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    November 8

    Removing talk page comments

    Quick policy question, not sure if this is the right place to bring it up. What is official policy on removing comments from one's own user talk page? WP:RTP seemed to deal mostly with article talk pages; is there a guideline or policy on personal talk pages? Thanks. MastCell 00:23, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a question I have asked recently as well - I have got a few answers (warnings should remain for a short time, but should not be used as a "wall of shame" for users) so that but no link to an official policy. My opinion is that people leaving warnings on talk pages need to know, at a glance, if a user has been involved in vandalism/spamming/controversy/etc before, as this will reflect the type of warning given (eg. leaving {{test}} is useless if the user was given {{test4}} last week.) I also think anonymous users should have absolutely no "ownership" of their talk page, as IPs can change. This is all just my view, not policy. -- Chuq 00:55, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Summary:

    • Removing recent vandalism warnings and similar posts to your Talk page from administrators and users in good standing is not acceptable.
    • Removing recent comments from other users is impolite and impairs communication about editing articles, etc. This may be viewed as uncivil.
    • If your talk page becomes too long or has old conversations, it is standard practice—but not required policy—to archive them in a subpage within your own user namespace, and place a link to that archive on your talk page. See Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page. Leave recent vandalism warnings and recent, open conversations on your talk page; do not archive them for a while.
    • Note that if you want to make draft articles, have a separate to-do list, etc., you can make a subpage in your user namespace.
    • See also Help:Talk page#User talk pages.

    —Centrx→talk • 01:01, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Could You Explain What This Does?

    <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;"></div> Thanks.100110100 02:18, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    It makes the text smaller and makes it go in two columns. —Centrx→talk • 02:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks.100110100 02:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    What happens after last warning for vandalizing?

    Should I use another "last warning" template or move on to "temporarily blocked"? I assume only administrators can block users. Maxberners 02:40, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Post to WP:AIV. Also, if something is continuing obvious vandalism, just give them one warning {{blatantvandal}} and see if they stop. —Centrx→talk • 02:44, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Image Criteria for speedy deletion

    What is the proper way to tag an image that obviously is "squatting" or using Wikipedia as a file server? Do you have to use IFD? Thanks. Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 03:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes please list the image at WP:IFD. If it passes a speedy deletion criterion, please list it for speedy deletion using the appropriate tag -- Lost(talk) 06:04, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    inquiry about new articles

    Hello. This is my first time I'm editing in wikipedia and I don't know where to place this question. I just finished creating a new article that I saved. But how would I be able to link it with another one? Your tutorials are too vast and confusing for me to find out on my own. My personal email is <emial removed to prevent spam>. Thank you.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dsilon (talk • contribs) .

    • Welcome to Wikipedia! Just wrap a double set of brackets ([]) around the word you want to link to. For example, link becomes [$[link]$] without the $ symbols. -- 03:55, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
    You can make text in any article in Wikipedia link with another by surrounding concepts and words which have articles with doubled brackets. For instance [[Monty Python]] produces Monty Python (<---that's blue because it's a link). You can also tell the software to link text that is not the same as the article title by "piping" the link. This is done by placing a pipe (|) between the text you want to link and the name of the article you want that text to be a link to. Example: [[Monty Python|Python]] will make Python a link to Monty Python. Hope this helps. For further information please see How to edit a page: Links and URLs.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    wikipedia is very friendly..........

    Hi, Have a nice Day ! Actually i came accross wikipedia since long. And i found really it is very much helpful. But here i would like to request that, if you can put the daily news of different kind of papers like Times of India, Indian Express then that will be really fantastic. And also if you can put the news of India Today, OutLook India, then that will be very nice.And if you can give some bollywood news, then that will be super.

    Wikipedia is a very friendly site !


    Thanks, Ashok.....

    Have you considered using one of the Indian-language versions of Wikipedia? There are many language-specific versions listed at the bottom of the Wikipedia homepage. --Kainaw (talk) 04:27, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, try looking at Wikinews, and the Indian version of that. X [Mac Davis] (DESK|How's my driving?) 05:40, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Also see Portal:Current events/India -- Lost(talk) 06:06, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    vandalism

    How can Raul Julia-Levy prevent people from vandalizing his page? He has been finding defamatory comments on his page. Is there a way where we can make his page only edited by otooledupree? Otooledupree 04:27, 8 November 2006 (UTC)otooledupree[reply]

    Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. However vandalism or personal attacks are not allowed. If you see vandalism, please warn the vandal. If he persists, please report at WP:AIV. To maintain the neutral point of view, it is important that more than one editor edit the article. -- Lost(talk) 06:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Otooledupree, some articles that come under extreme amounts of vandalism can be temporarily protected, but the article you point to only seems to be subject to very small amounts of vandalism. As a politician and actor, I'm sure there are many people paying attention to the changes made to his page, and thus many people there to revert the changes any vandal is likely to make. If the subject of the vandalism is exceptionally offensive and may serve to harm the image of a living subject, it is possible to have an admin remove the offending statements from the article history, though this is not usually necessary. Also, please remember to fill out the Edit summary whenever you make edits. It benefits all editors watching the articles you edit on their watchlist.  freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ  06:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Use of an image

    Hi, I am new to this site and only came across the article within Wikipedia because I was searching for description of a particular item. Within the article I have found an illustration and would like to use it on my web site, just displaying it. I have looked through and it is all confusing to me. Would I be able to use the image and refer to the URL of the page in Wikipedia (just cut & paste) or do I have to do anything else. Your help is much appreciated.86.138.157.230 04:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Two things:
    1. If the image is used under fair use law (look at the image description page) then your website must, legally, qualify for fair use in the same way. This won't hurt Wikipedia, but it's law.
    2. Please upload Wikipedia's image to your own server: simply linking to Wikipedia's image is leeching, assuming that Wikipedia's servers allow images to display externally.
    Hope that helps, Nihiltres 04:53, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    And a third thing: you need to read the licensing information for the image (which you just click on to do that). You must follow the terms there. In particular, the terms are likely to require you to reproduce any license information in full. This rather limits the casual use of images. Notinasnaid 08:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for your help, I will check out the laws & policies relating to this. Thanks again

    Can an admin look at this user's contribs?

    User:Llabronco has been uploading a lot of images and saying that they're free since you can find them on Google. I'm at work right now and don't have time to put each of them up at WP:PUI. And I can't put a notice on WP:AIV since I don't have the time right now to warn them 3 or 4 times. So this is the only way that I could think of to call an admin's attention to them. Thanks, sorry for the non-question nature of my post here, Dismas|(talk) 04:38, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Done. I have warned him that if he continues he will be blocked from editing. —Centrx→talk • 04:48, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! I have time for small edits and when I come across something so large it's hard for me to file all the necessary forms, dot the Is and cross the Ts. Dismas|(talk) 05:18, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    graduated from year 1985-1990

    Dear sir

    Is it possible to find fellow graduated in that particular years in UWIST? If so please inform me how to search for it.please communicate back to me thro' my e-mail (email removed)

    Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. I would suggest going to an alumni or a social networking site. Sorry -- Lost(talk) 06:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    See also

    Am I right in thinking there should be no red links in "See also" lists? (See, e.g. bow.) After all, that means there's nothing to see. On the other hand, perhaps there will be, one day. I couldn't find a policy on this. Thanks.--Shantavira 09:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I dont think there's a policy for this. This simply means that if you know about the subject, go ahead and create the article. No point in removing the red link. -- Lost(talk) 09:24, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    It is confusing. I recommend removing the bad links - imagine a reader seeing "See also" blah blah blah...hey that's the one! What? No such page! Bah! Maybe you could store them in the talk page but the problem there is some pages, especially disambig pages don't get much attention. If you decide to remove the links try to include the links elsewhere in the article so it still shows a potential article to be created, or if it doesn't ruin the article, changing the heading See also to something that does make sense. But if in doubt don't do anything. --WikiSlasher 09:32, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    subject in teleug

    Hi,

    This is satyanarayana. I want to post messages in this. How can i post. If i went to any browsig center it's not possible. Even i dont have system system at home. please advise on this.

