Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

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8th Platoon

What do the geen (+82) numbers meen?Accdude92 (talk) 17:23, 18 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

If you're referring to your watchlist, it's the number of bytes that were added to the article/page by the last edit. If it's red then it's number that was removed. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 17:26, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

If it's red then it's number that was removed. Rephrase that.

Sorry, if it's red then it's the number of bytes that the article decreased by as a result of the most recent edit. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 17:50, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, and is there a place where i can chat with another wiki user?Accdude92 (talk) 17:59, 18 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

Sure. You can leave a message on their talk page and they will get back to you when they log on and see it but you can also directly chat with other wikipedians using IRC. See Wikipedia:IRC channels for details. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 18:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Sidebar confusing me

I'm writing an entry for a national park. I was given a national park sidebar but don't like all the headings and have other information I'd like to put in my sidebar-which that template forbids me from doing. I just want a generic template that aligns my headers on the left and my content on the right. I've searched this site for days and I can't find it- please help (and make Wikipedia less gumbled and confusing to find anything!)John Thompson05 (talk) 08:03, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

You are probably looking for a table with two columns (or maybe just one?). See Help:Table for instructions and examples A box is the simplest form of table (with just one cell). This will be easy if you have worked with code that builds tables in HTML; otherwise it may be a little overwhelming to get started. My suggestion: create a sandbox page for yourself, copy over the coding for the simplest example, check how it looks, then add any other features you want to use. If you need help, post here again, and point to your sandbox page; someone may help with whatever problem you're hitting. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:17, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi. There is no generic template for a side bar that would allow me to create one that looks like Yellowstone's? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone . I was sent the "protected areas" template but I'm limited to only 8 headers, a couple of which I would want change. I'm not interested in having a table- I want to create something that looks like Yellowstone's sidebar. Any suggestions other than a table? I find it hard to believe that, as common as this table is, that there isn't a way to create it using my own data, but I'm new here too :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by John Thompson05 (talk • contribs) 07:13, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

• I've left John a note on his talk page. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:23, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

New Article to add

Resolved

 – Article now in mainspace - John A. Mackay – ukexpat (talk) 16:52, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I have prepared a new article that did not exist before, a biography of a notable person, which is on my page, but I do not know how to move it into Wikipedia. I have tried to figure out how to do so but need help. Thanks. Ivor1889 (talk) 18:33, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

If you're referring to John A. Mackay (who is listed on your user page), you have a couple of options. You can click on this red link (John A. Mackay) and copy/paste the info from your user page. Or, you can click the "move" tab at the top of your user page. This will allow you to choose to which title you would like your article moved. If you have further questions, feel free to ask. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:37, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

"Private" place to work on an article slowly.

It is my intention to fix (well, at the very least improve) the Prime Number article. However, I'm no good at wikipedia syntax and won't be working on it fast. Where can I get a page where I can write the article without it being visible to others? Then as the article well be taking shape section by section, I will put it in section by section.

I know of the sandbox, but if I get it correctly then anyone can all of a sudden pop in and change whatever I have done.

Thx. PureRumble (talk) 17:53, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Do it on a subpage of your userpage, like User:PureRumble/Prime number. Algebraist 17:55, 10 November

Why, thank you! PureRumble (talk) 17:58, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

2008 (UTC)

You can create your personal sandbox in your user space by clicking this redlink - User:PureRumble/Sandbox. More generic and you can use it for other projects once you have finished on prime numbers. --GraemeL ^(talk) 17:57, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes I will go with your idea and create a subpage called Sandbox instead of bloating the place with subpages for every topic. Thank you! PureRumble (talk) 17:59, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

if you ever find yourself wishing to get rid of the sub-page, simply put: {{db-blanked}} at the top of the page Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:15, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Or {{db-author}}, which may be more appropriate. – ukexpat (talk) 19:35, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Ummm, they are exactly the same Spitfire^Tally-ho! 21:02, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Dang, you're right, I never noticed that! – ukexpat (talk) 21:36, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Heh ;). I'ts no problem Spitfire^Tally-ho! 09:42, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Have new article (first one submitted) I want to submit with hyperlinks intact. Your instructions are very confusing. CAB Ken Small (talk) 21:48, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

You have created the article in your user page, which is good as it allows for review before moving to the mainspace. At the moment, I don't think it meets Wikipedia's notability requirements set out at WP:Corp and it is also rather promotional in tone which is a violation of WP's policy on not using WP for promotion (see WP:Spam). I suggest that you read those pages, and also WP:RS as the draft has no sources or references, and also take a look at WP:YFA for general guidance on writing your first article. One final point, your user name would appear to violate WP's policy on promotional user names, so I would encourage you to change it lest it gets blocked from editing WP. – ukexpat (talk) 22:05, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Also note that Citizens Advice Bureau already exists as an article about the UK organisation, so yours would have to be disambiguated with a title such as Citizens Advice Bureau (New York). – ukexpat (talk) 22:08, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

First big edit

Resolved

 – Keep up the good work!  – ukexpat (talk) 16:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I'm fairly new, and I'd like some feedback on my edits. I did some editing of the Peregrin Took article. Could people please give me feedback on this edit? Nuidramdad (talk) 05:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Nuidramdad, and welcome. My gut reaction is that the edit was very good, and of much higher quality than most new editors. I liked the conversion from passive to active, the recognition that things need sources (something often lacking in Wikipedia), and the clarification of the text.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:13, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, as iffy says good quality edits there! Keep it up. If you ever want more feed back on edits try at: Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. although I should say this should only be used for major edits, article creations, etc. etc. Spitfire^Tally-ho! 09:51, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Business profiles - paypoint plc

Resolved

 – under discussion on article's talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 16:50, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi there,

I work for an agency and I was looking to create an profile page about one of my client's business.

Paypoint plc which owns paypoint.net (the business in question) currently has a profile page, so I was looking to add a paragraph about companies owned by Paypoint plc and from there add a link to a paypoint.net profile page.

Is this the best way to do it? If not what would you recommend?

I look for forward to your comments.

Thanks in advance, Dina Jones (talk) 11:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Dina, because of your relationship with the subject matter, you have a conflict of interest and your edits will be closely scrutinised. Please be mindful of WP:Corp and WP:Spam. The best approach would be to discuss your proposed edits on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 13:56, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply, the article I want to edit is Paypoint but the talk page is not open to discussion. Apparently is part of the wikiproject business? What should I do?

Thanks again, RaquelDina Jones (talk) Thanks again raquel —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dina Jones (talk • contribs) 14:27, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Dina, sure you can edit the talk page: Talk:PayPoint - the article may fall under a wider wikiproject but you can still discuss issues specific to this article on its talk page. So be bold and post a message there explaining what you want to do. – ukexpat (talk) 16:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of tagged entry; Contact another user

I have a 2 part question. First, the current version of the entry I have been preparing an edit for does not show any citations. At the beginning of this Nov. it was tagged as needing more references/citations or the info is subject to deletion. How long does it take for an administrator to decide it has been long enough and delete the info? The second part of my question I swear I've read somewhere before, but I'd like to send the original (sole) contributor an email giving him a chance to come up with citations (even though I think some is bias). How do I anonymously/through my Wiki user acct contact this person's Wiki acct? Thank you for your help. Skaf3 (talk) 01:07, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:E-mailing users. Note that it is not anonymous though. You will not see their address, but they will see yours. Use a free throwaway address if you're concerned. Algebraist 01:10, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

I guess you refer to MAGIC Fund (Minot). None of the 3 tags on the current version [1] are suggestions to delete the article. There are other tags and procedures for that. See Wikipedia:Deletion policy. The current tags do not lead to any automatic review by an administrator or other editor. Any editor can add sources, remove some of the content, make other changes, or suggest deletion of the article. There is no timeline for this. The article creator can be contacted in public view by editing User talk:Alexwcovington, but the page says he is on an extended break and the account has not edited since June. Special:EmailUser/Alexwcovington shows you cannot email the user via his Wikipedia account. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:43, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you...yes, it's the MAGIC Fund page. I instead commented on the WikiProject: North Dakota talk page. The edits I would like to make to the entry are somewhat extensive, but I have citations for everything. Some of the uncited info in the entry aligns with mine, but how then do I treat info that my sources cannot vouch for? And how about info that seems bias that has no citation? I want to do this right--thank you for your help. I hope it doesn't seem like I'm abusing this help page but I've been trying to look these things up and just drown in info. thanks, again. Skaf3 (talk) 02:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

If there's info that seems biased or does not have a reference, you can place {{fact}} after the info. It will let readers know that that particular sentence isn't supported by the references. It will also alert other editors to the issue. They may have sources that can verify the info. Finally, don't feel like you're abusing the page! We're here to help and if there's anything we can do, let us know. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 13:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

How does one get an article unflagged?

