i was looking in google and had already looked in wikipedia and read through your article. I went into a website called www.answers.com please send a message to (email address removed to prevent spam) to tell me you have delt with these people.
This keeps bothering me and I haven't yet come across a style guide or such that addresses the question. Sometimes people use words which 'normally' have a hyphen, or which 'normally' are joined, but rather they split up the word into two parts. It happens quite too often for it to be confusion by just non-native English speakers. Actually all sorts of misusages occur (see [1]) and knowing where the applicable style guide is would be a help. Any pointers? Shenme 05:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
How would one go about requesting features (or extensions) for MediaWiki?
One is adding a count for the number of images in a category on the category, for example Category:Astronomy_images states "There are 0 pages in this section of this category.", but makes no reference to the image below it.
I'd also like to request a feature to have Special:uncategorized pages be seperable by namespace. I want to be able to find uncategorized images as well as other pages.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!. Chris M. 07:29, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi!! I'm an ardent follower of WIKIPEDIA,( having the username- pupunwiki ). But the problem is : I didn't check my mails for a few days & as a result, I couldn't respond to the mail sent by - [wiki@wikimedia.org] on :Wikipedia e-mail address confirmation. I was supposed to open the following link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Confirmemail/c71529f40545dae55c8ffca004af7c31 - which i didn't , rather couldn't do in time.
Now , please tell me the procedure that would enable me to get mails from wikipedia & its users in future. Thanks,-- Pupunwiki 09:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
I created an article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sutherland_%28author%29. I want to distinguish it from another entry for a different George Sutherland, but don't think that I have achieved this. Can you tell me how to fix it.
Collywolly 11:35, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
How can i create an article on Wikipedia. I have something brand new.
Thanks,
Domo1234 19:30, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I see on many articles a box at the bottom of the article with links to different articles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopet
Those are two examples. I want to create one for an article to add links to the character articles of that show, but I don't know how to make one. I have gone to other pages and clicked Edit so that I could copy the code for the box so that I could paste it in the other article and change the text and links inside it, but the code for it is missing.
So I have two questions.
How do you make those boxes? How come you can't edit them?
Sorry if I was confusing, but I have never been very good at explaining, and it doesn't help that I don't know the name of that box. :(
I have another question. How do you add images to articles? I checked the URL of images on articles, and it said upload.wikipedia. When I tried to put an image from another site in it, nothing appeared. So I have three questions.
How do you add images to the article (not the code, but how do make the image actually appear)? Can images from other sites not be used, or does it just not work for me? What is upload.wiki, and can anyone add images to it?
Thank you. Superneoking 00:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I heard an ensemble on Prairie Home Companion tonight, which was their second appearance on the show at least, that doesn't have an article. I looked over the notability requirements for music acts and they don't meet a single one that I know of. Although, they've been together since 1900 which I think is a rather long time and therefore notable. Also, their second CD will be coming out later this year. So, does anyone else think that this group's article would survive? Dismas| (talk) 00:57, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Well, I went ahead and created it anyway. The fact that they've been around for 100+ years is notable enough for me. Dismas| (talk) 05:39, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
This is the first time I try to tide up my talk pages creating archives. It seems that accidentally I created a useless archive [2]. Is there a way to completely remove it from Wikipedia to avoid future confusion? — Cesar Tort 02:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, My name is <name removed>, producer of NBC's Concentration for 14 and a half years. I have several suggestions, corrections and additions that should be included. How do I submit them? My e-mail address:<email address removed>. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.163.100.11 ( talk • contribs) 02:43, 18 June 2006.
Is there a way to block or ignore edits by bots from showing up in my watchlist? A recent CfD has been filling up my watchlist for the last hour or so by the bot that is removing the deleted cats. Dismas| (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Who is the author, year and publisher of Wikipedia?
I am from the Dutch Wikipedia and I am looking here to find out how to list an article for deletion. I worked through several policy pages but cannot find anything. Please can somebody list eiland for deletion. This is total nonsence. It says there are living 170.000 persons. No such big town exists of this name. The user may be blocked.
Please make a small addition about this procedure on your Help page for foreigners. On the FAQ I also could find nothing. Known to you all, but not to somebody outside your community.
Fyi: I will look on NL wikipedia if we did a better job on this, and will change things if necessary ;-). Ellywa 06:46, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
we want to purches Red Jacket STP —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.54.194.11 ( talk • contribs) 09:01, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I am looking for a discussion group on the web for paragliding questions and answers ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 165.146.252.26 ( talk • contribs) 09:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I would like to know the names of babies of following: 1.Pigeon 2.Grasshopper 3.Butterfly 4.Termite 5.Crow 6.Sparrow 7.Cockroach 8.Housefly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.138.64.176 ( talk • contribs) 09:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I authored an environmental article titled, Sarnia: A Canadian Community Under Seige (I know "seige" is spelled wrong, but that is how it went) under my name; Bud Whiteye. I also registered under Bud Whiteye, AND you sent me a confirmation line to "click on" at my email address <redacted> so I could know I am registered, What happened to my registration and what happened to my article?
I tried to re-register, but your instructions said "Bud Whiteye" was already in use, and left me no instructions on what to do. I'm the only Bud Whiteye in the world, so the instructions that say "Bud Whiteye" is in use is me.
Your help would be verily appreciated.
Bud Whiteye
Thanks SomeStranger, I will proceed there forthwith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lenni lenape ( talk • contribs)
what is the meaning of variation? 124.106.52.28 13:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello,
I am new to the site. I would like to submit an artical on the benefits of equine horse massagers with a link. Please advise.
Shawn
How do i get info on somthing that does not have an article writen about it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.199.117.10 ( talk • contribs) 17:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC).
There don't seem to be any clear instructions on how to create and edit one's userpage. I've had to rely on the kindness of a few Wikipedians to get as far as I have. What I'd like to do now is add a pic of myself. Yet wherever I look, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of guidance as to how to edit userpages.
I obviously have a pic in mind in .jpg format.
Could anyone please explain to me in simple steps how to add that pic to my userpage?
Many thanks,
Loomis 19:19, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
In this discussion -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:2006_Toronto_terrorism_case#.22who_cannot_be_named.22
We are trying to work out if American media law takes precendence over that of canada in regards to the naming of subjects in criminal investigations. I'm *very* hazy about this but I *think* that in an ongoing effect to avoid american-bias we default to the norms of the country the offense happened in unless there is a good reason? Confused! Many thanks for any help on this matter. -- Charlesknight 21:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Is it just me, or are all the Wikipedia pages a shade of alice blue? Cernen Xanthine Katrena 23:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Is there a definitive place within Wikipedia or Wikimedia to promote an independent wiki; preferably some place that actually has a decent amount of visibility to it? Also, is there a policy guiding how and where one can promote an independent wiki throughout the rest of Wikipedia and Wikimedia? HamillianActor 00:34, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
how can i patrol recent edits? unsigned by User:Patbaseball2221
What is the significance of usernames in red, please? I did try to check the FAQ (in several places), but couldn't find the answer. Thanks. Betterthanyouare 02:00, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Thank you! Betterthanyouare 02:14, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
how to create a listing —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gener ( talk • contribs)
sorry, i know the answer must be obvious. however, i signed in (attempted) with my password, which was not recognised, so was sent a new one. i want to change this to one i will remember, but cannot see on the sign-in page where this can be done. advice gratefully received. many thanks. every good wish, dr jocelynne a. scutt
I discovered a talk page where an IP had signed with a non-existent userpage, so its not like they were trying to impersonate someone. I checked the username, no user page, no talk page, no contribs. Should I remove the signature and tag an unsigned on it with the correct info? -- Crossmr 04:44, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I came across a spam filter while editing Chrononhotonthologos (see talk for an explanation of what I'm trying to do -- it's not my site, and I'm not a spammer.) It appears the external site referenced there is part of a spam filter somehow, though I don't understand why. meta:Spam blacklist doesn't seem to contain this site. I looked around but couldn't find anyplace to discuss this problem. Thanks, Cleduc 06:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi there. I've been browsing the BDSM-part of the Wikipedia, and have found a lot of interesting information. Now, I've got a little knowledge myself, wich I'd like to share, eventually accompanied by my own photos, where applicable.
If this seems interesting to you, please take a look at my homepage at http://www.sadomechanix.dk - (also featured in english).
Yours faithfully
Lars Bech Nygaard webmaster
How do I creat a new article? I Have an account
I have been using Wikipedia for a long time but every day, it seems like, I discover a new policy that I have never heard of. Today I discovered the guideline about avoiding trivia, which I was about to suggest. The search on Wikipedia is necessarily limited, to save system resources, but how else can I search for policies? The lists of policies are endless and Wikipedia has such an unfathomable amount of information on it that searching yields no desirable results. -- Stellis 08:53, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia:
). To do this, search for the term you're looking for (type it into the search box and click "Search"), then scroll to the bottom, where you can search for a term only in certain namespaces. —
Quantum
Eleven
09:44, 19 June 2006 (UTC)I think that Image:Future_history_01.jpg is still under copyright, and I don't think it qualifies as fair use. I checked with the uploader and they don't have a reason to believe it's out of copyright.
I looked at the list of copyright-related image tags, and I think imagevio is what I need. However, it appears that that tag is used to replace the image, whereas what I'd like to just add a tag that flags it for deletion. Do I just delete the image and put in imagevio, or is there a way that leaves the image in place till a decision is made by an admin? Thanks. Mike Christie 12:46, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
I am constructing an article in MS Office Word 2003 with the help of MathType 5.5. The article contains MS Word tables and various MathType symbol constructions both within cells of the tables and in the body of the text. I am completely new to Wiki and haven't managed to locate information within Wiki on how to upload the kind of document I have in mind. Please advise me on what to do.
I should be grateful if you could respond to "mytalk".
EpiGuru 14:16, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
On one of my computers, Wikipedia is not "updating" (i.e. the daily wikipedia entry is not there, but the daily entry from a year ago is there every day. What is going on there?
