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June 28

Color schemes

Someone "colorized" the List of people indicted in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Personally I find the color scheme used less than desirable. Do we have a guide to color usage for Wikipedia somewhere? Rmhermen (talk) 01:43, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

WP:COLOR. Half the list fails color accessibility. I use the ColorChecker add-on for FireFox. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 02:32, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Taking another look, it would be better to have a separate column for status. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 12:09, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Fantasy Suicide Football

Hello, My name is Jim Butz and I am one of the owners of Suicide Fantasy Sports and many other linked domains. My brother and I have a trademark on the name suicide fantasy football, as well as a process patent in place for our game. One of our competitors- fantasy Suicide Football has violated the trademark, used our name and our game, and authored a page on your site. They do mention us, but this is a violation. I would ask that it be rem-oved. I can not contact the site -because the are non-responsive and I am trying to avoid litigation. Please email me at <Email redacted>

Thank you fpr your prompt attention,

Jim Butz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.81.76 (talk) 03:45, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I deeply regret that I cannot respond through e-mail, but if you could just show me what the article name is, that would be great. Copyright reproduction is, obviously a quite serious violation of not only Wikipedia policy, but also in the actual real world. I will place a deletion notice on the article as soon as possible. Thank you for reporting this to Wikipedia, as this is, as I said above, something that is quite serious. While you're waiting, we hope that you can view and possibly edit perhaps one or two or a few of our 3⅔ million articles wonderful articles in the English Wikipedia! Thanks again, A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 05:04, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Now at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fantasy suicide football -- John of Reading (talk) 07:19, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Un-redirect needed for Kit house

Kit house redirects to Sears Catalog Home. However, this is very misleading; Sears was a big seller of kit homes, but was only one of a number of companies who sold such houses. If some fellow editor would please undo this redirect - I'm clueless on how to do that - so I can begin an article on kit houses in general, I'd be most grateful. Textorus (talk) 04:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Please go here and simply replace the text with your new article. Thanks. In the future you can circumvent redirects by clicking on the link at the bottom of the title of the page you were redirected to. The previous example shows as (Redirected from Kit house), just click the link on that message and you will be taken to the redirect page itself which you can then edit like any normal page.-- Obsidi♠n^Soul 04:30, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict)You can just go to Kit house and hit edit. When a redirect takes you to its target, if you click the name of the redirect at the top of the page where it says (Redirected from Kit house), it will take you back to the redirect page and allow you to edit it. Monty₈₄₅ 04:32, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Duh, I feel so stupid, why didn't I see that myself. On track now, thanks mucho guys. Textorus (talk) 19:35, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Nicholas Cooke

Nicholas Cooke, my ancester was the first elected gov. of Rhode Island. We have letters he wrote to George Washington during the war. Also, letter in the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.Please contact me at . Thank you. Sincerely. Ellen Rodgers Topping — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.238.4.83 (talk) 08:03, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Nicholas Cooke (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I'm assuming that you are mentioning these here because they could be used to improve your ancestor's article? I think this would be tricky unless the text of the letters has been published outside Wikipedia first; see WP:PRIMARY. The article mentions that some of Cooke's papers have been published by the Rhode Island Historical Society. Perhaps you should contact them? -- John of Reading (talk) 08:38, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

can someone please make an article on US Marine company echo 2/5

They were my unit and were brave selfless men. Please create a page for them. They have been fighting for this country for a long time hopefully forever. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.5.190.58 (talk) 08:16, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia aims to cover all subjects that have been written about in sources such as books, newspapers, journals and such like. Sadly, this means that very many people, groups and organisations do not appear in Wikipedia despite the worth of the work they do. According to the guidelines at WP:MILUNIT, a military company cannot be the subject of its own Wikipedia article unless it has attracted exceptional media coverage. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:34, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

How to add a link to a wiki page which has an apostrophe in the URL?

When I try to add a wiki page URL which has an apostrophe, it says page does not exist. The following doesn't work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie's_Song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie%27s_Song — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.31.114.252 (talk) 09:54, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Where are you trying to add the link? If you are linking one Wikipedia page to another, you should use links such as [[Annie's Song]], which is displayed as a standard blue link - Annie's Song. See Help:Link or the Wikipedia:Cheatsheet. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:18, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I wish to be offered a sholarship by the academy

I you real have the heart of helping,i beg for it.Hear my cry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.24.111.251 (talk) 12:44, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 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 12:54, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Please fix your grammar, because I haven't a clue what you're talking about. Also, please take such questions somewhere else, becuase, Wikipedia help desk is for Wiipedia only. You're welcome, A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:42, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Wiipedia? I think that's a new one 10-28-2010 ;-) - ¡Ouch! (^{hurt me} / _{more pain}) 11:23, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Hillsborough Disaster Inaccurate

Dear Sir/Madam, My attention has been drawn to the "Hillsborough Disaster" section of your web site. Under "Causes" it states that "Overcrowding of confined pens on the terraces caused by a human stampede". This is an untrue and highly inaccurate statement. Even the same page opposite clearly states "The inquiry into the disaster, the Taylor Report, named the cause as failure of police control". I have tried to amend this myself, but it has been changed back. Can you please therefore amend the page to show the Cause as "Overcrowding of confined pens on the terraces caused by failure of police control". I don't need to emphasise that this is a very serious and sensitive subject, which on countless occasions has been "misunderstood", with various inaccurate reasons given for the disaster. I'm sure you take the families and survivors' feelings into consideration when you do amend this. Thank you - Debi McMillan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.253.199.167 (talk) 13:23, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I've downloaded a copy of the Taylor Report and used it to add a brief cited quote to the sentence you edited. Just changing "The cause was X" to "The cause was Y" isn't going to stick; readers and editors need to know where the information is coming from. See Wikipedia:Verifiability. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:26, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I never actually amended that section. The section I amended was the info box on the right hand side, under "Cause". This seems to have stayed and not been changed back though, so I assume this is now a permanent change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.253.199.167 (talk) 12:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Very few changes on Wikipedia are permanent, particularly to articles that get a lot of views, or when the subject of an article itself is changing, or when the subject is controversial. However, some changes on Wikipedia persist longer than others. Even when an edit is the "best" it can be, someone else might happen along later who is unaware of the consensus established earlier, who edits it in good faith without "improving" it. We also have vandals who purposely try to introduce nonsense into Wikipedia, so we need constructive editors to watch articles and revert vandalism. --Teratornis (talk) 18:20, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Problem