    Regards, Satya

    What is the problem which you are having? You seem to have been able to post to the help desk, so you should also be able to edit any article. Notinasnaid 09:46, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If you want to contribute to the telugu wikipedia, please go to te: -- Lost(talk) 10:04, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Need help with redirection

    I need some help with some redirection. I am trying to list a page for a cabaret composer, pianist named Christopher Marlowe. Obviously and unfortunately for Chris, he shares his name with such an influential literary giant. How may I add a page on this 21st Century music man on a "shared" Christopher Marlowe page (is there a page)? Nancylamottfan 12:24, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Create a page for your Christopher Marlowe at Christopher Marlowe (pianist), or whatever you thikn should belong in the brackets afterwards. Then, on the Christopher Marlowe page at the moment, add a note at the top saying "For the pianist, see Christopher Marlowe (pianist)". There is already one redirection at the top of that page for the film Marlowe; add it after that. Trebor 13:19, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    distributor

    i want to be a sole dealer in Ivory Coast please tell me how to contact your company. i have used the oil and i found out how rich it is that is why i am intrested in doing buisness with your company.

    Who are you trying to contact? Notinasnaid 12:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    How can I recover the personal data (name, surname, e-mail) of a contributor?

    I supposed that every contributor to Wikipedia would like to be identifiable and contactable. It seems to me that the links in the article history give no access to informations like the name or the e-mail of a contributor. Is there the possibility of knowing the identity (personal data like name, surname, e-mail address, institution) of the various contributors? 81.208.106.94 13:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    No, absolutely not. Except for e-mail (which is kept private), Wikipedia doesn't ask for or collect this information. Why do you suppose every contributor would like to be identifiable and contactable? Notinasnaid 13:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Online most people don't want to be identifiable, which is why there are privacy laws. Providing the info you talk about is not only impossible because we don't collect it unless they willingly provide said info on their userpage, it would also violate our privacy agreement. - Mgm|(talk) 13:16, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If you get a username and enter your own email address, you can send emails via the 'Email this user' function on some users' userpages (doing so will reveal your address). Some users will give their details willingly, in which case you can read them from their user page, but most won't. --ais523 13:27, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

    I Created a New Article (first time) and cannot get text in subsections

    to wrap so that text can be read without use of horizontal slide bar. How do I correct this? Coupdegra 16:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I've responded at Wikipedia:New_contributors'_help_page#Created_New_Article.2C_and_I_can.27t_get_text_in_subsections_to_display_properly. Please only post in one spot, it keeps it from getting too confusing ;). -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 16:44, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    submitting an article

    I've noticed that the encyclopedia contains a few articles describing radio stations. If we were to submit an article about the public radio station I manage, would we open ourselves up to anyone wanting to add something unflattering or otherwise to that content? Also, can just anyone submit an article about our enterprise?

    Jeff Skibbe general manager, KXMS-FM

    The answer to both your questions is yes. Anyone can add matter to an article as long as it adheres to the Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. To start an article, you would need to first create an account. Secondly, especially if you are going to start one about something that you manage, please go through our neutral point of view policy -- Lost(talk) 17:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    And, given that you are directly involved in it, I would suggest you also read the conflict of interest guidelines. Confusing Manifestation 04:12, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Aviation

    In my CAA oral i was asked a couple of questions which i didnt have answer to are mentioned below, 1) If i am a operator of a aircraft and want to delete the airconditioning system from my pistion engine aircaft as i am not operating it very frequently. what is the procedure to get it done?

    2) If my aircraft flys outstation and found out that CMR has expried whats the procedure to get the aircraft back to base? Can CMR be issued outstation?

    213.42.2.11 17:45, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 17:52, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    OPENING LARGE FORMAT PICS

    99% OF THE LARGE PICTURES ONLY OPENS TO ABOUT 20% TO 50% OF THE ACTUAL PICTURE. THIS IS NOW FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO EVEN PICTURES AS SMALL AS 1,4MB DOES THIS. THE PROBLEM CAN BE ON YOUR SIDE BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED AT IT FROM DIFFERENT BROWSERS. ( MOZILLA FIREFOX & INTERNET EXPLORER. ) EVEN TRYING TO DOWNLOAD THE PICTURE GIVE THE SAME RESULTS. PLEASE HELP SINCE I ENJOY YOUR SITE AND HAVE FOUND MANY INFO FOR THE KIDS AND MYSELF ON YOUR WEBSITE.168.209.97.34 19:37, 8 November 2006 (UTC)JJVR from SOUTH AFRICA.[reply]

    Please do not write in ALL CAPS; It's annoying to users. To get your question, are you on a dial-up connection? Most likely, this is a connection issue. In the past, when I've been on dial up, I've experienced this. My guess is the connection to transfer the entire image is timing out. —Mitaphane talk 21:17, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    some said that tiesto died in a car accident.......is this true?????

    'some said that tiesto died in a car accident.......is this true?????'some said that tiesto died in a car accident.......is this true?????

    No. Please use the reference desk for any other inquiries of this sort of thing, and please clarify who you mean next time. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 20:28, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Citation template

    Where is the citation template for a newspaper article? Not a website, not a journal or research study, just a regular printed newspaper article.--MrFish 20:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    You can find templates for citation here. I would just use the news template. As long as you have the important details (paper's name, author, date, hyperlink if applicable) the layout isn't too important. —Mitaphane talk 21:21, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    colonial times of new york natural resources

    i am trying to find information on natural resources of new york in colonial times... i have a two page project due with information pertaining to the natural resources of new york back in colonial times. Where can i find all the information i need?

    The article History of the United States might help, under the colonial times section. You would get a better response over at the reference desk; the help desk is for help on using the Wikipedia, not reference questions. —Mitaphane talk 21:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    WIKIs and ACTIVISM

    To Whom This May Concern:

    I am a University of Miami communications student and my class is working on the website mediaforchange.org. Our website aims to draw attention to individuals and concepts that have used media to effect change. My particular entry is on how wikis are used for activism. I would greatly appreciate any commentary that the Wikimedia Foundation Inc. has on this use of wikis. What are the advantages? Disadvantages? Was this an intended use of the wiki? What further possibilities await wiki-activists? I would also appreciate permission to use your response as part of my online entry for not-for-profit purposes. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank You,

    G.Cardona

    MFC Founding Student

    This page is a help desk for assistance in using the English language Wikipedia. The Wikimedia Foundation home page has contact information for the Foundation. Hope this helps. --MCB 22:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    encumbance

    What does encumbance mean

    You mean Encumbrance? —Mitaphane talk 21:28, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Image resolution

    Dear Sir or Madam:

    Re: The image of a terraformed Mars at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Terraformedmars.jpg

    I am planning on using this image for inclusion in a science article I am submitting for

    publication. Since the image is in the public domain,I will, of course, give proper credit to

    Wikipedia and NASA.

    My question is: How can I obtain a higher-resolution image; my editor wants something 300 dpi

    or greater?

    Thank you very much.

    Sincerely,

    Joe Knight.

    [email removed]

    Actually, since the image is in the public domain, no credit needs to be given. If a higher resolution image exists, I imagine it would be found at the NASA site. Trebor 21:56, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    untitled question

    hi im doing a class project but i need to know who wrote the article i cannot find it . and i also cannot find what date it was published. name of article Panama Canal

    Wikipedia is collaborative - everyone writes the article. It is last published every time someone makes an edit. If you are looking for citation information, go to Panama Canal and click 'Cite this Article' on the left. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 21:49, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    How do i delete a photo i uploaded

    I uploaded a photo scottluxenberg.jpg.jpg, and i would like to delete is that possible. 


