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Which would be better for schools that fall under a specific school district, namely the Boise School District? Either a template that lists all the schools at the bottom of the page or just a category? Beantwo ( talk) 01:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
what are the most important three majoe technology used in this field? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.117.171.247 ( talk) 04:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
There are sources I want to use in an article but I cannot access them because they are locked in online newspaper archives and can only be viewed by payment. If there is anybody on wikipedia who has access to these documents, how could I find these people? -- Lost Fugitive ( talk) 04:44, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Sir's,I am trying to find out some details on my great, great, grandfather, a Mr Henry Johnson who use to play as the goal keeper for South Liverpool FC. It would of been around 1910 or a little earlier & upto about 1914. He along with all his team mates voluntered for france during the great war where I know he was killed in action.So if you can advise any information or where I can obtain some it would be much appreciated. Many thanks S.Harding —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.9.41 ( talk) 06:35, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello and good day, please i cant view any images in wikipedia since three weeks, everything was going smooth and suddenly viewing images is not applicabl any more even the thumbnail in the article appeared as X with text inside,
thank you for your support and time,
tarek —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.137.247.10 ( talk) 06:55, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I am sorry to ask this as I am sure it is quite common but I am new to this and your instructions are VERY confusing.
I wrote my first article last week. Two people made comments and one put the article on hold. I was asked for further third party sources which I provided. Nothing has happened since last week and the article remains on hold. Could something please be done about this.
This is the article below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Professor_David_R._Brown
Please can someone do something so this article can be created.
thanks -- Gonkstem ( talk) 07:15, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
what is the total number of laws in the united states? Federal,State,County,City and so on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.231.24.240 ( talk) 07:57, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Who said this "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hades' Apprentice ( talk • contribs) 08:40, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Just wondering what the official policy is for something like Of that Ilk which is just a dictionary definition and has a (better) article over on Wiktionary. Do you set up a redirect to Wiktionary or what? Le Deluge ( talk) 10:10, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
If we go to any file page that is linked to a Commons image, like File:Stellar aberration.JPG for example, one of the menus on the top of the page shows "Create this page". I understand that Commons images are not editable on en.wikipedia, hence we don't have the "edit this page" menu when we view it here. But "Create this page" is totally confusing when we're already seeing the page. Is there any meta article which describes this menu item in more detail? Jay ( talk) 10:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I do not have a computer of my own and surf from friends computers if some one vandalises the site will the username be banned or the IP ?-- Narendramodi1 ( talk) 10:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
You mean a singe Ip can have multiple accounts Thanks-- Narendramodi1 ( talk) 11:03, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to rename File:Imagesource.jpeg to something more useful (and probably salt that name to force some thought on uploaders). As an admin, according to Wikipedia:Image renaming, I can technically do it but how? Is it still with the rename media template? But is there a bot still working on these? If not, isn't Category:Media requiring renaming just going to expand forever? -- Ricky81682 ( talk) 11:05, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
im trying to upload a picture onto a page called "the naugatuck river valley" but i dont know how to do it. also why do my editing changes keep getting deleted on that same page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gary.farrar ( talk • contribs) 13:58, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
what deisease is caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.45.230.10 ( talk) 15:13, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
ive upload the same picture twice and i dont know how i get that picture from commons to the page i want it on? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gary.farrar ( talk • contribs) 15:41, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
When we edit a page on Wikipedia, Wikipedia software maintains version control by saving every version of the page. Does it store full page data for every version or just the difference between the previous and the current version? -- Amol.Gaitonde ( talk) 15:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
ok. ive been trying for days now on getting a picture on a certain page. why cant i find the picture? where do i even got to get the picture? im on the editing page and what do i click on next???????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gary.farrar ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
when a title of a book is in my paper do I underline or put into quote? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.7.31.94 ( talk) 18:16, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I would like to know if it's possible to fix the height of a table (or a cell) without filling someting inside the cell ? Thanks. —
Riba (
talk)
20:45, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Table |
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Equendil Talk 21:04, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
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b |
c |
— Riba ( talk) 21:13, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
There is no HTML or style to do it . . . but you can make it look like it is happening, for example(?):
Table | ||||||||||
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b1 | c | ||||||||
b2 | ||||||||||
b3 |
If you cannot get the above to work in your context, create some more explanation here and I will see what I can do. Peet Ern ( talk) 13:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
What does the (-28) mean in the following: 13:34 Talk:2009 swine flu outbreak? (diff; hist) . . (-28) . . 172.162.132.23 (talk) A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 19:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
On the image pageFile:Blue dsi smooth.svg, no image preview is appearing, however when you click on the image, the .svg appears. Why is this happening? -- Goldblattster ( talk) 19:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I think I've unified my login across the projects, yet the number of edits isn't unified. Is this normal? Thanks! dottydotdot ( talk) 19:31, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
This was put on my talk page - it's something to do with the images, but I don't know how to fix it. It's a pretty common problem too. "The page Figueira da Foz has the edit buttons for first and second section at the the end of the second section and I'm unable to work out how to put right." So, what makes this happen and how do we fix it? Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 20:52, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
When I download articles on subjects of interest, the boxes where accompanying photos should be displayed, remain blank. I've been unable to find troubleshooting locations where I can get information to correct my problem. What software do I need to activate, in order to download and display photos with articles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.16.13.48 ( talk) 20:57, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I've noticed that many articles have criticism/controversy sections and in the more popular articles, these sections are completely missing or have no currently relevant or substantial information. An example can be seen in the Nintendo DS Lite article, where multiple accounts of cracked hinges are found in the discussion page but have absolutely no mention in the article itself. This type of information (strucutral failure) is undeniably relevant and therefore looks as if it were purposefully omitted. The article reads more like a product lineup and sales fanfare than an unbiased and purely informational article.
