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[edit] November 15

[edit] Placement of a Source

I have come across a "wikisource author" tag that sits on the far right. Is there a way to place it in the center or far left? If so, I would like to know.

Regards LarryBH

Could you provide the link to the template? Depending on how the template is coded, there might be a number of ways to do this. —Mitaphane talk 01:14, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston is the site within the "See also" section. Regards, LarryBH

Yes, but it would involving substituting the template right onto the page, and editing the HTML code. I would advise again it; it's like this uniformity. The reason it looks so ugly may have to do with its placement on the page more than anything else; it's supposed to look like this: WP:DUMB. Maybe adding some "see also" sections there could kill two birds with one stone: it needs see also's anyway, and it would help the ugly layout. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 02:46, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. LarryBH

[edit] Requested photo provided.

I added photos to a couple articles that were listed under "Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in [state]." How do I remove them from the list now that the photos are provided? Or do I just leave the request, since more photos would certainly be nice? Kirs10 00:11, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Remove the {{reqphotoin|foo}} from the relevant article talk pages, and they'll disappear from the category. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 00:57, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 3RR

I'm involved in a content dispute with a user on the Coffee Lounge, and want to be prepped for this; ok, he posted something, and I removed it. Does that count as a revert? He reposted, I reverted; is that my second or first revert? Should I revert again? If not, how should I go about this? Speedy reply appreciated! DoomsDay349 00:57, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

 He posts  You revert
 0Rev        1Rev

 He reverts You revert
 1Rev        2Rev
 2Rev        3Rev
 3Rev        4Rev

You see, you will hit your fourth reversion before he does. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 01:00, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

OK, so I should not revert again. How do I go about managing this situation? DoomsDay349 01:02, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I've looked at his edits, and they're just silliness. You're right, this issue is right on the edge, but I don't think anyone is going to punish you for reverting that nonsense. I will warn him, revert him, and report him if necessary. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 01:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure I want it coming to that, but it's not my decision if you do it. Thanks for the help! DoomsDay349 01:16, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I feel obliged to point out that WP:3RR is an electric fence, not an entitlement, and when you reach
 He posts  You revert
 0Rev        1Rev
 He reverts You revert
 1Rev
this point, you have a problem. --Sam Blanning(talk) 01:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cite Blog

Is there a citation template for blogs?

†he Bread 01:08, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

The citation template for websites should work fine. —Mitaphane talk 01:12, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Cool, that's what I was using, I just had a funny feeling there was a Cite Blog
†he Bread 01:18, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] help

how can i find ther meaning of a word such as Panama?

http://en.wiktionary.org or http://www.dictionary.com Cbrown1023 01:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] dowsing

Is there a specific type of wood that is use, dowsing for water

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --Sam Blanning(talk) 02:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Or have you read the article on Dowsing and any external links found there? Dismas|(talk) 03:14, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Hazel is traditional, which I mention here as it is not mentioned in the article.--Shantavira 09:26, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Then why don't you find a source and put it in the article? - 131.211.210.14 10:29, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Translating

How do you translate words to another language?152.163.100.11 02:01, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

you learn the language... or get someone who knows it too. You could also try an online translator like http://www.freetranslation.com, but keep in mind they are not always accurate and may have bad grammar. Cbrown1023 02:13, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Learn the language. Online translators make Borat sound like Shakespeare, and knowing more than one language is one of the best skills anyone can learn. If you want an article from a Wikipedia in a different language translated, try Wikipedia:Translation into English. --Sam Blanning(talk) 02:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
lol, agreed. I've seen people try to contribute to Wikipedia via online translators, and it gets ugly. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 02:30, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Editing an Image posted on Wikipedia

How do you edit/remove an image posted on Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lachiny (talk • contribs)

