Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2012/January

Edits no longer show

Hello. My edits no longer show, but the View History tab does not show that anyone removed my edits. Thank you. Ninainc (talk) 15:41, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Bypass your cache to see the latest version. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much! That was the problem. Ninainc (talk) 05:41, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

January 1

adding references

I have just started editing wikipedia, should I add the references onto the page myself or put them in the Edit summary? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mccririck (talk • contribs) 14:22, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

The page. See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:43, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Replying to an Editor

I have had an e-mail from an Editor informing me that a page I had submitted infringed an author's copyright, which is incorrect.

I want to reply to the Editor but cannot understand how to do this. The e-mail itself is of the 'do not reply' sort.

Can anyone tell me how to reply to the Editor, or is this not permitted?

MisterL123 (talk) 17:28, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Ps. In fact, I find most of the Wikipedia instructions on 'how to do this' or 'do that' far too complicated

The real message is on your "talk page", which is User talk:MisterL123. Whenever you are logged in to Wikipedia, you can reach that page by clicking the "My talk" at the top right of every page. You can reply to the message by editing that page; see Help:Using talk pages for more.

The email is merely a notification from the software that your talk page has been edited. You can turn off this feature if you like; see Help:Email notification for more on that. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:44, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

January 2

deletion

I really am confused - I created a page about the club secretary acting chief exec at Blackpool FC and it was deleted due to no references, "speedy deltion" - I followed the link and did what I believed to be the process for undeletion by putting the reasons forward but my undeletion request is sat in "my contributions" and doesn't seem to be doing anything.... I'm not sure what I'm meant to do... — Preceding unsigned comment added by UpTheMightyPool (talk • contribs) 11:26, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

It was responded to see Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion#Matt Williams (football club secretary). If you have any further questions about the response given there then just let me know here. --Mrmatiko (talk) 11:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

In order to be eligible for an article on Wikipedia, a subject must satisfy our notability standards. Your article was deleted because it did not indicate why Williams is important or significant. —teb728 t c 18:27, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Peter Philips --- composer 17c

You could add to the discography "Cantiones Sacrae Quinis et Octonibus Vocibus" Naxos 8.572832 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.26.62.45 (talk) 12:39, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

<<Copy of the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked article removed by John of Reading>>

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.73.165.193 (talk) 14:37, 2 January 2012‎

This is not a good place to submit content for an article. See Help:Editing to get started, or post again here if you have a specific question. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:49, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Quality scale: when is a stub a stub?

I recently created Ariel Sands, which was reviewed and graded "stub-class" on the quality scale. But the reviewer did not add a stub template. Is there a difference between being a stub and being stub-class? What would it require to be upgraded on the quality scale? QueenMabel (talk) 15:16, 2 January 2012 (UTC)QueenMabel

The subject of my article shares his name with another person already on Wikipedia

I submitted an article about a writer, who shares his name with a CEO who is already featured on Wikipedia. They are clearly different people (different dates of birth etc) but both would be known by the same name. I submitted my draft and a warning came up about the clash, but I don't know how to change the title of my article. Any help would be much appreciated.

Estherstephens (talk) 23:53, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Don't worry. If the reviewer at Articles for creation accepts your draft they will rename it to Ian Marchant (writer) or something like that. —teb728 t c 01:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

January 3

Special!

Which link do I click on in "Special Pages" to get to Special:Upload? Yippee!! 19:06, 3 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rroobbeerrtt (talk • contribs)

In the “Media reports and uploads” section, click on “Upload file”. Or (easier) in the side bar of any page, in the “Toolbar” section (click on “Toolbar” if necessary to expand it), click on “Upload file”. —teb728 t c 19:21, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Note that you won't be able to the "Upload file" link until your account has been registered for four days. If you are intending to upload free images then they can, and should, be uploaded to Wikimedia commons using the "Upload file" link there. You can do this without waiting four days. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:24, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

suggestion box for Wikipedia? Ranking system for most demanding articles/lists?

Hello,

My appologies if this is the wrong place to put this, but I didn't find any "suggestion box" anywhere. If there is one, can you please point me towards it?

I would like to suggest that some sort of ranking system be added to the lists and articles suggestion pages. In my case, I was browsing the suggestion lists to see where I could contribute (which takes some time already) and found some good suggestions I didn't feel capable of answering. When browsing through the list I wass missing a button to say "I like this suggestion" or "I add myself to this petition". If everyone did this, then the editors could find the most demanded articles and lists and focus their efforts there.

Also, when I first registered I was asked where I wanted to start contributing, in which area of expertise,... so I cood choose among a list of incomplete articles. How can I get to that option again?

Many thanks,

Musi3d — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musi3d (talk • contribs) 23:15, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

To suggest an improvement to the Wikipedia:Requested articles page, you could try posting at the corresponding talk/discussion page, Wikipedia talk:Requested articles. Another possible venue would be Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). But posting your idea here is a good start, and may generate some comments.

I don't know the answer to your second question, but I can give some other suggestions. One is to visit Wikipedia:Community portal and scroll down to the "Help out" section. Another is to find an appropriate "WikiProject". These are the co-ordination pages for the Wikipedia editors most interested in a topic, and will usually have a "To do" list of some kind. For example, I see that you made an edit at Lioness: Hidden Treasures. If you go to the talk/discussion page, Talk:Lioness: Hidden Treasures, you'll see a notice advertising WikiProject Albums, and part way down that page you will find an "Open tasks" section. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

(more) The "Learn what you can do" page is here. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:07, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

January 4

History editing

hi.When I successfully created my user account on wikipedia a few days ago,I was taken to a page that displayed a list of articles of my subject of interest (world history) that needed/I could help editing or expanding.I've since been unable to find that page and need 'directions' that would get me there.I hope I've reported my problem in the right section.thank youOwais shahid (talk) 16:36, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Were you thinking of Wikipedia:WikiProject History? - David Biddulph (talk) 16:46, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

I think this page, or one of those it leads to, may be the page you are thinking of. But I agree with David; Wikipedia:WikiProject History is the main co-ordination page for the project's historians, and would be a good page to start at. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:00, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Uncreated Articles

Is there a list of all the red links in the English/Simple English Wikipedia? If so, can you give a link? --Skyswallow (talk) 19:17, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

No, I don't think there is such a list, as it would be far too long to manage. You might be interested in Wikipedia:Requested articles or Wikipedia:Most wanted articles, perhaps. Thank you for registering an account, by the way; I've left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:50, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

NYS Songwriter Database

I see there is a Database of songwriters from New York State. As a writer with several independent cuts, I would love to be included in this list. How does one go about doing that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.205.47.210 (talk) 20:33, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm not clear whether you are asking about a list on Wikipedia (though I can't find a list which seems to match) or some other resource. If it is a Wikipedia list, you can be added only if you meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability. If it is somewhere else, we may or may not be able to help you, but we certainly can't if you don't give us any information about what database or list you are talking about. --ColinFine (talk) 22:56, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

I guess you refer to Category:Songwriters from New York. That is called a category. It can only show names of existing Wikipedia articles. See Wikipedia:Notability (music) for a notability guideline covering songwriters. See Wikipedia:Autobiography if you were considering to write an article about yourself. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:35, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

January 5

Creating a Page for an Insurance Company

Hi,

I am a copywriter for Arbella Insurance Group, and a task of mine is to create a Wikipedia site. I created the page, but it was deleted, I'm guessing because I did not have enough references. My page also said this: "Non-notable regional insurance company in the USA; fails WP:GNG and WP:ORG. Only passing mentions in sources." I don't understand how to fix this, and I have no material to use as references, other than the company website and perhaps a couple of articles. Can you help with this?

Thanks,

lawolters

Lawolters (talk) 16:53, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

You need to tell your employers that they have given you a task which is by its nature almost impossible for you to perform. The company may or may not pass the notability criteria in WP:ORG: if it does, then there may be an article about it in Wikipedia. If not, then there may not be an article about it in Wikipedia. If even you do not have any material to use as references, then it is very unlikely that it is notable.

But even if there should be an article, you are approximately the least appropriate person in the world to write it, because you have a huge conflict of interest.

In fact, if your employers have commissioned you to write an article then they are almost certainly doing so with the purpose of promoting the company, which is expressly forbidden.

Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 18:03, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Editing a page

I was trying to edit the page on The Linacre Quarterly, and I added information but the prior information remained in place. Now there is duplicate information on the page. What should I do to eliminate the redundancy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LinacreEditor (talk • contribs) 18:04, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

I see you have been blocked for violation of our username policy; so I will reply on your user talk page, for I fear you will not come back here. —teb728 t c 22:23, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

the jourdain society

I was Secretary of the above for many years and would like to fill in the blanks so to speak also the links are very poor and helpful i have added the societies email which seems a no no so would like it removed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Walpole-bond (talk • contribs) 20:21, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Jourdain Society (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Although it is tempting to "fill in the blanks" from your personal knowledge, Wikipedia doesn't work like that. Readers need to be able to check what they find here by following up references to reliable sources such as books, news reports, and such like. I have therefore removed some of the new text, since no source was given. However, I can't see where you have added the society's email address. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Where to find an author to write my biography?

I am looking for a wiki author to write a living biography about toy designer "Jason Freeny" www.moistproduction.com Where can i find this information? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gummifetus (talk • contribs) 21:46, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Wikipedia does not aim to have an article on every person, but only on those that other people have already written about. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Notability and, specifically, Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Creative professionals; there's a helpful summary here. The "Find sources" links suggest that there currently isn't much independent media coverage of this toy designer.

That said, one possible venue for finding an author is to post at Wikipedia:Requested articles. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Photo of Minnie Rayner

I am Frederic A. Jaques, grandson of Minnie Rayner on my father's side. I have several pictures of grandma and would like to post a picture of her on the Wikipedia website. Can I do this and if so, how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.29.111.245 (talk) 22:35, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Minnie Rayner (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Thank you for your interest in improving Wikipedia. The tricky part is to work out the copyright status of these pictures. Although you have inherited a copy of the prints or negatives, the copyright will typically be held by the photographer's descendents or the photographer's company. Can you give more detail about when and where the photos were taken, and about the photographer. Although it sounds macabre, one important detail in working out the copyright is the date the photographer died.

I suggest you post again at this page, and someone will track down one of the project's copyright experts for you. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:00, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

January 6

Please help with question for my article

As instructed I have tagged inline citations and categories to my article "Chandan Kar" but still the article displays the need for citations and categories. Please advice how to go forward.

Also, I recently changed my username but the old username is being dispalyed in one of the image files that I have uploaded for the Article. Please note that I had declared this imamge as self work.

Sincere request to kindly help me. Please notify me on my talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aspirers (talk • contribs) 09:12, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I have cleaned up the article a little and removed the tags. – ukexpat (talk) 14:14, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

User page & talk page

How do i create user page and talk page.when i was to start user page i was asked to type in computer language,why i can't use simple language. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashutosh.mathematician (talk • contribs) 23:16, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't know what you refer to with "i was asked to type in computer language". You can write normal text at User:Ashutosh.mathematician and User talk:Ashutosh.mathematician. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:27, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

January 7

DOWN LOADING ARTICLES TO MY COMPUTER

I AM WORKING IN ANCESTORY AND WANT TO DOWN LOAD INFORMATION TO MY FAMILY TREES. HOW DO I GO ABOUT DOING THAT AS NEITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT CLICK WILL ENABLE ME TO DO SO. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BUFFALOHNTR (talk • contribs) 00:15, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

One way to download a Wikipedia article is to click the "Print/Export" link in the panel at the left, and then click "Download as PDF". You can also download multiple articles in a single PDF by using the "Book creator" tool; see Help:Books. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:43, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Minor spelling, grammatical, etc. errors on Wikipedia pages

As a fairly frequent user of Wikipedia, I am regularly dismayed by the quality of the English used. There are frequent spelling errors, errors in grammar, errors in tenses. On occasion, I have come across sentences in which whole words are missing. Recently, for example -- sorry, I cannot remember where -- I came across an instance where not only was a word missing, it was just so obvious that a particular word had been left out. Z am wondering if there is a particular way of pointing out such errors, i.e. this is not a case of pointing out factual errors. Or should I just go ahead and make edits like anyone else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.94.166.171 (talk) 09:43, 7 January 2012‎

Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit", and that includes people who cannot spell! By all means fix any obvious mistakes that you find. You might also be interested in the Wikipedia:Typo Team, the co-ordination page for the project's spelling fixers, and The Guild of Copy Editors. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:31, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

LA Noire

Hi Wikipedia Can you add my name to the credit list?Remodonnyboy (talk) 11:02, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

My Name is Don Kembry ( I am listed as one of the Voice actors for the character 'Mark Hammond' on 'The Getaway" PS2 SONY play station game...you have a page on it)

I also worked on 'LA NOIRE' a video game produced by 'Teambondi' and 'Rockstar games' . The character I played was "Albert Hammond" A boxer that wins a fixed fight that he was suppose to lose and becomes a murder suspect.

Kind regards

Don Kembry

Is there something you want other than the edits you added to LA Noire before posting here. —teb728 t c 01:31, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Why incorrect content hasseled of TV.

We listen to Fox a lot each day. I have noticed that you have a tendency to naw a bone to death, without ever addressing the real problem associated with the issue. Today especially with the financial oversight direction discussion, as I listened, I realized the root problem was not even being discussed. Large financial organizations buy what they want, especially government bureaus and other associated institutiions. It really dosen't matter what they call it or how it is organized, it is for sale in no uncertain terms. Why do you not address this in a lot of your presentations. No answer needed, its an internal Fox thing. How interesting it might be if blocks of Congressmen/women were audited and that placed on TV with discussion as well a judges and etc.. Thank you,75.32.205.106 (talk) 17:17, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

This website has no connection to Fox TV. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 3.8 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. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:40, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

January 8

Help!

My article keeps getting deleted. What do I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Androzaniamy (talk • contribs) 13:55, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

One of the messages on your talk page states the problem clearly. The article is an "Unreferenced article about a supposed upcoming TV series. The content is about a role played by an actress in a different TV series. No evidence to show this series is notable or even exists at all. If it exists, it is likely too soon for an article." I suggest you follow the links in this message to read more about how Wikipedia works. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:02, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Titel name is not the orgininal name or the right translation

I have a question about this site. In Dutch the proper name is Hollandsch Diep, so that is different from the name on the English site. As Diep is used instead of Deep, I suppose it is not the English translation, but the alternative (not official) Dutch spelling. So what is the right way to deal with this. Should I change the English one to the orginal Dutch spelling (with sch) or should it be changed to Hollands Deep with the Dutch name between () in the text? Also if changed tot the Dutch one, the titel should be changed to I guess, but shouldn't that create problems with links refering to the Hollands Diep? --Dianafl (talk) 15:50, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

The Wikipedia naming convention is to Use English, i.e. use the name by which the subject is most common known in English. If you feel that other spellings would be helpful to readers, you could create a redirect. —teb728 t c 17:12, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

what is facebook

what is gogoole — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.231.110.244 (talk) 19:00, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Do the facebook and Google articles tell you what you want to know? —teb728 t c 20:40, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

John Gary [vocalist-actor] 1932 - 1998

On Facebook, you have John Gary's real name as: John Gary Strader. This is wrong. His real name is John Gary Studer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.72.125.138 (talk) 20:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

According to his website, http://www.johngary.com/#!__biography/vstc1=page-6 his father's name was "Strader" do you have a source that says his last name is "Studer"? Also a better place to discuss this is on the talk page of the article, John Gary. GB fan 20:47, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I also found another page on his website that says he has a son named John Gary Strader Jr. see: http://www.johngary.com/#!__biography/vstc1=page-30 GB fan 20:49, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

January 9

How do I respond directly to the person who posted in my Talk page?

Hi:

Someone resonded to something I put in their Talk page and it showed up in mine. What is the best way to respond back to them. Do I post again on their talk page or is there a way to respond via my page that will automatically show up in theirs?

Thanks,

Irrational acts don't have rational explanations. 18:36, 9 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doc98383 (talk • contribs)

There are two styles of doing it. Some folks alternate between their own talk page and that of the person who started the "conversation"; others maintain the full discussion on one page or the other, with (at most) a note on the other page, saying "Responded to on [other] talk page". Each is acceptable. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:43, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

January 10

Hello

Yes, I was attempting to add onto another game GSC Game World had created, but it was considered Vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.111.106.132 (talk) 00:02, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I have looked through your edits at GSC Game World, and agree with that assessment. The quotation did not make much sense, and the YouTube link was completely irrelevant. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:56, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

January 11

Short citations

I'd like to contribute a couple of short edits to an article, and the two books to which I will be referring are already listed in the "Notes" section. However, the edits I'd like to make will be earlier (higher up) in the text, before the current full general references to the books occur in the story.

