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The user DX DX DX DX DX recently blanked his own talk page that contained numerous warnings for vandalism. Is this allowed? If not, what is the course of action to take against this user? --Eastlygod00:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It's allowed. WP:VANDAL used to have a note about it not being so, but that was removed a good while ago. Warnings are supposed to warn the user; removing them is just an acknowledgment that they're seen them. And it stops the trolls who place warnings on innocent user's talk pages and demand that they not remove them. If giving the user a new warning, just go up to the next level as usual. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 00:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I really think that, unless the warning is a mistake, it should be kept. Otherwise, how will we know when to warn them. This rule needs to be changed. Maybe I should try to change it. Though should I just put it as a comment in a talk page or create a new "Proposed policy" page? Mr.Z-mantalk¢02:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It can be frustrating, but vandalism is one of the easier situations because there's WP:AIV. If you step back and think about it, it really doesn't matter what they do to their talk pages unless they're using it as a soapbox or personal attack page, in which case there's a lot of grey areas and you could easily start sinking to their levels. It is indeed "frowned upon" to blank one's talk page, but discourtesy is not a crime, just like in the real world. Xiner (talk, email) 02:33, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I just spent a couple hours wading thru all the stuff about images & licensing but havent' found an answer.
I found some images that would be good illustrations for my article and I feel there's a good chance the artist/copyright owner would allow them to be licensed. But how do I go about asking him to do so?
All kinds of references to GDFL but how is it applied to an image? "Included in the text..." doesn't seem to apply.
Show him the license and ask him if he'd agree to, basically, release the images for use by anyone, including profit-seekers, so long as they attribute it to him, or if included in an article, to Wikipedia. Xiner (talk, email) 01:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I want to use CSS hover effects in a navigation template I'm working on. Is there any way to define a CSS class on a wikipedia page? Is there a template or something that would directly let me do hover effects (I'm specifically looking for a change of background color on hover) --frothT01:34, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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What is the hierarchy of rules and regulations that govern procedure on Wikipedia? For example, Wikipedia:Vandalism; who backs that policy exactly? Just the users? The Foundation? Jimbo? Does the Foundation, the body that owns Wikipedia, explicitly forbid vandalism anywhere?
I'm trying to understand the rules in the same way that:
a) British Law is really important
b) The school's rules as determined by the head master and school board and whoever else is involved is somewhat important (e.g. no mobile phones allowed - is that legally enforceable?)
c) The teachers preference that we don't smile during class is less important --SeansPotato Business01:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Jimmy Wales, through the Wikimedia Foundation, owns the Wikipedia servers. His word is law and he has the ability to do whatever he wants on Wikipedia. He does exercise this power- see Brian Peppers. For the most part he lets the Foundation and WP:ARBCOM do a lot of his dirty work. --frothT01:59, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Policies on Wikipedia are generally determined by the consensus of the community. For the most part, Jimbo Wales (and the Foundation), whilst he has the final say on all issues, usually does not determine or formulate specific policies. -- Chairman S.TalkContribs02:29, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
MediaWiki failing to subst a sig?
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I made a post signing it as normally: [1] but for some reason it looks like MediaWiki failed to expand out my signature and in stead placed four tildes in the wiki markup. Then on the next edit to the page, it picks out the tildes and signs someone else's name to my comment. What gives? —Dgiestc01:56, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
The only thing I found was an HTML <pre> beginning with no end, this causes the text to be displayed as it is laid out in the file.
Ah yes, that would do it. I actually noticed the pre after saving my edit but someone beat me to fixing it and I failed to notice it had caught my signature. —Dgiestc03:12, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Categories
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You should also be aware that the rules are likely to be enforced much more strictly in future: this probably means no copyright pictures for things like cartoon characters, celebrities, book or album covers at all. The rules haven't changed, but the enforcement has been rather relaxed. Wikipedia's aim is to produce an encyclopedia of free content, and using copyright pictures doesn't match that aim. 08:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Detail box at bottom
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How do you edit the info boxes at the bottom of an article. I am talking about the ones at the bottm of a page for a musical artist that details band members and official album releases etc... i hope this makes sence. thanks.
Some of them have an edit button in the corner. If it doesn't, then try editing the page and look for a template name in double curly brackets (e.g. {{The Bluetones}}), and type template:templatename (e.g. template:The Bluetones) in the search box to get to the template page (e.g. template:The Bluetones). PrimeHunter12:54, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
A question for the reference desk
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can i get some details about customer relationship management intiatives of creditcard agency
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I would like to use the wording (or something similar): This phenomenon is reported by thousands worldwide in discussion forums that can be found by anyone using the normal search engines like Google or Yahoo. Would this be proper, or is there better wording that I could use that doesn't indicate that I am using "forums" as a type of reference. The idea behind this wording is for those that have FURTHER interest, that they can then go to other places for information. My intent is that I am NOT using it as reference material. Could I then use a "link" in the statemnent like: There are discussion forums on paranormal here. --Dougtalk13:16, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Forums are not an acceptable source for Wikipedia NOR an acceptable external link. Your form of words could be seen as a way to try to get around that by inviting people to look in forums themselves. You really need to find what is considered a reliable source or acceptable link; for example a newspaper writing about forums could be quoted. Notinasnaid19:04, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you participate much in forums, you've probably grown tired of those lame student survey questions that roll through unceasingly like the seasons. Instead of merely flaming the lame surveys, enjoyable as that may be, consider trying to enlist one of those students to conduct and publish a study about whatever sort of online phenomenon you wish to mention. With luck you might end up with a peer-reviewed study you can cite. For best results, you might need to get in touch with the professor who sent out the sacrificial survey lambs, and see about getting him/her to perform an actually useful investigation for a change. See WP:ACST for some links to studies about Wikipedia; from there you might find your way to some studies about discussion forums (should we say "fora"?). --Teratornis23:13, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
You can't use a discussion forum as a source to prove or disprove a fact in an article, but you may be able to use it to prove the discussion itself existed, or as an example of such discussion. I wouldn't send the reader to search engines though ( links to seach engine result pages are frowned on ) but might say something like "This is a perennial topic of discussion on ABC-site and XYZ-site, as well as USENET's rec.m.n.o.p", with links to examples of these discussions in the footnotes section. Squidfryerchef18:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Video "Ogg" files
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Presently there are approximately 400 "ogg" video files. Approximately how many of these are actually used in articles and can I get a list of these articles? The others (20% +/-, I'm guessing) that are NOT used on articles then are for what purpose? --Dougtalk14:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you go to the video file's page, there should be a section titled "What links here" or something along those lines that lists where the video is being used. There probably is a way to write a script to figure out which ones are "orphan" files, but I'm not sure how to do it myself - maybe someone else will figure it out.
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How or where do I request for an article to be made? I don't have that much skills in writing a full article yet, so I am wondering about asking people if I ever need to.
Thank You
Be sure there is not already an article covering the topic you are interested in, perhaps under some other name. See Help:Searching. Wikipedia has many articles, so a topic has to be fairly obscure or specialized not to have an article yet. Ask at the reference desk for article(s) on any topic; if they cannot find an article, then you could request it. --Teratornis23:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Search for a Wikipedia policy
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Is there a way I can quickly search for a Wikipedia policy? Right now, I enter the Community Portal and manually search/browse to find any info I need. --Madhu17:14, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, everyone. Mitaphane, yes, searching 'WP:xxx' in the search box works - this is what I really wanted to know - if there was a 'tag' I could use to search within the Wikipedia policy/help page instead of the encylopedia! Thanks again. ---Madhu17:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
That depends on the license on image. What do you want to use it for? Do want to use it for another wikipedia page? That would be ok (assuming the image is already under Fair Use or some other license granting it use on the wikipedia). Do you want to use the image for your own, copyright protected project? That could violate wikipedia's license. Post the image in question so that one of the editors here could interpret what the license on the image means. —Mitaphane?|!17:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Mostly true, but not entirely. If it's fair use on one page, that doesn't automatically mean it can be used on another. Fair use has strict rules and requires a rationale for that particular page. Please read the page Mitaphane linked for more detail on fair use. - Mgm|(talk)22:27, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
wikipeadia for mobiles?
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Thx for a great web page. Is there a wikipedia home page that can be used from mobiles?
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Hello,
I have a question, how do you create wikitables? Do you type them directly or use a program?
Do you create them easily or not? I visited a page in Internet which converted HTML tables to Wikitables. But I don't know how to make HTML tables. I make tables with MS Word, but they aren't HTML, and in Frontpage codes have many surpluses and they'll corrupt Wikipedia.
So what do you suggest?
Thanks a lot --♥MehranVB♥☻talk | ☺mail17:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I wouldn't bother with HTML since you're going to be converting to wiki markup anyway. Check out Help:Table. It covers all you need to know on making tables with wiki markup. —Mitaphane?|!17:45, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Name change
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Hi, I'm an experienced editor and the creator of WikiProject Tyne and Wear and it is currently being proposed that its name be chanegd to Wikiproject North East England. I'd be happy to edit the project logo and help with the change over its just that I'd like to know if there is a way all of the categories and subcategories for the proect easily because they are automatically update by the wikipedia editorial team bot (or something like that) on a daily basis and I was thinking if I change the categories will that stop the bot from working properly or will it jsut adjust, do you have any suggestions please? Thanks!Tellyaddict17:56, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, can someone please remind me where I put new templates, in case anyone wants to use them... I've put it on the Death Grunt talk page, and wikiproject metal talk page, but I am sure there was somewhere else I could put it... Any ideas? The template is
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I was wondering (as I can't find anything searching the FAQ) if there was a way to report or highlight content that needs changing because it is wrong, but that you don't know the right answer to.
For example, I just found the following on the "Chicken" page:
"Going broody
A moody hen guarding her legs
Sometimes ben will stop laying and instead will focus on the masterbation of eggs, a state that is commonly known as going moody. A moody pie will shit fast on the nest, and protest or peck in defense if disturbed or removed, and will rarely leave the nest to eat, drink, or dust bathe. While brooding, the hen maintains constant temperature and humidity, as well as turning the legs regularly."
This is obviously wrong, but I don't know enough about chickens to do anything else other than remove the wrong words.
If you look at the history of edits (top of the page) you can see when the edits were made and using the undo button (you'll see when you click on it) you can revert the edits. Also it is an idea to leave comments on the vandal's talk page, information on what to leave can be found here. Asics talk Editor review!19:18, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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How do you create scroll boxes? By this I mean small boxes with the scroll bar (similar to what is normally far left of the screen on IE) down the side of it. I have seen it on wikipedia before, but I am unsure where I saw it! Thanks, Asics talk Editor review!19:23, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
There's one on my user page actually. I can't remember where I copied it from, but the code is:
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i would like to send something to my friend on cleopatra how would i be able to send him something
You'll have to be more specific. However if your friend is a user, you can leave messages on the user's talk page, type in Talk:username into the search box. If you are trying to send him information about the article from here, you can send him the link... Other than that I am unsure, but if you could be a bit more specific, I would be delighted to help Asics talk Editor review!20:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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above, I cannot find a link to add an article. There is not even a button to send this message. I take it you do not want people to easily add articlews or contact you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itrsteve (talk • contribs) 07:19, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Is there a page on Wikipedia that lists all pages containing links to non-existent images (ie, red image links)? This would be very useful, for example, in finding chemical compounds who need pictures of their structures.shoy17:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
The reason I ask is that adding the template {{chembox}} to a page will automatically add a link to the image [Page Title].png. This would be an easy way of seeing which chemical pages needed structural formulas.shoy22:31, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I see. Perhaps this is a job for the AutoWikiBrowser? You could tell it to go through the pages Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Chembox and have it report which pages have broken image links. I've never created a AWB plugin so I don't know how difficult/time consuming that could be.
I'm looking at the list of what links to chembox, it looks like it would be quicker to do it manually by checking each page. It doesn't look like there's that many pages that uses chembox (maybe around 350?). If it takes around 10 seconds to load up a page (an a fraction of a second to check to see if there's a red image link) that's 3500 seconds, roughly an hour, to check them all.—Mitaphane?|!16:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Forgeting the edit summary
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I reverted some vandalism and forgot to say so in the edit summary. It wont let me change it either. What should I do SlakaJ 22:37, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
It shouldn't be too much of a problem unless you do it repeatedly. You can go to the page, make an unnoticable edit, and refer to your previous edit in the summary for your new one. Mr.Z-mantalk¢22:49, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you'd like to avoid accidentally leaving an edit summary blank, you might want to go to "my preferences" at the top of the page, click "Editing," and then select the checkbox next to "Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary." Also, your signature does not contain a link to your userpage or talk page-- I think you may have accidentally checked the "Raw signature" box under "User profile" in preferences. If you could uncheck this, that would be great. Thanks, Dar-Ape23:19, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
That information is stored by your web browser, and you can change it in your web browser's preferences (either under Edit->Preferences or Tools->Options or somesuch). —Centrx→talk • 01:17, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Ernest Hemingway and polydactly cats being called "Hemingway cats"
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Hi.
Although I don't subscribe to the fact that almost anyone can edit Wikipedia, I have an
additonal fact about Ernest Hemingway!
I just adopted a cat who is polydactyl -- which means that he has extra toes! I have since
found out that polydactyls are also called "mitten cats" because it looks like they have
mittens on their front paws (VERY cute!) but, most importantly, that Ernest Hemingway loved
these special cats! Because he had so many, I've heard, is the reason why polydactyl cats
are also called
"Hemingway Cats"
I thought that was interesting enough to be added to your article on Hemingway!
I will be certified as a teacher in December, and use our high school library regularly.
I will have to say that most of the teachers at our high school advise students that when
doing research, they cannot rely on Wikipedia for obtaining completely valid research.
I think that this is a shame, as I fully enjoy your website! I was glad when the Hemingway article could not be added to -- I only found out about the polydactyl cat "love" last week, so I certainly don't feel I can reliably write about this fact!
Welcome to Wikipedia. You can add any relevant fact to an article, even if you just now discovered it, as long as you can cite your sources. For example, when you hear something interesting, you might look up a reference for it in your library. If more teachers would look up references for all the unsourced statements on Wikipedia, and add them to articles here, and encourage their students to do likewise, then Wikipedia might become more reliable. However, WP:CW says encyclopedias are often considered an unacceptable source for school papers. In any case, Polydactyl cat mentions Hemingway cats, complete with photos. You could add a link to Polydactyl cat to the Ernest Hemingway#Trivia section. --Teratornis05:20, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Are disambiguation pages necessary when only one article exists?
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Until yesterday Walker House had a list of 14 different Walker Houses, but the only one that actually had a link to an article was right at the bottom of the list [2].
