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June 14

How can I add information to a article in Wikipedia?

Hello,

When I did a search for my 2nd Cousin, FRITZ TRUAN, I found some information on him.

How can I add information, a link, from his name and add a photo.

Thanks, Diana Truan Weaver — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShastaDi (talk • contribs) 01:01, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 01:35, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't think the template used above is well-suited as a response to this post—71.146.10.213: do you see anything in the post that indicates this person is not asking about adding information to Wikipedia?

In any event, if your cousin is the Rodeo Champion mentioned in List of World All-Around Rodeo Champions, then based on my search of Google book sources and some news sources, he does appear to be a sufficiently notable subject to warrant an article. However, generally we strongly discourage people from writing articles about people they know personally, are related to, or are friends with, as doing so presents a conflict of interest. But the creation of an article is the manner he would normally be added to Wikipedia in some way, and where a photo would be placed. Despite the conflict of interest issue, I am going to nevertheless post a template below that contains quite a bit of standard advice about creating an article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk)

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

Thank you.

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:29, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Adding facts in article that are not included.

An article about Park Slope, Brooklyn omits the following four interesting and important facts about the neighborhood:

1. Barack Obama lived on Second Street in Park Slope immediately after he graduated from Columbia University

2. Al Capone grew up on Garfield Place in Park Slope

3. Park Slope now contains the largest Historic Distirict in New York City

$. The Dogers played there first baseball games in a ballpark where Washington Park is now located.

How would I go about getting them included? 70.107.122.85 (talk) 01:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

First, find a reliable source that supports your information. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 01:35, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

"The Dodgers played their first baseball games..." Don't they teach spelling anymore? Roger (talk) 07:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

1. Barack Obama lived on Second Street in Park Slope immediately after he graduated from Columbia University[1]
2. Al Capone grew up on Garfield Place in Park Slope[2]
3. Park Slope now contains the largest Historic District in New York City[3]
4. The Trolley Dodgers played there first baseball games in 1883 in a ballpark where Washington Park is now located.[4]
-- Uzma Gamal (talk) 07:34, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Allowed to seek help as an IP user? Being followed around Wikipedia?

Hi, so I got involved in an edit conflict. During the conflict they would tell me that my posts towards them were violating policies and guidelines yet their posts do the same. I've tried to resolve it and have informed the users involved about my real intents and that they were wrong about their perceptions of my posts. They insist and has been following my contributions page since then. So I decided to go the discussion pages concerning those policies they mentioned and ask other people there but these users would pop out of nowhere and posts that there is no need for me to ask anything there (but the other users around those boards disagree). I still find this disruptive. How can I block them from watching my contributions page?

Btw sorry for posting under an IP Address. I want to conceal my account's identity and prevent them from coming to this page to turn it into another edit conflict. 119.224.27.62 (talk) 01:31, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

You can't block someone from watching anyone's contribution page here at Wikipedia. If there is something else that you want to ask you could list the names of the users and the policies that they mentioned. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 01:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I guess I could ask about canvassing. After a consensus has been reached in a discussion, I decided to discuss the problem in other discussion pages regarding an article's notability. However I got followed there. They also discussed among talk pages that I was going against the consensus. So is this really canvassing? 119.224.27.62 (talk) 02:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

If its not possible to block 'someone'. Can I block everybody instead? 119.224.27.62 (talk) 05:24, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

It might be Wikihounding. Are they following you with intent to disrupt whatever you're trying to do (even constructive things) or drive you away? Have you tried the methods laid out at WP:dispute resolution? If so, which ones? - Purplewowies (talk) (How's my driving?) 02:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah they are kind of doing that. Then even discussed about me on their talk pages and had began assuming that I had some serious intentions and that I wasn't going to stop until I could over turn their consensus. I have told them repeatedly that I don't want to fight and that those are not my intentions. I eventually gave up on trying to come to an understanding with them. Now they are still following me and making more assumptions that I still have those intents. I don't think that the WP:dispute resolution is helpful because its mainly about contents in articles. I think this is beyond that. 119.224.27.62 (talk) 05:24, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

If you are concerned about people unfairly stalking you and reverting you without cause, perhaps you should try a noticeboard like WP:WQA, which is more suited towards behavioral conflicts. I would try that first, and if nothing comes of that, you could escalate to WP:ANI. Note, however, that people at both of those noticeboards are going to need direct evidence, in the form of diffs, that shenanigans are going on, so at some point if you want redress, you're going to have to do so at your main account. --Jayron32 05:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Alright thanks for the tip! I will look at those links that you guys have provided carefully and will began researching on this issue before taking any action. 119.224.27.62 (talk) 11:03, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Geographical coordinates

Are citations required for Geographical coordinates? - Chandan Guha (talk) 02:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Citations are required for any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged. In general it is a good idea to include citations for factual information like that. -Thibbs (talk) 03:28, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

The general guidance on this subject is at Wikipedia:Obtaining geographic coordinates, with some good discussion on the talk page as well. If properly obtained, as described there, coordinates are not likely to be challenged, therefore they do not need to be cited unless they are, in fact, challenged. (Since the purpose of citations is so information in Wikipedia can be verified, most coordinates do not need to be cited simply because a person can verify the coordinates by calling them up on an online map and looking or by going to those coordinates on the ground; they are, in effect, self-verifying.) Even if they are challenged, in most cases there is a clear and obvious error and they can simply be corrected without citation. I generally do not include a citation unless there is an actual dispute, largely because our reference tags do not work with coordinates (especially in titles, where they do not work at all) and the "source" parameter in the coord tag isn't really meant for citing in this sense. If I include coordinates for a place or thing which no longer exists or which cannot otherwise be easily verified on the ground, I'll frequently indicate my source in a hidden comment just after the coord tag, just so as to forestall a dispute (example). Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 13:50, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

David Lewis (trumpeter/pianist/composer)

There are a number of people named David Lewis. I'm tempted to move David Lewis (trumpeter/pianist/composer) to David A. Lewis to shorten the disambiguator since it seems ungainly. But I'm wondering if I can get any opinions from the Help Deskers to see if I'm on the right track. Note: There are already two other people who have (musician) tagged on. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 03:57, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Are there places he's credited as David A. Lewis? Dru of Id (talk) 06:41, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I have boldly moved David Lewis (trumpeter/pianist/composer) to David Lewis (Australian musician). Disambiguated titles should be as simple as possible, and, I think I am correct in this, article titles should not contain forward slashes as they actually create subpages.--ukexpat (talk) 13:34, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Subpages are disabled in article space so article titles can contain slashes. The talk page will be a subpage which can cause confusion. See WP:NC-SLASH. But David Lewis (trumpeter/pianist/composer) was a poor title and I support your move. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:27, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Dru, I have no idea but it was one possible solution that I thought might help. UK, thanks! Dismas|^(talk) 17:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

