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Hi! I'm trying to unify my logins across wikipedia but when I input "lanika" and ask Wikipedia to send a new password nothing comes to my email account and I can't remember if I used a different email account to register at Wikipedia, it was some years ago... I created a second account, username "Lanika Moon", but would like to recover the user Lanika so I can have one login across pt.wikipedia, en.wikipedia, wikimedia etc. Is it possible? Can I at least know the email where the password is being sent? Lanika/ Lanika Moon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.42.197.209 ( talk) 00:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Indeed, I made most contributions to Wikipedia in english while not logged in but am reasonably active in the portuguese Wikipedia. Unfortunately there's no emails going to spam/bulk folders in my active email accounts, but I've old email accounts at hotmail and other services that are not in use anymore, so if wikipedia is sending email to them I'm unable to retrieve it. Thus the reason I wish I knew what email account is linked to the Lanika username. I have normal access to the Lanika Moon user account, and will see that I stay logged in during future contributions. I think my case specifically is more of Changing username/SUL than Usurpation per se, can anyone confirm if this is the best path to follow? Lanika/ Lanika Moon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.136.27.3 ( talk) 15:22, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Many of my posts on Talk pages keep showing up with things like "--TCav 23:37, 30 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by TCav (talk • contribs)" at the end. I sign my posts, yet your robot seems to pop up and add the 'unsigned' part.
What can I do to prevent this from happening? I'm using the four tildes. What am I not doing? --TCav 01:36, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I dont know how to fix this problem. I have a resolution of 1680pixels width and when its full screen the paragraph that starts "On September 22..." some of its text overlaps the picture box. I tried to use the br syntax but it doesnt solve the problem.
Link [ [1]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center#Site_cleanup
Thank you ---- Diensthuber ( talk) 02:25, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I am new to your encyclopedia wikipedia потому что for the editing for сиздерден ? (new article helping)
Я хочу учить английский.
I wish to edit article please? -- Danskovskiv ( talk) 10:38, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
hjlkhj otkhjokh tohtjh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.94.130.189 ( talk) 12:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Cacky Bird Legs бсудить for my first posting, review? -- Danskovskiv ( talk) 14:37, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I have changed my user name from Rich Guy to Genius101 Wizard. Am I allowed to create the User:Rich Guy userpage, and have it as a redirect to my page? Thanks, Genius101 Wizard ( talk) 15:27, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I tried to edit Template:Infobox UK Legislation ( attempt 1 attempt 2) to link automatically to TheyWorkForYou's search page (e.g. Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008. First I tried using {{PAGENAME}}, which only linked to the first word, like this. Then I tried using {{PAGENAMEE}}, which linked to the whole thing with underscores, like this, which their search engine doesn't understand. I'm out of ideas - I can't see anything else on Help:Magic Words that would work, and I can't think of anything else. Does anyone have any ideas? -- HughCharlesParker ( talk - contribs) 15:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
In the search text, spaces must be encoded as pluses. Use the magic word urlencode:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s={{urlencode:Statute+Law+(Repeals)+Act+2008}}
Which gives:
--—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 17:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
How dare you place such a slur against my name and reputation.
I have forwarded your message to the approbate body who in turn replied it was no surprise from someone such as you.
Don't bother contacting me as I would never return to such a site under any circumstances. It is both amatuer and so unprofessional and most information on the site is inaccurate anyway.
