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September 26

1939 serial lone ranger with Robert Livingston and Chief Thunder cloud

I am interested in purchasing the complete set of all chapters of the 1939 Lone Ranger serial, played by Robert Livingston and Tonto played by Chief Thunder Cloud.Please instruct how this is possible and what the cost will be. Thank you, Frank Lopez —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.15.104 (talk) 02:15, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were 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 for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about 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.--Orange Mike | Talk 02:18, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

vidya

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

The above article is written like an advertisement to promote or praise vidya college It should look like an wiki article and not like that I tried to change it , but the author (person who build the article from very beginning ) reverted the changes they are using wikipedia as mode of advertisement. This is clear from their website http://vidyaacademy.ac.in/ , ONE CAN SEE A DIRECT LINK TO THIS WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE , at the bottom of the page

Plese take neccessary action Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rafiwiki (talk • contribs) 03:46, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Table sorting

I have a problem with the table in Albums considered the greatest ever. If I sort by rank, the unranked album (signified by "-") goes to the top. "NA" or leaving it blank don't work either. How can this be fixed? Clarityfiend (talk) 04:24, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

<span style="display:none">99</span> will display blank and sort as 99 which is last in that table. See more at Help:Sorting. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:39, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:03, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

James O. Young

Someone help me make a reference list. I have lots of citations, but there is still an error being reported. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackly99 (talk • contribs) 06:05, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

First of all, James O. Young is a copyvio, which is prohibited. To make the references show up, you need to place {{reflist}} at the bottom of the page. Protector of Wiki (talk) 06:19, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I've fixed the {{reflist}}, but this won't be enough to save the article. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:24, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Redlinks

How can I remove all redlinks from an article? I mean automatically not manually. Is their any special tool or script for this purpose, like there is dabsolver, reflinks etc. I tried searching but couldn't find any. — Managerarc^[Talk] 09:35, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I don't know if there is one but I suspect there is not because red links are extremely useful when used properly, so a tool which removed all redlinks would be a terrible idea. Of course, if there was a tool that removed only improper redlinks, that would be great. The problem with that is that unlike dabs and reflinks, until we have bots that can pass Turing tests, only a human being has the ability to decide whether a red link is proper (i.e. on a notable and verifiable topic that warrants an article).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:05, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

See WP:REDLINK. Dismas|^(talk) 10:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Searching Page History

Is there any way to searching a page's history for the first occurrence of a string or phrase? Often when I see a suspicious "fact" in an article, I want to find when it was inserted. If it was the sole change made by an anonymous author, I'm more inclined to treat it as potential vandalism, than if it was made as part of a well-referenced change by a respected contributor. At the moment, I have to scroll back through the page history, viewing random versions, and then narrowing in on the correct edit. Rojomoke (talk) 10:30, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I don't think there's any special tool to do that, but if it's clearly unconstructive or suspicious, you could delete it straight away or put there {{fact}}. If there's a long edit history, it may be too hard to find out who wrote it. DARTH SIDIOUS 2 ^(Contact) 10:37, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Oh yes, in fact there are three: WikiBlame, Article Blamer and User:AmiDaniel/WhodunitQuery. I use the first of these and I use it all the time. By the way, check out WP:TOOLS where these and many other tools for other purposes are listed. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:41, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Article links to controversial sides. Race and IQ debate

Hey, I just wanted to ask if it is okay to link to controversial sides such as American Renaissance, as the article on the controversial politician Thilo Sarrazin does (links to an article written by the controversial scientist Volkmar Weiss for AR)? Is it okay somebody linked to that or is Wikipedia looking for more mainstream sources? Mr. Sarrazin sparked a debate on Race and IQ and Dysgenics and both are very controversial topics. So I think it is important, that both sides are pictured in a fair light. So I wonder if it is okay that the article only has a paragraph "Statements of support", but no paragraph "criticism" and does not mention much cristics at all.

So far, to my mind the article seems to be written by persons who agree with Sarrazins opinions that Muslims might be gentically inferior and that dysgenics is happening in Germany. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this questions, but I think someone should have a look at this article as it might be onesided.-- Greatgreenwhale (talk) 11:00, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I've remove the recent IP edits, which were partially original research. The best place for questions like this, which are basically about our WP:NPOV policy, is our neutral point of view noticeboard, WP:NPOVN. I'll start a discussion there and point to this one. Dougweller (talk) 11:31, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I di not know about WP:NPOVN.-- Greatgreenwhale (talk) 11:39, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Step by Step guide to creating a portal

Hi is there any step by step guide to create a complete portal in wikipedia? I am currently working on a portal but progress is slow due to lack of my knowledge in creating portals? NëŧΜǒńğer^{Talk to me} 11:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

 Done - See WP:Portal for information on this, if you scroll down there are instructions on how to create one. Jennie--x (talk) 13:13, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I am ashamed I missed that!!!! thanks a lot for helping out.. NëŧΜǒńğer^{Talk to me} 04:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Featured article/good article (or others with stars) articles with the biggest average rate

hello,

are there any tools, that calculate the average rate of stars? e.g. Dürer's Rhinoceros, it has on 10 wikipedias a featured article star out of 17, thats 58,823529411764705882352941176471. you know what i mean? another example: the planet mars, it has 13 stars and 1 GA.thx.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 11:58, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Could you explain what your asking clearer? Jennie--x (talk) 13:15, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

the article with the most featured article in other languages.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:37, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Not really a worthwile comparison. Standards are much lower on other language Wikipedias. Grsz¹¹ 14:43, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad you clarified your question because it shows you aren't actually looking for any type of "average rate"! Please see Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2010 August 19#Wikipedia article Featured in most Languages. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:31, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Image for Wikipedia article Shesh Paul Vaid

I have been doing some research and have come across two valid sources for adding an image to Shesh Paul Vaid article. However I encounter a specific problem for both the sources for which I need help.

Source A: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9691428@N07/1082538580/

This is indeed a very clear image and would perfectly represent the article Shesh Paul Vaid. The problem is that it is under the License: "Copyright. All Rights Reserved". I have tried contacting the owner of image through flickr but have received no response. I believe if some way could be found the retrieve this image, it would make the article more vivid.

Source B: http://www.jkcivildefence.org/newsletters/images_06feb/igp_jammu.jpg

However a little blur, this image also is suitable for the respective article, but as apparent it is available only on this website which has no license or copyright notice whatsoever. I have had a look at the whole website and am not at all able to find the copyright notice.

