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January 29

Reference help requested

So sorry to have to ask, but I'm having a problem solving the references on this page??? Can anyone provide me with some direction? Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacqueline C. Moorby (talk • contribs) 07:13, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Do you refer to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Nicola Majocchi (photographer)? Wikipedia has millions of pages, please do tell us which one you mean when asking for help. In the meantime, see referencing for beginners. DES ^(talk) 15:21, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Mess I just did while editing on Friends (season 10)

Hello kind helpers ! I wanted to add Danny DeVito (as Joe the Stripper, episode 11)) in the § "Guest Stars" of the article , but it seems that after my action the list overlapped on the text of "Recurring stars" . Can you mend it ? So sorry for the blunder, & thanks a lot beforehand for your help Arapaima (talk) 08:30, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

If you click on the "History" tab at the top of the article you can then have the option to look at differences for each edit. From that you will see that you deleted {{col-end}} from the end of one section, so I've added it back in for you. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:41, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

i think differences was meant to link to WP:DIFF-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 11:24, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Quite right, TRPoD, thank you. I must have been asleep when I did the preview.  :-( --David Biddulph (talk) 12:56, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot guys ! (If specialists can err, I am bound to, amn't I ? ;-) Arapaima (talk) 09:11, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Zephaniah Kingsley Sr. not coming up when searching 'Zephaniah Kingsley'

Hello, Why is it that my newly created page 'Zephaniah Kingsley Sr.' is not coming up under the Wikipedia search drop down list when I search for 'Zephaniah Kingsley'? Please help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emanuel Kingsley (talk • contribs) 09:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Because it takes a while for the search results to catch up; It may take up to 48 hours. --Mdann52talk to me! 11:06, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Should there be inline citation in the lead?

Kind regards, Lesion (talk) 11:23, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

see WP:LEAD - if the content is non controversial and appropriately footnoted in the body, it does not need to be cited in the lead. if it is controversial claim or a direct quote, it does need to be cited. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 11:26, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

WP:LEADCITE is the specific section. CTF83! 11:28, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for that, Lesion (talk) 12:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

"Registering" my company on Wiki

Hi,

I am a director of a company. Would it be reasonable, or against policy, to post the below to Wiki? Given they are all factual statements, and its fairly basic, I hope it allowable? Please advise. Thanks in advance.

[advert redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by XanderMatthew (talk • contribs) 12:25, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

No, you should not create or edit content about your company because you have a conflict of interest. Wikipedia is not a directory. Subjects merit a stand alone article when independent, reliable, third party sources have covered the subject in a non-trivial manner. If such coverage in reliable sources exists for your company, you may make a request at WP:RA. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:47, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Also, this is Wikipedia, not Wiki. There may well be other Wikis where you could post your company's listing. AndrewWTaylor (talk)

There is a basic principle of life here: if a place exists where you can advertise your business for free, that place is flooded with ads for bogus diet pills, male anatomy enhancement pills, female bust enlargement creams, etc., etc., and nobody reads it. If you see place that looks like it might allow you to advertise for free and it isn't flooded with spam ads, somebody is stopping the spammers and they will stop you too. The solution? Either pay for your ads or provide real value to your customers and you will get genuine word-of-mouth advertising. Or both. --Guy Macon (talk) 22:07, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

copyrights

Hi I am writing a book and would like to show the royal coat of arms (England) Can I place this coat of arms directly into my book that will be offered for sale via Abbott Publishing and if yes do I have to supply a copyright statement? Please advise Richard VanderPloeg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arms_of_England Union with Scotland and Ireland http:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/170px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.1.197 (talk) 15:02, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

The terms of the copyright release are given at File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:07, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

The key sentence is: "The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries." Perhaps you should contact your publisher. ~:71.20.250.51 (talk) 18:54, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Visibility new wikipediapage

Two weeks ago I created a new wikipedia page. I can't find it, it isn't visible yet. I am wondering how long it takes before a new page can be seen by everyone. Maybe you can tell me. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.97.18.64 (talk) 15:44, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Are you referring to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Haagsche Zwaan? If so, it is as visible as it is supposed to be. It also would need considerable work before it is ready for mainspace. Drafts in the articles for creation space are not indexed by Google or other robots-compliant search engines. DES ^(talk) 15:59, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) You will find your contributions by clicking on the "Contributions" link at the tp of the Wikipedia window, taking you to Special:Contributions/95.97.18.64. If you are talking about Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Haagsche Zwaan, you haven't yet submitted it for review, but there is no point in doing so yet as it would be declined. You need to provide evidence of the subject's notability, so please read about notability, verifiability, and referencing. - --David Biddulph (talk) 16:05, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

(e/c) It always helps if you tell us which page you are talking about - is it Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Haagsche Zwaan?
If so, one of the reasons it is not visible, is that you did not submit it for review. However, before you do that, you need to show that it is "notable" in Wikipedia's terms, and has received "significant coverage, in reliable sources, that are independent of the subject." Currently the only reference is to the building's own web-site, which is clearly not independent.
Without such coverage, your article will be rejected - for a basic explanation of these terms, please see WP:42 Arjayay (talk) 16:06, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

drop down lists

there used to be a space in your preference where you could eliminate the drop down list when making a search. I see it's been eliminated. How do I get rid of the drop down list now? I can't stand it and don't need them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohpat (talk • contribs) 17:57, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

@Mohpat: There's a discussion about this at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 121#AJAX suggestions now mandatory?. Apparently the solution is to edit Special:MyPage/common.css and add the following:

.suggestions { max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; }

-- John of Reading (talk) 21:40, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

posting a new article

I have an article with references to post but I cannot follow the instructions to post it. Perhaps someone can create an article skeleton on this topic and I can then edit it to add the content? Is this possible?

