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    September 13

    Accessing text included in Special:WhatLinksHere

    I always have trouble finding background pages of the interface. The text in special:whatlinkshere that provides "External tools: Show redirects only" is called from where?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:44, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    MediaWiki:Linkshere. Add ?uselang=qqx to the url to see MediaWiki message names. Or enable "Create a toolbox link to show the page with messages from the user interface substituted with their names" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:58, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Much obliged. I really like that gadget option.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:13, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Timeline display issues

    I was just editing timelines for some articles; and all of a sudden, it didn't show up. Here's an example to check out: Empire 8. How can I fix that? jlog3000 (talk) 04:04, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    There was a software upgrade a few hours ago. I've posted at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Release 1.20wmf11 re-deployed. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:20, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I wonder if that can be solved soon. Because I have proposed timelines to edit/create for some articles. jlog3000 (talk) 22:03, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    This has been fixed. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:32, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wanted to Edit my personal information content on Wikipedia a.s.a.p

    Hello,

    I wanted to edit my personal information content on [[1]]. The updated content should look like:

    'Shriram Iyer' - a multilingual singer and a fireball on stage – he started his journey in 1998 and has not looked back thereafter.

    He has performed in over 2000 shows in India and across the world. He is a very prominent name in the world of live performances today and a specialist in modern concepts, he has a unique ability to blend various genres of music. Whether it is Classical or Bollywood, Sufi or Fusion, he renders all concepts with equal ease by capturing the audience with his mesmerizing voice and energy...

    Apart from his livewire performances, Shriram has done playback singing for IQBAL, UMAR, UDAAN, NO ONE KILLED JESSICA & SHOR IN THE CITY.....

    He has to his credit the success of his album “OM” - a fusion album launched by TIMES MUSIC, which was critically acclaimed the world over and was nominated for the Sangeet awards held at San Francisco.

    Shriram has also composed and sung title tracks for serials namely SHABAASH INDIA for which he has won the RAPA AWARD, TITAN ANTAKSHARI, HERO HONDA SA RE GA MA PA, Lil Champs and ROCK N ROLL FAMILY for ZEE TV and also Zinda dil for Zee NEXT.

    He has performed for corporates like Reliance, HDFC Bank, Kurl On, Dr Reddys, Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI and for government festivals, Common Wealth Games, IPL.....the list goes on.....

    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    You may even visit my Official Website which shows the proper profile content. http://www.shriramiyer.com/profile.html

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Request you to update it soon.

    Thanks & Warm Regards, Shriram Iyer Mihir4knack (talk) 04:14, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry, but it's way too promotional. I suggest you read WP:COI. - Purplewowies (talk) 04:16, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm afraid that the text you have included above will not be able to be added to the Wikipedia article, because it has a completely inapprorpriate tone for what a Wikipedia article is supposed to be. What you've written is an advertisement. Wikipedia doesn't host advertisements. It hosts encyclopedia articles. See Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not for some more things that Wikipedia doesn't do, the section titled Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion is relevent. --Jayron32 04:19, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    My Article has disappeared from Google Search?

    Hi

    My article was made "live" a few days ago, and was also showing in Google Search. However it is no longer appearing in Google

    Is there perhaps something I can do to get it back please?

    Thank you kindly — Preceding unsigned comment added by Audblack (talk • contribs) 06:54, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    We have absolutely no control over Google search listings, though it will relate to how many other webpages link to it. However, your article shows up just fine for me on the Google search listing for Cofield Mundi, although it is about the 50th item down the list.--Shantavira|feed me 07:36, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You should add categories and make incoming wikilinks from other Wikipedia aricles. This may help in the Google search rankings but you should also do it for our existing readers. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:01, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Iam the assistant editor of the newly refurbished chakpak.com which is a South indian cinema based website (as of now).

    Earlier it used to be an authoritative site on the Bollywood and Hindi film related information. But after transition none of that data is present in our current site.

    We have 274 links on wikipedia which link to no pages on our site and give a 404 error. There are only three working links 201,202, and 203.

    Please can you help me remove all the dead links. which are shown in http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&limit=500&offset=0&target=http%3A%2F%2F*.chakpak.com

    Please help out

    Thanks, deePu, Asst. Editor, Chakpak.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.119.115.242 (talk) 08:56, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Did the old content of the site move to another site or is it off the Internet? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:04, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I imagine all of these should be removed from articles as promotional spam Span (talk) 18:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    No correction allowed?

    Could someone please read this page and tell me what they think

    Talk:Tim Wonnacott

    The year of birth in the article is wrong but attempts to correct it are always undone. Do not just read my posts, read all. Why would someone persistantly put up the wrong date? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brakn (talk • contribs) 10:59, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Take a look at WP:BLP, and in particular, Wikipedia:BLP#Misuse_of_primary_sources. I would suggest that, under these guidelines, an "official" birthdate claimed by the article's subject and adhered to consistently should not be replaced in a Wikipedia article by something we have garnered from primary sources and which is not confirmed by anything the subject has ever said or published. - Karenjc 17:21, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Book malfunctioning

    At some point yesterday 9/12/12 the ability to drag and drop pages in the book failed and also the capacity to save specifically as a book — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fredwage (talk • contribs) 12:41, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Discussed at bugzilla:39827. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:32, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    How to establish a Preferred Language in an article

    There is a tug-o-war beginning on the soil article with one editor reverting another's edits of British English or American English. How does one establish a preferred variation of English on the article. Can I just establish that myself or should it be addressed in the talk page and a consensus be established? I am a major contributor to that article and it is largely written in American English though I do occasionally slip into the British spelling. Zedshort (talk) 14:25, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You hit the nail on the head with the word consensus. Where an article does not have a clear tie to one form of English over another and no consistent usage has been established, consensus is really the only option. See WP:ENGVAR.--ukexpat (talk) 14:40, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Detected possible vandalism

    Before this moment I've been using Wikipedia purely passively, but upon reading this article Maria_(given_name) I found a line that is definitely out of order. I've no idea where to report it and feel uncomfortable just editing it myself. Could anyone lend a hand?

