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December 11

Search box gone--not in upper right, not anywhere...?

Am I blind or lost my mind? I can't find the search box anywhere anymore. I know it was moved to the top right from everything I've read telling me where it is...but it's simply not here at all. I have poured over every sq inch of screen space to no avail. The only way I can access it seems is to search from google. What the heck????

Thanks people. 00:59, 11 December 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.26.208.163 (talk)

See the question immediately above. This may be a problem that intermittently affects some users. You can also go to the Special:Search page. I typically use Google custom search on Wikipedia anyway, since I got in the habit of using it before Wikipedia's built-in search function improved. --Teratornis (talk) 01:05, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Search box no longer appears

Why doesn't the search box appear? This seems to be a problem as of today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.221.224.7 (talk) 02:06, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

How many new sections on this issue do we need? Please see the section above and the section above that.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:08, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

seinfeld characters

Tracey Nelson was omitted, She plays George's girlfriend in the "cartoon" episode and is told she looks like Jerry —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.122.149.144 (talk) 02:14, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Are you referring to List of Seinfeld minor characters#Notable one-time characters. That list doesn't try to be exhaustive. The show had 180 episodes. Her appearance with the correct spelling is mentioned at Tracy Nelson (actress)#Television and The Cartoon. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:03, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

tinyurl.com/000psy psychiatry is a fraud

Hello,

The wiki Psychiatry page is under bot attack

psychiatry is a fraud

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30iwhEw9ho&feature=player_embedded http://www.ietmie.nl —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.162.8.122 (talk) 03:36, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Now handled, thanks. TNXMan 04:11, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Complicated cut and paste mess - Assyrian language

Diff. Could someone fix this cut and paste move from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. Cheers --Commander Keane (talk) 07:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

 In progress I'm on it. It Is Me Here ^{t / c} 11:37, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

That should be done now, I think. It Is Me Here ^{t / c} 11:52, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

help

please how do i enter my CV on Wikipedia! help me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reggiekonzi (talk • contribs) 11:44, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

The short answer is that you don't! Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a way to promote yourself. I'll leave some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:51, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

You could try WikiBios. – ukexpat (talk) 17:56, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

How to edit/delete uploaded jpegs?

see headline — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thewolfchild (talk • contribs) 12:11, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Only an admin can delete an image, but you can fix the error on your computer and then upload the fixed file with the same name. ~~ GB fan ~~ 12:18, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) If you go to the file image page - presumably File:FBI ranks.jpg, the file you have just uploaded - you will see a link partway down the page to "Upload a new version of this file". To have the image deleted instead, go to the file page, then "Edit" and add the magic text "{{db-author}}" at the top. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:20, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Bad faith

Will you please take away my rollbacker and reviewer? The reason is that while most of my edits here on Wikipedia have been good faith, my most recent was bad faith. My original idea was to make something comply with the rest of the page, but while I was doing it, I decided it was a bad thing because it made Wikipedia less convenient for readers. This meant that following through would be bad faith, and I did follow through. That means it was bad faith. Us441(talk)(contribs) 13:55, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Only an administrator can adjust your permissions. Your request seems odd to me, though. I see that you've been experimenting with the formatting of the page 300. If you've changed your mind about what you've done, you can just revert to the version you think is best. I don't understand how good faith/bad faith is relevant to this. But if you really want to have your premissions reduced, make a request on your talk page and draw attention to it with the {{adminhelp}} template. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:13, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

I did not include that I was crying in guilt after I did it. In addition, I have changed my mind. Us441(talk)(contribs) 14:43, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

In addition, it was bad faith because I decided it was bad before clicking Save. Us441(talk)(contribs)

Will somebody please respond? Us441(talk)(contribs) 15:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

John already responded. I suggest you edit another article to get your mind off the really minor issues related to the 300 article. Either that, or take a short break from Wikipedia. I know that editing Wikipedia can sometimes be anxiety-producing, but you really have nothing to feel "guilty" about.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:56, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Most people have done things they are ashamed of. I am sad if I see that somebody stops doing something of value to them, or to others, because of something they regret doing. It is your decision, of course, but I urge you to try forgiving your self and see what happens. --ColinFine (talk) 00:02, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Has this account been compromised? Perhaps by one of the account holder's fellow students? The request to have permissions reduced reads almost like some sort of prank. Always log out from Wikipedia before leaving a computer that other people can access. --Teratornis (talk) 03:33, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

hand chiseled stone water trough

I own a hand chiseled water trough that I have knowledge of being at least 60 yrs. old. It is 5ft. long 2ft. wide and 1ft. tall. I am just trying to find out some history about this trough or anything anyone has knowledge of this type of stone work.Tonia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.161.21 (talk) 15:16, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Miscellaneous reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:40, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

business plan

hi , m ashish kaushik from meerut india. i need to have a business plan a good one. can you please provide a good idea for a business to hae a good profit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashishkaushik21 (talk • contribs) 15:48, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:52, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

background colour into grey !

please if anyone knows how to contact wikipedia designers; tell them to add an option that enables users to change the background colour of articles so it becomes easier to read!

changing the background color into grey is less harmful to eyesight than white..

i don't know how didn't the designers of wikipedia didn't think of that!

HAVE MERCY! enable "background colour" changing!

and don't say u can't change it to black and that shiny green colour it's silly! and it only works when using a single theme!

PLEASE, change it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soona (talk • contribs) 15:57, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Your browser may have options to force a particular background colour. I've just experimented with the Firefox controls at "Tools / Options / Content / Fonts & Colours" and turned my background pink... and back to white. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:10, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

In Firefox, I changed it to gray, but it caused collateral problems.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:13, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Here is a discussion that may be helpful to you.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:13, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Page not accessible ..

I was trying to access: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Homeland_Security_Ad_Hoc_Subcommittee_on_State,_Local,_and_Private_Sector_Preparedness_and_Integration Page is only returning a gif with 1x1 pixel .. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.24.233 (talk) 16:20, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Interesting. It seems to be working for me. Is it just this article? TNXMan 16:25, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) Page works OK for me. Have you tried restarting your browser, clearing your cache, or rebooting your computer? - David Biddulph (talk) 16:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

I think I owe you more info on this case -- This is the page content I get -- on my Chrome, Firefox and IE (I have MS Vista): <html><body style="margin: 0px;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Homeland_Security_Ad_Hoc_Subcommittee_on_State,_Local,_and_Private_Sector_Preparedness_and_Integration"></body></html>

and on the http level, I get this ...

Request URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Homeland_Security_Ad_Hoc_Subcommittee_on_State,_Local,_and_Private_Sector_Preparedness_and_Integration Request Method:GET Status Code:200 OK Request Headers Accept:application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5 Accept-Charset:ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.3 Accept-Encoding:gzip,deflate,sdch Accept-Language:en-US,en;q=0.8 Cache-Control:max-age=0 Connection:keep-alive Host:en.wikipedia.org Referer:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Homeland_Security_Ad_Hoc_Subcommittee_on_State,_Local,_and_Private_Sector_Preparedness_and_Integration User-Agent:Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/8.0.552.215 Safari/534.10 Response Headers Cache-Control:max-age=1000 Connection:close Content-Language:en Content-Length:43 Content-Type:image/gif Server:KIS/9.0

Regarding your suggestions: yes, I have flushed out the cache and restarted the machine .. Furthermore, I have had never before a problem with one of your pages .. therefore, I thought I let you know —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.24.233 (talk) 18:01, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

It's possible that nobody who is reading the Help desk knows how to analyze the problem you are seeing. I sure don't. Can you see the Google cached copy of the article? Other things to try:

• Look at some previous revisions of the article. Does the problem affect all previous revisions, or only some of them?
• Look at:
  • United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration which is a redirect to:
  • United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration. Does viewing the article from a redirect change anything?
• Can you edit the article (i.e. open the article wikitext in an edit window and preview it)?

--Teratornis (talk) 04:23, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your response .. and my answer to all your questions: No. I can't see the content in any of the links ..

