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Your Article states the age of the Earth is over 4 Billion years old.there is no solid proof to support that claim..The Earth at it's oldest is 12,000 years & youngest is at 10,000..for more information on the age of the Earth go Mt. St. Helens Volcano explosions. & find out why rocks & trees were completely fossilized in four hours not 4 Billion years..look at the progression of mankind from 1492 to 2010.or if you are really adventurous look in the BIBLE Genesis chapter 1 verse 1 & 2..thank you for the opportunity to express my thoughts...Jerry Stoller —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.149.36.93 ( talk) 01:50, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm trying to verify the information in the article Upton H. Pennyworth and I can't find anything in google that isn't a mirror of our article. The claims in the article seem notable enough that it is suspicious I'm having trouble finding anything. Any suggestions where to look? RJFJR ( talk) 03:30, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Don't know if this will help, but... I did find one reference - http://www.flipkart.com/british-explorers-llc-books-robert-book-1157717500
The fact that it's "out of stock", doesn't seem to have an iSBN number, etc could well mean it's also a hoax, but I thought I should point it out.
This is sure odd -- I can't see what anyone would gain from this oddball example of a hoax, but NEARLY all signs seem to point that way... HTH... DD Dedicated Dad ( talk) 07:35, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
On further consideration, the "book" in question was "published" in Sept. 2010, and is priced in "Rs" -- which I think is "Rupees"? - indicating India as a probable "publisher" location. Being unable to get any further information, this "book" *could* simply be a compilation of Wikipedia articles, and thus a victim of the possible hoax vs. an outside verification of reality.
HTH... DD Dedicated Dad ( talk) 07:41, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Every time I open a new page, the logo moves from left to right, which slows down the opening time several seconds, each time. Is this part of the maintenance thing that was being mentioned yesterday, or is this permanent? All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 03:41, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
As of today, the Wikipedia website when used on the Sony PSP has the search button disabled. Also, the links are no longer in blue, but they are in black. I was wondering if you might have known why that has occurred. If using the mobile version of Wikipedia on the PSP, then it's fine. But I prefer using the regular version on the PSP.
Thank you for your time.
I need some help with the template code. Before that I'd like to say that this is on the other language version of Wikipedia so there are some language requirements in which there is none in English - please understand. Part of the template looks basically like this:
[[Category:Elections in the {{{country}}}|Elections]]
(to make it simple for English speakers to understand) In this language all countries begin with the like the France, the Belgium, and so on. Now a problem occurs when countries like "the United States" or "the United Kingdom" the outcome would be Elections in the the United States
I want to write a code like this:
[[Category:Elections in <if this is United States or United Kingdom = {{{country}}}> <if this is not = the {{{country}}}> ]]
Could anyone help me please? I know probably I should ask the language version that I belong to but I think English Wikipedia is faster and there are more template experts. Thank you very much. -- Rattakorn c ( talk) 04:25, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{padleft:|4|{{{country}}}}}}}|the|{{{country}}}|the {{{country}}}}}
Hi: If this is already answered elsewhere kindly guide me. For the last couple of years I have been updating the Wiki Page about Electronic City, ( an industrial park in Bangalore). Couple of users are deleting relevant content with citations deliberately & repeatedly with malicious intent. Earlier they had silently changed urls of refeences and external links to divert the traffic elsewhere. After I reverted those changes, they are deleting every useful info that I add. I am unable to proceed. I do not believe that talking to them is going to help because their edits are very unethical. How can I report abuse or flag it for neutrality? Please help. Thanks, Raji ect ( talk) 04:28, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I am currently connected indirectly to the internet (via a third-party) and am able to edit just fine. But when I connect directly, I cannot. I suspect that this is due to an IP block. How can I confirm that? For that matter, how do I tell what my external IP address is at all? Running ipconfig just gives a bogus address by which I'm known to my router. Ma t c hups 04:51, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
A contemporary pop song borrows its primary musical theme from a 1930's jazz song. Both songs have Wikipedia articles. I would like to cross reference them to one another and cite the older song as an influence to the newer song. However, I can't find any authoritative reference to this connection. I believe the similarity between the two songs is clear and obvious to any reasonable listener. But how can I substantiate this connection? It's conceivable that the authors of the contemporary song would want to dispute the connection for fear of copyright and royalty issues, rather than a true lack of connection. Both songs are available on YouTube. Can I reference audio examples from YouTube?
