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    June 30

    I'm writing because i really need to understand why is not possible to find it on the search bar? The article i wrote is a biography and i still have it in my personal page but i want it to be evident to everyone Could you please help me on this? Thank you so much

    The Rossington-Collins Band (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    If you pull up the Rossington Collins Band on Facebook. The members are listed. Derek Hess is the drummer. If you click on his name it tells you he is some artist and it is completely not him. He is a friend of mine and he deserves to have the correct bio for him be the right bio. Please fix it for him and his fans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎74.239.223.79 (talk • contribs)

    By "artist", I think that the page means "musical artist". I'll fix that. :) Hadger 00:58, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I think you misunderstood the OPs issue. The Derek Hess that we have an article for is a different person entirely. The one we have an article for has an official site that does not mention his work with Rossington-Collins at all. The response to the OP is that we simply don't have an article on the Derek Hess that he knows and is part of the RC band. Dismas|(talk) 01:17, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I have removed the link to Derek Hess on the band's page. Andie ▶Candy◀ 13:26, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Zeta Delta Xi

    I am not the author of--nor have I ever contributed to--this article, and I have no connection with the subject. I performed a Google search on the organization this evening, and followed the Wikipedia link to discover the article deleted:

    20:38, 22 June 2012 SarekOfVulcan (talk | contribs) deleted page Zeta Delta Xi (A7: Article about a group or club, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

    I do not believe A7 applies in this case.

    The article cited several examples of the significance of the organization, foremost among which is that after 130 years at Brown University as Zeta Psi fraternity, the Epsilon chapter had its charter revoked because of its decision to accept females as full members of the organization.

    Despite being one of the first chapters of Zeta Psi, the Epsilon chapter was forced to forfeit its franchise for what was then viewed as a radical defense of gender equity. They are now fully-chartered at Brown University as Zeta Delta Xi, a coed fraternity in full and equal standing with the rest of the Greek community.

    The article Zeta Delta Xi should be restored because

    • the deletion criterion cited by SarekOfVulcan appears to have been misapplied: A7 does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify on Wikipedia's notability guidelines;
    • despite no per se claims of significance (i.e., the organization is significant because...), several credible reasons for the organization's significance are clearly provided;
    • as an article under the category Student Societies in the United States, the threshold for significance should plainly be in the context of organizations comprising that category.

    My primary concern is that as a third party, do I have any systematic recourse for restoration of a deleted article?

    I realize I am coming in post hoc, but I am troubled that this deletion is presented as a fait accompli, with no information provided other than date of deletion, editor responsible for deletion, and criterion cited for deletion. Transparency can be expected to suffer when accommodating such large numbers of users, but I can find no arena for recourse, debate, or consensus-seeking regarding restoration--nor can I find evidence that any such discussion ever took place.

    Thank you for any guidance you might be able to provide. --Patronanejo (talk) 06:11, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Deletion review is the proper venue for requesting undeletion. The article claimed several examples of the significance of the organization, but there was not a single working citation; the only in line reference spoke to the re-use of their former building, sourced to the school's department, which currently doesn't mention the building, let alone the fraternity. The other references were the fraternity itself, the university, and a university history; as none are independent, none speak to notability, which is established by external coverage. Sources probably exist, and if found, Deletion review can restore the article, though it would still be subject to scrutiny and might be taken to Wikipedia:Proposed deletion or Wikipedia:Articles for deletion even after the references are included. While I agree the topic should have been discussed, since deletion is reversible, it is not worth dwelling on. Dru of Id (talk) 13:20, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    From Louisville Kentuckh

    How do I get listed on the "Actors From Kentucky" page? I'm from Louisville (Valley Station) and I've been an actor for 55 years. See my IMDb. Conrad Bachmann — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.219.191.14 (talk) 02:14, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    If you meet the criteria to be notable, leave a note on the article's talk page suggesting that you be added. RudolfRed (talk) 02:17, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    reading list

    hi I am a doctor and I was thinking : why cannot I organize name of diseases or medications of a certain system into a list- like reading list if this is possible I can put and organize wiki articles into a meaningful reading material depending on subject that matter to me.

    in similar way people do make list on youtube to listen to or playlist on itunes if i can put say for example all pneuomonia related articles (bacteria, medications, etc,..) I can help other people find quick answers when I am looking for a subject only be referring them to such a list that cite few articles is this feature available thanks Dr alsawah — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.43.213.191 (talk) 02:25, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Books. Dismas|(talk) 03:01, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Eric P. Hamp

    EricusPraticus (talk) 02:33, 30 June 2012 (UTC)Someone created his page. We did not create it. We were not aware of it when it was created nor was he consulted. That said, he does not mind the page exists, however he wants the information to be correct. I am his daughter and I created this account recently in the hopes of correcting what had been entered on wikipedia.[reply]

    I have been (very poorly) going through his info trying to make small edits and make it sound more objective and readable.

