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    March 7

    Section linking... within images?

    Is there any use for this syntax? [1] [2] Should it be removed from any image? -- Basilicofresco (msg) 00:21, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Most likely. I mean, if you wanted to section link, you would have to use [[:File anyway. –Turian (talk) 00:28, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    It's ignored by the software and doesn't show up in the html source of the rendered page. I would just remove it if I was editing the page anyway and noticed it. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:41, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm Steve Fonyo

    Hi there

    I was just trying to up-date everyone on my current situation and I'm having a hard time being able to do this. I have logged in and tried to edit but was unsuccessful. Can you please help me to figure out how to up-date your information so that everyone who uses your "Wikipeda" information can be as current with my information as they can be. Thanks Steve Fonyo [email redacted] I will be sure to reply as soon as possible and again thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephen Fonyo (talk • contribs) 02:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    We don't reply by email here at the help desk. Can you be more specific about the problem? The article Steve Fonyo has an "edit this page" tab at top. See also Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Dealing with articles about yourself and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help. The latter includes an email contact address but it probably isn't needed if you just want to update information. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:24, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    You don't show as having made any edits except this one, nor does the History of Steve Fonyo show attempts to edit it in the last month: did you accidentally press "Show preview" instead of "Save page"?
    You are welcome to correct factual errors, and to remove any unsourced negative information from the article (as any Wikipedia editor may, according to the policies in WP:BLP). But please read WP:COI before you edit that article. --ColinFine (talk) 10:45, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    How do you upload an image?

    I am trying to, but it only says imbedded file on it.--Guy546(Talk) 03:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
    • If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps. Intelligentsium 03:36, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Regarding the above film article; I can not understand why it is a notable docmentary, futhermore it seems to be a direct word for word copy and paste from here. I can not find any other information on this film using google/bing. I don't think it ever had won a award or grossed a big amount of money or even had a huge audience. Can I place a speedy delete tag on it?.--intraining Jack In 12:20, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    It's been over an hour since asking here; I have gone ahead and placed a speedy delete tag on it.--intraining Jack In 13:47, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Sent to copyright problems because it is not clear which came first, the article or the external use.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    e-recharge

    i require details on the history,advantages and disadvantages on the e-recharge topic for my college project....please help me and if possible mail me on:<email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.40.64.107 (talk) 14:29, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello. We do not appear to have an article on that topic. You can ask a question at an appropriate section of the reference desk but I'm not sure anyone is going to do this for you and may feel this comes under the heading of "do your own homework". Note that this page is for questions about using Wikipedia, not for general knowledge questions, and we do not respond by email, both of which matter you might notice are prominently advised at the top of this page.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:10, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Try this link > Battery Management System ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 06:10, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Watched Pages

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     – avs5221 (talk) 09:51, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a way to see how many people are watching a certain article, so as to see which pages are popular and which aren't. Any Help will do. Paul2387 14:52, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    First, there's an external sites which provides traffic statistics, and there's another which shows number of watchers (only shows results if there are more than 30). Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The second link Fuhghettaboutit points out is accessible through the article history. If you click the history tab, you will see a list of external tools, including a link to number of watchers. avs5221 (talk) 09:47, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    John Addison 1765 Professor of Music

    I have tried to create an account three times using all my names and usual passwords. Each time I get the message "already taken". You have my 4 x great uncle mixed up with John Addison who wrote music for the film industry. My John Addison was born 1765 and died in Camden Cottages in 1844.16:00, 7 March 2010 (UTC)16:00, 7 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.157.56 (talk)

    We have an article on "your John Addison": John Addison (1765–1844), which appears on the the disambiguation page for the multiple articles on people all named John Addison. The article occupying the main title is right now considered the primary topic but has a note at the top (called a hatnote) which directs people who reach that page to the disambiguation page where your relative is listed.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:15, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I just tweaked the article referencing and added some additional information.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:40, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    There are 47,795,185 taken usernames so you may have to try more than three to create an account. Did you see a link to the wrong John Addison in an article? You can probably fix that without an account by editing the article source and replace [[John Addison]] (which renders as John Addison) with [[John Addison (1765–1844)|John Addison]] (which renders as John Addison with a link to your relative). Or you can tell us where the link is. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:45, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    how to propogate the Clivia? I looked it up and people were talking about this but I couldn't find the info to the question?

    Could you tell me how to access the info on How to propogate the Clivia. I looked up Clivia Miniata 74.232.56.91 (talk) 17:21, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Miscellaneous reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. --ColinFine (talk) 19:46, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    editing the schizoid page

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     – ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 06:01, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I feel really sorry, I've tried to add some information to the schizoid wiki page, and I couldnt get rid of a part of the writing being configured in a box and running to the side off the page. Rather than delete the whole thing, I'm hoping an editor may be able to sort this out for me. I hope this will be alright, and thanks for your help. 80.41.101.98 (talk) 18:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply] 

    Did your text look like this?
    You began a line of text with a space. There is no need to indent lines on Wikipedia - remove the space and everything should look correct. Xenon54 / talk / 18:54, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) I have fixed it by removing leading spaces. Because there was a leading space at the beginning of the line, it put the text in a box. Please see Help:Wiki markup#Limiting formatting / Escaping wiki markup for information on this formatting. --Mysdaao talk 18:56, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a way to find out what links to a particular section of an article? Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), 20:32, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    There isn't a way to find the links to go directly to a section. --Mysdaao talk 02:06, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I didn't think so, but that would be useful to me. Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), 02:36, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Resolved

    purple day for epilepsy article

    The purple day for epilepsy article. I am trying to add the citations, etc third party.