Hi. I apologize for what I assume will be an obvious question, it's so basic, but searching the FAQ and help index yields me nothing. Big mountain of information for a new guy to climb.

I've just started making small edits to articles on Wikipedia, feeling my way around, and I noticed a few small article that have longstanding flags for various issues. This one -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(Dark_Horse_comics) -- is flagged for a copy edit, but seems to have received much editing since the flag was placed. If I wanted to take a pass at cleaning up that article, or at rewriting/editing other articles that were flagged and that I thought I could improve, what would I do when I was finished? Specifically, how do I submit a flagged article to whomever would be authorized to review it and remove the flag?

Thanks very much.

Alias1219 (talk) 05:07, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Alias1219, and welcome. Actually, you can remove the tag yourself, if in your opinion it isn't needed any more. (I'm not familiar with the subject matter, but to me the article looks pretty coherent and not in need of clean-up.) The tag concerned for the Ghost (Dark Horse Comics) article is {{Copyedit|date=May 2007}}.--A bit iffy (talk) 08:22, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Just as a quick note, if you want to give us a link to a page on wikipedia, such as Ghost (Dark Horse comics), simply do it using this code: [[Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)]], which produces: Ghost (Dark Horse Comics). If you want to change how it appears on the page: [[Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)|Use this section to change what we see]], which produces: Use this section to change what we see, as you can tell it still links to the same page, hope that makes sense, if not drop me a not here or on my talk page Spitfire^Tally-ho! 09:13, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Writing A History

Bear with me while I explain the situation before I ask my question. I would like to create a page that includes the history of an item. (I'm leaving this generic because I do not believe the specifics are germane. Wikipedia pages for several other items in the same class exist; a page for this item seems appropriate.) However, in this particular case, the history is not recorded in a book or even on a website. I could write substantial portions of the history myself, but I understand that would be a violation of wikipedia principles. I am also acquainted with several other people who could also write a history of this item. Assuming copyright issues were resolved, what requirements are there for using such histories? In what manner would those written histories have to be available in order to be considered verifiable? Could those histories be hosted someplace on wikipedia or commons? breadmanpaul (talk) 15:04, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, it seems the histories you are proposing fall under the category of original research. The guide to reliable sources may also be helpful. Basically, the subject of an article must have received in-depth, independent coverage in multiple reliable sources in order to be notable. To which product were you referring? We may be able to give you a little more specific advice. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:10, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I am also acquainted with several other people who could also write a history of this item. Assuming copyright issues were resolved, what requirements are there for using such histories? In what manner would those written histories have to be available in order to be considered verifiable? Could those histories be hosted someplace on wikipedia or commons?breadmanpaul (talk) 04:36, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

See WP:RS for guidance on sources and WP:CITE for citation assistance. – ukexpat (talk) 05:24, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

A Wikipedia article requires independent, verifiable and reliable sources. Original research is considered a bad idea for a Wikipedia page. Since you do not provide more details about the item you have in mind, we will have to guess... and provide you with an answer according to wikipedia policies. The basic question to ask is, is there any published, verifiable and reliable information in a book, journal, newspaper, magazine, reliable internet source or anything that can be accessed by a decent number of people? If yes, then you can use this as your source. If nothing like this exist, then we are talking about an item that nobody knows or cares about, or it is secret. In this case, the item is not notable enough for wikipedia. TN‑X-Man already gave you a link where you can read about what is considered original research. You can also read about notability, Reliable sources, bad ideas. Now for the last part of your question, if you and a number of people have informations about this item, then, for this to be able to be considered a reliable and verifiable source, it must be published elsewhere. Just creating a webpage and putting this information in, is considered as a self-published information, and cannot be used as the only source. Is there any publisher, which accepts original research, and who is willing to crosscheck, verify and publish the information you and the other people can provide? If yes, this is the place to start (but this is to much work). Of course, you might try to search on google or your local library first, maybe this information is already published in a reliable source, and then you just have to search and find the references. Of course, you will get a more accurate answer if you can let us know what is the item in mind, or at least which are the similar objects you already found in wikipedia. MaNiAδIs^{τάλκ-Autographs} 05:41, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for answering my questions. The item itself is not secret, can be found in various reliable sources, and is notable as a member of its class. Essentially, all other members of its class have wikipedia pages. Its history, however, is not well known. It's rather doubtful that its history is published anywhere. If I decide to put a wikipedia page together for this item, I'll just have to leave the history section sketchy, which is unfortunate, because its history is quite interesting. Again, thank you. breadmanpaul (talk) 10:19, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Please help me figure out how to write an entry....specific example provided

Hi, Previously, a entry for this was deleted due to it being a cut and paste of the company's website and also for being what was considered "blatant advertising". I read through rules, policies and procedures and then took an hour to write a short description in my own words keeping it completely relevant to facts and trying very hard not to say anything that would be considered advertising. Now, someone deleted the entry AGAIN. Now, I do not work for this company. I work for a computer corporation- and I am at a loss on how to use your site to communicate. I see it was deleted by someone, but cannot find their comments or what I need to change. Would it be at all possible to speak to someone or have someone email me directly so I can have a conversation and fully understand what I need to do? I am trying my best, absolute best, to do this...and I'm no dummy, but it feels like no matter what I do it's going to be deleted. I will do whatever you want me to do...I just don't know what that is. Here is the entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Terryking_com

Terryking com (talk) 16:29, 13 November 2008 (UTC) Terry King

Looking at previous versions of this article, it was definitely spammy in its first iteration, and your version wasn't so bad, to be honest; however, it lacked some very important things that we require: reliable sources. Articles have to be backed up by multiple, non-trivial independent sources to affirm that they're notable - which could be another iffy issue with this article. In this case, these are the guidelines to consider when writing about a company. I'd recommend that you discuss this with the deleting administrator, at User talk:NawlinWiki, as well, to find out his views on why it was considered advertising. Tony Fox (arf!) 16:58, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

If you are considering re-creating the article, I suggest you do so first as a user subpage - User:Terryking com/Quantumdigital. I have created the page for you with a sandbox template and put a link on your user page. Please create the article there and then ask for it to be reviewed by other editors. – ukexpat (talk) 17:03, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you VERY much. I will do that now. On the "source", I will remove anything that would need to be confirmed then, such as the references to the magazines and the Xerox award. I did contact that admin but haven't heard back. Terry King —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terryking com (talk • contribs) 17:10, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I have taken your advice and changed it, put it into the sandbox here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Terryking_com/Quantumdigital I removed anything that couldn't be substantiated that was an award, claim etc and changed any numbers to "approximately" and generalized "firsts" to "One of the companies". I listed the changes I made. Administrators, would you please review? (or where do I ask for reviews?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terryking com (talk • contribs) 17:42, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I have edited the draft a little, added some wikification, a references section, a stub template and an external links section and link. It is probably good enough to survive as a stub but it would benefit greatly from some more detail and references - such as who founded the company, is it privately owned and if so by whom? etc. – ukexpat (talk) 18:30, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

WOW! Thank you! I really respect you going out of your way to help! I will try and add that now and provide an update! Terry King —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terryking com (talk • contribs) 19:35, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Done. I've added a couple more references and founding/Ceo infomation with referece. How do I go about asking everyone to review it? Thank you. Terry King —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terryking com (talk • contribs) 21:26, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I would like book plot summeries(~'s)

71.147.2.73 (talk) 16:55, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

For which book were you looking? An article about the book may already exist. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:01, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Greg Acho

Hello, I am new to wikipedia and added an individual that I beleive is notable. His name is Greg Acho, and I am not sure why it is up for speedy deletion considering that his brother Jim Acho is also listed in wiki yet his brother Greg may actually be MORE notable. Greg Acho is my jiujitsu coach and a mentor to thousands, Please advise me on how to get him added or at least merged with his brother's page. Thank you for all your help! Kenstroscher (talk) 20:51, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi there. The issue with the Greg acho page you created is that it does not assert notability as required under our biography guidelines. To be considered notable, someone must be recognized for their notability through multiple, non-trivial independent sources; if you look at Jim Acho, the subject has received media mentions through his legal work. (Personally, I don't know if he's truly notable, and may do some research on that to see if the article should be sent for a deletion discussion.) However, the editor who proposed the article for speedy deletion has changed that and added a proposed deletion tag instead. You can, if you so choose, contest the proposed deletion; that tag remains for five days before the article is considered to be deletable. I highly recommend that if you feel Greg Acho can meet the biography guidelines that you spend some time finding the needed references and add them to the article as soon as possible, then remove the tag from the top of the page. If you don't feel that he will meet the guidelines (and my opinion at looking at the article is that he is likely not notable enough to meet WP:BIO), I suggest removing the text and tagging it with {{db-author}}, which will tell administrators that you agree with the deletion. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:25, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I have re-tagged it for speedy deletion. Maybe I am being too tough but as I read it no importance or significance is asserted and the links contained therein are not references. – ukexpat (talk) 22:40, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I just added a bunch of references..... are there specific references that you need me to add or am i just an idiot? I'm very sorry for taking your time with this, I'm really new to all this computer stuff and I really appreciate all your help. Thank you again,,,regardless of what happens. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenstroscher (talk • contribs) 22:48, 13 November 2008 (UTC) Also, is it possible to have this article listed on his brother's page (Jim Acho)...just a thought...Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenstroscher (talk • contribs) 22:50, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Sprinkling links throughout the article is not adding references, it's adding links and WP is not a link farm. Please take a look at WP:RS and WP:CITE for help with WP's policies and guidance as to reliable sources and citing references. – ukexpat (talk) 23:06, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