    BEFORE I did this, I tried to contact someone at Wikipedia (a grad student friend who knows about Wikipedia suggested I contact the person that created the page) to find out who started this so I could get this updated with correct info. I never received a response. Don't know if I did it the correct way though.

    So ... Now what do I do?

    I am so new at this that I feel it will take me ages to get this edited correctly, so since you know what the rules are, I am asking for help.

    Thank you for reading this and replying.

    Respectfully,EricusPraticus (talk) 02:33, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Eric P. Hamp (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
    Post your concerns or suggested changes on the article's talk page, and also read the guidance for conflict-of-interest. It is usually better not to made the edits yourself. RudolfRed (talk) 02:43, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If there is information on the page that is wrong and not cited to a reliable source anybody may remove it, and for a biography of a living person, anybody who find it should do so. But by the same token, nobody should add information unless it is cited to a reliable published source: personal knowledge is not sufficient.
    But as RudolfRed has said, because of your conflict of interest, you should generally not edit the article yourself, but should make suggestions on that article's talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 19:56, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Registration

    Hi,

    I have registered with your site, and have received a confirmation of this. But when I try to upload my information, it says that I am not registered.

    Can you please help me out with this problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ron.stretton (talk • contribs) 02:37, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    What information are you trying to upload and what page are you using to do it? RudolfRed (talk) 02:41, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Can you copy and paste here the message you are receiving when you've tried to edit or "upload" and it failed? What I suspect, though I am by no means sure, is that you tried to do something that only autoconfirmed accounts have permissions to do. Autoconfirmation is a threshold that kicks in when you account is at least 4 days old and has made at least ten edits.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:45, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If you are Ronald Stretton, please read WP:COI as soon as possible. Dismas|(talk) 02:46, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    May I suggest an "Incorrect Link/ Flag" on every page. It was too damn frustrating to get to this page to tell you good volunteers what the problem is. And I'd fix it myself but apparently it is more difficult than you think to do this. Thank you for everything that you do Wiki!!!

    When on this Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat 

    there is a link to "Stearic" [acids]  (under "Fat Profiles")

    FAULTY LINK! 

    It directs you to the misspelling:

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

    (supposed to be "stearic acid" NOT "Stearic_aid"

    Thank you for your time & courtesy in reviewing this correspondence, as well as your forthcoming correction :o) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.60.76.152 (talk) 04:20, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I fixed the Wikilink. Thanks for pointing it out. Next time, feel free to be bold and fix the error yourself. RudolfRed (talk) 04:31, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Figuring out a good name for a new article

    I recently created Imperial Gift which is about the post WW1 donation of surplus British aircraft to various Dominions - South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India (or more correctly the British Raj) The intention was that the Dominions take up a share of the burden of defending the empire. Some of the countries used the donated planes and related equipment to establish their own Air Forces.

    As I am South African I happen to have access to far more detailed information about South Africa's portion of the Imperial Gift than that of any of the other countries, so instead of creating a single unbalanced article I want to start a separate article that comprehensively covers the South African part of the story.

    Finally I get to my question: Please help me come up with a suitable article title for - "This article is about the history and technicalities of the portion of the Imperial Gift that went to South Africa and how it facilitated the founding of the South African Air Force." Thanks Roger (talk) 09:24, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I assume you have enough info on South Africa to satisfy WP:N? I'd say something very simplisitc like Imperial Gift (South Africa) or South Africa Imperial Gift. I wouldn't stray too far from the current article title. CTJF83 10:08, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I have a fairly good pile of impeccably reliable sources: Articles from the journals of the South African and the Royal (UK) Aeronautical Societies; books by recognised aviation historians; a few popular aviation/military books and magazine articles - written by the aforementioned historians. Documents and other material from the South African National Museum of Military History (an independent org - not part of the military "establishment") and last but not least, the South African Air Force Museum's own publications and website (primary, but good for some details.
    Is posessive case acceptable in article titles? I'm thinking South Africa's Imperial Gift would look less like a disambiguation title. Roger (talk) 10:26, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    All sound like good sources. As far as possesive, I'm not sure actually. Can you think of an instance and check if a page exist with a possesive? Being it's close to bed time, I can't think of anything right now. CTJF83 10:31, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Valentine's Day has the answer! Go for your suggestion :) CTJF83 10:34, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Excellent! If anyone needs me I'll be in my Sandbox... Roger (talk) 10:37, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    editing reverted

    I edited a highly inaccurate article and my edits were rejected. I have personal, indisputable knowledge on this topic (and in fact provided indisputable citations in my edits.) Please let me know who I need to contact to ensure that this article is reverted to my final edit.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanmus (talk • contribs)

    Your edits were reverted by a bot. Due either to your youtube and/or myspace links. Try reverting the bot's edit and omitting the youtube and myspace links, save it, and then try and readd them, and see if that helps. CTJF83 10:28, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    MySpace and YouTube links will get you reverted, since these are not reliable sources. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:54, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Downloading large numbers of pictures?

