Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

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Translating an article from German to English - What about the sources?

Hi,

I posted an article on the Beluga School for Life on the German Wikipedia, recently. Now I finished translating it into English and would like to post it on the main Wikipedia. My question is now: What about the sources? Besides meeting a number of relevance criteria, the article has four literature sources and many different media sources. Unfortunately the sources are in German. Does that matter? Do I reference the English translation article now with the German sources or do i leave the sources out? Would it help, if I write an explanation in the discussion page, if I post the the translated article without sources? Thank you very much in advance for your help and please excuse, if this topic has been dealt with somewhere else before. I couldn't find it anywhere.

Thanks.

Kind regards --Thailand-expert (talk) 16:22, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Question about archiving talk pages

I have a question, What is the purpose of archiving talk pages? Aren't old discussions available in the history page? Do we have to archive a talk page when we delete old duscussions or is this optional? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sci fi writer (talk • contribs) 20:23, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

If it's your User talk page, what you do to it is your business. An article talk page should be archived because, honestly who wants to keep clicking "<- Previous diff" for a while, when you can just scroll through a few archives?--Unionhawk ^Talk 20:27, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Ok thank you Sci fi writer (talk) 22:39, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

'Dance In The Vampire Bund' editting question.

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 20:02, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

This will likely sound strange but here goes X_x

Quite honestly, I'm a noob at altering pages to add references and such. The page for "Dance in the Vampire Bund" (one of my favorite manga series) is currently having multiple issues with needed references, and with some people thinking that it should be deleted entirely from Wikipedia.

So I went in to try and fix the page up to add all the required information (ie: characters, story, add references, etc) so that it would look good and so I wouldn't have to worry about it vanishing.

Hence the issue: I'm a total NOOBLET at this, and have no idea how to add references that look like the professional ones on other pages, or how to add subpages (ie: for a characters section or such).

Can someone please have a look at the page in question, and then let me know how I can do these things that I mentioned so that I can make it better? (I have tried going through the information area, but I need a plain English version for a simpleton like me)

Thanks a lot! ^_^

Hope I sign this right x.x

Zefie Kirasagi - Knowledge of Eternity Lies Within (talk) 00:06, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I'll take a shot here- even though I'm not really familiar with magna topics. Probably the first place to read up on things is: WP:REF - that will give you an idea on how to add references. I noticed one reference you used is gomagna.com - I'm guessing that might be considered a "fan sight" .. you'd want to look over WP:RS to read up on reliable resources to use for reference. That should be enough to get you pointed in the right direction anyway. There is a huge section here WP:MOS that relates to so many different things in regards to how things are formatted and such, and I'm sure there is an entire section there on formating references (I just don't remember the link off hand) It's a huge read, but worth bookmarking.

A note on the references too ... if you click on "my preferences" (toward the upper right of your browser window). Once there, you'll see a tab called gadgets. On that tab you can find a box to tick for refTools - I think that is one of the handiest things to use when working with references. Hope that helps, and if I run across that MOS specific link to refs, I'll let you know. — Ched :  ?  01:47, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Actually Ched, I added the Gomagna ref: after seeing this post I made a little attempt at improving the article, Spitfire ^Tally-ho! 04:29, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

^_^ Thanks for the help, I'll do what I can from here. Zefie Kirasagi - Knowledge of Eternity Lies Within (talk) 00:25, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Moving a page

I've created an article on my personal page and want to move it onto Wikipedia's main pages. Instructions say to click on the "move" tab. I don't see a "move" tab. How come? William M. —Preceding unsigned comment added by William Mirglip (talk • contribs) 02:10, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

You have to be an autoconfirmed user to be able to move pages. For that your account must be at least 4 days old and have at least 10 edits. Chamal ^talk 02:15, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Look at the "my preferences" tab and see how many edits you have. You have been an editor for more than four days, so that is not an issue. --DThomsen8 (talk) 00:36, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Reverted post

I reverted the last post here. I didn't see anything in it that made it relevant to this page, and it didn't seem to be a request for any "New contributor help". To be blunt, it looked like spam to me. If I'm wrong, please feel free to re-add, or revert my edits. — Ched :  ?  18:20, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem, looks like a good revert. TNXMan 18:39, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure what he was trying to do, it looks more like a blog instead of spam or vandalism. Even though it's an ISP, I gave him a talk page welcome links box. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 19:21, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

It looks like it was some sort of spam or something. In any case, it had no place here, I think you were entirely justified in reverting it. tempodivalse [☎] 19:28, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Not sure how to cite a potential edit

I came across an article earlier about the US Open Cup, which had the text, "At some point, the competition became known as the U.S. Open Cup though the date and reasons for the name change are unknown." I accessed a few soccer archives, and was able to determine that the change occurred with the 1959 competition. The problem is that there is no single source for this. I determined the date by comparing archives for different years until I saw the name listed differently, and the change was the same in each archive. I guess that would be considered original research? Anyway, although I think adding this to the article would be an improvement, would this change be valid, and what would I list as the source of the information? Interestingly average (talk) 19:54, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Good question - I don't know what the answer is. Looks like this would violate WP:NOR but I think you should use WP:IAR and go ahead and make the changes IF you feel that the differences among soccer archives you looked at reliably demonstrate when the name change took place. One way to "cite" it would be to explain (with links) in the footnote. Best, Zain Ebrahim (talk) 21:27, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

In any case, the unsourced claim "the date and reasons for the name change are unknown" should be removed. I have done that. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:55, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Also, explain what you did on the article's talk page. --DThomsen8 (talk) 00:31, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Editing your profile

Hi

I'm trying to edit my profile so I can add more of those category box things like the one I currently have on my profile for Firefox. When I clicked on the Firefox one there was something that said "if you want to add yourself to this category then please see the tips on the talk page" and that's how I managed to join up. However all other category boxes I've seen, I can't find a link like this. How do I add other categories?

Also, at the minute I can only find other categories by going onto peoples profiles. Where else can I find them?

Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 5 albert square (talk • contribs)

First, please sign all your updates. Second, you may find other categories by looking at article talk pages, and following links for projects mentioned there, or sometimes, just as you say, from other editors user pages.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dthomsen8 (talk • contribs)

I think the boxes to which you are referring are userboxes. You can learn more about them and how to add them to your page by looking at this page. TNXMan 01:17, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Looking Inuit Family Names In Port Burwell, Nunavut

Where would I find information on Inuit Family names that used to live in Port Burwell in the early 1900-1940's period? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nakoolak (talk • contribs) 03:45, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey there. This board's actually for questions regarding how Wikipedia works. You might have better luck asking this question over at the Reference Desks. Tony Fox (arf!) 03:58, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Flash Disk

hello, i have a flash disk but whenever i try to connect to the computer it cannt open it tells me new hardware found and yet its are USB flash disk [HD2851(haide)] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musoke2009 (talk • contribs) 09:26, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, but this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. You could try asking your question over at our reference desk, or searching Google for hardware support forums. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:30, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

edit not accepted

I submitted an opinion based on my experience with Clayton College of Natural Health and cited, in the edit, examples of the philosophy of Clayton College. The edit was refused but I cannot find what was said that violated editing rules. Can you help me?

