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February 17

Copyright violation against myself?

Dear whomever it may concern.

I have a bit of an issue. I was planning to post an article on Wikipedia, and I have been writing one for about two days that I’m very happy with. I have, however, already posted it on another Wiki. Can I still post the article in its entirety here on Wikipedia, and have the same article on two places, without risking having my article on Wikipedia deleted due to copyright issues? I am the author of the article to begin with, so having my own text deleted due to a copyright violation against myself doesn’t make any sense to me.

I’m sorry if this question has already been asked, but I couldn’t find it in the index.

PS: I have actually already requested other editors to review my article, but they denied it without much of an explanation.

--Carlminez (talk) 00:00, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you edit in Wikipedia, you will see the following words below the edit box: "You irrevocably agree to release your contributions under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL". If you or anybody else have already claimed copyright on it, this is prima facie inconsistent with that claim, and you probably need to follow the procedure at WP:IOWN to assert that you are donating the material under a suitable licence.

However, your question makes me think there may be another problem. Wikipedia has quite strict rules on what is a suitable subject for an article, and how the article may be written: in particular rules on notability, verifiability, neutrality and original research. I know of nowhere else that applies quite these rules, so usually material written anywhere else is not appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia, at least without significant rewriting. --ColinFine (talk) 00:44, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright issues depend on the license of the other wiki. I guess you refer to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Bolt (character). Your work is in the page history. You appear to be the main contributor to the Wikia article but not the only contributor. http://disney.wikia.com/index.php?title=Bolt_(character)&oldid=99540 is the version before the first edit by your account, and your Wikipedia article included content copied from that version. disney.wikia.com uses the CC-BY-SA license so their content can be used in Wikipedia but only with proper attribution. You had no attribution so it did indeed look like a copyright violation to me. Your article had other problems as stated in the review at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Bolt (character) which also says you can make improvements and resubmit it. An article of that size will require inline citations. It is not enough to list four source url's at the bottom. I haven't compared the article to the sources so I don't know how much of the article is potentially original research. See also Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction) if you haven't already. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:49, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your informative reply, PrimeHunter Very helpful indeed! I’ll make sure to rewrite the article so that it does not include any text written by any other user and I’ll add sources and footnotes to facts and quotations. And then I’ll resubmit it for reviewing. Do I still need to provide the article with a “proper attribution” for Wikias CC-BY-SA license, and if so, how do I do that? --Carlminez (talk) 18:50, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you give attribution to http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Bolt_%28character%29 with {{CCBYSASource}} then you can include material written by others in the Wikia article. If you only use material licensed by you then you can technically omit attribution to a former place of publication but it's problematic. It sounds messy for a copyright investigator to go through the page history of the Wikia article to check whether you only use your own contributions. You risk a later editor removing it from Wikipedia as a suspected copyright violation if you don't explain the situation carefully or give attribution to Wikia. Also, if you don't give formal attribution to Wikia then you should document that Wikia's Carlminez is the same as you, for example by making a Wikia edit saying "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Carlminez is my account" and link to it from Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:00, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have made several changes, added footnotes and sources and what I think is a proper attribution to the original article. I have also included a link in my profile to my account over at Wikia. I've resubmitted the article for reviewing, and while there might be a few things that can be improved, I believe that the copyright issues should be cleared now. Again, thanks for the help!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Bolt_(character)

--Carlminez (talk) 20:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I see it was accepted this time. Congratulations! PrimeHunter (talk) 04:01, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Screenshots and copyright issues

I'm working on an article about a character from a movie. I've asked questions about this article before. I would like to add a few pictures from the movie, screenshots, but I'm not sure how I should upload this. But as I'm following the upload form I almost get the impression that uploading such material would violate wikipedias copyright policy. Yet, i keep seeing screenshots from movies and computer games on many other wikipedia articles.

How does this work? Am I allowed to upload screenshots or not? How do I do it?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Fair_use ?

