Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2008/October

Repeated personal names

Just wanted to check what the convention is:

If an article is about John Smith, his full name goes at the start of the article.

When we want to use his name again, later in the article, is he: "John", "Smith" or "Mr Smith"? (And the same for women ?)

thisisace (talk) 23:45, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)#Subsequent uses of names. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:11, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding new article

Hello there. How can I add an article here? 125.60.173.37 (talk) 09:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, 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. Algebraist 09:49, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Editing query

Someone has added wrong information to a page about me. I have logged but don't know how to correct this mis information. Please help. Claregate (talk) 12:24, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

To edit a page, click on the "edit this page" tab at the top of the article. However, I should warn you of WP:COI (it's generally unacceptable to edit articles about yourself). But if the incorrect information is unsourced, you can remove it per WP:V. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 12:34, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

I understand that it must be strange to see incorrect information about yourself on this website. You may want to look at WP:Biographies of living persons/Help for ideas on how to proceed. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 13:08, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Nigerian Press and Bakassi

What are the major roles Nigerian press played over Bakassi issue since 2006. 195.166.237.254 (talk) 14:39, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried the Humanities 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. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 14:42, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Please stop reposting the same question. This desk is for help with using wikipedia. Knowledge based questions like yours would receive answers at the Reference desk. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 14:48, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

I saved my first articel and it doesn't show up.....

I finished my first articel yesterday and saved it. It still doesn't show up...I can just see it on my user page when I am logged in. Can somebody help me????? (~'s) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Modjolife (talk • contribs) 13:39, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

You need to move it into WP article namespace. Note that there's already an article called Modjo. See WP:Disambiguation for dealing with this. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 13:47, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

The user space page has recently been deleted as advertising per WP:CSD#G11 and the user blocked for spamming. – ukexpat (talk) 14:47, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Appropriate article, or neologism?

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on the creation of the article Conviction politics - I haven't created it yet, but I think it would be helpful. I don't want to bother writing an article only to have it deleted, so I was wondering if anybody thought it was WP:Neologism. Thanks! Bsimmons666 (talk) 20:22, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

You would need to be sure that the phrase is in regular use and has references available in reliable sources to affirm that it's not a neologism before the article would be acceptable. Tony Fox (arf!) 06:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

This term 'Conviction politics' has received quite a bit of use by the mainstream media (Google News) so I would say go on ahead. - Icewedge (talk) 06:31, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Awesome thanks. Bsimmons666 (talk) 14:14, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Might be a good idea to create it as a user sub-page first: User:Bsimmons666/Conviction politics. – ukexpat (talk) 17:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding to an existing entry

My name appears on your site when entered in the search under the entry for my play Calabi-Yau. Would it be possible to hyperlink my name in your Calabi Yau entry to my website? If so, how do I go about this?

I would also like to add production photos to the entry? Would you be able to provide step by step instructions on how to add a jpg of a photo?

Many thanks,

Triceretops77 (talk) 05:15, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

You can provide the link in the external links section. As for the images, the images you are going to add must comply with the Wikipedia Image use policy. You'll find Wikipedia:Images and Wikipedia:Picture tutorial helpful as well. Cheers. Chamal ^Talk ± 07:45, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

CAN I ADD APHOTO TO THE HMS ACATES SITE

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 90.203.75.169 (talk) 16:43, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

In order to upload a file, you must register an account (which has several benefits). After registering, you must be an autoconfirmed user, which simply means having an account for four days and making ten edits. After that, feel free to upload images. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:34, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

If the image is your own work, you should consider uploading to Commons so it is available for all the Wikipedia projects. Commons has no autoconfirmation requirements. – ukexpat (talk) 20:00, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Creating a Page

how do you create a new page??? EasternSports (talk) 18:17, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

See WP:YFA for help on your first article Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 19:34, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

speed deletion

How is it my page, which hasn't even been up for five minutes gets deleted. By some jackwad named BONG WARRIOR? Are you kidding me? I haven't even begun to fill it in with content yet, (how could I in the five minutes while I was reading the site docs.???

That is rediculious. What? do people sit around waiting to see new pages get added and then delete them? How lame is that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephanie sweet (talk • contribs) 18:24, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, people look at new pages and delete them, because a huge portion of the new pages we get are junk. Rather than insulting other editors, how about giving us some indication of why you belong in an encyclopedia? Friday (talk) 18:27, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

As Friday says, No Personal Attacks are alowed on wikipedia. Please read Wikipedia:BIO and A7 before you attempt to reintroduce the page. If you still think it was sutibal go here, and ask for the page to be restored, explaining why it was significate, cheers Spitfire^Tally-ho! 18:33, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

patogens

a pathogen is the route a disease travels to make you sick69.95.255.23 (talk) 12:00, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

There is more info available on pathogens in this article. Did you have any questions about using Wikipedia? TN‑X-Man 12:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, if you have a question related to this topic, try the science reference desk. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 00:48, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Michael Paul Hoffecker

Michael Paul Hoffecker was born on January 4th, 1980 in Willingboro, New Jersey. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neojerzey (talk • contribs) 23:43, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

But does he have a question that we can attempt to answer? – ukexpat (talk) 16:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Photos Available for Gene Russianoff and John Liu (and other NYC City Council Members).

I have photographs of city council members that I've taken when covering press conferences. I created an account in order to upload them but I'm not an admin. I'm not heartbroken about that. If you want the photos contact me and let me know how to get them to you. I have literally hundreds of political photos - some of which may be useful. All are GPL'd. You have my email address so if I don't hear back I'll assume there isn't any interest. Thanks. Thomas Good (talk) 01:23, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi Thomas, and welcome to Wikipedia. It sounds like photos such as these would be very useful. You'll be able to upload them yourself via the "Upload file" link on the left hand side (you don't have to be an admin). However, I'm not entirely sure whether you have to wait a few days and have a certain number of edits under your belt to be allowed to upload. (Can someone else advise on whether people have to be autoconfirmed?) Also, you have specify a suitable licence (and I'm not an expert on that side, so again, can someone else advise?). Hope this helps.--92.41.160.18 (talk) 04:47, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

4 days and 10 edits are required before you are autoconfirmed. Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 15:13, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

If they are your images, I would urge you to upload them to Commons where they will be available to all the Wikipedia projects. Commons does not have autoconfirmation requirements. – ukexpat (talk) 16:47, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Help! I created a page and it's already marked speedy deletion!

Help! I just tried to complete an information page on a book and it's already marked for 'speedy deletion.' I think it's because it's an 'article' instead of a 'stub,' but I have no clue how to change it. Could you help me? This is in regard to the "Necessary Heartbreak" page.

Also, if possible, I'd like to add an book fact box to the right hand corner of the page - similar to how Joyce Carol Oates does on the side of hers. How do I go about doing this?

With many, many thanks,

Conniesmall (talk) 14:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

I have declined the speedy deletion. Please note, however, that the article is still eligible for proposed deletion or a deletion discussion. The best way to ensure that your article is kept is to review this guideline and include reliable sources that support the book's notability. Has the book won any awards or been at the top of a bestseller list? If your article does get deleted, I can create a sandbox for you where you can work on the article before putting it out for the world to see. TN‑X-Man 14:54, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Use of my own copyright material

I've had material in a Wikipedia entry I've created deleted because it duplicates text in another website – which is in fact one that I created and hence my copyright. How do I deal with this?Radavenport (talk) 16:43, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at WP:IOWN for guidance. – ukexpat (talk) 16:48, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding webites for additional information

For the Enigma Artist page I wanted to add 2 web site so anyone needing more information on artist, music, discography, history, etc. could go to if they wished.( EnigmaMusic.com & EnigmaSpace.com)Delrock99 (talk) 17:54, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

This would probably be more appropriate for the discussion/talk page of the artist. It would be appropriate to add to the External links sectionWisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 00:50, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

adoption

is there any way someone can help me get adopted?OneLastTime93 (talk) 18:18, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'd be more than happy to adopt you. Check out this page. Drop me a line on my talk page if you're interested. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:26, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

being biassed?

I am wondering why Obama's page on here has a feature which will allow you to listen to the whole page, but McCain's does not. I think if you offer one representative the ability to have his page on audio, then the other one should have the same. Why isn't McCain's site on audio? ~~Chris~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.216.55.131 (talk) 13:31, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Because no one has yet recorded it and made such recording available. It is not bias, remember we are all volunteers here so if you feel strongly you could always record it yourself, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 14:31, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

speedy deletion

I had an article that I thought was noteworthy and will soon become more noteworthy being tagged for speedy deletion. I then asked them to hangon and typed why I thought it should stay in the talk page. My question is who rules on it and when? The speedy deletion is still on the site - when will they delete it or let it be?. LEC36 (talk) 13:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

An administrator will look at the article and your rationale for keeping it and make a decision. Even if it is deleted, that decision can be reviewed, or the article can be undeleted to a subpage of your user space so you can work on it further. – ukexpat (talk) 14:26, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

search direction question

If you put "As I Lay Dying" into the search function it directs you to a page about some band, not the novel. This seems very inappropriate to me - any serious source of knowledge should not give some random band preference over one of the more famous American novels. At the very least it should lead to a 'disambiguation' page, but right to the band, that is a joke. How can this be changed / is it appropriate to change something such as that? P7njsl (talk) 05:01, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

• I have changed the page As I Lay Dying from a redirect to a disambiguation as there are at least three articles needing to be disambiguated. 05:35, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Mickey Sparks

Mickey Sparks is a magician in New York City. He has accuried a small time cult fandon from his work in bars outside of colleges and around with friends. He will be making his first stage appearence on Nov. 29th 2009 at Rouge Magic and Funshop in Queens New York at Evenings of Wonder.

Mickey's Stage act is to be 7 - 10 minutes long with a few interesting twists as he incorperates Art and music into his style of show. He has been working on close up magic and brings some of that to the stage but this is an entirly different venture for him.

Many friends rack their brains on how Mickey is able to pull of such amazing illusions right before their very eyes. This new stepping stone seems to be more of a leep of faith for Mickey.