AFD Summary ArkyBot Dragons flight

Is there any working AFD summaries that produce outputs similar to User:ArkyBot/AFD summary/all and User:Dragons flight/AFD summary/All? -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 06:56, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, not sure if any others that are exactly similar but maybe the following are on the track of what you're looking for: {{Wikipedia:Coordination/afdrelists}}, User:DumbBOT/TimeSortedAfD and Category:Wikipedia deletion sorting.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:40, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipe-tan on porn website

I am not certain if this topic should be initiated here, but it may deal with using Wikipedia. As could be seen here or on the website, can anyone ask them to remove Wikipe-tan from their website? --124.122.234.207 (talk) 07:01, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Images of Wikipe-tan fall under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. This means anybody is free to share (copy, distribute, and transmit), and to remix (adapt) the work as long as proper attribution is given and the remix/adaptation also bears the same license. The image cannot be used to suggest that Wikipedia endorses this porn site, but if it's not being used that way and it has attribution and bears the same license then they are free to use it. More information on this concept known as "copyleft" can be found here. If you think there is a violation of one of the terms of the license then you can send them a note using a modified versions of these forms, however unless you were significantly involved in the creation of the image that is used in violation of its license you should avoid initiating a legal action. Instead you should contact the image's creator(s) and ask them to do so. -Thibbs (talk) 11:49, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Muslim divorce

My name is shaikh salim jamil ahmed here is a request to Mr. Amir Khan to safe muslim community from disaster every second house divorce is taking shape and their is no way to stop them the reason behind this no common person know the right way of Talaq.

I am personally victim of this system,If we take this major step we can safe we can safe lots of family from disaster and we have to make a registered commity for nikkah nama which can be registered and we receive a marrige certificate from the centre. and if any body want a Talaq person should approch the nikkahnama centre for further quires and to go for talaq through right channel. and the person can get justice.

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Roger (talk) 07:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

THREE TIME TALAQ TALAQ TALAQ IN ONE SITTING IS IT ACCEPTED ?

UNNUMEROUS MUSLIM COMMUNITY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS MAJOR DISASTER OF THEEN TALAQ IN ONE MAJALIS, WHICH IS WRONGS AND THERE IS NO RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATION TO SAFE IS PROBLEM ITS A VERY BIG ISSUE IF mR. AMIR KHAN TAKE INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE HE CAN SAVE LOTS OF FAMILY. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shaikhsalimjamil (talk • contribs) 07:19, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Roger (talk) 07:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I think I can help here a little bit. I hope you are talking about Khan's TV show Satyameva Jayate, where he discusses/researches on several social issues (a very good show I agree). If you have some WP:RS for that statement which proves three Talak divorce system is incorrect– you can post in talk pages of those articles (with your references) and request editors to change it! --Tito Dutta ✉ 18:40, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#shouting 71.146.10.213 (talk) 18:43, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

MDT-FIT

Hello, Can someone review my article and advise? I am writing about a process called MDT-FIT: Multidisciplinary Teams Feedback For Improving Teamworking. This is a process designed for cancer teams within the UK to self-access themselves against guidelines published by the National Cancer Action Team and is set for national roll-out in 2013. Am looking forward to your comments. MDT-FIT: Multidisciplinay Teams Feedback For Improving Teamworking -- Pg12345 (talk) 10:31, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

The correct link to the article is MDT-FIT: Multidisciplinary Team Feedback For Improving Teamworking. I think it looks like an WP:ADVERT. Roger (talk) 10:39, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

• Looks like this article would fit under:
  • Multidisciplinary Team Working
    • Multidisciplinary Team Working for Medicines Management
      • Multidisciplinary Team Working for Cancer Management
        • Feedback for Multidisciplinary Team Working for Cancer Management

Seems unlikely that such feedback would ever meet WP:GNG since sources that are independent of the subject MDT-FIT, e.g., newspapers, magazines, and books, won't be writing about the improvement feedback to the management system. -- JeffreyBillings (talk) 13:34, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Note that the article has been speedily deleted for being too promotional in tone.--ukexpat (talk) 14:28, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

From Movie Farm Awards to Movie Farm

I Can't move the page! Help me! Mr. Taddeo (talk) 11:31, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

 moved Regards.--GoP_T^C_N 11:36, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Query about why some wikilinks are in red

I have a query about a couple of articles that are being considered for deletion. If you go to the article Barry Smitherman or the article Plane ride from hell, you will see that there are notices heading these articles stating that the articles are being considered for deletion. The notices contain the magic words "Please share you thoughts on this article's entry are Wikipedia: Articles for deletion. However, in both cases, when you go "this article's entry", you will see that the words are in red. Yet, it is still possible to click on the words and get to the article's entry. Can some please me how this came to be - I always thought that red wikilinks were where when one clicked, one did not through to anything? Many thanks for any responses, I am just curious! ACEOREVIVED (talk) 13:27, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I believe this is related to server lag - if you purge the page, the link will turn blue. A more technical explanation would interest me, as well, though. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I've noticed the server purge lag for deletion notices as well and was wondering what's up. The server purge lag for deletion notices seems to be a recent phenomenon. -- JeffreyBillings (talk) 13:40, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

It's a known issue when using Twinkle for nominations. The nomination page is created so shortly before the article is tagged that the MediaWiki software doesn't register the nomination page exists. I fixed it with purges. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I think I've seen those article page notice redlinks more than 24 hours after they originally were posted, after the time when the server should have purged the page. For new users, it's not fair for them to be presented with a red link because they won't know where to go to discuss the article or to even purge the page. Is there a way to modify twinkle so that an article page purge is part of the twinkle deletion notice posting script? -- JeffreyBillings (talk) 13:45, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

It was suggested at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle/Archive 28#AfD template red link with no result. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:19, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Imagini Page under investigation for potential copyright issue

Hi there,

The following page was pulled for copyright investigation on 3 June 2012: Imagini (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views).

I would like to edit the content in question so that the page can be re-submitted for admin approval.

Is it possible to get the original article back and simply change the parts in question or does the whole article need to be re-written?

Thank you!

There is guidance on the correct procedure on the page Imagini in the section headed "Can you help resolve this issue?". Roger (talk) 14:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

However, changing a few words does not make the copyright problem go away. If you want to write your own article, that's very good, but I suggest you don't start with the copyrighted material. --ColinFine (talk) 16:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Colorado Mounted Rangers

I am a Colorado Mounted Ranger and enjoyed wikipedias article about us. I want to submit a picture of our new badge so that the article can be updated. Who do I submit it to? Our old badge has the state seal of Colorado, that was changed in March of this year to "Colorado Territory" which represent our roots to the old west when colorado was a territory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.214.128.6 (talk) 15:31, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

See WP:Files for upload.--ukexpat (talk) 16:01, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for wikipedia

Sorry to bother you i have no problem i just wanted someone to know that i appriciate this site an i have learnt far more from wikipedia than i have anywhere else an if i need to know something or something i already no about but not the history an other interesting facts i come too this site :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.223.29 (talk) 16:35, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for visiting and using the service. For most of us here, we enjoy creating it as much as you seem to like using it. If you have some spare time you might consider joining us and expanding the areas in which you are personally knowledgeable. -Thibbs (talk) 17:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Javascript!