This is the message you sent
User talk:Efexor1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits, such as those you made to Mudcat Cafe, are considered vandalism and are immediately reverted. If you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop. Consider improving rather than damaging the work of others. ... discospinster talk 14:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Efexor1 ( talk • contribs) 15:30, September 1, 2008
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Efexor1 ( talk • contribs) 16:30, 1 September 2008
Can someone please make the "language" field optional on Template:Infobox ESC entry? Thanks. Grk1011/Stephen ( talk) 15:39, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I have made an edit, when do I get paid, and how much? Do I need to register my credit information? Many Thanks -- Delta Proven ( talk) 16:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Jimbo Wales does not get paid for editing Wikipedia, if that's what you mean. I believe he does get a salary for the other duties he performs as part of the Wikimedia Foundation. TN‑ X- Man 16:25, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Ouija-whatever again, no doubt... — Travis talk 17:21, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm a member of a site called WrestlingRevealed.com and was wondering if it's against the rules for me to make a page about it. I've read the FAQ's and rules and it states that these pages can be done but from a neutral point of view and not to be promoting said website/ business. Is this OK for me to make? Thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JWC 12 ( talk • contribs) 16:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I use another Wiki but this one is different for uploading images, how do you do so? SirusG ( talk) 16:47, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
So, if I edit a page because there is a typo and some formatting errors, and while I am doing that, User Joe X adds a pargraph about geography and turns several "citation needed" notes into refrences and hits submit, and then I hit submit after that... aren't his edits going to be nullified? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RayvnEQ ( talk • contribs) 17:29, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
would you please delete www.tvdata.ru from black list / spam. we never posted spam and I wanted to list it as a stock footage sourse ? Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.243.166.230 ( talk) 18:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I've done this before when radio stations changed their call letters and I took the responsibility for moving the article to the new letters. The problem was that an old article was still there and had to be moved, and I became familiar with the procedure.
I'm doing something similar now. Because
WQOK (AM) had more contributors, it seemed like a better idea to move the information from the shorter
WGVL article. I've detailed everything I wanted to do on the WQOK talk page, and no objections were raised there. On another site my plan was supported, and now I've moved the information from the WGVL page, making sure to list contributors, and replaced the text with {{
db-move}}
.
That was two hours ago. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:15, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
This is interesting. I got a pink box here but not there. I went back and tried again and now I have pink boxes on the article and its talk page.
Vchimpanzee ·
talk ·
contributions ·
18:19, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
The new call letters are WGVL. But the WQOK article, which I was unaware of until several weeks ago, is longer and has many more contributors. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
This is not the place to discuss this. Why can I still not make the move? Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:53, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
But I've already moved the information. It gets confusing if you have a different article for every set of call letters. and besides that, nearly every article I've seen has been about the radio station from its first sign-on.
There has been no objection until now. It doesn't work to have a redirect to an outdated set of call letters. I'm leaving now, and no one can find an article on WGVL because I'm not getting any help on this. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 19:02, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I am just curious, but can admin. get into other members' limited accounts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dale S. Satre ( talk • contribs) 18:15, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Do rollbackers get that privilege, or only Admins? ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:55, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi all,
I would like to know how i can report a user for warning who are constantly vandalizing the page with unsourced and information that is very much not true i have left them a message on there talk page but there ignoring it. The edits they seem to be doing are the ones they might have been doing as a ip user but have now registered. I really do not like having to use the rollback feature to undo the work as it makes me seem like a dictator :( but i am actively trying to prevent the article form being ruined-- Andrewcrawford ( talk) 20:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
our information/page has been flagged, please see the complaint below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_A_S_Designs
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page. It needs sources or references that appear in third-party publications. Tagged since July 2008.
Its tone or style may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. Tagged since July 2008.
It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Tagged since July 2008.
The external links in this article may not comply with Wikipedia's content policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links. Tagged since July 2008.
Many of our accounts have clients that use your service to learn about the line and reference your pages to understand the products we offer, we dont intend to use this for anything more than an informative tool. therefore please let us know how we can edit the pages so the complaints are removed.
Please send your comments to <email removed>
Regards,
KAS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.53.119 ( talk) 21:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there I manage an scotish musician called Graeme Macdonald. Hey attempted to add a section to wikipedia himself sometime ago and add himself to the page about his hometown of Alyth. Unfortunatly this inforamtion was removed. No fault of his own though.
I was just wondering what can be done to add a section about this emering artist, I have read the guidelines and am still unsure as the only information which was given about the section graeme add himself was said to "not explain importance".
