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== Fair use band promo images ==

Hello, I'm working on the article for Victoria band Nomeansno. I'm trying to find a picture of the band that can be used for the article, but am concerned about fair use/copyright issues. Can I use promotional photos released by the band as part of a press kit? If not, do you have any suggestions as to how I could procure an acceptable image?

Thank you,

Stu. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:StuIsCool|StuIsCool]] ([[User talk:StuIsCool|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/StuIsCool|contribs]]) 00:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:You should be able to use a photo released in a press kit under Fair Use rationale. Policy states (at [[Wikipedia:Fair Use#Images]]) that ''There are a few categories of copyrighted images where use on Wikipedia has been generally approved as likely being fair use when done in good faith in Wikipedia articles involving critical commentary and analysis. Such general approval must be seen in the light of whether a free image could replace the copyright image instead.'' From that link, you will see that promotional material is included in this, providing that a free image cannot be used. If that is the case, you will want to use the tag {{tl|Promotional}} for the image. [[Wikipedia:Publicity photos]] also gives you good information. Let me know if you have any other quesitons, -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 02:25, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Natalya! the picture is up and running, and I hope it'll stay that way... [[User:StuIsCool|StuIsCool]] 02:08, 3 January 2007 (UTC)Stu

==Travelworm==

Hello - I am new to WIkipedia (listing an article that is) and I was trying to create one for our business. Our company is a second tier call center and online travel company (just below Orbitz, Priceline, Expedia etc many of our executive staff are from these companies). Our company has over 1 million customers in our database plus over 5 million visitors a year, it has been in existence for over 10 years and is present in over 152 countries.

During the creation of the article, I accidently hit save, before I could finish and resubmit it was already marked for deletion as spam (within 30 mins). I went ahead though and posted the new information (the new article was about 4x as long) and then went back and checked again a few hrs later. I saw that it was re-marked for speedy deletion, so (per your guidelines) I disputed the speedy deletion and requested a re-read. I went back expecting some information, some discussion, some suggestions, but instead there seemed to be no discussion and they did not seem to re-read, but instead the comments indicate the article was just deleted it because it had been deleted before. Maybe I am misreading something, but that is how it appears to me.

So I am confused, the new article was written in neutral language and in a similar method to others in our class. In addition, our financial backers are listed in Wiki, so added them as part of the article with links to their information. I might understand you not deeming us worthy if all of our competitors were not already in Wiki, but since they are I cannot help but wonder why they are approved and why our site is listed as spam while no discussion on its merit took place. What, if anything, can I do about getting our site listed? I appreciate any assistance you can offer as it took a lot of time to write up the article and I was trying to follow your guidelines.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Travelworm Marketing {{unsigned|Travelworm}}

Hi Travelworm Marketing, it is hard for someone working for a company to write an article that does not look like advertising or a press release. Perhaps you should ask someone to write the article for you, and you could get some practice writing on some other topics in wikipedia.

[[User:Graeme Bartlett|GB]] 05:37, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

==my citations are trashed==

A senior user shamelessly removed all my info and no one says anything. But if I do slightest mistake I am flamed. How can we stop such losers from removing cited info? He always abuses my language citations.[[User:Vishu123|Vishu123]] 19:13, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

:I would discuss this as calmly and politely as possible on the article's talk page. You can maybe find out why the person removed the citations. If they don't respond soon, you can leave a note on the editor's talk page. People have removed citations I added because they felt that there were too many of them and it made reading the article difficult. If s/he was removing content, maybe there's a reason the content isn't encyclopedic. e.g. maybe they thought it was copyrighted content, or they felt it didn't meet [[WP:NPOV]]. The best way to find out is to ask. Hopefully the two of you can come to an agreement about what to do. There's no such thing as privilege from seniority here, so your opinion is as valid as theirs as long as it's in line with policies and guidelines. It's understandable that you're frustrated, but I'd strongly suggest being as friendly as possible during this process, since any rudeness is likely to be used against you later. I'm glad to help in any way I can. It'd be helpful if you can show me the diffs of the edits in question. Let me know on [[user talk:delldot|my talk page]] if you have any questions or want to discuss anything. [[user:delldot|delldot]] | <small>[[user talk:delldot|talk]]</small> 21:15, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

:I think that's a terrible example of the problems of Wikipedia. You no doubt worked hard to put in your citations, and people shouldn't just take them down. And the idea that too many citations are not good because they make the article less readable is also poppycock. Citations add to the academic merit of an article--articles shouldn't just be somoeone's unsubstantiated opinion. Good luck, Vishu--[[User:Dr.michael.benjamin|Dr.michael.benjamin]] 19:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

== Would this be a reliable source? ==

Would [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02689026&id=PHPLT1QY9LQC&pg=RA110-PA2012&lpg=RA110-PA2012&dq=%22pinkerton+academy this] be a reliable source and if so, how do I cite it? --[[User:EvaGears|EvaGears]] 00:33, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

See: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] , specifically the "How to cite sources." section. Thank you for asking your question, please ask again if you have a question. [[User:Root2|Root2]] 05:18, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

== History Question on Legislation ==

Why I want to be a page for the West Virginia Legislutre?[[User:172.131.5.168|172.131.5.168]] 01:40, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

:You're pretty insane if you want to be a page. [[User:69.158.73.197|69.158.73.197]] 01:58, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

== querying Wiki as SQL; finding vandalism ==

Is there a way that I can search wiki by edit date? For example, I just noticed (in the Portugal article) a recent (Jan 1) addition "One curious fact is that Satanism is growing." I deleted it. I wonder if someone logged in January 1 and added a similar line to several national pages. To determine this, I'd like a utility (similar to SQL) along the lines of: <br />

''search for the word "satanism" in article edits dating from Dec 31 to Jan 2''<br />

But wiki's "help search" shows me only pattern matching (e.g. searching for "satanism") with no references to metadata (e.g. "...with edit dates in this range..."). Is this possible?<br />

You can probably tell I'm new at this.

Thanks [[User:PeterStJohn|Peter H. St.John, M.S.]] 03:38, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

:The only possibility I can think of, would be to download the datadumps, and set up your own copy of Wikipedia. This would require some time, not to mention disk space to do though... Another possibility, would be to look in the history of a page where you found vandalism, find out who inserted it, and have a look at the contributions of that user. For example, you can have a look at all [[Special:Contributions/Bjelleklang|my contributions]], and see all the changes I've done to articles. [[User:Bjelleklang|Bjelleklang]] - [[User_talk:Bjelleklang|talk]] 03:43, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

== Lost Page ==

I added a new page about a month ago [[Tree marriage]] and it disappeared. I cannot find the original text or history on this item. I also no longer see it in my contributions list. I don't think I was in violation of any of the deletion rules nor do I see history of it being deleted. Will you let me know what happened?

Thanks,

[[User:Bruffner|Bruffner]]

:This was speedy deleted as being patent nonsense by [[User:Eagle 101]]. You may check with them if you contest the deletion. The formal deletion review is held at [[WP:DRV]] &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 08:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

::I find that hard to understand because the only topic that was discussed was a description of a paragraph to a topic in [[The Golden Bough]] which happens to be listed in Wikipedia The author of the book also listed citations where he gathered his information from. Perhaps that book should be deleted as well? Another place on the web doesn't find it so hard to believe. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9073280/tree-marriage [[User:Bruffner|Bruffner]]

:::I have informed Eagle 101 and asked him to comment here. It may have been done in error. But the best thing is always to cite some [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] so that the article becomes credible. The Britannica link looks good. I think you should not have a problem getting the article restored &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 09:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

::::I was surprised not to be able to find the deleted item in Bruffner's user contributions history page. I'd like to suggest that if he decides to rewrite it, or arrange for it to be restored from backup, that he submit it for peer review promptly. Is there a way I could make such a suggestion to multiple users (like, CC in email) instead of editting each user talk page? And FWIW, I commiserate with Eagle_101's deletion, the topic does appear patent nonsense, ''prima facie''; however, there is real anthropology going on. One way to view Tree Marriage is the ''symbolic'' responsibility (husbanding) of an icon (a special sacred tree) practiced widely in antiquity (the Golden Bough is the famous original study) not unlike modern nuns referring to themselves as "married" to Christ. Unfortunately I can't explain this on the talk page of the deleted item. [[User:PeterStJohn|Peter H. St.John, M.S.]] 15:15, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::Thanks for the boost of support PeterStJohn, I found it a hilarious topic but an ultimately true one. This was my interest intially as I read that couple of paragraphs in The Golden Brough I couldn't believe my eyes and started to research further. The difficulty in being able to find the referenced documents that The Golden Brough citations left me with the ability to only cite and quote from that book. It was with the help of our local library I found one of the additional citations and was going to add it to the first I added when I found it missing. I hadn't thought to make a backup of what I wrote here so no way to resubmit. Anyways, have fun and try to avoid marriage to a tree (seems this goes on in some remote parts of india which im trying to find a "Real" reference to. HAHA) [[User:Bruffner|Bruffner]]

::::::[[WP:DRV]] normally provides copies of deleted material on request (see the 'content review' section), if given a sufficiently good reason. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 17:39, 3 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

Ok, I am more then glad to go ahead and put this in [[User:Bruffner/Tree marriage]]. If this is not nonsense, and is indeed a legit topic, I am willing to undelete. Just the article as given, looks and feels like nonsense. The topic certainly did not help! Anyway, if I did make an error, please explain that to me. You might also want to see [[WP:MOS|our manual of style]], for some ideas on how to write a good looking article. I am glad to be of help here, and if you have any questions Bruffner, feel free to ask me. —— [[user:Eagle 101|'''Eagle''' 101]] ^{([[user_talk:Eagle 101|Need help?]])} 22:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

:Thank you Eagle101. I only left the article so sparse while I tried to gather more information about this wierd subject since the references are all quite old they are requiring some research in very old, rare books and periodicals. Hopefully in a week or two I will have a more complete version that will be deemed more believable. [[User:Bruffner|Bruffner]]

== new voice ==

i created a new voice about Sergio Castellitto but this voice may need to be wikified.Is there someone that can wikified this voice?Thanks.

