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May 26

I have found out some of the information on the page for Clare Kramer is incorrect. I spoke to her today and she said that "nothing has been signed" in regard to her national tour for Mamma Mia.

I interviewed Clare Kramer today and she said she has no idea where the information about her being in Mamma Mia is erroneous. She says nothing has been signed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.199.74.113 (talk) 00:21, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I removed the unsourced statement from her article.--Canoe1967 (talk) 00:27, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Additionally, there is no reason why you couldn't have removed the uncited statement either. Dismas|^(talk) 00:29, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Requested Articles

Excuse me if I'm not in the right place, but I'm not sure where else to ask this. I requested a number of articles some time ago that have yet to be created. Unfortunately, I'm not well experienced when it comes to starting articles on my own. Please help if possible. --Radiokid1010 (talk) 01:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

If it helps and in case you didn't notice, that page has a significant backlog. So it's not just your requests that are going unanswered. Dismas|^(talk) 01:35, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I'll add that many editors are likely to see a work in progess mentioned here, and may help develop it at articles for creation or your sandbox until it's ready for primetime, although if moved prematurely, new creations are frequently challenged. Dru of Id (talk) 01:41, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Wojciech Szczęsny

On the Szczesny bio, it says he is now playing for Swindon Town. He's not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.73.226.168 (talk) 03:19, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Wojciech Szczęsny (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Thank you for reporting this. Does it look ok now? -- John of Reading (talk) 07:21, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Double image inside an Infobox

Is there a way to put multiple images inside a Biography Infobox?

The Wright Brothers
Orville (l) and Wilbur (r)
Born	Orville: (1871-08-19)August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio Wilbur: (1867-04-16)April 16, 1867, Millville, Indiana ETC. ETC. ...

I tried the 'double image' and 'multiple image' markup language to do this, and they almost worked, but both methods rendered with some visible stray markup language which I did not add and could not eliminate. It looks like this: [[File:|frameless|alt=]]. Specifically, I'd like to put side-by-side images of the Wright Brothers at the top of a single Infobox, as shown. Other than photo-editing the images into a single file, is there another way to do this, or to clean it up? Thanks. DonFB (talk) 04:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I've seen it done this way, though it's a kludge:

{{Infobox person
| name        = The Wright Brothers<br>
{{double image|center|Orville Wright.jpg|158|Wilbur Wright.jpg|146| <center>Orville (l) and Wilbur (r)}}
| birth_date  = '''Orville''': {{birth date|1871|8|19|}}, Dayton, Ohio<br/>'''Wilbur''': {{birth date|1867|4|16|}}, Millville, Indiana
ETC. ETC. ...
}}

-- John of Reading (talk) 07:12, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, good suggestion, will preview it on Talk page. DonFB (talk) 09:57, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I used the smallimage field to put the Olympic rings under the portrait of Avery Brundage, I think it worked well.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:06, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

searching for lost friend

please can you locate an address or telephone wether it be a house or cell number name of juan manrrique of pazcuaro michocan mexico — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gloria pauline hernandez (talk • contribs) 05:30, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 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. Dismas|^(talk) 05:31, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Gloria, you will probably get better results if you use the spellings, "Manrique",

"Patzcuaro" and "Michoacan". Even with these improvements, a Google search did not produce

any obvious phone number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.255.191 (talk) 09:19, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Telmex confine their numbers to their own customers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.255.191 (talk) 09:45, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

User contributions: created pages

Silly question that I would know the answer to at this stage: is is possible to view a list of pages created by a user (e.g. filter user contributions by pages created). --RA (talk) 08:43, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Try this tool. This is linked from the bottom of the "user contributions" page. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:55, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

That you, sir. --RA (talk) 09:23, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Cannot get edit to work correctly

hello I am having probs editing this page....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_television#History

it is the page that states Internet TV History...

the story that was there before was incorrect..

I tried and tried to edit it correctly...but kept getting it wrong. and the page will not display correctly etc...can someone possibly straighten this out please... I did try and try and try....without correct results.

here is the correct Info that should go on the HISTORY section of this page.... I cannot get it to display correctly...no matter what I do.

........................................................................................ .............................................................................................

The First 24/7 Internet Television station, Daytona Beach LIVE, http://daytonabeach-live.com/ was Created August 25, 2000 In Daytona Beach, Florida, USA By TheRaven. aka Harold Kionka. Who-Is info:

>>  http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/daytonabeach-live.com

After    Creating  and running  the First  ever Route 66 LIVE  Internet cam,    
 http://web.archive.org/web/19980501063613/http://global66.com/

in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA in 1998, TheRaven then started and ran Albuquerque's first Internet only, radio station Route 66 LIVE, http://web.archive.org/web/20000816065955/http://www.route66live.com/ in 1999.

After running the Radio station with the help of Original Route66Live on-air DJ's Brian "The GETTO" Seymore and "Jupiter Josh Mosh Universal" aka Josh Hernandez, and Original Rt 66 Live program director Stewart "Hip Daddy Deadeye" Kline, for a year,

TheRaven    then moved  to Daytona Beach, Florida, USA    and   started  Daytona Beach LIVE      http://web.archive.org/web/20020605121408/http://daytonabeach-live.com/           in the year 2000,   with   his   First ever  Bikeweek  Internet TV broadcast,     from  atop the  roof of the  Fishin Hole   establishment  in Daytona, Florida, USA 

>>> Fishin' Hole: 450 N Beach St, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 252-9804.

TheRaven, along with ex-Route66Live.com on-air personality Brian "The GETTO" Seymore, continued to Broadcast Biker events http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1060223904.php along with many other Daytona Beach and local area events From his Beachside Studio Atop The Beaches Oceanfront Resort, at 1299 S. Atlantic Avenue

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NJ&p_theme=nj&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=%22broadcasting%20on%20a%20shoestring%22&p_field_label-0=Author&s_dispstring=broadcasting%20on%20a%20shoestring%20AND%20date(all)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no

 http://web.archive.org/web/20021003221011/http://www.volusia.com/beachesoceanfront/     

until the year 2008, when he relocated to Adrian,Michigan, USA and formed the existing Internet TV stations into the Internet TV Network Ravenworld Communications: http://www.ravenworldcommunications.com/

Samples of some of TheRaven's Daytona Beach work: Bikeweek 2003 >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19593795 Daytona Beach Boardwalk Bike Show >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18815179 The Birthplace of Speed 2003 event, from Ormond Beach, Florida, USA >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8851697 Daytona Beach Turkey ROD RUN Hot Rod event >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18317328 First ever NITEtime Christmas Parade, in Ormond Beach, Florida, USA 2002

>>>  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18360968

Daytona Beach Christmas, Trains, and SANTA >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8144735

DaytonaBeach-Live.com website cirrca: 2005 >> http://web.archive.org/web/20050103092841/http://www.daytonabeach-live.com/

After teaming up with Longtime friend and ex Route66Live.com Radio personality "Jupiter Josh Mosh Universal" aka Josh Hernandez in 2011, TheRaven continues to Jointly Own and Operate the RavenworldCommunications.com Internet TV network from his worldwide base of operations in Adrian,Michigan, USA, and San Antonio, Texas, USA, and continues to specialize in LIVE event Internet TV broadcasting. .

..................................................................................... ..........................................................................................

Frank — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank810z (talk • contribs) 09:01, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Wow what a mess of misformatting! Firstly, never start a new line with a space, then take a good look at WP:Referencing for beginners because none of your references are correctly formatted. Inline extrermal links are also frowned upon, see WP:ELNO. But the biggest concern about your addition is actually not its layout, the content is highly promotional, which is not allowed - please see WP:ADVERT. Roger (talk) 09:36, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

If for some reason you are unable to edit the article, the best place to discuss what you want to change on the article's talk page, here Talk:Internet television. But take note of what Roger has said: if you look at what you've posted here, you'll see that it's very hard to read because of your formatting. --ColinFine (talk) 09:43, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Removing alphabetic subheadings in categories.