I can't edit the page World War II. It says that the page is locked. How do I edit it? Help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hurricanefan25 (talk • contribs) 14:38, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

World War II is semi-protected. You can edit it when your account becomes autoconfirmed (four days old and at least 10 edits). Until then you can post suggestions to Talk:World War II. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:41, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I am grateful for your help. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hurricanefan25 (talk • contribs) 14:44, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

How did you become an administrator PrimeHunter? Hurricanefan25 (talk) 14:47, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Also I look at the recent change page a lot. I see lot of vandalism in there in the past. How do I get rid of it? Do I have to get permission? Hurricanefan25 (talk) 14:53, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

You are free to make any article better, including removing vandalism, at any time you want. You don't need any permission to fix or improve anything around here, see WP:BOLD. --Jayron32 14:56, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Editors can request to become administrators at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship where other editors can support or oppose. Past votes indicate that only editors with months of experience and thousands of edits have a chance to get enough support. My request is at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/PrimeHunter. Anybody can revert vandalism but if you want to do it well and efficiently then check out Help:Reverting, Wikipedia:Vandalism, Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol, and the tools mentioned there. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:31, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

What is the "adopt user" program?

I was browsing user pages, and I saw a box that said "This user has been user adopted by Worm That Turned". What does that mean? Do I have to get permission to get adopted or meet requirements? I looked at the Wikipedia:Adopt a user pages. It looks good. Am I allowed to be adopted? Hurricanefan25 (talk) 15:16, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you can, and it is a good idea. See Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user. --SPhilbrickT 15:21, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply! Hurricanefan25 (talk) 15:21, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Need 2 images cropped

Resolved

 – My pleasure. – ukexpat (talk) 20:54, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Hey, I am terrible at image fixing, but there are two that I need cropped for improving some articles:

• File:Jim Plunkett.gif: Need this to be a tighter crop on Plunkett's face, he's the guy on the telephone. Would make a more appropriate infobox picture if it were just him.
• File:Doug Williams.jpg: Same basic idea. Need a picture of Williams by himself, rather than with the two unnamed gentlemen, which would be more appropriate for the infobox. He's the man in the center. If possible, could we crop this one to have just Williams in it?

Thanks in advance if anyone can handle these. --Jayron32 16:02, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Jayron, if someone doesn't respond shortly here, I've found the editors hanging out at Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Photography workshop to be helpful, competent and timely.--SPhilbrickT 16:56, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I'll have a go, give me a few minutes. – ukexpat (talk) 17:41, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

 Done, see File:Jim Plunkett (cropped).jpg and File:Doug Williams (cropped).jpg. – ukexpat (talk) 18:06, 28 June 2011 (UTC) ------------->

Thank you, ukexpat. You sir are an officer AND a gentleman. --Jayron32 20:02, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

An officer? A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:43, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Roger Simon (journalist)

A correction to my entry: It is my right leg that was amputated below the knee and my left foot was also amputated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ralph124c41 (talk • contribs) 17:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

This request would be better made at Talk:Roger Simon (journalist). It will be easier to have an editor make the correction if you include a source to back up your statement. Ryan Vesey (talk) 17:28, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

The existing inline citation verifies this information—the person who used the source just got mixed up.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:50, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Appropriate content for an article about a place.

At Talk:Royal Leamington Spa#Article content, you will see a debate about putting information about a neighboring school that is not strictly located in the city that the article is about, but that seems important to the city. Is there an existing policy on Wikipedia about place articles stating that they either should or should not include information on facilities nearby (but not within the place proper) that may be important to the place? --Arg342 (talk) 17:47, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

It's rare that I see a dispute and find myself unable to pick a side, but this looks like a toss-up to me, at least on first glance. Wikipedia:Summary style might apply to some extent. When two articles contain overlapping or redundant content, it's better to pick one article to be the primary description, and replace the redundant instance in the secondary article with a summary and link to the primary instance. That doesn't address the question of whether an article about a particular geographic area should say anything, or how much to say, about locations or institutions in adjoining areas. Maybe Wikipedia:WikiProject Geography or one of its subprojects such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities might provide guidance. Look through the style guides under Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:Manual of Style e.g. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (British Isles-related articles) (which does not appear helpful, alas). If you can't find a codified rule, look to the "case law" by reading some featured articles or good articles about cities, to see if they mention things that are just outside their boundaries. Featured articles are supposed to reflect the best practice on Wikipedia, so whatever they do should usually be safe to do in similar articles. Even if studying the featured articles does not answer your specific question, the exercise is useful because you may see other things to aim for in your editing. A possible precedent might be when a city has a strong relationship with another city or institution, you would expect the article to mention that somehow. For example, there are bedroom communities whose main purpose is to house people who work in neighboring areas. To mention a bedroom community with no reference to the neighboring areas on which its economy depends would make no sense. Thus the strength of relationship might be a deciding factor. --Teratornis (talk) 19:13, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks for the insight on this. After looking in the direction you suggested, I found something useful. As I posted at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools#Royal Leamington Spa: After a bit more searching I found Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements which states in its opening paragraph

Similarly, a town or city may spill out of its administrative boundaries, and where this occurs, suburbs and significant places of interest and employment outside the city boundary should be mentioned in the article (though it should be noted that they lie within different administrative areas).

IMHO, this is good guidance regardless of the country we are writing about. --Arg342 (talk) 20:57, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Arcadia Arcadian Order

I was a memmber of a Adcadia Arcadian Order Church in the 1995 approx.year and as i know that all Churches of that Division has to be registered in China and all memmbers to and was wondering were that registration branch is Located. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.27.194.40 (talk) 18:53, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

This Help desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. For general knowledge questions, ask on the Reference desk. For questions about religion, ask on Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities. --Teratornis (talk) 19:22, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Editor review

I'm trying to post my second editor review but, I can't locate instructions regarding further request, does it automatically template your request "UserExample (2)" or "UserExample (3)" ? also when I enter my username in the input window and click "Request a review" my first review is displayed, do we just delete the old statements and type in the new ? Mlpearc Public (talk) 19:34, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
Nevermind, making my own :P. Mlpearc powwow 01:31, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

my saved edits didn't appear

I just edited an article --- previewed the edits --- saved the edits --- saw the edits on what looked like the original page --- and nothing changed in the original article.

