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April 8

How I can upload a photo

It is twiter is the best please help me how to upload a photo and post the reply to my talk page. Thanks Twiter is the best.

Requested Articles

Resolved

 – ZooFari 22:31, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

I know you can request an article to be made, but is there a place I can go to find requested articles? Sean118 (talk) 02:32, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Intuitively enough, Wikipedia:Requested articles.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:45, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Well, I guess that was just too obvious! Sean118 (talk) 02:48, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

:-)--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:33, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Spy Wednesday

Can someone please address this request? Thanks, Anupam^Talk 06:05, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

changing Info on wikipedia?

I have a pondering question. My roommates and i have a debt about weather or not can you alter the web site of Wikipedia.org etc. Looking up information about a planet that clear same info is in the plain texts. So i ask is it possible to change information on the web site?

Rayraycal —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rayraycal (talk • contribs) 07:09, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes it is possible. That's why there is an edit button at the top of (almost) every page. So who wins the bet? —SV 07:21, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

(EC)What do you mean by "Looking up information about a planet that clear same info is in the plain texts."? Zain Ebrahim (talk) 07:23, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

As SV and Zain mention above, yes you can edit various pages. If however, you're asking if it is possible to edit the "Wikipedia.org" page (i.e. The Main Page), the answer is more complicated. In general, no - but by contributing to various sections such as WP:DYK, then you can get contributions that you've submitted to wikipedia to indeed show up on that main page. — Ched :  ?  10:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Be aware that the word "edit" has a slightly different meaning on Wikipedia than in everyday life. Traditionally, an "editor" has the final say - after the editor finishes editing, the document becomes an "edition"; it goes into print and does not change until the next edition. Not so on Wikipedia, because everybody can edit here (imagine if everybody who lived in a city could edit the local newspaper at any time). On Wikipedia it can sometimes be difficult to make an edit that "sticks" - that is, an edit which all the other editors will leave alone. The more knowledge an editor has about Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, the more durable his or her edits are likely to be. --Teratornis (talk) 20:50, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Uploading Picture

If I want to Upload a Picture to some catagory, what should I do??

Example:

I was reading regarding BAMYAN (Afghanistan) I saw few pictures in the Gallery, I wanted to add more pictures of Bamyan to that gallery ... or if I could creat my Gallery where I could upload those pictures....I could not find any link to Upload Pictures..

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sqamarabbas (talk • contribs) 12:19, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

• Wikipedia is not really the place for galleries. And if you saw one, it most likely needs some pruning. I suggest you check out Wikimedia Commons. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:23, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
  • If you have images that illustrate better than those in the galleries, though, you may upload them at Commons and replace it with one that doesn't illustrate the article best. Sometimes they are just added, no replaced. ZooFari 16:00, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Uploading a photo?

I am trying to upload a photo on a page that I created. I have rights to the photo. I would like it to be placed in the person's infobox. When I tried uploading it, it only shows a link with the photo's file name. When I click on the link, it directs me to a page that says I am unauthorized to upload photos.

Is there anyone who has the required rights and can help me upload a photo?

Thank you, Shannon Hennessy

SNHennessy —Preceding unsigned comment added by SNHennessy (talk • contribs) 13:12, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

In order to upload photos, your account must be autoconfirmed, which means that it has been active for four days and made at least ten edits. Your account should be autoconfirmed in two more days. TNXMan 13:34, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

For help uploading see WP:UPLOAD. If the images are your own creation, then please consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons so that they are available for use on all Wikimedia projects. Commons has no autoconfirmation requirements. – ukexpat (talk) 14:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Help needed…

Resolved

 – Budelberger (   ) 03:04, 10 April 2009 (UTC). (Merci.)

From Portal talk:Bible :

Bonjour,

There is a wrong external link (see this), written « http://www.uni-münster.de/NTTextforschung/KgLSGII08_02_27.pdf » ; it must be corrected as « http://www.uni-muenster.de/NTTextforschung/KgLSGII08_02_27.pdf » ; 39 hand corrections are too much for me. Can somebody ask a literate bot to do it ?… Thanxiz. --Budelberger (talk) 13:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC) ().

Budelberger (talk) 14:07, 8 April 2009 (UTC) ().

I think the best place to request this is at WP:Bot requests. I don't know much about coding, but it doesn't seem as if it would be too difficult. TNXMan 14:09, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Please delete image

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 17:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Will you please delete this file: File:FirstTierEventCenter.gif? I misspelled the facility name initially and have since uploaded the image again with the correct spelling (FirsTierEventCenter.gif. I am not sure how to change the name like we can do with articles. Thank you. Sweet Pea 1981 (talk) 17:02, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by J Milburn. – ukexpat (talk) 17:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Oyoyoy, ooops etc. - I need to move new category

Resolved

 – ZooFari 22:55, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello, is it the right place for my laments? Recently I've created new category [[Category:Czech editors]], and the title is wrong, we need to move it to [[Category:Czech film editors]]. I miss the magic "move" button there. Thanks for help. --Vejvančický (talk) 18:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

