See also Wikipedia talk:How to edit a page/Archive (to Dec 2006), Wikipedia talk:How to edit a page/Archive2 (to Feb 2007).

Linking pdf files

How can I create links ( or upload ) the pdf files on the Wikipedia pages? The upload menu seems to only suggest that we can add images with few extensions ( like .jpg & .svg )? Pushkal 07:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This can be done by first uploading the pdf file ( use the "upload file" in the toolbox ) and then adding a Media file link to the uploaded file.--Pushkal 12:02,45 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Fractions

How do you represent fractions like this, 32¼? I copied this from an infobox. Justin Foote 00:14, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you are in "MonoBook" skin (see your "Preference" page) you should be able to see a whole lot of special symbols underneath the "Save page", your "symbols" should include the fraction ¼, just click on that (in conjunction with "32") and it will show up in your editing. Dieter Simon 02:04, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed some graffiti

Removed some random expletives, stupid comments, and four-captial-letter-inserted-gunk.

--209.157.158.183 17:45, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Missed the Pam Anderson bit...Best thing to do is revert to the version before the vandalism so you don't miss additional text. --I already forgot 17:55, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Banner

Someone really should make a banner for the top of this page, to make it clear to new users that this page is neither the Wikipedia:Introduction nor the Wikipedia:Sandbox, as it seems like a lot of people confuse this page with the Introduction Text--VectorPotential^Talk 16:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

links to HTML anchors containing spaces

I tried to make an external link to a URL containing a space, thus:

[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit13/unit13.html#de Abaco]

The URL within the square brackets is exactly as used by the page's creator in one of his own internal links, complete with the space between "de" and "Abaco", and the link works on his site. The link above is rendered like this by the wiki software: Abaco, which obviously isn't going to work. The anchor in the external page looks like this:

<A HREF="#de Abaco">

I wouldn't dream of creating an anchor with a space in it, but somebody did. Replacing the space with a %20 doesn't work either: try it. Apparently the %20 doesn't work if it's after the # sign. Is there any way to make it work, or should I give up? --Heron 21:07, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is correct: For an external link, replace each space anywhere in the URL (including a page anchor) with one underscore; that is how it should appear in your browser's address bar if you have followed a link that includes the page anchor. For wiki-links, on the other hand, spaces are permitted in page anchors for the same reason they are permitted elsewhere in wiki-links: the media-Wiki software was written to handle spaces in links. When you follow a wiki-link, even with a page anchor, you will see that spaces in the wiki-link correspond with underscores in the URL as it appears in the address bar. Wiki-links work equally well with underscores in place of spaces, but are a bit less aesthetically pleasing, which is probably why the media-Wiki software was written to permit spaces in wiki-links. Finell (Talk) 04:31, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You mean, like this?

[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit13/unit13.html#de_Abaco de Abaco]

Result: de Abaco. No, it doesn't work. As you can see, MediaWiki renders it on the page correctly with a space, but it doesn't translate the underscore back into a space before creating the external URL, so the URL points to a nonexistent anchor called "de_Abaco". The external web server doesn't recognise "de_Abaco" as matching "de Abaco", so it doesn't go to the anchor. MediaWiki does indeed support spaces in anchors, but only for internal links, I think. Thanks for trying, but we haven't cracked it yet. --Heron 10:10, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do not copy text from other websites without a GFDL license. It will be deleted.

The above should really read "Do not copy text from other sources..." - its better than the previous one, though.MadMaxDog 11:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm referring to the new warning below the edit summary, in case people are confused. MadMaxDog 11:38, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Date markup not working

Can someone tell me why the [[XXXX-XX-XX]] date format has not worked at Battle of Slater's Knoll? Thanks, Grant | Talk 05:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Subcategories

You should add a little discussion about how to edit using subcategories. What makes the list of subcategories appear on the category page, for example.

Backgrounds

How do you set a page's background color? chris 23:29, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Title Changes

How can I change an article's title? I neglected to capitalize one word of a podcast's title in an article I created, and now I can't figure out how to fix the problem. Fakesalt 04:11, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism. Please Restore Introduction

I came here to learn how to better edit a page, and there's some strange graffiti under the Introduction header. Also, the Intro text is missing. tharsaile 11:28, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Someone fixed it, thank you. tharsaile 14:38, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have re-entered the vandalised "introduction" section in the article, however its header is now 'hung up' somewhere at the top, while the text itself is far below. Don't seem to be able to reconnect the two. It seems the "Guidance" section on the right has something to do with it. Has anyone any ideas how this has happened? As it is, it looks bloody awful. Dieter Simon 23:40, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am sure the Guidance box on the right is in the wrong place and so causes the huge gap at the top of the article. Dieter Simon 23:53, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Previewing and showing changes

Is there any way one can both see a preview and the changes at the same time? Is it a possibility for an improvement in the software if not? Richard001 00:12, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Protection

I've only been watching this page for a brief period of time, but I must say it gets more vandalism than most pages I've seen, and there sure isn't a lot of improvement to it going on. On the other hand, it seems slightly ironic to protect a page about editing, and it generally seems to be reverted quickly by a range of 'watchers'. Is it a protection case or not? Richard001 22:43, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I say protect. Does it not say specifically in the article to go to the sandbox for testing? Just like you will not scrawl your stories over your English textbook, the "How to edit a page" should not be edited for testing either. --NovaDog 01:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, this article should be protected. Since I'm watching this article, I've noticed, that it gets vandalized all the time. UserDoe 01:55, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Prot now! My watchlist is going to explode. NovaDog 02:53, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'll file a request. Richard001 05:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why so long to update wikipedia

I updated an article at around 1am (about 17 hours ago) and it is not 6pm. i sent a friend a link and ask him to tell me what it said for him , and guess what, unupdated version. i understand this is not the right place but there is literally no other to ask. please respond here or to my email at "pleasegohere at gmail dot com"