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Cesar Chavez

When was the story on Cesar Chavez revised? --24.96.78.33 00:53, 1 April 2006 (UTC)nick Palomo[reply]

The article Cesar Chavez was last edited/revised a couple of hours ago. You can find details on how to cite the article here --Commander Keane 01:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, vandalism is bad after all. i guess someone saw this and decided to retaliate by vandalizing my favorite page :-( however, I'm curious, what does any of this have to do with well endowed men and faggots? 70.171.59.231 07:20, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to Start a page?

How do I start a new subject? —This unsigned comment was added by Henkster (talk • contribs) .

Enter the title in this box, and go to that page:

You can find more information at Help:Starting a new page. Happy editing! tiZom_(2¢) 17:31, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WISH TO JOIN ANY TEAM

Hullo,iam a Ugandan currently in India but wish to join any club in any part of England.Iam currently playing for some college in India.How can i go about my wish?

(removed contact information)

I'm not quite sure what sort of club you mean. This is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, which you are welcome to help edit. Take a look at welcome and introduction for more information, or feel free to drop a note on my talk page. Petros471 14:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a link to the clubs in England. You may also want to try looking up the clubs that interest you in an online phone directory for England. --Good vibrations 13:28, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

About Translating an article

Hey guys!

Just a little question....I was checking some info, which is available in english, thank god I know the language but I would like to cooperate translating the page into spanish.

What would I need to do to achieve that? I dont know much about creating style sheets and things like that to be uploaded to the internet, so thats the reason of my question. I would appreciate your replay

thank you

HM

Definately! One of the nice things about wikipedia is that you don't need to know any of that to edit like a professional :) If you have specific pages you want to translate into spanish, just go to the spanish wikipedia and create the new article. You can do this by typing the name at the end of the url, for example http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/nombre_de_articulo Then translate away :) Once you are done, at the bottom of the page type [[en:English article name]] This will add a link to the english article from spanish, then come to english and do the same thing, but [[es:Spanish article name]]. So, what you are doing is making a new article at spanish wikipedia, and then linking them together.

If you want to help translate but don't know which article to do check out es:Categoría:Wikipedia:Traducciones solicitadas. If you want more help formatting pages see es:Wikipedia:Manual de estilo and es:Wikipedia:Cómo se edita una página If you ever want to translate into english we need help there too Wikipedia:Spanish Translation of the Week If you have any other questions let us know :) - cohesion^t 19:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Flags

How do I add the mini flag pictures to my user page?

--DiCicco 20:06, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do you make boxes?

How do you make boxes? I need to know because I'm written and article on CableOne.--21:38, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon for example.

Type this (leave any fields blank if you don't want to use them) and fill in all the fields you can (you can delete what's in parentheses, but leave the vertical bars after the text):

{{Infobox_Company |
  company_name   = (Company Name)|
  company_logo   = (The company logo. Type this as [[Image:Name_of_image.xxx]] if the image is on the Wikipedia servers) |
  company_type   = (Public / private; Also put in the link to it's NYSE ticker if there's one)|
  company_slogan = (Slogan)|
  foundation     = (Date of foundation)|
  location       = (Self-explanatory)|
  key_people     = (The leading people in the company)|
  num_employees  = (Number of employees)|
  industry       = (What industry it's in (example: Communications Services)|
  products       = (What does it sell) |
  revenue        = {{profit}}(amount of profit and where you got that value)
  homepage       = (URL of the company)
}}

F e tofs ^Hello! 22:04, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do you insert a picture in a box if is not from the Wikipedia servers?

How do you insert a picture in a company info box if it is not from the Wikipedia servers?--Robguru 22:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Images can only be displayed inline if they are hosted on wikipedia servers. To upload an image, see Special:Upload and please read and follow the instructions. If you have any questions feel free to ask :) - cohesion^t 23:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can't find my "My Talk" article using the Search function

I am unable to find the listing of my My Talk posting using any of the words in the title of my post. --Dan 02:17, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's because "My Talk" is a special page - each user has one, it's a page where other users can leave you messages. For instance, my talk page is at User_talk:QuantumEleven. Yours is at User_talk:DanLCc - you can access it easily by clicking on "my talk" at the very top of the screen, just to the right of "DanLCc". You can find out more info about talk pages at Talk pages, and specifically about user talk pages here. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:14, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can i create my own free wiki page here ?

Can i create my own free wiki page here ? If yes please do reply about how to create it ? Thanks in advance ..

~ Sundar

That depends what you define as a "free wiki" - Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. However, individual registered users have a page (their user page, for instance, you can find mine here) where they can, if they wish, add some information about themselves. Wikipedia is not a free host, blog, or webspace provider, so you shouldn't treat your user page as a blog or for writing about things not connected to Wikipedia.

If you want to run your own wiki, the software used to run Wikipedia (MediaWiki) is available for free under the GPL license, you can download and install it on your own webserver to run your own Wiki. Be warned that it's a complex piece of software, and if you only want to run a simple wiki something simpler may serve you better (see list of wiki software for more info).

If you are looking to contribute to a specific wiki which is not Wikipedia, you can check out some of our sister projects (at the bottom of the Main Page). Have fun at Wikipedia! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

trademark searches and regitration

i want to register my trademark.Before that i want to do the trademark search in india and i dont have credit card.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:30, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

fundy tides

how do the bay of fundys tides influence the weather — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.227.118.193 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Bay of Fundy. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:22, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

scottish hills

What is the highest Marilyn in Scotland — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.21.65 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Marilyn (hill). If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

HISTORICAL COST PRINCIPLE

HI,

    I have two questins.

1. Why does historical cost Principle distort financial statements?

2. Why accountant keep using the historical cost principle even whtn is distorts the financial statement? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.166.88.234 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Historical cost. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My stress-o-meter is about to explode...

I spent months working on the community portal, including creating/installing the Community Bulletin Board, and based on the heavy use the CBB gets, I was under the impression that most people liked the page. Unfortunately, the way the talk page system is set up, it seems like only people with complaints and gripes visit those, so all I seemed to get was negative feedback, on various points and then recently to the design effort itself. I did everything I could to accomodate the specific points (except for a select couple that I really liked). But then people started complaining about the page being changed at all - and it was supposedly an open page! Then somebody comes along and reverts the page to a version that existed months ago, including getting rid of the community bulletin board, soon followed by an admin who locks the page. Luckily another bold admin restored the CBB, but *sigh*, not the rest of the page. So... I called for a vote to get the page changed back! And finally, some encouragement shows up in the form of support votes. Is this what we have to do to avoid the Wikiblues around here? --Go for it! 20:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a vote. Wikipedia is not a democracy. Your so-called vote is merely a "discussion" with numbered comments labelled with unambiguous Support or Oppose tags. And yes, that's what we have to do from time to time. It usually works very well, that is, until someone threatens to leave Wikipedia if he doesn't get his way. The process can also become pretty ugly if it doesn't produce a clear concensus. Anyway, if the community is to reach a peaceful collaborative decision, it must indeed sometimes hold ~~votes~~ discussions. --Tantalum T e lluride 00:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I know how you feel, Go for it! It seems that on Wikipedia one should either be ready to see a lot of one's hard work go to waste or (d)evolve in to something one has no control over, defend it by spending a lot of time ~~arguing~~ err.. I mean striving for consensus with people who want to change it, resign oneself to janitor duty, and/or get involved with Wikipolitics. Perhaps I'm missing a couple of options... but it seems to me that if an editor can't reconcile herself to these and other Wikirealities then perhaps another project may be better suited for her. Personally, in the long term, I hope I can find a happy medium somewhere, where I can make what I feel is a meaningful contribution without getting all stressed out about the "consensus building" and Wikipolitics that go on. -- noosphere 03:03, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

harley davidson motorcycles

when did harley davidson stop putting chains on motorcycles —This unsigned comment was added by 12.214.106.152 (talk • contribs) 23:45, 3 April 2006.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. --Tantalum T e lluride 23:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wearing a perfume..

Dear Sir / Madam, When I notice somebody who has dabbed perfume on himself can I say he is wearing a perfume? Is it a correct construction of sentence? Regards S. Gopal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.155.84 (talk • contribs) 03:56 04 April 2006 (UTC)

The correct male term for perfune is 'cologne', so you would say 'He is wearing cologne.' —

nathanrdotcom ^{(T • C • W)} 06:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Willy Beyerlin, Selblitz

Sir:

I would like to hve contact details of M/s. Willy Beyerlin GMBH including their tel,fax, email contacts. Also Mr. Kai Staltmayer.

My contact details P.S. Viswambharan Bangalore, India mail: psvis@rediff.com

I'm sorry but Wikipedia doesn't store that kind of information (see Wikipedia for more info). But I did a search on Google for both those names and the results were not at all promising. So it seems we can't help you with your search. - Akamad 08:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Solar power

Has anyone done the calculation to see if there is an actual power gain over the life time of a photovoltaic cell installation when applied against the energy used in the manufacture from raw materials for the whole installation including batteries, control electronics etc if so where can I find this information and is it true for all regions of the world. confusedenviron

Try our Reference desk for factual questions like this one.--Commander Keane 10:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My new page will not come up in a wikipedia search

What do I do to get my page to come up in a search by others?

How do I make this page public? —This unsigned comment was added by Boncomics (talk • contribs) 16:19, April 4, 2006 (UTC).

All pages on Wikipedia are public, they can be seen and edited by anyone. However, looking at your contributions list, I would guess that you are talking about your user page (User:Boncomics). You seem to have misunderstood what the difference between a user page and an article is. A user page (a page which has the prefix User:) is meant to be a page briefly listing information about you, the contributor (for instance, take a look at my user page). Articles are, well, articles on subjects. You seem to have been trying to write an article - take a look at your first article, and then starting a new page on info on how to write your first article. Good luck! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 17:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

posting article

Am I able to post an article about an organization if I work for the organization?

While it's discouraged (because you are unlikely to be impartial to your organisation), yes, in theory, you can, there is nothing stopping you. However, please be extra cautious in your edits, read over the Wikipedia policy on neutral point of view (NPOV), and know that your edits will probably come under closer scrutiny than edits from someone who has no affiliation with your organisation. However, if you can make good, NPOV contributions, go right ahead! Although, as I said, you may be better off editing some articles where you have no connection to the subject matter to get the hang of the Wikipedia. Good luck! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 17:04, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Natural way of commiting suicide

Hi All, I live with my family.I want to commit suicide. Please suggest ways of commiting suicide which look natural. By which nobody doubs this was suicide it should look natural death. Currently I don't have access to poison/guns etc. Please help any way which is fast and no pain involve but sure shot of finishing life Sheena shaina 16:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since you're seeking information, I would point you toward the Reference Desk, who answer questions not about how to use Wikipedia (which is what this board is for). However, as a first answer to your question, don't commit suicide in the first place. There is no way that your life can be so bad that it's worth ending it. If you feel you cannot talk to your family, talk to the Samaritans or seek help from a psychologist. You will be glad you did. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you don't mind QuantumEleven, but I copied your response on to the user's talkpage. - Akamad 22:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

posting article

I am interested to know if I can post an article about an organization if I am employed by the organization--67.100.157.250 17:17, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is no policy regarding that, but please read Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations), and our neutrality policy before writing the article. In situations like these it may be more difficult to create a truly neutral point of view, but it shouldn't be impossible. Keep in mind that wikipedia is not advertising so any attempt to promote the organization will most likely be frowned upon. If you need any help or have questions about content appropriateness let us know :) - cohesion^t 18:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

call waiting

What year did call waiting (telephone)begin? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Floinak (talk • contribs) 21:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing titles of articles

How do you change the TITLE of an article? Examples -- the Toby Radloff article is titled Toby radloff (lowercase). Where can those be edited?--Wikigrodd 02:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What you want to do is move the article to a new title. If you have been here long enough, you will see a "move" tab at the top of the page (between "history" and "watch"). You can use that link to move the article to a new title. You can find more detailed information at Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page.

I've performed the aforementioned move for you. The article is now titled Toby Radloff, and Toby radloff redirects to the appropriately named article. -- Natalya 03:25, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

THANKS!

New page

How do I start a new page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lburg265 (talk • contribs) 04:02 05 April 2006 (UTC)

This article here: Help:Starting a new page should provide you with everything you need. - Akamad 05:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

$2 bill

I have been left by family a number of $2 bills. Can you help me locate if any of them may have greater value then their face value? Thank you so much. George

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 06:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP

I WAS WONDERING HOW TO SPELL FIREBALL IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES I WANNA GET A TATTOO BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT LANGUAGE IT LOOKS BEST IN THANK A LOT

You might want to avoid the ALL CAPS in the future, I'd try Wiktionary for the translations wikt:fireball. Cheers -- Tawker 07:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Change User Name?

