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October 23

Move page back to original titled page.

Actor is going back to using previous credited name Cal Rein. Move page: Cal Giardina To new previous title: Cal Rein Eyephoto08 (talk) 02:42, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

The best place for requests such as this is at WP:Requested moves. Though, even then you'll need to provide a reliable source for why the article should be moved to the other name. Dismas|^(talk) 02:45, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Adding images

I have uploaded the image "Matched.jpg" and now don't know how to put it into the article Matched. MyKingdom200 (talk) 11:44, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

I've fixed it, but you may need to clarify the copyright status of the uploaded image. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:04, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Are two references enough for a biography article?

I am new to Wikipedia and have recieved the "This article is an orphan complaint". I have added two new references and three external links. Please look over the article and see whether it has become reliable enough to not be deleted or I should add more references. Thanks. My Article : Shamim Haider Tirmazi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intermediate-Hacker (talk • contribs) 12:42, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

You haven't actually included any references in your article as inline citations; look at WP:CITE. The orphan tag is saying that no other articles have links to your article. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:58, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I have now added inline references. Though I don't think there is anything I can do about my article being an orphan. Do orphan articles get deleted? 82.178.82.229 (talk) 14:20, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Orphan articles do not get deleted. —Jeremy v^_^v ^{Components:V S M} 16:21, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

No, there's nothing wrong with orphaned articles; but usually it means that there are places which readers might find the article from, but they can't. See WP:ORPH. --ColinFine (talk) 18:02, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Changing article name

Hi, I've written an article about two artists called 'Bonafide', however as other pages exist with the same name I called the article Bonafide (Manchester), but I think Bonafide (Maz and Ziggy) is more relevant. I don't seem to be able to change the name though, help please! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bia-17 (talk • contribs) 16:07, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Where do you think you have saved it? Bonafide (Manchester) doesn't exist, and your contribution record was blank before the question above. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:54, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

It was speedily deleted as an A7 by me. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:05, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

It got speedied. The redlink Bonafide_(Manchester) has a template explaining the deletion. Roger (talk) 18:05, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

• If Orange Mike had bothered to leave a message on the article creator's talk page it might have removed some confusion. Still, such basic courtesy has never been a feature of his use of deletion tools. Likewise, just posting "deleted as an A7" doesn't help anyone who isn't sad enough to have memorised all the speedy codes. DuncanHill (talk) 18:20, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
• I'll add to that - nobody bothered to explain to the original creator what was thought to be wrong with the article, thus denying him the chance to improve it. Very poor show. DuncanHill (talk) 18:21, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Frank Sinatra's song

Hello! What's the name of the Frank Sinatra song, played in the ending of this commercial? Doncsecz^talk 17:25, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello, please direct this question to the Entertainment Reference Desk where the users will be more equipped to answer your question. Happy editing, hajatvrc with WikiLove @ 17:35, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Logged out

Why am I loged out — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.71.8.154 (talk) 19:13, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Have you tried logging in? GB fan 20:12, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

See Help:Logging in. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:00, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Tink

I've created a new dab page for Tink at Tink (disambiguation). It should really be named Tink since it is a disambiguation page with no primary topic, according to WP:DABNAME. However, when I try to move it to Tink I get the message "You cannot move a page to this location, because the new title has been protected from creation". Can you move it for me please? Thanks — Hebrides (talk) 21:41, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

I believe WP:RFUP is the correct avenue but someone here may still unprotect for you. Яehevkor ✉ 21:51, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

I have moved it. Moves needing an administratror can be listed at Wikipedia:Requested moves. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:11, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you :) — Hebrides (talk) 05:28, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Exquisite Scents article deleted

Hello,

I just worked several hours on this article and had it deleted within minutes. I am wondering what I did wrong and is there any way that I can have it placed back on Wikipedia without having to worry about it being deleted again? I see it mentioned something about showing lack of importance, but I've read plenty of articles that did not seem to important to me. I've read an article about my old classmate who use to play college basketball and but did not get drafted. It talked about what he accomplished in college and the NBA teams he had a tryout for. The article about him was much shorter than the article I drafted about my company. My company is up and coming and meanwhile, my old classmate is unemployed and living with his father.

I'm just frustrated and need an explanation on how my article can be placed back on the Wikipedia. If there is no way that it can be place back on there, then please let me know, that way I won't have to waste my time trying to inform people about my company using this site.

Thanks!!!

Anthony Humphrey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uniquehump (talk • contribs) 23:20, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

The article was deleted as it failed the notability criteria as detailed here. WP:CORP gives more detail on what the Wikipedia guidelines consider as "notable" for a company; in particular note that the company must have "significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources." The article as you created it does not mention any coverage at all in any sources. One of the things that Wikipedia is not is a vehicle for promotion of anything, including companies. There are further problems; your username appears to indicate that you are intimately connected with the company (both the "key people" you mention in the article are named "Humphrey") which falls foul of the conflict of interest guidelines at WP:COI. In a nutshell, please don't (as you put it) waste any more of your time trying to use Wikipedia as a vehicle to "inform people about your company" (as an advertising medium, in other words). Best of luck in your venture, but you'll have to get advertising space elsewhere. As for "XYZ has an article, so why don't I?" please see WP:OSE. Tonywalton ^Talk 23:46, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

• Just curious who decides what is considered notable on Wikipedia and what is not. Yes, there are A LOT of guidelines, policies, etc. But, who made those rules in the first place, and how can those rules be changed? For example, I just recently found out that a public company listed on a major stock exchange is not notable and the article about was deleted from Wikipedia because a few people thought it was not notable. Ottawahitech (talk) 13:56, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

The community decided on the notability guidelines. You would need to go back through the talk page archives of the different guidelines to see the discussions that created them. The rules can be changed by proposing a change on the guidelines talk page. If the change has enough support then the change will be implemented. GB fan 14:10, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

• Thank for responding. I wonder if anyone can suggest which talk pagen to raise this issue on. Here are the details of the deleted artcile: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Mellanox+Technologies (btw I must log off soon so hope I can still find a response here next time I am on Wikipedia)Ottawahitech (talk) 14:29, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

There are two guidelines that you might want to look at concerning that page. The first one is the notability guideline, specifically the general notability guideline section. That is the overarching guideline for notability. The second one, since this a Corporation, is the Notability (organizations and companies) guidelines, specifically the depth of coverage section. Also looking at your concerns you might be specifically interested in the Publicly traded corporations section. Based on all of this, I think the best place to raise the question would be on the talk page of Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) since that is where it talks about publicly traded corporations. GB fan 16:05, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

October 24

Subjects of a Photo I took.

My wife took a photo some years ago of my sister & her husband, and posted it on Flickr, then added it to a Wikipedia article on the RCMP (They are RCMP officers and were posing for family photos). When they discovered their photos were being used in the Wikipedia, they asked me to take it down, stating that they had allowed us to take photos only for personal use.