New and IP users can only edit the license information of an image. Someone who's been an editor for 4 or more days can move an image, or upload another image to replace the old one. Finally, if you want to delete an image you've created, you can type this exact phrase at the top (including the brackets): {{db-author}}. An administrator will remove it eventually. If it is an image someone else created, you'll have to go through the established Wikipedia:Deletion policy to give a reason for deletion. Ask back again here if that is the case and you're confused. Happy editing! -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 03:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Pat, images can't be moved. - Mgm|(talk) 10:32, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Go to human anatomy

Go to human anatomy and see for yourself! Coolguy1368 03:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Please see WP:VAND. Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 03:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Reverted, and the culprit warned. Thanks for your notice - see Help:Revert for how to easily reverse vandalism yourself, and WP:VAND for more general information on fighting vandals. --Sam Blanning(talk) 03:29, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Editing the first paragraph of an article

Recife (Northeast Brazil), the 15th of November of 2006.

Dear Sir/Madam:

First and foremost, I would like to apologize for any English mistake I might have made in this letter. Secondly, I would like to congratulate you for the innitiative of making this encyclopedia and wish you luck and skill in managing it.

I would like to ask you a question about editing. I need to alter the contents of the first paragraph of an article in the section before the "contents" gray box. However, there is no "edit" link to this section, and if I click at the great "edit this page" link at the page top, I will edit all the article, even if I need to do it only at the first section. And it should be noted that this edtition will place a gigantic space (for what I have really altered) in your history data base.

So, what should I do? If there is nothing I could do, I strongly suggest you include from now on a new "edit" mini-link in the first section, befor the "content" gray box, just like all the other sections.

Thank you for the attention, and sorry if this message is so long.

I look foward in hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

--Ivan Linares 03:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

(email removed to prevent spam)

Good question. I don't think there is any edit link for the first part of a article. I'd be interested in why this is too. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 03:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Just click the 'edit this page' link at the top. The whole article will appear in the edit window, but that doesn't mean you have to edit all of it. If you make your changes to the first paragraphs and click 'save', the rest of the article will be unaffected.
However, there is a custom script which will allow you to edit the '0th' section only. Just copy and paste the contents of Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/Add edit section 0 into User:Ivan Linares/monobook.js, purge your cache, and you should see a new tab. --Sam Blanning(talk) 03:40, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

If you're the very technical sort, you can try adding the following text to your monobook.js file at Special:MyPage/monobook.js. This will make it so that when you log in, the top paragraph will contain an edit button like the other sections :

// This will add an [edit] link at the top of all pages except preview pages and the main page
// by User:Pile0nades


// Add an [edit] link to pages
addOnloadHook(function () {
// if this is preview page or generated page, stop
  if(document.getElementById("wikiPreview") || window.location.href.indexOf("/wiki/Special:") != -1) return;

  // if this is a revision history, stop
  if(document.getElementById("histlegend‎") || window.location.href.indexOf("/wiki/Special:") != -1) return;

  // if this is a diff page, stop
  if(document.getElementById("difference‎") || window.location.href.indexOf("/wiki/Special:") != -1) return;

  // if this is a watchlist, stop
  if(document.getElementById("watchdetails") || window.location.href.indexOf("/wiki/Special:") != -1) return;

  // if this is the main page, stop
  if(document.getElementById("mainpage") || window.location.href.indexOf("/wiki/Special:") != -1) return;

  // get the page title
  var pageTitle = document.title.split(" - ")[0].replace(" ", "_");

  // create div and set innerHTML to link
  var divContainer = document.createElement("div");
  divContainer.innerHTML = '<div class="editsection" style="float:right;margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:47px;">[<a href="/w/index.php?title='+pageTitle+'&action=edit&section=0" title="'+document.title.split(" - ")[0]+'">edit</a>]</div>';

  // insert divContainer into the DOM below the h1
  if(window.location.href.indexOf("&action=edit") == -1)
    document.getElementById("content").insertBefore(divContainer, document.getElementsByTagName("h1")[0]);

  if(window.location.href.indexOf("&action=edit&section=0") != -1)
    document.getElementById("wpSummary").value = "/* Intro */ ";
});
You can edit the first section simply by copying the url of one of the edit buttons on a page then replacing the last value in the url with zero (0). So, for instance if you wanted to edit the first section of Wikipedia you would take the URL, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia&action=edit&section=1 and replace the end with "=edit&section=0".--Fuhghettaboutit 05:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Questions.... answers?