Hi. I'm fairly new to Wikipedia. I haven't written/edited any articles yet, but can I still change my user name?

If you haven't edited anything, the easiest thing is just to create a new account. Cheers -- Tawker 07:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"E-mail this user" feature

Hello, I 'am' a new user. I've noticed on my "my preferences" page a pink coloured box that says reads as follows:

E-mail (optional): Enables others to e-mail you from your user or user talk page, without revealing your e-mail address. It will be revealed when you use the "E-mail this user" feature. Please note that if you change your e-mail address, you will need to reconfirm your address.

Where do I find an option for this on a user's user page? I haven't noticed any, including my own page which I believe has this option activated.

Thanks, Studentofisless 07:44, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. To email a user, simply go to that user's userpage or user talk page. And the link to email the user is in the toolbox on the left hand side of the screen, underneath the search box. I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

How do you upload a picture or logo that you need —This unsigned comment was added by Apehode (talk • contribs) 14:15, April 5, 2006 (UTC).

The Wikipedia picture tutorial and uploading images should help you with any questions you have about uploading and using pictures. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 14:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dory fish

Are all dory fishes have scales? Thank you.220.255.189.74 13:23, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 14:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gasoline remediation

What is the difference between ppm (ppmv) and ppb? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.97.24.170 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 17:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anyway, ppm is parts per million and ppb is parts per billion. Hope this helps!--CTwkipedier 02:56, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to a page?

If a page is well-written and has enough information on it already, is it ok to add information, as long as the information is relevent? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.197.202 (talk • contribs) 20:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Definately. If you feel there is something missing in an article feel free to add information to it. One of Wikipedia's frequently cited guidelines is to be bold when editing pages. If other editors feel that what you added wasn't appropriate, or was too much information, they'll simply remove it, no harm done. - Akamad 21:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What is BS 2059

This number appears on drawings for a steam model in relation to a splined shaft What are the measurements etc.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 09:54, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

helpp

How do I find the page nuber af an article a reference?

As Wikipedia is an online hypertext encyclopedia, it has no page numbers. If you are citing Wikipedia as a source, you should use the "web page" form of whatever bibliographic style you are using. --Sneftel 00:04, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More specifically, go to the article you're interested in, and click on "Cite this article" (bottom of the left-hand toolbar). For more info on this, see citing Wikipedia. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:25, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I add a picture? Namely one which I had put into my computer.

I need to know how to submit a picture for the page on a cartoon program. Lord of French Stuff 00:18, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! You need to go to Special:Upload and submit your picture to Wikipedia, then you would go to the article and add it with the image syntax. Be aware of copyright issues, though! F e tofs ^Hello! 01:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maps

I have an almost photographic memory in maps. Current and historic. I saw one with many mistakes and wrote to you about it but nothing had changed. What can I do in the future when I see a map with mistakes in it?

Hi there. If you feel the maps are wrong, the only way to change it would be to upload a new map image and replace the old one in the article with the new. See Wikipedia:Uploading images for info on how to upload image. - Akamad 09:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Login does not work

I just setup an account and uploaded a picture called Byron Lighthouse looking south 2004 28 12.jpeg. This worked and my username was at the top of the page. Now if I go to login on the main page it tells me I do not exist. I signed up in the Wikimedia Commons page does that make a difference? Can u have a login for the whole of Wikipedia??--143.238.71.106

You'll need to register another account on en.wikipedia.org, they're not the same as on commons.wikipedia.org. Currently it's not possible to have a unified account for all Wikipedia wikis, but there are plans on moving in that direction.. Henrik 07:16, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moving top-line

Hi, Very small point but when I try to click on, say, "my watchlist", in the top line of each page the headings suddenly shoot across from right to left. Happens in various PCs. Is this by design? Reply in 'mytalk'. Thanks GrahamBould 14:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It certainly isn't by design - it doesn't happen to me, and I've never heard of it happening before. Do you use the same web browser on all the different PCs? -- Natalya 18:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how do u become part of the u.s. national guard?

how do u become part of the u.s. national guard? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.63.198.2 (talk • contribs)

You will probably want to look at the National Guard website. If you need more information, Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 18:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Articles copied from a source

When someone takes an article from a source, are they suppose to put it in their own words or quote the source word by word. —This unsigned comment was added by 216.12.21.57 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 6 April 2006.

Large portions of text should never be copied word-for-word from copyrighted sources. Up to a few sentences or phrases may be copied word-for-word if the source is explicitly credited and the copied text is placed in qutation marks and the copied text contributes significantly to the reader's comprehension of the article. In most cases, it is best to draft an article in your own words using several reliable sources and to cite the sources using footnotes. (See Wikipedia:Cite your sources.) In the unlikely case that the copied source is in the public domain or licensed under the GFDL, it can be copied word-for-word as long as credit is given to the original authors. --Tantalum T e lluride 18:59, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User SPASAGE is vandalising article and threatening to log me out!

User SPASAGE is vandalising article and his bot is threatening to log me out!

This is the article in question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith

What should I do?

Anwar saadat 20:11, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At first galnce, it seems as though User:Spasage is not involved. User:Prin is who left a message on your talk page. He does not have sysop abilities and cannot block you. I will investigate this situation further and take appropriate action. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:29, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how to find history of residence

I am trying to look up the history of a building located at 700 madison ave. huntington wv. The business at one time was called fosters memorial home. i am not sure where to find this information or how to find old archives on huntington itself.thank you --205.188.116.136 20:45, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:30, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I might be of help on getting info about the building at 700 madison ave. in Huntington WVa. I am a resident in Ohio only about 35 miles from there. I am sure there has to be referance books at the local libraries or on microfish from local newspapers. If you still need the info just let me know.205.188.116.198 11:22, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Extra Space

I noticed that in wikihtml, when we edit, formating has extra space, for example, when we edit a comment, there's a space between the $Subject/headline:$ & the content of the message. Another example is $== Extra Space ==$ is also the same as $==Extra Space==$. Does this make comments larging in size as bytewise? Even if not, it could create confusion. So I guess Mediawiki needs to be tweaked/the devlopers\the codes needs a little editing?

Please leave one if you'd like more clarification on this issue. You could also contact me [contact information removed] [since they haven't instituted the option to delete your account, made their own licence, or the GNU licence hasn't changed yet, I haven't signed up].

thanks

24.70.95.203 21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please clarify your question? --Tantalum T e lluride 21:34, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Response to your first question: yes, technically it makes a difference (a few extra bytes per page), but storage space is dirt cheap and no-one cares (you shouldn't either). Wiki markup is designed to be forgiving and very easy for rank amateurs to understand, it's not strict or logical like a programming language.

I don't really understand your reasons for not getting an account, they seem frivolous. If you don't use an account anymore, just don't use it anymore, no harm done. Wikipedia is published under the GFDL, if this is something that you can't live with, then I'm afraid you may have to seek another Wiki to participate in. That would be a pity, as we hate losing contributors. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:18, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawing a Featured Picture nomination

I nominated an image for Featured Picture and afterward realized that it doesn't meet the size requirement of 1000 pixels. Is it acceptable to delete the nomination, or is a slow death required? Thanks. Mooveeguy 21:18, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest leaving a note on the nomination page explaining the situation. Then there probably won't be a pile-on of oppose votes. Letting it ride out the process won't hurt anything. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:40, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't WP:SNOW apply? Eivind ^t ^@^c 09:50, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SNOW makes a lot of sense, but implementing it requires a great deal of WP:BOLD and might cause some WP:DICKS to throw a fit. ;-) --Tantalum T e lluride 20:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moving page sections

I am currently planning on making major edits to Clans (BattleTech), involving (amongst other things) creating a separate page for each Clan and simply linking to them from the main article. I understand that it's not recommended to simply copy and paste content, as this does not carry the edit history over to the new article. However, there seems to be no way to use the 'move' function to move page sections. At present, the best solution I can think of is to simply copy-paste to create new articles and then put a note in the talk page for each new article linking to the edit history of the main article. Any help would be very much appreciated. --Lucian Gregory 14:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:How to break up a page gives some information on it - I feel like there are more guidelines for splitting a page, but I can't seem to find them. I'll let you if I find them. -- Natalya 16:19, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting Vandalism Edits Urgent!!!

I'm having a problem with my article, how do I revert the vadalism edits to the last version of the article that was not vandalized? Please answer soon, urgent!!!! --Brad M. 02:50, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Reverting gives step by steps instructions at the very top on how to revert a page to a previous version. -- Natalya 03:52, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Admin

How does one become an Admin on Wikipedia and where can we find a list of them? I see userboxes stating that they are "Wikipedia admin", but can't find out what admin actually is or does, or who they actually are. Scotwood72 17:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Administrators for detail on administration. Wikipedia:List of administrators for a full list of admins. You can nominate yourself for adminship at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship, though having somebody else nominate you generally increases your chances of success. The requests page has a link to the criteria the some people use for voting for admin candidates and the current prevailing requirements are somewhere around 3 months of contributions to the project with a minimum of 1,500 edits over multiple areas including the Wikipedia namespace as well as on articles. --GraemeL ^(talk) 18:05, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IRS 1040 tax

 Hello,

 I would like to know if a person is collecting disability due to a catastrophic
illness, with no cure insight. Is that person requried to pay taxes on retroactive
funds and thereafter on thier monthly alotment?

Thank you,

--Goodytwoshoes 01:25, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps.-- Natalya 01:58, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stubs not displaying

Hi, I created a number of Artists stubs a few months ago. I did searches on those artists today and the stubs I created are not showing up in the search results, but they had previously. Any thoughts? - Thanks __Alp1776 02:26, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible that the pages might have been deleted according to Wikipedia's deletion policy. What were some of the particular article names? --Tantalum T e lluride 02:30, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alp1776, here's a page of your contributions: Special:Contributions/Alp1776. Hopefully you can track down what you're looking for from there. — TheKMan^talk 02:41, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

HI, here are the Artist Stubs I contributed: Arnold Friedman, Edward Henry Potthast, John D. Graham, Richard Pousette-Dart - Thanks __Alp1776 02:49, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great, looks like you found what you were looking for. Anyway, I tried using the Wikipedia search function to find Edward Henry Potthast using the term "Edward Henry Potthast" but I was given "no results" (however, "Go" sent me directly to the article). The Wikipedia search engine isn't the best in the world (and is sensitive to spelling and capitalization), and Google is always a good alternative. Also, I'd like to point out the Watchlist, which is a great way to keep tabs on articles that are of a particular interest to you. — TheKMan^talk 02:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks TheKMan! Dumb question though, what are the differnces between "Go" and "Search" buttons? And if the stubs I contributed show up in Google does that mean they haven't been deleted? Won't I see a warning message on the stub before it is deleted? I am aware of my watchlist and view it almost daily. __Alp1776 03:08, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The "Go" button sends you directly to the page with the search term you entered, and the "Search" button attempts to find articles that include your search term. Also, if an article shows up in Google, it doesn't always mean it still exists, as it sometimes caches articles shortly before they are deleted. As long as they still show up in your contributions page, they are still around. In cases of an article's deletion, sometimes the admin who deletes it will be nice enough to inform you of this, but this doesn't always happen, so it's best to keep an eye on articles of interest. As long as an article doesn't meet a criteria for speedy deletion, you'll see any "proposed deletion" or "articles for deletion" tags on an article for a week, and you can watch for this through your Watchlist. — TheKMan^talk 03:31, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is it typical that a new stub will display right away within the search results listing and then later on not display within the results? I have always used the "Search" button and not the "Go" button. __Alp1776 13:55, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, likely you hit the "Go" button the first time and "Search" the second. The Wikipedia index used by the "Search" function takes a while to be updated (it's huge!), so a newly created article generally won't appear on it for a week or two. Be patient! :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do you make hidden text?

Sorry, I forgot it. I know it involves <'s >'s and !'s, but I forget the exact thing. --69.145.122.209 03:05, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's:  . Hope this helps — TheKMan^talk 03:07, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot. :) --69.145.122.209 03:10, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

reprint

hope you can help me ...i got given a reprint of a young ...dark headed girl with her back to you holding a dog by the scoff of the neck ...looks like a black lab ..it also got Picasso's name on left hand side of tthe pic ...just wondering if you might know wot the pic is called thx for the help --222.152.100.8 07:03, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For factual questions like this you should try our Reference desk. Good luck! --Commander Keane 07:11, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. AMBASSADOR ZALMAY kHALILZAD'S U.S. CITIZENS STATUS

THIS IS A QUESTION NOT AN EDIT OR CONTRIBUTION: I understand that U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad came to the U.S. as an Afghan High School Exchange Student (which generally meant he came from a very wealthy family) and remained in the U.S. despite exchange student visas having limited duration. I am also aware that many "exchange students" have used their status to intentionally enter the U.S. illegally. How did Ambassadot Khalilzad really become a U.S. citizen??