[[User:Piper90|fedra]][[Image:CheHigh.jpg|25px|Alberto Korda Diaz's famous image of Guevara taken at the memorial service for the victims of the explosion of the ship ''La Coubre'', March 5, 1960]]

:The article is already wikified though most of the links are red (meaning those articles do not exist on wikipedia yet). However you may like to read [[Wikipedia:Your first article]] and [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article]] in order to understand how to make your article better &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 09:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

==On writing about fiction==

I'm not really new to Wikipedia, but I thought this would be a fast way to get input from editors more seasoned (and experienced with this kind of thing.) I've read the guidelines on writing about fiction, especially as it relates to [[The Flood (Halo)|this page]] I'm trying to clean up (in-universe and such.) But I'm having problems. I fully understand the whole 'sources beyond what (in this case) the player of the game sees, and no inferences from that' but frankly, I'm getting annoyed with it. Rewriting all the passages to make it 'out of universe' gives the writing a strained feel- not to mention repetitive. However, I do also want to know if providing references, I don't know, somewhat... absolves you of some of issues? Regardless, does anyone have some tips to make out of universe stuff sound better? Check out the article for what I mean, reference-wise and all. <font color="#ff9900">[[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid ƒuchs''']] </font>([[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]) 23:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

:Nobody? Sigh... :( <font color="#ff9900">[[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid ƒuchs''']] </font>([[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]) 23:25, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

::Hi, try [[WP:RFF]] :) [[User:Bjelleklang|Bjelleklang]] - [[User_talk:Bjelleklang|talk]] 23:57, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

:::The main problem with the article is that it continues to be in-universe. Imagine the Flood had indeed existed fifty or sixty years ago, and you are doing a documental about it. Check [[Goldmoon]] or [[Riverwind]] for examples. Try making clear in every paragraph that you are talking about something fictional, and it should be fine. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 02:53, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

==New Article==

How can I add a word or article to Wikipedia? {{unsigned|Mikemcdougal}}

:first off, sign your posts with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). Secondly, for creating a new article, simply type in the article name in the search box to the left. When it tells you that the article doesn't exist, you can create it as prompted. Please note that not everthing is okay to put on WIkipedia, so check out [[WP:NOT]] to see if the rules apply. Otherwise, you'll wake up and your article will have been deleted. <font color="#ff9900">[[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid ƒuchs''']] </font>([[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]) 02:24, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

::Also take a look at [[Wikipedia:Introduction]] and [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page]]. Feel free to ask more quesitons! -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 02:26, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

== Submiting Material ==

I'm sorry. I'm sure it must be here somewhere in all your pages of text but I find no information on how to submit a writer's biography. I'm not interested in editing anything only submitting something. As I say it is here somewhere but after reading your site for the last half hour I cannot find it. But then I'm approaching 80 years of age so I am probably going too fast for things on this site. If you can tell me how in a handful of words I would be glad to follow your instructions.

thanks,

hunterb4

:The easiest way is to type the name of the writer in the search box on the left and then hit '''Go'''. In big letters you will see "''No page with that title exists.''" Below this will be a red colored link that says "''create this page''". You can follow that link to create the article. Please be aware of [[WP:BIO|our inclusion guidelines for biographies]]. It is also not consider entirely kosher to [[WP:AUTO|write about yourself]] as this can create conflict of interest issues. <small>I have left a note on the original poster's talk page.</small> —[[User:WAvegetarian|WAvegetarian]]&bull;[[User talk:WAvegetarian|(talk)]] 15:56, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

==Television channel==

Hi, I am from London, England, united Kingdom. I am very much interested in your site. I understand you are a television channel and I would very much like to watch you show live via the internet. I am particularly interested in watching 'The Oprah Show' since we are unable to view her show in London. Can you tell how I would go about this. Thanks my email details are as follows: <!-- [e-mail]. --> ''commented out to prevent spamming'' I hope to hear from soon. {{unsigned|82.29.115.253}}

:I think you've got the wrong site/organization. [[Wikipedia]], where you are, is an encyclopedia, not a television channel. -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 14:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

==Links==

I would like to know if having a link in an article that is to an online petition should be removed as per [[WP:EL]]. [[User:TrackFan|TrackFan]] 19:03, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

:A link to that edit would be helpful. [[User:Xiner|Xiner]] ([[User talk:Xiner|talk]], [[Special:Emailuser/Xiner|email]]) 19:11, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

::I assume the edit is [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Dragon:_Jake_Long&diff=prev&oldid=99137954 this one]. I don't think it's an appropriate link and there have been problems in the past, at least on Wikia, with many people spamming their own petitions on wikis in order to get more votes for them. An ongoing petition doesn't add anything useful to the article. [[User:Angela|Angela]][[user talk:Angela|.]] 19:17, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

== Editing page name ==

I have created an article on "Mackay Libraries". Somehow I have created it as 'User:Mackay Libraries' rather than just 'Mackay Libraries' & cannot locate the editing area to fix this.

Would appreciate any help,

Thanking you

[[User:Mackay Libraries|Mackay Libraries]] 06:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

:You would want to [[Help:Moving a page|move]] the article to the appropriate ___location. However, noting from your username, it might be a good idea to take at [[WP:AUTO|this guideline about autobiographical articles]] since you should generally not create articles about yourself. —<b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Keakealani|<font color="8100b4">Keakealani</font>]]·[[User_talk:Keakealani|<font color="689c36">?</font>]]·[[Special:Contributions/Keakealani|<font color="cc5ba3">!</font>]]·[[Special:Emailuser/Keakealani|<font color="5899a7">@</font>]]</font></b> 07:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

== Uploading a new article ==

Hi ,

I would like to upload a few articles on a select range of topics but am unable to do so . Please help

Warm Regards,

Girish Ninjur <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Girishninjur|Girishninjur]] ([[User talk:Girishninjur|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Girishninjur|contribs]]) 07:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:You can create a new article by following a redlink ([[Mediawiki:like this one|like this one]]) to it (edit one into an existing article first; if you type the new name into the Search box and click 'Go', you'll also get a temporary redlink to it near the top of the screen that you can use). See [[Wikipedia:Your first article]] for instructions. For more general information about creating articles, see [[Wikipedia:Introduction]] and [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]]. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:56, 9 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== How do I (or you) remove the two flags on my contribution? ==

Hello,

I received a message that I hadn't tagged the appropriate copyright info on a picture that I uploaded. I think I've fixed that and all the other pictures I used.

But there are still two flags on the top of my article (and the article isn't found in the search window).

So how do I go about getting them removed and the article included in the search index?

Thanks,

Frank Tobe

The Glendon Association

:The tags on top of the article you've been editing ([[Robert W. Firestone]]) are {{tl|wikify}} and {{tl|sources}}. These are maintenance tags, which will help in the improvement of the article. Wikify is a warning that the article doesn't contain enough internal links; [[Help:Link|this is an internal link, which links to the help page about linking]]. You can link a word by placing double-square-brackets around it: <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[word]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>. {{tl|sources}} is a warning that you must provide your sources; if you don't, the article might not be [[WP:V|verifiable]] and might be deleted. You can remove these tags by editing the article and removing the {{tl|wikify}} or {{tl|sources}} code that places them there, but don't do this unless you improve the article to solve the problem (especially with 'wikify', it's likely that someone else will solve it eventually, but you're the only person who knows your sources so please provide them yourself). As for the image's copyright info, it's correct, but I've converted it into a form that the image-copyright-checking bots can understand. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 16:28, 9 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== new words ==

how do I contribute new words.

the new word is "catbiscuit",It's the round blob made when a cat pee's in scoopable,or clumping cat litter. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/68.79.167.106|68.79.167.106]] ([[User talk:68.79.167.106|talk]]) 00:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:See [[Help:Starting a new page]] for information on how to start an article. However, you really need to note that Wikipedia is [[WP:NOT|not]] a [[dictionary]]. You also should note that Wikipedia does not allow [[WP:NOR|original research]], and terms you invented are not appropriate for Wikipedia. Please take care to source your work and don't add things that are against policy. Welcome to Wikipedia, though, and we look forward to your contributions! —<b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Keakealani|<font color="8100b4">Keakealani</font>]]·[[User_talk:Keakealani|<font color="689c36">?</font>]]·[[Special:Contributions/Keakealani|<font color="cc5ba3">!</font>]]·[[Special:Emailuser/Keakealani|<font color="5899a7">@</font>]]</font></b> 05:33, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

::No neologisms please and also remember [[WP:NFT]]! [[User:Brookie|Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp !]] [[User talk:Brookie|^(Whisper...)]] 09:27, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== Images ==

Why do you say that, even if converted to png format, that all images are supposed to be as small as possible to keep low resolution. Ive seen the New Orleans Saints gold fleurdelis logo and that bigger image appears with better colors, not faded, not to mention transparency. And the uploader has obliged to the png format uploading since he got alerted of it. So why do you still prefer logos like the one now missing great [[User:RadicalBender|RadicalBender]] that were 100 x 100 from June 2004? Thanks [[User:71.99.87.242|71.99.87.242]] 01:45, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:Images aren't necessarily meant to be low-resolution (for instance, see [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures]]). However, ''[[fair use]]'' images have to be low-resolution to avoid infringing their owner's copyright. See [[WP:FUC|the fair use criteria]] for more details. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:15, 10 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== images don't show up ==

umm hi. i was wondering why sometimes images listed on a page like in the format [[Image|thumb|caption]] don't show up in the page, and instead of showing the picture, they show a link that redirects to the page [[User:Keops1988|Keops1988]] 08:11, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:It could be that the image was one commonly used for vandalism; in such cases, any use of the image must be approved by an administrator, or it appears as a link. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:12, 10 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

::[[Image:Cat.jpg|thumb|A cat]] What exactly do you mean? Using the syntax <nowiki>[[Image:Cat.jpg|thumb|A cat]]</nowiki> produced the image you see to the left. -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 15:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== [[Edmund Duke]] ==

Would someone please check out that page for me? Something strange seems to be going on with the formatting. '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 23:32, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:I'm not sure if the template you called existed. Either way, I swapped it with the CVG template and filled in the correct info, that appeared to have set things right. <font color="#ff9900">[[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid ƒuchs''']] </font>([[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]) 00:16, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

::Okie. Thanks much! '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 01:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

:::And just so you know, a bunch of other pages use that template too... '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 01:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

== Need help from someone with AWB ==

{{tl|StarCraft character}} was used inappropriately on several pages; it needs to be replaced by

<tt><nowiki>{{General CVG character}}</nowiki></tt>

<tt><nowiki>|inuniverse={{StarCraft character}}</nowiki></tt>

or something like that. '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 21:41, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

:Cancel that; I just reverted it to the proper version. '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 21:46, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

== Editing Categories ==

Is it possible for me to edit a category? I tried to add Chipotle to the "Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange" category list but there's no way for me to edit it. If I don't have the privileges to do so, how could I go about having something added to a category? Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!! [[User:Lollipop09|Lollipop09]] 01:54, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yes, you can. Just type <nowiki>[[Categories:Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange]]</nowiki> at the end of the article, or whatever it's called. [[User:Xiner|Xiner]] ([[User talk:Xiner|talk]], [[Special:Emailuser/Xiner|email]]) 01:59, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

::Or even <nowiki>[[Category:Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange]]</nowiki> :-) More info is at [[WP:CAT]]. -- [[User:Zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] ^{[[User_talk:Zzuuzz|(talk)]]} 02:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

==Rigid Frame Bridge==

There is no Rigid Frame Bridge article? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:70.70.184.87|70.70.184.87]] ([[User talk:70.70.184.87|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/70.70.184.87|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}|&#32;{{{2}}}|}}.</small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

:Apparently, no, sorry. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 04:53, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

== question about totally rewriting an article ==

There is a featured article which generates reams of heated discussion. In my naive newbie innocence I think that I could improve it and perhaps clear up some of the heated disputes. I'd like to take it and do a whole rewrite. I certainly do NOT want to then delete the whole article and dump in my rewrite.I'd like to put it out there and let the community incorporate what (if anything) they wish. Is there any way to do that? I COULD make up some other head ("the common misconceptions about x") and then let somebody merge (or let people discuss merging).

I know a revert is easy but I'm sure that my work would disappear all at once. I won't be suprised if most or all of it disappears gradually but then it will have been looked at. I think appending a rewrite at the end would probably also not be well received.

