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June 16

SUPER (software)

Resolved

It seems this program may have issues. I tried to use it earlier and my anti-virus sent up flags. I tried to un-install and re-download and got more flags. See the talk page of the article at the bottom. I think what it needs is someone that knows computers better than I to find RS and possibly warn readers before downloading it. I did really like it, and have used it for many .ogg conversions for upload to commons, and I do hope to use it again. This may be the wrong forum, so feel free to reslove this section and recommend a 'move talk' to another forum.--Canoe1967 (talk) 01:35, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

This is not Wikipedia's problem. If you can find reliable sources for specific issues by all means add something to the article. Otherwise I can only suggest you take up the issue with the manufacturer. Personally I would avoid using any software - especially free software - at the slightest hint of malware.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:50, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

It seems the article was edited on April 14 with inline sources. It was then reverted. The sources do seem reliable. Some other editor with more knowledge may add it back. It his also linked on commons as one of the ways to covert to .ogg. I may crosspost there as well as ref desk/comp here. The sources say that a restore point will fix it so I may install, convert my video, and then restore back. I will resolve this section for now, unless someone else wants to add to it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:03, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Headrest on Chrysler Sebring

How do I remove a headrest on a Chrysler sebring 2004? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.44.31.20 (talk) 03:34, 16 June 2012 (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. RudolfRed (talk) 03:38, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

This is the wrong forum for that type of question. The headrests I remember removing had a locking mechanism at the top of the seat. It may just be a tiny pinhole now like a non-powered disc removal from a CD drive. I will also add the 'astray' template that should link you to the reference desk.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:43, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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Shaunna Hall : recent edit caused factual error of personal history

Shaunna Hall

The article about Shaunna Hall was recently edited, which has resulted in an error with regards to her personal history. Shaunna Hall isn't "from" Modesto, Ca. she is "from" Daly City, Ca. Shaunna Hall was born in Modesto in 1963, and moved away in 1964. She eventually moved to Daly City, Ca. in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969, where she attended grade school through high school, graduating from Serramonte High in 1981. She moved into San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood in the fall of 1981.

thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Shaunna HallDoggbutt (talk) 07:50, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

The general rule at Wikipedia is that articles should only report on information that has already been published in reliable sources such as books, newspapers, respected news websites, and such like. This allows readers to check for themselves that the information is correct by examining the sources. This is one of Wikipedia's core policies. Any editor may challenge and remove information that has no source, so I have removed the "Modesto" statement from the article.

I notice that most of the article is sourced to "S. Hall (interview and personal communication, Fall, 2008)". Since this is an unpublished source, most of the article does not currently meet Wikipedia's standards. Do you have a file of newspaper clippings about yourself? It would be really helpful if you could post details (titles, publication dates, authors) at Talk:Shaunna Hall so that other editors can bring this article up to scratch.

You may find it helpful to read Wikipedia:Autobiography#If Wikipedia already has an article about you. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:42, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Iranian filters put on the web?I wish to contact the Iranian Govt. Before ...Ya know....Thanks.

I said what i had ta,above. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.120.121 (talk) 09:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were 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 for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about 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..--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:53, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm nervous of Template:you have new messages, how can I alter it using my preferences?

Also I'm surprised that Template:you have new messages isn't permently (or even semi) protected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelSchumacherMercedes (talk • contribs)

The new messages banner is not made with Template:you have new messages. The real banner uses the usermessage class for styling and MediaWiki:Youhavenewmessages for the text, where $1 and $2 is filled in by the software. Example of the class styling:

This line has class=usermessage

You can change how the banner is displayed, for example by adding this to Special:MyPage/skin.css to get a less alarming background color:

.usermessage {background-color: lime;}

You can also use a color hex code. See Web colors. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. MichaelSchumacherMercedes (talk) 12:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Note that the current colour combo is designed specifically to be annoying (unmissable). - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 17:27, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

phony account using my cell phone number

starting yesterday my cell phone has been blowed up with texts from craigslist members..i have never even been on craigslist before..my name is christopher m warden--don,t know if this phony account is using my name or bogus name-- my phone number is <redacted>--if u find the person or persons responible--i like 2 prosicute if possible-- my mailin address is <redacted> i pay per minute on my cell phone so U can understand why this is a BIG problem 4 me ,thanxz ,sincerly ,chris wardenspan style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.213.24.10 (talk) 14:51, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

This is Wikipedia, we have no relation to craigslist--Jac16888 ^Talk 15:03, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Potentiometer

Plzz.. Help me.. What is loading effect and loading error of a potentiometer ? I want a detailed essay and it is for an assignment... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shintotharippa (talk • contribs) 15:40, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Please do your own homework.
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help desk. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misevaluation, but it is our policy here not to do people's homework for them, but merely to aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn how to solve such problems.
Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. You can search Wikipedia or search the Web.
If you need help with a specific part of your homework, the Reference desk can help you grasp the concept. Do not ask knowledge questions here, just those about using Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:45, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

i need about wifi...pls help me out

line numbers as cited in diffs

How do I find the formatting of an article that shows its line numbers as referred to in diffs? Thanks. Diranakir (talk) 16:30, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

