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March 22

Hello

I need to make some changes under the sportsman boxer Manny Pacquiao, there are several errors on his page that are very misinformed. there is a semi protection on it, how do I go about editing his page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kagus Con (talk • contribs) 00:05, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

If you hit edit or view source, in blue at the top it should say "submit an edit". Click that and follow instructions. CTF83! 00:11, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Haunted 2012

Haunted 2012 should be changed to Dark House 2014

Moviemave (talk) 00:51, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

 Done Thanks, CTF83! 01:57, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

American Rhodes scholars

Please add...... Anne Elizabeth Kafoure..... year 2000.....to the list of American Rhodes Scholars

sincerely, Dr. Alan S. Altman, Ed.D Nova Southeastern University — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.74.182.170 (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

If you mean the article List of Rhodes Scholars, you will see that at the top it says it is "A partial list of Rhodes Scholars covering notable people who are also Rhodes Scholarship recipients". In Wikipedia terms, that "notable" means that it is a list of people who have an article about them. If Ms Kafoure ever gets her own article, backed up by references to reliable independent sources, then that article can be added to the list. I hope that helps. Rojomoke (talk) 06:22, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Morgan Williams - Rugby Player

Morgan Williams (ex professional rugby player) is still part of the Rugby Canada organization and works as a skills coach for both the National Canadian Women's team and Men's team. He is currently (as of March 21st,2014) in Japan for a tournament working as the assistant coach for the Canadian Men's 7's Team. He does this as well as works as a full time firefighter in Victoria, BC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.180.28.24 (talk) 06:00, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

thank you for your post. this is the Wikipedia Help desk where we try to answer questions about how to use and edit Wikipedia. Do you have such a question? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 14:13, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

It's apparently about Morgan Williams (rugby union). The article says he "was fired from his position as the head coach of the Canadian national men's sevens team by Rugby Canada". If he still does other work for Rugby Canada then the article sounds misleading. Anything with "fired" gives the impression you no longer work there unless otherwise stated. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:58, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Given that it was entirely unsourced, I've removed it per WP:BLP policy. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:02, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on François Jouffroy

Reference help requested. Hello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows: On the François Jouffroy page, your edit caused an unnamed parameter error (help). (Fix | Ask for help) Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:32, 22 March 2014 (UTC) Do not understand what the error is Thanks, Weglinde (talk) 08:15, 22 March 2014 (UTC) Weglinde (talk) 08:15, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

François Jouffroy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I think it was complaining about accessdate = 18 March in one of the references, which was causing a red error message at the foot of the article. I have changed this to accessdate = 18 March 2014. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:35, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

How can I request to delete any item Image or text which is hurting feelings of large group of people

Dear Wiki

I am your regular reader / visitor. I would like to request your kind organization to remove 1 image mentioned with the below link as a picture mentioning our Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) in the page of black stone showing the person who is fixing the Black Stone which is in our views is not allowed in our religion and is blasphemy which may hurt muslims feeling and may cause to unpeaceful situations

I am requesting you to remove this image from the page this will be not an issue for you to remove an image and caring feelings of the muslims fellow I am not sure how did this picture get there and who put that , any how Please remove the image name mentioned below with the link url :Black Stone

Image name : 250px-Mohammed_kaaba_1315.jpg

full url detail : File:Mohammed kaaba 1315.jpg

I really appreciate and am thankful if you delete this for me which is a good manner to care about feelings of others who are especially your regular reader

God bless you all

Ahmed Hassan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.203.137.245 (talk) 08:28, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ahmed. Sorry, but wikipedia is not censored, so the image will stay on the article. Samwalton9 (talk) 10:07, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

I have removed your contact details to protect your privacy. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:30, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

See also Talk:Muhammad/FAQ and Talk:Muhammad/images. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:49, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Edit page MALFUNCTIONED!

I was attempting to edit a section of the Wikipedia page, Agnes Martin. In the section entitled "Legacy", I saw much text pertinent to that section, and wanted to add the following: "On March 22, 2014, which would have been her 102nd birthday, Agnes Martin was honored by the internet search engine Google with a special doodle on its homepage, capturing the unique style of Martin's artwork.", or something to that effect. When I clicked "Edit", I was expecting to see the same text I saw on that page. However, when the editing page loaded, I was HORRIFIED to see that MOST of the text MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED! I SWEAR I did NOT "do anything wrong", I only wanted to contribute, but I did NOT expect THIS to happen to me! My question is, what could have possibly gone WRONG? This "incident" occurred at approximately 7:00 AM, EDT this morning. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I hope I'm NOT in trouble, but please note this post as part of any possible investigation as to what may have gone wrong this morning, here on Wikipedia. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! :-)108.69.98.56 (talk) 12:00, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

The section was removed in this edit. It has been added back again by a user. Thanks for reporting, --Glaisher [talk] 12:01, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Problem with Operations management article

