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July 23

Children of Rev Ralph W L Tollemache (second marriage)

1. Dora Viola G. I. de Orellana etc born 1869 2. Mabel Helmingham etc..born 1872 3. Lyonesse Matilda etc.. born 1874 4.Lyulph Ydwallo etc... born 1876 5. Lyona Decima etc...born 1878 6. Leo Quintus etc...born 1879 7. Lyonella Fredegunda etc... born 1882 8. LEONE SEXTUS etc... born 1884 9. LYONETTA EDITH etc...born 1887 10. Lyunulph Crospatrick etc... born 1892

Leone & Lyonetta were listed on your page incorrectly.

I'm Leone's eldest Granddaughter Susan F. Tollemache —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.70.245.71 (talk) 00:39, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reporting and trying to fix this. I have swapped Leone & Lyonetta in the list of children.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 01:46, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism on main page

I just wanted to inform that there seems to be a vandalized wiki at az.wikipedia.org/, don't know the right place to report it, so I did it here... SF007 (talk) 00:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After a hell of a lot of confusion, I have fixed the vandalism and got a threat too! [2] :) « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 01:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If someone on there could watch my talkpage, Grawp's abusing it... (IP 86.29.141.215) Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 01:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That was interesting, the IP was blocked by a steward. What language was that Wikipedia? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 01:44, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Azerbaycan --> language of Azerbaijian?? On a side note, rollback seriously does need to be global - all that manual reverting gets tiresome. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 01:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it does, so does being autoconfirmed, because having to undo the edits, and then put in a captcha (sp?) when the undo added back an external link was horrible! :) It took forever. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 01:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The letter C represents the sound /dʒ/ in the Turkish alphabet (and Azerbaijani is a Turkic language) so yes, Azerbaycan is Azerbaijani for Azerbaijani. Olaf Davis | Talk 14:19, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Main Page issues

Pre-emptive note for anyone recently experiencing issues with the Main Page. An error was made to MediaWiki:Common.css, which caused the page to appear blank. The issue is now resolved. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 02:12, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Prod an orphaned image?

How do you prod an orphaned image? I did one to Image:Chess pieces.png, and it says to not prod images. Bubba73 (talk), 02:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The file is on the Commons rather than on Wikipedia locally. Someone created the page for something, leaving a bluelink here, so I deleted it, leaving the Commons image. Prod's are only used for the Mainspace, hence the error. If they're free and on the Commons, there is no need to delete orphaned images, but that's something for them to consider if you wish for deletion. Hope that helps. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 02:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. I didn't realize it was in Commons, I'll leave it alone. Bubba73 (talk), 02:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This one Image:Chess bad bishop.png is no longer needed either. The Chess Project has replaced such images of positions with a diagram template. Can you delete it? Bubba73 (talk), 02:39, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image deletions should probably go through WP:IFD first, someone might actually need that image. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 02:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Probably more trouble than it is worth. Wikipedia doesn't need it because we do chess diagrams differently now. Thanks. Bubba73 (talk), 15:24, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How up to date / accurate is Help:Category?

How up to date and accurate is the information in Help:Category?

It does not seem to mention the construct:

[[Category:category name |sort position text |text to appear on category page]]

It seems to have it wrong on categorisation by template inclusion, which DOES trickle though in the background, and is NOT dependant on page re-edits.

There are a non trivial number of red links.

Or have I missed something ?

Peet Ern (talk) 03:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I ~~try~~ tried here [[Category:Test category|sort position text |text to appear on category page]], but it does not seem to work, is this something new? --Patrick (talk) 04:36, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A better place to ask this question would be on WP:VPT. I tried searching there with {{Google custom}}:

Search the Village pump (technical) for: category sort key text to appear 2008

but nothing came up with that particular search which seems to relate to this feature you mention. Of course this does not eliminate the possibility that someone discussed the feature using different synonyms. --Teratornis (talk) 17:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a furfy - See Georgia Capitol Police on Category:Specialist police departments of the United States which is not actually an article page but a redirect page. The actual page has the above, but ignored, category construct in it. Ronnam (talk) 12:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where is the list of templates?

If I want someone to explain an unusual word in their edit, where is the list of templates for me to find the explain template? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaiwhakahaere (talk • contribs)

Possibly {{Clarifyme}}? Found this on Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup which I accessed via Wikipedia:Template messages.--217.171.129.71 (talk) 04:09, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm...sorry, I hadn't realised until now there was an {{explain}} template. Odd that I can't find it on any relevant list of templates.--217.171.129.71 (talk) 04:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

{{Google custom}} does not find any documentation of the {{Explain}} template there:

Search the Wikipedia:Template messages subpage tree for: explain

That is almost certainly because {{Explain}} is not a messagebox template. Instead it generates Mouseover text. --Teratornis (talk) 17:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Password reset requests

I've been receiving temporary password emails for my account every once in a while, and was wondering whether this was a common sort of attack, or if it is something that is only directed against my account (which was usurped a while ago). --Constantine (talk) 04:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've never really heard of it, even though I suppose it's possible if you're a popular user for vandals :) Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 04:19, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it's a fairly common tactic from some disruptive users. It's rather annoying but there's no real danger. Raven4x4x (talk) 04:23, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

article title capitalization

Is it possible to change the capitalization of an article title after it has been created? I created an article entitled "Tunelab Music" and I would like to modify the title to "TuneLab Music" with a capital L. Is that possible once the article has been created?

thanks, Sox5452 (talk) 04:48, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At the top of the article there are tabs for the following:

Article
Discussion
Edit this page
History
Move
Watch

Voilà! − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 04:56, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We use "Move" because that's what it technically is: the server is moving the page data from one title to another, it means the same thing as Rename though. Just click the tab, enter your new title and reason, and it'll rename you're article, making the old page a redirect to the old one. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 05:07, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "move" tab will appear when your account is autoconfirmed, meaning it it is at least 4 days old and has made at least 10 edits. Until then (2 days left for you) you cannot move pages, but somebody else has done it for you. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:18, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WELDING TECHNOLOGY

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF DOUBLE WELDING OVER SINGLE WELDING FOR DOING 360* SPERICAL SHEET METAL CONSTUCTION.MANISH —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.212.3.226 (talk) 06:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. This page you have posted to is for questions about using Wikipedia, as announced prominently at the top of the page. For knowledge questions such as yours, please visit the miscellaneous section of the reference desk. By the way, by long standing convention, typing in all caps on the Internet is considered shouting.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Peru Page

Minor edit needed to Peru page:

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

Population density indicates that Peru is ranked 183rd. It's actually 193rd as listed on the "List of countries by population density" page:

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

I spent a significant amount of time looking for a way to make this edit on my own. I'm very new to this. Can one not edit protected/semi-protected pages?

Let me know and I'll make the appropriate edit to the edit pages and protection policy pages.

