Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

What would you like to do? Ask a question Do something Ask a knowledge question that you cannot find the answer to in the encyclopedia. (e.g. Did Leonardo da Vinci build a working flying machine?) Learn about how and where you can help Wikipedia (information and resources on the basics needed to comprehend, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia) Ask a question at the Teahouse about using or editing Wikipedia that you cannot find the answer to in the Frequently Asked Questions. (e.g. How can I fix this problem with this article?) Create an article now (see Your first article before you start) Ask a question about a practical problem you have that is not related to using or editing Wikipedia. (e.g. I was cheated by a builder. Please Help.) Request that other editors review your new article   Ways to get help If you place {{helpme}} on your talk page, a helper will visit you there as soon as possible! Join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel for real-time chat. New to IRC? Click here to be connected instantly! The template below outlines Wikipedia's help pages and can be viewed at the bottom of most related pages. (Click "show" on the right to expand the template)

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Double Birthdate

This article : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Langtry

is linked in 2005 births instead of deaths. I would post a thing on the discussion bit but there isn't one. So hopefully one of you geniuses who understand this whole thing can correct it. Thanks.

Fixed. Welcome to Wikipedia! Read Wikipedia:Tutorial for a basic introduction to Wikipedia. Cheers, Tangotango 13:01, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Somebody should do something.

I tried to update the Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem file. Ms. Woods means a lot to New York City and especially harlem and all they have is a couple of sentences. I updated it and it was reverted and i dont know why. If it wasnt good enough, then update it, dont delete it. Add some pictures, there is a lot of history in that restaurant and a couple of mistakes so it needs to be changed. They even have a new website. Come on people get on your job. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Illmatic795 (talk • contribs) .

Hello, and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Reviewing your contributions, I must tell you that, before anything, wikipedia is based on verifiable matters. We don't care about truth, just verifiability. Expanding a statement from is the most famous soul food restaurant in New York City. to is the most famous soul food restaurant in New York City, if not the world. requires two citations, one to confirm it is the most famous soul food restaurant, and another for the world claim. Note that we may not use primary sources (in example, information found in their website). Even Wales has stated that zero information is better than misleading information.

Thanks for those contributions, but unless a reliable secondary source can be found, the claims do not really belong to Wikipedia. You are free to upload images, under the correct license, and improve the article, but try to cite the sources you use. -- ReyBrujo 17:34, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

sending messages to users

How would I send a message to a user? I know I can send messages privately by email, but how would I send it to them publicly? Would I go to user talk:_______(username)? If I do, where do I go to send them a message there?

Yes, each user has a Talk page that you can use to contact them with - just go to "User_talk:Username" and add a comment there. You're on the right track. —Keakealani 21:48, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

More specificly, you can click on the edit button like you do in articles, and just add something in the bottom. He will be notified shortly. Don't forget to sign your name with ~~~~. Michaelas10 (T|C) 22:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Element Boxs

Hello ladies and gentlemen! You haven't really heard much from me, because i kinda prefer it that way. I'm a very silent person. Communication isn't much for me. However, if i must, i will! I have noticed that articles such as, Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, or Sharks, all have a box like information to the right of the article, at the beginning. Now i'm working on an article called "Fire", or the Fire article. I was wondering if there is a way for me to do that same box information of fire as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, and god bless you.

Gooden 00:50, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi there! What you're looking for is called an "Infobox", and are organised here: List of infoboxes. Normally, all pages of a certain category (such as all animals, fictional characters etc) have a common infobox, which is created and maintained by the relevant WikiProject (eg WikiProject Mammals). I suggest you browse through the list of Infoboxes to see which category your article would fall under, and then see if there is an infobox for it. Hope this helps! — QuantumEleven 11:51, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Quoting Copyright-Expired Works

I have a book from the 1870s that is a catalogue of British Moths. It contains an engraving and a short description for each moth (a few paragraphs).

Many of them (especially those that are now extinct) simply aren't listed in Wikipedia.

I don't feel comfortable paraphrasing the information, as I'm not an expert on the subject matter. It's likely that some of the information is wrong or archaic.

In cases where there is no other information on a moth, would it be acceptable to quote the relevant paragraphs from the book (with attributions), on the theory that possibly out-of-date information is better than none at all? Or should I forget the whole thing?

DavidZ 12:00, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

The 1870s is old enough to make the book public-domain, so you can use the information in articles. Place an italic note at the bottom of each article, like this:

:''This information was taken from the public-domain (book name).''

as a warning that the information may be out of date. It may also be a good idea to keep a userspace list of the articles you've created (for instance, at User:DavidZ/Moths), so that the information can be brought up-to-date afterwards. --ais523 14:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I've added an initial article (Eyed Hawk-moth), and I'll add more if that doesn't get deleted - DavidZ 19:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

adding RSS feed

How to add RSS feed on wiki page?NPL 17:16, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Do you want Wikipedia:Syndication ? -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 17:46, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Canada Games Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Your article under Canada Games Company reports the existence of a manufacturer in Brampton, which later moves to Concord. My questions is directed to the source of this information, where did you obtain this information? Do you have dates for the business operation? Is there a connection between the Canada Games Company, Toronto which existed from 1919 to ?. This company produced board games, card games, and indoor games such as table tennis, hockey, Pin the tail on the Donkey, children's magazines based on popular fairy tales, kitchenware items for little girls and came with both French and English instructions as early as 1919. One game is entirely in French, including the title. I am seeking information that links the early Canada games company to the one that surfaces around the 1980s with a new logo and address of Brampton and the date the business ceases its operations in Canada. I have searched the Toronto directories for the years where either a magazine or game has a date on the instruction sheet and could not find mention of any business by this name for their early years of operation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.58.202.76 (talk • contribs) .

Canada Games Company? I suggest you to post the question directly in the talk page of the article itself, where it is more likely for you to get an answer, as the users who edited the page are more likely to be able to learn your question. -- ReyBrujo 02:49, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Changing my password?

Umm...I forgot my original password. Now, I've got (password removed for security reasons)--nice, but not that memorable, and if I lose the scrap of paper it is written on, I'll have to start over! Please help me!

StephGemstone

Go to Special:Preferences (or click the 'my preferences' link at the top of your screen), and you can change the password to a new one. --ais523 15:34, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Tim Clutton-Brock

How come Timothy H. Clutton-Brock does not have an article?

Because nobody has written one yet. Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia; if you think that he is notable enough to meet our notability criteria for people, you could write one yourself through the Articles for Creation process (or if you got a username, you could just create the page yourself by clicking on one of those red links above). Alternatively, you could place it on the list of Requested articles. --ais523 16:56, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

church of jesus christ of latter day saints

I have just read the Wikipedia article on the above subject and am astonished at its pro-Mormon bias.

The article was clearly written by a devout Mormon, or perhaps by several of them.

Since the Mormon religion is obviously fraudulent, such an article is an insult to the intelligence of Wikipedia users.

In any Encyclopedia, there must be some commitment to fact and to truthfulness. Bizarre superstitions and invented theologies that cannot withstand the minimum of historical or archaeological research do not qualify.

I suggest you delete this article, and commission a skeptical historian of religion to write another one.

Yours sincerely

Paul Fauvet

All articles on Wikipedia are required to have a neutral point of view. If an article is not neutral, you can notify other editors by adding the template {{npov}} to it. However, before adding this, please read and understand the policy, and also read and understand the talk page. (Click the tab marked "discussion" at the top of the article.) Other editors might be actively discussing how to make the article neutral, and you are welcome to contribute to that discussion. Lack of neutrality is grounds to improve an article, but not to delete it.

I'm looking at the article right now to see what is going on with it. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 20:51, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Follow-up: I did not see any egregious violations of the neutral point of view policy in the article. If you do not agree with LDS teachings, that is a point of view in itself. The article describes the church's teachings and clearly identifies them as such, which in my opinion makes it a good article. Other editors agree, and I see it has even been made a Good Article. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 21:17, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

• Your statement that "the Mormon religion is obviously fraudulent" is biased in itself. When you feel this way about any religion, it's easy to see non-existent biases. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:03, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

New page

Hi I created a new page about an online clan named The Tempest Union and I can't find it. Is it not up yet or what?--Phoenix34 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Phoenix34 (talk • contribs) 23:00, October 4, 2006.

The Tempest Union doesn't seem to have ever existed. In any case, see the deletion policy and the stuff on notability. It was likely deleted under those criteria. If you do know the article's name, you can see why it was deleted on Special:Log. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 21:18, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

The page you mention doesn't show up in your contributions, did you create it while not logged in? — QuantumEleven 09:18, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

The article was deleted, and it would have been impossible for a page to created by an anon. -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 23:29, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Free browsers

Should browsers that restrict redistribution be listed as Free Web Browsers? If not how would the free software portal insignia be removed from the page. The question is about Swiftfox. The license it is distributed under is its own self created license that forbids anyone from redistributing it. This can be proved by downloading it or visiting http://getswiftfox.com/source.htm According to the definition of Free Software and Free Software licenses it is not free. 22:56, 4 October 2006 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kilz (talk • contribs) .

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! First, when signing, use 4 ~, not 5, as five only gives the date. As for your question, Category:Free web browsers clearly states that browsers must be free as in freedom. In the page you linked, it is explained that Yes, that makes Swiftfox "non-free" in the Debian sense but it will always be free of charge to all users. Thus, we could consider Swiftfox as non-free. What is not clear is if you can't compile the code and redistribute the compiled version, or just redistributing it as "Swiftfox". The sentence "No one may repackage or redistribute Swiftfox binaries in any form without prior permission." may refer to these recompiled binaries, or to the existing binaries compiled by the creator. If it were me, I would remove the category from the article, adding only Category:Web browsers. -- ReyBrujo 05:05, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Conscription

how can i find information on how the government selects soldiers to go to war? 131.94.171.94 06:25, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

You're probably better off asking that kind of question on the reference desk, they specialise in answering general knowledge questions like yours. — QuantumEleven 09:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

New pages

How do I add a new page? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SDCowley (talk • contribs) .

First, determine the title of the page. It is helpful to read the naming conventions to give the article a correct name. Also, be sure the article doesn't already exist in Wikipedia with an alternative name. The easiest way is to put the name of the article you want to create in the Search box, and click "Go". If the article does not exist, you will arrive to a page that, between other things, says "create this article" in red. Click the link, and you will reach the blank page you can edit and later save (once saved, the article is created). There is a concept of notability that every article should satisfy. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 12:54, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Calculations in wikipedia

I've tried to find something on this with no luck. Is there any way that Wikipedia pages can automatically work out percentages?

For instance I want to add a game-played v games-won (win ratio) to a page but it would be easier to maintain if you could just alter the 2 bits and not have to calculate the % for yourself.

Any help greatly appreciated. ny156uk 18:22, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

AFIAK there's no calculator in Wikipedia. Google is a pretty good calculator in a pinch though :) -- Tawker 18:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

It can be done with the magic word #expr: (for instance, {{#expr:48/64*100}} displays as 75). However, doing this in an article is probably a bad idea; it's generally reserved for complicated templates. --ais523 16:32, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

New page or topic

How do I create a new page or topic?