    It concerns this change: http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Maria_%28given_name%29&diff=510267730&oldid=507084352 by an anonymous user with IP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/86.42.164.168 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdvanes (talk • contribs) 14:47, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't think it's vandalism per WP:VANDALISM but it is unsourced opinion/comment so I have reverted it.--ukexpat (talk) 15:00, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    In the future, feel free to be bold and edit the article yourself. Also, vandalism can be reported to WP:AIV. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 15:04, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the information and correction. I'll keep it in mind for future reference. Mdvanes (talk) 08:32, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Citing specific volumes in a 3-volume work

    Hello,

    In the References section on this page I've entered separately all three volumes of the 2nd ed of Douglas Richardson's Plantagenet Ancestry:

    Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    In the citations themselves, I've entered individual volume numbers right before the page numbers, but the template doesn't differentiate between the volumes, and the footnotes thus show only that a particular citation is to Plantagenet Ancestry, but not to a specific volume. Is there a way to do this, or does the template being used on this page not provide for differentiation between volumes in the footnotes ? Thanks.NinaGreen (talk) 16:53, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The {{Cite book}} template has a |volume= parameter.--ukexpat (talk) 17:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I have this (within the usual curly brackets etc.) for my third citation in the text on that page:
    Richardson|2011|volume=III|p=410
    But the volume number still doesn't show up in the footnote.NinaGreen (talk) 18:00, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    As far as I can tell {{Harvnb}} does not have a volume parameter. - Purplewowies (talk) 18:03, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The volume param seems to be more suited to citing journals in the way that it just bolds whatever you put on it and appends it after the publisher. I usually just explicitly specify the volume with the article title, especially if the individual volumes also have different titles. e.g. from the last article I created:
    • Rathbun, Mary J.; Richardson, Harriet; Holmes, Samuel Jackson; Cole, Leon J. (1910). Harriman Alaska Expedition. Volume X: Crustacea (PDF). Harriman Alaska Series. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 171–172, pl. VI.
    {{cite book|author1=[[Mary J. Rathbun|Rathbun, Mary J.]] |author2=[[Harriet Richardson|Richardson, Harriet]] |author3=[[Samuel Jackson Holmes|Holmes, Samuel Jackson]] |author4=[[Leon J. Cole|Cole, Leon J.]] |title =Harriman Alaska Expedition. Volume X: Crustacea|publisher =Smithsonian Institution|location=Washington|series =Harriman Alaska Series|year =1910|pages=171–172; pl. VI|url =http://ia700304.us.archive.org/8/items/alaskaexp10harruoft/alaskaexp10harruoft.pdf}}
    -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 18:15, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Many thanks for the helpful information and suggestions. I'm still stuck because I need to cite more than one volume from the second edition of Plantagenet Ancestry for different facts in different parts of the article, and the different volume numbers don't show up in the footnotes. I may have to go back to citing the first edition of Plantagenet Ancestry, which was only a single volume and for the most part contains much of the same information.NinaGreen (talk) 21:33, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]


    I suggest you add the volume to the name in the in-text citation. You will need to use a custom ref in the full citation.

    Markup Renders as 
    <ref>{{Harvnb|Richardson III|2011}}</ref>

{{reflist}}

{{Cite book |title = Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham
  |last = Richardson
  |first = Douglas
  |location = Salt Lake City
  |year = 2011
  |edition = 2nd
  |volume = III
  |ref = {{sfnref|Richardson III|2011}}
}}

    [1]

    1. ^ Richardson III 2011

    Richardson, Douglas (2011). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Vol. III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

    ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 11:15, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you! Works perfectly!NinaGreen (talk) 00:49, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Use of panorama images

    Is there a guideline about using cross-page panorama images in regard to browser use? I am seeing them often used in city articles such as Dhaka but don't know if/when/how they are properly formatted for viewing by all browsers (mobile phone users etc). Links appreciated. Ta. Span (talk) 18:14, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial#Panoramas. Is that what you are looking for? --Jayron32 18:17, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    That's great. Does that mean that using a {{Wide image}} means that all panoramas will be ok to view on all browsers? I'm wondering if there is a px limitation. Thanks Span (talk) 18:30, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Math Symbols unreadable.

    These generated images are only readable if the background color is white! I use my browser with a custom background color. It is possible to format these images with a custom background color that won't be overriden by my browser settings, can you make this a standard on wikipedia, so this won't be a problem anymore?


    the problem exist with firefox and internet explorer, new and old versions


    2 Links

    1. this is a page with some math symbols, unreadable with custom background color setting in browser.

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

    2. this is a page with the correct formatting that works with custom background color setting. it forces a white background for the image with the symbols.

    http://wikieducator.org/Help:LaTeX_Symbol_Tables — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.183.243.221 (talk) 19:47, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Try asking at WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:19, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Unable to move Untitled Star Trek sequel

    I can not figure out why the move link is not availing itself to me at Untitled Star Trek sequel.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:17, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    That page is move protected. You can see the protection log entries here. However, because the page (with the protection) was moved from prior titles, you actually have to look at the protection log entry for a prior title to see the form of protection. That probably should be fixed in the interface. Anyway, there is a requested move discussion on the talk page here which is not yet at seven days, i.e., not yet ripe for closure.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:31, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I have posted about this at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Protection log entries are obscured when a page is moved.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:50, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Rita Hayworth

    An IP commented that the "Beginning [of the article] is hard to read because of Wikipedia logo etc. being superimposed over text." The article on my browser seems fine. What might be the reasons that the page is formatting properly for the IP? Thanks Span (talk) 21:19, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It also looks fine to me. The common advice for users with such errors not seen by others is to bypass your cache. This often fixes something which had been stored incorrectly in their browser cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:41, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok. Thanks. Span (talk) 22:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    September 14

    "Freak City" entry

    I have entered information about my coining the original phrase and my intellectual property "Freak City" and citing references...Library of Congress Copyright...Dept of Patents and Trademarks...and published "Freak City" catalogs.

    Can you tell me why my entry has been deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.119.163.95 (talk) 00:22, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Because it is not encyclopedic content. Wikipedia is not for things made up one day; it is not for publicizing obscure neologisms in an effort to make them popular; and it is not for marketing and promotion. (Also: neither copyrights nor patents nor trademarks are issued to anonymous IP addresses.) --Orange Mike | Talk 00:42, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Nor are they issued for an "original phrase".--ukexpat (talk) 01:44, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Talk Page

    Will anyone have the gumption to report User:Niemti to stop erasing my talk on the Talk:Innocence of Muslims I would have the right to talk about the article thank you.— Preceding unsigned comment added by GoShow (talk • contribs)

    I'm afraid the removals were in line with policy, per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines, and I quote "Talk pages are for discussing the article, not for general conversation about the article's subject (much less other subjects). Keep discussions focused on how to improve the article. Comments that are plainly irrelevant are subject to archival or removal." The comments that Niemti removed appear to be a general discussion about the content of the film, not about changes to the Wikipedia article. The talk page is there purely to facilitate discussions about the text of the Wikipedia article, not a discussion about the subject of the article itself. I hope this clears this up. It would have been nice had Niemti explained this when the comments were removed, but the removal was appropriate. --Jayron32 04:10, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Never mind there was a discussion section so there were opinions about the film, but a thanks at least anyway.--GoShow (...............) 04:26, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The Jekyll island history center

    The Jekyll island history center has housed, for over 27 years a company that does narrated tours of the historic district on Jekyll island, via the authentic transportation of the time, a horse and carriage. This is not listed in your decription and you'd artical is therefor incomplete. The company's name is Three oaks and was named after a ledgandary local oak tree that started as three seedlings and grew into one massive oak tree. Their website is www.threeoakscarriageandtrail.com It is realy unfair to visitors to not have any idea that this service is offered there! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.252.162.172 (talk) 05:08, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a vehicle for promotion, or a tourist guide. For this company to be mentioned in the article will require both that the company or their service is notable, i.e. has been written about by independent reliable source, and that a consensus of editors of the article agree that the material belongs in the article. If you want something added about the company, and you can find the necessary independent sources, you may add it to the article; but if there is any risk that the addition might be seen as promotional (and certainly if you are connected with the company), it would be better to begin a discussion about it on the article's talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 10:59, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Born again

    Dear,

    Born again is NOT a protestant term as described, it is term from the Mouth of Yeshua HaMassiah or as you like Jesus Christ Son of God, presenting God in the World.