The article has been speedily deleted, but I have created a user sub-page for you where you can re-create and work on it at your leisure without fear of it being deleted. See my message on your talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 14:06, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

trouble getting my page "authorized"

I have tried to create a page for the popular Guns n Roses Tribute band "Mr Brownstone" but it gets deleted. They are on David Letterman next week and feature members of popular bands like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. They are definitely a big, legit band. The only references I have are my own knowledge and their website...as well as a few press articles. Please let me know why it gets deleted and how I can get it to stay published. thank you! if you can email me, my email address is: (email removed so as not to feed the spambots)

Dgodowsky (talk) 21:20, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

The issue with the article is that it had no reliable sources and didn't assert notability as strongly as you suggest it could here. WP:MUSIC is the relevant guideline to be met; I suggest that you take another shot at it in your own user space (User:Dgodowsky/Sandbox is a good place for that), then ask for some opinions on it from experienced editors - I'd be happy to look it over for you when it's recreated. After that, you could then recreate it (this time at Mr. Brownstone (band) so it's got the proper capitalization) with the references sorted out. Do note that a lot of editors here are pretty tough on bands, to avoid being swamped by every high school garage band on the planet, so your sourcing will have to be pretty strong, especially for a cover band. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:30, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

The current draft is written in a bit of an advert-like manner. You have to avoid the unnecessary decorative phrases etc. And you have to give facts; you shouldn't write things like They somehow found themselves selling out major venues, since it'll be considered unencyclopedic. Cheers and good luck! Chamal ^talk 12:33, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

As it stands at the moment, the draft would, IMHO, be speedily deleted if moved to the mainspace. There is no assertion of importance or significance and it would probably be deleted under WP:CSD#A7. – ukexpat (talk) 14:10, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Problem with reference list on Burton, Wiltshire article

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

The reference list comes out with two numbers for some of the references - I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. Alc59 (talk) 09:23, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Whenever you put single brackets around a website name, it changes it to a number. For instance, compare http://en.wikipedia.org with [2]. I removed the brackets from the first reference in the article to show you how it looks different. In the future, you may want to consider using {{cite web}} to reference websites. This provides a common format to use when citing websites. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 12:09, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

You can avoid that number by typing a "title" to the link. Like this:

[http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]

Which produces:

Wikipedia

Cheers. Chamal ^talk 12:36, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

I think there is the basis for a nice article here. I have done some minor clean up, and please see my note on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 14:18, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Free imvu credits

where can i find free imvu credits—Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.191.145.201 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried the Entertainment section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:29, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Need to correct a spelling error in the title of an article

Oops, oops, oops. I created a new article,which was supposed to be Harry Morgan Tiebout M.D., by adding the complete form of the name to an existing article in which he is mentioned and then clicking on the name. But I managed to misspell his name when I created the page (I typed "Teibout"), and can't figure out how to fix it. Rose bartram (talk) 13:58, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

If you make a mistake naming an article, you can move the article to the correct title by clicking the "move" tab at the top of the page. (Be aware, however, your account must be active for four days and you must have made ten edits before you can move pages.) I have moved the article for you to the correct spelling. I have also removed the M.D. and middle name, as names/titles of that nature are only used if there is another person of the same name. If you have any other questions, let us know. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 14:02, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks very much. I did put the initial and MD back in the first line, although not the title, as there are other people by that name (although not in wikipedia), and one of them has been previously confused with the one who is the subject of the article. Rose bartram (talk) 18:06, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

I guess I should have been more specific. I removed the middle name/title because there is no one with the same name on Wikipedia. Anyways, if you have more questions, let us know. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:10, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

new wikipedia page, off the kuff

i have just started a new wikipedia about my band Off The Kuff, but can't find it on the net, does it take a while to launch or am i forgetting to do something so others can view it on line? Offthekuff (talk) 10:53, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Google and other search engines must first find a page's existence and explore it, collecting the data before it is listed by and thus can be found through the search engines. This can take some time—days or over a week in some cases—and there is no way to predict exactly how long this takes as it varies. However, in your case, the page on your band was never created in the articlespace but instead on your userpage, and it was deleted under section G11 of the citeria for speedy deletion as blatant advertising and could have been deleted as well under a separate section, section A7. A link to the deletion log for the page is here. In order to create an article that will stick, you need to assert the importance of the band in the article (the best way to do so is to cite to reliable, secondary sources in the arcticle which discuss the subject in detail and are independent of the subject), and avoid making it sound like you are promoting the subject by using neutral language and information content. Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:51, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

How can I create a template?

I'd like to know how I can create a template. Please answer on my talk page. Thanks!!! Wikiert (talk) 15:55, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Templates must be created in the template namespace, meaning a template's name must start with "Template:". Once you choose a name, you can enter it into the search field, click "Go", and then click on "Create the page" on the resulting search failure page, or create it using using various other page creation methods (see Help:Starting a new page). That's it for creation. Since templates serve such diverse purposes, what can and should go into the template itself would require more explanation on your part. For general pages which you might find useful, see Help:A quick guide to templates, Help:Template and m:Help:Advanced templates. I will duplicate this to your talk page.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Double entry

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 16:45, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Could someone please check the double article entry: Steve McCabe (author) and Steven McCabe for deletion of one of them. Thx. Gary Dee is me (talk) 21:46, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

• I've copied the only link that wasn't a duplicate and redirected the first article to the second one. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:04, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Thx. Gary Dee is me (talk) 22:24, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

how to make a user page

I am new to Wikipedia and I have absolutely NO CLUE how to even make my own user page. could someone please give me a quick tutorial or something? Mother of Forerunner (talk) 01:08, 16 November 200 (UTC)

Take a look at WP:User page and WP:User Page Design Center. – ukexpat (talk) 01:13, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

inquiry

I want to find out how I can contribute articles to the melbourne University Law Journal. --196.207.1.138 (talk) 16:18, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over two million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Also, you may want to look at Melbourne University Law School, as that article may have more info. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:20, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Question about Elisabeth of Hungary

I have a problem concerning the article about Elisabeth of Hungary. Haddison claims that Elisabeth was born on "July 7, 1207", and added her "birth year" along with more info about her. However, I searched through all websites on Elisabeth, and there's no mention of "July 7, 1207" being her birth date, just that she was born in "1207". I want to know why Haddison put "July 7, 1207" as her birth date and from what source s/he got the birth date from.--Angeldeb82 (talk) 16:34, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, your best bet is to ask Haddison where s/he got his/her info. A message on his/her talk page and on the article talk page would be a good idea. If s/he has a source, it would make a great addition to the article. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:39, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Editing a list of cars for Gran Turismo 4

I would like to add or find the list of cars for Gran Turismo 4 for which I cannot find. There is already a page set aside for it, but there is nothing in it, has it been deleted, has noone added it or is it somewhere that I cannot find?71.37.190.73 (talk) 17:24, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

The page is now a redirect to Gran Turismo 4. It appears, from the page history here, that someone created the article in 2006, but it was later redirected to the main article. The cars now appear as a section within the main article. If you would like to create the article, the best idea would be to discuss the suggested move on the article's talk page, where people can weigh in on whether or not to split out the car list. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:45, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

adding categories

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 16:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

hello...

I am new to wiki and I am writing an entry for lebanese artist zena el khalil. I am wondering how to create categories to link her page to other wiki themes----Christineo (talk) 18:15, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

See Help:Category. Algebraist 18:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

And please also take a look at WP:BIO and WP:MOSBIO. When you have finished working on the draft on your user page, it would be a good idea to come back and ask for a few other editors to take a look at it for you before it is moved to the main space. – ukexpat (talk) 18:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

How do I add an artist to this site?

98.149.133.83 (talk) 20:10, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. TN‑X-Man 20:12, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

page title

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 – ukexpat (talk) 16:43, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Help!!!