    Thank you, 
          Hbk1888
    Add {{db-author}} to the top of the page and someone should speedily delete it. Trebor 21:59, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    My User Page

    I am having trouble with my User Page and do not understand the problem. All of my userboxes and written information is eith squished to the right or are blended over top of each other. Can someone tell me what the rpoblem is and how to fix it? (Steve 22:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC))[reply]

    See Help:Table#Pipe_syntax_tutorial, particularly the very first point. -- zzuuzz (talk) 03:17, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    revert

    how do i revert vandalism to an earlier version? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Falcon866 (talk • contribs)


    November 9

    Science Fair Project

    I am using your website for information for my science fair project. My teacher needs to have the copyright date of this website. It's due tomorrow, so please respond soon!!! (I don't have access to a computer so I'm using the Library's computer. It closes in thirty minutes!!! PLEASE HURRY!!!) thanks! :)64.107.61.66 01:23, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Information on Wikipedia is not copyrighted. Instead it is licensed as free content under the "copyleft" GNU Free Documentation License, designed by the Free Software Foundation. Please click on "Cite this article" in the toolbox on the left hand side of an article in order to access citation information for that particular article.--Fuhghettaboutit 01:35, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Copyleft is still copyright, it's just the hip subset. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 02:57, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, sort of. But maybe even hep, you dig?--Fuhghettaboutit 03:11, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Submitting a new topic

    how do i submit topics to the wikipedia encyclopedia?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by T3Stev0 (talk • contribs) .

    Please see Wikipedia:Very Frequently Asked Questions#How do I create a new article?. Thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit 01:30, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    WikiDefcon

    I'm trying to add the wikidefcon tag to my userpage and I would like to know if it is possible to make it appear on the left side of the page, and if so how do i do it? Malevious 01:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Check out the template, adding "|align=left" to the template will change that. —Mitaphane talk 02:15, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you very much :) Malevious 02:26, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    how do I

    How do I put my own entry on?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Otter123 (talk • contribs) .

    Please see the post two above this one. Thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:04, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    re {{ConfirmationOTRS}}

    Template ConfirmationOTRS is placed on pages on where the user has released the text under the GNU Free Documentation License and has so stated to the WikiMedia PR Department and has recieved an OTRS ticket number. My question is, supposing I want to suggest this path to an editor, what is the procedure for them (or me) to contact the PR Department and receive a ticket number? Herostratus 02:32, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    The copyright holder should send an e-mail to permissions at wikimedia dot org or a postal letter to the Wikimedia Foundation, stating specifically that the material is released under the GFDL, which pages are covered by this release, and what the original source is (whether website or book title, etc.). Upon receipt and verification, one of the OTRS volunteers will add that tag with the OTRS number to the relevant pages. —Centrx→talk • 02:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! Herostratus 04:48, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    STA Annual Reports

    Could you please advise how I can access State Transport Authority of South Australia, Australia. Annual Reports 1982 to 1994

    J vernon brown

    This section is for questions about Wikipedia. It seems as if that agency was disbanded and TransAdelaide took over it's functions. I would check their website. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 05:32, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikispecies edits

    I entered paragraphs on the endemic Australian chydorid cladocerans Pseudomonospilus and Australospilus into the Wikispecies directory on the weekend of Nov 4-5, pressed 'save page' but nothing has subsequently appeared there. I reentered a short test paragraph into Australospilus today, Nov. 09...it has appeared in the discussion page...how does one enter a definitive systematic article. I work on chydorids, btw. Thanks Russ S.

    Hi Russ. I'm not sure why your edit didn't "stick". The edit history of Chydoridae] (is that the page you mean?) at Wikispecies doesn't show any edits by someone with your username. Could it be that you hit "show preview" instead of save page? In any case, once you save, your edits, even if reverted, should remain in the edit history so if indeed it was saved you are the apparent victim of a glitch. You might want to inquire further at the Wikispecies:Village Pump. This page is really for questions about using Wikipedia.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:12, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing Issues

    I just want to know why i keep getting messages on my screen from other uses telling me to stop editing content. About a year ago now i addes some information about a particular style of housing and even then it was only a couple of lines that i had researched. Now most of the time when i visit wikipedia i get messages from users threatening to block me. I dont edit any content just look. I think everyone needs to get a grip, or sort out your IP tracking issues. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.87.67.252 (talk • contribs) .

    I'm not sure, but maybe you have a Dynamic IP, or one that changes. You can prevent mistaken identities by creating an account. In any case, comments like this will not help in any situation; please remember to always remain civil. Cheers, Dar-Ape 04:08, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Remember, of course, that in the case of a rapidly reassigned dynamic IP, the user who made that comment may not be the user who posted the query here, leading to understandable frustration. --MCB 06:37, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Looking at the related contribution and edit histories, it looks like someone with your IP added some nonsense in 2005 (specifically "Sean whom attends CDSHS is the coolest, and jons a dork!!!!!!!" ) to the Nelson Mandela article. User Fvw then left a message to your IP in 2005 asking the owner not to post nonsense. Someone with your IP then responded with personal attacks to Fvw in 2006, and the user with you IP was asked to be civil on Wikipedia. Definitely looks like a case of mistaken identities. You should totally get an account. Breenius 07:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    japanese kanji

    how do you add japanese kanji to an article

    reference shorinryu nder karate

    thanks

    If you can write Japanese in your browser, do so there. If not, I'd just copy-paste. Works fine for me. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 05:27, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    IP Numbers and signatures

    Hello,

    After acquiring a username and then logging in at the Enlish language portal in Wikipedia, I went to the Spanish language section of Wikipedia to do an edit at a talk page. I noticed that instead of my new user signature, my IP was stamped as a sig. Can you guys replace my IP with my sig.? I'm concerned that my IP might be harvested. --- I've also done some edits in the past. Is it possible to change my IP automatically to my new User sig.?


    Thanks.

    It's not possible to retroactively change or delete signatures or other content. I don't know why it would be printing your IP though - are you sure you were logged in? I'd just go back to the relevant pages, edit your IP out and add your sig. Note too that I can't really think of any danger of "IP harvesting" - though I might be wrong. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 05:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    That's because each Wikipedia language has its own registration system. You have to register separately there. Don't be afraid about your IP address being "harvested". Every website you visit grabs your IP address, and people can set programs to scan large swathes of addresses looking for computers. You're not any more vulnerable by having your IP address here. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 05:31, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Each Wikipedia is their own entity rather than a lanaguage "section". You need to register for each one separately until the single login has been created. That's why your username wasn't showing. - Mgm|(talk) 09:45, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


    Thank you all for your quick responses. I guess that I'll just have to make sure that I'm logged in each time I go from one language to the other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eltenoch (talk • contribs)

    subnetting

    I want to know how to do the subnetting and also want to calculate the subnetmask

    First, take a look at the article Subnetwork. If that does not answer your question, try asking at the reference desk, which is set up to answer factual and research questions. --MCB 06:51, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing Questions

    Hello, i added a new link to one of the articles, and when i checked back to see if it was still there, it wasnt. I was wondering why. Could you please tell me?

    On Wikipedia, pages are being edited continuously. It may be while you are visiting another page, someone edited the article. Hopes this answers. Joshua Chiew 06:47, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Question about photos

    I have read the image policy guidelines,but I still have a question about a specific photo.The article 'Donna Williams' has no photo.Now,I know of someone who took a photo of Donna at a Neopets promotion event in Singapore a while ago,in 2003.Is this photo able to be used if I ask permission from the original photographer? Sorry if I have missed a part in the policy that would answer my question,but I'd like to know for sure. Serenaacw 08:11, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Only if the original photographer is willing to release it into the public domain fully - it can't be specific to Wikipedia. Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags#For_image_creators should explain how that is done. Trebor 08:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks Trebor Serenaacw 08:50, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    What Does {{-}} Do?

    Thanks.100110100 08:52, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    That is explained at Template:-: It clears both margins, helpful to make sure the text following it starts below all floating elements like images or infoboxes Kusma (討論) 08:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, is there a way to create a wiki link with the linked word containing square brackets? Ie. if I want to link the word [foobar] to some page, how do I do that so that the square brackets show up in the link? --Jopo 12:47, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Theoretically, one can use the hexadecimal ASCII value with % in front. For example, [ is %5b and ] is %5d, so linking to [foobar] should work as [[%5bfoobar%5d]]. It doesn't seem to be working and I don't know why... There's always an external link.... --Keitei (talk) 13:04, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    To make a link to say, A, written as [A], you type [[A|[A]]]. So you want [foobar] to link to Wikipedia, you type
     [[Wikipedia|[foobar]]]
    Hope that helps! --WikiSlasher 04:33, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I want slogan or jingles on Wheat flour

    I want slogan or jingles on Wheat flour

    "Wheat flour, we use it every hour, it's quite a neat little powder, sometimes I use it to make chowder." --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 22:47, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Publication on Wikipedia

    Sorry for my poor english but I try to explain my problem.

