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[edit] Archive of past questions

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[edit] ENTRY

How do I put an entry

Welcome. check out Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page to find out how -- Lost(talk) 15:27, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, there are welcome templates... if you put {{welcome}} you get a welcome message (much longer than yours) and if you put {{welcomeg}} you get a fancier and more complete version of that. If you want to use your version, make a page User:Lostintherush/Welcome, put your text in it, then type or paste {{subst:User:Lostintherush/Welcome}} in the desired place,

Umm, not sure who answered this, but I didnt ask the above question. I had answered it. Thanks for the tip anyway.. -- Lost(talk) 05:04, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Duplicate album naming conventions

So, there are at least two albums named "Ys": one by Italian prog artist Il Balletto di Bronzo and one by Joanna Newsom. On the Ys disambiguation page, there's a redlink to Ys (album), by Il Balletto di Bronzo. Presumably because of this, the article about Joanna Newsom's album is located at Ys (Joanna Newsom album). Now, I think it would make more sense to have the Newsom article at Ys (album) and – should it ever be created – place the other article at Ys (Il Balletto di Bronzo album). I hope I'm making myself clear.

Now, my question is this: are there any rules or conventions about how to name articles for identically-named albums? For example, does the first album released one get "(album)" appended and all later ones get "(artist album)"? Or should it be the first article created? Or maybe the most popular/well-known album? Or should all the articles include the artist's name? Or is it just whatever makes sense to the editor? I've read WP:NC#Album_titles_and_band_names, but it doesn't seem to answer this particular question.

Sorry if my question is too specific/arcane for this page. (Is this the right place to ask?) In any case, thanks! —smably 18:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm willing to bet that in this case it was the first article to be made. Since looking for either would lead to the disambiguation page, I don't think it would be a huge deal. However, it would be fine to move the more notable to "(album)" and the less notable to "(artist album)". Another agreement might be to make both of them "(artist album)". This doesn't really happen frequently enough that there are set rules in place, and as log as the search would be mildly logical and intuitive it doesn't matter too much. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 20:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Keakealani. I guess I'll just be bold, move the article, and hope no one complains. —smably 21:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Bold is definitely a good thing, so go for it. If you want, adding a note to each article's talk page would be good. And you're very welcome ^_^ —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 01:48, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Accidental "Blocking"

Greetings,

Brief question, when seeking to view the "talk page" of a user's input; I accidentally clicked on the "block" link. There was no warning to allow me to rescind this inadvertant action; how can I assist in "un-blocking" the log of this individual; as I meant to do no such thing and they certainly did not do anything to merit such action?

Thank you.

Unless you're an admin clicking on the block link shouldn't block the user. Ziggurat 21:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • And unless you actually select a length and confirm the block, clicking the tab won't do much either. - Mgm|(talk) 04:51, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Clackamas County (OR) Property Owners

Is there a website available to search by property owners in your county in general, or in West Linn, specifically? Ken @ E-mail address removed to prevent spamming

This Help Desk is for questions about using Wikipedia (editing, conflicts, etc.) The Reference Desk may be able to help you with your query, although I'm not sure if they can help. May I suggest Google? —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 01:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Best way to create a new page when a less popular/relevant page of the same name exists?

First, please let me do the edits, I want to learn. Here's the issue: I want to create the article for Candy store, meaning a store selling candy, when an article named Candy Store exists, about a TV commercial. What's the best procedure? Thanks. Lackthereof 00:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Copy the existing page to your computer (the wiki-text before you edit it). Edit the page to what you like. Add a note at the top that Candy Store may also mean - make a link to the less common page name. Save. Click on the new link you made. Paste the text you copied into the new page. --Kainaw (talk) 00:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Do not do the above. It is what is called a cut and paste move and would destroy the history of the article (in fact we have a page just for fixing this type of improper action here). I have freed up the page you need by moving Candy store to Candy Store (television commercial). Simply go to Candy store. This will presently still take you to the television commercial article because when you move an article, a redirect is automatically created for the old article name. Click on "Redirected from Candy store" at the top of the article and make that into the page you want. The difference now is that the history of the other article is preserved, and the history of the article you intend to create starts simply with my move (actually a double move because the first move didn't clear up the capitalization issue for "store"). Please also note that normally when an article preexists, you should create your new article by adding some clarifier in parentheses, but in this case, I changed the prexisting article because it doesn't make sense for the generic "Candy store" name to be an article on a particular television commercial and force the generic use of the name to have a clarifier.--Fuhghettaboutit 00:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
That's right. I wasn't thinking about the page's history. Trying to do work, listen to lecture, and answer the help desk at the same time. --Kainaw (talk) 01:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
In that case perhaps it would be better to concentrate on the other things rather than potentially provide the wrong answer ^^; —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 02:13, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Fuhghettaboutit wasn't entirely correct either. Since Wikipedia pages are case-sensitive, we can have Candy Store and Candy store co-exist without the need to add modifiers of any kind. - Mgm|(talk) 04:49, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Questioning content

Is there any way to question whether a certain piece of content is relevent to the overall article and put it to other users, rather than making the decision and removing the content myself without any form of consensus? JamesWeb 02:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Sure. Every page (including this one) has an associated talk page accessible by clicking "discussion" at the top of the page. You can express your concern there.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:19, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] How?

How do i create an article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hankjwimbleton (talk • contribs).

Help:Starting a new page Ziggurat 02:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] params

I was working on a page and notice style="background: #ececec; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.5em; font-weight: bold;" but can find no reference as to what this is. I assume its a paramerter of sorts. It was used in the following

! {{rh}} | [[DOS Command Center]]

Is their a list of params for such?

--Richard 06:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

There's two things going on, there. The first is that {{rh}} is a template -- see WP:QUICK for a (very) quick sample of wiki markup. Templates are used to save time and space (instead of putting the same thing a few dozen times, we can just use a template, if that makes sense). The contents of this template are CSS formatting, apparently for use in a table. I suppose that's not a complete answer to your question, but it should probably get you pointed more or less in the right direction. Feel free to ask any further questions. :) Luna Santin 07:08, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Is mentioning illegal things allowed?

This somewhat long question pertains to a particular section of Wikipedia:External Links: "Linking to copyrighted works is usually not a problem, as long as you have made a reasonable effort to determine that the page is not violating copyright per contributors' rights and obligations. Knowingly and intentionally directing others to a site that violates copyright has been considered a form of contributory infringement in the United States."

There seems to be an edit dispute on The Thief and the Cobbler page about whether there should be any information about a certain fan-made restoration of the film (the film was released only in a version that was very different from what its creator had intended, and the restoration seeks to fix this). Obviously, the above paragraph specifically states that linking to any sites is not allowed. But what ARE we allowed to say? This has definitely been the most important recent event in the film's history, as evidenced by the involvement and support of many of the biggest names who were originally involved in its making. However, it should be noted that those people no longer own the copyrights to the film.

So, how much is it allowed to say about the restoration before it is judged that the article is an advertisement for it? If it is not mentioned at all, the article would not be complete - but if it IS mentioned, the article runs into the risk of violating one of wikipedia's rules by "directing others to a site that violates copyright".

I guess my basic question is "what does 'directing' mean?" Does merely mentioning that there was a fan-made restoration of the film done in 2006, without mentioning any names or linking to any sites, constitute "directing"? --Esn 07:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC).

Personally, I might venture that linking to the new version's website might constitute copyvio, per the guidelines you mentioned at WP:EL. That said, if you can find media coverage (especially from reliable sources!), the new version may well be worth a mention, illegal or not. For a bit of a morbid example, we have an article on rape, but we don't like to how-to websites on the matter -- mentioning illegal activity is allowed, encouraging it is a bit more risky. That's my personal hunch, anyway. So, I'd say your next step is finding a newspaper article or some such which mentioned the remake, and working from there. If it truly is as notable as you say, it may be worth a mention. Good luck. :) Luna Santin 07:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the advice, Luna. I'll try to do what you suggest, but for future reference (in case I fail to persuade the other party in your argument within reasonable time) how is it possible to get the advice of an administrator on this, or to call one over to that discussion page? I guess also I'd like to be absolutely sure that what I'm writing isn't against the rules, and the word of someone who has the power to make the final judgement would be reassuring (although I'm aware that not all admins are perfect either). -Esn 08:17, 23 August 2006 (UTC).
Not necessarily an admin, but you may be able to get a third opinion to convince the other side. Otherwise, I suppose it's possible to leave a note on the admins' noticeboard although I'm not sure if that's really a good thing to bother them for >.<;; Good luck, anyway. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 08:22, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggestion... you're right, it would be far better to reach a compromise. --Esn 09:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC).


