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January 22

How to say needs citations?

I've seen entire articles marked at the top that they need citations. I think http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elswyth_Thane is in that category, but I can't figure out how to mark it. Or is it exempt from citations because it's said to be a stub? Thanks Trudyjh (talk) 00:12, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've added {{Refimprove|{{subst:DATE}}}} to the top of the article. Quite right to point out that it was lacking citations. Good call! As for stubs being somehow exempt...no way. All articles must be verifiable. Thanks for taking the trouble to ask for help. In future (if you find another article in need of citations) look through the templates available here, and use the most appropriate one you can find. Happy editing! fredgandt 00:27, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article on Robert Peernock

The article on Robert Peernock is incorrect and biased. He was convicted of murdering his wife and the attempted murder of his daughter. The article implies he was framed due to being a whistle blower and has a link to his website which is bizarre. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.217.91.131 (talk) 00:13, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say that can be speedy deleted. I'll add the request template once I find the right one (not requested many deletions). fredgandt 00:31, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a revision that doesn't include the obvious whitewashing? If there isn't, it's G3 (blatant hoax). —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 00:36, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Frankly it's a BLP with possible COI issues and a nasty little stub about someone with little notability with one reference to a source that has questionable reliability. Which tag is that? ;-) fredgandt 00:42, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I added a prod tag, since it seems that this should probably be deleted, but it doesn't seem to qualify under any WP:CSD criteria. --Jayron32 01:19, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah ha! That's what "prodding" is. I've idly wondered that for many months. Learn something new every day.

fredgandt 01:24, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have made WP:PRODDING to make it easier to find out. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:32, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia blackout

Hello,

Sorry to sound daft, maybe I just don't get the issue (and I did not know where else to post a general message "to Wikipedia")- but I don't understand why the blackout is over. I don't understand why the blackout was created just for PIPA/ SOPA with ACTA already signed by the US, with a pending signature from the EU on Thursday. Can anything be done about that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katieskaa (talk • contribs) 00:53, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:SOPA. This page is for help using and/or editing Wikipedia. fredgandt 01:09, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are these images unuseable

Recently I uploaded these original Tom and Jerry film posters to their respectable articles, and they were reverted without any explanation. So, is there some reason why they can't be used here? Sarujo (talk) 01:45, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Image use is not my area (at all), but as with almost all content disputes, it is best to discuss the changes we disagree with on the talk page associated with the page we are trying to improve. For example: Fine Feathered Friend shows in its history that you replaced one image with another and it was reverted. The reverting editor left a note as an edit summary, offering some small indication as to why they chose that action. In that case it is wisest to start a discussion about the content at the associated talk page. My guess is that most of these images are likely to be challenged as fair use isn't something we should be taking advantage of. If images already exist that do a fair job, there is often little justification to replace them with copyrighted works. fredgandt 02:06, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's the problem, I've had a run in with the reverting editor in the past, and they only responded back when I reverted it back. If I go there or their talk page they will just ignore me. The previous despite was very much like this one over infobox images. However, I feel that the images I've singled out here are adequate as they depict the action without the use of a gross over abundance of images. Sarujo (talk) 02:22, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You could try dispute resolution. RudolfRed (talk) 02:37, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

These images are posters for the selected cartoons - however, the animation Wikiproject guidelines (and this is reflected in nearly all animated cartoon articles) is for a cartoon's title card to be represented in the infobox, not a poster. As the addition of these images went against the standard presentation, that is why their addition was reverted. If you wish to add them into the body of the various articles, I have no problem with that - although I did notice you removed quite a few other images in your edits this morning. However, they do not belong in the infoboxes. MikeWazowski (talk) 07:00, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could you show me these guidelines? I'm not understanding why title cards are preferred. in this matter. If it's size issues, they can be resided. Sarujo (talk) 07:09, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Baridhara Mohila Samobaya Samity, Ltd.

You have incorrectly deleted the article on The Baridhara Mohila Samobaya Samity, Ltd. Apparently, some of your editors decided it was a hoax; far from being spurious, it is the largest women's organization in Bangladesh and, probably, the largest women's financial cooperative in Asia. It was recipient of the 2011 Performance Award from the Assoc. of Asian Credit Unions. The article should be reinstated.74.198.9.45 (talk) 02:44, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baridhara Mohila Samobaya Samity, Ltd. - there were notability and original research issues too. – ukexpat (talk) 02:53, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A simple Googling turns up a fair number of references to "Baridhara Mohila Samobaya Samity, Ltd." including that it is mentioned in Amarok Society. It is possible the consensus to delete was a little little and not perfectly considered. fredgandt 03:12, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article was deleted nearly four years ago, after a number of editors failed to find any reliable sources for it. It is quite possible that there are now sources available. If you have the multiple independent reliable sources which are required to establish that a subject is notable (see WP:CORP), then you could recreate the article, or you could ask an admin to userfy the deleted article, so that you can work on it. But unless you reference the required sources, the article will get deleted again. --ColinFine (talk) 20:01, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't look at the date. Quite frankly, if the article hasn't been missed since March '08 then it probably isn't terribly important. At least not to en.wp. fredgandt 20:30, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sulu archipelago article

Dear Wikipedia editors,

When reading your page on the Sulu archipelago, I noted a comment saying "needs expanding". I could contribute, but feel there is plenty of people with more authority than I who could make a more informed contribution on this topic.

There is a website administered by the Sultanate of Sulu and Sabah - www.royalsulu.com. If you are inclined to visit that site you will find a wealth of information on this topic.

Best regards,

Peter Kelly — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.62.240 (talk) 04:08, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you have suggestions for improving an article, you can discuss it on the article's talk page. Also see WP:BOLD. RudolfRed (talk) 04:40, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you have an interest in the matter, and one or more reliable sources for the information you think should be added, then you have all the authority that is required. --ColinFine (talk) 20:02, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Tags

Do I remember rightly that we have a tag that looks for potential COI violations? To my surprise, the only tag that these two edits attracted was References Removed. Nyttend (talk) 04:22, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Look at Template:COI. RudolfRed (talk) 04:38, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like vandalism to me - I can't find any evidence that he is married to Emily Spence/Gosling. – ukexpat (talk) 04:43, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is unfortunately not unusual for IPs, I presume teenagers, to insert that they are married to their idols. I imagine seeing it in "print" makes their fantasies realer.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:06, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Tags does indeed have COI tags based on comparing the username and edit but they don't get close to catching these edits, and I wouldn't expect an automatic tag to do it. The edits by Emilygosling didn't directly say "Emily Gosling". PrimeHunter (talk) 12:25, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

second AfD

This Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murray Turnbull (Murray Turnbull nomination) is a second AfD for Murray Turnbull. Was the AfD done properly? I can't get an "On AfD" to link to the proper discussion page (WikiProject_Chess#..._to_delete.2Flisted_for_deletion). Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 05:39, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, the AfD page was named wrongly. I've moved it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murray Turnbull (2nd nomination), fixed up a couple of headers, transcluded the page into Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 January 22, and fixed the link at Wikipedia:WikiProject Chess. I hope that's everything... -- John of Reading (talk) 09:00, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

thank you. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 14:42, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have alerted the folks at Wikiproject Chess to the Afd. – ukexpat (talk) 16:27, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

IP112.203.42.16 VANDALISM

Hi, user IP112.203.42.16 just attempted to vandalize the article of the film Underworld: Awakening. Thought you might want to know.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 05:57, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've warned him on his talk page. You can use templates from WP:TUSER to warn editors making unconstructive edits and if it gets persistent, report at WP:AIV. --lTopGunl (talk) 06:07, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

President of Benin

My name is elma zamarripa I would like tohave the email address of President of Benin I would like verry mucn to send him an email and i do send emails to the federal Ministry Of Finance . I do know his name is Dr Tomas Yayi Boni please comply thank you elma zamarripa — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.3.11.1 (talk) 11:56, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While it does not give an email address for him, you can use the contact page of his official site here. Dru of Id (talk) 12:08, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of pages exempt from NFCC 9

Resolved

I remember there is a list of pages not in main namespace that are exempt from NFCC#9, but can't remember where that list is located. Can someone point me to that list? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:04, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I found Category:Wikipedia non-free content criteria exemptions. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:13, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:UTT

I was recently annoyed by an editor who continuously shouts in CAPS even after I had given him warnings upto level 3 of this template, which he removed without any acknowledgement, as can be seen in his edits, which violate WP:SHOUT and WP:YOUREWRONG. So, do I continue to give him a level 4 warning and report him to admins if he ignores that or should I just ignore him and let him shout to his heart's content? Oh, and where do I report him to the admins if I have no choice? X.One ^SOS 14:46, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikiquette assistance would seem to be the correct place to advise admin about shouting etc. Although as long as the editor isn't making a mess or bullying people, maybe let it pass. General rules apply. AGF, use talk pages, then user talk pages. Only if things get nasty or out of hand should admin be called in. fredgandt 17:01, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am not reporting an admin. Just a normal editor without much rights who regularly trolls pages, and as long as I do not have to assume good faith, I can say that he is intending to promote the person who he worships. As far as I know, shouting in CAPS is definitely a Wikilawyering method, and all editors will naturally get discouraged to undo his edit. I will take a look at WP:WQA, but to go to the extent of blocking seems too far. Thanks. X.One ^SOS 13:45, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Where do I request site improvements?

