Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2010/October

inserting a Wikipedia Commons picture into an article -- missing some last step?

I have uploaded a picture into Wikipedia Commons. I studied the Wiki picture tutorial and edited the article to embed the picture using the filename and the apparent picture placement syntax. A placeholder with my caption now appears in the edited material in the desired location, but the picture does not display. I am familiar with placing pictures on regular websites. Is there some Wiki Commons sourcing path that I may not have invoked? The picture tutorial is not very explicit about that. Is there an easier way to do this from Wiki Commons?

thanks, Pursemaker469Pursemaker469 (talk) 02:54, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I presume you are Ms Dustin? There was only a minor error: Image names are case-sensitive, and the filename is File:Kathleen Dustin blowing grass purse.jpg, not File:Kathleen Dustin Blowing Grass Purse.jpg. Intelligentsium 03:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

im trying to rid my article of the yellow exclamation point!!!

how do i rid my articl eof the yellow exclamation point?

all content is factual...i have researched similar wiki articles with similar content that have no yellow exclamation points...please help!!!!

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Navasha Daya, pronounced, nah VAH shah DAY-ya, , earth entry: April 25, 1975, Cleveland Ohio The Goddess of Galactic Soul: singer, vocalist, dancer/performer extraordinaire, music educator, ordained minister, initiated priestess, healer, spiritual counselor The Early Days of Daya Daya attended Hicks Montessori School and then auditioned for the Cleveland School of The Arts (the Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(1980_film) school of Cleveland) in the third grade and was accepted into the school for fourth grade as a dance major. While dancing, she was also a member of the school choir and its traveling ensembles. She received her gospel orientation by forming her first vocal group with 4 classmates in the fifth grade, The Educational Five and performed at local churches, and events including singing The National Anthem at Cleveland Indians’ games. Dancing Daya! Age 2 she began the Dalcroze Eurhythmic (http://www.dalcroze.org.au/eurythmics.html) methods of dance. At age 4 she began professional ballet instruction with a Russian Ballet instructor. She continued her dance studies and at age 13, she joined Imani Dance Theater, and then at 16, she joined Iroko Dance team and honed her craft as a club/street dancer competing against other local dance crews. Additionally, she sharpened her skills with The Cleveland School for The Arts singing ensembles, which incorporated dance in their performances Age 11, she shifted her vision from dance to song and her first solo vocal performance was Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Crying for Freedom for the Official Kwanzaa Celebration for the City of Cleveland. Navasha Navigating Fertile Nuances The creative fire of her father, Afi-Nur influenced the professional approach to her talents for he was the leader of a highly recognized reggae band, The Word now known as Jah Word. She sang background vocals for the band between ages 13-18. Moreover, her family formed The Raheem Family Singers, performing at local events throughout the state of Ohio. Exploring her vocal range and power, Navasha was a student of private professional classical voice lessons utilizing an array of jazz singing, negro spirituals, and vocal techniques Upon high school graduation, Dr. William Woods and her mother encouraged her to attend Morgan State University as a music education major (http://www.morgan.edu/) because of its illustrious music education program and its distinguished college choir, the Morgan State University Choir (MSUC), despite a full scholarship offering from The Berkeley School of Music (http://www.berklee.edu/). Upon entry, Dr. Nathan Carter, renowned music educator and Director of the MSUC discovered her vocal gifts and performing prowess and assisted Navasha’s obtainment of a music scholarship in addition to her academic scholarship. She eventually became President of the MSUC. She pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc (http://www.aka1908.com/) and was crowned Miss Morgan and later won the title Miss Black Alumni Hall of Fame as Miss Morgan, the first Miss Morgan to win the national campus queen title. http://nbcahof.org/events.html Circa 1996, the desire to earn money as a musician, divinely ordered a meeting between her and musician James Collins, an area trumpeter, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) student, and clothing entrepreneur. James was so touched by the unique power and pitch of her voice; he offered Navasha the opportunity to form a band along with drummer Marcus Asante. The trio founded themselves as Fertile Ground (FG). Their first show was a UMBC collegiate concert. The group continued to gig throughout the state of Maryland and the Washington/D.C. metropolitan area earning a faithful following. In response to the overwhelmingly warm reception of their local audience, the group recorded Fertile Ground’s debut compilation, Field Songs. As Miss Morgan, Navasha celebrated and promoted Field Songs, an independently produced spiritual journey through, “…the fields…this ticket, that’s one way back home…where the earth is the bible and the pages are Fertile Ground.”---Libations, Track #1 from Field Songs. Field Songs is a past life litany of lush lyrics and smooth soulful jazz trimmed rhythm. Navasha: Pearl of The World, International Acclaim As administrative and creative co-leaders of Blackout Studios, their independent label, Navasha and James continued to produce their own eclectic style of pure jazzy hip inspirational soul music. In 2000, FG’s sophomore piece Spiritual Wars garnered international recognition via the now defunct Counterpoint Records’ desire to remix Peace and Love, one of Spiritual Wars’ compositions written by Navasha Daya. Counterpoint Records eventually produced a double album choosing select songs from Spiritual Wars and Field Songs, titling the album Perception, which received critical acclaim throughout Europe. As a result of Perception’s success, FG began a series of European tours which included venue dates in some of the best known jazz clubs including, London’s Jazz Café, Vienna’s Birdland, The Rhythm Festival, Paradiso in Amsterdam, and Paris’ New Morning Club. The gateway to Japan reopened for Navasha as well. While her first visit to Japan was at age 16 with her high school ensemble, she was unable to perform; she lost her voice. Her mother prophesied, “Don’t worry Daya. You will return to Japan and they will love you.” Mama does know best: FG toured Japan and received rave reviews at Club Yellow and Tokyo’s Blue Note. Navasha’s recognition as a solo singer began to take root in the city of Tokyo. After the success of these international endeavors, Fertile Ground solidified their legacy as the official pioneers of successfully independently produced music. The year 2002 brought their third production Seasons Change, an honest approach to a soul-filled studio album and furthering the ID badge, the totem, the DNA of Fertile Ground; the pure, raw, uncut, definition of Fertile Ground, definably only as Fertile Ground, no one, nothing, nobody else. This is just damn good music. Navasha’s vocals verve vivacity, incant inspiration, promise passion and prosperity, make magic, and leave light in their linger/singerprints. James’ lyrical and musical genius conjure the power of the band that has now flourished to include Freddie Dunn, Craig Alston, Joel Mills, and the legendary Ekendra Das. FG toured more, locally, nationally, and internationally, selling out venues and shipping out music to every corner of the globe. Black Is, released in 2004 proved to be another successful musical experience for FG and their fans. Black Is deepened Fertile Ground’s signature indigenous inspirationally spiritual sound with compositions like Changing Woman and Spirit World penned by Navasha Daya. In 2007, Navasha was invited to return to Japan as a soloist and record with the Japanese jazz group Sleepwalker. She garnered mass appeal for her Tokyo Crossover Jazz Festival performance during this same year and returned to perform and record on various occasions from 2007-2009. Navasha, Maimouna Yousef and Mama Nata"aska Hummingbird comprise ( the group was founded by Mama Nata"aska's mother. http://www.mountaineagleplace.com/Three_Generationz.html Three Generations, a vocal group that dedicates their voices to the aboriginal sounds and textures of Native American music harmoniously wrapped in modern soul. Goddess Gleam (priestess purpose) Navasha began preparing for her future role as an ordained minister in the year 2000 at Baltimore Spiritual Science Center She studied there for 5 years, mastering coursework such as Exploration of the Transpersonal Self, Comparative Religion, Foundation of Spiritual Healing, Metaphysics and the Concepts of Our Universe, Kaballah, Secret Doctrine, and Esoteric Symbology and Ancient Wisdom. She serves as Reiki Master, Counsleor, Healer, Healing Circle Facilitator, and metaphysical Minister. Daya StarDust (external linx) http://etmmagazine.info/freeyourmind/2010/articles/07/2010_07_navasha_raven.html Star Twinkles (discography) http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fertile+Ground Signature songs from Fertile Ground are Be Natural, the official FG Anthem, Take Me Higher, Dance, Like Poetry, Peace and Love, Sentimental Groove, Yellow Daisies, and Homage (Yesterdays) Navasha News (upcoming projects) Currently Navasha Daya emerges as solo artist, recruiting her entourage and band members playing shows and festivals around the country creating her own niche as The Goddess of Galactic Soul while recording her first solo compilation, anticipated release Summer 2011.