Help would be greatly appreciated. --Carlminez (talk) 23:02, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Commons does not accept fair-use images, but they can be uploaded to Wikipedia instead. Start here or use the "Upload file" link in the toolbox at the left, and then select "It is a screenshot", about two-thirds of the way down the page. Your use of the screenshot must comply with the conditions listed at WP:NONFREE. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:28, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 14

Imerman Angels Page Edit

I am editing the Imerman Angels page to update it, but after saving information it switched back to the old format. Why did it do this and how can I permanently save my changes? 16:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.150.215.158 (talk)

Your changes were undone by a software agent that caught the addition of a link to Twitter. For the details of this, you can read User:XLinkBot/FAQ.

But your additions were not suitable for Wikipedia for a couple of other reasons too. One is that you copied text directly from the organisation's website, where it is marked "Copyright 2009. Imerman Angels. All rights reserved". Copyrighted text cannot be copied into Wikipedia; see WP:Copyright violations. In addition, your additions made the page look too much like an advert for the organisation; Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a business directory or an advertising outlet. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:16, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 15

Poole's Cavern

Hi

I have just read an article on "Poole,s Cavern" Very good info ect.. But I felt the photos let it down. I however have just been there and have a few photos of my own. So this is my question.. How can I upload these photos I have taken? I feel that there be some benefit to others whom mat wish to know what this cavern looks like.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.109.99.12 (talk) 19:13, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You should probably upload it to Wikimedia Commons. Go here (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), then in the Participate section on the side, click "Upload file." Note that this will (I believe) release your images into the public domain, so anyone can use them. Anyway, once you click that link, follow the instructions to upload. Then you have to go to the article, and change the image. You'll see in the edit page this:[[Image:Pooles Cavern 5.jpg|thumb|The Flitch of Bacon]] at the very top. You have to change the image name, keep the word thumb, and then change the caption. So it should look something like this: [[Image:MyNewImage.png|thumb|My Caption]]. Ask me if you need more clarification. (By the way, I added a title to your question. You need to start a new section so people can see your question easily.) --Thekmc (talk) 20:52, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 16

Placing an image in wikipedia page

I have been emailed a head shot of the Mayor of Columbia, Steve Benjamin, and I want to place it in the Wikipedia page that I have created for him. How do I go about doing so? SHantiasia4 (talk) 13:08, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Who took the picture? Have they completed the necessary documentation licensing the photo for reproduction and re-use outside of Wikipedia? --Orange Mike | Talk 14:07, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 17

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March 19

Add new sehrawats

O.J.Singh Sehrawat son of late Shri Sher Singh Sehrawat from village Kair, Accounts Officer,both in Government Service.al

