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    August 19

    Sort string length

    Is there a maximum string length when using a sortable table? –droll [chat] 03:32, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Never mind. I checked and its long enough for what I need. –droll [chat] 05:49, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    HАGGER?

    Ok, it's not the most important question ever but it seems to me, it could show a bug.
    I just went to clean up my Watchlist. Among the articles I deleted from the list there was an "HАGGER?" in red. Possibly some very old work of a vandal. When I check the chenges done, I noticed there were still a few red links, "HАGGER?" included. So I went back to remove them (again or maybe a couple slipped my attention). Now all were gone a part from that "HАGGER?". I tried to delete it few more times. Every time I got a:

    "A single title was removed from your watchlist:

    HАGGER? (talk)"

    But the "HАGGER?" was still showing in the list. So I went to the Edit raw watchlist, found the "HАGGER?", removed, saved, checked.....and the beast was still there! (°_°)
    I can live with it, still it's weird and it seems a bug to me. Has anyone got a clue?

    Thanks in advance! --Dia^ (talk) 11:49, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    That was a redirect created during the process of page-move vandalism. To remove it from your watchlist, use http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H%D0%90GGER%3F&action=unwatch. Note the HTML encodings of the characters, since the "A" isn't really an "A"; it is a UNICODE look-alike. (I think the uppercase Greek alpha, which looks identical.) Additionally, it is hard to remove from your watchlist because the "?" is an HTML symbol that is interpreted as part of a GET request. Did this work? Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:01, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


    Ah! thanks for the explanation, at lease it makes some sense. I tried the link, it said, as usual, that the page has been removed but is actually still there. --Dia^ (talk) 12:27, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Click "edit raw watchlist", which brings up a text file of watchlisted pages. You can edit this like any article at Wikipedia, and just remove the text of the articles you want to remove. That should work... --Jayron32 12:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the suggestion, but, as I've already written, I tried and didn't work. Would change anything if I change the character encoding I view the page with? (now is unicode)--Dia^ (talk) 12:44, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a known glitch. This procedure should work: Click "Edit raw watchlist", copy everything except HAGGER? to your own computer, delete everything from the watchlist, save the empty watch list, click "Edit raw watchlist" and copy everyhing back from your computer. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:20, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks!!! Gone! ;0)--Dia^ (talk) 13:37, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Tool for creating redirects

    Is there a tool for creating large numbers of redirects to the same target article? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 14:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Not that I know of, it has to be done manually for each separate alternative page name. Mjroots (talk) 07:33, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Disable WikiLove

    How do I disable WikiLove on the English Wikipedia? Jc3s5h (talk) 14:02, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Go to the editing tab in your preferences. At the bottom of the page under Labs features, untick the box for "Enable showing appreciation for other users with the WikiLove tab (experimental)" and save the page.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:09, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. Jc3s5h (talk) 14:11, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    correcting an article about me

    i notice that is a very bad comment about me on Wikipedia:('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gjergj_cicani') the comment is in Albanian and the person who wrote, is badmouthing me. the reason why i say this is because i am the only person with this name living on tefta tashko street. the comment says: gjergj cicani living on tefta tashko street is the stupid person of this street. please feel free to contact me <removed contact information>, please can you provide me with the ip adress of the individual who made that note. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.106.3.17 (talk) 14:35, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The page you linked to does not exist and has nothing at all about you or anyone named Gjiergj Cicani. -- kainaw™ 14:38, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I think that the OP was trying to refer to User:Gjergj cicani. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:40, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    User:Gjergj cicani is a user page and not an article, so it isn't part of the encyclopedia. I have reverted the comment which was made by 79.106.11.3. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:44, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    University of Liverpool

    I'm not getting anywhere with discussing this issue on the University of Liverpool page, but basically there are two things that need updating on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Liverpool

    1. The current crest displayed as the main image of the page has been confirmed by the University of Liverpool Press Office that it should no longer be used, and the new logo should be used instead. The new logo was moved down to the box below the website address, when the old crest was then added. This is the communication that I received from the press office: Dear Daniel,

    The new logo is the one that should be used. Are you an editor for Wikipedia?

    Best,

    Kate (Redacted)@liverpool.ac.uk

    This image (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Liverpool_Crest.png) needs to be replaced with this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Liverpool_logo_2007.png).

    2. There is also a building image on the wiki page that displays the old logo and is no longer the main admissions/info office of the university (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Liverpool_Building.jpg). It needs to be replaced with this: http://www.fcharchitects.com/cms/resources/08054a062-w600h480.jpg

    Can somebody help me with the above?

    Thanks,

    193.32.30.68 (talk) 15:20, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I have rearranged the logo/crest placement. Does that work? I am afraid that we cannot use this image unless the copyright owner releases it under an acceptable license. – ukexpat (talk) 16:52, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec)The best advice I can give is to continue the discussion on the talk page and work with the editors there to gain a consensus, discussion seems to be on going so there's no reason to think you're "not getting anywhere". Posting this request here would appear to be an attempt at forum shopping - and will be unlikely to get you anywhere, no one here can or will override any consensus gained on the talk page for you. LxRv (a.ka. Rehevkor) 16:56, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Resolved

    The following templates are working fine in Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera, but are not transcluding properly in MSIE: Template:NFL Roster template list, Template:NFL staff footer, Template:CFL staff footer and Template:CFL roster footer. Does anyone have any tweaks or alternate transclusion methods?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:46, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't see any issue with IE9 even with 7 and 8 compatibility modes. What is the problem? ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 21:23, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually it seems that three of the four have been fixed. The lone remaining problem is Template:NFL Roster template list's compatibility with {{NFL roster}}. See for example Template:Philadelphia Eagles roster. In the other four browsers everything looks fine. However, in MSIE the footer template is only spanning column one makeing it extra wide.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:20, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    All templates look fine in my IE8. I'm not sure what went wrong in your browser because I barely use IE anymore. Perhaps someone more familiar with IE could help with this issue. — MT (talk) 06:48, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    This is fixed now.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:37, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    how do i report vandels

