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    May 22

    Question about Wikitables

    I am creating an article, Puppet States of WWII. In it, I would like to make an expandable section inside one of the sections. To be specific, I want to have the name in one table, and then have an expandable chart showing its name in whatever language it originally was. Is that possible? I have researched it some, and have found nothing that could answer my question. Thanks, Cnd474747 (talk) 00:45, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It probably can be done, but I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to do. You might be looking for Template:Hide. SpinningSpark 10:37, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Please also note, per MOS:COLLAPSE#Scrolling_lists_and_collapsible_content, that it may not be desirable to do that. Collapsible elements are allowed in navigation templates and in some infobox elements, but if I understand your question correctly, it should not be done in your case.--S Philbrick(Talk) 14:33, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the help. The one that I have found that works the best is Template:Collapsible list. Now, however, I have run into another problem. The "hide"/"show" button partially covers the text (or vice versa). Is there a way I can keep this from happening? Also, it removed the background color from the next box. Thanks, Cnd474747 (talk) 19:08, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Peter_Olsson_(Motorsports_driver)

    Hi, we recently got this page published on Wikipedia:

    Peter Olsson (Motorsports driver)

    However, we would like to get some information up about Olsson's expertise in chiropractic care since retiring from racing driving. He has run a successful practice in Bedford UK for almost a decade now and can provide copies of his qualifications, multiple references from patients - but unfortunately hasn't been interviewed in local press about it - so it's a little difficult to provide the types of citations we'd like to provide.

    What would we need to provide to include a few sentences about his practice? Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

    Note: I tried asking this same question in the article help forum but got no answer - so I am trying here instead. Mstephens01 (talk) 07:10, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I see a difficulty here. Olsson is notable as a successful former racing driver. But his current career in chiropractic care, while successful and worthy, is unremarkable. There is nothing about it to justify mention in Wikipedia. Maproom (talk) 07:44, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I wonder who "we" are - it sounds as if you work for, or are otherwise related to Peter Olsson, in which case you should read and follow our advice on conflict of interest. Please also note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and we are not here to promote your business. - Arjayay (talk) 10:11, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Uh, disagree slightly with Maproom's analysis there. While it's true to say that a career in chiropractic medicine isn't quite as stellar as that of F3000, the fact that it followed on from that of an F3000 driver makes this particular career noteworthy. The trouble is to source such claims. Google has little to say on the matter - apart from this link I dredged up: Old racing drivers.
    The current article makes no mention at all of his chiropractic career, and without promoting a business, there's nothing wrong with inserting a comment to say that after retirement he qualified as, and opened up, a chiropractic centre, using the above as a source. In fact, I see from the page history that the chiropractic area has been mentioned but removed as unsourced. I thikn this qualifies, with the proviso that it's only to mention his career change, and nothing specific. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    FYI, I have just created Peter Olsson (disambiguation)...--ukexpat (talk) 13:45, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Factual inaccuracies: The Cobra Group

    Hello,

    I represent Cobra Group and Appco Group and I am concerned that there are a number of fundamental inaccuracies in the Cobra Group Wikipedia entry (The Cobra Group).

    I have posted 2 edit requests on the Talk page (one in December, which I had very little response to) and one today. At the moment there are numerous fundamentally inaccurate statements on the page, which are completely misleading.

    I appreciate that I can't go in and make the factual changes myself, but I would like the page reviewed so that it is actually correct.

    How do I go about doing this?

    Many thanks for your help. Callcott1 (talk) 10:32, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Your first request was not accompanied by an edit request template. Since the page is watched by very few editors it is not very surprising that there was no response. Your second request was only posted yesterday. Please be patient, the template has the effect of putting the request on a list and a volunteer will service it eventually.
    Your request may well be rejected because it is too difficult for an uninvolved editor (who may not be familiar with the subject) to carry out. The expected format for these kind of requests is "please replace <foo> with <foobar>" where foo and foobar are the exact article text. The edit also needs to include a reference that verifies the statement is factually accurate. Again, an outside editor may well not be willing to add unsourced material.
    It may also be advisable to break your requests into a number of smaller requests to make it easier to service. SpinningSpark 11:07, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    If you are looking for some more in-depth help than those kinds of simplistic edits you could try asking on the talk page of WikiProject Companies. Someone there might be interested. SpinningSpark 11:18, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Bill Bohack

    https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Bill_Bohack_Sarasota&gettingStartedReturn=true

    I have been getting stalked by a guy named David Tibbs for some time now. (Redacted). I am not the only person David has done this too. Recently I was advised by an editor of SearchEngineLand.com to post a blog about my experience, I did this on LiveUnitedBlog.org.

    He decided to go after a wikipedia.org page about me.

    Is there anyway to get his edits down?

    He said he would make me out to be a pedophile and has done his best.

    The David Tibbs of Digital Maze kept to his threats.

    collapsing material

    1.

    Bill Bohack warning sick and injured people (Redacted)

    If you suffer from (Redacted) and you smoke, consider quitting smoking. Inflammation caused by smoking irritates the tissue in …

    2.

    Bill Bohack warning sick and injured people – Great Guide … (Redacted)‎

    Great Guide On How To Achieve A Snore Less Life Learning ways to alleviate any unwanted (Redacted) that occurs as you sleep, …

    Here is a copy of an email from him

    Here are some of David Tibbs emails to Us.

    David tibbs (Redacted)Sep 25

    to william

    (Redacted)

    Eventually BPClaims.org would get a manual penalty from Google.