I will consider this a mystery -- Thanks again .. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.24.233 (talk) 19:27, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Wow, that's not the response I expected. In particular, that you are not able to see the Google cached page seems dumbfounding to me. My next suggestion would be to try downloading the HTML of the page to a file, with a program such as wget, and see if you can open that file in your browser. Have you scanned your computer for viruses lately? --Teratornis (talk) 22:31, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Need help with template

I need help with a template: [1]

Can someone make so that the category "World Heritage Sites in Israel" is not shown within the location not located in Israel? The location is: Walls of Jerusalem --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 16:43, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

I've modified the template to accept a "nocat" parameter, following this example, and have edited the Walls of Jerusalem article. OK now? -- John of Reading (talk) 17:46, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 17:46, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

IP blocking

Noob question, but where do I go to nominate an IP to be blocked? I've come across one that is committing vandalism. Fry1989 (talk) 19:09, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism for vandalism after last warning. Albacore (talk) 19:14, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, WP:AIV for short. Read the instructions at the top of the page before asking for a block. Most admins will want an IP to have been warned 4 times before blocking. There is a link to templates that you can use for warnings in the instructions. --GraemeL ^(talk) 19:16, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

There might be a view that your current battle isn't vandalism but a content dispute, which hasn't been discussed on the talk page of the article. Try reading WP:DR. - David Biddulph (talk) 19:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

thanks Fry1989 (talk) 19:28, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Additional film for Capucine

TV Guide shows that she starred in a 1979 film called From Hell to Victory, with George Peppard, George Hamilton and others. It is true because I watched it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AirCavRick (talk • contribs) 21:05, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

The article says it's a "selected" filmography. I don't know how one decides which films should be listed and which shouldn't, but to the extent it's any indication, From Hell to Victory doesn't have its own Wikipedia article, although that's true of some of the others that are listed. Rotten Tomatoes has no reviews, although that's not always surprising for an older film. Anyway, you could always add it.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:07, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

A Google search appears to find some hits. --Teratornis (talk) 07:21, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Mentoring a disruptive editor

I've seen discussions at ANI where a blocked editor's block is lifted if another editor offers to mentor them. My question is this: If the mentor fails in this goal, that is the editor becomes disruptive again, does reflect poorly on the mentor? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 22:00, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Personally, I'd look at what the mentor has done - if their actions have been correct, and it's purely the mentoree who is taking the piss then no, I wouldn't see it as a reflection on the mentor. However, if the mentor has failed to see the problems, or have ignored them, then it could be seen as a problem in the mentor as well -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 22:46, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

In the particular case I'm thinking of, I definitely see what's wrong with their conduct. My concern is getting them to listen to me. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 17:28, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Need help entering article in Wikipedia

I tried to enter an article, it was suggested it might not be significant enough and to put it in the "Talk" section? I hit the "move" in blue but it was just more info about why I should and a warning not to cut and paste.

I would love to put my proposed article in the "talk" place, but I'm just not adept at putting something in. I read different Wiki instructions and when I started to try to follow what it said there were a lot of warnings about did I want to move away from the site. I was afraid I'd lose everything I had typed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emerald1018 (talk • contribs) 23:54, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

A Talk page is not an appropriate place to put an article. It is an appropriate place to discuss what should go in an article. --ColinFine (talk) 00:06, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

December 12

Signature issues

Hi, I've been trying to change my signature. I'm trying to get it to look like this: The Arbiter ^Talk

But, I keep getting the "Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags." I have been trying many things to tweak it, but it's not working. Here's the code. <font color="#228B22" face="Impact">[[User:The Arbiter|<font size=3px>T</font size>he <font size=3px>A</font size>rbiter]]</font> [[user talk:The Arbiter|<font color="#DAA520" face="Impact">^Talk</font>]]

Please help. Thanks! The Arbiter (talk) 00:23, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

The closing tags should be </font>, not </font size>. Does that help? --AndrewHowse (talk) 01:29, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I changed it, but it still doesn't work. This is what it is now:

<font color="#228B22" face="Impact">[[User:The Arbiter|<font size=3px>T</font>he <font size=3px>A</font>rbiter]]</font> [[user talk:The Arbiter|<font color="#DAA520" face="Impact">^Talk</font>]]

But it still doesn't work. The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:28, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Did you try enclosing the font size argument in double quotes? viz. <font size="3px"> --AndrewHowse (talk) 03:10, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

That should do it. Remember to do it for both 3px. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:52, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much! It works now! The Arbiter^Talk 18:31, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Disappearing Tabs

When I opened wikipedia today the tabs at the top of the pages to search, log in, view discussion, edit page were all missing. This only seems to be the case with English wikipedia, but as I'm monolingual that isn't much comfort. I supposed I must have accidentally altered the settings somehow. Please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.150.6.75 (talk) 00:54, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

This is a new feature of Wikipedia. It's called Now You See It Now You Don't. Seriously, my assumption is it's related to the problems reported in earlier sections about missing Search boxes. It seems to be happening with enough frequency to enough people that maybe it should be reported (?).--Bbb23 (talk) 01:10, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

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

The above article is a self-congratulatory type. It does not tell about cruel coercion used for collecting various taxes/money. The Dai never gives any account and tells Imam, who is in seclusion for several hundred years, only can ask account. Using social boycott of dissidents, all opposition is smashed. Dissidents have been murdered also. Dawoodi Bohra practice genital mutilation of seven year old girls as a rite of passage. They make women isolated for four month when her husband dies irrespective of her age for determining if she was pregnant. At present time pregnancy can be checked by a simple test; however the Dai forces Bohras to ancient practice. Bohras portray themselves as pragmatic but they act as slaves of the Dai and act like that.

I do not know where to comment this article. It must be thoroughly revised as to give correct information. Struggles of reform within the sect also must be mentioned. The article should mention about reform Bohra movement in details — Preceding unsigned comment added by RoshanSafar (talk • contribs) 03:01, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

The place to comment is on the article's talk page. - David Biddulph (talk) 04:31, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Also see: WP:SOFIXIT. -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 17:25, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Background image

Hello there; how can I replace WP's background image (see the bottom-left on this screenshot)? I have a nifty little CSS tool (extension for chrome) but it doesn't seem to be able to change it's color or to hide it (I presume it's normal since it's an image and the background). I just want to get rid of the ugly white part. Thanks - [CharlieEchoTango] 03:36, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

New Webcast & Website Links for Radio Stations

If I notice a new Listen Live link or website for a radio station, how do I know when to add it into a Wikipedia page? In other words, the page might get reverted back because my updates might have been in violation of some policies I might have overlooked. In the future, what should I do if I notice a brand new webcast or website link for a radio station? How do I alert the Wikipedia community so that perhaps someone who is more skilled and experienced at the art of Wikipedia page writing could apply the updates for me? And, also, are Facebook pages always off limits in the Wikipedia world? 98.229.132.126 (talk) 06:05, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

For the link to the new webcast/website, you can ask on the talk page of the article you think it belongs on. The editors that normally work on the article will be able to tell you whether they belive it belongs on the page. As far as Facebook, they are not always offlimits. The only ones that should be normally linked in an article are those that are official Facebook pages of the subject of the article. Hope this answers your questions. ~~ GB fan ~~ 06:20, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Linking to a radio station's official website, as you did at WNYN-FM, is always welcome. An official website such as http://www.kiss102.com/ is normally preferred over a facebook group. Asking at an article's talk page is a good idea for important or popular articles, but for an article on a small radio station such as WXXS it's possible that no-one will see your question. A centralised place for asking about linking is the External Links Noticeboard. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 13:41, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

What Is The Template For "moving a user page into mainspace"?

What is the template for "moving a user page into mainspace"?199.126.224.245 (talk) 06:15, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

You posted without being logged in so we don't know which page it is and the circumstances are not clear but you may be looking for {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} mentioned at Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft#cite note-2. Please don't post help requests at multiple boards. PrimeHunter (talk) 06:22, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Wasn't there a template message in the past that one could use that would indicate the page was an essay that I wanted to move to mainspace?199.126.224.245 (talk) 07:11, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

That's what {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} does. See the message at Template:AFC submission/submit. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:16, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

If you did create a userspace draft and you want it reviewed you can post a request to Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. ~~ GB fan ~~ 06:28, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

SUBMISSION OF CITATION

Hello,

My Grand Father Dr.F.A.Khan considered as father of Archaelogy (Pakistan) did many greatest works during his life.I Wish to submit the citation in his favour by other prominent scholar Dr.Ahmed Hasan Dani.

I wish his citation will be published

Regards,

Syed Muhammad Hasan Qutb Karachi,Pakistan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.123.56 (talk) 06:23, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

I'm not certain that I understand your question, but the only things Wikipedia publishes are encyclopedia articles. One person's commendation of another could not serve as an article as it would not meet the expected standard of neutrality. We do have a list of alternative outlets; perhaps one of these would be more suitable?

Regards,

Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 14:05, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

If you are asking that an article be created, there may to be sufficient reliable sources available to create an article, such as some listed here, but Wikipedia works by users who are interested in a topic being bold and creating articles themselves, citing to such reliable sources and generally, people like you who have a confliuct of interest with the subject matter, should not do so. You can request that an article be made at Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biographies#Archaeologists, though there's no guarantee it will be acted upon.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:21, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Whom should be notified of potential breaking of mass numbers of FactFinder references

Please pass this on to someone that can watch over this major change of FactFinder at U.S. Census Bureau. See my comment at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:United_States_Census_Bureau#New_FactFinder_Might_Break_Links_In_Wikipedia.3F Sbmeirow (talk) 06:37, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

If the links are not yet broken you can archive them at a site such as WebCite and add the archive links via the archiveurl parameter to citation templates such as {{Cite web}}. There might be a bot program that can hunt down all the links and archive them automatically. --Teratornis (talk) 07:17, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Everything is working fine at this point; the problem is some months down the road, so we should have plenty of time to use a web archive. Nyttend (talk) 19:19, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

How can I donate I dont have Credit card

I am It Support guy , and wouldlike make some contribution , however donthave a credit card or paypal .....cant wiki stup an option for debit cards?/

<<redacted email>> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.237.141.237 (talk) 10:22, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I have redacted your email because this is a highly visible page. ~~ GB fan ~~ 10:35, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your interest in donating. There is a list of ways to donate at this page. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 13:49, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Contents of my talk page as a list !