I accidently have titled the age I am working on User:ChristineO and I really need to title it Zena el-Khalil. How can I change it?Christineo (talk) 20:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Note for other editors: this got resolved.--A bit iffy (talk) 19:31, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

How do I upload images

Resolved

 – see this message on my talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 16:42, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I need help upload images so that I can put them on articles that need, I just started an article called Reckless Abandon (Andrew F album), and I need to upload the album cover to it, please help me! Hometown Kid (talk) 4:01, 17 November 2008

Alphabetical Order

Help!!!

I have linked zena el-Khalil's page to categories but ... her name is added alphabetical by first name not last. How do I change this?Christineo (talk) 21:10, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

See Help:Category again. Specifically, see the section Help:Category#Sort order. Algebraist 21:14, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

article marked advertisement

I was browsing for information on Google on Gorakhnath and the first link is to your page:

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

here there is a quote with a link to an author,

Romola Butalia, an Indian writer of Yoga history lists the works attributed to Gorakshanath as follows:

"Guru Gorakhnath is thought to have authored several books including the Goraksha Samhita, Goraksha Gita, Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, Yoga Martanada, Yoga Siddhanta Paddhati, Yoga-Bija, Yoga Chintamani. He is believed to be the founder of the Nath Sampradaya and it is stated that the nine Naths and 84 Siddhas are all human forms created as yogic manifestations to spread the message of yoga and meditation to the world. It is they who reveal samadhi to mankind."

and I clicked on the link, which led me to:

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

Here I found a brief innocuous introduction which is readily available elsehwere on the net. Here, the article was preceeded by a proclamation that it appears to be an advertisement. Seems objectionable. I logged on to give my feedback and hope someone familiar with the workings of this will check it out for themselves and do the needful. Thisisthelimit (talk) 05:55, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Do you mean that the "advertisement" label is unjustified? I suspect someone put it there because the article as it stands is possibly promoting her books and travel portal. But I don't know anything about her or Indian media in general so I'm not in a position to judge easily. Would you like to try fixing the article yourself? Any questions, just ask.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:38, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Carlos Ayala, Sculptor and Painter, an Artist for the Ages

Carlos Ayala may be a new name to the main-stream art world, but for over twenty years he has been prolifically creating figurative bronzes for individual and public commissions. Most of his work has been one-of-a-kind, life-size and monumental for homes, churches and public facilities throughout the United States and other International locations including Canada, Mexico, Italy, Spain, the Philippines, and China. His artwork, detailed and realistic in nature expresses the beauty and hope that is a timeless message even in the midst of a world full of great opposition and suffering. While Carlos has focused primarily on sculpture, he is also an accomplished painter.

From Simple Beginnings to Richly Blessed

   Through much difficulty, sweat, and heartache, Carlos’ gift of artistic talent has been realized and grown.  Born as the eighth child of ten to a poverty stricken family in central Mexico, Carlos has had to work very hard to overcome great obstacles.  He was born a survivor and has learned the hard way, even as a young boy, that life is a great gift. Both  of Carlos’ parents died when he was just four years old.  A unique orphanage named Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos located outside of Mexico City provided Carlos a new and ever-expanding family.
   After becoming a part of this unique family of orphaned children, Carlos received an education and thrived in this secure and loving environment.  At age 16, Carlos’ determination to become an artist drove him to leave the security of the orphanage to pursue a career in fine-art.  He received a five-year degree in Fine Arts from Bellas Artes, the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico, D.F., Mexico’s premier art school.

A Husband and Father

   Carlos received an invitation to come to the United States in 1986 to continue his studies and work on his career in art here in the U.S.   His first sculpture, after moving to the U.S., was a 7 ft. bronze of “The Risen Christ”.  It was a commission for the Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell, Arizona.  This first commission opened the door for an over twenty-year career in commissioned artwork.
    Carlos and his wife Wendy have been married for fifteen years.  Their family continues to grow as they have been blessed with six sons (Luke, Christopher, Andrew, Brendan, John, and David) ranging in age from 6 months to 12 years.  They reside in Anthem, Arizona with Carlos’ art studio being a short distance in New River.  Carlos enjoys his time with his family and takes his role as father and provider very seriously.  

Diverse Expressions of Life

   Diversity, simplicity, and purity are common themes throughout Carlos’ artistic expressions.  Carlos has the capability of working in virtually any medium.  He has focused primarily in bronze sculpture and painting in oil, acrylic or watercolor.  The themes of his artwork have at their foundation the foundations of life itself.  Each piece of artwork that Carlos creates is an expression of gratitude and celebration for the gift of life.  He wishes that each person realize the gifts of life that surround us and are renewed with each new day.  Life is something that Carlos does not take for granted.  He celebrates life through the creation and expression of his artwork.  As reflections of a loving Creator, the creatures great and small are gifts that must not be taken for granted.

A Life Dedicated to Hope

   Like Carlos’ determination to be an accomplished artist, his artwork does not whisper hope and light, it shouts it from the rooftops.  Carlos’ personal desire is that by experiencing his artwork, the individual might be touched by the reality that each and every life is a treasure that may go beyond our personal understanding, but is fully understood and loved unconditionally by the One who created it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cwayala (talk • contribs) 05:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC) 

Do you have a question? Or do you want your contribution to be an article in Wikipedia? By the way: I notice that your user name is "Cwayala", so are you Carlos Ayala?--A bit iffy (talk) 07:44, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

editing

is there any way that i can get my information edited at the same time of finding my information?. 121.245.160.148 (talk) 10:47, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry but can you rephrase your question? Please explain what you are specifically referring to when you say "my information".--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:03, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Changing the wikipedia link name to an article you've created

I have accidentally created a new article under '/SISHA' instead of 'SISHA' (NB accidental forward slash). I can see how to edit the content of the article.... but I do not know how to edit the overall link name. I need to delete the forward slash that is the article link otherwise noone will be able to find the article. Please advise how to do this... or just change it for me if that is possible. Kristy111 (talk) 15:28, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

That article was deleted as a copyright infringement. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

OK... so how do i get it undeleted (I think all i need to do is move a footnote reference) and how then do i remove the forward slash from the title? Kristy111 (talk) 16:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I suggest you contact the deleting admin - User:Bkell - and ask them to undelete it to a subpage of your user page so that you can work on it there. Before you do, please make sure that you have read and understood WP:YFA, WP:CORP and WP:Spam. – ukexpat (talk) 16:15, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry i'm so bad at this. I'm finding it very confusing. How do i go about contacting User:Bkell as you suggest?? I looked at his page and i couldn't find how to contact him. I looked at the Contact us page [[3]]... and it didn't say anything either. very few of the help pages have clear and practical "how to" directions. I know there is an easy answer... but how do i contact admin?? the reason the current page has a forward slash at the moment is because i tried to create a subpage to work on but the instructions were hard to follow and it didn't work. I'm a postgraduate student - I'm not silly... this is difficult. Is there any way that this help board could be used to contact admin??... it is the only practical and helpful section i've found so far.Kristy111 (talk) 02:23, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

No need to apologise, it is very daunting to begin with, but you will get the hang of it. Go to Bkell's talk page here: User talk:Bkell. In the Guidelines box at the top of the page you will see a blue link that says "start a new section". Click on that and it will open the talk page in edit mode. In the Subject/headline box type a suitable title for your message, something like "Undelete request". Type your message in the big edit box with a redlink to the deleted article ([[/SISHA]]) and request that it be undeleted to a user subpage. Sign your message as you have done on this page. Click the preview button to make sure it looks OK, then click the "Save page" button and badaboom badabing, you have posted your message. Hope this helps.  – ukexpat (talk) 04:28, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Spanish Language

Dear Sir: I would like to know if the computer come in the Spanish language? for countries like Venezuela where the native language is Spanish. Secondly, I would like to know Whom to contact in order to be able to distribute computer to schools for low income kids in venezuela? Thank you for any information Marilena Ramirez —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.79.195 (talk) 15:34, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:36, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I am the inventor of a new field tatical physics, and I am asking for help to list my invention on wikipedia. can you help me list my invention tactical physics on wikipedia?

96.26.134.159 (talk) 16:02, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia's policy on original research. Unless your research has been published in reliable sources, it is not suitable for an article on WP, sorry. – ukexpat (talk) 16:11, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

'subjective' inclusion

Dear Wikipedia, I recently opened the page "Compilation of atmospheric dispersion models". Inside this, in the section "Models developed in continental Europe" I saw that some (29) atmospheric dispersion models have been 'subjectively' chosen for a short description from a total of 104 present in another database named 'MDS'. I'm the developer of one of the 75 models not chosen and I'm interested to insert a short description of the model directly into this page of Wikipedia. Is this possible or not? Can I arrange directly or propose in some way this modification to anyone responsible for this page? Many thanks Arianetsrl (talk) 17:27, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Please discuss your proposal on the article's talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 18:55, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:38, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Readers for Zena El Khalil entry

Help Me Please..