[edit] How do I start a brand new article

Hello How do I start a brand new article

For starting a new article: see Help:Starting a new page. You might also want to take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 11:24, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Linking difficulties

There is an article entitled Atatürk's Reforms however I can't seem to create a link to it. The reason I bring it up is that there is an attempt to link to it in Turkish people that doesn't work and I was trying to fix it, but everything seems to be in order. If someone can figure out the problem please do so. Thanks. --24.225.95.249 08:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

  • The URL of the article is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk%27s_Reforms --24.225.95.249 08:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
It seems to be linking properly for me...What exactly is the problem you're having? Sorry I can't help more. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 08:18, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
In Turkish people there is a link to it, or an attempt to link to it, under the Culture subsection. It's written as [[Atatürk's reforms|language reforms]] which looks fine to me, but it doesn't work. The link above I think should also link to it, but does not. --24.225.95.249 08:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm looking at that article and there doesn't seem to be anything at all wrong with the link. I don't really understand what about it isn't working. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 08:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
To put it another way, this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk%27s_Reforms, does not go to that URL.--24.225.95.249 09:08, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
It works for me. I get to the article by clicking on the link -- Lost(talk) 09:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Works for me too! What page does the link go to? There is a redirect from Atatürk's reforms (small r) to Atatürk's Reforms (big R) - the second article is the one with content. Which is unfortunately wrong as second words in the title ahouldn't be capitalised but there you go :D. Other than that the links all look fine on the article you mentioned. --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 11:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
When I click on the link it takes me to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atatürk's_Reforms, but I can copy and paste the URL into IE and go to the correct article. Could there be a problem in the way IE(6) is rendering the link? Still, it seems very strange that I would be the only one having trouble and so far as I know it's never happened before.--24.225.95.249 19:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Self-published source

Hi,

I am the author of an XML tutorial called Caffè XML (Caffè XML) and I would like to add the link of the tutorial on the XML page of Wikipedia under the section External Links. However, I red on the Wikipedia official policy that self-published sources are largely not accepted with the exception of well-known professional researches in the relevant field. Should I edit the page myserf or not?

I teach XML at the University "G. D'Annunzio" (Italy) and I do research on the XML field. You can find more about me on my personal web page at Massimo Franceschet Home Page.

Best regards,

Massimo Franceschet 192.167.92.41 13:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

The best idea would be to post your suggestion for an external link on the article's talk page and then let other editors familiar with the subject decide if it merits inclusion. This is recommended by WP:EL. --Hetar 17:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] what is WYSIWYG page editing

I have seen many Wiki applications on the comparison chart and I don't understand the difference between having and not having WYSIWYG page editing. At first I thought it meant that I would have a little text editor but I visited one that says didn't have this option (WYSIWYG page editing) and it did have one. Can someone please help me with this and if you can clear it up bu showing me a wiki with and without this feature and the differrence. Thanks.

  • It stands for "What You See Is What You Get". We actually have an article on the concept. - Mgm|(talk) 16:06, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
WYSIWYG is 'What You See Is What You Get', the software or interface that in theory shows you as you are editing what it will look like when it is published. In contrast to our WP edit window, in which we see text and formatting codes, and we have to preview in order to see what it will look like when it is published. Anchoress 16:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Uh New Message Bar Problem

Every time i go on Hurricane Kate (2003), the new message bar appears, when i check, nothing has changed.Can someone explain this problem.Mitchazenia 16:41, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Clear your browser's cache and see if that works. Dismas|(talk) 18:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] image

I am trying to post a picture that I've uploaded to a page and I'm not sure how to do it. the image I uploaded is gg_RIPcard.png and I'm trying to post it on the ghostgirl entry.

Thank you for your time and help.

Simply add the following text to the article: [[Image:Gg RIPecard.png|thumb|350px]] More information can be found at Help:Images and other uploaded files. --Hetar 17:18, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] adding a discussion topic

How do I add a new topic to a discussion page?Classicragger 16:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Simply click on the little + sign at the top of the page. More info at Help:Talk page. --Hetar 17:25, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I am a new user. I just signed up today and my IP address is blocked for inapproiate langusge. How do I resolve this issue?

To contest a block, add the text {{unblock}} on your discussion page, along with an explanation of why you believe the block is incorrect. --DrunkenSmurf 17:49, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

  • If you can post here, you're not blocked. - Mgm|(talk) 18:25, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Help Desperately Needed for Writing Links to Contributions Page

I'm trying to make a link on my user page to my contributions page, but I don't know how to write the link. Could someone please help me? And while I'm on this subject, how do you write internal links where the link gives you a page that has a different title than the exact words you clicked on (example: having a link reading Greek redirect to the Greek Language page)?--The Great Honker 17:13, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Use [[Special:Contributions/YOURUSERNAME]] to add a link to your contributions page. The answer to your other questions refers to what is known as piping. An example of how to do this would be [[Greek Language|Greek]] which shows up as Greek. More info at Help:Link. --Hetar 17:22, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Citing sources on the Shawn Green article

I have read the citing sources article WP:CITE/ES but I am still having problems actually doing it on the Shawn Green article. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help. Benje309 18:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

The <references/> tag (note the final /) stands alone, without repeating the references. And cite .... needs to be {{cite ... lines ... }}. That nearly fixes it. Notinasnaid 18:12, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I've fixed it in the article. After the point you are referencing you should include the source within <ref> tags, like so:
...in the playoff hunt.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2001/0905/1248286.html
|publisher=ESPN/Alan Schwarz
|title=Green to sit out on Yom Kippur
|date=September 5, 2001
}}
</ref>
Then, in your references section you should include the <references/> tag which will produce show all the references you have cited in the article, like so:

==References==
<references/>
You can see the result in the article now. --Cherry blossom tree 18:33, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Now I have real "Big Text"

A few minutes ago, I accidentally hit my elbow on the keyboard on this site and now all the text is really bit like I'm an old person that can't see the regular text. It's annoying the hell out of me. Is there a way to get it back to normal? FireSpike 18:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Hold Ctrl and roll the wheel up, or go to View, Text size, and pick whatever one you want. talk to JD wants e-mail 19:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Just come back when you're old, and it will be perfect! · rodii · 20:52, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Using Pictures From Foreign Wikipedia

Image:Bakfiets openluchtmuseum.jpg

Works on the Dutch wikipedia (nl) [Bakfiets] but not over here. Please advise. --Username132 (talk) 19:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Right. See if you can copy the image to wikimedia commons? (ask for further help if you can't figure that out?) Kim Bruning 19:48, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Sounds like an inefficient system to have multiple copies of an image for different languages. --Username132 (talk) 20:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes. Often pictures are stored on commons: , to allow everyone to share. For some historical reasons, not all images on nl.wikipedia are stored on commons, however. The easiest way is to just download this image, and upload it back to commons, this should be legal to do. Kim Bruning 20:56, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Error in main, multilingual, page.

There is an error in the main multilingual page, www.wikipedia.org. "Slovencina" (which I believe is slovene) is listed twice. One links to the slovene, www.sl.wikipedia.org, the other to the slovak, www.sk.wikipedia.org. I believe the slovak link should be entitled "Slovensko" which means "slovak" in slovak.

Also, when I typed in the non-existent URL: http://www.en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_page, I was lead to the Wikimedia equivalent of the 404 page and there is a mistake on that page as well. Slovensko and slovencina are both listed there, but the links are inversed. Slovencina wrongly points to www.sk.wikipedia.org and Slovensko wrongly points to www.sl.wikipedia.org. It should be the inverse.

I don't know how to edit those pages, does anyone know how?

Thanks,

J-Y

You have to edit the portal pages, which are all situated at Meta. —Daniel (‽) 20:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Wikipedia Edit

What the HELL is wrong with you?!?!?!?!?!? I work for WBOC/FOX21 Delmarva, created the page, and you redericted it to WBOC??????? Yes WBOC owns it, but we wanted it to be a seperate site. IT IS A SEPERATE OPPERATION, A SEPERATE AFFILIATE, YOU BITCHES

Stop shouting, stop insulting people and stop using so many punctuation marks. Discuss things calmly on the talk pages of the relevant articles, and people will explain to you why you are wrong. Chill. —Daniel (‽) 20:24, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Picture not cooperating

Freight bicycle now has a picture but it isn't keeping to the right and it isn't showing the caption that I gave it. --Username132 (talk) 20:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I've fixed it, you simply forgot to include the parameter thumb in the image code. Glad I could help. —Daniel (‽) 20:40, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Making a table hidden by default

I have a large table, Template:Virginia State Highways that is rather large and I would like to have hidden by default when I use it. What code do I need to add to the table to have this happen? --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 21:23, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I believe you will have to include class="NavFrame" in the <div> area, however I might be wrong. This probably just hides it when there are multiple templates. Try it, and it might work, although I am not exactly sure. Ryūlóng 21:33, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Can CutManFan and Gamefreak426 vote in my RfA if I run for adminship?