Without registering an account, you can't. If you don't want to register, see WP:WHY, and you will see the MANY BENEFITS for creating one. SO MANY BENEFITS! -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 22:20, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

But even if you don't register you can create a new article through Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Garion96 (talk) 22:59, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

True, true, forgot about that. But BENEFITS...BENEFITS!!! Mwahahaha! -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 23:26, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Trust me folks, I am definitely NOT trying to break the record for Wikipedia's very longest talk headline

Is there any other way to make myself more famous and popular on Wikipedia, other than doing great edits or reverts and stuff? There must be some way to advertise my username and to make it well known to the millions of wikipedians out there. --DrZeus 23:37, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, do many great edits or reverts and stuff. Or maybe be the first person to donate one billion dollars to it. You've already posed this question here anyways. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 23:47, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is a meritocracy. Thus, the only way to be "famous" here is to merit it. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 23:55, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Creating very long section headings, which make it hard to add useful edit summaries, may gain you some notoriety, but will achieve the opposite effect as far as popularity goes. ☺ ~ Jeff Q (talk) 00:25, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

That wasn't my point. And Crusty, read the bold.--DrZeus 00:43, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Reading is overrated. Besides, what Ginkgo100 said is true; we tend to respond better to useful contributions than anything else. Why do you have a need for popularity here anyways? -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 00:52, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm... I'm really sorry, guys. I'm humbled by how sincere and humble you guys are. You're right. I shouldn't demand popularity because I'm too lazy to get to work and don't have as much time. Thanks a bunch. --DrZeus 01:36, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Well no there are no way's to become famous but there are quite a few ways to become infamous. Whispering 19:10, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

How do I make a contribution?

I would like to see the info below appear under the term Relaxology if,when it is ever inquired about.

Relaxology is a light, fingertip touch applied throughout the body in a consistent pattern to reduce stress and enhance relaxation. It is performed by Relaxology Technicians. The typical person seeking Relaxology does not need muscle manipulation or the traditional massage, rather they seek mental relaxation from pain-free, calming touch. Sessions usually last 50 minutes.

Thanks for your contribution. Please use ~~~~ after your post, that will add a signature to your edit. As for your information, try adding that to Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Note that you will have to add some kind of reference to prove the information is not original research. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 19:41, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

need help

i want to upload an image for my page but i cant and as far as i know, i did averything the upload image thing said. can u please tell me how to do it step by step? i really need help on that.--Master twigg 17:01, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Hello! If you have uploaded the image at Image:Test.jpg, in example, you need to use the [[Image:Test.jpg]] in your page to show it. Note that fair use images can't be used in user pages, per our fair use criteria. For more information, see Help:Image. -- ReyBrujo 19:34, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

job

i want to get get a job on wikipedia. how do i do that?!?K.j 18:47, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

There are no jobs that exist that you are going to get paid for. Though you may like the reward board. Iolakana•T 19:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

CAT:AOR

I really don't understand the concept of recall, can someone elaborate a bit for me? Fredil Yupigo ^{What has Wikipedia become?} 01:15, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Sure. As you know, there is not an easy way for desysop'ing an administrator once he is elected one. Thus, some administrators created the category stating their willingness to present themselves again to a RFA if a determined amount of good standing editors request him or her to be recalled. The administrators who had put themselves in that category have done so volutarily. The only administrator who has been recalled, as far as I know, is Crzrussian, who is currently having his recall at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Crzrussian 2. Hopefully that clears the matter.

By the way, I advice you to change your signature, as it is too long -- ReyBrujo 01:25, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

All right. Thanks :P —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fredil Yupigo (talk • contribs) .

Image:Biological cell.png

Why is this a black box? Or at least I see it as one. Fredil Yupigo ^{What has Wikipedia become?} 20:38, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

It shows correctly for me. -- ReyBrujo 02:51, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

I also get a black box. No idea why. Garion96 (talk) 02:57, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Black rectangle for me too (Windows XP, IE Version 6) - Adrian Pingstone 15:05, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

• Perhaps problems at the commons or with your particular browser/OS combination. It shows fine for me. I'd like to hear other people's setup to compare them with Adrian's so we can see if perhaps their problems share the same cause. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:44, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

It's an IE thing. It works fine in Firefox for me, and borked in IE. Internet Explorer frankly has borked up PNG support, though I've never seen non-transparent PNGs render that poorly. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 17:48, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

How to correct a mistake in an article title

A) How do I correct an article title? I erroneously made an article with capital "a" for accent. This contradicts standard wikipedia policy.

B) How do I merge an article that has a typo of the person's name with the correct longer article with the proper spelling of the person's name?

Steve Ellman: the incorrect spelling & stub. Steve Elman: the correct one. Thanks. Dogru144 21:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Both articles have been created by you and you are the only significant contributor to both. So just redirect the old one to the new one. Dont need to do anything else -- Lost^(talk) 01:08, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

I came accross a baRBIE B-BOOK COMPUTER BUT IT WAS MISSING A SMART CARD AND ADAPTER CORD, WHERE CAN I GET ONE.

User Page question

Is there a guide/guidelines/technical info on how to create a decent and appropiate user page for myself? I look at all these people with these nice user pages, how do I do that??? Its actually quite frustrating, I have no idea where my question would be answered in any of the FAQs, and no idea on how to go through the enormous amount of help info without spending a few years reading everything.

Try viewing their source by pressing the "edit this page" button and all will be revealed. Good luck. — Nearly Headless Nick ^{L} 16:43, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Read up WP:USERPAGE as well. — Nearly Headless Nick ^{L} 16:45, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

I need help

How can i make a new page on wikipedia?

• Since you haven't signed up for a Wikipedia account, you need to go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation and follow the instructions on that page. --Aaron 17:58, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Or, even better, create an account! It's free, and gives you all sorts of benefits (one of them is being able to start articles). — QuantumEleven 12:00, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Uploading image

Hello,

I'd like to upload an image of The Rentals from their official website (http://www.therentals.com/return/imagegallery/)

Would an image like this be allowed? I'm not sure what sort of licensing information is relevant or appropriate for this.

Thanks! - Vagus 19:57, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Those images are all copyrighted. See the notice right at the bottom of the site. This means you cannot upload them here unless it is under fair use. Fair use puts several restrictions on the usage of the image. Please go through the above link as well as Wikipedia:Fair use to understand more -- Lost^(talk) 20:23, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

• The article already has an image. Any more than one would be more decoration than encyclopedic use and violate fair use rules. = Mgm|^(talk) 11:41, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

User box boxboxtop thingy

All right. How do you keep that boxboxtop thing on the top righthand side of the page? I have no clue how. Grand Master of the Jedi 00:38, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

You can find general information on userboxes at WP:BOX. The particular information I think you're after is at WP:BOX#Grouping_userboxes. Luna Santin 00:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Small Problem...

Ok, this is really bugging me and I know it's a stupid question. How do you make the symbol that looks like an L when editing? Like if I said The Alchemist (producer)(*)The Alchemist The symbol where the asterisk is...

This is the symbol:

|

. The button should be on your keyboard, located next to the brackets, and is right above the "Enter" button. You have to press Shift + button to get |. Nishkid64 23:25, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

It is called a pipe or vertical bar. See there for other ways of typing it. -- ReyBrujo 05:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Tibetan font problem

I sent in a message (my first?) yesterday complaining about Tibetan script not appearing in the proper (stacked) way it should on Wikipedia pages. Now I'm thinking that maybe the contributor (well, ALL the contributors I've seen) just didn't use a UNICODE Tibetan font, maybe that's the problem --- but, I can't see any way for me to change the font on the page (of any Wikipedia article which includes Tibetan script) and see what happens.

• • • • How does an editor change a font?****

(not the "system font", just local changes for specific words).

-- Jakob Dempsey Jakob37 12:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know, fonts cannot be changed. However the Tibetan script support needs to be added to a local machine in order for that language to appear properly. That is done either by adding fonts to the local machine or enabling the language support in the control panel. Does this answer the question? -- Lost^(talk) 13:25, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Since I am a specialist in the Tibetan language, obviously I already have Tibetan language support on my XP system. (I used to use a Macintosh, but the keyboard entry software for Tibetan is very awkward, so I have switched to Windows) The problem is, the Tibetan letters in many cases are supposed to stack up on top of each other, just like in Devanagari most of the vowels appear above or below the letter they are attached to. Even if a Tibetan font is Unicode, it needs special support from Opentype technology (in the Windows environment) for the stacking to occur. But Wikipedia's editing environment does not provide such support, so the Tibetan appears unstacked, just one letter after another, on the screen. So, what can we do to help correct this situation? --- Jakob Dempsey Jakob37 01:42, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Userboxes

Okay this may be a stupid question, but how do I use the user boxes? Or even access them for that matter.....

See WP:BOX.--24.20.69.240 19:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Quality Assurance

To the multiple editors of Wikipedia

I am responding the specific entry of Quality Assurance(QA); however, QA has multiple application and vital interdependencies.

I offer the following as a new contributor for iterative collaboration and development.

The current QA statement remains rudimentary without three basic dimensions that provide a necessary framework. They are:

1-A QA entry requires a statement regard its system roots with active linkages to System Theory.

QA is a systemic application of professional inquiry.

2-Corporate QA must emanate from a set of policies and procedures(P-&-P) providing both ground and guidance for QA. Wikipedia’s own P-&-P give demonstration of this necessity.

3-The learning curve for new members to Wikipedia needs an application of QA. The multiple web-pages are at best a fragmented effort to be helpful including editing by redirecting the old to its replacement.

I seek your collective response.

Richard Smith, Ph.D. Northwestern University QA Director, Loretto Hospital Chicago lsr@core.com

PS: Log-In not accepted for new account! ??

Wikipedia is freely editable. See WP:V, WP:VANDAL, and a whole lot of other Wikipedia namespace pages for more information on the checks and balances utilized to keep the quality of the enyclopedia up at a more or less acceptable level. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 21:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Our QA is limited to verifiability. Here is explained that we don't care if what we write is true or not, we only care there was someone else before from reliable sources. So, if some CNN writer said that flying cows are found in Argentina, and that was confirmed later by ABC and BBC, we can have an article about flying cows. -- ReyBrujo 21:55, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Now, if you were not referring to Wikipedia itself, but the article about Quality Assurance, feel free to edit it, citing reliable sources. -- ReyBrujo 21:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The day Wikipedia runs like a large corporation will probably be the day I turn in my editor's badge. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 19:03, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Kayla Coxx

Kayla Coxx is a American transsexual porn film actress. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hem33 (talk • contribs) .

