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June 15

Naming help

I want some help in deciding to move an article. Actually, its an advice - and i am not 100% sure this is the place for it. But, even after read WP:Naming i couldn't come to a decision. There is an Indian Malayalam film actor by the name "Prithviraj", whose article is at present given under the title "Prithviraj Sukumaran". But he is known by his stage name "Prithviraj". The name "Prithviraj Sukumaran" is not at all popular (uncontroversial - everyone will agree on this). So, i moved the article to "Prithviraj (actor)" which was reverted citing the reason that there are more actors by the name "Prithviraj", which is true. Now, i am thinking of moving it to "Prithviraj (Malayalam actor)" because none of the other "Prithviraj"s are malayalam actors. In this contex, pls help out which is the desired title in wikipedia; "Prithviraj (Malayalam actor)" or the present one "Prithviraj Sukumaran" . Thanks Arjun^codename024 00:18, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Personally, I'd think that the Prithviraj (Malayalam actor) would be better if he is really only known by that name - you should add him to the disambug though. I believe it mentions on the naming conventions that you can do that in cases like this, but I'm not really sure. I'd wait for somebody else's opinion also before acting on mine. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·_Talkback_· 04:04, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

IP address

Another person on my network has been editing Wikipedia inappropriately (lack of citations among other things) and since they are not using an account Wikipedia only knows them via the IP address. For some reason Wikipedia contacts my PC when addressing the faulty edits and not the responsible PC on the network. Is there a way to request our IP be blocked from editing or some way to dissociate my PC from the editing PC? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.148.73 (talk) 00:23, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

This is a known issue when editing anonymously, and unfortunately the only way to work around it is to get an account. Most large Internet service providers are always reassigning IP addresses, and by the time a warning is issued for an offending edit a user may have been switched to another IP address. The best course of action is to simply ignore the warning. Most users will assume that an IP warning that is more than a day or two old was issued for a different user. IPs are rarely blocked from editing for more than 24 hours or so because of this very reason -- a malicious user will probably be able has the ability to vandalize again within hours, if not minutes, if they have a dynamic IP address, although most vandals choose to move on to other endeavours once they are blocked. Xenon54 (talk) 00:31, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Xenon54, do you know when 24.118.55.123 will be active again? AirplanePro^Radio_Checklist 01:01, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

@Xenon54, He has been temporarily blocked by Toddst1, and I want to know when the block will expire. AirplanePro^Radio_Checklist 02:21, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, I just noticed it expired 22 days ago. AirplanePro^Radio_Checklist 02:26, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

about rajkot

I want to know about the place Rajkot in Gujarat, India and its population flora and fauna. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.193.3.169 (talk) 02:39, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Humanities reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C B)} 03:40, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia article on Rajkot district isn't very detailed, so if you learn more about, try adding to the article. Thanks, liquidluck✽talk 03:56, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The Passion of Christ

Why is this period in the end of the life of Christ called the Passion? When does it start exactly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.74.66.97 (talk) 03:10, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Humanities reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C B)} 03:40, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Also, see if reading Passion (Christianity) doesn't help. liquidluck✽talk 03:57, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

My Own Automated Archiving

I wanted to ask before I do anything — would it be considered okay if I made a simple workflow (from an application that makes very simple scripts from user-ordered\configured actions) to go on my web browser (entirely based from my computer) and archive parts of my talk page every once in a while? It would have no capacity for messing up anything else and would really be just a normal edit every few days or so. If not, I'll just do it myself or get archiving service from a bot. Thanks for your time! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·_Talkback_· 04:00, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

It should be fine. However, you may want to enquire with the Bot Approvals Group just to be on the safe side. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 183° 14' 45" NET 12:12, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·_Talkback_· 14:01, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

BioControl article

I submitted an article about a journal, BioControl and was told it was rejected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Phylwein I copied other journal entries that were accepted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Journal_of_Organic_Chemistry, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Organic_Chemistry. WHY WASN'T MY ENTRY ACCEPTED WHEN THESE WERE? Phylwein (talk) 04:37, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I would recommend reading this. You need more text, more sources\references and many other things, however with some improvement, I'm sure it could be a very good article. It is not rejected yet - you still have a chance to fix it. Sonia, the reviewer suggests that you add reliable sources and references to prove the importance and accuracy of the article for her to reevaluate it. Hope that helped! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·_Talkback_· 05:25, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Use of Wikipedia logo