"....The Clayton College of Natural Health is an American distance-learning natural health college based in Birmingham, Alabama, offering an extensive list of classes on natural health.[1] It was founded in 1980 by Lloyd Clayton Jr.. According to its website, it has matriculated over 25,000 students.[2] Prior to 1997 it was known as the American Holistic College of Nutrition. Originally described as a "diploma-mill" (on-line courses with no lecturer and open book learning) Clayton College of Natural Health (CCNH) is now seen as an alternative health education organization that seeks to educate in natural fields of health rather than conventional college & university health degrees. Graduates of Clayton College of Natural Health typically do not apply for positions that require conventional college & university degrees instead focusing on private consulting type practices that forward natural answers to health issues. Clayton College of Natural Health is today a major supporter of the herbal preservation programs here in the United States. Clayton College of Natural Health is one of the few USA alternative educational organizations that follows a well-established practice of offering alternative health courses found in both Europe & Asia. An example of the success of that philosophy is "Bingen Medicine"; allopathic medical practitioners in Germany who strictly follow Hildegard von Bingen's 10th century writings focusing on use of herbal natural remedies as a means of controlling illness. Additionally, the NIH (National Institute of Health) has, in the last few years, opened an entire new wing of accepted health research: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine....."

Sciguybm (talk) 14:57, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a place for writing about your own experiences. What you add to articles must be verifiable, and a source must be cited. Thanks. Jwkpiano1 (talk) 14:59, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles must have a neutral point of view. They must not debunk or try to sell any particular philosophy or product. See WP:NPOV.--DThomsen8 (talk) 18:28, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi

I know about formatting and all of that, but where can I learn about policies and how to help etc? Can a person help? An article? Anything? Thank you. Pixle1234 (talk) 17:12, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

I've left you a welcome message on your talk page that should help you get started. tempodivalse [☎] 17:15, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Unlawful links

there is a link on Wiki that is a violation of BC election law. I have attempted to correct it, and have had my corrections erased.

Your definition of 'notable' seems to vary depending on the political party one represents.

You hold yourselves as impartial, kindly demonstrate it.

Haneyguy (talk) 18:07, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Please see User talk:Bkell#Ian A. Vaughan for more context. —Bkell (talk) 18:12, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Haneyguy, I see that this edit of yours seems to imply that you are Ian A. Vaughan. If this is the case, please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Writing a Wikipedia article about yourself is strongly discouraged. —Bkell (talk) 18:24, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

If you are indeed the subject in question, please see also Wikipedia:Autobiography, which discourages people from writing autobios about themselves here. tempodivalse [☎] 18:28, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Aha, after investigating things in more detail, I think I have a clearer idea of what is going on. Haneyguy, this whole misunderstanding seems to have begun when you added Mr. Vaughan's name to the table of candidates in the Maple Ridge-Mission article. Now, as it happens, the name Ian Vaughan redirects to New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election#Calgary East, since apparently there was a candidate in that election who was also named Ian Vaughan. You seem to have noticed this and changed the link to read Ian A.Vaughan. Later, Mendaliv noticed that the link Ian Vaughan (which leads to an existing article) had been changed to Ian A.Vaughan (which did not lead to an article); he seems to have assumed that Ian Vaughan and Ian A. Vaughan were the same person, and, in good faith, changed the link back to Ian Vaughan, which was a working link. You promptly corrected the link to Ian A. Vaughan, which was later reverted by Mendaliv. I assume that Mendaliv did this because he did not understand why a valid link was being replaced by a link to a nonexistent article; presumably he is not familiar with the Canadian elections in question (I am ignorant about these elections and the candidates, too). Now, please do not view Mendaliv's actions, or my deletion of Ian A.Vaughan, as politically motivated or intentionally violating British Columbia law. The name "Ian A. Vaughan" now correctly appears in Maple Ridge-Mission. Currently it is a link that points to a nonexistent article. The issue I was addressing on my talk page was whether Mr. Vaughan merits a Wikipedia article, not whether the link in Maple Ridge-Mission should point to an erroneous candidate; I am glad that mistake has been fixed. —Bkell (talk) 18:47, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Correction: The article Ian A. Vaughan does currently exist. It was created while I was composing the paragraph above. —Bkell (talk) 18:49, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

And now tagged for speedy deletion. – ukexpat (talk) 19:36, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Criminy. Well, okay it would seem that I was wrong, and that this is a different Ian Vaughan as the other one was in "Calgary East" in 2008, while Ian A. Vaughan is in "Maple Ridge-Mission" for 2009. Sorry for the confusion. By the way, this case is also under discussion at WP:EAR#Ian A. Vaughan, where Haneyguy received a civil, clear explanation of what the problem is. I take the implication that my edits are in violation of any law, Canadian or otherwise, with grave exception. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 19:37, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Note that this has apparently been resolved via AfD, where the new article was deleted. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian A. Vaughan. The user in question hasn't edited for some time. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 00:05, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

can't add inormation to Infobox!

Resolved

This Is What It Looks Like:

Crispers, LLC

Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	Lakeland (1989)
Headquarters	109 N. Kentucky Ave., Ste. 2 Lakeland, FL 33801
Area served	Florida
Key people	Bill Whitaker, Founder, President
Revenue	$13M USD (2007) (est)
Number of employees	600 (2007) (est)
Website	www.crispers.com

I want To Add more Key people I do not know how! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tcalight (talk • contribs) 00:59, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

If you edit the article you will see this line in the ibox template:

| key_people = [[Bill Whitaker (Crispers)|Bill Whitaker]], [[Entrepreneur|Founder]], [[President]]

Add the additional people to that line and save (after completing the edit summary). But don't add a long list of people, 1 or 2 more max, CFO, COO maybe. – ukexpat (talk) 01:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

If there are more people that really are "Key" (such as a corporate chef or something) you could add them to the article but the infobox shouldn't be too big. Now I have to go eat a salad. Dan D. Ric (talk) 01:55, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

New page needs disambiguation

As a new user I'm willing to add a new article, but after some time reviewing the help files I see to add the article I'll need to add some disambiguation code to the existing same name article.

I see many options in the disambiguation area and as a new user can't be sure I'm choosing the correct one.

Existing article is "Nolan Miller" (the fashion designer.

New article I'm ready to add is "Nolan Miller" (the author, 1907-2006).

Any chance someone can modify the existing "Nolan Miller" (fashion) to include the correct disambiguation link? That would in turn I believe create a stub for "Nolan Miller" (author).

Or perhaps someone can point to the exact disambiguation code I should use on the existing Nolan Miller page?

Thanks,

Ed Carmien (talk) 15:44, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like you need a hatnote that says something to effect of "This page is about Nolan Miller the fashion designer. For the author, see Nolan Miller (author)." TNXMan 16:06, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

You might also want to discuss your new article at the drawing board (Shortcut WP:DRAW) to see if it meets Wikipedia requirements for notability, sources, and the like. --DThomsen8 (talk) 18:06, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

{{otherpeople4|the fashion designer|the author|Nolan Miller (author)}} would be the correct hatnote template to use. – ukexpat (talk) 18:26, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

editing main

Sorry if this is a common one with an answer that's posted somewhere. I couldn't find it.

Why can't I edit the main page?