Wclrdp (talk) 18:27, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

What have you tried? Perhaps Wikipedia:Articles for creation would help? Dismas|^(talk) 19:16, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Additional resources:

• Wikipedia: Your first article
• If you place {{Help me}} (including the curly brackets) "then your question" on your talk page, a volunteer will assist you there!
• Alternately, you can ask a question through the Wikipedia help channel on IRC chat.
• Teahouse, "a friendly place for new editors."

Of course, helpful volunteers will gladly answer specific questions here. ~E:71.20.250.51 (talk) 19:27, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Working edit counters

Is there a working edit counter that shows "new pages" (pages I have created). I know there used to be one but so many of those are no longer functioning. Rmhermen (talk) 19:01, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Go to your contributions, go to the end of the page, click on "Articles created". Ta da!! Dismas|^(talk) 19:17, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

I've never gotten a response back from that the few times I've tried to use it. RJFJR (talk) 19:55, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry. Without any specificity, I didn't know which tool you had tried. The last time this question came up, the counter worked for me. But you seem to be right. This time I haven't received a response back and it's been several dozen seconds. Dismas|^(talk) 20:03, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Help with my Wikipedia page, References and Verification

Hello, I need help with my Wikipedia page, Robin Clark (American Singer), as I am new to this. I have tried to add references and verifications but I have not been able to add them, please can you tell me what I need to do.

19:08, 29 January 2014 (UTC)Lonediva (talk) 19:08, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

ThankYou Robin Clark

I think Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners would help you out. Dismas|^(talk) 19:20, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Robert C Fulford DO

I tried to correct a mistake and it was reversed. Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajivly (talk • contribs) 19:27, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

If you go to Robert C. Fulford and look at the history tab you can see who made the change and what edit summary they left. In this case the edit summary just says "(Reverted 1 good faith edit by Rajivly using STiki (Mistake? Report it.))" but it does tell you who made the change and you could ask on that editor's talk page at User talk:Epicgenius. RJFJR (talk) 19:35, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) It seems that it was reverted because you did not provide reliable sources for this change. Notice that there are two source citations after the original statement. These are books that I can't find right now, but they probably support the statement. If you have a source that says that these two medical practices are different, feel free to make the change again and add the source. (Referencing for beginners and introduction to referencing can help if you aren't sure how to add the source.) If there is still an issue, you can start a discussion on the talk page of the article. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 19:37, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Image licence question

File:Chromino.jpg This image I recently posted to WikiMedia Commons was tagged with "image licence missing". Looks like I forgot to add a licence to the image. How do I add one afterwards? JIP | Talk 20:24, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

First, you will need to go to the the image's page on Commons. Click the image, and there will be a box that reads "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below." Then click "its description page". There you can edit the page to update the information. If you took the photo yourself, you can decide what license you want for it. See copyright tags on Commons to find the right tag. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 20:45, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Incorrect name for Madeline Island Museum

The article titled Madeline Island Historical Museum, should be correctly titled Madeline Island Museum - see the museum's website for verification that this is the correct name. Google also had the incorrect name in their places search response and this has been requested to be updated too. There is another museum just down the road run by the Madeline Island Historical Preservation Association, so this article can lead to confusion for tourists visiting the island! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iknowabit (talk • contribs) 21:03, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Y Done. I have moved the page to the new name. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 21:14, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

January 30

Template parameter syntax

Resolved

This isn't specifically related to anything on Wikipedia (it's actually Wikia, though that uses MediaWiki, so I figured it appropriate enough to ask here). I'm attempting to make a template that says something along the lines of "It has been suggested that this file be renamed to File:Example.jpg" where "to" only pops up if the parameter for the filename is defined (that is, if the template is invoked without that parameter, it would say "It has been suggested this file be renamed" rather than "It has been suggested this file be renamed to "). Is this possible? If so, how could I go about it? And if no one here at the help desk knows, is there a better place to look/ask? - Purplewowies (talk) 00:43, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

• OOooo.. An easy one... If you had a Template:Rename file that contained;

It has been suggested this file be renamed{{#ifeq:{{{1|}}}||| to {{{1}}}}}.

it will return:

• {{Rename file}}

It has been suggested this file be renamed.

• {{Rename file}}

It has been suggested this file be renamed.

• {{Rename file|1=}}

It has been suggested this file be renamed.

