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August 22

Days of the week in articles

I'm under the impression that adding days to dates in articles is discouraged in most cases, but is there somewhere that this 'rule' is actually codified? -- saberwyn 00:16, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I scanned through this guide and didn't see a ruling one way or the other. Are you referring to adding day names (Saturday, August 21, 2010)? If so, I would think it's overly detailed and should be avoided in a general sense, although specific exceptions would apply. TNXMan 01:54, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

To clarify, yes, I meant day names.-- saberwyn 21:45, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I would avoid using the day of the week, unless it is directly relevant. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:46, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I've noticed this a lot with IPs who update articles with recent events. Some of them seem to think that they should just tack on things at the ends of articles as if the article is a running chronicle of events in the life of the subject. In the end, it's almost always trivia. I know I was born on a Tuesday but to all but the astrologers, that info is useless. Dismas|^(talk) 08:52, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Graham Chapman

I'm a bit iffy on the whole biography thing on Wikipedia. Isn't the image in the infobox in violation of some fair-use guideline, simply because the image is of Graham Chapman as a character? Also, the image is copyrighted and no permission was granted to have it shown representing Graham Chapman as himself. On the other hand, the image could be moved down into the article if it supports a discussion of, say, Monty Python or the sketch or the character being performed by Chapman, with a caption specifying it as such, correct? In which case, the infobox should have no image in it, unless a suitable one is found. But because Chapman is no longer living, I also don't know if that affects any of the guidelines. I'm asking because I feel like I'm correct to question the image in the infobox, but I'm not sure where I would find the guidelines supporting or arguing against my claim. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 00:43, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

As Monty Python might say, Chapman is an ex-human. Fair use images are allowed for dead people because there's no way to get a picture of them anymore. Dismas|^(talk) 02:31, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and yes, I believe it should have a fair use statement for the reason we're using it in his article. Dismas|^(talk) 02:35, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Hahaha, I watched the parrot video on YouTube. Nice reference. Thank you very much for the clarification. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:09, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I love that sketch!.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:34, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid this is all getting very silly! – ukexpat (talk) 13:30, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

How do I capitalize a title???

I am a regular editor; but with this page; rhinoceros Party I have been unable to capitalize! Someone help please! Outback the koala (talk) 02:15, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I removed the {{Lowercase}} template at the beginning of the page, below the infobox. I'm not sure why this title should be lowercase, but there is a reason for it, feel free to restore the template. TNXMan 02:21, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks alot! You guys are good! Outback the koala (talk) 02:26, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

How do I add Company Wikipedia

I'm trying to add webhosting company at wikipedia

How do I do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwmti83 (talk • contribs) 03:24, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I'll leave some standard advice below, but please remember that Wikipedia is not a place for advertising of any kind.

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 cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. TNXMan 03:31, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiCompany may suit your needs better. It has no inclusion criteria, apart from existence. – ukexpat (talk) 13:40, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Reference fix?

Hey guys, on the article D12, I added a reference, but for some reason it didn't come out right. It's reference 16 from MTV.com, could someone fix it up for me? I'm not sure why the brackets are there and why the external link isn't the title I gave it. It's probably an easy fix, I just can't figure it out...

Anywho, thanks in advance! — Xcalizorz (talk) 10:24, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Fixed – the line break inside the template confused it... Bencherlite^Talk 10:48, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Hmm... strange, because on my computer that line break was not visible to me. Oh well, at least it's fixed. Thanks. — Xcalizorz (talk) 10:50, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

It was a single newline in the wiki source. It doesn't increase line spacing but just starts a new line which is hard to see if it happens to be near the right margin anyway. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:57, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Layout Problem

Resolved

 – Courtesy of Northumbrian

On the Heads-up display (GUI) page all the text under the heading Video Games is pushed over into a narrow column on the right hand side of the page.

• It uses <table> and <td>[[File:Halflife ingame.jpg|200px]][[File:Doom ingame 1.png|200px]][[File:Two huds.png|400px]]</td>, which I am unfamilar with. Deleting these Wiki 'commands' makes it readable, but I'm not sure what layout the editor was trying to achieve. It appears to have been like it since May 29!
• nb. I am using IE 7, ver 7.0.5730.13. & Windows XP, SP3. 220.101 talk^\Contribs 14:51, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

The editor who did this put the images in the left column of a two-column table, and the accompanying text in the right column, using standard HTML tags rather than Wiki markup. Here's what it looks like on my display in Firefox 3.6.8 on a Windows 7 box. Similar in IE8. Legible enough. Not what you're seeing? Northumbrian (talk) 14:59, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Just checked again on the built-in display on a MacBook, and the thumbnails take up almost half the width, compressing the text horizontally and making it "taller" and, yes, a bit more difficult to read. I can see why the editor did it this way, to keep the accompanying text level with the images, but the output appears differently as described above on each user's display according to the resolution settings of the monitor.

I've rescaled the thumbnails a bit smaller, that should help the text display a bit at the cost of losing thumbnail detail (nothing stopping the user from clicking to see the larger version, of course). Northumbrian (talk) 15:26, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your assistance Northumbrian. It's a lot better, as before it was actually also going off the side of the screen, (I only have a 1024x768 LCD display), so I had to scroll across to see the text. My view does not look like your Firefox version, the 2 graphics are side-by-side, not above each other. The text is about a 5 cm column on the right with heaps of white space above and below the the graphics. However they formatted this seems a bad idea, as I have never had this 'problem' before.
Perhaps the HTML needs to be replaced with Wiki 'code'? 220.101 talk^\Contribs 16:23, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Done; I've set the width of the left column only fifteen pixels larger than the width of the thumbnails; that's drawn the text further left. How does it look now for you? Northumbrian (talk) 17:19, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and temporarily set my display to your resolution; there's still a bit of white space above and below the image thumbnails, but the text doesn't scroll off the display and is much more legible. Hope that works for you (and everyone else out there!). Good idea on replacing the markup too. Northumbrian (talk) 17:44, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

 Fixed Yes, it looks much better Northumbrian. Thanks, well done! 220.101 talk^\Contribs 09:18, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Main image problem

At The Heritage at Millennium Park the main image is not appearing in Firefox, Opera, Chrome or Internet Explorer, but it appears when I go directly to File:Downtown Chicago Illinois Nov05 img 2483.jpg.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:03, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

How strange. If I remove the size parameter, the picture displays. As soon as I try 200px or thumb, it stops displaying. TNXMan 18:16, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Infoboxes' image= field usually take just the simple pagename, not full embedded-image wikilink syntax. Most infoboxes also have separate caption= and/or size= fields for their associated items. DMacks (talk) 18:27, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Singapore Karate-Do Federation

This is just a test as I am unsure on how to submit the article.

