Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2008/February

Article Name Change

I have been working on a company article - currently titled SVM (Stored Value Marketing) and in addressing some concerns for editors I discovered the real name of the company is just SVM and that is how the article title should read. I cannot figure out how to change this....and I know that this SVM title will be disambiguation, I guess that is ok and there is nothing to avoid that. And a final question, for a paper copy of company information, how does one list that as a citation? Thanks! (and I am working to address concerns about the article, FYI...)Llcavall (talk) 04:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Pages are renamed by moving them to new target names. This procedure preserves the page's edit history. Please do not rename a page by copying/pasting its content to a new page name. If you have an account and it is at least four days old, you can move a page yourself, but please first review Wikipedia:Naming conventions. If you still wish to rename the page, go to it and click the move tab at the top (near the history and watch tabs). You can then specify a new name for the article. The old page name will automatically become a redirect to the new page. However, if the desired target page name already exists, you will need an administrator to move the page for you, which can be requested at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Regarding your second question, I'm not sure what you mean by "paper copy of company information." What is it? A book? A brochure? Detail would help. Please note that information published by the company is not generally a proper reliable source because they are not independent. What we want are good secondary sources totally unrelated to the subject. In any event, please see Wikipedia:Citing sources for general information on how to cite sources.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding Meta-Informations about an individual.

Hi all, I'm interested in extracting the informations from the biographical records in order to generate some structured FOAF files about famous scientists in the History of Sciences. A project such as Dbpedia already extracts those information from the infoboxes (if it exists) but I would like to extract more

• a short bio (often the first line of an article)("William Prout was an English chemist, physician and natural theologian")
• his relathionships (advisor,students, influenced by, ...)
• education places,...
• cause of death
• known-for
• etc...

I'm not an expert about Wikipedia, but do you think it would be a good idea to add some kind of silent Template to add such meta information ? Would it be treated as vandalism ?

For example, replacing:

 Peter Dollond was an English optician, the son of [[John Dollond]].

by this

 {{short-bio|Peter Dollond was an English optician}}, the son of {{has-father|[[John Dollond]]}}.

or may be is there another way ? such templates already exists ?

Plindenbaum (talk) 08:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Plindenbaum. It's a good idea because yes, it already exists. See Wikipedia:Persondata. You may not have come across it because it's only in approximately 17,000 articles at this point. See the bottom of Jimmy Moore in edit mode as an example of it in use.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Fuhghettaboutit, it seems that Wikipedia:Persondata acts like an invisible infobox. So I guess, creating such invisible template for my has-father, has-mother etc... properties would be a good option.--Plindenbaum (talk) 11:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. You could go to Wikipedia talk:Persondata and make suggestions for expanding the information parameters.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

How to Go About Creating A New Page

Hello,

I am relatively inexperienced at creating/editing pages, but I would like to create a page on Radio Vilnius. I am a fan of this shortwave station, and I feel that a good article on the station on Wikipedia would be of interest to many people. It really is a large project, and so I am looking for someone to help me. How would I go about gathering research and doing all the other things associated with creating a new page? I would hate to go into this alone, and so someone helping me on the new article would be a great help. Thanks!

Mike MAP91 (talk) 02:16, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations has some tips and you can ask questions on the talk page. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:29, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding own 'not-for-profit' historical site to Wikipedia

Hello everyone

I am brand new to Wikipedia and learning by my mistakes :)

I have read about not adding your own site here but wondered if you can if it's not to do with your business and is something you run/manage on your own but is not for profit. I have a site which I host and pay for which has information on it all about World War II. However, I am the sole webmaster but I do take input from people seeking my help, have personal pages dedicated to those who fought and lived through WWII with pictures and detailed information.

The site has been added to some school curriculums (which I am very proud of) and has many other similar sites linking to it.

Would I be allowed to add it here or could I ask someone to add it for me?

Thank you for any help you can give.

Kind regards

Salterk (talk) 15:59, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

If you are asking if an article could be created about it, then I'm afraid I'm not an expert on the subject but I would think that the website would have to be of considerable size and relevance for that; Wikipedia usually does not acknowledge articles for smaller sites who are of no cultural or historical relevance. Does it have a lot of unique or factual content that could be contributed to Wikipedia? It would be nice if you could give us a link to your site.

Other than that, you're welcome to cite it as a source in WWII articles here on Wikipedia and other editors will then be able to review it. --RoyalFool (talk) 01:53, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

superscript or raised numerals/reference problem

Pitchkettled (talk) 17:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Pitchkettled (talk) 17:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

I am having a problem with the supertext or raised numerals in the text after source material I have referred to. I cannot correlate properly the numerals in the text with the numerals in the reference section. For example, the text numerals -- 1,2,3 -- appear as 4,5,6 in the reference section (as footnotes or endnotes at the bottom of the page). What am I doing wrong?

See Wikipedia:Citing sources and Wikipedia:Footnotes. To use footnotes just add the citation like <ref>Hi there</ref> at the sentence you are citing, like this. --Silver Edge (talk) 17:16, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

References

Pitchkettled, you did have fun trying to insert the refs, didn't you. I fixed it for you. Sbowers3 (talk) 18:43, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Red and Green

What are the Red - and Green + on the Changes related to Wikipedia:WikiProject page?(talk) 02:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

they are bytes, and the red and green represent material being taken away(red) and material being added(green)--Kerotan^{Leave Me a Message} Have a nice day :) 02:13, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

See more at Help:Watching pages#What do the colored numbers mean?. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:21, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Timeline of important figures, contributions, and dates from the book "American Reading Instruction" by Nila Banton Smith

What important figures, contributions,events, and dates are included in the book "American Reading instruction" by Nila Banton Smith71.241.44.66 (talk) 02:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi. This page is about answering questions related to using Wikipedia. We do have a reference desk where your question would be more suitably placed but even there I don't think it is likely to get much response since it's so specific and about a book that does not have an article on Wikipedia. Your question strikes me as one that has the ring of a homework assignment. I might not be correct about this, but if I am please do your own homework. You get nothing out of someone providing the answers for you. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:50, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Add new article

Hi, Could you tell me how to add new articles to your site Thanks M. Shauoki Salama. Shawkisalama 07:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Change name of a page I just created

Can I change the name of a page I just created? Christian Vestergaard (talk) 06:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

It can be changed, yes. However, an account must be older than four days to do so, which you are not. If you provide a link to the page, and the requested title, I will do it for you. seresin | wasn't he just...? 06:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey there, and yes you can. After the four days pass, if the name you'd like to move to is empty (i.e. there is no page there), just use the 'move' tab at the top of an article and follow the procedure there. If there is a page at the destination, request a move. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 06:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Uploading an Image

Hello. I have a photograph of Paul O'Grady (TV celebrity). The picture was taken by myself. There is no copyright required. I have studied the instructions how to upload images but unfortunately the Technical Explanations are above my abilities. Can someone please upload this picture for me? Thank you. Tabers (talk) 23:28, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

To upload an image, just go to WP:UPLOAD and follow the instructions there; in your case, you can also use this link and follow the instructions there. Hope that helps! I'd upload the picture for you but if you'd like you can try and get the hang of it. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 23:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Images with word files

Can I upload a word file with images in the file?? Thshaffer (talk) 01:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