Kindly help. Regards *Truth* (talk) 14:22, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I don't understand what you need help with. You don't seem to be asking a question, you're only telling us that you have found these pictures. You should assume both images are copyrighted; therefore they cannot be used to represent a living person. Xenon54 (talk) 15:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Actually I was wondering if there is anyway by which we could get any of the pictures mentioned above on wikipedia and use it in this respective article. Some additional permission? some No-objection certificate? etc. Kindly help. Regards, *Truth* (talk) 11:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Only if you can get the copyright owner to release them under an appropriate, Wikipedia acceptable, license. – ukexpat (talk) 16:01, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

If you wanted to, you could approach the copyright owners (via email if you can find that) and ask if they are willing to donate the image(s) to Wikipedia. Read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials which explains the process they need to follow -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:53, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Editing a page

I am trying to correct a misspelling of a name. It says "special page" at the top so it is impossible to edit...I have tried to follow directions given but it is simply "Greek"! I am very frustrated as it is such a simple thing I want to do but not simple to actually do it!!!Mlh125 (talk) 15:10, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Please be much more specific. What is the name you're trying to change? What page are you on? I am unfortunately not a mind-reader. Pages whose titles begin with "Special:" cannot be edited. Xenon54 (talk) 15:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Pages beginning with "Special:" cannot be edited the normal way but their contents can often be influenced by other methods. However, we really need to know which page and what you want to change. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:37, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Declan Henry

I have just uploaded profile of Declan Henry - Irish author. How do I submit this for publication - and how do I upload a picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathleencallaghan (talk • contribs) 16:19, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I've deleted your page as an advertisement. Phrases like "It was a childhood with loving parents steeped in Catholicism. It ranged from serving Mass on Sundays to a strong sense of rural community. Music and laughter was at its heart" really have no place in a neutrally written encyclopedia. Please take a moment to read our guide to writing your first article before re-submitting your article. TNXMan 16:27, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

monobook.js and .css

can u say what it is pls? i forgot, because i didnt edit something on wikipedia for months, i created this: User:GreatOrangePumpkin/monobook.js but i dont know what to write there. maybe i forgot to write something on this page when i created it. thx.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 16:46, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Please will you clarify what your problem is, or what you are asking? --ColinFine (talk) 18:26, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Pages like monobook.js and monobook.css are used to customise your account instead of the default behaviour. There are various possibilities and it's all optional. User:GreatOrangePumpkin/monobook.js is currently blanked which gives the same result as not having created the page. You have not created User:GreatOrangePumpkin/monobook.css. See more at Wikipedia:Skin and Wikipedia:Customisation. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:31, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

ah yes its the skins, totally forgot. well, thx prime.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 10:35, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Signature.

Currently, if you get the spacing just right by putting my signature at the right side of the page, it splits between Awesomeness and talk like two words. My username code is this:

<small style="border:1px solid #444;background:grey"> [[User:Awesomeness|<strong style="background:grey;color:#FFF"> Awesomeness</strong>]] [[User talk:Awesomeness|<span style="color:#333;background:#BBB"> talk </span>]] </small>

That code (which took a while to make) gives this signature whenever I post on a talk page:  Awesomeness  talk 

You can try out the split if you want.

How can I fix this? Remember my signature is pretty close to the character limit for signatures.  Awesomeness  talk  18:28, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

It seems to work to simply replace the space with   like this:  Awesomeness  talk  . I see in the wiki source when editing that you already use several  . Is there a reason you don't use it for this? PrimeHunter (talk) 20:57, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much. I'm not even sure why I did that; I had to remove a bunch of them and replace them with normal spaces to make it fit, but apparently I still had room.  Awesomeness  talk  21:04, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

What does "(top)" mean in contributions list?

Some entries in my contributions list say "(top)" beside them. What does this mean? --70.57.229.24 (talk) 18:32, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

"(top) signifies that the edit is the current revision. The page is as the user last saved it. This can be used to watch pages (if your last edit to the page does not display (top), the page has been changed)." See Help:User contributions. In other words, your revision is the latest.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:38, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the speedy answer. --70.57.229.24 (talk) 18:43, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I thought it meant that the lead section has been edited. --Devourer09 16:18, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Nevermind, Bbb23 is correct. --Devourer09 16:21, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Interwiki question

Is there a search tool which can tell me which articles in a specified category don't contain an interwiki link to a specifed language ie which articles in [nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorie:Spoorwegstation_in_Nederland] don't contain a link to the english relevent english wikipedia page. Waacstats (talk) 19:00, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

That doesn't sound like a function the regular search box could carry out. There may be a specialized script someone has written for this task out there but I don't know of any. --Devourer09 16:14, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Infobox help

Trying to change County to County in US articles. Trying to fix the Sequoyah County, Oklahoma article but find that County appears in the Template:Infobox law enforcement agency. I can change it to display as County (US) but not County, is this possible or should I just change to County (US) ? Thanks GrahamHardy (talk) 19:02, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma#Demographics uses subdivtype which should not be linked according to the documentation at Template:Infobox law enforcement agency. It looks like there is no pretty way to make it a piped link without changing the code of the template itself. An ugly way is subdivtype = County (US){{!}}County but I don't know whether it will be stable. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I'll just change it to County (US) for now then, Thanks ... GrahamHardy (talk) 12:42, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, please delete my account, and then this post. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RBLibertarian2 (talk • contribs) 21:44, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but accounts are not deleted per policy. You can simply stop using the account. Individual posts can be deleted under very limited circumstances, but you've not identified any reason why this post should be deleted. Sample reasons include accidental disclosure of personal information, but that doesn't fit this instance.--SPhilbrickT 22:26, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

This user has gone through the same pattern of behaviour recently with another account. I've replied on his talk page. Karenjc 23:19, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Where is my post?

I just spent 20 minutes adding info about the Univac 1005, which I know intimately. Where is my post? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidrwatson (talk • contribs) 22:48, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

It was removed. This is an encyclopaedia, not a repository of anecdotes. You are welcome to add factual information about the 1005; please read Your first article if you plan to do so. Xenon54 (talk) 23:00, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Your text is here: [1]. If you want it restored to a sub page of your User page so that you can work on the text there, that can be done. Bielle (talk) 23:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

September 27

Completed article, but does not appear when searched for...

Have been working on article since August and responding to requests for various changes. Recently checked for article after last requested change, but it doesn't appear to be anywhere. I've used the search engine but still cannot located document. The document is entitled "The National Association of Real Estate Brokers". Please help regarding the status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flossie Bell (talk • contribs) 01:09, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Your article is at User:Flossie Bell/National association of real estate brokers. Suggestion: remove peacock words to make it less promotional. Protector of Wiki (talk) 01:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

In the future you can click on "my contributions" which is a link at the very top of any page you are and thus access your editing history, which will show all edits you've made at Wikipedia that are not deleted or hidden.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:41, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Are you ready to have this draft moved out of the sandbox and into article space? I could do it for you. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:23, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Redirecting to correct page

When you reference a person or word with multiple meanings or are attempting to redirect to a specific person, how do you do so? Example would be Robert Taylor (actor). There are numerous Robert Taylors in different occupations. I see behind the name there appears (actor) for example but how do you incorporate that into your edit so when the highlighted name is clicked on it goes to the correct page? Thanks.

Digby scallops (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:38, 27 September 2010 (UTC).

