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May 30

Added content is not visible

I added some contents in an article, and saved the addition, but it does not appear when I re-visit the page, why? How can make the changes visible in the page? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Atsltc (talk • contribs) 11:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've looked at your contributions, but the only one is the one to make this post. This suggests that either (a) the edit didn't actually save (I'm not sure why), or (b) you made the edit while logged out, and it didn't appear. If it was the second, there are (at least) two possibilities. The first is that you made the change, and it was reverted, and the second is that the page needed to be purged, by going to the page and adding &action=puge to the URL. Could you give an example of an article you had this problem with so we can try and narrow down the cause? Confusing Manifestation 01:05, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Internet Chat

Hi,

I'm trying to find out what a certain internet chat might mean. Would you please tell me what "y web" means.

Thank you

Marian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.72.12.198 (talk • contribs) 00:51, May 30, 2007

You could try looking at the List_of_Internet_slang_phrases, but you should ask at the Reference Desk. The Help Desk is for questions about how to use Wikipedia. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 01:54, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon Links?

What are the rules regarding linking to Amazon? If there's a book I cite as a source in a Wikipedia article, should I or should I not provide a link to that book on Amazon? Is there a better way to give the user information on how to find the book I'm referencing?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Illuminatedwax (talk • contribs) 01:06, May 30, 2007

It's good to give the ISBN number. See Wikipedia:ISBN. PrimeHunter 01:18, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, unless the Amazon page itself is a source for a piece of information, you don't have to link it with every book. Instead, share as much info asked for in the {{cite book}} template. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:47, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PDF

I have a pdf form accidentally attached to my page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jennifer_on_Wiki.pdf. It is the Jennifer_on_Wiki.pdf form. I can't get it deleted. Not sure why. It doesn't show up in the preview. Please help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timrieger (talk • contribs) 01:06, May 30, 2007

This is an image page and not "your" page. Your real page is your user page at User:Timrieger (currently not created). Image:Jennifer_on_Wiki.pdf basically is the pdf file (it is not actually an image but it should have been). The rest is intended for adding comments about the file (one of the "comments" here is a jpg image). I suggest you copy the source to User:Timrieger and then request deletion of everything at Image:Jennifer_on_Wiki.pdf with {{db-author}} and maybe a comment to explain the situation. PrimeHunter 01:42, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I moved the material on the page to Tim's userpage and I deleted the PDF. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:45, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to add some more articles.

Dear Sir, I want to add some more article on tourism and places of tourist interests with photographs.How to proceed,kindly direct. Yours faihfully, HD Chattopadhyay —Preceding unsigned comment added by Haridas Chattopadhyay (talk • contribs) 01:12, May 30, 2007

I would suggest you start here. -- Kesh 01:45, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

orange

Is the orange the state fruit?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.192.33.195 (talk • contribs) 01:14, May 30, 2007

It would help if you told us which state you were referring to. But it'd be easier to just look up that state using the Search feature on the left. -- Kesh 01:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eva want some anwsers

why is israel in war?& how did thay git in it.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.85.119 (talk • contribs) 01:34, May 30, 2007

Try starting with the article on Israel. -- Kesh 01:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question for you.

Hi. I have a simple question. Can i translate English articles into Serbian? Is it legal? Marian Lewis—Preceding unsigned comment added by MarianLewis (talk • contribs) 01:37, May 30, 2007

Yes, it is legal. All text on Wikipedia is free to copy and reuse. I'm uncertain if there's a Serbian Wikipedia though. Someone else might have a link for that. -- Kesh 01:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Serbian Wikipedia says it's at http://sr.wikipedia.org/ PrimeHunter 01:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding images

Hello,

I'm recently editing a section on your website about Arthroscopy. I wanted to add some pictures and didn't know how to go about that. If you could contact me whenever you have the chance that would be greatly appreciated. My wikipedia id: kammmio, and my email address is <removed email for security>

Thanks in advance! kamron

You should try looking at Help:Images, which gives a full range of image syntax. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 01:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just click on 'Upload file' on the left of your screen in the 'toolbox'. Follow the instructions there, keep in mind, all the images you upload must have the correct image tagging etc. Scottydude _talk 02:00, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Locking article

How do you lock an article or part of it? I am trying to post a fact provided by a citation about a singer and someone comes in to repeatedly delete it and replaces it with statements that are not proven. How do I make the person stop?

