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Hey there,
I was wondering how to go about getting my own wikipedia page started? My name is mentioned on several other people's wikipedia pages, but is not linked to my OWN page. Can you let me know how to get this started? Thanks!
Here is my website if you need to see some stuff!
www.aijiamusic.com
Aijia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.90.130.162 ( talk) 00:32, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia, The Actor credits of the stars of LONG ROAD TO HEAVEN produced by Kalyanashira films Credit John O'Hare the Scottish Footballer as one of the stars when it is John O'Hare Actor see John O'Hare IMDB Database. John O'Hare Australian Actor should be credited his biog is on IMDB Movie Database. Best Wishes John O'Hare — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.151.5.83 ( talk) 00:51, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I would like to search for changes tagged with col-spam or autobiography. I tried putting both tags in the tag filter box with no extra operators, with anOR operator and with an OR operator and with the terms inside ()s. None of these worked. How do I find recent changes that have been tagged with one or more tags? DouglasCalvert ( talk) 02:18, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Where do I find information on how many people view specific articles hour-by-hour? 66.108.67.68 ( talk) 02:52, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi
There is an old wiki page on myself that is really out of date in terms of info. Can I get someone to update this, as I know I can't do it myself (conflict of interest)?
Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.56.42.109 ( talk) 03:02, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
So where would I add that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.56.42.109 ( talk) 03:30, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I wish to report this anonymous user IP address 118.210.109.199 Reason- this user who appears to be anonymous spammed edited my user page Andreaborman see here- http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Andreaborman&oldid=528133540 I had to delete my page because it was edited and I want you to ban the ip of the above user.As I don't think it's right that someone can just come along and edit MY User page and that users post was clearly spam. I reported this to a moderator here on your Talk Page months ago but nothing was done about this.So i have had to move and delete my userpage to avoid other users editing it and posting inappropriate content on it. I should have at least been given the option to lock my page but it seems there's no option to do that here. Please could you ban or block the IP of that user. Andrea Borman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreaborman ( talk • contribs) 05:07, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
How can you delete my article and title? -- 76.172.97.1 ( talk) 05:41, 2 May 2013 (UTC)Brandon Duran(aged 12)
Hi. I tried to read the History of Europe in Wikipedia in my own language in Hindi and am very disappointed to find that the content largely vary in terms of meaning. Also the content in Hindi is very less as compared to that in English. Varsha Sharma — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.168.114.69 ( talk) 06:53, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
The Sheriffs Are Coming I have made two edits to this page, both of which have been reverted and I am not sure why. My second attempt was just to add the names of the enforcement officers taking part in the second series - I am not sure why this factual information has been disallowed, so any advice welcomed! Cscaramanga ( talk) 11:58, 2 May 2013 (UTC)cscaramanga Cscaramanga ( talk) 11:58, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm currently doing research to update the article on Creagerstown. I noticed that one of the sources that the article currently cites includes the following text:
NOTE: The name of John Cramer as the founder of Creagerstown in other resources is an error.
— Audrey Shields Hancock, CREAGERSTOWN, FREDERICK CO., MD
From what I have seen in my research, this statement is accurate. Most of the sources that I have read state that the town was Founded by John Creager; only one book source I have found at the library says John Cramer, and even that source mentions it being John Creager later on. I suspect that this book is where the error stems from as it is widely used for research about the towns in the area.
How should I handle this? Should I just treat it as though the book says John Creager, or should I note that some sources state it was John Cramer? Or would it better to just not cite that particular section of that source? I would like to use some of the other information that is on that page, but I know if someone goes back to check the source they will see the mistaken John Cramer instead of John Creager. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you. Zell Faze ( talk) 12:36, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am a PR professional (working for an external agency) representing John Laing plc and have an edit I would like to make to the "John Laing" page. The section I am looking to edit is the disambiguation page . At the moment it describes John Laing plc as a "British developer and construction company." John Laing haven't actually built anything for a number of years since they sold their building arm, and so this descriptor is no longer accurate. I would like to change this to "infrastructure asset manager and investor" as per the descriptor found at the bottom of the company's press releases (one example of this can be found here: [1]) - what is the best way of going about this?
References
I have already posted this on the "Talk" page as I understand that is the best place to start, but so far received no response.
