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Contents 1 July 30 1.1 How to link to an to an Image:anyimage.svg page 1.2 What does this template do? 1.3 How do I upload a photo? 1.4 Page Name Problems 1.5 How to fix mass coordinate errors ? 1.6 Banking 1.7 customization 1.8 cruiseliner 1.9 Flagged as advert 1.10 Categories appearing in articles without the category appearing in the actual text 1.11 Eastern Time and GMT 1.12 HI! 1.13 = Dictionary? 1.14 Owner? 1.15 Can you? 1.16 Linkin Park 1.17 How old was GW? 1.18 Article count? 1.19 Wikipedia's birth? 1.20 Contacting the boss? 1.21 DA? 1.22 Bruce Asbury 1.23 Information in Sanskrit 1.24 how to make contents box 1.25 Problem displaying http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page in Firefox 1.26 Hap vs HAP 1.27 water softning process 1.28 Roke 1.29 Downloading 1.30 create variable 1.31 About me. 1.32 Editing Entries 1.33 Data from Wikipedia as email 1.34 Changing the title of an assisting entry 1.35 Being writer of wikipedia ? 1.36 Opposites Attract - Music Video 1.37 Loading history 1.38 Odd Account Problem 1.39 Multiple usernames 1.40 Pet Stars

[edit] July 30

[edit] How to link to an to an Image:anyimage.svg page

If I enter "Flag of Turkey.svg" into a search box,

It returns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Turkey.svg, but if I use the following link;

[[Image:Flag of Turkey.svg]]

it displays an svg image, which is not what I want.

Question: How should I link to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Turkey.svg

-thanks

It sounds like you want to do this: Image:Flag of Turkey.svg, which results from [[:Image:Flag of Turkey.svg]]. See: Help:Image. (MediaWiki's wikitext syntax is consistent here with the similar case of displaying a link to a category page without actually categorizing the current page, e.g.: Category:Categories.) --Teratornis 02:08, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What does this template do?

I just added this script to my monobook.js. to help speed up afd closures. It works pretty well but is including in the close I previewed the following template: {{ns:0|W}} which has no effect I can discern and doesn't appear as anything once a page is closed but it still present in edit mode. An attempt to visit the template page is not useful: Template:ns:0 (redlink) and Template:ns is a redirect to {{db-nonsense}} so that can't be it. Anyone know what this is? If you search the javascript for " {{ns: " you'll find where this is coming from, but this java stuff is incomprehensible to me.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:41, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately though I wrote the original script, it seems to have been updated and modified by others, so I have no clue what that's supposed to do. Johnleemk | Talk 06:34, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Aha Thanks for responding. So if I want to ask the right person, I would have to track down in the edit history who added that part of the script. If I knew how to just take it out and not break the script I would.--Fuhghettaboutit 14:44, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How do I upload a photo?

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To upload a photo, you will need to register an account on Wikipedia. Then click on the file upload link in the "interaction" box to the left or this link. Follow the directions carefully and there you are. Also see Wikipedia:Images for more info. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 05:06, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Page Name Problems

I just recently created a new article called "Empire of Ashanti", and im having some problems. like when i type anything not exactly "Empire of Ashanti", wikipedia does not recognize it. it doesn't even recognize "Ashanti Empire" as opposed to "Empire of Ashanti". can i have some assistance in fixing this problem? Thank you for your help.

Kwame123 07:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, you can create more pages, that redirect to Empire of Ashanti. To do so, create a page with a title that is a reasonable title that someone looking for this page would type, and type #REDIRECT [[Empire of Ashanti]] i ^{(said) (did)} 07:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

If you search for Ashanti then your article comes up. It looks to me as if the new article is mostly a duplication of the Ashanti article, though. I've tagged the articles to suggest that they're merged. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 09:56, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

It was created today and it takes some time before Wikipedia search indexes a new article. It is indexed now. PrimeHunter 12:39, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How to fix mass coordinate errors ?

Most of the geographic coordinates for the towns of the French Calvados and Manche departments are incorrectly coded as being east of the Prime Meridian. Is there any way to change them as a group in some database in which they may reside, or must I edit each page individually?

There's no central database, but depending on how many articles this affects it may be possible to have a bot make the changes. See Wikipedia:Bot requests or Wikipedia:Computer help desk.