Also, how do I contact that user of wikipedia who is deleting facts I posted and replacing it with unproven comments? What do I do if that person is not responding to me? Thank you.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Liz81 (talk • contribs) 14:10, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at your contributions, I'm guessing you're talking about this edit to the Cher article? It looks like the editor who has removed the comment a couple of times has actually tried to engage some comment on the article's Talk page (also accessible by scrolling up to the top of an article, and clicking on the tab labelled "discussion"). If the discussion there does not prove fruitful, you may then want to take one of the options listed at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes, although I'd recommend aiming for one of the less drastic ones for something like this.

As to locking an article, protection generally occurs in the event of high-frequency edit warring or vandalism involving several parties, and while this is an edit war, it's not quite on the same scale as, for example, Intelligent design. Confusing Manifestation 04:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Troublesome edit

Should the following edit in article Bryan Fletcher be deleted due to possilbe legal issues?

Bryan Fletcher In Rape Case Cover Up by Police

This link should be deleted or at least broken after this issue is resolved. Thank you Dbiel ^(Talk) 03:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image trouble

I am working on a biography page for NASA flight director Paul Hill (Flight Director). I found an image of him that is Public Domain from a NASA page. I uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons here: [1]. When I put Image:Paul_Hill.jpg onto my biopage, however, I get a picture of Paul Hill a convicted murderer: Image:Paul Hill.jpg How do I fix this? —Gaff ^ταλκ 03:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Like this. :) — Nearly Headless Nick ^{C} 03:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you misunderstood or I didn't explain clearly. I would like to have the image of Paul Hill from wikimedia commons for the biography. But when I put the code in, I get the image of Paul Hill that is uploaded onto wikipedia. I'm not sure, but it would probably be better to have the picture of the flight director rather than the murderer. lol. —Gaff ^ταλκ 04:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh right. Sorry about that. Don't worry about the resources, just mark the image you uploaded on Commons for deletion, and upload it once again, under a different title. — Nearly Headless Nick ^{C} 04:34, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Thanks! —Gaff ^ταλκ 04:36, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

References not working

On Capital punishment in the United States, references 11, 12, and 13 are not showing up. Can someone fix it? Rmhermen 05:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do my best.—WAvegetarian (talk) 05:20, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

question re linking to Wikipedia Pic of the Day on another web site

If someone wants to use Wikipedia's Picture of the Day on a different web site (with appropriate credit), what is the correct code/syntax to use on the other web site to link to that template/Picture of the Day? What would a person use to link to it on a blog site, like Blogger? BTW, I did search for an answer to this question but could not find one. Thanks in advance for your help. SummerFR

Wikipedia does not allow remote loading of content, so there is no way to just grab the POTD and serve it to viewers of an external page, as far as I know. As for linking to it, you will want a link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/YYYY-MM-DD with some html script to make the YYYY-MM-DD come up as the current date. I don't code much beyond HyperCard and what I learned from Wikipedia so I can't be of more assistance.—WAvegetarian (talk) 05:53, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Forget the above. Wikipedia doesn't have a good way to do this, but the Wikimedia Commons does. The Commons POTD can be embedded easily. See this for the different ways to access it.—WAvegetarian (talk) 06:05, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Thanks so much for taking the time to reply here. Your second reply was very helpful, and I did find a link to use on Blogger. I waited a day to write back to you, because I wanted to see if the link would indeed automatically change the Picture of the Day to the next day's picture -- and, it did. I am really happy with the results. I am hoping I correctly attributed credit to Wikipedia, so I am sharing with you how I used this Picture of the Day on my new, free, online, classroom magazine for ESL students and teachers:

http://www.inspirationlane-entry.blogspot.com

I hope what I did there is OK. If not, kindly let me know how to improve it/change it. I really love those photos and it makes such a terrific "entry page" for what I am trying to do for English language learners and their teachers. Thanks again very much for your help. SummerFR

Unlinked pic

This pic Image:Def_Leppard_-_Pyromania.jpg was used in the Parents_Music_Resource_Center article. I have since relinked it to the main photo at Image:Pyromania.jpg (brighter & clearer) used by the Def Leppard and all the other pages which refer to that album. How do I go about deleting the old picture since no article is using it anymore? Is it like a regular AfD? Banpei 06:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You want WP:IFD.—WAvegetarian (talk) 06:06, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unable to sign in