Should I just move the general reference information about the books to accompany the edits I would make, and place short citations where the former first references are? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lstclaire (talk • contribs) 04:07, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

There are several different reference styles, so your question would be easier to answer if you told us which article you have in mind. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:58, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

January 12

"Needs citations" banner on article - Who removes it or how is it removed

Hi, I wanted to know how the "Needs citations" banner on an uncited article gets removed once references are added. Specifically I am wondering about the article I updated last month with references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_test_car The banner's html reads: Unreferenced stub|auto=yes|date=December 2009. Since It has an "auto=yes" in it, I thought it might go away on its own once I added citations. This is the banner:

Thanks! Merryzebra (talk) 16:21, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Any editor may remove tags if they believe the problem has been fixed. You could have done it; in this case I have just done it for you. There is no automatic process, though. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:53, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your quick response. I'm finally realizing that this is a "just do it" type of collaboration. :) Take care. Merryzebra (talk) 14:12, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

DDLJ

I think she has worked in DDLJ as sister of Simran (kajol) that is not updated Madhkar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.179.140.189 (talk) 01:23, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

If you have a reliable source for the extra information, then feel free to edit the page yourself. Otherwise I suggest you post at Talk:Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, and the editors most interested in the subject will see your comment. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:57, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Different language

How do I create an article that is already covered but in a different language? Putra.perdana (talk) 04:02, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Translation. You should also look at the general advice at Wikipedia:Your first article, which applies equally well to translations. Thank you for your interest; I have left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:53, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

First article!

I have saved my article, and some of the text has gone red. Does this mean I have made some sort of mistake, or will this turn blue once it is published? One of the phrases is a school, the other is a TV program. Also, the title is my username. How do I change that to the title of my subject? Also my article has been refered to as a "stub". What does this mean and what could I or should I do about it? Thank you for your very kind help.

Kind Regards Maya Frida Barr (talk) 13:15, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

The text is currently on your user page, but it is not yet ready to move to the mainspace - it does not cite any references to support the subject notability. I will move the draft to a user subpage User:Maya Frida Barr/Adam Tedder so that you can work on it further. – ukexpat (talk) 14:40, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

To answer two of your specific questions, a red link in Wikipedia is a link to a page which doesn't exist, and a stub is an article too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject. In each case, follow the link I have given for further information. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:45, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

I have fixed a couple of redlinks that pointed to incorrect article titles. – ukexpat (talk) 17:56, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Adding a new word to the wikipedia dictionary

Hi, the word 'medical deputising service' is not listed in wikipedia. I'm happy to add a definition. How do I go about doing this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fcms (talk • contribs) 03:04, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Are you referring to Wiktionary ? Mlpearc powwow 03:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

The subjects of all articles in Wikipedia must be "notable" by our definition: I.e. they must have received significant coverage in independent reliable sources. Articles for non-notable subjects are deleted. What coverage I find for "medical deputising services" is from NAMDS and from MDS providers (in other words non-independent sources). Do you find other significant coverage? —teb728 t c 05:54, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

The Rudge Sisters

I have been studying the lives and work of the Rudge Sisters for more than 10 years, and am the author of an article,"The Lifes and Loves of Letty Lind" in The Gaiety magazine - which you refer to.

I have been concerned for some time that you state that the sisters were in fact cousins. This is not so they were real sister and were first cousins of Millie Lindon. The mother of the Rudge Sisters was a sister of Millie Lindon's mother. Lottie Collard is also believed to have been a cousin, but I have not been able to establish a link.

I have been trying to correct this error in your article but can't work out how to do so.

Graeme Cruickshank — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.215.77 (talk) 01:48, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

I see you have worked it out. But if you have researched the Rudge Sisters, you may be well-placed to improve the article by providing references for its content - at present there is only a single reference in it. In particular, you could add a reference to the sentence you changed, referencing your article (in general editors need to be careful about conflict of interest in referring to their own work, but I think it would be justified in this case, assuming The Gaiety is a reliable source, as I guess it is. Please see WP:Referencing for beginners for how to add citations. --ColinFine (talk) 13:54, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Galleries of Justice Museum

I am trying to develop a new page for the Galleries of Justice Museum. I have already written the content and I have the images I wish to upload. However, as I have never done this vefore, I am struggling with getting citations, references and links.

I recently attended a seminar in which I learn that a Wikipedia volunteer would be able to come into the organisation and write this for us. Please could anyone advise on how I go about arranging this?

Faye Rollinson, 13th january 2012Fayerollinson (talk) 09:54, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions. - I have added one. --ColinFine (talk) 13:56, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

You seem to be on the right track with your citations, but you have given no bibliographic information about the book(?) you cite, and also it would probably be better to have multiple citations of a single reference, by using WP:Named references. See WP:Referencing for beginners for more information.

The issue of notability is also brought up on the page: you need to find independent reliable sources which discuss the museum itself - but I would have thought that it would have been covered in a couple of local papers?

For uploading images, see WP:Image tutorial - be aware that, with very limited exceptions, images you use must either be in the public domain or the copyright holder must expressly licence them under one of the licences which Wikipedia accepts.

I'm not aware of a scheme for a Wikipedia volunteer to come into your organisation: it rather surprises me, but there may be such a scheme. I don't know how it work, and somebody engaged by you for that purpose would need to be careful about conflict of interest - as indeed must you, since you appear to be associated with the museum itself.

I hope all this helps. --ColinFine (talk) 14:04, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

change

how do i change my bangla lion wimax conection pre-paid to post paid conection ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.97.145.252 (talk) 20:36, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried the Computing 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 20:45, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Editing a filename and updating an image

There are a couple of things I haven’t been able to resolve, which I hope someone can help with. 1) With the image, the filename “thumb” , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Admiral_Was_A_Lady_(1950),_Edmund_O%E2%80%99Brien,_Wanda_Hendrix.jpg, has Edmond O’Brien misspelled as “Edmund”.

How can this be fixed?

2) The file “thumb”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Admiral_Was_A_Lady_(Movie_Poster).jpg, has been orphaned, and is going to be deleted.

3) I was trying to update the filename and image for “thumb”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adladpos.jpg. , with something more legible, clearer, and a more descriptive filename; since, this links to the main infobox for the article on The Admiral Was a Lady (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Admiral_Was_a_Lady Although, maybe this is too large, or too clear. Since the film is in the Public Domain; but, that doesn't necessarily mean the poster and promotional materials are.

4) Hope someone can help.

5) Thanks for your time.Laboris Dulcedo (talk) 14:39, 12 January 2012 (UTC), 14:39, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

1. I have moved the file to File:The Admiral Was A Lady (1950), Edmond O’Brien, Wanda Hendrix.jpg

2. As this is no longer an orphan, I have removed the deletion notice.

3. Let me know your proposed new name for the file and I will move it to that name.

4. I hope I have

5. You're welcome.

 – ukexpat (talk) 14:49, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

1. I have changed the file name in the article as well, so that the "unused image" reports don't get confused.

2. Since we have two copies of this image, I have edited the article to use the copy that has the clearer name. It may get downsampled automatically if its resolution is too high for fair use. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:00, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

I heard subject on a radio show and tried to update per conversation...

I am fan of writer Ken Goldstein and have contributed to the article about Ken. I heard a radio program featuring him and tried to make a simple change.

Does wiki consider radio a legit source and if so, how do I reference a radio program??

I love Wikipedia and I am so happy to be learning the system. Please help me.