I"d like to see a "random" search option for Wikipedia.com. I sometimes when I'm bored I like to learn about new things. A randomizer could be used to display any random article from wikipedia. This would be especially useful on the mobile app. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.103.196.219 (talk) 15:28, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Under "navigation" on the left hand side, it should be the fifth item.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:29, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In answer to the section heading question: We have Village pump to make suggestions for improvements to Wikipedia. There are several village pumps. VPT for technical issues, VPP for policy issues, VPIL for community development/scrutiny of ideas before making proposals, and VPM for miscellaneous stuff that needs discussing. fredgandt 17:07, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wacky diffs

I've just been meandering around WP and found my way into Larry Sangers contribs (It's late here and I was bored). Anyway, I'm just wondering why clicking on a given diff from that user's contrib history renders a result such as this? Is there any way of fixing it as such diffs appear to give (possibly) inaccurate attributions. Claret Ash 15:35, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note the date of those diffs. They have been imported from the old database once though lost. However, the don't always show in the right order. — Edokter (talk) — 15:45, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kai Bird

Dear Wiki editors,

My biographical entry has once again been modified to add a libelous comment by the Israeli historian Benny Morris about my memoir, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate. I thought we had resolved this issue last summer or spring. Whoever recently edited the entry tried to balance the Morris quote with a quote from Christopher Hitchens. It does not work and it is not fair. Morris is saying that "practically nothing" I have written about the Arab-Israeli conflict conforms to factual history. This is a libel against any historian--and a rather ridiculous statement at face value. I have posted Morris's critical review of my book on my own web site www.KaiBird.com but I also post my lengthy rebuttal which shows that the "facts" Morris says don't conform to history are drawn largely from his own books. If Wiki's editors think a quote from the Morris review is warranted in my bio entry, I think the least you can do is provide a link to my rebuttal published in the New Republic.

Also, whoever reinserted the Benny Morris quote--a quote that was taken down by your editors last summer--also deleted the fact that my memoir was a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Why?

We all know the Arab-Israeli conflict is an emotional hot button. Most reviewers however found my memoir balanced and emotionally sympathetic to both sides. So it is tiresome and distressing to see my book so mis-labeled on Wikipedia.

Sincerely,

Kai Bird — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaibird4263 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. While I can't really help with the specific issues in the article, I do want to point you to our guidelines on conflicts of interest and our autobiographies. On Wikipedia we take these concerns quite seriously. Raymie (t • c) 17:14, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is "the encyclopaedia that anyone can edit". Unfortunately this means that it often gets vandalised, or edited by people who in good faith believe that certain information, claims, or views should be inserted or removed. Generally these get resolved quite quickly, but where a matter is contentious, it may take some effort - and a later editor may then come in who is unaware of the discussion that has taken place. Our guidelines such as WP:IRS and WP:NPOV let us often reach consensus quickly.

The point of the preceding paragraph is that there is no way of making any change or resolution permanent: all we can do is keep watch on pages of interest to us. If you are concerned about changes to an article, the article's talk page is the place to argue the matter, especially if the article is a biography of a living person and somebody has introduced unreferenced material. --ColinFine (talk) 20:16, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use issue

File:Cobra Logo.jpg

The Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League are a dead franchise that played from 2000 to 2004. Their logo is on Wikipedia, File:Carolinacobras.jpg. Somewhere along the line, Cactus High School in Glendale, Arizona picked up the logo, recolored the tan to electric blue, and produced what you see at left! I'm not sure of the licensing. The franchise is seven years deceased, but we know that the AFL owns the logo rights (it does for all but one dead AFL franchise).

What is the licensing for Cobra Logo.jpg, the electric blue cobra? Note: I have a request with the Graphics Lab to have both redrawn as non-JPG files. Eventually, Cobra Logo.jpg will be moved as well. Raymie (t • c) 17:11, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You should probably ask at WP:MCQ where the copyright experts hang out. – ukexpat (talk) 17:15, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know that existed. Thanks. Raymie (t • c) 17:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I replied at WP:MCQ#Carolina Cobras logo. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:47, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged the commons file for speedy deletion. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:57, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Number of visits

I vaguely recall once being able to see how many users had read a page, but for the life of me I can't remember how it was done. Can someone help me? Nutiketaiel (talk) 17:41, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Click the "history" tab at the top of the page, then click on "Page View Statistics".--Wehwalt (talk) 17:45, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, perfect, thank you for your assistance. You are highly awesome. Nutiketaiel (talk) 17:52, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only login on hungarian pages

Hi,

I would like to ask, this is normal, i can only login Hungarian pages? Nothing more.. My profile: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szerkeszt%C5%91:Mauricius

For example: login OK and successful editing: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedlik_%C3%81nyos

login error and reset password does not work: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balanescu_Quartet

Thanks, BR, Mau — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.132.87.210 (talk) 17:59, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

When I look at http://toolserver.org/~quentinv57/sulinfo/Mauricius I see that the username Mauricius was registered on enwiki on 9 November 2007. Did you register that account? If not, then someone else registered an account under that name on enwiki. If that is the case, you can request usurpation of that account at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 18:14, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I accept the situation. I registered other new user name. Close the problem. Thanks, BR, Mau — Preceding unsigned comment added by Info.media.blog.team (talk • contribs) 18:52, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to deal with citations that Redirects 301

[1] asks to not fix them and wayback machine hasn't crawled the page. Should they be replaced or left as they are for an artcle that is about to be FAC. September88 (talk) 18:07, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know the exact technical details of the link in question, but that guideline says in general that you should fix 301 cases ("...301...302...In the former it is recommended that the site update the URL to use the new address.") DMacks (talk) 18:59, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And immediately below that, it says Do not "fix" redirects. Maybe that page needs to be edited to be more clear on whether the link should be updated or not. I'll raise the question on the talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 19:20, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

NVM. I think that page just says don't use the checklinks tool to fix the redirect. I don't think it means don't update it at all. This earlier entry on the talk page suggests that you can fix redirects via copy-and-paste. [2] RudolfRed (talk) 19:24, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

bloodgroup

i want to know if the mother is having b+ve bloodgroup and the father is also the same one, then what is the bloodgroup for their new born baby. and what's the process of origin of bloodgroup in the new born babXy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khedkarsatya (talk • contribs) 18:29, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's a straightforward case of genetic inheritance from both parents. Our ABO blood group article has a section entitled "Inheritance" that talks about it in some technical detail for the A/B/AB/O cases and the Rh blood group system article talks specifically about the +/– part. I don't see a direct chart of the possibilities (each mother–father genotype combination and the possible child genotype outcomes) there. To discuss further, please ask on the science reference-desk. The help-desk here is primarily for discussion of using wikipedia itself. DMacks (talk) 18:54, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Berners-Lee invents WWW / World Wide Web

Hello there , I'm an avid Wikipedia user but not a member. I'm not very computer savvy but I have reasonably good ears. I was just listening to a CBC program about Wikipedia and Twit-TV and other web based information resources. In this program they mentioned Sir Tim Berners-Lee as the inventor of the internet and originator of the phrase WWW or World Wide Web. Until today, I had never of him and he sounds like an interesting and bright fellow. My only quibble with him is the time line for 'inventing' this phrase. Something piqued my curiosity, and then I remembered where I heard a similar phrase 27 years ago. "Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension" features an imaginary information sharing computer system called "the World Watch Wire". I'm sure I'm not the only retro sci-fi watcher out there, and surely someone else has bought this to the attention of the observational powers that be. It just seems really obvious that this reference was in popular media 5 or 6 years prior to his 'invention' ... just sayin' . JV Canada

Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Scene 4 ,Paramount Pictures (1984)

216.254.195.37 (talk) 18:50, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you have reliably sourced information which is additional to, or contrary to, information in a Wikipedia article, you may be bold and add it to the article. Personal recollections are not acceptable, as information in Wikipedia articles should all be verifiable.

In the particular case, even if your recollections are correct, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented not just the name, but the thing. This is rather different from a science fiction writer "inventing" a device. --ColinFine (talk) 20:25, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Google searches go astray

When I search a topic on google, and click on the wikipedia results, it sends me to another page. //datingpuma.com Specifically, I have searched "House of Payne" and "The Cosby Show". — Preceding unsigned comment added by JAZZIGYRL (talk • contribs) 19:01, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please use a descriptive title in future questions.