The Photo in question is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RCMP_with_serge.jpg

How do I request it for deletion? I have already reverted it's rights on Flickr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kylar (talk • contribs) 00:46, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

We now have a deletion request open at commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:RCMP with serge.jpg, as this isn't the sort of case that calls for a single administrator to summarily delete the image, which is used in multiple Wikipedia articles. Note that if the photograph was taken in a public place, the request is unlikely to succeed (as Creative Commons licenses are not actually revocable and people generally have no expectation of privacy in public places), so please comment on the request if the photo was taken on private property. For future reference, if you want to nominate an image hosted on Wikimedia Commons for deletion, go to the Commons description page and click on the "Nominate for deletion" link in the Toolbox section of the left sidebar. Thanks for asking your question here. PleaseStand (talk) 02:27, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Chapter URL appears in long, open form while using cite book template

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When I try to use the Template:Cite book with chapter and chapter URL parameters, I get a result which both contains the chapter name as a link (which is what expected, just as the title of the book if it has a URL as well) and the URL in its long, openly written (I don't know rhe proper term) form. This is not what I expect. We already have that link via the title of the chapter. No need to give it again. And obviously, no need for that URL to appear in its long, open form (even if its a link as well.)

Here is my example:

Twain, Mark (1872). "Appendix". Roughing It. Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3177/3177-h/p8.htm#APPENDIX. Retrieved 24.10.2011. 

The result is similar when I use it between ref tags which is what I want to do.

Any idea? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neophyrigian (talk • contribs)

Template:Cite book#Description says: "url: URL of an online location where text of the book can be found. Cannot be used if you wikilinked title."

The formatting is made worse by additionally having a chapter and chapterurl. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter Thank you very much. Seems that its my bad. I shouldn't wikilink the title. Editing as such, everything is fine:

Twain, Mark (1872). "Appendix". Roughing It. Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3177/3177-h/p8.htm#APPENDIX. Retrieved 24.10.2011.  Neophyrigian (talk) 01:40, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Replace and Update an Image

I found the following question at Help talk:Files, but don't know the answer. It was asked over a year ago, yet still has not been answered.

How does one delete their own image? or, how does replace to update an image on the same file. I created a image a while ago, and it needs to be updated. --Dmm1169 (talk) 03:45, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, pluma Ø 02:36, 24 October 2011 (UTC).

Autoconfonfirmed users have a link saying "Upload a new version of this file" on file pages. The user uploaded several new file versions at the time of the question in January 2009 [1] so it appears to have been resolved. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:47, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Theory of relativity

Why theory of relativity is build — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prabhjot singh bhatia (talk • contribs) 07:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Is the article Theory of relativity of help? If you have further questions the article doesn't answer, you can ask at the Science reference desk by clicking here and reinstating your question there. The people there are happy to answer knowledge questions. Note however that if your questions is a homework question you should be prepared show them what steps you have already undertaken to solve the problem yourself. Also they will not simply provide with an answer you can copy. Instead they will help you to understand the concept you wish to receive help in understanding. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 10:47, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Bad Link

You show a bad link on the following page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Franklin_Swift

Under the reference section - "City of South San Francisco official website"

It should redirect to: http://www.ssf.net/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1827

Our site gets 3-5 broken links daily because you have the wrong url. Please fix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.234.100.130 (talk) 09:01, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:13, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

text label for external link?

Hi, I am wondering how can I add a text label for an external link? I want to link to an article on the French wikipedia, and the Help document suggests that you use single square brackets and put a space between the link itself and the text label, e.g. [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irlande_%28pays%29 Irlande (pays)].

However, this does not seem to work for me: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ireland_Collaboration&diff=457125894&oldid=457124282 What am I missing? Is it to do with the closing bracket afterwards, and if so is there a way around this?

Thanks for any assistance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ComhairleContaeThirnanOg (talk • contribs) 10:50, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Irlande (pays). Works for me. You need the http bit at the beginning. Dismas|^(talk) 10:55, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

... or alternatively you can use an inter-wiki link fr:Irlande (pays) or Irlande (pays). - David Biddulph (talk) 11:00, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks both. I'm going to blame the current Firefox which strips off the http:// in the browser address bar - something I hadn't particularly noticed until now. Handy to know about the inter-wiki link option too. ComhairleContaeThirnanOg (talk) 11:28, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

whom template giving wrong output

Template:Whom? doesn't show the expected inline text. According to the table at Wikipedia:Template_messages/Sources_of_articles#Requesting_sources and the template page itself it should display the phrase "according to whom". Instead it is showing the phrase "by whom" which the table says should be the result of a different template.

I'd fix this myself if I knew how. Cloveapple (talk) 11:10, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Nothing's broken. {{whom?}} produces but {{whom}} (NB without a question mark) produces , because it redirects to {{by whom}}. Whether it is a good idea to have a template and a redirect to another template with virtually identical names but different outcomes - one links to WP:NPOV, the other to WP:WEASEL - I will leave to others to discuss! Bencherlite^Talk 11:25, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Looks like I messed up. Thanks for the polite explanation. Cloveapple (talk) 15:30, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Policy re Table of Contents of periodicals; use of database

Two part question. Part (1): Please direct me to any Wiki policy concerning creating a summary of the Table of Contents for all articles appearing in a particular periodical. I refer to the article titles only - no content - and basic information such as author, date, and maybe some keywords to assist searching. I do not believe there are any copyright issues with such lists but I am not sure. Part (2): Is it possible to a use a database on Wikipedia (however structured) to store and present information in response to a search query by the reader? This relates to my first question. While a sortable table format may allow a listing of the Table of Contents, a table is not very searchable. Any examples in Wikipedia that you could point me to that use more sophisticated means of organizing and presenting information typically stored in a database? Thanks much. Newwhist (talk) 12:57, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a database (nor a webhost). Entire databases of the sort you describe are not encyclopedic content, and have no place here. If you want to build a database for a given periodical, use a domain provider, get your own website and build your own pages (although you can arrange to use the Mediawiki software if you choose). --Orange Mike | Talk 18:19, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Hearing Loops

I read an article in the NYT about "hearing loops" and wanted to learn more, however, there was not an article by that name in WP. I tried to find a place to suggest the title and decided on "Medical Devices", however, could not find a place where the title belonged and could not find a free-form space in which to enter the suggested title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.146.95.200 (talk) 13:07, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Audio induction loop - unfortunately not a very good article but it has links and references that may lead to more useful information. Roger (talk) 13:19, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict × 2) When you now enter hearing loop into the search box and press enter or click the magnifying glass, you should be brought to the article Audio induction loop, as I created a redirect for the term which leads you to the article Audio induction loop. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:31, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Photo/logo thumbnail

I uploaded a new logo for our college page. It shows properly when you view the Wikipedia page. If you click on the logo on that page it goes to the old logo. Also the Wiki info that translates into a Facebook page shows the old logo as well. Did I do something wrong when I uploaded the new file? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mshockey (talk • contribs) 13:29, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The logo you uploaded is File:Acm seal.png, which is also the image I see at the top of Allegany College of Maryland. Perhaps you have to bypass your browser cache to see the logo. Does that fix the problem for you? Also, which logo are you taken to when you click on the image? Can you provide a link to that file like this: [[:File:<Insert name of file here>]]? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:41, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Lycoming County incorrect seal

The article regarding Lycoming County, located here: Lycoming County is not accurate in that it uses an incorrect seal. I have attempted to change the seal to the correct one, with no luck. The correct seal can be found on the official county website at www.lyco.org.

