up. What should I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iusewiki7 (talk • contribs) 20:54, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Google does not react instantly to changes at Wikipedia. It can sometimes take anywhere from a few hours to a few days for Google to update its indexes to point to the corrected page. The answer to your question "What should I do" is wait. --Jayron32 21:04, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Boyfriends death

Hi, my boyfriend died on 19 April 2010, I don't know what to do as I've never been in this situation before. We lived together as common law man & wife for almost 5 years. I have his car and the few things that he did own on the property that I'm renting. (most of which I paid for but do not have receipts for) His ex-wife wants to take everything including that which is in the flat that I had before P & I got together. She says that it all belongs to their daughter of 14yrs old. My boyfriend was unemployed during our relationship and I supported him and paid all the bills. The bills grew as I couldn't support us on my salary alone. He did the odd handyman job but that was all. What do I do and who is entitled to what. Please help me as I need closure, this is killing me. Thank you Cindy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.2.115.125 (talk) 21:39, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for your loss, but there is nothing we can do to help you. You should see a lawyer, we cannot give you legal advice. – ukexpat (talk) 21:41, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Browser's tab title

How do I change the title that is shown on the browser's tab in a local Wikipedia--Cradel (talk) 22:01, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

If you are talking about the title of a Wikipedia page, which appears in the tab, see Help:Moving. Guoguo12--Talk--  22:47, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

no I meant the title of the Wikipedia website (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), in the albanian Wikipedia it only says Wikipedia, I want to add the "free encyclopedia" part --Cradel (talk) 20:24, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Give Feedback on article feature

When looking at Wikipedia recently I noticed that articles now have an option for readers/editors to give feedback on articles. Does anyone have a link to where the discussion to implement this feature is and if there is any page that discusses how it will be used. I tried WP:FEED, but that just redirects me to Requests for Feedback. Thank you very much for your time. Feinoha ^{Talk, My master} 22:57, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

I believe you'll want mw:Talk:Article_feedback/Public_Policy_Pilot/Workgroup and [2]. Intelligentsium 23:01, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Is there results posted somewhere? It would be useful to see how articles are rated. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 23:15, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

November 20

The picture of Jimmy Wales

Hi there,

The personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is making me want to never visit Wikipedia again.. his almost smile and scary care bear stare gaze is burning into my very soul. Is this picture some sort of punishment for all the funny looks he supposedly received 10 years ago? Why punish us with a frightening impersonation of John Travolta? Why?

Get rid of this image and I may consider donating. Until then... someone hunt Jimmy Wales down and slap him upside the head and scream "FIX YA FACE.. IT FRAKKIN CREEPY!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.159.14 (talk) 02:59, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a question about how to use Wikipedia? This isn't the Ombudsman's department... --Jayron32 03:03, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

that ugly face

How can I permanently stop that ugly face asking for money from popping up above the page. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.116.152 (talk) 05:00, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

If you create an account you can tell the advertisement to go away in Special:Preferences. If you don't want to create an account, you might be able to block it with something like Adblock Plus (I don't know as I haven't tried that). --Teratornis (talk) 05:11, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

You don't even need to go into your preferences. There's an X to close the ad in the upper right corner of the image. That did it for me. Dismas|^(talk) 05:17, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

My daughter wants to become a doctor

Dear Sir,

My name is Kamel M. AL-Shubbar. I am from Saudi Arabia. My daughter has finished High school recently and applied for government scholarship.

She has received a scholarship from Saudi Government to study Medicine in Holland in Europe.

Lately , the Saudi Government has changed her scholarship from medicine from Medical doctor to Medicine Science specialist .

Her scholar ship was changed due to available seats in Europe. The Euorpian countries gave our Saudi Government only 200 seats, where Scholarship was granted for 5 000 student.

Therefore the Saudi Government is trying to send her to USA to study Medicine science, not a medical doctor . She wants become a Doctor.

My daughter dream is to become a medical doctor.

