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May 16

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how do I get rid of the red blurb at the top by my name?

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Tracked in Phabricator
Task T50568

It won't go away no matter how many times I click on it. What's the secret to getting it to stop being there? It's got no new info. Farrajak (talk) 00:19, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The one by my name goes away once the drop down menu appears. In order to help you out, it might help if you told us what OS and browser you are using so that we might try to replicate it. Dismas|(talk) 02:56, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The problem seems to be covered in bugzilla:48568. --AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 09:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

racist article

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The article for "lysis buffer" is blatantly racist (not to mention ridiculous). I'm sorry, I don't know how to edit it myself to remove this content. I only get error messages when I try. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.10.240.1 (talk) 02:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  Fixed -- Thanks for the tip. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:36, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You might consider registering an account. Your IP address has sometimes been warned about vandalism. In this case, thank you for reporting vandalism. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:44, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Use archived URL or migrated URL for citations?

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I found a citation that referenced a broken URL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force#cite_note-AFcolors-4). I happened to know where the referenced site moved to (www.lackland.af.mil -> www.jbsa.af.mil), but I noticed the cite template had an archiveurl parameter but not a newlocationurl parameter. I added the archiveurl, but I wonder if the citation should just be updated to the new active site? --Yoda of Borg (talk) 05:40, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it should be updated. The archiveurl parameter is mainly intended for a copy of the website made by an archiving service such as the Wayback Machine or WebCite. But if the page just moved to a new location, the value of the url parameter should be updated to the new URL. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 20:59, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I changed the citation to the new site, and removed the archiveurl and archivedate tags. --Yoda of Borg (talk) 19:02, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Defamatory Entry based on Unsubstantiated Media Reports

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Entry under my name "Alok Ranjan Jha" may please be removed altogether. It has sections based on unverified media reports. This has already caused me enough damage and emotional distress. The reproduction here on Wikipedia is only adding to it. It is absolutely criminal to be able to malign an individual in this fashion and not to be subject to defamatory litigation. I wonder how an unsubstantiated entry on an individual could be useful to society as large. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.100.1.9 (talk) 06:04, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - the 'controversy' section violates our WP:BLP policy, and I have deleted it accordingly. Deleting the rest of the article may take a little longer, but I see no justification for an article on a civil servant apparently known for nothing meeting our notability guidelines. Note that I am not concerned here as to whether the posting above actually is from the subject of the article - it makes no difference as far as policy is concerned. AndyTheGrump (talk) 06:10, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note: I have also posted regarding this at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Alok Ranjan Jha, in order to ensure more eyes are kept on the article. AndyTheGrump (talk) 06:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And I now see the article has been deleted entirely as a 'Creation by a blocked or banned user in violation of block or ban', which simplifies things somewhat. AndyTheGrump (talk) 06:35, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  Resolved
.--Canoe1967 (talk) 06:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help by editing grammar, style, or spelling for the new article Supercapacitor

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Change in understanding: From Electric double-layer capacitor to Supercapacitor

Electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs), invented 1957, have seen a dramatic change in understanding of their capacitive charge storage from a pure physical function between Helmholtz double-layers to an additional pseudocapacitive chemical charge storage with redox reactions, electrosorption and intercalation processes. Because nowadays (2013) an electrochemical capacitor is not only an EDLC anymore the question comes up how to name this very special capacitors.

Generally in science publications all the different developments of the last years are united under the term “electrochemical capacitors”. But if a development gets a discrete component from a manufacturer, the names are manifold. Supercap, Ultracap, Goldcap, Greencap, a lot of manufacturer related names exist.

A look through the science literature of electrochemical capacitors shows, that roughly 70 to 80 % of the authors uses the term “Supercapacitor”. (see: A Bibliometric Analysis of the International Literature in Supercapacitors, Francesco Lufrano* and Pietro Staiti, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 4 (2009) 173 – 186 PDF)

A google research gives 730,000 results for Supercapacitor, for Ultracapacitor only 363,000 but for Double-layer capacitor Google gives 1,540,000 results. (Date: 2013-05-07)

 
Hierarchical classification of supercapacitors and related types

That means, that as of 2013 the term double-layer capacitor is used in public linguistic usage, the term supercapacitor in science publications. Because in the broad public knowledge the new development of pseudocapacitance is not known, otherwise the science results are clear and available, that every EDLC not only has a double-layer capacitance but also a pseudocapacitance and nearly all new developments are trying to enhance the properties of the capacitors by increasing the pseudocapacitance the term double-layer capacitor is not correct anymore.

