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December 25

Incorrect title Olle road

The title for this page should be Jeju Olle Trail — Preceding unsigned comment added by Violinpatrick (talk • contribs) 00:08, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

You can request a move at WP:RM, but is Olle road the common name? RudolfRed (talk) 00:30, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Olle Road is not a common name. This entry is the only example of it being referred to as 'road'. In official literature, it is is called 'trail' or the Korean word 'gil'.121.145.161.164 (talk) 02:28, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Email

How do I email an article on Wikipedia to another interested party? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Virginiarebel (talk • contribs) 00:39, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Just copy the URL of the article you are reading from your browser's window, and paste it into the body of your e-mail. --65.30.42.159 (talk) 04:07, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Emailing the link is usually the best option, but you can also use the 'Print/export' option on the menu (← see, left) to create a PDF that could be sent as an attachment. 74.60.29.141 (talk) 04:22, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Note that the first method is dynamic while the second method is static. That is, any later changes will show up when they click on the link, but not if you've made a PDF of it as it is now. StuRat (talk) 05:23, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Sharebox is a script that reorders your toolbox. It adds new buttons that make it easier to mail, print or share an article on Facebook or another linksharing service. You must have an account to add Sharebox to the sidebar. See User:TheDJ/Sharebox for more information. --— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:51, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Banksy

<Unsourced negative information about possibly living people removed> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.130.85 (talk) 04:38, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Mr Harris. I have removed your contribution completely, because it contains unsourced negative information about people who may be living, contrary to our policy on WP:Biography of living persons. This is not in order to censor you: such information may be included in an article, if it is referenced to a reliable published source, and if the consensus is that it is appropriate in the article.

What I suggest you do is to post on Talk:Banksy the information you would like added to the article, with the reliable independent sources that verify it, and ask other editors to add it to the article. Information which is only from your personal knowledge, or from unpublished sources, is not acceptable in Wikipedia, especially if it refers to living people. --ColinFine (talk) 00:42, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Louise Robey

Happy Christmas...Louise Robey is English also....I have a British passport....I was just born in Canada...both my parents are British....I live in France....and my son, the future Duke of ST.Albalns and great x a few grandson of King Charles 2...look up the recent movie "Anonymous" with a brilliant cast based on him as he is Lord Vere...Cheers all — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.50.178.173 (talk) 08:29, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

If you have reliable sources that can verify what you are claiming then feel free to add this information to the appropriate articles. Cheers, -Thibbs (talk) 20:45, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

editing rejected

Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) introduced an update in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Romani_rights_cases_before_international_courts_and_quasi-judicial_bodies#cite_note-3 with the missing Roma cases GHM has been successful with in these courts or bodies but it was rejected - what a pity! we do not have time to do that again and anyway we do not understand why it was rejected — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greek Heslinki Monitor (talk • contribs) 09:06, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

List of Romani rights cases before international courts and quasi-judicial bodies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I see that you have discovered how to re-instate your edit. Your edits have made the table very hard to understand - the markup for tables is quite tricky and is very unforgiving. Each row of this table is defined by exactly five lines of markup:

|-
| text to appear in the month/year column
| text to appear in the ECHR case (application no.) column
| text to appear in the year column
| text to appear in the Case (UN treaty body) column

If you can't see how to fix up your edits, it might be better to undo them and explain your intention on the talk page, Talk:List of Romani rights cases before international courts and quasi-judicial bodies, so that another editor can do it.

I have removed ClueBot's warning message from your talk page, as I think the software made a mistake, and have left you some introductory links instead. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:17, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

article for re-submission

I am trying to submit an article entitled "Mohamad Jebara" I was told it was not accepted last time because there were peacock terms being used. I made some changes to the article and would like to see if it is suitable this time. However, I cannot find a place on the page to re-submit it for approval. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marwa609 (talk • contribs) 13:18, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Please use the link provided in the decline template at the page you wish to resubmit: "You are encouraged to make improvements by clicking on the "Edit" tab at the top of this page. When you are ready to resubmit, click here." Jarkeld (talk) 13:33, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Volunteer?

For some reason Template:Autobiography/doc seems to attract narcissists who believe it's where they're supposed to record their life story for our collective benefit. The latest befuddled editor to do so is User:Passy975 who blessed us all with his very own autobiography (which was reverted) and in his latest installment has treated us to a synopsis of his latest novel—a thriller, of course! Anyone care with a lotta love and patience want to take this one on? -- DanielPenfield (talk) 14:59, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

I have reverted and left a tailored message on the user's talk page.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:30, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Delete revesion i made

How to made a deletion of a revision that I made, without leave athe ugly grey record of page history and my contributions records. Estartenf843h3er201105 (talk) 16:28, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

For most pages this can't be done, since Wikipedia's licensing requires that every edit be attributable to its editor. There are very limited exceptions, described here and here. However, if you are asking about a page in your own user space, for example your user page, then you can ask for the page to be deleted entirely by adding {{db-u1}} at the top. Once an administrator has deleted it, you will be able to recreate it with a fresh history. Your edits to the deleted page will not show in your contributions list. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:03, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

What if i want to only remove ONE revision only of a page in your own user space.Estartenf843h3er201105 (talk) 09:41, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

I have looked through your contributions to "User" and "User talk" pages, and can't see anything that could fall under the limited exceptions (revision deletion, oversight). If I've missed something, feel free to send a private request via Requests for oversight. Don't post any more details here. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:15, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Carbr carbon printing

To whom it may concern ,

If you consult the book "keepers of the light" you will notice/know the dr. Robert f green from gallery 614 was responsible for reviving the carbro carbon process in the us. He used the original German pigments up until his death in 2009. I can be reached at email . I can gady submit to articles that were written about him and the book he wrote relating sad king etc. Robert worked in monochrome and tori color and did know Todd ganger.