    I'm working on a project which requires the download of large numbers of pictures. Obviously, I'd like to do this without breaking any Wikipedia rules or guidelines. I have read that using "Wikix"[1] is the recommended way to download all images from Wikipedia, but some people have said they were blocked from Wikipedia by using it. Could someone please advise if this is the right way to do it? Many thanks,Nozzleberry (talk) 11:33, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Restoration of Article Zeta Delta Xi

    Using a cached Google image, I have re-created a deleted article and saved it to my user space. I believe the editor responsible for its deletion has misapplied speedy deletion criterion A7, and I would like to have the article considered for restoration unchanged.

    I do not wish to have the matter reviewed by that editor, whom I have named in an earlier post. Let me state explicitly that I have no reason to suspect malice, and hope he does not take it personally that I wish to have his actions reviewed by a third party. If I am correct about misapplication of A7, the decision to delete would appear to have been made arbitrarily. Further, it appears to have been undertaken despite some objection, although I can find no evidence of it here.

    While I agree the article would benefit from more support for the notability of its subject, my understanding of A7 is that it precludes speedy deletion if the author makes credible mention of such attributes as he believes confers significance on the subject. -- Patronanejo (talk) 13:19, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Please note that as you were posting this, I was responding to your previous post; as it remains visible, this section should probably have been appended to it. While I am not sure, I would guess that recreation of an article from it previous version(s) without its editing history creates licensing problems, and suggest Deletion review is still the best path forward. Dru of Id (talk) 13:53, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    using many sources

    I have found that in one article I need to source many state records to provide verifiability. Can I, in any way, compile these records into one "source," or is that original research?Computerchippo (talk) 14:13, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It depends on the context here. Here is an example:
    If you have 4 sources that state the following:
    • X happened in 1955.
    • X happened in 1956.
    • X happened in 1957.
    • X happened in 1959.
    And you want to back up the claim that "X happened in 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1959", then you can either intersperse the sources directly after each date or you can add four sources one after another to the end of the statement.
    If you are instead trying to back up the claim that "X didn't happen in 1958" or that "X happened 4 times between 1955 and 1959" then this is original research.
    Because the issue depends on the specific context and this board is only intended for general help in using wikipedia, you would probably do best to repost this question at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard. -Thibbs (talk) 15:06, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    adding a reference

    Hello,

    I am trying to add a reference to the article on Westenhanger Castle, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westenhanger_Castle. I have a book with both a history and illustrations of the house/castle. But the information I am typing in is not being accepted. I am trying to add: Archaeologia Cantiana Volume 17 (1887) pp 193-208 "Thomas Smythe, of Westenhanger, Commonly Called Customer Smythe". This book is available on-line for free as well as bound.

    Thank you, Constance — Preceding unsigned comment added by Constancedaly (talk • contribs) 16:07, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I have added a {{reflist}} template that the article was missing. It will now accept and generate your references properly. Please feel free to continue editing! :)  -- WikHead (talk) 16:22, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) - It has been accepted actually, but it has been properly formatted and shifted into a different part of the article. You can find it here in the References section. The standard procedure for Wikipedia articles is to include general references in the references section and wherever possible to include specific references as inline footnotes. For more information on how to properly format references see WP:REF. Thanks for your contribution! -Thibbs (talk) 16:24, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    No references in Constituent Assembly of Egypt despite adding Reference Reflist markup

    After adding content at the Constituent Assembly of Egypt page the references are not listed, despite adding an Reference Reflist markup at the bottom of the article. What's the problem with the site? --91.42.35.210 (talk) 16:24, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The site is fine, one of the references in the article was not closed with a </ref> - that caused everything efter that point to be parsed as the cite. Roger (talk) 16:29, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually I think the problem was that a refname tag had been misformatted. Instead of writing <ref name="xyz/"> make sure that the terminal "/" falls outside the quotation marks like this: <ref name="xyz"/>
    Hope that helps. -Thibbs (talk) 16:32, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for your help. --91.42.35.210 (talk) 16:44, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    books that are notable biography guidellines

    I am the author of Art Talk: Conversations with 12 Artists (reprinted in 1995 by HarperCollin in 1995). It is in the collection of many notable academic citations. Which books qualify a person for a biography page in Wikipedia?

    Thank you for your help.