This is the reason this article now use the term supercapacitor. The reasons why in the science the term supercapacitor is prevailed instead of the term ultracapacitor are surely first the respect for B. E. Conway, who coined the term supercapacitor, and the second reason may be that the often used term “ultracapacitor” is used by Maxwell, the market leader, like a trade name for their capacitors, and that smells a little bit like advertising.

Please help to better this detailed and bulky article, written by a German, by editing grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. --Elcap (talk) 07:35, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article created as a category

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[[Category:Sanskardham Gurukul]] is an article written in "Category space" if there is such a thing.
I can't move it to article space, and it needs a lot of work on it in any case. Could someone please move this to either a sub page of the creating editor, or article space, explain where it is to the user, and what needs to be done to make it an accceptable article. Thanks - Arjayay (talk) 08:52, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Sanskardham Gurukul is blatently promotional; so I tagged it with {{db-spam}}. —teb728 t c 09:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Zapped. For future reference, pages in category space cannot be moved by anyone (even by admins). BencherliteTalk 09:07, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What! there is a limit to your powers? :-) - Thanks - I didn't know that they couldn't be moved. - Arjayay (talk) 11:11, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Looks as if, having been deleted, the "category" has been recreated by the same user. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:10, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redeleted, and protected against recreation, by another admin. I had left a handwritten (rather than a templated) message for the editor in question, but this doesn't seem to have worked either.... BencherliteTalk 23:23, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Changing article to stub

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Hi

I creted the page Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Admiral Island

Since the page was not accepted as an article, I want to post it as a stub of type

 

This South Africa location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

My question is, if I change the article to a stub, must I remove the top AFC section, or must I resubmit the article for evaluation?

Thanks for the help.

Regards

Johan

Add the material to the existing Port Owen article. There isn't really a good reason to have a separate article about just one part of the marina. You can also ask for help from WP:WikiProject South Africa. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)Hi Johan. A stub is a form of article, and as such needs to meet the same basic requirements - unsourced stubs can be and usually are quickly deleted. The draft you have created - assuming it can be sourced - would be at least C-class. I would suggest that you concentrate on providing suitable references for the information; once it has sufficient citations, it will be moved to mainspace by a reviewer. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:54, 16 May 2013 (UTC) or follow Roger's suggestion above. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:54, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How to make a city infobox montage?

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I am aware these aren't made on Wikipedia, but since Wikipedia users make them, could some link me or instruct me on how to make one with Photoshop? 121.220.222.63 (talk) 09:47, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For the how-to, you should ask at WP:RD/C. They answer general knowledge questions. (This Help desk is for question \s about using Wikipedia.) One issue that is special to Wikipedia though is that alll component of the montage must be licensed with permission for reuse by anyone for anything. —teb728 t c 10:28, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You can also try Wikipedia:Graphics Lab. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:08, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My uploads

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Am trying to access my uploads, but there is only one pic on the page and when I click on Go, nothing happens. What gives? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AListFiles&limit=50&user=Sardaka

Sardaka (talk) 10:30, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you are looking for the files you uploaded to Commons, they are at Commons:Special:ListFiles/Sardaka. —teb728 t c 10:47, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Page Rated R (Rihanna album) with incorrect ref formatting

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The references, used in prior text defined as:

<ref>{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|artist=Rihanna|song=Russian Roulette|date=December 12, 2009|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{singlechart|UK|2|artist=Rihanna|song=Russian Roulette|date=December 12, 2009|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}</ref>

show incorrect results:

83. ^ |UK R&B (Official Charts Company) |align="center"|1

84. ^ |UK Singles (Official Charts Company) |align="center"|2

Cite error: <ref> tag with name "sc_UKrandb_Rihanna" defined in <references> is not used in prior text (see the help page).

Cite error: <ref> tag with name "sc_UK_Rihanna" defined in <references> is not used in prior text (see the help page).