    I try to post an article about PLANIGO such as that of VENERE article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venere)

    Unfortunately, my article is always refused. Thank you communicate me the reason.

    Thanks

    Franck Viano www.planigo.com

    COPY OF MY ARTICLE

    Planigo.com is an online hotel reservation platform based in Switzerland with many offices in Europe: France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Monaco, Germany, Romania, etc.

    With more than 11 500 hotels, Planigo proposes an exhaustive choice of hotels (hotels of 1 to 5 stars, palaces, castle residences, chalets, etc) displayed in over 23 languages, thus allowing its users to compare the hotel offers in their native language.

    Moreover, Planigo publishes in 15 languages the opinions of its customers having stayed in the hotels. Therefore, every net surfer is able to refer to these opinions in order to have a clearer idea about the establishment in question.

    Corporate

    Established in 1998 by Gil Guyomard, Planigo started in France as a hotel booking website known under FranceHotelReservation.com. Today, less than 10 years later, Planigo is positioned as a leading player on the European market and is registered as a trademark.

    Planigo.com is part of the international group QCNS. While the head office is based in Switzerland, the operational headquarters is located in Romania which includes the Call Centre, the technology departments and the administrative offices. QCNS also owns two travel agencies (Aeromar Travel Agencies), one located in Monaco, and the second in France, Beausoleil.

    Business model

    Thanks to its large portfolio of hotels under contract, Planigo has set up a savvy business model, managing the whole reservation process including the booking itself, but also the billing.

    For one, your article sounds too much like an advertisement. Also, the company may not live up to the requirements for notability for a company which are spelled out at WP:CORP. Dismas|(talk) 13:43, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Identification of nationals of non-sovereign peoples

    Is a nationality belonging to a non-sovereign people worthy of removal in the introduction paragraph of a biography article? Can Scottish, Tibetan, Mohawk, Porto Rican people be identified as such, or must we all accept forceful replacements to British, Chinese, etc.? I feel like these are sociological realities that transgress the official political structures and documents. If one waits for the powers that be to reflect faithfully the reality of the people, one will wait a while. What do you think? --Liberlogos 16:57, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't think there's a style guideline or policy regarding this, so it's something that should be handled on a per article basis. I think the most important thing is what the person in question identifies himself as. For example, the Dalai Lama would certainly identify himself as a Tibetan, as he's trying to achieve it's independence. That perhaps the most important thing to consider when identifying a national status. —Mitaphane talk 21:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the answer. Where would one go to officialize this? --Liberlogos 15:57, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    You would need to go to Village pump (proposals) page -- Lost(talk) 18:34, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Where can I find common templates to welcome or warn new users?

    Question 1: I know there are templates created that can be placed on the talk page of a brand-new user, saying "Welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for editing - we appreciate your contribution, but in your future edits please be more careful regarding spelling/grammar/POV/etc." or something to that effect.

    But I can't seem to find where these templates are located. I expected they would be included in, or referenced on, the "please do not bite the newcomers" page, but I didn't see any links/references there. I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction.

    Question 2: I am interested in assisting with "recent changes patrolling" and when I looked at the RPP page, it mentioned the "old school" way of finding recent changes, but didn't actually explain how to see a list of the most recent changes. If someone could give me some guidance on the easiest/most efficient way to look at recent changes, I'd appreciate it. —SaxTeacher (talk) 16:05, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I found some answers myself: {{welcome}} is the standard greeting; alternative greetings are found at Wikipedia:Standard_user_greeting and Wikipedia:Welcome templates. —SaxTeacher (talk) 16:31, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    (1) I don't know if it's exhaustive but there's quite a list at WP:UTM. (2) The easiest way to see a list of recent changes is to visit Special:Recentchanges. Depending on your display preferences, there's probably a link to it at the left of your screen, labeled as "Recent changes". There are also various tools for monitoring recent changes in real time, but Special:Recentchanges is a good place to get started. FreplySpang 16:33, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Revert problem

    I'm trying to revert changes to Trippin'_On_a_Hole_in_a_Paper_Heart due to copyright violation (song lyrics in article), but I think I may have messed up. I'd removed the lyrics manually as a normal edit, but later I noted they still show up in the article history. I then tried to follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Revert, but the copyrighted material is still in the history. Is this the case, that article revisions cannot be purged from the history? Or could someone more wiki-savvy fix this article, and maybe post back here telling me what I should have done instead? Thanks. 158.140.1.25 16:52, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Have a look at Wikipedia:Copyright violations on history pages. The consensus was that they do not need to be removed from the history unless a specific complaint is made. Trebor 17:22, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, the only people who can remove article revisions are administrators; all other edits remain in the history. If you want to see if an admin can remove that revision, pop over to WP:AN and make a request there, I'm sure someone can deal with it for you. Tony Fox (arf!) 17:21, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Deleting cookies - previous search words

    How do I delete the cookies/previous search words used in the Wikipedia Search box?

    That's pretty browser specific, I'm afraid. --Gwern (contribs) 18:33, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    On some browsers, you can click on the search box, hover over the saved word that you want to delete, and strike the "Delete" key on your keyboard. Kind of a hassle though, if you are trying to delete every one of them. What browser are you using? tiZom(2¢) 18:50, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    desperately looking

    Hello,

    I AM DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR MY SISTER. I JUST FOUND OUT SHE DIED ON NOV 13,2001. I WENT TO THE VITAL STATISTIC IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AND I WAS TOLD THAT SHE DIDN'T DIED IN THESE STATES. NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO LOOK FOR HER. THEY KEPT ON ASKING ME IF SHE WAS EVER MARRIED. I KNOW SHE WAS MARRIED TO SOMEONE A LONG TIME AGO BUT I NEVER ASK WHAT WAS HER LAST NAME.

    CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY SISTER...

    YOU CAN CALL ME AT (REMOVED)

    SISTER'S NAME IS (REMOVED) QUITE ALARMING AMOUNT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION REMOVED

    Wikipedia is not a lost persons index. --Gwern (contribs) 18:31, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Can an admin delete the history of this section? It included some rather nasty stuff an identity thief could use. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 22:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Security Concern

    Why aren't our logins encrypted? --AquaRichy 19:24, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


    Citations

    When I select the Cite this Article link and View the list of contributors I get a run time error. I have tried this on both IE and Firefox. I believe this function is not working.

    Here's the message:

    RuntimeError Python 2.4.4c0: /usr/local/bin/python2.4 Thu Nov 9 19:40:42 2006

    A problem occurred in a Python script. Here is the sequence of function calls leading up to the error, in the order they occurred. 

    /home/tim/public_html/cgi-bin/contribution-counter
 175 else:
 176     print "Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\n"
 177     print """<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 178 <html>
 179 <head>

    dbname = 'enwiki_p', replag = <module 'replag' from '/home/tim/public_html/cgi-bin/replag.pyc'>, replag.getlag = <function getlag>, conn undefined, db = <_mysql.connection open to 'sql' at 725af0>, cgi = <module 'cgi' from '/usr/lib/python2.4/cgi.pyc'>, cgi.escape = <function escape>, page = 'Foreclosure' 

    /home/tim/public_html/cgi-bin/replag.py in getlag(conn=<_mysql.connection open to 'sql' at 725af0>, db='enwiki_p')
  36                 replag_export["%s_formatted" % unit] = '%s %s ' % (str(raw_replag[unit]), unit)
  37         replag = replag_export['years_formatted'] + replag_export['days_formatted'] + replag_export['hours_formatted'] + replag_export['minutes_formatted'] + replag_export['seconds_formatted']
  38         return replag
  39     except Exception, value:
  40         raise RuntimeError ('Failed to retrieve replication lag: %s' % (value))

    builtin RuntimeError = <class exceptions.RuntimeError>, value = <exceptions.TypeError instance>

    RuntimeError: Failed to retrieve replication lag: unsubscriptable object 

         args = ('Failed to retrieve replication lag: unsubscriptable object',)

    Thank you,

    I am one of the great grand children of the da_silva family in porto_novo, and I will like to know about the man joaquem who came to ouida in 1700 in Dahomey now Republic of Benin

    I am raphael olaonipekun and one of the great grandchildren of desuado francisco da_silva one of the portuguese slave trade marchant that resided in ouida. I am very eager to know the geneologie of my great grand parents who came from portugal in 1700.Though, Ihave some of the typed and written documents from my grands mothers father, but they are not realy completed.So I desided to search on how to know more about this vital information because, my grandmother who is late now told me to do so, and that we have opportunities also in portugal since our great grand parents came from there.I will be very greatful if you can help me trace the geneologies of these influencial men who miggrated to Dahomey in 1700 of whom my grandmothers father was one of their great grand sons. Please I will like to leave my email address (EMAIL REMOVED)Once again, I will be very greatful.Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks from Raphael Olaonipekun.