My Question :

Do you allow her to study medicine and she will be a doctor in future if she joins your university ?

Is Medical doctors are only for US citizens or any person not a US citizen will be able to study medicine and become a doctor.

Please, this is very urgent to determine her future to accept this scholarship from Saudi Government or if she is not going to be a doctor , she may cancel this scholar ship due to change of major to study science and become medical specialist to perform X-ray or other medical science which she does want.

She wants to be a DOCTOR.

Your reply to this e-mail is very important to help my daughter to become a doctor.

Kamel M. Al-Shubbar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.147.0.172 (talk) 06:20, 20 November 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 -- John of Reading (talk) 08:52, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Test edits

how do you make an edit on a wikipedia page but have it so its temporary so you can only see it so you can put whatever you want(without geting a ban put on my ip) and still have it look like the real wikipedia page just to show your friends just to get a laugh out of it? never mind i just found the sandbox or whatever and i dont know how to delete the question —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.170.37.145 (talk) 08:10, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

The Sandbox is provided for learning and testing. I expect the occasional joke edit wouldn't hurt too much, though that looks like a mis-use to me. Please note that even in the Sandbox you must not post anything that is copyrighted, offensive, or libelous. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:58, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Now that I've remembered to look at your talk page - please do not use the Sandbox for edits similar to those you've been making earlier today. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:38, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Pictures of Jimmy Wales

Can you please change the picture of Jimmy Wales that we now get served on every pages. Come on do something about that. Personal attacks redacted GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 10:48, 20 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.16.168.107 (talk) 08:38, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure how to respond to your comments, but you can make the picture go away, at least temporarily, by clicking the X at the top right corner. If you create an account you can tell the advertisement to go away in Special:Preferences. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:02, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

I've redacted part of the comment which appears to be a personal attack against Jimmy Wales. I'm sure he's used to it by now, but it's nevertheless inappropriate. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 10:48, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

DONATION TO WIKIPEDIA

HI I am from india. i am very very happy with wikipedia. i want to donate but in INDIAN RUPEE. As such there is no ready symbol of INDIAN RUPEE available alonwith doller, pound,..etc. In dia is huge populated & with better literecy rate. Most of the indian donors disappointed due to such treatment to INDIA. Myself and many indians will be very glad to donate some fund to wikipedia. Provided the name 'INDIA' and the symbol for currency should appear on your donation front page alongwith other countries. thanks. ........... ghate-mumbai —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.178.209.76 (talk) 08:45, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your interest in donating to the project. I'm sorry that Indian Rupees are not listed in the currencies accepted by PayPal. Information on other ways of giving is available at this link. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:07, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Editing

Hi I am a regular user of Wikipedia, and would like to edit a page. The only trouble is I do not know how to edit the content's bar. Please help, I am tearing my hair out! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bus 4000 (talk • contribs) 14:39, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean by the "contents bar". To what are you referring? TNXMan 15:00, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) It sounds like you want to move the page. You cannot edit the table of contents, it changes automatically when you add more sections to the page. Xenon54 (talk) 15:05, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Ok thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bus 4000 (talk • contribs) 15:24, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Chevy Cruze

Sable232 is out of control read the post about his talks with other users. Sable232 is blocking users because they do not meet his view points. He has also removed information which is true an accurate such as Chevy Cruz is the replacement for the Saturn ION. One can go to GM and find the replacement match for their Saturn counterpart and the car is the Cruz, Sable232 has removed this information. I have received a warning from him and if I edited anymore I will be blocked because of vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.123.72 (talk) 14:46, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Honestly, you're only going to dig further into your own Wiki-grave by accusing others by being "out of control" and making unfounded assertions. You wouldn't tell Britannica to "go to GM" to find information, and neither will you tell a Wikipedia editor to to the same. You are adding the information, so you must prove the information is valid by citing sources. Until you do so, Sable232 is correct in reverting you. Xenon54 (talk) 15:05, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

