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August 14

Tone – Gossip! Need Help!

Can someone help here Talk:Paoli_Dam#Nude_scene_in_Chatrak_section.21? --Tito Dutta ✉ 04:17, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I think someone has already helped with the problem you have because I went to the page you redirected me too and saw that it was already revised. CPGirlAJ (talk) 19:16, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

What is wrong with an article about a book series?

Why would you delete my article? It is not advertising at all. I am very disappointed. I have made donations to Wikipedia in the past. I will never make that mistake again, you delete a factual article for no reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baolan27 (talk • contribs) 04:42, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

It's possible it sounded like advertising in its tone, even if that wasn't your goal. Maybe you should try to submit it through WP:articles for creation or make it on a user subpage if you want to recreate it? - Purplewowies (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Are we talking about Poets Corner Group? If so, then the subject may possibly be notable but the article itself has multiple serious problems. It is indeed written in advertising language, not the neutral, factual language required for an encyclopaedia article (for example, the first line is "Poets Corner is not only an idea, but a dream" and continues in a similar style). It contains the line "Our motto remains: 'With a will, to conquer by the quill'", which makes it abundantly clear that the person writing the article is a part of the organization so there may be questions of neutrality and conflict of interest. It contains a list of the organisation's non-notable staff (unnecessary) but no clear, factual description of what the organisation is and what it actually does (necessary). And of the five references you gave to support the article - none of them inline, just bare URLs - one is a sales listing, one is a blog, one is the organisation's own website and one doesn't work, leaving only the article in The Hindu as a single genuine independent source to show the organisation's notability, and one such source is not enough. The criticisms of the article as it stands are perfectly justified and it needs a lot of work to avoid deletion. Karenjc 08:49, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Mahua Roy Chowdhury

Mahua Roy Chowdhury - Though she was a renowned actress of her times but I got disappointed to see that Wikipedia does not have any article on this talented Bengali actress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.91.201.56 (talk) 07:51, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

The problem is that you have not written the article yet. See Your first article. Roger (talk) 13:08, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Changing copyright status of uploaded image

Hi there,

I just uploaded an image but by mistake put the wrong copyright status in. I would now like to change the status. How can I do this?

In the FAQ on uploading images it says "after uploading, you can still click the edit button and make changes to the summary and the license, if you have made a mistake." But when I do this, I only see the code which generates the copyright status I would like to modify. What I need to do is go back to the upload form where you answer questions about the copyright status of the image. Is this possible?

Thanks very much. JenCawe (talk) 10:18, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

No, that's not possible, you have to edit the image information page. Are you referring to File:ATLAS Collaboration Map 2010.png? If so, what is the correct license?--ukexpat (talk) 13:14, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Economy of Wikipedia

May I know your yearly Income/Profit/Turn-over... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shawnksp (talk • contribs) 10:30, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is one of several projects run by the non-profit charitable organization Wikimedia Foundation with the same staff and servers. See wikimedia:Financial reports. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:47, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

(ec)Wikipedia itself is only one of a number of related projects run by the WikiMedia Foundation. The Foundation's latest reports are available here: wikimedia: Annual Report and wikimedia:Financial reports. These reports are in English, summaries may be available in other languages. Roger (talk) 10:52, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Miscellenious question

Are these two sentences meaning the same thing?:

(1) Doing the right things and

(2) Doing things right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.215.62.206 (talk) 10:55, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

They are different.

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. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:15, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

in the news

Please somebody add the death of Vilasrao Deshmukh at IN THE NEWS box on main page. He had a huge personality and whole nation is sad on this bad event. BiologyArtist (talk) 12:11, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

It can be suggested at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates but I doubt it will be supported. I think he was relatively unknown internationally. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:29, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

It has now been suggested at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Vilasrao Deshmukh. As expected, it hasn't gained support so far. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:34, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Need help to removed red-links.

I have a specific question regarding an article that I'm translated in my userspace: User:Mentoz86/List of Norway international footballers (1 – 24 caps). As this is copy pasted from no:wiki, the entire "national team career"-row have red-links that is not used on en:wiki, and I want to get rid of them without removing the text. Anyone got any tips or tricks on how to do this, without doing it manually? Mentoz86 (talk) 12:39, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Copy into a text editor and replace [[ with and empty string and the same for ]] and then copy and paste it back into your draft. RJFJR (talk) 13:21, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Redlinks are useful things - they cause people to write articles. The best way to get rid of them is to turn them blue by writing articles about them. To start just a few lines briefly detailing who the person is/was and what they are notable for is sufficient. Roger (talk) 13:25, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I'll keep the redlinks on the footballers, but I'm not going to write articles like these:Category:England national football team results about the Norwegian team, so I want to get rid of those links. Will try RJFJR's suggestion later, but I don't think it'll work because the red-links have piped text, and it's only the pipe-text that I want to keep, not the name of the articles in Norwegian. :S Mentoz86 (talk) 13:57, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I use a text editor designed for programmers that has a macro function that might be able to handle that but it would be tricky and need to be watched. Doing it manually may not be as bad as it sounds once you get into the flow of making the repeated changes. (Sorry, I didn't realize they were piped.) RJFJR (talk) 14:07, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I've now done it manually by replacing with a space, for the 20 different article names, and replaced 1 with 1 for all digits. Could be done easier, and now the problem is that there are too many spaces in between. But thanks for the help. Mentoz86 (talk) 15:49, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Linking from a Wikipedia page to my business website

I created a link from my business website to the county website for my city. Can I add a link from the county website back to my site? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.65.216.178 (talk) 13:25, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Simple answer is no. Long answer is no because of Wikipedia:External links. I'm sorry, but I don't see how adding this link would be be appropriate for Wikipedia's mission and policies. RJFJR (talk) 14:05, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia may not be used for promotion. --ColinFine (talk) 22:50, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

File deletion

Hello,

I uploaded an image file that was to be used in an article about the motion picture production company I work for. The article was marked for speedy deletion, and I am now revoking any Creative Commons licensing. I would like to know how to delete the file, or would like to have it deleted. If this is not possible, I will claim copyright violation and begin legal procedings to have the image removed. The file in question is located here: File:Malfunction films.png

Sincerely yours,

David A. Barak— Preceding unsigned comment added by Creativehumanoid (talk • contribs) 14:54, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

