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April 9

Background is blue

Wikipedia's background on articles is suddenly a light blue color. What is going on? — AMK152 ^{(t • c)} 00:47, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is a bug in the latest version of Google Chrome which shows blue background if the browser zoom level is set below 100%. Reset the zoom to 100% with Ctrl+0 or adjust it with Ctrl++ and Ctrl+-. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:52, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. — AMK152 ^{(t • c)} 00:53, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Arabic language

why i cant find arabic language in most of the articles in this great site? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.173.228.104 (talk) 01:42, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Arabic Wikipedia is at http://ar.wikipedia.org/. It has fewer articles than the English Wikipedia so many English articles will have no matching Arabic article. Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and there are more who know English. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:51, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User:TheLongTone/Grande Semaine

Somebody, with no editing history, has slapped an articles for creation tag on the above article I am putting together in userspace. Can I simply remove the tag, (& leave a note for the editor who inserted it), or does this create a problem? I'm dilatory by nature, & some articles I've started lurk in userspace for a long time before I transfer them, btw. TheLongTone (talk) 08:26, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just take it off. I find explaining stuff to IPs with no history to be a waste of bytes. Roger (talk) 08:36, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Done.TheLongTone (talk) 08:42, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bot request...

I've been left the following message by a bot: "Hi! I would like to inform you that the Articles for Creation submission which was previously located here: User:Hchc2009/Sandbox4 has been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Sandbox4, this move was made automatically and doesn't affect your article, if you have any questions please ask on my talk page! Have a nice day. ArticlesForCreationBot (talk) 08:59, 9 April 2012 (UTC)" - it hasn't been requested by me, and the sandbox work isn't finished, so I'd be grateful if someone could switch this off. The talk page for the Bot leads here. Many thanks. Hchc2009 (talk) 09:27, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It was moved because of [1]. Special:Contributions/207.216.236.146 shows several such taggings so it may be an odd form of disruption if it wasn't you or on your request. I have reverted and moved back. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:24, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers - much appreciated. Hopefully, and assuming good faith, its someone trying to be helpful by adding the tags... Hchc2009 (talk) 13:41, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have sorted out the existing tags and asked the IP to stop at User talk:207.216.236.146#Other users draft. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:49, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk pages and images of references

Hi, I was wondering whether it is allowed to upload images of small sections of references from books/articles to talk pages as a means of proving what the references exactly say. In cases where references are grossly misquoted or distorted or when there is a need to provide comprehensive presententations of arguments, this will greatly help the discussions. --SriSuren (talk) 09:35, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See the paragraph directly under the WP:NFCC#Policy heading. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 10:00, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Regards --SriSuren (talk) 10:04, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

what does "bar" mean?

Hello,

I'm trying to find out what the instruction "bar:" means in an article.

There is an example in the International Securities Identification Number article.

the code is:

bar:International Securities Identification Number

Thanks for any tip.

Richard — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rgnewbury (talk • contribs) 10:03, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could you be more specific about where you see this? I just did a text search for the word "bar" and didn't find any instance of those three letters in that order. Dismas|^(talk) 10:10, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Thanks for coming back so quickly. If you go to the article I quoted (International Securities Identification Number) and view the history, you'll see a change on 2 April which added the line. qhb (talk) 10:16, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This edit? That is just a bot adding a link to the corresponding article in the Bavarian Wikipedia. In this case "bar" is the shorthand for the Bavarian Wikipedia. Just like "en" stands for the English language Wikipedia, "de" for the German, "fr" for the French etc. etc. --Saddhiyama (talk) 10:20, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) It's there at the top of the list of links to the different language versions. bar: goes to the Boarisch (Bavarian) Wikipedia. - David Biddulph (talk) 10:22, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See more at Help:Interlanguage links. All language codes are at meta:List of Wikipedias. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:13, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

thanks everyone. I had assumed (wrongly) that only ISO language letters were used in language versions. qhb (talk) 08:44, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

bar is in ISO 639-3 at ISO 639:b but not in the shorter ISO 639 variants ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:27, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Traditional Chinese pages containing Simplified Chinese

For the traditional Chinese version of Wikipedia for Hong Kong and Macau, there are constantly some characters being simplified Chinese. Please try to rectify it for these are lots of inconsistencies in those pages. We do not use simplified Chinese in Hong Kong and Macau.

Lhyeason (talk) 10:09, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but, this is the English Wikipedia. Few of us go to the Chinese language Wikipedias, for obvious reasons. You might want to, though. If there is a problem with the rendering of Chinese characters in an English Wikipedia article (i.e., the Chinese characters denoting the name, for example), the best way to deal with that is to drop a note on the article's talk page--Wehwalt (talk) 10:47, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has automatic tools for converting between traditional and simplified characters, and there may be errors in these. You'll get better information at Chinese Wikipedia. --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:37, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TARGET attribute

I would like to use the TARGET attribute of <a> tags to open an external link in a new window. Wiki doesn't have <a> tags, but can I still use TARGET? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.64.10.104 (talk) 12:09, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does not permit this. If you have another wiki in mind and can change settings or install extensions then see mw:Manual:$wgExternalLinkTarget or mw:Extension:LaunchExternal. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:27, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Any external link (including Commons) already opens in a new tab for me. Not sure if that's a browser setting or a WP setting though. Either way though, it's best to let the user decide how they want their links served up instead of changing it in just the article that you're working on because you feel it should be one certain way. Dismas|^(talk) 12:57, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets has the option "Open external links in a new tab/window". Browsers also have settings for default behaviour. Wikipedia does not permit links to open in a new tab or window if the user hasn't chosen it. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:47, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple references from same source

In Charles Robert Cockerell the main editor has cited numerous page numbers from the same source, each as a separate reference. Whilst this is clearly very precise, IMHO it gives an over-long references section, as 47 of the references are to the same book. I know how to group all the identical references (e.g. page 14) together, but I wonder if there is a neater or easier way of handling such a scenario, or whether grouping the references together, e.g. pages 1-10 or chapter 1 (if you have the book), would be preferable. Arjayay (talk) 15:40, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Citing sources#Citing multiple pages of the same source. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:44, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I allow people to search for my article by full-name

How do I allow people to search for my article by full-name (Committee on Sustainability Assessment) or acronym (COSA)? Right now, you can search the article by full name but I also want it to show up if someone types COSA into the search box. Thanks for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jd327 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's called a re-direct. Take a look first and see if there is already an article called COSA. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:11, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since there was, I created what's called a disambiguation page, which tells people where to go if they are looking for Circles of Support and Accountability, or Committee on Sustainability Assessment, or either of the towns called Cosa. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:17, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Richardville house

The Richardville House page has a photo of the house in Huntington and as the marketing coordinator of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society dba The History Center, I, this afternoon, uploaded a photo of the house at 5705 Bluffton Road as this is the house that was recently named a National Historic Landmark.

While the property in Huntington was owned by the Richardville family, it is confusing to have a photo of just that house when the information on the page also refers to the Bluffton Road property.

If both photos are on the page, with proper reference as to location, this will make it clearer to the reader as to which properties are which.