What's wrong? Thx --Frze (talk) 14:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It thinks you have incorrectly defined a named reference. Did you take a look at the help page? --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 14:25, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Was not helpful: Where can I find something to {{singlechart|UK|2|artist=Rihanna|song=Russian Roulette|date=December 12, 2009|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}? --Frze (talk) 14:44, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think I see the problem now. Swap the nowiki and ref tags around and swap the end tags around as well. It should then put the whole lot into a reference. --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 15:00, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Please be so kind and do it on Rated R (Rihanna album) - I can't, I tried everything. Thanks al lot. --Frze (talk) 15:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I will be more than happy to do so when I get back from work :) --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 15:18, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Answered at Help talk:Cite errors.
{{Singlechart}} is not intended for this purpose. It creates a table row, so it needs to be included in a table. It also creates a reference, so you are essentially nesting <ref> tags, which does not work. Please read the {{Singlechart}} documentation or use another method to include these references. --  Gadget850 talk 15:07, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox custom parameter

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Hello there,

I am trying to add a parameter to a semi-protected infobox. Is there a way to overwrite or create a custom parameter only on the article page in question rather than having to edit the global infobox? If not, then can someone help me edit the global infobox? It is for the newspaper infobox and my rationale and reason for he edit has been posted as a request on that infobox's edit request page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.128.6.199 (talk) 14:37, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You can view/copy the text from the protected template to another page and then use that template. I think user space should work like: User:Canoe1967/Template/Pre-Afd--Canoe1967 (talk) 14:53, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Or, and a better approach to avoid proliferation of ibox templates, wait until the edit request has been reviewed.--ukexpat (talk) 15:12, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Salvatore Inzerillo

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Hi,

My name is Salvatore Inzerillo, I am continually being ostracized, losing employment and suffering humiliation in my professional and personal life by wikipedias page Salvatore Inzerillo. Several years back i made an attempt to create an alternate page to clarifying that i am an Artist and public figure not this person nor related to this person. I cited my credentials, personal details, professional life, actual publications celebrating my work in the form of published plays, nytimes articles, daily news articles, village voice articles, 4 London publications, web sites for my unions, company's i work for..the cites were endless. the page was deleted. at one point a link from my work at another wikipedia page :Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train was linked directly to this ganster, murderer, drug traffickers profile: Salvatore Inzerillo

after many emails, someone finally removed the link.

what will it take to remedy this?

I have bcc'ed both my attorney and my professional representation in the email form of this letter.

Please help me,

Thank You

Salvatore Inzerillo

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1935273/

i can go on and on, and i havent cited any of the actual publications honoring my work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twentythirdsutra (talk • contribs) 16:06, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am a little puzzled. I don't see how anyone can mistake you for the Salvatore Inzerillo described in the article, because the article makes it clear that he was killed. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:42, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If articles on any of your works are linked to the article on the criminal, then the markup should be removed from your name, and you should post to the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:44, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There was one remaining incorrect link, which has been removed. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:05, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia is not responsible for the fact that you bear the same name as a notorious dead criminal. Since the latter is highly visible across the internet it is hard to credit your claim that it is Wikipedia's article about him that causes you difficulties through this coincidence of names. You mention your attorney in your post; please read Wikipedia:No legal threats.
My Google search did also turn up references to you online. I have not delved, but it's possible you have attracted sufficient substantial coverage in reliable published sources to satisy Wikipedia's notability criteria for actors, which would allow an article to be written about you. As a non-admin I cannot see the text of the deleted article, but it was deleted because it failed sufficiently to assert the notability of the subject. Any successful article must assert notability as per my link above, and support it with references. The problem is that you are not the right person to write it - see WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY - because it is difficult to write from a neutral point of view when you have a close association with the subject. The best way to get such an article written is to assemble information and, crucially, references, and ask at Wikipedia:Articles for creation for an article to be written. You could also ask at Wikipedia:Requested articles, but the backlog there is lengthy. When you say "i havent cited any of the actual publications honoring my work", that's where you should really be concentrating - as a tertiary source, Wikipedia is particularly focused on what has already been written about you - substantially and in detail - in reliable published sources. I hope this helps. - Karenjc 17:28, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Salvatore, it is not advisable to write articles on yourself. Doing so would present a clear conflict of interest. It's difficult to write about oneself objectively, and this might be another reason why your article(s) were deleted. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:52, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of Edit Summaries

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There is a feature that one can turn on in one's Preferences to make available a list of standard edit summaries. My question has to do with the minor edit summaries. The standard list includes fixing spelling or punctuation errors or fixing style/formatting. The most common reason why I make a minor edit following my own edit is to fix markup errors, such as mismatched brackets. I usually select style/formatting, but would like a standard edit summary that refers to inserting or correcting markup. (Inserting markup normally is putting a word or phrase in brackets.) Correcting markup errors has to be relatively common, since there is a bot, User:BracketBot that looks for markup errors. Can markup be added to the list of minor edit summaries? Robert McClenon (talk) 16:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it could be but may be quicker just to type "fmt" in the ES - that's what I do.--ukexpat (talk) 17:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

need support

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sir,this is pallavi,working as a asst.prof in andhra university.am facing so many problems due to my hubby n the legal authorities also doing injustice to me .please give me one chance to meet governor sir.sir,they kept my minor kids in hidden place please help me sir.try to understand my feelings sir. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.99.194.111 (talk) 16:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 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. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:36, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note, however, that the reference desk will not be able to give legal advice. RJFJR (talk) 17:58, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

how can we post university details on wikipedia?