    How do i report vandels? i am sick of them changing stuff back to their vandalised nonscence how do i report them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delighted eyes (talk • contribs) 17:18, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    After trying to tell them to stop (with appropriate warnings, etc) - you can report them on WP:AIV.  Chzz  ►  17:18, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Delighted eyes has a content dispute at stalking and appears to be trying to have their way by labeling edits by other editors as vandalism. Acroterion (talk) 17:27, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    (edit conflict)

    Yes, I was about to mention: my comment was only in the case of actual vandalism, of course. This edit isn't vandalism; it's a content dispute - so, for that, you'd need to discuss it / form consensus on the article talk page, in the normal way; WP:CONSENSUS etc.  Chzz  ►  17:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Feedback on Proposed Edit to Spotify Article

    I proposed an edit to the Spotify article, roughly a week ago. As of today, I have not been able to receive feedback from fellow page contributors. I am writing to see how I can move forward with my proposed edits to this article. My proposal can be found on Spotify talk page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Spotify#Features_Section).

    --Togna bologna (talk) 17:58, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    As nobody has objected to your proposal, I see no reason why you shouldn't go ahead with the edit. WP:BRD - David Biddulph (talk) 18:08, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Ok, thank you, DB! --Togna bologna (talk) 18:10, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    wikimedia emails without a wikimedia account

    I got an email to vote in the Wikimedia image referendum, at the bottom it said "To remove yourself from future notifications, please add your user name at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_nomail_list." So I went to that page, it said I had to log in to edit, and when I tried to log in, I was told "There is no user by the name 'Severinus'". Because apparently I have a Wikipedia account, but not a Wikimedia account. But if I don't have a Wikimedia account and have no way of removing my email from Wikimedia's mailing lists, then Wikimedia should not be sending me emails. This is no different than getting spam with no way to remove myself from the mailing except by creating an account on the spammer's personal website. If I cannot log in to an individual Wikimedia project (e.g. to add myself to its nomail list), then that individual project should not have access to my account information such as email. If possible, an admin should both add my username to the Wikimedia nomail list and submit a bug report for this issue. This is not desired behavior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Severinus (talk • contribs) 18:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    While in your english Wikipedia account go to Special:MergeAccount to unify your accounts, you will then be able to remove yourself from the mailing list. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:20, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    So in other words, while all the wikimedia projects apparently have access to my account information and can send me emails, I have to take special steps in order to log into other wikimedia projects, in order to tell them to stop sending me emails. Do y'all not see that this is not how this is supposed to work? --Severinus (talk) 18:35, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Your problem is a relic of older times in the project. Now, every user who creates an account creates a unified global account. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:38, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    US Census question

    for articles like US Census; where there are regions {e.g. Mid-Atlantic, West, etc} I looked at New York [2010 Census ~55million out of TOTAL US ~308million] please compile (offer) numbers for PAST Counts;like the same New York for e.g.1930 ??million out of US 122Million.70.234.0.78 (talk) 18:11, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you go to census.gov, you can find this info for yourself. --Jayron32 18:30, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Photoshop help

    Can someone photoshop my sister out of the image File:Ponce de Leon Inlet Spiral Staircase.jpg? Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:28, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I could crop her out. Would that work? Anything more than that is beyond my capabilities. – ukexpat (talk) 19:05, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I have prepared the file, but there appear to be some issues with connectivity to Wikimedia servers at the moment so I cannot upload it. Will do so as soon as I can. - ukexpat (talk) 19:14, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    How's this? – ukexpat (talk) 19:33, 19 August 2011 (UTC) --->[reply]
    Ahh, I should have thought to crop it. Perfect, thank you. Ryan Vesey Review me! 20:26, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    WP:LAB is the perfect place to request something like that.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's meI am dynamite 10:42, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Quotations section

    Is there a policy or guideline on the use of a "Quotations" section? I though there was something that said it was inappriate, but I can't find it now. (I am thinking in particular of the "Quotations" section just inserted in Albert Einstein.) —teb728 t c 21:01, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    For starters, {{Cquote}} should never be used within an article. <blockquote> or {{Quote}} should be used instead. Ryan Vesey Review me! 21:03, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The External links section has a box linking Quotations from Wikiquote which is much more complete. Reading the discussion page there, most of those new quotes can't be sourced to Einstein. And ditto on the pull quotes. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 21:11, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    From WP:LONGQUOTE, a subsection of Wikipedia:Quotations: "Do not insert any number of quotations in a stand-alone quote section." That's all I could find. Like everything else on Wikipedia, we should treat this with common sense. I donl't think a quote section normally belongs, but I can think of special exceptions where it might be appropriate. For example, Yogi Berra, who is so famous for his malapropisms (Yogiisms) that they deserve a quote section.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:03, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks all. —teb728 t c 03:46, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    August 20

    viewing images

    How can I view the images on the following page:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Maungmaungta

    Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kourosh Kashani (talk • contribs) 00:28, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The images were all deleted because they were incorrectly uploaded. So the answer is, you cannot view them. The other problems with that article are legion; I'm not sure I can make heads or tails of even starting to fix it up. --Jayron32 00:36, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I started an MfD on it.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:08, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Redirect question

    Hi, I've read up on Wikipedia:Redirect as well as Help:Redirect and I understand everything except for one thing: how exactly do I create the new page that would include the #REDIRECT code? The code makes sense to me, and I know that creating the page must be pretty simple, but there is a way to create pages without using the Article Wizard, right? I can't find a place anywhere that just says "Create Page". Thanks. Delaywaves talk 05:20, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Type the name of the new article into the search box. If it doesn't exist you'll get a prompt to create the new page. - David Biddulph (talk) 06:24, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Or you can place the name inside doubles brackets anywhere, inside these [[]] for example, hit show preview, and you'll see its a red link, then click on that link.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 06:33, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Photo of church