Any Help would be great
thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Graememac ( talk • contribs) 22:17, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
A vandalizing editor, MoHasanie, has moved the page Dania Ramirez to Majja Ramirez. I have no idea how to move it back. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Copana2002 ( talk) 23:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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Hi! I'm trying to unify my logins across wikipedia but when I input "lanika" and ask Wikipedia to send a new password nothing comes to my email account and I can't remember if I used a different email account to register at Wikipedia, it was some years ago... I created a second account, username "Lanika Moon", but would like to recover the user Lanika so I can have one login across pt.wikipedia, en.wikipedia, wikimedia etc. Is it possible? Can I at least know the email where the password is being sent? Lanika/ Lanika Moon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.42.197.209 ( talk) 00:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Indeed, I made most contributions to Wikipedia in english while not logged in but am reasonably active in the portuguese Wikipedia. Unfortunately there's no emails going to spam/bulk folders in my active email accounts, but I've old email accounts at hotmail and other services that are not in use anymore, so if wikipedia is sending email to them I'm unable to retrieve it. Thus the reason I wish I knew what email account is linked to the Lanika username. I have normal access to the Lanika Moon user account, and will see that I stay logged in during future contributions. I think my case specifically is more of Changing username/SUL than Usurpation per se, can anyone confirm if this is the best path to follow? Lanika/ Lanika Moon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.136.27.3 ( talk) 15:22, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Many of my posts on Talk pages keep showing up with things like "--TCav 23:37, 30 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by TCav (talk • contribs)" at the end. I sign my posts, yet your robot seems to pop up and add the 'unsigned' part.
What can I do to prevent this from happening? I'm using the four tildes. What am I not doing? --TCav 01:36, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I dont know how to fix this problem. I have a resolution of 1680pixels width and when its full screen the paragraph that starts "On September 22..." some of its text overlaps the picture box. I tried to use the br syntax but it doesnt solve the problem.
Link [ [1]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center#Site_cleanup
Thank you ---- Diensthuber ( talk) 02:25, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I am new to your encyclopedia wikipedia потому что for the editing for сиздерден ? (new article helping)
Я хочу учить английский.
I wish to edit article please? -- Danskovskiv ( talk) 10:38, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
hjlkhj otkhjokh tohtjh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.94.130.189 ( talk) 12:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Cacky Bird Legs бсудить for my first posting, review? -- Danskovskiv ( talk) 14:37, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I have changed my user name from Rich Guy to Genius101 Wizard. Am I allowed to create the User:Rich Guy userpage, and have it as a redirect to my page? Thanks, Genius101 Wizard ( talk) 15:27, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I tried to edit Template:Infobox UK Legislation ( attempt 1 attempt 2) to link automatically to TheyWorkForYou's search page (e.g. Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008. First I tried using {{PAGENAME}}, which only linked to the first word, like this. Then I tried using {{PAGENAMEE}}, which linked to the whole thing with underscores, like this, which their search engine doesn't understand. I'm out of ideas - I can't see anything else on Help:Magic Words that would work, and I can't think of anything else. Does anyone have any ideas? -- HughCharlesParker ( talk - contribs) 15:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
In the search text, spaces must be encoded as pluses. Use the magic word urlencode:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s={{urlencode:Statute+Law+(Repeals)+Act+2008}}
Which gives:
--—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 17:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
How dare you place such a slur against my name and reputation.
I have forwarded your message to the approbate body who in turn replied it was no surprise from someone such as you.
Don't bother contacting me as I would never return to such a site under any circumstances. It is both amatuer and so unprofessional and most information on the site is inaccurate anyway.