If this is successful, I will continue and write the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.14.221.74 (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, unfortunately, you cannot create an article, as you do not have an account. I'll leave some standard advice below this to get you started.

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation. TNXMan 18:23, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

slightly odd one - drawing of BLP

I don't think I've come across this before - where do we stand on the use of drawnings of BLPs being used in articles about them? for example - Denise Milani (model). --Cameron Scott (talk) 19:46, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

First, it doesn't appear to be a BLP. Neither L or P. But I would think drawings would following the usual rules, with some exceptions. You can take a picture of a living person and use it (subject to some exceptions) but if the editor creates the drawing, I don't think it would be allowed, unless it were published in a reliable source, and then proper permission would be required.--SPhilbrickT 22:13, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

An edit claiming she's a fictional person has just been reverted. Cassandra 73 (talk) 22:15, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I had a similar discussion fairly recently about some (rather unflattering in my opinion) drawings of Geoffrey Boycott that were used in that article. After some toing and froing I removed them, and no-one has put them back. WP:BLP applies to all namespaces, including files, so I think I was justified in so doing. – ukexpat (talk) 15:27, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

problen with photo

spider 1

I uploaded this photo earlier today, but for me it doesn't show up, unless I click on "full resolution". What is wrong? Bubba73 ^{(You talkin' to me?)}, 23:35, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

It's a widespread problem for new images, and has been causing some problems for a few days apparently. See this thread at the Commons Village Pump. Bencherlite^Talk 23:43, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I uploaded another photo earlier today, but didn't have the problem. Bubba73 ^{(You talkin' to me?)}, 00:22, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

When these problems occur (as they do from time to time) it can take a few days for image thumbnails to be regenerated. – ukexpat (talk) 15:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

August 23

birth dates

Can I create a list of people with a common birth date and also birthdays? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.245.236.184 (talk) 00:14, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

If you go to an article about a year, 1945 for example, there is already a list of notable births there. Is that what you're looking for? Or did you have more of an exhaustive list in mind? Dismas|^(talk) 00:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

You can also find a list of births on each Days of the year article. Winston365 (talk) 00:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Uploaded image does not display

I uploaded two images, File:Jeff Nicklin.jpg (about 16 hours ago) and File:Tim Murphy FB coach.jpg (within an hour). Both display correctly on their file page, but not when used resized in articles (Jeff Nicklin and Tim Murphy (American football coach) respectively). One is in an infobox and the other in a thumbnail. They will display in articles when they are not resized, however. I cleared my cache, closed Firefox, logged out and back in multiple times to no avail. I tried a different computer (and IE), and the images don't display on IE either, instead showing up as a red "X". I also turned off my ad blocking software. I tried resizing the Nicklin image to multiple different widths to no effect.

I've uploaded quite a few images in the past and this is the first time I've run into this problem. I noticed in the archives others have occasionally experienced similar problems, but none of the suggested fixes have worked (e.g. resizing the image). Any ideas? Strikehold (talk) 02:08, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

This is a known problem that has been affecting Wikipedia over the past few days. See commons:Village_pump#Yet_another_thumbnail_problem.3F. See also the discussion two threads up, and discussions on the WP:VPT Intelligentsium 02:17, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Now added to MediaWiki:Sitenotice. Bencherlite^Talk 02:21, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I searched the archives but just now noticed another user with the same problem two threads above. Sorry for the redundant post. Thanks. Strikehold (talk) 02:26, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Help me find a quote

Earlier today I read a quote in Wikipedia by the financier banker J.P. Morgan along the lines of "Gold and silver are money. Everything else is credit." Unfortunately, I didn't make a copy of it for references purposes and have been unable to locate it again. Can you help out? Thanks in advance.

Kent <email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.105.138.118 (talk) 03:21, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

User had cross-posted to Humanities ref-desk, which is where this question is appropriate and I gave an answer. Email address removed. DMacks (talk) 03:42, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

{{adminhelp}} duck?

I'm pretty sure I've declined a couple of {{helpme}}s under the same circumstances (first edit, no question), and the users have been blocked afterward. Just declined an adminhelp- is there a pattern? sonia♫ 06:30, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

It's possible that it's a new user who is encountering problems with filters or something else that doesn't show as an edit. Better to AGF, I figure. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Image speedy deleted despite mail to OTRS

What do I do if an image I uploaded to Wikipedia was deleted after seven days, despite me forwarding an email to WP:OTRS on the day the tag was applied, and added the hangon tag to the article? I have had no email or talk-page comment or anything. Cheers IainUK talk 07:54, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

When adding {{OTRS pending}} to a file, the {{Di-no permission}} speedy deletion template can be removed. In the case of File:AndrewStone.jpg, I think you should ask the deleting admin why he deleted the page despite there being an OTRS pending template on the file. At first glance, it looks like a simple mistake. decltype (talk) 08:06, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Decltype thanks for getting back to me. Do you know how I find out who deleted an image file? Cheers IainUK talk 08:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, simply clicking on the file link will display the relevant deletion log entry. The file in question was deleted by Fastily (talk · contribs). Regards, decltype (talk) 08:18, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

It isn't really a problem. As soon as permission has been verified by OTRS the file will be undeleted and tagged accordingly. – ukexpat (talk) 15:31, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