Hello I just completed an entry for artist Zena El Khalil and I was wondering how long it will take to be searchable on google. Do I need someone to proof it before it is searchable on google?

thanksChristineo (talk) 18:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

It will be available on Google as soon as Google crawls the page. The time frame on that varies from hours to a few days. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

And let's not forget that the purpose of contributing to Wikipedia is to create an encyclopedia, not to achieve Google page rankings! – ukexpat (talk) 18:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello!

Is there anyone that I could be friends with?Accdude92 (talk) 21:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

If you mean assistance in building Wikipedia, then there's Wikipedia:Mentorship and Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User. In some places, people organise occasional meet-ups, if you want to meet other editors in real life. Apart from that, you could try other sites/activities outside Wikipedia (as this is not a social networking site). Hope this helps.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Missing images?

Resolved

 – problem fixed. – ukexpat (talk) 16:34, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so I'm not exactly a newcomer, but I didn't see a better place. Are images seeming to disappear for everyone or is that just my computer? It just started in the last ten minutes, and random images have just stopped showing up; there isn't even a symbol or text. Thanks! -Drilnoth (talk) 21:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I would guess that the image server is crapping out. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 21:32, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

So that means what exactly? When should the images come back? -Drilnoth (talk) 21:34, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, they seem to be working again. -Drilnoth (talk) 22:31, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

New article submission - feedback welcome

I would like feedback on a submission for an article and this is my first attempt at Wikipedia. The page is on my talk page. I would like to get it right. I also have PDF versions of the articles referenced but cannot figure out how to link them in as references. Thank you.

Timber98 (talk) 21:46, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

IMHO it reads like a curriculum vitae or PR piece. Do you have any more background/biographical material to flesh it out a little? And it's probably better to create drafts on a user subpage, such as User:Timber98/Nigel P. Hart, rather than on your talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 22:04, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I created a subpage User:Timber98/Nigel Hart and put the article on that. I will also seek more information.Timber98 (talk) 14:41, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I have done some reformatting and removed some of the unencyclopedic PR-type language. – ukexpat (talk) 16:03, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I have added a few more things and taken feedback. Are there more suggestions? Thank you. Timber98 (talk) 17:59, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I did some searching at opensecrets.org and cannot find a reference to his or his firm's political donation. In any event, it's probably ready to be moved to the mainspace. Let me know on my talk page if you need a hand with that. – ukexpat (talk) 19:22, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I just went to opensecrets.org to double check the reference. If you search Hart, Nigel his information is there. I'll contact you on your talk page about moving the article. Timber98 (talk) 17:13, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Can on insert one's own profile as an article

Hi

I am a lawyer and a politician in Bangladesh. I want to add my profile and there would be certain links as well. how do I do it? I will really appreciate if you reply. Best wishes.

Nawshad

NB: I am providing a draft profile here. It will be updated and corrected once we agree to incorporate it.

PROFILE OF nawshad zamir:

Muhammad Nawshad Zamir is the acting head of the Chambers of Jamiruddin & Jurists. He is a key consultant in Asset and Project Financing matters and regularly appears in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on civil, company and writ matters. He continues to be a legal advisor to IT sector companies in his personal capacity. His clients include a number of multinational corporations and multilateral development agencies.

He has been a lawyer for the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia since 1999 and has provided legal services in the fields of Project Finance, Asset Finance (e.g. Vessel financing and Aircraft financing), power projects, treasury related matters, Islamic Financial Instruments, syndicated leasing transactions. He had also been a member of the Technical Review Group and Follow-up Group for Distressed Investments.

Apart from this, he has advised on matters related to trade finance, company law issues like equity participation, rights issue etc. and legal issues relating to corporate control issues like mergers, acquisitions and de-mergers. He has assisted in developing legal due diligence procedures and has undertaken a number of legal due diligence exercises in various sectors.

For the last two years he has been a leading lawyer of the former Prime Minister Begum khaleda Zia and her son the Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mr. tarique Rahman. He has also been responsible for maintaining liaison with the international community in Bangladesh. He has also visited the USA recently as one of the 100 persons nomitated throughout the world to observe the Presidential Elections 2008 in the I-VOTE (International Visitors Observe the Elections) by the State Department, USA.

He has an LL.M. from Harvard Law School , USA as well as an LL.M. and LL.B (Hons.) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Barrister and was called to the Bar from the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London , UK , and an Advocate, High Court Division, of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is also trained in International Financial Law.

Thisisnawshad (talk) 03:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

You may meet Wikipedia's notability requirements for biographies (it's hard to tell without supporting sources) -- you will find them here: WP:BIO. However editors are strongly discouraged from creating articles about themselves because it would be a massive conflict of interest. If you are notable, someone will create an article about you sooner or later. There are other options for putting your bio online - see: Wikipopuli and Wikibios. – ukexpat (talk) 04:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

OTRS Pending

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 – OTRS review in process, nothing else to do. – ukexpat (talk) 16:33, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I recently submitted an image which is OTRS Pending. The owners of the image have since emailed their consent to post it onto wikimedia with a GFDL copyright but the tag is still there. I don't remove it, do I? Do I just wait for an administrator to remove the OTRS Pending? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heysuk (talk • contribs) 15:59, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Probably best for the OTRS process to run its course. When it has (which may take a few days), OTRS will remove the tags and place appropriate template on image/talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much. Heysuk (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 16:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC).

No problem, marking this as resolved. – ukexpat (talk) 16:33, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Continuous Deletion of Page

I recently posted on my talk page asking why the page I was trying to create for a record label kept being deleted. I got a reply saying that the artists on the label did not pass the music standards, but after I read the music standars, I found that they clearly do. I replied again saying this, but have heard nothing back.

I'm trying to create a page about Carnival Recording Company. The Eli Young Band had a charted single with Carnival, and both they and Mando Saenz have had videos out on both CMT and GAC. Is there something I need to put in the text saying this so that my page will not continue to be deleted? Any help would be really great.

Schiraldie (talk) 17:03, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

The article's been deleted a couple of times, once through an articles for deletion discussion in 2007, then by User:Orangemike in October as not notable. Looking at the deleted article, it doesn't do much to establish notability, and I'm searching around trying to find any indication of the charting single you mention, but it doesn't seem to be registered with Billboard or other charts I've found. Having said that, even if a single had charted, I'm still not sure that the label is notable - its main notability seems to be association with Eli Young Band prior to its signing with a major label, and notability isn't really associative. I suggest that if you want to try and develop an article in your user space to go ahead and do that, ensure that it's impeccably sourced, and then ask some experienced editors to take a look as to whether it's appropriate before posting it again. Tony Fox (arf!) 17:17, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Help!

How do I know if I get a reply from something I type?Accdude92 (talk) 17:56, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

When you edit a page it goes onto your watchlist so you can look there to see if your comment received a response. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 18:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Pages are not by default automatically added to a user's watchlist when said user edits them. That has to be enabled in the watchlist tab of Special:Preferences. – ukexpat (talk) 19:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

But no message comes up saying I got a response right?Accdude92 (talk) 21:40, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

You only get a message banner when somebody else edits your user talk page. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

See Help:Watching pages for a way to detect edits to other pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:26, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

You could also request that the user leaves a {{talkback}} template on your user talk, which will trigger the message. — neuro^(talk) 10:01, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

What

does mb and m mean on a page?Accdude92 (talk) 21:43, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

I believe you're referring to your watchlist. "M" means the edit was marked as minor and "mb" means the edit was a minor bot edit. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 21:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks can you also answer my above question?Accdude92 (talk) 21:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

Audio in articles

My question pertains to the use of audio files in articles. I have uploaded some audio (field recordings) to the commons, but I do not see files like it used very often in articles on Wikipedia itself. Besides the sort of book-on-tape recordings that accompany some articles, where else is it appropriate to use audio files, and is it simply a matter of there not being that much encyclopedic material, or just that audio hasn't been tapped as a resource yet? Dsw4 (talk) 02:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Article Space

I want to have another user bring my article into article space at Famous Puerto Rican actors. PRHarlem (talk) 06:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC) How long does that take? PRHarlem (talk) 06:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't see a draft article listed in your user contributions. Do you know where you created it? Just a thought: "famous" is a very subjective term and I suspect that any list that you create entitled List of Famous Puerto Rican actors or similar will have serious verifiability, notability and sourcing issues. – ukexpat (talk) 19:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I suspect the content referred to is this article content, posted to Help:CentralAuth (which was quickly undone PR, because it was not created in the article section of the encyclopedia), and the reference to famous puerto actors was about the listing of the subject in List of Puerto Ricans#Actors, actresses, comedians and directors. The person you posted about appears to be quite a notable fellow, both by what you wrote about him and his listing at IMDB, so having an article on him should not be a problem.

