When transcluded, the __NOEDITSECTION__ should apply only to the template. The parameter will is the heading title. If you wanted to edit a different subpage, change {{#if:{{{1|}}}|[[{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=edit}} edit]]| }} to {{#if:{{{2|}}}|[[{{fullurl:{{{2}}}|action=edit}} edit]]| }} where the second parameter is a subpage. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)talk13:30, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
User Page
I have recently changed my name but all or my previous edit counts, contributions are gone and I can't upload anything. Is there someway I can get it all back? Colleen16 (talk) 02:36, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Did you actually get a username change (ie. with WP:CHU), or did you simply just make a new account? The former will preserve your history and contributions, the latter will not. GlassCobra02:38, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your username was successfully changed from Colleen16 to InkHeart, as you requested at Wikipedia:Changing username. Your edit count, contributions, user page, user talk page, etc. were moved to your new account, InkHeart. If you log in as InkHeart, you'll see everything. --Mysdaaotalk02:47, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You should assume good faith on the part of Mosmof, and participate civilly in the deletion discussions for those images. Also, please stick to posting with only one account. Since your rename you have switched back and forth between InkHeart and the recreated Colleen16 account. Please take care to ensure you are logged into the correct account. It may help to clear cookies and any saved passwords in your browser. AJCham06:38, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. The images all appear to fail Wikipedia's fair use policy for re-using copyrighted work; therefore tagging them for deletion seems appropriate. If you have a reason why the images are NOT in violation of the fair use policy, you should raise those reasons at the deletion discussions linked from each image's information page. --Jayron3206:42, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
These questions tend to be answered very easily simply by typing the keywords into Google: I did this for you, and it turns out the answer is in the first link. For future reference, this page is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. More general questions should be directed to the reference desk. Someguy1221 (talk) 09:24, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
For future reference, if you look at the 1968 article, you will find that with each "events" month, there should be a calendar for that month. In 1968's case, there wasn't one for January, for some reason - although I have now added it. Thanks for you question, as I wouldn't have noticed this otherwise! -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 17:55, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Phantomsteve, the calendar for January that you added shows January 1 to be a Tuesday, while the article lead says that the year started with a Monday. Please correct your mistake. Cheers, --Siddhant (talk) 07:20, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some articles, like Global warming, have an FAQ embedded in the discussion page so editors who watch the article don't have to answer the same question multiple times. It's been suggested that an FAQ be created for Scientific opinion on climate change. Unfortunately, I'm not finding any policy guidelines or instructions for creating an FAQ for a specific article. Where to I go?--CurtisSwain (talk) 09:23, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I'm newly registered and computer illiterate... I can't understand and follow all your confusing instructions and links. I edited an article and decided to write my own as a result, to be a link from what I edited. I think I have propely made references, but a link I tried creating works when I type it into Google but not as itself. I guess I need help with RochelleCurtis/ThePalaceGuard in the wizard. I got so confused and frustrated with your tutorials and cross-references that I'm not sure I have done anything right. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by RochelleCurtis (talk • contribs) 11:14, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
According to your contributions, you have only made one edit (excluding this one) which was to add a missing band member. It is possible you did not save; you accidentally hit "Preview" instead. If so, I regret to say that you'll have to start over. Intelligentsium17:17, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Rochelle. I'm sorry you're struggling with Wikipedia's instructions and tutorials. It's true that it can be a steep learning curve here at first, but there's a lot of help around if you need it. Creating a new article is one of the more complicated processes here, and some users don't do so for quite a while, preferring to make minor improvements and additions to existing articles while they find their way around and become familiar with how Wikipedia works. There's a lot of guidance aimed at those creating new articles, which is why you may be feeling a bit swamped with advice.
Creating your article as a user subpage is a good idea, so you can work on it in your userspace with little risk of it being deleted. IIf you click on User:RochelleCurtis/The Palace Guard, type in the box, then save your work, you'll create the page you need. Don't hesitate to ask for further help with your article as it progresses. Karenjc17:50, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Did you click on the Show Preview button instead of the Publish changes button?