Category:Paralympic competitors by disability category contains only six items and won't get any more as those six are the only ones that exist. Having alphabetic subheadings in categories with so few entries is pointless, is there an easy way to eliminate them? Roger (talk) 10:49, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Not by editing the category itself. Each subcategory could be given a sort key starting with the same character, for example [[Category:Paralympic competitors by disability category|*Amputee]] and so on. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:25, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

My organization has changed its name

What is the proper way to reflect that change on Wikipedia? Should I seek administrative assistance in changing the Article Name, or should I prepare a new article with the new name? I apologize that I am unfamiliar with this. Thank you kindly for your time.Lindacbean (talk) 11:03, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Moved! - David Biddulph (talk) 11:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

donating/log on.

First of all, I m a donor. I have tried to log on to Wikipedia to no avail. I have tried at least 3 times to reset the password. It says an email is sent but it never arrives. It will not let me setup a new account as it says I already have one. Can you assist please?

Pat Comiskey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.224.248.134 (talk) 12:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Have you checked your email's spam filter? (BTW being a donor is irrelevant to your status as an editor.) Roger (talk) 12:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) If you think you know the stored email address for the account then check any spam folders. Your mail service may have one outside your own computer. If this doesn't help and you want to keep the username then you may be able to usurp it but I cannot tell without knowing the name. What is it? You can also create a new account with another name. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:30, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Thine Antique Pen

Thine Antique Pen has done the following. I am not complaining BTW, neither am I making personal attacks. I just want this to stop:

1. He made a sub-page full of my mistakes here[1], which soon got deleted.
2. I made a delete comment at I am learning [2] in which he said "It's more notable than MyMaths, in my sight". And 2 mins late the MyMaths get's nominated for deletion and the result was "speedy keep".
3. Thus the continued arguments I gave hime the following rules.

"Here is what you need to do:

• Stop visiting my talk page
• Don't comment on me anywhere on this wiki
• Don't critisize and attack me like you did on sunday
• I will not do the same to you

• This is to prevent further disruption and accusations-I personally don't want an intervention ban.--Deathlaser : Chat 16:05, 22 May 2012 (UTC)"

Yet he keeps breaching these rules-I really don't see what's so unfair about them that they need to be breached.--Deathlaser :  Chat  13:52, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I see that TAP intentionally nominated MyMaths for AfD which is not a good practice and thus discouraged. If not intentionally then no problem (but it looks like it was intented) Anyways if you feel that he is bothering you, ask for interaction ban from him. →TSU ^tp* 14:11, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Corrections: I don't see what that subpage had to do with your mistakes, but OK. Also, "giving" someone rules isn't the best way to phrase it, but OK. And the AfD was closed per SNOW, not as a Speedy Keep, but OK. The last sentence should read something like "I will extend the same courtesy to you", but OK. The spirit of this request should be granted, and I have asked Thine Antique Pen to do so. Otherwise we'll have to ask for an interaction ban. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 15:43, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, okay! However, I do not look at the article creator when I patrol new pages, or CSD/PROD/AFD them, so if one is Deathlasers, give me a ping on my talk page! --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 15:59, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, but that page was already two days old when you got to it. Regardless, just make sure to check the history, and when you notify (whether that's done automatically or not) you will see who created it. This little bit of extra care is worthwhile. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:12, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

How get the attention of confirmed editor?

I posted a one line edit with a reference to an image at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_20,_2012#Photo_Gallery. I am not a confirmed editor, but I uploaded the image to the Commons. The text appears (the Nevada City entry), but the image does not appear, so perhaps the uploading of the image needs to be completed by a confirmed editor. Any help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gpalmernc (talk • contribs) 14:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

You do not need to be a confirmed editor to add the image, however, I am having trouble locating the image. Will look further.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't see a user with your name at Commons, did you use a different name? --SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm looking at recent uploads at Commons, not seeing an eclipse, but I'm searching through just the last few minutes. Do you know what time you uploaded it, or did you add a category?--SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:26, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

You uploaded the image with quotes around the title, including the file extension. I'm sure that's not what you intended but it is at File:"Annular Eclipse Nevada City CA May 2012.jpg".jpg. I will make a move request to a proper title at the Commons. In the meantime, I have fixed the image name in the article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:07, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry I mucked up the filenames. I think I saw the quotes around a filename in an example for the upload and I assumed it worked like UNIX filenames on a terminal. I judge from the note on the Commons page ("This request will be dealt with by an administrator or filemover.") that I should do nothing. I'm sure that is the best way to avoid breaking it.Gpalmernc (talk) 20:37, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Images École nationale de l'aviation civile and Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées

Hi. Writing the articles École nationale de l'aviation civile and Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, I try to add an image for both of them. But, unfortunately, I can't because I don't have an account. Is there anybody who can help me and add these two images. You can find them here for ENAC : https://etud.insa-toulouse.fr/~contact/logos/logo_enac.png and here for IPSA : http://www.ecole-ingenieurs.com/images/media/concours/logo-ipsa.jpg. Thanks for your help. Kind regards. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 19:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Follow the instructions at the wizard for uploading files. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 02:53, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Backgrounds in Infoboxes

Hi. I am confused about how to make a background color for a certain section in an infobox. For example, (and this is just an example), look at the "Background Information" section on Lil Wayne's infobox. The background is gold. I have no idea how to do that, and that's what I'm asking.
--Just a note--
I don't mean the background of just the word, I mean the background of like the whole line. TheBestZebra 21:06, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

That's done by | background = solo_singer in Template:Infobox musical artist... and that's as far as I can get you. Sorry. Dru of Id (talk) 22:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I got a bit further; at Template:Infobox musical artist/color (in 'View source') it's #35;f0e68c <!-- khaki --> (color code & description). Dru of Id (talk) 01:02, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Recovering a contribution

I have spent hours writing an article for Wikipedia. When I clicked SAVE PAGE I received an error message that my contribution could not be processed. How can I recover it? Thank you for your assistance Paterimon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paterimon (talk • contribs) 21:02, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Sometimes when you get an error, it may go through credited to the IP address, so you should check the page's 'View history' file. If it does not appear there or on your user contributions Special:Contributions/Paterimon, then it is gone. I frequently copy or cut-and-paste large revisions to a thumb drive or computer file to avoid this loss, especially when an error has already been mentioned here, or an error has already come up for me. Dru of Id (talk) 22:07, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

It's probably too late now but in many browsers you can use the browser's back button and get back to an edit window with your text. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

On my profile page with Facebook....

There was a mistake made in the location of a school which I attended and posted on my profile using Facebook. Wikipedia sited the school as San Rafael High school in Richmond, Ca. This is incorrect and should read: San Rafael High School, San Rafael, Ca. Please take care of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.38.63.132 (talk) 21:14, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I empathize, but Facebook's scraping of our Wikipedia pages is beyond our power. Also shortening title of the section. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 21:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

If the Wikipedia article is incorrect, can you please tell us which one it is? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

The Wikipedia article San Rafael High School says that the school is in San Rafael. We have absolutely no control over what Facebook may say. --ColinFine (talk) 21:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Appears to be this Facebook page for San Rafael High School; lists Richmond, California in header, but gives correct address in San Rafael. Dru of Id (talk) 21:58, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

May 27

black and decker lawnmower s witch button.

how do i find the correctconnection from ablack and decker switch button lawn mower, so i could replace or substitute another type of swit6ch? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.0.228.145 (talk) 00:20, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 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. RudolfRed (talk) 00:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

WP:Unusual requests. Who wants to do the honors? The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:48, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Purpose of a page?

