I don't know where to report this, so, here I am. The list you have of the order of the Harry Potter books list "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" is incorrect. The book is titled "Harry Potter and the SORCERER'S Stone". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luvicebears2004 (talk • contribs) 00:30, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The book was renamed for the United States. The name used is the original name where it was originally published. -- kainaw™00:32, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your edits came across as grandstanding.Please do not accuse people of attempting to discredit you. It is a simple case of trying to improve the encyclopedic value of Wikipedia and limit soapboxing. Any thoughts on the article from anyone (including admins if needed) are of course appreciated.Cptnono (talk) 02:17, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
I did an extensive re-edit on the "Puddle of Mudd" article with massive updates with many newly added external links and proper article headlines, punctuation and so on.
Someone deleted what took me over 4 hours. There was absolutly no reason whatsover on why that was done. They put the article back to it's disorginized impropper state.
It's usually better to make a few small changes to an article at a time, and wait for a few days to see how other editors react. Making lots of changes all at once without discussing them first is aggressive editing. There's nothing wrong with being aggressive (i.e. bold) but it invites others to be aggressive right back. Wikipedia has 48,518,037 registered user accounts and a similar number of unregistered contributors, so it is very easy to offend someone by changing just about anything around here. The more drastically you want to change something, the more it pays to discuss your plans first on the talk page. Remember, when you extensively change another editor's work, you are potentially dissing them. It's nice to have some idea how people are going to respond to that before you plunge ahead. --Teratornis (talk) 19:26, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
confused about how to transfere page i have created
hi, i dont know how to transfere the page i have created, on "tom budge"
i am not sure where it is in my wikipedia local/username, i just go
to "my contributions" and there is a list of changes i have made
to the page and i access it from there, but i wants to transferes its
to THE WIKIPEDIA, so that when somone types "tom budge" on the regular interenet
then my page about him in wikipedia will appear.....someone help, thanx —Preceding unsigned comment added by TigerGleeson (talk • contribs) 04:43, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You have already done it. Type "Tom Budge" in the search box and your article should come up. If you are talking about a google search, external search engines will take a while to find the page and index it. There's nothing we can do about this but wait. It may take a few hours or days, but it will eventually happen. ≈ Chamaltalk¤04:48, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And if you have other non-Wikipedia-related questions, please see the Reference desk. The volunteers there will be happy to assist you with any question not having to do with editing Wikipedia. Xenon54 (talk) 14:05, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Social Security Benefit Questions
I understand there is a social Security Benefit Program that exists that is not publicized or made know to the public. But it involves a 2-page form that can be completed, then taken to the SSA office and it has the ability to increase your Social Security Benefits.
Now I have called the SSA office and no one there seems to know about it, which is typical for a government agency and I was told this would happen.
Does anyone know of this program? I understand only a few hundred people accessed it last year.
Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. hmwitht16:30, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Tnxman307! Unless you can provide a name of either the program or the form, then I would assume so too. Unless of course, you mean the Dupability Clause 2(i) - which requires form GULL-i-BLE. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 16:53, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think it was (for some reason) related to the toolserver being down earlier today. Firefox kept telling me "Connecting to toolsever.org..." when loading my watchlist. It seems to be fixed now. Xenon54 (talk) 18:01, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
is there any way to get in touch with the author (I believe there is only one author in this matter) of a new posted article? Many thanks, Tim WallachTwallach2 (talk) 17:32, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you click on the history tab at the top of the article's page, you'll see everyone who contributed to the page. If you then click on the relevant talk link, you can add to (or create) the editor's talk page. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 17:35, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
can the constant, disruptive, erratical editions of someone that doesn't speak the language, after he/she was properly warned, be regarded as vandalism?--camrnag17:54, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe. To which article were you referring? If someone doesn't have a good command of English, it's important to assume good faith and try to help them out. TNXMan17:56, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
yes, he contributes to the italian (his native wp) but he also does so to the english and the spanish wp, in a more disruptive way. (btw, those 3 are in the top 10).--camrnag23:32, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You cannot just upload any picture you find, however. Pictures you did not take yourself are likely under copyright, and with a few exceptions, should not be uploaded to Wikipedia as their use in most cases would violate our Image Use Policy. If you did take the picture yourself, you are free to upload it; however as noted the best place to do so is at Commons to allow it to be used at all related Wikimedia sites. --Jayron3202:17, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Editing introductory paragraph for topic
How do I edit the introductory paragraph and the photo caption? Slow Lorises have NEVER been native to Greece...They are exclusively from Asia. Also, the antique drawing is of a Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorislady (talk • contribs) 20:37, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting to note that the Greece 'fact' was added here, a few days ago. I will remove that unreferenced addition, check the users other edits, and perhaps question them about it. Chzz ► 01:00, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Help with reverting vandalism
Hi there. I'm not sure what to do. The same IP keeps redirecting the page Manufactured band to Jonas Brothers. This is clear vandalism and I've reverted three times but I'm not sure what the process are to report this minor act (yet persistent) vandalism. Thanks. »—Mikay—talk—contribs→20:55, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Report them at WP:AIV. Edit the "user reported" section and use the IP template and add maybe one or two instances of their vandalism, and an admin will get along to it directly. Cureden20:59, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
File:AZ-districts-109-02.jpg has an error in it: 3 of the districts in the small map are numbered incorrectly. I realize this image is pulled directly from a public-domain government website, and obviously that site is the source of the error. Short of calling up someone at the Department of the Interior, does anyone have a suggestion for how to fix the image currently on Wikipedia? Oughgh (talk) 01:54, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you have a different reliable source with the correctly numbered districts, the best thing to do would be to contact the editor who uploaded the map, and show him the sources and ask him to fix it. The person who actually created it likely has the original maps saved on his own computer, and it would be a trivial correction to make. --Jayron3202:07, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Including material cited to a subscriber-only resource doesn't violate policy: paid-for (and indeed offline) sources are perfectly acceptable, as long as it would be possible to verify them. If you want to check what the source says, you could ask whether someone at the WP Resource Exchange can help. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:27, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As Gonzonoir says, this is perfectly valid for a reference. The reference is verifiable by someone with a subscription. It is in the same way that a reference citing a newspaper or a book is valid, even though not every reader would necessarily have access to the newspaper or book. If it exists, is reliable, and can be verified, it is suitable as a reference. May I point out that quite often I have found that news references that I find are only available on a subscription or pay-per-view basis. Although not every one has a subscription, there will be some editors/readers who would have. If you have doubts that the reference actually contradicts (or at least does not fully back up) what is in the article, this should be discussed on the article's talk page. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 09:57, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Logo
I wanted to add an image to the Stussy article's infobox. I have not been able to find an appropriately licensed image in commons or flickr and have not had anything from Stussy to snap a pic of in over a decade. The website just recently went down (I think they are launching something new) but it has their logo. I also found a better siced one here. A fair use rational could easily be created (I think) for use of the logo but I wasn't sure the best way or from where to pull a clean copy. The bitmap gets weird when pulling fromt he official site and I assume pulling fromt he blog site is not OK. Any thoughts?Cptnono (talk) 07:46, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fair use is rationale for us not being able to find permission when it is more than aesthetic. Regardless of that, editors can show some balls and send a quick email. Thanks for the reminder. I'll shoot a quick message to see what they are doing logo wise (this is especially important if they are doing rebranding) and reserve FUR if they don't want to go for it.Cptnono (talk) 10:56, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Difference between Studio and Distributor
I have been recently creating new articles on musical films but i am a bit confused with the template. Please can someone explain the difference between "studio" and "distributor". Thanks.--Coin945 (talk) 08:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The studio is often also the distributor. I would assume that the distribution parameter would be left out of the infobox unless it is a separate entity. I suppose it could be duplicated in the field but that seems redundant.Cptnono (talk) 08:36, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) As Cptnono says, normally they are the same. Generally, the studio would be better referred to as the Production company - the company that made the film. The distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a film production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer's film on the exhibitor's screen (to quote from Film distributor). For the major studios, the distributor is the subsidiary company of the studio. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 10:22, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Adding copyright information to an image
I created an image, which I have added to an article. It has been deleted as it doesn't have the correct "copyright" information.
Which image is it? If you refer to a scan of the cover of a magazine (as in File:0906cover.jpg), you are not the copyright owner of the magazine - you may have scanned it, but you are not the creator of it.
