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[өңдеу] User creation on logs
Looking at the logs, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log) i noticed there are entries for people who created new accounts. So there are "[username] (new user account)" entries. But there are also these "[username] created new account [user:username]." Does that mean you can create new accounts whilst being logged in? How does it work...since once i log in, i find the "sign in/create account" link at the top right hand corner of the page dissapears.
Or does it happen automatically? So when you create two accounts from the same computer, because they're from the same IP address, the latter one is automatically created by the first one? But then what happens if two people create wikipedia accounts from the same computer (like a library computer)...wouldn't all the accounts get associated with each other?
- Special:Specialpages (linked in the toolbar on your left) lists all of the currently available special pages, including Special:Userlogin, which allows you to create a new account. In many cases, use of multiple accounts is allowed; in other cases, it will lead to on-sight blocking, so please see WP:SOCK if you're considering that. Happy editing. Luna Santin 02:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks. Just one last question...does the "[username] created new acount [user:username]" only come up when you are creating a new account whilst being already logged on? Or does it happen when you are creating a new account from the same ip address as the previously existing one? Or does it happen when you validate a new account with the same e-mail address as the previously existing one?
[өңдеу] Vandalism
Someone is continuosly deleting an article I started for no reason whatsoever. I need a help from an administrator to identify the user and make he/she stop. If the editor has a problem with my article he/she should follow Wikipedia's policy on deleting the article. Thanks for your help. Meanax 14:29, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
The article in question is/was located at: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit§ion=1
- Could you post the link to the article again? The last link was one to this page. --Casper2k3 14:39, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Contravention of GFDL
Re: Comair Flight 5191 a commercial website reproduced the majority of the article with no attribution to WP, in fact with a copyright notice for their website at the bottom. What should be done about this? I don't know whom to notify. Anchoress 12:18, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- The website itself should be notified first. Tell them that use of Wikipedia requires it to be named as the sources and allow others to in turn take the article themselves under the same conditions. - Mgm|(talk) 12:34, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info. Is there a template for that? Because I really don't understand GDFL myself, wouldn't know what to say. Anchoress 12:39, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- Please see Wikipedia:Standard GFDL violation letter. -- Rick Block (talk) 17:49, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thank you for the info. I'll get on it today. Anchoress 16:49, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- Please see Wikipedia:Standard GFDL violation letter. -- Rick Block (talk) 17:49, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- UPDATE: They're wicked difficult to get in touch with. They only have a fill-in form for people seeking injury representation, and their web designer isn't listed. I went as far as to call the toll-free number attached to the site and sent them an email, but it was returned undeliverable. Trying another route. Their phone number goes straight through to voicemail. Anchoress 18:04, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- Another UPDATE: They never replied to any of my calls or emails, but the site's changed now. Anchoress 15:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Question about html tables
Is it permissible to use regular HTML code for making tables in articles? Please see table experiments at bottom of page at User:Cott12/Sandbox atęcja.
- Yes its permissible as far as I know but wikisyntax is generally preferred. You can also see Help:Tables for wikisyntax -- Lost(talk) 18:16, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- There's a tool somewhere that helps turn HTML into wiki syntax. Can anyone remember where it is? - 87.209.70.231 18:27, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Try one of the converters at Help:Tables#External links. --jh51681 01:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Page view
I am having technical issues with Covington Township, Michigan and similar pages.
1) I cannot click on the links in the Communities section 2) There are vertical lines where the geographical coordinates are || ||, and the text is unreadable and out of order.
I tried to remove the coordinates templates, and that solved the problem, but another user has restored them, and the problem has returned.
I also have a similar problem when trying to view other pages - I get more lines like //, which makes the text unreadable.
How do I fix this?
[өңдеу] Is this image dead or what
Why doesn't the image I just uploaded ( Image:Spectrum of blue flame.png ) appear in any of the aticles its attached to?? also why does the scaled version look like crap?--Deglr6328 09:26, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
- What is the image's original size? - Mgm|(talk) 11:09, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
- Its (4456x3090, 266 KB) -- Lost(talk) 11:17, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
- I uploaded smaller. I guess that works. Can wikimedia not handle images >4000px wide? LAME.--Deglr6328 19:13, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
- There are actually two issues here. Some very large PNGs don't render properly on the image description page (but will render normally in articles with a reasonable specified size). The other issue is that our thumbnailing extension isn't all that good, so thumbnails of large images often render badly. Your workaround of uploading a smaller size over the original fixes both problems. Jkelly 15:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] searching within a group of articles
Is there a way to make a search within a group of articles? For example I want to search only within FAs. Is there a trick to do it? Thank you. CG 09:54, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- With google's site specific search you can get close, at least for featured articles. All featured articles are tagged with template:featured article, which contains the text "This is a featured article", so if you put
site:en.wikipedia.org "This is a featured article"
(followed by what you actually want to search for) in google's search box you'll be searching all featured articles (and any other page at the English wikipedia containing this string, which will include this page as soon as google's index is updated). -- Rick Block (talk) 14:06, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Stub Rules
I ussually work in the German Wikipedia, so I do not know the rules for stubs you have, and Wikipedia:Stubs does not answer my question, either.
Looking at List of Seigneurs of Sark, I see a lot of blue links an no red link. But on reading some of the articles, I see the time used to follow the links was wasted: "Jean le Doue [name changed], Xst Seigneur of Sark, was Seigneur of Sark from one year to another year. [The only thing following is a box with preceder an successor]". In the German Wikipedia, we would delete such articles immediately. This has got a reason: The only way I can imagine to get to such articles is following the link from the list of Seigneurs. If you have read that list, you don't find any information you do not already know in the articles. On my userpage, there is a short list of the most useless articles. So this is not a usefull stub, it is nothing.
I would like to propose those articles for deletion, but maybe you have your reasons to accept such work. On my userpage, there is a list of the three worst articles. Most of the other articles aren't much longer, but I'd accept them, because they contain at least the dates of birth and dead.--Hun2de Correct me! 10:18, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Well, our Wikipedia:Deletion policy explains the three ways that an article can get deleted, in detail. However, in short, these articles should most likely be prodded. If the prod is not contested, they will be deleted in 5 days -- Lost(talk) 10:32, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- I would redirect the lot of them to the list so people who search for a name get context and so we have no single useless redirects lying around on their own in a vacuum. - Mgm|(talk) 11:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
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- This is even a better idea, I'll do so.--Hannesde Correct me! 13:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] I can not log in. How long it take to open an account on OWW?
I signed in today in the morning. Nothing happened since then. My login name/password do not work. I can not open another account as it says that my name/password are already in use. What to do?
- If you dont remember the password and specified an email id, just request a password. It'll arrive by email. If no email id, then I guess the easiest thing would be to go for another username -- Lost(talk) 13:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- And be sure your browser is set to accept cookies. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 14:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- What is OWW? - Mgm|(talk) 15:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] User Boxes
Is there a main list of user boxes? If so, where is it? If not, how do I create userboxes? --PostScript 13:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- See WP:Userboxes -- Lost(talk) 13:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Article up for deletion process unfinished
The article List of publications in science has an AfD tag, but they haven't done any of the other things they're supposed to do when they add the tag. I think it may be a valid discussion (although I would say keep), but I think I might have messed up when I tried to make the discussion page, so I thought I'd ask here how to fix it and also for a clearer description of how to do the rest of the process.
Secondly, the page is actually a list of lists, some of which are under AfD themselves, so I would have thought you can't really discuss the list of lists until you've decided on the linked articles. I think I heard of tags that denote "holding on" to an article, is it possible to add one of these to the article as well? Terri G 14:43, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- I'd just remove the tag and hold off. When the lists it lists are deleted, there's nothing to list anymore in which case it would become an easy speedy deletion candidate. - Mgm|(talk) 15:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, I've done that. Terri G 12:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] movie info box problem
The music credit isn't showing up for Garden of Evil and I can't figure out why. Clarityfiend 15:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- There was a redundant line. I have removed it. Music credit is appearing now -- Lost(talk) 15:55, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks. Clarityfiend 16:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Finding external links by site
Purseblog.com and shoeblog.com have a ton of linkspam on wikipedia. These are basically blog form advertising templates, one for each name brand, google spam. I would like to root out all of this evil. However apart from manually editing the usual suspects it seems impossible to search for links by targets site. Google link:shoeblog.com is no help since none are base level links. The local search box is worthless since it doesn't search link text. --Darkfred Talk to me 15:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- You can ask someone to do a database query. - Mgm|(talk) 15:44, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Maximum Number of tunnels
Dear Sit,
Please tell me where are the maximum number of tunnels in this world
Regards
- You should try asking at the reference desk but will have to phrase the question better. Its not clear at all -- Lost(talk) 15:49, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Changing Names of Wiki Documents
I am writing you about a few issues that I thought you may be able to help with:
1) I help maintain a document on design methods, and at one iteration a friendly Wikipedian helped edit and reorder the document and moved a person on their own page - John Christopher Jones. John has seen this document and has asked that the page be renamed to John Chris Jones. How can this be done?
2) Is there a way to know how many page views a certain page receives?
Thank you in advance for your help. (Design Methods 15:46, 11 September 2006 (UTC))
- For renaming, you need to move the page. Just follow the instructions. As to your second question, the functionality has been disabled to prevent overload to the servers. Both answers can be found at WP:VFAQ -- Lost(talk) 15:52, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] "User is blocked"
Hi - for a couple of months I've been having repeated problems editing, as I keep getting "User is blocked" notice when I try to edit any page. The problem goes away after I try a couple of times, but recently it has become persistent. Today I've gotten a notice saying that this IP was used by user:Fucker09, who was blocked by user:Malo. Fine, but my IP is something like 70.XX.XX.XX, and not the User:64.233.173.77 that was reported. I've tried purging my browser cache and deleting temporary files, but to no avail. I seek the advice of folks who know about this or maybe experiencing similar problems. Rama's arrow 15:47, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Nirav, this sounds like a bug to me. You may like to post it at WP:VPT. Also are you sure you are not behind a proxy with the other ip? -- Lost(talk) 15:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- How do I ascertain that? Rama's arrow 16:11, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Offices/ colleges are normally behind proxies. If you are editing from home, you could confirm with your ISP -- Lost(talk) 16:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for your advice. My Google toolbar and web accelerator are responsible for this mayhem. Rama's arrow 16:41, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] horses
how do i lookup what i need on here about horse breeds
- Go to List of horse breeds and select whichever one you're looking for. - Mgm|(talk) 16:54, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] .ogg files
OK, yeah, so I feel like a fool for not knowing- but which software should I use for playing .ogg files, where can I download it, and how can I create a .ogg file?
Forgot to sign, sorry Liam Plested 17:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Media help, mainly Wikipedia:Media help (Ogg). Iolakana•T 17:21, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
My thanks to you Liam Plested 21:31, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Price/Earnings Data for Foreign Stock Market Exchanges
Is anyone aware of a resource that will allow me to plot price and earnings data concurrently, to observe changes in relative P/E. I am interested in looking at the last 10-15 years. Securities Research Corp. puts out 12-year chart books for individual stocks, but I am more interested in analyzing the broader foreign exchanges like the Nikkei, Hang Seng, CAC, etc.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 19:06, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Interwiki tool
I am aware that a tool has been made for you to type in an article, then it will load up the "same" article on another language wiki. You have to make sure they are about the same topic. Does anyone know where this tool is? Thanks, Iolakana•T 17:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- I think this is what you're talking about? —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 22:14, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] George Kennedy (Georges Kendall)
I just created a biography for the hockey owner George Kennedy(who's real name was Georges Kendall). The problem is that I can't use the name George Kennedy in the season by season history of the National Hockey League, lest I be taken to George Kennedy the actor. Please make it so that two George Kennedys are featured and we can click on the correct person:
George Kennedy actor George Kennedy (Georges Kendall)hockey owner
Thank you.
