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[edit] February 5

[edit] URL changing?

When creating my new page, I accidentally created a URL in incorrect capitalization (I typed 'Jd & the straight shot' as opposed to 'JD & The Straight Shot').

I've looked around and read a few FAQs and I can't seen to find anything that explains how to, and if it's even possible to, change the capitalization of it in the the header. Is this possible?

--Agentaeon (talk) 00:17, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Click on the "move" tab on the top of the page and fill in the new title and a reason. XENON54 | talk 00:19, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Just so everyone knows, I just moved it. Earth bending master 00:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CBS Primetime Shows - Welcome to the Captain, Jericho, Big Brother, Power of 10, Survivor, and Dexter

Hi,

I work for CBS Interactive. We are trying to enhance our CBS Prime Time Pages (Welcome to the Captain, Jericho, Big Brother, Power of 10, Survivor, and Dexter) within your site. I have been trying to work through this site, but I am having difficulties when it comes to external links, images, references, and adding new sections of interest. Wikipedia is a great informational site and CBS would love to be able to better expose our content throughout the World Wide Web. Please let me know if there is anything you can do to help us develop these CBS pages.

Thanks, Esnee (talk) 00:48, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Taken to user's talk page. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Although Orange Mike's comments on the editor's Talk page are correct, it would be wonderful it we could get CBS Interactive to release some show images to us. :) Corvus cornix_talk 17:40, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] monobook.js not working

None of the code in my monobook.js page works. I added Twinkle and a UTC clock tool. The clock works if I preview the page, but once I save, nothing. What's wrong? Fléêťflämẽ U-T-C 00:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried clearing your cache? For most browsers (eg. Firefox, Internet Explorer), holding Ctrl and pressing F5 while on the monobook.js page will enable all new code. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:05, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I also wonder what browser you use because many of the scripts available do not work with Internet Explorer. —Travis ^talk 01:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I cleared the cache and I am using FireFox 1.0.7. Fléêťflämẽ U-T-C 03:46, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Aha, I had not cleared the cache while at the monobook.js page. Now the clock works, but not TW.... Fléêťflämẽ U-T-C 03:53, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

You should really consider upgrading to Firefox 2. I don't think Twinkle will still work with Firefox 1. And possibly, you need to enable the JSL gadget in your preferences if you do want to try Twinkle on Firefox 1 --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 13:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Someone said I might need a "runOnloadHook" script. Could that be a possibility? I will definitely try FF2 first, though. Thanks guys! Fléêťflämẽ U-T-C 23:06, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help - need to understand why my article failed

Help, please. This question is about an article I posted, titled Futurekids. It was taken down quickly after posting late last week. In spite of many citations and references, it suffered a quick death.

Preparatory to posting, I thoroughly researched Wikipedia's article prep rules in addition to the subject matter. Having succeeded with editing on another article, I respect Wikipedia and wish to comply and to contribute. The subject article is just the first worthwhile entry I have in mind on the overall subject of 21st Century Education. While Wikipedia offers content on education, differentiated 21st century education awaits a high quality article. I wish to be the author of that basic article.

Having researched the topic, I believe that my entry on Futurekids met general requirements. The notability is the impact Futurekids has had on the overall subject. Clearly, some of the activities and successes constitute pioneer work of substantial influence.

I would be delighted to be mentored as I have an abundance of energy, a desire to support, and substantial education that can be put to beneficial use.

Please help me succeed. What did I do wrong?

Thanks, Murry --Murry1 (talk) 01:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but it looks like Futurekids was deleted per speedy deletion criteria G11; a user felt the page was blatant advertising. If you'd like to recreate it, please make sure that you adhere to Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and provide some reliable citations. Feel free to contact me for more assistance. Cheers! Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:45, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The article was deleted by User:Sean Whitton on grounds of "blatant advertising", for which see Wikipedia's Criteria for speedy deletion. I've looked at the first version and it does read kind of like a press release...

If you try again, and someone requests the article's speedy deletion, you can insert a {{hangon}} tag and talk about it on the article's discussion page.

I'd recommend you start off with a small, short article that doesn't give so much detail that it looks like an advert.