Theflyinlion (talk) 02:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Theflyinlion. The problems were not addressed. There is a lack of reliable independent sources which verify the information in the article; it has a lot of peacock terms; it sounds like an advert (it needs to be written using a neutral point of view). There is also the fact that a quick look does not show me that she meets the notability criteria. Unless all these issues can be resolved, the article is not ready for inclusion in the encyclopedia -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:17, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Calico Radio (band)

Calico Radio (band) Calico Radio is a Garage, Indie Rock band out of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 2010 and consists of Julian Hernandez (Lead guitar and vocals), Rob Porada (Drums and Percussion) and Ben Nerad (Bass Guitar). The band is rooted in Indie Rock, the Garage Rock Revival, as well as Classic Rock and Blues. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.193.153.68 (talk) 19:00, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

So what's your question, since nobody cares about your garage band? --Orange Mike | Talk 19:13, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Now, now let's not get too snappy, we can't expect folk to know the ropes right from the word go, now can we? Orphan Wiki 00:10, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Info Gone?

Before I got an account, I read an article about a T.V. show. Someone added a lot of cool facts about the episodes. Later on, the interesting stuff was gone. The show was "Lost Tapes" and it used to say stuff like "There are _ episodes where the cryptids die" and "There are _ episodes that have to do with myths and legends". I just want to know why they may have been deleted. Do fun-facts and trivia break the rules EVEN IF they have a section to themselves, or was it a different page I was looking at? I would appreciate any help. I didn't add the facts. SilentAbyss (talk) 00:05, 2 October 2010 (UTC)SilentAbyss

That sort of fancruft has no place in an encyclopedia article, and will generally be removed on sight. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:08, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Just to be a little less bitey than Orangemike, Wikipedia articles are held to a high standard of writing. It is expected that Wikipedia be a well-written encyclopedia, and endless lists of minutae and trivia makes for poor writing. The goal of Wikipedia is to be as well written as any professionally published reference work, and just as you wouldn't find that sort of bad writing in a book you would find in a library, you shouldn't find it at Wikipedia. The internet is filled with lots of websites which collect this sort of trivia on TV shows and stuff, Wikipedia strives to be different than that. See WP:NOT for some more info. --Jayron32 03:26, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

BidNerd or Bid Nerd

BidNerd, Bid Nerd www.BidNerd.com is a place where consumers can post a needed service or product in which bidders can submit and lower their bid amount if out bid, providing the bidder every opportunity to earn the clients business all while providing the consumer a better estimate.

BidNerd also provides eprocurement for the Private and Public sector as well serving the U.S. and Canada.

BidNerd was founded in 2008 by co-founders Cory Sneed and Blake Freeman. BidNerd was first named Estimatebay and later was forced to change their name due to copyright infringement of eBay. Most users of the BidNerd site refer them selves as BidNerds for life.

72.189.139.99 (talk) 03:37, 2 October 2010 (UTC) Co-Founder BidNerd Cory Sneed

Sounds awesome. Good luck with your website! --Jayron32 03:39, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

How do i get Wikipedia to define BidNerd? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.139.99 (talk) 03:46, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Would it be possible for Wikipedia to define BidNerd on the Wikipedia site? Is so how do i proceed? Best Regards, 72.189.139.99 (talk) 03:52, 2 October 2010 (UTC) Co-founder BidNerd.com Cory Sneed

I'm sorry, I don't think your project has attracted enough independent media coverage to meet the notability guidelines for articles about web sites. This Google News search produces only one result, which is based on a press release from Bidnerd itself so doesn't count. Wikipedia is not an advertising medium.

If you can find reliable sources to show that your project is notable, then the next step would be for you to read the conflict of interest guidelines, and then perhaps to post your request and sources to Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Businesses and organizations. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:16, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

upload picture

how do i upload a picture, logo, to my page djboating Djtravel (talk) 19:33, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but your page needs to be added to a different website, perhaps Wikicompany. You are at Wikipedia, which is an encyclopedia and not a medium for advertising. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:04, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Adding a book title

I have a book titled "Mixer's Motor Maps and Tours", published by New England Publishing Corporation, copyright 1925. I want to enter it into Wikipedia's encyclopedia, mainly because I found only one reference to the book, on Wikipedia, and that reference is a dead end. Is there an example I should follow to enter the book?

Eric —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric776 (talk • contribs) 02:44, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

I added a reference to Boulevard of the Allies. Is that what you wanted to do? If you have the actual book, you can check to see that I got it right. --SPhilbrickT 14:15, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

how do you upload images when editing a wikipedia article?

hi im confused and i really neede help can you answer my question: how do you upload images when editing a wikipedia article?

Wikiguy01582487244 (talk) 12:48, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Take a look at the instructions at WP:UPLOAD. It's relatively simple to upload the image, but you need to make sure that it is a a free image: that is, it's in the public domain or is available under a suitable license for its use on wikipedia. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 13:03, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Please keep in mind that the process of uploading—physically moving the image from your computer to the Wikipedia or Cpmmons database, is a very differnt step than the edit steps to add an image to an article. Typically, you want to do both. If you were clear about how to do the edit, and simply needed help on the upload, you now have the instructions from GiftigerWunsch. If you also need help with the editing conventions, see WP:IMAGE--SPhilbrickT 14:09, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Better Things Disambiguation

Hi,

I recently created the article 'Better Things (2008 film)' and then also created a 'Better Things (disambiguation)' article, because there is already an article titled 'Better Things', about a song by The Kinks. I got advice for this from another user via the 'talk' help section, but i still have an issue. It's still the case that if you type 'better things' into the wikipedia search, you're directed straight to the article about The Kinks' song, rather than to the disambiguation page. I've looked at the help notes on 'disambiguation' and I don't believe The Kinks article represents a 'primary topic', so i'm just wondering how to make it so that a search for 'better things' takes you to the disambiguation page rather than straight to The Kinks' song article? Would it be a case of changing the title of this article to 'Better Things (song)', and if so, how would I do this? Thanks in advance for your help. Northandy (talk) 11:02, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

In order to make the disambiguation symmetrical rather than asymmetrical like it is at the moment, you can do it via renaming/moving the pages; you need to rename the article currently at Better Things to a different name (such as Better Things (song)), then rename Better Things (disambiguation) to Better Things. However, because you're trying to rename one article over another, you cannot do this move without administrator help (nor could anyone else but an administrator). So, what you should do is first do the first move, which you can do yourself; then place {{db-move|1=Better Things (disambiguation)|2=so that the disambiguation page is the page found by a search}} on the resulting redirect at Better Things, and an admin will come along soon to review the move and perform it if they agree with it. ({{db-move}} is a request for speedy deletion of the redirect so that another page can be moved over the top.) --ais523 12:57, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

The Enochian page and a debate over LaVeyan Satanism

I recently looked on the page for the language "Enochian" and in one of it's sub categories they had references made to it in pop culture. One of these was about Anton LaVey's use of it in his Satanic Bible. It was entitled "Devil Worship". I see this as contradictory to the site because the page on LaVeyan Satanism states that they do not worship the devil. So I went to the edit and changed the title to "LaVeyan Satanism" instead of "Devil Worship". Obviously I wasn't doing anything malicious, I was in fact stopping a bit of misunderstanding, but when I logged back on today, I was confronted with a message telling me I "vandalized" the page by changing that and my change was reverted. I think this was supporting the misconception of LaVeyan Satanists worship the devil when they are in fact, atheists. Maybe it was the fact I put "minor edit" on the change but I didn't think me making the title a bit more clear was too major of a change. Can someone explain the me why this was changed?

ShaneMala (talk) 00:59, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

The page history at [1] shows that you were reverted by Dougweller. I have posted a notification to User talk:Dougweller#Enochian. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:28, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Many apologies, but 'minor edit' plus no edit summary, and too much haste on my part, led to my reversion - which I have now reverted, replacing your edit and I've also changed your welcome message. Good work on that edit and again, welcome. Dougweller (talk) 07:50, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

But this does point up the importance of edit summaries. --ColinFine (talk) 18:22, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I am a tad new at this and didn't really understand the process of those summaries. I was just changing a point that I thought would lead to a lot more chaos for those discussing LaVeyans and LaVeyans themself. ShaneMala (talk) 18:58, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

No harm done. Every time you make an edit, type something in the summary box eg LaVey =/= Devil worship (quite right - I've always considered them far closer to atheists myself) rp to Dougweller adding source etc, that just explains what you are doing or, in the case of a talkpage, allows someone to find your edit in the history in case they want to refer to it using a diff. If you want to see examples, go to the homepage for any user and select user contributions (you may have to look for it, it's in a different place depending on which skin you use). Try mine here. You'll see the sort of things people put in edit summaries. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 20:36, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

See also Help:Edit summary. Note that contributions pages have a "Namespace" field. You can select "(Article)" (it's often called "main" or "mainspace" in other contexts) if you only want to see edits to articles. It's especially important to use informative edit summaries if you make a change for a reason that isn't obvious to somebody who doesn't know the subject well. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:50, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

User Page?