No, sorry. Currently the only file formats that may be uploaded to Wikipedia are png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, sxw, sxi, sxc, sxd, ogg, svg, and djvu. Hope that helps, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 01:41, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

It is possible to copy images from Word into something like Paint and then save them into a compatible file, then upload them. --Tombomp (talk) 09:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Red Links

If I find red links on disambiguation pages, should I remove them or leave them alone? Eg, James Simpson page has three. Thanks, Wanderer57 (talk) 17:10, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

It depends. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)#Red links. You can try a Google search to get a quick indicator of possible notability. The entry "James Peter John Simpson, Genius, 1991 to present" looks strongly like vandalism and Google gives nothing [1], so definitely delete that. "James Simpson (government official), Federal Transit Administrator for the United States Department of Transportation" sounds serious and plausibly notable so I would leave that. As I expected, a Google search [2] is promising. Per the manual of style, a blue link to Federal Transit Administration could be added. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The misformatted "[[James Simpson (musician)|www.simpsonsound.com]], Jazz, Funk, Blues, Soul, Gospel; organ, drums, production" looks like a failed attempt to add a spam link by somebody who doesn't know or care how Wikipedia operates. I might delete it without even making a search or looking at the attempted link target. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:30, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. The same editor who added the unknown genius James Simpson also added a "Gary Peters, Systems teacher", who is equally unknown according to google.

While checking on Gary P, I found this website. Can you possibly tell me the purpose of this?

http://www.aarongershfield.com/wiki/wiki.php?wiki=Gary_Peters

Wanderer57 (talk) 18:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

It appears to be a joke live "mirror" of Wikipedia which changes the order of internal letters in some words. It varies each time it's reloaded. I have seen a study saying that most people can read normally or almost normally if a word has the right letters in some order, and the first and last letter is in the right position. I guess the author wanted to demonstrate that. See also Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks#Remote loading. I suppose it should be reported at meta:Live mirrors. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

In general, the notability barrier for leaving a red-link is a little lower than that for having an article, but it must be plausible that the target might either have an article one day, or could usefully be redirected to an appropriate article. Bovlb (talk) 19:14, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

How to delete an underconstruction template

I can't seem to delete an underconstruction template. When I click on edit, the code isn't there. When I click back on the page, it still says it's under construction. Madanda (talk) 23:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you clicking on the 'edit' link for the first section? The underconstruction template is before the first header, so you need to click the 'edit this page' tab at the top of the page. Algebraist 23:41, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

sandbox

How do i make my sandbox test an article and i need to change the name as well--Henslee57 (talk) 17:49, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

1. For the sandbox, you can use the Wikipedia sandbox. Or you can create your own one, you can create it here. Read WP:SP before creating it.

2.I can't get what you want. If you want to change you USERNAME, you can request it at WP:CHU. If you want to change the name of an article, your account must be 4 day old. Simply press "move" at the top of the page and type the new name and reason for moving. Ftbhrygvn(T_alk|C_ontribs|L_og) 02:03, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

New article

I created and saved a new page yesterday and today it does not appear in the system. Please help! Did I skip a step? Jennyhackett (talk) 19:01, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I see you have now contacted the administrator who deleted MindShare North America. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:08, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Unable to create a page...

Evening all

I have been trying to create a page for some time now, but am unable to find the link to actually creating the page, as opposed to advice on how to create the page. I understand that once you have searched for a page and have found it does not exist, there is a hyperlink that allows you to actually create the page, but I have not found this to be the case. Can anyone help me?

195.54.240.245 (talk) 19:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Only registered users can create a page, you should consider, for it has many benefits. Earthbendingmaster 19:31, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Not particularly about a page I wish to create, just a general wikipedia page creating question which I couldn't find the answer to and may be relevant in the future.

Let us suppose that I make a page about celebrity x, it is properly sourced, not in anyway damaging, in fact, nobody can find any problem with the page whatsoever, in terms of structure and fact and any other term it is possible to think of. However, celebrity x does not want an article about themselves on wikipedia and complains. Will this article be removed?

195.54.240.245 (talk) 22:41, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

We don't delete biographies on demand but if the subject is borderline notable then a deletion request may be followed. Somebody called a celebrity would probably not be deleted. See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#BLP deletion standards. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:05, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

For your first question, you must create an account. After that, you should read WP:Your first article. Next, type the article name and press "Go" (enter doesn't work!) There is a red link "Create the page". Press it and type the content. Lastly, preview and save. Ftbhrygvn(T_alk|C_ontribs|L_og) 02:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Depiction of Jesus sodomising a woman

Timmyv has two pictures on his user page, one that claims to be Jesus sodomising a woman and one that is of Bruce Springsteen with a gay reference. I do not feel that either of these are appropriate. Can they be removed? Thanks Paul In London (talk) 00:20, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

While Wikipedia is not censored, these images could be quite offensive to other users. I'll ask him to remove them. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 00:23, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I have removed the Bruce Springsteen photograph as a WP:BLP violation.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Made a mistake with account

User:Black Eagle is my account on most Wiki projects and now I don't remember whether I created here the user:Black Eagle or user:Blakk Eegle - I'm not even sure if there exists either one. Plus, I don't remember my password, do I have a email adress configurated? --91.152.100.134 (talk) 15:24, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

User:Black Eagle exists. I have sent a password confirmation email, so if that's you (and you still have the same email) you should get one shortly. Algebraist 16:05, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

On closer inspection, Black Eagle edited yesterday, so I doubt that's you. 'Blakk Eegle' does not exist (you can use Special:Listusers to check what usernames are taken). Algebraist 16:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm not just familiar with English terms for those pages. =) I take the Blakk Eegle username. (Seems I never made an account...) --91.152.100.134 (talk) 16:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

trying to upload and post a .jpg on a Wikipekia page

I am having problems posting my jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cdaleytrisection01.JPG) to the following page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_trisection)

please help

Chipperr (talk) 00:08, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I suggest you use: [[Image:Cdaleytrisection01.JPG|thumb|right]] with that exact capitalisation. If you don't want to right-align it, you can omit "|right". x42bn6 Talk Mess 00:32, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

this didn't work, I am now trying to put this jpg on the sandbox page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox)

please help —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chipperr (talk • contribs) 00:42, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at what I did here. x42bn6 Talk Mess 00:55, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

thank you now I just need to make it about 3" X 3" or so, bigger. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.5.142.201 (talk) 01:07, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Given the nature of the material it's going to accompany, this image probably should not be placed on Angle trisection at all. Unsourced original research is frowned upon in Wikipedia, especially when it's provably wrong. Algebraist 01:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

If you try it, you will see that it is correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chipperr (talk • contribs) 01:46, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Please help, I need info but I can't deal with all of this

GEEEEESE! Never been here before, looks very cool for those who have the time but I am only trying to figure out how to ask this guy how he lost weight. I have tried for 1/2 hour but this it too much for me, too overwhelming. Can someone tell me what to do, or how to email this guy? Thanks. Jeannie —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.233.204 (talk) 12:01, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

If you want to contact the subject of one of our articles to ask him how he lost weight, Wikipedia isn't associated with any of its subjects beyond having an article on them. You'll have to figure out how to contact them yourself, though you could check and see if our article on them—if it exists—has the information you want. If the person you want to ask is a Wikipedia editor, you can contact them at their user talk page or create an account with a valid e-mail address and send them an email through Special:Emailuser. Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 15:25, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Capitalization

Hi -

I just wrote an entry for "Mister International" but I can't seem to make the letter "i" in "international" a capital letter.

