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    April 7

    Calculating population density

    I'd like to update the population for all remaining MN cities, and am wondering whether it is acceptable to recalculate the population density. Others don't seem to be doing so. — anndelion ※ 07:59, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Routine calculations are allowed without infringing the no original research rule. Arjayay (talk) 08:10, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    A-ha, I knew I had to be missing something. Thanks. — anndelion ※ 08:25, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing a link in a reference

    Dear Sirs

    I would like to edit the link in one of the references on the bubwith page as it links to the wrong Ofsted report - I have edited on Wikipedia before but not in the references section - having clicked on the "edit" next to the "references" title I cannot see the relevant link in order to edit it and wondered if you could help.

    I am unable to find anything to help me under FAQ and help.

    Many thanks

    Careyrowan (talk) 10:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You need to edit the section where the reference is called up. If you click on the caret symbol (^) in the reference, that will take you up to where it is defined. - David Biddulph (talk) 10:09, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello Careyrowan, what you can do is click the edit button at the very top of the page, next to the read button, which will allow you to edit the whole page. In the edit window scroll down a little and you will find a section that reads:
    Bubwith also has a [[Bubwith Community Primary School|primary school]] and a leisure centre (which hosts Bubwith Playgroup.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxcare_reports/download/%28id%29/271969/%28as%29/314588_INSP.pdf |title = Bubwith Playgroup Ofsted Report |format = PDF | accessdate= 30 January 2011}} </ref>)
    This section uses a {{cite web}} template, which you can find out more about here. Simply replace the report which is linked in the |url= field with the new report, and also update the |title= and |accessdate= field should these be different. Probably a good idea to click show preview to make sure it formats correctly. Hope that helps! doomgaze (talk)

    Thanks - all sorted now Careyrowan (talk) 20:47, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there no encrypted connection offered for when visiting https://secure.wikimedia.org ?

    I could swear this worked earlier long time ago, but there seem to be no encryption for when visiting articles under https://secure.wikimedia.org, and I wonder if something is wrong somewhere or if encryption is not really offered.

    My browser indicate that the connection to wikipedia is not encrypted as I would otherwise have expected. Encryption seem to work for me with searches at https://encrypted.google.com but not at https://secure.wikimedia.org.

    Is there no encrypted connection offered for when visiting https://secure.wikimedia.org ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.91.66.128 (talk) 11:01, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It would help us to know what browser you are using. Avicennasis @ 11:22, 3 Nisan 5771 / 7 April 2011 (UTC)
    When I go to https://secure.wikimedia.org with IE7 on XP Pro SP3 a box comes up that says there are secure and unsecure items on the page do I want to display the nonsecure items. If I say yes everything shows up but the lock on IE to show it is secure does not. If I say no, all the text of the page shows up, none of the images show up and the lock to show it is a secure page is there. It appears from this that the images are not coming in over the secure network but everything else is. GB fan (talk) 11:37, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    First let me say that I am unsure how to properly edit and type in text here. I am the original poster for this inquiry and want to add that I use the Opera 11.01 browser. It is worth mentioning that when I load any page at https://secure.wikimedia.org, I briefly get a "secure" indication in my browser, however when the page is fully loaded the indication changes to showing that the connection is insecure (I have simply assumed that this means there is no encrypted connection). Lastly, I want to thank Wifione for linking to https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:Secure_server. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.91.66.128 (talk) 13:57, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Interesting, I get the exact same results as you, using chrome on mac. If you are concered about privacy issues I suggest you create an account (see here), as without one you are identified by the IP address that you used. Don't worry, you replied correctly, but just remember to sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your message. Cheers! doomgaze (talk) 14:24, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Peter O'Toole

    Why was the film "How To Steal A Million" not listed in Peter O'Toole's filmography? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.49.238.248 (talk) 12:14, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It is. In Peter O'Toole filmography, under 1966 - How to Steal a Million.  Chzz  ►  12:25, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Australian War Memorial images

    Resolved
     – –Keraunoscopia

    I believe that several images from the Category:Images_with_watermarks backlog can be untagged because their watermarks can't legally be removed. I was reading the copyright page of the AWM site, and it says, "You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only for your educational, non-commercial use or use within your organisation, provided you attribute the Australian War Memorial." I hate to ask a "legal" question on the Help desk, but as it pertains directly to Wikipedia in this case, what I'm wondering is if I'm correct in thinking what I stated above: the images cannot be altered, so the {{watermark}} tag should be removed from these images, and that's that. Is that correct? – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 12:56, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I would recommend you ask at WP:MCQ. I don't believe it's clear cut. The images are being used on Enwiki under claim of "fair use", which (if valid) does not require their permission. While watermarks may be required as part of licensing, that doesn't seem to be an issue when we are not relying on the license (which is unacceptable) but provisions of copyright law that permit our usage of the content without their permission. Still, I'd recommend asking at WP:MCQ. I'd also personally recommend not removing the watermark yourself no matter the feedback there if you aren't comfortable removing it; it's important to remember that we are each legally liable for our own actions on Wikipedia, no matter what somebody else tells us. We're not supposed to give legal advice. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:52, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Excellent, thank you. I know my question was a blurry one, because i wasn't asking for legal advice for me, per se, but since I was more or less curious about the images we're using here. But your answer is perfect, thank you. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:50, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    How to locate where a wikilink originates from

    I merged the article Sony Group into Sony. I am now going through the Wikilinks to Sony Group in order to fix double redirects. "What links here" says List of PlayStation Home Game Spaces links to Sony Group. However, I am unable to locate the corresponding wikilink inside the article text. How can I find it? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:27, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I generally open the edit window and use "find" on my browser window. That allows me to locate the link whether it is direct or piped. In this case, it's linked twice from within the section "Non-gaming Company Spaces". :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:32, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    (edit conflict)

    It is in the table entry for "FevaArena" - twice;
    |[[Sony Group]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://translate.google.com [..]

    |FevaArena Entrance

    |*"FevaArena Global Pitch Area" - Released worldwide on June 10, 2010; the first global public space in the Home Open Beta allowing users from Asia, Europe, Japan, and North America to converge in one space to participate in events, mini-games, and to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup<br>*A lounge for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] supported by [[Sony Group]]<br>*An area for events...