Hello! I've been trying to sign in but either Wikipedia doesn’t recognize it or I forgot my password, which I doubt for I remember I chose the same password for both Portuguese and English Wikipedia. Can you help me please? Thank you
Ana Santos Silva
email: [removed for privacy protection]
User name: Analogica
IP address: ***.**.**.134 [see above]

If you can't login, have Wikipedia email you a new temporary password. —WAvegetarian (talk) 06:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just confirmed that within the last 24 hours a password reminder has been sent to the registered email address for User:Analogica. Please check your email and follow the directions there.—WAvegetarian (talk) 06:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Analogica. Go to Special:Userlogin, enter just your email address, and click "Email new password". If the email address you entered matched the one in the account details, then you should soon be receiving an email; which enclosed is your new password. Good luck! –Se bi ~ 06:36, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of account

how do you delete your account?

Accounts with contributions cannot be deleted from Wikipedia since this would allow another user to create the account, and claim authorship of those edits. However, you may request your user and talk page to be deleted, as explained here. E ^talk 09:25, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Change IP address to username in edit histroy

How do I change IP address to username in the edit history?

You can't change that, as that is edits from your unique IP address. If you wish to prevent yourself from showing a IP address for edits, simply create an account. E ^talk 09:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If it's a recent edit and you want people to know you made it then you can make another edit and say in the edit summary that the IP is you. PrimeHunter 11:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Goram and Vincent

Hi,

I created an article with this title. When I enter it into the search box on the main page and "go", it returns the "search" page with the article at the top with 100% relevance. But it won't "go" there directly. Why not?

Y

It worked when I tried. Are you using proper capitalization in your search query? In other words are you using the exact article title (without any quotes surrounding the text)? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may need to bypass your browser's cache. Mozilla/Safari browsers: hold down Shift while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R), Internet Explorer browsers: press Ctrl-F5, Opera/Konqueror browsers: press F5 I hope this helps. Stwalkerster talk review 16:06, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use of "U"

When I am writing an article, should I write the British spelling of words, such as "colour" or "honour", or the American spelling, "color" or "honor"?

It doesn't really matter, as long as is consistent you can use the one that you prefer--User:Rock2e ^{Talk - Contribs} 10:11, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If the article topic is clearly linked to a certain location you should use the local variety of English. Also, remember there's more differences like: publicize version publicise. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:47, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please see also WP:ENGVAR. PeaceNT 12:24, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Ref Desk

Hi, couple of times now Ive looked at the Misc Reference Desk and seen questions from say 27 May to 29 May. Ive clicked on the edit tab but only the 29 May portion of the page is available to edit. Is this a glitch or...? thanks Mhicaoidh 10:08, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No it's not a glitch, the may 27th pages are kept in an archive and are Transcluded on to the page, to edit them, click on the right edit link and you'll edit those transcluded pages.--User:Rock2e ^{Talk - Contribs} 10:13, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

who works at a bus station

(no question text in section body)

You could start by reading Bus station and following the links in Bus station#See also. --Teratornis 14:32, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiBreak Enforcer

How does one bypass and log into wikipedia once they have inacted WikiBreak Enforcer? Hyper flyin' 10:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It says you could still edit as an anon, so not logging in would help. Still don't recommend it though as that would defeat the purpose of using it in the first place. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:45, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, but if you had used it, how could you turn it off before the actual end date? It prevents you from loging in but when your not loged in you are unable to edit your monobook file, so you cannot turn it off yourself. Hyper flyin' 13:21, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - One way is to persuade an admin to disable it for you. Just in case any Help Desk readers are planning to use it, I won't spoil it for them by revealing the other ways (yes, there are several ways). --ais523 13:22, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
    - Ok thanks for that :) Hyper flyin' 13:24, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mammary intercourse

I want to complain about the image used in the above article.

This is Wikipedia not Pornopedia.

The article is sufficient and there is no need for a image.

Is there no policy about pornographic images ?--87.243.196.167 10:53, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not censored, and other users have disagreed that an image is not necessary. -- nae'blis 12:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use of leaflets

Hi! I've uploaded an image of a leaflet which is in the public domain, and is relevant to its article. Which copyright notice do I use for it please??