    The photo you have for St.Mary's Church Maddington, is not correct. You have the photograph of St.Mary's Church in Shrewton. I know because I was married many years ago in Maddington Church. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.220.197.207 (talk) 06:09, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Our St. Mary's Church article lists several churches of that name but none are listed as being in Maddington or Shrewton. The closest, spelling-wise, is Shrewsbury. Could you be more specific which church you are referring to? Dismas|(talk) 07:10, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    And I just double checked our picture of the one in Shrewsbury against a street view from Google Maps and they match. So, there's that. Dismas|(talk) 07:14, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I've added St Mary's Church, Maddington and St Mary's Church in Shrewton to the St. Mary's Church article. Very confusing having two of the same name in two parts of the same village. In the Shrewton article there are now references to both churches, and the Wiltshire CC links have photos of both, confirming the OP's initial statement. I've removed the erroneous photo from St Mary's Church, Maddington and from Maddington, Wiltshire, and labelled it correctly in Shrewton. If someone has a public domain photo of St Mary's Church, Maddington it could of course be uploaded and linked. Thanks to the OP for pointing out the error. - David Biddulph (talk) 07:25, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The photo clearly shows the same church as "Church of St. Mary, Maddington, Shrewton" on the Wiltshire Council page here. —teb728 t c 07:40, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    According to the discussion on the Geograph page here, the problem is compounded by the fact that the OS map is in error in naming the wrong area as "Shrewton". Anyway, there is a free use image of the church with the castellated tower on that page, and a free use image of the uncastellated church here. When the confusion is sorted out (and I'm not going to attempt that now - too early in the morning!) either or both can be uploaded. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:10, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Found one already uploaded, so I think that the photos are now sorted. The Shrewton article might benefit from a more detailed description of St Mary's Shrewton, along the lines of what's already there for St Mary's Maddington, but I'll leave that for the interested reader. - David Biddulph (talk) 08:47, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I notice that your IP indicates that you are in Australia. Were you married in Maddington, Wiltshire, or were you perhaps married in Maddington, Western Australia? —teb728 t c 07:18, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Jordan Christopher Michael

    Why doesn't Jordan Christopher Michael have a wikipedia page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.8.85 (talk) 07:21, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia pages are created by volunteers, interested in a subject, who have the ability and motivation to start an article that can stick. In the case of this actor, only one person ever decided to start an article and all they created was one sentence, which was deleted since it failed to indicate the importance of the subject. If you are motivated and have the ability, signup for an account and you start it. That's how all of our articles are created. I suggest if you do so, you first go through the tutorial, you then read Wikipedia:Your first article and then you create it using the article wizard.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 08:19, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Information on pictures

    In the last few days I came across two pictures with incomplete or wrong information. I wrote in the talk page since I assumed talk pages of pictures worked like the one for articles but than I got a big notice telling me what I was not suppose to write about and now I'm not so sure anymore. Here picture one and two. Thanks. --Dia^ (talk) 08:42, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Links above edited to make them work, by replacing %20 with space. --ColinFine (talk) 09:51, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    For the first image I made the change you indicated; thank you for pointing that out. For the second I believe you are mistaken; please see my reply. More generally leaving such notes on talk pages of files will not usually be seen because usually nobody is watching the files. —teb728 t c 10:00, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks to have fixed the first image, for the second one I read your comment on the second one: probably you haven't looked at the image. The person represented has a green kimono and is actually emperor Komei. The image is supposed to represent Empress Go-Sakuramachi.--Dia^ (talk) 17:20, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict)Notice the both images have the text "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below." Both images are actually hosted on Wikimedia Commons. Clicking on "description page there" will take you to the original image on Commons where you can discuss it or edit the description. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 10:03, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks, done. --Dia^ (talk) 17:20, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    tokyo spam

    Hi, i when i read about tokyo, section 4 contains some shit about tokyo beeing the smallest city in the world. However when i try to remove this in the edit, i can't find it! On page history it seems like a bot already removed it but i've tried reloading several times and its still there! Does anyone else see it?

    Björn — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.228.205.35 (talk • contribs) 09:08 (UTC), 20 August 2011

    As you say, the vandalism was promptly reverted many hours ago. If you're still seeing the old version, you'll need to clear your cache. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:17, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    You could also try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo?action=purge - see Wikipedia:Purge.  Chzz  ►  14:56, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Helena Bonham Carter

    In the "King Speech" she portrayed The Queen's MUM" & NOT "Queen Elizabeth" Would you Check this out, & edit the Page, if this Proves to be Correct ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.244.155.40 (talk) 09:08, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Where is the error? The role played by Helena Bonham Carter was the then Queen Elizabeth, who was, of course, the mother of our current queen (then Princess Elizabeth). Whereabouts on which page do you think there is an error? Don't the links point towards the correct person? - David Biddulph (talk) 09:25, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Incidentally, fact fans, the title "Queen Mother" was uniquely used by Her late Majesty as it was the first time that the reigning Queen's mother had the same name - normally they are still called Queen (for example, the previous Queen was called Queen Mary even though her husband the King had died) - you can't have 2 Queen Elizabeths at the same time, so her mother got the title to distinguish them -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\[alternative account of Phantomsteve] 09:47, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    And also to answer a question that hasn't been asked yet, the Queen Mum was Queen consort not Queen regnant , hence she didn't have a number - only regnant monarchs get those. – ukexpat (talk) 13:32, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Capitalisation of "The" (etc.) in Movie (etc.) Titles

    See this edit. My gut feeling is that the edit is correct. If it is, the page itself should be moved. Otherwise the edits should be reverted. Is there a policy/guideline about this? AndyJones (talk) 10:20, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    No it should not be. The official title is "She's the Man"; [1], [2], etc.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's meI am dynamite 10:37, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#Composition_titles  Chzz  ►  14:53, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Disabling mobile site

