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[edit] June 14

[edit] Addition the "Baseball Cap" history

Wonderful website, please keep the great information comming, your references are terriffic!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_cap#External_links

Your history of the most popular hat worn needs updating. Our company www.zerino.com has invented the most superior luxury designer capwear on earth. Suggested updating to the site:

Luxury designer capwear invented by Robert J. Potochnik starting in 1998 and perfecting in 2007.

Luxury designer capwear a name coined by Robert J. Potochnik is comprised of premium fabrics made from high grade Silk, Wool or Select Cottons.


Features of designer capwear are:

Premier fabrics, "Voletes" top buttons made of 22k gold, sterling silver or diamonds, detailed micro embroidery on seam covers and headbands, high stitch count logos (clear crisp lines), additional stitching per cm as in a hand made designer suit, higher quality threading, offset headband and crown seams (reduces overlapping bulge in aft of cap) liners of 100% silk or micro-fiber mesh, interior logo covers (covering stitching on inside of capwear), elimination of heat trapping materials such as interior plastic sweatband lining, plastic crown forming strip, addition of composite brim insert (indestructible for washing).

Other innoavations/accessory options for designer capwear include:

Handmade luxury wood display cases (mahogany, cocobolo, etc), protective silken cap pouches, shape holders (former which cap sits on to hold shape when not in use), extra fabric top buttons included with cap.

Currently Zerino is adorned by over 75 celebrities such as Nicollette Sheridan, Deidra Hall, Christian Slater, Drew Lachy. Other available on www.zerino.com

For a product so universally worn to not have a mid to high end fashion form is unthinkable, Zerino International LLC is the original luxury designer capwear specialist. The world's one and only! For now at least!

Zerino designer capwear has been on sale at Brooks Brothers inc. since 2005 in the USA, Japan, Italy, Korea, (2007) Hong Kong and at various other locations worldwide.

Have a wonderful day!

Take care,

Robert Potochnik - CEO Zerino International LLC

cc. Zerino legal

[edit] How To Delete an Image?

HOW do I delete an image I uploaded?

Type {{db-author}} anywhere in the image's description and save. Make sure you've removed all instances of the image in the article namespace. tiZom(2¢) 00:31, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

still don't understand!Abdalla 00:33, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

We can't really delete things, so we have to request it to be done. To do that, just go to the image page. Go to the edit screen for that image by selecting the edit tab. Put {{db-author}} at the top of the page, and save your edit. This will add a tag to the article, and an administrator will come around and delete it for you.
If you still need help, just let me know which image it is, and I'll take care of it for you. tiZom(2¢) 00:40, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
See WP:DELETE if you want details on how deletion works on Wikipedia. Only administrators can delete things like pages and images here. The vast majority of ordinary users do not have this power, so we have to follow procedures to ask administrators to delete things for us. --Teratornis 14:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Crackhaven

On Google Earth, I clicked on my neighborhood, and your report said "locals refer to it as Crackhaven." I have lived here 14 years in "Crackhaven". 17 years in Florida. I have a nice home here, Hillsboro Lighthouse is less than 3 miles from here. South Florida is always under construction. We have had our roads, sewer, water, sidewalks added, new storm pumps, everything, new mall, new beach front.(woopps, power is "old school", generator is a must here) This is a city, and the walks of life is from all over the word. I would hate that my 14 year old son would see that we live in "Crackhaven".

Mike Cresthaven Pompano Beach Florida

I did not find any reference to "crack" or "crackhaven" in the Pompano Beach, Florida article. I believe that you are referring to the Collier Manor-Cresthaven, Florida article. I removed the unreferenced material from the Collier Manor-Cresthaven, Florida article. -- Jreferee (Talk) 01:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Music page error

A name is spelt wrong in the credits of a music album. How do I change it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by JolyonVaughanThomas (talk • contribs)

The same way you wrote your message here. Click edit this page, make the changes, and click save page.--Fuhghettaboutit 01:32, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Only make the change if you have a published reliable source. I see you have changed two names to "Jolyon Vaughan Thomas" which has zero Google hits. If this is you or somebody you know and the middle name "Vaughan" has not been published by a reliable source, then Wikipedia policies does not allow you to add it. You cannot use private knowledge to add content. Correcting "Jolydon" to "Jolyon" is OK since there are sources. PrimeHunter 02:03, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] five region of asia

non-sense—Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.217.17.45 (talk • contribs) 02:18, June 14, 2007

