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    January 7

    How can I add a new word and definition to wikipedia

    I have coined a new word and would like to put it on Wikipedia, along with i'ts definition. How can I do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caroleaudrey (talk • contribs) 00:22, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The short answer is that you shouldn't do that. We have a content guideline WP:MADEUP which says: "Wikipedia is not for things that you and/or your friends made up. If you have invented something in school, in your university lab, your garage, or the pub, and it has not yet been featured in reliable sources, please do not write about it in Wikipedia. Write about it on your own website or blog instead. If you do, don't try to write an article based on your or your friend's website."
    If reliable sources (not blogs or websites that you create, but mainstream newspapers and so on) covered the word you made up, then it would be a different story, but that's unlikely to be the case and therefore any article about the word you've made up would be quickly deleted. See WP:A11. Valenciano (talk) 00:28, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (e/c) Hi Carol. You cannot. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, a compendium of knowledge and so it is for topics that reliable sources such as books, newspapers and magazines have already written about in detail. It should never be used to announce new things not already written about by such reliable sources. A word you coined is thus highly unsuited for an entry here. Please see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought, Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day and WP:NEO. Thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:31, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Caroleaudrey: As the two editors above me has explained, you can't. Maybe consider an alternative outlet such as http://www.urbandictionary.com/. benzband (talk) 00:39, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Referencing errors on Poser Holocaust

    Reference help requested. on the Poser Holocaust I added the source but it looks like It got messed up can you fix it please Thanks, Drayke Quinn (talk) 01:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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    It helps if you provide a link to the article that you'd like help with. It just makes less work for those trying to help you. The article is at Poser Holocaust.
    And I've fixed your reference issue here. You may want to take future articles through the WP:AFC process to get feedback before posting an article that is likely to be deleted. Best of luck, Dismas|(talk) 01:33, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How to replace an existing photo in a page.

    Hi,

    I'm currently reviewing our page in your website. Unfortunately, I've been trying to edit the photo uploaded since its no longer updated. I tried creating an account but after which it still didn't give me the access to do so. Thank you and looking forward to your feedback. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.177.169.234 (talk) 03:34, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I think this must be about Bank of Commerce. Maproom (talk) 05:34, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you mean File:Bank of Commerce Logo.png? It looks to me like the logo http://www.bankcom.com.ph/img/boc_bnr.png currently displayed at the official website http://www.bankcom.com.ph/main.php. If you mean File:Iba,Zambalesjf9416 07.JPG then you can upload a new photo with another name and then change the file name in the article. There is no need to delete the old file completely.
    Are you by any chance referring to a photo or text shown to the right of a Google search? Google's Knowledge Graph uses a wide variety of sources. There may be a text paragraph ending with "Wikipedia" to indicate that particular text was copied from Wikipedia. An image and other text before or after the Wikipedia excerpt may be from sources completely unrelated to Wikipedia. We have no control over how Google presents our information, but Google's Knowledge Graph has a "Feedback" link where anyone can mark a field as wrong. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:00, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Audio pronouncing of words to help kids read or learn new words; do you have such a feature?

    Audio pronouncing of words to help kids read or learn new words; do you have such a feature?99.224.84.172 (talk) 06:12, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    In general, no. Such a feature might be appropriate in a dictionary; less so in an encyclopedia. Particularly as English is pronounced in different ways around the world. Maproom (talk) 09:42, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia's "sister project" Wiktionary has audio pronunciations of many words. Those could be helpful. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 00:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How to create a your own page on a topic?

    I really want to make my own page on wikipedia but dont know how to. can u pls help me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kunlu005 (talk • contribs) 06:46, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The page you need is Wikipedia:Your first article. But the page you created after posting here, Aastha Mohapatra, is very unlikely to be accepted in its current form. Blogs are not good enough reliable sources to show that a person is notable, and the third link in the "References" section leads to a page that does not mention Mohapatra anywhere. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:00, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Nizamuddin Station

    We are senior citizrnx and are trying to take a train to Chennai from Nizamuddin Station in New Delhi. Train leaves from platform No.3. We cannot claim the stairs. Is there a lift or any other facility available to reach platform No.3

    Srinivasan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.59.78.153 (talk) 07:06, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I think you should try to contact the station directly. 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. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:54, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Trouble referencing a url

    I'm trying to reference information for a wiki article I'm trying to write about Oklahoma Employees Credit Union. I found the information I need on the National Credit Union Association's website under the search but it wont give me a direct url to the information.

    To see what I'm talking about, go to:

    1. http://researchcu.ncua.gov/Views/creditUnionInfo.aspx 2. Type in "Oklahoma Employees."

    It leads me to the information I need but I can't directly link to it.

    Also, am I correct that this is a credible source? It's not a blog, a private webpage, but it's not a news article either. It's a government page.

    Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by MikeLHoang (talk • contribs) 09:29, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    http://researchcu.ncua.gov/Views/creditUnionInfo.aspx redirects to http://researchcu.ncua.gov/Views/FindCreditUnions.aspx when you haven't cached a search result, so the url should be the latter. Otherwise a user with another credit union cached would see that union without being redirected to the search form. The search result says Charter Number: 65032. This is apparently the official identifier of a specific credit union so I would use that instead of a name search which might return 0, 1 or more results in the future. It's also at top of the form with a Find button right next to it. Here is a possible way to cite it with the at parameter at Template:Cite web#In-source locations: Information to be cited.[1]
    1. ^ "Research A Credit Union". National Credit Union Administration. Search on Charter Number: 65032. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
    PrimeHunter (talk) 13:40, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    The source seems OK to use to source basic information on Oklahoma Employees Credit Union. I suggest using the website to source basic information only if you can't find independent, Wikipedia reliable sources to support that same information. For example, I would use this source to support the 1954 date of the credit union over the National Credit Union Association's website's "Year Chartered: 1954". -- Jreferee (talk) 15:14, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Regarding the page : Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus

    Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Dear Fellow Wikipedia users,

    Being an alumni, its quite unfortunate/embarrassing to see "This article appears to be written like an advertisement". I do agree that the article seems to have been written by an undergraduate freshman of the institute looking for external gratification.

    That being said, the institute is indeed one of the finest in the country. I have made the necessary changes and have removed external links (username: MilindKPZ). I believe that the article seems alright now. I would be happy to make further changes, in case you feel otherwise.

    I have raised a similar concern on the article talk page. Unfortunately, it has remained unnoticed.

    I hope that you remove the banner “This article… advertisement”.

    Yours sincerely MilindKPZ (talk) 10:49, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    PS: I have also sent an email to info-en-q <at> wikimedia.org before realising that there is a dedicated help page for it. I apologise for the duplication.

    Maintenance tags are not removed automatically, they require human review. I have removed the tag but IMHO the tone of the article still needs work.--ukexpat (talk) 13:44, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I've reviewed and added some more External links to make it better Nechlison (talk) 14:57, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    And I moved your Wikilink to a new See also section and reformatted The Times of India link.--ukexpat (talk) 17:16, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    DH SMITH - WRESTLER

    Hi, Please could you tell me how to link Davey Boy Smith Jr's official website www.officialdbsmithjr.com to this Wikipedia page David Hart Smith — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nat.s.e.wood (talk • contribs) 11:28, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I've added it under External Links Rojomoke (talk) 13:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Page Name Edit

    Hi all,

    The page Tsogo sun incorrectly has a lowercase 's' on the word 'sun' where it actually need to be upper case. Is there any way of editing this?

    KLMuller (talk) 12:57, 7 January 2014 (UTC) Karen[reply]

    I've moved it to Tsogo Sun. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 13:03, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    May I request this for London commuter belt, too. 78.32.195.249 (talk) 23:02, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Where/how does one suggest a page be protected or semi-protected?

    Other than a quick read yesterday I have no interest/involvement with this page (John Hope (educator)). However, I noticed some dates recently changed to obviously incorrect dates by an anon user. Looking at the "talk" page shows that this has been a pattern.

    I "undid" some recently changed dates on this page but I would like to know the proper place to suggest/request some sort of protection. Arbalest Mike (talk) 15:33, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, but John Hope (educator) has only been vandalized twice since March (counting consecutive same-IP edits as one) so a request may be declined. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:40, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    entry for "Paul Wonnacott"

    Resolved
     – Nellie14 (talk) 22:09, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Would it be possible to 1. Remove the preliminary draft which has "Nellie 14" in the title. It shows up when people "Google" Paul Wonnacott. 2. Move up the main entry for "Paul Wonnacott" so that it appears first, at the top of the page, when you "Google" his name.Nellie14 (talk) 16:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you.