I appreciate any suggestions you can help me with to get this inaccuracy corrected.

Thank you,

Marci Hessert Interim Deputy Chief Clerk County of Lycoming — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.55.41.6 (talk) 14:20, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

It is hard to get even a few people who are knowlegeable about the subject to edit these articles correctly. I will try to put it on the list of articles needing expert attition.

Please reply on my message boards! Larsona 14:30, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

international beneficiary funds

Dear Sir or Madam,

Early in 2011 I submitted a question to Wikipedia about international beneficiary funds for art projects. I eventually received a reply mentioning a certain organisation in the USA which gives out free financial loans or grants that do not need to be repaid. I have very recently been looking through the archives for the question and the reply but I cannot find it: there are so many in the archives. It must have been either january,february or march 2011 that I submitted the question and got the reply. Could you please find it for me.212.219.142.118 (talk) 16:30, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The easiest way to find your question is to look in your contribution record. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:37, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The questions posted by your IP address are archived at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 February 14#International beneficiary funding schemes and Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 March 1#international beneficiary funding schemes. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:48, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

How can I re-instate a deleted page after userifying it?

A page I created was deleted despite it being approved by a Wikipedia reviewer after I requested the text to be reviewed for neutrality. The deleter made some claims which I felt were un-called for - claiming reference sites not being worthy -- however these were legitimate news sources and used by other Wikipedia editors. In any case, I've simplified the text and would like to know how the page can now be reinstated. It is currently on my userpage. Thank you for your help. Ct28ofs (talk) 18:20, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

User talk:74.114.172.106

Can this I.P. address be blocked, as they seem to continue to be disruptive in spite of being warned several times. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 19:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Report it to WP:AIAV. -- kainaw™ 19:40, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

So frustrated with password recovery.

I have multiple email addresses, and I do not remember which one I used when I created my wikipedia account. I remember my user name, but not my password. I've requested the password reset, but I don't know where it's going! I've checked every email address I can think of, and there's nothing there. I can't tell if the password reset just isn't working or what because I can't find anywhere or anyone to ask what email address I should be checking. Help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.233.92.204 (talk) 19:44, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The password reset uses the email you entered when you registered. If you cannot remember or access that email account, we cannot help you retrieve your password. TNXMan 19:54, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I've actually remembered my password since I requested the reset. There's no way to cancel that process or retrieve my email address? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.233.92.204 (talk) 20:01, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

If you can log in to your account, you can click on "my preferences" at the top of the page to see which email address we have listed. You can ignore the password email- if the temporary password sent to you is not used, it will expire. TNXMan 20:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Rangeblock search

At the bottom of the "contributions" page for an IP address there used to be a link to a tool which showed all blocks affecting that IP address, including range blocks. Recently that link disappeared. Can anyone answer either or both of these questions:

1. Why has it disappeared?
2. Is the tool still available, and if so what is its URL?

JamesBWatson (talk) 19:53, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Is this the page you want? I'm not sure where it was/is on the contribs page. It can be found in the unblock template though. TNXMan 20:05, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Tnxman has the right link. It used to be called "Rangeblock finder" and was renamed to "Current blocks" on October 14 because of this request. Goodvac (talk) 22:49, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. So it's still there, but under a different name. That makes sense, as I always thought "Rangeblock finder" was not the most appropriate name for it. JamesBWatson (talk) 08:26, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

sylvia

if a us soldier payed for a ticket from baghdad to the uk dose he need to show if hes got money to get out of baghdad airport to get on the plain to the uk please let me know thank you sylvia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sylviahennessy (talk • contribs) 20:14, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Have you tried the Miscellaneous section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. TNXMan 20:16, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

My account has been removed

I requested my user page to be removed and then my user name to be changed. However what has happened is my user page was deleted, my user name was changed but my NEW user name was deleted and called Vanished user 0209349232.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ILM16 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.6.169.46 (talk) 21:00, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

1. Usernames can't be deleted, both technically and legally.
2. The rename was based on your right to vanish, so if you requested a name someone would reasonably want odds are they changed it to something generic and randomized instead. —Jeremy v^_^v ^{Components:V S M} 21:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The changing username request [2] said "Reason: Right to vanish". In our terminology this means you will no longer edit or be associated with the account so there shouldn't be reason to worry about the new username. See also Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing. Are you saying you wish to continue editing and simply wanted to do it with a new username? If that is the case then you can post a new request at Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple and explain you didn't know the meaning of "Right to vanish" in the former request. You may be able to log in as Vanished user 0209349232 with your old password so the request can be filed from the account. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:29, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Seraching for EugeneOregon Department of Transportation Office

Hello My name is Nancy LeAnne Stewart Round Rock TX My husband and I are moving to Eugene Oregon and we are going to have change our Driver License's Iam seraching for the Department of Public Transportation/Driver License Division Iam not how to find the connection to that Department Thank you Good Day — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.19.16.117 (talk) 21:57, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

This is Wikipedia, the encyclopaedia anybody can edit, and you are on the Help Desk, which is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. Does http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/ help you? If not, you might try posting your question at our miscellaneous reference desk. --ColinFine (talk) 22:19, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

How to recover a deleted wiki page?

How do I reactive my existed wiki page instead of making a new one? My page was deleted.