I have basics of javascripts. I want to add few in my userpage and talk page! Can anyone tell me how can I it? DO I need to create a .js page everytime? Please add a tb template in my talk page if possible! --Tito Dutta ✉ 18:36, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Does Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Tutorial help?--ukexpat (talk) 18:54, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

It sounds as if you are planning to embed scripts in your user pages. This isn't possible; the page Help:HTML in wikitext lists the HTML tags that can be used here, and <script> isn't among them. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:27, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Message about editing/vandalism

I have never edited any pages on Wikipedia, but have received a message telling me I have made unacceptable edits to a page on Jacob Black (who?). Your own user contribution log for my IP address shows no editing history. 81.151.76.40 (talk) 20:15, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I see a record of vandalism from this IP address on 21 September 2009. The record can be accessed here. If you were not the user who made this vandalism (and considering the account has been inactive since 2009 I suspect you are not the same person) then you can safely ignore the message. Anti-vandalism templates like the one you saw are designed to give troublesome editors fair warning so that if they persist in vandalizing they can be fairly blocked. If you aren't the vandal then don't worry about it. -Thibbs (talk) 20:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

(After Edit Conflict with Thibbs above...) The history for your IP does indeed show an edit to that article. Almost 3 years ago. IP addresses get reassigned all the time by service providers. Unless yours is a static IP (possible, but not likely), that edit was almost certainly made by someone else, and the IP was reassigned to you at a later date. The warning message on the IP talk page is similarly old. In general, ignore it. It does not apply to you. - TexasAndroid (talk) 20:40, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Search Engine

My new article has been moved to live wikipedia, but when I search for the subject it doesn't show up. I have to type the link in. How do i make the subject searchable? The subject is Geza Von Hoffmann. --Girlunderthesea (talk) 20:30, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

You just have to be patient and wait until the search engine indexing spiders catch up.--ukexpat (talk) 20:34, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know! --128.54.102.245 (talk) 21:12, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

What code does media wiki use for bold and italics or where would I go to find out

So I recently discovered that <strong> and <b> are completely different when read by a speech reader. The same occurs in <em> and <i> so when we use'''for bold text''' and ''for italic text'' which is used? Personally, I think <strong> should always be used by our software when we are bolding; however, italics are different. Sometimes we are emphasizing, and other times we italicize something that is italicized for appearance, like books or supreme court cases. Ryan Vesey Review me! 21:26, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

'''Bold text''' and ''Italic text'' render as Bold text and Italic text. Roger (talk) 21:29, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

It uses <b></b> for bolding and <i></i> for italics. I determined this by going to a random article with bolding and italics in it and looking at the source code to see how it rendered the text. Specifically, in Firefox, I clicked on Tools → Web Developer → Page Source; I then went back to the article and copied a word that was bolded and used the find function ctrl/⌘ Cmd+f to find it in the source code. In Safari it would be View → View Source.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:15, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I can't believe I didn't think of that. I've been messing with source code all day. This seems like a poor decision to me because <b> and <i> don't do anything when a text to speech editor is being used. <strong> and <em> will make the text be read in a strong way or in an emphasized manner. A person who needs text to speech would have no idea text is bolded or italicized under our current system. Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:15, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I know very little about the visually impaired but read text and spoken text are quite different. I'm imagining every article opening with the name said more loudly and think that would sound odd. Say The Dark Side of the Moon, if you were reading it out loud you wouldn't read it as "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is the eighth studio album by..." Italics, on the other hand, one does sometime read with more inflection. Anyway, way outside my knowledge base.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:27, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia doesn't oftentimes use bold for emphasis in articles, but I know for a fact that there are blind editors and that bold is used for emphasis in discussions. I wish I could hear how a text editor would read it if it was enclosed <strong></strong>. I do feel like editors who create a listen to this article set the first instance of the article apart by saying it strongly, but I'm not positive. Stephens City, Virginia appears to, but that may just be due to the accent. Where do you think I should head to find this out mediawiki or meta.wiki? Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

I was once emphatically told not to use html markup but to use the single quotes markups for bold and italics. Roger (talk) 11:07, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, we all do. The issue is about what the software actual uses to render italics and bold, not what people type (or should type). The italics around "people type" that I just wrote was placed by typing doubled apostrophes. But after I click save, if you look at the source code of this page, you'll see that the actual rendering of that wikimarkup is translated into html, using <i></i> (as opposed to <em></em>) So this thread has nothing to do with whether or not people should use html or wikimarkup but about how the software source renders the wikimarkup in source code for purposes of text readers.

Ryan, why not ask some visually impaired editors (or those who deal with the issues more intimately) what they think? Maybe Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Accessibility is a central place to bring it up.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:41, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Submitting article from Sandbox

I have tested in my sandbox a major edit of a published article I previously submitted. How do I transfer from there to place I can submit the major edit without cutting and pasting?

H. Crater

Hcrater (talk) 21:29, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

You can find instructions on how to "move" the article from userspace into mainspace at WP:MOVE. Basically you just click the dropdown menu at the top (to the right of the "view history" tab) and select "move". It will prompt you to enter the new name for your article and this way you'll preserve your edit history that shows how you created the article. If you need further help, please ask for more details. -Thibbs (talk) 21:35, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

The OP was asking about moving a major edit of a published article: you cannot use 'Move' for that unless you get the original article deleted first. I think cutting and pasting is the only way (and I see that HCrater appears to have done so, at Two-body Dirac equations). --ColinFine (talk) 08:44, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Joe Robbie article

To whom it may concern,

FYI - just a casual sports fan who was researching the Late and great Joe Robbie at:

Joe Robbie (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Noticed that the info box on the top right shows his date of birth and then his age in brackets. This makes the assumption he's still alive (might be something that shows on other pages as a standard feature). He died though! Joe passed away in 1990. There may need to be an amendment to the programming for these sites?

Yours sincerely,

122.105.143.48 (talk) 22:44, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, it needs a bit of fixing. I would have used a different infobox also.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:51, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I'll have a look at changing that to a standard infobox. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 22:57, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

 Done --kelapstick^(bainuu) 23:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

June 15

Monobook question

Is there a way to edit User:Juhachi/monobook.js so that the sandbox link in the top right between talk and preferences is a direct link to User:Juhachi/sandbox?--十八 00:45, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes. Turn off the sandbox gadget (It's under My preferences > Gadgets >Appearance > and uncheck "Add a "my sandbox" link to the personal toolbar area."). Once that is done, add the following code to your monobook.js page:

code

// Sandbox link
addOnloadHook( function() {
    addPortletLink( 'p-personal', "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Juhachi/sandbox", 'my sandbox', 'pt-sandbox', 'Link to my sandbox', 'A', document.getElementById("pt-preferences"));
});

And that should take you to the 'rendered' page directly, not the 'edit view' verison. (Note: this will not work as expected if you use the secure server - though it is possible to code for that, too.) ^Avic_ennasis @ 01:58, 25 Sivan 5772 / 01:58, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

See User:Equazcion/NoEditSandbox. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:09, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

And Help:My sandbox. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 14:40, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

earmarking a page

Is there a way to 'earmark' or save favorite pages? If so, how please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frogfuzz (talk • contribs) 01:22, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

You can add a page to your watchlist, by clicking the little star at the top of the page you want to watch. Or, you can add it to your bookmarks list in your web browser. RudolfRed (talk) 01:25, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Could someone watch a page for me?