Use a piped link. [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]] renders as Robert Taylor. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:33, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Betty Davis drawing by Betty Davis of herself

I have what I believe to be a pencil drawing of Betty Davis signed by Betty Davis I picked up at an estate sale where kids were selling "grandma's junk". Who would I contact to get validation and value? <email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.45.237.128 (talk) 03:06, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were 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 for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about 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.--Orange Mike | Talk 04:45, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I have removed your email address to protect your privacy. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:16, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Alexandra_Powers photo needed

1. I think for article of little known actress Alexandra_Powers a photo is needed. IMDB has one that could be used for the article. Here's the link: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3291650048/nm0694490 2. Also, a photo is needed for Julie_Kavner who is the voice of Marge_Simpson. IMDB has a one at this link:http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1859230464/nm0001413 Please let me know about those 2 articles for needing photos. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 04:26, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

There is no reason to believe that those photos are in the public domain. Since the subjects are alive, we cannot use these photos without violating copyrights. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:45, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry but they can't be used. Take a look at WP:FAIRUSE. That will give you more than you ever wanted about photo use here. I'll use the first one as an example. It states right below the photo that the copyright to the image is held by New Line Cinema. They own the photo. In order for Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia, to use the photo, it must be released under a free license. Something like Creative Commons or Public Domain would be best. Additionally, that is not a picture of Alexandra Powers. That is a picture of a character played by A.P. That adds a layer of complexity to it since someone owns the rights to the film and the character. If it were as easy as just going to IMDb and grabbing any photo, most of the actor/actress articles would have more than enough images. Dismas|^(talk) 04:45, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Info box

Hi. I recently edited the NRBQ entry, but I can't get the 'members' to show up in the info box. i checked the code and it looks fine. Any ideas?

Thanx.Dubiousraves (talk) 07:09, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I've fixed it! Protector of Wiki (talk) 07:14, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Now I know the infobox needs 'Current_Members', not just 'members.' Dubiousraves (talk) 09:26, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

The template documentation transcluded on Template:Infobox musical artist has more detail than you will ever want to know about formatting and use of that infobox! – ukexpat (talk) 17:13, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

German shepherd

is it ok to buy a germanshepherd 6 months old —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.200.49.96 (talk) 07:10, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Miscellaneous 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. Protector of Wiki (talk) 07:14, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Renaming a Page/Article

I would like to rename the page/article Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust to Esmee Fairbairn Foundaiton. I have followed your instructions on how to do this but don't seem to be able to actualy make a change and require an autoconfirmed user to do so. Please advise me as to how to get the name changed.

Thanks

08:50, 27 September 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.173.144.61 (talk)

Even if you were autoconfirmed, you couldn't perform this move. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is currently a redirect to Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust, so the only way the move can be done is if the redirect is first deleted; this requires an administrator. I've made a request for admin assistance at Wikipedia:Requested_moves#Uncontroversial_requests.

Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:12, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

 – Thanks Jafeluv. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 10:08, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Flow or layout jumbled after article edit

Resolved

 – by that font of html wisdom, Dismas. Thanks!  – OhioStandard (talk) 10:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello to all you dedicated helpful types! Would someone who knows about how the automatic "flow" of text around non-text elements works have a look here, please? I can't figure out how to keep the section heading from appearing in the center of the page, presumably because of the size of the photo at right (?). I don't know if users of other browsers will see the same thing, so I'll mention that I'm using Firefox. Any help/tweaking greatly appreciated. Thanks!  – OhioStandard (talk) 09:22, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Done. Dismas|^(talk) 09:33, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, Dismas. Where would someone learn something like that? ( <br clear=all> ) It's not just html, is it?  – OhioStandard (talk) 09:40, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

It is HTML. I don't know of a wiki-markup way of achieving the same effect. I don't recall where I saw it first used here. It comes in incredibly handy though. For instance, see List of Playboy Playmates of 2010. (I do a lot of work on those articles, so they come to mind) If not for the <br clear=all>, then the infoboxes would intrude on the subsequent entry. Dismas|^(talk) 09:55, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again, then. I really need to learn HTML. I'm only what, about 15 years behind the times with that? ;-) I'd forgotten one can google strings besides just plain text/words, and I googled that tag a moment ago. Will read up. Best,  – OhioStandard (talk) 10:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Shouldn't the title of this article be Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate campaign, 2010 or Linda McMahon's 2010 U.S. Senate campaign, or have we given up on correct grammar in article titles? – ukexpat (talk) 16:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Birthday Alert/ List

Hi,

I want to create a list of famous designer's birthdays throughout the year. Can I set up some kind of alert to do this, or can I ceate one long list?

Thanks

Victoria —Preceding unsigned comment added by STYLE NV (talk • contribs) 10:32, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

If you're planning to extract information from Wikipedia for use elsewhere, that should be fine provided you comply with the conditions described here. I'm not sure that such a list would be suitable as an encyclopedia page within Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:52, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

No I'm not planning to create a list for wikipedia, just a list for my own use. How would I extract such a list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by STYLE NV (talk • contribs) 17:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

There might be a way to do it with the arcane techniques under WP:EIW#Query. However, that might be difficult for non-programmers to figure out. Maybe someday Wikipedia will have Semantic wiki features which will simplify running these types of queries. In the meantime your fastest method is probably to compile your list by hand, by looking up articles about the kind of designers you have in mind. Note that some biographical articles on Wikipedia lack birthday information, as this tidbit can be surprisingly hard to find in reliable published sources for some people who are notable enough for a Wikipedia article, but not so notable that there are already published biographies for them outside of Wikipedia. For example, if you did something notable enough for a few dozen news articles to be written about you, they might not mention your birthday if it wasn't available to the reporters and it wasn't relevant to what they were writing about. --Teratornis (talk) 20:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Incidentally, this article claims that having one's date and place of birth makes one more vulnerable to identity theft, at least in the US. --Teratornis (talk) 20:12, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Declan Henry - Irish Author

I have just uploaded a new page for Declan Henry - Irish Author. How can I submit a picture of him to include with his profile? Many thanks for all your help. You a diamond! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathleencallaghan (talk • contribs) 10:38, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia! I've left some links on your talk page that I hope you'll find useful.

Before doing any more work on this material, you need to establish that the author is notable enough for a Wikipedia article. Information in Wikipedia needs to be verifiable by references to reliable sources that are independent of the subject; so far your material only refers to Facebook and to web sites that seem to be closely connected to Declan Henry himself. Has he been written about in books, newspapers, magazines and so on?

If you can find these kinds of sources, I suggest you re-submit your material using the Article Wizard. The copy we have so far is on a page that is not intended for new article content, and I'll be deleting it shortly. Don't worry about that - it's an easy mistake to make when there are so many places to choose from.