To see how to create an article, please go to Wikipedia:Your first article, which starts off with some instructive information. However, please note that the articles as you wrote it appears promotional in tone (not written from a "neutral point of view") and it's possible it could be deleted as blatant advertizing—especially since you appear to know very specialized details about this actor indicating to others the possibility that you have a conflict of interest in writing about him. You also do not cite to any reliable sources which verify the content, which would improve the article, insulate it against deletion and is one of our core content policies--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:30, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Editing Semi-protected articles

I have registered as a new user about a week ago, when will I be able to edit semi-protected articles? Sinjid40 (talk) 10:59, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

When you have made 10 edits. You only need 2 more. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:34, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Bots

does someone controol them or how do they work? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Accdude92 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Bots are scripts written by editors to make edits that would tedious to make manually. However, there are various restrictions on bots. Please see WP:BOT for more. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:42, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

UJIA

UJIA is the largest Jewish charity in the UK. UJIA's strategy is designed to help guarantee a sustainable and positive future for the people of the Galil and the Jewish community of the UK.

Our programme is built around young people and education, which we see as the key to securing our future. We believe that the future of Israel and the Jewish Diaspora are dependent upon each other and that UJIA creates the 'living bridge' between our communities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by United Jewish Israel Appeal (talk • contribs) 16:30, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

This help desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. Is there something with which we can help you, possibly with questions about creating an article? TN‑X-Man 16:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

UJIA is a blatantly promotional article and I have tagged it for speedy deletion per WP:CSD#G11.  – ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Removal of External Link after Alteration of Website

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

Under section Snorkeling, I added an external link on wikipedia. It was removed.

My website has been altered so it no longer contains advertising. There are some external links with some positive comments on my site, but that is not advertising, It's simply good advice. I see no reason valid reason for not having a external link to my website on Wikipedia.

The rules should be equal to all. With guarantee I can find external links to other websites on Wikipedia, that contain external links to other websites, including positive comments on those sites.Supervip2 (talk) 16:50, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

The link was deleted because it did not conform to WP's external link policy. Please note that WP is not a directory or a link farm – ukexpat (talk) 17:01, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Creating an account

I should like to write an article for consideration for inclusion in Wikepedia, but have been unable to create an account. All the 'user names' I have tried, even the most unlikely combination of letters and numbers, trigger the statement that this user name is already in use. I should be most grateful to know what I am doing wrong.

Connie Marks London —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.19.12 (talk) 19:09, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

The 48,435,222 taken user names can be seen at Special:ListUsers. Do you get the message when picking a user name not on that list? PrimeHunter (talk) 19:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Connie Marks is still not taken if you wanted to use your real name. SpinningSpark 18:42, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

How to submit business description.

How do I submit a description of a business. It would go under the section entitled Timeshare Companies. I am not sure how to retrieve any answers that you may send. Thank you Margelennon (talk) 20:31, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

First of all you need to read some of WP's policies and guidelines. I posted a welcome message on your talk page that lists them, but here are the main ones: WP:N, WP:CORP, WP:Spam, WP:RS and WP:COI. Then read WP:YFA for guidance in writing your first article. If after all that, you think your business meets the notability guidelines and you have reliable sources, I would suggest that you create the article in draft in a user subpage - User:Margelennon/Article name for example (replacing Article name with the name of the business. When you have written it in draft, ask a few editors to review it and comment before moving the article to the mainspace. – ukexpat (talk) 21:10, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

See if "reliable sources" such as news website have company information. Some companies do not want Wikipedia entries because others place negative information about the company in the wikipedia article. Chergles (talk) 00:07, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

deleted artist article - Metaform

Hello, I wrote an article about the music artist, Metaform. It was deleted, restored, then ultimately deleted. I'd like to ask the administrator who made the speedy deletion decision what I can do to revise the article for improvement so it is published again, or, ask if it's simply a matter of needing more references. I have found online a couple interviews, album reviews and an article about Metaform, but, perhaps there is not enough out there about him yet. I'd like another opinion on the matter, how I should pose the question to the admin, what I should show as citations, etc. Thank you. !C to the M! (talk) 05:09, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

The best thing to do is to contact User:Tom harrison or User:Anthony Appleyard, as they were the administrators who originally deleted your article. If you mention the sources you found, they should be able to post a copy of the deleted info to your user page, where you can work on improving the article. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 14:46, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, I will give it a shot!!C to the M! (talk) 02:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

What to do when something is not explicitly stated but relevant and much evidence points in that direction

I wanted to know what to do when a specific statement in not explicitly, outright said, but it is highly relevant and a lot of evidence points in that direction. Specifically, I'm referring to the manga Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. There's a bit of a war between editors on the Sakura Kinomoto talk page about CCS's Sakura being real T:RC Syaoran's mother, as it hasn't been specifically stated in the manga, but inferred many times with several key pieces of evidence pointing in that direction. I've been told previously for another article that although something cannot be said as absolutely true, due to its relevancy, there should still be some note referencing it in the article, with whatever evidence is available, of course. I unfortunately cannot find where I was told that, so I'm asking again here. Should it be left out completely or noted as exceedingly likely? Thanks. PeRiDoTs13 (talk) 05:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

You should not make the inference yourself, that is, it should not be a conclusion that you have come to by examining the evidence. That would be original research which is excluded from the encyclopedia. You need to find a reliable source that has also come to this conclusion and cite in a reference the place that it was published so others can verify this. You should also not state it as a fact, but rather as the opinion of your source. If there is no such reference to be had then it is not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. SpinningSpark 18:39, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

My Article known

Hi my name is John Washington. I recently read that my old profile was to be deleted from wikipedia. I did create a new profile which is this one right here. Thing is, I dont know how to get my article out there for people to read. I want to keep editing my profile and show the world what my wrestling company and I are all about. Please, how can I get my profile viewable for other people to read? The Prince of Pain 14:40, 21 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Prince Johnny Blade (talk • contribs)

I assume the deleted article is XSU Johnny Blade. It was deleted by User:Gogo Dodo who gave the reason A7 (bio): No indication that the article may meet guidelines for inclusion

A7 means you did not assert why the person is notable in the article, take a look at WP:BIO for guidelines on what is considered notable. Here are some more useful links,

Please see Your first article.

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

you should also be aware that we advise people not to write articles about themselves as it is almost impossible to write a neutral article. Pay particular attention to WP:NPOV. Hope that helps. SpinningSpark 19:02, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

editing the references list on a page.

i tried unsuccessfully to edit the references list for the "kristen wiig" page to include her *actual* official website (kristenwiig.com) as opposed to some impostor facebook page, but i cannot seem to find a way in to the editing toolbox for that specific portion of the page. this is very confusing to me. help! please. thanks. you may also help by fixing it for me. heh heh. thanks again. 68.175.113.166 (talk) 15:01, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, you cannot directly edit the reference section. What you need to do is find the original reference that lists the Facebook page. That particular reference appears to occur in the very first paragraph of the article. You can edit the reference by clicking the "edit" tab at the top of the page and looking for the info between <ref> and </ref>. Let me know if you still have questions. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:06, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Kristen_Wiig&diff=252574795&oldid=252521532 - The website was changed here. You may wish to ask this user for a reference for this change. — Manticore 15:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

personal and/or private wiki pages

Hi,

I've seen people and business have search pages on their sites that look like Wiki portals. Two questions --- 1) how does one go about creating one of those and 2) is it possible to make it private (i.e. login required to access)?

Thanks!

CL —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cl freemason (talk • contribs) 15:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

It is indeed possible. You would need to download the MediaWiki software. It is customizable and is written in PHP. For more info, check out MediaWiki. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Move new entry to "live" Wikipedia

I am new to creating Wikipedia pages and recently finished preparing a new article that did not exist before (I believe in my subpage?). How do I now make it a "live" page in Wikipedia? From the directions on how to use the subpages, it sounded like it should become a new page after I have previewed it and then hit "Save" but it still isn't showing up in Wikipedia. Also, will the title keep my user name in front, or will it change when it goes live? If not, how to I remove it from the title? Thank you. Daisydog77 (talk) 23:51, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

I assume you're talking about this article in your userspace? If you look at the top of the page, you should see a "move" tab. Click on that and it will ask you to which title you would like to move your article. Simply select one that isn't in use (it will warn you if you've selected one in use). Cheers! TN‑X-Man 00:53, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

You'll have to wait another day and make a couple more edits before you can do that yourself, though. Algebraist 01:14, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Can I make a page about my self?