Go Wiki! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CharlesleChien (talk • contribs) 22:48, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, and you can use the {{Cite episode}} template to fill in the details. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:03, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

January 13

friends

How do I search a user? Bronconation14 (talk) 21:33, 13 January 2012 (UTC) please notify me on my talk page

Replied at User talk:Bronconation14#Friends. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:19, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Userboxes

How do I paste a userbox onto my page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bronconation14 (talk • contribs) 23:19, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

I see that you've worked this out. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

January 14

Big Bear Cab Co

Big Bear lake, California also has a Taxi service. Big Bear Cab Co inc, its the only permitted taxi service in the valley that dose transport both locally and off the mountain , to bus and train stations, all major airports and most so cal locations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.112.132.192 (talk) 05:49, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

What is your question about editing and finding your way around Wikipedia? —teb728 t c 08:02, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

I suspect you are suggesting an addition to the article Big Bear Lake, California. Please be aware that it is rarely appropriate to add local businesses to an article about a place: only if either the business is independently notable (and so has, or could have, an article of its own), or its presence in the town has for some reason been the subject of significant coverage in independent reliable sources. If one of these conditions holds, then you, or anybody, could add it to the article with the required references. But note that advertising and promotion are specifically forbidden on Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 15:17, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

January 15

WRONG INFORMATION ON THE ORANGE LEADER WHEN I WORKED THERE

I WORKED AT THE ORANGE 35 YEARS UNDER THE OWNERSHIP AND PUBLISHER, JAMES B. QUIGLEY. HE WAS PUBLISHER FOR MORE THAN 5 DACADES. WE HAD ABOUT 100 EMPLOYES. DUE TO BAD HEALTH HE SOLD IT TO THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. I WORKED FOR THEM ONLY A YEAR,LEAVING IN 1986. I DO WISH THIS WAS INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE INSTEAD OF WHAT IT IS TODAY. THE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO WHEN I WORKED THER AND I DO NOT LIKE WHAT IT HAS BECOME. I DO NOT WANT CURRENT INFORMATION ON MY WEBPAGE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.41.234.163 (talk) 02:28, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

In the first place you should not post in ALL CAPS: Many people consider it rude (like SHOUTING). Not only that, but it makes it difficult to understand what you are writing; indeed it took me a long time to figure out that you are probably writing about The Orange Leader.

If you are indeed writing about The Orange Leader, you can discuss your change at Talk:The Orange Leader. But understand that content in Wikipedia must be based on reliable published sources and not on personal knowledge. So if you have a published source, it would be helpful if you cited it on the talk page. —teb728 t c 05:26, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Inserting Photos

Please advise how to insert pictures in an article. JayG2020 (talk) 05:38, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

See Help:Files for how to upload and use pictures. —teb728 t c 05:47, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Page title capitalization and uploading image

A client has hired me to make minor changes to the FEARnet page. Most have to do with the capitalization of the FEARnet name. I have made the text changes, but I cannot figure out: a) How (or whether it's even possible) to change the capitalization of the page title, and b) How to replace the current logo with one that does not contain the URL. The uploading rules and procedures seem very complex. I'd appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks! Alexwillis (talk) 13:46, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Tell your client that that is not how we capitalize trademarks on Wikipedia. (For example we have Time (magazine) not TIME.) See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trademarks.

I reverted your changes from Fearnet to FEARnet but kept most of the other changes.

I also reverted your change of the number of fearnet.com registered users since that is sourced. Do you have an independent reliable source for the new figure? —teb728 t c 17:18, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Does your client have a small logo they would like us to use? The logos I see on their website are too difficult to extract from the background. —teb728 t c 19:17, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

I did see that you have changed the capitalization back. There are other examples of articles where that type of capitalization is acceptable (like SOAPnet) but I will let them know about the Wikipedia policy. I have already contacted them for a citation on the number of registered users. I do have a .jpeg of the new logo--I just can't figure out how to get it uploaded. Thanks for your help! Alexwillis (talk) 19:53, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out SOAPnet; I have changed it per the Manual of Style. If your .jpeg is online, I will upload it for you. You would need to wait 4 days to do it yourself. (See WP:AUTOCONFIRM.) —teb728 t c 21:04, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you again. I just uploaded it to flickr. FEARnet_fluid_web...tagged as Fearnet logo. Let me know if you need any more info. Alexwillis (talk) 21:41, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Um, do you have an actual URL for the flickr page. —teb728 t c 00:06, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Sheesh. That would help, now, wouldn't it? Sorry. http://www.flickr.com/photos/74415381@N07/6703676817/ Alexwillis (talk) 00:37, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Done. —teb728 t c 01:30, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Awesome. Thank you!Alexwillis (talk) 01:44, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

How do I log in to edit a "stub"?

I would like to log in to edit a biographical stub in Wikipedia, about my father. There are several inaccuracies. How do I log in?

Mark Gruenberg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.217.224.2 (talk) 20:03, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Most articles can be edited witout logging in but there benefits to having an account. You can create an account at Special:UserLogin/signup. Note that Wikipedia content must satisfy Wikipedia:Verifiability so you cannot add unpublished personal knowledge. See also Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:50, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

If in particular the stub is Max Gruenberg, that article is not protected; so you do not have to login to edit it. —teb728 t c 23:41, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Deletions of all comments inserted by a knowledgeable author to 3 articles that overlook importants aspect of their subject

Hi! About 2 weeks ago I added a few comments on the characteristics of meditation-induced phosphenes to 3 sites: Closed-Eye Hallucinations, Phosphenes, and Meditation. When I checked back a week later, all evidence of these revisions had been removed. Since I'm a professional science writer and independent scholar who's made a number of contributions in this area--a recent book (MEDITATION & LIGHT VISIONS: A NEUROLOGICAL ANALYSIS, a new website with video animations of geometric phosphenes induced by meditation and lists of descriptions by mystics, as well as a number of presentations at academic conferences--and since I am confident I would qualify as having some expertise in this subject domain, I was surprised to see such a wholesale deletion of my entries. This is especially the case since all 3 articles left out this mechanisms of phosphene generation, a phenomenon that has had a dramatic influence on the history of religion. I am assuming, therefore, that there must have been some process that one should follow after making editorial insertions and that, because I was unaware of that requirement and hus neglected to carry it out, my additions were automatically deleted. This would explain why the deletions occurred in all three categories. On the other hand, it is not out of the question that you have some zealous editor who sees himself or herself as the guardian of this subject domain and who found my entries to be unsettling. I would very much appreciate your advice about what I should do when I return to once again add my editorial comments to these articles. Thanks for your consideration and advice! Sincerely Yours, Philip T. Nicholson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.125.47 (talk) 20:57, 15 January 2012‎ (UTC)

Personal knowledge by an expert is not sufficient for inclusion in Wikipedia: All content must be verifiable from reliable published sources. Your insertions were removed by three different people who independently concluded that www.religiousvisionsoflight.com was not a reliable source. Sorry, —teb728 t c 21:26, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

January 16

Reference or Sources

Dear Expert Wikipedians,

I have recenty created the page for Mr. Tahir Naqvi who is well known figure in Pakistan's Urdu Literature World, Here i have two difficulties which i want to consult with you.

Reference and Resources?

putting photos on right side of the article?

your early response shall be appreciated.

regards,

Kamran — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamran1514 (talk • contribs) 13:10, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Both "References" and "Sources" are accepted, but "References" is by far more widely used and I recommend that you use it. Also, it should be spelled with and "S" in the end, not "Reference". I'm not sure about "Resources", but to me it sounds more like external resources (which should be named either "Further reading" or "External links" according to WP:FOOTERS).

Photos usually goes on the right, especially if they are placed in the beginning of the article; it is usually done this way to not disrupt the flow of the text, but left is accepted as well.

Best luck on future projects, jonkerz ♠talk 13:37, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

oikogenies pou katikousan prin to 1922

giati den anaferete to onomateponimo tis oikogenias pou katikouse sto spiti ayto sto torino mousio kemal pasa(nymfeon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.198.68.176 (talk) 14:02, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

This is a help page for the English Wikipedia. Please write in English. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:12, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

How do I add an internal link on a disambiguation page?

I created an account, I've gone to the disambiguation pages edit page, I've set my cursor under all the other links and clicked on the add a link icon, but cannot get it to take an internal link.. I'm trying to add an internal link in a Wiki disambiguation page, I need help in understanding the correct way to do this. I've tried a copy and paste of the actual wiki page I wish to link to, with and without the xxxx brackets.

I found this in Help but still cannot get the link to take, it did show up what I would call raw, the raw link.

Internal link Link label

               Page title  — Preceding unsigned comment added by BahaiMike (talk • contribs) 15:27, 16 January 2012 (UTC) 

Which disambiguation page are you trying to edit?