The number of confirmed swine influenza deaths is being over-reported and I don't know how to correct it or ask for a source to substantiate the high number. Thank you! Jcblackmon (talk) 17:04, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Lots of high-traffic pages that get a lot of views, like the main page, have been protected from editing. This is to stop people from making unconstructive or inappropriate edit to the page, which we call vandalism. This is, sadly, a necessary precaution, because there are lots of folks out there who would like to deface the wiki, usually for fun or some other reason. If you see an error on the main page, leave a note at the main page's talk page, which is Talk:Main Page, explaining what needs to be fixed, and an administrator will fix it. See also WP:Protection policy for more info on what certain types of pages are protected from editing. Hope this helps! tempodivalse [☎] 17:14, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Good to have this information. I saw a questionable statement on the main page once, but didn't know anything that could be done about it. --DThomsen8 (talk) 18:01, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

If there are disputes over the numbers (and there always is, in a big news item like this), it's a good bet there is a lot of discussion on it, and the figures being reported reflect current consensus. Sure enough, the article is now protected because people have been going in and making changes without agreement from other editors. However, you can discuss your concerns on the article's talk page, which is already quite lengthly with disputes over numbers; see Talk:2009 swine flu outbreak. Even with protection, the article is getting updated 100 times a day. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 01:47, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. But who exactly can change the apparently false and sensational information currently on the main page? The WHO is reporting only 7 confirmed deaths as of today.[1] The talk page already has a few of us pointing this out, and no one that can do anything about it is doing anything about it. How can I get one of the people with special access to address this?Jcblackmon (talk) 16:14, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Referencing

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 04:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

I have a feeling this must come up regularly because the FAQ explanation is akin to Greek.

I can't figure out how to adjust the references. I added a reference citation and went down to the reference section to add the citation to the reference list. When I try to edit it and click on edit the existing list of references does not come up. When I try to simply put in a new list I end up with TWO reference lists, which obviously isn't what I'm looking for.

So . . . How the heck do you add something to the reference list? After trying about a dozen times I'm at a total loss. JRScotia (talk) 02:52, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

The references are not actually contained within the Reference section (bear with me). The reference section usually contains something like a {{reflist}} or <references/>, both of which cause references elsewhere in the article to display at the bottom. To cite a reference, go to the end of the sentence/section you wish to reference and type <ref>INSERT REFERENCE HERE</ref>. This will cause a superscript numeral to display at the end of the sentence and the full reference to display in the reference section. If you get confused, just ask here again and we can help you out. See also WP:Citing sources. Best, TNXMan 02:57, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict)You don't edit the list per se. You add new inline citations between <ref></ref> tags and the {{Reflist}} template generates the list automagically from the tagged references. – ukexpat (talk) 03:00, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict)It seems that you have tried to add a second reflist. The reference list does not show up on the preview if you edit the article section by section. You'll see it only if you edit the whole article at once. You just have to add the reference and save, as Tnxman explained above. When you save, your newly added reference will be displayed in the list. Chamal ^talk 03:01, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

That's what I thought at first but my new reference didn't show up. Hmmm. I'll take a look at it again and try again to figure out what I did wrong. Thanks for the response. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JRScotia (talk • contribs) 03:36, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Whew! Fixed. Thanks again for the explanation.

JRScotia (talk) 03:51, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Sheila Blair bio

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 18:46, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Her name is being deliberately mis-spelled as Sheila Bair, without the "L" after the "B". If her name is not spelled correctly, why should anyone believe any of the information is correct? I have completely lost confidence in your website. Adele Pam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.105.140.96 (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

The FDIC's official biography of Bair, as well as the White House and various media sources have spelled her name Shiela Bair. If you can demonstrate that the correct name is, in fact, Blair, I'll be happy to correct it myself. Someguy1221 (talk) 22:15, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Clearly "Bair" is correct, I am marking this as resolved. – ukexpat (talk) 18:46, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't know if this belongs here, but...

On the pages of dates (e.g. January 1), is there a set convention on how the nationality of a person is given, because Russel Crowe was born in NZ, but claims himself Austrailian, and he is called a New Zealander on his birthday short. Meanwhile Keisha Castle-Hughes was born in Australia, but considers herself a Kiwi, and is refered to as Australian/New Zealand actress. Should Russel Crowe's be changed?

Also are famous animals given space on the lists of birthdays, or is this considered too unimportant?

Thanks --ScribbleStick (talk) 04:02, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

The first question you might want to ask at :Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Days of the year. As to famous animals, I suppose that there might be some notable enough to be listed. Dan D. Ric (talk) 04:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Good Shepherd Cathedral School

The Good Shepherd Cathedral School (GSCS) is a diocesan and Filipino school committed to giving preparatory and basic education that is grounded on the faith of the Catholic Church. In order to realize its avowed vision, the school aims to:

• Make GSCS an institution of learning to provide academic excellence with Christian spirituality as its core through Gospel values integrated in all learning areas;

• Promote the spirit of good character through relative inquiry, critical thinking, and moral decision-making in the face of the ever growing complexity of living in pluralistic society;

• Advocate compassion to serve through active involvement in upholding Catholic teachings pertinent to current moral, social and ethical issues;

INSTITUTIONAL GOALS

• To sustain the holistic development of the child in its academic offerings through a developmentally appropriate curriculum rooted in Gospel values;

• To provide a wide range of opportunities in addressing the needs of every student where character is formed through contemporary theories and research-based findings on effective teaching and learning;

• To encourage concern for others through creativity and innovation in an environment where every experience is seen as a learning opportunity.

HISTORY

The Good Shepherd Cathedral School formerly known as Good Shepherd Parish Academy or GSPA, began as a preschool in 1995. Founded by the first pastor of the Good Shepherd Parish, Msgr. Fidelis Limcaco, it was simply a Parish Learning Center. Since then, with the help of Dr. Carina G. Dacanay, as school principal, the GSCS has grown and developed complete services of preschool and grade school. In August 2002, with the assumption of Msgr. Jesus-Romulo C. Rañada as school director , the school expanded further and developed a high school and a Center for Internal Evangelization. Rev. Fr. Albert N. Delvo is the current Director of GSCS and also the Superintendent of the Parochial Schools Association of Novaliches. His coming in May 2007 signified the direction of the Bishop of Novaliches, Most Rev. Antonio R. Tobias, D.D., towards unification of all the members of the PSA-Nova under one directorship. With the bishop’s and BOT’s splendid inspiration, the curia’s solid support, and Dr. Dacanay’s exuberant and effective cooperation, Fr. Albert made possible the construction of a new five-storey building with real big classrooms, air-conditioned library, air-conditioned speech lab with state-of-the-art equipments, air-conditioned faculty room, and a covered activity hall.