Yes, this post was nonsense. Do you have a question about Wikipedia? -- Kesh 02:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
This link lists "five major regions" of Asia: Russian Asia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. PrimeHunter 02:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] deletion

I am a fan of the work of Steve Oliver, and posted a short biography. I intended to keep adding to it as I found out more, but have had no response from his people regarding information. I was lead to understand that anyone could add to wikipedia, so if you can have articles about murderers and the like, why not music hosts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Podmaster2 (talk • contribs)

See our notability guidelines at Wikipedia:Notability (people) and Wikipedia:Notability (music). By "notability" we don't mean that people have done good things, but that they have done things which have been sufficiently noticed by published sources. I don't know whether Steve Oliver is the same as the deleted Steve oliver. PrimeHunter 02:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edit to Adolescence

[1] Should record of this edit be deleted due to its content? Please advise if this should be posted in a different location. davewho2 06:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The edits have since been reverted by another editor. E talk 07:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I think the questioner is wondering whether or not they warrant oversight. I don't know the answer, and I don't know if this is the best place to seek it. Anchoress 07:26, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
When I encountered a similar problem, I asked here and got this reply:
Oversight is what allows this to happen. To request action to be taken, you'll want to follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for oversight. -- Natalya 14:12, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
I followed the instructions, and the edit was deleted. Skittle 12:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Black-Eyed Susan

How do you obtain permission to post the following info from [2]?

The site in question has a copyright policy stating that unless otherwise specified, all materials appearing on the site is the property of the owner and its subsidiaries and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, therefore you cannot use it. E talk 07:22, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
You cannot post copyrighted information verbatim, but the basic principle behind an encyclopedia is that we rewrite content which has already been published elsewhere in reliable sources. Therefore, lots of copyrighted information has been the basis for Wikipedia editors' rewrites. See WP:CITE and WP:CITET to learn how you can cite sources from which you rewrite information here. Hint: try a Google Search and a trip to your local library to obtain multiple sources for the same information. If you rewrite information from several unique sources, you are less likely to violate copyright by sticking too closely to any one original. --Teratornis 14:50, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
How to ask for permission to use the copyright material of others might assist you. What info from Black-Eyed Susan Day do you want to post? -- Jreferee (Talk) 17:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How do I search a event???!!!

HOW DO I SEARCH A EVENT?

Wikipedia is not a directory of events. Try searching Google for a local events guide near your location. E talk 07:17, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
If an event is or was notable enough to warrant coverage in Wikipedia, you can look it up here. Wikipedia documents lots of events, for example World War II which was a pretty big one. See Help:Search to learn about searching for things on Wikipedia. --Teratornis 14:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia is fantastic!

I didn't want to ask a question, I just wanted to say thank you because your site is fantastic!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.168.61.99 (talk • contribs)

Thanks for the compliments as they are always welcome. E talk 07:23, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Check out some of the awards won by Wikipedia. I'm guessing not many of those awards came from new users who asked Why was my article deleted?. Wikipedia is often fantastic for people who merely read it. For the smaller percentage of people who attempt to edit articles, Wikipedia can sometimes be downright vexing, as we have a large number of (often) initially unintuitive policies and guidelines to trip up new users, not to mention wikistress and edit warring etc. Wikipedia is something like sausage: those who like it might not want to see it being made. But I have to say, as fantastic as Wikipedia already is, perhaps the most fantastic thing about it is that you can help to make it a little bit more fantastic. For example, see WP:BACKLOG, WP:WIKI, and WP:WIKIFY for some needs you can address. --Teratornis 14:39, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I want to delete my account

I want to know how to delete my account.

Accounts with contributions cannot be deleted since this would allow another user to create the account, and claim authorship of those edits. It is not possible for your edits to be removed entirely; for this reason, removing the account would potentially violate copyrights by allowing for such authorship claims. You also have the right to vanish and request your user and talk page to be deleted, as explained at Wikipedia:User page. E talk 07:14, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
See How do I delete my user and user talk pages? -- Jreferee (Talk) 19:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] make this website to be my homepage?

I want to make this website to be my homepage? how can I?

Use your browsers settings option to set the homepage. You should set it to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page. E talk 07:59, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
You haven't stated what web browser you are using. All of them (that I know of) allow you to to choose your homepage. For example, if you are using interent explorer, go to tools--> internet options--> general tab--> type in the wikipedia URL you'd like to set (I suggest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random) and click save changes. Most browsers have similar procedures.--Fuhghettaboutit 08:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HELP ME ON THIS PROBLEM PLEASE!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

"SORRY BUT WIKIPEDIA DOES NOT HAVE A PAGE CALLED "WIKIPEDIA:SANDBOX"

YOU CAN CREATE IT BY PUTTING YOUR ******** ****** BELOW!"  ?