Of course, maybe I just missed it. In that case, my apologies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chiefiemh (talk • contribs) 14:22, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In order to edit semi-protected pages, your account needs to be auto-confirmed, which means you need to be active for at least 4 days and have made at least ten edits. I can make the change for you, if you'd like. I hope this helps! TN‑X-Man 14:25, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tiny plastic Grey Knight has done it. Algebraist 14:26, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Teamwork! :-D --_{tiny plastic} Grey Knight ⊖ 14:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice. Thanks for the info.

Quick look up Number of train station in specific area is created

How to quick look up for number of trian station in specific articles created, without manual very slow calcalte? Can category available to see?

e.g. How many train stations in China or Japan? How has percentage of Article related to a train station in China has already created? Thanks very much. RushdimIDlike (talk) 14:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You might be able to do something like this with one of the tools under WP:EIW#Query. --Teratornis (talk) 17:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Afghanistan

I just made Portal:Afghanistan and it seems to be going fine. Just a few more things to do and it would be acceptable. However, I don't know how to change the colour of the title bar at the top of the boxes. It also seems that the wikiprojects section won't go in to the right hand side column. Thank you. Sepasgozaram!Ardeshire Babakan (talk) 15:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can edit the title bar properties on Portal:Afghanistan/box-header. Let me go look at the column problem. --_{tiny plastic} Grey Knight ⊖ 15:56, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I got it on the right-hand-side, but there's a space above it because of how your boxes are laid out; do you want me to help you rearrange them any or is it OK now? --_{tiny plastic} Grey Knight ⊖ 16:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you could fix it by rearranging the boxes then great! thanks!Ardeshire Babakan (talk) 16:07, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Show/hide box

I have a large amount of userboxes on my page, so I am looking for either of the following to save space:

A box that "hides" the userboxes unless "show" is clicked, to conserve room on the page;
A box that holds all the UBXs and is able to scroll up and down.

Thanks in advance, —Mizu onna sango15^Discuss 16:07, 23 July 2008 (UTC).[reply]

There are loads of different types but no list we can present you...Best thing is to nab one off somebody elses page. --Cameron * 16:17, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would have, had I known any users that had one on there. —Mizu onna sango15^Discuss 16:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can use Template:hidden:

Userboxes

e.g.

Example userbox 1

e.g.

Example userbox 2

e.g.

Example userbox 3

e.g.

Example userbox 4

e.g.

Example userbox 5

e.g.

Example userbox 6

J kasd 17:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've just scribbled together this example if it helps...? _GB^T/C 17:08, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, that's what I needed! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 21:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

help

Resolved

Answer at my talk page. how do you get an article bot~~Sealim~~ (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:22, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Xenocidic is discussing this with the user on their talk page. TN‑X-Man 18:38, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Job Posting site?

is there a place to post job openings on this site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anita wambaugh (talk • contribs) 17:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a job posting site. Algebraist 17:48, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Try craigslist, monster.com, jobs.com, careerbuilder.com to name a few. – ukexpat (talk) 18:08, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unconfirmed user after 6 days

I would like to upload an image to the page titled "Jack Speer". It belongs to Ruth Speer, the widow of Jack Speer, and I am acting on her behalf to add it to Wikipedia.

I have been having a very frustrating experience and have searched the FAQs as well as uploaded the image to WikiCommons (only to have it disappear a day later). I have waited for my account to become authorized, and as yet am still not allowed to upload the image.

Someone has told me that Wikipedia provides a service where experienced users help inexperienced users to make certain kinds of edits. I cannot find that service anywhere, although I would very much like to take advantage of it.

Please let me know if there is a specific reason I am not authorized to upload images. I would like to address it as quickly as possible.

Best Regards, J.A. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abercrombiej (talk • contribs) 19:17, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Autoconfirmed status now requires ten edits as well as a four-day-old account. You need to make six more edits to be authorized to upload images. Algebraist 19:24, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The service you may be looking for (where experienced users help new users) is probably Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User. − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 00:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

children protective services

I want to read atricles about department of children protective services in Tennessee and ask questions to other members how can I do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamamom64 (talk • contribs) — Iamamom64 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

The Child Protective Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services is not a notable enough organization to have an article in Wikipedia. I would suggest you check via a search engine such as Google, which will lead you to their official page] and to articles by their supporters and critics. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 24

how to create a wikipedia page

how do you create a wikipedia page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ausie101 (talk • contribs) 01:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First, search Wikipedia to make sure Wikipedia does not have an article on the subject. If the article does not exist, you can click the red link at the top of the page to create your article. Be sure to cite sources, and avoid writing articles about yourself, your friends, the company you work for, etc. You can also look at this page for more guidelines. Happy editing! RJaguar3 | u | t 02:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to report a wiki user who is deleting content?

The user http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RainbowOfLight has deleted a external link which I have posted. My link is not any form of advertisement. I posted a link for more information of the Toyota Corolla Axio. The link is www.clubaxio.com. How can I report this user? I could not find any link to report such users. I assume if a user deleted content randomly then he should be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Shorty23sin (talk) 05:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to agree with her. See your talk page. Wikipedia is not a repository of links, and I don't see how this page is any more notable than countless other webpages. A link to the Toyota website, as it is the manufacturer, would be appropriate, but a fan site would not be. DaRkAgE7 _[Talk] 05:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. OK understand your point. But is Wikipedia not all about information as well? Have a look on the Toyota Wish page. They also have some links to fanpages which provide information. Can you answer me how I can report a user from vandalising? If you have a look on his or her userpage there seemed to be more then one argument. --Shorty23sin (talk) 05:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There have been no complaints about me deleting posts from my own talk page (which is acceptable to policy), nor content from other articles (outside of vandalism). I think what this user is looking at is the WikiDefcon on my userpage where it says the current Wikipedia vandalism level is 3. (For any other editors, this user is upset that I reverted his/her link here. [3]) RainbowOfLight ^Talk 06:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in mind Wikipedia can be edited, literally, by anyone. While we try to keep it at a certain encyclopedic quality, sometimes things slip through the cracks. I suggest you read the external links article, and then be bold and fix it, if it has problems. Wikipedia is about knowledge, yes, but not about free advertising. I think the external links article is quite informative here. Also, while I'm not too horribly fond of users that keep their talk page clear, think of it as a work desk: it's not always good to have a cluttered workspace. It looks to me like she's just trying to help, so I would certainly take a few deep breaths before worrying myself about reporting her for vandalism. DaRkAgE7 _[Talk] 06:12, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This user is now upset, on his own talk page, that Adolphus has removed the spammy links (which Shorty23sin did not post) from the Toyota WISH article. It seems that Shorty23sin does not understand that some deletions are okay on Wikipedia. RainbowOfLight ^Talk 06:20, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK forget it. Checked the link explanation page now. Also found how to report vandalising. --Shorty23sin (talk) 06:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Help with templates and translation.