I was wondering if I could post a link to my radioblog show we do every week for CSI MIAMI
How can i install a grammar tool for my spelling in Wikipedia. When i use words for text on the site, how can I control this! Peters01 ( talk) 09:07, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
How do I actually install Twinkle? I built a new computer and I don't have it. I am working on a translation and I can't automatically do search and replace, to get the little tool at the bottom? My preferences say I have it but I don't have it, or at least, if I do it is not installed under Windows 7. THe installation instructions tell me to put a javascript into a skin but I am not sure quite what that means, I can do it if told but the instructions there are somewhat vague. Si Trew ( talk) 11:22, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
How do I delete my account and make a new one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tim Chynoweth ( talk • contribs) 03:23, February 17, 2011
Hi I haven been able to find a article published in the month of Feb 2010 The article is as titled " Electrical power supply system for India". Please help me as I am in need of it very urgently for my academic report.
Thank u — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pramodrb ( talk • contribs) 12:50, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
{{helpme|When can I add list of buses to
this article?}}
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unsigned comment added by
85.12.88.17 (
talk •
contribs)
Why does the "see also" line in Template:Employment come out with a different background colour to the rest of the template. How can it be fixed ? -- Penbat ( talk) 12:14, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
|above=
parameter. The color behind that cell (the
Cascading Style Sheets style) is controlled by the |basestyle=
parameter. I added the |basestyle=
parameter to the template so that the background color of the above cell matches the background color of the title and group cell.
[1] --
Uzma Gamal (
talk) 10:49, 18 February 2011 (UTC)I am trying to update our company logo on wiki, I have managed to edit text successfully, and would like to replace our logo with the correct version. It seems you don't upload a gif or jpeg , but you host it on another site, then insert the link into the html, is that right?! thanks— Preceding unsigned comment added by Camden07 ( talk • contribs)
I went straight to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload , and got an authorisation error ?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Camden07 ( talk • contribs)
You site you claim was updated January 2011. You still have the Premier of North West region as Moureen, It is now Thandi Modise and has been since November 2010
I am looking for the page(s) that contain guidelines etc for editors who work on WP as a part of their college or university courses. I know such a page(s) exist but I have not managed to find anything relevant though the help search function. I would like to point out the relevant policies and guidelines regarding such editing to a new editor who has declared on an article talk page that his/her editing is part of a college course. Roger ( talk) 15:40, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I am trying to add things to my book that i am creating and the link to do this isn't always on the page Please can you help either where I can link the pages to my book, and also where can I make this a permanent addition to the pages i visit
Thanks James — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jammy245 ( talk • contribs)
sometime yesterday my edit interface and toolbar inexplicably changed back to the vector default (which i hate). how do i get my old one back? -- emerson7 16:17, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
As I understand Nowruz is also the day when Hazrat Ali, The 4th. Caliph & son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) became the Caliph.Kindly clarify
I have been actively editing Wikipedia under various IPs, I know the guidelines and policies well. I'd like to use Twinkle for reverting vandalism but I have to wait until I'm autoconfirmed (4 days isn't it?). Can I speed this process up somehow? Zakhalesh ( talk) 17:11, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone know the name given to the serpent on the staff that represents the American Medical Assoc.? Thank You
Is there any way I can find out who is contributing in the Inuktitut language? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajaaja ( talk • contribs) 19:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I am trying to print the article on the hijab and I can only print page one. Please advise. Siseming ( talk) 21:11, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
This article is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. For blatant advertising that would require a fundamental rewrite to become encyclopedic, use {{ db-spam}} to mark for speedy deletion. (February 2011)
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. (February 2011) - — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kboyles ( talk • contribs)
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< February 16 | << Jan | February | Mar >> | February 18 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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Your Article states the age of the Earth is over 4 Billion years old.there is no solid proof to support that claim..The Earth at it's oldest is 12,000 years & youngest is at 10,000..for more information on the age of the Earth go Mt. St. Helens Volcano explosions. & find out why rocks & trees were completely fossilized in four hours not 4 Billion years..look at the progression of mankind from 1492 to 2010.or if you are really adventurous look in the BIBLE Genesis chapter 1 verse 1 & 2..thank you for the opportunity to express my thoughts...Jerry Stoller —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.149.36.93 ( talk) 01:50, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm trying to verify the information in the article Upton H. Pennyworth and I can't find anything in google that isn't a mirror of our article. The claims in the article seem notable enough that it is suspicious I'm having trouble finding anything. Any suggestions where to look? RJFJR ( talk) 03:30, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Don't know if this will help, but... I did find one reference - http://www.flipkart.com/british-explorers-llc-books-robert-book-1157717500
The fact that it's "out of stock", doesn't seem to have an iSBN number, etc could well mean it's also a hoax, but I thought I should point it out.