He grew up watching every special David Copperfield ever did and aspired to be just like him.His act if a far throw from ones of Copperfield but shouild be a sight to see as more is expected from this magician.

MagicManiaNY (talk) 04:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Review my article please?

Can I get a couple editors review and comment my article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hydrangea_Blue/AutoQuotes) on my user page before I move it to the main article space? I don't like speedy deletion. Thank you in advance! --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 18:04, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

I still don't think it meets notability requirements - you need significant coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. Neither of your references are reliable sources as WP uses that term. – ukexpat (talk) 18:39, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Folks' interpretation of the speedy deletion criteria can vary, and if you are seeking a cast-iron guarantee that your article won't be deleted, then you won't find that here or anywhere else on Wikipedia. Having said that, to my mind the current version of your article is not blatant advertising and it asserts notability ("widely used as an industry standard "), so it does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion. However, if the article were nominated for the AfD process, then the quality of the sources which demonstrate notability (a higher threshold than the speedy deletion criteria) would come into question, and it might be deleted because there was insufficient evidence of notability. Gandalf61 (talk) 12:18, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks for the inputs. --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 20:09, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

By the way, can I try to repost it? If so, how to repost an article that's been deleted?--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 20:43, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

It's not clear to me why it was deleted. I will ask the deleting admin. In any event, you can ask for the page to be restored to your user space where it was before or you can just recreate it in the same place. – ukexpat (talk) 21:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Oops, I see it was moved to the main space and the resulting redirect was deleted. – ukexpat (talk) 22:11, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Can you tell me how to move user articles to main space? I notice TenPoundHammer has done it for me. I would like to learn the steps so I don't have to rely on admin to do it for me in the future. Thanks!--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 22:33, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Use the "move" tab at the top of the page. See also Help:Moving a page. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:52, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Simon Cadell

Simon Cadell wrote a book about the life of Jesus between when he was a small boy who amazed the rabbis at the temple and when he began to work his miracles. Does anyone know the title of the book? 81.110.169.226 (talk) 19:27, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Try at the WP:RD, but rememeber, we can't do any homework for you. cheers Spitfire^Tally-ho! 10:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Article re: Robert L. Rishchynski

I have a question.

I am helping on the Robert L. Rishchynski campaign for Parkdale-High Park. If you look at the Parkdale-High Park page there were two references to Robert. However no page - I simply added the page.

Now the page is being questioned for Notability.

However, if I look at other candidates for Parkdale-High Park, one exists for another candidate who has never been elected and does not show any notability questions --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Gershuny. Nor does it have any references etc.

Can you please advise why Robert's page is singled out in this way and Lorne's has not been?

I modelled Robert's from Lorne's and added a picture.

Many thanks in advance for your help.

11:58, 9 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Polakl (talk • contribs)

New - I don't understand - is the question notability. But I have explained above. Robert is the Green Party Candidate in Parkdale-High Park. There were references to him already in the Parkdale-High Park article. Please advise what I need to do.

--Polakl (talk) 12:16, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

FYI - I have added some references to the article. Hopefully this will assist in your review to show notability.

--204.92.92.4 (talk) 12:34, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Please see WP:POLITICIAN for information on the notability guidelines for politicians. There needs to be independent third party sources to support the notability of the person. There are over 2.5 million articles on Wikipedia and while we strive to hold them all to the same standards, the timing for reviews and improvements is not the same for all articles. The fact that other stuff is on here is not a valid argument for allowing other articles. I hope that you will continue to improve the article and add additional sources to support his notability. Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 12:57, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the feedback. I'll look at the notability guidelines for Politicians and continue to expand the article and references based on that.

--Polakl (talk) 16:14, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Special page

Hi, when you click special pages on the toolbox, why is it that some of the features listed at Help:Special page are not available? For example there is no special:mypage or special:mytalk. I find this to be particularly frustrating because as an IP i am always changing and would like a quick way to see my contribs. I cannot do this and i dont know why mytalk or mypage is not available. Can someone add it on? Thanks 220.239.56.131 (talk) 12:22, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Not to pass the buck but I would suggest asking at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). I am not sure why the decision was made not to allow those links for IPs but they should know over at the VP. Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 12:46, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

A quick way to see you contributions is to add http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage to your browser's bookmarks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, if you're using a shared IP, then you won't have a permanent talkpage or userpage, simply because your IP address changes. You can't check your contributions either, since all of them are not made my a single IP address. If you are planning to edit Wikipedia frequently, then you should consider creating an account. Please see Wikipedia:Why create an account? as well. Cheers. Chamal ^Talk ± 12:56, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Please remove this page.

Dear Wikipedia,

I have tried to upload information about myself a year ago and was told by you on a a page that I should not do it.

I do respect your policies and am willing to abide by your rules and have done so since your reply to me. However, your page that informs me is still up on the internet for the last one year. This is embarrassing for me as lots of people will continue to read this message. May I ask that you kindly remove this page on me on the Wikipedia website from the internet permanently, as soon as it is possible for you to do so? I have given all of you respect by not uploading any more info on myself since then, kindly extend to me the same respect by removing this page.

The page line is :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Julian_Cheah

Thank you.

Julian Cheah. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.53.171.113 (talk) 04:01, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

You are allowed to blank your user talk page in this case. You can log in, click "edit this page" at the top of User talk:Julian Cheah, delete everything, make an informative edit summary like "blanking, I will not write about myself again so this is no longer relevant", click "Save page". (It might be reverted if you don't log in or don't make a good edit summary). See also Wikipedia:User page#How do I delete my user talk pages? for a way to request deletion of the page so the former contents are no longer visible by clicking the "history" tab. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I blanked the page for you, but there was nothing on it to be embarrassed about. Even experienced Wikipedia contributors get requests on their talk pages to remove or change things they have added. It's normal for new users to get messages like this, before they learn what the site is about. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:31, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

when I search for my article nothing is found

I created a new article yesterday Nurse-Family Partnership, and when I do a search it doesn't find my article, do I need to do something else? Nfpartnership (talk) 19:43, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

• When I look at your contributions I find no new page. The chances are that it was deleted or you only think you created it. What I want you to do is think really carefully to rememeber the exact name, and then I can look it up in the deletion log, cheers Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:51, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
  • If you can't find it in the Deletion log I can only advise you ask an admin to look at your "deleted edits" to distern if you have made a page which has then been deleted. if it turns out you have, then please don't reintroduce the page. however if you havn't. Then all you can do is write the article again Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:04, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
• Actually, it appears that it was built on your user page - there's no indication that you have created any articles that have been deleted. I don't believe user pages are part of the basic search. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:08, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
  • thanks for pointing that out tony! if it has never been else where then the userpage then feel free to move it to namespace, so long as it is sutiapall, consider reading: WP:first article WP:CSD and Wikipedia:Deletion policy, if you still think it should be on wikipedia, then by all means Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:19, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

IMHO the article in its current form is way too promotional to survive in the main space. I suggest that the creator reads the links in the welcome message that I have just posted to their user page, in particular WP:YFA, WP:CORP and WP:Spam. – ukexpat (talk) 20:33, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Article on Carter Heyward

I wrote an article on Carter Heyward (American theologian). I know from the Watchlist page on my user account that someone's already edited it, but it doesn't come up on a google search, even though I wrote it six week ago. Anyone know where it is, please ?--MicahSixEight (talk) 19:53, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

• your contributions Reaval that you have either never made the page, or that it has since been deleted, I find the latter my likley, however it dosn't seem to be showing up in the deletion log. do you rememeber the exact name of the article? Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:58, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
  • If you can't find it in the Deletion log I can only advise you ask an admin to look at your "deleted edits" to distern if you have made a page which has then been deleted. if it turns out you have, then please don't reintroduce the page. however if you havn't. Then all you can do is write the article again Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:04, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

The article is on your User page at User:MicahSixEight. I have made a few formatting edits. Please let me know if you want it moved to the main space. – ukexpat (talk) 20:35, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

User pages start with "User:". They are not part of the encyclopedia and not considered articles. A mainspace article could for example be at Carter Heyward. You can see pages you have edited by clicking "my contributions" at the top (deleted pages are not shown). Your account is not autoconfirmed yet so you can ask somebody else like Ukexpat to move it, or you can make 8 more edits so you can move it on your own. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:15, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

pt.wikipedia version of "New contributor's help page"

Hello, everybody. I want you to add the Portuguese version of this page in the section "other languages". I didn't make it because I couldn't, I try, but i didn't found the section. So I ask you this favor. The portuguese version is Wikipedia:Café dos novatos. Gu$†a\/oB1††Encour†Co$†/\ (talk) 00:25, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I have added it to a transcluded page.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 00:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

re: placing a bio on a recording artist in wikipedia

How do I place a bio on myself to put in wikipedia......... Where do I begin?

Crosby Tyler —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.115.193 (talk) 05:35, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, let's start with the conflict of interest guidelines, as a starter. Essentially, it's never a good idea to write your own biography on Wiki - if you meet our notability guidelines, someone else is likely to create a page about you anyhow. For that bio to be kept, you'd have to meet our specific guidelines for musicians, based on reliable sources proving that notability.