Hi, Could you please show me the way to see the contents of my talk page as a list ? There is not a list at the beginning of my talk page. Thanks. In fact (talk) 10:30, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

It isn't showing becaus eyou only have 2 headers on your talk page. According to WP:TOC it will automatically show up when you have more than 3 headers. You can force a table of contents by adding __TOC__at the top of your talk page. ~~ GB fan ~~ 10:34, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much. In fact (talk) 10:48, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedian Categories

I have chosen some of them in my page, but I could not find all I wanted. What shall I do ? In fact (talk) 11:52, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I found it myself. Thanks anyway ! In fact (talk) 12:28, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

On psychology

I read the article on Reflex Action posted by Prakash on February 12, 2010 as also the article on Defence mechanism. After reading the articles what I wanted to find out was, are the Freudian psychomalitic theory comprising the elements of Id, Superego and Ego capable of negating the inborn reflex action mechanism? In a sample study, I found the reflex activity is near nil! How was it possible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.93.87.116 (talk) 12:25, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

You might want to ask this at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. THis page is for questions about how to use Wikipedia. ~~ GB fan ~~ 12:37, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Please can Wiki stop the begging spam at the top ove EVERY page !!!!???????

It's puttiong me right off - seeing that face everytime I want to check something out. Please Jimmy Wales - stop begging - you have made your site into an annoying spamming bit of rubbish. I'll have to find a different site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.101.173.206 (talk) 12:33, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Click the x in the upper right hand corner and it goes away or you can create a username and log in, then you can permanently shut it off. ~~ GB fan ~~ 12:35, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I find it annoying as well but its how we make our money. When you don't earn yourself, you have to beg. Anyways in a few weeks it should be gone for another year. ThemFromSpace 12:37, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Yup, its "how we make our money" to allow you to drop by and check something out whenever you want for free. A hideable transient glaring Jimmy sure beats a constant permanent stream of ads all year. DMacks (talk) 12:41, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

"Please Jimmy Wales - stop begging - you have made your site into an annoying spamming bit of rubbish. I'll have to find a different site." That's certainly a very nice thing to say about a site that provides you access to all this information for free, without advertising. You might not have thought about it, but keeping Wikipedia active actually costs money. All that server space and network access doesn't just drop down from the heavens. And besides, Jimmy Wales has to eat and stuff. Good luck finding any other site that does all this for free, without advertising. If you ever find one, please make sure to mention it here. JIP | Talk 19:17, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

As with any site on the Web, Wikipedia cannot be all things to all people at all times. In fact, Wikipedia explicitly claims not to be lots of things. That's why the Web has more than one site. Those who dislike Wikipedia and cannot find a way to change it should visit other sites. Those who like Wikipedia the way it is should not be bothered if some of the world's 6.8 billion people don't share their preference. Incidentally, one way to remove the fundraising banners from Wikipedia would be to donate enough money to make them redundant. --Teratornis (talk) 22:21, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Use of Photos

I am stumped. I've searched FAQ and a myriad of Wiki Help pages and can't figure this out:

I have had 2 photos deleted that I have received from the photographer. The photographers do not have Wikipedia accounts nor do they want to so the idea of having them upload the photos themselves to the Ayurveda page is not in the cards. I have e-mail traffic that authorizes such use. What do I have to do to get these accepted? I'm frustrated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whysosirius (talk • contribs) 15:43, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Have you read the directions at this page? There is an email address to which you can send proof that the photos can be released under the Creative Commons license. TNXMan 15:45, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Also this page might help Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials ~~ GB fan ~~ 15:48, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Follow the procedure at Commons:COM:OTRS to document the authors' permission. --Teratornis (talk) 22:24, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Preventing Libel on Wikipedia

To Whom It May Concern:

We have been fighting desperately and tirelessly to simply remove the slander and libel that plagues the our Wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Tulip_(2010_film)

The article is completely unjust and there is a very obvious vindictive effort being made to damage the film's reputation when considering the lack of objective information provided. Since we do not have the time or ability to properly edit this page again and again, I am going to outline several facts with credible sources which I hope you will add to the page instead of ignore and delete, like whoever has for the past several months. Wikipedia should stand for providing objective information and I am going to provide it to you now. If whoever controls the page does not heed and update the page with this information, we will have to pursue you legally on the grounds of defamation and libel.

1. The film is not American. It has an entirely Afghan cast with an Afghan Director, Writer, Producer and a sparse American crew. Sonia Cole is a dual-citizen of Afghanistan and the USA. Since she directed, produced, co-wrote, acted and financed the film and is an Afghan citizen, while you have no proof of the contrary, creative control of the motion picture was, is and has been largely in the hands of citizens or residents of Afghanistan. It was Afghanistan's official entry, making it an Afghan film. The source you provide to the contrary "TheWrap.com" is not an official or legitimate source and the link provided: "http://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/academy%27s-foreign-language-field-sports-65-entries-21680" is dead and leads to nowhere, thus further discrediting it as a source since no source even exists.

2. The term "Beverly Hills socialite" is degrading and an inaccurate representation of Sonia Cole, who spent several months in Afghanistan risking her life to make a film, as evidenced by several of the articles already cited on the page. The source used for this statement is also irrelevant and does not concern the film. She is a filmmaker and philanthropist, which is not a statement that glorifies her, it simply states the truth. "Beverly Hills socialite" is a term more conducive to a housewife who attends glamorous parties in Los Angeles, not someone who makes films in war zones where several sources clearly indicate her life being in danger.

3. The film was not rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a possible submission for the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of "Foreign Language Film" and there is no source provided to prove it. The film was accepted as a late submission which can be verified by calling the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at (310) 247-3000. A screening date is set for the Foreign Language Film committee on January 10th, 2010. The source provided to the contrary "TheWrap.com" is not an official or legitimate source and the link provided: "http://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/academy%27s-foreign-language-field-sports-65-entries-21680" is dead and leads to nowhere, thus further discrediting it as a source since no source even exists.

4. The plot is inaccurate, in that it avoids what is indicated on IMDb and the official website, which are both listed as sources on the page already. Citing two articles does not adequetly capture the plot or due it justice.

5. The production paragraph makes absolutely no effort to present both sides and takes a very malicious stance. One of the statements ""the women ran off somewhere in "Pakistan," never to be seen again."" is nowhere to be found in the cited article.

6. The following statement is also false: ""As reported by the Times, according to Cole, the film's cinematographer, a producer and a set designer had all abandoned her "in the middle of production." The New York Times corrected the item noting that Cole had made that statement and not the Times and that in fact the crew had remained through most of the dangerous film shoot"". The underlined last sentence is false and even the article and further statements on the page indicate it is. It was only the set designer who left 4 days before the end of the shoot, while one of the producers and the initial cinematographer DID leave in the middle of the shoot. No attribution in the article or anywhere else indicates anything else, so this claim cannot be made credibly. The cinematographer is quoted himself in the article confirming that he did leave in the middle of production.

7. In the release section it indicates "The film has not been released anywhere in the world" is another completley false statement. Even the Wikipedia page itself says the release date was "September 23rd, 2010" which is correct. Another obvious indication of libel.

8. In the release section it indicates ""However, the film was submitted for and rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a possible submission for the long list of foreign films to qualify for consideration for the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of "Foreign Language Film"" is another completley false statement. It was Afghanistan's official entry, making it an Afghan film. The film was not rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a possible submission for the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of "Foreign Language Film" and there is no source provided to prove it. The film was accepted as a late submission which can be verified by calling the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at (310) 247-3000. The source you provide to the contrary "TheWrap.com" is not an official or legitimate source and the link provided: "http://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/academy%27s-foreign-language-field-sports-65-entries-21680" is dead and leads to nowhere, thus further discrediting it as a source since no source even exists.

9. In the release section it indicates ""Among other qualifications regarding eligibility, the Academy's rules governing the foreign language field state that "creative control of the motion picture must be largely in the hands of citizens or residents of that country." Cole, an Afghan expatriate, has been a citizen and resident of the United States for more than three decades. Financing of the film came from Cole, and the majority of the film's core crew were Americans"" is another slanderous and misleading statement considering that Sonia Cole is a dual-citizen of Afghanistan and the USA. Since she directed, produced, co-wrote, acted and financed the film and is an Afghan citizen, while you have no proof of the contrary, creative control of the motion picture was, is and has been largely in the hands of citizens or residents of Afghanistan. It was also Afghanistan's official entry, making it an Afghan film.

