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What are some places that list large tasks or backlogs that editors (not only admins) can assist with? I doubt there's a central repository but if there were that would be great! Thanks, Dismas| (talk) 01:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Just out of curiosity, what would happen if a page was transcluded onto itself (for example, if someone transcluded the Main Page onto the Main Page)? I would try it on my user page, but I'm afraid that it will make me unable to go to that page because it will try to keep transcluding the new appearance of the page. By the way, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this question. :) Ha dg er 02:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I am needing help to get in touch with Don Francisco and Christina Salaegu T.V shows or have them contact me somehow/someway ASAP. I have not heard from my family or anyone in Cuba in 30+ years, my heart and my mind HURT of not hearing from them. I am now legally blind and older and don't know how to use electronics......so can someone please help me from the bottom of your heart help me to get in touch with these shows to get help to find my family?? I would very greatly appreciate any and all help, God Bless! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.77.122 ( talk) 04:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Was it me or did Wikipedia text transform into hillbilly-speak just a few moments ago? An article I was reading, Glacial period, suddenly started to show up strange words like "feckin'" and "ould" interspersed between normal words. Thinking it was long-standing vandalism, I immediately checked the history only to find out it was never vandalized at all. I started drafting up a report to ANI, and lo and behold, when I reloaded the page, it was gone. The wording was normal again.
Was it a transclusion attack? An incredibly belated April Fool's joke? Someone messing with the software? Because it was way weird. I have no idea if it happened sitewide, but I'd be happy just for a confirmation that it wasn't just my imagination.-- 203.84.180.42 ( talk) 04:58, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Strange. JVT67 ( talk) 21:51, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Status ( talk · contribs) has created {{ Infobox Twitter account}}. However, he/she has stated an inability to add a Logo parameter above the main image that also accepts general images.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 06:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
|image2
and |caption2
parameters for adding support for a second image. {{
Infobox website}} uses this and makes the second image (a screenshot of the homepage of the website whose article uses this particular infobox) collapsible (collapsed by default). Should {{
Infobox Twitter account}} also make the second image collapsible? Regards, —{|
Retro00064|
☎talk|
✍contribs|}
07:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC).
[[File:Example.jpg|100px]]
. I also changed the parameter names to be lowercase, which appears to be the standard format, e. g. | username
instead of | Username
; feel free to change that back if you so desire.| logo
parameter going to actually be used for a logo, or just a different image to appear above the timeline screenshot? If the latter, then perhaps | logo
should be changed to | image
and the existing | image
parameter changed to | image2
or | screenshot
.I see the template documentation has not been updated.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 03:40, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a method to display the icon in colored cells of a sortable table? For example in the table in
this article, the icon is hidden, but you still can sort the respective column. Any fix for this matter?
ASTRONOMYINERTIA (
TALK)
07:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
style="background-color:
instead of style="background:
. I've used that on the article you linked above, and it seems to work.
Quasihuman (
talk •
contribs)
08:52, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Answering a {{Helpme}} request, I found that James mojo and 76.175.157.240 were editing the same section of an article (see here for the help request). Is it appropriate to open an SPI in this case? AndieM (Am I behaving?) 09:21, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
(update) There's apparently more at User talk:Joe Decker. I have to go now - will be back in ~2-3 hours. AndieM (Am I behaving?) 09:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I would like to repair links to disambig pages. Is that reason enough to request AWB? If not, is there any other way I can do that. Roshan220195 ( talk) 10:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
(I think this is the right place to ask this.) I noticed that this edit ( http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ghana_Nuclear_Society&diff=prev&oldid=497939620) by 82.196.169.232 was marked as vandalism by Cluebot. Although the edit seems to be messy and too big, it does seem to add some useful information (I may add some info from it at some point), so is it actually considered vandalism (and should it be reverted)? Cliff12345 ( talk) 11:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Where should I propose the creation of a new administrative backlog? VPR or VPI or do we have a more appropriate proposal board for proposals concerning admins? -- Toshio Yamaguchi ( tlk− ctb) 12:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I am an inexperienced editor, and have tried to edit the page for Lee Smolin to add a view and a new reference. Unfortunately, I appear to have butchered the page, and I do not know how to either fix or undo my edit. I'd requested help on the talk page prior to attempting this edit, but was only advised to "be bold." Bad advice in this case. JCNSmith ( talk) 12:43, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for these helpful and reassuring words. Unfortunately, I still don't understand what I need to do to add a new reference and have the new reference correctly keyed to the new text which I've added under the heading 'Views' on the Lee Smolin page. Having screwed up once already today, I'm gun shy. The reference I want to add would be (assuming they're to be kept in sequential order) reference 12, and it would simply say, "Smolin, Lee. The Trouble With Physics [in italics]. p. 256."