You can't move categories. I think you'll have to update all category tags individually. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 18:51, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization#Can categories be renamed, moved, or redirected? (grrr, no section shortcut there yet) and WP:EIW#Catbot. --Teratornis (talk) 20:42, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I just made WP:CMOVE for you. :D  GARDEN  20:51, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks to all of you. --Vejvančický (talk) 10:17, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Permission from author to use picture

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 20:00, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

An editor writing an article on an artist has a book of photographs of the artist's work. He says he has permission from the artist to scan photos of the work for Wikipedia. What process does the editor have to go through to prove he has permission to do this from the artist? Thanks! —Mattisse (Talk) 19:22, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

The copyright holder should follow the process set out at WP:IOWN. – ukexpat (talk) 19:26, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Or for a third party uploader, see WP:COPYREQ. But note that Wikipedia does not accept permission for use only on Wikipedia; permission must allow reuse by anyone for anything.—teb728 t c 19:34, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the answers. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Aspen Magazine

The current Aspen Magazine in Aspen, CO is not represented in Wikipedia's article on 'Aspen Magazine.' We have found that our website members have become confused by the discrepancies between Wikipedia's information about the current Aspen Magazine (printed by Ridge Publications). Please advise to how we could have the current information about Aspen Magazine updated to the site.

Thank You. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.41.210.190 (talk) 21:25, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

If you believe that the current Aspen Magazine should have a new, separate article, you first need to establish whether it meets Wikipedia's notability criteria. Online magazines are covered by the criteria at Wikipedia:Notability (web); there is no separate set of criteria for printed magazines but those at Wikipedia:Notability (books) may be used as a helpful guideline. If you feel the publication does merit its own article and can supply information and sources, you can request that it be created at Wikipedia:Articles for creation (although this may not happen quickly). Alternatively you could consider creating an account and starting the article yourself, using the guidance at Wikipedia:Your first article. However, the wording of your question implies that you are directly connected with Aspen Magazine. Users are discouraged from creating articles about companies etc with which they are directly connected, so you'd need to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest first with this in mind. In this situation it's possible to draft an article in a user sandbox (a part of your userspace) and seek feedback from other users to ensure it complies with Wikipedia guidelines before moving into the main encyclopaedia space when it's ready.

To distinguish the new article from the existing one I would suggest naming the new one "Aspen magazine (1974 onward)" or similar. The old one could be moved to "Aspen magazine (1965-1971)" if felt appropriate. You can then disambiguate between the two by adding a hatnote to each article. Karenjc 22:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict

In subject article which prints out at 19 pages, pages 5,10,and 16 turn up blank on your web site and I find no way to call up the texts for those pages or to print them out. Please advise how I may recover the textual material for these pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.104.84.208 (talk) 22:11, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Did you click the “Printable version” link in the Toolbox in the left sidebar? That formats the page in a way that is more likely print successfully. —teb728 t c 23:22, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Do you use Internet Explorer? If so, this is a known bug with IE (certainly IE 7, possibly 8 also). The easy fix is to switch browser. The non-easy fix is to create an account, go to Special:MyPage/monobook.css and add the following code:

@media print { 
sup, sub, p, .documentDescription { line-height: normal; }
}

You'll then have to bypass your cache, after which the page should print properly. Algebraist 23:29, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

• "Printable version" does not give a true print preview. It is for legacy browsers without CSS support and does not render any @media print rules.
• IE8 does not have this problem.
• This issues is now documented at WP:IEPRINTFIX

--Gadget850 (talk) 00:31, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

How Can I Edit

how can i edit wikipedia71.229.142.232 (talk) 22:21, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

See WP:EDIT. You should consider creating account. See the following template message.

Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia! You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikipedia, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and gives you many benefits, including:

• The use of a username of your choice, provided that it is appropriate.
• The use of your own personal watchlist to which you can add articles that interest you.
• The ability to start new pages.
• The ability to rename pages.
• The ability to edit semi-protected pages.
• The ability to upload images.
• The ability to customize the appearance and behavior of the website.
• The eligibility to eventually become an administrator.
• Your IP address will no longer be visible to other users.

We hope that you choose to become a Wikipedian and create an account. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have on my talk page. By the way, make sure to sign your posts and comments with four tildes (~~~~), which will let others know who left it. – ukexpat (talk) 23:07, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Can't login because...

I tried every combination to login under my registered user name and password. WP doesn't recognize Kenn Alan. I tried to create a new account since it has been months since last login and WP says there's already a user by the name of Kenn Alan. When I search that name, there's not one in the WP system. What gives? If you have my info then you should be able to find me and email me a PW and correct combo of case sensitive username letters. I do not want to lose my login name!--Kenn Alan (talk) 23:29, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

You seem to be logged in already! DuncanHill (talk) 23:31, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

The reason they say there is no one as Kenn Alan is because you don't have a userpage. -Porchcrop ^{(talk|contributions)} 23:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

As you can see, you can have a user name and successfully log in even if you have not yet created your user page. To create your user page, simply click on the red Kenn Alan link, edit the (blank) page, and save it. -Arch dude (talk) 12:00, 9 April 2009 (UTC)