Hi, I'm from a foreign Wikipedia. I'm translating an article from my native language, I will publish it tomorrow, firstlye, I need to know if I need to indicate that it's a translation from a http://es.wikipedia.org article, and the secondly, is there a template (in this Wikipedia) I can use to indicate that maybe "this article needs to be reviewed due to possible orthographic mistakes"? becuase there is one in my Wikipedia, but I can't find the English template of it. Thank you. Do you mind answering me here? EmilioPin's .es Wikipedia discussion —Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilioPin (talk • contribs) 06:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Per the GFDL requirements, it's probably sufficient to use as the edit summary for the article creation something like, translated from [[:es:PAGENAME]]. As for the template, you could use {{RoughTranslation}} or {{Cleanup-translation}}, depending on the severity, but I'm going to guess it would be the latter. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moreover you could post it on Wikipedia:Translation/*/Lang/es. — Navy Blue ^{formerly iDosh} 22:37, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

mail address

i wanted to know the e-mail id of sanjeev rao —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.138.99.194 (talk) 08:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This page you are posting to is about questions related to using Wikipedia. We do have a reference desk where knowledge questions are welcomed. However, a simple Google search of the name reveals multiple sites showing a person of the same name and their email address. I have no idea if these results are for the actual person you intend or another/others by the same name.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 09:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reporting a bug?

Hi there,

How do i report a bug about wikipedia table format?--Andrewcrawford (talk) 09:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you describe the problem here we'll try to see if it's a "bug" or just an "unexpected feature". ;-) Otherwise there's a BugZilla for MediaWiki somewhere or other, I'm sure someone here knows. --_{tiny plastic} Grey Knight ⊖ 12:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not surprisingly, the links to it can be found at WP:BUG. (But I agree that we should triage before a bug report is made.) -- ShinmaWa^(talk) 13:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok i have noticed that on articles like list of freesat channesl etc, they have coloum sorting, but if you have coloum sorting and a row use rowspan then it breaks for some reasons.--Andrewcrawford (talk) 18:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC) if you like i cna provide a exampel fo the table here[reply]

Already reported as bug 8028 70.1.178.29 (talk) 22:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Venus Williams (edit 'war')

Hello!

I have repeatedly tried to edit the Venus Williams entry [from IP address (80.0.41.117] with a full and detailed description of her PLAYING STYLE (section title). The previous description (which now incorporates parts of mine) is (was) fragmentary and poorly written - i fleshed out the entire section, providing statistics which have been fully researched. Sadly, the previous user keeps editing it back to verion closer (to what i imagine) was their own..

I should explain that i am a tennis writer, with in-depth knowledge of both ATP and WTA players playing styles. I also have a through knowledge of modern technique as i play to a high level myself. I can attach (supply) a published article, if anyone at the help desk would like to read it(?)

To make just point (concerning the original content), the proposition in the sentence "William's serve is among the most powerful on the women's tour", is rather weak and lacks weight.... It's a little like saying "Margaret Thatcher was one of the first [sic] female Prime Ministers in the United Kingdom" (!)

Venus Williams' serve is not 'among' the most powerful - it is *the fastest* (= 'most powerful") on the women's Tour, in terms of

a.) average first speed - by wide margin b.) fastest recorded serve

Also, her second average/fastest serve speeds to to be higher than any other woman on the Tour.

Thus, i provide clarification/correction - and added weight - to the statement, and approached the whole section in this manner.

Most people who follow tennis knows this (or are aware of the fact).... if you survey tournament statistics, week-in, week-out (as i do), it is a conspicuous fact.

I am not a 'fan' of Venus Williams per se; i follow professional tennis throughout the whole year.

Christopher Rourke

Here is my (completely) re-written version of the section:

extensive rewrite with factual and statistical data provided (checked and re-checked); technical clean-up of article.

the proposed changes

Playing style

Williams is an aggressive baseliner, equipped with an attacking all-court game. Across her career Venus has developed into a skillful volleyer and effectively utilises her long reach and relative quickness around the net. Venus stated during an interview at the 2008 Australian Open that she was working to improve her volley.^[1]

Venus is the most powerful server (by a margin) on the women's Tour, both in terms of average and fastest serve speeds, surveyed across tournaments throughout the year. At Wimbledon 2008, Venus struck the fastest serve recorded (by a woman) in the tournament's history, at 129 mph, in the women's final, Saturday 5th July 2008 (see: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2008-07-05/200807051215270803593.html). This equaled the record for the fastest serve in a WTA main draw event, previously set by Venus at the 2007 US Open (first round match) at 129 mph. At Wimbledon 2008 Venus' average first serve speed was 115 mph in the 1/4 final, a remarkable 116 mph in the semi-final and 111 mph in the final (IBM/Wimbledon) - rather faster average speeds than any woman (including her sister, Serena Williams) records. To put this into further perspective, the top men's seed (and world no.1) at the tournament, Roger Federer, registered average first serve speeds of 119 mph (1/4 final), 117 mph (semi-final) and 117 mph (final) in his last three matches at the tournament (IBM/Wimbledon). This kind of confluence in men's and women's service speeds is unusual in professional tennis, and sets Venus Williams apart from her contemporaries in the women's game. To further illustrate the difference, the no.1 seed at the tournament, Ana Ivanovic, recorded an average first serve speed of 98 mph (fastest serve 108 mph) in her last match at the tournament. The no.3 seed at the tournament; Maria Sharapova, recorded an average first serve speed of 104 mph (fastest serve 111 mph) in her last match.

Venus Williams has always been a explosive hitter of the ball off the ground but her backhand is the more consistently reliable of her groundstrokes. Venus' backhand is equally effective hit down-the-line or crosscourt (frequently for a set-up approach shot). Venus' forehand does occasionally break down under pressure. However, it is still the more powerful of her groundstrokes, and a stroke that yields many winners, from a variety of court positions. Additionally, it is one the most powerful forehands in the women's game, frequently struck in the 85 - 90 mph range. In the 2008 Wimbledon women's final, Venus struck a forehand winner measured at 94 mph (IBM/Wimbledon). Only a few women (notably Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Sania Mirza and the now-retired Justine Henin) hit to these speeds off the ground. Venus's forehand drive-volley (a shot that she popularised at the top of the sport) is the most decisive and devastating in the game.

Finally, Venus is a gifted athlete with excellent court coverage. Equipped with a long 'wingspan', Venus is able to reach shots that many other players would not even attempt a play on. Moreover, Venus is able to play an offensive shot from a defensive position - something that comparatively few women players are able to do.

Generally speaking, whilst a page is protected from editing discussion about proposed changes is moved to its talk page - in this instance you can find that at Talk:Venus Williams. That would be the best place to discuss your proposed edits. _GB^T/C 12:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think your main issue is that you are not provided sources. User:Tennis expert says in his edit summary that your content is, among other things, uncited. See WP:CITE for information on citing sources within an article. You might also consider creating an account, there are many benifits including not displaying your IP address. Regardless, this is your choice. Scottydude _talk 14:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to WP:CITE, see WP:FOOT, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NOR, WP:CITET, WP:BIO, and WP:BLP. Several aspects of Wikipedia tend to surprise new users, especially the fact that on Wikipedia, what is "true" matters less than what we can reliably source. The problem with "truth" is that many people disagree about many aspects of what is true. But anyone who can read can agree on whether a particular published source makes a particular claim. Also note that Venus Williams is currently alive, so it is extra important to provide sources for any claims we make about her. See WP:BIO and WP:BLP. Given the fame of Venus Williams, it's possible someone has published reliably about her playing style. We can google for clues:

venus williams serve speed

which finds this potentially reliable source that documents a 126 MPH serve by Venus:

Stephen, Wilson (2008-07-01). "Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Semifinals". New York Sun. Retrieved 2008-07-24.