I SAW IT ON THE WIKIPEDIA HOME PAGE!THANKS!ALSO CAN I KNOW WHAT IS YOUR yhmstmystm?[[ ]]][[[][] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.241.86 (talk • contribs)

You can see the sandbox at Wikipedia:Sandbox. E talk 08:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Glucose Use in Gatorade

Does Wikipedia have information on the use of glucose in Gatorade and whether diabetics can safely drink Gatorade?

Try looking through the Gatorade article. E talk 08:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Note that Wikipedia does not give medical advice. PrimeHunter 13:10, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
This article states "Gatorade is listed as having "Glucose-fructose syrup," which is not synonymous with HFCS." This Google search may have links of interest. Your best bet is to contact Gatorade directly. -- Jreferee (Talk) 17:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] connecting Excel as backend with VB

Hi, please help me .... I want to connect VB as front end and Excel as a back end tool. Actually I have some data in Excel with that I have to generate a report in VB.

This is a question for the reference desk, not the helpdesk. E talk 09:24, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] mars

i need diagram of mars and the planets and the sun. where do i find that?

Have a look at Geography of Mars. See also Image:Marskern.jpg or Image:Terrestrial planet size comparisons.jpg. --Brand спойт 12:40, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Conditional template variables && Links to external documents

Hi, i am working on a corporate intranet Wiki and need to solve templating issues:

  1. I have a contact box template that includes a little box with some info. But if a variable is empty i don't want the surrounding <span></span> tags to show because it creates an empty space. I have the extended Parsing functionality and wonder if maybe that can help me? Can i evaluate the variables that come in? or do i need another extension for this?

  2. Second problem is about linking to documents outside the wiki. Those documents reside on the same computer in different drives and need to be accessed. This is vital for the Wiki to be effective for our corporation.

--Wmasterj 11:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

For question 1: use something along the lines of {{#if:{{{variable|}}}|<span>{{{variable}}}</span>}} to hide the formatting when not in use. Notice that the pipe defaults the variable handled by the #if ParserFunction defaults it to blank, to hide the content, while the content inside will remain the same as displayed normally as long as the {{{variable|       }}} field is not empty. ParserFunctions, however, will cause problems with wiki-format tables, so you may want to use HTML format tables if necessary for your template. I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with linking compatibility in MediaWiki to answer your second question. Nihiltres(t.c.s) 11:54, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for that. It worked really nicely wouldnt have figured that out without alot of hassle. Ty --Wmasterj 12:15, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Second question still remains. ;)

See m:Manual:$wgUrlProtocols. Also see w:MOS:BOLD#Boldface. And note that "wiki" is not a proper noun so you should not capitalize it, unless you refer to the original WikiWikiWeb. --Teratornis 13:58, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reference to translation of article

The biography section of this article João Garcia was literally translated from the portuguesese version João Garcia
I ask for a reference to that on the english article. --85.243.24.246 12:27, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

You can simply put the appropriate notice of translation at the bottom. Otherwise contact the contributors (click "history" on the top). --Brand спойт 12:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I don´t know how to do that. Could you do that for me, pls? Thanks. --85.243.24.246 15:53, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

At the bottom of the article, it reads [[pt:João Garcia]], which means it was a portuguese to English translation. See Category:Translators_pt-en. -- Jreferee (Talk) 17:50, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Not necessarily translation, just an article in a different language about the same subject. (Often these are translations, but they don't have to be.) --ais523 17:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adding javascript

Hi, i work on a corporate intranet Wiki based on MediaWiki and cant use Javascript inside the Wikitext or even add links. How can i solve these problems. They are crucial for the Wiki's success. And this is a big company ;) --Wmasterj 12:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Your question is a bit vague, and since we can't see your corporate wiki and we aren't mind readers, you may need to illustrate your problems with examples to get help this way. You might edit a user subpage (e.g., User:Wmasterj/Sandbox) that illustrates what you want to do with JavaScript. As far as linking goes, I've never had any problems adding links in MediaWiki, so it's hard for me to guess what sort of links you are trying to add that don't work. Again, an example would help. Other items:
--Teratornis 14:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] submitting a listing?