{helpme}. Unsigned by User:Hstisgod

You have a question?--Commander Keane 07:07, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] worldwide town database

I had a email from Scott MacDonald telling me you have a database of towns/cities worldwide available. How can I download it?

Who is Scott MacDonald? Should we know him? Wikipedia is, in its entirety, stored in an enormous database. Notinasnaid 09:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:NBCNightlyNewsCorrespondents

Hello all,

First off, apologies if there exists a better place to ask this question; I spent a while browsing the directory but came up empty-handed. Anyway, I recently created Template:NBCNightlyNewsCorrespondents listing all the correspondents of NBC Nightly News (I plan on doing the same for ABC and CBS). I was wondering if there was anyone out there who might be able to inform me if anchors (such as Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, etc.) could be considered correspondents, and thus should be included in the template. Having grown up watching evening news, I'm under the impression that anchors often file reports much like other regular correspondents, and should be considered correspondents as well, but I'm not entirely sure. Any experts out there who might know? Or anyone work for the network news organizations who might know? :) Thanks so much. Gzkn 09:30, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

If no-one here can give you an answer, you might try asking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Television. --Sam Blanning(talk) 10:59, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip...will do. Gzkn 00:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Change Font in Wikipedia

Hi

How can I change the font that is used to display WIKIPEDIA.

The font that is used at the moment is in my opinion very "unreadable" I would like to change it to ARIAL

Thanks for a reply


Kind regards

Giovanni ([email removed to prevent bots that roam the internet collecting email addresses to attain it because then they'll put you on a list and spam you])

It is Arial by default. --WikiSlasher 10:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
(although actually on another computer in my house Wikipedia shows up in Tahoma. Weird.) --WikiSlasher 10:26, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
  • It's a browser thing. If it's not the default font on your machine, you made a change in how websites are displayed on your machine. You can also alter your Wikipedia:Skin with a script, see the question above about the "edit first section"-script. - Mgm|(talk) 10:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] editing Categories

Hi there, I've been puzzling for a while on how these are edited. For instance, in the Category 'Chess players by nationality', I would like to add some new sub-categories to the existing 62. But clicking on the 'Edit this Page' tab doesn't offer any sub-category text to edit - just the names of the Categories at the foot of the article. What am I missing?

Many thanks in anticipation of your assistance.

Brittle heaven 10:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

  • You add something to a category by adding [[Category:Category name]] to the bottom of the article or category you want to add -- not the category you want to add it to. See Wikipedia:Categorization - Mgm|(talk) 10:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Newbie: attempted edit of non-wikipedia site using wikipedia syntax.

I attempted to add a link to a page. I'm a newbie, so I used the sandbox. This is what worked in the sandbox:

OOA/D

I went to the page, made the change, and the above text was visible, looking something like [ [Object_oriented|OOA/D] ], no link. I removed the attempted edit. What did I do wrong? :-)

The page I was attempting to edit was:

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BigDesignUpFront

I did notice that the sandbox page had icons for things like external links, whereas the edit page I was offered did not. Also, the tutorial mentioned giving a reason for the edit, and there was no reason given.

I was apparently off the wikipedia site and therefore under a different set of rules (the most likely explanation, I'm sure.)

Would be a good idea to put a caution in the tutorial? Something about how easy it is to try to edit something one thinks is part of the wikipedia, when it is not.

