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Please help

I have been on wikipedia for about 5 months...but I have only spent about 3 weeks total actually editing stuff. Anyways, There was a problem I had on the sustainability article...I gave my honest opinions and thoughts on it, and was instantly accused of being a sockpuppet for another editor. There was an investigation, although I wasn't present to defend myself, I was not found of any wrong doing or anything. Now, I came back(a few months later) to help the article and now an editor is constantly accusing and taunting [me.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sustainability] I just wan't to know if its Okay for him to do this and, if not What can I do to make him stop so I can contribute to the article. AdenR (talk) 23:05, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that you are still attempting to resolve things on the talk page, which is good. If it escalates any further you have the option to go through the dispute resolution process, or you could just ignore whoever's bothering you and just let it go and go back to enjoyable editing. -- œ ^™ 05:10, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I don't think ignoring will help now. Another editor is now doing the same thing. I don't have enough will power to start your suggestion. The atmosphere just fells weird now as it did in the past. I'm just gonna give up the article for good. Those people have been editing there for more than a year I think. I'll just go edit someplace else. Thanks.AdenR (talk) 15:28, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On a completely different note, how can I create or get banners. I'm a cardinals fan...the ones who lost yesterday : ( I saw the ones on your page. I'm also a classical music/piano lover. I just learned Etude op. 10 no. 3 "Chanson De L'adieu" but am still a beginner AdenR (talk) 15:41, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those are WP:Userboxes. – ukexpat (talk) 17:17, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

people of the same name as a page that already exists

I wish to create a page about "john hyatt" but the name already refers to another person of that name. What do I name the new page as? Hyattjon (talk) 11:48, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Common practice is to add a relevant parenthetical descriptor. For example, Tina Charles is a singer, so when the basketball player was added, her article was titled Tina Charles (basketball). Note that both articles have a "hat note" directing the reader to the other article if they are at the wrong one. You could create "John Hyatt(descriptor)" to distinguish your article.--SPhilbrick T 11:56, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please make sure you read WP:AUTOBIO first.--SPhilbrick T 11:58, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are putting the table of contents of books appropriate on wikipedia?

There has been conflicts on several articles on whether or not notable books should have a table of contents. But I noticed that some editors are inconsistent, especially the political books; and unfortunately a few thing books that promote their point of view should get a full description of content covered and a table of contents while books against their views merely get vandalized to a stub. Is referencing the table of contents of a book okay? World Views (talk) 13:23, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, including the table of contents on the actual book is probably not good, but a table of contents for the article is automatically created if the article has four sections.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 13:43, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, referencing the table of contents of the book is okay. Certainly an article on a non-fiction book should contain a synopsis of its contents; sometimes (and especially with an anthology) the best way to present this is with an annotated list of chapters or sections. See From Here to Infinity for an example. Wikipedia:WikiProject Books/Non-fiction article says that a "Contents / Chapters" section is acceptable. On the other hand, an article on a non-fiction book that consists mainly of a table of contents with no commentary is not going to win any awards for quality. Gandalf61 (talk) 13:53, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A plea for help at Feedback

Those of you who like to help, but find the crack staff monitoring this page are answering all the questions before you can jump in will find gold at WP:FEED. Of the most recent 25 entries, no one has added feedback other than myself. Many articles have zero feedback. Even those with some feedback from me could use additional feedback, as I am only addressing some of the issues. (Cross-posting at Help and New Contributors Feedback)--SPhilbrick T 14:04, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And you're doing an excellent job I might add.

Another page that could use some more eyes is WP:EAR: Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests. -- œ ^™ 05:54, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Entering an external reference twice and keeping the same number for it/indicating a reference with link no longer live

I would like to refer to the same article at different point in an article I am creating., How do I enter the reference the second time and ensure that the link will have the same superscript number

How do I indicate that an external link for an article no longer exists Ghislaine de Give (talk) 21:30, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:NAMEDREFS for your first question and the {{Dead link}} template for your second. – ukexpat (talk) 21:59, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sports World Governing Body... need help withm re-post

The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS) is a legitimate World Agency, recognized by numerous other World Agencies, as the following will now show...

initially, I admit I committed the cardinal error of writing my own bio page, thus everything that was connected to it, regardless of merit, was by frankly knee-jerk reaction deleted as well, mostly as not being "notable".

Another Wiki Editor made the comment already that the "very fact of its being a World Governing Body probably makes it per se notable".

I have since been very generously given some serious guidance by one of Wiki's editors; Adithya; with regard to the structuring of my bio page. I have thus re-created a Page for the FICS, which is posted at my userpage User:Drsjpdc/FICS. I really think this is ready for prime-time now. Can anyone help me see that this is properly edited/posted?