    Thanks, Bill

    I have blanked the user page and will ask for it to be oversighted. I have also reported that user name and the other that edited the user page for blocking.--ukexpat (talk) 13:55, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I've blocked User:Digitalmaze as a vandalism-only account, and since I find the User:Bill Bohack Sarasota account highly suspect, have also blocked it under WP:IMPERSONATE. Yunshui 雲水 14:05, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    And the user page content has been oversighted. Thanks everyone for the quick action.--ukexpat (talk) 15:12, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Named references error

    CARE (relief agency) has some errors with named references, which you can see at the bottom of the references section. Could you fix them? I just edited the page, but the errors were there before. I've seen <ref name=x> used in normal citations, including today's featured article, but I've never seen this kind of referencing and don't know how to fix it. 149.160.172.210 (talk) 13:59, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    PS. I just got an edit conflict, even though I was adding a new section, https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit&section=new. How could this happen? UKExpat's edits didn't modify this section, since I hadn't created it yet. 149.160.172.210 (talk) 13:59, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Just as the error messages said, there were 3 references which were defined in the list but not used, so I've deleted them. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:24, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It looks as if those refs were used until this edit from about 4 weeks ago. The replacement material seemed to be largely unsourced, so it is possible that in the longer term someone may decide to return to sourced information. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:31, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    That method of definition is described at Help:List-defined references, as shown by the link to WP:LDR from the first wikilink in the error messages. The second wikilink went to Help:Cite errors/Cite error references missing key. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:38, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Each error message had a link to a help page. Were there issues with the guidance on the help pages? --  Gadget850 talk 14:42, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Sending User Talk message to a list of users

    Is there a mechanism for posting a User Talk page message to all listed members of a WikiProject? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dodger67 (talk • contribs)

    No, and it's not usually a good idea to do it manually. Usually posting to the wikiproject talk page is sufficient. If editors are no longer watching the wikiproject they are probably not interested. If you have a really good reason for doing this you can make a request for a bot to do it. However, things like delivering newsletters etc are only done to a list of users who have explicitly signed up for the service. SpinningSpark 15:23, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks - so an explicit "subscriber list" seems to be the sensible way to do it. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:25, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Hard to say without knowing specifically what you are intending to send out. I would say that sending people a weekly newsletter without their explicit request is not acceptable. That's spam. On the other hand, messaging the members of a wikiproject with a link to where they can sign up for a newsletter would be acceptable. Messaging members that their wikiproject is about to be shut down for lack of interest and asking them to comment is also probably acceptable. SpinningSpark 00:56, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    request edit

    Below is a link to my workplace: 'Millfield School's Wikipedia page. Recently we have redesigned our logo, therefore are wanting to make an edit to the logo appearing on the Wikipedia Page. This link should take you to that page: Millfield By clicking on the logo on the right side of the page it take you to this page: File:Millfieldlogo.jpg From here I am unsure as to how I can edit the logo/if this is even possible - but we do need it updated if this page is to exist. Please respond with a solution to this issue ASAP. Thank you.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Critchleyhope (talk • contribs)

    Hello, person who didn't leave a signature. You would need to upload a new version of the logo, in a way which met all the criteria in non free content criteria. --ColinFine (talk) 15:18, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    And if you need help uploading it, please make a request at WP:FFU.--ukexpat (talk) 15:20, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I have read a policy or guideline saying that the neutrality is to apply less strictly to external links. I cannot find it again. --Wickey-nl (talk) 16:18, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:NPOV. It applies to external links also. RudolfRed (talk) 16:58, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    You may be looking for WP:BIASED although that is talking about sources, not external links explicitly. WP:UNDUE applies here, it may be appropriate to add biased external links but it should not be done in a way that gives undue weight to sites with one view over another view. SpinningSpark 17:56, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    And maybe WP:EL? When in doubt you can begin a discussion at WP:ELN.--ukexpat (talk) 19:41, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I remember a very specific paragraph and hoped some else also did. Anyway, thanks. --Wickey-nl (talk) 10:04, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    At last found it here #4.

    Sites that fail to meet criteria for reliable sources yet still contain information about the subject of the article from knowledgeable sources.
    Though I was there, I overlooked it in the overwhelming info. --Wickey-nl (talk) 12:57, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    That is a reliability criterion, not neutrality. SpinningSpark 13:20, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    SAGE TELECOM

    WE HAVE SERVICES WITH SAGE TELECOM AND WE ARE BEING CHARGED ALL KIND OF SERVICES. PLUS THE HELP ONLINE SERVICE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION, ABOUT YOUR SERVICES, AND THEY WILL NOT LET YOU SPEAK TO ANY SUPERVISOR. THIE SERVICE WITH SAGE IS AWFUL, AND WE WANT TO CHANGE TO ANOTHER COMPOMANY. BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO SERVICES MISSIOURI, ANY MORE FOR IN HOME PHONE SERVCES, AND THEY IS AWFUL. ATT&T OVER CHARGES THERE CUSTOMERS FOR EVERYTHING YOU ASK FOR. IS THERE A WAY WE CAN GET SOME HELP, IN CHANGING OUR PHONE SERVICE, AT ALL. WE CAN BE REACHED AT (Redacted). THANKS, THE TEAGUES...AND I DID NOT LOG IN...DIDN'T SEE IT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.126.148.2 (talk) 17:53, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    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. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:55, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Capitalization rules for cited publication titles

    I wonder which capitalization rules apply to the titles of publications cited under "References." Is sentence or title case prescribed or should the original case be retained? What about titles written in an all caps style?--Emaster82 (talk) 20:16, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It is title case in italics for the name of the book/journal, and sentence case in quotation marks for the name of the chapter/article within the publication, see WP:CITE/ES. This is a matter of house style and should be done regardless of the style used in the publication. In general, all the references in any given article should have consistent styles (although the style is allowed to vary from article to article). SpinningSpark 00:24, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with tables please

    List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Would someone who is more adept at table formatting that I am, please take a look at this one and try to fix the table formatting problems? Thanks.--ukexpat (talk) 20:43, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Looks like Nthep (talk · contribs) was able to fix the problems 2 minutes before this message :) Unless there's something else that needs fixing? ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:47, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    No that was it, thanks.--ukexpat (talk) 13:37, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Reminding an editor not to misuse WP:MINOR

    I've encountered an editor who seems to be using the "minor" checkbox for rather more substantial changes - like this one. Is there a template to remind them not to?