JIB
Probably it's a cached copy. Trying adding "?action=purge" or "&action=purge" to the end of the url to purge the cache of your browser. -- WinHunter ( talk) 14:54, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I am working on a translation of the article fr:Conseil national de la Résistance, an umbrella organization formed in 1943 to coordinate the different French resistance movements. What should the title of the article be in the English Wikipedia? The four possibilities are:
In my view, it should be either (1) or (2) but I'm not sure which one. As for (3) and (4), both have been used in other English Wikipedia articles [3] but in general the organization seems to be known in English by its French name. Given the nature of the organization, I doubt that it ever adopted an official English-language version of its name.
In French, initial caps are not routinely used in titles after the first word, so in French the organization is called Conseil national de la Résistance, but I'm wondering if in the English Wikipedia we should nevertheless refer to the organization as Conseil National de la Résistance. (But if so, why not Conseil National De La Résistance?)
I have looked at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (capital letters) and Wikipedia:Naming conventions but did not see a clear answer to this question. Before I actually create the article, I would like some guidance on whether to capitalize the N or not. -- Mathew5000 16:02, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to add an article about an organization(TANA) to WIKI?
There is an image on somebody's Flickr account that I want to add to Wikipedia (the commons) and an article. (Actually, there are probably a lot of pictures on Flickr I'd like to add so this applies to many images.) The image has the following license: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 so it says I'm free to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work. So, am I correct in saying that all I need to do it upload the picture to the commons and include in the comments box the license used, the person's Flickr ID and the URL to the image? I know there is a Wiki program that does this but I don't want to have to mess around with getting access to it and everything.-- NMajdan• talk 18:48, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hobart Johnston Whitley named and developed the area today known as Hollywood, California. HJ is what Hobart Johnston Whitley was called by, and was well known by the locals as a developer and mover and shaker of Los Angeles. HJ was instrumental in motivating the movie industry to move to his town of Hollywood. He formed several groups of businessmen which benefited by his expertise in developing the modern cities of his time. He formed a group of local business men to purchase the Van Nuys Lankershim lands of the San Fernando Valley. This was his move to get the land annexed to the City of Los Angeles for the water needed to sustain the big valley development he was about to accomplish. HJ is well known the Western United States history as well. Hobart was a good friend of Theodore Roosevelt and was on the board of directors of for the Chicago Rock Island Railroad in late 1800. He developed over 140 towns in the West. HJ was at the Oklahoma run and persuaded the U.S. Congress in Washington to allow Guthrie to be capitol of the new state. In the early 1900 Los Angeles and Southern California history, HJ is being brought to light for his great contributions to the cities that he was apart of. HJ, his family and friends has many unpublished memoirs and are being brought to the public in the near future by the book, The Father of Hollywood by his great granddaughter, Gaelyn Whitley Keith. http://www.thefatherofhollywood.com/
Normally, when a catagory (ex. Category:Selected anniversaries) is part of another category ( Category:Wikipedia featured content), it will appear on the second category's list of Subcategories.
However, this is not true of Category:Wikipedia featured desktop backgrounds under Category:Wikipedia featured pictures. Here, "desktop backgrounds" was put in "featured pictures", but doesn't show up in its list of subcategories.
Why is this so? -- kenb215 01:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
When adding categories to a page, is it standard for them to be listed alphabetically (for example: British film actors | Living people | Year of birth missing), or is that just some users' preference, or are somewhat-related categories supposed to be grouped together? Maybe a useless question, but I've been wondering about it. -- Flummery 04:02, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the info, Yanksox and WinHunter. Flummery 04:22, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
On Mon. June, 19, yesterday, in the box "On This Day...", there was a citation about the first baseball game to use modern rules being played in 1846. I came back to re-read the article, but the section had been updated. I looked in the archive section, which led me to a page titled "History of baseball in the United States." This is not the same article that was linked there on the 19th. I was wondering if anybody could tell me what that page was so I may finish reading it. James B.
:Click on the archive link in the "On This Day" box, which gives
this link. --
WinHunter (
talk)
06:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello. Probably this is the wrong place to suggest something like this, but I have put up a Featured Articles RSS @ http://lagring.net/wikipedia.rss and wondered if that is something that could be cool to have at the front page. Not my RSS feed but that at the same time someone creates the featured article, the RSS also gets created. There should also have been a RSS for QOTD, news and featured picture.
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href=" http://helgo.net/simon/wikipedia/fa.xml" />
And come on, it doesn't seem like the most serious page! I'm thinking more of en.wikipedia.org/featured.xml
I've tried to confirm my email, but it keeps showing me this message:
But I just got the code 5 mins ago. What's the problem? Thank you. -- Kahang 13:31, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I came across the page for Andrew Filipowski which struck me as blatant self-promotion. Turns out it is a verbatim copy of this person's grandiloquent PR bio. In typical circumstances I would have prodded it, however this person is clearly notable so I tagged it POV and Autobio instead. Should it be tagged copyvio too? I would like this page to be replaced with a short balanced biography, but I don't know the person's history well enough to do it myself. What is the best place to call for attention to this page, so that someone who knows better can start the editing process? This person is known as a controversial figure so the page could quickly become sensitive... Thanks in advance for any hints you can provide. -- JFG 14:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I am trying to use language icons.
{{It}} works, in fact, I obtain (in Italian). {{En}} does not work, in fact, I obtain Transclusion error: {{ En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{ lang-en}} or {{ in lang|en}} instead. rather than (English).
Why?-- Dejudicibus 16:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello, how can I change the copyright info for uploaded pic? I made a mistake. At least, how can I delete it?
It is very offensive to Tupac Shakur's memory to call him a "gangsta rapper" as you have done on your page about the Seven Day Theory. It is an insult. He was not "gangsta" which, by definition, means "gang member involved with violence". Please take out anything that says Tupac Shakur is a gangsta rapper. It is insulting, and I'm sure it's not the way he would have wanted to be remembered.
-- Garyfreedman 22:24, 20 June 2006 (UTC)== RE: article on Gary Freedman created 6/20/06 ==
I created an article about myself titled "Gary Freedman." I am an attorney but do not practice law so I obtain no commercial benefit from an article in Wikipedia. I link to several of my blogs which are of literary interest. I derive no commercial benefit whatsoever from my blogging activity.
Gary Freedman is notable in that he authored a lengthy autobiography that is written entirely in the form of quotations. This book, titled Significant Moments, is, to the best of my knowledge, one of the few books of its kind.
Central High School of Philadelphia is a Wikipedia entry and should have a link.
GARY FREEDMAN Washington, DC (202) 362 7064
garfreed@... (see history) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garyfreedman ( talk • contribs)
Gary - the best place to discuss this matter is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Gary_Freedman -- Charlesknight 22:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
How many main namespace edits should I get before going for adminship? Gang sta E B EA (comments welcome!) 21:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
User:Zacluva323 was recently created, and i do not think that the content is very appropriate. Is this for me to comment/take action on, or is the content of a user page solely decided by the user in question? Ollie 21:51, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Asking here's fine, but if you think it should be deleted, you could've taken it to WP:MFD, asked admins at WP:AN/I to take action or simply tag it for speedy deletion yourself using {{ db}} (actually {{db|your reason}}). - Mgm| (talk) 22:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I think it advisable that someone senior in WP hierarchy consider the Yoshiaki Omura entry for possible legal exposure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TealCyfre ( talk • contribs)
I put a gallery of three Commons images onto the Zacharias Heinesen page. Only two of them appear. I have tried various ways around this but without success. The images are shown on the right, and all appear without problem.
Here is what happens when I put them in a gallery:
What am I doing wrong? Thanks in anticipation. Euchiasmus 05:11, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Change "%27" to "'":
-- Rob 05:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Sometimes in looking at an article of some length I want to find out the history of a section of it, or of a particular sentence. Generally to see how long it's been in the article (a day? a week? a year?) and sometimes to see who put it in. Is that possible? For many articles, especially those that get vandalized every day such as Dick Cheney, the article's edit history is practically impossible to use, but might be practical if you could filter it by changes to just a particular section. -- Mathew5000 05:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
sir i want to ask if cupola is a type of blast furnace and if yes please provide some specifications on it viz.standard size,blast required, fundamental difference between various blast furnaces. where is it used in the world & specifically in India. 202.88.175.24
You know, so you can hide bits of the page 'til you expand it with the button, like you see on lots of users' pages? When I look at them, if it's a template, it's been subst'd, so I still don't know. The closest thing I could find was {{ anote}}, but I couldn't get that to work with anything over 1 line of text. Am I just using it wrong, or is there another one? - Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 12:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Dear Sir,
I want to know the history of Chandravanshi Dynasty / Janjua Dynastry / Kahar, How the caste of chandravanshi converted into the name of "Kahar" and the huge dynasty of chandravanshi where gone from India Raja Janak, Raja Pura, Pandav, Kuru, Kans, Jarasandh where is the dynasty are today in india ?
Dilip Kr. Verma —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.161.81.181 ( talk • contribs)
HOW DO I DELETE THE SEARCH LIST? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.40.20.197 ( talk • contribs)
I just came across what appears to me to be a veiled death threat made against a group of other Wiki users. Naturally I'm quite concerned about this. Is there a place to report such abuses? Thankyou. Gatoclass 20:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
which country invented soccer?
You should post this on the Humanities Refernence Desk ( WP:RD/H). Be sure to sign your question with four tildes (~~~~). Emmett5 20:48, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
letter of credit payable on sight. what does this mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.11 ( talk • contribs)
What is the best way to deal with an editor making controversial edits who is completely unresponsive to messages on their talk space, and requests in the reverts and any subsequent edits to take it to the talk page of the article, especially when its a part of the article thats already under discussion? I'm not talking they make an edit, you put an edit on their talk page and they immediately make another edit again. I'm talking say over the period of an hour or two, over 3 or 4 articles? -- Crossmr 22:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi - I created an article on the audiovisual industry but when i conduct a search using these terms it doesn't come up - can you help me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Talywalsh ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 21 June 2006.