I am keen to go about this according to the appropriate guidelines, so any advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Regards Sdmpwct ( talk) 12:45, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I need a copy write date for my daughters report on Giant Pandas we can not fine any dates and she must list one for her sources — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.194.154 ( talk) 13:31, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Someone created a Wikidedia page WITHOUT my consent Another individual attempted to add items of my personal history at 2 am last evening At 4 am, they were deleted The information remaining is derogatory and "allegations" at best The process involved is a University "confidential" personnel matter I strongly (but respectfully) request that the page for Benjamin Neil be removed I would also like to know who had authority to create this page? Thanks you !! Benjamin Neil — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.160.141.12 ( talk) 13:47, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't know how to edit here but the information about the pimenta racemosa tree or bay rum tree has some very serious errors or contain some erroneous information. Two of the most glaring are that it is not an invasive species that takes over,it is a tree that does not do well outside of the caribbean and must be physically planted and bay rum is not the same as rum. They are two totally different products not even closely related as one comes for sugarcane,molasses, and one comes from the oil of the leaves of the bay rum tree and it's oil is toxic. How do I edit these entries as I don't know coding? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.193.109 ( talk) 14:25, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm doing a paper on Wikipedia and I was wondering.. If I (or anyone else) edit a page, will someone be automatically notified so that they can check the legitimacy of my edit? Or will it just appear on someone's watchlist ?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovecats1378 ( talk • contribs) 14:59, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Why doesn't my meta login work at http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Grants.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 16:01, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Is it possible to get wikipedia pages made for a young up and coming NASCAR driver. I have tried to create it myself however I am having some complications. How would I go about completing this task? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jluchkiw ( talk • contribs) 16:17, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
So, I'm going to edit a video game article, but I just wanted to make sure that a video/ trailer would be a reliable source for a release date? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deviljho12 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
On the following page - Henry W. Bloch - the third item in the References list is a broken link. This link http://www.bloch.umkc.edu/about-the-bloch-school/about-henry-bloch/index.aspx needs to be changed to http://bloch.umkc.edu/about-us/fast-facts.aspx or removed as a Reference.
Unfortunately I have been unable do either. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2610:E0:A040:C5FD:7193:B1B:CEF:C977 ( talk) 16:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
It is not possible to search for articles on the new mobile site with the Opera Mini browser, since there is no search button. The scripts that should display a list a keyword matches are not working. A scriptless static page would be better for older devices. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.233.85.5 ( talk) 17:24, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I have got a Wikipedia account but I can't access in Wikipedia in the past few months, whereas I was numbers of time renew my password. Why is there all this trouble and what is the solution? 78.160.196.33 ( talk) 17:33, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
The headline for the page Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups is incorrect. I am affiliated with the center, and its name is the Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups, not the Center for. This can also be confirmed at the group's official webpage at http://usnwc.edu/ciwag
Please change "for" to "on" in the page title. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 432Janet ( talk • contribs) 17:54, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I am trying reference a section of state legal code. The ref goes on forever, though, what with the state and year, title number and name, chapter number and name, and section number and name - and they appear out of order when I use {{ cite web}}. Is there a template that I can plug all these numbers and titles into and have it come out looking correct in the ref section? ( This section of the code, btw.) 71.234.215.133 ( talk) 18:40, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
{{
cite act}}
but it doesn't give you the flexibility of the
Citation Style 1 templates.{{
cite book}}
using |at=
for the section number and name:{{
cite book}}
: External link in |chapterurl=
(
help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl=
ignored (|chapter-url=
suggested) (
help)I know we have a notifications option now, but is there a way to get back the orange banner that said "you have new messages"? I'm missing my postings because the new box is quite small. Paul MacDermott ( talk) 18:48, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Please note this request for comment on the orange talk page banner's removal.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 23:07, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
When I click on "Greek" no alphabetic characters appear. (No problem with Insert, Symbols, Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, IPA, etc.) What happened? When will this font be available again? Appreciate your help. Thank you. -- Espresso-con-pana ( talk) 20:15, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
There has been vandalism to Third Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because there has been vandalism from two different IP addresses, I am having trouble in getting the last good version. Can someone either advise me how to roll back, or can an admin roll back all of the edits to the last registered editor other than myself? Robert McClenon ( talk) 20:23, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
User:89.242.78.80 has made some strange category additions. The articles I looked at didn't seem to warrant inclusion. Does someone else want to read them over?-- Canoe1967 ( talk) 21:04, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Help desk | ||
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< May 1 | << Apr | May | Jun >> | May 3 > |
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. |
Hey there,
I was wondering how to go about getting my own wikipedia page started? My name is mentioned on several other people's wikipedia pages, but is not linked to my OWN page. Can you let me know how to get this started? Thanks!