207.162.148.207 13:33, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:18, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Print Settings

What are the best margin settings for printing Wikipedia articles?

Probably best to ask this question on the Wikipedia:Help desk. - Akamad 06:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how can u tell which ones are boys and girls?

How can u tell if its a boy bird or a female bird? i would like to know because i have to parakeets of my own .

For factual questions like this, you should try our Reference desk. Good luck!--Tdxi a ng 陈鼎翔 ^(Talk)Contributions Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 04:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Farndon Cheshire

where in farndon, cheshire did EDWARD 111 die?

iam the son of paul burrell and live in farndon, we have lived in farndon since 99 and still live there

Alex Burrell

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 06:48, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tabloid?

Hello, I noticed that there is no statement on the "What Wikipedia is Not" page stating that Wikipedia is not a Tabloid (such as the National Enquirer or Globe). The fact that these types of publications have a reputation for presenting information and/or arguments without references and have in some cases have been found to be in error...my question is...is Wikipedia a Tabloid or not?

NO. Wikipedia is just an encyclopedia.--Tdxi

Why is this not stated on the What Wikipedia is Not page?

It seems a bit spurious to list everything that Wikipedia is not (eg Wikipedia is not a fish), because most of them are obvious. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not is for things similar to Wikipedia which have caused problems in the past where it was not clear what Wikipedia was not (for instance, "Wikipedia is not a crystal ball", to stop articles about unsourced speculations of the future). — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:17, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If one was able to cite specific examples of how problems have previously arisen as a result of the lack of understanding as to the difference between a Tabloid and an Encyclopedia would you agree that this statement should be included? Also, I ask that you please provide me with your opinion as to the difference (since you seem to be suggesting that its obvious)

If you think that it would help, go ahead and add it to the page! Wikipedia encourages users to be bold, so go for it! :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:05, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, not quite. The page in question is an official policy page. We do not amend those without previous discussion and attainment of consensus on the talk page beforehand. Impromptu alterations (unless it's fixing a typo or something else minor) are not usually well-seen. I would suggest that, if there's an idea for a new entry as to what Wikipedia is not, propose it on the talk page first, get consensus there, and only then go ahead with the inclusion. Regards, Redux 23:24, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

teaching drama

I am a drama trainer.I have to take drama classes in summer camp for fifteen days. What are the basics of drama to teach in begining in fifteen days only.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Although I should say that you're unlikely to get help even there, for this kind of thing you'll need to do your own work and write a proper lesson plan. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Article Vanished

Hi, I have been submitting minor edits anonymously for a while, and recently signed up because I wanted to submit a new entry. It was only a few lines, but I wanted to expand and add to it eventually. My contribution vanished without trace! What happened to it? Is it in a "pending" bin somewhere? - John.

--Treandafilia 09:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Erm... checking your contributions list I can't find a trace of this article you mention. Forgive the stupid question, but are you sure you clicked the "Save" button (and not just the "Preview" button)? I have heard reports of other user's contributions occasionally not being saved, we still haven't quite figured out why (as it works perfectly well for almost everyone). Try editing a few articles and seeing if you experience any problems with the Save button. But to answer your question, there is no such thing as a "pending" bin on Wikipedia - all changes are visible immediately. I had originally thought that your article might have been deleted, but that's obviously not the case as it was never created in the first place. Sorry, I seem to be at a bit of a loss to explain this, try contributing a bit more and by all means come back here (or go to the Village pump (technical), where all the technical Wikipedia wizards hang out. Good luck, and welcome to Wikipedia! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 15:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He didn't actually mention what article it was. If it was a new entry, only a few lines long (even if you planned on expanding it eventually), there is always a possibility that it may have been deleted. If it vanished "all of a sudden", it may well have been speedy deleted, if an Administrator found that it met any of the criteria for speedy deletion. If an entry is deleted, it does vanishes from the list of contributions, watchlist and other venues, and only Administrators have access to deleted articles. If you tell me the exact title that the article had, I can see if it was deleted and when. And if it is found that the deletion was wrongful, it is possible to undelete the entry. Regards, Redux 18:22, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was Clothette (found using this). I restored it and let Treandafilia know on their talk page.--Commander Keane 18:44, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Full text

Possibly naive - but I am new to this - how do I open the full text of an article--`Leedictu 13:02, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No need to apologise, it's what the Newcomer's help desk is for! :) Although I have to admit I'm a bit hazy as to what you're asking - if you're trying to read an article, you just click on the relevant link, or find it using the Search function (left hand toolbar, halfway down). If you're talking about editing an article, if you want to edit the full article (and not just a section), click on the "Edit this page" button at the very top centre of the screen. Does this answer your question? If not, come back and ask again! Welcome to Wikipedia! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 15:59, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Signature Help

I've been around for less than a month, and I've made a User page, made a few edits, etc., but I've also tried to make an appropriate signature. I've succeeded in changing it several times, but the last time didn't work right. I looked at other people's signatures, basically emulating them. What I got was this:

The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede)

When I tried to put it into the "Nickname" box under My Preferences, it said that it was an invalid signature and I had to check my HTML tags. And yes, I had "Raw Signature" checked. This is what I get when I type ~~~:

The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede)

What exactly am I doing wrong?

The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede) 18:39, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A quick look sees that you open and close the bold and italic tags in the same order. The nesting matters in HTML, so it might be causing the parser to reject it. Try this:

The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede)

Back again, I've put the suggested code into My Preferences, and it was accepted, but now it doesn't make the signature appear correctly. Now, wen I type ~~~, I get:

The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede)

This simply generates the code to make the signature without putting it into action. The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede) 00:18, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Inheritance

My mother and father died without leaving a will. They left a house. The house is paid for. My sister lives there. The title is clear.

How can I get my monetary value of this home as a living heir? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.67.138.84 (talk • contribs) 19:26, 10 April 2006.

You should probably talk to a lawyer. Otherwise, you can ask at Wikipedia's reference desk. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:38, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SALT

When hurricanes pull salt water out of the oceans and then falls back to earth as fresh water, what happens to the salt?

O. Tyler

Hurricanes and other storms don't pull saltwater from the ocean. Only the water evaporates from the ocean to form rain clouds. The salt doesn't evaporate. That's exactly why the ocean stays so salty. See Wikipedia's article on the water cycle for more information, or feel free to ask at Wikipedia's reference desk. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:45, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Um, where did you learn that hurricanes took the salt out of the water????

reader input

In my article I want readers to add and edit content. A fundamental requirement, however, is that the reader use their editing skills to perform a transition from a worded to a structured format.

This is possible to accomplish without using a built in HTML tag to assure the format transition but using an HTML or a Wiki based tag instead to allow editing the content of a drop-down box would be very helpful. However, the drop-down box HTML generated by Front Page does not work when cut and pasted to the page. Can you help me insert a content editable drop-down box in an article?

Thanks in advance.

209.216.92.232 23:12, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you talking about your "article" on Wikipedia? If so, anyone can always read and improve your article, that's the principle of Wikipedia. If you're talking about an article on another site, have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 06:02, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MIME

I am getting e-mail in MIME format base 64 and I can't read it.It's very important to me,because its' materials from my french teacher and I must have them.How can I get to understand this e-mail.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 06:26, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

box texts

How do I do box texts and how? Can you give me a list? ASAP--Ohnomad 11:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you be a little more specific as to what you want to do? You can put text in a 'box' of sorts by starting a new line with a space, like this:

This line was preceded by a space, so this text is in a box, in a monospaced font.

If there is something else you were trying to do, could you please be a little more specific (you could cite an example of what you're trying to imitate). — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

manufacturering/ producing vanilla ( orchids )

Hello !

I am living a long time in the phillipines , and wonder about how to by motherplants / seeds or small plants for starting production of vanilla there . Thank you for an answer and help .

Best regards

Bjørn Fossberg ( e-mail redacted )

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:04, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Check In / Check Out

Hi,

I'm fairly new around here, and am just getting started by doing cleanup / copyedits on existing articles. Once an article has been cleaned up / copyedited and the tag removed from the page itself, does anything more need to be done to it in order for it to disappear from the "pages to be...cleanup/copyedit" lists or is it done automatically? Also, does the removal of tags need to be peer reviewed or, even if not required, is there a group of peer reviewers available on request?

Thanks a lot for your help!

--Phl3djo 21:46, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Once you remove the {{cleanup}} tag, the article will automatically be removed from Category:Wikipedia cleanup. If it is also listed at Wikipedia:Cleanup, you will need to remove it manually from that list. There is no approval process required, but it is a good idea to leave a note on the talk page of the user who originally tagged the article for cleanup. Just look through the article's history to figure out who tagged it. See Wikipedia:Cleanup process#De-listing cleaned articles for more information. Thanks for your contributions! --Tantalum T e lluride 23:25, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hi i need help

hi i am swordprincess i need help how do i play the game??like see and talk to other players and walk around how???????

Unfortunately, Wikipedia isn't a game. It can in fact be addicting in a creepy way, but it's actually an encyclopedia. You can see Wikipedia's article about itself for more information. You are welcome to contribute to our articles by clicking the edit this page tab at the top of the screen. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 23:15, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting an account

How do I delete my account? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GameMaster2690 (talk • contribs) 00:34, April 12, 2006 (UTC).

Accounts cannot be deleted. This is in order to comply with the GFDL. The easiest thing to do is to simply not use the account anymore. Have a look at the username policy page for more info. - Akamad 00:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is a good news for a potential sock puppet. Martial Law 02:23, 29 April 2006 (UTC) :)[reply]

how much

how much do you pay for the program each month —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.200.112.159 (talk • contribs) 01:11, 12 April 2006.

I'm not sure what you mean by "program." If you are referring to the MediaWiki software, it is free since it is lisenced under the GPL. However, the Wikimedia Foundation must pay for servers and various other gadgets. You can find more information about the foundation's finances at m:Finance Report. Thanks for the question. --Tantalum T e lluride 01:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

science

What are the pros and cons of pneumatic systems?

Have you seen Wikipedia's article on Pneumatics? If you can't find what you're looking for there, try asking this question at the science reference desk. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 02:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

about get data from database use sql

how to get data from database using sql?

--202.75.44.18 02:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Be sure to check out Wikipedia's article on sql. There's a lot of general information there. You might get some better answers if you ask this question at the Reference desk. If you want to retrieve data from Wikipedia's database, I would direct you to the technical section of the village pump, where you might receive some more advanced advice. Please be sure to explain your question thoroughly, be specific, and read this before posting your question there. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 03:06, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

powerloss reduction in electrical transmission line

My questions are

what are the causes of powerloss in electrical transmission line.
what are ways of minimizing this powerloss in electrical transmission line

You might want to look at Wikipedia:Reference desk, thats the best place to ask questions. Cheers! -- Tawker 02:44, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

powerloss in electrical transmission line

what are are the causes of powerloss electrical transmission line
what are the methods use to reduce powerloss in electrical transmission line

.........

This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. You will not likely receive a satisfying answer to this question here. You will, however, probably find what you're looking for at the reference desk. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 03:09, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

About myself

Hi, Is it fair that i can say some thing about myself in this wikipedia ? like , someone types my name .. and they will come to know about me . waiting for reply . thanks, Jay

Thanks for your question, Jay. Wikipedia has notability criteria for biographies. Articles that do not meet those criteria might be deleted immediately and without warning. However, if you actively contribute to the encyclopedia, you will be allowed to create and maintain a user page, in which you may include a brief profile or biography as well as information relevant to editing the encyclopedia. Other users won't be able to get to the page by typing your name in the search bar because the title of the page consists of the "user:" prefix followed by your Wikipedia user name. For example, your user page is User:Jayender. Whenever you sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~), a link to your user page will be produced. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free webspace provider, so you are not entitled to do absolutely anything you want to do in your user space. You are welcome to set up a reasonable user page, though, if you are interesting in helping us maintain our free-content encyclopedia. Once again, thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 04:36, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SAP-HR

Can u give me information regarding the SAP- HR

--Sarita 810 05:00, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you had a look at the SAP page, perhaps that could help. If it doesn't, you should try Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:33, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how to search for files on my system longer than 1 MiB

how to search for files on my system which are longer than 1 MiB--155.232.250.19 07:35, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). You should state what operating system you are using, this will help the reference desk volunteers to answer. I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:34, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

motivating

   How can I recognize coeicive motivation in myself? What type of example I type of example I can give on coeicive motivation?