    P. S. I find Wikipedia very useful.

    Nellie14 (talk) 16:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Nellie, the "Nellie14" article on Wonnacott appears to be in your own userspace, so you are free to delete that by clicking EDIT at the top of that page and deleting the text! :) Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:36, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Re 2: There is the nothing that we can do about the Google page ranking, nor should we if we could -- this is an encyclopedia not a Google popularity contest.--ukexpat (talk) 17:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Now that the NOINDEX "Magic word" has been added to the userspace draft, Google will no longer find it, but it may take some time before it drops it from its results. We have no control over what Google returns. You might want to move that page to User:Nellie14/Paul Wonnacott, or it can be deleted if you are done with it. To have it deleted by an admin simply add {{db-u1}} anywhere on the page, the top is good. DES (talk) 17:12, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    No need to move the draft anywhere as the article now exists at Paul Wonnacott, so the best thing to do is just blank the user page.--ukexpat (talk) 17:21, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How to find out which edits have been deleted.

    Hello I want to find out which of my past edits have been deleted but do not want to add every page that I contribute to my watchlist. What should I do? With edit count I can only know my edit count and deleted edits count but not which of my edits were deleted. Mr RD (talk) 17:52, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a special page which lists deleted contributions for a given user (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DeletedContributions/Mr_RD in your case) but I believe that only admins can view such pages. What is your specific purpose, Mr RD? Perhaps someone can suggest a way to achieve it. DES (talk) 18:01, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the information, but it is for admins only. I was asking about it as some people delete most of my edits. Mr RD (talk) 18:37, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    There is a difference between edits being deleted (which happens when the page you edited has been deleted entirely by an administrator, as with Khon Kaen MICE Tourism for example), and edits being altered by another editor after you have made them (either by using "undo", rollback or other similar tools, or by simply editing the section again). A list of the former edits is generated - for admins only - at Special:DeletedContributions/Mr_RD. As for the second, no list is generated but you can set your notification preferences to be notified if an edit of yours is changed using "undo" or rollback. BencherliteTalk 18:48, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    If you keep a list of links to pages you have created or significantly edited, perhaps on your user page or a sub-page in your userspace, you will be able to see if any become "redlinks", a sign that they have been deleted. Clicking on such a link will show the deletion log indicating who deleted it and why. In the case of Khon Kaen MICE Tourism, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khon Kaen MICE Tourism, where I notice you commented, so you were aware of the suggestion that the article (and several related articles) be deleted. DES (talk)
    On that note do you think I should file for a review? I know some of the content might appear to be advertised in those articles and I wanted to remove that but I wanted to keep the article. All of my created articles were proposed to deletion by two guys on name of WP:NPOV without even trying to edit or remove any such content which appeared to be unnecessary. What should I do?Mr RD (talk) 20:19, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi, random editor lurking here. If you want other editors to help, you really need to lay out some specifics. Which articles do you think were incorrectly deleted? What was the content in dispute? Have you tried contacting the editors who filed the deletions? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:03, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Based on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khon Kaen MICE Tourism, I would suggest perhaps getting a mentor to help you understand what is appropriate for editing at Wikipedia rather than promotional writing. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 03:14, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Inaccurate Business Information - Loughborough Town Hall Theatre, Venue and Art Gallery

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    I've recently been informed by a colleague that the link below contains inaccurate information about our business. Loughborough Town Hall is a theatre venue, part of Charnwood Borough Council, which has featured an Art Gallery since April 2011. Please can you re-word the paragraph that states:-

    "... Although it has no dedicated art gallery, fine pieces of sculpture can be found in the town's environs, including the ‘Sock Man’, a bronze statue celebrating Loughborough's association with the hosiery industry."

    Here is the link - Loughborough.

    I don't mind how it's re-worded, but the facts are:- Loughborough Town Hall opened its Art Gallery, called 'Sock Gallery', in April 2011 and features a full programme of exhibitions throughout the year, including an annual Open Exhibition. There is also a range of quality handmade British craft available for purchase.

    With many thanks,

    Amy Kerrigan Sock Gallery Manager [Phone # redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.192.13.215 (talk) 18:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    While your request is clear (thanks) none of the current sources cited in the article mentions the gallery. Could you please provide a citation to one or more reliable sources for this information? And by the way the sources for the Loughborough Town Hall articel are very thin, and I am not at all sure that it is notable in the Wikipedia sense. Do you have any sources for that page? DES (talk) 18:46, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Etain

    Hello I clarified a statement from the Etain article and it was deleted. Since I was only explaining how she had two fathers and that there was no confusion in the story only the article, I am now concerned people are going to come away with misconceptions about the tale. She was a sidhe who had a sidhe father. She was turned into a butterfly and swallowed by a mortal. She was born to a mortal. The source is the Tochmark etain. If the original story is not a reliable source then what can I say? I have no other source to give than the correctly written account of the story. The author of the article was wrong about the heroine. She was a magical being who became mortal. All of the major action occurred while she was sidhe.

    All of this comes from the Tochmark Etain. Since the article has errors and clarification is now out of the question. I do not know what I can do to make it more reliable.

    I am also upset that the Marwari article is blantantly inaccurate and I am unable to correct it. I have assured the Indigienious Horse Society of India that I will continue working to get a correct history and information (Including recent scientific data) out there so people will know the truth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bedb (talk • contribs) 22:08, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Your edit was reverted in this edit by Materialscientist (a long established editor here). No reason was given for the revert. I suggest that in accord with the bold, revert, discuss pattern, you post on Talk:Étaín, explaining why you think your edit should be reinstated. You may need to cite passages from the original, or better, secondary critical analyses of it that interpret its meaning. Nothing should be "out of the question" -- any article can be altered to conform with sources and be improved. Citing reliable sources is often the key. Discussing matters on the article talk page is often helpful. DES (talk) 22:28, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Entry for the film LADY KILLERS

    Jack Warner for film LADY KILLERS Is the wrong JACK WARNER prefix:Talk:Main Page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.189.206 (talk) 22:50, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    If you're referring to the article The Ladykillers, every instance of the name Jack Warner in it appears to be correctly linked to Jack Warner (actor). I can't find any instances elsewhere where the actor's name is mislinked in the context of that film; if you've found one, you'll have to explain where it is. Deor (talk) 00:44, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Which page are you posting about? It isn't mentioned in Talk:Main Page, and The Ladykillers correctly says "Jack Warner" with a link to Jack Warner (actor) all three times. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:49, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How Do I Edit Page Name?

    I need to change the name on Olivermcmillan. Currently it reads, "Olivermcmillan" but it should read "OliverMcMillan". How can that be changed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kennymoore123 (talk • contribs) 23:35, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    This is done by moving the page. Confirmed or autoconfirmed users can use the move function. I don't think you are autoconfirmed yet, so i will look into this. DES (talk) 23:38, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Done I have moved the page as requested. However the article appears to be rather overwritten and more than a bit promotional in tone. I will be cutting it down significantly. DES (talk) 23:44, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for changing the name for me. Once the page will be reworked a little bit to be more neutral will the top Problem with Page banner go away? Kennymoore123

    Maintenance tags, such as that one, are placed and removed manually, like any part of the article text. Once the issues have been resolved, any editor can remove the tag, but if it is removed without resolving them, any editor can replace it. If you think the issues are resolved but are not sure, ask here or ask any experienced editor to look and remove if s/he thinks the issues are dealt with. Note that both I and another editor have made some edits since the move. DES (talk) 22:11, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Do I need to be a confimred accout to place or remove these tags? Thanks again for your help! Kennymoore123 —Preceding undated comment added 22:25, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    No, you do not. You don't even need to be logged in. But do make a good faith effort to fix any issues before removing the tags. I have seen editors make a minor change or no change at all to address a significant issue, and then remove tags, only to find the tags promptly reapplied, and themselves labeled as "disruptive editors". That is not a sequence helpful to anyone. DES (talk) 22:34, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    January 8

    How to retrieve an article from the review queue

    Resolved
     – Wollygobble (talk) 01:22, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I have been told that, as a registered user, I can create a new article in my userspace and move it into the mainspace myself without the need for a review. However, on completing the article I was led astray by a link in the userspace draft template and have now requested a review by mistake. The page has now been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/W. Alexander & Sons. I can probably move it myself, but I suspect that will leave a redirect behind so the article will remain in the review queue. What to do please? Wollygobble (talk) 00:16, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You can move and check the "do not leave a redirect" box, and after the move delete all the AfC templates, or I will do it for you if you like. However, as it stands that article is rather promotional in tone and inconsistent in citation formatting. It probably won't be deleted, but it may face some harsh editing. You might want to clean it up before moving. But you may do as you wish. DES (talk) 00:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It's only administrators who can choose "do not leave a redirect" (it actually says "Leave a redirect behind" with a default checkmark they can remove). PrimeHunter (talk) 00:30, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I didn't realize that only admins had that permission. Well, the user can move and tag the redir for deletion with {{db-author}}, or ask me or another admin to move. Or wait, it is the user's choice. DES (talk) 00:33, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you DES. Could you do it for me please? And I don't mind "harsh editing". It's a good way of learning.Wollygobble (talk) 00:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Done Now at W. Alexander & Sons. DES (talk) 00:56, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Most References?

