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January 30[edit]

Wikipedia cybersquatting by yeah.com[edit]

Anyone else hate it when you type in a Wikipedia URL and it takes you to yeah.com. It's an illegal website with malware on it. You could try typing in the Wikipedia URL a DOZEN times and it will take you there. I've checked time and time again, even if you spell the URL right, it will still take you there sometimes. Anyone else experience this? I looked online and many others have experienced this problem.--68.186.160.22 (talk) 01:09, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

When I type in the URL for Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org or en.wikipedia.org, it takes me directly to Wikipedia. You might want to check if you have malware on your computer. ~~ GB fan ~~ 01:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In the reference desk link (from 2009) you provided, at the end of the thread, someone posted a possible solution. Does it help you?--Bbb23 (talk) 02:20, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Malware would be my first suggestion. But you were able to make it here, how did you get here? Rehevkor ✉ 04:14, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reassigning my edits from one article to a new username[edit]

I've read the pages listed at WP:CHANGE and I've searched through the archives here, but I can't really find an answer to my specific question. Is it possible to re-attribute every edit I've made from one article (and its talk page) to another name? I'm proud of the edits I've done on Wikipedia, but I really regret working on a certain article. I would love to have it vanish from my contributions. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 04:01, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, this is not possible. [CharlieEchoTango] 04:03, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I didn't think so. Dang it. Thank you for the quick reply. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 04:07, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

About posting a topic[edit]

I have a website which is used to share the useful information to web readers. When i searched for my website name in wikipedia to add details about my website, there is no term such that. Can i create an article with my web name and can i share what it is about here in wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bloggersparadise (talk • contribs) 04:10, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:BFAQ, particularly WP:BFAQ#COMPANY. —teb728 t c 05:03, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also WP:SOAP, WP:WEB and WP:COI. --ColinFine (talk) 22:16, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And of course, SPAM. – ukexpat (talk) 16:20, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

pet dragon one[edit]

my friend has lost her dragon on facebook. i have her dragon as friend on my dragon profile and i can enter thtough her dragon. in other words everyone can find her dragon but her. she can not even except a new dragon on dragon one. how can this be fixed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.141.45.112 (talk) 05:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer 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. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. [CharlieEchoTango] 05:35, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think dragons normally hide in caves, so you've definitely come to the right place. I would tell your friend to look at our fine article on spelunking. Mesoderm (talk) 10:11, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Help with navbox[edit]

hello,

I made a new navbox: {{Masters of Russian Animation}}, but the templates {{Masters of Russian Animation 1}}, {{Masters of Russian Animation 2}}, {{Masters of Russian Animation 3}} and {{Masters of Russian Animation 4}} don't display. Why? Thank you.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 12:17, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I solved it, but:

If I write, for example {{Masters of Russian Animation|volume1}}, I want, that the first template in {{Masters of Russian Animation}} will open to see all animation in this compilation. Any idea? Thank you.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 12:34, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Wales[edit]

It says on a page what to click on to contact Mr. Wales but when I went to the page, there was nothing there that said it was the way to contact him.

The reason I am writing is because I read that he wanted to include information about Jesus in Wikeipedia. He should do a search for "St. Issa and read Jesus Lived in India and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali or How to Know God. In it he will discover that any human being can do all the things Jesus did that were called miracles, and more. Any human being who has gained full consciousness, the state of full Enlightenment, Unity Consciousness, can do them. Such a person is called a "yogi." Jesus was a student of a Vedic master for a number of years. He came on Earth to do what he did. He taught the knowledge just enough for it to become a religion, which is a set of beliefs based on what he said and did but the specifics of what he was teaching is not included in most if not all religions. I went to a Baptist church and remember the minister saying that Jesus said "The kingdom of heaven is within," and "Even greater miracles than these (the ones he did) can ye do." No one in the Baptist religion is doing miracles because one has to gain Enlightenment to be able to do them. No one in any other one is either, at least not that I know of, and if they did, it wouldn't be because they "believed."

You can find my email address at www.cafepress.com/inteldesproof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.18.4.52 (talk) 12:36, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is plenty of information about Jesus in Wikipedia - just follow that blue link. I suggest you also read "About Wikipedia"; and, before you add your information anywhere, "Identifying reliable sources". -- John of Reading (talk) 12:43, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Technical help sought[edit]

Please someone tell me is there any page on wikipedia which teaches how to use technical content on wikipedia. Like if a new user wants to learn how to create new templates, infoboxes, userboxes etc. and he wants to use his own imagination rather than copy-paste from other wikipedias, like we do in HTML. But for learning HTML there are several books available. So someone please tell me where to look for learning how to design wikipedia infoboxes, userboxes and templates from the beginning? Thanks for your help in advance. रोहित रावत (talk) 12:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there's Help:Infobox, Wikipedia:Userbox, Help:Template, and Help:HTML in wikitext. You might also find Help:Contents/Site_map useful. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:57, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot Adrian J. Hunter. रोहित रावत (talk) 18:54, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There's also some similar help pages on meta, such as meta:Help:Advanced templates but I think most of it is pretty arcane and badly in need of an update.