Finally, your question about a picture. You'll need to first upload the picture to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, assuming it is not in one of those places already. To upload the picture here, simply go to this page and follow the directions (note that your account must be autoconfirmed, which means that it has made ten edits and been active for four days). To upload the picture to Commons, simply follow the link provided above (they do not have the autoconfirmation requirement). Once you have uploaded the picture, simply list the file name in the article as [[File:Example.jpg]], replacing "Example" with the name of the file and making sure the extensions match. I know it's probably confusing, but post here if you have further questions. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:31, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Deleted page

Hi there,

Is it possible to get a delete page restored to my namespace so i can recover some lost information, teh pae was deleted because some ip user added copyright material from amazon i tried to stop it getitng deleted by using hangon but ti sitll got delted i have erstored from old data i have but i do not have all teh up to date informaiton so need to deleted page so i can get that information and remove the copyright violaiton information--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 11:12, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Unless a passing administrator happens to see this soon, your best bet would be to post at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion -- John of Reading (talk) 11:41, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

<passing administrator> You mean List of Galactik Football episodes, I assume? It's helpful to give article names rather than make people guess. Looking through the page history, I can see the same copyright problems that caused the article's deletion back in 2007 (!), so there is no way I'm going to restore this, even in userspace. Copyright violations are never restored. The old version didn't have references, so frankly your best bet is to start from scratch and this time add references for the information. Bencherlite^Talk 12:18, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I just require the airdates for seaosn 1 and 2 and seoasn 3 as this informaiton on teh previous should have had the correct origianl airdates and not the ones that some ip user made, the reaosn i never meantion the article wa si wasnt sure if ti could be done--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 12:57, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I also assume there no way for e to see the old history of the page meaning ic an fetch the data out myself as the airdates aitn available eslewhere as they wher eadded after they aired--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 13:10, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Replied with the dates in question on your talk page. Bencherlite^Talk 13:49, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Trying to move page to the mainspace

Im trying to move a draft to the mainspace. I looked up how to do so, but the pull down arrow isn't showing on my toolbar, even though I've edited the page more than 10 times. Can someone please assist me so I can move this draft to the mainspace? Thanks.

TCMI —Preceding unsigned comment added by TCMI (talk • contribs) 13:30, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I think there is a bigger issue here- your article does not indicate why the group is notable enough to warrant an article. This issue needs to be addressed before the article is moved to the mainspace. TNXMan 13:37, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Copied And Pasted Material From A Copyrighted Source

I was reading your entry for "Marrubium vulgare" (White Horehound) and thought it sounded familiar. In checking, I realized it is mostly a "copy and paste" article taken from "A Modern Herbal" by Maude Grieve @ Botanical.com which is a copyrighted source. In checking the references and credits, I find no reference to this source, which originally dates back to 1931. I also find no indication that it is a copy and paste, which would lead the reader into believing it is an original work. I find this most disturbing and an unethical practice that reflects badly on Wikipedia. How much of the rest of your works are simply plagiarized, copy and paste works of someone else without even so much as a thank you toward the original writer? I used to cite Wikipedia often as a valuable source of information. But now, this calls into question whether or not this is a good idea and whether or not Wikipedia can be trusted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.187.208.161 (talk) 16:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and they are deleted by admins when they are identified. I will make an appropriate report to Wikipedia:Suspected copyright violations copying the relevant portions of your message above. Final point, you should always be cautious when you "cite Wikipedia often as a valuable source of information". – ukexpat (talk) 16:26, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

The copyrighted text was added by an anonymous IP some time ago. John of Reading has now removed it from the article. Thank you for reporting the problem. Wikipedia makes every effort to deter the addition of copyrighted material to Wikipedia, and to identify and remove any such material promptly if added. You can report suspected violations directly yourself, via Ukexpat's link above, but a report here will also get quick results. Karenjc 18:14, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Just as a note, I've moved it to Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2010 September 27 since WP:SCV is populated by bots scanning brand new pages. It'll get looked at either way, but this way ensures a more thorough review. VernoWhitney (talk) 18:27, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

box in a box

how do i make a box in a box (a text with a colord background and border, i hope u know what i mean)? i will add an another box in my user page, until i solve this problem. so pls help me.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 18:17, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Like this? Not quite sure I understand your situation though. DMacks (talk) 19:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

thx, but i neednt span, i need div. but thx for ur box! i did it! :D-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 20:06, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

one more question: how to increase boxes, i dont meant the width function, that increases the length only.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 20:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Dean Kamen is not dead

You erroneously are saying Dean Kamen died yesterday. It was James Heselden who died. IIf I try to edit it, that part of the article doesn't show, so THAT'S WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.219.9.106 (talk) 18:43, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting us know! It looks like a spate of vandals intent on inserting that info. Dean Kamen does not currently list him as deceased and article is edit-protected to stop that nonsense. DMacks (talk) 19:01, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

This report (and others like it) is the source of the confusion. Kamen sold Segway to Heselden at the end of 2009. – ukexpat (talk) 19:13, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Ahah! Good find. DMacks (talk) 19:21, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Canadian Electronic group "Exchange"

Wikipedia has no information on the Popular Canadian New Age Group "exchange" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.175.175.250 (talk) 19:35, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

That's true. If they're WP:NOTABLE enough for an article (see WP:BAND in particular), feel free to write one. DMacks (talk) 19:37, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Please help me make my page live

Hello,

I have a page that I have edited and I'm not sure how to make it live. It's just a factual article about a company that I could not find in Wikipedia. Here is the link to the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JackieVendetti/Fair_Mortgage_Collaborative

Please let me know if it's ok or what I need to do to improve it to make it live and viewable by all.

Thank you so much! Jackie JackieVendetti (talk) 21:03, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Please take a look at WP:SYMUD and also WP:CORP. From reading your draft it is not clear to me that the company meets the notability threshold. And you also appear to have a conflict of interest. – ukexpat (talk) 21:22, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

User page "hosting" issue

Hey. Many months ago I posted a warning on User_talk:Master_of_Puppets/Icons that Wikipedia should not be used as a web host (nor, especially, for a web host with that much content). Am I justified in thinking that this does not belong on Wikipedia? Since it's in user space, this seems to be a grey issue. Should this be taken to the admins? It can't very well be nominated for speedy deletion. Reinderien^{talk/contribs} 21:18, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I see no harm in that page - many users have pages in their userspace which serve little encyclopaedic purpose, and some of those images are fairly useful. The images are already hosted on Commons, so your point that Wikipedia should not be used as a web host (unless I'm misinterpreting it) is not applicable. The 'Wikipedia is not your web host' guideline applies mostly to promotional content or advocacy and to users who make few edits outside their userspace. This page, even if it technically falls within the scope of that rule, does not qualify in that regard. In the future, please attempt to discuss it with the user on his or her user talk page; I don't think User:Master of Puppets is even aware that you made that comment, if he doesn't watch all of his subpages. As an aside, you might be interested to know (if you do not already) that Master of Puppets is one of "the admins". Intelligentsium 23:22, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

If MoP does a lot of work with various templates and things, it might be easier for them to keep that page for easy reference instead of having to dig to find the right icon when they need it. Dismas|^(talk) 06:16, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The place to nominate it would be at Miscellany for Deletion which covers user pages. He is an admin who I would guess has left them there as a reference, as Dismas suggests. As he has not edited since the end of June, I would be surprised if he has seen your message on the page's talk page - and a better place to leave a message would have been at his main talk page User talk:Master of Puppets, although he may not see that either! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 17:24, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