    Resolved

    Is there a way to find the articles with the most references? (yes, I know that could be counted with multiple entries using the same namedref as 1 or many, don't care). I'm also fine on whether this is a continually updated list or whether it is a weekly generated list. Also, does the Wikipedia software have a maximum number of references allowed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naraht (talk • contribs)

    Wikipedia:Articles with the most references is manually edited and probably missing a lot. I don't know an automated list. As far as I know there is no limit on the number of references, but there are other limits like total page size so that causes a limit in practice. I have just done a preview test with 6000 minimal <ref>X</ref> followed by <references/>. That worked fine, but I don't recommend using server resources to test further for a limit. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:09, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    A while back the lists List of hard rock musicians (A–M) and List of hard rock musicians (N–Z) were just one list. I had to split it in two because it was not loading for some users depending on their browser. It was just too large for some systems to even load due to the large number of references and templates. Dismas|(talk) 01:56, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    That would be because of the number citation templates hit the template limits. This should not be a problem now that most have be updated to use Lua modules. --  Gadget850 talk 14:35, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank You to both of you. the article at the top of Wikipedia:Articles with the most references has a page with over 1100 references, so I'm not concerned about pure numbers in adding references to an article.Naraht (talk) 13:00, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Patrolled page

    I clicked 'Mark as patrolled' because I was curious what type of page it would take me to and I accidently marked Talk:Google Feedback as patrolled because I assumed marking as patrolled was a more than 1-step process. Can somebody unmark it as such? Blackbombchu (talk) 01:32, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    No worries - There is no reason why the talk page should not be marked "patrolled". -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 01:58, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    and, if instead of the talk page you linked, you had marked the article page as reviewed, that is also OK - someone has reviewed it (and sent it to AfD). -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 02:44, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The Inflated Sales of the K-POP Groups in the Best-Selling Boy/Girl Groups Pages

    Most of the people know that the era of digital singles came in the 21st century with the invention of iTunes, and other audio programs. However, the K-POP groups that are listed in the BEST-SELLING BOY/GIRLS GROUPS pages are a total bogus, in that, their digital sales which cost about 30 cents are included as a part of their PHYSICAL SALES whereas groups like Backstreet Boys have truly sold their PHYSICAL SINGLES, AND ALBUMS (which does not include the cheap digital sales). I personally believe that there should be an another page for the digital sales. It is not fair for the artists that have actually earned their PHYSICAL SALES to be compared with the groups that are primarily supported by the DIGITAL SINGLE SALES. Not hating on the K-POP groups, but I believe their digital sales does not apply in the page where the other groups have their PHYSICAL SALES ONLY which cost A LOT more than the digital sales. I tried to edit out the K-POP groups, but a group of 2 people have constantly undone my edits with the article of proofs that show nothing about how them achieving these certain physical sales. Please fix them if you can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theallpops (talk • contribs) 01:56, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    @Theallpops: Hi, though I am a little confused about what your request is, it seems that you are proposing a global change on how sales are reported in Wikipedia articles. This is definitely beyond the scope of the Wikipedia Help Desk, which exists to help users with issues related to general editing. If you want to affect change, you might start by contacting the various WikiProjects related to your field of interest. I'm not sure where the best place to start would be--maybe at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Music, who might be able to direct you to a more specific genre? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:58, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Freddie and the Dreamers

    Hi

    I am an ex member of Freddie and the Dreamers and although my name appears on the list of later members, it has been moitted from the legacy section of the article where the past members's names are more prominent. I would like to know how this can be resolved.

    Thanks

    Andy Wells — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.122.12.206 (talk) 11:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The best place to discuss this is the article's talk page: Talk:Freddie and the Dreamers. Maproom (talk) 13:18, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Done — I went ahead and added your name to the list in 'Legacy' section, since it is in the Infobox list. (You could have done this yourself; see: WP:Be bold) —Note however, this section is lacking reliable sources. ~E:71.20.250.51 (talk) 15:02, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Whitby Gazette Newspapers

    Hello

    I work for the Whitby Gazette and the information that you have is not quite right, the first paper was not published on 6th January that year but the 6th of July. Please can we get this rectified.

    The editor of the paper Mr Ed Asquith can be contacted should you want to double check this information on [redacted].

    Many thanks

    Sarah Harrison Johnston Press Yorkshire Ltd

    [phone # redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.59.102.211 (talk) 12:15, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I've made the change.
    There are no sources either way to support January or July, but in this case I don't think it matters. Incidentally, I believe 01723 to be a Scarborough number, not Whitby, and the number doesn't correspond to those on the Gazette contact page. If it's a personal number, I'd consider its removal. Chaheel Riens (talk) 13:14, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Number gone already I see. Chaheel Riens (talk) 13:15, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Making collapsible table hidden when page is opened

    How to make collapsible table hidden when the page is opened? You can see my table here: User:Pek/sandbox Yours sincerely. --Pek (talk) 14:27, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

     Done Use class="wikitable collapsible collapsed". --Mdann52talk to me! 14:30, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for helping. You did exactly what I needed. --Pek (talk) 14:36, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Guilt

    Only place I can make a comment on how grateful I am to the people of Wikapedia. I'm just sorry we cannot donate any money. We had to file bankruptcy and we only have SS for an income. Thank you, Glen and Sue — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.70.136.105 (talk) 14:34, 8 January 2014 (UTC) [reply]

    Thank you for your thoughtful words. If you can contribute time, we could always use volunteers! :) Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    editing page

    i just change the page link

    but the changes are removed after a while. i have an account and used the button "save changes". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.18.230.34 (talk) 14:36, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm afraid we don't have any control over what happens on the Bengali Wikipedia - you would have to discuss this there. en-wiki and bn-wiki are separate projects. Yunshui 雲‍水 14:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Add A Novel Series to Wikipedia?

    Hi,

    I just wrote my first novel and the second is coming out soon. Both are available on Amazon. I would like to create a page about the novels and the world I created. But when I submitted an article it was rejected for not having a source to cite.

    Any suggestions on how to create the page and have it accepted would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.

    Here is the declined article page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Wasteland_Rules_(Book_Series)

    J.G. Martin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jefmart1975 (talk • contribs) 14:37, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You'll need to provide sources that show your works meet the inclusion criteria for books - this usually means that you'll need to cite multiple reviews in major publications (e.g. nationally-circulated newspapers or literary magazines), although if the books have had a significant impact and have been written about from that perspective, sources showing that would also suffice. To the best of my knowledge, however, no article about a book published through CreateSpace has ever been retained on Wikipedia. Yunshui 雲‍水 14:44, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia in course

    Hi:

    I'm wiki user cebarnes406. I'm a teacher at Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville. I'm trying to use Wiki in my course. I am stuck at the wiki institution and course pages. I am not able to add my institution to the list nor am I able to create my course to get my students started. I went through the instructor tutorial and there was a message at one point that I would not be able to add my institution unless ????? but I cannot find this message anymore.