Say if "user a" makes a death threat aginst "user b" in an edit summary, and it's highly possible that "user a" can carry out the threat, what should "user a" do? "user b" ( talk • contribs) 23:22, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
I posted a comment to a talk page and forgot to sign it. I also was not logged in. So should I: 1) Post again from that IP address attributing the comment to my account; 2) Let it be; or 3) Something else? Thanks. -- Silvaran 01:25, 22 June 2006 (UTC) (<-- Hah! I remembered.)
(I have asked about this before, but didn't get a clear answer) Is there any Wikipedia policy which would clear up the issue of the article Drina, specifically whether it is okay to list all of the towns a river passes through, and whether it counts as notable? Mo-Al 18:37, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I recently submitted additional info on the Post Production page, adding the company "LaserPacific" to the page and also submitting info for that company on its own page. Neither of that shows up -- but it looked like it was there immediately after adding. Can you tell me what might be the reason?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Trhode ( talk • contribs)
How do I alter the header (to delete "A Kodak Comapny"?)
Thank you. Yes, I went to the FAQ section and saw how to "move" the title. Appreciate your help. I am a newbie :-) Trhode 22:16, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I wish to know how can I place wav. and/or mp3 music on dvd disc only. Not with video at all. Also be able to play back on different types of players, cd player, dvd player, and/or laptop micosoft format. Thanks Paul
I just submitted an article ( Murphy Rebel Aircraft) for the Wikipedia. I tried to keep it as straight forward and factual as I could - but the page has a "header in a block" that says "this article reads like an advertisement" I have followed many pages trying to find how to reword it so that it is "acceptable" to Wiki - but at the end of the day (2 AM in the morning actually) I can't see how to "de-advertise" a factual article about a kit built aircraft ?!?
I didn't want to write a wafly article that went on & on about personal junk - just a straight forward / useful information one
ALSO (and please be aware , that I am NO computer junkie ) I cannot figure out HOW to "Tag" my photo (to go with the article) - so that it will be accepted to appear WITH the article :o( Again- I followed many link pages - but nothing makes sense to me ... (and this IS my first ever attempt to contribute an article too)
I found my photot on the "untagged photos " page (VH-REB at Ayers Rock airport) - but I just can't figure out HOW to "tag" it
Thanks Rick Harper [email removed to prevent spam] user Rebel541 Rebel541 22:36, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
please could you delete this hole message. thank you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Petra999 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.109.107.233 ( talk • contribs)
Dear Help Desk,
I would like to add a back button using HTML forms or javascript in wikipedia. Do i need special permissions to do them. Please provide relevant information with regards to this query to (email address removed to prevent user receiving spam, ham, jam and guinea pigs. EvocativeIntrigue TALK | EMAIL 11:56, 23 June 2006 (UTC))
Thanks bhanu —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijbhanu ( talk • contribs)
How do I delete my username? Please contact me on my talk page. Scienceman 04:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering why some external links were deleted from the site? I think one may have seemed redundant, but not all of them. One was a book publisher, one was a Japanese site (Roller Game with video and photos)and one was an American Roller Derby site (ARDL Bay City Bombers also with video, mention and photos)two were Yahoo! Groups sites: Ann Calvello and Joan Weston. Going to those sites also verifies the info is correct and not made up.
I try to read the info thinking someone was vandalizing the site, but then read into it. Please let me know if any or all the info can be readded. Thanks, Jim —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.32.42 ( talk • contribs)
hi , my question is regarding architecture. which one is the best?INTERIOR OR BUILDING MANGENENT AND CONSTRUCTION,which SPECIALIZATION should i take?pls reply me
I work for a school system that has recently blocked access to Wikipedia because many of our students were misusing your site and deliberatly making incorrect and inappropriate edits of the articles on your website. I was told that you have an alternate site with your content, but without the ability to edit the content. Is this true? If so, what is the site? Annette-- 64.48.176.157 08:02, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Can someone please upload this image file for me:
http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=911conspiracy4jo.gif
I'd like to be able to inline it on talk pages, but inlining external images is no longer allowed. Thanks!
82.131.184.53 12:37, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
p.s. I asked this question at the reference desk but only got rude and unhelpful replies.
I wonder if this person understands the concept of an open source encyclopedia - even the basics, what is your responsibility, what's not. Getting a user account, basic ettiquette (that how you spell it?) and simple polity. Is this Willy on Wheels in disguise, just wasting our time instead of moving pages (for a change)? I wonder, if I were an admin, I might consider banning you for simply being annoying - and rude and unhelpful, just like me. Alright, here's a username, you just need to email me, and I'll give you it. I'll tell you, it will work - if it doesn't, its not wikipedia's fault. Click on my signiature, then "email this user" at the right hand side. martianlostinspace 20:41, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, I forgot to add: you need to click on the "send" button,too.-- martianlostinspace 20:42, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello, all. I'm a budding contributor to Wikipedia. Please can you tell me, in idiots' language (i.e., keep it laughably simple) how I can import photographs (they are copyright-cleared) into an article. Please could you answer these questions SPECIFICALLY and in order:
I thank you. FClef 13:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
The Category Wat Si Saket [6] should be : Pagodas in Vientian, because 3 pictures on 4 don't actually show the Wat Si Saket but (you guess) other pagodas in Vientian. Can somebody change the category ?
What is wrong with my code here: Trump International Hotel and Tower (SoHo). The photo is not inserting itself. Tony The Tiger 18:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. Tony The Tiger 19:05, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I have located this image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/2/23/Kraftwerk_Ekibastus.jpg of a power plant flue gas stack in Kazachstan which I would like to use in an article in the Wikipedia about flu gas stacks. How do I locate the image ... and then how do I upload it into the Wikipedia? - mbeychok 19:30, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I would like to know if it is ok with policy to copy a letter from another editor’s user page and paste it in my own user talk page (I already asked permission to the editor who wrote that letter)? 201.144.135.107 20:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
An user commented my own opinion on a request for deletion. By reading it, I am confident I am being misunderstood. Is replying in request for deletion a typical habit?
MaxDZ8
talk
20:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Fast as always (you guys at the help desk rock!). I think this is getting too much involved for me, I'm not even sure of what shall I do. In ignorance, they'll live happier (doh!). MaxDZ8 talk 21:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Where are the passwords for The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Ages???
Please post the passwords for those games.
I love your site :)
-Thanks
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I am relatively new to Wikipedia.
I found this article: Gubi_Sandhu
I cannot see how this belongs on Wikipedia. I am not sure if this is vandalism or bad writing.
It appears to me that an earlier version was better, and more wiki-like.
Could someone clear things up?
Thank You,
4dhayman 23:38, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
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23:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC)I followed the instructions on writing an article.I completed the edit/summary. The article was entitled Zbark. The reason for this is that it is a term used in Wikipedia when you search for Flat Fee. Here is the article: Zbark: An entirely new Real Estate Brokerage business model that replaces the outdated listing commissions of the 20th Century. The model helps consumers that are buying and/or selling real estate. It puts the consumer in control of the buying/selling process rather than a real estate agent and/or broker. It is a fee based system rather than a commission system.
Here is where the term Zbark is quoted in Wikipedia: Real Estate
A way that homeowners can list their property on a local MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and www.Realtor.com for one fee. This is a radical departure from the listing commission that is usually associated with a homeowner selling their property. The homeowner may or may not choose to pay a Buyer's Agent (a real estate agent) whom brings the homeowner a contract. Most Flat Fee Brokers feel that it helps to sell the property faster if the homeowner agrees to compensate the Buyer's Agent. Federal and State Law state all Real Estate commissions are negotiable. The name Zbark is a synonym for Flat Fee with regards to Real Estate. It is defined as: An entirely new Real Estate Brokerage business model that replaces the outdated listing fees of the 20th Century. The model helps consumers that are buying and/or selling real estate. It puts the consumer in control of the buying/selling process rather than a real estate agent and/or broker. It is a fee based system rather that a commission system.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You, Michael Thomas
email: mt1@att.net —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shiraz4848 ( talk • contribs)
How can I get the quotations marks like the ones in this article? Wizrdwarts ( T| C| E) 01:15, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
“ | Like this | ” |
Road Wizard 01:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, should wikilinks of characters' or people be in bold? For example, should a wikilink for Mr. George Jones be in bold? I read the Manual of Style, but I didn't find anything relating to fictional characters. An annonymous user bolded the names at [7]
If you need any more info or another example, let me know and I'll try to help.
Cheers. -- Starionwolf 02:11, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
In fact, headers are bolded automatically if you use the header format. So you should rarely bold anything. Titles of books and movies, I believe, should be in italics, but names should be left as is. - Mgm| (talk) 11:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Actually, another common use of bold is in table row or column headers. It may be that your anon was thinking along those lines, but it's really not appropriate in that table except for the King/Queen row, I think. · rodii · 21:13, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know the common image I'm thinking about, with a speaker and some "waves" coming out of it? Maybe resembles something like this, {O} ))). Haha, that's not a very good sketch. Or does anyone know a good commonly used picture to represent sound, or audio? Thanks. Hucz 02:30, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to get involved with cleaning up vandalism. I visit Wikipedia as a logged in user at least 2-3 times a day, and would like to help out, casually, with vandalism. What page should I look at to get started? (I've tried Special:Recentchanges, but a lot of bots and other users catch the vandalism before I do :). -- Silvaran 03:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I am unsure if this is an appropriate stub linkage. I put a drink stub on Argo Tea. Please give your opinion on the propriety of this. Tony The Tiger 07:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
when my wife and i cook chicken we pull the skin off then coat it with 4 cs then brown it in a skillet. we then freeze it. when preparing we thaw it out over night how long should i bake in oven in stoneware at what temp? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.151.165.53 ( talk • contribs) 08:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I written an article about a person and now the last name does not begin with a capital letter.
How can that be changed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nico Rose ( talk • contribs) 11:42, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Are album covers copyrighted? Could you check this picture out:[ [8]]. Is it copyrighted .I need to know what license it is under. Thank you. Ketan 12:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Would it be proper to wear these minitures on my DJ's for a civilian summer ball occassion?
Thanks
Leigh —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.106.161.85 ( talk • contribs) 13:06, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
What do I do with images that have generic names, like Image:Soviet.jpg and Image:France.jpg? Alr 16:32, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I want to upload a Google Earth image to illustrate an article about a building which is in the image.