I find the examples far from clear and/or user friendly, but it's probably just my lack of experience and native skill. JCNSmith ( talk) 16:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I have written a new Wiki page, saved it on June 4, 2012. The address is:
It's for a not-for-profit organisation: Care Connect (Australia)
Can you please let me know if I have submitted/saved it correctly, and if not, what I need to do.
Thanks.
Wendy
WebOptions ( talk) 13:24, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm working on a new article - Denel Dynamics Umbani. A friend sent me some photos by email. He took the photos himself. In the email he explicitly states "Here’s some pics I snapped of the Umbani at TFDC earlier this year … If you want to use any for your article." How do I licence the photo I want to use? Roger ( talk) 15:22, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I would like to submit an article.
On the topic of "kabbalistic unification"
Please correct me if I'm wrong. But I do not see reference to this topic in the diambiguation page on "unification"
Kabbalistic unifications...are a HUGE and critical part of the study of kabbalah, and is very prominent in hasidism...
and is also according to many traditions...critical to the messianic process..
This topic, to my mind, certainly deserves its own page...
I simply have not submitted an article to wikipedia in a long time and do not wish to run afoul of any of the rules.
I do not know everything about this topic. But I'm certain that once submitted I will be able to find others to help out.
Please help me get through this initial stage...without offending wikipedia rules.
My attempt at the article is here:
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Unification
Thank you in advance for any help or advice.
I realize I do not have all my sources..quoted in detail...but as I said..I'm counting on the help of the wikipedia community to bring this up to speed and I believe that's possible if I can get this approved.
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spollen770 ( talk • contribs) 18:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I am a veteran of World War II having enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps in January 1942. I stayed in the Marines for 10 years and was honorably discharged in January 1952 on expiration of my enlistment. As a Marine, I received all medical care from the U. S. Navy who furnished medics (called corpsmen) to the Marines. I do believe that the absolute most commonly prescribed medicine/drug was the APC, AKA 'All Purpose Capsule' although I must say that the medicine NEVER came in capsule form but in a shape of what we now call a 'caplet'. It was issued for EVERY ailment from hangnails to hangovers and it was the most consistent medical staple in existence at the time. Ask any Marine of WWII vintage and he'll tell you that the Corps would not have been as successful as it was in that era without the benefit of the magical APC.
This info is provided for a personal user's slant on the oft-asked question: What the hell is an APC?
Gerald McConnell Hampton, NH WWII Combat Veteran USMC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.127.152.174 ( talk) 21:05, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
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What are some places that list large tasks or backlogs that editors (not only admins) can assist with? I doubt there's a central repository but if there were that would be great! Thanks, Dismas| (talk) 01:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Just out of curiosity, what would happen if a page was transcluded onto itself (for example, if someone transcluded the Main Page onto the Main Page)? I would try it on my user page, but I'm afraid that it will make me unable to go to that page because it will try to keep transcluding the new appearance of the page. By the way, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this question. :) Ha dg er 02:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I am needing help to get in touch with Don Francisco and Christina Salaegu T.V shows or have them contact me somehow/someway ASAP. I have not heard from my family or anyone in Cuba in 30+ years, my heart and my mind HURT of not hearing from them. I am now legally blind and older and don't know how to use electronics......so can someone please help me from the bottom of your heart help me to get in touch with these shows to get help to find my family?? I would very greatly appreciate any and all help, God Bless! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.77.122 ( talk) 04:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Was it me or did Wikipedia text transform into hillbilly-speak just a few moments ago? An article I was reading, Glacial period, suddenly started to show up strange words like "feckin'" and "ould" interspersed between normal words. Thinking it was long-standing vandalism, I immediately checked the history only to find out it was never vandalized at all. I started drafting up a report to ANI, and lo and behold, when I reloaded the page, it was gone. The wording was normal again.
Was it a transclusion attack? An incredibly belated April Fool's joke? Someone messing with the software? Because it was way weird. I have no idea if it happened sitewide, but I'd be happy just for a confirmation that it wasn't just my imagination.-- 203.84.180.42 ( talk) 04:58, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Strange. JVT67 ( talk) 21:51, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Status ( talk · contribs) has created {{ Infobox Twitter account}}. However, he/she has stated an inability to add a Logo parameter above the main image that also accepts general images.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 06:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
|image2
and |caption2
parameters for adding support for a second image. {{
Infobox website}} uses this and makes the second image (a screenshot of the homepage of the website whose article uses this particular infobox) collapsible (collapsed by default). Should {{
Infobox Twitter account}} also make the second image collapsible? Regards, —{|
Retro00064|
☎talk|
✍contribs|}
07:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC).