This is the message you sent
User talk:Efexor1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits, such as those you made to Mudcat Cafe, are considered vandalism and are immediately reverted. If you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop. Consider improving rather than damaging the work of others. ... discospinster talk 14:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Efexor1 ( talk • contribs) 15:30, September 1, 2008
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Efexor1 ( talk • contribs) 16:30, 1 September 2008
Can someone please make the "language" field optional on Template:Infobox ESC entry? Thanks. Grk1011/Stephen ( talk) 15:39, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I have made an edit, when do I get paid, and how much? Do I need to register my credit information? Many Thanks -- Delta Proven ( talk) 16:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Jimbo Wales does not get paid for editing Wikipedia, if that's what you mean. I believe he does get a salary for the other duties he performs as part of the Wikimedia Foundation. TN‑ X- Man 16:25, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Ouija-whatever again, no doubt... — Travis talk 17:21, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm a member of a site called WrestlingRevealed.com and was wondering if it's against the rules for me to make a page about it. I've read the FAQ's and rules and it states that these pages can be done but from a neutral point of view and not to be promoting said website/ business. Is this OK for me to make? Thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JWC 12 ( talk • contribs) 16:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I use another Wiki but this one is different for uploading images, how do you do so? SirusG ( talk) 16:47, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
So, if I edit a page because there is a typo and some formatting errors, and while I am doing that, User Joe X adds a pargraph about geography and turns several "citation needed" notes into refrences and hits submit, and then I hit submit after that... aren't his edits going to be nullified? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RayvnEQ ( talk • contribs) 17:29, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
would you please delete www.tvdata.ru from black list / spam. we never posted spam and I wanted to list it as a stock footage sourse ? Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.243.166.230 ( talk) 18:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I've done this before when radio stations changed their call letters and I took the responsibility for moving the article to the new letters. The problem was that an old article was still there and had to be moved, and I became familiar with the procedure.
I'm doing something similar now. Because
WQOK (AM) had more contributors, it seemed like a better idea to move the information from the shorter
WGVL article. I've detailed everything I wanted to do on the WQOK talk page, and no objections were raised there. On another site my plan was supported, and now I've moved the information from the WGVL page, making sure to list contributors, and replaced the text with {{
db-move}}
.
That was two hours ago. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:15, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
This is interesting. I got a pink box here but not there. I went back and tried again and now I have pink boxes on the article and its talk page.
Vchimpanzee ·
talk ·
contributions ·
18:19, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
The new call letters are WGVL. But the WQOK article, which I was unaware of until several weeks ago, is longer and has many more contributors. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
This is not the place to discuss this. Why can I still not make the move? Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:53, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
But I've already moved the information. It gets confusing if you have a different article for every set of call letters. and besides that, nearly every article I've seen has been about the radio station from its first sign-on.
There has been no objection until now. It doesn't work to have a redirect to an outdated set of call letters. I'm leaving now, and no one can find an article on WGVL because I'm not getting any help on this. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 19:02, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I am just curious, but can admin. get into other members' limited accounts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dale S. Satre ( talk • contribs) 18:15, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Do rollbackers get that privilege, or only Admins? ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:55, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi all,
I would like to know how i can report a user for warning who are constantly vandalizing the page with unsourced and information that is very much not true i have left them a message on there talk page but there ignoring it. The edits they seem to be doing are the ones they might have been doing as a ip user but have now registered. I really do not like having to use the rollback feature to undo the work as it makes me seem like a dictator :( but i am actively trying to prevent the article form being ruined-- Andrewcrawford ( talk) 20:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
our information/page has been flagged, please see the complaint below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_A_S_Designs
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page. It needs sources or references that appear in third-party publications. Tagged since July 2008.
Its tone or style may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. Tagged since July 2008.
It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Tagged since July 2008.
The external links in this article may not comply with Wikipedia's content policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links. Tagged since July 2008.
Many of our accounts have clients that use your service to learn about the line and reference your pages to understand the products we offer, we dont intend to use this for anything more than an informative tool. therefore please let us know how we can edit the pages so the complaints are removed.
Please send your comments to <email removed>
Regards,
KAS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.53.119 ( talk) 21:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there I manage an scotish musician called Graeme Macdonald. Hey attempted to add a section to wikipedia himself sometime ago and add himself to the page about his hometown of Alyth. Unfortunatly this inforamtion was removed. No fault of his own though.
I was just wondering what can be done to add a section about this emering artist, I have read the guidelines and am still unsure as the only information which was given about the section graeme add himself was said to "not explain importance".
Any Help would be great
thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Graememac ( talk • contribs) 22:17, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
A vandalizing editor, MoHasanie, has moved the page Dania Ramirez to Majja Ramirez. I have no idea how to move it back. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Copana2002 ( talk) 23:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)