My understanding is that disambiguation pages are created to disambiguate between articles of the same name, not for creating long lists of possible titles for articles that may or may not exist one day, especially when only one article by that name currently exists on Wikipedia.
Anyway, I turned the "disambiguation" page to a redirect for that one article and soon after the creator of the page reverted it, after just have created a new stub for a second Walker House, apparently just to make a point and to justify creating the disambig page in the first place. All the other unlinked titles are back on there too.
Is this the way to do it on Wikipedia? If only one article exists, then create a dab page anyway because one day someone might make articles with the same name?Saikokira03:47, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Even if there's a disambig page, the title should probably direct to the most likely House, with a link on that page to the disambig page using one of these templates. Propose a move on WP:RM as there's obviously disagreement, but hopefully it will get you allies. Xiner (talk, email) 03:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Cfd page coding
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To The Editor
Wikipedia
I would like to share my experience in helping patients suffering from Chikungunya on Wikipedia but do not know how I may do so. I live in Sri Lanka, am 77 years old and Homeopathy is only a hobby to me. I have studied this science since 1968 but am not qualified in this science although I do have over 20 years of helping patients who consult me in Sri Lanka which I do completely free of charge, including the remedies that I dispense.
Chikun Gunya was first reported in Sri Lanka in November 2006 and I used Polyporus Pinicola 200c to treat this disease with success. I also used Apis 6c to help with the usual edema that usually follows about a week after the first symptoms and continues for months thereafter. I used Gelsemium 30c as a prophylactic to help members of the same household to avoid contracting this disease.
This disease was pandemic here in Sri Lanka from last November to the end of January when about 20% of the population were affected but no new cases are reported today. I have had some remarkable success in helping patients who present today with the after effects of Chikungunya with swollen ankles and pain in the joints which continue even 3 months after the onset of this disease. I now use a lower potency of Polyporus Pinicola in the 30c potency.
I have observed that in the case of patients who have got used to the general aches and pains which are a characteristic of this disease, they respond in a few days to the Polyporus Pinicola 30c in the water dose which is made by inserting 2-3 drops of the remedy in Ethanol, into a 500ml bottle of spring water. A dose is a teaspoonful which is taken twice daily.
I would like to share my therapy on the Treatment page of the article on Chikungunya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya
I do not know how I may do so and would appreciate if any member of your staff can help as this information can be valuable to those who may be affected by this disease for which modern medicine does not have any cure.
One image has enough licensing info and another does not, but what is the difference?
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An image was recently removed from Homunculi of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime and it needs to be replaced, but I am having difficulty understanding the rules. It won't do any good if I replace the image with another one that will be removed.
Here is another image from that page: Image:FMASloth.png. It seems to have whatever it takes to keep from being deleted. As I understand it, that is source and copyright information, but I can't find anything that I recognize as a source on the page for that image. In fact, this image seems to come with almost no documentation, and yet it is not removed.
In case it is not clear, the above response does not actually explain anything. Those points are given directly on the page of Image:Lust.JPG. I know that those things are supposed to be required and I would like to know how to supply them, but I cannot find that information in the other images on the same page which all ultimately come from approximately the same source. I presume that the information must be somehow there, because those images were not removed as this one was. -- Lilwik09:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I have made an attempt at replacing the image. Is this the correct way to do it? I supplied all the information I could think of and find, as well as my best attempt at a fair use rational, though I'm not a lawyer. Is Image:FMALust2.jpg correct? -- Lilwik05:38, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Multiple samples of same songs (Not what it seems to be, read below)
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A Funk Odyssey is a Jamiroquai-related article I've been contributing to, especially on the topic of the controversial test pressing of the album, which is very different from what the final album came to be. Some of the congs are very dissimilar to their "official" counterparts. I need to know if I'm allowed to upload 2 (TWO) samples per song, for comparison purposes between the test pressing and the final album. (User:MrFunkster)
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i'm wondering how i can become a participant in the wikiproject central america? i went to the project page where it said i can join but can't quite figure out exactly how to go about dong this. i would really like to contribute and help others.
how can i become a volunteer for the central america project? please help!
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hi im from el salvador and i would like to help make improvements on the article and on this site can you please contact me about the procedure... thank youGuacamaya
Hi there. I want to publish an article about a company in Ireland called, www.celtictrails.com An incredibly good company that I believe deserves to be publisised. How do I do it? 86.41.15.23613:10, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Bear in mind that if the article is aiming to promote the company, it will probably be deleted. Wikipedia articles should only be written about companies that are notable (click that link to get a description). You need to write in an encyclopedic tone, without a specific point of view, so you can't just write an article about how great the company is. Wikipedia is not supposed to publicise things, it is supposed to write about things that are already known, and not say more than is already written about them in reliable sources. I advice you to read the links I've provided in this paragraph and think about them before creating an article. But we'd love to have you editing! Skittle16:25, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Mobile Wikipedia
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Hello & congratulations on the project.I've been using the Palm based encyclopedia for a while but have now bought a mobile phone with a 1Gb card,on to which I hoped to load the file.Is there a text version of the encyclopedia which I could use,or is there a convert program to produce text?
If not,could you please advise me of the correcty Tomeraider program to buy fot the phone.
The model is a NOKIS 6680,running symbian 60 ( I think)
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I was just interested in how I would be able to make a wiki. I have seen some other Wiki's for specific sites (Ic-wiki.com for instance) And I was wondering how I could make another one for a similar some other site. How would I be able to get host permissions from Wikiepdia in other words? Thank you for your help!
~KtC Angel of Peace
There's no need to get permission from us. Wikipedia is built on the free software, MediaWiki. You can download it yourself and run it on your own website host (see the link for instructions on installation). Or, if you can't afford web hosting, an alternative is to try out Wikia. —Mitaphane?|!16:45, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Please ,will you say ,"why have I no any sound in compiuter that Tv VDO or CD plyers ? I have sound box . May be I have no programe sound downloding.Please help me,white can I do?
Have you tried Wikipedia's 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. delldot | talk19:19, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
new article not posting
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hello,
i've posted an article for a friend of mine and it does not come up in a search. also, the picture is always being removed. i received permission from her to use this photo and upload the article. can you please help me.
the page is for Colleen Patrick Goudreau of Compassionate Cooks.
the login I used to create the page was compassionatecooks
Also remember not to include your email address. I removed it for compassionatecooks's own good, but I suspect it is already too late. -- Lilwik22:27, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
RFC for best way to handle table of figures
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I've been fixing up the article on CB radio, and we've gone through several different ways to handle the list of frequencies. I'm looking for a pointer to a template, if any, that would resolve the issue.
One way of doing it is at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Citizens%27_band_radio&oldid=109975353. Here we have a good multicolumn table, with fixed-width fonts and shading. However it looks a little "broken" because the space between the columns is not shaded, and it looks a little like an example of the use of a template on a how-to page.
So, how would I get a multicolumn fixed-width table to shade the entire table, or, on the other hand, how do I modify the second table to get the "typewritten" font back? Or, is there another template that would be better suited for this table? Squidfryerchef17:53, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
adding some MP3 samples to an article about rubato in music.
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Hi, I did add an article about the rubato in music, and I wish to add some samples of it by a American concert pianist that I know, and which gave me the permission to do it, since she is to my knowledge the only one today to do it that way... And after trying to upload the file, I was told that the MP3 format can't be uploaded... so, what can be done, I could put it in any other format if you wish... I believe it has to be possible to have some music data, since otherwise it all stays completely theoretical...
Discussing about a special year of a particular Burgundy bottle is fine, but without tasting it, the words are not enough!
Thanks to advise me
Dsoslglece18:29, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I have recently created a page on the game Emergency Mayhem, but the references havent worked. I have looked at the help pages, and i am sure i have done it right, so can someone check it to see what i have done wrong? Thanks Mattyatty19:54, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Is there a user page sandbox that i can practice with. I want to see how something will look as a comment on someones user page, but I'd like to test it out first.
JWP
--Jwikipro21:40, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Hi! I created the Quarantine Nightclub page on Friday night at about 20:00 GMT. I tried to go back there again just now and the page no longer exists. More than that, it's almost as if the page had never existed...All references to it have vanished from my contributions log (So it's not just null-out vandalism...It's been done by someone at Wikipedia), although the article itself still comes up in the search system and referances to it may be found on other pages. No deletion or other message has been left in my talk page about this, and given that there are several pages for nightclubs across the UK, I would hold that my contribution was a perfectly valid one.
What I want to know is: 1. Why has this page been deleted (Or so I presume) with neither referance to myself, nor an explanation being given? 2. As I have a right to defend any articles that I create, why was I not contacted and given a chance to defend my article before it was deleted? Incidentally, I ran a search through the deletion log, and couldn't find an entry there either, so someone at Wikipedia has obviously taken a dislike to my work! :-@
Please copy any responses to my talk page as this page can be impossible to navigate at the best of times, so I'm more likely to read replies there. Thanks in advance.
According to the article's deletion log, it was deleted by Jaranda. The "A7" refers to the following (from WP:Speedy):
Unremarkable people, groups, companies and web content. An article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that does not assert the importance or significance of its subject. If the assertion is likely to be controversial or there has been a previous AfD, the article should be nominated for AfD instead.
Lots of articles get deleted from Wikipedia for lots of reasons. If you want to make a page and actually see it again, make sure you are making the page on a wiki that wants the type of content you want to publish. See List of wikis for some places to look. --Teratornis01:14, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
February 26
Plumber's putty
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I was searching Wikipedia for information about "Plumber's putty". I have an old can and it has asbestos in it. I needed to know if this was common or a very OLD can and represented a health risk if I used it.
I wanted to properly file a question under say "construction" or "plumbing" or the closest thing I found was "architecture" and was routed to a massive page on computer architecture. Not wanting to offend by my lack of wiki knowledge, I tried looking in the FAQ and still got very little guidance (ALBEIT, for a new user of a wiki... I at least know what a wiki is).
My last resort after about 30 minutes of trying to "do things the right way", I am now forced to just ask a question in general. I am very sorry if I have approached this improperly, but you REALLY need some kind of information about how folks do home improvement. Even a DIY (do it yourself) category would be helpful. All I really wanted to know was if asbestos is dangerous in plumber's putty. Heck I can't imagine how many questions folks would have about what pressure treated lumber is or the difference between a crescent wrench verses channel locks.
I hope you will do something to add this kind of functionality to your web site.
That said: Have you tried Wikipedia's 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. —XhantarTalk00:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Did someone say how-to guide? Try wikiHow! Wikipedia does not wish to be a how-to guide, but wikiHow does. Whenever Wikipedia doesn't want some type of non-encylopedic content, there is probably another wiki that does. There are lots of wikis. Wikipedia is merely the world's largest and most famous wiki, the one that shows up in every other Google search any more. For most of us, Wikipedia is our first introduction to wiki technology. However, we learn pretty fast that Wikipedia is actually a very specialized kind of wiki, and doesn't necessarily want every sort of useful content. Fortunately, setting up more wikis is so easy (well, sort of) that thousands of people have done it. There is probably a wiki for everything that needs to be said. --Teratornis01:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Can't edit very large article
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At List of medical topics (S), there is a link to Subway, which is a dab page. Because none of the dab targets is a medical topic, I wanted to remove the wikilink and post about this on the article talk page. But I've made about seven attempts to edit the article just to remove the wikilink, with no success -- the edits never take. Could this have anything to do with the fact that the article is 286 KB in size? Any help would be appreciated. --Tkynerd00:21, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I just checked the page, and there is no wikilink on the word "Subway". Your edits took, you just can't see them. Try purging the database first by adding &action=purge to the end of the page's URL. If that doesn't work, clear your browser's cache (In Firefox, press Ctrl+Shift+R). Sometimes this happens, I'm not quite sure why. Hersfold(talk/work)00:30, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I can't even get the damn page to display! Thanks for checking this for me. (PS I took the liberty of indenting your comment above, hope you don't mind.) --Tkynerd00:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
No, that's fine. I usually do anyway, not sure why I didn't indent it here. The page isn't loading for me, either. Wikimedia may be having some server issues, or it could be that the page is too big after all and is just freezing up... but that doesn't explain why this page is loading when it's much larger. If you still can't get it working, try asking about it at the tech village pump - someone there might know what's going on. Hersfold(talk/work)00:49, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
EMANIO deleted
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I uploaded an article on EMANIO which has been deleted for some reason. I haven't been informed as to why, but would you please check what happened.
I will upload a replacement now, but would appreciate your feedback.
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I want to create a navbar on another wiki (this X is part of a series on Y, has a bunch of links to related things at the bottom). However, I can't figure out how to copy over Template:Navigation for use on it. Some weird transclusion is going on. Help? -WootyWoot?contribs01:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It appears you are missing at least one word in your question. Without it, the question makes no sense as "Easter Egg" is not a verb, so nothing can Easter Egg to your userpage. --Kainaw(talk)04:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I'm guessing there should be an "apply" before "to". In which case, I'd say, "No", as long as it meets the requirements of WP:USER. Some userboxes and the Motto of the Day contain easter egg links. *Mishatx*-In\Out09:00, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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When I upload an image, should I upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of to Wikipedia? How do I use it on Wikipedia if I do so? If I upload an image to Wikipedia, does it get automatically moved to the commons? Is it prefered that I upload to the commons or here? Can my image achieve "quality image" or "featured image" status if it is not in the Commons, but is on Wikipedia? Thanks Steevven1(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)02:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you can, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons. All the images there can be used here exactly the same way. However, there are added licensing restrictions on Commons; see Commons:Licensing for more info. There's no restrictions on whether Commons images can become Featured pictures here, but only Commons images may become Featured pictures in Commons. Titoxd(?!?)02:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
(after edit conflict) A lot of questions... let's try to answer them. First: if your image is under a free licence (e.g. you made it yourself or you can prove it with permission from the original copyright holder), it's better to upload it to Commons, because other Wikipedias and other Wikimedia projects can use it at well. Second question: Using an image from the Commons works in the same way you would use an image you have uploaded locally, just use [[Image:Foo.extension]]. Thid one: No it doesn't, it has to be moved by hand, re-uploading it to Commons and marking it for deletion here (use {{NowCommons}} and see Wikipedia:Moving images to Commons). Fourth question: Not up to speed on the processes here, but a "featured picture" or quality image on the Commons can only attain that status if it's hosted there. Hope that helped, Niels|en talk-nl talk (faster response)| 03:03, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
a user on wikipedia
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i know one of the users you have on here "LaNicoya" i just wanted to advice you and let you know (i am sure as time goes by you will find out and you'll see that what i say is true so keep this in mind) that i ran into her a couple of times in yahoo answers and she got her account canceled because she cheated to gain points and she harrased/stalked me and other users of salvadorian and costa rican decent she is also known for defamation impersonating and cloning wich means she doesnt like el salvador or costa rica and she will trash it and do whatever to make those countries profiles the worst because she always wants to make nicaragua sound better than costa rica and el salvador because it offends her that they are doing better so keep this in mind and watch her every move because she is not trust worthy at all she is a racist that will do whatever to make once again el salvador and costa rica the worst profiles. LaNicoya will probably not let anyone help improve the el salvador or the costa rica profiles so for when that happens i have already told you and you im sure will be able to see its her, im sure her ip adress will appear even if she does make 100's of accounts like she is known to do. I will keep an eye out for her because i do plan to contribute to the el salvador page and im sure she will do whatever to make sure the country sounds bad, if i were you i wouldnt allow a racist as a volunteer.Judith Gonzales
i will pull some files from yahoo answers that she wrote descriminating costa rica and el salvador so you will see i am not making this up and you will know its her because her nickname is always 7 squares then LaNicoya and she says she is buddhist she supports daniel ortega she is from panorama city los angeles she is 17 etc...Judith Gonzales
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By the end of the answers to Wikipedia:Help_desk#Blanking_your_own_talk_pages I'm still unsure, though I appreciate the reminder of WP:VANDAL. For an IP user talk page, where the IP user is deleting recent warnings (like 'today'), what are the usual policies? And, if it is not permitted because that would be erasing the tracks of bad behavior, what would be a good template to use? uw-tpv1 doesn't seem right for an IP user talk page. I read through the WP:UTM area and nothing seemed to fit nicely. Shenme04:48, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Well the IP indeed turned out to be a sockpuppet (admitted) so the revert was okay, but the lack of an appropriate warning was not okay. I don't want to make one up on the fly, as it might start out "Hey! you @#&^@#...." :-) Shenme09:08, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Do I get credit for what I write on Wikipedia articles?