What did I do wrong?

Jkirman (talk) 20:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict)XLinkBot reverted your edits to the last edit before those edits.

The url http://howapoemhappens.blogspot.com/2010/04/maggie-anderson.html was the trigger the action. Jarkeld (talk) 20:15, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

You were apparently reverted by a bot (User:XLinkBot), probably because one of the links you added is in the spam blacklist or because you added an excessive amount of external links. See here. Please only add external links directly related to the subject. See WP:NOTREPOSITORY and WP:EL for relevant guidelines.-- Obsidi♠n^Soul 20:21, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Everything seems OK now. All the content is present. Thanks. Not sure what happened but it worked itself out, I guess. However, the "bad" link is still there. Should I delete it? Jkirman (talk) 20:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

User:Fuhghettaboutit restored your previous revision. As long as your edits are saved, they never really gets lost. You can also actually easily see what happened by checking the history of each page in Wikipedia. See Help:Page history.-- Obsidi♠n^Soul 20:33, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

OK, then. I guess all's well that ends well. THANKS again! Jkirman (talk) 20:46, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Finding about about your user stats

Hello, I was trying to find out how many pages I've added, and other statistics like files uploaded etc., but I couldn't find where those statistics are placed. Any help would be deeply appreciate. Side note- I know that the quantity of those things does not make you a better Wikipedian, I was just curious. Magister Scienta (talk) 20:12, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject edit counters probably has what you seek. --Jayron32 20:14, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

You can also click the My Contributions link at the top right, it lists all your recent contributions much in the same way as your watchlist lists recent changes to articles you are following. A more in-depth view is also given by external affiliated sites at the very bottom of that page. Particularly Edit count, Articles created, and Global contributions. -- Obsidi♠n^Soul 20:42, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Magister Scienta (talk) 02:02, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Request to include surname belonging to GBS community

Respected Sir, I am a member of Gowd Saraswat Brahmin community. I live in Ponda, Goa. I was very disappointed to learn that our surname hasn't been included in the list of surnames of Gowd Saraswat Brahmins. My surname is Shiravanthe. Shiravanthe is the name of the village where we belong; and they are Konkani speaking GSBs. Most of the Shiravanthe either got converted or changed their surname to Rao or Shanbaug. We are too an important part of this community and therefore request you to add our surname to this mentioned list and oblige me.

I assure you that the information I've provided here is absolutely correct up to my knowledge.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Thanking you,

Yours Truly Abhay Shiravanthe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.203.78.231 (talk) 20:58, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Wikipedia needs to be built upon more than "You can trust me". We do understand that some of our existing articles are well below standard, for example, List of Goud Saraswat Brahmin surnames is almost entirely unreferenced, without any indication as to how someone came up with that particular list. Quite simply put, this is unacceptable at Wikipedia (see Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Citing sources). However, adding your addition of your name to that article, without any verification from a published, reliable source (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources) doesn't improve the article, it compounds the problem of a substandard article by making it have MORE problems rather than less. If you have reliable, published sources which list your surname as belonging to the list, please feel free to add it. Even better, if you have reliable, published sources which list all of the names on the list (or any reliable, published sources which can confirm anything in that article) that would be even better! --Jayron32 22:40, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Sandbox for User Pages/Problem with signing with 4 tildes

I have had trouble using the Wikipedia Sandbox, so I want to use my user page sandbox so newer editors can learn with the Wikipedia one without being distracted by my test edits. I am an anonymous editor. Do I need an account in order to use my own sandbox page, or is it possible to use an IP Address User Page Sandbox? If it is possible to use my IP Address for a Sandbox Page, could someone instruct me how that is done? If clarification is needed, please request it and I'll try to do so. Thanks. Oh, P.S. I signed four tildes, previewed my post, and the following (paraphrased) message came up: "Please do not provide your e-mail address or any other contact details in your post since the Help desk is a highly visible page." I decided to not sign the 4 tildes in case this information is sensitive; however, I thought anonymous users should sign the 4 tildes, even in pages like these. Much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.182.237.57 (talk) 23:51, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you need an account to create new pages, which includes a personal sandbox. There are many other advantages to creating an account (and no cost!) so you're welcome to do so. As for the contact detail issue, you may notice that since you didn't sign the post yourself, a bot has done so for you - the signature created by four tildes gives no more information than is available in the History tab of the page - your IP address and the time you edited. While this is enough to provide some corroborating evidence on who you are, it's nowhere near as identifying as an email address. The "do not provide your email address" warning appears to everyone who edits the Help desk, it wasn't specifically linked to your use of the signature. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 23:59, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for answering both questions. I guess I assumed the contact warning was a warning that showed up specifically for me since some of the info was in bold and/or blue. Another couple of questions about user accounts: I created one about 5 years ago, but I haven't reactivated it in a LONG time. I can see my User Name under the history of an article that I created long ago, but I can't find my User Name when I search for it ("Yoshi Kart" or something like that). Does the searching for User Names in Wikipedia only work for active users? As soon as I find the login info for my account (written on a pad of paper in my room somewhere), I wanted to login again, but I don't want to bother searching for that paper unless logging in would work again. Is there some way you could find out if my account (which hasn't been used in about 5 years) would still login OK? If you trying to find out if an account THAT OLD would still work is not productive use of your time, I completely understand. I do acknowledge you are a volunteer, and as such, there are probably more pressing questions you need to help answer. Thanks for reading--sorry about length of my post. 67.182.237.57 (talk) 00:17, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

It looks like you registered the account, but didn't create a user page - this is by no means necessary, but it explains why you can't "find" yourself. You're definitely in the user creation logs, so once you find your password there should be no problems logging in. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:29, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The user still exists, you can see its log here and the contributions here. If you have access to the email address that you registered the user with you can request a new password at the login page, just type the username and then click the 'Email new password' button - frankie (talk) 00:31, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh good. Thanks to both of you for checking on that. I don't think I'll need a new password, because I just barely found that notepad in my room that has my login info on it. Much obliged for checking to see if I'm still on the server somewhere. 67.182.237.57 (talk) 01:00, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

June 29

Skin CSS and js files aren't where they're supposed to be, or so it seems.