Please check my talk page for that and more questions I would like answered on my talk page. Random the Scrambled 21:43, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] IE 7 Font Style/Size

I'm sight impaired. When I'm using IE 7 to search/read Wikipedia I find the font style/size to be very hard to read -- this in spite of the fact that I've got IE 7's font setting on the largest size. The font used for FireFox is fine (I can't use FireFox at work though). Any ideas? P645n 23:20, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Have you tried using the page zoom feature? There should be a button on the bottom-right corner of the window that says 100% or something; or you can hold Ctrl and roll the wheel in your mouse, if it has one. talk to JD wants e-mail 23:23, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Editing the Hinchliffe Stadium entry

There's a line describing the stadium that's set ABOVE the first "edit" link and that doesn't appear in the first edit box (i.e., when you click the first [edit] link). Like the rest of the original entry about the stadium I've taken the liberty of editing, it sounds a bit shall we say uninformed: "Hinchliffe...is an old stadium...etc..." But because it IS above the edit link, I don't seem to have the option of editing it....or do I? Does the original entry have to be deleted and the whole thing started over?141.153.165.218 22:40, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi!. You can choose to edit an entire article by clicking "edit this page" from the menu at the top of a Wikipedia article. This will allow you to edit the first section, as well as the entire article in one fell swoop. However, if you want to edit just the top section, locate the URL address of one of the edit links (you can do so by right clicking on one, choosing properties, and copying the url), then paste that address into your address bar and change the section number at the end, i.e., "section=1" to zero—"section=o"--Fuhghettaboutit 23:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
There is a user script available which will show a tab allowing you to edit the '0th section'. Create an account, and go to your monobook.js file - if you register the account name 'Account123', your monobook will be at User:Account123/monobook.js. Or you can follow this link: Special:Mypage/monobook.js. Then copy and paste the contents of Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/Add edit section 0 into that page, purge your cache (instructions will be at the top of your monobook page), and you're done. Disclaimer: I don't use it, so can't swear that it works, I just remembered seeing it at Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts. --Sam Blanning(talk) 00:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice! I have now successfully edited the page using the "edit this page" option on the menu bar, but I'm glad to know the other tricks too.


[edit] Saving a draft of an edit

How can I save a draft of a edit that I am still working on so that I can complete it later before posting?Classicragger 00:13, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Copy and paste it into Notepad. Or if you'd rather keep it online, start a 'work in progress' page in your userspace, e.g. User:Classicragger/Sandbox. --Sam Blanning(talk) 00:38, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Experiencing technical dificulties...

Hello, and thanks for taking the time to help. Your page has been my home page for ages now and I love your site. Only reciently, as in yesterday, have I had a problem. When I try to get to your English Home Page Only I get a prompt to save or not the page. I have tried doing so, but I still get the same windows prompt, and am unable to access it normaly. Far as I can tell, nothing on my end has changed and NO OTHER PAGE ANYWHERE does this. Bright ideas? Oh, I have gone to saved links I have to your content and they all work fine. Please contact me at Andrew(dot)Blikken(A)gmail(dot)com Email address obfuscated to prevent eternal spamming :)--Deon555talkReview 01:34, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure if I completely understand your problem, but is it possible you're right-clicking when you try to get to the Wikipedia home page? That could give you a menu asking if you want to save the target page or not. -- Natalya 02:25, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Internet Explorer tries to save Main_Page instead of opening

Hi Guys, not sure if anyone has had this but when surfing from this page: http://www.wikipedia.org/ and clicking on the English button IE give me a prompt "File download. some files can harm your computer etc etc. File name: Main_Page File type: From: en.wikipedia.org would you like to open the file or save it to your computer?" I then try to select open which then asks me what program do i want to use to open Main_Page

Any ideas? have just patched IE up to the hilt but hasn't changed behaviour. Firefox just works, but unfortunately the company uses IE as standard :|

Cheers Sean

You've got "Use External Editor" checked in your preferences. click here then go to Editing and clear that box :) --Deon555talkReview 02:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I don't have a login so don't have preferences. This behaviour seems sporadic, sometimes it opens the english wikipedia, sometimes it doesn't and prompts for download. I work in support of MS platforms and have had a job logged to me from a client. So far only wikipedia pages appear to exhibit this symptom. IE 6 - multiple versions are effected. Sean

[edit] Problems getting to a page.

Every time I try to search the Wikipedia say for loopback once I click on result it asks me if I want to download loopback file? If I do it’s just a binary file if I look at it using WinHex.

Not sure what the problem is why I’m not getting to the page?

I&I&Wiki

  • Your problem sounds much like the previous question. Try if the answer to the question before this one worked. - Mgm|(talk) 04:36, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Corporations Listing

I am concerned that companies are using the medium as a naked form of advertising - see Nationwide Building Society for example. Can any corporation promote itself like this? Best regards

  • No, Wikipedia has a strict policy against advertising. As far as I can see Nationwide Building Society isn't abused to promote the company, although I will change the opening line. Anyway, since this company appears to be "the largest building society in the world with approximately 11 million members, 15 million accounts and employs 15,500 people across the UK" and since "it is the only UK building society to clear its own cheques, and the only UK financial institution to offer completely fee-free transactions (both electronic and cash withdrawals) worldwide with their VISA branded cards." means it's noteworthy for inclusion, at least in my own opinion. - Mgm|(talk) 07:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Forgetting to log in

Hey, i'm someone who keeps forgetting to log in before i edit, meaning a lot of my edits end up just being attributed to my ip address, making it sort of hard for me to keep track of my own edits.

Is there any way to like...'claim' an edit as being mine (of this user account) after the edit has been made and recorded as an anonmyous edit from my ip?

often i make an edit, and as soon as i've made it, i've realized that i haven't actually logged in. I don't suppose there's a function avaiable to re-claim that edit as being from my account? Yaksha 12:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I've done this, too, and I'd love to know how to put it right! StuFifeScotland 14:51, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Might I suggest checking the Remember Me box? It can be found under the password box just before you login. By checking this box every time you come to Wikipedia you will be automatically logged in. Just make sure that if you clear your cookies you login again as that is where most of the login information is stored. Tarret 00:28, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages needs a little more advice

I recently used templates to propose the merging of gene knockout and knockout mice. I refered to the help page Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages for an idea of when it would be acceptable to go ahead an merge the pages but found no further advice. I would like someone to suggest whether it is appropriate to wait 30 days and then merge in the absense of objections or whether I need to obtain a minimum number of votes with at least two thirds in proposition in order to go ahead and merge the articles. If I could collect people's opinions as to an appropriate action then I will go ahead an edit the Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages article to include this advice afterwards. --Username132 (talk) 11:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Voting is evil. Try to get the opinion of the people who edited the article most recent/often and people on any related WikiProjects and try to develop a concensus. - Mgm|(talk) 11:46, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
No voting isn't evil that is a fallacy, voting is essential for concensus. The difference is most people assume a vote only has 2 or 3 possibilities. If you are asking someone to choose between merge or not merge they are voting. hmm rant over, anyway. As to the merge you mention yes get some opinions form people who have contributed and see what they think. If you get general agreement (as in most of them agreeing and the opposers not coming up with good reasons) thwen go ahead and do it. IF things get complicated with loads of discussion and argument then go for a straw poll to sort it out. If you get no real response within a week or 2 then go ahead and merge anyway! --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 11:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I edited the above named article to inlcude the following advice
"After proposing the merge, place your reasons on the talk page and check back in a couple of weeks for a response. You may be able to invoke a response by contacting some of the major or most-recent contributors via their respective talk-pages. If there is a clear agreement after two weeks, that the articles should be merged then go ahead and merge them. If there is no response after four weeks then go ahead and merge the articles." --Username132 (talk) 15:56, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Image upload help

Hi, I'm a recent Wikipedian here. So far, I've helped with text edits of Wikipedia articles. I'd like to further contribute to the article Saki Nijino with a pic of said character, but the Wikipedia copyright rules are puzzling me like hell (and while I have a good level of English, it's still not my native language, so those complicated rules are even further puzzling me). The pic I've found directly comes from Konami's (game company which own the Tokimeki Memorial franchise, from which the character comes from) official website. Is the use of that pic is fair use, and thus useable in Wikipedia ? And if so, which tag should I use to go along with the pic ? -- AceNoctali 22:29, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead. It doesn't matter where you get your picture from. From WP:TAGS, I think you could use {{Game-screenshot}}? WP 07:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
That picture is not a game screenshot : it's an official artwork. So, I don't think the screenshot tag will fit. Which tag shall I use then ? -- AceNoctali 10:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Image:Macau International Airport.jpg

Help in determining the correct copyright tag to use for Image:Macau International Airport.jpg would be much appreciated. Alr 05:02, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

  • "which I remember to have been produced by the Macanese government." could be a problem. Memories have made mistakes in the past. If it's made by a commercial ad-creator we're probably out of luck. Perhaps someone can contact the airport and ask? - Mgm|(talk) 07:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
    • My guess would be that it was produced by an ad company or something similar. Alr 18:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] writing articles

Why do you have to make it so hard? I have tried to add articles on two poets. One - Catherine Fisher - was deleted by someone called Adam Bishop due to "copyright violation". But all the stuff on it came from her web site, which I wrote, with her agreement! The other, on Paul Henry, has a note saying "please wikify as suggested in style guidelines". I can't see how it contravenes them and frankly the bloody things are so long that no one with a job/life would have time to read the lot. That's the last time I try....