21:57, 24 October 2011 (UTC)21:57, 24 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phillipbloch (talk • contribs)

If you try to open the article you will get to a page mentioning who deleted it and why. Perhaps you can ask the deleting admin to userfy the page. Jarkeld (talk) 22:13, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The Phillipbloch account has no deleted contributions. If you tell us the name of the deleted article, an admin such as myself or some other admin, could check into why it was deleted. You can also request that the deletion be reviewed at Wikipedia:Deletion review, but this should be a last resort. There may be a simpler way to deal with this issue. --Jayron32 22:21, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Are you here about Phillip Bloch? If so, if you click on the link you will see that it was deleted in 2007 under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion and before that as blatant advertising under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. By the way, did you formerly edit under the name BobbiLou or Hcolbyp?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:45, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Archiving a page

I have been following the instructions for automatically archiving my userpage at [to archive your page], but I can't the format parameter does not make sense. Al it says for the format parameter is, "The format parameter should be set to a valid argument to PHP's date() function. You may also include an %%i value. This is for numbered archives instead of dated archives, and is replaced with the archive number. This is the name of the archive page," but it doesn't make any sense. Could someone explain how that works? Thank you and happy editing! pluma Ø 23:14, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

A common choice is format=Y/F to get archive pages with name of form Year/Month, for example as in User talk:A p3rson/Archives/2011/October. If you wish another name format then you can describe it here and we can say what to assign to format. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:39, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

How can you make it be just called archive 1, archive 2, archive 3, et cetera? pluma Ø 01:03, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Upper case and user talk namespace is recommended. archiveprefix= User talk:Fltyingpig/Archive and format= %%i should give User talk:Fltyingpig/Archive 1 and so on. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:56, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Identity theft

re page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Beier This page was accurate until October 18 2011, then revisions by users 65.182.115.220, 108.13.5.76 and DivineAlpha slowly changed the page information to refer to a different person or a scam. I am the person to whom the original page referred, and would like you to restore the original page as it was before October 18. Perhaps, if the editor of the new information wants a page dedicated to a different person of the same name, there is a possibility of him doing so without altering the information that refers to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johndanyel (talk • contribs) 23:32, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The content from before October 18 was restored right at the time of your post. If you don't see the restored version then try to bypass your cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:49, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

October 25

How Do I add a title or name of an article in big bold letters?

I just added my dad to the List of NFL Officials and want to add his bio, but have no idea of how to type it in large bold letters like all the others. Thanks, Sweet-tangerine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sweet-tangerine10 (talk • contribs) 01:03, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Not sure what you're asking for here but articles for people should not have article titles all in caps or bolded unless that is the way their names are usually written as. For a list of the most commonly used wikicode for bold type, italics, etc. see Wikipedia:Cheatsheet. For a discussion on how the lead paragraph should be structured, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section. For tutorials on creating your first article, see WP:Your first article and WP:Tutorial.

New articles can also be created through Wikipedia:Article wizard.

For general guidelines that ensure that your article is accepted and not deleted, make sure the subject fits the criteria for notability outlined in Wikipedia:Notability (sports), make sure you provide references (very important, see WP:Biographies of living persons) per WP:Verifiability (a tutorial for adding references can be found here: WP:Referencing for beginners). And seeing that you have a close relationship with the subject please make sure that the text of the article is objective, non-promotional, and neutral. See WP:Conflict of interest and WP:Neutral point-of-view. Cheers.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 01:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

You have added the name "Gordon A Wells" to your own user page. That does not make it the page title (which is what I think you mean by big bold letters). In order to get that, somebody would have to create the page Gordon A Wells (note that the link I just placed is currently a red link, meaning that the page does not exist. If you pick on that link, you will be put into the editor to create that page. However not everybody, and not every NFL Official, satisfies Wikipedia's criteria of notability, and so just because he is an NFL official does not mean he should have a page in Wikipedia. This depends on whether he has been written about in multiple independent reliable sources.

Furthermore, if he is notable and may have an article, you should not be the one to write it, because you have a Conflict of interest.

Please read the various links Obsidian has given you. --ColinFine (talk) 21:57, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

mistake and a correction

Please insert the word 'wife' for me with the posting of Josette Osgood. I loved being at Wikipedia San Francisco with the Consul Wives but someone has called to my attention that it seems I am an Honorary Consul. I am the WIFE. Thank you Internet link is Wikimedia Foundation Report, February 2011 - Meta-Wiki - Wikimedia <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_February_2011> meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_February — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.56.25 (talk) 01:34, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Naming conventions and historical spellings

I am curious if it is Wikipedia policy to follow historical English spellings when discussing the period in which they were used. For example, in the past Tokyo was almost always referred to in English as Tokio. When writing about, say, 19th-century Japan should we use the historical spelling that was current at the time and use Tokyo only for modern times? There are many similar instances in which there is a similar choice: Tbilisi/Tiflis, Kurdistan/Koordistan, Beijing/Peking, Muslim/Moslem and so on. This is not the same as a city's name being changed (say Gdansk/Danzig) or a question of a present-day English alternative instead of the local name (say Lyons/Lyon).

The only place that I have seen archaic English spellings used is with names of Turkish place and individuals when referring to the Ottoman period. It was my belief that modern usage should apply when discussing both historical and modern periods, since this seems to be the practice elsewhere in other articles, but I have not been able to definitively show that this is indeed Wikipedia policy.

Thank you Ordtoy (talk) 01:54, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

WP:PLACE says: " If ... the article deals only with a place in a period when it held a different name, the widely accepted historical English name should be used". --ColinFine (talk) 22:00, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. This kind of example is much clearer in the guidelines, but I am speaking about different spellings of the same name, which is not exactly the same. To add another example, in the 19th century it was 'Beirut' written 'Beiroot'. Do articles that deal with 19th century Beirut need to have the city's name written as 'Beiroot'? Ordtoy (talk) 00:30, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I would use only the modern English name, and only if there was some reason to mention a variant would I bring it up somewhere in the article, possibly in parentheses (for example, in 19th-century Japan, Edo when referring to Tokyo). Hohenloh ⁺ 00:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I agree with you Hohenloh, but I'd like to know if there is an official policy somewhere? I've looked and I haven't found anything which suggests whether modern or archaic spellings should be used. Wikipedia seems fairly consistent (modern should be used) but not universally so. Is there somewhere else that I should look or ask? Ordtoy (talk) 01:18, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Who is Jasper33

Kindly provide pointer as to contacting Jasper33 regarding her picture showing a garden "Parterre". Was this picture taken by Pierre Sibert? Many thanks, Nicholas Maync-Matsumoto I am on Facebook. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.135.205.238 (talk) 02:12, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

You can leave a message for Jasper33 on their talk page, User talk:Jasper33. Hope this helps, Dismas|^(talk) 02:26, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Thomas Ball

When a Tibetan nun self-immolates, it is world-wide news. When an American dad, Thomas Ball, self-immolates, Wikipedia deletes all mention of him. Can we truly build a just society based on falsehood? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.110.26.59 (talk) 02:40, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

This is a help desk for information on how to use or edit Wikipedia. It is not a soapbox or forum. AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:43, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

This is about Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas James Ball. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and so by its nature is a tertiary source. It is never the launching point for news but rather synthesizes previously published news (and other reliable source of publication). If the world hasn't taken sufficient notice of a topic, Wikipedia is constrained from doing so by the very fabric of what it is. Your complaint is not properly with Wikipedia if you truly understand that it is an encyclopedia and what that in turn means.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:47, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

publishing my page

I wrote my article several weeks ago but, still have not seen option for "move"

I want to change the name of my page from "user:johnny meadows" to "johnny Meadows" (in other words, I need to drop the user: portion of title.