By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License and the GFDL. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
What is one supposed to do with talk pages of pages which were later redirected to another page? Any guideline or advice on it? E.g., sometimes other names for things result in two parallel articles. One is later merged or redirected and they end up with parallel talk headers. Should they just be ignored, or redirected to the talk page of the new article, or redirected and merged if there are any posts worth salvaging? If not redirected, what about the {{WPBiography}} templates? Should I change class to stub (which is what I've been doing)? What about changing living to no, otherwise it appears on lists like Wikipedia:Uncategorized biographies of living people/BLPPotential. The instructions on those lists say to add "|non-bio=yes" but that does not actually seem to be a real parameter and does nothing. • Anakin(talk)12:48, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your third example looks like the best solution. Redirect the talk page of the redirect to the talk page of the target article. When all we have for a person is a redirect of their name to some other article, I would argue that no 'biography' exists and there is no need to use a WPBiography template on anything related to them. If you create such a redirect, I agree that any useful content of the talk page should be merged to the talk page of the target. EdJohnston (talk) 14:32, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.
Thank you.
Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should citereliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.
You have a user page which can be used to tell other Wikipedians a little about yourself and your interests in contributing and editing here. To start editing it, click on this link, type into the box and save. Please note that Wikipedia is not a web host or social network and isn't an appropriate place for lots of personal information unrelated to the purpose of the project, which is to build an encyclopaedia. There's guidance about what is and is not acceptable on a user page at WP:USERPAGE. As far as an article about yourself is concerned, GlassCobra's advice above is comprehensive and correct. Unless you're a notable subject for an encyclopaedia article, any article you do create about yourself will probably be deleted pretty quickly, and if you are notable enough for an article, you're probably not the best person to write it. Karenjc17:06, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
.svg map not rendering properly
I have converted the .svg image File:KøbenhavnMetroKort.svg to File:KøbenhavnMetroKort English.svg. I first uploaded the image, but it had a rendering error due to being saved as an Inkscape .svg instead of a generic .svg. I then (half a year later) uploaded a clean version of it. When I look at the file page, it looks fine, but when being rendered at List of Copenhagen Metro stations, it looks wrong. I have tried purging the image (on WP and Commons) and the article, and also tried to alter the image size, but it never seems to be able to render right. Arsenikk(talk)14:06, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like the text is not scaling as well as the image (change the pic in the arcticle to 650px and it looks OK). Suggestions - is reduce the original map down to the size you plan for the article (500px?) (Inkscape - Object... Transform... Scale 500 x 278), - that looks OK in inkscape. Ronhjones (Talk)17:39, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't believe that solution will work – the problems are due to the Verdana font face not being supported by the SVG rendering engine used on Wikimedia servers. You should change the font to one of the supported ones listed at m:SVG fonts, or convert the text to paths. AJCham19:53, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I changed the font to DejaVu Sans, but that did not solve the problem. I then converted the text to paths, and it seems to work alright now, but it is of course not editable, so the solution is only half-good. Thanks very much for the help, this should make the list ready for FL nomination :) Arsenikk(talk)11:44, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Source and author it provided as "Soviet Gouverment" - beascue, im thing, this file cant by licenced as PD-Russia-2008, or as "PD-old". --Fredy.00 (talk) 18:29, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fredy,00, from what I can see, it cannot be uploaded to Commons under the PD-Russia-2008, as I don't think it meets the criteria. Its use on Wikipedia is OK under fair use, but fair use images cannot be put on Commons. As you say, you are blocked on Commons - but I can't see that the image can be hosted there anyway.
(edit conflict)The source is here (click "Read more..."). Incidentally, that site cites rg-rb.de as its source, but I cannot find the image anywhere on that site. To the original poster: It seems you have gotten into some...difficulties at Commons for issues like this. Intelligentsium18:42, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fredy.00, the onus is on you to provide evidence that the copyright has expired. The website linked to (Russia Today) shows that the photo was sourced from Russkaja Germanija - which has a copyright over all content on their website. If it is indeed an Soviet Government photo (as it possibly is), then find the picture on the official Russian Government website, or the official Russian Army website - and then it may be suitable for upload to Commons, as being sourced from the Russian Government. Until such proof exists, the copyright would appear to belong to Russkaja Germanija - provide evidence to the contrary, otherwise copyright laws clearly show that this cannot be used. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 18:45, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Let me quote the conditions for the use of PD-Russia-2008:
The author of this work died before June 22, 1941, or this work was originally published anonymously before this date and the name of the author did not become known before January 1, 1992.
The author of this work died between June 22, 1941 and December 31, 1942 and did not work and also did not serve in the Army during the Great Patriotic War.[2]
This work is shot from non-amateur cinema or television film or television broadcast, which was first shown more than 70 years ago (before January 1, 1939).
