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    What's that? Here it is ranked as the No1-viewed article in 2012 - but there's nothing to see and the only viewers are listed between the 8 and 12 of December 2010. Would be interesting ;-) 111Alleskönner (talk) 00:20, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It says "Most viewed articles in 201012". That means 2010 December and not 2012. All 1,292,082,755 alleged page views were 11 December 2010. It was discussed at Talk:Main Page/Archive 163#Question about page view statistics, but I couldn't give a proper answer and still cannot. The creator of the tool was asked at User talk:Henrik/Archive 14#Wikipedia Visitor traffic but didn't answer. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:32, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, thanks =) (but isn't it a bit weird?) 111Alleskönner (talk) 02:08, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    incategory

    I see several articles with the word "love" in the title here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:All_articles_lacking_sources&from=I

    This link: Help:Searching#Search_engine_features says I should be able to type "Love" incategory:All_articles_lacking_source but nothing matches. What am I doing wrong?

    Ideally, I would like to find keywords that appear in the title or in the body that are also incategory:All_articles_lacking_source

    Please help. Many thanks, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:12, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Are you leaving the last "s" off of "sources"? - Purplewowies (talk) 01:20, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Help:Searching#Search_engine_features says: "incategory: – using the incategory: parameter returns pages in a given category (as long as the pages are directly categorized, and not transcluded through templates)."
    The problem is that maintenance categories like Category:All articles lacking sources are nearly always transcluded through templates, for example Template:Unreferenced. The search function searches the wiki source of the article. The template name is in the wiki source but not the name of categories added by the template. You can try searching on the template name instead but it's not a reliable method to get all articles and no false hits. Try unreferenced intitle:love and then try replacing "unreferenced" by various redirects shown at [1], or use OR to search multiple template redirects at the same time. Note that intitle:love only searches pages with love in the title. Without using intitle you get lots of articles with love in the article body but not title. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:32, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    None of that worked. :) I'm so sorry. But, it gave me a clue to simply search the words unreferenced and India and I get exactly what I want. Funny thing is, the word unreferenced doesn't appear in the articles. I just don't understand why it works. Anyway, thanks to your kind and thoughtful replies, I think the problem is solved. Many thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:39, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Resolved

    Thanks again folks. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:12, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Anna, "unreferenced" appears in the source as {{Unreferenced}} or {{Unreferenced stub}}, that is how this sorcery works ;) jonkerz ♠talk 08:23, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Ahhhh, you are very clever indeed. That would never have occurred to me. Thank you so much. I learned something new today. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:30, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure why you said "None of that worked." unreferenced intitle:love was a link and it does what I thought you wanted by only searching articles with love in the title. If you want articles with "love" anywhere then just search unreferenced love. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:54, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You're right. That did work. I got mixed up. I was quite frazzled at the time and was considering doing horrible things to my computer with a toasting fork. I didn't mean to appear ungrateful. You did solve the problem, which, by the way, has put a wayward editor who I'm looking after back on track. Thank you very kindly, my friend. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:34, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Translation to English

    When requesting a new page to be created, if the page already exists in a language other than English, is there a process for translating the existing page to English or does one go ahead and submit the request for the new page?72.188.73.163 (talk) 01:53, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You can create the English version as a stub and then tag it so it shows up as needed translation from the other Wikipedia. See WP:RFT RudolfRed (talk) 04:27, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Bingo, I looked forever for that. thank you.Johnvr4 (talk) 13:07, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Long-term abuse

    to create the long term abuse report? --182.2.11.155 (talk) 03:16, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Please Reply to me. --182.2.11.155 (talk) 03:22, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey. Hey! Hey!!! Hey!!!! HEY!!! HEY!!!! HEY!!!! Reply to me! --182.2.11.155 (talk) 03:29, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Please don't SHOUT, we are all volunteers. Please take a look at WP:LTA.--ukexpat (talk) 04:10, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, you won't get much help from volunteers if you shout at them for not answering in thirteen minutes. Britmax (talk) 17:24, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    However, if you continue to shout, you may get a long term abuse report after all. --Robert Keiden (talk) 05:23, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    What's happened to the revision history?

    Resolved

    When I was viewing the revision history of this page, I saw that every entry had been highlighted in a pale blue, and a link that said "[automatically accepted]" after each one. I'd thought my recent application for Reviewer had something to do with it, but I haven't got the right yet. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 08:31, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Apparently this page has Pending changes enabled. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 09:27, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    So it's started already? A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 09:36, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    This looks like a mistake. The log entry says "restoring previous protection level", but the article was previously semi-protected. I've left a message at User talk:Calmer Waters. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:03, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I went to a different page and the top several entries of the history show in green "updated since my last visit" so it looks like some kind of feature has been added or turned on. RJFJR (talk) 13:23, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    That the feature that shows changes to pages since your last visit, which has been turned on for several months now. — Edokter (talk) — 13:29, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it happens when you have Twinkle after you rollback an edit. It's happened to me once or twice. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 13:34, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It should happen for all pages on your watchlist when you view the page history before having viewed the most recent version. You can disable it with this in your .css:
    span.updatedmarker{display:none;}
    PrimeHunter (talk) 13:39, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You know, I bet I almost always go to history from the article rather than directly from my watch list so I never saw it before. Interesting. RJFJR (talk) 14:08, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know why it is under pending changes. I would surmise that I had inadvertently clicked that option, but can't think of a reason why (I'm well aware that pending changes are over). Thinking about it, I'm not sure why it is possible to even do so. It is not an option when using the twinkle ((pp) tab, but is possible from going through the drop down menu (page) --> (protect page). I can own guess that while scrolling down with my touch pad mouse to the save button, I had dragged the option in that field. Good catch Floating Boat and I'll go ahead and remove it. Calmer Waters 02:24, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Summary box