[[User:Gentlemath|Gentlemath]] 06:33, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

:Responded at [[User talk:Gentlemath]]. [[User:SWAdair|SWAdair]] | [[User talk:SWAdair|Talk]] 08:04, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

==False "What Links Here"==

I recently had a go at creating my first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Updated template], in response to a post at Requested templates, however when I click "What links here," it gives a bunch of links that, alas, don't actually link there. I thought this might be normal, but I'm not having that problem with a more recently created [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Originated_Talk template]. Any suggestions? thanks in advance, [[User:Danielfolsom|Danielfolsom]] 18:46, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

:Since the unwanted links all have {{tl|Infobox athlete biography}}, I looked at that template's code, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AInfobox_athlete_biography&diff=100300931&oldid=90740366 fixed what I thought might have been the problem] (that template linking to {{tl|updated}}). It hasn't worked, but it's just ''got'' to be something with the athlete template. I just wish I knew what. [[User:WODUP|<font face="Script MT Bold" color="#000" size="3">Wodup</font>]] 21:32, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

== How do I report vandals? ==

The IP address [[special:contributions/24.39.80.230|24.39.80.230]] has been involved in several acts of vandalism and I want to know what I can do to help get the IP address blocked. [[User:Asmeurer|Asmeurer]] 22:24, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

:Document each case on his talk page and report to [[WP:AIV]]. [[User:Xiner|Xiner]] ([[User talk:Xiner|talk]], [[Special:Emailuser/Xiner|email]]) 22:26, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

::I was going to say that :( '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 22:27, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. [[User:Asmeurer|Asmeurer]] 05:58, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

== Signature ==

I just read about doing a signature, and I wanted to try it out. I actually haven't seen what it looks like yet, but my real worry is the source code, could someone tell me if I should shorten it (or do anything else)--Danielfosom[[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 20:34, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

:You can have it like this. BTW it looks awesome :) --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">HIZKIAH</font> <small>([[User:HIZKIAH|User]]&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;[[User_talk:HIZKIAH|Talk]])</small> 20:39, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

::Oh thanks, yah I really like what you've done with your letters there, I think I should try to do something like that.

:::Ok I need to find some fonts, but for now I couldn't resist copying you (don't worry I will change it eventually, it's not so much stealing as temporary borrowing). --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">Daniel()Folsom</font> [[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 05:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

== QUANTITY OF CARDS IN A DECK? ==

This is a Legitimate question~ I really have never known! And I need this answer for a project I am doing for the Deaf And BLind. I have never played cards or any one in my family. I don't know where else to look for the answer! that is why I came to this page looking for some kind of infomation. How many cards total in a deack of playing cards? and how many of each kind?

I hope to get the Answer TODAY!! JAN13 2007~~

Can someone E Mail me the Answer? to TXANGEL4Real at aol com Thanks So much!! I know I sound like a looney bin!! But I am not!! I am a trainer for the Deaf Blind and need this for a project we are doing for them!

~~FingerJivinLady[[User:FingerJivinLady|FingerJivinLady]]

:According to [[Playing card#Anglo-American|this]] article:

:<blockquote>The primary deck of fifty-two playing cards in use today, called Anglo-American playing cards, includes thirteen ranks of each of the four French suits, spades (♠), hearts (♥), diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣), with reversible Rouennais court cards. Each suit includes an ace, depicting a single symbol of its suit; a king, queen, and jack, each depicted with a symbol of its suit; and ranks two through ten, with each card depicting that many symbols (pips) of its suit. Two (sometimes one or four) Jokers, often distinguishable with one being more colorful than the other, are included in commercial decks but many games require one or both to be removed before play.</blockquote>

:You can also find more information at [[Suit (cards)]]. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 21:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

For general knowledge questions, please ask at [[Wikipedia:Reference Desk]]. --[[User:Grand Slam 7|Grand Slam 7]] | [[User talk:Grand Slam 7|Talk]] 23:24, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

== new article ==

hello i published an article called "tgup" it is supposed to describe the new unattended technology i developed for software applications on windows systems. but it seems not to be accepted by wikipedia. please inform me how i could change thist article to make it accepted. thanks <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Ckislam|Ckislam]] ([[User talk:Ckislam|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ckislam|contribs]]) 23:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:For an article to be on Wikipedia, it needs to be considered "notable" enough. For information on the various notability guidelines, you can take a look at [[Wikipedia:Notability]]. Feel free to ask more questions. -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 00:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

::You shouldn't post articles about what you've done, unless you can make sure that all the information comes from sources and not original knowledge. So unless you've told someone about this article and you can cite it, it will be very dificult to keep up. --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">Daniel()Folsom</font> [[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 00:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== Now that I've edited... ==

Now that I've edited a page from ''Articles that need copyediting'', what do I do? Should I remove the copyedit tag, or leave it so that someone will proofread it? It's my first one so I'm not sure if I've edited it enough. Thanks. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Drupelet|Drupelet]] ([[User talk:Drupelet|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Drupelet|contribs]]) 02:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:If you think it might need more work, you can just leave the tag on the article. Improvement is a continuing process, so people will look at it later, and remove the tag if it is no longer needed. --[[User:Sopoforic|Sopoforic]] 04:10, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== Mark for clean up ==

I've noticed the [[Jon Bon Jovi]] page requires clean up, and I don't have the required knowledge to do it myself. How do you go about marking a page for clean-up? I've looked through the help pages and can't find it. Thanks. [[User:Eastlygod|Eastlygod]] 03:05, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

:You can use any of the appropriate [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup|cleanup template messages]]. -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 03:32, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

::Thanks, I've added the tag. Does that automaticly, add it to the articles that require clean up group? [[User:Eastlygod|Eastlygod]] 03:41, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Yes, it does. --[[User:Sopoforic|Sopoforic]] 04:08, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

==Background Image?==

Is there a way to have an image as a background for a table? thanks! --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">Daniel()Folsom</font> [[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 18:40, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

:I don't think that it's possible, and I can't imagine when it'd be a good idea. Is there some particular effect that you were trying to achieve? --[[User:Sopoforic|Sopoforic]] 18:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

::Kind of, I was thinking I could have [[Image:Statueoflibertyparis.JPG|200px]] on the background for a Illegal immigration template I'm creating. Hmmm... --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">Daniel()Folsom</font> [[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 18:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

:::I'd say that's a bad idea. Loading images takes a lot of time on slower connections (several seconds on a slower dial-up, at that size, and longer for larger images), and we want to be as accessible as possible. Plus, if there were text on top of that image it'd be impossible to read. It's only my own opinion, but I rather like the nice, simple templates we have now for most things: they're functional and load instantly. It's a nice change from some web pages (like [http://www.girlpower.gov/ this one]). --[[User:Sopoforic|Sopoforic]] 19:10, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

==Link color for entirety==

I have this template, and I want the links to be a different color (all the same but different with regards to the standard color) - and I'm not sure how to do it, any suggestions? --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">Daniel()Folsom</font> [[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 21:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Can you please explain what you are trying to do? For example, by "all a different color," do you mean for all of the links to be "not blue?"

In that case, My take on that would be that it would be strange for an article to have a different color scheme than the other 1.5 million articles on Wikipedia, and that readers could be "taken aback" by your use of color. Please ask for more information if you need it! [[User:Root2|Root2]] 05:26, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I should have clarified; now that I read it [ my response] it seems that not even I could understand it! Okay, my interpretation of what you wrote was that you wanted to create an article with links a different color; i.e. yellow for instance. Is this right? [[User:Root2|Root2]] 05:31, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Yah you got it (well it's for a table in a template - but same idea :-D) --<font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">Daniel()Folsom</font> [[User talk:Danielfolsom|^T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Danielfolsom|_C]]|[[User:Danielfolsom|^U]] 04:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:In order to do this you would need to override the Wikipedia CSS sheet, which AFAIK you can't do for individual bits of text. In general it's always best to leave Wikipedia to sort out colours and styles, and focus on content. &mdash; [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 14:10, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

== new user trying to upload article. ==

Greetings,

When I try to upload the article I wrote I get an error message that says something along the lines of:

invalid file extensions "."

can anybody tell me how I can rectify this situation?

:I'm not sure, but I suspect that you are using the "upload file" application on the toolbox menu in an attempt to create an article. If i'm off base I apologize. If this is correct, that feature is for uploading media—image files—and not how articles are created. In order to create an article, see: [[Help:Starting a new page]]. You might also look at [[Wikipedia:Your first article]] and [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article]] and take a tour through the [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]]. Please also note our [[WP:NN|notability]] guidelines.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] 17:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

:: Upload the article? Can you clarify as to what you are trying to do; i.e. put a word document onto wikipedia? This will allow people to give more specific feedback, more on how to exactly carry out what you want to do, instead of general procedure. In the case that you are attempting to do what I said in my example, the solution would be as follows:

*1. Use the search bar to find out if the article already exists.

*2. Add a page with the title of the article, and then copy and paste your document in. (there should be an empty edit box that automatically pops up, and a notice that tells you that the article has not been created; which asks you if you want to "create the article."

** Thank you for your past, present, and future contributions to wikipedia! [[User:Root2|Root2]] 00:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== 24 ==

Hello I am new to wikipedia and I wanted to add this thing about the new DVD of the 24 tv series that came out yesterday but the page said that new members could not edit that page. Can someone please send me a comment about why I can't edit that page? I haven't edited any pages yet but I noticed it would let me on all the other pages I saw except 24 tv series. Thanks.

:See [[WP:SPP]]. '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 23:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

== aircraft compass turns ==

I stumbled on this article, which lacks any references and contains some confusing and perhaps inaccurate statements, and was tempted to edit it. However, it soon occurred to me that the article covers two issues that are not particularly related:

1) Construction of modern compasses and errors introduced thereby;

2) Making turns by compass as part of aviation instrument training.

What do I do to refer the issue of splitting the articles to whoever decides such things?

Best,

Jay Parsons

:I suggest you look at the following: WP:SPLIT, for the actual splitting, and [[WP:SS]], which discusses summary style and when to split pages. However, while the above article might be on two different subjects, perhaps it is better to just source and clean it up before merge, so you don't end up with bad stubs. <font color="#ff9900">[[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid ƒuchs''']] </font>([[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]) 00:48, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:: I agree with David Fuchs, and further suggest that you utilize the talk page to tell other editors about your intentions. [[User:Root2|Root2]] 00:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== Adding a new topic.. ==

How do I add a new topic into wikipedia??

[[User:Karthik448|Karthik448]] 09:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:First, if you haven't already, read [[Wikipedia:Introduction]] and [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]] to learn about the basics of Wikipedia. Then, read [[Wikipedia:Your first article]] to find out about what you should write, and [[Help:Starting a new page]] to find out how to write it. (There's a 'start new article' box at the top of the last page I linked.) --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:19, 18 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== Editing wikipedia with an editing program or something like it ==

Wikipedia´s code is easy but isnt there something like an editor for it like "frontpage" is an editor for html?

I´ve searched for this in many faqs. Am I blind or is it bad organized? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Leontolstoy2|Leontolstoy2]] ([[User talk:Leontolstoy2|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Leontolstoy2|contribs]]) 21:07, 18 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:If you're looking for a [[WYSIWYG]] editor for Wikipedia (which I ''think'' is what you're asking for), no, it doesn't exist. If you're interested in contributing, you'll have to learn the basics of Wikicode, which shouldn't take long as it's designed to be very easy. &mdash; [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 14:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for answering. Why isnt there such a program? Is there any discussion about it?

--[[User:Leontolstoy2|Leontolstoy2]] 00:51, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

:I have been testing one lately, you can learn more at [[User:Cacycle/wikEd]]. But it only works in Mozilla browsers (turns the edit box into a full featured one). You may like it. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 00:56, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

That seems cool. Thanks.--[[User:Leontolstoy2|Leontolstoy2]] 01:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== [[Nuclear fallout]] ==

My popups don't work on that page. Any particular reason why? '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 21:45, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:Hmm. Actually they don't work on any page that has {{tl|Pollution}} transcluded on it. '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 21:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

::It seems to be the "collapsible" CSS class in the {{tl|Pollution}} template that is disabling the popups. No idea why. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 22:04, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== Please Help me.... ==

Sir,

I M Nikhil From India.I M a student of MBA First Year(Finance).As there are so many sectors in finance i m Quite Confuse Which is more Better For Me.So please Suggest me .

Plz Send Ur Views At

(email removed to reduce the risk of spam) <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/203.145.159.41|203.145.159.41]] ([[User talk:203.145.159.41|talk]]) 15:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Have you tried Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference Desk]]? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 15:27, 19 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== How to contact an author ==

I am looking for the author of an article. I would like to contact the person if possible. How can this be done?