Here is a general example how to add a new link:

'''[[Tamarillo]]''', a flowering plant famous for its fruit

'''Tamarillo''' can also refer to:
*[[Tamarillo (horse)]], an Olympic medallist
*[[Tamarillo (album)|''Tamarillo'' (album)]], Olivia Ong's second album

Will create:

Tamarillo, a flowering plant famous for its fruit

Tamarillo can also refer to:

• Tamarillo (horse), an Olympic medallist
• Tamarillo (album), Olivia Ong's second album

To add another link, let's say, Tamarillo (animal), do like this:

'''[[Tamarillo]]''', a flowering plant famous for its fruit

'''Tamarillo''' can also refer to:
*[[Tamarillo (horse)]], an Olympic medallist
*[[Tamarillo (album)|''Tamarillo'' (album)]], Olivia Ong's second album
*[[Tamarillo (animal)]], an animal that doesn't really exist

And it will produce:

Tamarillo can also refer to:

• Tamarillo (horse), an Olympic medallist
• Tamarillo (album), Olivia Ong's second album
• Tamarillo (animal), an animal that doesn't really exist

Did this help? jonkerz ♠talk 16:06, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

If you are talking about adding a link to dab page Role of women in religion, then you did add the article Bahá'í Faith and gender equality to that page GB fan 16:41, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Requesting That An Article Be Written?

Hi - I am in a band from the US called Halcyon Way. We have 3 albums out on Nightmare/Sony RED and have played internationally. I tried to submit a basic page with information like "who, where, what, discography, etc" but it didn't make it. I don't want to do anything self-promoting. How can I request that someone in the community start a page for us? Thank you....

Jon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Halcyonway (talk • contribs) 15:36, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

WP:Requested articles, but also read WP:BAND for the relevant notability guidelines. – ukexpat (talk) 15:39, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

January 17

Linking Account and IP Address

I've made a decent number of contributions without an account and it is logged under my IP address, but since I decided to create an account, is there any way I could link those contributions under my IP address with my current account? Dukester100 (talk) 04:08, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Old edits cannot be re-attributed from your IP address to your account name, I'm afraid. If you aren't worried about linking your user name to your IP address, you could create your user page, User:Dukester100, and write something there. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:59, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Re: Heli-logging

You might find the claim that Philip Jarman invented Heli-logging a slight exaggeration check this out: Philip Jarman Costa Rica

Dimitri Bender was engaged by our company to do historical research on the commercial use of a Russian patent. The exercise required a thorough understanding of a technology that was new to him and then numerous communications with people all over the former soviet union in order to gather the data we needed to make an assessment.

From the results he has submitted we have determined that the work was thoroughly performed inside our terms of reference at reasonable cost. We are pleased to recommend his services. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.114.40.128 (talk) 04:47, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Heli-logging (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

If you can improve the article with information from reliable sources such as books, journals and respected news media, please do so. If you're not confident to do that yourself, consider posting the sources at Talk:Heli-logging so that other editors can make use of them. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:08, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

Someone who knows wikepedia can perhaps make this correction. The bio of Douglas Fairbanks Senior credits him as playing the role of The Black Pirate in the movie of that name. Yet, when you see the wikepedia entry on the movie itself, it says that Senior played the role of the father (who dies almost at once), and Douglas Fairbanks (Junior) is his son, who becomes the Black Pirate to avenge his father's death. Other credits for production and story may also belong to Junior, not Senior, for the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.100.238.73 (talk) 23:25, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

I think you are mistaken about that. According to both the article for The Black Pirate and the IMDb page for the film, Sr played both The Duke of Arnoldo/The Black Pirate; Jr (who would have been 16 at the time) is not credited for any role. —teb728 t c 00:25, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

Ah, I see what confued you: What the article says is that the old man is played by Sr's real-life father. —teb728 t c 00:35, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

January 18

Deleting erroneous informartion

I need to delete erroneous information that was previously entered about the following individual: Jean Jacques Honorat. Specifically, Mr. Honorat was not "sacked" from the prime minister post in Haiti; he resigned in June, 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sansan0012 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

Jean-Jacques Honorat (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I see that you've edited the article. That "2012" in your question here is just a slip, isn't it? I've posted at Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request#"The Economist" subscriber needed to see if anyone can check the 1992 issue of "The Economist" to see what was said at the time. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:06, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

(More) "The Economist" used the word "sacked", so I have edited the article to reflect that. If you have reliable sources giving a different view, feel free to add them to the article or post them at Talk:Jean-Jacques Honorat. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:06, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

January 19

Going in circles - need next step to submit article

hello - i created an article in user sandbox - couldn't figure out how to submit for review. Created same article in article wizzard - can't figure out how to submit for review. Always end up on "This is a draft articles for creation submission. It is not pending review" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tj760 (talk • contribs) 19:09, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

In Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Bridge Card click on “click here” in the line “If this submission is ready to be reviewed, click here and hit save to request a review” —teb728 t c 19:21, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Your draft is not ready for review, however: It has no references to independent reliable sources, and it does not show how the subject is notable. —teb728 t c 19:27, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Reference problem

I am trying to add information from cite sources to a page. I have entered two sentences of factual information and then the "Web Cite" information for both. The <ref> for each entry shows up on the page when I enter it, but when I save the entry only one of the pieces of information shows up on the page and I get this message: Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist|group=2008 A+E Conference}} template or a tag; see the help page. Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist|group=2011 A+E Conference}} template or a <references group="2011 A+E Conference"/> tag; see the help page. I re-tried it and copied both <ref>s and pasted into the <reflist> at the bottom of the page, but the same thing happened. I am so confused - please help. Thanks!— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmart123 (talk • contribs)

 Fixed in this edit. – ukexpat (talk) 21:30, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

January 20

Mark B. Newbauer

Collapsing draft article

Mark B. Newbauer is a Feature Film Writer and Producer born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1973. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago and The Second City Chicago Training Center where he was a writer, director and performer. His gripping short film debut, Dreamkiller, is an ambitious take on Sirhan Sirhan and the events leading up to the RFK assassination. Dreamkiller was winner of "Best of the Fest" at the 1999 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Newbauer also worked in the Talent and Literary departments at The Gage Group, an agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. After more than a decade in the entertainment industry, Newbauer took his passion for both the art of filmmaking and the business sense necessary for a thriving brand, and launched Mike The Pike Productions (www.mtpprods.com), a full-spectrum entertainment firm with a focus in Feature Films and Graphic Novel Entertainment. Recently, Newbauer optioned the film rights to the World Fantasy Award-winning werewolf thriller, George R.R. Martin's The Skin Trade; and in 2011, he produced White Space, an effects driven sci-fi thriller starring Holt McCallany and Zulay Henao. In early 2012, Mike The Pike Productions acquired Saint James Films as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Saint James Films specializes in low-budget, entertaining genre films for the global marketplace. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.39.239 (talk) 20:16, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

This is not the place for a draft article. Please see WP:Requested articles. – ukexpat (talk) 20:30, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Why don't you treat NDAA as equally as important as SOPA

Benjamin Franklin said

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both"

"The whole of that Bill [of Rights] is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals. ... [I]t establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of."

Everyone in this country is slowly loosing their rights. The constitution and Bill of Rights is ever so slowly being eroded away. Please help preserve this great nation.

--209.65.161.128 (talk) 20:25, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

This forum is for questions about editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. Do you have an on-topic question? —teb728 t c 21:00, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

external link guidelines

The short question, Do WP:SPS and WP:EL both apply to external links or is it just WP:EL?