Corey BryantCorey Bryant 18:50, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- It is done through disambiguation. Go through the link and you will find it very easy to do it -- Lost(talk) 19:05, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] deleted images?
hello,
in my most recent contribution, I created an article last week, only to find that all the images I added to the article were deleted. I would like to know why and if I may re upload them correctly if they were incorrectly uploaded. ×…±Yaso malibu 21:07, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- You can try checking the images' deletion logs for a reason; you may also want to check Wikipedia:Images for an overview as to the types of pictures that are and aren't allowed. Let me know or post here if you need further help! —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 22:13, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- The images you uploaded can be found from the upload log, see here for your uploads. Picking one, Image:Kalimat2.jpg was deleted because the uploaded file seemed to be corrupt. You can find this from the delete log, see here for this file's entry. From the delete log you can find out specifically who deleted something - you're always welcome to (politely) ask the admin who deleted something why they deleted it. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] More deleted images
I uploaded Сурет:341 mL Bottles with Ice w.jpg maybe a week ago for use in the article Lakeport Brewing Company. I obtained the image from their media kit and it seemed like a straightforward fair use case. The image got deleted - however I can find no record of it being nominated for deletion. I'd like to figure out who deleted it and why, so I can figure out if there's any way to restore it or whether I need to figure out a way to produce a different one or what have you. However, I'm kinda stumped on what to do. Any suggestions? WilyD 21:18, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- If you check the deletion log for the record of the image, you'll find that it was deleted by AlisonW for the reason
- repeatable image; fair use not applicable. added to Wikipedia:Deleted fair use image replacement
- 'Fair use' is only a legitimate argument on Wikipedia where no free alternative image exists. In this case, the image was that of three bottles of beer sitting in ice. Such an image could be easily and straightforwardly be recreated by anyone with a camera who is old enough to buy (inexpensive!) beer. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 21:29, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Well, alright. I guess I didn't realise free alternative image exists meant its possible for a free alternative image to exist. Old enough to buy beer, lives in southern Ontario and is a Wikipedian isn't too narrow a description - I'm sure there's at least one or two lying about (in fact, if I can repair my camera, I can do it myself). WilyD 21:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Okay, wait, I'm still confused. Why does Tony Blair, to pick an example, use a fair use image when it's just a photo of Tony Blair that anyone could take, and still qualify for featured article status? What makes it different? WilyD 22:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Adding quotes
How do I add a qoute to already exsiting qoutes?72.95.170.64 21:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Can you be more specific? If you want to create an article with a list of quotes, you might want to check out the sister-project Wikiquote here. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 22:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Typo correction problem
There is a typo that I do not know how to fix. Under Jonathan Peters, the next time the name it is mentioned it is spelled "Johnathan Peters" next to "is a remixer" there is no "h"
How do I edit that?
Can I even edit that?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by EFTHEMIA (talk • contribs) .
- You sure can. Just click "edit this page" at the top of the article, change the spelling and click save. Note, though, that leaving an appropriate edit summary such as "Spelling correction" is encouraged as well as marking small edits such as this as minor by checking the "This is a minor edit" box just above the save button. By the way, when you make posts to talk pages like this help desk, you can sign your post by typing four tildes (~~~~) after the text of your post which automatically formats to your signature and a timestamp when you save. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Math typesetting
I don't know where to ask this question, so I'll ask it here. Why don't wikipedia use latex-style typesetting for ALL math formulas -- even those containing only ascii symbols? Each document as whole would look more consistent, clearer to understand and actually more beautiful than using different typesettings all the time.
Is there a way to override the default settings and "force" latex math? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.100.221.70 (talk • contribs) 09:30, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Well, all mathematical formula in articles should be written using the <math></math> commands, which are basically LaTeX, but the default behaviour of the wiki is to parse some of these as ASCII/HTML and turn the rest into PNGs. However, you can force all equations to be turned into images either for yourself (go to your Preferences page and click on the Math tab), or for all users with one of the default option by (according to m:Help:Formula) adding \, (a small space) after the formula. I wouldn't recommend doing that for every formula, though, since (a) for people not on fast internet connections, a page filled with images takes a long time to load, and (b) when the images appear inline, they don't always fit well. Confusing Manifestation 01:01, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] "sign in" doesn't persist for me
I've just created a new account (name "Gleneivey"), but sign-in operations performed from my home system do not "stick". When I sign in, I get to the success page, but if I then try "my preferences" I get an error that says I'm not logged in, or if I try to navigate to any other Wikipedia page, the text in the upper-right changes from my user name and user links back to "Sign in/create account".
What it isn't: my account is OK (if I remotely log in to a system at work and access Wikipedia from there, it works great). My browser has cookies turned on (I use Firefox and can actuall see the cookies stored by Wikipedia through the security dialogs). My browser "works" otherwise (if I proxy the internet connection from my home system through work, I can sign in).
What it might be: I use DirecWay satellite internet, which performs some kind of compression and caching between my system and the internet. It works for everything and all of the web sites I've tried (except my TiVo box can't use it). Could this be causing Wikipedia to invalidate my login or ignore my "token" cookie? I tried browsing through the MediaWiki developer documentation, but didn't immediately find any description of how the user login cookies are evaluated on each request.
Or it might be that my IP address is blocked: I just checked the "talk" page for the IP address contained in my signature (adding this paragraph to my question 67.142.130.34 03:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)), and among other warnings is one threatening to block the IP address I'm coming from for posting advertising. Is the symptom I'm experiencing what would be expected of a sign-in attempt coming from a blocked IP? And what could I do about it, since my IP address is variable and shared with lots of other DirecWay subscribers?
Is there anything I can do to allow me to remain logged in to Wikipedia? The test networking configurations I've tried aren't something I can use on a regular basis. --Gleneivey 67.142.130.34 23:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Try taking this to WP:VPT. They may be able to help -- Lost(talk) 03:32, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks a lot. There was already a similar question on WP:VPT suggesting that using SSL would keep Hughes' proxies from messing with the connection, and giving an alternate URL (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Main_Page) for getting to Wikipedia using SSL. This alternative works great for me. Look, I'm still logged in: Gleneivey 04:58, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- I've seen other reports of the same problem with satellite connections. (Hughes satellite in the case I recall). See [1] for example. It shouldn't have anything to so with a block. —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 03:34, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Minnesota government work
Yes, I am wondering how you would tag a work made by http://server.admin.state.mn.us (MN government). Thanks!
Ksax 00:47, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Can you be a bit clearer with the question? We have no jurisdiction over governments. We cannot tag their work -- Lost(talk) 02:04, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Works made by the US government (not state governments) are usually public domain (see Wikipedia:Public domain). Works made by state governments may be copyrighted under pretty much any terms (including "you can't copy this!"). There's often a site-wide copyright notice. The site you reference does not seem to have one. The assumption in this case has to be "all rights reserved" (i.e. "no copying allowed"). If you want to pursue content from this site, I'd suggest you contact them directly and find out what their copyright rules are. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:35, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Columns in bulleted lists
How do you create two or more columns in bulleted lists? By "bulleted", I mean lists with elements flanked with an asterisk (*) to the left. Thank you. --Liberlogos 01:03, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Use a table, like the following. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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[өңдеу] email
how do I get a email please
- Try yahoo or gmail. This is wikipedia - an encyclopedia -- Lost(talk) 02:05, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Who can remove the speedy deletion tag?
Do you have to be an admin?--Pussy Galore 02:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Not necessarily. But it depends on the type of tag. If its a prod, one can remove it. It may be taken to afd though. On WP:AFD, it should run its course and the case should be closed before the tag can be removed. If its a csd, then you if you are the writer of the article, put a {{hangon}} tag and explain your rationale on the talk page. -- Lost(talk) 02:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- It's one of those csd things, but I'm not the creator. I think I can just remove it, but others think not?--Pussy Galore 02:38, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Then just discuss with them on why not. There are various ways of dispute resolution. Discussion is the first -- Lost(talk) 02:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- We have discussed it. They say I have to be an admin to remove the csd tag. I've read the csd tag, and to me, it seems to say that any user who opposes the speedy deletion, and who is not the creator of the article, may remove the tag. I simply wish to know if this is the case or not.--Pussy Galore 02:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- You can try to obtain more opinions on the matter at Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion or Wikipedia talk:Deletion policy or even Wikipedia:Village pump (policy). --ZimZalaBim (talk) 02:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- We have discussed it. They say I have to be an admin to remove the csd tag. I've read the csd tag, and to me, it seems to say that any user who opposes the speedy deletion, and who is not the creator of the article, may remove the tag. I simply wish to know if this is the case or not.--Pussy Galore 02:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Then just discuss with them on why not. There are various ways of dispute resolution. Discussion is the first -- Lost(talk) 02:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- It's one of those csd things, but I'm not the creator. I think I can just remove it, but others think not?--Pussy Galore 02:38, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Take the middle road. Use AFD instead. - Mgm|(talk) 04:42, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Adding a Vandalism Warning to an IP address?
I reverted a "silly vandalism" of the page for Stanton Peele. The vandalism was done by an IP address, not a user name. Should I add the Blatantvandal template to the IP addresses talk page? I know the IP address often changes and is not neccesarily the same person from time to time, especially on different dialup sessions. This is the only edit shown for the IP address.
Also, should I have any worry about retaliation from vandals because I reverted their work and/or added a warning to their talk page? Thanks, benb 03:01, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- I find its a good idea to add the templates. It helps to establish history if the IP does become a problem, and not all IPs change. Some are static or extremely long lease. The only time I don't really add IP notices is when its a blatant sock puppet (WP:SOCK) vandalizing things.--Crossmr 03:04, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- And to your second question, have no worries at all about retaliation. There is a massive horde of wikipedians backing you here. Just report vandals to WP:ANI if they persist and they will be taken care of -- Lost(talk) 03:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] How to get an image onto an article
Can i have instructions on how to get pictures onto an article on wikipedia --Zonerocks 03:40, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Image Tutorial. -- Lost(talk) 04:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Too long of a comment, continues horizontally.
I recently typed up my first edit and it was within a dotted box which continued horizontally, much past the original boundaries of the topic and is not only an eye sore, but a pain to read. How would I make the text be formatted correctly, so that it would fit the above text, and be easier to take in?Ahnung 03:45, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- If you want to indent, put ":" as the first character on the line (see Wikipedia:How to edit a page). If the line starts with a space or tab character, something different happens (the text is taken as "preformatted" meaning [among other things] line breaks are not inserted). -- Rick Block (talk) 04:03, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] You people are goofy
YOU PEOPLE are goofy I never sent anything through you so why the threating msgs? tried to register but to no avail— Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) 205.188.116.71 (UTC)
- This is a shared AOL IP. So you may find comments that seem irrelevant to you. What problem are facing with registering? -- Lost(talk) 04:05, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] muzzle loader rifle model #18932
05:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)05:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)~~how many grains of black powder can safely be shot 100 grains or 150 grains.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 06:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Standard loading for a .50 or .54 cal is 100 grains. Modern BP rifles can generally handle 120 grains, but with little added muzzle velocity. Many of the "in-line" modelas advertise that they can handle 150 grains, but the cost increases faster than either muzzle energy or velocity. Most books suggest about 100 - 120 grains for typical shooting.
[өңдеу] Genazzano FCJ College
Information presently listed under this heading - Genazzano FCJ College - is incorrect. Pleae advise method to update to the informtion below.
Genazzano FCJ College is a Catholic Day and Boarding College for Prep to Year 12 girls in Kew, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1889 as a boarding school for country girls by the religious order, Faithful Companions of Jesus otherwise known as the FCJ Sisters. The Sisters engaged noted nineteenth century architect William Wardell, to build the imposing Wardell Building, a striking example of Gothic Revival architecture for which he is world-renowned.
Genazzano is named after a small Italian town near Rome which is home to the shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Genazzano’s creed Fidelis is enshrined on the College crest. Fidelis means “faithful”, faithful to oneself, faithful to others and faithful to God.
Genazzano sits on well over five hectares of magnificent gardens incorporating playing fields and tennis courts. The grounds provide an aesthetically beautiful extension to the dedicated primary facility Grange Hill, the Chapel and the impressive D’Houet Building which houses the VCE Complex, Science Centre, Resource Centre, Student Services and facilities for Information and Communication Technologies.
Genazzano’s Centenary Hall is the focus for College gatherings and together with the Swimming Centre supports the College’s extensive sporting program. Future developments include a proposed new Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts. Boarders are accommodated in the College’s off-campus facility, Hopetoun Hall.
