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I have just improved a bit the quality of the article Plain Old C++ Object, but it seems this article looks like a fake. I need help from other software skilled contributors to check the relevance of this article.
First, it was the first time I heard about 'Plain Old C++ Object'. The term Plain Old Java Object (POJO) has been invented in 2000 ( http://martinfowler.com/bliki/POJO.html). Then the term Plain old data structure (POD) has been invented. And finally the term Plain Old CLR Object (same POCO abbreviation). But I do not really see the need for such term 'Plain Old C++ Object' in C++. However, the GCC wiki mention POD and could refer to POCO standing for Plain Old C++ Object...
Second, this article has been written in 2007 by User:Kjin101, the owner of PocoCapsule software. His contributions was about adding links to his software project. This Wikipedia account has been use just for a couple a days, and has not been used to do something else.
My personal conclusion is that the term 'Plain Old C++ Object' has been invented by User:Kjin101, and he has created this article in order to add links to his software project...
We may add a banner or mention that in the article... What do you think?
Please answer within the talk page Talk:Plain Old C++ Object.
Oliver H ( talk) 16:00, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I made a typing error in the article name and I can not change it nor can i delete the article Mgha ( talk) 14:47, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I believe that the article Deine Lakaien will be improved by a translation of the German version. I prepared this translation in my sandbox, so I do not request a translation. But what do I have to do now? As far as I understood, an admin has to import the German article - is this true? And how/where do I post such a request? Sorry for the stupid question, and thx for your help, CarbonWoman ( talk) 12:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
Translated page}}
template to the article's talkpage (and to your sandbox talkpage, if you work on it there). The template format would be as follows:
{{translated page|de|Deine Lakaien}}
|version=
and |insertversion=
ones, there are details of how to fill these in at the
template's documentation page), but the above code will suffice for basic attribution to be maintained.
Yunshui
雲
水 12:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi it is Dfgg again i saw that someone redid my edits to Clackamas Town Center Transit Centersection fare zone from none back to 3 and whoever did that made a mistake because trimet got rid of zones for good in fall 2012 so what if this happens again? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfgg ( talk • contribs) 04:15, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I have posted an article about an upcoming project of great importance, a first ever in the country, but its being turned down, even though i have cited 3-4 references from National and Regional Newspapers. How do i go about it ? Puneexclusive ( talk) 05:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am writing/editing a Wiki Page for an actor who owns the head shot that I am using on his Wiki page. What kind of license do I need in this instance? I'm not sure if I selected the correct license. And if there is some sort of form or format that I should follow (or send to the actor that I am building a Wiki page for) if I could get a direct link to that form that would be great. Having a hard time knowing where to go to find the info that I need and navigate my way the the UI.
Thank you for the help. TheUmbrellaAgencyBP ( talk) 00:53, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I just uploaded an image on wikimedia called "Esben-the-witch1.jpg", using the "old form", I put my licensing information which was to use as long as I am named as author. Then I edited the relevant page and added my image, but when I click the image now in wikipedia, the author is simply stated as the username (my wikimedia one: Kashk) and not my real name which I did put in that old form as K Karimi. It also does not allow me to edit this in wikipedia. Can someone please help. Thanks. The.Filsouf ( talk) 19:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
[[User:Kashk|K Karimi]]
so that people understand that you are the person who took the image.
NtheP (
talk) 20:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)Dear editors: I have been making a page about the Ontario Genealogical Society. When it was accepted a comment was made that the references were not properly formatted. Could someone check and see what's wrong with them? I used the YYYY-MM-DD date format, which is one of the formats allowed in the style manual, but appears to be less popular. Is it that, or something else? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:33, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
Cite news}}
, {{
Cite web}}
or {{
Cite book}}
as appropriate.--
ukexpat (
talk) 18:42, 23 January 2013 (UTC)How do I properly do footnote 3 on the entry Static Mixer? It is an independent lab report, called a white paper, that exists only on a website. Thank you for your assistance. Sageanne ( talk) 15:28, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
Cite web}}
template.--
ukexpat (
talk) 18:53, 23 January 2013 (UTC)Is there a Biographies of Living Persons (BLP) policy on ascribing nationality, either within the article text or by using categories?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Cameron_(linguist) This article has been ascribed both the "Scottish feminists" and the "English people stubs" categories. Although the linguist in question was born in Scotland, she has lived in England most of her life and speaks with an English accent.
Phil Champ ( talk) 12:59, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
hi there when you search Hookson in the para underneath (edit) appears - how do you remove that?
Hooked30 ( talk) 12:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm curious what the rhyme or reason is for captchas sometimes appearing when saving an edit and sometimes not. I understand the rational for them. It just seems odd to me that they would be used sometimes but not all the time. Thanks, Steve Liebelt Steve.liebelt ( talk) 00:47, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am the manager of a television personality and I am trying to add her page here on Wikipedia, knowing it's not to be a self-promotional page. She is an inventor and business woman and some information is pertinent to be linked to other Wiki pages. I have tried this myself and it was deleted by a user. She tried on her own too, it was deleted. I included 10 sources of references but they were all deleted. I need someone to repost this page please as i'm having no luck. Her book was just published. — Whippet66 ( talk) 00:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I would like to change the article title of 'Helen Price (debater)' to just 'Helen Price' as I think it would make the page more relevant... Not sure how to do this. Martinstoshassociates ( talk) 19:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Is there any userboxes which say how much time I've been on wikipedia and how many edits I've done? If there are, what are their templates? - Yashowardhani ( talk) 14:44, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I have written a summary about computer controlled communications I developed in 1967-68. I'm 81 years old and the only living person who knows and understands what was done in those early days. It's a tiny bit of history that will be lost with my passing. Lucas225 ( talk) 03:31, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Q1. Does this mean that if he gets published somewhere (e.g. IEEE Spectrum), THEN can he create a Wikipedia article, citing the article in the magazine?