I have to get to sleep and there is an IP user that keeps adding unreferenced material to the Lexi Love article. Could someone who will be online for a bit please add it to their watchlist? Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 05:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

I'll add it to mine (I'll be on for the next 2 hours or so), but the last edit was about 2 hours ago. AndieM (Am I behaving?) 14:25, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

A couple people helped out through the night (Eastern Time). Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 17:35, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Any way to have different display settings for phone browser?

My computer and phone were recently stolen, and my new phone supports editing (with wikEd even, which was more than my computer would do) and everything (though I don't intend to do it unless I have to). I was wondering if it was possible to put something in my css page or something temporarily until I get a new computer that would improve how the desktop site displays on my phone. Thanks for any help. - Purplewowies (talk) (How's my driving?) 05:40, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Missing bulleye

In the infobox for 1954 Adelaide earthquake the map is missing the epicenter bullseye. From comparing it to other pages it seems to have the correct info and I've messed around trying to get the bullseye to show without success. Can someone familiar with location templates check and point out whats wrong with the template or info? Wayne (talk) 06:20, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Fixed with this edit, I hope. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:56, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

It has been annoying me for some time. Thx for the fix. Wayne (talk) 15:29, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Archiving

Could anybody please help me in this matter? On my talkpage the archive box on the right side is showing archive number 23.Please help me to turn into archive number 1.Max Viwe | Viwe The Max 07:59, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Fixed with this edit. I hope that doesn't confuse the bot. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:20, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank a lot..Max Viwe | Viwe The Max 13:16, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

AGF / Wikiquette

Does anybody happen to know if the behavioral guidelines say anything about ABF usage of e.g. templates? The situation is, I'm involved in a deletion discussion, and the nominator has imho displayed some behavior that is rather questionable, especially considering he's the nominator. After contacting the user when he started tagging keep !votes as SPAs, I filed for Wikiquette assistance detailing the situation from my point of view, but nobody responded (not even the user although I had notified him of the WQA).

Now, he has tagged the AfD with {{Not a ballot}}, in what to me appears as yet another clearcut attempt to poison the well with pre-emptive accusations against those he disagrees with. Isn't such behavior considered borderline uncivil? And how is it in line with AGF to assume, in the absence of any plausible reason to do so, canvassing on the part of users who simply disagree with him and who (that would be the most plausible assumption imho) probably arrived at the AfD via the template at the top of the highly frequented nominated article?

Is this kind of behavior typical and acceptable for established Wikipedians? Any advice is welcome. I have decided against notifying the user about this discussion since he has been completely unresponsive so far, but if you think it would be better to let him know, feel very free to drop him a note. --195.14.222.155 (talk) 11:35, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Article for deletion discussions are Not a vote, they are intended to be a discussion of policies, hopefully resulting in an article which meets standards, or the identification of material unsuitable for retention on Wikipedia. When multiple, especially new, editors do not contribute to the discussion beyond Keep or Delete, it is sometimes helpful to prompt them to elaborate as to the how and why. Dru of Id (talk) 15:21, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, thank you, I know how AfD is supposed to work. My usage of "!votes" instead of "votes" should have given it away. Armbrust did not "prompt" anyone to elaborate, quite to the contrary. What he did was to "reply" to reasoned !votes with just an essay shortcut (WP:ITSUSEFUL). After he was subsequently told by multiple established editors (including admins) to stop that, he then resorted to tagging IP comments as SPAs. Again, he did not "prompt" anyone to elaborate further. He simply slapped SPA tags on reasoned comments. And now finally, he has slapped the {{Not a ballot}} on the page. Do you, after looking at these diffs, still think his overall behavior in the AfD is acceptable? --195.14.222.155 (talk) 16:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Redirect

How do I create a redirect for a page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshbob10 (talk • contribs) 13:57, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

click on "edit", add #REDIRECT [[target page name here]]. Regarfds.--GoP_T^CN 14:02, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

That wasn't very clear, GOP. The thing to do is to search for the word(s) you want to be the redirect ("Gooblehausen", say) to see if a page already exists. On the, presumably empty, search-results page, you'll see the line "You may create the page "Gooblehausen", but consider checking the search results below to see whether the topic is already covered." Click on the red link, and you'll get an edit window in which you can type what GOP indicated. You may also want to add an appropriate template from the "R from . . ." set. Deor (talk) 14:33, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Fasting

You have everything anyone would want to know about 'Fasting' except how did the word 'Fasting' originate? How did 'not eating' come to mean 'Fasting'? Why that word, and from which language did it originate? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.22.105.236 (talk) 14:14, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about 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. I hope this helps.Template:Z37 AndieM (Am I behaving?) 14:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a dictionary, so etymologies are not regularly given (though some articles contain them). However the sister project Wiktionary has "fast", and you can see that it is the basic meaning a word found throughout the Germanic languages. "Fast" meaning "solid, firm" is a different basic word, and the most common modern meaning of "fast" ("rapid") is a development only in English from that second word. --ColinFine (talk) 16:06, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Football / Soccer Prediction League

I currently run a prediction league based on the English Premier League and Championship between myself and 15 friends. We currently use Excel to calculate the tables, results, list fixtures etc... I have been running this for 2 years now and feel although I should start to keep a record of winners, losers, tables etc...

I'd very much like to use Wikipedia for this. I see the way the actual Premier League site has its page and I imagine I would attempt to make it look vaguely similar in the outline, but would like to have my own spin on things. I am not looking to advertise this to other members or companies, the prediction league takes up enough time as it is. But would mearly like somewhere to record the facts and figures of it. I wanted to ask if this is something that would be okay (before I put alot of time and effort in) to post to Wikipedia or would this page be deleted?

Any help would be great. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MingeyMPL (talk • contribs) 14:30, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorry but Wikipedia is not a webhost. Try google docs instead, should be perfect for you--Jac16888 ^Talk 15:11, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Help with citations!!

Hi I page I set up has the following notices at the top "This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (October 2011)" and "This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations."

I added a list of inline citations and references a few months ago and the notices are still there.

The page is Fagun Thakrar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Can you tell me what to do to remove them?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vferran (talk • contribs) 14:36, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

I have removed the tags but added {{Bare links}}. Also note that IMDB is not a reliable source.--ukexpat (talk) 15:06, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

rebecca holden

she was born in 953 in austin, tx, not dallas,tx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terimccollum (talk • contribs) 15:02, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

In the absence of a reliable source for either, I have removed birth place details from the article, per WP:BLP.--ukexpat (talk) 15:38, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

I wrote an article but I can´t find him on the internet

I wrote an article and I can see the article in my contributions but the articel does not appear in the intrant. What is wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siegwerk (talk • contribs) 15:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

It's at User:Siegwerk/sandbox, still unreferenced. Dru of Id (talk) 15:09, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Your first article, Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources, & Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. Dru of Id (talk) 15:13, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Would this be allowed on a userpage?

