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July 27

agent orange use in new zealand

I have repeatedly tried to update the information about rumors of Paritutu being highly contaminated with 2378-TCDD from Dow actually being FACT from the NZ MoH Govt website, but for some reason the govts own data is not sufficient? the Hatfield Group of BC Canada did the soil samples at a cost of $500k,,,,, has wikipedia got a conflict of interest? Wikipedia owes us all an explanation as to why you wont let the truth about new zealand using Agent orange for 50 years out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.95.61.199 (talk) 07:27, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Agent Orange (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Your addition did not include enough detail for anyone to check the information for themselves; at minimum you need to include the full URL of the page that supports your assertion. The page Help:Footnotes and the template {{Cite web}} may help you to format your addition to match the others in the article. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:41, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

submerged temple under bay of bengal sea water at visakhpatna

Respected sir,

will you pls provide/advice me to retrive the information regarding the above said subject,very long back i heard that there is some sort of information related to the temple was submerged under the sea water,constructed by kuluthunga chola maharaj ,kindly provide me the information other wise advice me whete to get it ,i have confidence there is some information in very famous thanjavuru library in india , very long back i found tamil script related to the subject.kind send me the information to my mail id mentioned below

thanks & regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.199.157 (talk) 12:26, 27 July 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.--Orange Mike | Talk 12:47, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Gilbert Young

Morning everyone! I'm creating a page for the artist Gilbert Young. He's was listed in Who's Who in America this year and is already mentioned on two wikipages (Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial, Lei Yixin). I've begun writing and have gatherer newspapers, mags, etc to ready myself to cite what's been written. Question is: the only way to access and edit what's been written so far is sign in and click on the "user" name "Gilbertyoung". When the page comes up it says "User Gilbertyoung" at the top. Am I writing in the right place to be able to transfer this to an actual page later on??!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gilbertyoung (talk • contribs) 13:52, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I've moved the page to your sandbox, since there can be problems if you try and move your usepage into mainspace. You can carry on working on it there, I'll put a link on your talkpage. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:57, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

If you are Gilbert Young please read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. If you are not Gilbert Young please change your username because it is violating the WP:Impersonation rule. Roger (talk) 14:08, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Where do I go to find out how to pronounce words? Thanks Jane — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.76.119 (talk) 14:15, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

This question really ought to be at the reference desk, but I personally use howjsay.com. Floating Boat A boat that can float! 14:44, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Infobox help

I need User:Ryan Vesey/Guy K. Cleveland to show that he was a member of both the house and the senate in the infobox. Can anyone think of a way to do that? Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:26, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Does the "Multiple terms" section of Template:Infobox officeholder/example#Assembly Member help?--ukexpat (talk) 14:30, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes it does; although, it would be great if someone could figure out how to embed the templates in eachother or something. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:35, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Page creation question

Hey,

I am trying to create several pages for different producers on our roster (BrissettMusic)

I have never created/edited with Wiki before, i am registered now but very confused... could someone please just spell out what i need to do?

Thank You

V — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrissettMusic (talk • contribs) 14:32, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry but the best advice is to stop. You have a clear conflict of interest and unless the individuals are notable per the guidelines at WP:BIO, articles about them do not belong on Wikipedia. Also, your user name is a clear violation of the user name policy.--ukexpat (talk) 14:36, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Help

How do you find out how many characters are in a Wikipedia article? Thanks, TBrandley 14:53, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Select "View history". Look at the line about the most recent edit. It will include something like "(32,889 bytes)". Maproom (talk) 14:58, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I see it. Thanks! TBrandley 15:00, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Also, if you use FF, there is an ext. called Count Word Professional. Install it (no restart needed) and select text and do Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+E and above the clock (status bar) you should see a popup showing how many words as well as characters. It even works in text boxes. Thank God for those who make such neat extensions! There is also one for Chrome called Word and Character Count. Grace and peace thru the Lord Jesus (talk) 15:31, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Outdated Logo used

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

Please removed the logo at the top of the page. The logo that is near the bottom of the page is correct. The updated logo is represented with a curved window. The one with the state of Illinois should be removed. Thank you.

