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And i'm sure this is the wrong place but I couldn't really figure out where to bring it up. Anyway
Those refs are all full of errors I've never seen before. Figured it was something worth pointing out 24.136.136.42 ( talk) 02:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
As you can see this is a user page created by me. it is an albanian search engine. i have included the details i know about the website & iam leaving the rest to other users. I want to display this page in wikipedia or in wikisearch. As this is my first article, how can i publish this user page into an article. please provide a fast response.
thanks for your help in advance.
Christy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KRIZTE ( talk • contribs) 07:00, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Is there a template for creating Wikipedia for a new fraternity. Our Fraternity would like to be added to Wikipedia. We have reviewed other pages and they are all set up the same way. Is there a template and how do I get to it? JawStringbean ( talk) 08:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello! I have tried on several occasions to update the Survival Stories with my Grand Mother's info and it is not being published. She will be 101 on April 21st, she was at the harbour when the explosion occured. Why is my update not accepted and published?
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.114.22.211 ( talk) 12:18, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I placed an order for the Waterford Marquis Salt & Pepper Shakers, they came to me without the Waterford Gift box, I'm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.255.8 ( talk) 12:37, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm very dissatified with an order I placed for Waterford Marquis Salt & Pepper Shakers. They were sent to me without the Waterford gift box and I need to mail these out of town.Besides A gift like this should be in the company name gift box. I will be returning them to Macy in southlake Mall, Merriville, In. I talked to them and I got nothing from solving this matter, will not go back there! Ann Hughes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.255.8 ( talk) 12:44, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
How is an additional reference added to the existing entry? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosieandcleo ( talk • contribs) 13:32, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
We have 40 Wikipedia pages that will each need simultaneous updates. Other than a cumbersome copy & paste onto each one, is there a better method (batch process) that can accomplish the job?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by K.nolan4 ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I am looking for the best way to update my companies Wikipedia page. The company has changed its name several years ago but the old name still appears on as the page title. I also would like to add an image to the page. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as to the best process to rectify this. This is the URL ZMD and the company is now referred to as ZMDI (www.zmdi.com)
I recently added an external link from WikiTree Sir Robert Cralle to the article on Sir Gervase Clifton (died 1471), and today an unidentified editor deleted it with the comment that self-published sources can't be used on Wikipedia. [1] I merely added it as an external link; I didn't use it as a cited source for anything in the article. However I did wonder at the time about using it at all, even as an external link, but the name WikiTree gave me the impression that it was something Wikipedia approved of. Can someone explain Wikipedia's position on WikiTree so that I'll know whether to cite anything from it in future as an external link (i.e. not as an RS for anything in an article; merely as an external link). NinaGreen ( talk) 16:02, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
For example on Elvis Presley's page there is a bit that says "Presley's ancestry was primarily a Western European mix: on his mother's side, he was Scots-Irish, with some French Norman; one of Gladys' great-great-grandmothers was Cherokee." then it has [8]b and when you click the little b it takes you right down to the bottom of the page to a note, how do you make one of these?
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 16:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
|group="Note"
rather than nb. This makes the links display Note 1 Note 2, etc. rather than nb 1, nb 2, etc. Your note goes in the middle (between #tag:ref| and |group="nb". The nice thing about doing it this way, is it supports references within the note to support whatever information is included in the note. Then you create a notes section and use {{reflist|group="nb"}}, {{reflist|group="Note"}}, or whatever you decided to give as the group name.
Ryan
Vesey
16:48, 8 April 2013 (UTC)Basically instead of trying to find different books to cite I've found a book that has a lot of stuff that can be used and I could just make notes like [1](the book) then beside it [a] then further down the page [b] etc etc. I'm just all a little confused! :P
Are the the [a] [b] considered 'notes' or 'footnotes'?
I don't want to have like [a] [b] [c] and use different books but rather [a] [b] [c] go to the same one cited referenced book if you know what I mean.
Also what does [nb] mean?
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 17:46, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I am completely new here as you can tell. :( what does 'tl' mean? What do you mean by Footnotes3? What's the difference between that and Footnotes1 and 2?
So if I'm wanting to add into an article a book as a reference so it will be like [1] (I know how to add a reference [1] ones, how do I go about adding the [a] and then when you click on it goes down to the footnotes and you can write a bit there and then later on using the same book as a reference make a [b] and write stuff for that too. Sorry if I'm being a nuisance.