I'm interested in taking a look at the CSS and JavaScript files for the my current skin, and also look at the JS for one of the gadgets I chose which, according to its description was subst:'ed into my skin file, so it would be substituted my own skin file copy. Looking for Special:MyPage/vector.js and .css, and the same for /common... I found nothing. I went to Preferences to check settings and was very surprised to discover that all of the links to custom CSS and js files adjacent to the various skins, and also the common.* were redlinks, so not much point is looking for them.

The files have to be there somewhere, or my skin and gadgets wouldn't work, but the Wikipedia:Skin article is very clear about where the files are supposed to be, and the redlinks on my Preferences appearance page corroborate my observations.

I am highly confused. Thanks for any help. Rhsimard (talk) 01:38, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

js or css files for your account would appear at Special:PrefixIndex/User:Rhsimard/ so you indeed have none. They are not required for gadgets enabled at Special:Preferences. Perhaps you saw a documentation showing how a gadget could be enabled in your js file instead of in your preferences, for example to give more customization options. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:05, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Also note that your personal js and css files are wiki pages which can only be created or edited with the same method as all other wiki pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:11, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. When I read Wikipedia:Skin#Customisation (advanced users) I got the impression that default skin files were copied to the user area when an account was created or perhaps at some other time, but in any case, would be found at the locations mentioned in the section. It does say "your own customisation settings" but I took that to mean "your own" (possibly altered) versions of the defaults for the skin that I thought were copied over. Also, it's good to know about the difference between enabling gadgets in Preferences and substituting the files. Anyway, I'll check out your pointers. Thanks again. Rhsimard (talk) 02:51, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

New section on talk page not showing

I added a section to Ricky Gervais' talk page, but it only shows up on the edit page. I totally fail to see where I've messed up the syntax or whatever... why isn't there a 26th section titled Gervais' infuence - the Gervais principle if it's there in the code? Refreshed and purged to no avail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mothduster (talk • contribs) 01:54, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

There was a missing </ref> in the section above yours. I fixed it. GB fan (talk) 02:01, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Ah, that would explain it : )

I thought I was never going to figure out this editing malarkey... ; ) Mothduster (talk) 15:42, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

As a rule of thumb, if text that is visible in edit mode does not display in "read" mode, it is usually because there is a missing </ref> tag. – ukexpat (talk) 19:29, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Suppressing an italic title

Someone recently merged an article on a film with the article Uptown Theatre (Chicago, Illinois). That film article had an infobox, and I'm guessing that the presence of that infobox puts the article title in italics. However, an article that is mainly about a building should not have an italicized title. Is there any way to suppress the italics without getting rid of the film infobox? Thanks, Zagalejo^^^ 06:14, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, fixed by this edit. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I made the same edit, but John made it first. The {{infobox film}} template automatically italicizes a title. To remove the italicized title, you need to add |italic title=no as a parameter. Ryan Vesey (talk) 06:26, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Cool, thanks. Zagalejo^^^ 20:02, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Architectural Photographs

I have a very extensive collection of photographic images of heritage buildings and places world-wide, with some emphasis on Australia. Can these be utilised in illustrating Wikipedia articles? See my website at www.mlewiphotos.com all of which is avilable free of copyright. Please advise me how to proceed.

M.Lewi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.164.237.83 (talk) 12:25, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

The answer is a resounding yes and thank you. Please upload the images to Commons so that they are available for all Wikimedia projects. You will need to create an account before you can upload. Please let us know if you need any help. – ukexpat (talk) 12:39, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) That would be very welcome indeed. :) Also I recommend placing a notice on your website saying that you are releasing them under a free license. This will make it easier for people to know for certain that the images are indeed free. This also avoids the hassle of having to prove that you are indeed the author (a necessary precaution).

CC-BY-SA, is usually the recommended license for donated materials to Wikipedia. To put it simply, images licensed under it can be freely distributed, modified, or even sold provided that credit is always given to the author (you) and all derivatives should be released under the same license.

See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information. Photographs can be uploaded directly to Wikimedia Commons, the file repository for all free files used by all language Wikipedias and other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation. However you would need to register an account before you can upload anything.

I also recommend you notify the specific group of users in Wikipedia who would be glad to have those pictures. Try posting at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Architecture. If it all seems too confusing for you, don't hesitate to ask. We'll be glad to help.-- Obsidi♠n^Soul 12:52, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Let me add my thanks as well. However, I'm mildly concerned that the message comes across as "thanks, but now you have a lot of work to do". Only you can address the licensing issue, but as there are quite a number of pictures, and the upload process is tedious, I wonder if it would make sense for someone to offer to do the upload for you? (I suspect there may be a way to do this as a mass upload, rather than image by image, which should make it easier, but I am out of my depth.) Options:

1. If you are willing to upload them, great, as it makes the licensing easier (one is asked if this is your work, that is easily answered "yes" by you, but not by someone else.)
2. If you are willing to upload them, but would like some hand-holding regarding the process, I'll track down someone.
3. If you are willing to take care of the appropriate license, but want someone else to manage the upload process, I'll see if I can track down someone who can help.--SPhilbrickT 13:12, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

removed due to non-free use rationale

Okay, I was just notified on my talk page that an image I had uploaded was going to be deleted because it was orphaned. So, I went to the article that I was using it on, and found that it was deleted because it didn't have a non-free use rationale. So, could someone please tell me what is wrong with the image so I can put it back on the article? The image is File:Launchpad_Icon.png, being used on the Launchpad (Mac OS X) article. Thanks, --Thekmc (Leave me a message) 13:55, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia:Fixing non-free image problems, it will outline the requirements clearly, and offer suggestions for help.--SPhilbrickT 14:05, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Here's the abridged version. First, add a non-free use rationale to the image page at File:Launchpad_Icon.png, explaining why the image is being used in the Launchpad (Mac OS X) article - see Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline and take a look at File:Core Image icon.png to see an example. Then add the image back into the article. Once you have done that, the image will no longer be an orphan and DASHBot should remove the deletion notice. Gandalf61 (talk) 14:12, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I think I have fixed it, though I would appreciate it if someone could check to make sure it is done correctly. And thanks for your help. --Thekmc (Leave me a message) 14:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Y - tag removed. – ukexpat (talk) 15:00, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Estate of George Harrison (ex Beatle)