    Hi, Could you tell me how to create a summary box like the one shown at the start in this article please Cricket (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)? Thanks! Vemuss (talk) 13:33, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Full instructions are at Help:Infobox. There may well be an infobox suitable for your needs already; there's a complete list here. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:35, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Are you talking about the box at the right-hand side? That's called an infobox. You might want to see Help:Infobox. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 13:37, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If you literally mean like Cricket with the fields showed there then it uses {{Infobox sport}}. What is the article about? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:43, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Correct information being deleted/false info being inserted

    Not sure if this is the right area to put this in, but I take a lot of offense to the writer who keeps editing my name out of the entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-sports_trading_card#Sketch_cards My name is Rusty Gilligan. I have been widely known as the 'creator of sketch cards' back in late 1992/early 1993 with Clubhouse Diamonds series 2... a set that I also designed for the company Clubhouse Diamonds (aka Gentleman's Club Magazine under the direction of Brian 'Buddy' Fetter) I belong to a sketch card group on Facebook where I am widely known and acknowledged as their creator. ref: http://adulttradingcards.com/?page_id=404 from a leading industry source. I recently appeared at the Pop Art Con in PA, where I was acknowledged as the creator of this medium. ref: http://www.popartcon.com/rusty-gilligan/ This event was sponsored by Non-Sports Update Magazine, an authority in the field. ref: http://www.nonsportupdate.com/ The card sets that came AFTER our creation and release into the market (Defective Comics and Simpsons cards) were leaked information about our creation from the sales associates at Capitol City Distribution, and then everyone started using the medium of 'sketch cards' - at the time, we called them 'sketchers'. I don't want to be rude here, but I started in comics and trading cards in 1978. I've been widely known for my art and work behind the scenes in collectibles... my work in film: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319207/... and my work with producers such as (cards) Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer, Skybox, and (comics) Marvel, DC, Heavy Metal, Big Bang, Image, and many more. I was also a writer/reporter/contributor for many trading card and comic book magazines including Comic Book Collector, Card Collector's Price Guide, Hero, and others. I would like very much to have my contribution to this industry left alone in the article. It is unfair of someone to come along and erase it. Thank you very much - Rusty Gilligan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rustygilligan (talk • contribs) 15:49, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The right page to discuss this is the talk page of the Non-sports_trading_card article. As the material involved concerns yourself, you should read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest first. Maproom (talk) 17:11, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I submitted content to publish weeks ago and it has not yet been approved.

    Hi,

    Content was submitted to create a page to highlight a company called, OnForce. The content was submitted weeks ago but I am still awaiting approval. Could you please provide an update about the delay? Is more information needed? Please advise.

    Many thanks, Director of Marketing, OnForce — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.251.184.82 (talk) 16:19, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, the submission was declined due to its promotional nature. You can read more about it here: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/OnForce; jonkerz ♠talk 16:22, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It still reads nothing like an encyclopaedia article - it is mostly unreferenced lists of items, some of which are encyclopaedic and some are not. --ColinFine (talk) 14:23, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    reg MS DHONI wikipedia info

    hi this is chaitanya marx..in MS DHONis wikipedia page theres column 

    ODI Cricket

    ODI career records by opposition 

     Opponent Matches Runs Average High Score 100s 50s 	
South Africa 	19 386 	25.73 	107 	    0 	2

    how come with high score of 107 against south africa..in 100s column 0 is written..plz correct to 1 if it is ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.203.53.251 (talk) 16:33, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, what page are you referring to? List of One Day International cricket records? A link would be helpful. jonkerz ♠talk 16:48, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    There is a redirect at MS Dhoni so it's about the South Africa row in Mahendra Singh Dhoni#ODI Cricket. I don't know how cricket statistics work but it's apparently about something called century (cricket). PrimeHunter (talk) 17:59, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It's not obvious where that table comes from, so I've posted at the article talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:11, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    SERIOUS MISTAKE LIBELOUS STATEMENT

    There is a statement that I tried to commit suicide that I have been trying to delete as it is not true and would like to Alechabannew (talk) 16:39, 31 August 2012 (UTC)update with new information and it keeps reverting back. Alejandro Chabán (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)[reply]

    It has now been removed. jonkerz ♠talk 16:46, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    need to paste from excel

    I would like to paste a table from excel to a qwiki and i am following these directions, but the link : HTML2Qwiki Converter at http://qwiki.qualcomm.com/html2wiki is not working. What is the correct link for the converter? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.106.103.56 (talk) 17:30, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Try http://excel2wiki.net/wikipedia.php ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 17:56, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Where to upload pictures

