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January 10

Hi every one, i appreciat ur work & i want to share..!!

i want to be a member of the translation team especially medical one. mainly from english to arabic language.

i tried to start but i failed aiming u guide me. this page is not translated to arabic & i want to translate...about buerger disease:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buerger%27s_disease

contact me on: <redacted>

or on facebook [preferable] http://www.facebook.com/#/Sisi.bek?ref=name

i hope gladely to share u my experience & knowledge,hope you reply soon

sorry for elongation,,,

dr. amr sisi faculty of medicine,alexandria,egypt. <redacted> == —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amrosisi (talk • contribs) 00:31, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

See the links under WP:EIW#Translate. The Buerger's disease article already lists some interlanguage links, for example to fa:بیماری بورگر in Farsi, but not a link to the Arabic Wikipedia yet. If you have not already created an account on the Arabic Wikipedia, go to Special:MergeAccount and create a unified login. Then go to the Arabic Wikipedia or to the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia if you prefer, and start translating the article. --Teratornis (talk) 04:34, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

en-au-buffer.org

Hi guys, it seems I uploaded this ([1]) onto Wikipedia instead of Wikimedia, is there an admin that can delete it for me? Thanks, Tooironic (talk) 00:37, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Add {{db-g7}} to the page, which tags it as "author requests speedy deletion". Xenon54 / talk / 01:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I deleted it shortly before this post. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

KGOS/KERM Radio

The current page that outlines radio station(s) KGOS and KERM are incorrect. The stations are owned by Kath Broadcasting and no longer affiliated with Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting/ Jan Charles Gray. More information inclduing a station logo can be found at their official website: www.kgoskerm.com. OR on their facebook page/kgoskermradio. They are still country format, ABC affiliate. But also air programs like University of Wyoming Football/Basketball w/ Dave Walsh. Dayweather forecast etc, Northern Ag programs as well.

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.3.39.116 (talk) 01:54, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Well thanks for the information. 74.42.81.203 (talk) 04:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I take 74.42's reply to be a slightly sarcastic way of pointing out that it is likely that nobody reading this page will be motivated to do anything with the information you give. If you have reliable sources for the information, please be bold and edit the article KGOS, making sure you provide references for the information you add. If you prefer not to do that, please put a note on the article's talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 17:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

failure of the system and consequences

I am new to Wikipedia. I wrote a new article yesterday, however the system was unable to save it for loss of session data. After trying for half an hour I resorted to saving my article on the PC. However when I copied it again on the Wiki space this caused problems. Some I was able to fix, except the references list and the index box that does not show. I copied the article directly not using article wizard, perhaps there is a way to fix this. Now I did my best editing the references manually but this has led to a conflicting numbering as I added two new references. Moreover the references show in a different format than the usual, the numbers appearing on the line and not above, apart the two new ones. How should I proceed to fix everything? Thank you for the help.Aldrasto (talk) 04:57, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

All fixed.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Convert box digit play out.

HELLO MY CONVERT BOX DIGIT.PLAY OUT AFTER ONE YEAR.AND I WANT TO NO.CAN I BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE CONPON.BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BUY ANOTHER ONE ON MONDAY12/JAN/2010.THANK YOU —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.90.22.35 (talk) 06:28, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.

Capital letters are to be deplored. Don't do it. Kittybrewster ☎ 06:37, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

YOUR HOME PAGE

Could you please place the Wikipedia search box at the top of your home page. Like right under the Title Wikipedia at the top.

It's too awkward being at the bottom of the home page.

At the top would be way way better !

PLEASE

Thanks EinsteinGravity.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.148.70.160 (talk) 06:44, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

If you are not logged in or are logged in with the default skin then the search box should be near the top to the left. Logged in users can choose between different skins at Special:Preferences and it varies where the search box and other things are. Your edit here was made without being logged in. Do you have an account? PrimeHunter (talk) 10:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

africa

Why are there so few references to Africa in your sampled articles ? Thanks for a Brilliant website. Regards Gregg Taylor, South Africa. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.124.157.85 (talk) 07:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Systemic bias. All editors are volunteers choosing what to write about. It appears the English Wikipedia has relatively few editors from Africa or with detailed knowledge of Africa. Another factor is that editors often use online sources and there are also relatively few of those from Africa. More African editors would be great so if you would like to contribute then please go ahead. You can start at Wikipedia:Introduction. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:05, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Also see Digital divide and Global digital divide. Africa has the fewest number of computers per person of any continent. Since Wikipedia editors are a percentage of all computer users, the low computer usage rate in Africa means we also have few African Wikipedia editors. See Category:Wikipedians in Africa, Category:Wikipedians in South Africa, Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa, Wikipedia:WikiProject South Africa, and Afrikaans Wikipedia. Of course, a Wikipedian need not live in Africa to write about Africa, but most Wikipedians write about topics familiar to them, and most people are more familiar with their locale than they are about other places. --Teratornis (talk) 22:40, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Do articles have to be linked in the navbox for them to use it?