Are notes and footnotes the same?
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 18:35, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
<ref>...</ref>
with {{
dummy ref}}, as it causes errors that I can see since I have that feature turned on. {{
tl}} is a template that you can use to show other templates instead of parsing them- click on it to see the documentation. As for notes, click on {{
efn}} (explanatory footnotes) and it will give you documentation. I heartily recommend that you read the documentation for each template you use. Copy/paste from other editors uses is how bad uses or errors are propagated. --
Gadget850 (Ed)
talk
18:41, 8 April 2013 (UTC)What are the [a] actually called is it a footnote? I'm struggling to notice the difference between 'notes' and 'references', I've seen both used on different Wikipedia pages.
I'm reading the Footnotes page but still struggling with how to create the link where I can use one reference and use a [a] [b] in the page to go down to it.
Argh sorry if I'm being a pain.
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 20:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I understand now how to make references quite clearly but what I'm struggling with his how to actually create a 'Notes' section. If one has a 'Footnotes' section will both the notes and references both go into that bit? This is not exactly very easy for a newbie to understand but of course once you get the hang it isn't rocket science!
If one page has 'Citations' is that basically another word for 'References' and 'Footnotes' is just another word for 'Notes'?-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 10:26, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
I've figured out how to use create an [a] or a 'note' or 'footnote' but when you create this note and then want to give the reference to it but the note you wrote appears on two separate pages of the same book how do I create the reference so when you click the reference say [12] it then says dot dot dot pp 15 pp 21 for example.
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 15:41, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Colleagues,
My name is Alexander Soifer, and I have a few suggestions on improving your article about me. Of course, I do not wish to correct anything myself!
1) The article says: In 1991 Soifer founded the research quarterly "Geombinatorics..." Since you have a page about "Geombinatorics," it makes sense to link my bio to that page. (It would be good to list on "Geombinatorics" page its editors.)
2) I am presently President of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions (the bio lists my previous position of Vice President). It would be good to add a link to the Federation's web page, which is http://www.amt.edu.au/wfnmc/ .
3) My current count of publications is over 300 articles and 10 books.
4) "The Mathematical Coloring Book: Mathematics of Coloring and the Colorful Life of Its Creators" was in the works for 18 years (not 28), and has been published: Springer, New York, 2009.
5) My courses at the University of Colorado include not only mathematics & European Cinema, but also courses on avant-garde art of the early XX century, Art and culture of Equatorial Africa, and the Art of Animation.
These are just suggestions. I am not asking for anything at all.
Best wishes,
Alexander Soifer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.10.150 ( talk) 19:16, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey guys, how can i remove the orphan tag from Chrome Cats ? I linked it to a few other pages so it's no longer and oprhan, but the tag still remains. Please help me take it off, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joehillliman ( talk • contribs) 19:56, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Ummm... How did this discussion go from "Do any other Wikipedia pages link here or is it an orphan" to "How notable is the page and should it even be on the wiki"? I may be out of line, but I think everyone should try to stay on topic. Dodger67 (not sure why your signature doesn't follow WP:SIG#confusing, but I digress), if you think the page isn't notable, tag it as such and nominate it for deletion. I would love to discuss it as well and offer input, but I feel that it wouldn't be tasteful to do so here. Thank you and happy editing! Technical 13 ( talk) 11:02, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
The only notable source there is the Billboard 40 IMHO, and on that reference they are not listed in the top 40, but instead as an "INDICATOR HIGHLIGHTS" - This does not lead to notability... Technical 13 ( talk) 19:41, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Someone else "may" agree with you, I do not however. Sorry. Technical 13 ( talk) 20:21, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
I am creating a new article on the author Nicholas Basbanes ( User:Dnikkir/Nicholas A. Basbanes) and I am just stuck trying figure out how to insert an Infobox. Doing this and confirming that I will get a Contents box are all I feel I need do before I can (finally) submit this article. I have read the instructions about finding the source for the page for an Infobox and I can't seem to get it. Can someone please walk me through this in an elementary way without any jargon? Thanks so much. Dnikkir ( talk) 21:29, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
There is a wonderful page missing. Someone put alot of work into entering in every disney episode form this show linked to it's classical music and art. The page seems to have been removed? The link still exists in the main Little Einsteins show page to the episode breakdown article, but you never make it there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.69.231.103 ( talk) 22:37, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
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And i'm sure this is the wrong place but I couldn't really figure out where to bring it up. Anyway
Those refs are all full of errors I've never seen before. Figured it was something worth pointing out 24.136.136.42 ( talk) 02:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
As you can see this is a user page created by me. it is an albanian search engine. i have included the details i know about the website & iam leaving the rest to other users. I want to display this page in wikipedia or in wikisearch. As this is my first article, how can i publish this user page into an article. please provide a fast response.
thanks for your help in advance.