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. If you want to create an article about Kayla Coxx, feel free to do it, quoting reliable sources to verify the information you add. If you are unsure, you could ask Articles for creation to create it for you, although you, as a registered user, should be able to create it. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 17:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

WP:IPA

There ought to be a Wikiproject focussing on IPA pronunciations in articles. I can't find it, so if anyone can enlighten me as to its whereabouts that'd be great. If it turns out there isn't one, I'll propose it, but I wouldn't want to repeat a proposal so if anyone has the means to find out please help! Respond on my User Page if possible, cheers. Kris 11:57, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know, there is no such project. -- ReyBrujo 17:24, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Whidbey Island

Currently information listed on Whidbey Island, Washington lists it as the third largest island in the contiguous United States after Long Island, NY and Isle Royale, MI.

I have a copy of a newspaper article from 1985 regarding a Supreme Court ruling declaring Long Island N.Y. as a peninsual. Additionally, it states that research done via Websters Geographical Dictionary listed dimensions for Isle Royale, Michigan and Whidbey Island, WA. proving that Whidbey Island, WA. iss truly the longest/largest island in the continental United States.

Whidbey Island's size is stated in the article as 168.67 square miles, and Isle Royale's as 206.73 square miles. Also, there is no information in Long Island that would suggest it was a peninsula. Are you sure that the newspaper is a reliable source? If you are, it may be best to check the references given in the other articles, or to look up backup references of your own, to dispute the facts shown in the other articles. A link to the Supreme Court ruling and updated geographical figures would probably be enough evidence. --ais523 16:07, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Urbanicity is a name and concept that I invented in 1974. It is the degree to which a geographical unit is urban.

Definitions of other urban terms have been varied and confused. The term urbanism has meant several things and ideas, but Louis With was most influential, defining urbanism as a condition typified by a loss of tradition and closed family ties and so much social and spatial mobility that people lose all of the goodness of the folk community. The term urbanization has meant a variety of shades of meaning, mainly of two sorts. One, the sociological, defines urbanization as a move from rural toward that thwich is of the city including such things as industrialization. The other view uses urbanization to mean the growing numberical dominance of the city vis a vis the small town and the purely rural. One can use the percent urban, but it is a crude measure commonly producing the specter of a high perce nt urban in anarea whith hardly any urban units except for one bulk city far to one side.

Urbanicity has been used by thousands of websites and the concepts have been messed around. Learn more about Urbanicity at www.urbanicity.us. If you are really interested email me at [e-mail removed]

Breckenridge Mountain

hello- i was just trying to fing some information on breckenridge mountain in california and nothing came up. so i thought i would try and request for some info to be posted on the web site, because it is a beautiful place full of life and it would be a great place for people to bring families to.

Have you tried Articles for Creation? This is a good way to request new articles. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 21:16, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Creating new article

Urbanicity is the degree to which a geographical unit is urban.

This term and concept is used to fill a gap in talking about how urban an area is. Other urban terms do not cover the topic. Urbanism is a termed, most famously defined by Louis Wirth, as a condition typified by a loss of tradition and close family ties and so much social and spatial mobility that people lose all of the goodness of the folk community. Urbanization means either a move from rural lanscapes to city streets and factories, or it is the growing numerical dominance of city people over the rural population. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Amartin1984 (talk • contribs) .

Urbanicity has become a popular term, mostly on the Web, but the useage has strayed; see urbanicity.us. Copyright: W. Allen Martin, The Measurement and Conceptualization of Urbanization, Dissertation: University of Texas, 1976.

Have you tried Articles for Creation? This is a good way to request new articles. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 21:16, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Amartin1984, and welcome to Wikipedia! An even better way to create articles is to make an account. If you need more help, you can post on this page :P Fredil Yupigo ^{What has Wikipedia become?} 23:54, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

GAH!

Omg... Stupid Enforced Wikibreak Script... if I don't do anything I will be locked out of my account for five years. So can someone delete that part for me? Thanks. Fredil Yupigo as 69.158.76.85 02:04, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Try disabling Javascript in your browser before you log in. -- ReyBrujo 03:27, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Looking for an image

1965 Burton Valley Elemantary, Lafayette, CA

Looking for an image of "Mrs Floods" Kindergarden class.

Any idea's as to how I might go about finding that?

Thanks in advance

TOC

My username seems to prevent me from viewing table of contents of articles. How do I fix that? --JDitto 06:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Either you've changed your preferences, or they've got muddled with someone else's. First, bypass your cache to make sure that your preferences really are yours (on most browsers, Control-F5 will work); then, if the TOCs haven't reappeared, go to Special:Preferences or click on 'my preferences' at the top of the screen; TOC display is under 'misc'. Hope that helps. --ais523 07:28, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you nice person. :) --JDitto 07:31, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

calculus

intergrate (sinx)^5 209.88.89.149 08:53, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

This page is for help using Wikipedia; it's not clear what you're trying to do. If you're trying to ask a mathematics question see the Reference Desk; if you're looking for help formatting the question in Wikimarkup you probably want to type

[[Integrate]] <math>(\sin\,x)^5</math>

which produces Integrate $(\sin \,x)^{5}$ (see Help:Math). --ais523 09:01, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

query abt a new word

hi,

i need to notify about a new word called "zuber" which is posting same emails repeatedly ,with concious ...ie posting same emails to annoy ppl.....and a person posting is said to be zubering....

could u guid me abt how should i go to get this word in winki dictionay?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neo 2603 (talk • contribs) 11:01, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

As that is a neologism, it is unlikely to be found acceptable to the Wiktionary. KillerChihuahua^?!? 11:12, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Redirecting a search term to a page

Hi, I'm new so please be gentle! I have created and saved an article entitled "Methods-Time Measurement" (originally an empty page from a link). Now when a search is made for "Methods-Time Measurement" my article is found. However, if I do a search for "Methods Time Measurement" (no hyphen) no article is returned. It would seem a bit over-the-top to create another article with exactly the same content but without the hyphen in the title. Is there any way of redirecting the search "without the hyphen" to the article "with the hyphen"? Thanks, Gordon Lawson

It's really simple. Just go to the second article and type in #redirect[[Methods-Time Measurement]] and that will make that page redirect to the other one. -- Steel 15:15, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

• Remember that the word REDIRECT needs to be in capital letters and that there must be a space between that word and the actual link. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:27, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Or, easier, just wait a while. The internal wiki search engine takes a while to update itself (a matter of weeks and sometimes months) - so, eventually, the page you mention will show up even if one searches (note: "search" not "go" - those are two different functions!) for a slightly different 'version' of the title (eg without the hyphen). For more info see Wikipedia:Searching. — QuantumEleven 12:34, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

edit toolbar icons

Where do I find information about the edit toolbar, specifically how to use the "media file link" icon? I am trying to fix my first entry to comply with all the tedious requirements to provide references, validation, etc... for every detail. I didn't realize what I was getting myself into by adding a simple article.

Deleted pages

Hi, I noticed recently that two pages I watch have been deleted, these are Tim Jackins and United to End Racism. The former still shows up on a search, but the page is gone. I checked back through the logs of pages for deletion and couldn't find either. Can someone explain what's happened here? Thanks! MarkThomas 08:50, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Tim Jackins does show up on the deletion log as having failed to meed WP:BIO, and United to End Racism still exists and has never been deleted. What makes you think it was? —Keakealani 08:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Question re: External links

How can my company become an "external link" under the search term ESOP?

Thanks for your help.

(contact details removed to prevent spam)

Wikipedia is not for advertising; it's an encyclopedia. So the answer is that it probably can't; you could try adding the link yourself but it's likely someone would remove it.

OBE

Hi How or where do I find a list of recievers of the O B E.

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --ais523 15:50, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

• I suspect our OBE article has links to lists of recipients. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Srikanth's article beyond redemption..

Hi, This is to request someone to correct the mess that is this page called "Srikanth". I have tried to modify it but some obvious star-struck fan keeps reverting it to the same old gibberish that characterizes much of the article. Please help!!Sriram sh 20:01, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, I can suggest rather than engaging in an edit war you clearly and rationally express your throughts and justify your edits on the article's talk page. It may also be a good idea to contact the conflicting editor directly, if it's just one person. Rather than reverting edits without explanation (which could end up getting you blocked for 3RR), making the effort to compromise and engage in discussion can benefit the article and the site. If things elevate, you may be interested in Wikipedia's dispute resolution processes. Good luck! —Keakealani 20:31, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Localised spellings.

I've just edited the page for Mass Production as there were two different spellings for "labour" (labour and labor).

Being from the UK, I corrected the "labor" one. However, a US editor would probably correct the "labour" one! Are there any rules regarding localised (or localized) spellings? I don't want anyone to get upset by my edit as I only did it as it would be preferable to have one or the other, not both on a single page. If someone changed them so they were both "labor", I can't say that I'd be upset! ;)

HybridRed 20:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Pretty lame edit wars have indeed happened over this. It's best to use British spelling on articles specifically British (Tony Blair) and American spelling on American topics. (George W. Bush) For other articles follow the spelling style of the person who created the article. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Garion96 (talk) 20:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia fine print?

Once I made a username on wikipeida, is there anything else that happens apart from having a watchlist and customized skin and a userpage? Does part of my computer become used for Wikipedia's private purposes? Is there a site that has all of Wikipedia's fine print on it? --BoWavem0n 23:14, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Don't worry. Wikipedia does not steal information about you, and we will not use your computer for diabolical purposes. bibliomaniac15 23:17, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

nothing TOO diabolical... ST47Talk 23:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

When you are logged in, your contributions are recorded only with your user name. When you are not logged in, contributions are recorded under your IP. So you have slightly more privacy when you are logged in, because regular users can't see your IP address. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 23:31, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

If you want more information, you can take a look at Wikipedia:Why create an account?. -- Natalya 02:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

• All WP information is stored on servers. We don't need your computer to store anything as is usually done in a peer to peer network, but even then it's not private to just them. You can imagine how much servers we need, so please consider making a donation by following a link in the left menu if you can spare the money. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:12, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Need help

Hi guys! I am Mark Torrefranca a newbie to wikipedia, I would like to ask how will my page be viewed on Wikipedia thru the search engine? how would it be part of the article,hope to hear from you guys,Thank you very much!

I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand your question, so could you elaborate just a bit? More specifically, I don't understand what you mean by how it would become part of "the article". Thanks, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Fredil Yupigo 01:23, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey Mark, welcome.

I think you is trying to ask how people will view his userpage. Now, since I am not sure what your username is, I can't give you a very detalied response, but I'm pretty sure that the userpage is not in the search box on the left of your page. People usually come across userpages when they want to put a message on your talk page.

Thanks for contributing, and remember, it is more helpful to all of us if you sign your name with four tildes (~) <---- that's a tilde) so that we can know who you are and probably leave a message on your talk page.

Enjoy wikipedia!

Onlyabititalian 18:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... more coding problems

I used the following code on my user page and it worked perfectly. You can check there if you want:

{| style="position:absolute; top:0px; height: 60px; width:100%; padding-bottom:20px; background:#F8FCFF; color:#888;" valign="middle"
 |<h1 class="firstHeading"><font color="Salmon">Fredil's Thinking Pool</font></h1>
 |}

And now, I use the following code on my talk page, and, well, you can check there:

{| style="position:absolute; top:0px; height: 80px; width:100%; padding-bottom:20px; background:#F8FCFF; color:#888;" valign="middle"
 |<h1 class="firstHeading"><font color="SteelBlue">Fredil's Mailbox</font></h1>
 |}

Help, anyone? Please? Thanks. Fredil Yupigo 01:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I believe I fixed it. Simply added a <br>.--Fuhghettaboutit 17:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Question

Lets say someone works many hours editing material. What would their general motive be?