You'd also have to be registered to create an article. Hope this helps. Tony Fox (arf!) 06:05, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Damn. That's the reason I signed up. To create a vainglorious page about myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Losellis (talk • contribs) 03:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC) Losellis (talk) 03:44, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

revised entry

How do I revise an entry in the bibliography on sacco and vanzetti? Thanks. I tried to revise the entry and failed. I do not understand how to lock in (save) my revised entry. Can you give me the basic steps? 1. 2. 3.Corderson (talk) 14:34, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I looked at your edits in the article's edit history. It appears that they were reverted because they are original research, please read WP:OR. – ukexpat (talk) 14:58, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

The article history [2] shows you saved the same text 5 times in a row: [3]. I guess you didn't see the text in the article because you had to bypass your cache to see the results of your edits. The 5 repetitions were deleted by another editor. If you want to edit the Further reading section then click the edit link to the right of that section heading. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:13, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

(e/c) Your edits properly saved and were included in the article. They were just removed by another user. You can access past version of an article, see each editor's edits and all edit summaries provided by clicking on the history tab at the top of every article. For more on this, see Help:Page history. To see the article in the form it was in after your last edit, see here. The reason your edits were removed was because you did not add the material, apparently intended for the further reading section, to that section, but to another; left a note out of keeping with the text; and repeated the entry six times. I suggest you take a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial which should give you a better understanding of how to edit. See also Wikipedia:How to edit a page. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:15, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

If you want to edit the footnotes then see Wikipedia:Footnotes. Note that they are not edited in the section where they are displayed. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Allan Scarfe

How do I create a new article about Allan Scarfe?210.50.248.197 (talk) 06:46, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, 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.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:19, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

If you mean Alan Scarfe, he already has an article. SpinningSpark 10:49, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Mathematics, New method of simple construction of Simplexes,

A simple method of construction of multidimensional cubes is given, based on discrete binary spaces. The method is very simple, transparent and legible. Of course, the results of the construction are well known and conform with the results of many other construction methods.195.91.79.163 (talk) 08:34, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

What is your question - do you want to write an article on this subject?

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, 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. SpinningSpark 09:40, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

1876 Supplement to Harper’s Bazar, No.13 and No. 25

I recently discovered two tapestry patterns from 1876 each are double sided on one side clothing patterns on the other side maybe embordry prints/designs. The patterns and instructions are printed on old newspaper and folded in half twice. The paper is very fragile to handle or measure without causing damage. I want to know more about these documents and how to share them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yma99 (talk • contribs) 09:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

I am going to copy your question to the Reference Desk as they may be better able to help with how to handle old documents. Check over there to see if there are any replies. Once you have an images of the material you can upload it Wikipedia. Your account is too new to allow you to do this right now, you will be autoconfirmed when your account is four days old if you have made at least ten edits to Wikipedia by then. When you are autoconfirmed a link to "Upload file" will appear in the toolbox (usually on the left side of most browsers). Follow the instructions there and be sure to place an appropriate licence tag on the image page. You then need to think about what articles the images could be used in. I know nothing about this subect, but tapestry is a good place to start looking and then follow the links in that article. Harper's Bazaar is another place they might find a home. SpinningSpark 09:58, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

hi, i am bhaskara chary teacher in Govt. since past 14 yrs wants to join in your foundation give me the details plz

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 117.195.227.106 (talk) 16:58, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

If you mean you would like to contribute to the encyclopaedia, go right ahead, just find an article that needs improving and start adding to it.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• Introduction
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Help
• How to write a great article
• Manual of Style

I would recommend that you get a username by clicking sign up. You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikipedia, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and has many benefits. As a registered user, you gain the use of an appropriate username of your choice, a personal watchlist to which you can add articles that interest you, the ability to start new pages, and much more. Also, your IP address, will no longer be visible to other users.

Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! SpinningSpark 17:46, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Budgies tail turned black

Thompsond14 (talk) 14:29, 13 October 2008 (UTC) My budgies tale has turned black at the end but it is now travelling up the tail.I would like to know,can I do anything or do I need to take him to a vet.Regards Debra

Have you tried the miscellaneous 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.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:33, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Note that Wikipedia does not give medical advice although that disclaimer is usually applied to medical advice for humans. The science section of the Reference Desk may be more suited. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:39, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Utility Bill Collection processes

I would like to know more about utility bill collection agencies and their back end processes. What are the various technologies available today to help processing of utility bill collection? Tarunmeht (talk) 03:41, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

This page is for questions about Wikipedia. If you are looking for an article that may help you, I don't think there are any to recommend. One problem is that Wikipedia attempts to be international in scope, and does not usually give details about specific countries, which is probably what you would need. Another problem is that collection agency methods are usually secrative anyway, and any details that might be leaked out could be regarded as rumour. Collection agencies are usually separate companies from the ones that money is owed to, so I'm not certain that a "utility bill collection agency" is different from any other collection agency. The only other advice I can give is: pay your bills. Hopefully you get to read this before you lose your internet connection and/or electricity. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:38, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Next question

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 65.64.201.176 (talk) 09:37, 14 October 2008 (UTC) I would like to find out whatI can plant for the fall and when to plant it????

This is a page for asking questions about using Wikipedia. You may want to ask your questions at the science reference desk. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

My article isn't searchable and still looks for references even though I have provided them

Hi, new to Wikipedia and created an article several days ago which still is not coming up on Google searches. Also, the page has abanner on top saying there are no cited references, however, I have 4 such references, so not sure wher i'm going wring. The page is "Cathal crowe". Any help would be appreciated. Dub2405 (talk) 15:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I have added {{reflist}} to display the references [4]. {{unreferenced}} was manually added by another editor [5] when there were no references. I have removed it. It varies how long it takes Google to add new articles to their search index and it just hasn't happened yet. Wikipedia cannot control it. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Many new articles are deleted. If you want to reduce the risk of that then see if you can do more to satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (people). And more reading if you want to improve the article: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies), Wikipedia:Categorization of people. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:59, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Why is my post gettin deleted?

you keep deleting the post, and the reasons are unclear

i made it about a real person, name Mike Warwick. he is running for house of representative —Preceding unsigned comment added by JesseRWallace (talk • contribs) 22:19, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

The article, Mike Warwick, has been deleted twice. The first time, the reason given was "Speedy deleted per (CSD A7), was an article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that didn't assert the importance or significance of its subject.", the second time it was "Speedy deleted per (CSD G12), was a blatant copyright infringement." Please read WP:WWMPD for general information on article deletion, WP:BIO for information on what is required of a biographical article on Wikipedia, WP:CSD for the criteria for speedy deletion of pages, and WP:COPY for information on why content from other sources cannot just be copied into Wikipedia. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 22:35, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Specifically, it appears to have been copied from http://canyon-democrats.org/ht/display/CandidateDetails/i/1151563/pid/305127. Also note that articles should satisfy Wikipedia:Neutral point of view which is unlikely to happen if you just copy political campaign material. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you are involved with the subject or his campaign. Wikipedia should not be used for political campaigning. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Searching for accounts created with the character "x"

Hi, is there a way to search for accounts created on the wikipedia by filtering the search and looking for specific characters or phrases? An example would be searching for accounts with the word "Jimbo" in it. Now i could type Jimbo in the listusers serach box but it would only show me the accounts starting with Jimbo. An account such as "I love Jimbo Wales" would thus not appear. I have tried using the search box and filtering to User only but theres an enormous amount of irrelevant results. Has such a tool been created? Thank You 137.154.16.30 (talk) 01:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Probably not. I can't see the need for one. User names are not really information. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 09:38, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

You could grep the database dumps or ask someone with Toolserver access to run a query for you. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 16:05, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Discography

I asked this on the Rebetiko talk page but no answer, so I'm asking here. On a page about a musical genre, is it within policy to add a select discography of CDs? I can't see any music page that has one, but I can't find anything prohibiting it. Thanks. Strawberryjampot (talk) 14:49, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

There is already a list of famous performers. Maybe Rebetes should be merged into Rebetiko#Famous performers to avoid a large overlap. A list of individual CD's sounds inappropriate to me, especially if they don't already have Wikipedia articles that can be linked. Wikipedia:WikiProject Music genres/Guidelines (currently inactive page) mentions listing artists but not CD's. Note however that sound samples can be added. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, but it doesn't really answer my question. Regardless of whether a discography in a given article is needed or is a good idea, does Wikipedia policy prohibit including one? Strawberryjampot (talk) 19:12, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Discographies are not prohibited by any policy I know of. In fact, there are at least two discography articles that have been elevated to featured status. See Nirvana discography and The Prodigy discography. However, please note the general rule implicated in all additions to Wikipedia's content that information in articles should be verified by citation to reliable sources. There is even a wikiproject dedicated to discographies, Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies, and they have a proposed style guideline at Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies/style which may some useful information for you. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:10, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, a discography for a musician or band is fine, and this is apparently assumed by Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies/style. A discography for a whole genre sounds questionable to me when the notable musicians and bands of the genre can be listed instead and their articles can have discographies. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:31, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the information and references. I'll look at them. In the case of the Rebetiko page, though, the problem with relying on discographies for the individual musicians is that the majority of CDs that would be on a useful introductory discography of this particular genre would be anthology CDs, each of which would include numerous different artists. So it seems to make more sense to include the discography on the page for the genre. Strawberryjampot (talk) 01:57, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Please see the Rebetiko Talk Page for more discussion. Strawberryjampot (talk) 23:23, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Question concerning the watchlist

Hi, I've been using Wikipedia for a while and recently started editing. The question I have is purely informational in scope and concerns material that appears on "my watchlist". When a page I am watching is edited and the edit appears, there is a number in green (if positive) or red (if negative) that follows the name of the page... what do those numbers represent? Thanks Kehrbykid (talk) 01:11, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

• Nevermind... I just figured it out :) Kehrbykid (talk) 01:13, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

It is a little confusing, isn't it? History pages show the byte count of each revision (going back a year and a half; not sure if older counts drop off eventually, or were a feature added in April 2007). Watchlists show bytes added or removed, but no byte count. Lists of contributions by user show neither. There is no list that shows both count and change. Ideally, all three pages should show both bits of information. Some day, they probably will. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:44, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

CONTRIBUTION

How do i upload my contribution or article on a subject or topic that is not yet in wikipedia? Brideandgroom (talk) 05:44, 15 October 2008 (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. Algebraist 07:23, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Trouble with other editors?