    See Bible

    Unless someone is born again he cant inherit the Kingdom of God so it is not a protestant term ( wherever you get this from) But a statement from Heaven as MOST important- ex ally it present to repent and receive JESUS CHRIST AS saviour King.

    be born again — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.207.155.155 (talk) 07:55, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Uh, do you have a question about "how to use and edit Wikipedia"? A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 08:49, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    VPR discussion closed. What to do next?

    What should I do now regarding this recently closed village pump discussion? Do I have to file a bug at bugzilla or what needs to be done to get this implemented? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 09:18, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    No— Gadgets are installed locally. See Wikipedia:Gadget and make a proposal. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 11:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    A proposal at Wikipedia:Gadget/proposals should link to a script. You could suggest User:PrimeHunter/My subpages.js. I know very little about JavaScript and gadgets but it works for me. If it has problems then somebody will probably point it out. I suggest you install it yourself before the proposal. It would seem a bit odd to suggest something you don't even use. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:20, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I made the proposal here. Thanks PrimeHunter for making this gadget, works fine. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 13:03, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    i need help here in cameroon

    i left cameroon to lagos nigeria to pursue my music carrier.just for me to get there things changed.i could here sounds see spirits in the dark.i can read the bull signs on inscripted on cars,i back like a wolf i speak like a prophet.i get inspired like i'm from heaven.i guess pac's spirit leave in me .i'm confuse right now .the music industry in lagos spotted me via my two friends who we leave together.please they want to kill me so i'm going back to cameroon.my name is <redacted>.25yrs old.all these happened after i prayed and fasted for seven days.as i speak,they strike me with burns all over my face ,hans,knees and down to my leg.i have the prophecy of the end time and how the bitch will be kill via awareness.THE NEW WOLRD ORDER.PLS SEND SOME ONE TO CAMEROON.I WILL BE THERE BY 18 THI MONTH. but presently i'm in calabar border to cameroon.i can sing like him eexactly i believe he's back.please tyr me and see..they shot me in lagos but i was surprise nothing happened.the want to hide the truth i bring.tee-truth jay.my address in cameroon.<redacted>.my mum's mobile <redacted phone number>.let's do it i will be waiting.now i see the positive change.i luv my twin brother pac it is time to take back ........

    Uh, LOL. Unusual requests? - ¡Ouch! (hurt me / more pain) 09:43, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Why not? A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 10:28, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Where to request renaming a "file"?

    File:A_captain_horatio_nornblower_CAPTAIN_HORATIO_HORNBLOWER-11.jpg

    The name is

    1 - misspelled
    2 - redundant
    3 - quite long.

    How are these cases handled on wikipedia?

    Furthermore, if it was shot in 1951, its copyright will expire in 2021. Is there a way to mark it for moving to the Commons in 2021? - ¡Ouch! (hurt me / more pain) 09:29, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi One.Ouch.Zero! If you put the {{Rename media|new name.ext|reason for name change}} template on the image]s description page, it will be put into Category:Wikipedia files requiring renaming. (As I'm sure you are aware, "*.ext" means the file's Filename extension.) An admin or a user with the "Wikipedia:File mover" permission will move the file, if appropriate.
    I'm no expert, but I'm fairly sure that there is no may to mark it for a move to Commons so far in the future. Hope this helps! --Shirt58 (talk) 10:03, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Update: I have gone ahead and added "It has been suggested that this media object be renamed to File:Screenshot of HMS Lydia as depicted in the 1951 film Captain Horatio Hornblower RN.jpg or a more suitable name for the following reason: The file name contains misspellings and is not a concise description of the file itself." The suggested file name may still be to long, so I have not moved it myself. --Shirt58 (talk) 10:36, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I added a section on renaming files to Help:Files. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 11:07, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    That section seems like a lot for an issue most users never deal with. I would only have added a link like "See Wikipedia:File mover for renaming of files." PrimeHunter (talk) 12:31, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Please discuss at Help talk:Files. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 12:49, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Petyer Tonkin Article

    Dear Sir

    Thtere has been an article about my work as a best selling international author in Wikipedia for some years but it had suddenly disappeared. I was wondering why ythis is and what I need to do in order to reinstate it.

    Peter Tonkin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.123.172.58 (talk) 12:48, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The article Peter Tonkin (which currently shows as a red-link, since there is no such article) was deleted by User:Jimfbleak on 30 May, with the comment "A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject". i.e the article as it stood did not contain the references to independent reliable sources which are required to show that a subject passes the notability test. If there are in fact such sources, then there could be a new article written about you; but because of your conflict of interest, you should not be the one to write it. Your best bet, if there are such sources (note that sources connected with you or your publishers are not considered independent, and so cannot be used to establish notability), is to go to WP:Requested Articles and ask for somebody to write an article. If you were to include references to the independent reliable sources in your request, that would make it more likely that somebody would pick up the request. --ColinFine (talk) 13:49, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Colin that's not quite right. The threshold for surviving a speedy deletion nomination ("does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject") is lower than the notability threshold (significant coverage in reliable sources to demonstrate notability). It is perfectly possible for an article to survive a speedy deletion nomination, but to be deleted subsequently for failing to demonstrate notability.--ukexpat (talk) 14:08, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Chandrika Balan

    Dear Sir/Madam

    Aritcle on Chandrika Balan was created sometime back. I wish to know how I can send her picture to be placed on the right hand side box as is shown of other writers. I have her photo. Kindly let me know how I can send it to you or how I can affix it myself.

    I had asked the question before but the reply was not clear to me as the reply was to get license etc. and talking about images. I am making it clear that I want the photo of Chandrika Balan to be placed alongside her article.

    Your help and cooperation is greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Panank (talk • contribs) 15:39, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    We MUST address the license issue, before you can upload the photo. To start with:
    • Did you take the photograph yourself?
    • If you did not, do you know the photographer, and are you able to contact them directly?
    thanks, --Robert Keiden (talk) 15:52, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    How the hell do I download a movie?