Sean Cooper 11:10, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the copyright tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Public domain. PeaceNT 12:20, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding/Creating a new Section

How do I create a new article or page to Wikipedia? I attempted to follow the instructions to do so, but after what I thought was completion, when I searched for it, it did not appear.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Saouse 13:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to this edit you made to the introduction page? Dismas|^(talk) 13:03, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. PrimeHunter 13:13, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

edit this page

The edit this page button does not seem to work for me. I can click the individual edit links on the page and edit the sections such as "external links" etc, but the tab on the top of the page trys to open a php file! why are they so different

Which browser do you have? Stwalkerster talk review 15:18, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I use mozilla 2.0

Dee kaee 21:17, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The FAQ section at the top of WP:VPT has this entry:

If you are asked to download a file (index.php) when trying to edit, or your browser launches an image editor when trying to edit, disable "Use external editor" on your MediaWiki user preferences. On the most recent version of MediaWiki (as of 21-May-2007), this is found under the "Editing" tab.

Does that help? --Teratornis 04:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category Lists

Hi! I'm looking for a way to grab a list of article names appearing in a category. Now, you're thinking that's simple, just open the category page, but I want to see ALL pages at once in a SINGLE column, like so:

Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
...etc.

If possible, I'd like to be able to do this to any category in a single step. I have looked into using api.php, but this does not seem to do the trick. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks, Stwalkerster talk review 15:13, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The slow response to your question suggests the Help desk volunteers know of no easy way to do what you want. Depending on what you mean by "grab," one option would be to use a bot program. For example, m:Category.py might do what you want, or you might be able to hack it to do what you want. Do you have computer programming skills? --Teratornis 15:59, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

By grab, I mean get a list of articles into some form of list like I said, in some form that would be readable. Actually, you gave me an idea. By using api.php, to get an XML format file, I may be able to read it...yes, of course. Sorry, I wrote a vb.net script to login using api.php and an xml output. Thanks Teratornis, you gave me an idea, just write a script to read the xml feed. Thanks! Next Question...special pages. I think looking at the HTML source I can figure that one out. Thanks for the help, and sorry for asking such a difficult question. I guess my brain wasn't in gear. Stwalkerster talk review 17:20, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Catergorizing a page

Hello,

I need to add a category to an article. Can you tell me step by step how to do that?

Thanks,

C

Hi there! All you need to do is add [[Category:Example]] to the bottom of the page. As you wanted a step-by-step:

Go to the article
Click the edit this page link at the top of the page.
Scroll right down to the bottom of the edit box
Type at the bottom of the edit box the following (replacing Example with the category's name: [[Category:Example]]
Add an edit summary, like "Added category"
Click the Show Preview Button, to check you edit
Click the save Page button

I hope this helps! Stwalkerster talk review 15:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Veiled Political Activism

Some anonymous editor keeps seeking to make a political statement using the List of Protologisms page. The word in question is "Christi-insanity." The supposed meaning is more of a criticism than a bona fide word proposition. — Joe Webster 16:18, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is in the Wiktionary pages. — Joe Webster 16:24, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wiktionary is a different project than Wikipedia. As the header at the top of this page explains, the help desk is for questions about editing Wikipedia. To solve your problem you will need to contact an administrator on Wiktionary.—WAvegetarian (talk) 19:52, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See: Wiktionary: Protologisms

Definition, guidelines, and criteria for inclusion.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Protologisms

List of Protologisms

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:List_of_protologisms

Blocking sock puppets of blocked user

User:Brya is indefinately blocked from editing Wikipedia.[2] She has created 15 sock puppets to get around this ban. 13 of her sock puppets were found with a check user request.[3] However, while reverting and checking the edits of the 12 socks at issue (one does not edit botany or taxonomy articles, Brya's problem areas, and my area of editing) another 3 sock puppets cropped up, two of whom are active editors. However, I cannot figure out how to submit a check user request for these additional sock puppets, because a check user case for her user name already exists, and re-editing that just leaves it in the completed requests page, instead of putting it where it belongs to get the additional sock puppets checked. I tried asking one of the clerks listed to help at check user, but he keeps saying weird things (like he suggested I use a letter G instead of F,[4] when it's a letter F, and when I said that I couldn't use G since it was an F he accused me of making a false declaration on a check user request![5], he also seems to think that blocked users are still editors, which they're not, that's the point of a block: to stop them from editing, and dispute resolution is about working with other Wikipedia editors).

This really can't be the only time that later socks showed up after initial socks were blocked. How do I go about these newly found users checked and blocked also, and why is check user so impossible to use?

Thanks.

KP Botany 18:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note to help desk: I never accused KPBotany of knowingly submitting a false declaration. I merely informed her of the requirements of a code "F" for checkuser requests. Code F is for editors who are community banned (by ArbCom, Community Sanctions board, or Jimbo Wales). People may make code G requests.