My White House President E-Card Liasion Enrollment to the Territory Governor Liasion

I recieved a White House Letter from our White House President of the 44th President term and am needing to enroll it and am unable to theirfore find the e-mail status to do so if all possible if you can deliver this message to that Liasion individaul it would be much help and my present e-mail address is <email redacted> that you for all asistance aplicable.Sincerely Eddie Billings Jr —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.234.64.2 (talk) 22:33, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were 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 for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about 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. NB: I have removed your email address to deter spammers. Karenjc 23:29, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Free Newspaper Articles

My company just launched 74,000 pages with free newspaper articles about famous people. For example, there are over 500,000 free articles about Babe Ruth. How do I work with Wikipedia to include this free resource on these 74,000 pages? I don't want to be labelled as spam. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/content/babe_ruth.html for example. Thanks. ChrisChristopherJamesGill (talk) 23:08, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. – ukexpat (talk) 14:57, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

how can i view the arbitrator and checkuser mailing lists?

this is not a productive discussion
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Resolved  – This is in all likelihood not a legitimate request for help; and answers have been provided. Doc9871 (talk) 03:59, 28 September 2010 (UTC) without becoming an arbitrator or a checkuser, i mean. i wuld like to read the things they r talking about, and i believe it should be public knowledge, so please explain where i can read this info.--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 23:42, 27 September 2010 (UTC) The short answer is: you cannot, nor should you be able to. Arbitrators and CheckUsers handle a lot of sensitive information, and they need to be able to discuss it in private. It is so difficult to become an Arbitrator or checkuser precisely because they handle this kind of information; it would defeat the purpose of having private mailing lists if you could read them. However, the Arbitrators and Checkusers do release some portions of this information, from time to time; enough to fulfil the purpose of having such information. You can read Arbitrators' comments and reports at WP:ARBN and WP:RFAR, and Checkusers' comments at WP:SPI. Intelligentsium 23:51, 27 September 2010 (UTC) ok but i wanted to read the mailing lists but if i am not allowed due to matters of privacy and things like this, i understand, but still i am disappoitned because i really really wanted to read them :-(--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 23:54, 27 September 2010 (UTC) also, wut if they r talking about me behind my back and saying rude things (e.g., Bad edits r dumb is dumb). Don't I have a right to know?--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 23:55, 27 September 2010 (UTC) You mean, what if the Arbitrators and Checkusers are talking about you behind your back and saying rude things about you on their private mailing list? I think you misunderstand how much trust the community must show in a user, for that user to become a Checkuser or Arbitrator. It is several times more difficult than becoming an administrator, perhaps even more so than becoming a bureaucrat. It is exceedingly unlikely that these users would be discussing you behind your back (unless they suspect you of sockpuppetry or an equally serious offence, of course), and even if they are they would not be so coarse as to say you are "dumb" (I realise you are only using this as an example, but still). If someone wanted to make rude comments about you behind your back, they could do it without being an arbitrator or Checkuser. Intelligentsium 01:22, 28 September 2010 (UTC) To even be considered to be added to it, or view the archives you have to be 1.) 18+, 2.) Identified to the WMF, and 3.) a checkuser or part of arbcom, in my understanding. Pilif12p :  Yo  01:27, 28 September 2010 (UTC) Ladies and Gentlemen, I would recommend saving your breath here. "Bad edits r dumb" thinks he's being cute and funny, but he's really just wasting your time for his own amusement. What editor refers to themselves in the third person, as in, "Please do not threaten Bad edits r dumb."? He's perfectly capable of typing normally, and is observed by many to exhibit "trollish" behavior with his comments and refusal to act like a "normal" editor. Don't feed him. Doc9871 (talk) 03:35, 28 September 2010 (UTC) OK I am sorry for ask this very dumb question. I tried to ask in a serios manner, but maybe it sounded too much troll-like and dumb.--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 05:04, 28 September 2010 (UTC) Fantastic. Keep fighting vandalism, and be as "irreverent" as you want with your humor: but please don't waste serious editor's responses to questions as absurd as the one you asked. WP is not a joke... Doc9871 (talk) 05:13, 28 September 2010 (UTC) Actually, you have proven via your latest efforts, the high level of experience and competence you show (when you want to), as well as your own issues (which overlap this) concerning your old account, that you are fully aware of all of this, and are thus wasting the HelpDesk's time. ROBERTMFROMLI TALK/CNTRB 05:20, 28 September 2010 (UTC) But i sed i was sorry for my action. i just dont like it when the ArbCom talks abt me behind my back, that's all but maybe i should have kept this concerns to myself.--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 05:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

September 28

Hiding feedback box

Howdy all. Is there any way I can hide the feedback boxes? Like the one shown on this page? Perhaps via my skin css?--Rockfang (talk) 00:16, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

You can add div.article-assessment-wrapper { display:none; } to your skinfile. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 12:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. That worked wonderfully.--Rockfang (talk) 13:55, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

EN.wikipedia.org Appearance after Log in

Hi!

Before I log on en.wikipedia.org in the page appears in its new design, with the search field on the top right and the rest of the new features, but AFTER I log in it appears in its old design, with the search field on the left.

This happens with Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10, Opera 10.62 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702.

This does NOT happen on de.wikipedia.org, fr.wikipedia.org or ro.wikipedia.org after I log in there.

Why is that so and how can I remedy it?

Thank You very much!

All my best!

The new features must be turned off for you. Consider clicking the "New Features" link next to your username if you want to switch to Vector. The Utahraptor^{Talk to me}/_{Contributions} 00:31, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Alexandra Powers Photos

A photo of Alexandra Powers is needed on her wikipedia page. Would any of this pictures be acceptable?: http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14027 http://www.tvspielfilm.de/stars/star/alexandra-powers,1571496,ApplicationGallery.html?page=5 http://www.flixster.com/actor/alexandra-powers Please let me know if any of these photos are acceptable for her wikipedia page. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:44, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry but no, they wouldn't. #1 and #3 look like a screen shots of a film and therefore the copyright would be owned by the production company of the film. And #2 is probably a promotional photo from a film or TV series and again would belong to the production company. You might have better luck with getting a photo for the article if you were to write to Powers directly or her manager. You would need to explain that the image would need to be released under a free license. Dismas|^(talk) 03:57, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Search Flickr for images with the keywords: Alexandra Powers under these licenses: cc-by or cc-by-sa finds nothing promising, unfortunately. Note that very few Wikipedia articles need photos; photos are merely nice to have in most cases. Wikipedia has a common problem with the lack of freely-licensed photographs of celebrities. Often we can only show candid photographs of poor quality, since most of the professional-quality photographs of celebrities will be under copyright. I would like to see copyright law abolished. I'm surprised the political right doesn't embrace this as a core value, as it would shrink the size of government needed to cook up and administer copyright laws. --Teratornis (talk) 08:52, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Historical building

Am I allowed to create a page for the historical building I live in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluehaus (talk • contribs) 01:12, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

If the building is notable, and you can find reliable sources, then an article can be written about it.--Rockfang (talk) 04:15, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Tell us the name of the building so we can give it the Google test (a sufficient but not necessary indication of notability). --Teratornis (talk) 08:54, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

PROBLEM IN ACCESSING TO THE TAGGED SITE OF ICONS - FRIENDS, MESSAGES

Hello customer service,

Please check the problems -

When I open the email, and click the icons of friends, messages - shows -

Waiting for yahoo.search - sorry, the page you were searching could not be found - and then it shows - click onto the tagged site, login - and then shows - YAHOO! 404 - page not found.

