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Creating a New Article, and self-serving entries

I'm a fairly new contributor and want to create an article for Denver Open Media, the city of Denver's Public Access TV station. DOM operates 3 TV channels in Denver and was a recent recipient of the Knight News Challenge award. However, I am the founder of DOM and am unclear if my role in the organization represents a conflict of interest that should preclude me from authoring that article. Any guidance? Deproduction (talk) 17:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just read through NPOV and it seems there's nothing against me creating this article...

Read WP:COI and WP:FAQ/Business. Those will give you better guidance. Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 19:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks Gtstricky. I hadn't read COI, but its clear I should refrain and wait for someone else to realize that Wikipedia is not complete without an article about Denver Open Media ;) 70.59.16.211 (talk) 16:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

8th Platoon

temporization guidelines

Before one restores a tooth permanently with amalgam can one temporize with IRM till gingiva improves and better moisture control is achieved for tooth to be restored are there any guidelines for it.

Thanks tanya

You may want to try posing your question at one of the relevant reference desks. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 09:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or see your dentist! – ukexpat (talk) 13:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User subpage

I am rather nervously trying to write my first new article. I gather the best way to do this and spend some time on it before it is launched into the shared space where it can be edited by others is to use the user sub page. I have created my user page but how do I start to use the subpage, and can I copy and paste the word document I have written onto this subpage and start to format it? Mark J Richards (talk) 09:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SUBPAGE has the info you need. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 09:24, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how long before an article I submit can be viewed?

I have just created a page but cannot see it when I search. Does it take time before the article will be visible or have I made a mistake? SibyllenorasSibyllenoras (talk) 12:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It should be visible immediately. I checked your contributions to see if it was up. Were you referring to this article? It looks like it's available. If you have any other questions, let me know. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 13:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It can take a variable amount of time before an article appears in searches, however, and articles tend to appear on Google before they show up in Wikipedia's search. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 23:24, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to contribute an article on a person in Wikipedia

How to contribute an article on a person in Wikipedia Aozukum (talk) 13:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, your best bet is to review this guide. It has a lot of tips for getting started. You may also want to look at this notability guideline for biographies. I have also left a message on your talk page with some useful links. Good luck and feel free to ask questions! TN‑X-Man 13:22, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creating and Editing.

I would like to know ho to create a completly new article, and how to link another article to a page the I am creating or editing. I'm a new user and I am sure that this may seem like a relatively obvious question, but i can't seem to find the answer.

Gaurdians1 (talk) 20:42, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No worries for having questions - this is the place to ask them! For information on creating a completely new article, Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:Starting an article should be able to help you out. As for linking to another article from the page you are creating, that is done by using internal links created by putting double brackets - [[ ]] - around the name of the article you would like to link to. For example, if I want to link to an article about mice, I would type [[Mice]], and it would show up as Mice. If you try to link to an article that doesn't exist, it will show up as a red link, like this one. -- Natalya 20:57, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how do I upload images to the wiki hosted on my server

I have downloaded the Wikipedia server installable files and hosted wiki for my office. This page contains some information for our use. I want to upload images to pages contained in this server. How can i do that.

202.67.4.3 (talk) 06:44, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how do I upload images to the wiki hosted on my server

Resolved

I have downloaded the Wikipedia server installable files and hosted wiki for my office. This page contains some information for our use.

I want to upload images to pages contained in this server. How can i do that. Priaps (talk) 06:52, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This request doesn't really belong here. The page you're looking for is mw:Manual:Configuring file uploads. In the future, if you have any MediaWiki-related questions, ask them at mw:Project:Support desk or visit the MediaWiki IRC channel. haz (talk) 07:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Quality, importance and assessment scales

Can someone please check out this article and give it quality, importance and assessment scales. I created it about 4 days ago but I don't wanna do it, I rather see what others think about it so I can improve it even more. It is still incomplete. - iDosH! talK? 17:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The best thing to do is find out which WP:WIKIPROJECT it might fall under/with and discuss it there. However, from what I can tell, the article is a notch above stub class. Some more information, references etc..and it can be start material. You're on the right track, keep up the good work. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 05:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How do you post a small article without it getting deleted

I find all these directions confusing. Is there a simple way to post an article, have references attach and post without it getting deleted due to lack of content? Please help

Seansports-referencenfl (talk) 21:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like your submission is doing okay. As long as you make sure there's a couple of references or an assertion of notability in the article, it will be fine. (In this case, the fact that the subject of the article you've submitted is a pro football player is an assertion of notability, for example.) Tony Fox (arf!) 22:13, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to create an article if want to edit names of important persons

'Somebody notable will have his or her own article. If there's no article, create the article first. Don't add anyone who doesn't have an article.' This caption is shown before adding names of important persons, what is this? and how to create an article of a personality? —Preceding unsigned comment added by S Farman Ahmad Naqvi (talk • contribs) 04:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

These links should prove useful to you: your first article, article development and notability for personalities. The last link will help you create an article that meets our basic notability criteria. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 05:43, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Out of curiosity, where does that quote come from? It seems to contradict WP:RED which recommends red links to articles that should be created in future. I've never seen a policy that says "don't add anyone who doesn't have an article", if this is referring to a link. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 04:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How do I get the "candidate for speedy deletion" removed

I wrote a new page about a business that had a promotional rather than encyclopedic tone. I have now fixed that but the tag says I cannot remove the tag. How do I get someone to check the page and remove the tag or explain what additional changes I need to make. The page is Eriskay Associates Ltd. Chiz200379 (talk) 12:37, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've done exactly what should be done, which is add the {{hangon}} tag to the page and discuss it on the article's talk page. This gives a heads up that someone is trying to improve this article. Any administrator who reviews the current list of speedy deletion candidates should see those two things and take that into consideration. If the admin thinks its been improved, they'll remove the tag.TN‑X-Man 12:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When I first started editing WP I had my first article about a company speedy deleted so I know how you feel. The best thing you can do is find any reliable sources, things like newspaper/magazine articles, etc... that talk about the company. You need to establish notability for your article by providing these sources. You can list them as references or use them as citations to back up any specific facts within your article. You can look at WP:CITE and maybe WP:CITET for details on how to do that. --Captain-tucker (talk) 13:14, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ms. Duff's Lizzie McGuire Movie not-so-secret secret.

Did any of you ever look for the real reason that LaLaine wasn't in the Lizzie McGuire Movie?64.105.123.182 (talk) 22:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC) Whoever knows the real reason, say Lalaine. Anyone?64.105.123.182 (talk) 22:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC) ok. LaLaine. That's right. I know the reason and I will share it with you. Before the movie, Lalaine and Hilary had a huge fight. It was bloody, girl-wise. Hilary got so incredibly mad at Lalaine which led to the most Injustice, Chauvinist and Racist thing to ever come out of Hilary's mouth-- she made a sick stereotype and said "She hates Filipinos." If you don't know why that has anything to do with their fight, here it is. One of Lalaine's Parents is actually from the Philippines. A thrid-world country in south-east Asia. I'm from there, so that was toxic for me. Now you know why all the Filipinos who know this, Hate her guts and Why Lalaine wasn't in the Movie. Thanks so much for listening.[reply]

This is a place where new users can get help with understanding and using Wikipedia, not somewhere to post unsourced anonymous rumours about the behaviour of celebrities. Do you have a question about how to use Wikipedia that we can help with? --Ka renjc 23:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

does wikipedia offer...