Someone keeps trying to add a text written by a certain Naresh Anantharaj (http://sg.linkedin.com/pub/naresh-anantharaj/7a/312/a90), which besides being written in a first person point-of-view, is being added to the wrong section of the article and with very bad text formatting. I've opened a discussion on the talk page, but it seems to no avail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lbertolotti (talk • contribs) 14:54, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Copying

I am currently assembling a history of my 88 years. Starting at my birth in 1926. I would like to copy your info about the conflicts in Kore, Viet Nam and Iraq. Do I have a right to do this, or will you give your permission? I want to do this now, and have the book published for sale to the public while I am still able. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.32.137.116 (talk) 15:16, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

please see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content- Essentially all of Wikipedia's text has been created under a license that will allow anyone to use it with proper attribution. Many of the images used are also available under the same license, but in English Wikipedia there are also a lot of images that are under the FAIR use doctrine and would require appropriate review and licensing on your part and may not be usable. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 16:15, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Birch Beer

Hi,

I noticed that Avery's Soda in New Britain wasn't listed under Birch Beer. This beverage company was founded in 1904 in New Britain and has been making birch beer longer than most companies listed under 'birch beer'.

Appreciate any updates to that effect.

Thank you, Kathy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.62.152.116 (talk) 20:53, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

The Birch beer article includes a list of brands for which Wikipedia has an article. If you would like to create an article for Avery's Soda (Avery's Beverages) then please let us know, and we'd be glad to provide assistance.

For example, you can "Play The Wikipedia Adventure to learn how to edit in about an hour".  —71.20.250.51 (talk) 00:03, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Reference for personal knowledge

I was reading an entry about my great-uncle (deceased) and realized one fact was wrong. I do not have an article to cite. I have this information from my great-uncle's sister, who is my grandmother, and it was often repeated in the family, especially by my mother, because this missing fact caused a breach. My grandmother never talked to her brother during my lifetime because of this fact. I did not put in any disputed facts, just a neutral description of the action that caused the breach. I am missing a reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olivia Schulberg (talk • contribs) 21:37, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

If there are certain errors in an article, or if there are problems with the sources it happens to cite, editors are allowed to exercise editorial discretion. But I don't think we're allowed to add factoids that can't possibly be backed up with reliable sources. Maybe you could leave a brief note on the article's talkpage. It could lead to someone finding a suitable source someday down the road. Good luck.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 22:17, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

March 23

Asian woman's

Hi my name is saima .and I am from Pakistan .i been here since eleven years .when I came here I don't know any thing but my life teach me every thing I got four kids one girl and three boys .my husband got thyroid cancer and arthritis as well .but I am still with him because he is my life partner .and I start my collage and don my makeup artistry and doing beauty therapist course to sport my family .i never saw my mum and dad for last ten years .but I am still very patient I know my hard work one day change our life .rite now I am surfing hard .but I hope one day i will going to start my own business soon . I apply for a lone for start my saloon .but it is very hard for a woman without any sport . But I don't give up I want to give my children's a good life and high education.for their better future .<ref name="Saima rizvi" group=BBC>{{cite news|last=Rizvi|first=Saima|title=Mrs|newspaper=BBC|date=24/ 3/2014}}</ref>

Hello Saimi. It is unclear from your post what it is you are seeking at this desk. This is a help desk of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. This forum is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. We do have a reference desk for asking knowledge questions, but your post above does not seem to contain any question at all. Can you clarify what you are seeking here? Thanks--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:49, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on The Singers Unlimited

Reference help requested. I have completely revised the "Discography" on the page for "Singers Unlimited" but I can't get the system to accept my edits of the discography section. And, I am being confused by the explanations given about a "Reference List". I have replaced all the lines in the discography that had errors in them with verifiable information from the 15 original Singers Unlimited vinyl LP records because the information on almost all the existing lines had errors on almost every line, especially with regard to dates of the recordings and the original album numbers, and the sequence of the release of the albums. I have corrected all the incorrect references with verifiable facts. But the system rejects my input saying that I have created a "reference list error". So, here are all the corrected lines that should be in the discography.

Will someone there please replace the existing lines of the discography with these lines which are all veritably accurate. I can't figure out how to use "Wikipediaese" ""reflist"".

Thanks, DanMcGarigle (talk) 02:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Done. You had a ref tag below {{reflist}}. (I took the liberty of cutting the discography and the headings in your above message, hope you don't mind!) Best, Sam Sailor ^Sing 02:51, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

@DanMcGarigle: (e/c) Hi Dan. Please see Help:Referencing for beginners. In short, citations to reliable sources go inside the text, directly next to the things they verify, and those citations, inside of <ref> ... </ref> tags, are collated and displayed in the references section you properly placed through the {{reflist}} template. You cannot place a citation inside of ref tags below the {{reflist}} template, which will result in an error message. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:58, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

American thermoplastic company

American thermoplastic company closed its doors in Pittsburgh in December 2013. The company name and its customer database was then sold to a company in Alabama. The attempted edit stating this fact was not vandalism. Average reader 2014 (talk) 03:11, 23 March 2014 (UTC) average reader 2014

Could you please provide a source? I can't find that information on their Company History page.  —71.20.250.51 (talk) 03:38, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Derek DelGaudio

The proper place to submit a suggested article is at WP:AFC.