Thank you for your contribution, and sorry you were disappointed. On copyright violations: anyone could say they wrote stuff, and so you have to prove claims to own what you write, quite thoroughly. Look at it the other way round: suppose someone went to your site, and copied all your work and claimed to have written it. Copyright is vital, and you should be happy, as a creator, that Wikipedia is diligent in protecting it. This is why it's generally preferred to rewrite even your own material. The other note doesn't mean you have to do it. As a new editor, you won't know how to wikify, but if you stay you'll learn. Remember that it's a collaborative project: someone else is likely to wikify it. In fact, that is already happening. Notinasnaid 09:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
As a member of WikiProject Wikify maybe I can help. Many articles such as the one you wrote have good content but need reformatting with section headings etc. Also words can be linked to specific Wiki articles to provide other information. I wikified your Article to give you some idea of the process. I hope that explains it for you :D --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 10:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] sql installation

when iam installig sql2005 iam getting 1305runtime error

Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. - Tangotango 12:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Editing Article name

I would like to know that if it is possible to edit the title name of an article. I added an article with title name being in all small caps and it doesn't seem to get linked to anything because of that or maybe for some other reason. Editing allows me to change the whole text but the title, how can i just make the first alphabet of an article's title Caps? thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Singhshady (talk • contribs) .

You have to move the article. See Help:Moving a page. Garion96 (talk) 15:12, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Article or Section may require Cleanup

Dear Wikipedia, I have just read the Wikipedia article on the Fairbanks House, Dedham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbanks_House,_Dedham), and noted that a note is included at the beginning of the article stating that "To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup." I am not the author of the article, and have never contributed to Wikipedia. However, I am the current Director/Curator of the Fairbanks House, and am definitely concerned to make sure that the information on the House remains available to Wikipedia users. Is it possible for you to let me know what cleanup needs to be made in order to meet the quality standards? Is that something in which it would be useful for me to become involved? Thank you, Alex Service, Director/Curator, the Fairbanks House

The way the current article is written, it has very little wikilinking, just one long section, not much of sources. To see what a good article is, have a look at any of our featured articles and this guide -- Lost(talk) 15:50, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] I can't get the following signature to work properly

Random the Scrambled Vandalism and other nonsense! 13:36, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Please help. It looks right because it got distorted when I placed it in here, and I had to fix it manually. It really looks like this:

Random th<font color=green>[[User:Mr. Random/Esperanza|e]]</font> [[User talk:Mr. Random|Scrambled]] [[User:Mr. Random/Sandbox|Vandalism and other nonsense!]] 13:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Have you checked the "raw signature" tab in your prefs? -- Lost(talk) 15:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
No. Random the Scrambled 16:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Try checking and saving. It worked for me. Or have you tried it already? -- Lost(talk) 18:07, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
It says "Invalid raw signature, check HTML tags". I'm pretty sure it's referring to the green "e". How do I keep it green and get rid of the HTML? Random the Scrambled (Vandalism and other nonsense!) 18:47, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Never mind. That was just an error in my HTML coding (forgot to put "green" in quotes). Thanks, Lost. Random the Scrambled (?)(Vandalism and other nonsense!) 18:50, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Wikilinks in different versions of English

Hello. If I discover a page with a red link because the link and the page title are spelled in different versions of English (e.g. the link is spelled in British English but the article is titled in American English), what is the proper course of action? Should I 1. Change the spelling on the page? 2. Make it a piped link to the correct page? or 3. Create a redirect from the British spelling to the American spelling? — Michael J 19:18, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Articles are written in the type of English that is relevant to the subject. So a page on Doctor Who should be in British English, Statue of Liberty in American English. Either piped links or redirects work. Personally, I would use redirects so other people who use the different spelling will have the advantage of the redirect in articles afterwards. - Mgm|(talk) 19:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
In general, all common alternate spellings can be redirected, like Mgm said, to aid in the ease of searching for users in the future. You'll probably want to add the {{R from alternate spelling}} template to the redirect, too. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 22:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Forcing a full horizontal break?

Have a look at my user page. In the awards gallery, the awards overlap each other. How can I make a full horizontal break that forces a barnstar image to go below the previous ones, even if it thinks there's still room to the right of them? And how can I make the list of condensed userboxes go below the Babel list? JIP | Talk 19:56, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi, simply insert <br style="clear:both" /> after the image code and you should get the results you want for the horizontal break -- Lost(talk) 20:02, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] North Carolina Legal Encyclopedia

what is the name of Legal Encyclopedia for the state of North Carolina and the abbreviation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.194.123.10 (talk • contribs) .

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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Garion96 (talk) 20:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Major editing tag

Could someone tell me what the template is that tells other editors that you are making major changes and asks them to hold off on editing until finished. I remember seeing it before, but can't remember what it was called. Thanks for any help, Newnam(talk) 20:05, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

One of them is {{Underconstruction}} -- Lost(talk) 20:16, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! I'm about to completely change the Star Trek article in the next 15 minutes and didn't want to get confused with an edit conflict. Hoprfully this will help with that. Thanks again, Newnam(talk) 20:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Another is {{Inuse}} Brian 20:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)btball


[edit] PAGE NOT FOUND

the wikipedia site doesnt work, it says page not found

You seem to have found it now. Perhaps you misspellt the address, or the server was down at the time. —Daniel (‽) 20:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
  • If it's not working, you wouldn't be able to post this message. Just try again. - Mgm|(talk) 04:56, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] New voice

Hello there,

I've contributed modifing some voice (about 20 minor changes) and then registering. :-)

I would like to insert a new voice/page and adding it in the page category.

Can you help me?

thanks

FrancoK

What are these "voice" that you speak of? I am unsure as to what you mean in Wikipedia terminology. Ryūlóng 22:45, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_security under "Pages in category "Computer security" " I would like to insert a new voice pointing to a new page.

Are you talking abouting userpages? If you are see Wikipedia:User page (shortcut:WP:UP).--Porsche997SBS 20:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

No.

Thank you for your help.

FrancoK


[edit] past alumni yearbooks 1974-1976

I am trying to find a graduate from 1974-1976.

This is not really anything we can help you with. Wikipedia does not keep information like this. Perhaps you should try elsewhere. Ryūlóng 22:45, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
  • To get any kind of helpful answer you should specify the country and school you are talking about. - Mgm|(talk) 04:54, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] ANSWERED- About article discussion pages...

I clicked random article, and it brought me to Dragon Booster. I went to the discussion page, when I noticed that the page looks pretty much like a forum for the show and possibly video games relating to the show. Is it okay if I put a note and clear it out? Abby724 22:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! Abby724 01:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] science fiction book stub

I'm currently adding to the stub Vampire Earth.How can I remove stub staus?

When you edit the page there should be something near the bottom that looks like this:
{{X-stub}}
If you delete it the stub notice will be gone! Ziggurat 23:07, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Downloading Wikipedia

I was reading an article in Make DIY Magazine from August of last year where they tell you how to make a portable encyclopedia using wikipedia and something like a palm-pilot. In the article it describes how to upgrade the device, and it says that he downloaded Wikipedia (at the time it was about 500,000 articles), and then transferred it to the device. I believe the article said that it only took up about 400-500 MB.

My question is; How do you download Wikipedia(all 1,000,000+ articles) for use offline? (aside from saving every single article individually)

I'm sure there's software that'll do it, for example the Encyclopodia. To download Wikipedia you'd have to copy the database; see Wikipedia:Database download. Ziggurat 23:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Info Boxes

I noticed how a lot of pages have those infoboxes and I noticed how there are lots of different types like tv show, buffyverse character and more.

I was wondering, how do you make your own infobox?

