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    December 14

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    I want the article St Peter Port to instead be named St. Peter Port. Other cities show the period, such as St. George's, Grenada and [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Could someone do this for me, as I do not know how? S♦s♦e♦b♦a♦l♦l♦o♦s (Talk to Me) 01:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Wow, I didn't see the above, I'm a retard. S♦s♦e♦b♦a♦l♦l♦o♦s (Talk to Me) 01:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Redirects from misspellings can cause confusion. As far as I can tell, we only have them to kludge around MediaWiki's built-in search feature, which does not tolerate minor variations of spelling, case, and punctuation as well as a modern search engine. I don't think it is an advantage to have redirects for people to link to accidentally from articles, because when an editor sees a linked word finding a target, the editor may not notice that the article contains a misspelling. Of course this kind of problem should be easy enough for a bot to find. But still, it would be better for the editor, I think, if a link on a misspelled word would show up as a red link instead of appearing to be correct. Maybe when MediaWiki gets a modern search feature, we can clear out some of the gazillion unnecessary redirects. Of course we could keep redirects from alternative names which are not misspellings. --Teratornis (talk) 08:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I have a user at Talk:Nicolas Gikkas asking about Wikisource's copyright licensing rules. Yes, I know I'm registered there, but I never edit and therefore don't know their policy. Could someone who knows more drop in or drop me a line? Thanks Mbisanz (talk) 01:50, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Try wikisource:Wikisource:Copyright policy. Note: I'm not a user there. x42bn6 Talk Mess 03:37, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

    In the credits for this program you list Joan Janis as a writer. She had nothing to do with the writing of this program. The writer is Barbara Chain only.

    I cannot get into the credit box on the side to correct this. How can this be done?

    Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Finkylinky (talk • contribs) 02:24, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Click the "edit this page" tab at top of Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:48, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]


    Wikipedia "secret mailing list"

    I wanted to complain to Jimbo himself, however his talk page asks that I start here, which actually makes more sense....

    I'd like to hear back from the powers that be about this, specifically the last paragraph, where the email was oversited and the editor who revealed the mailing list banned. [[1]]

    Thanks, Sethie (talk) 05:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    The email was oversighted -- I can't speak for the exact reasons for doing so, which makes it rather difficult to explain their validity or lack thereof, but the general hubbub seems to be over posting private, copyrighted material (such content is routinely removed, in other cases; whether doing so, or doing so via oversight, was appropriate in this case, I'll leave for you to decide). Giano, on the other hand, is far from banned and has been editing as recently as today. This isn't the first time he's run into controversial waters -- it may be helpful to read up on past history, there, as it'll give a bit of context to the arbitration committee's considerations. Again, of course, whether these decisions are proper or not, that's something you can and should decide for yourself. – Luna Santin (talk) 07:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]


    Thanks for the heads up on him being able to edit again.
    My concern is with the existence of a behind the scene mailing list which people "in power" in wikipedia use to co-ordinate their activities, it just goes against everything wiki is supposed to be.
    If you could point me towards the history of this incident, that would be appreciated. Sethie (talk) 16:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    If you want to see a discussion about the use of confidential evidence, see the proposed guideline at Wikipedia:Confidential evidence. Keep in mind that sometimes private information will be important to an Arbitration, but for obvious reasons cannot be placed on-wiki for all to see. Folks are trying to work out a guideline to handle such situations. -- Kesh (talk) 23:36, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your reply... and actually I am not really concerned about confidential evidence, I am concerned about various "cliques" in wikipedia using an off-wikipedia mailing list to co-ordniate their actions. Sethie (talk) 05:39, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    grace period

    Can we delete an uncited info just immidiatly after its addition or should we have a grace period? I mean if someone added an uncited info, should't we give it the benefit of the doubt and wait some time before deleting it? If you agree on this grace period, then how long is it? Is there any policy for it or just it is up to people?Farmanesh (talk) 05:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    It's more or less up to you. If it's particularly controversial, you could probably remove it as soon as you notice it. This should definitely be done in a biography about a living person. If it's not overly controversial, you may want to just watch the page. In any case, an alternative option could be to tag the statement with {{fact}}. It also depends on the user - if it's an experienced editor (which you can check by going to the edit history and checking their talk page and/or contributions), you may want to give a longer grace period than someone with no edits. You may also want to see WP:IAR. Hersfold (t/a/c) 06:18, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    help me

    where is moody tx? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.115.110.202 (talk) 08:01, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Moody, Texas shows a locator map, and gives coordinates. --Teratornis (talk) 08:08, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Please remember that the help desk is for question relating to the use of Wikipedia. Thank you. — Rudget Contributions 16:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Rhys Is The Word

    Anybody know what this is? It seems to redirect from user space (User:Rhys_Is_The_Word) to wiki space. A list of TV show episodes or highly esoteric bloggy user thing disguised as one? I can't figure it out. Rivertorch (talk) 08:09, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Looks like a hoax to me (and Google). -Wooty [Woot?] [Spam! Spam! Wonderful spam!] 08:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like nonsense to me, tagged it for deletion. --Kudret abiTalk 08:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I've had a look, too. I agree it doesn't look promising, but it wasn't blatant nonsense so I've taken it to AfD, instead. AndyJones (talk) 09:03, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Here's the link: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rhys Is The Word. AndyJones (talk) 09:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    sadomachoism

    why is a human sadomachoist ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.133.180 (talk) 10:13, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello. This help desk is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. Knowledge questions should be asked at the reference desk. In any event, you might find some useful information in our articles, Sadomasochism and Sadism and masochism as medical terms.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:13, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Posting email addresses in articles

    Hi all. I've been working on Andover F.C., and I've recently been contacted by one of the club officials enquiring whether it would be possible to post the club officials' email addresses as listed on the official website. I have a feeling this would be forbidden (or at least very strongly discouraged) for security reasons but I've been unable to find some sort of official policy on this matter. Could someone confirm this for me? Bettia (talk) 10:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm not sure there's a strict policy, but I'd strongly advise against it for SPAM reasons if nothing else. If the official site is listed here then people who want to contact you can presumably go from Wikipedia, to your site and then e-mail you from there. Pedro :  Chat  10:49, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Just a side note, but your official website [2] is using the Wikipedia logo. Although just about everything here is GFDL free use, the Wikipedia logo itself is actually copyrighted. Not sure if you're aware of that. Pedro :  Chat  10:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Many thanks for your help Pedro. I've made the site owner aware of the logo issue. Bettia (talk) 11:21, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    There are some free alternatives in the first two sections of Wikipedia:Banners_and_buttons. —Random832 17:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Fixed. Cheers mate B e t t i at a l k  11:18, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Browsing on the Internet this morning I came across your article on HMS Ulster which is a direct copy from my HMS Ulster website, which is included in www.candoo.com/ncot/ulsterhome.html

    I have no problems with you using information from my site, however it would have nice to have at least been asked if this was OK.

    Sincerely N.Millen Webmaster

    PS: My site temporarily closed whilst an internal executive dispute is settled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.64.116.90 (talk) 10:37, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Very sorry for the possible copyright violation. Because your site is down I can't obviously verify the copyright infringement. However as you have stated you're happy with it, and your site is down, then I guess the content can stay. If, however, your site is put back up again we will either need to re-write the article, or you would have to grant permission for the text under GFDL on your site. Is the site likely to be going back up soon? Pedro :  Chat  10:47, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The text, which I have reverted, had every hallmark of being copy and pasted from somewhere—so much so (even mentioning a webmaster) that if I had come across it, having never seen this post, I would have removed it as a suspected a copyright violation. In any event it was unverified material.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:37, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    download

    i want to download wikipedia page.how can i? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.59.9 (talk) 10:54, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you got Webaroo, because i don't know if it's possible to download it but it is possible through Webaroo. SKYNET X7000 (talk) 11:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    If you want to save a Wikipedia page to your hard disk then go to the page, possibly click "Printable version", and try your browser's file menu. If you want to download the whole of Wikipedia then see Wikipedia:Database download and think carefully about it. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    User Talk Page

    How do you create an auto-reply message which appears on your user talk page every time. SKYNET X7000 (talk) 13:01, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Cancelled Question, found out what to do. SKYNET X7000 (talk) 13:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Contacting authors of Wikipedia information

    Sirs,

    Is there any way of finding out the identity or assumed ID of the authors of Wikipedia information and further, to contact them on a forum board or any other means to ascertain the source of the info'? The authors of the material on Wikipedia do seem rather anonymous - or perhaps I am not navigating the site properly?

    Regards

    Michaelstmark (talk) 13:26, 14 December 2007 (UTC). England[reply]

    There is a history button right at the top of the article. Pressing that you can see who (that is, a user that could be indeed anonymous) has added the information. You might have to go through lots of history pages before you can actually find who added what. To contact that user you just press the talk button next to the user's name and then leave them a message at their talk page. You can also try leaving a message at the article's discussion page. -Yamanbaiia (talk) 13:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    And if you have reason to question the validity of an assertion, you can always edit the article to insert either the {{cn}} or {{fact}} tag, querying the accuracy thereof. Any information in a Wikipedia article is supposed to be verifiable. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Suggestion to improve Wikipedias - The Search Box.

    Hello Help-Desk,

    I browse Wikipedia on a daily basis and I would like to suggest something to help improve Wikipedia.

    If I go to Google.com and do 'Ctrl+V'(Paste), it directly gets pasted in the search box or for that matter if I type something it goes into the 'Search Box' and then I just need to press Enter/Return key. I guess this is the way most search-boxes work.

    I wish Wikiepedia could do this too. I am sure almost everybody, every time have to do a search to find whatever they want as they come to the Wikipedia website. But they still have to click on the Search box (or even worse for people who don't have a mouse as they need to run the 'tab' key) before they can actually type or paste something.

    I would like to request the Wikipedia team to look into this matter and make searching one-click less :-)


    Thanks,

    Prashanth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.248.127.11 (talk) 13:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This has been suggested several times but rejected. See for example Wikipedia talk:Village pump (proposals)/Searchbox redesign#Default text cursor in searchbox for a discussion. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:39, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Personally, I don't see the need to click at all when searching Wikipedia. I achieve this on Firefox with a bookmark with location http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s and keyword wp. That allows you to go to a Wikipedia article with the command 'wp foo' in the address bar. You could do the same thing for search with location http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/%s if you want. Hope this helps. Algebraist 19:38, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    why my e-maill address is not valid?

    This is the message I receied "No send address", "You must be logged in and have a valid authenticated e-mail address in your preferences to send e-mail to other users". I did log in, I did have valid authenticated e-mail address in my preferences. please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JWLSHA (talk • contribs) 15:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Special:Emailuser/JWLSHA indicates no email confirmation is registered. Have you received a confirmation mail and successfully clicked the confirmation link as described at Help:Email confirmation? PrimeHunter (talk) 16:24, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Changing page name

    I cannot figure out how to change a page name.

    I couldn't find it in the FAQ or in other searches/hunting.

    The page in question is called "Sunken Gardens (Virginia)," which refers to the Sunken GardeN, singular, at The College of William and Mary. I will be editing this to the singular but don't want to do anything until I can fix the title of this page.

    Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blandcrowder (talk • contribs) 15:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Using the move button/tab on the top of the page. WP:MOVE might help out. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:16, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    uploading image / connecting to the article

    hello please tell me how to connect uploaded image to article —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shotikow (talk • contribs) 15:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See Help:Images and other uploaded files#Linking. In your case, I suspect Template:Infobox Album#Cover is more relevant. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:39, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia for Idiots

    It seems that the longer Wikipedia ages, it becomes much more technical and difficult for a non-expert to understand. Is there any effort within the Wikipedia ranks to provide a "Wikipedia for idiots" page where you don't need to have a grad degree in math or science to get an answer to simple questions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.137.139.242 (talk) 15:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    There is always simple English Wikipedia. On the other hand, there will always be difficult topics. You can't expect a every complicated formal mathematicl topic or physics topic to be easily explained, for example Hilbert space. Sometimes, things are just complicated. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 16:05, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    True, but I'm finding that Wikipedia is less and less useful as a learning tool. I'm finding it easier to go to other internet sources for anything dealing with science. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.137.139.242 (talk) 16:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    There is the Simple English Wikipedia at http://simple.wikipedia.org/. It's much smaller than the normal Wikipedia. Here at Wikipedia you can place {{Technical}} or {{Technical (expert)}} on an article. And see Wikipedia:Make technical articles accessible. In rare cases there are two articles aimed at different levels, for example Introduction to special relativity and Special relativity. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:13, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I looked at Simple English Wikipedia, but there are very few articles. For example, I looked up eigenfunction, and there are no articles. If you look at the Wikipedia article on eigenfunction, it's a very technical explanation.
    And if you want to ask questions directly then there is Wikipedia:Reference desk. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:15, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, but the reason that Wikipedia has been so helpful is that you don't have to send questions to a reference desk to be able to understand the material. However, with it gaining as much popularity as it has, you are getting Ph.D.s providing a very carefully composed and concise mathematical, scientific, philosophical, (etc.) explanation, and this is making it less useful for me. My question is whether this issue has been considered in the Wikipedia community, or is it not given much thought.

    Frequently Asked Questions & Very Frequently Asked Questions are often very helpful to new users, the closest thing to "Wikipedia for idiots", which I take to mean a simple guide is Wikipedia:Tutorial. ▪◦▪≡SiREX≡Talk 16:31, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]


    Perhaps a better question is: Who do I need to ask if they could put a Grade Level tab so that if you want a lower grade explanation, then this text will appear. If you want an expert explanation (if available), then you hit the Expert tab and the low level explanation will not show. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.137.139.242 (talk) 16:48, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Well, as pointed out, we already support 2 levels- the simple one, and the full encyclopedia. My guess is that we would see diminishing returns as we tried to add more levels. There'd be no way to automate this- each article would really have to be 5 articles, if there were 5 levels. Five times the maintenance would be required. Friday (talk) 16:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for all of your answers. I was hoping for more, obviously. The problem I see is that there is a trade off relationship between expert accuracy and layman explanation. It seems that Wikipedia naturally will go the route toward satisfying expert accuracy, which is a good thing, but experts already know the material and it is not citable in scholarly material anyway. So, what began as a layman tool, will be more limited. Of course, it will always be of use, but Wikipedia might be a disappointment to the vast majority of people who just would like an explanation that they can easily understand. (I.e., most people are not experts.) Anyway, if there are any "powers that be" in Wikipedia-land, please pass this concern onto them even when they won't hear anything of it. =)
    Maybe we can have a Wikipedia for Dummies Edition in the future. Dr.K. (talk) 18:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The larger Wikipedia becomes, the more it needs collaborative filtering. The basic idea behind collaborative filtering is that you have a large number of users rating Web pages by whatever criteria they care about (appropriateness to their task, grade level, offensiveness, etc.). Then the collaborative filtering engine compares your ratings to the ratings of other people. If it turns out that a subset of people agree in their ratings of the pages they have all seen, then their ratings may have predictive value. I.e., if someone who thinks like you do likes a page you have not seen yet, odds are you will like it too. Collaborative filtering can be powerful because it accounts for the vast disparities in personal preferences, which simple schemes of article rankings cannot. As to who might implement collaborative filtering for Wikipedia, we are a volunteer project, so the only way anything gets done is when somebody decides to do it. Alternatively, a third-party project might set up collaborative filtering for Wikipedia (lots of people are mirroring or indexing Wikipedia's content in various ways, attempting to add value to it). --Teratornis (talk) 18:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Gas prices

    Gas Prices in 1958 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.4.27.248 (talk) 17:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This has nothing to do with the Wikipedia Help Desk, where you ask questions about USING WIKIPEDIA , please use the Wikipedia:Reference Desk for references. The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 18:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Gasoline usage and pricing shows some historical data, along with current prices for various countries. Note that the pump price of gasoline varies enormously around the world, largely as a function of local government policies. The general rule is that countries which initially had little petroleum deposits had to import most or all of their motor fuel from the beginning of the automobile age, so they taxed motor fuel heavily, conditioning their citizens to think of fuel as expensive, whereas countries with large petroleum deposits tended to develop a cultural perception that motor fuel should be cheap. The United States, for example, used to be a petroleum exporting country, and the U.S. oil embargo of Japan was a significant motivating factor in Japan's decision to attack the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor - to clear the way for Japan to sieze the oil fields of Indonesia. Today of course, the U.S. imports more than half of the petroleum it consumes, as U.S. domestic production continues to fall as predicted by Hubbert's Curve (and by an interesting coincidence, the U.S. has also invaded an oil exporting nation). And yet most of the U.S. population, conditioned for generations to expect cheap motor fuel, seems not to have realized the need to move to European-style fuel pricing. (No Presidential candidate can seriously suggest it yet and have any chance of being elected.) That is, the U.S. population is largely in denial of the fact that the U.S. is now an oil importing nation, and has the same need to price motor fuel like the other oil importers. The few remaining nations that still have abundant petroleum deposits (e.g., Venezuela, Iran, Saudi Arabia) persist in absurdly low motor fuel pricing policies, and this may generate political unrest after they too hit and pass their oil production peaks - which must inevitably happen (unless the Abiogenic petroleum origin theory turns out to be true, and the Earth's petroleum turns out to be essentially unlimited - anyone who believes that, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you). --Teratornis (talk) 19:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Looks like the entry under Hajj, first paragraph is *very* not correct (and offensive to boot).

    Also, it would be good if there was a clearer way on your website to report abuse like this! It took me 5+ minutes to try and find information about reporting abuse, and I couldn't find anything. Wound up here. Hope you can fix Hajj entry at least!! 66.182.6.170 (talk) 17:55, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Be Bold! - And change it. Make sure to add references which are reliable and can verify claims. If there is any more vandalism by a single editor, report it to AIV. — Rudget Contributions 18:21, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The lead of Hajj was vandalized shortly before your post. It was reverted a little after. You are welcome to revert vandalism by yourself. See Help:Revert. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:38, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Carleton Holbrook

    Greetings - I just entered some substantive changes to the entry for Carleton Holbrook, said to be the University of Iowa's first black football player. I have researched this (I am the university archivist) and have concluded that the correct name is Frank Kinney Holbrook. My changes to this entry reflect this. However, the title of the entry needs to be corrected to read "Frank Kinney Holbrook." I was unable to do this - perhaps you or a colleague could?

    Thank you, David McCartney University of Iowa <personal info redacted> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.255.55.83 (talk) 19:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

     Done - I have done this as requested, the new page is now at Frank_Kinney_Holbrook The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 19:09, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Page deletion

    Dear Wikipedia,

    I recently posted a new entry to Wikipedia about titled MAX Awards, about the marketing awards for excellence in Georgia and is was deleted very quickly. Could you please help tell me why it was deleted and how to edit the material so that it can be posted. There are lots of other awards wiki entries so I feel that we should be able to post ours but maybe it was just too promotional to begin with.

    Thanks you for all your help.

    19:18, 14 December 2007 (UTC)19:18, 14 December 2007 (UTC)~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lindseybrooke (talk • contribs) 19:18, 14 December 2007

    MAX Awards was deleted under the Speedy deletion criterion G11, blatant advertising. Having looked at the article, it was spam. Leaving information on the page, that directs readers on how to enter into the competition is spam. Please be aware of our Conflict of Interest policy on wikipedia before you recreate the article. You need to write a neutral article, with verifiable sources. Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? is also a good place to start. Woody (talk) 19:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Plagerism?

    This section of the Tommy Lee article reeks of plagerism. Notice how it's written. It looks like someone copy and pasted this portion of the article. Can someone help me? --EndlessDan 20:01, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    What would you like us to do with it, would you like me to remove it? The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 20:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm looking for advise on what I should do when I come across articles that appear to have been copied and pasted. Is there a tag that can be placed on that section? Whats my best course of action? --EndlessDan 20:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    It says here to revert to a non-violating version, when there's non-copyright material that would be left. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:20, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    It appeared to be a copy of this: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=80694 so I deleted it. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Cool, thanks. In the future - is there a tag I could add if I cannot find exactly where something has been pilfered from? --EndlessDan 20:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    If you can't find it by googling (include googlebook and googlescholar), then tagging it with {{copypaste}} is the way to go. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you --EndlessDan 21:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Wiki Debate

    I need to find the debate section of wikipedia that contains all of the debates they hold —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.184.3.108 (talk) 20:59, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Including user and article talk pages, there are probably more than 100000 pages with debates. What are you looking for debate about? Maybe Wikipedia:Village pump is of help. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Uploading 2D artwork

    A question at WP:MCQ asks how to upload 2D artwork. Obviously the image should be tagged with {{non-free 2D art}} and have a non-free use rationale. But is there an item in the Licensing drop-down of Special:Upload for 2D art? I don’t see it. --teb728 t c 21:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Can't you just put the template in the summary box and not pick one of the licenses there? Xiong Chiamiov ::contact:: help! 02:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Download file name and location for data export

    Under a GNU documentation license we would like to find and download all country and city text data for credited insertion into various web pages in english. Where is the appropriate file located in wikipedia and what is the name of that file.

    Many Thanks for your prompt attention,

    John Noller (email address removed for protection) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.162.92.64 (talk) 21:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Database download for general information. I haven't heard of downloads limited to certain topics like countries and cities. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Help With Sevendust Page......

    Hey my name is Josh and my username on wikipedia is crueddude. My favorite band is Sevendust and one day I went on here to look up some info and saw that someone deleted their whole history. So what I did was edit in a new and longer biography with much greater detail than before. I believe it lets everyone know the full history of Sevendust. I also edited in some Extra Tracks they did along with names to the videos they have done. After I did all that, a couple days later, someone edited in the old and short biography and delted the extra tracks section and videos section. I have the code for the Sevendust page I made and will show you at the end of this message. Is there anything you can do to help this situation? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Here is the code, I just recently edited in this code, but hopefully no one else tampers with it again.

    Crueddude (talk) 21:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    There's no need to paste the entire article here (see: Sevendust). The information was removed because (according to the edit summary)Further revisions are simply copy and pasted from various internet sources. Did you write all that or did you took it from some website? -Yamanbaiia (talk) 22:17, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    That entire "biography" was simply copy/pasted from this site. I have since restored the original biography for the band from a previous revision, but retained the newer/acceptable additions of "extra tracks" and "videos". --Mtjaws (talk) 18:34, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Make an article

    How do you make/create an article?


