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November 28

Bicycle riding and CO2

Rode my bike today with a new odometer/speedometer and one of the reading is CO2. Can't find any reference or charts that show if the number given is good or bad. Anyone got any ideas or reference? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.53.84.221 (talk) 00:32, 28 November 2014 (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.-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 00:35, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

I have already searched the internet and Wikipedia for a answer to what is considered a good number for CO2 during exercise with no results. I was hoping Wikipedia would know who to ask as I am at a loss. Perhaps some type of chart that gives time and a CO2 number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.53.84.221 (talk) 01:02, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer 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. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Lor^Chat 01:09, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Creating another article while one is pending review in AfC

To Whom it may Concern,

I wrote a draft in my user sandbox back in October. I have had some ideas for future articles but at present, I can't seem to work in my user sandbox because if I do, I will lose the draft for the article I have awaiting review in the AfC. My question is: what do I have to do in order to work on multiple articles while already-completed ones await review? Thank you in advance for your time. Urstadt (talk) 02:50, 28 November 2014 (UTC) Urstadt

User:Urstadt/sandbox was actually moved to Draft:Ontological hermeneutics in October. The top of User:Urstadt/sandbox currently displays "Redirected from User:Urstadt/sandbox". Click there and you can edit the sandbox page to remove the redirect code an add another draft or whatever you want. You can also choose to have multiple sandboxes or drafts in your userspace at the same time. See WP:USERSUBPAGE. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:14, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Awesome! Thank you so very much. I tried and found what you're talking about. So, if I am understanding you correctly, I can edit the "redirect" code out of my sandbox, which will give me a fresh page to begin a new article, while still preserving my Ontological Hermeneutics draft in the AfC section. Correct? Urstadt (talk) 04:01, 29 November 2014 (UTC) Urstadt.

Correct. Edits at [1] do not change Draft:Ontological hermeneutics. If you want to find the latter when your sandbox no longer redirects to it then you can for example click "Contributions" at the top right of any page. The edits you originally made to the sandbox are registered at Draft:Ontological hermeneutics after the old sandbox was moved there. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:34, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

adding company

Hello how can I add a well known company in the healthcare technology space? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nutrifyapp (talk • contribs) 04:38, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

If the well known company meets the minimal requirements for having a stand alone article, and if you do not have a conflict of interest by being too personally or professionally connected to the well known company, you can follow the procedures for creating an article as described here. If you have a connection to the well known company, you can Request that a neutral editor create the article here. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 04:45, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Cross-Wiki Image

If a WP:FFU request is asking for a file to be uploaded to en-wiki that already exists on another wiki, should the file be uploaded or should the request be denied and referenced to the cross-wiki file instead? RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 05:30, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

An article on en-wiki can't use a file from another language's Wikipedia. It can only use files on en-wiki or in Commons. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:08, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

How to view Talk pages on Wikipedia mobile?

Is it possible to see the Talk page of an article using Wikipedia's mobile site? I searched the help files but can find no references to anything but the desktop site. Energythief (talk) 07:37, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Not sure about the mobile site, but with the Wikipedia app you can get to it by putting Talk:(page name) instead of the article itself in as the page you want to search/navigate to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RegistryKey (talk • contribs) 09:00, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi! I just did a quick observation of Wikipedia mobile using my userpage, and there was a button on the bottom that said "Talk to AbigailAbernathy" (screenshot here). When I tapped it, it brought me to my talk page. Hope that helped! --A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 19:35, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Watchlist notifications

In reference to my earlier query, Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2014 November 21#Email notification for rapid succession edits - I don't get notified unless I've viewed the main article page (viewing the diff and history doesn't trigger notifications)? Why doesn't it explain this in the interface? I can't even find any documentation of this behavior. PolenCelestial (talk) 13:06, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

I have added it to the main documentation page at meta.[2] Help pages are wiki pages and can be edited by everybody like other pages. It doens't seem important enough to mention directly at the option in preferences. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:45, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I suppose it might be obvious to other editors but it didn't occur to me that the software wouldn't treat viewing the edits as viewing the page. PolenCelestial (talk) 23:15, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

I can't login or reset my password

I have been sent temporary passwords three times , but when I try to reset the temporary it won't take them — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.254.4.46 (talk) 13:21, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi there, could you elaborate on your problem? Do you receive an email when you send the password reset request and the subsequent form doesn't work, or can you not fill out the first form? Sam Walton (talk) 18:23, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Mike Brown Shooting article