a video component to the search engine? I was curious if there is anything available to view the entries in an explanatory visual fashion. I am disabled in learning from reading. "audial visual learning impairment" AVLI

67.169.130.184 (talk) 01:45, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are some Wikipedia articles that have been recorded spoken - you can see them at Wikipedia:Spoken articles. -- Natalya 03:07, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How can I translate in Greek an article about SCADA? I didn't find a Greek translation. thank you

I 've translated an article about SCADA and I want to upload it in Greek. How can I do that? Thank you. Antiopi Gigantidou~'s —Preceding unsigned comment added by Antiopi (talk • contribs) 05:08, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to write the article in Greek, then you'll want to contribute it at the Greek Wikipedia, since the articles on the English Wikipedia should be in English. Is that what you meant? -- Natalya 11:57, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

want to browse north carolina map of usa

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 59.184.161.134 (talk) 08:03, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

North_Carolina#Demographics has some North Carolina maps. If that's not what you need, you'll probably want to use Google Maps http://maps.google.com/. Just as an fyi, information questions such as this should be brought up at the Reference Desk. -- Natalya 11:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Kiswahili language pages

I want to add pages written in Kiswahili, but the language is not listed, how do I add a new language?--CarlHinton (talk) 14:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Kiswahili Wikipedia is here. Happy editing. Algebraist 14:25, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to the "Way of St. James (Route Descriptions)"

1. I would like to add a section "The Swiss Way" to the Contents and then a similar paragraph as the others - See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James_%28route_descriptions%29

2. Then I would like to add an article "The Way of St. James through Switzerland.

Thank you for your help.

Vreneli (talk) 15:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To edit a page, you need only click the "edit this page" link at the top of the page. Wikipedia:How to edit a page gives more information on how to edit. To add a new section, use equals signs (==) between the section title - you can see examples of it on the page itself. The more equals signs you use, the smaller the section it is. To make sure that you've gotten it right, be sure to use the "Show preview" link before saving the page!

As for adding an article, Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:Tutorial should give you helpful information. Please let us know if you have more questions. -- Natalya 21:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a Page

How do you create a Infobox on the right hand side of the Wikipedia article? I tried to mimic the text of an article with a Info Box, but it did not work.

Second, how do you embedd images on to the page?

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Lrietmann (talk) 20:27, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find the template page for the infobox, it should show you how to implement it. For example, Template:Drugbox is the template for an infobox. You should be able to find the name of the infobox by clicking on the "edit this page" link and looking at the text.

As for embedding images on a page, Wikipedia:Images should give you all the information you need. If you'd like more detailed information, you can take a look at Wikipedia:Extended image syntax. -- Natalya 21:32, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding myself to a list of notable people from my state

I want to add myself to a few lists here. I attempted to do so, and was not successful. I have proper documentation as to the verifiability of my edits. Could someone please help me with the correct way to add myself to these lists? Napolillo (talk) 21:35, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry you've had a frustrating time with reverted edits. Having had a quick look, the basic problem is that you are adding a redlink to these lists - in other words, your name in brackets does not link to a Wikipedia article called Eddie Napolillo because there isn't one, so the link comes up red instead of blue. In the main, the lists you are looking at are lists of people who have proved notable enough to have a Wikipedia article - the lists are just another way of organising them for ease of use. There are a few redlinks, but the majority of the people listed in those lists are bluelinked. Redlinks are far more likely to get deleted, on the assumption that if you're not notable enough to have an article, you're not notable enough to be on the list.

Have a look at Wikipedia:Notability, which explains more about the site's criteria for the inclusion of individuals. And please bear in mind the contents of Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, which applies to people considering editing material about them, or about someone or something closely associated with them.

I'll leave some more useful links on your talk page. Best wishes --Ka renjc 22:46, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How do you create a sport stub

I am transferring data regarding player from major league sports who either ahd short career's or were member's during strikes. Not a lot of data. However they deserve the posting. Only referencing US sports. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Seansports-referencenfl (talk • contribs) 01:42, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Stub gives some information on stubs. However, before creating such an article, you need to make sure that the person it is about is considered notable by Wikipedia standards, and that the article follows the standards on biographies of living persons. -- Natalya 03:23, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Ken Miles page

I've been screwing around in computing since I graduated from college in the mid-60's.

It is not clear to me how you have set things up to allow modifications to existing text. While i spent most of my working life in computing, my first ambition was to be a race driver. I drove in SCCA for 5+ seasons after I got out of college. I just finished a little upgrading of the entry for Ken Miles. Dunno if what I did stored, but it will be entertaining to see.

If you want a (moderately) knowlegable contributor/editor in the motor race category, I'm your guy. Though I must admit that I have a strong preference for road course racing over circle track stuff. Chris Prael (talk) 07:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thanks for joining Wikipedia and contributing to articles. You might be interested in joining Wikiproject Motorsport, an area where motorsport enthusiasts collaborate on article work. Other than that, have fun and happy editing! Gazimoff ^Write_Read 07:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome! One of the best things about Wikipedia is that you can jump in right away and get started. I've left some useful links on on your user talk page. There's plenty to do, whether you want to create new articles, edit existing ones, or get others involved. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 13:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Archiving a talk page

Resolved

– Talk page has been archived appropriately. --TN‑X-Man 02:15, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! During my participation in a discussion on Infobox Musical artist, I've concluded that it's time to archive the majority of the page (it lags terribly during editing). I've read through Archiving a talk page, but I can't figure out which archival method has been used on this particular talk page in the past, and basically I don't have the confidence to carry out the archival. The last three subject headings contain active or recent discussions and shouldn't be archived, if possible, in my opinion. I'm just stuck on what to do, technical-wise. Advice or guidance? Thanks so much! -- Hamuhamu (talk) 18:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the cut and paste procedure has been used to archive the page in the past, reference from the fact that we can see the history of the talk page all the way back to its creation (and, I looked through the history and found some of the copy/paste archives). Additionally, if you'd like to leave some discussions still on the talk page, it seems like a cut and paste move archive would be best, becase if you were to move the page to archive it, you'd have to move the entire page, including the discussions still going on. Other than that, be bold!. You can do it! And if something happens to go wrong, I'm sure someone will be happy to fix it. -- Natalya 20:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was brave and did it! Looks like it all worked fine, and the talk page is so much easier to edit now. Thanks for your help! -- Hamuhamu (talk) 02:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Contributing an Article Written in Microsoft Word

I wrote an article using Microsoft Word, which includes mathematical formulas created with Word's Equation Editor, as well as tables. I would like to contribute this article to Wikipedia. I tried to copy and paste the article into my page, but the pasted version did not preserve the format of the equations and tables. How do I get my article into Wikipedia without having to retype it? WomanOfLeisure (talk) 01:42, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does not accept articles in Word format. I haven't tried it but there may be useful tools at Wikipedia:Tools#Importing (converting) content from other formats to Wikipedia (MediaWiki) format. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't suppose Equation Editor/MathType has an "export to LaTeX" option anywhere, does it? The MediaWiki math tags will accept a large amount of TeX codes. Also, I believe that OpenOffice is able to take a document and convert it to MediaWiki format (although not necessarily Wikipedia format, given the amount of customisation installed), which may include the tables (but probably not the equations, although it's worth a shot). Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:57, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

create page

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Ironman706 (talk) 14:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you haven't actually asked a question; but if you're trying to figure out how to create a page:

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. --ais523 14:40, 8 June 2008 (U T C)

Articles written like an advertisement

Hi,

As a new contributor I'm writing this article about a record producer. It will include multiple citations and references. In my research I've also started to read articles here on Wikipedia about other record producers, for example Max Martin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin.