Derek DelGaudio is an American performance artist, writer, and magician. His public work includes, 184 Seconds, a conceptual magic performance, #derekshowlive, a magic show performed solely on Twitter and Nothing To Hide, a theatrical magic show, Directed by Neil Patrick Harris. Nothing To Hide debuted at The Geffen Theater in Los Angeles in 2012 and opened at The Signature Theater in New York City in 2013. In 2010, Derek co-founded, along with artist Glenn Kaino, A.BANDIT, an experimental performance-art collective. A.BANDIT has staged interventions at Art L.A. Contemporary in Santa Monica, The Ball of Artists, Art Basel Miami, LA><ART, and at The Kitchen in New York. Together, Derek and Glenn also created The Mistake Room, a platform for situation-specific projects, as well as, The [Space] Between, a “conceptual magic shop.” In 2011, the Conjuring Arts Research Center appointed Derek their Director of Contemporary Conjuring. The Academy of Magical Arts named Derek Close-up Magician of the Year in 2011 and again in 2012. In 2014, Derek was selected to be the “Artist in Residence” for Walt Disney Imagineering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Larry Hess (talk • contribs) 04:07, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Recovering history of old article

Several years ago, around 2009, I added a small, but in my view significant change to

Incompleteness of quantum physics.

I felt very good that the change I made was accepted in further development of the article.

Now the above address has been redirected to

Hidden variable theory

I very much would like to recover the history over the time I made my small change to the no-longer-existing article I contributed to.

I cannot find a way to trace back to that original article.

Can you please help me?

Again, what I'm looking for is the history of the first-cited article above. Can that be retrieved? And if so, can you give me advice on how to do it?

TDMartin (talk) 04:38, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

you can track changes either by the article page history tab [1] or by your personal history tab which will take you to Special:Contributions/TDMartin. (you can get to the article page of a redirect by clicking on the blue notice at the top of the landing page that says (Redirected from Incompleteness of quantum physics).

Click on the link of the date on the left hand side and the article as it appeared as of that edit will display. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 05:08, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

For a direct link to the redirected article's history, click here. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incompleteness_of_quantum_physics&action=history - Purplewowies (talk) 05:09, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Help against rooming.

Dear Sirs. Is it possible to keep one semiinvalid over 25 years through rooming.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.217.124.193 (talk) 09:42, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25 CaptRik (talk) 09:43, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Update on Montserrat medical school: University of Science, Arts and Technology

To Whom it May Concern,

In the accreditation portion of the article it does not list that the University of Science, Arts and Technology does have multiple accreditation's. The first is ASIC which is through the U.K., second is the CAPERS accreditation through Canada, and finally that it is recognized by the ECFMG. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.203.13.195 (talk) 14:07, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Invention

I have an invention I would like to submit, but I'm not sure how to do it. I went into quirky.com and ended up on this site. Don't know what I'm doing wrong. Can you help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sealady1943 (talk • contribs) 14:36, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

We have no connection with quirky.com. I'm guessing you typed "help" in the wrong search box. Suggest you go back here and try again.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:52, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia Fiona Kimm

Recently there were questions about the photograph that I used on the 'Fiona Kimm' Wikipedia page. It was scheduled for deletion. I sent to Wikipedia the background to the use of this photograph which was as follows. The photograph was taken by the photographer, Helen Neale in 2010. Helen Neale gave me permission to use the photograph and I sent this e-mail to Wikipedia when I saw the query about the use of the photograph. Despite this the image has been removed! Can you tell me how I go about reinstalling the image which is of the person the page is about, the use of the image has been authorised by the photographer and Wikipedia was sent the information. I don't use Wikipedia frequently so any changes like this need me to travel up a steepish learning curve! Any help gratefully received.

I look forward to hearing from you. David Cooper — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wickuser (talk • contribs) 15:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

the actual owner of the copyright would need to confirm directly with Wikimedia. See the process at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:25, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Citing a web forum

We have an established way to cite Newsgroups, through the cite newsgroup template. But how would I go about citing a post in a web forum board? For what it's worth, web forum boards (forum has no plural) essentially are an HTTP evolution of the newgroup. Yannis A. ^✆|☑ 16:27, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