I put permanent (expires in 7 millenia) wikibreak code on my account, and now want to undo it. I can't edit the page anonymously because it is a "user's" (mine) private setting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.11.116.212 (talk) 17:30, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Two questions - firstly, why can't you just log onto your account so that you can edit it; secondly I'm curious as to how you made a "permanent" wikibreak code - I assume to make it secure, you did it as a .css? -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 18:30, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I guess he refers to the Wikibreak Enforcer script. Since the script logs you out immediately after login, disable javascript in your browser before logging in, then you can edit your monobook.js to remove it without problems. Regards SoWhy18:47, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I started a page for a book and found a picture of its cover at ar.wikisource,org - how would I use that image on a a page here at the English Wikipedia? I am beginning to read up on images in general, but these seems way over my head. This is the link: Muqaddimah. Thanks in advance. Supertouch (talk) 19:16, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If it is "fair use" it can only be put on Wikipedia. However, as the above link no longer works, the point is moot. As I can't log in, I can't see the deletion log to find the reason.
My bad - I just tried it and it worked for me too - I clicked on the wrong button before! With regard to the image, the Arabic Wikisource page lists it as PD - but it might be worthwhile checking that it would be PD under Commons/Wikipedia - It might also be worth asking at the equivalent to the Help Desk at ar.wikisource - the main Help Page appears to be at this location, but I can't read Arabic, so I can't help further. If the image is globally in the Public Domain, then it can be uploaded onto Commons with no problem -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 16:05, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Unable to retrieve password
I recall setting up account jogrady a long time ago, but I have not been able to get into it for a long time. As a result I've had to set up this account. (jwogrady) I would much prefer to go back to account jogrady if at all possible.
When I try to password reset account jogrady (without the w) it says there is no email address associated with the account. Is there another way to reset the password? If no, please verify the account is still active and unlocked so I can continue going through my historical password list.
I'm afraid that if you did not set an e-mail up with the account, there's no way to retrieve you password. The account is showing on the creation log, created 01:36, 24 October 2006. However, there is no user page, no talk page and no contributions. If you made any contributions, they would appear to have all been deleted. If this is indeed your old account, I would suggest that you abandon it, or try to usurp it. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 21:09, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The account has no deleted edits either. Accounts don't expire or get prevented from logging in so if you remember the password then it will still work. Accounts can get blocked from editing but it doesn't prevent logging in, and the account jogrady has never been blocked from anything. As PhantomSteve says, you can abandon it or try to usurp it. Either is fine by us. Creating a new account when the old has no edits is perfectly OK. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:29, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
For clarification: PrimeHunter is an admin on Wikipedia, so can see deleted contributions. As an ordinary editor, I cannot see delete contributions - hence why PrimeHunter could respond about those while I couldn't. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 09:51, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Non-Free Images and Userspace
Is is OK to use a non free image (a book cover) to work on an article I'm currently working on in my sandbox? Eventually, it will be placed in the mainspace, but for now the only place the image will be used will be in my userspace. --Michaelkourlas (talk) 21:22, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest you wait until you move the article to regular space before uploading the image. You can put it in your sandbox but it can't stay there for too long (more than a month). ZooFari21:29, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That bot is inactive now. And it didn't just delete them as so, it had to list the images and notify the uploader under certain criteria. ZooFari21:44, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You can put the link in your sandbox article with a leading colon so that a link to the image appears but the image itself doesn't—e.g., [[:File:Example.jpg|thumb|250px|Caption]]. Then you just have to remove the first colon when you move or copy the article to mainspace. Technically, nonfree images should never be displayed in user space.Deor (talk) 01:03, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for helping, I noticed on the talk page of the list and it appears to be a issue that people are already aware of. I have left a comment their so I guess i'll just wait for a reply and that talk page. Sorry for wasting your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicnoob (talk • contribs) 21:57, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect that I have identified a security hole in Wikipedia. I hope I'm wrong, but if not, what's the best way to report it privately? Matchups03:19, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
From http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Security: "If you have found or believe you have found a security bug in MediaWiki or on one of Wikimedia's web sites, please directly e-mail security@wikimedia.org with details.¶ We would be most happy to have a day or two to fix the problem and prepare a bug fix for third-party users before public disclosure, if possible." – Sswonk (talk) 03:27, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Dispute resolution question
I seem to recall a part of the dispute resolution guidelines that mentioned something about when person C saw an edit war brewing between persons A and B, that they could list the page on some list and the article would be locked until a consensus could be reached. Does this ring any bells with anyone? The article that I want to call attention to is Cytherea (person). Thanks, Dismas|(talk)05:25, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No matter how much I (and some others) have thrown assertions and evidence of his notability onto Seongha's article, nobody who's inclined to keep the article is going to its AFD page.