    I don't know how to do it properly so we don't loose the text.

    I am President of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia and Global Partner for this campaign. The website www.purpleday.org domain name is registered with our agency.


    I would be happy to do this according to your rules but I need to know how to do it.

    thanks Deirdre Floyd, President Epilepsy Nova Scotia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dpatricia (talk • contribs) 21:33, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Please read WP:CITE: that page, and those referenced from it, tell you everything you could ever want to know about citing in Wikipedia.
    Please also read WP:COI. Editors are discouraged from editing articles on subjects they are connected with, because of the difficulty of writing neutrally. But adding citations for existing content should be no problem. --ColinFine (talk) 23:14, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Irrelevant templates transcluded

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    Can someone take a look at the article on Verrettes and explain why a huge number of irrelevant country & flag templates seem to be transcluded. Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 21:36, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I only see the Haiti flag in the infobox. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 22:12, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I also read the question as regarding the rendered page but examination showed it was the edit window which included a long list of country and flag templates at the end. I fixed it in [3] by removing a flag template from an infobox parameter that doesn't allow it. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:12, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I should have been clearer in my explanation but, yes, PrimeHunter is correct... there was a long list of irrelevant country and flag templates listed after the edit window when in edit mode. Thanks for fixing it. Astronaut (talk) 14:58, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia list of Chevaliers of the Order of Arts and Letters

    It is not critical but I was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (March 1, 2005) and another medal,Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite (May 9, 2007). The dates are on the "brevets" (diplomas) but not of the actual award ceremonies. The first was on Bastille Day, 14 July 2005, at the French Consul General's residence in Beverly Hills, CA and the latter on June 29, 2007, by the same Consul General at La Cumbre Country Club, Santa Barbara, CA. You have a list of recipients of the Arts and Letters but my name is missing for 2005. If it's not too much to ask, please correct the omissions. Thank you kindly. Frederick R. Sidon <redacted> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.154.82.61 (talk) 22:40, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Lists like List of members of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres are generally only for those recipients who satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (people) and have a Wikipedia biography. If you refer to Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres then it is a category and can only contain Wikipedia pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:22, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    a gun with a 1856 logo on it

    I have a gun that only has a scoll on the side with the numbers 1856 scolled on both sides of the gun and nothing else. would you know how made a gun with only the 1856 and a scoll aronud it. i would be very happy if you could help me. thank you gail —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.162.94 (talk) 23:48, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    This is not the place for general knowledge. Please take it to the Reference desk. Thank you. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 23:51, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    March 8

    Gadget

    I proposed a gadget about a month ago here, and it hasn't been reviewed until I posted at the VPR. Could an admin go and check? THe page has been pretty much abandoned and there are multiple proposals in limbo (here's one) Thanks. ManishEarthTalk • Stalk 01:22, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Using a youtube channel or video as a additional source

    I did some searching about this question and did not come up with a good answer to this specific questions. I am having a difficult time coming up with sources with a well known person (for example a well known CB radio operator, well known in the CB culture) can I use a link to the persons youtube channel or a link to a youtube video. To my understanding embedding a video is off limits for obvious reasons but watch about as a external link reference? Ive been reasearching wiki policies in creating new articles and new articles on people but what if there are no really solid sources about this person. That leads me to asking to use a youtube channel as one of the sources. Thank you! --Rek4385 (talk) 01:51, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    There's no specific ban on linking to YouTube videos, but any external link has to follow certain guidelines. Please see WP:YOUTUBE for information on these types of links. YouTube videos are often copyright violations, and linking to material that violates copyright is prohibited. A person's YouTube channel is probably not a copyright violations, so it's allowed. However, it's not enough to only link to a person's YouTube videos. To establish notability, an article needs to have references to significant coverage in reliable, secondary sources. Please see Wikipedia:Notability (people) for the notability guidelines on people. --Mysdaao talk 02:31, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Speedy deletion question

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     – ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 05:59, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    This page contains a partial answer to an essay exam question for a class I am a teaching assistant for:

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

    The text of the "article" is lifted from the instructor's powerpoint slides. Does this qualify for speedy deletion and if so how do I nominate it? Thanks in advance for your help, I'm pretty new to editing-type-stuff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AgentClio (talk • contribs) 02:00, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    If the text is a direct copy, then it is copyright infringement, and it can deleted under criteria for speedy deletion G12. If you have a URL that can be used to verify the copyright infringement, then you can request a speedy deletion of the article by placing {{db-g12|url=source URL}} at the top of Four pillars of progressivism. It might also qualify for speedy deletion under A1. --Mysdaao talk 02:17, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the answer, Mysdaao. I will try A1, because the powerpoint slides are only accessible to students enrolled in the class. Now to see if I can figure out HOW to do this... AgentClio (talk) 02:26, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Just edit the article and put {{db-a1}} on the top of the page. Make sure to read Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A1 to understand what qualifies under A1. --Mysdaao talk 02:34, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Got it - thanks again for your help! AgentClio (talk) 02:36, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Vandalism question

    I believe that User:Uptownswampboy is inserting information about a Richard Gerard Windmann, an American jockey and bullfighter that appears nonexistent, from google and google books searches. I'm not sure whether to believe the tag placed on the discussion page of the aforementioned article, "Faculty of the University of Madrid, posting historical information of bull fighting. We are preparing the body of this page, please hold for a short duration". Can anyone advise the best course of action to take?