:Click on ''history'' on top of the page, and find the Talk page of the person you're looking for. [[User:Xiner|Xiner]] ([[User talk:Xiner|talk]], [[Special:Emailuser/Xiner|email]]) 19:59, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

::Wikipedia articles (for the most part) aren't written by any one individual; lots of different people contribute. If you are looking for the person who contributed one specific fact or sentence to the article, then searching the history page for the contribution in question as Xiner suggests should suffice. If you elaborate on why you are looking for the author, we might be able to offer further advice. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 20:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

== Tracie Spencer ==

Hello,

I have been trying to update Tracie Spencer's information on the internet because a lot of sites have the wrong info. on her. She is going to be releasing new projects soon and I would like to know how I will be able to make these changes and not have them deleted everytime it is changed. The two sites that you have listed are wrong as well. I look forward to hearing a response from someone soon. Thanks for your time.

Dena <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Gardeniagurl|Gardeniagurl]] ([[User talk:Gardeniagurl|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gardeniagurl|contribs]]) 09:34, 20 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:I would suggest that whatever info you add, attribute it to [[WP:RS|reliable sources]]. See how to [[WP:CITE|cite the sources]] &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 14:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

::(edit-conflicted)Having a look at the article, I presume the wrong information on [[Tracie Spencer]] that you mentioned is her birth year. Well, currently in the article there're two different references [http://www.rockonthenet.com/birthdays/july.htm][http://imdb.com/name/nm1748789] which specifically state that her birth year is 1976, not 1978. If you believe the sites are mistaken, you need to provide a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] for the material you added, as per [[WP:REF]] and [[WP:V]]. Otherwise your information could be regarded as [[WP:OR|original research]] and will be removed. [[User:PeaceNT|PeaceNT]] ([[User talk:PeaceNT|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/PeaceNT|contribs]]) 14:50, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

:Well since you do not have a reliable source for this 1978 birth, it had to be changed back. Besides, I already find it hard to believe she recorded ''Make the Difference'' when she was only 13-14. [[User:Jjmcspooh|Jjmcspooh]] 23:01, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

== Experienced Editors wanted at [[WP:DB|Wikipedia Drawing Board]] ==

I have recently joined the Wikipedia community. I use Wikipedia all the time now to look up general knowledge and even have it as my homepage. A month or so ago, I found out about a certain religious group and decided to look them up here, but to my surprise there was no article on them yet. I negotiated the pages on how to request a new article, and since I had information to help start the article, I was directed to the [[WP:DB|Wikipedia Drawing Board]]. I made my request there with relevant information on the topic, and one editor had made a suggestion to verify the notability of the organization. I gave published articles on the organization for notability concerns but have not had any other editors comment on the feasibility of the article. In fact, I don't think that many experienced editors monitor the [[WP:DB|Drawing Board]] to help these new requestors/contributors. In looking at the [[WP:Community Portal|Community Portal]], I didn't see anything advising editors to monitor the [[WP:DB|Drawing Board]] to help newcomers to Wikipedia. I have already posted a request for experienced editors to help the [[WP:DB|Drawing Board]] on its [[Wikipedia talk:drawing board|discussion]] page. If experienced editors could be informed of their requested help in maintaining and monitoring the [[WP:DB|Drawing Board]], then I think this will greatly aid Wikipedia in the creation of new quality content. Please let me know of any way to address this issue on my [[User talk:Cgilbert76|talk]] page--[[User:Cgilbert76|cgilbert]] 14:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

==What?!==

I created an article for the "American Cornhole Association" which is the governing body for [[cornhole (game)|cornhole]]. The group even has there own website [http://www.playcornhole.org www.playcornhole.org]. Strangely though the article keeps getting deleted! Please Help!--[[User:Sportman2|Sportman2]] 03:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

I was told my article on the "American Cornhole Association" was nonsense by several users. Many of those users have no idea what [[cornhole (game)|cornhole]] is. For those who don't check out the article on [[cornhole (game)|cornhole]]. [[cornhole (game)|Cornhole]] is not nonsense!--[[User:Sportman2|Sportman2]] 03:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

I was just thinking on your website you have many articles talking about bad slang terms. You even have one which refers the butt as a "cornhole". First off that term has nothing to do with the actual game of [[cornhole (game)|cornhole]]. I grew up in Cincinnati and I never ever have heard that term before now. Though most everybody I know (at least in [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Indiana]]) knows what the "American Cornhole Association" is. So basically [[Wikipedia]] is saying rude slang terms aren't nonsense but professional sports leagues are! What?!--[[User:Sportman2|Sportman2]] 03:50, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

:You actually created an article "The American Cornhole Association" as indicated by deletion logs. I have looked at the website for the organization, and I sse that the Cornhole(game) article has refrences from three newspaper articles. If you can provide a reference specifically for the "American Cornhole Association" and not just the game itself, then it would be more difficult for editors to remove the article. A possible reference could be a newspaper, magazine, or journal article from a publisher other than the organization itself. This would verify the notability of the organization and hence, hopefully, that it is not nonsense. You can also discuss the article before creating it on the [[WP:DB|Wikipedia Drawing Board]]. I will copy this post to you user talk page as well. --[[User:Cgilbert76|cgilbert]] 19:13, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

:Also, you might want to consider using the article title "American Cornhole Association" rather than "The American Cornhole Association". --[[User:Cgilbert76|cgilbert]] 19:22, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

::[[Wikipedia:Your first article]] and [[Help:Starting a new page]] give good guidance. Perhaps more to the point, articles with good sources have a much higher chance to survive here; if you can't find them, then per [[WP:V|the requirements for verifiability]], there shouldn't be an article. (And by "good", I mean the sources need to be [[WP:RS|reliable]].) -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:18px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> | ^{[[User talk:John Broughton |(♫♫)]]} 15:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Seth Swirsky ==

I just got done editing the article on Seth Swirsky and the spacing is off. I need each heading to be left aligned and below any pictures from the previous section and I need this to happen without a bunch of extra spaces in between each section. On my IE this looks right, but on my Firefox, it doesn't. How do I standardize the spacing so that it looks right on all browsers?

Thanks.

[[User:Jheditorials|Jheditorials]] 19:57, 22 January 2007 (UTC)jheditorials

:Unfortunately, theres no easy way to do this unless you have a lot of copy that acts as a buffer. My suggestion is to remove some of the images; do you really need pics of the albums, why not just refer them to that page? <font color="#ff9900">[[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid ƒuchs''']] </font>([[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]) 23:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

== Someone keeps erasing page info ==

I'm not very good at navigating this site yet,but a user keeps erasing vital information from a page. How can I stop this or contact the user directly? Can we send private messages to other users?

Thanks! <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/68.38.228.202|68.38.228.202]] ([[User talk:68.38.228.202|talk]]) 23:08, 22 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:That is not exactly considered vital information, but if you want to contact that user about it, you can post a query on his [[User talk:Kevin3d|talk page]]. '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 23:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

== spinal cord ==

Dear friends,

i have back pain nowadays.6 mons back i got fainted,and fell down.we consulteda doctor he told that the end of my spinal cord is little bent,and also he added that there was nothing to worry about.but now got that pain again.what should i do for this? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Geeth168|Geeth168]] ([[User talk:Geeth168|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Geeth168|contribs]]) 02:26, 23 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

*Did he say how long it would take for the pain to go away? If it takes longer than the doctor said, go back. If it's still worrying you, ask the doctor anyway. Wikipedians are not qualified to give medical advice. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 09:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

**Yes, that would be [[Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer]]. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:18px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> | ^{[[User talk:John Broughton |(♫♫)]]} 15:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== rf load ==

Why the tapered housing is needed in the rf load ??

and also what is the distance between resistor and housing wall ?? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/59.95.221.218|59.95.221.218]] ([[User talk:59.95.221.218|talk]]) 10:46, 23 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Have you tried Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference Desk]]? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 15:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

== Untitled question from [[User:Simplywater|Simplywater]] ==

I go to Wikipedia with my laptop and my home computer. On the God page, they show two different images and responces. And the amount of money Wikipedia has raised is different. Do different computers show different things?

[[User:Simplywater|Simplywater]] 04:27, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

:I would wager that your problem is a [[cache]] issue. Try [[WP:CACHE|clearing your cache]] to update your computer's information to the current version. If that doesn't work, you might want to try the [[WP:VPT|technical section of the village pump]]. —<b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Keakealani|<font color="8100b4">Keakealani</font>]]·[[User_talk:Keakealani|<font color="689c36">?</font>]]·[[Special:Contributions/Keakealani|<font color="cc5ba3">!</font>]]·[[Special:Emailuser/Keakealani|<font color="5899a7">@</font>]]</font></b> 05:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Wikipedia complications ==

I cannot believe the run around from one webpage to another one has to endure,simply to point out a translation error.This must be on par with the Inland Revenue tax laws in volume and complications.

All I need to say that "Sturm und Drang"is not "Storm and Stress". I should be "Storm and Urge"!

That would most certainly result into Stress! Like trying to point out an error to Wikipedia.

Email: (removed to prevent spam)

User Name: ixora

:You can correct it yourself, you know. That's what the 'edit this page' button at the top of the page is for (and incidentally why there's no place to report such things, as correcting it yourself would be easier than any reporting method). If someone disagrees with you, they'll change it back, and then you can discuss the change with them (probably on [[Talk:Sturm und Drang]]). --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 10:28, 24 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

*There's a link in the menu to the left titled "Contact Wikipedia". If you click that, you can get to a page with relevant info within about 2 clicks. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 13:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Submitting to the directory ==

I'vve created a new page and would like to submit it the directory/catagories.

How do I do this? Thank you. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:SustainableCommunities|SustainableCommunities]] ([[User talk:SustainableCommunities|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/SustainableCommunities|contribs]]) 14:29, 24 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:The page will automatically be included in the [[Special:Allpages|alphabetical index]], and will be indexed in the [[Special:Search|search function]] within about a week. To add it to a category, use the <nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>''category to include the page in'']] syntax at the bottom of the article. Note that the article, at the moment, reads a lot like an advert, and as such might be deleted unless you tone it down, and provide [[WP:V|sources]] and [[WP:N|evidence of notability]]. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 14:33, 24 January 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== [[WP:ER]]? ==

No one seems to be reviewing for the past week or so. Any particular reason why? '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 01:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

:Hey, Zeratul, I'm on the job, but like with any WP space project, it tends to get backed up a little from time to time. I'm usually doing 1-2 reviews a day, so I should be done with the current crop within a week. As for where everyone else is, beats me. Maybe they have lives. ;) [[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid Fuchs''']] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|contribs]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> 20:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

== How/Where do I download a template? Do I need a persons permission to write an article about them? ==

Please help. Thanks.

<small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Itsallaboutthemoney-1|Itsallaboutthemoney-1]] ([[User talk:Itsallaboutthemoney-1|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Itsallaboutthemoney-1|contribs]]) 03:56, 27 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:On Wikipedia, ''[[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]]'' has a different meaning than I think you're using. If you want a fill-in-the-blanks type of thing to create a new article, there is no such thing. You can look at other articles for examples, and you might want to read [[Wikipedia:Manual of style]] and [[Wikipedia:Wiki markup]]. For creating a new article, you might also want to read [[Wikipedia:Your first article]] and [[Help:Creating a page]].

:You don't need a person's permission to write about them, but you should review [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons]] before doing so. Make sure everything you write is [[WP:V|verifiable]], or it will be removed. Also, be sure that the person you're writing about is [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] enough to be mentioned on Wikipedia. Hope that helps. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 21:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

== Uploading photos ==

dear sir,

I have contributed an article on 'Malladihalli Raghavendrasvamiji' it is complete. i want to introduce the photo, which i have one or two.

