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June 9

adding logos/images

Hello - how do I add a logo or image? I see there is an SVG format but not sure what that is. Can I load a logo from my computer or does it have to live online?

I'm trying to edit the msnbc.com to reflect an accurate story of the online entity vs. MSNBC [cable]. What do the two boxes stating that it needs to be 'wikified' mean? What do I do to 'wikify' it?

~ Janetti

Images used on Wikipedia must first meet our Image Use Policy before being uploaded to the site - basically, they have to be in the public domain, under a free license, or meet a very specific fair use rationale (in the case of copyrighted images). In the case of a logo, you should upload it using the following steps:

Click here. Then click the link that says "Promotional Photo".
Click the browse button to find the image on your computer. Then type a descriptive name (such as Company-Logo.jpg) in the "Destination Filename" box.
Type a short description of the image in the Summary box. Also include what article you intend to use it in like so: [[Article]]
IMPORTANT: In the drop-down menu, select "Logo". If this is not done, your image will be deleted.
Once the upload is complete, go to the article you want to use the image in and add a link to it like this: [[Image:Company-Logo.jpg]]

You can find more information about that here.

For more help about "wikification", see WP:MOS and WP:GTL. I hope this has helped! Hersfold ^(talk/work) 02:11, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also see {{wikify}}, WP:WWF, WP:WIKIFY, and search the Help desk for: wikify. --Teratornis 16:39, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

rocet launchers

what happend at today,s rocket launch could you show me a website that talks about it please

Sorry, but this page is only for questions about Wikipedia. You may ask this question at the Wikipedia:Reference_Desk however. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 00:05, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Space Shuttle Atlantis and STS-117, if you refer to Friday's space shuttle launch. --Teratornis 02:25, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a page for a different person than is already on Wikipedia

I want to add a page about Allen Klein, the author. There is already a page for Allen Klein, but for a different Allen Klein, the manager of the Beattles. Do I just edit the page that exists and add Allen Klein, the author to it, or, do I make a new page? If the latter, how do I do that?

What you need to do is disambiguate the title. This is generally done by adding a parenthetical after the name clarifying what the person did or what the thing is. For an example of where this is used, we have one article, Bleach, on the chemical. Another, Bleach (band) is on a music group, and a third, Bleach (manga) is on a media franchise. In your case, you want to create the page Allen Klein (author). --tjstrf talk 00:14, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

After creating Allen Klein (author), you can add something like this to the top of Allen Klein: "{{otherpeople4|the American businessman and record label executive|the American author|Allen Klein (author)}}" (assuming he is American). It will display as PrimeHunter 00:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

External Links?

I understand the external link addition policy that keeps me from listing the interviews I have done and will do with actors and actresses, but I am a tad confused. see http://www.tv-now.com/intervus/index.html

Having links to tv.com and imdb.com for actors is also nothing but a promotion for those sites.

How is an interview with TVNow, which is owned by TV Guide, different from a tv.com link?

Tony Bray

See WP:COI. Something that is inappropriate for you to add because you did the interview is not necessarily inappropriate for someone else to add. IMDB links are in Wikipedia because they are considered by consensus to be relatively informative and useful links that comply with policy and give information that cannot be placed in the Wikipedia articles on the topics. Additionally, it is not generally an accepted argument in Wikipedia to say "we have item X, why can't we have similar item Y." —Dark•Shikari^[T] 05:36, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Line break help

How do I make a single-spaced line break?

Insert . ---CWY2190^T^C 03:45, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to review Wikipedia:Don't use line breaks as well. -- Jreferee 17:18, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

project help

where can i get tools for doing my project in a better way . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.198.52 (talk • contribs)

Your question is vague. What project? What do you mean by "a better way"? If you refer to an editing project on Wikipedia, see: Wikipedia:Tools, Wikipedia:Tools/Editing tools, and User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Too. --Teratornis 22:53, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why was my page deleted?

Dear Sirs: My Page seems to have been deleted. Would you, please, be so kind to explain to me what's happened to it ? And what should I do to avoid it of being deleted in the future ? Thank you very much for your kind attention, while I remain. Yours sincerely, Ivo Jacome —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ivo Jacome (talk • contribs)

You might need to check the deletion log of the page in question. See also Wikipedia:Why was my article deleted?. Peacent 08:50, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a link to the page that was deleted or do you recall what it was named? -- Jreferee 17:15, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Non-Latin characters in references

Is there an editorial policy on the use of references that use non-Latin characters? I am writing an article on Israeli music. I have many references to songs whose names are in Hebrew. I have been writing the name of the song in Hebrew characters, followed by an English transliteration, and an English translation where relevant in parentheses. Also, in the bibliography I cite numerous sources in Hebrew. I thought of doing the following:

Author and title in Hebrew, followed by author and title in transliteration in parentheses, following by reference information (publication date, publisher, and so on) in English translation.

I could find no guidelines to this problem in any of the printed style manuals in my possession (McGraw-Hill, Chicago, Prentice Hall, or Turabian). And another thing: When I want to include a media file that is already posted on another website, should I use an external link, or copy the media to the wiki media place (I forgot what it's called)? Is there a preference here, or is either method acceptable? Tnx,--Ravpapa 09:25, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Manual of Style:Foreign terms might lead you to the answer to your question. Also, you might not be able to upload a media file to Wikipedia that is not your own because doing so might violate Wikipedia's copyright policy. If the media file that is already posted on another website, some think that merely linking to it from Wikipedia violates Wikipedia process. Category:Wikipedia_media_files gives examples of properly upoladed media files and may help you find answers to related media questions.-- Jreferee 16:08, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The media files I am linking to are licensed under the Creative Commons license, so they are kosher according to Wikipedia policy. I am assuming that, since I am linking directly to the original site where they were first posted, and that site contains all the attribution information, I am also fulfilling the CC license requirement of attribution. --Ravpapa 19:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question about a page

I was wondering what i would have to do to keep the page of Dimitris Labatos up? it keeps getting deleted and i wanna know if someone can help to edit it to keep it up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enchanteddrmzceo (talk • contribs)

Apparently the person it is written about is not notable and thus can not be included in Wikipedia. Please read Wikipedia:Notability for guidelines. --Mschel 14:36, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Biographies should demonstrate that the subject satisfies Wikipedia:Notability (people), for example with multiple independent references to reliable sources about the subject. There are only 9 Google hits [1] on "Dimitris Labatos", so it may not be possible to satisfy the guideline. Wikipedia biographies are usually about people who are mentioned far more often. If you are Dimitris Labatos or closely associated with him (your user name hints at that) then please also read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter 14:52, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you would first have to get newpapers or other reliable sources to publish information about Dimitris Labatos to keep the page of Dimitris Labatos up in Wikipedia. I say newspapers because they probably are the easiest way to become Wikipedia notable. Try approaching the local papers where Dimitris Labatos' lives (lived?) and ask them to publish a story or two on his life. You may then be able to use that published information in a Wikipedia article. -- Jreferee 16:33, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyrighting wikipedia without permission?

There appears to be this website, called www.answers.com, and they have blatantly copied every single high profile type article off wikipedia, with the images too. Is this allowed???

Yes, wikipedia see WP:5. Sethie 16:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I mean the images... 81.154.111.25 16:34, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Answers.com article, Answers.com gets the majority of its content from Wikipedia, which they then use to generate advertising revenue. I think your question is whether Wikipedia allows www.answers.com to copy the non-free, fair use images (in addition to the free images) and make a profit off use of non-free images. The thread copyright discusses this somewhat. I think the short answer is that Wikipedia does not control the copying actions of others (e.g., Answers.com) and Wikipedia's use of copyright notices with the images is sufficient to address Wikipedia's responsibility. -- Jreferee 16:41, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More precise answer: the text and most images (and probably all of the images that answers.com includes) on wikipedia are released under the GDFL, which allows even commercial reuse as long as the work is attributed. The whole aim of wikipedia is to create a totally free (as in libre, not gratis) resource that can be used in any way imaginable as long as it remains free to be reused in the same way. Answers.com, as far as I know, complies with the license of wikipedia and therefore is not "copyrighting wikipedia without permission"--they simply re-use it and re-license it under the GDFL. Calliopejen1 19:33, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A huge number of the images on Wikipedia are Wikipedia:Non-free content. I wasn't aware that Wikipedia:Non-free content was released under the GDFL. Thanks for clarifying that. Also, your explanation of Answers.com's position in this helped complete the answer. -- Jreferee 21:20, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't mean to suggest that Wikipedia's non-free content is released under the gdfl. (It's not, as far as I know.) I was just guessing that answers.com has some sort of algorithm to avoid mirroring copyrighted fair-use pictures (to avoid legal liability where wikipedia users wrongly assert fair use). As it turns out from looking at their website, they don't have any such thing, and they mirror everything. For those images, then, neither wikipedia nor answers.com asserts that they own the copyright, or even any license to use them; they are using them under the fair-use provisions of copyright law. Calliopejen1 03:44, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sock farm