The best place to ask this would be the reference desk. But I must say this sounds a bit like a homework question, so I don't know how much luck you'll have with it. - Akamad 11:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Movie

I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A MOVIE BUT COULDN'T FIND IT,BECAUSE I WAS NOT NOT SURE OF THE TITLE ITS EITHER CITY OF SALT OR SALT CITY,OR SALT SEA OR SEA OF SALT SOMETING LIKE THAT IT HAS THE WORD SALT.

HOW DO I FIND IT?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 11:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

stomach acid

I get stomach acid, Indigestion day & night, could you please tell me whatI can do about it Thank you.

Probably best to ask this question on the reference desk. Actually, the best place to ask this would be at a pharmacy. They can give you an informed answer. All the best. - Akamad 11:10, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

help

can u help with finding out what MICROSYCOSIS is ? thanks Fallon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.190.103.240 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 20:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to initiate a request for mediation

I'm new to wiki and don't know the whole dispute resolution thing down pat. If someone could hold my hand and make sure I dot all the i's I'd appreciate it. This is in regards to my RfM regarding user:Rjensen's personal attacks and violation of the reversion rule against me. I've started the RfM, but don't know all the dispute notice codes I need to put up on various pages. Would appreciate the help.Citizenposse 18:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.O. Box

Are Post Office Boxes kept private to the public or can that information be obtained by calling a Postal Service worker and asking the name on the P.O. Box?

--208.188.57.237 20:26, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Post Office box. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 22:53, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edit problem

I'm trying to edit and add some pages and instead of going to the edit page I get a download prompt on my browser for index.php, This happens on both IE 6 and Firefox. Can somebody point me out of how to fix this if it is on my end or if not to fix it on the server.

Kalius 20:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there anyway that you're somehow managing to click "Save target as"? It's usualy a right mouse button menu option, but it does bring up an option to save a file called index. -- Natalya 23:17, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This can be caused by one of two things: One, Wikipedia's servers had a hiccup (excuse you!) and didn't know how to open PHP files. Two, somehow your browser got configured to automatically download PHP files instead of process them internally (very highly doubtful, but it happened to me once). In both cases, the tech desk would be your best bet for this question. --AndreniW 01:18, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Queensland Hospital Radio Inc NEW Webpages & URL

Thank you for placing Queensland Hospital Radio's Website on Wikipedia - But the URL is very much out of date - New One Currently Updated is http://www.connectqld.org.au/qhr

My appreciation again. Flora Smith President/Founder Queensland Hospital Radio Inc. email address removed PO Box 400 Moorooka Brisbane Queensland Australia 4105 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.47.51.162 (talk • contribs)

Could you specify where the incorrect link is? The only place I can find the Queensland Hospital Radio mentioned is at List of Australian radio stations, but there is no external link to the radio's website. Also, you can edit it yourself! Wikipedia:How to edit a page has more information if you would be a first-time editor. -- Natalya 23:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

About the user

Hello, how come some people have like a page where it has their phobias and some thing in Tagalog and other stuff (i was just wondering because i want one too)!

Australian Jezza--Australian Jezza 01:14, 13 April 2006 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Australian Jezza (talk • contribs) [reply]

Everyone who has an account on Wikipedia can have a user page. You can create yours by either clicking on the link at the top that should say "Australian Jezza", or by clicking here, which will create your userpage. The page location will be at User:Australian Jezza. As for listing phobias and other such things, you may be referring to userboxes. -- Natalya 01:13, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage

How do I make a userbox in my userpage? and make my userpage more interesting?--Australian Jezza 01:26, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I second that question. a few days ago I saw a page with little boxes for users to put on their pages. There were things like ¨this user believes in the Big bang¨and such but now I cant seem to find that page. How can we put userboxes in our pages?

after looking around some more I found the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes/Userboxes Suleyman Habeeb 14:54, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stubs

How do i mark an article as a stub?

Write a very short article, and add {{stub}}. Simple as that. The Republican 02:02, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can also mark a stub within a subcategory. For exmaple, if the article is about American theatre actors, it can/should be placed in the American theatre actor stubs category with the tag {{American theatre actor stubs}}. Have a look at the Category:Stub categories for the list of categories. - Akamad 02:25, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually {{US-theat-actor-stub}} would be the correct stub-tag in the example given. Eivind ^t ^@^c 21:18, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh yes, sorry, my bad. - Akamad 01:06, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

my contribution - cannot find the page created

I developed a new page with topic: "Los Angeles Art Association" as title and when I look at my contributions I see the article. BUT when i search for Los Angeles Art Association I do not find it. What gets the article into system so it can be found when searched? --Pblieden 03:17, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just searched for it and found it, though the content you put in is a direct copy paste of the LAAA's website, which is a copyright violation and isn't allowed on Wikipedia. If you can re-write the page so it doesn't look exactly like their website it would be great, otherwise someone might delete it. If you have any questions feel free to give me a shout -- Tawker 03:20, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I create a new article?

Hello, I wanted to create a new article, but I have no idea how. Would someone give me some information on how to do this?

Thank you,

Kevin

Unregistered users have to make requests at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Just follow the instructions there. If you want to be able to create articles yourself, you will have to register an account and then wait a few days. --Tantalum T e lluride 03:31, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

REPLYS TO BLOGS

Hello:

I've always wanted a place to "vent" my dismays or ideas, and as this looked like a good place, I created 3 blogs last night.

Everytime I now sign on, I immediately get a page on which 2 of those blogs are shown.

1: Where do I go to do a brand new blog?

2: Where can I find out if there are any responses to my blogs?

3: Where can I look to see if there are blogs out there on the same subject as mine?

I guess in general, I just need a simple way to navigate this site.

Thanks

I think you're asking in the wrong place. There aren't any blogs on this site at all. It's an encyclopedia project. Take a look at WP:WELCOME for some more information. --FOo 06:11, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You were mistaken. This is not a good place to vent dismays or ideas. This is an encyclopaedia.

NEED HELP ON APPRAISAL OF SIGNED PAINTING

MUSE TWO

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TRYING TO GET ANY AND ALL INFO ON A PAINTING ( LOOKS AS IF IT IS PENCIL DRAWING) FRAMED AND SIGNED, SIGNATURE IS NAME ONLY,WITH A 95 DIRECTLY AFTER.FIRST MAME POSSIBLY STARTING WITH C,CENTER LETTER LOOKS AS IF DOTTED, AND LAST LETTER SEEMS AS IF IT MAY BE A 'G' OR A ' J' ?? THE NAME OF THE DRAWING IS CALLED "MUSE TWO " BUT IT IS NOT SPELLED OUT 'TWO', IT IS THE NUMERAL II.IT IS NUMBERED 58/100.PICTURE IS OF A PERSON TRYING TO FIND THE MUSIC FROM THE SOUL AND HIS MUSE HELPS HIM SEE. IT IS ABSOLUTELTY GOOSEBUMP MATERIAL ESPECIALLY IF MUSIC MOVES YOU AS IT TRULY DOES TO MY FAMILY.

removed bold text and fixed formartting to make it easier to read. - Akamad 13:09, 13 April 2006 (UTC)'[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 13:11, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Applying the correct style to my entry

I have spent an hour trying to understand how to apply the correct style to my new entry and am still confused about how to achieve the proper style. Would anyone be willing to edit my entry so that the Bibliography, Headings, TOC, etc. are up to Wiki standards? I entered information on author Charlaine Harris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlaine_Harris. If not, I need a very elementary explanation on how to apply styles. For example, I can't get an item to appear in boldface. Thank you. Swedegirl5 16:44, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you haven't already looked at it, I have a feeling that Wikipedia:Manual of Style will help you out immensly. I've made some basic changes to the Charlaine Harris, but you should be able to use the Manual of Style to fix it up more.

I made the bibliography and subsequent lists each their own section using Headings. Heading tags look like this: == Text goes here == , and whatever you want the section header to be called goes where the text goes. You can make different sized headers by increasing the number of '=' signs.
I bulleted the titles in the bibliography (you may want to make sure that they are correctly bulleted). A bullet is made by putting an asterisk (*) at the beginning of a line. Increasing the number of '*' symbols will also increase the indent of the asterisk.
- This bullet was made with two asterisks (**)
  - This one was made with three! (***)
I italicized and uncapitalized the titles. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (titles) has specific information, but for the most part, titles should be in italics.
Additionally, you should add pertinent wikilinks to the narrative section of the article. Information on what to link to (and what not to link to!) can be found at Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context. -- Natalya 17:36, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

finding a friend

I am trying to contact an old friend IFEANYI UDEZE .I am AMORIGHOYE by name and my e-mail is (removed email address).Thank you .

I don't think Wikipedia will be able to help you. Googling the name yields many results, and at first glance they all relate to the Nigerian soccer player by that name.. You might want to give the reference desk a go. The volunteers there might be able to help you, but trying to find someone over the internet is not an easy task. Either way, all the best to you. - Akamad 07:59, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Login Problem - Cookies are NOT disabled

I cannot login either in Firefox or IE - the error message says cookies are disabled, try again. As near as I can tell cookies are not diabled in either Firefox or IE. Any suggestions? tom94022 216.103.87.80 20:39, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what's wrong, but it might be worth checking for security or ad blocking software that you've installed that might intercept the cookies? Henrik 21:57, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah it could be your firewall settings. I also have trouble logging in when using my university's secure wireless network because of the security on their end. So it could be a situation like that. - Akamad 23:42, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Need Help Posting Original Article

I would like to post a short description of a privately held company based in California. I found my way to the page of California-based companies, but I was unable to figure out how to post a new article.

Our company web site has much to offer on the subject of global outsourcing, with links to many recent studies and articles on this topic. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jayme Curtis (talk • contribs) 20:50, 14 April 2006.

As a newly registered user, you won't be able to create a new article yourself for a few days. However, you can use Wikipedia:Articles for creation to request creation of a new article. Once the article is created, you will be able to edit it freely. Before submitting your request, be sure to read Wikipedia's notability criteria for companies and corporations. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Edit

Hi. I'm not that new but...I remember seeing about two months ago a tag that said something about not editing it so an edit could be made by the user that put that their. Even though people can still edit while that notice is up...does anyone know how to get that template? Please respond on my talk page --TeckWiz 23:44, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at this page Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance. I assume the tag you are referring to is one of the first 4 listed. Hope this helps. - Akamad 00:02, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

references and foot notes

I have just created the temporary sub page Catholicism and Freemasonry/example so several editors can discuss an issue about how we want to handle quotations and citations. I have successfully added the reference coding... but for some reason the references (citations) are not showing up as footnotes at the bottom of the page. Please look and see if I have done something incorrectly. Blueboar 23:49, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You need to have <references/> on the page to get the references to show up. I have just done that.--Commander Keane 23:56, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

D'OH... thanks. Blueboar 23:59, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Author

If there is not much limit of space, I would like to see Wikipedia have signed articles. That way you would have more than one article in each theme. It would cost more space, but signers will be more carefully in what they write. There is not one opinion in many of the themes that you cover here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.50.31.211 (talk • contribs)

Since Wikipedia is a wiki, there are many different contributors to every article - that is the beauty of a wiki! Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, the goal is present factual information. Talk pages are signed, but signing articles would take away from the information. However, every edit to every page and article is kept track of in the page history, so in a way every article is signed with every author who has ever edited it, just not directly on the page. Regardless, if you would like your idea to be considered, you should bring it up at the Village Pump, where technical and policy issues are discussed. -- Natalya 02:46, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting links

For words that redirect to another article, such as Waterstones to Waterstone's, is there a way to change all the ones that are redirected to the proper article, without having to do it manual? So all Waterstones are changed to Waterstone's. Skinnyweed 13:14, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The software can't do the change automatically, but bots can do the edits (you could request at Wikipedia:Bot requests, and someone will do the work for you). However, keep in mind Don't fix links to redirects that aren't broken - although in this case Waterstones is incorrect and should be changed. In this case, Special:Whatlinkshere/Waterstones reveals that no articles actually use Waterstones, so there is no problem.--Commander Keane 14:28, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what are the economic resources of singapore?

can i know the economic resources of singapore and the comparison of malaysia and singapore? physical/ human / technological / products import and export? what are the demographic profiles of singapore and malaysia?