What is the point of Template:Template sandbox? How is that page intended to be used and how is it different from WP:Sandbox? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 00:21, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

According to the talk page, that page is for for experimenting with templates, where the other sandbox page is for experimenting with editing a normal page. RudolfRed (talk) 00:36, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

One can already experiment with templates in the regular sandbox. I mean, I can create template markup in the regular sandbox. Apart from that, for the purpose of editing a page, I doesn't really matter in which namespace a page is, a page in the template namespace is edited the same way as a page in the main namespace, Wikipedia namespace or any other namespace. Or is that page intended to be transcluded or substituted onto another page itself? I don't get it. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 00:44, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

If you prefer WP:Sandbox or a personal sandbox then just use that. I could quickly think of three potential advantages of Template:Template sandbox. 1) It's overwritten less frequently so you get more time to test transclusion of your code and may easier find it later in the page history. 2) You can transclude it with {{Template sandbox}} like normal templates without having to know how transclusion of other namespaces work (it's a small difference but lots of users don't know it). 3) It's in the template namespace so {{NAMESPACE}} and similar returns the same as if you later use the same code in another template. {{NAMESPACE}} might be used indirectly via a template without a user realising it and it could be quite confusing to some if a test in WP:Sandbox worked differently when the code was copied to a template. See also Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/Not deleted/July 2005#Template:Template sandbox (and others). PrimeHunter (talk) 01:27, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Okay, yes, that all makes sense. Thanks. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 01:44, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Bracket help

The 2012 SEC Baseball Tournament has been expanded to 10 teams from 8, so the current {{SECBracket}} won't work. I can't find a 10 team double elimination bracket template and I can't figure out how to edit the code to add another round. It will need to follow this format. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. ~ Richmond96 t • c 01:07, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Current available options are at Category:10-Team bracket templates (I can't currently view pdf files). Dru of Id (talk) 02:40, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Looks like someone has recently created {{SECBracket2012}} within the last few hours in attempt to address the issue at 2012 SEC Baseball Tournament. Zzyzx11 (talk) 07:59, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

banks

Who has more banks Cleveland, Oh or Pittsburg, Pa? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.13.40.157 (talk) 03:18, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.9 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 Cresix (talk) 03:20, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C)} 03:27, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Terrence Deacon's page vandalized

The Wikipedia page about Professor Terrence Deacon (URL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_Deacon) has been vandalized. Probably by a person (Michael Lissack) who has been systematically attempting to defame him in every possible venue. He appears to have placed self-serving and defaming information about Deacon on the Wikipedia page about him, specifically concerning his 2011 book "Incomplete Nature." To correct this vandalism his modifications should be removed and to prevent further vandalism Mr. Lissack should be blocked from making any edits to this page in the future. The other person who may also attempt to vandalize this page (Alecia Juarrero) is mentioned by Mr. Lissack in his edit. She may also attempt a similar self-serving vandalism so her ability to edit this page should also be blocked. 05:03, 27 May 2012 (UTC)76.206.196.80 (talk)

I've semi-protected the page for two weeks. If there are any further problems, please request re-protection at WP:RFPP. Mjroots (talk) 09:13, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I see no evidence of vandalism here – unless your definition of "vandalism" is "expressing an opinion that I disagree with". The material removed appears to be relevant, accurate, and supported by references. I propose reinstating it. Maproom (talk) 10:05, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

It seems to be a case of either parallel research or insufficient citation. A court may have to decide which. There is no outright claim of plagiarism. The one author wrote a book similar to two other books in content and it seems that irked a few because they thought the other two books should have been mentioned in his as sources.--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:10, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Please see http://theterrydeaconaffair.com for a full background re this issue. I have no desire nor intention to "vandalize". There is a real academic dispute about this work and the dispute has gone on in the pages of Nature, the New York Review of Books, the Chronicle of Higher Education and the London Review of Books. To suppress the fact of the dispute is contrary to what Wikipedia is about (having gone through similar unhappiness re my own page I more than understand). Reword at will but the material should be reinstated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaellissack (talk • contribs) 16:15, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I do not think it would be right to cite either http://theterrydeaconaffair.com or The Chronicle of Higher Education. Both give the impression of being pages created with the sole purpose of pursuing this particular issue, rather than reputable independent sources. I have restored the Nature reference to the Terrence Deacon article. Can you give us references to the articles in the New York Review of Books (once it has been published) and the London Review of Books? Maproom (talk) 21:54, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Print size in Wikipedia

Why is the print size in Wikipedia so tiny. It is mostly almost impossible to read. Please work on that. Thank you05:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)05:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)124.182.98.172 (talk)

This is likely a product of the specific browser you are using, and can easily be adjusted. Which browser and version are you accessing Wikipedia with? --Jayron32 05:31, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Use ctrl and + to increase font size. Mjroots (talk) 09:10, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15)

Can someone help me please? I look to article for help with my paper. I find nothing on China incident in article, then I find this history section, with old copies of article, no? In history, I think China incident is there, but not when I look at article, so I put back. Then I go to tab to make talk about why I do this. Please check for me, is this right? I have used this Wikipedia lots to look and ask questions but I am not sure as to who is supposed to do what for articles. Thank you 31.186.86.42 (talk) 11:04, 27 May 2012 (UTC) (signature)

FYI - just to clarify, this appears to be about an edit dispute about the inclusion/exclusion of BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15)#Panatag Shoal Standoff. Roger (talk) 11:49, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Not sure why this is here, but I will take a look at it.Desk Ref (talk) 14:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

The article on Verona NJ

Fails to mention the famous Uncle Wiggily series, written by Howard R Garis, was inspired by its authors walk through a woods in Verona (I was told this as a child): http://blog.readex.com/how-uncle-wiggily-taught-me-to-read — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.224.97.228 (talk) 13:12, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately "I was told this" is not a verifiable source. To be included in a WP article the information must have been previously published by a reliable source - a personal blog does not qualify. However, the blog quotes the obituary in the Chicago Tribune on November 6, 1962. If you (or someone else) can get hold of a library/archive copy of the paper it can be properly sourced. Roger (talk) 14:35, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Reference Tags

Hi there,

I'm not familiar with writing articles and the certain codes that need to be put into wikipedia.

I'm trying to write an article about my Father in law who competed in the 1960 Olympics, I got a message saying they were going to delete it and I have been trying all day to add the references they are asking for but keep getting errors.

I tried ==References= and also =References=

and tried to make sure the have the right tags for <ref> <ref/> but its not happening

Any help most appreciated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Din

References are a pain for new editors, and not trivial for established ones. Try Referencing for beginners--SPhilbrick(Talk) 15:04, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

And sorry to report that Wikipedia does not qualify as a reference. However, does this link refer to your father?--SPhilbrick(Talk) 15:14, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeh that article is about Dad to, the main one I was trying to reference was outside Wikipedia from Marc Olympics which compiles all Olympic data I just can't get it to appear right, spent hours going through the help page but I am a total novice! It would mean a lot to him to be on here, especially with the Olympics coming up I'm just worried they are gonig to delete it :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onlygroup (talk • contribs) 15:21, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you thank you!!

I've had a quick look at the article, and it would appear that the notability criteria have been met. That is not to say it won't be nominated for deletion at WP:AFD, but is should survive and is not a candidate for speedy deletion. Mjroots (talk) 20:47, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

My Question: Who taught Al PAcino how to dance the tango in Scent of A Woman?

I would love to know if Al PAcino really danced the Tango in Scent of a Woman or if somebody else danced for him! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.244.153.104 (talk) 14:31, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.Template:Z37 Rcsprinter (articulate) 14:40, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

American Wikipedia????

A user has just posted on my talkpage that because a show is american only american airdates matter and doesnt matter if the show airs elsewhere, can someone please ocnfirm if this is true??? if not where should i seek guideance for this because user is determine not to let me add the uk air date even though i said my source but did not provide inline citeation as it not really possible form teh source--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 15:07, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I can't find any specific guidlines on airdates, but I did find a similar discussion here. I've never seen an American tv show with UK air dates listed as well, and I think the problem with adding them would be that its likely to have aired in multiple countries. Where do you draw the line with the number of different dates, because adding them all would be a mess. Sarahj2107 (talk) 15:36, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

its not to do with teh uk air date it is to do with the fact it is airing in english outside america first regardless if it a american show, the user is claiming it is american wikipeida by not allowing the first airdate regardless of whete it airs--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 16:34, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

If its airing in the UK first then I agree, the UK date should be the one listed as the original airdate. Sarahj2107 (talk) 17:19, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

IMHO what matters is the date when it airs first, regardless of where it happens. Subsequent airing dates in other countries could be considered individually. Obviously shows that have been broadcast in dozens of countries should probably be treated differently from shows that have only been seen in one or a few countries. BTW being "American only" is completely irrelevant; this is not the American Wikipedia, it is the Global Wikipedia in the Enlish language. Roger (talk) 15:49, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

So does that mean the first airdate regardless of the show origins show be listed?--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 16:34, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

New article called Frederic Marcotte.