CURRICULAR OFFERINGS & FACILITIES

PRESCHOOL (fully air-conditioned classrooms) -with 2 teachers (Adviser and Teacher Aide) per class *Nursery *Kinder *Prep Complete

ELEMENTARY Course (fully air-conditioned classrooms) *Grade 1-6 Complete

HIGH SCHOOL Course *1st to 4th Yr. HS Offering State-of -the-art Facilities: *Computer Laboratory (1:1) *Science Laboratory *Speech Laboratory *HELE Room with real interiors *Big Library, AV Rooms, Gymnasium *Kiddie Pool

CULTURE AND VALUES GSCS gives our students integral formation and makes them active witnesses to the ideals of nobility of character, academic excellence and compassionate service in living, learning and loving like Jesus the Good Shepherd. NOBILITAS-EXCELLENTIA-MINISTERI! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.69.9.115 (talk) 09:19, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

It appears you are trying to write an article, however, this is not the correct space in which to do so. I suggest you take a look at the articles for creation project, as that will probably be better suited to your needs. TNXMan 11:50, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

My article was in the sandbox for less than an hour, I want to publish it but now I cant see it? Help

My article was in the sandbox for less than an hour, I want to publish it but now I cant see it? Help —Preceding unsigned comment added by EdinburghScot (talk • contribs) 12:49, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Were you logged in when you made your edits to the Sandbox? I don't see any edits in your contribution history except your messages on this page. In any event, the safest thing to do is to create your own user sandbox - I have done that for you at User:EdinburghScot/Sandbox and put a link to it on your user page. If I can find your edits in the Sandbox history, I will copy and paste to your new sandbox. – ukexpat (talk) 13:55, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Oops, forgot to ask - what was the subject of your draft sandbox article? – ukexpat (talk) 14:00, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Carrie Otis

it's the first time to use the wiki tools for me . i don't how to edit the update news or informations about the actress and model of carre otis . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Baduine0917 (talk • contribs) 01:15, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Take a look at the links in the Welcome message that I just posted on your talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 01:32, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

have anybody capable of updating about Carre Otis 's infos?

i'm a pc-net stupid idiot and poor English and really unable to edit in using any wiki tools.i have no knowlidge to update the BEAUTIFUL MS. CARRE'S data ,i just can support some references (net articles and addresses) i hope somebody can help me to do it.Sincerely. listing update infos: 1:carre otis has two daughters,jade and kaya.not only one child. 2:her husband's name is matthew sutton .her title name shall be carre brennan otis sutton . 3.she has moved to Colorado.not in LA. listing references: (1.2.)articles "Matthew Sutton Joins Board of Trustees" http://www.taramandala.com/newsletter/TaraNet/2008/2008_8_8.html (3.)articles "Mickey Rourke: my last chance of redemption" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3774738/Mickey-Rourke-my-last-chance-of-redemption.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Baduine0917 (talk • contribs) 03:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

If you are reluctant to try editing the article directly, you may want to ask for help on the article's talk page: Talk:Carré Otis. It does not have any recent activity, but give it a try. If you don't get a response in a few days, you might try contacting other editors who have made changes to the content (other than formatting changes which could be done by anyone, not necessarily familiar with the subject); take a look at the article's history page and see who has made which changes. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:50, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

2009 Archives missing, and question about a deleted longtime page.

Hi. How's it going, blucat here.

Firstly, the archives for 2009 aren't there. 2008 is there, listed by month rather than an older archive, and a heading for 2009, but nothing is there. Does it just take time?

My main question, what happend to the Phychic Vampires page? It was big, and had lots of discussion, and had been there for a fair while. I kind of agree that it was not discussion that met Wiki's standards, by a long way, but there is no final discussion that the page was rubbish and going to be removed, no indication whatsoever that it was going to go, and now it's gone. The previous versions simply chopped out text without discussion, until it was gone. Sorry if this is obvious, thank you for such a great resource.

blucat David. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.142.19.127 (talk) 14:34, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure to what you are referring. When you say "archives", which archives? For this page or for an article? Also, I'm not sure to which article you are referring. There has never been a Psychic Vampires page and Psychic vampires is a redirect to another page. TNXMan 14:52, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

The article was merged into Vampire lifestyle. Here's a tip: If you type in the old name, Psychic vampires, you get the lifestyle page, but at the top it says "redirected from" and a link to the "redirect page" which used to be the article. If you click that link, you will get to the actual page with the old name (all you will see at this point is an arrow and the new page name; this is the redirect code), and you can look at the page's history to see an old version of it, when it was actually an article. I also notice someone copied the whole article into its talk page for preservation, which isn't necessary, and really shouldn't have been done since the article can be seen in history, but at this point I don't suppose it matters much; it's all hidden away in history now. Anyway, you can see the reason for the change explained on that talk page. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 15:03, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

1: I'm referring to archives for this page. If you go to New contributors' help page, the first question is: [edit] Replacing raster image [convert-to-vector template] with vector svg Resolved. ukexpat (talk) 18:37, 17 April 2009 (UTC), which is 17 April 2009. But if you go to Archive Of Old Questions, you see this:

Answered questions, January 2008 – present This is an list of answered questions stored in the /Archives subpage. 2008 January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December 2009

There doesn't appear to be the questions from Jan 2009 to 16-April 2009. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.142.19.127 (talk) 15:26, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

2: Mr Knight who says ni, I can't find it. The talk page doesn't have the entire article copied into it, or the reasons for the merge. ALso, the original article was many pages long, in 'Vampire Lifestyle' it only gets about 10 lines. Could you do this idiot a favout and put the URL where the reasons are explained? Could it be my Internet Explorer 6 is too old? Thanks you very much. blucat David

Well, as for the archives, I have added the links for the appropriate months. You should be able to see them now. TNXMan 16:18, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

For the psychic vampire talk page, see Talk:Psychic vampire (note singular). For the article history, see here. Deor (talk) 23:10, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

About IVF treatment

Sir/ Madam, I would like to know about the treatment of IVF and the cost involved. I have cervical problem. By doing Laproscopy my cervix was dilated and after that IUI was done for 6 times. After a period of 6 months I was not under treatment. Then again I went for IUI after 6 months but it could not be performed as my cervix got tight once again, even a small needle could not be passed through.The doctor said that again it should be dilated. I would like to know how I get my periods correctly and I ovulate every 30 days when my cervix is so tight. I would also like to know how could IVF be performed with such a problem. Thank you.

DEVI —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.201.8.57 (talk) 14:56, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not provide medical advice. Please consult a licensed medical professional. TNXMan 14:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Organizing / Archiving Talk pages by Topics instead of Dates

I am looking to clean up a relatively inactive Talk page using the Wikipedia:Talk_page/OBT method.

I would like to create some type of Table to access the main talking points instead of having just one long list of various points; some of the same points were discussed under several sections and I want to archive / merge them.

Anyone have examples of a proper way to do this? I've been browsing numerous talk pages looking for what I'm attempting to do with little luck. --Chasingmytail (talk) 17:09, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I copy & modified this talk page into a sandbox on my username, then transferred it to the live talk page. Talk:Homebrewing Any objections to how I did this? --Chasingmytail (talk) 19:16, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't think it's possible to do that by bot. But there's not necessarily anything wrong with changing talk pages yourself, as long as you don't get on anyone's nerves.

Remember that anyone adding a new topic with the "new section" button will automatically add it to the end of the page. Stifle (talk) 20:07, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I don't know how to revert vandalism edits

This user Manazarib has vandalised the article Gilaki language and possibly also other articles. Just see the contributions he has made. What can be done about this? His edits got reverted before, but he just edited again. CoverMyIP (talk) 17:53, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Help desk regular TNXMan has reverted the vandalism. Usually vandalism is quickly reverted by "new changes" patrollers using one of a number of tools available, perpetrators given appropriate warnings and, if necessary, reported to admins for action at WP:AIV. – ukexpat (talk) 18:28, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

changing user id?