What kinds of moderation methods are there (if any?) to control editors that try to hide information that is relevant to any number of significant parties (notably towards consumers) yet may put an article's subject in any unfavorable light?
I added various photographs to the page which were subsequently removed despite me having listed clearly that they were photos taken by me with my own digital camera Can someone please undo this mistake, reinstate the photos and ensure they are not deleted again. Thanks: bibi999 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.3.146.73 ( talk) 23:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
In any event, I have restored all of the images and placed the licensing for you (see [[Please note that for any future images, you must provide a tag, and if they are not free, please follow the instructions carefully at Wikipedia:Upload, and if they are free images that you are releasing into the public domain, don't upload them here! Upload them to the Wikimedia Commons instead, so that all wikimedia projects have access to the images. Signing up there will take you seconds, and the images you upload can be used here just as easily and in the same manner as images uploaded here. Cheers.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 01:30, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Help desk | ||
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< April 29 | << Mar | April | May >> | May 1 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current Help Desk pages. |
Which would be better for schools that fall under a specific school district, namely the Boise School District? Either a template that lists all the schools at the bottom of the page or just a category? Beantwo ( talk) 01:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
what are the most important three majoe technology used in this field? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.117.171.247 ( talk) 04:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
There are sources I want to use in an article but I cannot access them because they are locked in online newspaper archives and can only be viewed by payment. If there is anybody on wikipedia who has access to these documents, how could I find these people? -- Lost Fugitive ( talk) 04:44, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Sir's,I am trying to find out some details on my great, great, grandfather, a Mr Henry Johnson who use to play as the goal keeper for South Liverpool FC. It would of been around 1910 or a little earlier & upto about 1914. He along with all his team mates voluntered for france during the great war where I know he was killed in action.So if you can advise any information or where I can obtain some it would be much appreciated. Many thanks S.Harding —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.9.41 ( talk) 06:35, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello and good day, please i cant view any images in wikipedia since three weeks, everything was going smooth and suddenly viewing images is not applicabl any more even the thumbnail in the article appeared as X with text inside,
thank you for your support and time,
tarek —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.137.247.10 ( talk) 06:55, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I am sorry to ask this as I am sure it is quite common but I am new to this and your instructions are VERY confusing.
I wrote my first article last week. Two people made comments and one put the article on hold. I was asked for further third party sources which I provided. Nothing has happened since last week and the article remains on hold. Could something please be done about this.
This is the article below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Professor_David_R._Brown
Please can someone do something so this article can be created.