Resolved

 – User has been blocked. TN‑X-Man 11:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

What should one do when having trouble with other editors? I've searched the Help section, but it's just making me more confused. I only joined here a few hours ago, and began editting thepages for the Marl Kingdom series of games. Perfectly good edits, which took me a lot of time. Very soon after this, a user-Erigu-altered one of my edits, removing cited content about glitches and fan reactions to advertised content removed from the game-see Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. While doing so, this user was very snide towards me, and then accused me of being a sockpuppet-she has made this accusation nearly every time she has reverted one of my edits and on at least two user talk pages. I politely asked her to stop, but she is now going around changing other cited edits I made, such as on Gyakuten Kenji, where I added the confirmed US title-Perfect Prosecutor. I keep trying to reason with her and tell her these statements are cited, but she will not stop, and I'm very close to losing my patience altogether. Is there some proper place to report or seek help on this? Lamiroir (talk) 11:25, 15 October 2008 (UTC) ‎

I only joined here a few hours ago

You're not a new editor. You're SyberiaWinx, aka 24.3.180.166 aka 76.120.173.40 aka Fragments of Jade aka Weisheit-A Sane Kind of Madness aka TwilightRukia aka WhenTheyCry aka IceQueenAvril aka 76.120.153.223 aka MiyakoKajiro, and you're yet again evading your block for sockpuppetry.

and began editting thepages

Again, you're terrible at that. Just give it up already.

she is now going around changing other cited edits I made, such as on Gyakuten Kenji, where I added the confirmed US title-Perfect Prosecutor.

How could there be a "confirmed US title" when no US release has been announced? That English title was a baseless rumor that surfaced on the same day the game was first announced in Japan. Don't add rumors into articles. Better yet: don't evade your block. Erigu (talk) 11:33, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

The user has been blocked. Done and done. TN‑X-Man 11:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. Erigu (talk) 11:42, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Remington College

Could someone please look at my newly created page and tell me what they think about it. It's a work in progress. Thanks! Keystoneridin (talk) 18:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

adding an entry

How do i add an entry —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.223.255.134 (talk) 19:01, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, 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. Tony Fox (arf!) 19:47, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

David Koresh

Hi my name is Oliver Gyarfas, I am a survivor of the waco texas siege. I have read the article on David koresh and have found it to be subtle in perveying a slanderous rendition of David Koresh and his life story. Much of the referencd sources are written by those who were not actually there at the siege. Therefore I submit to you that the only credible source of information can only come from those who were actually there. My qustion is , why did you not consult the source before you allowed someone to write an inaccurate version of the actual life and events of David KoreshWavesheave (talk) 06:18, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Oliver, welcome to wikipedia. If you'll read our pages on reliable sources, you'll see that wikipedia is an encyclopedia drawn from secondary sources. First-hand information can be unreliable on the internet, so wikipedia relies only on reliable secondary sources. Hope this helps. Dayewalker (talk) 06:34, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Just to comment on why did Wikipedia allow someone to write . . . Wikipedia does not issue permission to editors to write articles, everyone is allowed to write articles here without any permission at all. Of course, articles that do not follow policies and guidelines may well get deleted again. SpinningSpark 01:12, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Deleted article on "Little Brother" Masters of Science Fiction

Hello,

I recently put up an article on a television episode of Masters of Science Fiction titled "Little Brother" which was supposed to be linked from the short story of the same name where it was based from. Administrator Ryulong decided to delete it as "Not enough context to identify subject"

I viewed his "talk page" but I could not find the "new section" or "+" button next to the "edit this page" link.

Can you please tell him to contact me. Thanks.

Justicia LigaJusticia Liga (talk) 18:07, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

I suspect that you visited Ryulong's user page, rather than his'/her user talk page. Just as every article has a talk page which can be accessed by clicking on the "discussion" tab, so too does every user page. User pages do not have the "+" or "new section" tabs. By the way, you do not need to use those tabs—they are for convenience. You can simply click "edit this page" on a talk page, go the the bottom, make a section header by enclosing a title with two equal signs on either side (==Title==), and type your message below that section header. The +/new section tabs just do this automatically. I think you could probably find it after that explanation, but for your convenience, the relevant talk page is here: User talk:Ryulong. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 18:16, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Fuhghettaboutit,

Hi and thanks.

I viewed your talk page and it does have the "edit this page" but I went back to Ryulong's and it has a "view source" instead.

By the way, why is my signature duplicated?

Justicia LigaJusticia Liga (talk) 18:42, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

User Ryulong has his talk page "semi-protected" so users who are not logged in cannot post there. If you were logged in when you looked, you should have been able to add your question. My advice is to consider rewriting the article. Ryulong's response to your article does not seem to be saying that the subject is not notable, and does not belong on Wikipedia, so a rewrite may be acceptable. I suggest you create an article in your own userspace, and then ask Ryulong to look at it and comment on what it needs before turning it into a live article, presuming you can contact him by that time. You could create your page by clicking on this link: User:Justicia Liga/Little Brother. As for the username duplication, perhaps you filled in your name in the "signature" box on your preferences page? The box is blank on my page; I've never played with it to see what it does. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 22:00, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Aha. Knight has it. There must have been a spate of vandalism to his talk page to warrant semi-protection. However, the reason you saw "view source" even if you were logged in is that your account is not yet autoconfirmed. Thuis means that you are restricted from editing semi-protected pages until your account is four days old and has made ten edits, just like an IP. You have only made eight edits thus far. Go correct a few spelling errors and you should be able edit Ryulong's talk page. As for your signature, go to your preferences, make sure the signature field is blank, and that the "raw signature" box is unticked.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:37, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

And realise that you only have to type the four tildes (~~~~), and your name will be automatically produced as part of the signature along with the link to the talk page, the date and the time. You don't have to write, for example, "Justicia Liga~~~~". Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 04:50, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to all.

Finally achieved autoconfirmed status and was able to post in Ryulong's talk page.

Justicia Liga (talk) 18:05, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

It appears that Ryulong has refused Justicia Liga's request to have the article restored for further work. Surely it could and should be restored to a user sub-page (see red-link I posted a few paragraphs above) when a user requests it. Things like this are certain to be frustrating to a new user, and I think it's a shame that this process is being made so difficult for Justicia. Can another admin take care of this? I'm not certain if there is a place I could make this request on Justicia's behalf. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 01:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello A Knight Who Says Ni,

Thank you for your intercession on my behalf. PrimeHunter also tried to intercede but the concerned Admin (notwithstanding the conflicting answers he gave) just wouldn't give it or me a chance.

I read Diderot's piece inside the article on "encyclopedia" wherein "... and transmit it to those who will come after us ...". You've undoubtedly read one of the admin's replies and you can guess from there how so much or so little we are going to transmit to the next generation regarding certain field/s if he had his way.

Yet once, Morgan Robertson wrote of sun bombs in his short story Beyond the Spectrum long before the invention of the atomic bomb. George Orwell wrote of Telescreens and now we have wide use of CCTVs, even 3G on cellular phones and so forth. Some of the current events of today were the works of fiction yesterday.

In the Little Brother story, the automaton court had a tube inserted in the protagonist's brain in order to access his thoughts. Now we have gameshows that employ the polygraph. In India, Aditi Sharma was convicted of killing her former fiancé, Udit Bharati by way of the Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature (BEOS) test. In time, could this be one science fiction becoming science fact?

I got busted on copyright once (got real lazy and careless) but I've since read the other parts of the "Ignore all Rules" for the common purpose of building a free encyclopedia. But I'm also thinking that the enforcers are just too hard to surmount.

Again, thanks.

Justicia Liga (talk) 19:30, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

This seems to be turning into a semi-private conversation, so I'm taking it over to the user talk pages. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 19:52, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

I created my first article yesterday, and I know there's no article of that title, but it doesn't show up

I created an article about Richard Scrimger, the children's author. The first time I uploaded I forgot the Reference section so I edited it. But the article is not showing up. Orthoclase (talk) 10:52, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

You created it at User:Orthoclase by mistake. I've moved it to Richard Scrimger. Algebraist 10:59, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

askiong about the e-mail of Paul Krugman

83.103.40.163 (talk) 11:39, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia has an article about Paul Krugman but we don't register or give out personal email addresses for privacy reasons. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:23, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

His email address is to be found here, however. Algebraist 19:56, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

what happen when we eject spurm in back side

218.104.96.134 (talk) 13:32, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

First note that this page is for questions about using Wikipedia, not a general knowledge forum. For that, please visit the Wikipedia:Reference desk which is broken up into topic areas. You might try the science section with this question, although it is a rather ambiguous query with just a section header and no detail. What happens? Are you wondering about whether unprotected anal intercourse can result in pregnancy in a woman? risk of sexually transmitted diseases? Some of a host of other possibilities? I think you should refine your question a little bit so that it's not so open-ended if you do decide to post to the reference desk. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:11, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

2 Qs - Links go to "Editing" the linked page & Title does not have initial caps

These questions relate to a new article about the "Tulane Environmental Law Clinic." Links to that article (for example, in "Industrial Canal") take the reader to "Editing Tulane Environmental Law Clinic." Also, the title of the article shows up as "Tulane environmental law clinic." I cannot figure out how to change that to initial caps, i.e. "Tulane Environmental Law Clinic." Thanks! Ababich (talk) 16:41, 18 October 2008 (UTC) ababich

You created Tulane environmental law clinic without capitalization. Only autoconfirmed accounts can move a page to a new title. I have moved it for you. Links are case sensitive and if there is no page with that spelling and capitalization then the link becomes a red edit link to create a page with that title. The incoming links automatically became blue working links when I moved the page to the correct capitalization. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:18, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

How do I add a new word to the dictionary?

How do I add a new word to the dictionary? Funkyfeather (talk) 23:03, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Wiktionary is a dictionary. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. If you want to create an encyclopedia article then read the following general advice.