Dr. Seema Sehrawat daughter of Shri O.J.Singh is scientist at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

````````````````` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.180.176.53 (talk) 05:11, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article contains a long list of names, but only one of them is a link to a Wikipedia article, and most have no reference to tell the reader how the fact can be verified. Both the US City and UK Settlement guidelines indicate that "Simple lists of names add little of value", and I think the same rule can be applied here. I therefore suggest that you do not add these names to the article until/unless these people have a Wikipedia article of their own. You will appreciate that there are a large number of people in the world with this surname, and it is not feasible to list them all. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:00, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notability guideline for localities

Is there a notability guideline for inhabited localities? I can't find it out anywhere. Or can I write an article about any inhabited locality? --Id-a-lgo (talk) 08:22, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See the essay at Wikipedia:Notability (geography). If the locality is a legally-recognised place (it has a mayor, council, or similar), then yes, the consensus is that it deserves an article. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:09, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --Id-a-lgo (talk) 09:21, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episodes

Somebody should look at this. I did something wrong addidng new information to this document and I don't know how to make it right.

199.126.60.136 (talk) 09:41, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed the coding of the 2001-2002 season so that the page displays properly. It looks as if there is a disagreement on the inclusion of the 2001-2002 episodes; that ought to be discussed on the article talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:01, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 20

Incorrect information

In the article pertaining to the Montana class battleships it is stated that the Montanas turrets would 'fall out' if the ship capsized. This is not true. The Montanas turrets were,other than armor thickness, Identicle to the turrets on the Iowa class. This includes all supporting structure specifically the 'retaining clips' which were bolted to the bottom of the rotating turret structure preventing just such an event. Reference page 71 of Robert F. Sumralls 'Iowa class battleships' by The Naval institute press. ISBN 0-87021-298-2. Library of congress catalog card no 88-71712. Thanks MC —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.106.26.12 (talk) 04:20, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since you have a good source for your correction, you are welcome to edit the article. If you not sure how to do that, you could instead add your comment and its book reference to the article talk page where it will be seen by the editors most interested in the subject. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:10, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

baxtertrees entry for short story writer J. Jill Robinson

Hi. 2 weeks ago I asked if an editor could look at my draft article, but no one has got back to me--maybe I haven't done my request properly? I also don't know how to post the article once it's done. Can you help? I feel overwhelmed by the wuantity of options and directions, being extremely new to all this. (I can't even figure out how to SEND this!)

Thank-you,

Baxtertrees (talk) 20:06, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You did exactly the right thing: please be patient - there is a big backlog on RfC. When the article is ready, you WP:MOVE it to its proper title J. Jill Robinson (that link is red at present, because the article doesn't exist yet).

The article User:Baxtertrees/J. Jill Robinson is nowhere near ready to be made live. First it contains no references at all, which is unsatisfactory for any article, but particularly for a biography of a living person. Because it has no references, it fails to establish that the writer is notable, and would almost certainly be deleted if you moved it to article space in its present form. Secondly, it is not an article, but reads like notes for an article. It needs to be written as an encyclopaedic article - see WP:TONE. -ColinFine (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 21

moving a userspace article to the mainspace

Dear Sir or Madam, Is it possible to move an userspace draft created in the English wikipedia to the Turkish wikipedia? Thanks and Best Regards, Kagan Gulat (talk) 10:04, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is not possible to do this directly. You will have to copy your draft text and paste it into a new page at the Turkish Wikipedia. Once that's done, you could add the tag {{db-user}} to User:Kagan Gulat/Pfalz D.III to have it deleted from the English Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:15, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

how to insert my sources correctly in my article

Im trying to create an article for my communications class as a project, but I am having trouble figuring out how to insert my sources correctly which is from globalissues.org page and my Media Now text book. Any help you have would be great. I need to create this article correctly so that it won't be deleted and I get a good grade.

20:58, 21 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cstevens221 (talk • contribs)

I can't see what you are trying to do since this is your only edit, but you might look at these pages, Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and Wikipedia:Your first article. If you start your article we can give better advice. GB fan (talk) 21:25, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You also need to look at notability: if you choose a subject for which you cannot find the necessary references to establish that the subject is notable, then your article will get deleted. Given how difficult it is to get a first article to stick, I am surprised that your course requires you to do so, and I wonder if those who set the project understand how Wikipedia works. --ColinFine (talk) 23:12, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Long Road Out Of Eden Tour - The Eagles (I request to add one concert missing in the list of 2010 performed concerts)

There is one concert date not included in the 2010 concert list. This is: October 27, 2010 - Fort Lauderdale - Bank Atlantic Center - United States This concert was a rescheduled date for an early october concert which had to be postponed because of a Don Henley's illness. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.86.211.244 (talk) 23:54, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done, with a reference. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:42, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 22