10. In the reception section, the statement ""Afghan attendees at the film's premiere in Kabul told a New York Times reporter that the film departed from Afghan mores and realities when it depicted an Afghan man kissing a woman's face through her head-to-toe burqa, and Coalition forces and Taliban fighters spending time in an Afghan cafe (either at the same time or separately). Afghan attendees at the movie's premier in Kabul told a New York Times reporter that the film didn't depict the Afghanistan that they know and are familiar with. Amin Mokhtar, an employee of the Afghan Film Organization, balked at a funeral scene, in which mourners threw handfuls of earth into the graves, not an Afghan practice, he said. “The director and workers grew up in America and don’t know much about Afghan culture, that is the point,” Mr. Mokhtar said."" is only using one article as a source, which is not an adequate or fair method of indicating reception. Considering that the journalist is disgruntled for not getting the Black Tulip story initially, and the individual quoted was an actor who was refused a part in the movie, the sources become even less credible and more biased.

11. In the See Also section, the following Wikipedia articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submissions_to_the_83rd_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film#cite_note-the_wrap-4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Afghan_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film

The statements made about Black Tulip in these articles are also false. The film was not rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a possible submission for the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of "Foreign Language Film" and there is no source provided to prove it. The film was accepted as a late submission which can be verified by calling the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at (310) 247-3000. A screening date is set for the Foreign Language Film committee on January 10th, 2010. The source you provide to the contrary "TheWrap.com" is not an official or legitimate source.

If you stand for justice and believe that Wikipedia is about providing objective information, you will help make the changes necessary to remove this aforementioned slander.

Thank You,

Chris A. Cole Co-Producer, Black Tulip Breadwinner Productions www.breadwinnerfilms.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.250.12.122 (talk) 19:15, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps if you had taken all this to the talk page you would be more successful. For what it's worth, I have put a link to this discussion there. Also, you have a huge conflict of interest and so should not be editing the article. —Half Price 20:08, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Agreed, but I have made a number of changes to the article in an attempt to clean it up and make sure that what it says is supported by reliable sources. Still needs some more work.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:38, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I suggest copying this over to the article talk page. There has been no attempt to resolve it there so it is too early to ask for outside intervention just yet. Now the issues have been articulated the editors might be able to get somewhere. Betty Logan (talk) 08:20, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Done. Lugnuts (talk) 18:52, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

cable leaks

where are the leaks on cheney, rumsfeld, and bush. and who on earth is strong enough to prosecute these bastards, I am an American and was back room prosecuted for cussing out the head of Military Enlistment after he provoked me telling me he would see my son was put in harms way. i spoke against the war and was immediately prosecuted under the Patriot Act for speaking against Bush. I was not allowed to speak in court. Noone can speak in court in america, anymore, the justice system has been hijacked from the people as the press nad freedom has !! could you please issue a call for the world to prosecute these bastards, as all Americans do not spport the current dictatorship ! please call for the world to prosecute these criminals

Eagle —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.200.73.13 (talk) 20:38, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Dismas|^(talk) 20:46, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

You might be interested in historian Michael Klare's analysis of the causes of US military involvement in the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. That wouldn't directly address your legal issues (and note that Wikipedia does not give legal advice) but it might help you understand the larger context of what is going on, at least in the opinion of one expert. --Teratornis (talk) 22:15, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

AfD creation problem

I attempted to create Articles for deletion/Razhel Gee Mengullo (2nd nomination) and it seems to exist, but the link is red. What did I do wrong and how can I fix it? Thank you. Papaursa (talk) 20:42, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

It's Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Razhel Gee Mengullo (2nd nomination), an article in the Wikipedia namespace, not main article-space. I think you also misused the templates...looks like you are trying to delete an article entitled Razhel Gee Mengullo (2nd nomination) rather than the second nomination to delete an article entitled Razhel Gee Mengullo. DMacks (talk) 20:50, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The correct page name is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Razhel Gee Mengullo (2nd nomination) (note the Wikipedia: namespace directive), which exists. The link in its title goes to Razhel Gee Mengullo (2nd nomination), which does not exist, it should be fixed. Note that Articles for Deletion pages are not encyclopedia articles and thus should not be created in the main namespace. JIP | Talk 20:51, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I have fixed the links in the AfD. I don't have any actual opinion on the discussion itself. JIP | Talk 20:53, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate the help. I've put up articles for deletion before without a problem, but not when it's been a second nomination. I'm still not sure exactly what I did wrong. Papaursa (talk) 20:57, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I've screwed that same thing up a few times I think. Separate parameters for "page to delete" vs "page to discuss it", getting 'em swapped, mis-cut-n-pasted, etc. No problem that can't be solved by a few minutes of head-scratching and few more edits:) DMacks (talk) 21:09, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

That's why I use Twinkle. I'm one of those lasses who can screw up even the simplest of things. Twinkle simplifies it to the point where even a sleep-deprived nutter like me can make sense of an AfD --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 08:40, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I want to submit an article for review. But the article is already in existence. See Fear and trembling by Soren Kierkegaard and the discussion page hwere I explain why I wnat to submit it. I tried submitting a new article but was refused. User:11614soup 11614soup 22:42, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Your rationale for redoing the article was because you thought it was copied from another source. However, another editor informed you that the other source copied the Wikipedia article. So, what would be your basis now for doing a "new" article?--Bbb23 (talk) 22:48, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Flag carrier page

What has happened? I went to the 'flag carrier' page and it has been almost completely deleted. Why?

This page should definitely be undelted. It was excellent information.

Why has other information that was valid been deleted? What is happening? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.72.95 (talk) 23:40, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

The page history shows that unsourced list entries were deleted in [2] after discussions at Talk:Flag carrier and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flag carrier. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:56, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

December 13

First time Commons user, help por favor!

I have gotten email permission for an image (citing the license, using boilerplate request for permission). How do I get a Commons account? The instructions talk about a unified login, but it doesn't seem to work when I tried to ask for one. Help! Please.  :) TCO (talk) 00:28, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

OK. It seemed like the directions would allow me to sign up for one general account. But I went ahead and signed up for the Commons and then merged the two. So I think I'm cool. Just need to upload the image, provide email proof, blabla. Wish me luck as the turtle tries to cross the road!TCO (talk) 00:34, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Need help..

Is it true any USA soldier that is serving in the forces..and wants to go on leave to Britain, thier partners have to pay a deposit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.44.93.16 (talk) 02:23, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. --Mysdaao ^talk 03:04, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

embedding photo in article

I have downloaded a photo but for the life of me can't figure out to embed it in the article Erni39 (talk) 03:05, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.Template:Z40 --Mysdaao ^talk 03:08, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Assuming you mean "download" as in "taken from the internet and put it on my computer", you should likely NOT put that photo in an article. Under most circumstances, Wikipedia will not accept photos which are downloaded from somewhere else on the internet. See Wikipedia:Image use policy for more details. --Jayron32 03:10, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Links that have square brackets in the URL

How do you include links that have square brackets in the URL? Thanks. --- Sbmeirow (talk) 03:14, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Replace the left bracket with %5B and the right bracket with %5D. See meta:Help:URL. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 03:37, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Redirect

We love you all whoever is eager (voluntarily) to help readers and writers on wikipedia. Well, I am eager to know: How do you redirect an article? Ex: ABC search leads to XYZ because of redirection. Is it possible to keep it ABC or any way to stop redirection? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.117.129.120 (talk) 05:53, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

At the top of the XYZ page it says "Redirected from ABC". If you click on "ABC" there, it will take you to the ABC page which has the redirection. - David Biddulph (talk) 06:17, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

... and you can then edit that page like any other page. --ColinFine (talk) 00:10, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Conflict of interest

How (and where) can I declare conflict of interest for an edit on apage? For my first edit (Hyland Language Centre) I have chosen the company I work for (for almost 20 years!) and have tried to make the article as neutral as possible. Any suggestions as to how to make it more neutral? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HLCMad (talk • contribs) 08:58, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I just answered on your talk page. You declared it here, and on your talk page. It wouldn't hurt to put a declaration on the talk page of the article also. ~~ GB fan ~~ 09:07, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

forensic doctor

Dear Sir, I am looking for a forensic doctor or facility who could ascertain a teeth bite: wheather this teeth bite is an human bite, insect bite or an animal bite.217.12.225.25 (talk) 09:15, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our 3,500,655 articles, and thought that we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Please be aware that we cannot give medical advice. Best of luck. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:38, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I'd be curious to see the insect whose bite pattern can be confused with that of a person. Dismas|^(talk) 10:32, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I'd wondered that too. But... Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 13:25, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

A single insect, or a group of insects, could bite several times to form a larger pattern. A human could leave a partial bite mark by biting just a pinch of flesh. Post-bite swelling, infection, or necrosis could alter or obscure the original bite patterns. For example, the bacteria left by the tick responsible for Lyme disease produce a characteristic bullseye pattern around the original bite which is much larger than the tick itself. --Teratornis (talk) 20:35, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Editing WP with Kindle

Has anyone tried to edit Wikipedia using the Amazon Kindle browser? I hear it's rudimentary.   Will Beback  talk  10:29, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Table subjugated to external links

I have been working on a substantial edit of the Mekong page. I created a table of existing dams in the basin, and Wikipedia then pushed it down into the 'external links' section, no doubt because it does contain many external (coordinates) links. In edit, it still appears under 'The Development of the Mekong'. How can I get it to show under the latter title heading, and not as a separate, external links table?

