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We are wishing to produce a wikipedia article on our new type of branded commercial weightloss diet. We have produced some draft information influenced by the Weight Watchers article. Our misssion is to give government regulators and researchers a place to go to to get non commercialised information.
Our proud mission is to help stop the global obesity epidemic very honestly. As we have no experience with Wikipedia article production we are wondering if their is anyone that would produce it with our assistance? Mayfair101 ( talk) 01:27, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
What do uc Merced school colors represent and there history? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.131.221 ( talk) 02:50, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia is effectively being used to promote presidential candidates from two political parties while ignoring candidates from other parties. This is a clear political bias. The article in question has been nominated for deletion twice, with a large majority of people voting to delete it, and yet it is not being deleted (not being changed to include the other candidates). The fact that the article remains over the protests of most who want to delete it indicates an intention to perpetrate the bias on the part of Wikipedia.
Please delete this article now. If it doesn't get deleted, don't be upset when people start spreading the word about Wikipedia promoting political bias--and start using that bias to get Wikipedia URLs banned from public computers in institutions required by law or by institutional policy to maintain political neutrality.
98.214.33.57 ( talk) 04:05, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm a newbie, just registered. I posted a question on a Reference Desk page. Someone responded indicating that he/she has some knowledge of the subject. I'd like to reply. How do I continue the thread? I clicked on the edit link but what to do wasn't clear to me. Easy, I'm sure, but not until one knows how. ?? Curious in NYC ( talk) 06:51, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
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) and start typing! Colons are used for indentation – to keep posts organized. Each colon creates a deeper level of indentation. Here is the code example how this is done:== Question title == Your question :My answer ::Your next question :::My next answer
Hi. Please refer relevant users to Talk:Givat where I've now left a note towards the re-spelling of some mistakefully scripted pages. Regardz, 37.46.40.167 ( talk) 10:24, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
What is the procedure for requesting redaction of edit summaries that contain personal attacks? Roger ( talk) 10:41, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I just noticed that a user subpage of my main account, which has user warning templates, is part of ten hidden categories that group pages with some warning templates, like spam and advertising warnings. It isn't really necessary for a page like that to be in these categories, so how do I go about removing the page from them? A sinking boat (make me float!) ( Floating Boat's alternate account) 12:41, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-advert1 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]
from the page.
Reaper Eternal (
talk)
12:45, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I need some suggestion on adding talk page headers of (my) newly created articles. I generally don't add talk page headers after creating an article. Any tool, script, gadget to quickly do it or I need to manually type.. {{Wikproject India|importance=low|class=stub|bengal=yes etc -- Tito Dutta ( talk) 12:56, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Today (October 24 2012) I came across, on a section of Wikipedia, the suggestion that an article should meet with the response of "Userfy". This sounds to me as if it is a neologism created for Wikipedia, but I am just curious to know that "Userfy" means - thank you in advance for any response. ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 14:28, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for you very quick response, much appreciated! ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 14:59, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
On the article for Paul B. Huff, I wanted to correct the spelling for the name of the cemetery where he is buried. It should be "Hilcrest" with one "l". My reference is a photograph of the entry to the cemetery that is found at the website FindAGrave.com cemetery listing for Bradley Co, Tennessee. I've messed it up by thinking it would be easy to edit, but now I can't click on anything to correct my mess. If someone could make the correction for me, it would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.12.253.66 ( talk) 16:14, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I have reverted some recent edits to The Legend of Dragoon by 205.189.94.11 as vandalism; but now I'm not so sure as looking back at the article history over the last couple of months and this IP address (or similiar) has made lots of changes to this article; many have been reverted as unprofessional/vandalism but others have been allowed to stand. Anybody know what to to do about this ? Thanks GrahamHardy ( talk) 16:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Someone has horribly corrupted the page on the Slinky. I am not sure why some sick individual would do this. Can it be corrected? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.120.231 ( talk) 16:50, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I know we should try to avoid using references where a subscription is required per WP:PAYWALL. However, if the source is subscription only, can/should we use a quote from the source to help readers with an idea of the source tells us? Astronaut ( talk) 17:40, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Having trouble updating our page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Museum. I submitted extensive revisions which were then "undone" by some Bot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisadjahed ( talk • contribs) 18:19, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I am Morton Gould's daughter and would like to change the photo that's being used on his page. I've already edited the text but have a much better photo of him. Please advise as to how I can do this. Thanks for your attention to this. Abby — Preceding unsigned comment added by AbbyGB ( talk • contribs) 20:15, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
[[File:Morton Gould.jpg|thumb|Morton Gould]]
Replace the name of that file ("File:Morton Gould.jpg") with the name of your file.
Scarce2 (
talk)
21:38, 24 October 2012 (UTC)I posted a sentence from Ability magazine and it was deleted because it was a word for word copy of a sentence from the website. Isn't it okay to do this if I cite the source right after the end of the sentence?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbeavers77 ( talk • contribs) 21:10, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I wanted to put a new article (my first one) on wikipedia by the name 'chuquisengo'- after doing this I wanted to add a new one with the full name of the same person 'juan jose chuquisengo' and copied the former text - this was automatically deleted. I'd like to know how can I delete the first article in order to keep only with the full name (I will then edit it with all the corrections they told me to do), thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjcho ( talk • contribs) 21:45, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
My newly published novel, 'The Tatra Eagle' ISBN-13: 978-1780995229 covers then entire Battle of Vienna with well researched depth - from both English and Polish historical texts. Would it be appropriate to at a citation for this and, if so, how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.245.241.122 ( talk) 22:22, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Help desk | ||
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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We are wishing to produce a wikipedia article on our new type of branded commercial weightloss diet. We have produced some draft information influenced by the Weight Watchers article. Our misssion is to give government regulators and researchers a place to go to to get non commercialised information.