To those persons who assisted with my question about this topic - a big thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.118.136.173 (talk) 15:16, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Please leave, as this is an inappropriate question. Thanks, A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

This isn't inappropriate, they were just thanking people that answered the thread above, #estate of george harrison (ex beatle). GB fan (talk) 22:29, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Help

I need to know if my mother's Aetna Senior will pay for her to have someone come in and relieve my father who has dementia, give him some help in cleaning and so on. Where is the form to complete? So much stuff on these pages, very confusing jumping from one page to try and find a place to ask a question, or even find information and not made simple for people who are not computer savy. I would appreciate a response as soon as possible. He has been reported to Adult Protective Services. Thank you, Deanna Wimer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deanna Wimer (talk • contribs) 16:22, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.6 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.Template:Z25 TNXMan 16:24, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Length of time beyond experation date, when stored in a cool dry place

I have peanut butter (JIF) with exp date of 2010. Is there any sign or what to look for if Jar is still sealed but exp 2010. Is it safe to eat after opening?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.40.113.215 (talk) 17:06, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Emmm, wrong place to ask I'm afraid. this is the right one I believe. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 17:10, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

But note that this question has both legal and medical implications, therefore see Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer and Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer. That is, the expiration date on a food product is a legal ruling, and violating it may have medical implications. --Teratornis (talk) 17:56, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

First, why would you want to eat it? And if you did, you would obviously get sick from year-old peanut butter. If you want to know that bad then try it yourself. Also, this isn't the place to ask that, you need to go to another site. Also, sign all comments with four tildes (~~~~). You're welcome. A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:22, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Maybe Bear Grylls would eat it. I saw a video clip of him on YouTube showing a survival trick to avoid dying of thirst when lost on the African savannah, by squeezing the fluid out of fresh elephant dung and drinking it. I would have just asked the camera crew for a drink. --Teratornis (talk) 05:43, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

John Wilson

Where can we find the complete Bio and career on John A. Wilson (Golf legend out of Indian Wells, Ca.) Not just the PGA, but all tours he played, Ca State open, all Golf Courses where he holds the record, etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.177.62.231 (talk) 18:45, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.6 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.Template:Z25 --Orange Mike | Talk 19:24, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I think you are stretching the definition of the word "legend" to a point where it no longer has any superlative meaning. However, ignoring that, all I can find is at this link which shows him only appearing in a single tournament, the U.S. Senior Open. --Jayron32 19:26, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

There is no Wikipedia article about a golfer with that name, so I suggest that you try the Reference Desk. Might also be a good idea to ask at the talk page of the Wikipedia Golf Project. – ukexpat (talk) 19:27, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

using ref name and ref group in cite

I have read-up but don't understand what ref name and reg group are supposed to say in a cite. I ended up trying putting key words (like a tag) in ref name and something else in ref group and sometimes it makes the correct footnote. But other times it makes a pharase in parentheses instead of the properly ordered footnote and won't show up. Can you help? Xyzhoneyplanet (talk) 19:31, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

The ref name and group options are used for advanced referencing. The name option allows you to name a reference and then use it multiple times with all the uses referring to one reference in the references section. The group option allows you to have groups of references separated. Often group is used to allow a separate Notes section that functions like the References section. Unless you are trying to do something more advanced then just have a single use of the reference, you can leave both options blank. Monty₈₄₅ 19:37, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Xyzhoneyplanet: You may find Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners an informative read. --Jayron32 19:46, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Deleted Account

Hi

I could not find any information regarding the topic in the section regarding deletions.

If I have not used an account for a considerable amount of time (a year), how can this account be re-booted? Can it be re-booted? If not, I would like to retain my previous account name...

Please help!

Thanks :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.132.217.224 (talk) 19:57, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

The original account should still exist; they are not deleted for inactivity. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:03, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Accounts are never deleted. If you previously had an account and password, it is still here, with the same account name and password as you used the last time you logged in. If you forgot your password, there is an "email me a new password" option when you try to log on. If you didn't register an email account when you set up the account, and you also forgot your password, then you're essentially screwed, however, and will need to start a completely new account. --Jayron32 20:06, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Looks like I'm completely screwed :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.132.217.224 (talk) 20:10, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Create a new account. A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:10, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Miss Guy

Resolved

 – Nothing more can be done here. Page protected by Fastily until July 2nd. Future reports should go to WP:COIN.   ArcAngel   (talk) ) 18:06, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Can someone help me? A user named Brianmanagermissguy is trying to create an article for Miss Guy. Miss Guy is most notably the lead singer of the band the Toilet Boys. I have maintained the Toilet Boys article for a few years. This user, who also claims to be the manager of Miss Guy, has twice today attempted to create an article for the singer. The entry written either has info found on the band's entry or things that arn't WP:NPOV. There is some things about big parties she has DJed but that information can't be found on the internet (like about spinning a corporate party for Volvo for example). Mainly the article this user wrote is a hacked up version of her bio found on her website here. What should I do with this editor and this article? I don't wanna keep reverting his edits and I have tried opening up a line of communication with him via his talk page but what else is there? Can I have some assistance?--Endlessdan (talk) 20:27, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Your best bet would probably be to post this at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. If there are copyright concerns be sure to warn them of that also. I will remind them of our policies on conflicts of interest at least. Rehevkor ✉ 20:33, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I don't think he's getting it. I wanna help but he feels like I'm attacking him. --Endlessdan (talk) 20:36, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Autoconfirmed Account?

I am new to Wiki and trying to edit my office's wikipage. It is outdated and therefore, needs to have its name changed. In order to do so, it says I need a autoconfirmed account. How exactly do I go about receiving such an account?