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Hi, My name is Morgan talbot and I am 11 years old. I added some information onto an article about garden skinks (Lampropholis guichenoti) yesterday and I was wondering if I will get credit for what I wrote. I thought this might be important because I found this imformation by observation (observing live garden skinks) and I Might want to include it in a school project ect. and I don't want to be accused of copying other people (or, in this case myself). Below I have copied the article on to this page and put a blank line in between the original article and what I wrote (the peice on top is the original article and my added info is on the bottom)
Original Article:
The Common Garden Skink or Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small common skink often seen in suburban gardens in Melbourne, Australia, but is common across most of Southern Australia. It grows to a maximum of 14 cm, but rarely exceeds 9 cm. It lays its eggs in communal clutches. Like most other skinks, the tail will drop if grasped roughly. The tail then twitches vigorously for a while, to hold the attention of the predator while the lizard makes its escape.
What I wrote:
Garden skinks rely purely on the movement of their prey when hunting. if their prey is not moving, they will not see it as edible and will not strike. When hunting, the skinks will either hide and wait for prey to come by or actively pursue it (this depends on how hungry they are). Once they have caught their prey, they shake it around vigourously to kill it before swallowing it whole. Once they have had one meal, they begin to actively persue prey with their newfound energy. The skinks only need one prey item per 4 or 5 days, but will eat every day if conditions are good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.168.49.226 (talk)
Only in so much as it shows your IP or username on the history page. You can give the URL of the diff to show the actual edit and which user wrote it, but you'd need to find a way to prove that the user shown on said diff is actually you. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 06:38, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you do want credit for your writing, you can join a wiki which allows signed articles, for example: Wikinfo. Also be aware that lots of people edit Wikipedia, so someone might edit what you write. After a few rounds of that, the passage might no longer be recognizable as yours. It's best to ask your teacher first for the rules on what you can use for your assignments. --Teratornis06:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I found an article on "Anglo-Norman language" that is largely just copy-pasted from a real paper written by a linguist named David Trotter- but there are no citations or references. Some words or phrases have been changed, but the bulk of the article is word-for-word from the original paper. The issue is not that the article is inaccurate, just that the person who posted it clearly copied this man's work without citing his source. I looked at the faq's about fair use and public ___domain, and I don't think it's a copyright violation (since we used the same article in a class I'm taking) but, I don't know how to tag it to say "cite your source."
No, if it is as you describe then that is a copyright violation, unless the article is over (perhaps) 100 years old. And if it is, then it is plagiarism instead. Citation doesn't allow an article to be copied; the entire article must be rewritten in the editor's own words. Is the original article on the web anywhere, and if so, can you let us know the URL? If not, can you please let us know the publication detail of the original. Notinasnaid09:11, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I don't think it's a copyright violation (since we used the same article in a class I'm taking) - this is incorrect. What you read in class (for example, in a photocopied reader) and what is on Wikipedia are entirely different things (not to mention that what you're reading in class could be an unauthorized copy). What you describe seems a clear copyright violation that should be reported at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. -- John Broughton(♫♫)15:04, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Username
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I have another username that I normally use on websites, the name is taken on wikipedia and i'm wondering if it was me that is signed up to it and I have forgotten the password, or if it's someone else who has taken the account name?
If it's the latter then I don't mind, but if it's the former i'd rather use that username than this one.
Is there any way I can find out? Capubadger07:51, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
The name is Capuchin, I've just done the e-mail new password thing, I have several inactive email accounts though and it may be registered to one of those - we will see. How do I go about seeing if the user has contributed - as per the usurpation process? Also, the Usurpation process requires that the person requsting usurpation be a contributing member - I only activated this username today, and have made several contributions (of a Wikipedia:WikiGnome-like nature), but as an anonymous user. Is that a problem? Capubadger08:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Hmm, it may be my old e-mail address. That sounds like the kind of time I would have created it. It's more likely to be one of my new ones though, I'll have to see when I get home. Thanks for your help.Capubadger08:52, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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hello, i was interested in starting a wikipedia entry for an american musical group that may or may not still exist, but is very mysterious to most people and i am constantly questioned about their history and sound. bas on this, i decided that i would like to make a wikipedia entry for this group but i do not know if this would fit the guidelines for a real entry. i noticed their name is mentioned when you search for the tag "noise rock".
please let me know if this is a possibility and how i would go about creating such an entry. thank you.
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The article on 'Winder, GA' contains this sentence, "It is also the asshole of the earth." I could not find a link to report offensive language/statements; so I went in to try and edit (remove it), but could not (you will see my attempt in the history log, this date). Could someone please remove this? And where is the 'report' link? Thank you.
I have removed that statement from the article. Unfortunately, as Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, this kind of vandalism happens. The best thing to do is to click on "edit this page" at the top and remove it yourself. Thanks for letting us know though. Will (aka Wimt) 12:18, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thank you. I will read how to edit correctly so I can do this in the future.
Mathmode in titles
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I was editing the page on Trigonometric_substitution#Examples, and wanted to include three cases with headings. What's the best way to do this? Mathmode in titles? Sub/superscripts? Should I just leave this entirely in normal case?
Advice would be very much appreciated, I've tried to look for guidance in the help here and mediawiki pages, but didn't find anything suitable. DavidMcKenzie12:33, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
WP:TITLE gives guidelines for many other kinds of titles, but I don't see anything about math in there. WP:MSM does not mention titles either, but you should read it if you haven't already, just in case any clues jump out. You might try looking at other well-edited mathematics articles for ideas to copy. See what the folks at Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics are doing - wow, there's an impressive WikiProject. Perhaps you should join it. I would imagine the members of WikiProject Mathematics know everything there is to know about writing mathematics articles on Wikipedia. --Teratornis17:41, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Generally speaking, it's a bad, bad idea to put anything but plain text into section headings. Section headings are often used for linking; non-plaintext can cause problems. -- John Broughton(♫♫)15:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
how do i put my page on wiki
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hi,
we are an energy consulting firm and would like to upload a page for us in wikipedia. how do i do that.
thanks.
Anyone can edit Wikipedia. There is some restriction with creating new pages, but that is easily avoided by creating a user account and using that instead of an anonymous IP address. However, it is against Wikipedia policy for people/companies to put pages in for themselves. If your consulting firm is notable, someone who is not related with the firm will likely create the page. --Kainaw(talk)12:57, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
First, you have to make sure that you really do want a page on Wikipedia, and that it wouldn't be deleted straight away. You would need some reliable sources independent of the company that referred to it, so that the article could be attributed and to prove that the company was notable. Make sure that you can write neutrally in this situation, despite the conflict of interest involved (or wait for someone else to write the article if you can't). If you haven't already, you should read the Introduction and Tutorial for information on how to edit Wikipedia pages, then Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page for information on how to start a new page. I hope that helps! --ais523 13:00, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Search Wikipedia to see if any articles exist about other firms such as yours. (Also check the category pages to see if your company's article would fit into an existing category; for example, maybe something like: Category:Energy companies of the United States.) If other firms similar to yours have uncontroversial articles, so can yours. Check the article histories and their talk pages to see if any of those articles have stimulated controversy in the past. Read other well-established articles about corporations to get an idea of what a corporation article should be (for example, pick virtually any major company and see what's here: Microsoft, Google, Exxon Mobil, etc.). Above all, avoid peacock language - that will get your article flagged for deletion straightaway. Just state the sober facts about the company, provide published citations to support them all, and let readers draw their own conclusions as to how marvelous everything is (or not). Demonstrate your good faith by leaving a note on your article's talk page that explains your potential conflict of interest, that you want to play by the rules here, and you invite and will graciously accept correction from more experienced Wikipedians on how to get the article in proper shape (if your first attempt isn't). If you do want to advertise or promote, you will need to find another wiki. If your firm already has its own Web site, someday you might consider starting your own corporate wiki, so you can collaborate efficiently with your employees, customers, and suppliers. See b:Wiki Science/How to start a wiki and TWiki. --Teratornis17:23, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
One more thing - if you aren't sure you can write a neutral article about your company, you could request that someone else write the article. There should be no conflict of interest in merely asking. By the way, welcome to Wikipedia! If this place seems to have lots of complicated rules, well, it does. But you did the right thing to ask first, rather than just write something because it's so easy to write something (getting something to stick is often much harder). --Teratornis17:30, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
purkinje fibre's conductivity
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Hi, I want to know why purkinje fibre has the highest conductivity despite the long duration of its action potential. (electrical activity in cardiovascular physiology)-------....
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My comments were stupid, it was not about the article itself, as I am a somewhat new user.
Can I delete my comments? Or, content on talk pages cannot be deleted, so should I keep it?Ayasi18:35, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Don't quote me on this, but I believe that you can delete your own comment as long as nobody's replied to it.
How do you add info so a search for an article abbreviation comes up?
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If you search for Westerly, RI; Westerly, Rhode Island comes up.
If you search for Weekapaug, RI.... nothing comes up; but if you search for Weekapaug, Rhode Island an article comes up.
How could you fix the article for Weekapaug so a search for Weekapaug, RI would redirect to Weekapaug, Rhode Island.
Thanks
You just create the article Weekapaug, RI with the following text (only):
Please don't spend a lot of time creating such redirects. There are tens of thousands of town and city articles in Wikipedia, virtually none with such redirects. The best way to find a town is either search on its name (rather than using the "Go" button), or to search via Google. -- John Broughton(♫♫)14:59, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Using lastname, firstname format for a redirect
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To add on: redirects are to help those who search on a (slightly) incorrect term. So if (say) a lot of people misspelled "Bill Gates" as "Bil Gates", a redirect would get them to the right article even though the searched on the wrong one. Since people pretty much always search on Firstname Lastname, there isn't any good reason to set up a redirect for the Lastname, Firstname case. (If nothing else, we don't want to train anyone to expect that Lastname, Firstname is a good way to search, because it's not.) -- John Broughton(♫♫)14:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Talk pages
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I recently dealt with a couple of articles that had suffered vandalism where a single user made six or seven vandalising edits in quick succession. Is there any way to revert them all at once, or do you have to do it (as I did) one edit at a time? Heliomance20:35, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
The administrator rollback button will undo all the changes made by the same user if there's no intervening edits, so you could ask an admin. There's also an admin light script floating around. Not sure how that would react to the situation. _ Mgm|(talk)00:46, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If all the edits are consecutive, they can be reverted with a single "undo"; admin tools are not needed. On the history page, use the two columns of radio buttons to do a compare between the most recent vandal edit and the version of the article just prior to the vandalizing. The comparison will say something like "(Five intermediate revisions not shown.)" The "undo" link (far right, near top) will revert all the edits that the comparison covers.
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I know it says in the instructions that if you have a follow-up question you should just click 'edit,' but there is no 'edit' button showing up. I think it's because I don't have a username. Anyway, last night I asked how to report a possible copyright violation, and one of the users confirmed that it is a copyright violation, but I still don't know how to fix it. Do I email wikipedia? I have the name and URL of the article that the author copied.
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I no longer get the "Edit" link next to the section headings in this article (help desk). I get it if I log off. I get it in other articles. Any ideas? Notinasnaid21:04, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
US BOWLING CONGRESS AFFILIATED CLUBS E-MAIL ADDRESSES
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
DOES WIKIPEDIA HAVE ACCESS TO E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR THE VARIOUS US BOWLING CONGRESS PROFFESSIONAL CLUBS AND HOW WOULD I FIND THEM----
RICK
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I am curious as to whether anyone can post warnings on people's talk pages (assuming they have done something wrong, of course) or if that action is restricted to just admins. Zomic_1322:49, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply Please stop. If you continue to vandalise Wikipedia...
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page...
ok. Thanks. I saw the various temples on the vandalism page, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't overstepping any boundaries. Zomic_1322:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I have a question about american tv shows that air in other countries. If a new episode of a series such as Heroes (tv series) airs in Canada hours before it premires in the US, does it violate WP:A or WP:C to write a plot summary of the episode and to upload screenshots of the episode even though no one in America can verify this infomation? How can a single wikipedian from America verify the infomation like "a character dies" if they have to wait hours to see the episode while wikipedians from other countries get to have free reign over the new infomation gained from the episode? dposse23:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
The same question can be asked of shows that air in the U.S. first. Remember that Wikipedia is open to people around the world, so in those few hours, you'll have to rely on the people from outside the U.S. to maintain the article. Xiner (talk, email) 23:37, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia is an international project (It's the English language Wikipedia; not the American Wikipedia). If a book is released in Australia, it can be used as a source, even if people in other places around the world have to wait 2-3 months or half a year to get their hands on the same book. The point is that a reliable editor can back it up, that doesn't mean it has to be an American. In fact, we can even cite sources few Americans will ever get to see: like Dutch newspaper articles. English language sources are preferred, but Dutch, German, French or Spanish ones are acceptable if they're the only alternative. - Mgm|(talk)00:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
February 27
Aerial Photos
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The map situation on Wikipedia is currently less than ideal. See m:Maps for some ongoing efforts to improve things. As to what data you can use, that depends on where the ___location is. Mackinac Island is in the United States, so you may be in luck; free map data tends to be more available for locations in the US than in many other developed countries, for example, because the U.S. government does not copyright its works. The US government is remarkably progressive when it comes to giving away map data. However, note that Mackinac Island already links to a page of map links; click on the infobox entry: Coordinates 45°51′40″N, 84°37′50″W. Is that page of links not enough? --Teratornis00:37, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Wouldn't it be great if we could upload all the DRG files to Wikimedia Commons? Then someone could write a template that takes a coordinate pair, and returns a cropped centered thumbnail of the DRG containing that ___location. Ah yes, I can dream.