Please help me with this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnymeadows (talk • contribs) 03:16, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Your edit here seems to be your only edit. Can you paste the address of where you think this article is? Dismas|^(talk) 03:55, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

The reason you could not move it was that in order to do so your account needed to be autoconfirmed, which means it must be at least four days old and have been used to make at least ten edits. You had not yet made the requisite number of edits. In any event, the material that was on your talk page was utterly unsuitable as an article as it had extremely promotional content, not meeting our requirement that material be written from a neutral point of view. It was also a cut and paste copyright violation of this website and so has been deleted, though it would also have met our speedy deletion criteria for blatant advertising. If you are the author of that website, you could donate the material by releasing it in a verifiable manner under a free copyright license compatible with Wikipedia's licenses—see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials—but as I've already said, the material was not in a form we could use anyway.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:00, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Please help with formatting graphics

I am close to the home stretch on an article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne_Webb_Dreyer but have run in to serious formatting problems with the graphic images. I have used Dreamweaver a WYSIWYG HTML editor in the past but this does not work the same way. Could someone experienced with good layout design take a look and see what can be done -- it's awful the way it is. Thanks, wmhanks (talk) 05:06, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I have added the "thumb" tag to the images to improve the situation. Perhaps Help:Files would lead you to information on adding images to articles, the image syntax, etc. Regards, —{|Retro00064|☎talk|✍contribs|} 05:27, 25 October 2011 (UTC).

* Thanks, I'll check that out. There is a steep learning curve and this is my first time to go through the whole process. Thanks, wmhanks (talk) 07:13, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

New children's book about Michael Jackson

How do I post something about this Mummmbling Michael e-book that is coming out November 1st 2011? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.168.127.91 (talk) 05:30, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Before you do something, I would discuss it on Talk:Michael Jackson. If this is really important for that article, which was certified as one of the best articles on Wikipedia, you can add it somewhere in the Legacy section. Don't forget to explain your edit in the edit summary. Regards.--♫GoP♫_T^C_N 13:59, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

You should only add it if it has already been written about in independent reliable sources. --ColinFine (talk) 22:03, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

How to add forms to a wiki?

Thanks a ton. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.138.34.223 (talk) 18:12, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes I did mean forms such as an html form, where you can say input some info, have drop down menus, and click a button to email. This would be for a wiki that is not wikipedia. Just ran into a wall, if this is not the place to ask, sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.138.34.223 (talk) 03:56, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

How does one add a form to a wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.138.34.223 (talk) 05:47, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not host any "forms" that I know of. Can you please describe what you mean by a "form"? Wikipedia does have articles. If that is what you meant, please see Wikipedia:Your first article. By the way, this site is called Wikipedia, not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki software; there are thousands of them.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:50, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm guessing that you might be asking about adding a table to a Wikipedia page. --ColinFine (talk) 22:05, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

If you are running your own wiki website with the MediaWiki software and you can install extensions then try if something at mw:Category:Form extensions suits your needs. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:51, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Add information

How can I post or add information — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.46.30.132 (talk) 06:14, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Please see Help:Editing and Wikipedia:Your first article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Would You Be Interested In 3d Representations...

I own a 3d art site and we have access to many 3d mesh creators who can create 3d representations of animals and other items you discuss for which you have no images. Some work for free and others don't but it takes a while to make these creatures and other items. Would Wiki be interested in such things? Armorbeast (talk) 06:45, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia is a volunteer effort. We would certainly welcome those wishing to donate their time to help as the rest of us do, but they need to understand that any work they provide has to be either released into the public domain or given a free copyright license compatible with Wikipedia's licenses. A description can be found here and a list of compatible licenses can be found here. Also note that all of these image uploads should be done at our sister site, the Wikimedia Commons, a free media repository, so that all Wikimedia projects have access to them (sign up), rather than uploaded locally here. Anything uploaded to the Commons can be immediately used here.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

DVD/CD-rom drivers

I have a cendyne burn proof 12x10x32x cdicd 00102 . that my pc iscalling a lite-on LTR-12101b usb dvd/cd-rom drive .. only i cant find a driver for it and cant use it. and my tsst dvd/cdw sn s082a stoped working. in my dell gx 520.need help. can someone please help me find a driver. thank you. 74.41.236.234 (talk) 07:26, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Computing reference desk. They specialize in answering computer questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. — Manticore 11:30, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Translating a Polish Wikipedia article into English

Hi, I want to translate a Polish Wikipedia article into English and post it on an another website. Wikipedia will of course be fully acknowledged as the source and Wikipedia can make unlimited use of my translation - would that be ok? Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.150.222.3 (talk) 09:59, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes you may go right ahead, but you need to give that full acknowledgment in the particular way our free copyright licenses requires, as described at Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:28, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

You may also want to read Wikimedia:Terms of use (which has a link to a Polish version too). - David Biddulph (talk) 12:37, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppetry

Resolved: I provided the evidence at the SPI case page. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:29, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

If I suspect that a user might be a sockpuppet of another user and can provide some (in my opinion) supporting diffs, what should I do? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 11:23, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

See the procedure outlined at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. — Manticore 11:27, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I checked and I see there is already an open case for that user. Can someone point me to a place where I can read how exactly to provide evidence via diffs for that open case? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 11:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

What about the section headed "Comments by other users"? - David Biddulph (talk) 11:45, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

There is no section titled "Comments by other users". The page I am referring to is a subpage of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations, but it doesn't seem to be listed as open. Also I see there is an archived investigation for that user. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 11:56, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Can I simply go ahead and edit the SPI subpage? And furthermore, what is the preferred format to provide evidence? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:41, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

On the Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations page, about half way down, you will see in large, bold, centered type Start or continue an SPI case here, with a box to type in below it. Replace the word "SOCKMASTER" below that with the user name of the editor who is controlling the socks. A new page will be created (in edit mode), where the investigation can be conducted. (Jumping ahead, when the investigation is concluded, the new page will be appended to the page in the archive.)

While you are editing the new investigation page, on the second line, you will see checkuser=no. If you believe your evidence is convincing without knowing what IP addresses any registered users were using, leave it "no". But if you think the case would be more convincing with the IP addresses known, change it to yes, and an authorized editors will, if you have a fairly good case to start with, find out the IPs and report whether the results support the case or support the sock suspect.

Next, notice the parameters sock1, sock2, sock3. Set these to the registered accounts that you think are being controlled by the sockmaster (other than the sockmaster's main, or original, account). Then notice the ip1, ip2, ip3 parameters. Fill in the IP addresses you think the sockmaster is using. You may add additional sockn or ipn parameters up to 20 each.