    I found it just by editing the entire page, and searching for the link.  Chzz  ►  13:36, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I found it and fixed it. Thanks very much. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:39, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    One last thing, I first pasted the content of Sony Group into Sony, but undid that revision. Then I performed the merger correctly. However that means there is now one revision that lacks proper attribution, if I understand correctly. Is there a way to delete this revision? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:56, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't think there is any need for this, because your edit summaries make it clear where the text came from. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:02, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd agree. Also help here is template {{copied}}, which has an optional parameter to indicate when you placed the text. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:50, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Can i remove teachers names from a Wikipedia page?

    Due to privacy issues - can I remove a teachers name from a Wikipedia page? Also who approved what goes on to a Wikipedia page in the first place? I get that you are an encyclopedia and you want to know the history of the school but some of the info is just not needed. Every time I try to make a change to make it more correct - I get stopped and told I am vandisling the page. Please help. Weeden1168 (talk) 14:11, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, you can and should remove the names, if they are not widely publicised - see WP:BLPNAME.
    As you can see in the above, there are special rules concerning living people; however, all facts need reliable sources - e.g. a newspaper, a book, or something - where the fact can be verified. Anything lacking a reliable source may be challenged and/or removed
    As regards your edits which were reverted - look at the page history, and find out who reverted - then speak to them - ie, in that case, on User talk:Xionbox and User talk:Gscshoyru. Just (politely) ask them to clarify why they removed things, and see if you can come to agreement with them. Chzz  ►  14:14, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The names are available on line at http://www.weedenheightsps.vic.edu.au/Staff.aspx however I don't especially object to removing them. In general, decisions about Wikipedia article content are made through consensus - have a look at Wikipedia:Consensus for more information. PhilKnight (talk) 14:18, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    To be honest, I'm not sure we should even have that article: primary schools aren't automatically eligable for inclusion, and it doesn't seem to meet our notability guideline for articles. I'm going to nominate it for a deletion discussion.--Physics is all gnomes (talk) 14:18, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    In these situations the common practice is to redirect to the relevant town or city article if there is one. So in this case to Vermont South, Victoria#Education. – ukexpat (talk) 14:43, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Referencing URLs that contain square brackets

    Is there a way to use URLs that contain square brackets as references? They always seem to not format properly, as you can see in this new article that I just came across, here, reference number 3. I've always just replaced the reference with a different one, but is there a way to use the original? doomgaze (talk) 14:34, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I've fixed the URL using the advice at meta:Help:URL. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:08, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    URLs containing certain characters will display and link incorrectly unless those characters are encoded. For example, a space must be replaced by %20.

    sp " , ' ; < > ? [ ]
    %20 %22 %2c %3a %3b %3c %3e %3f %5b %5d

    URLs may also be automatically encoded by using the urlencode magic word: {{urlencode|url|WIKI}} ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 15:17, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The help page at meta seems to be out of date— I just did some testing and only the characters listed above need to be encoded.

    Resolved

    Can someone please give me some help in getting the reference at A. J. Casson Award to work? (It is reference 25 on Tom LaPierre.) I've already changed one ? to a %3F, but it is still not showing as a reference. :( Naraht (talk) 15:40, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Also fixed. Perhaps multiple adjacent apostrophes cause a problem? -- John of Reading (talk) 15:57, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like it gets parsed as wikimarkup first and the two single quotes are interpreted as italic markup. I updated {{HD/url}}. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 16:41, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, I figured after banging my head against it for 15 minutes that I needed to come to the help desk. I'm not sure if there is a better place than hear to ask, but asking here did work. :) Naraht (talk) 19:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Is the relevant? The Open to Hope Foundation

    I want to add The Open to Hope Foundation or opentohope.com to wikipedia, is that relevant? It is a non-profit online resource for those who have suffered a loss (a death). Heatherjohnsonhope (talk) 15:34, 7 April 2011 (UTC)heather J[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. TNXMan 15:38, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Where would I request rollback/Twinkle rights re-added?

    While I don't want to go into the details, I feel my rollback and twinkle were recently removed unfairly. Where would I request the return of those rights? Toa Nidhiki05 16:08, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard would be the best place, but be aware you are going to have to provide details, you can't just say "I didn't like losing them, so because of that I want the rights back". --Jayron32 16:16, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Before AN, you'd be best discussing it with the person who removed it - that is, King of Hearts (talk · contribs · email) - on eir talk page, or via email.  Chzz  ►  16:17, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Alrighty, thanks; the only reason I didn't mention it here is that I didn't want some huge conversation to start on it yet. :) Toa Nidhiki05 16:34, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Sure, list it on AN. I personally would not mind them being restored if there is consensus to do so. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:21, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Can't move userspace draft into mainspace

    I want to move an article I have created in my userspace into mainspace. However, I cannot do this. It says the page cannot be moved and I should ask an admin for help. What do I need to do in order to move User:Toshio Yamaguchi/Wolstenholme prime into mainspace? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 16:39, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You can't move the page because the title Wolstenholme prime already exist, albeit as a redirect. What you need to do is edit that redirect page and add the following:
    {{db-move|1=User:Toshio Yamaguchi/Wolstenholme prime|2=Article over redirect}}
    An admin will be along shortly and perform the move for you, once that's done. Avicennasis @ 16:47, 3 Nisan 5771 / 7 April 2011 (UTC)
    The article looks good, and it deserves to be moved to main space, but it would clobber a redirect if it were moved directly. There is a previous mainspace article sitting under the redirect. Please take a look at this link to see the old version of the article which got replaced by the redirect. See if there is any material there which ought to be merged into your new version. Contact any admin when you complete your work and think the article is ready to be moved. As an alternative, you could just open this link directly to merge your new material into it. This would not require any admin action. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 16:51, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I think my article is ready. The previous article does not contain any information, not already in my draft. Where should I go in order to find an admin for this? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 16:55, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I will do it myself now. Have added that line Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:04, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I added the line mentioned above to the redirect page, but I still get the message

    The page could not be moved: a page of that name already exists, or the name you have chosen is not valid. Please choose another name, or use Requested moves to ask an administrator to help you with the move. Do not manually move the article by copying and pasting it; the page history must be moved along with the article text.