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. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:32, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Linking to and displaying Google Maps

Is it possible to link to or embed the code for a Google map within an article to show relative position and distance between two or more relevant locations and if so, how is it done? 71.91.127.13 (talk) 04:53, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

If you mean you want to hotlink to a Google Map image, then no, you can't do it. WP does not allow external images. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 11:44, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

So I'm guessing the only way to achieve the goal would be to do a screen capture of the Google map being displayed, drop it into an image editor, save it as a .JPG and upload it as a gallery image to be included in an article. Does that sound correct, and do believe doing that to a Google map would violate any copyright laws? Grifterlake (talk) 02:31, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

You cannot capture Google maps images for use on Wikipedia in any way, period. It is copyrighted material and there is a copyright imprint on every image. However, you can use Template:Location map which can put a mark of your choice on a map of your choice (or Template:Location map many if two or more marks are needed). See Arthur City, Texas for an example of how it is used. SpinningSpark 12:42, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

I looked at the location map, and that's along the lines of what I want to do. But unless a location map can scale down to street level I think I'll have to do it the old fashioned way--with words. Thanks for the help. --Grifterlake (talk) 19:42, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Depends where you want, if you live in Gibralter for instance, Template:Location map Gibraltar goes down to quite small detail. SpinningSpark 20:26, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

The Dolphin Code

Large chunk of text removed --Halibut72 (talk) 21:59, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but this is not the place to drop large humour lists off the internet. Please read the instructions at the top of this page. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 22:29, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Belzer is not related to Henry Winkler

He says so in his own words - from NY Magazine:

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/10/richard_belzer_on_his_debut_no.html

Rosweed (talk) 11:10, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Shawn Rosvold

Thanks. I have removed the claim.[6] Here is a standardized message for another time: Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). PrimeHunter (talk) 12:33, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

I have also removed it from Henry Winkler's biography.[7] PrimeHunter (talk) 12:36, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

JUST TO FINDOUT

Please,i want to use this medium to ascertain my problems with Pugetsound university.It is over two months now i sent an application letter via the school's address, therein i enclosed my SAT score,though i was made to know that you are with a copy of my score report booklet.Please , if this is not the right place for this message,i still beg endeavour to extend this message to the appropriate place. those in charge should please tell me something I look forward for your assistance.Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.14.164.73 (talk) 11:30, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over two million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:27, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

I think your best course of action would be to contact the said university and make your inquiry there. Cheers. Chamal ^talk _work 12:34, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Amygdala

Dear Doctors My daughter is suffering by reduced volume of right amygdala. we took medicine ( zen retard 500mg per day )for the past two and half years. even now the mri shows no improvement in volume. we dont know what is next. can any body give me a suggestion. i am at India yours lovingly Panneerselva (talk) 18:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

I am sorry to hear about your daughter. However, Wikipedia cannot offer medical advice. Best of luck. TN‑X-Man 18:34, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Christy Mathewson

Hello all

I'm fairly new to Wiki and have been pleased to make several contributions to pages. I try to be accurate and adhere to the rules. It is disappointing therefore to discover when one's contribution has apparently been deleted for no apparent reason

I have noticed that an addition I made to baseball legend Christy Mathewson has disappeared. I added to what was already a small section called 'Christy in popular culture' but all of that small sub-section has gone i.e. not just my addition to it

It used to say: He is the subject of an Off-Broadway one-man show starring Eddie Frierson. He is the subject of Eric Rolfe Greenberg's baseball novel "The Celebrant". Mathewson is mentioned in the poem "Lineup for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash:

Lineup for Yesterday M is for Matty, Who carried a charm In the form of an extra brain in his arm. — Ogden Nash, Sport magazine (January 1949)[6]

then to it, I added as follows:

Singer/pianist/songwriter Dave Frishberg's song "Matty" is a sentimental tribute to Christy. The song may be found on Frishberg's albums, Quality Time, Let's Eat Home plus a live version on Retromania: At the Jazz Bakery, which contains other baseball related songs). Frishberg's liner notes and occasional commentary to his audience help explain the background to many of these songs.

I'd appreciate some guidance and feedback as to when and why these changes were made. I guess in future I should mark 'watch this page' and I can react to such situations as they occur?

Colinkilgour (talk) 20:28, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

"In popular culture" sections are disliked by a number of editors, since they tend to accumulate nonnotable trivia. That one was removed (except for the bit about the Ogden Nash poem) in this edit by User:LAAFan. Why don't you try discussing the matter with him on his talk page? Deor (talk) 21:46, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll certainly do that 84.68.227.114 (talk) 23:23, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

wrongly blocked, why? please unblock me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:149.254.200.213

I was wrongly blocked from using wiki by admin black kite for unexplained reasons. please reinstate my IP full ability to use the site. thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.200.213 (talk) 21:23, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

I've replied on your talk page. —Snigbrook 21:30, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

USS Salt Lake City CA-25 : The Real "Swayback Maru"

The USS Saint Paul was used as a "stand-in" for the USS Salt Lake City when the motion picture "In Harm's Way" was filmed in the sixties (and released April 6, 1965).ref. wikipedia "In Harm's Way"

The USS Salt Lake City, the real "Swayback Maru", was sunk in a training exercise in 1948 after being contaminated in the Bikini Atoll atom bomb tests, and therefore not available.

The author of the book "Harm's Way", James Bassett, served on board the USS Salt Lake City during the battle of Cape Esperance. He loosely based his novel on his experiences while on board "Ol' Swayback".

The nickname "Ol' Swayback" was given to the Salt Lake City by her crew for several reasons: She and the USS Pensacola were the only two flush-deck cruisers in the USN; The Salt Lake City was the oldest heavy cruiser in the fleet; In profile the high clipper-bow and the low shear gave a "sway-back" appearance; The Salt Lake City was called "Ol Swayback" in the thirties by my father and his shipmates, and they were just using the nickname they had heard from the older sailors!

The nickname "Swayback Maru" was fastened to the USS Salt Lake City by the Chicago Dailey News reporter Robert J. Casey while on board in 1942. The Navy censors would not allow his dispatches to reveal the name of the ship he was on, so he called it the "Swayback Maru".ref:inside cover book "Torpedo Junction"; Deck Log USS Salt Lake City Jan. 10, 1942

The USS San Francisco was a very fine ship, as attested to by all the awards and accolades that came her way (the second highest decorated ship in the fleet!) but she was NOT the "Swayback Maru"! So how come you continue to ascribe that nickname to the San Francisco?Uncle Ripper (talk) 01:15, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Our article on USS San Francisco (CA-38) does not refer to it as the Swayback Maru. Our article on USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), on the other hand, does give this as a nickname. You appear to agree this is correct. In any case, this is not the right forum to discuss the content of articles - this page is primarily to help new editors find their way around. The right place to discuss this is on the talk pages of the articles concerned, that is Talk:USS San Francisco (CA-38) and Talk:USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). You are advised to find reliable sources that verify the facts before making any changes, but you can then be bold and edit the articles yourself if you wish. SpinningSpark 01:35, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Questions about "original research" and "references"

This is something that has been bothering me for some time, but it was after running into an edit-war that had happened over something in an article that made me decide to try and get answers. First, why is original research wrong? I know the obvious answer-you only want factual information. But, isn't a lot of information only available through original research? Whole plot descriptions for movies and games can only really be obtained through watching/playing, and even if stuff is posted on a site, can't it be argued that that is just someone's original research? And about references, I've seen articles where a person actually posted a reference, but edit was reverted because another editor refused to accept it. They claimed the information was a lie, even though there was nothing to suggest that, and there were numerous other articles which said the same thing. One other thing, a bit of a side note, is it wrong to input fan-reaction to something? I've seen movies and games have sections for "Reception" and "Reaction", but adding cited information regarding fans' reaction to removed content and glitches in a game has caused quite an uproar. This addition is not biased or spam, but is an honest, cited statement about the reception to these things among fans, and I don't see why it should create so much fighting. I've added another reference, but who knows what will happen. Just wanted to get some insight. This seemed like the best place. TheScrappedPrincess (talk) 02:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

This seemed like the best place.

Yeah, if you were new. But you're SyberiaWinx, aka 24.3.180.166 aka 76.120.173.40 aka Fragments of Jade aka Weisheit-A Sane Kind of Madness aka TwilightRukia aka WhenTheyCry aka IceQueenAvril aka 76.120.153.223 aka MiyakoKajiro aka Lamiroir, and you're yet again evading your block for sockpuppetry. Erigu (talk) 02:15, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

What? TheScrappedPrincess (talk) 02:49, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

So, can anyone answer my questions? Or did I post this in the wrong place? TheScrappedPrincess (talk) 03:27, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Gerald W. Trueblood

Hi. Could someone change the article Gerald W. Trueblood into Joseph L. Trueblood as it is his real name. See http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/row/truebl~.htm and also the discussion page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gerald_W._Trueblood. Gary Dee is me (talk) 13:57, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Done, the date of death appears to be wrong as well according that link SpinningSpark 15:46, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

I have changed the name in the lead and in Capital punishment in Indiana. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:56, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

THX. 88.207.140.227 (talk) 17:23, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Next time, you are less likely to be reverted if you fill in the edit summary to explain what you are doing. Making sure you are logged in while editing also helps, no guarantees of course. SpinningSpark 17:32, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

I guess the edit summary comment is referring to the correct edits by 66.171.207.159. It's unfortunately common that people vandalize articles by making unexplained incorrect changes. Other editors may not take time to investigate correctness of edits which at first sight look like common vandalism. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:51, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I was assuming that Gary Dee is the same person as the account has only just been created (apologies if assumption is not justified) SpinningSpark 18:55, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi, assumption isnt justified. :-) I am a most common User of de:WP See http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Gary_Dee . I mostly create new articles there just as the one from Trueblood. As it is here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Trueblood . I then wanted to add the english article to it and had to find out that the Name was completely wrong. Regards. Gary Dee is me (talk) 18:21, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: The Rain Band (above)

Hi,

I have just written my first article on the Rain Band (above). Have I put it in the wrong place?! Please can you help me move it to the correct place so it can be seen? Many thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmusicjunkie (talk • contribs) 13:59, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Please see Your first article.

1. Ensure that you have an account and you are logged in. If you don't have an account, create one
2. Make sure the subject is notable enough to have their own article
3. Find references
4. Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box to the left (←) and clicking 'Search'
5. Type the page name in the search box to the left (←) and click 'Go'
6. Click 'Create this page'
7. Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the Manual of Style and our article layout guidelines
8. Be aware that Wikipedia deletes thousands of new articles for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones

Especially take a look at Notability (bands). Please sign your post by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this: . Do NOT sign in articles. SpinningSpark 09:49, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

contributing a new word

How do I contribute a new word? Lee Byberg (talk) 07:13, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Welcome. This is Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Are you perhaps looking to edit Wiktionary, the online dictionary? If you want to create a new article, here's a standard message:

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.