On my userpage, I would like to add a list of links to my accounts in other Wiki projects around the internet. For example, I contribute to both Bulbapedia and the Final Fantasy wiki, so I would like to be able to let others know that I have an account on those sites too. I've read the Userpage help section, and I can't tell whether a list like this would be too off-topic or not. ChaosAkita (talk) 15:21, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, Such info can be added to user page.Max Viwe | Viwe The Max 15:26, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Please add us to your site

Can you add our 501c3 non profit organization to this Utah page? (List of animal sanctuaries#Utah) Our information is Friends In Need Animal Rescue & Sanctuary

My contact information is Kim O'Donnell CEO and co founder of "Friends In Need". Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Friends in need (talk • contribs) 15:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

List articles in Wikipedia should contain only items that have, or could have, articles of their own in Wikipedia, which in turn depends on the subjects being notable by Wikipedia's criteria. If several independent reliable sources, such as newspapers, have discussed your organisation, then it passes the test for notability, and may have an article: but because of your conflict of interest you should not write the article. See also WP:CORP.

What I recommend you do is first, do a little research to find the sources required to establish that your article is notable. Once you have found them, then go to requested articles, and offer the research you have done (we're much more concerned with what people have written about you than about your own publications or website). Once somebody picks that up and writes an article (which may take a while: we're all volunteers), then you can be added to the list as you requested.

One more point: I'm afraid your username contravenes our username policy, as it promotes an organisation, so that account is likely to get blocked very soon. You should create a new, personal account (it doesn't have to be your real name, but it must not purport to be for an organisation). --ColinFine (talk) 16:15, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Deering High School notable Alumni

I would like to added to the List Of notable Alumni for Deering High School.

Andrew Lano II, Pro Caddie on the PGA Tour. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.57.76.92 (talk) 15:38, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

In Wikipedia parlance you are probably not notable per the guidelines at WP:BIO, so would not qualify for addition to that list (you will see that all those alumni are the subject of Wikipedia articles).--ukexpat (talk) 15:42, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

"Jiffy Lube"

To whom it may concern. i am requesting that the paragraph found below be completely removed from the article. Based on industry and manufacturer guidelines Engine Flushes and Fuel injection cleaners are a recommended service by all manufacturers. i.e Mazda. being that i myself used to work for a Jiffy Lube and was a personal service adviser, i was the employee in charge recommending the services and i would personally check the owners manual and call dealerships and see what they say about the quoted service. i feel that there are to many points in this article pointing out the wrong. i am, of course, bias to this article because i used to be employed there but nevertheless, the article has no solid foundation for that specific quoted paragraph except for a news feed. please remove the comment.

"In 2009, Jiffy Lube was found to be performing repair procedures on vehicles that were recommended against by the manufacturer due to the potential to cause engine damage. These procedures included engine flushes and fuel injection cleaning which can cause engine and fuel injection problems." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.90.103.110 (talk) 16:52, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

That paragraph does have a reliable source so I don't think it should be removed without further discussion on the article's talk page.--ukexpat (talk) 17:19, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Infobox edits

Is it possible to edit infoboxes? I have seen an incorrect reference to me (spelled wrongly) Trespass (band). Thanks 128.104.31.26 (talk) 17:51, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it's possible. Just click the "Edit" link at the very top of the article. It's next to the link for the article history. Dismas|^(talk) 17:53, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Damon Dash

Could anybody tell me why the article was deleted and protected by Wikimedia office? I don't understand any reason behind it.Max Viwe | Viwe The Max 18:38, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Biography of a Living Person. Likely serious unsubstantiated claims/statements/vandalism centered around the major anniversary. Dru of Id (talk) 18:50, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Question about double-checking for sockpuppetry without violating WP:AGF

I have a question. If I've noticed that a newbie account is being used by an editor who has repeatedly made POV edits to an article, and that this editor also has a more long-standing account with which he/she has racked up over 6,500 since 2009, how do I embark or encourage an investigation to double-check this, without making an outright accusation of which I am not certain, thereby violating WP:AGF? I just want someone to double-check this. What do I do? Nightscream (talk) 19:41, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, remember that it is not having multiple accounts which is frowned upon, it's using them in violation of our policies, for example to evade scrutiny or to stack discussions.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:37, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

So what do I do? One of the accounts has been used solely to add POV material to an article repeatedly. Nightscream (talk) 03:19, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

info in wrong place

in my photographic biography you have inserted an item about nude photos in mayfair magazine. this is a new insertion. i don,t see why this has to be inserted into a serious biography about my work. please remove it. it has nothing to do with my work as a photographer. thanks pamela singh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.19.231.127 (talk) 22:10, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

I have removed this material here. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:56, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

So Tired of POV Edit Warriors

I've been trying to add a section to either the Koch family article, or the Political activities of the Koch family article for the past 3 days. I've been faced with stone-wall, partisan editors (Including a very troublesome admin) Arthur Rubin who has a Wikipedia record of being reported, reporting, edit warring, deleting other people Talk Page posts, etc. etc. in the hundreds. (See my Talk Page for more details on that. User talk:XB70Valyrie Every time I argue down the frivolity of their initial arguments they change their position over, and over, and over, and over again. I have made concession after concession and all they can do is pick more and more and more. I can see EXACTLY what's going on. A 5th grader could. I need Wikipedians involved who don't have obvious agenda, helping mediate this ongoing war.--XB70Valyrie (talk) 22:55, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

If you can't resolve it on the article's talk page, look at WP:DR for guidance. RudolfRed (talk) 23:24, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

They make me sad too. :( Jrretts (talk) 02:46, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

June 16

SUPER (software)

Resolved

It seems this program may have issues. I tried to use it earlier and my anti-virus sent up flags. I tried to un-install and re-download and got more flags. See the talk page of the article at the bottom. I think what it needs is someone that knows computers better than I to find RS and possibly warn readers before downloading it. I did really like it, and have used it for many .ogg conversions for upload to commons, and I do hope to use it again. This may be the wrong forum, so feel free to reslove this section and recommend a 'move talk' to another forum.--Canoe1967 (talk) 01:35, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

This is not Wikipedia's problem. If you can find reliable sources for specific issues by all means add something to the article. Otherwise I can only suggest you take up the issue with the manufacturer. Personally I would avoid using any software - especially free software - at the slightest hint of malware.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:50, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

It seems the article was edited on April 14 with inline sources. It was then reverted. The sources do seem reliable. Some other editor with more knowledge may add it back. It his also linked on commons as one of the ways to covert to .ogg. I may crosspost there as well as ref desk/comp here. The sources say that a restore point will fix it so I may install, convert my video, and then restore back. I will resolve this section for now, unless someone else wants to add to it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:03, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Headrest on Chrysler Sebring

How do I remove a headrest on a Chrysler sebring 2004? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.44.31.20 (talk) 03:34, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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. RudolfRed (talk) 03:38, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