Magazine covers are copyrighted to the organization publishing the magazine (and individual photos on a cover are copyrighted to either the photographer or the person who paid for the photograph). I am not an expert on copyright, but I thought I should mention this. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 10:03, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
PhantomSteve's advice is correct, but I read your question a little differently. As I read it, you seem to be aware that you don't own the copyright, but perhaps think the requirement is to properly add the copyright information. Wikipedia does not permit the use of images under copyright, with some fairly narrow exceptions for fair use. If you own the copyright, and can provide a license which would permit it to be included, but that doesn't apply here.--SPhilbrickT12:26, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Starting a new wiki, want to copy some content.
I'm starting a new wiki so we can go in depth into certain subjects. I want to copy some articles from Wikipedia along with the templates the articles use. Is there a better way to do it rather than just find it, create the page on my wiki, copy the source across etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.139.172 (talk) 09:03, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, but it's not what I was looking for. I just wanted specific pages. I used Special:Export and got what I wanted. Have to upload images manually though and I cant figure out how to upload the .svg images. Wont seem to let me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.139.172 (talk) 11:01, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there I am relatively new to this whole internet thing and have been using your site for a while now but have only just become a member. Please could you tell me what things can and can not be put on wikipedia, I mean are there rules that stop me from putting myself onto the website? I have just always fancied seeing my name on wikipedia!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dino billington (talk • contribs) 09:08, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You cant write about yourself sorry, unless you're someone famous/really important that people would be looking for you here. Otherwise everyone would write about themselves! You can write about yourself on your User Page though. Click your name at the top right of the page to get to it. 114.76.139.172 (talk) 09:17, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Dino billington... your name is on Wikipedia now! Seriously, unless you are a notable person, then you would not meet the criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia. If you are notable, then you would need to request an article to be written about yourself, as you would have a conflict of interest.
Yesterday I edited the section on 'Need' in Wikipedia.
For some time the following messaage had been in place: 'This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. Please help recruit one or improve this article yourself.'
Since I have written extensively on the subject I decided to past in some new content. However, it appears at the very beginning of the Need page, before the Contents box, which looks odd, and it has not been related to the existing content, which needs editing. I'm not sure whose repsonsibility it is to restructure the page. Gougle (talk) 10:58, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have reverted your good faith edit. If the material is relevant to the article, it needs to be put within the article, not added as a chunk of text above the current article. I do not know enough about the subject to know for sure, but your text struck me as being original research. If it is not, I apologise, but the text needs to be inserted into the relevant sections of the current article. If you want to add the text, it is your responsibility to restructure the page as you put it. I have placed a welcome message on your talk page with useful links to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for creating/editing articles. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me after reading those! -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 11:07, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
trying to add links to page,
Hi,
I'm trying to add links to this page marked as an orphan,
however I don't seem to be able to get wiki to recognize the links I have
added as it still claims no articles point to it. The links I added
however are complete url's because trying to insert the disambig name
makes a mess or the rendered article. What should a link to this article
look like to preserve the rendered text? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nerdseeksblonde (talk • contribs) 11:38, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your mistake is in adding the complete URL in the links to the articles, instead, just type the article name between: "[[" and "]]". This will produce a link to the article, so for instance: [[Virtual State (physics)]] will produce: Virtual State (physics). Finally we want to get rid of the "(physics)" part of the link, so we do this: [[Virtual State (physics)|Virtual State]] which looks like this: Virtual State. The first part is what the link links to, and the second part is how it displays. For more information see: Help:Linking. Or just ask here again and someone can explain it in more detail, hope this helps, if not just say, thanks SpitfireTally-ho!11:50, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The reason for my question: In the cellar scene in Inglourious Basterds we see the German soldiers playing Wer bin ich? (Who am I?). In English comments on that scene, the game is usually called 20 Questions. But in Wer bin ich?, one usually asks questions till the first "No" and then turns over to the next one - as long as all players (or all but the loser) have guessed their names. There is no restriction in the total number of questions. Thus, this game is not 20 questions, even though using a similar principle. But there is no game closer to 20 questions in German-speaking Europe (afaik, at least).
Based on your description I would say the articles are currently a little to far apart for interlanguage links, but you could fix that by adding a mention of the German game (and other international versions if you know them) to Twenty questions. My language Danish has "Tyve spørgsmål til professoren" (English: Twenty questions to the professor) which is like Twenty questions, but there is no Danish Wikipedia article about it. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:13, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It isn't about senior editors and trials. It is about the project that is Wikipedia. I can show you several essays and guidelines that assert this so if you really care that much let me know and thou shall receive. If you want to make a point that is OK too since we all need to vent sometimes.Cptnono (talk) 12:13, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Looking in some pages, the language template 'language_ISO (ctrl-click)">language_ISO (ctrl-click)">language_ISO (ctrl-click)">language_ISO (ctrl-click)">language_ISO (ctrl-click)">Template:Lang-language ISO' will result to a link of the language plus the name in italics.
However, i cannot make the same even if I used all the possible ISO codes for Ilocano. As there are a lot of articles abaout the Philippines that are connected with the Ilocanos, i hope someone can help me with this.
The village pump is usually the best place to make proposals. It's divided into several subsections, including policy, proposals, and technical. TNXMan13:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm running the beta version of Wikipedia (or the monobook skin, I can't tell), and I can't find anywhere to WP:Move an article. I checked the WP:Move page and it does not include instructions for moving an article under the Beta. Any help? Mac Davis (talk) 13:35, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(e/c*2) It's Reference desk policy not to do editors' homework for them. If you show evidence that you have attempted to do your homework, and are stuck at a specific point, then and only then will the reference desk volunteers try to help you. Xenon54 (talk) 13:53, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well I just thought that wikipedia was a place to learn things? If not, I think there should be an entire new wikipedia for homework help. *Note that I did not say DOING our homework, but HELPING when stuck.Accdude92 (talk) (sign) 13:56, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Please calm down. If you actually read the above four replies, you would have learned that the Reference desk volunteers are happy to help - but only if you have made it clear that you have attempted the homework and gotten stuck. Xenon54 (talk) 13:58, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies if my reply gave a wrong impression. But if you had read the link provided, you would understand what we do what we don't. ≈ Chamaltalk¤14:04, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As others have said, the reference desk can help with not do your homework. However, most teachers I know tend to tell their students to either not use Wikipedia (as there can be errors in the articles), or to use it alongside other reference materials (such as books). If you have tried to do the homework, and are stuck on a particular point, the Ref Desk folks can guide you to the right section of Wikipedia for you to read! -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 14:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You can also search Wikipedia or the Web for words or phrases in your homework. As more and more of the world's relevant information finds its way online, your ability to look up answers to questions on your own will increasingly determine your effectiveness at whatever you end up doing after you leave school. In addition to the software search tools, there are many online communities with people who will answer questions for free, and your ability to get answers from them is directly a function of your ability to ask questions the smart way. It's a shame that schools don't seem to be teaching students how to use the Internet yet - that would be one of the most valuable skills a school could teach. But I suppose teachers would have to know how to look stuff up online before they could teach the students. --Teratornis (talk) 18:32, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Correcting a name - is that considered major or minor edit?