    In recent years I have uploaded some hundreds of photos to Wikimedia, many of which I have used in WP articles. I find that option convenient. I see that there is also a WP upload option. Why? I can't remember using it, but have an impression that I may once have tried and it was harder to use. Is the impression correct? What is the difference, whom does it affect, how, and why? Which of the two is preferable, and why? I assume that I am user number 113355 to ask this, so if anyone would like to refer me to where I couldn't spot the answer instead of wearily going through it all again... JonRichfield (talk) 18:24, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Generally speaking images that you have created yourself, that are public domain or that are not eligible for copyright protection should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Images that are being used under En Wikipedia's non-free content criteria should be uploaded locally to En Wikipedia.--ukexpat (talk) 18:35, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    And images that are uploaded to Commons are able to be used at any of the WikiMedia projects such as Wikipedias in other languages. If an image is uploaded just to a specific language Wikipedia, that is the only place that the image can be used unless it is also uploaded to each other Wikipedia. Dismas|(talk) 23:15, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you folks. It then seems to me that, since I am not a pro photographer, and I am perfectly willing for non-En Wikis to use the material, I should continue to use commons. It occurs to me to wonder whether there any is place where this consideration is made plain, such as in an FAQ that I have missed, rather than pestering you? JonRichfield (talk) 09:49, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It's mentioned at Wikipedia:Uploading images#Free license and public domain images, but it's not prominent. Don't worry about "pestering" the help desk, as the volunteers here thrive on answering questions. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:48, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    OK guys, thanks for all. Cheers, JonRichfield (talk) 19:51, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, yesterday someone added a line to the Pacific Gas and Electric article in the "San Bruno, California explosion" section about the company's recent advertising campaign. My question concerns the wikilink that was added for CEO Tony Earley, which actually directs to the page for author Tony Earley. PG&E CEO Tony Earley doesn't actually have a Wikipedia article. Is the best thing to do here to just remove the wikilink? If so, could someone do this for me? I'm an employee of PG&E, so in general I prefer not to edit the article, but I may do this later if the link is still there. Thanks, PParmley (talk) 18:44, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey there! The best thing to do is to change the link to read [[Tony Earley (business)|Tony Earley]] or something like that. This will turn it into a "redlink" that will lead someone to create the article Tony Earley (business), which is how Wikipedia handles multiple articles with the same title. This process is known by the term "disambiguation" at Wikipedia (kind of a mouthful, I know) and the details of how to do it are at Wikipedia:Disambiguation. --Jayron32 18:59, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If you do the above then the article will display Tony Earley so the name is shown correctly but in red to indicate that this Tony Earley has no article. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:08, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Sky Blue Colour

    I am viewing wikipedia with sky blue background. Do you know how to convert this background of blue to white. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.149.49.229 (talk) 19:00, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Some former versions of Google Chrome had a bug which caused this. If you have an old Chrome version then update it. If not then what is your browser? PrimeHunter (talk) 20:05, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Note: The bug only appeared in Google Chrome when the browser zoom level was set below 100%. You can also fix it by resetting the zoom to 100% with Ctrl+0 or adjust it with Ctrl++ and Ctrl+-. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:12, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    star ratings for medicare plaans

    I have read your article on the development and use of the star rating methodology for medicare plans. I would like to participate in that survey. Contact with Medicare.gov and cms.gov have not been very helpful. Perhaps you can suggest how I might complete such a survey. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.204.62.30 (talk) 19:48, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Perhaps that question would be better suited for the Reference Desk. At the Help Desk, we answer questions about using Wikipedia. Electric Catfish 20:17, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Zoom up an zoom in

    I got my Wikipedia zoomed in and I can not make it normal view. What can I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.12.116 (talk) 22:52, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a feature in your browser and not Wikipedia. Browsers can usually reset zoom to 100% with Ctrl+0 or adjust it with Ctrl++ and Ctrl+-. Ctrl and mouse wheel can also change it. If this doesn't work then what is your browser? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:07, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    September 1

    Loading wikipedia pages result in "busy javascript"

    Since a few days or weeks back some javacript has been added that cause (Linux) Firefox to display "this page may be busy". Could this script be fixed or removed? obviously it worked previously.. Electron9 (talk) 01:29, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    WP:ALT

    Hi. I would like to write an alt for this image, but don't know what to write. Can someone help me? Thanks, TBrandley 02:10, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The alternate text should basically be a short description of what the image would look like if you were describing it over the telephone to someone. Thus the picture at right would have "alt=A caucasian male with greying hair wearing a black suit, a red and black striped tie, sitting in front of a bookshelf and the American Flag." or something like that. --Jayron32 04:50, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Reassessing quality rating of articles