On top of this page it says "This article or section is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view." On the bottom, which I understand, it says "This article needs additional citations for verification."

I'd very much like to avoid any mistakes in my own article, so I have three questions:

1. Quote: "This article is written like an advertisement..." Please explain what this means and how dodge it?

2. Quote: "Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view." Again, what does this mean? At least to me it seems that this article was written by a devoted fan? (Perhaps I'm wrong.)

3. This article is obviously missing citations and references. Is that the reason for the two comments "advertisment and rewrite"? Or are there other things I have to consider, adding or perhaps excluding, writing my article?

I will be very greatful for answers,Dafos (talk) 18:12, 8 June 2008 (UTC) 213.100.89.251 (talk) 17:39, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You should read the policy WP:NPOV which explains the neutrality issue which is obligatory that you stick to. The criticism that the article you referred "reads like an advertisement" is more a criticism of the style. In my opinion the article is not so bad, there are certainly far worse. I think perhaps the editor who posted that template had in mind unencyclopedic phrases like "propelled into the spotlight" and "reinvented himself"

The issue of citing reliable sources is a different matter not really directly connected to the first two points. Again this is a matter of policy that articles should have reliable sources. The guidelines WP:RS and WP:Music will help you here.

Hope that helps SpinningSpark 19:54, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Spinningspark for your answer and good advice. It's comforting to hear you saying that the article I refer to is not that bad, because the one I'm writing is in some ways written in a similar way, but now excluding contingent phrases such as "propelled into the spotlight" and "reinvented himself". Though someone else may perhaps be of another opinion than yours, still suggesting to delete it? Already spending a "billion" hours on this article, how can I be sure it will stay online? My key question is, can I? Dafos (talk) 19:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dafos. If you haven't already come across Wikipedia:Writing better articles, I can recommend it as a good source of information. It offers help with most of the topics you've raised in your question. Good luck with the article. --Ka renjc 18:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Karenjc for your answer and support with my article. Dafos (talk) 19:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Two beasts in the menagerie of methods used to write "advertisement-like" articles are weasel words and peacock terms. If you avoid those (like the linked pages tell you to), you're well on your way to an article that meets the neutral point of view. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to Dafos. The two essential things that defend any article against deletion are establishing notability (in your case WP:MUSIC gives the specific rules for music articles) and providing reliable sources (WP:RS) that back up your notability claims. Everything else is minor by comparison and can always be fixed. We prefer to get bad articles fixed rather than delete them. But if the subject is not notable in the first place there is nothing that can be done. SpinningSpark 21:45, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vermaculture

I was wondering if you could get me some info on vermaculture James Dunne —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.159.158.102 (talk) 19:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure what you mean by "vermaculture". As Wikipedia does not have an article on James Dunne, I recommend a Google search. You may also wish to add a request for the creation of a James Dunne article on Wikipedia. Also, please sign your posts with "~~~~". Good luck, –thedemonhog talk • edits 20:07, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that is probably the posters name as he does not know how to sign. SpinningSpark 20:13, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Knowledge questions should normally be asked on the Reference Desk but did you mean vermiculture ? SpinningSpark 20:13, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to change the color of clicked links

I'd like to change the color of clicked links to something more striking. Can anyone help me on this? ImpIn | (t - c) 23:53, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your best bet may be to change your browser settings. Of course, that would affect all webpages, not just Wikipedia. In Firefox, choose preferences, then content, and you should see a colors button. I'm not sure about other browsers, however. Cheers. TN‑X-Man 03:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To just change only Wikipedia, you need to make an entries in you monobook.css page. This page probably does not already exist for you and you will need to create it at User:ImperfectlyInformed/monobook.css. Here you can write css code to change how Wikipedia is displayed for you. Sorry, I am not skilled enough with css to give you reliable specific code. There is a gallery of "skins" other users have created on meta at [1]. If none of those appeal to you try asking for help on the computing reference desk Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. SpinningSpark 14:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My watchlist

What are the green and red numbers which are in brackets in my watch list? What do they mean?

Bobzooka (talk) 08:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As explained at Help:Watching pages#Watchlist, that's the change in the size of the article wikicode (in bytes). (Part of) the idea is that mass deletion of content is visible as a big red minus. Algebraist 08:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

where to work on drafts?

I was using my user:page to write drafts and then moved them when ready, however I was told that I shouldn't do this, due to some issue about user:talk also moving. So I was givin suggestions to create a user/subpage but also one to use a user/sanbox to prevent catagory:template from activating. wich one is more appropriate for writing drafts? I thought you where supposed to move articles instead of copy pasting them so the creation history would go with it. Bloodkith (talk) 11:58, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it is a new article, then a subpage and then "move" when ready is the most appropriate way to do it because, as you say, the history goes with it. I can't see that the talk page is a big issue because if it is created in your user space then there is hardly likely to be anything on the talk page unless you wrote it in collaboration with another user. Nevertheless, the talk page is moved with the article page by default, but optionally you can just move the article.

The talk page becomes an issue when a page is moved from one mainspace location to another. In this case it will have a talk page with real material on it which must be moved with the article. The error often made here is to cut and paste to the new page which loses the history and the talk page.

If you are drafting an addition to an article, then it is not possible to move it without first ahving an administrator delete the original article. In this case it is best to draft it on a subpage (eg user:<username>/sandbox) and then cut-and-paste when ready. It is not important that the history of your changes to the draft are preserved - they were all done by you and get rolled up into one edit, still by you, when you cut-and-paste.

Categories are NOT suppressed in your sandbox or any other page. If you want to place categories in the draft article you should surround them with <nowiki></nowiki> tags to prevent your userpage appearing in the category page. Remove the nowiki tags when you are ready to move the article. SpinningSpark 12:20, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for the clarification —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bloodkith (talk • contribs) 12:31, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I've just read the complaints on your talk page (which I should have done first) and now I understand the problem. When you move a draft from your userpage, you have been moving your usertalk page with it. People are not liking this because your talk page contains stuff that is not relevant to the article. It is ok to draft an article on your userpage but when you move it you MUST uncheck the "Move associated talk page" box. I would still recommend you use a subpage instead though, it would be nice if instead of using your userpage to do drafts, you used it to tell us all something about yourself. Hope that helps. SpinningSpark 12:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to expand on the sub-page thing. Just create a new page, something like User:Bloodkith/subpagename (replacing "subpagename" with the name of the article). Also a good idea to add {{usersandbox}} at the top of the page so that other editors know that it is user subpage sandbox. When you think the article is ready to be moved to the mainspace, you may want to ask a few other editors to read it over before moving. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 13:31, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Words ending in "gry"

There are 3 words in the english language ending in "gry". Namely: Hungry, Angry and ...?? what would be the 3rd word? please help 41.240.183.33 (talk) 12:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You should normally ask knowledge questions at Wikipedia:Reference desk where there are many experts to help you, but this might be what you are looking for. SpinningSpark 12:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also take a look at this and the link referenced therein. – ukexpat (talk) 13:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article about this puzzle: -gry. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:20, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a great dictionary that uses wild cards like * and ? It's

http://www.onelook.com/

Putting in *gry, it gives, for ALL matches: aggry 2. angry 3. gry 4. hungry 5. puggry 6. unangry

But it's great for xword puzzles and other queries such as the one raised here. Don't ask me what puggry is 210.1.198.109 (talk) 03:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Blue turtle shell

Mario Karts most infamous weapon. The blue turtle shell seeks out the Lead car adn takes him out. Depending upon which version of the game N64/NDS/wii it can take out ever car on the way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kootari (talk • contribs) 16:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what your question is, but the related info can be found here. TN‑X-Man 17:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:N515507711 683006 6859.jpg

Can somebody tell me how to delete the Image:N515507711 683006 6859.jpg, as i wrongly named this article. Link [2] (I have already dupicated with correct name [Image:Canary Wharf view.jpg] )

Hi! I have deleted the image for you. See WP:CSD. :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 11:23, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically, category I1 will accomplish this in future. Olaf Davis | Talk 14:56, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Conflicting Facts and a Copyright Question

In the “Balfour Stewart” article I have two reliable sources which give different dates for the death of Balfour Stewart. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition sights “19 December 1887” while in the official obituary, the Royal Society sights “18 December 1887”. How do I resolve this issue or take note of it?