[[Media:Example.ogg]]

What is your question? --Kainaw (talk) 13:24, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] register

I could not form an account nor was the administrator option effective? 75.39.132.98 14:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

See WP:ACC for a request to create an account in such circumstances, or if you've already been there, it will tell you why your request was declined. --ais523 16:23, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Main page archive / link from "Did you know?" talk page reference?

Are there archived main pages available for viewing? This seems like it would be terrible obvious, but I didn't find links on the main page or in the FAQ. I'm interested specifically because it was mentioned on Talk:Protoplanetary_nebula that there was an entry on the main page on June 11th, 2007 under "Did you know..." for this article, and I'd like to be able to see what that entry is, but there is no link to the entry and no apparent way to see the main page from that date. Thanks, Keflavich 14:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

There is no archive for the main page as a whole as it is generated through the transclusion of numerous templates, but there are archives for each section linked to in the bottom right-hand corner of each section (except 'In the news'). The DYK archive is at Wikipedia:Recent additions. Hope that helps, mattbr 15:25, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Protoplanetary nebula actually says it was January 11th 2007. "...that a protoplanetary nebula is a short-lived phase of stellar evolution?" was added here and removed here. PrimeHunter 16:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Apparently I had the month of June on my mind, and I didn't know that I needed to look in the Template:Did you know history. That answers my question. --Keflavich 16:06, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Not that you asked, but ... Wikipedia is divided into hundreds of departments, six of which are classified as Main Page departments. The Main Page departments include (i) Did you know (dept.), (ii) In the news (dept.), (iii) Picture of the day (dept.), (iv) Selected anniversaries (dept.), (v) Today's featured article (dept.), and (vi) Main Page design discussions/Main Page Redesign Project (closed). The first five departments control the changeable sections on the main page (e.g., "content") and the sixth department controls the fixed design surrounding the changeable sections (e.g., "design"). Each department archives its own part of the Main Page. -- Jreferee (Talk) 17:54, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] creating a definetion for mochacity on wikipedia

hi .. i would like to know how i would go about uploading information on mochacity which is a community portal on wikipedia. the reason i want to do this is to give a definetion of what we embody as an african american site.

do you have the capacity for us to create a definition for mochacity? and if so how do i go about it. if you could let me know it would be appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mochacity (talk • contribs)

Please see our guidelines at Wikipedia:Notability (web) and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. It is uncertain whether Mochacity is a suitable topic for Wikipedia and it is strongly discouraged to add it when you represent it. PrimeHunter 15:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
There does not appear to be enought Wikipedia reliable sources from which to create a definition or article on either mochacity.com or Mocha Entertainment Group. However, there is a listing at MochaCity.com since mochacity.com may be a site that mirrors and forks Wikipedia. -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template formatting ideosynchracies

I have noticed that {{Professional Baseball}} formats oddly in Firefox 2.0.0.4 on Virginia League and Coastal Plain League (Class D). However, on all other pages it seems to format normally. What gives? TonyTheTiger 15:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

  • This: <TABLE><TR><TD> ... </TABLE></TR></TD> should be <TABLE><TR><TD> ... </TD></TR></TABLE> . HTML table tags are nestled. I've changed them to Wikipedia's table format. See HELP:TABLE. --h2g2bob (talk) 20:23, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oil and Gas Industry (Gulf of Mexico)

I am looking for some information on some equipment we use in the Gulf of Mexico. Cannot find on internet. Pressure-Vacuum Safety Valve (Vareo)

Please try the reference desk for these types of questions. Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dalek X

Hi, I'm Dalek X. I just regestered a few days ago. If I forgot my Password, how would I retreive it?

Thanks

Did you register an email address with the account? If not, please create another. Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
What if I forget the password? may help you also. -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:07, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] how do I show a "pipe" within a table?

I am trying to place a "|" signal within a table, but it keeps getting interpreted as a column wall. How can I delimit the pipe to literally print it?

Where abouts is the table? And also see: Help:Table. Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:13, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Enter &#124;, which returns |. x42bn6 Talk Mess 16:14, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

&#124; worked - thanks!

[edit] Sparknotes a reliable source?