    Hi there. I've been trying to find some guidance on the reassessment of articles and their quality rating within a particular WikiProject − in this case, WP The Beatles. Specifically, about how one goes about getting the article reassessed, pre GA level (where the process is quite clear, obviously). There are a number of George Harrison song articles I've been working on, all currently Cs on the project's quality scale, that I believe could well be Bs now. Looking in the edit history and talk pages for similar articles, I've noticed examples of editors contributing quite heavily to an article and then simply promoting it on the quality scale themselves − is that an acceptable approach, does anyone know? Is it okay to carry out the reassessment oneself? I have the books and reference material to give all the Harrison articles the improvements they need content-wise, so I'm happy to put the work in − in other words, the genuine quality of an article is more important to me than the "score"/rating itself. On the other hand, when the work's all done on one article, I'd like to see it acknowledged in the quality rating, and then move on to the next article. Would appreciate some guidance on this. Many thanks, JG66 (talk) 03:07, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It's not wrong to do it yourself, but I don't do it because I tend to falsely inflate ratings (in general, but particularly if I've worked on the article). You can ask at the relevant Wikiproject. - Purplewowies (talk) 03:15, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for that, Purplewowies. If anything, I tend to set standards that are a little on the too-high side (think so, anyway), but I'll probably do a bit of both: ie, carry out my own quality reassessments, and leave messages on the article talk pages and/or the WP page. Thanks again. Cheers, JG66 (talk) 04:40, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Nevado del Tolima

    I recently submitted some additions to your "Nevado del Tolima" entry. These were cancelled by a reader because no reference was provided. I then submitted a reference only to find that this has been ignored and no progress has been made. Now I'm seeking help on how to proceed. This is only a minor correction. Cheers, Steve Ingham Inghams3 (talk) 03:37, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You need a reliable source. - Purplewowies (talk) 03:55, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You also asked this same question back on August 26th. The same answers then also apply today. See Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2012 August 26. I notice you responded last week that you had found a reliable source. Do you still have access to that source? Do you need help with citing the source? No edits have been made to the article you note since you last asked the question. See This. --Jayron32 04:48, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You are right. I did ask much the same question last week. And you are right in that no further edits have been made since. The reason is that, since my previous edit was discarded, I don't wish to repeat my edit only to have it discarded again! I made a few typos in my edit and wish to correct them. I also want to insert the reference <peakware.com (Nevado del Tolima)> as the source but do not know how to do this to your satisfaction. This is why I an requesting help. I don't wish to waste your time embarking on a trial and error effort so could you please give me a hand. I've tried reading all the instructions but, without any experience, they have not made things any easier. Thanks for your interest. Cheers, Steve InghamInghams3 (talk) 00:15, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    These here Internet tubes got me confused

    I added an ext. link to Blanche Noyes, but it's not behaving properly. If I stick a "http://" in front, it seems to work, but I just want to doublecheck that this doesn't break them tubes for some arcane reason. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:50, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I fixed it. See Help:Links. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 09:02, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd still like some sort of explanation why this fix is okay and also why some sites don't have that part. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:21, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It is needed for the Wikipedia software to recognize links and tell them apart from strings such as "wikipedia.org". All websites use "http://" or "https://", but some modern browsers (such as newer versions of Chrome and Firefox) hides it. jonkerz ♠talk 10:13, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The URL must start with a supported URI scheme. http:// and https:// are always supported. gopher://, irc://, ircs://, ftp://, news:// and mailto: will create a link and an icon but require an agent registered in the browser. As Jonkerz noted, a lot of browsers now hide the URI in the address bar, but if you copy and paste from the address bar, the URI will be included in the paste. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 10:40, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, thanks. P.S. I did copy/paste it from the Firefox address bar. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:30, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Sheenagh Pugh

    This page, Sheenagh Pugh (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), which is a biographical article about me, keeps getting vandalised by someone who leaves fake employment details. I have to keep visiting and deleting them. I don't know what ISP means but I gather it's something like a traceable address that gets left whenever someone visits and edits. Can't it be made impossible for whoever uses that address to post on this article?

    I can't log in under my own name because I've forgotten not just my password but my username so I can't get the password back because it says give your username to retrieve password, and I've lost both. 81.153.87.237 (talk) 08:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Vandalism will always be a problem on Wikipedia as long as it is an open project. We do generally not protect articles unless it receives a lot of vandalism, but I will try to keep a look at the article and remove dubious claims. It looks like your username is Sheenaghpugh; you can restore your passoword at Special:PasswordReset or create a new account if you want to. jonkerz ♠talk 09:31, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (ISP = Internet service provider). jonkerz ♠talk 09:45, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Signature customization

    Hi all my username denotes a street junction. I have experimented some but would much appreciate 2 technical tips. 1st the appearance of a wooden post between "Market St." and "Diamond St." and 2nd if there is some code that tapers the <small> to 2 or 3 degrees to give the "sign" depth and 3d perception. This is my code as it stands now:

    Also better font for a old 18th/19th century street sign? Thanks! Market St.||Diamond St. 12:16, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Please keep discussion in one place. I see there is already a reply at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Signature customization. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:52, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Page title

    Hi,

    I am trying to edit Colm O' Donoghue,s page. Can anyone help me with two questions:-

    1) How do I edit the title page? I want it to read Colm O'Donoghue Jockey instead of Colm O'Donoghue.

    2) How do I upload photographs without violating copyright?