Has NASA taken the Google Earth images?
Are they released into Public Domain?
Is is fair use?
I would be grateful if someone could clear this up for me
4dhayman 16:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I there a way to cram down the text size in a thumbnail's caption? I tried both <small></small> and <sup></sup> without effect. WP:PIC and WP:EIS were no help. Thanks in advance.-- Fuhghettaboutit 17:29, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
-- 205.188.116.71 20:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)Dear Sir:
Where may you send me, I wish to find out which foods offer what nutrient value.
Vitamin A is in these foods
Vitamin C is in these foods
Folate is found in these foods
Potasium in these foods
Where may I find a more complete list in addition to these 4 examples?
If a doctor tells me to get more potassium in my diet I will eat ---------
Thank you, Audrey Ruddy
How succesful has this system been academically?
In what sense? against other international systems? Against previous systems? --
Charlesknight
21:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I was working through some of the articles for deletion and was looking at some of the articles promoting web sites. They often evidently fail WP:WEB but sometimes in the vote, alexa traffic rankings are used as implications of notability. If a website cannot be differentiated by WP:WEB or other means, what kind of traffic ranking would we consider notable? Do we have to take into account the whole "Alexa toolbar users only" thing? Anand 22:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Whenever I attempt to upload an image it doesn't work because the image type isn't recommended, how do I convert to .jpg? ReverendG 00:30, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Generally, whatever image editor you are using gives you the ability to save in many different formats (including jpg). -- Porqin 01:38, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
There is a person that constantly removes all the external links and places couple of his/her own links there. It is not a registered editor and it only show the IP address. -- Carcrazy 00:57, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Please visit WP:AIV. Thanks. -- Porqin 01:36, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm writing an article on a japanese person, however in the naming portion, I don't know how to write japanese symbols. Could someone please help? And also, how do you create new categories? -- Summonmaster13 01:00 25 June 2006 (UTC)
[[category:new category]]
on a page you want in the new category. This will show up as a red category link, and then you can click this and add at least [[category:parent of new category]]
to the category (to link it in to the category structure). There are a LOT of categories, so you might want to look around and make sure the category you're creating doesn't already exist. Please see
Wikipedia:Categorization for more details. --
Rick Block (
talk)
01:48, 25 June 2006 (UTC)While trying to submit to Wikipedia, I was very confused by the editing/submitting process. I have something I want to add on an article, but I can't seem to figure out how I should go about doing that.
-- Kel-E 02:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Looks just about the same, but it's about wrestling, and reads something like "the following section may contain ???, and may speak about ficticious something something as if they were real". I can't seem to find it anywhere again, and I can't remember what the ??? word is to look it up. - Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 02:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
(tag removed to avoid category on page)
That one? ~Kylu ( u| t) 02:24, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I recently created an article about John Lazzaro, a candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate, but the page seems to have been deleted. Could someone explain why this happened? Thanks
I was just looking at the Awareness Statistics and I found that Wikipedia's daily ranking dropped down to 30. I don't see how it's possible for the rankings to drop to a yearly low in Mid-June. Is the alexa ranking going to start decreasing now?
where can i find a COMPLETE list of 1967 music played on A.M. radio? ... OTHER THAN IN MY DREAMS! thanking you Mable bakermable baker
25 June 2006 06:56 Ste4k wrote: Hi! I could use some help citing a court case but am unsure what the acceptable manner to do that is. I would like to change the current version from an opinion to the actual title of the document. I am just having trouble figuring out what the actual title of this court case would be. Thanks!
I created the image Image:Muse.svg yesterday from Muse Logo.png using Inkscape. I saved it as an "Inkscape SVG". It showed up perfectly on my computer using Inkscape and Internet Explorer. When I uploaded it, it showed a red X. I then resaved it as a "Plain SVG" and uploaded it again. The same thing happened. Does anyone know what the problem is? Thanks Mahahahaneapneap 11:50, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I have two questions. First, which users are able to modify the Special:Specialpages because it could use a better structure and organsation. And second, where is the place where I can request a special page. Thank you. CG 14:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
sir / madam
i'm unable to search topic related to high voltage engineering subjects. help me.
Ms. akila elango
The text of Image:Harriet.jpg is talking about Harriet but the picture isn't about it. I'm confused. Could someone more experienced take a look and try to figure out if it is an edit gone wrong or vandalism The bellman 15:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I recently created an article, but it was labled as a copywright infringement, because I copied it from another website. I don't get what's wrong with that. Doesn't Wikipedia use the GFDL liscense?
I have a nice big welcome message from an Admin on my User:Talk page. I'd like to move it to a subpage of my User:Talk but I want to do it the right way, including the edit history of the welcome message?
I know that if I cut and past Wiki content I would lost the history. If I use Rename will that turn my main Talk page into a big redirect, or could it still be used as a Talk page?
I'm just trying to learn some good Wiki habits and this is as good a time as any to learn how to move sections from one page to a sub page without mangling anything. Thanks! Dick Trauma 16:12, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
“It is not acceptable to stalk another editor who is editing in good faith” says WP official policy [9]. Where can I address a formal complaint about an editor who has been stalking me? What can I do to stop him? — Cesar Tort 17:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to create your own watchlist apart from the default one? Skinnyweed 18:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
The article Drina is in need of a map. Is there a place to request an image (assuming it doesn't already exist)? Mo-Al 19:42, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I have someone flying in on jun 26 2006 and I donot know what terminal she is flying in to . she is flying with sunwing airlines flight # 819 leaving sydney nova scotia at 12:00 pm and landing in toronto at 1:40pm it would be great if u could help me
Where would I find instructions on how to set up a User Page? - Wat Tyler 21:34, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Is there some kind of Wikipedia convention for articles concerning how many spaces should follow the period that ends a sentence? Thanks.
There is an article (specifically Knights of the Dinner Table) which both seems to contain factual inacuraccy, and (undisputably) contains plagiarism. How should it be tagged? Mo-Al 23:37, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
How do I add the content of a page (ex. Chopin) to a category (Composers)?
Thought I'd ask a question for once: I've rather cunningly managed to intercourse my signature coding up and can't seem to fix it. If anyone has some spare time, could you pop across to my user page and take a look at it please? There's just one very small problem with it which I can't seem to correct, and it's annoying the hell out of me.
I should have known not to play with it, it took me a while to fix the first time round!
EvocativeIntrigue 00:30, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Too late, I've done it. EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME 23:38, 25 June 2006 (UTC) 01:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
what would I do if a dialog box is open because I can'not retrive as e-mail document sent to me which is said to be in micosoft word01:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)~~ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.245.71.5 ( talk • contribs) .
How do I get video game screenshots? GEB-test 02:03, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello, We created an article some weeks ago on Zak Martin, and it has now disappeared. Can you please tell us why this article was removed, and/or restore it? In addition to being the founder of our organization, Zak Martin is a leading New Age figure, author and antiwar activist. Our intention was to gradually add information to the biographical article we created. Now the original article has disappeared, and in its place is a page with the message "Wikipedia does not have an article with this name". Please advise. Lydia Lloyd-Spencer UK Psychics http://www.ukpsychics.com/
How to find copy editors to help in achieving GA for an article? The article that I am refering to is Infiniti G20, which I have put up for Peer Review currently. At Peer Review, I have only gotten help from one fellow. Not that I am not thankful, however, I would like a few more minds on the task. Thanks. Zoli Elo 04:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm puzzled about templates with the -n character, like the Template:Test2-n. How do you fix the text within the {{}} brackets? -- George100 05:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
information about microprocesors—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.187.230.196 ( talk • contribs) .
I came across a really rubbishy article. Not sure where to bring it to anyone's attention:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lee -- Mylitta 08:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
User:Vinumohs has recently been spamming links to vgreets.com I think blocking them now is a bit premature, but since this links doesn't really contain any encyclopedic info, perhaps I can have it blacklisted to stop the spam? Can someone remind me where the list is located and how to request additions? - Mgm| (talk) 09:53, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
What is the difference between wikifying and cleanup. SCHZMO ✍ 11:10, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Is there a list of projects I can go to so that I can find the projects I want to join? Thanks. Shannon 11:18, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Last year, I made an addition to the entry for "bric-a-brac". In addition to the meaning that is there on the wikipedia, in sewing terms it's also a type of decorative trim. Today, on a whim I went there to read my entry and it's been removed. Why has this happened?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gankaku ( talk • contribs) 12:57, 26 June 2006 (UTC).
I've had a look and it seems that a different editor disagreed with it being there. You have two (well three) options - (1) edit it back in, (2) discuss it on the talk page for that entry or (3) ask the user who removed it on their userpage the reasons behind their removal. I would recommend (2) & (3) first. The editor who removed your entry was Zora http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Zora and gave the reason "(Those are embroidered decorative tapes, not bric-a-brac)". You can see this for yourself by clicking on the button labeled "history" on the actual entrypage.
(it's also useful to sign stuff - by clicking the signature button (3rd button from the right).
-- Charlesknight 13:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm trying to find a list of Boggle rules, as in, what types of words are allowed and not, such as abbreviations, proper nouns, foreign words etc. Suggestions? Thanks. 65.73.255.203 15:12, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
What's the process to get images deleted? is it similar to AFD? I ask because
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aniquity.jpg while the original work of this Alex Jackson would seems to misrepesent the existance of such a star trek series? (leaving aside his cheeky claim of copyright on Star Trek!) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Charlesknight ( talk • contribs) 20:49, 26 June 2006 (UTC).
"leaving aside his cheeky claim of copyright on Star Trek" where does this Alex Jackson claim copyright on Star Trek? he does not therefore as the stament is untrue and visable by a wide audience it is libelous, regards Mark
I messed up on a page completely. How do i delete the whole thing?
i have a friend who says that he is his grand son name haris masood rasheedi.he is fron gangos. sending u mail from his mailing add .can reply to it as i wanted to know that do they live in india or to some other place.I have hard that mny people call themselves his grandsons and daughter and wanted to bring in noice that it true or not.
i was looking in google and had already looked in wikipedia and read through your article. I went into a website called www.answers.com please send a message to (email address removed to prevent spam) to tell me you have delt with these people.