The University of Edinburgh is sending me an electronic copy of the engineering plans for one of the instruments which Balfour Stewart built. The University Librarian believes that the content, which is 150 years old, is not under copyright. Can this material be added to Wikipedia?

Michael Ronayne (talk) 15:47, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the first point, I'd suggest going with Britannica as your main point of reference, but mention in that reference the Royal Society date as well, just to cover both points. As for the second bit, I'm not sure - someone with better copyright knowledge, can you please weigh in here? Tony Fox (arf!) 16:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Probably {{PD-old}} is the most appropriate copyright tag for the image in this case. The copyright term in British law is shorter but using this tag will be more inclusive worldwide, especially USA. On the date discrepancy, have you considered the possibilty that this is down to the Railway time versus local time issue? It is possibly a bit late for this to be the cause but many cities obstinately refused to set their clocks to "London time" for a considerable period after GMT became official. The Royal Society almost certainly used GMT but the death certificate might conceivably be dated by local time which could be a different day if its close to midnight. SpinningSpark 16:47, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That is an interesting point about Time Zones. It would not apply in this case because Balfour Stewart died in Ireland which is still at GMT+0 and the British were very meticulous about keeping such records. The Royal Society Obituary was written by his best friend while Britannica is a highly regarded source. I will have to find a third source, such as a news paper obituary. Are there any Wikipedia templates which can be used to flag such discrepancies, like “Wikipedia:Citation needed”.

The Royal Society used two time references in their reports, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Kew Mean Time (KMT) or 'Astronomical Time' which begins at noon when all good astronomers are sleeping. 'Astronomical Time' dates are usually counted as 'Julian Days' which are days since the 'creation' on January 1, 4713 BC at noon (I kid you not). The whole this looks very much like Star Dates in a Star Trek episode.

Here is a reference. http://www.maa.mhn.de/Scholar/times.html#juli Only an indirect reference in Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Time

In his papers Balfour Stewart used both Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Kew Mean Time (KMT) interchangeably, in some cases on the same page.

Michael Ronayne (talk) 22:55, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

How does one add a wikipedia entry?

Corbinstina26 (talk) 18:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)C. Corbin[reply]

Simply search for the topic/subject using the exact name. If the article does not exist, Wikipedia will prompt you. A link will be present that reads "create this page". Click that and you may begin editing. I suggest that you read over notability guidelines and reliable sources before hitting the save button as to prevent your entry from being speedy deleted. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 18:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NO1GODZILLAFAN How do I delete my account? —Preceding unsigned comment added by NO1GODZILLAFAN (talk • contribs) 16:59, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

uploading a picture

I want to upload a logo image on a page,m if I dont have administrative ability on Wikipedia how do I do it?Mike Spector (talk) 19:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:UPIMAGE. This gives you information on how to upload and which license would be appropriate when you submit the image. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 19:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second indent showing as double bullets

I am trying to construct a page where I have two lists (2nd level). For the second-level, I get two bullets displayed instead of the second-level bullet indented appropriately. I have tried a combination of ":" and *" but, the "*" shows as is.

This is part of the code:

To update the database schema:
From the latest version:

rake db:migrate

From certain version:

rake db:migrate VERSION=nn

Recreate full db:

rake db:reset --trace

rake db:migrate --trace

Recreate full db schema:

rake db:migrate VERSION=0

Gisellas (talk) 20:03, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not 100% sure what you want to do, but you can do something like this:

First level bullet.

Second level bullet

(You can take a look at the code for how I did it).

-- Natalya 00:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Use of Images & Copyrigt Questions

I have an old postcard with a photograph of a lighthouse that was seriously damaged (a corner of the brick structure) and I would like to upload the image. However, I do NOT know how old the photo is and do not want to violate copyright laws. Any comments or suggestions? --Crimson Red Fox (talk) 20:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... usually, unless you can be sure that the it's allowed by Wikipedia's Image Use Policy, it's best to be safe rather than sorry and no upload it. You might try posting at Wikipedia_talk:Image_use_policy to see if they have any other suggestions, though. -- Natalya 00:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changing title of the an article

How do I change the title of an article that I have written if I have already saved the page.Marlouis1 (talk) 20:27, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can click the "move" tab at the top of the page. However, this button is not visible for users whose accounts are less than 4 days old, and who have less than 10 edits, so you'll need to wait 2 more days to do it yourself. Alternatively, you could ask another user to move it for you - I'd be willing if you give me the old name and the new name. Just leave a note on my talk page, and I'll be happy to help. :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 20:35, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm assuming you want your page at World Cultural Economic Forum, so I've gone ahead and moved it. Paragon12321 (talk) 21:02, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to create/edit class?

How do I do this? Thanks. 77.74.229.50 (talk) 22:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by "class"? ffm 23:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Classes, like HTML classes, so I can set center alignment in a template, and stuff like that. I've seen articles with it, I can use existing ones, but what if I wanted to create a new one? Code you insert to article would be something like this: <class="nav-simple"> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.74.229.50 (talk) 23:07, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You need to write it as .css code, see here http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AddScriptCss. You might also need to read the following pages for background Help:HTML in wikitext, Help:Parser function and http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Parser_function_extensions. But you might want to start by learning simpler stuff first. SpinningSpark 01:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 77.74.231.90 (talk) 14:45, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

talk replies

I don't know how to reply in a dialogue on talk pages, though I've searched the help section Rogerc99 (talk) 09:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Talk page and Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. To make this reply, I clicked "edit" to the right of your section and added my comment at the bottom after a colon ':', without changing the existing text. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HT Ferrar 1879-1932 Antarctic geologist on the Discovery expedition 1901-1904