Mister international (found right underneath tabs)

 Criticalbeauty (talk) 17:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

It was the way you created the page with the title containing the lower case "i" in international. I'm not sure if this is the most efficient way, but you could try creating a redirect or a move [3]. Wisdom89 (talk) 18:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

When an article needs to be renamed it is always moved to the target name which preserves the edit history. I have done so for you.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:35, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

About translating wikipeda articles

Hi there! I've been trying to figure out how to transalte articles from English into Spanish, but the info given is not clear, and I have NO idea where to begin. Can I translate any article, or does it have to be enlisted? How do I begin?189.146.107.178 (talk) 06:17, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

The easiest method, create an account in the Spanish Wikipedia and start the article. In the bottom of the English article, type [[es:ARTICLE NAME IN SPANISH]] and in the bottom of the Spanish article, type [[en:ARTiCLE NAME IN ENGLISH]]. See WP:IL for more information. Visit me at Ftbhrygvn (Talk | Contribs | Log) 15:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

If the article on en.wp is a translation of the one on es.wp, then when you create the English one it's good to put in the edit summary "translation of es:The Spanish Article", to keep the authorship issue clear. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 05:49, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

hadley

¬¬¬¬ i have a painting thats 15 to 20 yrs old and its by a artist with the name of hadley ,he was based in st ives cornwall i can not get his name or works on the computer i do not know the name that goes before or after hadley. can you shine any light on this topic. thank you les!¬¬¬¬ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blbeemer (talk • contribs) 14:20, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried the Humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:45, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

cannnot sign in, after putting in 10 times your wording

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 24.151.233.168 (talk) 14:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

You didn't "replace the text" above with any message before saving. I'm not quite sure what you are asking but, based solely on your section header description, click here to create an account. If you've already tried that and are getting a message such as "Username entered already in use. Please choose a different name," then you can find help at Wikipedia:Request an account. If you are having problems logging in, please see Help:Logging in If you already have an account but forgot your password, you must click on the "E-mail new password" on the login screen. This will only work if you set up an email account when you signed up. If you never did then you will have to create a new account.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:41, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

how do you start your own article71.252.88.15 (talk) 20:03, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 71.252.88.15 (talk) 20:03, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation.Evan Seeds (talk)(contrib.) 20:08, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

how do i publish my own definitions?

if i have a word i would like to add to wikipedia along with a definition how do i do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by OxWARNINGxo (talk • contribs) 00:05, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a dictionary if you would like to make definitions of words please see wikitionary.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions|Guest)} 00:08, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Please note that if it is a recently coined word (a neologism) it would likely not be suitable to add that to Wiktionary unless it had clear attribution of use; a word you made up (a protologism) would definitively not be suitable.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Attachments for Code Article

Dear Wikipedia,

I'm trying to add an attachment to the code examle on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern#C.23 It looks like one can only upload images (e.g. jpeg, svg, etc). Help!? Mmoo9154 (talk) 06:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you trying to change that area of text? If so, just click on the edit this page tab at the top of that page, or visit this link. However, if you'd like to upload code, I'm afraid MediaWiki technology does not support that. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 06:25, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Only images and sound files in certain formats can be uploaded. See Help:Images and other uploaded files#Supported file types. Short source code for illustrative purposes can be inserted directly in an article as text, but note that Wikipedia is not a source code repository. Executables cannot be attached. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Removing tags on an article

What is the proper proceedure to remove tags on an article? I've had editors bring forth concerns on an article I wrote. I've addressed the concerns, and now I would like to delete the several tags that are attached to the article. Can I just go ahead and delete them? Or is there a more proper proceedure? thanks! Llcavall (talk) 19:03, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I think your article is SVM (company). I removed two tags for you. It now has references so that tag could go. And the references demonstrated notability, so that tag could go. I left in the {{advert}} tag because the tone of the article still isn't quite encyclopedic - maybe not like an advertisement, but still could be better.

Any editor, yourself included, can remove tags. It's perhaps better if a neutral outsider removes them. If an author does it, it might be a good idea to explain in the edit summary why you think it is appropriate to remove the tags (e.g. "now has refs which demonstrate notability"). Sbowers3 (talk) 20:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Michael Richard Haboush

Michael Richard Haboush is an American actor, director, writer, producer and singer.

Media:IMDB for Michael Haboush[4] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pigzparlour (talk • contribs) 04:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

If you'd like to request an article, please go to Wikipedia:Requested articles. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 05:00, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

To link dates or not

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Grennlyn (talk) 14:01, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi - I'm confused about whether or not I should link dates, especially years, when editing. I thought I read somewhere that I should, but somewhere else said don't link too much...just a little confused. Grennlyn (talk) 14:01, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I think you should link every date or year only once in an article. Visit me at Ftbhrygvn (Talk | Contribs | Log) 14:24, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers). PrimeHunter (talk) 14:39, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

please remove the picture or false image of Hazrat Bilal

Strike-through textPlease fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Syedahmedzia (talk) 17:15, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Could you please be a bit more specific? There is no article Hazrat Bilal, and even a search gave me no articles mentioning someone with that name. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 06:03, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

With a bit of a broader search, I take it Hazrat Bilal is an alternative name for Bilal ibn Ribah, the first muezzin of Islam? In which case, images of Bilal are apparently disallowed by Islam similar to images of Muhammed, in which case I would direct the poster to Talk:Muhammad/FAQ which explains why Wikipedia uses images of religious figures (and why, per Wikipedia is not censored, they are likely to stay in the article, although there is a way to stop the images appearing for individual users). Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 06:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Conceive (magazine) or Magazine?

Someone started a magazine stub for Conceive Magazine. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't link to it, till I noticed that the title of the page is spelled with a capitalized "C" on the word Conceive, but a small "m" on the word Magazine. Is this why I can't seem to provide a link to it? How can it be fixed? --leahtwosaints (talk) 15:46, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

If it were wrong it could be fixed easily by moving it. Looking at the magazine's official site I would say that "magazine" is not part of the publication's title. The name is "Conceive" and it is a magazine. The article name should not have magazine capitalized. Either "Conceive magazine" or "Conceive (magazine)" would be okay. I probably would have chosen the latter.

You could make a redirect from other spellings to that article. Sbowers3 (talk) 16:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I am talking about the title of the page. Conceive magazine As in, if I did one on the New York Times newspaper, New York and Times would all be capitalized. All I want to do is back up a reference, since the original ref was to the online version of Conceive Magazine article which has been hacked.. probably someone with Dixie Chick issues. So all I want is to be able to connect to the article in the Fall 2007 version of "Taking the Long Way... to Conception". I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know how to do a revert. --leahtwosaints (talk) 22:37, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

It appears the magazine calls itself "conceive" or "conceive magazine" with no capitals at all. It varies what others call it. I have redirected Conceive Magazine to Conceive magazine. The New York Times itself and everybody else use that capitalization so it's not a relevant comparison. See Help:Reverting for how to do a revert. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:41, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Riverview Wisconsin

The highlight for Riverview, Wisconsin is located in the northwest corner of Douglas county just West of Oliver, Wisconsin. This is my first time on this site and I don't want to mess anything up so I'm asking someone who reads this to correct it.