This keeps bothering me and I haven't yet come across a style guide or such that addresses the question. Sometimes people use words which 'normally' have a hyphen, or which 'normally' are joined, but rather they split up the word into two parts. It happens quite too often for it to be confusion by just non-native English speakers. Actually all sorts of misusages occur (see [1]) and knowing where the applicable style guide is would be a help. Any pointers? Shenme 05:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
How would one go about requesting features (or extensions) for MediaWiki?
One is adding a count for the number of images in a category on the category, for example Category:Astronomy_images states "There are 0 pages in this section of this category.", but makes no reference to the image below it.
I'd also like to request a feature to have Special:uncategorized pages be seperable by namespace. I want to be able to find uncategorized images as well as other pages.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!. Chris M. 07:29, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi!! I'm an ardent follower of WIKIPEDIA,( having the username- pupunwiki ). But the problem is : I didn't check my mails for a few days & as a result, I couldn't respond to the mail sent by - [wiki@wikimedia.org] on :Wikipedia e-mail address confirmation. I was supposed to open the following link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Confirmemail/c71529f40545dae55c8ffca004af7c31 - which i didn't , rather couldn't do in time.
Now , please tell me the procedure that would enable me to get mails from wikipedia & its users in future. Thanks,-- Pupunwiki 09:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
I created an article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sutherland_%28author%29. I want to distinguish it from another entry for a different George Sutherland, but don't think that I have achieved this. Can you tell me how to fix it.
Collywolly 11:35, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
How can i create an article on Wikipedia. I have something brand new.
Thanks,
Domo1234 19:30, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I see on many articles a box at the bottom of the article with links to different articles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopet
Those are two examples. I want to create one for an article to add links to the character articles of that show, but I don't know how to make one. I have gone to other pages and clicked Edit so that I could copy the code for the box so that I could paste it in the other article and change the text and links inside it, but the code for it is missing.
So I have two questions.
How do you make those boxes? How come you can't edit them?
Sorry if I was confusing, but I have never been very good at explaining, and it doesn't help that I don't know the name of that box. :(
I have another question. How do you add images to articles? I checked the URL of images on articles, and it said upload.wikipedia. When I tried to put an image from another site in it, nothing appeared. So I have three questions.
How do you add images to the article (not the code, but how do make the image actually appear)? Can images from other sites not be used, or does it just not work for me? What is upload.wiki, and can anyone add images to it?
Thank you. Superneoking 00:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I heard an ensemble on Prairie Home Companion tonight, which was their second appearance on the show at least, that doesn't have an article. I looked over the notability requirements for music acts and they don't meet a single one that I know of. Although, they've been together since 1900 which I think is a rather long time and therefore notable. Also, their second CD will be coming out later this year. So, does anyone else think that this group's article would survive? Dismas| (talk) 00:57, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Well, I went ahead and created it anyway. The fact that they've been around for 100+ years is notable enough for me. Dismas| (talk) 05:39, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
This is the first time I try to tide up my talk pages creating archives. It seems that accidentally I created a useless archive [2]. Is there a way to completely remove it from Wikipedia to avoid future confusion? — Cesar Tort 02:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, My name is <name removed>, producer of NBC's Concentration for 14 and a half years. I have several suggestions, corrections and additions that should be included. How do I submit them? My e-mail address:<email address removed>. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.163.100.11 ( talk • contribs) 02:43, 18 June 2006.
Is there a way to block or ignore edits by bots from showing up in my watchlist? A recent CfD has been filling up my watchlist for the last hour or so by the bot that is removing the deleted cats. Dismas| (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Who is the author, year and publisher of Wikipedia?
I am from the Dutch Wikipedia and I am looking here to find out how to list an article for deletion. I worked through several policy pages but cannot find anything. Please can somebody list eiland for deletion. This is total nonsence. It says there are living 170.000 persons. No such big town exists of this name. The user may be blocked.
Please make a small addition about this procedure on your Help page for foreigners. On the FAQ I also could find nothing. Known to you all, but not to somebody outside your community.
Fyi: I will look on NL wikipedia if we did a better job on this, and will change things if necessary ;-). Ellywa 06:46, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
we want to purches Red Jacket STP —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.54.194.11 ( talk • contribs) 09:01, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I am looking for a discussion group on the web for paragliding questions and answers ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 165.146.252.26 ( talk • contribs) 09:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I would like to know the names of babies of following: 1.Pigeon 2.Grasshopper 3.Butterfly 4.Termite 5.Crow 6.Sparrow 7.Cockroach 8.Housefly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.138.64.176 ( talk • contribs) 09:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
I authored an environmental article titled, Sarnia: A Canadian Community Under Seige (I know "seige" is spelled wrong, but that is how it went) under my name; Bud Whiteye. I also registered under Bud Whiteye, AND you sent me a confirmation line to "click on" at my email address <redacted> so I could know I am registered, What happened to my registration and what happened to my article?
I tried to re-register, but your instructions said "Bud Whiteye" was already in use, and left me no instructions on what to do. I'm the only Bud Whiteye in the world, so the instructions that say "Bud Whiteye" is in use is me.
Your help would be verily appreciated.
Bud Whiteye
Thanks SomeStranger, I will proceed there forthwith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lenni lenape ( talk • contribs)
what is the meaning of variation? 124.106.52.28 13:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello,
I am new to the site. I would like to submit an artical on the benefits of equine horse massagers with a link. Please advise.
Shawn
How do i get info on somthing that does not have an article writen about it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.199.117.10 ( talk • contribs) 17:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC).
There don't seem to be any clear instructions on how to create and edit one's userpage. I've had to rely on the kindness of a few Wikipedians to get as far as I have. What I'd like to do now is add a pic of myself. Yet wherever I look, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of guidance as to how to edit userpages.
I obviously have a pic in mind in .jpg format.
Could anyone please explain to me in simple steps how to add that pic to my userpage?
Many thanks,
Loomis 19:19, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
In this discussion -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:2006_Toronto_terrorism_case#.22who_cannot_be_named.22
We are trying to work out if American media law takes precendence over that of canada in regards to the naming of subjects in criminal investigations. I'm *very* hazy about this but I *think* that in an ongoing effect to avoid american-bias we default to the norms of the country the offense happened in unless there is a good reason? Confused! Many thanks for any help on this matter. -- Charlesknight 21:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Is it just me, or are all the Wikipedia pages a shade of alice blue? Cernen Xanthine Katrena 23:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Is there a definitive place within Wikipedia or Wikimedia to promote an independent wiki; preferably some place that actually has a decent amount of visibility to it? Also, is there a policy guiding how and where one can promote an independent wiki throughout the rest of Wikipedia and Wikimedia? HamillianActor 00:34, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
how can i patrol recent edits? unsigned by User:Patbaseball2221
What is the significance of usernames in red, please? I did try to check the FAQ (in several places), but couldn't find the answer. Thanks. Betterthanyouare 02:00, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Thank you! Betterthanyouare 02:14, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
how to create a listing —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gener ( talk • contribs)
sorry, i know the answer must be obvious. however, i signed in (attempted) with my password, which was not recognised, so was sent a new one. i want to change this to one i will remember, but cannot see on the sign-in page where this can be done. advice gratefully received. many thanks. every good wish, dr jocelynne a. scutt
I discovered a talk page where an IP had signed with a non-existent userpage, so its not like they were trying to impersonate someone. I checked the username, no user page, no talk page, no contribs. Should I remove the signature and tag an unsigned on it with the correct info? -- Crossmr 04:44, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I came across a spam filter while editing Chrononhotonthologos (see talk for an explanation of what I'm trying to do -- it's not my site, and I'm not a spammer.) It appears the external site referenced there is part of a spam filter somehow, though I don't understand why. meta:Spam blacklist doesn't seem to contain this site. I looked around but couldn't find anyplace to discuss this problem. Thanks, Cleduc 06:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi there. I've been browsing the BDSM-part of the Wikipedia, and have found a lot of interesting information. Now, I've got a little knowledge myself, wich I'd like to share, eventually accompanied by my own photos, where applicable.
If this seems interesting to you, please take a look at my homepage at http://www.sadomechanix.dk - (also featured in english).
Yours faithfully
Lars Bech Nygaard webmaster
How do I creat a new article? I Have an account
I have been using Wikipedia for a long time but every day, it seems like, I discover a new policy that I have never heard of. Today I discovered the guideline about avoiding trivia, which I was about to suggest. The search on Wikipedia is necessarily limited, to save system resources, but how else can I search for policies? The lists of policies are endless and Wikipedia has such an unfathomable amount of information on it that searching yields no desirable results. -- Stellis 08:53, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia:
). To do this, search for the term you're looking for (type it into the search box and click "Search"), then scroll to the bottom, where you can search for a term only in certain namespaces. —
Quantum
Eleven
09:44, 19 June 2006 (UTC)I think that Image:Future_history_01.jpg is still under copyright, and I don't think it qualifies as fair use. I checked with the uploader and they don't have a reason to believe it's out of copyright.
I looked at the list of copyright-related image tags, and I think imagevio is what I need. However, it appears that that tag is used to replace the image, whereas what I'd like to just add a tag that flags it for deletion. Do I just delete the image and put in imagevio, or is there a way that leaves the image in place till a decision is made by an admin? Thanks. Mike Christie 12:46, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
I am constructing an article in MS Office Word 2003 with the help of MathType 5.5. The article contains MS Word tables and various MathType symbol constructions both within cells of the tables and in the body of the text. I am completely new to Wiki and haven't managed to locate information within Wiki on how to upload the kind of document I have in mind. Please advise me on what to do.
I should be grateful if you could respond to "mytalk".
EpiGuru 14:16, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
On one of my computers, Wikipedia is not "updating" (i.e. the daily wikipedia entry is not there, but the daily entry from a year ago is there every day. What is going on there?