HT Ferrar was born in Dalkey, near Dublin in 1879, and moved to Durban,South Africa at an early age with his parents.He was sent back to Oundle School in England for his secondary education, and then went to Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University, where he read Geology.He excelled at sports, and many of his team photographs are archived at his old school and college respectively.On going down from Cambridge, when rowing at Henley, he was offered the post of Geologist on Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition, and became the youngest member of the scientific staff. He sailed on the Discovery, and met his future wife (Gladys Anderson)when the ship was in New Zealand.The Discovery then sailed South and found suitable anchorage in McMurdo Sound in the Ross Sea - the expedition was to spend two winters there, as the ship was frozen in and could not get free of the ice in the first summer.Ferrar took an active part in exploring and in carrying out scientific studies ( eg sea water salinity measurements) as well as his primary responsibility of geological surveying. He accompanied Shackleton and Dr Wilson amongst others on sledging trips, and it was in the Antarctic summer of 1903 that he went on his major sledging trip of discovery into the Western Mountains of Victoria Land.He travelled to the Upper Taylor Glacier, and found coal deposits at an altitude of 8,000ft. He also characterised a broad layer of sandstone found in the region, and this became known as the Ferrar or Beacon sandstone layer. The Ferrar Glacier was named after him, and he unwittingly discovered the first fossils found on what was then known to be the Antarctic mainland.One of the many rock samples which was returned to the National History Museum in London was split open by Dr WN Edwards in 1928, and found to contain two fossilised leaves of Glossopteris Indica.Ferrar returned on the Disovery in 1904, and spent the next year writing up the Geological report of the expedition. He was then appointed to the Geological Survey in Egypt, and worked there until the First World War broke out,when he took his family back to New Zealand. He returned to serve with the 1st Canterbury Regiment in Palestine, working principally on aerial surveys and intelligence. After the war he took up a position with the New Zealand Geological Survey, and carried out extensive field work in both the North and the South islands.He obtained his PhD whilst working for the service, but died after an operation in 1932. As a mark of respect he had Ferrar peak in the Cloudy Range of the South Island named after him. Apart from the aforementioned photographs of his school and college days,various of his Polar relics are held by the Scott Polar Research Museum (Cambridge,UK),the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand and the Discovery itself at Dundee in Scotland. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Forbem02 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you've posted an article here, rather than actually creating it.

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. -- Natalya 15:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's a great article. Possibly the problem is that the account is only one day old and cannot create a page. No sign of it being a copyvio, at least not online. I'm going to post it myself and leave a note for the OP. SpinningSpark 20:53, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proper licensing of a picture

I am attempting to update the wikipedia page on my boss, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, with his most recent official photograph. The photograph is published on our website at http://myfloridalegal.com/picture.html. The photograph is available for public use. I don't know which license to use when uploading it to his wikipedia page. Please advise. Thanks!

Sandi Copes, Press Secretary, Office of the Attorney General

Sandisea (talk) 12:50, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The website you've linked to has a copyright notice on it, and I assume that "for public use" is not the same as "in the public domain". As a result, I would say that the image is not suitable for Wikipedia. If an image is not in the public domain, and has not been released with a free use license that is compatible with Wikipedia (such as the GFDL or some Creative Commons licenses), then it is considered non-free, and can only be used in conjunction with a rationale for why it is fair use. Note that the very first criterion for fair use on Wikipedia is "no free equivalent", which in the case of photos of living persons is always considered to fail since it is a relatively simple matter for someone to photograph the person and release the photograph under a free license.

So the quick answer is that probably none of the license tags listed on Special:Upload apply, and the image cannot be used on Wikipedia. However, that's not to say that a photo, with an appropriate free license, wouldn't be welcome - probably the easiest way to ensure that everything is done above board would be to take the photo yourself, and release it under, say, {{CC-BY-SA 3.0}}. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:15, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and I forgot to mention - first, thank you for putting in the effort, as productive contributors are always welcome, and secondly, just a reminder to take care when editing an article where you have a conflict of interest. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:17, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a Stub

Resolved

I am trying to find out how to add a stub to the following. Wylye Valley. I wish to enter a stub from this page to a village in the Wylye valley called Sutton Veny.

I have searched to try and find how to do this but am unsure. It does seem complicated.

I would be very grateful if you could point me in the right direction.

Thank you very much for your help,

Sj053 (talk) 15:08, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. It just appeared on the Wylye page - not sure how but many thanks anyway. Kind regards

Sj053 (talk) 15:27, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not complicated at all. First of all, what you are trying to do is not called a stub, but is a wikilink. You create these by typing double square brackets around the name of the article you want to link to like this [[Sutton Veny]] and it will appear like this Sutton Veny. If the link appears in red it means that the article does not exist yet. You can create the article by simply clicking the red link which will take you straight to an editing screen, but only after your account is 4 days old, you cannot create new pages before then. SpinningSpark 17:26, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant - many thanks for the reply 86.154.3.73 (talk) 17:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting My Account

Template:NO1GODZILLAFAN How do I delete my account?

You can't.but you can just discountinue editing and dissapear.Mr. Green^{Hit Me Up}About Me 17:45, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See right to WP:VANISH. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 19:54, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Guidance please about adding new climate change novel details to wikipedia

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 86.156.236.153 (talk) 17:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hello,

A year or so ago I added some amendments/additions to wikipedia to include information about my emerging novel, 'The Haymakers Survey' but this was pulled by wikipedia. The novel has now published see www.thehaymakerssurvey.com. Its available to buy in some hertfordshire bookshops. Can these details now be added to wikipedia - I would like to prepare a specific page on the project, for example. Advice please...

Chrissie

Take a look at WP:BK for notability guidelines for books. Also, because you have a conflict of interest as author of the book, you should wait for someone else to create an article about it. There is no rule against you doing it, but because of the COI it will come under intense scrutiny to avoid promotional content etc. Finally don't forget to sign your messages on talk pages and pages like this help page by adding 4 tildes (~) at the end. – ukexpat (talk) 17:55, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I did some research on the book and it very likely is not suitable for mention anywhere on Wikipedia. It appears to be self-published and unknown to the wider world with no substantive treatment in any independent sources. WorldCat has no mention of it, and Google returns a total of 9 hits, none of which show any notability. This does not mean the novel is not great and worthwhile. It does mean that it is not an encyclopedic subject, as an encyclopedia is a tertiary source, only containing entries and information on subjects the wider world has taken note of and published about.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

translation

can I translate an article from Arabic to English Gmary (talk) 19:04, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You certainly can. There is already a list of articles that need translation here. Alternatively, you can translate a page from the Arabic Wikipedia. Good luck! TN‑X-Man 19:25, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is the procedure/policy on removing an external link that looks like advertising?

On the page string quartet in the "External Links" section, there is a link called "Official site of the Russian string Quartet SKAZ" and it is the only link of that kind on this page while at the same time there is already a page List of string quartet ensembles. Before this background I believe that the external link to SKAZ on the string quartet page should be removed. So, my question is, what is the procedure/policy to flag this for removal? thanks a lot in advance.

Passacaglia (talk) 08:04, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Simply be WP:BOLD and remove it. In the edit summary, explain why per external links. If you wish, you may follow up on the talk page to let other editors know. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 08:21, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

done, thank you. Passacaglia (talk) 13:08, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How can i put an article up without it getting deleted

everytime i try and put an acticle up and it keeps getting taken down, dont know why though —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mario36 (talk • contribs) 17:51, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It appears your article was deleted as it did not indicate why the subject was notable. The subject of an article must have coverage in reliable sources in order to have an article on Wikipedia. TN‑X-Man 17:55, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at Wikipedia:Your first article or Wikipedia:Starting an article (the latter is more detailed). Follow the steps carefully, paying special attention to the parts that mention notability and references. If you want to write an article that won't be nominated for deletion, you have to say why your subject is important enough to have an article in an enyclopaedia, and you have to back up the information you give by quoting reliable sources. If your article is about a living person, as yours is, then it's even more likely to be deleted if it doesn't meet the conditions. See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. And finally, if the subject of your article is you, or somebody you know, then you are probably not the best person to be writing it. See here to learn about conflicts of interest. --Ka renjc 21:21, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

making

how do you make a page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Remy14 (talk • contribs) 03:05, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What I would do first is look for an article that has a red link. That means that it does not have an article yet. Then I would start creating it, whether the subject is notable or not. You can find out more information on this page. SchfiftyThree 03:12, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

However, if the subject is not notable, you'll find out soon enough when somone puts a deletion tag on it.If your going to create an article I would make a subpage first, then create your article there instead.When you think its good enough ask another editor to review it for you.If its all good, click create article and you'll be on your way. Mr. Green^{Hit Me Up}About Me 16:01, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where to start

For an absolute newcomer, where is the best place to start? eg minor edits, major edts etc?