--Fugabutacus 00:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

You can simply go to an article with an infobox that fits your purposes, go into edit mode, copy the code of the box, paste it into the artilce you want to add it to and change the parameters for that article's information. You can also explore various types of blank infoboxes at Category:Infobox templates.--Fuhghettaboutit 00:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Adding a disambiguation to a page with only one current meaning

Hello all, thanks for any help:

at www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_Ready , the only thing that comes up is a Hong Kong Television show. However, I would like to add another meaning to this, a new 2006 book that just came out through Xlibris, also called Always Ready. Now, this is my first time adding to wikipedia. Here is the evidence I am going to use in citing: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14081404/ . Pretty much, I would like to create another disambiguation for 'Always Ready' that would be a short explanation of this book, but of course would be secondary to the TV show...for example, maybe if anyone went to www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_Ready they would be initially be directed to the TV show, but on top it would say: "if you are looking for the spy novel Always Ready, click here" or however that normal link away goes.

How could I add this second page?

Thanks so much! ChowderInopa 01:40, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

You want {{Otheruses4}}. See Wikipedia:Disambiguation for more info. MECU≈talk 01:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Self-published books, especially the ones for which you have to pay to get them published, are generally not considered notable. Make sure the CIA review and MSNBC article and the CIA review are included in the article to avoid deletion. Also, a short line to indicate any notability the author may have would also help. - Mgm|(talk) 04:51, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Newbie unable to stay registered when editing an Image page

I just became a registered user, ID docduke. I have confirmed my email address.

I made a really trivial change (ar -> an) in the text of:

title=Image:Construction_of_Golden_rectangle.svg&action=edit&section=1

When I was looking at the page, it showed me as logged in. However, when I attempted to edit a section, the edit screen came up telling me that I was not logged in. The change was made, but after the edit was saved, I noticed that there was no "history" tab on the page, so there was no way to determine whether the edit was attributed to my ID or my IP address.

While looking at the FAQs before posting this, I tried a section edit button, and it worked normally (by normally, I mean like the MediaWiki I have installed on another of my home computers).

Is there something odd about the "Golden_rectangle" page? Do I need to do something special to remain "logged in" during editing that page? If this problem is new to you, how can I document the problem if someone wants to look into it?

Thanks!

You say that editing worked on a MediaWiki hosted on a home computer. Have you checked your browser settings to make sure cookies from external sites are enabled? Also, have you tried editing another page (the sandbox, for example) on Wikipedia? Let us know how it goes. Cheers, Tangotango 01:50, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
What page did you try and edit? Construction_of_Golden_rectangle.svg doesn't seem to exist. MECU≈talk 01:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Ah, okay. You tried to edit Image:Construction_of_Golden_rectangle.svg, which is not hosted on the English Wikipedia - it's an image included from Wikimedia Commons. At the moment, you need a separate account to edit Commons pages, and logins are not synchronised - that is why you found yourself logged out. The history can be found at [1]. Cheers, Tangotango 02:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


I guess there is a steep learning curve here. I just responded to your first comment, and got my changes deleted by simultaneous editing with you.

For other readers, the full URL is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Construction_of_Golden_rectangle.svg

which looks to me like wikipedia, but I'm new around here...

Docduke 02:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

You can tell a Wikipedia-hosted image from a Commons-hosted image by looking at the tabs at the top of the page - if the "image" tab is red, then it's a Commons image. If blue, then it's a Wikipedia image. Commons images are also designated by the "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below." banner that appears under the image. Cheers, Tangotango 02:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] How to go to top instantly?

Some pages are quite long and when I reach the dead end how to go to top instantly? Using the slide bar causes inconvenience. Any help? 59.94.74.153 04:07, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Press the <home> key on your keyboard. --Deon555talkReview 04:13, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks!


[edit] Amitabh Bachchan

Dear All , great fans of Big B,

I made some mistake while editing abt Big B's new filem Ganga, and did soem goof up.

Can any one pl. help me to get that sam recitified.

I did took the copy of the html page, but due to sme problem in my machine it didnt got saved.

Pl. help on urgent basis. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hlv5 (talk • contribs).

I am not sure about your question, but people at Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cinema may be able to help you out. Just post a request on the talk page. -- Lost(talk) 06:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • I think he's talking about Big B's 2007 film GANGA, but so far I haven't been able to find any article on that film. - Mgm|(talk) 07:40, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • He messed up a big template based table. Seems to have been fixed already. - Mgm|(talk) 07:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Cannot change the skin back to default.

Hello, I was experimenting with changing the skin and now I cannot change the current skin (I forgot the name of the current skin). The "skin" link on "My preferences" is not working.

Please change the skin to the default skin so that I can work.

Thank you Best regards Musten Jiruwala —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Musten (talk • contribs).

If you changed to another skin and cannot change back, use this link. -- Lost(talk) 06:24, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] unde pot sa confirm asresa de mail?

unde pot sa confirm asresa de mail? kiruna —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.136.57.110 (talk • contribs).

I beg your pardon, but the vast majority of users here speak English. If you do speak English, you may get help much faster by trying that, or you can wait for someone who recognizes that language, or you can try posting at another Wikipedia -- my current guess is that is the one, but I could be wrong. Good luck! Luna Santin 06:58, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure you'll find many here who speak Romanian. I certainly don't - but I think you're asking how you confirm your email address. You should have received an email from Wikipedia when you signed up. Once you've done that, you'll have a link that you can click on to confirm the email address. Either click on it, or paste the address into the location bar of your browser. That's all there is to it. You might be interested in the Romanian Wikipedia if you don't already know about it. Waitak 07:00, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Liability

Will I be liable for editing a legal topic (e.g., criminal law, torts, contracts) if someone else relies on it and is harmed by doing so? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.139.41.220 (talk • contribs).

  • You are accountable for the changes you make, but whether you are liable is a legal question which I cannot answer. I'm not a lawyer. I don't recommend editing any type of topic you don't know about. Do your research first. If you do that well, you don't have to worry about liability. - Mgm|(talk) 07:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Wikipedia as a whole disclaims liablity in the general disclaimer and more specifically, the legal disclaimer. Of course, I disclaim responsblity for knowing weather those documents might hold up in court or not, but as mentioned above, doing your research beforehand is likley the best defense.24.20.69.240 07:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Neutrality

How do I dispute the neutrality of an article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.35.110.62 (talk • contribs).

In the first instance, post a comment on the article's talk page, raising your concerns. It is worth reading through the existing talk page to see if the concerns have already been discussed. Give at least a week, I think, before any further action. Notinasnaid 07:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Really? Then you have a lot more patience than me, lol. Unless it's an issue being actively worked on as evidenced by talkpage activity, I just slap a {{subst:POV}} tag on the article and explain why on the talk page. Anchoress 08:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
I suppose it depends on how egregious it is. But there is a particular problem of people who just add the tag to the article and go away without adding anything to the talk page at all. I consider this little better than vandalism. Notinasnaid 08:24, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I agree. I'm inclined to remove unsubstantiated tags. It is vandalism of a sort, IMO. Anchoress 08:27, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • In short: Make talk page comment, wait for a bit, slap on tag... Do it all and you're doing it right. - Mgm|(talk) 09:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] image sensor

Dear sir,

We are working in Engineering industry. We have several casting frames which has different sizes of the holes ( ie..around 50 to 100 nos in a plane ).

Our Query :-

1. How to ensure all holes are drilled by using mobile image sensor and also dimensional aspect?

2. If possible please provide all the details to mail ID - < email deleted >

3. In addition to that we request you provide address details/Contact person in India.

With Regards N.Jothiramalingam Manager QA. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.90.124.69 (talk • contribs).

Dear N.Jothiramalingam. I think you must have mixed us up with a different web site. Regrettably, we are just an encyclopedia. Notinasnaid 08:57, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Deleting articles

Hi, I am not very good with computers, so I need help with deleting a certain page. However, I am not sure that I have correctly requested it to be deleted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tpetrolo (talk • contribs).

Actually you have not. The article in question was created by you and not substantially edited by anybody else. So the easiest way out would be to put {{db-author}} on top of the article. This will ensure speedy deletion of the article -- Lost(talk) 10:23, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] How do I

I wanted to know if there is a way that I may write bios or facts about people, places or things that are not already in Wikipedia? Please contact me and let me know how would go about doing this, or whom I need to speak with to further discuss this matter. Thank you.

Robert Carpenter —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rcarp88 (talk • contribs).

Specifically for bios, you may consider joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography. Regarding articles that are not on wikipedia but are requested, you need to go here and click on the topic of your choice, pick a red link and start typing away keeping in mind the Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines -- Lost(talk) 13:35, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Template for other article user may have actually been looking for

On the regulation of gene expression article, I have placed

Gene modulation redirects here. For information on therapeutic regulation of gene expression, see therapeutic gene modulation.

-- is this appropriate and is there a template I ought to use? --Username132 (talk) 16:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, its appropriate. Had the other link gone to a disambig page, you could have used {{Redirect}}. You may also find some other relevant templates here-- Lost(talk) 16:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
See more info and other templates to use at Wikipedia:Disambiguation. MECU≈talk 16:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Editing tag?