    As an aside, is there a way to wikilink to that diff?--Otus scops (talk) 22:36, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Template:Uw-minor. I think you'll have to link the diff outside the template. --Onorem (talk) 22:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    For future reference, Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace contains all the user warning templates. A quick Ctrl + F will find whatever you need. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:08, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you both.--Otus scops (talk) 17:41, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Updating info for a website

    Marcel Ciampi (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Dear Wikipedia, There is a Wikipedia article about Marcel Ciampi. There are lists of his students and some associated websites have 'dead link' written next to them. The website www.sallysargent.com is an live website. It is in the process of being updated, but it can be accessed and is online. Please explain how one can revive the link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cewsms (talk • contribs) 23:34, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Are you sure you need all that long list of students? Are they all notable? Anyway, the thing not to do is remove the reference just because the link has gone dead. That remains the source of the information even though it is no longer accessible and another editor may well be able to retrieve it if the information is left on the page. Sometimes a site is just temporarily unavailable and one just has to wait for it to come back. That appears to be the position with the Sally Seargent site which is being reorganised. However, the url to the relevant page may well be different and neeed updating when it comes back. This is a frequent reason links go dead. That seems to be the case with the Grant Foster deadlink. The site is still there and it still has a page on Foster, but at a different location. I found it by going to the home page of the site (Australian Music Centre) and putting his name in the search box. Some of the others may likewise be recoverable.
    In other cases the site may just have taken the page down, or the site has been taken down altogether, or may have moved to a new location. If you know some of the exact wording that was on the site a google search will sometimes find the new location. Failing that, an old copy of the page can sometimes be found stored at an archiving site like the Wayback Machine or Webcite. In fact, it is good practice to archive all your refs at Webcite when you create a page, that way you can be sure of retrieving them if they go dead. SpinningSpark 00:51, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    May 23

    Article header

    Sarit Thanarat (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Dear Sir/Madame,

    How can I edit the header of the article?

    Kind regards, Dhana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srirajata (talk • contribs) 00:43, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You probably want to rename the article. To do this the page has to be moved to the new title. Your account is too new to have permission to do that so you need to make a request at Wikipedia:Requested moves. However, before doing that, I think you need to discuss the issue on the article talk page. There is some discussion there on the proper transcription of his name to use and your changes to the page may well be controversial. SpinningSpark 01:03, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Defaultsort problem

    Defaultsort doesn't seem to work in conjunction with the SIA template - see The Colleen Bawn (film). Is there a workaround? Clarityfiend (talk) 01:36, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You might try posting your question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation if you don't get an answer here C. MarnetteD | Talk 02:49, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey CF. The template's documentation provided the answer.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:59, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    D'oh. Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:26, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    editing issues.....

    I was trying to edit a page to add the details of my recent trek across Australia.

    However I have made a formatting error that I do nt know how to rectify.....

    the page is List of people who have walked across Australia

    the error is at the bottom of the table....

    I tried to put my details into the table but for some reason (obviously my error in formatting) my details were included below the table, rather than in the table.

    Coulod you please rectify this, or maybe tell me how to rectify this.

    It would be great if you could email me through my wikipedia account (username trombologist) when the issue is rectified so I can check the page.

    Thanks

    Brendon E.D.Alsop — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trombologist (talk • contribs) 01:41, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixed, see Help:Table for more information on tables. SpinningSpark 07:28, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Conflict of interest?

    I'm an Australian comic artist (http://www.koala-hugs.com.au) and I'd like to appear on this list: List of Australian comics creators If I add myself though - is that a conflict of interest? What about a wiki page? Do I need one? (I noticed a lot of names in this list don't have them). I shouldn't create one for myself - that would definitely be COI... right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarinetina (talk • contribs) 02:02, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, you creating or even editing it could be a COI. Take a look at WP:COS. If there was an article, and you add 100% facts, that should be ok. Now, whether you need an article or not, if you meet WP:N, then you should have someone else create an article at Wikipedia:Requested articles CTF83! 02:36, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    So I can add myself to the list because that's a fact. But someone else needs to create an article for me (if I want one). OK, ta :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarinetina (talk • contribs) 04:11, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It's generally preferred or even required that people on lists are notable, however. Like it may be a fact that I am a singer, but I am not notable, so it's unlikely I have a place on a list of singers here at Wikipedia. - Purplewowies (talk) 04:30, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Most lists here require that an article about the person/thing already exists when they are added to the lists - see WP:WTAF for further information. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:03, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that nobody needs a Wiki page. Wikipedia articles are created by volunteers, are about notable subjects, and are based on material appearing in reliable sources. Articles are not a means to advertise your writing/drawing. Astronaut (talk) 10:01, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Deletion Box

    This page here Arvind Iyer has a proposed deletion box on top but the discussion and deliberation regarding keeping the article seems to have reached a consensus.When does the 'This article is being considered for deletion' box get removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suntug11 (talk • contribs) 09:58, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It's listed at WP:AFD, so generally it lasts a week. However, as is the case here, if not enough discussion has occurred, (I've seen 2 or 3 people in agreement be enough), an admin will relist it for another 7 days, and perhaps a third 7 day period, then they will decide to delete it or not based on the consensus. CTF83! 10:22, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you.How does one get an admin to take a look at it and decide if it is time to have that removed.It has been quite some time now.I need to get an admins attention on it.thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suntug11 (talk • contribs) 11:13, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    :::I am afraid that you will just have to be patient, there is no urgency, there is no deadline.--ukexpat (talk) 13:46, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It has been closed as keep.--ukexpat (talk) 14:11, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    A.L. Simpkin & Co. Ltd

    dear sirs someone has set up a wikipedia page about our company and there are various areas that are factually incorrect or wrong the page is A.L. Simpkin & Co. Ltd

    please advise how we can log in and amend the article as well as improve it greatly! kind regards ADRIAN SIMPKIN — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.137.252.155 (talk) 10:06, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You can edit articles without logging in, just as you have posted here without logging in. However, as a person associated with the subject of the Simpkin article, you have a conflict of interest, and should not edit that article at all. If you are aware of inaccuracies in the article, you should give details on its talk page, where an unbiased editor can decide how to deal with them. Maproom (talk) 10:23, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, as a page that is not watched by many editors, you will probably need to use the template {{request edit}} in order to attract the attention of an editor to service the request. SpinningSpark 12:31, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Gaite Parisienne (ballet)