It has been proven Michael Brown stole no cigarillos, and even a receipt for them was recovered. It's clear which side you've taken by allowing false information to make it into your article and locking it, keeping others with proper information from making unbiased edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.92.61.179 (talk) 18:21, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not control what our contributors add to our articles; we do not take "sides" of arguments. If the Mike Brown Shooting article was locked, it means that the article was under heavy editing traffic and we needed to lock it down to lighten the load. The edit before we locked it does not reflect our opinions of the shooting in any way. There are many sources on the internet that either say he did steal them or he didn't. If an editor references the correct answer, another one will believe it to be false and add their reference which details what they think is correct. That's bias by our contributors, that's how arguing works, and that's a factor in our page protection. Like I said, Wikipedia cannot control what people add to our articles, we are many people all around the world. One editor doesn't represent the entire community.--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 19:25, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Abigail's answer is not quite correct. The article was not locked due to heavy load, it was locked due to disruption and vandalism. Gaijin42 (talk) 02:47, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification.--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 02:51, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia never has any opinions about anything at all. All opinions mentioned in articles must be properly referenced to indicate who originally expressed/published the opinion. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:29, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Harassment: where do I turn for help?

A user called I'm the parasite just left the following message on my talk without any explanation:

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. --I'm the parasite (talk) 19:01, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Does anyone know who this guy is? I have no idea who he is and what he is talking about. Who do I turn to for help, to let someone know about this kind of harassment and to get rid of him? Thanks. Contact Basemetal here 19:14, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

That is usually a level 3 (I believe) warning for Vandalism. After looking through your contributions, I have found absolutely no reason for that editor to give you that warning, it was just mere out-of-the-blue harassment. A huge factor I took into consideration was how the editor inserted it into your talk page incorrectly. Please take it with a grain of salt. If you really want to know why they left that on your page, why not ask them directly on their talk page? Cheers!--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 19:30, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Just did. Let's see what happens. I'm not very optimistic that there is much point in engaging in rational conversation someone who displays this kind of behavior (unless he was temporarily under the influence) and who chooses to be known under this kind of username. But who knows. Contact Basemetal here 20:12, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Just remember to be civil about it. If it was just a petty jab, don't take it seriously. If he has a reason, listen, don't jab. -A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 20:16, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your wise words. I think I'll heed them. I do appreciate good reasoned advice. (Contrary to these women.) Contact Basemetal here 20:48, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Mike Brown Shooting Article

Wikipedia's article on the shooting of Mike Brown has many inaccuracies, including the information stating that he stole from the store and was rough with the employee because the store owner has already confirmed otherwise. This article is locked so this is unable to be fixed. It is very harmful for your site to be spreading false information like this and I advise that you remedy this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.45.222 (talk) 20:38, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

The article is not "unable to be fixed". It is semi-protected, due to repeated problems with inappropriate editing. If you wish to propose changes, you are free to do so on the talk page - providing sources as necessary. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:42, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Do we have to create a new page to translate an existent Wikipedia page?

Hi, I already have a Wikipedia page in English. I want to have the same page but translated in french. I already have the translation. Do I really need to create a new page, add the french translation inside, then link it with the English page? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JMDDO123 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

If you have translated the article into French, it belongs in the French-language Wikipedia - which will require a new page there. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:46, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

See WP:Translate us for guidance on the correct procedure. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:54, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

You Know What This Is About

Please put the Mike Brown Shooting article back up, with CORRECT information and not baseless untruths, thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.236.149.143 (talk) 20:52, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Please refer back to the article's talk page and contribute to the discussions with appropriate sources when necessary. Thank you.--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 21:01, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

michael brown shooting article

why is the article locked when innacurate info is in it? specifically the fact that mike brown did not steal anything and the owners the shop said so? Your article says 'darren wilson was unsure of michael brown's involvement in the theft' but michael brown stole nothing. THE OWNER OF THE STORE SAID HE STOLE NOTHING. Seriously, please fix and thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:B8EF:89A0:2434:7184:67A4:6415 (talk) 21:06, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Please read the sections above referring to this page - we don't need multiple threads on the same subject. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:21, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Album

Can somebody fix this album infobox so it loks like its supposed too Plurality of Worlds

 Fixed--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 23:27, 28 November 2014 (UTC)