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November 15

Contribution by Botanical Artist

I would like to contribute a drawing which I have done on Dias Cotinifolia - I contributed it to the latest book on Bring Back Nature to your Garden are you interested RMP —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.185.118.81 (talk) 04:56, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

See Help:Upload and Help:Images for more information on uploading images. --Jayron32 05:41, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

But before you do, please make sure that you own the copyright to the image. It is possible, depending upon the terms of your submission to the book's publisher, that you assigned the copyright to them. If you did retain the copyright, please upload the image to Wikimedia Commons so that it is available to all Wikimedia projects. – ukexpat (talk) 15:20, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Executive Director of organization featured in a Wikipedia article wants to learn more about how to use Wikipedia

Hello. Wikipedia is an amazing gift to the world! I have used Wikipedia for years, but have never actually edited a page on Wikipedia until tonight.

I am the Executive Director of Wildlands Restoration Volunteers. I realized that the article about our organization was quite out of date, and made some edits to bring it up to date. I would like to add more content, but want to make sure I follow your standards of conduct. I read through some of your tutorial information and understand that an article should not be promotional in nature. It should be factual. I get that.

Can I upload our organizational logo? Is that appropriate? Typical? I have only a cursury understanding of copywriting, so am not clear if it is appropriate to upload our logo. I have no problem with other people using our logo image freely as long as it associated with our organization.

Can I upload a few photographs of our volunteers in action as a way to visually depict our work?

From your FAQ it sounds like I need some sort of admin access to upload images, but it seemed so complicated, I couldn't figure out exactly how the process works.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. Edself123 (talk) 06:44, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

For uploading images, you need to be "autoconfirmed". This happens automatically after 4 days and 10 edits. In order to upload an image, you'd go to Wikipedia:Upload (after being autoconfirmed). As far as fixing the article on your organization, we appreciate any help we can get, but please be aware that Wikipedia is very sensitive towards people using it as a means of promotion, which is forbidden. Please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for some general guidelines towards working with articles about organizations you are involved with. In general, it is best practice to use the article discussion page (select the "discussion" tab when you are viewing the article) to declare your connection to the company, and to make suggestions regarding how you would like to see the article fixed. Experienced editors can also help you work through any troubles, you can always ask for more help here at the help desk, or you can contact me directly at my user talk page, User talk:Jayron32. --Jayron32 06:49, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Images with copyright released by a PR firm...

Korean author Han Kang's agent has a picture she would like to have on Kang's page. The agent would happily sign a letter releasing the photo with the four freedoms. Is this enough for me to put the photo up without copyright concerns, or worries of deletion?

I've sorted through the help-pages and can't figure this out... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ccmontgom (talk • contribs) 06:54, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

You and those you represent may want to read through Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for information on donating copyrighted pictures and how to do it correctly. --Jayron32 06:58, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Cool, just what I needed! Ccmontgom (talk) 07:21, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Grameen Foundation Australia

14:17, 8 November 2010 Lectonar (talk | contribs) deleted "Grameen Foundation Australia" ‎ (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content))

what does that mean ? How can I do to recreate this page without being deleted ?

Thank you so much for helping

best regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maiiina (talk • contribs) 07:39, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

The explanation is in the page linked to by A7: WP:CSD#A7, and the further links in that section. An article would need to explain why the organisation meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability, and include references that support that claim. --ColinFine (talk) 08:11, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia links in section titles

References do not belong in section titles, but what about internal (Wikipedia) links? Do they belong there? Example: article "WikiProject Electronics/Programs". --Mortense (talk) 10:08, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

See WP:HEAD. To avoid accessibility problems, headings should not normally contain links, especially where only part of a heading is linked. That is written in reference to the main article space though and, to my knowledge, doesn't necessarily also apply to WikiProjects though I can't think of why it wouldn't. Dismas|^(talk) 10:20, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Account registration dates

I need a tool that reliably reports the date on which a given account was registered. Can anyone point me to one? Thanks, Skomorokh 10:08, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Not really an answer at second look, but this tool/URL will report when a given account did the first edit (presumably close in time to registration time). Your user name, Skomorokh, is used in this example: http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/count/index.php?name=Skomorokh&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia. I don't know whether it is reliable or not. --Mortense (talk) 10:19, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, but I need the registration date (in my case for instance, the two are two months apart). Skomorokh 10:29, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

For accounts created from September 2005 onwards, it's in the user creation log, for example: your case. David Biddulph (talk) 11:20, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah, great, thanks David. Do you know how it works for renamed accounts? user:Harej, renamed from user:Messedrocker has been around since at least 2006, but the log for those two names gives only the dates for User:Harej (usurped) and the vandal who registered Messedrocker after Harej abandoned it. Skomorokh 11:35, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Why was I removed from writers' lists?

I'm a published mystery writer, and have added my name to various appropriate writers' lists, but subsequently my name has been deleted in most cases. Is this because there is no article about me? If I set up a user page, will that allow my name to stay? Apart from wanting to appear <g>, I feel it can't be right If a list contain only authors with articles, as it'll then be far from comprehensive. Delfinus (talk) 13:50, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

WP:NLIST is the standard for including entries on various "list of..." wikipedia entries. Essentially they are actually just directories of wikipedia pages only. Wikipedia is not a directory of everything, and there are some basic criteria for having an article about a person. User-pages are not articles, and are not acceptable as entries in list-ofs (again, we're an encyclopedia, not a directory of people's self-created homepages). Just "being published" only proves you're a writer, not that you're a notable one yet. DMacks (talk) 14:09, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

How to replace/update a image

How can I upload an updated copy of an image that is already included one or more articles —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sigurdur73 (talk • contribs) 14:10, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Double-click on the image to get to a page with a "File:" prefix, then there are two cases to consider:

1. If the file page says "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below", click on the "description page" link to jump to the page at Commons. Part way down that page will be a link "Upload a new version of this file"
2. Otherwise the file is held at Wikipedia, and the first "File:" page should have a similar "Upload a new version" link. However, your account is too new to upload a new file in this case, because only confirmed users can upload here. To become a "confirmed" user you must have been registered for 4 days and have made 10 edits. If you can't think of any useful edits to make, I recommend the Lists of common misspellings. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, this spells the solution out quite well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sigurdur73 (talk • contribs) 10:28, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

New page was deleted

Hi, I recently created a new page about Mark N. Katz. He is an author and teacher from George Mason University. Shortly after I created the page, it was deleted for copyright reasons. I included links and citations in my article. Can you give me any more information as to why this happened? If possible, I would also like to know specifically what sections were plagarized. I am new to Wikipedia and do not want to make this mistake again. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abigailholbert (talk • contribs) 15:29, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

According to the deletion log, it was deleted due to "Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.marknkatz.com/Bio.html". The admin who performed the deletion (see the log entry) may be able to help more. Dismas|^(talk) 15:42, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Though, it seems that the article has been re-created: Mark N. Katz. Dismas|^(talk) 15:43, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Book?

Hi, I remember reading on Wikipedia that there is a way to create your own "book", where you put several categories in it and put Wikipedia pages in the book for reference, but now I can't find the link to do this. Is this feature still available to registered users of the site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianpstone (talk • contribs) 15:32, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

On the toolbar list (Top left of this page and most other pages) there is a "Print/Export" drop down list, open this list and select "Create a Book". This puts the "Book Creator" menu at the top of the page, and allows you to add the page you are currently on. You can then navigate Wikipedia as you normally would, and the "Book Creator" stays at the top of the page, allowing you to add each page you want Darigan (talk) 15:37, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

More details at Help:Books. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 15:39, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Survey Question

Hi I recently some how came across a wikipedia survey and accidentally filled it out without knowing if it was legit or not. The page was http://wikipedia.com-panel.com Have I been scammed? It asked me two questions and then said that if I filled in some info I would be able to get a gift from wikipedia. Have you come across this problem before? Do you know what will happen to me if this was a scam? Also how did I get there? I can't figure out what I may have accidentally typed in.

It's a scam - as soon as I tried to exit their survey, I got pop-ups and other junk. TNXMan 19:17, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. my computer hasn't picked up on any virus'so hopefully it didn't give me any.

Warnings about editing misuse

I've been using wikipedia via my blackberry for some time, and have today had a yellow bar come up on my search results screen with 'new messages'. I clicked on it, and it had the header User talk:93.186.31.238. It was a list of edits that had been made, and why people had undone them, along with a warning about not doing it again. That's not my IP and I haven't been on any of the pages listed, so why have I received this link? Have I used my phone somewhere where that IP is active? I tend to only use wifi at home, which is a secure network.

