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February 14

Why are level 5 section headings minute?

When using a level 5 section heading it is only half the size of normal text, not bolded. Is this correct? Or is Internet explorer playing up on me? Pee Tern (talk) 00:34, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To me it looks like the size of normal text... Do you mean a 'section heading' as in the equals signs? Scarian ^{Call me Pat} 00:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That is level 6, not level 5. Level five is just bolded text (for all intents and purposes). Prodego ^talk 00:42, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The section headings between =s as in

======A Section Heading======

It is 6 =s which is level 5 because level one starts with 2=s?

It looks more like a page footnote than a section heading. Pee Tern (talk) 02:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Two equals signs is a level 2 heading. One equals sign (level 1 heading) is what's used for the page titles (and, against W3C guidelines, on long talk pages like this help desk for separating dates). Thing is, I don't see how a level 6 heading could be styled as anything else that would still be different and more diminutive than a level 5 heading, but different to normal text. But if any article needs that many levels of headings, I think it needs some serious restructuring! • Anakin ^(talk) 03:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Levels 1 to 6, a ha! Okay. I have toyed with the level 6 heading a few times and gone back to it a couple times as the better option. However, please feel free to have a look, at Law enforcement agency, and offer any me suggestions (it is still a work in progress). Cheers. Pee Tern (talk) 07:02, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WHAT HAPPEN?

No images are loading for me on WP... what's going on? Is there something wrong on my end or did the server get raped? Ziggy Sawdust (talk) 01:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your browser may not be loading images automatically. I can't say much for other browsers, but if you have Firefox just go to the Tools tab, click Options, and access the Content tab. You should see a checkbox that says "Load images automatically"; if it isn't checked, check it. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to me that this question has been coming up strangely a lot the last few days, so maybe there is something up with the servers. There was a very similar question to this earlier: #Images not being displayed, where I suggested making sure there wasn't any software, or the web browser itself, blocking Wikipedia images. • Anakin ^(talk) 02:57, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a way for a picture to include a hyper/wiki-link?

I want to be able to click on a picture and it take me to the website that shows my edit count. Is this possible? Thanks, PG Pirate 01:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are two ways (that I know of) to do this; first, you could use a {{click}} template. However, that template is a bit messy when it comes to certain code/browsers. Another alternative is the imagemap extension. More instructions on how to use each can be found on the respective pages. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Userbox

Where can i find the userbox stating that a user is going to be away due to mental illness? Thank-You. Yeltsinfan (talk) 01:58, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You could just create one using {{userbox}}. For example;

This user is away due to a mental illness.

Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 02:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Banning

Does Wikipedia IP ban users such as "Physics Magazine Guy" a.k.a. Yeats30 who repeatedly post homework questions or break other such rules.(Anyone that looks at the science or math ref desks much will know who I'm talking about). It just seems something should be done. Thanks, Zrs 12 (talk) 03:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. From Wikipedia:Blocking policy: "Users may be blocked from editing by an administrator to protect Wikipedia and its editors from harm." Posting to the WP:RD doesn't really cause harm. It may be a nuisance, but not harm. --omtay 38 03:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why not? Zrs 12 (talk) 03:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Because blocking is a last resort, and should never be applied freely. We only use it for blatant vandals and people who are being disruptive; minor things like this warrant a note on the editor's talk page, not a block notice. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 03:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, I see. However, this user has been notified on his talk page. Yet he has still done it. This is a repeated, blatant violation of the reference desk rules. This does not cause harm per se but is still a blatant violation. And yet they still can't be blocked? Zrs 12 (talk) 03:27, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Couldn't this be considered trolling?--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions|Guest)} 03:30, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, I would consider it trolling. Directly from the article: "Trolling is deliberate violation of the implicit rules of Internet social spaces." However, this is not an official Wikipedia guideline page. Zrs 12 (talk) 03:39, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think considering this trolling would be a stretch, but is a possibility. I have warned the user another time because he/she had asked another question after the previous notice. I'm not sure the course of action to be taken if this pattern of behavior continues. --omtay 38 03:35, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Omtay. However, I think there should be (or maybe is) a guideline to deal with situations such as this. If there is not though, should a consensus try to be reached as to the action following another of these posts? Zrs 12 (talk) 03:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If the user continues and pays no heed, then that's stepping into the realm of disruptive behaviour. If they do so, I'll warn them with something sterner. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 04:05, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another approach would be to simply answer the question(s)... incorrectly.(sorry, I couldn't resist the smartass remark) Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 04:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No need to call people trolls behind their back! When people ask obvious homework questions at the RD, just explain that it isn't for homework questions, and ignore it. They won't keep posting if they get no answer. • Anakin ^(talk) 12:55, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not necessarily trolling, although I suppose it could be construed that away after warnings and attempts at communication have failed and gone unanswered. However, all this behavior requires is a stern warning and a walk away. And as per above, label it a homework question and move on. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 16:39, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Valentines Day