Hi! I'm kinda new here, so I still have to learn the various ways Wikipedia works. I'm currently working on the Romeo and Juliet article, and I have some Sparknotes info handy. Would Sparknotes be considered a reliable source?--Romeo in love 16:09, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:14, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but that really doesn't help. Is there a list of sources that are considered reliable, or at least a list of sources that are banned from use here?--Romeo in love 16:48, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
No, there is not. WP:RS is the guideline that outlines what counts as a reliable source. Or, perhaps more clearly, what is not (ie. blogs, MySpace, forums, etc.). This is mostly based on verifiability, which might make it more clear. We can't cite a source that is, realistically, just someone saying "Take my word for it." A reader would have to reasonably assume the source employed fact-checking on the subject in question, such as a newspaper, peer-reviewed journal, online magazine, and so forth.-- Kesh 17:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I suggest asking people at the Talk:Romeo and Juliet page their view. Corvus cornix 18:11, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
It may depend on what facts you are trying to add to the article. Sparknotes are well known and would be a Wikipedia reliable source for some facts but perhaps not for other facts. Romeo and Juliet is a well referenced article that is attended by several good editors. I would just add the information and footnote it with a cite to sparknotes. (See Be Bold.) If someone disagrees or has a better reference, they may change it. If not, it will stay in. Others have used sparknotes. See Search. -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:16, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you--Romeo in love 19:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Sparknotes is not a reliable source for Romeo and Juliet (it is not a reliable source for anything); it is not peer reviewed and it is not written and published by experts in the field. The guideline on reliable sources (also at WP:ATT) outlines that works published by university presses and other major publishing companies (such as Viking) are the most reliable. For Romeo and Juliet, you will want to use academic scholarship for the bulk of the article since literary critics are the experts on the play (as you can tell from the notes already contained in the article, previous editors have done this - you might look there for sources). I suggest beginning with The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare. It has introductory essays and will guide you to the most important scholarship on the play. There is so much that you need some guidance (the amount could probably fill several houses - it's crazy). Awadewit | talk 23:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I will make some huge assumptions based on your user name and the other comments: you feel that you have something to add, but you do not have a PhD in English literature. Great! Pick the interesting fact from Sparknotes, and then try to defend it by finding a "good" reference: I suspect that a lot of older "academic" research is available in some form on the web. Now, add your fact and cite the academic work you found. -Arch dude 00:15, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Searching for articles by a particular uthor

How may I search for articles by a particular author, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmartin33 (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia is written by volunteers not by paid authors, but if you can remember the name of the wikipedian (a wikipedia volunteer) i may be able to help you! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Most Wikipedia articles have many contributors. You can see them by clicking on the "history" tab for the article. You can see other contributions by those editors by clicking on "contribs" next to their editor name. Are you specifically interested in articles which were originally created by a given editor? PrimeHunter 16:54, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Use Special:Contributions to look for pages edited by a given user, and Special:Newpages to look for pages created recently by a given user. --ais523 16:57, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Highways

How do you create highway pages?

See Wikipedia:Notability (highways) first, and then pop over to Wikipedia:WikiProject Highways who may be able to help! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 17:59, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
And if you don't feel you have the expertise to create the page, drop by Wikipedia:Articles for creation. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 21:57, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How does one connect an article page to a Category Page?

While I was searching for articles on a particular WWII aircraft, I found a category called "World War II American aircraft" which included a large # of aircraft--but nothing for American fighter aircraft. Once I located this area, I was able to pull up articles on individual aircraft whose "numbers" I knew (like P-40 and F4U) but none of these articles/planes were listed under either WWII aircraft or WWII American Aircraft. There was no category for WWII American fighter aircraft. And I would think that there needs to be one. But I'm new to wikipedia and have no clue how to make these links...(Nor do I know that many of the aircraft names/numbers.) The articles are lovely... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Magysty (talk • contribs)

I believe you're looking for Category:World War II American aircraft or Category:U.S. military aircraft. :) The Evil Spartan 18:04, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, didn't read closely enough. Well, you simply create a category called that Category:WWII American fighter aircraft, and you add the appropriate supercategories as categories. I'll even do it for you. The Evil Spartan 18:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
created. The Evil Spartan 18:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Category:U.S. fighter aircraft is subcategorized by decade. See the existing categories Category:U.S. fighter aircraft 1930-1939 and Category:U.S. fighter aircraft 1940-1949. Do we really need Category:WWII American fighter aircraft? PrimeHunter 18:22, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I was adding Category:WWII American fighter aircraft to some articles and saw Category:U.S. fighter aircraft 1940-1949. There might be an overlap. And as I type this, I see PrimeHunter's post. I'm going to undo my additions to Category:WWII American fighter aircraft. -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:25, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
WWII lasted from 1939 to 1945, which does not fit the 1930-1939 and 1940-1949 U.S. fighter aircraft scheme. This probably is an issue best handled by Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history. I would suggest posting your category proposal at the WikiProject Military history talk page. Also, you may want to check out List of U.S. World War II Aircraft. -- Jreferee (Talk) 18:32, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] cancel account

how can I delete/cancel my account?