Simple procedure to add a relevant link.

There has to be a simple and quick way to add a relevant hyperlink to an article. I have found an interesting orphan and wish to add a relevant external link but I have no idea how to do this despite wading through hundreds of 'help' advice and FAQs. There should be a simple "add a relevant link" on an article. I am sure there would be a software mechanism to ensure that the link offered was indeed relevant. I've spent a lot of time on this and I can't see how I can do it. Peter S, Australia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.253.110.20 (talk) 00:00, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you found an article labelled as an "orphan" then the problem is that few other Wikipedia articles point to it. To add links from one Wikipedia article to another, you typically replace, say, "John Doe" with "[[John Doe]]", as described here.

The Wikipedia guidelines on external links are stricter than many readers and editors realise. If you think a new external link passes those guidelines, the "how to" guide is here. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:50, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

African American Filmmakers

Keith O'Derek is an Award Winning African American filmmaker of two feature length documentary films. Straight from the streets featuring Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Ice T, DJ Quik and many others. Also he recently completed the film, Barack Obama "Road to the White House". The trailer is narrated by Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett, Jr. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.227.176.34 (talk) 05:33, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here is some standard advice on creating a new Wikipedia article:

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

Thank you.

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation.Template:Z26 -- John of Reading (talk) 08:56, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 23

March 24

help-legal issues and falsity

Hey Wiki,

I represent Mick Boogie as his publicist. The entry created on him originally was not only false but created by an unknown source. I attempted to delete it with no success. I then attempted to edit it several times. The issue is, every time I edit it (correcting it basically), it is reverted back to the original version. This is a major problem. I am the only person authorized to create an entry on him and it's absurd to me that I cannot change a false entry on him. Can you please help me find a solution to this? Either we need to have it deleted and I will re build from scratch, OR, I need to edit and have it stick. Please advise.

Thanks,

Meredith Koko

Meredithkoko (talk) 19:10, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You have a clear conflict of interest and you do not and cannot control the content of the article. Having said that, I will take a look at the article and make any necessary changes per our WP:BLP policy. – ukexpat (talk) 19:21, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK I have taken a look at your edits and they were problematic for a couple of reasons: first, you destroyed the formatting of the article; second, you removed citations to reliable sources. In view of your COI, please use the article's talk page to discuss changes that you think should be made to the article. Thanks. – ukexpat (talk) 19:24, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be laboring under a severe misunderstanding here, Meredith. Not only are you not "the only person authorized to create an entry on" Mick Boogie, you are possibly the person on the planet we would most strongly urge not to create an entry on your client (other than your client himself). For further guidance, see Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest. If there is anything false in the current article, why not post to the talk page of the article, documenting the falsity or pointing out the undocumented nature of the false material, and let us correct it? And by the way: there are no legal issues involved here. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:25, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 25

DUKE ELLINGTON...MUSCIAN

HELLO, YOU GUYS HAVE DUKE ELLINGTON..AS BEING BURIED IN GREENWOOD CEMETERY IN BROOKLYN, NY...

HE IS BURIED IN WOODLAWN CEMETERY LOCATED IN BRONX, NEW YORK, MILES DAVIS IS BURIED NEXT TO HIM IN WOODLAWN CEMETERY74.90.200.125 (talk) 00:11, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Duke Ellington already said Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx) but after a search I found that Green-Wood Cemetery incorrectly listed him. I assume that is the article you refer to. I have removed him there. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:55, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Adding information - non-member inquiry

Greetings, How are you? My name is Evan Hayenga, First of all,...I want to thank you for this website and the information it has provided me with over the years. Thank you very much. I use Wikipedia on "more than regular" basis and there are times when I feel some small bits of information need to be added. Such was the case with actor "Don Knight." I learned of this man through a classic episode of "Little House on the Prairie" and that was my reason for using Wikipedia. It was not mentioned in his short biography . I feel this fact needs to be mentioned and made public knowledge in his honor. Just inquiring if?how I may do that. If at all possible.

Take care,

Peace~ ~Evan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.227.235.96 (talk) 13:52, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You can edit articles by clicking the "Edit" tab at top, or an "edit" link to the right of a section heading. See for example Wikipedia:Introduction for more information. I have added the show to a list in his biography: [1]. This edit required a piped link. Sources say he played the light-hearted Irishman in the "100 Mile Walk" episode 3 at List of Little House on the Prairie episodes#Season 1 (1974-1975), but that is too much detail for the lead of a biography. Some actor biographies have a detailed filmography section but his IMDb filmography at [2] has 75 titles so that could be a lot of work. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:56, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Military Vehicle Trust

I have just added an article on "Military Vehicle Trust" and it has immiediately been deleted as a copyright infringement of the Background page of the MVT website.

I am the Military Vehicle Trust webmaster. How do we put an article on which will say almost the same as the website if we are trying to say what the MVT is about?

Regards