                                  Thank you
                                   dlaadnDlaadn (talk) 02:28, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you saying that it is supposed to be in Douglas, or that the red dot is incorrectly positioned in Douglas? Sbowers3 (talk) 10:18, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Fr. Thomas Kuzhinapurath

Fr. Thomas Kuzhinapurath : A  Profile

Fr. Thomas Kuzhinapurath was born in 1969 to Pakalomattom Kuzhinapurath John Thomas and Annamma John at Omallur in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. He had his school education in Aryabharati High School, Omallur. He joined St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum in 1984. He was ordained priest in 1994. He Started the Malankara Catholic Mission Centre at Attingal, Kerala, India in 1995. He became the Chancellor of the Archieparchy of Trivandrum in 1996.

He took Masters Degree in Canon Law in 2000. In the same year he registered for Doctoral Research in Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. He Completed the Doctoral Research in August 2002.

He was the contact person the Malankara Catholic Church for the Great Jubilee Celebrations in Rome in 2000.

Fr. Kuzhinapurath established the first Malankara Catholic Community in Italy (of Bethany Sisters ) at Montecchio in Reggio Emilia in 2000.

During the Seminary Studies he published more than 30 well-studied articles in English and Malayalam. He was the student-chief editor the philosophical journal, Mathavum Chinthayum.

The University of Kerla has selected for the Pre-Degree syllabus (Bhasha Thilakam – 1998) one of his articles, which he had written at the age of 22. He authored the books: Daivajanam – 1998, 2000, and Salvific Law – 2004, 2008. omalloor 05:31, 15 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kuzhinapurath (talk • contribs) 01:02, 15 February 2008

Are you requesting that this be added as an article? You can do that yourself. Please read Wikipedia:Your first article. Please also read our conflict of interest guidelines. We recommend that you not write articles about yourself, your friends or relatives. Sbowers3 (talk) 14:16, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Chatting

Hi, i was wondering, my mum and dad have put me onto high internet restrictians and i was wondering if its still possibal to talk to other users and ask them questions. If so or your not sure can you still send my a clear list of the stepsi have to go through to ask another user a question. Thanks x --Jordan Hale 13:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

You are always welcome to ask another user on their talk page a question, or if you have an inquiry regarding the editing of a specific article (maybe you wish to question, delete, challenge, or add something), then you may bring it up on the article's main discussion page. However, bear in mind that a slew of forum like chatting is not acceptable on Wikipedia - see WP:NOT and WP:TALK. That doesn't mean light brief talking is against the rules, it just shouldn't be exhaustive. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 20:13, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

If you wish to contribute to Wikipedia, you'll probably be exposed to lots of pretty interesting information. The Village Pump might be helpful, but this is no chatroom. --leahtwosaints (talk) 23:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

adding name to list of canadian artists

i am totally concused about how to add my name and link to groups and lists of canadian artists. i would also like to add a group to the visual art list(s) but the directions say not to edit lists and groups Tobeyc (talk) 19:46, 15 February 2008 (UTC)tobeycTobeyc (talk) 19:46, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you intend to make edits about yourself, and note that Wikipedia:Autobiography strongly discourages to make an article about yourself. User:Tobeyc is your user page and not an article. See Help:Editing for some basics about how to edit. It's not clear from your post since you give no page name, but maybe your problem is not with lists but with categories. See Help:Category for how categories work. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:01, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

I now see there is List of Canadian artists where the source contains comments saying <!-- Do not add your name to this list -->. As Wikipedia:Conflict of interest says, you can make suggestions about yourself on the talk page, in this case Talk:List of Canadian artists. Note that lists are usually only for people considered to at least satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (people). I haven't examined your notability and I don't know anything about Canadian art. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:43, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

roman numerals xcv11

please tell me in english numbers what xcv11 is in english dates or numbers 79.67.42.191 (talk) 20:43, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

XCVII = 97. Algebraist 20:46, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

See Roman numerals. Visit me at Ftbhrygvn (Talk|Contribs|Log|Userboxes) 04:10, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

uploading documents

How do I properly select documents, and upload documents to be used as verifyable sources for revisions to an article? For instance: can I upload a letter adressed to myself from a goverment office or recognized organization? How about an article from a student newspaper or minutes of a public meeting?

When must I get permission from the author or agency to upload a document they created?Politicaldiscrimination (talk) 01:52, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Generally, sources must be both verifiable and reliable. Thank you for being eager to help, but scanned documents would be neither. Generally, try to cite widely-published books and reliable websites if you need sources. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 02:00, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Layout similar to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

I would like to create my Main Page layout to be similar to the one at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

I would like a header section at the top. two columns or frames such as theToday's Featured Article" and "In the News" with a lis of contents links into the articles in the far left side column.

I have looked through the tutorials and the only thing that sounds plausible is a template of some sort.

Any suggestions?

DRay WR (talk) 05:40, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Philippe Lamour

I created a account because I would like to make a article on the french politician and lawyer Philippe Lamour, but I se no place to click so that I can make the article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Philippe+Lamour

Can somebody fix it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by SuperHaakon (talk • contribs) 14:17, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Just go to Philippe Lamour and start writing the article. :) Jacek Kendysz 14:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

If you consider creating an article then you can click "Go" below the search box. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:12, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia:Your first article before creating any article. Sbowers3 (talk) 18:12, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

My edit doesn't appear

A few hours ago, I made a small factual correction in an entry. It appeared to be okay when I left. I just looked, and the same old erroneous text had returned. What's up with THAT? Edistsew (talk) 02:02, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Replying on your talk. Malinaccier (talk) 02:05, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

(E/C} Your edit is still the most recent edit to the article (you haven't been reverted) which means it's very likely that your computer's, or possibly the article's cache needs to be cleared. Please see Wikipedia:Bypass your cache for how to do so.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

My Edit Lasted for 15 seconds: Why ?

Hello and thank you very much for your help.

I just looked at your article "ebook", and noticed it needed a lot of work. ' To the "References" section I added a link to my recent article "30 Benefits of Ebooks." This article was recently featured in Lifehacker, and linked to more than 450 websites/blogs around the Internet.

Within about 20 seconds after I added this Reference, it was gone.

Tell me what I did wrong, please. This link is a valuable addition to your entry about "ebook"

Thank you ...

Myriad1900 (talk) 02:12, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

A bot automatically reverted your edit, as the link contained the phrase "blogspot" in it. I reverted the bot's edit, so your contribution should show up! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Malinaccier (talk) 02:19, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Real estate in INDIA

I am looking for real estate in india help from this portal.I am thelandsmiths.com and I am looking for help of Property managment,Asset managment and consultation and Advisory on Real Estate.HOW? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelandsmiths (talk • contribs) 14:49, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over two million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 18:46, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

ARTS / CONTEMPORARY (AND POSTMODERN) ARTISTS ADDING "IQBAL GEOFFREY"

I wish to add the name IQBAL GEOFFREY to list of Contemporary / Modern and Conceptual Artists. Pihrights (talk) 05:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

The first step is to write an article for Iqbal Geoffrey. At first glance (google) he may be sufficiently notable to warrant his own article. Once the article is written he can be added to "list of ..." but not until then. Sbowers3 (talk) 17:43, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I see you have tried to add the name to Category:Contemporary artists and Category:Modern artists‎. Those are categories which is not the same as a list. See Help:Category for how categories work. Only an existing page can be added to a category. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:31, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding a internal link to a page.