Christy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KRIZTE ( talk • contribs) 07:00, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Is there a template for creating Wikipedia for a new fraternity. Our Fraternity would like to be added to Wikipedia. We have reviewed other pages and they are all set up the same way. Is there a template and how do I get to it? JawStringbean ( talk) 08:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello! I have tried on several occasions to update the Survival Stories with my Grand Mother's info and it is not being published. She will be 101 on April 21st, she was at the harbour when the explosion occured. Why is my update not accepted and published?
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.114.22.211 ( talk) 12:18, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I placed an order for the Waterford Marquis Salt & Pepper Shakers, they came to me without the Waterford Gift box, I'm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.255.8 ( talk) 12:37, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm very dissatified with an order I placed for Waterford Marquis Salt & Pepper Shakers. They were sent to me without the Waterford gift box and I need to mail these out of town.Besides A gift like this should be in the company name gift box. I will be returning them to Macy in southlake Mall, Merriville, In. I talked to them and I got nothing from solving this matter, will not go back there! Ann Hughes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.255.8 ( talk) 12:44, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
How is an additional reference added to the existing entry? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosieandcleo ( talk • contribs) 13:32, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
We have 40 Wikipedia pages that will each need simultaneous updates. Other than a cumbersome copy & paste onto each one, is there a better method (batch process) that can accomplish the job?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by K.nolan4 ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I am looking for the best way to update my companies Wikipedia page. The company has changed its name several years ago but the old name still appears on as the page title. I also would like to add an image to the page. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as to the best process to rectify this. This is the URL ZMD and the company is now referred to as ZMDI (www.zmdi.com)
I recently added an external link from WikiTree Sir Robert Cralle to the article on Sir Gervase Clifton (died 1471), and today an unidentified editor deleted it with the comment that self-published sources can't be used on Wikipedia. [1] I merely added it as an external link; I didn't use it as a cited source for anything in the article. However I did wonder at the time about using it at all, even as an external link, but the name WikiTree gave me the impression that it was something Wikipedia approved of. Can someone explain Wikipedia's position on WikiTree so that I'll know whether to cite anything from it in future as an external link (i.e. not as an RS for anything in an article; merely as an external link). NinaGreen ( talk) 16:02, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
For example on Elvis Presley's page there is a bit that says "Presley's ancestry was primarily a Western European mix: on his mother's side, he was Scots-Irish, with some French Norman; one of Gladys' great-great-grandmothers was Cherokee." then it has [8]b and when you click the little b it takes you right down to the bottom of the page to a note, how do you make one of these?
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 16:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
|group="Note"
rather than nb. This makes the links display Note 1 Note 2, etc. rather than nb 1, nb 2, etc. Your note goes in the middle (between #tag:ref| and |group="nb". The nice thing about doing it this way, is it supports references within the note to support whatever information is included in the note. Then you create a notes section and use {{reflist|group="nb"}}, {{reflist|group="Note"}}, or whatever you decided to give as the group name.
Ryan
Vesey
16:48, 8 April 2013 (UTC)Basically instead of trying to find different books to cite I've found a book that has a lot of stuff that can be used and I could just make notes like [1](the book) then beside it [a] then further down the page [b] etc etc. I'm just all a little confused! :P
Are the the [a] [b] considered 'notes' or 'footnotes'?
I don't want to have like [a] [b] [c] and use different books but rather [a] [b] [c] go to the same one cited referenced book if you know what I mean.
Also what does [nb] mean?
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 17:46, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I am completely new here as you can tell. :( what does 'tl' mean? What do you mean by Footnotes3? What's the difference between that and Footnotes1 and 2?
So if I'm wanting to add into an article a book as a reference so it will be like [1] (I know how to add a reference [1] ones, how do I go about adding the [a] and then when you click on it goes down to the footnotes and you can write a bit there and then later on using the same book as a reference make a [b] and write stuff for that too. Sorry if I'm being a nuisance.
Are notes and footnotes the same?