Nancy McCammon-Hansen Marketing Coordinator — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.115.121 (talk) 17:45, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see no photos in that article at all. Are you looking at the current version of it? Also, where did you upload the photo to? Assuming its copyright situation is satisfactory, you can certainly add it to the article. --ColinFine (talk) 17:06, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Don Peake

Hello, My name is Don Peake, and I am the guitarist who created the introduction for Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On". The personnel information in Wikepedia is incorrect. I have the original union contract which shows me, Don Peake and Arthur Wright as the guitars.The new Motown cd does show me as guitar. How can I correct this error? Thank You, Don Peake — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.120.89.110 (talk) 17:54, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The contract would be a Primary source; a Secondary or Tertiary Source would be preferable; can you point out a Reliable Source (RS) that reported the correct information? Dru of Id (talk) 18:56, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with the contract is not that it is a primary source. Primary sources are fine. The problem with the contract is that it is an unpublished source. However, the liner notes from the recording are a perfectly usable primary source, and are perfectly acceptable for who plays on the record. If the liner notes say he plays on it, then we can say so too. --Jayron32 19:57, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dashes

Is there a rule regarding in which situations to use

&ndash;

and in which situations to use the – symbol directly? Am I allowed to change it in an article from one to the other? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 19:12, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Start here: Wikipedia:MOS#Dashes RudolfRed (talk) 19:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could I ask a supplementary follow-up? The instructions linked by RudolfRed specify inserting an en dash (for example) either by typing – thus: –, or by using the character insert menu below the edit box. Through long habit I usually type en and em dashes by using alt+0150 or alt+0151, thus: –, —. Is this impermissible in article space? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.34 (talk) 20:11, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's perfectly fine when it works on your computer. It gives exactly the same result as using the character insert menu. It's one of the methods at Wikipedia:How to make dashes#Long explanation. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:25, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, PrimeHunter. I must admit that I haven't yet tackled tracking down and reading all of the copious guidance material, which is why, although I've been contributing to the RefDesks and Article Talk pages, and making very minor Article Edits, for at least 5 years, I haven't felt ready to register a User Account. (It's a personal, commitment issue – I'm too much of a performance perfectionist.) {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.44 (talk) 03:11, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editing, removing, etc my contributions

How do I go about editing, removing, etc my contributions in a better way then what I have been doing up to now? Somehow always have trouble putting my siggy in the right place as well?--Jessica A Bruno (talk) 20:54, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You got the signature just fine this time. But why would you want to remove your contributions? Could you be more specific about what you want to do? Dismas|^(talk) 20:58, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Basically, I just want to know how to edit them better then erased them and etc.--Jessica A Bruno (talk) 18:43, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the past I've seen you post questions at the reference desks and then erase them before anyone has a chance to answer them. When you post a question to those desks, it creates a section on the page. You can edit that particular section by clicking on the "Edit" link to the right of the question. You can change the wording or whatever else you want to do without having to erase the entire question. Is this what you're referring to? If not, could you tell us what article you've edited and we can look and see how you could have edited it better? Dismas|^(talk) 18:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, again for your response and etc. Yeah, you got what I was asking.--Jessica A Bruno (talk) 22:23, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Deleted!

I just edited several things and saved everthing. After an hour or so of doing it, everything went back to how it was prior to my editing. Why did this happen and can I make it go back to how it was with my edits or do I have to start all over again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laumeier12580 (talk • contribs) 21:09, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you are referring to the article Laumeier Sculpture Park. You can click on the "View history" link at the top of the article to see what has happened. A user called Jac16888 has changed the article since your last revision, with the explanation "(rv brochure style content)". I have no view on whether his action was justified. Maproom (talk) 21:32, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, an admin called Darkness Shines has left a message on your talk page stating that your account has been blocked, and explaining why. Maproom (talk) 21:35, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(E/c) 1) Your username violates Wikipedia:Username policy (see Wikipedia:Changing username) 2) You removed sourced content 3) You added unsourced content 4) You added words we avoid (see Wikipedia:Wikipuffery) 5) You added overly detailed items 6) You have since reverted the reversions, rather than discussing at the article talk page or with User:Darkness Shines (see Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle, Wikipedia:Disruptive editing, & Wikipedia:Edit warring) 7) In the time it took me to respond, you have been Blocked. Dru of Id (talk) 21:36, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mobile site in Google

I recently searched for a term in Google (on my computer, not my mobile device) and the mobile site popped up, but not the regular Wikipedia article. Any idea why this happens? HtownCat (talk) 21:20, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you going through a dongle connection? i.e. you have a connection that is provided by a mobile phone provider, for example Vodafone? If so, this could be the reason. Mr little irish 09:05, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

wikigraphist uploads

I have converted one of the jpg files listed in the top 4 of the illustrations workshop into svg by redrawing(mostly tracing). With what name/license/summary should it be uploaded?? Roshan220195 (talk) 21:29, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone teach me how to edit

thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salmonpate (talk • contribs) 22:12, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be doing fine so far, but take a look at Help:Editing and then WP:EDITING. Hope this helps. "Pepper" @ 22:15, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would start with the Wikipedia:Tutorial.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:24, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

hierarchy

What's the hierarchy like on Wikipedia. Who do I have to listen to — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salmonpate (talk • contribs) 22:41, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is run by consensus. See WP:CON Can you be more speficic with your question? RudolfRed (talk) 22:57, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:User access levels describes the different types of users with different privileges (Bureaucrats, Administrators, Stewards, etc). Wikipedia is owned and administered by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), and that article gives more info on the foundation (in theory, the Wikipedia community is entirely responsible for Wikipedia's content, not WMF). --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:42, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Removing age from Background info.

Hello guys:

I figure that wikipedia automatically calculates age based on date of birth. I find this kind of info "December 1, 1945 (age 66)" redundant, and would like to remove "(age 66)". Is there a way to accomplish that, please?

Thanks, Magazine 23:07, 9 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magazine1212 (talk • contribs)

Many people are not quick at math. I would hazard that a significant percentage of readers, given a birthdate, would need at least 30 seconds to translate that into an age and unless actively looking for an age, would not even bother and so not be provided with the information. This is all the more true where there are dates of birth and death in an article so people do not have the current date as a familiar terminus for the calculation. Anyway, these are usually automatically calculated by templates such as {{Death date and age}}.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:30, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That would be part of Template:Infobox person in most cases I believe. You could bring this up for discussion on the talk page there, although my instinct is that the consensus would be to keep it, not everyone is great at mental math and people often visit pages to find out how old individuals are (I know I do). MyNameWasTaken (talk) 23:32, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's part of Template:Birth date and age and it's been discussed in the past. You're welcome to bring it up again, though I personally don't see it changing anytime soon. Dismas|^(talk) 02:49, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Fuhghettaboutit and MyNameWasTaken. Given the highly-successful dumbing down of America achieved by our "Education" system.... I should have known better. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magazine1212 (talk • contribs) 02:36, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is universal and timeless. People have vastly varying math abilities. This is an international encyclopedia by the way.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:42, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly. I'm very, very good at math; however, I royally stink at calculating ages. - Purplewowies (talk) 05:02, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Likewise. As a teacher in this field, I find myself explaining that my degree was in mathematics, not arithmetic. HiLo48 (talk) 05:06, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

April 10

How can I persuade my teachers that Wikipedia is a reliable source?

My teachers all say that anyone can write those articles, which is why they think Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

I like Wikipedia because it has a lot of great information. I find good info at Wikipedia, but since I can't use Wikipedian info (haha), I have to find other websites with that info, which can sometimes take hours.

My teachers do say that we should use .org websites, but when I say Wikipedia is a .org website, they just say what I said before: anyone can post those articles.