    Jisulee96 (talk) 22:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 22:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Antique round cardboard container with metal and glass lid containing game of chance spinner and lithographed figures playing game

    looks to be spanish or french . spinner activated by push button on side of lid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.252.49.134 (talk) 22:22, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This page is designed for questions about using Wikipedia. This would be better placed on the Reference Desk. If you do decide to ask this question at the Reference Desk please phrase it in the form of a question and be more specific as to what you are looking for. Right now I can't tell what you are asking. Raven4x4x (talk) 22:50, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Why does this page show up as CSD?

    Resolved

    User:Flarn2005/Design 2 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) shows up at Category:Candidates for speedy deletion by user, although it doesn't contain any direct delete request. It could be that one transcluded page template, User:Flarn2005/ubx (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), is the culprit, but that page has been deleted some time ago, and purging doesn't help. — Sebastian 22:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Not showing up any more - must be a lag issue or something. x42bn6 Talk Mess 22:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Having {{User:Flarn2005/ubx}} in User:Flarn2005/Design 2 was indeed the reason. The list of transcluded templates in the edit window for User:Flarn2005/Design 2 included Template:Db-userreq which originated from the deleted User:Flarn2005/ubx. It appears that transclusion lists and the categories which list a page are not updated when entries originate from a now deleted transcluded page, until the transcluding page is edited (purging only affects the rendering of the purged page). I made a null edit of User:Flarn2005/Design 2 to fix it (any recorded edit would also have worked). PrimeHunter (talk) 23:03, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks a lot! Next time, I'll do the null edit, too! — Sebastian 00:42, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Two questions....

    1) - Can Franz Fuchs be considered an Austrian serial killer? or he's serial killer, mas murderer or terrorist? 2) - Why two users say that Moninder Singh Pandher and Surender Koli mustn't be added to Indian serial killers if they are suspected of the murders of 19 little girls? I asked it on Here but I don't have answers there. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and your family. Ahmed987147 (talk) 22:54, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This has nothing to do with the Wikipedia Help Desk, where you ask questions about USING WIKIPEDIA , please use the Wikipedia:Reference Desk for references. The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 23:00, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The question didn't say so explicitly but it's about Wikipedia categories so it's not for the reference desk. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:09, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I note that you have made a query on the talk page of that article. The user that removed it was User:ExRat ([3]), so perhaps you should talk to him. Not that I know anything about these people, but if they aren't convicted, then it makes no sense for them to be on that list (see [4]). I don't, however, have an answer to your first question, and you may get a better response at the miscellaneous Reference Desk. x42bn6 Talk Mess 23:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Deleting a noncontributing user accounts.

    How do I delete a noncontributing user account? Please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrew j chorny (talk • contribs) 23:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You can't delete accounts, but you can retire by adding {{retired}} to your user page, if you would like to create one. Thanks! —Jonathan 23:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    See also Wikipedia:Right to vanish. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:36, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    December 15

    Top 100/Top 1000 most viewed pages on Wikipedia

    How do you find out which are the most viewed pages on Wikipedia ?

    Thanks,

    Tovojolo (talk) 00:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Popular pages for old numbers and [5] for new. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:41, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    American English vs English

    I was wondering what the Wikipedia policy is for the use of English. I note that Civilisation is called 'Civilization' here. What is the justification for using the Americanism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.66.128 (talk) 00:18, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Algebraist 00:23, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Login problem

    I cannot log in. I get a message, "Your browser is not set to allow cookies, please set browser to allow cookies and try again." But my browser (Safari) was and is set to allow cookies and there were many on there before I cleared them to ensure room for new ones. So, I have my name and password, and my browser is set to allow cookies in the preferences, but I still cannot login. What else can I do?

    Regards,

    220.101.17.211 (talk) 00:55, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't have Safari and cannot give browser specific help. Is Help:logging in of use? Maybe somebody at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing know Safari better. Or you could try a Google search. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:34, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Quail Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park

    to whom it may concern, I have personally hiked to the top of Quail Mountain 75 times. I am not a nut or anything! I found the Quail Mountain wikipedia page today, and found some inaccuracies, the elevation is wrong, and there is no trail to the summit for example. I also added some information I have obtained from firsthand experience, and even uploaded a photo I took while hiking to the top on August 10, 2005 (NOT an easy feat in the summertime). Anyhow, my editing has not shown up, and I don't know where the photo went. I live about 10 miles from the peak and can even see it from my back yard. I am not vandalizing Wikipedia, only trying to make an honest contribution. Thanks! Username DouglasBear DouglasBear (talk) 01:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey there! We're glad to have you here. However, to help cut down on some of the vandalism, we have some bots that revert changes that they think are suspicious. They are obviously wrong sometimes! Before you change things permanently, though, you'll want to use the preview button to make sure that's what you want. For example, your last edit still had default images for the gallery, which is probably why the bot reverted it. I went ahead and put that picture you uploaded in there, but it's up to you to finish it. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me! Xiong Chiamiov ::contact:: help! 01:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you Xiong! I am new to this and do not understand it very well. I will try to work on the page more at a later time, I appreciate your help. I just stumbled upon the page today and could not resist trying to add more as I know the mountain very well. Anyhow, thanks again, I will make it better now that I know my work is not going into the waste basket! DouglasBearDouglasBear (talk) 02:30, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]


    Please....

    I'm afraid because I don't know if this question must be posted here but ... well... , have patience with me please... Can you create the Category:Spanish serial killers to me??... I love serial killers :P. Thanks and please don't insult me if the question mustn't be posted here. I'm new Ahmed987147 (talk) 03:38, 15 December 2007 (UTC).[reply]

    Well, I could (and you could do it yourself, by adding the category to an article, clicking on the redlink, and creating the catpage with the sole text [[Category:Serial killers by nationality]]), but what are you going to put in it? List of serial killers by country has no Spaniards that I can see. Algebraist 04:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Ahmed987147 also requested Category:Chinese mass murderers here. I made it and it has 3 members of which 2 were created recently. So I trusted this request and have created Category:Spanish serial killers with use of Template:Fooian fooers to give better navigation. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:24, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for introducing me to that fine template. But surely it should be Fooian barers? Algebraist 04:28, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Good point ;-) But there are places called Bar and Bare so it could cause confusion. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:53, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You have a supporter at Template talk:Fooian fooers#This should be renamed.... PrimeHunter (talk) 04:58, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I create a wikipedia article on a subject that is not already covered?

    Id like to make an article over something that currently does not have an article with wikepedia. How do I do so? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.68.248.168 (talk) 04:27, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 04:29, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How does one edit in multiple languages without multiple accounts?

    How can one edit in different languages without having to make separate accounts for each? Given the number of multilingual folks out there and the nuisance of having to change between accounts, check different watchlists, remember different passwords, etc there surely must be some way to do this, right?Mwswanton (talk) 05:15, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Nope. See m:H:UL though, it has been in the works for a very very long time. Prodego talk 05:23, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the clarification and useful link. Mwswanton (talk) 05:09, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    MidAmerica St. Louis Airport has had several important developments in 2007. They need to be added and the site needs updating PLEASE!.

     EDITOR:  PLEASE READ THIS INFO RE MAJOR MIDWESTERN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENTS AT ST. LOUIS

    Greetings: I recently added several major developments to the Wikipedia page that contains information about MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV). The airport copy appears in Wikipedia under information about Scott Air Force Base (USAF). The entire reference to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport needs to be updated. The most recent entry being seven years old. The additions I wrote were severely restricted by space, which is OK, but doesn't allow for fullness of story, as it does here. The first sourced story appeared in the St. Louis (MO) Post-DispatchBold text. It dealt with the first international air cargo shipment to the airport (which ha been a major goal for the past three years to position MidAmerica as the prime Midwestern location for air cargo. It also is being positioned as an economical alternative to Chicago (ORD) and Miami(MIA)for international air cargo heading to Midwest companies and retail/distribution centers. The second sourced story appeared in the local Illinois daily Belleville News-Democrat.Bold text It was about MidAmerica officials signing an international Memorandum of Understanding with officials from Batam, Indonesia (located near Singapore), and an exchange of visits by dignataries between the two entities Batam and St. Clair County, IL). There wasn't room to source the next three, which were federal government agencies designating the airport part of Foreign Trade Zone 31, designation of the airport as a U.S. Port of Entry for international cargo, and the opening of a U.S. Customs Office on the airport for incoming international air cargo.

    I am James M. Grandone. I handle media relations for MidAmerica St. Louis Airport and would refer you to the director of the airport, Mr. Tim Cantwell for verification of the facts of the stories, as well as independent verification of the federal designations and facilities.

    I can be reached at the following: Jim Grandone Grandone Public Relations 403 Jefferson Road Phone and email address removed www.grandone.com

    MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Director Tim Cantwell can be reached at the following: 9656 Air Terminal Drive, Suite 100 Mascoutah, IL 62258 Email address removed www.flymidamerica.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.182.230.150 (talk) 05:30, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    There are no paid editors here at Wikipedia. You and everyone else are able to make changes to Wikipedia articles. However, since you have a close relationship with the airport, please be aware of our policies on possible conflicts of interest and the need to have reliable sources to assert the subject's notability, and please take note of Wikipedia policy regarding keeping a [[WP:POV|neutral point of view] and avoiding company advertising.
    Note, I have also removed your email addresses and phone number - this is a highly visible page on the internet and such information could be used by others to plague you with SPAM and unnecessary calls. Astronaut (talk) 10:48, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh! Sorry, I see what this is about. You have attempted to make an edit to Scott Air Force Base. Unfortunately, your edit only added a "±" to the beginning of the article, and you put "MidAmerica St. Louis Airport received its first international air cargo deliveries;1.4 million lbs. of seed grain from Chile, on Mon., April 2, 2007. . St. Louis Post-Dispatch 4/3/2007" in the Edit Summary box. That edit was reverted within 3 hours (presumably thinking it was a small incident of vandalism).
    To edit an article, you should click on "edit this page" at the top of the article, enter your changes using Wiki-markup in the large text box, enter a brief Edit summary saying what you did and why (eg. "added info about new service"), and finally click on the "Save page" button below the Edit summary line. Of course, your changes should cite reliable sources (see the wiki-markup used in the article to see how this is done in practise), and you should take note of the various policies I mentioned in my previous post above.
    Astronaut (talk) 11:51, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    WP:NOTABILITY

    I don't know where to put my question, so I'm putting it here... Should newspapers have at least some kind of award to be considered notable? --Heero Kirashami (talk) 05:56, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Not necessarily. They should at least be significant. See Wikipedia:Notability (media) for some guidelines, winning an award is only 1 way to establish notability. Mr.Z-man 06:00, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, the page clears up a lot. --Heero Kirashami (talk) 19:53, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Meaning of Neutral Point of View

    Can u please explain what is Neutral Point of View. Can u also tell me about other points of view and how Neutral Point of View is different from others.

    thanks ravishankar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.165.5.226 (talk) 06:09, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Neutral Point of View is explained pretty well in the NPOV policy. Astronaut (talk) 10:30, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    For some topics, a neutral point of view may be hard to report because some sides will accuse you of being an extremist. A neutral point of view should be as accurate as possible. If some argues that the world is flat, you don't want to write that the world may or may not be flat. You might say that -- (assuming it is an accepted source) belives that the world is flat but most experts do not accept this view. It can be complicated. Spevw (talk) 23:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a most-effective way to edit?

    Hi, I was just wondering whether it would help more to make changes in small chunks (e.g., fix grammar, then add sources, then add material) for better oversight or to do it all at once.