I don't know where you got that, but, as far as I know, the plural of forum is forums or fora. Anon126 (talk - contribs) 17:10, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Alas, too few people would understand fora, and forums is a neologism that must be avoided like the plague. This is, of course, just my opinion. Anyway, you didn't provide an answer to my question, just commentary. Yannis A. ^✆|☑ 17:27, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Forum posts are self-published sources and should only rarely be cited. If it's a mailing list which also has a web interface then you can use {{Cite mailing list}}. Otherwise you can just use {{Cite web}} with the forum name in the website parameter. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:26, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

how do i get my profile on wikipedia

my name is bruce m forester MD and bruce forester author of mystery novels. born may 25, 1939. web site www. bruceforester.com.how do i get included in your online book. thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruce2113 (talk • contribs) 17:21, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not an advertising platform or a directory. In order to have a stand alone article about a subject, the topic must have been the subject of significant coverage by reliably published, independent sources. As someone with a conflict of interest you should not create or directly edit an article about yourself and instead wait for someone with no connection to you to do so. You can make a suggestion at the "requested article" notice board and see if someone there will create the article. Providing the reliable third party sources would be an incentive to a potential writer. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Question about "help:page name" example

On "help:page name" the example http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Pagename_explanation2.png has a caption saying, "...and the URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvo_D'Acquisto" as an external (non-wikilink). Shouldn't it be an internal/Wikilink?

Just FWIW from an "anal-yst"! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Webistrator (talk • contribs) 17:45, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

An external link with the usual external link icon seems appropriate when a URL is displayed. It's made automatically as you can see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvo_D'Acquisto (click edit to see I wrote the url just like that). A wikilink would be the code [[Salvo D'Acquisto]] which produces Salvo D'Acquisto (I don't know why the example used underscore instead of space). I'm not sure why you think the example should be different but maybe Help:Link will clear it up for you. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:47, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

I see you posted another formulation at Help talk:Page name#Example "Pagename explanation2.png" shows an external URL to Wikipedia -- ???. That may shed more light on the source of confusion so I copy part of my reply here: "a wikilink is defined by how it's made (with double square brackets, see Help:Link), and not by where it goes. google:example is a wikilink (click edit to see how I made it). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvo_D'Acquisto is not a wikilink." PrimeHunter (talk) 19:01, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

please make this page

i do not understand the methods for uploading and editing, i do not want to learn or try to edit anyone's entry. i would like some one to make this historic event item and link the other correct wiki articles, i am requesting the creation of a page or article or what you call it. i am a credible source. i was a participant . also many other witness accounts will confirm my text as true. i also have linked some media sources that i have found on the internet. i do not have the skill. the article is well verified . please create it for me and others who walked.

suggested article content does not belong here

the world peace march sources for world peace march 1981-82 https://archive.org/details/KxprArchive-SacramentoSpectrumWorldPeaceMarch http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/WPM82DC1.html http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/06/remembering-the-1982-rally-against-nuclear-arms/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBQjYLQHhVY https://www.facebook.com/notes/marty-smith/disarament-has-been-a-movement-since-arms/637988282940624 http://books.google.ca/books?id=CbFmB0wRaacC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=%27%27the+world+peace+march+1981,San+Francisco+%22&source=bl&ots=tjlS7Vlhwe&sig=92D5M3Mva9GgzLsv2Rpg2KTrXx0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GdctU9LbDMGRqgH48YDQDw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%27%27the%20world%20peace%20march%201981%2CSan%20Francisco%20%22&f=false http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/SBstupa82.html \ http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/431418/The-World-Peace-March/overview Nichidatsu Fujii's message at the beginning of a peace walk, http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/Fujii2.pdf page 49 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/sun-reach/conversations/topics/60 in 1981,Nichidatsu Fujii, dispatched his followers to march and chant around the globe in support of the U.N. 2nd. special session for disarmament. In the U.S.A. marchers began in New Orleans, San Diego, and San Francisco, in Canada marchers began in Montreal and Toronto. The San Fransisco March began on Oct. 21, 1981 with a ceremony on Alcatraz. 13 marchers, being Buddhist followers of Nipponzan-Myōhōji, Native Americans, U.S. and German citizens, began the S.F. march. marching about 20 mile per day they were hosted each night by community groups in every town and on Native reservations. many mayors and town councils made proclamations and such honoring the the peace and disarmament marchers. over the course of the march citizens were moved to join. By the time they arrived in Chicago the S.F. marchers numbered about 30. in may of '82 the group of about 40 marchers from Toronto Ont. joined the S.F. group in Buffalo N.Y. at the International Peace Bridge doubling the size of the group. thru the state of N.Y. 10 to 20 people joined the march daily.when the S.F. group walked across the George Washington Bridge they numbered about 300. the groups on other march routs also grew over the 7 months. on June 12, 1982, In Central Park Nipponzan-Myōhōji marchers from the U.S.A., Europe, Africa, and Asia, joined with mobilization for survival organizers and religious and peace groups from around the world in a peaceful demonstration for disarmament of many million people. Nichidatsu Fujii (藤井 日達 Fujii Nichidatsu?, 1885–1985) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji order of Buddhism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichidatsu_Fujii

martin smith — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.91.156.200 (talk) 18:05, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Please make your request at Wikipedia:Requested articles - Arjayay (talk) 18:25, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Hiding Red Links