I am not the only one accusing Sable232 "out of control" read the rest of the people who edited pages auto pages. Paper work one receives from GM states that the Chevy Cruz is the replacement for the ION. Sable232 never said that he/she removed it because it was not referenced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.123.72 (talk) 22:44, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

It may very well be true. But unless and until you provide a reliable source for the information you add, anybody is entitled to remove it. --ColinFine (talk) 00:42, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

can i copy and paste info out of wikiPedia and paste into my company website?

can i copy and paste info out of wikiPedia and paste into my company website? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.174.233.141 (talk) 16:16, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, as long as you properly attribute Wikipedia as the source of the content. See WP:Reusing Wikipedia content. TNXMan 16:23, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Hotmail

Is this message that i have attached really from HOTMAIL.COM and for real?

Thank-you, <blanked>

CONFIRM YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR FREE HOTMAIL ACCOUNT NOW !!!

Dear Account Owner

This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We send this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account.

• Full Name: ...............................
• Username: ...............................
• Password: ................................
• Date of Birth: ............................
• Country Or Territory: ................

Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Sincerely, The Windows Live Hotmail Team —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.109.211.61 (talk) 16:29, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

No and no. Please ask further computing questions at the Computing reference desk. Xenon54 (talk) 16:35, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Any mail that is really from somebody who provides you a service (bank, ISP, whatever) is going to do whatever they can to show you that they are real, by addressing you by name, giving (part of) your account number, etc. If it's not addressed to you personally, bin it. --ColinFine (talk) 00:47, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The poor standard of English in the message should be a huge clue that it may not come from an official source. Not all scam emails contain glaring errors of spelling, grammar or punctuation, but official emails from reputable organisations have generally been proofread. And asking for your password is a dead giveaway. Karenjc 18:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

References

Resolved

 – Ganellia has fixed the article John of Reading (talk) 18:36, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Francesca LeBrun Refs tag is in draft but doesn't show up in preview or saved page. Error warning says it is not there.

And several parts of article are missing in preview and saved page. Editor has never had this problem before. Ganellia (talk)

I see that you've reverted your edit. You had only made one slight error; one of your "<ref/>" tags was missing it's final bracket. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:07, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Instructional video?

Is there an instructional video or something of the kind to learn how to design a page in wikipedia (I mean how to align a table, manage colums, and places of pictures in a wikipage). ThanksDenizCc (talk) 18:39, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

There are no videos that I know of. However, there are help-pages (with tutorial/examples of various options and their resulting display) for each of those topics. See for example: Help:Table and Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. DMacks (talk) 18:43, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

The 'Signpost' (Wikipedia newsletter) mentioned some Wikipedia videos in this issue, but there don't seem to be many in English yet. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:52, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, new question, how do I post a picture that is not already on wikipedia or its affiliated pages, or upload a picture from my computer? DenizCc (talk) 19:04, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Uploading images. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:00, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

How to remove that "personal appeal"??

Im tired of seeing that message and that photo!--User771 (talk) 22:44, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Click the X in the upper right corner. The banner may come back unless you go to Special:Preferences, click the "Gadgets" tab, select "Suppress display of the fundraiser banner", and click Save. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:14, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Where can I request an image?

Does anybody know where I can get this image uploaded?--Queen Elizabeth II's Little Spy (talk) 23:57, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

This is the actual URL of the image. After you save the image, you can upload it at Wikipedia:Upload, although you may want to check out Wikipedia's Image use policy first. (Hopefully I understood your question correctly.) Guoguo12--Talk--  02:11, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

November 21

how to fix what i accidently messed up when editing a section

i was editing Raekwon's featured artist section to add a song, but when i went back to the page one of the songs got seprated from the 2010 i tried to fix it but its kind of messed up, can you show me how to fix it ? prefix:Wikipedia:FAQ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.11.212.78 (talk) 03:20, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