    Kind regards, Cathy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cindynemser111 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Cathy, please read Notability for the notability guideline. Also, please do not write the article yourself, or have anyone affiliated with you write the article, as you and all those affiliated with you have a Conflict of Interest. Athleek123 18:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The book does not make the author notable. Notability of a person depends on the existence of third party reliable sources about the person, not the person's work or other activities. Even if there are hundreds of published reviews and commentaries of the book but none of them say anything substative about the author, the book probably would be notable but not the author. Roger (talk) 10:47, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Advertisments

    Whats with all the advertising from UK companies,why do we need to see that rubbish??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.231.126 (talk) 18:10, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You'll have to be more specific. Wikipedia does not have advertisements. If you feel that an article is promotional of specific companies, please indicate which articles. Cresix (talk) 18:22, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Or you are not looking at Wikipedia's real site (http://en.wikipedia.org/*** ), just a mirror site which often include adverts - please provide the URL of the page you are referring to. Arjayay (talk) 18:31, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Or you have malware on your computer which inserts ads on Wikipedia pages. See WP:RFAQ#ADS about that. We cannot answer your question without knowing which pages and ads you refer to. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:30, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    No tabs on Talk Page

    The talk page for Lemmy currently has no tabs across the top (Article/Talk/Read/Edit/New Section/History) and no WP logo or text in the LH column - Yes I've purged my cache, and even rebooted my machine, whilst all other talk pages seem OK - any idea what's up? Arjayay (talk) 18:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Seems to have sorted itself out now (Best way to solve a problem - post about it and it solves itelf, although it can make you look stupid) Arjayay (talk) 18:36, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    hello. i have copyright for the writings in your article. Nobody have e-mailed me for permission to copy the writings to your website. Your editor ksanthosh89 has also copied from other websites into all the articles he has written. Please remove all the copyright writings. immediately. Thanking you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.235.128.94 (talk) 19:53, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    We have almost four million articles here. Which ones do you mean? And who are you? --Orange Mike | Talk 19:56, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellanahalli copied writings from ootyrealestate.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/plots-for-sale-in-ketti-valley-ooty-the-nilgiris-tamil-nadu-india/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.235.128.94 (talk) 20:20, 30 June 2012 (UTC) and I am a student doing online part-time work. please remove the copyright writing from other articles also. thanks.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.235.128.94 (talk) 20:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I removed some of the material in that article and placed a message about copyright violation on ksanthosh89 (talk · contribs) talk page. Cresix (talk) 21:17, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you vert much. And about the other articles? 223.235.128.94 (talk) 21:45, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    List them please Athleek123 21:46, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I checked his other articles and all of them were copied from other websites.. There is too much websites to list.223.235.128.94 (talk) 21:55, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You should be bold and fix them. Or, raise the issue on each article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 22:38, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Took care of quite a few. See ksanthosh89's talk page. Athleek123 23:51, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks..223.236.142.51 (talk) 11:04, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Can't create a peer review page as an IP user?

    I placed Talk:José Rizal for peer reviewing and the " is currently undergoing" just appears red. When I clicked on it the article does not appear to have been created. 119.224.27.62 (talk) 21:31, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I created the page for you Wikipedia:Peer review/José Rizal/archive2. You can label why you listed it there. Ryan Vesey Review me! 21:39, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! :) 119.224.27.62 (talk) 21:44, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    July 1

    paraggelia games

    tha eithela na paranggilo to spyro the dragon 3 games gia pc.pitemou tin diadikasia pou hriazete na paranggilo kai th tha stihisi apo leuta olo to paketo.to onomamou einai apostolos kai meno sto neo souli serron.otahidromikos kodikas einai 62100 kai to tilefonomou einai (telephone number removed by Deor (talk) 10:21, 1 July 2012 (UTC)). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.68.6.164 (talk) 01:16, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This is the English Wikipedia. You'll have to communicate in English. Cresix (talk) 01:20, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec) Hello, this is the help page for the English Wikipedia. We do not have an article on "paraggelia games". Can you repost your question in English please? Or, find the Wikipedia for your langauage (http://www.wikipedia.org/) and inquire there. RudolfRed (talk) 01:21, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    My Modern Greek is pretty much nonexistent, but this appears to involve ordering some version of the video game Spyro (series). I'd direct the OP to the reference desk at the Greek Wikipedia, but they don't appear to have one (at least, there's not a relevant interwiki link at our ref desk). In any case, the OP isn't going to get an answer here. Deor (talk) 10:34, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    THUMBAIL and THUMBS

    Wikipedia

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


    Dear sirs


    Reference: THUMBAIL and THUMBS

    It seems that the application creates the Files thumbs, with photo files has its origin in your company.

    I would not have this application on my computer. How should I proceed to delete it permanently?