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rechmaduong (talk • contribs) 10:47, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I expect the formatting got confused because you accidentally deleted the |} from the end of the table. I have fixed it. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:09, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Flattr

Hi, was just looking at the stats on Limkokwing University of Creative Technology using the traffic counter ( Article -> History -> Page view statistics ) and noticed a flattr micro-payment tab... struck me as odd.

Looking at the URL of traffic counter, it appears to be an off-site tool (and perhaps outside of the remit of wikipedia), although wikipedia does link to it on every article. Is there any policy that says yay or nay about incorporating the tool and the tool having a micro-payment thingy set up? For the record, I don't have any problem personally with the tool creator making a couple of quid from the tool, just curious about the WP position on it Darigan (talk) 11:06, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm not aware of any explicit policy, but can cite a similar example: the "Geolocate" link listed on every IP talk page and contributions list points to ip2location.com, which offers a free service but also links to a paid one. Since we're OK with that I'd be really surprised if there were any serious objection to stats.grok.se, the external host that offers the pageview stats service, adding a tip jar link to that tool. Gonzonoir (talk) 12:15, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Makes sense - Cheers for the reply Gonzonoir Darigan (talk) 12:28, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

According to this Signpost article, a handful of image files on Wikimedia Commons have Flattr links. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:06, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

That was an interesting piece, thanks for the link John of Reading Darigan (talk) 15:22, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

TV channels

Is it appropiate to list the current TV programms of a certain TV channel at the article of such TV channel, or is that trivial information in some way? MBelgrano (talk) 11:58, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

With how often they change, I would think that a link to the channel's official site would be better. See WP:EL. I'm specifically thinking of the following: "Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to copyright issues, amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics, movie or television credits, interview transcripts, or online textbooks), or other reasons." (emphasis mine) Dismas|^(talk) 12:08, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

That would be a clear "No"; see WP:NOTTVGUIDE. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:57, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Navigating among languages in which Wikipedia articles are written

I have looked through FAQs, but can find nothing directly related to this suggestion.

Would it be possible to link each Wikipedia article to to other language versions of the same article?

For example, I have been doing quite a lot searching in German subject matter. Despite Google settings to the contrary, only English language versions of Wikipedia articles are retrieved. In general, I have found German-language articles on German subject matter to be superior to the English versions.

There are at least two good reasons for cross-linking language versions: 1) simple convenience; 2) to provide additional incentive to improve the standard of weaker articles by more immediate comparision with stronger ones. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.143.206.29 (talk) 12:55, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, in the left column of this page there is a tab "Languages" with a drop down list of different languages, the different languages in the drop down list link you to that language version of the page you are on. The list will be there on all article pages as well.Darigan (talk) 12:59, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

If you've found an article that should have these links and doesn't, you could be bold and add them yourself. See Help:Interlanguage links. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:10, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Inclusion of indian rupee

I live in India and I like to donate to wikipedia. Please include the rupee currency option in wikipedia. Also is there a way to pay from debit cards in India.

Thanks... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.236.216.15 (talk) 13:46, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

It's always worth looking further up the page at questions that have already been asked and answered; see above, and further above. - David Biddulph (talk) 13:52, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Or, if those aren't enough, try the archive search. - David Biddulph (talk) 13:55, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

If Wikipedia is ad-free, as it claims, then why are we bothered by countless "personal appeal[s]" to stuff Mr Wales pockets?

. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.183.228.164 (talk) 15:10, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

This conversation has been had a number of times, one of the more recent ones Darigan (talk) 15:18, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like time for someone to make a new WP:FAQ entry and another Help desk template. --Teratornis (talk) 18:53, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

What gives you the idea that any of the money goes to Mr. Wales? The Foundation is a duly-accredited organization which must keep all of it sfiscal transactions public. Any money which would go to Mr. Wales would surely be criminal actions, therefore your assertion is slander. Corvus cornix_talk 07:29, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

No. Libel. Kittybrewster ☎ 13:17, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Why is Jimmy Wales prohibited from getting a penny? I was under the impression that he could neither get all of the money, or get any of it directly to his pockets. But what's preventing the Foundation from giving money to Jimmy Wales as an official, duly noted payment? JIP | Talk 15:44, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

The fact that he declares publicly that he does not accept a salary from the Foundation, and does not intend to accept any money from it, should be a bit of a clue. In theory he could be paid for work for the Foundation, but in practice, after all that has been said on the subject, it seems unlikely that the situation will arise. Karenjc 15:57, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I managed to miss that bit. It would be a bit stupid for him to go against his word. Thanks for the explanation. JIP | Talk 19:35, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Thumbplay

I do need to cancel my Service with Thumbplay. because I'm not using the service. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.92.1.251 (talk) 16:13, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our 3,501,059 articles, and thought that we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25 - David Biddulph (talk) 16:16, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Question about reliable sources

Is this a reliable source for this article? I'm trying to improve the article's referencing, since it's currently a Good article candidate. Thanks, The Utahraptor^Talk/_Contribs 22:04, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

The place to ask about reliable sources is on the reliable source noticeboard. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 00:47, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

showing Arabic and Hebrew

I have a website that uses the Wikipedia software and I would like to know what software does Wikipedia use to keep the languages like Arabic and Hebrew to show their page from right to left. I don't want to put tags on every page of the above languages. I want it to be like Wikipedia. My software shows it from left to right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.34.149.142 (talk) 23:26, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

This page is for help with Wikipedia. Use the MediaWiki support desk for questions about the MediaWiki software. Algebraist 23:37, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I asked in Wikimedia and I didn't get an answer. I would like to know how Wikipedia is dealing with this issue. I invested a lot of thime and efforts and so far no luck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.34.149.142 (talk) 17:25, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

I've never dealt with the issue in my own edits, but there seems to be some kind of explanation and instructions at Help:Arabic. Perhaps it will help? Karenjc 20:58, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Temporary strip references out of text

I'd like some tool or way to view articles with the ref stripped out of the text so that I can cut/paste to online/offline spell-checkers(they are presently confused by the refs). Is there a way of doing this? Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:56, 13 December 2010 (UTC).

December 14

Xoloitzcuintli infomation

below is some incorrect information on the rescue group. National Xolo REscue does not exist it is still and always has been Xolo Rescue League I am president of XRL and if you wish to confirm this you can contact the Xolo Club of America at their website- the current president who is now functioning is Kathy Lawson- the previous is now retired. http://www.xoloitzcuintliclubofamerica.org/Home_Page.html

Since then, the XCA has compiled a stud book modeled on requirements for eventual AKC acceptance, held an annual independent specialty show, published a quarterly newsletter, The Xolo News, and maintained an active national rescue network, National Xolo Rescue (known before 2009 as The Xolo Rescue League[4]). As of January 1, 2007, FSS registered Xolos are eligible to compete in AKC performance events. The breed will —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.158.167.84 (talk) 01:02, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Your post appears to be about the article Mexican Hairless Dog. I have notified an editor of that article at User talk:SidP#National Xolo Rescue. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:20, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

including a name of a village

how to include a small village name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.97.243.136 (talk) 06:05, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

If you are talking about linking to another page, type in [[<Page Name Here>]] minus the "< & >"'s. — ク Eloc 貢 06:11, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

If you are asking about creating an article about a village, standard advice follows:

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation.Template:Z26 – ukexpat (talk) 16:35, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Sharing a reference

Hi, I want to share(use) one reference in different parts of an article. How am I supposed to do it? Help me, please! *** in fact *** (contact) 07:19, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

By naming the reference. At the first use: <ref name=name>reference</ref>. The second time you can just use <ref name=name/> Jarkeld (talk) 07:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) If I understand you correctly, you want to use the same reference again for a many different statements in the same article. You would do this by naming the ref. Your first use of the reference will look like this <ref name=foo>Insert reference here</ref>. And then whenever you want to use that same reference again, you would simply use <ref name=foo /> without all the other reference info. Clear? Dismas|^(talk) 07:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! But,could you please do just one example for me in this article? I will do the rest myself. Thank you in advance! *** in fact *** (contact) 07:33, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done Jarkeld (talk) 07:38, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Great help! Thank you! *** in fact *** (contact) 07:41, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