It may be frustrating to wait for months to publish a picture if everything is in order. Don't really see anything wrong with simply re-uploading the files with an OTRS pending tag. decltype (talk) 10:42, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Useragent messages

Resolved

 – Mysdaao ^talk 14:44, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I have had the 'new features' option turned on for some time. But as of today, every time I open or refresh any Wikipedia page, I receive a 'useragent' pop-up (message box) telling me what browser I'm using. I'm quite aware of what browser I'm using, and the message is quite annoying. If I turn off the 'new features', the messages do not appear. Is this useragent reporting 'feature' deliberate?--Jeffro77 (talk) 08:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

It's not a feature of Wikipedia. Code to display a user agent pop-up was added to User:Cacycle/wikEd dev.js yesterday, which you have in your vector.js but not your monobook.js. You have to either change your vector JavaScript page or ask Cacyle to take the alert out. --Mysdaao ^talk 13:00, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I've made a copy of the script in my own subpage minus the stupid alert. I'll just have to intermittently check the original for changes.--Jeffro77 (talk) 14:38, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. --Mysdaao ^talk 14:44, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Images in articles not showing?

I've uploaded a few images this morning, and they don't seem to be showing in the articles. I thought I had seen a blurb about problems with thumbnails, but that message seems to have been taken down. An example of this would be in Rick Reuschel. Any ideas? Thank you! ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:36, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Here is a thread at the Commons Village Pump about the problem. When I was just at the commons the message was still up there. ~~ GB fan ~~ 11:42, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Commons bogs down my PC and the print is tiny, so I can't do anything there. However, I gather it's a widespread problem. In my own line of work, when a function used to work and no longer does, the first question to ask is, "What was changed?" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:51, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

In my line of work the answer is normally "the wind direction", or the whims of Voodoo Loa. But I work with technology...

Template:Bugzilla suggests "ImageMagick", so I'm definitely blaming Voodoo. TFOWR 12:01, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Errors in my contribution

I am brand new to Wikipedia, having had someone suggest, two days ago, that I make a contribution.

Last night, I contributed information about "Branham High School" "Senior Rock."

Problems: 1) The contribution was placed in the "See also" section. 2) The contribution contained external links. I did not realize that the external links were not allowed. I merely wanted to help verify the information. 3) I could not find the method of editing/deleting the contribution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phillipfoster (talk • contribs) 11:50, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

This has been dealt with. – ukexpat (talk) 16:11, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

For future reference, Help:Reverting has information about undoing and reverting edits. Also, please sign your posts with 4 tildes (~~~~). Thanks! --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 00:08, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Forgotten password

Is there any way I can retrieve my log on password. It was a rather complicated one which I did not memorize but had written down on a piece of paper which I have unfortunately lost. My e-mail is not enabled on my account. Thanks. 86.179.89.30 (talk) 13:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

If your email was not enabled there is no way to retrieve your lost password. ~~ GB fan ~~ 13:10, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Darn! I'll just have to create a new name and link my old name to my new user page. Thanks for the reply. 86.179.89.30 (talk) 13:13, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Historical income data for US

How do I find historical data for income in the United States. I would like a table that lists some kind of average income per household throughout America's history.

Thank so much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.206.94.120 (talk) 14:55, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Google, while not perfect, is a good place to start: http://www.progressdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/gdp.gif | http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/index.html | http://www.lisproject.org/publications/liswps/422.pdf | http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=historical%20data%20for%20income%20in%20the%20United%20States&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw (I don't mean to sound like a smartarse, but did you google it first?) Darigan (talk) 15:01, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Any maybe check the externals here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States Darigan (talk) 15:02, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

God

The ontological,cosmological, and teleological arguments all share a common problem with regard to the traditional conception of god. What is the problem? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.198.7.245 (talk) 15:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.Template:Z38 But please note, they will not do your homework for you. TNXMan 15:41, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Cerebral Palsy and Retardation

Where can I obtain more information on this topic?

Regards

Michael Wise —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.28.167.213 (talk) 15:35, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Cerebral palsy. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps.Template:Z39 TNXMan 15:40, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

WRONG SPELLING

Wikipedia spelled Frances Moore Lappe's name wrong. You put Lappa.

Annie Birdsong

Where do you see the misspelling? It appears to be correct at Frances Moore Lappé. TNXMan 15:47, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Also, if you see a misspelling in an article, just be bold and fix it. On a side note, please sign your messages with four tildes ~~~~. It makes it easier for other editors to reach you on your talk page. --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 22:49, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Suspect I'm being "stalked" by a Wikipedia user

I am beign stalked by a wikipedia user who comes after some of my edits deliberately. How do i report him/her?This is me. Wikipeida ns generally not reliable (talk) 16:09, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

WP:ANI. – ukexpat (talk) 17:18, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the page "Brown University",

Brown University's rankings in the ARWU is 65th in the world, according to the new 2010 edition.

However, I've tried making changes, but other editors erase it because it is lacking citation.

I'm not sure how to change the citation for the rankings infobox, so please would someone else do that for me. I'll post the rankings link here that Brown is 65th, not 69th.

http://www.arwu.org/ARWU2010.jsp

Not that it makes much of a difference; but you know; Brown is actually a small place, and it's kind of remarkable that its research amount was ranked 65th and did not fall into deep down into the rankings, like Dartmouth (which is the only research school in the US similar in size to Brown) did.

I would also have liked to keep the personal research that Brown was ranked 6th in the world for research per capita, but alas, it's not objective. But I'd like to point out in the rankings section in Brown University site that the authors of the ARWU also agree that larger institutions tend to have higher rank, since ARWU is almost solely a rank based on amount of research production, which is not necessarily related to the hierarchy of research quality in an institution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LaFool (talk • contribs) 18:02, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

To cite that website, you want to use the template {{cite web}}. Simply type this where you want the reference to go: <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arwu.org/ARWU2010.jsp |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010 |author= ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |date=2010 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref>. You can find other parameters for the {{cite web}} template on its page. In case you're unfamiliar with templates, you can find information on them at WP:Template namespace. You can see WP:CITE for more detailed information on citing sources, including a list of other citation templates.