I want to put a link at the bottom of a chart linking me to a page with some amplyfing information.Dunphy.d (talk) 17:09, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, take a look at Wikipedia:External links. Jacek Kendysz 18:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

See different types of links at Help:Link. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

making changes

I tried to make changes to the Plano Senior High School article but found that although they appeared on the edit page they didn't transfer to the main page. Are articles blocked? 96.226.91.35 (talk) 21:31, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

If an article is protected then it would tell you that before you started to edit it. I can't see your edit in the history of that article, unless you are Nyetimber2002. If an edit seems to disappear after you log out have a look at Wikipedia:Bypass your cache to make you're seeing the latest version of the article. If that was not your edit, then I'm not sure where it went. It may have been lost due to a momentary technical problem perhaps. I'd suggest making your edit again. Hope this helps. • Anakin ^(talk) 21:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

The edit [5] by User:Nyetimber2002 only made changes inside a comment: <!-- .... -->. Comments are displayed in the source while editing, but not in the rendered page. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Invisible comments. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:23, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

E.B. Hughes

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Ebfilms (talk) 07:26, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello, I have added my bio/article, and I have plenty of proof on my filmography. I don't want my listing to get deleted, so please tell me the proper steps in verifyling my article, and also adding to it. I have other names that are in the films I wrote, and I can include them in my bi as well. Please answer on my talk page. Thanks, EricEbfilms (talk) 07:26, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Merger of Earth Expansion and Growing Earth

These two processes are part of the same subject and should be combined.

Under EE you list my website www.expanding-earth.org (now slightly outdated), which shows that the Earth is not only expanding internally by thermal heat expansion, but is also steadily increasing (growing) in size by external accretion of meteorites and dust from outer space in a slow growth process I call ACCREATION (creation by accretion).

In a 2006 paper titled "A Fundamental Revolution in Science" and published in Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance, pp.191-199, I showed that Kant's nebular hypothesis (the basis for plate tectonics and subduction) is fundamentally wrong and has been misleading scientists for the past 250 years, resulting in major fundamental errors, the worst being subduction as the mechanism of plate tectonics, even though theoretically "proved" by GPS satellite geodesy. (Plate tectonics is reasonable, but subduction is physically impossible.)

The 2006 paper also included discoveries I made in 1985/6 showing that ALL planetary bodies grow slowly by accretion and/or amalgamation with other bodies until they reach diameters of ~500-600 km, at which point ALL become spherical, at which point gravity is able to focus gravity on the body's exact center, thereby initiating heating and melting of originally cold, rocky core. This thermal expansion is the primary (and perhaps only) mechanism of internal expansion that is manifested in the midocean ridge system, the enabling mechanism of expansion that eluded Professor Sam Carey. This discovery led to my concept of ACCREATION.

Three months ago I figured out what is wrong with GPS satellite geodetic plotting in the Pacific, and on Jan. 29, 2008, emailed a long 3-page letter to the President, the Science Committees of the Senate and House, NASA, NOAA, and national and international scientific organizations, explaining that geodetic plots are being made on current maps that are obsolete because of past expansion, and that the current 360-degree grid system must be expanded or replaced by a new grid locator system. The current geodetic plots actually show the rate of global expansion, but are misinterpreted by geodesists to show subduction.

All of these new ideas have been developed independently by me since 1968, but especially since my discovery in Oct. 1980 that the Asian and Australian deep ocean trenches once conjoined North and South America, PROVING that Pangaea was a single landmass covering a much smaller Earth BEFORE any of today's oceans began to form approximately 250 million years ago. This is confirmed by the fact the oldest known ocean sediments are only about 200 million years old and have increased Earth's size by ~40% and now cover ~71% of Earth's surface.

I would like to email Wikipedia copies of those two papers and have their contents incorporated into a combined section on Growth and Expansion of the Earth. Please tell me how to address them by emailing meteordust@comcast.net.Meteordust (talk) 07:36, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

We don't have articles with the mentioned names. I guess you are referring to Expanding earth theory and Growing Earth Theory. A merger has been suggested since July 2007 but it appears nobody (not even the editor making the suggestion) has commented on it at Talk:Expanding earth theory. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you are considering to make edits about your own work. Making suggestions on talk pages instead is recommended. Note that articles should satisfy Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, no matter how strongly you believe that your own theories have been proved. Wikipedia content should be based on published reliable sources. If your letter is unpublished or only selfpublished by you then it cannot be used as source. I don't know the subject but "Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance" only has 57 Google hits so I guess it's not a very esteemed publication. See also Wikipedia:Fringe theories. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:42, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Online Reality Games

I was looking for the Online Reality Games page and found it was deleted back on 15 Feb. I was wondering why it was. I know it was proposed deletion and then also merged with Alternative Reality Games, which it is clearly not. But it seems like the people who see no value in this article have not played an ORG, and so see no point in the article. I just want to know if I could go through with the correct info (that is if I could gather it all) and re-create the article without fear of instant deletion? Nemle22 (talk) 09:22, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Online Reality Games redirected to Online reality games which was deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Online reality games. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Reliable sources, Wikipedia:Notability, Wikipedia:Notability (web), Wikipedia:Spam, WP:OR for some policies and guidelines referred to in the discussion. See also Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted?. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:12, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

how to delete your account

please tell me the procedures to delete the account i have createdRucha.1608 (talk) 13:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Accounts, once created, cannot be deleted. If you would like a different username, please just create another account. :) --PeaceNT (talk) 13:22, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

If you want to leave Wikipedia, write a goodbye message in your talk page. Maybe somebody will help you the fill you in WP:MW. You can also request username change, in WP:CHU. Visit me at Ftbhrygvn (Talk|Contribs|Log|Userboxes) 15:46, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

You can request to vanish by placing a speedy deletion template on your page {{db-userreq}}. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 22:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

For the full details, take a look at Wikipedia:Right to vanish. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 23:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Pictures

Hello,

I recently added some pictures to the article White Manna, but I can't seem to get them into the right section. I would like them to be under the Hackensack section, but they leak into the links and sources. Could anyone fix this for me, or tell me how to fix it myself? Thanks!

Mike MAP91 (talk) 21:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I fixed it using the template, {{clear}}. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:10, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

One user accross many languages

I am new in Wikipedia as a registered user. I wish to contribute in both English and my native language. I signed up in Wikipedia in English today, thinking I could use the same account accross different WP languages but I can't seem to find the way to do so.
I am wondering if using the same account in many languages is possible, or do I have to have separate accounts for different languages? Thank you.
Dielli (talk) 19:19, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Although having one login for all Wikimedia projects is often claimed to be a long term goal (see m:H:UL), it is still a long way off. Until then, you need to have separate accounts for each language's wiki. --barneca (talk) 19:23, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

hello

hi what is the population of new zealand —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.255.10 (talk) 05:11, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Try looking at New Zealand.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions|Guest)} 05:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Go to the Reference Desk next time. 210.0.203.34 (talk) 07:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding references to aprotinin entry

Hi, I just tried to add references 6 and 7 to the entry for aprotinin. I'm afraid that 6 worked fine, but 7 didn not; it appeared unnumbered after 6 in the reference section, and I may have Messed up some HTML coding for the subsequent reference. Any advice greatly appreciated, and of course my apologies. Stefan Schuber, sschuber1@verizon.net. Stefanschuber (talk) 15:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I have added a closing tag for the first ref, each reference needs it's own full set of tags (opening and closing). Hope this helps/ed. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 15:43, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

How to create wikipedia in new language

I wish to create wikipedia in Sindhi(Devnagari script). Please tell me the procedure.~'s —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.97.159 (talk) 16:16, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

See m:Language_proposal_policy. Algebraist 16:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Olympic Stadium Montreal

I tried to add an information on the Olympic Stadium Montreal page.