Check out this page. The Wiki software that runs the Wikipedia is MediaWiki. The wiki that you tried to edit is using different software than the Wikipedia, and thus has different syntax. The external link above should have the example syntax you need to make hyperlinks. —Mitaphane talk 11:28, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I had read that, but it doesn't seem to help with quoted strings containing non-WikiWord format. The text I'm trying to add a link to is 'OOA/D'. The reason is that I was unsure myself whether the A stood for Architecture or Analysis, so I thought a link would help others. I can't use a WikiWord, because the text is in a quote. I just left it the way it was.

The link section of the page you sent me doesn't seem to address the question of how to link to wikipedia pages from non-WikiWords, or did I just miss it somehow?

[edit] Difference

What is the difference between Article & portal?Nileema 03 12:56, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

From Wikipedia:Portal:

Portals are pages intended to serve as "Main Pages" for specific topics or areas. Portals may be associated with one or more WikiProjects; unlike WikiProjects, however, they are meant for both readers and editors of Wikipedia, and should promote content and encourage contribution.

Articles, on the other hand, describe a given subject, while a portal is a page with little information on it, but with many links to various articles on subjects relating to the subject of the portal. So, for instance, the Aviation portal won't really have much information on aviation on it, but will have many links to interesting articles about aviation, some recent events in aviation, and more on it.
Does that answer your question? — QuantumEleven 13:56, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Harassment

A few people have been harassing me after I made a change to Treaty of Nöteborg. First some guy shows up claiming I'm some other user and posting things on my page. Then another guy shows up threatening me with blockage and stalking me half way across Wikipedia (undoing something that doesn't make any sense). I then took to see who this person and undid one of his edits (something that didn't make any sense to me). Then he comes back calling me names, claiming I should be blocked for stalking him (HE WAS THE ONE STALKING ME!). I left a message on this guys page telling him not to stalk me, but he removed the message saying "plonk".

Why am I being harassed and how come no one is doing something about it?

Atabata 12:01, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. It defines step by step on what you may do -- Lost(talk) 12:07, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
You may also need to check out WP:PAIN or WP:AN/I. Cbrown1023 01:07, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] password

I just created a new account and didn't provide an e-mail address.

When I try to log in now - I'm told I am using an incorrect password BUT I'm sure I'm not as I only just recorded it.

I could open a new account I guess BUT I would prefer to keep the user name I chose.

DO I have any GOOD options?

If you didn't provide an email address, your only option is to remember the password you used. Check with and without Caps Lock in case you've got the case wrong, and think about a possible misspelling you might have used by mistake. (You're free to create another account and use that instead if you want to; if you do this, it would help if you identified the old account.) --ais523 12:56, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User Sandbox

I have a user sandbox, because I need a place where I can quickly retrieve my most frequently used templates (mostly AfD stuff), and also to fiddle around with wikimarkup problems. someone (I can't find out who) deleted it this morning. I have recreated. Am I allowed a user sandbox or not? please cite guidelines. Also, please respond on my talk page if possible. Thanks for your help, Amists talk • contribs 13:36, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Replied on user's talk page. — QuantumEleven 13:51, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I've restored your sandbox. You placed a db tag on the page, which qualified it for speedy deletion. I did not realise that you were just experimenting. If you want to place a template on a page without having the template transclued into it, use {{template|template_name}}, which in your case would be {{template|db-u1}}, which shows up as {{db-u1}}. Once again, sorry for the mix-up. Cheers!--thunderboltz(Deepu) 05:46, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Asking for information

I would like to know how to ask for anyone to add more about a subject - typically something specific. I don't have anything to add or change, so I don't want to edit anything.

For example, under the topic of James Clark Maxwell, its said "...Maxwell showed that waves of oscillating electric and magnetic fields travel through empty space ....". I want to ask someone to explain how the equations predict the existance of waves of electromagnetism?