    Thank you in advance

    Eileenog — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eileenog (talk • contribs) 12:30, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    1. You'd have to move the page to retitle it (which autoconfirmed users can do), but why would you want the title to be "Colm O'Donoghue (jockey)" when there are no other Colm O'Donoghues?
    2. If you upload photographs you have taken yourself, you have the copyright so you won't violate anyone else's.
    Hope this helped! A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 12:56, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    A boat that can float is right, however if reliable sources refer to the subject matter by his name (sans the "jockey") then Wikipedia:Article_titles would advise to leave the article as is. To make a new page as described above when media sources do not refer to "jockey" in the name would fit appear as "Colm O'Donoghue (jockey)" with a lowercase "j", if they are pics out of media there may be ways to "fair use" a few in low resolution without a problem.Market St.IDiamond St. 13:00, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello Marketdiamond and thank you for adding to my response, but I think you would have to have a very good reason to claim fair use; e.g. if the jockey's dead and there wouldn't be a chance anyone could take a picture themselves. As the jockey seems to be alive, there probably wouldn't need to be any fair use pictures. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 13:46, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, exactly. There's an article I contribute to where fans kept trying to add fair-use images, and they were removed because it was possible to find a free alternative. However, if a person finds an image that doesn't have a license attached (which one should always assume is fair use), they may be able to contact the owner and ask them to release it under a free license congruent with Wikipedia's use. - Purplewowies (talk) 14:20, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    He is apparently still alive, so the fair use option is a no-go. You can add pictures you take yourself, or ones taken by others, if they license it with one of the acceptable Wikipedia:File copyright tags/Free licensesSPhilbrick(Talk) 15:02, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Still alive? That makes it somewhat possible to get your own image of him ;-) Sorry I had assumed otherwise. Hope my link helped you with the title stuff! Marketdiamond (talk) 20:52, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Could someone please fix this botched RfB?

    Here a new user didn't do a good job of setting up his RfB. I had to transclude it to WP:RfB, but there are still a few problems (e.g. the time it's supposed to finish doesn't show up). Apparently after 7 months I still don't know some things about wikicode. Help would be appreciated. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 13:39, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Never mind; Rcsprinter closed it. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 14:19, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Lassad Nouioui

    The page is getting filled with incorrect information from Rival fans of Celtic and Rangers. I have tried to correct 3 times but they keep changing the information. Could the editing option be removed and it be restore back to any comment before Celtic Rangers — Preceding unsigned comment added by JadMock (talk • contribs) 17:15, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:DR and WP:RFPP RudolfRed (talk) 23:41, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Astrology & Horoscope articles

    Is there a Wikipedia administrator who knows about psuedoscience or any project about psuodoscience I can talk to, because I am trying to keep collaboration and factual information with the Western astrology and Chinese Zodiac signs. What I am trying to think is making two new articles to redirect where all the signs and information are in one article. An article for the list and facts of Western astrology and one for the Chinese zodiac, and other horoscopes. There are repeats of sabatage deletions from among IP and confirmed users who believe it is useless, when from earlier users it was stated as reliable as facts. In truth I am just stating the facts, the article doesn't mean it is true, it's only stating mythological details, such as a person born in the year of Ra, it is only stating folkore. I would really like to make two articles where I can redirect each sign and paste in to the articles for Western astrology and Chinese Zodiac. Check also on WP:RSN.--GoShow (...............) 18:16, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    If you persist in accusing contributors of making 'sabotage deletions' to articles, you are liable to find yourself blocked from editing. What you appear to be proposing is a WP:POVFORK, which would be contrary to policy. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:01, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    (There are two directly relevant WikiProjects, WikiProject Pseudoscience and WikiProject Rational Skepticism. I'm not sure what exactly you're proposing to do, but there is already a separate page for lists of astrological signs at astrological sign if that's what you mean.) - Cal Engime (talk) 21:55, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    From WP:RSN all I need is a way to redirect the astrological signs I am simply investigating not making accusations, at least this user had the sense to show suggestions although yes possibly more skepticism, and thank you for your cooperation.--GoShow (...............) 00:21, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Trouble when it comes to categories

    I can't yet understand some categories, for instance, since Canada is aiding the Syrian rebels in the ongoing Syrian civil war, would that make it suitable to categorize the article into Category:Wars involving Canada? Thank you. Mark. Have a nice weekend. Mark. Sorry but I have an OCD that makes me put my name as the last thing I write haha. Mark. Alabamaboy1992 (talk) 19:33, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't know how Canada aids the rebels but they do not participate in any military operations as far as I know so it doesn't belong in Category:Wars involving Canada. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:48, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I understand now, and yes, it was removed now because they say that it's against Wikipedia policies to include the non-lethal aid. Canada was sending medical supplies. Thank you. Mark. Alabamaboy1992 (talk) 19:59, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    "Blurb" about PADRES gives incorrect date of 1979 although content of article gives correct date of 1969 for founding

    Dear Wiki people,

    Thanks for your good work. I don't know how to correct the "blurb" or opening paragraph, which contains the erroneous date of 1979 for the founding of the "Chicano priests organization" PADRES, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PADRES.

    You have 1979 there, but the correct date of 1969 is listed in the article. I have occasionally submitted corrections or additions to other Wikipedia articles on other topics before, but don't know how to change the opening blurb.

    As a result of the error, you also have PADRES incorrectly listed in the category of "Religious organizations established in 1979."

    Change to 1969 and you're golden.

    thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.116.79.183 (talk) 19:34, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for pointing this out. You can edit the whole page including the lead by clicking the "Edit" tab at top of the article. I have fixed it.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 19:43, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Government images public domain?

