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Heya, was looking for a little guidance on this redirect: Neon Knome. Several weeks back I nominated the article for deletion because it was entirely original research, poorly written, contained trivia, and any notable information it did impart could easily be incorporated into the parent article at: The Problem Solverz. The AfD passed and the article was turned into a redirect to the parent article. Shortly thereafter, an editor at IP 173.11.226.201 restored the disputed page (with glaring flaws and all) with no explanation. I reverted that edit and made it a redirect again. The IP user restored the article a second time. Another user turned it back into a redirect. Then an IP editor at 50.8.27.98 (who I believe to either be the same editor, or working in tandem with them, based on how closely their biases and edit histories intersect) restored the flawed article. I just want to be sure that my efforts to keep the redirect aren't misguided. I believe these IP editors are fans of the show and seem to have a heavy bias to keep any and all information about the show and its creators, rather than to ensure the quality of the articles. Any assistance is appreciated. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 00:16, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I am doing a project for a grad Public History class and we need to create a wiki article for a site that doesn't have one yet. I chose the Cockayne Farm Preservation Project. I used sandbox to do most of the writing/coding then submitted it to somewhere(?) Then it said about putting it on something called talk and then talk:articlesofcreation for Cockayne Farm Preservation Project. After doing this, I found another part that let me put my writing/coding in and the page appears to be active. My question is, did I just do a bunch of things wrong, or did I make my (and the editors) lives more complicated?
Thanks. John — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnHospitaller ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia Admin,
Herewith we submit objection to a page that related to our company information, namely Indosat. The information is incorrect and repeatedly being updated by anonymous person to be misslead. We have been updating it frequently but still being edited by this person.
Could you kindly help me on this matter? To assure that the information is being correct and useful for anyone who lookung for Indosat information in Wikipedia.
I may be contacted at <redacted>. Please don't leave personal contact info on Wikipedia pages. You will only be contacted through your user id. Rojomoke ( talk) 15:31, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Looking forward from you.
Thanks, Adrian Prasanto Public Relations PT. Indosat Tbk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pras2312 ( talk • contribs) 07:49, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear SIR
WE WANT TO DO POWDER COATING ON ALUMINIUM ROD(2MM THICKNESS).BUT WE WANT TO USE ONLY PU POWDER,DFT SHOULD BE 180 MICRONS
AND COMPONET LENGTH 2MTR LONG,PER DAY VOLUME 20000 NOS.CAN U SUGGEST OVEN DESIGN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.63.147.76 ( talk) 08:25, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
To Whom it May Concern
The Wikipedia Team,
It is to inform you that there is an article named as Teenda an Wikipedia, but the actual name covering a large area is Chowki Tinda. Tinda is a village in union council Chowki Tinda. Other villages include Kalah, Athroin, Panakha and Kakanni. The name may please be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yasiraltafhotmail ( talk • contribs) 08:35, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I am interested in updating my personal Wiki page that has been created for me. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Leeb)
I would like the page to represent my current ice hockey statistics, as the current Career Statistics have not been updated since 2008-2009. I do not know how to update this section. I see that the stats are from HockeyDB.com, but I can't figure out a simple way to update/copy paste code to update my this section.
Can someone please help? Or please update for me?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks. Bradmleeb ( talk) 11:26, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I am finding dozens and dozens of pages of templates but not a general page that explains how to work with templates, what they are, when they should be used, how to use the code, where to put it. When I look at Template:Help, it's a template for a Help page, not a page trying to help people work with templates. I just need to know how to use one specific template in order to do a category deletion request but it's not a simple tag I can paste in, it's a template and they seem much more complicated. There should be a guide explaining what they are, why they are used and how to choose the right template from the hundreds listed in the category Templates. 69.125.134.86 ( talk) 14:34, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Upload this file but is greyed out even though I've filled in all of the required data. How do I fix this?
Trying to edit /Lou_Frey_Institute_of_Politics_and_Government
trying to change the Logo to our seal and not the university's.
Here is what I got in the FileUploadWizard:
This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use.
Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government
Lou_Frey_Institute_Logo.jpg
Lou Frey Institute Logo.jpg
This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use.
Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government – article okay.
This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc.
Which of these options describes this item best?
Source:
http://loufreyinstitute.org/?attachment_id=478
(where exactly did you get this file from?)
[Box Checked] This image will be shown as a primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the entity in question.
UPLOAD is greyed out. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Loufrey (
talk •
contribs) 14:39, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Quite recently {{ cite encyclopedia}} has had this test enabled: Help:CS1 errors#Unknown parameter#|????= ignored the trouble is that it has introduced a problem in dozens of wrapper templates that call {{ cite encyclopedia}}. For example {{ cite EB1911}} which is transluded into about 15,000 articles.