    Please read the third topic above yours. Wikipedia is not a genealogy service, it is an encyclopedia. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 22:51, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Should entire credits be listed for TV series, films, etc?

    I don't mean the cast or the main crew, but the minor crew members such as electricians, boom operators, etc. I've seen quite a few articles that list every onscreen credit, but often the credit list takes up three-quarters of the entire article. I'd delete the minor crew but I don't know what the general style is on Wikipedia. 172.206.2.54 20:27, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    • They're not quite minor. Those films would've been different without them working on them, but I agree, you generally mention director, producer and major actors. People in Special FX and things like that should only be mentioned if you have something to tell about them. I would hate to see an article titled Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix credits and I would hate to see them in the movie article even more. - Mgm|(talk) 22:53, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    editting a page

    Hi, there was actually a page on wikipedia that i thought needed more pictures so I was going to add a picture that fit very well with the paragraph. But I couldn't seem to figure out how to attach a picture and put it on the page. If you could please repost to this as soon as possible I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

    22:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)22:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)22:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)70.119.205.246 22:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    You will have to create an account before you can upload images.--Joshua Chiew 23:06, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


    article about 100,000th active user

    Do you think it would be a good idea to create an article about the 100,000th active user (like similar rules of the millionth article pool such as guessing and the deadline where you can't make any guesses).--PrestonH 22:50, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    No. Users are not consistently active so it would be impossible to define and administer. Dismas|(talk) 22:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    By what standard would you "bet" on such a thing? By date of sign-up, or what? Who determines if the user is "active"? Good idea, though I doubt we need any more contests ;) --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 22:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a little late :) Special:Statistics shows we have over 2,000,000 registered users :) Although you have to take into consideration indef blocked, bots, inactive, we would still have more than 100,000. :) But yes, I agree with Wooty.. More contests! — Deon555talk 23:04, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh yeah, here are some policies I think up for the contest...
    • In order for a user to become active, users must make at least 5 edits a month.
    • The contest will end if there are 95,000 active users.
    • Any guesses after the deadline will be reverted.
    • Guesses can be divided by month and year for categorization.
    • The person who guessed the right month of the 100,000th active user will be the winner (and maybe a barnstar)

    We might want to delay the contest because the Wikimedia Statistics are not working. So should I create an article about this contest?--PrestonH 23:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Photos #2

    Okay,the person who took a photo that I want to use on Wikipedia has said that she will release the work under a free license.What do I need to put under the photo?I mean,does it need to have a decleration under it and an image source or what? Sorry,but I'm *really* confused.Serenaacw 23:09, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    If she has released it to the public domain, put this "{{PD-release}}" tag on it. If it's another type of free license look here for the corresponding license to put on the image page. Also, if you have an email(or some other correspondence) with this declaration it would be good to put it(or a hyperlink to it) on the page as well. —Mitaphane talk 00:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    categorizing an article

    Can someone please add the categories to an article I wrote? Your help was extremely detailed, but hard to apply to my simple case. Article: Thermodynamic databases for pure substances Categories I want to use: Natural sciences | Physical sciences | Chemistry | Chemical thermodynamics Thanks, Thermbal 23:13, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    FAQ / Help Desk

    where do i find FAQ FOR THE ANSWERS

    Try the "Help" link which goes to (Help:Contents) in the left column of any Wikipedia page in your browser for a list of Help topics and FAQs.

    how do i login to wikipedia help desk

    This page is the Help Desk - you can ask any question related to using or editing Wikipedia right here. --MCB 00:37, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    November 10

    Edit does not show up in my watchlist

    Here's something odd: I edited a page that is on my watchlist, but the edit does not show up on the watchlist. (I don't have "Hide my edits" or "Hide minor edits" set, or anything like that.) I looked at the contents of my watchlist ("display and edit the complete list"), and the page is there. I looked at the page itself, and my edit is in the page itself, and in the history, and the watch/unwatch tab says "unwatch", indicating the page is currently being watched. I reloaded my watchlist several times. I edited other watched pages, and they showed up. But not the mystery edit. So then I clicked "unwatch" on the page, and got the expected result. I then clicked "watch", and got the expected result. Back to my watchlist... my edit is still not there. The watchlist function does not appear to use the server cache (it's generated on the fly), so I can't purge the cache. Ideas? --MCB 00:50, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Does the history of the article confirm that you made the edit? Also, if you revert an article to get rid of vandalism at the same time as another editor and their edit hits the system first, you won't get credit for that edit. Could that be it? Dismas|(talk) 00:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    It shows up in the history, and in the page itself, and wasn't a revert, and no one else edited the page around the time I did. The page has been edited further, and the latest of those edits show up in my watchlist. On further analysis, I think I might have a clue: I made this edit, which was adding {{sprotected}} to a page, and then immediately performed the sprotection itself, which is an admin action rather than an edit, but it shows up in the history as a minor edit through the workings of the software. The latter may just not show up in a watchlist correctly, so I'll see if it happens again, and file a bug report if it does. Thanks for responding and if anyone else has any ideas, please post! Thanks, --MCB 02:42, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Is an informal fan poll usable?

    A user and I are in conflict (and we do have an RFC in place) regarding the spelling of one Rainbow Brite character's name - Moonglo vs. Moonglow. Although the article currently notes that the TV series spells it Moonglo and the merchandise line uses Moonglow, the user wants to change the article to read that fans use Moonglo most often. Personally, on fan sites, I've seen them used pretty equally. Well, apparently this user is taking a poll at a fan forum and wants to use it as citable proof that Moonglo should be used. My concern is that a fan poll is not a concrete citation - what if this week one spelling wins, but next week more users vote and another spelling wins? Furthermore, there are other fan sites in existence, and said user is only giving fans at one particular site the chance to vote, which would be a problem with a poll on any subject - only a limited number of people interested in the issue will have voted. What is official policy regarding polls? Kat, Queen of Typos 00:59, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Polls on websites are neither verifiable nor scholarly, and they're original research. Therefore, don't use them. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 01:16, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Discussions regarding editing Wikipedia articles should best be kept on the article's talk page (including polling, in order to directly allow all Wikipedia users to know what are the article's debates or issues). As far as policy regarding voting, Wikipedia is based on the consensus of users, however, a citation linking to a poll that was deliberated on a fan forum is as you stated considered "not concrete." Admins or Wikipedia employees do not determine the information that is required to reflect or not reflect in an article. All they can do is add editing tags stating the article requires citations regarding its info, the article is disputed for its neutrality, etc. (the only exception to removing content immediately is when it is regarded as vandalism).¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 01:18, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I was asking about Wikipedia's policy on polls. There is info on the talk page already about the issue as well as a link to this post. I was only explaining the issue in order to provide context. Kat, Queen of Typos 02:05, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I think you are posting in the wrong place 131.211.210.15. Kat, Queen of Typos 18:57, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I WANTED TO KNOW

    hello i was wondering how do u add pages to your website .... because i wanna place a bio about one of my artist on this site please respond thank you

    (email removed).

    Please read the Very Frequently Aaked Questions at the top of the page. Note that your subject must be verifiable and you must adhere to a neutral point of view. It is often bad for someone connected to the subject to write an article on them, as it has inherent POV problems. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 01:18, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    proposed merge between wood engraving & woodcut (WE & W)

    This is about printmaking. Proposed merger tags were put on these two some months ago. The one on W has been removed now - don't know when. The W talk page there appears to have been cleared, or never had anything, but on the WE talk page there are numerous commentas against the merge, the last (before mine today) in May 06.