Two comments: firstly, this isn't really the place for seeking people to join in the AfD discussion - this Help Desk is for help with using Wikipedia. Secondly, the notability for this individual appears to be based on one article on a blog, and YouTube videos. I don't know about anyone else, but I will certainly pop over to the AfD and leave my comment - but it may not be what you are hoping for. (Notice that I say "may not" - I haven't looked up sources for myself yet, so it may be that I'll be pleasantly surprised. A quick search hasn't revealed anything yet) -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 09:44, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Remove Record From Special:Contributions
Is it possible to remove the record in you user's Special:Contributions pages which says that you've made a particular edit on an article in Wikipedia from once you've made that edit? If so then, how? If not, then will it stay there forever?
Your contributions are generally there for ever! If there is a particular reason why you would not want a specific edit showing, for privacy reasons, there is a process called Oversight - read that article, which explains the process, as well as giving a link to the list of Oversighters. There has to be a very good reason for the removal of a particular edit from your contributions - for example "I made a silly comment" or "I was rude to someone" would not be sufficient - whereas something like "I put my telephone number on that talk page" would be, as this would be a privacy issue. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 10:46, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You mean that my contributions will be there even after I die? Even after 100 years or 1000 years?
Is there any way to "hide" the special contribution records, if you can't remove or delete them?
Assuming Wikipedia lasts for 100 years, then yes, your contributions will be there. Wikipedia's license for reuse requires that all edits be attributed to someone, no matter how mundane they may be. As you have been told, the only way to have an edit removed from general view is oversight; this only happens in exceptional circumstances (for example, the "outing" of an editor, or the posting of libellous information) - and the edit will still be visible to the small group of oversighters. Xenon54 / talk / 22:46, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Citing old books, only have Library of Congress number
Hi! I am trying to utilize a cite template in order to cite three very old books. I have found them on the Library of Congress' website. Is there a cite template available for this? Basket of Puppies11:50, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just use the fields in the cite template that you can fill in - author, title, date of publication, publisher. Not all fields have to be used. It may be that other editors would be able to find more information, but generally for very old books, there will be no ISBN or other details, as ISBN didn't exist! -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 11:52, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I should like to remove some material from my user page. I get the following message--Sorry! We could not process your edit due to a loss of session data. Please try again. If it still does not work, try logging out and logging back in. I've tried that with no luck. What can I do, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prmwp (talk • contribs) 14:39, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am attempting to create a new account in Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu (ms). It seems like all IPs from my school has been blocked. What happened to Wikipedia sysops there? 158.143.167.250 (talk) 16:02, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. your question seems to be related to one of our sister projects. Please note that you are at the English Wikipedia, one of hundreds of projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. Each project is operated independently of one another, including Wikipedias in other languages. This page is a help desk for asking questions related to using this wiki, so we may be unable to assist in matters concerning other Wikimedia projects. You may have more luck trying to find help at the project in question. Best of luck. --Mysdaaotalk17:18, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What would you have us do? We are completely independent from ms.wiki. I think you'll get much more useful reaction if you:
(a) Re-read the block notice at ms.wiki, and follow the directions for requesting an unblock or creating an account. If it is similar to here, you may need to create it somewhere else, not at school
(b) If for some reason that doesn't work, read the ms.wiki help documentation and find the equivalent of the {{helpme}} template, and use that on the IP's talk page.
This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia: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. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps.--UnionhawkTalkE-mailReview18:15, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Disputed fair use
I have seen an article that uses an unfree image, with the requested non-free content rationale provided. However, I have reasons to believe that such rationale is incorrect (but only for that case; it is also used at other articles with the related rationales, and I don't dispute those others). Wich is the place or method to explain such things? MBelgrano (talk) 19:37, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi all. Please take a look at this picture's page. Its uploader seems to have problems with copyrights as he often uploads foreign images and claims that he is the author. This picture seems to have the same story. I don't know what template should I insert in this picture's page (think a sort of {{di-no permission}}). So.. help? :) --Gikü (talk) 20:19, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you are certain that the the uploader is not the author, then it is likely a copyright violation, and you should request speedy deletion of the image with {{db-f9}}. The best way to be sure that the image is a copyright violation is by knowing the URL of the website that the image was taken from, so add the URL to the request by using {{db-f9|url=URL}} when you add it to the page. --Mysdaaotalk20:35, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
User talk:Otto8otto indicates some problems. The talk page is basically a big list of warnings about image copyright violations. The user uploaded many images with copyright problems, and does not appear to have edited his/her own talk page. The user has no edits in the Talk: or User talk: namespaces. The user never seems to leave edit summaries. This seems to be a user who has thus far shown no interest in engaging the Wikipedia user community, as in communicating with anyone. So I wouldn't be optimistic about getting the user to demonstrate he/she is the author of any particular upload. But you could try. --Teratornis (talk) 03:53, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The "since" and "since mine" tabs are features of Twinkle. When viewing a diff, "since" will show you the difference between the revision currently being looked at in history and the most recent version of the page, and "since mine" will show you the difference between the revision made from your last edit to the page and the current version. If you move your mouse over each tab, you'll its basic description. --Mysdaaotalk20:49, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
is twinkle to blame?