After the evidence parameter, enter a description of the behavior that convinces you that sockpuppetry is going on, like this:

evidence= This is a perfectly ordinary diff, chosen at random, and reflects credit upon the editor who made it.

Then click the preview button, see if it looks reasonable, and save it. Jc3s5h (talk) 12:42, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

BCE or BC?

Would it be possible to amend all instances of BCE and CE to BC and AD? I find these terms offensive. I do not understand why people have stopped using BC/AD. Although I am not religious the existence of Christ cannot be disputed, regardless of whether you believe he was the son of God or not. I find it offensive that it has been decided by the PC minority that we must change terminology which has been is use for 2,000 years and is used by the majority of the civilised world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.128.254.254 (talk) 13:09, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but there is no preference given to either style. You can read more in our Manual of Style for dates. TNXMan 13:14, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Please view the Anno Domini web page, the term Anno Domini has only been used outside the church commonly in Europe since the time of Charlemagne and wasn't used in certain areas of Europe (mostly Eastern Orthodox) until about 300 years ago.Naraht (talk) 17:31, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry you find those terms offensive; others find the traditional terms offensive outside a specifically Christian context. You can't please all of the people all of the time. --ColinFine (talk) 22:09, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Error - Fisher Nuts on Mixed Nuts Page

There is a story about Fisher Nuts Recalling Nuts - we have not had a recall in a number of years.

Please remove this as soon as possible. I tried to remove yesterday and it reappeared today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_nuts#Composition

Please help.

Thank you,

Debra — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.237.125.26 (talk) 14:15, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

It is gone right now. The source did not confirm the information but it was easy to find an FDA source for the recall the article was taking about, http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/2006/ucm111937.htm You should stop removing it from the page because at this point you are edit warring. You should go to the talk page of the article, Talk:Mixed nuts and discuss your concerns. GB fan 14:30, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

In fairness, the edit "has had to" might lead the reader to think this is current, not five years ago. The article is about mixed nuts in general, not a particular brand. It isn't obvious that the recall notice even belongs in this article, but if it is deemed to worthy of inclusion why not make the comment more neutral – that is, not mention the brand, and include the link so those clicking on it can see if they care.--SPhilbrickT 18:26, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good, done! Melchoir (talk) 22:32, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

WP article on organization AWCI

There seems to be a possible COI or Vanity Press edits surrounding the WP article on the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. Numerous verifiably factual edits to the article have been reverted by one or more individuals who refuse to allow any negative information about the AWCI into the article. There are never any talk page explanations for these edits... just UNDO. It is being turned into a vanity piece, despite repeated attempts by others to present a more truthful and balanced point of view on the actions of the AWCI. Since this is an article that doesn't have much talk or edit activity, how can we keep this piece from becoming an advertisement for the AWCI? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Time-further-out (talk • contribs) 14:49, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I think WP:COIN is what you are looking for. Regards.--♫GoP♫_T^C_N 16:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Page Harrassment

Dear Team I am being continually harassed on all pages I have contributed to: (Darryl Read/Crushed Butler/Tiger (the Group)); by a member who goes by the name Londonclanger. Londonclanger keeps trying to delete relevant material on all my pages, which I have to undue. I find that this member is being more of a pest, than a contributor and seems hell-bent on making adjustments to suit his own taste or sabotage methods! I should be grateful if you could, ask him to cease and desist from further attempts on re-arranging and harassing me, on the historical data on my pages. I also see that Londonclanger, has had other problems in his current and past additional writings to others works, also looking like attempts of sabotage.

Thank you for your help in this matter, and may I congratulate you, on a great and invaluable web site. regards CatWizard777 (Clive Zone) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CatWizard777 (talk • contribs) 15:31, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Having looked at your recent battles on Tiger (the group) and on Crushed Butler, one of the pages you need to read is WP:ELNO. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:43, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I would also remind you that Wikipedia has a policy of no personal attacks, which you ought to read. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Untitled, please make headlines in future

Most of the material on your Edward James Lennox page is derived from my book and original research. The title of the book is "Edward James Lennox: Builder of Toronto." The book , published by Dundurn Press, should be included in your reference section.

submitted by the author

Marilyn M. Litvak

1. 1. 1. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.41.89 (talk) 16:51, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Added, thanks. --♫GoP♫_T^C_N 16:57, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

TUI Travel

Please can somebody put this logo as the main image for TUI Travel: http://imageshack.us/f/220/tuic.png

Then move the current logo (main image) to the bottom of the info box instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUI_Travel

This way on Facebook, the main logo image can be seen without it being cut off etc, but users can click onto the wiki page and see the full logo.

Thanks 81.106.115.143 (talk) 17:28, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

No.

1 - Your suggested image is not the complete company logo.

2 - Infobox images always go at the top.

3 - Layout issues on Facebook are not our problem.

The article has far more serious problems than a logo. It cites no independent sources at all, thus it does not meet the notability requirements. Roger (talk) 18:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

If that's the case, how come the University of London and University of Liverpool pages both have their logos at the bottom of the info box and the incomplete logo at the top? 81.106.115.143 (talk) 20:08, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Company and University articles use different infoboxes. Universities usually have a coat of arms and a corporate logo. But that is beside the point anyway, Wikipedia is not responsible for layout problems on Facebook. The layout of the article here is just the way we like it so please take up the matter with Facebook. Roger (talk) 20:20, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Facebook is only one of thousands of websites reusing Wikipedia articles. It appears Facebook usually only displays whichever image happens to come first in a Wikipedia article. That is not our concern and Wikipedia articles have no concept of a "main" image. Here is a standard reply regarding Facebook concerns:

Facebook community pages may incorporate content from Wikipedia— such use complies with Wikipedia policies on reuse of content. We at Wikipedia have no control over how the content is included nor can we help to remove it. Facebook does have a topic on Community pages and profile connections on their Help Center. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Canadian charity?