I was wondering if I could make a page about my poetry? And if I can, how do you write it?Greatamericanpoet (talk) 01:10, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Creating articles about yourself is strongly discouraged. Please read Wikipedia:Autobiography. Also see our notability guideline. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 01:17, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

You could always put it on your own user page. Wikiert (talk) 15:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

But remember that WP is not a free web host and there are user page guidelines. – ukexpat (talk) 15:25, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Cookies

I've noticed that, for thanks of advice, some users post 'cookies' on the helper's talk page. How do you do this? Wikiert (talk) 15:23, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Using one of the award templates such as {{cookies}}. – ukexpat (talk) 15:27, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

You can also use other templates {{cookie}}, {{GiveCake}}, {{smile}} etc. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 15:29, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

For a full list go to: Category:WikiLove templates Spitfire^Tally-ho! 17:27, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Carl Schultz

Carl Schultz

Carl Schultz born 19th September 1939 in Hungary, Zalazentgrot. His father was a tailor and had built up a small but successful business. In 1956 with his brother Otto Schultz and another friend they left Hungary under dark and were then taken over to England. After arriving in England they were sent up to Manchester.

Soon after this Carl and Otto were given the opportunity to go over to Australia to start a new life. At this point Otto had met his future wife and decided to stay in England but Carl was young and wanted more so he took this golden opportunity and went over to Australia, by himself at the age of 16.

He showed a determination to succeed and he slowly built a reputation over in Australia securing a job with ABC and worked his way up to camera man.

Soon he was making an impression and directed his first TV series in 1972. Directing his first film Blue Fin in 1978 starring Media:Hardy Kruger.

He has now directed for 30 years but chooses the quieter life now living with his wife in Southern England.

More information can be found on IMDB.

1. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2007) (V) (segment: London) 2. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (2007) (V) (segment "British East Africa") 3. To Walk with Lions (1999) ... aka Un homme parmi les lions (Canada: French title) 4. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999) (V) (segment "Mexico") 5. Love in Ambush (1997) (TV) ... aka Amour en embuscade, L' (France) ... aka Angkor ... aka Mirabeau 6. Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995) (TV) 7. Curacao (1993) (TV) ... aka CIA: Exiled (USA: video title) (USA: DVD box title) ... aka Deadly Currents (UK) 8. "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (21 episodes, 1992-1993)

   - Transylvania, January 1918 (1993) TV episode (bookend) 
   - Florence, May 1908 (1993) TV episode (bookend) 
   - Vienna, November 1908 (1993) TV episode (bookend) 
   - Ireland, April 1916 (1993) TV episode (bookend) 
   - Benares, January 1910 (1993) TV episode (bookend) 
     (16 more)

9. Which Way Home (1991) (TV) 10. Cassidy (1989) (TV) 11. The Seventh Sign (1988) 12. Travelling North (1987) ... aka Travelling Man 13. Bullseye (1987/I) 14. Winners: Top Kid (1985) (TV) ... aka Top Kid (USA) 15. "Winners" (1985) TV series (episode 6 "Top Kid") 16. "Bodyline" (1984) TV mini-series (unknown episodes) 17. Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) 18. "The Dismissal" (1983) TV mini-series 19. Goodbye Paradise (1983) 20. "Levkas Man" (1981) TV series 21. "A Place in the World" (1979) TV mini-series 22. "Ride on Stranger" (1979) TV series 23. Blue Fin (1978) 24. "Run from the Morning" (1978) TV series 25. The Tichborne Affair (1977) (TV) 26. "The Outsiders" (3 episodes, 1976)

   - Bush Boy (1976) TV episode 
   - Golden Girl (1976) TV episode 
   - Roustabouts (1976) TV episode 

27. "The Seven Ages of Man" (1 episode, 1975)

   - The Infant (1975) TV episode 

28. "Ben Hall" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes) 29. "A Touch of Reverence" (1974) TV series 30. "Certain Women" (1973) TV series 31. "Over There" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes) Writer: 1. Love in Ambush (1997) (TV) (adaptation) ... aka Amour en embuscade, L' (France) ... aka Angkor ... aka Mirabeau Awards for Carl Schultz (I) More at IMDb Pro » Australian Film Institute

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)

1997 Nominated AFI Award Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source for: Love in Ambush (1997) (TV)

1983 Won AFI Award Best Director for: Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)

1982 Nominated AFI Award Best Direction for: Goodbye Paradise (1983)

Fantasporto

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1990 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for: The Seventh Sign (1988) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Schultzjeans (talk • contribs) 17:43, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Where is the subject paragraph?

In the past, I could edit a paragraph on a page by selecting the edit link, and the entire paragraph would be reproduced on a blank screen, ready for modifying.

Now the system just returns the blank page with none of the existing text. How is one supposed to edit a blank page? Note: all I intend to do is add another name to a list of artists. Larry11565 (talk) 18:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

It still works that way (except edits are to whole sections, not to paragraphs). What article are you trying to edit? SpinningSpark 19:01, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Also note that on the tutorial sandbox you have been editing, it is indeed a blank page (the header text is transcluded from another page). If you put in a heading line, for instance type this on a seperate line;

== Heading text ==

you will find after you save it that it now has an "edit" link next to that heading in the normal way. SpinningSpark 19:08, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Creating Articals

I've looked all over and I can't figure out if you can create your own articals, and if so, how to. I would like to know how.

--Zigzag6 (talk) 20:32, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 21:49, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Inserting Images

I have edited an article on Robben Island, and would like to insert a few images; when I try to do this I am told I am not an Administrator or Uploader; how do I become one? Vonpeter (talk) 08:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

To be able to upload images, you need to be an autoconfirmed editor. You'll automatically be autoconfirmed after you make 10 edits and your account is 4 days old. Otherwise, you can create an account at Commons and upload the images there (if they are free images) and use them in the article. Cheers. Chamal ^talk 09:44, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

The Signpost

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 22:36, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I want to put the Wikipedia Signpost on my user page. How do I do this? Wikiert (talk) 21:07, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Add {{User Signpost-subscription}} to your userpage. Algebraist 21:08, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

IUCN: changing version 2.3 to version 3.1

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 22:36, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I am working on an overhaul of the northern short-tailed shrew stub, and have run into a hangup with the IUCN bit in the Taxobox. I want to change the LC image and reference to IUCN 2.3 to IUCN 3.1. If I change | status_system = iucn2.3 in the Taxobox to | status_system = iucn3.1 I get an "Invalid status" message in the Taxobox, and the diagram is gone. Help please? D.pileatus (talk) 01:41, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't know the field but based on Wikipedia:Taxobox usage#System the problem may be that status = LR/lc and status_system = iucn3.1 is a disallowed combination. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:17, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much! A simple status = LC and status_system = iucn3.1 solved the problem! D.pileatus (talk) 02:23, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

redirects?

I am a new user. I created the page Calvin Ball, III. I really want to be able to search it with "Calvin Ball". However, when you search "Calvin Ball" you are directed to the "Calvin and Hobbes" page. How can I address this problem? I would like for "Calvin Ball" to be the title of the page I created but I had to add the "III" on the end in order for it to come up. Thanks. Mp7279 (talk) 03:12, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Clicking the "redirected from" text will lead you to the redirect page, which you can then edit. — Manticore 04:17, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Calvin Ball can edited to be a disambiguation page or you could request that the existing article be moved to Calvin Ball. You may also want to rework the article so that it reads a little less like a resume or press release, and also take a look at WP:MOSBIO for advice on formatting biographical articles. – ukexpat (talk)

Photo question

This image is already being used in the northern short-tailed shrew article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blarina_brevicauda.jpg , and it originated from Flickr. That photographer has a similarly licensed photo which I think would be useful for the Wikipedia article as well: http://flickr.com/photos/gillesgonthier/2053145204/ My question is, how do I go about requesting use of the photo and/or getting the photo uploaded to Wikipedia? Thanks much! D.pileatus (talk) 06:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Check out Help:Images and other uploaded files for information; and use Special:Upload to upload images. — Manticore 06:45, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

• As the photo was licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license which is allowed for use on Wikipedia I have uploaded the image to the Wikimedia Commons, filename: Image:Northern Short-tailed Shrew 01.jpg. Icewedge (talk) 07:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, thanks--but I'd already uploaded it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blarina_brevicauda_2.jpg Shall I delete my version then? —Preceding unsigned comment added by D.pileatus (talk • contribs) 01:02, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I have tagged my copy of the image for deletion as the one you uploaded is of higher resolution. Icewedge (talk) 02:45, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Naming Order of Persons by Surname or Firstname in Category Lists

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 22:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Some categories seem to list people in alphabetical order by Surname, others by Firstname. What is the protocol for this? And how would I correct this if a person is listed under "M" (for instance) that should be listed under "T"? please respond on my talkpage, thanks Canadian Girl Scout (talk) 14:21, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Replied on user talk. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Jolly Fitness

I was advised that my original Jolly Fitness text was to be deleted and so I have re-written the text and is more descriptive. Can you please kindly upload the new page describing Jolly Fitness. (~'s)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jollyfitnesswriter (talk • contribs)

The draft article on your user page still does not indicate why the website is significant or important and is therefore at risk of being deleted per WP:CSD#A7. It is still promotional in tone and probably deletable under WP:CSD#G11. Finally, you should think about changing your user name - at the moment it is in danger of being blocked as a promotional user name in violation of WP's user name policy. – ukexpat (talk) 19:16, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Fixing a cite in a newly submitted article

When I save my page, I receive a message that one cite is incomplete, and after this message a new paragraph indent and a sentence with a cite has been dropped. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

This is the way the saved page appears: “The study did provide significant data to plan a larger scale study of the use of mental imagery with adult asthmatics.” This has become a more explicit focus in his most recent work.