It's really become a "catch 22". If the agency I founded is not considered notable, even though its recognized by everyone who recognizes agencies, then naturally the founder is also not notable??? Come on... please help me set the record straight. I apologize for my initial clumsy attempts.

Drsjpdc (talk) 00:17, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Let's do it like this. Why don't you provide, on this page, at least two third-party (i.e., non-self-published), reliable, published sources providing significant coverage (i.e., not a directory, not a one-line mention, but in-depth coverage) of your organization? I checked your article, the AfD, and looked for sources myself, but can't find any. Tim Song (talk) 06:07, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You also need to take a look at WP:LEAD and WP:MOS for guidance on lead sections and layout. The notability issue is the most pressing one. Sometimes one just has to accept that an organisation may not be notable for Wikipedia purposes. – ukexpat (talk) 15:57, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK.... here's ONE - [1] Written by the Aussie who took the reigns from me, when I stepped down as President. Here's TWO - [2] Here's THREE - [3] Here's FOUR - [4] and so forth....

FICS Summer World Report | chiroweb.com ... FICS Summer World Report. ... The ISU agreed to continue the use of FICS DCs at its events, of which six were selected for the upcoming season. ... [5] - 47k - 2001-10-08

FICS Team Ventures to Cairo for All-African Games | chiroweb.com ... FICS Team Ventures to Cairo for All-African Games. FICS Accepted as Member of International Sports Federation. ... FICS Accepted as a Member of GAISF ... [6] - 42k - 1991-12-20

FICS Symposium, South Africa; Sports Federations Meeting, Japan ... ... FICS Symposium, South Africa; Sports Federations Meeting, Japan. ... FICS gave the instrument to Technikon Natal to use for research validation. ... [7] - 44k - 2000-02-07

Dr. Bertamini is Elected FICS President | chiroweb.com ... Dr. Bertamini is Elected FICS President. By Editorial Staff. FICS Members. FICS members pose under the watchful eyes of DD Palmer ... [8] - 44k - 1995-12-04

FICS Representatives Attend World Track and Field Championships in ... ... FICS Representatives Attend World Track and Field Championships in Tokyo. By Editorial Staff. ... FICS began in 1986 and currently has 48 nation members. ... [9] - 41k - 1991-10-11

FICS DCs Treat Olympic Athletes as They Prepare for Games ... ... FICS DCs Treat Olympic Athletes as They Prepare for Games. ... Once again, Mr. Ron Davis asked for assistance in supplying chiropractic care from the FICS. Drs. ... [10] - 44k - 1996-10-07

FICS Doctors Treat Athletes at All-African Games | chiroweb.com ... FICS Doctors Treat Athletes at All-African Games. ... The FICS doctors encourage other DCs to join the organization and participate in events such as these. ... [11] - 41k - 1992-09-11

OK, they're published in a Chiropractic Newspaper. But it goes to every known Chiropractic Physician on Earth... i.e., some 55 nations, and a circulation of around 60,000. IS this a start???

Drsjpdc (talk) 04:20, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I checked a few - what we need, if you read our notability guidelines, is third-party sources.

“

"Independent of the subject" excludes works produced by those affiliated with the subject including (but not limited to): self-publicity, advertising, self-published material by the subject, autobiographies, press releases, etc.

”

I strongly recommend that you read that guideline, and then pick the sources that you feel satisfy those criteria, and then drop me a message on my talk page. BTW, please don't use my editor review page for leaving messages. Tim Song (talk) 04:42, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am a new contributor and someone has a problem with me and I don't know why.

I am a new contributor and someone has a problem with me and I don't know why. I have been wary about editing again due to being threatened by user Mezaco . I made a change on the Golden Girls article and left my reason why on the discussion page.I was under the IP 65.1.220.130 on the discussion page. You can find it here- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Golden_Girls#Blanche.27s_children. User Mezaco said I was "abusive" to him and then came to my talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:65.1.220.130 and threatened to have me banned. I don't know how I was abusive? Now I am scared to edit because I don't know what I did wrong? If anyone can see how I was abusive on the discussion page please let me know.--68.19.253.42 (talk) 05:47, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

God, that dispute was 5 months old - no one would have remembered it if you hadn't brought it up. Just let it go, okay? No one's going to block you unless you do some really horrible things. Tim Song (talk) 05:55, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It does not matter how long ago it was. It seems like you Timsong and Mezaco both have attitude problems. My gosh you can't say anything on here without some smart ass reply. --68.19.253.42 (talk) 18:55, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: In light of this I just gave him a {{uw-npa3}}. Tim Song (talk) 19:05, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have been accused of writing "nonsense" and copying verbatim and pasting text from a book.