Hello all, can an experienced wikipedian look at my page and bring necessary adjustments. I'm not that good in english, and the french wiki is different from the english one. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Supergirl36 (talk • contribs) 19:03, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I assume you are referring to the page Frederic Marcotte.

I have made some minor changes to the article. This is not an endorsement of its existence, I know nothing about Marcotte, and have no view on whether he is notable enough to justify an article.

I note that you call it "my page". It is in no sense yours, it is a page which you created, but this gives you no rights over it. Maproom (talk) 19:25, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I'd strongly recommend adding some reliable sources to establish notablity as soon as possible, or draft the article outside of mainspace (at User:Supergirl36/Frederic Marcotte for example) until it has this, as it stands the article is a speedy deletion candidate. Яehevkor ✉ 19:45, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Editing Articles-Making Wikipedia a Better Site

Hi, I recently created a Wikipedia account and got to choose what topics I'm interested in (geography, math, etc.) and what I'm good at (searching the web, researching and writing, etc.) I would like to help in making Wikipedia a better site, but I soon discovered that I wasn't very skilled at what I chose. Is there any way to go back and change these settings? Thank you for your help! Catcrazy5 (talk) 21:21, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you're referring to, but you can edit any article no matter what the subject is. Just find a page you would like to contribute to and be bold RudolfRed (talk) 21:32, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Was it MediaWiki:Customusertemplate-ACP2-Welcomecreation? No choices are stored. It merely leads you to pages where you can help. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:32, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

There are many more suggestions at Wikipedia:Community portal#Todo. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:53, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

May 28

Boolean operators & wild cards

I assume Boolean operators & wild cards are not available for Wikipedia searches, right? How about providing them? --- Allan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.227.154.219 (talk) 00:08, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Boolean logical AND and OR and wildcards are supported. See Help:Searching RudolfRed (talk) 00:25, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Adding related sites links

What if I am adding related sites link for different wiki pages, I am doing this to ease wikipedia readers about related websites / blog URLS so they may learn more. Is it wrong or good please do let me know? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Faheemvenom (talk • contribs) 01:34, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Blogs should normally be linked in an article about the blog. Links to a recipe are unnecessary; there are thousands for some recipes, so unless the article is about the chef, and it is their recipe, it fails Wikipedia:External links guidelines. Dru of Id (talk) 02:17, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

New film trilogy categories

Hi, I've created two film trilogy categories Category:Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy and Category:Spider-Man film trilogy (2002 - 2007). I hope I did not offend anyone by merging multiple categories. Also, I'm not sure if I named them properly. I'm also thinking about doing the same thing on Star Wars series, but afraid might offend people.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 05:10, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

It sounds like a poor idea to me to move three Batman films out of Category:Batman films and three Spider-Man films out of Category:Spider-Man films. The total number of films is small enough to need no subcategorization. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film would be a better place to discuss. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:55, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Can a notable person contribute to wikipedia?

I have a peculiar case regarding the contributions of a notable contributor in one of the Indic Language community. The said wikipedian is "notable" because he is a famous literary person and a historian. And he has many books to his credit published by universities or private publishers. And he has article about himself in wikipedia since he is notable. Now the issue is:

• A notable person is contributing to wikipedia (yeah, that is a problem for some wikipedians :))
• He is writing articles about the topics on which he has good knowledge.
• Unfortunately for some rare topics the only available reference is his own books.

Few community members have objections to his contributions. They cite various policies including original research.

My questions are:

1. Can a notable person contribute to wikipedia?
2. If yes, can he contribute on the topics of his area of expertise?
3. Can he use his own books (which are verifiable resources) on these topics as reference?
4. Even if other reliable resource are available can he use his own books also as reference?
5. Will these issues be non-existent if a third person work on the same articles and use the same books of this notable person as refernces?

Please let me know how we can handle this peculiar issue.--Shijualex (talk) 09:59, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't see a problem as long as he is keeping a neutral point of view and not trying to own the article(s). As you said, the books are verifiable. It's not completely against the rules to work on an article about yourself or a topic that you are actively involved in. It's just discouraged since people have a hard time writing objectively about themselves. The first Wikipedian with an article that pops to mind is Cory Doctorow who has done some work on the article about himself before and probably (I haven't checked lately) still does. Dismas|^(talk) 10:10, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Quick answers:

1. Yes, anyone can edit Wikipedia.
2. Yes, indeed, expert knowledge is greatly appreciated. See WP:EXPERT.
3. Yes, if they are published by major publishing houses with a reputation for scholarly output. Additionally, he could also use self-published works if he is suffiently well-respected as an authority in the field; see WP:RS.
4. Yes - although obviously, the more sources, the better.
5. Yes, assuming point 3 is met.

If the area in question is a contentious one and the Wikipedian in question is known for taking a polemical position or is closely associated with the subject, it might be more appropriate for him to propose changes on the article's talkpage rather than entering them himself. However, if it's a general historical topic, I see no reason why a published author should not use their own work as reference - as long as the information added is directly derived from the published source, it doesn't really matter who adds it. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:15, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Also note that if these are scholarly works, they themselves should be full of citations which can be mined. Thus, if I am J.R. Jonesh, writing about Latvian literature, and my own work from the University of Riga Press, Great Monologues of the Latvian Stage references a 19th-century Latvian anthology Let's Lett!, then rather than provide references to my own work, I should provide references to Let's Lett! instead. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:45, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

This area has few hard-and-fast rules; we expect editors to use restraint and good judgement in situations where they may face a perceived conflict of interest. The conflict of interest noticeboard (shortcut WP:COIN) can offer guidance in these sorts of situations. Many Wikipedia editors tend to get a little worried when they see an individual who links exclusively (or nearly exclusively) to their own books and articles; we expect subject-matter experts to be broadly familiar with the important publications in their field, and to cite those other scholars' work in addition to their own. As noted at WP:SELFCITE:

"...Excessive self-citation is strongly discouraged. When in doubt, defer to the community's opinion. In any case, citations should be in the third person and should not place undue emphasis on your work, giving proper due to the work of others as in a review article."

If there are disagreements about the appropriateness of a source for use in a given article, editors should attempt to resolve their differences on the article's talk page. If that should fail, or if broader discussion seems required, editors at the reliable sources noticeboard (shortcut WP:RSN) can be invited to lend a hand.

Tension can be reduced or avoided altogether if an author proposes the use or addition of particular sources on the article's talk page before adding them to the article. Allowing at least a day or two for an article's other editors to comment on or consider a source (as well as to suggest reasonable additions or alternatives) can go a long way to smoothing a scholar's interactions with other editors—and can help to produce better articles, in the long run.

Obviously, the comments and advice you've received here are only general in nature, as you've declined to identify either the editor or the articles where these issues have arisen. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 16:09, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you all very much for the immediate replies for my query. The main query i faced is, can notable persons contribute to wikipedia on their area of expertise?

These answers will help me to guide the respective language community by providing the general guidelines for dealing with this issue. I haven't identified editor or articles because similar type of issues arised atleast from 3 language communities. So they require a general guideline regarding this topic. The above answers will help me to provide them the general guideline. Thanks once again for the timely support--Shijualex (talk) 16:32, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Redirect in place?