    A lack of published sources indicates no notability is present, although an assertion of notability means the page is not eligible for A7. I would PROD. It cannot be determined whether the page is a hoax, but the fact that there are no sources is definitely a problem. Right now, we have no way to determine whether any of the information provided by the article is true. Although the claim to be University of Madrid faculty is suspicious...why would someone working for a college pick that username? Xenon54 / talk / 02:47, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I've prodded the article, and I'll take it to AfD if it's deprodded. Deor (talk) 13:46, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I get an account on wikipedia?

    Please tell me how do I create an account and watch info from your site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.111.226 (talk) 02:38, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Registering an account has many benefits, one of which is a dedicated page, called a watchlist, that notifies you of any changes of pages you "watch". Head over to Wikipedia:Register, then I suggest you read the Tutorial. Xenon54 / talk / 02:41, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    As for how to create an account, you can do it here. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 03:27, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Error on your main page (wrong item in "on this date")

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     – ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 05:57, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    On this date:

    German instrument of surrender was signed on May 8th, but is appearing for March 8th. I did not see March 8 in the page, so I do not know how to fix it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmwarshay (talk • contribs) 03:12, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks. It has been fixed in [4]. Errors displayed on the main page can be reported at Talk:Main page. Things on the main page can only be edited by administrators. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:09, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Inquiry...

    Hello Sir/Madam,

    With due honor i wish to appreciate your services and ask a visa related question. Am a successful business man in Cameroon who wish to take a vacation by going on a touristic tour to Singapore, Kosovo, and Georgia. please i understood this countries were visa free for a Cameroonian. so i will like to know if there are still visa free for a Cameroonian this year 2010???????. 'If yes', what is required on entry the countries listed above?????.

    Best Regard: STEPHEN <redacted> —Preceding unsigned comment added by FRUERIC (talk • contribs) 09:51, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You might find what you are looking for in the article about visa. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. SpitfireTally-ho! 09:53, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Same User name (Login) for all Wikipedias

    I created my account back in May 2006, and at some time since then made a change so that my User name logs me in to all Wikipedias (and some sister projects, though IIRC not all...?). This is quite relevant because I edit in several languages. MY QUERY: is this now automatically applied for all new accounts? If not, how is it activated? I simply couldn't remember, retrieve, or guess the name of the procedure (which is also why I failed to raise it on a search of the FAQ). -- Thanks, Deborahjay (talk) 11:49, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi! The instructions are part of metawiki, so you'll find them at meta:Help:Unified_login. - Bilby (talk) 11:53, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    redirections to other languages and using Tables "in common"

    dear all,

    we want to build a wiki wit several languages and have to use some TAbles with informations, we don't want to fill for each language, so we need the way to use centralized Space for the Table ( for example the english Wikisite "OS-Kompatibility" and want to make redirects this site from ( for example german Wikipage. the redirect "#redirecten:OSCOMP" is not working, even a redirect to external pages does not work ( one idea was to use the Wiki as autoforwarder to drivers-Page)

    at this moment we are using the german "OS-Kompatibitlität" Page for translating the legend of the Table... as little workarround... but we have some tables, that need no legend and there it makes no sense.

    please help!!!

    thanks, Christian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.7.83.50 (talk) 12:18, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    At the moment the Mediawiki software doesn't support cross-wiki redirects, if that is your question. Soft redirects are the workaround used on Wikipedia and most of its related projects, see {{Soft redirect}}. – ukexpat (talk) 14:13, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The note at the end of the Alice in Wonderland section

    Someone has left a note at the end of the entry for Alice in Wonderland section outlining all the film/television adaptations of the book and state that the 2010 Tim Burton / Disney movie is not one.

    This is someone's opinion and factually in error. It is indeed the same story, with a change at the start and end, but otherwise the same story. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.7.234.234 (talk) 15:30, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for your suggestion regarding Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). --Mysdaao talk 15:36, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles to edit and SuggestBot

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     –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:15, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I know a real person runs SuggestBot and they have other stuff to do besides working on Wikipedia, but my username has been up there for about 4 weeks now and there's still no suggestions, even though it says on the page 'you'll get a reply within a week and probably sooner'. Why is this? When I do get my suggestions, where do they go?