Sharon Felker Public Relations Specialist Shawnee Community College — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.124.211.18 (talk) 15:13, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Done. Dismas|^(talk) 15:16, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

New look: no edit, etc. functions

I use WP often, and sometimes edit, however for the first time today i came across many pages (such as Caesaropapism) that do not allow editing (not that i wanted to) or show things like My talk, Log out, etc. while others are as before (i use the monobook look). I find this new handicapped template to be much inferior to the "normal" one. Grace and peace thru the Lord Jesus (talk) 15:16, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

It works fine for me. Perhaps you should purge your browser's cache. Dismas|^(talk) 15:17, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Did so, not change and it just began today, and it does the same in Opera and Sea Monkey, both of which use a different cache.

Here is the problem: I followed a link from Google which was to an article in http://en.m.wikipedia.org, which rendered in the "new look," and from which i went to the sample article linked above, but that was an internal link rather than http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesaropapism. But what is up with that? Thanks Grace and peace thru the Lord Jesus (talk) 15:46, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

That's because you are accessing via the mobile interface (denoted by the "m" in the URL).--ukexpat (talk) 15:53, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Interesting. Google (as i think that is where i began) must think i am using a mobile device rather than a 7 year-old Desktop, or it thinks that interface is more desirable than the normal one, or had other reasons. Grace and peace thru the Lord Jesus (talk) 15:58, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

How to get Page Hits info once I create a page within Wikipedia

If I create a page within Wikipedia and then want to know how many page hits, is there a way within Wikipedia to do that? If not what are other options: a counter, Google Analytics etc? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.12.62.92 (talk) 15:26, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

If you click the "View history" tab for any page, you'll see a line of "External tools" near the top. One of those is labelled "Page view statistics". There's more detail on this tool at Wikipedia:Pageview statistics. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:40, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry

Dear Wikipedia, Sorry. I seem to have irritated you. I apologise. I am not very confident with IT and working online. To those who are, it is probably a mystery that others can be so inept. I think I have written a good article, but panicked when it appeared online a couple of times with my name in the title, and when I hadn’t cited it. Again sorry. I am still a little confused, but will try harder! All the best,

86.143.16.133 (talk) 16:07, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

It's hard to give you specific advice without knowing your registered account name or the article title. Does anything at Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft help you? -- John of Reading (talk) 16:12, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Dear friend(s)

What is the "RELATED CHANGES" in left box? Irontaker (talk) 17:37, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

It's a page with all the recent changes made to pages linked from the page you're currently viewing--Jac16888 ^Talk 17:38, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

See more at Help:Related changes. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:36, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Sock Puppet

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Adenhart&action=history

What's actually sock meant in terminology of wikikpedia? somebody called me that over there. Irontaker (talk) 18:25, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

See WP:SOCK.--ukexpat (talk) 18:32, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Why isn't the bot working right?

I reported User:Breivik knows best; death 2 Arabs! at WP:UAA, but the bot removed it ("Blocked by..."), even though the user's block log is empty. What happened? 2001:18E8:2:1020:14CA:926D:7D1C:85A5 (talk) 20:27, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

The user has been globally locked, a more advanced form of blocking. Elockid ^(Talk) 20:38, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer; I was editing logged out because it wasn't convenient to use my public sock. Looking at the user's contributions now, I see the block log, although the username of the blocked user is hidden; I had no clue that RevDelling the log entry would prevent IPs even from seeing that there was an entry in it. Nyttend (talk) 21:09, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Improving article layout

Just wanted to ask around if anyone could me improve the layout of the Liverpool Pride article. As you can see, I've put some detailed info up on artists and acts that performed at previous Liverpool Pride festivals, but the layout does not look symmetrical or pleasing to the eye, could anyone help me to improve? Thanks. Richie wright1980 (talk) 23:26, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

July 28

Statistics template / bot for WikiProject Indigenous languages of California

Haven't gotten the Statistics template / bot for WikiProject Indigenous languages of California to work yet. Does someone here know how to do this? Djembayz (talk) 01:50, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Not me! But Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Index seems to be the place to ask. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:20, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

How can I change my user name from buffyfan84 to robotgal84?