    I feel I have sorted the problem in WE, which was that the 1911 text also covered W, which everybody agrees is a different technique. The merge tag should now be taken off, I think, but I don't like to do it myself & have not found the correct procedure in a search.

    Please advise if I can/should just do it, or alternatively forward this to the correct administrator. Or should it be left for a period? Thanks Johnbod 02:19, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    At Wikipedia:Merge it is stated: "If there is a clear agreement after two weeks that the articles should be merged, then go ahead and merge them. If there is no response after four weeks then go ahead and merge the articles." Nothing covering you situation exactly, but I think we can read into this the negative implication, that where there is opposition and no response after a few weeks, "go ahead and remove the tag. We also operate by consensus. Since there appears to be consensus not to merge, go ahead and remove the tag. Finally, if someone adds a tag such as this one which appears to me to be simply incorrect in its goal, you can be bold and remove the tag.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:33, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Many ThanksJohnbod 17:02, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Landfills filled

    What happens if landfills have no more space????—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.0.142.78 (talk • contribs) .

    Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:48, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Uploaded..now what?

    Okay,I've uploaded my image to the wikimedia commons.would someone be able to check and see that everything is in order,so it doesn't end up removed?The link is here:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Donnawilliams2003.jpg Sorry to bother you but this is my first uploaded image and I want to make sure that everything is in order.Serenaacw 03:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    ThanksSerenaacw 10:37, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    How can I get Wikipedia info into my own files?

    That is to say, I'd like to have a Wiki that's akin to Google Notebook, as though it were a combination of the two. So, if I wanted to look over information I've found on wikepedia about, say, "Tantric Sex," "The Matrix," and "Reservoir Dogs," and put it all on a page, how could I do that?

    thanks,

    Bblakeney 04:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Writing an Injunction

    Can you give me help on writing an injuction. I need one to stop a petition from being handed out before I have enough time to get it stopped. Deals with lies. harrassment detrament of chacter.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.136.136.168 (talk • contribs) .

    I think you would be well advised to hire an attorney but if you're really going to try to do this yourself, I suggest going to your local court's free law library, if it has one, and see if the librarians can give you some help in locating example motions to work from. That being said, your question would be better suited for the Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities. This help page is for questions related to using Wikipedia.--Fuhghettaboutit 05:57, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Getting a different sort of help

    If I would like an image made for me, where would I go to?

    †he Bread 05:24, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Notices on User talk pages

    Hi, I've started using class="usermessage" on my talk page for notices. It stands out nicely, but I'm a little worried about people clicking on it, instinctively reacting as if it were about a new message on their talk page. Is there an alternative CSS class that I can use instead? Thank you. --Kjoonlee 06:14, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Change the background colour? Just add style="background-color: #ff0000;" and replace the hex with whatever color you want (in hex form or a color name [1]). -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 07:42, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you, but I'd rather use an existing class, so that someone as picky as I am (hah!) can choose their own colours... --Kjoonlee 08:08, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Moving Contributions from my IP to my User Account

    Hi, I made some edits forgetting to log in that I a spent a bit of time on, and I was just wondering if its possible to associate contributions I made under my IP address with my current user name. Thanks! Breenius 07:39, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    project

    Most respectfully,i beg to state that i m a student of electrical engg.i want to convert the solar light into electricity. please tell me procedure.

    Confused about deleting an article.

    Hello there, I recently tagged the article Asher Tarivona Mutsengi for deletion because I felt it was an autobiography (the user who created the article had a username very similar to the article title). It could, however, be an attempt to create a user page. Recently I looked at the article and saw it was flagged for speedy deletion by an anonymous user. The reason given was because the user requested deletion of his userpage. Obviously, it isn't a userpage at all. This is my first time attempting to delete an article. Should I remove the speedy deletion tag or should I leave it be until an admin can sort it out? Thank you very much Vvitor 08:27, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    If a speedy-delete tag is obviously wrong and you didn't create the page yourself, feel free to remove it. --ais523 08:33, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
    Thank you very much for your assistance, ais523 Vvitor 08:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


    Creating a page

    I cannot figure out how to get to the page that I can create. I would like to create an aricle and not edit it. I read your FAQS, but I do not see anything on how I actually get to the page that I can create.

    Is there anywhere to object a vandalism-warning?

    I just edited a page and just then I received a warning saying I was doing vandalism. I don't understand at all and I found nowhere to object. I really need the admin to answer me why my editing is considered as vandalism. Please tell me where to object. Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.166.227.235 (talk • contribs)

    If your IP address changes all the time then you will get the occasional message that was not intended for you but rather for someone else. --WikiSlasher 12:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Please bear in mind too that anyone can and may issue vandalism warnings, not just administrators. It is not a formal thing, but you can note your objections to the label on your talk page. Best of all, though, is to engage in discussion on the article's talk page about your proposed edits. The warning you are commenting on referred to this edit [2], which deleted much of the article, and would certainly be called vandalism. If you didn't make this change, all the more reason for you to get an account, so you don't get mixed up with vandals. Notinasnaid 17:40, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Job

    Hello, I've created an account, but what is next? Is there a list of jobs I can do? Thank you

    There's always chores to do if you follow some links from Category:Wikipedia backlog ;) --WikiSlasher 13:19, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


    You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Wikipedia:Maintenance or the Task Center for further information.)

    Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women.

    Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality.

    (This list is taken from the Community Portal, linked on the sidebar at the left of the screen.) --ais523 13:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)


    Request for blocking a user

    I don't know if this is the right place to air this but I'd like to report user Kevin 13 who is willfully ignoring rules on Wikipedia:Image use policy and Wikipedia:Image copyright tags after 25 warnings. Check out User talk:Kevin 13. I'd like to know if Kevin 13 can be blocked as his contributions are both useless and disruptive. Thank you very much.

    I suspect that Kevin 13 may also be going by the name Wowowee 2006 as both users were tagged for the same violation. See User talk:Wowowee 2006.

    Hernia

    hernia/what are the systems that come with a hernia in abdomine,caused by reconstructive surgery on breast and the repair was taken from my abdomine,now I have a hernia,what are the systems for a hernia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.141.18.144 (talk • contribs)

    This question should be asked at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science. You can read about the characteristics ("symptoms") of abdominal hernias at the hernia article. However, if requesting medical advice, please consider asking a doctor instead. McMillin24 contribstalk 15:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    photos not appearing on target page - please help

    I've correctly tagged a couple of photographs showing my authorship and given licence details. I've also correctly indicated the target location on the main entry "Chemetco". However, the photographs do not appear on the page.

    This is puzzling me as I had actually managed to load make them appear earlier, only to realise that I had't then included my license and authorship details.

    Please help me to complete this entry. Many thanks in advance,

    Alistair SiddonsAstral highway 15:28, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


    I fixed the first picture. Apparently, ".jpeg" was supposed to be ".jpg." I don't know what's wrong with the second picture. Maybe it's mispelled or something. Doberdog 15:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)Doberdog[reply]

    Changing the "new message" box appearence

    Hello.

    Whenever I receive a new message, an orange and intrusive box appears on the top of every page I am watching, until I read my talk page.

    I would like change the box appearence, for example reducing it and changing its colour (which is really annoying). It would be even better to change its position, for example having the "my talk" link (the one close to "my preferences" link) underlined/coloured/else.

    Is this possible?

    Best regards, Panarjedde 15:37, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    If you know CSS, then you can change some aspects of the appearance of Wikipedia by modifying your CSS file at Special:Mypage/monobook.css. It requires examining the HTML code first, though. –Mysid☎ 16:19, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If you use Mozilla Firefox, its Web Developer extension lets you examine all CSS code on one page. That's how I found out about class="usermessage". --Kjoonlee 17:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If you use something like
    .usermessage { border: 2px solid yellow; color: black; background-color: white; }
    in your monobook.css file then you'll be able to customize the usermessagebox's look. Please feel free to use my talk page to check if your CSS changes work as intended. --Kjoonlee 17:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you, I will try and let you know. If someone wants to help me test this feature, please sent me a message.--Panarjedde 18:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    adding a article

    How do you add an article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Songi360 (talk • contribs)

    See here. Trebor 16:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    footnote

    How do I footnote something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Midnight man (talk • contribs)

    See Wikipedia:Footnotes. Trebor 16:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    images/fair use/copyright

    I've read through the fair use and copyright guides, as well as the general info on uploading images and external linking, but I'm still a bit vague. What should I do in the following case?