While the infobox entry: Coordinates 45°51′40″N, 84°37′50″W already does link to a page full of map links, the link itself in the infobox may be too subtle and unobvious for the inexperienced Wikipedia reader. The map thumbnail just above the coordinates link is much more visually compelling, and might act as a red herring to cause some unfamiliar readers to overlook the rich trove of unadvertised map links. I'm trying to think of tasteful a way to make the coordinates link sell itself better. How about adding some informative mouseover ("alt") text to it? For example: "For more map links, see: http://..." Currently the mouseover text is just the default, which is the rather uncompelling URL. However, Help:Link#"Hover box" on links does not tell how to change this text, and such a change would be to the infobox template, and these types of infobox templates appear widely. It would be best to discuss such a change with the people who maintain these templates.
Okay, I managed to get a better map, and I found out how to do mouseover text. The problem was that the coordinates are already a template with another template in it, both full-protected. I just subst'd both templates and inserted the text inside it, then copied it all back into the infobox. See here for info on how to do it with other links. Mr.Z-mantalk¢03:53, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Gennessee
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I would like to start an article with the headline Gennessee and this is already used as a township in Minnesota can I still create this article?
Your repeated efforts to vandalize articles makes it seem that you are unaware that Wikipedia is a serious project. You have been reported to the administration group for continuing vandalism and an administrator will review your contributions shortly. You may not receive another warning before being blocked, so be careful and be serious from now on. If you are blocked, please reconsider your behavior once the block expires.
You need another step. You only post this template after they've continued to vandalize after receiving a proper set of warnings and after you've alerted the admins. You alert the admins by listing the vandal at WP:AIV by following the steps listed there. delldottalk04:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Note however there is a template Template:BV which can be used for cases of obvious vandalism. I'm a strong fan of using it when there is obvious vandalism. I'm not talking about edit or content disputes which some editors mischaracterise as vandalism or cases when uses don't understand our policies but cases when people add things like someone sucks or whatever. This template should generally be sufficient warning and you can request they be blocked if they continue to vandalise after it. Of course what admins do is up to them. Nil Einne10:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
HELP ME PLEASE
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I am being harrased on the Inuktitut Wikipedia and there is a homophobic vandal insulting me accusing me of recruiting homosexuals and breaking the law and trying to intimidate me that Jimbo Wales is going to shut iu-wp down if i dont do as he says. he has used lots of homphobic rhetoric and has violated many rules, 3rr and erasing comments on his talk page, i am basically the only editor on that edition, the sole native speakers and there are some english speaking admins but theyre not around the main one thogo has his internet down for the week, i need help, there is no semiprotection or protection templates made yet and this is an unregistered user who is not a speaker or writer and has made no contributions except removing any images depicting same sex kissing, hugging or sex from articles such as kiss, love, and the category for sex he says its against the rules and pornographic but he has even touched the oral sex or sex articles which show heterpsexual sex as examples. has called me names, immoral, decadent, accused me of being gay which i am not, and says im trying to recurit gays, he has also replaced images with low quality pictures of a boy-girl kiss for every circumstance and also a very very small picture of a heart which cant be made larger, and he removed the captions to the old pictures, there is not much content per article and inuktitut is in danger of extintion as it is a declining native language, and hes removing text. i have tried to talk to him but he is unresponsive, the only thing i did wrong to my knowledge was unknowingly put an explicit image to represent the sex category on the main page, he told me i was breaking the law and i would be reported and left the section blank and with no other picture, so i the picture was that of a woman performing fellatio on a man, a real photograpgh from commons, so i put in what i thought was more appropriate a french paintign of a two men having sex with a naked woman fanning in an egyptian palace withj pyramids in the backround, mind you that the image was a thumbnail betwen 65 and 85 px and you couldne even see the penis really, so i was told that wikipedia is not censored, except the main page, he added a picture or a boy-girl kiss but i thought it was crappy and unrepresentative of the category sex so i chose a non graphic image of a japanese painign showing a two men having sex with only a small glimps betwen the robe, not genitals or butt are visible and they are otherwsie fully clothes, some pubic hair is noticeable on the penetrqator when you blow the image up, tgere is a woman observing, furthermore he is making me feel very uncomfortable, im pretty sure that pic is okay "good faith" and if not i had another picture in mind which might be even better two people supposedly having sex another painting from japan but nothing can be seen they are fullow robbed they could be wrestling, they could be having sex or touching each other and you cant quite tell if theyre men women or a man and woman, alltho they are men, that image would be even less controvertial. i dont know what to do please help me. i am User:Qrc2006 on the Inuktitut Wikipedia PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME what can i do? how can this be resolved? see him here71.142.68.22903:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Hi Qrc2006, that sounds like a bad situation, but not impossible to deal with. I do have a few suggestions. First, stay cool. You're really upset about this: take a breather, some time off maybe. Realize that it is not the end of the world, whatever happens. The threats aren't credible, so just ignore them. Don't resort to edit warring yourself; be the more mature party. Second, bring this up with other sincere users. This is a content dispute. Though I have no knowledge of that wikipedia, I imagine it has somewhat similar dispute resolution processes as we have. Learn about the dispute resolution process and engage in it. Maybe they have something similar to WP:AN/I. You're right that Wikipedia's not censored and the user shouldn't be letting their own values affect the content; other users will see this and take your side. Bring the issue up with them in a calm, rational way. Provide diffs to back up your claims about what the person is doing: go into the history of a page, find the edit that the person made that you want to refer to, click on the "last" button, copy the text in the URL bar and paste it within [brackets] to provide the evidence of what they're doing. Also, consider toning down your language. You come across as kind of panicky, and that may turn users off. I'm glad to help further, but I don't speak the language. Leave me a message on my talk page if you have any questions or want to discuss anything. delldottalk04:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Bradley University sites redirect to wiki search for Lydia
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I was just wondering if anybody could explain to me why all of the sudden, anytime I try to visit bradley.edu/foodservice, bradley.edu/registrar, bradley.edu/campusorg etc. I am redirected to a wikipedia search for "Lydia"
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.176.104.77 (talk) 04:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It sounds like someone may have compromised either your computer or Bradley University's computers. I suggest calling your school's helpdesk. *Mishatx*-In\Out04:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
bradley.edu/foodservice/, bradley.edu/registrar/, and bradley.edu/campusorg/ all work fine. Veinor(talk to me) 04:17, 27 February 2007 (
Not sure but try using www. in front of the rest of the URL. Type in www.bradley.edu/foodservice, for example. That worked for me.--Vbd (talk) 04:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Article name
Latest comment: 18 years ago5 comments4 people in discussion
I created a page for Alan Cheuse, but it displays as "Alan cheuse." I tried re-editing the page, but the entry, "Alan cheuse," seems locked out of editing. How can I correct the capitalization?
Thanks for the reply. But look at the heading at the very top top of the entry. It reads "Alan cheuse" (the last name is not capitalized). In fact, even the name in the article link is not capitalized. But is there any way to edit that?
That's done by moving the article (to prevent vandalism it will take about 4 days for new users to get this tab). It is not correctly capitalized because you didn't do it when you created the article. Please make sure you watch out with capital letters when you create another article. If it hasn't been done already, I'll move the article for you.- Mgm|(talk)09:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
New user problems
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I recently uploaded a file for the first time to Wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Starker_and_Cheifetz.jpg) A few days after uploading it, I edited the text a bit, and now when I go to the file online, the text is in a long horizontal stream of text in a dotted box with a pink background. I realize this is probably a stupid question, but how can I get the text to be formatted as a "normal" paragraph.
I also am wondering why the file has never come up when I do a search for Hamilton Cheifetz, the subject of the text, or for Starker and Cheifetz, the name of the image.
Can someone help me please, and forgive my ignorance of such things?
I think part of the problem is that you haven't created an article, or added the picture to an existing article. What you seem to have done is write a detailed commentary on the picture in the space that is designed for writing about licensing etc. Notinasnaid08:14, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for your astute observations. How can I create an article instead of the thing I have somehow put together? User:Hamtone
Just choose the title for your article, then go to the article of that title. If it already exists, you can edit it to include anything that you think is missing. If it does not exist, you will be asked to create it yourself. -- Lilwik07:30, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Review admin/user
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Review admin/user, What does actually refer? Is it about WP:AN, where adimns are mostly involved. And that's why they become Review admin? How can an user be review user?--NAHID07:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
There's no need to delete it. If you restore the question and post the answer, you may be helping other people who have the same question. - Mgm|(talk)09:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Transwiki
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
This particular article does more than just define the word. It also gives a tiny bit of history, making it a stub rather than a dictionary definition. I wouldn't move it, but find sources for it instead. The appopriate tag for a transwikification would be {{Move to Wiktionary}} - Mgm|(talk)11:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
Is there any speedy deletion template that is the opposite of db-attack? What should be put on pages who's primary purpose is to say a particular person or group or so on is wonderful? Heliomance11:13, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If the page isn't pure spam ({{db-spam}} or {{db-g11}}), then it's probably better to use {{subst:prod}} or {{subst:afd}} (for deletion), or {{advert}} or {{NPOV}} (for cleanuP). As MacGyverMagic says, such articles often aren't obvious enough deletes that speedy deletion is a good idea. --ais523 13:50, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Finding pending articles
Latest comment: 18 years ago4 comments4 people in discussion
How do I find the page that lists articles pending approval that non-registered users have written? (I'm sorry that this is the second time I'm asking this, but I can't find my question on this page or any record of it on my user page!) Kdammers11:59, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Non-registered users are not allowed to post new articles in the main namespace to avoid the large amount of vandalism and nonsense that comes with it. Instead WP:AFC was created to handle such suggestions, which is where you will find that list. Make sure you read the instructions carefully so you know what to do when you come across a good suggestion. - Mgm|(talk)12:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
To see a list of everything you've ever added to Wikipedia, click on the "my contributions" link at the top of the screen, just to the left of "log out". All pages which you've created and all edits which you've made, are on that list. The Transhumanist 16:46, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Is this what you were looking for? If you are confident that these articles should be created, then you, being an established editor, can create them yourself.
I should also add that editors who consider requests for article creation need some rationale (usually initial article text) based on which they can decide whether or not the article is worth creating. If you just ask for an article to be created without providing a rationale, you are hoping that some editor who sees your request will know why the subject of the requested article should be included in Wikipedia. That's a long shot.
The article is written on my user page, is that wrong?
Username is Stagecoach and article is headed as Stagecoach Theatre Arts. Stagecoach
No, it's not wrong to write an article on your userpage. It's actually encouraged so you can do some tweaking until you've perfected it to your liking, but it won't appear in the encyclopedia on its own. For that you'd have to post it to Stagecoach Theatre Arts. But before you do that, you should take a look at WP:COI and read why writing an article about an organization you're involved with is a bad idea. You also need to read up on verifiability. All material in Wikipedia needs to be referenced, so other people can check the accuracy of the information. WP:AFC has a wizard that will give you an idea about the most important things to remember, and you can always take a look at similar articles to get a feel on what should and shouldn't be included. The entry as it stands comes across as promotional. I'll drop you a welcome with some useful links on your talk page. - Mgm|(talk)15:26, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
To see a list of everything you've ever added to Wikipedia, click on the "my contributions" link at the top of the screen, just to the left of "log out". All pages which you've created and all edits which you've made, are on that list. The Transhumanist 16:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
You might also do well to consult Wikipedia guidelines on WP:notability and advertising before proceeding. Your "article" as it stands on your user page looks a lot like an advertisement of a company that is not very notable. I say "looks like" because there is no indication that it has been the subject of reporting by national or international media.
As it stands, your "article" is a likely candidate for deletion if it were to be created. I am not even convinced that it is appropriate for your user page. Review WP:NOT for guidelines for what is and is not appropriate for Wikipedia.
Just my two pence, but Stagecoach is highly notable in England. It is I believe the largest extra curricular performing arts training centre in the country, frankly I'm amazed it doesn't have an article already. Heliomance18:26, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Userboxes
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I would normally ask this on the WikiProject Userboxes talk page, but they seem kind of inactive right now. When I remove fair use images from userboxes, do I have to tell the author? --The Dark Side14:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 18 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion
What is the tag or code, used to sign someone elses unsigned comment?, I know i could just put their username at the end, but i would like to know how to use that tag one. thanks. - DTGardner15:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It's {{Unsigned}}. To make a guess at a template name, enter "Template:" followed by your guess in the search box. If you've guess right, you'll go right to the page. By the way, Wikipedia's search feature can be used for searching Wikipedia's various namespaces, such as the template namespace. The complete name of the tag you wanted is called Template:Unsigned. The Transhumanist 16:27, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Namespaces searched by default
The search only applies to the namespaces selected in the user's preferences. To search the other namespaces check or uncheck the tickboxes in "Search in namespaces" box found at the bottom of a search results page. Depending on the browser, a box may still be checked from a previous search, but without being effective any longer! To make sure, uncheck and recheck it.