Thank you, Jamie hymowitz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.140.23.229 (talk) 16:56, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

If you have an improvement to make to an article, preferably with a reference to a reliable published source, which you say you have, you are welcome to edit the article. If you don't feel confident in doing that, it is best to edit the article's talk page to add the suggestion just as you have done here, so that editors who are interested in that article may make use of your contribution. --ColinFine (talk) 00:53, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Stephen Andrew Moller

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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HI, My name is Stephen ANdrew Moller and i just wanted to let you know that there is an article in your wikipedia saying that i am a murderer and that i hit someone because they were gay. We have a pretty heavy law suit going on now for slander and i was asked to contact the publishers or the publishers site and ask for it to be removed before further action is taken. In the final reading of the case i plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter. I then served 2 years in confinement. The reason that i hit Sean was because he hit me first. This is where the problem came form in the very beginning, the first on site of the investigation they did not know what happened. They assumed that was the reason. IT then took three months for a video of the whole thing to be sent in to law enforcement. Then they seen where i was struck in the face first threw a car window and then i got out and hit back one time!!!!! IT is not fair for my name to be slandered all over the site for some woman to receive funds supporting gays and lesbians. THere were several there documents that were turned in from other people who knew Sean's mother and Step father, THey kicked him out of the house because he was gay. Also the mother didn't even wait but 12 hours before she pulled the plug on her son. Also it was never stated in the papers but there was another girl who picked Sean up and dropped him on his head three times. THe FBI even said that it was not a hate crime and they dismissed the charge of a hate crime. It was then published by Paul Salviggio that it was not anything to do with the victim being gay. Please assist me in this manner getting the changes on your site. THanks a lot and Merry Christmas!!!! Stephen Moller — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.132.215.60 (talk) 19:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Issue has been raised at the Biographies of living persons noticeboard. IP to be warned about making legal threats. Singularity42 (talk) 19:39, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Stephen, I get the sense that your conscience is pretty clear. Am I right? Nomoskedasticity (talk) 19:47, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Please, this is not a forum for such discussion. Move it to the blp board as directed above. --Malerooster (talk) 20:08, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

"Fee required" tag?

Is there a suitable tag for references which require a fee to view? (Not necessarily a subscription) E.g.:[1], source [4] from: [article]   ~E : 74.60.29.141 (talk) 20:51, 25 December 2012 (UTC) Never-mind ~E:74.60.29.141 (talk) 21:03, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

December 26

misspelling

misspelling on Health savings account

you have privates pee for services. you meant private fee .....

•  Fixed In the future, you are more than free to make such changes yourself. Thanks! CTF83! 04:29, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

  To be fair, it was vandalism to a template transcluded into the article in question; the OP may have not been able to find the source of the vandalism so easily. --Jayron32 04:31, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Hindu Mythology

Could someone please fix the references on this Hindu mythology page: [[2]] Venustar84 (talk) 04:45, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

I added a reflist with this edit. —teb728 t c 05:58, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Add a listing

I would like to add my magazine, titled Mugwumps to your listing, both in the disambiguation page and as an entry. We have been around since 1971, 11 years as a print magazine and since then as www.Mugwumps.com online.76.19.241.50 (talk) 07:27, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

If (and only if) your magazine meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability - in short, that reliable sources, independent of it have written in depth about it, then there may be an article about it in Wikipedia, and it may appear in lists and disambiguation pages. However, as you have a conflict of interest, you should not be the person to write such an article. I suggest you research to find the references required, and if you can find them, post a request either at requested articles, or perhaps at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Magazines. But please don't pursue it until there are such references, as you will be wasting your time. --ColinFine (talk) 11:56, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

made Wikipedia:Revision deletion without leave gray record in Contributions Lists

How to made Wikipedia:Revision deletion without leaving ugly gray record in page's history, but still visible on detetion log.Estartenf843h3er201105 (talk) 09:37, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

You asked a question above, which was answered. This one is worded slightly differently, but I don't see that it is a different question. If the prior answer wasn't sufficient, please explain further.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 13:31, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Responding to removal of csd tag

How do I respond to the removal of csd tag by the creator with no rationale given? Just curious. Weihang7 (talk) 09:55, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Replace the tag and place {{uw-speedy1}} on their talk page. Hack (talk) 10:04, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Direct Link For Former Logo For Current WWOD

There Is A Former Logo For Current WWOD And I Think It Would Work Wonders For "Archiving" Purposes To Post This Logo Onto The Article For WWOD. The Listen Live Link For WWOD Was The Source Of This Former Logo 98.229.132.126 (talk) 10:07, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not an archive. We don't just gather every bit of information and every image related to a subject. Also, the logo is copyrighted by, most likely, the radio station and would need a good justification for being used in the article under a fair use claim. "Good" meaning not just to archive the existence of the logo of some barely notable radio station. Dismas|^(talk) 14:21, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

blocked

why am i being blocked out of silk road — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.174.195.211 (talk) 13:19, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Do you mean Silk Road? I don't see that you are. What leads you to believe you are?--SPhilbrick(Talk) 13:24, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Catch a fleeting redirect...