19:21, 15 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.186.31.241 (talk)

You may have been assigned a new IP, which had previously been used by someone vandalizing Wikipedia. If it wasn't you, then there's no need to worry. I would suggest registering an account, which has a lot of benefits, one of which is that you do not receive messages intended for others. TNXMan 19:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) You say you received this message on a Blackberry—could you have been outside of your home using a public WiFi service when you received it? If you were, anyone with a WiFi-enabled device would be able to edit (and vandalise) Wikipedia, and you would be sent the message as the next person to visit Wikipedia. I can only echo what Tnx says above, I do recommend registering an account even if you do not wish to contribute to Wikipedia. Regards, wackywace 19:30, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you - I just logged on via my laptop instead and did some googling and that IP seems to be a blackberry one that gets passed around, I assume via my mobile network. I notice the one I posted via is only a few numbers out from the original one, so it must just flit about somehow. Registering an account now! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.0.244.197 (talk) 19:47, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

i want to donate for wikipedia in indian rupees.

please make available to me for donation to wikipedia in indian rupees. i want to see this great website developing more and more. i am unable to donate in dollars. it will be helpful to many indians like me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.212.181.162 (talk) 19:38, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

This was answered above. Kittybrewster ☎ 20:19, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Add a page

I'd like to add a page, so when people search in wikipedia they find it. how do I do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daph2010 (talk) 19:38, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

User:Daph2010, you do not appear to be WP:NOTABLE. Kittybrewster ☎ 20:29, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Kittybrewstrer, Daph did not say they wanted a page about themselves: they did not say what the page was to be on. Daph, please start with WP:Your first article. --ColinFine (talk) 22:46, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Kittybrewster is probably guessing that Daph2010 is the person mentioned in the first edit of the account.[1] If that is the case then see Wikipedia:Autobiography. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:27, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Belfast

Hello,

I would like to talk about your Belfast, United kingdom article. You (at the top of the page) say that it is the 2nd biggest city in the Ireland, I feel that it would be much more useful to list it as the 15th most populous city in the Uk and not by land mass. You could even say what it is by population size in the British Isles or even in Northern Ireland and then list by UK. I feel that listing it as the 2nd most populous out of two countries it a big odd, but if you wan't to go back to before 1921 you can do that ;), thank-you for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 14wlondon (talk • contribs) 21:49, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

We tend to prefer more notable distinctions. It is the second biggest city on the island it inhabits; that is far more noteworthy than being the 15th most populous city under the political entity by which it is ruled. This is not a matter of 32-county thinking, just a matter of more important distinction vs. second-tier ranking. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:05, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

In any case, this sort of discussion belongs in the article's talk page, which is probably frequented by more people with an interest in that topic than here. --ColinFine (talk) 22:49, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Donation feature does not work

FYI - I clicked on Jimmy Wales message and tried to make a donation. The Credit Card and Paypal buttons do not work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.71.56.11 (talk) 22:19, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

I used PayPal yesterday successfully. (which doesn't mean you are wrong, just passing along info in case someone needs to look into it)--SPhilbrickT 22:37, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

how are subjects in Wikipedia cross-referenced?

If I look up a term in Wikipedia and there are several articles on the term or something similar (ex. Beetle...I could have misspelled the band name or I could be looking for information on the vehicle or on the insect) I am redirected. How does Wikipedia know to redirect me? in other words, does a person index search terms or is it done through a computer program? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.242.194.211 (talk) 22:27, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Redirect pages are created by people. The index used when Wikipedia searches within articles is generated automatically --ColinFine (talk) 22:51, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure which feature you refer to. At the top of Beetle is a hatnote saying:

This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation).

Beetle (disambiguation) is a disambiguation page written by editors.

If you enter a term in the search field and there is a page or redirect completely matching (except for capitalization) what you entered then you are taken to that page. If there is no complete match then you get an automatically generated search results page. If you want the search results page in a case where a page match exists then you can select "containing..." at the bottom of the list below the search box. See more at Help:Searching. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:21, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

November 16

making mobile wiki default?

I was looking for something on wikipedia and had to switch to the main site, I now can switch back to the mobile site for default searches, any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.14.83.39 (talk) 00:42, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

If you go to Wikipedia:Enable mobile version on your mobile device and click on the link there, you will re-enable the mobile version.  A p3rson ‽ 00:59, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Dead people with Twitter links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Parks for example. Wally has been gone 3 years. What is Wikipedia's policy on this? 72.144.138.44 (talk) 00:44, 16 November 2010 (UTC)DavidN

Wikipedia generally doesn't include things like Twitter links on articles of the deceased. This appears to be added by another user, and was not removed.  A p3rson ‽ 00:51, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

It's extremely unlikely that a link to somebody's Twitter feed has any place in any article here, per WP:EL. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:03, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Userboxes

Hopefully this will be my last userbox inquiry. Why is one of my userboxes not with the rest (below and to the right)? --The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:16, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Userbox tables float; it is not necessary to specify their positions as 'left', 'centre', 'right'. If all of them are set to 'left' then they will automatically wrap, or 'stack' horizontally. Intelligentsium 01:24, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. One last thing, my on my userpage does it say 'Welcome... The High Fin Sperm Whale' rather than the username of the person viewing it? --The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:27, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Because you are using the {{REVISIONUSER}} magicword, which displays the last person to edit the page (you). Intelligentsium 01:35, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

It only displays the reader on a preview. See mw:Help:Magic words#Technical metadata. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:40, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

So what can I add that will say the username of the reader? --The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:58, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Nothing. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:47, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

wanted: someone to post my biography onto wikipedia

I'm a share activist and victim of the Australian judicial system having appeared before 20 judges in various Australian courts of record to defend and appeal the numerous contempt of court findings against me.

Below are the links to some of my cases.

I want someone to publish this information on Wikipedia together with some short biographical detail like :

Australian share activist and serial contemnor. Born 1953 , educated at Brisbane Grammar School , married Lindell in 1973 and now with 6 children. Graduated from the University of Queeensland with bachelor degrees in Commerce and Arts . Former publisher of share stock site The Chimes.Residing on the north shore of Sydney .

court cases cited on www.austlii.edu.au:

1. Australian Securities Investments Commission v Matthews [1999] FCA 164 (19 February 1999) [100%] (From Federal Court of Australia; 19 February 1999; 16 KB) 2. Asic v Matthews [2001] NSWSC 735 (30 August 2001) [88%] (From Supreme Court of New South Wales; 30 August 2001; 60 KB) 3. ASIC v Matthews [2009] NSWSC 77 (25 February 2009) [76%] (From Supreme Court of New South Wales; 25 February 2009; 63 KB) 4. Matthews v ASIC [2009] NSWCA 155 (22 June 2009) [70%] (From Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal; 22 June 2009; 183 KB) 5. Australian Securities Investments Commission v Matthews [1999] FCA 803 (16 June 1999) [58%] (From Federal Court of Australia; 16 June 1999; 35 KB) 6. Matthews v Australian Securities Investments Commission [2000] FCA 288 (17 March 2000) [47%] (From Federal Court of Australia; 17 March 2000; 58 KB) 7. Matthews v Australian Securities Investments Commission [1999] FCA 1674 (17 November 1999) [47%] (From Federal Court of Australia; 17 November 1999; 12 KB) 8. Asic v Matthews [1999] NSWSC 763 (26 July 1999) [41%] (From Supreme Court of New South Wales; 26 July 1999; 15 KB) 9. Matthews v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2009] HCATrans 197 (17 August 2009) [23%] (From High Court of Australia Transcripts; 17 August 2009; 33 KB) 10. Australian Securities Investments Commission v Matthews [1999] FCA 706 (27 May 1999) [17%] (From Federal Court of Australia; 27 May 1999; 29 KB) 11. Asic v Matthews [2000] NSWSC 392 (4 May 2000) [17%] (From Supreme Court of New South Wales; 4 May 2000; 16 KB 59.167.243.101 (talk) 02:12, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

If you are of real interest to people who are not connected with you, then surely one or more of these people will write an article -- one satisfying Wikipedia's demands for verifiability, etc -- without the need for any encouragement by you. -- Hoary (talk) 02:20, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

You could post this information at WP:AFC, but have a look at Wikipedia:Notability#person first, and the general notability guideline. You need to satisfy one of these if you are to be a suitable subject for a Wikipedia encyclopaedia article. By the way, thank you for asking, rather than just plunging in and writing one yourself. Many people do so without stopping to consider that their conflict of interest makes this a bad idea, and many inappropriate articles end up deleted as a result. Karenjc 08:56, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Donation through Indian Rupee

See also: WP:EAR § Related To Personal Appeal

Hello,

I wanted to donate, whatever i can, from india. But I can't donate through Indian Rupee.

Could you please give access for "Donatio through Indian Rupee".

Thank you. Sankeerth hebbar.