What is a .. sock .. farm ??? SakotGrimshine 16:07, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, where did you see that phrase? If you're asking about a Wikipedia-related term, I believe it has something to do with WP:SOCK. Peacent 16:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is a person who creates a bunch of Sockpuppets and meatpuppet, please read WP:SOCK,Regards--Arnon Chaffin (Talk) 16:14, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It could be the CD released in 2003 by the South Wales group Amman Valley entitled "The Sock Farm." However, according to this blog, Wikipedia:Sock puppetry used to define a sock farm as the home of sock puppets. The term sock farm probably was removed from Wikipedia:Sock puppetry as not being clear. -- Jreferee 16:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I mean the Wikipedia kind. It seemed to be something related to having a lot of them, but it wasn't ever defined. "home of sock puppets" -- what does that mean? Sock farm is unclear because it's not defined anywhere, although I see people using it a lot. SakotGrimshine 11:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what to do with this page

Hugo O'Neill any advice? Afd it, or rename it? Sethie 16:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can Merge it.Arnon Chaffin (Talk) 16:24, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it falls under Wikipedia is not a directory - Genealogical entries or phonebook entries. I couldn't find any articles with Hugo O'Neill that listed his date of death. It's likely that Hugo O'Neill is not WP:N. It looks like AfD to me. -- Jreferee 16:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I knew there was a policy out there somewhere for this! Sethie 16:49, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A kinder approach than AfD is to first suggest to the author that the page falls under Wikipedia is not a directory - Genealogical entries or phonebook entries. You then may suggest that he may wish to userfy the material for use outside of Wikipedia and then request to have the page deleted via Author requests deletion. -- Jreferee 17:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

oral pathlogy.

what are the uses of ultrasound therapy in dentistry

Could you please make it simpler.Arnon Chaffin (Talk) 16:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see ultrasound and dentist.Arnon Chaffin (Talk) 16:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your question is more suited for the Science Reference Desk. Otherwise, please see this page for more information about oral pathology. Gracenotes^T § 20:54, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright

I received a message telling me that MY article on Denny Jiosa will be deleted--because it is NOT my own work. But it is my work! What is going on? Why is it telling me this? I wrote the article! -- Queen Alyssa 17:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Essentially, the Denny Jiosa article was speedy deleted from Wikipedia because the copyright was not owned by Wikipedia. Unless Wikipedia owns the copyright in the article content, the material will be deleted from Wikipedia. It's a little more complex than that, but that is the basics of it. For the Denny Jiosa article, you owned the copyright, not Wikipedia, so the article was deleted from Wikipedia. Your talk page gives instructions on how to fix this problem. -- Jreferee 17:38, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The previous poster was right in referring you to your talk page. However, the rest of his answer wasn't totally accurate. The issue isn't whether or not wikipedia owns the copyright. (In fact, the content on wikipedia is generally created by people who technically only license their work to wikipedia to use.) The issue is whether you have the ability to give permission to wikipedia to include the copyrighted text on the website. Since wikipedia has no way of knowing you're actually the author of the article, it is deleted. The ways to prove that you are the author of the article (and can therefore give permission) are outlined on your talk page. Calliopejen1 19:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page redirect

How do I redirect common names for an entry to a single page?

Could you be more specific? Normally you just do this: #REDIRECT [[page name]]. The Evil Spartan 19:23, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget to include a redirect template. If you want to redirect Page 1 to Page 2, place the following code onto Page 1:

#REDIRECT [[Page 2]] {{R from alternate name}}

Or instead of {{R from alternate name}}, use whichever "redirect template" suits you. See Wikipedia:Template messages/Redirect pages for a complete list: it's important to keep track of redirects! Gracenotes^T § 19:38, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About the main page

Why is there other main pages, such as Mainpage/1 Mainpage/2, etc. Going all the way to ten? 81.154.111.25 19:11, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They are sort of like "backup copies" in case of emergency. I should not get into too many details per WP:BEANS. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 19:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this because of hijacked admin accounts keep deleting it? 81.154.111.25 19:19, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's why the other main pages were created. They provide a reasonably complex system of back-ups, in case the main page itself is deleted. If that happened, a message (built into the interface) would appear pointing users to a backup page. I won't go into the details of exactly how this works. Gracenotes^T § 19:29, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Making your own

how do i make my own wikiepdia page where people can look me up! —Preceding unsigned comment added by JesusChick18 (talk • contribs)

First, create an account then once logged in, click your username in the top right corner and that will take you to the page for editing your user page. E ^talk 20:42, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This person was editing from an account. Well, regardless, this person is probably asking about articles. If so, the answer is: Wikipedia is not MySpace. Pages do not exist only so that people can reach out and socialize with each other. Pages exist to either constitute or somehow help create a neutral, factual, free-content encyclopedia. E (talk · contribs) mentioned user pages above: those are great ways for Wikipedians to learn about you, but only so that collaborating with other users is more like collaborating with other human beings. Welcome to Wikipedia, and it would be more than appreciated if you helped improve our articles. Gracenotes^T § 20:51, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JesusChick18, see Help:User page for the rules about what you can put on your user page. Ideally you should be editing articles, or contributing constructively to the encyclopedia project indirectly in a Metapedian kind of way - then you should make a user page so other participants can develop a sense of your identity. If you don't care (ever) about building an encyclopedia and you just want to edit a page about yourself, try a social networking site. If you want to edit a page about yourself on a MediaWiki wiki (i.e., a site that works similarly to Wikipedia), try WikiSocial. --Teratornis 23:15, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IP Address problem

To who ever knows what to do, When editing something without being signed in, I accidently clicked SAVE. Now, my IP address is on the page's editing history, and I do not want this. PLEASE HELP ME IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO CHANGE A PAGE'S EDITING HISTORY OR SOMEHOW TAKE OFF THAT IP ADDRESS. Thank you.

I am afraid the only thing you can do to hide your IP address on wikipedia is, create an account and log in. Francisco Tevez 21:15, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, it is unremovable, unless the page is deleted and recreated. E ^talk 21:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To request permanent deletion of personal information, please see Request for Oversight. -- Jreferee 21:31, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who is user IRISHGUY and why has he deleted my non-spam links to an article?

Hello, a user called IRISHGUY has arbitrarily deleted legitimate links I left to an Errol Flynn article on Wiki. The sites I listed have just as much legitimacy as those already appearing on the site yet he removed them. My Flynn blog has author's Professor Lincoln Hurst of UC Davis a lifelong Flynn writer and collector who appears on TCM and in DVD feaurettes from Warner Bros of Errol's films, author Tom McNulty who wrote the LIFE AND CAREER OF ERROL FLYNN, and Jack Marino who is a family friend of Deirdre Flynn (Rory Flynn's sister who has a link on the page of the article) and of Tony Thomas Flynnn author (now deceased)and documentary maker. My links are are related directly to Errol Flynn information yet this guy deletes my links and leaves others that are no different in content than the ones I attempted to list. What in the world is going on here? Regards, David

Perhaps you should discuss this matter with Irishguy and come up with a decision. Click here to leave Irishguy a new message. E ^talk 21:30, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have explained it to him. He was spamming links to his own websites in the article. I have directed him to WP:EL and WP:SPAM twice but instead he simply continues to claim that I am censoring him. IrishGuy ^talk 22:11, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David. I see that your Wikipedia user name is The Errol Flynn Blog. The best way to get the external links to The Errol Flynn Blog back in the Wikipedia Errol Flynn article is to provide information from Wikipedia:External links that supports their inclusion in the article. And you are right in that the other external links in the Errol Flynn article should be reviewed to see whether they meet Wikipedia:External links. -- Jreferee 23:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that User:The Errol Flynn Blog has blanked his Talk page with the information that IrishGuy was trying to explain to him. He appears not to be interested in hearing anything that disagrees with his own agenda. Corvus cornix 20:11, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have my...

I don't have my password and I didn't write my email so I can't get emailed back. I know that the only other way to get my user account back is to get a developer, or someone else with direct access to the database, to beleive that it is my user account so they could possibly get me my password and user account back. But how do I get in touch with them and after that how do prove to them that it's my account?209.205.147.53 21:19, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you had no edits on that account, why not just create a new account? E ^talk 21:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At What if I forget the password?, it states If you did not enter an e-mail address, or the address was out of date, but you are determined to regain access to the account, you might be able to persuade someone with direct access to the database that it is your account, and ask them to retrieve it for you. Does anyone know who has "direct access to the database." -- Jreferee 23:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I found the answer, 209.205.147.53, and it is you will have to create a new account. That statement about "someone with direct access to the database" was added November 25, 2005. It was TRANSWIKI: from Meta:Help:Logging in. Meta:Help:Logging in:What if I forget the password? states If you enter an e-mail address when signing up for the account, or in your Preferences, you can request on the login screen for a temporary password to be sent to that address, which will allow you to retrieve your account. If you did not enter an e-mail address, or the address was out of date, you will have to create a new account. So, there is your answer. Sorry for the bad news. -- Jreferee 23:30, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete a page and then recreate it

Hello,

I was wondering if anybody knows how to delete a page and then recreate it - the exact way it was except that the editing history for the previous would be gone.

Thank you.