    I added a new reference in the History section, but lost the template for the reference list. Please correct so that the reference list appears on screen.

    Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Claudeconyers (talk • contribs) 11:00, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey Claude. It's fixed. What happened was that you mistyped the closing code ended the NYT citation with "</ref)" instead of "</ref>".--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:15, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Global account has been in migration for months

    Title (hopefully) says it all. I started migration to a global account months ago (forget exactly when, but my global account info says registered September last year). Is migration a process that doesn't finish or something? Or did I do something wrong in the migration, or what? I'm confused. This isn't exactly causing me any problems (at least yet) but seeing that In Migration on my preferences page haunts me (okay, I may be getting a bit overdramatic). Thanks in advance for anyone who can solve this mystery. -DK (talk) 14:02, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The status of your global account is here. Go to prefences>User_profile and click on "Manage your global account". When you press this the system should attempt to automatically attach you to all accounts in your name. You should get information on any wiki that has a problem doing that. SpinningSpark 14:22, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know for sure but I suspect "In migration" from MediaWiki:Centralauth-prefs-migration will be displayed as long as there are unattached accounts at Special:CentralAuth/DK. The only way to avoid it would be to get all the accounts by usurping them one by one, or changing the password to the same if the accounts already belong to you. https://tools.wmflabs.org/quentinv57-tools/tools/sulinfo.php?username=DK shows some of the acounts have many edits so you will not be allowed to usurp them if they aren't already yours. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:45, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Richard Cummings (writer)

    The boomerang has flown. Original poster blocked for edit warring, conflict of interest editing, and misleading edit summaries.

    The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    People keep making editorial comments about my book The Pied Piper. These comment are malicious and should be deletedl — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cummings01 (talk • contribs) 16:54, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I have restored the link to the NY Times book review you deleted. Please note that you should not be editing the article directly due to your conflict of interest. --NeilN talk to me 17:02, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Convenience link Richard Cummings (writer) - Arjayay (talk) 17:03, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Cummings01, I see you're ignoring this and using misleading edit summaries [1], [2]. Probably not a good idea. --NeilN talk to me 17:38, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    How users can verify already posted references

    I would like to know if users can verify already posted sources instead of piling them up.

    Example:

    This is an information which requires citations[1][2][3].

    Instead of me adding the [4][5] etc can I put more realiability on [1] and/or [2] and/or [3]?

    I tried to find this on Wikipedia community but I could not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fmv1992 (talk • contribs) 20:15, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm not 100% sure what your question is...but why would you want to add a 4th and 5th reference? 1 is usually enough, maybe 2. CTF83! 20:59, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Possibly the OP is asking what to do about deadlinks. If you can replace them with a better source, that is fine, but you should not just remove them as you did here. Even though they have gone dead, they still remain the source of the information. It is always possible that another editor can retrieve the source if the information of what the source was is left on the page. SpinningSpark 01:17, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    A General Reminder

    This WP:Help Desk is a very visible forum, like the noticeboards WP:AN and WP:ANI, and several of its regular editors are administrators. Although the Help Desk is not as contentious as the noticeboards, it is still not a good idea to bring complaints to the Help Desk if one's own conduct has been problematic. The boomerang essay is informative. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:39, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Sure, it's not a good idea for editors to post here drawing attention to their own problematic conduct. But I would not want to discourage them. It helps in getting competent administrators to deal with problems; and boomerangs provide entertainment for ordinary editors like the undersigned. Maproom (talk) 06:58, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    You make a good point there. We shouldn't try to discourage problematic editors from posting here for the reasons that you mention. Their postings are useful for reasons that they did not intend, getting the original posters blocked. I had not been thinking of entertainment value, but why not? There is value to cautioning editors about using the noticeboards. Postings by problematic editors to the Help Desk are useful and provide entertainment, and seldom are disruptive. Postings by problematic editors to the noticeboards are often disruptive, and inflame existing conflicts, and the resulting flame wars are sometimes so long that any entertainment value is lost. Robert McClenon (talk) 21:54, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Brian Zbydniewski

    Brian Zbydniewski (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Hi!

    There is an issuing occurring on Brian Zbydniewski' page. The user DMC511 "sourced" information is incorrect. If you look at the information right before his sourcing the correct source was listed. This is especially important with the pronunciation of his name; as it Zeb-ah-new-ski. Many media outlets come to this site to find correct information. The user DMC511 is leaving biased information against Zbydniewski and using incorrect sources. I have sourced the correct information but DM511 keeps undoing or changing the cited correct information. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by FanZEB (talk • contribs) 22:52, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Please start discussing your differences on the article talk page and invite the other editor to join in. You should only be seeking outside intervention after attempts to reach consensus have failed. Continuing to edit war in the article is not a good idea. SpinningSpark 01:05, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It's interesting how this question was posted immediately below the General Reminder, considering that the OP seem to have ignored you suggestion, continued edit warring and pushing the POV of a previous COI editor...--Otus scops (talk) 08:45, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    In fact, I'm mistaken. Its another user with almost the same name and a similar POV.--Otus scops (talk) 09:18, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    May 24

