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April 24

Enquiry

Even if this website has ontributed a lot by giving knowledge about Assam, a state of India. Village catagory is also provided here but many villages specially of Darrang district are still missing. I couldn't find these villages here. If this website would manage to collect the name of villages with short description concerning Darrang district then it would be very benificial for millions of people living every nook and corners of this district. Is there any problem to collect them? I am looking forward the satisfactory answer from this website. Thanks.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.89.98.58 (talk) 08:28, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We depend on knowledgeable people like yourself to gather the information and write the articles, both here in the English-language Wikipedia and in the various others in languages of India and the world. That's how Wikipedia is improved. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:17, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 18

Issue with reference (Kool-Aid )

Hello, I noticed a reference being used to back up the statement "A common racial stereotype attributed to African Americans is the drinking of Kool-Aid". However, the link only takes me to an abstract of a pay-per-view article and its academic tone does not really match the statement. I have no way to verify it. My issues are that:

A) It may be false.
B) Even if it is real, it may not draw the same extreme conclusion as the statement.

I would appreciate your advice. Also, what template would you use if I wanted to mark it for review? {{dubious}}?--Phagopsych (talk) 19:36, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that the reference is not available on-line (or not available on-line without paying, which amounts to the same thing) doesn't invalidate it as a reference. The source (the American Journal of Epidemiology) is presumably a peer-reviewed academic journal and therefore a good source per WP:RS. However, it's not credible that the article ("An Evaluation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Assessing Dietary Intake of Specific Carotenoids and Vitamin E among Low-Income Black Women") is likely to support the statement ("A common racial stereotype attributed to African Americans is the drinking of Kool-Aid"), especially when one reads the abstract, which is available on line, and which indicates that article covers technical nutrition topics rather than cultural memes. And in the unlikely event that the article does support the statement, it's questionable whether the authors, who are presumably epidemiologists, are qualified to pass judgement on what cultural stereotypes are or or not common. It's possible that data on cultural stereotyping which supports the statement was collected as part of the article. Possible, but not credibly likely. Therefore it'd be reasonable to remove the passage. Your options, given in order of which would (in my opinion be best) would be:

Remove the passage with an edit summary something like "Statement unlikely to be supported by ref, see talk" and then drop a note on the talk page explaining why you think the ref likely doesn't support the statement.
Don't edit the article, but drop a note on the page explaining why you think the ref likely doesn't support the statement. Then either just leave it lie for someone else to deal with later, or (better) come back later and if no one has offered a counter-argument, delete the passage.
Just remove the passage with an edit summary something like "Statement unlikely to be supported by ref" and not drop a note on the talk page. This'd be quicker but not as good as the above options, but still acceptable.

I could be wrong, but I think the {{Request quote}} template is the closest thing to what you want in terms of a template. You add it after the ref; it asks for a quote from the source supporting the statement to be added. My personal advice is avoid dropping in a template like this -- the {{Request quote}} is likely to just sit there for years with no resolution occurring -- but it depends on your personal preference, I guess. Herostratus (talk) 03:41, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 19

How do I create a new book....? I am a new user.

How do I create a new book after I created and completed one without having to delete it? ie: I did a short 12 page book on artists I like and now I want to do a book about space. How do I keep the artists book on my account and create a new book?

Is there a "Add new book" button?

Thank you. SilverApostrophes (talk) 03:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC)SilverApostrophes[reply]

When you have made 5 more edits your account will be autoconfirmed and then Special:Book will have an option to save books. Until then you can only work on one book at a time. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:47, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

shall i keep my name at the end of an article that i edited

once i edited, by donating a word,an article on word oddities/fun words.. I am the first person in identifing the word in the world. I added it to the article as a fifth word. I added my name at the end of the word. My name was removed one month later. why?

Is it wrong to tell the readers that i am the first person in identifying a particular thing in the world?

Still I a have two things to be kedt open to the public's view. They are new to the world

My work is : 1)to identify/trace out the letters, words or sentences that fall under certain category in their formation and add them to the list already exist.

2). to identify a new category that can have some words/sentences in common.

Trying to get the answer from the readers to my questions is nothing but disclosing a new thing to the world.

what can i do?Yarlagaddaindia (talk) 06:17, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You haven't told us which article, and you have no edits in your history apart from this one, so we don't know quite what you are talking about; but in general

You should never add your name to a main-space article in Wikipedia. All edits to an article, and therefore all editors, are available in an article's history. (On talk pages and project pages you should sign your name with ~~~~ as you did above).
What you are describing sounds like original research, and so is not permitted in Wikipedia, and is likely to be deleted. All the information in Wikipedia should already have been published in an independent reliable source. You should also look at WP:NEOLOGISM. --ColinFine (talk) 08:26, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 20

Change picture

How do you change a picture on a page?