Also, if people keep reverting your edits, try bringing the subject up on Brown University's talk page. Explain what you explained here. Hope that helps! --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 22:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

* And of course, don't forget a meaningful edit summary! 220.101 talk^\Contribs 00:26, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

How do I delete a page from my user space?

Resolved

I created a temporary page in my user space to work on a draft of a statement I was preparing for ArbCom. I have now delivered my statement and no longer need this user space page. I would like to delete this and it's associated talk page. Is this something I can do myself or do I need an admin? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 18:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I've deleted the page for you. In the future, you can simply add {{db-u1}} to the top of the page. TNXMan 18:32, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:18, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Footnote list format

How do I turn an overlong list of 26 footnotes into a two column list with a smaller font such as is commonplace in Wikipedia? Richard Harnett "Dick" Bloom 18:41, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

• Try {{reflist|2}} instead of <references/>; NB this does not work with Internet Explorer, but does work with Firefox (for example). Bencherlite^Talk 18:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

where can i send a letter of appreciation to Chuck Hagel

I am 81 years old and an admirer of Chuck Hagel during his entire career. I should like to write him a note of apptrciation and admiration. How do I do that?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.252.37.195 (talk) 19:22, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 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 upper right 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.Template:Z25 – ukexpat (talk) 19:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Requests for feedback

After an article is given to "Request for review" what happens to it? I posted one entitled "Periodic Systems of Molecules" on or about 13 August and I cannot locate it in the "Request for review" lists; it also has not been put in Wikipedia. Thank you in advance for your help. Negovori (talk) 19:56, 23 August 2010 (UTC)Negovori

Your request is at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2010 August 13#User:Negovori/Periodic Systems of Molecules. There is currently a backlog and your request has not yet been reviewed. – ukexpat (talk) 20:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

By the way, you can see all your contributions here. – ukexpat (talk) 20:06, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Who wrote specific article content

• Cell for Cash (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I represent a company called Cell for Cash. I just edited a libelous and potentially harmful article calling Cell for Cash a fraud and stateing that CFC is under investigation by various government agencies. That is totally untrue. I would like to know who wrote that article. I have edited the article. Please lock it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhmosieur (talk • contribs) 21:01, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

See Help:Page history to learn about examining who wrote what when. See WP:RFPP for information about page protection ("locking" as you describe it). DMacks (talk) 21:17, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Please note that, per Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest policy, it may not be appropriate for you to be editing an article about a company you are involved in. This is, among other things, to prevent advertising on Wikipedia and to maintain a neutral point of view. You can, however, mention problems with the article to other users, who will then check it and remove obviously libelous unsourced material. --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 22:36, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

In this case, because the information was libellous and unsourced, you might want to make a request that the edit be oversighted. Bk314159 (talk) 16:39, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't think it rises to that level (no different than half the vandalism patterns we often, inserting random criticism and whines about companies and people), but up to you how to procede there. I've watchlisted the page, so if the problem re-occurs can quickly spot it and revert, and possibly work on tighter controls if necessary. I don't think the problem is severe/widespread enough to warrant protection at this time. DMacks (talk) 17:39, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

This has been going on since September 2009 (!) from several IPs and at least one registered account. 220.101 talk^\Contribs 09:06, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Template formatting issues

I am having two template problems:

1. At Kevin Lowe (lacrosse), the {{fix bunching}} templates have cause the medals table to move to the left for some reason.
2. At Christian Cook, the {{fix bunching}} templates are working as they should, but something is wrong with the {{reflist}} template which is generating an error message at the bottom of the page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:06, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I fail to make the connection! --Monterey Bay (talk) 21:15, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I've left you a message Tony. The issue at Christian Cook is unrelated to the fix bunching template. —Jeremy (talk) 21:24, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:28, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Re Kevin Lowe (lacrosse), I had the same problem with Roy Oswalt. It appears that {{Fix bunching}} doesn't play nice with either the ibox and/or the medal table templates. The only solution at Roy Oswalt was to move the medal table. I think this is something that the folks who hang out at the techie pump may be interested in. – ukexpat (talk) 02:19, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Sourcing question

I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't find it on a search so point me in the right direction if it has. Anyway, I contacted Bill Oakley via Twitter to ask him if there was anything that wasn't quite correct in his article. He emailed me with a list of minor changes, none of which are controversial, but much are not what the sources say. Therefore, can somebody please outline step-by-step exactly how I can go about using this as a source. Is it something to do with WP:OTRS? Thanks. Gran² 21:47, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

You can't; it's original research. Until the changes you wish to make are published somewhere reliable, they cannot be used. The OTRS system is for verification of release of copyrighted material under a free license and isn't relevant here. The only thing I can suggest is to email him again and ask if these details are published somewhere that he can point to so they can be used in the article. He's best situated to know where these things can be verified. Of course, you could also explain to him the quandary and tell him the next time he's interviewed if he slips in these details and they then get published, we can make the corrections.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:13, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Fine. None of the material is covered anywhere else. That's why I asked him. What about if he emails Wikipedia himself, explaining that things are wrong? What about if he tweets the points? Or sets up a blog? Gran² 12:02, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid not. None of those are WP:Reliable sources. If there is any information in the article which is actually wrong, you can remove it, provided there isn't a reliable source which says it, but you cannot include anything which is not publicly sourced. --ColinFine (talk) 18:50, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you read the initial point? If the article subject Tweets something which they specifically state is true about themselves as opposed to a journalist who likely wasn't paying attention during the interview and wrote the wrong thing, then that's not reliable? What's the point in WP:SELFPUB then? Gran² 20:14, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

The subject, as WP:SELFPUB clarifies, is often not a reliable source. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:08, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

So they subject isn't a reliable source for his own birthdate? For the fact that he has two daughters and not one? For the fact that he met his writing partner in the ninth grade, not the eighth as the source wrongly states? Gran² 21:21, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Article completion