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
An editor wanted to add a passage with using this citation in regards to addressing the theme of anarcho-primitivism in Fight Club. I've taken up discussion with him on the film article's talk page, and I've presented reasoning behind two points -- that the citation does not fit because it only mentions Fight Club in passing (at the very end of the webpage), and that the citation does not meet the criteria for reliable sources or verifiability. He still thinks the information should be included, so can those who have the time please review the edit, the citation, and our discussion on the talk page to share their opinion on the appropriateness of this information? —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 15:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Protecting Constantly Vandalized Pages
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
How do I go about protecting a page that has been constantly vandalized for a while (literally every line alternates between vandalism and a revision). Thanks in advance! Zomic_1316:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
The protection policy will spell out for you but it depends what you mean by every line alternates between vandalism. If it was one diehard vandal with an account or constant IP, then it's unlikely to be protected. Similarly, if it was only every week or so that vandalism occured, even if there was little constructive editing in the mean-time protection probably won't be gained either Nil Einne10:47, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Copying pictures
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Is it possiblwe to copy some pictures or do I need a permission— Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.240.27 (talk)
You can copy pictures from Wikipedia by following the copyright instructions you get when you click on the picture; unless the image is fair use, you should be able to use it without permission (often, you will have to credit the source and/or keep track of the image's authorship history, and GFDL images must be stored together with a copy of the GFDL). Copying pictures to Wikipedia requires more than just permission; the image must be released under a free use licence. Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission explains how to request that an image is released under such a licence, but as delldot says most free use images on Wikipedia will have been self-made by Wikipedia editors and released under free licences. --ais523 18:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Hard to read
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Your site is informative, but I can't read it too long because of the color and the font. It's too hard to read. Please change it.
You can change the color and font yourself, if you register, then change your preferences. Though to me I see a plain font in black on a white background, which is easy enough to read. Let us know if you have any more questions. Notinasnaid20:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
permenant links
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
is there any way you can create a favourites list of the articles you would like quick reference to? like a favourites in internet explorer
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I've been searching for this on wiki for a while but still can't find an answer. Can I write/extend an article using copyrighted information source if I just don't blindly copy all the stuff but rewrite/summarize it by my own words and publish name of used source ?
Same question for images. Can I create an image/diagram containing same information but looking different as copyrighted image and release it under free license as my own work. Am I required to (or Should I) publish original image source ? --Miko3k20:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
That's tricky. I'd say that both scenarios are fraught with dangers of copyright violations, since you're basically using large chunks of info from copyrighted sources. Xiner (talk, email) 20:20, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
This is not intended as legal advice. Understand something, though. Copyright, at least in the United States, does not protect facts, it only protects creative expression. For more information, see the Copyright Act. For example, 17 USC 102(b) states, "In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work." (That's what patent law is for.) So if you rewrite and summarize all in your own words, you are taking only the unprotected facts from the source. Xiner notes that this is "fraught with danger," and it is true that you can get in trouble if you aren't careful, you don't want to accidentally take the potentially copyrighted literary structure of the article along with the public ___domain factual information. Also, if you were to summarize a work of fiction by making a sort of Cliffs Notes version, you would probably wind up creating a derivative work which would be copyright infringement. The same analysis applies for your diagram question, but it is likely to be more difficult, depending on the diagram, to decide what part is pure fact and what part is expression. Hope this helps. Crypticfirefly04:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Adding External Links
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
A couple of the editors to my site (http://www.tokidokijournal.com) have contacted you about this and have been told that links can't be added from sites that are fan published, and that they must be from an established business. As the owner of Tokidokijournal.com, I can assure you that we have been an established business in the states of Arizona for five years now. I can provide you with a copy of our tax license as well as business license, if you'd like to see it. The content of our site is of a proffesional nature, as we are in close contact with many of the companies whose products we review - and which are featured on your site. I'm sure that the information we can add to these articles will be very valuable to users of Wikipedia.com, and I hope that we can resolve this issue.
Thank you for your time,
Stephen
Tokidokijournal.com
Thank you for your question. Please take a look at Wikipedia:External links. In particular, you should under no circumstances ever add a link to a site you run or are connected to to any article. You can, however, propose a site (on an article talk page), and allow the other editors to form a consensus about whether it is suitable. The sort of description you have made above a good start, though you should review the external links guidelines and provide specific examples which indicate why the site would be an asset to the articles. You should bear in mind that with millions of potential web sites selection may be both ruthless and arbitrary. In general, it is best not to propose more than one article at a time, partly so you can learn from the results, and partly to reduce concerns about a promotional campaign: Wikipedia editors try to be very careful to avoid links which exist to carry traffic to sites, rather than to meet our guidelines. I hope this information is helpful to you. Notinasnaid20:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Help with citing sources and cleaning up entries
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
I am new to Wikipedia, and I'm creating entries for historic homes in New England. I have read the help and instructions sections but have not been able to resolve these questions (perhaps because I'm not a computer programmer). My entry, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauport%2C_Sleeper-McCann_House, has been tagged by other users for not citing its sources and not meeting Wikipedia's quality standards. Here is my source: http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/beauport.htm, but I can't find instructions on posting external links (I thought that was frowned upon in the wiki-world?). Also, I can't clean up the entry without more specifics on what part does not meet Wikipedia's standards (the entry is factually and grammatically correct). Any suggestions? Thanks.
In terms of cleaning up, probably the best thing to do is to read other articles and look at the style. There is a style guide, but it may be overkill at the beginning. For instance, you write Beauport, the summer home of the collector and interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper, was a house built in 1907 on the rocks overlooking Gloucester Harbor. I would expect to see something like, Beauport, a historic house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, was build in 1907-1934 as the summer home of the collector and interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper. It is on the rocks overlooking the Gloucester Harbor. Note the links, the bolding of the defined term, the rewording to provide a more direct definition first, the placing in a worldwide context, and the incorporation of details from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Phrases like its influence came to shape the way we view America's past will need detailed citation, and perhaps should be cast as a quote to maintain a completely neutral voice. Consider whether the article adds anything that isn't already in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Notinasnaid20:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
external links and sources are different things. External links tend to be used for information that may be relevant, but unincludable due to other factors (copyright, too trivial, etc). The source you talk about, a source from Historic New England, is probably reliable as a source for the sites covered under its umbrella. So it is not an external link (external links are for material not included in the article, and you have used this material in the article). Even so, it would be preferable to use more than one source - perhaps you can contact them and find out whether any books have been written on the subject. ColourBurst20:52, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
About Review Admin
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Then What does Review Admin mean? What they Do actually and where they involved?
You can't place it at the bottom of the wikitext, but you can use CSS to have it stuck to the bottom margin of the page. You'd want to put the following at the top of your user page:
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I've seen this around, but I am unsure what the tag is. It creates a box encouraging an IP user to create a registered account. It is commonly used on IP's that are from public places, etc. Any help would be great. Thanks! Zomic_1323:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Your edit includes new external links. To help protect against automated spam, please enter the words that appear below in the box (more info)
Latest comment: 18 years ago5 comments3 people in discussion
Please tell me this is just a temporary measure to fight an increase in spam, it's annoying as hell and I've already hit it twice in the last hour--VectorPotentialTalk00:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
For example, I just got hit with this message while reseting the sandbox header, can't we at least set up some kind of URL whitelist to avoid triggering this message all the time?--VectorPotentialTalk00:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
New users, with accounts created in under 5 days, usually get this warning. It is a nuisance but im pretty sure it will go away once you wait for five days. Its probably a safety precaution to avoid spamming --K.Z Talk • Vandal • Contrib 05:14, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hi i was currently viewing encyclopedias on the internet and in books i have and nowhere in a normal encyclopedia have i ever found a "crime" section or an "abortion" section. I was currently viewing the people that are a part of the Central America project and i think that it would be a much better idea if everyone was just asigned to contribute to a certain country only one. I thought about that when i looked at one in particular he user name i believe is "lanicoya" she wants to put a crime section for el salvador and she already has an abortion one on there my question is Managua is know for being dangerous and Nicaragua also does not allow abortions so why is she being allowed to trash the El Salvador article she says so herself in her sentence she wrote all she knows is Nicaragua she doesnt know El Salvador like i do and like everyone that lives there and is from there, my idea i think is brilliant it doesnt look like she wants to contribute in a positive way but in a negative way and as a contributor i can't work with that. Im sure i can find articles about crime and gangs in Nicaragua and also about abortions but i didnt want to contribute to Nicaragua but to El Salvador but if she wants to trash that article i will gladly find my sources and also create a crime section among corruption in Nicaragua. This is an encyclopedia look at these other ones they have no such sections:
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Honestly take a look at these encyclopedias, they ae model and professional encyclopedias were not just anyone can write their own personal opinion and because someone doesnt like El Salvador they are going to make it the worst article ever. Wikipedia from a point of view looks no offense like its being created by kids it doesnt look professional anyone can just sign in and edit, it does not seem reliable and if this site will contain an article about El Salvador i will make it the best or if anyone can just mess it up and put in what they think of the country i would much rather have the article taken off and suggest other more reliable encyclopedias to people doing searches on countries. Every single country has crime if you havent heard or read the news Guatemala tops El Salvador in crime this year and the end of 2006. Please feel free to contact meGuacamaya
Learn interpunction and spelling first, maybe someone will be inclined to answer you after you've accomplished that. Damned Americans, they can't do anything right :-P. Terribly sorry, but for me, as a second language English-speaker, your message is not intelligible. Please reformat it, using commas and proper interpunction etc., so that everyone can read it. Niels|en talk-nl talk (faster response)| 04:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Indeed anyone can edit Wikipedia. But you seem to be taking the view that there was once a good reliable encyclopedia, and then we allowed just anyone to edit it. That is not the case: there was nothing, then we allowed people to edit that nothing, and now we have an encyclopedia which is not too bad, and has over a million articles. Some people think that we should now change the rules, they take the view that the work is now done and the encyclopedia should be locked from all edits. Others disagree. Of course, people sometimes try to convey their point of view that things are bad in an article. Also, sometimes people try to remove mention of bad things because they are proud of the subject. Wikipedia has policies to ensure there is a balance: see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Notinasnaid09:55, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
password trouble
i typed in the new password you gave me ,and it is not letting me log in ?
Edit Summary Statistics
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
On a wikipedia edit summary, is it possible to get a count of the number of edits and unique editors that have contributed to a given article? Please let me know ASAP! Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.69.208 (talk)
Latest comment: 18 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion
I am currently working on creating a template, but need the assistance of someone who actually knows how they operate. I've essentially tried to reverse-engineer an existing template to modify it for a similar purpose, but am not certain that it will work (or rather, I understand enough about templates to be almost certain that it will not work in the way I want it to). I would like to post the source code of the template so that an editor could review it and see if the problem can be overcome. Where is the appropriate place to post it? Here? WP:VPT? A user's talk page? -- Black Falcon04:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! The template is located at Template:Oldcfdfull. Essentially, I am trying to create a template that would serve as the equivalent of {{oldafdfull}} for categories titled Template:oldcfdfull (for consistency with the AfD version). However, I cannot just use the source code of {{oldafdfull}} by just replacing "afd" with "cfd" as the archiving systems for AfD and CfD discussions are different.
The major problem I see is with [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date}}}}}#{{{page|{{{votepage|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}}}|the discussion]]. Firstly, I'm not sure that's even accurate (this is the first time I've ever edited a template's source code--my prior editing experience to templates is limited to their content only). Secondly, AfD debates are archived as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName, whereas CfD debates are kept as Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/Year Month Day#PageName. So, it is necessary to somehow include the date of the nomination in the link to the CfD debate in the specific order: Year Month Day. Could you help, please?
Note: There is an additional complication in that CFD archives prior to January 1, 2007 are prefixed [[Wikipedia:Categories for deletion:]] instead of "discussion". The only working solution I can think of (with my limited knowledge of template creation/editing) is to create a separate template, say for instance {{oldcfdfull-del}} in which "discussion" is replaced with "deletion".
I'd suggest that {{cfdend}} might be a better template to reverse-engineer in this case, as it's designed for use with the CfD archiving system. If you're not sure what a certain template markup will do, you can test it in the template sandboxes ({{X1}} through {{X9}}) and use the Sandbox itself to try transcluding and substing it. --ais523 11:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
This sounds fascinating, Black Falcon. I'd be glad to help program the template, since I have an idea about how to go about it (plus the deletion/discussion thing), but can't implement it right now (in several hours, though, when I'm back on a computer). GracenotesT § 14:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Archiving Talk Pages
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Could someone help/tell me how to archive my user page?
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If I contribute from an IP address then how can I understand I've got a message. Will it be appeared You've got new message, as like an registared user?--NAHID13:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It used to work that way, currently however, If an IP receives a message their message bar won't appear until after they clear their browser cache, once they receive it, it won't go away until they once again clear their browser cache. I imagine the developers made some sort of change to the default monobook assigned to anon IPs and this was a side effect. The implication is that in the mean time, it's almost impossible to contact an IP via their talk page --VectorPotentialTalk13:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I'm confused. If it is almost impossible to contact an IP address via their talk page, then what's the point of posting vandalism warnings or a {{subst:anon}} greeting?--Vbd (talk) 16:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I'd guess that most people don't realize that the new messages banners don't work right for anons anymore, since most people don't tend to edit while logged out, and as far as anons go, they tend to get ignored more often than not, at least in my experience, so there's not much use in an IP trying to file a bug report. Besides, it's only been for the last month or so, I'm sure at some point a developer will track down the glitch and correct the problem, assuming they're aware of it --VectorPotentialTalk17:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say there aren't currently any developers working on it, because there probably aren't very many registered users who would notice it at all, so the chances of any developer being aware of the problem are slim--VectorPotentialTalk14:54, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
I was aware of the problem, but not what was causing it (I just new that anon new-messages bars got stuck sometimes). Could someone who can confirm the problem open up a new mediazilla: bug report if there isn't one already? --ais523 14:59, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
the use of 'Although'
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1. Which is a better statement?
A. Although she was sick, Mrs Tan went to work.
or
B. Although Mrs Tan was sick, she went to work.
(Should we use the proper pronoun in the main clause or sub. clause when we use 'although'.)
2. We are given these 2 sentences and asked to rewrite them into 1 sentence using 'whose'. I would like to know if the following answers are acceptable.
Given: The owner of the dog was fined in court. His dog had bitten a maid.
Ans A) The owner whose dog had bitten a maid was fined in court.
Ans B) The dog whose owner was fined in court had bitten a maid.
3. Given : Mr Lee is the supervisor. You need to see him if you are looking for a job. Rewrite these sentences into 1 using 'whom'
Ans A) Mr Lee whom you need to see if you are looking for a job is the supervisor.
Ans B) The supervisor whom you need to see if you are looking for a job is Mr Lee.
Is there a difference between the 2 answers. Which is acceptable?
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
Hi. Another user tagged a section of an article that I had worked on, stating that it did not cite its sources (the other user is associated with Larouche, and this is not just a neutral tag, but I'll let that rest for now). Anyway, I have now provided extensive sourcing to the section, but the tag is still there. My question is how tags get removed, and by whom....