    How to get input on a Talk page question

    Hi, A month ago I posted a question on a talk page (Talk:Elizabeth II#Issue) seeking feedback on a change I would like to make. As it may be contentious I am seeking input before I make a 'bold' edit. Is there a way to draw attention to the question so I can get more input/advice? Thanks in advance for any help. Melbourne3163 (talk) 00:10, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, there are several things you can do. You can ask for input at a relevant wikiproject, perhaps Wikipedia:WikiProject British Royalty in this case, although the page belongs to a great many other wikiprojects as well. Alternatively, there is the WP:Request for comment system. You will find templates on that page you can post on the article talk page which will attract more editors to the page. SpinningSpark 00:36, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Many thanks for your quick and helpful reply. Melbourne3163 (talk) 01:26, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Image Deletion

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ArvindIyer.jpg

    This image here belongs to me and it seems as though it is of no use.My page is on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Iyer Can it be deleted.Of what use is it? can it be moved to commons? I would request an administrator to kindly delete it. thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajeshbm (talk • contribs) 05:56, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It has already been deleted due to you tagging it for speedy deletion. SpinningSpark 10:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    indo nepal relations

    The mention of current king of Nepal and greater Nepal is not the Mahendra Chand of Kumaun but the King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, who belong to the Shah dynasty of Nepal. Please rectify it.

    Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.222.22.125 (talk) 06:52, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    If you have information with which you can improve an article, you are very welcome to edit the article, especially if you can provide a published reference for the new information. If you do not feel confident in editing the article, the article's talk page is the best place to discuss it. --ColinFine (talk) 09:36, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, I have reverted [3] a bad edit to India–Nepal relations. The Nepalese monarchy was abolished in 2008. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the last king of Nepal. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:27, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    help needed with the deletion of a duplicated article

    dear all, can someone help us with the deletion of this duplicated article please? thank you much Grandia01 (talk) 10:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The article has been nominated for deletion since 15 April, but nothing has happened because the nomination has not been properly transcluded. However, it is probably not really necessary in this case. What you probably really want is to WP:REDIRECT the page. Follow that link for instructions on how to do that. If you really do have good reason for deleting the page, then you need to make sure that ALL the steps at WP:AFDHOWTO have been followed. SpinningSpark 11:09, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    afi wiki log in

    I would like to delete the wiki page i created Babasaras, and don't find any option to delete this page and start a new one. I would like to create a new page with a similar name of Babasaras. Is this possible? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Babasaras psswd meherbaba (talk • contribs) 13:53, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you mean that you want a different username? Accounts can be renamed, but as your only edit with that accout is to this page then the easiest thing to do is just start over and create a new account. SpinningSpark 14:07, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Indian National Congress

    Indian National Congress (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    In Wikipedia it is stated that INC was founded in 1858 and INC was formed by Indira Gandhi in 1967. The INC(O) whioch was a continuity of original congress was in existence till 1977 and was merged in Janata Party (Sri.Morarji Desai was PM). Hence, the date/year of founding of INC should be changed to 1967 (with exact date and month). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.222.96.229 (talk) 14:43, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Since the INC won the Indian general election, 1951 it is hard to see how they could have been formed in 1967. In any case, the article talk page is the place to discuss this. SpinningSpark 18:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Topanaris

    Used to define noveau-riche so called aristocrats mainly those who think that they are from the background of gentry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DouglasBruceStAubynGooden (talk • contribs) 15:21, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Somewhere in your comment (your only contribution to Wikipedia) lurks a question? This is a help desk, not a political or social forum.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:45, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Possibly the user needs Wiktionary: which currently does not have that word, but would seem to meet the criteria for inclusion there. SpinningSpark 18:54, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I object to changes being declined by a moderator?

    Pueraria mirifica (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Changes I made to an article which included an extensive review of literature and citations were rejected by (presumably) a moderator and the previous article - which contained both inaccuracies and is in my opinion inadequate in addressing the subject - was reinstated. The reason cited was that my changes were biased and promotional in nature, charges which I object to.

    In making the changes in fact was carefully trying to correct bias in the previous article - now reinstated - (which includes on one case selectively using source material to appear to support a particular viewpoint not in keeping with the intent of the source material).

    This is a topic within the broad area of alternative/traditional therapies and it does attract a degree of emotion and challenge to the established belief systems of people at both ends of the spectrum. However it is critical that articles on such subjects are objective and fact-based and this cannot be the case if a moderator censors an article with over 30 different, credible citations relating to research undertaken over the past 20 years in many parts of the world that indicate (not prove) there is more to this topic than some people with entrenched views would like to admit.

    I have not shown the page/URL referred to however will obviously do so when requested.

    How do I go about seeking an independent review of this matter?

    Monty1956 (talk) 16:06, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    You are completely mistaken regarding the status of the person who reverted you in this edit. Far from being a moderator, they do not even have a registered account. Your first step should be to discuss the issue on the article talk page and try and come to a consensus. There are dispute resolutions processes, and we can advise you on them, but discussion is always the first step. SpinningSpark 17:04, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I would recommend reading Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) before proceeding further, Monty1956. Any claims regarding supposed health benefits must meet these specific guidelines. Note in particular that citing primary animal and in vitro studies is generally discouraged. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:16, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

    The sub header "Governance and Leadership of SAARC" is not showing properly in place of header error is shown Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> please correct it!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.91.209.122 (talk) 19:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
    I have removed the extra <ref>...</ref> tags that were triggering this error message. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:02, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit not accepted although fully referenced

    Dear team, In the webpage, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranveer_Singh I have tried to add following sentences (see below. But it is getting reverted with various excuses by user TheRedPenOfDoom..while similar information on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidharth_Malhotra has been accepted. Please do something about this unnecessary obstruction on article edit. ThanksLoviraldna (talk) 22:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The editor who reverted you invited you in his edit summary to discuss your change on the article talk page. That is the right place to bring this up, not here.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:48, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    In the media

    In 2014, Ranveer Singh set a precedent by becoming the first ever mainstream bollywood actor to endorse a condom brand Durex.[4] Recently, online fashion portal Myntra owned by the biggest Indian e-commerce company Flipkart; roped him as brand ambassador for its jeans brand Roadster[5] Singh also ranked 5th at Times' 50 Most Desirable men of 2013.[6]

    May 25

    Beverungen

    I was trying to make a change on the English version but it did not work and now it has this message in red at the top: Cite error: There are tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

    Can you remove that message? I have no idea how to do that.