    I'm stuck. Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Cebarnes406 (talk) 14:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I see you have a support response at Wikipedia:Education noticeboard. What pages exactly are you stuck at, Cebarnes406. What are you trying to do, specifically, that you are finding troublesome? I will be glad to attempt to help. DES (talk) 15:05, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]


    I just wrote you a more detailed explanation of my problems but did not notice I was not logged in. I am not sure you received this. Let me know either way. Cebarnes406 (talk) 15:28, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I am seeing this response, Cebarnes406, but not any other response you may have made. Where did you make it? You can post at User talk:DESiegel if you want to reach out to me specifically, or here if you want any help desk volunteer to perhaps respond. DES (talk) 16:51, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Information Section

    Ursuline Academy (Delaware)- On the quick section on the right side (Information), I am only able to show a couple of our leaders. How can I make our two principals visible. I know it is something on the back end. Thank you for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uacommunications (talk • contribs) 15:01, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The infobox at the right of Ursuline Academy (Delaware) is already rather long. Such boxs are intended only as a quick summary of the essential facts of an article. Additional information should be put into prose in the body of the article. Besides, as per WP:NOT, Wikipedia is not a directory. Not every official of an organization should be listed.
    Also, if you are, as your commetn abov and your user name imply, an employee or associate of this institution, you have a conflict of interest and should not edit the article directly. Moreover, Wikipedia does not allow shared usernames or "role accounts". Each account should belong to a specific individual, not an office or position. "Uacommunications" rather implies otherwise. DES (talk) 15:11, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How to be the only Editor for a Page

    Hello, I would like to know how to put privacy/controls on who can edit a page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WbPadlocks (talk • contribs) 15:12, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Quite simply: you can't. Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit; we don't lock pages so that only a single user has access. Administrators can protect pages under certain circumstances, but I don't think that's what you're asking about. Yunshui 雲‍水 15:14, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    ... and this is explained in our policy on ownership of articles. Gandalf61 (talk) 15:17, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    WbPadlocks - Template:Pending changes table shows editing page protection limits. In general, see Wikipedia:Protection policy. -- Jreferee (talk) 15:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I believe that (in your own userspace) you can make a .css page (e.g. User:WbPadlocks/something.css) so that only yourself and administrators can edit the page, though I'm not sure that it's allowed. Epicgenius (talk) 03:12, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Snap-on Tools

    I have worked for Snap-on Tools in many capacities for @ 22 years. I have read the information that is posted on the company, and found it to be inaccurate. I registered with you, went back to the Snap-on article , and edited out the inaccuracies. However, within 24 hours, the old inaccurate information returns- what is going on here? For example, the company was formed in 1920 in Milwaukee, Wi. and the first mfg plant was started there, not in Johnson City Tennessee. Snap-on Tools Corporation has had it's world headquarters and plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin since 1930. Snap-on opened 2 small plants in Johnson City and Elizabethton, Tn. in the late 1970's or early 1980's. Ironically, these plants proved to be problematic for the company because of employee problems and quality issues. Who ever keep putting Johnson City up as the first mfg. plant does not know what they are talking about- corporate records would support my claim. Also, the explanation of the Blue Point trade name is completely wrong, and I have taken the time to write a factual objective article only to come back a day later to see it has been removed, and replaced by a few sentences by someone that knows nothing about the Snap-on Tools Corporation. These 'Snap-on Experts' pop up from time to time. Ironically, I was usually one of the guys sent directed by the Corporation to correct the false information, or supply the facts to the corporate communications people. I do not know what the issues are here. I have clicked on the submit icon, and received an acknowledgement and a thank you from your organization for taking the time to contribute. Then the next day, some of it is removed and changed- but not all of it. Very strange. Anyway, please look into this purplexing matter. Thanks Jwgears (talk) 15:18, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The talk page for the article would be the best place to discuss this. If you have sources for your facts you can list there, then you should be able to convince people to let them stand. StuRat (talk) 15:28, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    The information you provided[1] was not based on Wikipedia reliable sources that are independent of Snap-on Tools. (e.g., sentences you added needed to have a footnote at the end). -- Jreferee (talk) 15:36, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (Please add info to the Snap-on article): This source notes "They formed Snap-on Wrench Co. in 1920 and moved their operations into a rented building in Milwaukee." -- Jreferee (talk) 15:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Jwgears - I edited the Snap-on to address some of the changes you mention above. -- Jreferee (talk) 16:00, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    a notice from someone claiming to be a "General Council"

    and objecting to wikipedia's using their logo appeared here. [2]. I removed the logo, placed a crude warning in the logo spot asking that it not be replaced and will email this Vice President of Enforcement (or something) informing him that we have removed it. However I felt that other folks in wikipedia might want to know about this, since it seemed to be threatening something nasty if we did not comply. I was not sure where to go with it, so came here. Please advise. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 15:26, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The issue has been raised at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Legal threat. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:25, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I have restored the logo. The WMF has lawyers to deal with this. Unless they say so, this is a simple case of fair use covered by Wikipedia:Logos. --NeilN talk to me 16:40, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    FWIW I don't think File:Toll Brothers.svg is eligible for copyright protection as it is too simple. So I have edited the file info page accordingly and tagged it for move to Commons.--ukexpat (talk) 22:33, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    help

    can you help me please my boss John Stanley has asked me to start a Wiki on him as associates are asking him to. I am his PA/ Researcher and have logged an account for myself today. It says on my email from Wiki to wait 4 days but also says something about +10 edits, what does this mean I only want to add John biog (which I have on a word document here) and some images. I can only communicate through emails as hard of hearing so would appreciate answer through email please. Carol — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carol Godwin (talk • contribs) 16:44, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Carol. Before creating this article you should first read Wikipedia's guidance on Conflict of Interest, which discourages users from creating or editing articles on subjects they know or are being paid by. It's only a discouragement though, and if you really do want to make this article, you are best off starting with the Article Wizard, and creating as a draft article through the Articles for Creation process. This will allow another editor to help you create the article and make sure that it conforms to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Before creating an entry, however, you will need to make sure that John Stanley is covered in multiple reliable sources which are independent of him, as this is an encyclopaedia and we only cover notable topics whose information can be proved to be true. Hope this helps. Samwalton9 (talk) 16:53, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Something else I forgot; the 4 days + 10 edits defines your account as Autoconfirmed, this just allows you to move pages, edit some protected pages, and upload images so you don't need to worry about it. Samwalton9 (talk) 16:58, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Carol. There are certain things you should discuss with your boss before going ahead. The reason you are very strongly discouraged from writing an article about him is that, because of the conflict of interest SamWalton9 refers to, it may prove difficult for you to write from the required neutral point of view. You may have a draft ready of which he approves, but any promotional language or selectively flattering content will be swiftly removed by other people if you are able to demonstrate your boss's notability and an article about him goes live. Is Mr. Stanley aware that, once an article is published here, he will have no control over the content? Any passing user will be able to edit it, adding anything they like as long as it's relevant and properly sourced, and while he can object to edits that break the rules, he will have no general right or ability to return the article to a particular version just because he prefers it. As for the photos, Wikipedia is always glad to receive image donations, but bear in mind that you must own the copyright or provide permission from the copyright holder to donate them, and must license them so that others can reuse and alter them. See Wikipedia:Image tutorial. All answers to your query will be made on this page, although you can request that the discussion be continued on your own talk page. Hope this helps. - Karenjc (talk) 18:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Bruno Letort

    Born 1963, Vichy, France. Bruno Letort is a prominent figure on the contemporary French music scene. Formally trained in composition and harmony, his work is characterized by a deliberate indifference to sylistic boundaries. His orchestral pieces, his numerous string quartets and a ground-breaking interactive opera are evidence of an open-minded sensibilty as much to the American repetitive movement as to Eastern European tradition or ambient and electronic music. He has composed interactive inter-disciplinary works for stage, film and ballet. An educationalist, artistic director and writer, he has been a producer at France Musique since 1994, where he founded the National Radio label "Signature". As producer, he has collaborated with Pierre Henry, Fred Frith, Hector Zazou, Jean-Luc Godard and Elliott Sharp. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.223.73.145 (talk) 18:00, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    This is the help desk, where you can get answers to questions about using and finding your way around Wikipedia. If you want to create an article, please read Wikipedia:Your first article or visit Wikipedia:Articles for creation. - Karenjc (talk) 18:48, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    You can also contact Wikipedia:Wikiproject Music. Good luck! --NaBUru38 (talk) 23:20, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit semi-protected template

    I have just changed a URL, as requested at Talk:Mitt Romney because the article is semi-protected. However, the semi-protected template has not "expanded" so there is no "answered = no" parameter to change to "answered = yes" so the request is still in the User:AnomieBOT/SPERTable, and presumably, will remain there. I've tried purging the page, but cannot get the template to expand, or transclude. Is there a way of forcing this? - Arjayay (talk) 19:13, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The request at Talk:Mitt_Romney#editsemiprotected is marked as answered. Can you clarify your question? Also, I recommend just going to Category:Wikipedia_semi-protected_edit_requests rather than maintining your own table of open requests. RudolfRed (talk) 19:27, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) It was marked as answered by Technical 13 in this edit [3] after I had asked the question. I didn't know what I needed to add, as I am used to having the parameter there to change.
    As for "maintaining my own table" I would have no idea how to do that, but use AnomieBOT's tables as is recommended at Wikipedia:Edit requests#Monitoring new requests. Arjayay (talk|TB|) 19:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