You do not need to begin legal proceedings to have an image deleted. Since you have requested it, I've added {{db-author}} to the image description page. Are you and User:Dbarak the same person? He (his account) is the one who uploaded the image, not you. - Purplewowies (talk) 15:15, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

We will almost certainly be accommodating, but you are going about this the wrong way. For example, licensing as Creative Commons is irrevocable, so you shouldn't be stating that you are revoking the license, you have no standing to revoke the license. You should be politely asking if an exception can be made, in light of the fact that the intended purpose of the image is no longer in existence. I think that is a reasonable request, and support the deletion of the image. --SPhilbrick(Talk) 15:25, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I have deleted the image. I am sorry you found your experience here unpleasant. The usual way to request this kind of deletion is to add the tag {{db-author}} to the top of the page. Rmhermen (talk) 16:23, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

II Field Force Viet Nam Hq Co

Need a personal roster of people who served in Viet Nam from 1967 to 1968 all assinged to Hq Co and worked in G2 Air section — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.30.151.131 (talk) 16:04, 14 August 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. Cresix (talk) 16:05, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Nothing about this question implies the person is astray. It's just a general knowledge question which belongs at the reference desk.

Have you tried the Miscellaneous 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.)--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:09, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Article edit count?

Hello Wikipedia Community:

This summer I'm doing a bit of research on Wikipedia entries in the field of Science and Technology Studies. A central question I'm asking is the extent to which this field, as it is now on Wikipedia, includes, features, and references the contributions made by women, feminist theorists, and feminist theory. To answer this, I'm gathering data on existing pages using mixed methods. One piece of information I'm interested in finding out is how many times a given article has been edited, by whom, and what types of edits have been made over time. I've found the "history" tool useful, but not all that easy to use for my purposes. For instance, while it is common to have a list of how many edits any given *editor* has made, I find it is not easy to see how many times an *article* has been edited. I've been downloading the edit history and manually calculating this, but I thought it would be worth asking around to see there might be an easier way to collect this data, and any related data regarding type and kinds of edits.

Thanks in advance for any insight on this.

Best regards, "Shameran81" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shameran81 (talk • contribs) 21:04, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

There is a tool for that http://en.wikichecker.com/article/?a=Hell's_Kitchen_(U.S.) , contains that information and quite a bit more. Please let us know if that doesn't contain everything you need. Naraht (talk) 21:12, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

If your field of study includes computer science you might be interested in the downloads of our database. The reason I say might is because the dumps are very big and you would need to figure out how to process the data extract useful information. RJFJR (talk) 01:21, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

RE: Naraht Thank you. That is a nice tool to have at hand. The information is very much summarized, however. RE: RJFJR Thank you. I can probably sort out how to process/extract data. I imagine the dumps are big. Are downloads of a particular article available or does the whole database dump have to be downloaded? Shameran81 (talk) 20:08, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Language addition

i want to say that plz add URDU language in languages as it is a representing language of more than 200 million people of Pakistan n round about 500 million people can easily understand it......plz add it in wikipedia..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.103.194.57 (talk) 22:49, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Are you looking for the Urdu Wikipedia? It currently has about 18 000 articles. --ColinFine (talk) 22:54, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

(e/c) Hello. The Urdu Wikipedia exists, has 18,890 articles as of now, and may be viewed here. I was wondering if you could tell us what prompted you to make this post. I ask because for some reason this particular request regarding the Urdu Wikipedia, as opposed to others, has come up a disproportionate number of times. Thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:58, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

August 15

Number of visitors

Is there a way to find out how many visitors have viewed our university's page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.136.180.126 (talk) 00:53, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I assume you refer to a Wikipedia article. Click the "View history" tab and then "Page view statistics". PrimeHunter (talk) 02:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

IE versus FireFox brower

Why I can log into my Wikipedia account in IE and not Firefox. Firefox makes my user name all lower case, but IE will allow me to capitalize my first and last name. I can only log in with CarolCasey and not carolcasey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CarolCasey (talk • contribs) 01:16, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Capitalization of the first letter is optional so CarolCasey and carolCasey are both valid but anything with casey is not. It sounds like you once wrote casey in Firefox which then stored it. See http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/password-manager-remember-delete-change-passwords. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:32, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Organic cotton clothes.

Dear sir/ Madaam I just want to know How Organic Cotton Clothes are better than others, If really these are better for the skin the why the Doctors are not recommending. If Doctors are not aware of it. Then what is the meaning of ORGANIC COTTON CLOTHES. PLEASE REPLY . Regards Rajesh Arora — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.14.177.191 (talk) 05:21, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

This page is for asking questions about how to use Wikipedia. Your question belongs on the reference desk, but medical advice is not allowed. RudolfRed (talk) 06:00, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Declined AfC submissions

Hi!

I have a question about the procedure now that my article is in the category "declined AfC submissions". Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Caligola (group)

I have edited again, but I don´t see how I can send the article in for review now? Or does my tutor see it anyway? Thanks for your help! Andrea Schweinberger (talk) 06:32, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Just add {{subst:submit}} to request rereview. Mdann52 (talk) 06:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Since you already got a response, I still hope you'll see this, but while you're free to use the references from a German-language Wikipedia article, even if they're in German, you cannot use the article itself as a reference, because the English-language Wikipedia guidelines do not recognize wikis as Reliable Sources (RS), even en.Wikipedia articles themselves. Dru of Id (talk) 06:42, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot to both of you :-) ok then, I´ll see about the sources again. Never thought it would be that complicated. Andrea Schweinberger (talk) 10:51, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

And one other thing - I am no native speaker, and obviously my writing style was wrong; I´ve rewritten now again, and could you please tell me your opinion, if it´s still too much essay-like? I´m a bit lost. Andrea Schweinberger (talk) 14:32, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Block me.