Genazzano’s academic record marks the College as a leader in Australian education for girls. A strong creative arts program introduces students to the wonders of rhythm and sound, allows them to express themselves through an almost endless collection of media and allows them to develop language, confidence and self-esteem through theatrical performance or as members of production crews.
Genazzano offers acceleration and extension programs, careers counselling, overseas exchange programs, peer support and cross-age tutoring, leadership programs and camps and excursions.
The College’s alumnae association had its early foundations in 1911. Today the association works towards maintaining connections with former students. Alumnae are encouraged to register on the following site for information on friends, news, events and reunion: http://www.genazzano.vic.edu.au/associations/alumni.html
NOTE: College established in 1889 Principal: Mrs Patricia A Cowling (not Ms)
- Just follow this link and start editing please. Make sure that the information is verifiable and adheres to neutral point of view -- Lost(talk) 06:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Also make sure the information you add is added in your own words. Copying verbatim from another source violates copyright. - Mgm|(talk) 08:02, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] ABOUT JPG PIC
How can we get jpg pic from wikipedia
- Please be more specific: which picture would you like to "get"? Please note that different pictures on Wikipedia have different licenses which allow you to do different things with them. Some images (such as public domain ones) you can do anything with, others you can't, check out the licenses at the bottom of the image page. For more info, take a look at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. — QuantumEleven 07:47, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Deleting
How can I delete one of my own contributions?
Brandy Lynn 09:09, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- If you're the only author and created something in error, just stick {{db-author}} at the top and someone will come along and delete it as long as it is in line with deletion policy. If you created something and wish to leave the project (for whatever reason) your contributions cannot be deleted as you released them under the GFDL when you made them. Can you tell us why you want to delete it and which article/page we're talking about? - Mgm|(talk) 09:14, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Question
The United Nations Peacebuilding Portal should be placed here in a description. I would like it listed here with a description as it is a valuable source for peacebuilders. How do I list it here and I would like to list the great peacebuilder Gay Rosenblum-Kumar in your encyclopedia. What do I do please? I am not getting through here. Thanks, Catherine Gazzoli
- I am not sure how you are using the word portal here, but we do have a portal on United Nations. If you want to write an article about the peacekeeping missions of UN, they also already exist. Just go to this portal. If you want to write about a person, please make sure you go through our notability guidelines. -- Lost(talk) 09:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] disambig question... sort of...
Lately I've run across a number of articles that have a descriptor in parentheses after them but they don't seem to be needed. For example, there isn't an article at Shadows in the Banquet Hall but there is at Shadows in the Banquet Hall (album). The case was the same for a couple comics related articles that I saw last week. See Perro and Perro (comics), the first redirects to the second. I went ahead and created that redirect and more but I'm wondering, shouldn't the articles actually be at the title without the descriptor since there's no need for disambiguation as there's only the one article? Am I making myself at all clear? Dismas|(talk) 09:39, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, unless another article comes along with the same name, there is no need to add comics etc. Just the name should be enough. Disambiguation is needed only if more than one article exists with a similar name, unless some naming conventions have been decided on the relevant wikiprojects -- Lost(talk) 09:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Of course, if you can reasonable assume disambiguation will be needed in the future, it's a good idea to do it to begin with. I would disambiguate "Peter Jones" even if we wouldn't have another article by this name yet. But yes, usually you're right. This is a common mistake by newbies who create new articles. - Mgm|(talk) 09:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks to both of you! Dismas|(talk) 10:21, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] How to convert from rtf to wiki
Hi,
I'm looking for a convertor that converts RFT (or doc) files into WIKI language.
Why? We want to use wiki inside our company on a intranet. Most users have minimal computer-skill. They know how to use word, outlook etc, but at a very basic level. They are not familiar with text-editing on the wiki way. I try to find a way to contribute to WIKI as simple & easy as possible.
The only tool I found is written for Unix, but that won't work at our windows-platform. I also found a tip like "Changing ^p by
", but I'm afraid that won't work either. They still have to re-edit a lot of things (bold, underline, capital, italic etc). This way it is a very time-consuming method and for most of them difficult task..wont'work.
If a RFT to WIKI doesn't exists, maybe a RFT(doc) to HTML and a HTML to WIKI does?
Thank you very much for helping, Bijvoorbeeld 11:18, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Here's a tool that should help you -- Lost(talk) 13:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] adding wikipedia link to other sites
Sir I have a website and I wish to add wikipedia link to my site so that people searching could visit wikipedia and find it. As the site has a large amount of data stored it is a very good site.
If it is possible and allowed what could be the code.
For example I have added the google search in my site with the code they provided. The site is www.travelwithtarun.com
TARUN KUSHWAHA 12:50, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Unlike Google, Wikipedia is not a search engine. Even to find articles within Wikipedia, sometimes Google search is more effective. However, you may find some tools here which you can use for searching wikipedia and linking to your site -- Lost(talk) 13:30, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] audio pages
what happened to the spoken articles? — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) 128.253.243.145 (UTC)
- Here they are -- Lost(talk) 13:25, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Why Are people changing my true Information?
Whenever i post a article it is true yet i get a msg from some one saying that its not. well most were true i did say the moon was made of cheese. — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Technodude (UTC)
- What you did to Moon is called vandalism. Your second edit too would be considered vandalism. The one on Chess was sort of irrelevant, considering that it was a featured article. Please go through our Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines before continuing to make such edits -- Lost(talk) 13:50, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] I want to be able to edit!
I have registered as a user on Wikipedia (although not for toooo long) and I want to edit pages on WP, but my school's IP address is stopping me. I know I have to prove myself, and show that I am not a spammer/vandalist - I have already edited various articles, and created my own (even though it is still a little biased :( I need to make it more "encyclopaedia-ish")!
Is there any way that someone can just let me edit (I know it sounds a little n00bish, but I really want to be able to help with WP)? Cheers, Chimpman 14:18, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- You seem to be able to edit fine. You just edited here, didn't you? If you need your school's IP adress unblocked, try to contact an admin at WP:AN. They can block only people who are not logged in from a certain IP adresses so everyone on your school is blocked unless they're logged in. This would help you, yet keep vandals away. - Mgm|(talk) 15:34, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Hi there... before I get deleted...
Hi there,
I had placed two definitions / pages into Wikipedia, in hopes of finding others who can help me in the search for more information about the ultra rare name of VAZQUEZTELL. Seriously, if you look it up on any search engine, you'll only find about the same 5 or 6 people as the name is not a "Smith" or a "Johnson".
Then in order to give a little background on myself so that I can link it to VAZQUEZTELL, I added in a page for NELSON ONIT VAZQUEZTELL. I'm sorry if self published authors are not considered "important" on your web-encyclopedia, but it is interesting to try and add information to the name that seems impossible to find.
I'm sorry for sounding a bit lost a about your rules and your proper way to appeal a deletion of these two items, but if you could explain it to me I would be more than glad to try my best to keep these items up on your fantastic website.
I'd really like to have my information show up on your website so that others who may have more information on the name may add on their knowledge of its roots, and I'd appreciate absolutely any information or consideration that may be available to me.
Sincerely, Respectfully, Nelson Onit Vazqueztell 15:37, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, the best thing you can do is to realize that these pages have no place in Wikipedia. The other option is to voice your opinions of why they should stay at their AfD entries, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vazqueztell and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nelson Onit Vazqueztell, but don't get your hopes up. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 16:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] The Novel Experiment
Hi there,
I was wondering if the following item could be published as a wiki-article. (http://www.myspace.com/thenovelexperiment). You might have to check out the blog on the right of the page where there's a link to explain what is happening. But i was worried it may be regarded as spam. Could you give me some assistance to whether or not this would be eligible for an article of it's own. hope you get back to me soon.
Wikihelper5 15:59, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- If I understand correctly this is a yet to be published book by a non-notable author to be. As such, I don't see how it would fit in Wikipedia. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 16:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Question
I seem to find other pages in Wikipedia easily via Google, but not the one that I made. It does not exist when I search for words in the article from Google. What have I done wrong? Septentrion 16:01, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Google usually takes a day or two to index new pages. There is nothing you can do but wait. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 16:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] requesting article deletion
Hi, I made an article "Heinrich Dove" but unfortunately forgot to capitalize the D in Dove. I did not find any way to edit the name of the page, so I created another article with the correct capitalization.
How do I erase the "Heinrich dove" article?
For future reference, is there a way to change the name of a page? — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Ripplon (UTC)
- You can simply move the article. No need to create a duplicate. Now that you have already created a duplicate, the right thing is to redirect the incorrect one to the correct one. I will do it for you -- Lost(talk) 17:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Done by someone else already -- Lost(talk) 17:18, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- [Edit conflict] I am that someone else. For the record, the best way to have an article you created deleted is to place {{db-author}} at the top of the article. Also, only user accounts which have existed for several days have the move option via the "move" tab at the top. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 17:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] What i have to do
Hi i am from guyana and i am reaseiding in st maarten Netherland Anthilles as a perement resident.I have violated the of the United States of America,i was going there illegally in august 1999 and i was sent back,in 2004 i went to the embassy in barbados to appily for a visitor Visa to go the legal way but they turned the application down due to problem that i had in 1999.What can i do to uptain a visitor Visa to travle to the United States Thank you in advence. — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) 72.252.9.9 (UTC)
- Sorry, Wikipedia does not give legal opinions. Please ask at the embassy website -- Lost(talk) 17:21, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] general
what can I help edit within Wikipedia currently? I am fluent in Russian and German, am a science fiction writer, and know quite a bit about computer work (i.e. programming, etc.)
Xel Pos'tare 18:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)CaptainXel
- There are sooo many things. Seeing your interest in languages perhaps you could start at Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English. Be sure to read our Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines before starting though -- Lost(talk) 18:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Another suggestion is to ask the same question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing, where they should have ideas on what you can do in that area. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 18:30, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Wikipedia Bug?
When I move the mouse over any item on the Username/my talk/my preferences/etc bar, it shifts over to the left. WinXP SP1 + IE 6. --Username132 (talk) 18:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
This happens to me at hi:. So I'd like to know too -- Lost(talk) 18:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- My understanding is that the MediaWiki developers consider this to be a bug in Internet Explorer and have suggested that numerous users report this bug to Microsoft. -- Rick Block (talk) 01:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Of course, that never happens with Windows 98. - Mgm|(talk) 04:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Updating facts on published Wikipedia article
How do you submit changes for inaccuarte or out-of-date information in an article? Example: Http:en.wikipedia.org/siki/U.S._state. Information on Wyoming education discusses the Wyoming School for the Deaf which has been closed for at least 5 years. Thanks for your help.