Thanks

Vitumnus (talk) 05:33, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll start with the worst place to start, which is to go to an article with a controversial history and make broad, sweeping changes without discussing them with other editors. Such action, depending on the article chosen and editors involved, could lead to accusations of sockpuppeting, assumptions of bad faith, and blocking. You may want to work through the tutorial to get a feel for editing on Wikipedia, and then I think one of the best ways to find something to edit is to look for a WikiProject that interests you. A WikiProject will often have a list of articles that need to be created, or cleaned up, or referenced, or have images added, and you can see what you're good at. The other people in the project will also be able to help point you towards any particularly useful policies or guidelines - for example, a Wikiproject on a TV show would be able to give you the run-down on the current consensus about writing articles on episodes, or characters. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 23:46, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kendall County Democrats

It should have been Kendall County not Kendallcounty, who do I fix my initial page?----Kendall County Dems (talk) 06:57, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Theoretically, you can go to Wikipedia:Changing username and make a request but it should be denied as your name violates our username policy in that it is promotional; your account (based on the statements on your userpage) is a role account and thus is not allowed, and your stated purpose of using Wikipedia as a "home page" with "further information will follow as events are created" is a purpose we cannot allow. Wikipedia cannot be used as a web host. For all these reasons I have blocked your account.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:54, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

why do changes disappear

I have been trying to update the info on a small time I lived in for 8 years and it disappears. I did so while being logged in. What happens here?. 29tomt (talk) 11:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits to Hilliard, Florida are visible and have not disappeared, but I guess you have to bypass your cache to see them. If you click the "history" tab then you should also be able to see them. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:44, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And please use edit summaries! – ukexpat (talk) 19:30, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Add Picture

How can I add a picture to an article? I have a picture of Little Walter Scott that could go on the page about him. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott_%28vocalist%29> Kevin J. Bob Katt Cox (talk) 17:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your account needs to be four days old before you can upload files. After that you will see an "Upload file" link in the toolbox in the navigation pane to the left. The image must have a free licence for use on Wikipedia, be sure to place the appropriate licence template on the image page or it will get deleted as a copyright violation. There is a useful help page here Wikipedia:Uploading images. SpinningSpark 18:47, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Zade effect

A very well-known disease throughout the gamers' community. It is highly contagious and relates to mental retardation. It can be easily passed through communication. It is a gradual process that eats away at your motor skills. Suddenly you have lost all hope of video games. Legend has it that the Zade effect is released when he is defeated. Sadly, it is hard to escape due to the fact, the subject does not shut the f**k up. THERE IS NO HOPE. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.

Common Victims

EnterName9391 Godfather BestplayerHere EVERY CLAN HES TOUCHED —Preceding unsigned comment added by EnterName9391 (talk • contribs) 06:04, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for getting help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. Do you have a question? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:30, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why no article on "Gather.com"

I recently became a member of Gather.com, which invites writers and artists to publish and share material. I had a few concerns about them, and of course I turned to the trusty WP. Was I gob smacked to see that this huge organization had no article on it? I mean this is a place where tiddlywinks would get a dozen pages and a hundred links. Moreover, the google list does not seem to have any references to Gather which does not come from Gather itself. My main concern was that if I write for them, can they poach my stuff, and copyright and all that. Did someone warn WP that Gather was off-limits or what? They claim to have hundreds of thousands of members, and frankly, my cat has a page on WP. What gives? Myles325a (talk) 06:51, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gather.com is my 3rd hit on google:gather.com. Is this not the site you refer to? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:27, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well I swear! When I looked at the disambiguation page for gather less than 24 hours ago—and I looked at it at least half a dozen times—that reference to the internet site WAS JUST NOT THERE!!! Who is playing games with my family neuron? But thanks a lot, anyway! Myles325a (talk) 00:05, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After my reply I saw the disambiguation page Gather‎ and added Gather.com to it. But honestly, I didn't do it to play games with you! But the idea reminds me of the introduction of "vanispamcruftisement". PrimeHunter (talk) 00:23, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Mess With Texas

Don't Mess With Texas is a four-piece post-rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. The lineup includes Sasa Relic on guitar, Neven Kamenski on piano, Slobodan Alavanja on bass, and Ozren Mlinaric on drums. Since 2004, they have frequently toured Europe and the United Kingdom arousing the interest of many fans with genuine instrumental music that defies easy categorization. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xgoodmanx (talk • contribs) 12:43, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for assistance in using Wikipedia. Did you have a question, possibly about writing an article? TN‑X-Man 12:47, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note Wikipedia:Notability (music) and Don't Mess with Texas#Unauthorized use of the trademark. I don't know Croatian trademark rules but note that Wikipedia servers are in USA and should abide by US law. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:53, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Legal Jargon- English><Spanish

201.208.39.152 (talk) 17:33, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just finish a Legal Jargon glosary. I wuld like it to be available in wikipedia. What do I have to do? Thanks Gustavo Nebreda

201.208.39.152 (talk) 17:36, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I finished a Law Jargon Glossary English><Spanish. I would like it to be available in Wikipedia. What do I have to do?

                      Gustavo Nebreda

Well, Wikipedia is not a dictionary, or a translation service. It might be useful over on Wiktionary, although it may require the glossary to be licensed (or possibly sourced?) - I don't know what Wiktionary's rules are like. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 23:34, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am contesting the speedy deletion of my article and requesting assistance

I don't understand why my article on the show The Basement Sublet of Horror is being deleted.

It has a historical cross-reference with articles which are allowed, specifically Horror hosts, and Vampira.

Many, many specific horror hosts, including ones that are working today, have articles that evidently don't violate whatever it is I am violating.

Please contact me and let me know what I am doing wrong. My email address is <removed>.

I have been asked to make this entry by the creator of the show, Joel Sanderson. His email address is <removed>.