Is there any way I can hide red links from articles? If there is no page that exists, I don't want to see the jarring red links. I've looked through the settings and I can't find anything. Is there a CSS option I could use? Thanks, MeanMotherJr (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 21:26, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Place this in your CSS:

.mw-body a:link.new { color: #000000; } /* color of red links */

PrimeHunter (talk) 22:40, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Rebhorn

Rebhorn played Bradley Raines on Guiding Light. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.189.190 (talk) 22:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Article count

Hello! I would like to ask how could I view the full list of articles created myself? --Norden1990 (talk) 22:45, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Click "Articles created" at the bottom of Special:Contributions/Norden1990. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:23, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I see. That bottom line does not appear in the Hungarian-language editing interface. --Norden1990 (talk) 01:05, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Right, the line is customized for the English Wikipedia at MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer. Nearly all customizations are only made for the default English language. It's possible to do for other language settings, in your case at MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer/hu, but there are hundreds of languages and we don't bother. You can see the English interface without changing language or logging out by adding ?uselang=en to the url, for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Norden1990?uselang=en. If the url already has a '?' then add &uselang=en. I have made a script to do this with a click: User:PrimeHunter/English interface.js. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:04, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Problems with moving an article into Wikipedia

I attempted to move an article from my sandbox to Wikipedia. The article is about the extreme endurance athlete Bill Bradley who recently set a world record. Since there is a very famous athlete/senator Bill Bradley who already has a page, I thought using the title Bill Bradley, extreme endurance athlete would be sufficient to distinguish the page.

Unfortunately, the title was inappropriate and I was not allowed to move the page. Unfortunately there does not seem to be a way to undo what I have done and try again to move the page. Can you assist with this or tell me what to do?

The url still seems to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jabailey1/sandbox, though there is now a note that says the article has been redirected.

Thank you for your assistance.

Jabailey1 (talk) 22:59, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

The move form has a namespace dropdown box where you must choose "(Article)". However, we use parentheses for disambiguation like at Bill Bradley (disambiguation). "Bill Bradley (endurance athlete)" would work. It shouldn't be too long and "extreme" is not needed. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:28, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

I moved the page back, which you can do if there's no other history at the page you moved it from. I've tagged the userpage you created when you moved it to the new page for deletion. The page is now actually at User:Jabailey1/sandbox. - Purplewowies (talk) 23:33, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

On the basis that disambiguating titles should be as simple as possible, I have moved it to Bill Bradley (athlete) and converted the redirect on the sandbox page to a plain wikilink.--ukexpat (talk) 18:04, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

I oppose that title as too generic for disambiguation here. Athlete can be used about many sports and Bill Bradley (disambiguation) shows five other athletes with articles. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:44, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Opposition noted, page now back at Bill Bradley (endurance athlete).--ukexpat (talk) 20:21, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I think Bill Bradley (athlete) should either be deleted or redirect to Bill Bradley (disambiguation). PrimeHunter (talk) 20:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

March 24

Editing TV show episodes in advance

Hello, I am trying to establish if there are any specific guidelines about editing TV show episode numbers in advance. I keep coming across an editor (120.147.113.111) who routinely advances the number of episodes a TV series has telecast, before the episode has aired.

A current example is the Have You Been Paying Attention? article. The 13th episode went to air yesterday (Sunday 23 March 2014, Australian time) and yesterday this editor has already changed the number of episodes aired to 14 with the notation "as of 30 March 2014", a full week in advance. On Fridays he/she changes episode numbers for shows that don't go to air until the next Monday late afternoon (Million Dollar Minute, Millionaire Hot Seat). I have tried to communicate with this editor but they choose not to respond; I have also put an note in the episode number editing section saying "only increase number after the episode has gone to air". Again the editor chooses not to do that and continues editing in advance.

I personally feel that editing in advance is incorrect but maybe I'm getting 'carried away'. I would greatly appreciate some assistance. Cheers. Melbourne3163 (talk) 03:02, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

{{infobox television}} states that the num_episodes parameter is only for the episodes that have aired/been released and that any other number requires a WP:RS. - Purplewowies (talk) 04:08, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

any claim of episode numbers should be sourced. depending upon a Wikipedia editor to find and accurately account for all episodes and somehow assume that is a valid representation is beyond WP:SYN simple math of looking at content in one source. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:51, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks for your speedy and helpful replies. Cheers. Melbourne3163 (talk) 20:23, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

No sources in this page

Hadith of Gabriel, it should be tagged, but how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fundarise (talk • contribs) 03:36, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

I've tagged it with a few things, but right now, it's little more than a collection of quotes, and it might even be a candidate for deletion... - Purplewowies (talk) 04:24, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

superseded articles

A couple of years ago i did some research on combinations and permutations. I subsequently went back to review the subject and found it had been replaced. Is there any way to access superseded articles? Michael Addison 50.131.118.74 (talk) 06:19, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

