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October 29

Referring a person to be placed on Wikipedia

Deacon William (Bill) D. Huelett was born October 8, 1924 in Corrigan, Texas and passed away on October 16, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. William graduated from Chester High School which was located in Chester, Texas. On August 4, 1943 he was inducted in the United States Navy. In 1952, he received a Bachelors in Mathematics and in 1957 he received a Bachelors in Education. He received a Masters in Mathematics from Kansas State University. In April 1979, he became a member of the Knights of Columbus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.225.39.65 (talk) 02:22, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

This isn't the place for requests for new articles, however, based on the above, it doesn't appear that this person meets Wikipedia's notability requirements at WP:BIO. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 02:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Washboard Jungle

I just went looking for information on the jugband Washboard Jungle. I learned from their facebook page that there had been and article but it had been pulled. Any chance I could get the last version of the article? I saw them a couple times in the 1990s and much enjoyed them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.242.161 (talk) 03:50, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

According to the deletion log the article was deleted because it had no references and no establishment of notability, and it showed an evident conflict of interest. —teb728 t c 04:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

If you really want a copy, then create an account with an email, then drop a note on my talk page and I will email it to you. FWIW, some googling suggests we probably should have an article about them, as they may well meet WP:BAND. SmartSE (talk) 17:16, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Basic information of alloy E911 NF616 HCM12A

I want to get the basic property information of alloy such as E911,NF616,HCM12A,for example the melting point ,specific heat, heat conduction,and their crystal structures .But i do not know where i can find them.

Thank you for anyone who delivers me those important basic property information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Demonhunter20030901 (talk • contribs) 04:48, 29 October 2011 (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. —teb728 t c 05:22, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

blocked access to wiki page by unauthorized agent

someone has blocked all access to edit to my page www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra_one. I need access to this page to be able to edit & update latest news and information about the film. I am the official agency to Red Chillies & can provide with all relevant documents. Please revert to — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.186.22.240 (talk) 06:49, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

1. There is no such thing as "my page"; nobody "owns" an article in Wikipedia.

2. I assume you are referring to Ra.One; notice the spelling.

3. We don't care who an "authorized agent" might be; we don't want or need tampering with this article to reflect the promotional desires of a company which is financially invested in this film. Our goal is to see the article edited by impartial third parties, drawing solely on reliable sources.

4. The article has been protected from edits by anonymous persons and new accounts, due to a history of constant vandalism. --Orange Mike | Talk 07:02, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

One thing that you could do is: When you have any suggestions or requests for changes to the page, propose them on the article discussion page, Talk:Ra.One, and if autoconfirmed users think your ideas are appropriate, they can implement them for you. —teb728 t c 05:37, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Problem with article: Scientific plagiarism in India

The information about Dr.Gopal Kundu in the article "Scientific plagiarism in India" is invalid, and hamper's his reputation. I kindly request you to remove this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.75.1.81 (talk) 07:45, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

I suggest you discuss this on the article's talk page. However, there appear to be six valid references for that particular section. — Manticore 09:35, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

request people from my address book to fill missing details

question: i want to request people from my address book to fill missing details. how do i do it?

i want that filled information should automatically update my address book. its with Gmail.

Please help.

Partha Shah

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.97.190.37 (talk) 09:28, 29 October 2011 (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. — Manticore 09:37, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

glitch with the mobile site for phones, PSPs and other devices

hi there is a glitch on the mobile-beta page, where the 'search' button is covered by the 'home' button. This could just be for PSPs though. cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.117.30 (talk) 09:41, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

• I have used a mobile device quite extensively before. However, for some reasons that were not shared with us (I think), Wikipedia changed something and I am no longer able to log in on my mobile. I have tried to bring this to the attention of those who can do something about it, but it seems that I have failed. Ottawahitech (talk) 16:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Uploading screenshots of Amiga games?

Now that I have my entire Amiga hard drive copied to my Linux PC, and I'm able to run the games under E-UAE (albeit very slowly), can I upload screenshots of the games to Wikipedia? JIP | Talk 09:43, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes. But screenshots from copyrighted games "inherit" the copyright of the games themselves, so you need to take special care when you upload them. Take a look at File:Zerg colony (StarCraft).png to see how we document the necessary fair use rationale. It's nowhere near as complicated as it looks: when you click "Upload file" in the toolbox to the left of the screen, you'll bring up a wizard that takes you through the process, step by step, with a lot of the necessary information pre-filled for you. Make sure the screenshots aren't too high in resolution. If you have any trouble uploading you're welcome to ask here, but for tricky copyright questions, there's also Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 10:54, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

It appears I can click on "Upload file" on the left-hand-side menu and then select "It is a screenshot", where a template is already presented for me to fill in. For the "article" parameter, I guess it means the article I am going to use the image in. "Source" would be "taken myself with E-UAE". "Low resolution" would be yes, because the whole games only use 320×200 (sometimes 320×256) resolution. "Purpose" would be simply to illustrate the games. "Replaceable" would be no, because the actual games are still under copyright. And finally, this would mean that I can only upload the images to the English Wikipedia, not to WikiMedia Commons. Is this right? JIP | Talk 21:16, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

pontypool vs Maoris 1927

Could you please let me know if you have any information on cliff forward (aka. C ford) who played for pontypool against the Maoris in 1927. Thanks very much.

The words "Cliff Forward" do not occur together anywhere on Wikipedia, and the only occurrences of "Cliff Ford" refer to someone who published a book in 2003. Note that Wikipedia is not a directory or archive and might not be the best place to look for this kind of information. You might have better luck talking to a Pontypool librarian. You could also try asking this at the Humanities Reference Desk, where you might find someone with experience in this kind of thing. Be sure to provide as much information as you can, though, such as what sport he played and where you heard about him. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:06, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

The match is mentioned in Pontypool RFC#Early_history but no detail is given. The early history part of the article is mosly sourced from three books:

• Parry-Jones, David (1989). The Rugby Clubs of Wales. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091738501.
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
• Thomas, J.B.G. (1980). The Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby. London: Pelham books Ltd.. ISBN 0720712688.

Roger (talk) 13:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

The Article "Gabdulkhi Akhatov"

Hello. I have a problem. When I was preparing the this article "Gabdulkhi Akhatov", I incorrectly wrote the name of the scientist in the title. I am instead of "Gabdulkhay" wrote "Gabdulkhi." I would like to correct this error and to write in the title of article name of the scientist correct: "Gabdulkhay Akhatov." How can I do this? Help, please.--DProfi (talk) 14:04, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

I moved the article for you. For future reference, you can visit WP:MOVE on moving pages. Any autoconfirmed member can move pages. Hope this helps. -- Luke (Talk) 14:16, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Looking for a tag

The Occupy Wall Street article is obviously a promotion for the cause rather than an encyclopedia article. It's flagged as of dubious neutrality, but is there a tag for marking something that looks like an advertisement? I thought I saw one before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.135.46.11 (talk) 18:05, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Template:Advert.  Card Zero  (talk) 18:51, 29 October 2011 (UTC)