Hello! I just created my account today and have not yet made any edits. Is there a way to change my user id? Or delete and recreate my account? Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bright tracks (talk • contribs) 23:38, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

The best idea is probably just to abandon this account and register a new one. If you do want to keep credit for the edit(s) you've made, then head on over to the username change page to request a new name. TNXMan 23:46, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Search function

I find that my article only comes up in the search when I use the complete title (John Ross Callahan). Can I do anything to have it come up when someone searches for "Callahan," or "John Callahan," etc.?Dentalinfo (talk) 15:16, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

• John Callahan and Callahan both exist already on Wikipedia as disambiguation pages, so I wouldn't suggest creating a redirect (a standard way of making other search terms than the article title direct users to a page). You could, though, list John Ross Callahan at those two disambiguation pages. Read the guidelines at WP:DISAMBIG to find out how to do so. Gonzonoir (talk) 15:25, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

 Done - I added him to both disam pages. – ukexpat (talk) 15:34, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

May I?

May I create my own article? Hogwarts9207 (talk) 15:39, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

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. TNXMan 15:41, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I Need Wikipedia Help!

This is all SOOOO complicated!!!!!!

I WRITE for a living - and would like to contribute a couple of pages on specific topics - non-profits agencies in the town where I live. I believe that knowing about them would benefit Wikipedia readers.

Is there a simple way I can do this? Is there a person with whom I could collaborate? Could I send information to someone who is already familiar with your editing process, and then that person could put it into your format?

I would like to add pages about: The Respite Center - a crisis center for kids Williamson Street Art Center - a community arts center

Both are in Madison, Wisconsin.

Thanks. Sharonkilfoy 21:51, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

It is 4:45 Friday. Maybe it will make more sense next week. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharonkilfoy (talk • contribs) 21:51, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes it can be daunting. Wikipedia is not like any other project that you have been involved in before. I have posted a welcome message on your talk page - the links there will help you get started. You can also submit your materials to articles for creation and the folks there will review. – ukexpat (talk) 22:27, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

authorised - incorrect spelling

list of users authorized to vote... not- list of users authorised to vote— Preceding unsigned comment added by Muckinbone (talk • contribs)

Not quite sure what you are referring to, but as this is not "American Wikipeda" but rather "English Wikipedia", either is acceptable depending on context and the variation of English used in a particular article, see WP:ENGVAR. – ukexpat (talk) 03:16, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

PHOTOGRAPHIC SHUTTER

WHAT IS THE USE OF SHUTTER IN A CAMERA? Mailmenow (talk) 03:37, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Please see Shutter (photography) or ask at the Reference desk. – ukexpat (talk) 03:53, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

How do I upload picture files?

I'd like to upload picture files but don't know how to can someone help? Texaspete 28 (talk) 15:33, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Before you can upload pictures, your account must be autoconfirmed (which means you've made at least ten edits and had an account for four days). Once you've reached those thresholds, head over to this page and follow the instructions. Alternately, you can upload the picture to Wikimedia Commons, where they do not have the autoconfirmation requirement. TNXMan 18:07, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

International Organizations Category

I am new to Wikipedia and i am first contributing / cleaning up on articles about which i know that most. I am currently working on article Tablighi Jamaat. Can anybody read the first few sections and History to tell me whether or not it can be put under the International Organization (non govt.) category? Also can i kindly suggest that there should be another category created as INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS in non govt. international organizations catergory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muhammad Hamza (talk • contribs) 17:51, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I have added the article to the appropriate category. For future reference, you can add categories by typing [[Category:NAME OF CATEGORY]] at the very bottom of the article. If the category title is valid, it will show as a blue link at the bottom of the page. TNXMan 18:10, 2 May 2009 (UTC)\

Or enable the WP:HOTCAT gadget in the Gadgets tab of your user Preferences. Works like a charm. – ukexpat (talk) 19:16, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Deleted page.

Hello, i recently made a page called "dodian"

It has been deleted but, i ddint break any of the rules.

Can somebody please tell me why?

King cailech (talk) 07:50, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Dodian is a fun online multy player game. It isnt hard and is loads of fun. Please see the guidelines on notability and web content. Just because a thing exists, doesn't mean it gets a Wikipedia article. This article was deleted because there was no assertion of notability or importance, and it also sounded like an advertisement. The best way to get an article on Dodian would be to find reliable sources that discuss or review the game, and use those as a source of content for the article. Someguy1221 (talk) 08:06, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

in the recent changes

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 19:14, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

theres (diff) (hist) . . Jordan Grizzle‎; 18:23 . . (+702) . . GrizzleFan (talk | contribs)

and

(diff) (hist) . . Keystroke logging‎; 18:23 . . (-170) . . 70.153.253.73 (talk) (→Use in surveillance software)

whats the (+702) and (-170) mean ????? ~~0xRanDomx0~~ (talk) 18:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

It tells you how many characters were added or removed in that edit. Tra (Talk) 18:28, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

thank you plz mark as resolved admin !! ~~0xRanDomx0~~ (talk) 18:30, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

about Ant and Grasshopper

Do you think the message in Maugham's story is the same or different from the message from the Aesop's fable of the Ant and Grasshopper? how? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.208.225 (talk) 19:39, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. But we won't do your homework for you. – ukexpat (talk) 20:22, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

We have an article on The Ant and the Grasshopper that might help too. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:14, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Spelling

I have noticed that many articles differ in their spelling. Most articles regularly use American English while some use British English. Which spelling is correct? Obviously, it would be undesirable if an article switched back and forth between British and American Spelling. Should one be corrected to fit the other?

Either one is fine, although an article with a strong national connection to a specific English-speaking country should use that country's spelling. For articles not strongly related to a particular country, either may be used. (WP:ENGVAR is the general guideline here.)

In practice, there are a few things to consider when working with articles without a strong national connection. Although articles should try to only use one form of spelling, it would probably be best to only make changes if 1) there is a good reason to do so, and 2) you've discussed it first on the talk page. (Going around making blanket changes from one spelling to another on articles that previously used both, when the change was neither discussed nor greatly needed, is a good way to annoy other editors.) AlexiusHoratius 22:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Capitalize "the" at beginning of article title

I recently submitted an article about a band named "The Shreds." The listing in wikipedia lists "the" in lower case ("the Shreds") How can I force capitalization of "the" in the article title? Thank you very much! Richard RichardRodrigue (talk) 22:11, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

You had added the {{lowercase}} template at the top of the article -- that forces the initial letter to display as lower case. I have removed it. You should however read WP:BAND - as it stands the article does not appear to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria. – ukexpat (talk) 00:15, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

My page

hi, I'm Muntazir Abbas, IT journalist, and want to upload my page, including info related to current and previous roles, and image. Please suggest. Thnaks and regards, Muntazir Abbas —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mail2muntazir (talk • contribs) 09:28, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

• Hello: Please read Wikipedia:Autobiography and see your (talk page. It is generally not advised to create a page about yourself. Dan D. Ric (talk) 11:49, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

If you really are notable someone will write an article about eventually. There are other non-Wikipedia alternatives such as Wikipopuli and Wikibios. – ukexpat (talk) 16:14, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Most numerous search topic not found

Is there a list kept of "searched for" topics? (..So as to know the popularity of searched topics.)