There is an article about my organization on Wikipedia. Can I use the Wikipedia logo on my website to inform people that there is information about the organization on Wikipedia?Phylwein (talk) 04:42, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I believe that it is copyrighted and therefore that you can't. Sorry. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·_Talkback_· 05:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

You can see the logo here. It is copyrighted but there are links on the image description which may help with availability of its use. Dismas|^(talk) 06:04, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Some sites use a Wikipedia favicon. It's a black W on white background. Some of the images at commons:Category:Wikipedia favicons are free to use. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Want to Check with Wikipedia Editors - Several Articles About the College Where I Teach Have Been Deleted in the Past. Don't Want to Write an Article in Vain - Dr. Lara

Hi, My name is Lara DeSoleil.

I am an adjunct faculty member with Linda Christas College.

It has been reported to me that Wikipedia editors have on several occasions deleted attempts by both students and faculty to include Linda Christas College on Wikipedia.

Something about, you needed third party verification.

With over 7,000 online students, and several hundred faculty, one would think Wikipedia would find a way to overcome its editorial biases.

But, evidently that hasn't been the case.

I don't want to generate an article and then have an independent editor find a reason to delete it.

Is there any way I can be assured my effort will not be in vain, if I were to generate an article.

You have so many articles about schools far less qualified to be represented on Wikipedia (in my opinion).

For the sake of completeness, if nothing else, I would think Wikipedia editors would not want to advertise their biases.

Linda Christas has won several awards in China, and is prominent with respect to many social causes here in the US, but has been rejected by the Department of Education because LC does not believe that effective education can be delivered when curriculum is adopted from afar without reference to the learning style, maturity level, interests and aptitudes of the individual student.

It is the DoE policy of adopting curriculum from afar and then imposing that curriculum by law that has led the US to the bottom of the industrial world in terms of student achievement.

Wikipedia editors have added to the problem by supporting every school in the US that is following the DoE's flawed educational philosophies. See article by an LC student at: http://www.lindachristas.org/education/bill-gates-prays-for-better-schools/

Only at the Graduate School level is the US still competitive, and that is because 65% of all grad students are now foreign nations in math, engineering, and the pure sciences.

There is something wrong with this picture, and Wikipedia editors seem to be adding to the problem if what I've been told is anything like the truth.

Please let me know if you will accept an article about Linda Christas College. A "give it a try" will not suffice.

Just not worth the frustration.

Sincerely,

Dr. Lara <removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.78.135.42 (talk) 05:55, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The notability of a school would fall under the Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) guideline. If you can supply a neutral article with references to third party sources, then the article should be able to stay. Although, you're connected to the school and therefore it would be difficult for you to write neutrally about your employer. Other relevant policies are at neutral point of view, conflict of interest, and reliable sources. Dismas|^(talk) 06:15, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Such a good idea in what is ostensibly a request for advice to pepper your inquiry with insults and innuendo. "If what I've been told is anything like the truth"? Looks like you've already quite made up your mind on all our biases.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 09:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

We'd be reluctant to accept an article written about this subject by you, for obvious reasons (I'd advise you to read WP:COI, WP:NPOV and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Linda Christas International School). Ad hominem stuff like "Wikipedia editors have added to the problem by supporting every school in the US that is following the DoE's flawed educational philosophies" leads one to suspect that you've already decided we are part of the international conspiracy against your school. I will also point out that we cover a lot of subjects here that we do not support; that's part of what an encyclopedia does. Just because we have articles about Jeffrey Dahmer, or Pat Boone, or Adolph Hitler, or Glenn Beck, or Mao Tsetung, or Phyllis Schlaffly, or Joseph Stalin, or Ayn Rand, or Charles Manson, or Marilyn Manson, or Osama Bin Laden, doesn't mean we support those entities.

