Wikipedia:Help desk/Archive 65

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how do i remove content i added

When I edited something, it didn't turn out the way I wanted and I don't know how to remove it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.84.247.203 (talk • contribs)

If you created the article and remain the only editor to the article, then you can add {{db-author}} to the top of it and an admin will delete it. GeorgeMoney (talk) 05:15, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

The question might be refering to undoing an edit made to a page. This can be done by either manually deleting what you added, which is messy or by reverting the changes by 1) clicking on history, 2) clicking on the time/date of a version of the page before you made an edit. 3) clicking 'edit this page' which will give a warning about editing an old page. 4) click save. Make sure no one else has edited since the change you want to reverse and you could always restore their changes manually if so. Antonrojo 04:28, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS AQUEDUCTAL STENOSIS

With due respect I am earnestly seeking advice for my 04 yrs old daughter who had Congenital Hydrocephalus Aqueductal Stenosis & had undergone BP Shunt Surgery at the age of 01 yr. She is takeing medicine PIRACEAM NOTROPIL regularely. Still she does not sit down or get up on her own. But she could get down from the bed & walk properly.At this stage also she does not speak at all but she blabbers which we can not understand. I would like to know whether she would be normal in the long run or is there any special treatment. So that she can at least communicate with us properly in a manner we could understsnd her. Sometimes she communicate with us in her own way.That is if she needs something she holds our hand & takes us to the object & point her finger.She likes to watch TV specially the music channel & she also loves to travel. . Please suggest us what we should do further and I will be greatfull to you.

Thanking you Tara sankar choudhury —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.18.40.216 (talk • contribs)

Please note that Wikipedia is not a doctor, and you should seek help and advice from a health care professional. _{talk to} JD ^{wants e-mail} 09:51, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• I concur with User:J Di. Only a health care professional can give you advice about your daughter. For general information in the condition there is an article at Hydrocephalus--Arktos ^talk 11:12, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Another note: Even if you had been asking about something we can answer, you're going about it all wrong.

1) Don't make your section headers all caps and

2) This help desk is about Wikipedia itself; you should have asked a question such as this at the Reference desk.

Hoping you find the answer to your questions, SoaP 16:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

adding article with name that already exists?

hi. i was just about to add an article about a farm in norway called Blomberg. at that moment i found out that Blomberg is already used by some place in germany. how can i add my article without distroing the other? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Konrad.baginski@abc.se (talk • contribs)

Just create the title like "Blomberg, Norway". GeorgeMoney (talk) 20:30, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Also see Wikipedia:Disambiguation to understand how to redirect people going to the above article to the one written by you -- Lost^(talk) 04:57, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Is there a way I can get my user page removed entirely?

I have decided not to participate in Wikipedia anymore and it keeps getting vandalized. Mattisse(talk) 22:14, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

You could try placing {{db-owner}} at the top. If not that, then Miscellany for deletion should get you the appropriate results. Sorry to see you go, but I hope that helps. The doors are, of course, always open, if you change your mind. Luna Santin 22:15, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

That seems like an odd template name, since there is no such thing as an owner of a Wikipedia article, User space or not. User:Zoe|(talk) 22:36, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Just edit away?

So, I can just edit away? (following your rules policies, and guidelines?

Also, is there a bulletin board or discussion group where one can post thoughts before editing? Thanks (and thanks for creating Wikipedia) Dan Neunaber

Absolutely. You might want to see Wikipedia:Tutorial first. -- Rick Block (talk) 04:28, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

That's our motto -- be bold. As was mentioned, the tutorial is useful (it'll teach you the formatting, and some basic policy). When in doubt, every page has what we call a talk page (see the little "discussion" tab, up top), and there are centralized forums, including the village pump. And, of course, if you need help, you can always post here. :) Luna Santin 04:32, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

You can also create a working draft at User:Yourname/Subpage for material that's not ready for public consumption. I've done that a couple of times for a major restructuring of an existing page. —Tamfang 06:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

shut your template face, uncle template..

when you put a whole lot of navbox templates together they automatically hide themselves, is there any way to stop them from doing this? Plough | talk to me 02:20, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Can you give an example - I'm not sure what you mean. Viridae^Talk 02:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Also, what's that face/uncle thing a reference to? --Username132 (talk) 16:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

A song from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. User:Zoe|(talk) 22:36, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Ahhh, I know... thanks! I was thinking of the Addams Family! --Username132 (talk) 17:40, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Copying/Pasting an article

There's a stub article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xizor%27s_Star_Viper) I wish to clean up and I found a really well written article of it at Wookieepedia (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Virago). I didn't know if I was allowed to copy/paste the entire article? Of course I would reference it. 71.113.159.109 03:24, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Check the license for Wookieepedia. If they allow free use of their content, which I suspect they do, you can include any and all content from the article that is pertinent to Wikipedia and is correctly formatted for Wikipedia style. Another option is to include only key content and include a link to that article for more detail. Antonrojo 04:12, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Note that some Wikis like Memory Alpha have Creative Commons licenses, which may not be compatible with Wikipedia. Make sure the license is compatible before copy/pasting. — Dark Shikari ^talk/_contribs 22:46, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

index.php

whenever i login using my user name and password and try editing any article i am prompted to download and save a file naming "index.php". I don't know what to do with that but i am unable to continue editing even after asking to run that file in Internet Explorer.

When I don't login i am able to edit the articles....

it will be great if this issue is fixed as I have tried doing this in 3 different computers.

thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.11.84.164 (talk • contribs)

Go to Special:Preferences. Click on the "editing" tab and 'uncheck the box that says "use external editor by default". GeorgeMoney (talk) 04:32, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, it resolved my problem. Thanks a lot.

Problems loading long pages

Hello! I have a question about loading long pages. Today, it seems that I am having difficulty editing or loading long pages. For example, for this page, only about half of the posts show up. The rest, show up as sort of garbled HTML code squished to the side of the screen in blue font. In order for me to edit this page, I had to type a permanent link into the web browser's bar. Is there something wrong with my browser at the moment? Or perhaps there is something intermittent with Wikipedia? Has anyone else had this problem before? Thanks for your help. --HappyCamper 07:35, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

This is most likely an issue with your browser. See here for more details. -- Lost^(talk) 07:55, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Overwrite

Help: I found I had overwrite, how do I cancel this please.OsborneOsborne

What do you mean by 'overwrite'? —Daniel (‽) 11:34, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

If you mean that you have overwritten something on an article, you can undo this by going to the page history, selecting the version before it was overwritten, pressing edit and saving. —Daniel (‽) 11:39, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Bigger map required

I need a map of Europe, but it needs to display all parts of all the countries on this list (i.e. North African nations). At the moment this one is the closest, but I think that a new map needs to be created. 0plusminus0 11:34, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

You could try requesting at Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps -- Lost^(talk) 11:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

How or where can I get resources in public domain

I'm working on a page about places in HK. But I could hardly find a map that is not copyrighted, such as Google Maps, Yahoo!Maps, they are all copyrighted. So, I'm here to ask how or where can I get a map that is in public domain. Thankyou. Norrisng2001 11:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

See my reply directly above this question -- Lost^(talk) 11:52, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Editing a section with wiki markup in the title

I just found this out today. Editing a section with wiki markup in the title causes problems when the browser tries to go to the section. For example, suppose we have the following section header:

something

Now, when you edit this section, the wiki software marks the name of the current article as "articlename#[[something]]", and directs the browser to this article name. However, the browser can not find anything like "[[something]]" in the actual produced HTML code, and so simply displays the article from the start. JIP | Talk 12:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

License problems

I want to use a image produced by Google Earth. However, from the part of the license text of Google Earth, it states

Thank you for using Google Earth! By downloading, installing or using Google software or any portion thereof ("Google Software") you agree to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions"). The Google Software, and any portion thereof, are referred to herein as the "Software."