(Before I begin, I would like to thank the people who anwered my last question :"thank you".) Alright, NOW I need halp with something new: what do you do on a user page? I've tried looking it up, but I can't ever find it! Can someone give me a quick summary or a link?SilentAbyss (talk) 21:26, 5 October 2010 (UTC)SilentAbyss

Your user page is essentially a page for you to use; most people put userboxes on them to display their interests, and/or use it for some convenience links for themselves, like links to articles they want to remember to work on in future, etc. for example, my userpage is here. To create your own userpage, go here. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 21:31, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

I think of it as a place where you tell us about yourself: your Wikipedia experience and philosophy, your point of view, opinions, ideology and/or faith, and anything else that an impartial outsider might consider could influence your edits. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:32, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:User pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:41, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Lead of Strings

The Trance Music Producer

http://www.leadofstrings.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sergiomcfly (talk • contribs) 04:11, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like a nice man. Do you have any questions for us regarding the use of Wikipedia? --Jayron32 04:26, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Fishing bait

goodmorning...can you help me if you know any product in the form of a spray with octopus or schrimp essence to spray my fishing baits? and how can i find it... for the information i am from greece.. thank you in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.1.232.211 (talk) 09:10, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is 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 upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:23, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Info

I can pump you guys with good info whats in it for me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wayne2life (talk • contribs) 09:46, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

The satisfaction of having done something worthwhile? 99.9999...% of Wikipedia content is contributed by volunteers - see About Wikipedia. There are a small number of paid jobs advertised at Wikimedia, the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:24, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Charles Alfred Fisher name just listed

I just submitted my name Charles Alfred Fisher as a category listing. My reason is to direct readres to the web sites I have authored that relate directly to Wikipedia articles already shown. How do I keep my personal name listing showing these web sites on Wikipedia?Charlesafisher (talk) 15:00, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Since you are the author of these external web pages, you should not be adding links to them from Wikipedia articles. See these guidelines and the similar messages on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:39, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Refrigerant

Where would a technician encounter freezing tempertures when working with liqued refrigerant —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.1.69.88 (talk) 15:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Science reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:39, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Lyrica

I would like further details on the effectiveness of same drug,Lyrica 200 twice a day taken for 3 months great, another order for same dosage not as effective from same location later. This has happen to me 3 times(2 from same drug stores, 1 from another. It frightens me when this medicine has help me cope with neuropahty pain since I was diagnose 4 years ago. I couldn't do without it!173.218.169.251 (talk) 16:59, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Science reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 17:09, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

However, Wikipedia cannot offer medical advice. If you have concerns about your medication, you should consult a medical practitioner. Rojomoke (talk) 17:52, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Article about Clinton Anderson (Horse)

I would like to write an article about Clinton Anderson the creator of Downunder Horsemanship and I would like to know if this topic would be useful on this website. 143.200.143.195 (talk) 17:24, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Please see Your first article. If you'd like help going through the steps below, try the Article Wizard.

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8. Be aware that Wikipedia deletes thousands of new articles for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones. KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 17:29, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

African-American Woman Suffrage Movement

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When the woman suffrage movement began, black and white women fought together for the same goal — enfranchisement of women. But as the movement gained popularity, African-American women found themselves being marginalized.. African-American women soon found themselves fighting against sexism and racism at the same time. This was a fight that continued even with the ratification of the nineteenth amendment, with many efforts to keep African-American women from voting..In some states in the south it took until the 1960s before African-American women were allowed to freely exercise their right to vote..These difficulties, however, did nothing to deter African-American women In 1890, the two rival organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Organization and the American Women Suffrage Association, merged together to form the National American Women Suffrage Association(NAWSA) with a new goal in mind. This new goal was a narrower view of woman suffrage — enfranchisement for only white women — and the focus was on using any strategies to reach said goal. As the NAWSA began gaining support for its cause, its members realised the exclusion African-American women would gain more sympathies. African-American women began experiencing what is termed the ‘Anti-Black’ woman suffrage movement.The main push of this movement was to marginalize as many African-American women as possible and from this movement developed the idea of the “educated suffragist”. This was the notion that being educated was an important pre-requisite for being allowed the right to vote. Since many African-American women were uneducated at that time, this meant exclusion from having the right to vote. This movement was prevalent in the south but soon gained momentum in the north as well. African-American women would not be deterred by the rising opposition and became even more aggressive in their campaign to find equality with men and other women. After the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920,white women were able to exercise their right to vote freely while some African-American women still faced a number of problems, especially those inhabiting southern states. At first, African-American women in the north were able to register quite easily and quite a few became actively involved in politics.One such woman was Annie Simms Banks who was chosen to serve as a delegate to Kentucky’s Republican Party in March 1920.As time went on African-American women soon realised that having the right to vote did not mean being accepted into society. They soon found themselves on the receiving end of disenfranchisement methods which included: waiting in line for up to twelve hours before registering to vote, head taxes, new tests.One of the new texts involved African-American women reading the constitution and interpreting the meaning before they were deemed eligible to vote.In the south, African-American women faced more difficult circumstances which included bodily harm and fabricated charges which landed them in jail, if they attempted to vote.This treatment of African-American women in the south continued even till the 1960s. Despite the efforts to keep African-American women from excising their right to vote, many continued to do so and fight for equality between the races and sexes. The efforts of African-American women suffragists paved the way for future generations to enjoy the rights and freedoms denied their ancestors.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Crystalmariposa0613 (talk • contribs) 19:41, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Interesting stuff. Do you have a question about how to use Wikipedia? --Jayron32 19:44, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

make a page

How do you make a page for yourself? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nate Guerrette (talk • contribs) 19:56, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

That depends. Do you mean make an article with yourself as the subject? Or create an article in general? TNXMan 20:07, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) If you wish to make a user page, which describes who you as a user are, you can create one at User:Nate Guerrette. What you are allowed to do (and not do) in your userspace is described at Wikipedia:User pages. If you are trying to create a new encyclopedia article, please read Wikipedia:Your first article, Wikipedia:Starting an article and Wikipedia:Article wizard. If you are trying to write an encyclopedia article about yourself, please don't. Read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest to understand why writing about yourself in articles in discouraged. --Jayron32 20:08, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Hawksworth Coaching Stock (ex-GWR)

Was the Hawksworth coaching stock restricted in use to the Western Region of British Railways, or was it of a suitable loading gauge for use on other regions (especially the Southern)?85.211.219.87 (talk) 20:09, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Miscellaneous 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. TNXMan 20:11, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Farid Akroum

Introduction Farid Akroum is a son of Karim Akroum and was born on November 16th 1994, in the Subway car park in Lichfield, him home and current town! If you are a true Farid Akroum 'Fan' Check out his facebook at; http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1575693043 - His personal Official Facebook Profile! You can also find, his gorgeous, young and beautiful sister at; http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000322721083 - Her Personal Official Facebook Profile!

This Wikipedia page will be complete on 7th October 2010 at about 18:00! If you cant weight until then, check out Farid's Facebook; http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1575693043

Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by AkroumKing (talk • contribs) 21:42, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Please do not spend any time creating a Wikipedia page about Farid Akroum, because (unless you can show that he has been the subject of several articles in reputable newspapers or equivalent, the article will be deleted within a few minutes, because he does not meet the criteria for notability. Wikipedia is not a social networking site. It will be a waste of your time creating it, and of somebody else's time deleting it. --ColinFine (talk) 23:02, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

I see I am too late: you have already wasted your time creating the page, and it has been tagged for deletion. --ColinFine (talk) 23:04, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

It has now been deleted twice. I would strongly advise against creating it a third time. – ukexpat (talk) 15:57, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Egon Bahr

I'm glad to have found this! I just posted a translation of the German Wikipedia entry for Egon Bahr--any edits/suggestions are, of course, welcome. Can anybody help me in conforming to procedure with respect to the removal or reevaluation of things like 'stub' status on the talk page, or the banner at the top of the article noting lack of citations? Any insight would be appreciated! Schnauzendorf (talk) 17:01, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions.. I have added one.