It looks like someone else fixed it already, but in the future, you can click the "history" tab while viewing the article in question. Then select an old version of the article (in this case, the one just before you started editing) by clicking the time and date of that version. If you select "edit" while viewing the old version, then hit "save page", you will return to the older version. If you need any more help, or if this doesn't make sense, please let us know! --Jayron32 04:10, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Collapsable

Resolved

Is there any way I can make this collapsable? ~ Richmond96 t • c 03:23, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

November 12, 2010 - UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs. Florida Gators - Game summary
Leading scorers UNCW – UF – 1 2 Total Seahawks 26 34 60 #9 Gators 37 40 77

I made it collapse above with this edit. This particular class form makes it collapse by default. If you change it to just "class="wikitable collapsible"" it will be expanded by default, but can be collapsed by the reader. You can read more at Help:Collapsing. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:24, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. ~ Richmond96 t • c 04:30, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

raid levels

how 1oMB file is shared in raid 5 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.164.36.87 (talk) 05:51, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about the use of Wikipedia. For your question you may wish to try the Computing reference desk, but I would also recommend that you word the question more clearly. David Biddulph (talk) 09:47, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Where do I post to get someone to create coding for a template?

Where do I post to get someone to create coding to respond to this request? User:Davidgothberg normally edits that template, but he's been out for a while. {{editprotect}} does't seem to fit. Is there some sort of request board manned by coding editors? Thanks. Alternatively, if you can make the change to the template, please do so. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 11:25, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The technical help desk is here, but in this case I have attempted the change myself. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:48, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you John of Reading. Any opponent of William of Ockham is a friend of mine. For your kindness, I added some referenced info from a 1726 book to the John of Reading article. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 16:31, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

What a splendid way to express your thanks! -- John of Reading (talk) 21:27, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

COMPUTER ACCESSORY

LFBWALSH (talk) 12:32, 21 November 2010 (UTC) a few years ago, there was a device to help persons that do not type very well, one can speak the words, and the computer will type in as you speak, what is the name of the device? I can not find it or remember the proper name, is it still available? I think they were sold at Best Buy.

Thank you,

Linda Walsh

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Speech recognition. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at the Computing section of 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).For your convenience, you may click here to post your question. I hope this helps.Template:Z39 -- John of Reading (talk) 12:58, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

How to join TUSC

I want to upload images from Geograph.org - a free source - to Commons. I have the tool but need a TUSC ID. May I have a link please? Thanks Mark^Dask 13:57, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't know what TUSC means (it presumably is not TUSC), but whatever it is, geograph.org seems to be a parked domain, not a valid link. Can you explain some more? A parked domain, moreover, that brinks up another window with advertising masquerading as news, and which gives you a warning and asks you to confirm(!) when you have the temerity to close it. Ugh.--ColinFine (talk) 14:28, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Try geograph.org.uk instead of geograph.org DuncanHill (talk) 17:32, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The page Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons mentions TUSC accounts, with this link to a page titled "Toolserver User Screening Control". -- John of Reading (talk) 14:45, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) It's needed for the Move-to-commons assistant and it stands for "Toolserver User Screening Control". The direct link to TUSC is here. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:46, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

I now have a T U S C account - thanks all for the correct links. Mark^Dask 17:27, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia font

All articles on Wikipedia.com now show up in a cursivefont that is very had to read on screen. Is there a way to change this font into Arial or something sans-serif? It's becoming increasingly difficult to ready articles on this site, and as a result my use of Wikipedia has reduced drastically.