If nothing complicated has happened (eg. deletion), history of a page can be accessed by clicking on the "View history" tab next to Edit tab. See WP:PAGEHIST.--Glaisher [talk] 06:22, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Data stickies

• Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
• Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Generally speaking, is this a topic notable enough to be worth investing my time into writing? TeleComNasSprVen (talk • contribs) 09:18, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

given that the hits are almost entirely repetitions of the phrases " Data stickies is a design concept, but not necessarily a pipe dream" or " dataSTICKIES are the next generation of data portability" i would say that someone is doing some press release flooding of the interwebs. "The graphene-based sticky note flash drives, which are only in conceptual stage right now, " , i think WP:TOOSOON, wikipedia is WP:NOTCRYSTALball. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 13:02, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Spurious "}" bracket in Maid to Order

In the Maid_to_Order#External_links

After the IMDB link all the entries have an extra "}" after the film title:

• Maid to Order at IMDb
• Maid to Order at AllMovie
• Maid to Order at Rotten Tomatoes
• Maid to Order at Box Office Mojo

Why should that be? Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:50, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

i think it was an issue with a typo at the templates themselves [2]. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 13:04, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

The extra "}" has been removed from all the templates. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:27, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, my bad sorry. --Redrose64 (talk) 13:51, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Super, thanks y'all. Chaheel Riens (talk) 14:23, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Mistake

On page about VAPIANO restaurant you have mistaken. There are no restaurants in Latvia as it written in article!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.134.39.59 (talk) 13:39, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you; the source cited does not mention Latvia so I have removed it.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:11, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Can't create subpages such as User:Dougweller/common.js.

Trying to create User:Dougweller/common.js I see the edit field flash up then disappear, leaving me with no way to install a script Dougweller (talk) 13:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

.js pages are treated specially and may conflict with some scripts. I have created the page for you. Are you able to edit it now? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, but no. I see "→ Go to editing area" but clicking on it does nothing. I've never been able to get further than that. This is in Firefox and Chrome and IE. Dougweller (talk) 14:52, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

What is your skin? Does [3] work? PrimeHunter (talk) 16:12, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

If you have enabled wikEd at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets then try disabling it on the icon in the upper right corner when you edit .js and .css pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:03, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much PrimeHunter - that let me add the script User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/massRollback.js but it's not working yet. I'll fiddle with it tomorrow. Thanks again. Dougweller (talk) 19:11, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

• BYPASS your cache and it should work if you added it correctly. Looking at your common.js page, I see that you copy & pasted the actual code of the script. What this means is that your copy of the script won't be maintained for you, and is rarely a good idea. I suggest that you replace all of the code on that page with importScript('User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/massRollback.js');//[[User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/massRollback.js]] so that way whenever Writ Keeper updates his copy, yours will also be automatically updated. Happy editing and good luck! — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 19:26, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks, Writ Keeper saw your ping and fixed it. Dougweller (talk) 21:34, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

How do I recommend that an administrator be stripped of Admin status

I have been editing a long while (I think about eight years) and never wanted nor was offered Admin status. A relatively new admin is, in my opinion, causing trouble by thinking he is now Dictator of the World and can do what he wants without consensus or discussion. (I can give you the appropriate links but I imagine you are rather busy.) To where should I put this discussion? To strip an admin of his status because it is a privilege not a right, and in my opinion is abusing it. I thought about WP:ANI but that seems the wrong venue. Si Trew (talk) 14:05, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

It would usually be a normal case of WP:BRD but since the other editor has admin status and is using it as a kind of golden crown, that is not what admin status is for. Especially when something comes up at, as it happens WP:RFD to which I am a regular contributor and come with views sometimes agreed with sometimes not but always with my homework done. Si Trew (talk) 14:10, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Please carefully read WP:RFCC ensuring you have tried all the other avenues described before raising it per the appropriate guidelines there. CaptRik (talk) 14:17, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Or, not quite so tersely: You start by getting agreement that there's been serious misbehavior. Consider a "request for comment". (NB the "minimum requirements for making an RFC.) If it's agreed that serious behavior has taken place, he'll be told to shape up. If he ignores this and continues, he'll be in trouble. -- Hoary (talk) 14:21, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Um, a discussion about someone without notifying them? Not a good idea. Dougweller (talk • contribs) 14:55, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

And this seems to be about Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2014 March 24#Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2014_March_22#Chimping out - please folks, look at that before commenting again. Dougweller (talk) 14:59, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification, Doug. Also, I have to chuckle about "relatively new admin". I had already been an admin for a year when Si Trew registered his user account. Anyway, that's by the by and I won't clutter the help desk with any more on this topic. — Scott • talk 15:06, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Brian Flemming is a Hit Piece

Blatant propaganda...

There are some clear BLP and NPOV violations, eg "Flemming launched three unusual media campaigns to support his biased documentary" but this would belong at WP:BLPN. Dougweller (talk) 15:40, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

LOST EDITS AND ARTICLE

Dear PrimeHunter, Thank you for your reply regarding my lost edits and articles. My new acc is aas JOX67 I think maybe my last one was JOX1967. i am at a loss to know how to find my lost workd.