Whenever I view the since mine of an article my computer goes really slow. My computer is an apple (school's so don't know what type.) It is also a desktop. i am using Firefox version 3.0.Accdude92 (talk to me!) (sign) 20:52, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If it's been a long time since you edited the page, then it probably takes a while to go through all the revisions since then and generate one diff. The operating system or browser shouldn't be causing it: Javascript is independent of the operating system (i.e. it's browser based) and Twinkle natively supports Firefox. Xenon54 / talk / 22:40, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How to remove a re-direct
Any article with the name "Goldscheider" automatically re-directs to Goldscheider ceramics.
This is in principle wrong and unfair, as there are, and can be, other Goldscheider articles which should not be automatically re-directed just to Goldscheder ceramics.
How can the re-direct be removed completely, please?
Thanks
Alexander Goldscheider —Preceding unsigned comment added by AGRR (talk • contribs) 20:54, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I attemped to update the external links for the "Lake Mattamuskeet" page, and now the external links have dissappeared. I moved to another computer and they still do not come up. How do I restore the box for external links. Thanks, Lewis Forrest —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lewis Forrest (talk • contribs) 21:12, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My name is Mario Turcarelli and I reside in Sydney Australia. I need to obtain a business loan of $650,000AUD to purchase a Franchise business in Australia. If you can help me; please contact me at <blanked>
Kind Regards
Mario —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.64.122.3 (talk) 21:35, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our roughly three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan21:38, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How to sugest new photo names?
I wanted to sugest a file name change for a photo that had a strange numerical name, and it said that I should use the {{rename media|New name.jpg|Reason}} format. Where would I enter this line? Would I click "edit" on the "Summary" section right below and enter it there, or is there somewhere else I'm supposed to do this? I'm new to editing, and I want to help contribute information, and also help to clean things up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.224.221.9 (talk)
Is there any way to change one's user's Special:Contributions page, so they only show the 20 latest edits instead of the 50 latest edits every time you click the link to it on the upper right corner of every page in Wikipedia once you're logged in to your user account?
Under my preferences, go to the Recent changes tab, and change the number next "Number of edits to show in recent changes, page histories, and in logs, by default:" to 20. This will change the default number of edits to show of your contributions, but it will also change the default number of edits to show in page histories, recent changes, logs, etc. --Mysdaaotalk22:48, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
November 17
pancreatic cancer
Why is it now impossible to edit the pancreatic cancer site?
Burton M. Berkson MD MS PhD
I have been told many times to be "bold" and edit articles myself. So I did and my edit was deleted. Sally Struthers was featured (mocked) in the South Park episode Starvin' Marvin in Space. The article currently directs straight to Starvin Marvin the charactor, which is useless. I changed it to the correct episode and my edit was deleted.