    I am unable to disable the mobile site so I can look at my watchlist with the new mobile front page. Where is the disable switch gone. I am using an iPhone with iOS 4. Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 12:51, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Please see Wikipedia:Enable mobile version.  Chzz  ►  14:47, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Album cover

    I believe this album cover is too simple for copyright. Could you transfer it on Commons?--79.27.161.108 (talk) 13:14, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    No, it is still copyrighted. ~~Ebe123~~ talkContribs 15:09, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
     Done. It is too simple to be copyrighted - it doesn't pass the threshold of originality. it is now on Commons at Commons:File:FiremanStrawberriesOceans.jpg. Avicennasis @ 16:17, 20 Av 5771 / 16:17, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Special:Export - Categories with Colons

    It would appear that the Special:Export interface won't populate from a category that has a colon in it. On de.wiki I'm trying to get a full export of Kategorie:Wikipedia:Exzellent but as the cat is actually called "Wikipedia:Exzellent" it just returns to the page without having added any articles. Anyone know if it needs a character code or some other workaround to do this? violet/riga [talk] 15:56, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Can I restrict another users from editing the wiki-page which I create

    Can I restrict another users from editing the wiki-page which I create(first to edit)? If yes how can I do that? If any user wish to edit he should not be able to edit the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arti.deore (talk • contribs) 16:57, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    No. This is Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Nobody "owns" an article. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:00, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course, there is a way to do what you want - install the Wiki software on your own server - you then have total control over everything on that wiki (I have a private wiki like that, but it's not a public wiki by any means! However, on this Wiki you can't do what you want, as excellently explained by OrangeMike -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\[alternative account of Phantomsteve] 20:21, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Illegal Wikipedia copy

    Take a look at <redacted - ATG> Do you think it's legal? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.213.76.70 (talk) 18:23, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    That is a link to a YouTube page - nothing to do with us. Spam? AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:27, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes. It's a link to a football video, with nothing remotely to do with Wikipedia. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 18:39, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit Page Intro?

    On the Rose Kabuye page, in the article intro, there is an inaccuracy ("Kanyange" given as birthplace is actually subject's surname). I want to correct it but there is no edit button for that section.How can I correct this error? Marthafritzfox (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:19, 20 August 2011 (UTC).[reply]

    Pick the 'Edit' at the top of the page to edit the whole page, including the first section. --ColinFine (talk) 22:54, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Preferences → Gadgets → Add an [edit] link for the lead section of a page ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 12:39, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    August 21

    Uploading copyrighted photos I own

    I have photos that I took that I'd like to upload, but want to maintain my copyright on them. I'd like them to be used only with my attribution and a note that I own the copyright. How do I upload such images? I found the section on uploading "free images," but I don't want to load my photos as that. Please direct me to the answer or send me the info. I need. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonFisherJr (talk • contribs) 00:27, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia accepts images that are released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike licence, which seems to be what you want.
    If you upload the photographs at Commons, you can choose a licence. One option is Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 - that allows anyone to use the image, for any purpose, but they have to attribute the work (stating the 'author' that you enter) - that's the "Attribution" - and, any copies have to be under the same or similar license.
    For more details, see Commons:Licensing.  Chzz  ►  00:34, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If someone were to take a picture of a statue which was created in the 1700's is the picture in the public domain or not? Can a picture of an uncopyrighted object be copyrighted? Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:45, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, it can have a copyright. A photograph can almost always have copyright to it, regardless of what's in the image. Avicennasis @ 00:49, 21 Av 5771 / 00:49, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) I think the copyright status of the image has nothing to do with the statue, but only with who took the picture and when and if he or she is still alive or not. And yes, a picture of an uncopyrighted object can be copyrighted (we would normally assume that the person who took the picture is the copyright holder). If the image is still copyrighted depends on whether the person is still alive or not and if not, when he died and the copyright law of which country applies. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 00:55, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok, thank you. Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:57, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Link photo with article

    O.K., I've uploaded a photo I created and I want to link it to an article. How is this done? The article is about Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana and the photo is one of I took of MSA in 1982. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.136.180.171 (talk) 00:59, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You mean you want the photo to appear in the article? First, I cannot see that you uploaded a photo at either her or commons. To insert a photo in an article you should enter [[File:PHOTO NAME.JPG (or whatever file it is in)|thumb|CAPTION]] Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:04, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) The following is an example of how it works:
    The code
    [[File:Example.jpg]]
    produces
    See also Wikipedia:Picture tutorial for additional options and parameters. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 01:09, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


    (edit conflict)It would help us if you could give us a link to the image, but in general, you would add the filename in brackets to the infobox, e.g., for Market Square Arena, you would change
    | nickname          = 
| image             = 
| caption           =
    to include the image name like below (using the proper file name.)
    | nickname          = 
| image             = [[File:Example.jpg]]
| caption           =
    Hope that helps. Avicennasis @ 01:10, 21 Av 5771 / 01:10, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    If (as appears to be the case) you did not succede in uploading the file, see Wikipedia:Uploading images for how to upload. —teb728 t c 01:35, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Article talk page template for close connection

    I know I've seen a template designed for article talk pages that stated something about close connection to the article topic. I can't find it now that I want it. (I know where to find the COI template for articles, but that's not the one I want.) Cloveapple (talk) 09:10, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I may be wrong but I suspect that you're looking for {{uw-coi}} or maybe {{coi-stern}}, both of which are placed on user talk pages rather than article talk pages.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:04, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the suggestions.Cloveapple (talk) 16:36, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    There are {{COI}} and {{Connected contributor}}. Do you mean one of those? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 10:19, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. The {{Connected contributor}} should work for what I want. I now think the notice I was trying to re-find was somebody's unofficial creation because it was a non-standard color and was very brief. I liked it's relatively understated and neutral feeling, but with hundreds of thousands of random article talk pages to search, I doubt I'll ever see that particular page again.Cloveapple (talk) 16:36, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Twinkle on an iPad?