    Also, is there any articles that need spelling changes and cleanups? If so can anybody recommend some or show me where the list is. Thanks. Chevymontecarlo. 16:53, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The bot operates sporadically. You could start with Category:All articles needing copy edit - that should keep you busy for a while! – ukexpat (talk) 17:01, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Check out Category:All articles needing copy edit, as there is a huge backlog of articles that need help. TNXMan 17:02, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    OK, thanks for the links. Maybe I should be more patient when it comes to SuggestBot! Chevymontecarlo. 17:03, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Actually, four weeks is quite patient, and it was nice of you to recognize that what you wanted was run by a real person who volunteers. Glad you are willing to help, and it sounds like you’ve been pointed in the right direction.SPhilbrickT 13:36, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Accidentally deleted content in sandbox Template: X5

    I have been particularly stupid and deleted the content on the Template: X5 page. As this was a sandbox page I thought it woudl rejuvenate - will this still happen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.59.157.65 (talk) 18:15, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    It will get regenerated by a bot. The bot checks every few hours, so it'll happen. --Mysdaao talk 18:28, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I checked your contributions. You've done nothing like what you say you have. Did you by chance use some other login/user name? ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 18:32, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I have regenerated it.[5] Previously Template:X5 was maintained by User:ClueBot II but it has not edited since February 25. I have posted to User talk:ClueBot Commons#User:ClueBot II not editing. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:37, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    hoe to add a profile

    Hi

    I ould like to add my father ti wikipedia. Former pro soccer player highschool and college all american and Navy seal —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.171.234.97 (talk) 21:19, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia does not have "profiles", it has encyclopedia articles. If your father meets the notability guidelines at WP:BIO he may qualify for an article but you should not write it because of your conflict of interest (and you would also need to register an account). To request that the article be created, please post at Articles for creation. – ukexpat (talk) 22:03, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The most helpful thing you can do is to provide reliable published sources about your father. On Wikipedia, the raw material for new articles is not merely what we know, but what we can provide sources for. This is very different than the way most people think. Most people think in terms of what they know (or believe), but most people are not consciously aware of the origins of most of what they know. Fortunately, computers make it easier to search for the sources, if published sources are available somewhere. --Teratornis (talk) 22:11, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Changing an existing image

    I updated the range map image on the Coyote article, but I am unsure if there is anything incorrect in the way I did it. I simply saved the old file, altered it, uploaded the altered one and changed the filename in the article. I'm hoping that since the existing image seemed to be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0, that this image is fair game for this type thing, but I really have no experience with images or media licensing on wikipedia. If someone would take a peek and let me know if I need to do anything that would be great, thanks. Beach drifter (talk) 22:30, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You would probably get a quicker response at Media copyright questions. – ukexpat (talk) 22:46, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    March 9

    What are some respected publishing houses on history?

    I would like to do some research regarding our 9/11 terrorist attacks article and want to use the most reliable sources I can find. Can someone recommend which publishing houses are considered respected on history topics? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:30, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you read Identifying reliable sources? If you have, and are still unsure, I would suggest that you ask this question at Talk:9/11 terrorist attacks, as the editors who follow that will generally be more knowledgeable in the area than the average Help Desk editor. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:34, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Because of the redirect, Talk:September 11 attacks would be the place. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 15:12, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia toolbar

    Hi,

    can you please tell me how to upload the wikipedia search toolbar. I'm not sure if thats what it's called, but basically you can use it even when you're not on wikipedia. It looks like the wikiglobe on the top left corner of the page with a gray search box roughly two and a half inches wide right underneath it. I think it floats on the top right of your screen and you can use it to make a quick search.

    Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.88.241.94 (talk) 07:35, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this the one you're looking for? Instructions are on the page. It only works with firefox. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:38, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    T Table

    How would I go about making a table like this: [6]?174.3.110.108 (talk) 08:11, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply] 

    {|class="wikitable"
!Melon
!Color
|-
|cantaloupe
|orange
|-
|honeydew
|green
|-
|watermelon
|red
|}

    gives...

    Melon Color
    cantaloupe orange
    honeydew green
    watermelon red

    Is that what you are looking for? -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:37, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Um, I was looking for just a T table, so no color, no border, just the headings separated by the rest of the cells and by ea other.100110100 (talk) 09:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't believe there's a way to remove just the outer border and keep the inner border, so you won't be able to display a table on Wikipedia exactly like this one. You can put the melons in one cell and the colors in one cell with this markup code:
    {|class="wikitable"
!Melon
!Color
|-
|
cantaloupe<br>
honeydew<br>
watermelon<br>
|
orange<br>
green<br>
red<br>
|}
    which produces:
    Melon Color

    cantaloupe
    honeydew
    watermelon

    orange
    green
    red

    If you remove the class="wikitable" part and use this markup code:
    {|
!Melon
!Color
|-
|
cantaloupe<br>
honeydew<br>
watermelon<br>
|
orange<br>
green<br>
red<br>
|}
    it will instead display this:
    Melon Color

    cantaloupe
    honeydew
    watermelon

    orange
    green
    red

    I think that's the closest you can get to what you're looking for. Help:Table has all the information there is about building tables in Wikipedia. --Mysdaao talk 13:43, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    {| rules=all frame=void
!Melon
!Color
|-
|
cantaloupe<br>
honeydew<br>
watermelon<br>
|
orange<br>
green<br>
red<br>
|}

    renders as:

    Melon Color

    cantaloupe
    honeydew
    watermelon

    orange
    green
    red

    This gives what you want in my Firefox but I don't know how stable it is. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:51, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, no way to remove the <br />'s?174.3.110.108 (talk) 06:03, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Melon Color

    cantaloupe
    honeydew
    watermelon

    orange
    green
    red

    Closer example174.3.110.108 (talk) 06:05, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Side-note, you can align the text to center it within the cell as such:
    {| rules=all frame=void 
!Melon
!Color
|- align=center
|
cantaloupe<br>
honeydew<br>
watermelon<br>
|
orange<br>
green<br>
red<br>
|}
    Melon Color

    cantaloupe
    honeydew
    watermelon

    orange
    green
    red

    Bevstarrunner (talk) 10:20, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    wikipedia toolbox...continued

    that's not really what i was looking for...I drew a pic of it on paint, but i'm unable to paste it up here. thanks again! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cardiowikiologist (talk • contribs) 08:34, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you looked at Wikipedia:Toolbars to see if it's there? -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:39, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for helping me out on this, but is there anyway I can send you a picture of what I'm looking for on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cardiowikiologist (talk • contribs) 10:01, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    sorry, i just figured how to add the image:

    File:Wiki
    Caption text.

    hope you got the right image as i'm unable to view it myself.