Only administrators can delete pages so you might have to discuss this with one of the active admins. E ^talk 21:23, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, doing what you suggest is against the GFDL. All edits based on previous versions of a page must either 1. Have those revisions accessible in the article history or 2. Include a list of all who contributed to previous revisions. The latter is rather inconvenient, so unless there is a pressing issue (for example, personal privacy violated, or sometimes libel), revisions are usually kept. If those issues do exist, oversight is the best option. Gracenotes^T § 21:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

does anyone know how to contact active administrators to be able to discuss with them a predicament about deleting a page?

thanks.

If you do not mind answering, what is the name of the page, and why do you think that it should be deleted? Gracenotes^T § 21:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

the page is called Joe Califano and I accidently edited the page without logging in so therefore my ip address is visible and i'm pretty sure that's not a good thing. thanks.

I don't think there is any way that the whole history is going to be erased to get rid of that. --Fredrick day 21:33, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

if I edited a page without signing in, and therefore my ip address is visible on the editing page, is there any way to cover up that ip address with my account name? I had accidently edited a page without signing in, and now i'm wondering if I would be able to cover that up somehow by hopefully just my account name.

thanks.

I've accidentally edited with logging in, and nothing bad has come of it. Some people prefer to not share their IP, but in basically all cases, it does not make much of a difference. My frank advice would be not worry about it. Gracenotes^T § 21:44, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you are only referring to the two edit made today to Joe Califano, then it might be possible. To request permanent deletion of personal information, please see Request for Oversight. -- Jreferee 21:55, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If your edit is still the last one on the History, and your IP has not changed, just revert your edit while logged out, then log in and re-revert it back to the edited version. - Kesh 01:59, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where to ask for input of on AfD?

I would like an experienced user to look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lunds ASK (2nd nomination). I would like a third opinion, but wikipedia:third opinion is only viable if there are only two people involved. Basically I would like to know whether I have to continue replying there, if the arguments for deletions are valid and the article is in danger of deletion.

Whom or where can I request input? I have browsed through pages such as RfC but they don't seem to apply.

Fred-J 21:51, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AFD is a consensus system (ie, not a vote) in which a closing admin will review and assess the weight and validity of any and all reasoned comments, both for and against. If it is kept, then it gets kept (though work to improve kept articles is always a good idea) and if it gets deleted, then it gets deleted. It is a very fair process and there is a review system in place for the rare occasions when an unfair deletion occurred. So don't worry about it. Adrian M. H. 23:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. / Fred-J 12:35, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple comments at an AfD by one user do not get more weight and may even detract from their position, so you might not want to respond to every comment. Your best argument (which hasn't yest been posted in the AfD) is that since the club is famous in Sweeden through its national wins, it is likely the club's history was covered by WP:RS in Sweeden and, given a little more time, those WP:RS are likely to be found by those intersted in the article. -- Jreferee 16:27, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

June 10

Signatures

Hi. I have been trying for over two months and I can't seem to get it right. Hmwith helped me but neither of us could get it to work. Can someone help me? Meldshal42

Get what right? --ST47Talk 00:38, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. Check the raw signature box in Special:Preferences, and you're good. --ST47Talk 00:47, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And if that does not work, paste the code you are using and I will fix it. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 01:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

prorportionality

what is proportionality in administrative law ?

That question is better directed at the Reference desk. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 01:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images

I have an image i wish to upload on wikipedia and i have the license and everthing i need but as soon as i press Upload Image my computer freezes. Just as a note, the image is created by me. Efansay ^talk 01:07, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may know this, but if the image is large it may appear that your computer is freezing but in reality it is taking time to upload. JodyB_talk 01:14, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You've also copied my signature. Why not create your own? I can always help you make one. E ^talk 01:16, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I even made one for you, see Efansay (talk). To use this sig paste the following '''[[User:Efansay|Efansay]] ([[User talk:Efansay|talk]])''' in your sig box and click raw sig. Save the page then. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 01:32, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your local library may have a better internet connection - you could take the file there on CD or Floppy disk. --h2g2bob (talk) 05:28, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

health-disease

Is it true that a woman has higher risk of mouth or throat cancer if she regularly gives oral jobs on a man who is high on drugs or medication

You might like to ask on the reference desk or check our page on oral sex. Note: all wikipedia pages are covered by a medical disclaimer. --h2g2bob (talk) 03:09, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how?

if we need the information about something in another language but is not provided then how?

There are versions of Wikipedia in many languages - see meta:List of Wikipedias. Or translate the Wikipedia page with http://translate.google.com or http://babelfish.altavista.com --h2g2bob (talk) 03:14, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Creating subcategories

How does one go about adding subcategories? I'm wanting to add a profession to the Category:Wikipedians by profession. The page says to feel free, but it doesn't explain how. Clicking to edit the page doesn't show the subcategories. LaraLove ^T/_C 04:20, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make Category:A a subcat of Category:B, you simply need to click on the edit tab of Category:A and add [[Category:B]]. Well, like that. Peacent 04:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep - categorise category pages like normal pages. --h2g2bob (talk) 05:21, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

John Denner

How can we get this story on the site..

Look in the Bio

www.JohnDennerRocks.com

You can't. Sorry to disappoint you, but your music career does not yet fall within Wikipedia's content standards. The best way to be mentioned on this site is for someone else (such as a newspaper) to notice you. For further information, please read WP:MUSIC, WP:N, and WP:COI. Good luck with your tour. Yechiel Man 05:02, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I searched for WP:RS to create the article, but could not find any. If you can provide me copies of newpaper articles or other WP:RS material, I'll create the article for you. -- Jreferee 17:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot sign in

When I attempt to sign in I am told my username/password is wrong. When I attempt to "email new password" it says that there is no email address recorded for "xtsubarublazin". This seems to have happened overnight, although I've been hesitating asking for help for a few weeks now. Any help would be appreciated.

Look over Help:Logging in. Hopefully that will help. LaraLove ^T/_C 14:34, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, see What if I forget the password. -- Jreferee 17:42, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Line breaks

Is it acceptable to use line breaks in poetry that is in articles? I think it looks better to use line breaks like this:

Line one of text
Line two of text
Line three of text
Line four of text

rather than putting a blank line in between lines like this:

Line one of text

Line two of text

Line three of text

Line four of text

The reason I ask is I was looking at this article, and the formatting looked weird to me.

I think that for poems with multiple stanzas, the first type would probably be preferable so as to make stanzas easier to identify, but I'm not aware that there is a standard as such. You might want to ask at the Poetry WikiProject about their guidelines. Thanks, Philipwhiuk 07:15, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion?

I don't understand why my article was proposed for deletion?

The article was proposed for deletion because it did not satisfy the WP:BIO and failed to establish notability. In order to be notable, the biography must have references to reliable, reputable, 3rd party sources not associated with the subjects themselves. A MySpace page is not enough unfortunatly. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 06:45, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It also appears that you are associated with the article in question: Nathan hughes. It is discouraged to create or edit article about yourself or related to you because you may have an conflict of interest which may cause problems in keeping a NPOV. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 06:49, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you have evidence that the band itself maybe notable, it may be better to create this page and put some information about the band members on this page. A band page is probably slightly more notable than a single musician. However, it would still be the case that a MySpace page is insufficient as a source of notability. Thanks Philipwhiuk 07:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nathanhughes. I could not find any Wikipedia reliable sources about Nathan Hughes. Without Wikipedia reliable sources, the article cannot meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and such articles usually are deleted. I searched for information on Solaroid and the only thing I found was related to the Israel company Solaroid, which manufactures a particular type of window curtains. Your best bet is to approach your local newspaper and have them do a story on your history or that of your bands. If you can get enough Wikipedia reliable sources to publish information about you and/or your band, someone then may be able to use that information to create a Wikipedia article on Nathan Hughes or Solaroid. -- Jreferee 17:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Marley

BOB MARLEY HI I AM AN AVID FOLLOWER OF BOB MARLEY AND HIS MUSIC CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY ONLY 12 CHILDREN ARE LISTED IN HIS FAMILY YET THE PAPR STATES THERE ARE 13 CHILDREN THANKS JOHN MARTIN BRISTOL ENGLAND —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.33.88.39 (talk • contribs)

What do you refer to with "THE PAPR"? Bob Marley#Children says he has 13 children and lists 13. PrimeHunter 12:14, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe he is reffering to the Paper, article. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 20:51, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

?

how to find Identifying group names? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.84.181.214 (talk • contribs)

Could you be more specific? I don't know what you refer to. PrimeHunter 12:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Holland

HOLLAND IS IN WHICH COUNTRY —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.42.21.83 (talk • contribs)

Please sign your posts using four tildes (~~~~). Sala Skan 12:20, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have added the IP number. See Holland. "Holland" can refer to the country also called "the Netherlands" or to a region of that country. See also Holland (disambiguation) for many less known places. PrimeHunter 12:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

cross referencing contributions

Is there anyway or any tool that will allow me to cross-reference the contributions of two editors? --Fredrick day 12:27, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly do you mean by "cross-reference"? Do you want to generate a list of pages the two editors have both edited? I don't see anything that looks promising in a quick glance at WP:TOOLS. However, if you are running Unix, Linux, or a Unix-like compatibility layer such as Cygwin, you might determine the pages common to two editors by using some command pipelines. You might also ask on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject edit counters. --Teratornis 15:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can get a list each user's contributions from User Contributions, but I also do not know what you mean by cross-reference the contributions of two editors. -- Jreferee 17:58, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Inlining a Commons image in a WP article

How can I put Image:SOA-Condylomata-acuminata-man.jpg on the Genital warts article? The instructions on Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Images work for images that are on WP, but apparently not for ones on Commons. -Pgan002 12:40, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can add an image on Commons to an article in the same way as adding an image uploaded here :) Peacent 12:59, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I thought so, but why is a link displayed above instead of the image? The source says [[:Image:SOA-Condylomata-acuminata-man.jpg]]. PrimeHunter 15:14, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The image is listed on MediaWiki:Bad image list. You will be unable to include it on any article (it will become a link). Ask for an exception for the genital warts page by making a reqest on the talk page, tagging it with {{editprotected}} to get an admin's attention. --h2g2bob (talk) 15:29, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tagged image with {{badimage}}, which suggests raising the matter at admins' noticeboard --h2g2bob (talk) 15:32, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've requested an admin look into it at the admins noticeboard. --h2g2bob (talk) 16:47, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, the images now show in the article. But I do not understand what the problem was and how it was solved. From the image history it seems that the badimage tag was added by H2g2bob today, and I guess that did not solve the problem. -Pgan002 00:11, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See [2] and MediaWiki talk:Bad image list. PrimeHunter 00:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete my Account

How Can I Delete my Account?