    What else do I have to do? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:12, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It's only a quarter of an hour since you put the tag on the redirect page, so a little patience would be wise. Avicennasis said "An admin will be along shortly and perform the move for you, once that's done", and he did mean "shortly", not "instantly". - David Biddulph (talk) 17:17, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    And to see that it's in the queue for admin action, you can see it at Category:Candidates for speedy deletion. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:20, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay. Will wait then. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:24, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    You'll see that it's now been done. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:28, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Cool, thank you all very much. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Please check to see if our existing article on Wolstenholme's theorem should have a link or a 'See also' to your new article on Wolstenholme prime. Maybe you can think of some other improvements that might be added to Wolstenholme's theorem, since you know this material. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 17:35, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I added two wikilinks to Wolstenholme's theorem pointing to Wolstenholme prime. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:43, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    WANT TO BE A MEMBER

    hello am THE 2ND WORLD MAN also here to verify about the WWE and also the belt article i will be glad if my request has been granted succesfully thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.71.150.127 (talk) 18:59, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you would like to sign up for a Wikipedia account, instructions for doing so are here. --Jayron32 21:10, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Automatic facebook page

    The company I work for just started their facebook page. Unfortunately, there seems to be one already that is a direct link to the wikipedia article about it (we updated the article & the page updated too). We would like to remove this facebook page. Is this something that you guys do? I've notices the same kind of page for several other companies in our field who don't have regular facebook pages. If this is something I have to contact facebook about, please let me know.BronicaBlue (talk) 20:47, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If there's a problem with a Facebook page, you will have to contact Facebook. If you plan to update your company's page at Wikipedia, please read and follow the conflict of interest guidelines. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:56, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The pages of Wikipedia content on facebook are mirror pages created by facebook. Wikipedia has no control over them. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 20:59, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed, downstream copying of Wikipedia content, so long as the copier complies with the terms of Wikipedia's licenses CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL, are allowed. If it's not at a Wikimedia site, however, like en.wikipedia.org, then we have no control over the content. --Jayron32 21:09, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Ok, thanks!BronicaBlue (talk) 21:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Please Integrate Wikipedia with Social Media Sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc

    Dear Wikipedia Helpdesk,

    I have been one of millions of beneficiaries of the wealth of information Wikipedia offers to all its users. I had a suggestion for Wikipedia to be integrated with all of the Social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter since Social Media is a phenomena that no one can ignore and it would greatly benefit all Wikipedia users to share Wikipedia links/pages with their social networks.

    Thanks, Raj —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.192.83.42 (talk) 21:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The place to make such suggestions is at The Village Pump. However, I think your suggestion is very unlikely to be taken up: this is an encyclopaedia, not a social networking site. Its goals, its procedures, and its policies are different. --ColinFine (talk) 22:12, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I can think a couple ways to integrate with social networking sites, such as the ability to login to Wikipedia with your Facebook account or the ability to Tweet about an article that you like. Plus, considering that a) Wikipedia has a dearth of female editors and b) Women rule social networking, integration with social networking might be a great way to attract new female editors to the project. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 23:42, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Raj: What sort of integration did you have in mind? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 23:42, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Sharebox is a script that reorders your toolbox. It adds new buttons that make it easier to mail, print or share an article on Facebook or another linksharing service. You must have an account to add Sharebox to the sidebar. See User:TheDJ/Sharebox for more information. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 00:29, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Marie Cirile Bibliography

    Cynthiacirile (talk) 23:38, 7 April 2011 (UTC)Bibliography[reply]

    Cirile, Marie. 'Detective Marie Cirile: Memoirs of a Police Officer. (New York, Doubleday, 1975)

    Cirile, Marie. Original Manuscript for "Lady Tiger." Made available by the author.

    Detectivemarie.com

    Cirile-Spagnuolo, Marie. "Top Cops." December 10th, 2008. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqRSCShz2Sc

    www.myspace.com/mariecirilespagnuolo \

    Police Officer Writers - Marie Cirile www.police-writers.com/marie_cirile.html - Cached


    23:38, 7 April 2011 (UTC)23:38, 7 April 2011 (UTC)Cynthiacirile (talk)

    Although the message on your user talk page was about lack of sources, Marie Cirile was actually deleted as unambiguously promotional. —teb728 t c 05:01, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    And in any case, probably only the first of those would qualify as a reliable source. --ColinFine (talk) 23:12, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    April 8

    Articles transcluding articles

    List of high schools in New York City transcludes individual fake subpages by borough, such as List of high schools in New York City – Manhattan. I've never seen anything like this before. Is it permitted/encouraged by policy? I think they should all be substituted. — Train2104 (talk • contribs • count) 01:31, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It looks like it's fine per WP:TRANSCLUDE. Dismas|(talk) 02:58, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I'll start an AfD in a few hours to seek more consensus, the list isn't all THAT long. — Train2104 (talk • contribs • count) 16:32, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    tap content changing

    When a user visits Wikipedia, there are two tabs at the top of the page. One says, "Article," and the other says, "Discussion." About as fast as you can blink your eye, the tab that says, "Article," changes to say, "Main Page." Why?