• {{Rename file|[[:File:Example.jpg]]}}

It has been suggested this file be renamed to File:Example.jpg.

Easy enough! Technical 13 (talk) 00:54, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Wow, I didn't realize it was that easy. Goes to show how very little I know about magic words and expressions. Thank you! - Purplewowies (talk) 01:57, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

The above works but the usual solution would be the simpler:

It has been suggested this file be renamed{{#if:{{{1|}}}| to {{{1}}}}}.

It would also be common that the user only gives the file name and the template adds the link formatting:

It has been suggested this file be renamed{{#if:{{{1|}}}| to [[:File:{{{1}}}]]}}.

If the file exists and the user adds the link formatting in the first option but forgets the colon before the file name then the file would be displayed instead of just linked. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:13, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

I did make sure to add appropriate syntax to ensure that the file would always be linked and never displayed when I added the code into the template, and I'll look into replacing it with your syntax later today, because edit box with what I originally did is rather complex and hard to read visually. - Purplewowies (talk) 16:49, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Timeline of British Monarchs

Hi, the information on the following page does not read accurately:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs

Under the subtitle title "Timeline of British Monarchs" the timeline for Queen Victoria's reign is not accurate.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.27.132.160 (talk) 02:52, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

It looks fine to me. Are you sure you're looking at the right label? The bar for Victoria is immediately to the left of her name, not below it. ~HueSatLum 03:02, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

earlier today there was some vandalism on the timeline that may have affected its appearance, but that has been removed and it looks right to me. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 03:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on List of University of Michigan sporting alumni

Reference help requested. Hi, I received a Reference Error for the last edit I did on List of University of Michigan sporting alumni. I reviewed the URL error help page it referenced, but I am not seeing what I did incorrectly. Please let me know so I may correct. Thanks --BuzyBody (talk) 05:50, 30 January 2014 (UTC) Thanks, BuzyBody (talk) 05:50, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

@BuzyBody: The error is in the reference for "Doug Evans". The "url" parameter there has been set to "Doug Evans", the same as the "title" parameter; it needs to be whatever URL you found that verifies this entry. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:19, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

I fixed the error. Thank you for your help. --BuzyBody (talk) 15:48, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Richard Charles Gould, American Shotokan Karate Federation (ASKF)., and David Gould

which spawned of the Japanese Karate Association with Richard Gould as the director and founder after being stationed in Japan, after serving in the U.S. marine corp. in the Korean conflict. He learned Shotokan Karate-do in Japan reaching third dan (third degree black belt) and climbed his way up to a national and international recognition as a 9th dan (which is the highest rank while alive. 10th dan is only in death.

The ASFK is a world renown instructor while his students formed the federation that produced countless world competitors. He is well known world wide as a senior instructor and is the second senior karate-do in the U.S. after one man who he trained with in the 50's.

He is most noted as being one of the first American to bring Shotokan Karate to the Americas. Unlike many karateka, his linage and student carry linage back to Tokyo, Japan and Gichin Funakoshi, as Master Funakoshi's students became his instructors. The ASKF is a growing international force producing some of the best karateka in the world.

The ASKF holds a true karate organization unlike most dojo's advertised. He is, also, respected in Japan as an experienced instructor.

Hanshi Richard Gould's son, Richard David Gould - 5th dan, is a renown international competitor and sensei to many and was at one time a feared kumite expert(fighter)internationally and nationally. He is also a well known teacher of karate-do students and holds fame in his own right.

The ASKF works closely with the Ryukyu Karate Research Society headed by Hanshi Patrick McCarthy in based in Australia as it does with countries in Europe and Asia.

Many published books have noted Richard Gould, the ASKF, and the linage is published in books like Randy Hassel's Shotokan and its evolution.

The ASKF is opposed to karate money groups such as the UKAI out of New Jersey and its members.

Please enter researched material into Wikipedia.org There are many sources to important information.

Thank You, R. David Gould --173.27.65.217 (talk) 07:21, 30 January 2014 (UTC)David Gould

Wikipedia:Requested articles is where you can request an article be written on a topic. However, I'm not finding much in the way of coverage in reliable sources that are independent of American Shotokan Karate Federation from which to summarize into a Wikipedia article on American Shotokan Karate Federation. There is some book information on the American Shotokan Karate Federation,[1] but some of that information is from books written by Richard C. Gould, so the source is not independent of the American Shotokan Karate Federation topic. I also am not finding much source material for an article on Richard Gould, whether for Richard Charles Gould or Richard David Gould. Richard Gould is too common of name to find information about a particular Richard Gould. Since you are in a position to know of all the newspaper and magazine coverage of these three topics, please include links to the independent source material for these topics in making a request at Wikipedia:Requested articles. -- Jreferee (talk) 11:10, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Edit on "Casa Bey"

Hello i am Dfrr Yes as you may be able to Mos Def's Casa Bey on a moble phone but i did a ****** job on it so how do i ask someone to make a edit on that Page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfrr (talk • contribs) 09:25, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

I un-did your changes to Casa Bey as it's currently a redirect page to The_Ecstatic. If you're having trouble editing then you could post your proposed changes to the talk page of that article. CaptRik (talk) 13:19, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Effects of Mortality Salience on 2004 Presidential Elections