<email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.149.48.245 (talk) 06:47, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

I have removed your email address to protect your privacy. I'm sorry, even though this has been asked twice before further up the page, no-one has come up with a good answer yet. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:55, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

And please remember that this is a public forum, and anyone who e-mails you with something like "you can make a donation by transferring money to this account number" is attempting to defraud you. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 14:33, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

I suspect the same user left both messages with a dynamic IP address anyway, but this appears to have been adequately answered at WP:EAR; guidance on donating to WMF can be found here. GiftigerWunsch [BODY DOUBLE] 14:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Trying to add to the 'All's Well That Ends Well' information on staging of the play...

I had some information on interpretations of the play to add, but couldn't, because when I clicked the edit, the 'references' section came up immediately, and if I tried to move down the word, then I was told that this was not an acceptable edit... Any advice?

Jessica —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessica Holsgrove (talk • contribs) 13:02, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Your edits were undone by Cluebot, a computer program that tries to assess contributions made by new users. It saw your second edit, saw that you were removing almost a paragraph of text without providing an edit summary, and decided that you were up to no good. May I apologise on behalf of User:Cluebot?

However, please don't add the material again without also indicating where the information is coming from. Wikipedia articles must be based on information and opinions that have already been published in reliable sources such as books, magazines, newspapers and such like. I've placed some introductory reading on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:35, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Is there a UK specific version of Wikipedia?

Hi there, I love Wikipedia, despite what my lecturers told me about not using it as a source I found it extremely useful at university AND found out that most of my lecturers used it anyway for reference. I live in the UK and am English and find some of the terms confusing as a lot of them are written in U.S. English which, as it should by right, is evolving into an entirely different language. As a fledgling scientist I have an interest in many of your articles but have to refer to an online dictionary to find the definitions to make sure that my understanding of them is correct - mistakes have been made on assumption many times in history - and am wondering if there is a straight up, comprehensive UK translation available? It might save me time looking up words like 'Resistivity' (Resistance in the UK) and speed me along. I knowit may not be possible and, if it isn't, I shall happily keep using Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cybrin (talk • contribs) 16:57, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

There is not and will not be a separate UK version. And resistivity is a different thing from resistance, on both sides of the atlantic. Algebraist 17:00, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The English Wikipedia is not entirely written in American English; articles which describe a subject related to Britain (e.g. London, Elizabeth II) are written using British English, and articles that relate to the United States (e.g. New York, Barack Obama) are written in American English. And no, as Algebraist says above, there will never be a version written entirely in British English. wackywace 17:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

For guidelines, see WP:ENGVAR. – ukexpat (talk) 17:21, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

See also American and British English differences, and the various articles linked from there. Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

As Algebraist said, resistivity and resistance are two diffeent things. Resistivity is a property of the *material*; resistance is a property of the *object* made from that material. You'll find details at Resistivity and Electrical resistance respectively, and this will tell you the relationship between the two quantities. David Biddulph (talk) 17:48, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

mise en examen pour un délit mineur (la personne est maghrébine)

Le fils de mon amie est incarcéré depuis DIMANCHE 14/11/2010 pour une non présentation au commissariat de police, car il y a queleques jours il avait été interpellé pour conduite en état d'ivresse. Etant Musulman, il ne doit pas boire d'alcool, mais la mauvaise influence de ses "copains" l'on conduit à la faute. Maxime, n'a pas osé en parler à sa MAMAN, de peur de réprimandes. Il a reçu une convocation de la police, pour le 14/11/2010, il l'a cachée de nouveau à sa Mère..... La Police l'a intecepté ce jour même, en lui demandant ses papiers, malheur pour lui il n'avait pas son permis de conduire avec lui. Donc, mise en garde à vue...... pour défaut de présentation de documents officiels. Or d'après la LOI, lorsque nous ne sommes pas en mesure de présenter ces documents sur le champ, nous avons 24 heures pour en fournir les preuves au commissariat sous les 24H00. Or depuis le 14/11/2010 Maximes est incarcéré comme un meurtrier, ou un voleur, sa famille n'a pas pu le voir, même pas un avocat...... EST IL CONSIDERE COMME UN TERRORISTE ? OU S'agit t-il de RACISME ? ou bien faut il faire du chiffre pour les STATISTIQUES? LA QUESTION EST LA !

eN TOUT 2T —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.224.102.184 (talk) 17:55, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

D'abord c'est le Wikipedia ANGLAIS, pas le Français.

Deuxièmement le but de cette page est d'obtenir l'aide sur l'utilisation de Wikipedia, pas pour des enquêtes générales comme le vôtre.

David Biddulph (talk) 18:32, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Aussi, il ne faut absolument pas donner aucun avis ici sur des questions de la loi. --ColinFine (talk) 23:44, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Trying to change my contact name on Corporate Wiki

Am I able to change my contact name on Corporate Wiki? You have my maiden name listed and I would like my married name listed.

Thank you, Tore Roberts —Preceding unsigned comment added by Olccamb (talk • contribs) 17:59, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

What do you mean by "Corporate Wiki"? If you mean the internal wiki of your employer you will have to contact the administrator of that wiki. This is the help desk for Wikipedia, the encyclopedia. – ukexpat (talk) 19:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect info in 'Eastside Sun'

It seems that 1 or 2 people insist on listing The Eastside Sun newspaper as 'defunct' 'out of print' and having 'ceased publication'

All are untrue.

We are still alive and well, still publishing and distributing and (apparently) still pissing people off.

We know we are controversial, but listing incorrect Wikipedia information makes Wiki look incompetent.

Either correctly list us as a current publication or delete the entry!

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Great Irish (talk • contribs) 19:01, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Periodic table template

The template is not working right. Green is not showing for liquids. Can anyone fix that? 173.49.140.141 (talk) 19:29, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

It's working for me. Which ones are you expecting to be green, apart from bromine and mercury? David Biddulph (talk) 19:34, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Translate

I operate a Wikimedia site and I want to translate from english to french. I want to keep the same content and tables of the original page. I want to name the translated page to Fr."English name" How do I automatically translate the page and save it under a new name for further editing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.34.149.142 (talk) 21:27, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I inadvertently piggybacked on your question an entry which I deleted70.44.61.61 (talk) 23:38, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

This is the help desk for Wikipedia: you should ask questions about Mediawiki in general at Meta. --ColinFine (talk) 23:48, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Jewellery article inaccuracy

I emailed info@wikimedia.org who replied as follows: "Thank you for contacting us for assistance. However, we are unable to assist you with this matter via email." "Instead, we suggest that you direct your inquiry to our help desk <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Y>, which is staffed by a larger group of volunteers who are experts on issues such as searching, printing, how to edit, and problems with particular web browsers."

I am a editing neophyte so I hope this is not an inappropriate correspondence concerning what is a common error in English language usage regardless of nationality vis à vis the term "Jewelry". Please see below the entry I placed in the "discussion" location for my explanation. The last entry in the discussion of this issue was back in 2007 so there has never been an adequate resolution of this issue.

According to the Oxford Dictionary Online (which indicates that such usage is "widely regarded as uneducated") and The New Oxford American Dictionary application available with the Apple operating system ( which indicates "Avoid the pronunciation |ˈjoōlərē|, widely regarded as uneducated"), "jewellery" should be changed to "jewelry" for all instances in this article because it is inferior English usage not a national variant as is the spelling "colour" typically seen in the UK as opposed to "color" typically seen in the US. The root word is "jewel" expanded to "jewelry" indicating items containing jewels. The all too common mispronunciation as |ˈjoōlərē| in the United States as well as Great Britain apparently has yielded the all too common misspelling "jewellery". The fact that this mispronunciation and misspelling is ubiquitous doesn't make it right, and allowing it to remain perpetuates through dissemination this inferior English. The article should be titled "Jewelry" redirected from "Jewellery" not as it is at present. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MarkFengya (talk •contribs) 21:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Please advise if I should address this inaccuracy in another manner. My aim is to increase the credibility of Wikipedia through accuracy within articles. While the somewhat democratic editing environment is a strength of the Wiki world, I think we can all agree that when information is simply not correct in terms of content or language used to convey the information, it should be corrected to increase the credibility of this great online encyclopedic experiment.

Thanks for all you do,70.44.61.61 (talk) 23:31, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

My copy of the Oxford English Dictionary lists both spellings, and says "In commercial use commonly spelt jewellery; the form jewelry is more rhetorical and poetic, and unassociated with the jeweller. But the pronunciation with three syllables is usual even with the former spelling." (The pronunciation it means is /dʒuəlrɪ/ as opposed to /dʒuələrɪ/: it does not consider a pronunciation /dʒulərɪ/.) Nothing about "uneducated" there: are you sure it wasn't just referring to the pronunciation?.

I have no doubt that "jewellery" is the more common spelling: The British National Corpus contains 1231 instances of it, as against 11 of "jewelry".