    The picture in this news article was taken and released by the National Park Service, a government agency. Does that mean that it's in the public domain? Because I notice when trying to upload it that there are only 7 or so agencies listed in the public domain government agency option and this isn't one of them. Of course, the US Fish and Wildlife Service isn't listed on there either and I know for a fact that their stuff is public domain. SilverserenC 20:17, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Interesting, which seven are listed? (NPS is US Interior Dept and USF&W is Agriculture Dept., I believe.) But there maybe a more fundamental problem. The source you provided, says "NPS file", but how do you or we know who by, and under what license, if any, the work was created and released? For example, the Park Service does photo contests, and asks the creator to release all rights to the NPS, but retain the right to be the sole private commercial exploiter; than it's not fully licensed and it's not the work of the NPS. (In short, I don't think the newspaper -- by itself -- is enough to determine that it was taken by an NPS employee, in the course of her work.) Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:45, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    That's true, I didn't think of that. How exactly would I go about figuring out what the status of the image is then? SilverserenC 20:54, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Don't know. Some people seem to be really good at tracking down where the 'original' file is on the internet (if it is on the internet). I am not sure how they do so. The other option is to contact the NPS. Sorry. Alanscottwalker (talk) 21:06, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Or contact the CSM (they may be familiar with what 3rd parties like themselves can use it for) here: CSM also there is a NPS "laws and policies" contact site and this interesting page (when replacing "shen" with "yell" in the URL there is a 404).Marketdiamond (talk) 21:13, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    September 2

    How much weight does Wikipedia give to the opinions of experts in a particular field?

    If there were some neutral, non-biased experts in a particular field who disliked how a particular article was written, should their opinions hold more weight on that Wikipedia article than someone with no professional qualifications on this topic? Futurist110 (talk) 00:17, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    No. We go by reliable sources and the style guide, not by a particular editor's preference. RudolfRed (talk) 01:50, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Even if this editor was a professional expert in a given field and had his/her work published in peer-reviewed scientific journals? Futurist110 (talk) 08:01, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The idea is that if Einstein writes an article about General relativity, he still has to cite someone, maybe himself :P — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebaychatter0 (talk • contribs) 08:16, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    There is also difficulty confirming claims to be WP:Expert editors. It is one of the obstacles to WP:Expert retention. Jim.henderson (talk) 09:27, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It depends a bit on what you mean by "how a particular article was written", though. If experts are saying that an article is somehow misleading, or that it covers trivial issues in great detail while barely explaining key concepts, or that it puts undue weight on discredited ideas, then we would do well to listen to these experts (assuming their claims to expertise can be confirmed). Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 12:36, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Robert Young and CalvinTy are correspondents of the Gerontology Research Group. They have said on numerous occasions that Kamato Hongo and Carrie C. White should be removed from the Oldest people Wikipedia page. I can provide their quotes for you if you want. The GRG is an organization that deals with verifying supercentenarians, so Robert and CalvinTy are experts in this field. However, a particular editor has a problem with modifying the Oldest people Wikipedia page right now despite the fact that he is not an expert in this field like Robert and CalvinTy are. He says that the GRG should modify an old list of supercentenarians, but Robert and CalvinTy said that the GRG doesn't modify these old lists anymore. Should we listen to Robert and CalvinTy in this case? Futurist110 (talk) 20:35, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    If they are experts in the field then it should be easier for them to provide reliable sources for proposed edits.MilborneOne (talk) 20:46, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    They did provide reliable sources but Canada Jack thinks that these sources are not good enough, despite his lack of qualifications in this field of research. Futurist110 (talk) 22:30, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The editor's qualifications do not matter. What matters is the source. See WP:RS on the criteria for reliable sources. Also, read WP:DR for guidance on how to handle disputes. RudolfRed (talk) 23:05, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, but there is a dispute over which of the GRG's sources should be used. Wouldn't the opinion of someone who actually works for the GRG have more weight in this dispute than someone who never worked for it? Futurist110 (talk) 01:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    This is exactly why WP:DR and WP:RS/N and WP:DRN and WP:3O and WP:RFC exist. Get outside opinions from other editors. If it's one editor vs. one editor, then the problem can't be resolved. If it is 20 editors against 1, it starts to be obvious. If one side is clearly in the right based on their sources, WP:CONSENSUS will bear that out. --Jayron32 04:15, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the help, Jayron. I will try to follow your advice. Futurist110 (talk) 07:23, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I've been following the general case off-wiki (though I don't know all the details of the dispute on-wiki), but a few issues stand out to me. GRG is notable, and treated as a (generally) reliable source by experts in the field. Robert Young is a researcher with them, who is possibly an expert on the subject of Longevity. User:Ryoung122 appears to be topic banned by ArbCom, after a long stretch of incivility and WP:BATTLEGROUND. The original source for the disputed persons' (Hongo & White) inclusion on Oldest people was a page on the GRG website, listing them as unverified candidates for "oldest person". GRG now considers them unverified non-candidates, but hasn't updated their own web page still being cited as evidence for Kamato Hongo and Carrie C. White's inclusion. I don't know that Robert Young (or GRG) can provide substantial proof that Hongo or White didn't live to the ages that were claimed. What they can do, is confirm that they failed to validate Hongo and White's claims. There may be additional evidence beyond that. However, due to existing ArbCom sanctions it may be difficult for some of the GRG people to contribute. I believe the sanctions were for behavior and not for lack of credential. My synthesis may be wildly off-base, but that's what I've seen. It's a pretty kettle of worms. --Robert Keiden (talk) 07:37, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Feedback is confusing