Hello,

When I discovered that List of flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars directed to List of Israeli flying aces, I read that article's Talk page and began combing through my aviation files. I found enough information, with cites, to create List of Egyptian flying aces and List of Syrian flying aces. This means the redirect List of flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars is doubly incorrect. The redirect should lead to a disambiguation page containing these three links. Unfortunately, I lack the skills for catching this fleeting phony indirect page and correcting this situation. Could you please help me solve this dilemma, for the good of WP?

Georgejdorner (talk) 16:12, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

When you've just been redirected, "(Redirected from List of flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars)" appears under the heading. If you click that link (or the one I've just posted), you'll be able to edit the redirect and create your disambiguation page. HTH, - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 17:26, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Rid of previous account

Hello. I have been disturbed a lot and felt sad in my real life for plenty of edits on wikipedia using my real name. I left that account. Now i dont want it to be serchable on Google either. If I google my name, I feel ashamed. Whoever googled it so far has misunderstood me, from near ones to relatives. Please tell me how talk pages, history pages, FAC or GAC pages can be hidden from google. If any admin or burocrat can do it, please tell me so. I know my name as a Wiki editor will never vanish completely from Google search but I want to minimise such results. Helpers believe me it is possible. I ll contact anyone you suggest. Since contact details on this page are not allowed, I also have a FB account to use and contact anyone privately. But please help me remove my name from the Wiki.

Yes I have an advice that, on the account creation page itself Wikipedia must warn about use of real names.Hometech (talk) 19:10, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Hometech (talk) 19:10, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

You can request a change of username at Wikipedia:Changing username. Hack (talk) 19:19, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

You can also place __NOINDEX__ on pages to make search engines not index them. The Anonymouse (talk • contribs) 19:44, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

where on the page? at the top of it while editing? Hometech (talk) 22:13, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

When in editing mode, simply place it somewhere on the page, it doesn't matter whether it is at the top or at the bottom. Then save the page. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 22:30, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, when creating a username, all it says is Create an account / Joining Wikipedia is free. / Username (help me choose) - and then a box to enter a username. It would help to add a sentence after the username box "Is this your or someone else's real name? Please see WP:REALNAME." Apteva (talk) 04:45, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

When you click on help me choose, you are directed to WP:Username policy which warns of the dangers of using your real name. Hack (talk) 14:32, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Hide/Remove "Editing Wikipedia..." Link

How to hide/remove "Editing Wikipedia..." link on top of every page? It wasn't there before but suddenly it popped out. Thanks for help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakbarn (talk • contribs) 22:28, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi there. I do not believe there is an approach to removing the "Editing Wikipedia" notice from the page. The best you can do is close the banner, and then it should stay closed with just the saying there. That is the only action that can be taken I'm afraid. Merry Christmas, ₮๒Я∆и∂ﾚ∑ㄚ 02:24, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Adding a Few United Nations Millenium Development Goals (ie Under-5 Mortality Rate, % Access to Improved Sanitation, % Access to Improved Water Sources, etc) to Country Pages Sidebars

I wasn't sure where to post a suggestion for Wikipedia, maybe someone will bump this suggestion to appropriate place.

Maybe Wikipedians might consider adding a few UN Decennial Development Goals to the sidebar of Country pages, for instance, under the heading 'Population', such as:

<H69><a href="http://apps.who.int/gho/data/#" target="_blank">World Health Statistics</a></H69> (1) <a href="http://apps.who.int/gho/data?theme=main&vid=1320" target="_blank">Under-5 Mortality (Rate)</a> \t [VALUE] (VALUE) (2) <a href="http://apps.who.int/gho/data?theme=main&vid=590" target="_blank">Access to Improved Water Sources (% pop., 2010)</a> \t [VALUE] (3) <a href="http://apps.who.int/gho/data?theme=main&vid=590" target="_blank">Access to Improved Sanitation (% pop., 2010)</a> \t [VALUE] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.153.48.10 (talk) 23:02, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Y Done. I re-posted your suggestion here. -Thibbs (talk) 20:43, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

December 27

High Schools in Texas

when clicking on this (see subject line) in wikipedia, you arrive at the correct place to find texas high schools by Alphabetically listed COUNTies. when going to Upshur County, then clicking on Gilmer High School, it takes you to a Gilmer High School in the state of Georgia.