    Place SVG help request template on image talkpage

    Hello. I do not have a vector graphics editor that is able to load File:World_homosexuality_laws.svg. I am skilled in text‐editing SVG files, but this file does not appear to be text‐editable. Is there a template I can place on the file’s talkpage (The file is located on Wikimedia Commons, but its talkpage is located on en.wikipedia.) to request an edit from users, interested in the articles’ WikiProjects, who are able to edit SVG files? Info por favor (talk) 19:40, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    File:World homosexuality laws.svg#filehistory shows it's already edited frequently. Do you really need more image editors? It has a talk page at both the English Wikipedia and commons:File talk:World homosexuality laws.svg. For a file at Commons the discussion logically belongs at Commons and there is much more activity there. I think the editors who posted to the English Wikipedia talk page made a mistake. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Is there a template for an SVG edit request?
    It has been established by precedent that discussion of marriage maps take‐place of en:wikipedia. I do not agree with this precedent.
    ― Info por favor (talk) 20:57, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Those examples do not establish any precedent. Both files were originally hosted at the English Wikipedia and already had discussion here when the files were moved to Commons, so somebody edited the Commons talk pages to point to the existing discussions. commons:File:World homosexuality laws.svg has never been at the English Wikipedia, the file is used in many Wikimedia projects, and its talk page is older and four times larger than the one at the English Wikipedia. You could post to Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop but commons:Commons:Graphic Lab/Map workshop may be more appropriate for a Commons image. However, I suggest you start on commons:File talk:World homosexuality laws.svg when the file is already actively maintained. Include a reliable source for the wanted change. If you get no response there then you can consider other options. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I’m glad‐to‐hear it’s not a precedent. Thank you for your help. ― Info por favor (talk) 22:47, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Is there a commons template I can place on the commons:File talk:World homosexuality laws.svg talkpage to request help with SVG editing? ― Info por favor (talk) 22:49, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know such a template but maybe something at commons:Help:SVG can help you. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:35, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit a protected page

    Hi there, could someone please make a change to this page [4]. Mid-way down the page, next to "Alternative Methods", there is a link to "Flinfo tool". The link is dead. It seems to have been changed to [5]. Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 20:18, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-24

    This is an issue on Wikimedia Commons, a related but separate site. I have raised this issue there. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 20:58, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    CV-41 correction

    Corrected info on CV-41 page regarding VF-21 shoot down, which should have be VF-24, previous recorded Wiki posting... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.141.209.26 (talk) 20:31, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    USS Midway (CV-41) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
    I have added references to that paragraph and have removed the details that were not included in the referenced web page. Feel free to add more detail, provided that the information can be backed up by references to reliable sources. Please don't add information from unpublished diaries or personal recollections, as it would be impossible for readers to check the information for themselves. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:16, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Upper case letter on last name

    Is it possible to correct the last name with Majocchi instead of majocchi? Basically it needs the upper case "M" Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nmajocchi (talk • contribs) 21:31, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

     Done DES (talk) 21:35, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    However on looking further at the page I have nominated it for speedy deletion as promotion or advertising. DES (talk) 21:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    All Arms Junior Leaders' Regiment

    I notice that the entry for the "All Arms Junior Leaders' Regiment" has been put in the 'British Cadet organisations' category which is incorrect! It was in fact a Regiment of the British Army. How do I change this? Or at least create a new category of "British Army Junior Leaders' Regiments" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.151.241.2 (talk) 22:36, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey person editing from 68.151.241.2. If you click edit at the top of the article and then scroll to the bottom, you will see [[Category:British Cadet organisations]]. Removing that markup and saving will take the article out of the category. If you replaced it with [[Category:Regiments of the British Army]] then the article would be placed into that category. There are further refined categories listed at that category page. Note that I have not researched whether the change itself would be proper. For more information on categories, including their creation, see Wikipedia:Categorization.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:30, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Customize the preview image on videos?

    Is there a way to achieve the above so it doesn't pick a particularly useless moment? Darkwarriorblake (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    See thumbtime at Wikipedia:Extended image syntax#Video files (Ogg). PrimeHunter (talk) 23:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you muchly! Darkwarriorblake (talk) 23:56, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    January 9

    Stelly Stell PROD

    Hello. I keep getting this message. This article is about a living person and appears to have no references. All biographies of living people created after March 2010 must have at least one reference to a reliable source. If no reliable references are found and added within a seven-day grace period, this article may be deleted. This is an important policy to help prevent the retention of incorrect material. Please note that adding reliable sources is all that is required to prevent the scheduled deletion of this article. For help on inserting references, see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or ask at Wikipedia:Help desk. Once the article has at least one reliable source, you may remove this tag. Find sources: Gbooks · Gscholar · Gnews recent · Gnews old · NYT · Wikipedia Reference Search Reviewer tools: policy project (Stelly Stell • talk • bio • log) Move: incubate Header: deprod checked checking Footer: +references +external links   This template was added Wednesday, 8 January; This article may be deleted on or after Wednesday, 15 January.

    Notification of the article's author(s) is strongly recommended. Notification template: ==Proposed deletion of Stelly Stell==

    The article Stelly Stell has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article. The nominator also raised the following concern:

    All biographies of living people created after March 18, 2010, must have references.

    If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Spitimas (talk) 03:48, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Click the links! They're there to help you. The article Stelly Stell has no references. You need to add at least one reliable source to that article or it will likely be deleted when January 15 rolls around. - Purplewowies (talk) 03:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    We understand that creating your first article can be frustrating and overwhelming. Please be aware that the notices posted on the page and on your talk page are there to help you resolve problems that have been identified by either a bot (program) or a human (volunteer). Removing those notices from the article does not make the problem(s) go away; bots have a good memory and humans are hard to fool. This is why Wikipedia uses both to monitor new pages. We apologize if you might be experiencing "information overload" at this point. The bottom line for your situation relates to the links posted by Purplewowies, above [and I have made bold for your convenience]; also see: WP: Notability (people). After reading the information from those two links, if you have any specific questions, please come back here and ask — that's why we volunteer to be here (instead of roaming around in the polar vortex and freezing to death). However, keep in mind the possibility that the topic: Stelly Stell might not be currently suitable as a Wikipedia article; if so, please don't take it personally. ~Thanks, ~Eric F:71.20.250.51 (talk) 05:33, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Addition of a new name to Wikipedia

    I should like to add the name and details of a published author. Can you tell me how I do this please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.190.225 (talk) 08:53, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Create an account and head over to Wikipedia:Article wizard. Scarce2 (talk) 10:02, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    But read Wikipedia:Notability first, particularly the section about creative professionals. Simply being published does not make an author a suitable subject for a Wikipedia article. You will need to assemble your references to reliable sources before you create an article. It will almost certainly be deleted very quickly if you don't include references that show why and how your subject passes the notability test. - Karenjc (talk) 10:19, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Leroy Dean chambers

    Just want to let you know my name is Leroy Dean chambers and not Leroy Edna chambers and I scored 31 goals for altrincham thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.183.128.53 (talk) 10:21, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for pointing out potential inaccuracies with this article. I have changed your name in the article per your request - can't find a source but it sounds more plausible than the previous version and it is a relatively uncontroversial change. The stats for your time at Altrincham are cited to Soccerbase. Can you point us at a published source to confirm the change you want us to make? - Karenjc (talk) 10:42, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    List of Bollywood films of 2013

    Hi all, I am getting into an edit war on List of Bollywood films of 2013 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). Can somebody else assess the edit requests on the talk page, and let me know if I have approved them correctly or not. --Mdann52talk to me! 11:05, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Your requiring sources/talk page discussion to change the article is correct and edits made that alter the article without sourcing/talk page discussion can be reverted. The whole "top ten grossing Bollywood films at the Indian box office in 2013" is problematic as it raises original research issues, not news issues, and whether web site sourcing is sufficiently reliable to support the gross amounts, which continue to change over time. We are only nine days into 2014 and I did not find any 2014 news sources discussing top ten grossing Bollywood films at the Indian box office (domestic nett gross in India only) in 2013. The focus usually is on the top 10 grossers abroad (e.g., see Bollywood Files Abroad January 8, 2014), since that is were At best, that subsection can only focus in domestic nett.gross and not additionally go into ranking. If a few of us agree here, I think we can remove the Highest-grossing films subsection in the List of Bollywood films of 2013 article. -- Jreferee (talk) 14:13, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    For new artical

    Hi, will you please tell me the process, how to write artial and photograph about the person. I want to upload the biography of one awarded teacher. rgds, Prakash Tiwari — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prakashml2002 (talk • contribs) 13:44, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    As you have already opened an account, the best way to start is to use the Wikipedia:Article wizard. However, Wikipedia only has articles about subjects that are notable, as defined in Wikipedia:Notability. Unless your teacher has had significant coverage, in reliable sources, that are independent of the subject, it is highly likely that the article will be deleted. For a simple guide of how Wikipedia defines these terms, please see WP:42. - Arjayay (talk) 13:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, WP:BTIP lists tips for writing biographies. -- Jreferee (talk) 14:20, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    JOHN HENRY OSHAWA MAYOR CONTENT BEING WRONGLY REMOVED