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how can we post university details on wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2002:74CB:F834:0:0:0:74CB:F834 (talk) 17:22, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to write an article about a university, please try searching to see whether an article about it already exists, If it doesn't, then read Wikipedia:Your first article. If it does, then you can edit the article to add relevant details, ensuring that your edits are referenced to reliable published sources. If this does not answer your question, please explain a little more about what you want to do, so we can try to help. - Karenjc 17:35, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
A university's official web site is considered a reliable source. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:45, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Reliable, yes, but as a Primary source it should be used carefully. The content of any entity's own website exists primarily to promote the cause of that entity, thus it is inherently biased. Secondary, neutral sources are preferred - for a university it should not be a problem because universities by their nature tend to feature quite prominently in their national or regional press. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:28, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Prior to a restore, whenever I researched anything, Wikipedia was automatic. Now it's not even on my computer. How do I get it back/

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If I ask a question, Wikipedia was automatically on my computer, giving me an up-to-date answer. Now, Wikipedia isn't even on my computer, unless I do what I'm doing now. How do i get it back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rankinbt (talk • contribs) 17:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Probably a question for Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. RJFJR (talk) 17:57, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do you mean a tablet, such as an iPad or Galaxy? If so, then you should have the Wikipedia app, and you can get it again by going to iTunes or Play Store. If you mean an ordinary desktop or laptop computer, then nobody has Wikipedia on their computer: it's a website, which you find through your browser, as you have done to post this question. I'm guessing that what you are actually seeing is that you had the search function in your browser to go to Wikipedia first, and now it points somewhere else. If so, you need to change the settings in your browser. --ColinFine (talk) 13:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Changing my own entry

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I've read the guidance on autobiography and changing your own entry, so am raising the issue here rather than try it myself. The entry is "Martin Uden" and in one sense I'm clearly not so distinguished that anybody has bothered to update it. There's nothing in the article I object to, except that I started a new job in the UN last December. The UN Secretary-General's notification of my appointment can be found at http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2012/936, and my LinkedIn page is up to date showing this change. If I was getting more picky about the page, I'd include the book I wrote, and I wouldn't say I carried the Olympic torch "along with the Korean Ambassador" since it wasn't a two-man job. I carried it "as did the Korean Ambassador," if that's considered worthy of note, which I certainly thought it was. I'd be grateful if at least my new job could be inserted, if anybody thinks it's worth the time to correct this. Thanks. Hyegyong (talk) 20:09, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  Working on this. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hyegong, thank you very much for bothering to read the guidelines and following them scrupulously. It is appreciated. - Karenjc 20:42, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  Done Thank you for letting us know about this update. Do you own the copyright to any image of yourself that you might be wishing to license freely, so that Wikipedia could include it? (There's a very small amount of email form-filling involved.) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:45, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Left aligning text

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Is there a way to left-align the text under the newspaper symbol at User:Toshio Yamaguchi/2012 main page redesign proposal? I tried wrapping it into {{align}}, but that doesn't work. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 20:30, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again! I took a look at the page in question, and here's what I think you want to do: Get rid of all of the <center> and </center> tags on the page, and then put <p align="center"> at the top of the page, and directly above all of the {{Click}}s you have on your page. This will cause your welcome message and all of the icons to center, but the text from {{In the news}} and {{Did you know}} will be left justified. I can do this for you, if you like, but I didn't want to make any changes to your user page without your permission. Sophus Bie (talk) 12:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the reply. Feel free to make the changes. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 12:55, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  Done You're welcome! Hopefully that was what you wanted. :) Sophus Bie (talk) 13:07, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Brilliant, this is exactly what I wanted. :D Dankeschön. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 13:11, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hooray! Bitte sehr! Sophus Bie (talk) 13:43, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
{{center}} might also be useful. --  Gadget850 talk 15:21, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
True; since <p align="center"> is deprecated as of HTML 4.01, that would work better. Thanks, Gadget850, I didn't know that template existed! Sophus Bie (talk) 17:23, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resignation from Wikipedia

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I have been a registered editor at Wikipedia for approximately seven years. After nearly six months of harrassment from a certain editor, with no end it sight, I am considering resigning.