To suggest additions or request information, you can use the talk page of the article (Talk:James Clark Maxwell), or you can ask the reference desk, which doesn't generally do article expansion but does answer questions (and is more frequently-visited than article talk pages). There's also Wikipedia:Requests for expansion for requesting significant additions to an article. --Sam Blanning(talk) 15:00, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] misspelled pagenames and redirects

Hi! I wanted to contribute to articles in Political Science, so I went to Social Sciences and Philosophy: requested articles and found an article on the "Allias Paradox". I looked it up online, and I realized that no such thing existed, and that the request actually referred to the "Allais paradox", for which a page already exists. So I edited the Social Sciences and Philosophy: requested articles page and corrected the spelling to "Allais". The link, however, kept showing up in red. I realized that this was because the existing page was "Allais paradox", whereas the requested page now was "Allais Paradox" with a capital P. So I edited that page and inserted a redirect to "Allais paradox", but now I'm not sure whether that was the right procedure to follow.

Isn't there a way to make the namepage case-insensitive? And I also have another question: does an empty page named "Allias Paradox" (the original misspelled name)exist somewhere? In that case it should probably be deleted, right?One more thing: when you start editing an article that was requested, are you supposed to edit the Requested Articles page and remove the link? Sorry for the length of my questions, and thank you very much. SFinamore 15:01, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Case sensitivity is just the way the software works, I think - besides, it's useful for disambiguation, for example between a concept and a film/book/band/ named after the concept. (I know I've seen an example but none spring to mind). Anyway, there's no Allias paradox or Allias Paradox. I'm not sure about Requested articles - I think you remove them once they're done, but can't find any instructions on that. --Sam Blanning(talk) 15:08, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Does an empty page named "Allias Paradox" exist somewhere? Typing the link Allias Paradox gives red, so no. (Empty pages can be deleted by placing {{db-empty}} on them.) Making links case-insensitive is a per-project decision, I think, and Wikipedia is case-sensitive on all but the first letter (to distinguish between acronyms and words, I think). When you create a requested article, removing the link from the list is fine. Hope that helps. --ais523 15:10, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
If you think that others will make the same typo, you could create an article Allias paradox and enter
#REDIRECT Allais paradox

to create a redirect page. Matchups 17:11, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To learn a language

Hello I want to learn Hindi through Wikipedia. Is there any provision for that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.246.125.144 (talk • contribs)

No, Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia and is not designed for teaching languages. Trebor 16:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
You could try our sister project http://en.wikiversity.org/ though -- Lost(talk) 18:57, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I need a cistern water tank

My name is Ricardo Rojas from GD Architects LA This is the first time we are going to use one cistern water tank for a project in a house... teh dimentions are 144l x 55w x 55d .. Id liek to knwo from u guys a few recomendations .... if possible for u to send me some catalogs to my address Thanks

This is an encyclopedia, not a catalog distributor. Perhaps a Google search will help. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 18:56, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geeze

I try to add an article and it turns up to be a copyvio. However, I was creating along the lines of a website and not trying to directly copy any thing. Could somebody look into this?--ÆlfwineA bit o' wine? 19:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Your article Sears American Dream Campaign consisted only of a paragraph copied from [1], a violation of the copyright policy. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 19:55, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Acctually It was recreated and partly copied from the source[2]--ÆlfwineA bit o' wine? 20:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
You changed "we created" to "was created". All the rest of the content was cut/paste. That's a violation of copyright. Please do not re-create the page again. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 20:16, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: My Preferences

Is there a documentation page on the many features of My Preferences? — Morley Chalmers 20:13, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Help:Preferences. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 20:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I cannot seem to...

get permision for creating new articles. Help is needed. Can someone get permission for this? I know a bit about this[3] subject--ÆlfwineA bit o' wine? 20:19, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

you don't need permission. you just need to be sure to edit in accordance to Wikipedia's rules and guidelines. Here are two good starting places: Tutorial & How to write a great article. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 20:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I'd recommend looking into whether the information fits into Houston, Texas first. Starting a new article is not always the right solution. Notinasnaid 20:30, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How would I rewrite this?