Buffyfan84 (talk) 04:57, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Changing username. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 07:52, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

SPI and notification

I created a sockpuppet case, but because I am an IP it has to be moved to main space. Should I wait until the link is blue to notify the accounts, or should I risk confusion and/or hoax accusations by notifying while the link is still red? 71.234.215.133 (talk) 05:33, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

I have posted the notifications but I would still like to know what is proper: post red immediately or wait for blue? 71.234.215.133 (talk) 07:17, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Is that page semi-protected? I still fail to understand why regular editors can't create an account and save many headaches such as this.--Canoe1967 (talk) 07:37, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, the SPI page is semi-protected hence the question, wait until the link turns blue, or notify immediately with a red link? 71.234.215.133 (talk) 07:55, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

In the news article image

I had a look at 2012 Assam violence since I noticed it on the Main Page. What do the black-white lines to the left of the image center depict and what is the point of the artifacts at the top and left border of the image? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 06:41, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

The black and white bars are the scales in various measurements. The "artifacts" are, in fact, the longitude and latitude numberings. The image is displayed smaller than its actual size to fit in the article. 71.234.215.133 (talk) 06:48, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah, okay, I see. Displaying the image at full resolution solves the mystery. Thanks. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 06:52, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

IP address from IPv6

Recently, I have found severel IP addresses (one of them is 2602:306:CDFC:19D0:48C0:E03B:2BA2:355E). I want to know more about them and their contributions. Why are they marked like "Please note: these are the contributions from a user editing from an IPv6 address"? Is there any differences between normal IP address and IP address from IPv6? Can they be suspecious or can they vandalize any wiki page? Thanks in advance--180.234.193.128 (talk) 15:21, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

IPv6 addresses are just like normal IPv4 adresses. They are marked that way because some people may be unaware that that hexadecimal jibberish is an IP address. They can vandalize, just like any other IP can. Arcandam (talk) 15:31, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Our username policy prohibits people from registering usernames that are long strings of gibberish. When IPv6 addresses first appeared a couple of months ago, at least one administrator blocked one indefinitely, thinking that it was a username with a long string of gibberish. It's my guess that preventing such blocks in the future is one of the primary purposes of the "Please note" warning. Nyttend (talk) 00:13, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Woodstock, Connecticut

Sorry to bother everyone, but I found some falsities in the Woodstock Connecticut page. My wife was born and raised there, and we've read a few mentions of the town in some biographies of the Presidents we have been reading. I edited the text, as it said that Grant was the only person to visit Woodstock as a sitting President. This is false. Benjamin Harrison visited in 1889 as President as well. I found the appropriate information in the third volume of Harrison's biography. I also expanded upon Rutherford B. Hayes visit, as he gave an important speech there. Unfortunately, I must be too old to figure out how to properly add footnotes to the article. I left my edits there, unsourced; I figured it we be better to have unsourced and correct information than false information. Here are the proper references, if anybody could help to put them in. I cited (though probably not necessary for the actual footenote) the name of the corresponding chapters as well, so anyone who is skeptical may look them up in the "search inside" application at Amazon.com. Here are the references:

Hoogenboom, Ari . "Popular Education." Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1995. 480-481. Print

Sievers, Harry Joseph. "A Vacation With Politics." Benjamin Harrison: Hoosier President. Indianapolis: American Political Biography Press, 1996. 83-84. Print.