Thanks,

--Gil--Gil Bavel (talk) 08:47, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are many problems with the article. Since you've been explicitly asked to create the article, you should be aware of our conflict of interest guidelines. Also, your article contains no claim of notability and no evidence of such. Notability is a prerequisite for inclusion in Wikipedia. The article also is completely unsourced. Without reference to neutral third-party sources, the article is not verifiable. Such coverage in neutral sources would also go a long way towards establishing notability. Finally, the style is not encyclopedic, and the addition of contact information makes it look like an entry in a business directory, not an encyclopedic article. And FYI, contributions in article space are not signed. If you want to keep the article, you need to argue the case on Talk:The Basement Sublet of Horror and, more importantly, provide enough sources to convince people that a neutral encyclopedic article on the topic can be written. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 09:04, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article has survived a speedy deletion nomination, but that does not mean that it is safe from a nomination under the Afd procedure. I would take Gil's advice and work on the key aspects of notability, verifiability and sources, otherwise sooner or later someone will take it to Afd. – ukexpat (talk) 13:15, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to edit the title of my article

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Caerlcionne (talk) 10:08, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I want to change the title of Kami naman into Kami Naman. How? (~'s)

You have to 'move' the page, go here to see how its done and you can learn yourself and you wont need any of us to do it. See, you learn things about wiki everyday:) But i just noticed you created your account today, normally you have to wait 4 days to be able to be able to rename pages so i have done it for you. Monster Under Your Bed ^{(talk 2 me)} 10:20, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have fixed up the 2 articles you created now, i re-directed the original article with the 'n' to the one you created later with the correct spelling 'N' Hopefully your article wont get deleted:) Monster Under Your Bed ^{(talk 2 me)} 10:24, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You should take some time to add some more detail and context to the article, in particular it has no indication of why the show is notable per WP:N and you need some reliable sources per WP:RS for verifiability per WP:V. As it stands, it is very likely that someone will nominate it for deletion per the Afd process. – ukexpat (talk) 13:19, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New to Wikipedia - lost name in Wikipedia UPI

I am new to Wikipedia and went to United Press International "People of UPI," were my name was and tried to start a Wikipedia for my own name, "Ronald T. Bennett," I copied my web site information and tried to paste it in the new page. Wikipedia did not like that and not only cancel my name in The United Press International Wikipedia but would not let me finish. I typed a note on one of your editing help sections that I OK'd the copy from my web site. It still did not work. I guess I am not able to understand how to work this. Please help me. I would like my name back in the Wikipedia United press International "people of UPI and to open a wikipedia for my name, plus put pictures in it. How can I get this mess straightened out? Thanks Ron17:30, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

It sounds like you're trying to either create an article about yourself or add yourself to an existing article. Before you do, you may want to look over the conflict of interest guidelines. Generally, it's advisable to wait for someone else to start an article about you, instead of starting one yourself. TN‑X-Man 17:35, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to add to this, although Wikipedia doesn't prohibit people writing their autobiographies here, it is strongly discouraged. For more information on this topic, have a look at WP:AUTO, where you can find out about the reasons behind this and what you can do to help. In general though, there is a whole stack of information about Wikipedia's approach to biographies of living people at WP:BLP, which I'd really encourage you to read. You might also want to have a look at Wikiproject Photography, a team of editors dedicated to all things photographic. Hope this helps you out! Gazimoff ^Write_Read 17:42, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your kind help. It is appreciated. I will look at the photo section. I noticed that most of my friends are listed in Wikipedia photo section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.97.167.61 (talk) 17:50, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changing page name from User:David556 to what I want the name of the page to be

I want to make a new page called Long Distance Post, LLC but I don't understand how to change the name of the page from User:David556 (my user page) to what I want the heading to be?

David556 (talk) 17:55, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

~~:David, you can request a username change at WP:CHU. Hope this helps, Gazimoff ^Write_Read 17:58, 17 June 2008 (UTC)~~[reply]

Scratch that, totally misread the queation. You can move the page to it's new location by using the move tab at the top of your page. WP:MOVE has more information. Hope ths helps! Gazimoff ^Write_Read 18:00, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to change my username though per se, I simply want the article that I am writing to be called something other than my username. If I change my username, my article will still have the User: in front of the title. Basically, how do I take the User: away from the beginning of the title? —Preceding unsigned comment added by David556 (talk • contribs) 18:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like you want to create an article named Long Distance Post LLC. Click on the red link I just provided and copy and paste the info from your user page. Good luck! TN‑X-Man 18:03, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Although copy-paste works, it removes all of the contribution history. While this is fine for articles you've only contributed on yourself, it's problematic when you have an article that several people have worked on. Using move instead of copy-paste is a really good habit to get into. It also means that we meet out obligations under the GFDL. Gazimoff ^Write_Read 18:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:Naming conventions (companies) articles about corporations do not normally include the "Inc", "LLC", "Ltd" etc. – ukexpat (talk) 19:12, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's great! Thanks a lot for the help! David556 (talk) 18:04, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, can you make me that link again, but with a comma after the Post to make it look like Long Distance Post, LLC David556 (talk) 18:07, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Long Distance Post, LLC. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:09, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One last thing: I actually want the name of my page to be just Long Distance Post (without the LLC). Could you make me a link to that again please? :) Also, is it true that I can't upload pictures until the page has existed for 4 days? David556 (talk) 18:23, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David, try Long Distance Post, but before you create the article, I urge you to read WP:CORP, WP:RS, WP:SPAM and WP:V -- dealing with notability, references, advertising and verifiability. You may want to think about creating the article as a subpage of your user page first, so you can work on it in stages, before moving it to the mainspace. – ukexpat (talk) 19:12, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please help!

I am bad at this whole HTML thing and all, so could someone please help by creating a page for me called "International Roaming"? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by David556 (talk • contribs) 19:04, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David, see WP:YFA#How to create a page – ukexpat (talk) 19:14, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh it's easier than I though. Thanks! David556 (talk) 19:19, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New Article Won't Show Up in Google Search

Hello I'm a new user and I believe I created a page called Associated Leaders of Urban Debate however whenever I serach it on Google I cannot seem to find it on any page. When I search it on Wikipedia though it shows up. Please help me to figure out this problem. Maybe I've created it in a user page without knowing or something... I don't know I'm totally clueless.Areneewilson (talk) 21:03, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You have correctly created the Wikipedia article. Google is not continually updated, but crawls the web and indexes new pages only as it encounters them. Just wait for a while, and it will pick the page up. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 21:50, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your help. I am very apprciative. Areneewilson (talk) 22:23, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Most articles would have shown up in Google after a week but it varies. Google has indexed the original at User:Areneewilson/ALOUD but currently not the article at Associated Leaders of Urban Debate. I don't know much about Google but there may be a risk that the existence of a user space copy could damage the article in search results. If you want User:Areneewilson/ALOUD to be deleted then you can place {{db-user}} or {{db-author}} on it. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:36, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

notability

When an entry is done on a "notable" person, is there a discussion about notability that I may view between the person entering the information and the wikipedia editors? I have tried viewing the discussion and history page attached to the person's biography but there doesn't seem to be much of a discussion there. Wysiwygn (talk) 22:07, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notability is done according to guidelines. There's a while stack of information on notability at WP:N, as well as specific information on notability of people at WP:BIO. Hope this helps, Gazimoff ^Write_Read 22:11, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Everybody who makes edits is considered a Wikipedia editor. There is rarely a notability discussion about a specific person before somebody creates an article. If somebody else thinks the subject doesn't satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (people) then they can post to the talk page, tag it with something like {{Notability}} or nominate it for deletion. This can lead to a discussion. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:19, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(E/C) The process is that if an entry is clearly notable (meaning here, the subject of significant treatment in reliable sources), then you will never see any discussion; the article will just remain without question. If an article fails to even assert importance, much less show notability, then it may get tagged for speedy deletion (see e.g., {{db-bio}}, {{db-group}}, {{db-band}}, {{db-corp}}) and be quickly deleted with the only trace remaining being a tag notice typically posted on the creator's page informing them of the impending (or past) deletion, such as {{nn-warn}}, and the deletion log entry. The discussion of notability for those that fall in between will happen at articles for deletion (AfD), where the types of discussions I think you are looking for, occur. You can check out today's AfD page here, or to see some completed discussions, check out closed discussions here. If you do not believe a page is notable, you can seek to have it deleted yourself through the various deletion mechanisms we employ. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:32, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Pachanga Cubana

Good evening. I wanted to know what procedures I need to follow to add a new entry, Pachanga Cubana, which is an annual networking event. I have numerous newspaper articles discussing the event and it has been held yearly, we held it four times in Michigan and twice here in Maryland. Thank you. (Otto Fisher (talk) 00:07, 18 June 2008 (UTC)).[reply]

You can fins out all about creating your first article at WP:YFA. You might want to be careful though and read through the information on conflicts of interest at WP:COI before you begin. Hope this helps! Gazimoff ^Write_Read 00:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many new articles are deleted, often because they fail to provide an adequately verifiable claim of notability (which has a specific meaning on Wikipedia). You may also want to take a pre-emptive look at Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:46, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where to post questions to a particular wikiproject?