I think I will never be editing Wikipedia again with this account.So, I am requesting you to block my account permanently to avoid misuse.BiologyArtist (talk) 07:26, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

See WP:VANISH. Dismas|^(talk) 07:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Jack Brabham

I took several photos of Jack at oulton park, and I would like to get in touch with him some how to give him a copy of them.It will bring back happy memories when he was racing with graham hill, John Surtes etc . Any help would be very much appreciated. John from Australia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.6.102.19 (talk) 07:57, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25. Mdann52 (talk) 10:59, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Title change query

How do you change the title of a page, for example if a company has changed their name and its stated in the main body of content, it would be necessary to change the title/heading as well. Is this possible? Thank youMrs biskit (talk) 08:08, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

See WP:MOVE. -- Roger (talk) 08:10, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, I went on that page and its not clear how to request help to rename title. How can I even post that request? My account only exists one day so probably will not be able to change name my self and require assistance. please advise.Mrs biskit (talk) 08:20, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

As it says on that page: "If you are an unregistered user or registered but not yet autoconfirmed, you may request a page move at Wikipedia:Requested moves". Maproom (talk) 09:10, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Angela Gregovic

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

I have a problem with the above referenced page. Ms. Angela Gregovic has listed on her page that Vera Gregovic is her grandmother. This is not true. Vera Gregovic had only one child, Floria Gregovic, on Decemeber 12, 1948. Floria had three children: Vera (1977), Romulus (1979) and Nicholas (1983). These are the only grandchildren of Vera Gregovic. I know this because I am Romulus Gregovic, grandson of Vera Gregovic. I do not know who Angela is or if she is a part of my extended family, but I do know that my deceased mother Floria was an only child due to a hysterectomy that my grandmother Vera Gregovic had in approximately 1954, and that there are no other siblings for Floria Gregovic. The only decendents are Nicholas, Vera, and myself, Romulus. Angela Gregovic is not the granddaughter of Serbian actress Vera Gregovic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gregovic79 (talk • contribs) 08:56, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I see you have deleted the information: that is fine: anybody may delete unreferenced information from Wikipedia pages. I see no evidence that Angela Gregovic herself edited that page, and indeed she would be strongly discouraged from doing so, under Wikipedia's rules on conflict of interest. --ColinFine (talk) 11:58, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Language in Coded Messages

Some links in this section don't work because a name has been changed on request. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

A million thanks to Mdann52 for a excellent job of removing my present name from Google searches. Now, when they hit on my present name, they just get a "run-around." Thanks again! Franklin Paladin (talk) 09:57, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

New Question. I have tried several times to do the same for my former name. All to no avail. The unfinished Biography had been ripped out of my personal Sandbox and with great clumsiness displayed in a truncated form - three pages were missing at the end. As of today the unwanted "hit" for Google is still there:

QUOTE User:FRANKLIN P/BIOGRAPHY - WikiPedia Mobile by ... wiki.verkata.com/.../BIOGRAPHY_-_PETER_WILLIAM_RAINIERCached You + 1'd this publicly. Undo User: User:FRANKLIN P/BIOGRAPHY - PETER WILLIAM RAINIER .... Peter W, Rainier, who started writing while an emerald miner, continued this from his ... UNQUOTE.

What does this wikipedia coded message mean?: "You + 1'd this publicly. Undo User:" Sounds like someone in Wikipedia really tried to help, once ? How do I get this Biography back into my personal Sandbox and my former name reference erased from Google searches once and for all? Franklin Paladin (talk) 09:57, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

The quoted Google result is from http://wiki.verkata.com/en/wiki/User:FRANKLIN_P/BIOGRAPHY_-_PETER_WILLIAM_RAINIER. We don't control http://wiki.verkata.com. They scrape our pages but are not affiliated with us. Apparently they don't respect the noindex tag on Wikipedia pages. Google respects noindex so you don't see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FRANKLIN_P/BIOGRAPHY_-_PETER_WILLIAM_RAINIER in Google's search results. The correct noindex code for Wikipedia is __NOINDEX__ as displayed here and not as written in the source of this edit. Your code in [1] is incorrect but it doesn't matter in this case because __NOINDEX__ is already added by {{Userspace draft}}. If User:FRANKLIN P/BIOGRAPHY - PETER WILLIAM RAINIER was deleted then maybe the copy would eventually disappear from Google's index. Would you like the page deleted? Can you confirm this by logging in as the page creator User:FRANKLIN P and request deletion? This help desk is indexed by Google and will soon show up in Google searches on "FRANKLIN P". Would you like that prevented by hiding all occurrences of the name in this discussion? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:43, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you PrimeHunter (talk) for your fast and really hopeful response. I Franklin Paladin was the true owner of the Peter W. Rainier Biography. So,yes, please delete the page: User:FRANKLIN P/BIOGRAPHY - PETER WILLIAM RAINIER as you offered and yes, please fix the talks in the help Desk so that both my names, past and present are erased or deleted as you suggested. Many thanks.Franklin Paladin (talk) 19:25, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I have deleted the discussed userspace page and shortened all occurrences of the name on this page to Franklin P. The change breaks links. The section before the change can be seen at [2]. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Dear PrimeHunter: You do good work and the former references are now null for Google Surfers. There is a December 2011 help Desk item and also one from 17 March 2012 that cite the defunct name but I can live with them. The best part is that the following internet address which was provided as a cross-reference in another Person's Biography is now "off the air." QUOTE Http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FRANKLIN PANGBORN/Biography - Peter William Rainier UNQUOTE Now, when one "hits" on this address, he or she gets the same null result as your colleague Mdann52 fixed it up for User:Franklin Paladin. A million thanks to you both !Franklin Paladin (talk) 12:28, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Is there any way to see "Feedbacks linked" or "Related feedbacks" just like Special:RecentChangesLinked.

I just saw that my watchlist now contains an option named Feedback from my watched pages », just under the page title, to go to feedbacks of those articles. But I have moved many articles from my watchlist to a user-subpage so that I can use it as another watchlist through Special:RecentChangesLinked. What should I do to see the feedbacks on pages with links on a particular page (Analogous to Special:RecentChangesLinked). This would have been very helpful for WProjects as they could monitor the feedbacks and take immediate actions on articles. ···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 10:06, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

That's a really good suggestion :). I'm adding it to the to-do list, but I'm not sure when we'll be able to get to it (development on new features rather than on fixing bugs is ending soon). There is a feature that allows you to see feedback from pages you've watchlisted, if that's helpful? Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 16:39, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!

If you are referring to Special:ArticleFeedbackv5Watchlist, then it wouldn't help me unless I put every article on a particular WProject to my watchlist. So each member of particular WProject must put every article on their watchlist in order to see feedbacks and take actions collaborately.