I wish to inform the customer office at the help desk on the tagged site BUT could not even ACCESS TO THEM AND INFORM THEM!

PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO CONTACT THE HELP DESK AT THE TAGGED SITE & IT DOES NOT GET INTO THE HELP DESK WHEN CLICK ON IT.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.74.177.150 (talk) 06:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, you found the wrong place. This is the help desk of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. You need to find the help desk for the service that is giving you trouble. --Jayron32 06:34, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Cool signature trick--how to do it

Hello everyone on the Help Desk. Many years ago, I saw a Wikipedia editor who had a special signature and the signature did not link DIRECTLY to his user page--I think maybe it was a redirect or something that goes to his user page. The point of this is so you could look at the "Wut links here" special feature and it would just show the times that people are talking ABOUT you but it won't include all the times you signed your signature. I am probably not explaining this very well, but I would like to implement this, because I LOVE to know when people are talking about me, but when I click on What links here, it mostly shows when I signed my name on vandals pages when I was warning them. How do I do it, and is it allowed? OK, thx for your help.--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 07:36, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Per WP:SIGNATURE, a signature must link to either an editor's user page or talk page. Many signatures link to both. I'm not sure that what you are asking would be allowed. Mjroots (talk) 07:43, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Is this a guideline or a policy and how strictly is it enforced? Again, this was several years ago but it was a very respected editor who used to do this, but maybe it was before WP:SIGNATURE was written.--Bad edits r dumb (talk) 07:54, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

WP:SIGNATURE says at the top:

• "This page documents an English Wikipedia behavioral guideline."

I have no idea how strictly it is enforced. WP:IAR implies you can break any rule on Wikipedia as long as you can convince the rule enforcers you are improving the encyclopedia. (If a rule is a policy, that probably means almost nobody can justify breaking it. If it's a guideline, then maybe a few users can justify breaking it.) How would doing what you want to do improve the encyclopedia? How would adding a nonstandard and potentially confusing (to other users) link to your signature be better than just adding the link to your user page? Any link on your user page is reachable from your signature, with an extra click. Speaking for myself only, I can't imagine why Wikipedia allows users to customize their signatures - it would never have occurred to me to add such a feature, not when there are so many more useful things Wikipedia users can do with their time. --Teratornis (talk) 08:43, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I may be listed as a guideline, but it is de facto a policy. It is implemented quite strictly when breaches are discovered. The reason for this is that not having any links to a user page or talk page makes communication with that editor that much harder. I agree that there are some ghastly signatures, but as long as they conform with the guideline, I'll defend an editors right to use a custom sig until such time as consensus changes and outlaws them (which'll probably be about the 12th of Never). Mjroots (talk) 08:25, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

My comapny would like to be part of Wikipedia

Dear Wikipedia representative,

I am writing to you on behalf of my company (TechTeam Global) to ask a basic question.

We would like to be part of your site to facilitate information gathering when users surf on the Internet to retrieve news/info about us.

We are leaders in Service Desk Outsourcing with a global foot-print.

How can I create a page about us?

Should we sak special permissions?

Please let me know

Thank you

Giuseppe Bellia

Marketing Project Manager TechTeam Global —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.41.54.253 (talk) 12:36, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi, welcome to wikipedia. I have left a list of links on your talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk%3A69.41.54.253 that should help to explain how to get started at Wikipedia. I strongly suggest that you give the areas around Conflict of Interest, Notability and Neutral Point of View particular attention - Being as you are a representative of a company that wants to create an article about that company. Darigan (talk) 12:52, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:13, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Confused

Earlier this month I found a Page that listed all the pages that had notability issues and it was was organized by month the tags were put in place. Does any body know where that is? I want to help with the back log and can't find it The Resident Anthropologist (talk) 13:02, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Here's one! Dismas|^(talk) 13:06, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

And the parent cat. Dismas|^(talk) 13:07, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

thanx!The Resident Anthropologist (talk) 13:14, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

error

hi would like to know how an artical can be changed if it is wrong. well just one part on the artical says out of 6 children one is deceased which is not true all 6 are alive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.80.123.42 (talk) 14:11, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Click the "edit" link on the article and change the text or tell us which article it is and we can edit it. -- kainaw™ 14:16, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

And make sure you have a reference or two to support your changes. – ukexpat (talk) 14:51, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Awareness Ribbons

I see that the American Heart Association Ribbon isn't included on he awareness ribbons page list. How can I get it added to the page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.214.4.21 (talk) 14:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

It appears you mean List of awareness ribbons. Can you link to a page with information and image of the ribbon? I couldn't find it. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:40, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I could not find Shannon Grove in the deletion log

I put an article up on Shannon Grove, a candidate for California's 18th Senate District. Because she is the only viable candidate, she will be the State Senator come January. My article disappeared. I checked the deletion log and there was nothing. I redid a shorter version of the aricle unde myspace. Why, even though I put my article into the area where you are supposed to put it until it is reviewed, why was I not notified? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Linda robinett (talk • contribs) 14:45, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The deletion log entry reads:

• 15:10, September 27, 2010 Bearcat (talk | contribs) deleted "Shannon Grove" ‎ (Blatant advertising)

Please read WP:SPAM and WP:POLITICIAN - candidates for office, unless they are otherwise notable, are not notable merely because they are candidates. – ukexpat (talk) 14:49, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The "article" simply said that she exists and that she is a candidate for this senate seat; then listed her campaign website URL. That is neither assertion nor evidence of any kind of notability. As a biography of a living person, it would have been deleted anyway, since it was unsourced. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:53, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

You saved it at Shannon Grove which is in the mainspace encyclopedia where real articles are. It was tagged with {{New unreviewed article}} in {{New unreviewed article|source=ArticleWizard|date=September 2010}} but that doesn't prevent deletion of inappropriate articles. You later created User:Linda robinett/Shannon grove which is in your userspace and gives you more freedom to work on drafts. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:26, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Create a page about my company

Hi I would like to create a page about my company, an advertising and marketing agency. Do you have directions that you could supply me with so I can create a page? Appreciate any help.