It looks to me like your edit was appropriate: perhaps the reverting editor misunderstood what you'd done. Why don't you take this up with the user who reverted your edit, on his/her talk page? If you just ask politely why s/he reverted your edit I'm sure you can sort it out between you. Gonzonoir (talk) 11:20, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not the editor in question but I might have an explanation. The episode that you used for the link is in season three. Her first appearance in an episode is in season one. The editor changed it to the first episode to mention Struthers. Personally, I think the sentence could use some qualifying statement like "...has been satirized on the television show South Park, the first example of this was..." But that's just me. Dismas|(talk)11:34, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A user has publicly accused me of sock puppetry on the grounds that I have made the same critisism as an IP user. I'm sure that you're not supposed to go around making ungrounded accusations like that. In the language of old: I demand satisfaction. What can I do, who can I go to? ~~ Dr Dec(Talk) ~~12:11, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If the user harasses you further, you may wish to seek an administrator's assistance to resolve it at that time. But since that isn't happening now, just continue to be civil and don't worry about it. Another user has already commented at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics#tessalation to say that PST has done this before and that the accusation is baseless. --Mysdaaotalk13:23, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(after ec) I assume you mean User talk:Dr Dec#WP:SOCK. My advice is to ignore the accusation. No one else seems to be taking it seriously, so why should you ? You could ask the user concerned for an apology, but I suspect that might be a waste of time. Gandalf61 (talk) 13:25, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks for that but the problem is that the word "parties" is not appropriate in the case of this particular treaty. We want to use the word "Ratifiers" instead. How can we change "parties" to "ratifiers" while still using the Infobox Treaty template? --Richardrjtalk email13:38, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I feel a bit silly using the helpdesk, but why not? Special:newpages has a link to patrole from the end of the unpatroled log. After marking a page as patroled, The "Marked as patroled" action displays a page that lets you return to Special:newpages, but not to the end of the log. I would love for that to be added, but I don't have a clue where to discuss such a change. Any of you have any ideas? Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 14:11, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Section WP:CRIT#Titling evaluations contains this text: Because it is inherently biased and perceived as a generally negative term[5], section and article titles should not use the term "criticism" yet when you follow the link it lists these synonyms for "criticism": appraisal, appreciation, assessment, comment, commentary, critique, elucidation, essay, estimate, evaluation, examination, exposition, judgment, notice, observation, opinion, pan, rating, rave, review, reviewal, scorcher, sideswipe, sleighride, study, write-up. In other words, the list includes terms that are positive, negative and neutral. As the supporting link does not in fact support the policy, what is the best way to correct this? Jan1naD(talk • contrib)16:24, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Probably by opening a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Criticism. FWIW I disagree that the words criticism is inherently biased and perceived as a generally negative term. Criticism can be either positive or negative - for example, theater and restaurant critics are not invariably negative, nor is textual criticism. – ukexpat (talk) 16:32, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While doing some research on "birthdays", I noticed that by typing in the date
it does NOT bring up ALL the birthdays. For example, when June 15 is entered, it
lists events, births, deaths, etc., however, there are many individuals/events for
that date that are not listed.
>
> Is there a way to search the entire datebase that would include ALL references
to a particular date? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.51.148.46 (talk) 17:18, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
you can do a search in the search box on the left. Just type something like "17 November" (or "November 17", "17 Nov", "Nov 17") and click on "Search" instead of "Go".
On the date pages, not everyone with the birthday is listed - as a rule, they go on the list if they have articles on several Wikipedias, not just the English one. This shows 'global' notability. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 17:37, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
new article -- did I correctly request for page move?
I made a draft article a week ago and put in a request to have it moved to the article space. Nothing's happened, now I'm wondering if I put in the request correctly?
Hi, I just started a new account and made my first subpage to practice. I've logged-in, but can't find the page I started. How do I continue adding to it, and how to I make it into a formal page once I'm done?
SP (Stacey) (talk) 17:37, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) There are no deleted contributions for user:SP (Stacey). My guess therefore is that one of the following has happened:
The page wasn't saved (perhaps you just previewed it). If this is the case then your work has gone I'm afraid.
You were not logged in, in which case it will be saved under the contributions of your IP address. If your IP address has not changed (if you have a static IP it definitely wont have, if you are using AOL it almost certainly will have done, otherwise it might or might not have done) then log out and go to Special:Mycontributions where it should show up. When you know where it is, you can then log back in and continue. Thryduulf (talk) 17:47, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Did you click on the Show Preview button instead of the Publish changes button?
By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License and the GFDL. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Can I publish a physical theory that is not known nor is it easy to validate, along side with the current theories, which are also not able to be validated? e.g. quantum mechanics or string theory.86.130.230.64 (talk) 18:01, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you mean can you add your theory to wikipedia, the simple answer is no. All content on wikipedia must be attributed to at least one reliable source, the threshold for inclusion in wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. See WP:V for more on this. We also advise against users publishing their own theories or ideas on wikipedia, for more on this see WP:OR. I hope this helps you, kind regards, SpitfireTally-ho!18:13, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(e/c)Short answer: maybe. Long answer: Is it original research? If so, then it is not appropriate for Wikipedia. If it has been discussed in reliable sources it may be notable for Wikipedia purposes. The key is not whether it can be validated, but whether the theory has received significant coverage in reliable sources. – ukexpat (talk) 18:15, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded a new version of File:Skylab1-Patch.png to correct its orientation. The change shows up just fine on the image page, but has not carried through to articles that use the image, such as Skylab_2. Any help would be appreciated. RadioBroadcast (talk) 20:34, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If the Article page has not changed, then your browser might well assume that nothing has changed and show the page (and images) from the browser cache. Try clearing the browser cache. Ronhjones (Talk)22:38, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Tabs
Hi,
I'm working on formatting an in-house Wiki for the company I work for, and would like to use tabs of the sort found in the body of the Wikipedia:Introduction page, but can't figure out how to code that. Does anyone know?