    I edited Neutral Milk Hotel to correct a mistake about a band pseudonym, and linked to an image (gig poster) which supported the correction in the external links. Should I have uploaded this? It's on the website of a NZ band and I've no idea why or what kind of copyright applies to it (obviously someone designed it so it will be copyrighted). Should it not even be linked or uploaded at all? Help!Tippling.philosopher 18:55, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Image fair use guidelines basically say it's OK to upload a copyrighted image when there is no free-use alternative. Feel free to read up on WP:FU. However, you usually only want to include one fair-use image of the band at a time; or so goes my understanding. It's probably OK to have a link to a gallery of images, or to the page where the image is located, though. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 03:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Customizing Signatures

    I'm trying to change my signature to Tcpekin. This is the code: 

    [[User:Tcpekin|<font color=#FF0000>T</font><font color=#4682B4>c</font><font color =#228B22>p<font color=#660099>e<font color=#CC5500>k<font color=#FFBF00>i</font><font color=#6600FF>n</font>]]

    When I try to set it as my signature in my preferences, however, a box says that it is a invalid raw signature; check HTML tags. What does that mean, and how do I fix it? Thanks, Tom 19:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:How to fix your signature. --Quiddity 19:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I think you haven't closed some <font> tags. Make sure every <font> tag has a </font> tag to go with it, and try again. Hope that helps... Nihiltres 19:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    You may also want to enclose the values in quotes (like <font color="green"> instead of <font color=green>)...that helped my signature a lot

    quick question

    I found a collection before of deleted (archived) very comical pages that were in wikipedia and removed does anyone what I'm talking about?? could you please provide a web address or link.

    thanks in advance —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hondaracer (talk • contribs) .

    See Wikipedia:Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense -Quiddity 19:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    How do you add a new section?

    There's this article for left-handed people and there is no "external links" section. I want to add this new section to add external links for further info. How are you supposed to do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veggie PMS (talk • contribs) 19:28, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    You can simply edit the article and add in your external links. However, I will warn you now that you must be VERY careful when adding links. We don't take spamming kindly, so make sure your links are relevant and that there is no hint of advertisement in them. Generally, links are only needed if there is information can cannot be covered in the article itself - otherwise, add it in and cite instead. If you're unsure, you can try posting on the talk page of the article with your suggsted link. Post here or let me know if you have any trouble. Good luck! —Keakealani 19:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Administrators and WP:CSD

    Not a new user, but I have a question: Can an administrator delete an article himself if he/she feels it meets CSD criteria? I'm talking about if nobody has nominated the article and the administrator just deletes it on his own instinct. Or does the article have to be nominated by someone other then the deletionist? - Tutmosis 19:39, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm not an admin, so I can't tell you for sure, but I'm fairly positive that admins can delete articles without them first being nominated, if they're very obvious speedies. I'm sure there are at least a few admins who do new page patrol, and when I'm doing that I often get to articles which are already deleted - either they manage to get nominated and deleted within a few seconds or they were just deleted right off. —Keakealani 19:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    There is no technical reason preventing it. For anything other than an obvious vandalism job, though, the community has a strong perference for the "one tags, one deletes" approach. Shimgray | talk | 19:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay thanks guys, just a random thought I had today. - Tutmosis 20:07, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Trouble with uploaded image

    Tried to upload image of book cover to:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowhere_Man:_The_Final_Days_of_John_Lennon%2C

    The image did not go to the intended page and now I can't find the image.

    How do I resolve this.

    Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rentamuse (talk • contribs) 19:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    The image you uploaded has been deleted. Take a look at this and this and this and this. Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 22:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I edit the "Edit Summary"?

    I made a mistake in the "Edit Summary" when making a minor edit to an article. I need to correct it. How do I do this? I understand that the "Edit Summary" page states "After saving the page, the summary can not be edited--another reason to avoid spelling errors." but there has to be a way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AshCokeandDash (talk • contribs) 19:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    You can make a dummy edit with a summary like "the previous edit was <blah blah blah>". —Keakealani 19:45, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    change preferences

    how do I change skins? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terryclemm (talk • contribs) 21:50, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Go to your Preferences and choose the tab that says "Skin". Mark the one you want and hit "Save". —Keakealani 21:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Reverting a particular edit

    It is possible to revert one edit yet leave the next dozen edits of the article intact? Of course, I mean without deleting that particular edit; I am looking for a shortcut on the history page.

    I already have the pop-up tool.--Patchouli 22:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I dont believe thats possible, you going to have to remove/restore what ever is wrong manually. - Tutmosis 22:54, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Copyrighted material on user subpages

    Here's a silly question. Say that I'm working on a brand new article, and it's going to take a while to write, and I have to compile from several sources. Is it ok to put copyrighted material (e.g. material from the website, from news artices) in a sandbox temporarily so that I can write the article? Or does that still constitute copyright infringement? If so, can I include all sources, and avoid that problem? tiZom(2¢) 22:45, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I would advice against that, even though there is no specific guideline for a such a situation, it be best to avoid possible problems by not doing it. You can easily save the text onto your computer through a text editor and refer to it when ever you wish. - Tutmosis 22:51, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If an article at any point starts as a copyvio, even if it's changed eventually, it can still be labelled as a copyvio. If you're using the source just for reference, why not just keep a link in your sandbox? There's no reason to keep a direct copy of a website, and it would definitely raise red flags. Don't think there's a /rule/ against it, but I would strongly advise another method of referencing. —Keakealani 01:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Article I printed off for a school paper -- need your help on this.

    Hello, I need your help on a Research Methods Problem Statement paper I am writing and due to turn in next Wednesday, 11-15-06. I used the following article and put it under my reference page at the end. My teacher is helping me on my draft paper of this and sent the following information back to me to get help on. Here is the article and the question(s) that she wants me to answer & get back to her on. Here it is:

    Article is: Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 -- this involved Pres. Bush signing this into law on 4-1-04 at the White House. It involved Laci Perterson & her unborn child, Conner, who were killed by her husband, Scott Peterson in 2002 and who is now on deeath row in San Quntion. And I thought this was all good and well and I was finished with this part.

    Teacher is e-mailing me back asking me the following: Who is the Author & Year?

    This is how I typed the cite under my references & she has this is red to correct & I don't know how to cite it any better, how?? (http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Unborn_Victims_of_Violence_Act) and that is what is being questioned. So do I used the web page cite off of the main page which is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)???

    Please someone help me out so that I can finish up this Problem Statement Paper and turn it in for an "A" paper.

    I just need to know what I did wrong if at all because I usually cite web pages correctly all the time.

    Thanks again and e-mail me back at: [redacted to prevent spam] Sincerely, Mrs. P H [redacted].

    Hi. Take a look at The "Citing Wikipedia" Page, it gives information and instructions on how to cite Wikipedia articles. Basically, you need to use the 'Cite this article' link on the left hand side in the toolbox, when you are viewing the article. Let me know if you need anything else here. Slater — Deon555talk 00:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Umm try Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. - Tutmosis 00:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    November 11

    Unnamed question

    Can you spell the name NOEL in korean please..thank you!

    This seems like something that might be more appropriate for the Reference Desk, as I don't think anyone here speaks Korean. I can also suggest that you use a search engine like Google to locate a name translator, although those are notoriously inaccurate. As Korean does not use the Roman alphabet, it's unlikely that there is a direct spelling. Good luck, at any rate! —Keakealani 01:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, this is a question for the WP:RD/L Language Desk, but I'll answer you this time. Noel is usually written in Hangul as 노엘. --Kjoonlee 01:20, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Template altered?

    Recently on the talk page for Panther (legendary creature), I found the following text in the Wikiproject boxes:

    To the Levert Family. We are so sorry to here about Gerald. May god bless and be with you all. We all loved him . But god loves him best. Janet & HowardPanther (legendary creature) is within the scope of the Heraldry and vexillology WikiProject, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of heraldry and vexillology. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.