See WP:REFNAME. --Teratornis (talk) 08:58, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Dual accounts

Hi, is it possible to have two accounts to keep your edits to two very different topics separate, provided you have a link to say that the two accounts are owned by the same person? Help would be great!Peaceworld111 (talk) 12:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi Peaceworld111. Please read Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Legitimate uses and Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Alternative account notification. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:35, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Change Name of Article without Confirmed status

The name of the article Halifax, nova scotia ( http://pt.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Halifax,_nova_scotia&redirect=no ) should be changed to capitalize Nova Scotia [Halifax, Nova Scotia]. I'm unable to do this myself, as I don't have confirmed status (or an account, etc.) but if someone could (as it's now the facebook location page) this grammar nerd would appreciate it!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.177.61.206 (talk) 14:07, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

This help desk is for the English-language Wikipedia. For questions about the Portuguese Wikipedia please ask there. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:25, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

The page itself is actually on simply Halifax, the page with the uncapitalized province is a redirect page.Naraht (talk) 14:30, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

There is an article called Halifax, Nova Scotia on the English Wikipedia, with Nova Scotia capitalized.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:05, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

pt:Halifax, Nova Scotia is a redirect to pt:Halifax. I guess the question is whether pt:Halifax, nova scotia should also be a redirect to pt:Halifax, but that's a question for Portugese Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 16:40, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Rix Centre help with Wikipedia project groups

Hi, came across the Rix Centre article, it needs a clean-up, NPOV-ing, more references, and wiki-links in and out of the article. I was wondering if anybody could direct me towards wiki-projects relating to charities, research groups, disability (or just tell me what page to go to and I can find them myself) I've been on here for a while editing articles and such, but I'm dire at navigating through the community parts of wikipedia Cheers Darigan (talk) 15:03, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Try Wikipedia:WikiProject Disability and Wikipedia:WikiProject Organizations. I don't see any WikiProjects more specific to the article, but you can look for yourself in the directory from Wikipedia:WikiProject. --Mysdaao ^talk 15:58, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Much appreciated Mysdaao - following up the links now, cheers Darigan (talk) 16:15, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Janet Graham

I need to get the Janet Graham redirect page removed. I wrote a stub on Janet Graham (composer) and then, looking at the links, found that there were other Janet Grahams in the system so moved the page. However, the redirect page was automatically formed so the move was ineffective at cutting the links. How do I get rid of it? Thanks. Pkeets (talk) 15:42, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

What other Janet Grahams are there? I don't see any. IMO, it looks like the article for the composer is the only one and should be at, simply, Janet Graham. Dismas|^(talk) 15:45, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

I saw none either; the "what links here" tool suggests there are no links to it from other articles about different Janets, so I have undone the page move. I was doing it as Dismas left the above message, I suspect. Bencherlite^Talk 15:47, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Okay, there is Janet Grahame Johnstone but that could just be solved with a "for the..." hatnote. Dismas|^(talk) 15:51, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit Associated Acts under a band wiki

A member of a band I like has a member that released a single recently and I was going to add the band to the Associated Acts.

How do I edit associated acts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Risethefall (talk • contribs) 18:40, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Near the top of the article you should see the usage of the template Infobox musical artist, which will begin with:

{{Infobox musical artist

and be followed by a number of different fields. Look for the field named "Associated_acts", and edit what's the to right of the equals sign. If you don't see "Associated_acts" add it as a new field. --Mysdaao ^talk 19:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Help editing page

Extended content

I have information I would like to add but I don't know how to cite and ad to resources. I have the links to where I got information but I don't know how to put in the right way. This is for the Carvelli article links http://www.riaa.com/index.php http://www.youtube.com/user/gjetto http://www.youtube.com/user/ItalianHipHipHipHop http://www.indieezine.com/content/view/1727/69/ "Masspool Dance Charts". Masspool DJ Association. Template:Http://www.masspool.com/charts.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-01. "Aria Official Myspace page". Template:Http://www.myspace.com/ariajohnson Retrieved 2009-04-18. "DDK Dance Charts". Carvelli feat Aria Johnson. Template:Http://www.dancekings.com/DanceKings/ddk-charts.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-04. http://elbo.ws/ http://carvelli.com/charity.html http://www.facebook.com/billy.carvelli info I wanted to add to the article. Music career New York Angels Single (2001) New York Angels was a Charity song for September 11. Was recoginized by the September 11 fund, New York Community Trust and United Way. Numero Uno Single (2003) This was Carvelli's first track that he incorporated the Italian Music style with commercial American Hip Hop. This song did well in all the clubs and in the italian communities world wide. Hooah EP (2006) In 2006, Carvelli teamed up with Frankie Delicio to produce the EP Hooah. Hooah scored radio play and MTV exposure in the US and Canada. The title song “Hooah” is a techno-funk exploration which operates between the contradictions of transplanted cultures -- "eighteenth century Sicily arrives in twenty-first century New York and asserts itself with 120 decibel drum beats and machine gun fire percussion." (note source) The RIAA awarded the song Hooah #6 Internationally The Movement EP (2009) In 2009, Carvelli recorded The Movement EP. The title track “The Movement” serves as an anthem for his cause of fusing Italian culture with hip hop. The EP tracks: 1."The Movement" 2:47 2."CEO" 3:38 3."Better Place" 3:39 4."High Rollers" 3:37 5."G-jetto" 3:32 6."The Movement" Remixed 2:37 7."The Movement" Extended Mix 3:31 Whoa Single(2009) Whoa featuring TQ and Rasheeda Something's Up Tonight Single (2010) "Carvelli is an Artist/Producer now working with Aria Johnson and has made a Smash Hit for Radio. Carvelli's previous hit with TQ and Rasheeda has earned him international radio play and charted just under Beyonce and Sean Kingston on the DJ Times play chart and has received Worldwide attention. "(note music up on Carvelli's Official Site) Videos: (2006) “Hooah” Directed by Craig Oeundag [1] (2009) “The Movement” Directed by Len Peterson [2] (2009)"Whoa" Directed by Reiner Bello [3] Charts DJ Times Top Pick - "Something's Up Tonight" DJ Times Top Pick - "Whoa" Mass Pool #5 for "Something's Up Tonight" Mass Pool #3 for "Whoa" Earshots #18 CMJ #22 US Commercial Charts and Radio Play Added rotation - Sirius Satellite WCRX - Chicago, Il WFDK - New York, NY Sirius Satelite NY,NY WLKT - Lexington, KY Energy Twirl - Pittsburgh, PA Carvelli has been played around the US Commercially. He's had major play and a couple of chart positions Canada Charts St. Johns #6 CIUT #1 CIXS #25 CJSR #8 Reviews and Press Cash Box Magazine(5 stars), Seaway News, Stars News, Camrose News, Tandem, Argus, Fax on Wax, Yorkton, Sun Media and Hip Hop Kings, Cio Bin, HBL Magazine, HHB radio, Red Joint, Q the Question and Nu Style Magazine. Blogs - Elbo and Conspiracy Interviews Hip Hop Kings, Urban Mogul Magazine, British Hip-hop and Illuminati2g [edit] Video (Much Music National) Feature (MTV National) Ad [edit] International Radio Play and Charts Club DJ Germany ,Flavour Radio UK, Fear Factor Radio/ Southern Smoke, Club DJ France, Mixtape DJ Germany, Westside Radio UK, Nigeria, Galaxie 105.6 - Northeast England. Here's a few that he got major play internationaly and the few above stations he was frequently played on. [edit] Movies Shall We Dance 2003 - (DJ) [edit] College US M3 Radio (NY,NY) - Charted #6 WBGK (Glenway,Il) - Charted #22 WCVM (Morrisville,NY) Charted #15 [edit] Charity Carvelli is a philanthropist, humanitarian he supports WSPA, Earth 911, World Vision and Care2. [edit] Businessman and Entrepreneur Carvelli is a businessman and entrepreneur working in the car industry. Carvelli Records, his independent record label formed in 2000, is designed to represent Italian hiphop, r ‘n b, pop, and traditional music artists. He has a special interest in Animal Charities,World Vision,and the Environment. He has been a big player in the Italian Movement. He's currently very active in the movement through his companies. Carvelli World Wide Inc. BMC Global Entertainment Carvelli Records Finance Company Car Brokerage — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmcglobal (talk • contribs) 21:11, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

I have added this to the Carvelli talk page. Kittybrewster ☎ 21:17, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

'Youtube' is not a reliable source. We need to stick to verifiable facts - and anything lacking such a reference (to e.g. a newspaper, book) could be removed, by anyone.

We also need to be neutral. For example, saying He has been a big player in the Italian Movement. He's currently very active - is opinion, and not fact.