    I've had several people tell me that I should be using Twinkle to do speedy deletions. Would using it on an iPad be reasonable? Has anybody tried that combination? Cloveapple (talk) 09:25, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Haven't heard anything that would say it doesn't work; you just need to use something other than IE. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:28, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    May 3, 2015

    May 3, 2015: Unless more articles on Wikipedia will become featured articles, Wikipedia's Main Page will end up without any "Today's featured article" to display.

    How do we prevent that "doomsday"? 123.24.96.94 (talk) 10:32, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you believe that to be a problem, spend time getting articles to become Featured Articles, problem solved. GB fan please review my editing 10:43, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) This claim in May 3#Events sounds rather dubious to me. The fourth entry at Wikipedia:WikiProject Days of the year#Style says "references to support listed entries must be found in linked Wikipedia articles" (Note however that this is only a WikiProject guideline.). I found nothing supporting this claim in the article Wikipedia. Therefore I think the statement should be removed. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 10:48, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I removed it, it is a non-notable event that probably won't happen because more articles will become featured in that time. GB fan please review my editing 10:54, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    "Yellow-billed pintail" article has a serious problem

    I was doing some reading on the article about the Anas genus of waterfowl birds when I clicked on the link to Yellow-billed Pintail and something disgusting and obscene came up. I can not even edit the link/direction article to fix it so someone with better knowledge or access should probably do something. Thanks for any help with this. Epf (talk) 12:08, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Could it be related to Wikipedia:ANI#Dodo? Яehevkor ✉ 12:28, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Its certainly possible. I don't know if anything was done to my computer but I am running Malwarebytes right now. In any case do not click on it and we need to try to get someone to delete it or at least put up a warning ASAP. Epf (talk) 12:34, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Toolbox → Related changes will show that {{IUCN}} was vandalized and reverted. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 12:35, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Be sure to bypass your cache too. Яehevkor ✉ 12:38, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Template loop detected: User talk:George SJ XXI

    The user George SJ XXI tried to archive his talk page without success. Could an administrator please revert his talk page to "as was" at start of Sunday. Many thanks. Preceding unsigned comment added by George SJ XXI (talk contribs) 12:40, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I have reverted the page as far back as I can. When I get home, I will restore from the archive. Perhaps use a archiving bot next time? LikeLakers2 (talk) 13:04, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello can I mix ultram and naproxen

    Hello can I mix Ultram with Naproxen Paul — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.64.90.253 (talk) 13:58, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I am sorry but we can not give medical advice. You should consult your doctor or your pharmacist. GB fan please review my editing 14:06, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    adding a listing to a category

    i am trying to add a listing about a writer from louisiana. there are several listed there now, but i am trying to add a name and an article, how do i do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jfalk67 (talk • contribs) 14:51, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The way to add a name to a category is to add the category to the article. For instance if you wanted to add a person to the living people category, you would add [[Category:Living people]] to the bottom of the article. GB fan please review my editing 14:58, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you trying to create a brand new article on a Louisiana writer? Or are you trying to modify an article that already exists? Have you seen the page at [3] that shows the 117 writers in the "writers from Louisiana" category? (Just to be sure they aren't already there.) If those questions aren't clear just tell us the name of the author you are trying to work on.Cloveapple (talk) 15:37, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I contact user HUGHPUGH

    He/She is editing a page of a person I represent.. and is now threatening to take MY editing privileges away because I keep undoing his/her edits.. Please can someone tell me what I am supposed to do. It's getting ridiculous and they don't have a page I can contact them on — Preceding unsigned comment added by FoxyB (talk • contribs) 16:39, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    FoxyB has been notified of our rules on COI. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:52, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Note: User has figured out how to leave a message at User talk:Hughpugh.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:49, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Photo submitted for article

    Ryan, Thanks for the info. about putting a photo with an article. I'm still unsure how to do that, however. Here's the photo in question: File:MarketSquareArena1982.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonFisherJr (talk • contribs) 19:30, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Firstly, there is a problem with the copyright statement - it says, Credit will read: Photograph by Don Fisher, Jr., All Rights Reserved - we cannot allow images with copyright conditions like that (in bold); we only use images released under appropriate licences. You've chosen to release it under the GNU / Creative Commons dual licence - which allows anyone to use it for any purpose, as long as they give credit. You can't impose conditions beyond that.
    So, if you accept the commons-compatible licensing, you need to edit the file page, and remove that caveat. If you are not happy to accept the licences shown on that same page, then let us know, and it can be deleted.
    Now - regarding using it;
    The usual syntax is, on a blank line, [[File:filename.jpg|thumb|Put a caption here]]. The word 'thumb' makes it into a standard-sized thumbnail, on the right.
    For example,
    [[File:MarketSquareArena1982.jpg|thumb|Market Square Arena in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana]]
    You can see the result of that, on the right.*Struck, see below. -Chzz
    There are other options, but in the vast majority of cases, a standard-sized thumbnail on the right, with a caption, is the best solution; for more, see Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. For more on the copyright-side, see Wikipedia:Image use policy#Copyright and licensing.  Chzz  ►  19:43, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I have removed the photograph's display from here since, though it is at the Commons, it is not properly licensed for free use as noted above (and will be deleted from the Commons, if the license is not worked out).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:46, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Good point; sorry, you're quite right; the copyright needs sorting out before we can use it; thanks, Fuhghettaboutit.  Chzz  ►  19:49, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Anytime. Right now this is little different than a fair use image being used outside of the article where its fair use is targeted. I just spent some time looking for a suitable template at Commons to tag this with, but I am not a regular there. I don't want to tag it for speedy deletion yet as I hope DonFisherJr will work this out soon.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:04, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    This is very confusing for a first-time contributor. I've found numerous photos and illustrations on Wikipedia that use this license http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content and it was my intent to use that, if possible. If not, I'll delete the image. I was just trying to help out and provide an image for people who may want to use it, with the understanding that I own it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonFisherJr (talk • contribs) 18:16, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Numbered and unnumbered references

    Why do some articles have both numbered references and unnumbered references? Example: in Extensive reading the first six are numbered.