You cannot. You may have your userpage deleted by adding {{userreq}} to the page. See also m:Right to vanish Peacent 12:55, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Italian Wikipedia

I have seen a photo in Italian Wikipedia that I would like to use in an article in English Wikipedia.

How do I do that ?

How do I create the link ?--Tovojolo 13:32, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you can do it. Every Wikipedia has its own set of licenses for pictures and therefore you must upload it again here if you have to use it here. On the other hand if the italian picture is free (GFDL) you can upload it to Commons so that every wikipedia can use it. Arrivederci. Dr.K. 13:43, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Which photo is it? --h2g2bob (talk) 15:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HOW DO YOU WRITE AN ARTICLE?

See Wikipedia:Your first article, but you need an account to create an article, if you dont have one create one or try Wikipedia:Articles for creation Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:17, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also see Help:Starting a new page Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:20, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Try the tutorial too --h2g2bob (talk) 16:41, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I usually gather up WP:RS material first and then write the article using that material and referencing it via in-line citations. -- Jreferee 18:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Change the name of an account

Does anyone know how to change the name of an account?

Go to WP:CHU and follow the directions on that page. « ANIMUM » 16:34, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how can i delete my username off of wikipedia?

Please see m:Right to vanish. The bottom line is you can (probably) change it, but your contributions will remain under some username. -- Rick Block (talk) 17:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Create a new page

Hello,

How do I create a page and then submit it for consideration? I have done what I can here and have heard nothing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bruce7777777

Cheers, Bruce charnley

You should try Wikipedia:Articles for creation. It's good that you provided sources, but because of the nature of the subject, you should try to demonstrate a one-to-one correspondence between your content and its references. Please see Wikipedia:Attribution and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Yechiel Man 20:49, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well first of all, that is on a Userpage, so you aren't going to recieve much feedback on it. Secondly to find out how to create a article see WP:FIRST, and Help:Starting a new page. Thirdly, to recieve feedback on a article submit it Wikipedia:Peer review. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 20:49, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you want to create a list, which usually are not well received unless they are referenced, such as with in-line citations. You may want to use the information from Wikipedia:List guideline to create your list. The criteria most often overlooked is Criteria for inclusion in lists: Lists should always include unambiguous statements of membership criteria based on definitions made by reputable sources. My advise is to include such a membership criteria and use the lists at featured lists as models on how to create your list. -- Jreferee 18:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Need a format (template?) for 'name' pages

References:

Name pages are ripe for abuse and poor wording and formatting, and a guideline on this would greatly help. My suggestion is to follow what Molly (above) has....listing persons, places and things exclusively known by the single word, followed by a section of people, places and things that are notably known by that word. One of the biggest difficulties (as seen in Nancy above) is the temptation for people to add anyone famous whose first name is Nancy, and often this bleeds to people who aren't even notable enough to warrant their own page (resulting in non-linked or redlinked entries).

Can we come to a consensus on a guideline for this? Maybe a 'Name Group' to undertake continuing efforts in maintaining name pages? --Kickstart70-T-C 19:12, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The appropriate place to start a discussion like this, is at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 20:43, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I added a membership criteria to Nancy (disambiguation) based on the wording at Wikipedia:Disambiguation. Feel free to revise the membership criteria based on the wording at Wikipedia:Disambiguation and use it on those pages you think appropriate. -- Jreferee 18:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding/Finding map coordinates

How do I find and add the map coordinates for town articles? In this case Likely, British Columbia which needs a map and coordinates and Horsefly, British Columbia, (which I'm writing later today/tomorrow), which will also need this information.CindyBo 21:11, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The code for coordinates of London, Ontario is ((Coor title d|42.98714|N|81.246268|W)) at the top of the article. Replace the numbers with whatever applies to your city. Yechiel Man 21:35, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But I don't know how to find the coordinates. I looked for a few minutes. Yechiel Man 21:40, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

From Google Earth: You can use ((Coor dms|52|19|52.82|N|121|24|27.00|W)). Good luck with your article. tiZom_(2¢) 23:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!CindyBo 08:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Obtaining geographic coordinates which you could find under User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Map. Also note that we are supposed to use {{Coord}} now rather than the superseded coordinate templates like {{Coor dms}}. --Teratornis 15:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the {{}} (braces) to parentheses in the coordinate templates for London ON, just above. It's quite possible they were being rendered in Google Earth, showing this archive page and a rather graphic blacklisted image referenced on this page, in a popup in Google Earth at London, Ontario. Please see this discussion on the Administrator's Noticeboard for Incidents for background. Doonhamer (talk) 04:40, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Permanent link

What is a permanent link (as per the toolbox on the left)? Hallpriest9 (Talk | Archive) 23:39, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:History#Linking to a specific version of a page. --Teratornis 00:09, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To elaborate, it's the same as the link to the current revision of a page which appears at the top of the page history. As the page continues to change, the "permanent" link will "always" retrieve the revision that was current when you clicked on "Permanent link." I put quotes around the words "permanent" and "always" because the so-called "permanent" link will stop working if the page gets deleted. --Teratornis 00:18, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The description and links on the main page in the toolbox are dealt with at Main Page design discussions. Clicking on link should lead to the "Permanent link to this version of the page" that you presently are viewing. If you hold your cursor over the link, it may bring up the phrase "Permanent link to this version of the page." If it does not bring up what you expect or you have other questions, the editors at Main Page design discussions can probably help you best. -- Jreferee 18:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

June 11

Bruce7777777

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bruce7777777

I created the above page. I've heard nothing. How do I get it on Wikipedia?

Bruce Charnley

You should copy the content to a new page, an article (see Wikipedia:Article for what an article is). Hopefully Wikipedia's naming conventions will help you decide what to name the article; I think that List of Elvis Presley's favorite books would probably be a good title (click on the link to create the page), and the title could always be changed later. Gracenotes^T § 02:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And if you want your article to last you are going to need better sources them the ones you have now.... see WP:RS. For example, the intro to "The Impersonal Life" would be considered a WP:RS Sethie 03:18, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you want to create a list, which usually are not well received unless they are referenced, such as with in-line citations. You may want to use the information from Wikipedia:List guideline to create your list. The criteria most often overlooked is Criteria for inclusion in lists: Lists should always include unambiguous statements of membership criteria based on definitions made by reputable sources. My advise is to include such a membership criteria and use the lists at featured lists as models on how to create your list. -- Jreferee 18:44, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images upload only for user space

What is the policy regarding images like this Image:0001fiat.jpg? The user has a ton of them on his userpage. —Gaff ^ταλκ 01:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To tell you the truth, those look possibly unfree (editing a non-free image does not mean that you can relicense it). Of course, spamming the user's talk page with image notices is not going to help anything; a patient explanation of the image policy and a detailed inquiry about the image might help. (See User talk:Raberr#Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for a discussion on what makes an image free.) Gracenotes^T § 02:03, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming that the images are free, the following quote applies:

Images used on userpages should generally not be nominated on this basis alone unless the user is violating the Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not policy by using Wikipedia to host excessive amounts unencyclopedic material (most commonly private photos).

From WP:IFD#UE. Intentions are important here, and assuming good faith could be useful. Gracenotes^T § 02:06, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand. Are we saying that if the person didn't know they were doing anything wrong, they can keep doing it? Corvus cornix 17:18, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how do you make a new article?

how do you make an new article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SVegerotX (talk • contribs).

Hi SvegerotX, and welcome to Wikipedia. One way to create an article is to make a wikilink for it, by putting 2 square brackets around the article name (e.g. If you wanted to create an article on Green grass, you would type [[Green grass]], and that would render as Green grass). You can then click the link and create the new article. You can also create an article by going to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Article_Name_Here and replace the "Your Article Name Here" with the exact title of your new article.