If you wanted such a display, you'd have to copy and paste the wikitext of the older revision into a word processor or some such (something like Notepad++ is probably easiest, since it numbers the lines automatically). I can't recall anyone actually having needed to do that though - I think most people just go on the context, CTRL-F'ing if necessary. (I'm fairly confident the very presence of a line number in the diff display is just a hangover from the usage of diffs in source code version control, in fact.) - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 17:22, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, but the page numbers seem more important than that. They seem to pinpoint exactly where edits have been made. I will wait for the outcome of further deliberations. Thanks again. Diranakir (talk) 21:15, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I concur with Jarry1250: I think the line numbers are just the result of the difference program keeping count, and are not displayed anywhere else. --ColinFine (talk) 10:31, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

If you use an external editor then you may have line numbers in the wikisource without having to manually copy the source. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:33, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. Diranakir (talk) 15:04, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

How do I report a factual error?

I have come carrots a factual error In the Williamsburg Brooklyn article regarding P.S. 16 the wrong cross streets and picture is used. I went to P.S. 16 and lived across the street from it. There was no talk tab on the article and I do not have a picture of the school to submit. The Address of the school is 157 Wilson street and is surrounded by Bedford ave,Taylor street and Lee ave.

The article lists the school at Leonard and Maujer street which is incorrect and the picture used is also incorrect.

I don't have the capability to edit myself and I can't find a clear method to report it to someone who can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.84.234.68 (talk) 18:52, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

List_of_public_elementary_schools_in_New_York_City agress with you, and says that PS 16 is not in Brooklyn. The talk page you're looking for is at Talk:Williamsburg,_Brooklyn, unless you're referring to a different article. RudolfRed (talk) 19:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

The building in the picture File:PS 16 Maujer Leonard Sts WB jeh.jpg is actually PS 18 so the file name and file description is false. This error was copied to the image caption at Williamsburg, Brooklyn#Education. The name PS 18 and the street names Maujer and Leonard can be seen in Google Maps.[1] I will correct the errors. Thanks for notifying us. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:19, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you all, for taking care of my error so quickly. Being in the audience at a Broadway play at the time, I wasn't tapped in. Since both the Williamsburg article and my picture have their own talk pages, it would have been more direct to put a notice on one or both of those, or on my personal talk page at User_talk:Jim.henderson or Commons:User_talk:Jim.henderson or any combination of the above. As you may gather from discussions already posted there, I snap many pictures in unfamiliar places, hence make mistakes in identification, and need all the help I can get. The difficulty our anonymous helper had in figuring out the right venue suggests our Help system isn't good enough. Hmm, and the helpful anon says both of the streets are incorrect? I'm a bit busy this weekend but will check soon. Jim.henderson (talk) 23:05, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Both street names are correct for the building actually in the photo: PS 18. It is PS 16 which has other streets. We have no photo of PS 16 as far as I know. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:57, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Ah. Right. The real PS 16 on Wilson Street bears some architectural resemblance to PS 18, but it is definitely distinct. My photo name and description correctly identify the streets it shows. I only incorrectly identified the PS number. Maybe this Summer I'll get a pic of the real PS 16. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:43, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Can an Article's notability prevent it from being merged/deleted?

There has been a discussion about a particular article being merged into another. A majority of users have agreed towards this action and so now I am planning on opening a merger proposal. However there were at least 1-2 users who rejected this idea and said that they still meet WP:BLP1E, WP:N, and WP:BIO1E so the article can never be merged or deleted. I don't really want to propose a merger if its not gonna make a difference. So is it true? 119.224.27.62 (talk) 20:48, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

If well sourced, it should probably remain separate; there is nothing precluding them from additional successful collaboration (see Unforgettable... with Love track 22). If sufficient sources have not been included and no one is improving the article, then a merge might be best until well developed enough to justify re-splitting it. Dru of Id (talk) 21:02, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

It is well-sourced but an additional two articles talking about those involved in the article's topic had also been created and I think that this is too much already. The article is about an ensemble/group that we believe is actually a collaboration of two separate artists. We were thinking about merging this article about the ensemble to the song that they released together (which charted in several countries). Would merging still be appropriate? 119.224.27.62 (talk) 22:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Also, by "no one is improving the article", would that include the fact that the article has remained a 'stub'? Because that is actually the case. So a merger proposal would be appropriate right? Someone please answer :-( 119.224.27.62 (talk) 04:10, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

This discussion should probably be on the article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 04:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I know it should be but I just don't want to breach any guidelines regarding mergers. So I want to be sure that I'm aloud to do it even if the two articles are notable.119.224.27.62 (talk) 04:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

induced polarization

why the induced polarization is used in the geophysical exploration methods. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sashimbaloch (talk • contribs) 22:50, 16 June 2012 (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. RudolfRed (talk) 22:55, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Inventions

Suppose someone immigrates from country A to country B, invents something, and patents it intially in country B. Would the invention be a country A invention based on the inventor's original nationality, country B invention based on the location of the invention, or both? Sandcherry (talk) 23:37, 16 June 2012 (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. But we don't give legal advice here, ever. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:56, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes. There does not appear to be a consensus on this issue. Sandcherry (talk) 00:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)