Please help me! Wikipedia has the info that I can not find on other websites. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.171.107.96 (talk) 01:09, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One value of Wikipedia is its requirement that everything be referenced to credible, reliable sources. While there are times when articles will (hopefully briefly) contain garbage, those links to the sources will still be very valuable. Tell your teachers that you're using it as a stepping stone to better sources. HiLo48 (talk) 01:17, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly: you shouldn't try, because we don't claim to be a reliable source (which isn't to say we don't try to be reliable). Any website with reader-generated content, like ours, is always going to be prone to occasional errors, and downright vandalism - though obviously we try to keep this to a minimum. What we can do though is tell you where to find reliable sources. When you look at an article, check the sources it cites - these are the places you should really be looking for reliable material. Of course, no single source is going to be right about everything all of the time, if something seems odd, check it against other sources. For what it's worth, independent research has shown that for some subjects, Wikipedia is actually better than say the Encyclopaedia Britannica - but all the same, you shouldn't be using it as the main source for school work - use it as a tool to help you find what you're looking for. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:19, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lost HotCat with the new mods to Preferences page

HotCat quit working for me on en:Wikipedia after the prefs page was changed to all prefs on one page. Still selected on my prefs page, and still works fine at Commons. Help? TIA, Pete Tillman (talk) 02:04, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What is your skin? I'm not aware of any big change to the prefs page. Special:Preferences is supposed to have tabs and not have all prefs on one page. Try to clear your entire cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:43, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- apparently that was indeed the problem. Back to normal now, --Pete Tillman (talk) 03:05, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Glitch with saving/previewing pages

About 1/5 times I go to save or preview a page, when editing a section, my browser switches to open edit the entire article, and the changes are not kept. While using Chrome I can click the back button and I am taken back to the section edit screen with my changes back, and resave (I was using IE, and it would take me back without the changes.) Anyone hear of this issue? Or know a solution? (It actually happened while trying to save this question).--kelapstick^(bainuu) 02:38, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try asking at WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:10, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Will do, thanks.--kelapstick^(bainuu) 02:17, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalized article

A page about me found under "Peter Meineck" has been repeatedly vandalized. I have raised this issue before and you have taken down the offending material. Now I find that on April 6 the entire article was rewritten in the first person with insulting comments and statements that I am dishonest. I have cut the entire article but fear this person will only post more inflammatory remarks. I understand and respect that Wikipedia is open source but this is causing harm to my reputation and my family. I would greatly appreciate it if this page could be deletd. I did not ask to appear in Wiikipedia and once I did. Edited and updated information believing it was for the common good, however this vandalism is disturbing to me, slanderous and factually incorrect.

I do hope you will attend to this matter.

Thanks

Peter Meineck — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.225.57 (talk) 03:03, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted the edits and warned the editor. In the future, blanking the article in response is not the way to go about the issue: blanking articles triggers Wikipedia's vandalism alarms. Just undo the edits by clicking "undo". If you create an account, you will get additional tools, which will help you restore a previous version. Singularity42 (talk) 03:10, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have put the article on my watchlist. Hopefully other editors will too. That means that we fairly quickly see changes to the article. That should help. HiLo48 (talk) 03:13, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Adding new portal

At Portal:September 11 attacks/Related portals I tried to add a new portal ([[[Portal:2000s]]) but the portal link is not displaying... What could be going on? I'm not sure what's happening Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 04:27, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the page, my guess is that there's simply not room to add another one using the same scheme as the others. You'll have to create a second row or something. MyNameWasTaken (talk) 05:16, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help! I found there was a way to add one more image in the same row - I needed to edit a second set of code WhisperToMe (talk) 07:15, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

for editing

sir i want to write on wikipedia oue village deatils plz help me becoause i dont know proper english language. i want to wirte in hindi. like that :-- """mera naam sagar yadav hai or m bharat des ke haryana parant ke gurgaon kasbe ke inchhapuri village ka rahane wala haun.....""""".

plz guide me kya m ase likh sakta hun — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagaryadav0385 (talk • contribs) 05:00, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Glad to hear you wish to contribute, but you may be more comfortable on the Hindi language version of Wikipedia. MyNameWasTaken (talk) 05:08, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You are also welcome to get in touch with the Indian noticeboard at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject India WhisperToMe (talk) 05:13, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't get WP using Perl's get command...

It works with other web pages, but not Wikipedia. I've posted the problem and an example script on WikiProject Perl's talk page. Please reply there. The Transhumanist 06:31, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Several people have. Just making it clear this person did get help.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

civility question

What's the usual first option to use when the civility on a page has degraded past the usual tense atmosphere of opponents in a somewhat polarized article? In other words, I feel another editor's comments have been getting more aggressive lately and have finally crossed a line, referring to the fact that he felt that an edit I made, was most disappointing and "not to mention extremely stupid" this editor has been banned from this article on more than one occasion, including an instance of a ban lasting 1 year, for failing to assume AGF, incivility, etc. Now he has threatened escalation, and within a couple of hours, an editor with a similar POV (Also with bans lasting over a year on this topic) who hasn't said anything on the talk page for over two weeks shows up and starts accusing me of deliberately lying. I think we need some outside help with the article to keep the atmosphere from imploding further. Suggestions? -- Maelefique^(talk) 06:37, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Maelefique, is it on Talk:Prem Rawat? You may wish to try any of these (though not all at once, and probably not in this order):

Try to reason in a friendly manner (see WP:KC). Remind the other participants in the discussion to be civil and avoid personal attacks. And whatever you do, try not to feed them.
Request for Comment, if the issue is regarding article content/layout/etc.
Administrator's Noticeboard/Incidents, for reporting (discussion) 'incidents'/grievances that require admin/experienced editor's attention (watch out for backfires, tho :)
Dispute Resolution

Hope some of this helps. Good luck ~ benzband (talk) 10:29, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And if you want to directly address the civility issues, see Wikipedia:Wikiquette assistance. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 12:40, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have a lot of experience dealing with India-related articles from an administrative perspective, so I'll start watching things. I tend to be quick to blocks and article bans, so hopefully I can force some sense of decorum. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:17, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I would appreciate that. Although, in light of additional comments made this morning, I have now also started a noticeboard incident report, here. I would still be appreciative of your input though. -- Maelefique^(talk) 16:35, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Karimnagar district#Mandals

In the above article section, is there a way to make it so the numbers created by #s continue in sequence after breaks in the table? Thanks--Jac16888 ^Talk 10:32, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

{{Div col}} and {{Columns-list}} can do it without using a table but they are not supported by all browsers. Internet Explorer 9 and earlier will display it without columns but still with correct numbering. Are the numbers somehow official or common? If not then a bulleted list with * instead of # would be better. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:13, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No idea, they're probably just randomly selected, you're right I'll just go with bullets. Thanks--Jac16888 ^Talk 11:20, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone delete an article written about themselves? Can someone request that certain information about themselves be removed from Wikipedia?