One final thing: there are also conflict of interest issues to take into account, since it seems likely you're involved with the company. If this isn't the case, then carry on; but if it is then you should note that editing an article on your own company is strongly discouraged, though not strictly prohibited... Evercat (talk) 01:53, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Help! How do I set up my personal user page? Celtic lassie (talk) 03:18, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Just go to User:Celtic lassie and put the content there :) jj137 (talk) 03:21, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adding a Word

01:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)is there anyway you can add a word that is not found in wikipedia or that no one has wrote any articles on?

Hello! Thanks for your eagerness to contribute to Wikipedia. If you believe that the word is not a neologism, and can be cited using reliable, verifiable sources, please feel free to create an article on it. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:37, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

(E/C) Hello. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a dictionary, whereas our Wikipmedia sister project, Wiktionary is a dictionary, so a defintion entry would be better placed there if it isn't already represented. However, both here and there, the use of newly-minted words (neologisms) is not generally suitable. Wiktionary's inclusion standards are here. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:44, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] inappropriate information

Resolved. Vandalism reverted

East Haven Academy is a public magnet school in East Haven, Connecticut that enrolls children entering grades 3-8. It opened its doors in September, 1997. In 2005, "EHA" was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

From the school's founding through the summer of 2006, Dolores Butcher was the principal. In the fall of 2006, Dr. Angela Speck took over in her place. Mrs. Butcher will always be better than her.

Don't go to EHA. When you finally graduate, you will realize that you had no freedom and your life will not be as great if you dont go to JMMS (EH middle school).

Although the first part of this entry is factual, the entry that says, "Mrs. Butcher will always be better than her.

Don't go to EHA. When you finally graduate, you will realize that you had no freedom and your life will not be as great if you dont go to JMMS (EH middle school)." is inappropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jstaires (talk • contribs) 01:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia! You are correct; the article was vandalized twice, once on January 15 and again on February 2. I reverted the vandalism, but you should feel free to clean up vandalism whenever you encounter it. —Travis ^talk 01:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Include an external link to an article that does not have an external link section(nasopharyngeal carcinoma)

Hi,

I recently went to a page, "nasopharyngeal carcinoma" and found that I could add some relevant info. However, I am unable to find an external link section for me to add a link which can provide a lot more info at that website. Are you able to help put it up so that I could include the external link?

Thank you and warmest regards,

Marcus —Preceding unsigned comment added by Omnipotentsg (talk • contribs) 01:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

You'd just need to create a section. At the bottom of the article, use the following code;

==External links==

Then add your link below the above code. Hope that helps! Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:39, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Credit for Help in Articles

If you feel like you have helped to improve an article, how do you get the userbox that says "I helped improve X article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.254.225 (talk) 01:54, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The best way would be to create an account, which has many benefits, and list the contributions you are proud of on your userpage. Then, a quick look at the userbox page should find a suitable box. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Or you can go to this page to learn how to create one yourself. Ftbhrygvn (talk) 05:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FAQ / Nubio problem

Fatal database error

Can't connec to Nubio database. MySQL error: Unknown database 'u_tangotango'

Please report this error to the bug tracker if it persists.

Z1perlster (talk) 02:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for letting us know. The server Nubio runs on has been having some problems lately, but it should be back up soon.--Werdan7^{T @} 02:14, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] watchlist ratings?

on my watchlist page there are positive values in green and negative values in red in parentheses. what are these and what affects them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjpresson (talk • contribs) 02:17, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Those indicate the number of bytes (characters or letters) that were added to or removed from the article in the last edit. Evercat (talk) 02:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD Error

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/T%25u014Don-ry%25u016B#T.C5.8Don-ry.C5.AB

Twinkle exploded the page name for some reason. It is an Afd on Tōon-ryū.