    Sorry if this issue has already been covered in the documentation, I was a little overwhelmed by it. Thanks! Wikimancer (talk) 07:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia tries to encourage editors to be bold with their edits. However, it is often the case that only small changes to a page are necessary.
    There is an additional problem when creating a new article. An incomplete article, with extremely poor grammar, using an existing internet site as a working template, or missing references for example, is often reason enough to have your hard work speedily deleted (sometimes within minutes). The best advice I've heard to prevent this, is to develop your new article in a sub-page of your user page, until you are confident enough that it will meet Wikipedia's stringent criteria for an article (reliable sources establishing the subject's notability, keeping an encyclopedic tone and maintaining a neutral point of view, etc.)
    Astronaut (talk) 11:27, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Moving text and changing it is preferably done in separate edits, to see the changes in a diff.--Patrick (talk) 12:41, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    hello

    i want to know about roll of media in e-commerce —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.180.71.211 (talk) 06:46, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm sorry — but this page is for Wikipedia-related questions only, maybe the article has some information about the roll of media in this. Hope this helps! Qst 11:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    vietnam

    how many pages are in vietnamesse? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.253.36.54 (talk) 09:08, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This page is for help using the English Wikipedia. Maybe the introduction of the main page of the Vietnamese Wikipedia will be of help. Astronaut (talk) 10:24, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmm..that's a good question. You might want to ask at either the reference desk or maybe the village pump. Hope this helped, — Rudget Contributions 13:16, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The Vietnamese Wikipedia has 27,342 articles and 122,891 pages, or at least it does according to the current version of Meta's list of Wikipedias.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:45, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I just locate a simple Picture/drawing/ schematic of the "normal" female ESTROGEN molecule??

    It's all in my Subject?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.197.92.11 (talk) 10:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The Estrogen article might be a good place to look? Ilkali (talk) 10:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You might also want to look at Wikimedia Commons and search there. Midorihana(talk)(contribs) 05:11, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia deletes articles about an important historical website. How to stop that?

    I tried posting an article about the first website online covering a specific topic and I also included things of historical significance. It's not for advertising. In fact, this site is totally free and has no ads on it. How can I get this historical site listed in Wikipedia without it being deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dubindahouse (talk • contribs) 13:02, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    There are four chief processes under which articles in the mainspace are deleted:

    To learn about typical reasons articles are deleted, see Wikipedia:Why was the page I created deleted? To find out why the particular article you posted was deleted, go to the deletion log and type into the search field marked "Title" the exact name of the article, mindful of the original capitalization, spelling and spacing. The deletion log entry will show when the article was deleted, by which administrator, and typically contain a deletion summary listing the reason for deletion. If you wish to contest this deletion, please contact the administrator first on their talk page and, depending on the circumstances, politely explain why you think the article should be restored, or why a copy should be provided to you so you can address the reason for deletion before reposting the article. If after that the article remains deleted and you still wish to contest it, you have the option of listing the article at Wikipedia:Deletion review, but articles are normally only restored if the deletion was clearly improper. 

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  The Helpful One   (Talk)  (Contributions) 13:04, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Delete or change a re-direct

    How do you go about deleting or changing a re-direct. On several pages in my sandbox, I moved the page to the main workspace, thus creating a redirect. Now I would like to be able to use those page names again. ie User:Rocketmaniac/Sandbox redirects to List of counties in South Carolina by Population. I would like to be able to use User:Rocketmaniac/Sandbox again. Thanks Rocketmaniac (talk) 14:03, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I removed the redirect for you. When you are redirected, you will see at the top of the destination "redirected from blue link". Clicking on that link will take you to the redirect itself, which you can then edit.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:07, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    3RR Question

    I have been trying to make a constructive, knowledgeable, concisely-worded, well-referenced and relevant contribution to the Wiki article on clairvoyance, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance, to give it more balance. "ScienceApologist" has repeatedly censored my contribution by reverting it 4 times in 3 days, but not more than 3 times in 24 hours. Can his actions still be considered a 3RR violation? Or do I have to try 3 more times within a 24-hour period (which seems a bit childish)? This is not a content dispute. We are not there yet. This is only a question of whether one editor can censor the good faith contribution of another editor by reverting it. I don't think so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RAmesbury (talk • contribs) 14:15, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Oh, it is indeed a content dispute. What you are trying to add to the article is not neutral point of view, is unreliably sourced and gives undue weight to credulous, fringe theories. Your edits were not censored, they were properly removed. You're right that no one has technically violated 3RR. However, please note that WP:3RR does not apply just to reverts. Quoting from that policy: "A revert, in this context, means undoing, in whole or in part, the actions of another editor or of other editors. This can include undoing edits to a page, deleting content or restoring deleted content" (emphasis added). Accordingly, you are subject to that policy just as much as your [correct] detractors.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:24, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    creating a list template

    can someone please help me fix this list template i'm trying to make. I tried to make it almost identical to an already existing template, but the major change I want doesn't work and I'm getting frustrated. --Crazytonyi (talk) 15:45, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    What template? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 15:50, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a template for the House series. The episode list has a column called "Final Diagnosis" which some of us that frequent the list think is a spoiler, but others think enhances the list. I want to propose that the diagnosis go under the story summary, in a table that defaults as hidden. The part that I can't figure out is how to include a nested table in the current table. Here is what I have done so far: Template:Episode_list/House and here is what I based it on: Template:Episode_list. You'll notice that I'm also updating the original template so that this one has variables that are more specific to the House list (e.g., Director instead of Aux2). --Crazytonyi (talk) 16:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You can try asking at Wikipedia:Requested templates. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Usage of flag without country name

    Is there anyway to use tags to get small flags without getting the country name ?
    I was thinking of this one: {{USA}} =  United States but I only want the flag, like this

    --Morphinea (talk) 16:26, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    United States--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:32, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks ! --Morphinea (talk) 18:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How to find articles by amount of times accessed

    I want to be able to find articles that are either searched for or accessed the most and least.The FAQ didn't seem to answer how to do this.What are the most and least viewed articles on wikipedia? Workster (talk) 17:32, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    For most views, see Wikipedia:Popular pages for old numbers and [6] for new. I have not heard of statistics for least viewed pages. Page hit counters are disabled for performance reasons, see Wikipedia:Technical FAQ#Can I add a page hit counter to a Wikipedia page?. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    ImageBacklogBot

    What is ImageBacklogBot and why is it replacing image links with example.png in user pages? (By the way these links are covered by fair use rationale) —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikipediaRLN (talk • contribs) 17:54, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    My understanding is that Fair Use can only be claimed in the article namespace. Someone else may be able to better clarify. – Scartol • Tok 18:10, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    See User:ImageBacklogBot. You can comment to the bot operator on User talk:ST47. User talk:ImageBacklogBot#Stop using example.jpg! says Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg is used now. I haven't examined the specific cases but Wikipedia doesn't think fair use images should be in user space. Fair use is for articles. See point 9 in Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria, and Wikipedia:Removal of fair use images. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:19, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Image question

    I'm interested in using this image to illustrate the ubiquitous nature of Emma Goldman's influence. It's from the Irish Indymedia site. The small print at the page's bottom reads: "© 2001-2007 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere." Does this mean I have to use a Fair Use tag, with rationale? Or is there another option? Thanks. – Scartol • Tok 18:09, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Since it's for non-commercial use only, I'm pretty sure it doesn't count as a free license. However, you could probably upload it under fair use for use in the article namespace only. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 19:35, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    printable version

    How do I get the photos and images to print without the pink covering? it dosen't look to good for a report. Thanks John —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.189.227.254 (talk) 20:00, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    What pink covering? When I print images in wikipedia, they print as expected. Which image were you trying to print? Astronaut (talk) 20:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I've never noticed any pink covering. Check to make sure you're not out of green ink; if a printer runs out of green ink, it can only print red and blue, which combined look pinkish. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 20:42, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    It could be your printer.Check that it has enough ink :) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 20:46, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Multiple accounts.

    Is it within rules to have more than one account on a single language Wikipedia? I want to make a second one so I can split my watchlist. Zazaban (talk) 20:58, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, for very specific reasons, and if it is identified as your account (say on its userpage that it is User:Zazaban). It is fine to create another account for that reason. See Wikipedia:SOCK#Legitimate uses of alternate accounts for more. Prodego talk 21:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    use of html descriptive code

    Should the html descriptive code in the following example be considered standard format? Or is it considered a unnecessary waste of code and should be deleted? If it is considered useful, I will start adding it to articles as I am editing them, if unnecessary, I will delete it when I come across it.

    <!-- Categorization -->
    [[Category:Video game gameplay| ]]
    [[Category:Game design]]



    {{videogame-gameplay-stub}}


    <!-- Other languages -->


    [[ca:Jugabilitat]]

    Thank you for your assistance in advance. Dbiel (Talk) 21:27, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I think it doesn't matter. I wouldn't change it either way. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:19, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I will take a similarly bold stand for indecisiveness. Descriptive HTML comments may help document Wikipedia's internal workings for new editors, but such comments would be better if they could (somehow) link to the help pages that explain what's going on. Someone who has not read Help:Category isn't going to get much help from a comment that simply says "Categorization". Similarly, the descriptive string "Other languages" doesn't help as much as would a link to Help:Interlanguage links. However, there's no way I know of to make links to help pages from inside HTML comments that would actually be functional (without also appearing on the rendered page, in violation of WP:SELFREF). Of course, even a link that requires copying and pasting into the Search field is better than nothing, so if you're going to add such comments, how about:
    • <!-- Categorization; see: Help:Category -->
    • <!-- Other languages; see: Help:Interlanguage links -->
    Then a new editor can get to the relevant help pages with a copy and paste; that's a bit more work than one click, but it's better than leaving people in the dark. It's too bad we don't have an Integrated development environment for Wikipedia; then the editor could provide context-sensitive links to the help pages that tell what every chunk of code means. Instead, most Wikipedia editors do their editing in just about the most bare-bones editor in common use, the edit window of a Web browser. To its credit, Wikipedia has about the best and most comprehensive online documentation I have ever seen in any software system in my 20+ years of computing, but the burden is on the user to figure out how to look stuff up. Of course we also have the Help desk to provide any level of explanation a user needs. --Teratornis (talk) 01:49, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    history of usa

    history of U.S —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.124.166.234 (talk) 21:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This has no use. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 21:38, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Not very helpful in this case. ;)
    Try History of the United States (and next time search using the box on the left of every page - it's a lot quicker) --Seans Potato Business 22:10, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Page title convention

    Should the main page of an article (where the content is, cf. redirects) be "PCR optimization" or "polymerase chain reaction optimization"? Where is the guideline that tells wikipedians how to decide the main title for an article? --Seans Potato Business 21:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    The guideline you are looking for is Wikipedia:Naming conventions. I'm not sure if it will help you decide the correct title of your example article, however. --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 21:44, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    thx. went with the extended version --Seans Potato Business 21:51, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Reference not producing clickable link; please assist

    I added a reference to the Polymerase chain reaction inhibitors article but it isn't occurring as a clickable link at the bottom of the page. Can someone help with this? --Seans Potato Business 22:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I have completed the URL with http:// in front.[7] PrimeHunter (talk) 22:15, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! --Seans Potato Business 22:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    December 16

    How do you make links?