Please help me to get the confidence,≈ to put it on your wikipedia main page. next time onwards i will read thoroughly and do the needful. the above article is of my revered guruji. please help.. ÷ 02:25, 28 January 2007 [[User:Radhatanaya]]

:You can find information on uploading photos ("images") here: [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial]], [[Wikipedia:Image use policy]], [[Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload]], and [[Wikipedia:Uploading images]].

:As for getting the article on the Wikipedia main page, it must become of such high quality as to rated as a featured article. In many cases that is impossible because the article is about someone or something that is notable, but not so notable as to be able to write a ''long'' article. You can find out more about featured articles here: [[Wikipedia:What is a featured article?]]. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:18px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> ^{[[User talk:John Broughton |☎☎]]} 18:05, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

== Missing Article ==

I recently created a new article on wikipedia, and it does appear on "my contributions." However, when I do a search for my article by its title, it finds zero results. Is there a certain amount of time that must pass before it is "published" for everyone else to see? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Filajoe|Filajoe]] ([[User talk:Filajoe|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Filajoe|contribs]]) 02:27, 28 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Yes,it dosen`t happen right away, though I`m not sure exacly how long.Try again in a few days. If its on your contrbutions list, then the page is there and should be listed soon. By the way, external [[search engines]] often work better than Wikipedia`s.[[User:24.20.69.240|24.20.69.240]] 05:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

::If you mean [[Library Services and Construction Act]], I typed it in the search box and got right to the page. There's no problem here. &ndash; [[User talk:PeaceNT|Pea]][[Special:Contributions/PeaceNT|ceNT]] 06:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

:::PeaceNT, if you type in the exact article name, then Wikipedia goes directly to that page. On a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=library+services+construction&go=Go search for "library services construction"], though, the page doesn't show up. I'm sure it will in a few days, once the article makes it into the search database. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 22:14, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

== BLine ==

I noticed someone has deleted a page called "Bline" because it contained nonsense posting about a presumably unrelated subject.

''BLine'' [note different cases] is the name of a bus operator in my local area and currently does not have a page, how should I make such a page as the page has been deleted and protected.

[[User:Jobie29|Jobie29]] 20:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

:I don't know why it doesn't work from the search box, but if you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLine, you should be able to create the new page there. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 22:09, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

==Change Name==

How Do I Change My Wikipedia Name? And Also How Do I Put Text Boxes With : This User Is Against And This User Belives In That Have Little Pics In Them. Sorry Im Awful With Wiki{{unsigned|Id Rather Be Hated For Who I Am, Than Loved For Who I Am Not}}

:To change your user name, follow the directions at [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] to put in a request. The boxes you mention are userboxes, they're [[Wikipedia:templates|templates]]. You can use the set that exist at [[Wikipedia:Userboxes]] ([[Wikipedia:Userboxes#Gallery]]), or you can follow the directions on that page (at [[Wikipedia:Userboxes#Constructing a userbox]] to make your own. You can also try [[Wikipedia:Userbox Maker]]. Let me know on [[user talk:delldot|my talk page]] if you have any questions or want to discuss anything. [[user:delldot|delldot]] | <small>[[user talk:delldot|talk]]</small> 00:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

== Bold Texts ==

Good evening ladies and genltemen. I would like to ask a quick question. There is an article known as "[[Tien len (VC)]]", which i have been working on since last year.

I would like to make sure this article is in tip top shape. If anyone can provide suggestions on improving the article, that would be greatly appreciated!

Gracias! [[User:Gooden|Gooden]] 03:07, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

:Taking a quick look, I'd suggest making a note of your references - at least quickly, at the bottom of the article, and ideally inline - see [[WP:REF]]. You could also improve it by linking some more key words, as currently only the very start and end of the article have links. In general, have a look at some other articles, to see how they are presented, for ideas on improving this one. Hope this helps, [[User:Warofdreams|Warofdreams]] ''[[User talk:Warofdreams|talk]]'' 03:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

::Does the article seem to have too much bolded text? Or is it sufficient for the reader?

Gracias Senor for your help! [[User:Gooden|Gooden]] 03:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

:You can ask for feedback on [[Wikipedia:Requests for feedback]]. Or for review on [[Wikipedia:Peer review]]. I think myself so many bolds are too much and make its reading like you have the hiccups. Also [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (text formatting)]] says that, Bold type is reserved for certain uses. [[User:Hevesli|Hevesli]] 21:20, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

== astronomy, a safe exploration? ==

ASTRONOMY AND THE NATURAL PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

Astronomy is a very interesting science that leaves any interesting party with urge to know more and extra more all the time.

Talk about the sun, the galaxy, the asteroids, the comets, the black holes, the planets of the sun, and the planets of planets, the stars and every thing up there.

Notably we are in a thresh hold age of space exploration. All nations are looking up with passion of at least throwing something up there that can send back some information to earth.

When I hear of some giant scientific sites like the GALILEO, the NASA, the ESA, the JAXA, the ISAS and others reaching up there, am tempted to throw a stone up there by hand or sling to hit something and fall back with foreign materials on it to study. May be the former Iraq could have thrown a scud missile up there by now. These are great adventures.

How ever, one scaring adventure to be solved by these gigantic scientific organizations is the physical constant of the earth in its orbit. Logically the earth maintains its orbit due to the centripetal force of its mass being held by the sun’s gravitational pull.

Recently, I was determined to hurl a stone at the moon when my little kid piped near me, “dad that stone will not come back!” I looked at the kid with dismay and reluctantly gave up the mission.

The major scientific and social questions that came to my mind were:

*Is there any system of control as to how many satellites, rockets, space stations etc is the earth loosing to the universe and at what rate and value is the earth loosing its mass to these space adventures???

*In this avalanche of space age if every country is competing in releasing a rocket to space from its launching pad, will the mass of the planet earth still be the same in the near future years to keep it in its constant orbit?

*Incase the earth loses its orbit due to change in mass and comes closer to a neighboring planet will they repel shooting themselves to other heavenly bodies or attract to crash into one another?

*In either case no life will remain on earth but what will become of earth after then?

*Is there any leakage of gases between the earth’s atmosphere and the universe as these rockets puncture the ozone on their way up there?

*In any case there is such leakage is it environmentally friendly?

*After knowing what is beyond the earth what will the people and earth benefit from these launchers?

*Are these viable projects?

*Could these funds be deviated to improve living conditions on earth?

*Could somebody comfort the world by answering these questions?

<small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:John keya|John keya]] ([[User talk:John keya|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/John keya|contribs]]) 07:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Hi there John! The best place to ask this kind of question is at the [[WP:RD/SCI|Science reference desk]], that's where you'll find all the experts on such subjects. I've also taken the liberty of reformatting your question to make it easier to read, hope you don't mind! &mdash; [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 12:43, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

== Adding an article to wiki ==

I am the webmaster for OUTLOOKSTRAVEL.CA and i'd like to know how to create an article about this site in wiki.

We have found that the site of the mother company, OUTLOOKS MAGAINE has an article here already:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlooks

Now we'd like to create an article for OUTLOOKS TRAVEL

Now, Id like to think that with years of experience online and in media dev, that id be able to work this out.

But for the life of me, I cant figure out how to CREATE a listing, only edit one.

Please advise!

Thank You

AJ

(e-mail and phone number removed)

:Please first check [[WP:WEB]] to see if it meets notability standards. If it doesn't, you may want to create a section on Outlooks, the article for the mother company. To create an article, go here: [[WP:CREATE]]. '''''[[User:Bibliomaniac15|<font color="black">bibliomaniac</font>]][[User talk:Bibliomaniac15|<font color="red">1</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Bibliomaniac15|<font color="blue">5</font>]]''''' 01:18, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

::And please read our [[WP:COI|Conflict of interest]] guideline. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(☎☎)]] 02:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== Encyclopedic??? ==

I have noticed that some articels are being deleted such as couter stike maps of game descriptions. This seem distincly unecycopedic. The more minute the better. I have wished that some topics would have so much more inoframtion on certain topics!!! isn't that the point of an encylopedia, the more compeduious it is the more people will use it the better the stoer of knoweldge it represents.[[User:JUBALCAIN|JUBALCAIN]] 09:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

*Articles on Counter Strike maps are considered unencyclopedic because they usually can't be [[WP:V|verified]] with [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] (verification of information is a key policy). Also, including most of them would pretty much mean allowing map creators to advertise their work - something specifically forbidden in [[WP:NOT]]. And then, I haven't even talked about the maps that have such a small amount of players, they're not [[WP:N|notable]]. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 09:32, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:: True, verifiable is an issue, but apart from that, isn't everyting a advert for something???? Every theory/fact/paper is pushing something. As far as notable goes, would not be best to leave that to the reader to decide simply because its no big deal to u or me...it may be important to someone?

*Theories and papers push a certain POV, but facts are facts. They push the truth. As for notability. That has been established to stop everyone and their uncle to make entries for themselves and their own ideas in Wikipedia. If it is important to someone (for example Counter Strike players) there's nothing keeping you from posting to Counter Strike websites where people who find it important can find the material. There's always someone who will find something important. But we're writing an encyclopedia. Not a compendium of every bit of info in the world. Anyway, verifiability is enough of an issue to not allow it. Verifiability is key. -0 [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 10:31, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

**''isn't everyting a advert for something'' - No, the articles on [[George Washington]] and [[anarchism]], to name the first two that come to mind, are not advertising for anything. Plus another provision in [[WP:NOT]] is that Wikipedia is not an indescriminate collector of information. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(☎☎)]] 02:55, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== New topic question ==

Hi. I am obviously not a famous person (at least not yet). Is there any restriction on starting a autobiography of someone not famous though?

[[User:Bleung2bleung|Bleung2bleung]] 09:30, 31 January 2007 (UTC)Billy

*Yes, relevant policies and guidelines are [[WP:BIO]] and [[WP:VAIN]]. If you hang around and edit other articles, people won't object if you put your own autobiography on your userpage, but remember that being here just for the userpage violates the rule that [[WP:NOT|"Wikipedia is not a free webhost"]]. People who work on the project are given a little more leeway on what they're allowed to have on their userpage. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 09:36, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

== How to publish first person unpublished accounts ==

I am interested in contributing to an entry that would shine light on a topic, based on personal unpublished experience.

I know Wikipedia wants everything cited; how do I do this?

For example, suppose I was the first person to start a certain popular trend. And, suppose the trend is interesting, but not interesting enough for someone to have ever investigated or published my account. However, I think my anecdote would be very interesting for people to know. What is the proper way to enter this into Wikipedia? (How do I make this verifiable?)

My thanks.

[[User:Jodstarr|Jodstarr]] 21:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:If it is interesting enough, you can convince reporters to write about it. Then you have material for a new Wikipedia article. If you cannot convince reporters, then your experience does not belong in an encyclopedia. Maybe later but not now. [[User:Hevesli|Hevesli]] 21:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

It is interesting that you would rely on journalists as reference for Wikipedia articles. From that point of view, we might believe Judy Miller that Iraq had "weapons of mass destruction." Anyway, I appreciate the response.

*Wikipedia is not the place to publish original material. Material can only be on Wikipedia when it's already published elsewhere (in multiple publications that aren't related to you). Also see [[WP:AUTO]], [[WP:BIO]], [[WP:V]] and [[WP:N]] for starters. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 10:26, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

**The most relevant policy - one of three core policies in Wikipedia, is [[Wikipedia:No original research]]. You may think that what you experienced is absolutely fascinating to everyone, or that you've invented a perpetual motion machine that really works, or any number of things that no newspaper has ever reported on. But Wikipedia isn't the total repository for all knowledge and thoughts (see [[WP:NOT]]); we've chosen to limit ourselves to verifiable information. You may think that's a mistake; perhaps it is, but Wikipedia is so fundamentally based on [[WP:NOR]] that there is essentially no likelihood that it will ''ever'' change. You're free to publish your thoughts on a blog or social networking site or personal website or a discussion forum elsewhere, but Wikipedia, perhaps to our loss, is ''not'' an acceptable place. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(☎☎)]] 02:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== OutLook Skateboards ==

I am the owner of OutLook Skateboards and we have been online for over 7 years. We are all over the net as well as my name is. I was wondering what I need to do to get my name/compnay on Wikipedia?