FYI

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.196.7.97 (talk) 01:24, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing this out. I have fixed it with this edit.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:01, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Whoops, as caught by Deor, wrong state! The link to the school, properly in Upshur County, has been disambiguated so that the listing is now a redlink to the not yet existing article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:20, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

how to call a italy mobile phont numer?

i have known the method to add 0039+33xxxxxxxx, but i still can't call this number.

my italy friend's mobile phone number is 33 xxxxxxxx, but she always call me with another card number that is 388 xxxxxxx. i don't know how to recall her. please tell me one method to deal with this problem. thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.89.99.37 (talk) 02:23, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

This Help Desk is for answering questions about how to edit Wikipedia. For general knowledge questions, please see the Reference Desk. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 02:31, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism from IP203.59.92.19

Hi, the user using this IP address 203.59.92.19 has been vandalizing articles for the last few days. Me and the other editors have already warned this person on his or her talk page User talk:203.59.92.19, however, looks like he or she at it again on Liam Bartlett and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie articles.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 03:09, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

For what its worth, users who vandalize Wikipedia are typically reported at administrator intervention against vandalism, rather than the help desk. You may wish to report the user in question there, although someone could already address the concern here. ₮๒Я∆и∂ﾚ∑ㄚ 03:13, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

• TBrandley is correct, WP:AIV is the place to report this type of thing for next time, but since I saw it here I've blocked the IP for a week. --Floquenbeam (talk) 03:20, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Problem to modify AT Internet's page EN

Hello,

I would like to modify AT Internet's Page (English) and add it history and its products.

But when I modify it, the content is deleted after one week, I don't why.

Could you explain me why ?

Regards,

David — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dp-at (talk • contribs) 09:28, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Someone has already posted a message to you on your Talk page about the problem. I think you should discuss the issue there. Roger (talk) 09:43, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

CAPTCHA/Updating James H Fetzer

I have tried to update the entry for the conspiracy theorist James H Fetzer to include his "theories" about Dept. of Homeland Security and Mossad involvement in the Sandy Hook school massacre. I have completed my amendments to the entry, but every time I try to save the changes and complete the CAPTCHA box, the CAPTCHA box reappears with a new code. This is my first time making an entry; am I missing something???

for what it's worth, here is my attempted entry:

Mossad Involvement in SandyHook School Massacre

In a PressTV column Fetzer accused Mossad of carrying out the Sandy Hook school massacre, as part of a Department of Homeland Security plot to confiscate civilian weapons as part of a process of "gearing up to conduct a massive civil war against the American people." Claiming that "the killing of children is a signature of terror ops conducted by agents of Israel," Fetzer further linked the Mossad's alleged role in the killings at Sandy Hook to alleged Mossad involvement in the Utøya massacre by Anders Behring Brevik. In the Utøya massacre, Mossad was taking revenge for Norway's support for sanctions on Israel. In the case of Sandy Hook, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyanhu was purportedly angered by American failure to approve military strikes on Iran.

References

You get the CAPTCHA box every time you save an edit which includes an external link. You should only get the 2nd CAPTCHA if the 1st one was incorrect. 74.60.29.141 (talk) 18:30, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

On a side note, people actually believe this nonsense?--ukexpat (talk) 15:01, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

programming languages

In the article comparing programming languages, references are made to SASS. I believe there was some confusion between SAS and SSAS, resulting in these incorrect references being rendered as SASS.

Owen Hale Clemson University — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.127.29.24 (talk) 16:17, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

What article do you mean? --Orange Mike | Talk 16:31, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

There is no mention of SASS in Comparison of programming languages so I guess you mean another article. Is it Comparison of programming languages (syntax)? SASS is mentioned twice there. The first mention is linked like this: SASS. Both mentions are in perfect agreement with http://sass-lang.com/docs/yardoc/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html#comments so I don't see a problem. What exactly do you think is incorrect? If the problem is that you didn't know there is a language called SASS then note that terms are often linked the first time they occur in an article. Simply click the link "SASS" to see there is a language of that name. Or use the search box at top of any page, or an external search engine. For example Google Search where http://sass-lang.com is the first hit for SASS, and our own article is the third. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:10, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

"Common Knowledge" Citations

If a piece of information is considered to be "common knowledge" (ex. "Snowmen are made of snow."), does it need to be cited? Thank you. Henrib736 (talk) 16:59, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

If it is truly common knowledge, and no one is likely to dispute it, then it does not need a citation unless someone disputes it or it would violate WP:BLP policy without one. Note though, that if someone is asking for a citation, just give them one rather then arguing over whether its common knowledge. Monty₈₄₅ 17:11, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

(EC)I'm going to try to provide a balanced perspective here... I fear that the answer you'll get will ultimately depend on the editor you're talking to, the phase of the moon, your credit score, and any sunspot activity at the time. To me, it's always boiled down to, "Not everything needs to be cited...but if an editor challenges material then it usually is best to cite it, and if it remains uncited then removing it may ultimately prove to be an appropriate course of action." Relevant policies include WP:V, WP:BURDEN and WP:MINREF. MINREF discusses what constitutes a legitimate challenge to unsourced material, BURDEN stipulates that once material has been challenged and removed, an editor who wishes to reinsert the material is ultimately responsible for providing an inline citation, and V is everything you'd ever want to know about Wikipedia's Verifiability policies...but these things are in a bit of a state of flux, partly because many editors have differing viewpoints. WP:BLUE and WP:NOTBLUE are two essays (i.e. non-binding opinions) that take opposing viewpoints regarding whether or not it's necessary to cite "everything", and I feel they both have valid points to make. I should note that it's worth considering whether moving the material to the article's Talk page, where interested editors may be able to address it at some point in the future, is preferable to simply deleting it. I hope this helps! Doniago (talk) 17:16, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