Checking out this abandoned Afc submission, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Studies of Terror Management Theory following 9/11 led me to the article in the subject of this thread. Is this really an encyclopedia article or an essay? Would it be appropriate to start a discussion about it at a Wikiproject, and if so, which one? —Anne Delong (talk) 18:48, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Seems like we have an article on Terror_management_theory and after a quick read of both I'd say the one you linked is WP:SYNTHESIS and of no real value. CaptRik (talk) 19:06, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Image question

File:Fake police website.png ← A fake police website
<Note: image made into a link. You may not display any fair use image outside of the mainspace location where its fair use is claimed.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:18, 31 January 2014 (UTC)>
I thought that Wikipedia could make use of a screenshot of a fake police website intended to scare users into paying a fee, so upon encountering such a site, I grabbed a screenshot and uploaded it to Wikipedia. But what article could it be used on? And what would be the correct licence? JIP | Talk 19:54, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

You have uploaded it to English Wikipedia, but as it appears to be written in Finnish, it might be more use at Finnish Wikipedia, if they will accept it. But as you don't have permission from the copyright holder, it's probably not acceptable on any Wikipedia. There is no "correct licence" for an illegal copy. Maproom (talk) 20:11, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Dependent on how it's used, couldn't it fall under fair use (assuming no free alternative is available? (Granted, an English one would be better for here, but... yeah.) Beyond that, the type of scare this is is akin to ransomware, but I'm not sure it'd go in that article. - Purplewowies (talk) 21:23, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Wrong Cincinnati head coach (Ed Jucker) listed for 1958-1959 season - it should be George Smith

On the following wikipedia page

1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

it lists Ed Jucker as the head basketball coach for Cincinnati Bearcats. On the wikipedia page

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

it shows George Smith as the head coach through the 1960 season. This is true. In fact Ed Jucker was not Cincinnati head coach until 1960.

Please make the correction on the wikipedia page listed at the top.

Thanks, Ed Donovan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edwardrdonovan (talk • contribs) 20:13, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I have confirmed it and corrected the article.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 20:42, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on François Berléand

Reference help requested. Hi, I don't understand how to edit references because instead of the actual text the references just come up as Reflist in brackets. Thanks, C'estmoi3456 (talk) 20:37, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

You have to edit the place the reference is used and not the place it is displayed. See more at Help:Referencing for beginners. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:46, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

replacing current Mackinac College article

The current article (Mackinac College) has one introductory sentence that is actually about Mackinac College. It is followed by 3 other categories of information: Pre-college, Post-college, and the college’s ‘MRA problem.’

I am prepared to replace this wiki with three separate articles: --Mission Point (Mackinac Island) --Mackinac College (1966 – 1970) --Mackinac College (1971-1973)

Unlike the current article, these three articles are each extensively researched with primary resources, online resources, and personal communications. These three articles encompass the information that is in the current article and much more.

I wish to ‘simultaneously’ delete the current article and upload the three new articles. Please tell me how to go about doing this. Karin D. E. Everett (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:59, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi Karin. The best idea would be to try to add this information to the main article, and then when it becomes too large to split it off into other articles at that point. Also to note is that Wikipedia articles shouldn't be sourced to primary sources or original research such as personal communication. Samwalton9 (talk) 00:09, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Not quite. As per WP:PRIMARY, published primary sources can be used with care, mostly for non-controversial facts. But "personal communications" are never acceptable as sources in Wikipedia articles, any more than "personal recollections" are. DES ^(talk) 00:49, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Oops I meant secondary published references, not primary. Thanks, good to know about the personal communications.

There are quite a few Wiki articles that link to Mackinac College. I want these links to default to the Search Option page where it says 'The page "Mackinac College" does not exist'. Then the options --Mackinac College (1966-1970) and --Mackinac College (1971-1973) would emerge for the searcher to select between. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karin D. E. Everett (talk • contribs) 01:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Without commenting on your proposed new articles, simply deleting the old page would almost always be inappropriate. At the very least that would break all the links pointing there. More likely you'd want to crease a wp:Disambiguation page or use hatnotes to allow users to find the other pages. If one of the articles is reasonably the primary meaning of the term, then it can get the primary name (although from your statement that would seem not to be the case). Rwessel (talk) 02:08, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

• Mackinac College has been improved and Mackinac College (Humbard) was created. Please fix the URL in the first reference in the Mackinac College (Humbard) article. Thanks. -- Jreferee (talk) 16:50, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Quote marks had to be removed from the first reference URL to make it work. These new articles are excellent. Great work for an overnight effort! I can work with these new titles and will incorporate my efforts into them. THANK YOU! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karin D. E. Everett (talk • contribs) 00:07, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

January 31

How can I copy mathematical equation to external document editor?

