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Include texbook

Dear friends:

The book "ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINE PHYTOTHERAPY" IS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED IN ITS THIRD EDITION. HOW CAN WE INCLUDE IT IN WIKIPEDIA ? Thanks for your attention.

Dr. Guillermo Acebedo A Ex- research assistant Columbia University Medical Center. ACS member. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.71.44.66 (talk) 00:51, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation. – ukexpat (talk) 02:06, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) :I'm sorry, but Wikipedia does not include textbooks. You may read more in this section of "What Wikipedia is Not". You may also find this project of interest. TNXMan 02:08, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Redirect a Redirect

A pretty simple request, I hope. "Johns Committee" redirects to an article on the Florida politician Charley Eugene Johns, who chaired it. However, IMO it should redirect instead to an article about the committee itself, which is Florida Legislative Investigation Committee.

I'm good at writing and sourcing articles, but the whole redirect business is a bit over my head. Little help, guys? Textorus (talk) 03:29, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Johns Committee has redirected to Florida Legislative Investigation Committee since the latter was created in 2006.[1] What caused you to think it redirects to Charley Eugene Johns? If you clicked it on a specific page then it may have been a piped link. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:46, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Huh. Well I had just tried to add a {for} hatnote to the Charley Johns article, and in preview it came back red-lettered with "redirects to Charley Johns." Or so I thought, maybe I didn't look closely enough at it. I followed the link you included in your response to the redirect page; but how do you find the redirect page for any given term to begin with? Probably I could fix things like this on my own if I knew how to get there. Textorus (talk) 03:59, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

On the left, under "toolbox", select "what links here" will list every item that contains a Wikilink to the current page. Redirect pages are specially noted. --Jayron32 04:09, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

See Help:Redirect#Creating and editing redirects. Hatnotes don't check whether something redirects but they can make a claim that it redirects. It is up to editors to only place such hatnotes when the redirect claim is true. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:08, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Cool, light dawns. Thanks much for the tips, guys. Textorus (talk) 04:21, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

How best to welcome

Is there a welcome template that can be used to welcome a new contributor, but whose few edits so far have been poorly written and restating material already in the article? I'm trying to assume good faith, so I would prefer not to use a vandalism warning. Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 11:35, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi Astronaut. You might want to see the WP:WT (welcome templates) page. Cheers! ~ Elitropia (talk) 11:59, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

I use {{welcometest}} quite often for new users whose first edit or edits are inappropriate but apparently made in good faith. Karenjc 13:56, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

The Friendly gadget automates the welcoming of new users with a variety of templates and (if installed in one's javascript file) can be tweaked to add custom templates. – ukexpat (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

need to ask john francome a question about a photo i have

i have a photo of derek,john,john,peter,alan,corbier,pete,bob and son its in black and white but just wanted to know more about it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.41.223.138 (talk) 12:47, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

<ec>:What would you wish to know about the photograph? Could you kindly elaborate? Thanks. Wifione _....... ^{Leave a message} 13:17, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Gonzonoir (talk) 13:15, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Icon for a lightbulb

Resolved

Hiya all. How could I find the File for a yellow lightbulb? You know, like in the wp:TOTD box, or here Wikipedia:Village_pump - the big yellow one above "Proposals"?

As well as giving me the direct answer, could you also please advise me how I might have found it myself? I've tried searching on WP and wp:Commons, to no avail. What search method would have worked?

Many thanks, Trafford09 (talk) 15:55, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

commons:Category:Icons --> commons:Category:Light bulb icons. There should be enough there to keep you going! Bencherlite^Talk 15:01, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

As for the TOTD box, click "edit" and you'll see that the content comes from {{Totd}}. Go to that page, click edit and you'll see File:Crystal Clear app ktip.png. Bencherlite^Talk 15:04, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, chaps. That's me sorted. Trafford09 (talk) 15:09, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Movie suggestion

I have a suggestion and I am not quite sure how to implement this but, is it possible that when information is put on Wikipedia regarding movies, that as well as all of the other info such as budget, gross revenue etc. that the rating for each movie be input as well. The R, PG, PG14 G comedy ratings. I believe that by including the ratings a reader will have a better idea as to the "tone" of the film . Thanks! Susan —Preceding unsigned comment added by T3487sk (talk • contribs) 15:05, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

See WP:FILMRATING. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:17, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Is it appropriate for companies to have a WikiPedia Page?

I run a small online business and wondered if it was appropriate to write the history of our company on a Wiki page for those who may be interested. I also have some content that I thought may be appropriate to share with others - as an example - the proper way to use childs scissors....How do I know what pages are appropriate and what pages would not be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by DestinyChase (talk • contribs) 16:53, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

As far as a company, you should read WP:CORP and WP:N, the first one is the notability guideline for companies and the second one is the general notability guidelines. If your company meets either of those guidelines then an article would be appropriate. You are not the right person to write the article though because you have a conflict of interest. For other articles you should read WP:NOT it explains what wikipedia is not. One of the things wikipedia is not is it is not a howto. So howto use scissors would not be an appropriate page. hope this helps. ~~ GB fan ~~ 16:59, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