The problem is that to protect the wrapper template from setting null value parameters that for example break things like author=name
when an empty last=
parameter is also passed into {{
cite encyclopedia}}. The code for passing in parameters in wrapper templates like {{
cite EB1911}} is
|{{#if:{{{last|}}} |last |HIDE_PARAMETER}}={{{last|}}}
|{{#if:{{{author |}}} |author |HIDE_PARAMETER}}={{{author|}}}
This means that a hidden parameter is deliberately set to protect a valid parameter being set with an empty value. Now there are several ways this can be fixed easily, but while it is discussed it would probably be a good idea to roll back the alteration to CS1 errors which has made this error appear in tens of 1000s of pages.
-- PBS ( talk) 14:50, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
|last={{{last|}}}
{{
cite encyclopedia}}
: Missing or empty |title=
(
help) (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia and I'm trying to write the following article: User:Bblears/Madeleine Riffaud
I was wondering whether anybody could help me produce this? I feel ethically bound to make it, yet I do not speak French, and most of the sources are French.
Particularly - should I translate the titles of her works (poetry anthologies, books, publications) into English or post the French titles? -- Bblears ( talk) 15:01, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm sort of at a dead end now, I've put in all the information that I know, but without a French contributor my knowledge is very limited. And I am guessing that the sources are not sufficient. Bblears ( talk) 15:47, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Sorry Roger, the quote from that article is shown here www.12ozprophet.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-94477.html but I don't suppose I can use that. I'll look for additional sources. Bblears ( talk) 17:18, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, I'm honoured! Hopefully I can find a French person to improve the article now. Bblears ( talk) 07:31, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
I created an account and started writing an artilce in Sandbox. I saved it but now I want to bring it back to edit it and I cannot find it. Where did it go? Jwtiernay ( talk) 16:18, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
J. W. Tiernay
To whom it may concern,
I assist writer, producer, director Reginald Hudlin (House Party, Django Unchained).
Recently, we have tried to make changes to his wikipedia page, but the changes are always vetoed by other users. Is there a way to solidify and protect the pages of public figures, so that the information is correct and cannot be altered?
If this is not the appropriate department to contact, please point us the right direction.
Thank you, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.75.215 ( talk) 19:25, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Is it permissible to make a copy of an article to my userspace to work on it and then merge it back into the main article after I'm done? I'm wanting to work on expanding an existing (stub) article, but I'm not wanting to leave the mainspace article in a half finished state while I work. If it is permissible, what is the proper process? Grandmartin11 ( talk) 19:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I am the author Pete Hautman, the subject of the Wikipedia article on "Pete Hautman" Pete Hautman. Recently, the (formerly accurate) article was heavily edited, and there are now several problems with it including
1) It says I have written some books that I did not write. (i.e. I am not the author of "The Walking Dead!") 2) Nearly all of the publication dates of the listed books are wildly (and apparently deliberately) inaccurate (i.e. one of my books is listed as being written in 2025) 3) Only a dozen of my 28 published novels are mentioned, with my more popular novels (including some that have their own Wikipedia articles) omitted. 4) The grammar has been altered, and not for the good--it now reads as if written by an eighth-grader.
The alterations do not appear to be vicious or damaging, but they are bewildering and not at all useful to any reader. It looks as if some kid got in there and started screwing around with the article just for fun.
I don't know if it's appropriate for me to attempt to edit a page about myself, so I'm starting here at the help desk. Is there anything I can do to help correct this damaged article?
Thank you!
Petehautman ( talk) 19:53, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! Most of the egregiously incorrrect info is gone now, but a lot of the stuff that was there before (complete list of books with links to wiki articles) is still missing. Petehautman ( talk) 23:01, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes, thank you. I am referring to links that were previously there (for books titled "Invisible," "Rash," and "Sweetblood"), to articles that are currently available on Wikipedia. Petehautman ( talk) 00:20, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Excellent. There are still errors, but they are quite minor. Thank you very much for all your help! Petehautman ( talk) 01:10, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Are there established guidelines for "List of characters" articles? When are they appropriate, and when should they be avoided? What about other spin-off articles like "List of episodes," "Mythology of," etc.? - ClaireJV ( talk) 20:16, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I've been trying to get the JavaScript at User:Dr pda/prosesize to work for me. I've followed the installation instructions, but it still doesn't work. Would anyone have any suggestions for what I should do? Alphius ( talk) 20:44, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
( ←) Alphius, instead of the {subst:js... method, try puting the line
importScript('User:Dr pda/prosesize.js'); //
User:Dr pda/prosesize.js
in your vector.js (and of course, clearing the cache again). It works for me (IE8).