Thank you so much and apologies for making more work for someone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.105.251.150 (talk) 15:42, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your contribution. I've added your citations. If you do want to learn how to do this yourself, citation templates make the job a lot easier. Karenjc 15:29, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

And also see referencing for beginners.--ukexpat (talk) 15:32, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Anyone

Might want to see this. Dipankan ^{(Have a chat?)} 15:59, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm afraid you missed the E. Oh, wait, never mind. Floating Boat A boat that can float! 18:14, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

You'd made a typo that rendered the E at its normal size. I corrected it and now it's fine. Floating Boat A boat that can float! 18:17, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Bogus organisation using trademarked identity on Wikipedia page

• British Boxing Hall of Fame (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

Hello

I am writing with reference to the Wikipedia page for the British Boxing Hall of Fame.

This article is factually incorrect.

I own the British Boxing Hall of Fame Ltd (as well as the trademark - see below), which is registered as a company within the UK and this article does not represent that organisation. We are also a non-profit organisation, whereas the organisation using our name, linked in the article is a commercial organisation.

Our company and trade mark details are as follows:

BRITISH BOXING HALL OF FAME LIMITED 2ND FLOOR 2 WALSWORTH RD HITCHIN HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM SG4 9SP Company No. 07824592

I also own the trademark - British Boxing Hall of Fame 2552093 reference - http://www.ipo.gov.uk

The actual website for my organisation is www.bbhof.info.

can you please remove the page.

Thank you Stewart Howe — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bbhof (talk • contribs) 18:07, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello! After looking at the article I am considering it for WP:Articles for Deletion, as it does not contain a single source or external link and obviously contains factual errors. It would need a fundamental rewrite to be encyclopedic. It may take a little time before it is nominated for deletion, as I have to do some research about the subject before I can do so responsibly. hajatvrc @ 18:20, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

I have nominated it for deletion on notability grounds. Really your trademark doesn't influence much in our decision to keep or not keep the article. If the organization turns out to be notable, it doesn't actually matter to us if they are violating your trademark, however in my opinion they are not notable enough for inclusion, which is why I nominated it for deletion. If you want to do anything about the alleged trademark violation, deal with the violators directly. Monty₈₄₅ 18:24, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Little Confusion

Hey there folks, I got a confusion about Wikimedia foundation; Hope you could be able to help. Back on the article a text below Jimmy Wales' photo says that he founded in December, 2008. Meanwhile, the box in the article says that in June 20, 2003.So, What's correct date ? Thanks. GiantBluePanda (talk) 21:06, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

• The article is Wikimedia foundation GiantBluePanda (talk) 21:14, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

The caption below Jimmy Wales's photo at Wikimedia Foundation#History and growth refers to when the photo was taken when it says "in December 2008". Click on the photo to see more about it. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:17, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

add a Today's featured picture

Hello, I want to add a picture as "Today's featured picture", please guide me I have a picture of about 120 years old historical bridge which have still been using. thank you very much Shakeelgilgity — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shakeelgilgity (talk • contribs) 21:08, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Picture of the day. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:13, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Formatting

Could somebody help me with the formatting of this page? There is a massive gap now that the table became wider and I can't think how to manage the photo next to it. Many thanks. Airelivre (talk) 22:04, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Would you be so kind to upload a screenshot somewhere? It looks like this to me. Arcandam (talk) 22:25, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

July 29

Page on requested edit list without an edit request?

Why is Wikipedia_talk:Contact_us showing up at WP:SPER? I don't see {{edit semi-protected}} anywhere on the page. It might be a caching issue, but I don't see it in the history either. RudolfRed (talk) 01:01, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I only see Wikipedia talk:Contact us/blocked which redirects to Wikipedia talk:Contact us. Are you sure you saw Wikipedia talk:Contact us and not Wikipedia talk:Contact us/blocked? PrimeHunter (talk) 01:07, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Oops. I didn't notice it redirected. I just clicked on the "request" link on the edit request page and then copied the page name when I asked my question. Thanks. RudolfRed (talk) 01:11, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