I recommend you read Wikipedia's policies and guidelines before creating your article, especially the Wikipedia:Notability guidelines. Should you need anymore help, contact me on my talk page at anytime. Good luck! ;) –Se bi ~ 02:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Questionable licensing

This image Image:027(5494).jpg was uploaded as GFDL. I have suspicion that its not GFDL, but probalby a publicity photo of some sort. I hate to not WP:AGF. Should I nominate this image for deletion based on my suspicion that the license is bogus? —Gaff ^ταλκ 02:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, go ahead and list it for IFD. I've never seen a case like this before, but the image looks suspicious, and it was uploaded by a WP:NOOB who might not yet have full grasp of the rules. Of course, please notify her if you decide to act. Yechiel Man 03:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Want to know

how can i find the meaning of a word

I'd suggest Wiktionary. -M^ask? 02:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As AKMask mentioned, try Wiktionary, a dictionary that is one of Wikipedia's "sister projects". Wikipedia does not merely have definitions of words, because it is not a dictionary—it is an encyclopedia.

I also use the Online Merriam-Webster Dictionary, which is someone more complete than Wikitionary. Gracenotes^T § 03:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

my messages???

Every now and then I see that someone has sent me a message. I click on the "new message" button and get to that page. But when I try to find that page another time, it is nowhere to be found. It is not under any of the links to "my talk" or anything else realted to me in the top tool bar. Help!!! How do I find my message page?

Thank you Doug, Anyone7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anyone7 (talk • contribs)

It's your user talk page. Go to your userpage and click "Discussion"--$UIT

Your user talk page is located User talk:Anyone7. When you're logged in, clicking "my talk" at the top of the screen will bring you to your talk page. Gracenotes^T § 03:03, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you saw the messages when you were not logged in. In that case you would have seen messages on the talk page of the IP number you had at the time (that number may change and may be used by other editors depending on your Internet connection). The messages should be about edits made by that IP number while not being logged in. If this is the case and you have a varying IP number then you may be able to refind some of the messages if you remember which articles they were about and you look for IP numbers in the article history. If you have a fixed IP number then just make an edit when you are not logged in, click on the edited page's history, and then on your IP number. PrimeHunter 03:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all. I think that last suggestion is the one which will work, for the others didn't show me the messages I was trying to reread.Anyone7 03:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how do I submit an article

how do I submit an article—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Yosemiterv (talk • contribs).

To create your own article see Help starting a new page. Make sure that the article is well referenced and satisfies the notability guidelines here: WP:NOTABLE. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 03:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It depends. If you're brand new, go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation. If you've had an account for a week or more, type the title of the article carefully into the search box. It will say Wikipedia doesn't have an article, and there will be a red link. Click the redlink and write the article. See also Wikipedia:Your first article. Yechiel Man 03:27, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(edited to remove redundancy after edit conflict) I suggest that you first take a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial. By the way, when you leave a message on a talk page or page such as this (but not for article edits) you should sign your post; just type four tildes at the end (~~~~) which will automatically format as your signature, linked to your userpage when you save. You can also add those tildes automatically by clicking on the button at the top of the edit screen that look like this:

.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:29, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Moving PD images to Wikimedia Commons

While sifting through orphaned images, I found Image:Gheorghiu Dej inchisoare.png. I added the image to the appropriate article. There is a tag telling me to move it to Commons. What is the easiest way to do this, or do I have to download it to my computer, then re-upload on Commons? thanks. —Gaff ^ταλκ 03:29, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now that its been added to an article it isnt orphaned anymore so therefore no longer needs the orphan tagMiraculousrandomness 19:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I cite a school roll book?

How do I cite a college roll book? The roll book is referenced to prove notable people attended the college. The roll book is a register that has the names and signatures of all the people who attended the college. Is it ok to cite a primary source like this? Is there a template for citing a source like this? Is there a wiki guideline/policy/essay that deals with citing and the use of primary sources?

The roll book is only available to the general public if they visit the school and ask to view it. Is this ok?

The short answer is yes. Issues like this have been debated willy nilly at Wikipedia:Attribution and elsewhere, but any source is better than none at all.

Regarding the style of references, see the Manual of Style. I prefer to use the order "author, title, place, publisher, year." List the editors in place of the author, and the school as publisher.

Generally, it's better for someone who's famous if you cite from elsewhere that they attended your school. Thus, if you wish to cite that George W. Bush attended Yale, from our perspective it's better to get it from a biography on Bush than from the library of Yale. Yechiel Man 05:40, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It's one giant book across many years that people sign when they arrive so it doesn't really have editors. Would something like this be ok?:

College Roll, Melbourne, Rover College, 1921-present

Toadtoad 07:43, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Try using

<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn=}}</ref>

ignoring the fields that can not be filled. --Dark Falls ^talk 07:52, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Questionable St. Joseph High School (Westchester, Illinois) edit

Can someone take a look at this edit? I found it while patrolling Recent Changes and I don't know where to fact check for this. --JDitto 04:52, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah and I found this too. For this one I just need confirmation if it is notable. Thanks. --JDitto 05:06, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted the first edit and warned the user. For the second edit, I'm not sure. You could put on a {{fact}} template, which looks like this:^{[citation needed]}. If there's no reference, it's probably not notable. Yechiel Man 05:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Helpdesk Analyst

I am a helpdesk analyst for the government. It sucks, I want a worthwhile career. Give me a job?

email removed

Try Craigslist. Wikipedia is not a job listing service. :) Yechiel Man 05:35, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We're all volunteers here. You're free to man our helpdesk by clicking "edit this page" at the top, but all you'll receive is the satisfaction of helping others... Calliopejen1 07:15, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You will also receive an eye-opening demonstration of the most remarkably efficient help desk technology I have yet seen. In the real-world technical support work I have done, when I did not know the answer to a customer question right off the top of my head, I was usually in for a rough time finding the answer - not always easy to do while on the telephone with the irate customer. In contrast, on Wikipedia the answers to a large fraction of Help desk questions are written down already and are often fairly easy to find, once the Help desk volunteer learns a few basics of search. As a result, answering questions on Wikipedia's Help desk is actually fun, even questions I knew nothing about initially, in stunning contrast to real-world technical support, which "sucks" as the questioner mentions in polite understatement. Seriously, technical support has a reputation for rapid employee burnout and turnover (try running a real-world support department and keeping your people happy). And yet here on Wikipedia, a group of geniuses figured out how to make it so much fun that people will answer questions for free.

I think every technical support professional should try answering a few hundred questions on Wikipedia's Help desk over a several-month period, to see how support should be done. The resulting epiphany (dare I call it a wikiphany in blatant violation of WP:NEO?) might then lead to a larger number of real-world support organizations wikifying their operations, improving service for the customers and job satisfaction for the employees.

Everything can be better, of course. One knock on Wikipedia's current Help desk technology is that it works better for help providers than it does for some of the people seeking help, given the need to know something about wikitext markup and Wikipedia's talk page conventions to write understandably here. Many if not most people who ask questions on the Help desk are new to wiki editing in general and to Wikipedia in particular, and some of them might benefit from having the guidance of a structured form or series of forms they could fill out to construct their questions. Using forms might make it more likely, for example, that every question has a section heading, that all the questioners would sign their questions, and if the question involves a page, the resulting question would contain a link to the page. --Teratornis 15:23, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The other huge advantage of Wikipedia's Help Desk model is if you don't know the answer to a question, it's entirely possible to just not answer it and wait for someone else to do it. As for technological improvements, something like an InputForm extension would be very useful in many places all over Wikipedia, but I don't think one exists at the moment. --ais523 15:27, 11 June 2007 (U T C)

Spam protection filter warning

I got this after I checked a questionable article (Ensparc), clicked on the company's link and tried to create an Afd. It talked about a blacklisted hyperlink (www.orkut.com/Comm if I wrote it down properly). I closed Firefox, ran Ad-Aware SE and Norton and got a clean bill of health from each. Am I ok, or is there something else I need to do? Clarityfiend 05:49, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's Wikipedia's spam filter, so there's nothing you can do except remove the offending link and then safe with your desired changes. In any case, I've prodded that article.--Chaser - T 05:55, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I misunderstood the warning. So it was talking about the article itself. Thanks. Clarityfiend 06:19, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Music labels

Should distributing label be included in Labels line in an album's infobox? Daniil Maslyuk 06:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe I don't know something, but to me that seems to be just what the field is made for. What did you think should be in there? - Mgm|^(talk) 08:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Look: Eminem is signed to Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment, their distributing label is Interscope Records, but Eminem isn't signed to Interscope directly. So I'm a bit confused whether or not a distributing label should be included in the line. Daniil Maslyuk 09:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Template:Infobox musical artist states that the label parameter is for "The record label or labels to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list." If Interscope does not fit this criteria, then Interscope should not be included in Eminem's Infobox musical artist template. If it still is not clear, then you may want to post Template_talk:Infobox_musical_artist as they would be in the best position to clarify the scope of the label parameter in Template:Infobox musical artist. -- Jreferee 19:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

!!HELP ME! Accidental Deletion!

I was reading an aritical when I found a tiny mistake. I went to fix it when I accidently deleted half the section! What Do I Do!?!

Hi, how are you? Welcome to Wikipedia.