On the other hand, if there is actual evidence that the school actually exists as a functioning entity, sourced to reliable sources, then an impartial article by somebody without a conflict of interest could very well have a place here (we have plenty of articles about unaccredited institutions here). --Orange Mike | Talk 14:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The organization's website: http://www.lindachristas.org/advisory-board-chairs.php attributes the composing of the "Exodus" movie theme to Pat Boone. Ernest Gold wrote the music (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006104/#composer), Mr. Boone wrote the lyrics to the version that was recorded by The Duprees (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004769/).Shearonink (talk) 19:08, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

picture won't show

I uploaded a picture on commons, then added it to an article using. In the article the file name is displayed in red letters and the picture does not show. What now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxflinker (talk • contribs) 09:15, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

You uploaded a file with the "jpg" extension, but the article Young Moshe's Diary: The Spiritual Torment of a Jewish Boy in Nazi Europe is trying to show Mosheflinker.png. If you change this to jpg your picture will display. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:23, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Now I get a box with the caption in it, but why is the picture only displayed on a extra page after clicking on an icon ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxflinker (talk • contribs) 09:57, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The picture shows up in the article when I look at it. Maybe you will see the picture if you ask the browser to refresh the page (usually "F5") or do a more thorough refresh? -- John of Reading (talk) 12:11, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Merge editor accounts

Anyone know how to go about merging user accounts? I was User:Everton Dasent but lost my access when I forgot my password and stupidly had not attached an email address. So I had to re-incarnate. But I would like to get the two accounts merged. Edasent (talk) 10:05, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

You can't merge them. But if you want the old name, you can get it here: WP:CHU/U. Unfortunately, the contributions from your old account will not be shown on your contributions, but you can still use the name. That's the best we can do, sorry. Hope this helps, {{Sonia|ping|enlist}} 10:17, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Unable to export article with sanskrit font Alinel (talk) 10:06, 15 June 2010 (UTC) Bala

I have a content that is typed out using english and sanskrit, However Am not able to export the same as an article on wiki. The create article page does not pull the sanskrit font . they seem to have jumbled characters ie: ¨Ì–zùÌ¡ôSóÌœúÌ: kind of... Please HELP @@@!!!!

Since no one seems to know the answer at this general help desk, it might be a good idea for you to ask the question again at the Village Pump Technical board, which specializes in more technical issues. Gonzonoir (talk) 07:06, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Help with translation of WW11 japanese medal

Is there anywhere I can get help? I have an 8 point star medal my now deceased father brought back from WW11 with what I believe to be japanese writing on the back. Is there any way I can find out what it says? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Ssnoozz (talk) 11:00, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

You can't at this desk, which is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. However, you can ask at the languages reference desk or one of the users in this category, who all say they speak high level Japanese. TNXMan 11:46, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Using Images

Hi folks,

I've had a good rummage round, but haven't found the answer in the archives (might be the keywords I'm using), but could someone please do me a huge favour and tell me in plain English what to do when using an image on Wikipedia (or Wikicommons)? There are so many licenses that I'm not sure how to go about crediting an image appropriately, and have seen it done in all manner of different ways in books, on boards and in magazines.

If an image has been released into the public domain (like this), do I need to credit anyone at all? Then if someone has used tags like those on this image, do I credit wikipedia, or the photographer (note, that the "manner specified" is rarely specified)? Any help would be much appreciated - several friends would like to know and have looked to me, knowing that I'm an editor. I confess I have no idea as I rarely find myself using wikipedia for that purpose.

Cheers in advance, Ranger Steve (talk) 12:18, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

If you want to add an image to a Wikipedia article and the image isn't copyrighted then just go right ahead and add the picture to the article. The person who uploaded the file has already been credited on the image page. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 188° 11' 0" NET 12:32, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, on re-reading my original post I realise I left out a major sentence and could have been a lot clearer. What I mean is, how do you credit an image from wikipedia when you use it somewhere else (magazine, book, report, information board etc...) Ranger Steve (talk) 12:37, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Try Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content (WP:REUSE). Bencherlite^Talk 13:20, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but those pages don't really tell me much in plain English, and for images just direct me to the licences themselves - and they're what I'm having trouble with. Ranger Steve (talk) 15:33, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

That specific image File:Stonehenge Cursus.jpg has been licensed under public domain. You can use it for whatever you like (commercial, non-commercial etc.). According to Wikipedia:Public domain, "Proper attribution to the author or source of a work, even if it is in the public domain, is still required to avoid plagiarism", so in your publication, note where/who you got it from.

For other images, Creative Commons are pretty straightforward to decipher. Wikipedia's current license is CC-BY-SA = Creative Commons - Atttribute - Share-alike. So say where you got it from (using a hyperlink or URL), and if you make any modifications to it (changing white balance would be an example, I suppose), you must also license your modified version under CC-BY-SA. Wikipedia's old license was the GFDL which was slightly more painful to comply with, IIRC. You probably shouldn't use anything licensed under fair use unless your use also qualifies as fair use, or you have come to some arrangement with the copyright holder.