Please have a look at WP:CITE and WP:BLP. --ColinFine (talk) 17:19, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. Could you tell me how the stub designation is removed properly or how it is reevaluated? Since I've added the translation, it shouldn't qualify as such anymore. Schnauzendorf (talk) 17:22, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

I have edited the talk page templates to re-assess as C. – ukexpat (talk) 17:35, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm trying to write my first article, and my main trouble is with reference link formatting

I started by looking at the article on Rex Beach as a guideline and reading the tutorials etc. Then I tried putting it in the sandbox. Now it is on my user page. User:Kashikom/Enter_your_new_article_name_here

Notice that I was using the wizard and didn't see any place in the wizard to name the article, so it seems to have assumed I wanted to name it:

    Enter_your_new_article_name_here

Anyway, at the very least, I need to figure out what's wrong with formatting the references, particularly the one citing Beth Smith, whose article I did find by googling on the internet. Page 107 from the book by Zach is also viewable on Amazon's website but linking to it would be a big long url.

So, at this point, I need help/feedback.

Thanks in advance. Kashikom (talk) 20:34, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Your problem is with the way you're using whitespace. Either deliberately, or unintentionally, you're placing newlines in the middle of paragraphs; this can lead to a few problems, one of which is the reference problem you're seeing there. Try writing your paragraphs as one solid block of text, like I'm doing here (use the "edit" link for the section to see what I've written). You also seem to have some unmatched square brackets in the Beth Smith reference; you're trying to do things by hand there. (You may find things easier if you use the citation tags such as {{cite book}}, {{cite journal}}, etc.; this is personal preference either way, it depends on which you find easier to use.) See WP:CITE for information on how to handle the formatting for citations. (As for the name problem, this is easily fixable via renaming the page, either now or later when you come to move the article into the main part of Wikipedia.) --ais523 20:40, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

I have removed a newline and fixed the reference formatting.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 21:42, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I was working on the article and when I saved there was an editing conflict. That's OK, when I left it I thought it looked OK. I'll wait a day but otherwise I think it might be ready to go 'live'. Whaddya' all think?

Kashikom (talk) 22:06, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Image upload problems

I have built a work in progress page (Bajadaddy/Airlift/Tanker Association), and uploaded a logo (File:ATA Logo Color.jpg) from an organizational website. I have cited appropriate license for the image, and tried to link to the file from my WIP page, to no avail. The caption appears, but the image will not - similar to the way the image should have appeared on this post following the formatting I used. A warning on the logo page tells me my WIP page does not exist. How do I get the image to link/display properly?Bajadaddy (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2010 (UTC)Bajadaddy

It's a fair-use image; such images can't be used on userspace drafts, but only on actual articles that exist, which is why the template is annoyed at you. As for displaying the image, see Wikipedia:Images note, in particular, that you have to get the image's name right ("File:ATA Logo Color.JPG", which is not the name you specified in your question.) --ais523 20:57, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

United States Air Force Wikipedia Site

I have no idea if I am in the right spot to be asking this question. I don't know where to navigate on your site of the USAF to ask for my father's service record. Can you help me with this? Or am I totally off-base (pardon the pun) and is this NOT something that Wikipedia does? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maroonabelle (talk • contribs) 03:38, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia! Wikipedia does not hold military service records, so you'd be better off looking to it from the federal government. You may want to start here (archives.gov), which will direct you to the proper place to find the record. There are going to be instances where Wikipedia may have any article on your father, so you'll want to enter your father's name in the search box in the upper right hand corner of the page just in case we do have an article (however, this is unlikely and your best bet is to go to the link I provided). If you have any more questions, feel free to post them here. Netalarm^talk 03:48, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Userspace draft

Only yesterday, I have created a small userspace draft for my first article. I decided to create my article first as a userspace draft as I did not want to release it until it was properly done.

After typing, adding collapsing tables, I saved constantly and shut the computer down. However, today, I have absolutely no idea how to get back to the userspace draft itself.

Although I had only done a little bit so far and would be more than willing to start anew, i am worried that if I do start a new one, I might have the same problem of not being able to re-locate it. Can anyone tell me how to get back to my userspace draft? I think I may have forgotten it's name. It couldn't possibly have been deleted, could it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Perranuculum (talk • contribs) 10:03, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

If you created a userspace draft, it was not on the account you are currently logged in as; are you sure you saved your work, rather than hitting "preview"? Your contributions list show this post as your sole contribution, and you have no userspace subpages (shown here). GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 10:06, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Delete an article

Hi, we are from Germany. It's our fisrt time in the english wikipedia. First of all: you are doing a great job. My question: i want to discuss this article Marcus Prinz von Anhalt to delete. What do I have to do further to the edit in the article? Thanks, --94.219.3.33 (talk) 14:16, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

You have already proposed the article for deletion. This means the article will be reviewed by an administrator in a few days for deletion. If deletion is declined, you can also ask for wider community input by starting a deletion discussion. TNXMan 14:27, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Note that I have deprodded the article because the article appears notable, and most importantly, because the rationale used was a violation of our WP:BLP policy: please do not make uncited contentious claims about living people. If you have a legitimate reason for believing that the article does not meet our notability guidelines or other inclusion criteria, feel free to start a community discussion by taking the article to WP:AFD. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 16:05, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Regarding locked page

I would like to add information to the topic "Human" which is semi-protected due to vandalism. My information is of a new technical nature.

I am a complete newbie to the editing process.

How do I proceed?

Arne —Preceding unsigned comment added by Artist97 (talk • contribs) 14:21, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

You can go to Talk:Human, which is the article's discussion page, and add {{editsemiprotected}} along with the information you would like to add. However, please note that Wikipedia does not accept original research and information must be supported by independent reliable sources. TNXMan 14:23, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Aghburg

AGHBURG (Vallege). Aghburg is an area comprises of saveral valleges lacated about 30 Km away Quetta city, capital city of Baluchistan, Pakistan. Aghburg belongs to the Bazai tribe. The Bazai tribe is a sub-cast of Kakar. The peoples of the Aghburg fought with British raj for the freedom. Aghburg comprises of small valleges, Killi Randozai, Killi Babozai, Killi Barozai, Killi Khanezai, Killi Mehrabzai, Killi Khalozai, Killi Abdulzai, Killi Malak Hasham etc. Aghburg inspite of located in capital city Quetta, is very backward because every government neglected this oldest area. Aghburg has been not provided by natural Gas in 21th century. The people suffer in winter. Their is only one Civil Dispenasy. Another big problem is lack of water supply. The famous personalities of Aghburg are late Haji Abdul Wahid Khan bazai, Haji Ghazai Khan bazai, Ex-Chairman of Union Council of Aghburg late Haji Abdul Majeed Khan Bazai, Haji Muhammad Gul Bazai, Haji Malak Abdul Haq Bazai, Haji Malak Hasham Bazai, Major Habibullah bazai, Haji Wali Muhammad bazai, Haji Murtaza Khan Bazai Shaheed, Haji Malak Saifullah Khan bazai, Ex-Minister B.D.A Moulana Abdul Rahim Bazai, Moulana Talib Aminullah Bazai, Mufti Abdul Wahid bazai, Chief Justice Haji Fazal-ru-Rahman Bazai, Haji Abdul Rahman Bazai, Voice Chancaller of University of Information & Technology Engineer Farooq Ahmad bazai, Engineer Sohail bazai, Senior Medical Officer Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim bazai, judge Aimal Khan bazai, Senior Auditor Controlar Millitary Acount(C.M.A).Wrestler Haji Muhammad Ismail Bazai. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.155.98.172 (talk) 17:37, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a question? Most of this text has recently been added to the Bazai article. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:52, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

I've removed much of it again, since it lacks any evidence of notability for the "famous personalities" and the source added appeared to indicate OR. Karenjc 17:12, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Becoming a maths contributor

I would like to become a maths contributor but the sophistication (and unfriendiliness) of this Wiki "process" eludes me. I am open to sharing insights into FDM, FEM and PDE. Regards,Linus, Old Swansea Hand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.170.162 (talk) 22:09, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried reading Wikipedia:Introduction? It covers most of the basics. There's also Wikipedia:Five pillars, which are Wikipedia's foundational principles, and its core values. --Jayron32 04:58, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

IP Security

Will my IP address be secured? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WPHicks (talk • contribs) 03:36, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes. As far as I know, if you are a signed-in user the only instance in which anyone will be able to view your IP address is if you are a part of a checkuser investigation. A very small number of trusted users whose identity has been verified are allowed this tool and it is used only during investigations of disruptive behavior. --Danger (talk) 04:28, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

If you are logged in, only one of the 42 CheckUsers could link it to your IP. However unless you do anything suspicious, they'd have no cause to check and link the two. If you ever edit while you are logged out, as an IP, then you can contact WP:Request oversight and ask for it to be suppressed. -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternate account of Phantomsteve]} 16:40, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Yongkang

Yongkang City Administration for Industry and Commerce —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.236.82.1 (talk) 15:23, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Did you need any help with anything? Karenjc 16:05, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Pinoy Big Brother: Big Blast of 2010

Pinoy Big Brother: Big Blast of 2010 is a season 4 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhemzkie14 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Is there anything about this that we can help you with? Karenjc 16:04, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Whoever invented this website is smart!