    There are some special pages around here but they likely all pull from the same "template", for lack of a better word. You can see the same with this Help Desk page. The tab at the top of this one says "Project page". All pages here are "articles" in a certain sense. But the Main page is the main page and therefore, the tab changes. Dismas|(talk) 06:39, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I see this too. The page loads, and then the styles/JavaScript/whatever kicks in and renames the tabs. I'm sure that this has been discussed at Village pump (technical), but I can't find the thread just now. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:15, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I haven't seen a discussion about it but here is my take. Pages at this website are divided into namespaces for different purposes. Main Page is in the main namespace which is intended for articles and is named "Article" at the English Wikipedia. I think all other pages in that namespace say "Article" on the tab, but the Main Page has a special status and isn't written like an article. There has been discussions about moving it to another namespace. Some other languages have done this, for example German: de:. Saying "Main Page" instead of "Article" gives a hint that it isn't really an article. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:27, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I think this misses the point. When I click "Main page" at the top left, it really does say "Article" for a fraction of a second, and then the tab renames itself as "Main page". Similarly for all other pages, the label "View history" is displayed briefly and then redisplayed as "History". And this is some kind of bug in the page loading. It's certainly distracting. (Firefox 3.6.15 + Windows Vista, btw) -- John of Reading (talk) 11:50, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know whether the posters point was why it says "Main Page" or why it changes during loading. For the latter, tabs have a default name in a skin. This default can be changed but the change is read after the default so the default may be displayed briefly. This is a known consequence of the implementation and not considered a bug. The default tab name for the main namespace is "Article", but Main Page loads code to change it to "Main Page". The default name for the page history tab in the Vector skin is "View history". I guess you have enabled "Twinkle: Friendly" under Gadgets at Special:Preferences. This changes "View history" to "History". PrimeHunter (talk) 13:01, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Citing Twitter tweets?

    Is it possible, and citation worthy to reference tweets from Twitter? — Hucz (talk · contribs) 06:47, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    There's WP:TWITTER, but it doesn't explain there how you might cite a tweet. If a specific tweet is important, perhaps someone will quote it in a "proper" news source that you can cite instead.
    As an aside - please fix your signature. A signature must not call a template, for technical reasons; see WP:SIG#NT. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:24, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    You can quote a tweet or email, but you can't use it as a reliable source. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 13:14, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    However, you can only quote an email if it has already been published, for example on a mail list with public archives. See also WP:SELFPUBLISH. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:26, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Gadget850's reply is contradictory. All citations must be to reliable sources, but the source only has to be reliable for the way it is used. I might cite the Boston Globe for the time of sunrise in Boston, and that would be a reliable source to establish the actual time of sunrise. I might use a self-published source as a reliable source to show that the author of the source wrote something, but it wouldn't establish that what the author wrote is likely to be correct. Jc3s5h (talk) 13:49, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    There is guidance on the APA Style site.[1] ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 14:00, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    AFAIK, {{cite web}} can be used to cite a Twitter post. Mjroots (talk) 15:59, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Chase Aldredge

    <gallery> File:file:///Users/desizemore/Pictures/Photo%20Booth/Photo%20on%202011-01-14%20at%2001.06.jpg| Chase Aldredge 2011 File:Example.jpg|Caption2 </gallery> [ Chase Aldredge is the guitar player/singer for the band Grandma Hates Geneva, and the former vocalist for the bands All Dead Label and Buried Amongst the Dead.

    This isn't a good place to submit content for an article. Here's some standard advice - feel free to ask more questions later:

    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. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:53, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    sometimes articles are outdated. Jimmy, what do you think of adding a "last updated: X/X/20XX" to each page ?

    216.194.28.132 (talk) 11:48, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Jimmy? The date and time of the last update are already displayed, in the small print at the bottom of each page. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:51, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    As Wikipedia is maintained by volunteer editors, every page can't be always up to date with the most recent info. But if you know something about an outdated topic, or saw something new regarding to it in the news etc, just feel free to edit and update it. :) DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 12:31, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    It's an interesting idea, but I fear it could be misleading. For example, if someone corrects a spelling error, or updates one sentence of the article, the rest of the article could still be out of date. As a side note, if you want to find out who last edited the page and when, you can use the page history.--Physics is all gnomes (talk) 14:18, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Fraternity/Sorority (racial/religious) membership changes

    Would a wikipedia page on the changes in membership (allowing non-protestants, or asians, etc.) to Fraternities and Sororities be appropriate? I'm thinking about notability and NPOV issues. In addition to text, I can imagine lists by Fraternity/Sorority as to when membership changes occured and lists of College/Universities that took action against Fraternities and Sororities chapters for National which didn't allow all students of the particular gender. I'd ask over at WikiProject Fraternities and Sororities, but it isn't that active right now. (Article name is also something I'm trying to figure out)Naraht (talk) 12:55, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It seems that it would be as notable as subjects like Women's suffrage. If it can be reliably sourced, I don't see why we wouldn't have an article on it. Dismas|(talk) 12:59, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Delete Revision History

    Is there a way to delete revision history.

    Thanks PAL1234 (talk) 13:37, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It is possible, but only by certain users, who possess suppression rights. There are certain cases in which some log entries or parts of page history can be hidden, and if you have one in mind that should be hidden, see WP:RFO. DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 13:44, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixing page range dashes

    As far as I know page ranges are supposed to use these longer dashes (endashes?). I also know there is a bot for replasing minus (-) signs in page ranges by endashes. Can this bot be run manually over a specific article? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:01, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    An AutoWikiBrowser user can do it manually; there may be other ways. I've just fixed the page ranges in Wolstenholme prime, which I guess is the article you have in mind. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:09, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Yup, thanks very much John. Exactly what I had in mind. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:11, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Vast amounts of time, and presumably memory, seem to be spent editing one type of dash to another. Is there a reason WP is so concerned about how long a dash is? Arjayay (talk) 15:31, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think it is a very important issue. But since I don't have an endash on my keybord, my edits which involve the addition of page range dashes will likely cause a formatting issue to be fixed later. And this will eventually happen one way or the other, since for example User:RjwilmsiBot also fixesa these. Thus it will eventually be fixed some way or the other. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:40, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    See the FAQ at the top of WT:MOS. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 15:42, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the FAQ reference. I don't object to getting things right, I am just amazed how much effort is put into this, compared to more serious problems. I can't believe the length of a dash really makes "constructions ambiguous". Very few readers know the difference between a "mutton" (em—dash) and a "nut" (en–dash) - so few - in fact, that WP doesn't even disambiguate "nut" as the printing slang for an en–dash, although it is in Wiktionary [2].Arjayay (talk) 16:14, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Signature not workin