[edit] Banking

could you please let me know if you a branch of The canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Englamd

Sorry, Wikipedia is not a bank. It is an encyclopedia. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 07:55, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] customization

to whom it may concern,

i just want to ask how did you do or make your website layout? and where did you base your layout design? how you come up to have this look of the website?thank you. what i'm asking about is a part of my project. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.86.204.114 (talk • contribs) 08:49, 30 July 2007

The website is made by the MediaWiki software. PrimeHunter 12:34, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] cruiseliner

what is cruiseliner —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.162.135.225 (talk • contribs) 09:38, 30 July 2007

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For factual and other kinds of questions: use the search box or the Reference desk. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 09:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flagged as advert

Good morning/Good whatever it is wherever you are. I have been looking at the Friends Provident page on wiki. It is currently flagged as being written like an advert. I am looking to make the changes to remove this flag - but was wondering which areas of the post are triggering it? As on reading through it seems neutral, factual and non-promotional.

Any help would be much apprecaited, Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.73.169.152 (talk • contribs)

You can ask User:Phydaux who added the advert template to that article [1] and you can also read WP:NOT#SOAPBOX. --Silver Edge 10:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categories appearing in articles without the category appearing in the actual text

For example, at Nebaioth, the four categories Christian history, Jewish history, History of religion and Islam appear with 4 other categories at the bottom of the article, but when editing the page, the above named categories don't seem to be typed into the text!. How does this occur and what can be done to change this? I came across this problem before (forget which article), and there the problem was fixed because a redirect had the category that wasn't in the actual article. But I can't find a redirect at Nebaioth which fixes this. Thanks. MP ^{(talk•contribs)} 10:24, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

The three history categories might be caused by the {{Sons of Ishmael}} template which is used in that article, but I don't know about the Islam category. --Silver Edge 10:38, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

All 4 categories are added by both {{Sons of Ishmael2}} and {{Sons of Ishmael3}}. They do it with includeonly so the template page is not in the category (edit the template to see the category). {{Sons of Ishmael}} is in the 3 history categories, but it does not add them to articles that use the template, because the template uses noinclude. PrimeHunter 11:49, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eastern Time and GMT

Please what time is 9pm EST in GMT? Thanks

Rotimi JAIYEOLA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.212.243.43 (talk • contribs) 10:48, 30 July 2007

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For factual and other kinds of questions: use the search box or the Reference desk. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 11:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HI!

I seem to be able to access my account userpage to put that I'm retiring now, but it keeps popping up that it is under construction, any help or advice on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk • contribs) 11:47, 30 July 2007.

[edit] = Dictionary?

What does immunity mean? Please help, thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.241.173 (talk • contribs) 11:49, 30 July 2007

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For factual and other kinds of questions: use the search box or the Reference desk. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 11:51, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Sorry my INternet won't show all of the content. It's having problems(my computer)

[edit] Owner?

Who owns Wikipedia?I'm just curious, I'm new to the site, I'm wanting to know who is in charge of this site, thank you for your help. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk)

See Wikipedia:Overview FAQ#Who owns Wikipedia?. PrimeHunter 11:54, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you kindly, sir.

[edit] Can you?

Can you help me solve my math test, It's due this Thursdays? Send me a reply below, Here it is

2312631638,21313691-1210620>131313<131

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.241.173 (talk • contribs) 11:51, 30 July 2007

We don't answer homework questions here, sorry. You've posted a few questions here - could you read the guidelines at the top of the page before you post the next one, please? --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 11:55, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

My Internet is showing the guidelines, my computer having many problems right now, sorry. Can you tell me some of them? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk)

You can ask math questions at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics, but they will not give answers for your homework. PrimeHunter 12:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

THANKS PRIMY!

[edit] Linkin Park

Can you provide me the link to Linkin Park, my computer can't seem to show it up. Please, hurry my boyfriend needs to know who is the leader of Linkin Park, because we want to send a fan letter to them. Thank you, Yours Truly, Paula M. S. Pointiers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.241.173 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 30 July 2007

If you put "Linkin Park" in the search box you'll get the article you need. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 11:59, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

My computer keeps saying "Page not Found", can you just please post up the link?--Paula

Linkin Park --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 12:02, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks alot, sir!

[edit] How old was GW?

How old was George Washington when he died? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.241.173 (talk • contribs) 11:55, 30 July 2007

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For factual and other kinds of questions: use the search box or the Reference desk. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 12:00, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article count?

How many articles are there currently here in Wikipedia? Thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk)

2,409,182 articles. PrimeHunter 12:05, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

WOw that's alot, thanks for the info!

[edit] Wikipedia's birth?

When was it when Wikipedia first opened up?---Thanks, Paula —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk)

In 2001. See history of Wikipedia. PrimeHunter 12:07, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!Sorry if I'm annoying!