Should the help desk recommend WP:AN? Or mediation? Or checkuser, using code "G" with the explanation of block evasion?VK35 18:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mediate what? Don't you understand that there are TWO parties to a mediation, TWO parties, at least to dispute resolution? This editor is blocked indefinately from editing Wikipedia--that means she is NOT a party. What exactly would I mediate with nobody? You keep going off on extraneous issues, and I simply can't understand what you are talking about, and you did accuse me of filing a false report. I posted here to try to understand what is going on, so I can do it correclty--would you leave it to someone else to explain it to me, since I have asked this of you, and told you that I don't understand what you are saying? KP Botany 19:12, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not the best person to give you a detailed answer, but I believe what you do is initiate a new case as a continuation of the earlier case - you are quite right that this is not the first time later socks showed up after initial socks were blocked. See the Dereks1x series of cases for an example of how multiple cases are handled. (By the way, the first Brya checkuser used Code F successfully, so I don't know why G was suggested to you - I've read that some feel it shouldn't exist as an option, in fact. ) Hope this helps - if you don't get a more thorough response here, you might post a note for one of the checkuser admins on their talk pages. Tvoz |talk 20:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, the example helped, they just put (2nd) in paranthesis after the user name for Dereks1x later socks. I did try to ask one of the checkuser admins, but he's the one who kept saying strange things and telling me to do things incorrectly, then telling me I'd get in trouble for doing them incorrectly!!! I generally get much better answers and simpler ones from the help desk. Thanks. KP Botany 20:54, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help from adminstrators vis a vis totalitarian tactics

I am facing totalitarian bullies who are intent on blocking me from contributing credible sourced content that is bold but 'problematic' to their ideological and political agendas. I need help to assist me wherever they are using slander, misrepresentation and character assasination to shut me down. I also need help to make sure I am correctly abiding by wiki policies so that they have no genuine cause to censor or block me. I need someone to suggest good administrators who have a sophisticated knowledge of totalitarian tactics (as used on wiki) so that I can confront these bullies and insist that they discuss genuine concerns they have with me in good faith rather than resorting to shameless misrepresentations and pejorative warnings. Please suggest some good administrators who are able to spend the time on these subtle and difficult issues.Anacapa 19:06, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The help desk doesn't really deal with those sorts of issues - you want to try WP:ANI. --Fredrick day 19:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia abuse

Hi

How is abuse from anonymous users reported?

This page is under continual attack by anonymous users who simply disagree with the views of the online magazine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiked_%28magazine%29

A case for examining the neutrality has been made but the vandalism continues.

A

You want Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism.—WAvegetarian (talk) 19:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But you don't want to report the user or ip has made only one vandal edit. You want to warn the vandal appropriatly first, and then if they continue beyond three or four times, report them. To see a complete list of warning go to WP:WARN. --Tλε Rαnδоm Eδι τ оr 20:25, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aqueous humor

Under "Aqueous humor" the spelling is incorrect. It uses "humour" rather than "humor." I don't know how to access any of the various angles of Wikipedia, sorry.

Thought someone should know...

British spelling is just as accepted on wikipedia as American spelling. ~ ΜΛGиυs ΛΠιмυМ ≈ √∞ 20:12, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For future use see Manual of Style (spelling). --Тλε Rαnδоm Eδι τ оr 20:17, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Changing a Disambig Page

Currently when users search for "System 7" they're led to a disambig page, which among other things, lists a toy, a part of a computer game, and a band. But overwhelmingly, I'm confident that people searching for "System 7" are most likely looking for the Macintosh Operating System (which is also the largest and most detailed article out of the disambig list).

How does one switch it so that a search for "System 7" brings up the Macintosh operating system page, rather than the disambig list, and then link to the disambig page from that article?

I can do this for you if there is a consensus... E ^talk 20:13, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I get a consensus? There is a little bit of discussion going on at Talk:System 7 (Macintosh)

To find out what you want to know read WP:CONS. --Tλε Rαnδоm Eδι τ оr 20:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm reading WP:CONS correctly, I believe there is a consensus since after someone (possibly me unsigned, I don't recall) posted the suggestion on a talk page a year ago, nobody disagreed. In fact someone else seconded the idea. I think it should be carried out, and we can see if anyone wants to discuss it further?Dpaanlka 20:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In the future, requesting that a page be moved can be done through Wikipedia:Requested moves. Dismas|^(talk) 20:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I have followed the requested move steps and will wait a few days for consensus. Thank you!