This is nothing to do with Wikipedia, and probably nothing to do with Google either. It almost certainly means your computer has been infected by some malware. --ColinFine (talk) 20:25, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It might serve you best to ask for help at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. They know all kinds of stuff. fredgandt 21:09, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New Photo To A Article

I would like to add a photograph to an existing article from another website on the Internet. I e-mailed the website owners to ask permission to use one of their photos for Wikipedia and they said that I could use it but to just give them credit for the photo. My question is how do I get the photo from their website to the Wikipedia article?24.209.202.69 (talk) 19:15, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you need an account to upload to Wikipedia. That's step one. I can tell you the rest of it too, but unless you get an account ...--Wehwalt (talk) 19:19, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See HELP:Images. Note that it is not enough to grant permission to use a picture on Wikipedia. Because Wikipedia itself can be used for any purpose, all images used on it must be licensed with one of the licences compatible with Wikipedia. See WP:IOWN, --ColinFine (talk) 20:27, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Code needed

I have not received the email with code for use. Help.20:13, 22 January 2012 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kendedom (talk • contribs)

This is probably not the place to deal with that, but I don't know where to tell you to go.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:37, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While not providing any personal details, can you be more specific about what code it is you are lacking? Who should have sent it to you by email. Again (I can't stress this enough), don't post any personal details such as account passwords, email addresses etc. fredgandt 21:05, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to Email confirmation? It's not required to edit Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:44, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you see how many people look at your Wikipedia pages?

I just made a page on Chuck Testa and I want to see how many people look at it. Is there a way to see it? Corwin Karl (talk) 20:34, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, click the "History" tab at the top of the article's page and then click "Page View Statistics".--Wehwalt (talk) 20:36, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted due to advertising?? Huh?

One of my students submitted a number of articles which were apparently deleted due to "unambiguous advertising.." which was never the intention. As these were modelled specifically on similar topics already accepted, we would appreciate it if you would review and please advise what specifically was considered "unambiguous advertising" please - so corrections can be made

 (Deletion log); 04:05 . . NawlinWiki (talk | contribs)‎ deleted "Relational Marketing" (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)  (Deletion log); 04:05 . . NawlinWiki (talk | contribs)‎ deleted "Dr Brian Monger" (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)  (Deletion log); 04:04 . . NawlinWiki (talk | contribs)‎ deleted "Offer Life Cycle" (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)

The second item "Dr Brian Monger" was modelled on the article on Philip Kotler. Where is the unambiguous adveretising then? Both other submissions are on significant marketing topics not so far addressed in Wikipedia

All information is referenced and can be verified

Obviously we are not experts at this and would appreciate your advice

Please advise us what we can do (specifically) to resolve this situation.

Brian Bmonger (talk) 21:40, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While I understand you don't want to be referred elsewhere, a conversation with User:NawlinWiki might be beneficial.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:07, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And while you're at it, please read WP:Autobiography.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 22:45, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Promotion" doesn't always mean "buy our widgets, they are the cheapest and best in the whole wide world". Some biographical articles, usually those created by editors with a conflict of interest, read like resumes in tone and fall foul of WP:SPAM. – ukexpat (talk) 01:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Peer review desired

I am a newby with no time to learn but a burning desire to contribute. Could an experienced user go here ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Slidhome/H.T._Lockard , and get the article in line to be considered as a regular article in Wikipedia? Thanks. 98.86.32.16 (talk) 22:30, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's quite well done, considering. Did you write it?--Wehwalt (talk) 22:41, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I did, but obviously I pulled from sources. Slidhome (talk) 23:11, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I will work on the two articles. I will do one at a time and try to leave very detailed edit summaries so you can track what I do and learn from it. Does that sound good?--Wehwalt (talk) 23:13, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

you're the boss

Slidhome (talk) 23:29, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request

I am a newby and have not the time to learn. Could an experienced user go here ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Lincoln_University_School_ofLaw,_1938_-_1955 and get this article in line to be made a regular article in Wikipedia? I do want to contribute but find mines in the field which block my way. Is there a book "Wikipedia for dummies"? 98.86.32.16 (talk) 22:40, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming that is original work, it's quite good now. I'll polish it to fit the MOS, if you give me a day or two.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:45, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article traffic statistics

Is there any way you can find out the sources or links for the views of a certain date on an article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MatthewGoodfan101 (talk • contribs) 22:33, January 22, 2012 (UTC)‎

Go to the article page, click on the "History" tab at the top, then click on "Page View Statistics".--Wehwalt (talk) 22:39, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

January 23

List of Startling by Each Step episodes

Dear administrators

I've added the proposed delete template on List of Startling by Each Step episodes because of the following concerns: "Believed to be unnecessary due to each episode's summary lack relevants, listed under Singapore's airdates instead of its original from Mainland China, incomplete, spoilers, and does not cite any reference."

However, some people had removing once depite I've already stated my concerns. I don't know what to do.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 00:28, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try discussing it on the article's talk page. If that doesn't work, there's dispute resolution. RudolfRed (talk) 00:40, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone can challenge a "proposed deletion" by removing the notice, and once that is done it should not be restored - see Wikipedia:Proposed deletion#Objecting. If you still believe the article should be deleted, then you will have to begin an Articles for deletion discussion. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:17, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Question about page deletion

Hi - Sorry, I've read the pages on what to do about page deletion but I can't seem to find when/why this page was deleted. I searched in the deletion log but couldn't find it. There used to be a page on Wikipedia for Sandybeach Centre (a community centre/adult education centre in Sandringham, Australia) but I can no longer find it. Could you please tell me what's happened to it, and if it can be reinstated? Thanks. P.S. Thumbs up for the blackout :) Rbausor (talk) 00:54, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've searched the deletion log, and I can't find any evidence of it either. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 10:42, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm also unable to find any evidence that this has been in Wikipedia. Perhaps you saw it somewhere else. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:01, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Inserting Photo

I can't figure out how to insert a photo. After I click on the photo icon, I get

Caption1
Caption2

Am I supposed to copy the file name from my computer into the "File:Example.jpg" space then type in my caption. And where do I get asked for all the photo information as it stated in the FAQs? RobsartFan (talk) 01:57, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does this help? Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. Its a little difficult to tell from your question exactly what problem your having. Are you uploading the image to Wikipedia (see Upload file link on far left of Wikipedia page). If you still experiencing problems, please come back.--Aspro (talk) 02:11, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot insert a photo from your computer without first uploading it either to English Wikipedia or (preferably) to commons. When you upload you will have to complete all the information about licensing. --ColinFine (talk) 10:45, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kateri vs. Catherine

Hi. I understand that Wikipedia rules state that the article must use the most notable name used in the General Media.

The article of my concern is Kateri Tekakwitha. Another user, not me, has reiterated the suspicion that Kateri is her feminist name given by a 19th-century feminist author, Ellen Walworth---but the real name of her choosing is Catherine, named after Catherine of Siena.

The Holy See on her beatification register does list her name as CATHERINE TEKAKWITHA, and her promulgation as a Venerable lists her name as CATHARINAE VIRGINIS (Latin). Some users have expressed strong feelings that she did know what her name of her choosing, and it was CATHERINE, NOT KATERI. And since it is a Roman Catholic article, the name designated by the Roman Catholic Church should prevail. Which she herself named after in honor of Saint Catherine of Siena.

I was wondering if there is any way that an intervention can be made to change this for the purpose of true genuine neutrality and not for feministic agenda. Hope you can help. I do not want to change it because I know it will start an edit-war. Please advise. THank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LoveforMary (talk • contribs) 04:16, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kateri Tekakwitha (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

"The title of an article should generally use the version of the name of the subject which is most common in the English language..." See WP:Use English. —teb728 t c 08:09, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

error on the Tony Acquaviva article

Article on Mr. Tony Acquaviva states that he was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

URL for that article is

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

That he is a West Point graduate is not true. The Register of Graduates does not list anyone by that name. (That document lists, by name, every graduate and former cadet.) The article also states that he was in the Army Orchestral Division from 1944 until l1948. I have no knowledge about that orchestra entry, but know for certain that he was not a cadet and is not a graduate.

When I was a Cadet (July 58 till graduation in June 62), Joni James sang a Sunday afternoon concert at the Military Academy, in the movie theater that was then located in the same building as the gymnasium. (I can't remember just which year she sang, but I think it was either academic year 60-61, or 61-62.) I was then and still am a big time Joni James fan, have a shelf full of her records, and am absolutely positive of this information.

In that concert, in a well received *conservational* portion of her performance (between songs), she told us that she had been to West Point many times before, because her husband had been an enlisted member of the Military Academy Band. She said that she had frequently visited West Point to watch parades, hear the band play and *see the band musician who is now her husband.* Numerous bio articles on both Joni James and Tony Acquaviva, it is noted that they married in 1956, so when she sang that concert in early 1960s she was actually Mrs. Tony Acquaviva, but she was dearly beloved by Cadets as simply Joni James.