Resolved

– Correct Wikiproject identified --TN‑X-Man 14:56, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I would like to speak to the Biology wikiproject about something but couldn't find a page equivalent to this one, where I could just click and post a question. I didn't think it appropriate to use the Portal talk page. Please let me know where to go next. EatYerGreens (talk) 03:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You could post your question on the talk page of the wikiproject biology. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 03:20, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically here. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 03:20, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for your help. (Didn't have to wait long, did I?) ;-) EatYerGreens (talk) 03:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agressive editing

I wrote a carefully considered contribion to greenhouse effect pointing to two deficiencies in the physics, a conflict with Second law of thermodynamics and possible error from location of the radiation surface. These matters have no research content nor do they represent a point of view. I placed and edit [[3]] on the 16 June explaing the nature of the conflict this edit was removed before I had time to read the new article. Since then I have engaged in discussion with KimDabelsteinPetersen the editor who removed my edit, I have explained the need for my edit and asked him to restore it. I have had similar discussion with William M. Connolley on my talk page and others on [[4]]

It appears that there may be some kind of lock on greenhouse effect. Possible reasons for this lock are persistant vandalism, checking the archives, they are quite small, seems to eliminate this reason

At present my edit remains deleted. My questions are; what can I do to restore my edit? Am I able to find out about locking of articles by editors?

Regards --Damorbel (talk) 08:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Two of Wikipedia's most important standards are Verifiability and No Original Research. Information on the encyclopedia needs to have Reliable Sources; if you are able to provide such sources (if you read the page Wikipedia:Reliable Sources, it will detail what is reliable and what is not), I'm sure that you will have a better argument for including your information in the article. I'd also suggest reading Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research also, which may help you see where those disagreeing with you are coming from. -- Natalya 11:33, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a satisfactory answer at all, quite adequate links are given to standard texts on thermodynamics. Further, you have given no guidance at all on the reason why my post contribution was blocked, please respond on this matter or give me guidance about the blocking and what can be done about it. I take it Wikipedia wants contributions from people informed about thermodynamics?--Damorbel (talk) 12:19, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit did not contain any sources. It also argues from fairly basic premises (and the argument is none to clear). As far as I can make out, you disagree with several well-sourced standard interpretations. If you want to do so, you need very reliable sources directly pertinent to the point in questions. Especially for a somewhat contentious topic like greenhouse effect that is a frequent target of vandalism and POV pushing, such changes will be quickly reverted. Quite apart from that your addition was a tacked-on bit of criticism, and it was not very clear if this referred to the article or the greenhouse effect itself. From a technical side, it does not seem that the article is currently protected. So you should be able to edit it - making your edits stick is a different point. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 12:44, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry to be but you aver that my contribution did not contain any sources. It contained a link to second law of thermodynamics a wikipedia article that is excellently sourced. You may not be familiar with thermodynamics but any proposal that breaches the 2nd law will quickly find its way into the perpetual motion category. Would an external link to a book published by MIT [5] be more acceptable? Is there any way I can get arbitration over this? You suggest trying to make my edits stick, does this mean a rather wacky POV will gain over a reasoned argument? Who do I have to satisfy? Thank you for your attention. --Damorbel (talk) 15:22, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources. Please read and understand WP:RS. The second law of thermodynamics is a statistical law. Nobody claims that there is a net heat flow from the colder atmosphere to the warmer surface. But the re-radiation of infrared towards the surface slows the outwards heat flow, resulting in warming until the stronger radiation of a warmer planet balances the solar inflow again. But that is is my interpretation of the physics, and rather irrelevant. You would need to find sources that directly deal with the topic in question. Please see WP:OR and WP:SYN. The book you suggest, while hosted on an MIT server, is not published by MIT, but by Phlogiston Press. Anyways, given the expertise of the authors and the pedigree of the book, it looks like a good reliable source to me. It handles the greenhouse effect on pages 579-581, and in a manner that very closely mirrors our own article, with none of your reservations. You need to convince at least a sizable group of other editors that your changes have merit. Ideally you find consensus. If cannot directly solve a conflict, the way is dispute resolution, in this case probably starting with a request for comments. Arbitration is the last step in dispute resolution. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 15:54, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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	I'm sorry to be but you aver that my contribution did not contain any sources. It contained a link to [[second law of thermodynamics]] a wikipedia article that is excellently sourced. You may not be familiar with thermodynamics but any proposal that breaches the 2nd law will quickly find its way into the [[perpetual motion]] category. Would an external link to a book published by MIT [http://web.mit.edu/lienhard/www/ahttv131.pdf] be more acceptable? Is there any way I can get arbitration over this? You suggest trying to make my edits stick, does this mean a rather wacky POV will gain over a reasoned argument? Who do I have to satisfy? Thank you for your attention. --[[User:Damorbel\|Damorbel]] ([[User talk:Damorbel\|talk]]) 15:22, 18 June 2008 (UTC)		I'm sorry to be but you aver that my contribution did not contain any sources. It contained a link to [[second law of thermodynamics]] a wikipedia article that is excellently sourced. You may not be familiar with thermodynamics but any proposal that breaches the 2nd law will quickly find its way into the [[perpetual motion]] category. Would an external link to a book published by MIT [http://web.mit.edu/lienhard/www/ahttv131.pdf] be more acceptable? Is there any way I can get arbitration over this? You suggest trying to make my edits stick, does this mean a rather wacky POV will gain over a reasoned argument? Who do I have to satisfy? Thank you for your attention. --[[User:Damorbel\|Damorbel]] ([[User talk:Damorbel\|talk]]) 15:22, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

			:Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources. Please read and understand [[WP:RS]]. The second law of thermodynamics is a statistical law. Nobody claims that there is a net heat flow from the colder atmosphere to the warmer surface. But the re-radiation of infrared towards the surface slows the outwards heat flow, resulting in warming until the stronger radiation of a warmer planet balances the solar inflow again. But that is is my interpretation of the physics, and rather irrelevant. You would need to find sources that ''directly'' deal with the topic in question. Please see [[WP:OR]] and [[WP:SYN]]. The book you suggest, while hosted on an MIT server, is not published by MIT, but by Phlogiston Press. Anyways, given the expertise of the authors and the pedigree of the book, it looks like a good reliable source to me. It handles the greenhouse effect on pages 579-581, and in a manner that very closely mirrors our own article, with none of your reservations. You need to convince at least a sizable group of other editors that your changes have merit. Ideally you find consensus. If cannot directly solve a conflict, the way is [[WP:DR\|dispute resolution]], in this case probably starting with a [[WP:RFC\|request for comments]]. Arbitration is the last step in dispute resolution. --[[User:Stephan Schulz\|Stephan Schulz]] ([[User talk:Stephan Schulz\|talk]]) 15:54, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

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