(edit conflict) It's an Analemma. It describes the apparent path the sun takes in the sky at a specific point on the earth's surface at the same time every day of the year. In the future, the correct place to ask factual knowledge questions is the reference desks, the help desk if for asking technical questions about using or editing Wikipedia itself, while the ref desks are really designed for questions like this. --Jayron3221:20, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Entertainment 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 and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. --Bfigura(talk)21:41, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean by validity? Do you mean the information provided by the article? If so, I would suggest checking the references provided for the article. If you see a suspect claim that should be referenced, look up additional information in a search engine or library and provide a reference, or tag it with a {{fact}} tag so another editor is aware that the claim requires verification. —ShadowRanger(talk|stalk)22:23, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
See my reply above for the latter question. To the former: Grades, if any, are usually given on the article talk page, but they aren't assigned to every article, only those that fall under the scope of a wiki project. —ShadowRanger(talk|stalk)22:27, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
To see the rating of an article, you can go on the talk page of the article, wherein there should be a WikiProject header template with a rating. Bear in mind standards differ across projects, and these ratings are usually determined by one editor (excluding GA and FA ratings) at one point in time; an article's rating may not reflect its true quality, so you would do well to use your discretion when looking at these ratings. Did you know that the availability of a gadget to show an article's rating on the actual article is only one of many benefits associated with creating an account? Intelligentsium23:00, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am attempting to add a categories section to an article that I wrote, but cannot get the template to work, so I just did whatever to get it to show up. How do I create a proper categories section? Thank you for the help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lechevalieraulion (talk • contribs) 22:48, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It is not a template. At the bottom of your article, add the text ''Category_name''nowiki (ctrl-click)">''Category_name''nowiki (ctrl-click)">''Category_name''nowiki (ctrl-click)">[[Category:Category name]], replacing Category name with the name of the category. You can find a list of category at Special:Categories. Intelligentsium22:53, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
AFDs can sometimes be "courtesy blanked" if there is information contained therein which may be problematic (for example, WP:BLP concerns in the AFD discussion itself) however, there is no compelling reason to delete an AFD merely because the article was deleted under WP:CSD, or indeed, for any reason, unless the AFD itself was created for disruptive purposes. --Jayron3223:43, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Tom Cruise starred in the 2005 adaptation of The War of the Worlds. [link is to book]
Tom Cruise starred in the 2005 adaptation of The War of the Worlds. [link is to film]
I've seen it done both ways on Wikipedia; I'm not sure which is correct. And also, if there is one, could you please include a link to a project page, so I can use it for edit summaries?
Thanks, C Teng[talk]00:28, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It depends on context. With the quote in your post, "of The War of the Worlds" refers to the book, so the book should be linked on that term. But the quote mentions Tom Cruise who is connected with the 2005 film and not the book, so it would seem better to make a formulation where the film is referred, for example:
Tom Cruise starred in the 2005 film War of the Worlds, adapted from the book of the same name. (this ignores "The" in front of the book title).