OutLook Skateboards LLC

Vince Hamilton / Owner

Po Box 33

Battery Park, VA 23304

[e-mail]§ <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/71.80.3.248|71.80.3.248]] ([[User talk:71.80.3.248|talk]]) 10:45, 1 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Hi there! Wikipedia is not a company or website directory, in order for a company or website to have an article on Wikipedia it needs to be notable, for more details on these criteria, see [[Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations)]] and [[Wikipedia:Notability (web)]]. In general, you are strongly discouraged to write about yourself or your company, the way it works is if you or your company are notable enough, someone else will write an article about you. Please remember that Wikipedia is [[WP:NOT#SOAP|not an advertising service]], and that articles should be written from a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]].

:I hope this answers your question. &mdash; [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 11:26, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

::And please read our rules regarding [[WP:COI|Conflict of interest]]. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(☎☎)]] 02:45, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== Citing References that are not available online. ==

I wish to add a technical reference to an article. I have this material (it's from Standards Australia) as printed matter but it's not available online (as least not for free). Am I able to use this as a reference even though I cannot link to it?

http://www.saiglobal.com/shop/script/Details.asp?DocN=AS242359480475

Thanks in advance,

[[User:Anthrass|Anthrass]] 12:23, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

:As long as your information is from a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]], that's fine. It doesn't need to be online. You should still cite it, though. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 16:19, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

::Yes, you pretty much need to use [[WP:CITE]] (see also [[WP:FOOT]]) when you have an offline reference. For online references, although using a cite isn't mandatory, it's still highly desirable - it's not mandatory because other editors can check the source, and because (hopefully) some other editor will (later) convert it from an embedded link to a cite. But with an offline source, anything less than full cite info is going to be highly problematical. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(☎☎)]] 02:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== two novels, two articles, one name ==

[[User:Collier7344|Collier7344]] 14:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)I've looked through the faqs, but can't seem to find the specific advice I need.

I wish to contribute an article about a novel. There already exists an article about a different novel with the same title. What should I use as the link?

If it helps, the novel is a part of a series. Could I use the series name as part of the link name?

:Please see [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation]]. What is the name of the novel? &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 14:46, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[[User:Collier7344|Collier7344]] 21:46, 1 February 2007 (UTC)The name is Amsterdam. I had a look at disambiguation. The only idea I could come up with is a double disambiguation, calving off novels named Amsterdam.

:My suggestion would be to move [[Amsterdam (novel)]] to [[Amsterdam (Ian McEwan novel)]], and then make your new page [[Amsterdam (XYZ novel)]] where XYZ is the name of the author. [[Amsterdam (novel)]] would become a disambiguation page between the two novels, and [[Amsterdam (disambiguation)]] would need to be updated to link directly to both of the novels ('''''not''''' to [[Amsterdam (novel)]]). There might be other ways of distinguishing between them as well, such as ''Fantasy novel'' or ''Historical novel'', etc. Find the one that seems most appropriate. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 21:58, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

::Yep, PurpleRain is right. It's general guidelines to clarify by author name. If you'd like more information, [[Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(books)#Standard_disambiguation]] talks about it more in detail. Feel free to let us know if you need any help. -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 22:05, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

:::You can look at [[Fear Itself]] for an example of two novels with the same title: [[Fear Itself (Doctor Who)]] and [[Fear Itself (Batman novel)]], although the naming convention chosen here doesn't appear to be terribly consistent. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 22:06, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

*I think that choice was made because the series the book was a part of were better known than the authors in that case. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 09:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== The page I wrote disappearred ==

I have just written a new page, Solidarity (South Africa), my first contribution. When I tried to paste an external link at the end of the article, the page disappeared and I was redirected to the tutorial page.

Needless to say, i particularly feel inclined to rewrite the article.[[User:Leischa|Leischa]] 14:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

:Had you clicked the '''Save''' button after writing the article? If not, then it never made it into the Wikipedia database. My guess is that when you were pasting in the link, you accidentally hit the wrong key, and directed your browser to go back a page instead. If that's the case, then there's really no choice but to re-type the article (assuming that you've visited another page since then, and can no longer click the forward arrow to get back to the page you were on). If you're writing a very long article, it might be worthwhile to click '''Save''' periodically, and then go back and edit the article to add more. That way you can be sure that the article is being saved. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 16:30, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

You could try to go into the history of your browser, and hope that a page with your text is saved there. [[User:OlavN|OlavN]] 09:07, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

== [[WindowBlinds]] ==

For some strange reason, whenever I use a skin other than Windows XP, the text in Wikipedia articles keeps shifting up and down. Any particular reason for this? '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 22:47, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

:That's strange - what browser are you using? Posting at [[WP:VPT|the technical Village Pump]] might also be a good idea, that's where you'll find all the super-experts on the fine points of Wikipedia software. &mdash; [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 09:07, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

::[[Firefox|fx]] owns. It's really weird, only happens on some pages but it doesn't seem to have any cause. It doesn't happen on IE, but IE sucks :D '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 18:08, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

:Stardock has a [http://stardock.helpserve.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=402&nav=0,1,37 knowledge base article] on this. To fix it, add a bookmark to your bookmark bar. Removing the bar altogether or moving it somewhere else may also work. (Right click a blank space on the menu or navigation bar, and uncheck Bookmarks Toolbar or click Customize to move it). -- [[User:Consumed Crustacean|Consumed Crustacean]] <small>([[User talk:Consumed Crustacean|talk]])</small> 18:20, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you :D '''[[User:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="ForestGreen">Zeratul</font>]] ^{[[User Talk:Prelate Zeratul|<font color="DarkRed">En Taro Adun!</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Prelate Zeratul|<font color="LightSteelBlue">So be it.</font>]]}''' 21:22, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== Is there any special protocl for linking to other pages? ==

I am new here, and am working on an article about a Buddhist organization that is mainly based in the US and Canada. I wanted to link my article to the Buddhism in United States and Buddhism in Canada pages, and I was wondering if I had to get permission first. Also, what is the protocol for getting other pages to link back to your article? Thanks for the help. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Amaranthxx|Amaranthxx]] ([[User talk:Amaranthxx|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Amaranthxx|contribs]]) 23:49, 2 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:No you don't have to have permission to wikify an article before you do you may want to read [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links)]] and [[Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context]] and if the article your linking to has mention of the first article you can always link it back. Also please remember to sign your posts by adding <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to the end of your comment.&mdash; [[User:Wilsbadkarma|<font color="#25185d">'''Wils'''</font><font color="#bc8d00">'''Bad'''</font><font color="#25185d">'''Karma'''</font>]] ^{([[User talk:Wilsbadkarma|<font color="#bb8900">'''Talk'''</font>]])} 00:03, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== Starting again with a fresh article submission ==

Hello,

1. In the French Wikipedia I recently created an article that is linked as a stub to another article. This article is in English. I have created the same article in the English Wikipedia. I wish to have the first article in the French Wikipedia deleted. How do I go about this?

2. In the aforementioned article, I submitted an image and attached the appropriate licensing message in the associated text field. However, the licensing message only appears to those who have logged in to Wikipedia. When someone is not logged in and clicks on the picture, a box appears that warns that, if the appropriate licensing is not declared within 7 days, the image will be deleted. How can I make the my appended licensing message appear to all users logged in or not? --[[User:3hierx|3hierx]] 00:34, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

:Each language Wikipedia has different rules (and even different logins). I think you should ask both questions at [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accueil the French Wikipedia], not here - sorry. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(☎☎)]] 01:51, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

:I would suggest that you leave the stub in the French Wikipedia. Perhaps other French speakers will find the article useful and develop it further. - [[User:Cgilbert76|cgilbert]]^{([[User_talk:Cgilbert76|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Cgilbert76|contribs]])} 02:24, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== G.K. ==

Who has won by the highest margin of votes in any kind of election in India & World so far & by how much & from which constituency? Which website can give me these information ?[[User:59.93.245.37|59.93.245.37]] 03:00, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

:I recommend that you ask at the [[WP:RD/H|Humanities Reference Desk]]. This page is more for Wikipedia-related questions. [[User:SubSeven|SubSeven]] 05:07, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== finding contributions ==

I contributed several edits but can't find them. Why? What can be done? [[User:Impunv|R. Mirman]] 06:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

:Here's the list of your contributions [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Impunv] &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 06:45, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

==Creating a new page==

How do you create a page?[[User:Loserhead509|Loserhead509]]

:See [[Help:Starting a new page]]. Also have a look at [[WP:VFAQ]] &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 07:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== regarding hydrodynamics................ ==

Sir, I want to ask a question:-

If a fluid kept in a beaker with its mouth closed, if it is moved up and down in a rapid motion, bubbles will form in liquid. I want to ask that whether there be any change in physical or chemical properties of the fluid present in the beaker.

regards, sachin.

([e-mail]) <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/221.135.221.23|221.135.221.23]] ([[User talk:221.135.221.23|talk]]) 12:37, 3 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:You should probably ask this question in [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science|here]]. I removed your e-mail address to prevent it from being a target of spammers. -- [[User:Anas Salloum|<font color="Black">'''''A'''''<small>nas</small>'''</font>]] ^{[[User talk:Anas Salloum|<font size="-4"><font color="DodgerBlue">Talk'''?'''</font></font color>]]} 15:03, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== Susan B. Anthony ==

Hi, my name is Amanda. I am enrolled at my local college and in my speech class we have to write about a specific speech. I picked out the one by Susan B. Anthony but I cant seem to find the date of this publication. If you could help me, I would highly appreciate it. Thanks 05:27, 4 February 2007 (UTC)~~

:Have you seen the external links section at [[Susan B. Anthony]]? Is the speech not available there? If not, then I'd suggest you ask either at the talk page of the article or at [[WP:RD|reference desk]] &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 11:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

== Why can't I list my website if "x" added one? ==

Hello.

I'm very new to wikipedia, and I've already made a mistake and got a message about it.

I saw a few '''fansites listed''' on some of the pages, and since my website is based on the same television characters/shows, I thought I could add my site's URL. I did so on three pages with the editing tool, and today I found my links deleted and I also recieved a message from someone who told me that I can't add a personal site. I'd added my site to what I gather is his or her wikipedia site section that features one of the shows I have featured on my website. My site link has been removed from all three areas that I posted to.

I'm very confused because I know of two people who have their site's listed on one of the very same wikipedia pages that I added mine to. One of the site's listed is most definitely a fansite. It has photos, fan fiction, and a forum. I have the same on my site, but mine can't be listed. Why? How in the world is it okay for them, but not for me?

I wanted to get in touch with the perosn who sent the message, and apologize to them, but I couldn't find any way to do so.

My intent is not to offend anyone. I orginally signed up to wikipedia in case I find or already have helpful information to add. But when I saw the website listings in the '''external sections''' of pages, I thought it would be fine for me to add my own, since editing does allow such action.

I don't even know if I'm sending this message to the right place. [sigh]

Again, I have no intent to offend with anything I've done or may do. I'm slowly learning my way around.

To all affected by this - Please accept my apologies for such a blunder.

Thank you for your time and help.