Finally, see WP:EIW#Expert. --Teratornis (talk) 17:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

edit visible when logged in but not visible otherwise

I'm puzzled over an oddity, hope you can help. Yesterday I added a comment to the Talk:Holocene calendar page. It seemed to add normally. Today, I went to view the page from another computer. I was not logged on to Wikipedia. The comment was not there. However, when I clicked on the history tab the system seemed to think my comment was there, and it was visible by clicking on the date link in the history tab - ie this link. Also, when I logged in to ask this question, the comment appeared once again on the talk page. I'm sure it is not a cache issue, since I am on a different computer. And I don't think it can be a formatting error, since the change *is* visible when I'm logged in. Any ideas what's up and can it be fixed? WikiJedits (talk) 14:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It probably is a caching issue, at the server end. The servers keep http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit&section=43separate caches for logged-out and logged-in users. I've purged the server cache, which should solve it. Algebraist 14:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That did indeed, thanks Algebraist. In future, would it just be a matter of waiting longer for the servers to update themselves? WikiJedits (talk) 14:47, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Either that or purging. Algebraist 14:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you look in the "Gadgets" tab of Special:Preferences, there is a User Interface gadget that adds a little UTC clock in the top-right corner of your screen, which purges the current page when you click on it. This is pretty convenient! :-) --_{tiny plastic} Grey Knight ⊖ 15:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Started articles

Is there a place where one can see a list of only the new articles/redirects oneself has started? I can't find it in "my contributions", for example. FunkMonk (talk) 14:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject edit counters reveals that this tool is what you're after. Algebraist 14:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Another way is to type in your username in the box at Special:NewPages to see this page. this will show you the edits you have made to the new pages, including edits shortly after the page was created. Scottydude _talk 14:45, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NewPages only shows fairly new pages, though. Algebraist 14:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, guys! FunkMonk (talk) 14:47, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Login email

I'm a new member and I registered. By the time I went to my email to verify my membership, your code had run out of time and would not respond to my clicks. I asked for another one, but was told that I could only get one in 24 hours. Help please: chrisdog0304. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.196.86.130 (talk) 14:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the confirmation email is valid for only 24 hours. The link should work, if not, you can try copying the URL directly into your browser. If clicking the link provided in the email doesn't do anything, there must be a problem with your email client, as the link itself has nothing to do with the expiration: if the link has expired, it'll still work, just the page you go to will display an error message saying the email has expired. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 14:51, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second opinion

I am currently engaged in a debate / edit war with what appears to be either one anonymous user who logs in from multiple IPs or several close friends. The article in question is Battle of Szigetvár, where one or several Croatian nationalists are trying to remove any mention of Hungarians from the article. After several attempts to get start a discussion on the talk page, they have posted some comments. I have replied, and have continued to revert the page back to its original form, until some resolution can be reached.

The comment on the talk page promised that if I continue to revert, more Croatians will be "alerted" to "what is going on here." However, I want to both uphold the original version of the page until some resolution has been reached, and am afraid that if I stop reverting then they will no longer post on the discussion page. However, I am now skirting 3RR. While I am avoiding making more than three reverts in any 24-hour period, this is definitely an edit war and not obeying the spirit of the law. I am not, however, trying to be a disruptive editor -- just want to continue to discuss reasons for editing the article one way or the other, and to uphold the status quo until a solution is found, one way or the other. Since all the Croatian edits so far have been anonymous, semi-protecting the page could end the edit war immediately, but it seems like it would be too drastic of a move to make so soon.

Would anyone have any thoughts on what to do next? Or whether I am breaking 3RR or not? Or perhaps whether I SHOULD break 3RR, if the need arises? Would there be any admin who could perhaps oversee the situation and warn me (unofficially) if my actions are disruptive, before taking any official action? Thank you for your thoughts. Korossyl (talk) 15:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I should add -- the last interaction I had with the anonymous IPs was when the comment was posted on the talk page. This pattern might continue, and the issue might be moot. However, I intend (unless counciled otherwise) to continue reverting, and it is in this case that I would like to guarantee that my actions will be appropriate, before I actually do anything. As I said, I am afraid that without reverting on the page, there will be no discussion, and I am quite insistent on the status quo, until it has been resolved otherwise. Thank you. Korossyl (talk) 15:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Probably everything there is to know about content disputes is under WP:EIW#Dispute. There you will find instructions on how to handle the dispute, and if necessary to escalate it. --Teratornis (talk) 16:51, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Situation resolved itself completely -- other editor was very willing to work together and compromise. Thanks! Korossyl (talk) 05:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have been getting an error msg for almost a week, trying to create an account

After I fill in my user name and new pswd, Ikeep getting this response: I have tried about 8 times in the course of 6 days.

the msg:

the error message

Our servers are currently experiencing a technical problem. This is probably temporary and should be fixed soon. Please try again in a few minutes.

You may be able to get further information in the #wikipedia channel on the Freenode IRC network.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organisation which hosts some of the most popular sites on the Internet, including Wikipedia. It has a constant need to purchase new hardware. If you would like to help, please donate. If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. العربية

تواجه خوادمنا الآن مشاكل تقنية. هذا في الأغلب بشكل مؤقت ومتوقع إصلاحه قريبا. من فضلك عاود التحميل بعد دقائق قليلة.

يمكنك الحصول على معلومات أكثر في #ويكيبيديا على شبكة الآي‌آر‌سي فري‌نود.

مؤسسة ويكيميديا والتي تستضيف بعضا من أشهر مواقع الإنترنت مثل ويكيبيديا الموسوعة الحرة، هي منظمة غير هادفة للربح. تحتاج المنظمة دائما عتاد جديد للحاسوب بشكر مستمر فإن أردت المساعدة، من فضلك تبرع لأجل منظمة ويكيميديا. إذا أردت إبلاغ هذا الخطأ إلى إداريي ويكيميديا، من فضلك ضمن التفاصيل بالأسفل. Česky

Naše servery mají momentálně technické problémy. Pravděpodobně se jedná o dočasnou závadu, která by měla být brzy opravena. Prosíme, zkuste za několik minut stránku nahrát znovu.

Další informace lze získat na IRC kanálu #wikipedia-cs v síti FreeNode.