Does this have anything to do with St Valentie ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.212.193.204 (talk) 03:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Valentine's Day for more information. In the future, remember to use the reference desk to ask questions about specific knowledge; the help desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. Thank you, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 04:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orignator of request for new article?

In Wikipedia:WikiProject Law Enforcement/Requested articles there is a request for a new article, Evidence Storage Unit. I thought I would do the article, but soon realised that the request could be for a either a 'physical container' (from a box to a room), or the 'organisational unit' which is responsible for evidence storage. How do I find what the requester intended? Or do I have to do both and disambiguate them!? Pee Tern (talk) 07:07, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, those are the possibilities... they can all fit in one article surely? Why don't you write about them all? Make sure they're all properly sourced and verifiable though! :-) Scarian ^{Call me Pat} 09:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just my opinion, but I don't think it would be appropriate to put those different things into one article. (Go ahead if you disagree with me, though.) That would be almost like having one article called "mouse" that talks about both the animal and the computer thingy.

You could ask the requestor on their user talk page and see if you get a response. Or, you could just use your judgement: which do you think would make a useful Wikipedia article? Fly with it as if it's your own idea. Or possibly even have two articles, if you're inspired to do so and if the topics are notable: something like "Evidence storage unit (container)" and "Evidence storage unit (organizational unit)". (Or one of them could just be called "Evidence storage unit".) However, before creating such articles, check whether there are enough reliable sources that the topic(s) can be considered notable. --Coppertwig (talk) 14:20, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In my view they are definitely two different subjects. However, I might end up doing one article on evidence management, and have, amongst others, two sections for containers and org units. There are PhDs on this stuff, so references will not be a problem, and have a disambiguation page or two for the possible "entry points". Pee Tern (talk) 23:23, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Examination of the page history shows that it was one of many additions made by Skysmith in [1]. The user is still active and can be contacted at User talk:Skysmith. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Of course. Thanks. Pee Tern (talk) 23:23, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold. Add the disambiguation page and add both articles, since you and at least one other editor feel that we have two legitimate separate subjects. If you don't have time to expand both articles, leave one as a stub. -Arch dude (talk) 03:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Getting approval to use some one else's images?

I have found some images in a published article on the WWW with their use acknowledged back to the image provider, not the author of the article. These images might be very useful in an article I am working on. In approaching the image provider to ask if they would be prepared to allow me to also use them in Wikipedia, is there a formal standard set of information about Wikipedia and questions I should put to the image provider, so that they know about Wikipedia's copyright and fair use regime etc.? And, to make it easy for them to say yes! (The image provider is a Government organisation so I am assuming that there will be no commercial issues.) Pee Tern (talk) 07:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Although I haven't actually done so, I would advise informing the copyright holder GFDL. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 07:51, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think WP:COPYREQ answers your question. --teb728 t c 09:08, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. Thanks. Pee Tern (talk) 23:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changing table text alignment

When a table cell is larger than needed for the text it contains, the text is automatically vertically center-aligned. Is there a way to change it so that the text is top-aligned instead? I'm talking about like in this table--I want the text in the "Oceania," "Africa," and "Asia" columns to start at the top of the cell instead of floating in the middle. --Crazy Legs KC 07:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See m:Help:Table#Vertical_alignment.--Patrick (talk) 08:10, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! :) --Crazy Legs KC 08:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How do you read deleted articles?