COI disclosure, the website is mine, however the site was not added for promotion or advertising, the site is big enough that the traffic generated by listing it in the external links is insignificant and irrelevant. It was posted for the alternative perspective not present and likely not possible on the wiki page itself. The site does not violate any of the WP:ELNO guidelines.Rick36502 (talk) 20:43, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a collection of links. Your conflict of interest may prevent you from assessing the usefulness of your site to the article. As it recommends at WP:COI, you should propose your site at the article talk page and let others decide whether it merits inclusion. It looks like you are doing that. —teb728 t c 22:20, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Adding relevant references to support statement in article

I would like to suggest references for statement in an article. How do I do this?98.235.20.140 (talk) 21:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

The best place would be the talk page of the relevant article. – ukexpat (talk) 22:01, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

January 21

Pacific Highway

Safety on the Pacific Highway was put in the national spotlight on 8 January 2012. In a spectacular accident in the town of Urunga, a B double truck encountered a passenger vehicle which was on the wrong side of the road, after colliding with the passenger vehicle, the truck ran off the road, partly demolishing some nearby houses. An 11 year old boy, who was asleep in one of the houses, was killed, as well as the driver of the passenger vehicle. Following this accident it was announced, on Jan 21, that the pre-construction work on the bypass of the town of Urunga, as well as several other nearby towns, would commence within a fortnight. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.69.176.62 (talk) 13:34, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

What is your question about using Wikipedia? --ColinFine (talk) 15:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

If you are proposing that as a content addition to Pacific Highway (Australia), this is not a place to propose content; you would do that at the article’s talk page, Talk:Pacific Highway (Australia). But really that seems more a news story rather than encyclopedic content; so maybe a better place would be Wikinews:. —teb728 t c 18:55, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Editing New Submissions

I can't seem to get to the new articles I have proposed that have been reviewed, how do you do that? For instance how do I navigate to this reference: * If you would like to continue working on the submission, you can find it at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/George Lynde Richardson - Marin County Pioneering Surveyor. Where do I paste in, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/George Lynde Richardson - Marin County Pioneering Surveyor and do i use the bars? The sequence is not a hyperlink

I am most appreciative with you patience on this Newbie! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gkewin (talk • contribs) 16:29, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure what the problem is. "Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/George Lynde Richardson - Marin County Pioneering Surveyor" is a link. You can click it and then click the "Edit" tab. Click "My contributions" at top of any page to see all your edits with links to the page you edited. Does that help? PrimeHunter (talk) 17:56, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Changing a page name that has "&" instead of "and"

Hi, Firstly, does it matter if there is an "&" instead of an "and" in the name of the page? If it does matter for search purposes then how would one go about changing the name of the page, if its at all possible. --Ddragovic (talk) 18:45, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

If you are referring to Institute for Bible, Theology & Hermeneutics, the Institute’s website uses “&”; so I would say that would be appropriate for the title of the Wikipedia article. See WP:MOVE for how to change an article’s name. For searching “&” and “and” appear separately; you could create a WP:REDIRECT to have an alternate name for an article. —teb728 t c 19:34, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Since the notability of the Institute has been challenged, it might be a good thing to merge the institute content into the parent St Mary's College article. —teb728 t c 19:40, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I have redirected it to St Mary's College, St Andrews on the basis that there wasn't much notable there to merge. – ukexpat (talk) 02:49, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

January 22

I cannot edit page XYZ. How do I find out why?

Specifically, I want to continue discussion on the Torque:Talk page. I was able to edit it a few days ago, but now the Edit links have disappeared.

(It might be nicer if they were greyed out, with an explanation of why on mouse hover.) 82.32.31.166 (talk) 12:06, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Why couldn't I find the answer in the help or anywhere?

• I found no message or logs saying I have been blocked. If I have been blocked or muted then I imagine I would have been clearly informed. None of my recent edits have been reverted anyway.

• I tried searches in the Help and Reference "Why can't i edit?" and "Why can't i edit a page" and these gave no results. Try it! Amazing huh?

• There was nothing in the FAQ either. I think there should be a FAQ question "Why can't I edit page XYZ?".

TIA. 82.32.31.166 (talk) 12:06, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

You've not been blocked; there's a "block log" link at the top of your contribution log. Which page were you trying to edit? It may be a protected page, in which case there would be a padlock symbol. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:22, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I now see that this seems to be a continuation of the previous question, so I've changed the section heading here. If you are referring to Talk:Torque, it should still be editable. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

In the past there has been a glitch where unregistered users sometimes saw a tab saying "View source" instead of "Edit" on unprotected pages, but I haven't seen reports of this in a long time. Do you see a "View source" tab instead of "Edit" at Talk:Torque? If you do then click "View source" and you should be able to edit the page normally. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:02, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks guys. I don't remember seeing "View source", but today the Edit button is back. I will bear the glitch in mind for next time, and hope it's not some Wikipedia conspiracy.

Meanwhile, what do you think about an extra FAQ session? I suppose it wouldn't have helped me, but I'm surprised I couldn't find any information about being unable to edit a page. I guess it's not a common problem, only reserved for the anti-social. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.31.166 (talk) 23:56, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

External Links

Are External Links required to meet content standards if they are not referenced in the content and not listed as a reference? Specifically WP:OR Rick36502 (talk) 18:09, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Does the guidance at WP:EL help? – ukexpat (talk) 18:19, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

No, this is about a link that had enough value to readers to have a place on the list for years, being pruned specifically because it had original research. Original Research is not mentioned at WP:ELRick36502 (talk) 18:24, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

No, original research is not of itself a reason for rejecting an external link; but I can see that many websites which presented a personal theory or argument would be inappropriate. By the way, "have a place on the list for years" does not imply "had enough value to readers". "Wasn't noticed by anybody who cared enough" is another possible conclusion. --ColinFine (talk)

Experienced article writers

I am new to Wikipedia. Are there people that are approved to write articles for Wikipedia that I could hire to write or consult me.

Jim — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.252.175.2 (talk) 19:34, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

We are here to help you. Anyone can edit wikipedia, but there is certainly a learning curve to do it properly.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:50, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

While it is not technically forbidden, there is a very deep antipathy to and distrust of anybody who is paid to edit Wikipedia, within the Wikipedia editing community. See also our rather stringent restrictions on editors with conflicts of interest. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:15, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

January 23

New Page for charitable organization

I am the founder of an organization called Giveable Giggles. Here is the link to the website: www.giveablegiggles.org How can I create a wikipedia page for the organziation? I read the rules, and see that I can not create it myself. Thank you, Giveablegiggles (talk) 02:26, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

First read WP:ORG to see whether the organization meets the notability guidelines. If it does, request the article at WP:Requested articles. You will also have to create a new account as your user name does not comply with the user name policy. – ukexpat (talk) 02:42, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Well Known UC San Diego Alumni

How would one add the name of John R. Woodward, movie & TV Producer & Director with over 100 credits (including, i, Robot, The Shawshank Redemption, Gattaca, Poseidon, Wild Things, The Craft) to the list of well-known UC San Diego Alumni? Please refer to imdb.com for details. ---- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.250.11.74 (talk) 05:02, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

If his status as a UCSD alumnus is sourced to something more reliable than the IMDb, then add him to Category:University of California, San Diego alumni.--Orange Mike | Talk 05:38, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Hang on, it's not as simple as that. You add a subject to a category by inserting [[Category:(category name)]] in the Wikipedia article about the subject - but as far as I can see, John R. Woodward does not currently have a Wikipedia article, so cannot be added to a category, and should not be added to any list.

If you have sources that establish that he is notable by Wikipedia's standards, you could create an article on him. But I note that the current Wikipedia articles on the first two films in your list (I, Robot and The Shawshank Redemption) do not mention him. I haven't looked further.--ColinFine (talk) 10:37, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

His work as first assistant director on those films is unlikely to qualify him for notability. —teb728 t c 19:20, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Notability / thoery - based on truth as a relative concept (sic)

How can I achieve notability on something as a theory if I reject the traditional concept of notability? I mean - do I have to PHYSICALLY publish this for you guys to value a reference as notable? Help!

Cheers

Edgemeister (talk) 16:11, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

If you reject our concept of notability, as outlined here, then perhaps Wikipedia is not the place for your article. For something to be notable on Wikipedia, it must have significant coverage in independent third-party sources. TNXMan 16:20, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

And not only that: you couldn't self-publish, you would have to publish in a reliable source.

The problem with "Creative cosmology" is almost as much that it is original research as it is that it is not notable. Wikipedia does not publish original research.

In order to be just cited in a footnote, your theory would have to be published in a reliable source. In order to have its own article, OTHER people would have to have written about the theory in reliable sources. —teb728 t c 19:02, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

login change

Hello,

The girl who used to edit this for us has left and has not sent me her logins. I have some edits to make to a page which I want to re-submit asap and have made these edits. However they seemed to have been lost as I was not logged in.

Please can you help me re-set my account login?