Wikimedia Foundation je nezisková organizace, která spravuje některé z nejpopulárnějších serverů na internetu, včetně Wikipedie. Neustále potřebuje nakupovat nové hardwarové vybavení. Pokud byste chtěli pomoct, přispějte. Pokud hlásíte tuto chybu administrátorům systémů Wikimedia, prosíme připojte následující podrobnosti. Dansk

Wikimedia Foundations servere har i øjeblikket tekniske problemer. Prøv venligst igen om få minutter.

For nærmere information kan du besøge FreeNode IRC kanalen #wikipedia-da.

Hvis du er interesseret i at hjælpe nonprofitorganisationen Wikimedia, så giv et bidrag i dag. Hvis du rapporterer denne fejl til Wikimedias systemadministratorer, så vedlæg venligst de detaljerede oplysninger herunder. Deutsch

Bei den Servern der Wikimedia Foundation sind gerade technische Probleme aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.

Genauere Informationen gibt es im Channel #wikipedia-de auf dem IRC-Netzwerk Freenode.

Wenn du Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. und der Wikimedia Foundation helfen möchtest, kannst du dies mit einer Spende tun. Wenn du einem Wikimedia-Systemadministrator diesen Fehler meldest, gib bitte die folgenden Details an. Ελληνικά

Οι διακομιστές μας αυτή την στιγμή παρουσιάζουν ένα τεχνικό πρόβλημα. Αυτό είναι πιθανά προσωρινό και θα διορθωθεί σύντομα. Παρακαλούμε δοκιμάστε ξανά σε λίγα λεπτά.

Μπορεί να λάβετε περισσότερες πληροφορίες στο κανάλι #wikipedia στο δίκτυο IRC Freenode.

Το Ίδρυμα Wikimedia είναι ένας μη κερδοσκοπικός οργανισμός που φιλοξενεί ορισμένους από τους πιο δημοφιλής ιστότοπους στο διαδίκτυο συμπεριλαμβάνοντας την Βικιπαίδεια. Βρίσκεται σε μόνιμη ανάγκη αγοράς νέου hardware. Εάν θέλετε να βοηθήσετε παρακαλούμε κάντε μια δωρεά. Εάν αναφέρετε αυτό το σφάλμα στου Διαχειριστές Συστημάτων του Wikimedia, παρακαλούμε συμπεριλάβετε τις παρακάτω πληροφορίες. Español

Los servidores de la Fundación Wikimedia están teniendo dificultades técnicas. Este problema es temporal y esperamos arreglarlo cuanto antes. Por favor intenta acceder nuevamente dentro de unos minutos.

Puedes obtener más información en el canal #wikipedia-es de la red IRC FreeNode.

La Fundación sin ánimo de lucro Wikimedia aloja algunos de los sitios más visitados en Internet, incluyendo Wikipedia, y necesita comprar hardware nuevo constantemente. Si deseas ayudarnos, haz por favor una donación. Si informas de este error a los administradores del sistema, por favor indica los detalles siguientes. Eesti

Wikimedia Sihtasutuse serveris on viga. Palun proovi uuesti.

Lisa infot võid saada kanalist #wikipedia FreeNoden IRC-võrgust.

Kui soovite mittetulunduslikku Wikimedia Sihtasutust aidata, siis palun tehke annetus. Kui teatate sellest veast Wikimedia süsteemiadministraatoritele, siis palun pange kaasa alltoodud üksikasjad. فارسي

رایانههای خادم «بنیاد ویکیمدیا» در حال حاضر با مشکلی فنی مواجهاند.

این مشکل احتمالاً موقتی است و امیدواریم به زودی رفع شود. لطفاً چند لحظهٔ دیگر دوباره تلاش کنید.

اگر میخواهید به بنیاد ناسودبرهٔ ویکیمدیا کمک کنید، خواهشمندیم که وجهی بپردازید. اگر این خطا را به مدیریت شبکهٔ ویکیمدیا گزارش میکنید، خواهشمندیم که جزئیات زیر را هم داشتهباشد. Suomi

Wikimedia-säätiön palvelimilla on tapahtunut virhe. Yritä uudelleen hetken kuluttua.

Lisätietoja saa kanavalta #wikipedia-fi Freenode IRC -verkossa.

Jos haluat auttaa voittoa tavoittelematonta Wikimedia-säätiötä, tee lahjoitus. Jos ilmoitat tästä virheestä Wikimedian ylläpitäjille, liitä mukaan alla olevat tiedot. Français

Les serveurs de la Fondation Wikimedia ont détecté une erreur. Merci de patienter quelques minutes avant de réessayer.

Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez visiter le canal #wikipedia-fr du réseau IRC freenode.

Si vous voulez aider la fondation Wikimedia, à but non lucratif, qui fait fonctionner Wikipédia, vous pouvez faire un don. Si vous signalez cette erreur aux administrateurs système de Wikimedia, veuillez indiquer les détails ci-dessous. עברית

עקב בעיה טכנית בשרתי קרן ויקימדיה, האתרים המאוחסנים בהם אינם זמינים.

הבעיה היא ככל הנראה זמנית ואנו מקווים שתפתר במהרה. אנא נסו שנית בעוד מספר דקות.

אם ברצונכם לעזור לקרן ויקימדיה הפועלת ללא מטרת רווח, באפשרותכם לתרום לה. אם תרצו לדווח על השגיאה למנהלי המערכת של ויקימדיה, אנא הקפידו לכלול את הפרטים שלהלן. Bahasa Indonesia

Server Yayasan Wikimedia sedang mengalami masalah untuk sementara waktu. Silahkan coba beberapa saat lagi.

Anda bisa mendapatkan informasi lebih lanjut dari #wikipedia channel di Freenode IRC network.

Wikimedia adalah yayasan nirlaba, jika Anda ingin membantu, silahkan berikan donasi Anda. Jika Anda melaporkan kesalahan ini kepada Pengurus Sistem Wikimedia, harap cantumkan detil berikut. Italiano

I server della Wikimedia Foundation hanno al momento qualche problema tecnico. Per favore, riprova tra qualche minuto.

Per ulteriori informazioni puoi visitare il canale #wikipedia-it sulla rete IRC di FreeNode.

Se vorrai aiutarci con una donazione, te ne saremo grati. Includi i seguenti dettagli se segnali questo errore agli amministratori di sistema di Wikimedia. 日本語

現在、ウィキメディア財団のサーバに技術的な問題が発生しています。

問題は一時的なものでまもなく回復する見込みです。しばらくしてからもう一度接続してみてください。

詳しい情報は Freenode の IRC チャンネル#wikipedia-jaをご覧下さい。このエラーをウィキメディアのシステム管理者に報告する際は、次に表示されるエラーの詳細もあわせてお知らせください。 한국어

현재 위키미디어 재단의 서버에 기술적 문제가 생겼습니다. 몇 분 뒤에 다시 시도해 보십시오.

자세한 정보를 원하신다면 FreeNode의 #wikipedia-ko 채널이나 HanIRC의 #wikipedia 채널으로 오십시오.