I'm sure there is an editing tag I can put up? It basically tells other editors that I am about to spend quite a while editing the article so please can they wait before making any edits?

--Charlesknight 17:17, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I think {{Inuse}} is the template you are looking for. Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 17:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks that's the one! --Charlesknight 17:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Great!--Fuhghettaboutit 17:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Song Lyrics

I have edited many song articles on Wikipedia by adding the lyrics of the song. However, many of these articles are swiftly changed to remove the lyrics. So basically I would like to ask why I cannot seem to add lyrics to articles on songs. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gedmundo (talk • contribs).

song lyrics are covered by copyright. We can't include them.Geni 20:24, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] GENERAL PARTNERSHIP?

SHOW ME EX: —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.61.41.57 (talk • contribs).

Hi there. Do you have a question about using Wikipedia? 24.20.69.240 20:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Whay are some words/links red while all others are blue?

See above —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.213.177.8 (talk • contribs).

Red means the aritcle linked to does not yet exist. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 20:45, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] marking for deletion an article which was previously deleted and resurfaced

  • I've just stumbled on this article, which is nothing more than a vanity article. I was trying to mark it for deletion but it seems that it was already deleted in the past but was rewritten, which hinders the AfD process. So, what option do I have to re-brand it as a AfD? What is the normal procedure to mark AfD an article which has a history of being deleted and rewritten? --Mecanismo | Talk 22:21, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
There's two answers. When nominating a good page for a second (or later) AfD, you can use {{afdx}} (example: {{afdx|2nd}} or {{afdx|3rd}}). In the case of this page, {{db-repost}} might be more appropriate. :) Luna Santin 22:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Thanks! And it seems that someone already deleted the article. Very nice. But isn't it also possible to lock the article or some other procedure to stop that from happening? --Mecanismo | Talk 17:02, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Yup. When an article keeps being recreated, an admin may protect the page so that nobody can create the article again. — Dark Shikari talk/contribs 22:59, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Creating Pages

Hello, I was just wondering, How does one create a page/article on wikipedia?

Please direct your answer to this following e-mail address: e-mail removed to stop spam

Thank you very much,

-C. Harrison

Welcome, try Help:Starting a new page.--Andeh 23:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Deleting a section

When one deletes a section, an ugly empty paragraph remains behind, which has to be deleted separately. Is there any way to prevent this? Shinobu 23:40, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Instead of a section edit to remove the section, you could edit the whole article and then remove the section. Garion96 (talk) 23:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Wikiproject Irish Dancing?

Hello. I would like to know if there is a WikiProject about Irish step dancing. I myself am not involved in it, but a very close friend of mine is. I would like to help out if it exists, and if it does not, I want to take steps to make it. Thank you for your help!--Chili14 00:35, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

A look at Wikipedia:List of WikiProjects and the 'Descendant WikiProjects' section of Wikipedia:WikiProject Dance suggests not. It seems like an awfully specific subject for a WikiProject - are there really enough articles that would be covered by it to make it needed? --Sam Blanning(talk) 00:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] people from omaha nebraska

I have a cousin that is a singer and actor....he is not listed with the people from omaha nebraska....He is a member of the group The Platters...how do i get him on the list

Just go to Notable natives of Omaha, Nebraska, click the edit this page at the top of the page, and edit it. WP 01:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Note that people added to the list should be noteworthy enough for their own individual article. See WP:BIO for our guidelines on notability of people generally - WP:MUSIC also has guidelines on notability of bands. If your cousin was a member of the The Platters, as in the famous rock and roll band of the 50s and 60s, he would certainly be notable enough, but I'm guessing he's a member of a different one. --Sam Blanning(talk) 01:02, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
It could be THE Platters; several of the members' names are redlinked in the band's article. Anchoress 01:05, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] How to submit an article

It's all too much. I tried to look something up and the page said nothing existed on the subject. I'd like to submit an article to rectify that. I don't want to edit anyting. I want to create a whole new entry. I created an account. I can sign in on the account. I can't figure out how to submit the article. My user name is Prof. Wordo. My name is Bill Moore My email is <e-mail removed to prevent spam> Any suggestions?

Best bet to start out is Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page. --TeaDrinker 01:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] I need help a.s.a.p.

I am making a Wikipedia for a band called Until Escape. I have made several attempts to make the page look good but it seems I keep getting taged due to lack of editing. I don't know what to do!

Theplasticsky 03:49, 26 August 2006 (UTC)Theplasticsky (email removed)

There are three tags. The first and second are essentially the same, asking you to link to other articles. That seems to be done already. The third however asks you to establish notability for the band. Just go through the guidelines for Wikipedia:Notability (music) to understand more about it. Otherwise the article stands the risk of being tagged for deletion on the grounds that it is not notable enough to be included in Wikipedia. Please let us know if you need any further help -- Lost(talk) 04:19, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
I've removed your email to prevent you from being spammed eternally. Wikipedia is copied extensively and thus posting it here is potentially making it very public for bots to harvest. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 08:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Another thing is the way it's written.
Instead of saying:
"In 2005 a threesome band from Brighton, United Kingdom, was being formed. Davey Redfern (guitar, vocals), Rob Kempson (bass guitar), and Mark Wyss on drums."
You should have said:
"Until Escape is a British grunge-specializing rock band. Formed in Brighton, United Kingdom in 2005, the band has three members. Davey Redfern is the band's guitarist and vocalist, while Rob Kempson plays bass guitar and Mark Wyss is the drummer of the band."
--Porsche997SBS 20:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Posting notice on article that a major expansion or rewrite is in the works.

I want to know how to flag an article for other would-be editors to notify them that I am working on a significant rewrite. Is this recommended? If so what is the recommended method?

Please post reply on my talk page. (I'm still spending an inordinant amount of time looking for what I want.)GrahameKing 04:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Replied on his talk page -- Lost(talk) 04:41, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] multiple delete/POV-check

Hi,

I need some help with possible multiple deletion & POV check. Could someone email me from my user page? TKS! Ling.Nut 15:40, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Never mind I found the answers. Tks.


[edit] Newuserlog

Does anybody know where I can acquire the newuserlog extension? I checked on Meta already, and Mr. Bjarmason does not appear to be responding to enquiries at the moment. --Emufarmers(T/C) 17:34, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Problem finding an image

Enlarge

I have uploaded Image:Urashima shore.jpg which I can access by clicking in the link in "My Contributions"; however, it is inaccessible in an article: it will show as a red link. I don't understand why this is, as I'm sure that I have used the code properly to show the image. I have used it in an edit of The Picture of Dorian Gray article on the 23rd August. Does anyone know what's going on, or am I just being slow? -Adasta- 17:52, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I have no problem making it show up. It is possibly a cacheing issue - see WP:CACHE. --Cherry blossom tree 18:04, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Images moved to commons

If i have uploaded an image to wikipedia then realised it would be better to ahve it on commons, is there a way to move it. Or do you just need to reupload it to commons and then delete it from wikipedia? --chris_huh 18:42, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Yes, you need to reupload. Make sure you copy all information including the history along before asking for its deletion with {{NowCommons}}. - Mgm|(talk) 19:03, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] About my username

I wanted to remove adult content (which is not added by me)which is on my username page can you help me please

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

  • User:B A Bysu Kit redirected this user's page to that of a porn actress. I deleted it (there was nothing to revert to) and sent them a warning. Please give me a hand keeping an eye on it. - Mgm|(talk) 19:11, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] How to link to another wiki page?

I am currently editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTS_Index and have a company name which is "Mobile TeleSystems". The wikipage for this company is located at Mobile_Telesystems. How do I edit it, so that the link will show to where it needs to be directed?