    I went to the feedback page at Wikipedia:Article Feedback/Help/Monitors#What is the feedback page?. It says "To see the feedback page for any of the articles in our, (sic) click on “Talk” at the top of the article page; then click on "View feedback" at the top of the talk page." Besides there being something missing from the sentence, when I go to any talk page I do not see any link for View Feedback.--108.54.25.10 (talk) 05:39, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I see it just fine. If you look at Talk:United States, in the title line, right next to the page title, is a link that says "View reader feedback »"

    . That brings you to the reader feedback section. --Jayron32 05:49, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It's not there for me. Let me try switching browsers.--108.54.25.10 (talk) 06:14, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Not there for me either, using Firefox with Vector skin.--Shantavira|feed me 07:56, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for pointing out an error with your sic. A colon was missing in a link syntax so it didn't display. It now says: "To see the feedback page for any of the articles in our test sample, click on “Talk” at the top of the article page; then click on "View feedback" at the top of the talk page."
    As the corrected text indicates with "test sample", only some articles have the feedback link at this time. Are you seeing it at Talk:United States? PrimeHunter (talk) 08:14, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I was not and still do not using Firefox. I do see it using Safari and Opera.--108.54.25.10 (talk) 17:22, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It requires JavaScript. Do you have JavaScript enabled in Firefox? It disappears for me when I disable JavaScript in Firefox. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:28, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Creating userpages for IP address

    I just saw a reg. user who wrote on the user page namespace for IP address. (Just wrote welcome to my user page and misc. but nothing controversial) What should be done for things like this. Thanks in advance···Vanischenu「m/Talk」 12:07, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Can you provide a link? There's actually no rule against IP addresses having user pages, even though they don't have the technical ability to create them. But if a registered user wrote "welcome to my user page" on the user page of an IP address, they might have made a mistake, and perhaps inadvertantly revealed their IP address. If that's the case they might want their edit oversighted. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 12:27, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikilinking newspaper publications

    Template:Cite news states author names and publishers can be wikilinked. But what about names of newspapers, journals, etc.? Would there be anything wrong with making these names wikilinked, too? It's something editors preparing FA articles would like specified. (watching the page for a reply)Zepppep (talk) 14:02, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I've participated in discussions about this before, but for some reason I can't find them in the archives. My memory is that in the most recent discussion, there was consensus that wikilinks can be used more frequently in references than in an article body, as reference lists are not read in the same manner as prose so there's no concern about low-value links "diluting" high-value links. I think links to journals etc are valuable as they make it easier for readers to find more information about a source and therefore evaluate its credibility. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 14:27, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    A-ha, so I'm not the only one who's asked this question (didn't think I was). But perhaps I am the first to ask the specification be noted on the page? Thanks for your reply. It makes sense. And to save editors creating articles and reviewers checking them, the item should be specified to avoid anyone needing to look up the answer in an archive! Zepppep (talk) 14:33, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Agreed, though it might be necessary to clarify current consensus before putting anything in a guideline. Wikipedia_talk:Citing_sources/Archive_27#Links_within_citation is the discussion I was involved in, and Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Repeat_linking_in_reference_sections is the most recent discussion I'm aware of. Note the more permissive view toward such links in the second discussion taken by Tony, who has been instrumental in reducing the number of wikilinks in Wikipedia. Based on a quick look through recent TFAs, it appears such links are permissible but not required. It would be interesting to see whether there'd be consensus for encouraging (though not mandating) their use. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 14:57, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I added "may be wikilinked if relevant" to the periodical documentation. This is in line with the discussions and with other modules of the documentation. The major view is that linking well-known locations, publishers or periodicals is not that useful, but links to little-known elements may be of use. That is probably as definitive an answer as you will get. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 15:18, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for providing links to archived convos and for changing the wording! Zepppep (talk) 02:07, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    How do you relist an AfD manually?

    I had to relist WP:Articles for deletion/Rorgue for the third time, but my AfD script wouldn't let me. All I can do is add the relist template. How do you finish it? A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 16:56, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Template:2c If you're just trying to relist for the third time, I just do it with the script and then add my comment after the fact (resulting in an extra edit... but it won't kill anyone.) Are you saying that there's a malfunction with your script or something of that nature? Theopolisme 17:11, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I believe there is. When I click the arrow next to the watchlist button I only get the button "Move". I'm using Timotheus Canens' script. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 17:19, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    On closer inspection, it looks like I also had Mr. Z-man's script. I've removed it now but it still doesn't work. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 17:25, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Go to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 August 25 → edit → cut {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rorgue}}<!--Relisted--> from the page → save → paste into Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 September 2 → save. Note that it appears your relisting text was reverted by the next editor to the discussion.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 18:13, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Now it's been closed as a keep. Thank you Fuhghettaboutit! A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 04:10, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Where is my image embed code?