    John Henry (politician) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    I HAVE MADE "DIRECT QUOTES" FROM LOCAL NEWSPAPERS OSHAWA THIS WEEK AND OSHAWA EXPRESS REGARDS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO OSHAWA MAYOR JOHN HENRY BUT SOMEONE IS REMOVING "FACTUAL INFORMATION"?? OSHAWA EXPRESS JANUARY 8, 2014 page 1,4 CLEARLY STATE MY ALLEGATIONS ABOUT MAYOR JOHN HENRY AS "FACTUAL AND ACCURATE", WHY ARE THEY BEING REMOVED BY PROFESSOR????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.252.212.73 (talk) 15:09, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    First of all, please do not post in all caps, it is considered the online version of yelling at people, and is quite impolite (see WP:CIVIL).
    You have been adding content to this article, much of it quite negative, without citing reliable sources in the article. According to our policy on Biographies of Living People, Wikipedia will not include such content without an inline citation to a reliable source. This is not optional. Such additions are normally promptly removed, as you have found.
    You have also removed entire reference sections, apparently because you did not approve of the selections of references used. The solution is to discuss the choices of references, not to remove the {{reflist}} template which makes the entire referencing mechanism for the article work.
    Please discuss what you think proper changes on the article should be at Talk:John Henry (politician). Please assume good faith on the part of other editors, not accusing them of being "shills" or of accepting "payoffs". Such personal attacks are simply not acceptable here. Please present specific citations, if possible with online links, to sources that support any content you wish to add or change in the article. If online links are not available, exact date and page number references should be provided, so that anyone can easily verify the statements.
    Please remember that Wikipedia works on consensus and collaboration. Thank you. DES (talk) 15:35, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    incorrect statement on ALDO NOVA PAGE he was not a one hit wonder please remove negative comment!

    Aldo Nova (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    I think we should all band together and write Wikipedia and make them remove their reference to Aldo Nova as a 'one hit wonder'...It is an absurd and incorrect reference! and as one of his biggest fans since the beginning it insults me and infuriates me!...here is the opening line on Wikipedia..."Fantasy" made him what some would call a one-hit wonder" It SHOULD READ : "Fantasy made him what some would consider a Genius and one of the most creative and talented people to ever live!" I have already written them! lmc — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.23.51.87 (talk) 15:44, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello. "All band together" is exactly what we are doing in creating Wikipedia. It is not "their" Wikipedia, it is "our" Wikipedia - which includes you, if you would like to contribute. You are free to edit that article - and you are welcome to do so, as long as you follow Wikipedia's rules and customs. One of the rules is to write all articles from a neutral point of view. You are quite right that the reference to a "one hit wonder" is inappropriate, and I have just removed it (the way it was written, it looked as if that phrase comes from a source, but in fact it doesn't appear to be in the source). But by the same token your "Genius and one of the most creative and talented people to ever live" is not permitted in the article, unless (again) you can find a reliable published source, unconnected with the singer, which says those things about him.
    If there are further changes you would like to see in the article, you may edit the article and make them; but (especially if they might be controversial) it is probably best to suggest them first on the article's talk page, and get consensus with other editors. --ColinFine (talk) 16:25, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    War crimes in occupied Poland during World War II: Request for mediation

    Two established and competent editors are involved in a protracted dispute over referencing in a GA review. I tried to mediate the argument as best I could, but I am neither familiar enough with the GA criteria nor referencing on Wikipedia to be able to give a definitive opinion on the matter. I ask that any long-term GA reviewers, as well as anyone familiar with referencing on Wikipedia, to comment on the GAN page and help us reach consensus. I am sad that this dispute has so soured the relationship between these two editors, and I think we need several members of the community to step in and help resolve this dispute. This is an urgent matter, and the sooner other editors step in, the better. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you can give us in the matter. Thank you. AmericanLemming (talk) 23:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The reviewer has decided to fail the article, so there is no longer any need for mediation; the nominator and the reviewer will go their separate ways. AmericanLemming (talk) 02:06, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    The dispute is over referencing styles/variation in citation methods per WP:CITEVAR. WP:CITEVAR requires consensus anyone having a good knowledge of citation methods at the GA level, please help move the matter at Talk:War crimes in occupied Poland during World War II/GA1 forward. -- Jreferee (talk) 13:43, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    January 10

    Business

    how do you get your business mentioned on your town's wikipedia page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.232.195.206 (talk) 01:52, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    If the business is a major factor in the town's history and has been covered as such by reliably published third party sources, it might be mentioned. However, you should not be the one deciding and adding content about your company to any article, because you have a conflict of interest. You should post the sources which cover the relationship of the business and the town on the talk page and see if an uninvolved editor feels the content is appropriate. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 02:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    There are ref tags on this page, but the references will not show without a reflist template (see the help page).

    Thanks can you help i am a novice here and i have made some strange error messedges apear on the Highams Park wikipediea page. Can you help me to remove them? they say There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page). thankyou— Preceding unsigned comment added by John Johnstone Smith (talk • contribs)

    I have fixed the error. I have also removed the content you added as it was not properly sourced and it appeared to give too much weight to a small group in relation to the history of the subject of the article, the town. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 03:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The Article: "Harold Y. McSween"

    Good evening. This is my first time being intensive with Wikipedia. Someone mentioned there was an article about my father here, and there was! The problem is that it's the wrong name as the heading. All of the other information is correct within the article. I tried to edit, but I didn't know how to edit the title. It should be labeled as Harry Y. McSween as listed in the information sidebar. Please help.

    Thank you, Lindsay McSween Lamcsween (talk) 03:01, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The kind of change you suggest is not done by editing a title, but rather moving the page. The page is now at Harry McSween. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 03:36, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Visual problems

    I'm getting a visual problem from last night only when I'm logged-in. I checked it by logging-out and it is good then.

    The problem is when I'm logged-in, I'm getting shrunk pages size in width, like in half size. Fonts are bold and large enough. But when I logged-out it come to its original size. Now this page is also shrunk to half size but only until I'm logged-in. --Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 04:01, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Same same. The article etc. is squashed in the left half of the display with the right side being whitespace. Is there something wrong with the Vector skin? It occurs only when I am logged in and, even more confusingly, the screen displays normally during edit preview! It is baffling and it is starting to drive me batty? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 04:09, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Displays correctly in MonoBook and is squashed to the left in Vector? Is this a known problem for others? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 04:13, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, the same is happening to me. --Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 04:19, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    This has been going around. Disabling the "Typography refresh" beta feature seems to fix it. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 04:47, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    That has improved it - article text is now displaying across the who screen but navbox templates are still squashed to the left. Thanks for your help. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 05:15, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    If you like the other aspects of the "Typography refresh" you can add something to your CSS page to disable the maximum width - see mw:Talk:Typography refresh#Max width / Narrow pages opt out option or my common.css page. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:23, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It solved mine too, thanks guys. --Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 16:44, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah the templates are going left, what's that?. --Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 16:51, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mattinbgn: Now, by unchecking "Near this page" at Beta features preferences has solved the template problem. --Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 04:12, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Got it, thanks! -- Mattinbgn (talk) 04:46, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Sticky findings

    Hello,

    I'm, seeking advice in how to proceed with unexpected new information. See my talk page for Actes and Monuments. It may be getting more urgent to hear,b/c I will be going public with a few essays--that will contradict some info, and will show that the title 'Book of Martyrs' may have been common, but was not 'popular', and by the 19th c, when that title did start to be more used, it had become an historicized literary fiction. The book never existed prior to 178th c.

    Thanks for anuy suggestions, and i MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE to commons' projects.