Hello,

I work for an organisation called London Elects, and I have just gone on to edit the copy I had put in place on 4th February 2012 (it was certainly still there and unedited until Monday 30th April) - and the page now automatically redirects to something else. Do you have any way of un-redirecting this page? The two pages should be separate so not sure why some user has done this.

The link is London Elects (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Thanks Claire — Preceding unsigned comment added by Claireachristie (talk • contribs) 12:09, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi, The page was redirected on 4 May by the user Amisom with the edit summary 'all copied from webssite'. A quick Google search shows that it was copied word for word form the londonelects site [3]. This copyright problem would have to be fixed before the redirect could be removed. Sarahj2107 (talk) 12:27, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

As you work for the organisation please read the guidelines governing conflict of interest. Roger (talk) 12:57, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

The page should have been reverted to the version before the copyright violating text was pasted in on January 26, 2012, not redirected entirely even though it had preexisting content going back to 2008, unless all of the prior content was also copied and pasted. I have searched and do not find any indication that that is the case. (If all prior versions were copyvios, then the article should also not be redirected, but speedy deleted under CSD G12.)--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:40, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Is there a way to post on Facebook when editing Wikipedia pages?

I am looking for a way to post some of my edits to Facebook or another social network.

This may be a dumb idea, don't know, but since people can share the stupidest things, maybe sharing about an interesting edit or as a way to ask for help on a subject would be useful. Might even encourage people to get involved in editing Wikipedia.

Maybe there already is something like the Mediawiki Facebook extension?

--Kai Carver (talk) 12:52, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a social media website. If you've just expanded the article on Yuri Balashov, just post to Facebook as your status, "Editing Wikipedia article on Yuri Balashov; really think it's an improvement" and maybe cut-and-paste the URL for the article. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:49, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Sharebox is a script that reorders your toolbox. It adds new buttons that make it easier to mail, print or share an article on Facebook or another linksharing service. You must have an account to add Sharebox to the sidebar. See User:TheDJ/Sharebox for more information. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 13:57, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! Yes I guess Wikipedia is not primarily a social media website... though it is pretty social. I just wonder if it would benefit from being a little more fun, a bit more like a game. But maybe that would spoil it as people tried to "game" it in various ways, worse than they already do, to the detriment of content. --Kai Carver (talk) 21:31, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

How Ture Is This Office and the link {http://www.euro-resource.co.uk/?x=jobs_in_canada}

CONSTRUCTION RECRUITMENT AGENCY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.26.46.169 (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

For the sake of keeping this page orderly, I took the liberty of removing most of what appears to be a copy and paste of a company's webpage. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 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. Cresix (talk) 15:44, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

DOUBLE STANDERS OF "NOTABILITY" BEING USED FOR MY ARTICLE SUBMISSION

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Regional Airline Association My article on the Regional Airline Association has now been rejected twice on the grounds that the association it covers is not "notable enough". You have got to be kidding me?? I have linked its notability to PBS, Fox News, The FAA, United States Congress, AND Business Week magazine. Yet, you get these single airplane operations that only have their very own website as the only element of notability, like, Bimini Island Air and Air Cargo Carriers. Where are the short-sighted-reviews of my article failing to see this????--XB70Valyrie (talk) 16:06, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm getting so sick and tired of this I'm about to leave wikipedia!--XB70Valyrie (talk) 16:12, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I haven't taken the time to read the details about your submission, but you can create an article yourself. See WP:SAA and WP:HEP for more details. You might also read WP:ORG for notability guidelines for an organization, and WP:V and WP:RS for information about providing reliable sources. If the article is nominated for deletion, there may be some constructive criticism and improvement by other editors that could improve the article so that it remains. I added a welcome template to your talk page with a lot of helpful links. Best of luck. Cresix (talk) 16:28, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Cresix. I'll do just that to get around these little Napoleon's.--XB70Valyrie (talk) 16:44, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome. BTW, you might want to be careful with the innuendo about other editors. We're all volunteers here. Cresix (talk) 16:48, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Strangely I was not offered the same kind of kid-gloves that are being suggested of me. One can be equally, if not more, personally insulted with the rejection of an article on such nebulous a frontier as "It's not notable enough". I've already been insulted.

I'm having trouble finding the part about publishing one's already edited article in the links provided. Whereas the articles you linked do explain a lot about tips with editing your article, my article is complete. I'd like to just publish it as-is.--XB70Valyrie (talk) 16:57, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

You can copy the raw article (including wiki markup), go to WP:WIZARD, follow the appropriate links, then paste what you have already written into the new article. Cresix (talk) 17:25, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Okay. I've seen this before. This was how I created this article. Somewhere along the way the language in this article and/or all subsequent articles has derailed me. There is ambiguity in the section where it says, "Create a new article (by-pass wizard)". I thought I want this wizard to create an article. No other option in that category has the option to create an article. It has options to create a new redirect page, but nothing about creating an article by USING the Wizard. The tabs along the top of this artcile creation wizard directed me to submit my article to this review board. I'm a pilot. I'm not stupid. But this, is overly complicated. I'm sure it's intentionally so to a degree so not every moron on God's green Earth is creating an article about how they mowed their lawn last week.

Here are the options I've followed to create the article being "reviewed" now. Create an article now (for new users)> I'm writing about a company, organisation or foundation > My proposed article is about a notable company and is not advertising > My proposed article has good sources > My submission is neutral, establishes notability, and is not copy-pasted from anywhere else > That brings me here Wikipedia:Article wizard/Ready for submission. Both options available lead to this "Review Board". ? --XB70Valyrie (talk) 19:47, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

The other route, Create something else (for advanced users) > I would like to create a new article (bypass wizard) ..this again takes me to Wikipedia:Article wizard/Ready for submission ...which merely expedites me to the review board. ? --XB70Valyrie (talk) 20:40, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Excellent point, XB70Valyrie. Look at WT:WIZ#Creating a new article in mainspace for a way to begin from scratch. If you need to, you could do step 1 in your sandbox, create the article, and then delete the link in your sandbox. I must admit this is very awkward; it seems to me there should be an easier way. Cresix (talk) 21:05, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, notability is not a nebulous concept, nor is its denial an insult. It is a fundamental policy of the entire endeavour. Claiming that something is not notable may be an error of fact, but it is not a judgment, and so should not be taken as an insult. --ColinFine (talk) 21:23, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I agree that "Notability" in itself, is indeed not nebulous. Look at my article which I just published with help from other wikipedians. Do you see an issue with the failure to establish "Notability"? Regional Airline Association. But when asked to explain why the article wasn't notable, even though I had citations, link, and references to the Federal Aviation Administration, United States Congress, Fox News, the Public Broadcasting Service no explanation was given by either declining Reviewer. People who remain silent are more often then not hiding something. These reviewers are not magistrates, they're not federal judges either. Their behavior as such, in the light of overwhelming "Notability", is impeachable.--XB70Valyrie (talk) 21:47, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Please assume good faith we are all volunteers here and getting angry with other contributors will get you nowhere.Theroadislong (talk) 21:53, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I rest my case.--XB70Valyrie (talk) 22:16, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Redirect pages for mispellings

Resolved

I've just stumbled on this page; one redirect for it being the bizarrely misspelled page "Boys' schhool of st. pauls'" Shouldn't this redirect page be deleted? I thought they were only for (WP:R) "likely misspellings" amongst other things, not completely garbled text... :) OrbiterSpacethingy (talk) 16:31, 28 May 2012 (UTC) Edit: never mind, I've just found Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion... OrbiterSpacethingy (talk) 16:34, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Christopher Hollis biograpy

A book entitled "The American Heresy" (1930) appears to have been omitted from the list of Mr. Hollis' works. Can you add it? You can observe a copy of it now for sale (used) on the Amazon website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whvineyard (talk • contribs) 16:36, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done with this edit. Cheers, benzband (talk) 16:40, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

No flow text

I added an image of bids by state to 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

When I first add it, the next sections flowed around it. I did not expect Sections to flow, just text within a section. I checked Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial which suggested adding |one as a parameter, but that did nothing.