- You can edit almost any article to update information. Just click 'edit this page' at the top. Or, if you'd rather not edit the article yourself, you can click on the 'discussion' tab at the top, again click the '+' symbol next to 'edit this page', and leave a message for other editors explaining what needs to be done. If you choose to leave a message on the talk page, you can also add {{out of date}} to the top of the article, which alerts readers that the article is out of date using Template:Out of date. --Sam Blanning(talk) 20:03, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- As long as the article doesn't say it's in working order, change may not be needed. Anyway, make sure you update the page by telling this (don't forget sources). Some people like to delete outdated info, while in fact it's a good idea to keep it around and say the school is no longer running. Just so you know. - Mgm|(talk) 04:48, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] cultural competence
Hi, I'm on your site looking for "quick definitions" as I begin another year of grad classes at the University of Calgary, Community Health Sciences Dept. I looked up "cultural competence" and I am sure (after my first 3 hour class yesterday) that the definition following it should say "non-deficit" methods, a common term, not "non-defect" as listed. How do I change this? Thanks 64.141.118.148 20:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- You can be bold and correct the article yourself by clicking the 'edit this page' at the top. Or, if you'd rather not edit the article yourself, you can click on the 'discussion' tab at the top, again click the '+' symbol next to 'edit this page', and leave a message for other editors explaining what needs to be done. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 22:13, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Extra space between link and next word
Sometimes (but not a majority of the time), when I create a Wikilink or weblink, there is extra space between the link and the next word, which it is impossible to remove. Is this a known bug? Newyorkbrad 21:24, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Example? —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 21:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Of course, when I tried for several minutes to create an example, everything worked fine. But please see here, in my comment just above Oppose #4. Newyorkbrad 21:45, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Here's what I see. If anything, there's a lack of space after the big link, but then it's not there in the source either. Maybe the little "external link" bitmap isn't showing up for you, and that's the blank space we're talking about? —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 21:57, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Here's another example, not typed by me: WP:ANI#Civility_warning, comment by Bishonen, after "stats." Does this one come up normally for you? If so, maybe it's just a browser/random issue -- although I see the extra space from time to time on both my home and work computers. Newyorkbrad 22:10, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, it looks normal for me, I think. Do you see the little "external link" image? Can you upload a bitmap of what you see, for compare-and-contrast purposes? —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 22:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with how to do that, though it's probably time I learned. Can you point me to a tutorial on how to do that? In the meantime, thanks for the comments so far. Newyorkbrad 22:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hmmm... maybe Wikipedia:Tip of the day/June 20, 2006 is a start? —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 22:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with how to do that, though it's probably time I learned. Can you point me to a tutorial on how to do that? In the meantime, thanks for the comments so far. Newyorkbrad 22:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks. I need to go off-line for awhile, but I'll come back to this and I appreciate the insight so far. Cheers, Newyorkbrad 22:35, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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> I wish to delete the article "Fender Hm strat" which is a duplicate of the > original article "Fender HM Strat". Both articles have been created by the same author > (i.e. Garinis). > > In addition when one types "fender hm strat" in the search window, the > article cannot be retreived. >
- If you are the only contributor to the page, you can put the tag {{db-author}} on it, and an administrator will shortly be around to delete the page. --Gray Porpoise 00:04, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] information taxi service
can information be sent to my email, which is... just kidding.:P
which if it isn't a function, that would be awesome.
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- Sorry, this is a Help Desk for Wikipedia editors to get help with using and editing Wikipedia. I'm not sure where you might get a taxi service, but I don't think here is the right place. You may want to look up transportation options for your area. Try Google? —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 02:21, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] adding a jazz singer's name
Dear Wikipedia, I am new and I will open an account today. I am a jazz singer and educator (I teach vocal jazz). I have ten recordings in print and have toured as a US. Jazz Ambassador. I would like to be listed in Wikipedia. My name is Roseanna Vitro. My web address is www.RoseannaVitro.com (if you would like to check out my references.
Thank you, Roseanna Vitro
- Roseanna, you are very welcome to create an account and contribute (and create) articles here. However, before creating an article about yourself please see Wikipedia:Autobiography. As it mentions, writing about yourself from a neutral point of view is extraordinarily difficult. The general recommendation is not to do it. In addition, there are guidelines for how well known someone should be before it is appropriate to create an article about that person, please see Wikipedia:Notability (people). If you meet this criteria, someone else will almost certainly create an article about you. Another policy you should be aware of, from Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, is that Wikipedia is not to be used as an advertising vehicle or for self promotion. -- Rick Block (talk) 01:31, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] i have finsihed my article now what
i finsihed my article And i want it on the internet,how do i do this or do i have to make a donation? — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Stevi starfyre (UTC)
- You can just make the article, but make sure it's something that merrits an article. If you're not sure, you could make a temparary article at User: Stevi starfyre/temp, then ask other editors here to see if it's worth an article. -Royalguard11(Talk)(Desk) 01:45, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- You may want to take a look at Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article...both are wonderful resources for beginning editors. Welcome to the Wikipedia community, and good luck! Post here or let me know if you need further assistance. —Keakealani •talk•contribs• 02:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Using colors
Is there a reference anywhere for how to use colors in editing tables? I have seen things like the following used 1)style="background-color:FOO" and 2) font color="#XXXXXX" where XXXXXX is a sting of hexadecimal values. I can not seem to find anywhere an index of what parameters can be used or what "bits" to set when using hex values. Any assistance or pointers would be welcomed. --After Midnight 0001 01:58, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- In the hex representations, the first byte (2 hex digits) is for red, the second is green and the third blue. So orange, which has a lot of red and a little green would be FF8000. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 08:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Titles for pages
Hi. I've edited two webpages, Taj Mihelich and Jeff Jordan. When the pages come up, the titles are "Taj mihelich" and "Jeff jordan". How do I capitalize the page names? Thanks M0rt 02:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hey M0rt. I have moved the pages to the capitalized names. This preserves the edit history of the page and also automatically creates redirects for the names moved from, so that if someone searches for the uncapitalized version, they will still find the articles.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:48, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- If you created them, the best way to do this would be to use proper capitalization when you first hit save. - Mgm|(talk) 04:43, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Authors of Nazi occupied Europe
Hello, I am in search for a name of a prisoner of war in Nazi occupied Europe, who was imprisioned (for what, I dont know)- but while in prison, he wrote a book (possibly 2) in his mind, due to not being allowed any writting paper or pencils. I believe that he was released and wrote his book, word for word, the whole book. Perhaps the Author was Russian/ Eastern European. Please help. I have been in search for years for the Author and the book(s) title, with no resolve. All I have is a faint memory of the above stated tidbit which was told to me when I was around the age of 11. Thank you in advance for any assistance provided. CcMm0602:59, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- This help desk is for wikipedia related queries only. You might like to try asking at reference desk -- Lost(talk) 03:19, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Logging In
I don't see a place to Log In or register. Your download page says I have to Log In but I can't find out where to do that. Will you give me a location so that I can proceed?72.193.229.122 03:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)M72.193.229.122 03:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)M
Thank you, Mary Fichera <email address removed>
- Hi Mary. Click here to access a page where you can create an account.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:59, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Also, this link is in the top right corner right now. - 131.211.210.12 07:29, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Signature
I've been trying to make signarture appear red but whenever I do the signature comes up with the syntax as opposed to red writing, what am I doing wrong
(The Bread 04:31, 13 September 2006 (UTC))
- Can you write the syntax here? BTW, is your raw signature checked? -- Lost(talk) 04:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] how to request
Hi In front of me I have eye drops. On the bottle I see that it contains, 'Sulfisomezole Sodium'. I can't find it here (or anywhere else). So I went to the request page but can't figure out how to go about making a request. I am assuming that by making a request it is meant, that I would like someone who knows anything on it to hopefully provide info on it and put this info on this site.
Thanks
- I am not sure what you want to request. If you want medical advice, wikipedia is not a the place for it. -- Lost(talk) 04:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) If you're looking to request an article, you'll want to check out Articles for Creation. I'm not sure that's what you're asking for, though. Remember, Wikipedia is not for medical help. I strongly suggest that you contact your doctor or a local pharmacist for help rather than Wikipedia. —Keakealani 04:38, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Just put it on my talk page, and I'll make one tomorrow about it. :) I would do it, but you should. — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
Sorry guys I have to stand on my bite-sized soapbox here. Why do you always say "Suggest an article for creation here," or "go to the cleanup team," or always link them to go tell other people to do it for them? The best way would be to just teach them how to do it, or do it yourself. — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
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- If we do it ourselves, they will not learn anything.
- If we tell them to do it, they might screw something up.
- If we tell them where to ask someone to do it, they will always know where to request this, until they are exprienced enough to do it themselves.
- We're all generous enough to do everything ourselves if we thought that was the best thing to do, but it rarely is. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 08:32, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Here it is Sulfisomezole. — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
[өңдеу] posting video to wikipedia website
Dear Representative,
I am a documentary filmmaker specializing in videos about wildlife and animals. I searched through your site to see if video info would be in the article submission area or appear under a search, but to no avail. Do you accept video submissions for inclusion on the website? If so, how does one submit material for consideration? I was referred to the help desk from the webmaster email. I couldn't find any info in the faq area either.
Thank you for your attention. Please let me know your thoughts and if you have any questions. If you are interested, I would provide your webmaster with a high quality file.
Sincerely,
Director, KEA Productions
- If you would like to submit multimedia files, please consider submitting them to Wikimedia Commons under GFDL -- Lost(talk) 05:01, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- I didn't know we could host videos on the commons! — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
- Yes, you can. See [2] -- Lost(talk) 06:05, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- I didn't know we could host videos on the commons! — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
[өңдеу] Sandbox
Is the sand box for editing? I looked at the stuff for it and am verry confused. What is it for if not editing? Do you go and fix or add to things or can you make something yourself and if you do then does it have to do with anything? I'm sorry if I have asked this in the wrong place but I was not sure where to ask this question. What is the point if it is cleaned every 12 hours? Can you do those things out of the sand box or is this about code?
Oh ya and what's this about Whikipedia being sold?
Thank you for your time and I really am sorry if I did this wrong.
Illyalil 04:47, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- The sandbox is a place to test out editing, such as if you want to build a table and don't want to have a half-done table on the main article, or something like that. It's cleaned out so that it doesn't get stuffed full of people's test edits from ages ago. Hope that answers you're question; you did it correctly, don't worry.—Keakealani 04:52, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for doing it right, tons of people (especially the help desk) figure out dozens of ways to do it wrong. The best sandbox in my opinion, is the "preview" button on any page. Your own user page is probably prefered because sometimes you might accidently click the submit button. Heh, it happened to me once. — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
[өңдеу] Help stop - Anti Croat project
I would like to know why some Serbs out there have found the need to make Serb Pov edits to all things to do with Croatians and Croatia. Something like 85% Croat related articles have been edited into Serb Pov. Why does Wiki allow this to happen without it being branded Vandelism.
PS Majority of the Serbs I have talked to seem like fine people, shame about a select few who spoil it with silly edits.
All the best Jagoda 1 04:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- The core policies of Wikipedia are neutral point of view and verifiability. If articles do not adhere to these, feel free to edit yourself. Try discussing with other editors on the talk pages of these articles as well -- Lost(talk) 05:15, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Both Serbians and Croats have very strong feelings about the place they live and each other. It could very well be that edits you find POV simply don't fit your POV. If there's any problem, discuss and ask for reliable sources. - 131.211.210.12 07:26, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] flags
where will i find a flag that is a white flag with a red shark and writing
- Could you be a little bit more vague? By that I mean the opposite. :P — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
- This sounds like it may be a question for the reference desk, not the Help Desk. Confusing Manifestation 10:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Wrong Page History
This page has been edited by three people, although only myself and User:JackOz show. What is up with that?? [3] — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
- Two possibilities that I see are: 1. third person's edits were never saved at all (he probably made them elsewhere) 2. his edits were deleted by an admin (unlikely, as its in user space and you would have to request for the deletion -- Lost(talk) 05:57, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- The third person's edits are actually attributed to you [4]. Since he is an admin, you may like to clarify with him -- Lost(talk) 06:00, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
(2x edit conflict)Sorry, I just remembered I moved his edit there from my talk page. Came back to delete it, but was too slow. :) Nothing is wrong, it was my fault for not remembering. Ooopsies! I'll go back to licking oreos and oreos — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
[өңдеу] what is the cheapest,and green pick-up in the USA?
68.4.28.22 06:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- There are various things a pickup refers to. Additionally this help desk answers questions only related to wikipedia. So please ask at reference desk and be clearer with your question -- Lost(talk) 06:58, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Uploading image for an article - QUESTION
I keep getting the upload warning: "." is not a recommended image file format.
Here is how I filled out the three sections of the file upload page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload
Source file name: I browsed to the folder with my image in it and selected the image. I've tried it both as .jpg and .png
Destination file name: Geotokens
Summary:
Сипаттамасы |
Examples of GeoTokens |
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Қайнары |
self-made |
Күн-айы |
"created 12. Sept. 2006" |
Ауторы |
Steven L. Lastname ommitted for question |
Рұқсаты |
free (self-made) |
Үлгі:Free license
Licensing: You created this yourself and release it to the public domain.
I checked Watch this page
Then I clicked Upload
My image is 800x624 and it took longer to get to the warning when I tried it as .png than when I was trying .jpg format.
What am I doing wrong?