    Dvora G.Docdev (talk) 06:17, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    When you say you will be "going public" with some unexpected new information, what do you mean? If this is information that has been uncovered via your own original research, are your essays being published in a reliable source - a peer-reviewed journal, for instance? If (and only if) they can be referenced to such a reliable source, it should be OK to cite that source in article once published, as long as you don't give undue weight to your own work and the material it supports. If the changes are in any way controversial, it would be better to suggest them on the article's talk page, declare your conflict of interest as the author of the cited publication that supports them, and request the opinion of other contributors. - Karenjc (talk) 12:40, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Reference list

    I made 6 citations in School-Based Family Counseling/ gerrardb but after saving the page could not find them in a reference list at the bottom of the page. Can you advise? Gerrardb (talk) 07:09, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I've made an edit to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/School-based family counseling, and the references are now showing. The correct form of the reference tags is <ref>...</ref> - note the position of the "/" character. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:29, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    please i want know how much is the pay for watchman for watching a ship for twelve (12) hours?

    please tell me what is the pay for ashore agent's watchman for eight (8)hours  ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.66.224.3 (talk) 11:18, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    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 Samwalton9 (talk) 11:29, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Removing tags on a German Wiki page

    There is a problem tag at the top of a page on SICPA on the German Wikipedia. There was two problems. The first version of the content seems to have had a unreferenced mention of Hidden Champions. The second was that the original translation was dreadful! Both issues have now been sorted but I can't seem to see how to remove the tag. It could be that I don't have the editing rights for German pages but all the content on this says that I should be able to do it. What am I doing wrong? The page URL is:

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicpa_Holding Many thanks,

    Iain

    Iainplunkett (talk) 11:37, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    This is something that should be discussed at de:Diskussion:Sicpa Holding. In my experience, German language Wikipedians are just fine with questions asked in English, and will reply in English. Go ahead, ask in English! Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 12:33, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    yes, Shirt58 (talk) is right in his sense. you should contact them they will guide you even more better. Nechlison (talk) 14:09, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Commercial site that contains encylopedic information

    I have a question to ask, and I am wondering where would be the best place to ask it. The basic gist of it is, I have an established author who has written detailed histories of other people's books in the same genre; these histories include what was happening at the publishing company at the time, other works those authors were involved in, where the books fit in with the genre and the publisher's overall history with the works, what purpose the books were intended to serve, and other insights that are not available anywhere else. The info itself is detailed, well researched, and would be very valuable to Wikipedia articles on the books, authors, and related subjects. However, the problem is that these histories are currently hosted on an independent commercial site that exists to sell products, and the histories are on the same page used to sell the respective products. The histories are not written by or for the publisher, but the website that they are used on are likely benefiting from the histories. I will go into more specifics, but first I want to know where on Wikipedia (a noticeboard, project talk page, or wherever) I can go to discuss this further and get some feedback. Thanks. BOZ (talk) 16:14, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    1) Pick an article 2) construct content that fits the article using the source 3) take all that to the RS/N, with your proofs of expertise etc. (See WP:RS for what to look for). Alanscottwalker (talk) 16:26, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) While it is generally preferred not to link to vendor sites, when the site has unique and reliable info I don't believe that there is any absolute ban on doing so. If there is doubt on whether this site can be used as a reliable source (due to possible conflict of interest) then WP:RSN would be the place to ask i would think. Otherwise, I would merely post on the talk page(s) of the article(s) involved, describing the source. If there are several such articles perhaps you should draft a common explanation on a page in your userspace and link to it on each talk page. DES (talk) 16:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks - I had been considering RS/N but was not sure, so I shall go there. If acceptable, it would be more than several articles we are talking about, so yes I would need some form of easy answer to ease any concerns. BOZ (talk) 18:10, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Illeagal movie review Drishyam

    Today I searched on google about a malayalam language(in India) movie "Drishyam" and google direct me to Drishyam. The movie is only released only a few days back and running sucsessfully on theatres. All of us know, the main attraction on thriller cinema's is the suspense till the end. But your poor/waste reviewer don't know about that he write full story from starting to end in the title "Plot". As it drive away audience from theatres and rresult is financial damage to producer. So as a movie lover, I request you to please remove it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.213.7.122 (talk) 16:33, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    We do not censor plot spoilers nor are they "illegal".--ukexpat (talk) 16:44, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia:Spoiler has some more information about this. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:44, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Template:Greece-journalist-stub

    Does this template also refer to ethnic Greek journalists from other countries (e.g. a a Greek in Turkey), or only to Greek citizens regardless of ethnicity? 86.127.10.228 (talk) 16:58, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I think the article is actually about the Greek communities after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey 21:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)Nechlison (talk)

    Operation Redwings

    Your discussion that Marcus Luttrell was "left unconscious and rescued by Pashuns" is like saying Jennifer Lopez is a Hispanic Woman. The harrowing experience of Marcus evading the Taliban and finding the Pashtuns who gave him refuge is far from your description and is a disservice to that brave man and what he did. Just sayin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.65.136.154 (talk) 18:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The great thing about Wikipedia is that YOU can FIX IT by providing reliably published sources to support your suggested content. But be advised that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and we do not attempt to stir people's emotions. That type of writing is for other venues. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 18:17, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Inappropriate username

    Resolved
     – HiLo48 (talk) 22:54, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    What should I do when I see an inappropriate username?

    I've seen quite a few which shouldn't really exist, for various reasons. The one that triggered this enquiry is User:Aquinasishorrible. The only edits from this new user are at Aquinas College, Melbourne. Apparently this student doesn't like his school's principal.

    I'm presuming there are policies which discourage this kind of choice of username. What are they? And what should I do when I see an inappropriate username? Where do I report it? HiLo48 (talk) 18:13, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    see WP:USERNAME. You can flag the page with the {subst:uw-username|because ....} template for actions that do not require immediate attention or go straight to WP:ANI (see below) for those that do. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 18:19, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    If immediate attention to a username is needed, go to WP:UAA, not ANI. But do not both warn with {{uw-username}} and report at UAA, please. DES (talk) 18:23, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks folks. HiLo48 (talk) 22:54, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How to clear edit history?

    I have a shared IP address and I've started getting a lot of notifications lately. Can my edit history be erased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.211.87.203 (talk) 20:04, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Unfortunately, no it can't. The history is required to preserve attributions for copyright and other purposes. Your best bet is probably to register and use a free account. If you don't want to do that, simply ignore any notifications that are about edits made by other users sharing your IP address. Of course if one of them does something egregious enough to get the IP blocked, you will be out of luck until/unless you register, or get a different IP address. DES (talk) 20:25, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Correct Citation for Stock Info

    Hello,

    I was trying to update the page on International Flavors & Fragrances because their listed market cap is a bit outdated, but when I tried to cite the NYSE there is an error listed in the references section related to missing/empty title. I assume this is an easy fix and I'm just unfamiliar with formatting Wiki references; I would appreciate some assistance to make sure I have properly cited my source. Thank you!

    Mushroom cloud10 (talk) 20:08, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I have added a couple of additional parameters to the template to fix the error.--ukexpat (talk) 20:16, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Templates not updating

    Lately, there appears to be a glitch affecting any page with a template. Whenever a change is made to a template, a dummy edit has to be made to any page containing that template in order for the most current revision of that template to show on a page on which it it shown. Is there something that has changed in how editing works that I missed, or is this just a technological glitch?
    BenYes? 22:06, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Whenever a template is edited, this change is propagated to the pages where the template is transcluded through the job queue. Until the job queue reaches a particular page, the page will show the old template version until/unless it is forced to re-render via an edit (including a null edit). This has been true for years. What may be different is that the job queue is longer and so the delay involved is larger, as Wikipedia grows and template usage increases. DES (talk) 22:24, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, I have just never seen a delay of over 4 days (and still counting) occur. Thanks for the explanation. BenYes? 23:16, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Wonky quotation marks

    Hey, anybody know of a tool/script/bot that can help automate the change of “smart” quotation marks to "normal" ones? I just spent more time than I'd care to manually changing some here. (MOS:QUOTE is the relevant guideline]]) Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:04, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I think WP:AWB can be used for that. DES (talk) 23:15, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, that looks cool. Any idea if there's anything more browser-native in case I happen to be using a tablet? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:33, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Copy the wikitext to the word processor of your choice and use it's "find-replace" function, then copy the cleaned up wikitext back into the article. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:18, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    article still says "needs additional citations for verification"

    Hello, I did some edits for Bria_Roberts but the article says "needs additional citations for verification..." There are already a lot of citations on the page and I also added one. Can someone fix this?

    Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beener3 (talk • contribs) 23:10, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

     Done Mlpearc (open channel) 23:14, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Removing those templates is a manual process. If you feel the issue has been addressed, you can remove them yourself. They're right at the top of the articles. Dismas|(talk) 23:37, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Formatting is broken on all pages?

    Havn't been around in a while, but went to read a article, and the formatting's broken; the text of each article is somehow constrained, leaving a column of approximately two inches of whitespace on the right.

    I've flushed my cache and such, still happening. As far as I can tell this is happening on every single page on Wikipedia, except generated pages such as my watchlist.