It looks OK now because I added {{clear}}, but I don't think that's the right way to do it. What did I miss?--SPhilbrick(Talk) 17:59, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

The picture tutorial says "|none" not "|one". At least in Firefox 7, "|none" seems to work, having the same effect as your {{clear}}. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:19, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Very strange. This version clearly has "none" but doesn't render properly. However, it works now so I won't worry about it. But it will haunt me.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 19:43, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Favorites

Does Wikipedia offer a Favorites feature where a user could "favorite" a page for later reading or reference? Dryoung22 (talk) 18:26, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Sort of. There is a star up near the edit button. You can click on it and it will add it to your watch list. You can use that to watch of any changes to that article, but it can also serve as a list of favorites.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 18:30, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

To expand on what SPhilbrick said, on your watchlist, below the My watchlist heading there are several links looking like this:

(Display watched changes | View and edit watchlist | Edit raw watchlist)

Click on View and edit watchlist to see an alphabetical list of the pages on your watchlist. Those pages will be grouped by namespace and are listed in alphabetical order in each group. You can use that as your favorites list. Of course you could always simply create a page in your userspace, like User:Dryoung22/My favorite pages. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 18:47, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Collapsing multiple AFD templates

Hi - How do I do this again - Collapsing multiple AFD templates - I have forgotten - I want to collapse these three - Talk:Arthur_Kemp - Youreallycan 18:46, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Template:Old AfD multi has a parameter called collapse where you can specify the number of AfDs to show up collapsed by default or alternatively you can collapse all with collapse = yes. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 19:13, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for commenting - that seems like a fair amount of work - can't I just collapse them as they are, do I have to reformat them completely? - Youreallycan 19:54, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I see you already collapsed them using {{Collapse top}} and {{Collapse bottom}}. That seems perfectly acceptable to me, although other editors might argue it is not the accepted standard. I think it's not a big deal and I am not aware of any rule on that, as such a rule would possibly come over as some form of instruction creep. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 20:03, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Which namespace does a specific page belong to?

Is there a rule about when to create a page in the Help namespace rather than the Wikipedia namespace? I have a page in my userspace about a specific editing problem which I would like to move but I am unsure into which of those two namespaces to move it. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 19:45, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

There's no fixed rule. Wikipedia:Help namespace notes that there is significant overlap between the two namespaces. Practically speaking, you'll virtually never be wrong to put a page in the Wikipedia: namespace, and you can always create a redirect from the Help: namespace if it would be appropriate. (I suspect that a lot of editors have forgotten that Help: still exists....)

As a rule of thumb, I would suggest only using the Help: namespace for things that are entirely uncontroversial, and which focus primarily on the technical and mechanical aspects of how to accomplish a particular task or use a particular tool. In contrast, the Wikipedia: namespace includes the policies and guidelines and stylistic advice about how those techniques and tools should be used on Wikipedia. Compare the coverage and emphasis of Help:Table versus Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Tables, or Help:Link versus Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking to get the idea. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 20:12, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

The page I had in mind is User:Toshio Yamaguchi/Help:Commenting out categories. However, I just found that there is already the page Help:Colon trick. Anyway thanks for your detailed reply, it is much appreciated. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 20:26, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, Help:Colon trick is better. A two-line help page is generally a bad idea. It's better to mention such short things on existing pages but it's already in several pages, for example the main help pages for links and categories: Help:Link#Wikilinks and Help:Category#Linking to category pages. Also, "Commenting out" refers to comment tags or possibly nowiki tags but not to adding a colon to a link. This may change the functionality of the link but it doesn't render the code inactive. Is it OK if your page is deleted to avoid confusion in readers who stumble by it? PrimeHunter (talk) 00:05, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

It has been deleted. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:49, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Articles to long to read comfortably

I believe that the text of articles should be made into more narrow and multiple collums to make reading easier. As I scan across the articles, many times I loose my place. More narrow, multiple collums would be easier to read.

thank you, R. Rose — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.172.254 (talk) 20:18, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I believe you should post at the village pump's idea lab. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 02:47, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The trouble with multiple columns is where do they break - each section? each subsection? each paragraph? - whilst the reader has to do three times as much scrolling. Scrolling down, then scrolling up, before scrolling down again.
If you find the text lines too long for your comfort, make your page width smaller - the text will adjust to any page width.
Arjayay (talk) 10:54, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Naming conventions for Colombian government agency with very commonly used acronym

An important article in my work on Colombian television, Instituto Nacional de Radio y Televisión, has me baffled in terms of naming conventions.

• This was the state broadcaster, most known by its acronym Inravisión (indeed, the Spanish Wikipedia article is located there). All of their on-air IDs used the short name. I'm thinking the "unless almost always known by acronym" clause of WP:NC-GAL might mean it's best to use Inravisión.
• Almost all of the links to this article use Inravisión. Keep in mind that in the work I've done, I've added maybe just over half of those links. But even before my work the majority of the incoming links came through that redirect.
• WP:NC-GAL suggests an English translation for a foreign language government agency, but something tells me that that might not be appropriate here.

What is the best title for this article: full name as current, Inravisión, or English name (National Institute of Radio and Television)? Raymie (t • c) 20:34, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Does WP:TITLE help you decide? --ColinFine (talk) 21:31, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Here's what I'm thinking:

• Recognizability: Inravisión hands down. It was in the channel IDs, etc.
• Naturalness: The "actually called in English" bit here doesn't hold up. This is a topic for which all the major reliable sources will be in Spanish (which discounts the English name option). Searching the El Tiempo website (the best available reliable source in this subject area, with over 20 years of archives available for free) for the full name brings up 5,440 results; Inravisión turns up a whopping 13,000+ results.
• Precision: There was no other institute with a similar name or acronym, so it's a tie.
• Conciseness: Doesn't really apply because both are concise titles, though Inravisión is shorter.
• Consistency (WP:NC-GAL): See above.

Now that I want this done, I need an admin... Raymie (t • c) 00:23, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Nelson M. Cooke

I earlier submitted an article, "Nelson M. Cooke." This was rejected, and I prepared a total rewrite, specifically addressing the item cited for rejection (references do not indicate notariety). This has just been resubmitted, but the new text (as it appears on the Wikipedia page) does not have the same references that are in my resubmittal. Hwre is the correct list of references. Could this be attached to my latest draft as appropriate? Raymond C. Watson, Jr. (talk) 21:17, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

References

1. ^ ”Biography: Lieutenant Commander Nelson M. Cooke,” Office of Information, Internal Relations Division, U.S. Navy, 17 August 1967

2. ^ Cooke, Nelson M.; Mathematics for Electricians and Radiomen, McGraw-Hill, 1942

3. ^ K&E Type 4139 Duplex; http://www.mccoys-kecatalogs.com/KEModels/ke4139family.htm

4. ^ Cooke, Nelson M.; "Mathematics for Electricity and Radio," invited paper, Mathematics-Science Panel of the New York Society for the Experimental Study of Education, 23 March 1943. Published in The Mathematics Teacher, vol. 36, Dec. 1943, pp. 329-332

5. ^ Watson, Raymond C., Jr.; Solving the Naval Radar Crisis: The Eddy Test – Admission to the Most Challenging Training Program of World War II, Trafford Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4251-6173-6

6. ^ Letter of Commendation. From the Secretary of the Navy, 10 Oct. 1945, Service Record. Nelson Mangor Cooke, U.S. Navy

7. ^ Biography, U.S. Navy, op. cit.