I had a look at your contributions and found the edit you were referring to- I jsut restored the version before the one where you accidently deleted some of a section.

If you have a look at the tabs on the top of a page, you'll see one that's titled History. Click on this tab, and click on the time and date of the version you want to go back to. Once at this version, click edit page and save- this is reverting. It's explained better at Help:Revert.

I hope that helped you- Cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 06:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I had the same problem with earlier versions of Firefox browser. You might want to download the most recent version of your browser. Also I removed the template brackets from around your comment. Joie de Vivre 12:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Browser notes and m:Browser issues with MediaWiki. --Teratornis 14:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how do i download ?

how do i come about downloading the whole wikipedia encyclopedia

Wikipedia:Database download has the information you're looking for. -M^ask? 08:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BLP interpretation has gone completly mad

THe current interpertatoin of wikipedia BLP has gone completly round the bend wiuth articles being reduced to absolute nothingness under claims of BLP the following arer a few examples.

William Danso [3]
Patrcik Mackay [4]
John Childs[5]

There are more but these are just a few the interpretation has gone round the bend and needs sorting out as a few users are being completly rediculous in the interpretation of BLP.--Lucy-marie 09:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See User talk:One Night In Hackney for an explanation. You could have asked him before you brought it here. Anyway, this issue is beyond the purview of the help desk. You can seek further comment at WP:ANI (though I'd advise you to drop it). Yechiel Man 11:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This Signpost article discusses the orgins in the recent surge in the use of BLP. As a second opinion, I agree with YechielMan's post. -- Jreferee 19:19, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

java core

i must prepare fr computer exam,i already attened three times for exams without proper subject so i want java core complete notes to prepare fr exams as well as fr improve knowledgethanks for giving me this opertunity there is no time fr exams to prepaer that is y iam asking u plz give me some nonets to prepare exams.

The help desk is for Wikipedia related requests only. Please try the reference desk for all other inquiries. Particularly for Java, I would try the computing department. E ^talk 10:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Separate account for Wikipedia in other languages?

Hi! I'd like to become an editor for de.wikipedia, too. I have read [[6]] and it doesn't seem to explain what the approved way of getting access to more than one wikipedia is. Then I read [7], which explains that it is necessary to sign up individually for each "wiki" - but I'm not sure whether this refers to wikipedia/wikimedia/wikicommons or individual wikipedia sites, too. So, should I just sign up from scratch on de.wikipedia or is there a better way? Thanks, Jenser 11:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You have to create an account for each Wikipedia language. [8] suggests to pick the same user name on each. PrimeHunter 11:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That was the link I found, too, but I wasn't sure whether I understood it correctly. I just signed up, but "my" username was already taken. Cheers, Jenser 12:14, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot remove some articles from categories

Why is it that I cannot remove California Biblical University and Seminary from Category:Unaccredited institutions of higher learning? It should only be in the subcategory, Category:Unaccredited Christian universities and colleges. Is the article automatically included in the former category because of its inclusion on List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning? Please help. Joie de Vivre 12:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is automatically in the category because it uses Template:Unaccredited. PrimeHunter 12:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you explain how to make a similar template like (Unaccredited-Christian)? They really should be subcategorized. Joie de Vivre 12:14, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, I figured it out :) Joie de Vivre 12:18, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a template coder. You can ask for help at Wikipedia:Requested templates. I don't know whether separate templates is the best solution. An optional parameter to the existing template could be added. The template can be discussed at Template talk:Unaccredited. PrimeHunter 12:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

interview

WHT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS ASKED WHEN A PERSON GOES TO JOIN AIRHOSTESS COURSE?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. LaraLove ^T/_C 14:15, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Change article title

how do I change an articles title. I started a new article "Victor kunonga". Discovered that its actually supposed to be "Victor Kunonga" with an Uppercase "K" since it is a musicians name. How do I make this change. I discovered the article doesn't com on automatically when a user search for "Victor Kunonga" with the upper case (it shows as a search result).

thanks

If your account is at least 4 days old, you can rename the page with the 'move' tab at the top of the page. If it's less than 4 days old, ask another editor to rename the page for you (for instance, here, at requested moves, or the assistance village pump). See Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page. --ais523 12:45, 11 June 2007 (U T C)

Name Input on the Births Page(1977)

Hello, I recently tried inputing my name on the Births Page- 1977, Adrain Longo, United States. Unfortunately, to read and understand all of the Directions on how to do so, uhmmm, would take a BIT longer than I have for the next few weeks? Is't possible for someone to do this for me? Thanx, your time is preciously Appreciated.

Hi, Adrain. In order to be included in Wikipedia articles, you must meet WP:NOTABILITY. If you do, you would edit the page in the same way you did this one to add your question, placing your name in the appropriate place. LaraLove ^T/_C 14:13, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Finding "The Ladies Home Journal" November 1913 Edition with Amelia Airheart pictured on the cover

I have a cannister which features that specific edition. At the top of the picture of the cover of that magazine it reads "WITH 12 POPULAR STORIES". That peaked my curiosity and wondered what the other articles that ran along her famous flight were about?? It seems particularly interesting when you realize that was 7 years before women got the right to vote in The United States. Yours truly, Patricia

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. LaraLove ^T/_C 14:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm intrigued all the same: a 1913 cover of the Ladies' Home Journal with Amelia Earhart on the cover? Our article says she started flying only in 1920... Lupo 14:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC) (P.S.: Also see here: it doesn't appear to be a 1931 cover either...)[reply]

Raymond James

The wiki for Raymond James is incorrect. The logo is an outdated one, as the J in the new logo is different. Please take the steps necessary to change to the new logo.

http://www.raymondjames.com

Not sure if this was fixed yet or not but if you wish to fix it you are free to, save the image and upload it to wiki, make very sure you include the proper copyright information and reason why the image can be used for reference. Then change the image name in the Raymond James wikipage to that of the new image. If you have other questions let us know. Hholt01 15:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quote and infoboxes

Hi, I'm editing an article that features both a quote box and an infobox. The problem is that the box of the quote box is going behind the infobox, which looks a little odd. Is there any way of changing the templates so that this doesn't happen - I have edited templates before but have only really made minor changes so I don't really have much experience with the code. (EvilRedEye 13:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Consider using {{cquotetxt|Deep in the caverns beneath Firetop Mountain lies an untold wealth of treasure, guarded by a powerful Warlock - or so the rumour goes. Several adventurers like yourself have set off for Firetop Mountain in search of the Warlock's hoard. None have ever returned. Do you dare follow them? Your quest is to find the Warlock's treasure, hidden deep within a dungeon populated with a multitude of terrifying monsters. You will need courage, determination and a fair amount of luck if you are to survive all the traps and battles, and reach your goal - the innermost chambers of the Warlock's domain.}} in place of what you have now. LaraLove ^T/_C 14:19, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I delete my account?

How do I delete my account? And if that's not possible how do I remove my information?

You can't. You can have your userpage deleted by adding {{userreq}} to the page. See also m:Right to vanish. LaraLove ^T/_C 14:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I add U.S. Open to the news page on the main page?

The U.S. Open of golf begins today at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh.

Please how do I add this news event???????

Hholt01 14:58, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose you would go to edit current events for today (see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2007_June_11&action=edit). LaraLove ^T/_C 15:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only admins can edit the main page. You can see Talk:Main Page for information about how you can help the process, and suggest possible Main Page items. (Wikipedia's Main Page's In the News section is for articles which were created or expanded as a result of news events; Wikinews may be more appropriate for news in general.) --ais523 15:35, 11 June 2007 (U T C)

See User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Mai for details. --Teratornis 15:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all, I did post it under discussion for the main page and used LaraLove's link to add it as well, thanks again! Hholt01 16:09, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to suggest an article for ITN provides instructions on How to suggest an article for the In the news section on the Main Page. -- Jreferee 19:47, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Got a db spam notice on the page I'm creating for my company

Hi

I just received a db spam notice on the page I'm creating for my company (Basell Polyolefins). Our competitors (BASF and Exxon Mobile) have entries in Wikipedia - why are we getting labeled as Spam?

Please advise

Thanks

Mark —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mjtalley (talk • contribs) 13:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Hi. When a page is tagged as {{db-spam}} (and many are, every day), it's not necessarily a reflection of the articles subject, but the article's content. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not mere advertising, and pages must always read as encyclopedia articles. In this case, Basell Polyolefins, reads exactly like an advert. Additionally, even if this were not the case, it would have been tagged as {{db-copyvio}}, for copyright violations. The text you submitted is (mostly) in a press release from your own website, and quoted web searches of parts of it reveal verbatim copies are elsewhere on the internet, also apparently under copyright, and thus would not be suitable for Wikipedia, where all contributions must be available under a free license, even if you originally wrote the text. See the page on Copyrights, and also, please read the page on Conflict of Interest.

To get your company into Wikipedia, please take a look at the articles for your competitors, such as Exxon Mobile. Notice that it is written in an encyclopedic format, with original content, citing reliable, published, 3rd party sources. Anakin 16:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

adding my profile/bio in wikipedia

is it possible to add my profile in wikipedia source is it legal/illegal to add my profile, if it is legal then please help me in editing my bio/profile thank you.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mic s1 (talk • contribs) 16:23, 11 June 2007.