I felt that a list that was referenced in many articles should have its own wikipedia page being that it's clearly considered the foremost "Best" list on this topic. I was willing to do the data entry necessary, but am unsure about how to finish the page off (infobox, linking, formatting, etc.). Where can I ask a more experienced wikipedian to come and help me clean it up? The page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork's_Top_200_Albums_of_the_2000's. Thanks. Bobpalloona^talk, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Try putting a request on the talkpage of any WikiProjects the article may be involved in. You can also use "tags" found at Wikipedia:Cleanup templates. Just place them at the top of the article. That will add them to categories such as "Articles needing cleanup" or "Articles needing copyedit", depending on the template(s) you place on the article --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 22:28, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Also, when making internal links, format them like this: [[Article name]], or if you want the internal link to say something other than the internal link, [[Article name|text to be displayed]]. For example, [[Dog]] produces Dog. [[Dog|canine]] produces canine but links to Dog. --- cymru lass ^{(hit me up)}⁄_{(background check)} 22:31, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

August 24

Article title revision

 Done

I just posted an article for an album entitled Dear Heart, which is the title song from a 1964 movie, and I put the phrase (Andy Williams album) at the end of the title so that it is not confused with the song or the movie. Now that I go to upload the album cover art, I notice that there is an apostrophe after the artist's last name, so the album is actually called Andy Williams' Dear Heart. Can the article be moved to a page with this newly- discovered title? Danaphile (talk) 06:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Looking at the album cover it appears to me that the name is Andy Williams' Dear Heart, not just Dear Heart. ~~ GB fan ~~ 06:33, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Right. That's what I'm saying. I'd like the article to be moved to a page entitled Andy Williams' Dear Heart. -- Thanks. Danaphile (talk) 07:03, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

OK, I misunderstood what you were asking for, I thought you wanted Dear Heart (Andy Williams' album). I have moved the article to Andy Williams' Dear Heart ~~ GB fan ~~ 07:24, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much! Danaphile (talk) 07:36, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Regarding usefulness of articles

Hello all (@ Wiki),

Wikipedia has been a very useful and knowledgeable website for quite a long time.

Is it possible, if somehow, ratings mechanism is added to the pages?

The following parameters can be added (my suggestions) 1. No. of hits 2. No. of references 3. Liked by No. of people (Even websites like Facebook can promote those articles) 4. Ratings given by registered and unregistered users.

Because, pertaining to one particular topic, there will be many articles. At least the users must know, which one is useful for them.

Thanks and Regards, Vinayak Naik —Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.215.230.160 (talk) 06:37, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi, in answer to your query:
1. Page views - If you go to "View History" on any article, there are four "External Tools" listed at the top of the screen, one of them is Page View Statistics"
2. References are listed at the end of each article (unless you are talking about stuff published outside of wikipedia that references the related wikipedia article?)
3. I don't think that this is somethig that would be done (but I could be wrong)
4. If you go to the talk page of the majority of Wikipedia articles, you will see a box (like here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Joy_Division ) that includes an article rating
Darigan (talk) 10:48, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

name change issue

I have requested to change my username but hav enit heard back. please can you tell me if this is being processed or if i applied incorrectly? the currrent name is GiantMen, and I want to change this

Lei-Lana (GiantMen) —Preceding unsigned comment added by GiantMen (talk • contribs) 10:24, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

You need to go back where you originally asked for the name change, Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. A bureaucrat has asked a question about your request. ~~ GB fan ~~ 10:40, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing is getting blocked - virus alert

I am getting the following message from my firms firewall when trying to access Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing :

Access has been blocked because of:
A virus (HTML.Phishing.Bank-391) was found in the downloaded file.

Is this a problem with our firewall or has someone posted something they shouldn't -- Q Chris (talk) 10:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

More info: It looks as though someone included this in this update, as I can see versions before that. My guess is they copied some phishing html into the post which is being picked up by the bloxx antivirus. -- Q Chris (talk) 11:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

They didn't copy html but they copied plain text from a phishing attempt. Your security software recognizes the text string and thinks it's a phishing attempt at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. Just ignore it. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:45, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Linking CD Cover Art to Article

I inadvertantly altered the image title so it doesn't match the name of my existing article. Is it possible to link the image (already approved) to the existing article? Please advise. Thanks.

Kenwaditty (talk) 11:20, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, you can still add File:From Brush and Stone Gordon Giltrap and Rick Wakeman.jpg to From Brush and Stone. Please note, however, that the article is very close to being marked for deletion. I see no indication that the album is notable enough to warrant an article. TNXMan 11:39, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

I have PRODded it on the basis that it does not meet the guidelines at WP:NALBUMS. – ukexpat (talk) 15:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Article copy and paste into userspace

If someone simply copies and pastes an article into userspace - isn't that a breach of GFDL as there is attribution? --Cameron Scott (talk) 11:23, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

It depends. If there is only one author and the article is moved to their userspace, that can be acceptable. If there is more than one author, then the edit history needs to be preserved. I don't know if you are referring to a general case or a specific example - if it's the latter, I know that User:Anthony Appleyard is very good at fixing broken cut/paste moves. TNXMan 11:41, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

I disagree. Wikipedia is now under the Creative Commons license, not GFDL[1]. The Terms of Use mean that all you need to do is link to the original article. -- Q Chris (talk) 11:43, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

That aside, for ease of reference it makes sense to keep the contribution history intact in one place. – ukexpat (talk) 13:44, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

How to restore photo that no longer displays

I right-clicked on a photograph on the Barto and Mann page and selected an option that prevented the image from being downloaded. Selected the option has removed the photograph. I've tried everything I can think of to get it back without success. Is there a way to restore the photograph or do I need to start over? Thank you. Brad Smith 13:11, 24 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradford Smith (talk • contribs)

Could you please tell us what option you clicked? I can tell you right now that you likely blocked the image from being displayed in your browser only, because it still displays on mine. If you upload a picture here, you must allow others to do whatever they want with the picture as long as they stay within the terms of the license you set (currently CC-BY-SA 3.0). In other words, you cannot prevent users from downloading the image, nor can you license it for educational or non-commercial use only. If you cannot allow that, then you must not upload a picture here. Xenon54 (talk) 13:19, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