Fame, fortune, girls, wait never mind. Some do it for the greater good, some personal satisfaction; some strive for power and Wikimedia board positions; some like to collect Wikipedia:barnstars. There isn't really any one general motive. I do it because it's fun and intellectually engaging unlike most other online computer-oriented activities.—WAvegetarian•(talk) 01:47, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

There is also the satisfaction of knowing you've helped someone somewhere in Internet Land. Whenever you Google something and a Wikipedia article pops up, you get your information because some dedicated contributor has spent their time creating it for people like you to read. I appreciate their work, and do my part to aid others in the areas I specialise in; it's a cooperative effort, and the final result is extremely satisfying! — Editor at Large^(speak) 03:24, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Copyright Permission for Images

Hi. I have just expanded a stub for The Annual Air Guitar World Championship contest. I'd like to add a picture from the official page, located at: http://www.airguitarworldchampionships.com/ . The offical site says their images are Copyright and for use only in conjuction with press articles about the championship.

I looked through the Wikipedia help pages and found the Wikipedia:Example requests for permission. I used one of the templates to ask their permission to use an image.

I just want to double check that I have done the right thing. I am also wondering what I do when they reply. Assuming permission is given, how to I ensure this is acknowledged? I'm also wondering if I need to send a copy of the response email to anyone at Wikipedia HQ so that we maintain a record that permission has been given. I couldn't guarantee that I'll be able to save and find the email if it were ever needed. I just want to avoid creating any potential problems. Thanks - MrsPlum 09:04, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

If/when you receive permission, you should forward your request and their response to "permissions AT wikimedia.org" (replace AT with @) and then list the details on Wikipedia:Successful requests for permission. - Akamad 23:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Article deleted without any process?

I've been making various minor edits on Wikipedia some time now, but have only just signed up for an account in order to contribute to an article about a webcomic I enjoy. This article appears to have been deleted on somebody's whim without any kind of process whatsoever, just a one line comment.

This doesn't seem like the way things are supposed to operate... I thought things had to be nominated on Articles for Deletion and go through due process before being deleted? The deleter was an admin, aren't they of all people suppsoed to follow the rules?

Another reader has started an AfD page, but in the meantime the article is still missing... what is supposed to happen here? Not very encouraging for newly signed up contributors...

Any comments appreciated. - Grim Revenant 12:06, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Well first you could ask JzG, the admin who deleted it, for more information. But the article has been deleted according to some kind of process. See Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Articles point number 7 (according to the deletion log). See Wikipedia:Deletion review if you want to appeal the deletion. Garion96 (talk) 12:27, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, cheers for that! It's good to have a better idea of how things are supposed to work. - Grim Revenant 04:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Adding a new article

how do i do it? 03crichardson 14:48, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

To create a new article, enter the title in this box, and go to that page (Keep in mind that punctuation and capitalization matter!):

You can find a lot more information at Help:Starting a new page. And if you have any questions about how to edit, just ask :o) Happy editing! tiZom_(2¢) 15:48, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

what file format to use on uploads

Please tell me what file format I am to use on file uploads. I have searched everywhere on this site and found nothing close to this, but whenever I try uploading a .doc, .rtf or .txt, I get an error message saying it's not the right format, but no instruction on what is the right format. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.161.130.13 (talk • contribs)

File uploads are generally just for images (or audio files...). Sounds like you may be trying to upload the text for an article. If this is the case, then try the following:

• If it is an existing article, try to incorporate the text from your document into the article by navigating to that article, and selecting "Edit this page".
• If it for a new article that doesn't exist yet, go to Starting a new page, type in the name of the article you wish to create (remember that spelling and capitalization matter!) and start writing your article.

In both cases, remember to follow Wikipedia's Policies and guidelines.

If this doesn't answer your question, please reply here so that we can help you. tiZom_(2¢) 23:46, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Colouring of links

Why are some links coloured blue and some coloured pale purple?

Please can you reply to my page User talk:JVSmithson.

The links coloured blue are 'fresh links' you have not clicked on them before. The pale blue links are links to the pages you have visited before, and the link colours make it easier for you to distinguish the pages apart. CattleGirl ^talk 07:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

New Articles

how do you make new articles?— Preceding unsigned comment added by SEANoawesum (talk • contribs)

Look at Help:Starting a new page for advice on this issue. You might also want to look at Help:Contents/Editing Wikipedia for general guides to effective contributions. Regards, (aeropagitica) 09:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Subcategory

--Mordechai Shlomo 09:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)How to create a new subcategory

A category is put into another category just like you would any article -- for example, at Jimmy Wales we'd place [[Category:Living people|Wales, Jimmy]] at the bottom of the page, and it's in the category. Categories will show up as a redlink, until there's content at the actual category page (usually nothing more than a brief explanation of what the cat's about, and probably a parent category). See WP:CAT for some more information. Hope that helps! :) Luna Santin 10:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

(after edit conflict)

Edit the page you're trying to add to the subcategory in question, and add [[Category:XXX]] to the bottom of the page, replacing XXX with the name of the subcategory you're trying to create. Save the page. Notice that the subcategory now appears at the bottom of the page you just edited. Click on it to open the subcategory, which will show you all the pages currently in it (probably just one, the one you just added!). Click the "Edit" button to edit the category, then add [[Category:YYY]] to the bottom of the page, replacing YYY with the category you want your new subcategory to be a subcategory of. Save the page. Voilà, all done!

For more info, see Wikipedia:Categorization FAQ, Help:Category, and Wikipedia:Categorization. Hope this helps! — QuantumEleven 10:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

HELP

I HAVE USED WIKI MAY TIMES SEEKING INFO, NOW I WANT TO CREATE AN ENRTY.....NEED HELP.... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lollie67 (talk • contribs) .

Hello there, Lollie67. Three things: First, don't shout (use uppercase sparingly, only when necessary). Second, check this reply to get some tips about creating an entry. And third, welcome to Wikipedia :-) -- ReyBrujo 14:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

question about sources

if I know something happened because I'm an eyewitness to it, how do I convey that as a reliable source? do I have to cite someone else, or can I simply cite myself? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bree123 (talk • contribs) .

You generally don't cite yourself in an article. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk) 01:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

You need to cite a reliable source. In example, if several newspaper and magazines interview you about what you had seen, you could cite those secondary sources. Note that, if they write you saw something you did not mention to them, you would not be able to correct them, as we are forced to believe the reliable secondaries sources instead of the original research. -- ReyBrujo 03:09, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

About my page I tried to add

I recently added a page to your website about the definition of what phusion photography is, and It is being flagged for deletion. I didn't understand why until I typed in phusion photography in my address bar and was directed to someone's page that has a business with the name "Phusion Photography". I just wanted to let anyone and everyone know that by no way are the 2 related!!!!! Please take my page into consideration....I just love the art form of what it really is-Photography and art fused together...I wish more people could experience it! Jacquee Oakes —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jrmc (talk • contribs) .

Hello. The article Phusion Photography has been deleted twice, according to the deletion log. CSD g11 means advertisment (see point 11), while "no context" means that the article did not make sense. -- ReyBrujo 22:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

It does seem that people think these two are the same thing. When there is "blatant advertising" on WP, it is noted as such, and it goes through a [quick] process called Speedy Deletion. It seems that this article has been "speedy deleted" twice now. This process is in place to immediately prevent certain things (advertising, user bios, vandalism) from becoming Wikipedia pages.

In order to keep the page from being deleted again, I would post a message on the Talk:Phusion Photography page just explaining why this is encyclopedic. If it is what you say it is (a form of artistic photography), and it meets the Notability criteria, then I see no reason why this should not be a WP article. Here are a few things to try:

• Expand the article a little. As it stands, it is only a stub. And it sounds like a very interesting topic. We'd like to hear more!
• If you have done this type of art yourself before, consider uploading a picture to illustrate the topic. (If you do this, make sure you have the right licensing info - ask me if you have any questions)
• Most Importantly - Cite your sources. I'm sure that the reason they speedy deleted this is because when you search "Phusion Photography" on Google, you can't find anything about the topic...just that company that you mentioned. See WP:CITE for more info.

Hope this helps! And if you have any other questions, just ask! tiZom_(2¢) 22:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Unicode

I have been editing the constellation articles and have noticed that a lot of the zodiac sign articles have the symbol, followed by "Unicode ɪ", suggesting the symbol has not come out properly. I have been deleting that part in quotation marks above but am starting to wonder, if it appears in a lot of articles, is it just something wrong with my computer? See Virgo, one I have left in for the purpose of this question, for an example. Reply to my talk page if possible please. Kris 08:36, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Replied on User talk:Poolkris. --ais523 10:33, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Question!

How do you copyright a photo?Bvrdamr 20:20, 26 October 2006 (UTC) How do we add information to a page without it being deleted?Bvrdamr 20:20, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Hello there, Bvrdamr. There are several speedy deletion criterias, which allows administrators to delete articles within minutes of being reported. Please check if the article you had created did fit there. As for a photo, you should tag it with the correct copyright tag, which depends on what you are uploading. When you upload, there is a combo box with several options. Note that some non free alternatives (in example, the one where you give permission to use only in Wikipedia or for no commercial purposes) mark the photo automatically for deletion. Check at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags which tag would fit the photo you are uploading. If you need more help, post again here. -- ReyBrujo 20:33, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Page Redirection and Infoboxs

How do I add stuff to text pages(lines, etc) and how do I make pages get redirected from words -King SweaterHead 12:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC) 01:18, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

For your first question, you might want to start at this Wiki markup guide. That may be the kind of thing you're looking for.

And a redirect is done with some simple syntax which you can see at WP:REDIRECT. SubSeven 01:36, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Dude! -King SweaterHead 12:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Did I say "text pages?" I ment Infobox... How do I add lines to the Infobox... -King SweaterHead 16:11, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Stranger in a Strange albiet Brave New World

I'm wondering if there is a central Wiki forum with a "traditional" forum layout, somewhere or other, because my impression right at this moment is that the Wiki has 5 million articles, each with its own discussion page, and at any particular moment some hundreds of thousands of people, more or less, are having any number of thousands of compartmentalized discussions, but with no idea of what's being said on the 4,900,000 other pages they are unlikely ever to visit...some of which might have broader implications for the Wiki as a whole. (This is not meant as a criticism, but rather as a, well...html form of glancing about while scratching ones head in puzzlement.) [I'm sure I'm missing something here, possibly the better part of 5 million somethings, so if anyone should feel an urge to respond please jump right in...] Cryptonymius 07:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

The various sections of the Village Pump may be what you're looking for; the Administrator's noticeboard also has a forum-like layout. --ais523 07:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I want to learn to build tamplates

Hello, I find tamplates of wikipedia exciting. I tried to look at help-pages about it but it was very confusing (and there tooo many pages). I have a basic knowledge of HTML. How and where do I learn building tamplates like {{Maharashtra}} ?