Zain Ebrahim (talk) 07:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

join your call centre

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 124.253.235.89 (talk) 14:00, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 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. TN‑X-Man 14:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Autoconfirmed User

Hi there,

I'm trying to upload images to one of my articles but it says this can't be done unless I'm an autoconfirmed user. I can find all sorts of information on WHAT an Autoconfirmed user is, I just can't find anything that mentions HOW I can become one.

Draggor (talk) 16:55, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

You must have an account for four days and make at least ten edits. Once those conditions are met, you'll automatically be an autoconfirmed user. I hope this helps! TN‑X-Man 16:59, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Pages

I thought redlinks were all deleted pages, then I read WP:RED and I gather some of them are suggestions for pages to be created, which is an altogether different thing. But the deleted pages log seems to only go a little way back. So is there a way to determine definitely whether there was a page with a particular title? And is there a good way to see what a deleted page looked like so as to make the new one better if I decide to try? Yngvadottir (talk) 20:55, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, let's see. If you look at this redlink (David reaves), you'll see a note that says it was previously deleted. That's the quickest way to determine whether a page has existed previously, by simply trying to create the page and seeing if a notification comes up. As for your second question, only admins can view deleted pages. You can request that an admin post the deleted version of an article to your user space so you can work it to get it ready for the mainspace. I hope this helps! TN‑X-Man 21:00, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

(e/c) Redlinks are, functionally, nothing more than the way titles display when they are linked to and no articles or redirect currently exists at that exact title. We encourage redlinks to be made for subjects that seem to warrant an article, and discourage making redlinks to subjects that probably should not have an article. The deletion log goes back to December 23, 2004 (earliest page available), which covers much of the period when most of our content was created. There is no way that I know of to determine whether a page existed prior to this date. There are deletion debate archives, which go quite a way further back, but the number of articles listed is a tiny number in comparison to all deletions including speedy deletion. Note also that the deletion log search is case sensitive. You should try variations of spelling, capitalization and punctuation where applicable before giving up that a page on a particular topic never existed. Only administrators and higher level user groups have the ability to see the content of deleted pages. If you have located a page that was deleted, an administrator may provide the deleted content to you if you request it. This is unlikely to be done, however, if the page contained a copyright violation or personal details. You could ask for that here, at deletion review or at the help desk. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:21, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Some old deletions can be found at Wikipedia:Deletion log and Wikipedia:Old deletion log. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

How to edit a semi-protected page?

I'd like to add an inter-language link to the Japanese corresponding page to Hyperhidrosis. But, I can not edit the page because it is semi-protected. My account has been activated for more than 4 days, so I think that I can do it. What's the problem? Nikm (talk) 22:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

To be autoconfirmed, and thus able to edit semi-protected pages, your acount needs to be over four days old and you have to have made ten or more edits. You are on edit 2 so far. Go make a few spelling corrections and you'll be able to edit the page. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:25, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

You can also use {{Editsemiprotected}} to request an edit. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:38, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your help! Nikm (talk) 23:15, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Premature digital activation

Can I enter a phrase in Wikipedia? The above phrase refers to when sending emails, you press the send button befor e chacking the adressees, reviewing the wording, all of which can be a very regretful move if you have included the adress of someone you are discussing or you have included detrimental information in your email or you have forgot to delete the previous emails in the case of emails forwaded to you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.46.233.4 (talk) 00:05, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia generally frowns upon neologisms. There is more information at WP:NEO if you would like to see more information on the topic. Summarized:

• Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and so articles simply attempting to define a neologism are inappropriate.
• Articles on neologisms frequently attempt to track the emergence and use of the term as observed in communities of interest or on the internet—without attributing these claims to reliable secondary sources. If the article is not verifiable (see Reliable sources for neologisms, below) then it constitutes analysis, synthesis and original research and consequently cannot be accepted by Wikipedia. This is true even though there may be many examples of the term in use.

If you feel that the phrase is encyclopedic and can provide 'reliable' secondary sources then the phrase may be added. In this case I would recommend against it however. You might be able to try Wiktionary (the dictionary version of wikipedia) however, I am not up to date on their policies on neologisms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bvlax2005 (talk • contribs)

If you have reliable sources then you might edit an existing article like Recall (e-mail). PrimeHunter (talk) 16:04, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

How to do I make phrases in my article searchable?

I recently created an article for "Workforce Innovations Conference". When I search for the article just using the phrase "Workforce Innovations" my article does not come up. There is a list of other articles with that include the phrase in their titles or articles, but the "Workforce Innovations Conference" article is not in the list. Is there something I can edit on the page that makes the phrase searchable and not just the full title of the article?

Cjkdang (talk) 14:54, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Workforce Innovations Conference was created 2 days ago and has not been indexed by Wikipedia's search function yet. This will happen automatically at some time and users have no influence over it - except possibly that such things might happen faster on average if you donate to the Wikimedia Foundation who runs the servers! If an exact page title is entered in the search box then the software will take the user directly to the page even though search hasn't indexed it yet. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:42, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Creating a reference for a place. Can my experience be a reference?

I am writing an article, very short and fully fact based, about a language school I attended in Italy. The only true source I can find (in English) is the website of the school. Is this a sufficient reference? How could I cite my personal experience. In other words I went there, so I can confirm it's location and course offered etc. IdeaV2008 (talk) 14:58, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

You cannot use your personal experience. Wikipedia:Verifiabilty requries that information in Wikipedia has previously been published by a reliable source. Non-English sources are allowed (though English is usually preferred when available). See Category:Language icon templates. The article subject should satisfy Wikipedia:Notability or Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). Referencing the school itself is insufficient for this and an article may be deleted without other sources to show notability. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:33, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Common accnt for all wikis?

How to access all wikis from my present account? Can't find the link out here. (Ekabhishek (talk) 03:06, 23 October 2008 (UTC))

You need to go to Special:MergeAccount, which is linked from your Special:Preferences page next to the heading "Global account status". For the details about global accounts, see m:Help:Unified login. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 03:30, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding a band

Hi, I was wondering how I'd go about adding a page for my band, The Holocene, to wikipedia's listings? Theholocene (talk) 15:55, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

The first thing to do is to look at this guideline. It will let you know if your band is notable enough for an article. Next, you may want to take a look at this guide about conflict of interest. Basically, it says that you should not create/edit articles that you are closely related to or involved in. Once you gotten past all of that, click on this red link (The Holocene (band)) to start creating your page. However, please be aware that articles that do not show notability may be deleted. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:31, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, your name leaves me to believe that you're part of the band. You should probably read our conflict of interest policy. Paragon¹²³²¹ 20:29, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Regarding online image copyrights and adding an author's pic

Hi,

I have two questions. I started out wanting to add an author's pic to a page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tad_Waddington,and have since discovered that this is not really possible for a new user like myself...and while I totally understand why, I was wondering if someone could help me with this. That's my first question.

Second, there is a picture of the author up on his book page at http://lastingcontribution.com/aboutus.aspx but as I was reading through the image copyright page here on wikipedia, it was unclear whether a pic of an author that was up on his homepage would be protected by copyright. Is it? Would I need to get the author's permission?

 Sarah Kimmel (talk) 20:18, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

1. In order to upload a file you must be autoconfirmed, which requires 20 edits and waiting 2 weeks.
2. WP:IMAGEHELP should be able to answer your questions. 99% of the time, yes, it is copyrighted. You must get permission not just for putting it in Wikipedia, but releasing it under the GFDL. Paragon¹²³²¹ 20:27, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Autoconfirmation only requires 10 edits and 4 days. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:15, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

^{_{But if you're on Tor, it takes ninetydays and a hundred edits.}}WTE (talk) 01:16, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Confused about images and copyright/fair use

I'm confused about whether it would be fair use to upload the following,apparently freely available, images to Wikipedia for use in the Disease Eradication article (after formatting the former to JPEG, of course):

http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/health/guinea_worm/gw_cases_07.pdf

http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/05.whostat2005graph_polio.jpg

Alternatively, would it be better to download the freely available data on reported Guinea Worm and Polio cases to draw my own graphs with? In addition to legal issues, there'd be an obvious advantage to this in that it would allow a more up-to-date Polio graph than the one linked above.

Procrastinator supreme (talk) 15:13, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

It may be better to ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:22, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you - I've moved it to there. Procrastinator supreme (talk) 13:51, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi how to you create references please

I have just joined and the editing functions are not easy. I have created a reference by clicking the reference button but nothing appears. Thanks for any help. User:Americanlinguist.

When using <ref></ref>, the article requires either <references/> or {{Reflist}} to be somewhere in the article, usually in the "References" section, so the references can be seen. See this edit. --Silver Edge (talk) 07:14, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

At the risk of telling you the obvious, you must also write your reference between the ref tags like so;<ref>A. N. Other, An interesting book, page 6, A Publishing Co. Inc.</ref>. This is inserted in the article right after the fact or passage being referenced. SpinningSpark 18:32, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Kurma Dasa, Australian Vegetarian Gourmet Guru

(biography removed) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.91.82.94 (talk) 22:57, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

This page is a place to get help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. It's not a place for new articles so I have removed your article which can be seen at [8]. As an unregistered user you can submit an article to Wikipedia:Articles for creation. See also Wikipedia:Your first article. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:23, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

verifiable intellectual technology

Time has passed. I thought I would check Wikipedia again to see if it has discovered intellectual technology since Wikipedia previously denied the existence of the technology of thinking. I discovered that Wikipedia has still not recognized the oldest, most basic and most flawlessly verifiable technology known to humans, as with all other human INSTITUTIONS, in contrast to individual minds, explaining why human societies are still mired deep in the intellectual dark ages. Then after amusing effort I found this page, but have no idea of these words reach any Wikipedia human. Let me know if Wikipedia has acquired any personnel of sufficient thinking skill to recognize the concept of intellectual technology, and might want a Wikipedia page written on it. My previous attempts only encountered Wikipedia personnel who could not think beyond the perceptions of inherently self-limited institutions which hold no single decision-making mind to recognize the institution's errors as its own for therefore inherent correction. May you learn the most knowledge of the most concepts, most efficiently, readily available by easily learning intellectual technology upon recognizing its inherent existence. Respectfully, DougBuchanan.com 206.174.41.33 (talk) 09:27, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