This is totally unrelated, but when signing posts, don't write your name and the time manually. I'm not quite sure about whether you wrote "Brad Smith ~~~" or just wrote your name and the time. Anyway, next time, just write ~~~~ to sign. Thanks. —Waterfox (talk) 14:01, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your help Xenon54 and Waterfox. I was able to solve the problem by going to the jpg file, right-clicking on the image, and clicking to remove the check mark. I had no intention of blocking the image. I was just experimenting to see what would happen if I exercised that option. I've been attempting to determine how to tag photographs inherited from my parents, both now dead. Most of the Wikipedia instructions are for photographs taken by the person posting the article and clearly owning the copyright. I have consulted an attorney and, without question, I own the copyright to the image. I'm happy to let others use the jpg file posted to Wikipedia.

I hope I have signed correctly this time. There's a lot to learn in creating articles for Wikipedia. Brad Smith 15:14, 24 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradford Smith (talk • contribs)

The signature is still incorrect. Go to Special:Preferences, remove the check mark you probably have at "Treat the above as wiki markup", and click Save. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, PrimeHunter. Let's see if it works correctly now. Brad Smith (talk) 21:30, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

In the article pertaining to Largest Exporter of Steel

To whom it may concern:

[[2]] The list has both European and Germany in the ranking. If Germany is parat of EU, then the EU is either being double-counted and hence achieving a better rank or is it that Germany is not considered part of EU for this ranking? Thanks,

Hari —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.26.224.50 (talk) 14:40, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Several countries in the EU are listed separately. I would guess that the figure for the EU is an aggregate of all its members, but I don't know. I agree that the text should make it clear what is meant by including the EU in the list. --ColinFine (talk) 18:56, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Dual licensing

As I become more active in Wikipedia, I want to get this straight: how does the dual licensing system work? Mainly, what are the differences between the two licenses? They both allow licensees to distribute derivative works, but only under a license identical to the license that governs the original work, right? What are the differences between the old GFDL-only license and the relatively new dual licensing? —Waterfox (talk) 15:13, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Do WP:Licensing and WP:Licensing update help? – ukexpat (talk) 15:32, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Euthanasia

There is no mention in the article or the refs of a poem on the subject by Byron. I think this is a matter of some interest, but can't think how to input the information. Fleapit (talk) 18:35, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

This would be something more suited to its own article. Perhaps create an article on this poem and make a disambiguation page for Euthanasia? Make sure that the article fits the notability guidelines, however. — GorillaWarfare ^talk 22:35, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Computer code warning

An editor who is using avast! Web Shield gets the message "trojan horse blocked" when they try to open Archive 8 of Talk:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories. They posted their problem here. Could someone please determine whether any problem exists. TFD (talk) 22:46, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Problem solved. Some editors figured out that an editor had posted the (text version of) a malware function to the birther article talk page, apparently in good faith to explain to editors why google was giving them a malware warning when they tried to view the Orly Taitz website. The code has now been redacted.[3] <-- warning - your virus protection software may object to clicking or mousing over this link' - Wikidemon (talk) 01:45, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• Thank you Wiki editors. All clear now. Dave Dial (talk) 03:45, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Please explain categories to me

I understand how I use them. I use them to browse other articles. However, officially, I don't know what they are there for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Entertainers_killed_in_airplane_crashes is being considered for deletion. Some says that this should be deleted and only "victims of aviation crashes and incidents in ____" (insert country) should be there. I think that this is useful for the airplane fan but is not useful for others because an American may be killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia (true story) but few will search Ethiopia.

I do not want to be pointy but I see the Entertainers killed to be similar to State leaders killed in plane crashes and Aviators killed in plane crashes. In fact, aviators killed in plane crashes is so commonplace since they are the ones flying the plane.

Someone said I could nominate the state leaders and aviators category. However, I only believe the same treatment should be afforded to those categories but I understand the category system too poorly to judge. Please help. Unlike AFDs, which have many pages of notability guidelines and policies, category guidelines are few. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 23:14, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

• CFDs are for discussing the proposed deletion of categories that "violate policies or guidelines, are misspelled, mis-capitalized, redundant, small without potential for growth, or generally bad ideas". Kindly read Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion#How to use Cfd for a better analysis. In case you have views with respect to the above mentioned category, participate in the discussions and go by consensus. That's the line you should follow. Regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 05:51, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Archives

How can I archive my talk page? I've typed in the apparently right codes, but it's not working. MR. PreZ 23:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, it looks like you've added {{archives}}, which simply generates a list of existing archives. Since you don't have any archives, there's nothing to display. I would recommend setting User:MiszaBot to do your archiving. It's pretty easy to set up and archives once a day. Or, you can copy the code from the top of my talk page, which will do the same thing. TNXMan 23:25, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

August 25

linking question

I've created an article and in the list of television programs in it is Espejismo. If I slap square brackets around Espejismo, it gets to an old film named Mirage (released in some Spanish language countries as Espejismo.) I want my link to go to the newer television series. There is no article for the latter and I am not planning to write one. What to do... Thanks. Karen Anne (talk) 13:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

The title Espejismo redirects to Mirage (1972 film). What you would need to do is edit this page, erasing the redirect and replacing it with the article you have written. TNXMan 13:34, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but I think you misunderstand. As I said, I have not nor do I intend to write about the tv series. I want to link in my other article to behave correctly. Karen Anne (talk) 14:24, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm confused. You said that "I want my link to go to the newer television series. There is no article for the latter..." If there is no article, then the link cannot go there. The link will continue to point to the movie until there is an article about the TV show. TNXMan 14:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Dear wikipedia.