    Best regards

    Carl Wang. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.1.154.29 (talk) 11:30, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I think you misunderstood the text in that article you've linked at the top. Windows is a Microsoft product. Wikipedia has nothing to do with it. -Thibbs (talk) 12:51, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You could try WP:RD/C for information on how to disable it or purge it on a timer.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:30, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Input requested

    I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post it, but I'd like to see if anyone would be willing to give some input on a proposed change to List of Presidents of Egypt. The issue is whether to have one table for multiple sections for this list article as in the current revision or multiple tables as in this revision. The discussion is at Talk:List of Presidents of Egypt#Tables. Thanks! Trinitresque (talk) 16:52, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    defamatory vandalism

    The "Richard Marggraf Turley" page has been vandalised regularly for over a year, to this date in relatively good humour. However, changes made on 1 July 2012 were defamatory. I'm at a loss what to do about this problem, because I have no desire to check the page every day to see what new things have been added. Is it possible to delete the page? I'd rather that than have to keep checking. thanks, Mollymoggle (talk) 17:28, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    If this belongs anywhere, it's at WP:BLPN. However, there's no need for you to check on anything if you don't wish to. Others will no doubt check the article for any clear vandalism. I'm still struggling with how one vandalizes "in relatively good humour".--Bbb23 (talk) 17:39, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Since the OP is the creator of the article, has contributed all but the most minor of amendments, patrols it regularly for vandalism and has made almost no edits to any other article, I would hazard a guess that he may also be the subject of Richard Marggraf Turley. The creator of a page can request its deletion by adding {{db-author}} to the page, provided no substantial content has been provided by any other contributor and that the request is made in good faith and not out of frustration. The OP could try this, but I suspect the page has been around too long, and has attracted too many other contributions, for it to qualify for a speedy deletion, to say nothing of the fact that the motivation does indeed seem to be frustration with the frequent vandalism. We don't delete articles on Wikipedia simply to prevent them being changed in a way that their creator dislikes. If I am correct that the OP is indeed Mr. Marggraf Turley, then this is unfortunately a prime example of why writing an article about yourself is not a good idea. See Wikipedia's Law of Unintended Consequences. Karenjc 18:39, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If the page is frequently vandalized,then protection might help. See WP:PROTECTION RudolfRed (talk) 18:42, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The OP made the same comments at WP:BLPN. I have no comment on the identity of the OP, but the page does not qualify for protection. There hasn't been much vandalism and almost no recent vandalism. One obvious vandalism today (reverted), and one piece of weird trivia put in by the OP in early June (reverted). Then, you have to go back months.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:41, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    When did the OP make any comments on BLPN? I don't see anything on the noticeboard or in the OP's contribs. RudolfRed (talk) 01:08, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Home handyman

    i have a book called the home handyman which i think was published by the news of the world.? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.241.204 (talk) 21:19, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Please read WP:COI before thinking about creating an article for your book. Athleek123 21:24, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Pretty sure owning a copy of a book would not constitute a COI if writing about it. OP, if you're asking who published it, look in the front of the book or do a search using the ISBN. If you think it should be included in or as an article, we don't really mention every book released by a publisher, unless it is especially notable.--Jac16888 Talk 21:34, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You're totally right. For some reason when I read it I thought it said "i wrote a book ... " Sorry about that, Athleek123 21:53, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, please use the article wizard before creating it. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 22:46, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Conspicuously Absent Article

    Hi I'm a big fan of wikipedia and wikipedians. I just read about this website on a news site today, thedirty.com and it seems to have a strange community and with the owner subjected to lawsuits etc so of course I immediately came to wikipedia to read about the site and the guy,(nik richie) but there is no article on the website or the guy, they seem pretty infamous and get lots of google hits etc so why is there no article? It seems very odd, is there a story behind it? Thank you 60.241.171.231 (talk) 23:11, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It probably doesn't meet our notability guidelines for web content. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 23:14, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Fair enough, I can see how the guy is a case of just being famous for being famous (among other things) but the its hard not to notice the discrepancy between this article and other similar ones. Obviously there is some other reason, but thank you for your answer.60.241.171.231 (talk) 23:31, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It's also possible that nobody who cares enough about the subject has gone to the effort of writing the article. People tend to write articles about things that they have a genuine interest in, so maybe no thedirty.com fans are also Wikipedia editors. You could start the article yourself if you felt compelled to and if the site meets the requirements as stated above. Dismas|(talk) 23:36, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    A one-line article at thedirty.com was appropriately deleted in 2008. The only content was: "thedirty.com, aka dirty scottsdale, aka the dirty, is a notable gossip site. more information must be added". The deletion doesn't preclude others from creating a proper article if they can find sources but it hasn't happened so far. There are millions of websites. I wouldn't make assumptions based on some others having articles. I'm sure there are loads of more notable websites which don't have articles either. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:48, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Yeah... its probably a mutually exclusive interest situation, also I am quite happy with it not existing.60.241.171.231 (talk) 01:16, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thousand Oaks High School

    On the Wikipedia page , you have the location correct...(thousand oaks, calif.)

