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When I add an external link pointing to a informational web site, it gets deleted right away. If I put your site graphic and link on my web pages would you let me add those page links to your external links section??. I'm eurotravelinfo.com and would only use revelant links, like the cities and countrys in Europe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.35.126.170 ( talk) 00:25, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
My name is shared by others on Wiki so I have to go to the "disambiguation" page where I have continuously entered my name, a one line description and a link to where I work.
Someone keeps deleting my entry within a few hours or days. What am I doing wrong or how can I stop someone from doing this?
96.242.190.19 ( talk) 01:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
By the way, this site is called Wikipedia, not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki software; there are thousands of them.
Ojay123 ( Talk• E-Mail• Contribs• Sandbox) 02:41, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
I can't figure out how to insert a photo. Instructions are impossible to follow. How can I do it as owner of the copyright? -- David —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.255.198.85 ( talk) 02:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I agree the insertion method is terrible I followed the instructions carefully and have driven myself crazy trying to insert a photo taken by me with no copyright claimed I uploaded it but I could not insert it, is there a delay process? derek
What should I do if I want to contact Queen Rania of Jordan. The problem is wth email I have to have valid code to sent. I want to ask her some questions if she have met all African national leaders or just one from Senegal. Or even if I'm able to contact her on email she may not answer the emails. Could this be because she is busy in life? I'm asking because I don't see her with other African politicians. Could meetings ban photos and taking images?-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 03:25, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Ojay123 ( Talk• E-Mail• Contribs• Sandbox) 21:50, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
I have an almost identical question to this one languishing at WP:VPT about the be archived without answer so I thought I'd give you lot a go. Though we are generally told to not worry about server load, I nevertheless want to know if any server load is taken up by a template which is transcluded but has no text or code of its own, such as {{ void}}. I was under the impression that the more code and text a template calls, the larger the load it places on the servers (this is implied at Help:Substitution#Partial substitution if I'm reading it correctly). So if the answer to the first question is yes, even a blank transcluded template takes up some server load, is it negligible in comparison to, say, a transcluded template that is constantly calling some sizable block of text and code?-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 04:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
As part of an international body of pharmacology responsible for nomenclature of receptor, how can we get permission to update and add links to the appropriate documentation relating to nomenclature of GPCR, VGIC, LGIC and Nuclear Receptors. When we try to add links to the official pages of IUPHAR we are kicked out and warned not to spam wikipedia. Help!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.215.239.166 ( talk) 09:15, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, my old username was block 'PerkinsEngines' based on the username policy. I submitted a username change request to hollingd however when I log into wikipedia the account name still displays PerkinsEngines. Can you please confirm everything has been done for this change request-- PerkinsEngines ( talk) 09:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the correct place to write to, anyhow, I was reading the article on rabies and when you scroll down the page you find a map of "rabies free countries". The list shows Finland, however it is not shown on the map. I am not skilled enough to edit the page but hopefully someone else could do this? Small thing but bothers the perfectionist! Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.168.216.57 ( talk) 09:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I need an help with the float comand. In a project external to wiki but based on wiki software I need to float a table with other taables around it but it doesn't run. Is there a solution? Thank you very much. -- F.noceti ( talk) 11:37, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
superlative things example: which is the highest tree in the world? which is the lowest place in the earth?
i want to see this like things. which link?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.53.25 ( talk) 12:26, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I am currently working on a page for a House Congressional Candidate in the 2010 General Election. How do I show that I have ownership of his personal campaign website so that I can copy/ paste his biography information onto wiki directly from the website?
Second: I am very confused on how to use the reference bar tools. I know I am supposed to click the reference key, but what next? Where do the citations go? I keep getting a red error message.
Third: Is there any way I can post a picture of the candidate without having 10 articles created?
thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgougs ( talk • contribs) 15:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
The Tiger Woods talk page includes some extreme profanity that appears to have been added after the original comments in which the profanity is included.
What is the policy about editing things like this?
In this particular case, I'm cleaning up the garbage. I hope that's within normal guidelines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jplflyer ( talk • contribs) 15:47, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia's opening page < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> can be improved for every user. Please put a starting cursor in the "search" box. See how Google does this: < http://www.google.ca/>.
This simple improvement will save one click for every Wiki user, every time they access the system. The math suggests the scale of this improvement: Wiki gets about 40,000 page requests every second.
Thanks much. Bill Johnstone Victoria, Canada —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.69.141.164 ( talk) 16:08, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
By the way, this site is called Wikipedia, not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki software; there are thousands of them.