But, creating a special page for related feedbacks will not help all WProjects as this would require creation of a page that lists all the articles of the particular WProject. Hence, for helping all the WProjects we will have to create a tool similar to the external watchlist. But can such a tool be technically feasible for feedbacks? So a Special:RelatedFeedbacks page would be of great help. ···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 17:55, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't think we can fit it into this release; we're coming up on the end of development :(. But I can certainly put it on the to-do list for the next one! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 15:39, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

footballer

I would like to be aprofessional footballer what can I do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.201.234 (talk) 10:33, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

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

can i request a spi on myself?

can i request a spi on myself because a ip user keeps saying i am someone else on wikipedia to because of a content dispute and their say im that user as well so rather clear my name and prove to the i user i aintAndrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 12:31, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Short answer is no. Checkuser is only to be used when there is reasonable evidence of sockpuppetry. It isn't for "clearing your name." I would advise the IP to either gather the evidence to request a checkuser or drop the allegations as they are a form of personal attack. Valenciano (talk) 13:19, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

there no signs they will drop the allegations and they have been warned before guess i will need to take it to AN, thanks for the repsonse--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 14:40, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

likeness law

In the U.S., for use in Wikipedia, what is the law (apart from copyright or trademark) on using an image of a living person who may be recognizable to a third party but who may not have consented to the use, including commercial use (Wikipedia or maybe Wikimedia requires that licensing not exclude commercial use), of their likeness, who may not be a public figure, where the image is to be used other than for an article about that person (it may be used in an article about an organization or a product), and where it may be possible for someone unknown to interpret the image and its context as an endorsement of the organization or product by person/s in the image?

Further, unless the law completely bars such use for a likeness of an adult anyway, is the law more restrictive where the person may be a minor or incompetent or may be under age 13 or as young as approximately age 4?

If news or some other noncommercial use is permissible, do all of the pages in Wikipedia qualify?

If personal consent or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian is required, how is consent to be established? For example, is it to be postally mailed to a Wikimedia Foundation office?

I don't know whether an image is made where privacy is expectable. I assume privacy is not of concern where consent exists, even if the consent is obtained after the image is made. But if consent is not required, where is privacy expectable (or, if easier to address, where is privacy not expectable)?

Can a caption solve the problems?

I previously discussed this at Wikimedia Commons. Because they address Commons, providing the image to Commons is not problematic and there's no issue with use until someone copies or links from Commons to elsewhere, so it was suggested that I ask where use is contemplated, which, in this case, is in English Wikipedia.

I'm inclined to caution in this matter, meaning I'd rather not use an image if it might violate the law, rather than go to the law's limit. But an image with people would be nice to use.

This looks burdensome and I wish it weren't. Perhaps I could use the reply to post guidance somewhere on a Wikipedia page, since something like it seems to be missing.

Thank you. Nick Levinson (talk) 14:40, 15 August 2012 (UTC) (Corrected link and conformed other text: 14:47, 15 August 2012 (UTC))

Legal questions should be directed directly to the Wikimedia Foundation itself, use information at Wikipedia:Contact us for more. If you wish to discuss the issue with other Wikipedia users who are knowledgeable in the area, the WP:MCQ noticeboard may be the best location. --Jayron32 16:31, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Does this link help? commons:Commons:Photographs of identifiable people - Purplewowies (talk) 18:12, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Providing Sources

Good Afternoon,

I am trying to write an article about our company, Siebert Realty, that turns 50 this year. I have been with the company for 26 years, so I know alot about its history. I'm having trouble getting the article through because I don't have enough sources to backup what I've written. I have tweaked the article alot since I first posted it, trying to make it sound less like an advertisement... and more like a wiki page about the company.

I recently found a history book that a local writer put together about the Sandbridge area. We are briefly mentioned in, but not much. I plan to include that source as a footnote. Can you give me any other suggestions in how I can document my article. Is there a website that houses information that I can use (company registers, etc.) We're not a huge corporation, but we do have a big presence in our community.

Any help you can give me in getting my article published would be greatly appreciated.

Kathy Frierson <redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by FriersonK (talk • contribs) 14:49, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

The big problem is not sourcing but the tone of the draft. It reads like an advertisement for the company and that is not permitted.--ukexpat (talk) 15:51, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Please do not include contact details in your questions. We are unable to provide answers by any off-wiki medium and this page is highly visible across the internet. The details have been removed, but if you want them to be permanently removed from the page history, please email this address. Mdann52 (talk) 15:59, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks everyone. I'm new to the Wiki world, so please bear with me. I will continue to edit the article and resubmit again. Thanks for all your help!  :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FriersonK (talk • contribs) 16:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

WP:ORGFAQ may help as well. --ColinFine (talk) 19:54, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I work for a government agency. The law was recently changed regarding the student services we provide. We need to edit the page.

I have been put in charge of editing our wikipedia page. Is there a way for government agencies which provide services (in this case student financial aid) to create an account to be able to edit pages immediately?

Who should we contact to verify our legitimacy and set this up? Everything in the FAQ seems to deal with private firms who may use the opportunity to advertise or shill. We provide financial aid, and have zero motivation for any of these things. Also, we would like our account name to reflect that edits are made by us, for credibilities sake. The ToS poo poos that. Is there an exception for government agencies?

Thanks.

At Wikipedia, the credibility of information is not established by who edits it. Indeed, Wikipedia has a strong policy against editing under a conflict of interest, which is why we discourage people from having "official" accounts, and why we also discourage people from editing articles where they have an interest in promoting the entity described in the article. Information at Wikipedia is based on information which is published elsewhere in reliable sources, for something as simple as the services your organization provides, just leave a link to the source of the information. That is, if you have a press release announcing the changes, or a listing on your organization's website listing your services, that should suffice for the changes to the Wikipedia article. If you leave the information on the talk page of the article in question, it can be checked out and fixed. Does that help answer your questions? --Jayron32 16:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

The prohibitions on promotion makes no distinction whether the subject promoted is commercial or not. Wikipedia is for digesting already published information, not for telling the world about anything, no matter how worthy.