Where do I go

Where can I go to find the word. I have the definitions for them but not the words themselves. Such as, " _______ is the process of accommodating different needs and viewpoints."

Try Wiktionary, the free dictionary. E ^talk 20:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Google is your friend here. I put the phrase above into google and came up with this power point presentation. http://www.sbac.edu/~estesor/documents/HonGovCh1ReviewCards.ppt A quick scroll through the slides reveals that the answer you are looking for is "compromise". Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:53, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I recommend trying the following website. --Tλε Rαnδоm Eδι τ оr 21:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New page

How do I establish a page instead of an article? I wanted something more like 'Black Enterprise', Beyonce Knowles and Jive Records. How can I invent this page w/wikipedia.

Please start a new section when you're asking a new question - it's hard to see that you're here if your question is tagged on under someone else's.

You should take a look at WP:1ST, Help:Starting a new page, WP:NOT, and WP:MOS before trying to create a new page. Those pages will give you directions on how to make a new page and also some tips on how to prevent the article from being deleted.

Note, however, that we already have pages for Black Enterprise, Beyonce Knowles, and Jive Records. You might want to look at them first. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 21:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A page instead of an article? What do you mean exactly? ssepp^(talk) 22:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:WIAA explains the difference between "page" and "article," but I would be surprised and impressed if a new Wikipedia user was aware of the subtle distinction as Wikipedia uses the two words. I only discovered the difference when I used the words interchangeably where I shouldn't, and another editor corrected me, citing WP:WIAA for my enlightenment. --Teratornis 23:00, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rednex

Hello. I am one of the producers behind music group Rednex and I have never heard of the claimed producer named Brian Reddyb. Neither have the others. I have deleted him two times, but he's still there. I don't know who is doing this. What should we do? Regards Örjan Öban Öberg.

You could discuss the issue on the article's talk page. My guess is someone thinks you're committing vandalism - with a site like this, it does happens constantly, and it is sometimes hard to tell if someone is helping or hurting the project. You might also want to see our policy on conflict of interest. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 21:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that someone probably thinks you are committing vandalism. If it is a WP:HOAX, you should say so on the talk page, and provide proof that that is the case. --Tλε Rαnδоm Eδι τ оr 21:36, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We have proof of a hoax in our records. It was added by User:86.42.223.82 in this edit and the same IP claims that "Briyan Al-Reddyb" led a 1968 coup where Saddam Hussein participated.[6] PrimeHunter 22:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

dontations and suggestions for article

Hello,

afraid I am not computer literate enough to be a contributor, but I wanted to ask/suggest that under the driving under the influence article, it would be helpful to have a chart with how many drinks it takes (roughly) to "achieve" a certain BAC. Second, I would like to send a check as a donation - can you give me snailmail address (I am indeed ancient) and to whom to make it out to?

Thanks, Mike Nesemann email removed

This is included at the article Blood alcohol. Possibly it should be linked more directly. The article needs a little work. To the left of this, under the Wikipedia globe you will see a series of links, including this one [[7]] which lists information, including snail mail addresses for donations. Thanks. KP Botany 22:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Donate via regular mail. Please make the cheque payable to 'Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.' To prevent theft, please do not send cash through the mail.

Our mailing address:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 200 2nd Ave. South #358 St. Petersburg, FL 33701-4313 United States

At the risk of digressing horribly, I have to wonder how many of the users who ask Why was my article deleted? still feel urges to contribute money to the Wikimedia Foundation. That is, I wonder if users who only read Wikipedia are more inclined to contribute than users who plunge into the sometimes cruel world of editing. --Teratornis 23:06, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Make a Page

How do I make a page that will show up as a red link?-as in, an article about it doesn't exist but a link is holding a spot for it.

Just wrap the text that you want to red link with the brackets like this [[article doesn't exists yet]] will produce article doesn't exists yet. Once you make the article, it will turn blue. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 00:40, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

I need some help on how to create a page. i have a subject and everything, just were is the create page. Can you give me the link?

Hi, welcome to Wikipedia. See Help:Starting_a_new_page. Alternatively, you can just type the name of your article in to the search box and click on the red link to create the page. Make sure that the article meets notability and is well-sourced. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 00:47, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be surprised if you find yourself back here asking Why was my article deleted? If you want to avoid that fate, you might try telling us about the article you want to write, and we can give you specific advice on how to write it so it "sticks." --Teratornis 05:03, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]