1. USE OF SOFTWARE The Software is made available to you for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not use the Software or the geographical information made available for display using the Software, or any prints or screen outputs generated with the Software in any commercial or business environment or for any commercial or business purposes for yourself or any third parties. You may not use the Google Software in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair Google's services (e.g., you may not use the Google Software in an automated manner), nor may you use Software in any manner that could interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of Google's services.

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So, it states it is available to me for non-commercial.Is it means I may use it for Wikipedia? Thanks. -- Norrisng2001 12:05, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Google Earth images cannot be used for Wikipedia. However, NASA images can. —Daniel (‽) 12:07, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Deleted Pages?

I am wondering if it is possible to revert pages that have apparently been deleted. For example, the article Otaku Ninjas did exist at some point but is not there anymore - can we revert to the page that was once there or is it gone for good?

Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame (chronological)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey/Articles

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey/Archive5

List of people by name: Knj-Knz

Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame (alphabetical)TonyTheTiger 02:10, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Administrators can delete and undelete pages, but generally only do so when a good reason is provided, keeping in mind deletion policy, including AfD, prod, and criteria for speedy deletion. The deletion log for the article in quesiton may have more information (including a reason for deletion), or you could contact the deleting administrator for comment. To request a review of the deletion, please see deletion review. Hope that helps! Luna Santin 03:13, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

You can see the reason for deletion by going to the URL of the page in question, and clicking on the link that says "deletion log". For example, Otaku ninjas has its reason for deletion as 13:08, 10 April 2006 Flowerparty (Talk | contribs) deleted "Otaku ninjas" (deleted per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Otaku ninjas), and the AfD in question has a little more information. Confusing Manifestation 14:26, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

You can get a PERSONAL copy of a deleted page, for your own userspace (for example, if you think that with some work a deleted article could become acceptable). This is also discussed at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Do NOT simply recreate an article using the copy of the article when it was deleted. John Broughton | Talk 17:24, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Citing a Photo Gallery with no photos

I was looking to add some cites to San Bernardino train disaster. Actually I intend to greatly expand it in the future, but for now I'll add the cites, and someday later I'll read those cites and then update the text.

So anyway, I came up with a dilemma. There's a site called TrainWeb that hosts train websites. They don't produce content, they just give webspace to various railroad hobbyists. Putting that name in the cite would as useful as saying Geocities. So I want to cite the hobbyist who put up the page. If the home page said Kern Junction Railroad Club, I would just say that, and be done with it. However, the actual name is Kern Junction Railroad Photo Gallery. This site has pictures of a memorial at the Tehachapi Loop, along with text explaining the incident. It's very meaty piece of text, apparently written by someone with direct contacts. I certainly want to cite this site, but if someone sees "Photo Gallery" and clicks it expecting to see train wreck photos, they'll be sadly disappointed. So I added "Note: No relevant photos at this site." The problem is this is calling the memorial irrelevant. So I'm insensitive. I invite anyone to make it better (but don't delete these two cites I dug up).

Rather than have to add "no relevant photos", I'd just say move the link to an "External links" section, along with the previous (Graham) one -- they belong there rather than in References -- and use something like "The Cross at the Loop by Kevin Stevens at TrainWeb" as the link text. It does not have to be the full official name of the page; we often use summarized link texts in the "External links" sections, like "Official site" or "[name of movie] at IMDB" or similar. --MCB 23:55, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

removing the "Kate" Edit counter

Hi A while ago i followed the instructions on inserting the necessary code to put the "Kate" edit counter link amongst the links on the top right corner of my Wikipedia screen (with the "my preferences", "my watch list" "Log out" links etc). Kate seems to be defunct these days and I can't now find the instructions I used to include it. Any idea how I would go about removing it? Thanks in anticipation ElectricRay 07:55, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, simply blank the contents of your monobook.js file. Cheers, Tangotango 07:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Also, there is an replacement edit counter at: http://tools.wikimedia.de/~tangotango/editcount.php?username=MCB&submit=Count, if you want to just replace the link. --MCB 00:01, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Wikilinks for nationality?

(Copied from WP:VPA, where I haven't gotten any responses yet.) I've been fixing dab links for Swedish and Norwegian. After some initial hesitation, I have settled on using piped links to Sweden and Norway respectively when the adjectives refer to nationality; this is because Swedish people and Norwegian people explicitly treat ethnic Swedes and Norwegians -- someone who is from Sweden or Norway, or who lives there, may or may not be ethnically Swedish or Norwegian (example). I've been challenged on this in at least one case, and now I'm wondering whether there are any WP guidelines on this. (Just looked in the MoS and didn't find anything.) Other serious thoughts on the issue would also be welcome. Thanks. --Tkynerd 13:34, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I dont remember having come across any such guideline myself, but then wikipedia is vast. Perhaps you would like to propose a guideline at WP:VPR and gauge response. -- Lost^(talk) 19:35, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

infobox editing

Where would I go to suggest making a change to infobox_newspaper? Thanks for your help. Dasondas 15:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

See Template talk:Infobox Newspaper. Dismas|^(talk) 16:01, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

viewing

how do you actually see the videos? I see this stuff on "good morning america" and thought it would be interesting to view the site but, I must be stupid. I can't seem to understand how to actually see the videos. Karen17:37, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Which videos do you mean, Karen? Notinasnaid 19:14, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

If you mean videos on Wikipedia, please see Wikipedia:Media#Video -- Lost^(talk) 19:15, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

MISSING ENTRY

we are a Canadian Publishing & Distributing Company established since 1976 our website is www.ippbooks.com

but we are surprised that we are not listed with you and therefore would appreciate if you enter our info. Mr Bali www.ippbooks.com Phone (removed) Email: removed for your protection.