8. ^ ”Cooke Engineering Files for Stock Offering,” Securities and Exchange Stock Digest, 13 Sept. 1961; http://www.sec.gov/news/digest/1961/dig091361.pdf

9. ^ ”Handbook of Naval Shore Station Criteria,” Cooke Engineering Company, Dec. 1956; http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/92675/92675-00.pdf

10. ^ ”Buried Cable Radiation Study, Cooke Engineering Company, Defense Technical Documentation Center, 1959

11. ^ ”Power Line Induction Harmonic Tests,” Cooke Engineering Company, Defense Technical Documentation Center,1961

12. ^ ”Multi-circuit Switching Connector,” Cooke Engineering Company; http://www.ptodirect.com/Results/Patents?query=PN/3665129

13. ^ ”The Microtiter System,” Cooke Medical Research; http://jimmunol.org/content/88/3/local/advertising.pdf

14. ^ "Books for Technology," McGraw Hill Book Company, Catalog, 1962

15. ^ "Radio Data Handbook," Allied Radio Corp., fourth edition, 1947; http://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/pdfs/allied-data-handbook-4th.pdf Raymond C. Watson, Jr. (talk) 21:17, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Header added and References header demoted. --ColinFine (talk) 21:27, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Not as it stands, no, because while you have prepared it to look like a Wikipedia references section, that will be difficult to maintain if anybody edits the article substantially. You should edit the article to insert these references inline where they are used, as described in WP:Referencing for beginners. --ColinFine (talk) 21:33, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

How are the shortcuts for this page displayed?

Resolved

As noted on the helpdesk talk page, the shortcut WP:Y leads here. I was trying to be bold and add it to the list of shortcuts listed in the box at the top of the page, but I can't tell where that box comes from. How does the "shortcuts" box get generated and how are new shortcuts added to that box? RudolfRed (talk) 22:06, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

It's from Wikipedia:Help desk/Header but I'm not sure WP:Y is a good addition because it's not very logical and has no connection to the page name. Many pages have several unmentioned shortcuts. See [4] for redirects here. Shortcut boxes are not meant to be exhaustive and we already list two more logical shortcuts. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:12, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

It's an attempt at cleverness, perhaps too clever by half. Read it out loud WP:Y (WP:Why?). Too clever by half, because we are more about What than Why. --SPhilbrick(Talk) 01:42, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. RudolfRed (talk) 03:11, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

May 29

Request for Feedback: Appalachian State University

A few editors and myself have been slowly working on the Appalachian State University page trying to improve it. The article had not been substantively changed for a long time and failed to reflect a lot of recent changes. I know it needs improvement still but I'm not completely sure what changes can be made.

I intended to use the peer review process, but I realized that it is for articles approaching Featured Article status, and currently I am tryimg to improve a B-class article to A-class or better, so it doesn't really fit that category. And I tried to click the 'request for feedback' link, and it redirected me here.

So basically, I want to have a general idea of where the article needs improvements so I can begin an overhaul of it.

Thanks, DavidSSabb (talk) 01:58, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Horse racing

For a horse race, which “sport” parameter should I use in the {{current sport}} template? Would “Athletics” be applicable? 71.146.10.213 (talk) 02:34, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

How about using the "image" and "event" parameters instead? Something like {{Current sport|image=Horserace 520133030.jpg|event=horse racing event}}, which displays as...

-- John of Reading (talk) 06:51, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

question

i submitted a new page and have no idea on whether it was accpeted or not...can you help?

thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mysunsetswithyou (talk • contribs) 03:11, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Your contribution record shows only your question above, so if you think that you submitted your new page under this account you were unsuccessful. - David Biddulph (talk) 03:23, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

To clarify what David Biddulph said: if you submitted your new page under this account, you did not succeed in submitting it, for some technical reason. This doesn't mean that it was rejected, but that it didn't get as far as being submitted. --ColinFine (talk) 17:15, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Image chosen for Facebook post

I noticed that a link to the Wikipedia article on the Strategic Defense Initiative (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative) posted on Facebook was accompanied by a portrait of Ronald Reagan, yet that particular image did not appear in the actual article. I was wondering how this image was chosen to be attached to the posting of the link on Facebook (and how the process is done in general).

You'll need to ask whoever made that post on Facebook. RudolfRed (talk) 04:40, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

I own a Facebook account and stumbled upon this photo, and I was wondering if it could have something to do with what you were looking for. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 05:44, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Facebook works with Bing for their map results. So it wouldn't be surprising if they used a Bing cached copy of the article to get the thumbnail. These two companies, Facebook and Microsoft, have nothing to do with Wikipedia. So it's up to them to do things how they want. Dismas|^(talk) 05:47, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Facebook has many pages called "Strategic Defense Initiative" and you didn't post a link so I don't know which page and image you refer to. This stock answer may or may not be relevant to the unknown Facebook page:

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) 10:15, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Short references for two books with same author & date

I'm working on an article that cites two books by the same author. Here's how they'll show up in the "works cited" section:

• Lichtheim, Miriam (2006) [1973]. Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24842-7. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)

• Lichtheim, Miriam (2006) [1976]. Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New Kingdom. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24843-4. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)

For the in-line citations, I'm using the Surname-Year format (e.g., "Lichtheim 2006, p. 1"). I'm not sure how, in that short format, I should indicate the distinction between these two books, as they both have a 2006 publication date. Should I do it by volume ("Lichtheim 2006, vol. I, p. 1") or some other way? A. Parrot (talk) 04:24, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

I can't answer your question directly, but I did notice that both of the ISBNs that you quoted seem to be invalid. Try Template:ISBNlink and Template:ISBNlink. - David Biddulph (talk) 07:03, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I have problems with the difference between ISBN-10 and ISBN-13. Because many of the books I'm using only have 10-digit numbers, I tried to make the number of digits consistent by eliminating the first three digits from the 13-digit number. I suppose I shouldn't do that, because it works for some books but not all. A. Parrot (talk) 18:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

In many author-date styles of referencing, lowercase letters are used after the year numbers to distinguish different publications by an author in the same year (see the beginning of Parenthetical referencing#Examples). Your works-cited entries would thus be

• Lichtheim, Miriam (2006a) [1973]. Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24842-2.
• Lichtheim, Miriam (2006b) [1976]. Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New Kingdom. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24843-0.

and the inline refs would be of the form "Lichtheim 2006a, p. 1". Deor (talk) 15:25, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. A. Parrot (talk) 18:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Delete USER

I created a USER for myself but for legal reasons must delete it (copyrighted name shown in "View History") - how can I delete a USER so that it is no longer on search-engines - thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.218.245.99 (talk) 07:46, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

How can a name be copyrighted? Do you mean a trademark? Accounts can be renamed but not deleted. See Wikipedia:Changing username. A rename will also change the name shown in page histories. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:10, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

how can i use logitech keyboard singns

hi

i bought new logitech keyboard which has a rupee singn,how can i use it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.176.122.26 (talk) 08:50, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Why not? Press the key and get the desired result wherever it is needed. Dipankan ^{(Have a chat?)} 09:37, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.Template:Z38 Tell them which operating system you have and what happens when you press the key. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:05, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Submitting an article on a renowned individual with the same name as one who lived centuries ago

I'm about to write a biographical entry on an individual who is renowned in his field, but have been hamstrung by the fact that someone with the same name who lived hundreds of years ago is already in Wikipedia. Thus, when I enter his name in the "Is it new?" box, this other person's name appears, and I cannot get permission/authorization to write the article.

What should I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filmian (talk • contribs) 09:19, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

What is the name of the person? --kelapstick^(bainuu) 09:35, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

What you would do is disambiguate the two names. Dismas|^(talk) 09:42, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Give your article a different name. So, if you are writing about the singer Engelbert Humperdinck, instead of calling your article Engelbert Humperdinck you would call it Engelbert Humperdinck (singer). Maproom (talk) 09:44, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Disambiguating articles on people with the same name is a common problem in Wikipedia. The standard solution is to add a profession or job description to the article title, in brackets after the name (e.g. George Washington (inventor)). Other less common solutions are including a middle name in the article title (e.g. Charles Galton Darwin), including a title (e.g. Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet) or adding dates to the article title (e.g. Winston Churchill (1620–1688)). Gandalf61 (talk) 09:53, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Or John Sherman (Ohio).--Wehwalt (talk) 15:30, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Addition of an Article

Hi Team

I had recently uploaded an article to be added into Wiki.