Best,

Marisa Marcus —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.238.25.236 (talk) 15:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

It's a complex business and the company may not meet Wikipedia's notability criteria, but in any event see WP:YFA, but before that please read WP:FAQO, WP:CORP, WP:SPAM, WP:RS and WP:COI. WikiCompany may be a better outlet for you. – ukexpat (talk) 15:42, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Just to explain the acronyms: YFA = Your first article, FAQO = FAQ/Organizations, CORP = Notability (companies and organizations), SPAM = Spam, RS = Identifying reliable sources, and COI = Conflict of interest. -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 00:14, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Unable to edit Reference List

Computer Appliance Wiki Page. I select Edit Reference section and don't understand what I am looking at. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RoyKok (talk • contribs) 17:55, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The references are not actually listed in the reference section. Instead, they are listed in the body of the article (where you see the superscript numerals). You'll need to edit the sections where the superscripts appear in order to edit the references. TNXMan 18:23, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

See more at Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:53, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Autoconfirmation

How do I know if my account is Autoconfirmed or not? Is there a way to check it? Sneharaj27 (talk) 18:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

If I'm not mistaken, your account will be autoconfirmed in about thirty minutes. It kicks in after four days and ten edits. TNXMan 18:54, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, the account creation is here. Special:Preferences should now show "Member of groups: Autoconfirmed users, Users" for you. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:51, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Using an image with full permission of the image's owner

I have attempted four or five times to upload an image for inclusion in an article which I have written and uploaded. All of the information in the article is used with the full permission of the person about whom the article was written. The image comes from this person's website, and again is used with her full permission.

As noted, I have uploaded the image a number of times, each time adding more information in the image's description to indicate that the image is being used with the full cooperation and permission of the subject of the image. However, the image still does not appear on the page. What have I done wrong or neglected to do?

The page is Raquel Bitton, and the image's final name (after numerous uploads) is Raquel_Bitton_Singing.jpg. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ddruker (talk • contribs) 19:04, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I've updated the page for you a little indicating the source of the image. There are two places you can read more about getting the image released for Wikipedia use - this page and this page. If you have any questions after reading those, please feel free to post here again. TNXMan 20:00, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Note though that a release solely for use on Wikipedia is not sufficient. It must be a release for all purposes, otherwise the image will be tagged for deletion as it will not meet any of the non-free use criteria. – ukexpat (talk) 20:07, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Fair Use Question

If I wanted to use a screenshot of a computer program under fair use, would I have to be the one who took the screenshot, or could I find a screenshot online and use it? Similarly with using the DVD cover of a movie for identification, would I actually have to take the picture of the dvd cover, or could I find one online (eg. from Amazon if they are selling the dvd)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spines11 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The photographer who took the picture would be the copyright holder of that photograph, seems to me. You cannot just assume that the image online is not copyrighted. The burden is on you to create your own fair use image. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:01, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

What about an official picture of the DVD cover from the studio? And with regards to a screenshot, does the screenshot count as a derivative work even if the screenshot of the program would be the same no matter who took the screenshot? Spines11 (talk) 21:08, 28 September 2010 (UTC)Spines11

It seems there was already a discussion a while ago about using images taken from amazon. A line put in some of the fair use rationales of images from amazon reads "Derived from a digital capture of the album cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). ". The old page about using images from Amazon can be found here: Wikipedia_talk:Images_from_Amazon.com. So, it seems that digital scans and such of album or book covers are fine to take from Amazon. However, I'm still unsure about computer screenshots. Spines11 (talk) 21:38, 28 September 2010 (UTC)Spines11

The copyright experts hang out at media copyright questions so you may be better off asking there. However, there is a template for non-free screenshots, see {{Non-free software screenshot}}, and for non-free DVD covers, see {{Non-free video cover}}. The non-free use rationale template for the latter is {{film cover fur}}. – ukexpat (talk) 01:09, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

If you post a question there, be prepared to wait a few days for an answer. I've asked a few questions there and I think my quickest response was at least 48 hours after I asked. Dismas|^(talk) 02:16, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Well that depends on who's logged in and watching that page . – ukexpat (talk) 14:47, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

September 29

Last Updated

Wikipedia entries should have a "Last Updated" at the top of the page so you know if you are reading two year old information about a current subject. Some of the stuff hasn't been updated in awhile and this would give readers a better way to know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.81.40.145 (talk) 00:46, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

The bottom of pages say "This page was last modified on ...". However, it may have been any edit, for example correcting a spelling error or reverting vandalism. There are around 3.5 million articles and unfortunately we don't have resources to keep all of them up to date. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:51, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

One of the best ways to check out when and how an article was last updated is to simply look at an article's history. Simply click on the "history" tab at the top of the page to access it; here, you will find all the edits made to the article in the course of history, with the latest appearing at the top. You can look at what changed in specific edits by looking at their diffs, too. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:28, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Uploading copyright protected image as an unconfirmed user

Could you please post the instructions how to upload the file as an unconfirmed user? I would like to upload a logo File:SCWISTlogo.gif for this non-profit organization: SCWIST and have very difficult time with it. I tried on Wikipedia commons but they took the image off because it is protected and the licence belongs to SCWIST. I also tried to post a request at Wikipedia:Files for upload but I cannot find my request anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gpeji (talk • contribs) 05:38, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Simply put, you cannot upload until you become autoconfirmed. This happens automagically after 4 days and ten edits. You have been here for several months, but as of now, you have 9 edits. If you make one more edit, to anything, including this page confirming you understand what I just said, you will be autoconfirmed, and should be able to upload. --Jayron32 06:13, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

And even when it is uploaded, as it is a copyrighted image, it can only be used with an appropriate non-free use rationale, see WP:LOGOS. This means that you must add the {{Logo fur}} template to the image, filling in all the required fields (see the template documentation) and tag the image with the {{non-free logo}} notice. – ukexpat (talk) 14:44, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

photo usage or download

I cant find how to download buddha foto at buddha. I hav tried all. Kindly help me. E mail- <email removed>. If u answer via e mail, it would be better. Thanks. Mukesh. —Preceding unsigned comment added by V8870 (talk • contribs) 05:39, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I have removed your email. As you were told in big red letters when you posted here, please do not provide email, as answers will be given here. Generally, in most browsers, images can be downloaded by "right clicking" on the image and selecting "save image" from the menu that comes up. Without knowing which browser you have, it is impossible to know how you should do it. --Jayron32 05:55, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Just in case you are unsure of the terminology, download means to copy an image from Wikipedia to your own computer. Upload means to copy an image from your own computer to Wikipedia. Is it really a download you want to make? In that case, left click on the image first to get to an image page which often has a better quality version of the image. If you still have problems then what is the image name? PrimeHunter (talk) 12:31, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Need help with picture formatting on article...

For the past month, I've been working on the Bartow, Florida article and I think I've improved it substantially(see last edit before I started editing it here ). I've added a bunch of images(spent a lot of time finding images on commons, on the internet which were free(per Wikipedia policy) or public domain(published before 1923). I'd like to eventually get this article up to FA and know I have some work to do to get there. The problem I am having right now is I just read on some GA review page that a picture should not be on the left side at the start of a subsection(one which starts with "==="). I didn't know that when I put the most recent couple of pictures in and although I like the selection of pictures, I can't seem to change things around without "breaking" the formatting of the article.