To make a link to another Wikipedia page simply place doubled brackets around the name like this [[Mobile TeleSystems]]. For more on this and other markup, I suggest you take a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial--Fuhghettaboutit 19:56, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
  • If you want to link to an article which isn't exactly named in the article, you could use Wikipedia:Piped links. ([[Mobile Telesystems|Mobile TeleSystems]]). There's no need to include the underscore. Also, you could consider moving "Mobile Telesystems" to fix the capitalization and link as normal. Moving is done with the move tab at the top of your screen. See Wikipedia:Moving a page. - Mgm|(talk) 21:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] "Bleacher Bums"

I would like to know how I might be able to purchase a copy of the 1979 version of "Bleacher Bums". 172.166.133.194 20:18, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

This help desk is for problems with Wikipedia. The Reference desk might be a better place to ask this question. talk to JD wants e-mail 20:23, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Category: Lists of People by University in the United States

I note that Georgetown University is not listed on the G category on this page -- is there an easy way to add it? (Wikepedia's entry on the university contains a link to Georgetown "notable alumni." Thanks!

```` —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jjimcourt (talk • contribs) 22:13, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Done. For future reference, you can add articles to categories by adding, for example, [[Category:Lists of people by university in the United States|Georgetown University]] to the bottom of the article. The bit after the pipe is the 'sort key', which makes sure it appears under 'G' for 'Georgetown' rather than 'L' for 'List'. [2] --Sam Blanning(talk) 00:40, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] how to get my new page linked in

Hi. I have a new page called "Differential Execution" reporting on some research I did in Computer Science some time ago. It properly belongs somewhere classified under computer science, artificial intelligence, or computer graphics, but I'm not sure how to get it into one of those classification systems. I didn't want to just stick it into one of the lists, like alongside "Control Flow" without asking anyone's advice. Can you help me? (Sorry if this is answered in the Help and I didn't see it.) Thanks. MikeDunlavey 23:30, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Reading Wikipedia:Categories should help. Your article also could use some Wikification: add more links in the content to appropriate articles, to make it more useful. — Dark Shikari talk/contribs 00:20, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] my article doesn't shop up under search

I added an article and it only show up after a search if all capitilization is perfect. Why is this and what did I do wrong? thanks

Thats just the way wikipedia is, it only links/searcher to the page name, which has capitilisation or not, Hope that helped, If not, just leave a message on my talk page. L Trezise 02:22, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Please see the first question at WP:VFAQ. -- Rick Block (talk) 03:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] where can i find a list of all the different warnings you can put up for articles?

eg: {{copyedit}} {{npov}} etc

Anon-o-man 02:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

A link to a list of all templates can be found here
All of these should categorized under Category:Wikipedia maintenance templates. -- Rick Block (talk) 03:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Article in progress

I was trying to move an article I made to the sandbox, but then discovered that the title of the article remained with no content, except a forwarding link. The title is erroneous and the article I am writing is still being edited. How do I delete an article I originally posted?

I've moved it to User:G1t111/sandbox, where you can continue working on it in your own userspace. When you're finished, just move it to the correct title. The residual redirects should be deleted momentarily. --Rory096 07:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Please don't move it to G1t111/sanbox, that's back in articlespace. Keep it to pages starting with User:G1t111. --Rory096 07:55, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hover box

How do I disable de hover box if it's not in the preferences misc?

[edit] Changing the name of an entry

In creating an entry for Whiteley Village, the word "village" in the title is all lower case. Whilst not critical it is annoying. How do I rectify that situation so that when retrieved, the title comes up correctly as "Whiteley Village"

See WP:VFAQ#How_do_I_change_the_name_of_an_article.3F. Cheers, Tangotango

Thank you - Wikipedia at its best. Not only do you give the answer extremely quickly but by the time I get back to the article, the title has been corrected as you suggested and the external references have been properly formatted as well - awesome!

[edit] still in my heart

how do i preveiw and listen to the song to make sure its the right 1???jay

[edit] input to swastika history

I have a book on Amazon.com called Swastika: the ancient mark of God. I am not very computor literate and tried to add what I know about the Swastika since I have solved the mystery of its Origin and use around the world. The space would not accep all the info. I thouht it might be because not logged in-but would not take my loggin said space occupied already. Got Email but lost message of how to correct. J.Ray Hunt [email removed to protect against spam]] Keep me logged in as first given. Here is what I know: The sign was the mark of the ancient Babylonian goddess ESSE pronounced ER-SHE/SHE-ER in approx. 2000 BC she was replaced by the god Marduk that absorbed all the other gods. She was She-mother earth the good god of food and water and good luck to the hunters and gathers. She began as the goddess of green growing things then to all life then to the goddess of all things her sign was the suastika/swastika which means all-the god of the six directions east-west-north-south-up-and down.However she remained in the language of the people to represent food and good luck-the word happiness means I have food. Her name is all through the languages of the world representing food and life. Words like Genesis, Jesus,messiah, essences, essenes, esophagus,eskimo, etc. etc,

[edit] Walter Devereux, Lord Ferrers of Chartley

Walter Devereux (c. 1431 - 1485) was a minor member of the English peerage and a loyal supporter of the Yorkist cause during the Wars of the Roses. He was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field, fighting for Richard III.

Walter was born in Weobley, Herefordshire. At the age of only thirteen, Walter married Anne Ferrers - who predeceased him by seventeen years - and became Lord Ferrers of Chartley in right of his wife in 1462. As a Yorkist, he held many offices under Edward IV. In 1461 and 1469, Walter was commissioner of array for Herefordshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire, as well as Worcestershire in 1469. He also served in 1470 and 1471, as joint commissioner of array for Herefordshire, and then again in 1474 for Herefordshire and Shropshire.

Walter's military career was also thorough. He fought at Towton in 1461, where he was made a Knight of the Garter. He also fought at Barnet and Tewkesbury.

[edit]

Walter Devereux supported King Richard III during Richard's reign, and fought at Bosworth on the 22 August 1485. There, Lord Ferrers commanded in the vanguard under John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, alongside Sir Robert Brackenbury and Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. Devereux was slain during the initial fight with the Earl of Oxford's opposing van, fighting next to the young John, Lord Zouche. An in-law, Sir John Ferrers, was also killed at Bosworth.

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" |width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1"|Preceded by:
{{{before}}} |width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1"|Baron Ferrers of Chartley
1462 - 1485 before=Sir William Ferrers |width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1"|Succeeded by:
John Devereux |-


[edit] download

please how can one download contra game

thanks

[edit] Default Wikipedia

I seem to remember a couple years ago when going to wikipedia.org would just take you to the en wikipedia.. It's a bit of a hassle to hit English every time I want to visit wikipedia (sorry, google cannot be deposed as the ultimate browser home page!) and so... is there any way to skip the wikipediae portal page? --Froth 22:52, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

You can just type in en.wikipedia.org (which is actually shorter!), and you will be taken directly to the English version. Prodego talk 22:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
it's not shorter than just typing "wikipedia.org" .. Is there any way to set my default wikipedia? --Froth 04:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Set your User page or the en. Main page as a Favorite, then come here via your Favorites. User:Zoe|(talk) 03:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DISTANCE BETWEEN VIKRIL EAST AND ANDHERI EAST

Distance between Vikril east and Andheri east?

I put what I could tell of your question in the correct format. Please follow the guidelines at the top of the page. — [Mac Davis] (talk)

[edit] Question

Moved to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science

[edit] Pentagon attack.

Moved to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science

[edit] modifying public domain images

The description of PD-USGov-CIA-WF says the image has been copied and/or modified (from the CIA World Factbook). Is there any point at which I am obliged to indicate by some other tag because of extensive modification of the public domain original?

I in fact just want to take portions of CIA WF map images, and add a placename and an arrow pointing to a location, and for this I would understand I just need the PD-USGov-CIA-WF copyright tag, but what if I were to modify the image further, such that I think it would be misleading to suggest the current image was 'copied' from the particular source without some acknowledgement of the modification?

Is there any Wikipedia protocol/"best use" regarding this procedure: taking a public domain map and modifiying it to identify/highlight a particular area (i.e., the subject of a wiki article)? I find a lot of maps in Wikipedia articles would be more effective if they simply had an arrow added. I'd think this would be a fairly simple thing to do: is it avoided by experienced wiki article-editors for some reason I am not aware?

I've cut out a portion of a CIA World Factbook map on my computer, and added a name and an arrow. It is my intention to upload the image (to the Wikimedia Commons?), then place it in an Wikipedia article.

Thank you for any help with my question(s), and any additional information you may think of assistance with my plans. Jauntymcd 18:18, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

  • The image should remain in the public domain even if you alter it. All changes are kept in the history of the image info page. Make sure you use edit summaries to inform everyone of the changes you made. - Mgm|(talk) 19:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)



[edit] The bearded lady of Guildford

The bearded lady of Guildford does exist, simply ask anyone who lives or works in Guildford 86.2.251.168 12:13, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

  • I think you should read our verifiability policy. WP:RS, WP:V. Asking someone in a certain geographical location is not the way we should go about verifying information. If something should get an article we need to distill information from secondary sources, meaning someone should already have written about this lady. - Mgm|(talk) 12:32, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Also, not everyone is suitable to get a entry in an encyclopedia. The article Bearded Lady of Guildford didn't explain why she was notable; in other words, how she would fulfill the requirements we have for biography articles. (WP:BIO). - Mgm|(talk) 13:11, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Add page

How do i add a page?

[edit] Missing diacritic in page title

I created a page that includes a diacritic in the title. I didn't like the way the system handled the URL becaue of the accent (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosariolibrarian/Pura_Belpr%C3%A90)

So when I moved my page to the main area of wikipedia, i left the accent out (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pura_Belpre).