I assume you are referring to the twice deleted Intellectual technology and that you are the same person operating under the unsernames User:Logicdoug and Usernameislogic. If so, no, we have not changed our minds about original research or that information in an encyclopedia must be verified by reliable sources, nor that you should not be allowed to advertise your seminar on Wikipedia and no, you are still not a reliable source for your own theories. Please feel free to chalk me up as one of those "institutionally self-stagnated wikipedia personnel, much to the amusement of more knowledgeable people in the near future... [who] cannot tolerate presenting... intellectual technology...to humans".--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:45, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

It is the same. I am the same. The research was original only thousands of years ago, and not since. The sources are flawlessly reliable, including your own answers to certain questions. Any related seminar by anyone, for the otherwise free and openly presented knowledge is not advertising compared to Wikipedia's advertising for Boeing Company which will not make its aircraft free to the people. And indeed a Wikipedia institutional person who fears to reveal his name is institutionally self-stagnated as you accurately conclude, a trait of institutional conclusions that fear accountability. As it presented itself, Wikipedia could have bridged the information gap between the old knowledge that keeps students of institutions believing only what advances institutional power and illusions, and new verifiable individual thinking that advances reasoning above power, the controlling technology of the future. But Wikipedia is still just an old institution of old institutional title holders who could not understand the meanings of some words a computer geek advanced for them. I may check back in a couple years. Your replacement may figure it out. Until then, your Wikipedia advertisements for the military industrial complex companies and governments serve Wikipedia and the war species well. May you learn the most knowledge of the most concepts, most efficiently. Respectfully, DougBuchanan.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.174.41.33 (talk) 19:46, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for that. I enjoyed the nested ad hominems among all the word salad.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:49, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

I did not recognize my advertisement for hominems, but a well prepared word salad holds the knowledge of the future, not yet recognized by those who can only synthesize two word ingredients at a gourmet word meal. The source of wars and all human mistakes is in acting before all the related questions are asked and answered (adequate thinking). Is that not so? The most common complaint about thinkers, especially from institutionally titled people who perceive their titles to be substitutes for knowledge and thinking, is of the thinkers using too many words that express the results of adequate thinking. The understanding of intellectual technology, leaving titles of no utility and loathed by all institutions, facilitates efficient correction of those sustained mistakes upon which institutions are dependent. You are welcome. Enjoy the human comedy dependent upon sustaining ignorance. Respectfully, DougBuchanan.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.174.41.33 (talk) 22:02, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

I have no complaints about you using too many words to express yourself—just the ordering and choice of words so as to convey coherent information. You may wish to look up word salad before riffing on it. What I have seen from you is a giant advertisement for a concept you never define. Strip away the empty verbiage and what you get is the equivalent of corporate ad-speak for some invented concept called intellectual technology which is touted as a panacea for all mankind's ills that we must visit your seminar to learn the actual details of. Your arrogant posturing, doublespeak, and continuous insults offered in support is incredibly off-putting and does little to recommend your product.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:50, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Searches

The search box is on the upper left hand, under navigation.

24.2.220.196 (talk) 19:41, 25 October 2008 (UTC) Isabella

Yes, in many skins including the one seen by unregistered users like you. Do you have a question? This is a place to get help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:33, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

anonymous AFC by non-registered user -- where's it "go" after saving?

I thought an Article for Creation could be written and submitted by a non-registered user, and that it would be reviewed eventually. Last week I submitted an article, but it seems to have disappeared -- as though when I saved it, it didn't get saved anywhere.

Where would a proposed AFC by a non-registered, anonymous user "go" after the save button is clicked? Is the likeliest explanation that I didn't click the save button but made some sort of mistake?

4.182.234.14 (talk) 01:07, 26 October 2008 (UTC)non-registered anonymous user

You have not submitted anything to anywhere from the IP address you are using right now, but maybe it was a different IP last week. What was you article called? SpinningSpark 01:17, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

It was called "Andrea Juno". I submitted it (I thought) about ten or eleven days ago. I've checked AFCs, etc. But more generally: where would a proposed article "go" after being submitted anonymously by a non-registered user? 4.182.234.14 (talk) 01:23, 26 October 2008 (UTC)non-registered anonymous user

If it was saved correctly then you can try looking for it in Category:Completed Afc requests or Category:Pending Afc requests. I cannot find it there or elsewhere. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:28, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

It isn't at Special:Prefixindex/Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Submissions/Andrea either, and it doesn't show up in a search across namespaces for "Andrea Juno". I cannot think of more places to look so it seems possible that it was not saved. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:33, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

If you were using Articles for Creation correctly then you should have typed the article at [9] (where nothing has been saved). Does that page look familiar? PrimeHunter (talk) 01:45, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Mohammed kaaba.jpg

Removed duplicate of question asked and answered at Wikipedia:Help desk#Mohammed kaaba.jpg. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 10:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

appropriate edits

Upon reading the definition of assassination, I found an example which describes warfare and not assassination. Is it appropriate to edit such an error? Ejkrame (talk) 15:13, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

It is certainly acceptable for anyone to correct mistakes anywhere in Wikipedia. However, if you are talking about Assassination#As military doctrine I personally do not see much wrong with the article. If you are going to do something that might be controversial, it is best to discuss it with other editors on the article's talk page first. SpinningSpark 15:24, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Editing Navigational Templates

I've just edited a navigational template and none of the articles that it had been in have been edited. I can select to edit the articles individually and save without making changes, and then the new template shows up fine, but I'd rather not search for every article that has that template so that I can do that. Is there something wrong or am I missing some faster method to update a template?

Thanks! Drilnoth (talk) 20:51, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

It generally takes a while for template changes to propagate through articles. It is possible to use a null edit to speed things up, or sometimes just purging a page's cache works. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 22:48, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks... so I shouldn't need to go through the articles, right? It just needs a little time? -Drilnoth (talk) 22:57, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Bleeding abnormally

I am a 31 year old female who is very concerned about a health condition. Here for the past few months after I have had my menustral cylce(which is at the beginning of the month), I have had some irregular bleeding, but not much, it is more of a spot bleeding towards the end of the month and here this past month I have had an severe itch and now it seems controlled. What could this be?70.251.119.99 (talk) 05:19, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Please ask your doctor. Wikipedia does not dispense medical advice under any circumstances; see our medical disclaimer. GlassCobra 05:21, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

From Nehha.thakur

i had read a few days back dat wikipedia pays people for contributin relevant articles.. i wanted more information about it.. please do help me..

thank you

nehha  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nehha.thakur (talk • contribs) 09:14, 27 October 2008 (UTC) 

Wikipedia does not pay anyone for their contributions to the encyclopedia. All editing is done by volunteers, normal human beings like you and me from all around the world. Monster Under Your Bed ^(talk) 10:21, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

The closest thing is WP:Bounty board, but all the money is donated to Wikimedia Foundation. --Silver Edge (talk) 10:41, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Notability

What exactly makes someone notable? Would a curator of a semi-well known museum (lets say: Fries museum, Fryslan, northern Netherlands) be notable enough to be honoured with an article (if well referenced)? J.B. (talk) 11:03, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

The relevant details are at WP:Note for the general-purpose stuff, and at WP:Bio for information about people. However, more generally the use of the term "notable" in this case doesn't correspond exactly to how you would expect it to be used outside of Wikipedia. Here, it refers to the presence or reliable secondary sources. So the simple version is that a curator would be notable if he or she was covered in some detail in various sources, such as newspapers, book, and academic papers (we normally speak of "multiple", which tends to mean two or more). There are a couple of reasons for this, but onw of the main ones is verifiability: when talking about someone it is important that we only write material which can be verified by reliable sources, so if those sources don't exist, we can't write about them. :) - Bilby (talk) 11:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for explaining. This will do. You see, I just joined in today and as of now I have decided to become a vandal fighter to prevent mindless fools to vandalise this beautiful website. I just recently removed a couple of small mistakes from articles and only just 10 minutes ago or so, I nominated an article on a guy named Sheikh Mohiuddin Ahmed for deletion: I suspect this is either:

• non-notable
• self-promotion
• or a hoax, which is most likely for googling the guy gave no constructive results whatsoever in any language.

J.B. (talk) 11:23, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your dedication, and keep up the good work! Welcome. :) GlassCobra 13:39, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

translation

I am interested in translating pages into English that currently only exist in Russian, but I don't see any information about how to go about doing this on the help pages... Any suggestions? Thanks 0 anglichanka 0 (talk) 16:29, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

If you look at this page, it lists a lot of great places to get started. It has articles that are partly translated or not translated at all. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:33, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

What about those articles that do exist in a language but have far more informations in another one? Take those two: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_national_de_la_cinématographie (<- in French) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_National_de_la_Cinématographie (<- in English) (Sorry for the full URLs: I don't know if there is any tag to comply to wikipedia policies on internal tags with language specific pages). Tourist.tam (talk) 08:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I lost all my edits

As a newbie, I spent an hour mostly tidying up spelling and grammar, clicked to see the explanatiko of a minor edit and lost everything. Please {[helpme]} or {[help me]} before I become disillusioned, please. Segilla (talk) 05:01, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

If you have Firefox you could try pressing the back button repeatedly and see if it is still cached but, I am sorry, Wikipedia has no way of recovering your changes unless you have posted them to the website. We do implore you not to become disillusioned however, you seem to be a good contributor and it would be a shame to lose you. I am sorry your work was lost. Icewedge (talk) 06:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

It may console you to know that this has happened to almost everyone here. If you're making extensive changes in an article, try making them in briefer edits, perhaps taking things section by section. Another trick that sometimes works is to use the preview button before saving the edits; if the edits don't "take", you may be able to back up to the preview page (where the edits should still be present in the edit window) and try saving again. Deor (talk) 19:46, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

You can also select all the text in your edit box and copy it to Notepad or another text editor at intervals while editing, and before you hit the Save button. If you lose the text in the edit all you need to do is copy it back from your text editor.71.91.127.13 (talk) 04:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Or use an application like ClipCache for saving text and copying it back to the Windows clipboard. I use it all the time and find it invaluable when editing. – ukexpat (talk) 14:00, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I can't google search article I added to Wikipedia?