Dear Mr. Bali, we are not a trade directory, but an encyclopedia, edited entirely by volunteers. Sorry to disappoint you. Notinasnaid 19:32, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Your Rules

Hi, I would like to amend the Sudoku entry to add my new type of puzzle; "Peter's Sudoku".

Would I be breaking any rules by add URLs of my sites which show examples of these puzzles? If you want to inspect them, they are

http://uk.geocities.com/petersudoku/ and http://www.computer-man.demon.co.uk/

Thanks for your time.

(PJSudoku 19:39, 18 October 2006 (UTC))

Adding links to your own websites on wikipedia to increase web traffic to them is considered WP:SPAM. Please dont do it unless the link adds value to the wikipedia article -- Lost^(talk) 19:50, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Adding what you refer to as "Peter's Sudoku" will likely be removed. It is not original. There are already many sudokus that require you to have 1-9 in those squares, in the diagonals, or around the outside corners and center squares. --Kainaw ^(talk) 20:32, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

copyrighted

can someone please tell me why the sandbox wiki told me this was copyrighted?

"*plays in the sand* oh boy! *gets it in her eye* *cry* im bored i wonder if thi will work i bet it wont is hell even a bad word why are hippos grey? they arent? damn them!"

The sandbox is designed for new users to try out editing Wikipedia documents. Whenever you go there, you may find whatever is left over from the previous person who tried it, though editors try to clean it out periodically. It often has total nonsense of one sort or another. Nothing there should be taken seriously. Fan-1967 20:37, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Top 10 Best Companies article

Hello. My name is Cathy Roberts; I am the office manager of Jacques Whitford Ltd. Burlington. JW was selected by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers as one of the Financial Post's Top 10 Best Companies to Work For in 2007. This award was publicly announced in a special editorial supplement in today’s Financial Post, Wednesday, October 18th. I would like to know if it is possible to receive a PDF / printable copy of the article to feature in our office. Please advise - you can reach me by cell at [deleted for safety] or email [deleted for safety]. Thank you very much.

I recommend you ask the Financial Post. We are an encyclopedia! Notinasnaid 20:20, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Change of Photograph for the Gerald Mohr page

Hi! I would like to submit a better photograph of Gerald Mohr than is currently displayed on his website. The photograph is my property and was a publicity photo from circa 1954. I have another photo, which I prefer, which is circa 1967, but I do not have specific ownership of it, though it was obtained from the web. In my opinion, the photo currently displayed on his website more resembles the actor Pernell Roberts than Mr Mohr, so I would like to submit either one of these close-up black and white photos in its place. Grateful for your advice in doing so. Incidentally, it is my Appreciation website which is linked to his page.

Linda C Wood

Did you take the photograph? Notinasnaid 20:19, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Something's Wrong

I can't see any of the pictures. Is it just me? They show up as a link to the .JPG file instead of showing the pictures. I'm using Firefox if it has anything to do with it... - Wolfie001 21:18, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Alright, I dunno what that little hiccup was but the images are showing up fine now, thanks. - Wolfie001 21:21, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

HELP

I am citing this site for a school project, and I need an authors name to put in the citations. Please help! due soon.

-Brandon

If you're citing an article from Wikipedia, simply go to that article, click "Cite this article" in the toolbox at the left, and follow the instructions from there. G.He 21:27, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I recommend asking your teacher if this site is acceptable. Many teachers will not accept Wikipedia as a source. Notinasnaid 22:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

GENERAL

MY NAME IS ERAY BÜYÜKDORA.I WANT TO BUY SOME PINK FLOYD CONCERT DVD. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU? OR WHICH WAY CAN I BUY THEM?

I AM ASKING YOU.BECAUSE SOME CONCERTS DVD IN YOUR WEB SITE ARE NOT POSSIBLE IN MY COUNTRY (TURKEY).

THANKS.

Sorry, but the Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, not a record store. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 21:49, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Internal Link to article query

How many times should the same article be linked within another article?

I have in mind an article that is already linked from text, and a template on the article, that another editor feels should also be linked from "see also". --Zeraeph 23:02, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I think the usual advice is not more than once per section. What I think we're trying to avoid is having articles that link the same thing overandoverandoverandover, so to speak. It's kind of a balancing act between being useful to the reader (who may need the links) and not irritating the reader (by having too many links in the article). --Tkynerd 23:17, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

A user's IP adress

Is there any way to find out an actual user's IP adress, not just anon's?

†he Bread 02:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Under Wikipedia's privacy policy, such information is generally kept private unless they choose to reveal it of their own accord, or in cases of abuse, in which case you could file a request for checkuser (but even then, the IP generally isn't released). Hope that helps. Luna Santin 02:49, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Damn, thanks, it helped

†he Bread 02:59, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

divisions of a company

a public company may has to establish different divisions in dispersed areas or countries for different functions,such as: subsidary comangy, branch office, bureau, agancy.

My question: what's hierarchy among these divisions? Can you give me a list of them?

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). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 03:11, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Problems with Wikipedia

Is anyone else having problems with images loading? Also, the bottom half of this page is not showing up, except for when you edit it. --Liface 03:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

The image server is having some problems. The jimmy urine page the problem was the references tags were formatted incorrectly, I have fixed that.GeorgeMoney (talk) 03:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

FWIW, if, as I, you're not enamored of IRC, where server problems/outages are often reported with celerity, and wonder whether a problem is local, this status page can prove useful; Alterante, for example, has noted there that image uploading, as one might expect, is also spotty at the moment. Joe 03:53, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Mont'Kiara International School

I need to rename our site and add information. Please advise.

Current entry: Mont'Kiara Int'l

Thank you.

D.Schopper

Well, it's not your site, but if you mean you want to change the name of the article on your school, go to the article and click on the "move" tab at the top of the screen. It will then prompt you for the new title you want it moved to. As for adding information, just click on the "edit this page" tab. Fan-1967 03:50, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Can I replace IP with username?

Hello Wikipedia Help desk person,

Today I edited both the talk page and the article for Eumetazoa before realizing I wasn't logged in. Now the page history lists those edits with my IP number rather than my username. Is there any way to assign my username to those edits so people can direct their comments to me?

Thanks, Cephal-odd 03:55, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

• Hey there. The edit cannot be directly attributed, but you can make a null edit (one that does nothing to the page) and claim the IP as yourself in the edit summary. Teke ^(talk) 04:15, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

• You could revert the edits assigned to your IP and then re-edit with your logged-in name. --hydnjo talk 04:18, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

• Clever clever ;) Teke ^(talk) 04:21, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

• Clever indeed. Thanks for the suggestions. Cephal-odd 05:07, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Clearing out.

How can i clear out my user account? If I cannot could I please have help. I am the owner of Qho, Missingno and Jak Inn Thee Been Stock. I have made few good edits and I wish to clear my accounts and leave every one alone for the betterment of Wikipedia.Don't infinitely block the accounts just clear them off the board. Thank you for your help and support, Jak.