Especially: An ordered list of topics searched, but for which there was no article or essay found? That would be a great help to someone wanting to contribute "what the people want".

This may be different from the so-called "Most Wanted Articles" (..which make the list by being "linked to" from other articles), or the "Missing Encyclopedic Articles" (which uses topic-for-topic matching from prior published lists).

I am interested in knowing what search topic has been requested the most number of times by readers, yet still does not have an article written on that topic and posted in Wikipedia.

Maybe the top 100, or 1,000 in that catagory?

Thank you. Tomesteader (talk) 23:03, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

As far as I know there in nothing like that in existence. However, [2] (not a Wikipedia site) will give you the page hits on any named non-existent or deleted page. Of course, that requires you to second guess what the most popular search terms where in the first place. The database dump he is using is available online here. If you can write code, you could extract the information you want from that. SpinningSpark 23:22, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Trying to create a Wiki area

Hello

I am trying to create a Wiki area for a Fantasy world taking place in an online game. The Wiki area should include many pages on Lore/Download links and more. Sadly I cannot find any place on how to easily create such.

I would very much like some help if possible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Seter (talk • contribs) 09:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Are you trying to create a new page on Wikipedia, or are you trying to set up your own website, and want it to be a Wiki? Someguy1221 (talk) 09:36, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not the right place for what you want to do. Try [Wikia] where they will usually let you start a new wiki for an online game. They may even have one already for your game, you did not say what its name was. SpinningSpark 09:57, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

New Member

I just joined and was able to get a user name and password and edit an article. But I have six questions. 1.Is a signature supposed to be my user name or something I designate, and should it not be my real name and where do I go to designate it. 2. When I set up the account it said something about using some kind of hash system to further insure my privacy, but after designating my user name and password I was not led to any place where I could use this hash procedure. 3. I had a little problem in using references. I wanted to use two and assign each to a different part of the article, but I had a problem and wound up citing both together. Did I make an error and can I do what I first wanted to. And also there were arrow links attached to the references made by others, but not on mine. How can I do that. and in one edit I made there was a number reference but when I clicked on it, it did not lead to the reference section. 4. Am I correct in that I do not sign edits, but only original articles. And when I do sign do I use my username, signature or just the tildas. And how can one see who wrote or edited a certain article or portion of it. 5. When I wrote my edit I did a preview and I did not see a way back so I could edit my contribution. When I hit the back button my text disappeared. Is there a proper way to do this. 6. If there is a problem with any contribution I have made will I be notified by some editor automatically or only if someone else complains. and if I have inadvertently broken some rule will I be suspended or simply warned about the situation. I hope to be a positive member of Wikipedia for a long time. it is such a wonderful resource. BelmarBradley (talk) 21:05, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

As to #3, see WP:NAMEDREFS. #4, you sign messages on article and user talk pages and pages like this one, but you do not sign articles or edits you make to articles. To sign, just add 4 ~ to the end and the software will add your sig automagically. To see the article's edit history, click the history tab at the top of the page. – ukexpat (talk) 21:39, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi Belmar,

Welcome. I've Someone has put a welcome message on your talk page, but let me address your specific questions here. Upon trying to save this, I see some questions have already been answered. In a perfect world, mine will agree with ukexpat's. Let's see how I do!

1. I'm a big fan of simplicity: letting your signature be a link to your user page and talk page (the default you have now). As you can see in other sections above, some people like to add bells and whistles, and some even have a signature that doesn't mirror their username (i.e. user "David Q. Example" might have a signature "Dave", linked to his talk page). Generally, as long as there's an easy way to get to your user talk page, you're OK; more at WP:SIG. Whether you use your real name is up to you. Personally, I suggest a nom de plume; there are some nuts out there who have harrassed people in real life when things didn't go there way on wiki, but it is rare. I think this is discussed at WP:Username policy.
2. In my humble opinion, don't worry about the hash, at least not at this stage in your wiki career. It's an extra level of security that I don't think is justified on this site. Still, if you're curious and want to do it, you can read Wikipedia:Committed identity. To be honest, it goes over my head.
3. I will need to research what it is you did and answer this later (or, maybe someone else will pick it up).
4. Yes, only sign your name after a comment on a talk page, not in an article. Use the four tildes, and it will append a timestamp too. What you did here is fine.
5. If you scroll down, below your preview, the edit window shows up at the bottom of the screen. You can edit there, and either preview again or save from that page.
6. As long as you're editing in good faith, and listen to feedback, you're not going to be blocked for not knowing something, or doing something wrong. Someone will leave you a message on your talk page, or the talk page of whatever page you edited. By default, pages you edit are added to your watchlist, which is a way to keep track of the pages you're involved with.

Again, welcome, and I'll look into question #3 for you. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:51, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

1. (edit conflict)By default, your signature is the same as your username, although you can customise it to something else that looks similar to our username if you wish. this page will tell you what you can and can't have in your signature.
2. Don't worry about it; it's mostly used by advanced users.
3. When you make a reference, don't add the numbers yourself; they are added by the software automatically. If you use two references, add them in separate <ref> tags so that they appear one above the other in the references section. Also, when adding references, you also need to add a section at the end of the article using the code
   ==References==
<references />
   so that the software knows where to put the references at the end of the article. If you look at these links: [3] and [4], you can see how I fixed the references for you.
4. See above
5. On the preview page, scroll right down to the bottom and there will be a text box so that you can continue editing.
6. If someone wants to communicate directly to you, you will see a yellow bar saying 'You have new messages'. If you click on that bar, you will be taken to your user talk page where people can leave messages for you. If there's a problem with an edit you made, this is usually how people contact you about it. You may also get automatic notifications as well, for example if there is a problem with an image you uploaded. People usually receive some sort of warning before being blocked. Tra (Talk) 21:57, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I dealt with 3 already - see WP:NAMEDREFS. You can also use {{Reflist}} instead of <references /> to generate the refs list. – ukexpat (talk) 21:58, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I want to post my User Page

I am a new contributor (or want-to-be). I have created an article over the past few days in my user page space per the suggestions (link here to view: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AAL-MJ). Now that it is ready to be posted, I can't figure out how to do it. I've read that I could click on the "Move" tab but I can't find this tab. I'm sure that I must be missing some basic step. Any help would truly be appreciated, thanks! --AAL-MJ (talk) 00:48, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

You can move the article to the main space as soon as your account is autoconfirmed (4 days old and 10 edits). However at the moment User:AAL-MJ/Mumble-Jumble has a major problem. It has no references that demonstrate the notability of the subject. Without them, the article will not last long in the main space. – ukexpat (talk) 02:42, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Creating a new article under the same heading

How would I go about creating a new article when two different authors have the exact same name? I searched "Brian Freeman" and got two disambiguation results, and while one of them was an author, it is not the same author I am writing about.

I read the tutorials and the only method that is mention is if your search does not exist. Thank you!