Leaf Green Warrior (talk) 12:17, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Relationship between the subject, the article, and Wikipedia. Subjects cannot delete articles or control their content but they can make requests. If a subject is only borderline notable then a request for deletion from the subject may be the deciding factor. A very notable subject will not be deleted. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:43, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

They can ask for defamatory content to be removed if there is not a reliable source for it, but if the source is reliable, such content usually stays. I think there are details about families that can be removed under certain circumstances.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:06, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gospel ranch Allen google

Gospel ranch Allen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.247.122.178 (talk) 12:35, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a question about Wikipedia? PrimeHunter (talk) 12:44, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My guess is that he is looking for the The Rance Allen Group article, but mis-spelled "Rance" and failed to find it. Maproom (talk) 18:26, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Watchlist feature addition

Hi, i have a request for a feature to be discussed. When we click on the watchlist we can see recent changes or everything. Could we also have the option for being able to "unwatch" articles in our recent changes list without having to go to the article or to the complete watchlist as we curently have to. This would save quite a bit of time and it wouldn't have to be forced on everyone if it's added as an option like twinkle is in our preferences. Thanks Jenova20 14:48, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is a script that does that: see user:js/watchlist.--ukexpat (talk) 15:03, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ukexpat Jenova20 15:25, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Search for Otto-configuration

I found under Otto configuration a scientifically well written article, but I (Prof.em. Andreas Otto) found no reference to my publications, though I received the Walter Schottky price 1974 for the invention of ten surface plasmon polaritons by the method of extended Total reflectivity. The historical development, ordered by date of submission of the articals is as follows: 1) A.Otto, Eine neue Methode der Anregung nichtstrahlender Oberflächen –Plasma-Schwingungen, (A new method to excite nonradiative surface plasma oscillations) phys.stat.sol.26,K99(1968), received February 13(1968) 2) A. Otto, Frühjahrstagung des Regionalverbandes Bayern der DPG, Phys. Verh.19, 144 (1968).(Spring meeting of the regional branch Bavaria of the german physical society. At this meeting in Munich A.O. told Prof. H. Raether from Hamburg, that the excitation of the nonradiative surface plasma wave was not possible for a thin silver film directly on the base plane of a prism, according to his calculations (see also ref 8). Raether used this chance, see ref 6). 3) A,Otto, Excitation of Nonradiative Surface Plasma Waves in Silver by the Method of Frustrated Total Reflection , Zeitschrift für Physik 216, 398--410 (1968) , received July 8, 1968 4) A.Otto , Excitation by Light of ω+ and ω- Surface Plasma Waves in Thin Metal Layers , Z. Physik 219, 227--233 (1969) (Received October 23, 1968) 5) Rechnungen zu einem optischen Polarisator nach dem Prizip der der verhinderten Totalreflexion, (Calculations for an optical polarizer following the principle of prevented total reflectivity) Optik 29(3)(1969) 246-259, received October 23 (1968) 6) E. Kretschmann, H. Raether, Z. Naturforsch. 23 a,2135-2,136 (1968) ; received 15 November 1968] Citation from from this article: « The experiments described here shall demonstrate that the non-radiative mode excited by light can also radiate. The non-radiative mode is produced by the inhomogeneous light wave obtained by total reflexion inside a quartz prism as proposed in [ref 6 : A.Otto, Z.Physik A. Otto, Z. Physik 216, 398 [1968]. His measurements are analogous to the plasma resonance absorption whereas ours correspond to the plasma resonance emission of the radiative modes.» PLease tell me, what I could do to change this — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.99.254.28 (talk) 15:52, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am guessing that this refers to the article Surface plasmon. The best place to make suggestions for improving that article is at its talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 17:16, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

External Links

I recently edited a biography, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Siler including updated external links. They all appeared typed in black but on the saved page they appear in blue and purple. How can I make consistent in color? George Cabe (talk) 17:41, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Even though the external link shown as black when you edited the page, they are really hyperlinks, which turn blue once stored. Once a person clicks on the hyperlink, it will turn purple to show they have viewed it at least once. Once a browser's cookies/cache have been deleted, that purple link will revert back to blue. You may wish to refer to WP:LINK for more details on this. Wesley☀Mouse 17:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have been notified that my page was up for deletion

I have been notified that my page was up for deletion. My book has won an award so why am I being notified of this deletion? I am new to Wikipedia and I don't quite understand what is going on. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alopian (talk • contribs) 18:42, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The deletion notice should specify why it was proposed for deletion. From the notice on the article, THE_GENESIS_CODE:_God_Has_Spoken apparently does not meet the notability standards for books, as described here: WP:NBOOK. There should also be a discussion at WP:AFD, but I don't see it. RudolfRed (talk) 18:57, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's no AfD discussion because it was up for deletion with WP:PROD, which doesn't have an WP:AfD deletion discussion. In any event, the article was deleted by an administrator as being advertising. Alopian -- please do read WP:NBOOK. If you can bring proof that the work meets the requirements for inclusion, it can be be re-created. However, winning honorable mention at a city book fair does not meet Wikipedia's requirements. Zad68 (talk) 19:01, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Was creating a page

I don't know how to navigate back to a page that I had been creating. I saved it so that I could come back and work on it, but don't know how to get back to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sasregent (talk • contribs) 19:34, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your list of contributions shows nothing other than the edit to this page, so I'm afraid that whatever you did, you failed to save.--SPhilbrick (Talk) 20:49, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(ec)Unfortunately your conributions log shows that this post here is the first thing that your username "Sasregent" has ever done on Wikipedia. You must have done the writing you refer to while you were not logged in. It would be attributed to the IP address you had at the time, which is not necessarily the same as your current IP address unless you are on a Static IP internet connection. If you can remember a phrase or two from what you wrote it might be possible to search for it. Roger (talk) 20:54, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you log out and click Special:Mycontributions then you can see which edits your current IP adress has made while not logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page is blue

For whatever reason every wikipedia page has turned a highlighted blue color. I was wondering if maybe I hit a glitch? Other people seem to be having this problem as well. http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120215190257AAqlyrw — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.13.152.190 (talk) 21:13, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you using Google Chrome? Google Chrome users seem to experience a light blue background when zoomed to less than 100%. To get rid of the blue, reset your scroll to 100% by pressing Ctrl+0. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 21:15, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is a bug in the latest version of Google Chrome which shows blue background if the browser zoom level is set below 100%. Reset the zoom to 100% with Ctrl+0 or adjust it with Ctrl++ and Ctrl+-. RudolfRed (talk) 21:16, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with what Zippy and Rudolf have written. I stumbled across the same problem a couple of days ago, and thought something had happened to Wikipedia. Then I accidentally fixed it, when I caught Ctrl+0. Google Chrome is full of technical glitches in their latest "upgrade" version. Whenever a chrome user logs into say Facebook or Wikipedia, and checks the "remember me" option; chrome for some reason doesn't recognise the "remember" option and you end up re-logging in if you leave the page and re-visit hours later. Wesley☀Mouse 21:53, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category tree viewing

Is there a way to view a category's directory tree in a single-page presentation to avoid having to dig down into each subcategory manually and tediously? Thank you. — O'Dea (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Special:CategoryTree. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:26, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, that is a beginning, but somewhat limited. Is there a version that shows all subcategories in the tree already expanded so one does not have to click them all open to view the contents? I saw one high level category with a few hundred subcategories, for example. Thank you. — O'Dea 23:49, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

<categorytree depth=2>Cats</categorytree> displays the below. depth=2 is the max allowed. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:10, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cats