    To the Levert Family. We are so sorry to here about Gerald. May god bless and be with you all. We all loved him . But god loves him best. Janet & HowardPanther (legendary creature) is within the scope of WikiProject Cats,

    Something must have gotten unintentionally changed somewhere but I can't see where. Rmhermen 01:33, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    It seems to have been sorted out now. MartinDK 06:48, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Need redirect help

    I made a mistake creating a redirect and can't seem to rectify it. . . .

    I had created an article with the title "Tosca Kramer". I wanted redirects from "Tosca Berger" and from "Tosca Berger Kramer". I successfully created the redirect link from "Tosca Berger Kramer" to "Tosca Kramer", but at "Tosca Berger" I accidentally typed "Tosca Berger Kramer" instead of "Tosca Kramer" after the REDIRECT command--which I discovered upon testing the link by typing "Tosca Berger" in the search box. So--I used the back button to get back to the "Tosca Berger"edit box; changed the redirect to "Tosca Kramer"; and saved it. But the redirect still doesn't work: it still just goes to a page that says: Redirect page | 

    –> Tosca Berger Kramer.

    Sorry this is wordy and confusing. In short, what I'm asking is that: When you type "Tosca Berger" in the search box, it should redirect to "Tosca Kramer".

    Thanks.Emoll 03:22, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    It seems to be working alright now. You might need to clear out your cache (if you can't figure that out, just restart your browser) But for future reference, at the top of the page, you'll see a small text saying "redirected from [redirected page]". You can click on that, and edit the redirect from there. Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 03:39, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Joining a Wikiproject

    How do you join a project?Akid 03:26, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Usually you just add your name using 3 ~ to the members list. DoomsDay349 03:46, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    IPA for names?

    I'm considering adding an IPA representation of "Yankovic" to the "Weird Al" Yankovic article, but I'm afraid it'll come off as too patronising towards those who mispronounce it as "Yankovich". What is Wikipedia's policy (if any) on IPA for people's names? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gromreaper (talk • contribs)

    I'm not aware of a specific policy, but you can probably feel free to add it. You're right; the name is often pronounced differently, but, if you can provide a reliable source saying that "Yankovich" is wrong (shame on, you, Pat, for pronouncing it that way!), then it's relevant. If someone else has a problem, they'll probably remove it, and you can discuss it on the talk page. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 03:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/sayhow.html would be a great source, btw. Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 03:56, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    If there is a name that is easy to mispronounce (especially if it's derived from a foreign tongue), I think it would be great to have the IPA for it. If people pronounce it wrong, chances are they don't care enough to look it up and try to read the IPA, but it would be a good reference especially for non-native-english-speaking Wikipedia users. And actually, that's a fantastic idea to add to Hawaiian names... —Keakealani 06:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Deleting Photos I Added

    How do I delete a photo that I added to Wikipedia?

    Type this exact text to the top of the edit summary: {{db-g7}} -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 04:05, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey that's what I was saying but I got an edit conflict --WikiSlasher 04:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    DRV Archives for February 2006

    Hi there - am considering proposing an article for deletion; however, when I did so, I found that this was the second AfD; the first one, surprisingly, was ruled a "delete" back in early February 2006. Seems the article was recreated in October 2006. Before completing the 2nd AfD, I thought it prudent to ensure that it had not gone to DRV and been ruled a "keep". Unfortunately, when looking at DRV, the oldest archives I find are April 2006; the DRV was probably earlier than that, if there was one. So...the question is...how, or where can I find the DRV archives prior to April 2006? Thanks Risker 06:42, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia tools

    I can't find any documentation on how to use Linky, a Firefox extension that is useful for navigating Wikipedia. I use it a lot, but I'm wondering what the best tricks are. Please help. Is there a central repository of Wikipedia smart keywords for Firefox? What are the 10 most useful tools for navigating or working on Wikipedia? What is the best feature of Lupin's popups? What techniques beyond the basics are there (in AutoWikiBrowser)  The Transhumanist   06:44, 11 November 2006 (UTC) [reply]

    You clubbed all your questions. Let me answer the ones that I can. Here's a large list of tools. I personally find the rollback feature the best in popups. I am sure others may find other features better. AWB is a very powerful tool. It has various features. If you are looking for a specific feature, you can ask here or at the talk page of AWB. There are many bots including mine using AWB to do many automated tasks. Cheers -- Lost(talk) 06:55, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    With Linky, you just drag lots of text (with lots of in-line links), right-click, choose Linky, and open all the links the way you want them. Works with images too. I only use Linky to open selected links in tabs; I've disabled all the other features. --Kjoonlee 08:12, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Inline citation density

    It isn't clear to me how much documentation of sources is considered proper in a WP article. For instance, Diego Velázquez is my idea of an excellent article, and others must agree since it's a featured article, but it has no inline citations at all. In view of the fact that there is a list of resources at the bottom of the page, is the absence of inline cites a serious problem? By contrast, Edgar Degas was teeming with so many citations (supporting uncontroversial biographical facts) that it was nearly unreadable, so I took half of 'em out the other day, using discretion to keep any that seemed useful. I guess the question is: If a list of books used as sources is given, and the article contains no quotes or stunning affronts to conventional wisdom, is a lack (or sparseness) of inline citations a serious problem? Ewulp 08:01, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    You seem to have it on the mark for what is and is not a needed citation. If you have a bunch of useless footnotes asserting a well-known fact (can you imagine "Apple pie is made with apples. [1][2][3][4][5]"?) then it needs some pruning or a better way to cite sources. On the other hand, if there is a specific controversial fact, quote, or statistic that would be hard to find other than from a specific source, inline ciations are a must. I personally think that a few inline citaions are good in every article, but it depends a lot on context. For some, the information is simply reiterated in several books but specific facts are just put in a conglomeration. In that case, notes at the end will suffice. Okay, so I guess I'm rambling a bit. It's a matter of opinion and consensus, and there is no specific guideline saying one kind of citation is better than another. —Keakealani 08:59, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Many thanks! Ewulp 09:48, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Keep in mind that Diego Velázquez was featured a while ago, possibly even before inline citations were possible. Wikipedia:Citations could be of interest.--Commander Keane 10:42, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    why large ships don't sink

    large ships are made up of very heavy metals like iron,aluminium.etcdue which weightof the ship increases to avery large extent.but still ship does not sink why?Anand 1990 02 09:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    You should try out at the Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science. This Help desk is for questions on using Wikipedia. Joshua Chiew 10:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with speedy tag

    Can someone help me fix the speedy tag I placed here. I hate how bloody difficult all those tags are :( --Charlesknight 10:24, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    I fixed it - you don't need to subst speedy deletion tags. --WikiSlasher 10:26, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    See this is part of the problem - I don't even understand what "Subst" means, I've read about it but I'm still none the wiser. (thanks for fixing it by the way). --Charlesknight 10:28, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    See WP:SUBST. I don't know how you could have substed it without already knowing about subst (since to subst {{db-g4}} for example you need to type {{subst:db-g4}}. Basically substing it makes the software include the contents of the template rather than the template itself in the pages code. --WikiSlasher 11:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Numbered lists...

    It would be awesome if I could start a numbered list from 0. Is there a way to do this or maybe I must 'fake' the list?
    MaxDZ8 talk 10:39, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Welding Learning Material

    DO YOU HAVE WELDING LEARNING MATERIAL

    Not learning material per se, but we have an article on welding with cool pictures in it. --WikiSlasher 11:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello. I recentl created an article entitled "Amour d'enfants", about a 2006 Lebanese romantic comedy. But when I type "Amour d'enfants" in Google or Yahoo servers for instance, the Wikipedia page doesn't appear in the results page. Why? Thanks a lot Sarah

    Orangeberry 12:10, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I publish the article I created?

    Hello. I recently created an article entitled "Amour d'enfants", about a 2006 Lebanese romantic comedy. But when I type "Amour d'enfants" in Google or Yahoo servers for instance, the Wikipedia page doesn't appear in the results page. Why? Thanks a lot.

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