This is sure odd -- I can't see what anyone would gain from this oddball example of a hoax, but NEARLY all signs seem to point that way... HTH... DD Dedicated Dad ( talk) 07:35, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
On further consideration, the "book" in question was "published" in Sept. 2010, and is priced in "Rs" -- which I think is "Rupees"? - indicating India as a probable "publisher" location. Being unable to get any further information, this "book" *could* simply be a compilation of Wikipedia articles, and thus a victim of the possible hoax vs. an outside verification of reality.
HTH... DD Dedicated Dad ( talk) 07:41, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Every time I open a new page, the logo moves from left to right, which slows down the opening time several seconds, each time. Is this part of the maintenance thing that was being mentioned yesterday, or is this permanent? All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 03:41, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
As of today, the Wikipedia website when used on the Sony PSP has the search button disabled. Also, the links are no longer in blue, but they are in black. I was wondering if you might have known why that has occurred. If using the mobile version of Wikipedia on the PSP, then it's fine. But I prefer using the regular version on the PSP.
Thank you for your time.
I need some help with the template code. Before that I'd like to say that this is on the other language version of Wikipedia so there are some language requirements in which there is none in English - please understand. Part of the template looks basically like this:
[[Category:Elections in the {{{country}}}|Elections]]
(to make it simple for English speakers to understand) In this language all countries begin with the like the France, the Belgium, and so on. Now a problem occurs when countries like "the United States" or "the United Kingdom" the outcome would be Elections in the the United States
I want to write a code like this:
[[Category:Elections in <if this is United States or United Kingdom = {{{country}}}> <if this is not = the {{{country}}}> ]]
Could anyone help me please? I know probably I should ask the language version that I belong to but I think English Wikipedia is faster and there are more template experts. Thank you very much. -- Rattakorn c ( talk) 04:25, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{padleft:|4|{{{country}}}}}}}|the|{{{country}}}|the {{{country}}}}}
Hi: If this is already answered elsewhere kindly guide me. For the last couple of years I have been updating the Wiki Page about Electronic City, ( an industrial park in Bangalore). Couple of users are deleting relevant content with citations deliberately & repeatedly with malicious intent. Earlier they had silently changed urls of refeences and external links to divert the traffic elsewhere. After I reverted those changes, they are deleting every useful info that I add. I am unable to proceed. I do not believe that talking to them is going to help because their edits are very unethical. How can I report abuse or flag it for neutrality? Please help. Thanks, Raji ect ( talk) 04:28, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I am currently connected indirectly to the internet (via a third-party) and am able to edit just fine. But when I connect directly, I cannot. I suspect that this is due to an IP block. How can I confirm that? For that matter, how do I tell what my external IP address is at all? Running ipconfig just gives a bogus address by which I'm known to my router. Ma t c hups 04:51, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
A contemporary pop song borrows its primary musical theme from a 1930's jazz song. Both songs have Wikipedia articles. I would like to cross reference them to one another and cite the older song as an influence to the newer song. However, I can't find any authoritative reference to this connection. I believe the similarity between the two songs is clear and obvious to any reasonable listener. But how can I substantiate this connection? It's conceivable that the authors of the contemporary song would want to dispute the connection for fear of copyright and royalty issues, rather than a true lack of connection. Both songs are available on YouTube. Can I reference audio examples from YouTube?