    Hello, can someone please tell me what I need to do with my settings so that my signature will work? When I type the four ~, my signature appears automatically, but then, when I refresh my screen, I see the auto-generated notice indicating an unsigned comment. I have established that is has something to do with a relatively recent user name move User:David Able --> User:Quinn1 that a b'crat approved and performed for me. Anyway, I'm getting tired of hearing from Sinebot...any assistance would be appreciated :) Quinn ☂THUNDER 15:57, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You are logged in as Quinn1 (talk · contribs), but your signature here links to User talk:David Able. Try updating your signature to link to User talk:Quinn1 instead. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:01, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, of course. Doh! Thanks I'll try that. Quinn ☂THUNDER 16:27, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Right. Your signature is customized so you have to manually edit it at Special:Preferences so it links to your current username. A non-customized signature wouldn't require user action after a user rename. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:31, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    submitting an article

    I have an article written in Microsoft Word. It has one graphic in it. Where do I send it. I can submit the article as a text file if you prefer. 16:17, 8 April 2011 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darwin Sarnoff (talk • contribs)

    You could for example paste your text into User:Darwin Sarnoff/My Article. The image needs to be uploaded either to Wikipedia or maybe Commons (depending on the license). (See comments by ukexpat). Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 16:27, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I am afraid that article submission doesn't work like that. You will have to create the article here using Wikimarkup. There are tools available to make the Word to Wiki transition easier - take a look at Help:WordToWiki. I suggest that you create the article as a draft in your user space first. I have created a sandbox for you at User:Darwin Sarnoff/Sandbox for that purpose. Then ask for the draft to be reviewed at WP:Requests for feedback. – ukexpat (talk) 16:29, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    In addition, the image will have to be uploaded before it can be used in the article. Please see WP:UPIMG for help with that. – ukexpat (talk) 16:32, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    My above comment was meant in order to find out if the text is suitable for Wikipedia at all. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 16:35, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Can someone make a situation map for me?

    I want a free version of this situation map: http://www.greekislandhopping.com/Updates/updateAssets/u_exsammap.jpg ( source: http://www.greekislandhopping.com/Updates/updatepages/u_disaster.html ) to use in the article MS Express Samina. Could someone create one plz? Thanks! SpeakFree (talk) 23:56, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I have copied your request over to Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Map workshop.
    Please watch that page; it may take time (of course, everyone is a volunteer) - but you are more likely to get help there.  Chzz  ►  07:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    April 9

    Plagiarism

    plagiarism is sometimes done by people on wikipedia.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.225.113.122 (talk) 01:47, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you have a question? GB fan (talk) 01:49, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Julie Kavner

    Should Julie Kavner go under the catgeory American_people_of_Jewish_descent? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 03:37, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Well, it does say "Because of her being of Jewish descent..." in the Personal life section. So, I would think so. Is there a reason why you think the article shouldn't go into that category? Dismas|(talk) 04:35, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The Jewish reference in the article is unsourced (there's a source, but the source doesn't say that). There's nothing else in the article that addresses her ethnicity or religion. Therefore, after I've removed the unsourced reference, I will also remove the Jewish categories.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:57, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Eli Wallach

    Is Eli Wallach of Jewish Polish ancestry and should he go under that category? Neptunekh2 (talk) 04:46, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Its best not to bother categorizing people by ancestry, except in cases where that ancestry forms a core part of their reason for being notable. See Wikipedia:Categorization/Ethnicity, gender, religion and sexuality. When I think of Eli Wallach, I think of an actor in western movies, so his ancestry is probably not much of a reason to categorize him. This is distinctly different from Elie Wiesel, whose reason for notability is intricately tied to his ethnic and religious ancestry. However, the best place to have this discussion is at the talk page of the article in question. --Jayron32 05:47, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    If you wait a while (ten years? twenty years?) Wikipedia (or a third-party fork of Wikipedia) might have semantic wiki features, which would make it easy for anyone to make queries for topics having arbitrary combinations of traits. Categories are at best a very weak approximation of what would be possible on a semantic wiki. On the latter you could, for example, search for people with particular ancestry, who were born in months with the letter "e" in the name, who stood within a particular range of heights, etc. Since there are combinatorially many such groupings of traits, it is impractical to capture them all with categories. The necessary collection of (static) categories would be many times larger than Wikipedia itself. But also see Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates - categories are not the only tool for grouping articles. A single article could, for example, appear in arbitrarily many list pages, without likely attracting as much controversy, because the list of categories at the bottom of the article would not grow without bound. Editors would be less likely to notice or complain about an article appearing in 50 list articles, whereas they would notice and complain about 50 categories at the bottom of the article. Of course you can't do everything you might want with lists; they are subject to deletion like everything else here. --Teratornis (talk) 21:37, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    federal budget

    Isn't it time to update the federal budget page? The current budget in the works is 2012 and your site still uses 2009 data, very outdated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.162.22 (talk) 05:58, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for your suggestion. When you believe 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).  Chzz  ►  07:08, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    vibrational energy

    sir , me ek esha remote banana chahata hu jo ki ushi remot me hone wali working ka use karke power produce kar le taki ush remot me bar bar koi dushara bettery source lagane kai jarurat na pade . i think ki ushame jab hum batan dabate hai toh virbation ata hai our jaha vibration ata hai waha par vibration enegy hoti hai jishko ashani se elictric energy me convert kar sakte hai and jishase powere save kakre sale ki jagah par rechargeble sale laga dete hai , vibretional energy sai jo energy milati hai wah energy sale ki charge karne ma madad karegi , so sir me kaha se suru karu our kya karu . mera mobile no. (Redacted) and my name is (Redacted) thanks sir —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.193.214.22 (talk) 07:17, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Please ask your question at the Help desk for your native-language Wikipedia. The List of Wikipedias may help, or use the "Language" links at the left of this page. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:44, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]