Cat fancy

Cat breeds

Cat registries

Cat shows and showing

Cat fanciers

Cat folklore

Fictional cats

Metaphors referring to cats

no subcategories

Domestic–wild hybrid cats

Cat food manufacturers originating in Canada

Individual cats by country

Cat monuments

Cloned cats

Individual cats in politics

Ship's cats

Lists of cats

no subcategories

Cat organizations

Cat conservation organizations

Domestic cat welfare organizations

Cat registries

People working with cats

no subcategories

Help:Category#Displaying category trees and page counts also says: "Dapete's category-visualizer Catgraph will render charts of the tree structure." PrimeHunter (talk) 00:14, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for replying and for your help, PrimeHunter. I appreciate it. When I have a bit more energy (tenacity), I may try to find out who maintains and develops these features so I can inquire if it would be a small or big change to add an option to display the tree in an open, or expanded, state. That page, Help:Category#Displaying category trees and page counts, was quite interesting. Thanks again. — O'Dea 08:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Category tree viewing, another limitation

The Special:CategoryTree facility is limited when asked to list articles in a category that contains more than 200 articles, such as Category:Roads in England. Using Special:CategoryTree with the "all pages" option selected displays the first 200 articles and, 1. Does not show at the end of the list that there are more in the category, so they remain unknown to the viewer and, 2. There is no link such as "Next 200" to allow the viewer to continue to the rest of the list (some overlap with point 1 here). I am documenting this for the record in this discussion. — O'Dea 20:46, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

New at editing

I am editing a client's page (first time) and received two citations. I need help to correct the page and to have the citations removed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Siler

This biography, at present, does not merit online citations but merely the reference list referring to articles authored by Todd Siler or about him. How can I improve the references section?

As to the citation regarding the external links, are there too many? Which ones are considered not acceptable?

Shall I move some of them to references?

I appreciate your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by George Cabe (talk • contribs) 22:16, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some pages you might look to for help would be WP:Referencing for beginners and the guidelines for verifiable sources. MyNameWasTaken (talk) 22:43, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please review Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest editing. If Mr. Siler is your client, you may be unable to edit this article in a manner that maintains a neutral point of view. MyNameWasTaken (talk) 22:48, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

When you say "This biography ... does not merit online citations" you misunderstand the purpose and practice of Wikipedia. Anything in an article that does not have an inline citation (not necessarily to an online source) may be removed from the article by anybody. An article which has no inline citations fails to establish that the subject is notable, and so the article may be deleted at any time.

Normally, if you are writing an article, your first priority is to put inline citations to reliable sources in it; but if you are writing it about a client, your first priority is to read WP:COI and follow its guidelines carefully. --ColinFine (talk) 10:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think that by "citations" he means the templated tags for advertisement, reference style, etc (like a traffic citation is a bad thing). --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For more information on external links, see Wikipedia:External links. Generally there should be few external links. Permissible links are either to the subject's official website(s) or to reliable sources with significant additional information. There is clearly no need to link three pages on the same website, and posting a link to a Google search is not useful either. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed with vs. variable width templates

Earlier today I posed a question at Talk:WP:CO-OP about how to make a template variable width as opposed to fixed-width, and it was suggested to ask here. The template in question is the WikiProject's Talk page template, which can be found at WP:CO-OP#Talk page template. The width is now fixed at 600px, which means it usually shows up narrower than other templates. That it is not a transcluded template may be part of the issue. Does anyone here know whether there's an easy fix, or whether it should be transcluded? In either case, is anyone here willing to fix this, or point me in the direction of someone who could? Thanks, WWB Too (talk) 22:25, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The box code had a fixed width:600px; style. Once that was removed, the box flows OK.[2] Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 09:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook Wikipedia pages

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I've seen Wikipedia articles on Facebook and I'm wondering if there's a way that I can generate a Wikipedia article on Facebook about a certain topic. HtownCat (talk) 22:41, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not entirely sure what you are referring to, however, if you cut and paste the URL of a Wikipedia page into a status update, it will become part of the post. Once the link is added, you can remove the actual URL text from the status without losing the link on your post. MyNameWasTaken (talk) 22:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook community pages may incorporate content from Wikipedia— such use complies with Wikipedia policies on reuse of content. We at Wikipedia have no control over how the content is included nor can we help to remove it. Facebook does have a topic on Community pages and profile connections on their Help Center. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:07, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a way to add additional header lines to a long table

The "vampire traits" page has very wide, very long tables, with very undescriptive entries (a lot of "yes" and "no" entries and so forth). This makes it hard to follow whether a particular line is saying that, say, True Blood vampires can be harmed by garlic vs beheading. And I'd imagine there are other "list" articles that have a similar problem--for example, the "solubility table" entry has something of the same problem even though it's broken up into individual letters of the alphabet.

It would be nice if there was a way to automatically repeat the header every 20 or so entries, so that on those large tables, people don't get lost. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.147.138.9 (talk) 22:57, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The tables in List of vampire traits in folklore and fiction are sortable. Repeated header rows do not go well together with sortable tables because the header rows inside the table do not stay in place when the table is sorted. A non-sortable table can have repeated header rows inserted manually. It is not automatic so if content rows are inserted or removed and a fixed number of content rows between header rows is wanted then the header rows must be moved manually. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:24, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the answer. Salvadori3252 (talk) 11:02, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can columns be colored then? As in, 3 white background followed by 3 gray, 3 white, etc to help readers keep track of the columns? That would make a good plan B, wouldn't it? 217.251.159.119 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:29, 12 April 2012 (UTC).[reply]

April 11

My IE6 and mobile both crashes when visiting a page

The Page "WP:N Things not to write your article about", can we divide it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.142.17.142 (talk) 00:24, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The link is WP:N things not to write your article about. A split can be discussed at Wikipedia talk:N things not to write your article about. See Wikipedia:Splitting. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:31, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The point of the list on that page is that it is absurdly long. Splitting it would destroy the joke. Maproom (talk) 09:48, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox editing

Hello, I tried three times today to edit the infobox in the article on Niall Ferguson in order to show is religious affiliation. However, I cannot get the information to display. What am I doing wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CurtisNaito (talk • contribs) 01:26, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article uses Template:Infobox scientist. The parameters are documented there. There is no parameter for religion. It was removed at Template talk:Infobox scientist#Remove religious stance. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:51, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is inappropriate to discuss a person's religious affiliation in an article unless it is relevant to why they are notable, or something that they themselves have made a public point of. Since there does not appear to be any mention of his religion in the article itself, it is unlikely that it could be appropriate to insert it into the infobox even if the template allowed it. --ColinFine (talk) 10:18, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

cats

What breed of cats begins with an "a" ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.28.123.115 (talk) 06:16, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Abyssinian, American Bobtail, American Curl, American Shorthair, American Wirehair, Asian, Australian Mist. — O'Dea 06:37, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

want know reality?

I am from Nepal and want to know that I got a mail from cocacola company that I got the prize of GBP 500000.00 from the email draw is this real or fake? I am from poor family and dont have much money for extra expenses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.187.16.1 (talk) 06:21, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is not reality. The reality is that American sugar-water companies do not get rich by giving away British money in Asia. Nice to hear from you in Nepal. — O'Dea 06:35, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Sounds like a scam to me, IP. Don't trust it, as it will more then likely make you pay lots of money to find out you have not actually won a prize. Sorry. Mr little irish 09:15, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid it is a scam. Reading Internet fraud will alert you to some of the many ways in which dishonest people will try to rob you over the internet (though it doesn't seem to mention this kind). http://www.snopes.com/fraud/fraud.asp will tell you about some more. --ColinFine (talk) 10:24, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cognos Reporting using big data

How to Create Reports using Bigdata, what are the advantages by creating this type of Reports. how can we create Reports by using Big data — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.54.134.178 (talk) 10:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for asking about using and editing Wikipedia. We don't appear to have an article about Bigdata, so I suggest you ask at our Computing reference desk, and somebody there might have some knowledge of the subject. --ColinFine (talk) 10:26, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

IP user breaching 1RR restrictions set out at WP:NCMAC

Greetings Wikipedians, There is an IP user who has started to breach 1RR restrictions as set out per WP:NCMAC. The user has been advised twice not to edit the reference to "Macedonia" to "Republic of Macedonia" on articles such as Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and also Template:Eurovision Song Contest 2012. What strikes me as odd, is the IP has accused myself of making up this ruling over naming conventions, when in fact it was a ArbComs decision. The same IP user has also requested this article be moved, which again is going against decisions set out at ArbCom. What action (if any) should be taken now? Wesley☀Mouse 10:30, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bring it to the Admin noticeboard I think. Mr little irish 10:41, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'll make my way over there immediately. Wesley☀Mouse 10:44, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Highly important -

someone has entered the school wikipedia page describing how the school is full of drug takers etc. it is highly porblematic and wonder if we can trace who made these ammendements as we are currently considering legal possibilitie.