It's also possible to link both without repeating the title, for example with your original formulation:
When I place an image on a page, and save, I can click on the image, and it will take me to the image description page. How do I change that? In this case, I am not using a caption. Thanks, Griffinofwales (talk) 01:43, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just add |link= as a parameter. For example . If you want to use thumb or frame formats, however, you have to use an imagemap. See below for an examplethumb--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You can use {{top icon}}, a metatemplate for creating little icons on the top-right of a page. Except for certain uses that are already created, it is meant to be used on user pages and user talk pages only. --Mysdaaotalk15:22, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
request to add hindi in wikipedia publications
I will like to know if HINDI language can be used for wikipedia publications.HINDI is avery rich language.Nobel laureate like Ravindra Nath Tagor have written in this language and have enhanced its enrichment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.80.151.154 (talk) 01:56, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Put <span style="font-family:courier;color:green"> at the beginning of the text you want to style (in this case, before the top section). It is not wise to close it because new sections will go below it. Btilm04:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
At this section on the Friendly talk page, I want people to provide their opinion and vote on this matter. Where do I make the general announcement on Wikipedia so that people will get involved? Btilm04:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
When I download an article as a PDF file, the infobox is always centered at the top of the article. Is there a way to change this so that the infobox is to the right of the lead? --William S. Saturn (talk) 05:53, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You could use PDF creator software on your computer, which will enable you to create a PDF by clicking the print option in your browser (or in any other software for that matter) - the program will appear in the list of installed printers. An example would be the imaginatively titled PDF Creator, at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/. I believe the Village Pump would be the correct place to propose changes to the server's PDF rendering software. Regards, AJCham09:19, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Getting help with deletion rationale
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Hi - where can I go to ask for other, more experienced users' opinions on whether a particular article is suitable for speedy deletion? For various reasons to do with the page's history, I don't want to just stick a speedy tag on it and see what happens. Gonzonoir (talk) 09:05, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A further thought (can't you tell I've had my coffee?) - I assume that either it has had a Speedy Deletion tag placed on it before - or that a deletion would be controversial? I would consider taking it to Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion, and let the community decide. Also, would it be possible to rescue the article - find reliable sources, etc? Again, without knowing which article it is, it is hard to give reasoned advice. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 09:32, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's Team touchdown. I have begun discussing it on the talk page there, but I don't think anyone except me and the creator are reading that page. It has twice been speedily deleted under A7, but was recreated with the claim that the team had been covered in the national press for competing at a national level. Taking this as a claim of importance, I removed the speedy tag, asked the creator to cite this claim, and said I would prod if no evidence was forthcoming. Meanwhile I looked for sources to establish notability myself: it's not an easy term to Google, but I could find none. (Searching the archive of the newspaper that purportedly covered the team brought no hits)
A day later the page had begun to attract a lot of vandalism (the team purportedly competes against opponents "Milff" and "L33t Poodlez", and there's some other obviously absurd claims about players), but also the addition of some external links apparently intended as verification (though none looks, to me, to satisfy notability criteria); I stubified the article, reverted reinstatements of what looked (to me) like vandalism twice, and added a prod tag. This has since been removed again; the editor who removed the prod tag has commented on the talk page to the effect that he thinks the team is important and that the page shouldn't be deleted.
So... where do I go from here? The removal of the prod tag would suggest AfD, but as it stands the page actually contains no plausible claim of significance and thus perhaps meets speedy criteria. I'm also not sure whether to regard the removal as being in good faith, since the editor who did it has clearly vandalised other pages and the article itself - but I am worried that by wholesale reverting his changes, which can be construed as attempts to assert notability, I'll get myself into a 3RR mess.
Had a quick query hopefully for merging. If youve placed a merge tag on a page but have not recieved any feedback or discussion regarding the merge (support or opposition), how long is it appropriate to wait until being bold and doing the merge? Is it better to hold off and wait until anyone comments? Hope this is the right place thanks Ottawa4ever (talk) 09:59, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you haven't received any feedback, it might be an idea to look at the article's history, and drop a note to the main contributors letting them know about the proposal. Say that you will wait for a week (and place a note on the article's talk page as well) and that if there are no objections raised, you will do the merge. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 10:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Deleting a file
Hi,
Last month I had uploaded a file. Then I uploaded a better version with a different name. But the older file is still in Wiki as an orphan and it is completely useless. I'd like to learn how to delete it. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 14:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If the orphan file is a true duplicate, add {{db-f1|ImageName}} to the unused file, replacing ImageName with the name of the other file that is being used. This will request a speedy deletion under criteria F1, "Unused duplicates or lower-quality/resolution copies of another Wikipedia file having the same file format".
Hi, yesterday I may a mistake writing a new Email-address for my login and a new password. The Email address I entered was (removed). Could you switch to my older address ? because the new one doesn't exist for me. Maybe have I to wait 24 hours until this is done automatically ?
If you log in to your account, and select "preferences" from the menu at the top of the page, you can make this change yourself. No one else at Wikipedia has access to your account, so it would be impossible for anyone besides you to do so. --Jayron3215:52, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK but I am not logged and I may not. So I'll wait 24 hours hoping that the changes will be aborted by not responding the Email sent to axrl19. Thanks
Did you click on the Show Preview button instead of the Publish changes button?
This is a minor edit 
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Did you click on the Show Preview button instead of the Publish changes button?
This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Entertainment 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 and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. --Bfigura (talk) 21:41, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
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Done, I left out a couple that were too general for the article. – ukexpat (talk) 23:04, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
. If you want to use thumb or frame formats, however, you have to use an imagemap. See below for an example