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July 6

How to find total number of links

I want to know how to find the total number of links from an entry, like Peking University. Now I'm doing some statistics about links to and links from some entries. I want to get a way to quickly know the total number of links of the both types I mentioned. Thanks very much for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:DA8:201:1102:483C:5F36:1186:CD91 (talk) 14:51, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"What links here" in the tools box of a page will give you what other articles in WP link to your target article. You can also open up an edit window on an entire article and search for [[ using ctrl-f, as each normal link will have a double square bracket. Keep in mind that you may get a result "more than 100" using that method (in which case go section by section and add them up) and there are also external links, links in refs, and templated links (using {{ instead of [[ ) that may affect your results. In the future, questions about wikipedia itself should be directed to the general Wikipedia:Help desk, as we deal more with finding you an article or outside source here than with wikipedia as such. μηδείς (talk) 17:40, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ponies in search history and on recommended videos on YouTube please help

There seems to be ponies on my search history and on my recommend YouTube videos so can you help me with this mystery..? I do know a bit about MLP:FiM but I've never been a fan so could you give me a idea as to why these sort of girly cute looking pony videos show up on my history and YouTube. I am not a brony so could you please help me because high school is a judgemental place! Thank you. 89.241.162.63 (talk) 16:19, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The obvious answer is that somebody else is using your PC/account. Do you have a little sister ? Or maybe a friend of yours does it as a practical joke. Setting a password on your account and always putting it in that mode when you walk away would be a good idea. Meanwhile, can you wipe your search history to solve the current issue ? StuRat (talk) 16:27, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You'll need to give us more information for us to properly help. At the least: 1) Is this a single-user computer or a shared computer? 2) if shared, how do you sign in to the computer? What is the operating system? 3) what web browser are you using? 4)Do you sign in to youtube?

Here's directions on how to clear cookies and history from Firefox [2] [3]. SemanticMantis (talk) 17:15, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I do not have a little sister. None of my friends even know about MLP:FiM so that can't be it either. My password is secure and I do not need to write it down so no one could have gone into my account. So have you got any more ideas...? I don't fancy deleting my search history because my parents might think I've been watching adult stuff which every other person at my age seems to be doing but I don't as it is sick and disrespectful to the women practicing in that. Sorry for going on a bit of a rant there but also there's some MLP:FiM videos on the search history and MLP results when I look up anything to do with western animation. Also for question one it's not a shared one. For question three it's a Mac. And for question four I do not have a YouTube account. PS I use a Safari browser. 89.241.162.63 (talk)

Do you leave the screen unlocked when you step away ? If so, somebody could jump on it then, do the pony search as a practical joke, then put it back how it was. Some other possibilities:

YouTube does this weird drifting thing. For example, I search for "Great Wall of China" and it brings up mostly correct stuff but a few on dishes. If I click on one of the ones on dishes then my search results are "refined" to being about dishes, table settings, etc. Then if I click on link about silverware, all my search results are now about those. So, my search results now have almost nothing to do with the original search term. Maybe something like this happened with you, and you accidentally clicked on something tangentially associated with ponies. Or maybe they just have something mis-indexed, so they think you clicked on a pony vid when you didn't. StuRat (talk) 17:36, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)Also, what sort of other videos are you watching on Youtube? They make suggestions based on what else you've been watching, what else other people who watch that video also watched, and what they can figure out is related. If I watch a whole 10 hour loop of Fukkireta while searching for Gravity Falls videos, Youtube starts recommending a lot of AMVs and Disney Channel clips, even though most of the rest of my history is FPS speedruns and Blue Öyster Cult albums. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:42, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I always leave the screen locked. If I clicked on something vaguely related to ponies I have no idea. But there's a lot more than that in my search history which also has links to FiMFiction and EQD which I did not click on at all. I wonder why because I do not go on these sort of cute pony-filled websites or read any fan fiction about MLP:FiM no matter how good they are. I mostly listen to theme music from games and Ace Attorney fancases. Also I doubt YouTube could make such a error. Thank you. 89.241.162.63 (talk) 18:46, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen it find things seemingly unrelated to my search terms, so it can happen. StuRat (talk) 19:00, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't we get this exact same question within the last month or so? Matt Deres (talk) 19:43, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes, here it is. I assume you are the same person? You seem to be blowing this out of proportion, but not watching YouTube videos at school would still seem the best solution. Matt Deres (talk) 19:47, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What else are you searching on Google? Youtube sometimes recommends conspiracy theorist garbage because I happen to research to argue against conspiracy theorists on this site. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:58, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The OP from Edinburgh has already asked about ponies, Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2015 May 24. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 05:14, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You see my school is a special school so once in a wee while we get free time to say listen to music or look up something or play games. I don't really search anything relating to ponies at home or during free time. Oh. How interesting some other guy in my school has the same problem as me. I say in my school because someone in my class seems to know a lot about MLP:FiM yet he says he does not like it at all. Thank you. 78.148.82.90 (talk) 08:35, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When you say you are doing this at school, do you mean with school computers? Because if you do, I don't see how you can claim your account is secure. It's generally a bad idea to assume highly shared computers with varying levels of support behind them, and which are shared by a lot of bored kids with nothing better to do who think there won't be a significant consequence or simply don't care, are in any way secure. Of course even if the computers themselves are secure, you need to make sure any login entry is, which again is difficult to do in a school environment. Also I can't remember if you mentioned this before are but MLP videos showing up in your Youtube watching history? Even if they aren't, if they are showing up in your actual search history rather than simply recommendations as you mentioned last time, this suggests one of two things. One is that there is a bug or error in Google/Youtube. Two is that your account was used by someone, whether you or someone else to search (and view if you answered yes to my earlier question) isn't as secure as you think it is. The second option is far more likely. Nil Einne (talk) 13:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The password is secure and if there was anyone who would sneak on the computers in my class while someone else is using they would be told to not do it again and given punishment. Plus everyone has there own password so no one could get on my account. There is a possibility that could happen but I am not sure. Not the history but the videos on my sidebar have most of the time something related to MLP. We use laptops too not just desktop computers. Speaking about free time at my school most of the time only about 4 people go on the desktop computers a lot or use the laptops for free time in my class. PS Speaking about MLP I've never really cared but I have to say that the fans have balls for liking such a girly show and being open about it. Thank you. 78.148.82.90 (talk) 18:53, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear, if you are accessing your accounts on computers you cannot be sure can be trusted, like school computers, there is no way you can know if your account details (like your passwords) are secure. If you don't accept this, I don't think you will be able to get help, or realy anywhere on the internet. Whether these are laptops or desktops is largely irrelevant. In fact, if you are referring to laptops provided by the school which change hands often and which can be brought home by students, there is even more reason to think the computers should not be trusted. BTW, no one ever said any compromisation of accounts happened during the free time. The account details would have been recorded whenever you logged in on an untrusted computer be that free time or whatever. But the person who was recording these details didn't have to be using a computer or even nearby at the time. They could have been in an exam, sleeping or whatever else. Once the account details were recorded, the person can then use them at their leisure in whatever location such as their home. (The may have needed to retrieve them from the computer if they weren't sent to a remote location.) I believe Google will send emails for logins from new locations, but while most script kiddies won't bother, this isn't a reliable method since it's easily possible someone will delete these emails. Google does have a login history that I believe can't be modified, but it only lasts for 10 days or something. Ultimately if you care about your account security (such as ensuring your search results are only stuff you actually searched for), you're going to need to at least accept that you cannot be confident your account details are secure if you are accessing them from school computers which you cannot trust. Onces you've accepted that, you probably should stop logging in to your accounts that you care about from computers you can't trust. Also remember to always safeguard your password entry when there is any possibility it will be seen by someone you cannot trust (I'll be honest, at school this is probably any other student). If you must login on computers you cannt trust or cannot always secure your password entry, at a minimum enable two factor authentication. Nil Einne (talk) 17:36, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That settles the school issue. But what about my computer at home as it uses far different passwords than the school one and has been safeguarded against hacking and that sort of stuff so could you explain this one...? Also there is links to pony art and fan fiction like Twilight's List. And since my friends are coming around tomorrow and I don't want to be teased due to a mere mistake. My computer is a single used one and no friends visited during that time when the ponies started appearing. And since my friends are quite judgemental and can easily jump to illogical thinking. So have you got any ideas for the home issue too..? Thank you. 92.25.193.139 (talk) 19:51, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The computer is irrelevant if your Youtube/Google account has been compromised and the history is coming from there. Nil Einne (talk) 15:17, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2009 Ford Fusion (Rear Bumper Harness Warning System)

On a 2009 Ford Fusion SE, does the sensor harness located on the rear bumper need to have all 4 sensors in working order for it to be operational? The purpose of the sensors is to engage the warning alarm if you are coming in close proximity of an object while backing up. One of 4 of the sensors are damaged and I don't know if I need to replace the whole harness. It is removed from the bumper at this time so I have no way of knowing if it will still work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.81.171.171 (talk) 18:11, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Might I suggest a test ? Try something soft, like a plastic trash barrel, so you won't cause any damage if you slowly back into it. My assumption is that it will still work near the other 3 sensors, but you need to test it to be sure. StuRat (talk) 18:25, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Trimotor aircraft with tail-mounted engine

G-Joey, which retired from Channel Island service on Saturday.[1]

Was the Britten-Norman Trislander the only trimotor (propeller) aircraft built with a tail-mounted engine? I stepped through all the blue-links under trimotor#List of trimotors and didn't see any photos of others. -- ToE 19:57, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's the only one I've been able to find. Though absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. If I had to take a guess, I'd say it's probably not used due to the height that you'd need to get the engine up off the fuselage in order to clear the radius of the prop. This site, a forum and thus not reliable by WP's definition, discusses the advantages of tri-engine aircraft. You may find it interesting. Dismas|^(talk) 21:17, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yup - I can't think of another aircraft quite like it either. And Britten-Norman seem to have successfully taken out a patent on the design concept, which suggests that there was unlikely to have been anything similar built earlier. [4] AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:48, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Link to full patent - including the stated advantages: [5] AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:54, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The patent is telling. -- ToE 01:32, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd try asking someone at the (US) National Air and Space Museum if they can answer this question. The museum's web site offers a variety of forms of online contact, though for a specific query like this, a plain old letter might work as well.