SpiderTracks - please notify me on my talk page 08:45, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Replied on his talk page -- Lost(talk) 09:13, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Attracting other contributors to an article
I'm just wondering if and how I could attract other contributors to a certain article on wikipedia? (Asking question behalf of RockerballAustralia[5]) --Casper2k3 09:08, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- There are various ways. One of them is Wikipedia:Peer review if you want to improve the article quality. If there is a dispute, then please see Wikipedia:Dispute resolution -- Lost(talk) 09:12, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] What is a softblock?
Recently, my IP address was blocked. (The block has since expired.) According to the block log, it is a softblock. I am unsure as to what a softblock is. Thank you. 218.186.9.4 09:45, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect it's what the blocking policy page lists in its Options for IP blocks in that it stops people using the IP anonymously, but doesn't prevent them from creating a username and editing with that. Confusing Manifestation 10:19, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks. 218.186.9.4 10:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
PLEASE,WHAT IS UK POSTAL CODE?
[өңдеу] Campaign for Adventure
The Campaign for Adventure is a Charity that was set up to raise awareness about the damage that is being caused to our society by the removal of adventurous activities to young people because of heighten fears related to the risks that may be involved in such activities. As an employee of The Campaign for Adventure I was asked to place the information regarding the charity and its works on Wikipedia. As all the information was produced by CFA and full permission has been granted for its publication, there is no copyright infringements.
Please can you tell me how I can stop this article from speedy deletion. Any queries regarding the use of this material can be answered by Ian Lewis (author of the website) at ianlewis@campaignforadventure.org or ian@lifefcollege.org alternatively you can contact me at sarah@campaignforadventure.org or raggeruk@talktalk.net
- Even when there's no copyright violations, copying material from other websites like you did is a bad idea. The entry came across as a piece of advertising which is expressly forbidden by WP:NOT. Try reading some featured articles, Wikipedia:Tutorial and WP:CORP to get an idea what is required of an article. - Mgm|(talk) 11:00, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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- What is your registered Charity number? I cannot find any reference to such a charity on the central register? --Charlesknight 11:06, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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THe Charity number is 1085697
This is a UK based charity
That is the number for a charity called "IOL: Institute for outdoor learning" which has a website here. It makes no mention and does not seem to link in any way to the website that you seem to be connected with (it also seems strange that the main site is clearly one of professional design and the one you link to is clearly home-made). So saying "The Campaign for Adventure is a Charity" seems to untrue on the information that I can currently access.
--Charlesknight 11:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Further enquiry indicates that campaignforadventure.org is owned by yourself and http://www.outdoor-learning.org/ is owned by the charity itself - an odd situation. I have contacted the charity directly for further clarification. --Charlesknight 11:37, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I am looking into this, i haven't worked for CFA for long
The website was designed by SO WEB DESIGNS LTD
That's nice - it still looks like a homemade effort and it still does not explain why it is not registered to the charity, if it is part of the charity. Are you aware, it is a criminal offense in the UK to mispresent the status of an organization as a charity? Where are the accounts for CFA, who are the trustees? I will be blunt, that website concerns me greatly and I will be following this up with the relevent bodies (which of course is a non-wikipedia issue and will occur offsite). --Charlesknight 12:26, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
There is an all party parliamentary group on Adventure and recreation in society which Ian Lewis holds a parliamentary pass as co-ordinator for Campaign for Adventure which is described as a 'charity to promote positive aspects of adventure'
Well that's not true - however thanks for giving me another organization to contact. --Charlesknight 23:11, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Recent headline.
I am seeking advice for a recent entry that I published. Another user has tried to vandelize the entry by spamming it. I did send him a vandelism warning, however he continues to post slander on the talk page of my entry.
Helpful advice is greatly appreciated.
The entry is Joseph "Corky" Coker
All the Best — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) CokerTire (UTC)
- This reads like an autobiography. Please go through our notability guidelines and establish the notability of this person or this article may be deleted -- Lost(talk) 13:04, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- I made it NPOV, and removed the user page warning. That was one of the most advertisement-toned articles I've ever seen here. — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
- I apologize if the article had an advertisment like tone. I will do my best so that future articles will improve as I become more familiar with the procedures. All the Best, CokerTire 17:23, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Deleted article
hi
i created an article about a project i was going to promote (volutary) but the article has been deleted as spam.
it was a good source of information for me and one i did not think i would need to back. Please can you email me the delete article text. My user name is 'jonasan' and the profile page is called User:Jonasan.
Any help in this situation would be greatly appreciated.
I can be contacted on (email removed to prevent spam)
- Please sign your comments so we may find out your contributions. And please mention the name of the article. Thanks. -- Lost(talk) 13:09, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] map
Would love to have a Full map of all the routes and times they run.
- Which route, which city, which country? Regardless, this help desk answers questions pertaining to wikipedia. Please try reference desk and try to be more specific -- Lost(talk) 13:06, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- And don't forget to check back for the answer. - 131.211.210.12 13:07, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- You must be English—you think you're the center of the world. :P — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)
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- Routes of what? Confusing Manifestation 01:21, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Advertisement Banner
I have recently built a page regarding a large Canadian law firm. I followed the template set by other Canadian law firms that have posted to Wikipedia, yet my posting has been deemed an advertisement.
I have made alterations, but the banner will not disappear.
How do I ensure that the banner will go away?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_Michener_LLP
Thank you — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Sswartz (UTC)
- Perhaps leave a message with the user who placed the tag: Үлгі:User. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 13:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- The article doesn't read like an advert anymore so I've removed the banner. To remove the banner, all you have to do is delete the {{advert}} from the top of the page. --Casper2k3 13:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] RSS?
Is there a way to subscribe to RSS feeds for various wikipedia features? I searched the bug report/feature request, and turned up several requests related to this, but couldn't figure out if they were implemented or not. Specifically, I was thinking of RSS feeds for Recent Changes and, if possible, each user could subscribe to a feed for their watchlist or talk page.
Replies are best on my talk page. Thanks a lot! B.Mearns*, KSC 13:39, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- A list of WikiPedia RSS feeds is at WP:RSS --Casper2k3 14:03, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Alexander Petrov
Not sure if this is the right place. I don't strictly need help editing but here's an issue I couldn't fix: This article about a chess master is a relatively short paragraph, with a picture of him on the right, and a chessboard (left-aligned) created with the {{chess}} template below the paragraph. The problem is the picture takes up more space vertically than the paragraph. The top of the chessboard aligns with the bottom of the picture, leaving a large and ugly whitespace below the paragraph (i.e. between the text and the top of the chessboard). Can anyone fix this please? Zunaid 14:12, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hm, there's a few ways you could fix that. The first is just cut-n-pasting the paragraph below the chess diagram template -- then, being "above" the paragraph, it will align more appropriately. Or, you could get it over on the right side of the page by adding "tright" as the first parameter (see Template talk:Chess diagram for some documentation); I've taken the liberty of doing that, for now, so you can see what I mean, but it doesn't have to stay that way. As a general fix, even when templates don't allow you to specify which side of the page they should go on, you can usually still create a small table, align the table, and then put the template inside the table. Either way, I'm not sure which positioning looks best, here; part of me thinks the best way to go is to just expand the article so that this isn't such a problem. :) Happy editing. Luna Santin 16:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
x== nonprinting break ==
I need to know how to include a non-printing break (the opposite of a non-breaking space). If I have a long computerese character string like
3fA2dbaq2r23oij23roij23r23roij23$$asdfoijasef^^sadfsadfsdfsdofijdsf
I want to put a break point in the middle of the string so if the line is too long, it will partition the character string where I want it to. If the line is not too long, I don't want the break point to show up.
is there a way to do this in wikipedia?
Arghman 14:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Just go on adding </br> wherever you want a break -- Lost(talk) 14:46, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
But I don't want it to break unless the line would be too long. (for tables, for instance) Arghman 15:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- There's a Unicode character that's a zero width space, designed to be used for this. I've put one in the middle of these xxxxxxxxxx. The problem is that not all browsers support it. As far as I know there is no way to do this that is supported by all browsers (shows up as a little square box). -- Rick Block (talk) 03:49, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] How to crete a page
How to create a page at wikipedia? I created a page but it showed the following error:
This page may meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion. The given reason is: It is a redirect to a user page (CSD R2).
- Help on creating a new article can be found here: Help:Starting a new page. But it sounds like your article qualified for speedy deletion because articles in mainspace (the encyclopedia part of Wikipedia) should not simply be redirects to one's user page; see WP:CSD#R2. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 16:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] instructors list
By brute force, akwardness, and the fortunate assistance of one of your volunteers I was able to upload some contribution to your articles
Your self-help pages are so overpowering that I do not attempt to learn them.
Do you, perhaps, have a list of real live people willing to teach college classes in the interactive use of Wikipedia
by postal zone
mine being 24210, SW Virginia, USA
since I have no idea where to look for your answer please reply to
(email removed to prevent spam)
plumalley
- Just go on posting your problems related to wikipedia on this page. There are real life people trying to help here. -- Lost(talk) 17:27, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- There's also a channel for help on IRC. I think there's a link to it on WP:NCH. - Mgm|(talk) 18:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] fender HM strat
When I am typing "fender hm strat" in the search box, I cannot retreive the site "fender HM strat". Is the search box case sensitive? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Garinis (talk • contribs) .
- Seems to work for me. Are you clicking the "Go" button? --ZimZalaBim (talk) 17:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
When I type "fender hm strat" and click the Go button it cannot find the "fender HM strat" that I have recently created. It says the articloe cannot be find and asks whether I want to create one. Anyone knows why? thx Garinis
Zimzalabim hi, are you typing fender hm strat mor fender HM strat? in addition if one types fender strat, isn't that you should also retreive the fender HM strat site?
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- Well, now it's not working - odd. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 18:01, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- There are several intricacies involved, let's just say that for now, the search box is case sensitive, but when this new article is indexed (which should happen in several weeks) it will be easier to find with the search. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 17:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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- If you want to create a redirect to make it easier to navigate to (from "fender hm strat" to "Fender HM Strat"), see Wikipedia:Redirect. The first letters of words don't appear to be case sensitive, but capitalization as used on the HM is case sensitive. It's wacky. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 18:09, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Disambiguation
Hi, I know instructions must be here somewhere, but I can't find them.
I need to set up a disambiguation page for one article, and rename two articles (example: I need to change from "John Smith" to "John Smith (actor)".) Help, anyone? NickBurns 18:27, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Here's the guide for disambiguation pages and renaming articles. Hope this helps! --Casper2k4 19:00, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Casper! NickBurns 19:34, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Screenshot use within an article..fair use?
The fair use drop box when uploading says one screenshot per article..and for most high profile games..it stays true.
But for smaller games (eg..3-D WorldRunner) this rule..seems to not be applied..is there..another rule I don't know? It seems to have..many more than one screenshot and Im wondering if this is still fair use? many thanks Fethroesforia 19:34, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Is it all right to reuse material from another website that I have written?
I work for the Alexander & Louisa Calder Foundation, a non-profit art foundation that keeps the archive of the twentieth-century American sculptor, Alexander Calder. We would like to edit the article in Wikipedia for Alexander Calder, adding a substantial amount of information and correcting some factual errors. I would like to reuse the Calder biography text from our own website (www.calder.org) in order to do this. This is an unsigned text that I co-wrote with another Foundation employee several years ago. What is the protocol for something like this? Is it appropriate to cut and paste the text from our own website into Wikipedia? Saurien 19:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Saurien. No, sorry, you can't just cut and paste material from your site as that would infringe on your copyright, which is clearly marked "Copyright © 2003 Calder Foundation". However, quoting from Wikipedia:Copyright problems:
- It is sufficient to either:
- Make a note permitting reuse under the GFDL at the site of the original publication; or
- Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions at wikimedia dot org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:55, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- It's much easier to avoid copyright problems by rewriting articles from scratch based on your earlier writings. I didn't check, but usually material people want to copy is not written in the encyclopedic tone we require of articles. - Mgm|(talk) 04:56, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] publication
I have a photocopy of a DHEW pulication from 1978 entitled "Picturing Development." I would like to know where I can get this publication? Thank you. [e-mail address removed].
- That's a question better suited for the reference desk. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 21:18, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Editing
I edited an article explaining how to pronounce Czardas in Hungarian which was wrong,( I speak Hungarian ) and was told I was being unhelpful. What made you come to that conclusion?