This is the wrong forum for that type of question. The headrests I remember removing had a locking mechanism at the top of the seat. It may just be a tiny pinhole now like a non-powered disc removal from a CD drive. I will also add the 'astray' template that should link you to the reference desk.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:43, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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Shaunna Hall : recent edit caused factual error of personal history

Shaunna Hall

The article about Shaunna Hall was recently edited, which has resulted in an error with regards to her personal history. Shaunna Hall isn't "from" Modesto, Ca. she is "from" Daly City, Ca. Shaunna Hall was born in Modesto in 1963, and moved away in 1964. She eventually moved to Daly City, Ca. in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969, where she attended grade school through high school, graduating from Serramonte High in 1981. She moved into San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood in the fall of 1981.

thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Shaunna HallDoggbutt (talk) 07:50, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

The general rule at Wikipedia is that articles should only report on information that has already been published in reliable sources such as books, newspapers, respected news websites, and such like. This allows readers to check for themselves that the information is correct by examining the sources. This is one of Wikipedia's core policies. Any editor may challenge and remove information that has no source, so I have removed the "Modesto" statement from the article.

I notice that most of the article is sourced to "S. Hall (interview and personal communication, Fall, 2008)". Since this is an unpublished source, most of the article does not currently meet Wikipedia's standards. Do you have a file of newspaper clippings about yourself? It would be really helpful if you could post details (titles, publication dates, authors) at Talk:Shaunna Hall so that other editors can bring this article up to scratch.

You may find it helpful to read Wikipedia:Autobiography#If Wikipedia already has an article about you. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:42, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Iranian filters put on the web?I wish to contact the Iranian Govt. Before ...Ya know....Thanks.

I said what i had ta,above. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.120.121 (talk) 09:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.8 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..--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:53, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm nervous of Template:you have new messages, how can I alter it using my preferences?

Also I'm surprised that Template:you have new messages isn't permently (or even semi) protected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelSchumacherMercedes (talk • contribs)

The new messages banner is not made with Template:you have new messages. The real banner uses the usermessage class for styling and MediaWiki:Youhavenewmessages for the text, where $1 and $2 is filled in by the software. Example of the class styling:

This line has class=usermessage

You can change how the banner is displayed, for example by adding this to Special:MyPage/skin.css to get a less alarming background color:

.usermessage {background-color: lime;}

You can also use a color hex code. See Web colors. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. MichaelSchumacherMercedes (talk) 12:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Note that the current colour combo is designed specifically to be annoying (unmissable). - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 17:27, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

phony account using my cell phone number

starting yesterday my cell phone has been blowed up with texts from craigslist members..i have never even been on craigslist before..my name is christopher m warden--don,t know if this phony account is using my name or bogus name-- my phone number is <redacted>--if u find the person or persons responible--i like 2 prosicute if possible-- my mailin address is <redacted> i pay per minute on my cell phone so U can understand why this is a BIG problem 4 me ,thanxz ,sincerly ,chris wardenspan style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.213.24.10 (talk) 14:51, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

This is Wikipedia, we have no relation to craigslist--Jac16888 ^Talk 15:03, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Potentiometer

Plzz.. Help me.. What is loading effect and loading error of a potentiometer ? I want a detailed essay and it is for an assignment... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shintotharippa (talk • contribs) 15:40, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Please do your own homework.
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help desk. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misevaluation, but it is our policy here not to do people's homework for them, but merely to aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn how to solve such problems.
Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. You can search Wikipedia or search the Web.
If you need help with a specific part of your homework, the Reference desk can help you grasp the concept. Do not ask knowledge questions here, just those about using Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:45, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

line numbers as cited in diffs

How do I find the formatting of an article that shows its line numbers as referred to in diffs? Thanks. Diranakir (talk) 16:30, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

If you wanted such a display, you'd have to copy and paste the wikitext of the older revision into a word processor or some such (something like Notepad++ is probably easiest, since it numbers the lines automatically). I can't recall anyone actually having needed to do that though - I think most people just go on the context, CTRL-F'ing if necessary. (I'm fairly confident the very presence of a line number in the diff display is just a hangover from the usage of diffs in source code version control, in fact.) - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 17:22, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, but the page numbers seem more important than that. They seem to pinpoint exactly where edits have been made. I will wait for the outcome of further deliberations. Thanks again. Diranakir (talk) 21:15, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I concur with Jarry1250: I think the line numbers are just the result of the difference program keeping count, and are not displayed anywhere else. --ColinFine (talk) 10:31, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

If you use an external editor then you may have line numbers in the wikisource without having to manually copy the source. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:33, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

How do I report a factual error?

I have come carrots a factual error In the Williamsburg Brooklyn article regarding P.S. 16 the wrong cross streets and picture is used. I went to P.S. 16 and lived across the street from it. There was no talk tab on the article and I do not have a picture of the school to submit. The Address of the school is 157 Wilson street and is surrounded by Bedford ave,Taylor street and Lee ave.

The article lists the school at Leonard and Maujer street which is incorrect and the picture used is also incorrect.

I don't have the capability to edit myself and I can't find a clear method to report it to someone who can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.84.234.68 (talk) 18:52, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

List_of_public_elementary_schools_in_New_York_City agress with you, and says that PS 16 is not in Brooklyn. The talk page you're looking for is at Talk:Williamsburg,_Brooklyn, unless you're referring to a different article. RudolfRed (talk) 19:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

The building in the picture File:PS 16 Maujer Leonard Sts WB jeh.jpg is actually PS 18 so the file name and file description is false. This error was copied to the image caption at Williamsburg, Brooklyn#Education. The name PS 18 and the street names Maujer and Leonard can be seen in Google Maps.[5] I will correct the errors. Thanks for notifying us. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:19, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you all, for taking care of my error so quickly. Being in the audience at a Broadway play at the time, I wasn't tapped in. Since both the Williamsburg article and my picture have their own talk pages, it would have been more direct to put a notice on one or both of those, or on my personal talk page at User_talk:Jim.henderson or Commons:User_talk:Jim.henderson or any combination of the above. As you may gather from discussions already posted there, I snap many pictures in unfamiliar places, hence make mistakes in identification, and need all the help I can get. The difficulty our anonymous helper had in figuring out the right venue suggests our Help system isn't good enough. Hmm, and the helpful anon says both of the streets are incorrect? I'm a bit busy this weekend but will check soon. Jim.henderson (talk) 23:05, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Both street names are correct for the building actually in the photo: PS 18. It is PS 16 which has other streets. We have no photo of PS 16 as far as I know. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:57, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Ah. Right. The real PS 16 on Wilson Street bears some architectural resemblance to PS 18, but it is definitely distinct. My photo name and description correctly identify the streets it shows. I only incorrectly identified the PS number. Maybe this Summer I'll get a pic of the real PS 16. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:43, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Can an Article's notability prevent it from being merged/deleted?