Hi there and welcome.

First off you need to see if you meet WP:N requirements. Then there are other issues, but we can start there. Sethie 16:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. You are welcome to add bio / profile information to your user page (I think this is what you want), although if you want to add it to the main article space on Wikipedia, it will have to pass notability requirements for encyclopedia articles. Generally though, user pages are intended for info about someone that relates to the running of the encyclopedia. There's a lot of information on this, about what you can and can't do with user pages at Wikipedia:User page. If you only want a personal page for chat etc.. you'd be better off creating a page on MySpace or Virb or any similar site, which are made for it. Hope this helps. If you've any more questions please don't hesitate to ask. Anakin 16:34, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

editing a wikipedia entry

I represent an author whose entry in Wikipedia is not 100% accurate. We would like to copy and paste the current section which needs to be modified,into a user page,make the appropriate changes,make certain the functionality is correct,then import it into the production version as a new addition.

Please clarify if my user page is where I can do this? I thought the user page and subpages were personal sandboxes yet when I began to do this, the system told me to do this in a sandbox.Please clarify.

If weare on the right path, when we are finished, do we simply copy and paste the corrected version over the old (current version)

Your advice is appreciated.

Ed Reynolds/swiftsure1

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Swiftsure1 (talk • contribs) 16:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Hi. There should be no problem with using your user page as a personal sandbox. However, a better idea is to create a sub page of your user page. E.g., User:Swiftsure1/Sandbox and make the edits there. Also (if you prefer) you can edit it in place on the article and use the Show Preview feature for tests. If you need to save it in a half-finished state you can always copy and paste the content into a text file on your computer. However, please read the pages on Conflict of Interest and No Original Research before you begin editing to make sure the content is okay. Remember that a Wikipedia article is not supposed to be edited by the person it's about because of difficulties in maintaining a neutral point of view.... Content which is original research, unsourced, or biased, may be challenged and removed at any time if you don't have reliable third party sources for it. Hope this helps. If you've any more questions please ask again. Anakin 16:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also read the official policy at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Selfpublished material by the subject can be used as source in some cases, but your private knowledge cannot be used. PrimeHunter 18:03, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image Editing

I'd like to make a change to an image on Wikipedia (Image:ba4.jpg) but I don't know quite how. If I upload a new one, with the same name, will it overwrite it correctly? If so, what effect will my changes have on the existing summary and licensing options, or do I need to find out what they were originally and paste back in the same text?? The image is non-free, so is it okay to make any changes to it at all? My intention was to lighten the gamma and adjust the tone (slightly) to make the colors match the way they are on the series. Anakin 16:47, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you upload an image it will overwrite. I am not sure about your other questions though. -Ĭ₠ŴΣĐĝё 17:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AK-47

Yes, how much would it coast for a AK-47? Email me at [email address removed for security] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.19.119.121 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 11 June 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For miscellaneous topics please see the Reference desk and ask your question there. Anakin 17:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See AK-47#Illicit trade for some prices in war-torn parts of the Third World. --Teratornis 19:52, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-Protection and Good Faith

I recently requested semi-protection for list of characters in Ed, Edd n Eddy because about 80% of the edits is either getting reverted, or a revert itself. The edits that get referted are in by far the most cases done by annons, and I believe mostly in good faith. The page itself is now full of comments what not to change straight away, but discuss on the talk page first. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to deter those edits. The semi-protection was denied on the grounds that most of the edits seem good faith edits. Although this is true, it doesn't mean that they are still fairly disruptive, and require a lot of reverting again. To me, semi-protection seems the most logical sollution still, but with that being denied, what would be other options to lessen disruptive edits? Martijn Hoekstra 17:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what the target is but I might suggest that you put a HTML comments in there somewhere. Something like . It doesn't show up on the article but only when editing, so you can target certain sections. On the other hand, it still induces line breaks so don't do double line breaks between the comment and other text/code. But semi-protection, if discourages good faith edits, is bad. Good faith edits are hard to come by. x42bn6 Talk Mess 18:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

well, the article currently has this at the top  . And then comments at the beginning of every section. Im ust say, after rereading the comments they are not the most civil wordings in the world, probably due to the regular maintainers growing annoyance of having to revert almost every edit. When about 80% of the edits end up being reverted, or are reverts themselves, maybe some other measures are possible. Martijn Hoekstra 19:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Then consider leaving messages on the talk pages of the editors (a nice, non-bitey one), asking them to go to the talk page after reverting. I'll watch the page and familiarise myself with the stuff, then I'll help revert (if necessary). x42bn6 Talk Mess 21:46, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I usualy leave uw-v1s at the user talkpage. adding a link to the talkpage of the article might be a good idea, but it are usualy different annons who make only one edit to this specific article.Martijn Hoekstra 21:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Introductory Paragraph

I updated information in the main text of an entry, but I can't update the introductory paragraph, which is not up-to-date and therefore contradicts the updated body text. Is updating that intro something an Administrator would do?

You might be clicking the "edit" button at the right-hand side of a section heading. If you want to edit the introductory paragraph, click the "Edit this page" tab at the top of the article. Then, you can edit the whole article at once. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 17:47, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)

I assume that this is what your were talking about. The problem there is that you were only editing a section by clicking on one of the [edit] brackets on a headline. If you wish to edit the whole article click the edit button on the top of the page. Cheers.

P. to the S. please sign your post by putting ~~~~ after them. thanks! -Ĭ₠ŴΣĐĝё 17:49, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you for some reason (for example page size or edit conflicts) want to edit only the introduction and not the whole article, then you can first click edit on a random section and then change the URL to end with "section=0". PrimeHunter 17:55, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help (I'm new to this)! About signing my post - I clicked the "sign post" symbol, but it put my name at the beginning of the article. I don't want to claim credit for the whole piece - I just made one small tweak. Mosholu 18:27, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The advice to sign your post refers to your entries on this Help desk page, and on any talk pages you edit. When you edit articles, you do not sign your work. Also, since you are editing the lead section of an article, read WP:LEAD which is all about what should go in lead sections of articles. --Teratornis 19:46, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again! - Mosholu 19:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple page names

How do I redirect certain searches to a page, ie NIN and Nine Inch Nails both bring up the Nine Inch Nails page. How do I do the same for a page which can be called either Immanuel One Twenty Three or Immanuel 123?

Add #REDIRECT [[The destination article name]] to those pages, you might see WP:REDIRECT for more information. I hope this helps. Peacent 18:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers! Thats cracked the problem ;) Jjmoreland 18:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images

How do I create images from any website like Google Images, put it into the Editing Box of Wikipedia, and then making it into a picture akin to anyone who has done the same?

If by Google Images you mean Google Image Search, be aware that most images on the World Wide Web are under some sort of copyright restriction that makes them incompatible with Wikipedia's GFDL. See Wikipedia:Image use policy. --Teratornis 19:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

pictures

who do you add pictures to a wikipedia page?

See Wikipedia:Images and Wikipedia:Uploading images for detailed discussion and instructions on how to add images to a Wikipedia article. Please read and understand the key points of our image use policy before you upload images to Wikipedia. (Feel free to come here with any questions you might have.) TenOfAllTrades(talk) 18:40, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Plantar Fasciitis

I would love to edit, actually practically re-write this whole page. Can I do that? There are so many opinions on this condition and the science on it isn't that great, but this current article says to avoid open back shoes and flip flops when in reality those shoes can be the best tool for healing plantar fasciitis (such as the Haflinger Grizzly Clog or a Birkenstock shoe or sandal) as long as they do not have soft mushy sole. I would present all sides of course and list treatments in a less biased way. I have written most of the website for BuffaloOrthotics.com and we talk a lot about plantar fasciitis. I would write the article with Dan Husom C.Ped., C.O. who has been in the business of shoes/feet for over 20 years and holds a patent for a shoe sole. Thank you, Adrienne Murray — Preceding unsigned comment added by BuffaloOrthotics (talk • contribs)

On Wikipedia, almost any user can edit most articles, so the software won't stop you from edit almost anything you think is wrong, but making one's edits stick may be harder. (The fact that you asked before forging ahead shows you are thoughtful and should be able to fit right in, but Wikipedia is a complicated project and you may need some time to understand how things work here.) Wikipedia has a number of policies and guidelines which articles are supposed to comply with, but some articles comply better than others at a given time. Since you appear to be new to Wikipedia editing, I suggest that rather than diving into large-scale article rewrites immediately, you begin by listing any problems you find with an article on its talk page, which in this case would be Talk:Plantar fasciitis. The most important thing is to provide reliable sources for all your claims. Other editors can discuss your suggestions and everyone can work toward consensus on what to do with the article. See the talk page guidelines so you understand how to edit properly on talk pages. There are also templates you can use to "tag" an article that has specific kinds of problems; see WP:TEMPLATE and Wikipedia:Cleanup resources. (Click on all the links in this paragraph and read all those pages carefully.) --Teratornis 19:06, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot create account

I can't seem to create an account. It keeps telling me incorrect password or confirmation code. What am I doing wrong?