Thanks again

JOX67 — Preceding unsigned comment added by JOX67 (talk • contribs) 16:45, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

There is/was a @JOX1967: who was working on Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Martin McEvoy. (you can go to the "Special User Contributions" page and type in user names Special:Contributions/JOX1967 )-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 16:49, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

See the section #Lost all my edits and my curent article further up this page. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:16, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Hockering, Norfolk.

The Church in Hockering, Norfolk is St. Michael's.

You have a picture (and name)of St. Mary's, North Tuddenham on the Hockering page. Please can you correct this. Heather Flint - Churchwarden Hockering St. Michael — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.96.101.147 (talk) 18:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. Is File:St Michaels church in Hockering (geograph 1920315).jpg the right church to display in Hockering? PrimeHunter (talk) 18:49, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

I've switched to PrimeHunter's suggestion after reviewing www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:31, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Sandbox linked to article after creation

Hi,

I used my Sandbox to create a page for the Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology_Large_Angular_Scale_Surveyor), and then I tried to wipe my sandbox clean and start a new article there. Unfortunately, that also wiped clean the main page listed above. How do I unlink the two so that I can use my sandbox for something else?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom.essinger.hileman (talk • contribs) 20:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Tom.essinger.hileman. When the page was moved from your sandbox to its final destination, Wikipedia automatically left a redirection in your sandbox (it always does that when a page is moved). To get to it to edit it, you need to pick it, and it will show you the destination page; but just underneath the title it says " (Redirected from User:Tom.essinger.hileman/sandbox)", and you can pick that link to go back to the actual sandbox. You'll find if you edit it, it contains just the text "

#REDIRECT Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor

{{R from move}}" and you can remove all that. --ColinFine (talk) 21:15, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

No password reset email

I have not used my Wikipedia account 'Theron McCollough' sense 2011.

I put in my username and ask for password reset but email never comes. I have tried with both my username and my email address, searched user logs and can not find my profile. I want to maintain this as I have made entries and want to maintain my Wiki clout.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.29.100.59 (talk) 21:59, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

The edits by User:Theron McCollough can be seen at Special:Contributions/Theron_McCollough, so it was 2012. If Help:Logging in#Login issues and problems or Help:Email confirmation#Known issues do not help then you have to create a new account. The old password will still work after a password reset (assuming the mailed password) is never used, so if you get new ideas what the pasword may have been then just try them. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:14, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

(e/c) (It was actually used in 2012 [4]) Are you sure you are looking at the same e-mail that you assigned to the account? Are you sure that you connected your wikipedia account to an e-mail? have you checked your spam filter? 22:15, 24 March 2014 (UTC)-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 22:16, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Copyright

I was wondering if i was alowed to sell books with alot of information from wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.238.120.93 (talk) 22:48, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, this is allowed, but you would have to meet certain conditions. See reusing Wikipedia content. Anon126 (talk - contribs) 00:19, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

How about numerous wikipedia citations making up much of a published compendium or book?

I wonder how to cite Wikipedia in this special case in publishing, where a compendium or book author (compiler or editor) would use numerous Wikipedia citations for providing bulk, factual text, effectively dominating the book, only still embedded within the compiler/'author's own narrative. Is it ok? Could it still be a one-author book? Or is it an anthology? Should Wikipedia authors be acknowledged, perhaps listed, and if so, how? Is it being done, with examples of ok and perhaps not-ok use for guidance? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofloc (talk • contribs) 23:01, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Articles on Wikipedia generally have dozens, if not hundreds, of authors, including people who make just a single change. It would be impractical to cite them all. On the page about citing Wikipedia, the authors are left out of the major citation styles. Those who wish to know the specific authors can check the page history. Anon126 (talk - contribs) 00:24, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

March 25

Donation

i want to donate and my article to appear. please how do i get in touch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.160.252.28 (talk) 06:07, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

please contact me for donation — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.160.252.28 (talk) 06:08, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

If you wish to donate to Wikipedia, use the "Donate to Wikipedia" link in the left sidebar of every page. No one will phone you, so I have removed your contact details from your post here. Every donation helps, thank you!

If you wish to contribute an article, the page you need is Wikipedia:Your first article, or you can use the "Article wizard" which will guide you through the process. Note that editors reviewing your article will not know or care whether you have given money to the project; that's not how Wikipedia operates. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:21, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

new user

I would like to contribute text and photos to help. How do I get started? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cadillacmax (talk • contribs) 06:43, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

If you wish to add text to Wikipedia articles, you can just edit most articles just as you have done here. Information you add must not be copied from somewhere else, and should ideally be referenced to a reliable source such as a major newspaper or a book from a reliable publisher. Once you have added text to Wikipedia, other people are free to alter or even remove what you have written (if they do, you can discuss the matter on the article's talk page). See WP:PILLARS for how we operate. Help:getting started may be helpful.