Resolved

– It was a different article.

There was once an article called 'chakrology' which described chakras more concretely than the chakra article, even though I clarified some things in that article. I would like to read the old chakrology article, and I think some of it should be returned or moved to 'chakra.' How do I find it? Dchmelik (talk) 10:47, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, are you sure you got the name right? :) The page "Chakrology" has no deleted version, it is redirected to Chakra#Chakra_models, and relevant content has been moved there. ;) You could see the old version before redirection here. Hope this helps. --PeaceNT (talk) 11:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am pretty sure I recall another more recent version of the separate chakrology page. Maybe it was 'original or unverified research.' It was about the number of chakra petals equalling the number of nerve pairs up to the vertebra of that number (I had found it to be very useful because it makes much more sense than petals having to do with vibration, which can vary much.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dchmelik (talk • contribs) 13:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this it? Petal (chakra). • Anakin ^(talk) 14:51, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and I had just found that. Apparently someone removed the link from the main article; I will return it.

it support

what is the maximum number of employees in a company could be served by one IT technical support —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.139.87.226 (talk) 10:54, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This help desk is for questions about how to use Wikipedia. You might try asking your question at the reference desk. --Coppertwig (talk) 14:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And of course the answer would depend on the company, the employees' technical skill, what software and hardware they are using or attempting to use, the technical support person's skill, etc. Many open source products such as Wikipedia itself get along without any designated technical support employees whatsoever, because the users themselves help each other. (Some users take a liking to answering Help desk questions, and building tools to improve the Help desk efficiency, but we come and go as we please.) If you work in technical support or supervise a support department, you would do well to study how Wikipedia's Help desk manages to deliver technical support which is at least as good as commercial support, and without having to pay anyone to do it. This is not to say it would be easy to set up a corporate wiki and get the whole company to work as efficiently as Wikipedia does, but if you could do that, the results would be as wonderful as what you see on this page. --Teratornis (talk) 20:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox

How can I upload my userbox onto the list? On my userbox list it's the French Canadian one. Speedboy Salesman (talk) 11:01, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, could you clarify which item you would like to add to that article? :) Userboxes are used only in userspace (i.e. your user page/talk and their subpages) Also, French Canadian already has an infobox, so I'm not sure which box you're referring to. Cheers, --PeaceNT (talk) 11:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where is your userbox list? Where is the list you want to load your userbox into? (Please provide links.) I'm not sure if you mean userbox or infobox. Sorry for not understanding your question. --Coppertwig (talk) 14:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Under my userboxes, underneath the India and EU one Speedboy Salesman (talk) 14:35, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, look like I misread the question. Sorry. :) Look, I assume you mean

This user has French Canadian ancestry.

doesn't exist, unlike other boxes of the same type (e.g Template:User Germany , Template:User Greek etc) You can update the userbox list by clicking the red link Template:User French Canadian, copy and paste your own code (on your userpage) there then add the category Category: Ethnicity user templates to your newly-made template; the last step (but not a required one) will be to add {{User French Canadian}} to the list Wikipedia:Userboxes/Ethnic groups. That would do! Again, my apologies if that is not what you mean by the question. :) Best, --PeaceNT (talk) 14:47, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Quickest way to undo a redirect

I redirected Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House to Blackwell (historic house), which I thought was a more encyclopedic title. A user has redirected it back. How can I most easily undo the edit? The user is only editing articles related to tourism in the Lake District of England and doesn't seem to understand the difference between tourism promotion and WP. Thanks. Itsmejudith (talk) 12:31, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What a mess! Conflict of interest, using Wikipedia for advertising and promotion, violation of the username policy, and a cut and paste move. I've stuck a {{uw-coi}} notice on their talk page but I'll leave the rest of this for an admin to sort out! Thanks for reporting this, Itsmejudith! :) • Anakin ^(talk) 13:30, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that's bad. Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen is the right place to report this as far as sorting out the redirect/move mess is concerned. (Reversing a redirect is normally easy (just use 'move'), but it won't work in this case because someone cut-and-pasted the move across at some point, and both articles seem to have history...) --ais523 13:40, 14 February 2008 (U T C)

Question about afghania

i don t know any province with name of afghania in pakistan.kindly correct it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.233.69.77 (talk) 12:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure which page you're suggesting needs a correction. The page Afghania is a redirect to the page "North-West Frontier Province", which says "The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, who have a majority in the NWFP government, have proposed Afghania as a compromise name." and has a footnote to support this statement. It looks OK to me.