    But on my facebook page, you have this high school address in la canada minnesota... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.50.92.215 (talk) 23:17, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Facebook sometimes includes content from Wikipedia, but Wikipedia has no control over how it is displayed. RudolfRed (talk) 23:19, 1 July 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.
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thousand-Oaks-High-School/113066058703697 says "Description above from the Wikipedia article Thousand Oaks High School". This only applies to the part with heading "Description". The alleged location in other parts of the page is inserted by Facebook and not taken from Wikipedia. I don't know how Facebook generates location information but they sometimes get it wrong. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:30, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It seems likely that that "location" information has nothing at all to do with the content of the page, and I guess that it is using the location of the person who created the page when they created it. But this is speculation.--ColinFine (talk) 08:46, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that the complaints registered here give a lob-sided view, 100 Facebook location complaints in x months: Yes, but of how many? How many are overlooked? How many are noticed and ignored? How many aren't looked at? Dru of Id (talk) 00:13, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    There may well be more than one "Thousand Oaks High School"; and Facebook is notoriously bad about keeping institutions with duplicate or similar names straight when ganking information from Wikipedia. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:27, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    July 2

    Category history

    Is there a way to find the number of articles that were in a category at an earlier date/time? —Torchiest talkedits 01:17, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You could try asking at Village pump (technical), but I don't think there's any easy way to do this. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:58, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Improper IP Address..?

    I got a notification banner upon visiting Wikipedia stating that I had edited an article improperly and it had been reverted to its original content due to being considered vandalism.

    Now, this is all well and good, but I have no idea what 'City of Ember' is, nor have I ever visited its page, short of just clicking on it today to find out what it is that I was supposed to have edited. In fact, my area of the country has not had power for over 48 hours (just got it turned back on today around 5 pm EST), so I have not been on the internet, much less Wikipedia, in days; nor has anyone been able to use my laptop for said edit.

    My questions are: does this happen frequently? Why was my IP address credited for this when I did not do it? If, for some reason, this continues to happen, will my IP address be suspended from USING Wikipedia, as well as editing (which I do not do)? If it does continue to happen, is there any way to prove that I am not in fact the one responsible?

    I have never edited this site, via IP address or registered account, but I am a frequent user. I love and appreciate this site, hence my concern as to why this may have happened. Any input is appreciated.

    I apologize if this is not the proper place to post this concern. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.248.9.76 (talk) 02:25, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    If your IP is used by other people (such as an organization) or if it is a dynamic IP, then someone else did the vandalism. How often this happens depends on a number of factors, such as how many people use the IP, how many of those people visit Wikipedia to vandalize. The best way to avoid getting such messages is to register. You don't have to register to edit, but if you're registered then no one else can use your account and you will not receive such messages needlessly. Registration is free, and it can be done in about one minute. Cresix (talk) 02:34, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]


    Thank you for your help! :) I may register now, just to make sure it doesn't happen again. Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.248.9.76 (talk).

    I know you got an orange banner saying "You have new messages" but the message at User talk:96.248.9.76 is actually dated 11 December 2011 and was in response to this edit the same minute. See also the box at the bottom of User talk:96.248.9.76. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:53, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Inclusion of new Article

    Hello ;

    I want wikipedia to include the information about the insitue called ' Indian Insitute of Cost and Management Studies and Research, Pune '

    Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.198.90.95 (talk) 03:31, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Welcome to Wikipedia. You should first check that the subject is notable. If you want to create the article yourself, follow the tips at WP:YFA, or you can make a request at WP:RA and explain in your request why the subject is notable. RudolfRed (talk) 03:40, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Bio seems more of an article

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

    Seems to be less of a user bio than a platform for pseudoscience.

    Nominated for deletion. Ruslik_Zero 09:04, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    PROBABILITY

    Scores on an examination are assumed to be normally distributed with mean 78 and variance 36. 1)Now suppose that students scoring the 10% of this distribution are to receive an A grade.

    What is the minimum score a student must achieve to earn an A grade?

    2)What must be the cut-off point for passing the examination if the examiner wants only the top 28.1% of all scores to be passing?

    3)If it is known that a student's score exceeds 72,

    what is the probability that his/her score exceeds 84? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghmoleleki (talk • contribs) 10:48, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you tried the Mathematics 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 PrimeHunter (talk) 11:02, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    However, they will not do your homework for you. If this is homework, then you need to show that you have tried to answer it and explain where you are stuck if you want any help from the Wikipedia Reference Desk. --ColinFine (talk) 12:48, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I feature Keys Hotels on wikipedia

    How do I feature Keys Hotels on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.97.63.245 (talk) 11:53, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Firstly the company would have to comply with the notability criteria for organisations. Secondly, if you are in any way connected to the company you must take careful note of the conflict of interest guidelines. If you are certain that both preconditions are met you should follow the Articles for creation process. Roger (talk) 12:06, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Article has Stopped Appearing in Google Searches