«The design of the stadium is based on the Australia's pavilion from the 1970 Osaka World fair» but the information was deleted.

Here's the proof

http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FNAA12.NAA.GOV.AU%252FSCRIPTS%252FSEARCHOLD.ASP%253FO%253DPSI2%2526NUMBER%253D5111100

http://www.antonraubenweiss.com/expo/images6.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=pGzZYJd4BmwC&pg=PT74&lpg=PT74&dq=expo+70+pavillions&source=web&ots=LelkyRyfOE&sig=WulcuYrSmfdOpHSlWwztWRxtbk8#PPT74,M1

http://homepage1.nifty.com/im/r3/p61/indexe.html

Is it possible to make that information permanent?
142.243.254.239 (talk) 18:18, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Click "history" at Olympic Stadium (Montreal) to see the page history [6] with an edit summary explaining the removal: The claim was unsourced and another editor could not find a source with Google. The editor posted at Talk:Olympic Stadium (Montreal)#Australia Pavilion. You can comment there or readd the information with a reliable source given in the article (I haven't examined your sources here). See Wikipedia:Citing sources. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

First of all, I was fascinated to see the striking similarity between Olympic Stadiumn and this pavilion. I removed the information only when I failed to find a citation stating that the architect was inspired by the design, that this was more than just an amazing coincidence. (I explained this on the article Talk page). To anon user 142.243.254.239, let's continue this on the article Talk page, I'm delighted that you dug up these amazing images and I agree we must find a way to include them. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:11, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

creating a new entry that already has that name for something entirely different

I would like to creat a new page but there is a page by that name already that refers to a completely differnet entity--what should I do? Clintonjay (talk) 19:19, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Disambiguation. I cannot give more specific advice without knowing the entity. Only create the new page if the entity satisfies Wikipedia:Notability. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:36, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Citations et al

Hello! I am trying to finish the page for Robert P. Arthur article and I cannot tell if I have used the references correctly, or if I need to cite more stuff in the body. Also, how will I know which items should be backed up with references if much of the history of the author is from his own mouth? 199.4.18.2 (talk) 23:20, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

The quick answer is yes, you need to use in-line citations - see WP:CITE and WP:Citation templates for more on how to do it (basically, the preferred situation is one where for any fact mentioned in the article, you can tell what source it came from, rather than just saying that it's mentioned in one of the sources down the bottom). As for your second question, the guiding policies/guidelines are WP:V, WP:RS and WP:BLP - essentially, everything should be backed up by sources, those sources should be external to the article's subject, and because the subject of the article is a living person, anything that isn't backed up by reliable sources can be removed. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 00:47, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

why cornea is not involved in the blood circulatory system?

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 210.186.72.1 (talk) 08:26, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's 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 New contributors' help page is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --Silver Edge (talk) 08:40, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

I just can't upload my picture for an article. Tried and read everything, I can't do it. Please someone help me!! Peter Popovici

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. Z1972pp (talk) 18:42, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

It looks like you were using the wrong name for the image - it has to be linked as precisely the same name as what is on the image. I've made the change on the article Doru Popovici for you - take a look at what I did, and you'll see how it works. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:49, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

unfriendly user

Wikipedia:Cite_your_sources#When_uploading_an_image says that an image should have a source. In found out that Image:OPFOR Soldiers.jpg does not have a source (so he claims the picture is PD-USGov, but there is no proof) so i taggged it with the appropriate template and informed the user. But then my contributions were undone. What to do now? --77.133.120.101 (talk) 22:19, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
PS: Template:PD-USGov-Military might be a more suitable licence tag.

Put the template back. The image has no source information. Put a polite reminder on the uploader's talk page regarding the situation instead of the automatic pseudo SD image deletion meessage. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 23:53, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Another time you can post to Wikipedia:Image copyright help desk. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:03, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

First of all, this user above (anonymous IP) has no merit in the claim of no source. The image clearly had a proper template stating the source as US Federal Gov't - which is quite acceptable on many images on wiki. In any event, I changed it to the template stated above. This justifies the image and does not call for such tagging. Rarelibra (talk) 18:41, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Policy on User Page links

Hi... sorry I can't ask this with a help tag on my own talk page, but my page seems to have been hijacked... anyway, my question is: I can't seem to find any wiki policy on what links are allowed on my user page. I have a link to my home page, which I have seen others do on wiki. One of the editors who continues to try to make my life miserable has told (not asked) me to delete it. What is the policy on this? Thanks very much,

~Aeron

(email address removed to avoid spam - Ksero) AeronM (talk) 23:01, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:User page#What may I have on my user page? says: "Your userpage is for anything that is compatible with the Wikipedia project. It is a mistake to think of it as a homepage as Wikipedia is not a blog, webspace provider, or social networking site". And Wikipedia:User page#What may I not have on my user page? says: "Advertising or promotion of a business or non-Wikipedia-related organization (such as purely commercial sites or referral links)". Your user page should primarily have relevance to Wikipedia. You can also (but not only) mention a little about yourself and include a link to your website. Your current user page is very promotional with no relevance to Wikipedia and might be deleted completely as spam. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:51, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

The policy lists among the things you may not have on your user page "Excessive personal information (more than a couple of pages) unrelated to Wikipedia". I hardly think that User:AeronM is "more than a couple of pages", so I think that part is quite okay. The policy also says "Some people add information about themselves [to their user page], possibly including [...] homepages". I'd count the link on AeronM's user page as primarily a personal blog, and not a "purely commercial site". Thus I find the link acceptable as well.

AeronM, if someone insists on having it removed, then you could look at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution for ways to solve the conflict. Hope this helps! :) — Ksero (talk | contribs) 00:11, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! I appreciate the speedy follow-up. AeronM (talk) 00:27, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, editors often disagree. I'm not going to delete your user page but another administrator might consider it when it's unrelated to Wikipedia and only talks about your great horse expertise, followed by a link to your partially commercial horse site. Especially if they see you created Riding Halter and quickly added 3 external links [7] to your own site, including a page where the "Aeron riding halter" you also describe on your user page is advertised for sale. Please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:External links#Advertising and conflicts of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:24, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Apparently User:AeronM didn't think I would read this exchange; I have to object to being called "one of the editors who continues to try to make (her) life miserable," since to the best of my knowledge we've never had any interaction before this afternoon. And as far as her characterization of what I did as "told (not asked)" -- I'm sufficiently engaged now to copy over EXACTLY what I said, which was: "Hi there: I noticed that you have a link from your user page to a commercial enterprise (I believe the .biz extension is reserved for commercial enterprises, but correct me if I'm wrong). According to my understanding of the relevant Wikipedia policy, that's not permitted (see WP:UP#NOT). Would you mind removing it? If you have any questions or problems, you can leave me a note. Accounting4Taste:talk 00:00, 23 February 2008 (UTC)" If that's "told (not asked)", then I've lost my understanding of the use of the question mark. I also note that the notes above have been SELECTIVELY copied to her user page, with emphasis added and certain useful and relevant phrases subtracted. I don't quite know where I'm going with this yet, but I certainly object strenuously to being completely mischaracterized. Accounting4Taste:talk 02:22, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think this discussion is really appropriate for the new contributor's help page. Take it to the respective talk pages. Thanks. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 02:32, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Quite right; my apologies. This will continue elsewhere. Accounting4Taste:talk 02:39, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

load frequency control

why the frequency of the system is maintained constant at 50hz61.246.235.2 (talk) 03:36, 23 February 2008 (UTC).