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 18:35, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
<ref>...</ref>
with {{
dummy ref}}, as it causes errors that I can see since I have that feature turned on. {{
tl}} is a template that you can use to show other templates instead of parsing them- click on it to see the documentation. As for notes, click on {{
efn}} (explanatory footnotes) and it will give you documentation. I heartily recommend that you read the documentation for each template you use. Copy/paste from other editors uses is how bad uses or errors are propagated. --
Gadget850 (Ed)
talk
18:41, 8 April 2013 (UTC)What are the [a] actually called is it a footnote? I'm struggling to notice the difference between 'notes' and 'references', I've seen both used on different Wikipedia pages.
I'm reading the Footnotes page but still struggling with how to create the link where I can use one reference and use a [a] [b] in the page to go down to it.
Argh sorry if I'm being a pain.
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 20:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
I understand now how to make references quite clearly but what I'm struggling with his how to actually create a 'Notes' section. If one has a 'Footnotes' section will both the notes and references both go into that bit? This is not exactly very easy for a newbie to understand but of course once you get the hang it isn't rocket science!
If one page has 'Citations' is that basically another word for 'References' and 'Footnotes' is just another word for 'Notes'?-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 10:26, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
I've figured out how to use create an [a] or a 'note' or 'footnote' but when you create this note and then want to give the reference to it but the note you wrote appears on two separate pages of the same book how do I create the reference so when you click the reference say [12] it then says dot dot dot pp 15 pp 21 for example.
Thanks.-- Teutonic Man ( talk) 15:41, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Colleagues,
My name is Alexander Soifer, and I have a few suggestions on improving your article about me. Of course, I do not wish to correct anything myself!
1) The article says: In 1991 Soifer founded the research quarterly "Geombinatorics..." Since you have a page about "Geombinatorics," it makes sense to link my bio to that page. (It would be good to list on "Geombinatorics" page its editors.)
2) I am presently President of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions (the bio lists my previous position of Vice President). It would be good to add a link to the Federation's web page, which is http://www.amt.edu.au/wfnmc/ .
3) My current count of publications is over 300 articles and 10 books.
4) "The Mathematical Coloring Book: Mathematics of Coloring and the Colorful Life of Its Creators" was in the works for 18 years (not 28), and has been published: Springer, New York, 2009.
5) My courses at the University of Colorado include not only mathematics & European Cinema, but also courses on avant-garde art of the early XX century, Art and culture of Equatorial Africa, and the Art of Animation.
These are just suggestions. I am not asking for anything at all.
Best wishes,
Alexander Soifer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.10.150 ( talk) 19:16, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey guys, how can i remove the orphan tag from Chrome Cats ? I linked it to a few other pages so it's no longer and oprhan, but the tag still remains. Please help me take it off, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joehillliman ( talk • contribs) 19:56, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Ummm... How did this discussion go from "Do any other Wikipedia pages link here or is it an orphan" to "How notable is the page and should it even be on the wiki"? I may be out of line, but I think everyone should try to stay on topic. Dodger67 (not sure why your signature doesn't follow WP:SIG#confusing, but I digress), if you think the page isn't notable, tag it as such and nominate it for deletion. I would love to discuss it as well and offer input, but I feel that it wouldn't be tasteful to do so here. Thank you and happy editing! Technical 13 ( talk) 11:02, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
The only notable source there is the Billboard 40 IMHO, and on that reference they are not listed in the top 40, but instead as an "INDICATOR HIGHLIGHTS" - This does not lead to notability... Technical 13 ( talk) 19:41, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Someone else "may" agree with you, I do not however. Sorry. Technical 13 ( talk) 20:21, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
I am creating a new article on the author Nicholas Basbanes ( User:Dnikkir/Nicholas A. Basbanes) and I am just stuck trying figure out how to insert an Infobox. Doing this and confirming that I will get a Contents box are all I feel I need do before I can (finally) submit this article. I have read the instructions about finding the source for the page for an Infobox and I can't seem to get it. Can someone please walk me through this in an elementary way without any jargon? Thanks so much. Dnikkir ( talk) 21:29, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
There is a wonderful page missing. Someone put alot of work into entering in every disney episode form this show linked to it's classical music and art. The page seems to have been removed? The link still exists in the main Little Einsteins show page to the episode breakdown article, but you never make it there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.69.231.103 ( talk) 22:37, 8 April 2013 (UTC)