    This is a way-too complicated website. I just want to download a film, but am having trouble figuring out how to do it. Please advise. Incidently, this should be front and center on the entertainment page, not something you have to dig out. All the links to the movie just lead you in a circle, none of them actually takes you to a "download here" page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bushfilm (talk • contribs) 16:06, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a website for an encyclopedia. Which film are you trying to download?--Robert Keiden (talk) 16:14, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not being disingenuous here, Bushfilm: I really want to understand your thinking. What led you to believe that you would be able to download a movie from an encyclopedia? --Orange Mike | Talk 18:10, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    See Template:Astray for a common answer when we suspect a poster doesn't realize this is an encyclopedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:16, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The template in question is not applicable in this case, though, because the querent is asking a question about how to use Wikipedia. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:21, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    This one has got to go on WP:Unusual requests. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:54, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    He has since sent me an e-mail whose wording leads me to suspect he's been told, "you can download porn from Wikipedia if you know where to look!" I suspect Sanger or Kohs propaganda efforts are behind it. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:57, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I was thinking Innocence of Muslims, being currently notable enough that Bushfilm could plausibly address it as "the movie." It's a shame that Sanger won't tell us where to look.--Robert Keiden (talk) 06:15, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    It is the only post of an account created 20 minutes before. The post mentions downloading a film and "the entertainment page" whatever that is, but doesn't mention Wikipedia or signs of realizing this is an encyclopedia. Hence I thought the poster might be at the wrong site but if Wikipedia was mentioned in an email then at least Bushfilm knows the name of the site. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:52, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The film he mentions in the e-mail is The Hitchhiker. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:58, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I was guessing he meant in terms of .ogg or similar types of files, but, I was able to rightclick for ones from Commons in IE8. Discuss-Dubious (t/c) 16:41, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Kinsley Power Systems article creation

    Can I please have someone also also review my article for submission? The article is titled" Kinsley Power Systems."

    Thank you so much for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinsleyanalytics (talk • contribs) 16:02, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Can someone else please review the article I've been trying to create and publish? I have added the correct citations yet it still gets denied. The link is below.

    Thanks, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kinsley Power Systems — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinsleyanalytics (talk • contribs) 16:07, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    References are only part of the problem. The draft reads like a promotional piece for the company in violation of WP:SPAM. Your user name is also a problem, see WP:COI and WP:CORPNAME.--ukexpat (talk) 16:31, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Donations...

    got an email, maybe phishing, that you need donations. Went to the site and found it very complicated to do so. YOU SHOULD HAVE A BIG BUTTON FOR DONATIONS on every page. Then, it should only require a few clicks esp. to donate via PayPal. In marketing we call this minimising activational energy. In other words, this has to be done for you guys to stay afloat. I am so sure of this I will not donate until you have such a button on your website. Frankly, I find it hard to believe you don't have this function I am really disappointed. If having this button installed and working easily doesn't increase your annual donations by at least $250K I'll be shocked. So, please think of this e-mail as worth that much money.

    Good luck and feel free to e-mail me when you have this button installed.

    P.S. One should not have to have an account with you to donate. You don't seem to get it. Make it easy to donate spontaneously and your donations will increase dramatically. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.72.27.159 (talk) 17:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for your interest. As you say, it may have been phishing. All Wikipedia pages have a "Donate to Wikipedia" link below the Wikipedia logo in the upper left corner. It should be easy to donate for most people and no Wikipedia account is needed. For a period each year there is a fundraising drive with a donation banner at top of pages. See meta:Fundraising. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:25, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) It was probably phishing if it asked for an account (that is, a Wikipedia one). You do not need an account to donate. I have a feeling that we don't have a big donate button (but rather, a normal sized link in the navigation sidebar) because it would be visually unappealing to a significant number of Wikipedians. We do have a banner across the top of all/most pages during the fundraising drives, though. The donation process through PayPal for me would have taken 3-5 clicks, had I finished it.
    Also, nobody will email you about this because that's not what we do when people give us emails on this page. - Purplewowies (talk) 17:32, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I restore a previous version

    I tried to add one line to an article and the entire article (except for my one line) disappeared. How do I make the previous version the current version ? The page in question is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crossings_of_Moodna_Creek

    Thanks Slakritz (talk) 19:14, 14 September 2012 (UTC) slakritz[reply]

    List of crossings of Moodna Creek (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
    At the top of the article, click on Article History. Click on the time stamp for the last "good" version. This will show that version. Click Edit at the top of the page. Ignore the warning that you're editing an old version of the article. Save. Dismas|(talk) 19:24, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I've just reverted the OP's removal of the article contents in favour of local news that the road is temporarily blocked by a fallen tree. It is not what Wikipedia is for. Astronaut (talk) 19:25, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree with Astronaut. For another time you may want to edit, the existing article text should be in the edit box when you start an edit. Don't remove it before saving. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:39, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for fixing this. However, I need to figure out what went wrong in the first place. (Why the article disappeared). So far, all pages that I try to edit disappear from the edit box. It displays briefly and then disappears. Is there something I need to set up in my account? (I am using Mozilla Firefox 15.0) Slakritz (talk) 19:53, 14 September 2012 (UTC)slakritz[reply]

    It happened again when you made this edit so we had to restore the old content. While we discuss it, please edit an empty section below to avoid deleting the existing posts, and don't edit other pages. Have you changed anything in Special:Preferences since creating your account? Do you have browser add-ons? Can you try another browser? PrimeHunter (talk) 20:02, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I did not mean to delete my question from the Help Desk (How do I restore a previous version). Thank you for fixing this. However, I need to figure out what went wrong in the first place. (Why the article disappeared). So far, all pages that I try to edit disappear from the edit box. It displays briefly and then disappears. Is there something I need to set up in my account? (I am using Mozilla Firefox 15.0). This is probably what happened when I tried to add this comment to the help desk original question. I was going to leave a message on Jauerback talk page, but again everything in the edit box disappeared so I was scared to post anything there. What am I doing wrong? Slakritz (talk) 20:02, 14 September 2012 (UTC)slakritz[reply]

    I moved your latest post up here. You cannot revert to an old version while you have this error. Something in your browser or account settings must be incompatible with Wikipedia. It should work by default so if you haven't changed your account settings then it sounds like your browser. I use Firefox 15.0.1 with no problems. I vaguely recall another user with the same problem but not whether it was solved. Try http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:10, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Empty section

    I switched to Internet Explorer and that seems to have fixed the problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slakritz (talk • contribs) 20:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC) I also noticed that I have a Java plug-in for Firefox that has been disabled. There is a message that says it is unstable. I wonder if this could be the problem when using FireFox. Slakritz (talk) 20:13, 14 September 2012 (UTC)slakritz[reply]

    Problem verifying sources for an official biography.