There have, of course, been at least two important models of jet aircraft with one tail engine and two on the wings, but you were asking about propellers. --174.88.133.209 (talk) 03:44, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this configuration is the standard for trijets. -- ToE 07:02, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, many of them (notably the Boeing 727, at one time one of the most numerous airliners in the world) have all three engines at the rear. --174.88.133.209 (talk) 21:26, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, right. -- ToE 17:52, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Respect in the hood

Why are so many poorer neighbourhoods in the US obsessed with 'respect'. In these troubled neighbourhoods, to disrespect someone seems to be akin to threatening a persons very existence. It's perceived as a profound and grave insult.

Indeed, the streets are littered with the bodies of those who have caused disrespect. Something as simple as bumping into someone could get you beaten up, or worse.

Now, if we compared most better neighbourhoods (economically, socially) no such issue exists. In deed, if you bump into someone here they are likely to apologise to you, rather than stab you. Why, and where did this one foot wrong and you're dead culture originate from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.86.140 (talk) 22:19, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Might be based on prison subculture, where once they think you are "weak", you are in serious trouble. Many people in bad areas have been in prison themselves, or know those who have, so pick up that culture. StuRat (talk) 22:34, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When a cohort (say a poor neighbourhood) has no opportunity for eco-social, personal financial advancement, a hierarchy nevertheless evolves. Someone has to be top-dog that demands respect from others just as in communities were one is lucky enough to have job just flipping burgers Kowtows to Ronald McDonald.--Aspro (talk) 22:44, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If someone "bumps into" someone in a poor neighborhood there aren't going to be negative repercussions. That is ridiculous. Respect concerns "deliberate" disrespect, and this would hold true in the economically advanced neighborhood. The pressures are greater where living adequately is based on slimmer margins for failure. There is also sometimes a higher crime rate in lower income areas. The ease of availability of a first rate educational environment tends to be absent from poor areas. Everybody has their bad days but in an environment free from the added pressures found in poorer neighborhoods it may be more likely that people who are hot under the collar will retreat to some sort of comfort zone and thus be less likely to contribute to a statistic of a negative confrontation. Bus stop (talk) 01:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. Bumping into somebody can very well get you killed. Just recently in Prague, one person passed another who was sitting down on the escalator, for some reason, in the subway. He seemed to do so very politely, but nonetheless the person who had been sitting on the escalator responded by pushing him off the subway platform down onto the tracks, seriously injuring him: [6]. StuRat (talk) 02:49, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Having actually lived in Harlem and the South Bronx I can tell you that people are generally extremely polite for the exact reason that you don't want to bump into someone and not apologize. It is in places like the Upper East Side (where I have also lived) where leach-blonde trophy wives or spoiled brats who live off their parent's money are likely to push you into the street, talking or texting while not looking where they are going. That simply does not happen uptown.

The "respect" thing in general has to do with the ever-present threat of lawlessness, whether it be in the Wild West or places like the Middle East or Southern Italy run by chiefdoms/gangs/warlords/families, etc., where vigilante justice is swift and maintaining a reputation is a necessary form of self-defense. This has nothing to do with American blacks or prisons per se, although prisons are often run on the chiefdom basis. Look to Latin American prisons where the prisoners run the prison and depend on food delivered by family to survive. Putting this in terms of depictions of blacks in TV and Hollywood is historically and culturally blinkered.

μηδείς (talk) 03:50, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"leach-blonde trophy wives" = gold diggers ? :-) StuRat (talk) 04:02, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, once I noticed the error I thought it too fortuitous to fix. μηδείς (talk) 04:06, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest reading this excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates's upcoming book for some perspective. If you have time, I recommend taking a look at some of his other writing as well. Coates is black, and grew up in Baltimore. When many things are beyond one's control, or perceived as so, people focus on what is under their control. --108.38.204.15 (talk) 23:51, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

playing with friends in different classes in swtor

Here's the question,is there a way to play as a Jedi Knight and play with my friend that's a trooper?

I wanna begin playing Star Wars the old republic but i don't know if i can play as a Jedi with my friend that is a trooper.Any help would help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.88.46.174 (talk) 22:58, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See Star Wars: The Old Republic for our article - this question might be better on the Entertainment desk, or on one of the sites listed in the article. Tevildo (talk) 23:30, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Answer: yes you can, as long as they are all on the same side of the conflict. I.e. Jedi, Troopers, and Smugglers can play togther, as can Sith, Bounty Hunters, and Agents. But not Jedi and Sith (etc) unless you count meeting up to fight each other. Iapetus (talk) 15:52, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]