I do not know how to *edit* that article to provide correct information. The band at West Point is similar to other military bands (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.) Members are very accomplished musicians, many with degrees and graduate degrees from prestigious civilian universities with well known music departments. To become a member of such a military band, the musician must audition and demonstrate high level of talent/proficiency on the particular instrument. If the audition is *successful* then the person is allowed to enlist in that military service, for duty in the band for which they auditioned. Military musicians now serve exclusively in musical assignments with that band.

In years past, during the draft, talented musicians who were drafted could often secure assignment to the band on their installation, such as the Army Band at Fort Hood, the Air Force Band at March Air Force Base or at the Navy base in San Diego. That is quite possible how Mister Acquaviva came to be assigned to the Army Band at West Point during the time to which Joni James made reference in her concert performance at West Point. (These service bands at various installations are different from *The Army Band* or *The Marine Corps Band in Washington DC, which require the same type of *audition for and be accepted for enlistment into* arrangements, except that the skill level/degree of musical talent/proficiency is at a much higher level.)

swingmusicfan Swingmusicfan (talk) 04:49, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The sentence about his schooling and musical accomplishments is referenced to the LA Times. Do you have any source other than your own recollections that you can point to to provide a source for your arguments? Dismas|^(talk) 05:04, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Register of Graduate is only available online on a restricted basis and I doubt many Wikipedians would qualify, here. There is a published version, however.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:45, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would like an answer to this please help. Thanks

My name is Kyle Seip. I was informed that back in November, that a current resident of my neighborhood, posted an article about me being a notable resident of Allentown, New Jersey after he found out who I was and that I lived in his neighborhood. I am a well known stand up comedian and professional gambler. I perform nation wide (New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, ETC) I raise money for Autism and Cancer re-search through this as well. I was very flattered that this was done for me and I was proud to be a notable resident of my town. My town was sad to see my name taken down and the article removed, I was wondering why this was done? I feel that I've made a decent contribution to society, my town and the United States. Can the article please be put back up?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.186.28.7 (talk) 07:36, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The only mention of Kyle Seip I could find is this user page draft. It is currently completely unsourced, fails to establish notability and also quite promotional in tone. It requires a lot of work before it would be an acceptable article. Roger (talk) 07:56, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of people who make significant contributions to society, and are well-known locally, don't satisfy the Wikipedia:Notability conditions for an article (see, especially: Wikipedia:Notability (people). You might wish to start collecting press cuttings (from the national rather than the local press) about your performances and fund-raising activities to help in establishing evidence of notability. Are you thisKyle Seip? Dbfirs 10:52, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notability has got nothing to do with being a good person. Serial killers get articles, my mum doesn't.Tigerboy1966 (talk) 14:09, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to fix a talk link?

Resolved

I made a WikiProject proposal at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/NFCC Enforcement. How can I fix the Talk link for the first bullet point at List of important pages and categories for this proposed group? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 08:59, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You'll see the answer at Template:la. I've changed la to lw for you. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:04, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:07, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to archive my talk page?

Just wondering.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 09:52, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Create this page. Cut and paste whatever you want to archive there. Put an archive box, such as the one I have on my talk, near the top of your talk page, so people know there's an archive. Consider having your talk page automatically archived.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:56, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:Archiving a talk page. Gandalf61 (talk) 10:01, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

a confusion of editing the wikipedia

i have read the stub on gursaran talwar .the link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gursaran_Talwar i found a topic on gursaran talwar in the following link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12288547 i found that there are more information that can help improving the topic. i read the term and condition of 'editing' but got confused with the 'copyright' issue. i cannot understand where from i can check if the content of the above mentioned site is under copyright or not; whether i can use the topic content for editing the wikipedia topic without violating any legal issue! kindly help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.226.135.146 (talk) 12:17, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The information at that location is an abstract of the following article http://archive.idrc.ca/books/reports/v224/india.html , which is not a US Government creation. However the information in that article can certainly be added. Some of it is more encyclopedic than others. For example, I would not use anything in the first sentence in the last paragraph about his health and climing stairs. The information, however should be rewritten to avoid copyright issues.Naraht (talk) 12:26, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To explain in a bit more detail; it would be a good thing to use the ideas contained in that article to improve Wikipedia. What you cannot do is use the text from that article, since the text is copyrighted and should not be copied directly to Wikipedia. Instead, read that article, think about what it says, then using your own intellect, create a wholly new text which encompasses the same ideas, but which you created all brand-new, and then cite the original work as a footnote. --Jayron32 21:59, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Never Been Marcused

I moved Never been Marcused to the correct title. The history of Never Been Marcused did not have anything that needed to be preserved. Ruslik_Zero 13:02, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I'll deal with the copyvio now. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:06, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article Title Editing Question

I need help changing the title for a wikipedia article on the page Indiana Humanities Council.

I am their Spring Intern, and they have recently gone under a new branding campaign, and have changed their name from Indiana Humanities Council to just Indiana Humanities. How can I change the title so that it reflects their new style? I have looked in the FAQ as well as on the editing page, and can't seem to find a way to do this.

Thank you! Mslavens (talk) 14:45, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:MOVE, but you cannot move articles until your user account is autoconfirmed. I will move it for you, but the article has other problems, not the least of which are notability and promotional tone. Also, as you have a COI you should refrain from editing the article, but use the article's talk page to suggest changes. – ukexpat (talk) 15:00, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It also looks as if some of the material is a copyright violation from the organisation's website. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:34, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well spotted, I have reduced the article to a stub to remove copyvio and potential copyvio material. – ukexpat (talk) 16:53, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Help for correction

I wrote a detailed article about “Dielectric absorption”, please see under User:Elcap/Dielectric absorption This article was translated from German, but I am not an expert of the English language. If someone please can help and correct my mistakes I would be very glad. --Elcap (talk) 15:31, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Given the highly technical nature of the article, it might be best if you ask for assistance from users more familiar with the subject. I recommend asking in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics -- Obsidi♠n Soul 15:47, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have gone ahead and copied your request to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics#Help for correction.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 16:12, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually WikiProject Electronics is more directly relevant. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Electronics#Help for correction. Roger (talk) 17:06, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. My mistake. Shows how much I know about the subject. :P -- Obsidi♠n Soul 18:10, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have responded to this request there and on the users talk page. Spinning Spark 17:46, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Permission from living persons

Hello,

I would like to make a contribution by writing an article about an English writer. Should I ask her for permission before posting my article and wait until she fully approves of it?

I have already made a few contributions to Wikipedia in the past, but not to that extent. I am quite uncomfortable about writing something about someone who is well alive, even if the article sticks to the facts. Isn't it a way of using her public image without her consent? What if she actually discovers that there is something written about her, but she does not want the information, however accurate and sensible, to be published online. Do you contact these people beforehand and check if they agree? Or should I contact her directly and ask her for approval?

Thanks for your answer (and sorry if the question has already been asked - I haven't found anything on that subject in the FAQs). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wilanow (talk • contribs) 15:50, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the person is notable by Wikipedia's standards and there are reliable sources that document that they are notable, you don't need their permission to write an article. If you're uncomfortable writing it without their permission, you certainly are under no obligation to start the article. Even accurate and sensible information shouldn't be included if it hasn't already been published by a reliable source. --Onorem ♠Dil 15:57, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) No. It's not recommended even per WP:Conflict of interest as they can introduce biases into the article. As long as the person in question meets at least one of the notability criteria listed in WP:AUTHOR, you can write about her if you want.

In order to avoid the possibility of libel, please ensure that you include references along with all the information given. Try to use only highly reliable references. e.g. Tabloids, blogs, or other wiki sites are not reliable. Books, academic journals, news articles, reviews by reliable and notable people etc. are acceptable. A bit of common sense and judgement is required in choosing the sources, I guess. And of course, always ensure you write in a neutral tone. If there are controversies, try and include both sides proportional to the weight given to them by external sources.

For further guidance in the policies and guidelines involved in writing biographies of living persons, please see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 16:03, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a biography

I am working with a 90 yr. old retired M.D. Hossein K. Ghadimi, M.D. He has published many articles and breakthroughs. He has noticed that when "googling" some of his former colleagues that they show up in Wikipedia but when "googling" himself, he does not show up. He has all the information and documentation and would like to put this on Wikipedia. A short biography of his professional career along with access to the articles he has published. My question is, how do we go about doing this? Greenpea60 (talk) 16:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You don't unless there are independent reliable sources that demonstrate that this individual meets the notability guidelines. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with articles about notable subjects, not a place for posting of profiles or resumes, or lists of publications. Even if this person meets the guidelines, the article should be written by someone without a conflict of interest. – ukexpat (talk) 16:44, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cookies

I somehow disabled a cookie that I want to enable again. How do I do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.190.237.125 (talk) 17:15, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.Template:Z38 TNXMan 17:29, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Picastro photo mistake

Hi,

I have tried uploading new images myself on this article "Picastro". I am the founder of the band and the images on the current article are completely out-of-date. My current band members appear in the images here:

http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/artists/index.php?id=304

If you look at the listing of members, you can see their names as well. They appear in the Wikpedia entry as current members but the photos are not accurate and I would like to replace them with actual members of my band. Please let me know how to do so or reply if further information is required.