In general, the thing to do when you find spelling errors in Wikipedia is to correct them; but in this case your changes would probably all have been reverted by other editors. Talk:Jewellery would probably have been a better place to ask the question than here, but here is acceptable. --ColinFine (talk) 00:08, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Citations/ Sources

I live in a small developing country where contacting local celebrities are not that difficult, what if I have a citation as "Unpublished interview"? Would you accept that? I have spoken to the "celebrity" myself for information on him. Please keep this into consideration and don't delete my page, it is about "Starvey" a local television comedian who is a popular person and seems to be an upcoming character in television.Star1yellow (talk) 23:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

No, that is not acceptable. The guiding principle is verifiability: if a source is published, then any reader can in principle go and check for themselves (though it might be difficult to track down in some cases). If it is not published, then in principle an arbitrary reader cannot check.

Also please see WP:BLP and WP:UPANDCOMING. --ColinFine (talk) 00:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

November 17

IP Address Removal

I recently edited an article and my IP address was recorded. Could this please be removed along with this question? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.50.219.226 (talk) 00:07, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately not. All edits need to be logged for the purpose of complying with Wikipedia's licences, which require all work to be properly attributed. If you would like to avoid having your IP address attached to your edits, you can register an account instead. Your IP address is hidden from normal viewing when you edit from an account; having an account has the effect of anonymizing your contributions since your edits cannot be attributed to your IP address by normal readers of the Wikipedia. See Wikimedia Foundation's Privacy Policy for more details. --Jayron32 04:24, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

confused

Is wiki a share point or workspace? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.182.134.114 (talk) 00:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Neither. A wiki (from the Hawaiian wiki meaning "fast") is a website on some topic that can be edited by anyone. Wikipedia is merely a wiki that's a general encyclopaedia. Xenon54 (talk) 01:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, "by anyone" isn't an intrinsic technical property of wikis. It's a matter of policy. Some wikis require registration or membership, though not Wikipedia.LeadSongDog come howl! 05:03, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Articles with missing definition of their subject

Is there a template to insert if an article does not directly define its subject (but merely describe some properties of it or indirectly by some means)?

An example is Method chaining. It has many problems and one of them is the problem mentioned above (it does not define what method chaining is).

I don't think it would be {{Cleanup}}. It is more about form, not content.

--Mortense (talk) 04:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps {{lead missing}} or {{lead rewrite}} ? -- John of Reading (talk) 12:02, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Possibly {{context}} as well. TNXMan 12:44, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Is it possible to have edits made while logged out moved to "My Contributions"?

I made a series of edits, and in unrelated news, managed to get blocked, while not logged in. I would like to have the edit history of that IP address merged into my own account's edit history. Is that possible? Simon-in-sagamihara (talk) 04:18, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Blocks apply to the person, and not to the IP or account. If you were blocked while logged out, you need to refrain from using Wikipedia until the block expires. --Jayron32 04:19, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Jayron. Yes, I'm well aware of that. Actually, you were the admin who blocked the account in the beginning. Anyway, the block is long over. It is not the issue. I would like to know if it is possible to have the edit history of that IP address merged into my own account's edit history. Simon-in-sagamihara (talk) 07:56, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

• It used to be possible to re-attribute edits from IP addresses to named accounts, but not since 2005 (see this page). However, as that page says, you can list your contributions made with the IP address(es) on your user page. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 07:58, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I have created a new page but it does not show up in the search

I just created my first page but it does not show up in wiki search —Preceding unsigned comment added by Policy2012 (talk • contribs) 07:49, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You have posted the article on your user page and not in the regular article space. The article should be located at Comprehensive Rural Health Project. Dismas|^(talk) 09:15, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

And see also WP:SYMUD. One point, at the moment the draft only has one bare reference to a home page. That is insufficient to establish notability per WP:CORP. Please cite some references to reliable sources otherwise the article may be deleted if moved to mainspace. – ukexpat (talk) 14:28, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Theresa May vandalism

A user has removed two relevant sections on the Theresa May article on the bomb plot and London riots. Both are relevant as part of her job overseeing home security in England. Off2riorob or somesuch. These stories are part of her job in overseeing the budget for home security, not "coat tracking" or somesuch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.153.224.123 (talk) 08:30, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Just to help those who want to look into this, here's a link to the article: Theresa May. Dismas|^(talk) 09:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

"coat tracking" refers to Wikipedia:Coatrack. The place to discuss the article is Talk:Theresa May where I see you have already posted. Don't describe edits as vandalism just because you disagree with them. See Wikipedia:Assume good faith. 2010 cargo plane bomb plot and 2010 student protest in London have their own articles. Politicians are expected to make statements about important incidents within their field. That doesn't mean their biographies should describe details of each such incident if the politician had no or very limited involvement. I'm not British and haven't followed the incidents but I see May is only mentioned briefly in 2010 cargo plane bomb plot and not at all in 2010 student protest in London. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:17, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Recentism. Wikipedia is not a news site. Do you think May will be remembered in ten years for her role in these incidents? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:20, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Replace a Picture

Hi,

A certain user has created a page for my father. The page is great, however, I would like to replace the picture he posted to the page (i.e. delete the existing picture and upload a new one). I tried to figure out how to get this done through the information available on wikipedia, but haven't understood it.

Please explain in detail what are the steps to get this done.

Thank You.

Y.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Orenbn (talk • contribs)

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.Template:Z40 TNXMan 12:42, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

There are three steps to think about:

1. Copyright - is this a picture that you took yourself? If not, things get complicated very quickly, as the copyright-holder would need to provide evidence that they were willing to release their copyright (see Donating copyright materials for this). But assuming it is a picture you took yourself, we can go on to step two.
2. Upload the file to Wikimedia Commons using this link. Choose a good descriptive name for the file, and try to fill in as many of the other fields as you can. For "licensing", either choose the "recommended" option from the list, or place the image entirely in the public domain.
3. Edit the article to use your image instead of the old one. Click the "Edit" label at the top of the article, and look for something like [[File:A file name here|other stuff]] or [[Image:A file name here|other stuff] or, near the top of the article, something like {{infobox ... | image = A file name here ... }}. Replace the file name with the name of the new image. Use the "Preview" button to see if you've got it right, then fill in the edit summary and save.

If you have trouble with the last step, post the article name here and someone will be able to give better instructions. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:51, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

(No e/c) From which we deduce I spent at least ten minutes on my essay? -- John of Reading (talk) 12:53, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Sadhana Sivdasani

Dear Sir, One of my friend in Romania is a great fan of Sadhana Sivdasani, although my friend is Romanian ,she has all information about Sadhanajee....i wan't Sadhana Sivdasani latest picture which came in news paper of October 2010... Can please help me out ? Thanks Arun Pandya —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.96.0.135 (talk) 11:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25 TNXMan 12:40, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Advertise

I am looking for a company to publish <url redacted> on their web pages to reach donors and developers. Jonathan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.79.229.122 (talk) 12:30, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but Wikipedia is not the place to do that, as our articles are not advertisements. You may interested in other sites that provide that service, like LinkedIn. TNXMan 12:39, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Sandbox Operations

Greetings!

First of all i would like to share my appreciation and gratitude for creating such a great thing as wiki, it's defly reliable and flexible.

I have an intention to write an article, but that's the first article of mine. Pls, clarify if I create a draft in sandbox and there will be errors in it, will I have the opportunity to rewrite it in the future, and it will not be banned?

I do not want to violate the rules for articles creation and posting.

Thank you much in advance, Andy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ddd234 (talk • contribs) 12:52, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

If you use the Article Wizard to create a draft article in your user space, you or other editors will be able to improve and correct the article before it goes "live". Some standard advice follows:

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

Thank you.

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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:15, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I've also added a table of helpful links on your talk page. CaptRik (talk) 13:20, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Kate Middleton

Re: Your biography of Kate Middleton.

You will think this is an petty request, but believe me, many other women apart from me find it really irritating to be referred to in print by the patronising use of our surnames only, without the addition of a first name or prefix. Once this would have been seen as an insult - it still grates.

So to refer to our future Queen as 'Middleton' is not only graceless, it looks downright boorish. Please show some manners!

Yours sincerely S.Mazzoni —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.146.14.3 (talk) 13:32, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and adopts a formal tone for consistency and readability. The proper formatting of names has been the subject of much thought and discussion over the years; the current guidelines are given at great length on this page. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:50, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry you find it irritating – by the law of unintended consequences we're sure to irritate some one, whatever we do – but it is not intended to be patronizing. We strive to be gender-neutral in our treatment of biographic subjects: as men are often referred to by the surnames alone in an extended biographical text, then so are women. No doubt when she becomes Princess Catherine, we shall start referring to her solely by her first name – as we already do for Prince William – without this being a sign of disrespect. Physchim62 (talk) 14:01, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)#Subsequent uses of names says:

After the initial mention of any name, the person should be referred to by surname only, without an honorific prefix such as "Mr", "Mrs", "Miss", or "Ms".