See Utility frequency. Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:47, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

residents opposed to dense housing

what constitutional rights is being talked about here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.3.0.129 (talk) 20:04, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Is this a question about a Wikipedia article? If not: Have you tried the humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:42, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding/Editing

If you have an account on wikipedia, is your IP address listed when you edit/add? Can anyone find out your IP address?. Crik22 (talk) 10:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

No, your IP address is not publicly visible if you're logged in when you make edits. However, your IP address is still logged and can be retrieved by users with special permissions in some situations. See Help:CheckUser. There, you can also see the relevant parts of the privacy policy that details under what circumstances this might happen. — Ksero (talk | contribs) 11:11, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Unintenional deletion of references - Alexander Fleming

I'm a new user. Yesterday I edited part of the "Fable" section for Alexander Fleming. I added a reference (No 9)but accidentally deleted the existing 8 references. I cannot see how to reinstall. Can you do it for me? Pteridium (talk) 11:42, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi and welcome to Wikipedia. :) You accidentally deleted the Template:Reflist when adding new source, don't worry, it's now been fix. Please see WP:FOOT for more instructions on formatting the references in the future. Hope this helps. :) --PeaceNT (talk) 11:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

possible wikifying completion

I refer to the Brisbane punk rock article that I wrote. Could you please advise if any more internal links are required. If not, could the "Wikify" tag be removed? Dr.warhol (talk) 05:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Looks dandy to me. :) Thanks so much for the effort. I noticed that the bolded title is made of two wikilinked phrases; ideally we might avoid that, and just have the bolded text plain, but I couldn't think of any phrasing that would accomplish that and keep the links without coming out very contrived. Feel free to tinker and improve further, when possible, but I've gone ahead and removed the maintenance tag for now. – Luna Santin (talk) 07:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

How do I complain about an administrator?

I am brand new here, and my first experience here is one of abuse by Administrator Blnguyen. I recently wrote an article about idolatry and Hindu worship, and was curious to see what wikipedia had to say about it. So when I saw that the Hindu section was written by rank novices, I added a link to MY blog on this subject. I did not alter the section in any other way. Blnguyen promptly deleted the link. I undid his delete and then Blnguyen wrote a note threatening me to not SPAM again and that he will block my editing priviledges. I am a scholar, and I only wanted to help. Whoever wrote that section was not knowledgable about this subject. Blnguyen did not think that I deserved another response. I checked Wikipedia's definition of spam, and it was not obvious to me that by putting a link to MY own blog is spamming. Please answer this question for me: is it the purpose of wikipedia to bring genuine information to readers or is it only a place where arrogant administrators get their way? Dcindia (talk) 07:25, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to refer you to WP:SPS, the specific Wikipedia policy that suggests that blogs are strongly discouraged as sources for articles. Your assertion that you're a knowledgeable scholar is fine -- I don't doubt it for a moment -- but the policy on reliable sources is very basic to how Wikipedia works. Every assertion has to be from such a reliable source, and the definition of a reliable source is quite specific and doesn't include more than a handful of blogs. If you've published your theories in a peer-reviewed journal, great; that's an appropriate resource, but your blog is probably not. I don't think you can find what you're looking for in the policy on spam, but you may find some further guidance in Wikipedia:Your first article, where you can learn about the basic principles that govern how Wikipedia works. If you have any further questions about policy, I'll be happy to try to help you further; you can leave a note on my talk page or here. Accounting4Taste:talk 07:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response. My blog is not typical speculation. Almost every sentence of it has reference from Scriptures. It is true that I have not published this in a journal, but it does not lack references. Please take a look yourself. Dcindia (talk) 07:57, 26 February 2008 (UTC) http://dcindia.blogspot.com/2008/02/murti-puja-and-idolatry.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcindia (talk • contribs) 07:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I can see it clearly now, the administration of wikipedia is too entrenched. Even scholars have no place here. Dcindia (talk) 01:44, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Your edit summary [8] said "I am the author of this external link". Wikipedia:External links#Advertising and conflicts of interest says: "You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked. If the link is to a relevant and informative site that should otherwise be included, please consider mentioning it on the talk page and let neutral and independent Wikipedia editors decide whether to add it." The text you added to the article at the external link to your own work was "If you want to read a better discussion, read this article". Advertising your own work in this way violates Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. And articles should not contain the personal opinions of editors about what is best. You can suggest addition of the link on Talk:Idolatry. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:37, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree with Blnguyen's action. Linking of Personal Blogs to wiki should be discouraged as it is a blatent case of [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest - Tinucherian (talk) 02:56, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

If you still feel you have a case , you can express your opinion at WP:ANI where admins will take a look at it - Tinucherian (talk) 02:58, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

You didn't post to User talk:Blnguyen so we don't know whether Blnguyen saw your posts at User talk:Dcindia. This doesn't look like a situation for WP:ANI. See Wikipedia:Dispute resolution but beware that we have written guidelines against the way you linked your own site without suggesting it first. Note: I haven't looked at your site. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, folks, I give up. I will not write in wikipedia, ever. Dcindia (talk) 05:16, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

While your first experience with Wikipedia is obviously discouraging, it would be good if you could reconsider. Knowledgable experts on topics are always welcome, but are bound by the same policies and guidelines as "rank novices" - in particular, articles must be verifiable with citation to reliable secondary sources, which is why self-published sources are generally not accepted. They must also not contain any original research, which includes the synthesis of new ideas - you can write that "Source A says X", and "Source B says Y", but you have to take care if you add "hence Z". If, as a scholar, you've had papers published in respectable journals, then that content would definitely be welcome - but, to avoid a conflict of interest (or appearance thereof), the best practice would be to make a suggestion on the article's talk page, of course remaining civil while doing so. As a scholar, though, one of your biggest strengths in contributing to Wikipedia would be in knowing where to find sources for some of the more obscure information that's out there. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 05:48, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

My dear friend.. think about this please. Scholars are used to be evaluated by each other, by the peer review process. I haven't heard any scholars too keen about being evaluated by non-experts. I hope you'd permit me to make such an observation based on the quality of an article. You could argue that non-experts can judge, because they would have loads of common sense, which sometimes scholars do not seem to possess. But not every subject can be evaluated by common sense. Lets take the one we are dealing with here, this is an issue that has to be referenced from Spiritual revelations. Spiritualists call them truths, but such truths could not be figured out by speculations or common sense. Think about it. If we could figure out God by speculations alone, we would have had a full measure of God by now. Right? Would I be wrong to conclude that the editorial system in wikipedia is not very friendly to scholars? Of course, I am not very familiar to wikipedia. Dcindia (talk) 06:10, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I am a scholar (a faculty member in a well-known university) and have found the Wikipedia editorial process to be quite unfamiliar from an academic point of view, but quite reasonable as I've spent more time with it. It really seems to work. Specifically, the rules regarding conflict of interest, citation, and avoiding the soapbox, are quite important to the integrity of the enterprise. Ultimately, I acknowledge that if I want to publish something somewhere, I must submit to the editorial process of that establishment. Scray (talk) 04:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