JIB
Probably it's a cached copy. Trying adding "?action=purge" or "&action=purge" to the end of the url to purge the cache of your browser. -- WinHunter ( talk) 14:54, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I am working on a translation of the article fr:Conseil national de la Résistance, an umbrella organization formed in 1943 to coordinate the different French resistance movements. What should the title of the article be in the English Wikipedia? The four possibilities are:
In my view, it should be either (1) or (2) but I'm not sure which one. As for (3) and (4), both have been used in other English Wikipedia articles [3] but in general the organization seems to be known in English by its French name. Given the nature of the organization, I doubt that it ever adopted an official English-language version of its name.
In French, initial caps are not routinely used in titles after the first word, so in French the organization is called Conseil national de la Résistance, but I'm wondering if in the English Wikipedia we should nevertheless refer to the organization as Conseil National de la Résistance. (But if so, why not Conseil National De La Résistance?)
I have looked at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (capital letters) and Wikipedia:Naming conventions but did not see a clear answer to this question. Before I actually create the article, I would like some guidance on whether to capitalize the N or not. -- Mathew5000 16:02, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to add an article about an organization(TANA) to WIKI?
There is an image on somebody's Flickr account that I want to add to Wikipedia (the commons) and an article. (Actually, there are probably a lot of pictures on Flickr I'd like to add so this applies to many images.) The image has the following license: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 so it says I'm free to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work. So, am I correct in saying that all I need to do it upload the picture to the commons and include in the comments box the license used, the person's Flickr ID and the URL to the image? I know there is a Wiki program that does this but I don't want to have to mess around with getting access to it and everything.-- NMajdan• talk 18:48, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hobart Johnston Whitley named and developed the area today known as Hollywood, California. HJ is what Hobart Johnston Whitley was called by, and was well known by the locals as a developer and mover and shaker of Los Angeles. HJ was instrumental in motivating the movie industry to move to his town of Hollywood. He formed several groups of businessmen which benefited by his expertise in developing the modern cities of his time. He formed a group of local business men to purchase the Van Nuys Lankershim lands of the San Fernando Valley. This was his move to get the land annexed to the City of Los Angeles for the water needed to sustain the big valley development he was about to accomplish. HJ is well known the Western United States history as well. Hobart was a good friend of Theodore Roosevelt and was on the board of directors of for the Chicago Rock Island Railroad in late 1800. He developed over 140 towns in the West. HJ was at the Oklahoma run and persuaded the U.S. Congress in Washington to allow Guthrie to be capitol of the new state. In the early 1900 Los Angeles and Southern California history, HJ is being brought to light for his great contributions to the cities that he was apart of. HJ, his family and friends has many unpublished memoirs and are being brought to the public in the near future by the book, The Father of Hollywood by his great granddaughter, Gaelyn Whitley Keith. http://www.thefatherofhollywood.com/
Normally, when a catagory (ex. Category:Selected anniversaries) is part of another category ( Category:Wikipedia featured content), it will appear on the second category's list of Subcategories.
However, this is not true of Category:Wikipedia featured desktop backgrounds under Category:Wikipedia featured pictures. Here, "desktop backgrounds" was put in "featured pictures", but doesn't show up in its list of subcategories.
Why is this so? -- kenb215 01:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
When adding categories to a page, is it standard for them to be listed alphabetically (for example: British film actors | Living people | Year of birth missing), or is that just some users' preference, or are somewhat-related categories supposed to be grouped together? Maybe a useless question, but I've been wondering about it. -- Flummery 04:02, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the info, Yanksox and WinHunter. Flummery 04:22, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
On Mon. June, 19, yesterday, in the box "On This Day...", there was a citation about the first baseball game to use modern rules being played in 1846. I came back to re-read the article, but the section had been updated. I looked in the archive section, which led me to a page titled "History of baseball in the United States." This is not the same article that was linked there on the 19th. I was wondering if anybody could tell me what that page was so I may finish reading it. James B.
:Click on the archive link in the "On This Day" box, which gives
this link. --
WinHunter (
talk)
06:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello. Probably this is the wrong place to suggest something like this, but I have put up a Featured Articles RSS @ http://lagring.net/wikipedia.rss and wondered if that is something that could be cool to have at the front page. Not my RSS feed but that at the same time someone creates the featured article, the RSS also gets created. There should also have been a RSS for QOTD, news and featured picture.
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href=" http://helgo.net/simon/wikipedia/fa.xml" />
And come on, it doesn't seem like the most serious page! I'm thinking more of en.wikipedia.org/featured.xml
I've tried to confirm my email, but it keeps showing me this message:
But I just got the code 5 mins ago. What's the problem? Thank you. -- Kahang 13:31, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I came across the page for Andrew Filipowski which struck me as blatant self-promotion. Turns out it is a verbatim copy of this person's grandiloquent PR bio. In typical circumstances I would have prodded it, however this person is clearly notable so I tagged it POV and Autobio instead. Should it be tagged copyvio too? I would like this page to be replaced with a short balanced biography, but I don't know the person's history well enough to do it myself. What is the best place to call for attention to this page, so that someone who knows better can start the editing process? This person is known as a controversial figure so the page could quickly become sensitive... Thanks in advance for any hints you can provide. -- JFG 14:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I am trying to use language icons.
{{It}} works, in fact, I obtain (in Italian). {{En}} does not work, in fact, I obtain Transclusion error: {{ En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{ lang-en}} or {{ in lang|en}} instead. rather than (English).
Why?-- Dejudicibus 16:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello, how can I change the copyright info for uploaded pic? I made a mistake. At least, how can I delete it?
It is very offensive to Tupac Shakur's memory to call him a "gangsta rapper" as you have done on your page about the Seven Day Theory. It is an insult. He was not "gangsta" which, by definition, means "gang member involved with violence". Please take out anything that says Tupac Shakur is a gangsta rapper. It is insulting, and I'm sure it's not the way he would have wanted to be remembered.
-- Garyfreedman 22:24, 20 June 2006 (UTC)== RE: article on Gary Freedman created 6/20/06 ==
I created an article about myself titled "Gary Freedman." I am an attorney but do not practice law so I obtain no commercial benefit from an article in Wikipedia. I link to several of my blogs which are of literary interest. I derive no commercial benefit whatsoever from my blogging activity.
Gary Freedman is notable in that he authored a lengthy autobiography that is written entirely in the form of quotations. This book, titled Significant Moments, is, to the best of my knowledge, one of the few books of its kind.
Central High School of Philadelphia is a Wikipedia entry and should have a link.
GARY FREEDMAN Washington, DC (202) 362 7064
garfreed@... (see history) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garyfreedman ( talk • contribs)
Gary - the best place to discuss this matter is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Gary_Freedman -- Charlesknight 22:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
How many main namespace edits should I get before going for adminship? Gang sta E B EA (comments welcome!) 21:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
User:Zacluva323 was recently created, and i do not think that the content is very appropriate. Is this for me to comment/take action on, or is the content of a user page solely decided by the user in question? Ollie 21:51, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Asking here's fine, but if you think it should be deleted, you could've taken it to WP:MFD, asked admins at WP:AN/I to take action or simply tag it for speedy deletion yourself using {{ db}} (actually {{db|your reason}}). - Mgm| (talk) 22:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I think it advisable that someone senior in WP hierarchy consider the Yoshiaki Omura entry for possible legal exposure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TealCyfre ( talk • contribs)
I put a gallery of three Commons images onto the Zacharias Heinesen page. Only two of them appear. I have tried various ways around this but without success. The images are shown on the right, and all appear without problem.
Here is what happens when I put them in a gallery:
What am I doing wrong? Thanks in anticipation. Euchiasmus 05:11, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Change "%27" to "'":
-- Rob 05:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Sometimes in looking at an article of some length I want to find out the history of a section of it, or of a particular sentence. Generally to see how long it's been in the article (a day? a week? a year?) and sometimes to see who put it in. Is that possible? For many articles, especially those that get vandalized every day such as Dick Cheney, the article's edit history is practically impossible to use, but might be practical if you could filter it by changes to just a particular section. -- Mathew5000 05:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
sir i want to ask if cupola is a type of blast furnace and if yes please provide some specifications on it viz.standard size,blast required, fundamental difference between various blast furnaces. where is it used in the world & specifically in India. 202.88.175.24
You know, so you can hide bits of the page 'til you expand it with the button, like you see on lots of users' pages? When I look at them, if it's a template, it's been subst'd, so I still don't know. The closest thing I could find was {{ anote}}, but I couldn't get that to work with anything over 1 line of text. Am I just using it wrong, or is there another one? - Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 12:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Dear Sir,
I want to know the history of Chandravanshi Dynasty / Janjua Dynastry / Kahar, How the caste of chandravanshi converted into the name of "Kahar" and the huge dynasty of chandravanshi where gone from India Raja Janak, Raja Pura, Pandav, Kuru, Kans, Jarasandh where is the dynasty are today in india ?
Dilip Kr. Verma —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.161.81.181 ( talk • contribs)
HOW DO I DELETE THE SEARCH LIST? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.40.20.197 ( talk • contribs)
I just came across what appears to me to be a veiled death threat made against a group of other Wiki users. Naturally I'm quite concerned about this. Is there a place to report such abuses? Thankyou. Gatoclass 20:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
which country invented soccer?
You should post this on the Humanities Refernence Desk ( WP:RD/H). Be sure to sign your question with four tildes (~~~~). Emmett5 20:48, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
letter of credit payable on sight. what does this mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.11 ( talk • contribs)
What is the best way to deal with an editor making controversial edits who is completely unresponsive to messages on their talk space, and requests in the reverts and any subsequent edits to take it to the talk page of the article, especially when its a part of the article thats already under discussion? I'm not talking they make an edit, you put an edit on their talk page and they immediately make another edit again. I'm talking say over the period of an hour or two, over 3 or 4 articles? -- Crossmr 22:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi - I created an article on the audiovisual industry but when i conduct a search using these terms it doesn't come up - can you help me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Talywalsh ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 21 June 2006.