I have never merely copied text, but recounted in my own words what I have read. My material on John Henry Cox was admittedly incredulous, but neverthless true, as I thought I had proved by quoting the reference to it in the Swedish National Archives, which my accuser chose to ignore. It is impossible to know what to do in the face of such accusations. I have submitted many small items in an attempt to find my way, but none of this has appeared. Charles Dawson (talk) 13:53, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another editor has already confirmed that this person is copying stuff direct from an old book and, even if the book is in the public domain, his approach to editing is not acceptable as editors must write using their own words based on verifiable sources with selective quotations. All this is in the site guidelines such as WP:MOS. This editor has had edits reverted several times because his work resembles newspaper columns with no paragraphs, no structure, umpteen errors and most, if not all of it, copied straight from another source. He repeatedly and deliberately ignores requests to study the guidelines and persists in uploading stuff that is frankly unreadable. I suspect that his actions are deliberate and verging on vandalism. ----Jack | ^{talk page} 19:47, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Help - Conflict of Interest

Resolved

– speedily deleted as overly promotional. – ukexpat (talk) 18:32, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have created a Wikipedia page for Valeisha Butterfield. All information is accurate and has sources listed. Please help by doing whatever is needed to verify and approve this page.

Valeisha (talk) 14:41, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am afraid I have nominated it for speedy deletion as to me it reads like a press release or a c.v.. If it is deleted, I suggest that you wait for someone else to write an article about you, or head over to Articles for creation and request that it be created. – ukexpat (talk) 15:52, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Down's syndrome

if elder brother is suffering from downs syndrome will it affect the other brother and sisters? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.204.144.158 (talk) 04:45, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article about Down syndrome but note that Wikipedia does not give medical advice. Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:30, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hai

hai!

i login this webside,i know this is value.how to work bookmark in this side@ regisister my web links? please replay to me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kesavan0 (talk • contribs) 05:41, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to know how to create a bookmark to Wikipedia on your browser, it depends which browser you use. On most of them, click "Bookmarks" at the top of the window, then click "Bookmark this page". As for registering your web links, I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Do you mean creating an article? If so, see WP:Your first article. hmwith☮ 12:19, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to add links to another site on an existing article, see WP:EL. hmwith☮ 12:20, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ronnie Jagday wiki

hi, my job has changed. I am now a PM, at Cisco Systems in the Corporate Finance department.

Who makes the update?

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronnie_Jagday&action=edit&section=2

128.107.239.233 (talk) 19:53, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. Here at Wikipedia, we value verifiability over truth. Therefore, we would prefer to have a reliable source that this has indeed happened. If you are indeed the subject of this article, you should have no trouble making or finding a statement by such a source confirming this. We apologize for any inconvenience. Intelligentsium 22:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

upload pictures

I was just wondering how I upload pictures to a wikipedia site thanks Shiaili (talk) 18:11, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brand new users are not allowed to upload pictures to Wikipedia. You can however, upload to Wikimedia Commons and they can then be used on Wikipedia (or any other project). If you did not take the pictures yourself, please make sure that they are released under a free licence and that you place an appropriate licence tag on the image. Copyright violations are taken seriously and always deleted. SpinningSpark 18:57, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean "released under a license"? I don't understand this part. Does it mean that the source where your image was taken from need to release a license to upload to wikipedia? NarSakSasLee (talk) 19:14, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is exactly it. If you copy a picture from the web then that web page must specifically say that it has a free licence. Common licences that are acceptable are GFDL and Collective Commons and also it is ok if the picture is released into the public domain. The licence must not be restricted to certain uses such as educational only, non-commercial only or Wikipedia only. Although it would be legal for Wikipedia to use such restricted licences our own rules do not allow it. Wikipedia wants its contents to be freely usable by anybody. If the page does not say anything that does not mean that the licence is free, just the opposite, it is presumed to be copyrighted unless proved otherwise. See Wikipedia:Image use policy and Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. SpinningSpark 09:36, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How do you ask questions on here

How do you ask questions on here —Preceding unsigned comment added by Emillianna (talk • contribs) 18:32, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ha ha. Do you have a serious question? SpinningSpark 18:58, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

End your sentences with a question mark, and you have! Livewireo (talk) 19:51, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Making a Portal

Can someone help me out.

I want to make a new Portal regarding Gangs.

Am I allowed to make a new portal regarding Gangs.