- That warning was left for Үлгі:User because of this edit: [6]. If you didn't perform that edit, someone else using that IP address did. I'd suggest creating an account. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 21:23, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] adding diacritics (accute accent)
I edited the page on the movie "The Taste of Others," and added that it won Cesar awards in the supporting acting categories. However, it won't link to those pages because the title has an accute accent in the title, in the word Cesar. I don't know how to add this mark.
- Below the edit buttons of the page you're editing is a set of special characters. Position the text cursor where you want one inserted, then click on the one you want. You'll find the é in the Characters section. --jh51681 01:42, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] suggesting an idea
How do I make a suggestion about about expanding a topic?69.63.4.33 20:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- You put the template {{Expand}} on the page. Some P. Erson 21:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- Be bold and expand it yourself! Alternatively, leave a message on the article's Talk page to discuss your proposed additions with other editors. — QuantumEleven 11:53, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Language Help
I have no clue where to ask this, so I'll just ask it here... If this is an inappropriate place to ask this question, please redirect me to the correct page.
Now, my question concerns how to write a manga character's name when the character has no official romanization given. The character in question is Jyabura from One Piece. Now, we're currently having difficulty deciding how to write his name. Following Hepburn romanization, it should be written as "Jabura". However, this spelling is rather uncommon. The spelling "Jyabura" (what we're currently using) is far more common... but technically incorrect romanization (it's a romanization method I've encountered a lot, but it's technically incorrect). And then we have a third spelling, "Jabra". This spelling, although extremely rare in the English fandom (although, interestingly enough, it's the one I've almost always seen Japanese native speakers use...), is the one that the author himself used the single time he wrote the character's name... However, the accuracy of this spelling is suspect, as in the same page he contradicted the spelling of another character's name that he has used many, many times.
So, basically... Should we use the most technically accurate romanization? The most common romanization? Or the one used by the author? Thank you for any assistance you can give me. Murasaki Seiko 20:58, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
well letme cut to the chase some one has graffitied this page
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Madcowpoo/win&oldid=33869953
--Madcow 21:11, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Infoboxes
Can someone explain me why some informations contained in the "infoboxes" do not appear in the article? I'm talking, for example, about pages like that of Senator Joe Lieberman. In the infobox at the right of the article there's no information about his faith, even if in "edit this page" everybody can read that he is Jewish. Why this information doesn't appear in the article? Checco 21:18, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
- That's because the religion part was removed from Template:Infobox Senator. 203.109.207.138 23:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
My article on "Fender HM Strat" needs some editing help...
[өңдеу] Uploading Images
I am trying to upload an image and it does not appear after uploading the images following the directions outline in the directions section. What can be the reasons why the image will not upload? The entry in which I wish to upload an image is Raul Julia-Levy. I look forward to your response.
you might have pressed preview instead of submit or something..ived never uploaded an image so i dont know for sure...lol. 00:01, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Dont worry its uploaded Image:Raul_Julia_LevyJr.JPG, you have, I think, got mixed up due to the change in namespace. See WP:NAMESPACE for details on what that means :D Anyway the image is uploaded and can be put in an article using [[Image:Raul_Julia_LevyJr.JPG]]. Does that all answer your questions? --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 00:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- PS dont forget to sign your comments with ~~~~ so we know where it came from. :D --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 00:07, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] bronfenbrenner
i need information and histiory on bronfrenbrenners ecological theory studies on his development in chidren — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) 198.85.210.203 (UTC)
- Try the Reference Desk. -Royalguard11(Talk)(Desk) 00:21, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] image
found the image keys.jpg in the commons, and tried to use it on my user page, however when i put in the image tag directing to keys.jpg it came up with a diffrent picture. whats up?
- That is because there is an image by the same name on wikipedia. Try changing the name of one of these. But please make sure that whichever articles currently contain the image, then point to the changed name -- Lost(talk) 02:25, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Lally Consumer Value Index
Gentlemen:
I am having trouble changing my user name as you are suggesting to eliminate my email address from it. Please help. Also this entry is explaining the named Index which is used in the media as a consumer guide to help them understand what the economy is doing for them. It is an in depth Index whose definition should be readily available on Wikipedia for the general public to be able to find.
Thank you. Sincerely E. Lally — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Eugene.lally@dynamicdevelopment.com (UTC)
- Check our Wikipedia:Changing username. -Royalguard11(Talk)(Desk) 00:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Pictures
I have a whole load of pictures that I took in Spain that I want to donate to Wikipedia, but I don't know how to upload them. What should I do? — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Andrew.L.Kincaid (UTC)
- On the left side of your page, you'll see something called the "toolbox". It has a link called "upload files". That's where you upload them. -Royalguard11(Talk)(Desk) 01:45, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Or you could donate them to the Commons and they'd be available to all the Wikipedias, not just the English one. Dismas|(talk) 06:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Erasing article
How do you erase an article? 01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)01:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)65.1.156.170
- With either WP:PROD, WP:CSD or WP:AFD depending on what type of deletion it is. Don't forget to read the Wikipedia:Deletion policy. Most of the time, things can be improved rather than deleted. Also, if you type 4 tildes, your name and date are signed automatically. Your signature above seems to be faulty. - Mgm|(talk) 04:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] uploading images
See the question below. Because now I need to know how to put the image in an article. otooledupree
I am trying to upload an image and it does not appear after uploading the images following the directions outline in the directions section. What can be the reasons why the image will not upload? The entry in which I wish to upload an image is Raul Julia-Levy. I look forward to your response.
you might have pressed preview instead of submit or something..ived never uploaded an image so i dont know for sure...lol. 00:01, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Dont worry its uploaded Image:Raul_Julia_LevyJr.JPG, you have, I think, got mixed up due to the change in namespace. See WP:NAMESPACE for details on what that means :D Anyway the image is uploaded and can be put in an article using [[Image:Raul_Julia_LevyJr.JPG]]. Does that all answer your questions? --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 00:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- PS dont forget to sign your comments with ~~~~ so we know where it came from. :D --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 00:07, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] New Page
Can I ask Wikipedia to create a page?
- Wikipedia:Articles for creation might help. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 02:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Yes you can do so at Wikipedia:Requested articles. Alternately you can do so yourself if you have an account with us. Do remember that it must adhere to Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines -- Lost(talk) 02:58, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Deleting an image
How can i delete an image i uploaded? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ciccone39 (talk • contribs) 03:29, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Just tag it with {{db-author}} -- Lost(talk) 03:32, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Can you please tell me exactly where and how to place the {{db-author}} tag for deleting an image? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ciccone39 (talk • contribs) 03:35, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- You should be able to just place it on the image's main page - go to edit page and type it in the top. —Keakealani 03:39, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Can you please tell me exactly where and how to place the {{db-author}} tag for deleting an image? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ciccone39 (talk • contribs) 03:35, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
How long does it usually take for an image to be deleted after i tag it "db-author" and how will i know it has been deleted? Will it disappear from my "my contributions list"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ciccone39 (talk • contribs) 04:07, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- It depends on how many admins are around, and how many are paying attention to CAT:CSD. Don't worry - just forget about it, and it will be deleted before you realise. And yes, it will disappear from your contributions. Cheers, Tangotango 04:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- By the way, the reason it wasn't being deleted was because you typed in "db-author" without the double curly braces. I've deleted the image in question for you. Cheers, Tangotango 04:15, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] images
how can i remove an image that i have uploaded to wikipedia? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Daviddavids (talk • contribs) 03:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- That very question was answered just above yours :) - Tangotango 03:44, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] How do I correct the capitalization of the title of a page I created?
When I created a new page, I forgot to capitalize both of the words in the title. How can I fix that? Oatmealcookiemon 04:34, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Oatmealcookiemon
- You move the article using the "move" button (to the right of the "edit this page" button). Your account must be 4 days old to move pages. If the move is controversial or impossible, visit Wikipedia:Requested moves. - Tangotango 04:38, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] How does one resolve mistaken identity
The entry for Mission San Jose High School lists Gary Plummer, the former linebacker and current color commentator on 49er radio broadcasts, among its notable alumni. Unfortunately, following the link for Gary Plummer brings you to Gary Plummer the basketball player, a completely different person who happens to have the same name. I removed the link and simply listed Plummer with plain text, but someone put the link back, and once again it goes to Gary Plummer the basketball player not Gary Plummer the former football player and current color commentator.
Currently Gary Plummer the linebacker has no entry associated with his name, so the link should go to the page for creating a new article on his behalf, not to the page for Gary Plummer the basketball player.
Suppose, however, that Gary Plummer the linebacker did have a page of his own. My question: how would the the directive Gary Plummer be resolved? In other words, how would the Wikipedia software choose whether to go to Gary Plummer the linebacker or Gary Plummer the basketball player?
- Wikipedia:Disambiguation. - Mgm|(talk) 04:48, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- (after edit conflict) There are several possible answers to your question. In the case of the article not existing, you can pipe the link to go to Gary Plummer (football player) like so: [[Gary Plummer (football player)|Gary Plummer]] and hope someone later creates an article (or make a stub so something at least exists). The other option is to create a disambiguation page (which is indirectly the same thing, but in a different way). Let me know if you need more help! —Keakealani 04:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Linking to a sentence in a talk page
Can I link to a specific sentence in a talk page? Or must I link to the section only? How would I do that if I am filling out an evidence form for ArbCom? Please reply on my user page.Tommy Mandel 06:14, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Replied on his talk page -- Lost(talk) 06:29, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Ahh I see you are preparing your ArbCon request against me. I would actually be willing to help if you would like. The easiest way to link is to find the the edit using history, then copy the URL from the address bar of your browser. --Darkfred Talk to me 02:18, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] regarding: Category:Indian_family_names
Dear Sir,
I was searching for one of indian caste "CHARAN" on wiki. I found most of castes there but I didnt find CHARAN.
Now I want to add this caste on Category:Ind×08:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)08:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)~~§ian_family_names. How can I add it.
kindly reply me back. Shyam amrawat
- You need to add the category to the bottom of the article if the article exists. That way, the article will show up within that category. To create a new article, you need to have an account. Please go through the Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines before creating a new article -- Lost(talk) 09:30, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] double names
How do you create an entry which has an existing name in Wikipedia. My example is to create Michael Blake (South African classical composer) but there's already a US writer with this name.
Many thanks,
- Please see Wikipedia:Disambiguation -- Lost(talk) 09:32, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Create it under a title like Michael Blake (composer). Don't forget to put a disambiguation notice at the top of Michael Blake, or if you don't know how, drop me a line on my talk page. Zunaid 10:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Table of contents listing only first-level headings
Is it possible to instruct an article's table of contents only to list the top-level sections (i.e., 1 ==Foo==, not 1.1 ===Foo=== and lower)? Or to exclude specific subsections from the TOC?
Thanks,
Stephen Turner (Talk) 11:30, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- One way you could do this is put a larger font size for the heading without actually creating a subsection there -- Lost(talk) 12:43, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks, but that doesn't quite have the same effect. It would be missing the [edit] links for a start. And it wouldn't be easy to go back to a full TOC if you ever wanted to do that. And who knows if it would work properly in every skin? Logical markup is good, I just don't want those sections in the TOC. Stephen Turner (Talk) 12:54, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
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- No, there is no proper way to do this. Why precisely would you want to?
- There is a 'hack' that you could use, which is to use HTML header tags (such as
<h3>, <h4>
and so on, which will look like the Wiki headers but won't show up in the TOC. This is however strongly discouraged unless you have a very good reason for using them... — QuantumEleven 11:47, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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[өңдеу] WikiProject Creation
Hello!
How do I create a WikiProject?
Auroranorth 12:36, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide -- Lost(talk) 12:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] about tea
i would like to ask about Tea,because i am doing research project under HOW HARMFUL IS YOYR TEA, bacially regarding the awareness of caffeine in TEA among the collage student. i am not getting the Saury15285 12:46, 14 September 2006 (UTC)—
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Tea. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 13:13, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- You might also want to check out the article on Caffeine itself. --Darkfred Talk to me 04:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] hypothesis
to start and frame the direction of my research.i have to make a quetionnaire. Help meon this topic.