Here is my website if you need to see some stuff!
www.aijiamusic.com
Aijia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.90.130.162 ( talk) 00:32, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia, The Actor credits of the stars of LONG ROAD TO HEAVEN produced by Kalyanashira films Credit John O'Hare the Scottish Footballer as one of the stars when it is John O'Hare Actor see John O'Hare IMDB Database. John O'Hare Australian Actor should be credited his biog is on IMDB Movie Database. Best Wishes John O'Hare — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.151.5.83 ( talk) 00:51, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I would like to search for changes tagged with col-spam or autobiography. I tried putting both tags in the tag filter box with no extra operators, with anOR operator and with an OR operator and with the terms inside ()s. None of these worked. How do I find recent changes that have been tagged with one or more tags? DouglasCalvert ( talk) 02:18, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Where do I find information on how many people view specific articles hour-by-hour? 66.108.67.68 ( talk) 02:52, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi
There is an old wiki page on myself that is really out of date in terms of info. Can I get someone to update this, as I know I can't do it myself (conflict of interest)?
Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.56.42.109 ( talk) 03:02, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
So where would I add that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.56.42.109 ( talk) 03:30, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I wish to report this anonymous user IP address 118.210.109.199 Reason- this user who appears to be anonymous spammed edited my user page Andreaborman see here- http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Andreaborman&oldid=528133540 I had to delete my page because it was edited and I want you to ban the ip of the above user.As I don't think it's right that someone can just come along and edit MY User page and that users post was clearly spam. I reported this to a moderator here on your Talk Page months ago but nothing was done about this.So i have had to move and delete my userpage to avoid other users editing it and posting inappropriate content on it. I should have at least been given the option to lock my page but it seems there's no option to do that here. Please could you ban or block the IP of that user. Andrea Borman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreaborman ( talk • contribs) 05:07, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
How can you delete my article and title? -- 76.172.97.1 ( talk) 05:41, 2 May 2013 (UTC)Brandon Duran(aged 12)
Hi. I tried to read the History of Europe in Wikipedia in my own language in Hindi and am very disappointed to find that the content largely vary in terms of meaning. Also the content in Hindi is very less as compared to that in English. Varsha Sharma — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.168.114.69 ( talk) 06:53, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
The Sheriffs Are Coming I have made two edits to this page, both of which have been reverted and I am not sure why. My second attempt was just to add the names of the enforcement officers taking part in the second series - I am not sure why this factual information has been disallowed, so any advice welcomed! Cscaramanga ( talk) 11:58, 2 May 2013 (UTC)cscaramanga Cscaramanga ( talk) 11:58, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm currently doing research to update the article on Creagerstown. I noticed that one of the sources that the article currently cites includes the following text:
NOTE: The name of John Cramer as the founder of Creagerstown in other resources is an error.
— Audrey Shields Hancock, CREAGERSTOWN, FREDERICK CO., MD
From what I have seen in my research, this statement is accurate. Most of the sources that I have read state that the town was Founded by John Creager; only one book source I have found at the library says John Cramer, and even that source mentions it being John Creager later on. I suspect that this book is where the error stems from as it is widely used for research about the towns in the area.
How should I handle this? Should I just treat it as though the book says John Creager, or should I note that some sources state it was John Cramer? Or would it better to just not cite that particular section of that source? I would like to use some of the other information that is on that page, but I know if someone goes back to check the source they will see the mistaken John Cramer instead of John Creager. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you. Zell Faze ( talk) 12:36, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am a PR professional (working for an external agency) representing John Laing plc and have an edit I would like to make to the "John Laing" page. The section I am looking to edit is the disambiguation page . At the moment it describes John Laing plc as a "British developer and construction company." John Laing haven't actually built anything for a number of years since they sold their building arm, and so this descriptor is no longer accurate. I would like to change this to "infrastructure asset manager and investor" as per the descriptor found at the bottom of the company's press releases (one example of this can be found here: [1]) - what is the best way of going about this?
References
I have already posted this on the "Talk" page as I understand that is the best place to start, but so far received no response.