I am trying to figure out if I should restore the {{sheep navbox}} to a breed. The individual breeds do not appear in the navbox, but one of the short list of navbox entries is List of sheep breeds, which includes the breed in question.

1. Does this level of association warrant inclusion?
2. Is there a there a relevant discussion I missed?

Novangelis (talk) 14:26, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

You could make another navbox for this set of breeds. That might satisfy the editor who removed the more general navbox. I personally think navboxes should be in articles whenever they help some readers. For example, I think it helps to put the {{Wind power}} template into articles about individual Wind farms, even though the template has no entries for them, because the {{Wind power}} template links to articles which document the basics of the topic. What tends to happen is that readers who have an interest in a particular wind farm, but little knowledge of Wikipedia's larger coverage of wind power, may tend to re-hash debates about the topic in the individual wind farm articles without realizing the debates have already occurred elsewhere. Before editing a subordinate article on any topic in Wikipedia, an editor really should familiarize him/herself with the coverage in the main articles on the topic. Putting navboxes into the subordinate articles slightly increases the chances that editors who first see the subordinate articles will educate themselves before going wild. In other words, I see navboxes as being more than just for navigation among a series of related articles - they also help fix the position of an article within a larger structure of knowledge. This is very helpful for editors, who must grasp the larger structure before editing the particulars. In that sense, when deciding whether an article should have the navbox, it is more important for an article to be within the template's structure of knowledge than to actually appear as a link in the template. My opinion is not universally shared, however. --Teratornis (talk) 22:53, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I saw the essay Wikipedia:A navbox on every page, but did not want to take it as a done deal. A complete list of breeds in the box, even if collapsible, seems like overkill, especially since there are still numerous redlinks. I've restored it, and will look at the navbox, itself. I guess the "be bold" policy means don't be sheepish about sheep. Novangelis (talk) 00:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC) Funny! David spector (talk) 04:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Tables

I have uploaded a few tables (one of them is on the page for JANE MORGAN) relating to discographies, and so far they have worked just fine. I am attempting to do one for JACKIE GLEASON but for some reason the same method is not working. Can you please look at it and tell me why?

Thank you,

Tom Lowery —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tal1962 (talk • contribs) 16:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I see you fixed it. I got an edit conflict when I tried to save the fix the same minute. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Enabling searching with an acronym

I've noticed that sometimes I can search wikipedia using an acronym (e.g. llc) and get a list of organizations that have that acronym. I looked through the help files and the FAQ and although there's lots of info on acronyms and aliases there doesn't seem to be anything that addresses this. I edit a page for an organization with a long name (Lafayette Library and Learning Center) and it would be nice to let people search by lllc. How do I do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peac (talk • contribs) 18:55, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

We use Redirects and Disambiguation pages. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 19:06, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

If there is no redirect or page by the exact name you enter in the search box, or if you click the "Search" button below the search box instead of "Go" or the Enter key, then you get a search results page with articles contanining the searched term. It takes some time for the search index to be updated when pages are created or edited but when that happens, LLLC in your edit [2] will be found by the search function. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:43, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I've created a disambiguation page LLLC as there are a few other meanings. Have a look and see how it's done. LeadSongDog come howl 16:16, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Also see Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates for other navigation tools. --Teratornis (talk) 22:58, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I have created a page which already exists

Hi there,

I am working from a list of red listed first-class cricketers and have by working through the list created an article on a cricketer which already exists. The articles are John Taylor (cricketer, born 1923) and the one I created John Taylor (Hampshire cricketer). I am wondering if there is any way to delete John Taylor (cricketer, born 1923) so we do not have an article double.

Regards, AssociateAffiliate (talk) 20:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Please make your edits to the original article. Then you can request deletion of the newer article (this is to preserve edit history). —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

It's possible to redirect the page to John Taylor (Hampshire cricketer). South Bay (talk) 00:09, 11 January 2010 (UTC)