[edit] Contacting the boss?

Is there any way I can send fan mail to Jimmy Wales?--Paual

hello?--Paual —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk • contribs).

Sorry to be blunt, but your posts every 2 minutes can get annoying and I don't want to help you get in contact with him. PrimeHunter 12:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes - see Special:Emailuser/Jimbo_Wales. You may need to register an account to use that facility. If you don't want to do that, you can probably find an email address for him on http://blog.jimmywales.com/ Neil ╦ 12:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

You are so mean, Primy!Thank you very much, Neil!

[edit] DA?

What is a doppledanger account?--Pauala —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.96.241.173 (talk) 12:11, 30 July 2007

See Wikipedia:Username policy#Doppelganger accounts. PrimeHunter 12:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

[edit] Bruce Asbury

Last night you dedicated a complete half-hour to Mr. Asbury. However, I cannot understand why.

He's a great reporter/jack of all and I'm wondering if he has retired or something else.

please reply to

[EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED]—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.50.10.184 (talk • contribs).

Since there is no article (or deleted article) on a Bruce Asbury in Wikipedia, can you explain what you mean when you say something here was "dedicated" to this individual?--Fuhghettaboutit 16:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Information in Sanskrit

where should i search to get information in sanskrit—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.96.41.172 (talk • contribs).

If you want information about Sanskrit, see Sanskrit. If you want imformation in Sanskrit, see Sanskrit Language Wikipedia.--Fuhghettaboutit 16:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] how to make contents box

I've been trying to figure out how to do that, and I've looked all over, but can't find it. I don't know.. maybe I'm stupid.. lol. Anyhow, can anyone help?

Peepsta21 13:34, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[Edit: Nevermind. I figured it out. Thanks anyway! :) ]

For future reference, a contents box comes up automatically if there are enough headings on a page, and you can type __TOC__ at the relevant point on the page to cause one to come up even with fewer headings. --ais523 18:06, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Problem displaying http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page in Firefox

For some reason today I am unable to view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page in Firefox, I get a blank white page, viewing the source also shows a blank page.It worked fine yesterday. It is not a firewall issue as I can view in IE6 (which how I am posting this). I have cleared my cache and deleted cookies, but to no avail. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks. --ukexpat 14:13, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

This happened to me once, but on all articles, not just the main page. Restarting my computer did the trick, have you tried that? If not, I'm not sure what else could be causing the problem. Hopefully someone else can provide further advice. --Nick—^Contact/_Contribs 14:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hap vs HAP

I'm going to make Hap a dab page, but there's already a dab page called HAP. Should I merge these together and redirect one, or keep them separate and just link them? Clarityfiend 14:38, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

You should redirect Hap to HAP and do a unified disambiguation page, beginning Hap may mean... followed by HAP may mean... Shalom ^Hello 17:22, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)#Introductory line says:

It is not necessary to repeat all the possible variations of capitalization or punctuation: "AU may refer to" is preferable over "AU, au, Au or A-U may refer to".

Wikipedia:Disambiguation and abbreviations also has the AU example, and also says:

Usually, there should be just one page for all cases (upper- or lower-case), e.g. MB for MB, mB, mb, Mb.

But in your case, "Hap" appears to be a complete word and in that case there are often separate disambiguation pages, for example Bad and BAD. However, CAT redirects to the common page Cat (disambiguation) which has a section for CAT acronyms. So, I don't know. You could ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation. PrimeHunter 17:33, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] water softning process

some one plz clarify me that i have coffee machine n it has large scale but i using treated water n its hardness is 42% i m unable attach anylysis report here plz clarify if it possible

[EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED]—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Surajmahadik (talk • contribs).

Have you tried the Miscellaneous 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.--Fuhghettaboutit 16:08, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Roke

What does roke stand for

eg: Interview now and advise no roke but will kepp on file —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.15.162.95 (talk • contribs) 16:09, 30 July 2007.

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For factual and other kinds of questions: use the search box or the Reference desk. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 16:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Downloading

Can I download pictures from Wikipedia? If Yes, how do I do it? John.battison 16:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, you can. If you click on the picture you'll get its information page. Click again on the picture and you'll get a full-sized version (if there is one). Right click, and there should be an option like "Save Image As..." --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 16:29, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] create variable

I am trying to import a template which uses several words repeatedly, but the words vary based on the article it is inserted into. What I would like to do is something like:

'My Recipe' wiki page

define cheese_type = 'American'

{{cheese recipe}}

'Template:cheese recipe' wiki page

...