Say if "user a" makes a death threat aginst "user b" in an edit summary, and it's highly possible that "user a" can carry out the threat, what should "user a" do? "user b" ( talk • contribs) 23:22, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
I posted a comment to a talk page and forgot to sign it. I also was not logged in. So should I: 1) Post again from that IP address attributing the comment to my account; 2) Let it be; or 3) Something else? Thanks. -- Silvaran 01:25, 22 June 2006 (UTC) (<-- Hah! I remembered.)
(I have asked about this before, but didn't get a clear answer) Is there any Wikipedia policy which would clear up the issue of the article Drina, specifically whether it is okay to list all of the towns a river passes through, and whether it counts as notable? Mo-Al 18:37, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I recently submitted additional info on the Post Production page, adding the company "LaserPacific" to the page and also submitting info for that company on its own page. Neither of that shows up -- but it looked like it was there immediately after adding. Can you tell me what might be the reason?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Trhode ( talk • contribs)
How do I alter the header (to delete "A Kodak Comapny"?)
Thank you. Yes, I went to the FAQ section and saw how to "move" the title. Appreciate your help. I am a newbie :-) Trhode 22:16, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I wish to know how can I place wav. and/or mp3 music on dvd disc only. Not with video at all. Also be able to play back on different types of players, cd player, dvd player, and/or laptop micosoft format. Thanks Paul
I just submitted an article ( Murphy Rebel Aircraft) for the Wikipedia. I tried to keep it as straight forward and factual as I could - but the page has a "header in a block" that says "this article reads like an advertisement" I have followed many pages trying to find how to reword it so that it is "acceptable" to Wiki - but at the end of the day (2 AM in the morning actually) I can't see how to "de-advertise" a factual article about a kit built aircraft ?!?
I didn't want to write a wafly article that went on & on about personal junk - just a straight forward / useful information one
ALSO (and please be aware , that I am NO computer junkie ) I cannot figure out HOW to "Tag" my photo (to go with the article) - so that it will be accepted to appear WITH the article :o( Again- I followed many link pages - but nothing makes sense to me ... (and this IS my first ever attempt to contribute an article too)
I found my photot on the "untagged photos " page (VH-REB at Ayers Rock airport) - but I just can't figure out HOW to "tag" it
Thanks Rick Harper [email removed to prevent spam] user Rebel541 Rebel541 22:36, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
please could you delete this hole message. thank you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Petra999 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.109.107.233 ( talk • contribs)
Dear Help Desk,
I would like to add a back button using HTML forms or javascript in wikipedia. Do i need special permissions to do them. Please provide relevant information with regards to this query to (email address removed to prevent user receiving spam, ham, jam and guinea pigs. EvocativeIntrigue TALK | EMAIL 11:56, 23 June 2006 (UTC))
Thanks bhanu —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijbhanu ( talk • contribs)
How do I delete my username? Please contact me on my talk page. Scienceman 04:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering why some external links were deleted from the site? I think one may have seemed redundant, but not all of them. One was a book publisher, one was a Japanese site (Roller Game with video and photos)and one was an American Roller Derby site (ARDL Bay City Bombers also with video, mention and photos)two were Yahoo! Groups sites: Ann Calvello and Joan Weston. Going to those sites also verifies the info is correct and not made up.
I try to read the info thinking someone was vandalizing the site, but then read into it. Please let me know if any or all the info can be readded. Thanks, Jim —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.32.42 ( talk • contribs)
hi , my question is regarding architecture. which one is the best?INTERIOR OR BUILDING MANGENENT AND CONSTRUCTION,which SPECIALIZATION should i take?pls reply me
I work for a school system that has recently blocked access to Wikipedia because many of our students were misusing your site and deliberatly making incorrect and inappropriate edits of the articles on your website. I was told that you have an alternate site with your content, but without the ability to edit the content. Is this true? If so, what is the site? Annette-- 64.48.176.157 08:02, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Can someone please upload this image file for me:
http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=911conspiracy4jo.gif
I'd like to be able to inline it on talk pages, but inlining external images is no longer allowed. Thanks!
82.131.184.53 12:37, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
p.s. I asked this question at the reference desk but only got rude and unhelpful replies.
I wonder if this person understands the concept of an open source encyclopedia - even the basics, what is your responsibility, what's not. Getting a user account, basic ettiquette (that how you spell it?) and simple polity. Is this Willy on Wheels in disguise, just wasting our time instead of moving pages (for a change)? I wonder, if I were an admin, I might consider banning you for simply being annoying - and rude and unhelpful, just like me. Alright, here's a username, you just need to email me, and I'll give you it. I'll tell you, it will work - if it doesn't, its not wikipedia's fault. Click on my signiature, then "email this user" at the right hand side. martianlostinspace 20:41, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, I forgot to add: you need to click on the "send" button,too.-- martianlostinspace 20:42, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello, all. I'm a budding contributor to Wikipedia. Please can you tell me, in idiots' language (i.e., keep it laughably simple) how I can import photographs (they are copyright-cleared) into an article. Please could you answer these questions SPECIFICALLY and in order:
I thank you. FClef 13:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
The Category Wat Si Saket [6] should be : Pagodas in Vientian, because 3 pictures on 4 don't actually show the Wat Si Saket but (you guess) other pagodas in Vientian. Can somebody change the category ?
What is wrong with my code here: Trump International Hotel and Tower (SoHo). The photo is not inserting itself. Tony The Tiger 18:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. Tony The Tiger 19:05, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I have located this image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/2/23/Kraftwerk_Ekibastus.jpg of a power plant flue gas stack in Kazachstan which I would like to use in an article in the Wikipedia about flu gas stacks. How do I locate the image ... and then how do I upload it into the Wikipedia? - mbeychok 19:30, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I would like to know if it is ok with policy to copy a letter from another editor’s user page and paste it in my own user talk page (I already asked permission to the editor who wrote that letter)? 201.144.135.107 20:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
An user commented my own opinion on a request for deletion. By reading it, I am confident I am being misunderstood. Is replying in request for deletion a typical habit?
MaxDZ8
talk
20:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Fast as always (you guys at the help desk rock!). I think this is getting too much involved for me, I'm not even sure of what shall I do. In ignorance, they'll live happier (doh!). MaxDZ8 talk 21:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Where are the passwords for The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Ages???
Please post the passwords for those games.
I love your site :)
-Thanks
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I am relatively new to Wikipedia.
I found this article: Gubi_Sandhu
I cannot see how this belongs on Wikipedia. I am not sure if this is vandalism or bad writing.
It appears to me that an earlier version was better, and more wiki-like.
Could someone clear things up?
Thank You,
4dhayman 23:38, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
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23:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC)I followed the instructions on writing an article.I completed the edit/summary. The article was entitled Zbark. The reason for this is that it is a term used in Wikipedia when you search for Flat Fee. Here is the article: Zbark: An entirely new Real Estate Brokerage business model that replaces the outdated listing commissions of the 20th Century. The model helps consumers that are buying and/or selling real estate. It puts the consumer in control of the buying/selling process rather than a real estate agent and/or broker. It is a fee based system rather than a commission system.
Here is where the term Zbark is quoted in Wikipedia: Real Estate
A way that homeowners can list their property on a local MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and www.Realtor.com for one fee. This is a radical departure from the listing commission that is usually associated with a homeowner selling their property. The homeowner may or may not choose to pay a Buyer's Agent (a real estate agent) whom brings the homeowner a contract. Most Flat Fee Brokers feel that it helps to sell the property faster if the homeowner agrees to compensate the Buyer's Agent. Federal and State Law state all Real Estate commissions are negotiable. The name Zbark is a synonym for Flat Fee with regards to Real Estate. It is defined as: An entirely new Real Estate Brokerage business model that replaces the outdated listing fees of the 20th Century. The model helps consumers that are buying and/or selling real estate. It puts the consumer in control of the buying/selling process rather than a real estate agent and/or broker. It is a fee based system rather that a commission system.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You, Michael Thomas
email: mt1@att.net —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shiraz4848 ( talk • contribs)
How can I get the quotations marks like the ones in this article? Wizrdwarts ( T| C| E) 01:15, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
“ | Like this | ” |
Road Wizard 01:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, should wikilinks of characters' or people be in bold? For example, should a wikilink for Mr. George Jones be in bold? I read the Manual of Style, but I didn't find anything relating to fictional characters. An annonymous user bolded the names at [7]
If you need any more info or another example, let me know and I'll try to help.
Cheers. -- Starionwolf 02:11, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
In fact, headers are bolded automatically if you use the header format. So you should rarely bold anything. Titles of books and movies, I believe, should be in italics, but names should be left as is. - Mgm| (talk) 11:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Actually, another common use of bold is in table row or column headers. It may be that your anon was thinking along those lines, but it's really not appropriate in that table except for the King/Queen row, I think. · rodii · 21:13, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know the common image I'm thinking about, with a speaker and some "waves" coming out of it? Maybe resembles something like this, {O} ))). Haha, that's not a very good sketch. Or does anyone know a good commonly used picture to represent sound, or audio? Thanks. Hucz 02:30, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to get involved with cleaning up vandalism. I visit Wikipedia as a logged in user at least 2-3 times a day, and would like to help out, casually, with vandalism. What page should I look at to get started? (I've tried Special:Recentchanges, but a lot of bots and other users catch the vandalism before I do :). -- Silvaran 03:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I am unsure if this is an appropriate stub linkage. I put a drink stub on Argo Tea. Please give your opinion on the propriety of this. Tony The Tiger 07:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
when my wife and i cook chicken we pull the skin off then coat it with 4 cs then brown it in a skillet. we then freeze it. when preparing we thaw it out over night how long should i bake in oven in stoneware at what temp? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.151.165.53 ( talk • contribs) 08:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I written an article about a person and now the last name does not begin with a capital letter.
How can that be changed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nico Rose ( talk • contribs) 11:42, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Are album covers copyrighted? Could you check this picture out:[ [8]]. Is it copyrighted .I need to know what license it is under. Thank you. Ketan 12:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Would it be proper to wear these minitures on my DJ's for a civilian summer ball occassion?
Thanks
Leigh —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.106.161.85 ( talk • contribs) 13:06, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
What do I do with images that have generic names, like Image:Soviet.jpg and Image:France.jpg? Alr 16:32, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I want to upload a Google Earth image to illustrate an article about a building which is in the image.
