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I have read this, but if it is <del></del>'d can I leave it? A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 03:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Back in February I contributed to the page "The Milpitas Monster" just to have it deleted by another user. The explanation by the user was "had to delete almost all of the text because it was unencyclopedic, unreferenced and violated a lot of Wikipedia policies". I do not understand the motivation for doing so and would like to have it restored. If it needs to be re-written, I'm willing to work with Wikipedia to do so, as long as the facts of the article remain.
How do I proceed to make this happen?
Regards...
04:39, 14 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlburrill ( talk • contribs)
Hi my changes are not showing up, though they showed at the time i did them and hit save page, any ideas as to where they are now?
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylan White ( talk • contribs) 08:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
See AfD Mary Schoedinger. Seems to meet WP:SPEEDY db-person easily to me. However since it is already listed under AfD is that a little too hasty? If I think it meets the SPEEDY criteria, should I "Just do it"? -- TimL ( talk) 08:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Where's the hatnote for breaking story? Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal needs it. -- Pawyilee ( talk) 10:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm not clear on how or where to place my bio, name etc. I think Wikipedia is great and I want to be part of it. I'm 40yrs. old but can some one break this down for me as if I was ten. Thank you so much. If it makes a difference I'm using a mac. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gshelton777 ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
The article Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook and Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook are essentially the same article, other than images. How can they be merged under Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, the most familiar or common name associated with the historical figure, the modern counterpart to today's Rupert Murdoch? FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 14:31, 14 July 2011 (UTC).
HI I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY INFORMATION IN YOUR ARTICLE REGARDING THE PUNISHMENT ON COUNT 1,2, AND 3..........
IF the jury didn't want to find her guilty on count 1 becauswe of the death penalty, then why not count 2 or 3??? am I missing something.
Please let me know what the punishment would've been for count 2 or 3
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.229.159.110 ( talk) 15:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Is there an easy way to find all the references in an article that are missing an |accessdate= field? doomgaze (talk) 16:37, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
|date=
field to record the real publication date.
WhatamIdoing (
talk)
17:19, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Many times I have read wikipedia articles where certain facts have been sourced, but when I click on that external source the article in question has since been deleted. I am not exactly sure what I should do when this happens, and usually I end up doing nothing. Should I delete the source reference and let the wikipedia fact stand on its own, unsourced? Do I try and find another existing source reference? Do I remove the unsourced fact from the wikipedia article? Juve2000 ( talk) 16:26, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Is there anyway to change your edit summaries? I screwed up while trying to change the summary of one of my America's Got Talent (season 6) edits. MR. Pre Z 17:58, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
what ever became of the scofflaw bill Gov. Patterson was to review in late 2010
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.248.119 ( talk) 18:30, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Not: "please help me before I go mad...Lol OMG"
Templates for message boxes such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Movenotice
are now on consolidated pages. How do I access the base wiki code for the template so I can easily and swiftly create new ones. Iamiyouareyou ( talk) 18:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
{{
Movenotice}}
relies on {{
Mbox}}
in turn. You mean
this? Even in fully protected pages, you can still see the code by clicking View Source. i.e. You can hit View Source, copy the code elsewhere (to your sandbox maybe), and experiment to your heart's content.I just cited a Canadian Press article, published by The Calgary Herald. CP is based out of Toronto, and the article is about a person from a suburb of that city. But Calgary is 3,208 km from Brampton, along the shortest possible road route, and that's when you cut through the United States. It seems ridiculous to have the location field of the "cite news" template as Calgary AB. Is it indeed supposed to be with that location listed? -- Zanimum ( talk) 18:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
{{
cite news}}
. The |location field is actually not necessary, as judging from the name itself it's already obvious that the newspaper is based in Calgary. You can omit it if you think it's misleading. But yes, it refers to the place of publication of the newspaper (not the news event in question). Even if
The Calgary Herald were reporting about an incident in
Timbuktu, the location field will still be the place of publication (which is Calgary, Alberta).--
Obsidi♠n
Soul
18:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)Hi there. Would anybody be willing to help me out with this newly created article? It's a well known mattress store, with hundreds of locations nationwide, just like Sleepy's. It needs some attention, possibly some expansion and perhaps some grammar fixin's. If anyone could look over it, I greatly appreciate it. Many thanks. – Tinton5 ( talk) 19:40, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
There is a group of Wikipedia users who have got administrator rights and who haunt me and my edits. They hide behind administrator names but they are in reality promoting their own (or close) products and deleting my links to other products and information. They are using reasoning which sounds correct but they are lying and exaggerating. Such one-sidedness ruins the contents of the information and gives a biased picture. Wikipedia users can not find what they are looking for since the information they need is deleted and replaced by one sided misleading lies. Persecuted999 ( talk) 19:44, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
I would like to find out if 'anyone' can edit an article on Wiki. Do we need to contact the original author? If so, please provide info/steps. If not, how to I open the page to start editing/adding factual information please.