5. Add cheese_type cheese to dish

6. Bake in oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese_type is dark brown

7. Don't let the cheese_type cheese get black, though.

...

and I could reference cheese_type in various places in the recipe. I know this is a silly example, but it demonstrates what I am trying to do.

149.173.6.25 16:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

You need to use a template. To do what you want, you need to use {{cheese recipe|American}}, and place "{{{1}}}" (no quotes) wherever you want your variable. You can also name variables, i.e. {{recipe|cheese=American}} (use {{{cheese}}} as variable), use multiple variables {{recipe|cheese=American|meat=turkey}}, ect. Prodego ^talk 16:58, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About me.

I just tried to create a new account in my name: Paul Giambarba. I couldn't do it because apparently the account already exists. All I want to do is to have the information about me factual and in proper context. I'll add a couple of images later. This is more to the point:

Paul Giambarba initiated Polaroid's corporate image development and product identity in 1958. His innovative black packaging successfully subdued the dominance of Kodak yellow at point-of-purchase and spawned a vogue of black packaging within the industry. Creator of the ubiquitous Polaroid color stripes, one of the most widely imitated design devices of the last several decades, he designed and produced hundreds of Polaroid packages and collateral material including consumer literature and "How to Make Better Polaroid Instant Pictures," a trade book for Doubleday & Co. His designs have won many awards including Gold Medals from the Art Directors Club of New York as well as Boston, and three consecutive Certificates of Excellence for Package Design from the A.I.G.A.
 Giambarba has also been a design consultant for Tonka Toys and Tonka Corporation, as well as Polaroid, the Gillette Company International; and His Highness Aga Khan. His work has been the subject of articles in Graphis (Zurich); Industrial Design; American Artist; Idea (Tokyo); Relax (Tokyo); Grafik (London); Brand eins (Hamburg) and Communication Arts.

Paul Giambarba is a cartoonist and illustrator as well as a designer and author. He was a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated and This Week Magazine, as well as True and Spy Magazines. He was a member of the San Francisco Society of Illustrators during the nine years he lived in Sonoma County, California. Articles about the books he has illustrated and published have appeared in American Artist magazine and Horn Book Magazine, which reviews children’s books for librarians, parents and the book publishing trade. He is the author of a baker’s dozen of books, founded the Scrimshaw Press and CapeArts magazine, and is a founding partner of Arts & Flowers, publisher of botanically accurate greeting cards. He lives and works in Massachusetts.

Honors and Awards: Gold Medal, Art Directors Club of New York
Certificates of Merit, Art Directors Club of New York Gold Medals, Art Directors Club of Boston
Certificates of Merit, Art Directors Club of Boston Certificates of Excellence, American Institute of Graphic Arts Packaging 1972, 1974, 1976 Andy Awards, Advertising Club of New York Hatch Awards, Advertising Club of Boston Certificate of Excellence of Design, Industrial Design magazine Annual Design Review

Invited Lecturer: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.
Simmons College, Boston, MA.

You do not need an account to edit an article, but see WP:COI first. -- Kainaw^(what?) 17:20, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing Entries

I just came across this article about Wikipedia on globalresearch.ca, which is considered a reputable site for news that is never covered by the commercial media. Hope you can look into it.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=6444 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.167.202.90 (talk • contribs)

This is being monitered, see here for a discussion at Jimbo's talk page. AndrewJDTALK -- 20:12, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Data from Wikipedia as email

Hi,

Is it possible to capture a paragraph or data from a table in a wikipedia and configure the SMTP to send it as an email? I have made a template, put in the wikipedia, the content for which will change every week and the content needs to be sent to a distribution list.

Thanks in advance.

Kalay —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chhet (talk • contribs)

I don't know whether MediaWiki's template language is powerful enough to do this. If you know how to program in a scripting language such as Perl, Python, Ruby, etc., you could write a script that parses content from the HTML output of a Wikipedia page, formats it into an e-mail message, and sends the e-mail. For example, in Perl you could use Mail-Sender. (However, if you did know how to program in a scripting language, you probably would have already thought of doing that.) See Pipeline (Unix)#Example for an example of downloading the HTML output of a Wikipedia page and processing it with other programs. Or you might try to do this with a bot program. However, if your content is on a Wikipedia page, why do you need to copy the content? You could just send a weekly e-mail message to your distribution list telling everybody to click on the URL of the page. Since the URL will (presumably) not change, you can send the same message every week. --Teratornis 15:31, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Changing the title of an assisting entry

Hello:

Is there a way to change the title of an existing page?

Feel free to email me at e-mail address removed.

