Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2013 October 5

Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current Help Desk pages.

October 5

Recovering password of a long-standing account linked to a possibly expired email address?

Hi, I opened an account under username Julius.kusuma quite some time ago and have since forgotten my password. I fear that the email address linked to that account was my student email account that I no longer have access to. What can I do to re-gain access to my Wikipedia account? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Julius.kusuma

If this matters, I was able to reset the password on my Wikimedia account here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Julius.kusuma, however the same email account that I used to reset the Wikimedia account doesn't work on my Wikipedia account.

Thanks in advance for your help.

I don't think you can recover your password. There may be a way to use your name and I'll look into it.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 22:00, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

I have more time today. I can't recall if this advice was given, but you could choose a new name and then follow the advice under WP:USURP. I think this is allowed if it's your own username, though for reasons that should be obvious you wouldn't want to do it with someone else's. An alternative is to start over with a new name. I con't think WP:CHU would work in your situation.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:51, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Paul Ashwood

Hello, I recently created an article entitled Paul Ashwood, and there's a displayauthors suggested message for reference 4. I've been editing the template (which has the displayauthors parameter in it, by the way), but I just can't seem to fix it. Can someone help me out? Jinkinson (talk) 01:09, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Next to the error message is a link to Help:CS1 errors#displayauthors. Apparently, you need to specify a maximum number of authors to be displayed. For example, |displayauthors=9 Scarce2 (talk) 03:20, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I am aware of that. However, if you look at the template, you'll find that there is already a displayauthors parameter in there, and it is set to 10 (this should work since there are only 9 authors of the study). So even though there's a displayauthors there already it still suggests it on the main article, so I came here so someone could help me get rid of it. Jinkinson (talk) 04:06, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Elision of Animus

How can i improve my page Elision of Animus? I have been told its copyright. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fastcatz (talk • contribs) 09:13, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Well, it seems that it's already been deleted. What you could do, if you want to recreate it, is write it based on the information that is written about it but this time put it in your own words. Dismas|^(talk) 10:54, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

The reason given for its deletion was not copyright violation (which as Dismas has explained, can be overcome), but "Article .. does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)". As far as I can tell, Elision really is not notable by Wikipedia's standards, so I doubt there is anything you can do about it. Maproom (talk) 10:59, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

article to generate discussion, cannot follow process to upload

Neutron Polarisation By C. Braggatt (abstract indexer) From combined theory papers of Jennae and Poy, 1978

“…that a mass object such as this neutron should not have significance in chemical reactions is inconceivable, is over simplicity…!”

The authors here attempt proof that the neutron is polarisable into either a positive or negative charging, or to theory that it keeps the proton charges spread over a wide area of the nucleus. “…extra atom mass would slow evaporation, and maybe separation in the earth’s cooling down period into atom types was by a process of “neutronography”(sic) [neutron cascade], but in any event must serve more purpose than being a spectator particle of a chemical reaction.” Mention here is also made of a gravity well where protons polarise neutrons to yield a negative charge(!), and that electrons are not charged species at all, but just agitated (maybe vibration) states. Here, in a chemical reaction of joining atoms together, it is the nuclear mass that tugs on the adjoining electrons, but may tug on nucleuses with neutrons adding charge to repel any too-close contact. (sorry, I took degree in art). Confused. I can understand electrons having no real charge outside the magnetic field, but need elucidation on further points! In an endnote commentary, the authors speculate that neutrons could keep protons apart and so lower this energy. But do electrons (I recall transition types) move into smaller dispersed orbitals (D’s) to enable greater nuclear feel?( think electrons here are supposed to slow to be in synchronicity with remaining electrons. “Electrons are handshaking with approaching atoms to get nucleuses together and the neutrons are there to stabilise the union.” I must agree that a neutron must be there for some reason, and not just a lingering spectator item, but am still perplexed. Jennae stated electrons are not important in chemical bonding but are like a net to grab another nucleus.(!) He postulated electrons are given a sideways kick and move out of the way (and may have the form of “…pushing two octopuses together feets first!”) (sic). Protons here would have a negative charge too! In summary: the authors theorise that neutrons separate energies, or prevent charge being placed only on one side of the nucleus during a chemical reaction. In polarising the protons would lose their positive charge and create a miniature whole atom system in the nuclear shell. (here, I presume electrons have no charge but just vibration “agitation”) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carolbragger (talk • contribs) 12:23, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Does this have to do with an existing article, or do you propose to create a new article? What journal was the paper published in? Was it a peer-reviewed journal that can be considered a reliable source, or is the material likely to be tagged as fringe science? Robert McClenon (talk) 16:07, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

From the title I suspect this OP wishes to upload a new unreviewed paper containing ideas or questions to stimulate scientific debate. If so, they need to be aware that Wikipedia, a tertiary source, doesn't publish original research. - Karenjc (talk) 08:50, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Batch linking request

Request wikilinks be created from reference note citations for "Weeks, Mary Elvira" to Mary Elvira Weeks.