Our proud mission is to help stop the global obesity epidemic very honestly. As we have no experience with Wikipedia article production we are wondering if their is anyone that would produce it with our assistance? Mayfair101 ( talk) 01:27, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
What do uc Merced school colors represent and there history? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.131.221 ( talk) 02:50, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia is effectively being used to promote presidential candidates from two political parties while ignoring candidates from other parties. This is a clear political bias. The article in question has been nominated for deletion twice, with a large majority of people voting to delete it, and yet it is not being deleted (not being changed to include the other candidates). The fact that the article remains over the protests of most who want to delete it indicates an intention to perpetrate the bias on the part of Wikipedia.
Please delete this article now. If it doesn't get deleted, don't be upset when people start spreading the word about Wikipedia promoting political bias--and start using that bias to get Wikipedia URLs banned from public computers in institutions required by law or by institutional policy to maintain political neutrality.
98.214.33.57 ( talk) 04:05, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm a newbie, just registered. I posted a question on a Reference Desk page. Someone responded indicating that he/she has some knowledge of the subject. I'd like to reply. How do I continue the thread? I clicked on the edit link but what to do wasn't clear to me. Easy, I'm sure, but not until one knows how. ?? Curious in NYC ( talk) 06:51, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
:
) and start typing! Colons are used for indentation – to keep posts organized. Each colon creates a deeper level of indentation. Here is the code example how this is done:== Question title == Your question :My answer ::Your next question :::My next answer
Hi. Please refer relevant users to Talk:Givat where I've now left a note towards the re-spelling of some mistakefully scripted pages. Regardz, 37.46.40.167 ( talk) 10:24, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
What is the procedure for requesting redaction of edit summaries that contain personal attacks? Roger ( talk) 10:41, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I just noticed that a user subpage of my main account, which has user warning templates, is part of ten hidden categories that group pages with some warning templates, like spam and advertising warnings. It isn't really necessary for a page like that to be in these categories, so how do I go about removing the page from them? A sinking boat (make me float!) ( Floating Boat's alternate account) 12:41, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-advert1 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]
from the page.
Reaper Eternal (
talk)
12:45, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I need some suggestion on adding talk page headers of (my) newly created articles. I generally don't add talk page headers after creating an article. Any tool, script, gadget to quickly do it or I need to manually type.. {{Wikproject India|importance=low|class=stub|bengal=yes etc -- Tito Dutta ( talk) 12:56, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Today (October 24 2012) I came across, on a section of Wikipedia, the suggestion that an article should meet with the response of "Userfy". This sounds to me as if it is a neologism created for Wikipedia, but I am just curious to know that "Userfy" means - thank you in advance for any response. ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 14:28, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for you very quick response, much appreciated! ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 14:59, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
On the article for Paul B. Huff, I wanted to correct the spelling for the name of the cemetery where he is buried. It should be "Hilcrest" with one "l". My reference is a photograph of the entry to the cemetery that is found at the website FindAGrave.com cemetery listing for Bradley Co, Tennessee. I've messed it up by thinking it would be easy to edit, but now I can't click on anything to correct my mess. If someone could make the correction for me, it would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.12.253.66 ( talk) 16:14, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I have reverted some recent edits to The Legend of Dragoon by 205.189.94.11 as vandalism; but now I'm not so sure as looking back at the article history over the last couple of months and this IP address (or similiar) has made lots of changes to this article; many have been reverted as unprofessional/vandalism but others have been allowed to stand. Anybody know what to to do about this ? Thanks GrahamHardy ( talk) 16:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Someone has horribly corrupted the page on the Slinky. I am not sure why some sick individual would do this. Can it be corrected? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.120.231 ( talk) 16:50, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I know we should try to avoid using references where a subscription is required per WP:PAYWALL. However, if the source is subscription only, can/should we use a quote from the source to help readers with an idea of the source tells us? Astronaut ( talk) 17:40, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Having trouble updating our page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Museum. I submitted extensive revisions which were then "undone" by some Bot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisadjahed ( talk • contribs) 18:19, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
I am Morton Gould's daughter and would like to change the photo that's being used on his page. I've already edited the text but have a much better photo of him. Please advise as to how I can do this. Thanks for your attention to this. Abby — Preceding unsigned comment added by AbbyGB ( talk • contribs) 20:15, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
[[File:Morton Gould.jpg|thumb|Morton Gould]]
Replace the name of that file ("File:Morton Gould.jpg") with the name of your file.
Scarce2 (
talk)
21:38, 24 October 2012 (UTC)I posted a sentence from Ability magazine and it was deleted because it was a word for word copy of a sentence from the website. Isn't it okay to do this if I cite the source right after the end of the sentence?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbeavers77 ( talk • contribs) 21:10, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I wanted to put a new article (my first one) on wikipedia by the name 'chuquisengo'- after doing this I wanted to add a new one with the full name of the same person 'juan jose chuquisengo' and copied the former text - this was automatically deleted. I'd like to know how can I delete the first article in order to keep only with the full name (I will then edit it with all the corrections they told me to do), thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjcho ( talk • contribs) 21:45, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
My newly published novel, 'The Tatra Eagle' ISBN-13: 978-1780995229 covers then entire Battle of Vienna with well researched depth - from both English and Polish historical texts. Would it be appropriate to at a citation for this and, if so, how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.245.241.122 ( talk) 22:22, 24 October 2012 (UTC)