Thank you. 96.51.33.226 ( talk) 20:20, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi,
I noticed that some companies have wiki pages written about them. I work for a treasury software company and I am interested in writing about our company, its history and what makes it unique.
How would I go about doing that? Are there any standards I should follow?
Thank you. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
96.49.128.152 (
talk)
20:36, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
1. Could someone find a reliable source for Pornstar Chanel_Preston's heritage or ancestry and list it in her article? 2. Could someone find a source saying that actor John_Cho has duel American and Korean nationality since he is Korean-born? Thanks! Neptunekh2 ( talk) 21:05, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello. Is there a {{Acknowledged}} template, something like “ Acknowledged”? In advance, please provide me with a “real” answer, and no side links that are unrelated to the original question. Thanks,
A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (
talk)
21:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi. What are the rules for your own user sandbox? Are they the same as the community sandbox? A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 22:24, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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I have read this, but if it is <del></del>'d can I leave it? A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 03:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Back in February I contributed to the page "The Milpitas Monster" just to have it deleted by another user. The explanation by the user was "had to delete almost all of the text because it was unencyclopedic, unreferenced and violated a lot of Wikipedia policies". I do not understand the motivation for doing so and would like to have it restored. If it needs to be re-written, I'm willing to work with Wikipedia to do so, as long as the facts of the article remain.
How do I proceed to make this happen?
Regards...
04:39, 14 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlburrill ( talk • contribs)
Hi my changes are not showing up, though they showed at the time i did them and hit save page, any ideas as to where they are now?
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylan White ( talk • contribs) 08:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
See AfD Mary Schoedinger. Seems to meet WP:SPEEDY db-person easily to me. However since it is already listed under AfD is that a little too hasty? If I think it meets the SPEEDY criteria, should I "Just do it"? -- TimL ( talk) 08:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Where's the hatnote for breaking story? Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal needs it. -- Pawyilee ( talk) 10:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm not clear on how or where to place my bio, name etc. I think Wikipedia is great and I want to be part of it. I'm 40yrs. old but can some one break this down for me as if I was ten. Thank you so much. If it makes a difference I'm using a mac. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gshelton777 ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
The article Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook and Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook are essentially the same article, other than images. How can they be merged under Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, the most familiar or common name associated with the historical figure, the modern counterpart to today's Rupert Murdoch? FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 14:31, 14 July 2011 (UTC).
HI I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY INFORMATION IN YOUR ARTICLE REGARDING THE PUNISHMENT ON COUNT 1,2, AND 3..........
IF the jury didn't want to find her guilty on count 1 becauswe of the death penalty, then why not count 2 or 3??? am I missing something.
Please let me know what the punishment would've been for count 2 or 3
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.229.159.110 ( talk) 15:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Is there an easy way to find all the references in an article that are missing an |accessdate= field? doomgaze (talk) 16:37, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
|date=
field to record the real publication date.