If you've added enough references to merit the tag's removal, then you can remove it yourself. Just find the part contained in two curly braces, like this: {{unreferenced}} and delete it. Let us know if you need anything else. Hersfold(talk/work)13:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Though it's irritating to have your work peppered with "citation needed" tags, it is an absolute rule that everything be sourced in Wikipedia, so the other editor was probably doing the right thing. It's just not done nearly enough so it can look like an article is being singled out. If you are satisfied the section/article is adequately sourced (i.e., reading the sources will support every word in the section), just remove the tag, stating clearly what you are doing and why in the edit summary. If you suspect it may be disputed, first indicate your intention in the article talk page, to allow a consensus of editors to decide. Notinasnaid13:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Reference from another wikipage
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We know that we can't use another wikipage as refernce or citing footnotes in an article page. But I noticed some WP:Policy page contains Jimbo Wales's quotation with the reference / footnote taken from another wikipage (Example:Wikipedia:User page, Here Jimbo wales's quotation's been founded ). Why this happens? Is it right--NAHID13:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
You can't use other wikipedia pages to cite articles. But since it is about a policy all the relevant citations will be wikipedia pages. Policy is formed on the wiki, so that's where sources will be. Quotations from Jimbo about a certain policy are entirely appropriate to cite in a policy page. - Mgm|(talk)14:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Do not copy text from other websites without permission. It will be deleted
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Avobe statement appeared at the middle of an edit page. But how can I take permission from another website for using their texts. Wikipedia:Example requests for permission, it deals with only image permission. If I get the permission for using texts then where I mentioned its permission link? In article's discussion page? Or where? For using How many sentences do I need to get the permission? Is it compulsory to mention permission link here (Wikipedia:Successful requests for permission).
P.S.
If a paragraph is taken from another website then does the user need to mention the reference line by line? I noticed some articles contain 2 or 3 sentences even more sentences that is directly taken from another website. Aren't they falling in copyvio? Is it okay If I take some sentences (without any reference, if the sentences aren't likely to be challanged) from another website to create/improve the article? (And other materials are written / rewritten by myself). How many sentences can I take from another website? --NAHID13:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Although it is possible in theory for some sites to get permission to use their text (which must be released under a free license), it is not usually a good idea. The reasons include
1. Writing on other sites rarely is in the necessary enclopedia style, so rewriting is desirable.
2. There is no easy way to mark the permission on the text, so there will often be users who think they have found a copyright problem.
3. Once the information was copied from the other site it would begin to be changed by other editors, so keeping track of the original information becomes difficult.
4. Most web sites are not a "reliable source" in Wikipedia terms.
For all these reasons, articles should be written in your own words, using sources. Small sections of other sites may sometimes be quoted: this is different from copying. Do not copy any piece of text, no matter how small, unless it is marked as a quote. You cannot make an article by joining quotes together: I would be surprised if quotes were more than 5% of an article.
You wrote "without any reference, if the sentences aren't likely to be challenged". Sorry, references are needed in all cases. Most articles do not yet follow Wikipedia standards, but one day they must, or they will be deleted.
Wiki is not an acronym, so we write it as an ordinary word. As to what makes a good wiki, a wiki is as good as its user community makes it. Wikipedia has one of the best user communities you will find on any wiki, and the result is an exceptionally well-developed wiki. Starting your own corporate wiki from scratch requires identifying the core group of people in your company who will spend many hours learning wiki editing, designing templates, training new users (probably most if not all employees at your company will be new to wikis), writing pages, and cleaning up the first efforts of new users. Ideally, your core group of serious editors should have fairly extensive experience editing (at least 500 to 1000 edits) on at least one well-established wiki (such as Wikipedia, and others), so they understand what they are trying to build with their corporate wiki, and they know how to copy templates, etc., from wikis such as Wikipedia to save effort. At a bare minimum, you need one person with that level of wiki experience (perhaps you? perhaps an outside contractor you would recruit from, say, the Wikipedia community?), who has spent some time learning from experienced wiki users in the larger world outside your company. Above all, be patient, and just keep plugging away at your wiki. Busy employees may take a long time to wikify their pre-wiki work habits. Identify some easy applications that employees are likely to use (such as: an employee schedule, contact information, etc.). Any documents your company is currently distributing as e-mail attachments, for example, should go straight onto the wiki. That will clean some junk out of everyone's e-mail inboxes and allow everyone to update one canonical copy. Some references: b:Wiki Science/How to start a wiki (more about public wikis rather than corporate wikis), and Using Wikis in a Corporate Context. Also see structured wiki and TWiki, if you are interested in building wiki applications in addition to building a Wikipedia-type corporate knowledgebase. --Teratornis17:39, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Clarification of edit war and 3rr rules
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I've noticed a pattern of edit warring on black people and was wondering if there is a way to request admin intervention on the article. Noone has broken 3rr yet, but there is a pattern of warfare occuring there. Kyaa the Catlord14:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Hi. I tried to make an account but every time I get an error: Login Error: The username was not valid (or something like that). The trouble is, every time the page came back, I had to totally fill out the form again. This was very annoying because I didn't know what was a valid username and each time I had to type the contents of the image, try a new username, type in a password twice and my email address. I think this is a horrible process which put me off making an account.
However, on the last attempt before giving up I filled out the form with the first username I had chosen and strangely it worked. The only difference was that I didn't tick the "remember me" tick box.
Thanks
About Vandalism warning
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If an user get several vandalism warning (assume good faith 1, assume good faith 2, assume bad faith....) at the first time when he's just been volunteered, hence will it be a barriar for him to become an admin in future?? (suppose the user understands the policy and assuming good faith)--NAHID14:20, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Are you asking if recieving vandalism warnings will hurt a request for adminship? Like bad debts, the effects of vandalism warnings decrease with age and good deeds. Someone who was warned or even banned early in their wikipedia career might still pass RfA if they can show that they have turned around, and some time has passed. Someone with recent violations likely will not pass RfA. *Mishatx*-In\Out14:43, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
references
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what are acceptable references? Can pdf files and videos(youtube or files) be linked to an article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graciemiami (talk • contribs)
You're quite right, YouTube is an acceptable reference. For example, we link to YouTube for the LonelyGirl article. However we couldn't link to YouTube as a reference if some random dude claimed GWB was a gay prostitute. On the other hand, if it Dick Cheney on YouTube that would probably be an acceptable reference. We also need to comply with copyright policy. If the YouTube video was copyrighted by Fox News and they had not agreed to put it on YouTube then it would not be acceptable Nil Einne10:45, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Edits made, but IP address recorded rather than Login name
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion
Hi,
I made 3 edits to the Sete Gibernau page, but on looking at the Recent History page, I noticed that my login name (Saltation) had not been recorded, but rather my current IP address. Which appears to have been someone else's a while back...
Is it possible for someone to chown the edits to my login name?
They were 2007.02.28 :
- 14:36 -- Retirement - improve language, add Kawasaki offer, add quote
- 14:38 -- 2006 MotoGP season - additional Catalunya info due to career importance
- 15:41 -- 2006 MotoGP season - added reference: injuries & ambulance accident
Accounts haven't been reattributed like that for years. The cause is probably that your browser got confused about its cookies and logged you out by mistake; choosing the 'remember me' option when logging in tends to prevent such problems (and see the FAQ at the top of the technical village pump if it doesn't). Hope that helps! --ais523 16:04, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
curses! still, thanks for the prompt and lucid response. my browser SAID it was logged in as me at the time (before, during, and after), so like you said, it was probably just having temporal emotional issues. WORKAROUND: i added a pseudo ("nbsp") mod so i could add an Attribution note. whee! Saltation17:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Sandbox and Sub userpage
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
What's the difference between Sandbox and Subpage? If there is no difference then why they are in separate name? How can an user delete his sandbox?--NAHID13:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Is there any problem If I use my sandbox as a subpage or subpage as a sandbox?? How can I delete my sandbox?? I know the deletion tag for Userpage/subpage is {{db-userreq}}. If I want to delete my sandbox then which deletion template is appropriate??--NAHID16:16, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Using a user subpage as a sandbox is fine (for instance, I have User:ais523/Sandbox). You can delete any page in your own userspace that you've created, within reason, by placing {{db-userreq}} on it (whether it's a sandbox or not). Hope that helps! --ais523 16:18, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Sandbox and subpage 3
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Your account has to be at least 4 days old to rename pages. If you want to rename a page before then, you can ask at requested moves, here, or the assistance village pump. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:21, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Post-check user activity
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If a sock puppeteer is discovered, reported and verified via check user, what should an editor expect afterwards? Will the sock puppeteer be immediately investigated, any blocks/banning imposed on his socks or what? It seems logical that once a sock-puppeteer is found, the admin who does the check user would immediately investigate the activity of that puppeteer and block the accounts in question (and based on the templates associated with it, this would seem to be the intent), but is this actually done in practice? Kyaa the Catlord16:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
One common practice is for the CheckUser in question to block all the sockpuppets, but to take no action on the puppeteer. That's left for other administrators to decide, based on the CheckUser's verdict that the accounts are related. Often, the puppeteer isn't blocked immediately (if they weren't blocked before hand), but the details factor back into whatever discussion prompted the check in the first place (often on the admin's noticeboard, admin's incident noticeboard, or community noticeboard). --ais523 16:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Just curious. I requested a check user yesterday and I don't believe any of the socks were blocked (although 23 hours later, the puppeteer was finally blocked for 3rr). Should I bring this to ANI for oversight? Kyaa the Catlord16:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Upload image
Latest comment: 18 years ago8 comments4 people in discussion
I just have read about the fairuse image policy but I still disgest a part of it. An image that I find on Google, then I quote its source will make it a fairuse image? Appleworm16:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
That's not enough to make the image includable on Wikipedia. The image has to meet all the fair use criteria; there must be no free use version available, it mustn't undermine the market role of the original image, it should be as low-resolution as reasonable (so you might have to reduce the resolution yourself), it must have been previously published, it must be encyclopedic, it must meet the image use policy, it must contribute significantly to the articles in which it is used (and must be used in at least one article), it shouldn't be used except in articles, and it must be properly sourced, attributed, and tagged, with a fair use rationale given. --ais523 16:43, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
First, you have to know the source: you have to be sure that the person who put the image on their site made the picture, or has permission to use it. Many pictures you find will just be copied without permission. Google doesn't have the pictures, it just searches for them.
Then, fair use is a justification: a reason why we can ignore the copyright of an image. The justification must be very strong, and follow legal rules. Wikipedia is full of people who think that "fair use" is a magic way of using any picture they find for any purpose, but the images mostly get deleted in the end. You should in general avoid fair use and seek a genuinely free image, which is hard: most articles will never be illustrated.
If you have a particular idea of image and article, that's probably the best thing: let us know the image and article, and we can try to walk through the process of making the decision. Notinasnaid16:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
That depends, I believe, on how much you edit the image. Simply tweaking the colors a bit doesn't, but using a small part of it in a much larger original work I think does make it yours. However, I am not a lawyer. Again, I'd really suggest getting a totally free image (or making one from scratch and then releasing it under Creative Commons or GFDL.) Veinor(talk to me)17:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Nothing you can do simply would make it yours. Think of images as like books. If you bought a copy of the latest Harry Potter book, could you sell photocopies? Type it in and sell it as your own? Type it in, make a few changes, and sell it? Sell single chapters? No to all of these. Images are every bit as legally protected: they are just very easy to put on the internet. Notinasnaid17:20, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
But the problem is I still don't know the images that uploaded in certain websites are free-used or not. For example, Google finds images on blogs, online newspapers etc. What should I do to get the permission and what requires of a permission? If the websites also use fairuse images, should it be no chance to upload certain images on Wikipedia? Can any of you give me an a tangible example of a process to upload an image because I find it impossible to grasp the guide on Wiki. Appleworm14:14, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Also, could you please answer on my talk page because this page is too long and I have trouble to find where's my question. Appleworm14:44, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Posting Information
Latest comment: 18 years ago4 comments4 people in discussion
I am a Senior citizen and not real computer savy first off. I am interested to learn if this is the site where individuals can post their accomplishments in life and others can look up a person and learn about them. I would like to look up some people but don't know where to start.
Thank you in advance, but I'm not sure how I will hear from you since we are not to post our address.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.5.53.33 (talk • contribs).
Generally, replies to help desk inquiries are made on the help desk itself. In addition, each user has a talk page that can be used to communicate with them on Wikipedia-related matters. Mine is U ser talk:Veinor, and yours is User talk:76.5.53.33 (until you create an account). As for information on how to find other people, the simplest way is to enter the search term in the box on the left-hand side of the screen and then click search.
The short answer to your question is, no. You might be thinking of some other site, but I'm afraid I don't know which. You can, however, look things and people up by typing the name in the search box to the left and clicking Go. However, the information should only be there if the person is notable and discussed in published sources. Skittle22:12, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If the people you are trying to look up are not included in Wikipedia, you might try a site that was recently posted on the WikiProject Biography discussion page. It says that "WikiBios is a project for creating biographies of all people on Earth -- regardless of notability." Good luck!--Vbd (talk) 22:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Where to go to discuss wikipedia rules?
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Wikipedia has many rules in regards to adding information, where does one go to discuss specific ones?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by LordArthas (talk • contribs).
Latest comment: 18 years ago10 comments6 people in discussion
Hello, I am writing a Wiki article on the English luthier, John Birch. There is not very much published information on him, so I have been talking to people who knew him, who own his guitars, who worked with/for him, and the man who currently runs his guitar shop. It is all very necessary info regarding the article, as it gives insight into Birch's personal history, as well as the history of his company and customers. However, I'm not sure how to cite the emails in the context of the Wikipedia. There are no personal views I am trying to espouse, I am just trying to give an accurate history of the man and his work. The article is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Paulkstadden/article.
Bad news, I'm afraid: you cannot use information obtanied in this way. All information must be verifiable, e.g. by reading a book, or a reliable web site. Information not published cannot be used in Wikipedia, no matter how important, true, or interesting. See Wikipedia:Verifiability. Notinasnaid17:28, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
(edit conflict) The emails would have to be published somewhere else first; the problem is that if you use the emails and they aren't published anywhere, readers won't be able to verify the article for themselves (see the policy about original research). As Wikipedia can be edited by anyone online, it's kind of important that the sources are publically accessable (although they don't have to be online) so that people can see for themselves that the article is accurate (and/or correct it if it isn't). --ais523 17:30, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
I posted the emails here: http://thepaulforum.blogspot.com/
They are from correspondence with John Carling, owner of John Birch guitars and former business partner of John Birch, from John Diggins, a very early employee of Birch, and from Ian Seaton of Rare Guitars, owner of a very rare original John Birch guitar.