@Fuhghettaboutit: you do not have to enter edit mode and preview to use it. Just load the page you want and click the tool. -- Stfg ( talk) 21:29, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
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< April 28 | << Mar | April | May >> | April 30 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current Help Desk pages. |
Heya, was looking for a little guidance on this redirect: Neon Knome. Several weeks back I nominated the article for deletion because it was entirely original research, poorly written, contained trivia, and any notable information it did impart could easily be incorporated into the parent article at: The Problem Solverz. The AfD passed and the article was turned into a redirect to the parent article. Shortly thereafter, an editor at IP 173.11.226.201 restored the disputed page (with glaring flaws and all) with no explanation. I reverted that edit and made it a redirect again. The IP user restored the article a second time. Another user turned it back into a redirect. Then an IP editor at 50.8.27.98 (who I believe to either be the same editor, or working in tandem with them, based on how closely their biases and edit histories intersect) restored the flawed article. I just want to be sure that my efforts to keep the redirect aren't misguided. I believe these IP editors are fans of the show and seem to have a heavy bias to keep any and all information about the show and its creators, rather than to ensure the quality of the articles. Any assistance is appreciated. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 00:16, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I am doing a project for a grad Public History class and we need to create a wiki article for a site that doesn't have one yet. I chose the Cockayne Farm Preservation Project. I used sandbox to do most of the writing/coding then submitted it to somewhere(?) Then it said about putting it on something called talk and then talk:articlesofcreation for Cockayne Farm Preservation Project. After doing this, I found another part that let me put my writing/coding in and the page appears to be active. My question is, did I just do a bunch of things wrong, or did I make my (and the editors) lives more complicated?
Thanks. John — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnHospitaller ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia Admin,
Herewith we submit objection to a page that related to our company information, namely Indosat. The information is incorrect and repeatedly being updated by anonymous person to be misslead. We have been updating it frequently but still being edited by this person.
Could you kindly help me on this matter? To assure that the information is being correct and useful for anyone who lookung for Indosat information in Wikipedia.
I may be contacted at <redacted>. Please don't leave personal contact info on Wikipedia pages. You will only be contacted through your user id. Rojomoke ( talk) 15:31, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Looking forward from you.
Thanks, Adrian Prasanto Public Relations PT. Indosat Tbk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pras2312 ( talk • contribs) 07:49, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear SIR
WE WANT TO DO POWDER COATING ON ALUMINIUM ROD(2MM THICKNESS).BUT WE WANT TO USE ONLY PU POWDER,DFT SHOULD BE 180 MICRONS
AND COMPONET LENGTH 2MTR LONG,PER DAY VOLUME 20000 NOS.CAN U SUGGEST OVEN DESIGN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.63.147.76 ( talk) 08:25, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
To Whom it May Concern
The Wikipedia Team,
It is to inform you that there is an article named as Teenda an Wikipedia, but the actual name covering a large area is Chowki Tinda. Tinda is a village in union council Chowki Tinda. Other villages include Kalah, Athroin, Panakha and Kakanni. The name may please be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yasiraltafhotmail ( talk • contribs) 08:35, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I am interested in updating my personal Wiki page that has been created for me. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Leeb)
I would like the page to represent my current ice hockey statistics, as the current Career Statistics have not been updated since 2008-2009. I do not know how to update this section. I see that the stats are from HockeyDB.com, but I can't figure out a simple way to update/copy paste code to update my this section.
Can someone please help? Or please update for me?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks. Bradmleeb ( talk) 11:26, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I am finding dozens and dozens of pages of templates but not a general page that explains how to work with templates, what they are, when they should be used, how to use the code, where to put it. When I look at Template:Help, it's a template for a Help page, not a page trying to help people work with templates. I just need to know how to use one specific template in order to do a category deletion request but it's not a simple tag I can paste in, it's a template and they seem much more complicated. There should be a guide explaining what they are, why they are used and how to choose the right template from the hundreds listed in the category Templates. 69.125.134.86 ( talk) 14:34, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Upload this file but is greyed out even though I've filled in all of the required data. How do I fix this?
Trying to edit /Lou_Frey_Institute_of_Politics_and_Government
trying to change the Logo to our seal and not the university's.
Here is what I got in the FileUploadWizard:
This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use.
Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government
Lou_Frey_Institute_Logo.jpg
Lou Frey Institute Logo.jpg
This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use.
Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government – article okay.
This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc.
Which of these options describes this item best?
Source:
http://loufreyinstitute.org/?attachment_id=478
(where exactly did you get this file from?)
[Box Checked] This image will be shown as a primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the entity in question.
UPLOAD is greyed out. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Loufrey (
talk •
contribs) 14:39, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Quite recently {{ cite encyclopedia}} has had this test enabled: Help:CS1 errors#Unknown parameter#|????= ignored the trouble is that it has introduced a problem in dozens of wrapper templates that call {{ cite encyclopedia}}. For example {{ cite EB1911}} which is transluded into about 15,000 articles.