비영리 위키미디어 재단을 돕고 싶다면, 기부하세요. 위키미디어 시스템 관리자에게 오류를 보고할 때에는 다음 사항도 기재해 주세요. Nederlands

Onze servers ondergaan op dit moment een technisch probleem. Dit is waarschijnlijk tijdelijk en zal zo snel mogelijk verholpen worden. Probeer het opnieuw over enkele minuten.

Voor meer informatie kunt u terecht op het kanaal #wikipedia-nl op het FreeNode IRC-netwerk.

De Wikimedia Foundation is een organisatie zonder winstoogmerk die enkele van de meest populaire sites op Internet beheert, waaronder Wikipedia. We moeten continu nieuwe hardware bijkopen. Indien u wilt helpen, doe dan alstublieft een donatie. Indien u deze fout meldt aan de systeembeheerders van Wikimedia Foundation, vermeld dan alstublieft onderstaande details. Norsk (Bokmål)

Wikimedia foundations servere har funnet en feil. Prøv på nytt litt senere.

For mer informasjon, besøk kanalen #wikipedia-no.

Gjerne gi en donasjon til Wikimedia Foundation. Hvis du rapporterer denne feilen til Wikimedias systemadministratorer, vennligst ta med detaljene fra denne siden. Polski

Serwery Fundacji Wikimedia mają w tej chwili problemy techniczne. Spróbuj ponownie później.

W celu uzyskania dokładniejszych informacji możesz odwiedzić kanał #wikipedia-pl na sieci IRC FreeNode.

Jeśli chcesz pomóc Fundacji Wikimedia możesz złożyć darowiznę. Jeśli zamierzasz zgłosić ten błąd administratorom Fundacji Wikimedia załącz także poniższe szczegóły. Português

Os servidores da Fundação Wikimedia estão com dificuldades técnicas. Por favor, tente novamente dentro de alguns minutos.

Para mais informações, pode tentar o canal #wikipedia-pt na rede de IRC FreeNode.

Se você gostaria de ajudar a Fundação Wikimedia, uma organização sem fins lucrativos, por favor faça uma doação. Se você informar esse erro para os administradores do sistema da Wikimedia, por favor indique os detalhes seguintes. Română

Serverele Fundaţiei Wikimedia întâmpină în acest moment dificultăţi tehnice. Vă rugăm să încercaţi din nou în câteva minute.

Pentru mai multe informaţii vizitaţi canalul #ro.wikipedia pe reţeaua FreeNode IRC.

Dacă doriţi să ajutaţi Fundaţia non-profit Wikimedia, vă rugăm să faceţi o donaţie. Dacă raportaţi această eroare administratorilor de sistem ai Wikimedia, vă rugăm includeţi detaliile de mai jos. Русский

На серверах фонда «Викимедиа» возникли технические трудности. Проблема, скорее всего, носит временный характер и вскоре будет устранена. Пожалуйста, попробуйте обновить страницу через несколько минут.

Дополнительную информацию можно получить посетив IRC-канал #wikipedia-ru сети «Freenode».

Фонд «Викимедиа» (Wikimedia Foundation) — некоммерческая организация, размещающая и обслуживающая несколько наиболее популярных в Интернете сайтов, в том числе — Википедию. Фонд испытывает постоянную потребность в приобретении нового оборудования. Вы можете помочь, сделав пожертвование. Если вы решите сообщить об ошибке нашему системному администратору, пожалуйста, передайте ему следующую техническую информацию. Српски

Сервери Викимедијине Задужбине тренутно имају техничке потешкоће. Молимо вас покушајте касније.

За даље информације, можете да посетите канал #wikipedia-sr на FreeNode ИРЦ мрежи.

Ако бисте желели да помогнете непрофитабилној Фондацији Викимедије, можете то урадити донацијом. Ако одлучите да пријавите ову грешку Викимедијиним системским администраторима, молимо вас да укључите и детаље приказане испод. Svenska

Wikimedias servrar har för tillfället tekniska problem. Du kan försöka igen om någon minut.

För mer information kan du besöka #wikipedia-sv på FreeNode IRC.

Önskar du stödja den ideella Wikimedia Foundation, var god lämna ett bidrag. Om du rapporterar detta fel till Wikimedias systemadministratörer, var god inkludera detaljerna nedan. ไทย

เซิร์ฟเวอร์ขององค์กรวิกิมีเดียขณะนี้ ไม่สามารถถูกเรียกใช้งานได้

กรุณาลองเข้ามาในเว็บใหม่อีกครั้ง ปัญหาที่เกิดขึ้นเป็นปัญหาชั่วคราว ซึ่งจะได้รับการแก้ไขในไม่ช้า หากคุณกำลังจะรายงานข้อผิดพลาดนี้ไปยังผู้ดูแลระบบของวิกิมีเดีย กรุณาระบุรายละเอียดด้านล่างนี้ไปด้วย Türkçe

Vıkımedya Vakfı sunucuları bir hataya rastladı. Lütfen daha sonra tekrar deneyiniz.

Daha fazla bilgi için Freenode IRC ağındaki #wikipedia-tr kanalını ziyaret ediniz.

Kâr amacı gütmeyen Vikimedya Vakfına yardımcı olmak istiyorsanız lütfen bağışta bulununuz. Eğer bu hatayı Vikimedya sunucu yöneticilerine rapor etmek istiyorsanız lütfen aşağıdaki detayları belirtiniz. Tiếng Việt

Các máy chủ của Quỹ Hỗ Trợ Wikimedia gặp lỗi. Xin hãy thử lần nữa.

Để biết thêm chi tiết, hãy ghé vào đài #wikipedia trên mạng IRC Freenode.

Có thể giúp đỡ Quỹ Wikimedia, một tổ chức bất vụ lợi, bằng cách quyên góp. Nếu gửi lỗi này cho nhóm quản lý máy móc Wikimedia, xin bao gồm những chi tiết ở dưới. 繁體中文

維基媒體基金會伺服器現在發生技術問題。

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Error: ERR_ZERO_SIZE_OBJECT, errno [No Error] at Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:24:45 GMT

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.9.187.124 (talk) 16:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Guys, I cut out the internationalised text from that so we can see the error message more easily:

Our servers are currently experiencing a technical problem. This is probably temporary and should be fixed soon. Please try again in a few minutes.

You may be able to get further information in the #wikipedia channel on the Freenode IRC network.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organisation which hosts some of the most popular sites on the Internet, including Wikipedia. It has a constant need to purchase new hardware. If you would like to help, please donate.

If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below.