What name should I use? ( Portal:Gang or Portal:Gangs )

--Zink Dawg -- 01:21, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read WP:P and all relevant outgoing links? Intelligentsium 02:11, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I have. I'm just asking for permission before I start. I may need a little help, But I think I know what I'm doing!!--Zink Dawg -- 02:44, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ask permission? Just dive right in! Go ahead and make the page using the information you've gathered. Other users will be able to help you put the portal together. Do make sure that you are familiar with the structure of a portal, as well as the relevant material. Robert Skyhawk ^{So sue me!} (You'll lose) 02:48, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, Thanks. I will get started on my Portal now. If you see that I'm doing something wrong, please tell me on my talk page or help me out.--Zink Dawg -- 02:56, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Gang

I just created the Portal (Portal:Gang) I need your help. If you have time, Can you help add some content to my portal. I would appreciate it, Thanks.--Zink Dawg -- 06:56, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mistress Absolutes profile page

Hello I have been trying to publish this page some time and finally believe it is in a format that would be suitable for Wikipedia. The page is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Malstrome/Mistress_Absolute and to be added here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistress_Absolute would it possible to get some feedback before I roll it accross as I want to ensure the format and structure is correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Malstrome (talk • contribs) 16:43, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is no inline referencing (important for verifiability and establishing notability), and given that the article has been previously deleted four times, you will need to make the referencing rock solid and absolutely prove that this character is notable.
There is no wikilinking
There are no categories
The references are not correctly formatted. See Wikipedia:Citing sources

SpinningSpark 19:59, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and phrases like "She is well known and revered worldwide" are not considered encyclopaedic WP:PEACOCK. SpinningSpark 20:03, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Items mentioned when you asked before, which haven't yet been addressed:

The second sentence “She is well known and revered worldwide’ is problematic. On one hand, it is important to establish notability early on, but on the other hand, it cannot simply be asserted, it needs to be sourced.
Don’t simply say she is well-known. Cite references to support the statement.
Don’t say she is revered, she may be but that’s not a conclusion an editor should be making. If you want to use the word, find a quote from a reliable source.
Please read WP:Cite. While you have included some citations, they are not in the correct format. The guideline will help, and you can look at other articles for examples. --SPhilbrick T 20:23, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Labor Force

Hi, and thanks in advance!

I am looking at the article for Labor Force, and agree with a note on the discussion page about some verbiage that was deleted but seems to make the article make more sense.

The talk page is labeled with all sorts of scary disclaimers about being sensitive and part of lots of projects, so in addition to not having the foggiest clue about what steps I'd take to add the bit back in, I'm guessing it was deleted for a reason, and ... well... I just don't know the foggiest bit about what goes behind the scenes here.. but I do really think a clearer definition of types of people who are not counted in the labor force would be helpful.

What would the next steps be for someone like me who would like to see this article get better in a way that's a fit with your standards and customs?

here's the talk page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Labor_force

thank you! 67.169.223.168 (talk) 20:19, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be afraid to edit. Especially do not be intimidated by all the project banners (a lot of projects are actually quite moribund with no active members and are very unlikely to bite anyone). Anyway, I have restored the passage in question, no reason was given for the deletion. By the way, the article is very US-centric and at least needs the US-specific facts moved out of the lede into a later section. Feel free to work on it. SpinningSpark 22:04, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Deletion

I have been told that I am deleting the Speedy Deletion Template, and I'm not sure how I'm doing that. It said I may be blocked from editing this article. I don't know how I'm deleting that template. Could you tell me how I am so I can stop doing that? I have just been editing my article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Newboy27one (talk • contribs) 04:46, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was told I am deleting the Speedy Deletion Template. Can you tell me how I am doing that, because I don't know how I am. I have just been editing my article. And can you tell me how I will know my article has been accepted? Thanks --Newboy27one (talk) 05:15, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you had an edit conflict and just copied and pasted your text? That would cause the edit that inserted the template to be removed - it's the {{db-a7}} at the very top of the page. In any event, I declined the tag for now, but you need to clean up the article somewhat. WP:Your first article is a good place to start. Tim Song (talk) 05:24, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Letting Gases settle After moving a Fridge/freezer

How long must a fridge freezer be left to stand after it has been moved in order that the gases have a chance to settle down please??------ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.247.23.243 (talk) 17:49, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We bought a wine fridge last week, and were advised by the delivery men to let it stand at least six hours before switching it on. Ka renjc 17:59, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Translation

Hi,

I'm new to Wiki and my question is very simple. I want to know if I'm allowed to translate from English to Dutch. Some articles are not available in Dutch, so I would like to translate that. I'm asking this, because I know you have to put your text in your own words in Wiki. So is it allowed or not?Studio-deciBel (talk) 18:20, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, very much you are allowed, more translators are always welcome on Wikipedia. Take a look at WP:Translation which explains everything. Basically, the only requirement is that you give proper credit to the original authors. SpinningSpark 18:34, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And the equivalent page on Dutch Wikipedia is nl:Wikipedia:Vertalen naar het Nederlands. SpinningSpark 18:44, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How many MB or GB's of data is being added to wikipedia?