This applies to both genders. Wikipedia is an international encyclopedia with editors from around the world. I'm not British and don't know whether many British women share your view but I'm surprised to hear it should be patronising, graceless and boorish to use the maiden name of an unmarried woman. I could better understand it for a married woman only being referred to by her married name. Kate Middleton currently says Kate eight times excluding references, but it says Middleton many more times in agreement with the Manual of Style. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:06, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I've just replaced the instances where the subject is referred to as "Kate" with "Middleton", in keeping with the manual of style. GiftigerWunsch [BODY DOUBLE] 14:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

It should be noted that some people are equally unhappy about omitting honorifics such as "Rev.", "Sri", "Hadji", "His Grace" and the like; we are merely being consistent, without deference for gender or other distinctions. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:46, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't unique in this respect, anyway; it's a common feature of formal writing to give the full name and title of an individual on first mention, and then refer to them by their surname later. Many newspapers etc. follow this practice, for example. GiftigerWunsch [BODY DOUBLE] 14:50, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Out here in the real world, meantime, I had to go to the article to find out who this person is. The things that some people care about..... --Orange Mike | Talk 14:53, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Help!

I ask of block the users "Dr Claudio", "Windask", "Komorosky", "Dottor Claudio", "Kaiodviskok", "Peroskyv", since they are all mine, and since I created them because I liked some of these names, it was better to create them now. I've tested as contributions, if they had problems in the unified login. Hey, do not think they have created for evil purposes! Thanks. --87.18.82.32 (talk) 14:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

My request was not even view, you can capture those utilities, please? Claudio Asaro (talk) 16:03, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

• Voilà! --Dottor Claudio (talk) 16:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
• Voilà --Peroskyv - talk 16:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
• --Wind (talk) 16:08, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Etc etc —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.18.82.32 (talk) 16:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC) Annulled (Writed on User Pages)--Claudio Asaro (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Simple template help required

I've had a root around the various help pages, but couldn't glean what I needed to know, so here goes. I want to add a parameter to a template, such that when it is defined as "yes", a line of text appears at the bottom of the template.

So, {{template}} yields

blah blah blah

but {{template|yadda=yes}} yields

blah blah blah
yadda yadda yadda

Any ideas? Skomorokh 14:57, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm terrible with templates, but would a switch do what you need? The template {{creation}} uses a switch and allows for the naming of the parameters ("anon" or "user"). TNXMan 15:15, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

It also looks like Wikipedia:Parser_functions#Conditional_expressions covers this situation. TNXMan 15:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

That looks like the sort of thing I want, but the implementation is beyond me. Is there perhaps an idiot-friendly translation somewhere? Skomorokh 15:43, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Not of which I'm aware. If you find one, let me know. :) TNXMan 15:47, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Any further help with this appreciated... Skomorokh 19:49, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Look at the one marked #ifeq. Type exactly what you see. Then, replace "string1" with the name of the parameter that might have a value of yes. Then, replace "string2" with the value "yes". Then, replace "value if equal" with what you want to appear if the parameter does not equal "yes". Then, remove "value if unequal" since you don't want anything to appear if they are not equal. -- kainaw™ 19:58, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Finally got it once I realised you had to wrap the parameter like {{{parameter|}}} and not just stick it in as is, thanks kainaw. Skomorokh 21:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Same name

I would like to title an article with a specific name, but the person's grandfather already has an article with the same name (although his grandfather's full name is different.). Can I add a new article that has the same name as an existing article about the person's grandfather? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 1dokeefe2 (talk • contribs) 15:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes you can, but you will need to use a disambiguating title, see WP:DISAMBIGUATION. Standard advice about article creation follows. You should consider creating the article as a draft in user space first. The wizard will help you with that.

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

Thank you.

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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. – ukexpat (talk) 15:32, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict)See Wikipedia:Disambiguation for a general guideline. There are some options. First of all, you can use the son's middle name, or you can use a paranthetical disambiguator to describe the son, see for example William Bradford, which lists how different articles deal with the fact that there are several famous William Bradford. Some use parenthetical descriptors, and some use middle names or initials. Wikipedia:Disambiguation has some tips on following Wikipedia's best practices on disambiguating names. For articles about persons, generally one tries to find the simplest way to disambiguate them, for example if the grandfather had a different occupation than the grandson, you may want to have the Grandfather's article at "John Doe" and the Grandson's article at "John Doe (musician)", for example. --Jayron32 15:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia statistics number of stubs VS comprehensive articles

Hello, My name is Nick. I am currently writing a paper on the validity of Wikipedia articles and I was wondering if you folks could help me with a bit of information. I was wondering, out of the over 3 million articles that your website hosts, how many of these are considered stubs? I am trying to compare the number of Wikipedia articles to the Encyclopedia Britannica articles. Many apologies if this the incorrect place to post this question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.68.42 (talk) 15:33, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't know that we can give a complete answer to your question. All of the articles that are stubs may not be tagged as such. Also, the articles not tagged as stubs may not be "comprehensive" articles. There almost 9,000 stub categories, containing many more articles, if that helps. TNXMan 15:40, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I do not need an exact number. A rough percentage would do just fine. I am just looking for a solid reference that shows even though many Wikipedia articles are stubs the number of comprehensive articles greatly outnumbers those found in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Also thank you for your incredibly quick response to my original inquiry :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.68.42 (talk) 16:00, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Actually, we can give you that information :) If you look at WP:ASSESS, you will find more information about our project-wide article assessment system, including a table which shows how many articles fall into each category. At present, the system "only" covers 2.9 million of the 3.4 million articles on Wikipedia, but roughly half of them are stubs. Physchim62 (talk) 16:01, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You ROCK!! Thank you so much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.68.42 (talk) 16:20, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Don't thank me (although I did have a hand in setting the system up), thank the thousands of editors who have given a few seconds of their time for each article to classify them ;) Physchim62 (talk) 00:05, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Baby Doe Tabor

I have tried on my own to research this but it is beyond my understanding. I hope you can help me. I am looking for photos for the Baby Doe Tabor article. I have found photos at the Denver Public Library, the Denver Art Museum, and the Library of Congress. May any of these photos be used in Wikipedia articles? Thanks. Gandydancer (talk) 15:49, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't know. If you don't get an answer here today, I suggest you ask again at the Media copyright questions page where the copyright experts will help you. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:25, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You will have to be more specific - without knowing the copyright status of each of the images to which you refer, we cannot opine as to whether any of can be uploaded to, and used on, Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 19:14, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

WP:AIV

In WP:AIV some history removed, why?

Περσεύς|Talk to me 16:08, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't see any removed history. Can you point to what you were seeing? TNXMan 16:20, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

On my watchlist, I see that Gogododo did a revdel on AIV at 08:36 today (UTC) with the rationale "Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material". The relevent deleted revisions were themselves made at 08:20 and 08:21. Admins can view the deleted revisions, which I have done, and I concur with the deletion, Gogododo's rationale is spot on, and well within the RevDel usage policy. --Jayron32 16:38, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I agree (those diffs contained an ip vandal insulting me) Access Denied – talk to me 04:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Donations

In order to submit a donation I will need to see something that shows the need for donations. Do you have financials you are willing to share with the public? I would gladly support Wikipedia since I use it so often but I would like to know where my donation would be going to specifically. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.196.241.19 (talk) 17:56, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Here are the financial reports for the Wikimedia Foundation: Wikimedia Foundation financial reports. The Wikimedia Foundation is Wikipedia's parent nonprofit, who run Wikipedia and its sister projects, such as Wikimedia Commons. --ais523 18:17, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

There's lots more information here, with links to financial reports and such like. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:15, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

page not posted, cannot find link to help myself

Help not sure that my page is active or being posted. Cannot find a link to confirm my page is up. Goggle does cannot find my page.

My user name is Larr49 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.57.77.36 (talk) 18:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

User:Larr49 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

So far, user Larr49 has only written text on his user page, which is not part of the encyclopedia. One of the links at the top right of each Wikipedia page takes a logged-in user to his/her user page, so it is easy to find.

If you were intending to write an encyclopedia article about yourself, please note that you are strongly discouraged from doing this. See this guideline page. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:22, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

And from looking at the user page, it's pretty clear that the user does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. – ukexpat (talk) 19:17, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

request for a job

Hello, My name is Shantha, and i live in San Diego. i am looking for a job, i can type, i know MS Word, MS Excel, I can surf through Internet. I do not have any references to furnish. If you have any job for typing, i can do well. I am a hard worker, and i promise, i will finish the assigned job within given time. I am my own reference. I appreciate if you give me an opportuniy. thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.38.105.35 (talk) 19:39, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but this desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. You may be interested in other sites like [2] that accept applications. TNXMan 19:42, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Subject of Wikipedia article able to delete it?