HOWEVER, so far as I can tell the original text contains a full cite with the </ref> at the end after the quoted sentence. This cite is followed by a new paragraph with one sentence with a cite that comes before the sentence "This has become a more explicit focus in his most recent work."

David Hollidays (talk) 19:44, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

It appears to have been fixed by User:Algebraist. That guy/gal is good. You had a </rev> tag instead of a </ref> tag. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 20:01, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Ooooh: a new error message for the cite system. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 20:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Is it new? I've seen it around in a couple of other places. Hmm. Are those type of changes discussed at the village pump? TN‑X-Man 20:13, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I had not seen this one before; looking at the MediaWiki message, it looks like it was added on October 12. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 21:13, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Huh. I must say, it's dead useful. I think that may be one of the top ten questions (that I've seen anyway) - why did citing a reference cause half of my article to disappear? TN‑X-Man 21:24, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I took a look at the draft article on your webpage - just a couple of points - it needs to be rewritten so that it does not sound like a press release/curriculum vitae/homage. Also, take a look at WP:MOSBIO for formatting advice for biographies. – ukexpat (talk) 20:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Templates for Uploading Photos

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 22:31, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Templates... when they are typed in, sometimes they do not expand... they just say "{ { made up example here } }" on the edit page. How do I get the template that I just used to upload cover art to open in the edit page so that I can fill in the correct copyright info? Please respond on my talkpage. Thanks Canadian Girl Scout (talk) 21:03, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

SOLUTION FOUND : ) please disregard above, thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Canadian Girl Scout (talk • contribs) 22:15, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Adding relevant parameters to science-related infobox template

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 23:01, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I am planning on adding parameters to the Galaxy Cluster infobox template. I am certain the parameters are topic-relevant, but this will be my first attempt at this task. I understand this will affect every page that uses this infobox - great care will be taken. I wanted to know if there is some flag I can set so that supervisors can check the work sometime after its been completed. Vegasbri (talk) 22:21, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

You should probably discuss any such proposed changes first, either on the relevant infobox talk page, if it is active, or on the talk page of the appropriate WikiProject. – ukexpat (talk) 22:33, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I'll take your advice. Thank you for responding. Vegasbri (talk) 22:46, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

How to Create An Article

Right, I know I sound stupid, but how do I create an article? Any help apprectiated. MattyB55503 (talk) 20:26, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. TN‑X-Man 20:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Adding a page that was once deleted

Hello. I'm new to Wikipedia. The article I wanted to add to Wikipedia, "Jeff Caponigro" had already once been on and deleted by User:Steel on January 31, 2007 for CSD G11, probable copyvio). I'm not the one who was in charge of the first article, so I'm not sure what happened. I want to add an article about Jeff Caponigro and ensure it does not get deleted, who do I contact? Thanks! Rymillcap (talk) 21:40, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

You don't need to contact anyone, just go ahead and create the article. However, because of the article's history, I would suggest that you create it first as a user subpage, so that you can work on it without risk of deletion. I have created a blank sub-page for you at User:Rymillcap/Jeff Caponigro, with a sandbox tag so other editors know you are working on the article there. When you think it's ready to be moved to the mainspace, come back and ask for other editors to review it. Some useful links to read: WP:YFA, WP:BIO, WP:MOSBIO, WP:Spam, WP:V, and WP:RS. – ukexpat (talk) 21:58, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

how i can create my own infoboxes

pls kidly help me to create my own infoboxes for my arcticle(which is text information). in which format i can create my infoboxes for a given text. if i have to write the code for that , then in which programming language i can do it.

Arch5123 (talk) 06:05, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Before you create your own infobox templates, please check the existing infoboxes to make sure that an appropriate one does not already exist. See Category:Infobox templates. – ukexpat (talk) 14:46, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Actually i want to create an infobox regarding tribal medicinal plants category. how do i create it on wikipedia. pls help me out . if nay body know about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arch5123 (talk • contribs) 05:46, 27 November 2008 (UTC) We have an infobox Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tree_of_Life/taxobox_usage#Plant_species already. What do you want to do that that template doesn't facilitate? - Mgm|^(talk) 12:35, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

In danger of being deleted

Hi. I'm really confused. I do not know how to properly source my page OR how to properly do the referencing. Instead of references actually appearing, little 1, 2 and 3s appear instead. I notice on other people's pages ... when I go into the Edit field ... there's a code like this: {{reflist|2}}. Obviously, I missed an important step. Please advise. THANK YOU. Patty Pattymccarthy (talk) 12:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I assume you're talking about Meg Wolff? What you'll need to do is move the information between the <ref> and </ref> tags from the bottom of the article. References are usually integrated into the article. For example, the claim "XYZ company makes 3 million widgets a year" will have a little reference number at the end. In the reference section itself, place {{reflist}} to display the references. I hope this helps and let me know if there's anything else with which I can help. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 14:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I have tidied it up a little pending the refs being moved in-text and added a couple of maintenance tags. – ukexpat (talk) 15:02, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. I guess I've misunderstood the References portion, and this is probably better suited to SOURCES, which I haven't figured out. I think I missed a step in the beginning. Right now, I'm trying to "tone down" any suggestion of advertising on the site. Thanks for your help. Any advice about SOURCES would be appreciated greatly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pattymccarthy (talk • contribs) 17:21, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Reliable sources provide in-depth, independent coverage of the subject. Things like press releases and other promotional material are not considered reliable. The link at the beginning of this reply has a lot more info. Please feel free to ask if you have any more questions. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:25, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, again! I think I've fixed it... yes, sorry, it is Meg Wolff. I'm not sure it's perfect, but could you please take a quick look if you don't mind?? Thanks, Patty ... Oh, also, how do i get whoever to remove the delete warning.. will someone just review and remove if they find what I've done to edit acceptable?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pattymccarthy (talk • contribs) 17:45, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I looked over the article and cleaned up some of the promotional language. Remember, articles need to be presented with a neutral point of view. I don't see a delete warning on the article (it has been removed by another editor). There is one on your talk page, which you can remove anytime you like. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:42, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi TN Man ... thanks, it still has a couple of notes at the top ... how do i get rid of those? THANK YOU... Happy Turkey Day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pattymccarthy (talk • contribs) 19:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I removed the tags that were there but added a new one. The tone is much improved but the article needs in-text citations - see WP:CITE. – ukexpat (talk) 19:43, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Pelle Pelle wikipedia

Hello,

My entry of Pelle Pelle was previously deleted by NawlinWiki and I wanted to know for what reason. I wrote an objective article in my opinion and if I compare it to Sean John or Rocawear they are similar in tone. Please inform me about this so that I can adapt it.

Irfan121 (talk) 14:06, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

It appears that the article did not indicate why the company was notable. Notability is established through significant coverage in independent, reliable, third-party sources. You may want to ask NawlinWiki on his talk page if he could restore the article to a sandbox where you can work on improving it. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 14:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I am afraid I have nominated this for speedy deletion pursuant to WP:CSD#G11 as it is far too promotional in tone. It has been tagged as under construction since 11/21 with little done since then. – ukexpat (talk) 15:13, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

About my webpage

I have a webpage that I edit based on places that I travel. I have always wanted that people know what to do when they visit a place and the page is designed keeping in mind the same. But when I list it in Wiki's external links they are cleaned up with warning. Where can I list this page?Sanketkawde (talk) 20:25, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I doubt that a link to your site would comply with Wikipedia's external link guidelines. – ukexpat (talk) 20:52, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Please read WP:COI also . -- Tinu Cherian - 17:28, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a travel guide. Your link may be more suited for other wikis like Wikitravel (I don't know their policies). PrimeHunter (talk) 22:33, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Username Problem

Dear Wikipedia, my username RFB has become a Wikipedia item so my edits now look as if they are made by an anonymous user. How do I change my username while maintaining my edit history? RFB (talk) 18:42, 27 November 2008 (UTC)