    So sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.183.158.152 (talk) 03:44, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    See the diff for the changes you had made. Accidentally, a tag was added in the start of the article. You need to put a URL inside the ref tag for it to work properly. You can see a diff by clickking on the "View history" tab, select two revisions and clicking "Compare selected revisions". --Fauzan✆ talk✉ mail 04:36, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Autistic editor asks: am I splitting hairs or just respecting copyright?

    Hi, I wanted an opinion on a matter of not linking to a GNU-licensed image in order to serve as a functional button.

    I'm a template editor who's refurbished {{Post-it large}}. I really wanted to have an image that would function as a "refresh" button, because it's compact and cooler looking, like how AnomieBot gets to have a big red "off" button.

    A paragraph in WP:ALT remarks that (emphasis mine):

    Wikipedia articles sometimes contain images that do not link to an image page, for example an Information icon. ... Removing the link is acceptable for images in the public domain or the equivalent CC0. Links should not be suppressed for any image that requires attribution.

    So Template:Post-it large has, right now, an unattributed link to File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg, which instead links to the action "refresh page".
    Since Gnome-colors-view-refresh is licensed GNU GPL v.2 or later, technically it's a copyright violation. I've tried other icons [7][8][9] that are in the public domain/C00 but they pretty much all suck.

    How big a deal is this attribution-through-linking? Meteor sandwich yum (talk • contribs) 06:01, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Meteor sandwich yum - people tend to be lax or unaware of that rule, but avoiding linking to the file is still against policy and violates the terms of the license. I'm going to see if I can make a similar, alternative icon that you can use, which I'll release into the public domain. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:41, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    How's this one? Threw it together real quick based on another public domain work I found online. If you'd like anything changed, let me know. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:55, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    SuperHamster, It's perfect! Thanks! Meteor sandwich yum (talk • contribs) 22:39, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    "Contents" box

    I want to edit the "Contents" box in the article Death of Osama bin Laden (the subparagraphs need adjusting), but cannot see how to get into it. It does not show up in the wikicode on the edit page. Where is it? - P123cat1 (talk) 08:36, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It's automatically generated from the section headings in the page. See Help:Section. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:46, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I have looked at the help section. The right number of = signs enclose the sub-sub-paragraphs in the edit text (I did not need to alter anything), but these are not showing up in the table of contents, e.g. para 3.3 does not show 3.3.1, 3.3.2 etc. Why is this? - P123cat1 (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The wikicode at the end of the lead "{{TOC limit|3}}" is limiting the TOC to the third level of headings. Including lower level headings renders a TOC that is longer than my screen is high. See WP:TOC and please discuss your proposed change on the article talk page. Surprise changes on such high profile article are generally not a good idea. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:01, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I will leave a note on the talk page. I did not think a change of this sort would be such a big deal; the content of the article was not being altered in any way. --P123cat1 (talk) 10:09, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Death toll articale

    Dear Wikipedia publishing team;

    I'm writing this letter to express how surprised I am with "Death toll" article. I noticed that "Muslim Conquest on the Indian subcontinent" poped up at the top of the list of "List of Wars by Death toll", it was not even in the list ??!!!

    When I checked the reference of these numbers, I was shocked to see there is no concrete evidence for these numbers, I really cannot understand how "demographic changes" can be considered as an evidence for massacres with 60,000,000 to 80,000,000 deaths. It is academically wrong to publish such false info without strong evidence on such huge numbers.

    I really advice you to reconsider publishing such false info and seek strong and concrete evidence before putting it here as such false info published here in wikipedia would severely damage your credibility.

    Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.112.231.109 (talk) 10:29, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    In the article death toll the 60,000,000 - 80,000,000 is referenced. You can see this by clicking the small [1] next to the numbers and you will be taken to the details about the reference. Regarding the Muslim_conquest_in_the_Indian_subcontinent article, although more sources are desired to cite some of the information, I can't see any blatantly wrong information. Perhaps you can point to a specific piece of information that's unsourced and you feel is false? CaptRik (talk) 20:29, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    insert a photograph to an article

    I ould like to know how to insert a photograph to an article which I wrote. I am writing in arabic and I do not find the right button to insert multimedia files. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mateuris (talk • contribs) 10:50, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you own the copyright to the photograph? If you do not, then you must first get permission to use it under a free licence. Once you have done that you may upload it. Before you can insert an image into an article, you must first upload it to Commons: using the form at Commons:Special:UploadWizard. SpinningSpark 20:56, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Question?