On the subject of user names, accounts on Wikipedia are personal for reasons of attribution. They may not be shared, and may not have names that suggest that they represent or are connected with an organisation. See WP:USERNAME. --ColinFine (talk) 19:57, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Come on guys, you're treating this like they are here to manipulate the article. All they are trying to do is update facts. Ryan Vesey 20:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

We discourage agency accounts and we don't allow any accounts that can be accessed by multiple people. I suggest that you create a personal account and edit from that. On another note, you shouldn't even need an account if all you want to do is update some information in accordance with new legislation. Just make sure you provide a citation to a reliable source when you modify the information. You can learn more about citing sources at WP:Referencing for beginners. Ryan Vesey 20:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Article Title Incorrect

Hello,

The article for our company is incorrect and i would like to know how I can fix it. It is listed as "Dion's" when it should be "Dion's Pizza" Here is the URL for the article: Dion's (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Thank you, Ryan

Ryguy8112 (talk) 16:28, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

If you can provide sources that prove that this is how the chain is generally known and referred to, then someone will move the page. Note that the official name of the company is not what is important here, but how it's known. BTW, the website appears to be unavailable ATM. The only other on-line source quoted in the article, the coloradosprings.com article, calls it just "Dion's". Rojomoke (talk) 16:48, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

It has been moved to Dion's Pizza, but I am not convinced that is correct, per WP:COMMONNAME. In any event, notability per WP:CORP seems to be a bigger problem.--ukexpat (talk) 16:58, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Must every article have a lead?

Per this diff no article in the style [YYYY] in Ireland has a lead section? Am I correct that a lead is a must and all of those articles should have one? Ryan Vesey 16:39, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you speak in the imperative. Wikipedia will not cease to exist if an article doesn't have a lead. However, as explained in several places in the MOS, it is expected that all articles have a lead section. If it disturbs you that an article doesn't have a lead section, you are allowed to make it better. --Jayron32 17:03, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Exceeding template limits - what should I look for?

List of Jews in sports doesn't display its list of references because the page exceeds the template limits. What should I look for in tracking this down? The page has had additions since it worked correctly, but it hasn't grown in size. From the history:

Revision 498871423 (18:45, 22 June 2012)
page size 201,127 bytes
Template argument size: 425928/2048000

Currently (14:47, 15 August 2012‎ ) 
page size 202,059 bytes
Template argument size: 2048000/2048000 bytes

Thanks. StarryGrandma (talk) 19:19, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

The problem was an edit that added the reference <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishbaseballnews.com/players/</ref> without the closing }}. StarryGrandma (talk) 23:00, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Noforum restrictions

is there any part of wikipedia where you can communicate openly without the wp:notaforum restrictions? Pass a Method talk 21:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Not really; Wikipedia is a reference work, not a chatroom or a Facebook/LiveJournal/MySpace/usenet substitute. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:22, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Problems with viewing the Computing Reference Desk with Firefox on Windows 7

Copied from the Miscellaneous Reference Desk:

This has been happening consistently for several days now. When I browse the Wikipedia Reference Desks at work, the Computing desk takes minutes to load, and then loads without any CSS information, just the plain HTML. Other desks, such as the Miscellaneous and Language desks, work OK. At home, the Computing desk also works fully OK. I use Microsoft Windows 7 at work (I have to, it's the company's development platform) but Fedora 14 Linux at home. I use Mozilla Firefox at both places. It can't be a bandwidth problem - the Internet connection at work is faster than my own connection at home. What could be causing this? JIP | Talk 21:36, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Next time try logging out from WP while browsing. That might make your connection faster. Pass a Method talk 22:44, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried to clear your entire cache in Firefox at work? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:11, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't even log in to Wikipedia at work, I browse it anonymously. I cleared the entire cache, but it didn't help. It's just the computing desk, and only at work. It gets stuck in connecting to http://bits.wikimedia.org, and then after minutes, loads the page without any CSS information. JIP | Talk 15:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Cannot Log In

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

I cannot log in with my username. I can't even find my user page in an internet search. How can I log in again? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.133.12.13 (talk) 22:39, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Type your username into the following link: HERE Pass a Method talk 22:46, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Nothing. I guess my account was "upsurped"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.133.12.13 (talk) 22:50, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

What is the username? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:09, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm 100% certain is was agenteames. I created the Kathryn Erbe and Lara Fabian pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.133.12.13 (talk) 23:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

There has never been an account called User:agenteames. The two articles were created in 2004 [3][4] by a user who was not logged in. That was possible in 2004 but not today. User:Mseames has edited both articles. Is that you? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:29, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

It is I ! You're a gem, thank you!! I've been trying for hours to find my account and log back in. That makes me so mad I was not logged in when I created those pages!! I also created the Eros Ramazzotti page and other pages. Probably wasn't logged in then, either! Mseames (talk) 23:54, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome. Good you remembered the password. The two articles were created before your account was created 26 December 2004. Eros Ramazzotti was created by User:Polylerus. The "Articles created" link at the bottom of Special:Contributions/Mseames shows five articles. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:32, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Due to the time frame of creation, I guessed mmy old college password. LOL I definitely created the Kathryn Erbe page. I remember doing significant work on the Eros and Lara pages, I'm certain I created the Lara page. I was 70% certain I created the Eros page. :) I did a lot of work on Wikipedia in 2004 long before I ever registered. I've done a lot of work since registering but not logged in. I should go back and track my IP to re-track all my work. LOL It was about time I logged back in!! Thanks again!!! Mseames (talk) 01:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

August 16

Submitting a 7-in-1 DYK hook

Apparently somewhere I screwed up! I am trying to submit a 7-in-1 DYK hook, but apparently didn't do the last couple of steps correctly. Can someone add the Template I made to the August 16 DYK submission list. I can NOT figure out how to do that step. As you can see from my contributions I made the Template, but then got lost in the next step. I have forgot how to submit to August 16, as it has been awhile since my last DYK. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 12:56, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

User:Crisco 1492 fixed the problem. We are all set.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 14:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Ambrose!

I have a letter dated early 60's that I kissed ambrose from the band The Leaves. They were in San Francisco. When i looked them up, i found no name of Ambrose! Any body know who he was because he WAS in the band, i just can't find out which band member he was..Anybody know??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.22.33.161 (talk) 00:54, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. RudolfRed (talk) 01:32, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Ambrose! From a band called The Leaves.