I noticed when looking up someone's bio that his son's name had a III after it. From personal conversation with that particular person I know that the III is not a part of his name since his middle name is different from that of his famous father who is a Jr. So that leads to 2 questions: 1) is changing the name considered a major or minor edit and 2)how exactly would I go about making a change since the intricacies of Wiki edits still eludes me! Thanks Hydrangean (talk) 14:29, 25 August 2009 (UTC) Hydrangean[reply]
(e/c)It depends on context whether the edit is major or minor - if there are sources for the current form, changing the name might actually be quite a significant edit. If you let us know which article you're considering, we might be able to give better advice. This leads me to the answer to the second part of your question: the article you are editing probably has an "Edit" link at the very top of the screen - if you click on that, you'll see an editable version of the article. (If you can't find one, it's possible the article is protected: let us know which article, if that's the case, so we can advise you on what to try next. Before you edit, though, it's a good idea to find a source that demonstrates that the name is as you say it is: personal conversations are very hard to verify, which is a cornerstone of Wikipedia policy. I'll drop some links on your talkpage explaining all these things a little better. Gonzonoir (talk) 14:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Such an edit is unlikely to be minor, and this is something that should be added with a reference (does the article in question have a reference for this, btw?). Minor edits are not judged by the amount of data added/removed/changed. It is judged by the impact it will have on the article. Any change in facts or information given in the article is not minor, unless it is fixing an obvious error etc (see WP:MINOR). ≈ Chamaltalk¤14:48, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The article in question is the bio for Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of the New York Times. His son's name is Arthur Gregg Sulzberger. As his son explained to me, he is NOT the III since his middle name is different from his father's and grandfather's. As far as verifiable sources go, all the son's published articles just list his name as A.G. Sulzberger and there are many of them! Hydrangean (talk) 15:03, 25 August 2009 (UTC) Hydrangean[reply]
Actually, if there is no reference for the III at the end either than THAT is original research as well, and should likely be removed. Since it appears that the son self-identifies without the III, you should be well justified in removing it. If, perchance, someone objects, be prepared with actual examples of his own usage of his own name., such as published articles and the like. --Jayron3215:10, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As this article points out [1] suffixes like "Junior" (and maybe or maybe not suffixes of Roman numerals) do not require the same middle name. However, there seems to be no legalistic rule on the matter, it's more a matter of usage, and is flexible depending on how a family choses to use it. In short, Jayron has it right - its validity or lack thereof depends on reliable sources. If there is no public record of the matter, then the "III" has to go. Baseball BugsWhat's up, Doc?carrots06:44, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Why was Family data removed from right column summary block for all people on Wikipedia?
Family data removed from right column summary block
Did you do a global change that removed the spouse/family data from all pages? It does not appear anywhere even on pages it used to.....
If yes, can you explain why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.65.157.219 (talk) 21:22, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
There has been no global change and spouse appears on a huge number of articles so we really need an example if you want to know why it disappeared there. Wikipedia has hundreds of thousands of biographies. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:18, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Iota Lambda Pi Fraternity Incorporated
Greetings Wikipedia staff,
My name is Sallie Johnson and I am a member of Iota Lambda Pi fraternity. I recently looked up my organization through your site and noticed that our page has been deleted. As President and Grand Chapter member, what do I need to do to get our information back on your site? Our fraternity was the very first of it's kind and it is only right that we be apart of this much informational site. So please help me.. Thank you for your time and patience. <blanked>
I also checked the name of the article and the deletion reason was that there was no content. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and there has to be content apart from, say, links elsewhere. Kotiwalo (talk) 15:39, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) I'd use (actually, I used) 4im. He evidently knows the rules. But, in light of the suggestion of the far more experienced editor above, I'd use {{uw-error2}} at the very least. He's got some welcomes already. Tim Song (talk) 19:16, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Splitting a split article further
I originally split List of Amiga games into three subarticles, because it was growing too long. But now it looks like it needs even further splitting, because one of the subarticles is already over 30 kilobytes and another is nearly that long. Otherwise I'd know how to split the article further, but it has been interwikied to the French Wikipedia, with the exact same splitting criteria. How would I go along splitting the article further? Can I somehow avoid making any changes to the French Wikipedia? JIP | Talk19:27, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
: I'm not sure if there is a simple way of changing the split to a 4-way split (without copying-and-pasting a lot) - but however it is done, you don't need to worry about the French Wikipedia. Although they are part of the overall Wikipedia project, they make their own decisions about how to layout such articles. If we change the article on the English Wikipedia, then that does not directly affect the French one - if you remove the interwiki links. When you have completed the re-structuring, then perhaps you could re-interwiki link? -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 20:18, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ignore that... I must pay more attention to what people ask! My advice would be to remove the [[Fr:xxxx]] links, restructure the article's subarticles, and then redo the Fr links with the correct divisions. Hopefully, I've read what you wrote properly this time, and answered it properly! -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 20:25, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking for myself only, I don't think alphabetical index pages should follow the same size rules as articles, since articles are meant for reading from start to finish, whereas an index page is for random access. Few people would want to read an entire index page; they most likely just want to look up one or a few specific entries. I wouldn't even have recommended the first split. When I refer to an index page, I often search it with Ctrl+F, which becomes more effective as the index page includes more of the alphabet. That is, it would be easier to search the list of Amiga games if they were all on one page. The Editor's index to Wikipedia, for example, currently stands at 272 kilobytes, and there is no thought of splitting it yet. Splitting it would make is less useful as a reference for looking things up, because the keyword I might remember to look something up might start with a different letter than where the something appears in the index. In other words, alphabetical drill-down is not the only way of searching an index page, and is often not the most effective method. --Teratornis (talk) 20:29, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Postscript - perhaps you should make the changes to the article, and then ask someone on one of the WikiProjects to help move it to fr.wikipedia.org? I don't know if there's a specific project that would deal with that side of things? -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 20:32, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Conflict of Interest: Writing for an employer, from a neutral point of view
I am looking to write a string of articles related to my employer's recent endeavors, including a TV show.
I will be using secondary resources, and have no issue with opening the article up to editing and review.
I imagine it should be no issue for me to write from a neutral point of view, intending to post only facts and no promotional items.
Is there any way to create these articles and still comply with Wikipedia's COI documents?
As long as the articles are written using a neutral point of view, using reliable sources, there should be no problems. Be warned however, that it can be hard to do so, if you have a potential Conflict of Interest. The guidelines on COI aren't to prevent people contributing, but to ensure that they are aware of the possible problems, and what Wikipedia looks for in its articles. Also, it wouldn't harm if you left a message on the articles' talk pages explaining your connection with the subject. Alternatively, you could always request an article to be written, giving a neutral editor the information, along with reliable, independent sources of information. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 21:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Not true. My user page is indefinitely semi-protected because of incessant vandalism. But generally a page won't be protected just to be protected - there has to be a reason. Xenon54 (talk) 21:48, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I did say "generally" - there are times (such as your page) when it can happen, but in this case, the vandalism to MattC13's page is very low key, and there have only been a total of 11 edits on his page, 7 by him, 1 by a 'bot, and 3 "vandalism" items. Obviously, MattC13 isn't happy about it, but he remedied it himself, and there looked to be insufficient grounds for any kind of protection on his page, hence my advice. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 22:29, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Using an image from the Italian Wikipedia
I would like to use an image that was uploaded to the Italian Wikipedia for an article in the English Wikipedia. Unfortunately, this image was not uploaded to Wikimedia Commons so I cannot use it in an article as-is. I can't contact the uploader of the image because I don't know Italian. What should I do to be able to use this image?-Schnurrbart (talk) 21:33, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It appears to be in the public domain, so just download it and upload it here (It should probably be moved to Commons too, I wouldn't know how.)----occono (talk) 21:40, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How do I add the name of artist Fulton Ross to the listed
Black Artist in Wikipedia? www.fultonross.com
The artist was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1947 and
has worked as a career committed professional artist for
over forty years.------ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fultonross (talk • contribs) 21:55, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Although she shouldn't have left her email on pages, I ended up emailing Neva Gilbert about her Wikipedia article. She wants to add info about her still being a working, if "on Hiatus" actor and member of SAG.
She has asked
"Dear Anthony, I have spoken to Joe Franklin about my Playboy
centerfold. I have done some off , off broadway theater in the last
few years. Not since the late 90's. But it's just lately i found out
some information being on wiki. As I said I am a working actor , As
the say "On Hiatus'. I still belong to SAG and AFTRA since 1952.
What else can I say(write)? Neva"
What should I say? I replied she should add info to her article that she thinks would be helpful/interesting. What else should I say?----occono (talk) 22:16, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It would be better to refer her to WP:RS, WP:BLP and WP:COI. Any information she adds which is not available from reliable, published sources will be removed by other editors. She may certainly remove any information which is false and not sourced; but beyond that her best course would be to explain on the article's talk page what changes she would like to see made to the article. --ColinFine (talk) 17:31, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see any overlapping. (I'm using Firefox).Try refreshing, once in a while, I see a page problem that goes away with a refresh.--SPhilbrickT23:48, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Help getting page viewable...
I created a page but I cant seem to search it not logged in and find it. What am I doing wrong I followed the steps on how to create a page and have an account too.