I am keen to go about this according to the appropriate guidelines, so any advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Regards Sdmpwct ( talk) 12:45, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I need a copy write date for my daughters report on Giant Pandas we can not fine any dates and she must list one for her sources — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.194.154 ( talk) 13:31, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Someone created a Wikidedia page WITHOUT my consent Another individual attempted to add items of my personal history at 2 am last evening At 4 am, they were deleted The information remaining is derogatory and "allegations" at best The process involved is a University "confidential" personnel matter I strongly (but respectfully) request that the page for Benjamin Neil be removed I would also like to know who had authority to create this page? Thanks you !! Benjamin Neil — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.160.141.12 ( talk) 13:47, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't know how to edit here but the information about the pimenta racemosa tree or bay rum tree has some very serious errors or contain some erroneous information. Two of the most glaring are that it is not an invasive species that takes over,it is a tree that does not do well outside of the caribbean and must be physically planted and bay rum is not the same as rum. They are two totally different products not even closely related as one comes for sugarcane,molasses, and one comes from the oil of the leaves of the bay rum tree and it's oil is toxic. How do I edit these entries as I don't know coding? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.193.109 ( talk) 14:25, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm doing a paper on Wikipedia and I was wondering.. If I (or anyone else) edit a page, will someone be automatically notified so that they can check the legitimacy of my edit? Or will it just appear on someone's watchlist ?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovecats1378 ( talk • contribs) 14:59, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Why doesn't my meta login work at http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Grants.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 16:01, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Is it possible to get wikipedia pages made for a young up and coming NASCAR driver. I have tried to create it myself however I am having some complications. How would I go about completing this task? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jluchkiw ( talk • contribs) 16:17, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
So, I'm going to edit a video game article, but I just wanted to make sure that a video/ trailer would be a reliable source for a release date? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deviljho12 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
On the following page - Henry W. Bloch - the third item in the References list is a broken link. This link http://www.bloch.umkc.edu/about-the-bloch-school/about-henry-bloch/index.aspx needs to be changed to http://bloch.umkc.edu/about-us/fast-facts.aspx or removed as a Reference.
Unfortunately I have been unable do either. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2610:E0:A040:C5FD:7193:B1B:CEF:C977 ( talk) 16:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
It is not possible to search for articles on the new mobile site with the Opera Mini browser, since there is no search button. The scripts that should display a list a keyword matches are not working. A scriptless static page would be better for older devices. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.233.85.5 ( talk) 17:24, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I have got a Wikipedia account but I can't access in Wikipedia in the past few months, whereas I was numbers of time renew my password. Why is there all this trouble and what is the solution? 78.160.196.33 ( talk) 17:33, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
The headline for the page Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups is incorrect. I am affiliated with the center, and its name is the Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups, not the Center for. This can also be confirmed at the group's official webpage at http://usnwc.edu/ciwag
Please change "for" to "on" in the page title. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 432Janet ( talk • contribs) 17:54, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
I am trying reference a section of state legal code. The ref goes on forever, though, what with the state and year, title number and name, chapter number and name, and section number and name - and they appear out of order when I use {{ cite web}}. Is there a template that I can plug all these numbers and titles into and have it come out looking correct in the ref section? ( This section of the code, btw.) 71.234.215.133 ( talk) 18:40, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
{{
cite act}}
but it doesn't give you the flexibility of the
Citation Style 1 templates.{{
cite book}}
using |at=
for the section number and name:{{
cite book}}
: External link in |chapterurl=
(
help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl=
ignored (|chapter-url=
suggested) (
help)I know we have a notifications option now, but is there a way to get back the orange banner that said "you have new messages"? I'm missing my postings because the new box is quite small. Paul MacDermott ( talk) 18:48, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Please note this request for comment on the orange talk page banner's removal.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 23:07, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
When I click on "Greek" no alphabetic characters appear. (No problem with Insert, Symbols, Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, IPA, etc.) What happened? When will this font be available again? Appreciate your help. Thank you. -- Espresso-con-pana ( talk) 20:15, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
There has been vandalism to Third Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because there has been vandalism from two different IP addresses, I am having trouble in getting the last good version. Can someone either advise me how to roll back, or can an admin roll back all of the edits to the last registered editor other than myself? Robert McClenon ( talk) 20:23, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
User:89.242.78.80 has made some strange category additions. The articles I looked at didn't seem to warrant inclusion. Does someone else want to read them over?-- Canoe1967 ( talk) 21:04, 2 May 2013 (UTC)