    I've just added to a page. I would like the text to have a link to a page on wikipedia like the other text. How do I do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neon6419 (talk • contribs) 00:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You enclose the text in double square brackets like [[this]]. See the editing help "cheatsheet" for more info. Astronaut (talk) 00:38, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Use [[Link title]] for internal wikipedia other page links.
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 00:34, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Also see Help:Link for the basics about linking, and WP:EIW#Wikili for everything about linking. --Teratornis (talk) 02:00, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm trying to edit a factual error in an article but there is not 'edit' hyperlink to take me to the edit screen for that section of the article. Why is this and how do I go about editing that section?

    Thanks Samson-RN (talk) 00:29, 16 December 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Samson-RN (talk • contribs) 00:25, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Without knowing what page and what section, I can't say why. However, if you click the "edit this page" button at the very top of the page, that will let you edit the entire page, not just a single section. Prodego talk 00:31, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    What article is it? On protected articles, there are no edit section links; alternatively, someone could place __NOEDITSECTION__ for no links to edit specific sections.   jj137 ♠ Talk 00:32, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    OK, Thanks I've edited it using the edit page tab now (I'd not seen it earlier). Thanks for your help. Samson-RN (talk) 00:41, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    No problem, happy editing! Prodego talk 00:43, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Usually when the Help desk gets a question like this, it means the questioner is trying to edit the lead section of an article, which for some reason I have never understood does not have a section edit link like all the other sections. Whatever the reasoning may have been for that inconsistency, the result is a lot of confused users. Also, the lead section probably gets read a lot more than the rest of the article (if Jakob Nielsen's findings for other Web pages apply to Wikipedia), and thus it would certainly stimulate its share of editing impulses. The top of every page does have an edit tab, but a sizable fraction of new users just don't see it - perhaps partly because the section-edit links are so much more obvious. --Teratornis (talk) 01:56, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Playboy Special Editions page

    while looking through your site on random topics i came across a magazine that i subscribed to for almost 3 years. i have finally found an error in your site :) im kinda proud since dang near everything you guys post is correct. the playboy special editions - specifically the PBOL (playboy book of lingerie) - is not issued 2x a month...its published 1 time every 2 months jan/feb, mar/apr, may/june, july/aug, sept/oct, and nov/dec. 6 issues a year in total ..not 24 as you have indicated. hope you can correct soon so that your reputation for extremely crediatable info remains in tact.

    -necromosh


    Playboy Special Editions (formerly known as flats, then Newsstand Specials[1]) are a spinoff series of Playboy magazine devoted entirely to softcore nude photographs of the Playboy models that are found sporadically scattered in the monthly Playboy magazine.

    Unlike the monthly magazine, which features a variety of articles, opinion columns, and works of fiction, the only texts found in the Special Editions are captions of the photographs and readers' letters. Approximately two issues are published each month —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.60.135.167 (talk) 00:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I haven't researched outside our article, but Playboy Special Edition#Book of Lingerie/Lingerie says: "Playboy Special Editions' most popular series is Lingerie (formerly known as Book of Lingerie), which is published on a bimonthly basis." Apparently there are many other types of special editions and the article claims that in total there are two a month. Do you have a source saying that is false? PrimeHunter (talk) 01:34, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Vandalism to Jennette McCurdy

    Jennette McCurdy's entry has been vandalized. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.47.249.215 (talk) 01:58, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Someone fixed it. In the future, you can fix vandalism yourself by going to the page history and reverting to the last good version. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 02:02, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    i cant start a new page

    Docterbrassstone (talk) 03:35, 16 December 2007 (UTC)have i been blocked[reply]

    You haven't been blocked. What page is it?   jj137 ♠ Talk 03:41, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:49, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Docterbrassstone (talk) 04:04, 16 December 2007 (UTC):i have used wikipedia:your first article:and studyed to wright the article but the create this article selection is not available can you pleas give me a step by step thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctorbrassstone (talk • contribs) 04:01, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    As jj137 wrote: What page is it? And what happens when you enter the name in the box at Wikipedia:Your first article#How to create a page and click "Go (try title)"? If it doesn't exist then you should come to a search page with a red "Create the page" link. (The same happens with "Go" in the search box to the left on every page). PrimeHunter (talk) 04:08, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Docterbrassstone (talk) 04:21, 16 December 2007 (UTC)thinks :the page is one wave at a time isbn 978-1-60145-300-6 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctorbrassstone (talk • contribs) 04:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    thank you thank you thank you it was the red throing me good dayDocterbrassstone (talk) 04:26, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Thompson, CT

    Lawrence K. Groh, Jr. First Selectman. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.194.139 (talk) 03:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You have a minimalistic writing style! I figured out the meaning after some research and changed the name in [8]. Thanks for the update, but could we get a little more information another time? PrimeHunter (talk) 04:25, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    WTIC-FM "Wayback Weekend" Proof Needed

    76.118.247.91 (talk) 02:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    • The article for WTIC-FM needs to include proof of the "Wayback Weekend". I included a link in both the format listing and at the bottom of the article. Any professional Wikipedians out there, please help out this beginner. I am unsure of what type of retro format, specifically, the WTIC FM "Wayback Weekend" is so I just labeled it as "80s". You will need to visit the webpage and read the article than use your own judgment as to what variation of the retro format the WTIC-FM "Wayback Weekend" should be labeled as. Also, a little room should be set aside in the article itself to describe the "Wayback Weekend" program. It has become a major attribute that listeners have started identifying the radio station. It makes it distinctly stand out from other CBS Radio stations. If the WTIC-FM website does not load properly through Firefox or Netscape, it is sure to work on Internet Explorer. Thank you for taking the time to read this unsigned comment.

    Word with more than one meaning

    Hi

    I have a website called UnderFunded.com

    When I search your site for UnderFunded it shows a movie. How do I add a second meaning?

    Peter Munro —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.197.160.192 (talk) 04:27, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation.
    The way to avoid the problem that there is already an Underfunded article would be to call it something else like “UnderFunded.com.” But my advice is don’t bother: I’m sorry to say that your site is not notable enough for a Wikipedia article. If you wrote an article about your site it would surely be deleted. Instead you could develop your page at AboutUs, another wiki that does not have Wikipedia's strict notability requirements. --teb728 t c 05:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I see you have added a link to your site from Underfunded. That is NOT the way to go, and I have reverted your changes. See the Wikipedia guideline on spam. --teb728 t c 05:39, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Side by side tables

    I am trying to test reformating Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders so that the three sets of three tables appear side by side. I have tried with the |valign="top"| command, but this is not working in the table environment the same way I have used it at Barry_Bonds#Watchlists to lay things out in side by side columns. See the problem at Talk:Lists_of_Michigan_Wolverines_football_receiving_leaders#Testing another reformating. Can you make any suggestion that might work.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 04:29, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    In Prime gap#Numerical results I made a table with 3 cells and placed a table in each of the 3. Maybe you could use the same system? But 3 side-by-side tables of your size would be wide for many viewers. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:47, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Fair use image question

    What exactly is the policy for using images from a CITY website for an article on a city department, specifically a police department?

    I remembered seeing something specifically on Federal govt sources but didn't notice anything in the fair use page that talked about this area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.137.64.173 (talk) 05:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia’s policy is the same for all images, but the copyright status of images on US Federal government sites is generally different from most other sites. Almost everything on Federal government sites is in the public domain; almost everything on other sites is copyrighted. Copyrighted images can be use on Wikipedia if they are licensed in a way that allows reuse by anyone for anything. Without such a license they can be used only under Wikipedia’s highly restrictive “fair use” policy. --teb728 t c 06:09, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Basically, most images on state / local governments are not in the public domain. Logos and seals are an exception and allowed under fair use but not actual pictures. --Hdt83 Chat 06:25, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Talk page acting like a wormhole

    The article Composer must have been subject to a failed move at some point or something. It’s somehow shares a talk page with List of composers. I’m not sure how this can be fixed. --S.dedalus (talk) 08:10, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixed, for some reason it was made into a redirect for Talk:List of composers. --Silver Edge (talk) 08:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    My Cookies and Account

    Last time before I was trying to enter and login back into my account in Wikipedia but the website said:

    Wikipedia uses cookies to log in users. You have cookies disabled. Please enable them and try again.

    I don't understand. Why and how would I have my cookies disabled and how could I enable them again? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.166.182 (talk) 10:36, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    What browser are you using?
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 13:11, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Visit This website to understand how to enable cookies!
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Helpful One (Talk) (Contributions) 13:11, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Problem Logging-in to other languaje's Wikipedia with an account from the English site

    I'm trying to login to the "Spanish" wikipedia, but my user id is not recognized in it. What is wrong? Thesr should not be a need to create another account, nor I'm willing to do so. Can this be solved? Thanks DPdH (talk) 14:23, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm afraid not. Every Wikipedia is a project on its own, so you need to create a new account. Of course , you're free to choose for DPdH as your nickname again. 80.60.60.204 (talk) 14:45, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    There have long been preparations to solve it but it hasn't completed yet. See m:Help:Unified login. DPdH appears available in Spanish and you can also choose the same password. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Congressional District Demographic Boxes

    How do I make the "percent native hawaiian" and "percent other races" visible on these user boxes? Just entering those figures into the table did not make them visible. This is the HTML I used, using California's 5th congressional district as an example:

    {{Infobox U.S. congressional district
    |state = California
    |district number = 5
    |image name = United States House of Representatives, California District 5.png
    |english area = 157
    |metric area = 387
    |percent urban = 99.7
    |percent rural = 0.3
    |population = 639,088
    |population year = 2000
    |median income = 36,719
    |percent white = 50.8
    |percent black = 14.5
    |percent native american = 1.3
    |percent native hawaiian = 0.7
    |percent asian = 15.2
    |percent hispanic = 20.8
    |percent other race = 10.3
    |percent more than one race = 7.2
    |percent blue collar =
    |percent white collar =
    |percent gray collar =
    |cpvi = D+14
    }}

    Socal gal at heart (talk) 14:36, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    {{Infobox U.S. congressional district}} does not have paramaters called "percent native hawaiian" and "percent more than one race". The template source would have to be edited to include those parameters. I fixed [9] a template error which caused it to not display "percent other races". If a template is used with an unknown parameter then that parameter is ignored. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Inflation in the USA, what are the real numbers?

    If we believe our Government then we only eperienced a rather benign inflation rate of 2.67% per year, on average,during the years between 2001 and 2007, or a total of 14.2%. This then makes the US dollar worth about 87 cents as of 1-1-2007. Yet looking at the actual out-of-pocked expenses, this might not be the actual story. My investigation revealed, that the true rate of inflation seemed to be related to the rate of increase in the US public debt which increased from $ 5.8 trillion in 2001 to $ 8.5 trillion at the end of 2006. This is an increase of 46.5%.At the same time, the Euro inceased by 30% in value, the S&P stock index by 30% and the commodity index by 40.5%. Based on these indicators we seemed to have had a real inflation of about 6.6% per year , or 37.7% over the five year period. This is about 1.3% less than the 7.9% average increase in the US public debt. The difference of 1.3% could be due to the average 1.3% increase per year in the US population. It can be argued the this population increase contributes a like amount to GDP, therefore cancels some of the US debt.