I just wanted to tell you that there is a cosmetic procedure that changes the color of the eye, called Newcoloriris.com could wikipedia built an article about this stating the benefits or the dangers of the surgery? thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.92.250.245 (talk) 01:04, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry but we do not allow articles that are written for the purposes of advertising. See our spam policy and our policy that Wikipedia is not a vehicle for promotion, as well as our general notability guideline for more information. ThemFromSpace 01:08, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

In their defense, they did also ask for "...the dangers of the surgery". Such information wouldn't necessarily be in an advertisement. Dismas|^(talk) 03:51, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

KVIC

KVIC radio station in Victoria Texas now links to an organization in India. It appears that the radio station information has been deleted but other pages for other stations in Victoria now link to the new Indian article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by David Block (talk • contribs) 01:37, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

KVIC has always redirected to Khadi and Village Industries Commission. As far as I can tell there has never been an article about the radio station. I have changed some of the radio station links on "KVIC" to point to the red link KVIC (FM) [4] and will look for the rest of the wrong links. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:15, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Mobile version on my iPod

I accidently turned off the mobile view of wikipedia on my iPod touch, thinking I could switch back to that view but I can't find anywhere to change it back. I enjoyed having the tabs to open n close sections of articles n not having to scroll thru sections I'm not interested in like I have to now. It was simple to turn off but I haven't found a way to switch back. Please help96.227.166.186 (talk) 03:18, 25 August 2010 (UTC)bob p.

Have you tried downloading the Wikipedia app (free) from the iTunes Store? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:20, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Last I looked, there was a link at the bottom of every article to turn the mobile version back on. Dismas|^(talk) 03:49, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Mobile view on iPod touch

I just asked a question about switching my view back to the mobile view when I'm on wikipedia. I didn't totally explain that my iPod touch is new n I'm new to surfing the web. I don't own a computer n with the iPod this is basically my 1st internet experience. I wanted to see a different view of the page n now want to switch back. I still don't see a link even after reading your answer. Probaby very simple to switch but i'm not seeing it. Thanks96.227.166.186 (talk) 04:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)bob p

• Clicking on this link would show you how a similar question was answered in the past. Regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 05:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

File:SSL graphic.png

I'm not sure where to report this. I try to stay as far away from image issues as possible, but it's been brought to my attention that File:SSL graphic.png appears at first glance to be a copyvio of this image from this page. Still investigating the text of the article involved, Secure messaging. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 05:38, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Okay there are two sections that are pretty much copied from the same site. What's the proceedure for dealing with vital sections (ones that are essential to the article) when the rest of the article isn't being questioned? I don't want to just remove them and leave a gaping hole, but obviously the copyright stuff can't remain and I'm not up to doing a rewrite and hunting down sources. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 07:33, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Put {{subst:copyvio}} at the top of the offending sections and <div> at the bottom. Stifle (talk) 08:48, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Search question: No subpages?

Is there an easy way to search for text in the Wikipedia: namespace, while excluding any and all matches in subpages? (My results are getting swamped by old AFDs.) WhatamIdoing (talk) 06:07, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

This page may help - it allows you to limit your search to specific areas, such as mainspace, and exclude others, such as WP project pages. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 06:14, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

If the only subpages you're coming up with are AFDs, an easy workaround might be to exclude the terms "Articles for" or "deletion", depending on what you're really looking for. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 12:35, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

No, I'm getting a couple hundred AFD, old ANI archives, and the like, and the page I want to find (again) is definitely a current policy/guideline/essay. I had the page open yesterday to check something else, saw a line in passing, and now want to double-check what I saw out of the corner of my eye, because it appears to directly conflict with WP:CONLIMITED.) WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:31, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Unified account and bug in watchlist

I noticed some strange things with my account. Suddenly, ru.wikipedia.org appeared in my unified account list, but I never edited there and never established an account there. At the same time, I noticed that an obvious bug page named H A G G Ë R ? ? appeared in my watchlist (in RED for a non-existing page) and all attempts to remove it failed, even on the raw watchlist edit. HELP!!! Shenhemu (talk) 07:34, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Accounts are sometimes autocreated in your single unified account list when you simply visit another language Wikipedia, even if you don't edit there.

For the watchlist issue, try copying your raw watchlist to a file on your computer, remove your entire raw watchlist on Wikipedia, save it, and then copy it back without the H A G G Ë R ? ? page. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:38, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

The watchlist issue has happened as a result of page move/renaming vandalism by a certain known, long-term vandal - it's nothing you've done, you just happen to be watching a page he's edited and his changes have affected your watchlist. If you can't get rid of it and it doesn't vanish by itself, an admin familiar with cleaning up after him may be able to help you - I know some active anti-vandal admins watch this page. Karenjc 17:19, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Courtesy Blanking

Hello, I am new here and was wondering about how "courtesy blanking" works. I was editing the article on the Queen of Hearts, when I found a previous vandalised version of the page had been "courtesy blanked" when I tried to view it (http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_of_Hearts_(poem)&diff=343861535&oldid=343791614). Being unable to make much sense of the article on courtesy blanking, I was hoping someone would be able to explain to me, in simple terms what it is and also why it was used in this instance.

SRESQ (talk) 08:01, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello, don't worry about it. That was a misuse of the courtesy blanking template. Very roughly defined, courtesy blanking occurs on non-article pages (discussion pages or pages in the Wikipedia namespace), where a living person, either a Wikipedian or a public figure, has been discussed in a manner that is inappropriate. This is to make sure that Google searches are not able to bring up results with the offensive text in them, as Google searches the most recently cached version of a page. sonia♫ 08:09, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. If it was a misuse of the courtesy blanking template, could the blanking be removed in some way?

SRESQ (talk) 14:12, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

The courtesy-blanking template was added, in the diff you cited, by the vandal who replaced the page's content with one sentence of junk. The vandalism was immediately reverted, so the versions in the article's history just before and after the vandalism show how the article actually looked at that time. Deor (talk) 17:13, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Interwiki contributions

Dear Sirs:

I have edited a few articles. My username is mctwht. However, when I click on my profile it only shows two edited articles being one today about Omni Mall in Miami and another on Queen Victoria (that doesn't even appear in the article). However, I have also created a Wikipedia page which is for Centro Deportivo Olmedo (in Spanish) and under the "edit history" of this page, mctwht appears as the original author. Why does the Centro Deportivo Olmedo entry not appear under my "history" of work submitted to Wikipedia. I am trying to tie together all my contributions in one click but your service does not seem to be capable of providing this. Please respond.