I was wondering if I could post a link to my radioblog show we do every week for CSI MIAMI
How can i install a grammar tool for my spelling in Wikipedia. When i use words for text on the site, how can I control this! Peters01 ( talk) 09:07, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
How do I actually install Twinkle? I built a new computer and I don't have it. I am working on a translation and I can't automatically do search and replace, to get the little tool at the bottom? My preferences say I have it but I don't have it, or at least, if I do it is not installed under Windows 7. THe installation instructions tell me to put a javascript into a skin but I am not sure quite what that means, I can do it if told but the instructions there are somewhat vague. Si Trew ( talk) 11:22, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
How do I delete my account and make a new one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tim Chynoweth ( talk • contribs) 03:23, February 17, 2011
Hi I haven been able to find a article published in the month of Feb 2010 The article is as titled " Electrical power supply system for India". Please help me as I am in need of it very urgently for my academic report.
Thank u — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pramodrb ( talk • contribs) 12:50, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
{{helpme|When can I add list of buses to
this article?}}
— Preceding
unsigned comment added by
85.12.88.17 (
talk •
contribs)
Why does the "see also" line in Template:Employment come out with a different background colour to the rest of the template. How can it be fixed ? -- Penbat ( talk) 12:14, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
|above=
parameter. The color behind that cell (the
Cascading Style Sheets style) is controlled by the |basestyle=
parameter. I added the |basestyle=
parameter to the template so that the background color of the above cell matches the background color of the title and group cell.
[1] --
Uzma Gamal (
talk) 10:49, 18 February 2011 (UTC)I am trying to update our company logo on wiki, I have managed to edit text successfully, and would like to replace our logo with the correct version. It seems you don't upload a gif or jpeg , but you host it on another site, then insert the link into the html, is that right?! thanks— Preceding unsigned comment added by Camden07 ( talk • contribs)
I went straight to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload , and got an authorisation error ?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Camden07 ( talk • contribs)
You site you claim was updated January 2011. You still have the Premier of North West region as Moureen, It is now Thandi Modise and has been since November 2010
I am looking for the page(s) that contain guidelines etc for editors who work on WP as a part of their college or university courses. I know such a page(s) exist but I have not managed to find anything relevant though the help search function. I would like to point out the relevant policies and guidelines regarding such editing to a new editor who has declared on an article talk page that his/her editing is part of a college course. Roger ( talk) 15:40, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I am trying to add things to my book that i am creating and the link to do this isn't always on the page Please can you help either where I can link the pages to my book, and also where can I make this a permanent addition to the pages i visit
Thanks James — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jammy245 ( talk • contribs)
sometime yesterday my edit interface and toolbar inexplicably changed back to the vector default (which i hate). how do i get my old one back? -- emerson7 16:17, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
As I understand Nowruz is also the day when Hazrat Ali, The 4th. Caliph & son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) became the Caliph.Kindly clarify
I have been actively editing Wikipedia under various IPs, I know the guidelines and policies well. I'd like to use Twinkle for reverting vandalism but I have to wait until I'm autoconfirmed (4 days isn't it?). Can I speed this process up somehow? Zakhalesh ( talk) 17:11, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone know the name given to the serpent on the staff that represents the American Medical Assoc.? Thank You
Is there any way I can find out who is contributing in the Inuktitut language? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajaaja ( talk • contribs) 19:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I am trying to print the article on the hijab and I can only print page one. Please advise. Siseming ( talk) 21:11, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
This article is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. For blatant advertising that would require a fundamental rewrite to become encyclopedic, use {{ db-spam}} to mark for speedy deletion. (February 2011)
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. (February 2011) - — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kboyles ( talk • contribs)