Thanks Jeaunine phone number removed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.251.66.254 (talk)

Yes. Logged-in users whose accounts are at least four days old can click the move tab at the top of the page. Others can make their request at Wikipedia:Requested moves. I've removed your e-mail address and phone number from your edit because they can subject you to spam and harassing e-mail and phone calls. Also, please sign your comments by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thanks. WODUP 19:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Being writer of wikipedia ?

Dear wikipedia community!

That is a huge library on internet -wikipedia- and I appreciate who has any supportive works here! I would like to ask about being a writer of wikipedia . Is this a voluntary organization or do you pay for the writers ?

Best ,

Anyone can edit wikipedia. All you have to is click the edit page on top of a article and edit away. I recommend reading WP:ACCOUNT, WP:EDIT, and also WP:5P. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 19:48, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

You might want to read Wikipedia:About and Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia. Basically it is written by anyone who wants to. You can write it yourself by clicking the edit this page button at the top of every article. Hope this helps. --Cherry blossom tree 19:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Opposites Attract - Music Video

This song is distinctive for its music video directed by the award-winning team of Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger. The team created and designed the character MC Skat Kat, an animated cat who dances and raps with Paula Abdul. Opposites Attract was nominated in 1990 for six MTV Awards including Best Direction and Breakthru Video. It won the Grammy award in 1991 for Best Music Video. The idea of MC Skat Kat was inspired by the Gene Kelly musical Anchors Aweigh, in which Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse from the Tom and Jerry cartoons. Paula Abdul choreographed the animated MC Skat Kat's moves to match her live-action dance sequences in the video. MC Skat Kat was danced by Michael Chambers, aka Boogaloo Shrimp. Backup and lead vocals were provided by the duet The Wild Pair. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Candacereckinger (talk • contribs).

I'm sorry, was there a question about Wikipedia in there? Confusing Manifestation 22:37, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I added the user name which shows you may be the director. If you consider editing Opposites Attract#Music Video then please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. You can suggest changes at Talk:Opposites Attract. PrimeHunter 23:18, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Loading history

How comes it now seems to take ages to load the history of an article (at least on some pages)? Half a year ago, i think, it was much quicker. Simply south 20:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I frankly don't remember, although I was here half a year ago. There's always api.php, which bots use (and it's pretty fast), although I doubt it's readable enough for humans. History-loading times could be growing pains: Wikipedia has the 9th highest amount of traffic, according to Alexa—up from 16 a year ago, and up from 10 or 11 six months ago. There could be more server contention. It also could be subjective: maybe your ISP is a bit slower, for whatever reason. Short answer: I don't know, it's complicated :) Gracenotes^T § 22:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Odd Account Problem

About yesterday, my account has been randomly signing me off. It did so multiple times back to back yesterday evening and again once today. I am pretty sure nobody has been trying to hack my account, though I've changed my password to be safe. The oddest thing about this is that when it bumps me off, I still seem to be signed on when I go to the "log on" page. -WarthogDemon 22:20, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I am now certain it has nobody trying to hack in, as it happened again despite the new password. -WarthogDemon 22:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

One more thing I found. If I click my Browser's back button when it signs me off, and click whatever link I clicked in Wikipedia again, I'm back on. -WarthogDemon 23:02, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Maybe you're having cookie issues. Why not try deleting them and starting over? WODUP 23:08, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Multiple usernames

^{Superscript text} I have registered several times and created different usernames...

Is there any way of checking if any of the names I usually use are being used? as, if they are not used, they might be mine...

cheers

Chris

I'm not too sure what you mean, but if you registered a username, nobody else will be using it. If you've forgotten the password, then see here. If you want to check if a particular username is active type "User:xxxx" replacing xxxx with the username into the search box for details. AndrewJDTALK -- 22:48, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

There is an alphabetical list of all registered users at Special:Listusers. To see activity for a user, click their user name and then click "User contributions" in the toolbox to the left. Editing with multiple user names is usually inappropriate. See Wikipedia:Sock puppetry. Accounts cannot be deleted. If you discover you have two accounts then only use one and ignore the other. PrimeHunter 23:09, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that... Found name and remembered password. I can contribute now!!! Thanks again.

[edit] Pet Stars

Do any animals have a star on the hollywood walk of fame?≤ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.228.144.166 (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 is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. - Saibod 23:45, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame lists Lassie. WODUP 23:59, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

And also Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, in case you consider them animals :D - Saibod 00:12, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Also Rin Tin Tin and Strongheart. And Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker if that kind of animals is included. PrimeHunter 00:32, 31 July 2007 (UTC)