Hi there: I have donated to Wikipedia in the past but I always wish that I could get a tax break for it - I live in Canada and I don't think you have a Canadian charity number - any thoughts of getting one? Thx — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.174.103.3 (talk) 23:45, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

It appears from foundation:Deductibility of donations#Canada that you would currently need US taxable income. I don't know whether there are other plans for Canada. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:08, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

October 26

Sick of the green words and the popups

IM SICK OF THE GREEN WORDS AND THE POPS UP THEY BRING IF YOUR USING YOUR MOUSE AND MOVE OVER THE WORDS, HOW CAN I REMOVE YOUR SITE AND THIS CRAP FROM MY PC. NOT ONLY ME IM ASKING FOR ALL MY FRIENDS WHO NOW HATE YOUR INFO LINKS IN ARTICLES. AGAIN, HOW DO I BLOCK YOUR SITE FROM INTERFERING WITH MY PC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.32.10.165 (talk) 03:14, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

You have malware/a virus. Whatever it is you are experiencing it is not a being caused by Wikipedia—you do realize you are posting this at Wikipedia the free encyclopedia right? I ask because people sometimes read an article here about some subject and then think we are the official site of that topic when we only have an article about the topic. We do have a computing reference desk. If you describe the symptoms you're experiencing more specifically, there may be people who can diagnose the problem and suggest a removal tool or other solution. However, I know you think you had a reason to SHOUT, but now that you know that your anger is directed at the wrong target, I suggest if you do ask such a question you take your caps lock off.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

It's hard to tell when the poster didn't specify where "THE WORDS" are but this may be a normal feature of whatever the poster is looking at. Where are the affected words? At a specific website? PrimeHunter (talk) 10:40, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

http://www.heraldic.org/heraldry.htm

I looked up about heraldry and could not find anything about this site? It seems like a good site to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.187.247.109 (talk) 06:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

This properly belongs at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. A quick check on "His Eminence, Prince John, The Grand Duke of Avram, The Cardinal Archbishop and The Earl Marshall" gives us Grand Duchy of Avram, which is apparently a micronation created by the Grand Duke. This is not a reliable site. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 11:17, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

editor removing article claiming copyright issues which are not correct

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bruce_Springsteen#Politics_and_Activism_section.2FBruce_Springsteen_sings_Born_Intact_-_Circumcision_Sing-along_-_Parody_lyrics_for_Born_to_Run_.28Live.29

(Redacted) This is the source of the cited material I posted in the Politics and Activism section of the Bruce Springsteen article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen

It is clear that this video has been online at YouTube since Feb 4, 2009 with 13,034 views and is not in violation of any copyrights otherwise YouTube would have removed it. But one editor has refused to let it stay deleting it every time for various reasons. Please advise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bruce_Springsteen#Politics_and_Activism_section.2FBruce_Springsteen_sings_Born_Intact_-_Circumcision_Sing-along_-_Parody_lyrics_for_Born_to_Run_.28Live.29 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.34.144.69 (talk) 06:26, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I have responded at the talk page in more depth. In short, this is a patent copyvio, BLP concerns are raised and keeping it in would be undue weight.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:40, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Where to get feedback on bulk-creation of redirects

I have a plan to create many redirects (up to 1300) in line with Template:R_from_alternative_language for the Māori language based on an official source [3]. The creation would be manual, but relatively speedy, so I'd discussing first rather than being WP:BOLD. The plan is outlined with a sample of redirects at User:Stuartyeates/Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku. I've already talked about it at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New Zealand. Where else should I ask for feedback about such a plan? Stuartyeates (talk) 08:48, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I think you can go ahead and do it, but you may want to leave a note on the adminstrator's noticeboard just to give a larger audience a heads up. TNXMan 19:11, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Burke

I am the subject of this entry. I have no problem with it all but refers to my books and has not been updated since the publication of the most recent work, "The 9/11 Wars" in September 2011. If it is possible to mention this for the sake of current accuracy that would be good. Here is a link to the book itself to prove it exists: http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781846142819,00.html Here is a link to an extract: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/22/9-11-wars-war-on-terror Here are links to some reviews. There are many others but these are broadly representative: The Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/21528225 In the Sunday Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8734817/The-911-Wars-by-Jason-Burke-review.html On Foreign Policy.com: http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/19/the_911_wars

And to two interviews:

http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2011/09/interview-arab-global-events

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/09/09/jason-burke-its-not-the-w_n_955904.html

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.68.79.19 (talk) 10:57, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

retrieve

How do i retrieve a phone # ? afer i reseted my phone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.236.250.247 (talk) 11:15, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

You didn't mention which phone it is or what phone company you have and we have no way of telling this from a post here so I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.7 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:27, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Query on copyright deletion...

Hi, I'm a newb and after seeing an article on wikipedia's role in documenting and disseminating culture a few hours ago on ABC TV in Australia, I'd like to create a page on the 'Korazy Collection'. Trouble is that the Korazy collection is very much about knock off Korean animation art -posters to be precise- and I couldn't be bothered going to the trouble of writing an article and posting images if someone is going to delete them on the grounds that they are 'copyright infringements'. Heck, that's the whole point of the collection for much of Korean animation was built upon liberal plagiarism in a DEVELOPING country.

So um, are you going to enforce Western intellectual property ideals onto the Third World? I mean, plagiarism isn't permitted in modern day South Korea but it sure was in the 70s+80s. How else will this cultural history be told if the likes of wiki enforces a myopic policy on a particular cultural plagiarism of the past?

1. Don't want to make an effort if it isn't appreciated.
2. The Korazy Collection is the only collection of these posters held outside of Korea and contains posters that are the only example known to exist. There are only 4 or 5 collections of these posters in the world and the other collections are held by museums in Korea.

There has been a link to the Korazy website in the Korean Animation stub on wiki for about 4 years now.

Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.161.25.153 (talk) 12:43, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

No, Wikipedia doesn't impose ideals onto the Third World or anyone else. However, we do follow the laws that apply to Wikipedia which, alas, are more restrictive on copyright matters than I would prefer. Jim.henderson (talk) 13:41, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Writing the article should not be a problem as long as you write it in your own words. If you want to add images of the posters you can do that as long as they are supported by the text and the images are needed to show something that you can't really add to the text. There might be some possibility of using the images under fair use. GB fan 13:47, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Please also see WP:YFA. You will need to start by showing that the subject is notable, by citing the multiple independent reliable sources which have discussed the subject. --ColinFine (talk) 22:29, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

My newly created article about David Kenny has disappeared before I got a chance to add to it

I created a new page about David Kenny CEO of Akamai and board member of Yahoo!. I was looking for information to add to it when my article vanished without a trace. I checked my user talk to see if anyone notified me of a deletion but there was nothing there. I estimate the article was on Wikipedia for no more than a couple of minutes before it disappeared. Ottawahitech (talk) 13:07, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

It is always best to ensure that the article meets Wikipedia's criteria before publishing it. You'll see from David Kenny(CEO) that it was deleted under speedy citerion A1. As the notes there say, it may be better to develop the page as a subpage in your user space, and then you can move it to article namespace when it is ready. If you do try again, it probably ought to have a space between "Kenny" and "(CEO)". - David Biddulph (talk) 13:18, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I restored it, A1 did not appy it is easy to see that David Kenny is CEO Akamai from the context. GB fan 13:21, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

As per Akamai Technologies, the CEO is not Kenny, but Paul L. Sagan; Kenny is listed as the president. The same on its official website.--♫GoP♫_T^C_N 13:31, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

• In reply to Biddulph: it is not clear to me how one can tell when an article is speedily deleted, let alone for what reason? Ottawahitech (talk) 13:41, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
  • If you try to go to the file and it isn't there, such as during the period when David Kenny(CEO) had been deleted, the link becomes a redlink, and clicking on the redlink tells you the deletion history (including the deleting admin's summary of the reason), and gives advice. Otherwise you can look at the deletion log. - David Biddulph (talk) 13:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

canceling my sirius radio

How do I cancel my sirius radio? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patcassels (talk • contribs) 13:28, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.7 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. GB fan 13:37, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

do u listen to the howard stern show, he is vulgar but sometimes he makes me laugh :-), i will haVE YOUR subscription if you dont want it (just kidding that was a joke :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.228.90.14 (talk) 17:07, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Search box help?