Andreea —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.217.65 (talk) 16:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia just tells your browser to use the sans-serif font listed in its settings. When the font gets screwed up this usually means your browser's setting has been changed. The exact location of the setting depends on your browser. For example, in Firefox, it's at Tools -> Options (or Edit -> Preferences) -> Content -> Advanced (under Fonts and Colors). Xenon54 (talk) 16:05, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

User talk:a.b.c.d

please don't send me messages based on edits I haven't done to articles I've never read; assuming an IP address corresponds to a user is about as logical as assuming that the moon is made of cheese or that someone should be fined for making an unfunny joke on Twitter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.118.74 (talk) 17:44, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The easy way of avoiding such warnings is to register an account and log in. David Biddulph (talk) 17:55, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

No such assumption is made. The bottom of all IP talk pages has a box explaining this, for example User talk:86.154.118.74. Nearly all talk page messages are dated and were made shortly after an edit from that IP address. A large part of the messages will be seen by the right person. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:25, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

If you choose not to create (or not to use) an account, then the only way Wikipedia has of identifying you is the IP address you are using. The talk page for that address is the only place it can send messages. --ColinFine (talk) 23:05, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Targeted messages at top of screen

When I am logged in I am seeing messages at the top of my screen. Sometimes these are for everyone, such as "help design the advertising banner", and some target me, such as messages inviting me to attend a wikimeetup in my geographic area. Where do these messages get added? Where can I request that a message I copse be added? Where can I request removal from targeted lists that I am apparently on?--96.224.145.248 (talk) 19:57, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The messages are not specifically targeting you, but are instead tailored to your geographical location. You can opt not to see the notices by following the instructions at Wikipedia:Watchlist notices. Discussion in regard to nominating messages is held at MediaWiki talk:Watchlist-details. - Bilby (talk) 02:51, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Page move =

I need to verify if an article I just posted live is going to be available on the wikipedia site. I searched but my article doesn't come up although I got confirmation that my "Move" was successful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PamelaPageInc (talk • contribs) 23:09, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The article was mistakenly moved to User:Brian Edwards. However, as it was not a user page, it was subsequently deleted from there and moved to Brian Edwards (producer). I suspect it wasn't showing up in searches because you looked for it when it was a user page, and that would not appear on the default search configuration. - Bilby (talk) 02:34, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

November 22

Jimmy Wales picture

This picture of Jimmy Wales on the banner of Wikipedia is really weirding me out. When will it be taken off? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.108.115.31 (talk) 00:07, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

The fundraiser campaign is typically run until tht target is met, but generally the banners are changed during this process. However, if you would like to remove the banner, you can click on the "X" in the top-right corner of the image to make it disappear, and if you have an account you can opt not to display the banners by selecting the appropriate option under "Gadgets" in "My preferences". - Bilby (talk) 02:41, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Cleanup template for bad English

Is there an appropriate cleanup template to put on an article that is written by someone with a poor command of English and that needs a better English speaker familiar with the subject matter to clean up? I see this often. There's {{copyedit}}, but I think something more specific is required. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 03:42, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

How about {{cleanup-rewrite}} wia a reason? See the template documentation. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 04:11, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I think because of the frequency of the situation I mention, we might want to have a specific template to address it, and perhaps a page listing articles with such template. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 04:28, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

I remember this being discussed by the Guild of Copy Editors, so I think you'd find support for such a template. There'd be no need to create a special page, though – the template should automatically place any page into a specific maintenance category, similar to how {{copyedit}} puts pages into Category:All articles needing copy edit. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:17, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Inserting New Words?

How do we enter new words or companies to Wikipedia? Robin Kruk —Preceding unsigned comment added by RobinKruk (talk • contribs) 04:36, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia. The first thing to note is that Wikipedia isn't a dictionary, so we wouldn't usually want to cover "new words". (Our sister project Wiktionary is a dictionary, but it too has rules about neologisms: see here.)