Nigel Hubert — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12mvt8611 (talk • contribs) 17:07, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Briefly, Nigel, you don't. As webmaster of the MVT, you have an almost insuperable conflict of interest in the matter. I have left some advice on your talkpage about how to handle oneself in such situations, once you've gotten a new username that does not advertise or represent the MVT. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:28, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(after edit conflict): Hello Nigel, and welcome. There are at least three separate issues here, all of which you need to know about.

First, copyright: all material on Wikipedia must be released under a suitable licence. If you own the copyright and you are willing to release it under this licence, please read WP:IOWN for how to donate it. (Note that the licence explicitly allows the material to be used for other purposes, including commercial ones: it is not acceptable to say that Wikipedia only may use it).

Secondly, notability: a subject merits an article in Wikipedia only if it is notable by Wikipedia's standards - that is, that it has already been written about in multiple independent reliable sources. Your trust may very well meet this criterion, but it is up to the person who writes an article to establish in the the text that the subject is notable in this way, by providing the references. Also see WP:CORP.

Thirdly, conflict of interest. Wikipedia articles are required to be written in an neutral encyclopaedic way. This is usually very hard for somebody to accomplish if they are closely connected with the subject. So if you look at the article I linked to about conflict of interest, it recommends that those with a COI should not edit the article themselves, but should post material on the article's talk page, for others to incorporate into the article as they see fit. The requirement for neutrality also means that an organisation's own web site could very rarely be used even in the absence of copyright issues, since it is unlikely to be written in an encyclopaedic tone.

Since the article does not yet exist, your best bet would be to lodge a request, with the necessary references to establish notability, according to the instructions at WP:RA. --ColinFine (talk) 17:29, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

edition in the history of a village.

Daer moderatror,

I have read the history of village situated in karnal district of haryana state, but as i read there's not full details about the names of the persons as per generation wise & other details, so i wanted to edit these names & details based on my knoledge (discussed with many old person of the village).

HOW CAN I EDIT THIS PLEASE PROVIDE ME THE INFORMATIONs.

Regards

sanjiv —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.240.203.110 (talk) 18:30, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot edit based on your personal knowledge, interviews, etc. We require that information come from verifiable, reliable sources. In most villages, such as that which my people come from, there is nothing in reliable sources about most of the inhabitants, as the village's residents have never been notable enough to write about in an encyclopedia. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:37, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Launching Ayurveda (Band) page

I moved my page from my user space to Ayurveda (Band) in an attempt to the launch the page. In return, I now have this message at the top of the page: This page is a new unreviewed article. This template should be removed once the page has been reviewed by someone other than its creator; if necessary the page should be appropriately tagged for cleanup. If you are the article's creator, you can seek feedback on your new article. (July 2010)

Will the "review" happen automatically by WikiReviewers or do I have to take some other action. I am most anxious to get this page launched. Thank you. Whysosirius (talk) 19:53, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been deleted as unambiguous advertising so it is a moot point, but in any event the best thing to do is ask at WP:Requests for feedback. – ukexpat (talk) 20:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 26

Help With Linking One Wiki Article To Another

I was editing the Fanfiction.net wiki article, to update the 30 most popular fandoms, and each fandom name is linked to the wiki article about said fandom. But I cannot for the life of me get the Glee (TV Show) to link properly. I can link it to Glee (disambiguation) page, but it give me problems if I try to change it directly to the TV show page. Help?

I fixed it. The problem was that you had three of those brackets on each side instead of two. Ie. [[[Glee (TV Show|Glee]]] instead of the proper [[Glee (TV Show|Glee]] Hope this helps. --E♴(talk) 00:52, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I appreciate the help, I guess I missed the extra set of brackets. DianeKurohyou (talk) 00:55, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

problem

i have a problame with my yahoo messenger —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.98.181.70 (talk) 09:45, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You could try asking at the Computing reference desk, but you will have to give much more detail than you have written here. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:57, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

creating a new account - is it possible to delete old inactive accounts?

Hello, I am user Furfur from the German Wikipedia and would like to create an acccount in the English WP with the same user name. I have noticed that someone has created a user account with this name on 4 April 2006 but this account is apparently inactive. I have not seen any edits under this user name. Is it possible to delete inactive accounts such that the "namespace" is free again? Thank you --89.247.244.6 (talk) 22:16, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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 :You could try asking at the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing|Computing reference desk]], but you will have to give much more detail than you have written here. -- [[User:John of Reading|John of Reading]] ([[User talk:John of Reading|talk]]) 18:57, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
-== creating a new account - is t possible to delete old inactive accounts? ==
+== creating a new account - is it possible to delete old inactive accounts? ==
 Hello, I am user [[:de:User:Furfur|Furfur]] from the German Wikipedia and would like to create an acccount in the English WP with the same user name. I have noticed that someone has created a user account with this name on 4 April 2006 but this account is apparently inactive. I have not seen any edits under this user name. Is it possible to delete inactive accounts such that the "namespace" is free again?