    Has something been changed recently? I'm using Chrome, WindowsXP, everything's updated etc. — The Potato Hose 01:34, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You are most likely using Typography refresh. You can disable it by clicking on the "Beta features" section of your preferences. ~HueSatLum 02:14, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    If you like the other aspects of the "Typography refresh" you can add something to your CSS page to disable the maximum width - see mw:Talk:Typography refresh#Max width / Narrow pages opt out option or my common.css page. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:51, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Featured Article Error

    Hi. New to this so bear with me. The main article for today (1/10/2013) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hon%C3%B3rio_Hermeto_Carneiro_Le%C3%A3o,_Marquis_of_Paran%C3%A1 has a pretty obvious error in it. The man's death date is listed as September 3, 2006 which would make leave him at the ripe old age of 205 (born 1801). Seeing as he was an early 19th century Portuguese monarch the date is absurd. Didn't know where else to tell someone with the ability to correct the mistake.

    Sincerely

    -Brian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.124.221.143 (talk) 02:07, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Brian. That was vandalism and was quickly reverted. If you still see it, try clearing your cache. ~HueSatLum 02:11, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Autobiography as only source

    Resolved
     – ~E:71.20.250.51 (talk) 15:52, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I am assuming that using autobiographies as the only sources should not count as verifying notability in a "Wikipedia-sense". The article, James Gordon Partridge Bisset, indicates by its content the "notability" of the topic; however, the only sources are his autobiographies. To complicate things, there are no inline references, and there are no links to online sources of the (3) autobiographies for verification. The previous 'Notability tag' has just been removed with this edit: [diff] (...subject is notable) — Frankly, it seems to be notable to me; but, I was thinking about returning the tag and posting a comment in the article's talk page. However, I have yet to find chapter-and-verse WP policy; the closest I could find is WP:ABOUTSELF, which isn't really applicable. —Comments or suggestions?   ~Thanks, ~E:71.20.250.51 (talk) 02:09, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You're correct in that articles require sources which are independent of the subject and thus an autobiography wouldn't count. I would suggest you definitely should reinstate the tag, as taking another editors word for it that the subejct is notable isn't good enough. Samwalton9 (talk) 10:32, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    @TheRedPenOfDoom: Thank-you for your edits.   {{primary}} is the template that I was looking for (assuming that I knew what I was doing). ~E

    acounts

    Redeemed 9,500,10% debentures of ₹100 each by converting the same into equity shares of ₹100 each. The equity shares were issued at a discount of 5%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.178.25.61 (talk) 06:15, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry, we're just an encyclopedia!
    Hello. Based on your question, there's a good chance that you found one of our 6,838,020 encyclopedia articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with the subject of that article. In any case, we unfortunately can't help you with practical problems that aren't related to this website. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this website does not provide any services or support for anything outside this website. ~Good luck! 71.20.250.51 (talk) 06:56, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    DB Primary

    hellow Wikipedia my name is ben I am trying to grt on db primary but it will not let me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.1.176.30 (talk) 09:16, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Ben. I'm afraid Wikipedia isn't connected with DB Primary, so we can't fix your problem. This help desk can help people to use Wikipedia, but if your login for DB Primary isn't working, you need to talk to someone at your school. Good luck. -Karenjc (talk) 10:19, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Template

    I recently updated the "List of college bowl games" page. On the "Map of Bowl Games" section, the new map appears but not the names of the new bowl games. I click on the map(Bowl games.jpg), go to the "File usage" section and click on the "Template:Bowl games map" and my changes are there. Why are my changes not posted to the new map?

    Also, on the "File:Bowl games.jpg" page, within the "File usage" section, I uploaded another file called "File:Bowl games 2014.jpg" which I don't need. Can I or someone delete it?

    Your help is much appreciated...

    Roberto221 Roberto221 (talk) 10:13, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    When templates are updated the pages that use them can take a little while to update. You can make them update manually by purging the page, the easiest way to do this is to add "?action=purge" to the end of the page URL. This forces the page to update itself from the latest version of any templates etc on the article. As you can see the template has already updated itself on List of college bowl games since you posted this question :)
    The File:Bowl games 2014.jpg image is actually hosted on Wikimedia Commons here, and thus will need to be requested for deletion there according to their deletion policy. Samwalton9 (talk) 10:29, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Use of Wikipedia to study Persian

    Dear Sir,

    I want to study Persian thoroughly. Can you tell me how to use Wiki for the same.

    I want resources for the same. I dont want to Edit anything.

    Abdul Rasheed S

    86.98.32.73 (talk) 13:44, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    This is the English language encyclopedia, Wikipedia. As such, it is unlikely to be much help for studying any language other than English. The Reference DeskWP:RD may be able to point you in a direction for resources for learning languages. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 14:36, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (e/c) Hey Abdul. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia (not wiki) only contains articles about topics. It does not have instructional classes. We do have many articles you can read in the area. I think your question is about learning Farsi but it's not completely clear, and could be about the country, its history, its people and so on. If this is about the language, you might start with exploring the various articles listed in {{Persian language}}. You might also head over to our article on Iran and see the many other articles linked at the bottom where you see "Articles related to Iran" (click "[show]" to expand that collapsed area). On a sister project, Wikibooks, we also have a course on learning Farsi. See Wikibooks:Persian. All this is predicated on you wanted to read/study these materials in English. Note that though they are generally less developed, we have Wikipedias in many other languages. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:43, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Boston Bar, Yale, BC, Canada

    I have two very old photos of the Fraser Canyon and river plus one of either Yale or a town just above Boston Bar. They were taken sometime in the late 1890's or so as they show a wagon train downtown being pulled by steers, not mules or oxen. Would these be important to the article about the early history and how do I go about that? Tom Osvold — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.111.138.95 (talk) 15:40, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Granting a license

    I've uploaded an image. I didn't know exactly how to grant the license, but am trying to do so. The Wizard wasn't clear, nor are your Image help pages designed for clarity. Your easiest licenses should be grantable as part of the path of uploading, with clear responses stating "You're done! The license is uploaded. We'll let you know if there are any problems." No, instead your licensing system has too many choices for the novice, not enough clear summarization, and no critical path funneling. Without this, the image upload process is making Wikipedia unfriendly, and reducing your potential volunteerism.

    At upload, I was advised I should provide the license, and promised to do so. Wikipedia left me an automatic response, here, stating:

    An email containing details of the permission for this file has been sent in accordance with WP:OTRS.

    To who? To me? I haven't seen an email. To OTRS? What else do I have to do to ensure that this image isn't going to be deleted by an overzealous copyright enforcer?

    I have a dozen other images, which I intend to release in low-res without restriction. But having run afoul of a copyright zealot here before, I don't want to go through the effort only to have it stomped on. Jax MN (talk) 16:20, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    References within footnotes

    I am currently drafting an article on Pieter Nieuwkoop in my userspace, and I am somewhat stuck on a particular referencing problem. Specifically I need to reference an explanatory footnote, but don't wish to separate the notes and references into two sections (that seems a bit silly as I am likely only going to have one explanatory note in the entire article). I have tried following the advice at WP:REFNEST but I think this is running into a problem where Cite.php tries to render the reference named in my "refn" template before rendering the template itself. It then thinks it has an unused list-defined reference and throws a tantrum. Is there any way to achieve what I want, or am I stuck having a "Notes" (or rather "Note"?) section containing a single note? Thanks. Equisetum (talk | contributions) 17:10, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I've made an edit, which at least gets rid of the error message. But I don't know of any way to place the "nested" footnote after the "main" footnote. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:20, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict)
    Looks like you have the {{refn}} use inverted. What you should have is:
    {{refn|An embryonic cell layer which is destined to give rise to both [[endoderm]]al and [[mesoderm]]al tissues.<ref name=endomesoderm_def />}}
    But, that will put the inner reference first in the reference list. Nothing you can do about that without separate reference lists. And with list-defined references, you can use only one nested reference. --  Gadget850 talk 17:23, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Aha, thanks to you both. I think I shall just find another place to put an explanatory note so that one doesn't look so lonely. Equisetum (talk | contributions) 17:34, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Scandalous

    Are guy you aware of inncuracys in the article regearding cashew nuts?! too many lies. --NutsAboutNuts (talk) 17:14, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    What exactly is wrong with it? If you find issues please report them on the article's talk page. Samwalton9 (talk) 17:22, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    While native to northeast Brazil, the Portuguese took the cashew plant to Goa, India, - LIES, They took the plant to Sri Lanka first.
    The shell of the cashew nut is toxic, which is why the shell is removed before it is sold to consumers BULLSHIT, only some varieties of the shell are toxic
    African countries used to be the major producers before 1980s NOT TRUE , they still are major producers.

    These are reasons why the article is rubbish. Fix it or let me fix it. --NutsAboutNuts (talk) 17:26, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Ok. You can go ahead and edit almost any article on the site, you know? As long as your information is backed up by a reliable source there's unlikely to be an issue with you making changes to the page. Samwalton9 (talk) 17:33, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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