I can't believe all the details that are presented. It seems like there was alot of time and effort by all parties who were involved. I think I know who they may be, but a clearer list would be helpful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.200.69 (talk) 17:43, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Thousands and thousands of people have created this website (and a few of them have disrupted it too!). If you are looking at any article and want to know who created that particular article, pick the 'History' tab at the top. It will show all the edits to that article (well, all the recent edits), with their usernames if they edited from accounts. --ColinFine (talk) 17:49, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

You might also find History of Wikipedia interesting. Karenjc 18:20, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

How to rename/edit/change the title of a page

How to rename/edit/change the title of a page I just created. --Nutriquest (talk) 19:16, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

At Wikipedia this is called "moving a page"; see Help:Moving a page for instructions. I see that you've just created a page with All The Title Words Capitalised, so, yes, it would be a good idea to rename it. The guideline for article titles is here. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:26, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest?

I'm curious if there are any rules regarding admin using their powers in conflict of interest situations. It seems that over on the Dick Grayson page we have an admin who put the page on indefinite lock because they disagreed with content issues (an interpretation of continuity contrary to the admin's is being pushed). When challenged on the discussion page, the admin stopped responding (but is not inactive according to their contribs), but the page remains locked with no recourse to alter it. Is this permitted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.166.22.101 (talk) 23:05, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't see where the admin who most recently protected the article did so to do anything accept to reinstate the previous protection at the state the article was in AT that protection. When the September 27th protection expired, the exact same edit war that precipitated it started up again. It looks like the most recent admin just returned the article to the state of the LAST protection, and reprotected it. Seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do. What should be done, instead of edit warring (and hopping around IP addresses to avoid scruitiny) is to discuss on the article talk page. --Jayron32 05:02, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Re-wording existing reference?

I'd like to change one sentence to better reflect the facts a the citation listed. Do I just change the sentence and click save? Or do I need to do something specific so that it is approved like re-list the reference?

Thanks so much

Sunshineyy (talk) 17:49, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Just be bold and make your edit and click save, but remember to explain your edit in the edit summary. – ukexpat (talk) 18:18, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Home page

How do I get an article featured on the home page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Est.r (talk • contribs) 06:56, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Write a wonderfully researched, well written, appropriately imaged, balanced, comprehensive article, then nominate it for featured article status at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates and once promoted, make a request at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:35, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

How many words does it have to be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Est.r (talk • contribs) 12:50, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

If you're asking that question that I don't think you're reading the pages I referred you to. There is no exact length. It needs to be comprehensive for its subject matter. For that reasons featured articles range in size, but all are of a relatively decent length to be comprehensive.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:28, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

And please remember to sign your messages on talk pages etc. – ukexpat (talk) 14:45, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

An easier way to get an article on the front page (though not in the primo slot) is to write a new article. These don't have to be super polished, and it is a much more attainable goal for a new user. New articles go in the "did you know?" section partway down the main page. See Wikipedia:Did you know/Learning DYK for more information about this process. I'm pretty sure that most qualified, nominated articles make it onto the main page, so you've got a good chance of success without too much work! Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:08, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

BFI Master Trust

Looking for address or telphone number of Brwning Ferris Industries' Master...which dispenses pensins for the thosands of former employees....not included in the Encyclopedia article./s/ Martin Peters —Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.4.17.107 (talk) 22:04, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:22, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

No, Orangemike, the poster clearly knows that they are looking in the encyclopaedia, but expects to find the contact details in the article. However that is not the kind of information which belongs in an encyclopaedia.

Mr Peters: the article says that Browning-Ferris was acquired by Allied Waste Industries, and they have a website, here. I suggest you contact them and ask your question. Alternatively, if you ask at our Reference Desk, linked to by Orangemike above, you might find somebody there who has some more knowledge about this. --ColinFine (talk) 07:31, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

emboldened names

In particular articles I note that some people's names are highlighted in red, some in blue and some not at all. How does this happen and what do the different colours signify? 86.176.45.31 (talk) 14:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

The colors indicate wikilinks; a term (including names) in blue is a link to an article, and one in red indicates that somebody thought there is (or ought to be) an article on that term. Redlinks may be indicators that we need an article; or that somebody had an exaggerated idea of the importance of something; or that somebody was trying to create a link and misspelled the word(s). --Orange Mike | Talk 14:53, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

The names are wikilinks to the user's userpage. The different colors of usernames signify if the user has created their userpagep. A blue name means a userpage has been created and a red name means it has not. If a signature has different color it means that the user has customized their signature to make it appear a different color. --D•g ^{Talk to me}/_{What I've done} 15:06, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

That only applies to Talk (discussion) pages and to help pages such as this one or the Wikipedia:Reference desk. In article pages, names very rarely refer to Wikipedia's own readers and editors. User:Orangemike gave some common motives behind creating a redlink; the simple mechanical difference is that a blue link (e.g. to Napoleon, Corsica and the Napoleonic Code) is to an article that already exists in English-language Wikipedia, whereas a redlink is to somebody or something that hasn't been written about yet. Sometimes a redlink is just an error on an editor's part in either creating or altering a wikilink (a link to a Wikipedia article); it might be a simple mistake in spelling or capitalization, or in giving the right title for an existing article (e.g. Brooklyn (NYCity) for Brooklyn. This is true of all articles, not just names of real people and places, so Electrical engineering, Cinderella, Ruritania, Frogs, Dragons, Perpetual motion and Time travel refer to articles that already exist in the English-language Wikipedia, but not yet Theoretical moonbatting, Philluminism (collecting matchboxes), your high school English teacher or a very unimportant pond.
¶ Your Internet browser should also show some fine distinctions between different shades of blue. A darker (or more purple) shade should show up in an article that's already been visited (most likely by you) on the Internet browser you're using now from your current computer. A slightly lighter or paler shade of blue indicates a link to a source outside English-language Wikipedia, e.g. fr:Wikipédie (the French-language Wikipedia) or The New York Times. Hope this isn't too confusing. —— Shakescene (talk) 16:20, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Link color. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:17, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Stat Dartmouth SouthCoast EMS

Stat Ambulance Service of Dartmouth has been the contracted provider of Emergency Medical Service for the residents of Dartmouth Mass. since 1980. In 1986 Stat Dartmouth was purchased by its current owner and have been providing 911 ambulance service ever since. (Not to be confused with "Stat New England" a private ambulance company based in New Bedford Ma.) In October of 2010, the Town of Dartmouth renewed its contract with Stat for an additional 5 years. Stat Dartmouth operates from 2 locations in Dartmouth. Its corporate location at 360 Faunce Corner Road covering the northern half of Dartmouth with Rescue 1. Rescue 2 covers the southern part of Dartmouth from Dartmouth Fire District 2 on 1100 Russells Mills Road.

In 2008, the ownership of Stat Dartmouth opened Stat/SouthCoast a "private" ambulance service. Stat/SouthCoast is the primary "back-up" of Stat Dartmouth. Stat/SouthCoast currently operates from 3 locations, its corporate location at 360 Faunce Corner Road Dartmouth, Acushnet Avenue New Bedford Ma. and Manchester St in Fall RIver Ma. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 360fcr (talk • contribs) 16:27, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

So? Is there anything about this that we can help you with? --Orange Mike | Talk 16:57, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Etiquette question - replacing an article

I noticed that a new article has been created about a friend of mine, a well-known author. I asked this friend to take a look at it, and while flattered, he notes that the article is full of factual errors, and would like me to replace the entire article with contents that he wrote himself. Should I just go ahead and do this with an appropriate comment, or should I try to contact the user who created the article, or what? Is it proper for my friend to write his own article, which I know is factually correct and not self-promoting? Carrjones (talk) 22:26, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:AUTO and WP:COI first of all. Any information in the article which is both false and unreferenced, you or he may remove; but both of you should be very cautious indeed about inserting information, or about removing anything controversial or unflattering which is well-referenced. You best bet - for either of you - is to put any information you would like to have added to the article onto the article's Talk page, with the independent, reliable, published source that established the information, so that other editors can decide what should be added. Any information the subject has which is not covered in a reliable source should not be included in the article. --ColinFine (talk) 23:10, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict, i.e. two editors writing simultaneously) First of all, thanks for asking first and thus avoiding all kinds of well-meant but contentious and futile argument, resulting in ill will and hurt feelings all 'round. ¶ This is not my area of expertise, but I'd suggest looking at some of the following Wikipedia policy pages, which might give you some pointers on how best to proceed:

• Wikipedia:Conflict of interest;
• Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons;
• Wikipedia talk:Biographies of living persons;
• Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard;

This is one of the areas that Wikipedia takes most seriously, after a notorious incident involving John Seigenthaler, who was spuriously defamed by an anonymous contributor. (See Wikipedia biography controversy.) The best way to avoid the extremes of libel and self-promotion is to back up every challengeable statement with a reliable source. See also WP:Verifiability and WP:No original research. —— Shakescene (talk) 23:26, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Kottur-nainarvayal,devakottai taluk

Kottur-nainarvayal is located 7 km south of devakottai in sivaganga district. As there are many Kotturs in south India, the one in sivaganga district is called Kottur-nainarvayal.Kottur-nainarvayal has a sizeable population of Hindus and only a few muslims live here. In Google Map, see Kottur-nainarvayal to locate "Kottur-nainarvayal". Devakottai and Kalal are very near to Kottur-nainarvayal. The famous temples are Agastheeswarar Temple and Sri Muthumariyamman Temple. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Senmaxi.ahaly (talk • contribs) 07:15, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

I am not sure what you are saying. This is a page for new contributors to get help with wikipedia. Is there something we can hep you with or are you just explaining where Kottur-nainarvayal is located? ~~ GB fan ~~ 07:22, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Please see the large note at the top of this page, which says "Please do not post a new article on this page. If you wish to create an article, please read Your First Article. The Article Wizard is also available to assist you.". --ColinFine (talk) 09:10, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Query for my first Article "SATMAP"

Hi, I have created my first article on wikipedia. It has gone through reviews and some parts in my article are tagged as Possible Self-Promotion. Now I need to ask three questions: 1. If my article is tagged with the above mentioned comment, do I have to change my content? 2. My article has not yet been assigned the Autconfirmed status, although it has been posted for more than four days now. What needs to be done in this regard? 3. When will my article be finally availaable through search? Trgtechpress (talk) 11:40, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Your edits have been tagged as "possible self-promotion" because you appear to be "TRG Tech Press" writing about a software product written or used by a company named TRG. Please read the message I have left on your talk page and explore some of the topics it links to. To answer your specific points:

1. An article about SATMAP would have to be sourced to reliable sources, independent of the company, which demonstate that the software is notable enough for a Wikipedia article. Have people been writing about this software in mainstream newspapers and magazines, for example?
2. "Autoconfirmed status" applies to user accounts not to articles. Because you have made 10 edits and have been registered 4 days, your account has been autoconfirmed.
3. Your text will not be found by a standard Wikipedia search because it is on your user page, which is not part of the encyclopedia.

Finally, I have more bad news: your chosen user name, "Trgtechpress" looks like the name of a company, or part of a company, and this is contrary to the Wikipedia username policy. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:13, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Registering our School

Dear Sir,

We are running a school (Kamaraj Matriculation School) in Old Washerment, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 21. Please let me know on how to register our school in your website.

Regards, Ganesh. R —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishwarubam (talk • contribs) 05:53, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a directory in which one registers institutions. It is an encyclopaedia, in which people write neutral articles about subjects which have already been covered on in existing independent sources: if they have not, they are not notable by Wikipedia's standards, and should not have an article.

There has been some argument as to whether schools are automatically notable, and I am not sure whether or not a consensus has been reached; but in any case if an article is to be written about a school it must still be properly referenced to independent sources (not from the school's own website or publications, except for the basic facts), and should not be written by anybody closely involved with the school: see WP:COI.— Preceding unsigned comment added by ColinFine (talk • contribs)

Thanks Ganesh R., Dear sir that's really sexist of you--Gerty (talk) 01:14, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Deleting an article

I created the Multisystemic Therapy page and wish to delete because another page, Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is the page I want added to Wikipedia. There was confusion when someone else was editing simultaneously. Also the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) has been flagged as an advertisement. I removed all links and references to a company that disseminates the therapy.

I would greatly appreciate any guidance you can give me.

Sandra Lee Stuart —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandraleestuart (talk • contribs) 04:29, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

The article that exists is Multisystemic Therapy (MST). I can see no trace of an article called Multisystemic Therapy although that would be the preferred title under Wikipedia conventions. We could then have the disambiguation page MST refer to it.

To improve the article, you need to come up with more references, not just to the claims made about the therapy (which seem to be pretty well covered), but also to the other facts being presented. For example, the history section has no references. How can one verify that Scott Henggeler developed MST? The Treatment Model section has one sentence cited (albeit with three different refs). We need evidence that MST outperfoms other therapies, and that it does so because of home visits. And so on. Without these references the article reads like some piece of puff put out by a company's PR department. You can see WP:Identifying reliable sources and WP:Independent sources for pointers on the kind of references needed.

Also, try to reduce the number of green links (links to sources outside Wikipedia) in the article body. These should be restricted to an External References section near the end. Some of the items currently green-linked, such as the Medical University of South Carolina and behavioral therapy already have their own article. Others such as Scott Henggeler may be notable enough to eventually have their own article, and could usefully be left as a red link. Rojomoke (talk) 09:06, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

what is the difference between rum and whisky.

what is the difference between rum and whisky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.176.44.251 (talk) 15:00, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

There are many, and our articles on rum and whisky are good places to start learning about them. In future, knowledge questions like this should go to the reference desk - this board is for new users' questions about using Wikipedia. Gonzonoir (talk) 15:07, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Help- I need a template!!!

I was asked to create a Wikipedia page on a fashion designer. I have the IQ of a fern when it comes to HTML etc. My fiance said it was easy and there was a template that all I had to do was plug in the information.

Well, I cannot find that template.

Is there such a template that exists that I can plug in the information I painstakingly compliled without going insane?

If there is, Please, I beg of you, lead me to it. Or if someone else that you know of has created a wikipedia for idiots: please let me know. As soon as possible- I wanted to get this done by the end of the week and my fiance is on a business trip and won't be home until Friday- so I have no one else to go to for help.

Thank You for your attention in this matter--Nittanylioness98 (talk) 21:42, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia for dummies is inside this link:-) However, I need to tell you that the fact that you were "asked to create a Wikipedia page" on someone raises alarm bells. Before you create any article, please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and try to take what it says to heart. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:08, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Article about my company

No promotion intended!

We are a small company about to release our first product, and I think it would be nice if we had a presence on Wikipedia, for purely informational purposes (when ppl want to do research about something, they go to Wikipedia).

Problem: since we are so small, references to our official website is inevitable. We have been interviewed and quoted in the media, but those references may not be sufficient.

So would referencing to our official website lead to a Conflict Of Interest?

Thanks in advance! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zangh (talk • contribs) 23:16, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Referencing your official website would not lead to a Conflict of Interest: it is normal. But unfortunately nothing else about your proposal will work, probably. The sole criterion for whether a subject may be covered in an article in Wikipedia is notability, and if you are a small company about to release your first product, you are unlikely to meet this criterion at present. Have you been covered in multiple independent, reliable sources? ("The media" is a bit vague). If not, you are not at present notable.

The thing that is a conflict of interest is for you to write an article about your company: see WP:COI. --ColinFine (talk) 23:26, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

How do i find the status of an article I've submitted

It's entitled InfoPrint Solutions Company. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.81.65 (talk) 14:28, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

That? It was speedily deleted, since it was "Unambiguous advertising or promotion" (i.e., an ad.) --Orange Mike | Talk 14:34, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi - can you please help. That article was in wikipedia for a long time, but then it was edited to include too much "unambiguous promotion" and then deleted. I took all of the edits out and am simply trying to put the original one back in, the one that was in wikipedia for months. Can you help me understand how i can do that? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.81.65 (talk) 14:57, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

You didn't say where you submitted it or which username or IP address you used. The IP address used here has no other edits. InfoPrint Solutions Company was deleted 20 August 2010. Are you referring to the recent Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/InfoPrint Solutions Company? It was declined. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi - i didn't post the original article but it had been posted for months. i can now not find it to answer your question, sorry. I'm not sure why the one that i posted secondly was deleted. It's all factual information re: a billion dollar company that was formerly a division of IBM. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.81.65 (talk) 15:09, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for any help you can provide here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.81.65 (talk) 18:28, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

You didn't answer whether you are referring to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/InfoPrint Solutions Company. That page has not been deleted but it's not part of the encyclopedia and has been declined as an encyclopedia article. The reason is stated in the box at the top which has some links to Wikipedia policies. As the box says, you can make improvements and resubmit it. If you refer to another page then can you say the page name or the IP address or username of somebody who has edited it? PrimeHunter (talk) 21:18, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much! This is exactly what i was looking for - i couldn't find the article and/or it's status. Thanks so much. Making edits now. Cheers! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.21.100.130 (talk) 22:25, 21 October 2010 (UTC) Would someone be able to tell me how to retrieve this article? It was the original wiki-approved article to which I can make edits to be more current.