We have traced the IP from teh log on the page.

Will go in and attempt to edit, but is there a way we can protect the page to stop students inserting things like buggery as the subjects offered at the school?

Thanks and kind regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.45.121.95 (talk) 11:59, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the vandalism is persistent, see Wikipedia:Protection Policy and Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. When you say "we are currently considering legal possibilitie", you need to read Wikipedia's policies on legal threats. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:17, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please tell us what article you are here about. We can issue blocks of specific IPs as well as IP ranges where warranted. Please see Help:Reverting for how to remove these edits, Help:Page history for how to determine which edit by which person added what material, Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace for warning templates and Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism for a place you can report obvious and persistent vandalism, Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents for reporting more complex case, and Wikipedia:Requests for page protection to request blanket protection of the article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:20, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect the OP was talking about the vandalism to St. Stephen's International School. Their only other contribution was to partially revert some of the vandalism. I have taken it back further. Is that an improvement? Astronaut (talk) 15:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding my merger request

Hello, only a short while ago, I requested that several stub articles of a repetitious nature on several members of the ruling dynasty/family of Amb (princely state) be merged into the main article, which already contains a quantity of material on these rulers and these may, possibly be expandd further therein. I also left comments and reasons for my request on the relevant/appropriate talk pages. However, I havent received and response so far from anyone and I am not sure what to do--is mrging these stubs a good idea, as it might create some confusion on the existing main page? or would it be preferable to perhaps request deletion of the stubs so that the main article may thus be developed separately? Im not yet fully confident about these modalities and technical aspects and would be grateful for help from some experienced editor, thanks. Khani100 (talk) 12:33, 11 April 2012 (UTC)Khani100[reply]

Merger discussions are rarely fast, especially on comparatively obscure articles such as these, and the discussion has only been in place for a few days. Give it a couple of weeks before assuming that you aren't going to get any responses. It would also be an idea to place a {{Merge from}} template on the destination article. You could perhaps consider notifing an interested WikiProject: WikiProject India and WikiProject Pakistan both cover the article in question. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:22, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear User:Yunshui, thank you for your comments and advice! I have already notified both WP India and WP Pakistan about my requested mergers and shall for the time being await some further response/s. Regards, Khani100 (talk) 06:02, 12 April 2012 (UTC)Khani100[reply]

The powder coating process

Hello,

The "The powder coating process" is a very informative article. Thank you.

Now to a question - In the "Part preparation processes and equipment", The second and third paragraphs talk about chemical pre-treatment, and the fourth paragraph begins "Another method ------. I'm a bit confused. From the article I'm led to believe that either one does the chemical pre-treatment before applying the powder, OR one uses abrasive blasting but not both.

From readings that I have done as well as speaking with applicators it seems one first uses an abrasive blasting procedure and then one can ALSO use a chemical treatment (phosphating) for added pretreatment before applying the powder.

By the way, I am having a mild steel railing fabricated, and then want to have an applicator apply a textured polyester-TGIC powder.

Your thoughts and clarifications would be most appreciated.

Richard Krause — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.200.227 (talk) 13:12, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for your question. This is the help desk, designed to assist users with using Wikipedia; as such, it is unlikely that you'll find anyone here who can help>. I suggest you ask your question at the reference desk, where someone with more specific knowledge can answer your question. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 13:20, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Link for toolserver edit count

Please and thankyou. Mr little irish 16:01, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean this? You can access that from the link at the bottom of your contributions page. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 16:18, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I do mean that, and I just found it. Thanks, and have fun with the mop. You missed a spot :P Mr little irish 16:34, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's also a list of them at Wikipedia:WikiProject edit counters. benzband (talk) 16:37, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does not cite sources?

The article on Habits of Mind does not cite any sources. How do I add a tag to this effect to the article? Thanks!Rafmildenhall (talk) 19:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I figured it out: Category:Articles lacking sources Rafmildenhall (talk) 19:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have proposed the article for deletion.--ukexpat (talk) 19:26, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Image help

I uploaded File:Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill.jpg and while it appears fine there, it looks blurry in the article (Maria Hill). Can someone explain to me what is going here? Is this a problem with the image or a problem with the wiki syntax? Thank you.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 19:23, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's a result of the image being scaled down to a thumbnail.--ukexpat (talk) 19:28, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New Editor

I recently added a list of references which included books, publications and lectures to the artist, scientist and scholar Todd Siler's wiki page . There has been a noted COI along with two citations regarding appearance of an advertisement and external links on the page. Although there may appear to be a COI, adding links and verifiable published references I considered to be neutral.

I am desperately trying to understand how I can rectify this situation as I fear it may cause great embarrassment to Dr.Siler, which was not my intention. My hope was to enhance the educational value of his work to a wiki audience by adding links and references, which are all verifiable, published works. I did not write the original page and did little to edit it, I merely added. I am now simply afraid to do anything to the page for fear of making more mistakes.

It needs to be cleaned up. Some helpful editors went in and fixed the references as well as downsized the external links. I am grateful for that. Can I solicit help from the community for continued cleanup to restore the page to an acceptable version?

Should I just remove all my edits and give up? I seek advice and help from more experienced editors.

This has been a difficult experience.

George Cabe (talk) 19:28, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some advice given by others at #New at editing above.--ukexpat (talk) 19:31, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see that the only article you have ever edited is Todd Siler.

If you intend contributing to Wikipedia for the sake of Wikipedia, then start by editing articles on people or subjects that you are interested in but not connected with, doing uncontroversial things like improving punctuation and grammar, until you have more of a feel for what makes a good article.

If you plan to make a living by changing articles on behalf of clients, be aware that this is not permitted. Maybe you will find ways of keeping a low profile and getting around the prohibition; but you've made a poor start.

