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everytime I create a new account, as soon as the account is created I cannot use it. this problem began about 5 months ago when a login was recovered after several weeks since then the logins are premanently blocked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.49.50.104 ( talk) 03:00, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Looks like someone inserted nonsense in the Burn Hall School article. I removed some obvious crap, could someone please take a look and rewrite whatever useful text was deleted by the abuser? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by SpaceRocket ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
anyone know were to go to get somethings on the speech topic"handicap is not a problem if one has the determination".i dont have any idea what to write .please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.199.7.62 ( talk) 05:05, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Is it possible to upload this PDF file and import it into an article.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 05:14, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Is there any reason why Greta Garbo isn’t included in the list of German Actors ( Category:German_actors)? Please note, this list includes both actors and actresses, so it is not a sex/gender thing.
I'm experiencing an issue with an image. I just recently received a message on my talk page stating that the image (mentioned in subject title) is not being used on any articles. However, currently the New York Islanders page is using it (near bottom). I tried refreshing to no avail. Thanks in advance. — Hucz ( talk · contribs) 05:27, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I am a new user and am trying to make important corrections and additions to the page about Kentucky author Gurney Norman. Someone keeps undoing my page and reposting the incorrect page. Why is this happening? The corrections are important. What can I do? Spudsparo ( talk) 06:06, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks so much for looking into this. The content I am supplying is (indisputably) correct, so I will try to communicate with Badagnani on the talk page as you suggest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spudsparo ( talk • contribs) 06:44, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
An update from Spudsparo ( talk) 20:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC): I have added references. Thanks to all for your help to a new user Spudsparo ( talk) 20:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
The template I'm having problems with is Template:PhylomapA. It's pretty straightforward, but I can't figure out why the parameters aren't working. There's a demo at my sandbox. I'm sure it's something silly, but any help is appreciated! - ΖαππερΝαππερ Babel Alexandria 06:18, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Why do virtually ALL admins here fully protect their userpages? 89.242.183.73 ( talk) 08:07, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm trying to type map coordinates in a query ("new section") I want to post on the Ref Desk but can't find the degree symbol among the various copy/paste text edit options. What to do? -- Deborahjay ( talk) 10:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
What is the estimated cost for a dealer to buy a car from a manufacturer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.250.199 ( talk) 16:24, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I have wrote a bio on me but I can't seem to release it. Because some of my friends from Syracuse can't find it. How can I release it so it can be read in the web? Thanks Boca247 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boca247 ( talk • contribs) 16:36, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I don't know what happened to my earlier request for help, but here I go again. I wrote the entry at the suggestion of several clients who thought I should be listed. I am not familiar with Wikipedia and apparently failed to adhere to your protocols. I can assure you the entries are all accurate and confirmable, even though the one commentator seemed to challenge my veracity. I don't really need the entry, my resume is readily available from a Google search and at age 77 I am no longer bent on building a resume. I dont have the knowledge, experience or interest to spend considerable time to fix the entry.If some one could do it, or tell me how to do so <personal information removed> I would be most appreciative.Otherwise, just delete it.
Arnolsd M.Zack —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zackam ( talk • contribs) 16:59, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
As a mediator in conflict areas, I often encounter new users who start with some angry edits, but who, after some mediation, learn the ropes and turn into normal editors. Now a situation happened that seems inevitable; in hindsight I'm wondering why I haven't seen that happen before: User:X1 (name changed) got blocked for "trolling" (I don't know what actually caused it; I only see a couple of opinionated, but legitimate talk page contributions in the user contributions), and created user:X2. That got blocked again, ... and so on.
In all that time, I haven't seen any behavior of the socks that would be blockable in itself. So, whatever the user did initially to get them indef blocked, he/she learned to behave now. Blocks should not be punitive, but preventive, and there's nothing to prevent now anymore. All we got out of this is a confusing diffusion of user histories, a lot of admin time spent on researching and blocking, and a lot of nice user names which were rendered unusable in the process. How can we stop this vicious circle? — Sebastian 17:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I'll preface this by stating that I haven't done much editing of Wikipedia. But I did create an SVG version of File:EffectOfTariff.png but I don't think I have the rights to change it, or have somehow completely overlooked how to. How can I replace that old png with a snazzy new svg? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gandhizero ( talk • contribs) 19:23, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
There are a lot of pages about United States governors that include the word "gubernatorial." This is originally a word to describe Arnold Schwarzenegger's governorship, but it's not a real word, and definitely shouldn't be on all of the US governor election pages. Any ideas for what might be going on or how it could be fixed?