I have a letter dated early 60's that I kissed ambrose from the band The Leaves. They were in San Francisco. When i looked them up, i found no name of Ambrose! Any body know who he was because he WAS in the band, i just can't find out which band member he was..Anybody know??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.22.33.161 (talk) 00:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Hello. First please note that knowledge questions belong at the reference desk. As accounced at the top of the page, this is not a general help forum but for questions about using Wikipedia. Anyway, the person is question was Tom Ray, the drummer, who had the nickname Ambrose. See this search. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:05, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Redonda Stamps- Whence?

I recently discovered some attractive stamps from Redonda- but no listing in Scott catalogue. Given your interesting description of an uninhabited island, I must wonder where they came from and by whom! Any advice appreciated! Bruce davidson

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25

But since you ask: Redonda is a dependency of Antigua; the latter country issues stamps with the name of the island on them, which are even less useful in a genuine postal sense than most small-country issues for the collectors' market. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:25, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Odd Seach Result

A search for "asencio" seems to yield only the artist. However, the composer Vicente Asencio is in Wikipedia and comes up when the complete name is used. ?????

Don't waste your time providing me with an explanation - I just wanted you to know about it.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.168.144.79 (talk) 03:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done You are right. Generally I can use "Asencio" as a disambiguation page, but as this is a common name, I instead added a hatnote on the top of the page. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 09:24, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

You can perform a search by clicking containing... in the drop down box below the search box, instead of hitting Enter. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

My talk page

Any idea what is wrong with my talk page, User talk:CambridgeBayWeather? When I open it all I get is an empty page. I can open a section and edit that, including changing my preferences and getting at the first section. I had assumed that it was something to do with the size so I had one of the bots archive it. However, the problem still exists. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 05:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

It looks fine to me. Maybe trying purging your browser's cache? Dismas|^(talk) 05:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks but that didn't work. But now I know that if I log out I can open the page and see all the messages. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 06:03, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I've checked this on two different systems now (Win7 & Firefox and Mac OS X & Safari) and the page renders the same on each of them. Dismas|^(talk) 06:59, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

The page works for me. Did you clear the entire cache? Which skin and browser do you have? Is the url http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:CambridgeBayWeather&action=edit when you edit the whole page? Does http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:CambridgeBayWeather&action=edit&useskin=cologneblue work? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Just found the problem. I am using either Firefox or Chrome on Ubuntu and both give me the blank page. The first link PrimeHunter gave was the one I was using to edit the page but the second didn't work either. THe bypass page I had checked and made sure that I followed the instructions. After I checked in Chrome and I found that my sockpuppet could edit the page I started wondering what the difference between the two accounts was. It turns out that using User:Cacycle/wikEd is the culprit. Turned it off and I can edit the page. Of course why just my talk page is weird, though I remember it happening on a template page once before, so I'll go ask over there. Thanks for the assistance. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 14:53, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Why is a template and sig not showing on an article talk page?

I just closed an edit request at Talk:Regular Show with {{ESp|xy}} and my signature. However, it doesn't show up on the talk page and when I open the editing interface, I see the text as {{ESp|xy}} ~~~~. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 06:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

There was a hidden comment that wasn't closed. I accidentally hit save instead of preview when I was checking to see if that was it, so it made it my signature and I've replaced it with yours. - Purplewowies (talk) 06:52, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

All right, thanks. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 07:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Is this a reliable source?

I want to write an article about shipping for Wikipedia and have text from a well-respected shipping newspaper (published all over the world) which I can use to verify statements. As this newspaper is only available online by prescription, meaning you need a password to read it, Wikipedia editors will not be able to check this source unless they are subscribers. Since this source exists, but probably cannot be checked by most Wikipedia editors, is it still regarded as a verifiable source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Helkar (talk • contribs) 07:22, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

If it's as respected in its industry as you say, then yes it would be considered reliable. See WP:PAYWALL for more on subscription sources. Dismas|^(talk) 07:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Obtaining images for Death of Tia Sharp

There are many images on the web relating to this case. Is it likely that any of them would be usable in WP? What's the best way to go about searching? Would it be permissible to use any of them under item 10 of wp:NFCI? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.90.141.14 (talk) 13:48, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

If you can't find a free image, then you can upload a non-free image from the web, but it must fulfill the requiremented listed at WP:NFCC. For example, you must provide a good rationale and the image must be of lower quality. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 13:54, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

How do I license two Wikipedia images with my own image.

Hi, I am new to downloading images. Want to download two images: File: Schloss Ortenberg im mai 2008.jpg {Public Domain License}. and File: Field of flowers in taiwan.jpg {cc by 2.0 License}.I am combining the two Wikipedia images with my own original image. I would like to publish the completed image in a book. How do I combine licenses, as I would like to license my own work. Thank you. Urse (talk) 14:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

You will probably get a quicker response over at WP:Media copyright questions.--ukexpat (talk) 14:11, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I think Wikipedia:Reusing_Wikipedia_content will answer your questions. Let us know if it does not. --SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Original research/computer example

IBM 3270 I wanted to to provide an example of the 3270 datastream, so I coded a simple example of an output datastream, but am now having send houghts hat his constitutes "original research". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Flass (talk • contribs)

Other programming related articles use code examples as illustrations (see Pascal (programming language) for example) and I don't think it counts as original research. It's more akin to taking a photo and adding it to an article in my opinion. Lineslarge (talk) 20:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

How to create an external link to a wikipedia page and section?

I would like to create a URL link to a specific wikipedia article and section within that article. I have a wikipedia account but am not really familiar with editing or adding content. I would like to use this mechanism to send the URL to someone via email so they can go directly to the section of the article to which I am referring. I have seen other people/sites be able to do this, but I am unable to find a guide explaining how to do this. It seems that the page needs to have certain tag marks to support this, but I can't figure out much of the rest.

Also, as a related questions, if a page does not have these certain tags to support this, I would like to know hwo to add them so that if I ever ant to link to a section that does not support it, I can add the ability to do so and then send the link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allanonmage (talk • contribs) 15:17, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin#Commemoration will take the reader to the Commemoration section of Charles Darwin in the same way that the Charles Darwin#Commemoration wikilink does.--ukexpat (talk) 15:42, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

One way to do it is to click on the name of the relevant section in the article's table of contents and then just copy/paste the URL from your browser's address bar. Deor (talk) 15:51, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

As noted, clicking on the table of contents should work. Generally speaking, if an article has more than 2 or 3 sections, it will have a Table of Contents. If it is shorter, there's not easy way that I know of to find a specific section, but it is generally not needed in such a short article. (There are some exceptions, longer articles where the TOC is suppressed, but those are rare.)--SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Link added but name needs to appear instead of number assigned.