I was making notes and I wanted to copy Distance_(graph_theory)#Related_concepts. Unfortunately copy pasting it resulted in blank objects in place of equations (from Firefox 26 to LibreOffice Writer 4.0.1.2). Exporting to pdf and copy pasting from created file ended in even worse mess, equations were missing and bogus newlines were everywhere. Some time ago I was manually downloading equation images ( files like https:/upwiki/math/a/a/1/aa1f80acca8417a5c530bc706ef7063e.png etc ) and placing in in .doc document but this is absurd.

What is the proper method for doing this?

Bulwersator (talk) 05:07, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I don't know if there's a recommended method. If I were doing it, here is what I would try.

Check whether LibreOffice handles AMS-LaTeX. If it does, click the "Edit" link at the top of the Wikipedia paragraph you want to copy from, copy the stuff between the <math> tags, and paste it into LibreOffice. Maproom (talk) 09:41, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Anything better? It still requires manual action for every single equation. Bulwersator (talk) 13:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Adding a mini-icon for a flag onto a page.

Hello. I would like assistance if possible in adding a mini-icon (like a 23x14 png file) to a Wikipedia page. The page is - One Day International#Teams with ODI status.

The imagine I'd like to add is a flagicon for the East African Cricket Team. It's the only national team whose flag isn't shown on the page, but not the only union of several countries placed into a combined team (ie. West Indies for the Carribean and Ireland for both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland). The imagine flag I'd like assistance with placing onto this page is available here. Thanks. - East Africa cricket team. J man708 (talk) 09:38, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately that image File:East And Central Africa Cricket Logo.jpg is copyrighted, and under the fair-use rules can only be used in restricted ways. It would not be possible to add it in the way you describe. Rojomoke (talk) 11:18, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Fette Fraktur

Reference help requested. According to ReferenceBot, one of my edits on the Fette Fraktur page caused a missing reference list. How do I fix this? Thanks, HappyHogJens (talk) 09:18, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

The error message on the Fette Fraktur page said "Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page)." In that message the words "help page" are in blue, showing that it is a link, in this case to Help:Cite errors/Cite error refs without references. Someone has sorted the problem out for you. --David Biddulph (talk) 09:44, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Miss Mangalore - Copy right volition

Hi,

this is Charan from Miss Mangalore fashion Events. The page created in Wikipedia - Miss Mangalore is a registered company of Miss Mangalore Fashion events with registration in Karnataka India. some Facebook page WTN is illegally opened this page & has filled wrong information. request you to delete this page. all website www.missmangalore.com & Facebook page Miss Mangalore is with our company. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suvarnacharan (talk • contribs) 10:39, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

This is the English Wikipedia Help Desk, we can't help you. You need to go to the . Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:08, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

The wikipedia article Miss Mangalore seems like an adequate summary of the event and I cannot see any copyright information. If you believe there is incorrect information then please post your issues on the articles talk page and provide sources for your claims. CaptRik (talk) 11:12, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Moving house

My question is I have moved house and changed address for my council tax but my ex-husband paid the council tax yet the credited money has moved with me instead of staying on the address, is there any way to put the credit back on instead of it following me to my new address, any advice would be great thank you

Stacy Nelson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.28.118.171 (talk) 12:13, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Arjayay (talk) 12:19, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

The tax seems to be applied to each "household," but its not clear as to whether each address is taxed or each owner/renter is taxed. Your best bet is to contact the Coventry City Council directly. -- Jreferee (talk) 13:57, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Council tax is levied on residential property, not individuals, but the bill is sent to the named person in that property who is on record as taking responsibility for paying the tax. It is more than possible that a credit would therefore be transferred to that person's new account, should they move house within the authority. Jreferee's advice to contact the local authority is correct. -Karenjc (talk) 20:06, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Edits and NPOV

I have a member that has totally gutted a page that I spent time on editing (I am not the original creator of the page). The information that they changed "could" be deemed accurate in some cases, but it is not in accordance of NPOV terms. I edited this information, kept all the edits, citations and footnotes of the person that changed the page, But I put the exact quotes for the edits that are biased from the cited source (the editor paraphrased sentences and did not take exact quotes).

Now I look at the page and it has been reverted to the gutted page again. It did not even contain the accurate and cited references, from the exact same source no less, that I had added that would put this page in accordance of NPOV. I got a message that my edits do not follow NPOV. What should I do. This page as it stands now is not neutral in any way and biased. Any help would be appreciated.

Gentech Pharmaceutical — Preceding unsigned comment added by DanteVz (talk • contribs) 15:42, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Your two edits were here and here. The second one was clearly problematical; you removed unfavorable material and added blatant advertising.

In particular you replaced

"ABC News identified the company as one that manufactures 'Adderall knockoffs'."

with

"ABC News identified the company as one that manufactures 'prescription -strength study aids'."

Note the title of the ABC news article: "Adderall Knockoffs Are Unapproved, Potentially Dangerous, Experts Say".