Have a look at the Singapore and Malaysia articles. You might also want to look at the CIA World Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/. In future, the best place to ask these kind of factual questions is on the reference desk. All the best. - Akamad

footnotes

Hello, I started reading Peter Ackroyd's biography of William Shakespere and I think it can be used as a source for several of the "citation needed" points in that article. I have created some articles but anything beyond inserting text in an existing article confuses me. I don't want to mess up the order or correct linkage of the existing footnotes. Can someone help? Thank you. Iwalters 03:03, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article William Shakespeare already uses the new cite.php method, which makes it easy to insert references. Wherever you want to insert the reference in the text, add the following code: <ref>Reference - Author, etc. 2006, other information</ref>, replacing the content between the two ref tags with the appropriate reference, of course. The reference will automatically be created and placed in the references section below; you may wish to see Gerald Ford as another article which uses the cite.php method (whenever there is a footnote, click "edit" in the section and you'll see the ref tags in use). I hope this helps. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 03:17, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How long Question

How long after submitting a new entry does it take for wiki to index it and make it available online? Should it be instant, or does an editor have to approve all submissions?

--Dss311 07:00, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New articles and new edits are posted instantly (but the search engine takes some time to update though, so if you try to search for it, it may take a while until it's found) Henrik 07:54, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday offers

   How can I access information on what holiday offers are available from the courier

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.241.99 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 11:29, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pianist. Yuan Tian (田苑)

Ms Yuan Tian was born into a musical family in China, she began piano studies with her mother and music theory with her father. She entered the Central Conservatory of Music at age of nine and graduated from prestigious Indiana University School of Music (Bloomington), Oberlin Conservatory and Cleveland Institute of Music with M.M and artist diploma in piano performance. Her teachers have included Monique Duphil, Chen Bigang, Roland Keller, Herbert Stessin, Anton Nel. Yuan Tian has recorded all of major repertoire for wind and piano for the label of Beijing Global Records since 2000. She has been heard in recitals in the United States,China, Italy, Greece and Germany. Her concert tour of France was praised by the La Republique Du Centre as “Superb concert at the oratory,” “enchanted her audience,” “magistral interpretation of L’Isles Joyeuse by Claude Debussy,” “all in nuances……” In 2004, she was invited to premiere Milde’s bassoon concert etudes with David McGill; the principal bassoon of Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the famed international double reed festival in North Carolina. She distinguishes herself by winning two competitions at Aspen Music Festival in 2003. As a winner, she made her debut performance of Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto “Emperor” with Aspen Music Festival Symphony Orchestra. Yuan Tian has been awarded American Chinese Women Organization Fellowship and Simm’s fellowship. Her first solo CD, Chopin - 24 Etudes for Piano Op.10 , Op 25 was released with label of tian-tian arts in 2005. http://www.yuanpiano.com/101.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bso002 (talk • contribs)

It looks like you are writing an article about Yuan Tian - now all you need to do is post it! You can do it by clicking on the link to edit the article named Yuan Tian. For more information on creating an article, take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article. -- Natalya 22:04, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gauss the Prodigy

Published in American Scientist, May-June 2006, pages 200-208:

Vist http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/50686 to view the article with illustrations

I removed a whole bunch of text that was a copyright violation. There was no question posted. - Akamad 23:00, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

new article

how do you start a new article? hope this is not an absurdly stupid question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tejasvi sk (talk • contribs)

Don't worry, it's not a stupid question and all! Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page should give you all the information you need. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. -- Natalya 00:48, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help, please.

Hi. I'm editing Ida Crown Jewish Academy and the "history" section suddenly went way off-format. I'd appreciate it if someone could fix it, then tell me what I could do to prevent/fix that next time. Thank you! (respond on my talk page, please!) --04:24, 17 April 2006 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catchthedream (talk • contribs)

Responded on talk page. Henrik 07:03, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Contributing more actively.

I've been on wikipedia for quite some time now, but at the moment all the editing I'm really doing is typo corrections and small additions to articles when I happen to stumble upon them. So, rather than just wondering aimlessly round wikipedia, what's the best way to get more involved in contributing? Thanks in advance :). (I'll have this page on my watchlist, but I'd prefer a reply on my talk page.) Bodil 12:08, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Even your small contributions are very important! It's great that you want to get more involved, and there are a lot of ways you can do that. Take a look at Wikipedia:List of WikiProjects, which lists all the WikiProjects around Wikipedia. There is a wide range of topics in the Wikiprojects, so you can pretty much work on anything that interests you. You can also look at Wikipedia's Portals, which concentrate on one field of information. Good luck! -- Natalya 15:18, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Natalya - I've taken the advice on board :) Bodil 16:16, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to have a look at the community portal, there's plenty of stuff on Wikipedia that needs to be done. - Akamad 00:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing it out Akamad! I can't believe I hadn't noticed that before. Bodil 21:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting

How can I make a search redirect to my page? Example: Someone types "klambino ball" or "klambinoball". How can I get Wikipedia to redirect this person to my page about "Klambino Ball"?

-Kasey Klamka

The WP:REDIRECT shows you how to do it. But in general, you simply put #REDIRECT [[Klambino Ball]] on the redirect page of your choice. So for example, create the klambino ball page, and put the following text:

  #REDIRECT [[Klambino Ball]]

That will create the redirect. I hope this helps. - Akamad 00:52, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't it be-

  #REDIRECT [[KlambinoBall]]

Doesn't he want it to be one word so you put what i have on the two ::wordTeckWiz 13:12, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's two words. F e tofs ^Hello! 00:29, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless, it seems the article is on its way to being deleted. - Akamad 00:36, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quick Bar

Hi. I'm not that new but... what is the quick bar. Is it the thing that says [username], my talk, my preferences, my watchlist, my contributions, log out? If it isn't can you tell me what it is because I would like to move a page in the near future and the renaming article says to use the quickbar.TeckWiz 13:10, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If it's referenced in the context of moving a page, the "quickbar" would probably be where below the bar you reference, where the "edit this page" button is. Look to the right of it and you'll see a "move" tab. F e tofs ^Hello! 13:12, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah!.I've seen that move button a million times. I just forgot about it the one time I needed it. Anyway...thanksTeckWiz 13:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

wiki code or wikicode

Is there a page where I can find a list of code such as:

This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.
Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details .

OR

The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.

thanks thewolfstar 01:03, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that's wikicode, they are templates. I think you could try here, if I understand you correctly and you're just looking for maintenance ones. A general list is here. F e tofs ^Hello! 01:37, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

bar codes

how do I go about finding an example of a bar code eg for a tin of beans or a garment AND how to interpret each part of the bar code;what does each part mean?

Try Universal Product Code Ans e ll 02:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And if that doesn't contain what you want, bar code may (unsurprisingly) help. — Estarriol ^talk 21:35, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

desk and suggested tasks

Hi. Can someone please tell me how I get to my desk to see any worked has been placed there? Also, when I logged on earlier, I was able to link to articles that were suggested for me to work on; however, I can't seem to find that link now. Please help. WriterightWriteright 16:18, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Place {{cleanup user link}} on your userpage, or use this link: User:Writeright/Desk. --E ivind ^t ^@^c 17:41, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's also a message from SuggestBot on your user talk page, which you can quickly access by clicking the my talk link at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you're logged in. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought you desk would be something like your user page, or the Wikipedia:Community Portal--

Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 11:59, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I added a link to it on your userpage. —

nath a nrd o tcom ^{(T • C • W)} 03:49, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My article marked as spam?

Hello, My article Sensatio was marked for deletion. It's ok, I'm absolutely not a spammer. Of course I feel sad because that little article is going to be deleted, but it's ok, if someone with more experience thinks that the article should be here, but PLEASE do not label me as a spammer. Because I'm not. Will I get labeled as a spammer for article? Please help! I want to contribute to the wikipedia, I do NOT want to promote anything.

And now will I get a "bad score"? Will I have to fear that all my future articles or collaborations may be deleted because of this? Because someone marked my article as "spam"?

Please help to maintain my name clean, as always.

--Knowledgy 04:58, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on user's talk page. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 07:20, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

links to a site of your own?

I have a site that contains images licensed under the creative commons (attributed) license, and I would like to add it to the Wikipedia:Free or semi-free non-Public-Domain information resources page, but I'm not sure what the etiquette is for that... Do I just hope for somebody to add it, or is it ok for me to do it?

If they are your own original works that are all licensed under CC-BY then I see no reason for not being able to put the link on the page within the appropriate category. Ans e ll 00:43, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Transclusion of text

I would like to know if it is possible to list 50 statements on 50 seperate pages, and display the text from them (like an image) on one main page?

I know this can be done with templates, but it won't be effiecent.

Any help would be greatly apprieciated!

Dan —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dan777aust (talk • contribs) 01:46, 21 April 2006.

You can include using the {{pagetoinclude}} syntax, however, this is not recommended, or possibly even allowed, for articles, as articles are made to be centralised. You can use this syntax on your own MediaWiki installation though, or in user space. Ans e ll 04:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou, and yes this is for my own MediaWiki installation.

6

i hear Gangster Deciples go whats your 6 to others what do they mean--75.4.189.118 03:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i hear Gangster Deciples got yo that's my 6. --

Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 04:18, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Album info box

see Return of the Champions

A simple typo led to the error: a pair of square brackets was missing. It's fixed now: http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Champions&diff=49418670&oldid=49415206. - Akamad 08:58, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AutoWikiBrowser

I'm not exactly new, but I don't know where else to ask. I've been approved for AutoWikiBrowser (Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage). I've downloaded it and the .NET framework. It opens fine, but after I log in, it tells me I am not authorized and in a sends me to the Check Page. -- Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 11:25, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Consider asking at Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser? They might know more specifics. -- Natalya 15:03, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Standard City Layout

Is there a standard layout for US cities? Most look the same, like they were generated by a bot, but some are manually created with no recognizable layout (e.g. Viera, Florida)

--Archer3 13:43, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes most US places were generated by a bot: User:Rambot (there is a link to a FAQ and some info on the user page). I'm not sure why Rambot didn't create Viera, Florida. Often once Rambot created an article humans would improve it and it would no longer be recognisably the work of a bot anyway.--Commander Keane 17:48, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

French revolution

hey is there anyone working on an article on the thermadoread reaction in france during the french revolution? It comes up all the time at school in work/homework, and i think it is urgent that it is added , thank you [[mmorpgrtsfps|mmorpgrtsfps]

Yes, we have an article: Thermidorian Reaction.--Commander Keane 18:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why can't I find my page on Wikipedia Search?

I have constructed a page, "World Wide List of Pipe Bands" if I type that in the search, in total with the capitals and everything...the page comes up. Should'nt it also come up if I don't type the capitals? Also, shouldn't come up if I type in "pipe bands" or "list of pipe bands" etc?

What am I not doing right?

Baxnfalls --Baxnfalls

Bascially, the Wikipedia search engine is limited (we don't have the revenues of companies like Google or Yahoo who can develop better search engines).

There is a reasonable explanation at Wikipedia:Searching.

Also, the "Go" and "Search" buttons do different things. The "Go" will take you straight to an article (if you use the correct capitalisation), whereas "Search" is only updated every couple of weeks - so the results can be out-of-date.

So that "Go" works you might like to create a redirect from some common titles. For example I just redirected List of Pipe Bands to List of pipe bands, so now "List of Pipe Bands" works when I hit "Go".--Commander Keane 19:17, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How can I know if an addition is premitted ?

I have several ideas about editing some categories, but I'm unsure if this is acceptable (e.g. Adding a soundtrack section to most movies). How can I know if I can start doing this ? --Kingmanos 21:00, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everything is done here by consensus. I suggest a suck it and see aproach. Make a few changes and see if the community likes them (if you don't get reverted, then your changes are permitted). Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:21, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) The general approach is to ask and discuss on the relevant talk pages first, to see what others think. I'm not exactly clear on what you want to do. If you want to change a whole heap of film articles, then asking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Films would be a good idea.--Commander Keane 21:22, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what is reason of skin effect?

i read many article related to skin effect. in every articale i saw some mathmatical equation and defination of skin efect. Skin effect occurs at high frequency and at these frquency the current flow only at the surface of the conductor. At high frequency what physically happens inside the conductor that causes the current to flow only on the surface of the conductor? This is the my question.

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. Henrik 11:20, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

education in america... a teachers query? help.

Hi!