pornographic picture

Hello, the article on the Hagia Sophia church has a porn picture mixed in with the rest of the temple's photos. Thanks chad — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.252.145.128 (talk) 22:01, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, do you mean Hagia Sophia? If so, I don't see anything now. Perhaps it was fixed. Could you indicate exactly where you saw the vandalism? --Jayron32 22:28, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Possibly Hagia Sophia Church, Sofia or Hagia Sophia Church, Nesebar, though I don't see any recent vandalism to either, or to any of their included images.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:46, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

December 28

Can registered user use Wikipedia for oppression?

At least 2 or 3 users of portuguese wikipedia are repressing a boycott that happens in Aracaju, by undoing and "protecting"(censuring) "IPs" from editing (telling the truth even with references) without even submit warning. Is it allowed, that behavior? --177.215.165.170 (talk) 00:29, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, this is English Wikipedia. We can't do anything about Portuguese Wikipedia. If you're having a problem at Portuguese Wikipedia, you're going to have to raise it there. --Jayron32 00:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for fast reply, I just want to know if this is accepted or not, solving isn't needed. --177.215.165.170 (talk) 00:37, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

No-one is going to answer your question here about the rights and wrongs of whatever is happening on the Portuguese Wikipedia; this is the help desk for the English Wikipedia. Bencherlite^Talk 00:40, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

AfD for article that clearly meets WP:GNG

I've been on Wikipedia for 3 years or so. I'm not a newbie. But I've created an article, List of Start Menu replacements for Windows 8 which clearly and easily meets WP:GNG:

Although the article clearly meats WP:GNG, it was nominated for deletion. Most of the complaints against it seem to be because the article is a stub. Yes, it is a work in progress but it can be expanded and improved through the normal editing process. I'm not sure how to respond to arguments that aren't a valid a reason for deletion. The original nominator for AfD has subsequently withdrawn their request yet the AfD remains open. Can someone please look over Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Start Menu replacements for Windows 8 and tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:57, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

• You've done nothing wrong, and there's nothing else you can do. An admin will be along at some point in the indefinite future to close the AFD and make a ruling on the consensus, either to delete the article or to keep it. In the mean time, there's not much else. --Jayron32 03:54, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Use of the prefix "Dr."

Is there any Wikipedia policy regarding the use of the prefix "Dr." before proper nouns? --PlanetEditor (talk) 03:16, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(people)#Titles_and_styles This guideline says to avoid such titles and honorifics, except in very rare cases where the honorific is completely tied to the person (i.e. Mother Theresa). --Jayron32 03:20, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. --PlanetEditor (talk) 03:30, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

I was wondering about that myself, in regard to Infobox/person. For example, there is an Infobox parameter for honorific prefix; when I put "Dr." in there, it changes the Infobox title to "Dr. Hoozit". However, it seems inappropriate to leave that parameter blank, if that person does indeed have an honorific title, even if it is not most commonly used. Should I remove the "Dr." in such cases? (e.g.: Gladys Tantaquidgeon) ~E : 74.60.29.141 (talk) 03:40, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Pizza tamil movie

Hi, we are the producers of pizza movie telugu version. We request you to remove the story ,Since its a suspense thriller. You can partly reveal the plot but not completely. Please do the needful .

Thanking you. Samanya reddy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.221.212.88 (talk) 05:16, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

The Wikipedia community have discussed this issue over the years, and the consensus here is that "spoilers" are no different from any other encyclopedic content, and will not be deleted solely because they are spoilers. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Spoiler. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:32, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

The Telugu Wikipedia may have a different policy or consensus about this but we cannot help you with that, this is the Help Desk for the English Wikipedia only. Roger (talk) 14:28, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Article with Α (Alpha) rather than A (Latin)

The article Α2-HS-glycoprotein starts with an Alpha, not an A. I know that there are rules against having usernames with characters that look like Latin Letters, but I'm not sure what to do in the case of an article.Naraht (talk) 05:19, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Moved it to A2-HS-glycoprotein, leaving a redirect behind. If someone thinks it's incorrect to have the article name in a place where people can actually type the name, I'd like to hear the argument as to why.—Kww(talk) 06:30, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

I think the article is mis-titled. I looked at all 9 references. They refer to the compound as:

• alpha-2HS-glycoprotein
• Alpha₂-HS glycoprotein
• alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein (primary source)
• alpha-2-Heremans Schmid-glycoprotein
• fetuin-A
• alpha2HS-glycoprotein
• AHSG

So, it seems, "alpha" is always spelled out with the exception of the acronym AHSG. In that case, it seems perfectly reasonable to use the latin "A", since it's an abbreviation of the English transliteration of the Greek letter ("alpha"), not meant to represent the Greek letter directly (and that letter would be a lower-case "α" by normal naming conventions, and as shown in all but one reference, anyway).