Also, this page needs to go away: T%u014Don-ry%u016B

RogueNinja_talk 02:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I have reported this issue with the maintainers of Twinkle. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 13:35, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Searchbar

Can I get a wikipedia searchbar permanently placed in my internet explorer window? Im using IE 7. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.111.187.162 (talk) 02:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

This may be possible with a plugin, but these only work with Firefox (to my knowledge). I think you're asking about an official Wikipedia-developed method of getting a searchbar in your browser window, which does not exist. Sorry, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 02:34, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I happened to run across this which might interest you. However, there are numerous wiki-related Firefox add-ons available. —Travis ^talk 02:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] how to site

I need to site the definition of bullying. I can not locate a year in order to do so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.20.254.99 (talk) 03:06, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I think you mean cite, in which case Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia should have the answer to your question. However, this tool will certainly make the job easier. —Travis ^talk 03:10, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Bullying may contain some information on bullying, though a definition of bullying is most likely provided by a dictionary. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 03:13, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Or, if you are saying that you need to know a date of the term's introduction or when it has been said to peak, you may want to consult our reference desk. SorryGuy Talk 03:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Yes, I meant to mention the Wiktionary entry for bullying. —Travis ^talk 03:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

In addition to Wiktionary, also see Google: define:bullying. --Teratornis (talk) 21:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Created articles?

Sorry to bother with this question which I should probably know since I've been active here since 2006, but; Is there anyway I can see how many, and which articles, I have created? I want to start expanding some stubs and starting with my own petty creations seems reasonable. --Krm500 (talk) 04:12, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

dragonball af —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.231.146.144 (talk) 04:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

This page should help you but it seemed to me it will take a long time to filter out the creations. Ftbhrygvn (talk) 05:20, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

this page might also help, but this feature was developed recently and doesn't seem to list much from further back. --omtay 38 05:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Leon Rippy Date of Birth

I am looking for the approximate age or DOB for actor Leon Rippy.

Terilayer (talk) 05:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Please note this isn't the place to ask general questions. Please ask again at the reference desk. Pump me up 05:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately the Wikipedia article on Leon Rippy doesn't seem to know. Google doesn't seem to yield any results either. I guess Leon just doesn't want people to know! I'm sorry we haven't been of much help. • Anakin ^(talk) 20:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Following the links from his article leads to his list of acting roles, dating back to 1983 when it appears he started by playing adult characters. Let's try a search: "Leon Rippy" age. That finds: Leon Rippy: I did my first play in high school, and my first film didn't come until I was 31.... If he was 31 in 1983, that makes him about 31 + (2008 - 1983) now, subject to off by one errors. --Teratornis (talk) 20:57, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] award

what is the awarding of knighthood called? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.247.129 (talk) 06:02, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Knighting. [1] WODUP 07:48, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

In the future, please ask questions that are not related to using Wikipedia at the reference desk. Thanks! Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 13:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] how do i modify my webpage?

i want to paste some pictures Jasunand (talk) 07:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)jasunand

The help desk is for questions on how to use Wikipedia. For general knowledge questions, such as yours, please use the reference desk. WODUP 07:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

If you want to add an existing image to an article, type [[Image:File name.jpg|right|Optional caption.]] to the article – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, right with the alignment of the image on the page and Optional caption with the caption, which of course, is optional. See our picture tutorial for more information.
If you want to upload an image from your computer, to put in an article, you must find out what license the image is licensed under. If you know your image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons, where all projects have access to the image. If you are unsure what license your image is licensed under, see the file upload wizard for more information. Also, please read Wikipedia's image use policy.Hope this has helped.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] For viewing emails (gmail)

dear sir/madam

Sir, I can access only "wikipedia, answers.com and reference.com" in my internet connection. I want to see gmail in Wikipedia. Is this possible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.145.125.98 (talk) 08:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think so... Ftbhrygvn (talk) 08:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Heh, while I agree Wikipedia does a lot, email is not one of them. Soxred93 | talk count bot 12:33, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity, what is this internet connection that is so specifically restricting?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I couldn't tell what ISP was, but i do know it is from New Dehli, India. The Little Corporal (talk) 16:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

From whois: "Bharti Airtel Ltd.". Corvus cornix_talk 17:50, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Some corporations limit the Internet access of their employees. --Teratornis (talk) 20:44, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Endorsement of cantidate, WP:SPS