Sorry, Jak, if you've made contribution's they're now licensed under the GFDL, which means we have to keep track of who made what contributions. Is there any reason you can't just walk away and let your accounts stay dormant? Confusing Manifestation 18:37, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

{{Hey the user Jak is clear of vandalism, I saw to that. But my other two are shameful. What is the GFDL? And why then were a few names of mine before deleted? And why leave them dormant when If the GFDL wanted to find what they were looking for they could just search and find them. I found a lot of deleted pages that say they don't exsist when you search for them. Why can it not be any different? Sorry but i would like for them to at least be erased. The hist. dosent have to be cleared just the name, talk page and main page.-Jak}}

GFDL. You can have your talk page and user page deleted, and then change your username to something else. --Wooty  Woot? | contribs 19:21, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Use {{db-author}} to delete your userpage or talk page. — Dark Shikari ^talk/_contribs 21:39, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Just for reference, that should have been {{db-user}}; {{db-author}} doesn't apply when someone else has made major edits to a page (probably including Talk page messages). --ais523 07:32, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Changes between edits

Can someone have a look at this edit, and tell me exactly what was changed?

Because it seems to me absolutely nothing has changed between the versions.

I thought it wasn't possible for an edit that did absolutely nothing to be recorded. Just slightly confused here. --`/aksha 03:08, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Usually that means somebody added a space. In this case, between "Thunder Fist (Thor Hammer):" and "Launches a powerful..." -- can be a bit tricky to find them, though. Can be useful to know, if you ever want to make a null edit. Luna Santin 03:11, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

ahh...thanks. This is the second time i've done this (the first time, it turned out that i didn't notice the addition of a single comma). --`/aksha 09:57, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Your Rules (2)

When I tried to add to the response to my previous question “Your rules” I was given the text of the NEXT question to edit.

I would have liked to add the following:-

Please would you be so kind as to let me know where you have seen 28 area Sudoku puzzles using the exact same cells as me? As you can imagine, I did a considerable amount of research to establish that my design was original. Hopefully you are one of the few who purchased, or where given, the eBook where I introduced "Peter's Sudoku" using a different pen name.

PJSudoku 10:27, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

• The edit links are beside the headers of the question they edit, not the question you've just read when you come across the link. I've seen Sudokus in all shapes and sizes, but I don't see why any of them require special mention in the article. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

The closest thing we have to rules here are given in Wikipedia:External links. Bear in mind that Wikipedia is not designed to contain a comprehensive collection of links. Notinasnaid 13:34, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

External links - links to websites with song lyrics

Is this allowed? I was thinking no because lyrics are copyrighted. Example: link

Yeah, linking to copyrighted material is bad. See point 11 under Wikipedia:External links#Links normally to be avoided. --Cherry blossom tree 11:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

So it's acceptable to remove these websites? --Stacey 11:13, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Yep, absolutely. --Cherry blossom tree 11:15, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay! Thanks for answering my question :) --Stacey 11:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Articles

How do you make a article of your own? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Greg Digati (talk • contribs) 14:34, October 19, 2006 (UTC).

Check out the Very Frequently Asked Questions. Have fun writing, and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask again! — QuantumEleven 12:39, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

i am thinking about renting a channel on cable and wants to find out what co's are there to buy or buy air time to broadcast to the public.

Thanks,

Emad Fino

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). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --ais523 13:03, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

nested formatting

Hi, I want to get a <pre> block inside a numbered list, to get something like that:

1. one
2. two

some preformatted
and multiline
text

1. three

but without having the numbering interrupted (and, hopefully, indented nicely). I tried several approaches, some of them work only in certain browsers, and others work only in certain (old) versions of MediaWiki. Any help of how this should be done properly is greatly appreciated.

I can show you what I tried to use and where it worked in detail, if you ask me to.

I don't think that's possible to do portably; if you find a way of doing it, it would be interesting to know. --ais523 13:22, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, this bit worked in MediaWiki 1.6.3, but stopped working in newer ones, and I don't know why. Also, it seems to work in all browsers, and the generated HTML code is correct:

1. one
2. two

   some

preformatted and multiline text

1. three

195.8.68.130 13:28, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

And there is yet another bit, which works for almost any version of MediaWiki, but only in Firefox and Konqueror (and IE), but doesn't work in Opera (because the generated HTML code is not valid):

1. one
2. two

   some

   preformatted

   and multiline

   text

3. three

195.8.68.130 13:33, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

UPDATE: OK, it used to work in MediaWikis up to 1.8.2, but apparently doesn't work in the latest one used by wikipedia :-) --195.8.68.130 13:39, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

From what I've seen on the wikitech-l mailing list, there's an extension that tries to correct mismatched HTML tags, etc., produced from the wikimarkup, which can have some strange interactions with mismatched tags. What do you think about this?

1. one
2. two

   some
preformatted
and multiline
text

3. three

(I wouldn't recommend using it in an article.) You could also try

1. one
2. two

3. some
   preformatted
   and multiline
   text

4. three

which ignores wikimarkup altogether and just uses HTML. It screws up slightly on IE but no worse than pre tags normally do, but it doesn't number it exactly the way you want. --ais523 13:40, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I think this might actually work:

1. one
2. two

   some
   preformatted
   and multiline
   text

3. three

It just writes the desired HTML output straight into the page, using only MediaWiki-permitted tags, and doesn't try to do anything clever, so it should work on all browsers. --ais523 13:43, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, the &#13; trick seems to do the job quite well. It's enough to just make one line with <pre> and use &#13; instead of enters. The plain HTML is also cool, I didn't know you could do that. Thanks very much for your help, this solves my problem --195.8.68.130 13:50, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Should I remove articles from list after copyediting?

Being new, I figured one way to be helpful would be to copyedit pages on Wikipedia:Translation_into_English#Recently_completed_translations since english is my native language. However, I have been removing links to the articles that need checking as I edit them. It looks like some of them have been checked already but left on the page. Which is correct? I hope I haven't stepped on any toes.Grrrlgeek 21:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

That's very helpful of you. :) Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that one; if you don't get any help here, you might also consider Wikipedia talk:Translation into English. Hope you find an answer somewhere. Happy editing! Luna Santin 00:32, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try there. -- Grrrlgeek 19:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Wiki links

I would like to have a link to a page from the same page. For example, I would like to have a link on this page "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox", to this page.

I have tried:

[[Wikipedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]]

without any luck, even though this link works on any of the other "sandbox" pages.

I would also like to link to this page "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Wikipedia_links%29/sandbox", from the same page.

I have tried:

[[Wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Wikipedia_links%29/sandbox|Tutorial Sandbox 3]]

without any luck.