LurkMore (talk) 02:22, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

The easiest thing to do might be to go by a middle name if the individual is often referred to with one. Otherwise, you'll have to give a more detailed disambiguator. You can clarify author by his country or literary style, for example. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:30, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict)You can disambiguate further with a nationality or date of birth, such as Brian Freeman (British author) or Brian Freeman (author born 1960) ("British" and "1960" just examples). Then he can be added to the disambiguation page listing all the Brian Freemans.  – ukexpat (talk) 02:38, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

There appear to be at least four Brian Freeman authors, so plan ahead when choosing an article name, if you can. See [[5]] for information about one of the Brian Freeman authors, and a list of books by other authors with the same name. You should consider developing a draft article in a user sandbox, and also consider the notability issue. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:33, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Not sure if i have the right section....But i have a question if anyone can help me?

I have a close friend that has Stage 4 cancer,going thru radiation in IMTR. How much radiation can a person have? Is there some kind of limitation?

Thanks, John —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.84.180.155 (talk) 03:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry but we cannot give medical advice.  – ukexpat (talk) 03:37, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

INDIAN COSMOLOGY- Ancient Indians' Geo-centric Cosmic Theories

INTRODUCTION Everyone on the Planet Earth is going on searching as per his/her own wish and to contribute their findings to the public! The study about the Cosmos is quite interesting as there are many more differences of opinions around the World! This year 2009 has been declared as the year of Astronomy by the Nasa ! Hence it is the right time to analyze the available cosmic —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mannaiswaminathaiyer (talk • contribs) 13:11, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Did you have a question or are you trying to write an article? Livewireo (talk) 13:18, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

VARDAS , C , THEODOROS

Was born in Athens Creece , December 18th 1943 . Son of Constantine Vardas and Alexandra Doumouras . Is married to Zoe Papadopoulou - Lorandos and father of Natalia ( 1975 ) and Tatiana ( 1978 ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.65.223.21 (talk) 20:03, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like you are trying to write an article. However, this page is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. You may find what you're need at the articles for creation page. TNXMan 20:13, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

RE: CATHARI

I just spent some time trying to add pivotal info (not signed-in) to a talk page on CATHARI, & can`t save it help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.187.73.174 (talk) 03:20, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean Catharism? The page is not currently protected so you should be able to edit. Are you getting a server busy message? This happens from time to time. Just wait a few minutes and try again, as long as you do not close the browser window your edit will not have been lost and you can retrieve it with the browser "back" button. If you closed the window, I'm afraid you will have to retype it. SpinningSpark 20:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

what is load factor ??

if the load factor of a main feeder ia given as 0.55....and if a capacitor is added to any one node...then what amount of rective power will capacitor supply....is it Qc/0.55 or Qc*0.55?08:38, 7 May 2009 (UTC)~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.125.243 (talk)

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. TNXMan 11:48, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

But note that you are on your own when doing your homework. – ukexpat (talk) 15:52, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Duplicate article title

I want to submit an article about an organization but an article already exisits with the same title as my organization, but is completely unrelated. How can I submit an article about my organization? Robbot88 (talk) 14:20, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

In that case you have to use a disambiguating title, such as Brilliant Organisation (Australia), where the parenthetical serves to disambiguate between the two. Also, before you begin, take a look at WP:YFA, WP:Corp and WP:Spam so you start off on the right track. – ukexpat (talk) 15:51, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Bogus articles created for a purpose Statixex (talk) 19:06, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi i am a teacher and im wanting to write some bogus articles about a topic which i will direct students to. I want to see if they ever catch on to the fact that what they are writing about is infact a load of rubbish. Its for a unit called fact, reliability and bias.

How would i go about doing this and not have it removed, can i do this?

Statixex (talk) 19:06, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Don't do it all, test pages, hoax pages and the like, whatever the reason for their creation, are not acceptable and violate the letter and spirit of What Wikipedia is not. – ukexpat (talk) 19:13, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

You could do it in a userpage, which would not be in the main Wikipedia article space. However, Wikipedia does get a lot of nonsense every day, so a better idea may be to ask your students to identify bogus articles that other people have written and tag them with the appropriate tag. TNXMan 19:17, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

But that would require a thorough understanding of the speedy deletion criteria and could lead to a lot of inappropriate, but good faith, tagging. – ukexpat (talk) 19:41, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

If your unit is called fact, reliability, and bias, consider the ways that Wikipedia tries to avoid bias, ensure reliability, and challenge doubtful "facts" by its well established principles. --DThomsen8 (talk) 20:21, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

While we generally show more tolerance on user pages, the same policies do, in fact, apply there also. Hoax pages are not acceptable. School projects are allowed, even encouraged, on Wikipedia but their goal must be the improvement of the encyclopedia in some way. Hoax pages, even in user space, are not doing this in any way. Such pages will be deleted and users creating them will be blocked. SpinningSpark 20:27, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

THE RADIO FLYER

HISTORIA

The Radio Flyer es una banda que nace en Bogotá Colombia hacia Octubre de 2005. ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Parkopudn (talk • contribs)

I have removed the rest of your edit [6]. This page is a place to get help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. Note that this is the English Wikipedia where articles should be in English. The Spanish Wikipedia at http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ has articles in Spanish. es:Ayuda:Tu primer artículo may have useful advice on creating an article there. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:14, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Woodhenge ancient monument, England

Chapter Synopsis Situated on the top of the hill two kilometres north of Amesbury in Wiltshire, Woodhenge is unique. In plan view, the building was egg shaped instead of the more usual circular building of those times. Built about 2400 BC, the large timber structure comprised six rings of timber posts, a total of 161 altogether. The main longitudinal design axis was midsummer dawn, 49.90 east of north. The building extending for a longitudinal distance of 45 metres, the minor axis was at right angles to the main axis, having a span of 40 metres. Today’s visitor can see rings of concrete plinths marking the positions of the original post pits excavated by archaeologists Cunnington, Evans and Wainwright between the years 1926 and 1970. All but two of the post pit positions were revealed during the 1926-70 excavations. Professor Alexander Thom surveyed the six rings of post pits marked by concrete plinths in 1976 and devised a geometric design reconstruction to best fit the positions of the post pits of the egg shaped plan of the building. My modification to his geometric design has provided an improved geometry that more closely matches the actual positions of the plinths. These modifications have allowed reconstruction of the calendar purpose of the building. Five weekdays, sixteen months a year were the basis of the Sun calendar. Summer was the first month of the year. Additional features detected included the ability to forecast the Saros Cycle of lunar eclipses every 18.03 years and the 19 year Meton Cycle.