If you see something you believe is wrong, you can be bold and fix it yourself by clicking "edit this page" at the top, or you can click "discussion" at the top and put a note on the talk page suggesting a change. --Coppertwig (talk) 14:08, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I expect they are referring to the Pakistan article. In this case it does not appear to be wrong. Perhaps the province is named something different in this user's language, but Afghania (North-West Frontier Province) does exist and is one of the four provinces of the country. • Anakin ^(talk) 14:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

water pressure & surges

In the middle of January 2008 I asked a question about water pressure & surges and received several answers.I would like to view this again but cannot find it. only the current two weeks appear to be displayed

                        robd.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.238.70.70 (talk) 15:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this the question? Harland1 (^t/_c) 15:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Renaming images

I uploaded Image:525678357 a1f505b489 b.jpg and I forgot to put in a more descriptive name. How can I rename the image to a more descriptive file name? Save-Me-Oprah ^(talk) 15:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can't rename images. Just reupload it with a better name and request deletion of the original with {{Db-redundantimage}} or something. Algebraist 16:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Image renaming β^_command 16:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't figure out what that page does. • Anakin ^(talk) 18:01, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

its an automated method of renaming images, see commons:Special:Contributions/BetacommandBot for an example. β^_command 18:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism report

User YismachYisroel is deleting places where name of the God of the bible is stated explicitly as "Yahweh" in english or hebrew or other languages. As far as I know, by the jewish religion it is forbidden to write it, and I guess this is why he does it. I undid his 2 edits. --Itaj Sherman (talk) 16:42, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just want to see him come in here and delete "Yahweh" in my complaint. --Itaj Sherman (talk) 16:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If the user continues, please leave a polite message/warning (better if it's personal first) explaining your reverts. If it continues or escalates level up the warnings. If they continue without answer best to report them to WP:AIV. If they do answer and do not agree with you, then it's most likely a WP:DR. Best to bring it up on the article's talk page too. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 16:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New page

i would like to add a word that is not in wikipedia. how do i do that? thanks <email removed, read top of page> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.96.37.173 (talk) 16:52, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The pages at Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article should have most of the information you need. Before you begin, please carefully read through our policies and guidelines on notability, citing reliable sources for verification, neutrality, and formatting and article layout, where many new users commonly make mistakes. You may also want to consider checking out what Wikipedia is not, the deletion policy and criteria for speedy deletion so you know specifically what to avoid when writing your article. Please note also that Wikipedia is not a place to post newly created words, or neologisms. We also are not a dictionary, however if you find a missing definition of a real word in our sister project Wiktionary, you are welcome to add a dictionary definition there. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 17:11, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Slavery

The first line of the entry pertaining to slavery is an inappropriate reference to Fredrich Douglas. How can this be corrected? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.88.8.253 (talk) 16:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It appears as though it has been. In most cases, you can correct errors or vandalism such as this yourself by editing the page - unfortunately, Slavery has been vandalized recently, so is semi-protected against editing by unregistered users. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 17:08, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is the exact name of the page you refer to? I don't see signs that Slavery has mentioned a "Fredrich Douglas". Is it an indirect reference which doesn't mention him and requires knowledge of him? PrimeHunter (talk) 18:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was vandalism of {{Slavery}}, which is transcluded at the top of slavery. Algebraist 20:51, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Printing wih hypertext