You also replaced

"The companies products have not been evaluated or approved by the FDA for sale as medications in the United States."

with

"All of Gentech Pharmaceutical's products are Over-the-counter formulations that are regulated by the FDA, Regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S Food and Drug Administration."

when the same ABC news article clearly stated

"Companies using new ingredients are required to file a New Dietary Ingredient Notification, which requires that the manufacturer demonstrate to the FDA why the ingredient is reasonably expected to be safe for use in a dietary supplement. Neither Gentech nor Nexgen submitted a New Dietary Ingredient Notification with the FDA for their amphetamine-like compounds, according to an FDA spokesperson. Neither company responded to an ABC News request for a comment on the missing paperwork. "

Sorry but Wikipedia is not here to advertise your products. I suggest that you find a business model that does not depend on us providing free advertising. --Guy Macon (talk) 16:19, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

so, I had stroke 4yrs ago , have diabetes and HBP. finding it difficult to have orgasm.nothing helps, not even masturbation. need someadvice

Need help with orgasm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.113.149.175 (talk) 17:54, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry for your plight, but this is the help desk for editing Wikipedia, and in any case we are not allowed to give medical advice here. --ColinFine (talk) 18:39, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Wikipedia cannot give medical advice. - Purplewowies (talk) 18:41, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

the scribing of ishitar

This subject was deleted previously due to not enough google links. The series now has two published books and I would like to request reconsideration of activating the page. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Riyanj (talk • contribs) 18:16, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I can't find a record of the deletion discussion, but "not enough google links" is not a grounds for deleting a page. What is grounds for deleting a page is if there are not enough reliable sources, independent of the subject which have written about the subject. If two books have been issued by reliable publishers which discuss the series, that might establish notability. But if, as I suspect you mean, there have been books published from the same source as the series, then they do absolutely nothing to establish notability. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 18:43, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikidata linking

Can someone with some familiarity with Wikidata look at the interwiki linking problems at Talk:Cookie? Rmhermen (talk) 19:58, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I have raised this issue on Wikidata's interwiki conflicts page. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 20:22, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that page. Rmhermen (talk) 21:40, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Antia-Submarine Squadron VS-36

I was in GITMO in the USN, I was a Crew member in S2F-1 VS-36 we were on Exercises playing War Games in 1957,to this day I cannot remember the Aircraft Carrier we were on. Would like your help, Glenn Papasan AKI USN RET, Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.176.135.214 (talk) 22:03, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.Template:Z37--ukexpat (talk) 22:09, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

That being said... I believe this article relates to the query: Operation Strikeback.

And... Air Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (VS-36) was on the USS Essex (CVA-9).

~I hope this helps, ~E:71.20.250.51 (talk) 22:46, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Adding image inside Taxobox

I'm trying to insert a picture into the Taxobox of an article I am expanding. The picture has been uploaded and accepted by Wiki Commons. There was a poor picture there and I've used the same format as the original author, plus every combination Wiki gives me and nothing appears. Is there some special format for using a picture within a Taxobox? Thanks, Mct5548 (talk) 23:34, 31 January 2014 (UTC).

Hey Mct5548. Are you trying to add File:Laemophloeus germaini Montage.jpg to Laemophloeidae? If so I have previewed it and it works fine. I can think of three things that might be causing your issue. First, in some preformatted templates, the template suppliesthe image markup so it will break the image display if you append "file:" or "image:" before the file's name. Second, some people try to type out a file's name rather than copying and pasting it and any change in capitalization or spelling will not work. Third, and I would expect most likely, this is a page caching issue--even though you are correctly placing the image markup and previewing, you are being shown the existing version--you didn't say but is what's happening that when you preview you are seeing the old image, i.e., no change? If so and you deem that the image should be replaced with the one you uploaded, go ahead and replace it. Then, purge the page cache as well as your computer's cache.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:29, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi. Tried purging using null edit. No change. Here's what I've got:

{{Taxobox
| name = Laemophloeidae
| [[File:Laemophloeus germaini Montage.jpg|thumb|Laemophloeus germaini Montage]]
| image_caption = ''Laemophloeus germaini''

Neither the picture, nor the caption are appearing. Sorry to be a pest. Mct5548 (talk) 01:46, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

That's weird. It shows up here just fine. Mct5548 (talk) 01:47, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

@Mct5548: Okay so here's what happened (by the way I reformatted your post above so the image doesn't display but we can still see what you tried; I've also fixed the article so the image is displaying). The taxobox's existing image parameter was:

|image = Cryptolestes spartii.jpg

So what you needed to do was follow that format exactly and just change it to

|image = Laemophloeus germaini Montage.jpg

Instead, what you did was supply the image markup one might use when placing an image outside of a preformatted template. The reason it worked here when you posted the above is because you only used part of the taxobox, without its ending "}}" so the image worked only because the taxobox was not doing anything because it wasn't complete.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:24, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Mct5548 (talk) 02:25, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Anytime!--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:30, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

February 1

Featured article by author

There used to be a list of featured articles by author (i.e. stars denoting the number of articles put up by a user at WP:FAC. Does anyone have the link? Thanks 199.71.174.200 (talk) 00:46, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I think what you're looking for is Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:30, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Impro-Visor

On this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impro-Visor there are notations of Unknown Parameters in the References section. There are 5 references. I would like to fix those problems, but when I open the Edit, there are no references listed. I don't understand how those references are even being displayed currently. Do I have to completely reenter them? Rmkeller (talk) 02:17, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