The problem is that to protect the wrapper template from setting null value parameters that for example break things like author=name
when an empty last=
parameter is also passed into {{
cite encyclopedia}}. The code for passing in parameters in wrapper templates like {{
cite EB1911}} is
|{{#if:{{{last|}}} |last |HIDE_PARAMETER}}={{{last|}}}
|{{#if:{{{author |}}} |author |HIDE_PARAMETER}}={{{author|}}}
This means that a hidden parameter is deliberately set to protect a valid parameter being set with an empty value. Now there are several ways this can be fixed easily, but while it is discussed it would probably be a good idea to roll back the alteration to CS1 errors which has made this error appear in tens of 1000s of pages.
-- PBS ( talk) 14:50, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
|last={{{last|}}}
{{
cite encyclopedia}}
: Missing or empty |title=
(
help) (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia and I'm trying to write the following article: User:Bblears/Madeleine Riffaud
I was wondering whether anybody could help me produce this? I feel ethically bound to make it, yet I do not speak French, and most of the sources are French.
Particularly - should I translate the titles of her works (poetry anthologies, books, publications) into English or post the French titles? -- Bblears ( talk) 15:01, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm sort of at a dead end now, I've put in all the information that I know, but without a French contributor my knowledge is very limited. And I am guessing that the sources are not sufficient. Bblears ( talk) 15:47, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Sorry Roger, the quote from that article is shown here www.12ozprophet.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-94477.html but I don't suppose I can use that. I'll look for additional sources. Bblears ( talk) 17:18, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, I'm honoured! Hopefully I can find a French person to improve the article now. Bblears ( talk) 07:31, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
I created an account and started writing an artilce in Sandbox. I saved it but now I want to bring it back to edit it and I cannot find it. Where did it go? Jwtiernay ( talk) 16:18, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
J. W. Tiernay
To whom it may concern,
I assist writer, producer, director Reginald Hudlin (House Party, Django Unchained).
Recently, we have tried to make changes to his wikipedia page, but the changes are always vetoed by other users. Is there a way to solidify and protect the pages of public figures, so that the information is correct and cannot be altered?
If this is not the appropriate department to contact, please point us the right direction.
Thank you, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.75.215 ( talk) 19:25, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Is it permissible to make a copy of an article to my userspace to work on it and then merge it back into the main article after I'm done? I'm wanting to work on expanding an existing (stub) article, but I'm not wanting to leave the mainspace article in a half finished state while I work. If it is permissible, what is the proper process? Grandmartin11 ( talk) 19:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I am the author Pete Hautman, the subject of the Wikipedia article on "Pete Hautman" Pete Hautman. Recently, the (formerly accurate) article was heavily edited, and there are now several problems with it including
1) It says I have written some books that I did not write. (i.e. I am not the author of "The Walking Dead!") 2) Nearly all of the publication dates of the listed books are wildly (and apparently deliberately) inaccurate (i.e. one of my books is listed as being written in 2025) 3) Only a dozen of my 28 published novels are mentioned, with my more popular novels (including some that have their own Wikipedia articles) omitted. 4) The grammar has been altered, and not for the good--it now reads as if written by an eighth-grader.
The alterations do not appear to be vicious or damaging, but they are bewildering and not at all useful to any reader. It looks as if some kid got in there and started screwing around with the article just for fun.
I don't know if it's appropriate for me to attempt to edit a page about myself, so I'm starting here at the help desk. Is there anything I can do to help correct this damaged article?
Thank you!
Petehautman ( talk) 19:53, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! Most of the egregiously incorrrect info is gone now, but a lot of the stuff that was there before (complete list of books with links to wiki articles) is still missing. Petehautman ( talk) 23:01, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes, thank you. I am referring to links that were previously there (for books titled "Invisible," "Rash," and "Sweetblood"), to articles that are currently available on Wikipedia. Petehautman ( talk) 00:20, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Excellent. There are still errors, but they are quite minor. Thank you very much for all your help! Petehautman ( talk) 01:10, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Are there established guidelines for "List of characters" articles? When are they appropriate, and when should they be avoided? What about other spin-off articles like "List of episodes," "Mythology of," etc.? - ClaireJV ( talk) 20:16, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I've been trying to get the JavaScript at User:Dr pda/prosesize to work for me. I've followed the installation instructions, but it still doesn't work. Would anyone have any suggestions for what I should do? Alphius ( talk) 20:44, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
( ←) Alphius, instead of the {subst:js... method, try puting the line
importScript('User:Dr pda/prosesize.js'); //
User:Dr pda/prosesize.js
in your vector.js (and of course, clearing the cache again). It works for me (IE8).
@Fuhghettaboutit: you do not have to enter edit mode and preview to use it. Just load the page you want and click the tool. -- Stfg ( talk) 21:29, 30 April 2013 (UTC)