Thanks Sarah <blanked> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.201.133.242 (talk) 16:53, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Her account belongs to her personally; it would be a violation of Wikipedia rules if you used it. If you want to edit under an account, you need to create your own account. Her account does not own the pages she edited; anyone can edit them. But who do you mean when you say "us"? Do you want to edit on behalf of a company or organization? If so please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. —teb728 t c 17:26, 23 January 2012 (UTC) Specifically if the other woman’s account is Capitalmsl81, you can edit Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/BLME (Bank of London and the Middle East) as easily as she. But due to your conflict of interest, you almost certainly will have as much difficulty as she writing about that subject without being promotional. Neutrality is not just wording that is not “too self-serving and too hyperbolic”; it is essentially a lack of promotional intent. —teb728 t c 18:37, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict)I'm sorry, but accounts may not be shared. If you wish to edit Wikipedia, you must set up your own account. TNXMan 17:28, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

apparently conflicting information

Bisphenol A (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

Under the subject Bisphenol A Paragraph 3, Production, states: "World production capacity of this compound was 1 million tons in the 1980s,[5] and more than 2.2 million tons in 2009.[6] " At 2000 pounds per ton, that would be 4.4 billion pounds in 2009 Paragraph 6, Use, states: "Bisphenol A is used primarily to make plastics, and products using bisphenol A-based plastics have been in commerce use since 1957.[14] At least 8 billion pounds of BPA are used by manufacturers yearly.[15]" There appears to be a conflict. How can 8 billion pounds be used yearly if world production (in 2009) is 4.4 billion pounds? I am not an expert. I'm reluctant to make any changes because I don't know the subject. If my math is correct, one or both statements should be corrected. Thank you. 96.233.94.70 (talk) 20:10, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

I suggest raising your concern on the talk page of the article(s) in question.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I have followed your suggestion. 96.233.94.70 (talk) 20:25, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

January 24

expermint to chek smoking is harm full for health

i want to know how smoking is harm full for health by expermint which have observatio, prection or reselt requrement — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.249.10.252 (talk) 11:54, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

I suggest you start by reading Health effects of tobacco. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:12, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

I would avoid conducting any experiments yourself, if that is what you are contemplating. Keep in mind that the health effects may show up many years later. Please don't.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:22, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

changing article name

I am looking to edit the name of a page. Currently the title is listed as Intrepid-Sea-Air-Space Museum. The Museum is no longer referred to in that way but is instead Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. I searched for the answer and was told to include the {{DISPLAYTITLE= ___}} however this has not worked... thanks!— Preceding unsigned comment added by IFHF (talk • contribs)

What you are seeking is to move the page. I would first urge you to discuss it on the article's talk page.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:46, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

The website confirms the name, so this looks noncontroversial to me. I will move it. – ukexpat (talk) 20:57, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done - now at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. – ukexpat (talk) 21:00, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

At Sixes and Sevens

An additional usage reference could be to author O'Henry's short story "Sixes and Sevens." 24.223.198.56 (talk) 21:53, 24 January 2012 (UTC)John Myers

In which article would this additional usage reference be added? Propose your change in that article's talk page. —teb728 t c 08:14, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I see: you want to add it to the disambiguation page, Sixes and sevens. The problem with that idea is that there would have to be an article for Sixes and Sevens (story), but no one has written it. —teb728 t c 08:40, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

January 25

Comparison of project management software

I was trying to edit the "Comparison of Project Management Software" to include other features that are important in this type of software, but I received back a messasge stating that my changes were deemed to be advertising.

Why is that?

E.g.I tried to add a new column for "Earned Value Management" which is a cornerstone feature of any PM software. Why would that not be inlcuded. Why are the existing criteria the only one's avaialble for comparison?

Edigiovanni (talk) 06:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

As with all articles, the content of that article is determined by a consensus of editors interested in the article, including you. In order to form a consensus you should discuss your proposed changes at the article's talk page, Talk:Comparison of project management software. —teb728 t c 07:48, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Comparison of project management software (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

(edit conflict) Your edit added a row for ARES - PRISM G2, which you'll notice is displayed as a red link. Before that software can be added to the list, it would need to be created as a Wikipedia article - and before you try that, you'll need to read "Your first article". Adding a red link raises a suspicion that you are here to promote a software package.

Your edit also added six new columns, but the only entries in those columns were those for ARES - PRISM G2, and the answer was "Yes" in each case. This also raises a suspicion about promotion; you chose columns that made the new row look good, and didn't fill in any data about the other software in the list. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:01, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

What is the etiquette of editing a page?

I have pointed out what looks like an error on the List of atheists (C-D) page. I could just go ahead and make the change but there are questions that the error raises that have no obvious answer. Also should the talk sections be cleaned up when no longer relevant and when. Slimy asparagus (talk) 08:55, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

I've responded at Talk:List_of_atheists_(surnames_C_to_D)#Jeffrey_Dahmer. Regarding old talk sections, the current practice is to archive them after a while as described at Help:Archiving a talk page. Bots do this automatically on busy talk pages. If you feel the urge, you can add a template like {{resolved}} to an old discussion, or one of the others listed at the bottom of Template:Resolved. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 10:51, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Cranach Digital Archive

Dear Madame/Sir,

I wonder why you deleted the second time the link from the Wikipedia pages Lucas Cranach the Elder and Lucas Cranach the Younger to the "Cranach Digital Archive" www.lucascranach.org which is a collaborative, non-commercial, interinstitutional and internationational research resource on the Cranachs (read About us!). It seems that you rather prefer to include no links. Sad for Wikipedia.

Best, H

Hcanarc (talk) 09:00, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

You've asked this question several times now, and have received several answers—have you read them? I think I answered it most fully here. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 09:12, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a collection of links.. See our guideline on external links. It's not that we want NO links but rather a very few good ones. Your apparent close connection with this archive obviously gives you a conflict of interest with regard to the archive, which prevents you from assessing its value to the articles. —teb728 t c 09:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

IAS Coaching Institute

Courses Offered for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank Exam, Spoken English, IELTS, TOEFL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.174.129.241 (talk) 09:59, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Do you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia? -- John of Reading (talk) 10:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Adding Link

How do I add a hyperlink to another wiki page to an edit I made? I added "SecurityMetrics, Inc." to the "Orem, UT" page under "Company Startups". However, the link on the Orem page does not link to the SecurityMetrics page, even though there is one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.235.131.194 (talk) 14:19, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

You have to use the exact title of the target page, in this case SecurityMetrics, not SecurityMetrics, Inc.. I've corrected it for you. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

REBELMANN

I would like to create a band page for REBELMANN. Example - they won the "Most Talented Teens" at the 31st Annual Chicago Music Awards. How do I create the page. Thanks! ***** — Preceding unsigned comment added by REBELMANN (talk • contribs) 21:17, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Unless the band meets the notability guidelines at WP:BAND, you don't. – ukexpat (talk) 21:39, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

And your username suggests you have an close connection with the band. So even if the band does meet the notability guidelines, the conflict of interest guidelines would strongly discourage you from writing about the band. —teb728 t c 00:20, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

January 26

Editing link address

Hi there,

I was editing my high schools page for former students that didn't graduate there. I was trying to change Erik Johnson from St. Louis Blues to Colorado Avalanche. After I had entered the URL it said page does not exist when it clearly does.

Any help? I'm really getting frustrated... 75.146.183.121 (talk) 16:15, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

What you put as the link has to be the exact title of the article. I've corrected it for you. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:38, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Head Girls

Can you add all of the Head Girls over the years at walton — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.108.29.139 (talk) 21:12, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Probably a list of Head Boys and Head Girls for schools would make for very long lists of names that would not mean much to most people. Probably not a good idea. In many cases, however, someone who served in such a capacity who went on to a career that brought them to public attention would have an article here (or at least, someone could write one) and sometimes might be worth mentioning in the school's article.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:20, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

January 27

Getting out of editing and getting back to normal wikipedia.

I've somehow gotten into a format for wikipedia that doesn't have the globe, and very few of the normal graphics. There is a plain type "Jump to navigation, search" at the top of every page most paragraphs have a blue bracketed "EDIT" at the beginning and a lot of the words or phrases are underlined and in blue. I can't get out of it. I can't find any information on how to get back to normal. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.129.58 (talk) 03:36, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Maybe you accidently turned off style sheets in your browser. What browser are you using? In Firefox, you can check if this is the problem by clicking View-->Page Style-->Basic Page Style in the application's menu. Did this work? jonkerz ♠talk 13:37, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

thanks Jonkerz, I tried toggling from basic to no and back to basic, but the only thing that happened was that the text lines seemed to drop down a few lines. Still have problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.129.58 (talk) 19:42, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

I've posted at the technical help desk. -- John of Reading (talk) 22:21, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Try to clear your entire cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:22, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Also try visiting this link, and see if that (temporarily) brings Wikipedia back into its full glory for you. If it does, you will need to change your preferences (Appearance tab) to "Vector". — This, that, and the other (talk) 00:44, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Unregistered readers don't have a "Preferences" page -- John of Reading (talk) 08:55, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, very true! (although they may have been logged in at the time, of course.) — This, that, and the other (talk) 11:34, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

uploading

how do i upload pictures — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.185.186.242 (talk) 08:27, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

See Help:Files —teb728 t c 09:48, 27 January 2012 (UTC) You must be logged in, however. And a non-free licensed image like a video cover may only be uploaded to Wikipedia (not Commons), but you must be autoconfirmed to do that. —teb728 t c 10:12, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Trying to upload photos to my non-profit's page- do I need to get them copyrighted?