New instructors will assume the posts for Defence Against the Dark Arts (replacing Severus Snape), and possibly Transfiguration in the event Minerva McGonagall becomes Headmistress. There may also be new Heads of Gryffindor House and Slytherin House. Horace Slughorn is the most likely candidate for head of Slytherin House. If Minerva McGonagall becomes headmistress a new deputy headmaster or deputy headmistress will have to be appointed.

Okay, to buisness...

Defence Against the Dark Arts: Replacing not Snape but Umbridge.

Potions: Here we replace Snape.

Also how is Umbridge's first name spelled?

Please do not disclose my Ip adress.

what are you talking about? Cbrown1023 21:55, 15 November 2006 (UTC) (and your IP address is in the history anyway...)
He's talking about Harry Potter, the as-yet-unpublished seventh book. And s/he's not correct. It is Snape who's being replaced in DADA, and Umbridge's first name is Dolores. Sounds like Fan Fiction. But I've heard something JKRowling said that leads me to believe the school may not even open for year 7. Or at least it won't be the same. I think this whole section should be deleted actually. Anchoress 22:01, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Actually, it looks like a poorly-worded attempt at editing, scratch my comment about deleting. But whether the editor is right or wrong about Snape/Umbridge depends on whether the article under discussion is book 6 or 7. Anchoress 22:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I knew he had been talking about Harry Potter I was just confused by his incorrectness... I was also wondering why he would have needed help rewriting it and incorrectly... Cbrown1023 22:11, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
If this has been copied from an existing article, I'd ask at that article's talkpage, as you are more likely to get a response from other editors involved with that article.
As for your IP-adress; it is logged for every edit you do, but if you register a username, the IP won't show in the article history, and it will only be visible to the admins of Wikipedia. Bjelleklang - talk 22:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Oops. My bad 5th book.

[edit] add a photo ?

i wanted to contribute a photo to a this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_eder how do i do it? Pete4407 22:09, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Special:Upload. Cbrown1023 22:12, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Distance LA to Tucson

Need to know distance to Tucson from LA Round trip Please.

Try the reference desk, or Mapquest. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 22:42, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] canada

where are the provinces of canada?

See Canada Bjelleklang - talk 22:55, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

i need to know for a paper i'm writing who wrote this info down and when

If you click "cite this article" in the toolbox on the left-hand side of the page, you'll be taken to various citation options. For the Canada article, the citation page is here. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 23:04, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
that is all the who's & when's you need as any contributions by users are made by the "Wikipedia users" as a whole, not individual users. Cbrown1023 00:08, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HELP REFERRER/

There is a page titled "referrer " from wikipedia which loads itself

> from inside my hotmail account. This is unrequested , tirresome, persistent > and will not stop . does anyone have any ideas ? thanks >

[edit] Question about editing blocks

If I register an account at my house (which is fine), and log into it at my school (which has a shared IP among 1500 students and is usually blocked from editing for vandalism), what will happen? Will I be blocked from editing on the account I registered, will the IP address of the school precede my clean account, or will I be able to edit on my account through the block on the IP? 67.183.26.7 23:32, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

  • I think it's possible as a registered user to edit through a blocked IP, if the administrator blocked anon IPs only. - Mgm|(talk) 23:43, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Yes, but I believe that you are incapable of using a blocked IP to "e-mail new password" in the Special:Userlogin window... I think I remember admins adding that recently... Cbrown1023 00:07, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

If the IP address is shared by all users at the school, you may be autoblocked depending on the type of block the administrator put on the account. If the technical information shows that the account is a school account, then the administrator should probably use a soft block, meaning you'll be OK. But there can be other problems, like another user logging in and getting blocked, though that's rarer. In any case, I don't think it would hurt; there are instructions on the screen to get an autoblock undone. -Patstuart(talk)(contribs) 00:17, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Also, make sure you do not check "remember me" and clear your cache so that none of the other students log-in as you and vandalise using your user name. Cbrown1023 00:25, 16 November 2006 (UTC)