Plz reply on my talk page.Thanks! Mahawiki 15:46, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Replied on user page -- Lost^(talk) 03:12, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Need more specific ref. info to a ref in article on "Schistosomiasis"

Hi Wikipedia, I am trying to get a copy of an article cited in the entry for "Schistosomiasis", but there is not enough info in the listed reference: Charnock, Anne (1980) Taking Bilharziasis out of the irrigation equation. New Civil Engineer, 7 August. Titch —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 154.20.46.64 (talk • contribs) .

I suggest you to go to Talk:Schistosomiasis, and ask there if someone can be more accurate or to add more references. That appears to be a book citation, though. -- ReyBrujo 22:42, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

How do I tag an article with a NPOV flag?

That's my question!

Simply write {{NPOV}} near the section which violates it. Also explain on the talk page which section/ sentences violate NPOV -- Lost^(talk) 08:46, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

about modern conflicts

what are the main issues that determine modern conflicts & why?222.165.170.187 12:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

My guess is fanaticism, greed etc, but you might try asking at the reference desk. This helpdesk is mainly for issues related to wikipedia only -- Lost^(talk) 14:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Tons of reasons, why else would there be entire academic disciplines with countless scholars dealing with this issue? --71.232.94.99 01:22, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Sticker

A little silly question: where can I find list of stickers like this?

idBahasa Indonesia

---

These users can speak Indonesian.

Thanks for everybody help. Please answer to my talk page. Yves Revi 14:15, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

The stickers are called userboxes. See Wikipedia:Userboxes. utcursch | talk 14:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Searching for a "new" article

May I toss three questions at once at you? Thanks!! - I've written two new articles some time ago, but they're still not available via the regular "search" function: If entering an article title and pressing "go", I'm directed to the article, but if entering the article title and pressing "search", the article is not included in the listed articles. Is there anything that I'd have to do before the article is displayed there? - Maybe my second question is referring to the same problem: Both articles are about people, thus listed as "firstname lastname". If I enter only the last name, I don't get any results. Is a redirection necessary? Or what else? - And finally, one of the article titles contains a special character (ñ). Any "easy" and wikipedia-conform way of creating a link from the title spelt with n to the correct article (spelt with ñ)? (Or should I create a general redirection?) Thanks in advance. --71.232.94.99 01:19, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I can answer your first and seconds ones for sure; the search function is updated periodically, but it can sometimes take a while, so eventually it should show up in the search. Unless you wrote the articles a really long time ago, I wouldn't worry about. As for the second question, unless the person is commonly referred to by only their last name, there shouldn't really be a redirect. You can check and see if there is a disambiguation page that referrs to the last name, or that includes people by the last name, but in general even on disambiguation pages, only people known simply by that term should really be included. -- Natalya 02:47, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Last name redirects like that of (Nicolai) Rimsky-Korsakov, (Mahatma) Ghandi, (Friedrich) Nietzsche, (Jorge Luis) Borges, (Sigmund) Freud, (Jean-Paul) Sartre, (Carlos) Gardel, etc. etc. etc. are then all just exceptions? (Or is that some function that kicks in only after the search function is updated??) Yes, this is no rhetorical question, I'm just trying to make sure I understand you alright. :-) ... And for the third question--let's call it the "Cortazar/Ataturk question" (-> Julio Cortázar/Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) :-) --I'll just wait for more help, okay? ... --71.232.94.99 06:08, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Last name redirects like the ones that you mentioned above are usually only for extremely well-known people with no other links to the last name- if there were other links, there should probably be a disambiguation page there.

For your 3rd question, if you have an article name with a special character in it, then you can do a redirect to that page- for example, Padme Amidala redirects to Padmé Amidala. Happy to help- CattleGirl ^{talk | e@} 06:30, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Wrong link; I think you meant redirect. --ais523 09:14, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

That's the one- changed it in my original response. :) CattleGirl ^{talk | e@} 09:16, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

what do you mean when i have to signature

i've done username & password, then it say's something about a checkbox with a signature. Can you please try and help me understand what it means, thankyou.--Leezy69 08:17, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

There are two possibilities for what someone saying could mean. They might be referring to the signature (typed ~~~~; you can also click on the 'signature' button above the edit box) that you should type at the end of any Talk page message, but you seem to have done this above so you're fine on this side. They might also have been referring to custom signatures; the page I linked above also gives information about this, but you don't have to worry about customizing your signature if you don't want to. --ais523 08:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Ex Students of St Paul H.S.School

Hi! I need to know is there some place where the ex-student of st paul can enter there present profile with there year of passing. I need to enter my profile & also want to view my class mate profile. If such kind of Information is not there it should be added as per my suggestion . Rishtnow I am working in Dubai and need to know if I can find any one of my class mate is here or not . I can be in touch them also. Thanks Best Regards Jaleel Ahmed Email:(email snipped) Passing yr 1988

Hi, this is not an alumni website. We are an encyclopedia and include only encyclopedic information. You might try orkut etc to put in your profiles and search for your classmates -- Lost^(talk) 12:39, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Signpost archives?

I need to see the archives of the recurring Signpost story "In the news" for a project. Please reply on my talk page. -- Chris chat edits essays 01:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives -- Lost^(talk) 03:16, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

How to delete image

I have uploaded a couple of test images and now want to remove them. how do i do this.

help files contain lots of info on uploading but v little on removal.

thanks in advance

Plese write {{db-author}} on top of the image. For our deletion policy, you can see Wikipedia:Deletion policy -- Lost^(talk) 11:45, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

contributing info or images from a buisiness

I work for a company that manufactures valves and machine tools and we have several images or diagrams as well as a list of information in regards to various industrial technology. After reviewing wikipedia i see several such devices not listed or articles listed without diagrams. I have reviewed wikipedia's copyright section and now im more confused then i was in the begining. My company has no problem contributing our diagrams, or exploded views of such devices however they asked if i would be allowed to say image contributed by company X ,is this allowed?

It is not just allowed, it is encouraged! If the company is willing to release these images under GFDL, the license requires that whenever the image is reused, the copyright holder should be properly attributed. There are however other licenses that the image can be released under such as creative commons. Please be informed however that the image, once released under these licenses can be used commercially by anyone (providing he gives the company the due credit). Also please be sure that the image is not just spamming for your company's products -- Lost^(talk) 16:16, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Help to use the Lekhini software

Dear Friends, Greetings. I am a new member to the Wikipedia. Before my joining I have used sevaral times the Unicode Telugu Software Lekhini Successes fully to writer emails and to create webpages. Soon after I have logged into Wikipedia and created an account it become hard to use Lekhin. Whenever i opened the Lekhini site just a gray screen with a line of words on the top of the page appears. I dont know why it occured and what shall I do? So I am posting this request to the respected members. Please help me in this regard. Thanking you Yours sincerely Rev. P. B. Ravi Prasad

Please post your answere on my talk page.

Version lability

As a relatively new user, I have done a major rewrite of an article this week with hundreds of changes - yet the version on the website does not include most of today's edits - even though they appear under history - how can this happen? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgoodyear (talk • contribs)

Have you tried refreshing the page? If they are the most current edits, they should show up. -- Natalya 22:47, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Deleted edits?

[1]: ClockworkSoul reverts to Stollery, but Stollery is nowhere in the history. Fredil 02:54, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Lost in the aether? - keeping tabs on a submitted article

I submitted an article yesterday and am looking for quick tips on how to keep tabs on its progress.

I know that thousands of speculative articles are uploaded every day, so I understand that the servers are busy. I'm guessing there's just a huge backlog But how do you keep an eye on a submission and check what, if anything, has happened to it? I can't even locate the piece now. If I go to 'my contributions', I can see what suggestions I've made on others' work, but can't find my own piece.

The entry was entitled 'Chemetco,' and was meant as a candidate for the main Wikipedia pages. Any suggestions very welcome. At the moment, I've no idea how I'd discover what's going on with it.

Many thanks.

--Astral highway 09:28, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

It looks like you submitted a submission titled 'Chemetco' to Wikipedia:Articles for Creation, but it was removed by the unnamed user User:59.144.23.152 (here is what happened). That user shouldn't have removed your submission without leaving a box explaining why, so that was incorrect. I've salvaged your submission and placed it at User:Astral highway/Chemetco. Due to WP:CORP reason 1, I think the article has a chance of surviving, so I'll place it in articlespace (a 'main Wikipedia' page) at Chemetco to see what happens.

To answer the general question, you can 'watch' a page to see what happens to it; Help:Watching pages explains what to do. (You probably want to watch Chemetco.) --ais523 10:06, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Some questions related to Geert Hofstede article

In his books "Culture's Consequences"(2nd, fully revised edition, 2001) and Cultures and Organizations, Software of the Mind (2nd, revised edition 2005) Professor Hofstede, as stated in the article, identifies the five dimensions of culture. What I am a little confused about is that only two of the dimensions is represented in the article about Hofstede and his work. The other three links to other articles that deals with the same subjects, but not necessarily from Hofstedes perspectives. To make the confusion even worse, only 4 of the 5 dimensions has hyperlinks, whereas one of them links to the exactly same page the link is present in the first place. I think that someone (me?) ether should write more about Hofstedes perspectives and research on those dimensions on the Hofstede article, or remove those two that currently are present. (I didnt want to waste writing before checking with someone with a little more experience that I have, if you cant help me, maybe you can point me to someone who could?) —Bagdad-Bob

Feel free to edit a page to improve it. Placing a message on Talk:Geert Hofstede will help to attract editors who watch the article, but on Talk pages there's sometimes a possiblity that no-one will reply. The looped wikilink going back to the original page should probably be delinked, as they just tend to confuse people. --ais523 13:47, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Created New Article, and I can't get text in subsections to display properly

Text does not wrap, and requires use of horizontal slide bar to fully view. How do I correct this? Coupdegra 16:37, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Don't indent paragraphs. Leading spaces cause it to do that monospaced-nonformatted-box thing. To separate paragraphs, just use a blank line. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 16:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Corrected it. Cheers -- Lost^(talk) 16:47, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Consumed Crustacean: Thanks for the advice and thanks for correcting my article.

Coupdegra 15:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Untitled

Some time ago I created article and published it on Wikipedia. The article is on 'Synthetic phonics'.

Since then I have noticed that 2 links appear towards the bottom of the page which people have added. I would like to know what to do if these links are not relevent specifically to the main article.

I would like to remove these links because they seem to be superfluous to the article and merely there as a means to gain traffic for their own/someone else's site whose content is only vaguely related.

Please could somebody advise me as to the appropriate way to handle this situation.

Jimbo2 81.2.127.210 17:57, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to remove the links per WP:SPAM. Spam is actively discouraged on wikipedia -- Lost^(talk) 18:10, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Pozzorubio....