I have been searching your sight and it is wonderful to see the intellectual interaction. I am a grad student and an elementary teacher. I have a list of 5 questions about the education system in the U.S. basically to ask someone his or her opinions on how best to be sensitive to muslim students in the classroom. We try to be sensitive to all, but my classmates and colleagues and I feel that the lack of knowledge on Islam is a potential hazard to these students. How do I find someone to email back and forth with briefly? I cannot get onto a chat room since I have to do this communication from my office. Thanks to anyone who can help! Kristen

Have you tried out Reference desk? It specialises in knowledge questions like this one. Email isn't used, you post you question much like you have done here and people will reply below (like I am doing).--Commander Keane 20:40, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Try the language or humanities reference desk. I can tell you that the system is as friendly as possible, but its the kids that are the unfriendly. --

Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 01:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to know the policy regarding adding links to external websites.

It appears that sometimes this is regarded as spam so that the external website gets blacklisted by google yet there are plenty of such external links still in Wikipedia, for example links to Cessna aircraft and RollsRoyce cars.

When I placed a link in the bumblebee article linking to my website as a source of information for commercial rearing of bumblebees, this was deleted as vandalism. The lack of a source of information regarding commercial rearing of bumblebee is widely lamented yet when one publishes a source it gets deleted

If the policy is that external links should not be to a website that might in any way be regarded as 'commercial", so be it, but the situation as it is seems to be arbitrary and hypocritical.

Bombusint 05:02, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What to link to covers that bases of what should and should not be linked to, which you should peruse. If you think your link should still be kept, consider bringing it up at the Bumblebee talk page. Also, with this diff, it looks like you also placed the link in the middle of the article, when it should have just been in the External Links section. -- Natalya 05:31, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Does this mean that it is ok if I replace the link in the external links section? Does it also mean I will no longer be blacklisted by Google? Bombusint 05:44, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't quite understand your comment about Google - Wikipedia has nothing to do with Google. I echo Natalya - talk the issue over on the article's talk page, and if you reach a consensus that the link should stay, put it in the "External links" section. — QuantumEleven 14:58, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well what puzzles me is that after my link was removed from Wikipedia I found I became invisible on Google -so I inferred that I might have been labeled a spammer -from being #2 on Google I became invisible Bombusint 08:13, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Natalya suggested a good approach for these matters. Sometimes a link, even though it is helpful, will be removed because it looks like spam or an ad. The reason why we are so protective about including links is because of the way Google favours, unofficially, Wikipedia in its search results (so everyone tries to get their pages linked to from here). It's not that you are blacklisted by Google, it's that to rank your page Google checks to see what links there. When Wikipedia, the 17th most visited website in the world, links to your website this shoots up its Google rank (we certainly didn't report you or your site for spamming).--Commander Keane 08:48, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the feedback - my link seems to be active again Bombusint 22:47, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Links

How I can for example "Don't Wanna lose You" open with diferent words such as "DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU" or "Don't Wanna Lose You" i mean with diferents letters, because I create this article and only open it if i write it like "Don't Wanna lose You", What Should i Do? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Charlie White (talk • contribs) .

You can create redirects for other likely search terms. All you need to do is type a likely misspelling/idiosyncratic capitalization into the search box at right, click Go (not Search), then click on "create this article" then type exactly: #REDIRECT [[correct name of article]]; click save, and whenever, thereafter, someone searches for that incorrect article name they will be redirected to the article. --Fuhghettaboutit 07:13, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Audio files

This seems to be the best place to ask this question...

Can Wikipedia cope with an audio function to work alongside its content? I imagine an audio option for the benefit of anyone who finds a screen difficult to use. In the same way that volunteers contribute content, other volunteers could contribute by reading whole articles out loud.

There are lots of obvious problems, for example, would someone re-read the whole article every time a change happened? Audio cannot be edited in the same way text can. But my reason for suggesting this is, doesn't this service miss an important principle if it only provides information to the sighted?

How can Wikipedia make itself available in audio as well as text?

Regards, --Patrickjoel 14:43, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is actually a project working on recording Wikipedia articles, which you might find interesting/useful - Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia. -- Natalya 15:01, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's really helpful, thank you very much, just the information I was looking for!

--Patrickjoel 15:15, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, in many OSs (Mac OS X), you can select text and have it be sokenth to you. 66.82.9.89 18:25, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Contributions

I hope someone can help me with the following question too!

So, as a new Wikipedia reader, all seems really interesting, and the concept of the whole project awesome and exciting. But my problem is, if I try to learn how to edit articles and publish them on Wikipedia, I'll have used up any enthusiasm I may have had for writing entirely in the business of learning how to write! It's too complicated for me!

I know that almost everyone that reads this, if anyone ever does, will be shocked to hear that anyone actually finds use of a computer at all challenging, but I do, and I know I'm not alone...

Why does Wikipedia require its own set of computing skills to allow interested parties to contribute?

Why can't people at large submit information, others volunteering to translate it into a quantity of information publishable on Wikipedia?

The trouble is, I know stacks of people who would love to read and write on Wikipedia, but I don't know a single person who can introduce us to the community in a clear, friendly and simple way. I don't doubt that Wikipedians are a friendly lot, but as newcomers, some of us feel as though we've stumbled into a community of aliens! Reading this, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that any Wikipedian thought that I was an alien!

Can Wikipedia embrace new members, some of whom might be able to contribute valuable information, without alienating them?

Regards, --Patrickjoel 14:59, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does it's best to greet and encourage new members as the join - new contributors are the only way that Wikipedia can keep growing! The Welcoming committee does a good job of this, and reaches out to many new contributors. Wikipedia also tries to make sure that no one bites the newcomers.

Starting editing at Wikipedia can seem daunting at first, but never fear, it's not nearly as bad as it seems, and there are many people who will try to help you start contributing, no matter how hard it is. You've already done well by posting here at the New contributors' help page. If you stop on over at the New user log, you can post a little about yourself. And for editing, the Wikipedia Tutorial is a fantastic introduction to editing that will hopefully make it as easy as possible for you to contribute.

Good luck with your contributing, and remember to be bold! If you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask! -- Natalya 15:13, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Again, thanks for this really helpful reply. I'm much more at home now, thanks.

--Patrickjoel 15:16, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Login doesn;t stick

(not a new user) My username will never continue to be logged in for more than two poages. I think it has something to do with my ISP HughesNet. User:Ccool2ax

--DiCicco 20:06, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did you check "Remember me" on the login page? Make sure cookies are enabled in your browser. --Tantalum T e lluride 00:05, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject:spoken wikipedia

Dear anyone, I'm a new user with a strong interest in this project, but I'm not very confident at understanding the technical description of how to submit audio files. I think I'm going to need someone patient to help me with questions as they come up - I don't want to make a pig's ear of my submissions and waste everyone's time. Is there anyone out there who has undertaken this in the past who can guide my first run through? I have some particular subject interests, but my first objective is to record an article and get it onto wikipedia in the right way. After that I can think about what I want to record in the future. As a starting point, I've got Adobe Audition, and a mic and phones, and a few years of experience recording books on to tape for sight impaired library users. So it's mainly help with getting my head around the technical instructions and then any feedback that I think I'm going to need. Here's my user page.

--Patrickjoel 19:13, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The best place to ask questions about Spoken Wikipedia is at the Spoken Wikipedia talk page. There, everyone who participates in the project and understands it well will be able to give you assistance. -- Natalya 23:47, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hallo

hey i just wanna ask you about the new ways of how the scientist used for saving the file.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps.. But I must say this sounds like homework so I don't know how many answers you'll get at the reference desk. All the best. - Akamad 03:33, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Starting a Page

Hello

I wanted to start a page on a band called trans-mission but am unsure how to get started. Can you help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trans-mission (talk • contribs)

Sure! Take a look at the tutorial and the your first article page. Also, there are some guidelines on whether a band should be included in wikipedia, they can be found here (if the band doesn't meet these guidelines, the article might be deleted). Have fun! Henrik 14:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please advise how I can add a new biographical sketch to the database . Also, if I find information on a list of persons belonging to a community wrong in Wikipedia(that is a person who does not belong to a list, but has been included in Wikipedia) how do I help remove the name from the list ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Padmanabhangg (talk • contribs) 16:28, 24 April 2006.

Since you are a newly registered user, you'll have to wait a few days before you can start a new article yourself. Until then, you can make a request at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Just follow the instructions on that page. If you find any mitakes in any Wikipedia pages, just click the "edit this page" tab at the top of the screen and make the correction in much the same way as you asked your question on this page. If you think removing a particular name from a list might be controversial, bring it up first on the list's talk page, which you can access by clicking on the "discussion" tab at the top of the article. For example, removing some names from the lists of dictators, war criminals, and homosexuals might be controversial. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:00, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket

Hi cricket —The preceding unsigned comment was added by As6938 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 24 April 2006.

We have lots of articles about cricket. We have one about the sport and another about the insect. We even have one about the magazine and one about The Crickets. For even more articles, see the disambiguation page for Cricket. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

==copyedit==

What does copy edit mean?22:55, 24 April 2006 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TeckWiz (talk • contribs) .

To edit for correctness such as spelling, grammar, syntax, etc. This is as opposed to rewriting. See Wikipedia's article on copyediting--Fuhghettaboutit 23:27, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures

How do You Simply Put Images in Your Article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobsterman305 (talk • contribs)

You can find out about the syntax used for images at Wikipedia:Extended image syntax. -- Natalya 02:21, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Won't keep me logged in

I have been editing / contributing for a few weeks and have not had a problem staying logged in until yesterday. I was on a dial up acess and switched to a satellite Internet hookup and now every time I log in, it appears fine until I navigate to another page. At times I can navigate one page and stay logged in, but then am logged back out on the next page. I click the remember me section and have asigned always allow cookies from Wikipedia in my Internet properties. Can anyone suggest what I may try to solve this. I appreciate any help.

Have you checked whether your browser accepts cookies? To clear up any doubt, you may want to set it so it accepts any and all cookies from wikipedia.org ... — QuantumEleven 11:36, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I have my cookies set to accept all from Wikipedia, yet I still can't stay logged in. Any other suggestions? Thanks.

Do you check the "remember me" box when logging in? It might not work, but it's worth a try. F e tofs ^Hello! 00:29, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blue name

Hi, I became a registered user because I was sick of the red colors on my IP signature. But now that I've registered I still see my name in ugly red, how do you make your name turn blue?--Zhang Lmao 10:57, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Simple, just put something on your userpage! The red means the link points to a page that doesn't exist, so if you write something about yourself on your userpage the link will turn blue. Henrik 11:34, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Table Talk

Greetings all! I've been a member on here for only a couple days. I'm currently working on adding to and editing the Twin Peaks wikipedia page. Everything was going good since I started on it, but right now I just ran into a problem editing the character table. I recently edited and added characters to the table but when I edited the last character and saved it the table got jumbled up at the bottom.

Can someone please take a look at it and tell me what I did wrong? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

P.S. Oops, I wasn't signed in when I posted this question, if needed my user name is : Digital Empire. Thanks again. By the way I love this site! What a great idea!

I'm trying to fix it now - the immediately obvious problem was a too-high rowspan (14 rather than 13) in the "Others" section - always a danger, you're going to have to change the rowspans every time you add to the table or otherwise change the number of rows. The fix I've implemented seems to have messed the display of some of the table gridlines though. Not sure what's going on here.

Thanks for contributing to the article - one of my favourite TV shows. I'm still looking at the problem. --Estarriol ^talk 12:50, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, it will help to track your edits if you're always signed in whilst making them. I'm not sure which of those edits were you due to most of them being from IP addresses.

You can also help by signing your non-article page posts (like on this page, or talk page posts) with ~~~~, which automatically inserts your username and the date/time of your post. If you have any further queries, you're welcome to ask on my talk page.

--Estarriol ^talk 12:53, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You fixed it! Thanks, looks good! Did you find out what the problem was?

I'll remember about the rowspan in future, and to always be signed in. Sorry about that, damn I'm not even signed in now! :/

Yeah, Twin Peaks is my favorite show of all time! Good to hear you like it as well! A big reason I joined is to help improve that page, there's alot that can be changed for the better. Thanks again!

what is

how old is peter maxŃ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.99.17.194 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Peter Max. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 19:02, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sixty-eight. Skinnyweed 19:39, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing fault

Every time I click on 'edit this page' it starts a download for a file called 'index.php,' and doesn't go to the editing page. I am using Firefox 1.5.0.2. Please help me!

It seems that I can edit from the side 'edits' but not the main 'edit this page'. How queer. Skinnyweed 19:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm. You might need to bring this up at the Village pump (technical). Most of the developers keep an eye on that page. Be sure to read their guidlines before posting your question. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:57, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In your preferences > Editing is "Use external editor by default" ticked? It shouldn't be, and that could be the problem.--Commander Keane 00:46, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking help from experienced editor or Admin

I'm not sure how to revert some of the changes on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mears, I've outlined my thoughts on the changes both in the discussion page for the entry and my talk page. If someone might be able to advise or better still revert the changes I'd be deliriously happy. Please come and discuss it on my talk page-cheers! PhilipPage 20:14, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Responded at Talk:Ray Mears. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:11, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Some "featured articles" templates link to the picture and not to the article

Take a look at Java programming language, and click on the Wikipedia:Featured article emblem in the upper right corner, you will be redirected to information on the image.