Sincerly,

Lamcapri

[[User:Lamcapri|Lamcapri]] 10:30, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

:Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. There are some guidelines available about adding external links at [[WP:EL]]. However in spirit, the question that needs to be asked is whether the external link being added is adding any value to the article at wikipedia? If it is, then the site should be listed at the article. If however, one can simply take the additional information from the site and add it to the article, then there is not much point in adding the site. If the other sites are not adding value, please feel free to remove them as well. However dont just do it to make a [[WP:POINT]]. That would be in bad taste.

:Have I managed to answer you? You are at the right place to ask this and can always ask more questions here or at my talk page. &mdash; [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|^(talk)]] 11:36, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

== What's the right way to edit the page about my company and my own bio ==

I'd like to correct some errors both in the pages on craigslist and myself.

Jimmy asked me to ask here regarding protocol, so ... is it right for me to edit those pages, or what would you suggest?

Thanks!

Craig

[e-mail]

[[User:Cnewmark|Cnewmark]] 19:45, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

: You should read [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] for detailed recommendations. If I were going to do this, I would make a statement on my user page about my connection to the articles I planned to edit, and that I would only be editing to improve accuracy. The only edits I would make would be ones that had ironclad, independent [[Wikipedia:reliable sources|reliable sources]], so the change could be evaluated for its sourcing, not its editor. If I wanted to argue for a change less well sourced, I'd make my best argument on the talk page, disclosing there as well what my involvement is, and asking for independent assistance. Always avoid deleting sourced information detrimental to the subject, as that can get you blocked for COI. If you believe it's unfair, bring it up on the talk page. Polite requests will generally be taken much better than angry complaints. That's my 2 cents. ~ [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Jeffq|(talk)]] 20:06, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

::Note that this can be pretty confusing, especially if an article has a statement that you know is wrong, but it has a reliable reference (say, it states your birthday is on a determined date citing an article from New York Times or CNN, but you know it is wrong). In this case, people may ask you a reliable source for your birthday (yes, [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] is taken pretty seriously in determined articles). And even some people may consider you are doing [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]], and remove your annotations! So, if that ever happens, try to converse in the article talk pages, most times consensus is reached fairly easily if they are "trivial" corrections (editors do not really like people removing correctly referenced information, even by the subject of the article itself, so you will have to explain, listen to suggestions, and try to ask for guidance). -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 20:16, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

:: Also, make sure you state in the talk page of articles you want to/have edit (and that are connected to you or your business) who you are, to prevent misunderstandings. I agree with Jeff Q that you should edit your user page at [[User:Cnewmark]] and put information about who you are and your connections, to prevent anyone from thinking you are doing sneaky edits. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 20:09, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

::: Oh, and one other thing: it will always be an uphill battle, and generally not a good idea to edit your own subjects, so be prepared for neutral editors to still reject your changes, preferring less involved editors to work on them. Wikipedia has had some rather public battles with conflict of interest, so many folks try to err on the side of rejecting edits from people too close to the subject. ~ [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Jeffq|(talk)]] 20:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks, much appreciated! I've noted on both pages that I intend only to fix stuff, and add external links. I'll try to restrain my sense of humor. [[User:Cnewmark|Cnewmark]] 21:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

== Attacked by a Deleter! ==

I recently saw on my user discussion page that someone had speedily deleted the article I had submitted (on [[Ormus matter]]) - because another article on the same subject (unimpressive stuff) had been criticized by 9 skeptics and then withdrawn by the writer.

The deleter's page had no administrator mark, so can he just go around deleting topics he is skeptic to?

On his discusssion page he seemed to be working as an administrator (and evidently helping several users). I asked him there for an undelete, and he told me to apply for an undelete of what that other guy had written!

He also told me how to rephrase definitions for various topics. A valid objection - but it assumes the existence of text that can be changed - the basis for wiki-style cooperation.

As the history of my article is unimportant: Is it ok for me to (solidify my definitions and) simply resubmit it? [[User:OlavN|OlavN]] 09:30, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

:It is not a good idea to simply resubmit it, you could instead follow the procedure at [[Wikipedia:Deletion review]] (for [[Ormus matter]]), where a discussion will take place. But, a science article like this should be based on peer-reviewed journal articles, see [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]].--[[User:Commander Keane|Commander Keane]] 23:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

== undelete an article ==

I wanted to add an article about myself - David Winters (musician),

there was another David Winters (a scottish footballer) already listed.

I thought by editing I could submit a new article, and may have

unintentionally deleted his article. Can there be only one article per title - in this case a person's name? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:David Winters|David Winters]] ([[User talk:David Winters|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/David Winters|contribs]]) 18:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Welcome to Wikipedia! This is quite common actually, and you can learn how to handle this by looking at [[WP:DAB|disambiguation]], but you're halfway there with "David Winter (musician)" and "David Winters (footballer)". I've reverted the article that you overwrote to the previous state. However, since, as you stated, you are writing an article about yourself, you probably shouldn't start that article. Please read [[WP:AUTO]] and [[WP:COI]] and also [[WP:NPOV]]. You are welcome to put that information onto your [[WP:USERPAGE|userpage]] at [[User:David Winters]] until someone writes that article though. --[[User:Mecu|<font color="CEBE70">'''MECU'''</font>]]≈<small>[[User talk:Mecu|talk]]</small> 19:43, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

*But remember, a userpage isn't a free advertising space. If you create a bio there without occasionally editing Wikipedia it is likely to get deleted. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 10:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== customizing wiki ==

How to insert a categories accordion widget into left navigation? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/125.16.150.4|125.16.150.4]] ([[User talk:125.16.150.4|talk]]) 04:39, 7 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

When I get signed into my Intranet portal, how do I get signed into my wiki? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/125.16.150.4|125.16.150.4]] ([[User talk:125.16.150.4|talk]]) 04:42, 7 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:It sounds like both of these questions are about customizing the MediaWiki software. This page is for questions about using [[Wikipedia]]. If you're asking about how to use the software, you're probably better off asking at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Support_desk the MediaWiki support desk]. If I misunderstood, and your questions ''are'' about using Wikipedia, please restate them with a little more detail so we understand what you need. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 15:19, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== How do you add a contribution? ==

I'd like to know how to add a brand new contribution to the wiki. Not editing a pre-existing entry, but creating the entry from scratch? How would i do that? Thank you in advance. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Mmdesign|Mmdesign]] ([[User talk:Mmdesign|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mmdesign|contribs]]) 16:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:[[Help:Starting a new page]] -[[User:FisherQueen|FisherQueen]] ([[User talk:FisherQueen|Talk]]) 16:59, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

::[[Wikipedia:Your first article]] might help as well. You might also want to look [[Wikipedia:Very Frequently Asked Questions]], which answers this and other questions you might have. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 17:33, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== How do I delete a user? ==

<s>I created [[User:Acountant]] as I didn't know I could change my username but changed my mind on changing my username and will keep the current user. How do I delete this anomaly account [[User:Acountant]]?</s> [[User:Lordmetroid|Lord Metroid]] 20:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

:Never mind [[User:Lordmetroid|Lord Metroid]] 20:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Help this neophyte translate/edit ==

I began a translation as a response to a proper 'request for translations' - then discovered there already exists an english version - it's just not as good.<br />

I feel comfortable supplementing the english version with bits from the french but don't feel comfortable cutting out what's already on the english version page.

any guidelines?<br />

please reply on mytalk page [[User:Liloleme|Liloleme]] 00:08, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

:Ok, I replied on his talk page. [[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid Fuchs''']] ^{<nowiki>(</nowiki><small>[[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]</small> / <small>[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|frog blast the vent core!]]</small><nowiki>)</nowiki>} 00:50, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Addition of a Railroad Museum ==

I am impressed with your list of railroad museums. I would like to submit the Gold Coast Railroad Museum located in Miami, Fl as an additional railroad musuem. I do not really know how to add a museum, so please forward me information that will allow my staff to put our museum on your list with the brief description.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

Linda Lavalais

(personal information removed; answers are given on this page)

The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Goldcoastrailroad|Goldcoastrailroad]] ([[User talk:Goldcoastrailroad|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Goldcoastrailroad|contribs]]) 17:33, 8 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:You can create a new article on Wikipedia yourself; see the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction]] and [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorial]] if you haven't already, and then specific information about [[Wikipedia:Your first article|when to create a new article]] and [[Help:Creating a page|how to create a new article]]. Note that all articles have to be written [[WP:NPOV|in a neutral manner]]; this can be quite hard to do if you're the subject of the article or affilated with the subject ([[WP:COI|see the conflict of interest guidelines]]). Note also that articles require sources external to their subjects; for instance, you'll need to find some newspaper reports, or possibly academic papers, referring to the museum; this is to prove that the article is [[WP:V|verifiable]] (otherwise we have no way of knowing it's true) and [[WP:N|notable]]. Hope that helps! --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 18:02, 8 February 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== longest living kidney transplant recipiant ==

Hi ,

I was brousing and saw you have listed the longest kidney transplant rec. being at 28 years,my mother had the procedure done 6-1976 & is still alive and well.

I dont know if you would contact me or not.

E-mail address is <![e-mail]--> ''email address commented out''

Thanks Scott <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/67.173.60.115|67.173.60.115]] ([[User talk:67.173.60.115|talk]]) 23:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:We can only add [[WP:RS|documented]] information to Wikipedia. If you have a news article or other documentation stating that your mother has lived longer than 28 years with a transplanted kidney, then please include that information in the article, or mention it on the article's talk page. If the information isn't documented, then unfortunately it can't be used here. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 21:18, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

==How to prevent an article from being deleted==

Hi,

I had posted an biography about Digital Media Network (Digital Media Network was also the title) a global company that was founded 12 years ago. After posting the company profile it shown that it will be deleted because it was written as advertisement. Therefore we had analyzed some of our competitors such as Cisco and HP and did have out PR department rewrite this to fit the way these company's have formulate there biography. Still it was deleted again. Are only public company's allowed to post content about them and private owned company's are discriminated against. We do not understand what was spam on the second posting and if it is considered spam why are Cisco and HP allowed to post they biography?

Out intent is not to spam in any way but to provide users with information about the company and its high class management team.

What did we do wrong and how would we have to go about to get our official biography on to the site?

Best wishes,

Thomas

[[User:Thomanji|Thomanji]] 20:38, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

:Hello, Thomanji. Wikipedia has a lot of policies on what content is acceptable and how it should be added. You might want to start by looking at [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion]]. This should help you understand what the reason was for your article to be deleted.

:There is also the [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] guideline, that says that it is very difficult for someone closely connected to a company to write a neutral article, which is required by the [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]] policy. Also, all subjects must be [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]], and referenced by [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]].

:What is often recommended is that you wait for someone else to write the article about your company. If the company is [[WP:N|notable]] enough, that will eventually happen. You can also discuss the deletions at [[Wikipedia:Deletion review]].