Examples: Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006, Virginia gubernatorial election, 2005, Governor of Wisconsin, New York gubernatorial elections.
I'm concerned that if I'm not just hallucinating, this is incredibly widespread and will probably require sysop involvement. Thanks for the help. AnEmptyCageGirl ( talk) 19:33, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
While reading a recent "on this day..." article about Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game, I noticed that several of the footnote links in the main Wilt Chamberlain article produced a link to "ESPN File not found". Specifically footnotes 3, 7 and 14. Should these footnotes be corrected or deleted? How are old footnotes handled within Wikipedia? Pardon me if this is covered in a FAQ but I could not find an answer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Salazar45 ( talk • contribs) 19:52, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I am a Canadian and my question. In Canada, The colour for Liberals is Red. The colour for Conservatives is Blue. What colour is the Demograts? What colour is the Rebublicans? My email address is <blanked> Thanks Gordon E Mayhue, Truro, Nova Scotia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.137.86.220 ( talk) 20:11, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
what is the correct way to reference a book?. LOC permalink ok googlebooks html etc —Preceding unsigned comment added by Varnesavant ( talk • contribs) 21:08, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Is there a tool (like all the edit counters) that allow you to see all the images you uploaded? Like the one on Wikimedia Commons. This tool is no longer working (for me at least). -- Ted87 ( talk) 22:21, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
User:Citizenmeyer created Kevin meyer, with content identical to the IMDB page on this person. So three potential issues: copyvio, COI, and probably not notable anyway. I've done a speedy for copyvio, but is that correct? I'd be grateful if someone would have a quick look. I'm wondering whether IMDB is copyright, for example, and should I have mentioned the COI? Itsmejudith ( talk) 23:45, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
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username codestone paassword <redacted> email <redacted>
everytime I create a new account, as soon as the account is created I cannot use it. this problem began about 5 months ago when a login was recovered after several weeks since then the logins are premanently blocked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.49.50.104 ( talk) 03:00, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Looks like someone inserted nonsense in the Burn Hall School article. I removed some obvious crap, could someone please take a look and rewrite whatever useful text was deleted by the abuser? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by SpaceRocket ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
anyone know were to go to get somethings on the speech topic"handicap is not a problem if one has the determination".i dont have any idea what to write .please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.199.7.62 ( talk) 05:05, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Is it possible to upload this PDF file and import it into an article.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 05:14, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Is there any reason why Greta Garbo isn’t included in the list of German Actors ( Category:German_actors)? Please note, this list includes both actors and actresses, so it is not a sex/gender thing.
I'm experiencing an issue with an image. I just recently received a message on my talk page stating that the image (mentioned in subject title) is not being used on any articles. However, currently the New York Islanders page is using it (near bottom). I tried refreshing to no avail. Thanks in advance. — Hucz ( talk · contribs) 05:27, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I am a new user and am trying to make important corrections and additions to the page about Kentucky author Gurney Norman. Someone keeps undoing my page and reposting the incorrect page. Why is this happening? The corrections are important. What can I do? Spudsparo ( talk) 06:06, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks so much for looking into this. The content I am supplying is (indisputably) correct, so I will try to communicate with Badagnani on the talk page as you suggest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spudsparo ( talk • contribs) 06:44, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
An update from Spudsparo ( talk) 20:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC): I have added references. Thanks to all for your help to a new user Spudsparo ( talk) 20:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
The template I'm having problems with is Template:PhylomapA. It's pretty straightforward, but I can't figure out why the parameters aren't working. There's a demo at my sandbox. I'm sure it's something silly, but any help is appreciated! - ΖαππερΝαππερ Babel Alexandria 06:18, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Why do virtually ALL admins here fully protect their userpages? 89.242.183.73 ( talk) 08:07, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm trying to type map coordinates in a query ("new section") I want to post on the Ref Desk but can't find the degree symbol among the various copy/paste text edit options. What to do? -- Deborahjay ( talk) 10:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
What is the estimated cost for a dealer to buy a car from a manufacturer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.250.199 ( talk) 16:24, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I have wrote a bio on me but I can't seem to release it. Because some of my friends from Syracuse can't find it. How can I release it so it can be read in the web? Thanks Boca247 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boca247 ( talk • contribs) 16:36, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I don't know what happened to my earlier request for help, but here I go again. I wrote the entry at the suggestion of several clients who thought I should be listed. I am not familiar with Wikipedia and apparently failed to adhere to your protocols. I can assure you the entries are all accurate and confirmable, even though the one commentator seemed to challenge my veracity. I don't really need the entry, my resume is readily available from a Google search and at age 77 I am no longer bent on building a resume. I dont have the knowledge, experience or interest to spend considerable time to fix the entry.If some one could do it, or tell me how to do so <personal information removed> I would be most appreciative.Otherwise, just delete it.