    Hello. This is a representant of "Tiffany Amber (Songwriter)" . I have gotten a message that the biography I just wrote is going to be taken down...? T.A is officially credited (ascap) on all the songs I have mentioned in this text. She is also mentioned on the Wikipedia links of all songs, but hasn't got an official page on here yet. Now, I got a message saying that I need a reliable source. I have many, where do I verify?

    Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ta2222 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry to say, but with phrases like "has kept an extremely low profile", "Being rumoured to be a writing partner of Max Martin and Shellback", "very little is known about her", "She never does interviews nor does she talk about her songwriting" and "Various rumours and speculations have been made around who the person behind this psedonym is but no one has figured it out as of yet"; it all suggests someone who has not been written about in reliable sources and therefore probably doesn't meet Wikipedia's general notability critera and the notability criteria for musicians. Adding some third party references, if you can find any, will help, but without them the article will almost certainly be deleted. Astronaut (talk) 19:47, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Watchlist e-mail notifications

    I have my watchlist set to e-mail me when a page changes, and for at least three or four days, those e-mails have not arrived (and yes, I remembered to check my spam filter. IIRC, I've also told it that Wikipedia is an approved sender anyway). Any idea what happened, or how to fix it? Seanette (talk) 19:56, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I tested it after your post and it works for me. Can you receive other emails from Wikipedia, for example when you mail yourself at Special:EmailUser/Seanette? I always receive Wikipedia mail in seconds. Mails may be blocked somewhere before reaching your mail software. Can you try another email address from another service, for example a free webmail from Comparison of webmail providers if you only have one email address now. You can change address at Special:Preferences. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:20, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Francis Judd Cooke biography

    Dear Wikipedia, I'm trying to correct an error in one of the names listed in the boxes on the same page as my father's biography. I can't seem to access the boxes, however, in order to make the correction. I can only access the text of his biography, which appears to be error-free. Thanks Here's the correction for the box: Mother's name Sophie Boyd Judd (not Sarah....) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhankuta (talk • contribs) 22:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

     Done Strange. The life paragraph was correct, but the infobox was changed. Thanks!! intelati/talk 22:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    For another time, click the "Edit" tab at top of the page to edit the whole page including the lead. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Savannah Smith may be deleted

    I tried to correct a minor spelling on Savannah Smith, and it says it may be deleted because there are no references. There are many references, so I'm not sure what needs to be done. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by FFBFFB (talk • contribs) 22:37, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Savannah Smith is not currently nominated for deletion. It was nominated 2 September when there were no references. If you think of the message at User talk:FFBFFB then it's from September 2. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:15, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    WLTN-FM and WLTN-AM Traded In IRN USA Radio Network For CBS Radio Network News

    I've noticed that ever since Summer 2011, WLTN-FM has now been airing CBS Radio Network News at the top of every hour (just as they do over on their co-owned station, WXXS-FM). They even featured a promotional advertisement during July and August 2011 of WLTN Radio's newly-found affiliation with the CBS Radio Network. Although I don't have any non-refutable evidence that this switch has occurred, I can certainly tell you from first-hand experience that this change HAS taken place and is applicable to WLTN Radio as a whole (meaning that both WLTN-FM and WLTN-AM are affected by this latest change). I thank you for your time and would appreciate your attention to this latest update here. (This Update Comment Initially Posted at 17:21 on 8 July 2011 (UTC) 98.229.132.126 (talk) 23:40, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This page is for asking questions about how to use Wikipedia. RudolfRed (talk) 01:30, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    September 15

    Saving articles

    Is there a way to save articles for future reference?Boobainaz (talk) 01:59, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    On the left side of every article is a menu that is titled "Print/export". Under that, choose "Download as PDF". Dismas|(talk) 02:09, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure exactly what you want. The above reply enables offline reading but can be cumbersome and doesn't show updates since you downloaded. An option for online reading is the watchlist feature which requires you are logged in. Watch a page by clicking the star tab at top. The primary function is to give a list of edits to the watched pages on the "My watchlist" link at top of pages. But it can also show the full alphabetical list of watched pages at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditWatchlist. You can add the link to favorites/bookmarks in your browser, or reach it by clicking "My watchlist" and then "View and edit watchlist". PrimeHunter (talk) 02:15, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Submissions

    Hi,

    I would like to submit info about a radio show host that isn't currently on Wikipedia. Can you tell me how to do this? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by TrishaHoffman (talk • contribs) 03:38, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You can make a request at WP:REQ RudolfRed (talk) 03:57, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Read the guidelines at WP:BIO to see whether this person is sufficiently notable by Wikipedia standards to have an article about them. If you think s/he qualifies, you can add their name at WP:REQ as Rudolf suggests, but that page is severely backlogged and there may be a very long wait. You could draft the article yourself, using the article wizard, and then either publish it yourself or, if you'd like some feedback to ensure it's acceptable, submit your draft at Articles for creation. If you are going to do either of the latter, you will need to make sure you have reliable sources for your article. - Karenjc 15:46, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit warring at Sport in Australia

    I have tried to be a peacemaker at Sport in Australia, with no success, and ended copping all sorts of threats myself. I tried to report the players, User:Afgtnk and User:144.132.28.156, at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring, but found that page too unfriendly. It's all just too hard for me. Can someone who perhaps is able work the system please just have a look at that article's history over the past two hours. I've given up, both editing and peacemaking. Help, please. HiLo48 (talk) 07:18, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    It's OK. Someone else with greater skill has completed the report. HiLo48 (talk) 10:39, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Timezones