:I hope that helps. Please let me know if there are further questions. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 21:00, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

::Also, regarding your question ''why are Cisco and HP allowed to post they biography'', the answer is that they also are ''not'' allowed to do so. If you look at the history tab of the articles on those two companies, I'm sure that you will find dozens, if not hundreds of editors have edited the articles over time. Wikipedia has never authorized any company or organization to write "their" own article, and in fact [[WP:OWN|has a policy that no one owns any article here]]. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(♫♫)]] 22:38, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== Image Deletion ==

Is it possible for me to delete images that I have uploaded to Wikipedia? If so, how? --[[User:Emote|Emote]] 06:48, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

:If you add the {{tl|db-author}} tag to the image, an administrator will come along and delete it. (Only administrators can actually delete the images). -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 17:20, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== Please check my first [[Great Invasions|article]] ==

Ok, I did my first article, please [[Great Invasions|check it out]]. If you find any grammatical errors please correct them, as I'm not a native english speaker. Also if you have anything to recommend, comment so I can learn better. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:VoivodMacedonia|VoivodMacedonia]] ([[User talk:VoivodMacedonia|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/VoivodMacedonia|contribs]]) 12:37, 10 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Not to discourage anyone here from doing so, but [[Wikipedia:Requests for feedback]] is the standard place (backlogged, unfortunately, at the moment) where editors can get feedback on new (or majorly improved) articles. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(♫♫)]] 22:43, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== Vandals ==

How can i find and revert Vandles quicker? --Thunderinfo2 18:24, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

:Besides using popups, you could apply to get [[Vandal Proof]] or check out the other a-v desktop apps. [[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid Fuchs''']] ^{<nowiki>(</nowiki><small>[[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]</small> / <small>[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|frog blast the vent core!]]</small><nowiki>)</nowiki>} 18:39, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

::See [[Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism]], you will find there a lot of helpful information. <b><font color="#2EC401">[[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Jacek]]</font> <font color="#206600">[[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Kendysz]]</font></b> 19:20, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== how do you... ==

hey...can you add like a person's name or soemthing like that to the website and write about aht person? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:DJthekid190|DJthekid190]] ([[User talk:DJthekid190|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/DJthekid190|contribs]]) 19:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Hello! The person must be [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] (the notability guideline for persons is [[Wikipedia:Notability (people)|here]]). See if this subject is notable, if not the article will be deleted quickly. Good luck! -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 22:25, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

::Yes, the real question is not whether you ''can'' write an article, but whether you ''should''. You also must have [[WP:RS|reliable sources]], the article must be written from a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], and there must be no [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]].

::If the article you want to write meets all those criteria, then see [[Help:Creating a page]] and [[Wikipedia:Your first article]] for more information on starting the article. &mdash;[[User:PurpleRain|<font color="#BB66BB">P<font size="-2">^<b>urple</b></font></font>]][[User talk:PurpleRain|<font color="#88BBBB" size="-1"><small><b>^RA^IN</b></small></font>]] 22:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

:Well, technically you ''can''. However, you ''should not'' add an article about something that doesn't meet Wikipedia's [[WP:N|criteria for notability]] - and, specifically, for individuals, [[WP:BIO|this policy]]. If you ''do'' write an article about a non-notable person, you're wasting your time, because it's likely to be nominated for deletion and subsequently removed, as are more than 2000 articles each day (compared to about twice that number added each day). And you're wasting the time of other editors who look at new articles to see whether they are suitable for Wikipedia.

:Here's something else to read that might answer your question: [[Wikipedia:list of bad article ideas]], and [[Wikipedia:Your first article]]. And welcome to Wikipedia, by the way; we hope you'll find it a place where you can be a contributor. -- <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">[[User:John Broughton|John Broughton]] </font> [[User talk:John Broughton |(♫♫)]] 22:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== Deleting Article Content ==

Hi, I would like some advice about [[Hill and Plain RECON]]. It seems to me that most of this article(i.e. the detailed and personal descriptions of every member of staff) is useless. Is it OK to truncate this article into a stub?

[[User:JPilborough|JPilborough]] 22:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

:If you consider that information is unnecessary, you can do so. Try to discuss in the article talk page before, to prevent people thinking you are blanking the article. From what I see, yes, most information is unnecessary and, in fact, the article may be deleted due lack of notability. If you have any question about personal information suitability, ask at [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard]]. In the meantime, I will [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|propose]] its deletion. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 22:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

::Actually, the deletion was already proposed, so I will just request a deletion discussion. -- [[User:ReyBrujo|ReyBrujo]] 22:17, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

==Part of article disappears==

Hi, I am writing an article in my "/draft1". Only the first half of the entered article displays on preview or when I save the page. The last character displayed on the incomplete saved page or preview is 'square'. Any ideas on where I have gone wrong?

Please reply to my user page Thanks!

[[User:Axiosaurus|Axiosaurus]] 15:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

:Responded at [[User talk:Axiosaurus]]. [[User:Tra|Tra]] [[User:Tra/MyComments|(Talk)]] 16:05, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

==Where is the list of banned topics?==

I have written two articles here (on '''Ormus matter''' and [http://peswiki.com/index.php/Main_Page PESWiki]), and both were speedily deleted by someone who evidently didn't like the topics. (The last time I didn't even get a message about it, and don't know where the text is.) It seems Wikipedia isn't the place for people who do constructive work. At least there should be a list of banned topics, so that people don't write articles in vain. Is flagging for deletion only used by a decent minority of the admins? [[User:OlavN|OlavN]] 09:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

:[[Ormus matter]] was deleted because there was previously consensus to delete [[ORMUS]]; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ORMUS]]. Likewise, there was previously quite a large debate ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PESWiki]]) where it was decided that an older article about PESWiki should be deleted. You may have been just unlucky in writing articles about things that were deleted in the past. (One thing you can do is to open the 'deletion log' link mentioned on the new-article screen before writing the article, to make sure it hasn't been deleted earlier; however, this would only have helped in one of the cases (PESWiki), as you used a slightly different name for the article about Ormus matter.) If you believe that for some reason the original result is not applicable to the new article (for instance, if the article is actually about something different), you could try taking the matter to [[WP:DRV|deletion review]]. Hope that helps! --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:39, 12 February 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

:: (edit conflict; echoing what [[User:ais523|ais523]] mentioned) You'll find the relevant discussions here:

::* For [[ORMUS]], see [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/ORMUS]]

::* For [[PESWiki]], see [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/PESWiki]]

:: Please note that the articles weren't speedy deleted, but nominated at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion]], where you'll find more information regarding the process and steps involved.

:: You can find the relevant AfD entries by looking at the deleted pages' deletion logs. The easiest way to get there (as far as I know), is to visit the deleted article as you normally would, which would bring you to an edit page, as if creating the article anew. In this case, clicking on the redlinks above will take you to that edit page. On that page, you'll find noted:

:: <blockquote style="border: 1px solid blue; padding: 0.5em;">If a page was recently created here, it may not yet be visible because of a delay in updating the database; wait a few minutes and try the purge function. If a page previously existed at this exact title, check the '''deletion log''' and see [[Wikipedia:Why_was_my_page_deleted%3F|Why was my page deleted?]].</blockquote>

:: The text "deletion log" will be a link which will take you to deletion logs showing the relevant AfD entry for the page in question.

:: Articles can be listed at AfD by any [[Wikipedian]]s, following the procedure at [[AfD]]. Hope this helps. —[[User:Xhantar|Xhantar]]<small>^{[[User talk:Xhantar|Talk]]}</small> 10:07, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

:::Note that the articles that you wrote and that were deleted were not the ones originally AfD'd, but according to [[WP:CSD#G4|speedy deletion criterion G4]] if an article is deleted at AfD, a recreated version that doesn't address the original problems can be deleted speedily. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 10:10, 12 February 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

:You can search Wikipedia including deletion discussions. For example: First enter Ormus in the normal search box and click "Search" (not "Go"). Then click the box at the bottom of the page saying "Wikipedia", and the search button at the bottom. That produces [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?ns0=1&ns4=1&search=Ormus&fulltext=Search this] search which includes [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ORMUS]]. Searching PESWiki gives both [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PESwiki]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PESWiki]] (capital W). [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 14:59, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

==Lunartics==

Dear Wikipedians...

Hello...

I am trying a add an article about my new project Lunartics, but Wikipedia appears to want to delete and can't understand why and don't know how to ask anyone...

I already have a feature under "Danny Flynn" regarding my 23 career as a reasonably well known S F and fantasy artist www.dannyflynn.com

Lunartics is about to be a widely seen project, for children of all ages

Any help or advice would be warmly appreciated as obviously don't wish to be doing any wrong

yours Danny Flynn

(email removed to protect you from spam)

:The article was deleted because its subject was considered to be not yet sufficiently [[WP:N|notable]]; you may want to read the [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lunartics|deletion discussion]]. Generally speaking, there should be press coverage independent of the subject itself, ot other sources (such as academic journals) not connected to the original subject, for something to be considered notable (otherwise, there's no reliable way to [[WP:V|verify]] that the information is true using an independent souce, which is important to help keep it [[WP:NPOV|neutral]]). There was also a worry that the page might be [[WP:COI|self-promotion]]. You might want to read [[Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted?]] for more information. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:03, 12 February 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== electric harmonicas ==

Hi Guys,

There has been an interesting development to the harmonica in the first electric and now wireless instrument. Look at www.harmonix-harmonica.co.uk where you can see pics of the new harmonica. It is modular and has a cartridge system for changing key.

Regards

Richard Smith

Inventor. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/195.8.184.56|195.8.184.56]] ([[User talk:195.8.184.56|talk]]) 11:17, 12 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:Wikipedia doesn't generally report things like this until there is significant discussion in independent sources; for instance, newspaper reports, academic papers, or something like that. If you have the sources, you can add them to the article yourself (or place them here if you need more guidance). See [[Wikipedia:Notability]] and [[Wikipedia:No original research]] for more information. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 11:20, 12 February 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== Removing italics ==

How specifically can I remove the itlaics from the third paragraph of my article on Ailes Gilmour---- <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Gladiolii2|Gladiolii2]] ([[User talk:Gladiolii2|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gladiolii2|contribs]]) 00:23, 13 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

:In the third paragraph is the wikitext <code><nowiki>''Beauty's a Flower"</nowiki></code>. <code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code> starts the italics, but then the quote character was used - so the italics stay open. I have [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ailes_Gilmour&diff=107713238&oldid=107594153 fixed] the problem in [[Ailes Gilmour]].--[[User:Commander Keane|Commander Keane]] 01:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

== What is the problem with the article about Marcus Tullius Cicero? ==

Hello!

I have for over a month tried my best to edit the article about Marcus Tullius Cicero. In December 2006, when I started to work on it, the article was rated an A page, although some editors wondered on the discussion page, how an article with so few references could be rated A.

I added some new material (with references) and corrected some wrong edits, maybe vandalism,

like: "As everyone knows, Cicero was a homosexual etc.". I also tried to whip up some discussion on the discussion page. Yet, in January 2007, the page was rerated into a B article, much to my chagrin and worry.

Please, could anyone visit that site and tell me frankly what you think are its good and weak points! What should be augmented and what removed? Should it be broken into two articles or not?

(I have suggested this breaking up, but I am not so certain that it is the best policy.)

What worries me also, that it seems to be the favourite place for persons who have no account, who work unsigned, and who often have very little knowledge about Cicero, to come and

change, - for instance: "during the first century BC" to "during the second century BC" (the

latter being plain wrong and skewing the whole article). I am feeling that my work on Cicero

is useless, as it will be messed up nevertheless in a few days anyway.

Any suggestions? -- [[User:Tellervo|Tellervo]] 11:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

== the use of content ==

I am curently undertaking a first diploma for ict prcatitoners and would just like to ask for the use of your text about the televisions show lost for my website design modual.

i would like to use some of the text in your artical and as the college policy would like to request for the use of the content of the text.

because i would like to add the text onto my website about lost

as a good will guesture i will add a link to the wikipedia site and clearly state where the use of the informaton has orginally come from

please would you write back about this matter

my email addresse is [e-mail]

your responce will be much appresiated thank alot

adam potter {{unsigned|88.105.24.210}}

:BY default most wikipedia text is released under the GDFL. For info on citing Wikipedia as a source, see [[WP:CW]]. [[User:David Fuchs|'''Dåvid Fuchs''']] ^{<nowiki>(</nowiki><small>[[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]</small> / <small>[[Special:Contributions/David Fuchs|frog blast the vent core!]]</small><nowiki>)</nowiki>} 17:58, 14 February 2007 (UTC)