I was just speculating but how much of data is being added daily? NarSakSasLee (talk) 20:09, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how do you tab?

Yahoo/Google searches

How do I get my subjects to show up in the search results on Yahoo or Google, or some other search engine, when a person searches the subject of my article.--Newboy27one (talk) 06:12, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's all up to the search engines, actually. It usually takes them a few days to cache any new pages. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:17, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The also needs to be linked to other articles, orphaned articles are less likely to be found in a search engine. -- Luk ^talk 14:35, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Luk, is that definitely right? What you say seemed intuitive to me, but when I asked about it over on the Village Pump technical page I was told internal links couldn't affect e.g. PageRank. Gonzonoir (talk) 15:17, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good question, I think I have read it somewhere some time ago. I might be wrong then :). However, having internal links to the article ensures the crawler will eventually index the page. -- Luk ^talk 15:38, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those are two different questions. The presence of internal linked might decrease the time it takes to show up in a search engine, without necessary affecting where it falls on the list. Consider one article, an orphan with no links, and the same article with 20 links. If a webcrawler finds any one of those 20 articles, it presumably will check outgoing links, so your page will be found a fraction of a second after it stumbles across any of the 20 articles. In the case of the orphan, it has to hit on the article itself. However, the PageRank might not be affected by how many internal links exist.

My (limited) experience is that article are found by Google fairly quickly, usually within hours. Having said that, I created one yesterday that is still not found.--SPhilbrick T 17:46, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, I see that True_Love_(Jessy_J_album) is in Google, but not Tequila Moon nor Jessy J.--SPhilbrick T 17:57, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Even more interesting—I checked several pages created on 3 October and found none of them in Google, even though later pages are in Google.--SPhilbrick T 18:02, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weird. Elliot Weintrob was created four hours ago and it has been in Google for three hours. Maybe they took off a day on 3 October.--SPhilbrick T 18:05, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it's a bit of an arcane art. During new page patrol I frequently find articles already Google-crawled within minutes of their creation. Probably a question for Googlers rather than Wikipedians. Gonzonoir (talk) 19:58, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unlinking tool

What tool can I use to unlink Wikilinks in articles quickly?--Otterathome (talk) 08:50, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to orphan a page, Twinkle's unlink function works nicely. If you want to remove all links, Find/Replace in a random notepad? :D -- Luk ^talk 14:33, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question about editing/writing about specific websites.

I have noticed that some websites have WP entries while others do not, can someone direct me to guidelines for authoring an article about a particular website?

For example I see that wwtdd.com (a celeb gossip blog) has an entry but ftvgirls.com (a gigantic, moderately famous adult site) does not.

If I wanted to write an article about ftvgirls could I? Are there guidelines or are those types of articles verbotten?

Jfreeway (talk) 19:54, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:WEB holds our notability guidelines for web-content. Look at this first, then see theArticle WizardIntelligentsium^review 20:10, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To answer your specific question, you definitely can, however, some advice—Writing an article for Wikipedia is harder than many people realize. Even professional writers find that the format and style needed for a good encyclopedia article are different than what might be appropriate for other venues. You could:

Get someone else to do it—If your only goal is to make sure that an article is added to Wikipedia, you can request that someone write an article on the subject.
Start by editing other articles—If you are interested in becoming an editor at Wikipedia, our experience demonstrates that it is better to start by improving existing articles, which will help you get a sense of how this place works, and then you will be ready to write your first article from scratch. A good place to visit is the Wikipedia backlog, where there are literally hundreds of thousands of articles needing help from editors. Find an article in a subject area you know, and add a source, or a reference, or simply help write it better.
Go ahead and try—If you do decide to write an article immediately, please read our policy on conflicts of interest, then read our guide to writing your first article, which will repeat some of the good advice above. Then please use the Article wizard, which will help you through the steps. I urge you to accept the option to save your first draft in your user subpage, which will reduce the chance your work will be deleted before it is ready.

userboxes

How do I put pictures inside userboxes. I want to put an arizona cardinals picture on my userbox. A piano keys picture and picture of a cameraAdenR (talk) 20:27, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, use of non-free images in user boxes is forbidden. See Wikipedia:Userboxes#Caution_about_image_use, so the Arizona Cardinals image is out.--SPhilbrick T 23:42, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can also go to the Commons page here and search for Piano keys or camera—there are many options available.--SPhilbrick T 23:48, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a few options:

{{User:UBX/photography}}	User:UBX/photography
{{Template:User piano}}	`{{User piano}}`
{{User:UBX/NFL-Cardinals}}	`{{NFL-Cardinals}}`

--SPhilbrick T 00:09, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia like website

I'm working on a wikipedia like website for one of my math classes and I need some help editing. I put in this:

< div style="background:#faecc8; border-bottom:1px solid #fad67d; padding:0.2em 0.5em; font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;">Pictue of the Week< /div > (I put spaces in so you could see what I have in the editing section)

It looks like this:

Pictue of the Week

This created a division in the page with the text Picture of the week. I want to divide this line in half and put another box next to it with some other title like article of the week. How do I go about making it like this. I see it on the front page of Wikipedia and the Wikipedia Commons page so I know it is possible.

Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kzinser517 (talk • contribs) 22:56, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would take too long to explain here. You can view the source of the Main page and find out, though. Intelligentsium^review 00:29, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dealing with duplicate articles?

Hello. I found two articles that deal with the same subject. How do I handle that? Do I have permission to fix that by myself? Thank you. Warrah (talk) 20:47, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Any editor is free to merge the articles together, and then redirect one of the pages to the other. But if both pages have either very long histories or are being actively edited, it may be wise to suggest the merge on the talk page first. Someguy1221 (talk) 20:56, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That was helpful. Thank you. Warrah (talk) 03:43, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Starting a new topic on Wikipedia - PocoPouch

I would like to add a new topic (i.e. cocacola) that has not been created yet. It is for a product called PocoPouch. I am finding it dificult to start a topic. Can anyone help? <redacted E-mail> —Preceding unsigned comment added by PocoPouch (talk • contribs) 00:52, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please read our guidelines on Conflicts of Interest and Promotion. Then, use the Article Wizard. Thank you. Intelligentsium^review 01:05, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure you are anxious to start, but the track record for article created by people with no prior experience is not great. If you want the article up in a few days, and deleted a couple days later, then jump right in. If you'd like the article to remain, I urge you to try editing other articles first, and then read some helpful advice such as Wikipedia:Tutorial SPhilbrick T 12:30, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WYSIWUG?

I'm new to editing Wikipedia but I've used the wiki we have at work often. OUr work wiki uses Wikimedia software too but it has a WYSIWUG toolbar to make edits even easier. Does Wikipedia have such?

Thank you Cmcandrl (talk) 17:29, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is a gadget called wikiEd that allows this. Go to the gadgets tab in your preferences, and check "wikiEd".--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 17:50, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

help for a new page

I would like to creat a new page for our company. How can I do thatRiedon inc (talk) 19:10, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We discourage articles about organisations being written by anyone directly connected to them due to conflict of interest. If your company is truly notable, someone will eventually write an article. You can also request the article be written, but there is no guarantee that the request will be acted on, it would first need an editor who found the subject interesting. SpinningSpark 22:41, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Affiliate marketing-eBay

Hi everyone,

I have just posted an article about affiliate marketing. I wanted to edit a page to add in a piece about why people wish to start affiliate marekting , or working from home. There many people who do not understand about affiliate marketing and I wanted to outline the benefits as much as the pitfuls of doing such. Wiki have dropped my edited part as well as the external link which in fact leads to an article that highlights the reality of affiliate marketing

Any suggestions??

Swifttruman (talk) 20:28, 7 October 2009 (UTC) Mervyn Johnson[reply]

The immediate reason you were reverted is that you included a link to an external site in the body of the article. This is against our manual of style and could be seen as intended to promote that website. Secondly, your ideas on why people want to become affiliates and what the benefits are are not notable. If reliable sources have those same views then it can go in the article along with the references (although one of the editors reverting you said in the edit summary that the article already covers this material). Finally, much of what you wrote was copied verbatim from the linked website. This is a copyright violation and is cause for deletion regardless of the quality of the insertion. Even if it were not copyright it is still plagiarism which is not good for Wikipedia.

When you say Wikipedia have dropped your edit, you appear to think that we have made some kind of central decision. This is not so, it does not work like that here. Individual editors have decided to remove your contribution. If you wish, you can discuss it with them on the article talk page, or the talk page of the individual editors. SpinningSpark 22:32, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Page title

How do I correct the spelling in the page title that I have created.Ceiliboy (talk) 23:00, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The process is moving (or renaming). You must be autoconfirmed to move a page, though if you tell me which one, I would be glad to move it for you. Intelligentsium^review 23:22, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done I went ahead and moved it for you.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 23:33, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pextaxians

Request unclear

– What?--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 17:35, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A large online community devoted to discussing and sharing ideas related to Pentax DSLR and 35mm cameras. They are a group highly devoted brand loyal consumers, who appreciate the Pentax approach to camera design. Pentax research and developement listen to the Pextaxians while still in the developement stages of camers design.Ghillindy1 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 07:54, 8 October 2009 (UTC).[reply]

So, what are you asking, exactly?--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 17:35, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I expect the poster is suggesting an article, in which case s/he should read Wikipedia:Your first article. SpinningSpark 17:55, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How do your make your signatures colorful?