Re-use of content

Resolved

According to Wikipedia#Content_licensing can I copy paste a debate from my talk page to an article talk page without the other editors' consent as long as I redact their signitures if they request it? When the project was started in 2001, all text in Wikipedia was covered by GNU Free Documentation License later replaced with a CC license.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:57, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry for not answering your question, but isn't it much smarter to simply post a permalink on the talkpage? Arcandam (talk) 04:00, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I don't know how yet. Could you revert my talk page and put the link to Talk:Gun laws in Colorado for me?--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:13, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done I am marking this thread as resolved, if you have any further questions you can respond on your talkpage, I have it watchlisted. Arcandam (talk) 04:34, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Sorry if you got dragged into the mud on it though. I agree with resolved.--Canoe1967 (talk) 07:24, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Print bigger

How do I make the print bigger, I can't read it as it is so small — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fbiaggi (talk • contribs) 05:09, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I am not sure which browser you are using, but pressing Ctrl + makes text bigger in Firefox and Chrome. Arcandam (talk) 05:14, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Static IP redirect?

I have a static IP address assigned to me by my ISP, would it be in order for me to redirect the user/ talk page(s) to those of my account in-case I make edits and forget to login? I believe this would help in tracing and thus querying any edits made under the IP and allow me to be notified of any such comments without being logged out. --wintonian ^talk 05:12, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I see now harm in it. On the re-direct page you may wish to make a note explaining it though?--Canoe1967 (talk) 07:21, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Its probably best to leave a comment containing a link on the talkpage of the IP. Arcandam (talk) 07:41, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Ok I've soft redirected the talk page with a note and hard redirected the user page, I think that should be enough for people to work out what's going on. --wintonian ^talk 02:18, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Olympic rowing

Why, in rowing are the called "skulls" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.151.124.216 (talk) 11:08, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

It's sculls with c. See Sculling. wiktionary:scull#Etymology 1 says: "From Middle English sculle (“a type of oar”), Unknown".

Have you tried the Language 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) 11:21, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Changing picture file name

File:Ireland town 1860 census.jpg

County Cavan, Ireland

How do I change this "File:Ireland town 1860 census.jpg" file name to "1860 census County Cavan, Ireland.jpg"?--Doug Coldwell ^talk 12:06, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

You need this user right. I have it and have moved the file for you this time. Rcsprinter (chat) @ 13:34, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Doug Coldwell ^talk 13:36, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

how do I print a map

how do i print a map — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.24.224.78 (talk) 13:43, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Which map are you referring to? Arcandam (talk) 14:15, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

My User Page

I can't add [[Category:Wikipedians who have opted out of automatic signing|{{PAGENAME}}]] to my user page because I don't have one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.130.3 (talk • contribs)

Why don't you want to sign posts like your question here in any way? It's annoying when there is no indication who made a post. I had to look in the page history to see you don't have an account (many users have an account but no user page). If you have no account then you cannot create a user page (though others can create it for you). You can add {{NoAutosign}} to your user talk page. Allow up to 5 minutes for it to take effect. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:25, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, please see Wikipedia:Signatures for the relevant guideline. If you opt out of automatic signing and you do not diligently sign your talk page comments manually, it could become quite disruptive to regular discussion. BigNate37_(T) 16:10, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

This is one of the advantages of having an account. If you want one, you'll have to get one, won't you? Britmax (talk) 17:58, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your help PrimeHunter — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.130.3 (talk • contribs)

Mobivox

Hi, I have put the movivox support email address in and it clicked up with a positive. I cannot see that this email address, especially as it seems mobivox are not now in business, is a problem. Keep up the good work sorry if I have screwed up your system. Roger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rogerinfrance (talk • contribs) 16:59, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I think that your attempted edit was too informal for an encyclopedia article. But don't worry, you didn't break anything! I've left some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:11, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Louise de Vilmorin

I just want to add some info that is missing in the page for Louise de Vilmorin.