Apologies, but this kind of detail work is hard for my eyes/fingers. Also, the name tends to be buried in cite templates and last first named and the like. Perhaps someone who is adept has an automated or semiautomated method.

71.127.137.171 (talk) 14:46, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

I suggest you post at Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:50, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

I am going to try this using AWB. DES ^(talk) 21:27, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

 Done but not by me. Apparently another user got this done with AWB before i tackled it. DES ^(talk) 09:37, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Request a class article on bromofluorocarbons

Please create a proper article on BFCs (want to link to it, not to a redirect to a Halon dab!). Stub could have simple description of the chemical class (molecules based on these atoms), little bit about major usage, explain the common usage of term Halon, describe the ozone destroying effects. Obvoiusly you could knock yourself out and write about synthesis and producers and all that crap, but no need. Enough of a stub so it doesn't get deleted or merged back into oblivion.

Not sure if converting the redirect or the Halon dab is the way to go.

Thanks in advance. I know it is work.

71.127.137.171 (talk) 15:17, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps you could write a draft and use articles for creation to get it reviewed and improved. For the matter of that, I know some chemistry and know Wikipedia style and formatting fairly well. if you will supply draft text and cites, i will work with you on this, and I will create a userspace page for the draft until it is ready. Drop me a note if you are willing. Once we have a draft we can worry about where to put it. Of course if you can't or won't help with a draft, maybe someone else will. DES ^(talk) 15:54, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

It's a go. Will coordinate at your wall.71.127.137.171 (talk) 16:07, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Addressing users

How does one address or flag a user in a discussion such that they are notified of the reference? 75.150.168.6 (talk) 16:18, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

You can put a {{talkback}} notification on their talk page, or ping them with {{ping}}. Ross Hill Talk to me!  16:45, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

I don't think you even need the ping template. I think you can just put the user's name in brackets, User:Ross Hill. Dismas|^(talk) 00:04, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Any link to their user page works. See Wikipedia:Notifications#Features. {{Ping}} works by creating a link to their user page. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:34, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks all. The {{user|Whomever}} template or just [[user:Whomever|Whomever]] is what i needed. 75.150.168.6 (talk) 04:28, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Adding and editing my page on WIkipedia

Every time I try to add and edit my page about me on a Wikipedia The Maestro The Stro Robert Kellum , it gets taken down even though it's me and having valid references. Please help. Stromedia1 Oct. 5 2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stromedia1 (talk • contribs) 17:29, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi! Per WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY, you are strongly discouraged from writing content about yourself. An impartial third party should create your article, and only if the subject (you) passes our notability checks.  drewmunn  talk  17:42, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

lost books of the bible

Just wondering where you would have a pic of this book, I have one.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.85.67.71 (talk) 17:57, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Are you asking to see a picture of it, or asking if Wikipedia wants one? Samwalton9 (talk) 20:50, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Please report readable prose for Fluorine

If you just cut and paste the report is good enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.137.171 (talk) 18:38, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

• File size: 647 kB
• Prose size (including all HTML code): 113 kB
• References (including all HTML code): 31 kB
• Wiki text: 141 kB
• Prose size (text only): 54 kB (8187 words) "readable prose size"
• References (text only): 1689 B

Even if you prefer to edit as an IP, you could perhaps register an account just to run this tool? -- John of Reading (talk) 18:46, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks.71.127.137.171 (talk) 18:56, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

HMS kite

in your description of the survivors you list a James Payne, my grandfather, his real name was john Richard Lewis Payne. I wonder if this can be rectified? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.226.130.180 (talk) 18:39, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

The best place to ask this is on the talk page for that article. Samwalton9 (talk) 19:02, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton) Regiment

Under the above article you have misspelled the name of the 22nd commanding Officer. It should be JOHNSON not Johnston. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.238.189.0 (talk) 19:11, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

If you can improve an article, you are very welcome to correct it. Alternatively, if you don't feel confident in doing so, the article's talk page is the best place to make suggestions. --ColinFine (talk) 11:20, 6 October 2013 (UTC)