[өңдеу] Login in other languages
Sorry to bother with the basic question, but how I can do login in other language, for example, when I have English but want to login in German? Because when I was trying this, it shown "Name not found" or something like this. MarkBA 14:57, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- There's talk of creating a single login in, but right now, all wikimedia projects are run on separate databases and require their own accounts. In other words, your English account doesn't carry over to other Wikipedias. You need to register there too. If you want to make a single login easier, choose the same username there. - 87.209.70.231 15:42, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] how and where to ask for more information???
how and where do you request more information on a cerain topic? for example, on the wkls 96 rock page, i would like to ask users to post a history roster list of all the dj's that ever worked at 96 rock and to include their current website, etc. if available.
Biggully 15:15, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- You can probably do so on the talk page of the above article. However, please note that Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information -- Lost(talk) 16:14, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Movie- Beverly Hills Cop
What gave the movie "Beverly Hills Cop" an "R" rating I'd like to watch with my children, but need to know detail. vinniedej
- Probably nudity & language, but that's really a question for the reference desk or the article's talk page. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 15:35, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] human races
looking for the name world's human races but not getting
[өңдеу] what india can teach us
Dear sir hi to evryone
I want to kno wwhether the book "what Indai can teach us" by German scholar Max Muller is a copyright free book and i would like to publish it in Hindi for the benefit of the Hindi readers please email the answers at
(emails removed)
thanking you reagrds Dr Piyush Kumar
- This question will be better answered by the publishers of the book. Please contact them. This helpdesk answers queries related to wikipedia only -- Lost(talk) 17:51, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] linking
Hello,
I would like to know if it's possible to cretae an external link to my nonprofit organization in some pages, and if it is possible, how do I do that?
Thanks a lot
71.130.1.89 17:59, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Please see our guidelines on Wikipedia:External links. They are not encouraged unless they add significantly to the value of the relevant article. -- Lost(talk) 18:02, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- It is possible to add external links to articles, however this practice is regulated in order to avoid Wikipedia being used as a promotional tool. While adding external links is fairly easy (there is a links tool above the editing window), you will have to meticulously justify the inclusion of your link in the pages you add it to, particularly if you plan to add it to a number of articles. Wikipedia is not a link farm, nor is it a how-to guide or a resource for needy people, and even links that are added in order to help readers may not be appropriate. Anchoress 18:06, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] created a account but donot know how to log in
Sir,i have a account in my name of somyaranjandas but i donot know how to log in the same?i read FAQ but it so complicated ,Tell me in simple Terms. THANK YOU. — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Somyaranjandas (UTC)
- But you are already logged in. See some links that I have left on your talk page to start off -- Lost(talk) 18:22, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] New content
Does Wikipedia have a running log of newly created articles? Paul6743 18:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes please see Special:Newpages -- Lost(talk) 18:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] SOCKS
can i get some help finding my socks? those things keep disappearing on me.
- Have you checked your feet? --ZimZalaBim (talk) 19:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- you know, that may be an idea. nope, not there.
[өңдеу] The approach to translating a German article (Vienna Project)??
I am a rank Wikipedia beginner. I can translate German to English and am eager to participate in the Vienna Project. I have selected an article that has not been translated (de.Schweizerhaus)and apparently has a slot allotted for it in the English Wikipedia. I have translated the brief article from a printout I made and would like to enter it. Do I somehow get hold of the German Wiki article and simply modify it by typing over the German (thereby leaving the links, etc.)? If so, do I bring it to a sandbox first? DFWMike 9/14/06 14:25 CDT
- When translating from the DE encyclopedia I usually click edit on the german site then copy the wikicode into the new english language article, I then translate over the text, leaving notes and comments (using html comment !--) where translation is difficult or awkward. If I cannot finish it in one sitting I comment out the remainder but leave it in the article. Then submit. After doing so I usually ask another multi-lingual editor to check the work. --Darkfred Talk to me 19:36, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- User:Lectonar has helped me quite a bit with german->english proof reading. --Darkfred Talk to me 19:39, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
I would greatly appreciate if a native english speaker could edit my article: "Fender HM Strat"
- This might help for translating from German: do a Google search and locate the article on German Wikipedia, then click the 'translate this article' button. — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Ian mckenzie (UTC)
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- DO NOT do this!!! If you do not understand enough german to read the article to begin with this will do more bad than good. Machine translation is terrible and will result in numerous errors that are virtually impossible for you or others to catch, especially if you don't have the fluency to read the german in the first place. --Darkfred Talk to me 22:18, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Some more useful info on this can be found here: Wikipedia:Translation#German-to-English. — QuantumEleven 11:42, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Why do my pictures get deleted?
Hi, I uploaded pictures on Ariel Fenster and Joe Schwarcz's pages but the next day the pictures are deleted. Those are pictures that I have taken myself. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. Thanks.
You must provide the license on the picture's page. So, on Image:Afenster.jpg and Image:Joescience.jpg you need to put some kind of license. Since you say you took the pictures yourself, you should put a license like {{GFDL-self}} but the full list is here. Some of these are listed in a dropdown box on the upload page. Since you say you are the creator and are willing to release the pictures, you should consider putting them on Wikimedia Commons. Good luck. --MECU≈talk 20:48, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] copying from Spanish Wikipedia
Can I improve a stub by copying an English translation from the Spanish wikipedia site? How do I credit the source, as it is likely from a number of contributors over time? May I also use the same photos as on the Spanish site; if so, how do I import them to the English site? Ian mckenzie 21:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- I do a lot of translating from the Spanish Wikipedia. First check out the format of the references in this article which had no footnotes, and this article which did. Note also the Spanish icons for the external links in the latter article. With regard to photos, if they are photos uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons then they will work fine in your article (just be sure to change "imagen" to image where applicable, if you are importing the markup for the picture). If the photos are locally uploaded there, in order to use them you will have to upload them here yourself. I did this for a few photos in another translated article, and I think (I hope) I did so correctly although I am far from an image expert. An example would be this which you might use as a template if a similiar license was used. The first step would be to save the image to your computer (right click on the image, choose "save target as"). Then go to Special:Upload, which is a link, "Upload file" on the left hand side of every Wikipedia page and follow the instructions. I Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] unicode
hey all, having a problem with my browser seeing unicode. i'm using IE6, and on some pages with lots of unicode instead of seeing the glyph i see a little square box. anyone know how i can fix this? please keep in mind that im not allowed to download anything onto this computer because its not mine. thanks. it would also be helpfull if you left a message on my user talk page if you want to reply because i'm still having trouble finding these deep help pages. thanks. - Patrickjsanford 21:59, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- Replied on his talk page -- Lost(talk) 04:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] a concern about possible sockpuppets
Now I have a question...I was looking through the New User Log, and I came across a series of new user accounts that looked to be related: User:Firefly1001, User:Firefly1002, User:Firefly1003, User:Firefly1004, and User:Firefly1005. I'm worried they might end up to be sockpuppets, but I'm not sure what I can do at the moment. Advice? Thanks in advanced! —Keakealani 23:45, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- See WP:SSP --Mitaphane talk 00:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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- That's what I was looking for! Thanks much! —Keakealani 00:03, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Portal Macau
Excuse me, I have a question on editing Portal Macau. No admin. gave me any assistance. I already put the frame programming on the page of portal: Macau but it doesn't work. Please refer to history and read what I added so that you understand what I already put and edit. It always occurs . I couldn't put any table, frames or others just like other portal. It is a very technical question. I would be appreciated it when you help me to format and put the language on it so that the frame can come out. Please help!24.176.138.81 00:33, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- I am not sure what you wanted to do but you just blanked text and then duplicated what was already there. Normally portals are a collection of various templates that can be edited separately. I'd suggest you start with looking at how other portals are created and then go on to edit the Macau portal -- Lost(talk) 04:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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- no, you don't understand what I am talking about. I tried to put the frame language after reading other portal. Unforunately everytime the result came out with the words "noinclude". I couldn't copy the template and paste them on because the edit of the Portal Macau and the programming language of template itself are totally different.24.176.138.81 22:38, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] James DeKoven search
Hello:
There is a page about James DeKoven, but when you search on "dekoven" or "james dekoven", nothing is found. I'm not sure what is going on -- is the search confused by the capital K?
Thanks, Greenmars
- Yes the search is cap sensitive. What you can do is create a redirect, so that the above will also point towards the article -- Lost(talk) 04:10, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Also remember point 1 of the WP:VFAQ. Stuff doesn't show up in search immediately. - 131.211.210.11 07:31, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] purpose and use of discussion of an article
I typed in Debra Lafave into the computer and went to your page to read your article. I noticed the discussion tab and wondered if this was like a chat room in which you can comment on an article. I am a licensed psychotherapist who has had a client for several years who said the same things that Debra Lafave just said, but her rapist was in his 30's and she was 16. It changed the way she viewed herself and her life. It was determined that she has a disassociative disorder. I noticed on MSNBC that they believe she is bi-polar, but how can I share with other professionals the similarities in the two cases, which, taken alone,sounds insane, but jointly seems to indicate the same psychological transformation regarding her view on sex ?
Booklover316 Delores M. Baber, NCC, LPC, ACS from the state of Alabama
- It is not like a chat room or discussion forum for commenting on Debra Lafave the person, but it is for commenting on or discussing the Wikipedia article. If you think there is a deficiency in the article in the aspect you mentioned above, or in some other area, then you can mention it on the talk page. If you have reliable sources that indicate some correlation, then you should present them (though perhaps it would belong at Pedophilia or some other article). Etc. The discussion pages are not, however, for general discussion about the subject of the article. If you would like to contribute, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Tutorial or creating an account. —Centrx→talk • 03:37, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] delete
Why were my entries deleted? They were legit, and I sited my sources??????? Carl.hess 04:26, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Did you create a new article? What was the name of the article? There are no other entries attributed to you. -- Lost(talk) 04:33, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- A lot of people cite sources that are either unreliable (usually blogs or forums) or impossible to check (ask Patrick, he knows) or even worse (my source is Google.com). If you did none of these, your next stop should be Special:Log/Delete where you can type the title of the article (mind your capitalization) and see who deleted it and why. If you don't know how to do this, give us the title, so we can look it up ourselves. - 131.211.210.11 07:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Computer
How work together Computer harware & software? — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Wanni rad (UTC)
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Computer. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 06:41, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] copy illustrations from other Wikis
When an image is available on another wiki then where I'ld like to use it (e.g. the German de.wikipedia) but not on Commons, although it could be as it is not copyright-restricted (e.g. public domain), how can I
- copy it to another Wiki (e.g. en.Wikipedia)
- and/or -if that is easier perhaps better- copy it to Commons?
I'm looking forward to practical advice; on my talk page would be great Fastifex 11:21, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Assuming it can be uploaded to Commons and it might be useful on more than one project then it generally should be. --Cherry blossom tree 11:50, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Compliments (talk page reply please!!) ;)
How do I publicly announce good service bestowed unto me by another Wikipedian? If there is no compliment page already, may I please create it? Auroranorth 11:38, 15 September 2006 (UTC) Please reply on my talk page - here
- This is generally done by adding a Barnstar to that person's user or talk page. I don't know of any central location for this kind of thing, though the idea seems vaguely familiar. You might want to bring it up at Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign. --Cherry blossom tree 11:56, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] How do you put edit protection on your user/talk page against vandals and newcomers?