Request: POST http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&action=submitlogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page, from 208.80.152.29 via sq25.wikimedia.org (squid/2.6.STABLE18) to 10.0.5.3 (10.0.5.3)

Error: ERR_ZERO_SIZE_OBJECT, errno [No Error] at Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:24:45 GMT

I'm not sure if that is much help; is this just the standard error we sometimes get when the servers are struggling or is it something new? To be honest I haven't really paid attention to the "normal" error message very much, so I'm not sure if it has ERR_ZERO_SIZE_OBJECT or not! :-) --_{tiny plastic} Grey Knight ⊖ 08:55, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This was a problem with the UsernameBlacklist extension. The extension has now been disabled. — Werdna • talk 05:25, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Try clearing your browser cache. What is your username? PrimeHunter (talk) 22:00, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, is it Extension:UsernameBlacklist causing all the ERR_ZERO_SIZE_OBJECT errors upon account creation? What about the other errors, the PHP fatal errors, etc... ? Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 05:53, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Editing categories

How do I add my name to the following page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Clarkson_University_alumni

in the Pages in Category section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barnyard69 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can't. That category is for people notable enough to have articles about them in Wikipedia, who are also known Clarkson alumns. Such categories don't include Wikipedia editors who fall in the categories. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:23, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:Category. Actually you would not add a name per se to the category page; instead, you would categorize an article into the category, which means there would have to first exist an article about you. See WP:BIO, WP:BLP, and WP:AUTO. There are, however, many categories for users who share various traits. --Teratornis (talk) 17:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For example:

Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: Clarkson University

which I found by searching the Category: namespace with this handy search from {{Help desk searches}}:

Search the Category: namespace with Google

--Teratornis (talk) 17:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would it violate WP:SELFREF to add a link (with the {{selfref}} template) to Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: Clarkson University from the descriptive text portion of Category:Clarkson University alumni? That would make this question self-answering. --Teratornis (talk) 17:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If the OP would like to add themselves to the "Wikipedians by alma mater: Clarkson U" category, put {{User Clarkson}} on your userpage. If you don't like the userbox, add [[Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: Clarkson University|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]. Paragon12321 (talk) 20:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If I use Wikipedia in my computer, will I be charged any extra payment or it is 100% free?

I am a new user to Wikipedia. I'm a resident of India and want to be a regular user of Wikipedia. So, will I be charged any extra payment at the end of the month? Or else if it is 100% free, how should I donate money in Indian Currency i.e Rs.? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asim Chatterjee (talk • contribs) 18:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is 100% free. If you wish to help keep Wikipedia running, you can make a donation here. However, I don't think the Wikimedia Foundation (where the money goes) accepts rupees. Depending on how you send the money, you will have to get it converted to a different currency (preferably USD). Paragon12321 (talk) 18:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c)Wikipedia is completely and totally free in every way. There are no charges for any usage of the site. :) If you would like to donate money, though, the Wikimedia Foundation would be very grateful. Please check out http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate if you are thinking seriously about donating. Welcome to Wikipedia! GlassCobra 18:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Other than maybe your electricity bill, I don't think Wikipedia will cause you to spend any more money than usual, because it is a free website to use, read, edit, and register on, and we will not charge you extra fees. Thanks. ~A H 1^(TCU) 18:45, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Understanding policies, guidelines, wikiformatting etc may also cost you a few fried synapses. – ukexpat (talk) 21:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chat

How can I chat Online with another user of Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asim Chatterjee (talk • contribs) 19:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:EIW#IRC and Help:Talk page. --Teratornis (talk) 20:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) If you just want to leave a message for a user, go to their talk page at "User talk:USERNAME". For example, yours is at User talk:Asim Chatterjee. If you mean you want to chat on an IM program, some users disclose their username for those on their userpage, User:USERNAME. Also, Please sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this:

, but do not sign in articles.. Paragon12321 (talk) 20:21, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Correct Broken Web Links (2nd Notice)

Dear Web Site Owner / Webmaster,

The Baltimore County government web site has moved to http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov.

Please update the following web page to use the correct web address:

http://www.indopedia.org/Baltimore_County,_Maryland.html http://www.indopedia.org/Baltimore_County.html

Thanks in advance.

Paul —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.39.173.54 (talk) 20:20, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. First, Wikipedia does not have a webmaster and is run and edited by the community. Second, Wikipedia is not affiliated with "Indopedia"; therefore, this isn't the best place to bring this up. Try asking somewhere on their site. If their site is anything like ours, you can probably change it yourself. Also, Please sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this:

, but do not sign in articles. Thank you. Paragon12321 (talk) 20:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify because many people are confused by this, a wiki is a type of website which uses wiki software. Wikipedia is a wiki—by far the best known—which means other wikis sometimes formulate names with "pedia" in them, but it is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, is unrelated to Indopedia as Paragon12321 stated, and for that matter, is unrelated to most other websites with names in the form "something"pedia or "wiki"something.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Someone who has a little bit more experience with the rules of the GFDL may want to check out Indopedia. It looks to be taking Wikipedia's text verbatim, and it doesn't look like we're being cited. Paragon12321 (talk) 21:34, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem to be fully compliant, but there is a note right at the bottom of the page (next to 'Recommended browser - Internet Explorer 6[!]'). Algebraist 21:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it is not very much like Wikipedia: It requires login to edit, and according to Special:Userlogin registration is restricted. Perhaps this is why there are no Special:Recentchanges, and there are no Special:Newpages this year.

Content before 2005 is a Wikipedia copy with some but not all mentions of “Wikipedia” changed to “Indopedia.” For example, Indopedia:About contains the false statement, “Indopedia is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.” —teb728 t c 22:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Number of references; when is enough, enough

I have been trying to find a specific policy that addresses a sufficient number of references. Is more better? When is there too many? Can an article be over-referenced.--Storm Rider ^(talk) 23:04, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think any policy speaks directly to the question but the seminal statement on what should be sourced comes from our verifiability policy: "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged should be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation." The question then is what is "likely to be challenged"? I think editors make too many assumptions about what is commonsense, plain as day, obvious. With some minor exceptions (plot summaries for example) I think every statement in an article should be verified by a reliable source, inline, and I write all articles from this perspective. When is enough enough? Barring the ridiculous (ten citations for each sentence) overciting is impossible. What is sufficient? Well, you don't need to place an inline citation after each sentence. If a paragraph contains nothing seemingly controversial, you can use whatever reliable source(s) you wrote the information from and cite them at the end. There is a proposed guideline a Wikipedia:When to cite by the way. They include some examples of things that do not need to be cited, such as "Paris is a City in France" but this is something of a red herring. We don't in practice see such statements appear discretely, and an entire paragraph made up of such plain vanilla fodder is a rare animal so a citation will be needed at the end anyway. A person who raised underciting because the Paris sentence is not separately cited needs a slap with a wet trout.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:57, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response, but on FA reviews I have seen this comment about being over referenced. Though I have sought for some policy as when is too many and when is not enough, I have seen nothing that guides the ignorant such as myself. I like think that it is best to approach an article from the position that readers will want to read sources and everyone will seek to verify information. Cheers and thank you. --Storm Rider ^(talk) 03:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Storm Rider, not policy but in the spirit of, my two bits about refs and links: I like to think the body of the article will be longer than the list of references; that not every word is blue linked, just the pertinent inclusions; that unless there is conflicting information about such things as date of birth, there's no need to reference it to the nth; that people leave the little years and months alone to streamline the links since when you click on them you just get everything that happened that year/date which takes you right away from the article among other deficiencies; that as much as possible the notes of information included in references might be placed within the article rather than the footnotes' asides; that anything juicy can be traced. What else... um, that anything that can be easily found by the reader is not a priority reference, but other specifics and their sources are; and kudos to lovely editors who take trouble to check the external links for useability, corpse status and promo intent. There must be heaps other, but this is from sloshing through articles. cheers, Julia Rossi (talk) 09:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, about "being over referenced" there does seem to be (in some cases) a tendency to do the academic paper approach (the more the better or more credible) but it is an encyclopedia, not a journal article for peer review at that level and might indicate a lack of confidence in the material. Again, my 2 bs, Julia 09:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, There is no common sense, so perhaps we do need a definition of "over-referenced" that won't be subjective. The need for references is probably greater in an article about a controversial topic. I would say that for every article which someone could possibly consider over-referenced, there must be a hundred under-referenced articles, so I think it is somewhat misguided to remove references from any article before we fill in the yawning gaps in other articles. That is, the degree of improvement resulting from trimming back an excess of references in one article is probably smaller than adding a similar number of references to the grossly under-referenced articles. --Teratornis (talk) 06:37, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 25