Has NASA taken the Google Earth images?
Are they released into Public Domain?
Is is fair use?
I would be grateful if someone could clear this up for me
4dhayman 16:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I there a way to cram down the text size in a thumbnail's caption? I tried both <small></small> and <sup></sup> without effect. WP:PIC and WP:EIS were no help. Thanks in advance.-- Fuhghettaboutit 17:29, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
-- 205.188.116.71 20:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)Dear Sir:
Where may you send me, I wish to find out which foods offer what nutrient value.
Vitamin A is in these foods
Vitamin C is in these foods
Folate is found in these foods
Potasium in these foods
Where may I find a more complete list in addition to these 4 examples?
If a doctor tells me to get more potassium in my diet I will eat ---------
Thank you, Audrey Ruddy
How succesful has this system been academically?
In what sense? against other international systems? Against previous systems? --
Charlesknight
21:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I was working through some of the articles for deletion and was looking at some of the articles promoting web sites. They often evidently fail WP:WEB but sometimes in the vote, alexa traffic rankings are used as implications of notability. If a website cannot be differentiated by WP:WEB or other means, what kind of traffic ranking would we consider notable? Do we have to take into account the whole "Alexa toolbar users only" thing? Anand 22:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Whenever I attempt to upload an image it doesn't work because the image type isn't recommended, how do I convert to .jpg? ReverendG 00:30, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Generally, whatever image editor you are using gives you the ability to save in many different formats (including jpg). -- Porqin 01:38, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
There is a person that constantly removes all the external links and places couple of his/her own links there. It is not a registered editor and it only show the IP address. -- Carcrazy 00:57, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Please visit WP:AIV. Thanks. -- Porqin 01:36, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm writing an article on a japanese person, however in the naming portion, I don't know how to write japanese symbols. Could someone please help? And also, how do you create new categories? -- Summonmaster13 01:00 25 June 2006 (UTC)
[[category:new category]]
on a page you want in the new category. This will show up as a red category link, and then you can click this and add at least [[category:parent of new category]]
to the category (to link it in to the category structure). There are a LOT of categories, so you might want to look around and make sure the category you're creating doesn't already exist. Please see
Wikipedia:Categorization for more details. --
Rick Block (
talk)
01:48, 25 June 2006 (UTC)While trying to submit to Wikipedia, I was very confused by the editing/submitting process. I have something I want to add on an article, but I can't seem to figure out how I should go about doing that.
-- Kel-E 02:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Looks just about the same, but it's about wrestling, and reads something like "the following section may contain ???, and may speak about ficticious something something as if they were real". I can't seem to find it anywhere again, and I can't remember what the ??? word is to look it up. - Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 02:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
(tag removed to avoid category on page)
That one? ~Kylu ( u| t) 02:24, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I recently created an article about John Lazzaro, a candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate, but the page seems to have been deleted. Could someone explain why this happened? Thanks
I was just looking at the Awareness Statistics and I found that Wikipedia's daily ranking dropped down to 30. I don't see how it's possible for the rankings to drop to a yearly low in Mid-June. Is the alexa ranking going to start decreasing now?
where can i find a COMPLETE list of 1967 music played on A.M. radio? ... OTHER THAN IN MY DREAMS! thanking you Mable bakermable baker
25 June 2006 06:56 Ste4k wrote: Hi! I could use some help citing a court case but am unsure what the acceptable manner to do that is. I would like to change the current version from an opinion to the actual title of the document. I am just having trouble figuring out what the actual title of this court case would be. Thanks!
I created the image Image:Muse.svg yesterday from Muse Logo.png using Inkscape. I saved it as an "Inkscape SVG". It showed up perfectly on my computer using Inkscape and Internet Explorer. When I uploaded it, it showed a red X. I then resaved it as a "Plain SVG" and uploaded it again. The same thing happened. Does anyone know what the problem is? Thanks Mahahahaneapneap 11:50, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I have two questions. First, which users are able to modify the Special:Specialpages because it could use a better structure and organsation. And second, where is the place where I can request a special page. Thank you. CG 14:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
sir / madam
i'm unable to search topic related to high voltage engineering subjects. help me.
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The text of Image:Harriet.jpg is talking about Harriet but the picture isn't about it. I'm confused. Could someone more experienced take a look and try to figure out if it is an edit gone wrong or vandalism The bellman 15:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I recently created an article, but it was labled as a copywright infringement, because I copied it from another website. I don't get what's wrong with that. Doesn't Wikipedia use the GFDL liscense?
I have a nice big welcome message from an Admin on my User:Talk page. I'd like to move it to a subpage of my User:Talk but I want to do it the right way, including the edit history of the welcome message?
I know that if I cut and past Wiki content I would lost the history. If I use Rename will that turn my main Talk page into a big redirect, or could it still be used as a Talk page?
I'm just trying to learn some good Wiki habits and this is as good a time as any to learn how to move sections from one page to a sub page without mangling anything. Thanks! Dick Trauma 16:12, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
“It is not acceptable to stalk another editor who is editing in good faith” says WP official policy [9]. Where can I address a formal complaint about an editor who has been stalking me? What can I do to stop him? — Cesar Tort 17:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to create your own watchlist apart from the default one? Skinnyweed 18:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
The article Drina is in need of a map. Is there a place to request an image (assuming it doesn't already exist)? Mo-Al 19:42, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
I have someone flying in on jun 26 2006 and I donot know what terminal she is flying in to . she is flying with sunwing airlines flight # 819 leaving sydney nova scotia at 12:00 pm and landing in toronto at 1:40pm it would be great if u could help me
Where would I find instructions on how to set up a User Page? - Wat Tyler 21:34, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Is there some kind of Wikipedia convention for articles concerning how many spaces should follow the period that ends a sentence? Thanks.
There is an article (specifically Knights of the Dinner Table) which both seems to contain factual inacuraccy, and (undisputably) contains plagiarism. How should it be tagged? Mo-Al 23:37, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
How do I add the content of a page (ex. Chopin) to a category (Composers)?
Thought I'd ask a question for once: I've rather cunningly managed to intercourse my signature coding up and can't seem to fix it. If anyone has some spare time, could you pop across to my user page and take a look at it please? There's just one very small problem with it which I can't seem to correct, and it's annoying the hell out of me.
I should have known not to play with it, it took me a while to fix the first time round!
EvocativeIntrigue 00:30, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Too late, I've done it. EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME 23:38, 25 June 2006 (UTC) 01:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
what would I do if a dialog box is open because I can'not retrive as e-mail document sent to me which is said to be in micosoft word01:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)~~ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.245.71.5 ( talk • contribs) .
How do I get video game screenshots? GEB-test 02:03, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello, We created an article some weeks ago on Zak Martin, and it has now disappeared. Can you please tell us why this article was removed, and/or restore it? In addition to being the founder of our organization, Zak Martin is a leading New Age figure, author and antiwar activist. Our intention was to gradually add information to the biographical article we created. Now the original article has disappeared, and in its place is a page with the message "Wikipedia does not have an article with this name". Please advise. Lydia Lloyd-Spencer UK Psychics http://www.ukpsychics.com/
How to find copy editors to help in achieving GA for an article? The article that I am refering to is Infiniti G20, which I have put up for Peer Review currently. At Peer Review, I have only gotten help from one fellow. Not that I am not thankful, however, I would like a few more minds on the task. Thanks. Zoli Elo 04:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm puzzled about templates with the -n character, like the Template:Test2-n. How do you fix the text within the {{}} brackets? -- George100 05:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
information about microprocesors—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.187.230.196 ( talk • contribs) .
I came across a really rubbishy article. Not sure where to bring it to anyone's attention:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lee -- Mylitta 08:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
User:Vinumohs has recently been spamming links to vgreets.com I think blocking them now is a bit premature, but since this links doesn't really contain any encyclopedic info, perhaps I can have it blacklisted to stop the spam? Can someone remind me where the list is located and how to request additions? - Mgm| (talk) 09:53, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
What is the difference between wikifying and cleanup. SCHZMO ✍ 11:10, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Is there a list of projects I can go to so that I can find the projects I want to join? Thanks. Shannon 11:18, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Last year, I made an addition to the entry for "bric-a-brac". In addition to the meaning that is there on the wikipedia, in sewing terms it's also a type of decorative trim. Today, on a whim I went there to read my entry and it's been removed. Why has this happened?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gankaku ( talk • contribs) 12:57, 26 June 2006 (UTC).
I've had a look and it seems that a different editor disagreed with it being there. You have two (well three) options - (1) edit it back in, (2) discuss it on the talk page for that entry or (3) ask the user who removed it on their userpage the reasons behind their removal. I would recommend (2) & (3) first. The editor who removed your entry was Zora http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Zora and gave the reason "(Those are embroidered decorative tapes, not bric-a-brac)". You can see this for yourself by clicking on the button labeled "history" on the actual entrypage.
(it's also useful to sign stuff - by clicking the signature button (3rd button from the right).
-- Charlesknight 13:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm trying to find a list of Boggle rules, as in, what types of words are allowed and not, such as abbreviations, proper nouns, foreign words etc. Suggestions? Thanks. 65.73.255.203 15:12, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
What's the process to get images deleted? is it similar to AFD? I ask because
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aniquity.jpg while the original work of this Alex Jackson would seems to misrepesent the existance of such a star trek series? (leaving aside his cheeky claim of copyright on Star Trek!) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Charlesknight ( talk • contribs) 20:49, 26 June 2006 (UTC).
"leaving aside his cheeky claim of copyright on Star Trek" where does this Alex Jackson claim copyright on Star Trek? he does not therefore as the stament is untrue and visable by a wide audience it is libelous, regards Mark
I messed up on a page completely. How do i delete the whole thing?
i have a friend who says that he is his grand son name haris masood rasheedi.he is fron gangos. sending u mail from his mailing add .can reply to it as i wanted to know that do they live in india or to some other place.I have hard that mny people call themselves his grandsons and daughter and wanted to bring in noice that it true or not.