Thanks, Liz. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lizhysen (talk • contribs) 17:25, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Before you can upload a photo to Wikipedia that appears on the internet, you must first confirm that it is released under a free licence (usually we specify CC BY-SA 3.0). You can do this in two ways. The first is to ask the website displaying the photo to place a notice on the page saying it is released under CC BY-SA 3.0. Otherwise, contact permissions-en@wikimedia.org with evidence that you have permission to use the image. When you have done that come back here if you still need assistance actually uploading it. Spinning Spark 18:06, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Permission to use the image" is not sufficient, if that means "permission to use the image on Wikipedia". All of Wikipedia is licensed to allow it to be reused for any purpose, and images must be either public domain or released under a licence compatible with that. -ColinFine (talk) 23:44, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blog for novels

Greetings

I wish to create a blog for my novels.

I have no idea where to start or what to do.

Larry Henry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88 millimeter (talk • contribs) 17:55, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to start somewhere else. Wikipedia is an online dictionary, and contains articles about notable subjects, based on reliable sources. There are no blogs on Wikipedia. Sorry. AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:00, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. Perhaps you should search Google for "blogging sites"? – ukexpat (talk) 18:01, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What citation template would be best to use?

If I wanted to cite an event of the Disney Channel Games, would I use {{Cite episode}}? Or a different citation template? I don't want to inadvertently use the wrong one. - Purplewowies (talk) 19:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Copyedit?

Is there a place where I can request an article to be copyedited? Thanks. - Purplewowies (talk) 20:19, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can try Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests and Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/List of participants--NeoBatfreak (talk) 20:22, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There are also templates that can be added to articles indicating they need copyediting and these templates add a category so editors can find these articles. However, there is a very large backlog on the categories. RJFJR (talk) 21:39, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reading History?

Does Wikipedia offer a place where you can look at a history of all the articles you have looked at? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clgfive (talk • contribs) 20:35, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We do not. We do offer a history of all the pages you have edited, however. TNXMan 20:47, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's a tab that says "History" at the top of every page. - Purplewowies (talk) 20:47, 23 January 2012 (UTC) (Edited to add: that allows you to look at all the contributions that were made to any article you look at. Your browser history may allow you to see which articles you have looked at in the past, however. Also, sorry for accidentally wiping out your reply, Tnxman307.) - Purplewowies (talk) 20:51, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request for page protection

Misplaced dispute discussion

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

These users TEHodson and J Greb has been bothering me because I keeps forgetting to put edit summaries on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) related article, believing I violate the portocals as if I vandalize article. I am upet about this. However, Elizium23 pointed out that "Where does it say that edit summaries are a requirement? It does not. They are highly recommended. If this editor is not engaging in disruptive editing in the first place, you have no right to demand that s/he use summaries. A request is simple enough, but you (TEHodson) are going beyond the boundaries of WP:CIVIL and threatening a block that will not happen if his/her only offense is this." Please read my talk page for more info.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 20:52, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't help you with the block situation, but if you want to be reminded to put in an edit summary, there's a setting under the "editing" tab in your preferences to prompt/warn you if you haven't put one in. If you check that setting, then if you click "save page" when you haven't entered an edit summary, instead of saving the page, it will remind you that you haven't entered an edit summary and will allow you to enter one before saving the page. - Purplewowies (talk) 21:01, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have posted to TEHodson's page. I would suggest that you disengage them for the time-being. Consider asking for a third opinion on your dispute. TNXMan 21:02, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you tell them to leave me alone? I am sick and tired of this.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 21:05, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would be happy to leave user Neobatfreak alone. I would also be happy to be able to stop cleaning up after him, trying to figure out what the heck he is doing and why he's doing it, and reverting long strings of chaotic edits on multiple pages. Many of us have made the same requests of him, and none have got results. His habit of uploading illegal images is also a problem. It seems a simple thing to ask that when making a dozen edits to a page actively being rewritten by others that a brief edit summary be left. I'm certainly sorry if I was overly harsh, but I am truly at my wit's end, and I'm not alone in this. I'm just the most vocal. I will stay off his talk page for now, but certainly I have the right to leave another message there if his editing is causing more problems.--TEHodson 21:14, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TEHodson, LEAVE ME ALONE, you are being disruptive, there are other users besides me on Wikipedia that are someone tries to master their writing through Wikipedia, why can't you bother them? Who do you think you are, QUEEN OF WIKIPEDIA, everyone had to heeds to your ways of editing?!!!!!!!!!!--NeoBatfreak (talk) 21:17, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop. I suggest you check out Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. - Purplewowies (talk) 21:32, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(second)This page is not the place for this discussion. Please work it out on one of your own talk pages or take the discussion to Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard. Thanks. fredgandt 21:35, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Repeatedly Attempted Search

Hello. I have repeatedly attempted to search for the list of the ESPN 1996 NFL’s Toughest Players. I am having no fortune. Please, guide me on how to search for this item as I have exhausted my ideas. Thank you much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.228.234.92 (talk) 23:42, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players? fredgandt 23:57, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Larry Csonka#Miami and the Super Bowl years mentions what appears to have been a film by the title "The NFL's 100 Toughest Players" produced in 1996. However, this mention isn't linked to any Wikipedia page. fredgandt 00:02, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

January 24

Guidance request

Dear Sir/Madam

I read your articles with interest but unable to follow well.

I have an endorsement of Certificate of Patriality under Section 2(2)(a) dated 11 August 1984 acquired through marriage.

The marriage collapsed and in 1987 I returned to Malaysia and to date have never been back to London.

I now wish to return to live in London and not sure where I stand regarding re-entry as a permanent resident. I never took up citizenship at the time of my marriage and remains the case now.

Can you advise or direct me to the appropriate authorities in Australia please? I await your invaluable advice.

Thanking you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.111.191.178 (talk) 00:36, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editors of Wikipedia cannot provide legal advice. You should seek professional assistance from a solicitor. Some advice (although not legal) may be available from the volunteers at Wikipedia:Reference desk. fredgandt 01:36, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.8 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 But note that we cannot give legal advice. – ukexpat (talk) 01:37, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk to the British embassy or other diplomatic post (high commission, honorary consul, or consulate general). This page will help you find one near you. Astronaut (talk) 17:55, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I broke it

Can someone help me out here? I keep on trying to get it to work, but it's not working. I can't tell how I'm coding it wrong....Mchcopl (talk) 02:05, 24 January 2012 (UTC)![reply]

The <timeline> functions does not accept external links. Someone has fixed it. — Edokter (talk) — 02:15, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

External links shouldn't be added to the body of an article anyway. They should only be used as references or put into the external links section at the bottom of the article. Dismas|^(talk) 02:22, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Contactmusic.com on marital breakup

Should http://www.contactmusic.com/news/vanilla-ice-and-wife-split_1232480 be considered a reliable source for a breakup of Vanilla Ice and his wife? Someone claiming to represent Vanilla Ice says at Talk:Vanilla Ice#Factual Errors that there is no breakup. (I asked this at WP:RS/N three days ago but got no response. Was that the wrong place?) —teb728 t c 02:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to have all started from the National Enquirer, which is a tabloid. As for Contactmusic.com, the article has no byline (which isn't a good sign) and the site doesn't seem to have a reputation for fact-checking, as required by WP:SOURCES. The sites also permits user-submitted content, which is concerning. So I would say the supposed breakup should not be included in the article as it is sensitive BLP content, unless a high-quality reliable source reports it. The current sources are flimsy at best.
WP:RSN was the right place to post. I'm not sure why no one responded. Goodvac (talk) 02:47, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. —teb728 t c 04:18, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Creating existing page in another language

Hello I requesting that the following Wikipedia page be translated and made available on the English Wikipedia. (I play for this orchestra) Is this something I can do?Thanks, Mark

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonas_Filarm%C3%B4nica#.7B.7BLiga.C3.A7.C3.B5es_externas.7D.7D — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.75.99.160 (talk) 03:04, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Basically yes, it is something you can do. The page would be called Amazonas Philharmonic and so long as the subject was notable, supported by reliable sources and written from a neutral point of view, it should be fine. You might want to consider (if you do create the article) mentioning your conflict of interest (with regard to you being affiliated with the subject) on the article's talk page, and in the first edit summary when creating the page. An admitted COI is far better than trying to hide it. fredgandt 03:13, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For more help and advice, you could visit Wikipedia:Translation. There is another consideration that you may need to bear in mind; that is, Attribution. You should make sure that the translation properly attributes the original authors of the Portuguese article. I'm afraid I don't know the precise policy in this regard. fredgandt 03:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, from Wikipedia:Translation "Because Wikipedia licensing requires attribution, the translation source must be credited to avoid copyright violation. Attribution in the edit summary and placing the template {{Translated page}} on the article talk page are the recommended ways to credit the source of the translation". It goes on to state "See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia". Good luck. fredgandt 03:30, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Important: Sorry should have mentioned also that only registered users (See Wikipedia:Why create an account?) are able to directly create articles. You may however request that an article be created at Wikipedia:Requested articles without registering an account. fredgandt 03:49, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article Errors

I am new to Wikipedia, and I have found a nonsensical sentence in an article. I lack sufficient expertise in field to make a constructive edit. What should I do?