Ojay123 ( Talk• E-Mail• Contribs• Sandbox) 21:56, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
Where do I find the key to understand pronunciation of words in Wikipedia? 62.64.138.145 ( talk) 16:30, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm a bit stumped about the best way to proceed - I've come across a walled garden of crap, namely the beauty pageant area. The sources for most of the articles are awful and largely promotional - blogs, corporate puff site etc and the writing is uniformly dire, gushing and full of weasel words and phrases. The wikiproject for this area seems to have died a couple of years ago and it's too big of a job for one editor. Where the best place (if there is no wikiproject) to get some assistance? -- Cameron Scott ( talk) 16:34, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Contents |
1. High School Career |
2. College Career |
3. Professional Career |
3.1 2008 |
3.2 2009 |
4. Personal |
5. External Links |
How do i indent 3.1 and 3.2? What do i type in computer language? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patrick M. Fisher ( talk • contribs) 18:01, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have removed some of the info and re-worded the other info. Check it out. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Patrick M. Fisher (
talk •
contribs)
02:45, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
I work for a company that has commissioned me to make a web site describing there services and products during the building of this site I was required to research several topics and write articles about them (mainly products sold). Most of my research found that the online realm was greatly lacking in information regarding these items even though they are quite common in our market.
For example the wikipedia page about flanges does not contain very much information and only one external reference.
I would like to know if posting my articles or excerpts from these articles and then linking back to the site I am building would constitute a conflict of interest? The company has paid me to produce the content so I feel as if they own it now and not referencing them in my mind would be disgraceful. Please advise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.191.224.86 ( talk) 19:54, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have checked the history pages of the CPR but can't find what I am looking for. I am interested to know the year of construction for a rail branch line running from Swift Current Saskatchewan via Empress Alberta and joining the Main line again at Bassano Alberta.
Ron Eckroth Victoria BC <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.108.210.5 ( talk) 20:07, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
what's going on with this? someone added a reference and that code appeared. i tried to fix it but unsuccesfully. thanks. -- camr nag 20:20, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
It's basically a spam talk page. I don't know the policy here.---- occono ( talk) 20:19, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
i'm a new user, working on the page "László Marton" for the English language Wikipedia. I got a notification stating that:
"This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008)"
I did cite references and sources.
Please let me know what is missing on my page.
Thank you!
User: Dvornicsek e-mail: <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dvornicsek ( talk • contribs) 20:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have reason to believe (research done by my aunt) that my great(x5) grandfather John Adams was the first white settler in New Zealand, founding Auckland (at that time (18th century) called Adamstown) now swallowed up and renamed. Can you shed some light on this and help me find out more. If this is true, it would be quite something to have in one's family history. I can find no reference, please help find out more. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.195.131.205 ( talk) 21:37, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Help desk | ||
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< August 18 | << Jul | August | Sep >> | August 20 > |
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. |
When I add an external link pointing to a informational web site, it gets deleted right away. If I put your site graphic and link on my web pages would you let me add those page links to your external links section??. I'm eurotravelinfo.com and would only use revelant links, like the cities and countrys in Europe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.35.126.170 ( talk) 00:25, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
My name is shared by others on Wiki so I have to go to the "disambiguation" page where I have continuously entered my name, a one line description and a link to where I work.
Someone keeps deleting my entry within a few hours or days. What am I doing wrong or how can I stop someone from doing this?
96.242.190.19 ( talk) 01:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
By the way, this site is called Wikipedia, not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki software; there are thousands of them.
Ojay123 ( Talk• E-Mail• Contribs• Sandbox) 02:41, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
I can't figure out how to insert a photo. Instructions are impossible to follow. How can I do it as owner of the copyright? -- David —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.255.198.85 ( talk) 02:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I agree the insertion method is terrible I followed the instructions carefully and have driven myself crazy trying to insert a photo taken by me with no copyright claimed I uploaded it but I could not insert it, is there a delay process? derek
What should I do if I want to contact Queen Rania of Jordan. The problem is wth email I have to have valid code to sent. I want to ask her some questions if she have met all African national leaders or just one from Senegal. Or even if I'm able to contact her on email she may not answer the emails. Could this be because she is busy in life? I'm asking because I don't see her with other African politicians. Could meetings ban photos and taking images?-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 03:25, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Ojay123 ( Talk• E-Mail• Contribs• Sandbox) 21:50, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
I have an almost identical question to this one languishing at WP:VPT about the be archived without answer so I thought I'd give you lot a go. Though we are generally told to not worry about server load, I nevertheless want to know if any server load is taken up by a template which is transcluded but has no text or code of its own, such as {{ void}}. I was under the impression that the more code and text a template calls, the larger the load it places on the servers (this is implied at Help:Substitution#Partial substitution if I'm reading it correctly). So if the answer to the first question is yes, even a blank transcluded template takes up some server load, is it negligible in comparison to, say, a transcluded template that is constantly calling some sizable block of text and code?-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 04:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
As part of an international body of pharmacology responsible for nomenclature of receptor, how can we get permission to update and add links to the appropriate documentation relating to nomenclature of GPCR, VGIC, LGIC and Nuclear Receptors. When we try to add links to the official pages of IUPHAR we are kicked out and warned not to spam wikipedia. Help!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.215.239.166 ( talk) 09:15, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, my old username was block 'PerkinsEngines' based on the username policy. I submitted a username change request to hollingd however when I log into wikipedia the account name still displays PerkinsEngines. Can you please confirm everything has been done for this change request-- PerkinsEngines ( talk) 09:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the correct place to write to, anyhow, I was reading the article on rabies and when you scroll down the page you find a map of "rabies free countries". The list shows Finland, however it is not shown on the map. I am not skilled enough to edit the page but hopefully someone else could do this? Small thing but bothers the perfectionist! Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.168.216.57 ( talk) 09:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I need an help with the float comand. In a project external to wiki but based on wiki software I need to float a table with other taables around it but it doesn't run. Is there a solution? Thank you very much. -- F.noceti ( talk) 11:37, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
superlative things example: which is the highest tree in the world? which is the lowest place in the earth?