Unfortunately you cannot as it does not comply with the GNUFDL. The Sunshine Man 19:29, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
See How do I delete my user and user talk pages? -- Jreferee (Talk) 19:33, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Also consider seeing m:right to vanish. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 21:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User warn templates

Are there templates for user talk pages about not adding copyrighted material to an article and no original research? I can't find them at Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace for some reason. --Pascal666 19:32, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Is this one Template:Uw-copyright? -- Jreferee (Talk) 19:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Yes, it is. For the other one, use Template:uw-unsor1, uw-unsor2, and so forth. YechielMan 19:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you. I must be going blind or something. --Pascal666 19:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia address

Hello,how can I get rid of the wikipedia address when ever I type the letter w

This is a windows problem, not a wikipedia problem. Smartyshoe 19:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
If the Wikipedia URL address appears every time you type the letter W, then it may have something to do with Autocomplete setting (one of the Windows Internet Options). However, this help desk is where Wikipedia answers questions about Wikipedia. Wikipedia's reference desk is where Wikipedia answer questions not related to Wikipedia itself. reference desk probably is where you want to post your question. -- Jreferee (Talk) 19:57, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Multiple Dimension conversion

Are there Category:Conversion templates for two or three dimensional conversions such as sculpture measurements. TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Some of the recent posters at Category talk:Conversion templates may know more about this. -- Jreferee (Talk) 20:13, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
That talk page has had one post since April 5th. I will post there, but suspect I will need help from elsewhere. TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 22:26, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
You may want to contact the posters at Category talk:Conversion templates directly on their talk page. For example, from that talk page, it seems that Rursus is very intersted in conversion templates. Omegatron also seems to have an interest in the templates. -- Jreferee (Talk) 01:03, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
To my surprise, I received prompt reply at Category talk:Conversion templates. Thanks. TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 16:37, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Completely Re-writing an Article

I understand I am not supposed to delete material in a body from Wikipedia. What if an article seems to me to need a complete re-write? Can I do that?

You can, but it'd probably be a good idea to discuss your plans on the talk page before you do so if it's a long article which lots of people have worked on. - Zeibura Talk 20:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia articles are not necessarily written in the sense that people generally understand that term. Wikipedia articles typically are built/edited from information contained in Wikipedia reliable sources. Re-writing an article from your personal knowledge may be using original research, which does not meet the No original research policy. However, we are the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, so please feel free to begin your efforts as it is the best way to learn what you can and can't do. -- Jreferee (Talk) 20:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


I recently did a complete rewrite on the Itanium article. The re-write included the merge of three older articles. I first declared my intention on the talk page and asked for comments and help. I then created the re-written article in my user space and asked for comments on the old article's talk page. Finally, after a decent interval, I replaced the contents of the old article with the new article. Because my re-write was also a merge, I followed the merge guidelines: wait for two weeks for consensus to emerge on the talk page, or wait for four week if there are no comments at all. I also tried very, very hard to ensure that all adequately-sourced facts from the old article(s) were included in the new article. I don't know that this is the best way to do it, but it did not cause any grumbling. I have since gotten the article to WP:GA status. I am now working on WP:FA. -Arch dude 23:59, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please update Israel page

The new president is Shimon Peres instead of Moshe Katsav

Thanks :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zivberkovich (talk • contribs)

In Israel, Shimon Peres is listed as "Shimon Peres (elect)" in the "Infobox Country or territory" and is mentioned in the article as well. If the information is not correct, you may want to suggest changing it at Talk:Israel. -- Jreferee (Talk) 20:10, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
He won the election but he is not scheduled to be sworn in until July 15 [3] as President of Israel says. I have reverted another editor who declared him current president in Israel. PrimeHunter 20:24, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I figured that the request proably was along the lines of over eagerness. -- Jreferee (Talk) 20:39, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Permantly deleting an article

Notice you ear marked my article for deletion. Actually I've been trying to get it deleted since I wrote it as an attempt to figure out how this system functions. How do I get it deleted permanently? I would like it off but can't get through all the convoluted directions to accomplish that. The article is entitled Stephen E. Henthorne

I would prefer you answer my enquiry via (E-Mail removed for security purposes)

Thank you, Stephen E. Henthorne

Email removed for security purposes! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 20:30, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
I listed the page for speedy deletion as the report may be notable, but Stephen Henthorne is not. Mr. Henthorne. Please don't blank the page as you did. Please let the process complete. -- Jreferee (Talk) 20:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
OK, Mr. Henthorne, Stephen Henthorne now is deleted. I think you also may want to review How do I delete my user and user talk pages? In addition, I do not believe that your name appears in any other Wikipedia articles. See Search. -- Jreferee (Talk) 20:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Monobook script

Hello. If someone that's knowledgeable in the use of javascript in the monobook.js on Wikipedia I'd be very glad if you could help me.