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HispanicEd (talk • contribs) 20:51, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

To change the title of an article, it must be moved. I have done this for you, after confirming that there was a name change. Please be aware of our policies on conflicts of interest with working on articles about employers. And to be autoconfirmed, your account needs to be 4 days old and you need at least 10 edits. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 21:30, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks again and I have another question. I will be adding a long list of community profiles and therefore, significantly lengthening our contents list. Is there any way to create a drop-down list? I will be adding 34 items to my contents list and when I do so it makes my wiki page look awkward, as there is a big block of white space. A drop-down list will make the page look cleaner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HispanicEd (talk • contribs) 23:03, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I will add the contents to show you what I mean — Preceding unsigned comment added by HispanicEd (talk • contribs) 23:06, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I do no believe it is possible with the software to do that. Even if it is possible it would not be advisable. Wikipedia readers use a variety of browsers and not all are compatible with drop downs. Just to clarify a point above, it is not your wikipedia page. Anyone and everyone can edit it and make changes. Can you explain more as to what is going to go in the list? GB fan (talk) 23:48, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps you should list what you feel should be changed on the article's talk page which can be found at Talk:White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Dismas|^(talk) 00:14, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

I am not at all saying it would be advisable to do this, but placing a collapsed list, such as with a pairing of {{hidden begin}} <content> {{hidden end}} operates in an analogous way. In fact, at WP:COLLAPSE we find: "Scrolling lists and boxes that toggle text display between hide and show should not be used to hide article content."--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:11, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

you made me loose my firefox i had anita freeoni

hi i had firefox , and i always get this notice to update my firefox , so this morning i did and i wasnt able to open it or go to my e mails or pages so my son got me google now , but with firefox i lost my favorite pages (where i kept my favorites ) now i would like to get them back and all because i said yes to update my firefox (mise a jour ) and i lost everythibg i had and that is not my fault now tell me was i being hacked? or is it really you ,i want to get my favoris back everything was ok untill i clicked yes thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.94.106.148 (talk) 21:20, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.6 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.Template:Z25 doomgaze (talk) 21:22, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Please fix all grammar errors and I may be able to understand you. I don't have a clue what you're saying. Also, put four tildes after all your comments (~~~~). Thanks, A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:09, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Other than the four tilde point, which you could have put on the IP's Talk page, I don't see how your criticism is helpful. I also don't think it was that difficult to understand the post. Doomgaze's response, albeit canned, was correct. The IP's problem has nothing to do with Wikipedia.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:11, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing might be able to offer advice. A Google search for: update firefox lost my favorites finds some possibly relevant results. For example, Lost bookmarks after Firefox 3 upgrade. The cool thing about computer problems is that it's rare to be the only person who experiences a particular one, and sometimes a previous victim solved it and documented the solution. Side note to A person who has been editing...: "mise à jour is French for "update" so maybe the questioner's native language is not English. --Teratornis (talk) 05:56, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

@Bbb23, I think that some wikipedians are just plain disgusted with the many (silly / misplaced) questions the help desk receives, and some do really test our WP:AGF skills. How hard can it be to see the big fat WP icon at the top, the words "This page is only for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia", and the advice about "factual and other kinds of questions"?

Many think that mainly IP posters are to blame, but I disagree. The breed which doesn't add the signature placeholder (4 tildes) is far "worse" IMO, without wanting to bite any newcomers. I forgot to sign once or thrice, and (I think) signed within an article once.

However, neglecting punctuation, spelinng(sic), and/or grammar is an even better indicator of careless posting, and often correlated with misplaced posting IMO. And a French-speaker would probably have written "mise à jour." - ¡Ouch! (^{hurt me} / _{more pain})

@10-28-2010: I'm afraid you'll have to grow a thicker fur (or maybe even a carapace) if you're into daily HD duty. Some posters really put the helpers' AGF skills (and in some cases, even ALT) to the test. Cheers! - ¡Ouch! (^{hurt me} / _{more pain})

To the opening poster: maybe you're not getting anything useful out of google (which has a browser of its own), so try Yahoo if big G doesn't return any good hits. - ¡Ouch! (^{hurt me} / _{more pain}) 11:22, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Merging 'Radiocontrolledrobot International Release' with 'Radiocontrolledrobot'

Hi there

Can you please merge the article 'Radiocontrolledrobot International Release' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocontrolledrobot_International_Release )with Radiocontrolledrobot ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocontrolledrobot ).

All of the information in the first article appears in the second article. The first article is highly unnecessary as a result...

Please review the articles in connection with the above when you have a chance...

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.132.217.224 (talk) 22:19, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

 Doing...

 Half done. I have put in a merge request on the page. Thanks. Also, sign all your comments with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 22:52, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

There is nothing to merge all the information in the international release is already in the other article, I have redirected the international release to the other article. GB fan (talk) 22:56, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

June 30

Navigating away from pages currently in edit

Hi. What happened to the warnings that would pop up whenever clicking a link that would erase the current edit window information during an edit? Thanks. ~AH1 ^(discuss!) 01:54, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

That feature can be turned on in the editing tab of your user preferences, assuming you're using Vector. Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C)} 01:59, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Weird. It was on for me (maybe on for everybody by default) up until about, say, 15 minutes ago. I just checked, and it isn't working anymore. Apparently some update removed it. This may be an issue better suited for WP:VPT rather than here. --Jayron32 02:00, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Table of contents vanished on talk page

Please see this diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Tea_Party_movement&diff=next&oldid=436626870 . This version still has the ToC: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Tea_Party_movement&oldid=436626870 . This one doesn't: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Tea_Party_movement&oldid=436628848 . Why did the ToC go away, and how do I get it back? Thanks! Jo3sampl (talk) 02:43, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

The template: Template:Tlg contains the parameter __NOTOC__, which forces the page in question to suppress the table of contents. I have no idea why this parameter is in said template, but the only person who has edited the template is Benwing (talk · contribs) so maybe you can drop him a line and ask him why it has that parameter. Personally, I don't see why it should have it... But I'm no expert on template syntax (by no expert, I mean "I don't know jackshit"). --Jayron32 02:57, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

I removed it as it simply makes no sense for this to be in a link template which may be used on any page--I bet its inclusion was unintended.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk)

Whoa, Jayron32, a little on the profane side, “I don't know jackshit”. Please keep it clean and read this. Thanks, A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 05:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Um, yeah, where did I not assume good faith, excepting on my own abilities? I'm not sure that AGF applies to self-actualized recognition of ones own limitations. And I'm not aware of any Wikipedia policy or guideline which prevents me from saying jackshit. --Jayron32 05:50, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Your post is inappropriate in every respect. Don't try to police anyone's language. Citing AGF here is like wondering if defamation was committed after watching a Rodney Dangerfield routine.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:58, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Jayron! Don't know how you figured that out, but I'm glad you did. -- Jo3sampl (talk) 19:36, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Table went bizarre

Hello, I recently tried to edit a soccer player's Wikipedia page with information regarding his World Cup Qualification duties. I added the correct information about the Vietnamese player, Phạm Thành Lương, to the table that shows his International goals. Well, I clicked show preview and everything looked great, so I then proceeded to save it, but now the player's honours and awards are mixed in the table.