Ref 3 points to the US NIH, which says the official name from HGNC is "alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein" and symbol is "AHSG". I would suggest the article be named that way, with redirects from the other ones as needed. I don't think redirects beginning with the Greek "α" or "Α" are needed. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 07:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

This all seems well and good; but a discussion over at WP:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology might yield better results. This Help desk is for more simple-minded help related to WP editing in general. ;) ~E : 74.60.29.141 (talk) 20:34, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Alan's suggestion seemed reasonable enough for me to act on. The article is now at Alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein and lowercase. But is lowercase right? Biosthmors (talk) 22:10, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

If not please remove the lowercase template. I won't be watching the conversation here. Biosthmors (talk) 22:11, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Regarding Kww's initial comment: see the arguments put forward by the people who advocate – instead of - in article titles, because they say that it's incorrect to have article names in places where people can actually type the names. Nyttend (talk) 02:09, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Please help with email

Hey friends. I want to send e-mails to other users, however, I don't think it is working probably. What do I have to write as my e-mail adress? Thanks, (Help desk talkback please) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 08:48, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Good question. You asked what you've to write as your e-mail address. Okay now when you start to write an e-mail to another user

at first you'll see

• From:X
• To:Y
• Subject:ABC

Then message.

But over the emailing side there's said Please note. Note that and see what's written in the last line.

It's said Your email address WILL be disclosed to the recipient

So you don't need to write your email address. Your email address will be disclosed to the recipient. Good Luck and Have a good day.--Pratyya ^{(have a chat?)} 09:02, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for that; but where it says "*From:X" and "TO:Y" -- do I write the username, not the e-mail adress? Also, can I remove the "X" and the "Y" if it is there? CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 09:16, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Ha Ha Ha. The X said by me is an unknown word. I don't know whom you are trying to send e-mail. That's why I wrote X. And the Y is same as X. But if the sender is you then It'll be Curtaintoad. But you don't need to write them.It is written automatically when you write an e-mail. Cheers.--Pratyya ^{(have a chat?)} 09:23, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

• Hello CurtainToad, are you looking for help with the general process of sending an e-mail, or are you trying to send an e-mail to another Wikipedia editor? Salvidrim! 09:27, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

• If it is about on-wiki e-mail communications, when you navigate to Special:EmailUser/Salvidrim, for example, the "From:" line should already indicate your username and the "To:" line should already indicate my username. All you have to do is to write down the subject and content of your message and click send. Try it now, I'll let you know if I received it properly! :) Salvidrim! 09:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Are you sure that you've got e-mail enabled in your Wikipedia preferences? If you have, the From and To fields should be filled in automatically with the relevant usernames when you click on the "Email this user" link for another user who has e-mail enabled, and you don't have the option to change the content of those fields. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:34, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Okay, I'll try! Thanks! ;) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 09:36, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

It has not been authenticated yet, though. :/ CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 10:13, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Can you please help me more with this? Thanks, CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 10:38, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

• Is your email address listed in your preferences?
• Have you ticked the box "Enable e-mail from other users" just underneath the email address?
• What message do you see if you visit Special:ConfirmEmail? -- John of Reading (talk) 10:42, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

• Is my address really curtaintoadonwikipedia@gmail.com (do I need ".au" at the end?)
• When I see Special:ConfirmEmail, I'm pretty the message says "You must be logged in and have a valid authenticated e-mail address in your preferences to send e-mail to other users."

It is a massive problem! CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 10:57, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

I am actually getting a little bit confused. :/ CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 11:01, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

At this page, do you see the message

Your e-mail address was authenticated on xxxx-xx-xx at xx:xx:xx?

If not, what message is being shown? -- Toshio Yamaguchi 11:04, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not offer email accounts. You must have an email account from somewhere else in order to send emails via Wikipedia. The address of that account must be saved at Special:Preferences. You should know what your email address is. We don't know. Special:EmailUser/Curtaintoad currently says "This user has not specified a valid e-mail address." PrimeHunter (talk) 11:43, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Okay there're many answers. Now I want to say that Go straight to your preference.Go down. At last of the preference you'll see E-mail options.

Under this,

E-mail (optional)* your e-mail address.Beside this there's a link named (Change your e-mail address) under this, * You do not have to provide an e-mail address, but if you forget your password, you will not be able to regain access to your account without one. You can provide an e-mail address later on, or change it. If you change your e-mail address, you will need to reconfirm it. You also need to provide an e-mail address if you wish to enable the "E-mail this User" feature to either send or receive emails via Wikipedia. Your e-mail address is not revealed when other users contact you.

written there.Then under this

• E-mail confirmation: Your e-mail- a date when your e-mail authenticated.
• Enable e-mail from other users
• Send me copies of e-mails I send to other users
• E-mail me when a page or file on my watchlist is changed
• E-mail me when my user talk page is changed

you must enable the Enable e-mail from other users The other 3 depends on your choice.

After that hit the save button.