    The image was not uploaded. The only toolbars which I can find reference to are the ones at the link provided above. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:29, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Number of successor states

    Is there a limit to the number of successor states which can appear in a "former country" infobox ? I'm trying to fit all the successor of the Ottoman Empire (there's quite a lot of them) but the last three (Yemen, Hejaz, Kars Republic), while included, do not appear. Could anyone give me a hand of this ? Jean-Jacques Georges (talk) 09:15, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The documentation at Template:Infobox_Former_Country#Preceding_and_succeeding_entities says that you can list 5. The notes there say It is not the intention here to list every single previous/following entity – that would make the infobox look very silly in many cases. Here are some guidleines for what to do (and what not to do). - you might want to read that! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. Actually, the infobox is wrong (or not updated), as it is perfectly possible to list far more than 5. Considering listing everything makes the infobox look silly is a matter of personal opinion; I tend to think it's informative. Jean-Jacques Georges (talk) 13:44, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The documentation is not updated. It was increased from 12 to 15 in 2008 [7] and is still 15. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:28, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Viewing articles with other browsers

    I just noticed that articles can seem very different in other browsers/operating systems. Like image sizes throwing things out of whack, in what i had thought were neat looking articles. I was wondering if there is a way to view articles, as they would appear in another browser/operating systems? Like a form of proofreading.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 10:56, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I believe there's nothing resident in Wikipedia, but I know of some browser rendering tools that let you see how a page you're working on will appear in a range of browsers without requiring you actually to launch those browser. I'm aware of Browser Shots, Cross Browser Testing and (requires paid registration). There's also a list at DesignM.ag here. Does that help? Gonzonoir (talk) 12:19, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Yep, that was the kind of thing I was talking about. Thanks Gonzonoir. Another question (haha), are there statistics of the browsers etc. of people viewing Wikipedia (I can't find that type of thing here)? I assume Windows/IE would be the most used, but I think it'd be cool to see for sure.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 08:24, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Is the account transferable ??

    I want to ask.Can I use my account in another wkipedia's site ??? (included different language) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paujan (talk • contribs) 11:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    If you unify your account, it can be used at all of the WikiMedia Foundation's projects, including all the different language Wikipedias. For more details of how to do this, see Wikipedia:Unified login -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 11:40, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    What part of the code makes editnotice work?

    Resolved
     – ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 16:43, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Just out of curiosity, what line of code actually causes the text to appear above the edit box? I tried putting text inside this tag from {{Editnotice load}} <div id="editnotice-area" class="editnotice-area" style="clear: both; width: 100%;"></div>, but that didn't put it there. I promise I'm not trying to circumvent your editnotice organization, I'm just trying to teach myself how Wikipedia is set up. --198.103.172.9 (talk) (AKA Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs)) 14:11, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I finally solved my own question. Anything that appears on MediaWiki:Editnotice-0 through MediaWiki:Editnotice-15 will show up as an editnotice. Someone should put that information on MediaWiki's website or something. --talk) (AKA Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs)) 16:22, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Those are only the editnotices for the specific namespaces. They can actually be added to almost any page, but not by everyone. See all the information gathered Wikipedia:Editnotice. There are also a few editnotices that get loaded using Javascript (The BLP one for instance). —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 16:13, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    User box and delated image

    In one of my user boxes I had used a historical flag (added by another editor.) But two days ago, the flag is found to be unsourced and it is delated from the commons. Now can I still use the flag in my user box ? (Of course, its usage in the articles is out of question ). Thanks. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 14:33, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    It would depend on the image. In general, an image can be used on your user page if it is free and not a copyright violation in any way. If an image is copyrighted and only allowed on Wikipedia under fair use, then it is only allowed in articles and not on user pages. Please see Wikipedia:User page#Images for more information on this policy. Most likely if the image is not allowed in articles then it is not allowed to be used on Wikipedia at all. It would be helpful to know the name of the image, so we can give more specific help. --Mysdaao talk 14:41, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The name of the file is Flag of Gokturks.png.The delation log is [8] Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 15:57, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Userboxes and other things in userspace is more restrictive than articles about copyright issues. Specifically, fair use images are never allowed in userspace but sometimes used in articles. The software only makes it possible to display an image which has been uploaded (and not deleted) to either Commons or the English Wikipedia. You cannot display the deleted Commons file and you cannot display versions at the Turkish Wikipedia. If a version was uploaded to the English Wikipedia under fair use then you would not be allowed to use it in a userbox. See Wikipedia:Userboxes#Caution about image use. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:18, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Information Box