130.76.64.14 23:20, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

This isn't elegant (it's an external link), but it does work:

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox Sandbox] produces:

Sandbox

Does that help you? It's the space that does the trick. --Tkynerd 23:40, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, but I was really looking for the elegant version. 130.76.64.14 00:10, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

By using a redirect as in: Wikipedia:Help desk. --hydnjo talk 02:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps this? (note that a wikilink to the current page is not displayed as a clickable link). -- Rick Block (talk) 03:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I think Wikipedia is right to remove links to the same article as a whole (it just annoys the reader), but you can link to named sections, which seems to me much underused. Notinasnaid 07:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Hydnjo's got it. But how did you know WP:HD was the "code word" for this page? I can't find anything in the Wiki editing instructions defining what "page names" are or how to decode the http address into a Wiki page name. 130.76.64.15 16:42, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Shortcut. On pages for which a shortcut exists it is mentioned using {{shortcut}}, see on top of this page for example (to the right of Where to ask other kinds of questions). How you decode an external link to a wiki-link: take only the last part (after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/). NielsF 17:11, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Or, make your own shortcut, like I just made for WP:Help desk. That particular "call" had not yet been claimed so I just did. So long as you don't do something stupid (WiKiPeDiA:hElP dEsK for example) then I don't think that anyone would object to a reasonable "redirect" even if it is a bit redundant. --hydnjo talk 23:23, 19 October 2006 (UTC) addendum: Also, skim through WP:WP for some of the usual shortcuts. --hydnjo talk 23:29, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

How can i integrate wikimedia site from my own site

Hello,

How can i redirect wikimedia sire from my own site? We are using to design our own site to display the search results into my own site.Any one know these information please give me reply.

Please provide more details - what is your website, what are you planning to redirect, and so forth. After reading your question four times I still can't make sense of it. — QuantumEleven 12:28, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps he wants to know how to get a wikipedia search box on his page? Please clarify. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)06:03, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Signature Help

I've created a brand-new signature. I know how to add it to my profile. But it doesn't seem to work.

It should look like this: ^{•UserPage•Talk•Contributions•Biography•}

Instead, it's like this: [[Image:Triangle.Scalene.svg|50px^{<small>•[[User:Scalene|UserPage]]•[[User Talk:Scalene|Talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/Scalene|Contributions]]•[[User:Scalene/Userboxes|Biography]]•</small>}]] 11:29, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Any help? Scalene 11:29, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

You need to enable "raw signature" in your preferences, and paste

[[Image:Triangle.Scalene.svg|50px]]<sup><small>•[[User:Scalene|UserPage]]•[[User Talk:Scalene|Talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/Scalene|Contributions]]•[[User:Scalene/Userboxes|Biography]]•</small></sup>

into the "signature" box. Although I'm not 100% sure you can use images in your signature. If it doesn't work, try to start with a simple signature and add one element at a time to find out the point where it 'breaks'. A good place to try our your signatures is on your user page or on the Sandbox. — QuantumEleven 12:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

It's perfect! Thanks, mate! ^{•UserPage•Talk•Contributions•Biography•} 12:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

It's perfect! Thanks, mate! ^{•UserPage•Talk•Contributions•Biography•} 12:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

As a note, you are not allowed to use images in your signature; see WP:SIG#Images —Keakealani 20:40, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Nice sig though, by the by. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)06:02, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Random info on a location

Having read the article Barton-le-Clay i am wondering if a list of shops, churhces, bus-stops and takeaways is really the right sort of info to be listed on Wikipedia. I dont want to just delete it without a view. What do others think?

No reason why not. I was thinking of delete, but, really, this is wikipedia. Someone may well write a history of the area. (Check out Talk:Doorstops for an example of entries that are saved. Scalene 12:00, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Would it be better to simply delete the section relating to the shops etc? GazMan7 13:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Is a list of schools or churches somehow more worthy than a list of shops/bus routes/takeaways? Who decides what is encyclopedic? Is practical information not worthy of inclusion? (This is meant to stimulate debate, not mock, so please try and answer). Notinasnaid 13:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

This type of listing is certainly not what WP can accept. I've been contributing to WP since January 2003 and have seen many thousands of articles and I have never seen anything as strange as this entry. We can't accept this sort of listing for 2 reasons - we are not a Trade Directory and such information can change too rapidly. Will it always be kept up to date when, perhaps, the contributor moves away from WP? So the format should be radically changed even if deletions are needed. I think the contributors only had to look at a dozen or so other town entries then they would have realised that their format was not the norm. - Adrian Pingstone 08:24, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

To make sure I was on firm ground, when I said the Barton entry was unusual, I took a few towns at random from an atlas of the UK and looked up their WP entries to have a look at the style. I only rejected a town if its population was above 10,000 (population follows the name). So have a look at Settle 2420, Cullompton 8000, Carnforth 5500, Kirkby 2500, Ellesmere, Shropshire, Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire 3394 and Malton 4000. Not one looks remotely like the Barton entry. So the house-style is clear – no super detailed listings of every shop. It’s a shame someone put so much work into these lists but they only had to view a few entries to see the style. I might set about amending the article but I’d feel rotten while doing it!! - Adrian Pingstone 09:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Commercial Advertising

On the page RSPCA Australia a link was created to a commercial website. This has a tenuous link to the RSPCA as it seems to be some sort of gift shop. My first instinct is to remove the link. Does this follow WP guidelines? What about the person who added the link? Ozdaren 14:57, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Generally speaking, leave links in if either they are notable in connection with the article's subject (e.g. http://www.wikipedia.org in Wikipedia, as it's the homepage) or if the information at the other end is the sort of information the article gives (possibly in more detail). It's probably best to remove the link, and only give the user a warning if they try to re-add it. --ais523 15:19, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Ozdaren 15:37, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

A full list of guidelines can be found at Wikipedia:External links. --MCB 05:38, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Help Required.

Hi,

We want to implement the search process(free encyclopedia) in our website similar to the wikimedia search process.For example if the user comes to my website and search for a word like golf then i have to display the total information about that word as that the wikipedia website is implementing .We already tried to dump the wekimedia data base but we dont want to go with this approach .Instead of this approach is there any other approach like using any api or any software to redirect the information from wikipedia to my own website Can any body let me know the procedure for acheving this task.

I think the database dump is the way to go. That's how it is frequently done - there are many Wikipedia mirror sites. Notinasnaid 18:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, please use the database dumps. Live mirroring (the use of information directly from the Wikimedia servers) is prohibited, and your servers will likely be denied access if you take this approach. Cheers, Tangotango 18:15, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Database download for more info and corres[ponding downloads, and remember to follow the rules of the GFDL license. Harryboyles 08:32, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

editing this page

Do you have records of everyone that does an edit on this page? if so can I get a copy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.51.128.179 (talk • contribs)

Every page. Click the History tab at the top of this page. Notinasnaid 18:47, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Categories

How do I add a category to an article?