She wrote the dialogue for Louis Malle's film "Les Amants." 69.131.180.193 (talk) 17:09, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I added it to the other films. They are just links in the see also section though. Someone may wish to turn that section into prose in the body of the article. Not my field but others may wish to.--Canoe1967 (talk) 10:41, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Can someone help this user merge his three accounts?

Can you combine or merge my 3 user pages which are User_talk:Buffyfan84, User:Narwhalgal84 and User:Bulkbot84? That would help me alot. Bulkbot84 (talk) 17:55, 29 July 2012 (UTC) I moved this user's request for help from my talk page. μηδείς (talk) 18:07, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't answer your question, but please read our username policy. The 'bot' part of the Bulkbot84 username may be a problem. Arcandam (talk) 19:16, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

My gut feeling is that this is a newbie acting in good faith, and unless you contact him with a solution on his talk page I suspect he will not know how to proceed. I am not an admin myself, so although I would help him, but I can't, I am washing my hands of this. μηδείς (talk) 02:34, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Accidentally wiped out references on "Kakuma" page

Because the full html is not exposed on the Wiki edit function, I appear to have wiped out the two "References"--aka footnotes--on the "Kakuma" page [1] when I cut and paste, trying to add another book as a reference--aka bibliography. Please advise how to restore the Egger's book and the info on the solar cookers to "Kakuma" References and list KAKUMA-TURKANA by Daniel Cheng Yang as Further Reading.

On "Lost Boys of Sudan" [2], a nearly similar problem. I added KAKUMA-TURKANA to References, but apparently need to create a Further Reading category and add it there, instead. Thanks. Bonnie Hayskar (talk) 18:40, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

When you remove a {{reflist}} tag, that is what stops them from appearing. The actual content of the reference list is generated by the use of <ref> tags throughout the body of the article. Further details are available at Wikipedia:Citing sources, and you may wish to read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. To fix Kakuma, or generally any time you accidentally damage an article, simply click the View history tab at the top, and you will be see your edit listed at the top. You may then revert your change if necessary (see Help:Reverting). If you want to add a general reference then using a <ref> tag is not ideal: WP:GENREF explains two ways to do that. If you have more questions or you want someone to fix Kakuma for you, please let us know. I'm just taking a look at Lost Boys of Sudan right now, too. BigNate37_(T) 18:50, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Consider that our Manual of Style has recommendations on the way notes and references should be organized (see WP:FNNR). If an article utilizes {{reflist}} like Lost Boys of Sudan does, it's not only difficult but also counter-productive to move those cited references into a manual, general listing. BigNate37_(T) 18:57, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I think I may need some help from Wiki on this. I did the undo, but there had been previous edits so now it does not allow me to undo and restore--only undo. What I need is for the original text to be restored, both on "Kakuma" and "Lost Boys of Sudan," to restore the footnotes (References). Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bonnie Hayskar (talk • contribs) 19:13, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Your manual revert looks good now. (Note to others: I carried this discussion over to Bonnie's talk page, which wasn't the best organizational tactic, but just so you know.) BigNate37_(T) 19:50, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Christian Bale

Please update the article, Christian Bale was born in Haverfordwest and therefore is not an English Actor he is clearly a Welsh Actor -please correct the site as soon as possible — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finlay0147 (talk • contribs) 20:17, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

No, sorry, I hate nationalistic disputes. Arcandam (talk) 20:24, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Please raise the issue on the article's talk page. Or, be bold and fix it yourself, if you can cite reliable sources to support your change. RudolfRed (talk) 20:25, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Don't be bold in this case. You may get blocked if you do. Arcandam (talk) 20:40, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

