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January 13

Referencing errors on 2015 in British television

Reference help requested. Just wondering if someone could fix this. I've made a few edits to the page tonight and can't seem to locate which one the Bot is referering to. Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 00:33, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Changed |anewspaper= to |newspaper=. ―Mandruss ☎ 00:37, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 00:39, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Harpending article

There is a page about me in wikipedia. I seem to have a stalker who periodically posts either slander or goofy information. Is it possible to have my page simply removed? Failing that I would like to remove the current statement that I was a member of DU fraternity at Hamilton college. This is I realize, inconsequential, but I am weary of monitoring my page every year.

Thanks, Henry Harpending, University of Utah — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.202.201.180 (talk) 03:20, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article in question is Henry Harpending. It appears that the subject of the article does pass general and academic notability guidelines, and the article is encyclopedic. My advice would be for the original poster to create an account and watchlist the article for vandalism. The fact that an article is vandalized is not a reason as such to take it down. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:52, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the statement about fraternity membership as unsourced, as per the policy in biographies of living persons. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:54, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I registered and edited things years ago - please check 'n inform me...

Howdy, I've been reg'd with Wikipedia a LONG time ago. I've even edited articles.

However, I just had this pop-up saying I was not fully registered and needed to contact someone at this location. Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation

I am a bit lost as to where and what I need to do to verify I am here.

My Wikipedia name is: drix_is_me or Drix is me.

What do I need to do now to become "Official."

Thanx for helping me help. Drix — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drix is me (talk • contribs) 04:29, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Drix is me. I don't know which pop-up you refer to. Special:Log/Drix is me shows your account was created in 2006. Special:Contributions/Drix is me shows it started editing in 2007. When you are logged in you can create articles and edit almost any page. You don't need to do anything at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation or verify you are here. There is no concept of being "Official." If you want to edit articles then you can go right ahead. If you want to create an article then inexperienced users are recommended to use Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Although your account may seem a bit old for it, I have given you a standard welcome message on your talk page. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:52, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Due to the four days and ten edits requirement the User:Drix is me account only became autoconfirmed a few weeks ago on 18 December 2014, I suspect that may be the cause of the confusion. (It may also be a contender for the record for longest time it's taken an editor to become autoconfirmed.) User:Drix has logged no edits at all. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:51, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The account became autoconfirmed 18 December 2013 and not 2014. By the way, "drix_is_me" and "Drix is me" are just two ways to write the same account name. Either way works. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:23, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone crop File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Man drinkt bier (pombe) op het bordes van Dr. Thoden van Velzen terwijl kinderen toekijken TMnr 20014576.jpg ?

I'd like to use a cropped image of just the gentleman drinking the beer, without onlookers and so much extra background, from this file: File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Man drinkt bier (pombe) op het bordes van Dr. Thoden van Velzen terwijl kinderen toekijken TMnr 20014576.jpg at wikimedia commons. It would be for use at 2015 Mozambique funeral beer poisoning. Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 04:37, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't have any luck here, try over at c:Commons:Graphic Lab. —71.20.250.51 (talk) 05:42, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll post there right now. With my MAC and several hours to figure out the system I could do it myself, but it would be an insane waste of time. Maybe someone here han help, but I'll try there, thanks.

How's this? ----->--ukexpat (talk) 16:21, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thanks. μηδείς (talk) 19:25, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Eric Garner Can't Edit

Hello. I'm trying to edit the biased page of "Eric Garner Death" to include a reference to resisting arrest and heart attack. Death of Eric Garner

Current page makes you seem very anti-police. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ron Bennington 12345 (talk • contribs) 05:49, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Death of Eric Garner is semi-protected which means that a user must be autoconfirmed (basically the account must have at least ten edits and be four days old, requirements which your account does not, at this point, meet) or explicitly confirmed. Semi-protection is generally applied to pages experiencing a large amount of vandalism or disruptive editing. You can request an edit on Talk:Death of Eric Garner, using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. Rwessel (talk) 05:57, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note however that this is article has been the subject of much edit warring, hence the protection, so any edits that you suggest must be supported by reliable sources (ie not blogs, "I heard it on the 'net" etc).--ukexpat (talk) 16:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Slow Dance hoax 2