SpinningShark has a lot of colors mixed together. How do you edit that?--Fuzzyhair2 (talk) 22:08, 8 October 2009 (UTC) <smallFuzzyhair2 (talk • contribs) 22:06, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Preferences will let you set a custom signature. Be sure to check off "Sign my name exactly as shown". Wikipedia:Signatures also has some wise words on the matter; in summary, don't include images or external links in your signature, and too much fanciness will cause the signature to be too long in the edit window, which others find annoying. @harej 02:39, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Choi Woo Hyuk

[version of the article Choi Woo Hyuk was posted here by Seoulrock in [12], removed by PrimeHunter]

This is a place to get help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia, not for posting articles. Do you have a question? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:13, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Left Coast Pool Concepts, Inc.

Left Coast Pool Concepts, Inc. is a Palm Desert, California U.S.A. based swimming pool construction company specializing in new design, construction and remodels. The company is owned and managed by Mario M Horvath.

The companies website is located at: http://www.leftcoastpoolconcepts.com--Mariomhorvath (talk) 17:11, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite sure what you are asking. This is a place to ask for help from other editors about a page you may have in progress, or are planning to write. I don't see that you've started anything. The link is a bad link. Assuming it is your company, please read WP:COI.--SPhilbrick T 17:20, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question about sources for a new page

I am currently working on a wikipedia page for a well-respected and widely published author. A great deal of the source material regarding him is in the form of reviews in various respected magazines and papers. Is this acceptable? Just trying to figure this thing out.

Thank you,

Leslie7278 (talk) 22:41, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those sound like good sources, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources, basically, we like sources that are independant of the subject of the article and have gone through some sort of editorial checking process. Publicity material that is generated by the publisher and then printed without any journalistic input is not independant of course. I suggest you need more than just reviews to be able to write a decent article, something on the background and life of the author would make a well rounded article. SpinningSpark 23:54, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted pages

Is it possible to view deleted pages??? JV Smithy (talk) 00:24, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Only administrators (like me) can view and restore deleted pages. In some cases an administrator may copy a deleted page to you or say roughly what it contained. Do you have a specific page in mind for a specific reason? PrimeHunter (talk) 01:46, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiggmin JV Smithy (talk) 16:09, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jiggmin was written by User:MADDH4X who has no other edits. It was deleted two hours after it was created on September 10. It was about a flash game creator Jacob Grahn, or rather about his games. It was unsourced, not encyclopedic in tone, and the author encouraged readers to play a game at a given website, to mail him at a given mail address, or mail the subject at a given mail address. Wikipedia has restrictions on information about living people and things like email addresses. Why do you want to see the content? PrimeHunter (talk) 17:40, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some friends were adding pages that have been deleted about things related. JV Smithy (talk) 22:46, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

i need me

== how abuot me for help me

becouse i need help me == —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.248.58.233 (talk) 10:07, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What is it you need help with? SpinningSpark 15:16, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

QUESTION

will wikipedia remember me for a long time?--Siddhua (talk) 06:06, 12 October 2009 (UTC){{{}}}[reply]

That depends on how you get involved here (and of course, since Wikipedia has no corporate memory of its own, on what its users learn about you). I've placed a welcome template on your talk page with some links to things you can do make a positive contribution. If you're asking technically whether Wikipedia will retain your login details, there's a "remember me" button on the login page that will keep you logged in for 30 days on your current computer, unless you manually log out. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:15, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See more about staying logged in at Help:Logging in. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:51, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Glorious Dawn

On YouTube there is a song recently created by a user named Melodysheep which gives tribute to the late Carl Sagan. Can someone please check it out? It's a wonderful piece that I'd like to see shared with as many people as possible. It has reached nearly 900,000 views in less than a month, and rarely is there a recent comment more than an hour old. Average comment frequency is approximately 13 minutes (from my observation, anyway).

If considered for inclusion into the Wikipedia database, it would be nice to see who created it, what is his/her background, why it was created, what were the tools used, etc.

The url is below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc

Thank you for your time

RocketeerRich (talk) 12:17, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thanks for your suggestion, but I'm afraid Wikipedia is not just a webhost. We are an encyclopedia; we have articles about notable subjects, covered with citations from reliable sources. We cannot add videos, however important, simply on their own merit. Further questions? let me know! Fleetflame · whack! whack! · 13:10, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Metal-Roid

Metal-Roid is a Melodic Thrash Metal band from Seenu Atoll, Maldives, Formed in 2007. The band is composed of Andy (lead vocals), Shaam (rhythm guitar), Vittu (lead guitar), Wacho (bass guitar), Shirra (drums) and Anaxx (keyboards). They were formed under the name of Metal of Addu and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Traphic Jam and Fasylive. We recorded five songs which were not released.