To add categories, use [[Category:<put category here>]]. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk) 21:03, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Problems logging in using my PC

I hope someone can help me in this. Lately, I am experiencing problems logging into Wikipedia from my PC. I am using a web browser called Crazy Browser and my PC is a Pentium II. For the past 10 months, I have not faced any problems. Allow me to explain these problems in detail. Firstly, when I click the Main Page of this project, the images of this page appear incorrectly. There seem to be a overlapping of these images. Secondly, when I try to log in, the special page, Sign-in gives me a blank page and only shows me the navigation toolbar at the left-hand corner. This problem has been going on for the past two days. I have checked my PC for viruses and spyware and so far, my PC remains clean. When I try logging into this project by using a different PC from a different location, the problem ceases. Has anyone experienced similiar problems as well? I hope that someone can help me soon! Thank you for your time. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 20:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Have you tried Firefox? It works better than anything I have ever used.--Lord of Illusions 21:17, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

IE7 (released today) has most of the functions of Crazy, so do you need to use it anymore? Sam Hayes 23:03, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

• I doubt his Pentium II runs on Windows XP (which is required for IE7). Besides, if he's using Crazy Browser, he's probably got a reason to avoid Microsoft products and I won't blame him for that. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

userboxes

how do you put user boxes on your userpage?Tennislover 21:46, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Userboxes. Thanks. --Alex (Talk) 21:49, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, you can just edit your user page like any other, and click Edit on any page (without saving) to see how it is done. But don't be misled by some of the user pages you see: you don't have to spend any time doing that if you don't want to. I think some people spend more time prettying up their user page than actually editing! Notinasnaid 21:50, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

drugs and their uses

where can I find drugs and their uses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.124.72.214 (talk • contribs)

• Use the search function, search for the drug you are looking for, it should have an article that tells you what you need to know. Hope this helps. Sam Hayes 23:01, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

flags/tags

I haven't been able to find a general list of article tags anywhere. I wanted to add a tag for a section cleanup in an article. Is there one somewhere? Senatorpjt 22:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Sure. Go to Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup and choose an appropriate tag. You can explore all templates at Wikipedia:Template messages.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

how can I request a non existant article name to be redirected to an existing article

Greetings to Everyone!

As the headline shows, my question is that:

what to do if I'm sure that an already existing article has a name(that is used in the literature and articles) what the search engine can't find, and so it is unknown for the system. How can I request for a name to be inserted to the serach system and to be redirected to the appropriate site? Or can I post such a request to somewhere or is this even possible anyhow?

Namely the cumulant generating function (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulant_generating_function) has a name in the engeneering literature like "log-moment generating function" or "logarithmic moment generating function" etc. But as I wrote the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulant_generating_function is redirected to the Cumulant article in the wikipedia, but the other two is unknown for the search engine.

Thanks in advance 81.0.83.15 22:47, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Create a page called 'log moment generating function' or whatever and put the following on it "#REDIRECT [[Cumulant generating function]]" See WP:R for more. Sam Hayes 22:56, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

thanks...

Whatever redirect title you choose, you'll be able to Go to it immediately but the Search indexing may take several weeks. Google may well index the Search (Google's WP specific search)] long before WP does. --hydnjo talk 00:28, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Determining IP Address of User

I would like to know if there is a way of determining the IP address of a Wikipedia member, namely of Therlaender, who vandalized the article of the school I am at, and simultaneously insulted another member of Wikipedia, Pegship. What was written by the vandal directly indicates that he/she is a student at the school, and I would like to know whether I can track his/her IP so that appropriate punishment might possibly be dealt with (in the real world). Mipchunk 01:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

No, you cannot find the IP of a user. Only a very limited number of admins (CheckUsers) may do so, and under very specific and limited circumstances. This kind of situation would not remotely qualify. Fan-1967 03:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

copyright

Who is the Editor and Sponsoring Institution

Of what? Wikipedia? See Wikipedia:Introduction. --Kainaw ^(talk) 03:21, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

There is no single editor of Wikipedia. If you really have to see who contributed (or vandalized) to a page just click on the "history" at the top of the page. Wikipedia is also a nonprofit organization. See the introduction. If you are looking for a reference, see WP:CW. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)06:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Category

If I know that an article is in the wrong category how do I get it changed please?

Edit the article and change it. The Categories are at the very bottom of the article. Fan-1967 03:10, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Gregorian Calendar vs. Julian Calendar

Does Wikipedia adjust older historical events for the presently used Gregorian calendar, or do you leave the Julian calendar date as the published date?

The evolution to the current calendar takes many twists and turns and some people still do not adhere to this standard yet.

I need your answer to stay accurate when quoting dates of events such as the Kepler Nova, etc.

-- Lee Paulsel

Please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Different calendars for a detailed explanation -- Lost^(talk) 05:37, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Editing

I really could not find anything about this, but what stops anyone from coming in and erasing everything if anyone can edit these pages. Also, how can any of this be credible if anyone can change it? Couldn't people give wrong information?

Well, most high-traffic pages are watched by hundreds if not thousands of people, so chances are any vandalism (which is what we call it when someone goes in and blanks pages or adds nonsense) will be reverted fairly quickly, sometimes within seconds and usually in less than an hour. It's possible for wrong information; as with any wiki, things should be taken with a grain of salt. However, there are thousands of people working to make this into a workable encyclopedia, and by policy information does need to be verifiable and all that, so it's actually a lot more reliable than most people think. If you feel the need, sources are usually given at the bottom of the article, which you can reference if you're unsure. Of course, if you see something wrong, go ahead and fix it! That's the beauty of a wiki. —Keakealani 06:50, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

• Regular edits can only blank pages. To actually delete them, you need to be an administrator. Most people won't put in the good edits and effort it requires to become an administrator to abuse those abilities. That's a bad idea anyway. If an administrator goes rampant, they can be stripped of their abilities and in absolute emergencies we can shut down to new edits to fix extremely severe vandalism. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:45, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Logging in

My work machine will not let me enable cookies, so I cannot log in to WP. Is there any way I might be able to get round this and log in? Thanks --Amists

• As far as I know cookies are required to log in. Otherwise the computer would forget you're logged in between edits. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Block links from being added to Wikipedia

I've been fighting a slowly losing battle with an anonymous user who keeps adding linkspam to a number of porn star articles... to date he's added links to sites he controls for 208 different porn stars, and he's persistent about it too. I know Wikipedia has a list of URLs you can't add to a page. How do I go about getting a list of the linkspam sites added to that blacklist?? Tabercil 12:17, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

m:Talk:Spam blacklist is used for spam-blacklist requests; such requests will block across all Wikimedia websites (including Wikipedia). --ais523 12:29, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

The right to upload a photo

Ok, I saw a photograph that I would like to upload for use on one of Wikipedia's pages. It was on a site dedicated to tram systems, and the photo in question was of a tram that runs in public in Zürich, Switzerland. I wrote to the webmaster, and he wrote back that the photo is his, he is happy for me to use it, and is even willing to send me a higher resolution version of the same picture.