The first hoax is well documented. Here is the second hoax pertaining to the poem; David L. Weatherford as author: untrue. I have been trying for months to get this lie recognised as such, or at least have his status regarding authorship downgraded to “claimant" rather than the current “proven" or is it just “accepted?" The real author had it stolen from her and put online - without her knowledge or consent. When she found about it being in the public space, it had been claimed by D. L. W. What could she do? How to prove the unprovable? I am belatedly attempting to prove it. She has sent me two of her texts written a few years after Slow Dance, and I have placed about half of each on the blog. Although not written in the style of Slow Dance (that is to say, in song lyric style) I do think the tone is similar. She is oddly fearful still of someone stealing her stuff. Again.

My blog on the matter:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~enviouscatydd/

When there is consensus that David is not, could not, be the author, I am hoping this is reflected in his entry in Wikipedia. I don't want his entry deleted, simply amended, to reflect his true contribution to an understanding of human nature, which in his case is a type of pathology.

And in due course, when she releases more of her material and comparisons are made, my friend will supplant the usurper David as true author of Slow Dance.

Thank you

L'Ant — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.217.70.98 (talk) 06:22, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This must be about Slow Dance (poem). If there is ever reputable published evidence that the poem was written by Fran rather than by Weatherford, it can be added to the article. Maproom (talk) 09:22, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

schedule of outdoor patients

What is the day selected for Urology for outdoor patient — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.151.8.250 (talk) 08:22, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. AndyTheGrump (talk) 08:27, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RfC/U

Where is the RfC/U noticeboard? I wish to look up a past RfC/U and cannot see how to do this from the WP Help pages. ~ P-123 (talk) 09:21, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's gone. See Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User_conduct. Maproom (talk) 09:27, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Where can I look up old RfC/Us, please? ~ P-123 (talk) 10:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

By displaying an old version of Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct I found Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct/Archive. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:12, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How do I find an "old" version? When clicking on Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct there is no link to archives that I can see. ~ P-123 (talk) 10:37, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have found the archives through "Search results". ~ P-123 (talk) 11:16, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a link to the archives to Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User_conduct. Bencherlite ^Talk 16:14, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regius Professor of Natural History, University of Aberdeen

Hi,

I notice that there has been a welcome update on the present/past Regius Professors of Natural History at Aberdeen University: Regius Professor of Natural History (Aberdeen)

I am the current incumbent, and see that my surname is incorrect. I would be grateful if this could be changed to "Secombes".

Secondly, I have researched the history of the post myself, and see that it was originally called the Regius Professor of Civil and Natural History until in 1860 Marischal and King's Colleges merged to form the University of Aberdeen, and the title changed to Natural History. James Nicol was in post at the time and his title was changed as a consequence. I have listed the past post holders and their dates of office below. The ones currently on the Wikipedia page are correct but incomplete.

Please forward this info to the appropriate person as necessary.

List of post holders provided by user

REGIUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY
Christopher John Secombes 2014-
Paul Adrian Racey 1993-2009
George Mackenzie Dunnet 1974-1993
Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards 1946-1974
Alister Clavering Hardy 1942-1945
Lancelot Thomas Hogben 1937-1942
James Ritchie 1930-1936
John Arthur Thomson 1899-1930
Henry Alleyne Nicholson 1882-1899
James Cossar Ewart 1879-1882
James Nicol 1860-1878 (was in post at merger)
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF CIVIL AND NATURAL HISTORY
James Nicol 1853-1860
William MacGillivray 1841-1852
James (Jas) Davidson 1811-1841
Rev Robert Rennie 1810-1811
James Beattie 1788-1810
William Morgan 1788-1788
George Skene 1775-1788
Francis Skene 1753-1775

Yours sincerely, Chris Secombes. 139.133.69.220 (talk) 11:25, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed your name and copied the list to the talk page of the article, but we're going to have to deduct marks for failing to show your sources ;-) - X201 (talk) 11:44, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Said talk page is at Talk:Regius Professor of Natural History (Aberdeen). I'd prefer to have this with valid secondary references. Can you let us know where you found each one?Naraht (talk) 16:40, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also, not sure why not linked from Regius Professor.Naraht (talk) 17:01, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A few of the editors have worked on the page over the last couple of hours. Let us know what you think on the talk page Talk:Regius Professor of Natural History (Aberdeen) .Naraht (talk) 21:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Public figures