Hi,

Why doesn't my new page show up when I search for it?

ZodKneelsFirst (talk) 15:45, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Which page? Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) shows up for me; do you have another new article? - David Biddulph (talk) 15:53, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

No it's just that one. The page is there, but it doesn't show up in the search box. I just get the main one for the play itself, and a link to ...(film). — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZodKneelsFirst (talk • contribs) 16:03, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

It shows up for me. I bet that feature only updates its database once a day or maybe a couple times a day. It's likely not automatically updated. Dismas|^(talk) 19:36, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I deleted cookies and I've got it now. Thanks for your help.

About Lord Mahalakshmi & Kuberan

Hi,

I have question which is eating in my mind for a long time,

Who discover the money.

If the money was discovered by man they why we represent the god for seat of wealth in Hindu?

Also there is a true statement " MONEY was dicovered by MAN is an absolute Truth" Then why we represent the god for wealth or else pure money.

Kindly help me to get the clarity on this...............

Regards, Ar Vijayaraghav (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.113.238.132 (talk) 15:49, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.7 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Roger (talk) 15:56, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Money was invented, rather than discovered. I suggest you read our article on the history of money.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:57, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

you should not give out ur email address, even if you are from india. the reason is because people can send you cyberbullying message and trolling and spam and other undesirable things, so in the future, please only share email with friends, family and business associates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.228.90.14 (talk) 16:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

cleanup Ancient Mesopotamia template question

User:Zoeperkoe has removed the Ancient Mesopotamia template from 27 articles I was working on, citing the following reason: - "should not be in articles to which it does not link." Where does this arbitrary policy come from? I included the template because it provided all the obvious links relating to the Mesopotamian dynasty I was working on.BigEars42 (talk) 17:07, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

The best idea is to discuss with the user who removed the template. If you are unable to reach a solution with them, you can ask other users to offer a third opinion. I hope this helps. TNXMan 18:18, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Romantic painter

we are searching for a romantic painter ( may be Hungarian ) painting landscapes around 1866 , name is L. Stephan, thanks in advance for help LW. Buennagel mail: (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.176.194.54 (talk) 17:27, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Have you tried the Humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. TNXMan 18:14, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Delray Beach

is there a telephone number that i can call to reach someone to talk to so that i can get some info about prices and schedules from delray beach to miami? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.55.53 (talk) 19:40, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.7 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan 19:45, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Cant Find Page I was Making

Hello,

I'm new to making Wiki pages but want to get started. I am having troubles finding a page I began to create a while ago. I want to continue working on it but am unable to locate my draft. It was not published yet, so it should be somewhere where I can edit it before hand.

Also, if anyone can post a link that would help me to get started on the process of being a wiki editor, I would appreciate that very much.

Thanks in advance for any responses.

--Zipdoof (talk) 19:46, 26 October 2011 (UTC)Josh

Please tell us the title of the page you were working on. Your contributions log shows that posting here is the only thing your username has ever done on WP. Did you do it before you created your username? Roger (talk) 19:52, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I guess you are talking about User:Zipdoof/First focus learning systems. The page was inappropriate for wikipedia and was deleted. The page was an advertisement. GB fan 20:15, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

How do I add geo-coordinates to a location?

I found the template, but it's not clear where and how to get the coordinates. Pkeets (talk) 20:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

You could use a GPSr and go to the location. You could also use a program like Google Earth and find the location you are looking for and it will give you the coordinates. GB fan 20:20, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates. Jim.henderson (talk) 20:36, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Photo

How do i size a wiki page photo correctly so on facebook it shows up perfectly fit into the icon box? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.17.177 (talk) 21:26, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

You don't. We do not take into consideration at all how Facebook, which we are completely unaffiliated with, will display our content as to all aspects of article building.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:52, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Facebook community pages may incorporate content from Wikipedia— such use complies with Wikipedia policies on reuse of content. We at Wikipedia have no control over how the content is included nor can we help to remove it. Facebook does have a topic on Community pages and profile connections on their Help Center. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:19, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Carlos Alhinho

I'm the son of Carlos Alhinho and i would like to improve his page uploading his foto and correcting some items. How can i do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tugaverdiano (talk • contribs) 23:02, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Any corrections you make need to have reliable sources which you cite so that everyone reading the article can confirm everything that is written in it. To upload a picture, you need to actually have taken the photo yourself with your own camera. If you have, then read Wikipedia:Uploading images. Also, since you are related to the subject of the article, please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. --Jayron32 23:05, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

After a page is split and the original becomes redundant.

I just split List of compositions by Johannes Brahms into List of compositions by Johannes Brahms by opus number and List of compositions by Johannes Brahms by genre. What should I put on the original article to direct the users to change the links on the source pages? - Gus ^{(T, C)} 2011-10-26 23:19Z

Remove the redundant text, and replace it with {{main}} or {{see also}} or another appropriate hatnote. --Jayron32 23:23, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. - Gus ^{(T, C)} 2011-10-26 23:58Z

What is the 'Article of the Day' editor's fascination with Australian warships?

Here we go again. Almost every month the 'Article of the Day' offers up yet another Australian warship. Is this guy trying to win a bet? I'm a 20-year military vet so it ain't being a pacifist or otherwise. But don't you agree that the 'Article of the Day' feature should be as diverse as Wikipedia is? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.58.243 (talk) 23:46, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Featured articles are articles that have gone through the nomination process, being judged against the Wikipedia:Featured article criteria, and passed that rigorous insopection to be deemed some of our best content. Once an article passes it can be nominated to appear on the main page as today's featured article. What all this means is that what funnels articles to the front page is predominantly the sweat of one or more volunteers to write a great article and pursue it through a very difficult process to be eligible to appear on the main page. Few articles make it. Accordingly, if someone or a group with a particular topic writing interest keeps consistently passing the process by dint of effort, then what you will see on the main page will be a high percentage of article in that person or group's topic area. They do try to intersperse articles from different topics, different countries and so on to provide variety, but if someone is willing to write twenty awesome articles on species of voles that become featured and are nominated, you are going to see a lot of different types of voles on the main page over a relatively short period of time.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:19, 27 October 2011 (UTC)