72.227.154.218 (talk) 17:24, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy.
If you want to add an image that has already been uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information. I hope this helps.Template:Z40

If you need more help, then please feel free to ask again, giving the name of the article and, if relevant, the name or URL of the picture that you have in mind. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:28, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Giovanni Bastianini

I have just noticed Giovanni Bastianini is included in Wikipedia. I have written more on that 19th century artist than anyone else, so I believe my articles should be cited. Two are in print and one is currently in press: "Giovanni Bastianini: A Fair and Balanced View,"artibus et historiae" 2004; and "Giovanni Bastianini II: A Hung Jury,"artibus et historiae, 2006. The one forthcoming is “’Dell’ Anima Trasmigrata’: Desiderio da Settignano and Giovanni Bastianini,” Atti del Convegno. Desiderio da Settignano, Florence, in press.

Would you kindly include these references in the article (although my conclusions about Bastianini differ somewhat from that of the author--is it possible to know who wrote the article?). Also, I'd appreciate knowing what the benifits are of registering with Wikipedia. Would you kindly respond via email. Thank you very much.

Anita Moskowitz Professor of Art History Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-5400 (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.173.54.225 (talk) 18:45, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Replied by email noting;

"Click on the "View history" tab and you will see all who contributed together with their contributions.

And these references <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing>, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Coi#Citing_oneself>" Darrell_Greenwood (talk) 22:53, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 21

Rainhill, Merseyside, England

Among the prominent people who grew up in Rainhill is Alan Acourt, Liverpool and England footballer.

Rennie Warburton, Victoria BC,Canada — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.232.19.246 (talk) 15:32, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done Darrell_Greenwood (talk) 17:10, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 22

Attach a photo

How can I attach a partial photo of the Fayette in Nagasaki Harbor in Sept '45? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.214.250.70 (talk) 04:54, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy.
If you want to add an image that has already been uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information. I hope this helps.Template:Z40

If you need more help, then please feel free to ask again, giving the name of the article and, if relevant, the name or URL of the picture that you have in mind. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:06, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Professional athletes

What about former Masters Champion Zach Johnson? How could he be left out?173.20.248.30 (talk) 12:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article exists. On which page do you think he should be added? -- John of Reading (talk) 12:43, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

editing an existing article by adding facts

After adding my textline I want to introduce an additional reference inbetween already existing references. How does the numbering of citations take care of an additional entry ? SwissLCD (talk) 16:34, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you place the reference between a new <ref> and </ref> tag, the numbering will automatically update. TNXMan 16:36, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Removed

I created an edit five hours ago. It was there for twenty minutes. Now it is gone. How do I find out why it was removed? Robmm76 (talk) 19:47, 22 June 2011 (UTC)robmm76[reply]

At the top of each article there is a "View history" link which displays the page history. There, I see that your edit was undone with the comment "besides the raw url, Menzies claim doesn't belong here unless it can be shown as significant, he claims a lot of things". You could begin a discussion at Talk:Bimini Road, perhaps. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:54, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 23

TRANSLATION OF AN ENGLISH ARTICLE INTO SPANISH

Hi, I am a professional translator and interpreter of English and German. My mother tongue is Spanish. I would like to create a new article in Spanish by translating the English version of an article into Spanish, since it does not exist in Spanish yet. I wonder if it can/should be marked that the article is a translation of the English version and how I should deal with the bibliography. Should I leave it as it is in the original article or should I search for the Spanish edition (in case it exists) of the mentioned bibliography? (the article in question is an article about Frances Perkins. There is no Spanish version of it) Thanks Raquel Rodriguez (RaRod)Raquel RaRod (talk) 12:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest asking at the Spanish Wikipedia, since that would be the best place for your article. When articles are translated to English from another language's Wikipedia, we place a notice on the talk page indicating whence the original content came. I hope this helps answer your question. TNXMan 12:56, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know Spanish but for general translation information, see Wikipedia:Translation and es:Wikipedia:Taller idiomático. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:10, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 24

Edited xdcam mp4 clips for archive in adobe premier pro cs4 and how trim project

i am using adobe premier pro cs4 and i can not archive my mp4 trimmed clips by project manager? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.56.210.212 (talk) 21:20, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Computing reference desk. They specialize in answering computer questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. doomgaze (talk) 21:26, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were 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 for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about 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. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:26, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 25