I guess what I need is help from someone who has the time and some knowledge of technical issues (especially pictures) who can help me place the pictures in the right place. What I'd like to "see" is the Jacob Summerlin picture moved down without messing up the rest of the pictures and text formatting. Of course, having a fresh set of eyes, you might find a better place for some of the pictures and feel free to do what looks right to you. I'm using a netbook and I know my screen resolution is odd so my "view" of the page might be skewed by my resolution of the monitor anyway. Also any help or advice on the article itself would be great. I won't get hurt if someone decides to help me edit it- I've been pretty much the only person to edit the article in the past 230 edits so a fresh view from someone else would be helpful even if you can't help out with the images. Thanks in advance. VictorianMutant (talk) 09:09, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

A couple of suggestions - try reducing the thumbnail sizes a little, that may help get the images to display where you want them without creating layout problems. If the problem is "bunching of edit links", the {{Fix bunching}} template can fix that. If neither of these suggestions helps, please describe the layout issues in a little more detail here or on my talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 14:38, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Incidentally, MOS:IMAGES no longer says that images should not be on the left hand side immediately after a sub-section. It used to say that, but the language has been changed. Bencherlite^Talk 14:42, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Nominating Articles for Deletion (Step III)

I just nominated Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology for deletion and followed (or tried to follow) the instructions at Articles for deletion#How_to_list_pages_for_deletion. I did Steps I and II, but Step III made no sense as it seemed that Step II had already accomplished Step III. Anyway, I didn't do Step III, but I'm not sure if I missed something.--Bbb23 (talk) 09:41, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I think you did step III with this edit -- John of Reading (talk) 10:22, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Move images from Wikipedia to Commons

How do I move five images from Wikipedia to the Commons, where they will find companionship with dozens of similar images I've directly uploaded there? --Lou Sander (talk) 10:19, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons.-Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:01, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

A Portal Page for the Confederate States

I'm wondering what is the criteria for creating a Portal Page and can anyone create a portal page or does it have to be created by a Syops?-- CC Proctor]], Jesus Saves! 12:22, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

There is currently no portal for the Confederacy. There is, however, a portal for the Civil War. Does that page have the info which you need? You may also find WP:Portal useful. TNXMan 13:54, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I wasn't looking for anything per se, but I thought it might be beneficial to have a portal that deals with things not related to the War. I've come across a substantial amount of information about the Confederacy in general, which could possibly be for use in a portal page. Too much about that period is thrown into the War category, when there was so much more about the Confederacy than just that. So what I'm wanting to know is... by what criteria or format is there for a portal page?-- CC Proctor]], Jesus Saves! 14:56, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

• See WP:Portal guidelines generally, in particular: "A portal helps to browse on a particular subject, hence the subject of a portal should be broad so that it presents a diversified content. The portal subject area should have enough interest and articles to sustain a portal, including enough quality content articles above a Start-class to sustain the featured content section. To aid in this, the portal should be associated with a WikiProject to help ensure a supply of new material for the portal. The portal layout should be complete or there should be ongoing efforts to make the portal layout complete. The portal should be maintained and serve a useful purpose. Portals should not be a vehicle for advocacy or advertisement, should not have too many red links, should not be redundant of another portal, should not cover too narrow a scope, and should not be inherently POV. "
• Looking further ahead, there may be little point in creating a portal that wouldn't pass the WP:Featured portal criteria, particularly this one: "It covers a topic that is broad and interesting. Portals that cover minor topic areas are less useful, because their content is limited. A featured portal covers an area that is sufficiently broad and prominent to justify it as an entry-point. Because portals promote the best of Wikipedia's content, a featured portal is selective in what it displays. It showcases only high-quality content that is preferably already featured."

Hope this helps, Bencherlite^Talk 16:04, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, it does.-- CC Proctor, O.B.A.M.A. (One Big Awful Mistake America) 16:23, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Please change your signature - it is disruptive, this is not fark.com. – ukexpat (talk) 16:47, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Anyone can create a portal, but I'd strongly advise against creating a portal that would add little if anything to the Civil War portal, which is a Featured Portal already. (Tnxman, I took the liberty of fixing the dab link to Confederacy, hope you don't mind). Bencherlite^Talk 14:24, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Help with english

Hi. I´m looking for an article about the cloth of the driver´s agains fire, but I can´t find it because I dont know the name in english. Can someone help me? Thanks. --Andreateletrabajo (talk) 14:50, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure of the article for which you are looking. Is there something in Fireproofing or asbestos that matches what you need? If not, post here again and we may be able to help you. TNXMan 14:57, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

This page is only for questions about using Wikipedia, not for general knowledge questions. If you have any factual questions, please use the search box or post them on the Reference desk at WP:RD. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:59, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Cloth used in a NASCAR Driver's suit consists of many types of cloth used in a particular structure. Some of the types cloth used are: glass fiber yarn, Polyester fiber/filament, Polyamide fiber/filament/wool, Modacrylic, Viscose FR, PVC FR, Meta-Aramid and Para-Aramid. These types of cloth used in combinations comprise Fire Retardant or Flame Resistent cloth.-- Avazina, Jesus Saves! 15:08, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Search Wikipedia with Google for: fire resistant clothing finds several related links such as Nomex, Aramid, History of Formula One regulations, List of fire-retardant materials, etc. --Teratornis (talk) 17:50, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Jimi Hendrix - Grammatical correction

I just want report that someone should look at Jimi Hendrix "Early Life" section under Biography, 2nd paragraph, End of the 3rd Line. "Unusually for his era, Hendrix's high school..."

I'm pretty certain it should read "Unusual for his era..."

I could not figure out where to report.```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.239.19.30 (talk) 16:31, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I've fixed it - thank you for catching that! In the future, you can report mistakes on semi-protected pages either here or on the article's discussion page. TNXMan 16:43, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Mobile version

Is Wikipedia Mobile Server having issues today, 9/29/2010? When looking at pages on iPhone they are not appearing in the Mobile format. IatroDoc (talk) 18:03, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

IatroDoc (talk) 18:11, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Citation Needed

Please advise how to provide a missing citation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.148.207 (talk) 18:35, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

To fill in a citation, you generally need to find a independent reliable source that can be used to support a claim in an article. Actually citing the source varies depending on what type of source it is - there is a list on this page. TNXMan 18:45, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Wall Tab

I am connected to a relitive and when I click on the profile page her Wall Tab is not there. I can see her photo's and other tabs. Why is this and what can I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.174.187.10 (talk) 18:45, 29 September 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 18:50, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Problem with userboxes

Hi. Can someone please take a look at my userbox section and tell me why it doesn't look like the source? Since I am sure you guys are much better with code than I am feel free to edit either my userpage or my userboxes to make it work. Thanks, --The High Fin Sperm Whale 18:57, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

SECRET OF SEX

WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE BODY OF A YOUTH GIRL WHEN SHE SEES A YOUNG NAKED BOY AND VICE VERSA ?

WHAT HAPPENS FROM COLLISION OF EYES BETWEEN BOY AND GIRL ?