    I was wondering how users from different timezones see the time tabs. Lets say an Australian speaks to an American on a talk page, do they see the same time tab or different ones? Sorry if this question seems dumb. Pass a Method talk 08:45, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm in Sweden and I see the time of your question as 08:45 - and my guess is that you see the same time. Lova Falk talk 09:05, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    PS My time here is 11:05, not 09:05. Lova Falk talk 09:06, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict × 2)If I understand you correctly, all timestamps are the same - they are shown in UTC. However, there is a gadget in Special:Preferences that changes the time on signatures to be relevant to your current time (so that the timestamp at the end of your query shows up as 12:45 pm, Today (UTC+4) to me, but a bit smaller). A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 09:08, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    UTC alligns with British time. Since wikipedia is an American website, doesn't it make more sense to use American timestamps? Pass a Method talk 09:44, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Unfortunately there are nine different US time zones, so that wouldn't please everyone either. Better to stick to the international standard. I'm in the UK, but even here Wikipedia time doesn't match local time, thanks to daylight saving. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:50, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Since when is Wikipedia an American website? Roger (talk) 11:13, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikimedia Foundation is headquartered in the US. Pass a Method talk 11:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    UTC was developed by the International Radio Consultative Committee, part of the International Telecommunication Union which has active US support and participation[2]. I suppose Wikipedia could use one of the US timezones for its default timestamp, rather than the normal international standard, although it might have got a little confusing when the Wikimedia Foundation moved from Florida to San Francisco. See WP:ENGVAR for an example of how Wikipedia deals with another issue raised by its global reach, irrespective of where its servers and head office are located. - Karenjc 15:38, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The word "global" in that post is the key one. And UTC, as well as being a global standard, is somewhere in the middle of all the world's timezones, so it's a fair compromise for everyone. HiLo48 (talk) 16:30, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Just a point of order: the earth is a sphere (or close enough to one), there is no middle, unless you count this one. UTC is entirely arbitrary, chosen because some stuffy, old, white guys set up an observatory there. But there's nothing "middle" about it, excepting that we arbitrarily define it as the center. Any point at all would do. We need some reference, and that one works as well as any other would, but it isn't because there was anything "in the middle" about it. It's in the middle because we say it is. --Jayron32 04:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    United States time would make things very complicated for people outside the United States. Right now, I only need to ask myself one question: Is it summer time or winter time where I am currently located? If it is summer time, add two hours to the indicated time; if not, add one hour. If American time were to be used, I would also have to ask myself another question: Is it summer time or winter time in the United States? Different countries switch between summer time and winter time on different dates. For example, people in Australia can't agree with people in Europe on when winter starts, so the switch to winter time is on different dates, making it much more difficult to figure out the correct time difference. Most people don't keep track of when foreign countries switch between summer and winter time but generally know if it is summer or winter time in their own country. --Stefan2 (talk) 19:13, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    There are several gadgets (see Wikipedia:Gadget for a full list) that help with this. There's one that installs a UTC clock on the upper right corner of every Wikipedia page. This is what I use. There's another gadget you can install that will change all dates and times to display in your local date and time. --Jayron32 04:11, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    "Humans and other animals"

    Is there a WP guideline when it comes to the expression humans and animals or humans and other animals - or is it for the editors of every article to agree upon which one is used? For instance, "psychologists study humans and other animals". Lova Falk talk 11:22, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    As long as it is encyclopedic and grammatical it should be fine. Pass a Method talk 13:27, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Junk talk section

    Hello, I was wondering if I can remove some of the talks in the talk page. Also, what are those talks that I can remove. TruPepitoMTalk To Me 12:00, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    There is no Wikipedia policy forbidding you from removing any or all discussions or notices from your talk page. The only exception is the removal of any block notice or deletion tag. However, users are encouraged to archive their talk pages. For example, on my talk page I generally move discussions that have been inactive for one week to a separate page. PleaseStand (talk) 12:16, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd just like to make it absolutely clear that deleting content is only allowed in your user talk page, not article talk pages or other users's talk pages. (Except of course in the case of clear vandalism) Roger (talk) 14:40, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You can remove your own comments on any Talk page, so long as nobody else has responded to them. 69.62.243.48 (talk) 23:03, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, some sections of WP:Talk page guidelines might be helpful. - Purplewowies (talk) 23:25, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    For which type of enquiry Wiki pedia portal to use

    Portal gives information on subject but what is the main feature foe which this portal to be used — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.223.135.156 (talk) 12:28, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    From Wikipedia:Portal: "Portals are pages intended to serve as "Main Pages" for specific topics or areas [...] they are meant for both readers and editors of Wikipedia, and should promote content and encourage contribution." Portals supplement the category system to help readers and editors find articles in their areas of interest. PleaseStand (talk) 12:56, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    How to find out more about deleted articles

    Yesterday I happened to see a new article written by a new editor to Wikipedia (I think, but can't remember for sure). The article was titled "Daniel Moss" and was proposed for a speedy deletion. I cannot swear to it, but I believe I added a small detail to it AND contested the speedy deletion on the talk page. Unfortunately this morning I cannot find any traces either of the article or my contributions to it.

    Just wondering if there is a way to locate some information at all? Ottawahitech (talk) 15:19, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    If you search the name of the article and click the red link, the deletion logs of the article appears. You can see which admins have deleted the article in the past, what the reasons were, and when the deletion took place. You can also contact the deleting admin to find out additional information.
    In this case, Daniel Moss was most recently deleted yesterday by User:Malik Shabazz under the WP:G7 speedy deletion criteria.
    If you plan to re-create the article, I would take a look at the AFD from 2006 (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Moss) to make sure WP:G4 does not apply. Singularity42 (talk) 15:25, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Daniel Moss
    Notable creditNews
    Only administrators can see deleted pages and edits to them. You edited both Daniel Moss (adding categories) and Talk:Daniel Moss (contesting deletion). The creator User:Newuserusername removed most of the content, only leaving a confused hatnote {{About|the journalist|Daniel Moss}}, your categories and the almost empty infobox to the right. I'm not sure about the intention of the creator. Deleting it as "One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page" may be questionable, but it was nominated with {{db-person}} after the content removal. That seems OK when it only said two words about the subject: "journalist" and "News". PrimeHunter (talk) 15:45, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The article deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Moss was about another person. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:58, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for responding Singularity42 and PrimeHunter. I tried to respond earlier but got into an edit conflict. Since my connection seems to be really slow right now, I think I will let other questions simmer for now. Ottawahitech (talk) 17:51, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Renaming Alexandrine Tinné

    Hi, could someone rename Alexandrine Tinné to the usual spelling Alexandrine Tinne. I would do it myself but a redirect page with that name is in my way. Thanks. Jan Arkesteijn (talk) 15:49, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You can ask for a move at WP:Requested moves, specifically in your case the subheading "Technical requests". A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 16:57, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Can you just change it so that the redirect goes the other direction and then copy the content of the one to the other? RudolfRed (talk) 19:42, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    No. That would be a cut-and-paste move. Deor (talk) 21:26, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the link. RudolfRed (talk) 03:12, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Mistake

    Hi I was just surfing around on wikipedia and I saw that you could edit articles. So, dumb as I am, I go into edit and I delete half of the article. I have no idea what I was thinking, but I pressed save, and then I go back to the article. I shit bricks when I find out that what I did actually affected the real article. I'm so sorry about this, is there any way that the article could be returned to an earlier state? Because 3 pictures and a lot of tekst is missing. The article is called: Spanish synagogue in Prague.

    Hi, and thank you for telling us! The good thing with WP is that you can always undo what you (or others) just have done. Click on the tab "history" - there you see the latest edits, and there you click on undo. It can be a good idea to experiment a bit before editing for real, and for that you can use the sandbox. On top of the page you can see the link that is called: my sandbox. Good luck with editing! Lova Falk talk 16:01, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The "My sandbox" link only appears if you have created a Wikipedia account and logged in with it, because only registered users can create pages (including userspace pages) themselves. In contrast, both unregistered and registered users can make test edits to Wikipedia:Sandbox. PleaseStand (talk) 16:29, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    September 16

    Italic title not working?