If your only interest is in the Todd Siler article, then I think it would be in everyone's interest, including your own and Dr. Siler's, if you backed off and let others sort out the article. You could leave a statement in the article's talk page saying you are doing this. Maproom (talk) 22:04, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that I did misunderstand your meaning when you said "citation" above, for which I apologise (we don't use the word in that sense in Britain); but the advice I gave there stands. I think you again misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia: it is not here to "enhance the educational value of his work to a wiki audience". The purpose of Wikipedia is to collect and report what others have said about him (assuming he is notable, i.e. several independent reliable sources have discussed him). Anything more would be either promotion or original research, neither of which is acceptable. --ColinFine (talk) 22:26, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Advertisements/"Ad Choices" are covering article content

On the mid to lower left-hand side of the page for every article has an advertisement that covers about 2 letters of each line of words. Also, you cannot 'x' out of the advertisement or relocate it. It's obstructing my view of the information I'm trying to read. Could you please fix this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.57.89.186 (talk) 20:46, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:RFAQ#ADS.--ukexpat (talk) 20:51, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Animated flag

here. There are so many flags of most of the countries around the world. Why Vietnam's flag is one of the few that don't have any animated flag? Can someone make an animated one for Vietnam flag? Or tell me who has ability to do this? Or can someone tell me an easy way to just turn a flag into one of those animated flags so i can do it by myself. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.128.159.236 (talk) 20:48, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Animated flags came up recently, but I'm having trouble finding it; I remember the user who created many of them is inactive. Dru of Id (talk) 21:29, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DATE ERROR

THE ARTICLE ON "Kim Cattrall" SAYS SHE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 1332. I DID NOT THINK SHE WAS THAT OLD. THANKS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.142.100.221 (talk) 21:39, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. That was some vandalism that someone did a little over 20 minutes ago. I have now reverted the vandalism and warned the vandal.

Regards,

—{|Retro00064|☎talk|✍contribs|} 21:47, 11 April 2012 (UTC).[reply]

North Carolina/South Carolina border dispute

Does anyone know about the dispute over the North Carolina/South Carolina border dispute going on, near the town of Clover (used to be in SC, but is now in NC). How will this affect the NC/SC pages, the cities/towns, roads, etc.? Also, isn't there a page about U.S. state border disputes? I tried to find it, so I could ask there, but I couldn't find it. Thanks! Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 22:33, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I have seen this only affected 30 houses and a gas station[3] not an entire town. Rmhermen (talk) 23:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Something like that. Anyway, I guess we should keep watching this, in case it gets bigger (like, affecting the town of Clover, as I heard somewhere).

By the way, I don't think I'm getting alerts on my watchlist of all changes. That is why I didn't reply sooner. I just came to the page, looked for my post (to see if there were any replies, and posted. Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 02:37, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Need to merge (delete actually) an article

I created Poster Museum at Wilanow, then found out there's an existing article on the same museum called simply Poster Museum. The "Poster Museum" article is a very short stub, so could that one be deleted, while the Poster Museum at Wilanow replaces it? There's no point in creating a redirect out of "Poster Museum" because that will confuse readers looking for general information on poster museums, like a list, rather than this particular museum in Poland... thanks. OttawaAC (talk) 22:58, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What I would suggest is retaining the page history but moving the pre-existing article to an alternate name that probably should exist as a redirect, maybe Poster Museum at Wilanów and then redirecting that to the article you created. Alternatively, since you are the only contributor to the newer article, you could simply replace the content of the existing article at Poster Museum with your new content and then it can be moved together to the newer, better title. Note that this would not be possible from a copyright standpoint if people other than you had edited the new page. I'd be happy to then take care of the move (drop me a note on my talk page) or you can request it using {{db-move}}, but only you can replace the content at Poster Museum with your new content, or proper attribution would be lost.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:33, 11 April 2012 (UTC)--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:26, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've just dabbed the link in National Museum of Poland and changed the redirect at Muzeum Plakatu w Wilanowie to point to the article you created.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:29, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any way to add a mobile phone verification to my account ?

so that if I lost access to my email and password I'd be able to verify using a phone number.Grmike (talk) 02:00, 12 April 2012 (UTC)grmike[reply]

No. Ruslik_Zero 06:53, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See {{User committed identity}} for an alternative which requires you to reproduce a secret string. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:43, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that won't help. The developers can't reset the password to an account and send you a new password. The committed ID is only useful if there is a suggestion that your account may have been hacked. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 12:31, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

meta:Privacy policy says: "Users whose accounts do not have a valid email address will not be able to reset their password if it is lost. In such a situation, however, users may be able to contact one of the Wikimedia server administrators to enter a new e-mail address." However, I don't know under which circumstances this will be done. I once asked at Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2009 August 4#Lost Password. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:37, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

April 12

Annoying 'Improve this article' blue box

How can I get rid of the blue box at the bottom right-hand corner of my screen on (at least) the article The Washington Post? It doesn't do anything except block the text in that corner. The "X" doesn't work. Bielle (talk) 02:03, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Article Feedback Tool encourages readers to assess article quality. See the tool page for more information and an FAQ that includes how to comment on the tool and how to disable it. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 02:06, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have made the alteration. It was most annoying. Bielle (talk) 05:30, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of banned sources

There was a list of banned sources somewhere. Can someone lead me to it? Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 05:16, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You mean MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist? Ruslik_Zero 06:52, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My account is gone

I am BadDoggie. I have been "BadDoggie" for always here. This one: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:BadDoggie>.

I am trying to add information (specifically the de.wikipedia Oktoberfest page). I cannot log in. When I try to do so I receive a "no such user" message. When I try to send a reconfirm mail to my <me>@gmail address, I get the same "no such user" message. If I then try to re-create the user I'm presented with a screen telling me this user already exists.

W. T. F. ?. !. ?. !.

-bd — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.174.114.184 (talk) 08:16, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The German Wikipedia (de.wikipedia.org) is not the same as the English one. Unless you have chosen unified login in your user options you would need to create a new user account on the German WP. Roger (talk) 09:16, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Click this link to create a global login.--Gilderien Talk|Contribs 09:44, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please can I have some feedback on my new article please?

I would really appreciate any input. MissLadyLawless (talk) 10:06, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to be harsh, but there is a great deal of work that still needs to be done on your page. You need to read WP:CITE to learn how to cite references correctly. You should also read WP:RS to understand what is and is not considered a reliable source, and WP:GNG to get an idea of the minimum requirements for inclusion - which at present, your sandbox article does not meet. The band may potentially be notable, but as it stands, this article would be deleted within minutes of being moved to mainspace (under WP:A7, most likely). If you need more specific help, feel free to ask me at User talk:Yunshui. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:12, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What article? Roger (talk) 12:06, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/MissLadyLawless shows it is User:MissLadyLawless/Caroline Blue band. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:18, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References for new page?

Hi there, I would love some advice. I am currently creating a new page for a band. I have managed to find a huge list of notable references, magazines etc, where they have been mentioned, all over the world. I placed this information underneath the references (its the huge obvious section) I really do not want the page to be deleted, but have no idea how to include all those references, is that possible? are there any I should use over others? Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissLadyLawless (talk • contribs) 13:34, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Strictly speaking, you don't have to "use" all of the references to establish notability standards. The mere existance of the source material is all that is needed, and including a giant list of uncited sources at the end of an article can be unweildy. Generally, you only include sources which directly support information in the article itself, usually by the use of "inline citations" (see WP:INLINE. A good idea would be to move the giant list of sources to the article talk page, where people can use the sources for more information or to improve the article, or to establish notability, but then the giant list won't mess up the appearence of the article. --Jayron32 13:59, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New page (I hope) establishing notability

Hi all,

I am very new to this so apologies if my page thus far looks rubbish. I have a large section of references which I need to pick a few from as i cannot include them all. Does anyone know which references may be best for me to use? I would be gutted if the page got binned. I have highlighted the sources in bold so no real reading is required I know its too long! also, any opinions on how good/poor my page seems to look?thank you x — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissLadyLawless (talk • contribs) 14:08, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See above.--ukexpat (talk) 14:22, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Use the sources that directly support the statements and claims you have written in the article. I see the references you have inserted so far seem to be from websites but your cites don't actually include a link to the web pages or the article/page titles. You might find using a cite template easier - it is basically a "form" that you paste into the article and then you insert the details such as author, title, url, etc. There are a variety of templates for citing websites, books, newspapers, magazines, etc. listed here - but first read WP:Referencing for beginners. Roger (talk) 14:23, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

help with new page

Is there anyone who can help me link up my page with references? or is that a silly ask. I have been reading the instructions and cannot Get my head around them. Please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissLadyLawless (talk • contribs) 14:49, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Again, see above and please stop creating new sections relating to the same question. I have moved this one to keep the thread together.--ukexpat (talk) 15:12, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I have done a little work on your draft, to show you the kind of thing that could be done. I did a little cleanup: removing the excessive use of bold and uppercase letters. I converted a couple of the references to use a citation template and use links that people can actually click on. I removed the list of quotes that seemed to be cut and pasted from another website (a likely copyright violation). I added wikilinks to a few other encyclopedia articles - more can be added, particularly band names and people.