    Report Broken Link

    This from user yoopernewsman Please excuse my ignorance - could not find proper way to report a broken link

    Broken link on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smut_%28fungus%29

    It is the only link under "External Links" near end of page ie: Smut Fungi from Deacon, J: "Fungal Biology", Blackwell Publishing, 2005

    I clicked on edit - this is current info - not sure how to repair link:

    ==External links==

    This broken link reported by Greg John Peterson 10:35, 9 April 2011 (UTC)yoopernewsmanGreg John Peterson 10:35, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

    Hi there. You don't have to report broken links anywhere. This is a wiki and you can just fix it yourself. In this case, the best way is probably to add {{dead link}} to the entry to inform others that the link is no longer working. I did so in this case. You can also try to find the webpage on the Internet archive and change the link in the article to the cached link you found there. Regards SoWhy 10:45, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Problem with singlechart template

    Hi all, I noticed that the singlechart template Template:Singlechart is doing weird things. See the examples in Template:Singlechart/doc. There is a whole bunch of text appearing about "On the Floor". I have no idea how to fix this. - Akamad (talk) 11:06, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Never mind, someone fixed it. - Akamad (talk) 11:11, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Video linking

    (Moved down) I have read through the various Wikipedia articles related to inserting external links to videos into articles and still find myself confused. I am wishing to add several video highlights to the 2011 Atlanta Braves season article under the Notable occurrences section. The links (one is still present on the article right now as "Watch") go to the official MLB.com highlight of specific memorable plays during this season. Is there an issue with this type of external linking (does it violate copyright rules, etc.)? Thank you in advance. Bbqsauce13 (talk) 03:24, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Hiya,
    Thanks for trying to improve these articles :) The first thing to note is that links to external websites shouldn't go in the main article text: this is partly to stop peope getting whisked away from wikipedia, and partly to discourage external websites from constantly adding their links. As far as I'm aware, linking to the official highlights wouldn't be a copyright problem, it's not as if you're trying to link to a plagiarised youtube video. Personally I can't see the harm in adding it to the external links section, it seems like a positive addition to the article. Label it as a video file so people with slow connections know not to click on it, don't add an excessively large number, and if there's more than a couple you could maybe create a subsection in the external links section, to put them in. Hope that helps, --Physics is all gnomes (talk) 13:55, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixed width

    Hi. I wonder how to make Wikipedia appear with a fixed width. For us with widescreen monitors the text lines become too wide to read smooth. I found this script which is exactly what I need, but it's old and doesn't seem to work with the current version of Wikipedia. Help would be greatly appreciated! /Caelus sv (talk) 16:07, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You could reduce the width of your browser window? I must be missing something... -- John of Reading (talk) 16:21, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course, but I don't want to do that everytime I go to Wikipedia. Must be possible to do it with a script like the one I linked to. /Caelus sv (talk) 16:23, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I've tried a search or two without much success, but at Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_scripts/Scripts the "TwoColumns" script might be relevant. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:39, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    It would be nice if browsers had a side-by-side tiling option. Many Web sites have a similar problem. Some but not all people have difficulty following line wraps when line lengths get much over 70 or so characters. Particularly if paragraphs are also long so you are looking at a wall of text. See Characters per line#Human perception. --Teratornis (talk) 21:45, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Article "Human energy"

    I don't know if anyone wants to work on Human energy. Someone, however, wants to delete it. I'm not sure why someone would want to delete an article, since writing them is what this site says it does. Yet there are notices for people who want to delete articles.--Rhbsihvi (talk) 17:08, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you object to the proposed deletion, you can remove it - by editing the page, and just removing this part;
    {{Proposed deletion/dated
  |concern = This article is an example of [[wp:Synthesis]]
  |timestamp = 20110408223524
}}
    As the notice says;
    You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason. However please explain why you object to the deletion, either in your edit summary or on the talk page

     Chzz  ►  17:13, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Why are innapropriate graphics allowed on Wikipedia?

    I'm just wondering, why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.209.135.37 (talk) 17:24, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Mostly, because everyone has their own opinion of what is, and is not, "appropriate". This topic has been extensively debated. You can read the policy in WP:NOTCENSORED and the links - Wikipedia:Profanity, Wikipedia:Sexual content, Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles.
    Also, please note Wikipedia:Options to not see an image.  Chzz  ►  17:29, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia currently has no method to control content other than manually blocking individual images for logged-in users. There is an ongoing discussion on adding content control features; see meta:2010 Wikimedia Study of Controversial Content: Part Two, especially the section User-Controlled Viewing Options. See also WP:NOTCENSORED, WP:CHILDPROTECT and Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 22:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Nicki Manaj article

    who is the Nicki Manaj article author —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.205.4.173 (talk) 18:12, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you mean Nicki Minaj? You can see who contributed to the article by clicking on the 'View History' tab to the left of the search field. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 18:58, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) All of these people, and more. Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. If you'll look at the top right of the Nicki Minaj article, next to "Edit" is an option called "View history". (see picture) If you click that, you can see every editor that has made changes to that article. Hope that helps! Avicennasis @ 19:01, 5 Nisan 5771 / 9 April 2011 (UTC)
    People often ask this because they want to cite an article. If that is the case then see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia and Special:Cite/Nicki Minaj. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:55, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Cancel Account/Changer User Name

    How do I cancel my account or change my user name? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Social A List (talk • contribs) 20:16, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You may not cancel an account, but you may change your username following the instructions at Wikipedia:Changing username. --Jayron32 20:17, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    (edit conflict)

    As you have made only one edit, it is easiest to simply scramble the password, and forget it, then create a new account.
    Alternatively, accounts can be renamed through the process described on WP:CHU (but it's really not worth bothering with that, in this case - that's useful if you have lots of contributions).  Chzz  ►  20:19, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Error in automatic geographic coordinates?