Hi there. Per WP:SPS, we aren't supposed to use self published sources - including blogs. However, at http://perezhilton.com/2008-02-05-we-support-hillary-clinton Perez Hilton endorsed Hillary Clinton. If it were to be stated in his article that he has done this, would it be considered a violation of WP:SPS to cite his blog in this case? WP:SELFPUB seems to say it is OK, but I just want to make sure. Thanks! Save-Me-Oprah^(talk) 09:33, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

It would be ok, because in that case it is also the primary source of the information. Also, we have to keep in mind that Perez exist by virtue of his blog of course. Then consider that this is a "fact". He is not making an analysis that concludes as: my reasoning "leads to me believe that clinton has a majority support among perez readers". Which would be an opinion as opposed to a fact. It can never hurt however to have a secondary source that goes along with it for "extra" verification. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 13:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I see this as a WP:WEIGHT violation. Just because somebody has endorsed a candidate doesn't matter in the big scheme of things, unless you're talking about an article along the lines of Celebrities who have endorsed Hillary Clinton, or something like that. Otherwise, I don't see its value in either the Perez Hilton or Hillary Clinton articles. Corvus cornix_talk 17:53, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

That was not part of the question. :D but you are right I think. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 21:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] adding to a discussion page

Am new, how does one add to a discussion page? I don't want to edit existing remarks, just add my own. Namastewiki (talk) 14:45, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome! That's great that you want to help out by talking things through! On any page, either an article or a project page like there there is a "discussion" tab (it's the second one from the left). Click on that and you can then click "edit this page" to add your comments. Alternatively you may see a little + sign at the top of the discussion page. Click that and you will be able to start a new section, if there isn't one already that's relevant. Hope that helps. Pedro : Chat 14:48, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

If you want to comment on an existing section then click "edit" to the right of it. Just leave the existing content unchanged and add your comment at the bottom. See also Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:03, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help!

I needed some help. I was thinking to create a page about an actor, but when i want to create it says "This is a protected page" So I dont know what to do? I guess someone has already created. The title is "Syed Yasir shah". Can I get some suggestions what to do on it. Should I create a new page, or any other thing I can do. Thanks. Nature01 (talk) 15:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The page was protected to prevent recreation. It doesn't show up in the deletion log as being deleted, but it must have been or they wouldn't have protected. Some one correct me if i'm wrong. The Little Corporal (talk) 16:37, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

You could try to bring it up at Wikipedia:Deletion_review. Soxred93 | talk count bot 17:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I think this needs to be addressed somewhere, since there is no deletion log and it's not in the protection log, who salted it and why? There should be an explanation somewhere. Corvus cornix_talk 17:54, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Syed yasir shah was deleted 3 times and salted.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 18:10, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Salting includes other capitalizations. It is bad that attempting to create an article with other capitalization will say "The reason for protection can be found in the protection log", where "protection log" links to the same capitalization which doesn't show the salting. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Good point. I have changed the warning to address this.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:17, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Scanning images

I am going to post this as a separate querey although it is a follow up to another one. What is the image policy for scanning images from media guides that have no stated copyright?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 16:05, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

What are the media guides in question (for those of us who aren't familiar with media guides)? Also, just because there is no stated copyright doesn't mean that "there is no copyright" but it sounds like from the tone of your question that you already knew that. —Noah 18:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

For starters We have the 2007-08 University of Michigan Men's Track & Field Media guide and the 2007-08 University of Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide. These both have images of past All-Americans and stars who are WP:N.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 19:40, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

You could contact the University of Michigan and ask about their copyright policy on their media guides. I don't think Wikipedia has any policy that could possibly override the need to get permission from the originator of any content one wishes to reproduce on Wikipedia. If the publication containing the content does not give such permission, and is not old enough to be automatically out of copyright, one would have to obtain permission from the author or organization that published the content. See links under WP:EIW#Copy, such as: Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission and Wikipedia:Example requests for permission. In general, err on the side of caution; we should not assume something is free only because there is no copyright notice. Copyright violations on Wikipedia can create legal problems for us, so any content we reproduce here must be more than "probably" OK. --Teratornis (talk) 20:35, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I tried searching for: University of Michigan copyright policy media guides which did not immediately answer your question, but it did find this interesting page about the Google Books project: University of Michigan President Distresses Scholarly Publishers. --Teratornis (talk) 20:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Had page deleted I believe incorrectly

Sirs:

Am a newcomer to Wikipedia and making insertions.