Paulkstadden18:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Contact your local newspapers and see if any reporters are interested in writing about John Birch. Journalists make a living by trying to get at the truth about things. That's why the information you have in e-mail form would carry more weight after having been processed through a journalist and published in reputable media, to become a valid source for Wikipedia. Another option would be to contact some published authors who have written biographies of luthiers, and see if any would be interested in writing about John Birch. Do you have everything that has been published about John Birch? You could ask on the reference desk for help with a literature search on John Birch. You could also ask on Talk:Luthier. Actual human librarians are another option. Also check with your local historical society, educational television, university, etc., any organization that might have written or like to write about John Birch. --Teratornis18:53, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the suggestions, I will take them. I have looked high and low in various guitar books and all of the ones I have seen give the same information with little variation: John Birch was an English luthier who built custom guitars for various celebrities. That's about it. This article is actually the most info in one page on John Birch, at least as far as I have seen. However, I will ask the reference desk and the Talk:Luthier page.
Paulkstadden19:04, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
For what it is worth, I think that the policy that everything cited to must be published is a bit extreme. Some information just isn't published. Citation to unpublished materials is permissible in academic journals, it should be permissible here as well. The issue is making sure that the unpublished material is somewhere where someone could check it if they wanted to. For example, I see nothing wrong with citing to an unpublished diary in a library archive. Your problem is that the information came from personal correspondence. Again, and this is just my opinion, that you've posted it where others can access it and evaluate its reliability is a big point in its favor. Another option is to simply write your own article on John Birch, using your own research including the letters, and then get it published somewhere even if it is an obcure journal that just pays in free copies. You obviously can write, so why not? Then someone else can use your "acceptable source" to work on the Wiki page. Crypticfirefly03:51, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
In the worst case, one can always invoke the ignore all rules guideline, and just throw articles out there on Wikipedia, to see if they "stick." If you don't mind the risk of feeding your work to deletionists, just go ahead and edit away. However, some people don't like to slave over articles just to watch them vanish; the best way to avoid this is to understand and follow as many of the Wikipedia article guidelines as possible, to soothe the deletionists' itchy trigger fingers. Wikipedia probably deletes more material than any other wiki; check the List of wikis for other wikis to edit on. There might be some wiki for guitarists (or musicians, etc.) that has more lenient policies. Here, let's search WikiIndex for "guitar"; that pops up: Wiki Guitar, GuitarWiki, etc. Perhaps Paulkstadden could develop the article in relative peace on a wiki that likes guitars, and then eventually try publishing it on the cruel world of Wikipedia when it's in encyclopedic shape. Having one's masterpiece deleted from Wikipedia doesn't sting quite so much when one has the material wikied up somewhere. --Teratornis04:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
If we worked like that, I could create a webpage, upload what I claimed to be emails sent to me by Tony Blair confessing that he was really Mark Boris, who killed the real Tony Blair at the age of 8 and assumed his life, and I could write a whole article on Mark Boris, using this as my source. Then I could accuse 'deletionists' of having itchy trigger fingers when it got deleted, even though I'd sourced it with emails that anyone could see! There are reasons why Wikipedia, unlike academic journals, must require published sources. Because academic journals have knowledgable editors checking everything that is submitted before it is included, while Wikipedia's editors are half troll :-) Skittle11:29, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Sandbox and Subpage Categorization
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Can I categotized my Sandbox and Subpage? For Ex. If I write an Test Article in Sandbox and Subpage, Then Can I put category ragrding on that Article (i.e. Category:Health book , Category:.......)? --NAHID17:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
P.S. Also Can I create multiple sandbox for multiple articles or for further test.
If you're preparing an article in a sub userpage, probabbly it would be better if you wait until your article is ready, move to the article's namespace and then cateogrize it, so the category won't be showing a userpage.
Category like ordinary link.E.g. Category:Bridges and {{stub}} in this way, do I need to put? What if I put the category like [[Category:Bridges]] at the bottom of the page. If the sandbox / sub userpage is categorized or if they appeared in category then is it likely to be deleted?--NAHID19:04, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
You could put your category links, stub template, etc., inside an HTML comment (see: Help:HTML in wikitext and HTML element#HTML Comment), while you are editing the page as a user page. Then when you are ready to move the page to the default (main) namespace, you can remove the HTML comment tags, and your various links and templates will "go live." --Teratornis22:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia style
Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion
In the controversial article that I work on, an opponent tends to find damning quotes in newspapers and insert them into the article, such that the Criticism section is about half quotes. Well, maybe I exaggerate. Anyway, is there a guideline regarding Wikipedia writing style that specifically addresses this? I'm under the impression that encyclopedia style entails finding a solid source and then writing a sort of summary of the information that that source provides. Is that right? Is it unusual style just to string together damning quotes? Thanks! TimidGuy17:33, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Well, the neutral point of view policy says that articles should be balanced with respect to the various views that could be expressed (and there's a tag, {{unbalanced}}, that you can place on an article to mention this); there's also {{quotefarm}}, which you can use on an article if you think it contains too many quotations. WP:TC (Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup) is a good page to go to if you think there might be something wrong with a page and want to know what to do about it; if there's a tag for reporting a problem with a page, it's likely that in many circumstances it will in fact be a problem. Hope that helps! --ais523 18:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
The article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_index_comparison lists private sites that wish to be removed. I removed one in question and was warned for "vandalism". The posting of incrimiating information about sites on a public forum(eg: implying that a site facilitates the distribution of illegal content) is slanderous and should not be included in the wikipedia. Please respect the wishes of site staff and owners and DO NOT replace the removed private site listings.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Weberr13 (talk • contribs)
Generally, WP:LEGAL dissuades users from making legal threats against the foundation, however if you'd take this up talk page of that article I'm sure you'll be able to reach some kind of consensus with the editors on that page--VectorPotentialTalk18:16, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you get a vandalism warning let the warner know whats going on. Put this message(the one you wrote) on the talk page of the person who warned you. --Semper Fi,Darkest Hour 18:20, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
This also shows the importance of edit summaries. Other editors cannot guess your rationale for your edits, so you should ALWAYS post an explanation for removing content. Xiner (talk, email) 19:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Perhaps more to the point, if the article follows Wikipedia rules, everything in it must be sourced. If that's the case, Wikipedia cannot be the one making initial accusations. If sources cannot be found which support both the statements and any conclusions drawn, that represents original research, and must be removed. I don't pretend to understand the article, but these are fundamentals. Notinasnaid20:27, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I brought this up in the discussion, hopefully there will be a consensus reached. I apologize for the lack of edit summary, I will focus on making this clear in the future. The real question is for information on private web sites, even the implication that they are indeed "torrent" sites needs some sort of citation. Making claims about the internal content of a restricted web site should have more than hearsay and references to external wiki's to back it up.weberr13 14:39:00, 01 March 2007 (UTC)
Finding an article that has been deleted
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I could have sworn there was a biography article for on this person I was interested in, but now I can't find it. How do I determine if there was article that since has been deleted?
Type the name of the person in the search box and click go. If the page has been deleted on said page there will be a link saying why was my page deleted? Click on the the links provided and you will find out who deleted it. --Semper Fi,Darkest Hour 19:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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We represent the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA).
Under the topic Alpaca, there is a reference and link to a UC Davis article. This case study is damaging because it is based on some incorrect information.
Please remove the reference to this flawed and misleading article.
If you would like more information or to speak with an AOBA spokesperson, call Cindy Berman at (216) 831-0440, ext.105.
Please provide a link [[Name of article]], because I cannot found the articl but not what you are talking about. --Semper Fi,Darkest Hour 20:04, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
It must be about Alpaca#US speculative bubble which has a reference to http://aic.ucdavis.edu/research1/alpaca_RAE.pdf It's not my field, but a research paper published by the Agricultural Issues Center of the University of California may satisfy Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Lots of articles have a critiscism section or similar which may be disliked by supporters of the article subject, but that is not grounds for removal. The article clearly says who published it without stating it as truth. Without knowing all the details, it sounds in accordance with Wikipedia policies and guidelines to me. If a reliable source has published comments on the paper, then perhaps it could be added as a reference. Comments on this page or in a phone call are not an acceptable reference for Wikipedia. PrimeHunter12:44, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
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If any user / anonymous user blanks the Sandbox page including template {{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}} and provide slang sentences, the is it considered to be vandalism?--NAHID20:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
P.S. I mentioned question in Sandbox and Subpage Categorizationin 2nd para. Can anyone answer that one too.
I'd think that that's a mistake that a newbie could easily make in good faith, so I'd be very hesitant to call it vandalism. After all, they're editing the sandbox, not the mainspace, so to me that shows some intention not to cause harm. However, it could be considered disruption if you ask them clearly and politely to stop doing it and they keep it up after a few requests to stop. delldottalk20:23, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
How can anything done in the Sandbox be vandalism? Nothing done there can last for more than an hour and I can find no guidelines about what should or should not be in the Sandbox, except for Please do not place copyrighted, offensive, or libelous content in the sandbox(es), and while that sort of stuff might be against the rules surely it doesn't qualify as vandalism. -- Lilwik00:15, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
I've always found it ironic that the sandbox carries the stipulation that some lines shouldn't be deleted. Anyway, I've found the need a couple of times to replace the whole page as part of testing, and while I could create a page in my own user space, it would be used so infrequently that it'd take more time for an admin to delete the resultant page than for someone else to revert the sandbox. Xiner (talk, email) 00:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
We have a bot that puts the header back every 30 minutes if someone deleted it. It's helpful if people try not to remove the header, but not a big deal if someone removes it accidentally. Dave6talk03:45, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Counter for "What links here"
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Not exactly direct, but if there are less than 500 you can view them all and then do a binary search on the limit argument in the URL (or copy and paste them into a word processing program that will tell you how many lines you have). If there are more than 500, you can step through them 500 at a time and do the binary search (or copy and paste) on the last set. -- Rick Block (talk) 03:50, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
You can use the Unix shell to generate a count (or any Unix-like shell; I used Cygwin under Windows XP in the following example). First, click "What links here" to generate the URL to feed the wget program. Edit the URL to give it a big limit, bigger than you expect the number of links to be (keep trying larger numbers until the following command pipeline stops returning a larger count). grep the result for lines of HTML code corresponding to pages that link to the target page. For example, the "What links here" for this page (the Help desk) has (many) lines of HTML like this:
Thus, all we have to do is edit the now-stunningly obvious command pipeline, and copy and paste the whole mess into the Unix (Linux, Cygwin, etc.) shell prompt:
The result for this page comes back as 6529 links, so the limit of 20000 that I guessed was probably large enough. Just to be sure, you should try examining the output of the command pipeline by omitting the trailing | wc -l command, to verify that every line spewing out does look like a link. --Teratornis17:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
2 IP address
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My Internet connection tab shows My IP is 10.0.7.101. BUT Wikipedia shows different IP 202.79.18.2. Why this is happening?? Will it creat any problem??--NAHID21:52, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Can any user categorazed his userpage / subpage / sandbox (By providing his own created template, that is used in another article). If the pages are categorized then what would happen? Is his Userpage name likely to be removed from the category? Or what?--NAHID23:14, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
P.S. How can I remove Username from category page?
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I've been downloading a ton of photos from Wikipedia lately, but now suddenly I can't see ANY images on ANY Wikipedia pages. This happens with Wikipedia on different browsers, so I don't think it's a browser issue. And all websites outside the Wikipedia family appear to be fine, so...
Have I downloaded so much that I've been blocked? Or what? Please help! Thanks!
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I got a pump-and-dump spam today telling me to "Read more about Proton exchange membrane at wikipedia."(sic). I go there out of curiosity, and someone has added this to the end : "In Feb. 2007 this article was used as a reference for a pump-and-dump stock spam scam. Remember that the Wiki does not endorse or promote any product." Is there a template that can replace this? I'd rather a self-reference like this have a colorful box seperate from the actual article. Thanks, --Transfinite01:38, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
I've seen it before. As far as I'm concerned use of articles in spam messages shouldn't be mentioned in articles. - Mgm|(talk)05:38, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
You might want to read WP:GRFA, a guide to applying for adminship. --ais523 09:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Other then that you also need to work on articles. Personally, at this stage of your wikipedia 'carrier', I would suggest you get to work on learning about our policies and improving wikipedia (whether by working on articles, helping out at the helpdesk etc) rather then worry too much about becoming an admin Nil Einne10:37, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
T-shirt
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Note, as the link explains, the proceeds go to the wikimedia foundation, not wikipedia which isn't a distinct entity Nil Einne10:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Hookah
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I have been trying for days to edit in information about Cyber Hookah groups and sales online. I feel this is valid information, and involved refernece to a facebook group. What can i do to ensure it does not get taken down constantly under the search "hookah" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.80.135.214 (talk) 05:09, 1 March 2007
According to your list of contributions you never edited the existing article on Hookah. When it comes to online sales people often venture dangerously close to spamming. Try our policies about external links and spam and discuss your edits with the other people editing the article. - Mgm|(talk)05:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I tried to edit a text box in your article "Tristan chord", the box at the start of the article. The reason for the edit here is that the intervals are in the wrong order: they should be reversed because intervals are measured from the lowest note upwards. On the edit page for this article I reversed the four lines, but on the preview page they remained the same as in the original article. I.e.,
root|
augmented fourth (tritone)|
major third|
perfect fourth|
should be corrected to:
perfect fourth|
major third|
augmented fourth|
root|
Please advise how to make changes to this text box.
In addition, the intervals are measured the wrong way (e.g., major third should be augmented sixth). But that I was able to edit myself.
RGB206:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
If I understand you correctly, it sounds as if you are asking how to reverse the order of input parameters to the {{Infobox Chord}} template. I think you are just asking how to change this:
(maybe changing the [[major third]] to [[augmented sixth]]). The trick there is not to change the order of original lines (the template does not care about the order in which its labeled input parameters arrive, because the template sorts out the parameter values according to their labels), but to change the order of the parameter values that appear to the right of the = signs. However, that appears to violate the intent of the parameter labels, which is to call the entry on the bottom of the box the "fourth interval" rather than the "first interval" which is what my example perverts it into.
To the right is what the latter produces (keeping the original major third entry, which you know how to change). That gets the infobox to look the way you want, but almost certainly this violates the implied interval ordering of the labels. It sounds like you wish to dispute the field ordering in the {{Infobox Chord}} template. If so, you should explain your point of view on Template talk:Infobox Chord, and let the fireworks begin. --Teratornis07:50, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
linking between language versions of the wikipedia ?
is there a policy on this ? say a reference in Eng to a Fr page.
how does one do it ?
what if all i want is to share an image displayed in another wikipedia ?