How does one do that?

Apostle12 (talk) 21:46, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

One signs out and stops editing.
Some people "scramble" their passwords, apparently.
Thank you for your contributions over the last seven years! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:50, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
As a courtesy to other editors you may have interacted with, you may want to add {{retired}} to your user and/or talk page. Singularity42 (talk) 21:59, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Can you give me some idea how I might scramble my password? Sounds like a good idea, as I have no longer have any desire to be associated witht he project. Apostle12 (talk) 23:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It involves going to your Preferences, removing the email address, then changing your password while making use of your keyboard and the copy-and-paste functionality. Bye now! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:34, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It's sad to see another contributor go. Thank you for your contributions to the project. Good luck for wherever your way will take you outside Wikipedia. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 22:08, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Apostle12 (talk) 23:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I hope that you don't leave because another editor has been harassing you. However, should he notify the ArbCom if he does resign? Robert McClenon (talk) 22:11, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
ArbCom is aware of the issues. Unfortunately the harrassment has been covert, or through Wikilawyering and countless "tattle tale" appeals to "higher authorities," including ArbCom. Sick of the drain on my psyche and time. Apostle12 (talk) 23:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I am aware of the ArbCom proceeding, which is why I asked. I mean, should Apostle12 notify the ArbCom that he is resigning from Wikipedia while the ArbCom proceeding is in progress? Robert McClenon (talk) 00:32, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't believe he is under any obligation to do so. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:33, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Retiring. --  Gadget850 talk 00:51, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

When I see someone with seven years of experience announcing they are leaving it troubles me. I haven't run across you before, so this isn't based upon my observation of your edits, more an observation of a possibly general problem. However, when I glance at the Arbcom case in progress, I am puzzled. You explain you are leaving because of months of harassment with no end in sight. Yet we seem to be about to open an Arbcom case that could resolve many of the issues. It seems like a curious time to leave.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 11:28, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If this were the first time I had been required to mount a defense regarding accusations made by the editor in question, I would agree. Although I haven't kept careful track of the cumulative total, just the submission I prepared preparatory for the Arbcom case took an entire day - not including several days spent considering the issues and trying to decide what to say. Previous Rfc's and other maneuvers consumed weeks of my attention and time.
When I look at the task of adequately answering the current charges, I see working non-stop for most of the next four days before the deadline expires. So what I am pondering is whether Wikipedia is worth the inattention this causes in the rest of my life: I have a business to run, employees to manage, clients whose needs are ongoing, and family members who depend on me. I become unavailable during these marathons to search for diffs and construct coherent answers to the many questions raised.
I will probably answer the Arbcom case, but without doing so much that it destroys the rest of my life. But then what? I expect the editor in question will continue to stalk me (she tracked me here and appeared on my talk page yesterday), and this will NOT be the end of it, no matter what I do. I am not willing to live this way. Apostle12 (talk) 17:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Using talk page

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I can't work out how to place a message on my talk page, or anyone else's talk pageSherwin35 (talk) 22:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

To place a message on someone's talk page in response to a comment that they made on a talk page, if their comment is properly signed, then there will be a link to their user page and a link to their talk page. Click on the link to the talk page, which will say "Talk" unless they have customized it. Does Sherwin35 need to create a user page in order to have a tab to edit his talk page? Robert McClenon (talk) 22:09, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No, everybody has a "talk" tab; but if nothing has been posted, it will be a redlink. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:11, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
His talk page isn't a redlink. It has a "Welcome to Wikipedia" message on it. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:18, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a primary picture?

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How do I upload a primary pic to show on a cover page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajlscl14 (talk • contribs)

What do you mean by primary picture? What do you mean by cover page? --Orange Mike | Talk 22:18, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do you think they might mean infobox and infobox image, Mike? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:36, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If you're talking about an image that will be used on Wikipedia, see WP:UPLOAD. Dismas|(talk) 01:15, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Photos to Massachusetts Probation Service entry

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Massachusetts Probation Service

Who can add the photos to this entry. I have some photos of the seal, badge, and other that may be applicable.

Thx, Victor74.110.107.144 (talk) 23:42, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Have you uploaded them to Wikipedia yet? If not, see WP:UPLOAD. Dismas|(talk) 01:12, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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