Can I use it, and how should it be classified (fair use, for example)? If his say-so is insufficient to be considered lisence to use it, what further steps do I need to take?

I have already searched Wikipedia for a soln to this problem, but can't find one. Please help me.

By the way, would you recommend me accepting a higher resolution photo from the owner? Although photos on Wikipedia pages are not normally very large, they are often clickable, and link to a higher res image. What would be the recommended way to go here?

Pheasantplucker 16:17, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

BTW: Do I need to submit the email in which the guy gave his permission to use the photo. Bear in mind it's in german (which I can read and understand, but others here may not be able to).

Did the copyright holder specifically release it under a suitable license, for use in all contexts including commercial use? Notinasnaid 16:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Errm, I don't know what constitutes a 'suitable licence' Notinasnaid. The guy who owns the photo told me, I quote,"Die Rechte an den Fotos aus Zürich gehören mir. Wenn ich als Autor der Bilder genannt werde, stelle ich Ihnen gerne Bilder fuer Wikipedia zur Verfügung. Falls Sie die Bilder in einer besseren Auföesung benoetigen, kann ich Sie Ihnen auch mit maximal 1840*1232 Pixeln zur Verfuegung stellen."

Which translates to, "The rights of the photos from Zürich belong to me. If I am credited as the 'author' of the photo, then I would be happy to make them available for Wikipedia. If you want a higher resolution photo, I can supply one up to a maximum of 1840*1232 pixels."

Does that satisfy Wikipedia's requirements or not? Where would I credit him (directly under the photograph?) And would it be as 'fair use' or something else? What about the higher resolution offer - need I take it? (current image is 500*506 pixels) Pheasantplucker 19:02, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

• Doesn't qualify yet. Images need to be released with a free license to anyone, allowing use in Wikipedia alone is not free enough. However, if he allows anyone to use the image as long as he is credited, you could upload it. Ask them to release it under a Creative Commons license. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:53, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

How should he go about doing that? Please explain the steps he has to take to release such a licence. I have a nasty suspicion I'm not going to get him to do it, simply because it's too much bother on his part - not that he's against Wikipedia actually using it (so long as he's credited). It all seems so protracted - I wonder if it would be simpler getting hold of a camera and going to Zürich myself for the day and take the picture myself. Anyway, as said, I would be interested to know the path to obtaining a licence. -Pheasantplucker 21:32, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

How do I fit a picture into my Userbox?

I'm having trouble fitting a picture into my Userbox. You see, when I put a picture in there it's WAY to big! So how do I reduce the size of my Userbox picture? Please write back on my talk page.A7X 900 18:07, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

It depends on the userbox but try this subing "sample.gif" for image title name.--Lord of Illusions 18:15, 19 October 2006 (UTC) [[Image:Sample.gif|60px|Pane]]

Sorry but that did not work either. It just show's the word's I typed. Do I have to type something else to reduce the size of the picture?A7X 900 18:31, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Well if you're agreeable could you point me to the picture and userbox.--Lord of Illusions 21:06, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Lord of Illusions thank you so much for your time but I finally got it to work! The picture is now the right size! Once agian I'd like to thank you for your time!A7X 900 15:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

"Wikify" tags

I occasionally get these on my contributions. Clearly, the article deviates in some way from the Form and Style rules. But there is no indication what the problem is. How do I find out what exactly triggered the tag?

Check the articles history to see who added the tag, then post a message on the user's page to ask.Ozzykhan 15:06, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Often, it doesn't mean the article is against any form/style rules, more like...it doesn't have much form style. Wikify tags often get put on articles which are just plain text. So if you've started a new article, check to make sure your article is split into sections, does have some internal links, and has any appropriate templates/info boxes. --`/aksha 11:27, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Adding a new section in an article

I would like to know how to add a new section in an article. I would like to add a single season record to the article Atlanta Falcons. Thank you.

13:20, 20 October 2006 (UTC)~

You can use new headers, using two == signs around the new header. You managed fine here, and the same works in articles. Thanks. --Alex (Talk) 14:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Remember, there's a link up the top of this page to add a new section, which isn't on the normal article. Confusing Manifestation 09:32, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Non world wide view template

What is the template that says an article does not represent a world wide view? Ozzykhan 15:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I found it: {{worldview}}...

Template:Globalize provides a list of geography- or religion-specific tags one may also place where an article is singularly centric... Joe 16:29, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Possible PD Image infringement

Hi! Could you take a look at this image Image:Castle hill.jpg. I'm pretty sure that I have seen the image before, on another website, and that it is copyrighted. It has been uploaded and used to replace the Image:Victoria Tower Castle Hill(RLH).jpg that I took and originally put there, though without any source info. I'm not bothered about my image being replaced by another, but having taken as many photo's as I have of the tower, and lived just below it for many years, there is something about it that is not right. I suspect that the sky has been possibly added in digitally to change the look of the original image. Richard Harvey 17:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I see that the user who uploaded it has uploaded a number of other images that appear to be either professional photographs or possibly digitally altered images, but did not state the origin of any of them, merely that they were under a Creative Commons license (cc-by-sa 1.0), followed by a confusing phrase, "according to which the image comes in the definition of PD". I will ask the user on his/her Talk page to clarify the origin and license of the images, and follow up with appropriate tags if necessary. If you could locate where you had seen the image previously outside of Wikipedia, that would be very helpful. Thanks, --MCB 17:47, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Why was my page deleted?

I wrote a page on Cassandra Clay, who was killed by a drunk driver and I want to know why it was deleted!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jarnagin (talk • contribs) .

You may want to take a look at Wikipedia's policies on biographic articles. Chances are, your article's topic was not considered notable enough to warrant an article. Getting killed by a drunk driver is not a notability in of itself; unless you can find third-party sources verifying the notability of the subject, it is unlikely to fly here. Sorry! Let me know if you need help understanding the policies...I know they're very confusing. —Keakealani 19:02, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh, ok, I see. You guys didn't even bother to read her page, did you; You just deleted it. So what you're saying is because she wasn't world-wide famous, she doesn't deserve a Wikipedia page. However, I click on your name "Keakealani" and you have your own Wikipedia page. You're not notable and you've made no contribution to history; so arn't you in fact, breaking your own rules for the site??? Do as you say, not as you do, huh?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jarnagin (talk • contribs) .

Those are user pages, not encyclopedia articles. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 19:38, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Please be polite: rudeness will not help you. You're confusing the difference between an individual editor's talk page and an article. And yes, if somebody's not notable (and there are strict and specific guidelines that state what "notable" means, and they apply to everyone), any Wikipedia article on the person will be deleted. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not Myspace. If information is not usable, why would it be here?