@Rmkeller: When you are reading an article and see a references section near the bottom populated by a series of numbered citations, you might think that if you edit the page, you will see those citations typed in that section and be able to edit them. However, normally what you will see is code similar to this:

     ==References==

   {{Reflist}} or <references/>

The text of citations is actually in the body of the article, directly next to statements or paragraphs the citations support, using <ref>(citation)</ref> tags, which display as footnotes (e.g.^[1][2]) when you are reading an article. The template code shown above in the references section collates and displays all of the citations within the article in a numbered list in which the numbers correspond to the footnote numbers in the text. By clicking on the ^ symbol next to a citation display, you can easily find exactly where in the body of the article the citation text appears in order to edit it. For more, please see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:32, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

P.S. I provided a section header for your post. Note how the link to the page I placed there was done and could have been inside your post. Rather than providing a hyperlink, just surround the name of any Wikipedia page with doubled opening and closing brackets, e.g., [[Wikipedia]], which will display when you save as Wikipedia. I suggest taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial to learn about these and other basics of editing Wikipedia. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:37, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Scott B & Beth B

I would like to know how to create a page that is just about Beth B. I haven't worked with Scott B for 30 years and have an extensive career in film and art that I would like to createBeth B productions (talk) 02:55, 1 February 2014 (UTC) a new solo page. How do I do this? Please let me know.

Thanks Beth B Beth B productions (talk) 02:55, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Choose a different platform than here? Facebook or linkedin might be good for you. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 03:01, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

@Beth B productions: It's probably not a great idea for you to create an article about yourself. We frown upon editing when you have a conflict of interest and people get really defensive when writing unobjectively about themselves, if you can imagine that. It's a bad scene. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:04, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello Beth. I think you're talking about the existing article Scott B and Beth B and suggesting that, since the bulk of your work has been done independently, there should be a separate standalone article about your production company rather than just a section in the existing article. In principle this could happen, in the same way that we have separate articles about Sonny & Cher, Cher and Sonny Bono. To be acceptable, a separate article about Beth B. would need to show that the subject fulfils the Wikipedia notability criteria in its own right. However, your conflict of interest means you are not the best person to write it. You could make a request at WP:Requested articles, but the backlog there is huge and a swift response is unlikely. Alternatively, you could draft a Beth B article, remembering to cite reliable sources and demonstrate notability, and submit it for review at Wikipedia:Articles for creation, being upfront about your connection to the subject. The easiest way to do this is via the WP:Article wizard. By the way, your username is likely to attract attention as it is unfortunately in breach of policy, and it may be blocked. Wikipedia requires that all accounts be held by individuals, so names that suggest someone is editing on behalf of an organisation or company are not permitted. This is not a reflection on you personally and you are encouraged to choose a personal username and edit from that instead. I hope this helps. Feel free to ask for more help if you need it. Regards, Karenjc (talk) 09:32, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

pre pay tolls

i am coming to sydney in april and would like to pre pay the toll for the south western mwy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.213.149.247 (talk) 03:11, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Time for the astray template...

Hello, I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:00, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Help - Article not posted on the wikipedia?

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Skydome08/sandbox I have edited my article "Sultana Islam" as advised, see URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Skydome08/sandbox,[[3]] but it is still not available on the main wiki page. Need help as to why it is not posted?

Skydome08 (talk) 04:57, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

It's not in the main space because you didn't put it there. There's some serious formatting issues, but the topic seems to me to be notable. See WP:MOVE for information on how to move a page at Wikipedia. Just move the page to the title of the article you want. At Wikipedia, there is no required formal review process. You just do what needs to be done yourself. However, also be aware that other people will come along and do what needs to be done to any work you submit, including editing, changing, cleaning up, and possibly deleting it. --Jayron32 05:45, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

User has to request it because they're not autoconfirmed. - Purplewowies (talk) 06:04, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Or they could fix 10 spelling errors and chill for 4 days... --Jayron32 06:16, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

...Indeed. Though they'd really just need to fix 7 and not chill at all. - Purplewowies (talk) 07:35, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Way to pull up a file list?

Is there a way to pull up a list of files based on the number of revisions/new versions (the file itself, not the page) it's had? Thanks for any input. - Purplewowies (talk) 05:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Saving articles

How do I save articles on my ipad? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.122.230.140 (talk) 08:49, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I don't use an iPad, so I'm not sure how well this works, but Wikipedia's Official App allows you to browse articles and save them for offline reading later on. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 09:12, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

WP:NOTAFORUM

What happens if Users disregard WP:NOTAFORUM using article talk, to argue on a topic unrelated to the topic or the article improvement e.g. Article on UN Partition Plan 1947, while discussion relates to Palestine in Ancient period(200BCE) ?