(was posted at top of page on Oct 7 by User:Metal-Roid)

Your post was overlooked because you added it to the top of the page, and we look for new posts at the bottom. If you click the "new section" tab to add to a post, it will be added automatically to the right place. Also, please remember to sign your posts. In reply to your post, it does not appear your band would be notable enough for an article. See WP:MUSIC for guidelines. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:49, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Editing International Samaritan page

So I was wondering if I could possibly undo some editing. I was attempting to replace a photo and accidently screwed up the page format. I need HELP!!! thanksIntsamaritan (talk) 15:37, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done - I reverted it to before you edited it.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 15:47, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Questioningly

"Questioningly" is a Ramones song written by Dee Dee Ramone and released in 1978 on the Sire album Road To Ruin, the Ramones' fourth studio album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greendayfan7 (talk • contribs) 18:07, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Did you have a question about using Wikipedia? TNXMan 18:15, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

question about Bibliography

in an article about someone who wrote books, isn't the Bibliography section supposed to be a list of the books written by the subject of the article? Kenatipo (talk) 01:27, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, the bibliography section (otherwise known as "References", "Citations", "Footnotes", etc.) is a section devoted to sources used in the article (generally print sources, though web sources are sometimes also included in the bibliography section). Books written by the subject would go under a heading labelled "Works", or something to that effect. Intelligentsium^review 01:32, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

of course you're right. i knew it all along. thanks for your help. Kenatipo (talk) 03:14, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

mail transit time & mail damage in Transit of Unregd/registered mails.

Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). mail transit time Guideline / rule for ord.mails / registered mails. how mails can saved from damage during transit. accountability at various level from bottomline to top . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.245.95.16 (talk • contribs) 10:34, October 13, 2009 (UTC)

I don't quite understand what you're asking about, but it seems prudent to point you towards the reference desk. — QuantumEleven 11:12, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ATBLA subject matter, No conflict of interest

(ATBLA is the organization that promotes and Administers the Los Angeles Black Gay pride event that occurs during the fourth of July American independence Day Celebration, the ATB stands for At The Beach which exists as the focal point for the black pride events. The Usual Beach party/ Pride celebration occurs every year for 26yrs now, the non profit organization started a trend for black LGBT which resulted in the formation of an annual black gay pride event across the USA and now being done all over the world today In the summer of 1988, Duane Bremond and a group of friends decided to come together to organize and enjoy a day "At the Beach" on the 4th of July. Every year since, At the Beach (ATB) has grown in participants and in scope. It has become the nation's largest recognized Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride celebration. 20,000 + attendees over week long celebration 40&percent; of ATB attendees are from out of state Only event in California that brings together thousands of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people Today, ATB is a progressive and socially responsible organization over 20,00 strong. ATB strives to provide unity celebrations as a networking forum for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender of African descent to increase awareness in areas such as health, civic, and community empowerment.)

I Have created the ATBLA information into Wiki not as a representative of ATBLA but as a concerned person because very little information appear to exist on black pride in Wikipedia. Most of the information I have added where actually received from the ATBLA webpage, Social networking sites as you have stated, also from reads on online news source and news articles including but not limited to

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79460616.html http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur15190.cfm And the Los Angeles Sentinel

Bloggs http://simplyfredsmith.blogspot.com/2005/07/atbla-literary-panel.html http://www.jasmynecannick.com/

and personal attendants of a couple of the ATBLA meetings, I may have created the Information under ATBLA because I choose to name it as such since i found no information on the organization on here, no information on Black gay pride and also no information on the international federation of the black gay pride.

This are very important information first because the black pride movement/ events and celebration took root in Los Angeles through the work of the ATBLA and as quickly but over the years become an international event where all cities pick a date to celebrate in their own fashion, ATBLA had giving courage to black LGBT communities, showing them that they can be black and it's ok to be gay, lesbian, transgender and still celebrate their existence.

While writing my article, one of the rules was that I could not put in any URL. So I had to take all the URL's out and stream line my article according to the policy since the original would not post

Please let me know how I can reformat this article so that it can be accepted by Wiki. It's shameful that the black LGBT community is not well represented in Wiki discuss, probably as a result of no fault of Wiki; Possibly because no one has even bothered to talk about it or write about it on wiki or most other medium. The black community in general feels marginalized and have taking a defeatist position "we can't be bothered because we will not be accepted anyway" this is even worse within the Black LGBT community who feels they can't be accepted by the larger black community and worse still by the general public

I have taking up the personal mission to make a change on this issues, please furnish me with more details on how I can achieve this objective of online medium inclusion on the black LGBT . I will be adding more information as time permits on Wiki and other online mediums as I find them.