I would like to replace some of the links in the navigation bar (you know, the box on the side that says 'main page' and 'contents', etc.), or possible even remove the whole box itself. Then, I would like to add a few links of my own in the toolbox. Can this be done? Thanks for your time. *Cremepuff222* 20:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

addOnloadHook(function() {
    document.getElementById( "p-interaction" ).getElementsByTagName( "ul" )[0].appendChild(document.getElementById( "n-randompage" ).cloneNode(true))
    document.getElementById( "column-one" ).removeChild(document.getElementById( "p-navigation" ));
});

This should remove the "navigation" toolbox place and add the "Random article" button to the "interaction" box. For adding your own custom links, use the addPortletLink function (in wikibits.js) GracenotesT § 20:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question about editing a page.

Is there something of an approval process that allows us to put things on a page. For instance, I am a Public Relations Agent in NYC, specializing in Pop/Rock. I attempted to add the CD Cover and name of a Rock Pianist I work for on the Piano Rock Page.

Immediately the cd cover picture was available, but in less than 5 minutes, it was deleted. Am I missing something, or did I do something wrong on the editing, or did a 3rd. party deleted my addition?

I would like to know just so I understand the process. I attempted to find an explaination prior to this message, but was unsuccessful. Thank you for your time!

Jessica —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yourprgirl (talk • contribs)

Clicking the "history" tab at Piano rock shows the article history [4]. Your edits were reverted by Rrburke who judged them inappropriate. One of the edit summaries said "Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising". See also Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. People should not use Wikipedia to promote somebody they work for. PrimeHunter 22:58, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi Jessica. While Lenny Revell may be an important rocker, Wikipedia permits use of information about Lenny Revell if that information comes from Wikipedia reliable sources such as newspaper articles and books. Unfortunately, I could not find any Wikipedia reliable sources from which I could add information about Lenny Revell to any Wikipedia article. As a Public Relations Agent, you probably are aware of all the Wikipedia reliable sources that contains information about Lenny Revell. You may add that information, using an in-line citation (e.g. footnote) that references the source of the information. If you know of such information and would like help adding it to a Wikipedia article, please let me know. -- Jreferee (Talk) 00:58, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Jessica. As PrimeHunter mentioned, I am the editor who reverted your contributions. I did so because I felt that, as his agent, your close connection with Mr. Revell put you in a conflict of interest that made it inappropriate that you should include material about him in an article. It appeared to me that you were making these additions for the purpose of promoting Mr. Revell, which is contrary to Wikipedia policy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a vehicle for promotion. Please consider reviewing the following Wikipedia policies and guidelines if you are interested to understand in greater detail why I removed your contributions:
--Rrburke(talk) 04:35, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright infringement

The page I created got deleted by Wikipedia because of a "copyright infringement." The biography I used is also being used by another website, but with my permission. How can I fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.159.76.84 (talk • contribs)

You need to demonstrate that you are the original author of the text, and that you are willing to release that text under the GFDL or another compatible license (note that this means that anyone, anywhere, will be able to take that text and do whatever they like with it within reason, depending on the specific license chosen). Confusing Manifestation 22:39, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
See also Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. PrimeHunter 22:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
How to ask for permission to use the copyright material of others might assist you. However, even if they grant you permission, the actual text may not meet Wikipedia reliable source requirements and may be deleted anyway. The usual Wikipedia approach is to develop the article from a variety of Wikipedia reliable sources. Wikipedia did incorporate the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, but that was from a 1911 publication (public domain material) and was from an Encyclopedia. -- Jreferee (Talk) 00:48, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
You can include a GFDL notice in the original website.--Nopetro 16:13, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Changing the Title of an Article

Hi,

I was wondering if you could give me some assistance on this article... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Avalon

The radio station has now changed name to Worthy FM, would it be possible to change the title of the article to reflect this but divert Radio Avalon so people still find the page with that search string also.