This prompted me to browse WP:MOS for a relevant guiding principle, and I couldn't find anything. Do we have guidelines covering this type of distinction, particularly regarding nationalism within Great Britain? Note that I'm not asking what should be done specifically, just where the guidelines are, if any. BigNate37_(T) 20:29, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Seems that in this instance, WP:UKNATIONALS#Present-day_UK_nationality_.28examples_of_use.29 is the closest we come to a guideline. BigNate37_(T) 23:15, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I can't comment on how Wikipedia handles this, but it was my understanding that while he was born in Wales, he was brought up in England and considers himself English - I can't imagine there're any guidelines for specifically this situation - editors will just have to reach a consensus, which there seems to be in this case per Talk:Christian Bale#Wales is not England. So I'd not edit the article just yet, I recommend discussing it on the talk page as long as past discussions don't clear up the matter for you already. Яehevkor ✉ 20:36, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, this person is trying to reopen a can of worms. Arcandam (talk) 20:38, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Wrong entry on the List of Cities in the Philippines

On the list of Cities in the Philippines, there were two entries of Tagum City... and there was no Davao City. You may want to correct the list. Thanks a lot.

PaulM — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.198.90.234 (talk) 20:31, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I deleted the "extra" Tagum city. I am not sure if I can help with Davao City, gimme a sec. Arcandam (talk) 20:43, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

USS Philippine Sea CVA-47 Article

Just read the article and there is one (1) minor error regarding her departure from San Diego on 5 July 1950. She did not depart with four (4) Corisair squadrons. CAG11 consisted of two (2) F9F squadrons (VF-111 & 112), two (2) Corisair squadrons (VF-113 & VF-114) and one (1) squadron of ADs (VF-115). I know this for a fact as I was onboard VF-114 as we steamed passed Point Loma on our way to Pearl. Harry Matthews — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.238.23 (talk) 21:36, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

July 30

Need to rename picture file

Resolved

I named this picture file (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McKinney_McDonald_House.jpg) wrong and can't figure out how to change it. It should be named "Henry Beissner House" (talk) 00:20, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I can move files at the English Wikipedia but as the page says, "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons". You uploaded it to http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKinney_McDonald_House.jpg so it has to be renamed by a Commons administrator or file mover. See commons:Commons:File renaming. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:22, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I flagged the image for renaming. Someone should get to it soon. 25or6to4 (talk) 02:26, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Which talk page has the greatest numbers of archives?

221.203.139.100 (talk) 00:59, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't know but the size of each archive page varies. Wikipedia:Database reports/Talk pages by size seems more relevant. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:09, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

After some playing with searches like this one, I think the answer is Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Archive 217. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:40, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

and in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make

was there a shortcut connection to the lyrics of "the end" (beatles/ abbey road) which i overlooked? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.138.80.86 (talk) 01:04, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure what your question means. Are you referring to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony? There is mention in the last paragraph of The End (The Beatles song)#Legacy and 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony#Lighting of the Olympic cauldron. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:15, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Breaker Morant (film)

I changed the article to link - to David Stevens, one of the writers of the movie.

I received an email from someone saying that Wiki has no article on "David Stevens" and that the links - - had been removed.

But I see an article in Wiki about the writer in question - David Stevens screenwriter:

David Stevens (screenwriter)

Since I am that screenwriter, I am very, very confused. Marinerpacific (talk) 03:51, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I will check your linking.--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:11, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. What puzzles me is the the email came from a contributor (presumably an editor) "Beyond My Ken" but I don't understand how he was able to access my email address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marinerpacific (talk • contribs) 04:15, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

David Stevens is a 'dab' page. Some robot software may revert you, email you, send you kittens, etc. You can turn email off in preferences if you wish. There are settings for user to user email as well as email if your talk page is changed. The bot may have changed your talk page is all. I fixed the link to go to David Stevens (screenwriter).--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:20, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Again - thank you. Marinerpacific (talk) 04:24, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

You are very welcome. I will resolve this section and email you a book I wrote before you disable your email. Please make it into a movie and send me as much money as you can from the profits.(kidding)

Resolved

--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:36, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

How do I link in Wikipedia to the Wiktionary?