On Jump Up! entry I added a link to Air Studios Montserrat. The link is active but the name does not appear just the number "1". This is my very 1st edit on Wikipedia. I would like the link to be correct so that it will stay. I got into this because of the Elton John bassist suicide in the media today. I was concerned who died because during the recording of Jump Up at Air Studios Montserrat I babysat Davy Johnstone's and Nigel Olsson's children. Everyone was wonderful to work for and the children were delightful. The volcano on Montserrat blew in 1995 and 2/3 of the island population had to flee (thanks Wikipedia for that entry!). By chance, a regular middle class American girl was blessed to experience an incredible time in a gorgeous place with amazingly nice and super talented people. So, the link would be appreciated. Air Studio Montserrat gave me and many musicians fond memories. I think Elton John even married a woman from the Caribbean at the time. Nigel Olsson's wife (she and her husbands 2 different accents were adorable!) wished I could tour Asia with them but I had to go back to school. Then, I think their hotel room got robbed soon after that while on tour. I remember being glad that I wasn't there for that! Well, thanks for reading and your help will be appreciated! Peace and best wishes! The post is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_Up!

I converted it to a reference, however, I didn't see anything that stated the album was created there, did I miss something?--SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Repeating items on the Help Desk

A little while ago I put a question on the HD, which got no responses, and eventually rolled off into the archives.

Fair enough, these things happen. What I want to know is: is it okay for me to put the same question up every now and then (say, once a month) in the hopes that new people will see it and be able to help? Would this be considered spamming?Ordinary Person (talk) 15:57, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

If it didn't get answered, feel free to post again. --SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:04, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I see you asked a question, Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2012_August_9#Ranks in Tables that was not answered. I have never seen a way for anything in tables to be automatically updated. I think if add in a new row you will have to update everything manually. GB fan 16:52, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I remember that question. I started to look into it, thinking it would be easy, then got distracted, and didn't follow up. The folks that hang out at WP:VPT are pretty good at technical table isuses, and can give you a better answer, if one isn't forthcoming here soon.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 20:03, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I, for one, see nothing wrong with posting the same question over and over again, if you don't get a reply. The only thing to note is not to do it too frequently. Once per hour or once per day is far too frequently. Once per month or once per a couple of months shouldn't be a problem. JIP | Talk 20:04, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Homotopy retract

Resolved

 – --ukexpat (talk) 18:32, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I found this article and want to forward it to whatever WikiProject would deal with it but I can't even tell what it is. Does anybody know what this is? Is it eligible for it's own article or should it be redirected to Homotopy? Ryan Vesey 16:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

That definition is discussed in Homotopy#Relative_homotopy, so I guess a redirect would work. --SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:15, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, I did so. Ryan Vesey 16:18, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Cannot login

I cannot login and I seem to get the result that I have never posted anything. My handle was YouRang and I recently tried to update my account to realize that I have a new email address. At that time it said I had had over 50 posts. But nothing shows up anymore. I would definitely like to keep my old account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.123.16.110 (talk) 16:17, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

There's no account with the name "YouRang" but there is one named "YouRang?" with 181 edits - is that you?--SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Another way to assist - responding to article feedback

You may have noticed a new link at the top of your watchlist ("Feedback from my watched pages"). I have just reviewed some of the feedback on my watched articles and most of it was constructive and easily resolved by pointing users to relevant help pages, the reference desk etc or by minor edits to articles. Just a thought if regulars here are interested in responding to feedback.--ukexpat (talk) 16:57, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

re ww.2 MIA pilot NORMAN WHITTREDGE, shot down over Kakeroma Island 1945.

I run an MIA Search organization and have been searching above MIA for nine years. He was killed in the crash of his aircraft over Kakeroma Island and may still be buried there. Local eye witynesses claim his remains may have bveen removed by US shortly after wars end in 1946/47. HAS AN MIA'S BODY FROM KAKEROMA ISLAND BEEN REOCRDED AS RECEIVED AT THE MILITARY CEMETERY IN MANILA EITHER BEARING THE MIA's NAME OR NOT ? BRYAN MOON. MIA HUNTERS INC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.228.83.231 (talk) 17:27, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25--ukexpat (talk) 18:05, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

ROM 5:12 should be moved to Rom 5:12, but the page already exists

Resolved

 – S'all good.--ukexpat (talk) 18:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

The page for the Marduk album Rom 5:12, was created as ROM 5:12 in 2007. In 2008, someone created the page Rom 5:12, which later was changed to a redirect to ROM 5:12. I believe ROM 5:12 should be moved to Rom 5:12, as that is the name of the record, and ROM 5:12 should redirect to Rom 5:12. I can not do this as a normal user, as far as I know.

Meaningful Username (talk) 17:35, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Please follow the the instructions at WP:Requested moves.--ukexpat (talk) 18:07, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I already went ahead and performed the move. Was this wrong? JIP | Talk 18:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm happy... Thanks to both. Meaningful Username (talk) 18:19, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

(Responding to JIP) As a regular at WP:RM, if a formal requested move request was made here, I would snow close it, move the page per WP:CAPS, WP:MOSCAPS and WP:TITLEFORMAT, and advise the requester that this could have been listed at WP:RM/TR as uncontroversial. In short, absolutely not.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:28, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Questions Needing to Be Answered

I have some questions on the very last section on this page. I also have a question on the very last section on this page. If you could answer those questions, then please do. CPGirlAJ (talk) 19:24, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

First question answered at your Commons talk page and repeating here: Please take a look at the extract from the deletion log at commons:File:USA Olympic Swimming Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.jpg - "(C) Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images - flickr user AN HONORABLE GERMAN is blacklisted at commons:COM:QFI". The image is copyrighted, but that flickr user has uploaded it pretending that it is not, see commons:COM:License laundering.--ukexpat (talk) 20:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for answering my question. My response is here. CPGirlAJ (talk) 20:23, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Please note that Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons are separate websites; issues there really should be raised and handled there. Hersfold non-admin^(t/a/c) 21:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Paul Ryan

It appears that the talk history on Paul Ryan does not mention the disappearance of the brown noser reference. On Saturday, there was a mention that his high school classmates had voted him Biggest Brownnoser. By Sunday afternoon, that reference had been excised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.94.169.207 (talk) 22:05, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Likely because it was either determined to be vandalism or so trivial as to not be worth mentioning. Dismas|^(talk) 01:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

August 17

Multiple Infoboxes

Let's say I want to create an article that fits the scope of two or more infoboxes, for example a bridge on the National Register of Historic Places. Should I use the NRHP infobox or the bridge infobox or both? Thanks in advance! Americanfreedom (talk) 01:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

For your example, see Template:Infobox NRHP#Embedding for how to use both. See Brooklyn Bridge for an example of use. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:54, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Do I create draft article in 'user page' or 'sandbox'?