You might follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Request an account. Peacent 18:49, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help moving trivia

Hello, could someone help me move the trivia section on Final Destination, around the article, it needs to be removed. Francisco Tevez 18:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Francisco. I suggest that you bring this concern up on the article's talk page. Editors interested in the topic are sure to lend a hand. LaraLove ^T/_C 19:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphics editing question

I JUST STARTED A NEW BUSINESS AND I WOULD LIKE A 3D ADVERTISEMENT TO GO ON THE SIDE OF MY TRAILER.I HAVE 4 PICTURES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TOGER AS ONE IMAGE,DOES YOUR SOFTWARE PERFORM THS TASK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.31.150.100 (talk)

Wikipedia is a wiki that runs on the MediaWiki software, which probably does not do what you want. You might have better luck with GIMP or a similar program. --Teratornis 19:11, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When it absolutely, positively, has to be objective

Hi, FedEx has recently commissioned a report called Access (access.fedex.com) - this study was done by SRI. With that said, we would like to create a wikipedia entry for this study. The study reports on how companies like FedEx give access to information, people, idea, etc to small businesses, government, and the academic community. We understand that wikipedia needs to be objective - so would it make sense for us to put the initial entry in as a subset of the FedEx entry OR should we enter it as it's own individual entry. We just do not want to break any rules and violate any of your terms, so just are looking for some guidance. Thanks, Tracee Smith, FedEx Corporate -- 901.818.7422 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.18.173.72 (talk)

The relevant guidlines here are WP:COI and make sure you also keep within WP:V and WP:N as always. Martijn Hoekstra 19:39, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Tracee, and thanks for asking before acting. FedEx already has an article, so I would suggest mentioning this SRI study on Talk:FedEx and asking for comments from other editors who have worked on the FedEx article about whether and where to include content from the study. See Help:Talk page so you know how to use talk pages properly, and see WP:CITE and WP:CITET for the guidelines and mechanics, respectively, of citing sources on Wikipedia. Also see WP:COI and WP:PEACOCK for problems to avoid when you have a personal or institutional interest in a topic you write about on Wikipedia. Since you appear to be new at editing here, I recommend not trying to start a completely new article right away. New articles by new users often violate various policies and end up getting deleted. Even many experienced editors would have some challenge to write an article about their own company and having it "stick." I also suggest spending some time to study the FedEx article and Talk:FedEx in detail, along with other articles here about FedEx and its industry, so you get a feel for what constitutes encyclopedic content about a corporation. FedEx is a big company, so it certainly meets Wikipedia's notability guideline. If the SRI study you mention was published and you can cite it properly, it should meet Wikipedia's requirement for a reliable source. --Teratornis 19:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tracy. I would be happy to help you create a Wikipedia article related to the study The Power of Access: A Landmark Study on the Relevance of Access to People, Businesses and Nations. However, the only potential WP:RS references I could find to use in the article are:

Washington Daybook. (May 22, 2006) Frederick Smith, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation - News briefing. Section: General News Events - Update
US State News. (May 23, 2006) Fedex gift of $5 million to support global education building, internalization efforts.
Business Wire. (May 23, 2006) Access Is Critical to Global Economic Growth and Improved Human Welfare, Says Landmark Study by SRI International.

These really are not independent WP:RS since they appear to be produced by those that have an interest in the study. Also, I do not think the study itself could be cited in an article about the study since it is not independent of the topic of the article, namely independent of the Power of Access study. If you know of other WP:RS, please contact me on my talk page. The report itself might be posted at Wikisource or Wikiversity, but you would have to check with them. -- Jreferee 20:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other people's answers a a bit cryptic, so I'll give an easier version.

Wikipedia frowns upon people directly editing pages if they have a conflict of interest (COI) such as being strongly involved with the thing the page is about, or being paid to promote it.

We ask that you post on the talk page (go to the FedEx page and click the "discussion" tab at the top of the page). I'd suggest posting a link to the study together with a few brief notes on what the main points to include are, and ask that it be included on the page. Other editors will make use of it - they may add a section or just use it to improve the article by adding information about the company.

Individual studies generally don't get their own entry (there are a few exceptions where the study is very well known, such as the Kinsey Reports. The formal standards for inclusion are notability and verifiability)

Please note that most people here are volunteers - if you need to get in touch officially for any reason, see the Wikipedia:Contact us page. --h2g2bob (talk) 20:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seth Finkelstein

Is there a way to check Seth Finkelstein (talk · contribs) is the real Seth Finkelstein (perhaps in the same way people checked RichardDawkins (talk · contribs) was the real person)? Do I send an email and forward the reply to WP:OTRS? --h2g2bob (talk) 20:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is by no means a verifiable method but Seth Finkelstein (talk · contribs) put an edit summary of (rv vandalism - Folks, THIS is why I don't want an entry, it's just hate-bait) on that article. akuyume^T_C 20:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, his talk page contains a discussion for deleting the bio page. [9] akuyume^T_C 20:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Public Domain or free image

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri was invloved in an important court decision today with implications for Bush administration policy regarding detention of enemy combatants. We need an image for his page. I'm trying to find one by browsing the resources at Wikipedia:Public domain image resources but getting nowhere. Any thoughts? —Gaff ^ταλκ 20:43, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If he was arrested, would he have a mug shot? Aren't they PD? --h2g2bob (talk) 20:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you check out Google images, many sites use a single image. I'm guessing that this is an arrest photo taken by the United States government. If you can find the source of the original photo and if it is by the United States government, then you might be able to find a free license to use at US Image copyright tags. (Lots of "ifs" and "mights") There might be a fair use argument for using his arrest photo. The folks at Wikipedia_talk:Image_copyright_tags might be able to assist you with developing such a fair use argument. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 20:55, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing its PD as well, but I am not risking getting one of those ugly template tags on my talk page. I did post my question at Imager copyright tags. I may just put up a request for the image and leave it at that. Its not clear to me that all mug shots are PD. There was a big stink over this on the Paris Hilton talk page and they wound up having to call the county sheriff. —Gaff ^ταλκ 21:11, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

indicom mobile number

how to find out an address if the tata indicom mobile number is known?

I'm not sure that's a question Wikipedia can help you with, but you could ask at the reference desk. —Gaff ^ταλκ 22:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Which is here. x42bn6 Talk Mess 01:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

straw beach umbrella

Looking for a really good close up of a beach umbrella top view and underneath. Can anyone help me by posting a definition and picture of one? I was so sure I would find one on here..........

Wikimedia commons has a collection of umbrella images here. You could also look at Beach umbrella. —Gaff ^ταλκ 22:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation Titles

I have noticed that disambiguation titles sometimes have a "(disambiguation)" included in the title and sometimes not. Which method is perfeerd? -Ĭ₠ŴΣĐĝё 22:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes there is a opinion on that. See Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Page naming conventions, for the naming convention. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ)

June 12

How do I add a new page?

hello, i have a problem - i don't know where to start to create a page - i uploaded an image but i can't seem to add a text to it ! i'm lost

Here are two links that may help you: Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. Also, to add a page, start by searching for the page on Wikipedia. Unless the page already exists (in which case you don't need to create it!), the search will fail. One of the links on the resulting page will be a red link that you can click on to create the page. Hope this helps. --Tkynerd 00:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

grants

68.36.45.130 01:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)In N.J. what governmental agency receives requests for grants and then issues the grant. Are there any internet info where one can find who has received grants and the amounts thereof?68.36.45.130 01:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 02:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've copied this question to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#grants, where you might be more likely to get a response. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images w/false tags

What do I do with images that appear to have false license declarations/tags? In this case, I am concerned about Image:Hot16-mixtape.jpg, in which I doubt whether the user in question actually created the image. Astrovega 02:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Procedurally, such images are generally listed on IFD. If the source (or one of the sources) of the image is/are non-free, this makes the image non-free. However, this image actually looks free, but is probably unencyclopedic, since its subject does not appear to be notable. Of course, another good way to resolve the problem is to contact the user, explain the problem, and work out a solution (if the user is open to that). Gracenotes^T § 02:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tags for hiding text

I noticed that some templates on Wikipedia have this "show/hide" button. Are there tags which can be used to show/hide text in an article? For example, I'd like to include a mathematical derivation in an article, but not have it overwhelm the rest of the content. Advice? --HappyCamper 02:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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 What do I do with images that appear to have false license declarations/tags? In this case, I am concerned about [[:Image:Hot16-mixtape.jpg]], in which I doubt whether the user in question actually created the image. [[User:Astrovega|Astrovega]] 02:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 :Procedurally, such images are generally listed on [[WP:IFD|IFD]]. If the source (or one of the sources) of the image is/are non-free, this makes the image non-free. However, this image actually looks free, but is probably [[WP:IFD#UE|unencyclopedic]], since its subject does not appear to be notable. Of course, another good way to resolve the problem is to contact the user, explain the problem, and work out a solution (if the user is open to that). [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960;">Grace</span><span style="color:#000;">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960;">T</span>]]</sup> § 02:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
+== Tags for hiding text ==
+I noticed that some templates on Wikipedia have this "show/hide" button. Are there tags which can be used to show/hide text in an article? For example, I'd like to include a mathematical derivation in an article, but not have it overwhelm the rest of the content. Advice? --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] 02:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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