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September 9

Carl Lee (Superfly)

Carl Lee (actor)

How did he die in 1986 if he died of herion in 1983 after working on Toback's 1983 movie Exposed. I looked at other links other than the ones provided here & I could not find any docs regarding his dead in 1983 at this time.

I don't have an account otherwise I would have tried to do more but hopefully someone can assist from here.

Thank you 00:36, 9 September 2014 (UTC)70.114.245.124 (talk)

I'm confused. I don't see a mention of him having died in 1983 anywhere. Can you point to a source establishing that? If not, the article should remain as it is. JIP | Talk 08:47, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

It was removed after the original post.[1] The source [2] indicates 1983 (or at least during work on a 1983 film) but many other sources say 1986. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:57, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Reporting Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman page

Wikipedia page created about Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman needs to be carefully edited because most of the information on this page is not only incorrect but defamatory. Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman is a respected person of society, who heads a media house established more than 60 years ago by his father. Such defamatory material is an attempt to tarnish his personality and hurt his business. It would be appreciated if any material put about Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman was verified before posting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zayan 2013 (talk • contribs) 05:27, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Please discuss this on the talk page of the Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman article, specifying which material you consider incorrect and defamatory. Maproom (talk) 06:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

All pages with something in the title

How do I find all pages with something in the title - e.g. all pages with Raleigh in the title? Thanks. DuncanHill (talk) 11:46, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

You prefix the search term with a tilde, like this: Special:Search/~Raleigh. SpinningSpark 12:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks :) DuncanHill (talk) 12:53, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

I'd never heard of that trick, so I tried it - Special:Search/~Raleigh gives me 17,697 matches, whereas a standard search for Raleigh, without the tilde also gives 17,697 matches.
Am I doing something wrong, or does the tilde not work in the Beta search? - Arjayay (talk) 14:50, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

@DuncanHill: Try searching for intitle:Raleigh instead - about 250 matches. The tilde does a different job, as described at Help:Searching. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:15, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia Android app and accented Greek letters

Hello!

I'm a big fan of Wikipedia and ancient culture.

I recently downloaded the Wikipedia app for Android on my Galaxy tablet, and enjoy it a lot. Sadly, there is an issue with aome Greek letters that appear in some English articles (especially those that deal with ancient Greek culture).

I do not have this problem with Wikipedia on Windows 7 + Google Chrome, for instance.

Most Greek letters are rendered correctly, except for accented letters, such as omicron with an accute accent, or omega with a circumflex accent. In these cases, a blank appears.

A page that I have used to check this behaviour is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Code

After investigating a bit, I have found that Wikipedia on Google Chrome on my Galaxy tablet renders also a blank in these cases.

So it appears that this is not strictly a problem of the Wikpiedia app (supposing that the Wikipedia app uses the same rendering facilities that Google Chrome uses on the Galaxy tablet, but I have no idea).

For completeness, this is the configurations I am using:

• Wikipedia app on Galaxy Tab Pro (Android 4.4) --> bad rendering
• Google Chrome 37.0 on Galaxy Tab Pro (Android 4.4) --> bad rendering
• Google Chrome 37.0 on Windows 7 32 bit --> good rendering

Does anyone know where the problem is, and if there is a workaround? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Igtorque (talk • contribs) 11:49, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

You probably don't have the necessary fonts installed on your device. Try googling for a unicode Greek font for your device. You can probably find a free download. SpinningSpark 12:21, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Can't insert spaces in article

There's something strange about The Lovestory LP: it seems impossible to get a space to appear after the bolded and italicised title, or the linked studio album and hiphop in the opening sentence. I've tried deleting several characters around and retyping the space, in case there was some hidden character, but nothing happens. Every earlier version of the article looks the same. It looks the same whether I use Firefox or IE. Any ideas? PamD 14:20, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

That's really bizarre. I'm still looking for the cause of the problem, but as a temporary fix, entering non-breaking spaces ( ) into the cramped-up text seems to correct the display. Yunshui ^雲_水 14:29, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Cracked it - it's a side effect of displaying the {{Singles}} template outside the main infobox. By formatting the template correctly, the problem has been resolved. Yunshui ^雲_水 14:34, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

@Yunshui: Thanks! I did notice that template but didn't realise it could cause such weird behaviour! PamD 15:33, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Problem with entry about me

The entry: Tamara Sonn I am: Tamara Sonn The entry was posted several years ago. When I discovered it, I found it was inaccurate. I have no idea who posted the entry or why. I logged in an corrected the entry. It quickly changed back to its original inaccurate content. I tried again. Same thing. I had two computer geek/Wiki-believers correct the content. Each time, the entry reverted to original inaccurate content. I just had an assistant try again. Same result. Problem: How can I trust any Wiki article if the one about me is inaccurate and cannot be corrected? Can you help? Thanks, Tamara 141.161.42.186 (talk) 15:27, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

I think you might start with WP:AUTOPROB. DonIago (talk) 15:30, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Your edit was undone because it was a copyright violation: a website can be used as a source, but the content has to be parphrased not cut & pasted.TheLongTone (talk) 15:35, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

The article is Tamara Sonn. As a previous comment states, the information from the web site was deleted as a copyright violation. It has to be paraphrased. In accordance with the biographies of living persons policy, if there are errors or inaccuracies in the article, they can be deleted, but information can only be added if it is based on reliable sources. If anything in the article is incorrect, let us know and we can delete the incorrect information. If you want correct information added, an assistant or a geek can reword the information on the university web site. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:58, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Citing References

I am editing a page that has been flagged for original material and would like to know if there is any way to find out specifically what statements are causing the flag. Thank you.

Haksmarketing (talk) 17:08, 9 September 2014 (UTC)— Haksmarketing (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

For the record - user has been blocked - Arjayay (talk) 18:37, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

please help

My Wiki assistant is on a "Wikibreak" til Oct 1st. I really need this submission approved by then. The subject is releasing a major recording with the Philadelphia orchestra., and a new mass instrumental version of 'Girl from Ipanema' with the blessings of Astrud Gilberto her self. The submission i have added (Orlando Haddad) was not approved however everyone that has worked under him (as a member of his band) has. I really need more specific information regarding what I need to change or add. Orlando and his wife are very significant brazilian jazz musicians.

please help I dont know what else to do.

thank you for your time TarvarusMedia (talk) 20:07, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

@TarvarusMedia: This immediately raises the issue of WP:COI. Wikipedia is not your vehicle to promote this gentleman. The schedule of concerts he has, even assuming he has inherent notability, is of precisely no relevance to Wikipedia, and we do not work to your, nor to his, deadlines. Your draft has been submitted for review. It will be reviewed when a reviewer who believes they have the requisite skills chooses to review it.

If you are being paid to edit Wikipedia, and I see your user name has already been questioned, then know that we deprecate paid editing. It seldom, if ever, makes the grade for quality. Fiddle Faddle 20:16, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Tarvarus: your perception of "need" or urgency is not our problem. There is no deadline related to an album release (see WP:NODEADLINE) and we couldn't care less about your desire to promote these new recordings (see WP:PROMOTION). --Orange Mike | Talk 04:40, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

achiving talk page

how do you archive a talk page, thank you,,,,,,--65.8.188.239 (talk) 20:34, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

See Help:Archiving a talk page. SpinningSpark 23:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)