I work for a non-profit organization and am in charge of updating their Wikipedia page. Currently, it has no photos on it. I would like to take photos my non-profit has provided me with and use them on our Wikipedia page, but I do not want to upload them to wikipedia commons because then they will become public domain. How do I upload my photos so they are somewhat protected? Do I need to have them copyrighted? And, if I do get them copyrighted, how can I edit our page and use the photos on my non-profits behalf? Any help would be greatly appreciated, I've tried looking through all the Wikipedia markup help pages and photo tutorials but can't seem to get a straight answer. Thanks,

Koulighan (talk) 23:22, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

The photos are already copyrighted just by being created; what is needed are licenses to use them. If you upload to Commons, the organization does not have to release photos to the public domain, but they do have to license them under a free license, one that gives anyone permission reuse them for anything, but retains the right of attribution. If they do not free license them, any use of them on Wikipedia would limited by Wikipedia’s highly restrictive non-free content policy; under those restrictions it is unlikely you will be able to do what you want with the photos, and you might not be able to use them at all.

I see you are working on a userspace draft of an article about Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Are you aware that a Stamford Museum and Nature Center article already exist? You should not imagine that the fact that you work for the organization gives you the right to control the content of the article about them. On the contrary it means you have a conflict of interest with regard to the organization, and you are strongly discouraged from editing the article directly. But you should feel free to make content suggestions on the article talk page, Talk:Stamford Museum and Nature Center. —teb728 t c 07:27, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Oh, and see Help:Files for how to upload and use photos. —teb728 t c 08:05, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

January 28

Guy Mountfort wrote a book not listed in your article: Wild Paradise

Wild Paradise; story of the ornithological expeditions to the Coto Donana 1958 illus. by Eric Hosking Would you please add it to your bibliography? I thought it was rare so I looked him up in Wikipedia but had to look further to find it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.31.175.193 (talk) 02:07, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

The Guy Mountfort bibliography does list Portrait of a Wilderness: The story of the Coto Doñana Expeditions. It sounds similar; is that perhaps the same book? —teb728 t c 23:28, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Windmill

File:Blennerville_Windmill_-_geograph.org.uk_-_85577.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.71.24.176 (talk) 22:40, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Did you have a question? - David Biddulph (talk) 22:48, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

January 29

Unbiased

How can wik be unbiased if you/they do not accept input as of December 2011???173.140.113.188 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:30, 29 January 2012 (UTC).

They have always accepted my input, and they obviously accept your input on this forum. So on which page(s) do they not accept your input. —teb728 t c 05:17, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Al Sieber

I must disagree with the birth date of Al Sieber. He was born on February 29th, not the 27th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.47.53.84 (talk) 07:50, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

There did seem to be a number of sources that agree with you (and of course, hence, it wouldn't be 1843!), and no obvious English sources for 27.2.1843, so I changed it, and removed the baptism date which would be inconsistent and seemed unsourced. I then did what I should have done first, and checked de:Al Sieber, and there it refers to parish records which ought to be a reliable source, so I have self-reverted my edit and put a note on the talk page. - David Biddulph (talk) 08:43, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

January 30

Adding a page

I have added a new page - I'm being told that the piece is autobiographical, but is isn't, I am not the subject of that page. How do I clear this up? Would changing my my username help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davies1960 (talk • contribs) 11:59, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Seeing that your description of yourself on your user page seems to match the subject of the article, it is not surprising that you were told that the piece was autobiographical. Now that the question has been raised, you may need to explain your relationship to the article subject, in the context of conflict of interest. The problem may, of course, go away, as the article has been nominated for deletion. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:20, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

I think that people have assumed that the information you put on your user page (User:Davies1960) was about yourself, since the names and dates match and that is what a User page is for. I suspect from what you say that this isn't the case, and you were creating the draft of your article there (it would have been better to use a user sub-page). If I am right, your best course is to edit your user page to remove all that material (now that you have copied it to the new page), and replace it with a little information about you - but since your user name and actions so far have led people to think that you are Craig Davies, you should certainly explain what your relationship is to him, and why you are using that name.

Being autobiographical is only one of the problems with the article. If it is not biographical, and you have explained this on your user page, you may certainly remove that particular one of the notices from the top of Craig Davies (entrepreneur, racing driver), and explain this at the deletion discussion. But unless you address the other issues - particularly the multiple independent reliable sources required to establish that the subject is notable - the article will certainly be deleted. --ColinFine (talk) 12:31, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

If you are not Craig Davies, your username may be in violation of Wikipedia:Username policy, for by combining his lastname with his birth year you create the impression that you represent him. —teb728 t c 00:16, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

More information is required in this article

The article should include Indian (Hindu) culture, where Betrothal is still a practice. However, I do not know when this practice was adopted in Hinduism, but it has been there for long - even during child marriage days. It is exactly the same practice of Jews - that is the bride lives with her parents till marriage and after marriage goes to her in-law's place along with her newly married groom. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.164.64.164 (talk) 16:50, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

You have not said which article you are talking about: I guess engagement#betrothal. The best place to discuss improvements to a particular article is that article's talk page, in this case Talk:Engagement. --ColinFine (talk) 00:11, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

January 31

Adding myself to the History 396 Student list

Hi! I am struggling to sign my name on to a list of students for a History 396 class with Tina Loo. We are a doing a wikipedia class project and I am unable to edit the page and sign myself up. I have tried copying the example and putting my information (user name and full name) into the example but nothing is showing up on the course page after I press save. I am not sure what I am doing wrong? Lia.Fosse (talk) 04:20, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

 Fixed .Moxy (talk) 04:30, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Devoteam

Dear Madam / Sir,

We don't understand why our aticle was considered as advertising. We are sure that Devoteam deserves to have an english page on Wikipedia because:

• Devoteam is a big company share listed on the Parisian stock exchange.
• The company employs almost 5 000 persons all around the world.
• Devoteam is present in France, in many countries of Europe and also in Noth Africa and Middle East.
• The turnover constantly increasing with about 525 billion euros in 2011.
• Devoteam has already an article on the French Wikipedia.
• Devoteam is working with somme of the biggest french companies (Total, Airbus, Axa, Natixis, Dassault...)

We hope to hear from you soon, Best Regards,

Dmcdevoteam (talk) 09:05, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

In the first place please read our guideline on conflict of interest. You are strongly discouraged from writing about your own company because it makes it almost impossible to have the required neutrality. Also your username violates our username policy.

The reasons you give above are all reasons why the company may be notable. But advertising is a matter of the promotional tone and content of the article. Probably your confict of interest make you blind to how promotional your article is. —teb728 t c 10:25, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

I have declined the Afc at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Devoteam for that very reason. – ukexpat (talk) 14:25, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

As to fr:Devoteam, it looks the same as the English AFC draft; so maybe French Wikipedia has different standards for promotion, or maybe nobody there has noticed the article. —teb728 t c 19:29, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

how to do a simple edit of a mistaken temperature conversion?

How do I do a simple edit of a mistaken temperature conversion shown in an article?Bwein1200 (talk) 18:09, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

You can edit it manually, but it is strongly recommended to use a template that will do it for you.

Here is and example of such template:

{{convert|18|°C|°F}} will automatically convert 18 °C to °F, and display it like this: 18 °C (64 °F).

You can read more about the conversion template here Template:convert.

Then just press [edit] on the page you would like to edit and replace the old text with the new. jonkerz ♠talk 18:17, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

But remember to check whether you are looking at a temperature interval or not. A temperature of 10°C is 50°F, but a temperature difference of 10°C is a difference of 18°F. - David Biddulph (talk) 19:46, 31 January 2012 (UTC)