    When my article was first created, it appeared almost immediately when I put in a google search for "Colin Ratushniak Wikipedia". Not suddenly today it has stopped bringing up the page at all in the search results. The page still comes up when I search Wikipedia for the name Colin Ratushniak but nothing at all is coming up on google. The page still appears to be live and I can find no messages about any issues. Can you let me know why this might have happened around Google? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karendawes (talk • contribs) 12:47, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia has no control over, or special knowledge of, anything that Google does. You'll have to ask Google. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 12:52, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Colin Ratushniak appears in Google searches now. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:14, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Contributions not appearing

    Hi, i signed up for Wikipedia earlier via a Mirror Site, as my IP was blocked because my brother sometimes mucks about on Wikipedia. My contributions dont appear to be showing up, will registering via Mirror Sites affect anything else?--GodofUndead30 (talk) 13:29, 2 July 2012 (UTC) Never mind, just found out its due to 'High Database Server lag'.--GodofUndead30 (talk) 13:47, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    To my knowledge, you can only sign up for Wikipedia here, on the Wikipedia site. And if your IP is blocked you can still edit with a registered username. But it appears that you have been blocked for abusing multiple accounts, a policy violation. This has nothing to do with your brother unless you gave him your password; either way, the abuses are your responsibility. Cresix (talk) 19:24, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Company Name Change

    The name of my company has changed. However, the description in the article is still fine. How can I simply change the title as it appears on the page from "Sunbridge College" to "Sunbridge Institute"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by J.alan.kessler (talk • contribs) 15:14, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:MOVE. RudolfRed (talk) 17:33, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Abbreviations

    Edits at Foundation degree and FD. The Foundation degree, a qualification in the UK, is fairly often referred to as "FD". I get 45,000 ghits. More often it is the specific degree in the abbreviation, FDA (foundation degree in Arts), FDSc (Foundation degree in science), etc. But still there is for example http://www.higherskillswales.co.uk/fdp/ from the Welsh government. An editor seems to want to clean up the disambiguation page FD and has put cn tags on the abbreviations of this article and other articles whose titles abbreviate to FD. I could add the Welsh page, but really would prefer not to add a citation at that point in the lead for such an uncontroversial statement. Is it necessary to clean up like that? I really do think that someone looking for information about foundation degrees might search on FD. And surely the list in the disambiguation page can be quite long without bewildering the reader? Itsmejudith (talk) 15:23, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    In general the threshold for inclusion on Wikipedia is verifiability. This doesn't mean that every statement has to be verified with a source, but it does mean that the statement should be capable of verification. Usually noncontroversial material can be added without strict sourcing, but when material is challenged by another editor, the challenge is resolved by the reliable sources. In this case it sounds like another editor has challenged the claim that Foundation Degree and several other terms are commonly abbreviated as "FD" so it would probably be best to add a reliable source. If this is a case where an editor is using the rules to cause a disruption to Wikipedia then none of what I just said applies, but unless there's clear evidence that these are badfaith challenges, you should add a ref as requested. -Thibbs (talk) 18:21, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Note also that the positioning of the source is a matter of editorial discretion and if a consensus can be established on the talk page that the source is superfluous or that it negatively impacts the article, then you can forgo it. -Thibbs (talk) 18:28, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Bill Williams -game designer - for Alley Cat video game-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Williams_(game_designer)

    This is the wrong Bill Williams!! My father Bill Williams Jr. Who worked for IBM was the designer of the game. He is still very much ALIVE. I had edited the wiki page for this as well as added a photo however, today I got a e-mail from Wiki stating that they were going to switch the page back.

    I would like to be able to change this information to the right data. You are handing out incorrect information about my father and I would like to know why I can not update his information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lillywaters (talk • contribs) 16:55, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You need to be cautious editing the page, since you have a conflict-of-interest. Read the guidelines at WP:COI. It is usually better to suggest changes on the article's talk page instead. RudolfRed (talk) 17:22, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    However, if you could provide a link to a reliable source at Talk:Bill Williams (game designer) confirming that he is still alive, someone will probably remove the incorrect information. For information about what is considered a reliable source, read WP:RS. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 17:59, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with Infobox on Fiserv Page

    I'm working to update the Fiserv wiki page. As of this weekend the Infobox is not showing up correctly. I reviewed the text and everything seems to be in order, it should be showing up in the correct format. Please advise.