thanks -- Gonkstem ( talk) 07:15, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
what is the total number of laws in the united states? Federal,State,County,City and so on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.231.24.240 ( talk) 07:57, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Who said this "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hades' Apprentice ( talk • contribs) 08:40, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Just wondering what the official policy is for something like Of that Ilk which is just a dictionary definition and has a (better) article over on Wiktionary. Do you set up a redirect to Wiktionary or what? Le Deluge ( talk) 10:10, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
If we go to any file page that is linked to a Commons image, like File:Stellar aberration.JPG for example, one of the menus on the top of the page shows "Create this page". I understand that Commons images are not editable on en.wikipedia, hence we don't have the "edit this page" menu when we view it here. But "Create this page" is totally confusing when we're already seeing the page. Is there any meta article which describes this menu item in more detail? Jay ( talk) 10:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I do not have a computer of my own and surf from friends computers if some one vandalises the site will the username be banned or the IP ?-- Narendramodi1 ( talk) 10:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
You mean a singe Ip can have multiple accounts Thanks-- Narendramodi1 ( talk) 11:03, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to rename File:Imagesource.jpeg to something more useful (and probably salt that name to force some thought on uploaders). As an admin, according to Wikipedia:Image renaming, I can technically do it but how? Is it still with the rename media template? But is there a bot still working on these? If not, isn't Category:Media requiring renaming just going to expand forever? -- Ricky81682 ( talk) 11:05, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
im trying to upload a picture onto a page called "the naugatuck river valley" but i dont know how to do it. also why do my editing changes keep getting deleted on that same page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gary.farrar ( talk • contribs) 13:58, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
what deisease is caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.45.230.10 ( talk) 15:13, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
ive upload the same picture twice and i dont know how i get that picture from commons to the page i want it on? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gary.farrar ( talk • contribs) 15:41, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
When we edit a page on Wikipedia, Wikipedia software maintains version control by saving every version of the page. Does it store full page data for every version or just the difference between the previous and the current version? -- Amol.Gaitonde ( talk) 15:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
ok. ive been trying for days now on getting a picture on a certain page. why cant i find the picture? where do i even got to get the picture? im on the editing page and what do i click on next???????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gary.farrar ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
when a title of a book is in my paper do I underline or put into quote? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.7.31.94 ( talk) 18:16, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I would like to know if it's possible to fix the height of a table (or a cell) without filling someting inside the cell ? Thanks. —
Riba (
talk)
20:45, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Table |
---|
Equendil Talk 21:04, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
|
b |
c |
— Riba ( talk) 21:13, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
There is no HTML or style to do it . . . but you can make it look like it is happening, for example(?):
Table | ||||||||||
|
b1 | c | ||||||||
b2 | ||||||||||
b3 |
If you cannot get the above to work in your context, create some more explanation here and I will see what I can do. Peet Ern ( talk) 13:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
What does the (-28) mean in the following: 13:34 Talk:2009 swine flu outbreak? (diff; hist) . . (-28) . . 172.162.132.23 (talk) A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 19:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
On the image pageFile:Blue dsi smooth.svg, no image preview is appearing, however when you click on the image, the .svg appears. Why is this happening? -- Goldblattster ( talk) 19:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I think I've unified my login across the projects, yet the number of edits isn't unified. Is this normal? Thanks! dottydotdot ( talk) 19:31, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
This was put on my talk page - it's something to do with the images, but I don't know how to fix it. It's a pretty common problem too. "The page Figueira da Foz has the edit buttons for first and second section at the the end of the second section and I'm unable to work out how to put right." So, what makes this happen and how do we fix it? Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 20:52, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
When I download articles on subjects of interest, the boxes where accompanying photos should be displayed, remain blank. I've been unable to find troubleshooting locations where I can get information to correct my problem. What software do I need to activate, in order to download and display photos with articles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.16.13.48 ( talk) 20:57, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I've noticed that many articles have criticism/controversy sections and in the more popular articles, these sections are completely missing or have no currently relevant or substantial information. An example can be seen in the Nintendo DS Lite article, where multiple accounts of cracked hinges are found in the discussion page but have absolutely no mention in the article itself. This type of information (strucutral failure) is undeniably relevant and therefore looks as if it were purposefully omitted. The article reads more like a product lineup and sales fanfare than an unbiased and purely informational article.
What kinds of moderation methods are there (if any?) to control editors that try to hide information that is relevant to any number of significant parties (notably towards consumers) yet may put an article's subject in any unfavorable light?
I added various photographs to the page which were subsequently removed despite me having listed clearly that they were photos taken by me with my own digital camera Can someone please undo this mistake, reinstate the photos and ensure they are not deleted again. Thanks: bibi999 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.3.146.73 ( talk) 23:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
In any event, I have restored all of the images and placed the licensing for you (see [[Please note that for any future images, you must provide a tag, and if they are not free, please follow the instructions carefully at Wikipedia:Upload, and if they are free images that you are releasing into the public domain, don't upload them here! Upload them to the Wikimedia Commons instead, so that all wikimedia projects have access to the images. Signing up there will take you seconds, and the images you upload can be used here just as easily and in the same manner as images uploaded here. Cheers.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 01:30, 1 May 2009 (UTC)