    Hans D. Baumann, Ph.D. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.216.215 (talk) 15:36, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Rt. 16:08, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Odd situation

    Evasive Action describes something other than what I would have expected. However, the common meaning of the phrase would be just a dictdef, and therefore not worth an article, and there don't appear to be any other meanings, so a dab page is not in order either. Yet nearly every Wikipedia Ghit I've checked refers to the more usual meaning. Any ideas? Clarityfiend (talk) 16:55, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    A dab page only needs two meanings. Though most have four or more, that is not a requirement AFAIK. Dicdefs can also be located on dab pages; see Mantle for an example. So, for example, you could move Evasive Action to Evasive Action (webcomic) and turn the resulting redirect into a dab page that reads like so:

    Evasive Action has several meanings.

    NF24(radio me!) 17:38, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Haah! I finally found another notable meaning. Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:25, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Hiding the title of an article

    Hi. I would like to ask how you can hide the title of an article as done on the main page. Thanks in advance. 86.138.2.136 (talk) 18:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't know why you would want to hide the title, but I don't believe that you can. NF24(radio me!) 18:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The main page does it, so there has to be some way. Not sure what it is, though. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 18:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps <div id="mainpage">? That's the only thing that I can immediately see in the source code that may hide the title. NF24(radio me!) 19:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't quite understand it myself, but I believe this is accomplished in the first section of MediaWiki:Monobook.css. Algebraist 00:39, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Problem with WikiProject Constructed languages template

    I've been trying to link all articles within the scope of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Constructed languages/Esperanto task force|Esperanto task force]] to their respective categories (found within [[Category:Esperanto task force articles]]). However, I have not been able to register all of the tagged articles into their proper categories. I believe there is a problem with the template, which is found at [[Template:WP conlangs]]. The new Esperanto task force (ETF) portion of it (which is the specific part that is experiencing these difficulties) is based on the USA/Canada task force of WikiProject Football, if that information is of any help to you. Also, the ETF tag can be added to talk pages and displays without any trouble; the only problem is that it doesn't link those articles into the [[Category:Esperanto task force articles]]. I would greatly appreciate any help you can offer. Thanks! TFCforever (talk) 19:16, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Don't worry about this one...this problem was resolved by User:Saizai, to whom I am very grateful! TFCforever (talk) 04:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Somebody deleted my contributions

    Somebody deleted my contributions to the article Psychological resilience. He/She gave no reasons, why he did this. What can i do now? http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Psychological_resilience&diff=177589865&oldid=177589739 --Resilienzi (talk) 20:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You could ask them for their reasons. If they don't respond or give a reason that you feel is inadequate, then no one's stopping you from adding the material back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NASCAR Fan24 (talk • contribs) 20:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for your answer. He/she did not chose a name and IPs change all the time. So i have no place where i can ask him for his reasons. May be i'll ask on the discussion page. Is there an easy way<to add the material back or do i have to copy and paste (that would be quite complicated in this case)?--Resilienzi (talk) 20:30, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See Help:Reverting. The method is simple for people who do it frequently, but you should read the whole Help:Reverting page to understand the policies and guidelines associated with it (i.e., the conditions of when and when not to do it). --Teratornis (talk) 20:37, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks a lot! Please let me aks a question. I assume most of you are from America. Well, i have never been to america and do not know much about your culture... would a revert be very rude?--Resilienzi (talk) 20:45, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Not at all. That's what makes getting rid of vandalism so simple. It seems some IPs have been doing some major editing on that page. I'm not sure whether the edits are productive or not; it seems to the version you would like to revert back to is this. However, that would be reverting 50-60 edits, which I don't think is a good idea, unless the edits since then had absolutely no place. Hope this helps.   jj137 ♠ Talk 20:56, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you! I asked him on the talk page, why he deleted my contributions. If he does nort answer i am probably going to put them back in by "copy and paste"--Resilienzi (talk) 21:09, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    This may be too late, but why not try User talk:61.67.197.242? NF24(radio me!) 21:16, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    copying an article from wikipedia

    Chiar eu (talk) 22:26, 16 December 2007 (UTC)how can i copy and print an article from wiki?[reply]

    Click "Printable version" in the box on the left-hand side of the page labelled "toolbox". NF24(radio me!) 22:55, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Photos not showing up in <gallery>

    In Brookside Gardens I added 3 photos to the 2 already in the existing <gallery></gallery> construct. The captions showed up but not the photos themselves. I thought this might be because these 3 are horizontal and the first 2 are vertical format, so I split it into 2 galleries. The photos showed up when I previewed the page, but when I saved it they were gone! Can you help? Hgrosser (talk) 22:29, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    The pictures in question show up on my computer. Try purging the cache (Ctrl-Shift-R in Firefox, Ctrl-F5 in Internet Explorer, WP:PURGE for others). NF24(radio me!) 23:07, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing on a Disney character page

    I'm afraid I found myself caught up in an "edit war" regarding an entry for a Disney character. I apologize for that and I'm trying to stay out of the "combat zone", even though another person is adding edits that not only do not have factual basis but seem to be expressing a personal bias. I had removed the comments he made but replaced them, since I don't intend to keep that page a battleground any longer (unfortunately, my own signature probably shows on it now). However, I've written to this person and very politely requested that he remember the Wikipedia etiquette rules and keep his edits neutral. I'm hoping he'll pay attention and do this; but if not, I'm wondering if that page can be "locked"? This is a character I like very much and I'm frankly offended at the speculations the editor is writing. Were the comments based on fact, there would be no problem. This is not a case of a mere disagreement; it's a matter of personal bias being presented as fact.EthelG (talk) 22:45, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]


    Go to Requests for page protection and request full protection. See the protection policy for more information. Alternatively, you can give them a warning from the warnings page; if they continue to make unconstructive edits after a final or only warning, then report them to Administrator intervention against vandalism. You can also go to the Administrator's Noticeboard for Incidents if you feel that an administrator needs to get involved. NF24(radio me!) 22:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for your advice, it was very helpful. I've tagged some of the editor's comments using the "npov2" template, though I hope I used it right. So far, he hasn't removed his comments. May I go ahead and edit, then place the article under protection?EthelG (talk) 17:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC)EthelG[reply]

    editing

    Hi How long does it take after editing a page for the page to be updated Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.73.109 (talk) 22:50, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    New edits are shown instantly. NF24(radio me!) 22:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    But you may sometimes need to bypass your cache to see them. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:14, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How Do I Know How Many Edits I've Done?

    I am wanting to submit an RfA (again...) and I want to know how many edits I've made so that I won't fail again (as miserably). Under my contributions, it only shows what edits I've made, not how many. Where can I find this? ♠♦♣♥ 23:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    First off, you can click "my preferences" at the top, that will show you your total number of edits (including your deleted contributions). However, if you want detailed analysis, there are several tools out there. You can find them all at the Toolserver, but the most-used one is Wannabe Kate (currently down at post time), which does not show contributions to deleted articles (deleted contributions). You can also use Query.php, which shows deleted contributions. Good luck on your RfA! NF24(radio me!) 23:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    What's my 'username'? Does it matter? Should I just register afresh?

    I contributed a small piece about Wolf Mankowitz being part owner of The Pickwick Club in the 1960s. It has been incorporated, therefore I am. But now I can't remember the username I gave at registration. Can you tell me? Does it matter? Shall I just register another 'username' and add something to another Wikipedia entry? Michael Young - <e-mail removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.240.33.91 (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Your username was Lifegetsteejus. If you associated your e-mail address with your account (by the way, you shouldn't post that here), then enter your username and click "E-mail new password" on Special:Userlogin. Otherwise, just get a new username. NF24(radio me!) 23:17, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Prob with e-mail...

    Ok. I'm having some problems with my confirmation email. I put in my email address into the My Preferences page more that 3 weeks ago, clicked the "resend confirmation email" button quite a few times since then, and still, no confirmation email. What's the problem? My email is flaminglawyer(at)aim(dot)com (yes that actually deters spambots). ♠♦♣♥ 23:24, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Might be a spam filter. You could always use gmail, which is preferred by many users because it hides your IP address (if you use the web interface). Prodego talk 23:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Wait a minute! Are you saying that every time I send an email, my IP address is sent with it?!? *looks alarmed* ♠♦♣♥ 23:31, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, usually. Prodego talk 23:33, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    December 17

    how do I add a photo?

    I recently wrote an article (stub?) about a famous architectural building . . . how do I add a photo of the building? Also - when I wrote the title, I forgot to leave a space between the two words "Stone" and "Cottage" yet there is no edit button for the title. How can I add a space in between? Thanks Calie —Preceding unsigned comment added by Calickamo (talk • contribs) 00:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See Help:Images and other uploaded files. You can move articles to a new name when your account becomes 4 days old. I have done it for you. I also added a reference section [10] to display the references you made. See more at Wikipedia:Footnotes. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:06, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Further request on company article

    Hello all. I am making a further request stemming from my initial request for help on the [| Help Desk] of November 27 2007. In this request, I was seeking help in creating / publishing an NPOV article about the company I work for. It is a global engineering firm that has designed some very significant projects (eg. Wembley, Olympic Stadiums, Eden project). The firm has already been linked to several times in other Wiki articles (not by me). I was up-front about disclosing my COI and wanted to engage assistance in making sure I was not breaking any rules. I created a dummy article, it has now been moved to a [| sub-page] off my talk page. The general consensus of that Help Desk discussion was that the article was OK in terms of NPOV but needed some citation. That I have now done. There was also suggestion that I try and enlist help off the WikiProject Engineering page. I posted there on 28 November but have had no response.

    Can anybody else help? I would be really happy for someone to publish the dummy article to save me breaking the COI rules. I have always been honest about my COI and would certainly be happy to make that disclaimer on the article if/when it is created. And yes, I understand that others will edit the article. (The reason I am being so meticulous about this is that I am a regular private user of Wikipedia and I don't want to resort to sock-puppets to get the article posted.) --Mat Hardy (Affentitten) (talk) 01:13, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    how to

    Hello, my name is Owen Riley. I really want to know how to create an article on wiki. I've been searching the site all over and have found nothing. Can you help me?

    -Owen —Preceding unsigned comment added by Owenriley (talk • contribs) 03:40, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    To create an article you must see if the article which you want create don't exist, and if don't exist you can create him; but have a thing: Do not copy text from other websites without a GFDL-compatible license. It will be deleted, and Wikipedia can be processed for this. Could I help you? =D --Brunoy Anastasiya Seryozhenko (talk) 03:48, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:11, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Writing articles about your company/competitors

    Hello

    I submitted a question last month about a speedy deletion that was made on the article I created about the company I work for. It was suggested that a read an article about "writing an article about yourself/your company". I can't find this article and was hoping someone could send me the URL for this please.

    Also, I am still confused as to why my article was deleted when one of our main competitors has a very similar article on the site.

    Look forward to hearing your feedback.

    Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shelleyc (talk • contribs) 06:03, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    From your previous post you were referred to WP:AB#Creating an article about yourself. --teb728 t c 08:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    enhanced packet pc

    can i know what is the meaning of enhanced packet pc?....and where can i get information about it?....... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.153.35.1 (talk) 06:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Questions not related to Wikipedia should be directed towards the reference desk. Thanks. --Hdt83 Chat 06:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    inappropriate content

    I have searched the editing pages and found no way to send a suggestion about inappropriate content. Maybe you can forward this for consideration. I was looking at the Sarasota High School page and there is a comment near the bottom of the first screen about another HS (apparently) "whipping their asses". This is rather childish and I don't feel it is appropriate in a Wikipedia article (whether it be factual or not). It belongs in blogs and chat rooms, perhaps, because the folks there are often off the wall but not a reference site. I don't expect any feedback.

    . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.237.48.198 (talk) 06:06, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    It was vandalism. I just reverted it. Dr.K. (talk) 06:16, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Next time you see stuff that obviously does not belong on Wikipedia, you can also remove it yourself. See instructions on how to remove vandalism quicly. --Hdt83 Chat 06:52, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How to close your account

    Hi. I was wondering what the procedure is to close your wikipedia account. Thanks in advance! vineetcoolguy (talk) 06:36, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Just stop using it. You can also put {{retired}} or a similar message on your user/user talk pages if you wish. Mr.Z-man 06:39, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks a lot. vineetcoolguy (talk) 06:41, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    buy video

    70.246.132.52 (talk) 08:09, 17 December 2007 (UTC)luckyteresa5670.246.132.52 (talk) 08:09, 17 December 2007 (UTC)lhow can i buy super mario 2?[reply]

    Firstly, this page is designed for questions about using Wikipedia only. In future please ask questions like this at the Reference Desk. Also please only post your question once.
    In answer to your question, searching Google for shops in your area seems like the best idea to find places. Without knowing where you are it is impossible for us to give you any help. Raven4x4x (talk) 08:31, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    ?

    How do I start my own topic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tb23 (talk • contribs) 10:44, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    If you mean article, then follow these steps:
    Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. --Silver Edge (talk) 11:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    My Instructor used Wikipedia

    I just remembered, about two months ago my instructor used Wikipedia as a source. The notes provided the link to the Wikipedia page, and a complete copy / paste of the page's contents. Is there something wrong with this, especially when it's very common for teachers to get angry at their students and fail them for using Wikipedia as a source? I don't believe an instructor should be teaching students information that has the potential to be false. No I wont provide a name, or where I go to, I just want to know if he technically has the RIGHT to do this. Thanks. Newspaper98 (talk) 13:23, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    The relevant thing to read here is WP:REUSE. That said, it's almost always a better idea to use the sources of a wikipedia article, than the article itself, as wikipedia has the potential to be false (even if it is quite often right). I have no further opinion of how teachers use Wikipedia as study materials. It would all depend on how they use it. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 13:40, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, when citing Wikipedia, don't just include the article name, also include the revision number. This makes sure that it doesn't change since you're referring to a single revision of the article. Anyway, Wikipedia can still be a good source for casual use if used properly. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 14:11, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    As per the two replies above using Wikipedia can promote critical thinking. For example if the facts presented in the article are accompanied by in text citations from reliable sources then the student checks the article facts versus the citation facts and if they agree and if the students are satisfied the source is reliable they can include it in their paper. It takes active involvement on the students' part but this is what research and critical thinking are all about. Dr.K. (talk) 14:50, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia also promotes critical thinking by having an excellent set of articles on the topic. If every student could emerge from school with the ability to recognize all the standard fallacies that pollute routine human discourse, we might end up with an intellectually competent populace for the first time in history. Teaching students how to think is much more important than merely imparting some specific set of facts to them from the typical school subjects. --Teratornis (talk) 21:02, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Excellent points. Dr.K. (talk) 21:23, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    what a terrible idea - does the guy teach in clown college? Ask for a discount on your fees or tell him to start providing quality sources. --Fredrick day (talk) 15:25, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Considering that most of the world's children currently receive some sort of religious education, which teaches children to prefer faith rather than evidence, I'd have to consider Wikipedia an improvement. Just my opinion. At least on Wikipedia children can learn something about religious diversity, instead of being taught the usual lesson that one arbitrary religion (usually the one believed by the child's parents) holds absolute truth, and all the others are wrong. In any case, I suggest that the real value of Wikipedia for young people is not so much in the content of the articles, although that value is substantial, but in the procedural knowledge of how the world's largest remote collaborative volunteer project manages to organize itself. I elaborated on this in User:Teratornis/Tips for teachers. I.e., the most important thing for children to learn from Wikipedia is how to build a wiki, because that is how many of them are going to work as adults. Schools that provide state-of-the-art education will, of course, run their own wikis, where educators can verify the quality of instructional content, and students can learn to collaborate on their own pages. --Teratornis (talk) 21:16, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    User keeps creating page that has been previously deleted

    These users keep creating this non-sense page for their backyard wrestling promotion after it had already been deleted. How do I prevent this person from continuouly creating this page?--EndlessDan 14:39, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    A deleting admin can "salt" the article title to prevent its recreation. I've done so. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you Orangemike... you have (once again) saved the day!--EndlessDan 16:59, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi. Just to add that {{db-repost}} is not for articles that have been speedily deleted, but only those which have been deleted following a deletion discussion. :) Odds are usually good in such cases that the original speedy criterion applies, of course. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:06, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Question About Speedy Deletion Of Submission

    To Whom It May Concern,

    I submitted my first article to Wikipedia about an organization, Travel Sentry, that works with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in creating and deploying a system of TSA-accepted locks and locking devices for travelers. These special locks and locking devices are manufactured, distributed, and sold by third parties. In other words, Travel Sentry does not manufacture or sell any products or services. I wrote a submission about Travel Sentry, its background and history,etc. As a model for the submission, I used the McKinsey & Company entry found on Wikipedia.

    My submission was speedily deleted with the following message:

    20:53, 16 December 2007 Deb (Talk | contribs) deleted "Travel Sentry" ‎ (CSD G11: Blatant advertising: content was: '{{Infobox_Company | company_name = TRAVEL SENTRY® | company_type = Incorporated | company_logo = Image:TravelSentrystackedlogo.gif | founda...' (and the only)

    I understand from reading the deletion policy that one of the deletion criteria is a Wikipedia cannot be about a specific company. My question, therefore, is why is McKinsey listed on Wikipedia? Should not they and others be deleted?

    Thank you for your assistance.

    Regards --Mirandads (talk) 15:28, 17 December 2007 (UTC)D. Miranda[reply]

    Wikipedia entries can be about companies; we have thousands of such articles. What they must not be is written in a way which appears to serve as promotion of the company (articles which appear to only promote the subject can thus be speedily deleted under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, which it what happened in this case); they should not be written by people close to the subject (employees, members, directors, etc.) as they have an irreconcilable conflict of interest and are hard-pressed to write an article using a neutral point of view; the subject of articles must be notable and we company-specific company specific notability standards; and the information in articles must be verified through citation to reliable sources. Please also see the Wikipedia:Business FAQ.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) I believe you misunderstood the deletion policy. The speedy deletion criteria that apply here are G11 and A7. G11 states that since Wikipedia is not advertising, articles that serve purely to promote a product, company, or person can be deleted. A7 allows certain articles, such as articles about companies, that do not establish notability to be deleted. Notable companies can have articles, but articles about non-notable companies or articles that advertise a company can be deleted under the deletion policy.
    If you still have concerns about this, you can contact the administrator who deleted it or start a deletion review on it. Also, if you're associated with the company in question, I'd advise you read the conflict of interest policy. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 15:59, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I've created Travel Sentry as a redirect to Transportation Security Administration#TSA luggage locks, which does mention the company. No comment on whether there should be an article about the company. —Random832 20:36, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Campese

    Hi, I need some help. I was asked to look into creating an article about Mike Campese, a hard rock guitarist, by User:Googlyezes. I have reason to believe that this user is Campese himself; he's attempted to create his own article several times before. I've no intention of helping Campese write his own article, and so I'd like to know if Googlyezes has any deleted edits relating to Campese - uploaded images or prior versions of the now-deleted article that would indicate that I'm dealing with the man himself rather than a fan. Thanks. Chubbles (talk) 16:09, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    (S)he uploaded this image. Not sure about deleted edits though, I'm not an administrator yet. :) Rt. 16:56, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    No deleted contributions. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, I would like to do an advanced search, for example the list of all words under "chemistry" that begin with an "a". Is this possible? How?

    Thanks-S —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.208.83.246 (talk) 17:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Here's a page. If it's not what you want, please come back. Thank you. Rt. 17:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    License Tagging...

    I made an image that is a collage of cartoon characters. They are copyrighted characters but i made the picture myself, so what would the license tagging be on the image?

    Thanks, Rebeldude457 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebeldude457 (talk • contribs) 17:42, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    It depends on many factors, but I'd advise you to read Wikipedia:Copyrights. Hope this helps, Rt. 17:50, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Manual:Parameters to index.php bug

    looks like the parameters of limit, dir, offset in w.r.t

    http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Parameters_to_index.php#History documentation

    have no effect if &feed=rss is used.

    an example of the RSS feed

    http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Intelligence_quotient&action=history&feed=rss&limit=50&dir=prev

    doesn't work while the history page does

    http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Intelligence_quotient&action=history&limit=50&dir=prev —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.114.255.99 (talk) 18:39, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Could I ask what your requesting help for? Thank you. Rt. 19:12, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    File a bug. —Random832 20:39, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How to change font

    I was wondering if it is possible to change font wich is used in the articles. Could that change editing monobook.js file or something. If yes, could someone give the code how to do it. Thanks.213.186.250.251 (talk) 18:54, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Erm, I'd advise you not to change the font in articles, due to Wikipedia's need for consistency. If it is for your userpage, you can use this code;<div style="size:290px; font-family:INSERT TEXT FONT HERE; text-align: justify; padding: .0em 1em .0em; font-size: 11px; color:#FFFFFF">TEXT!</div>. Here is a list of colours you can use in place of 333 and as for the size, change that as per what you want. Hope this helps, Rt. 19:09, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    See WP:MOSCOLOR for the general guideline against customizing font styles in articles. On your user page, you can probably get as silly as you want. You are posting as an unregistered user; if that is because you have not created an account, then you will should create one so you can then create your user page and practice with different markup styles. --Teratornis (talk) 19:18, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I did mean that I want change fontstyle wich is used in article text so that change show's only for me, not for other users. I was thinking if I could change the font from my personal monobook-file.213.186.250.251 (talk) 19:47, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You need to create an account, then you can place any css code in Special:Mypage/monobook.css. For example, mine contains: 

    #bodyContent, #article {
    font: medium serif;
}

    —Random832 20:17, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm sorry, I totally forgot about the distinction between customizing the appearance of Wikipedia for one's own use vs. changing what everyone sees, so my brain took the wrong conditional branch. When you create an account, you can also try the various skins. See: Wikipedia:Customisation for more details about what you can do. Customizing your view of Wikipedia has the added advantage of showing you whether you are logged in or not, by making the visual distinction more obvious. --Teratornis (talk) 21:33, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    indonesian music

    Dear Sirs,

    I am trying to get my page listed for years with you guys, everytime they say to me its not possible, due commercial pages. I think this is not fair, we only want to get listed with our url at the subject " Indonesian music " page, as an external link.

    So my question is why is there an external link to Smisonain music, who also is commercial and sells Indonesian music. We are proudly in bussniss for more then 10 years, carry all kind of rare music, and have many happy customer.

    If Smisonian is listed and we are not allowed to get listed as external link only, this is a strange politic, maybe a big recording label has more advantances with you then a poor hard working small specialiced music shop, who has also a lot of information.