Was endeavoring to create a page linked to another for a political candidate in the 2008 Alberta Provincial General Election. Am the President of the local constituency association that nominated the candidate and has authorized the publication of her biography and construction of the existing webpage.

The page was deleted indicating a "blatant copyright infringement", which is blatantly not true.

How can I resolve this matter?

Thank you.

Jim McCormick (JayD54) —Preceding unsigned comment added by JayD54 (talk • contribs) 17:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Jennifer Diakiw was deleted twice for copyright violation of http://www.jen4varsity.com/candidate_bio.php which has a copyright notice. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. But there was another serious problem. The article was written like an advertisement, and since you have a conflict of interest, you are strongly discouraged from creating or editing an article about her. Please don't use Wikipedia as free advertising for political campaigns. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Random Article from a Specified Portal

Hello, I'm a big fan of the "Random Article" button and I've learned a great deal because of it, but I'm curious, is there a way to get a random article from a specified portal? For example, a random article from "Portal:Arts"?

Danger Jackson (talk) 18:30, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

No, this is not possible, because articles are not part of any portal at all. Ah portal is more a "concentrated linkguide" to related articles within the encyclopedia. I also don't know of another way to randomly visit articles based on topic. You might however be interested in the Categorical index. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 19:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually it is possible, but the hack is not easy. This question has appeared on the Help desk before, so we can look it up with the handy {{Google help desk}} template: Search Help desk for: random article portal. That finds Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2007 December 6#random article options. Check it out. Articles are not "from" portals, strictly speaking, but a portal page can claim to represent any number of categories, and the portal page can provide a link to select an artcle at random from these categories, if someone wants to do the work to set it up. --Teratornis (talk) 20:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Question

I am a student worker at the UofM Library Archives and Special Collections. My task is to locate Wikipedia pages for the various collections that we have and add links to our finding-aids on these pages to help researchers find material. If a page is not there, I am instructed to create it. I am using the biographical information located on the actual finding-aid as the text. When I completed a page, this is the message I received:

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Herschel Brickell, and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/archives/collections/guides/latesthtml/MUM00043.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences.

How can I get around this? Is there a way to "donate" the text so that it can appear on Wikipedia? My new task is to answer that question.

Thanks in advance! —Preceding unsigned comment added by OleMissArchive (talk • contribs) 19:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Any copyrighted material (or material which does not have an explicit copyright on its web page but which has not specifically been authorized for release to Wikipedia) must be released under the GFDL or a compatible license. See Wikipedia:CP#Copyright_owners_who_submitted_their_own_work_to_Wikipedia for more details. Corvus cornix_talk 19:46, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Also see WP:U#Company/group names. --Teratornis (talk) 20:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. It would have been nice if the CorenSearchBot had linked to one or other of those pages, wouldn't it? Bovlb (talk) 21:13, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and before creating lots of pages, please convince yourself that you have a rock-solid understanding of our criteria for inclusion and sourcing. Thanks, Bovlb (talk) 21:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I didn't include that link because it's already linked to in the link I provided. :) Corvus cornix_talk 21:19, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. I added the link from your link to my link last week. Yet somehow I felt bound to post it anyway. I have left a note on the bot's talk page pointing at this discussion. Bovlb (talk) 21:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

And a useful link, it is. Corvus cornix_talk 21:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I'm new and am looking for my edit

Hello,

I submitted an edit on an article and it was up last nite, but now i do not see it. why is it gone?