Do I make a note on the talk page? Is there a place for reporting errors? Thanks in advance.

Wanzeo (talk) 04:45, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article's talk page is exactly the right place to mention what you consider to be an error. Although, since you have shown by your edit to this page, you are quite capable of editing, so Be bold! and try to fix it yourself. The worst that can happen, is you make a mistake and it gets undone. The software is far tougher than it looks and can take the hits. I'll drop a welcome template on your talk page in the next few minutes. It contains loads of helpful links to information around Wikipedia. good luck! fredgandt 04:50, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I answer a question asked at the Reference Desk?

How do I submit an answer to a question someone posts to the Reference Desk?99.239.20.41 (talk) 05:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Basically in the same way you have asked this question (except without creating a new section). See the raw text of my answer (click the "[edit]" link to the right of this section heading) to you here. Note the Indentation created at the start of my response by adding one colon (:). Use as many colons as it akes to indent your response appropriately. fredgandt 05:26, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Reference desk/Guidelines.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:32, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

delete account

How do I delete my account. Shawn Worthington laser (talk) 05:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot delete your account, but you can request to vanish. fredgandt 05:27, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can also just stop using your account. GB fan 05:29, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Because Wikipedia content is licensed under the GFDL and CC BY-SA, all edits must be kept for attribution purposes, and so your account cannot be deleted. You do, however, have the right to vanish, which you can exercise by (1) requesting your user page (found at Special:Mypage) and subpages be deleted, by adding the {{db-userreq}} template to them; (2) requesting to change your username to something that is unconnected with you (possibly a random collection of letters and numbers); (3) never logging in to your account again. The "right to vanish" does not mean anyone has the right to a fresh start under a new identity. Anyone who wants to continue editing should request a change of username instead so edits can be reattributed. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 11:42, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting/merging

Do redirects and merges require a consensus from the community? Till I Go Home (talk) 07:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Simply, no. Very little does. It is just common courtesy to involve other editors in decisions that they may wish to contest. If a redirect or merger can be considered non-controversial there is rarely any need to ask. The main thing to consider when merging, is proper attribution. This is not so much of a concern when redirecting. Be bold!. fredgandt 07:25, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meols on the page it is written

Meols was in the county of Cheshire, although since 1 April 1974 it has been a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in the metropolitan county of Merseyside.

it seems that it is once again Cheshire,,, as my Dads postcode changed back from L47*** to CH47*** thats it,, thanks,,, Chris Ralls (former resident of ((Great))Meols(e) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.53.148 (talk) 07:48, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The place to discuss this is on that article's talk page. Please note that postcodes are completely separate from counties and rarely follow the same boundaries.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:37, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

jop

if same one will be interesting to work for CIA how can you go about and how can you apply for it ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.201.192.109 (talk) 08:44, 24 January 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.8 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 —teb728 t c 08:58, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Somehow I doubt the CIA would really be interested in employing someone demonstrating such poor English writing skills - except perhaps as a janitor. Roger (talk) 12:08, 24 January 2012 (UTC) [reply]

The IP address is from Iraq. If English is not the poster's first language then CIA might well be interested. However, if you apply then I suggest not telling them you asked this on a very public page revealing the IP address. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Broken image?

Can someone tell me what the problem is with File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), ENT1231.jpg? I'm sure that file displayed properly in the past, and I am not the only one for whom it is broken. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:21, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weird, it now displays properly again, although I don't have the slightest idea what happened. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vulgar Language about the school's assistant principal

On the page for Sullivan Central High School in Blountville, TN: There is a vulgar remark about one of the assistant principals. This needs to be removed immediately. 13:27, 24 January 2012 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbdvol (talk • contribs)

Done. Note that you could have fixed it yourself too...wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit, even people coming here for the first time such as yourself. DMacks (talk) 13:29, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

At least by posting the message here the IP has drawn the attention of an administrator (me) and I have used my special magic powers to remove the offensive libel from the article in a way that renders it invisible to the general readership. Bencherlite ^Talk 14:38, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Libelous information being posted

I am Professor Lubomyr Luciuk. An individual in Toronto has repeatedly added remarks to the Wikipedia entry about me, alleging (falsely) that I physically threatened him with removal from a public lecture. That is not true. The lecture was public and I did give accredited TV stations interviews. What I did object to was having a individual videotape my entire lecture for subsequent (for profit) posting on his website. I asked him not to do so and when he refused I asked the event organizers to either secure his compliance or remove him from the hall. He complied, listened to the entire lecture, and left without any further objection. Now he persists in adding bogus content to the entry about me. Please prevent him from doing so or else remove my entry entirely. Thank you.

Dr L Luciuk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.59.176 (talk) 15:12, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The text has been removed and the user who added it originally has been warned. Yunshui 雲‍水 15:20, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) I have removed the information from the article and warned him. If he persists he can be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. GB fan 15:22, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

about correction of posting period of Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar islands (INDIA) reg.

Dear Sir, I am Abdul Shahid, Housekeeper of Lt. Governor's House of Andaman and Nicobar Islands humbly request you that the duration of posting period mentioned in wikipedia about Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (INDIA) Shri Ishwari Prasad Gupta is presently mentioned his period was from 19 March 1996 to 25 May 2001 which is wrong the period actually was from 23 December 1996 to 25 May 2001.

ABDUL SHAHID Housekeeper Raj Niwas Port Blair - 744101

Mobile: ^{[details removed]}. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.100.148.21 (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a reliable source for that?-ukexpat (talk) 16:01, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I found this which seems to confirm the requesting editor's claim. Wifione ^Message 16:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

carnie

I think your article is great but you left out us ticket sellers we are a main part of the carnie world we have been accused of rehashing tickets, that is a ride jock palming the ticket handed him and then in turn give them to a ticket seller to resell and pocket the money mostly, done between couples. I hope you will include this on your page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.34.82.178 (talk) 15:48, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the accusation (and explanation) have been written up in reliable sources, then anybody may add them to the article; if they have not, then the information may not be added to the article. See WP:V. --ColinFine (talk) 17:37, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Translate a page.

As Turkish wiki user I observed that your Turkish pages are not enough. I can't write a new page but at my spare times maybe I can translate an english page. Is it a legal think or the page under some protection by wiki law( I don't know there is such thing as a wiki law). If you allow me to translate a page or use informations from any wikipage for I can upgrade Turkish pages. Or what can I do about this subject If you guide me, maybe I can help wiki. Thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Semih.sahin (talk • contribs) 16:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your offer to translate. If you wish to translate articles from Turkish to English, you should check out this page. If you wish to translate articles from English to Turkish, you may want this page on the Turkish Wikipedia. TNXMan 16:20, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2 wrong notes in "The Washington Post (march)

I am unfortunately not able to edit anything on Wikipedia because I lack the know how. I was hoping someone could do it for me, but I'm not even sure that that is admissible under Wikipedia's regulations.

The page is:

The Washington Post (march) (The Washington Post march)

Two notes are wrong in the notation- under the heading of "Composition".

In the 14th measure (end of 2nd line) the last two eighth notes should be G to G #. They erroneously read F # and G.