I tried to make the table on this page but it won't work.

The fourth column should not look like this. Sorry for making this mistake but could someone help me with this?

Here is the link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Th%C3%A0nh_L%C6%B0%C6%A1ng

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Runningtaco (talk • contribs) 03:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Another editor fixed it. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 03:30, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

RSS feed for current events page

For me the Wikipedia current events page is a very valuable news resource. To be able to access this information along with all my other news subscriptions would be great.

Personally I subscribe to several (many) online news feeds, but some news sources that I find otherwise interesting I no longer read as they do not provide a news feed. I no longer view them, as visiting these (several) sites each day and determining if I have seen the articles before or not seems like wasting too much time for sources that do not regularly have stories of interest to me. I do however still consult the Wikipedia current events, as I often find stories of interest that I see nowhere else.

I understand there are a few technical problems to implement a feed for this page, but I can't imagine them being very hard to overcome (at least one person has personally provided a feed for this page in the past by parsing it and selecting the parts to publish in the feed) and the benefit to people online seems high for this.

Karderio (talk) 03:43, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

A better place to raise this issue is at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). People who hang out there would be the ones who are most interested in discussing and implementing such a proposal. --Jayron32 04:11, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I have proposed this here now. Karderio (talk) 04:58, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

disruption

I've already warned them, but keep and eye out for them. This guy and that guy, okay? This is what they did. I gave them a uw-tpv1 (un-Wikipedian Level 1 Talk page vandalism warning). Thanks, A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 05:42, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Did you notice both IP's edits were a year ago! What's more, both edits to a talk page which, although off-topic and not particularly helpful, were pretty innocuous. It is inappropriate to leave warning templates for such old issues that were not really vandalism anyway. You should have assumed good faith in this case, so I have removed the warnings. Astronaut (talk) 12:10, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Re: Picture

In the morning when i Saw the profile of Nandamuri Balakrishna the actor of Tollywood Industry the picture regarding his profile is not fair. If you doesn't have any pictures collect them and publish,don't use unnecessary photos. please remove it as soon as possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.102.215.140 (talk) 13:14, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for reporting this. I have repaired the article and warned the vandal. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:24, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

thumbnails of an image not updated

Hi,

I uploaded some image files to include on a page (Price Action Trading - images 2 and 3 in sequence) and I realised I still needed to edit something.

So I made the change and uploaded new versions, but wikipedia hasn't generated new thumbnails. Can I force it to?

Thanks Ahardy66 (talk) 14:34, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

You might need to bypass your cache. See WP:BYPASS for instructions. Astronaut (talk) 14:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Or force a server purge, see WP:PURGE. – ukexpat (talk) 15:36, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

http://wikien4.appspot.com/wiki/User:Alfred_ban/Aveos_Fleet_Performance

Hello, I created a page name Aveos Fleet Performance Inc.. Someone I know try to fing the page by google and wrote Aveos wikipedia. Since I have created a redirect for the name Aveos, the person should have found the page. Instead, the person found a page named Aveos Fweet Performance. I don't think it is the only page like this. Is there something I did wrong that I can change or is it a bug in the system? Thank you for your help. Alfred ban (talk) 14:55, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Issue with Google, and how it orders its results, and when updates become cached at Google, etc. etc. have nothing whatsoever to do with Wikipedia. We have no control over what goes on at other websites. In general, it can take some time for updates at Wikipedia to be reflected in a Google search, sometimes days. However, anything "out of the ordinary" that shows up at Google is completely and totally out of the control of Wikipedia. It isn't worth concerning yourself over; just make sure the actual Wikipedia article you are working on is the best quality it can be and hope that the rest of the internet will take care of itself. Even if it doesn't take care of itself, there's not much you can do from Wikipedia to fix the problem. C'est la guerre... --Jayron32 15:02, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello Jayron! well thank you so much for your answer. So I'll take care of the wikipedia article I was working on and let the internet do its magic!! C'est la guerre, that I understand :) thank you Alfred ban (talk) 15:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Just as an FYI, I will be filing a page move request to move Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. back to Aveos Fleet Performance to comply with Wikpedia's naming conventions for companies. – ukexpat (talk) 15:39, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Y - requested. – ukexpat (talk) 15:42, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

OK great thanks! I did not know about that. Thank you Alfred ban (talk) 17:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Google only shows a few hits from each website. If I ask Google to search Wikipedia with Aveos site:en.wikipedia.org then the article is currently the second hit for me. Perhaps it wil later be included in the few Wikipedia hits in a general search but that is not controlled by Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:40, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

I looked at the page you mentioned: http://wikien4.appspot.com/wiki/User:Alfred_ban/Aveos_Fleet_Performance. It's a joke site called "Elmer Fudd wikipedia" which replaces letters in Wikipedia articles, apparently to mimic how Elmer Fudd talks. It is surely an independent site not associated with the real Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. But they claim "a WIKIMEDIA project" with http://bits.wikimedia.org/images/wikimedia-button.png in the lower right corner and they use the Wikipedia logo without permission. The site can be listed at Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks but I wonder whether more should be done in this case. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:12, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Something has gone wrong with an article

I tried to edit the article on London TravelWatch and it has gone strange.

It is the section labeled "future" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daithidebarra (talk • contribs) 18:53, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

If it is that an entire paragraph of text was in a box, it was because there was a leading space on the first line. It has been fixed.Naraht (talk) 18:58, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

who gains from sensitizing communual issues like drawing of Muhammad etc.,, in the name of freedom of speech aren't we suppressing others freedom of belief and religion?