It won't turn up in Wikipedia's search engine straight away. Do you mean this though? If so, that's an article you've posted on your personal user page.----occono (talk) 23:12, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. If User:HorusProtector is the article you are talking about, it looks promotional, which is not tolerated on Wikipedia. In order for it to survive in article space it would have to be totally rewritten in neutral encyclopedic tone, showing the notability of the subject, verified by WP:reliable sources. —teb728tc 23:28, 25 August 2009 (UTC) I see it is also a blatent copyright violation of the CFRA About page. You need to rewrite it in your own words. —teb728tc23:35, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info...
How can I use the info from the CFRA about page as I am creating this for the owner (I am dating him) he wanted me to create a Wiki page for the Associations 15th year anniversary?? Do I have to cite the page on my wiki page?? He would like this done by the anniversary. I'm sorry I am very new at this. And I still dont quite understand how to make the page public as it is in my user page and I dont understand the instructions as when I click on the steps it says I dont have to post that way as I am a registered user? So how do I get my page public viewable??
You could avoid the copyright problem by writing in your own words. But the problem is not just about copyright: Two other things beside copyright violation will get a page deleted immediately: being promotional or not demonstrating notability. The about page is hopelessly promotional, and it does not demonstrate notability. Rather than basing your article on the about page, you should base it on what independent reliable sources say about CFRA. That is what it takes to demonstrate notability.
Hello my name is Veronica Perez, aka Fa1thus, I am the community manager for SouthPeak Games and i need some help with the page /article that i created on wikipedia. Justicewiki keeps vandalising SouthPeak Games page and i would appreicate any help that you guys can help on this matter. Thank you in advance for all your help and i look forward on hearing from someone soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fa1thus (talk • contribs) 23:33, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The information you are removing is cited, and written elsewhere before it ever appeared here. See [2]. If the information there is wrong, then it really needs to be taken up with the journalists who wrote those first articles. Additionally, if you have concerns,. the proper method is to discuss the matter in a civil manner at the article's talk page; if you can work with other editors rather than accuse them of bad faith, you will accomplish a lot more. Running around accusing people of slander with no proof does not necessarily win a lot of support for your position. --Jayron3200:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)x2 No legal threat is permitted. Please do not use words like "slander". The section you (and your apparent sockpuppet) tried so hard to remove appears to be sourced. As Jayron said, take the issue up with the original reporters, if you want. Or discuss this at the article talk page. Throwing accusations around without any evidence to back them up will not win you friends here. Tim Song (talk) 00:18, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The easiest way to solve your problem, Fa1thus, is to provide reliable sources of information (i.e. independent of either party) that show the information in those articles to be untrue. If you can show that the claims are false, they will be removed from the article. However, as others have said, those claims are out there - you may not like them, but as Jayron32 said, you need to contact the journalists who wrote those articles - Wikipedia is just reflecting what appears to be reported fact. Wikipedia is not here to promote your company - it is an encyclopedia. That means that any published criticisms (unless they are proven to be false, which does not mean you saying "this is wrong" - it needs verifiable sources of information which show it is incorrect if that is the case) can be put in the Wikipedia article. Until you can provide reliable sources of information showing otherwise, it will remain in the article about SouthPeak Games - that's the way Wikipedia works. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 00:27, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
a list of medical device companies
Hi, I see that you provides a list of pharmaceutical companies. Do you have a list of medical device companies. I did a quick search and could not find such a list.
Can someone else using Firefox take a look at the notes section of User talk:Fuhghettaboutit/Mingaud? What I'm seeing in Firefox is a strange spacing issue which appears like this:
...used in carom billiards games
The error is not reproduced in Safari or Internet Explorer for me. I checked whether it could be some java thing in my monobook producing it by logging out, but the same error appears. Also, other articles that use {{Cnote2}} (such as Jane Austen) are rendering fine in Firefox for me.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:46, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I see similar but different spacing in that note, under XP/FF 3.0; the spaces appear between after and Mingaud. The expanded spacing occurs in a different place again under Vector. --AndrewHowse (talk) 01:56, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Does {{cnote2}} produce notes in 2 columns? It certainly does for Jane Austen. Is the strange spacing perhaps a column break, to form 2 columns? You might add a few more notes, or even some random text, in order to test it. --AndrewHowse (talk) 03:41, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My first time using it. I have no idea. Maybe that's it, though if that is it, it's strange that it works fine in other browsers. I upgraded to Firefox 3.5.2. (then got a blue screen of death, uggg) and I still see the error but now it's in a different spot.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:53, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Huh - IE8 renders Jane Austen's notes in 1 column, whereas FF (3.0) renders 2 columns. If I add a whole bunch of random text to the note in your Mingaud page, then, in FF, it renders 2 columns sensibly in preview. Also in FF, if I zoom in or out, the extra spacing moves in the note sentence, to keep the first word after the spacing aligned with the 2nd column of references.
The template documentation mentions that the colwidth= setting doesn't work in all browsers. IE might be one of those for which it doesn't work. --AndrewHowse (talk) 04:05, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
IE does not support the CSS column selector. The documentation does not mention that the column selector is broken in Safari— linking into successive columns does not work properly. I don't see the problem— try a purge. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)talk09:18, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks all, as always. I'm a long way from going live and I'll be adding more notes, so there's no pressing issue now. It'll work itself out I think.---Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:25, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's published. The reason you can't find it using search is that it hasn't yet been indexed (and there's nothing you can do I know of to speed up that process but donate a few million dollars to the Wikimedia Foundation to speed everything up). You will be able to reach the page using the go button, and in the normal course the page will be indexed and become searchable. By the way, you can link any existing page on Wikipedia by simply surrounding it in doubled brackets, like so: [[Courage Marine Group Limited]]. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:26, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Going around in circles
I'm a new user who has written an article on a veterans' organization, put in the references and all the other necessities, and cant for the life of me figure out how to make it an active article! The various help topics seem contradictory at worst and confusing at best. Is there a simple explanation of what I do when I'm done editing...it seems I need to MOVE the article, but the MOVE tab doesn't appear anywhere!
Jlallyssp (talk) 03:21, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, you don't see the move tab because you're not autoconfirmed yet. You need 10 edits (which you already have) and your account should be 4 days old for that to happen. ≈ Chamaltalk¤09:24, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's a great idea, Teratornis! I can't imagine it would be too hard to implement it (there's presumably code that basically says IF autoconfirmed(user)==FALSE THEN do not show move tab ELSE show move tab?). Does anyone know where someone can make this suggestion? -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 23:24, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi guys
I'm trying to update some basketball rosters and I have a question.... Take this one for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCM_Elba_Timi%C5%9Foara - both links for the 2 players in the roster shouldn't be there (they link to different people). How can I remove them? Because of this "player2" template I can't seem to be able to do anything about it.
Same question for this roster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSU_Asesoft - how can I make the link for player Mike Jones to link to the actual basketball player, and not the whole list?
Thanks a lot.
Cristian Cristane (talk) 10:49, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It won't be protected. 2 vandalisms in any period of time will not get an article protected. Protection only generally occurs when the level of vandalism becomes high enough to be unmanagable. 2 vandalisms in 2 days can easily be held off by reverting. --Jayron3213:09, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I was having a look at and I noticed that Rugby471 uploaded a new version of the file without the whitespace around it. The whitespace makes the box centered though so it would probably be better to have thewhitespace. Besides has the whitespace around it so shouldn't they both be the same? Hintswen Talk | Contribs 12:47, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My new page does not show up on Wikipedia except in my contributions
I set up an account yesterday and had it autoconfirmed through my email
I wrote a new page called 'Outlet property Services'
But if i do a search on wikipedia, it does not appear.
I have saved it and made a few edits so far. I have put as many internal links to places and terms in text which are in Wikipedia
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or forgetting?