Pozzorubio as listed on your documents or pages is incorrect.... i am from pozorrubio pangasinan and i hope this gets corrected.... POZORRUBIO and Not POZZORUBIO as listed in your pages...

Quality of uploaded images

Hello,

Two questions about uploading images:

1) The quality of .png and .gif images that I've uploaded seems to decrease when rendered in Wikipedia. For example, the article SDHB has an uploaded image, and it does not look nearly as good as when I view the same file on my PC. How can I make the image look better?

2) When I reference the image (see same SDHB article), the image doesn't appear in full sometimes. Is this because my formatting is wrong, or is the image going through some sort of review or approval process?

Please post the answer on my talk page.

Many thanks,

Johnhfst 03:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

No review process, as soon as you reference it, you should see it. Apparently there is a cache issue there with the thumbnail which is not being generated. See Wikipedia:Purge, maybe it can help. If it doesn't, and nobody here can help, go to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) and ask there. There had been some issues with image cache lately. -- ReyBrujo 04:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I copied your answer to his talk page, ReyBrujo, hope you don't mind. - Akamad 04:11, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Deleting redirects?

Is deleting a redirect the same preocess as deleting an article, or is there a specific process for redirects?SuperDT 04:32, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Different process. Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion. It's pretty much the same as AfD, but with a more cute name. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 04:34, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Likewise, redirects are subject to slightly different criteria for speedy deletion. See WP:DELETE and/or WP:XFD for more information. Luna Santin 04:37, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Yuck, double edit conflict :P Finally, if you want to move an article from a page to a redirect, see Wikipedia:Requested moves. For deleting a redirect that points to a deleted article, use {{db-redirect}}. -- ReyBrujo 04:39, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

some retooling of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation

the information on this page is somewhat misleading. part of the problem is that it does not conform to standard notation - using, for example, the same symbol, N, for population size and sample size. the latter is usually denoted by n. also - there is confusion between the population mean and sample mean - with the same symbol used for both.

i would be willing to rewrite part of the page to aleviate these sources of confusion. however, i do not have any idea about how to go about doing so.

i am also wondering about the following:

1. i would not want to post anything without having it vetted by 'editors' or others that contribute to or maintain the page.

2. i am not familiar with the svg and png graphical file formats. (i work usually with dvi files created with tex and convert them to pdf if necessary - as when posting them to a website.)

i am an instructor in a stats dept at a large university - so i do know this subject matter.

any help in getting me started down the right path with this project would be appreciated.

talmyd

I noticed that no one had responded to you here. We would love to have your help in editing the article. You don't have to have it vetted by an "editor" as you are an editor yourself. You are probabably more qualified than most of the people here. I have left a brief welcome note on the talk page for the IP you posted from. The Wikipedia:Tutorial is a good place to start.—WAvegetarian•(talk) 22:00, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Adding an article to Categories

How do I add an article that I have written to categories? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Joe.traylor (talk • contribs) .

Add [[Category:XXX]] to the bottom. See Wikipedia:Categories for more information, and let me know if you need any more help! tiZom_(2¢) 16:40, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Deleting an Article

I made a mistake and put in an article and then found that I had the title wrong. How do I delete the article that is not titled correctly? The Golden Mile, Spain correct The golde mile - spain incorrect

Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Obiscoito (talk • contribs) .

Not really any need to delete it, but you should probably redirect it to the correct name. To do this, just go to the incorrect page, and completely replace the content with the following: #REDIRECT [[Correct name]] This way, if someone were to type in the incorrect name, they'd be forwarded to the correct one. Hope this helps. If you need anything else, please let me know! tiZom_(2¢) 17:13, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

(edit conflict) There is no need to delete. Just go to The golde mile - spain, edit the page, and delete everything, leaving #REDIRECT The Golden Mile, Spain there. Save the page, and it will become a redirect. A word of warning: next time you create an article in the wrong page, don't just copy/paste the contents of the page in the new article. Instead, use the "move" tab near the "edit this page" one, to move the article from the old to the new location, so that the history of the page is kept. Since both articles have the same one item history, you can convert the wrong title in a redirect. But if you had more than one edit in the old article, you should move it, not just copy it.-- ReyBrujo 17:19, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Taxonomy of articles in Wikipedia

I was looking for info on motion picture lighting and ran into some inconsistencies in how some of the articles are categorized. For example, I found a page named Motion picture terminology. This page has the category "Film and video terminology". On this page is the term Hard light. Following the link to hard light I find an article about a fictional concept used in comic books and SciFi pictures.

When I searched for Soft light I found an article about the quality of light as applied to photography. The article had categories of "Photography stubs | Red Dwarf | Photographic equipment". This page actualy gave the description of hard light that I was expecting.

THE PROBLEM The terms "film", "video" and "television" are mixed up together in various articles. They refer to capturing and delivering audio/visual information to people interested in experiencing them. Other terms that can be applied to this medium are "cinema", "movies" and "motion pictures". The former terms relate more to the media on which the images are captured and/or delivered, the latter terms relate more to the end result.

Photography is the name of the techniques used in the capture of images. Two techniques are now in use to actually capture and store the images; chemical (film) and electronic. The electronic can further be broken down into analog and digital. Still photography uses both film and digital methods. Motion pictures use all three. While the lighting requirements differ for each of these mediums, the discussion of lighting techniques apply equally well to all of this.

This gets even more confusing if you consider that live event lighting (stage plays, concerts, etc.) share much of the same attributes with all of the above.

THE SUGGESTION So it would seem to me that in order to prevent the proliferation of articles and categories that conflict and overlap each other, there needs to be some kind of agreement on the taxonomy of these related areas.

THE QUESTION Is there a process in place on Wikipedia that can aid the communities of contributors in coming together to discuss these issues, reach consensus and take action to bring existing and new articles into alignment with that consensus?

Rshaver 05:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Rshaver. I think your best bet would be Wikipedia talk:Categorization.--Fuhghettaboutit 05:18, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding Proposed Deletion and IP users

Let's say I put a ProD tag on a page, and an anonymous user removes it, with no explanation as to why, and makes no significant edits to justify why they did it, can I put my ProD tag back, or what should I do? SuperDT 19:32, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

It is considered that the prod is being disputed. In some cases, it is possible to put it back (in example, if the anonymous blanks the article), but it depends on the situation. If the anonymous has edited extensively in the past, he is disputing the tag, if he is blanking articles around, he is vandalizing. You should send the article to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion if the prod is disputed. -- ReyBrujo 19:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

proof of research

How do I prove that my contributions are true? Because i updated an article & it got deleted because there was no reference that it was true, but i've already found two web addresses that prove i'm right & i also know that i'm right because I went to a lecture about this subject.

so is there anyway that i can stop this hapening?

thanks daffy_elmo (I may be small, but I've got a brain the size of.....umm.....the size of.... a... a bigger person!). 02:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, primary research (like hearing a lecture) isn't a plausible source, as it is considered Original Research. However, if you have physical citations, go ahead and add them to the article. If you want to work on the article in pieces without having it deleted, I strongly suggest creating a user subpage such as User:Daffy elmo/draft and working the article together there before you make it official, giving you time to cite the information in it. It's true that things which are true are deleted, but it's better safe than sorry, and with no way to verify your information it is difficult to know the difference. Let me know or post here if you need more help! —Keakealani 02:10, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

thanks for your input.

The only problem is though it's not my article i was just updating an existing one, & i didn't want to add a link to the page as they weren't relavent to the article itself (they were only proof that i was correct). so should i just add my update agian or should i post the links of proof to the user that deleted my update?

thanks daffy_elmo (I may be small, but I've got a brain the size of.....umm.....the size of.... a... a bigger person!). 02:27, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

There's no such thing as article ownership, really - everyone is allowed to contribute (and in fact encouraged) so go right ahead and be bold! —Keakealani 02:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

You may be interested in reading up on Wikipedia:Reference#How to cite sources, which explains how sources (like the websites you mentioned) should be cited in an article. Hope that helps! — QuantumEleven 12:37, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

User:Werdnak

Potential imposter of User:Werdna? Fredil 02:31, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

• Unfortunate similarity with name, but the userpage doesn't suggest impostery. Did you see any suspicious edits? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:30, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Looking at the userpage, this is just an unfortunate coincidence (both users have the same etymology for their name, which you may be able to work out by studying their userpages). --ais523 10:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Sig issues (again!!)

The following will not work and produces the "Invalud raw sig" message:

[[User:Fredil Yupigo|<span style="#ABABAB">Fr</span>]][[User Talk:Fredil Yupigo|<span style="#898989">ed</span>]][[User:ILovePlankton/My loyalties to my friends|<span style="#666666>il</span>]] <sup>[[Frostmourne|<span style=Indigo>Frostmourne Hungers</span>]]

Fredil ^{Frostmourne Hungers}

Fredil ^{Frostmourne Hungers}

Fixed - see diff -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 16:26, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

still doesnt work.

'''[[User:Fredil Yupigo|<span style="color:#ABABAB">Fr</span>]][[User Talk:Fredil Yupigo|<span style="color:#898989">ed</span>]][[User:ILovePlankton/My loyalties to my friends|<span style="color:#666666">il</span>]] <sup>[[Frostmourne|<span style="color:Indigo">Frostmourne Hungers</span>]]'''

The last element is missing a </sup>, after the last ]]. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 16:51, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Alas, I must point that your signature may be considered too long. If possible, try to limit it at 200 characters. Thanks. -- ReyBrujo 18:12, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

If when you type your sig in your preferances and save, it may be due to the fact that the HTML taggings are wrong. Check to make sure you have the correct color names and all the superscript working correctly. Also I think the sig you are shooting for is a little long.--Seadog 00:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

New windows

how do i make internal/external links/URLs open up in new windows/tabs ?

I have not found any references to this aspect anywhere. Please do let me know. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ranten (talk • contribs) .

There is no way of doing that automatically, as far as I know. However, you should be able to click the link while pressing the Shift button down, which would make most browsers open a new window or tab. -- ReyBrujo 07:05, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

If you are using IE, go to tools --> internet options --> advanced --> and uncheck "reuse windows for launching shortcuts" -- Lost^(talk) 07:09, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

What I meant was, when using conventional HTML, one would force a link to open in a new window or tab by using TARGET= NEW...or whatever...isnt that possible on wikipaedia?

No, that's not possible, it was designed that way on purpose. Under what circumstances did you want to have a link on Wikipedia automatically open in a new window? — QuantumEleven 12:33, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

How to add a new entry

Hi, I want to add a new entry to "James E.(Jim) Long. There is already an entry by that name, but it's my name but not my bio. I want to enter my own information as I am as worthy of being listed as the "other" Jim Long.

Can I edit that entry and add my information after the current information?

Thank you

James E. (Jim) Long —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JimLong (talk • contribs) .