If you wish to donate photos, that is very welcome; but please make sure that you own the copyright to them - most photos you find on the web may not be used. See Help:Uploading images for more information. --ColinFine (talk) 10:28, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

sport

I can't find any work on ethnicity, religion and sport administration does.it mean that ethnicity do not affect sport in Nigeria? Pls help I don't know about sport datz why I'm asking tanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.203.69.5 (talk) 10:34, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Rising Damp (film)

Reference help requested. Hi, I have added a references and "reflist" template to the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Damp_(film) , but it is not showing on the page, and the error message "cite error" about there being no reflist is still showing. If you could help I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Beryl reid fan (talk) 10:36, 25 March 2014 (UTC) Thanks, Beryl reid fan (talk) 10:36, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

You had an answer when you asked the same question at WP:THQ. For the future, please bear in mind that in general it is frowned on to ask the same question in multiple places, as it wastes the time of editors to answer a question which has already been answered elsewhere. Glad that the Teahouse was able to help. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:02, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

An "editor" with an agenda who challenges the neutrality and balance of Wikipedia?

InternetQ

I have been watching a page (above) that refers to my company, which I have not long joined (so, COI declared here) and was recently 'rewritten' mendaciously, plus without any balance; something which has been outlined as a key tenet in the various FAQ's here. The defamatory line of editing and obvious use of derogatory word 'insertions', is clearly not neutral, is not properly weighted and uses language specifically intended to damage the corporations reputation. Surprisingly, it also keeps being supported/reverted by a Wikipedia admin? I would like to ask if anyone has had any similar situations and found a way for Wiki to be made aware of such editing - and actually follow its officially prescribed neutral mandate? Of course, I read the following advisory and I thought I would request some independent insight from the collective if possible. "If you believe an article about you or your organization is incomplete, inaccurate, or biased, there are several avenues for you to discuss the issue with Wikipedia's editorial community." I personally think the facts (positive or negative) need to be balanced regardless of opinion? Clearly, the defamatory editor has a personal agenda, I can't help that, but I would prefer that the company (even with a declared COI) can restore some balance in the article that has been commandeered, which I tend to think is a shame for all of us. Appreciate your guidance. Thank you. CJGM (talk) 11:56, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

The place for discussion of the article is on the article's talk page Talk:InternetQ; that is the place where consensus will be formed. I see that your question above is the first edit from your current Wikipedia account. Are you the same editor who has made previous edits to the article under various other account names (including some edits using blatantly promotional language)? If so, you are reminded about Wikipedia's attitude to sockpuppetry. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:05, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

How to roll back an edit that is not the most recent edit

The article "Injection molding" currently has two identical "History" sections. Apparently, on 00:27, 23 March 2014 someone deleted an "Applications" section and replaced it with a copy of the existing "History" section. I don't know how to fix this. Could I do it if I had rollback rights? Could I ask someone with rollback rights to fix it? Thanks. Margin1522 (talk) 12:25, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

[User:Margin1522|Margin1522]], Rollback rights won't help. If undo doesn't work, then you will have to edit it manually. Dougweller (talk) 12:32, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) You don't need rollback rights for that. Go to Injection molding and select the left radio button for the last known good edit, then the right radio button for the last "bad" revision. Click the Compare selected revisions and wait for the diff to load. At the top of the page in the header on the right side will be an "undo" button. Click that, explain what you are doing in the edit summary and save the page. The diff you want to undo is this one I believe (or if you are real lazy, you can click this undo link). If there have been conflicting edits preventing the undo, you'll have to manually revert it. This means that you will have to copy the text from the old revision and paste it back in the current revision removing the bad text in the process. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 12:33, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Susan Brind Morrow

I have posted an article about the author and poet Susan Brind Morrow. The most recent version was posted last evening. In that version, I included a number of clear, hard, reliable, factual links (An official announcement from The University of Texas Sowell Collections about its purchase of her papers; announcement from the Guggenheim Foundation, which awarded Brind Morrow a Fellowship; the New York Times, and others.

But still I see this morning that there is a notation at the beginning of this article stating that it needs factual reliable references.

So my point is this: SUCH REFERENCES ARE ALREADY THERE. WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE TO SATISFY WIKIPEDIA THAT THIS ARTICLE IS VALID AND MEETS THE WIKIPEDIA STANDARDS (WITH WHICH OF COURSE I AM ENTIRELY IN SYMPATHY)? The question is why it is still being blocked and scheduled for potential deletion?

Thank you for your help. Tedmasterhunter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tedmasterhunter (talk • contribs) 12:41, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

The problem appears to be that you have included a list of raw external links, but no inline citations. It is therefore not possible to see which of the statements in the article is supported by which link. Wikipedia requires not only links, but actual citations to verify the statements in its articles. This is particularly important with biographies of living persons. See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners.- Karenjc (talk) 12:47, 25 March 2014 (UTC)