    Well, I tried everything I know to make the article "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth", which I recently created, to display an italic title. Since the article has the {{infobox VG}} infobox, technically it should be italicized by itself, but it doesn't work. {{italic title}}, doesn't work either, even "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth''}}" has no effect. Can anyone please tell me what is going on? Thanks, Cyan Gardevoir (used EDIT!) 00:50, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Someone has already fixed it and you were right about Infobox VG but did you read this part of the Infobox heading: "If this is required and the title is over 50 characters or contains text in parentheses that should also be italicized, add |italic title=force"? Dismas|(talk) 01:40, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Here is the reason for the 50 character limit: {{italic title}} checks the title for a left parenthesis to avoid italicizing it and the text that follows it (cf. Pokémon (anime)). Unfortunately, the template depends on the {{str find}} metatemplate to do so, which cannot handle strings longer than 50 characters. Hopefully, in several months the Scribunto extension to MediaWiki will be deployed here, and this issue and others relating to the limitations of traditional metatemplates will become history. PleaseStand (talk) 01:52, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Is it possible to customise the order of Main Page feature boxes?

    For example, I would like to have "Today's Featured Picture" as the first item in the second column.

    I am using the "modern" style.

    Thanks in advance for any advice :)

    Nivallah (talk) 04:03, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't believe so. The layout of the main page is determined by exactly like the layout of any page, in this case by the specific templates that generate each section, and I don't beleive that that is customizable on a per-user basis. Wikipedia:Main_Page_FAQ#How_are_templates_used_on_the_Main_Page.3F has a little bit of information on how this happens. --Jayron32 04:07, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your help. That answers my question.
    Nivallah (talk) 05:39, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You could make your own version manually but it requires a little work. User:PrimeHunter/sandbox2 was copied from Main Page with Today's Featured Picture moved up by just moving the whole code without changing the width. If the real main page makes design changes then they will not be reflected in my copy. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:12, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    HOW TO EDIT THE TITLE?

    Dear Wikipedia people,

    I edited the Repas de bébé site.

    I cleaned up the site (I am French Canadian).

    As much as I tried, I was unable to edit the title itself.

    How do you edit the title?

    I read you. I am not supposed to put my e-mail here.

    But how will I know?

    Living dangerously, here it is:

    >removed>

    Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.80.241.201 (talk) 05:57, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm afraid you have to come back here to check for your answer. This is for your own protection.
    To answer your question, you change the title of a page by moving it. You should see "Move this page" in the links at the bottom. Rojomoke (talk) 06:14, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Except you need to have an autoconfirmed account to see/use that link. - Purplewowies (talk) 06:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Otherwise you can ask for a move at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Rojomoke (talk) 06:18, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Chandrika Balan picture

    Previous question from September 14

    Dear Sir/Madam

    Aritcle on Chandrika Balan was created sometime back. I wish to know how I can send her picture to be placed on the right hand side box as is shown of other writers. I have her photo. Kindly let me know how I can send it to you or how I can affix it myself.

    I had asked the question before but the reply was not clear to me as the reply was to get license etc. and talking about images. I am making it clear that I want the photo of Chandrika Balan to be placed alongside her article.

    Your help and cooperation is greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Panank (talk • contribs) 15:39, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    We MUST address the license issue, before you can upload the photo. To start with:
    • Did you take the photograph yourself?
    • If you did not, do you know the photographer, and are you able to contact them directly?
    thanks, --Robert Keiden (talk) 15:52, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Current question

    Dear Robert Keiden,

    The photograph was taken by Mr. C.G.Balan, Chandrika's husband and sent to me when I asked her for one to be uploaded. I don't think it requires any license as it is private and personal. I can provide my husband's email ID. If needed, you can contact him yourself and confirm. On the other hand, if you want him to contact you and confirm, just let me know.

    Many thanks for your prompt response.

    Regards

    Chandrika Balan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Panank (talk • contribs)

    Practically every photo someone takes today is copyrighted, whether it has a copyright notice on it or not. Wikipedia and those who redistribute its content do not wish to infringe copyright, so we require the copyright holder (generally the person who took the photo) to grant a license giving us (and everyone else) permission to modify and/or distribute the photo for both commercial and noncommercial purposes. For articles about living people, exceptions to this rule are unlikely.
    One such acceptable license is the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license we use for Wikipedia's text. Have the photographer/copyright holder fill out Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries, attach a copy of the photo (and the filename you will upload it under), and send both to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. Then you can upload the photo to Wikimedia Commons, putting {{OTRS pending}} in the "Permission" box. A Wikimedia volunteer will verify the permission and add the relevant information to the image's description page.
    Alternatively, the photographer/copyright holder can create his own account and upload the photo himself. If he uploads the photo himself, and the photograph has not been previously published, sending the permission email might not be necessary. He can refer to Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information. PleaseStand (talk) 15:04, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    "d. o. 995"

    On this page, what does "d. o. 995" mean? Him having died in 995 ("d. 995") would fit in with our article, which places him in the 10th century, and "d. c. 995" would make sense too, but I'm not familiar with the meaning of "o." in this case. Possibly I've misunderstood the whole thing and it's not a date of death at all. Can anyone shed some light? Thanks – Arms & Hearts (talk) 14:21, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Arms & hearts! The helpdesk is about how to use or edit Wikipedia. The correct place to ask your question is at the WP:Reference desk/Miscellaneous. With friendly regards, Lova Falk talk 14:39, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you think? I suppose it's a borderline case. I guess I should've mentioned that I'm hoping to use the information in an article, namely 10th century in literature. (And that I try to avoid the reference desk like the plague.) – Arms & Hearts (talk) 15:10, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Judging from the "Islandsk skjald" (Icelandic bard) preceding it, it seems to be either Danish or Norwegian, and then "d.o." would indeed mean "død omkring", which corresponds nicely with your initial interpretation (literally "died around").--Saddhiyama (talk) 15:21, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, brilliant, thanks. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 15:23, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I REQUEST THAT ALL TRACE of "ROBERT S. PRATTICO" BE REMOVED FROM WIKIPEDIA