Problem finalising new article

How can I now make my article visible after it's been blocked because I am "too new", even though I have confirmed my account through email?Jones Editor (talk) 00:56, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your article needs a lot of work before it will be allowed to stay in main space. I say this just because it is very Promotional. Also if you are connected to Heir magazine you'll will also have WP:COI issues. Just an early heads up. Mlpearc powwow 01:51, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

At this point, I wouldn't bother. The current version, in addition to being malformatted and without wiki-markup, is nothing but a giant advertisement, completely without reliable sources, and would be deleted immediately as a promotion. See the articles on publications like Fortune and Locus to see what an article should look like. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:53, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's a little Bitey don't you think ? Mlpearc powwow 02:05, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is a bit bitey, but the article is a long way from acceptable. It isn't always clear how encouraging to be to a new editor when the draft is so far away from acceptable. I was going to suggest that the editor look at other relevant articles, such as those about other magazines, but Mike offered specific suggestions. I support that suggestion.--SPhilbrick T 14:36, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree on the status of the draft and the suggestions Mike gave, I don't agree on the tone at which he did it. Mlpearc powwow 14:45, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

While I see your point of view, Mlpearc, I am less worried about being bitey when a first article is so very, very promotional. We need to maintain a clear stance against self-aggrandizement here. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:42, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I still agree, I also try to remember, although doubtful, the editor could have nothing but good faith about the article, just very over zealous about the subject so much so that NPOV never enters the equation and hence be put off by your tone, but I fear in this case no harm done. Cheers. Mlpearc powwow 18:10, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will acknowledge the possibility that my tone may have been influenced by the target audience of the magazine being advertised: the parasitic "entitled" heirs of privilege and greed. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:01, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I Can't fix a page.

I would like to fix the budget for transformers dark of the moon, but it won't allow me to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Predalien3 (talk • contribs) 02:43, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not the case that "it won't allow it". Your change was undone by other editors who have disagreed with your changes. If you look at the page history you will see the comment "The accompanying source for the budget says the film cost $195 million; please stop changing the amount". You should only change the budget if you have a better reliable source for your budget figure. Since this is a very active page, I suggest you post your new budget figure and its source at Talk:Transformers (film series).

Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way. I've left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:39, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 26

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June 28

Titles

How do I change the title name of a page that I am creating? Parsons Brinckerhoff (talk) 13:20, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The page Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft explains how to get your new pages reviewed and how to move them into the main encyclopedia when they are ready. There's more detail at Wikipedia:Moving a page. I've also left some general introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:47, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

However, please do not move the draft until you have cited some reliable sources that demonstrate the notability of the subject.Without those the article will be immediately tagged, or worse, proposed for deletion. Also note that your user name reveals a clear conflict of interest so the draft/article will come under additional heavy scrutiny. Your user name is also a clear violation of the user name policy and will probably be blocked, so you should create a new user name that complies with policy - see WP:UN. – ukexpat (talk) 13:05, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How to edit

I have tried to edit many times and my comments have been removed. I want to update my company's profile on wikipedia, how do I do this without having the comments taken away? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.156.95.90 (talk) 15:12, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles on companies should not usually be created or maintained by employees of the company; see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. I recommend that you post your updates on the "discussion page", with URLs or other sources so that uninvolved editors can decide how to build them into the article. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:36, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you are thinking of the article as a "profile", you are not in tune with what Wikipedia is about. It is not a directory where people or companies have "profiles": it is an encyclopaedia, intended to contain neutral, well-referenced articles about subjects which have become notable because they have been written about elsewhere. --ColinFine (talk) 18:52, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 29

I'm French but all my Wikipedia profile is in English and it raises problems for my articles!

Hello, I'm new here on Wikipedia and I've just written my first article which seems to have a problems to be published: 1. I don't know why but few websites (which absolutely exist in French!) and categories (at the end of my edit page) are in red "do not exist". 2. I don't see my article anywhere when I'm not connectes to my proper profile. 3. Everything is in English and I'd like to find French instead. 4. There seems to be a threat of deleting (but actually I'm not sure if it's still the case, it's written on my talk page at the bottom) saying my article is too short but it's actually huge (much bigger than most of the articles which are topically on Wikipedia).

I'd really really like to have my article published, I've been working on it for a few days so if you could help me I'd owe you one ;-) Thanks OXya (talk) 13:52, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]