I have created an account with Wikipidia then added an article, however, when I search that article on google it doesn't show; when I search the article on Wikipedia it does show? please explain what I need to do in order to make my article searchable. Montaser Eljaafari . Al-A'mara (talk) 18:43, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

The article has not been picked up yet by Google's web crawlers. From what I understand, Google crawls the web several times a day, so your article should appear shortly. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:49, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

I created the article couple of weeks ago? The article name is Nazem Al Jaafari if that helps.

. Al-A'mara (talk) 19:29, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't see anything on Wikipedia's side that would prevent that article's being indexed by google. There's nothing we can really do about it. Someguy1221 (talk) 20:15, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

It was created 9 days ago.[10] It varies how long it takes Google to index new articles but it should eventually happen. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:16, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Google's now indexed it - it's coming up for me. However, 9 days is an unusually long time for Google these days. Odd.--A bit iffy (talk) 11:57, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

It also depends on how long it takes to find the page, ie by crawling to it. — neuro^(talk) 23:19, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

same name, different person

Hello, I wrote a very short article about mystery writer Cara Black. I feel lazy about filling in all the details and I want to put it online so that other people can help. The article's currently at User:LovesMacs/subpage. My question is this: there's already a Cara Black article, about a tennis player. What do I do, because they have the same name. Thank you. LovesMacs (talk) 14:15, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

You can create the article at Cara Black (author). Then place a hatnote at the top of the existing Cara Black article in a form not unlike this: {{for|the mystery writer|Cara Black (author)}} or {{otheruses4|the tennis player named Cara Black|the mystery writer|Cara Black (author)}} which will format, respectively, like this:

For the mystery writer, see Cara Black (author).

This page is about the tennis player named Cara Black. For the mystery writer, see Cara Black (author).

I suggest this because it appears to me after doing a few searches that the tennis player is the primary topic (significantly more commonly searched for than the mystery writer). However, there is another procedure where the existing article would be moved to a title like Car Black (tennis player), and the existing title would then be made into a disambiguation page which would list both pages.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:58, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict, and deleting most of my now redundant reply) However, I think you should do a bit more work on the article before moving it to mainspace. In particular it needs some references, as it stands it may get deleted if you try and post it. There is no reason other editors cannot work on it while it is in your userspace. If you know editors who would help, then just drop them a note on their talk pages. SpinningSpark 15:04, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

I wrote the article primarily because I would like to write articles about some of her books. It seems to me that when a book has an article on Wikipedia, the author generally has an article too. Maybe I"m wrong. The books seem to have critical acclaim, based on the back cover blurbs, and I like them. I'm not in any rush to flesh out the Cara Black article, and I will very likely end up writing something else entirely. Thank you, both of you. LovesMacs (talk) 15:11, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

The list of works in your article are all redlinks, implying that her books are not on Wikipedia. So if the books do have articles, you have not named them correctly. If there has been critical acclaim, it will really not be hard to find at least one independant review that you can cite to prove it. SpinningSpark 15:16, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Something like this [11] good enough? LovesMacs (talk) 15:31, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

I have added details of her life using a reliable source. Spinningspark and I are on the same wavelength. While he was edit conflicting with me over disambiguation, I just edit conflicted with him, where I was going to tell you the article was very much in danger of deletion, and then tell you about the changes I made to gird against that likelihood. By the way, now that you are not the only author of the content, you must move the article to whatever new name you are going to choose, rather than cut and pasting it. This is required by the GFDL (the license we use for our content). Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:38, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Please see this New York Times search for easily used and reliable sources reviewing a few of her novels. If you want to see examples of NYT articles cited on Wikipedia to get an idea of the formatting you can use for the citation, see (in "edit mode" of course), Jimmy Moore.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:50, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to everyone for the helpful answers. LovesMacs (talk) 14:46, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Upload A Photo

I would like to upload a photo onto the Bradford Keeney page, but do not know how to do it. How do I go about doing this? Please notify me on my talk page. Thanks. TSDPHDTSDPHD (talk) 07:33, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Go to the WP:UPLOAD page and read the instructions there and you should be cool. Monster Under Your Bed ^(talk) 10:21, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

You must also be autoconfirmed. — neuro^(talk) 23:18, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

DRIIEM

<spam removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.122.146 (talk) 11:06, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

This page is for question regarding using Wikipedia. If you have such a question, please ask it here. Chamal ^talk 12:11, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I have launched an article via wikepedia. as I have created an account and password and I have placed the article. How can I find out that my article has been saved to the readers?

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Nraies (talk) 21:41, 28 October 2008 (UTC) N.Raies —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nraies (talk • contribs) 21:48, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello, you can do this by going to the page you edited. If you are talking about this, then you have indeed. — neuro^(talk) 23:16, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

That text has a long way to go before it could be called an article. I suggest that the original poster takes a look at the existing Islam article. – ukexpat (talk) 00:48, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

How do I start an entry on someone?GrandTorino (talk) 20:02, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

How do I start an entry on a notable person? GrandTorino (talk) 20:02, 29 October 2008 (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. TN‑X-Man 20:28, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I am confused about how to post a caution to a vandal.

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Tsmollet (talk) 00:11, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello. An anonymous user is defacing a wiki page under ip 64.247.68.54 and ip 79.70.221.138. I tried to post a caution on his "talk page," but I cannot make the post correctly. Please help.

His vandalism at Mandrake of Oxford, a British publishing house in Oxford, England that specializes in occult books. He seems to be motivated by a religious intolerance. Thanks!

--Tsmollet (talk) 00:11, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:VANDAL#Warnings can help you with this. There is also a list of most used warning templates there. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 00:39, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I always use: this page. Please rememeber to use warning templates in a responsible manner, cheers Spitfire^Tally-ho! 08:55, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the help! --Tsmollet (talk) 21:27, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

We would like our 501 c3 charity Amyloidosis Support Groups www.amyloidosissupport.com added to Wikipedia.

How do we do that? Muriel Finkel, President 24.165.103.113 (talk) 17:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 24.165.103.113 (talk) 17:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, 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.TN‑X-Man 17:27, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Spelling rules

On the main page I read: "This Wikipedia is written in English". Should articles be written in US English or British English or is there no special rule? --Firithfenion (talk) 17:47, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

There is a guide to your question here. If I remember correctly, it's not really important, as long as one or the other is used consistently in an article. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:52, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Citations of microfilm

I would like to edit/update a page using past articles of my town's newspaper. I want to make sure citations won't be a problem though, because the only place where these newspaper articles are located is physically at the local library on microfilm, meaning I cannot create a link in my citations. Is this okay? I am relatively new to Wikipedia and have looked through the citation guidelines but feel overwhelmed. I really want to do a thorough job and have solid citations. Thank you! Skaf3 (talk) 18:36, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

That's a very good question. I cannot find a simple answer, unfortunately. I would think (and if anyone has other suggestions, that would be great) that you would cite the microfilm as if it were an actual newspaper. Be sure to note that you accessed the information through microfilm instead of the actual paper. I hope this helps and if you have any other questions, feel free to ask. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:52, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

There is no requirement that a reference be available online - only that it be reasonably possible for an editor to obtain a copy. Having to visit a library is not unreasonable, and neither is having to visit one particular library for facts that are unlikely to appear anywhere else (such as esoteric history of the town). The only point of caution is to not use references that are this difficult to get copies of for something very controversial (use your own judgement). Hope that helps. Someguy1221 (talk) 18:57, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

The topic actually is somewhat controversial in our local area (or has been in the past)--its about a funding program. A lot of what is posted is about the controversy and the negative aspects of the fund, but I'd like to round out the entry with the good things the fund has allowed the community to do. Still sound like I can use the microfilm? Thanks for all your help. Skaf3 (talk) 19:12, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Dont understand why the VESUVIO ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION page keeps being removed by you guys...........

I spent all yesterday and last night and this morning editing the page and checking the links, adding the VESUVIO ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION logo, and verifying all the information of the page, and after all that it says that its irrelevant and seems to promote VESUVIO ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION when it does no such thing. It is providing facts and an encyclopedic description of who and what VESUVIO ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION is. Please help me with this, and please explain what I must do to meet your standards..... thank you very much........ Digirammy (talk) 19:04, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

It may not have been intended to be promotional but that's how it read. Please read WP:YFA, WP:CORP, WP:Spam and WP:COI. – ukexpat (talk) 21:15, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

alexander haig bio

please remove the word "murderer" as the link cannot be accessed to explain the use of the word.Sacita (talk) 21:07, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

The inserting of the word 'murderer' seems to be vandalism. It has been removed now. Chamal ^talk 00:22, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Neutralizing a Vodka Page

Greetings,

After much research on this website on how to start a page and contacting the correct "Wikigroup" with regards to a page about a Vodka, I have come up empty or rather confused.

My first attempt at creating a page for Americana Luxury Vodka was deleted and with good reason (for which, I apologize).

As a new user of Wikipedia, I did not realize my language was quite biased in the positive and did not take a neutral approach.

As an employee of the Marketing/Promotions sector for the Americana Spirits Company (and yes, I know this is not a site to be selling a product) I realized that there is a list of vodkas and many vodkas do, in fact, have their own page.

My attempt to start one for Americana was overly advertisement, but now I wish to get my "user page" reviewed and see where I need to make deletions, additions, etc....so it is appropriate, like the other vodka entries.

I appreciate your time and understanding and apologize for entering an entry without reading ALL of the fine print.

74.68.12.33 (talk) 03:01, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

If you want your userpage to be reviewed, first you'll have to tell us your username. I cannot stress enough the need for you to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and Wikipedia:Spam. If however you have already read these then I, for one, would be intrested in reviewing your work, But please be aware that in accordence with our policies, the page you refer to: "Americana Luxury Vodka" may never earn intself a place in the "mainspace", thankyou for coming here instead of simply recreating the page. Spitfire^Tally-ho! 07:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)