    When I look at the pages for municipalities, there is an indicator at the upper right with the geographic coordinates. These are almost always the coordinates of the administrative seat, but I noticed one exception among the Swedish municipalities, namely Gotland_Municipality. Its seat is Visby, but the coordinates displayed are not those of the Visby page, but something which seems to be the central point of the island. I would try to edit this, but it seems to be calculated automatically by a template or infobox - I don't know the correct terminology. How does this come about? 78.69.124.133 (talk) 20:44, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Towards the bottom of the article you will find {{coord|57|30|N|18|33|E|region:SE_type:adm2nd|display=title}}. If you think you can improve those degree/minute figures, be bold and edit them. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:09, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Problem In Article Translation

    Dear Team,

    I am a very frequent reader of Wikipedia and always request the people to read and get informed thoroughly and freely from Wikipedia site. Currently, I have found a problem in the articles translations, as I am very good in some languages, and I have found that the information written in English is not equivalent as translated in Arabic language. and the information written in English is perfect information but I cannot understand why its not translated in Arabic as same!

    For contact, my info: Name: Hasan Zaidi Address: (Redacted) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.237.196.44 (talk) 21:52, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I removed your email address, to prevent you from getting spam.
    If you can help improve the articles - please, go ahead and click 'edit'. We're all volunteers, all trying to improve pages. Articles are not translated automatically - they're done by editors, like you and me. Please help out!
    You might want to create an account. That is not essential, but it is often a good idea.  Chzz  ►  21:54, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, if you want to help with translating articles into English, please start out at Wikipedia:Translation, which will walk you though how you can contribute. This is a much needed area of work, so if you decide to help in that way, it would be most appreciated! --Jayron32 05:45, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Twinkle watchlists every page i make an undo too

    When ever I undo a user changes with Wikipedia:Twinkle it puts the page on my watchlist. Can I do something to make this not happen?  jorgenev (talk) 22:48, 9 April 2011

    Yes; edit (or create) your user javascript page, Special:MyPage/skin.js, and add the following two lines;
    if( typeof( TwinkleConfig ) == 'undefined' ) TwinkleConfig = {}; // DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE - ALL TWINKLE SETTINGS AFTER THIS
TwinkleConfig.watchRevertedPages=	[];
    That will prevent it from watchlisting all twinkle reverts.
    You might want to add further lines to prevent other items being watchlisted, e.g.
    TwinkleConfig.watchSpeedyPages	=	[];
TwinkleConfig.watchWarnings	=	false;
TwinkleConfig.watchProdPages	=	false;
    See Wikipedia:Twinkle/doc.  Chzz  ►  22:55, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you Chzz!  jorgenev (talk) 00:59, 10 April 2011

    Deletion history of articles

    Is there an easy way to find out how many times an article has been deleted/PROD-ed/sent to AfD and so forth? doomgaze (talk) 22:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The talk page should have how many times it went to AfD. CTJF83 22:56, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Number of times deleted is in the deletion log..what page? CTJF83 22:56, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    No page specifically, it's just something I've often wondered, like whether a page had been speedied before or something. Where can I find the deletion logs? doomgaze (talk) 23:00, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    If you are already on the page, click "View history" and then "View logs for this page" at the top. If there are many logs you can select Deletion log in the drop-down box. You can also start at "Special pages" in the Toolbox at the left of every page, and click "Logs" to get Special:Log. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:09, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! Why have I never noticed that before... doomgaze (talk) 23:11, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks Prime. CTJF83 01:32, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Syed Enam Ahammad

    Syed Enam Ahammad is a poet from Bangladesh, Born 10th August 1979 in Habiganj, Bangladesh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enamsa (talk • contribs) 23:23, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you wish to create an article, first, you need to gather references to "reliable sources" such as books or newspapers. The references do not have to be in English. There must be enough to show that the person is notable. Please see WP:VRS and WP:FIRST.  Chzz  ►  23:27, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    April 10

    CAT:CSD

    In this category listing, it appears that whenever someone tags a page with a {{db|reason}} tag as opposed to using a more standardized tag such as {{db-bio}} or {{db-nocontext}}, the page shows up on CAT:CSD's "alphabetical" listing under the letter M, which is placed at the end of the alphabet. This is very difficult to understand. Can anyone explain it? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:59, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The template deliberately sticks a Greek "μ" in front of the page name. The history page helped me find this archived discussion. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:04, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Template help

    Thanks in advance, I need some help with template editing. How come the v and e buttons do not work here? [3]. Also is there a tutorial for templaes?--Khodabandeh14 (talk) 03:14, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    First of all the name of your template needs to match the title of the template space in order for the 'v' button to work. This field should have been: 
    |name = Iranian Festivals
    I have fixed it for you in this edit, I assumed you simply switched the intended fields by default. The 'd' button points to the talk page. It will be red if the talk page of the template does not exist. I have also fixed it by adding the appropriate wikiproject banner.
    As for tutorials, don't know, honestly. These pages might help, though:
    Maybe someone else can help you with that, cheers. :) --Obsidi♠nSoul 04:27, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Patroller on Simple English

    I'm a Patroller on Simple English.

    Is there a similar position on this board?

    If so, how do I become one?

    EoGuy (talk) 04:07, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It's not a special user right, if that's what you're asking. Guidelines are here: Wikipedia:New pages patrol and WP:NPPLOG. You only need to be autoconfirmed to volunteer for NPP.--Obsidi♠nSoul 05:28, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Speaking different languages

    Se me permite hablar idiomas diferentes en la wikipedia? Neptunekh2 (talk) 04:18, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It is discouraged. Using English makes the discussion more transparent to the rest of the community who may not speak your language. If using another language is unavoidable, it is better that you also include a translation of it in the same post. See Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Good practices.
    No se recomienda. Inglés es más facil por otras personas puedan entender, quienes puede que no hablan su idioma. En caso de que el uso de otros idiomas es inevitable, debes incluir una traduccion en su mensaje. Ve Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Good practices. Como ves? Mi español es mierda. --Obsidi♠nSoul 05:20, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Just to add to this, if you wish to converse in another language, there are other Wikipedias that have help desks and reference desks and the like. If you are more comfortable conversing in Spanish or Japanese or any other language, you should ask your questions at es.wikipedia or ja.wikipedia. If (as I suspect) you are merely typing english sentences into Google Translate and posting the results here, either to attract native speakers of that language (the good faith assumption) or just to be "cute", please don't. Machine translations are attrocious for anything longer than one word, and if you really want to attract attention from a speaker of a language, just ask, in English "Is there anyone who speaks spanish natively who could answer this question for me...." --Jayron32 05:43, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Global search and replace

    I spend a lot of time correcting spelling errors.