And what you're talking about there is essentially original research - again, it's just not allowed here. Of course we can't have spiritual "truths" here, no more than, say Encyclopedia Britannica could. But just like EB, we can say what the accepted academic knowledge is on such matters - take a look at any of the articles in Category:Spirituality. And, like User:Scray says above me, Wikipedia's system is not exactly friendly to scholars (in fact, it's not exactly easy for anyone new to it), but it's the way it is because it has to be. Just about every policy and guideline you can find is based on one or more of the five pillars. For example, Wikipedia:No original research comes from Wikipedia:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, as an encyclopedia is a tertiary source and hence should not be publishing original research, which is primary data. Wikipedia:Verifiability comes from the same pillar, and for similar reasons - content in an encyclopedia is essentially a summary of content from reliable secondary sources. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 05:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you all, and there is no need to discuss this anymore.Dcindia (talk) 02:24, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Other languages

I've just edited a page in French (Pocoyo), but it is not listed in my contributions, even though it was successful. Is this because my account was created on the English language Wikipedia? Leonini (talk) 19:55, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes. While the Mediawiki programmers are working on a single login for all Wikimedia wikis, currently each one - all 300+ Wikipedias, plus the Wiktionaries, Wikibooks and the rest - has a separate login system, and so you have to register on each one separately. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 22:27, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

You were not logged in to the French Wikipedia so your edit is registered under your IP address there. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:02, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

On my talk page, somebody accused me of vandalism. I have not intentionally vandalised any Wikipedia page. How can I prevent this from happening? Leonini (talk) 20:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

The best thing would be to talk to the editor who left the note on your page. I suspect that it was a mistake. That editor's contribution just before warning you was to revert another editor's change back to the last edit by you. I think the warning message was meant to go on the other user's page, not on your page. Sbowers3 (talk) 20:47, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I am the editor who made the warning. My due apologies to the warned editor. Yup, you are rite. I, actually, intended to warn the user from the anonymous IP who had vandalized the article just after Leonini's edit. Once again, I am sorry about it. -Ravichandar 02:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Can't edit an article

how do you edit some of the articles like poop? I cant do it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.234.154.58 (talk) 02:44, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Because that article is semi protected which "disables editing for anonymous users and registered accounts less than four days old", see Wikipedia:Protection policy. --Silver Edge (talk) 02:55, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Poop is semi-protected. The padlock in the corner signals protection. See Wikipedia:Protection policy. You can suggest changes at Talk:Poop or create an account and wait 4 days before being able to edit semi-protected pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh. Thank you. No one else would answer me! You are very nice 70.234.154.58 (talk) 02:58, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi User 70.234.154.58, Though anonymous edits of wiki is allowed , I would recommend you to create a wiki account for yourself and use it. Happy Editing- Tinucherian (talk) 03:03, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Burnage High School

Nhorrock (talk) 20:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I want to correct this article and also add a reference. How do I proceed please ?

Here, let's see if I can help.

To add references, use <ref>[(external site URL)] (description).</ref>

Also, what do you mean by correct? Two One Six Five Five ^τ _ʃ 20:35, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:How to edit a page and Wikipedia:Citing sources. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:45, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes war can be justify

Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 208.131.186.18 (talk) 22:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Helmets Save Lives

Helmets Save Lives (HSL) is a 5 piece metalcore band from Hamilton, New Zealand.They formed in while at Hamilton Boys' High School and have gained success in the local area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lavadude78 (talk • contribs) 02:28, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Did you want to create an article on this band? If so, read up on Help:Starting a new page for how to do it, and Wikipedia:Notability (music) and Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A7 as for why what you've written here would probably be deleted within minutes. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 02:51, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Heath Ledger 's article

I found an article about the australian born actor Heath Ledger and found something unpleasant writting about the recent dead young man. Someone wrote "Heath Andrew Ledger AKA Gay Cowboy Man (April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008FINALLY!!!!!)" it's unrespectfull but i don't know how to change or how could someone put something like this in the wikipedia?????? Can Wikipedia remove those unseriuos senstences... Thank you very much/Swedbelle Swedbelle (talk) 01:11, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I think this is called vandalism. (I just checked, someone removed it). Apparently, the user that made the change has been blocked since it was a vandalism-only account. When you see something like this, you can just check the differences with the page just before and if the only edit was the vandalism, you can remove it by 'undoing' the last contribution saying in the edit summary that you are reverting a vandalism and going back to the previous page. Miscellanées (talk) 01:25, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

See more at Wikipedia:Vandalism and Help:Reverting. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:51, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Forgot to log in before editing

I made an edit without being logged on (when I just registered somewhere, I don't use 'remember me' so I memorise the password by typing it several times). So, of course, my IP address was registered and the edit doesn't appear in my contributions. I thought about reverting my edit and do it again while logged on but the other users would not understand and I would have to explain that it was me who did the first edit. Is where a way, either to delete the edit I made with my IP address or to make the contribution appear under my user name? Or should I do what I thought doing (reverting etc)? Hope I'm clear enough. Thank you! Miscellanées (talk) 01:13, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

If you want credit for the edit then you can do the reverting but explain why in the edit summary. I suggest to remove it while logged out (if you have the same IP) and readd while logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:48, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I did it. Thank you. Now, I am more careful :) Miscellanées (talk) 02:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

OK. I looked at the edit summaries for curiosity. What you added in [9] is actually called a section and not a category. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Ah, thank you for telling me. I was wondering for some time what was the proper word... 'Category' didn't seem proper but I didn't find how this is called though 'section' seems obvious now that I know. I think I used the wrong word for some other edit summaries, not too many, luckily, but nobody mentioned it to me before. I guess this (not using the correct term) must be another stupid mistake you make when you are a new user :) Miscellanées (talk) 04:29, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

mini projects of dbms(data base management system),coa(computer organisation architecture),aoa(applications of algorithms),pcom(principle of communications)

202.89.72.2 (talk) 12:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)Please fill in the subject box above, then replace this text with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 202.89.72.2 (talk) 12:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC) i am a second year student of computer engineering.i wana some one who will suggest me about mini projects of above subjects.also i am new to wikipedia

This page is for inquries regarding how to use Wikipedia. Your question is best suited for the reference desk, where editors respond to specific, and highly technical questions. Cheers! Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 15:21, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

HOw do you make Posters/Banners?

Hello, ummmmm...that pretty much sums it up..how do you make Posters and banners?TheLightElf (talk) 19:06, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Posters and banners could refer to many things, for example something at Wikipedia:Banners and buttons, Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance, or Wikipedia:Userboxes. Please be more specific. Have you seen something on an existing page and want to add it to another page? Click the "edit this page" tab at top of a page to see how it did something. Text inside {{ ...}} indicates use of a template (or in some cases a magic word). PrimeHunter (talk) 19:22, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

THanks PrimeHunter... i appreiciate it. How do you "warn" someone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheLightElf (talk • contribs) 19:27, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

It depends what you want to warn them about. See Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace for many templates to warn editors. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)