00:51, 18 October 2007 CBM (talk | contribs) restored "InfoPrint Solutions Company" ‎ (5 revision(s) restored: Undeleting)

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.21.100.130 (talk) 23:37, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Only administrators can see or restore deleted pages. I have notified the administrator who deleted InfoPrint Solutions Company at User talk:Fastily/Archive 5#Deletion of InfoPrint Solutions Company. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:10, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Do i check back here on the determination or on the Article for Submition page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.81.65 (talk) 03:24, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Check back here or at User talk:Fastily/Archive 5#Deletion of InfoPrint Solutions Company to see whether the administrator who deleted InfoPrint Solutions Company will restore a version for you. If you edit and resubmit Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/InfoPrint Solutions Company then check back there for a review of your submission. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:31, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Fastily has resigned as administrator. If you create an account then I can restore the deleted InfoPrint Solutions Company in your userspace where you can work on it. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:31, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

participation in kaun benega crorepati

I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN KAUN BENGA CROREPATI -4. KINDLY HELP TO INFORM ME, WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO PARTICIPATE THE SAME.

THANKS —Preceding unsigned comment added by Suresh Babu Bhaskaran (talk • contribs) 16:40, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is 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 upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.--SPhilbrickT 17:20, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Editing infobox

I know the Richard Rice listed in the infobox here as one of the editors of the movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalk_One The link should be removed because the Richard Rice who edited this movie is not the same Richard Rice the link takes you to. What would be the best way to fix this? Info boxes seem to have a different mode for doing edits than the other parts of the page. Thanks for any help. Jerbauric (talk) 08:36, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for catching this error. I've edited the infobox. You can see exactly what I've done by looking at this diff. See Help:Piped link for an explanation. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:39, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

uploading an image

Hello, I'm having trouble uploading a picture into a page. I haven't made many edits, but I have been trying for several months so my waiting period should be over, correct? Please help, Thanks Nish242 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nish242 (talk • contribs) 16:09, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

To be autoconfimed, your account needs at least ten edits. Once you've hit that threshold, you should be able to upload images. TNXMan 16:19, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) I recommend the Lists of common misspellings as a quick way to find six more useful edits you can make. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:22, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

You could also request to be confirmed which would give you autoconfirmed rights. I would suggest just making ten edits (it's not that hard) and then upload the image you wish to upload. Confirmed permission can be requested here. Best, Inka888^ContribsTalk 00:10, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Wall Line Puzzle

Hello, My name is Michael E. Lee. I live in Columbus,Ohio. I am 68 years old. In 1960 while serving in the U.S.Navy, I first saw the puzzle which then was called the box line puzzle. The following rules were applied to the solution to the puzzle. #1. The puzzle had to be drawn on a flat service.

1. 2. It had to be completed with one unbroken line. #3. You had to cross each line in the puzzle only once without crossing any line the 2nd time. #4. you can cross the line you are using to solve the puzzle as long as it does not cause you to cross any line twice. #5. you can not trace any lines. Having these rules I found a solution to this puzzle which I have kept for 50 years or

so. Recently I saw where someone had ask the question about the answer to the puzzle and was told there was no solution. I cannot believe that someone other than myself has a solution. I went to the main library and found a book written by Jim Fixx that had 2 solutions to the puzzle but both solutions there were incorrect. I ask Mr. Fixx if he would like to see my solution and was told that he would, so we made arrangements to meet but before we could get together he passed away. I also talked with another gentleman to ask if he would look at the puzzle to get his opinion if it is a good solution and he tole me that it followed all the rules and as far as he could see a correct solution. I am willing to send a copy of my solution to anyone that will send $2.00 to cover the shipping and handling cost. If you can help in any way it would be nice to share with your readers that would like to see my solution. I can be contacted at (<blanked>) and thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.42.223.196 (talk) 15:29, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is 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 upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan 15:30, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I haven't seen your puzzle but it sounds similar to an Eulerian path as in the famous Seven Bridges of Königsberg. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:54, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Inclusion of "Subject To Confirmation" to stand for the acronym STC

Hello In Charge,

I looked for Inclusion of "Subject To Confirmation" to stand for the acronym "STC" but did not find it.

Can this be incuded when the page is next edited. ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.169.31.188 (talk) 23:30, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Probably not: Wikipedia is not a dictionary. In any case, can you provide a reference to a reliable source which specifies it? --ColinFine (talk) 00:10, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Importance of Questions in negotiation

Question asking is a very important tool in negotiations. negotiators often overlook the power of questions in negotiations to help them achieve their goals. when posed correctly, questions are potent tools that can help them meet three particular negotiation goals: information gathering,relationship building and persuation.

Questions that inform Two sisters were locked in a dispute over there deseased father's diamond ring. finally, in the frustration, one asked a key question:"why do you want the ring?"The other replied "this ring has a beutiful diamond that i can use in a pendant."The first sister responded that i want this ring because it reminds me of our father." once they realised that their interests are different but not necessarily incompatible,the sisters explored possible solutions. They agreed that the sister who wanted the diamond could have it, after she paid to replace it with the birthstone of her sister,who would then keep the ring.in this way questions can be very effective in exchanging information and knowing the concern of others so that the negotiation strategy can be framed accordingly.

Questions that connect: Questions are also a way to send messages to other people.Through your questioning,you communicate that those across the table are important to you, that you care about their concerns,ideas and feelings.

Questions thst persuade: Most people like to give advice, an inclination that you can put to work in your negotiations.The U S Vice-President Joe Biden, did exactly that in the waning days of cold war when,as a member of Senate foreign Relations Committee,he tried to pusuade Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko,to accept the changes to a proposed arms-control treaty.Detecting Gromyko's resistence, Biden did not insist on the changes, but instead asked Gromyko's advice on how to explain some of treaty's problematic provisions to his Senate Colleagues.A dialogue ensued,and eventually Gromyko said,"I see what you mean.perhaps we can modify the language in this way to take care of that concern."//from article " Tools that shape communication " by Jeswald W. Salacuse in Business Line

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is 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 upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan 16:48, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

reggie mcfadden

hello wikipedia,

my name is reggie mcfadden. this year i recently edited information about me on your site.

i was a cast member of in living color for two seasons - not one

i put this info and more on your site and it was deleted this year by one of your contributors - not in 2007, like your site says.

Please make this correction and please contact me thank you,

Reggie McFadden reggiemcfadden/myspace.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.184.95.236 (talk) 22:12, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Have you got a reliable independent source that says you were in two seasons? If not, I'm afraid we cannot take that information: the criterion for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. Please see the articles I have linked to for why. --ColinFine (talk) 23:15, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

IMDb lists Reggie as being in episodes from seasons 4 & 5. I'm never sure whether IMDb is acceptable as an RS though. What's the official line? Rojomoke (talk) 10:46, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

I've added Reggie to the season 4 list on List of In Living Color cast members Rojomoke (talk) 18:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

New Submission not appearing

Hi,

I wrote my submission yesterday but it hasn't been added to the list for review-I checked. I think I may have missed a step. I also want to add some more visual features to the article like side bars and a table. I originally wrote the article in word and tried to paste it into the article wizard, but lost all the formatting. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

thanksJrmorehouse (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:55, 26 October 2010 (UTC).

Can you tell us the name of the article you submitted? That would enable us to go look for it. Rojomoke (talk) 18:02, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I see you created User:Jrmorehouse/Internation forest products after posting here. I haven't found signs of a page about that being created before your post. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:59, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Non-NPOV Image

The image File:Useless, useless, O2 (346988504).jpg appears in an article (Multimedia Messaging Service), but its name and associated notes are both strong "POV" against the O2 telco. Since this is part of Wikipedia, shouldn't it be renamed and the notes rewritten for impartiality? 86.183.163.175 (talk) 17:42, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I added a title and scaled down the image. Rojomoke (talk) 19:04, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

who was responsible for writing in egypt?

who was responsible for writing in egypt? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.226.161.21 (talk) 03:15, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

If you mean "Which Wikipedia editors have worked on the Egypt article?", then either follow this link or go to the article and click on the "View History" link near the top right. See Help:Page history. I am surprised to see from this tool that over 1000 different editors have worked on the article. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:05, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

If on the other hand you mean "Who were the people who did the writing in ancient Egypt, see scribe. If you mean "Who created writing in ancient Egypt, the answer is that nobody knows. There is a little information at Egyptian hieroglyphs#Histroy and evolution. --ColinFine (talk) 22:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

how to create new article

I want to create an article about my self. I know it is not accepted by wikipedia rules but I want to do that because I have a new technique which has been published in Head Recognition System.