WhatamIdoing (
talk)
17:19, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Many times I have read wikipedia articles where certain facts have been sourced, but when I click on that external source the article in question has since been deleted. I am not exactly sure what I should do when this happens, and usually I end up doing nothing. Should I delete the source reference and let the wikipedia fact stand on its own, unsourced? Do I try and find another existing source reference? Do I remove the unsourced fact from the wikipedia article? Juve2000 ( talk) 16:26, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Is there anyway to change your edit summaries? I screwed up while trying to change the summary of one of my America's Got Talent (season 6) edits. MR. Pre Z 17:58, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
what ever became of the scofflaw bill Gov. Patterson was to review in late 2010
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.248.119 ( talk) 18:30, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Not: "please help me before I go mad...Lol OMG"
Templates for message boxes such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Movenotice
are now on consolidated pages. How do I access the base wiki code for the template so I can easily and swiftly create new ones. Iamiyouareyou ( talk) 18:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
{{
Movenotice}}
relies on {{
Mbox}}
in turn. You mean
this? Even in fully protected pages, you can still see the code by clicking View Source. i.e. You can hit View Source, copy the code elsewhere (to your sandbox maybe), and experiment to your heart's content.I just cited a Canadian Press article, published by The Calgary Herald. CP is based out of Toronto, and the article is about a person from a suburb of that city. But Calgary is 3,208 km from Brampton, along the shortest possible road route, and that's when you cut through the United States. It seems ridiculous to have the location field of the "cite news" template as Calgary AB. Is it indeed supposed to be with that location listed? -- Zanimum ( talk) 18:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
{{
cite news}}
. The |location field is actually not necessary, as judging from the name itself it's already obvious that the newspaper is based in Calgary. You can omit it if you think it's misleading. But yes, it refers to the place of publication of the newspaper (not the news event in question). Even if
The Calgary Herald were reporting about an incident in
Timbuktu, the location field will still be the place of publication (which is Calgary, Alberta).--
Obsidi♠n
Soul
18:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)Hi there. Would anybody be willing to help me out with this newly created article? It's a well known mattress store, with hundreds of locations nationwide, just like Sleepy's. It needs some attention, possibly some expansion and perhaps some grammar fixin's. If anyone could look over it, I greatly appreciate it. Many thanks. – Tinton5 ( talk) 19:40, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
There is a group of Wikipedia users who have got administrator rights and who haunt me and my edits. They hide behind administrator names but they are in reality promoting their own (or close) products and deleting my links to other products and information. They are using reasoning which sounds correct but they are lying and exaggerating. Such one-sidedness ruins the contents of the information and gives a biased picture. Wikipedia users can not find what they are looking for since the information they need is deleted and replaced by one sided misleading lies. Persecuted999 ( talk) 19:44, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
I would like to find out if 'anyone' can edit an article on Wiki. Do we need to contact the original author? If so, please provide info/steps. If not, how to I open the page to start editing/adding factual information please.
Thank you. 96.51.33.226 ( talk) 20:20, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi,
I noticed that some companies have wiki pages written about them. I work for a treasury software company and I am interested in writing about our company, its history and what makes it unique.
How would I go about doing that? Are there any standards I should follow?
Thank you. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
96.49.128.152 (
talk)
20:36, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
1. Could someone find a reliable source for Pornstar Chanel_Preston's heritage or ancestry and list it in her article? 2. Could someone find a source saying that actor John_Cho has duel American and Korean nationality since he is Korean-born? Thanks! Neptunekh2 ( talk) 21:05, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello. Is there a {{Acknowledged}} template, something like “ Acknowledged”? In advance, please provide me with a “real” answer, and no side links that are unrelated to the original question. Thanks,
A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (
talk)
21:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi. What are the rules for your own user sandbox? Are they the same as the community sandbox? A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 22:24, 14 July 2011 (UTC)