It does become somewhat tricky, because image creators/uploaders may attach different requirements to use, or license an image under multiple licenses (pick whichever one best suits your requirements), and Commons allows uploaders to any number of free licenses. Unfortunately, you can't really make a hard and fast rule about these, and just have to work them out when you find a picture you like. --143.117.196.183 (talk) 10:30, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks IP, that's a great start. When noting where an image came from, does wiki have a preferred style? Eg. "Courtesy of Wikipedia" or sosuch? Ranger Steve (talk) 12:00, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

The copyright holder who you must give attribution to is not Wikipedia or Wikimedia (for Commons images) but the person who holds the copyright and freely licensed that copyright. For example, if I freely licensed an image at the Commons, you would need to attribute the work to me and must mention the license type and link to the license (to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) Here's an example of CC-BY-SA compliance: Business Week. See also Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. By the way, this site is called Wikipedia, not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki software; there are thousands of them.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:32, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, sorry, I should have been more clear about that - the attributee(?) is the individual or organisation who produced the image, not Wikipedia itself (unless eg. the Wikimedia Foundation produced an image) --143.117.196.183 (talk) 13:25, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you both very much, that'll give my friends enough to go on I'm sure. Out of interest, do you think it might be worth opening a discussion about labelling images with very clear tags for people who want to reproduce them? The current set up isn't particularly crystal and given that more and more people use images from wiki(pedia) both on and offline nowadays (I've even seen reputable organisations label images as © Wikimedia Commons), do you think its worth opening a discussion at the pump about it? A big label saying how to attribute an image depending on the licence might be a useful standard. Ranger Steve (talk) 17:08, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I think it's a glaring hole both here and especially at the Commons. The instructions are very hard to follow without examples. I think we should have pages at both sites entitled something like Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content/compliant examples which provide exactly that, actual images (and text) with compliant notices (at the least for the GFDL and CC-BY-SA) with clear explanations. It's almost astounding that this doesn't already exist, given how much our licensing is an integral part of both sites, and how much of a vested interest we have in fostering compliance. Besides all the constant non-compliance we see, which may be a result of nothing but an inability to understand what is needed, I wonder how many people were intending to use text and/or images but threw up their hands in frustration when they couldn't figure out how to comply with the licenses and abandoned the attempt. I think I'll make that page (maybe not tonight).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:30, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Only qualify for one?

What if you only qualify for one of the conditions on WP:service awards? I have 2001 edits as of this posting and I have been on Wikipedia (on this account) for about 1 ¹/₂ months now. The demand is 6 months to become a Journeyman Editor. What should I do, stay an apprentice editor? --Chemicalinterest (talk) 12:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Actually, you're still a novice editor. You should generally wait until both conditions are met before upgrading your service award. You can also use this template to automate the process. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 189° 6' 45" NET 12:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

What we have here is a particular informal award that only has meaning that is assigned it (by the small number of users even aware of them). You are not an "apprentice editor" except to the extent you assign a degree of meaning to the labels the awards contain. Certainly, these classifications in the awards do not arise from some external and well established hierarchy of editor levels, nor does having a "higher" level give you any added rights or a "lower" level reflect badly on you or take away any abilities. But if you are going to invest yourself in these awards, then you must follow their defined parameters, or change the way the thresholds for the award are defined. So, live with being disabled from being anything other than the level you can have based on the thresholds presently defined, or go to the talk page and start lobbying for a change you think appropriate. I don't think you should spend the time though. While I do think that barnstars, service awards and the like serve a good and needed social function here, I also think investing a lot of time in them (or worrying about them) can be put to better use.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:49, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I just got rid of them. They are only for slow editors. --Chemicalinterest (talk) 14:12, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

See User:Ackdar/Service Edits Complete or User:Ackdar/Service Time Complete. They allow you to show you meet only one requirement. :) ^Avicenna_sis @ 05:36, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Spanish vandal

How do I link numerous IP Spanish addresses such as 83.38.89.212 (talk · contribs), all of which seem to be the same fellow? Kittybrewster ☎ 13:17, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

You'll need a checkuser to actually link them together. If the IPs are vandalising Wikipedia or being disruptive, you may want to report them here for investigation. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 202° 13' 30" NET 13:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

eutimes.net

How do I get this site added to unreliable sources? ... and banned. Kittybrewster ☎ 13:33, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. You'll have to explain why it should be banned, though. TNXMan 13:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Interwikis displaying twice at WP:MCQ?