    My name was misappropriated by someone who tried to start a wiki page about my poetry. Now, when you search my name on google... all the drama of trying to get it removed on WIKIPEDIA appears. I would like it all removed as soon as possible, or I will have to consider other options. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exitblur (talk • contribs) 14:36, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    The article has been deleted (this is the relevant extract from the deletion log: 20:36, June 19, 2012 The Bushranger (talk | contribs) deleted page Robert S. Prattico (A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject). There isn't much else we can do.--ukexpat (talk) 15:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Exitblur, given that it was you that started the page [3], I suspect that you might like to reword that. As for what 'other options' you are considering, I've no idea, but you might well be advised to read WP:NLT. I'll also point out that we have no control over what Google does with your name.
    Note: for the curious, see also [4] etc. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:21, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The first Google result for me was this. Apparently someone claiming not to be the subject and the article creator (but the same account as the poster above) requesting the same thing. My best advice to Mr Exitblur is that, if you don't want your name posted all over Wikipedia, would be to not put it there in the first place. I'm afraid most references, if not all, are probably going to be here as long as Wikipedia exists. Яehevkor ✉ 15:28, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    With many people clamouring FOR a Wikipedia article, it is not encouraging that when one is written and then deleted, the author (or maybe the subject) of the article then complains that it is insulting that they can still find a trace of the deletion. If they had taken the time to improve the article, I'm sure they wouldn't now be here complaining. Astronaut (talk) 16:04, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Now, when I use Google to search for "Robert S. Prattico", this page's archive for June 22nd appears near the top of the list. I predict that by Christmas, the archive for September 16th will appear there instead. Maproom (talk) 16:36, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    I hope you realize that every time you do this, it improves the odds that somebody will find this discussion (which you've started a couple of times before) in their search engine results? --Orange Mike | Talk 16:37, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to contact fi.wikipedia.org for the block of 91 154 53 180

    A candidate of arbitration committee fi.wikipedia.org has blocked 91 154 53 180 for 24-hours [5] since he had been asked to explain his relation to another member of the society, who keeps blocking a vast number of the users. [6] Could it be possible to deliver this message to fi.wikipedia.org as an inquiry to unlock 91.154.53.180 and possibly and also to a before mentioned arbitration committee candidate - or just unlock 91.154.53.180 in http://fi.wikipedia.org . Thank you in advance! Flatearthfinn (talk) 15:36, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    fi.wikipedia.org does not give any explanation. Asking leads into an immediate ban. Flatearthfinn (talk) 15:45, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    This is the help desk for the English-language Wikipedia. We have no control on what goes on at fi.wikipedia.org. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:02, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Article assessment

    Where are the "rules" for article assessment? Particularly, what makes an article qualify for A-class rather than start-class, and what makes an article qualify for top-importance rather than low-importance? I am suspicious of the motivations for this edit, considering the editor's self confessed desire to make F.R.Khan "a household name" (see the edit summary for this edit). Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 16:19, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment - Purplewowies (talk) 16:45, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Assessment is typically done by editors affiliated with the relevant WikiProject. In this case, the relevant projects are "WP:WikiProject_Bangladesh" "WP:WikiProject_Illinois" "WP:WikiProject_Chicago" "WP:WikiProject_Civil_engineering" . However, the editor does not appear to be a member of any of these projects, and this looks like a random edit instead of an actual assessment. I think it should be safe to revert.--Robert Keiden (talk) 01:02, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Concern about images someone is uploading

    Hi. I have concerns about a user who is incorrectly uploading images to Commons and adding them here, usually with the wrong rationale or none at all. However, I've no idea where to take this. Can anyone help? Paul MacDermott (talk) 17:39, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Who is the user? What are the images? --Orange Mike | Talk 17:46, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Think he is referring to the one he removed from Amanda Holden's article . File:Amanda Holden3.jpg A probable copyvio requiring 'speedy'--Aspro (talk) 17:54, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed. The user is ThomasB4412 (talk · contribs). Three he appears to have uploaded are File:Amanda Holden3.jpg, File:Amanda Holden Lying Down.jpg and File:Jessica Fox3.jpg. Amanda Holden3 suggests it is free use, though I have my doubts. Paul MacDermott (talk) 17:56, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, File:Samantha Womack.jpg was uploaded on 1 September, and is also in the deletion pile, so I'll remove that from her page too. Paul MacDermott (talk) 18:02, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Hawaii auduban Society

    I have a question on who Founded the Hawaii Auduban Society and the Elepaio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.17.221.151 (talk) 18:42, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    You need to ask your question at WP:REFDESK rather than here. This is for matters relating to how to edit Wikipedia. Paul MacDermott (talk) 18:43, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    14th Armord Division, additional information

    I served as a 2nd Lt. in the 136th Armored Ordnance Battalion of the 14th Armored Division. I have a history of the Division written by a Captain in one of the combat units and published about a year after the end of the war. It is not referenced in the Wikipedia article and I believe contains additional valuable information. Also I have a good memory of many events in the division combat history. For example, we lost 26 tanks immediately upon attacking the town of Lohr. In particular I commanded an advanced tank recovery unit at the battle of Hatten/Rittershofen and was responsible for the recovery of most of the 150 tanks as cited. Three of my men at this time received bronze stars for their brave actions in recovering disabled tanks under fire and saving the lives of the crews. I think I could contribute some information about this battle. I also went into the town of Dachau with the 14th Armored Division units and saw part of the concentration camp at that time. Here I think an additional line or two of text might be worth adding.

    It seems to me that a few details, observed by people who were actually there, would make the piece more interesting. For example, we tried to break through the Siegfried Line three times, succeeding on the third try. The first attempt we were stopped cold by the tremendous firepower coming from the many pillboxes and bunkers. The second attack we went as far as we could but then pulled back and the line was bombed by over 1000 American bombers. This was totally ineffective. What it did was tear apart the fake houses that had been built over many bunkers, but the 2 meter thick reinforced concrete was still there. The third try some of the Engineers fastened 50 lb packs of TNT on their backs and crawled over the open ground before the line at night and with some smoke protection. With the TNT they opened avenues through the dragon's teeth so that tanks could rapidly get to the bunkers, if they could escape being destroyed by the fire from the bunkers. Then the bunkers were inactivated by our infantry putting grenades through the firing slots by hand. Needless to say it was not a fun exercise, but it worked.

    I would like to be able to communicate with the principal author of the piece on the 14th Armored Division, as I think I could add some information that would improve the article. I do not believe that I should just do some rewriting without such consultation. I realize that the principal author, if he was a member of the 14th Armored Division, may no longer be living, as I am almost 90 and was young during the war. If some one knows of the principal author and that he is no longer around, I would appreciate being informed. Norman Beecher — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.93.152.214 (talk) 21:33, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    There is no one principal editor of 14th Armored Division (United States). User:Tanker72 appears to have contributed the most, but that person has been asked in the talk page not to use copyrighted material by "Jim Lankford National Historian and Website Editor 14th Armored Division Association". You can check out other contributors by clicking on the history tab.
    As for your personal remembrances, see WP:PRIMARY. Basically, unless they've been published, they're not considered really appropriate for the article. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:57, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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