You can create an interwiki link to a different-language Wikipedia by typing a link to it, such as [[fr:Wikipédia:Guilde des Guides]] (the French Help Desk), at the bottom of the article; try to keep the interwiki links in their standard order (which is more-or-less alphabetical). If pages on different Wikipedias are about the same thing, you should interwiki link them as soon as you notice. See Help:Interwiki linking for more information. As for images, you can only use images uploaded here (the English Wikipedia) and on the Wikimedia Commons on the English Wikipedia; if an image is used on another project under a free use licence that you'd like to use here, you might want to try transferring it to Commons yourself. Hope that helps! --ais523 11:43, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
How to enter information....
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Hi,
I was wondering if it is possible to enter any information about anything for example about "myself" so that when ever my name is displayed on the net it is underlined and anyone who wants to know about me may click that and the information entered in the Wikipedia will be displayed..
Thanks n regards
altaf
There's several problems with this. I'll name them:
You probably don't need notability criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia. WP:BIO.
There's more people with the same name, so when "your" name is displayed on the web it doesn't mean it is about you.
Even when you have an article written about you in Wikipedia, it will not mean your name will automatically be underlined and linked.
If you want people to read about you, you should start your own website with a webhost and ask people who write about you to link to it.
Wikipedia is not a tool for self-promotion. - Mgm|(talk)13:44, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Pianist Jean-Paul Sevilla
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I wrote an article on Jean-Paul but put in a title Pianist Jean-Paul Sevilla. Thus I noticed that when I did a search it did not come up, whereas when I put in Pianist Jean-Paul Sevilla it came up readily. Can the title be changed to delete "Pianist" so that the seacrh will work?
Thanks,Bill
The article should be renamed anyway, so I've done it. People are usually referred to by their name (Jean-Paul Sevilla). If there's more people with the same name, their occupation is often used as an identifier, so you could have Jean-Paul Sevilla (pianist) and for example Jean-Paul Sevilla (author). As for something not showing up in search, that's covered by WP:VFAQ. The reason it came up when you typed in the exact title is because the "Go" button in search tries to fetch an article with the exact name you typed in. - Mgm|(talk)13:38, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
how do I change a google link that has inaccurate factual information in it?
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please tell me how to access the google link so that I can change inaccurate data ----
If the link is to a Wikipedia article then you can simply click the edit this page tab at the top and change it. If the link is to another site your probably won't be able to change it. Most sites on the internet don't allow corrections and edits in the same way that Wikipedia and other open wikis do.—WAvegetarian(talk)15:51, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
No...not my account!
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I used to contribute here quite often under the pseudonym 'Baje_Tiger.' The problem is I have been somehow locked out of my account; none of my passwords has been accepted. It was set to automatically log-in from my desktop but I have since moved and temporarily lost dominion over that PC...I currently operate from my laptop. I can assure you that the account is indeed mine and is now inactive as a result. The account is still there and so I do not wish to start a new one, as it would mean relinquishing my status here as a fairly seasoned user and contributor. As I never registered with an e-mail address, I have no real means of regaining access.
I appreciate your assistance in this highly irregular situation.
You could, of course, get a new account and note on your user page that you used to be Baje_Tiger. That way, you can transfer your reputation, as far as anyone who cares is concerned. Skittle21:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia Images to Commons
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What is the fastest, easiest way to move a large number of images that I have uploaded here at Wikipedia under free licenses to the Wikimedia Commons (their description page and license info along with it)? Thanks. Steevven1(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)16:06, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Some abbreviation in edit summary
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The cut and paste commands seem to not be functioning properly. I use them when archiving portions of discussion pages. Is there some new process I should be following or is it something else? This is the second time I have written this article so I will not write a full explanation; the server error is frustrating. --Storm Rider(talk)17:18, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
You mean.. the cut and paste commands of your browser (like "Edit -> Cut", "Edit -> Paste")? I think that should work independently of the site you're browsing, so it isn't a wikipedia (mediawiki) problem. FrancoGG( talk )17:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Archives reporting Death 1885
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81.178.230.1118:12, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Do yOu have any newspaper reports of a Drowning of Private Fergus Bootle in the something Basin , Grand canal on the 2/2/1885 he belonged to the Northumberland Fusiliers Going to India in 1885. If you do not can you please put me in the right direction. he was a ancester of mine and according to the death Certificate says Drowning Accidental. according to army service records he was either ill or something on 5/November/1884 but yet was drowned Accidental 2/February /1885 I have written to the Coroners office twice but up to date have not had a reply asking for a Inquest report for me ,and where is his BODY I cannot seem to find any information at all . Thank you very much for reading this and hope you can help Margaret removed e-mail (by User:Vbd)Reply
I edit Wikipedia regularly, but I am unable to edit the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_clerks_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States#Felix_Frankfurter to add the name of Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., last clerk of Cardozo and first clerk of Frankfurter. When I hit the "edit" buttons, I get a blank edit screen, and if I enter text into the blank edit screen and hit the "Save Page" button, nothing is saved. Any idea why this is so?
You can search the Wikipedia image space by (1) typing in what you want to search for in the box on the left; (2) clicking on the "Search" button (not the "Go" button); (3) at the bottom of the resulting page, uncheck everything except for "image" and "image talk", and make sure those two boxes are checked; (4) click the "search" button at the bottom of the results page. This will search the "image namespace" for any images with your word in the description or on the talk page.
This will add #top links next to each edit link for you. If you want to do this so that it changes the page for everyone, I'm mildly against that because I don't feel like some pages should have different navigational structures than others. *Mishatx*-In\Out03:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
March 2
How to Upload Photos on Profile Pages?
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Hello, I have been asked to upload/update a person's photo on their profile page, but I don't see any link to update/edit the page in this way - please advise on how-to process - thanks - gm
Use the Upload file link in the toolbox on the left to upload an image. You will need to be logged-in to do so, I believe.
Upload your image with an appropriate name
On the page, add or modify the image link as necessary: see Help:Image if you have trouble.
Minor error in article: Hobby Products International
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The article mistakenly reports that "In 2003 HPI merged with Hot Bodies". The actual merger date was April 1, 2005.
Rod Miller-Boyer
Personnel Manager
Hobby Products International
email address and phone number commeneted out to avoid spam — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.251.81.238 (talk)
I just found out today that an IP request for insertion of content into an article provided incorrect info. I think we need better mechanism for such changes. Xiner (talk, email) 03:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I was confused about Al Gore's military service information. It would be helpful to not only see the induction date and honorable discharged date but total months served. One also is expected to serve a period of active reserve and then two years inactive reserve but I wasn't aware of any mention of Gore's post active service activities. If Gore enlisted -as I understand it -it would be for three years as a RA (regular army as opposed to US (draftee) So to be very clear the total amount of months served would be more helpful in spotting if he had been given any special consideration by his early release. Nothing was mentioned about the "divinity" study request granted. How long did he stay in those studies? Again, TOTAL MONTHS SERVED! would be a very helpful addition to induction and release dates in hinting at any special "favors".
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I recently created a page for an up and coming artist who has already taken the local and interstate scene by storm. Soon to be global!
Within 2 minutes of it being up I received a message saying that it may be deleted and that I was to enter {{hangon}} followed by a reason. I did so straight away, clicking okay only to be told that Luigi31 had already deleted my page.
There are some reasons, but I think it was deleted because the article's subject wasn't notable, or something of that sort--양복4203:29, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
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I am looking for my article that i typed this morning. I can't find it at search bar. It said it's not there. How could that be? Do you look at it first before post it? The title of the article is Ami A. Laochuazon. Thank you very much.
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Can we use a book cover photo of the subject of an article as the article's main picture? Specifically, I'd like to use the cover of John Edward's book "Crossing Over" [9] in the John Edward article as the main, top photograph in the subject's infobox. Other editors have disputed its use as "advertisement" or by claiming that since the article is not about the book itself, the book can only be used in the section on Edward's books. It's the only shot we have that is fair use and has his likeness on the cover. Dreadlocke☥04:44, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
If you are certain the image is irreplaceable, feel free to put it, in the infobox of the article, as you can't put a fair use image in otherwise. However,the irreplaceable criteria is invalid for the mentioned article as it is possible to get a free image. See WP:IMAGE for more information --K.Z Talk • Vandal • Contrib 04:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
format content
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How do I format my data for right or left side in the main body of my page?
Use "<div align=right>INSERT TEXT HERE</div>
" to get:
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This article was put up a few months ago (Novemberish?) by me (Emanroga) - it pertains to the Tufts University Ultimate Frisbee team. I am a former Elephant Man, so I suppose I bent the rule about no self-wikiing, but I didn't include any controversial information and cited references throughout.
My main problem, however, is that all record of this article has disappeared completely. I came back to check on the page about a month after creation, and it was still there - in fact, it had been added to the "List of Ultimate Frisbee teams" by someone else, although I didn't note any other edits. In other words, it was there, and it was active. Now I can't find it. I can't find links to it. I can't even find evidence of its deletion -or creation - in my logs. I've checked possible alternate entries - Elephant Man, E-Men, emen, E-Man, eman - a few crappy comic book heroes, but no sign of my page. None of their histories showed any overwriting, either.
This is a bit distressing, and not just because of the time I took to write the entry. Also because it has apparently disappeared without a trace or any evidence or discussion. Any thoughts on how I might track remnants?
Thanks,
Craig Remillard
"Emanroga"
Elephant men was deleted on Februrary 1 after going through a proposed deletion process that received no objections. The closing admin was Mailer diablo and he marked it as "P1" - which according to User:Mailer diablo/P states that the subject of the article did not meet WP:NOTABILITY. If you object to the deletion, instructions for appealing are on that "P" page. It looks like Mailer diablo is taking a wikibreak, though, so if you don't get a response you might consider deletion review, but make sure you're familiar with WP:NOTABILITY and WP:NOT before starting that process. *Mishatx*-In\Out07:24, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
(+###) or (-###) next to title of article on Watchlist
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When I check my watchlist, I see a number in brackets with a + or a -, in green or red writing:
(-1,939) in red
or
(+251) in green.
I have noticed that pages that have been blanked out or replaced with a few lines of profanity have a negative red number as opposed to other normal edits that have a positive green number.
Can someone please explain to me what exactly this means?
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
There is a change in Logo of Ramco Systems which is clearly indicated in the website link provided below the article on Ramco . However the Ramco Logo on your site is not updated. The link for new logo is as follows:
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Dear Sir.. I have just written a book about the history of the ethiopians athletes, and i want to aware you that many data about this issue in wikipedia are wrong.. many many.. but the worst of all is in iaaf world championship junior beijing 2006, the winner was ibrahim jeylan and ibrahim is from ethiopia and in wikipedia appears as kenyan.. pls corrdct this daa soon..
regards
I've corrected this. You can correct other errors yourself by clicking the edit this page button at the top of ever page and amending the information. Alternatively, if you list errors here then someone else can come along and do it. Thanks for reporting this. --Cherry blossom tree12:40, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
moved a question to Xiner, concerning editing an article
having been asked to move my question to here, about a text on musical theory (rubato)
== COPY OF THE LAST MAILS ==
Bold text
Hmm, I've forgotten what this is about, but if you post it on the help desk (WP:HD), I and other people will see it and be able to help you further. Thanks!
--- On Thu 03/01, Dsoslglece < (removed) > wrote:
From: Dsoslglece [(removed)]
To: (removed)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:29:41 GMT
Subject: Wikipedia e-mail
Hi, Xiner, and thanks having advise me to correct my article on rubato. I've read now the links you indicated and have also changed my article accordingly (I hope!)... I already had edit it in that way earlier, since I wrote it originally as part of another thing (was talking then at the first person...), but certainly not edited enough...I hope it is correct now, but would like to have somewhere, from someone a sort of confirmation of it being right, before to put it back where it was... Should that come from you or must I go to someone else... Thanks in advance.
== MY ORIGINAL QUESTION ==
I published a text in musical theory, about tempo rubato, Xiner advised me to edit it (after having moved it) and, before to try to put it back in Music theory and to add some musical examples, I'd like to make sure it is now in total compliance with Wiki's standards.
I did send a mail to Xiner and had been asked to move it up to here.
So, if Xiner or someone else could tell me (or must I maybe directly put that edited article back in there, and wait and see?),
Thanks in advance.
Dsoslglece
Ampersand or And?
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I've come across a IP-user who is going through articles swapping every occurence of the word and for an ampersand &, and abbreviating in places (does not --> don't for example). I can't find anywhere sensible to report this. Chris Bradshaw11:10, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
I see that a Wikipedia Admin, MacGyverMagic, deleted it and left a warning to Zasdcxz not to post Russian into English Wikipedia, you should note that probably the same user, using IP no, 84.9.148.93, restored the Russian section and added a very bad English translation.
Articles in English Wikipedia should be in English.
I've removed it. It was a machine translation and most readable information was already covered elsewhere in the article. - Mgm|(talk)13:20, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
How to restore apparently obliterated content (caused by a redirect?)
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Yesterday, the Code_generation article was a disambiguation page. After marking it for speedy deletion, a contributor withdrew that action, but then changed the article to a redirect. This was done despite objections and a request for some supporting rationale first. I attempted to restore the page to the status quo ante to 'undo' the undiscussed modification, but now the history page for the affected article appears to have been obliterated. Is there any way to restore the previous content? The redirect appears to have had the same consequence as a deletion. dr.ef.tymac15:20, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
According to the deletion log, it was deleted as spam, so unless you're very sure that it isn't, I wouldn't suggest recreating it. IF you are sure, then you can always ask Luigi30very politely if they wouldn't mind looking at the deleted revision and restoring it. Failing that, there's always deletion review--VectorPotentialTalk15:24, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
BTW, creating a redirect doesn't wipe the content of the page, or it's history. You have your chain of events backwards, first the page was speedy deleted, then it was turned into a redirect--VectorPotentialTalk15:40, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Yes, the part I overlooked was the fact that it was speedily deleted at all. I mistakenly thought the contributor had withdrawn the deletion request. Since nothing in the page (to me anyway) remotely resembled WP:Spam, request for speedy deletion seemed inappropriate to begin with, (as opposed to WP:afd, for example). dr.ef.tymac15:47, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Well, as I said, there are two options you can take to restore the content, ask Luigi30 politely or take it to deletion review. In the mean time I've added both articles I could find on the subject to the disambig page, as well as fixed a few broken redirects to that page--VectorPotentialTalk15:54, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
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How do I add a tag to indicate a bias in an article? For example the 'Concluding Comment' section in the Reincarnation article. Aequitas123416:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
You're probably looking for {{NPOV}} or {{unbalanced}} (just type the tag, with the {{ }} brackets, in the relevant place in the article); there's a full list at WP:TC (the cleanup template list). --ais523 16:15, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Please stop. If you continue to vandalise Wikipedia...
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