Take a look at India, and click on the featured article emblem, you will be redirected to the article about featured articles.

What is wrong with the Java programming language article?

Velle 09:09, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, you're right, that is very odd! Both article (correctly) use the {{featured article}} template. You may want to ask about this at the Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), that's where all the MediaWiki experts hang out. — QuantumEleven 15:21, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Information System Technology

Hackers Vs Cracker

Are you asking for the difference between a hacker and a cracker? You may be interested in reading our acticles on the subjects: hacker and cracker. If you are still confused, the place to ask this sort of question is the Reference Desk. — QuantumEleven 15:18, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for tutorial on creating user page.

I looked at several FAQ's for a tutorial on creating my user page. My impression is that a user page is valuable for interaction with other wikipedians.

Are there template user pages from which it is simple to clone?

Or is it common practice to copy/paste from someone else's user page, and revise/cleanup? --Lynn 15:35, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can do whatever you feel like with your userpage, many people use another's as a starting point and modify them to better suit them, others just know enough html to make their page their own straight from the get-go. You can look at the source to mine and nab that if you'd like. Some people just fill in basic information about themselves and ask in their page for someone to make it look nice, I've seen that one a few times. Janizary 16:42, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lynn, firstly can I ask that you leave out the {{newbie}} in each post here, as that's a template that inserts some advice that is meant to go on a new user's talk page if they are having trouble. I've removed that template from this question.

As for templates that are useful in creating a user page, can I recommend taking a look at the source behind my user page and seeing how simple it is to get a user page started? Here's a direct link to the source [1]. As for some templates that most people find useful, try:-

Wikipedia:Babel - page explaining the babel (language) templates and leading into userboxes
Wikipedia:Userboxes and Wikipedia:List of userboxes - explain the useful userboxes

By and large, however, a user page uses exactly the same editing syntax as a normal page, and since nobody else is likely to edit yours, and it is infinitely re-editable, I suggest you have a play around. User pages often start out extremely simple - a few sentences in one paragraph, maybe a few babel entries - and grow from there as the user finds that they want to put things their to keep track of their wiki experience and help them in their editing.

If you're still having trouble, could I ask that you be as specific as possible about the exact nature of your difficulties and we'll do what we can to help. I'd recommend just keeping it simple to start and add things as they come to you. Wikipedia:Userboxes explains the relevant policy, just stay within that and you're golden. Hope that helps. —Estarriol ^talk 17:48, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Typing in Arabic

How can I type words in arabic straight into the edit field?

Well... the edit field does accept (assuming you're using a browser that supports it) these characters, if the correct character code is entered. On windows, there's a tool called "Character Map" (in Accessories -> System Tools) that allows you to select any character in the Unicode character set and copy it to the clipboard. It will also tell you which combination of numeric-keypad keystrokes will reproduce that character. This is a slow method except for very short words.

Additionally, it's possible on many operating systems to switch the input language of your keyboard (temporarily, even), which would work. For further help, please see Wikipedia:Computer_help_desk. — Estarriol ^talk 10:43, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

complete the dimensional analysis topc?

Sir, there is a prove of the equation of simple pendulum, but there is no the dimensional analysis of simple pendulum formula to check weather it is correct or not--80.231.14.119

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven 06:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Linking help!!

I didn't think I was dumb until I started trying to add a link to an offsite page... I typed the URL in the edit page, but in the preview pane it does not appear as a link. When I tried to find help, I learned that putting in raw URL's was "bad form." I was supposed to somehow add the link but make it look like it was not a link. It should look like just the name of the site, with the link imbedded in it. I couldn't find any instructions on how to do that. I ran all over the place following "help" links and getting nowhere. Forgive me for sounding frustrated, but I guess I really am. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Authorknitter (talk • contribs) .

You probably know that you can link to other articles in this encylopedia by surrounding the name of an article with double brackets ([[article name]]) You can't link directly to most other wiki projects except with an external link. To make an external link just type the url like this: http://www.example.com. To make it appear just as a citation link, type the url in single brackets [http://www.example.com] which will format like this:[2], and to make a piece of text link straight to the site and look like a normal wikilink, the same as the last but put a space after the url and type the text you want linked: [http://www.example.com linked text] which would look like this: linked text. Clicking this link will take you to a tutorial on using wikipedia and how to use its markup. Hope that helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 08:27, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! That did help. Authorknitter 18:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)AuthorKnitter[reply]

IP address

This is my first time on Wikipedia and I was trying to establish a user name and password. When I entered my user name and password, the page said I had 6 uses on Wikipedia using my IP Address in the last 24 hours. I don't understand how this is possible unless someone else is bootlegging my IP Address and if they are, I don't understand how. Could someone attempt to help me out? And since I am a newbee with Wikipedia, could they email me since I don't know how to find a/the posted answer. My email address is [email removed].

Since you use AOL, your IP address will change very frequently. It is very possible that other AOL users have edited Wikipedia today from the IP address you are currently using. When you asked your question, your IP address was 207.200.116.198. Notice that it has six edits for today in its contributions list so far. If you register a Wikipedia account, your IP address will not be displayed publicly and your edits will be tracked on a separate contributions list. I hope this helps. --Tantalum T e lluride 20:15, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I write an article about something that is not on Wikipedia

I would like to write an article about something not on Wikipedia, how do you do this?

See Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Creating a new page. F e tofs ^Hello! 23:04, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

:Actually, since you're a newly registered user, you'll have to wait a few days before you're able to create a new article yourself. Until then, you can make requests at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Just follow the instructions on that page. Like Fetofs said, it's a good idea to read Wikipedia:Your first article before getting started. Good luck! --Tantalum T e lluride 23:09, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are referring to the article's topic. Wikipedia articles usually are not about Wikipedia. Wikipedia articles cover a wide range of topics. For example, I wrote articles about Google Groups (a free groups and mailing list service by Google which also offers access to Usenet) and Homerun (a Singaporean adaptation of the award-winning movie Children Of Heaven, about a brother who loses his sister's shoes). You should read the links provided by TantalumTelluride before creating a new article on your topic. Once you have finished your article and save it, I suggest you post a link to the article on Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. This will give experienced editors the oppurtunity to read your article and give feedback which will hopefully help you become a better editor. My two articles are also awaiting feedback there. Good luck with your article! --J.L.W.S. The Special One 06:35, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wait. I was confused. I thought page creation (like page moves and the ability to edit semiprotected pages) was restricted from anonymous and new users. Apparently, it is only restricted from anonymous users. So you should be able to create a new page already. I'm very sorry if I caused any confusion. --Tantalum T e lluride 03:26, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are still confusing things. Creating pages and editing semi-protected pages are completely different matters, and the 4-day rule applies to the latter. F e tofs ^Hello! 12:02, 28 April 2006 (UTC) Forget what I said. I misinterpreted your comment. F e tofs ^Hello! 12:03, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I thought, too - after you register an account, you have to wait a few days (three or four) before you are allowed to create new pages and move pages. I couldn't find any official confirmation one way or another (the Wikipedia:Why create an account? page is somewhat vague on the subject). Does someone know for sure one way or another? — QuantumEleven 06:29, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Should I try logging out, creating a new account, and immediately trying to create a new article? I remember my very first edit was creating the GTalkr article, less than two days after creating my account. --J.L.W.S. The Special One 06:35, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just take a look at Special:Newpages. 'Nuff said :P. — TheKMan^talk 10:05, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! That settles it. Those of us who answer questions here at the newcomers' help desk regularly should probably do some new-page patrol from time to time. --Tantalum T e lluride 15:12, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bergs

how can i find the page on "Bergs". It was created this morning and my account name (Bergslover) no longer works. What is the problem?

It was deleted by Wikipedia administrator Luigi30. You can ask him on his talk page why he deleted it. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 14:49, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why a Unsearchable ARTICLE

Dear Supporter,

Why is 'my' Article: General Beer Lambert Law not searchable but can be riched by the function "GO"?

I was not able to find any difference to other pages, and also any function or button for reliesing the page seems to by special hidden, if.

Thank you for help!!! ARGOS++ 14:30, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your article should show up in the search results after a few days. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 14:38, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New article

I wrote an article on an interview and it keeps getting deleted can you let me know how to keep it on?

You haven't written any articles under the account you're using now, so I don't know exactly what "interview" you're referring to. If the page you created falls under Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, administrators might have deleted it without discussion. Otherwise, it would have been proposed for deletion for at least five days, and you would have been given an opportunity to defend it. Individual interviews are questionable for the content of a Wikipedia article, but they shouldn't be deleted without discussion unless they involve only "unremarkable people." --Tantalum T e lluride 19:21, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki-links / protocol

Find on my userpage a toolbox full of Wikipedia-links and other tools for the new Wikipedian. :) Martial Law 02:17, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citing JPEGs of Newspaper Stories

I have 2 JPEGs of newspaper stories that I want to use as a source citation for editing a Wiki-article (these newspaper stories unfortunately are not on the internet, but they do exist in several public libraries). The JPEGs are large, about 1000K each. What is the customary proceedure for handling a situation like this?

69.39.172.84 08:32, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sources don't have to be available on the internet. As long as they are verifiable, they're OK. There are several different ways to cite the articles. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for instructions. I hope this helps. --Tantalum T e lluride 16:53, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trainmaster article

How do I add a brand new aticle? brolaw Brolaw 18:53, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just go to Help:Starting a new page and follow the instructions there. It's also a good idea to take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article. Good luck! --Tantalum T e lluride 19:19, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Correcting a birth year table

My wife noticed that Big John Studd, the wrestler, was born in 1948, but shows up in the "births: 1950" site. Since that birth list is 200 or so pages long it is difficult to edit, but when I try I can't even get to the names anyway.

If one of the site directors could correct this it would be helpful, should anybody else be looking for (or at) Big John. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Richard Weil (talk • contribs) .

Fixed. Thank you for pointing this out. The reason you couldn't fix the page where he was listed as being born in 1950, is because that is a category page. If you go to the article on Big John Studd, and click edit this page at the top, you'll see at the very bottom of the page a bunch of category links. When those are placed on a page, they place the name of the article into the category page, which is what your wife was looking at. So there is nothing on the category page to change; rather you have to change the category link in the article so it propagates to the correct category page. So all I did was go to the article and change 1950 in the link at the bottom to: [[Category:1948 births|Studd, Big John]].--Fuhghettaboutit 01:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

R.A.F Squadron 303 - Northolt

Can any one advise-I would like to obtain a book or any publication regarding this Spitfire squadron during World War 2.

I have tried various high street book companies and their suppliers without success.

Bob Brockbank

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — Estarriol ^talk 14:12, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What do you call this thing?

Take a look at the Black Sabbath article here and check the bottom. There'a box with member info and discography. What do you call this box?