Hello, I'm writing a draft of a potential article (biographical). I don't want it to go for any formal review until I have finished it, although I would welcome people looking at progress and making suggestions/adding things. There is also a conflict of interest issue as I was related to the subject. So do I write it on the 'user page' or make a 'sandbox' page? Or would it be better to just write it in Word and transfer it later? What I don't understand is whether a work-in-progress can be seen by other people, and if so, at what point? There are references to the subject in other Wikipedia articles - the name appears in red - will these become live links to the article-in-progress, or only when or if the article is approved for publication? Thanks TuttiFruttiCherryPie (talk) 02:22, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Your userpage at User:TuttiFruttiCherryPie should remain about you. A sandbox would therefore be best. You can put it under whatever title you want while you're working on it. So either User:TuttiFruttiCherryPie/sandbox or User:TuttiFruttiCherryPie/John Doe would be fine (replacing John Doe with the subject's actual name). Those links will only turn blue when the article is moved to the main article space. While conflicts of interest are avoided, they aren't totally prohibited. It's just that most people find it hard to write objectively about someone they know. See WP:COI for more on that. While the article is in your sandbox, anyone can see it and edit it. Generally other editors won't touch it unless there is some glaring problem with it that is affecting other main article space articles. Or if you are making claims that you cannot back up with sources. For the most part, editing someone's sandbox uninvited is considered rude. I think that covers everything you asked... Dismas|^(talk) 02:37, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks for your prompt & full reply TuttiFruttiCherryPie (talk) 10:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

All saved edits are immediately visible to everybody but there are places few people will look without being asked. A user subpage like Dismas suggests is possible but for a new user wanting to create an article, I recommend you use Wikipedia:Article wizard instead. It helps you get started and places a noindex tag to avoid search engine indexing of the draft. Click "Create new article draft" and not "Create submission for review" when you get to that choice. Then you can work on the draft and ask for help before submitting for review. Red links in articles will not link to the draft and it will not be in mainspace which is where the "live" Wikipedia articles reside. If your submission is accepted then the reviewer will move it to mainspace where the red links will change to blue links to the new article. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:50, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks for your reply and this suggestion TuttiFruttiCherryPie (talk) 10:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

ISBN

Most books listed in Google Books, etc. have two ISBN numbers. For example: This book lists ISBN 1576074226, 9781576074220. What is the difference? Which one (or both?) should be used in a citation template? I have usually taken the first one; but I have a nagging suspicion that the existence of two ISBN numbers actually means something. The article International Standard Book Number has not enlightened me. --Amble (talk) 07:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:ISBN says you should use the second one (the 13-digit one). - Purplewowies (talk) 07:41, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Indira Parthasarthy

Please delete the article Indira Parthasarthy as the subject has asked for its deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.197.1.75 (talk) 08:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

That's a pretty contentious thing here. I'll see what I can do. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 08:15, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

We would need proof that the person requesting the deletion is in fact the subject and a valid reason for the request. See Wikipedia:Contact us/Article problem/Factual error (from subject) for guidance. Roger (talk) 08:46, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Image provided by a company for use in a press pack

I would like to use an image from a press pack provided on the page: http://www.sjm.com/corporate/media-room/media-kits/patient-conditions-and-therapies/pns-for-chronic-migraine.aspx The company allows use of it if a credit is written below it. The company says on the media relations webpage above "Credit any images and video as follows: Images or video provided courtesy of St. Jude Medical, Inc." I tried uploading it under fair use and ticked the box about it being from a press pack, but it has been rejected. Can this image be accepted under any circumstances? It's a perfect illustration and is free to use if the credit is added. I'd appreciate any advice. Pnsmigraine (talk) 08:24, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I do not believe hosting of this image is permissible under our fair use policy as it is replaceable by a free equivalent image, either existing or which could be created.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:16, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

It would be helpful if you told us in which article you want to use the image and what purpose would be served by the image in the article. Otherwise it is impossible to tell whether the use is acceptable under fair use or not. But the image here is unlikely to be acceptable in any article per what Fuhghettaboutit said above. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your help. The article I would like to add the image to is Occipital Nerve Stimulation which describes a medical therapy. I've not been able to find a copyright free image which can replace it Pnsmigraine (talk) 13:23, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Internal consistency error

Hi.

I have trouble seeing, reverting or uploading a new version of File:Windows 8 start screen.png. All attempts yield either of the following error messages:

1.

The file "mwstore://local-multiwrite/local-public/f/f3/Windows_8_start_screen.png" is in an inconsistent state within the internal storage backends

2.

Error generating thumbnail

Error creating thumbnail: convert: no decode delegate for this image format `/a/magick-tmp/magick-XX1PE8VR' @ error/constitute.c/ReadImage/532. convert: missing an image filename `/tmp/transform_4d7e1e0-1.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/2970.

What's wrong?

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 11:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I see it just fine. Maybe it's a problem at your end. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 11:59, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 102#Error when deleting files: "inconsistent state within the internal storage backends". Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:10, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

word pronounciation

Hello Is it possible to create a tool to be able to right click a highlighted word and have it sounded out. I love this site, thank you and all of those involved, for doing a great job. Mike Bruning 12:48, 17 August 2012 (UTC)12:48, 17 August 2012 (UTC)~ :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikeflyer4 (talk • contribs)

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)

You look Russian article Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) and understand everything would just like to have the same pictures as well as here but the photo in the frame of change is not necessary! I need help --90.155.142.140 (talk) 13:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)