There are however other outlets. WikiCompany may suit your needs better. I have also reverted your recent edits to money clip - please see the guidance for inappropriate external links. – ukexpat (talk) 17:17, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Section Organization

There is a section on my user page where I post quotes intermittently which I find interesting/humorous/evoking. It is becoming rather large, and frankly, ugly. How can I better organize this section of my user page to fit the look and feel? Also, how can I get a Contents box and an edit command at the beginning of each section on my user page? Thanks Wikipedians! schyler (talk) 17:21, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Remove __NOEDITSECTION__ and __NOTOC__ from the page if you want to have section edit links and a TOC (table of contents). PrimeHunter (talk) 17:37, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Picture marked Speedydelete

I uploaded an image of the founder of our company. I read all the copyright info and licensed it {{self|cc-by-sa-3.0|GFDL}}. It is marked for speedy deletion, how can this be changed? Thanks (Benderwiki (talk) 18:20, 16 September 2010 (UTC))

You've uploaded your photo several times. However, you've uploaded your picture to Wikimedia Commons here, which means you do not need to upload a copy to Wikipedia. I've deleted the duplicate files for you. Also, it does not appear that your photos are marked for deletion on Commons. TNXMan 18:38, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks THXMan for your help. You deleted duplicate copies of Joyce A Bender Photo.jpg and said I could use the one in Commons. However now no picture appears at all, just a link File:Joyce A Bender Photo.jpg. When I click on the link it takes me to the uplaod page. How do I link to the one in Commons? Also in the picture frame it says "This file is a candidate for speedy deletion. It may be deleted after seven days from the date of nomination." how can I get this to not show? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benderwiki (talk • contribs) 19:19, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Your picture on Commons has a different name, so you need [[File:Joyce A Photo.jpg]] -- John of Reading (talk) 19:26, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Proposal for rational basis of ley lines

Resolved

 – Now at Talk:Ley line

I have temporarily added a section to the Talk page of Wiki Lel Lines. The page has a banner saying that the page is not a forum for discussion, and refers to several other pages which do not appear relevant. It's my first contribution - have I put it in the right place or should I add it to the main page as a hypothesis? Furthering thought (talk) 20:43, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi - I'm glad you noticed the banner. I'm afraid it is what we call original research - see WP:OR and I really don't think it belongs on either the talk page or the article. I'll give you a menu on your own talk page and we can discuss it further there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougweller (talk • contribs) 20:56, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi - I've added some comments at Talk:Ley line which is the best place to continue this discussion. Thanks for your comments! Pedro :  Chat  20:59, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Publishing?

I have my article exactly the way I want it. How do I make it so when the subject of the article is typed into a search engine the link to the Wikipedia is shown? Thanks (````) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benderwiki (talk • contribs)

Give it a few days and it will show up. Battleaxe9872 ^Talk 22:23, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

If you're referring to User:Benderwiki/JoyceBender, it will never show up in a search until it has been moved to the main article space. Also, due to your username being similar to the subject of your article, you should be aware of our guideline on conflicts of interest. Dismas|^(talk) 22:28, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

My article disappeared

Hello, I created an article yesterday on "Virtual Virginia," and now it is not there. I was not completely done with it, but I addressed this on that page's Discussion page. It is not found in My Contributions nor the deletion log, but when I search for it, with correct spelling and case sensitivity, it does not appear. What happened to it and why? William Trelawny (talk) 22:53, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

The most common cause of this problem is that you clicked on the Show Preview button instead of the Save Page Button:

If you do not click on Save Page, the edit will not be kept.  A p3rson ‽ 22:56, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Well, I did save the page. I even went back to Wikipedia's main page and searched for my article, from an outside point of view, and it was there.William Trelawny (talk) 23:02, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

I just checked your user contributions list. It shows only the mail you just posted and an earlier editing session in the general purpose (basically experimental) Wikipedia Tutorial sandbox; (note that the Tutorial sandbox is open to editing by any user, and its contents are therefore rapidly replaced by those wishing to experiment with editing. They are also - I believe - automatically wiped at regular intervals; your earlier search probably yielded a result because your browser cache was linked to your version (which still survives in the history, or at least as much of it as you saved). Perhaps the 'bot was having a rest between wipings. Sorry, dunno for sure. If you want to recreate your article, first edit something onto your talk-page user-page and save it. That will activate the user-page. Then type in "Virtual Virginia" as a search term. A dialogue box should appear, telling you that no article of that name exists and asking if you want to create it. You'll be offered the option of creating it as a user-page – that's probably the best option for your first article. Haploidavey (talk) 23:13, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Actually Virtual virginia did exist but it got deleted. See the deletion log entry on the redlinked page. See WP:WWPMD oops WP:WWMPD for what you can try next. No record of a user's edits to deleted pages appears in Special:Contributions except to users who are administrators and can see deleted edits. This of course confuses a lot of new users unnecessarily and wastes their time. Welcome to Wikipedia, and I hope you like the new Vector skin - the usability experts hired by the Wikimedia Foundation think what you really need is to have some redesigned site cosmetics, rather than straightforwardly visible information - in your user contributions where you might expect to see it - about what happened to your deleted article. --Teratornis (talk) 23:54, 16 September 2010 (UTC)