See also Help:Wiki markup and Wikipedia:Cheatsheet for some of the more basic stuff. -- œ ^™ 01:23, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nominated article not showing up on todays AfD log[edit]

I nominated Hex-a-Hop for WP:AFD. However it does not show up on WP:AFD/T. Did I do something wrong? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:45, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You missed the ast step of actually listing it, if you look at this edit, you can see what I did, https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2011_January_30&action=historysubmit&diff=410962635&oldid=410960251 ~~ GB fan ~~ 13:59, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 14:04, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Table disarrangement[edit]

I'm trying to add the next year in this table, but then the table becomes disarranged and I can't understand why. How to fix? Twilightchill t 14:20, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's because a colspan parameter was added. If you want add more columns below with the same year, you must change the number of colspan, in this case from "10" to "11". Also this table violate against WP:COLOR; -- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can't find this parameter, only rowspan. Changing its "10" to "11" doesn't help. Twilightchill t 14:58, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes sorry I meant "11" to "12". However, I changed it for you.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 15:02, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Strange, still becomes corrupted when inserting the next rows, something like

| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= left rowspan= 5 | <center>1999</center>
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|
|- valign="center"
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center |test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
|- valign="center"
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center | test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|
|- valign="center"
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center | test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
|- valign="center"
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center | test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|test
| bgcolor="#BCD4E6" align= center|
|-

I have changed rowspan for 1998 from 12 to 11. It was off by 1 from the beginning. Adding the above code would now work. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:58, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

copyright?[edit]

Can I use an image from Wikipedia on my page if I reference and link to your page as my source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.23.129.171 (talk) 15:38, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on the licence. Click on the picture and it should have the info you need. Kayau Voting IS evil 15:42, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia commons is project which gathers together images which are licensed so they can be freely used on any of the different language wikipedias or anywhere else. If the image you want comes from there (and most images on Wikipedia do) then it is pretty sure to be available for you to use provided you include the link back to it's page there (which has the licence info). Read the info there to check. filceolaire (talk) 23:05, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Automated service[edit]

Hello sir. We, Robertson & Brothers, Inc., of New York, New York is a company that makes automated webserver services. We would like to offer you an automated service that copies the content of a reknowned cyclopedia to Wikipedia. This will ease your employees and reduce your salaries and give you time to think about other things. We are looking forward to hearing from you. E-mail us at ^{[details removed]}. With regards, Peter Simmonds, C.E.O. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.112.128.153 (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You'll find it difficult to reduce the salaries of the editors here, so please take your spam elsewhere. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:30, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed your email address, as is usual for this help page. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:34, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

how do i get the hash for security[edit]

do you get the hash and where do i find my page on wikipedia? Lumb4 (talk) 17:43, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If by hash you mean a committed identity, see Wikipedia:Committed_identity for instructions. You can find a link to your page along the top bar, Lumb4, when logged in. Rehevkor ✉ 17:50, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

uploading pictures[edit]

Sorry to be such a moron but I'm having real difficulty uploading pictures I've taken myself to complement various architecture articles. I've tried the uploading templates but always crash when I'm ask for permissions/locations of where I want the images to go, etc. Is there a real simple dumb person's guide on how to do this. KJP1 (talk) 18:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You could try any of Help:Files or Wikipedia:Images or Wikipedia:Uploading images, each of which has some guides. --Jayron32 18:52, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If they are your own images, please upload them to Wikimedia Commons so that they are available for use on all Wikimedia projects. Thanks. – ukexpat (talk) 16:23, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

external link problem[edit]

Hello I have submitted an external link to the "dengue fever" page The link sends to the site http://denguedrugs.com which gives a worldwide mapping of the actual research on the dengue fever. I don't understand why my link is refused (three times !!). Dr. Nicolas Papageorgiou Ass. Professor, University of Provence http://papageorgiou.fr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Denguedrugs (talk • contribs) 19:16, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The website you mention is your website. The address on the registration matches your address on your personal/professional website, even though the registrant's name is different from yours. See here. You have a clear conflict of interest. I've also posted a warning on your Talk page about your username, which violates Wikipedia policy. My suggestion is that if you think your website is helpful and relevant to the article, you raise it on the article's Talk page - as a rule, you shouldn't change the page directly with respecto your own website (see WP:LINKSPAM). At this point, your website is pretty bare - it appears to consist of just the one page with the two maps. There is no About on the website or anything else to give the website any foundational context as to its purpose in existing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:59, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The last time it was reverted by Jfdwolff because "unhelpful site - doesn't actually discuss any work done, just the names of institutions and people who seem to be involved". I looked at the site and came to the same conclusion as Jfdwolff. The page is not very helpful in helping readers to understand Dengue fever. You probably should read our guidance on external links, WP:External links. Also you username makes it appear you have a conflict of interest. ~~ GB fan ~~ 20:07, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob Hubner Commons?[edit]