Heading added by ColinFine (talk) 13:56, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

who enters details of public figures on Wikipedia197.232.8.125 (talk) 13:49, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, anonymous user. The answer is, Anybody at all, including you, if you wish. However, there are a lot of policies and guidelines to be complied with, so it is not easy creating a new article. If you wish to have a go, please look at your first article. If you would like to ask somebody to create an article you can ask at requested articles (but there is a big backlog). --ColinFine (talk) 13:58, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Updating Lennys Sub Shop Data

I have made several edits to our Lennys Sub Shop Wikipedia information last week and these edits are not “saving” permanently on your site.

Please advise what I need to do in order for my edits to save permanently.

Lenny's Sub Shop

```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.149.121.161 (talk) 15:24, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What you need to do is understand that Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia, and not a platform, for free advertising. Promotional guff like this [1] will not under any circumstances be permitted in the article. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:27, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It will also help to understand that other editors can revert your edits if they feel they do not improve the article, or do not conform to Wikipedia policy and guidelines. I haven't looked at every one of your numerous edits, but at least some of them were reverted on January 9. You can see this activity in the page history, accessible via the View history link at the top of the article. ―Mandruss ☎ 15:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Editing went wrong...

I think this question would be asked here. If not, I'm sorry that I screwed up yet again. I need help with Kath Soucie's page. I added Celeste to her animated television filmography. But I made a minor mistake and went back to fix it. It worked in a way but it didn't remove my first mistake. She's now there three times. Can someone fix it? I'm new to this sort of thing... sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Omoriboy (talk • contribs) 16:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done ―Mandruss ☎ 16:16, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The fetish for putting things in the horrendously difficult to edit table format never ceases to amaze me. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:40, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fetish, schmetish. I think this looks better and is easier to read than its predecessor (especially when you factor in the additional information in the former). Vive la difference!. ―Mandruss ☎ 19:51, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More a desire to present data in a well structured and informative table runs into the disaster area that is tables in wiki markup. Rwessel (talk) 00:06, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Death Spells

Death Spells#Members can somebody but more space between the members names on the timeline so you can see it better — Preceding unsigned comment added by PacoDaKing14Sportz (talk • contribs) 20:06, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved by User:Fezmar9. Nyttend (talk) 22:33, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

deleted article

Hi - I'm trying to recover the following article.

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Tedd Browne

I, ESchultzDC, request the undeletion of this Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13. Please restore the page as I intend to work on it. ESchultzDC (talk) 20:15, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried to recover it, but I really have a difficult time using Wikipedia. If you could help to recover it, I will publish it so that that it won't be deleted in the future. Thanks for your help! Eric — Preceding unsigned comment added by ESchultzDC (talk • contribs) 20:15, 13 January 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]

Paging User:Mojo Hand...who deleted the draft.--ukexpat (talk) 20:46, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As it says in the deletion log, in future the place for such undeletion requests is WP:REFUND/G13. David Biddulph (talk) 20:51, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Restored. WP:REFUND is the best place to go, but there's no requirement that you go there; it's just more helpful, since admins watch that page, not this one, for undeletion requests. Nyttend (talk) 22:32, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

klrg am 880

klrg am 880 i no longer a talk station and is now located in little rock ark. the programming is now great gospel music . the owner is joel j. kinlow. mr kinlow also owns kjji 1190 white hall arkansas. kjji is a new station playing old school and the like. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.135.151.1 (talk) 20:40, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This presumably relates to KLRG? David Biddulph (talk) 20:48, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ann Chandonnet:

There are errors on my page. I now live in Lake St. Louis, MO. I hope you can correct this. Thanks for your attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.144.161 (talk) 21:42, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done, near enough. We like sources to cite, and the one I found says "O'Fallon,MO", so I went with that. Maproom (talk) 22:17, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]