The list of interwikis at WP:MCQ includes two links to de:Wikipedia:Urheberrechtsfragen, two to he:ויקיפדיה:זכויות יוצרים/שאלות ותשובות, and two to zh-yue:媒體版權問題. Any idea how and why this is happening? The code includes only one link to each. Nyttend (talk) 13:49, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Hmm. A quick glance didn't turn up an obvious solution. Perhaps there is a transcluded page/template with an interwiki link not wrapped in a "noinclude"? TNXMan 13:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The MCQ header template (Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Header) includes those links too - perhaps all of the categories and all of the interwiki links should all be in the header? -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 13:55, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Good catch. If you look at the header, there is something odd going on with the noinclude/includeonly at the bottom. Perhaps they are trying to say that the German, Hebrew, and Chinese Wikipedias have a related header, in addition to the related MCQ page? TNXMan 13:58, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I've been bold and moved all the interwiki links to the header template. The bottom interwiki link is to the MCQ header template on the other wiki, hence the noinclude -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 14:00, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

This is odd; I always assumed that MediaWiki would only display a single interwiki link even if the template and the page had the same interwiki link. It works that way with categories: if the template and the article are both made part of the category (without noinclude or includeonly tags), it only displays the category once on a page. Thanks for the help! Nyttend (talk) 14:44, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

zh-yue:媒體版權問題 does not exist; the link is at zh-yue:Wikipedia:媒體版權問題 Kayau Voting IS evil 12:43, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

There were lots of problems in the page. I finally managed to fix them all... I'm really surprised that no one noticed the problem. Kayau Voting IS evil 12:55, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Adding a journal reference to an article

How do I add a published scientific journal article to Wikipedia entry "John Kanzius". I need to add the article to the reference list and cite the number in the text. Thank you.

Editor, The Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology —Preceding unsigned comment added by Annulatelamella (talk • contribs) 14:39, 15 June 2010

You will need to find the sentence/paragraph in the Wikipedia article you wish to reference. After the sentence/paragraph, add

<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year= |title= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |url= |doi= }}</ref>

filling in the appropriate fields. An explanation of the fields can be found at {{cite journal}}. Post here again if you have further questions.TNXMan 14:42, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

More instructions are in WP:CITE, WP:CITET, and WP:FOOT. --Teratornis (talk) 20:19, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

If you don't have time to figure out how Wikipedia does it, just tell us the reference, what claim in the John Kanzius article the reference supports, and someone else can add it for you. What is the Digital object identifier of the reference? --Teratornis (talk) 20:23, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Internet Explorer 8 no longer defaulting to search box

On the www.wikipedia.org web page, I have been accustomed to just typing my search as soon the page finishes loading. A couple of days ago this was no longer working. I now have to click on the search box before I can start typing in it. It still works on other pages such as Google and Bing, so I don't think it is a browser issue. I have tried this on several PCs with the same result. Also, it seems to work fine in other browsers. Internet Explorer 8 is my browser of choice, however and like I said, it was working up until very recently. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.198.236.89 (talk) 14:45, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Where does one see the flagged revisions edits?

I saw on the news that flagged revisions starts today.

How can one see the proposed edits that are submitted?

Is there a list of flagged revisions articles? The news said that Mr. Bush is one of them and that a magnifying glass symbol would be present. Top right corner?

Can one see what edits were rejected?

Is there a list of security guards approving or rejecting the edits?

Who are these security guards? Administrators only?

Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:14, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

• You can read about the changes at Wikipedia:Pending changes - it explains what will happen, what editors will see when they try to edit, and who can review and accept the pending changes (basically, members of the reviewer and admin groups) -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

List of newest accounts

Hi all. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to find a list of newest registered accounts on Wikipedia?

It would also be useful if there is a way to see a list of most recent edits ordered temporally?

Many thanks if any of this is possible. Lucidwave (talk) 16:31, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

• Special:Log/newusers gives newest registered accounts, Special:RecentChanges gives the most recent edits and Special:NewPages gives the most recent pages created -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
• Another (probably more complete) list of accounts is at Special:ListUsers; there are options to sort by creation date and to only show users who have edited. snigbrook (talk) 02:03, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks both of you! That is very helpful. Can I also ask if there is any way to filter edits by time rather than just that list of most recent edits? i.e. can I see the edits made on a specific date in the past? Thanks again Lucidwave (talk) 08:44, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Kind of. For any given user, I can also enter a date into their Special:Contributions page and see what they've done before a certain time. And for a mix of your first two ideas, a list of recent edits by the newest accounts: Special:RecentChanges/newbies. Regards, {{Sonia|ping|enlist}} 08:49, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

The list is at [1]; Special:RecentChanges/newbies shows recent changes, but not only by new users. snigbrook (talk) 12:32, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

How should I convert currencies?