however that creates 2 further problems: 1. now the entry itself is missing the accent in the heading 2. when others refer to the entry by its correct name, the link doen't go to the entry i created. See for example, see the reference in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REFORMA to Pura Belpré

I was loooking at other entries with accents to try to figure this out (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Garcia_Marquez0 but i could not.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rosariolibrarian (talk • contribs) .

Hi! I have moved the page to the title with the diactritic. It now appears under the name Pura Belpré. By doing so, this automatically created a redirect for the unaccented name, so if someone searched for the name without the diacritic they will still find the article. I have also edited all pages on Wikipedia including REFORMA so that her name is listed properly. I hope this is what you were looking for.
A few other notes: Please sign talk page posts by typing four tildes, like this: ~~~~. This will automatically add your signature and a time stamp. When you want to link to other articles on Wikipeda, instead of typing the URL all you need do is surround the name of the article with doubled brackets. So to get the link REFORMA I typed [[REFORMA]]. The URL name doesn't matter much in the grand scheme, both because internally, we make links as I just explained, and externally, if someone searches Google for instance, once this page gets indexed, they'll find the title and can link straight to the article. I think you might get some great tips from trying the Wikipedia:Tutorial. Responding to your post from my talk page, while I typed this, you're most welcome.--Fuhghettaboutit 14:22, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] can factual errors made by a documentary be pointed out in the documentary article, without being original research?

The terrorstorm documentary makes a number of factual errors in its account of the 7/7 bombings. I was hoping to add details of these to the documentary's wikipedia article, in a similar way to what has been done for loose change (video). However, this has been removed as original research. The list of the errors in the film does draw largely from primary sources, so is it therefore correct to call it original research?

I have posted a similar account of the errors in the film on my blog - I thought the primary sources would be more credible references, but would I do better ot link to my blog in order to avoid the contribution to the article being original research?

Thanks,

Jon

  • No. Never link to your own blog. It's a conflict of interest. What were the primary sources you cited? Can't you find secondary ones? How do you know the documentary is false and not your source? - Mgm|(talk) 14:36, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks - that's really helpful. Makes sense re. the conflict of interest. I did look for secondary sources, but couldn't find them.

I'd trust the sources cited because the overwhelming weight of the evidence is with them and not Terrorstorm - to give an example from the article "Terrorstorm states that de Menezes was shot more than ten times in the head. He was actually shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder [3]. 11 shots were fired in total [4]." Other errors (for example, stating that de Menezes purchased a copy of the free Metro newspaper), were sufficiently obvious I wasn't sure if they needed sourcing? Jon m


[edit] Template for citing .doc files

Hi! I want to cite a DOC file in an article. How should I indicate that it is a doc file? If there's a template similar to {{pdflink}} (PDF), that's what I'm looking for. Thanks, Pruneautalk 14:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

There is now: {{doclink}}. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 15:27, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Fantastic! Thanks a lot. Pruneautalk 16:32, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] i need a comprehensive list

ineed a comprehensive list on agents of infectious diseases and the diseases they cause worldwide.80.88.130.220 14:26, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

See List of infectious diseases. And if that isn't what you're looking for, try asking at the 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). Garion96 (talk) 14:35, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Ford Motor 85/86 Marquis

???? Were is the motor I.D # on this motor.That will determine the year and or size of motor>>>?????? Thanx

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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Garion96 (talk) 14:33, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] How to start...

Apparently "Who owns Wikipedia?" is no longer the most asked question around the HD. Perhaps we should change the header to indicate how one starts a new article? I've seen at least 4 people asking that in the past 5 days. - Mgm|(talk) 15:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

The immediately proceeding post is a perfect endorsement of taking such action.--Fuhghettaboutit 16:18, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I see you have the history of music bands on your site. I would like to add THE SKELETONES (www.theskeletones.com)1986-Present

How do I do that? Please advise.

Johnny Punish Email: <email removed>

Hi. See: Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. Please note our notability guidelines for bands set forth here.--Fuhghettaboutit 16:18, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Wikipedia Maps -- Adding names of places

Hi, Please advise how to add the NAME to a specific area on Wikipedia Maps.

Area: http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=14671475&x=75071951&z=18&l=0&m=a


in anticipation of you reply,

Thanks, G —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.144.100.163 (talk • contribs) .

In the upper right hand corner of the screen it says WikiMapia in Red Text. Simply mouse over the text, and a scroll down menu will appear. Choose Add New Place. --Hetar 18:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Not receiving confirmation e-mails

Hello,

No matter how many times I try to confirm my e-mail address, I never receive a confirmation e-mail. They're not being blocked by my spam blocker; they're just plain not coming in. What gives?

  • Could be a lot of things. What email provider and/or program do you use? - Mgm|(talk) 19:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
You might want to check that you have your email address spelt correctly; I know I've had problems in the past making a typo in my address. It might also be lag, since some email providers screen bulk emails and therefore they aren't delivered instantly. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 20:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Timestamps

I want to add a timestamp without including my username. How do I do this? Lottamiata 18:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Simply use 5 tildes, like this: ~~~~~ G.He 18:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. Lottamiata 19:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] moving a section of a page to another page

Can this be done? I've been told my original article is too long,so I thought I would move a section to a new article page if possible.

Which article are you concerned about? It may be best for us to look at the whole issue. Who told you it is too long? Notinasnaid 19:16, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Desks

What are the normal uses of "desk" user pages (e.g., on the AMA member list)?

Do you have a link for the "desk" that you're referring to? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 20:47, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Change User Name

Hi Wiki Help,

I have used my email address for my user name and would like to change it.

Thanking you in anticipation

Peter 19:51, 27 August 2006 (UTC)Peter

You should be able to do that at Wikipedia:Changing username. -- Natalya 20:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Text size

Hello. I have asked this before, but I forgot the answer. Anyways, what is the proper Wiki markup for changing text size? Thanks for any answers. Russian F 23:20, 27 August 2006 (UTC).

I think you have to use HTML code to do that. <font size=x> and </font> should do. talk to JD wants e-mail 23:23, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
<small>(text)</small> also works, for small text, and <big>(text)</big> works for big text, although there's less variability than the font size= HTML. But, it is an option. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 23:37, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
For a specific font size, you can also try using <font style="font-size: ?px">TEXT GOES HERE</font>. Replace the "?" with a number. G.He 23:36, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Adding a new page to a Category

Hello there,

I've contributed modifing some voice (about 20 minor changes) and then registering. :-)

I would like to insert a new voice/page and adding it in the page category.

In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_security under "Pages in category "Computer security" " I would like to insert a new voice pointing to a new page I'm going to create.

How can I create a new page?

How can I put it in a category?

thanks

FrancoK

Information on creating an article can be found here, category information here, and it's generally a good idea to read the Manual of style if you haven't made any major edits before; or even if you have, it's just a good idea to read. talk to JD wants e-mail 23:35, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

FrancoK>Thank you so much ^_^


[edit] Template that could control page and link colors

I'm thinking about starting my own small wiki, and I'm trying to figure out how to make a template that whenever used would make that page's background, text, and links (both unused and used) different colors. I tried to make a template with .div style="background:#000066; color:#66CCCC; font color:#33ffff; link:#33ffff; vlink:#33ffff;". (replace the .'s with <>) but it doesn't work. --blm07 23:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Wikipedia uses Mediawiki software. If you plan to do the same, you can find places to get help at Mediawiki`s communication page.This page is just for questions about using Wikipedia itself. Good luck with your site.--24.20.69.240 03:12, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] how to start this?

looking for the word (walk) (closer) (to thee) in guamian language

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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Garion96 (talk) 00:07, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Foreign language references

I'm curious to hear your opinions on foreign language references. I'm aware of what WP:REF says about this topic. For some topics comprehensive references only exist in foreign languages. Since not every reader can verify foreign-language links, ntm books, is it always necessary to also add references in English (even if they only cover a fraction of the article's scope)? Or is it acceptable to not feature any English language references at all on certain topics? Thank you in advance for responding. ---Sluzzelin 00:27, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I imagine if it is at all possible to find an English source, that would be the best, since you're right, it would be very hard to verify unless you speak that language. Alternatively, I think you could write an article written in the language of the source in that language's Wikipedia (if that makes any sense >.>;) and then translate it into English with a citation that it's a translation, you could get away with a bit more foreign citations. Of course, it would be ideal to get English references for an English encyclopedia, but if that's impossible I don't think it should stop you from writing an article with a different language source. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 04:04, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Use as many English references as you can to support the English readers. - Mgm|(talk) 04:55, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Payment

How does Wikipedia deal with contributors' claims to receive compensation for the content they create?

When contributors press the submit button they agree to license their contributions under GFDL (note the line below the edit box), therefore any claims for compensation is invalid. --WinHunter (talk) 06:45, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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