I want everyone to take a chance to use my researches. How can I do that?

Thank you for your answer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maisonib (talk • contribs) 15:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

If you are not a notable person, then it's perhaps not a good idea, as a page about a non-notable person will be very likely deleted. If you want to tell something about yourself as a user or real world person, feel free to use your personal userpage. DARTH SIDIOUS 2 ^(Contact) 17:38, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

You may not do it through Wikipedia. Two of the many things Wikipedia is not are "a publisher of original thought" and "a soapbox or means of promotion". If you create such an article it will get deleted. Save your own time and effort, and other people's, and find an outlet that will accept your contribution. (Promotional material is not allowed on user pages either).

CD cover images

Hello everyone,

I tried to upload CD cover images for album articles I created but the images were immediately deleted.

I suppose it's nevertheless possible to upload such images since most of the album articles include a picture of the cover.

So how should I upload these images?

Thanks in advance.

AndyTheSeventhSon (talk) 06:31, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Header added. --ColinFine (talk) 08:52, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia:Non-free content. Copyright material can in general not be used on Wikipedia. The principle of "fair use" does allow some limited use of copyright material in Wikipedia itself, but not in Commons. --ColinFine (talk) 08:59, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

I am writing my first article. I downloaded it to the page that I wrote in the name of the article and then it said you can write this

I am writing my first article. I downloaded it to the page that I wrote in the name of the article and then it said you can write this. I really don't understand what is going it. It all seems so complicated. I couldn't find the place on the page that said I could publish the article. I downloaded my article and my illustrations . My illustrations came down in code. Then I read the page and it said if you dont want people to copy the article don't place it here. I went to Sandbox and when it opened it had a whole page of symbols. Is Wikipedia for the Physics elite? IT is so hard to use and I read everything. I want to download it. Edit it and ppublish it with the illustrations. How do I do that.????? PS.I dont have a little horizontal wavy line on my keyboard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lazarlem (talk • contribs) 18:20, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Are you sure you don't have a tilde by the top of your keyboard under escape. If you really don't use the signature button/pentip. Inka888^ContribsTalk 22:08, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure how your trying to write an article. Read WP:YFA if you haven't already. Best, Inka888^ContribsTalk 22:13, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

You don't seem to have made any edits prior to posting here, so I suspect you did not click the SAVE button (happens frequently to new editors, very annoying). Have you tried The Article wizard. Just follow the steps. If you have a UK keyboard, the ~ tilda is on the right, over the #, right next to the enter key. Elen of the Roads (talk) 22:17, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

You can't just cut and paste images into Wikipedia; they need to be separately uploaded to Wikipedia or to Wikimedia Commons and properly licensed, then added into your article. I'd suggest you forget images for now, concentrate on getting the text of your article right first, then think about adding images later. Sandbox is a good place to make test edits, but it's not the right place to write an article because it is regularly overwritten by other people testing and practising in their turn. If you want to upload (not download, btw) your text to Wikipedia, I suggest you follow Elen's suggestion and use the article wizard. But bear in mind that you will always get the little prompt that says "If you do not want your writing to be edited, used, and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here." Once your text is on Wikipedia you have no special control over it - anyone can edit it, and they will. Karenjc 22:43, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

You need to be autoconfirmed to upload files. You will be automatically autoconfirmed after you have been here four days and made ten edits. Inka888^ContribsTalk 00:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Adding definitions to a disambiguation page.

As a relative noob, I'm not quite sure about this, so I thought I'd ask here. Grumpy is a disambiguation page, but it rather lacks the root definition of the word: "Grumpy, an adjective meaning irritable, surly, bad-tempered" (my definition, from several dictionaries). This leads to three questions: (a) should the definition be added to the disambiguation page (I don't think the word merits an article in itself), (b) if it does, do I need to reference dictionaries etc, or maybe just link to Wiktionary, and (c) since there is a slight conflict of interest (see my user name, though I selected it before I noticed the omission), would it perhaps be better to ask another contributor to make the change? AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:17, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Generally dictionary definitions are not included on disambiguation pages. Instead there is template that is used instead to link to Wiktionary instead. You can use the template by adding {{Wiktionary}} to the page. I went ahead and added the template to the article. The style guidelines for disambiguation pages can be found at WP:MOSDAB. --D•g ^{Talk to me}/_{What I've done} 01:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Ah, thanks, I'd not thought of that. I'll take a look at the style guide, for future reference. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:17, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

adding category

how do i add a category to my page? mb —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muhammedboxer (talk • contribs) 01:14, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

See Help:Category. Somebody has already fixed Linda Fleming. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

submitting suggested corrections: Can It Be Done???

How can I submit a suggested correction (mine) to an existing article (not mine)? The instructions about "click edit on right" and "enter it on talk page" don't work - there is no 'edit' link in the semi-protected article on sheep, and the talk page lists what has already been submitted but with no access to enable a reader to submit an additional suggestion. --My problem is that the last paragraph of the Description section in the text of the Sheep article says "Visual differences between sheep and goats include the beard and divided upper lip unique to goats." which I think must be a typo, since goats are indeed the ones with beards, but the divided upper lip is unique to SHEEP (see "Goat Medicine," Mary C. Smith et al.) Sincerely, loathe_p —Preceding unsigned comment added by Loathe p (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Click the "New section" tab at Talk:Sheep to start a new section with a suggestion. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:17, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Desperately Need Help Editing My "rejected" Article.

Hello, I was already told by a Wikipedia editor that I had a page/subject item that would be fine on Wikipedia but I needed to rewrite my page. He was going to help me back in July but was very busy. Is there any one else who can help me with getting my page on Wikipedia. The product is a well established well recognized and very popular migraine prevention supplement that is being recommended worldwide by neurologists and medical clinics... It fully deserves to be on Wikipedia. I am just not Wiki-savi when it comes to how to do it properly. I have tried to review sites of other's who are similar...Migraine Excedrin, Various prescription drugs... This should be easy to do. Will anyone be willing to help me? I would be forefer grateful. Sallybass (talk) 22:09, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

The sole criterion for whether or not a topic 'deserves' to be on Wikipedia is whether or not it is notable; that is, whether it has been written about in multiple independent reliable sources. If you want somebody to help you, I suggest you help them by finding these sources. --ColinFine (talk) 22:29, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Why don't you try using the article wizard to help you write your article. When you get to the end there will be an option to submit your article to AfC for review. This will create your article in the project space where other editors can look over it and suggest improvements before it is moved into the article space. Like ColinFine said above, make sure you include multiple independent sources in your article. If you are having difficulties finding these sources then the topic may not be appropriate for an encylopedia. Good Luck D•g ^{Talk to me}/_{What I've done} 22:44, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you both for your quick reply and advice. I am very much aware of the "Notable" criteria. This item has been written up in medical and scientific journals for the last 10 years. Backed by clinical studies, holds two U.S. patents and has proven highly effective since it's release to the public over 10 years ago. It is very notable...I am just not familar with the in's and out's of Wikipedia. After failing at my first submission attempt, I didn't think I could submit again without assistance. One of your editors said it definitely noteworthy...he was willing to write the article...but was unable to get to it since July. I am just trying to figure out how to proceed.~ ~ ~ ~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sallybass (talk • contribs) 03:38, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Please, please make sure that you understand and observe Wikipedia's guidelines on WP:Conflict of interest. Perhaps you're just a very satisfied user of this product, but the language you use suggests that you have some connection to the creation, production or marketing of this drug. Also be careful to avoid WP:Peacock words in the article itself; it's not for Wikipedia to make judgements about how wonderful or awful something is; just to report its characteristics and what others (preferably peer-reviewed WP:Reliable sources) have said about it, both positively and negatively. See WP:Neutral point of view. I'm not trying to throw the book or a ton of Wikipedia policies at you, but it would be a shame if you spent a lot of effort meeting various technical requirements of Wikipedia that are in fact less important, only to have your submission thrown out or nominated for deletion at a place like Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard or Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. —— Shakescene (talk) 05:39, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your advise. The article will be only provide characteristic facts with the proper peer reviewed references in place...I will take your advice and submit it for review via the submission template. Your imput is much appreciated! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sallybass (talk • contribs)

PS: please use colon ':' marks to indent your comment and type ~~~~ without spaces (more details on WP:TALK. :) -- intgr [talk] 13:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)