AURORANORTH talk to me
- Generally you don't - the idea of your talk page is to allow anyone to contact you, even people who are new/don't have an account. Semi-protection policy states that "User talk pages subject to persistent vandalism or trolling may be semi-protected or protected on request". If you think your userpage qualifies for that then you can list it at Requests for page protection. --Cherry blossom tree 12:02, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] About Interpretation of graps
How to interprete statistical graps with example
- Please ask at the reference desk in a clearer manner. This help desk answers questions pertaining to wikipedia only -- Lost(talk) 13:37, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] victoria s middleton
A brief bio for the subject was accepted and viewable as of 9-9-06, but has now disappeared from Wikipedia. How can the bio be restored?Frankmidd 14:42, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- It exists. Click on Victoria S. Middleton -- Lost(talk) 15:15, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Pictures
How do you add pictures to your Wikipedia account. — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Taros (UTC)
- First you need to upload images. Make sure you tag them correctly. Fair use images cannot be used on userpages. Next, you just link them to your userpage. You can see Wikipedia:Image tutorial for this -- Lost(talk) 15:13, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Help Me
Can I save articles to my Log in Name? DramaChic17 15:46, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- I am not sure what you mean but you can add info about youself on your userpage. If you want to temporarily create an article in your userspace, you can do that too and move it to article namespace once the article is ready. Does this answer your question? -- Lost(talk) 15:49, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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- In case you mean "bookmarking" articles for future reference, you can put wikilinks to them in your user page. You can also put links to the permanent URL of a revision you are interested in. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 15:52, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] John Adams
Why did John Adams think that July 2 would be Independence Day? What is John Adams wife’s name?
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about John Adams. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 16:16, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Homepage
I'n my veiw you'r homepage is so BORING SO MAKE IT MORE FUN FOR PEOPLE
- Thanks for the suggestion. We look forward to your participating to make it more fun. I have left some links on your talk page. Please go through them and start participating -- Lost(talk) 17:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- It would help if you explained why you think it's boring. I don't think it is (especially now we're featuring that big blob called Jabba the Hut on the front page). - Mgm|(talk) 22:30, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Children attending US public schools
How many children are attending US public schools? 75.80.212.250 22:27, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- That's a question for the reference desk. They love to answer questions on pretty much anything, apart from Wikipedia itself, which is what this page is for. - Mgm|(talk) 22:31, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Can I create links in a site linking to Wikipedia pages
I am Creating a site
wwww.worldofsports.com.au
about sports in 35 countries in over 25 languages
Can I create links pointing to content and language info in WIKIPEDIA???
Thank you for help
Colin
- Yes, you can freely link to Wikipedia from your own site. Be aware that the reverse may be considered spamming, though. WilyD 22:32, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Virtual Alien
Hi
we have tried a few times to insert some text about this artist especially since something has already been mentioned under "old Nick peterson".
We have registered and had the confirmation that this had been done (in July and august) but nothing has been displayed. Why? Please let me know thanks
- I'm afraid I can't find any of the articles you refer to, and there doesn't seem to be any record of them having been deleted. If you know the exact titles of the articles in question then we may be able to help, or you could simply add the text again and see what happens. Good luck. --Cherry blossom tree 00:14, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Old Nick Peterson was deleted August 3, see the delete log entry. Virtual Alien is a requested article, from Wikipedia:Articles for creation/2006-08-29 that no one has apparently created. -- Rick Block (talk) 00:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Block broad-based spam linking
I've been steadily undoing some porn linkspam edits for some time now and I've reached the end of my patience with it. I'm guessing the links being are all controlled by the same person or company since the page format at the other end is consistent across all the assorted name. The problem is that the links end up in many webpages - typically the biography pages for various Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets - but the IP address they come from look to be all over the place so it's not like I can get one user blocked. And besides, the various IP addresses cycle all over the place.
Example 1: Shyla Stylez had a link appended to the page pointing to www shylastylez net. The link was added on two different occasion by two different IPs: 205.188.117.74 (as seen here) and 64.12.116.138 (here.
Example 2: Maria Checa - the link for her was to mariacheca dot org. The IPs adding the link were 64.12.116.132 (here) and 152.163.100.132 (here).
Example 3: Peggy McIntaggart - the link being added goes to www dot peggymcintaggart dot, and the IP adding it is 152.163.100.136 (here).
The web pages in question are numerous and are not just those three - e.g., similar edits were done to the pages of Dina Jewel, Luna Lane, Devinn Lane, Carrie Stevens, Victoria Zdrok, Bonita Saint, Racquel Darrian, etc., etc., ad nauseum. And these are just the ones I was able to spot.
Can someone please advise me on what can be done to stop this from occuring?? Tabercil 23:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Assuming there is no connection between the websites being linked to or the IPs making the edits then there is nothing we can do beyond carefully watching articles likely to be affected, I'm afraid. --Cherry blossom tree 00:06, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- You could ask to have those links put on the m:Spamblacklist (not sure of the link here). - Mgm|(talk) 08:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Need help Renaming (moving) a page
Need help Renaming (moving) a page. Specifically: USS Lawrence (1812) needs to be USS Lawrence (1813) as this was when the ship was commissioned.
I'm sorry. I've spend a few hours now trying to follow the convoluted directions to do this on the Wikipedia site, but have really had enough of this frustration. Even the help is hard to use in Wikipedia!
The key seems to be using a "Move" tab that is supposed to be "on every page", but don't seem to see it on ANY page. Found this regarding a "Move tab" on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MOVE:
1. there is no button for this in the nostalgia skin; 2. the button is in the quickbar, so this must be on. With the correct page displayed, click on the "Move" tab near the top of the page.
I use the MonoBook (default) skin, so this shouldn't apply, but have tried every skin I see, and have NEVER seen a "Move" tab on ANY page. The directions for editing the quickbar are as confusing as just about anything I have read and leave out a very important piece of information - like where these edits are supposed to be taking place.
What am I doing wrong?
bbo@att.net
BBODO 23:43, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Wild guess, but you probably have a very new account. The move page tab will appear four days after you registered. This is to make it more difficult for people to vandalise by moving pages around to scurrilous new locations. I've moved this one for you. --Cherry blossom tree 00:04, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Featured Articles
I'm a contributor to one of the WikiCities and am trying to figure out how I can add a Featured Articles section to its home page. I'm having a hard time figuring out what the source for this feature is. Could someone help me?
Thanks.167.206.156.241 02:06, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
The above was me, I hadn't realized I wasn't signed in. WikiManGreen 02:07, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- This helpdesk answers queries related to wikipedia only. For wikicities (which I think has now been renamed to wikia), you would need to go to that site and ask them. -- Lost(talk) 02:47, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Odd, I thought I'd seen a similar section on a baseball wikia.
Ours codes the same way as the main page, could someone just tell me how the Featured Articles section is coded?WikiManGreen 05:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- You can check by clicking the "view source" link on top of the main page. - Mgm|(talk) 08:31, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Helping Edit Wikipedia and adding External Links
Hi all, I am relatively new to Wikipedia and am interested in offering my time and effort to help continue and develop this wonderful project. I have created a number of websites of my own which I have researched and put together with relevant content. When I offer these as external links to relevant articles, invariably they are deleted due to "spam" or "suspected spam". I cannot find the logic behind this. They are not commercial websites, they do have some advertisement from Google Adsense on them, which I placed there to help cover some of the hosting costs I endure. I would be grateful for some advise in this area, as some of my sites stay up for over 2 months through countless revisions..and others are removed almost immediately. (Tapdancer2000 02:21, 16 September 2006 (UTC))
- I recommend reading Wikipedia:External links; it should help you determine whether your links are suitable, and anyone who removes your links should be acting in accordance with the guideline. We're not in the web directory business, so links have to be very relevant, not just 'useful', to be included. --Sam Blanning(talk) 02:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Hi Sam, many thanks for your speedy response. I have printed off the external links page you guided me to and gone through the checklist, I am 95% sure I have met all the criteria. What puzzles me is that if there have been countless revisions of the page, why now can a contributer suddenly remove a number of external links including my site from the external links. I really need to get to the bottom of this, as I have spend many hours researching specific topics and creating information based websites which help to add additional content to the Wikipedia Resource (Tapdancer2000 03:01, 16 September 2006 (UTC))
- The people who did the "countless revisions" so far may have been focussed on other things than the external links. I generally don't remove external links when I haven't checked them. If you're talking about linking to your site, it's generally a good idea to suggest it to people editing the article and have them do the adding. -- Mgm|(talk) 08:34, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] uploading file
Every time I try to upload I get the message that I must log in I log in I link to Upload file I get the message that I must log in I log in ad infinitum.....
TIA jdkennel
- Yes, you need to login to be able to upload files. Are your cookies enabled? Are you behind a secure connection? -- Lost(talk) 02:38, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Picture
How can I change a picture in an article — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Roseclip (UTC)
- First the other picture needs to be uploaded. See Wikipedia:Uploading images. Please be sure to tag it correctly. Second, the picture needs to be linked to the article. You can see Wikipedia:Image tutorial for that. -- Lost(talk) 03:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
I still can't upload a picture - I log in and have enabled cookies for this site. as soon as I go to the page I am trying to upload to I get a message that I need to be logged in to upload a file. I log in and get the message that the log in was successful. I click on the link to take me back to the page I want to upload the file to and I get a message that I need to log in. Exasperating!! PK
[өңдеу] Contents
For some reason the contents thing that allows you to go do different sections has disappeared for me, What's happened?
†he Bread 03:48, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- By default, it appears only on articles having atleast 4 sections. Two other ways it would not show up for you are if your user preferences are set to turn it off or if in an article, NOTOC is added in the edit box. -- Lost(talk) 03:56, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Ah, that was it, thanks
†he Bread 04:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Bottom line of template not showing up
I've created a template (type "Template:Hungry City Chronicles" into the search box), but for some reason the last line of text won't show up. If you go into edit mode you can see it, but it just doens't show up in regular mode. Can someone tell em how to fix this? Battle Ape 04:55, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- Fixed. You accedently had a : instead of a = on the last list. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk) 04:59, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks! Battle Ape 05:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Changing articles
How do you change article names — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Basel15 (UTC)
- You need to move the article to the correct name. Moves can only be done by people whose accounts are atleast 4 days old -- Lost(talk) 05:42, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] copyright problems
I read all about copyright problems, I went through the FAQ, I understand full well what a copyright is but I'm still confused about a few basic things when it comes to lifting material from other websites.
for example, this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Summerlee
was copied from this website: http://www.upei.ca/stlhe/html/e_speakers.html
I can clearly see "Copyright University of Prince Edward Island © 2005" at the bottom of the web page. Is that what is meant by a clear copyright notice and is that copyright in regard to the contents of the website or just the website itself, if that's even possible. Is this copyright infringement or is this just plagiarism? Should they be treated as the same thing? Finally, is this a good example of something that should be tagged? I was about to fix this article before I saw that it had been copied. Now, I don't feel like dealing with it in any way other than having it tagged it for something, but what?
- Plagiarism and copyright infringement should basically be treated the same. Either tag it with the {{copyvio}} template or write a stub in your own words and ask an admin to delete the copyvio. Of course you should do that last one only if you think the subject is encyclopedic. - Mgm|(talk) 08:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)The article on wikipedia is quite old and has undergone several revisions. Its very possible that the other site copied us. Suspected copyright violations can be listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. As to your other question, yes that is a clear copyright notice and it is in regards to the contents of the website. And yes, if the article is copied verbatim it is copyright infringement. No, they are not the same thing. Hope this answers all your questions. -- Lost(talk) 08:44, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Hindi/ Devanagri script.
how to type or enter text in Hindi (Devanagari) script?
- Please see WP:COMPLEX. Various methods are explained there -- Lost(talk) 08:37, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] how I change my user name?
how I change my user name? — Алдынғы қолтаңбасыз мәндемені жіберген [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|талқылауы]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|үлесі]]) Mbbchandiran (UTC)
- Since this is your first edit under this name, just register with a new name and start editing. For older usernames, one can apply at Wikipedia:Changing username -- Lost(talk) 08:49, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Request for comments
How do I add requests for comments?Matt. P 08:52, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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- The procedure is given at WP:RFC. But are you sure that is what you want to do. It is a part of the dispute resolution process. In case you want comments to improve an article, you can ask for it to be peer reviewed -- Lost(talk) 08:55, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[өңдеу] Deleting Articles
I need to delete another person's article, a totally false article btw, called BlastWarGreymon. How?
- There are three ways you can do this. Please go through our Wikipedia:Deletion policy to understand them better. -- Lost(talk) 15:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- I have already proposed the article BlastWarGreymon for deletion. - Mike Rosoft 15:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, it has been prodded and deprodded once before, so the right way to do it would be through WP:AFD -- Lost(talk) 15:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- I have already proposed the article BlastWarGreymon for deletion. - Mike Rosoft 15:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)