    In the past if I typed Wikipedia into my browser I instantly got Wikipedia with a space to wright my question into. Lately this space does not appear any more. Has that been changed? It was very convenient. Or is Wikipedia becoming as complex and complicated as everything else in computer land? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.170.42.160 (talk) 12:21, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    i am not really sure what you mean when you say "a space to wright my question into", but what happens with your browser and where your browser's recommendations autopopulate is determined primarily by your browser settings. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:30, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    They mean that the top result in a Google search for Wikipedia includes a search box so the user can go straight from Google to the article they are looking for. Not all search engines do this, so the answer may be that the user has (accidentally?) changed their default search engine. Of the ones I tried, Google and Microsoft provide a search box but Yahoo and Ask (Jeeves) do not. Possibly this is also browser and plugin dependent. SpinningSpark 13:01, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    No whitespace between templates

    Dear Wikipedians,

    On several articles there is a header template followed by a sidebar template without any whitespace in between (see here for an example), which looks rather ugly. One can force a whitespace between them manually (eg. with {{-}} ), but that's not very elegant and is a potential source of trouble down the line. Is there a better way to handle this? François Robere (talk) 12:57, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    The sidebars are based on template:Sidebar which supports an outertitle parameter. So if you add to template:Program execution (or any other problematic sidebar) that does not already have an outer title) the line
    | outertitle = &nbsp;
    within the sidebar parameters that should space the template down by one line. If you really needed to you could do something more precise with css inside div tags, but just one whitespace character is all you probably want here. SpinningSpark 23:55, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Lledrod

    This Lledrod (Bwlch-y-Rhiw farm) is at the other end of Wales, near Oswestry. Although the B4580 is partly within Powys, no part extends to Ceredigion. Thus, the entire page two entry for Bwlch-y-rhiw farm should be deleted: it is entirely another part of Wales.17:21, 25 May 2014 (UTC) clive betts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clive betts (talk • contribs)

    I have deleted the section, which clearly relates to a different Lledrod (though I would say it's at the other side of Wales, not the other end). Maproom (talk) 21:24, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit Teenage Time Killer

    Teenage Time Killer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    I don't know how to change the title - it should read "Killers" with an S — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matfreman (talk • contribs) 21:39, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Of the four sources cited in the article, three refer to the group as 'Killer' rather than 'Killers'. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:44, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    traduzir um texto que irei digitar

    Professions related to the internet Aweb designer plans, develops and implements websites.this professional must consider all essential components for browsing websites in order to create an appropriate design for the contractingn company . an online community manager acts in social networkes and internet communities making the connection between company and society in virtual environments.this professional promomotes conversations and debates about the needsand intereests of customers , developing and consolidating the company´s imagein environments such as websites and social networkes. web anlysty analyze data data and traffic statistics or number of acess in onder to optimize the use uof wesite . they are able to say for example, what is the best landing page to encourage customers to ma make purchases. these professonais use these indicators in order to help the company to improve its website thus achieving better results. the lawyer is an old professional that gained a new brach with the popularization of internet.theft of information,improper dawnloads bank frau, undelivered purchase , calummy and defamation are all examples of eletronic crimes .the internet lawyer analyzes each case according to current laws. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.213.36.3 (talk) 22:58, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    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. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:09, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Wow! This inquiry was addressed and answered in 11 minutes. I couldn't even type out such an answer that fast! --Marshall "Unfree" Price 172.56.27.152 (talk) 03:17, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    May 26

    DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN

    The details provided by whoever wrote about Patience Jonathan on wikipedia is biased, uncalled for and more like a news article than a biography, especially in the OTHER section of the biography. I am sure such article was written by a hater and/or someone who is out to tarnish her image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.175.150.119 (talk) 00:15, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Patience Jonathan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
    The material in the "Other" section is supported by references to sources outside Wikipedia. If you still feel that it is biased or misleading, you should complain on the article's discussion page. Maproom (talk) 07:28, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    wat if they say they are retire but they keep edit

    some users have a sign on there page and it says "RETIRED" but then they edit. like not just a little edits. like 100s of edits in the past week. what are the consequence for this type of lying. can it lead to a ban?--24.228.94.244 (talk) 01:24, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Retired users are free to come out of retirement whenever they wish, and is not a violation of any policy to do so. ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ Talk ♪ ߷ ♀ Contribs ♀ 01:25, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you think there should be a policy, though? I think blatant lying shows poor moral character, don't you? Shouldn't they at least be required to take the RETIRED label off their talk page?--24.228.94.244 (talk) 01:32, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It more likely just shows that they forgot they put the "Retired" notice on their User page, and therefore didn't think to remove it when they began editing again. That's more disorganisation than lying. HiLo48 (talk) 01:49, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I know a case where a user left a "Wiki-break due to being discouraged" banner up while actively editing, along with derogatory comments concerning certain editors though they were unnamed. I agree with the IP it sent both a confused and dishonest message. (Not sanctionable, just a reflection on the personal standards of the user doing it. The user exhibited other low forms of conduct as well, so there you go.) Ihardlythinkso (talk) 06:16, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Unwanted Wikipedia

    Wikipedia appeared on my Foxfire. I did not request it and do not want it. It is causing me problems trying to use Foxfire. How do I get Wikipedia off my computer? I just want it gone. Allen McRae — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.65.144.229 (talk) 02:44, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Allen - I assume by Foxfire, you mean the Firefox web browser? Could you elaborate a bit on the problem you're having? Saying that Wikipedia is on your browser is a bit vague, especially since Wikipedia is just a site. Is Wikipedia bookmarked? Your homepage? Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:17, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Should this article be locked?

    Barbara Thiering (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    There are many Christians in the world, and most of them would be antagonistic towards Barbara Thiering if they knew about her. Those who do are inclined to stick with their own interpretations of the Bible and reject hers. So the article about her cannot maintain its neutrality in the face of so much opposition, and can never make any progress towards representing her point of view. Its history ought to make that pretty obvious. In the interest of fairness, can it be protected somehow from the hordes of opponents so her friends can edit the article (neutrally) without interference? I've lost all her books, but will buy them anew if I get any encouragement. --Marshall "Unfree" Price 208.54.85.173 (talk) 03:09, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia does not lock articles so only 'friends' can edit them. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:15, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Can anybody help solve this problem? --Marshall "Unfree" Price 172.56.26.202 (talk) 03:27, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    "Solve this problem"? I see no problem. I hold no Christian beliefs, but I see the article as well-written and balanced. Maproom (talk) 07:39, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    History merge question

    Dear editors: If (1) one editor creates a draft, (2) second editor makes contributions to the draft, (3) the first editor copy-pastes the draft into mainspace and improves it, and (4) the first editor later comes back and blanks the draft, does this mean that a history merge is not needed? Or should the history merge be done, and the edit in which the blanking is done be left deleted? —Anne Delong (talk) 03:11, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikitable problem?