A person I know hates the fact that they have a Wikipedia article. They pass WP's sometimes-quirky notability guidelines (just!), but he wonders how he can go about getting the page removed. He doesn't know the first thing about this place and I wondered if I could help him. Thanks. —Half Price 19:53, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't think people have a right to have articles about them deleted because they don't like having one. But then again, I don't think we have a policy on the matter. wackywace 19:55, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

They don't have a right, but in a deletion discussion, " Discussions concerning biographical articles of relatively unknown, non-public figures, where the subject has requested deletion and there is no rough consensus may be closed as delete." If you think he really is borderline, I guess it could be taken to AfD and he could request deletion. If he clearly passes our notability guidelines he's probably stucki. Dougweller (talk) 20:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The deal is the level of publicly availible information about a person. Barack Obama isn't going to have an article about himself get deleted. However, we have lots of articles of people who are very marginally notable; articles about a college professor cobbled together from their CV and a list of published works, for example. The bass player in a band who left before they ever became famous and never worked in music again. Some guy who appeared in two major league baseball games, but never got a hit and never played organized sports again. People like that, who request to have articles about them deleted, generally get their wish. Your best bet is to start an AFD discussion and see where it leads. --Jayron32 03:20, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia - Wikileaks Affilliated?

I want to contribute to Wikipedia as requested by Jimmy Wales' appeal, but I would first like to know if there is any affiliation with Wikileaks? If not, why do they use the "Wiki" name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.186.164.98 (talk) 20:25, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Thankyou for your interest in supporting Wikipedia. There is no affiliation with WikiLeaks; see this section within the WikiLeaks article and the reference cited there. The name "Wiki" refers to the collaborative editing software that is used by Wikipedia, WikiLeaks and by thousands of other organisations. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:41, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

A Page I created

A few years ago, I created a page for the URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp, and now it directly redirects to the Union for Reform Judaism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S._Jacobs_Camp).

What happened to the page I created which was filled with sources and everything it needed to stay up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.13.78.13 (talk) 20:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

If you look at the page history it shows that in June 2009 it was merged with Henry S. Jacobs (HSJ) Camp. The history of that page shows that it existed until last month, when it was redirected; that latter history shows a number opf deletion discussions (AFDs) over the years. The history shows which editor did the redirect, so if you want an explanation you might ask him at his talk page. David Biddulph (talk) 20:51, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Gruesome "Contract Killer face" on every Wikipedia page.

You need to stop with the PLEA for donations by using the picture of the glaring "Contract Killer" who glares at you "asking" for donations. Last year you had a simple written request banner that was "NEUTRAL" and I contributed. This year, "I'll be dammed if you think you can intimidate me" is the response you get from me. "You can catch a lot more flies using honey". I am certain you will get many many more positive responses if you feel you have to have a picture of someone glaring you down - if it was an attractive woman !!! Women take more kindly to another woman's request and men will do whatever the hell she wants - "Yes, Dear, whatever you say".

Postscript - it says"When you click SAVE..." - there is no save to click !!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.179.17.206 (talk) 20:39, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, you feel that way. However, this desk is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. TNXMan 20:46, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You can make suggestions about the "Fundraiser that anyone can edit" on meta:. Your idea of an attractive woman probably would not work, though, for reasons such as Personality rights and various copyright laws. Intelligentsium 21:52, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You can remove the banner with an X in the upper right corner. However, it may come back at some time unless you have an account, go to Special:Preferences, click the "Gadgets" tab, select "Suppress display of the fundraiser banner", and click Save. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:51, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

i resubmitted an article on claremont rug company and can't tell if it has been read yet

How do I find out if/when the resubmitted article will be reviewed. It has been nearly three weeks since I added the requested information.

gpt Gptobin (talk) 21:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

See the notice at the top of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Art and Majesty of 18th and 19th Century Oriental Rugs - your submission has been declined. In addition to the reason stated there, the submission reads like an an advertisement. – ukexpat (talk) 21:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Removal and Reinstatement of Article, "Diane Austin"

Hello,

Several months ago, a biographical article titled, "Diane Austin" was, after some sort of process, removed from Wikipedia. We never knew the source of the article in the first place and have no idea what contributed to removing it. Now however, we have gathered enough reviews, articles and especially book reviews of Diane Austin's new book, "The Theory and Practice of Vocal Psychotherapy: Songs of The Self" published by Jessica Kingsley in London and around the world. The book has been reviewed in many countries where Diane's model is now taught, from Australia to Sweden to Great Britain to Greece and on and on.

We wish to use this and other material to lobby for the reinstatement of an article titled "Diane Austin".

We would be grateful if you could tell us the process we need to use to appeal the removal and get the piece (expanded perhaps) back in Wikipedia.

Thank you for your help,

Robert Austin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.38.244.63 (talk) 23:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The deletion discussion is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diane Austin: this shows that in December 2009, the editors who took part in the discussion found almost no independent reliable sources on her and her work. If you think that this has changed, and she now meets the notability criteria at WP:BLP, you are welcome to suggest a new article: however, if you are connected with her (as I am guessing you are), you should read WP:COI and probably should not attempt to write an article yourself. Your best bet is to collect all the sources you have, and post a request at WP:Requested Articles. I believe that Admins (of which I am not one) are able to retrieve the text of a deleted article for you to look at, though I'm not sure where they would put it since you don't appear to use an account. --ColinFine (talk) 00:24, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

November 18

Lost Head gear.

i'm writing for Wally Watson who joined regiment in 1942 and served in Europe during WW 11. recently Wally's head gear walked which is polite way of saying it was stolen. how does Wally obtain replacement to wear proudly when on parade at the various functions. he can still march at? John Snowdon. Barrie ON. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.238.197.202 (talk) 00:46, 18 November 2010 (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. - David Biddulph (talk) 02:06, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Donation ad

I have donated to wikipedia through paypal. Although Paypal offered to return me to the wikipedia page after I donated, my computer said this was unsafe so I didn't. Now, I keep getting the popup at the top asking for money, I wonder if this is because I didn't return from paypal to wikipedia. As someone who has donated, this constant message is getting annoying, is there a setting I can change or a flag I can change to tell wikipedia that I have actually donated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.132.4 (talk) 02:26, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

The donation message will appear through the end of the current fundraising campaign, which is currently scheduled to go through January 2011. As there are many people (myself included) who cannot stand the sight of Jimbo staring out from the depths of cyberspace, there should be an "X" button in the upper-right corner of the ad. Clicking this will remove the ad permanently, although since you are not logged in it may reappear from time to time; nothing is wrong, simply click the button again if this happens. Xenon54 (talk) 02:40, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Got a message about vandalism..?

I got a message form Wikipedia that I have changed something in the article "export", and that it is vandalism. I have not done such a thing! I have never been to that article, I don't know what an export it, nor did I make any edits to any pages? Why did I get this message? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.75.107.228 (talk) 03:53, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

It was five months ago. Likely someone on your IP address. Don't worry about it. Grsz 11 03:57, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

WHO HACKED MY POSTS?

My facebook account is set to friends only. However I noticed that each time I mention a certain person, my posts show up on the Wikipedia page for that person. I find the Wikipedia page to be offensive. When I delete the posts on my facebook page then the Wikipedia page removes them. This problem is NOT being caused by my friends copying my posts. I do not desire my posts to be redirected to the Wikipedia page. If I wanted my comments to show up on Wikipedia I would post them there directly. How do I block the Wikipedia page from highjacking my posts? Thanks for any info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.144.195 (talk) 04:15, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Without any context, we have no idea what you are talking about. Grsz 11 04:18, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

This page is only for questions about how to use Wikipedia. --Monterey Bay (talk) 04:23, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I think it's a legitimate helpdesk question. But this doesn't sound like something that would occur on Wikipedia – more likely it's one of the many sites that copies or mirrors Wikipedia content. If it's really Wikipedia, when you view this person's Wikipedia page, the url shown in your browser will begin with http://en.wikipedia.org. It would be easier to confirm if you told us the name of this certain person, though. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 04:27, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Also, you might consider changing your Facebook password, double-checking your privacy settings, and de-friending anyone you don't know or don't trust. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 04:35, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

It could be that the questioner is referring to the many pages on Facebook that call the Wikipedia API and display Wikipedia content along with recent friends posts and global posts such as this. Nanonic (talk) 07:34, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Problem with template's timestamp

There seems to be a problem with the timestamp on Template:Non-free reduced. Even when the "date=" parameter is given correctly (whether it's done manually or via "subst:furd"), the template returns "Error: invalid time". As a result, Category:Rescaled fairuse images with invalid timestamp is full of media files whose timestamp is actually correct. I don't understand template syntax well enough to fix it myself. Can anyone help? Pais (talk) 08:11, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Now fixed, I hope. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:28, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Help needed with map placement and bunching

At Solutrean there is a lot of white space above the map, and some bunching, can anyone help me with this? Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 10:14, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

The underlying problems are a ratio of graphics to text that's too high, and the fact the succession box breaks immediately before and after itself. I've addressed the first problem by shrinking the largest pic at the risk of obscuring some detail, and sort-of addressed the second problem in this edit; it works on my screen, but fails if the screen is much wider or the text much smaller. Also I moved the Stone age nav box down to See also which seems logical to me, though I haven't checked any relevant style guidelines. I'm sure someone else could improve on my edit. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 11:48, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 19:26, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Commons

Could you transfer the cover of the singleYou Know You're Right on Commons? It should be in the public domain.--79.27.55.56 (talk) 10:23, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Master access to our information

Hi there

Iam the website administrator for Cheltenham Festivals and i am keen to update our onformation on the Wiki page. The person who started this is no longer with us and i wanted to know what access i need to upload am image for our logo.

Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheltenham festival (talk • contribs) 11:16, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I see that your account has been blocked, as group accounts are not permitted on Wikipedia; however, you are welcome to create a personal account.

As for updating the Wikipedia article Cheltenham Festivals, you need to be very careful editing that article because of your conflict of interest, but provided you follow the recommendations in the article I linked to, you may do so.

You are welcome to upload the new logo, provided you comply with Wikipedia's copyright restrictions. It is not enough to give permission for the logo to be used on Wikipedia, you would have to grant one of the licences stipulated by Wikipedia, which allow reuse for any purpose: see WP:Donating copyrighted materials. Alternatively, you may upload and use the logo in the article explicitly giving a WP:fair use rationale. See WP:Non-free use rationale guideline. --ColinFine (talk) 22:48, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

permission to adapt an illustration

Hi,

I'm a physician and scientist. I've written a popular science book on the subject of metamorphosis and, to aid understanding, I am including small black and white or gray scale images in the chapter heads (there are 26 chapters). To illustrate a chapter on the contribution of Fabre, I would like to include a slightly modified (background removed) image of the Great Peacock moth, taken from a Wikepedia article which includes the image as being available on a free basis according to the Creative Commons attribution. The URL is as follows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:10_grand_paon_de_nuit.jpg

I would like to include the photographer's name, but cannot find it anywhere on the page, or through following up the links on the page.

Can you let me know exactly how to term the copyright attribution?

Many thanks,

Frank Ryan 90.202.143.151 (talk) 11:51, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I think the user that took that photograph is User:Entomolo. I'm not sure what their name is, though. The Utahraptor^Talk/_Contribs 13:16, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

You can attribute the photo by providing it's URL in the work you are using it in. The Creative Commons license says that, "You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor" so you could also contact the photographer to ask what form they would prefer attribution to take (this may be their username or real name). Entomolo was active on Wikimedia Commons as recently as 8 November. You can contact him/her via the talk page commons:User talk:Entomolo. It also appears as though they have enabled email access, so you can email them (click "Email this user" on the left-hand side of their talk page. The user is a native French speaker. --Kateshortforbob _talk 13:58, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

In text referencing in article

I have referenced the same source several times in an article and it has appeared more than once in the reference list. How can i make it so the same source appears only once in the reference list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecyossef (talk • contribs) 12:06, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Like this. But the text you've added sounds promotional in tone, rather than neutral. Please review Wikipedia's policy on neutrality. Also, if you have any kind of personal stake in Southwest Airlines, you should read Wikipedia's guideline on conflict of interest. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:30, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Didk Gibson former F1/F2 driver.

Dear Sir I am contacting you regarding my father Dick Gibson former racing driver f1/f2 back in late 50s/early 60s. He is now living in spain and at the age of 92 is doing well . I have several different photo's of him in different races. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.108.101.169 (talk) 12:28, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

You must be referring to Dick Gibson. If you own the copyright to the images or they are in the public domain, or you can get permission from the copyright owner (see WP:IOWN), please upload them to Wikimedia Commons so that they are available to use on all Wikimedia projects. You will have to create an account before you can upload. When they have been uploaded they can be added to the article - see WP:IMAGE. – ukexpat (talk) 14:28, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

What is the minimum amount that we can contribute to Wikipedia?

Hello,

I am from India and really want to give donation to wikipedia as it had really helped me a lot. But, my financial condition doesn't permit me to pay even 20 dollars. I want to pay within 3 to 4 dollars. Can I do the same? I have paypal account as well as I have master card but $20 is 900 rupees which is very much. So, I want to know the minimum amount that I can pay? I really want to express my gratitude towards Wikipedia for my personal development.

Warm Regards, Mohit —Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.195.112.251 (talk) 14:33, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Hello Mohit - thank you very much for your support for Wikipedia. As far as I know, there is no minimum donation amount. On the donation page, underneath the suggested donations totals, you'll see an "other amount" box, where you can type in whatever amount you wish to donate. Clicking the "Donate by PayPal" button will then take you to a screen where you can log in to your PayPal account and confirm the donation. Let us know if you have any further questions. Gonzonoir (talk) 14:42, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

If you have more time than money, you can also donate your labor by editing articles. For example, there are several Indian-language Wikipedias such as the Hindi Wikipedia which are less-developed than the English Wikipedia. The Hindi Wikipedia article mentions this project:

• "In July 2010, Google announced that they had begun working with Hindi Wikipedians to translate English language articles into Hindi and had so far translated 600,000 words in Hindi using a combination of Google Translate and manual checking. This coordinated translation has been responsible for a 20% rate of growth and counting for the site."

Perhaps you may like to participate in something like that. The manual checking part should not require vast knowledge of the intricacies of Wikipedia editing, just fluency in the target language. The value of labor donated to Wikipedia by the community of editors far exceeds the monetary donations that run Wikipedia. --Teratornis (talk) 21:47, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Attn: Archives Dept. Help/Info PLEASE

Hi Archives Specialists: I need help/Info/etc PLEASE: The incident I am trying to research an incident that happened on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, 1964.The disaster made the TV & newspapers, but it was nothing "official" I know the accident happened, as I was involved & one of the many injured (many killed also) Pert. info: It was a joint military exercise involving US Air Force, C-130 jump planes & US Army 82d Airborne Division. As follows>It was a mass parachute jump. The first wave of drop planes discharged there parachutists OK. The 2nd wave of drop planes dropped altitude & the wings, props, etc. flew & sliced through the troopers & there chutes as they were dropping slowly to the ground. It was a disaster!!The exercise involved three companies, 1,500 men, of the 2d Battle Group, 50th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. I know for a FACT that the US Pentagon sent General Paul D. Adams, Commander of Strike Command at Macdill Air Force Base (next to Fort Bragg, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C.) And the Pentagon also sent Lt. General John D. Ryan, inspector general of the Air Force. They were sent from Washingto, D.C. to conduct a joint investigation of the event. Under the FOIA, I tried to contact both the Army & Air Force websites, but I could not even "get in>enter the site" They are holding info "very close to the vest". I am turning to you, a well respected agency for help/info. Under the FOIA, I request ANY & ALL info available. ie:photos, investigation info & results of the investigation, causes, comments, etc,etc,etc. ANY help/info,etc. regarding this request will be GREATLY APPRECIATED by me. Since I am not a professional investigator, I am lost at this point. THANK YOU for your time/help/info. regarding my request. Sincerely, Capt. Dick If needed: Captain Richard Libby <address redacted> P/S: Have a very nice Thanksgiving with your friends & family. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.32.227.45 (talk) 14:37, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.Template:Z37 I have removed your address to protect your privacy. – ukexpat (talk) 14:45, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Licensing

I am trying to post a cookbook on Wikipedia, but keep getting licensing errors. Can someone help explain what exactly I need to do to get it posted. The error message I get is 'If you do not provide suitable license and source information, your upload will be deleted without further notice. Thank you for your understanding.' Thanks, Sadie —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadie salazar (talk • contribs) 15:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

More basic question: what do you mean by "trying to post a cookbook"? Wikipedia is not a how-to manual so it is unlikely that a cookbook would be encyclopedic. Maybe you need Wikisource or Wikibooks? – ukexpat (talk) 15:38, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

For example, Moosewood Cookbook is posted on Wikipedia. So I'm looking to post a cookbook I wrote on Wikipedia as well in the same format. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadie salazar (talk • contribs) 17:16, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