Then an e-mail will be sent to you with a confirmation link. Then clink the confirmation code and the e-mail address will be enabled. For more help see Help:Email confirmation and Wikipedia:Emailing users. And if you want to change your e-mail address then click this button in your preference (Change your e-mail address). Cheers.--Pratyya ^{(have a chat?)} 12:13, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Hatnotes

Should Hatnote's be placed under or over tags? XapApp (talk) 13:06, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

The very first paragraph of the page you linked to sums it up quite nicely: "Hatnotes are placed at the very top of the article, before any other items such as images, navigational templates and maintenance templates (like the "cleanup", "unreferenced", and "POV" templates)." ;) Salvidrim! 13:09, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Styles on user pages

How to I put styles on my user page? For example, User:Mediran, etc. --FrankDev (talk) 13:11, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

It would be better to ask User:Mediran. But for your help I'll give you some suggestion. Because I myself was inspired by Mediran's userpage. It's all about your choice. But I want to ask you what do you need to know specifically. Because an user page contains many things. Please answer this.--Pratyya ^{(have a chat?)} 13:18, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

• Is there a template for doing it? --FrankDev (talk) 13:20, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

No. You have to design and make your user page manually.--Pratyya ^{(have a chat?)} 13:28, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

•  Done Thank you! --FrankDev (talk) 15:01, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

removal of content from "" Chennai International Film Festival" page

Dear Sir

I had filled in data in references of the "" Chennai International Film Festival" but it has been removed. I do not know why. All the data is in the public domain. No malicious content has been put in by me. All data is relevant to the page Chennai International Film Festival Please advise--- Nakeeran1010 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nakeeran1010 (talk • contribs) 14:27, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

This is an encyclopedia, not an accumulation of links to external articles. What you did was flood the article with a massive deluge of useless and excessive links to articles in other places. Take a look at how the articles about other film festivals such as Sundance Film Festival are structured, for how it should have looked. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:46, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Blatant spam

I just removed a few external links from evacuation and emergency related articles. I left a few that should have been removed. The related wikiproject talk page hasn't seen much use lately. Would someone like to look at the links I left and judge which if any should remain?--Canoe1967 (talk) 15:28, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Can you make it easier for everyone to help and provide links to the specific articles that you're talking about? Dismas|^(talk) 17:01, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

I assume they are:

Emergency evacuation (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views).--ukexpat (talk) 17:06, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Ooops! Yes, those are the 2 articles. It seems I wasn't thinking when I posted earlier.--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:11, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Olivia Williams help request

Can someone please read the first paragraph regarding the actress Olivia Williams as it contains a derogatory remark and the word N*G**R — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.208.4 (talk) 17:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

•  Done This vandalism was removed almost immediately, but thank you for bringing it up for attention. 78.26 (I'm no IP, talk to me!) 17:58, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Article not in search

Hello! I have already made an article on Roberto Facondo but when i do a search it want appear on the list, why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.196.48.194 (talk) 19:34, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Are you referring to the page User:Roberto.facondo? That's a user page and not an article. It appears if you click "Everything" after searching. User pages are not searched by default. If you are considering to make an article about yourself then see Wikipedia:Autobiography, and Roberto Facondo doesn't appear to satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (music). PrimeHunter (talk) 19:48, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Interlanguage links for WikiProjects

Hi, I have recently started manually adding in interlanguage links to WikiProject pages like this. I remember when bots started taking over the job of WP:WPIW, and I tend to rely on them completely, so the fact that these inter-language links seem to require manual editing makes me wonder whether what I'm doing is OK by Wikipedia's rules. Maybe this is more unstable of a practice since the WikiProject structure is sometimes quite different at different Wikipedias. But are there any prohibitions (or guideline discouragements) against IL-linking to other WikiProjects? -Thibbs (talk) 20:34, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

The only problem is that you added the links outside noinclude tags so the links were also displayed in pages using the template. I have fixed it.[3] Interlanguage bots don't work completely on their own. At first an editor adds an interlanguage link at some language and then bots copy it to the other languages. See more at Help:Interlanguage links. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

OK good to know. Thanks. -Thibbs (talk) 13:45, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Guss Carr

Wikipedia does not have page on Gus Carr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.62.114 (talk) 21:25, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

You can make one by clicking on this redlink -->Gus Carr and writing some words in the white box. Then remember to click "save". :) -Thibbs (talk) 21:30, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

There's a bit more to it than that! These "find sources" links suggest that Carr hasn't attracted enough independent media coverage yet in reliable sources to support a Wikipedia article. There's more on this at WP:BIO and WP:NACTOR. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:56, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Article visits

Hi, I watched a bit of a Wikipedia promotional video recently, in which one contributor said she had written an article, then come back some time later to find that 100,000 people had read it. How did she know that? 86.176.209.22 (talk) 03:47, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

On the history tab of any page there is a link to Page view statistics. If you click on the link it takes you to the page. GB fan 03:58, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Oh thanks, I did actually know about that "Wikipedia article traffic statistics" site, though not about the direct link from the history page. However, I thought the reference in the video was to an all-time viewing count, whereas the page you refer to only goes back a maximum of 90 days, as far as I can tell. (I guess if she came back within 3 months it would be all-time for that article...) 86.176.209.22 (talk) 04:12, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

You can see earlier pageviews via a box near the bottom of the screen. Choose, for example, "201201" to see the views from January 2012. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 04:52, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