I'm looking at a page which currently has the wrong figure in GBP -- it's got £5.5m down, when in actual fact the number should be €5.5m. However, as the page is English it should be in GBP for context according to the MOS. How should I go about converting it without nudging perilously close to OR? Or is it just fine to put in £4.6m? AllynJ (talk | contribs) 17:00, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

It is not original research to do routine calculations. However, one thing I would think could get tricky in these situations is the date of the conversion—is the conversion fixed as to a specific date and that made clear by context, so that the exchange rate is also fixed?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:26, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Yep, 10 June, 2010. On 2010–11 Chelsea F.C. season, with regards to Stoch's transfer. Sounds like it's okay, then, thanks. :) Is there a template to use to make sure everything conforms? AllynJ (talk | contribs) 17:32, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

If the player is notable, the transfer may have been widely reported. Search the Web for other sources about it. Maybe one of them will list the figure in GBP, and you can cite that with a footnote reference. How do you know what the actual number is? What is your source, and what exactly did it say? --Teratornis (talk) 18:27, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

The problem is, Chelsea (the selling team) reported it as "undisclosed" ([2]), but Fenerbahce (the buying team) were annoyed at false news reports and so clarified it as being €5.5m (translated link here). I've been looking around for a while and haven't seen any reliable sources give the figure in pounds. I've cited the €5.5m, and it has the date on it, even if the source is in Turkish, so it should be fine I would've thought. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 20:21, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Business Cited Incorrectly in the "Freestone, CA" entry

To Whom it May Concern,

I am the Marketing Admin for Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary in Freestone, CA. I was doing a search on our company in Wikipedia, and noticed that our company name is listed incorrectly, I created a user profile and attempted to edit the content myself, but the particular text containing the inaccuracy is not available to me.

Our correct company name is, Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary. I would like to link the company name to our official website; http://www.osmosis.com/ We feature the only Cedar Enzyme Bath in North America and I would like to be able to add that information into the listing- and use our official site as the reference source.

Please let me know if I missed the way to correct it myself- thank you for your assistance!

Melena Moore Marketing Administrator Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary <blanked> www.osmosis.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Melebea (talk • contribs) 17:42, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a business directory and I would not expect to see a local business mentioned in a town's article. I see that another editor has removed that paragraph from the Freestone, California article. Welcome to Wikipedia, BTW; you might like to explore some of the links I've left on your talk page -- John of Reading (talk) 19:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

2 dias sin badoo

tengo 2 dias en los q me resulto imposible mi entrada en badoo ,pues dice estar durmiendo. agradeceria me informaran del problema atentamente nieves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.55.118.31 (talk) 19:08, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Haga su pregunta aquí: es:Wikipedia:Consultas.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:25, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Blocked account creation...

Can blocked accounts create new users via the signup form? ^Avicenna_sis tb? @ 21:16, 3 Tamuz 5770 / 15 June 2010 (UTC)

It depends -- there's a flag to prevent that, which is usually applied to vandal accounts, for example. In any case, that's block evasion which is sure to get you even more blocked. (see Wikipedia:Blocking policy for more) Calvin 1998 ^(t·c) 21:22, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Ok, to be more specific: Would a user under a username only block be able to create a new account while signed in to the blocked account? ^Avicenna_sis tb? @ 21:25, 3 Tamuz 5770 / 15 June 2010 (UTC)

If a user is allowed to create an account, then it's usually* encouraged. It's typical to encourage users blocked only for their username to create a new account. More bad-faith users typically won't be able to create a new account either logged into their blocked account, or logged out if they're using the same IP as they recently used when they got blocked. Admins usually turn that off for good-faith username vios. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 21:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks! :) ^Avicenna_sis tb? @ 21:36, 3 Tamuz 5770 / 15 June 2010 (UTC)

It would probably have been easier to just say 'yes it is possible from a blocked account', but it's up to the admin and the type of block they use. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 21:44, 15 June 2010 (UTC)