No. There is an article about the Moosewood Cookbook in Wikipedia; which is not the same as somehow uploading the entire document, which sounds like what you are attempting to do; that's not something we do in Wikipedia. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:23, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Furthermore, there are articles about cookbooks at Wikipedia, but that does not mean that Wikipedia contains articles on every cookbook ever written. There are minimum standards for the inclusion of an article at Wikipedia, and "it exists" is not it. The minimum standard, known as the general notability guideline is that somebody else, outside of Wikipedia, and before the Wikipedia article existed, thought the subject important enough to write a lot about it in reliable sources. In other words, Wikipedia only covers a topic once the world outside of Wikipedia has extensively covered it. To take an example from the world of Cookbooks: The Joy of Cooking and Mastering the Art of French Cooking are both cookbooks which are the subjects of articles at Wikipedia. The reason that they are the subject of articles is that people have long found these cookbooks to be so important that the cookbooks themselves were the subject of extensive writing long before anyone started an article at Wikipedia about them. Insofar as there is no evidence that anyone, outside of you, has written extensively about your cookbook is why it does not qualify for a Wikipedia article, while other cookbooks do. If you can establish that your cookbook meets the minimum standards spelled out at Wikipedia:Notability, specifically that other people have discussed extensively (and that's the key, not merely a single mention, but an extensive discussion of it) your cookbook in reliable sources such as published books, magazines, newspapers, journals, etc, then it may merit an article. --Jayron32 17:33, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Wrong text when searching in google

I was searcing excretion in Google and your site came up first but embedded within it is the words "nigger tits". Please fix this. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.77.235.73 (talk • contribs)

Vandalism, it's been fixed. – ukexpat (talk) 16:05, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Using Wikipedia as a reference

I would like to use Wikipedia's deifinition of epilogue in a paper. How do I reference this in APA format. I cannot find any site infromation anywhere? Also, how do you cite Wikipedia in text? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.237.229 (talk) 16:09, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

The page you need is Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. This explains how to cite Wikipedia in a variety of styles. TNXMan 16:16, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Is there a Suggestions Desk?

I came to offer critique, but if there's a general way to input general Suggestions I don't know what it is.

For example, I was just at Editing Category talk:Lists of volcanoes (new section) and got an "Attention: Please Visit the Help Desk." I don't need help. Is there a better forum for general comments and suggestions? A Suggestion Desk?

You can read my comment, which is applicable to more than just the Lists page cited, at Category talk:Lists of volcanoes. Jamesdowallen (talk) 17:03, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

How about one of the Village Pumps? – ukexpat (talk) 17:14, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

One good place for suggestions relating to a particular topic area is the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. If you post your suggestion again at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Volcanoes, it will be seen by the contributors who are most likely to act upon it. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:09, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Finding an image

I'm having difficulty tracking down an image, specifically "There is no cabal" or "Approved by the cabal," preferably both. I know they exist, having seen them around for years, but suspect they're being hidden by the cabal. :) 76.102.50.55 (talk) 17:15, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Does this search find the images you are looking for? -- John of Reading (talk) 17:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Have your pick. Of pics. --Jayron32 17:24, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, both links do nicely. I always forget to check Commons. I also found File:Decree.png, which isn't in either search, a fact I attribute to the cabal. 76.102.50.55 (talk) 18:55, 18 November 2010 (UTC) fka 69.181.something or other (and not a cabal-member)

Suggestion for 'A personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales'

Hi, If I remember correctly, the donation-collection-appeal was done before also by wikipedia, not sure if that was global or not. There was a coloured bar graph used to show how much donation is collected and there was a target too.

My suggestion is to have a similar bar at the top, which motivates a lot, not only, for being part of it, but it gives a real sense of satisfaction that my help is making the difference making the bar go higher reaching towards the target. One might donate twice or thrice also, while the bar traverses the 1/3rd, 2/3rd and finally towards 100%.

Good luck to all and best regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.36.79.207 (talk) 18:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

A more appropriate place for this suggestion is Meta:Talk:Fundraising 2010 - I will copy your message to that page.  Chzz  ►  20:17, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Page Redirection

How do I un-redirect a page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.13.78.13 (talk) 18:42, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

You'll need to directly edit the redirected page. Generally, when you click on a redirect page, you'll see a note at the top of the target article that says "Redirected from X". You can click on that link to be taken to the redirect page, which you can then edit like normal. TNXMan 18:46, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Tell us the page name, so we can see what is going on. If there was a previous page at the same name that an administrator deleted, you may not be able to access the previous content unless you are an administrator. You would also need a reason for un-doing what was done earlier, which is good enough to override the earlier reasons for creating the redirect. For more information see WP:REDIRECT and WP:MOVE. --Teratornis (talk) 21:38, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

The redirect being referred to is Henry S. Jacobs (HSJ) Camp, it seems. It had previously been taken to AfD, which closed as non consensus, and was redirected last month without a rationale, it seems. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 21:46, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Since I can't actually edit wikipedia, why should I pay anything?

Hello,

For the last week or so, I've noticed all the banner ads of Jimmy Wales asking for money to keep Wikipedia advert free. If you click the banner ad, he goes on for a paragraph or two about how awesome it is to have a website where all of us can contribute to the site, and everyone can have a say in the information given.

I agree, that would be awesome. Perhaps Mr. Wales could link me to this awesome site of which he speaks, because it sure ain't Wikipedia. Any time I've ever attempted to add my two cents in, someone, usually an editor (although "they have no editorial board") and not infrequently HJ Mitchell, go right behind me and change things right back.

Here's an idea: Why don't these "editors" pay for Wikipedia? Since they are really the only ones who get to use it, it seems fair to me that they be the ones who pay for it.

In the meantime, if someone actually *does* create an online wiki that everyone is allowed to edit, I hope they'll send me a link. I'd love to contribute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.186.97.47 (talk) 19:14, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

There are many online sites that let people rant and post other forms of nonsense. Wikipedia is not one of those sites. Your "two cents" does not belong in an encyclopedia. So, it is not wrong to have it removed. -- kainaw™ 19:24, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

People who are new to editing on Wikipedia may not understand what the word "edit" means in the context of Wikipedia. In most personal computer software that lets you edit something (for example, word processor software), you edit whatever you want, and usually no one else scrutinizes your edits. Therefore many people come to Wikipedia with a notion of "editing" already in mind that does not apply here. On Wikipedia, "editing" means you change something, and then you unavoidably submit it to other editors who are free to change it or revert it. If your goal is to make edits that stick, you can maximize your chances by learning and following Wikipedia's complex rules for content. If Wikipedia did not have detailed rules to determine what belongs here, the whole site would quickly degenerate into a gigantic multi-front edit war, reflecting the many deep and bitter disagreements in the real world about what is true, right, or good. You are not required to donate any money to Wikipedia, whether you like Wikipedia or not. --Teratornis (talk) 21:12, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

HJ Mitchell is one of our more respected editors (one of the very few I've met in person, as a matter of fact); if he habitually reverts your edits, then I suspect you have been adding in personal opinion or otherwise inappropriate content. If you do not want your writing to be edited, used, and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:17, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

You can find thousands of other public wikis listed at WikiIndex. Many of them are being helped indirectly by the Wikimedia Foundation by running on the MediaWiki software that the Foundation gives away freely. (Thus even if you don't like the Foundation's policies, by donating to the Foundation you help fund the software development that benefits other groups of people who may sharply differ with the Foundation's policies.) You will not find any viable wikis that allow anyone to edit anything without any sort of correction or rules - the poorly policed wikis get quickly spammed into uselessness - but you might find some wikis whose rules are to your liking. Good luck. Everyone who edits on a wiki should try to edit on several, I think, just to retain perspective on the different rules that are possible. If you find yourself in uphill battles on one wiki, you might just need a change of scenery. You could also change yourself, but that is often much harder. --Teratornis (talk) 21:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

November 19

Additional "cost" of multiple edits?

I'm currently working on expanding a table (including references) for the locations of the Boy Scout Asia Pacific Region Jamborees. Each time that I find something in my research, I'm adding the information and the footnotes that come from it. Am I causing any additional "costs" to wikipedia (storage, retrieval time, etc.) by doing these changes in 20 or so edits rather than trying to build them off-line and doing them in one edit?Naraht (talk) 00:46, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

For each edit you have to donate $1 (or its equivalent). Just kidding. Nice of you to be concerned, but I wouldn't worry about it. Personally, I like more individual edits rather than large complex changes. Makes it easier for other editors to evaluate the changes if they are incremental.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:23, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance. The message at {{Uw-preview}} is only about what other editors will see and not about performance. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:43, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

How do I keep content changed and accurate?

I monitor the Eschatology (religious movement) page and work for the Director of Eschatology, Bruce Smith. I have made revisions to this page to keep it current and accurate, but the changes I've put on are being changed by "unauthorized" individuals who are either being malicious and ill informed. How can I guarantee that the data I put on the page is KEPT as is and is NOT ALTERED? Ronald G. Cosseboom