    Hello, I recently asked a question about Wikitables. I got an answer to my question, but that created a new problem. I would like to put an expandable section in the Wikitable on my List of World War II puppet states page. More specifically, I would like to make the "Country" section have an extendable section (I have found Template:Collapsible list to work best), where you can click "expand," and it will show you the name in whatever language. Now, however, my new problems arise. For some reason, the expand tab blocks part of the text. Also, in the section after country, for sections with background color, the bgcolor=lightgreen doesn't work properly. Thanks for any help, Cnd474747 (talk) 03:18, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Dispute at Premise (programming language)

    I have raised issues of notability, promotion, conflict of interest and original research on the new article Premise (programming language), mainly edited by user: Piagetmodeler. Other than adding some problem tags, which Piagetmodeler has removed three times, I have not edited the article itself, and have confined myself to a discussion on the article talk page. Piagetmodeler has accused me of editing in bad faith, having a personal interest in removing the article, sock and/or meatpuppetry (via User:Soimort), and “trolling”. I’m going to step back and would like some other editors to have a look. Thanks. Rwessel (talk) 03:19, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    In the interests of completeness (I had not seen the latest edits on the article before posting the above), Piagetmodeler has restored the problem tags after his last removal, but has also removed a PROD tag added by User:Soimort. Rwessel (talk) 03:44, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I have also sent an e-mail to info@wikipedia.com regarding this dispute asking them to intervene to resolve this matter. Piagetmodeler (talk) 04:01, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Disruptive IP

    Hi, I'm not sure what the correct procedure is for dealing with the IP editor 69.219.216.130 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). He has made disruptive, possibly libellous edits to Talk:chessgames.com and Talk:BoxRec, and restored them after they were reverted. Certainly a violation of WP:NOTAFORUM and probably several other policies too. MaxBrowne (talk) 03:24, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I change the creative commons on the file I created to copyright instead? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheArmyGrows (talk • contribs) 03:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Assuming you mean this file [10], you still own the copyright - though you have released it under the GNU Free Documentation License, which allows others to copy, distribute and/or modify it, under the terms of the license. As far as I'm aware, once something is released under such a license, it can't be revoked. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:23, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Notable residents Keene, NH

    Add screenwriter Robert Rodat, born in Keene 1953. Wrote screenplay for Saving Private Ryan, Fly Away Home and others . Currently has TV program Falling Skies on TNT network. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.169.160.24 (talk) 04:13, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

     Done, thanks for suggesting the edit - note that you can always make edits yourself. I've placed Rodat into Keene's list of notable people, since the subject meets out notabilty guidelines and has his own article. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:24, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Can Wikipedia be deleted?

    If the wikipedia edtors got together and the overwhelming majority of them voted that all of Wikipedia should be deleted, could it be deleted? And how?--166.137.85.69 (talk) 04:48, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Miscellany for deletion, anyone? /joke
    In seriousness, Wikipedia, in the end, is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation who has final say of the project. If for some super weird reason all of Wikipedia revolted and wanted the site shut down, it would be up to the Foundation to make that decision. But I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the likeliness of that happening anytime soon is roughly zero. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:53, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    m:Proposals for closing projects:-0--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:14, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    NEW KURT COBAIN DEATH SCENE PHOTOS

    hello I'm Spaceman1978, these pictures were released by the PD, I fail to understand why you won't change that one fact on Kurt Cobain's wiki page? A user told me to come here, the Kurt Cobain page says the photos will not be released publicly but the PD did in fact release them & they are on Ultimate Classic Rocks website, just google it. I think its rediculous that these photos were released over a month ago & you people ignore it. In fact here's the link http://ultimateclassicrock.com/kurt-cobain-death-scene-distrubing-photos/

    Spaceman1978 (talk) 07:10, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]


    بشارت شيعيان !شد ماه شعبان ماه پیغمبر فزون شد بر خلایق لطف وجود خالق اکبر


    زمین وآسمان وعرش اعظم نورباران شد زانوار رخ نور دو چشم ساقی کوثر

    عیان گردید در یثرب جمال عالم آرایی که جبرئیل امین شد خادمدر بار آن سرور

    زلطف قادر قدرت نما از گلبن عفت دوگل گردیده ظاهر ازبرای حیدر صفدر

    یکی در سوم شعبان ، یکی در چارم شعبان یکی چون شمس رخشان ویکی همچون مه انور

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    یکی نامش حسین ابن علی فرمانروای دین یکی باب الحوائج ، حضرت عباس نام آور

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    برای یاری درماندگان بحرطوفان زا بسوی ساحل عزت ، یکی کشتی ، یکی لنگر

    دو صدر الدین، دو بدر الدین ، دو یارویاور قر آن یکی وارث بشهرعلم وآن یک پشتیبان در

    دو رخ زیبا ، دو قد طوبا ، قدم بنهاد در عالم یکی فرمانده ی اعظم ،یکی سردار وسرلشکر

    دو جانباز وبرادر ، این وزیر وآن دگر سلطان عیان گردیدبریاری حق ازدو نکو مادر

    دو روشنگر ، دو عالی فر ، که بر آنهاخدا بخشد هزاران {کربلایی}را زرحمت در صف محشر

    اثر طبع نادعلی کربلایی -شادروان کربلایی پدر سه شهید -به نقل از شکوفه های انقلاب -جلد دوم -صصص۱۱۴-۱۱۵-انتشارات خزر-تهران ----

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