There has been a discussion about a particular article being merged into another. A majority of users have agreed towards this action and so now I am planning on opening a merger proposal. However there were at least 1-2 users who rejected this idea and said that they still meet WP:BLP1E, WP:N, and WP:BIO1E so the article can never be merged or deleted. I don't really want to propose a merger if its not gonna make a difference. So is it true? 119.224.27.62 (talk) 20:48, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

If well sourced, it should probably remain separate; there is nothing precluding them from additional successful collaboration (see Unforgettable... with Love track 22). If sufficient sources have not been included and no one is improving the article, then a merge might be best until well developed enough to justify re-splitting it. Dru of Id (talk) 21:02, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

It is well-sourced but an additional two articles talking about those involved in the article's topic had also been created and I think that this is too much already. The article is about an ensemble/group that we believe is actually a collaboration of two separate artists. We were thinking about merging this article about the ensemble to the song that they released together (which charted in several countries). Would merging still be appropriate? 119.224.27.62 (talk) 22:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Also, by "no one is improving the article", would that include the fact that the article has remained a 'stub'? Because that is actually the case. So a merger proposal would be appropriate right? Someone please answer :-( 119.224.27.62 (talk) 04:10, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

This discussion should probably be on the article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 04:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I know it should be but I just don't want to breach any guidelines regarding mergers. So I want to be sure that I'm aloud to do it even if the two articles are notable.119.224.27.62 (talk) 04:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

induced polarization

why the induced polarization is used in the geophysical exploration methods. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sashimbaloch (talk • contribs) 22:50, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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. RudolfRed (talk) 22:55, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Inventions

Suppose someone immigrates from country A to country B, invents something, and patents it intially in country B. Would the invention be a country A invention based on the inventor's original nationality, country B invention based on the location of the invention, or both? Sandcherry (talk) 23:37, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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Yes. There does not appear to be a consensus on this issue. Sandcherry (talk) 00:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

June 17

Large tasks, backlogs, etc

What are some places that list large tasks or backlogs that editors (not only admins) can assist with? I doubt there's a central repository but if there were that would be great! Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 01:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedia backlog Enjoy. Monty₈₄₅ 01:37, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Cool! Thanks! Dismas|^(talk) 02:52, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

What would happen if a page was transcluded onto itself?

Just out of curiosity, what would happen if a page was transcluded onto itself (for example, if someone transcluded the Main Page onto the Main Page)? I would try it on my user page, but I'm afraid that it will make me unable to go to that page because it will try to keep transcluding the new appearance of the page. By the way, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this question. :) Hadger 02:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Nothing, really - you just cause a template loop, such as this. ^Avic_ennasis @ 02:49, 27 Sivan 5772 / 02:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, Wikipedia's smart like that. You can transclude a page onto itself using PHP, but even though Wikipedia runs on PHP, raw functions are not accessible from the edit interface. ☮Soap☮ 15:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

ONLY YOU AND GOD CAN HELP........

I am needing help to get in touch with Don Francisco and Christina Salaegu T.V shows or have them contact me somehow/someway ASAP. I have not heard from my family or anyone in Cuba in 30+ years, my heart and my mind HURT of not hearing from them. I am now legally blind and older and don't know how to use electronics......so can someone please help me from the bottom of your heart help me to get in touch with these shows to get help to find my family?? I would very greatly appreciate any and all help, God Bless! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.77.122 (talk) 04:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25--ukexpat (talk) 15:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Weird vandalism just moments ago

Was it me or did Wikipedia text transform into hillbilly-speak just a few moments ago? An article I was reading, Glacial period, suddenly started to show up strange words like "feckin'" and "ould" interspersed between normal words. Thinking it was long-standing vandalism, I immediately checked the history only to find out it was never vandalized at all. I started drafting up a report to ANI, and lo and behold, when I reloaded the page, it was gone. The wording was normal again.

Was it a transclusion attack? An incredibly belated April Fool's joke? Someone messing with the software? Because it was way weird. I have no idea if it happened sitewide, but I'd be happy just for a confirmation that it wasn't just my imagination.--203.84.180.42 (talk) 04:58, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Sounds as if you were on Mickopedia. This is their article on glacial period. Gobōnobo ^{+ c} 05:05, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Page history and visited links all say it was IN the English Wikipedia. I should've taken a screenshot, but at the time I thought it was simple vandalism. Nevertheless, yes, the wording is exactly the same as in Mickopedia's entry. So I can't discount the possibility that I just clicked the wrong google result either. Anyway thanks.--203.84.180.42 (talk) 05:20, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Logo field necessary

Status (talk · contribs) has created {{Infobox Twitter account}}. However, he/she has stated an inability to add a Logo parameter above the main image that also accepts general images.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I just want to clarify here the fact that I am a male. Just saying. Statυs (talk) 07:23, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

• The {{Infobox}} meta-template supports |image2 and |caption2 parameters for adding support for a second image. {{Infobox website}} uses this and makes the second image (a screenshot of the homepage of the website whose article uses this particular infobox) collapsible (collapsed by default). Should {{Infobox Twitter account}} also make the second image collapsible? Regards, —{|Retro00064|☎talk|✍contribs|} 07:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC).
  • believe it should, which is why I am making this request.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:00, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
    • I misread. It should not be collapsible. If both image fields are filled in both should appear.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:02, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
      • I have added the logo parameters to the infobox, and it appears to be working. See what you think. Note that both image fields now use the format that I see other infoboxes like {{Infobox website}} using, where the value supplied to the parameter is in the same format as you would add an image to the article normally, e. g. [[File:Example.jpg|100px]]. I also changed the parameter names to be lowercase, which appears to be the standard format, e. g. | username instead of | Username; feel free to change that back if you so desire.

By the way, is the | logo parameter going to actually be used for a logo, or just a different image to appear above the timeline screenshot? If the latter, then perhaps | logo should be changed to | image and the existing | image parameter changed to | image2 or | screenshot.

—{|Retro00064|☎talk|✍contribs|} 20:48, 17 June 2012 (UTC).

Sortable table

Is there a method to display the icon in colored cells of a sortable table? For example in the table in this article, the icon is hidden, but you still can sort the respective column. Any fix for this matter? ASTRONOMYINERTIA (TALK) 07:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

That is a known issue, see Help:Sorting#Header styling, links, and markup. A workaround is to use style="background-color:/ instead of style="background:/. I've used that on the article you linked above, and it seems to work. Quasihuman (talk • contribs) 08:52, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! ASTRONOMYINERTIA (TALK) 09:00, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Possible socking

Answering a {{Helpme}} request, I found that James mojo and 76.175.157.240 were editing the same section of an article (see here for the help request). Is it appropriate to open an SPI in this case? AndieM (Am I behaving?) 09:21, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

(update) There's apparently more at User talk:Joe Decker. I have to go now - will be back in ~2-3 hours. AndieM (Am I behaving?) 09:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Repairing links to disambig pages

I would like to repair links to disambig pages. Is that reason enough to request AWB? If not, is there any other way I can do that. Roshan220195 (talk) 10:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I would say so. It's certainly easier to do with AWB than with just a browser using standard editing. The worst that they can do is say no. Dismas|^(talk) 10:25, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Is this considered vandalism?