    I've uploaded an image; where can I find the embed code to place it in my entry? Upon upload, the ended code was not automatically generated. Deadlinedd (talk) 22:37, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The page WP:PIC explains how to add an image to an article. RudolfRed (talk) 22:46, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm curious as to whether there was anything that led you to believe that code would be automatically generated for you. Could you tell me where it said this? Dismas|(talk) 03:36, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    September 3

    Account creator

    Hi. I was like to request the "Account creator" right, but don't really know if I have to do anything to get it. Do I get experience somewhere? Cheers, TBrandley 00:00, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Account creator. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:16, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles appearing mysteriously in a category

    Why are article space articles appearing in Category:Mexican film director navigational boxes? They all appear to be on Template:Jaime Salvador.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:52, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This seems to be fixed now? The template correctly wraps the category inside "noinclude". -- John of Reading (talk) 06:45, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This is Melody Anderson and My WEBSITE IS FULL OF LIES.

    I just spent hours rewriting Melody Anderson in Wikipedia as there were so many errors in the origina. Most of the information about my childhood is wrong (I NEVER was acting at the age of 5 and NEVER took singing lessons as a child. I have NEVER received a doctorate much less gone to Columbia University. I have no idea how you got all this false information, but readers BEWARE. Wikipedia useless and I will NEVER look to it for info again. Yes, I am the actress but even some of that info is crap on the site. Celebtherapist 03:50, 3 September 2012 (UTC) Melody Anderson, LCSW — Preceding unsigned comment added by Celebtherapist (talk • contribs)

    I'm reaching out to this editor in hopes to address the situation. As this is a BLP matter. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 04:02, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I've removed the content for now. From what I can tell, there are two Melody Andersons who work in related fields. One is the actress and specialist in addictions, and one is a psychologist working in trauma, both connected to New York. Someone must have seen the identical names and similar careers and merged the information about both. - Bilby (talk) 04:06, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Just to clarify a bit further, in case anyone else is digging, the actress and addiction counsellor is Melody J Anderson, while the trama psychologist is Melody M Anderson. Both are based in NYC. - Bilby (talk) 04:14, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Art of Ancient Egypt

    The Egyptian art painting does show symmetry in the center, I was hoping to use it on the article.--GoShow (...............) 04:17, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Looks like you and another editor are in a bit of an edit war on this. The first step is to stop participating in the edit war. Then, use the talk page to work it out, and if that doesn't work see WP:DR for guidance. RudolfRed (talk) 04:46, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The link for one of the references (to an Oprah interview) in the article Marina Oswald Porter led me to a warning page that it was a malicious link. I have warned users beside the link. I'm not sure how else to deal with this. Perhaps the reference should be deleted? 206.116.243.76 (talk) 04:51, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't get a warning with Google Chrome on a computer with Kaspersky Internet Security 2012. Which browser and anti-virus software do you use? A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:11, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    By the way, Riley Huntley reverted your edit with the summary "Not a malic[i]ous link". Looks like more than one of us isn't getting the warning. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:14, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    confirmation code

    What 's the cure for "invalid or expired " codes? It appears that several hundred or more others have the same problem. T — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tbolt1944 (talk • contribs) 05:13, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    If you're making this edit with your account, then surely it did work? Searching the archives, I saw that if you send more than one confirmation email, you must use the code of the latest email. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:17, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I guess this is about email. See Help:Email confirmation. Setting an email address is optional and most users rarely or never use the email feature. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:27, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you have an easier way to submit a request for wiki aticles to be created?

    I suck at computers. So I had my friend try and my younger cousin try ,but We still can't find where to submit a request for a wiki to be created. So I thought maybe youyou could send me a direct likn and not to a confusing page. I appoligize if it there and we aren't seeing it.My request was for an article to be created about the original 3/4 combat aviation brigade of the 4th inf. divison. Mainly theunits history between 2005-to-2009. Thank you very much I know your time is importan and short when servicing a giant web-based library like wiki and hope to hear back from you soon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.11.114.157 (talk) 07:47, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The best place to ask for an article to be created is at Requested articles - just add your request under the appropriate subheading (in your case, Military and military history). Yunshui 雲‍水 08:05, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you want to write it yourself or you want to ask other editors to do this? And which division do you mean: UK or US? Ruslik_Zero 08:16, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Altered a page and can't seem to 'undo' it.

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    I came across a Wikipedia entry for James Ferguson (astronomer). I assumed that the entry referred to the Scottish astronomer James Ferguson and that therefore the entry was inaccurate. I made some changes based on material from archives but I am now worried in case there was indeed another Scottish born astronomer called James Ferguson and that perhaps instead of editing the entry I should have created a new one. Accordingly I attempted to 'Undo' my changes but without success. I would be very grateful if the page could be reverted to its original state in order that I can create a new page for the James Ferguson to which I referred.

    Many thanks and kind regards,

    Chekovita — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chekovita (talk • contribs) 10:47, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    James Ferguson (astronomer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
    I see that you have successfully restored the article since posting here. Welcome to Wikipedia - I have left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:22, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I am unable to create a new account.

     I wanted to look up some information and evertime I tried to create an a ccount some BS reason came up. The kicker was when the notice  called my e mail address invalid. and you don't even have to supply it.It's optional. You people got some glitches to take care of.
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