Thank you in advance to who ever may help me with this matter. KRKBABpandy — Preceding unsigned comment added by KRKBABpandy (talk • contribs) 16:35, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to File:Washington Post March in G Major (600x285).jpg? If so, the only way for it to be corrected is for someone to upload a new image. Are you sure it is incorrect? – ukexpat (talk) 17:29, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, the tune is wrong: it could also do with a courtesy natural sign in bar 7. But as ukexpat says, this is an image, and can only be corrected by somebody creating a new image. I'll have a go at it tomorrow, if nobody else gets there first.--ColinFine (talk) 17:40, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How easy/difficult would it be to add the capability to have the Wikipedia software process data of the form of an MusicXML xml file (or another free format) and show the score? Naraht (talk) 18:39, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not too hard. Wikipedia already supports LaTeX markup for formulas and math problems. Heck, it even has Template:Chess diagram for doing chess-boards. I think someone with enough technical savvy could come up with a similar add-on/template/whatever for musical staves. Perhaps WP:VPT would be a good place to get the ball rolling, and perhaps someone could file a bug request at Bugzilla to get the devs to put something together if there is enough support. --Jayron32 19:20, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Asked over in WP:VPT, they should also be able to answer whether or not MusicXML is "free enough" for Wikipedia to use as a structure.Naraht (talk) 19:46, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Getting mentioned in "Blairites" page

Hi there. Been trying to add mention of the fact that I, as a non-aligned political watcher, set up a blog in support of Tony Blair in Sep 2006. I understand links are not permitted. So I just want to make mention of it, without using the lnik or even mentioning the name of the blog "Keep Tony Blair For PM". A search on Google for "BlairSupporter" will invariably come up with the blog anyway. Is that simple entry permitted? Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlairSupporter (talk • contribs) 16:39, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. That's self-promotion and a blatant violation of our conflict of interest guidelines. The existence of such a blog is totally non-notable anyway: there's no political figure who doesn't have their supporters (look at the current efforts to make Margaret Milk-Snatcher into a sympathetic figure for those too young to understand what damage she did to your countries). --Orange Mike | Talk 16:56, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Removing an Image

Hi all, i have updated an image, but right now i need to delete it since it is the wrong one. How can i do that or can someone do that for me? the file is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Digital_Video_logo.tif thanks for the assistance, 16:59, 24 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gilthanas91 (talk • contribs)

Add {{db-G7}} to the top of the image information page. – ukexpat (talk) 17:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Where do I go

Please see Newt Gingrich presidential campaign, 2012. There is a major Conflict of Interest potential that requires more than mere editor input on the talk page. This issue has to have come up previously during other election campaigns. Is there a guideline or a policy or at least some history of what to do about a paid political operative editing (or even discussing entries into the article on the talk page) about the candidate for which he is the Communications Director. I've seen time and time again where Advertising Managers have been excluded because of a predisposition to be intolerant toward negative press. Will the readers of the article know that it is written by the Gingrich Campaign? How can the article remain neutral and broad based when one of the editors (even if he stays in the Talk Room) is paid to limit unfavorable comments wherever he finds them. What Admin page would be appropriate to find admins knowledgable about the history of paid operatives editing at WikiPedia....Buster Seven Talk 17:02, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can report it at WP:COIN. – ukexpat (talk) 17:21, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks....Buster Seven Talk 17:29, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

how to edit the title of a page?

I need to change the title of the web page Retail Week Conference which is now named The Cloud Retail Week Conference,

How do i do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vikki emap (talk • contribs) 17:06, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:MOVE. But you cannot move articles until your account is autoconfirmed. – ukexpat (talk) 17:19, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The website for the conference suggests the title is still Retail Week Conference - http://www.retailweekconference.com/ has the banner "Retail Week Conference 2012" emblazoned across the top. Can you cite a reliable source for the name change?

I also notice that that website is published by Emap. Your username suggests you have a close link with that publisher and therefore you have a clear conflict of interest when it comes to writing about things controlled by your employer. In addition, your username may breach Wikipedia's policy on usernames. Astronaut (talk) 17:34, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Really Big Coloring Books article

Hi. I want to confirm... I created a new article/page for the company "Really Big Coloring Books". Can you confirm if it will be published? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.136.191.25 (talk) 17:09, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not at the moment, see Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Really Big Coloring Books cultural event products.. It is also too promotional in tone. – ukexpat (talk) 17:17, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a place where you can look up the amount of articles and/or users that were here at a given time?

I need to know some past values for how many articles/users existed on certain dates. I know there's Special:Statistics to see how many there are now, but is there a way to see how many there were in the past? - Purplewowies (talk) 19:38, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There may be a better and more complete set but see http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm which has rounded numbers and Wikipedia:Modelling Wikipedia's growth#Data set for number of articles and Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia#The data set which have exact numbers but are far from complete.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks! I was looking for numbers for around when I signed up, and I got them (2070696 and 304348, respectively). Again, thanks! - Purplewowies (talk) 01:40, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I add pages, photo's, etc.

I am new here, and can not figure out how to add photo's and pages. I have been working on wikia, but wikipedia seems way different. Kata89 (talk) 19:56, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Did you check out the links in the welcome message on your talk page? – ukexpat (talk) 20:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For uploading and using photos see Help:Files. —teb728 t c 20:57, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism of John P. Surma

Resolved

The entry for John Surma redirects to the entry for "cunt." Please redirect back to original entry.

Reverted.Naraht (talk) 20:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

John Surma was also redirected, I fixed it. Roger (talk) 20:31, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page - Atsuma, Hokkaido

I'm currently working as an English teacher in Japan. I would like to get my students to edit the town's page (Atsuma, Hokkaido) on Wikipedia for a class project. Their works will be based on informations from the town's office, so the contents will be reliable. I will edit their works before uploading them, of course, but I'm concerned that their simple English would not be accepted by Wiki and that their works would be deleted. What are the standards to keep the post on Wiki?

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.47.135.197 (talk) 23:33, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

An article for that city already exist, please see Atsuma, Hokkaidō, anyone can freely contribute to that article, however to avoid any problem, it would be better if you suggest them to practice on a subpage of their user page, like this User:USERNAME/Atsuma, Hokkaidō and then move the content to the main article if there wasn't any problem. if they're unfamiliar with Wikipedia, they can find some useful information on Wikipedia:Tutorial and Wikipedia:Introduction. ■ MMXX ^talk 23:45, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's also Simple English Wikipedia which uses Basic English in its articles. It might benefit from the inclusion of such an article as well. Both Simple English Wikipedia and English Wikipedia (here) have pages about editing for school projects. The page at Simple English Wikipedia is simple:Wikipedia:Schools, and for this Wikipedia, it's Wikipedia:School and university projects. - Purplewowies (talk) 00:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

January 25

Article for creation - AVANCE

Hi Petr,

I was unsure if this was the right section to submit this enquiry, so I apologise if it is in an incorrect place. I recently submitted an article for creation on an organisation called AVANCE. I understand this requires further editing and this seems to be in relation to explaining how the subject is noteworthy enough. I could do with some guidance on this, as I have included references to reporting and articles in The New York Times, Harvard Education Review and references to former First Ladies, Hilary Clinton, Roslaynn Carter and Barbara Bush. The organisation also receives funding from a number of well-known organisations and has been the subject of a good level of academic research. The source material I have used is reasonably broad ranging and I guess I'm struggling to understand what more needs to happen in order for the profile to be published. I would appreciate your help in this matter.

Thank you.

Fergal Fbell74 (talk) 00:59, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For one thing I think it would be helpful to summarize it the first section of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/AVANCE how AVANCE satisfies standards at WP:ORG. —teb728 t c 02:26, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Frederick C. Leonard

I have improved the referencing of the Frederick C. Leonard article quite a bit..... there are several online sources. I would like to get other editors involved.... what is the best way to do this??? I put a note in the Physics project with no result..... Please also see the talk page note on potential WP:COI (Is this enough?). Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 01:26, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As far as your very minor COI (I always think of carp) goes, I can see no problem there at all. With regard to getting more editors involved, WikiProjects should be the right method, but sadly some don't seem to get much traffic. Give it some time and see what turn up. The best way to get interest in a subject, is for that subject to be interesting and widely linked (without spamming of course). fredgandt 02:02, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can't log in

My cookies are enabled and I log in okay, but when I try to access any pages, I'm logged out. I tried clearing the browsing history, cookies and etc. but it's still happening. This occurred suddenly while I was gone over the week end. Are there any more things to try? Pkeets (talk) 02:03, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Two possibilities: You haven't checked the "Remember me..." box, or you are logging in on http and accessing on https (or vice versa). Try logging in at both and make sure the "Remember me.." box is checked. fredgandt 01:51, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind. I rebooted and that did it. Pkeets (talk) 02:03, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, soggy cookie? Much nicer when they're fresh! fredgandt 02:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User name issue

i started a page and i made a mispelling of my user name please tell me how to delete my account so i can start again thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saroffonic sounds (talk • contribs) 02:21, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You'll need to ask to change your name. You cannot delete it and start again. fredgandt 02:27, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Am I right in guessing that you want to have a username that represents the name of company or organization? Such a username is not permitted; you username should represent you personally. —teb728 t c 02:33, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keyboarding Pro 5 & Keyboarding Pro 6

What is the difference between Keyboarding Pro 5 and Pro 6? For me (student). I have used Keyboarding Pro 4. Keyboarding Course 1 - 25 With keyboarding Pro 6 with cd. Are all these the same? Getting use to using the computer keys, games and etc. Also cheap and not very expensive. THe usbn Number 111426465,0840053320,0840053320.Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.67.52.12 (talk) 02:48, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge 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, select the relevant section, 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. CharlieEchoTango (contact) 02:51, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keyboarding Pro 4, Pro 5, Pro 6 andKeyboarding Course 1 -25Pro 6

What is the difference between all of these? I have been useing Pro 4 without a textbook. When I come to the request to use the textbook I can't since I do not have a book. Is there a textbook for Pro 4? My computer is 2007 and compatible 2010. I am a student willing to purchase these books. Is there any of the above that are resonible prices? Thank you very much for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SinderKod (talk • contribs) 03:05, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See the reply immediately above. —teb728 t c 03:22, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to contribute