Non-free image used in two articles, but with a rationale for only one of them
I've just noticed that File:OKMag.jpg is being used in the articles OK! and Jade Goody. It has a valid fair use rationale for use in the former image, but no rationale at all for the second. Despite looking at all the related pages I can think of, I can't find how or where to properly note this. Everything I've found talks about speedy deletion for images that are missing a rationale, but that is not appropriate as it appears to be being used properly in OK! and so I'm not looking for it to be deleted. Equally I don't want to just remove it from the Jade Goody article as it is entirely possible that someone who knows why it is there can write a proper fair use rationale for it's inclusion in that article. Thryduulf (talk) 14:10, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Usage in an article without a fair use rationale is not okay. One needs to be written for each article in which the picture appears. (I think the reason for this is because usage in two different articles could theoretically have two different "purposes of use".) Xenon54 / talk / 14:15, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I know it's not OK, which I why I've raised the issue here. What I'm looking for is how to properly note the problem so it can be rectified. Thryduulf (talk) 17:52, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, this is silly and stupid, but if anyone has a minute.... I've added a "toolbox" to my User page with links to a bunch of useful noticeboards, templates, etc. In the wikilinks I've created I've spelled out the whole name of the Wiki page and piped it to an abbreviation, to make the box smaller, as so: [[Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism|AIV]], which looks like this: AIV. So now if I forget what the abbreviation means, I can just hover over the link and my browser status bar shows me the name. This has been successful for all the WP links except one: [[CAT:CSD|CSD]], which links to the category for candidates for speedy deletion. I tried several variations on [[Category:Candidates for speedy deletion|CSD]] but all gave failed to resolve to a successful links, they're either blank or redlinks. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks in advance. --Captain Infinity (talk) 15:08, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The reason it didn't work was because you were actually putting the page in the candidates for speedy deletion category when you added that link. That's how all cat links work. Putting the colon there makes it a link to the category's page. This works for files/images, as well (links to them instead of putting them on the page). hmwitht16:16, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You can add a sharebox to the toolbox that will include Facebook. I suspect you are new here— if you give me permission, I can add it to your user account.
For those who understand how to edit your .JS, simply add this and purge:
Seeking a way to contact a person who added to a page
There was an addition to the USS R-14 page with information from the grandson of Lt Alexander Douglas, acting CO of the USS R-14, stating he lived in Colorado and had his grandfather logbooks. I am seeking a away to have this person contact me so I can talk with him about the grandson. I am researching for a book about the event and would like to make it complete as possible.Pigboats (talk) 17:13, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you're referring to the USS R-14 page, simply click on the tab at the top that says "history". This will list every edit that has been made to the page. You can click on the timestamp by each entry to see what was added or removed by the edit. You'll also see who made the edit, along with a link to their talk page, where you can leave them a message. TNXMan17:20, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, the person that added that comment has only made five edits ever, and none since the edit in February when that sentence was added. You can try leaving a message at User talk:Jazzpjd, but it does not look hopeful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.217.188.20 (talk) 22:32, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Unknown File Type
This is a recent problem: either since I upgraded to IE8 or Wiki added the en. to search results.
For instance, if I do a search and want to view the Wiki page that results, I notice the prefix en.
When I click on the link, I often get an Unknown File Type pop-up window "File Download Security Warning" asking if I want to "search the internet to find a program to open it;" Save it;" or "cancel."
If I opt to "search..." eventually an IE page comes up with File Association FAQs.
Ted Kennedy - no problem
Joan Jett - no problem
archibald macleish - pop-up
Sinbad - pop-up
Is this the new Explorer, a Wiki problem (perhaps with older files) or am I doing something wrong? I will check back for answers by searching for the subject. Thanks in advance.
Cpmgrp (talk) 18:07, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It occurs quite often, and usually randomly. However, it happens a lot more on IE, since Microsoft can't make a decent web browser to save their life. Firefox FTW! DendodgeT\C18:23, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thanks for the rant, but what do I do to open these articles that I want to read? I'm pretty well locked into IE.
Cpmgrp (talk) 19:38, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Are you searching at Google and clicking the links on the Google search results page? Several users have reported problems with that. If it's your problem then manually copy the url to the browser address bar instead of clicking the link. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:28, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks, I clicked on your username instead of the link. I have tried copy/paste, but the same thing usually happens. I'll try the purge (if it will work on IE). If not, I may switch back to IE7 or another browswer. IE8 has some neat features, but is very slow and does not seem to allow as many tabs/windows to be open simultaneously as IE7.
Cpmgrp (talk) 21:59, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
posting pdf references that do not link to an external web site
I have a pdf that I want to list as a reference. I want to create a link but not to an external website, just to the pdf itself. How/where do I upload the pdf?Ngposter (talk) 18:19, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
His user page would be better than his talk page but there are also restrictions about that. Freerider2009 has no other edits and may not be interested in building the encyclopedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:31, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merging Accounts
I recently found the previous account I had with Wikipedia, but had created a new account in the interim. Is there a way to merge the "my contributions" of both accounts? (StacyInBoston and StacyOnEarth). StacyOnEarth17:44, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A /noinclude tag is currently present between the top two stub tags at the bottom of St. Paul's by-the-sea Protestant Episcopal Church, but I can't figure out where it comes from. It's not in the text of the article itself, and there's no dangling /noinclude tag at the bottom of the upper stub tag nor at the top of the lower stub tag. There are no other templates located so that they could be placing this noinclude tag, as far as I know, and all other templates present on the article are present in many other articles without producing this tag. Any ideas where it comes from? Nyttend (talk) 22:52, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if anybody here knows much about it, but a recent CNN online story cited that the Wikimedia foundation plans to set editing restrictions, especially concerning WP:BLP. The best way to know about this would be through the Wikimedia Foundation itself, but does anybody know about this change, or is it simply an exageration of the already existant WP:RCP organisation, which I'm an active supporter of. If anybody knows anything about this, can they please copy the response onto my talk page?
Flagged revisions will be enabled on biographies. Basically what it means is that editors will have to "sight" (review) edits by anonymous and new editors in order to prevent (possible libellous) vandalism. As is typical with stories about Wikipedia, the mass media a) is having a field day and b) have little to no idea what they are talking about, leading to exaggeration, misleading claims, and outright lies. Oh well - just another day in WikiWorld. Don't worry too much about it. Xenon54 / talk / 23:04, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The German Wikipedia has been using this system for some time now; it's a little hindering to me when I add images there, but I'm happy to have someone who speaks German check before my attempts at the language appear publicly. Nyttend (talk) 03:34, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I know I created an account several months ago with a username that was not in use and is very unusual, as is my password.... I tried to log in but could not - it said "wrong password".. but when I tried to have it (password) e-mailed to me it said "no e-mail associated with this accnt". I know for a fact that I entered my e-mail address. Long story short... I had to create a different accnt with a different username. HOW can I get back to my original accnt and reclaim my original username?? I want to use my old accnt name.. What can I do if anything?? Pongopuss (talk) 23:39, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Have a look at an article that you know you edited. Look at its history (scrolling back to when you would have edited it) and find your contribution. This will give you the user name you used. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 23:47, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think he knows it, but he forgot his password and didn't associate it with an email address, so there's no way to get it back (other than trying to resurp). hmwitht04:35, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I know he thinks he knows it but some people forget exact spellings (for example capitalization), mistype passwords, don't know which site they created an account at or which sites have different accounts, and so on. If we knew the account name he thinks it is then we could check several things such as: Was it created several months ago here at the English Wikipedia, are there similar account names he could have confused it with, does it have email enabled, is it likely to allow usurpation. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:09, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
August 27
Lost password?
How to change it or recover it? I may not have registered an email initially, and I tried to create a new account and was told that the username was already in use. Yes, I know, because it is my username.
Even worse, I can find no pages that address this fairly common issue.