    Why does article Central processing unit have a "Notes" section (numbered) and a "References" section (unnumbered)?

    --Mortense (talk) 20:14, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Easy answer: Someone seems to have mixed up things. In Extensive reading two different citation styles seem to be used side by side. This should be avoided and consensus should be reached on which citation style to use in the article. A 'Notes' section is often used for comments to a particular inline passage of text in an article. It can also be used to specify, where in a source information is located (for example by giving page numbers as footnotes, see the article Penrose tiling for an example of this citation method). This citation method is called Harvard referencing. It seems in the article Extensive reading, someone tried to use Harvard referencing, but omitted the page numbers. Harvard referencing is a citation method, where the source is identified by the name of the author, the publication year and the page number in a footnote. This method is usually called shortened footnote referencing. When using this method, the source is identified by the name of the author, the publication year and the page number in a footnote. This short notation refers to a reference usually given in full detail in a seperate 'References' section (see WP:CT#Harvard reference and shortened footnote examples for more information). Sorry, I mixed some things up, however it should be correct now. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 20:41, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    It is a mish-mash. I made some detailed comments on their talk pages. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 20:57, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Note; anything challenged or likely to be challenged be attributed in the form of an inline citation (WP:V). Most, currently, do not. That means they need fixing. The exact format of the refs isn't so important; as long as the reader could reasonably hope to check the facts.
    What I mean is...lots of articles on Wikipedia (especially older ones) do not have specific, in-line numbered refs. They should. That doesn't mean we will remove them; it needs they need improving.  Chzz  ►  02:38, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    August 22

    Help requested

    Hi; I'm sorry to bother our helpers but...I note there are very few requests here - however, there's plenty of unanswered questions on Wikipedia:Requests for feedback.

    Any assistance answering them would be great.

    Sorry, if I'm being a bother, please tell me and I'll shut up

     Chzz  ►  02:56, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I'll try to take a look at some. Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:49, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Using Books

    I created a sign-on yesterday and the system recognizes me now when I sign on, but I can't find the book I thought I created. Now I'm wondering if it was saved. At some point in going through FAQ and help files reference is made of the User Page. When I check for a user page it sees my username but says I don't have a page. The process for creating a User Page seems to require making an edit. I don't have any edits to make. I just want to work on my book. I'm stuck I guess. Pmoody (talk) 04:29, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Did you create the book using your IP address? I checked your contribs and this question is the only one that registers. I also checked and you don't have any subpages. Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:43, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you remember the title of the book you thought you created? —teb728 t c 04:46, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Only autoconfirmed or confirmed users can save books. I have confirmed your account so you should now be able to save books. PrimeHunter (talk) 05:41, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    editing Marshall Hall (musician)

    Hallo, I've just begun trying to edit a Wikipedia article, namely Marshall Hall (musician). Initially all went well. But today (22/8 in Australia) I was dismayed to find that everythingI had done has been deleted. I've tried to follow your instructions in order to find the reason via FAQ and the deletion log but have failed. I'm sure that this is due to my own obtuseness and unfamiliarity with computers and the internet. Could you please tell me what i have doe wrong and how to avoid it in future. My log in name is Martinrich. Thanking you in anticipation, Martinrich (talk) 04:49, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It appears to still all be there - Marshall Hall (musician) and I can see your edit clearly here. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 05:13, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Use the page history to see changes to an article. The page history [4] shows your edits were still there at the time of your post, but were reverted right when Mattinbgn replied, probably partly because you removed the lead section and a lot of wikilinks. Try to bypass your browser cache if you don't see the most recent edit to a page. PrimeHunter (talk) 05:25, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Interlanguage links - Samuel Morris

    The bots seem determined to add interlanguage links between en:Samuel Morris and nl:Samuel Morris despite the fact that both articles refer to completely different people! See here for details on the most futule edit war I have ever been involved in! How can I make them stop? I read Help:Interlanguage links but to no avail. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 05:10, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    You have to remove wrong links simultaneously from all languages including mr:सॅम्युएल मॉरिस which links to both en:Samuel Morris and nl:Samuel Morris (good luck figuring out which of them it should be!). If there is just one language with a wrong link then a bot may copy it to other languages. PrimeHunter (talk) 05:33, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks - lets see it how it works! -- Mattinbgn (talk) 06:22, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    It's supposed to work but after comparing edits and times in the 3 edit histories, it seems CarsracBot decided to link [5] the newly created nl:Samuel Morris to the two others even though it had no outgoing or incoming interlanguage links at the time. I guess it compared the page name to the English Wikipedia but I don't think a bot is supposed to add links based on that alone. If it happens again then the bot owner can be contacted at nl:Overleg gebruiker:Carsrac. PrimeHunter (talk) 07:01, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Interwiki bots don't do this automatically. There is a "hints" option that a bot op can run that will make comparisons based on pagename, though. Avicennasis @ 11:23, 22 Av 5771 / 11:23, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Marshall Hall (musician) again

    Sorry to bother you again. Thank you for your reply. I think I must have asked the wrong question.

    What is on the Marshall Hall (musician) page, under the heading 'Early Life' is the following:

    'Hall was born in London, the son of a surgeon and grandson of Marshall Hall the distinguished physiologist. He was educated at Mr Creak's school, The Wick, Brighton, and the Blackheath Proprietary School. He studied the organ under Mr Lees, organist at St Margaret's Church, London, and also learned the violin. He also studied music at Berlin, and at the Royal College of Music, London. For a period he taught languages and music at Newton Abbot School, and at Wellington College, Berkshire, and in 1890 was appointed the first Ormond professor of music at the University of Melbourne.'

    This is what was there before i changed it.

    I replaced this paragraph with a bigger one, still under the heading of 'Early Life'. When I looked again later that same day, my replacement was still there. But when I opened it this morning to continue work, my replacement had disappeared and had been replaced by the original iparagraph above.