I've tried to paste an illustration showimg the timber posts count. The material is taken from my 1991 PhD, granted by Monash University, Victoria, Australia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enjaytom (talk • contribs) 10:10, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Are you attempting to write an article? Have you tried inserting a picture into an existing article, and what was the result? --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 11:21, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Your first article says "Search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject" - see Woodhenge. Gandalf61 (talk) 11:36, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

New users are not normally permitted to upload images. You will automatically gain this right after your account is four days old AND you have made ten edits. After this the toolbox on the right of your browser will contain an "upload file" link, just follow the instructions but please also read Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. SpinningSpark 12:13, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

User:Enjaytom is indeed not yet autoconfirmed. – ukexpat (talk) 16:13, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Feedback on a new page for SEE What You Are Buying Into

I am a new contributor and have created an article over the past few weeks in my user page space (to view: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Londonintern). I have taken into consideration the Wikipedia guidelines and standards for new articles and hope that I can get feedback from other editors to see if this page is ready to be posted on Wikipedia. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Londonintern (talk • contribs) 11:14, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

It looks like an advertisement, not an encyclopedia article, and stands no chance of surviving deletion. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 11:25, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

I agree. There's not a great deal of content; most of it is in list form – you may like to read WP:L. And as AKWSN said, it just seems to advertise – see WP:CORP and WP:SPAM. I also suggest you take a look at our page called your first article. Cycle~ (talk) 11:31, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

The user page content has been speedily deleted as spam. It is possible for it to be userfied by an admin but in its prior form it probably isn't worth it. – ukexpat (talk) 16:14, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Marking an article as commercial content

There's an article I encountered that was written as an advertisement, and so isn't written from a neutral point of view. I'd like to tag it at the top, how would I do that? I'm sure there's an page that describes the different tags that I can use... Alexthepuffin (talk) 16:30, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

If the article is blatant spam that would require a complete re-write to be encyclopedic, consider {{db-spam}}, which will mark the page for deletion. If you just want to call attention to the fact that the article may have an inappropriate tone, consider {{advert}}. TNXMan 16:42, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Some of the tags one can use for article problems such as this can be found at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup. Deor (talk) 14:33, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Any suggestions on where to start>

Does anyone have any specific idea on where I could start editing? I feel like all the articles are "taken" and I don't have anything useful to add. Has anyone seen an article and gone "I don't have the time to fix this, I wish someone did." Even if it's just bad grammar or spelling or something, I'd like to contribute in any way I can. Thanks! Stormcloud22 (talk) 02:17, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stormcloud22 (talk • contribs) 02:17, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

There are lots of backlogs and grunt work that need doing, if you don't feel like an ace researcher. Based on your comment about "bad grammar or spelling or something", one that springs immediately to mind is picking an article listed in CAT:COPYEDIT, and sprucing up the prose a little. But there are others. See CAT:BACKLOG. --Floquenbeam (talk) 02:28, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

What was the source of this article ?

What was the source of this article ?

Were the facts verified ?

"In Early May 2009, rumors were circulating claiming Tonkin was pregnant, on 2nd May 2009, she owned up to the rumors and admitted being 2 months pregnant. Johnathan M Shiff has claimed this recent news as 'disgraceful' as the 3rd series of h20 just add water was being filmed,as the pregnancy will interrupt filming. The father of the baby is still unknown after Tonkin wouldnt say during interviews."

Terry —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.61.154.102 (talk) 05:31, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

It was unsourced, and as the article Phoebe Tonkin falls under WP:BLP I removed that bit. Tony Fox (arf!) 05:55, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Starting new topic describing a research project

I am the project manager and communication manager of a technical study about the intersection of vehicle miles traveled and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The study is seminal. Most of the research focuses on the role of fuels and technology, not behavior which influences greenhouse gas reductions. It's an important topic and is not discussed on this site but should. The report is scheduled for release in July 2009. I would like to start a page that provides the context for the study, not the findings until they are released in July. However, the best description of the issue and project is what I developed for the project Web site. I would like to migrate some of the information. I own the site, its content and project name. Would this violate your editorial content rules? How do I start the discussion? Leoandmoses2345 (talk) 06:15, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leoandmoses2345 (talk • contribs) 06:13, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

after it has been published, if it is important someone will write an article about it. Please see our FAQ about organisations, which also applies to articles like this, and discusses our Conflict of Interest policies .DGG (talk) 09:27, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

John Milton

Restructuring businesses, improving business process and productivity, producing more for less and making super-profits is what John Milton thrives on. In this instance, it is the process is of turning around a company that is floundering in the tough global economic conditions that confront us as we enter 2009.

Milton has an engineering background and has worked in multiple operational, sales and management roles, run his own businesses, consulted, and worked for some of the world’s largest corporations. His diverse background along with his experience in driving high value and high turnover businesses allows him to consolidate these experiences in this unique workbook.

In 1995 Milton received the National Productivity Institute’s Gold Award for a productivity improvement programme which took a business critical process in a large corporation from two days to just two hours, demonstrating his innate ability with regard to productivity improvement and business process re-engineering.

Milton has authored two books. Bucking the Trend – Business Guide to THRIVING in an Economic Downturn has been written as a practical workbook, designed to allow the business leader looking for direction in these unprecedented economic times to gather their bearings, change course and to navigate the storm, in the hopes of finding calmer waters and overflowing fishing nets.

Milton further authored Bucking the Trend – Personal Guide to THRIVING in an Economic Downturn , a practical workbook designed to allow you to discover your full potential even when confronted with the effects of the current economic conditions of 2009 and beyond. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AuthorJohnMilton (talk • contribs) 08:13, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

If there are third party published book reviews, or other reliable published material about him, there can possibly be an article, But you cannot use Wikipedia for self-promotion. In accordance with our policy on external links, i removed some inappropriate ones from the above posting. For further details see our FAQ about businesses, other organisations, and articles like this. DGG (talk) 09:31, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Deleting my own article

Hello!

I have searched the FAQ and Help sections, but could find no info on how to remove my own, just posted, article. Could someone please advise?

Thank you so much!

Earl Writer (talk) 16:02, 9 May 2009 (UTC) Earl Writer

Edit the article and type the code {{Db-g7}} at the top of the article. An admin will then delete it. Tra (Talk) 16:14, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

How do I make a "citation needed"

Hello,

I use wikipedia allatime, like everyone. I feel that a certain article is misleading, and I've noticed that on other such articles there appears a "citation needed" icon, and I would simply like to be sure that one of those is there.

Can you help me? I have recently joined wikipedia.org for just this itching reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ewiggin8 (talk • contribs) 20:07, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

It's pretty simply, find the bit of text you disagree with, and add {{fact}} after it. Hope this helps you Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:29, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

THE GREEN GARMENTO

THE GREEN GARMENTO is a reusable drycleaning garment bag created to help reduce the hundreds of millions of pounds of single use drycleaning plastic that each year fills the world’s landfills and threatens our animal and marine-life.

THE GREEN GARMENTO starts as a hamper bag for dirty clothes, transforms into a duffel for the trip to the dry cleaner, and morphs into a hanging garment bag to protect clean clothes on the trip back home.

HISTORY

The first reusable dry cleaning garment bag was first patented in 1992. That patent was abandoned in 2000, however, as there was little consumer or commercial interest in lessening the usage of single use plastic. Today, post “The Inconvenient Truth,” more and more people and companies recognize the import of creating less waste.

THE GREEN GARMENTO was developed and is manufactured by the husband and wife team of Rick Siegel and Jennie Nigrosh and entered the marketplace in 2008.

UTILITY AND USES

With two objectives in mind, utility and low cost, the company chose to make their bags in polypropylene. Polypropylene is completely recyclable and has the dual benefits of being water resistant and breathable. The water resistance is important so the bags can be used 365 days a year. The breathe-ability makes polypropylene safer for storage (single-use dry cleaning bags damage clothes when left on too long) and more important, much safer if an animal gets inside the bag.

THE GREEN GARMENTO, which has trademarked its motto, “Be Fantastic, Use Less Plastic,” is not only being welcomed by drycleaners but also by hoteliers (for both their employees and guests) and retailers. Rsquee (talk) 05:28, 10 May 2009 (UTC)