What can be done after noting that it's not a forum? am I allowed to remove it as "spam"?--PLNR (talk) 09:16, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

This refers to this thread, I believe. - Karenjc (talk) 09:59, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

You can follow the guidance of WP:TPG. Such as " Off-topic posts: If a discussion goes off-topic (per the above subsection #How to use article talk pages), the general practice is to hide it by using the templates {{|tlcollapse top}} and {{collapse bottom}} or similar templates. This normally stops the off-topic discussion, while allowing people to read it by pressing the "show" link. At times, it may make sense to move off-topic posts to a more appropriate talk page. It is still common to simply delete gibberish, rants about the article subject (as opposed to its treatment in the article) and test edits, as well as harmful or prohibited material as described above. Another form of refactoring is to move a thread of entirely personal commentary between two editors to the talk page of the editor who started the off-topic discussion. Your idea of what is off topic may be at variance with what others think is off topic; be sure to err on the side of caution."

And given the particular article, continued violations can be taken to WP:AE -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:13, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Licking county children services and there neglect!!!!!!

I would like to know why licking county children services is being so narrow minded when it comes to a woman who has had children services at her house 7 years in a row for drug abuse neglect, domestic violence and yet doesn't even have to be drug tested and yet her husband lost his son and is looking at several charges due to her lies and manipulation with the law enforcement and children services she is wrecking my friends life when he is innocent and she is the one guilty. Is there anything that can be done?????????.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.186.79.152 (talk • contribs)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 11:50, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Also note that Wikipedia has strict policies regarding what one can post about a living person on any page of Wikipedia. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 11:52, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

dicussion-EGLISE VIEILLE CATHOLIQUE ROMAINE

Good morning,we have been alerted by your readers of the above material found on your site.There never was an implantation of the EGLISE VIEILLE CATHOLIQUE ROMAINE in France or an attempt to do so eg the formation of a diocese etc.The AOSJ ( ST.HIRST) who seems to have implanted this articile to draw attention to itself was briefly under our supervision but was excommunicated for various reasons on 06.06.04.While reading the page I found all of my personal information exposed as well that for some reason only known to the AOSJ "AS NOW ORTHODOX "was posted.In order to avoid any future misunderstanding we request that this page be removed.As it could continue to give false information concerning our Church's mission.We will create a more accurate page with correct information once this page has been deleted. Thank you + Luke Amadeo osf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.121.153.233 (talk) 11:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello. This is the English Wikipedia. The article talk page you are asking about is at the French Wikipedia. We have no control over what happens on other language Wikipedias, and you will need to raise your concerns there, not here. There is a help links page at fr:Aide:Sommaire that may get you started. - Karenjc (talk) 12:09, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Could you please clarify which page on the English Wikipedia you are talking about? If you are talking about the talk page Discussion:Église vieille-catholique romaine in the French Wikipedia, you would need to raise it there on the French Wikipedia. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:15, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

As David Biddulph notes above, OP may be referring to the talk page on French Wikipedia. However, there is nothing about Luke Amadeo, William F. (Luke Amadeo) Iezzi, or EGLISE VIEILLE CATHOLIQUE ROMAINE in France on that page. "AOSJ ( ST.HIRST)" may refer to the Apostolic Order of St. John led by the Prior General of Saint George Hirst.[4] :This article says that the L'Old Roman Catholic Church (Église vieille-catholique romaine) was born in France and Holland. I tried searching out the text -- AOSJ "AS NOW ORTHODOX" -- in Wikipedia, but could not find it. This article mentions "BISHOP LUKE AMADEO IEZZI, A.O.S.J.". Please identify what page you are referring to or where "all of my personal information exposed" material could be found on this site. -- Jreferee (talk) 13:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

The talk page in question does indeed namecheck the OP and give details of his career, in the second thread. He should pursue this via the help process or OTRS at the French Wikipedia. -Karenjc (talk) 17:16, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

If you are concerned about your personal information being exposed, you should probably instead of posting here, use the WP:OTRS process. You will however, need to be specific in your contact with the OTRS about where and what information has been made public, by providing a link to the article at a minimum. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 14:29, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Gridiron football card

Hi! I'm doing new pages patrol and I came to this article: Gridiron football card. The subject seems notable to me, but the problem is that most of the article was copied from another article's section: Trading_card#Gridiron_football. The page history of the original article is not kept, so this is a copyrights violation. What should I do in this case? How to attribute new article (Gridiron football card) to the authors of the original article (Trading card)? Vanjagenije (talk) 13:06, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I made a dummy edit to the Gridiron football card article per repairing insufficient attribution. -- Jreferee (talk) 14:05, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Jreferee! I didn't know it's so simple. Now, when I read WP:RIA, I also added {{copied}} to article's talk page. Vanjagenije (talk) 14:50, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Template:HD

For those working the help desk, there is a variety of standard help desk replies at Template:HD (thanks to Dendodge, Gadget850 and others). -- Jreferee (talk) 14:32, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Wow, these are great! Thanks all! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:05, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Aiuto

Quando apro il server il mio samp mi mostra info,avvisi,ecc... Ma non mi da il login. Per favore aiutatemi!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.113.200.180 (talk) 17:02, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi, this is the English Wikipedia. Maybe try: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiuto:Login Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:07, 1 February 2014 (UTC)