That said, there is nothing in the article which states how the band meets Wikipedia's policy on the notability of bands. Notability is not inherited, so just because they sound like a some other notable bands, doesn't mean they are notable themselves. If it was moved to the article space now, it would probably be put up for speedy deletion in a very short time (I would be surprised if it survived longer than a few hours). Take a look at other band articles, to see the kind of things necessary to make it as an encyclopedia article. Astronaut (talk) 16:36, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How can i add another language?

How can i add another language on Wikipedia page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.160.211.142 (talk) 11:12, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean a link to a Wikipedia article in another language then see Help:Interlanguage links. If you mean something else then please clarify. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:29, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page revision links

I dimly remember a technique to make a link to an old revision of an article appear as if it were a direct wikilink; e.g. this link can be formatted so that it looks just like this link. Two questions: (1) How do I do that again? (2) Is it possible to use this technique with old file revisions? I'd like to make this revision appear just like a link to the current version. Nyttend (talk) 11:53, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.whatever name]</span>.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:15, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's the general method at Help:Link#External links. {{Oldid}} is a better way to do it for old page revisions. I don't know a similar way for old file revisions. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:28, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Add a celebrity to the site

I would liek to add a page about Jeannie D to Wikipedia, but i am not sure about the ifringments. She is already mentioned on the Top Billing (TV) page, but it is not in blue so there is oviously no link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JeannieDeGouveia (talk • contribs) 12:29, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Your first article should help you. Ask if you have more questions. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:11, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest you use the WP:Article wizard.--ukexpat (talk) 15:17, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

However, if this is to create an autobiography, it might be best left to someone without such an obvious conflict of interest - see WP:YOURSELF for some more information. Astronaut (talk) 15:35, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you are not really Jeannie de Gouveia your username is in violation of the rules as it is an apperent impersonation. Roger (talk) 16:54, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Heroes Welcome UK

Hi I have been trying to up load an image of the Heroes Welcome corporate logo in order to improve the Article, when filling in the upload information to cover copyrights etc this is the message i got :

This is a disambiguation page! The page Heroes Welcome UK is not a real article, but a disambiguation page pointing to a number of other pages. Please check and enter the exact title of the actual target article you meant.

Help Many thanks Fwe506 (talk) 12:47, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please use another article name during the upload, for example British Armed Forces. Right after the upload, edit the image page and correct the article name. Technical explanation of the error: Fair use images like logos are not allowed on disambiguation pages. During the upload, MediaWiki:FileUploadWizard.js looks for categories with "disambiguation" in the name. Heroes Welcome UK belongs to the hidden category Category:Articles with links needing disambiguation from January 2012. This does not imply it is a disambiguation page but it fools the script. I will report the problem. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:51, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, thanks for reporting that, and sorry for the bug. I've changed the script now. To Fwe506: If you want to try again, it ought to be working now, but probably only if you bypass your browser cache at least once after you re-start the upload wizard, to make sure you have the modified version of the script loaded. Or just use the workaround PrimeHunter mentioned. Sorry for the trouble. Fut.Perf. ☼ 14:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request for loss of adminship

Where on Wikipedia can I propose that a user has his administrative privileges stricken? —Bzweebl— ^talk 14:50, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

'Crat noticeboard normally. I noticed you're a new editor, why would would want an admins rights sticken? Mr little irish 15:00, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Administrators#Disputes_or_complaints --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:13, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is this article OK to publish

I've created this article. Is it ok to publish or need something to add (not native english user: Sorry)

Saleem

ළහිරු හිමේෂ් මදුෂංඛ (talk) 15:58, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's not clear from the draft that the subject meets the guidelines at WP:MUSICBIO.--ukexpat (talk) 16:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(slight swerve) Any idea what I need to install on my browser/machine (Google Chrome/Windows XP SP3) to see the actual username? All I'm getting is square boxes.Naraht (talk) 16:34, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's Sinhalese, the si:wikipedia has a handy font guide with several links, [4]--Jac16888 ^Talk 17:34, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Veteran Editors

Is it possible to request veterans editors to review an article that has been tagged for cleanup and inline citations and to provide that help? How can one be contacted? George Cabe (talk) 17:24, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Requests for feedback redirect here. This board is highly visible and checked by many veteran editors. If you link it here, it will likely be looked at by several. Dru of Id (talk) 17:31, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You could ask at Wikipedia talk:Cleanup, which is the talkpage of the Cleanup WikiProject. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 17:36, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Josh Elliott

On Thur. May 12 I was watching Good Morning America. I was distrubed about what the crew was saying to Josh Elliott, They were teasing him about his weight gain. I don't think national T.V OR any other place is either loving or kind, regardless if Mr. Elliott was taking it on the chin. THEY had just covered a Star, were people were being CRUEL in there comments about her "Puffy Face", THEY even expressed concern about the negative and unwanted comments to this poor actress, WHO is a beautiful woman and looks the picture of health, SO for them to be make comments on T.V, even in jest to Mr. Elliott was NOT very perfessionalNOR funny OR educational.As a suggestion they ALL should watch the movie "Bully" because that is how it comes across to people like me who have had to bear up under what people, and family feel is constructive critizism hoping that unkind comments will move a person to help themselves, and thats even if that person just needs to lose 10 or 20 lbs. Comments no matter how good its intention is meant to be HURTS, NO one sees the pain or FEELS there heart breaking especially when they come from so-called friends OR family and in the case of Mr. Elliott in front of millions of people, THINKING that being embarassed in front of millions of people will move a him to shame and watch what he eats. NOT every overweight person is because of overeating. I didn't appreciate the "Grilled Cheese" were everyone was getting one but he kindly said no- "WHY" more so because he was on T.V and the rest of the crew had been making comments about his weight. All I can say is watch the movie "BULLY" because that is what they are UNKNOWINGLY (or perhaps knowingly)doing. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.200.162.140 (talk) 17:44, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

James Burke, James Burk

There is a blank page for James Burk which is nothing more than a redirect to James "Burke." I am making a page for someone actually names James Burk not Burke. What do I do?T.Whetsell (talk) 17:45, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just edit http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Burk&redirect=no to remove the redirect code and add your text.--ukexpat (talk) 17:55, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Burk&redirect=no - Purplewowies (talk) 17:56, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

username changing

As I change my user name on overs wikipedia, I needs to change it on english version. How can I do this ? Véronique Pagnier (talk) 18:50, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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