Arnolsd M.Zack —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zackam ( talk • contribs) 16:59, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
As a mediator in conflict areas, I often encounter new users who start with some angry edits, but who, after some mediation, learn the ropes and turn into normal editors. Now a situation happened that seems inevitable; in hindsight I'm wondering why I haven't seen that happen before: User:X1 (name changed) got blocked for "trolling" (I don't know what actually caused it; I only see a couple of opinionated, but legitimate talk page contributions in the user contributions), and created user:X2. That got blocked again, ... and so on.
In all that time, I haven't seen any behavior of the socks that would be blockable in itself. So, whatever the user did initially to get them indef blocked, he/she learned to behave now. Blocks should not be punitive, but preventive, and there's nothing to prevent now anymore. All we got out of this is a confusing diffusion of user histories, a lot of admin time spent on researching and blocking, and a lot of nice user names which were rendered unusable in the process. How can we stop this vicious circle? — Sebastian 17:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I'll preface this by stating that I haven't done much editing of Wikipedia. But I did create an SVG version of File:EffectOfTariff.png but I don't think I have the rights to change it, or have somehow completely overlooked how to. How can I replace that old png with a snazzy new svg? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gandhizero ( talk • contribs) 19:23, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
There are a lot of pages about United States governors that include the word "gubernatorial." This is originally a word to describe Arnold Schwarzenegger's governorship, but it's not a real word, and definitely shouldn't be on all of the US governor election pages. Any ideas for what might be going on or how it could be fixed?
Examples: Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006, Virginia gubernatorial election, 2005, Governor of Wisconsin, New York gubernatorial elections.
I'm concerned that if I'm not just hallucinating, this is incredibly widespread and will probably require sysop involvement. Thanks for the help. AnEmptyCageGirl ( talk) 19:33, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
While reading a recent "on this day..." article about Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game, I noticed that several of the footnote links in the main Wilt Chamberlain article produced a link to "ESPN File not found". Specifically footnotes 3, 7 and 14. Should these footnotes be corrected or deleted? How are old footnotes handled within Wikipedia? Pardon me if this is covered in a FAQ but I could not find an answer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Salazar45 ( talk • contribs) 19:52, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I am a Canadian and my question. In Canada, The colour for Liberals is Red. The colour for Conservatives is Blue. What colour is the Demograts? What colour is the Rebublicans? My email address is <blanked> Thanks Gordon E Mayhue, Truro, Nova Scotia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.137.86.220 ( talk) 20:11, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
what is the correct way to reference a book?. LOC permalink ok googlebooks html etc —Preceding unsigned comment added by Varnesavant ( talk • contribs) 21:08, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Is there a tool (like all the edit counters) that allow you to see all the images you uploaded? Like the one on Wikimedia Commons. This tool is no longer working (for me at least). -- Ted87 ( talk) 22:21, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
User:Citizenmeyer created Kevin meyer, with content identical to the IMDB page on this person. So three potential issues: copyvio, COI, and probably not notable anyway. I've done a speedy for copyvio, but is that correct? I'd be grateful if someone would have a quick look. I'm wondering whether IMDB is copyright, for example, and should I have mentioned the COI? Itsmejudith ( talk) 23:45, 2 March 2009 (UTC)