Thanks,

Hrpufnstuff (talk) 19:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Another editor removed it because they felt it needed a citation. Click on the "history" tab of the page in question and you'll see what I mean. Friday (talk) 19:55, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Here is your edit, and here it was removed. When adding content to Wikipedia you should strive to cite to reliable sources which verify their content. Unsourced claims may be removed. • Anakin ^(talk) 20:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

What are the rules behind using the pictures in Wikipedia. Are they free images? Can I display these images on other websites? Tashank you. 208.120.208.33 (talk) 20:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

A simple question with a not-so-simple answer; see the links under: WP:EIW#Copy, including: Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ, Wikipedia:Image use policy, Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content, and GFDL. --Teratornis (talk) 20:13, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cant get any of my members after fifty to sign in i get login erros

is there a config file that limits users? the first fifty are able to sign in just fine and anyone

after that can sign up but just cant log in?? funtions.php data.php ??

where do i look to fix this ? can anyone help just email me <removed for privacy> or IM me on yahoo

or msn sn <removed for privacy> thats also my skype sn

anyone good in php and looking for some side work let me know

thanks Cody or if someone has some ideas where to look you can email me and ill give ya my number —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rumrunner439 (talk • contribs) 20:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

What system are you trying to log into? You don't seem to be talking about Wikipedia because we have thousands of users logged in at all times. This is the Wikipedia Help desk, where we answer questions about using Wikipedia. You might try asking on Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing if you can name the system you are trying to log into. --Teratornis (talk) 20:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I have removed your email and MSN contact information for privacy, since we don't reply to questions in that way. Bencherlite ^Talk 20:33, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] edit

i recently edited harry potter and the deathly hallows but i got a warning thati had vandalised it i was just trying to make room for my article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 984cooper (talk • contribs) 20:12, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Although I'm sure your edits were done with the best of intentions, your edits removed information that was there without explanation, added unsourced information (and Wikipedia is very keen on verifiability and reliable sources) and weren't well formatted, which is probably why someone thought that you were vandalising. Don't be discouraged from editing, though. I suggest that you discuss what information you'd like to add on the talk page of the article to see if some agreement can be reached as to what, and how, to add. Bencherlite ^Talk 20:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lent

What is lent in the catholic releigion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.153.116.112 (talk) 20:28, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi there, this is the Wikipedia Help desk, and those type of questions should go to the reference desk, but please see Lent for more information. I hope this helps, --The Helpful One 20:32, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Biographics

Born in 1996 as a graphical design studio. Originally Madrid-based studio was crated by the graphic designers Pedro Pan and Victor Moreno. This 1st period ends in 1998.

Ten years later, in 2008 strikes back between Madrid and Stockholm as an independent project of its original formers to carry out different works within visual communication, art and music. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Victormoreno (talk • contribs) 21:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

¿What is your question about how to use Wikipedia? --Orange Mike | Talk 21:03, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Biographics (TM)

Born in 1996 as a graphical design studio. Originally Madrid-based studio. It was created by the graphic designers Pedro Pan and Victor Moreno. This 1st period of Biographics ends in 1998.

Ten years later, in 2008 strikes back between Madrid and Stockholm as an independent project of its original formers to carry out different works within visual communication, art and music industry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Victormoreno (talk • contribs) 21:06, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

How could add this information to WIKI? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Victormoreno (talk • contribs) 21:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 21:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] question

what some of the naturally seasoned foods?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.22.140.92 (talk) 22:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

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. XENON54 | talk 22:20, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Undo a cut & paste move

Resolved.

How do I go about undoing a new user's cut & paste move and redirect of Glass Nickel to Glass Nickel Pizza Company? Thanks —Travis ^talk 22:40, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, I found WP:SPLICE. —Travis ^talk 22:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is it possible to create a portal?

Is it possible to create a portal and how?

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.74.229.50 (talk) 23:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes. See WP:Portal, specifically WP:Portal/Instructions. Algebraist 23:39, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox Problem

I want to use Template:Infobox Former Country in New Hebrides, since I found a reliable source of detailed information on the area to fatten up the article. Problem is, it won't work properly because the country was a colony of both England and France at the same time - as the template stands, it will only accept that an area was a colony of one country rather than two. How can I go about solving this problem?

Btn551 (talk) 23:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Your topiramate article has under side effects that caused discontinuation of use that s/e in brackets were experienced with the placebo at the same or greater percentage than those on the medication. However, the percentages given do not match this information. I logged in to ask about this and was directed to the pharmacology project. I have never edited wiki before, and it made my head spin a bit. So I took the easy way out and emailed you instead. Please forward this to the pharm project for consideration. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolyla (talk • contribs) 23:53, 5 February 2008 (UTC)