Hello there, and welcome to Wikipedia. I heavily suggest you to read our autobiography and notability guidelines before creating an article. If you feel you fulfill both requirements, we will be glad of helping. Note that these kind of articles may produce a conflict of interest, where the neutral point of view is at risk. -- ReyBrujo 00:04, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Editing aircraft info

I did an edit for the first time and tried to update the information on the Piper PA-31 Navajo. Some of the information went in OK because I used the predefined key phrases (i.e. stall speed), but some did not. For example, I could not enter Vmc, the minimum controllable speed. This is a key speed for any twin engine aircraft, even though when I did a search on Vmc this particular meaning wasn't defined (I'll have to add it at a later date). There were several other speeds that I couldn't enter as well.

My preference would be to have you reply on my talk page, but since this is my first time editing Wikipedia, I don't know if I need to do anything to set it up (which I haven't) or if I just need to go to it from the tab at the top of the page. therefore, please respond in the appropriate manner and hopefully I'll find your answer....

Thanks, HiFlyChick

00:10, 13 November 2006 (UTC)~

Try Template talk:Aircraft specifications, which sets out all the parameters you can include in that template. If it's missing some that you think it should have, you might suggest additions on that page. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 14:22, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Language translation issues on pages

For the Hunter X Hunter page on Wikipedia, the names of certain terms, places, and characters in the graphic novel series are questionably translated. On one hand, it seems that most users decide for the page to go by names that are known by most fans through outside sources. However, an official product that has been translating these terms into English has been around for quite some time now. Is it more appropriate to use the names translated by an official product, or by freelance translators whom are often inconsistent in their translations?

Or is it more acceptable to go by what most English-speaking fans seem to know the character as (No matter if the name is translated correctly or incorrectly), despite it being different from the book published in English? It's been an issue for a little while, and any help would be appreciated. If you could post replies to my talk page, that would be of great assistance. In order to make the pages as accurate as possible, it would be of significant help if anyone replies. -- Mr. Toto 23:40, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia has its own naming guidelines, and every WikiProject is free to set a sub-set of naming guidelines. In the case of manga and anime, they basically follow the WikiProject Japan recommendations. See this discussion to get an idea. Also, you may be interested in this, specifically point 3. If you have any more questions, I suggest you to ask it here. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 05:31, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Erp

Alright, this is not exactly a question about EDITING wikipedia, but about the little signatures at the end. Four tides. I have my signature that looks like this : Cinnaspice! ^{Please talk to me}. And when I insert that into my preferences and stuff, it comes out all freaky, and the colours dont show at all. Help?

User talk page hopefully cleared it up... --172.192.215.205 04:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh. You're everywhere...this is a bit awkward.

Nah, just saw it on you contributions. Feel free to ask someone else for help if need be, my HTML sucks. ;) --172.192.215.205 04:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

adding to persons lost @ sea

I'm new to Wiki. I was reading about Kaiser Wilhelm because one of my great grandfathers had built a table from the railings of his yacht METEOR that was disassembled in Long Beach, CA early 1900's.

Then I was looking for "persons lost @ sea." Richard Haliburton was a famous author and adventurer and was on this list. I added to a comment on the bottom "James N. Sligh, cook for Richard Haliburton also went down in the same Chinese junk in a typhoon in 1939 as Haliburton. He was my grandfather." It didn't say "Famous persons lost @ sea," but he was connected with Haliburton as an employee. I was just explaining why I put his name there, but I knew they could not put all that. So what now, will they delete it? I think I put it in last night or Saturday. Thanks for any help you can give me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by somethingsquare (talk • contribs)

Anyone can edit an article (including to removing content). Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages establishes the main principle; if you make a change and no-one removes it, then you've made the change. I can't guess what other editors will do with an article on a subject I don't know about. On the other hand, don't write in articles in the first person; see the Manual of Style for more information. --ais523 10:21, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

questions

- what is real name of Mahatma Gandhi?
- which country has more population in the world?
- who is Pakistan president now?
- what is new name of Madras?

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. CattleGirl ^{talk | e@ | review me!} 07:38, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Frankly I think you are trying to get us to answer your test questions. All these answers exist within Wikipedia. I have added links to your questions. Click on them and find out the answers yourself -- Lost^(talk) 07:43, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

A Gotra in vaishya community called "Mahaur Vaishya"

Hoorable sir/Madam, Do you have any source to tell me about the origin of MAHAUR VAISHYA. If you have, please tell me in detail . Jeeaarkay111 11:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

You may try asking at the talk page of Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism or else at Wikipedia:Reference desk -- Lost^(talk) 12:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

About adding photos

It seems so complicated to add photos. All I want to do is add this photo to Major League Gaming - http://www.mlgpro.com/themes/MLG/img/c.gif if that doesn't show, then the logo at www.mlgpro.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Arrashju (talk • contribs) 17:34, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

To upload images you need to go to Special:Upload and upload the image from your computer, making sure to fill in the box saying where you found it and selecting a licence (e.g. GFDL or public domain for images you have the copyright to, or a fair use justification for logos like this one). Major League Gaming already has an image of the organisation's logo, though. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 17:57, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Creating an article

How do you create an article that will stay and not be deleted?

See Wikipedia:Your first article for some advice; the rules about deleting an article instantly are at Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion and about deleting an article after a delay at Wikipedia:Deletion policy; if you avoid triggering any of the deletion criteria, the article will probably stay. --ais523 09:12, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Virtual classroom update and assignment template

We've moved on to our second lesson in the Virtual classroom, though each lesson is continuous so we may see more additions to the interface share and compare as well. The current topic of discussion is "stubbing."

To help keep track of what's going on, here's a template you can place at the top of your userpage or talk page:

Hope to see you at the Virtual classroom soon.  The Transhumanist    12:24, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Newspapers as images

I am citing a lot of old local newspapers as sources for several articles on urban myths and local legends. Mostly, these newspaper articles are over 30 years old and aren't archived on the papers websites, and so aren't widely available. Is it permitted for me to scan/obtain scans of some of these articles and to post them as images alongside the wiki-articles (in moderation of course).

I've seen this done a couple of times before on other pages, but I'm not certain if it is a copyright vio or not.

perfectblue 12:28, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

First off, I am not a lawyer.

The main problem I see with your idea is that 30-year old newspapers are still well within their copyright terms (ie the copyright on them has not yet expired), so they are not in the public domain. However, a case could be made to use them under the fair use provision (in US copyright law - this only applies if these are American newspapers). Wikipedia:Fair use has a fair amount of information on this.

Something to think about: if you're just trying to use these newspaper articles as sources for articles, then I don't see any need to scan them in, just cite the relevant article (including obviously the name of the newspaper, date, author of the article etc). It's not important that these articles are not "easily accessible" - if a researcher wants to find them to trace the citation, that's certainly possible.

I hope that helps! — QuantumEleven 16:18, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it helps. They are US newspapers, most date back to the mid-1940s and are obscure local publications from places like Wisconsin, where just about every town had its own local paper. On of the reasons that I was considering including them, is that the articles that I am working on har no pictures of the events/incidents/people involved, and the newspaper clippings could be used as picture/contain picture. One on an article might round it off nicely as long as it doens't get overdone.

perfectblue 16:57, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

In that case, my advice is to scan in the more pertinent ones and upload them into Wikipedia under the fair use criterion. If it's legally okay, I think they would add a lot to the articles in question. — QuantumEleven 17:11, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Random 'just an example' image in "picture of the day" section

On page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Afryka_1890.jpg near the bottom, there's a random image. I'm also concerned that the text may no longer say what it's supposed to. Can someone fix it? Thanks! :) 217.39.163.153 15:21, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Done, it was just a test, and the text (although I have no idea what it says) was not modified. Thanks for noticing! -- ReyBrujo 02:45, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Inserting an image

I've uploaded an image to Wikipedia but I want to insert it in a article. How do I. The only button appears to be insert gallery.
Liz —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lizzievee (talk • contribs) 18:56, November 16, 2006 (UTC).

Hi there! Take a look at Wikipedia:Picture tutorial, which should explain all the basics. — QuantumEleven 17:15, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

PS It seems you managed it, well done! A few notes: it's usually better to display an image as a thumbnail, as the full-sized version takes up an awful lot of space on the page. Also, a caption is usually a good idea, to briefly describe what the image is about. You can find out how to add captions and make thumbnails in the link I mentioned above.

Inserting an image

First, apologies for my technical inabilities. I simply want to add the company logo to the "Snell & Wilcox" article.

article location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snell_%26_Wilcox image location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SnellWilcox_Logo.gif

But that's as far as I can go. Your information pages and tutorials are way too cryptic and technical for me. Can I send you the logo as an email attachement for you to include in the article? I am part of the management team of Snell & Wilcox.

Kind regards, cFilm

I've fixed it. You need to specify a size, or it will just be a link..--Werdan7^{T @} 03:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Merging Suggestion

I'm a rather new user here at Wikipedia, so I'm not too sure about this one. I've been editing a thing or two in Elementary algebra, and coincidentally another person was too. We started adding things here and there, but it seems that the information is piling up. I'd say it might be too much information for an article that's supposed to be elementary. The section that I've been contributing in (with examples mostly) is 'System of linear equations'. There is a reference to the supposed main article, which is System of linear equations. However, I can't help but notice that in the main article, there is a clear theoretical definition of the subject, but it has no examples. However, in Elementary algebra, the subject is hardly defined, while examples are abundant. I thought maybe a basic reference to the subject could be made (with basic examples maybe) in Elementary algebra, while moving the more in-depth examples we are creating to the main article, System of linear equations. That way, we would be cleaning up one article and expanding another. The problem is I do not know how to make this suggestion. What talk page should I use? I made a comment in Elementary algebra, but I didn't start a new discussion. It ocurred to me that maybe I should have done it in the talk page for System of linear equations. Can you point me in the right direction when dealing with merging suggestions and the like? (Quadrivium 00:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC))

Hello there. I am guessing the best place for discussing these merges could be the talk page of Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics. They are likely to understand why these articles haven't been merged. -- ReyBrujo 02:32, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I have taken the discussion there and got my answers.--Quadrivium 17:27, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Making groups and portals

I've noticed that there are a lot of articles relating to New Mexico and Albuquerque specifically and am trying to figure out if there's a good way to get those in some kind of category so they can be improved by members of that community. Would it be possible to make a wikiproject or a portal on that? I'm thinking specifically of articles like Don Schrader, Lobo Theater, Albuquerque Journal, etc. There have to be lots of helpful people from here out there, I just don't know where to look for them! Thanks. IMFromKathlene 04:31, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

If you're interested in starting a WikiProject, Wikipedia:WikiProject is a good starting point to read from. There is no formal process for creating a Portal, but Wikipedia:Portal gives one possible set of instructions you might want to follow. --ais523 08:28, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Fan forums as external links

Just wondering if I can get some clarification on whether it is appropriate for fan forums to be included as external links. I've seen them linked on some pages, and seen similar links quickly removed on others. Which action is correct? Thanks, Decromin 11:13, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