(I think this is the right place to ask this.) I noticed that this edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghana_Nuclear_Society&diff=prev&oldid=497939620) by 82.196.169.232 was marked as vandalism by Cluebot. Although the edit seems to be messy and too big, it does seem to add some useful information (I may add some info from it at some point), so is it actually considered vandalism (and should it be reverted)? Cliff12345 (talk) 11:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

The bot marked it only as a possible vandalism. The bot can be wrong. Ruslik_Zero 11:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

But is it actually vandalism? Cliff12345 (talk) 11:15, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Certainly not, WP:Vandalism defines it as "a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia", this edit, albeit poorly formatted and unreferenced, was an attempt to improve the article. Quasihuman (talk • contribs) 11:34, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Cheers Cliff12345 (talk) 11:45, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Where to propose new admin backlogs?

Where should I propose the creation of a new administrative backlog? VPR or VPI or do we have a more appropriate proposal board for proposals concerning admins? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

If there is a page that you need admins to clear through, leave a friendly note at WP:AN letting admins know about it. --Jayron32 18:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Or are you asking for us to designate an already-clogged type of page as a backlog? Nyttend backup (talk) 19:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Repairing a butchered entry

I am an inexperienced editor, and have tried to edit the page for Lee Smolin to add a view and a new reference. Unfortunately, I appear to have butchered the page, and I do not know how to either fix or undo my edit. I'd requested help on the talk page prior to attempting this edit, but was only advised to "be bold." Bad advice in this case. JCNSmith (talk) 12:43, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

No, actually, good advice. We learn from mistakes, and other people's mistakes can be teachable moments that allow faster future progress by more people; I make plenty of mistakes myself.

In the References section, you meant to use the {{Reflist}} template, but accidently used {{Relist}}, omitting the f, which is a Wikipedia:Articles for deletion template. A bot then came along and added reflist, and I've removed the relist. Dru of Id (talk) 13:33, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Just for future reference, you can undo or revert your own edits if you need to. Click on the "view history" tab at the top of the page in question, and you will see a list of all the edits to the page, most recent first. Find the offending edit and click "undo" next to your username. This will remove the effect of your edit on the article. You can use this method to undo the edits of others in this way, but you need to give an acceptable rationale (for example, unequivocal vandalism) in your edit summary. You can also revert edits via "view history", by selecting the version of the article you want to return to and then saving the page, again with an explanatory edit summary. For more information, see Wikipedia:Undo and Wikipedia:Reverting. Don't worry about being bold - nothing in Wikipedia is ever lost or permanently broken. Karenjc 15:42, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for these helpful and reassuring words. Unfortunately, I still don't understand what I need to do to add a new reference and have the new reference correctly keyed to the new text which I've added under the heading 'Views' on the Lee Smolin page. Having screwed up once already today, I'm gun shy. The reference I want to add would be (assuming they're to be kept in sequential order) reference 12, and it would simply say, "Smolin, Lee. The Trouble With Physics [in italics]. p. 256."

I find the examples far from clear and/or user friendly, but it's probably just my lack of experience and native skill. JCNSmith (talk) 16:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Replying in detail on user's talk page. Karenjc 17:46, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Done. Dru of Id (talk) 17:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

New entry submitted 4 June 2012 - still not live

Hi, I have written a new Wiki page, saved it on June 4, 2012. The address is:

User:WebOptions/sandbox

It's for a not-for-profit organisation: Care Connect (Australia)

Can you please let me know if I have submitted/saved it correctly, and if not, what I need to do.

Thanks.

Wendy

WebOptions (talk) 13:24, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

This is because you have it saved in user space. I can move it if you want, but I feel it would be better to run it through the Articles for Creation page first. AndieM (Am I behaving?) 13:52, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Please read WP:SPAM - at the moment the draft is far too promotional in tone to survive as an article in mainspace.--ukexpat (talk) 15:25, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Using photos given to me by a friend

I'm working on a new article - Denel Dynamics Umbani. A friend sent me some photos by email. He took the photos himself. In the email he explicitly states "Here’s some pics I snapped of the Umbani at TFDC earlier this year … If you want to use any for your article." How do I licence the photo I want to use? Roger (talk) 15:22, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

You will have to ask your friend for permission for any purpose, permission limited to use just on Wikipedia is not sufficient. When you have that, please follow the process set out at WP:IOWN to communicate the permission to Wikipedia.--ukexpat (talk) 16:03, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Roger (talk) 16:07, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

The photographer just sent me a reply email stating that he releases the photos into the public domain. Do I need to forward the email to someone at Wikimedia? Roger (talk) 16:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

You or your friend need to send an e-mail in a specific format to Wikimedia. See the link provided above. RudolfRed (talk) 18:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Article On Unification

I would like to submit an article.

On the topic of "kabbalistic unification"

Please correct me if I'm wrong. But I do not see reference to this topic in the diambiguation page on "unification"

Kabbalistic unifications...are a HUGE and critical part of the study of kabbalah, and is very prominent in hasidism...

and is also according to many traditions...critical to the messianic process..

This topic, to my mind, certainly deserves its own page...

I simply have not submitted an article to wikipedia in a long time and do not wish to run afoul of any of the rules.

I do not know everything about this topic. But I'm certain that once submitted I will be able to find others to help out.

Please help me get through this initial stage...without offending wikipedia rules.

My attempt at the article is here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Unification

Thank you in advance for any help or advice.

I realize I do not have all my sources..quoted in detail...but as I said..I'm counting on the help of the wikipedia community to bring this up to speed and I believe that's possible if I can get this approved.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spollen770 (talk • contribs) 18:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I think there is probably enough to this topic that a good article could be created, but right now the short blurb you've written should probably be expanded prior to submitting it. Expanding the article will safeguard against its removal as a mere definition of the term (under WP:DICTIONARY) and will provide a framework on which other editors can help you to grow the article further. The sources you have should also be made clearer (e.g. you have to be more specific than "Aryeh Kaplan books on kabbalah" - you need the name of the books used and the authors and page numbers if possible) and they should be formatted according to WP:CITE. It looks like you have a good start on the article though. If you need further explanations, please ask here again. -Thibbs (talk) 20:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

APC history

I am a veteran of World War II having enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps in January 1942. I stayed in the Marines for 10 years and was honorably discharged in January 1952 on expiration of my enlistment. As a Marine, I received all medical care from the U. S. Navy who furnished medics (called corpsmen) to the Marines. I do believe that the absolute most commonly prescribed medicine/drug was the APC, AKA 'All Purpose Capsule' although I must say that the medicine NEVER came in capsule form but in a shape of what we now call a 'caplet'. It was issued for EVERY ailment from hangnails to hangovers and it was the most consistent medical staple in existence at the time. Ask any Marine of WWII vintage and he'll tell you that the Corps would not have been as successful as it was in that era without the benefit of the magical APC.

This info is provided for a personal user's slant on the oft-asked question: What the hell is an APC?

Gerald McConnell Hampton, NH WWII Combat Veteran USMC