As for companies, the first thing is to establish whether they meet our notability inclusion criteria: that is, whether they're already covered in enough detail by multiple third-party reliable sources (like books and newspapers) to prove that they merit an article in an encyclopedia. If they do, then the instructions at this page explain how to actually create the article. But please note that "new" entities often fail to meet inclusion criteria, because they're less likely to have been the subject already of substantial coverage in third-party reliable sources. If what you are looking for is a directory site to list a new commercial entity, Wikipedia is not the best place to do this: our list of alternative outlets suggests some better alternatives. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:20, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Harassment

I feel as if I'm being stalked and harassed by a moderator on this website. Despite my postings of accurate information with resources to back them up, my edits are considered COI. How can I report this person for harassment? Taurenlegend (talk) 05:05, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Taurenlegend. I'm sorry you are feeling uncomfortable about the situation.

Looking at your user page, I see that another editor (who I believe is not actually an administrator) placed a conflict of interest notice on your talk page. It does look to me, based on things you have written stating that you represent a company about which you have been editing, that this was a reasonable thing for the other editor to do. Our conflict of interest policy applies to all edits made by parties that have a close relationship with an entity about which they edit, even if those edits involve adding material with good sources. That's because such a relationship makes it harder to maintain an entirely neutral point of view about the subject, and means it's a good idea to get others' consensus for changes you want to see to the content. Your best bet, if you want to contribute on an area in which you have a conflict, is to propose your edits on the relevant article's talk page, and let other editors assess them and include them as appropriate.

Before escalating a dispute with anyone on Wikipedia, it's also a very good idea to try to talk to them directly at first (probably on their user talk page), explain what your concerns are, and give them a chance to explain their actions in turn. Have you tried to do this in this case? Gonzonoir (talk) 10:32, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Is there any other way to retrieve my password other than email?

I've lost my password...or forgotten it, anyway. And when I attempt to reset it, Wikipedia informs me that there is no email address associated with my username.

Is there any other way to retrieve or reset my password? Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.70.229.42 (talk) 05:38, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

• Unless you have placed a committed identity while logged into your account, you'll have to create a new one. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 08:26, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

question regarding health

Dear Sir, I am suffering from piles. what is the treatment or any remedies plz advise me what to do. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.50.161.15 (talk) 08:58, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

We cannot offer medical advice. Please see the medical disclaimer. Contact an appropriate medical professional. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:11, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Question about moving an article draft

Help, I cannot move my draft to an article. I am stopped by a sign "protected name", I believe. What does this mean and how can I get permission to move from draft to article. Thanks.Maxweber1864 (talk) 09:53, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Maxweber1864. Looking at the userspace draft article you've written at User:Maxweber1864/new article name here, I guess you may be trying to move the article to the title Stephen Turner? That page is indeed protected because it's been the site of the repeated recreation of unsuitable material. It doesn't look like your draft has anything in common with these earlier unsuitable creation attempts, so you could request unprotection here.

Before you move your draft to article space, though, it would be a good idea to add some references to third-party reliable sources that would demonstrate how your article's subject meets notability criteria. The relevant inclusion guideline is WP:PROF. It sounds to me like the article's subject probably meets these guidelines, but it would be extremely helpful if you could add some references to demonstrate it. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:09, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

to get full suggestions from technical experts

Italic textsir i want information about indianrailways i want to know about the concern authority for my project.My project name is Automatic chain pulling detection system.It is important for me to know about the recent situation in the indian railways plz guide me or provide me with some details... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.118.154.139 (talk) 09:54, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

We have an article about Indian Railways which may help you. You can also try asking at one of Wikipedia's reference desks (but please note that this board, the help desk, is only intended for questions about using Wikipedia itself). Gonzonoir (talk) 10:34, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

English

How to develop the speaking skill in English and is there any site or other means which are helpful for it.

Raijohn Email: kundukulam.raijohn@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by RAIJOHN (talk • contribs) 12:38, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Disappearing Text

I am currently a member of the Stella McCartney Ecommerce team and have been trying to update our page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_mccartney) to include the new Stella McCartney Kids information. I do have an account although not sure if I have authorisation to edit the page. I can edit/update it however when I save the changes then leave the site for a time it has disappeared!? Can I check to see if someone is removing it or am I doing something wrong? Many thanks.