i want to see this like things. which link?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.53.25 ( talk) 12:26, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I am currently working on a page for a House Congressional Candidate in the 2010 General Election. How do I show that I have ownership of his personal campaign website so that I can copy/ paste his biography information onto wiki directly from the website?
Second: I am very confused on how to use the reference bar tools. I know I am supposed to click the reference key, but what next? Where do the citations go? I keep getting a red error message.
Third: Is there any way I can post a picture of the candidate without having 10 articles created?
thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgougs ( talk • contribs) 15:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
The Tiger Woods talk page includes some extreme profanity that appears to have been added after the original comments in which the profanity is included.
What is the policy about editing things like this?
In this particular case, I'm cleaning up the garbage. I hope that's within normal guidelines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jplflyer ( talk • contribs) 15:47, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia's opening page < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> can be improved for every user. Please put a starting cursor in the "search" box. See how Google does this: < http://www.google.ca/>.
This simple improvement will save one click for every Wiki user, every time they access the system. The math suggests the scale of this improvement: Wiki gets about 40,000 page requests every second.
Thanks much. Bill Johnstone Victoria, Canada —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.69.141.164 ( talk) 16:08, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
By the way, this site is called Wikipedia, not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki software; there are thousands of them.
Ojay123 ( Talk• E-Mail• Contribs• Sandbox) 21:56, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
Where do I find the key to understand pronunciation of words in Wikipedia? 62.64.138.145 ( talk) 16:30, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm a bit stumped about the best way to proceed - I've come across a walled garden of crap, namely the beauty pageant area. The sources for most of the articles are awful and largely promotional - blogs, corporate puff site etc and the writing is uniformly dire, gushing and full of weasel words and phrases. The wikiproject for this area seems to have died a couple of years ago and it's too big of a job for one editor. Where the best place (if there is no wikiproject) to get some assistance? -- Cameron Scott ( talk) 16:34, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Contents |
1. High School Career |
2. College Career |
3. Professional Career |
3.1 2008 |
3.2 2009 |
4. Personal |
5. External Links |
How do i indent 3.1 and 3.2? What do i type in computer language? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patrick M. Fisher ( talk • contribs) 18:01, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have removed some of the info and re-worded the other info. Check it out. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Patrick M. Fisher (
talk •
contribs)
02:45, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
I work for a company that has commissioned me to make a web site describing there services and products during the building of this site I was required to research several topics and write articles about them (mainly products sold). Most of my research found that the online realm was greatly lacking in information regarding these items even though they are quite common in our market.
For example the wikipedia page about flanges does not contain very much information and only one external reference.
I would like to know if posting my articles or excerpts from these articles and then linking back to the site I am building would constitute a conflict of interest? The company has paid me to produce the content so I feel as if they own it now and not referencing them in my mind would be disgraceful. Please advise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.191.224.86 ( talk) 19:54, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have checked the history pages of the CPR but can't find what I am looking for. I am interested to know the year of construction for a rail branch line running from Swift Current Saskatchewan via Empress Alberta and joining the Main line again at Bassano Alberta.
Ron Eckroth Victoria BC <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.108.210.5 ( talk) 20:07, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
what's going on with this? someone added a reference and that code appeared. i tried to fix it but unsuccesfully. thanks. -- camr nag 20:20, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
It's basically a spam talk page. I don't know the policy here.---- occono ( talk) 20:19, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
i'm a new user, working on the page "László Marton" for the English language Wikipedia. I got a notification stating that:
"This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008)"
I did cite references and sources.
Please let me know what is missing on my page.
Thank you!
User: Dvornicsek e-mail: <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dvornicsek ( talk • contribs) 20:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have reason to believe (research done by my aunt) that my great(x5) grandfather John Adams was the first white settler in New Zealand, founding Auckland (at that time (18th century) called Adamstown) now swallowed up and renamed. Can you shed some light on this and help me find out more. If this is true, it would be quite something to have in one's family history. I can find no reference, please help find out more. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.195.131.205 ( talk) 21:37, 19 August 2009 (UTC)