That message at the top

Sometimes, there's a message at the top of EVERY SINGLE PAGE that has a button that says "[dismiss]". I would like to know the name of the MediaWiki namespace page that is used to change this notice (for admin purposes on another wiki).

♫Death gle an er 03:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The page is MediaWiki:Sitenotice. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 03:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

How do I add a wikipedia article? --Olligobber (talk) 04:06, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, 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 Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. --CWY2190(talk • contributions) 04:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New name

I would quite like to change my user name, but don't want to lose the contributions I have made so far. Can this be done?-- Seahamlass 13:59, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It certainly can be done. See Wikipedia:Changing username for the details. Angus McLellan (Talk) 14:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks!-- Seahamlass 14:14, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Calendar-building help required

I would like to build a calendar akin to {{Calendar}}, except instead of a "Year x"/"Month"/"Days of Year x" hierarchy, I simply want "Year x"/"Month" in the following form, with years instead of months and months instead of days: Template:CalendarSingle The output should look something like the following, with a 2007 duplicate to the left and a 2009 to the right:

Selected articles
<< 2008 >>
Jan Template:•w Feb Template:•w... Dec

My purpose is to display monthly selected articles (e.g. Portal:Anarchism/Selected article/June 2008) on the Portal:Anarchism/Selected article page, similar to what Portal:Anarchism/Anniversaries does with daily anniversaries. Can anyone help me out? Skomorokh 14:31, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Logging in

Hi:

I just created an account with the username of Stephen C. Brown and set my password. I then tried to log in, but it says that either my username or password is wrong. I didn't give an e-mail when I set up my account, so now I appear to be stuck. How can I log in?

Thanks!! 75.171.77.25 (talk) 17:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[4] confirms the account was created 17 minutes before you posted here. If Help:Logging in doesn't help then you may have to create a new account. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As you made no edits, then WP:USURP may be able to reset the password. --h2g2bob (talk) 22:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio image

I have to go now and don't have time to do it myself, but could someone put a copyvio notice on the image of Lindsay Wagner that this user uploaded. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 17:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody got to it. Image not safe for work. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 18:02, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Glenn Letsch

is not on Wikipedia for professional touring and recording bass players playing in national and international acts18:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)18:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)18:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)18:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)18:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)~ [reformatted for ease of reading]

My name is Glenn Letsch

I am a professional bass player presently the recording and touring bassist for British Guitar Legend Robin Trower

I have written numerous critically acclaimed music textbooks for Hal Leonard Publishing

I have played on numerous albums including

Montrose Gamma Robin Trower Jonathan Cain Guitar Shorty

I am the bassist on The Sims computer games which is the number one all time selling computer game

but my name at Wikipedia is always in red so nobody can click on me

How do we fix this problem? Gletsch (talk) 18:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Glenn Letsch www.glennletsch.com

Hi. The obvious answer is to just create the page yourself. You are advised not to by conflict of interest guidelines, but as long as you can write about yourself neutrally and with sufficient sources to show notability, you should be fine. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But before you do anything else, please read this advice about your first article. – ukexpat (talk) 18:36, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to make sure your article is free of any conflicts of interest, I would suggest writing it in your userpage. Write a draft at User:Gletsch/Draft. Then go over to Editor Assistance or the New User Help Page so more experienced users can check it over. If they think it is ok, then you can move it to the mainspace. You may also want to check out our guidelines on autobiographies. Paragon12321 (talk) 20:37, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unable to edit solely the lead sections of articles

I'm not sure why, but for almost every section of Wikipedia articles, there is a link on the top-right of the section that says [edit]. However, for some reason there isn't an [edit] link for the lead sections; you have to click the edit this page tab in order to edit the lead sections. Is there a reason for this? Xnux the Echidna 21:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can enable the [edit] button for lead sections in your preferences under the gadgets tab. It is a check box under "User interface gadgets" Scottydude _talk 21:36, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(ec)The [edit] link is only produced when someone places a heading such as == Example == or === Example2 ===, etc. There is a Gadget that does allow you to place an [edit] link at the top of every page. Just go to My Preferences >> Editing >> Gadgets >> User interface gadgets and then check the box "Add an [edit] link for the lead section of a page." Then clear your browser's cache. Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 21:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

editing the header

I am doing edits to the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behchoko

The first block of information in the section contains an error. However, when I click the first Edit This Page button, it does not allow me access to the first block of text. How can I get into this text to make changes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Community Government of Behchoko (talk • contribs) 21:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I guess you are actually clicking a link only saying "edit". Click the "edit this page" tab at the top or see the above section. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "edit this page" is shown in this image. Or you could click "edit" for one of the sections, and change the url where it says "...&section=1" to "...&section=0". --h2g2bob (talk) 22:36, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 26

Merge accounts

Why would I want to merge my accounts? Can I merge an account that has a different name on a different language Wikipedia? Can I still change my username after merging accounts? Thanks. Yoshiroshin (talk) 00:37, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See here Perfect Proposal ^{Speak Out!} 01:00, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

template

i am trying to create a page and i was wounering if there is a template that i can just fill in the information and pictures it would be for Dr. Jeffery Carbeck PhD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazieblue (talk • contribs) 13:07, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some of the information can be placed in {{Infobox Scientist}} (assuming it's a scientist) or {{Infobox academic}}, but you also have to make a normal article text. Note Wikipedia:Notability (academics). PrimeHunter (talk) 13:32, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

new wikiprojects

Can anyone start a new wikiproject? If so, I may be interested in creating one for Berks County, Pennsylvania. I've created a lot of articles about unincorporated communities in the county, and I'd like to have a place to work with other editors on the topic. ilove headbanging music

^ Venus Williams Interview Australian Open - Jan 17

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That message at the top

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