Thanks Steve

Done. If you have an account that is older than about 4 days, you can do this yourself by moving the page - it automatically creates a redirect at the old article. Confusing Manifestation 22:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hebrew Alphabet

What is the 12th letter in the Hebrew alaphabet?

See Hebrew alphabet, maybe? Confusing Manifestation 22:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Lamed. ל YechielMan 23:19, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Novice User

Hello, I am new to using this very special resource. I do want to respect is mission.

Question 1, if I use a talk page through a link in an article, does that text talk get associated and viewed on that article page?

Question 2, is there a place I can go to get special guidance and assistance in becoming a good citizen of Wikipedia? In fact I would be happy to pay.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jefferyds (talk • contribs)

Wow, I don't think I've ever had anyone offer to pay! You've come to the right place. As to your first question, if you write something on an article talk page, it doesn't directly effect the article (though discussion pages serve as forums to discuss improvements or problems in an article). As to the second question, Wikipedia:Village pump (assistance) and WP:HELP are good places to go. You can always add the {{helpme}} template to your talk page if you're confused about something. If anything else, just drop someone a line on their talk page. Mine is User talk:Chaser or that T at the end of my signature. Cheers!--Chaser - T 23:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
(after edit conflict) I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the first question. Almost every page on Wikipedia, including this page, has an associated talk page. When you are on any particular page, to reach the talk page you click on the "discussion" link at the top of the page. Each page's talk page is discrete. You can know which talk page you are on by its name: it will be the name of a page, but have talk added to the title (so this page's talk page, for instance, is called "Wikipedia talk:Help desk"). There is nothing special about how you reach a talk page that changes the way text is linked and it never appears in the associated main page; each page is discrete and the talk page is separate from the article page, but user's who work on the article will often monitor its talk page (and see changes to it listed in their watchlist if they have chosen to "watch" that page) so an article's talk page is usually the best place discuss issues regarding that article.
As to your second question, for passive special guidance, take a look at Wikipedia:Introduction and then you might find a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial useful. For active guidance, you might place your name as an adoptee on Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User. No payment required, though I, personally, do accept cookies as tips. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit 23:21, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Your comments on talk pages don't become visible in the article, but other editors may make visible edits after reading your comments. Using Wikipedia is free but you can make a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation who runs the servers and has other costs. Donations do not give you any special privileges in Wikipedia. PrimeHunter 23:22, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
As for paying, Wikipedia:Reward board and Wikipedia:Bounty_board seem to have some sort of monetary set up. -- Jreferee (Talk) 00:42, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
And ψikiMoney! The bank closed, though, because there wasn't enough interest (no pun intended). Although, I believe that Jefferyds was talking about paying money for a good answer. No need; this is a volunteer project, and people answer only because they want to. GracenotesT § 01:18, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
I never heard of ψikiMoney. Thanks! -- Jreferee (Talk) 23:03, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

You could put the {{helpme}} tag on your Talk page if you need help with a particular issue, or you could ask to be adopted by following the procedures at the Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User page. Corvus cornix 18:15, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image displacement

Images in articles appear slightly displaced on both of my computers (one runs LINUX and Firefox, the other Windows XP and Firefox). I can drag the images down and then they appear in their "rightful" spot, but it is annoying that every time I look at a page, all of the images appear slightly above where they are supposed to be, often covering text. Any advice? Awadewit | talk 23:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure....I run Firefox and XP, and I haven't see any such things. Perhaps it's your monitor size? In any case, the best way to fix it, I think, would be to go on IRC, and on to #wikipedia-en-help. Someone there could give you real time help. - G1ggy Talk/Contribs 23:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi. This help desk is where Wikipedia answers questions about Wikipedia. Wikipedia's reference desk is where Wikipedia answer questions not related to Wikipedia itself. reference desk probably is where you want to post your question. -- Jreferee (Talk) 00:37, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
I realize that, but this only happens when I am viewing wikipedia, so the problem is obviously connected to wikipedia somehow. I was wondering if I needed to change a setting or preference somewhere in my user preferences to fix this problem. Awadewit | talk 00:55, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] how to find a prisoner

My father in law was moved from a federal correctional institute to the immigration office, how do I find out about his status

Hi. This help desk is where Wikipedia answers questions about Wikipedia. Wikipedia's reference desk is where Wikipedia answer questions not related to Wikipedia itself. reference desk probably is where you want to post your question. -- Jreferee (Talk) 00:36, 15 June 2007 (UTC)