    The two that most often occur are seperate (should be separate) and recieve (should be receive).

    Is there a function I can use that will search them all out and correct the spelling?

    EoGuy (talk) 04:22, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You might be interested in participating in the Guild of Copyeditors. It's a Wikiproject devoted to correcting mistakes like that. They may have specialized tools as well, so if no one here can answer your question, try asking in their talk page.--Obsidi♠nSoul 06:12, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    If you use a Windows computer, the AutoWikiBrowser tool will help you find and fix spelling mistakes more quickly. There's no automatic find and replace; each edit must still be checked before it is saved. For example, mistakes inside quoted text need to be checked with the source, and the article Commonly misspelled words is full of mistakes. If you do try this tool, you may find my working notes helpful. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:17, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    "Bold text" in Ramen

    At the beginning of the Ramen article there is a "Bold text" writing, that I'm not able to clear out: I can not found it in wikicode. --Porta seriale (talk) 07:10, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    There was a temporary glitch in a template; it has been fixed now. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:36, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. --Porta seriale (talk) 08:12, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    referencing problem

    I have created a new entry called "Guy Cook" but although I have tried to follow instructions there is still a problem. Can you help? Best wishes Lucien [details removed]— Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucienyahinna (talk • contribs) 07:59, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I removed your email address, it's not good to have it visible here. About your question, I'll take a look - meanwhile, you can see WP:REFB unless you've done so already, it contains the referencing stuff in a nutshell. Happy editing! Zakhalesh (talk) 08:01, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    And done. The problem was that you had a reference below the reflist, while reflist only works for references introduced before it. I removed the reference, but feel free to replace it, but place it where it belongs in the prose or don't use the ref tag at all and place it at the bottom of the article as an external link. Zakhalesh (talk) 08:04, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia slow?

    Hi, I have been experiencing slow Wikimedia sites for a while now. Sometimes pages don't load, I get "connection reset", sometimes it is slow, sometimes the style sheet is missing. This happens on multiple computers. Is there a know server problem? F (talk) 10:39, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I have been having speed problems for a while now. Top level use like reading articles and simple editing seems to be fine, but when I start looking at something deeper like page histories etc things get slower. I dunno if this is my imagination or not, or what's the cause if not. Rehevkor ✉ 11:07, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Sometimes the Wikimedia Technical Blog gives information about server problems. --Teratornis (talk) 15:50, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Image file help

    File:Max Shertz Painting 01.jpg

    I apologize in advance for posting this here, but I'm at a loss on how to question the copyright rationale for an image file on Wikipedia. I've questioned the legitimacy of an image file on Commons many times, and it's SO easy to do. On Wikipedia, the policies and instructions on what to do and what not to do are enough to drive an editor batty.

    The uploader of the Shertz painting image file says it is fair use because it has "educational value". The warning template says it should be used for "critical commentary". In my discussion at WP:MCQ here, one editor told me that WP:NFCI#7 is the applicable policy, but when I followed that up by asking for the procedure for challenging the uploader's assertion, no one responded. In my experience, comments by editors on WP:MCQ are generally helpful, but getting someone to comment isn't always easy. I've looked at WP:FFD, and none of the subst templates mentioned on that page seems to apply to this situation.

    Can someone help me out with an answer, or at least point me in the right direction?--Bbb23 (talk) 14:58, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I've never actually followed the applicable procedure myself, but WP:MCQ displays {{Noticeboard links}} which links to Wikipedia:Copyright problems where the lead section says:
    Have you tried that page yet? --Teratornis (talk) 15:57, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Another approach would be to add a {{Di-disputed fair use rationale}} to the file page. This places the file into a cleanup category. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:02, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, no need to apologize for asking a question on the Help desk, especially a question that is as well-posed as the question you asked. Even when we think we already know the answer to a question, it never hurts to get more opinions, to increase our confidence that we really do know what the best practice is. Posing a question may inform someone else who is reading the Help desk who faces a similar situation. For almost every problem any one of us might experience on Wikipedia, someone else is probably having the problem now, or will have it in the future. Having all the solutions in writing is the first step to minimize the number of wheels we re-invent. The second step is enabling people with problems to find the written solutions (we're still working on that). The Help desk is more than just a place to ask questions and get answers - over time, it accumulates into a kind of narrative that describes, in detail, everything that is still wrong with Wikipedia, and therefore what still needs to be developed in the system. Why are Wikipedia users having questions that the software itself does not answer? As long as people are still getting confused, that means we can still improve Wikipedia. Imagine if the software was so good that nobody needed to ask a question on the Help desk. I believe that should be our goal, to build a system that immediately answers every question it generates. --Teratornis (talk) 16:17, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    (edit conflict)Thank you both for the suggestions. I'm not sure which of the two is more appropriate or correct in this instance, but in looking at {{Di-disputed fair use rationale}}, the uploader can just remove the tag if he feels the rationale is good enough or if he adds to the rationale. Based on the history of this particular editor and the files, I assume he will do that, and I would have to start again. The Wikipedia:Non-free content review page seems to be more in lines with nominating an article for deletion, which may work better (although the note of a backlog is troubling). So, I'm going to try that first. Also, thanks Teratornis for the kind comments about "no apologies necessary".--Bbb23 (talk) 16:24, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Names of Mpindi

    What are some of the names of Mpindi clan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.210.173.34 (talk • contribs) 18:06, 10 April 2011

     Chzz  ►  18:07, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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