Well this is to bring to your kind notice that in the name of upholding freedom of speech, we are hurting billions of muslims who are our fellow humans through cartoons/drawings publishing of Muhammad. In fact we are suppressing their freedom of religion and belief. Don't they deserve respect for their religious entities? What the world gains in publishing few pencil strokes from some layman and assigning same to Muhammad? Lets remember we all humans are journeying in same boat of life and the utmost necessity today for all of us is communal harmony and peace. Strangely some sites are asking muslims to recognize that they are being allowed to stay and develope and therefore bear everything patiently or else leave the land of their present living. Please ask those baffoons of modern days as to where from a muslim comes and where goes. Is the muslim a different being than rest of the humans? Certainly there are few idle ones having ample time to pass and arouse peoples sentiment through their black mailings in the name of art or freedom of speech. These should acknowledge that a majority of fellow human beings now are busy trying to find food for themselves and their families unlike them. The tide is changing and some day those mischief mongrers may know that in fact they have not contributed anything but brought mis-trust amongst humanity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.241.146.165 (talk) 19:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

You should read this page, which goes a long way towards explaining Wikipedia's policy regarding images of Muhammad. TNXMan 19:25, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict)This page is for editing questions, not debate. If you'd like to discuss this, the proper place would be at Talk:Muhammad. Though I have to warn you, this has been discussed many many times at that very page. Dismas|^(talk) 19:26, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Peter Belohlavek

Resolved

 – Article speedily deleted. – ukexpat (talk) 20:35, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Peter Belohlavek is a new(ish) BLP page. I added some tags while doing new page patrol. The page creator had a conversation on my talk page about the tags on my talk page. I made what I hoped was useful suggestions and recommended WP:FEED. The apparent subject posted to my talk page demanding removal of the content using a user name that may imply a legal threat. The page creator and the apparent subject appear to have similar peculiarities in their use of English (this may be due to both being English as a second language speakers coming form the same background). There now appears to be an edit war on the page. The page does not lack references, but many of them are non-English. I lack the language skills to work out whether they're independent. Stuartyeates (talk) 19:54, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Um... much of the article currently is badly written (more like a brochure than anything else) and promotional. Which seems strange, considering that he himself apparently hates it so much. Might be a 'fan' or a 'follower'? I can not find evidence of notability on the web except for primary sources. I think it's best if it's speedied as an A7. -- Obsidi♠n^Soul 20:15, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

The article's creator has blanked the page indicating a desire that it be deleted so I have tagged it for G7 speedy deletion accordingly. – ukexpat (talk) 20:21, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Ah. I thought the blanking was being done by the (purported) subject of the article himself. My bad.-- Obsidi♠n^Soul 20:24, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks ppl. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:59, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Profile Box with Article

When creating an article, how do you create the profile box that I see on the right hand corner of other articles in Wikipedia. Does it automatically generate after the article is published?

20:20, 30 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Knoxlawfirm (talk • contribs)

That box is an infobox, of which there are many. It depends on the type of article that you are writing when determining which box to use. If you gave us the name of the article, it would help a lot. And no, it is not automatically generated. Dismas|^(talk) 20:21, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

I assume you are referring to User:Knoxlawfirm/Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C.? I have tagged it for speedy deletion as too promotional in tone. You user name is also a violation of the user name policy. – ukexpat (talk) 20:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

List of NBA players from Canada

The article has an incomplete entry for Brian Heaney. Although MR. Heaney attended a Canadian University (Acadia) he was born in the USA (see http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/heanebr01.html) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.10.92 (talk) 20:39, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

You can actually edit it yourself, see Wikipedia:Be bold. SwisterTwister talk 23:04, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

putting lists into columns

Hi, I came across the article Twyla Tharp with its hugely long lists - can they be put into columns in some way? otherwise they look pretty ugly, unbalancing the article. This is the first problem as I see it, & they will need to be style edited as well. But how to put them into 2 or three columns? Thanks in advance, Manytexts (talk) 23:41, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

See Help:Columns. DMacks (talk) 23:48, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

July 1

Linking to other wikis

How would I link a word so that it internally links the the home of page of a different language wikipedia. I'm designing a template right now, and one of the options is Espanol, which Spanish speaking users are supposed to click on. How do I do this? Thanks. Magister Scienta (talk) 01:37, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Try H:IL.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:52, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Magister Scienta (talk) 02:16, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

HELP

{{adminhelp}} here expansion. Thanks. A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 05:34, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

You're asking the administrators to help you expand the content of a sports article? I suggest you post instead at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Basketball Association, where your message will be read by the editors most interested in the subject. -- John of Reading (talk) 05:42, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Assuring me that if ever I accomplish anything, Wiki will not post a page about me ever? Is that possible?

Assuring me that if ever I accomplish anything, Wiki will not post a page about me ever? Is that possible? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.174.94.236 (talk) 06:58, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

If you can keep it from being documented by reliable sources then WP is not going to record it since we only report things that are verifiable. RJFJR (talk) 07:15, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

On the other hand, if you do receive significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources, someone will probable post an article about you. So the only sure way to assure that Wikipedia does not have an article about you is to never accomplish anything notable. If you do become notable, one sure way to avoid having an article stand about you is to write a promotional piece about yourself, recreating it every time is it deleted. Because of Wikipedia’s hatred of self-promotion the article will be speedily deleted, and the title will be protected, making it difficult for someone else to write about you. —teb728 t c 08:54, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia won't have an article about you if you don't do anything notable, but we can't speak for all the other wikis out there. May I ask why you're worried about this? Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:27, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Please help I'm new to wiki editing

(instead of discussion/talk page it posted to this page ???) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Software#ZextCMS

old article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zext (need to delete it) new article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZextCMS (need to update it)

You can also email me at, <redacted> Thank you.

Tuxwire (talk) 09:35, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Someone has userfied it to User:Tuxwire/ZextCMS. Zext is a broken redirect. —teb728 t c 10:29, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Why doesn't my photo show up in my gallery?

I uploaded a new photo ( [[1]] ) today. The other image I uploaded yesterday shows up under my uploads: [[2]] but the new one does not. I'm a bit confused i think between wikipedia images and wikimedia images?