They can't be used as reliable sources; if a fan-forum is well-known and not spam, it's possible it would make a good external link. One thing to do might be to check the Alexa rank; if it's a reasonably small number then there might be a good case to include the forum, but I advise you to take all search-engine results with a pinch of salt when it comes to establishing notability. --ais523 17:15, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Fan forums and fansites in general don't actually meet any part of our guidelines on external links. External links sections aren't web directories, for stuff that's merely "useful"; they have to add something to the article. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 02:57, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Difficulty reporting suspected hijacking (!) of another Wikipedia's interface language

I'm not succeeding in figuring out how to report what appears to be a serious problem, so am posting here in hopes that a NCH editor will be able to guide me. (Obviously I'm still a New Contributor requiring Help since I haven't succeeded in doing this without assistance :-)
It seems that the interface screen of the Dutch Wikipedia comes up with its navigation bar (left side of screen) in the Sundanese language (:su:). This is not vandalism of a page by an editor, so I failed to comprehend how to report this as suspected vandalism. Instead, I've posted several notices with details on the Village Pump (assistance) page, but am not at all sure it'll get suitable attention (and assistance) there. I may be wrong about my suspicion (though I'm quite sure and have checked this out as best I can). If an editor here can advise me and/or reroute the posting, I'd be much obliged! -- Thanks, Deborahjay 09:06, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

(LATER:) RESOLVED in a reply to my Village Pump (assistance) query No. 2 - the problem was apparently caused by a spurious setting (by ??) of su - Basa Sunda for the language in my preferences on the Dutch Wikipedia, that affected my browser even when I wasn't signed on with my User name (!) Thanks go to editor Tra for suggesting the solution. -- Deborahjay 20:58, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism Warnings

I'm working on a page where a user keeps deleting a neutrality discussion tag (and yes the discussion is ongoing) I really don't think they are going to take a warning from me seriously and I'm not sure which template to use, could someone help?Velps 17:23, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Question Re: uploading Image to a specific place

I just attempted my first contribution to Wikipedia, an upload of an image titled "Detail of Orange Dog's Face", intending that it be added to the Gallery for "Giant Swallowtail". It apparently was uploaded somewhere, with no links. What should I have done to see that it was added to the intended 'Gallery', and how do I fix it? Light1 18:30, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

This is what is supposed to happen in WP when you add a picture. It's added to the encyclopedia with a name, and then you have to add that to the page. I went ahead and added it for you. See Giant Swallowtail. You can change the caption if you want by editing that page. Let me know if you have any other questions! tiZom_(2¢) 23:53, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Summarizing a novel

What citations do I have to reference if I'm doing a plot outline on a work of fiction when my content is based on my solely having read the book? Do I just try and keep it as objective as possible? If I comment on more subjective aspects such as theme, motivation, or environment do I then provide citations? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Verlieben (talk • contribs) .

First of all, you may find this template useful to get an idea about the suggested layout for novels. As for your question, it is not necessary to give references while giving the plot summary, as the source is supposed to be the novel itself. Of course, you need to write it as objective as possible. If there are critics or extra comments, you will have to reference them. For more information, visit and ask at WikiProject Novels. -- ReyBrujo 05:55, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I am completely new to the vast expanse of Wikipedia, and feel that I could contribute some of my knowledge of Sociology. However, I am at a loss for conventions involving citing sources and such.

Does Wikipedia follow standard conventions such as APA, ASA, or MLA when developing citations?

I find the idea of "Original Research" fairly vague, since any basic contribution, unless completely cited from a different body of work, would constitute and "Original interpretation", or "Original Research". Is Original Research basically considered one's own subjective analysis without reference to an original body? I am lost.

And I also wonder what level of detail is expected for an article to be considered adequate. I have viewed a few sociological articles, such as "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" and "Sociology of deviance", and found them lacking necessary information, but was at a loss as to what extent they should be edited to be considered adequate. Perhaps I am a bit intimidated in contributing, as I feel such a resource should only have the best in quality of information. Objectivity is only an idealist's dream 07:35, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi there! Basically, if you want to know more about citing sources in Wikipedia, a lot of the guidelines can be found here. It's a long page, and it has a lot of information on different ways Wikipedia accepts citing sources and how to do it in Wiki markup.

Original research is based on this- "if it hasn't been published, don't put it in". For as much information as possible we need to put in a good, reliable source so that Wikipedia itself can remain reliable. Sources are also good for other reading, but yes, you pretty much had it- "Is Original Research basically considered one's own subjective analysis without reference to an original body?"

If you find an article that you feel lacks necessary information, by all means, be bold and put it in. Feel free to put in as much information as possible, however before editing make sure that your information can't be put on another page. If it can, edit the other page and then to a summary of what you were writing on the first page. Also don't forget to put in internal links. Hope to see you around- CattleGirl ^{talk | e@ | review me!} 07:49, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

how can i

i would like to know how to locate a federal inmate and i would like to know how to locate information on visitations and directions to the facility what would i look under?????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.200.116.198 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 08:41, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

How can I tell if something has been reviewed?

I'm a new registered user. Recently I made a minor change to two different articles -- call them A and B. I forgot to check the minor edit box on page A but did on page B. My change to page B was immediately reverted by a bot (because my addition pointed to a geocities page, though it's a non-commercial one, a text page not a forum, and clearly relevant to the article) but twentyfour hours later my change to article A is still there. I infer from this that my change to article B by was examined by the bot, not a reviewer, because I checked the minor edit box there, but since I didn't check the minor edit box on article A, the bot didn't look at it. In turn, I infer that my change to article A is still there either because the reviewer approved it, or because the reviewer hasn't gotten around to looking at it.

So I have two questions:

Is there any way I can tell if my edit of article A has been approved by the reviewer?

and

Is the prohibition against linking to geocities sites absolute, or can I eventually put these links in if the geocities site is relevant (containing the same sort of material as many allowed links which are already in the article) and noncommercial?

It might be relevant to add that I have to post from a shared IP because that's what my ISP gives me.

Thanks for any enlightenment.

There isn't a formal review process on Wikipedia; anyone is welcome to review, and possibly to revert (remove), an edit at any time. It's possible, although unlikely, that some edits won't be reviewed for any length of time. You could try communicating with the operator of the bot who reverted you to find out why (it wouldn't be anything to do with major/minor). --ais523 16:28, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

The bot message read: You have been identified as a new user or a logged out editor using a shared IP address to add email addresses, YouTube, Geocities, Myspace, Facebook, blog, or forum links to a page. ... The links can be reviewed and restored by established users. I interpret this to mean that my attempt to put in geocities links on these pageswill be reverted by the bot unless I am an 'established user.' But I can't find any definition of 'established user.' Is this an official status which a bot can recognize? How do I become an "established user?" (I'm assuming here that geocities links such as I've described above are allowed, please someone tell me if I've got this wrong.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Villager (talk • contribs) .

That was because you have added an external link that is currently blacklisted. You can complain at the bot's talk page, or at the talk page of WikiProject Spam. -- ReyBrujo 17:38, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

An "established user" is one who has been registered for a while. I believe that it is based on the age percentile of the account, i.e. what percentage of accounts are older/younger than yours.—WAvegetarian•(talk) 00:35, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

• I'd rather see the bot create a list for review, rather than its "deleting first, ask questions later"-mentality. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:53, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

links to nonexistant articles

Just curious as to why the color of links to nonexistant articles are a different color (red)?

I was thinking that perhaps someone is already working on an article for the link.

By the way if I wanted to do an article how do I determine if it is already being worked on?

Thanks, daytrivia

The link is red to indicate that there isn't anything there. It is a warning of sorts, but also an invitation. The fact that there is a link at all meant that someone thought it was important to have a link to an article titled that. This is an invitation for you to write that article. There is no way to know if someone else is working on a nonexistant article, but there is no harm in your putting something up yourself in the mean time. Just click on the link and start writing. —WAvegetarian•(talk) 00:26, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

RE: Artist/Writer Autobiograhical Materials Can This Be Done

Hi, my name is Bill Kendall, and I am an accomplished portrait artist and aspiring writer at 52 the ripe old age of 52. I recently joined WikipediA as a contributing writer/editor, because I am very impressed with what you are doing with this site. This is a good example of emergence theory using positive feedback as well as negative feedback to create a more sentient site -- than most of the other sites you find on the web. I want to know if you will allow me to contribute an autobiography of an Artist/Writer: me. I would like to submit multiple drawings and paintings some times for illustration purposes; at other times I will contribute single ones with write-ups explaining techniques or brief histories. I would like to start an autobiography "One Artist's Sketch Pad" as an on going serial developmental fashion. Can this be done? I need to learn how to delete my duplicate ones (contributed artwork) and get all of them linked together as well as to other sites that are in your WikipediA network, that might be interested in seeing: the developmental stages of an Artist/Writer from the time I started at about 12 years old tell now. I would appreciate your attention to this matter and I look forward to working with you all. Please check out my artwork and make sure it meets your high standards, if not, please let me know. thanks, once again. Until next time...I await your kind replies,

bk

--FarroRavenKnight 23:40, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a forum for self expression. We welcome your contributions to the encyclopedia, but what you seem to have in mind doesn't quite fit with the nature of encyclopedias. If you contribute your work to the project you are more than welcome to make a gallery of your contributions, but we do not offer free web hosting for personal websites or blogs. Please see WP:USER and WP:AUTO for more information. —WAvegetarian•(talk) 00:18, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Requests - filled

I saw on the Main page that a request was listed for 'Benares Brass' On another page, it said if an article could be made searching Google and etc., it would be helpful to add an article, so I tried this. Do I need to tell anyone, so they can peek at it, and see if this article satisifies the 'request' for 'Benares Brass'

I am a new user to Wikipedia.

Thank you.

SriMesh

You don't need to tell anyone; if you want to tell someone, you might want to try Wikipedia:Requests for feedback, but that isn't needed. You can also remove the article from the requests lists at Wikipedia:Requested articles now you've created it. --ais523 10:45, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Creating a page

how18:04, 21 November 2006 (UTC)~~ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nn0535 (talk • contribs) .

See Wikipedia:Your first article and then Help:Starting a new page. It's four tildes to sign your name, by the way, not seven. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 18:12, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

discussion with editor

Very new to all this, so excuse my ignorance, please.

Is it possible to enter into discussion with someone who is editing a contribution I have offered?

jthring 19:49, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

If you disagree with the edit, then you can contact the user on their talk page or you can mention it on the talk page of the article mentioned. If the edit is blatant vandalism, please, revert it. However, if it is an edit done in good faith, it would, as I said before, be wise to talk to the user directly on their talk page or the talk page on the article. Happy to help- CattleGirl ^{talk | e@ | review me!} 09:27, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I want to join some kind of team

Hi. I'm not exactly a new user, in that I've been here for a few months and know what I'm doing. But anyway, this is the best place for this question:

I want to join some kind of editing team. Maybe counter-vandalism or something like that. I want something where I don't have to know anything. I applied for the mediation committee, but was rejected. What's the easiest committee or group to get in? Welcoming committee, maybe? That'd be kind of boring, though I guess it would be pretty helpful, which is what matters most to me. What committee do you think is right for me? Robocracy 15:14, 22 November 2006 (UTC)