If you have not registered with an email address, I'm afraid there is no way to recover your password. You'll just have to get a new account if this is the case. If you have included an email adress, then you can get a new password sent to it from the email new password option on Special:UserLogin. ≈ Chamaltalk¤04:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thanks. Maybe Wiki should consider requiring an email for registration as does the rest of the free world for this reason alone. Or maybe changing the log-in register box so that it doesn't require scrolling down the page to enter an email address. I really believe that this is a mediawiki issue, since my keychain log-in just quit working here, and hasn't at any other sites, including my banks and numerous blogs and forums that I visit, including one that I admin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.177.190.232 (talk) 05:55, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your account needs to be autoconfirmed. This should already have happened by now, since it requires only 10 edits and 4 days. Are you editing through a Tor network? If so, the limits will be higher than this. ≈ Chamaltalk¤06:25, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Include my email address when other people are notified of changes I make
I just noticed the option "Include my email address when other people are notified of changes I make" in my preferences. I've never heard of the functionality to get notified of changes; how can I access this? Who gets these notifications, and why would anyone want to indiscriminately give all of these people one's e-mail address? — Sebastian06:50, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The feature to get email notification of changes is disabled in the English Wikipedia so I don't think the quoted option has any effect here currently. See mw:Manual:$wgEnotifWatchlist and mw:Manual:$wgEnotifUserTalk for the disabled MediaWiki features. Although disabled they were actually displayed in preferences for a couple of months until recently (see bugzilla:19468 and rev:52762). I guess your option should also have been removed. Some people show their email address (or in some cases an easily thrown away alternative email address) in many places, for example user page, own website, public mailing lists. See also Disposable e-mail address. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:06, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your reply and the many links! I must say, I'm a bit more confused now, because I don't see the connection between what you say (DEAs, or users writing their e-mail address in their user page) and the feature (sending my e-mail address to others), but since it isn't used now, I'm not worried about that for now. — Sebastian17:56, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It was just a comment on your last question which wondered why people would give away their email address. I guess you are protective of yours to avoid spam and abuse but many others freely give it away. I can easily imagine people who are rarely on Wikipedia and want others to be able to easily contact them about edits they have made, without having to use Wikipedia's email feature. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:24, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The former allows you to specify up to 4 other possible articles the user might be looking for. The latter will give a link to a disambiguation page. There are formats of otheruses that allow you to do other formats, but these are all mentioned in the documentation at Template:Otheruses. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 08:43, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hiya! The first thing that was wrong is that the map should not be against the "image" parameter. You need to use the "map_type" parameter. Also, instead of Location map|Berkshire, it wanted just "Berkshire". Why, I'm not entirely sure, but I went to a hospital I'm familiar with, Frenchay Hospital, and looked at how they did it! Hope that helps. Maedin\talk08:29, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm creating my own travel portal website on India in which I want to give information on all states, districts, places to visit and many more. I want to know if I can use Wikipedia articles for my website. I'm ready to give credit to Wikipedia in the credit page of my website. Please let me know if there is any policy or rule to use the content of Wikipedia.
I notice that there is a project page for each wikiproject. I also notice that these project pages have discussion pages. Is the discussion page only for discussing the wikiproject page, or is it for discussing the entire wikiproject? Is the discussion page just for suggesting improvements to the project overview article, or can it be used to make suggestions about what kinds of articles should be included in the project, what image should represent the project, and so forth? MathEconMajor (talk) 13:25, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's a place for pretty much any discussion about the WikiProject. Discussion about specific articles should go on the article's talk page. Xenon54 / talk / 13:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How do I change the list of Alternative Medical Syatems
Under the Category:Alternative medical systems, there are currently 7 subcategories. I would like to add an additional subcategory entitled "Colon hydrotherapy" as a recognized sub category to Alternative Medicine. Please let me know how this can be accomplished. Thank you for your time. Dick hoenninger (talk) 15:16, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Addendum: You add a category to a page by adding [[Category:Colon hydrotherapy]] to the bottom of the page by the rest of the cats. hmwitht15:22, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have completed those tasks, and the changes have not been reflected. I understand it may take some time to be updated. Any idea how long that should take?
It was up for speedy deletion, so the bot tagged the image wherever it was used. A little while ago, permission to use the image was received, and the speedy tag was removed from the image. I'm fairly sure the bot would have removed the tag from the article itself on its next run, but I've gone ahead and removed it now. So, all settled I think. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:24, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you are in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere you may be seeing Jupiter, which is currently very noticeable in the southern evening sky. This site has useful maps of the current sky seen from various latitudes, and Jupiter's position is clearly marked in this one. Karenjc21:14, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You can't, because then your edits wouldn't be attributed to anyone and that would cause problems when someone wants to reuse content. But you do have the right to vanish. Xenon54 / talk /
Or alternatively, just don't log into your account. As Xenon says, it can't be deleted, but you don't need to do anything with it - there are thousands of accounts which are not used any more.
However, can I point out that as you only created your account 48 minutes before you posted this, having had an article you created ('We du patrix') deleted in that time, it does not really look like you gave Wikipedia much of a chance! Assuming that you read this, may I suggest you give it a bit longer before saying that you don't like it? -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 06:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Washington Post carries an article by the Associated Press, who is the publisher?
When I'm adding a cite to an article carried by the Washington Post (among many other news outlets), but written by the Associated Press, who is the publisher? Is it the Washington Post or the Associate Press? Or does it even matter? The reason why I ask is this edit[5]. Basically, the AP story was carried by numerous sources. The article previously linked to CBSNews.com but that link is broken. So I changed it to the WP which also carried the story. When I got to the part about the publisher, I changed it from CBS News to Washington Post, but I'm wondering if the Associate Press should get credit. Or does it even matter? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 01:42, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In the example given, the author, Justin Pope, writes for AP New York, so I'd default to crediting the agency, as did the Washington Post. HighWire still has the article (for pay).LeadSongDogcome howl03:22, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've always just used the publication it appeared in (in this case, the Washington Post), as that is where it can be directly verified. In the very unlikely event that there was a difference in the Washington Post article, which isn't in the AP original, then the difference may be part of what the article is being cited for, and the WP look-up would find it, whereas the AP wouldn't. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 06:28, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's rather a question of WP:V vs. WP:RS, isn't it? Are we trusting the work because of the author, the agency, the newspaper, or the archiver? I submit that while many independent archives will hold the article, including your public library's microfilm collection, the fact checking rarely goes beyond what the agency provides. In the (now all too rare) cases where a good newspaper adds further content to the wire it will attribute "with files from the Associated Press" or similar. Such rare cases are almost always stories with local content. LeadSongDogcome howl19:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Paragraph strangeness
Could someone have a go at making the third paragraph in Nasutitermes_corniger#Associations into two separate ones where it starts talking about the bat? I've tried about 5 times and for some reason it stubbornly won't make a new paragraph even when I use <br/>! Thanks. Smartse (talk) 02:33, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I can not beleive Wikipedia does not want acknoledge Somalian Ostrich. Yes there is Ostrich in Sudan but not in Ethiopia, are you serious. Two places get it right, Sudan and Somalia. They are called Somalian Ostrich.
Thank you
<email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.230.65.192 (talk) 06:24, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What are you talking about? The article clearly mentions there are Ostriches in Ethiopia. Quote from article: S. c. molybdophanes in southern Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya, and Somalia, is called the Somali Ostrich. ≈ Chamaltalk¤07:16, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I do have Somali Origin, but I do not beleive Ethiopia is the enemy of Somalia. You don't hear any good news come from Somalia these days and I thought mentioning Somali Ostrich will make people see the good side of Somalia.
I want to create a template for basketball team rosters of Liga Pilipinas, a regional league in the Philippines, but the only templates available are for PBA rosters, and I do not have any idea or clue about creating templates. Now my questions are: What should I do now, and How do I create a template... Please I need your help... Thank you very much!! BULARAN (talk) 07:57, 28 August 2009 (UTC) by User:BULARAN[reply]
Such images are most probably copyrighted by the people who upload them (some are actually copyright violations), and unlikely to be in the public domain. So it's not a good idea to copy anything from Facebook here. ≈ Chamaltalk¤08:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As Chamal said, it's not a good idea. Even if the image is a photograph of a famous person that was uploaded onto Facebook by the photographer (which could be put on Wikipedia by the photographer), you would need to get that photographer's permission to use the image on Wikipedia, and the verification would be a bit of a pain, to be honest. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 09:09, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ok many thanks! Jeesus it is hard to find licensed images!
Remember that vandalism has to be rather blatant in order to be vandalism. Newbie test edits have their own warnings, as do additions of unsourced content etc... Vandalism warnings should be used only when it is very obvious that the user is trying not to help, but to do harm. You should consider using Twinkle if you plan to hand out warnings a lot. Kotiwalo (talk) 09:42, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I checked them. Blatantly negative unsourced BLP. I think there is a specific user warning for that as well but the vandalism one is general enough to do. Kotiwalo (talk) 09:50, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Still going on. I put up a final warning, somebody please AIV if that needs to be done, as that's all too confusing for me.----occono (talk) 10:11, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
One other is also a SPA. Didn't check the rest. Does it matter? If a CU is necessary, WP:SPI is the way to go, but I doubt it (behavioral evidence is sufficient for sockpuppets, most of the time). If this happens again, a block would probably be appropriate even w/o CU. Tim Song (talk) 11:14, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
the worst
1.which is the worst version or release of microsoft?