    I was wondering how I can create the box that appears at the right hand side of certain topics. For example, some companies keep all their information such as key people, revenue, website, etc. in the box. Take a look at this for example: FrontRange Solutions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshdave50 (talk • contribs) 16:50, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You are looking for what is known as an infobox. The one in the example you mentioned can be found at {{Infobox company}}. TNXMan 17:16, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    For lots of fun facts about how they work, see Help:Infobox. When you want to know how something in an article works, click the "edit this page" link at the top and look at the wikitext. Some of the wikitext is obviously plain text, but you will also see a bunch of funny characters that do not correspond exactly to the appearance of the page. And that is where all the fun stuff is. --Teratornis (talk) 09:18, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Road Conditions for Hwy 84 in Louisiana

    Help....I am travelling Highway 84 (east to west) and cannot find ANY road conditions information for Louisiana....help please. Connie ... <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.9.16 (talk) 17:09, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our roughly three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan 17:15, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Since there are both state and national highways in the US, you should mention which one you refer to, for example you probably refer to U.S. Highway 84#Louisiana. As you can see, nobody has written any content for that section yet. Perhaps you will consider helping out after your trip. You might also contact the Louisiana Department of Tourism. Did you try asking the friendly Google? --Teratornis (talk) 20:57, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I am trying to save a link redirecting fruiting shrubs to the general "fruit" wikipedia page and it says that the edit is blacklisted because of vandalism. I don't understand why this would be a problem I would think that the link is relevant and adds depth to the page being developed without me duplicating information that I would think should be cross referenced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Royle-Grimes (talk • contribs) 17:34, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You'll have to be a little more specific. Which page in particular were you trying to edit? TNXMan 17:38, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The question might refer to the spam blacklist. However, I seem able to link to this Edible Landscaping site. In any case, the Fruit article would not be a good place to add a link to a vendor site, as it is the most general article for its topic area. See WP:EL, WP:LINKFARM, and WP:SPAMHOLE. A better place to add procedural knowledge (how-to) about edible plants might be Appropedia. --Teratornis (talk) 21:11, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Need to publish a story -- but have no "move" tab

    Hi, I have posted a new article. It's found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Crboisseau/Roger_Duncan

    But I have no "move" tab, which is a step to publish it live.

    How can I put this out there and have my user name removed from the URL?

    Thanks for any help you can provide,

    Charles Boisseau

    crboisseau

    [details removed] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crboisseau (talk • contribs) 17:47, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Please do not include contact details in your questions. We are unable to provide answers by any off-wiki medium and this page is highly visible across the internet. The details have been removed, but if you wish for them to be permanently removed from the page history, email this address.
    The move tab appears when your account is autoconfirmed, which happens automatically when your account is at least four days old and has made at least ten edits. Your account is old enough now, so you will be able to move pages when you have made five more edits to any page on Wikipedia, including Wikipedia:Sandbox. --Mysdaao talk 18:05, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Crboisseau, I'd recommend first filing a request for feedback on your new page at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback, this page is monitored by experienced users and can offer advice and informtion on improving the page before it goes live and any steps that may need to be taken before moving the page into Wikipedia's article space. Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 18:10, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Question

    need your help we have a friend who has started a site and is in hosp. while they are there we are getting spams and want to remove them for our friend dont know how to do this in relation to contacting Ning pleas can you adivse. chris. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.168.54.15 (talk) 18:08, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    We cannot help you. Please contact Ning directly at http://help.ning.com  – ukexpat (talk) 19:56, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Separate tables in separate sections being unappropriately associated when page is published

    Hello, I've just worked on the page "FIFA_World_Cup_Qualification" in order to include tables of national teams records. I created section "National teams results in World Cup qualifying matches 1934-2010" then I created my table there, but when I publish the page, my table is unappropriately linked with the table of the section below "Qualification spots by continent", which already existed. What can I do to separate these tables ? Have I done something wrong when creating the section ? I have many soccer statistical tables ready for publishing in wikipedia so I'd really like to know how I can add a table properly in an existing page.

    Thank you already Bruno Brunolenny (talk) 18:20, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I have fixed it. A table needs to end with |}, and because it didn't, it was combining that table with the one below it. For further help with tables, please see Help:Wikitable and Help:Table. --Mysdaao talk 18:26, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm trying to attach external links when editing. Instead, what I just added goes to "further readings" category instead. Why does it do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hutchings.ge (talk • contribs) 18:58, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The term "category" has a different meaning on Wikipedia than you probably intend. You seem to refer to a section. See Help:Section#Section editing. However, also see WP:EL, WP:LINKFARM, and WP:SPAMHOLE. On Wikipedia we have rules for the allowable external links. In general it is better to add reliable sources as footnote citations. Also see WP:LAYOUT for instructions about the correct order of standard article sections. --Teratornis (talk) 20:47, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    You must have clicked the edit link below the External links section. You should have clicked the edit link to the right of the External links heading. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:35, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    What?