Also, has it occurred to you that your friend's family might not approve of having her personal information on a widely read website like Wikipedia? If my daughter were to die, I would be absolutely horrified to find such information anywhere on the Web. --Charlene.fic 19:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm just returning the rudness and why would you "assume" I'm not family? Has it occurred to you, since you like to "assume" that I might be her father? You don't know anything about me or her. Also, I can create a user page, for her and completely circumvent your rules. Cool, thanks for the tip.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jarnagin (talk • contribs) .

No one was rude to you here. And, no, you should not create a user page for a person who does not actually have an account at WP and is not an editor. It will likely also be deleted. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not free webspace for memorials. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 20:02, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

broken date template

Help! I had a perfectly good template at Template:Nth weekday of month but when I tried moving it to Template:Nth weekday in month it broke. All I wanted to do was change "of" to "in".

I tried moving it back, but it's still broken.

It affects a few pages relating to U.S. holiday's like Martin Luther King Day. --Uncle Ed 18:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, I think I fixed it myself. Sorry to bother you. --Uncle Ed 18:59, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

economics

average wages per year in cape verde in africa

You may find more information at the Reference Desk. This Help Desk is specifically for questions about editing and using Wikipedia. Also, as this is an encyclopedia, you might find your question answered in Cape Verde. Good luck! —Keakealani 19:00, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Squamous Epithelial Cells

Can you please tell me what it means when the number on the Diagnostic sheet is in the Out of Range section and it is: 10-20 H and under that it is WBC 6-10 H.

Thank you. Debbie Tropeano

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. --MCB 05:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

please help

i am a white western person of no religious denomination but i am having trouble with finding info. on creating a card for a valued neighbour and would like to know how to write "happy diwali" in hindi. i would be greatful for any help you can offer on this subject. thankyou.

Try out Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language for help. The help desk is for questions about using the wikipedia. —Mitaphane _talk 23:41, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Edited text

Is there a way to indicate what text has been added or edited, like a different color of style of font?20:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.68.13.36 (talk • contribs)

Yes. What you are looking for is the diff feature, which can be accessed through the history tab at the top of a page. Prodego ^talk 21:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

i forgot my name!

I forgot (for some odd reason) my log in info, as I am switching e-mail addresses, I've already deleted the initial wikipedia e-mail. Is it possible to retrieve my info and have it sent to my original e-mail address (that I signed-up w/)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.1.215.8 (talk • contribs)

Do you remember your username? If you have your username, you can have a new password emailed to you from the login page. —Mitaphane _talk 23:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Edits?

Hi, I'd like very much to know how many edits I have, without counting them manually on the "my contributions" page. Also, do I view other users' edit count in the same manner? | AndonicO Talk 00:46, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

See WP:TOOLS#Edit_counters. —Mitaphane _talk 00:52, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Accursations of vandalizing that do not apply to me

My access to Wikipedia is through AOL. I have been accused of vandalizing articles, because some one else also using the AOL number, has been doing that. I am willing to ignore your warnings, if that is o.k. with you. Otherwise, what can I do to remedy this? Thanks.Mitakadai 01:52, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

AOL users switch proxy IPs quickly. You were most likely warned because a vandal was using the IP before you. The only remedy is to switch to another ISP, otherwise you just have to be prepared for it due to the odd way AOL works. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 01:58, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Check out Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users. —Mitaphane _talk 03:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Cannot insert picture

Hello, I am a registered user and I tried to upload a picture but all I had was, I was led to some kind of warning page and it said something about protected page and I could not see the picture where it was supposed to be. What's going on? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Liz81 (talk • contribs)

Please sign your post with ~~~~. Can you tell me what the name of the picture is? With out anymore information, I can't tell you any specifics. I can tell you that articles and pictures can be protected because of vandalism. See Wikipedia:List of protected pages if the name of the image uploaded is on the list. —Mitaphane _talk 03:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

place original article

Hi How do i place an original--that is new,not edit a site, on to a wiki page??

kind regards from aust.Bob Heath.--Yepod.

Do you mean how do you create a new article? See the VFAQ.—Mitaphane _talk 03:27, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

More precisely, see Help:Starting a new article. It gives you a nice little box that helps you out. Also see Wikipedia:Your first article Oskar 03:45, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Link placement

Hello,

I'm having a little trouble adding a link to the "External Links" section of a certain profile. There are 3 sub-link sections; Official Sites, News and media, and Profiles. I have a fansite, and I don't know where I'd place this link. I don't consider it to fit under any of these catagories. I added my own section, titled "Unofficial Sites", but then it was deleted. Any hep would be great.

Thank you in advanced, JessDrake 03:29, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:External links. Most the time when someone starts adding links to personal sites they will deleted as spam. If you think your site's link would be a good addition to the article, bring it up on that article's talk page. —Mitaphane _talk 03:38, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

GREAT INVENTRY

MY NAME IS IMMANUEL CENTRO ,I WILL LIKE ALL WIKIPEDIA USER,S AND ALL AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS TO COME TOGETHER OVER THIS MY QUESTION MY QUESTION IS IF WE ARE TO PUT UP A NEW DESIGN AIRCRAFT HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO IT, BECAUSE THE NEW AIRCRAFT DESIGN THAT AM TALKING ABOUT IS ARE GREAT INVENTRY I WILL APRECIATE THE WIKIPEDIA INVENTOR AND THE BOARD OF WIKIPEDIA TO THINK ABOUT THE GREAT INVENTRY AND THE CONTENT FROM THE INVENTOR IMMANUEL CENTRO THANK YOU

Sorry, your question is very unclear. Is this a light aircraft or an airliner, jet or propeller. Are you imagining that we could help you design it? Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a design organisation and so we cannot help in designing an aircraft. It is unlikely that any of our articles are detailed enough to help with your design. (I have no idea what you mean by Inventry). By the way, please don't use capital letters, it's regarded as shouting - Adrian Pingstone 12:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

columns

I am contibuting to a list of recording artists in an article on a record company. (Specifically, this article is RCA Records.)

I would like to create three columns for the list to avoid consuming too much verticle space in the article. Thank you. Dogru144 14:04, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Make a table. See Help:Tables. Example:

Artist 1 Artist 2

Artist 3 Artist 4

Artist 5 Artist 6

Just look at the code, copy it, divide the list in three equal parts and paste the contents instead of the Artist 1 etc. NielsF 14:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

reinsertion of photo

May I reinsert a photo that another editor removed without seeming like I am editing an edit war? The editor removed the photo without replying to my query as to why the photo was removed. The photo in question is a photo of Nica de Koenigswarter. Dogru144 14:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Looking at the article it seems to be that the image has been removed from it because it was deleted from Wikipedia (see the deletion log). Putting it back in wouldn't be very useful I guess. In general, when someone removes something from an article without giving a reason you can always try to put it back, just don't keep putting it back and engage in edit warring, see WP:3RR. NielsF 14:23, 21 October 2006 (UTC)