I work at a media library and help folks out when they get stuck on a computer issue. One man came to me trying to print an article off of your site. Now you folks have made it very simple to print and it is great, except that this man wanted to keep the hypertext highlighted. He likes to read the articles in bed and go through quickly, looking at the hypertext as resources. But you guys have no option of printing with the hypertext still highlighted. I was hoping you might be able to make that a printing option in the future. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.118.155 (talk) 18:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you do not select the "printable version", you will end up printing the page as-is, which includes all the hyperlinks being colored and underlined. The drawback is that the little nav menu is on the left side, making a rather large left margin. If you create an account, you can choose different "skins" in the "my preferences" section. There are skins that put the menu in a better place for printing. -- kainaw ™ 19:36, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What browser are you using, Kainaw? I've never actually printed a wikipedia page, but going by the print preview, both Firefox and IE will default to printing the printable version, whether you've chosen that option or not. Algebraist 20:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

problems viewing image page

I'm here on behalf of someone else who is having an image problem. I requested that a flickr user release a photo of Christian Bale under a free license (which he graciously did), but now he's having problems seeing his image credit page. I can see it fine by clicking on the photo in the article infobox, but he says "When I click on the photo in Wikipedia it tries to open http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Christianbale.jpg, which produces the following error: "No file by this name exists; you can upload it. For more information, please see the file's log." " This is strange, because when I go to that link I see the image page just fine. He sees the image when I send him directly to the commons page at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Christianbale.jpg . Does anyone know what could be happening here? I want to make flickr contributors happy and eager to help again. :) Calliopejen1 (talk) 18:10, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was a server cache problem. It gave me the same error when I tried it while logged out, but I purged the page and two seconds later it appeared. Hopefully it will work for him now too. • Anakin ^(talk) 20:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Colours in signatures

I've noticed that people have different colours in their signatures (rather than the usual blue), how is this done? Thanks, George D. Watson (Dendodge).Talk^{Help and assistance} 19:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A good way how to learn how to do anything is to click the "edit" button, see how it looks in the edit window, then press cancel again. For example, if you clicked on "edit" on any conversation above involving User:Hersfold, you'd see this:

[[User:Hersfold|'''''Hersfold''''']] ([[User:Hersfold/t|t]]/[[User:Hersfold/a|a]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|c]])

What that user did was to go to Special:Preferences, and in the User Profile tab (1) checked the box saying "Raw signature" then (2) added the text above, with all its HTML code and wikilinks, to the "signature" box.

A cheap-and-cheerful way of doing this, without learning loads of HTML and wikimarkup, is to look for another user with a style similar to the one you want, to copy it, and to play around with the result until you think it looks good. AndyJones (talk) 19:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That exactly what i did. I got the same code from another user and played around with the color and stuff untill i got a nice thing im happy with :) BonesBrigade 03:39, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You might see also Wikipedia:WikiProject User Page Help/Do-It-Yourself/Formatting Text for general instructions on formatting text (changing font, color etc.) :) --PeaceNT (talk) 19:23, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If a signature has red links then it's usually because the pages have not been created. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what it is, but I'm certain that there is a limit to the number of characters you can put in your raw signature. So, keep that in mind if you want to create an obnoxiously annoying one with a lot of colors. -- kainaw ™ 19:32, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are also other editors who will object if your signature gets to be too long, because when editing, it's hard to parse all of the signature code to get to the real encyclopedia. Corvus cornix_talk 21:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

uploading a file

I am trying to upload Dr. George Waring's biography on Wikipedia. (and seems like i may have done it 3 times already) however, when I search his name on the main page, nothing comes up.

Reading under "my contributions", it advises to tag a copy right.

how do i go about doing this? how can i make this page searchable and readable.

many thanks for your help.

Fariba19 (talk) 20:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You have uploaded PDF files into what is supposed to be an image (e.g. a JPG). To create an article, read Wikipedia:Your first article. Sbowers3 (talk) 20:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've tagged it as a copyright violation for deletion. The bio was taken from his web site. • Anakin ^(talk) 22:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how to remove phantom subheadings?

In Talk:Alice Miller (psychologist) you can see below the boxes:

1 More complete than the German counterpart
2 Rating: Start-class

These are no equivalent subjects in the discussion pages. In fact, if you click on them they take you nowhere.