Mctwht (talk) 08:59, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

this page only records what you have done here on the English Wikipedia. For a tool which will record what you have done across all Wikimedia projects, try this. You may also want to unify your account so that logging into one language Wikipedia will automatically log you into the other. To do this, please visit this page. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. Cheers, sonia♫ 09:08, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

images from German Wikipedia

I've just finished Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest on the English Wikipedia, and I noticed that the German equivalent has two images in the public domain. Is there any way to use these in my article? I'm under the impression that they will need to be downloaded and re-uploaded to Commons, is there an easy way to do this or is it something I need to do manually? -- WORMMЯOW  10:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

You can also use Commons Helper. More information on moving images to Commons is at Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons, or in German at Hilfe:Dateien nach Commons verschieben. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:29, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much! That was exactly what I was looking for. Right, now let's see if I can get this on WP:DYK-- WORMMЯOW  12:41, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Deleted Article

Hi. My article Promise (personality development for kids) was deleted yesterday. I am ready and very willing to modify the article as needed. I have used verifiable resources, links, and tried to maintain a neutral tone. I realize that the infobox needs to be modified so that it does not seem like an advertising article. Are there any other changes which you would suggest so that the article can be reinstated? Thank you. Looking4solutions (talk) 10:38, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I suggest you recreate it in your userspace (leave the categories off it if you had any) and people can then check it and make suggestions. Most users don't have the ability to see deleted articles. --Cameron Scott (talk) 10:52, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. How would I need to mark the page: with four ~ or the helpme, or by other means, so as to encourage some feedback on my userpage? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Looking4solutions (talk • contribs) 11:55, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Once you get the article created you can post a message at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback to encourage others to give feedback. ~~ GB fan ~~ 12:15, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

The best way to proceed is to create a personal sandbox in a user subpage, and draft your article there. To do this, type User:Looking4solutions/Name of your proposed article into the search box, type in some text, and save. But do read Wikipedia:Your first article, and also WP:ORG. If the subject is a company or product, it needs to have received significant coverage in reliable independent media sources in order to merit an encyclopaedia article. If you need a copy of the deleted article, you can ask at the talk page of the admin who deleted it, which is here. Karenjc 17:06, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Mistake in article about Brussels Airlines

Dear, First of all I would like to congratulate you all with the great Wikipedia website. Please note that there are some mistakes in the article about 'Brussels Airlines'. Brussels Airlines has no so called codeshare agreements with Turkish Airlines or TAM. Is it possible to adapt this? Many thanks Geert Sciot Vice President Communication Brussels Airlines —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.78.45.187 (talk) 14:22, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestion regarding Brussels Airlines. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).

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• Kindly ensure you necessarily read our guidelines on conflicts of interest you might have, before undertaking your editing on the said article. Write back for any assistance. Warm regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 16:52, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Template tracking

I just created a template to be used by antivandals. Is there any way to track who and how many people put it on their userpages?--LastLived 16:05, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

The "What links here" link will show all of the links to the template - and, in this case, will specify which of those links is by transclusion (as on a user page). Click here. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 16:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

looking for a template

Hello. I frequently edit in french Wikipedia, where there is a template known as "unit" or "number" (fr:modèle:unité), which manages how a number with or without a unit is displayed, inserting unbreakable spaces where needed and so on. Is there an equivalent on this Wikipedia ? It's used in almost every page on french Wikipedia. Thanks in advance, Freewol (talk) 16:30, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Since Americans use the silly system of measurement and we thus need to have both, I think {{convert}} is a good one to use. It deals with the spaces, though you do have to enter which units you'd like manually.--Danger (talk) 18:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

images don't display on wikipedia

Hello, I have a problem, i can't see images displayed on wikipedia.org, i don't know what's causes this problem and i need help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.248.25.237 (talk) 16:36, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Movie Review Intelligence would like to be white-listed -- how?

Movie Review Intelligence would like to be white-listed. Nine months ago we made mistakes by posting our information on Wikipedia because we did not understand Wikipedia's rules and regulations. We have no interest in posting our information now and it will not happen again. We are an established movie review aggregator that has been written about by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, AP, CNN.com, et. al. We are relied on by the movie industry as an unbiased source of movie review information. We would like our information to be available to Wikipedia editors because we do not believe the current sources of movie review information are as accurate and complete. There is discussion of these issues here (http://iurl.us/bcn) and here (http://iurl.us/bco). An overview of Movie Review Intelligence is here (http://iurl.us/bcj). We have a new Wikipedia page here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_Review_Intelligence). How do I request to be white-listed? Is it something I can request, or only editors can request? Thank you. David A. Gross, Editor & Publisher, Movie Review Intelligence Dagrossla (talk) 17:15, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

bud day medal of honor recipient

Is it possible to receive from you a high-rez, large size e-photo used in this subject article showing the Col. in his dress whites? If not, is there a contact to the Air Force or to your source that might have similar photographs.

Thank you for any help or direction you can offer. Ditty Lavonne (talk) 17:20, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 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 upper right 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.Template:Z25 --Orange Mike | Talk 17:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

some one hacked in to my facebook, now I can't login to it, facebook says because of phishing that they are doing I can't get into my account

Help getting login to facebook —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.235.227.115 (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 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 upper right 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.Template:Z25 TNXMan 17:50, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I am trying to write an article about a company

I am trying to write about a company similar to one already on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Elnec&oldid=310114304 That is the company already on Wikipedia and I am myself trying to write about a company similar to Elnec. I was reading over the requirements for what is allowed to be posted and was wondering how the Elnec page has notability as they only post their own website as sources for information put in their article? Thanks for the help.

Junjoon (talk) 18:43, 25 August 2010 (UTC)