[[File:Example.jpg|100px]]
. I also changed the parameter names to be lowercase, which appears to be the standard format, e. g. | username
instead of | Username
; feel free to change that back if you so desire.| logo
parameter going to actually be used for a logo, or just a different image to appear above the timeline screenshot? If the latter, then perhaps | logo
should be changed to | image
and the existing | image
parameter changed to | image2
or | screenshot
.I see the template documentation has not been updated.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 03:40, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a method to display the icon in colored cells of a sortable table? For example in the table in
this article, the icon is hidden, but you still can sort the respective column. Any fix for this matter?
ASTRONOMYINERTIA (
TALK)
07:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
style="background-color:
instead of style="background:
. I've used that on the article you linked above, and it seems to work.
Quasihuman (
talk •
contribs)
08:52, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Answering a {{Helpme}} request, I found that James mojo and 76.175.157.240 were editing the same section of an article (see here for the help request). Is it appropriate to open an SPI in this case? AndieM (Am I behaving?) 09:21, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
(update) There's apparently more at User talk:Joe Decker. I have to go now - will be back in ~2-3 hours. AndieM (Am I behaving?) 09:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I would like to repair links to disambig pages. Is that reason enough to request AWB? If not, is there any other way I can do that. Roshan220195 ( talk) 10:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
(I think this is the right place to ask this.) I noticed that this edit ( http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ghana_Nuclear_Society&diff=prev&oldid=497939620) by 82.196.169.232 was marked as vandalism by Cluebot. Although the edit seems to be messy and too big, it does seem to add some useful information (I may add some info from it at some point), so is it actually considered vandalism (and should it be reverted)? Cliff12345 ( talk) 11:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Where should I propose the creation of a new administrative backlog? VPR or VPI or do we have a more appropriate proposal board for proposals concerning admins? -- Toshio Yamaguchi ( tlk− ctb) 12:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I am an inexperienced editor, and have tried to edit the page for Lee Smolin to add a view and a new reference. Unfortunately, I appear to have butchered the page, and I do not know how to either fix or undo my edit. I'd requested help on the talk page prior to attempting this edit, but was only advised to "be bold." Bad advice in this case. JCNSmith ( talk) 12:43, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for these helpful and reassuring words. Unfortunately, I still don't understand what I need to do to add a new reference and have the new reference correctly keyed to the new text which I've added under the heading 'Views' on the Lee Smolin page. Having screwed up once already today, I'm gun shy. The reference I want to add would be (assuming they're to be kept in sequential order) reference 12, and it would simply say, "Smolin, Lee. The Trouble With Physics [in italics]. p. 256."
I find the examples far from clear and/or user friendly, but it's probably just my lack of experience and native skill. JCNSmith ( talk) 16:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I have written a new Wiki page, saved it on June 4, 2012. The address is:
It's for a not-for-profit organisation: Care Connect (Australia)
Can you please let me know if I have submitted/saved it correctly, and if not, what I need to do.
Thanks.
Wendy
WebOptions ( talk) 13:24, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm working on a new article - Denel Dynamics Umbani. A friend sent me some photos by email. He took the photos himself. In the email he explicitly states "Here’s some pics I snapped of the Umbani at TFDC earlier this year … If you want to use any for your article." How do I licence the photo I want to use? Roger ( talk) 15:22, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I would like to submit an article.
On the topic of "kabbalistic unification"
Please correct me if I'm wrong. But I do not see reference to this topic in the diambiguation page on "unification"
Kabbalistic unifications...are a HUGE and critical part of the study of kabbalah, and is very prominent in hasidism...
and is also according to many traditions...critical to the messianic process..
This topic, to my mind, certainly deserves its own page...
I simply have not submitted an article to wikipedia in a long time and do not wish to run afoul of any of the rules.
I do not know everything about this topic. But I'm certain that once submitted I will be able to find others to help out.
Please help me get through this initial stage...without offending wikipedia rules.
My attempt at the article is here:
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Unification
Thank you in advance for any help or advice.
I realize I do not have all my sources..quoted in detail...but as I said..I'm counting on the help of the wikipedia community to bring this up to speed and I believe that's possible if I can get this approved.
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spollen770 ( talk • contribs) 18:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I am a veteran of World War II having enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps in January 1942. I stayed in the Marines for 10 years and was honorably discharged in January 1952 on expiration of my enlistment. As a Marine, I received all medical care from the U. S. Navy who furnished medics (called corpsmen) to the Marines. I do believe that the absolute most commonly prescribed medicine/drug was the APC, AKA 'All Purpose Capsule' although I must say that the medicine NEVER came in capsule form but in a shape of what we now call a 'caplet'. It was issued for EVERY ailment from hangnails to hangovers and it was the most consistent medical staple in existence at the time. Ask any Marine of WWII vintage and he'll tell you that the Corps would not have been as successful as it was in that era without the benefit of the magical APC.
This info is provided for a personal user's slant on the oft-asked question: What the hell is an APC?
Gerald McConnell Hampton, NH WWII Combat Veteran USMC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.127.152.174 ( talk) 21:05, 17 June 2012 (UTC)