    Did I do something wrong? I can find no reference to the entry in your deletions log. Martinrich (talk) 06:27, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Your edit was reverted by Ryan Vesey with this edit, because your edit removed the lead section of the article. Click the link and take a look at the diff to see what happened. Please do your addition again without removing the lead section. You can edit the section 'Early life' directly by clicking the 'Edit' link appearing to the right of the words 'Early life'. This will leave the rest of the article unaffected. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 06:43, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, when content is removed from an article via an edit, this will not be recorded at Special:Log/delete. The deletion log only logs deletions of entire pages. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 07:11, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    mistake about our coaches nationality

    In the following link about our team there is a mistake about one of our assistant coaches nationalities. There is a serbian flag next to his name. He is not from Serbia. He is from Croatia. We would appreciate it if you can fix this.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_%C3%9Clker — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.186.131.55 (talk) 07:44, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you think there should be a change, you can either be bold and change it yourself, since the article is not protected and can therefore be edited by anybody or you can bring this up at the articles talk page at Talk:Fenerbahçe Ülker. And please remember to type ~~~~ after you post something on talk pages, which will produce your IP and a timestamp (but do not sign in articles). Regards. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:20, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    article

    are you going to write anything on Richy Kicklighter? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.254.96.160 (talk) 08:48, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Is he notable? Most editors here write about subjects they are personally interested in. So if Richy Kicklighter is notable and someone is interested in writing an article about him, then this could happen. If you have sources establishing his notability, you could post at Wikipedia:Articles for creation (see the instructions there). You could also register an account. This has many benefits, including that you will be able to create a userspace draft to develop an article in your userspace before "making it live". Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:03, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi, it looks like he meets notability guidelines - A google news archive search and a google book search turns up some reasonably promising results. OP - I'd suggest that, if you feel comfortable doing it, you create a userspace draft of the article as suggested by Toshio Yamaguchi. I've left a welcome message on your talk page that has some useful tips and advice, and that should help to get you started. Welcome to Wikipedia! Darigan (talk) 09:48, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia in other languages

    Dear Wikipedia friends, Thank you for yor incredibly marevelous services.


    Tonight I typed in "First Aid", and pages of information did appear, and I looked at the impressive list of languages on the left, but the article wasn't done in Vietnamese. I'd like my Vietnamese caregiver to be able to read the pages. Will they some day be done in "tieng Viet"?

    Appreciatively,

    John D, Taipei, Taiwan, (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.137.67.206 (talk) 12:06, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    First, please do NOT provide contact information such as phone numbers or email addresses. We cannot provide answers via email. Second, all articles on Wikipedia are written by volunteers. Thus the pages will only exist in Vietnamese, if someone writes these articles in that language. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:20, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict)There is a Vietnamese Wikipedia at vi.wikipedia.org. It is much smaller than English Wikipedia and only has 213,000 pages. If you understand Vietnamese you could help by creating the page "First aid" on Vietnamese Wikipedia, or you could translate the English Wikipedia article as long as you use the appropriate {{translated page}} template for the language. Ryan Vesey Review me! 12:22, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Any chance you know the word First Aid in Vietnamese? There's a chance the interwiki link just hasn't been added yet. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:24, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Putting it through a translator gives me "Sơ cứu ban đầu" No page exists for this on vi.wikipedia.org. If this is the correct translation and someone knows vietnamese they can create the page at http://vi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C6%A1_c%E1%BB%A9u_ban_%C4%91%E1%BA%A7u&action=edit&redlink=1 Ryan Vesey Review me! 17:31, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello

    My boss has a Wikipedia page (not created by him or anyone he knows) which is fine. I would like to add to his Wiki page a link to his blog so that anyone can go to his Blog and ask him questions. Is it possible to add a link? If yes, how do I go about doing so please?

    Many thanks.

    Cleverard (talk) 12:22, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    No. It is not Wikipedias duty to provide contact details for the subject of an article (see Links normally to be avoided #11.). Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:41, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    It would be allowed if it were his official site. We allow those links. It would help immensely if you'd tell us who your boss is. (Why do people keep us in the dark about such things?) Dismas|(talk) 12:52, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Would Michael Mansfield be a reasonable guess? - David Biddulph (talk) 12:58, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec)It looks like you're talking about adding a Wordpress blog link to the article about lawyer Michael Mansfield. We generally do allow links to the homepage of the subject of an article, but we're very skittish about things hosted by others (Myspace pages, Facebook pages, Wordpress blogs, and the like). The trouble with these is verifying that the person who created that really is the actual Michael Mansfield of the article, and not some hoaxer. For example, it would be all too easy for a malicious person to create a blog on wordpress.com named say "Mike Mansfield (barrister)", and then put whatever stuff they want; perhaps starting with a veneer of normal legal stuff, but then veering off into expressing views that the real Michael Mansfield doesn't hold. A link from the Wikipedia article can give such a hoax blog extra credence (and journalists do seem to be lazy about verifying stuff they found on Wikipedia). While Toshio Yamaguchi is right to point out that links to blogs are to be avoided, that section specifically disclaims such links where "An official link is a link to a website or other Internet service" (Wikipedia:ELNO#Official links). The blog link you provided does pass both tests that follow that, but I'd strongly recommend that you take some steps to allow Wikipedia volunteers to verify the official nature of the blog (so we can be sure it's not one of the hoax ones I talked about, above). If you email info-en-q@wikimedia.org from an official email address (not some hotmail or whatever) the volunteers there can advise you about how you can demonstrate that the blog is official. Unlike this page, that service isn't public, so you can discuss more private info (phone numbers or whatever) which it wouldn't be wise to post on a public venue like this page. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 13:08, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Unusual message notification on Wikipedia landing page

    Hi there, just opened wikipedia today, saw I had a new message and was directed to the following message:

    Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, but at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Schalk Brits, did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted (undone) by ClueBot NG.

    • Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Note that human editors do monitor recent changes to Wikipedia articles, and administrators have the ability to block users from editing if they repeatedly engage in vandalism.
    • ClueBot NG produces very few false positives, but it does happen. If you believe the change you made should not have been detected as unconstructive, please read about it, report it here, remove this warning from your talk page, and then make the edit again.
    • The following is the log entry regarding this warning: Schalk Brits was changed by 86.47.124.211 (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.972973 on 2011-06-30T22:09:27+00:00 . Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 22:09, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

    ________________________________

    The only thing is that I don't edit or post any content on Wikipedia, so I have no idea why this is. Best of luck etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.47.124.211 (talk) 13:34, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    If you read the note below, it explains this: "This is the discussion page for an IP user, identified by the user's numerical IP address. Some IP addresses change periodically, and may be shared by several users. If you are an IP user, you may create an account or log in to avoid future confusion with other IP users. Registering also hides your IP address". It was someone else using the IP at the time. Ignore it. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:39, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps Cluebot NG should append Template:Shared IP advice at the end of its message? Anyways, I tagged the IP talk page as a shared IP, this should help with any further incidents. -- Ϫ 17:13, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Big Dig

    I'd like to have some information available for an archaeological project called the Big Dig in 1971. It was the first use in Canada (and perhaps elsewhere) of transient / hitchhiker youth (as opposed to circuit archaeologists or students) to undertake archaeological investigations. It was held at Wawa, Ontario, and I have added a paragraph about it to that page. Can I ask if this topic deserves a page in its own right or should it go under some other archaeological or locational heading? Ncampling (talk) 15:59, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    It needs a small amount of work (which I will take care of in a moment), but it does seem relevant to the town's history. Thanks for your contribution. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:18, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know enough about the Big Dig to tell you, but if it meets the general notability guidelines by having significant coverage in reliable, third-party sources, it should have a page. Ryan Vesey Review me! 17:21, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    See WP:SPLIT for guidelines about when to split a section from an article into its own separate article. Incidentally another editor removed the paragraph about the Big Dig from the Wawa, Ontario article. You may wish to discuss this on Talk:Wawa, Ontario. The small paragraph seems to fall well short of the minimum size that would justify a whole separate article about the Big Dig. --Teratornis (talk) 20:31, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    What if the acronym is already used?

    I want to create an article on Predictive Emissions Monitoring System (PEMS) but when I search for PEMS on the site it redirects to Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS). How do I handle this condition? The article will be a basic overview of what a Predictive Emissions Monitoring System is and what the different methods used entail. Along with a list of all known PEMS providers and links to the US EPA Guide Lines involving PEMS and other related articles that are relevant to the subject matter. Similar to the article on Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) that is currently created.

    Thanks for your input

    Jacob — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jedonajkowski (talk • contribs) 18:04, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Assuming it is notable, see our guidelines on notability at Wikipedia:Notability, first create the article at Predictive Emissions Monitoring System or ideally create a draft at User:Jedonajkowski/Predictive Emissions Monitoring System. If and when this article goes live, you can turn PEMS (direct link) into a disambiguation page, see Wikipedia:Disambiguation. Яehevkor ✉ 18:10, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Regarding montly donation.

    Hello.

    I was planing to make montly donation to Wikipedia through Paypal. But then Paypal demand that I registrate a credit-card. Something I dont want to do. Is there anyway of geting this done without?

    — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.243.187.20 (talk) 18:35, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm fairly certain if you create an account on PayPal first you can choose to link it to a bank account rather than a credit card. In addition, if you have a debit card you would probably be able to use that in place of a credit card. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:39, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    How were you planning to send money to PayPal? Do you currently use PayPal to pay for anything else? Note that there are many ways to donate to Wikipedia, if PayPal is not to your liking. Thank you for your interest in helping Wikipedia. --Teratornis (talk) 20:21, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    arrest records expungement

    i have tried to access the fl dept of law enforcement to review and expunge criminal records no luck can not get jobs becousew of records no convictions? help <blanked> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.209.175 (talk) 19:35, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.7 million articles and thought we were 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 for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right 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.Template:Z25 TNXMan 19:43, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Incorrect information on the Brian Bendis page

    My name is Alisa Bendis and I would like you to correct the information about my children with Brian --- Brian and I have one biolgical daughter and 2 adopted daughters. Once of our children was adopted from Ethiopia and the other was adopted from Florida. Both of our adopted daughters are african american. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.246.164.219 (talk) 20:48, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    A company releasing an image under CC?

    Hi there, I am an editor and work at PatientsLikeMe. This image [6] received a "Non-free reduce" tag which prompted me to think about if there was a way that the company could somehow license this particular image (which I guess we "own"?) somehow and put up at Wiki Commons? Anyone who can help in this area please write to me on my talk page, much appreciated --PaulWicks (talk) 20:54, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Images on Wikimedia Commons MUST be released under a free license which means that anybody can use it for any purpose (including commercial use) (see Terms of use of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Commons licensing policy). Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 21:45, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    If your company is happy to release it under a free license, WP:Donating copyrighted materials explains how to go about confirming this. Once the licensing is in place, it can be tagged with {{copy to commons}} to mark it as a Commons candidate. January (talk) 22:00, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks guys! --PaulWicks (talk) 22:43, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Which date to use in citation?

    Drilnoth brought up an interesting question in an FLC: when a source has both a "published" and an "updated" date (like here (at the bottom)), which date should be used when citing the source? —Spyder_Monkey (Talk) 21:51, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I would say one should use the "Last updated" date. Why? Because for the purposes of Wikipedia, two versions of the same source with differing content should be treated as two different sources completely independent from each other. That's why we have an "Accessdate" parameter in citation templates for website. The content of a later version might no longer verify the statement in a Wikipedia article. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 22:03, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    That makes sense. Thanks! —Spyder_Monkey (Talk) 22:26, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    August 23

    editing

    How do I delete a link? Not a whole page or a link template, but just one blue word that is a link? ThanksCd195 (talk) 00:42, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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