I could edit it, and say he is not very active. How can we check which is correct? Please read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners to see how we ensure the facts check out.  Chzz  ►  00:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

December 15

Image use

Can I crop or rotate this File:Mm_am_See.jpg image within it's licensing and create a new derivative? If so how do I license up the new imageRegards, SunCreator ^(talk) 02:09, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

As explained on the licensing tag, yes you can, but you need to license your derivative work under the same license. Cheers - [CharlieEchoTango] 03:41, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes you can; but how do you? I don't have the OTRS permission, so how can I fill that in under the same license? Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 20:15, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

At commons:Commons:Upload click on the It is a derivative work of a file from Commons link and it will take you to a tool that will do all that for you. – ukexpat (talk) 20:30, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

You don't need OTRS permission, since the original uploader released the work under a proper license, and the OTRS permission is only the confirmation that the license is legitimate. Cheers - [CharlieEchoTango] 20:45, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Neat tool. Done now. Thanks. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 21:01, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Cell phone view mode

I was reading the Wikipedia pages on my cell phone in the mode suitable for the size of the cell screen. Then I clicked the 'view page in normal mode' link and now cannot switch back to the cell prone view mode. How can I switch back to it. I am using the i-phone. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.140.43.98 (talk) 03:30, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Click on this link to take you back to the mobile view: Wikipedia (mobile) ~~ GB fan ~~ 04:00, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Citing journals

What is the Wikipedia guideline on citing abstracts of scientific articles, if the full article is not available to the editor ? Thank you. 24.92.70.160 (talk) 03:51, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

The relevant section of Wikipedia's policy on original research states, "Do not make analytic, synthetic, interpretive, explanatory, or evaluative claims about material found in a primary source." See the same section as well as Wikipedia:SCIRS#Respect_secondary_sources for other commentary about when it is appropriate to use primary sources. What I'm saying is that by and large, there's rarely a need to access the full text of a primary scientific article when contributing to Wikipedia, and thus no harm in citing an article when you can only access the abstract. See also WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT – if you've only seen the abstract, you should only be citing it for a fact made explicit in the abstract itself. Note also that there's nothing wrong with citing non-free sources per WP:PAYWALL. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 04:19, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

PAYWALL is useful. I also recommend WP:OFFLINE as a reminder to go check out the complete source and grab a page number. The verifiability standards say nothing about the ease of verification. If you are basing something off of an abstract it might be better to check out the complete source if possible. If one of you are going off the abstract then keep in mind that differing interpretations of the abstract means that it is not complete enough or their are other issues.Cptnono (talk) 08:48, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Verification is about wide availibility, not universal availibility. You probably could not get away with citing an unpublished monograph, like someone's master's thesis or something like that, but if it was a genuine published book or journal which is availible in major libraries, you're fine even if it has no online presence. --Jayron32 13:44, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

how to donate other than USD, if i want to donate to Wikipedia?

Hi,

Because 408 Million users are alone from same country and same continent. How can i donate to Wikipedia other than USD because currency differs, so i feel like it would be better if the donations is also accepted through other currencies and also other denomiations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.181.12.144 (talk) 05:07, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your interest in donating! There's information at this page about all kinds of ways to give. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:19, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Banner special pages

What functions exactly do the special pages Special:BannerLoader, Special:BannerController and Special:BannerListLoader serve anyway? All they look like is raw pieces of code. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 06:49, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I haven't looked into it but maybe you can figure out something from mw:Special:Code/MediaWiki/72932. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

"Phase II" software

Early in the days of Wikipedia there was a certain software transition between UseModWiki and MediaWiki that used to be called "Phase II" software. What was it like, and is there a "Phase III" software involved? :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 06:51, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

This is the help desk for asking questions about how to use Wikipedia. You might be better off asking this question on the computing reference desk -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 07:32, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Phase II software. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:49, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Can i look for a friend just by providing a photo of him because i forgot his name.

Can i look for a friend just by providing a photo of him because i forgot his name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.1.156 (talk) 07:52, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Not at Wikipedia, and this page is about using Wikipedia. It is possible that somebody at the Reference Desk may be able to suggest a site that would help you, but personally I doubt there is any such resource. (I may be wrong though). --ColinFine (talk) 08:16, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Some kind of social network service may be helpful, as it's very likely that you and your friend share one or more common friends. We have a List of social networking websites that might be a good place to start. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 08:18, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

If you have any photos of your friend which might also be online somewhere, you might be able to search for them with TinEye. TinEye does not identify objects or people in photos, it compares some aspects that image files have in common. A social networking site might give a higher chance of success, however, as you can readily track down friends from even your distant past with them. Make an account on Facebook, for example, and people you haven't heard from in years will probably start to contact you. --Teratornis (talk) 20:27, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

wrong city/state listed under info

When this comes up under info in fb it states the location or hometown as Centreville, MI not Centreville, VA. Can you change that to VA?? When you click on the name/link it does take you to Centreville, VA but it is stated wrong. Please correct, don't want people to think I am from MI. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.211.119 (talk) 14:21, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

What article are you talking about? --Orange Mike | Talk 14:25, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Log in to your facebook account. Click Profile at the top right, then Info, then Edit, then Basic Information. In the field labelled Current City, make sure it says Centreville, VA. If it does, then I don't think there's anything we can do to help. This sounds like a problem with Facebook, not a problem with Wikipedia. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 14:33, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

ref

is there a ref which links instead to external links? Kittybrewster ☎ 16:39, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Something like {{Cite web}}? – ukexpat (talk) 16:42, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Am I not supposed to ram that between ref and /ref? Kittybrewster ☎ 17:18, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes for it to be displayed by <references/> or {{Reflist}} it will have to be enclosed in ref tags. – ukexpat (talk) 17:26, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I am trying to distinguish external links from references. Kittybrewster ☎ 17:31, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I guess you could use a {{Cite web}} without ref tags in the external links section, similar to the use of {{Cite book}} in a bibliography section. Also, {{Official}} can be used for "Official" websites. – ukexpat (talk) 17:45, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

It would help if you were more specific. For example: {{IMDb}} links to the Internet Movie Database, but is not for citations. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 18:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Note that if it's not notable enough for a Wikipedia article, it shouldn't be linked to in the body of an article's text, other than as a reference in reference style. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:49, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Photo copyright...

I uploaded a couple of photos to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalachakra_stupa under Kurukulla Center. I can't see where to put (c) information but I am authorized to use these photos...they belong to the Center and I am the immediately past center director (as of 2 weeks ago) and supervised construction of the stupa. Help! Do not delete these photos...tell me where I put (c) info: the instructions are sooooo confusing...sorry. Nick Ribush. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickribush (talk • contribs) 17:09, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Does WP:IOWN answer your questions? --Jayron32 17:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Jimmy Wales badly formatted

Could the text of Jimmy Wales' appeal be formatted in a manner compatible with a few steps of Firefox 3.6.13 View, Zoom, Zoom Text Only? Please! 82.163.24.100 (talk) 19:07, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

information on Botswana

Hello

I recommend you include www.knowbotswana.com as a reference point (or one of your sources) on Botswana. It has useful information.

Regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.167.182.172 (talk) 20:48, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Call out box for politicians, public figures

I am currently in the process of uploading an entry on a local politician running for office, and I wanted to see how to insert a call out box (See: Gavin Newsom) into my entry. The page I'm working on isn't live, yet, as I'm still sorting through how to edit it properly, cite my assertions, etc.

In the meantime, can somebody show me how to insert one of the call out boxes I mention above?

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CJPowell (talk • contribs) 21:13, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

If you mean the infobox, you'll see the code for it at the top of the source of the page you mention, if you hit the "Edit this page" button. Documentation of the relevant infobox template can be found at Template:Infobox officeholder. - David Biddulph (talk) 21:20, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Further, the subject of your userspace draft, James Meija, seems to be at risk of falling short of our notability thresholds. WP:POLITICIAN probably applies, and he doesn't appear to have held an elected office as yet. There's also a good deal of extraneous detail that would be removed if the article were moved into mainspace. It might be best to wait until the election; if he's elected, then a short article would probably be justified. --AndrewHowse (talk) 21:29, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the help, and I agree that the current draft is far too long. I just am using the current information to play around with the coding until I fully understand how to upload here. He actually has held elected office, and I think he would fall under WP:POLITICIAN. Thank you both for your help. --CJPowell —Preceding undated comment added 22:36, 15 December 2010 (UTC).

Where is Wikipolicy discussed?

Where do I question/appeal/suggest modifications to Wikipedia's actual core policies? What constitutes a reliable source. Clarifications in third party review. Surely there has to be somewhere where there is an effort to provide clearer guidelines to avoid wikilawyering but I can't seem to find out where it is. Tacitus2010 (talk) 22:30, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

You can read the existing reliable source guidelines at WP:RS, or the core policy on verification at WP:V. On the talk pages of those rules, you can read the various discussions developing the rules, and see if your specific concern has been addressed or not. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 22:32, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Yagba West, Kogi State, Nig

Odo-Ere, is a town and Headquarters of Yagba West Local Goverment Area. On your

map Yagba West is mistakely placed where
Odo-Ere supposed to appear.

kindly replace Yagba West with Odo-Ere.