Re-added by fredgandt Original posting caused accidental page blanking. 03:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is so much muddle to go through it gets discouraging to figure out how to contribute things. I compiled a complete listing of all the turnpikes in New York State. The one that is on Wikopedia is incomplete. Mine covers nearly 100 years and more than 300 entries. I have it on a Microsoft spreadsheet, but I when I tried to post it it all came out in crooked and run-on columns. It is documented. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hartlot (talk • contribs)

The text on Wikipedia is processed by a parser from the raw text we enter into the editing textarea. That raw text needs to be written in what we call wikitext. Learn how to write wikitext here. fredgandt 03:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Krygzstan article on mobile device

While reading wikipedia article on my iPad I tapped the screen 2x trying to zoom in. it brought up a "restricted image"l. Ie porn Let's just say I didn't know such a thing was anatomically possible....ahem, what would make it do this? What the heck is it linking to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.238.222.127 (talk) 03:47, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for help using and/or editing Wikipedia. You will probably get more appropriate help at the relevant reference desk. fredgandt 03:51, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think the OP is saying that one of the images on Kyrgyzstan was vandalized. Perhaps the problem has been cleaned up, for I don't see a problem on the page now. —teb728 t c 04:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since the touch-screeniness of an iPad could cause utterly different behaviour than is commonly expected, and according to my own viewing of the page and its immediate history, I came to the conclusion that this was a technical problem at their end, not ours. fredgandt 04:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It turns out this was, in fact, a problem at our end which has since been fixed. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. fredgandt 06:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Israel's page: All links lead to pornography.

On the country Israel's main page, all links are set to lead to a pornographic picture. Please fix this. I know its not you're fault but its pretty offensive. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.72.28 (talk) 03:50, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see it. Which links specifically are you talking about? RudolfRed (talk) 03:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This sounds very similar to the thread two below this one. Again, there's nothing wrong with the links in the Wikipedia article Israel. Your computer is most likely infected with malware and you may be able to find help at the computing reference desk. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:33, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies – this actually was a problem with Wikipedia, which has since been fixed. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Article Feedback

I created my first article ([3])and need some assistance/feedback. When I clicked on the link to request feedback, it took me to a page that said the process was inactive.

I believe my article is ready to be published, except for two things. 1. I need to upload an image file (I'm currently using an existing image). 2. The links do not appear in the outside links section.

Thanks! Ernieg92 (talk) 04:16, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I've fixed the links for you at least. Dismas|^(talk) 04:39, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

there is something wrong with article regarding Islam religion

why, when I open an article about islam, ALL the link there become 1 link directing to image of a pig (littlepiggies.jpg). This is annoying, I tried to reload my browser, clear the cache, but all that don't work. So I think that was some act from stupid people who stupidly try to shame Islam religion, it is just me or everybody experience that, thanks, fix it ASAP — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.248.55.67 (talk) 05:24, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming you're talking about the article titled "Islam", there's no problem with the links in the article, nor has there been recently. It sounds like your computer is infected with some kind of malware. The folks at the computing reference desk might be able to help you more. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:29, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it is us. See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Need help with revert. Goodvac (talk) 05:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

well no duh, if my computer is infected, why no weird things happen at other site I visited, besides, my computer don't show any infectious behavior, haha. But, nevermind the problem resolved, as soon I visited that page, yes that article about islam, it went back to normal, so how come my computer is the suspect. And fyi I visited wikipedia almost everyday to read many things :). Thanks for your attention :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.248.55.67 (talk) 09:29, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

finding pages titles

Hi, I want to download some information (latitude, longitude, region, etc.) about as much Europian cities as possible. Theese information are usualy stored in the infobox or something at page of the city , i found some api wikipedia provide, but dont know how to use it for finding titles of pages, im reading it about secound day and got nothing new and starting to be a little confused. i want find some data whitch could help me with this ... probably some list of all europian cities ... the best should be titles of articles where i can found theese informations (titles of articles of all europian cities wikipedia got in DB). If I could have the titles i know how to ask wikipedia's service for some json with information i need. is it possible to get some help with this ???

thx for any help :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.5.202.57 (talk) 05:36, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is List of cities in Europe. You could work from this list and go through each list linked from there and look up the information in the individual articles linked from those lists. Unfortunately I am not aware of any tool that could be used to extract the data you desire from all those articles, so I guess you will have to collect that data manually by visiting each article. The list could be a good starting point though. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:22, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article on Israel vandalized

Hi guys,

Someone's linked up the demographic links on Israel to a jpeg of somebody... erm... making themselves happy, as it were. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thering22 (talk • contribs) 06:01, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm assuming this is related to others' concerns with similar things happening on other pages. It's been fixed. Please see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Need help with revert if you want to know more. - Purplewowies (talk) 06:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

inquiry about article which is reviewed by your volunteer

Hi
I had submitted the article(the name of article is Kusumba/Kusumbe),That was reviewed by your volunteer and i got a mail regarding that there were no any references in article submitted by me.So i edited that article and entered the references in it.After that i submitted it for review but still i didn't get any mail regarding the review of my article whether it was reviewed or not.So will you pls help me for knowing the status of my request — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rohan pardeshi1717 (talk • contribs) 06:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You last edited the article less than two hours ago. The notice at the top of the article states "This submission is waiting to be reviewed. This might take several hours, or even days, at busy times." (emphasis added by me) So, I would suggest waiting. After all, as you point out, this is a volunteer operated web site. Dismas|^(talk) 06:41, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Include old versionof the images from Image history

It is possible to include Images of old version and current version at a time something like that
File:smaplev1.jpg | cropped version
File:smaplev1version.jpg | full version --Terminator (talk) 07:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, this isn't possible. Wikipedia:Extended image syntax lists all the available options. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:12, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks --Terminator (talk) 10:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Earlier Tribes Of the Eskimos Thule ,Mythology and Social Groups

Hello my name is Chris Clubb and I have a few questions for you . I am writing a new storie on "Conan The Cimerian" and I'll what to be very clean of what I am asking for inreturn . Here are my questions as follows :

1 : I would like to know if the Thule ever at all, worshipped any Gods or deitites at all ?

2 : Was there ever hidden anicent ruins , of an other lost race before them at all .

3 : I would like to know also did they practice any kind of "Santanic Rites" or anykind of demon workship at all ?

4 : Did the people every thought of interbreeding with the whales , or any other kind of wild life ?

5 : Wasn't there a tribe of cavemen before the "Thule" that ever existed at all ?

6 : Was there every sightings of strange creatures , "Dinosaurs" ,"Bigfoot" , or strange unknow from mankind ,

could there be giant reptilian creatures at all ?

7# : If there was a timeline , or a periode , did the Thule ever had a religion at all , could there have been a "Cimerian" ever existed at all ?

8# : Was there at all, a reglion group , or a following cult or sect , in the making thought out the years ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.214.133.238 (talk) 08:23, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't the answers at Thule people, try asking at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. As it says in the page header, this help desk is only for questions about using and editing Wikipedia. —teb728 t c 08:51, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Home Visiting Provider Network HVPN

Sorry but can't see where to log a request to look into this I.T related topic. HVPN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.210.173.191 (talk) 09:26, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a question about using or editing Wikipedia? I don't understand what sort of thing you want. —teb728 t c 09:48, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oakleigh Race Course

Looking to find out where the Oakleigh race couse once exixted — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.137.122 (talk) 09:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does the Oakleigh Racecourse railway station article answer your question? —teb728 t c 09:36, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to do a Redirect for Discussion

I know that there is a place in Wikipedia called Wikipedia: Redirects for Discussion but I was not quite sure how to add a new entry there. I would like the fact that if one types St. Paul's Day into the box on the right, one gets redirected to "Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul" in June, up for discussion. I have always taken St. Paul's Day, as is cited in Patricia Morrell's book "Festivals and Customs", to be January 25. How do I go about adding an entry on the Redirects for Discussion list, please? Many thanks in advance for any help here. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 09:41, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You would have the best chance of finding informed editors with an opinion on this on the redirect target's talk page, in my view. Edit here.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - I have taken your advice. Many thanks, ACEOREVIVED (talk) 11:23, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Interwiki templating

Can we use the English wikipedia page as a template in other wiki projects like below
User:Testuser/userpage
--Terminator (talk) 10:59, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

After a quick check at the French Wikipedia - no, this doesn't work. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:23, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

problems with the content of the Turin School of Development page

Dear madam, Sir,

my name is Elena Lanza and I work for the Turin School of Development (TSD) part of the International Training center (ITC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). I have tried several times to modify the content of the wikipedia page of the "Turin School of Development" because it contains wrong information but after a while (sometimes only few minutes) the page was modified again with the wrong information. I do not know what to do, is there a way to protect the page ?

Thank you, kind regards

Elena Lanza --Erlena (talk) 12:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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