    I kindly ask you to consider this and list us also at the Indonesian music page

    Regards, IndonesianMusic.com

    Irma Pane Owner —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nirmala1505 (talk • contribs) 19:13, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:OTHERSTUFF. On Wikipedia, not all articles comply with guidelines and policies at a given time, because every editor has only a partial knowledge of what belongs here. The proper guide to follow is the guidelines rather than the articles. --Teratornis (talk) 19:23, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You're contributions show no prior addition of sources. Were they to deleted articles or additions to others still existing? Rt. 19:24, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. It is not a commercial publisher or wholesaler. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:26, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Your account was created 8 minutes before this post. It's unclear to me whether you have ever tried to create a Wikipedia article, or only tried to add an external link to an existing article. Indonesian music is not an article but it redirects to Music of Indonesia which has an external link to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. I didn't find attempts to add other links in the recent article history.[12] Note that per Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:External links, you shouldn't add external links to your own business to articles, but you may suggest them on talk pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:34, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Golf

    How did the term "Fore" come to be used when an errant golf shot was hit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.79.230.82 (talk) 19:18, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Rt. 19:23, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    See Fore (golf). PrimeHunter (talk) 19:24, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How to change a page's title

    I edited the National Library of Medicine entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Library_of_Medicine) so that it included a link to the ToxMystery entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxmystery). When I checked my edit I noticed that the link goes to an error page. This is because the original creator of the ToxMystery entry made the file title Toxmystery and not the correct spelling of the site, ToxMystery. How do I change the ToxMystery entry's title? I've looked at the various rename/move entries but they're so dense it's hard to figure out what to do.

    Samrosie (talk) 19:45, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Just click the 'move' tab and type in the new name and the rationale, in the appropriate windows; I did it for you in this case. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:06, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Your account was created today. You can only move a page to a new title when your account is 4 days old. Then a "move" tab will appear at the top of the page you are viewing, next to "history". PrimeHunter (talk) 21:21, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Olympic Village Page

    How do I provide information that might be used to expand the [Olympic Village stub] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Village,_Munich)? I was stationed there between March and May 1957. It would be best if I could collaborate with a Munich native because 50-year old knowledge is likely to be flawed.

    Phil Duffy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.175.76.66 (talk) 19:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, Be Bold! - I'd suggest writing a message on the talk page of the article or contacting the WikiProject involved, (displayed on the talk page, link provided). Hope this helps, Rt. 20:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I would just edit the page with important facts. If you wanted people to know about your visit, type it in your blog. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ts41596 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Please note Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Users are not allowed to add unpublished knowledge. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:24, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Vandalism

    I have a question concerning vandalism. I recently updated a page about "Little Debbies". My edit was concidered vandalism, they said. I don't know what I did wrong, all I put was that Little Debbie's are good.

    Thanks, Ts41596 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ts41596 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    It was vandalism because you stated your Point of View, which is against Wikipedia guidelines (see WP:NPOV). Cheers, LAX 21:02, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Edits like this aren't acceptable. You have to remember we're trying to build an encyclopedia here, and not just a riff-raff of opinions. You may also want to see this page. Rt. 21:03, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The edit was [13]. Maybe it wasn't intentional vandalism, but it was inappropriate. You should only add what reliable sources have said, and not your own beliefs. And this case became worse because you, probably by accident, added the text inside a reference. This made the text "No one can stand up to the taste of a Little Debbie" appear next to a link in the reference section [14], giving the false impression that it's something the reference said. Falsifying references is serious but I believe this was not your intention. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:12, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Making a Contribution

    I would like to contribute a description of a company - could you tell me how to do this. I am sorry but I cant figure it out from the instructions.

    Many thanks,



    Christina Parsons (talk) 21:27, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. NF24(radio me!) 21:28, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    any idea where to get help?

    We are doing an article being considered for featured article. We have a problem in that we have 180 references and some of them need fixing to bring them to a uniform format. We'd like to get 1 editor to help us (2 at most). Any ideas? Perhaps you? You'll get recognition as far as helping to get an article to become FA. My guess is that 70% of the references are already fixed. Archtransit (talk) 22:05, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Anyone interested, let me know on my talk page. I think we are ok for now and don't need gnome labour. Archtransit (talk) 23:49, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Video clip?

    Does wikipedia have a policy on uploading video clips? Can they be fair use?  — Noah¢s (Talk) 22:08, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Clips from copyrighted material? No way! --Orange Mike | Talk 22:19, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes. There is a policy. Videoclips, just like any form of media can be uploaded to wikipedia as long as they do not violate any intelectual property laws. (See also the guidelines for Non-free content.) Of course, it's always good to remember that Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files. Most of the times videoclips can be replaced with animated gifs. -- Loukinho (talk) 22:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    See also m:Video policy (shortcut WP:Video). Though it's not really a policy (in the sense that it's a set of rules that anyone should follow) it contains some good recommendations for video uploaders. NF24(radio me!) 23:02, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    How do you make a wikipedia page?

    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.216.101.28 (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
    Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
    If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:35, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    URGENT request for help on Tasco

    Hi. Can someone fix this? I tried to fix the footnotes, but ended up with collateral damage at the bottom. Can someone make the identical refs all point to the same ref, and keep the refs but sort out the collateral damage? I was going to make major edits to the article, but I need someone to fix this first. After it's been fixed, could someone notify me, preferably both here and on my talkpage, so I can resume editting? Please hurry so too many people don't notice this. Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 22:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixed NF24(radio me!) 22:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Message regarding editing: I didn't edit!

    Hi there, While searching for an article in Wikipedia, I received the message below. I do not have a Wikipedia account nor have I ever edited an article. I'm not sure why I received this message. No need to reply -- just wasn't sure what this meant. Thanks!


    User talk:63.231.149.197 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

    [edit] November 2007 Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted by ClueBot. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you believe there has been a mistake and would like to report a false positive, please report it here and then remove this warning from your talk page. If your edit was not vandalism, please feel free to make your edit again after reporting it. The following is the log entry regarding this warning: United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=United+St —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.167.242 (talk) 23:46, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    The message is at User talk:63.231.149.197. You probably have a dynamic IP address. If your ISP happened to give you the IP address 63.231.149.197 at the time, then you would have seen that message. It's about an edit [15] which must have been made by somebody else while they had the same IP address. Don't worry about it. This often happens, and your post shows you are no longer at that IP address. There is nothing Wikipedia can do about dynamic IP addresses (which also frustrate us often). PrimeHunter (talk) 23:55, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    By far the best remedy is to create an account. You can edit as much as you want without getting random vandalism messages. Paragon12321 (talk) 01:26, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Someone flout me and and delete my contributions !!!

    I have many many questions about "how do i use Wikipedia, how do i edit better my contributions on Wikipedia" and many others, regarding the fact that i'm a begginer and it's a little bit complicate for me to make contributions. My biggest problem it's that someone make fun of me and delete my contributions which are very notable. I gave links about the subject of my contributions and i assure you that my contributions have very serious subjects and interesting. I don't know how to use very well Wikipedia and what should i do for not let others make fun of me and delete my contributions, but i suppose that if i let you know about that maybe you'll help me. Thanks a lot and please let me know if there's any possibility to bring back my contributions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drokstef (talk • contribs) 23:56, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    It looks like you're talking about the nomination of Kord (band) for deletion. First, the AfD process is a discussion about the merits of the article, not a guarantee that it will be deleted. Second, when people on Wikipedia discuss "notability", they are talking about the notability guidelines, most generally those at WP:N, but in this case the ones for bands at WP:BAND - in particular, articles need to be verifiable by references to independent reliable sources, e.g. a newspaper review of the band's album.
    And please note that people aren't making fun of you, or at least they shouldn't be - on Wikipedia we're all meant to be civil and assume good faith. The problem is that with so many people creating articles about themselves, their friends, their garage band with no albums or gigs, their corner shop, and so forth, there need to be procedures to sort the trash from the treasure. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 01:29, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    December 18

    Create an Article Template?

    I like to see myself as a occaisional VP/HD/RD contributor. I've noticed that when the umpteenth anon askes how to make an article, the response is exactly the same. Is everyone using a template or do you guys just have it memorized? Paragon12321 (talk) 01:30, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Check Wikipedia talk:Help desk#Help desk templates. It's not the only one - we have them for invoking the right to vanish, pointing people to the Reference desk, and renaming/moving articles, some of the most common queries we get here. They're also mentioned at /How to answer. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 01:34, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Inappropriate

    people are saying inappropriate stuff —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lilrico (talk • contribs) 01:47, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Can you elabourate? Perhaps which people? Which page? What are they saying? While Wikipedia is not censored, personal attacks and civility are not allowed and violations of those rules are taken very seriously. NF24(radio me!) 01:51, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Precisely. We need to know where it's happening and who's writing these messages. —Jonathan 02:46, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Title edit.

    How do you edit the title of a page you've created?

    RobPrewer (talk) 04:00, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Go to "Special:Movepage/the name of the article" to move the page to a new title.   jj137 ♠ 04:02, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Or click the "move" tab at top of the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:05, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Change the main title name

    I have an article on Misa Campo but wikipedia is listing it as Misa campo. When i attempt to edit the page I can acess the title name how do I correct the "c" turning the lower case to the upper —Preceding unsigned comment added by Papihec5 (talk • contribs) 04:04, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Click the "move" tab at top of the article. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:06, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that you must wait four days before a new account can move pages. --Hdt83 Chat 05:13, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    FYI, the page at Misa Campo is protected from editing. You may request admin unprotection at requests for protection / unprotection. --Hdt83 Chat 05:19, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Biological Engineering and Bioengineering

    Dear Help desk:

    I am the current President of the Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE), www.ibe.org . Several of our members have expressed concern that the Biological Engineering entry is redirected to Bioengineering. There is a difference between these two names, as recognized by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology and numerous engineers and their societies. Biological Engineering is the more general discipline, including all engineering applications to living systems, while Bioengineering more narrowly refers to engineering applied to medicine and human health.

    The current entry for Bioengineering reads like a description of Biological Engineering rather than Bioengineering, so I just edited it to change Bioengineering to Biological Engineering except when it is more narrowly referring to medicine. However, it would be appropriate to move this entry to Biological Engineering (rather than as currently under the Bioengineering heading) and I need your help to do that. If you would like, we could then start a more specific and accurate entry for Bioengineering.

    Note: The incoming president of ASABE, the other organization currently linked from the Bioengineering page, is Jim Dooley, whose email is jdooley@forestconcepts.com . Jim has also asked to make this change and I have sent him a copy of this email.

    Thanks!

    - Tom Richard trichard@psu.edu —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlr20 (talk • contribs) 04:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Where did my article go?

    I am not a registered user. I created an article on Dec 16 at ~4:00PM EST about the .950 JDJ rifle cartridge. This article does not appear in search results, is not properly linked from the "list of rifle cartridges" page despite that page having the proper .950 JDJ link, I cannot find it in the deletion log/discussions, I cannot find it in the "New pages" list, etc. It seems to have vanished into thin air. Can someone help me find it and find out what has happened to it?

    Thanks, Jason —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.111.215.3 (talk) 04:55, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi! After searching through your list of contribs, it seems that you submitted the article to articles for creation. The article was reviewed by Theone00 here and declined because it lacked sources to verify content. I would suggest resubmitting the article this time with a list of external links to various sources so that the article can be put up on Wikipedia. Hopefully this helps. --Hdt83 Chat 05:07, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    So any random registered user can decline my article based on a perceived lack of verifiability? I did follow the Wikipedia guideline of at least one external source, and that source verifies a significant portion of the facts presented in the article. I will admit it does not verify ALL of them, but some of the facts presented are things I simply know for fact due to years of reading on the subject (ie in the past, who knows where), and it was my understanding that it's not required to cite for EVERY statement in an article.
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