Yagba west, as a Local Government Area Comprises of Odo-Ere,Egbe,Ejiba,Ogbe,Igbaruku

and about thirteen(13) other communities.

Yagba west is not a town.

Kindly correct the mistake.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donykua (talk • contribs) 23:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

December 16

Smaller Donations

If "all of Wikipedia's 400 million users would donate $1 each, we would have 20 times the amount of money we need," why is there no option for me to donate $1? I'm a poor college student. I don't have $20 dollars to spare, but i do have $3. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.164.41.122 (talk) 00:07, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

On the donations page, as well as fixed-sum options, there is an option to input your own amount -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 02:37, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Where is the article I wrote£

Is there a period wherein new articles are held for review prior to posting? I have SAVED (and therefore thought submitted) an article about ETHAN ALLEN RUSSELL - but it does not appear online, nor within Wikipedia with its proper headline (Ethan Allen Russell). I have no doubt done something wrong - but can't figure out what it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofiarose (talk • contribs) 00:15, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

I've answered on your talk page, but I'll answer here too - it's at User:Sofiarose/Ethan Allen Russell. DuncanHill (talk) 00:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Occidental - suggested edits

I've proposed adding a section regarding "Financial performance" (Sandbox) to the Occidental Petroleum article, similar to what I've seen on other corporate articles. The article's talk page isn't terribly active, so I'm coming here for assistance. Due to a potential conflict of interest (detailed on the talk page), I'd like to seek consensus from the community before making this addition. My full request can be found on the talk page; please leave responses there if possible. Thanks --CBuiltother (talk) 00:16, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Need someone to help find italic problem

See Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Apparently, the template {{italic title}} is ending up transcluded on this page somewhere, however I cannot find it. Can someone find (and fix) the source of this problem? --Jayron32 00:23, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Nevermind. It is apparently a hidden part of {{infobox book}}. I have fixed the problem. --Jayron32 00:24, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

{{infobox book}} mentions the option |italic title=no. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

IT'S NOT SHOWING UP

How come the pages Wikipedia:Peer review/Emirates (airline)/archive1 and Wikipedia:Peer review/Japan Airlines/archive1 aren't showing up on Wikipedia:WikiProject Airlines? As far as I know, any airline article that has a peer review case has an announcement at WikiProject Airlines; what's going on here?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.45.186.197 (talk) 02:22, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

WikiLeaks

What does Wikipedia have to do with WikiLeaks, if anything? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.94.77.234 (talk) 02:39, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

The two are not connected at all. The reason for the similarity of name is that both use Wiki software to run their site. See Wikipedia: WikiLeaks is not part of Wikipedia ~~ GB fan ~~ 02:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia has nothing to do with Wikileaks. --Monterey Bay (talk) 02:46, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

shared IP address?

I'm not sure if my IP address is shared or not... But I came to wikipedia today to look up information, and I was shown a list of edits that I didn't make and one that I did. Usually, I only look at the pages here for general information, so being told I made all sorts of edits I, personally, did not make is upsetting. I made an account, but how do I know if my IP address is shared or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tiedyeandchains (talk • contribs) 03:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

You are probably on a dynamic IP address. The IP was probably used by others in the past and they made thos edits. If you log in with your new username from now on all edits you make will be attributed to your username. ~~ GB fan ~~ 04:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Now that you have an account you needn't worry about shared IP addresses. Provided you are logged in to your account when you edit, your edits will be associated with your user name, not an IP address. Only a very small number of trusted users with checkuser rights can access the IP address(es) associated with your user name. – ukexpat (talk) 04:04, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Blocked Message from Wickipedia

Hi, I have the following messages: Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Template:Brokeback Mountain has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Staxringold talkcontribs 02:48, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

The recent edit you made to Brokeback Mountain constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Tiderolls 02:58, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to Brokeback Mountain. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. Tiderolls 03:03, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

This is your last warning. You will be blocked from editing the next time you vandalize a page, as you did with this edit to Brokeback Mountain. Tiderolls 03:06, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for Vandalism. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may do so when the block expires. If you feel this block is unjustified, you may contest it by adding the text {{unblock}} below. Tiderolls 03:09, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

I have no idea what you are talking about. And, the last pragraph with "Instructions to unblock" is meaningless to me because I can not find a palce to add the text. 12.97.23.226 (talk) 03:56, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Your IP address hasn't been is no longer blocked so don't worry about the unblocking stuff. Your ISP probably uses dynamic IP addresses, so if you didn't make any unconstructive edits you can ignore the warning. – ukexpat (talk) 04:01, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Political figures

Malcon x,Martin Luther King,Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko have the same political features.shortly explicate this ideas.with vivid examples,how are these ideas helpfull in todays Africa? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.222.183.101 (talk) 07:24, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions. I have added one

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Humanities reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps.. You might find useful information in the articles Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko.

Please do your own homework.
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Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. You can search Wikipedia or search the Web.
If you need help with a specific part of your homework, the Reference desk can help you grasp the concept. Do not ask knowledge questions here, just those about using Wikipedia.. --ColinFine (talk) 08:11, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Wiki for Thomas Edison - Error listing schools named after him

The line "two (community) colleges are named for him: (Edison State College) in Fort Myers, Florida, and Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio..." is incorrect. Edison State College is no longer a 'community' college but as the name suggests it is a 'state' college. The insitute is located in Florida where a distinction is made between the two types of higher learning centers.

76.5.29.122 (talk) 07:51, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

If you find errors in Wikipedia - and you have reliable sources for the right information - be bold and make the changes. By the way, Thomas Edison is not a "Wiki for Thomas Edison", but one out of millions of pages in Wikipedia, which is itself one out of thousands of wikis. --ColinFine (talk) 08:15, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Email domain change

Montenegro changed its national domain from .yu (we are a former Yugoslavian republic) to .me (Montenegro). By this @cg.yu email domain was changed to @t-com.me ("cg" originaly stood for "Internet CG", but this state-owned company was bought by T-Com some time before the change of domain).

I have forgot my password and Mediawiki is sending me a new password to the out-of-use @cg.yu. It would be great if all email addresses on all Wikimedia projects would be changed for all users that have an email address with @cg.yu and all of them notified on their new emails. If that is not possible is it at least possible to change mine? I have from 2003 to 2006 been an active editor on many projects, particularly on sr:Wikipedia, en:Wikipedia and sr:Wikinews.

This happened few years ago, and there was a period (6 months probably) when both domains where active. If I have changed my email address in this period there would not have been no problem, but I didn't have an Internet access at the time. I would have used somebody elses if it crossed my mind that domain change could do this to me. I wanted to reach out to someone for this for a long while but I didn't know who. I'm sure that many others (who haven't done this like I have not) have resolved this problem by registering a new username. I wish to keep mine. --Milan Tešović 09:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.143.100.252 (talk)

Want some information about Amigotechs software

i Want some information about Amigotechs software. There is nothing i found on wikipedia. Here is the website : http://www.amigotechs.com I wish you will gather the information about this gambling software very soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.97.210.2 (talk) 10:12, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Inquiry about a recently deleted page... thank you for your help

Hi. I understand that a page was recently deleted, however it would be helpful if you had an archive of the page so I can view it privately. I know you said not to put in emails, but I would like for you to email me the original page prior to its deletion. I wish to view it for my own purpose and nothing more. The page that was deleted is this:

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

Please email to <removed> today.

Thanks so much for you assistance on this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.164.77.177 (talk) 10:36, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

The page is still visible in Google's cache; you can see it by Googling for "Anthony knippers jr" and then clicking "cached". The text has no encyclopedic value at all. I have removed your email address to protect your privacy; the instructions at the top of the page were fairly clear on this. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:54, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Associated with Wikipedia?

This site looks similiar to Wikipedia, is it associated with wikipedia? http://www.recom.org/wiki/Portal:Entrepreneurship — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alg7 munif (talk • contribs) 11:07, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

No it is not associated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. It just uses the same free software, MediaWiki ~~ GB fan ~~ 11:17, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Any existing template for listing projects undertaken by a charity/organisation

Hi, I'm looking at the "Projects" list at The Rix Centre and I have a few questions:

• Is it suitable to include this list of projects in the first place (I believe that it is, but am keen on other people's opinions)?
• The list layout doesn't look particularly good - Is there a suitable existing template that I could flow the list into (I also intend to update/expand the list), or perhaps a suitable existing style that I should follow?

Cheers Wikipedians Darigan (talk) 11:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Submitting information about a musician

Can you tell me why in Wikipedia's instructions it states not to set up pages for musicians, but there are quite a few already set up on here? Many thanks. Sonya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonya2010 (talk • contribs) 15:04, 16 December 2010 (UTC)