2.what is the protocol for receiving email?
3.INFOSYS'S BPO name?
4."wave of Synthesis" related to?
5.where was the first computer installed in India?
6.ISAM stands for?
7.what is the freely available server?
8.DSL stands for?
9.another name for malicious hacker?
10.ellipse in E-R daigram means? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.68.64.146 (talk) 10:13, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misevaluation, but it is our policy here to not do people's homework for them, but to merely aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn how to solve such problems. Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. If you need help with a specific part of your homework, feel free to tell us where you are stuck and ask for help. If you need help grasping the concept of a problem, by all means let us know. Thank you. ≈ Chamaltalk¤10:16, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Creating a new Term & Definition
Yes, I am new to Wikipedia, Facebook, and eHow. At my age I am slow to learn, but my mind is a Steel Trap.
I don't know where to go to write a new Wikidictionary Term and to define it so that I may write to it.Leo Burrell 12:36, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
I started to move the work completed so far to an EPmayer sandbox, but I realized I don't know how to do that. Can someone tell me? The article is not close to acceptable shape, but it would be a shame to lose the work.--SPhilbrickT13:49, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
<-EPMayer, many of us are aware that new contributors find Wikipedia confusing, and are interested in making it easier for new people to find what they need. You mentioned that you "searched everywhere for a way to publish". You were on this tutorial page, which has links at the top of the page to a Help Index, a FAQ and an Editors Welcome, each of which has information on how to publish. Can you tell me if you went to any of those links and didn't find the information, or did you not think to try any of those links? I'm just trying to learn from your experience how the presentation of information can be improved.--SPhilbrickT13:59, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Go to his contribs, click on the date of the most recent edit to the tutorial sandbox, then click "edit", then cut the text out, then paste it in a personal sandbox. Xenon54 / talk / 14:06, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I copied your material into a page that should not get overwritten or deleted here
At some time, it might make sense to invite others to provide feedback by posting a page where you can ask for feedback, but I don't think it is ready yet.
Consider looking at other existing bios for examples of how an article is structured. You can read about WP:LAYOUT or you can look at an example, such as Carl Hagenbeck. I'm not listing this article as an example of the best, but as someone in a related field. --SPhilbrickT14:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Reffering to the above Wikipedia page, In particular this statement "Some of these games can be run on Linux with a compatibility layer like Wine or Cedega. Those that rely on copy protection or undocumented features require much more effort in order to work properly. Since Wine is not an emulator it can, and does, obtain native speed, sometimes surpassing that of Windows" of this section http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_and_Linux#Gaming, reference number 65 refers directly to another Wikipedia article. I know this is against Wikipedia guidelines for referencing and I would like to know what steps should be taken to fix this, it seems more of an opinion that fact and I beleive the statement could even consitute vandelizem as it is directly demeaning Windows operating systems.
Reference number 65 refers to another Wiki, not a Wikipedia article. But you're right, Wiki's that are free to edit by anyone aren't generally reliable sources. It is not vandalism, since vandalism is always blatantly bad faith, but if it is unsourced, the statement should be challenged by adding a {{fact}} tag after it. If not fixed soon, challenged statements may be removed.
By the way, the page on Wine Wiki is immutable, meaning that it can't be edited. This is better, but there is a conflict of interest. We would need a reliable source. Kotiwalo (talk) 14:25, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK I have gone ahead and deleted the (so called) reference and replaced it with the [citation needed] tag.
Administrators, please have a look at the article Dong Tsoe. This has been requested for deletion by CaliforniaAliBaba who has a history of deleting any articles that are not South Korea friendly or North Korea friendly in the content. For example, the articles Koreans in the United Kingdom, Koreans in Germany and Koreans in France, there were inputs about South Korean refugees in these countries as the general public's perception is that there are only North Korean refugees (when in fact there are refugees from South Korea as well), but any mention of existence of political refugees in the UK, Germany and France from South Korea (in spite of references) has been deleted, again, by CaliforniaAliBaba who is obviously biased towards South Korea and against North Korea. He has now called for Dong Tsoe to be deleted as well, as he apprently doesn't feel comfortable with the fact that South Korea has a history of human rights abuse and the West taking South Koreans as refugees for decades. Please Administrators look into this case. Wikipedia should be neutral to inform, not show biased views.
Does the three revert rule only apply to reverting the same page three times in 24 hours? I want to know because I would like to help revert vandalism. Dogposter14:29, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The 3RR rule does not count if you are reverting vandelizem, you can revert blatent vandelizem as many times as needed without breaking the 3RR policy.
Gonzonoir's absolutely right about blatant vandalism, but please do note that the criteria for vandalism are very well defined. WP:3RR applies unless you really are reverting clear, unarguable vandalism; multiple reverts during a dispute over content wouldn't be exempt, for example, if the other user was editing in good faith. Thanks for wanting to help revert vandalism here - it's an important job and greatly appreciated by other users. Karenjc17:49, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It is also worth noting that you are not "safe" from being blocked if you technically do not violate WP:3RR. You can be blocked for edit warring even if you keep it to under three reverts, or spread your reverts over several articles, or wait 25 hours for the fourth revert, or anything like that. All that needs to be clear to an administrator is that you intend to commit the same edit over and over to force others to accept your favored version of an article. Reverting even once a day, if done repeatedly, could be taken as clear edit warring and may lead to a block. The best thing is to leave the version you DON'T like visible, and instead discuss proposed changes on the article's talk page. --Jayron32 18:54, 28 August 2009 (UTC) P.S. The above does not apply to blatant vandalism (such as adding swear words to articles or stuff like that). However, vandalism is not a synonym for "stuff I don't like"... It is very narrowly defined. --Jayron3218:55, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I registered in hewiki under the user name Hanay. On August 20, 2009 I created united account for all Wiki Projects. I found that this user name is already opened in enwiki on 13 February 2007, but no one is using this user name. Can you help me and guide me how to transfer this user name in enwiki to me? Thanks, Hanay
Fore ease, here's a direct link. Replace CURRENT NAME with the username you are logged in with (you will need to create an account if you don't already have one), and REQUESTED NAME with Hanay. DendodgeT\C15:20, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
submitting an bio entry
I am and artist and I would like to have an entry on myself in Wikipedia. How do I go about doing this. 16:00, 28 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cellobird (talk • contribs)
Hi there! There's also a band with the name Alien Breed and they played a rather famous song, called Colorblind. Is it possible to create an article about Alien Breed (band)? I tried to create this article but I stopped because my English is still too bad for that and because of the reason that I'm rather new here, I don't know how to add infoboxes and so on. BigKing197cm (talk) 17:33, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I recently have been trying to contact wikidmedia-commons regarding the copyrighted problem of the images I uploaded. In the E-mail, I already receievd a reply from wikimedia that allows me to upload those images that I requested; however, when I uploaded them, the problems still exist. When I e-mail wikimedia-commons again, no one reply me for at least three days. Can anyone help me resolving this issue? The ticket number is 2009082010000538. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaseyng53 (talk • contribs) 18:00, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I wrote a new page called vacuum coating. Every time I try to reference it there seems to be an automatic redirect to vacuum deposition. The first sentence says it is redirecting but how do I get ti to quit redirecting?
Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Durhamgoat (talk • contribs) 18:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(e/c) It seems to work OK for me; you have removed the redirect instruction as part of your rewrite of the page. You may need to bypass your cache in order to see the current version. However, I wonder whether you have created an article on a subject that already existed? The article on Vacuum deposition says "also known as vacuum coating", implying that this is the same process as vacuum coating. Since you appear to have expertise on the subject, perhaps you could look at both articles and see whether this is the case. If so, you could consider incorporating your new material into the existing article and restoring the redirect. If the two subjects are in fact different and both merit articles of their own, perhaps you could clarify the difference in the articles for us? Don't hesitate to ask if you need help. Karenjc18:55, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
money question
I know this might seem unusual, but does anyone know what 50 million dollars in 1906 would be in 1991 dollars? Or even in 2009 dollars? If you can give me a cite to find this conversion or if anyone knows it please answer here. Thanks a million!--67.160.195.101 (talk) 18:45, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.. – ukexpat (talk) 18:49, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I haven't examined where {{Inflation}} gets numbers from but here are the results. {{Inflation|US|50000000|1906|1990}} says 727037037. {{Inflation|US|50000000|1906|2009}} says 1193888889. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:16, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I really like this template and am trying to adapt it for use in a third-party wiki running version 1.15 (I know that's not the same as Wikipedia is using), but it refuses to display properly.