In the article Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer there is a book "Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, Zugleich als Text" the note next to the text says "See under Jacob Hubner Commons for scans from this work.", where can I see this work on commons? I'm looking for a reference to Polyommatus myrrha, a small butterfly that Herrich-Schäffer discovered. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 19:52, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps Category:Jacob Hübner on Commons is of help? Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C)} 19:57, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1:1 translation of a german article[edit]

The article Mercedes-Benz CLS New was translated today into english, but there is no symbol for it. Can anybody help? -- M 93 (talk) 20:20, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I do not understand what you mean by "no symbol for it". It is not clear at all whether the word "New" is in fact a part of the official name of the car or merely a descriptive adjective that has been incorrecly included in the article title by a translator who didn't understand the distinction. However, in my opinion the article should be speedy deleted as blatant advertising. It looks like a direct translation of a promotional article published by the manufacturer. Roger (talk) 20:43, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) What do you mean by "symbol for it"? Do you mean something to signify that it was translated today? If so, take a look at Category:Wikipedia translation templates. Otherwise, could you talk a bit more about what you're after? Mesoderm (talk) 20:46, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In the german Wiki you have to mark an article being translated – and that article here is not marked at all. -- M 93 (talk) 20:54, 30 January 2011 (UTC) P.S. @ Roger: There are described a lot of technical details. I think that is no advertising for anything.[reply]

This Template:Translated page is what you are looking for. I'm quite surprised that the German WP allows such blatant advertising. There's not much point in adding anything further to the article - it's going to be deleted soon anyway. I simply can't see any way that it could survive Speedy. Roger (talk) 21:04, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article talk page has a message from GutiLucian02 (talk · contribs) "Guti Lucian Mercedes-Benz Russ-Janot GmbH Dealer", so there is a clear conflict of interest. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:06, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's been speedied. Case closed and time for bed... Roger (talk) 21:23, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Permission in fair use[edit]

Particularly on logos for television series that are solely intended to identify the subject, what constitutes "permission" for a non-free image under fair use? Furthermore, what constitutes "fair use"? How can I be sure an image has permission and is able to be used legally on Wikipedia? —Untitledmind⁷² (let's talk + contribs) 22:07, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia:Non-free_use_rationale_guidelines are probably what you are looking for. This tells you when you can and when you cannot use "Fair use" images on wikipedia pages (i.e. without permission from the copyright owner) and what you need to do to demonstrate compliance with these guidelines. 46.64.22.2 (talk) 22:43, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy handed cencorship on Finnish wikipedia site[edit]

Apparently the admin positions there are held by some people with strong political views because certain articles are forbidden and if someone tries to make article about some things the article gets removed right away.

Finnish version of Wikipedia is becoming a political tool, is that the purpose of this foundation? fi.wikipedia.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.150.81.203 (talk) 22:14, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, this is the English Wikipedia, and has no standing or authority of any kind with respect to the Finnish Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 22:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This Wikipedia has an article, Seppo Lehto, which you are welcome to contribute to, provided to add sourced information. Rehevkor ✉ 22:29, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FIX IMAGE[edit]

Please fix the image for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Hudson

This image needs to be uploaded: http://www.mrhudson.com/wp-content/themes/Mr_Hudson_V3/img/disc4.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.84.150 (talk) 23:39, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's a copyrighted album cover for Straight No Chaser (Mr Hudson album). File:Mr Hudson-Straight No Chaser.jpg is already used on that article as fair use to illustrate the album but I doubt there is justification for using it on the biography of the musician. It's also a manipulated piece of art and would be less suited in an infobox for a person. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:51, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I see you added File:Mr Hudson-Straight No Chaser.jpg to the biography with fair use claim "Artist uses this image for his official facebook too".[1] That is insufficient (and fair use claims should be on the image page) so I have removed the image. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:18, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinate[edit]

How do you put the coordinates for an articleabout a place — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiagoo (talk • contribs) 23:55, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The instructions for adding them are at WP:COORD. ~~ GB fan ~~ 00:01, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]