    I just reverted an edit that was clear and obvious vandalism using twinkle, and than it said (without me inserting it) in the edit summary: Reverted good faith edit. How can this be? Immunize (talk) 19:10, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You chose the wrong Twinkle option - you get three: [rollback (AGF)] || [rollback] || [rollback (VANDAL)]. You must have chosen the first, when really you want the last. - Jarry1250 [Humorous? Discuss.] 19:15, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Does the fact that it says "rollback" indicate I have been granted rollback rights? Immunize (talk) 19:57, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    No, Twinkle rollback isn't the same thing as "proper" rollback. You don't have rollback rights. BencherliteTalk 19:59, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    How are "proper" rollback rights different than twinkle rollback rights? Immunize (talk) 20:19, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Twinkle is a script created by a user, while Rollback is part of the MediaWiki software. –Turian (talk) 20:22, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    See also Wikipedia:ROLLBACK#Rollback and Twinkle. BencherliteTalk 20:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Claps and Boos

    Hi

    I have a group of friends who run Claps and Boos, a Tamil/Indian Movies rating website, www.ClapsandBoos.com. This is a completely self funded venture and we do not publish fake news or fake reviews. We are similar to Rottentomatoes in that we collate user reviews and ratings and present an aggregated score/rating. We also have some technicians in the industry who give us interviews and some content like Pictures and Posters of movies.

    Senior editors in Wikipedia have been black marking this website classifying that as a fan site. They told me that only Admin users can determine the admissibility of the website. They have been accepting other websites which have been known to put up fake news, just for getting hits and they also have Pop-Ups and Malware being launched.

    http://clapsandboos.com/

    http://clapsandboos.com/about

    Interview with a Tamil Movie director: http://clapsandboos.com/mindspeak/in-conversation-with-director-vishnuvardhan

    Interview with another director: http://clapsandboos.com/mindspeak/selvaraghavan-speaks-claps-amp-boos-special

    http://clapsandboos.com/mindspeak/gautam-menon-on-life-after-vinnai-thaandi-varuvaya-


    My talk page where I was advised: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Karthiksriram Karthik Sriram (talk) 20:53, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:EL, WP:PROMOTION, and WP:RS. If you need opinions about the reliability of a source, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. --Teratornis (talk) 21:17, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Search box dropdown list

    Previously, the dropdown list of matching terms used to keep in sync with my typing in the search box. Now the list seems very "sticky", only refreshing when I press space at the end of a word, or, strangely, when I press backspace. Does anyone know anything about this? Has there been a change in the site's behaviour or is it a local problem with my PC? 86.134.30.112 (talk) 21:43, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Eliott Spitzer

    I was not able to log in to change an obvious error in the posting about Eliott Sptizer. It includes some babble about a divorce, marriage to David Letterman resulting baby! Can someone please remove the offending passage which appears at the top of the page?

    I am also curious about a way to see what my log in information is. I wrote down the name and password with some care but it's not working. I can't imagine I did anything for which I'm banned. I'd rather not create a new account unless absolutely necessary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.18.224.227 (talk) 21:50, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Reverted by Bencherlite. – ukexpat (talk) 21:54, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    (e/c)As far as your login info is concerned, when you're banned or blocked, you aren't prevented from logging in, just from editing, so that's not the problem. If it's just the password that's messed up, and you had email setup, there's a link on the login page to have a new password emailed to you. If you didn't have email setup on this account, then there's no way to recover the password. If you can't remember your username correctly, you could look at the article history of an article you know you edited, and see if you're spelling it right. Otherwise, I know of no way for you to login with your old username. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:00, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    What is the username you wrote down and what happens when you try to log in? PrimeHunter (talk) 22:28, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Please know that everything is case-sensitive, so typing the right letters isn't sufficient. Nyttend (talk) 02:38, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    March 10

    How do I make a link to a Wikipedia article if the link includes "()"?

    For example:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)

    The problem is my e-mail program unhighlights the last ")", which makes the link unusable.

    AmyStrange (talk) 02:27, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I've added a header to your question to make it easier to respond. As to your question — perhaps you could replace the parentheses with their HTML entities? In this case, the link becomes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_%28TV_series%29 . Nyttend (talk) 02:36, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Proper fair-use template

    I'm writing an article about a church that has been destroyed, and per WP:NFCI, I'm preparing to upload a historic nonfree image of the church. What's the proper nonfree media tag to apply to this image? I'm inclined to use {{Non-free historic image}}, but Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free says that this tag is only for "unique, famous historical photographs". Unique this photo is, but it's definitely not famous. Should I go ahead and use this tag anyway, or is there a better option? Nyttend (talk) 02:31, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I came to the same situation last week when uploading a scan of an historic map. The problem with the wording of the template is that it makes it seem like there is always a better option, when in the majority of situations this is not the case. While there are other tags that have to deal with everything from logos of scouting organizations to cereal boxes to pictures of Dutch politicians, there is a noticeable lack of generic tags in the photography department. I would go with {{Non-free historic image}} simply because there is not a more specific tag to use. Xenon54 / talk / 02:45, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Copyvio and "permission"

    What to do about 7Cs compass model... There is a copyright violation, yet the author claims to have been given permission to use the material. On Talk:7Cs compass model, I urged the editor to instead use his own words, and instead he just reinstated his edits and the article is now retagged for speedy deletion. So, what is Wikipedia's policy on having permission to use copyrighted words, and was I right to suggest the author use his own words instead? Astronaut (talk) 03:54, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You were absolutely correct. Copyvios are unacceptable on Wikipedia. A process exists for providing evidence of permission, but if an editor chooses not to follow it, refuses to rewrite the copyvio content, or persists in reverting to a copyvio version, deletion is the only option. In this case the IP should probably be blocked for repeated removal of the speedy tag. – ukexpat (talk) 04:06, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Revert to prior version?