Does anyone know what might be preventing this from displaying properly?
Without uploading a picture, it basically just displays as plain text right from the beginning <template> tag up to the "Color =" and then has a box that looks like
this
then it goes back to some plain text until "BarData =" where you get another
box like this
The odd thing is I simply copy and pasted the template text, there's no special <pre> tags anywhere in there that I know are used to make the boxes.
This Help desk is actually for answer questions about using Wikipedia! However... Have you read the Ladies' Home Journal article? It has a link to the official website (www.lhj.com). They don't have an online archive from what I can see, although perhaps this would be available through a subscription. Also, have you looked at Google News Search for "Ladies' Home Journal" (1928-1931) - some of those will refer to specific articles. A quick search of Google Web Search didn't reveal anywhere with archives, so as Ukexpat says, you probably need to find a library. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 22:17, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sum of a column of numerical values?
I've been searching all morning and most of this afternoon and I'm more than curious, now- Is there an easy formula for adding all of the numerical values in a single column in a table? That is, to say, a formula that will automatically correct itself when a number is changed or a new row is added? Sort of a "Add all numbers above this spot, yet ignore text". Thanks in advance! Kallnohae (talk) 20:16, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at your contributions, I assume this is connected with the Guild Wars Wiki template you are working at in your SandBoxes? Is there no one at that Wiki who knows about wikicoding? -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 22:22, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sure there's atleast one person, but unfortunately it doesn't seem within that one person's dignity to reply or check the help section, and nobody else seems to know of any solutions, so I figured that the most widely-used Wiki would have a solution. I've also tried places such as Yahoo answers, still with no luck there, either. Kallnohae (talk) 23:51, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have uploaded and used images on Jeffrey Hyland page in January this year. 'just learned recently that they have some faulty copyright info. I claimed & stated that I was the copyright holder of the images where in fact they were sent to me by the lead himself to use on his wiki page. I wasn't at all aware that it's going to be a problem. It was my first time to write/post an article & upload images for article use and I still have a LOT to learn in fact. That's one rule that I simply overlooked. How do I get it fixed now please? If I can have the lead (Jeffrey Hyland) upload or release the images himself, but how do I remove my uploads or do i have to? Is there a way that I can just edit and modify the copyright info and reverse it to The work of someone else, who has given permission to use it on Wikipedia or it is a work released under a free license instead of my own work after I asked him to send a "permission email" to (permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org)or after it's approved? This is sort of a prolonged process which I'm willing to take if there's no other simpler solution available. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Jxc5 (talk) 22:56, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It jeffrey is computer-literate, have him create a login and then re-load the images himself over the top of the existing images (i.e., "update" then images.) and then update the name in the copyright notice. Otherwise, use OTRS. -Arch dude (talk) 13:15, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am new to this and have been trying to edit a reference with an external link on the SS Ophir page. The alteration I want to make doesn't really need an external link but I have had not success in editing it.Gubby1940 (talk) 00:52, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Can you be more specific about the problem? SS Ophir has not been edited since April and your account has no edits other than this post. Maybe Wikipedia:Footnotes is of help. Note you have to edit the section where an inline reference is linked from. All 4 references in SS Ophir are in the lead section so you can click the "edit this page" tab at the top. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:32, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have managed to do this now, thank you. It was a small change. In Reference 3 you had that Joseph Jenkin's log and diary are at the National Library of Wales when in actual fact they are held by the State Library of Victoria. (I have been transcribing the diary). Thanks againGubby1940 (talk) 08:08, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bruce DePalma
I am curious to learn why the Bruce DePalma page been deleted?
What is the stated reason/official position on this?
i am naveed from bahawalpur pakistan.want to ask about mango disease called quick decline or sudden death of mango plants.indications r as mango plant leaves turn dry and then fully die in 3 to 8 days .please send me detailed suggestions along with treatment protection ....thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.152.22.75 (talk) 08:45, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Mind you, a quick look (using Google Translate) didn't find a donation link, but there might still be one there somewhere - I don't read Arabic, unfortunately. Otherwise, you'll have to pay in US$ - Paypal will convert from Egyptian currency to dollars when they take the money from your card/bank. For a rough conversion of currency, try Egypt Currency Converter -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 11:17, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
According to the above Wikipedia article, in the info-box it states that this movie has made a total Gross revenue of $147,103,117, however according to the reference(http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bruno.htm) it's total worldwide gross is $136,933,838 (a difference of about 10 million). Am I missing something or is this info-box totally wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.49.161.110 (talk) 11:43, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have changed it in [7] to match what the source currently says. It's possible it said something different earlier. Foreign box office figures are often not tracked as well as domestic. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:02, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Also, if you see such discrepancies in the future, feel free to be bold and edit it yourself to match the figure; just make sure to explain that in the edit summary so that an overzealous recent changes patroller does not mistake it for sneaky vandalism. Tim Song (talk) 12:05, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In the past I have done such things, however it has lead to a software called Huggle or HG to send me a message saying that I am the one who is vandelizing. So I just see you guys instead of doing it myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.49.161.110 (talk) 12:11, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, that sometimes happens when you don't explain it, and I apologize for that. Our recent changes patrollers sometimes mistake a legitimate edit for sneaky vandalism. I'm a Huggle user myself, and when we see a small edit with no explanation from an IP, there's a pretty good chance that it's sneaky vandalism rather than constructive edit. That is why a brief explanation in the edit summary (e.g., "changed figure to match source") is very important. Tim Song (talk) 12:48, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It is that type of attitude that annoys me with Wikipedia, quote "when we see a small edit with no explanation from an IP, there's a pretty good chance that it's sneaky vandalism rather than constructive edit" this is supposed a be an encyclopedia that anyone can edit, but when someone does edit it no one bothers to check sources and blames it on someone who is editing from an IP address when they are found to be wrong. I have enough knowledge of Wikipedia to understand how it works. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.49.161.110 (talk) 16:17, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Also when you say "when we see a small edit with no explanation from an IP" you are implying that everyone should know the rules of Wikipedia before knowing the facts!.
Help in creating articles
Any way I can ask for editing help in creating an article? I can't do an article all on my own, and maybe a fellow Wikipaedian can help me out. I'm writing an article on low rock. Come see. --Nmatavka (talk) 11:58, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The way we indicate something is under construction is with an under construction template. (I added one) A better approach would be to move it to a user subpage, because it isn't yet ready (as you acknowledge) and someone with itchy fingers might still propopose it for deletion. That won't happen in a user subpage. (If you don't know how to do this let me know and I'll do it.) Then you can ask for help either by asking specific questions here or for general feedback here --SPhilbrickT12:41, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) To be honest, having a message at the top of the page reading "This page is a work in progress. Either help, or leave it alone." isn't a good way to encourage help! I see that SPhilbrick beat me to putting a proper template on it to show the status! If you don't think it is ready for being in the main encyclopedia, you can move it to your user space, which would make it less likely to be under threat of deletion. To do this, click on "Move" tab, and for the new title put User:Nmatavka/Low rock. As for help, probably the best places to leave a message are WikiProject Music's Talk Page or WikiProject Rock Music's Talk Page. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 12:43, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
1. I'm at a loss to explain how this happened. Could someone please enlighten me?
2. Can a user be blocked for being active but not editing the mainspace? (i.e. asking HD and RD questions, user pages, user talk pages, etc.) Xenon54 / talk / 15:49, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Number 1 - I don't know how that happened either - I'm looking forward to seeing the answer!
For question 2, I've seen blocks issued to people under the general idea that they are "not here to build an encyclopedia" and/or using Wikipedia as a Facebook/Myspace replacement. TNXMan16:23, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved
and I noticed that Rugby471 uploaded a new version of the file without the whitespace around it. The whitespace makes the box centered though so it would probably be better to have thewhitespace. Besides 
has the whitespace around it so shouldn't they both be the same? Hintswen Talk | Contribs 12:47, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