How do I link in Wikipedia to the Wiktionary? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JIK1975 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

By using the following code:

[[wikt:pizza|lasagna]]

you get the following link:

lasagna

Arcandam (talk) 05:26, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

If you want to link to a Wiktionary article from a Wikipedia article about the same term, you should use {{wikt}}. If you just want to link to a dictionary definition in the body of an article, Aracandam's syntax above is correct, but do note that it's almost always poor style to link dictionary definitions on the assumption that readers will be unfamiliar with a word's meaning. BigNate37_(T) 06:12, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Roswell UFO Incident/Sunrise

Over the past week or so there has been a contribution (Sunrise) which appears to be advertising a new publication on Roswell. This has been deleted several times by Template:Canada Jack, Template:Tembrae, Template:Ginger Maine Coon and myself on the basis of marketing ploy and "undue weight". However, the material keeps being re-inserted by different unregistered addresses.

Can this page be protected for a couple of weeks to prevent this advertising?

With thanks and regards, David. David J Johnson (talk) 09:07, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

See WP:RFP to request protection. And also, using curly braces will not display a link to a user page. I think what you meant to do was display them as User:Canada Jack and so on. Dismas|^(talk) 09:20, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, sorry about the braces - I was rushing to get to a appointment! Many thanks & regards, David. David J Johnson (talk) 11:08, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Doppelgänger accounts

If you want to have a doppelgänger account, do you have to register the account or can you just put a {{doppelganger}} template on the userpage? FlBo A boat that can float! 10:47, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

"A doppelgänger account is a second account created with a username similar to one's main account to prevent impersonation."

(emphasis mine)

Also, IMO, it's best to register the account to avoid someone creating it then finding the template on their userpage. benzband (talk) 12:30, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

OK, I didn't quite understand the wording and wanted clarification. FlBo A boat that can float! 12:43, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

If you put the template in the userspace of a nonexistent user, it would be subject to {{db-u2}} speedy deletion. 2001:18E8:2:1020:6056:B52B:5065:1B93 (talk) 17:30, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Pizza Hut inc page

Pizza Hut inc page has an error in between Pepsico and Yum! owning the company its was called TRICON which was a spin off from Pepsico and only had 3 brands at the time of inception, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.122.13 (talk) 13:29, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

ShoeCareSupplies.com article

To whom ever it may concern,

I'm having an issue regarding the article on my website, it was supposed to be up and running right now but there's no sign of that occurring. If you can please assist me with the technical difficulties, it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks and take care.

Joe — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoeCobbler (talk • contribs) 15:41, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

If you mean this article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/ShoeCareSupplies.com, it has not been submitted for review yet - but it won't get past the review in any case. It reads like an advertisement, is totally lacking in sources, and fails to provide evidence that the subject meets Wikipedia notability guidelines - in this case Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). To be frank, I doubt that your business stands much chance of doing so, but I recommend you read this for yourself. While I wish you well in your enterprise, it isn't Wikipedia's function to provide free advertising, and any articles are 'ours' rather than belonging to the subject of the article - and have to be based on third party reliable sources (to establish notability, amongst other things), and be written in a neutral and encyclopaedic tone. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:05, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

No log entry for a deleted (?) image

What happened to File:Hazard City Hall in Hazard, Kentucky.jpg? I can't find a log entry for it here or at Commons, but because of my experience with block logs that can't be seen when I'm logged out (see the "Why isn't the bot working right?" section above), I'm wondering if it's there but visible only to logged-in users. I understand that it might never have existed, although that would be odd because it's linked in the Perry County, Kentucky infobox. 2001:18E8:2:1020:6056:B52B:5065:1B93 (talk) 17:28, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

This file has never existed either here or on commons. Ruslik_Zero 18:24, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

The closest that I can find is File:Hazard_main2006.jpg. Ruslik_Zero 18:28, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

The redlink is due to an apparent correction made in 2008[3] You're probably looking for File:Perry County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg, which is either a city hall or a courthouse, not sure which. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 18:37, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

copy of w2's

how do i get a copy of my last two years of tax returns — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.204.158.86 (talk) 18:38, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Geoffrey Hughes

born in wallasey cheshire ? wallasey is in merseyside NOT