One more thing, how come when I take a look at the Black Sabbath one (in edit page) it's long but when you take a look at the Iron Maiden one it's just a simple thing? Prodigenous Zee 12:35, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what they'd be called - it's basically a table at the end of the article that contains a set of links to articles about a subject. The Iron Maiden one is much shorter because all that code has been put into a reusable template - see Template:IronMaiden. If you wanted, you could create Template:BlackSabbath and copy all the Black Sabbath endtable code there, then all that would be required to use it on a page would be {{BlackSabbath}}, and any changes to Template:BlackSabbath would be replicated on each page that used it. This is the concept of templates. I hope that helps. — Estarriol ^talk 14:19, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I will not answer your first question, but I can answer the second. The Iron Maiden one is even bigger, but it's stored in other place (here), and not in the article as the Sabbath one. F e tofs ^Hello! 14:17, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks guys! - Prodigenous Zee 14:39, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Let me ask another question, is there an article/tutorial here that shows the proper way to format album pages, single pages and band pages? I hope you understand what I mean... - Prodigenous Zee 14:39, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yep there is. See here for albums, here for songs and here for music in general. Garion96 ^(talk) 17:20, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My preferences not saving

Whenever I make changes to the 'Watchlist' part of 'My preferences', it doesn't save them but simply reverts to what it was before. I want to increase the number of days higher than 7 and the number of edits higher than 1000. Skinnyweed 19:37, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to direct this question to the Village pump (technical). --AndreniW 02:00, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

avoiding Office action and other big scary people

I was reading the Wikinews yesterday and learned about "office action". I had no idea it existed and it scared me because when I looked at the changes that were made, if I were around at the time I probably would have reverted those changes thinking they were vandalism blanking and then gotten in a bunch of trouble. Is there a policy or list somewhere that goes through all these special situations and lists the Users with "superpower", so I know not to accidentally interfere in the bizarrely unlikely chance that I am around when something like this happens? Sifaka 02:29, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't worry about it too much, while the debates may seem fairly heated, it is only really something that effects a very few people, and an extremely few articles. You can find more info on Wikipedia:Office actions, but the short answer is that the only user with "superpower" is Danny, User:Dannyisme, and if a page is protected under office action it will be technically protected also, meaning only administrators can change it. - cohesion 08:25, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism Warnings

Why have I received several vandalism warnings when i have not once attempted to edit any Wikipedia page? I have been told I am blocked from editing for 24 hours. An explanation would be very much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.21.100 (talk • contribs) 19:18, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are using AOL, so many people share the same IP address as you. Someone with the same IP address vandalized, and you got the warning. I strongly advise you to create an account. --J.L.W.S. The Special One 09:29, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Creating an account will avoid the warnings from being given to you, however, until the blocking proposal is implemented, you will still be blocked from editing from blocked IP's at any time. If a registered user vandal has recently used that IP to edit your account will also be autoblocked. Ans e ll 10:33, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to delete a page

Hello and thank you for your answer.I put a new article and I want to delete it.How can I draw my article ?Thank you Zulka 16:08, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you are the only editor to the article, just put {{db-author)) somewhere on the page. If you're not the only author, see WP:AFD. — Estarriol ^talk 17:16, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

add an article about a company to wikipedia

Hi,

If i want to add my company profile to to wikipedia
how was it to be done--16:28, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

You would sit back and let nature take its course. If your company is notable then an editor will eventually write the article. You should not write the article on your own company, reasons explained here.--Commander Keane 17:24, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you'd add your company as an article. However, please see Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations), general parallel notes on Autobiographies at WP:AUTO and spam notes at WP:SPAM. Finally, please read WP:NOT for notes on what Wikipedia is not meant to contain (for one thing, Wikipedia is absolutely not a complete directory of company information). In practice, with the encyclopedia as it currently is, most notable companies will already have entries, and if you have to add your own, the odds are strong that it's not notable enough yet.

If after reading the above you still feel your company is notable enough to warrant its own article, by all means start the article (registered users only), but be warned that the population of editors tend to be quite stringent on notability for companies - currently there's a huge amount of corporate spam being thrown at Wikipedia, and we're having to fight it off in droves. — Estarriol ^talk 17:32, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trainmaster page

Howdy: I did a new page which defines the term "trainmaster" as a railroad employee. Now I can't find it. William Brolaw 16:41, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you mean this article Trainmaster (Railroad). You can find it again by looking at the top of your screen, to the right and click "my contributions". Here you can see all the pages you edited. Garion96 ^(talk) 17:09, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Brands of Cola" in "cola" article, how do you add a brand?

Hi, I have a question about the "cola" page (as in soft drinks). At the bottom of the page, there is a box entitled "Brands of Cola" If I wanted to add a brand of cola, where do I edit? When I open up the edit page for "cola", all it says is

Brands of Cola

Afri-Cola - Amrat Cola - Barr Cola - Breizh Cola - Bubba Cola - Campa Cola - Check Cola - Chero-Cola - China Cola - Classic Cola - Club Cola - Coca-Cola - Cola Turka - Count Cola - Cricket Cola - Cuba Cola - Diet Rite Cola - Double Cola - Evoca Cola - Faygo Cola - Feichang Cola - Frescolita - Fuji-Cola - Inca Kola - Jolly Cola - Jolt Cola - Just Cola - Kofola - Kola Real - Like Cola - Mecca-Cola - Muslim Up - Olvi Cola - OpenCola - Pepsi - Premium-cola - President's Choice Cola - Qibla Cola - Red Kola - R.C. Cola - Rola Cola - Rutto Cola - Sam's Choice Cola - Shasta Cola - Sinalco Cola - Sugar Cane Cola - Tab - Thums Up - tuKola - Virgin Cola - Vita-Cola - Zam Zam Cola - Zelal Cola

where the "Brands of Cola" box is located. Is this an infobox? I cannot find a place where you can edit "Brands of Cola" I have searched on my own to no avail, so asking a question is my last resort. Is this some sort of hidden structure?

Thanks. --LexIcon 17:35, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on talk page--Commander Keane 17:46, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

can 1/4 mile times and speed be calculated by knowing about a vehicle?

 Well, Here goes... 1st timer.....

If you have a vehicle's weight, drive wheel size, rear end ratio, transmission gear ratio,rpm shift points , engine horse power can you project quarter mile speed and ETA? I realise there may be some drag strip driver error, but if driver is able to hit the start light perfectly... what would the elapsed 1/4 mile time be and speed of the vehicle?

Thanks in advance

Rick in Texas USA

Please try Wikipedia:Help Desk or Wikipedia:Reference desk. General Eisenhower 22:09, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I need help

I am new and trying to leave a message/question on a users page for a user. How do I do that? I am really new to all this stuff. Please help me!!!!!

Brody0113

Every user has both a userpage and a talk page (indeed every article also has an associated talk page). If you know how to reach the user's userpage, which can be accessed anytime they sign by clicking on their name, go there, click "discussion" at the top of the page to go their talk page, click "edit this page", type an appropriate section header at the bottom of their page (like you did above: ==I need Help==), and type your message below that. Click save and that's it. If you know their name but it's not clickable, type into the search field at left User:their name, and then click Go (not Search). This will take you to their userpage. --Fuhghettaboutit 22:39, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks sooo much!!!! Brody0113 13:46, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are most welcome.--Fuhghettaboutit 15:26, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sv?

I recently saw this in an article. At the end it had "[[sv:(name of article)]]" What does this mean? - Prodigenous Zee 13:22, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I made the text visible for you. What this is is an interlanguage link, a link to an article on the same topic on a different-language Wikipedia (in this case, Swedish). [[sv:title]], the default, puts the link into the "in other languages" box (left hand column, about a page down). An alternate form, [[:sv:title]], puts the link into the article itself, although it's rarely used. Read all about it at Wikipedia:Interlanguage links. — QuantumEleven 13:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see. Thanks!

You're welcome! — QuantumEleven 15:31, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting song articles to albums =

Another question then, what's general rule on redirecting song articles to albums? For example going here will redirect to the album it comes from... - Prodigenous Zee 13:55, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I added a title to make it easier to see the line between one question and the next. While I couldn't find an 'official' (insofar as such a thing even exists on Wikipedia! :)) position on this, I would say that if a song in itself is not notable enough for an article (we're not talking about Bohemian Rhapsody here, are we? :)), then a redirect to its album won't so much harm (just make sure there are no other topics worthy of an article with the same name as the song title in question). However, I don't think it's necessary to create a redirect page for every song in an album - just leave them as non-existant. A Wikipedia search (which most people use) for the song title will bring up the album page, as it will be listed in the article. — QuantumEleven 15:31, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Acid Rain

Please show me how to conduct the experiment about acid rain?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven 13:02, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

THe Forbidden Thing

How do you do the sex?

Thanks! 70.171.59.231 19:03, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The sexuality portal should provide you with all the info you need. If not, the best place to ask factual questions would be on the reference desk. - Akamad 21:17, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I make a redirect?

I want to redirect certain searches to a page of a different name. How is this done?–Clpalmore 00:39, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All you need to do is type a likely misspelling/idiosyncratic capitalization of the article name you want to redirect to into the search box at right, click Go (not Search), then click on "create this article" then type exactly: #REDIRECT [[correct name of article]]; click save, and whenever, thereafter, someone searches for that incorrect article name they will be redirected to the article. --Fuhghettaboutit 01:17, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Redirect for more information regarding this. Flcelloguy (A note?) 01:24, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much.–Clpalmore

edit apologies

I have recieved a warning fro an edit i made but had every intention of revertinh, i was tryinh to teach a friend about the edit function, My apologies—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 61.9.201.64 (talk • contribs) .

That's great. I am not the whole community but apology accepted. The show preview button, right next to the save page button, is very useful for showing how editing works without actually making the change. I have placed some useful links on your ip talk page.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:22, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you're looking for a place to experiment with editing Wikipedia, the place to do it is the Sandbox. There, you can play around to your heart's content! — QuantumEleven 06:46, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's me again

Can you get into trouble for advocating and encouraging vandalism, as long as you don't vandalise yourself? I think vandalism is hilarious. Just wondering.

Also, how do you do the sex? 70.171.59.231 05:46, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am strongly tempted not to even deign this with a response, but anyway - yes, you would. It doesn't help the community, and I find it strange that you would find vandalism hilarious. All the well-endowed men and friends of homosexuals get tiring very quickly - if you want to encourage vandalism, I would suggest that you go elsewhere to pursue your artistic goals.

As for your second question, see our excellent article on the subject. — QuantumEleven 06:54, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, vandalism is bad after all. i guess someone saw this and decided to retaliate by vandalizing my favorite page :-( however, I'm curious, what does any of this have to do with well endowed men and faggots? 70.171.59.231 07:20, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Creating pages for Wikipedia Simple English

I'd like to start submitting pages to Wikipedia Simple English.

Is the policy to create all article from scratch, or to re-write exisiting English pages into Simple English? I'd be interested in doing either.

--X2qat 07:06, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see from Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia, you are welcome to re-write articles from the English wikipedia, or write articles from scratch. Either option is just fine. However, you will need to create a separate user account for that Wikipedia (for the moment - there's a project to have a unified Wikimedia login, if I recall correctly). The link to the Simple English page for this is here. I hope that helps, good luck and thanks for contributing! — Estarriol ^talk 13:37, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hOW CAN I CONSTRUCT MY OWN FREE SUB-DOMAIN FROM WIKIPEDIA?

Im Godfrey Sosthenes Ndoshi,a Tanzanian male.I would like verty much to host my own free sub-domain from Wikipedia site! Can I get it? I wil very much appreciate if I may be considered for that as Im very eager to have it a being contributing alot to Wikipedia site through my site as a link. Hope to get a quick and positive response from you.
Your Godfrey Ndoshi Sosthenes
Arusha,Tanzania,East Africa.
(rest of address redacted for spam and privacy reasons) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ndoshi (talk • contribs) 09:28, May 4, 2006 (UTC).

Hi there Godfrey! I'm not sure what you are asking about - Wikipedia is not a free host provider, we are an encyclopedia. You can contribute by editing articles, but it is not a place where you can write whatever you want wherever you want it (we're not a blog, we're an encyclopedia). Please see Wikipedia:Introduction for more information on how Wikipedia works.

You have a "user page" at User:Ndoshi, where you can write briefly about yourself if you wish. However, please keep it within the context of your contributions to Wikipedia. Take a look at Wikipedia:User page for some guidelines on what you can (and shouldn't) put on your user page. Welcome to Wikipedia! If you have any other questions, this is the place to ask them :)

PS Oh, and please turn off your Caps Lock key - it makes it seem as though you're shouting. Which I'm sure is not what you intended... — QuantumEleven 08:57, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Saving an article in progress

How and where do I save an article that I am working on, but which is not ready for publication?

The proper way to save an article in progress is a little controversial. The community hasn't agreed on any particular way. One option is to save the article in a personal sandbox, such as [[User:X2qat/Sandbox]]. Others might tell you to go ahead and save the unfinished article in the main (article) namespace under its actual title. If you do keep an unfinished article in the main namespace, you can put the {{underconstruction}} template at the top. I hope this helps! --Tantalum T e lluride^♪ 21:43, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You could just save it as a text file on your PC... that's what I do, and it also prevents me losing my hard work if my internet connection goes down, or similar. — QuantumEleven 09:32, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

raphel oil paintings cherub

could you please tell me if in the victorin times were any of raphel were done with his sig on it a cherub with dark hair on his own in oil with r.s on the bottom thankyou jeannette

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven 11:18, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to join a team

Please i want to know the procedure of how to join any academy team especially players from Africa.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Lectonar 12:38, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How "simple" is Simple?

I'm new to editing and I know this is a much debated question, but can anyone give me a simple, clear guideline?

When making or editing pages for Simple English Wikipedia, do I always need to stick to "simple" words? If I was writing or editing (for example) an article on DNA, would it be okay to use chemical names; in how much detail would I have to describe a "double helix" etc?

I'm presuming that anyone who is interested in learning about DNA is capable of handling complex terms.

Advice much appreciated.

X2qat 17:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]