    Resolved

    Someone made a mess of 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. I think what's need is to revert back to the version before michael did something wrong, this version at 09:55.

    I either don't know how or don't have the ability to rollback to a prior version. Can someone else do it?--SPhilbrickT 04:33, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Just press the "edit this page" button when looking at the old version, and then "save page" without any changes. Leave "reverting back to old version" as the edit summary so people know what you are doing, but that will do it... --Jayron32 04:35, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, that was easy.--SPhilbrickT 04:49, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Twinkle makes reversions even easier, and has a lot of other useful tools too. – ukexpat (talk) 04:42, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I have twinkle, and was looking for the rollback option in twinkle, wasn't sure why I wasn't seeing it - I'm running on empty now, will check tomorrow.--SPhilbrickT 04:49, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    At first I was confused sometimes, and couldn't find the Twinkle rollback options. You need to open the specific 'diff', and then they will appear. --ColinFine (talk) 07:50, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Exactly. I just opened something else, and saw them, now realize what I did wrong. Thanks.--SPhilbrickT 13:29, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Assistance for including Matrix Telecom in Wikipedia

    Dear sir, I need assistance of how to have Matrix Telecom included in the WIKIpedia. Below is my Email Id mary.thomas email removed Hope to have your revert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.118.161.162 (talk) 06:27, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Mary. Unfortunately, the help desk does not provide answers via email. As to your question, you should know that as an employee of Matrix Telecom, you are strongly discouraged from writing an article on it. If you insist on ignoring that advice, then please read this page. And you must keep in mind that your article should cite reliable sources such as books, newspapers, and magazines (not your company's website or press releases), and should remain neutral (described the way sources describe it, and not how the company describes itself). Someguy1221 (talk) 06:48, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Not "should cite": "must cite". If there are not multiple independent reliable sources covering the company, it is not notable by Wikipedia's standard, and any article will be deleted. --ColinFine (talk) 07:54, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    DELETION OF ACCOUNT

    Respected Sir/Madam, My name is Thomas Varughese.I have rarely logged into Wikipedia never participated in any discussion and i wish to DELETE my account as soon as possible.So searched a lot of pages but am getting very much confused so is there anyone who can help me.Please I want to DELETE MY WIKIPEDIA ACCOUNT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrypotter2062 (talk • contribs) 10:38, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Accounts cannot be deleted, because every edit you've ever made needs to be attributed to you. You could exercise your right to vanish, but since you haven't really made any edits to articles (and don't have any userspace to speak of), you don't have much of anything to vanish. The best option for you would be to just scramble your password and never log back in. Xenon54 / talk / 11:17, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Mountains of the Marche

    I was just wondering why no one has so far thought to add Monte Carpegna, which although on the border with Emilia Romagna, is still in the Marche, isn't it?

    Thank you 79.49.66.12 (talk) 12:52, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your question, although it could be because we don't yet have an article on Monte Carpegna. However, Wikipedia is a work in progress and things only get added when ordinary people like you or me decide to add them. So feel free to add anything you think is missing, as long as you can provide references to reliable sources.--BelovedFreak 13:25, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    (e/c) Wikipedia is a work in progress and there are many topics still without articles. The Monte Carpegna is linked in Carpegna There appear to be plenty of sources on it so it looks like a valid topic for an article that can be verified with citation to reliable sources. I don't think there is any particular reason for its absence other that that no one yet has been interested or motivated enough to create it and it's not a core topic such that lots of people would have noticed its absence. You can fill this gap, though you must create an account first as only registered users can start articles. If you decide the be bold and take the plunge, I recommend taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial first, and you might try creating the article using the article wizard which provides some guidance. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:38, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    suggestion

    It would be super totally awesome if there was a "bookmark" tool, so that if we don't finish an article and save it or bookmark it, when we come back, we will know where we left off. Like maybe a star on each paragraph that says "bookmark here", and then when we return to the page, we will know where we left off. Thanks, and I really love what you guys do. Have a great week.

    -Daniel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.228.243.0 (talk) 17:02, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    If you are doing something like copyediting an article sentence by sentence, you can leave a hidden note where you left off. Then, the next time you come back, just press ctrl + F and search for the hidden note. Make sure to leave a note on the article's talk page to let others know what you're doing, and this generally isn't advisable for high traffic articles.
    You also have other options if you create an account. You can copy and paste an article into a userspace page and then work on it all you want, however you want until you want to paste it back into the regular article. If you are writing an article, you can keep it a userspace draft until it is ready.
    If you have an account and install friendly, you're given a tab that says "since mine". If you click it, it shows you everything that's changed since your last edit to the article.
    Did I answer your question? liquidluck✽talk 17:25, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I create a new Wiki page

    how do i create a new wiki page for a company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjg418 (talk • contribs) 17:36, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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

    Thank you.

    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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. liquidluck✽talk 17:40, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Just seeking feedback that I did this right

    I removed two external links from the Show Me! article [9]. I then added a section to the talk page, explaining what I did and why (copyright violation and that the first link had - unlabeled - apologetics for the writer's paedophilia, which doesn't seem at all appropriate). Is there anything else I should have done, or was any of this inappropriate? 86.178.167.166 (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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