I believe the "More complete than the German counterpart" is an old post. But it's a phantom right now. How can I remove these two items so that the page looks neater?

—Cesar Tort 20:34, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The sections you are referring to are hidden in the WikiProject Biography template at the top of the talk page. Click the show button at the right. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 20:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! I see. Thanks. Is it OK with policy to relocate those posts in the main talk?

Cesar Tort 20:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

if you want, you could relocate them to the archives for the talk page. Just cut and paste them. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 20:58, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks! I'll do it. —Cesar Tort 21:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HOW DO I QUESTION AN ARTICLES IMPARTIALITY

How do I question an article's impartiality or neutrality as I see it? How do I question the accuracy or logic of an article? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickyfann (talk • contribs) 21:36, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bring up your concerns on the article's talk page. Click the "discussion" button at the top left of your screen and start a new section by clicking "edit this page". Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 21:37, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and Wikipedia:Verifiability. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New Article

How do you start to set up a page for a new entry —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghteach (talk • contribs) 22:23, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 22:39, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Using non "cc" photos for info use

We really appreciate the info in "Wiki". We do some printing work using various world countries. We use maps from other sources but find some of 'your' photos very helpful in illustrating and learning about the country. This publication is sold to those who are interested in learning about these countries. There are no web links to this project whatsoever. Can you give us some direction on how to go about this project. Thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter.

Harlan <e-mail removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.200.59.59 (talk) 22:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I believe you are talking about re-using wikipedia's content in other places. If so, you should take a look at Copyrights: Reusers' rights and obligations. Hope this helps! --omtay 38 00:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In general, the whole idea of Wikipedia is to let you use these images. However, we sometimes get into a mess because we also want to use images from elsewhere here in Wikipedia. So, for most images, we can use them, and you can also use them. For some images, we can use them, but you cannot. For each image, click on the image. This takes you to the image page. the image page has the copyright information for that image. Most images are copyrighted, but some are public domain. Most copyrighted images are under a license that permits you to use them subject to your compliance with certain conditions. Please read and comply with the conditions. You are a publisher, so you realize that copyright holders such as yourself have rights. Please honor those rights. -Arch dude (talk) 02:51, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

trying to correct an error

I added a fact to a page (Corn Mo) and you construed it as vandalism and reverted it. That's fine, but you didn't remove the whole addition and left it as an incorrect partial sentence. I tried to re-add the info, minus the link, and was warned again. So I tried to delete the entire phrase, in order to revert back to what was originally there and received an immediate and threatening warning. I am not trying to vandalize, only trying to correct an initial (well-intentioned) mistake.

The reverted sentence now reads "In April of 2007, Corn Mo & the .357 Lover performed as the backing group for Andrew W.K. in Denton, Texas at the anniversary/book release party." It should simply read "In April of 2007, Corn Mo & the .357 Lover performed as the backing group for Andrew W.K. in Denton, Texas."

I don't dare try to correct it again. Please stop yelling at me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.100.163.146 (talk) 22:50, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This might be a clear breach of WP:BITE, if you are indeed new at this. I would drop a message on the talk page of the user and explain that you absolutely are not trying to distrupt wikipedia. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 23:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I left a comment on your talk page addressing the issue. If it continues, I'll drop the user a line myself. Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 23:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've left comments on the talk pages of the three users involved: User talk:66.100.163.146, User talk:Scarian, and User talk:Jacksinterweb. --Coppertwig (talk) 02:06, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, it's been a misunderstanding... I've explained myself on the IP's talk page here: [2] and removed the IP's warnings here: [3]. - I didn't really think much of this... I did honestly believe it to be just a spammer... Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Scarian ^{Call me Pat} 02:14, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't fully understand the situation, and over-reacted. I've apologized to Jacksinterweb on my talk page; apparently I thought the user was referring to a different edit from the one the user was actually referring to. I had rebuked Jacksinterweb in terms which were too harsh for the situation in any case, even if I had understood it correctly, and I apologize again for the criticism. I thank Scarian for taking my (somewhat less harsh) message in good part. --Coppertwig (talk) 14:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]