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

    Thanks, Kabursch (talk) 19:53, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I will have a look, and please note that you have a conflict of interest for this article. Athleek123 20:06, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It has something to do with the "equity" parameter. If you blank that it shows up OK. Cresix (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Fixed and removed COI material Athleek123 20:21, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Lucas Oil Stadium

    A friend and I have been trying to update the Lucas Oil Stadium page to reflect Moore Engineers as the engineer of record under the service engineer category, but it has been removed from the page. Moore Engineers was the engineering firm leading up the service side of the build as can be seen/proven on our website under the facts & information drop down http://www.lucasoilstadium.com/about.aspx. If you would like me to send you more reference material I can do that. Our stadium wouldn't be the quality it is today if it weren't for Moore Engineers continued service, that is why I asked them to put themselves on our Wiki page. I did not realize that would cause a conflict of interest to have them post it themselves. Sorry for the confusion. Roserunner12xc (talk) 21:07, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

     Done--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:27, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Page: Colin Ratushniak

    I am a complete novice at Wikipedia, this is my first article. I have just noticed that the external links to you tube videos that I included in the page and also the website that links to the subject's support site, have all been deleted. The website in particular is relevant as a source of further information and was used because the subject's website is currently under construction. We asked and received from him permission to use our website address as an alternative until his was up and running again. Also, the article was accepted and graded with the external links and website link in with it. Can somebody explain why the external links and the website links have now all been deleted? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karendawes (talk • contribs) 22:59, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Links to Youtube and to fansites are hardly ever acceptable in Wikipedia, and external links (other than citations to reliable sources) should only appear in a separate "External links" section.When his website is up, the article may have a link to it in an 'External links' section or perhaps an infobox, but that should normally be the limit of links to it. See WP:External links for the various policies. --ColinFine (talk) 23:21, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You're talking about my edit [2], moving the article more in keeping with Wikipedia:Manual of style; expect to see further de-capitalizations, especially in section headings, and other minor changes, as other editors review and edit it. I've added the basic categories and stub tag, and may work further on it later this week. Dru of Id (talk) 00:35, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    On Kushiro Wetland

    I have written Kushiro Wetland, but someone redirected it to Kushiro Shitsugen National Park. So, I cannot read my article. Although my article is the translation of Japanese Wikipedia, my article is much better than Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, in my opinion. I would like to see my article. --Ichiro Kikuchi (talk) 23:38, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]


    July 3

    I would like to know how can I obtain permission or consent from Wikipedia to copy and reproduce the File: Trinidad-Anglican-Episcopal-Coat-of-Arms.svg that is shown in the Wikipedia, on the free encyclopedia page. I would like to know if I can do this or what are the steps to obtain the consent from your office in order for me to reproduce it in my book. Thanks in advance, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.0.88 (talk) 00:04, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I do not believe you need to obtain permission, as it is in the creative commons. Athleek123 00:56, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't know if this is the right place for this, but

    We need some admin assistance on a controversy with User:Zzspeed. They keep reverting the redirect of "Cassandra Hall Rawlins" (a non-notable soap opera character). The page has been redirected numerous times per WP:NOTABILITY, but the user doesn't seem to care. Any help is appreciated. Shark96z (talk · contribs) 01:39, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    WP:DR? - Purplewowies (talk) 01:46, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The next time they revert the redirect I will report them to an admin. Athleek123 01:52, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cassandra Hall Rawlins.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:47, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    July 2012 Calendar

    I need help re-arranging the days in the calendar, so that it starts on a Sunday, and ends on a Tuesday. SuperHero2111 (talk) 02:53, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    What Wikipedia feature are you referring to? RudolfRed (talk) 02:59, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    regarding my company products

    I publish 2 article on your website one under smart voice network second AVIDO web conference I have been rejected twice I need to know why please call me at [redact] or contact me by email my address [redact] — Preceding unsigned comment added by SmartVoice (talk • contribs) 03:02, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Your pages were blatant advertising. Also, you have an obvious conflict of interest. If you want help, submit your articles at Articles for Creation. Athleek123 03:20, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Name of spouse is abusive..

    Hi, The Bollywood actor Salman Khan is single. But name of his spouse is mentioned as Aishwarya Rai. Ashwairya Rai is wife of Abhishek bachhan the whole universe knows.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Khan This sounds offensive and abusive.

    Please block the user who as done such bullshit.

    Regards, Sandip — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.183.110.249 (talk) 03:06, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It's already been fixed. Dismas|(talk) 03:31, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a way I can get rid of the links in a article while i'm reading it? They sometimes get distracting 173.175.74.6 (talk) 04:30, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't think there is any built-in way to do that. If you create an account, you can choose a different "skin" and in some of the skins, such as modern, the link color is not quite as intense as other skins. Also, with an account, you can load custom css settings, and with that you can probably make the links whatever color you want. RudolfRed (talk) 04:36, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If you register an account, you can turn the links off. The option is right under the options that Rudolf refers to about the "skin" that you can have Wikipedia display. I'm sorry, the option that I was referring to only takes out the underline. The linked words still appear in blue. Though you might find that less distracting and be able to not let it bother you. Dismas|(talk) 04:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec) What's the name of that option? I don't see it. RudolfRed (talk) 04:42, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It's on the Appearance pane of your preferences and is labeled "Underline links". Just set it to "Never". Dismas|(talk) 04:45, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Click "printable version". Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:44, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Ok Thank you

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