I do not see this article being added. COuld you tell me the criteria / procedures for an article to be added?

The article I had requested to be added is titled Dr Sita Bhateja.

Kindly advise — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.241.124.195 (talk) 12:40, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Dr Sita Bhateja.--ukexpat (talk) 16:11, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Please, change this SEMI-PROTECTED page?

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

Hello.I'm a citizen of Turkey.I request that you change the false information on the "Kurdistan" page.There is not a part of Kurdistan in Turkey, there wasn't and there never will be.Sorry to bother you but this isn't right.I'm even thinking to hire lawyers to change this situation.I hope that false information will get fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.233.85.26 (talk) 13:18, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

I think you'll find there's fairly good evidence for the existence of Turkish Kurdistan. In addition, please retract your legal threat above immediately - per WP:NLT, such threats will lead to you being blocked from editing. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:25, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

help

i am trying to add a page and cannot for the life of me do this...i thought i upoaded correctly, but i received a note i couldnt figure out, can someone please help? thanks! Mysunsetswithyou (talk) 13:34, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Your contribution history shows no edits other than to this page, so you indeed did not succeed in submitting the page. However, it is hard for anybody to know what happened without more information. However the problem might be simply that you are not yet autoconfirmed: in that case, make another eight edits (anywhere) and wait for four days. --ColinFine (talk) 17:26, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Submitted Changes but now not showing

Hi, I submitted my editing changes to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalahari_Resorts and then they were all there for a few days, but now it is the old information. How do I get the new info to stick?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.13.156.125 (talk) 14:03, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

As the edit removing your changes states "removing blatant advertizing" - Wikipedia is not an advertizing medium and any such changes will always be removed. Arjayay (talk) 14:14, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Carpenter Bees

I would like to add a comment about a natural way to control Carpenter Bees. How and where do I make a suggestion that would be added to this category? Thx, Ed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.55.87.15 (talk) 14:41, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

You could add a new section to Talk:Carpenter bee, but please provide a reference to a reliable source for the information you want to add. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:11, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

You can also edit the article yourself. Go to Carpenter bee, click "edit this page" at the top. Good luck. Cresix (talk) 15:13, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

It's not quite clear from your wording what kind of information you are wanting to add. If it is a discussion about a method of control that has been studied or used and reported in reliable sources, then you are welcome to add it. But if it is original research, or if it is in the nature of a "how to" section, please don't, as it will probably be swiftly removed. --ColinFine (talk) 17:30, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Redirecting

I created a new webpage today, when I went to go back and check on it, it kept redirecting me to a related webpage. Why does this keep happening? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amorrison24 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

It was redirected because her company is the only notable thing about her. You can see this. --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 15:51, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Spectreman production credits

On the Spectreman page there is a paragraph for the U.S. 1978 release of the show on TBS. I can't find any credits for the person or group who wrote the english language theme song either here on on the web. I thought that perhaps the person who originally wrote the article may have some ideas since they seem to have knowledge of other things the song writer(s) have done. How can I contact them? - dstaples111 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dstaples111 (talk • contribs) 16:02, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

A better place to ask that question would be WP:RD/E. Cresix (talk) 16:06, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Avoiding COI with new article

I work for a small non-profit organization in Philadelphia, PA called Federation Early Learning Services, formerly Federation Day Care Services. We run eight child care centers, four after school programs and, until very recently when our grant ran out, assisted other child care facilities to identify and assist children with developmental and behavioral difficulties. This non-profit has been in existence for over 100 years and serves approximately 1,000 children a year. When we commemorated our founding last year it occurred to me that such a long standing local institution should have a Wikipedia article. This is of course where a few concerns popped up for me. Firstly, I know that Wikipedia volunteer editors are very sensitive to bias and to information submitted by company employees for obvious reasons. Second my knowledge of the coding language used to make an article look complete, i.e. inserting images, creating references, etc, is practically non-existent and we don't have anyone who works for us at present who could step in to help me.

I can provide unbiased information, sans superlative adjectives and preferential statements as I take Wikipedia's neutrality very seriously myself. However I don't have the skills to get the information on there and I don't know how to ensure the article won't get blocked or deleted by an editor who feels I may be a nefarious person uploading inaccurate info en masse? The Article Wizard suggests: "If you feel you, your organization, or your friend, band, or site are notable, please consider asking a neutral third party (ideally an uninvolved Wikipedia editor who has edited similar articles) for their opinion before proposing an article on the subject." So how do I do this? Is there someone to whom I can submit documents detailing our history that could determine whether it warrants an article or can create one for us if deemed worthwhile?

Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CommCoor (talk • contribs) 16:39, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

See WP:Requested articles.--ukexpat (talk) 17:23, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Idea

I see Wikipedia uses PHP. Does it use a parser like the parser.php in punBB? if so, could we have:

//(.*?) <!--$1-->

in the WikiText parser? EDIT: the thing doesn't want to be shown. just click edit this section. I also hope I got the page right... Finding a page to talk about this is hard. Can't talk on the main page, or questions... 96.5.166.66 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:46, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

(I added 'nowiki' codes round your sample, so that it would appear). I don't know what you are trying to achieve by those - the first appears to be a regular expression and the second an HTML comment - but Wikipedia uses Mediawiki markup. It is completely irrelevant what language it happens to be written in, and what else might happen to be written in the same language. Mediawiki could be written in Perl, Java or .net and yet appear exactly the same.

If there is a specific technical enhancement you are asking for, WP:VP/T is a good place to ask. --ColinFine (talk) 17:35, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

My signature doesn't work

I recently changed my username from Hysteria18 to Arms & Hearts; I'm trying to change my signature accordingly but to no avail. My current signature is:

– [[User:Hysteria18|hysteria18]] ([[User talk:Hysteria18|talk]])

I'd like to change it to

– [[User:Arms & Hearts|Arms & Hearts]] ([[User talk:Arms & Hearts|talk]])

but keep receiving an error telling me: Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags. Any ideas? – hysteria18 (talk) 17:24, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

It's expecting the ampersand to be followed by a special character code. Try replacing it with & — Frankie (talk) 17:49, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Ah, brilliant, thanks. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 17:59, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Michele Marziani

I created a page on writer Michele Marziani by translating a page already exhisting on Wikipedia in Italian language. Why is mr. Dennisthe2 going to delete it by laking of sources ? isatam

Isatam (talk) 18:47, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

For that exact reason, there are no sources. You must provide reliable sources which establish that the person is notable. We can't just take your word for it. See also, WP:BLP. Also, if kept, the article should be moved to the proper title. Right now his last name is not capitalized. Dismas|^(talk) 18:51, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Confirming a user is the subject of an article

How does a user go about the process of proving that they're the subject of an article? Who precisely do they need to email? I'm thinking of the recent edits that were made to the page Krista Allen. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 18:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

See WP:BIOSELF.--ukexpat (talk) 19:18, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Correct citation of a federal court order

I'm currently in the process of correcting bare url citations on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 site. On source is an order issued by a federal court blocking the indefinite detention powers of the NDAA. What is the correct citation for this court order? — Preceding unsigned comment added by P3Y229 (talk • contribs) 19:04, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Does {{Cite court}} help?--ukexpat (talk) 19:20, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Not really, because I am not from the United States and therefore not familiar with the U.S. legal system. In this sense I don't know how to use {{Cite court}} correctly. An example: Do I have to mention all plaintiffs and defendants or is there a short version? So: What is the correct citation for this court order? --P3Y229 19:36, 29 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by P3Y229 (talk • contribs)

Second opinion for images

I'm planning on adding an image to the Charlotte Regional Medical Center article, and I need a second opinion on which one to use.

This one...

or this one?

PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 19:24, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The second one looks much better to me both as to composition and focus. The first is blurry, mis-centered and doesn't show the name clearly.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:38, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The second, but a cropped version focussing on the building itself. Let me know if you need help with that.--ukexpat (talk) 19:46, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Browsing History

Hello

Is there a way to view my browsing history on WP?

Thanks