I CANNOT READ NOR ENTER YOUR SECURITY SERIES OF LETTERS AT THE BOTTOM TO BECOME A MEMBER ----FIX OR I MOVE ON

I CANNOT READ NOR ENTER YOUR SECURITY SERIES OF LETTERS AT THE BOTTOM TO BECOME A MEMBER ----FIX OR I MOVE ON

DANTE MICHAEL SOIU — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.200.194.246 (talk) 05:06, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

This is the help desk for Wikipedia. We don't have a 'security series of letters' - and come to that, we don't have 'members'. You appear to be referring to another website. I suggest you 'move on' to the website you are referring to. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:09, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Andy, are you sure that WP doesn't use some form of "Captcha" somewhere for new editors trying to register? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 05:11, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

I confirm there is a Captcha. However, right under it, there's a note saying: "Can't see the image? We can create an account for you!". I recommend that you use that if the letters prove too hard to decipher. :) Salvidrim! 05:15, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict)There definitely is a Captcha required to register. Andy, please go be grumpy elsewhere. Don't come to the help desk if you don't feel like being helpful. --Onorem♠Dil 05:16, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Apologies for that - is this new? I can't remember having to use one to register, though then again, I have a lousy memory for such things. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:23, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

• I agree that the wp Captcha are hard to read. Can we put easier ones in somehow? I found them trying to log to the rev-del IRC.--Canoe1967 (talk) 05:20, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

The Captcha is case sensitive; try unlocking your caps lock key.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:52, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

can't authenticate TUSC account

Hello,

I'm having trouble using the CommonsHelper tool to move pictures from Wikipedia to Commons. I get a warning message saying that I couldn't authenticate my TUSC account, but I've already tried to create my TUSC account three times. What should I do? Is there a place where I can log in to check my TUSC account settings? Edge3 (talk) 05:25, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Dispute

http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Lawrence-King&action=history

There is some personal war going, probably. I have got all the documents, proving my edits, but the users 76.102.49.177 and Galassi are reverting the article to its previous state where it has lots of mistakes. Could you please help me with that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaterinaLK (talk • contribs) 09:44, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Katerina fails to mention that she is Andrew Lawrence-King's manager and has a major conflict of interest, especially considering some of the unreferenced hype she added. 76.102.49.177 (talk) 09:50, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Content disputes are best resolved at the dispute resolution noticeboard. :) Salvidrim! 09:53, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Katerina also needs to be aware that it doesn't matter how many documents she has: if they are not published by a reliable source, they may not be used as references, and information supported only by them is treated as unreferenced and may be removed. See WP:Verifiability. --ColinFine (talk) 10:37, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Some of the material in the article appears to have been copied and pasted from http://www.armonicotributo.com/IWAMPA/AndrewLawrenceKing/JanvanElsacker.html, so presumably a copyright violation? - David Biddulph (talk) 11:18, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Promotional albums

How should promotional albums be listed in artist discographies? For example Marcella Detroit's "Without Medication Plus MTV Buzz Live"?--Meluvseveryone (talk) 13:11, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure "promotional" is really an album type, they're usually either singles or EPs or albums of another type. In the example given it appears to be a live album, Marcella Detroit discography doesn't have a section for them but one can easily be added, {{Infobox artist discography}} can accommodate them. Яehevkor ✉ 13:32, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

My first edit

Hi, I am a new user and made my first edit and would like to know whether or not it's right. I added Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada to the article Kiefer Sutherland. But he was born in Britain TO Canadian parents. Is he naturalized or already Canadian by his parents? I hope you understand my point. Raykox (talk) 14:22, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

It is ok, in my opinion. Ruslik_Zero 15:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

(ec)I have reverted your change. As far as I can tell he is Canadian by birth, and so has not gone through the process of naturalization. But in any case, you should not be adding any information, especially about a living person, without a reference to a reliable source. Even if you were certain that a particular person had been naturalized, you should not add that information to Wikipedia without a reliable source that said so specifically. See WP:Verifiability for why this is important. --ColinFine (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Human body

I can't seem to find the scientific terminology for 'the body' of a person who is alive Please assist — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.236.121.24 (talk) 15:38, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

This is the help desk for Wikipedia, for questions about using and editing Wikipedia. General knowledge questions may be posted at the reference desk (specifically the Science reference desk). But you will need to be more specific about what you want, as your question makes little sense to me. --ColinFine (talk) 15:54, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Special character screen pop-up

This seems now to appear (unwanted) on my screen every time I edit, and it seems to cause a delay of several seconds before my keyboard is able to function. I've not noticed this problem before, it's very irksome. Is this just me or has anyone else noticed this problem? (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 16:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC))

Do you mean the 'Special characters' toolbar on the edit screen? If so, you can simply close it by clicking on the "▼ Special characters" link on the toolbar. ~E : (talk) 18:05, 29 December 2012 (UTC) Modified:74.60.29.141 (talk) 18:10, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

That seems to have done the trick, many thanks. (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 18:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC))

Name Change

Hello, my name is James W. Pickens and I would like to add myself to wikipedia, but before I can it seems my name when I entered it shows my name as James w pickens and I would like it to show as (James W. Pickens). How do I get it to show ( James W. Pickens )??