Q2. If someone is able to get a TED talk posted on the TED site, can that be cited as a source? Thanks Martian ( talk) 16:07, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
The wiki entry Women Live is an attempt to archive a women’s magazine. Because I was involved in the magazine it seems that I have a too ‘close connection ‘ to the subject. How can this be overcome?
How does one achieve apparent objectivity when involved in setting up a wiki page, when one has been connected with that project??
Gillian Young ( talk) 12:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I am trying to get advice as to how to make the Women Live article comply with standards - and am gobsmacked that people can ignorantly suggest it should be ‘deleted’. More useful would be some SIMPLE suggestions as to how to strengthen it in terms of Wiki standards. Please note some of us struggle to comprehend these processes.
Gillian Young ( talk) 13:58, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Today the article that I had been working on in my sandbox was moved into the encyclopedia. Now I would like to use my sandbox again to start another article. However, the title of the page still says Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society I found the Move button, but the move page warns of deleted logs and dire consequences, so I though I would ask first, what is the procedure to put my sandbox back to the way it was before? — Anne Delong ( talk) 05:23, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I've seen a couple articles now that I am interested in trying to improve that contain web sources in the reference section that are now dead links. Usually newspaper web sites that have removed or moved the article. Should I be removing these or leaving them alone as I try to add new sources etc... ? Derekeverett ( talk) 04:47, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
~Sorry about that, ~Eric F 74.60.29.141 ( talk) 05:50, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm going through the Cleanup listing for the Metalworking WikiProject, specifically the section listing Articles with links needing disambiguation. Metalworking is listed, and the link in need of disambiguation is Centrifugal casting. There are two links, one for centrifugal casting on an industrial scale, and the other on a smaller scale for silversmithing. Since the main article deals with Metalworking in general, and they are both articles about casting metal, I don't know what I should do. -- Kierkkadon talk/ contribs 03:20, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I was surfing different pages related to World War II and I came across a notice bar in the "References" section talking about not using constructs like "Ibid". I fixed the problem, do I now remove the notice, or leave it there?
Sirwins5550 ( talk) 00:25, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
This is a homework question, but it is related to Wikipedia. I know for a fact that Wikipedia is not reliable because anyone can edit its content. I'm not sure what would be a good one-sentence answer. Can anyone help me with examples? Thanks. JHUbal27 Roar! :-) 22:45, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm just wondering a couple things about article classes. First of all, what exactly is the relation between GA class and A class for articles? I've seen an article that is listed as a good article, but is considered to be A-class by a specific WikiProject. I noticed that A-class has it's own logo, I don't believe B-class or C-class do.
Also, what exactly is the FM-class? Is it for featured images? AutomaticStrikeout ( T • C) 20:15, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
move along, move along |
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The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it. |
If no "improper purpose" exists or is proven is it a sock puppet? If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around, does it make a sound? MultipleAccountsAllowed ( talk) 20:12, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
MultipleAccountsAllowed ( talk) 22:29, 24 January 2013 (UTC) |
My article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society really should be called "Mandolin Society of Peterborough", but when it was moved into the talk page it was mislabeled. It was my fault; I hadn't written the first paragraph clearly. Is it a good idea to change it, or will that mess things up while it is in the queue? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:25, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
How do you speedily delete a page? DavidCitron ( talk) 16:49, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
"Code" | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
G1 | Patent nonsense | Incoherent and gibberish text. For example, pages with something like "sdfklasnfkjsdanf". |
G2 | Test pages | Tests. For example, pages with something like "Bold text". |
G3 | Vandalism and hoaxes | Pure vandalism and obvious hoaxes. |
{{db-<the code>}}
at the top of the page. For example, a vandalism page would be marked {{db-g3}}
. If you would like the full criteria, please see
WP:CSD.
The Anonymouse (
talk |
contribs) 17:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)Hello there, back in '92 during the Rodney King riots on the west coast NYC got hit by a rash of riots as well primarily on the upper west side of Manhattan which lasted about a week. I can't seem to find any reference to that riot. I also seem to find that most people have never heard that this incident occurred. If you have anything on file I'd like to please take a read of it, as I was there at the time in crutches and had to get to my car out in the street to prevent the hoodlums from rolling it down towards a bonfire of cars set ablaze on Broadway of 141s street where I lived at the time. 74.232.65.16 ( talk) 16:28, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Will Wikipedia introduce new formatting Styles for our contributions in this year 2013?
-
Writeindia Writeindia ( talk) 13:14, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Or is there some kind of caching going on?
I made an entry in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dirichlet_integral#Complex_Integration yesterday, and I could see it immediately. I forwarded that link to the person I had been discussing it with, but she could only see the old comments. I realised that when I cleared my browser history and refreshed I could only see the old comments myself. Logging in and refreshing made the new comment appear.
I would expect Talk to be unfiltered - and anyway the topic is hardly a controversial one. And if there is some kind of pending status, it would be nice to know. 86.24.142.189 ( talk) 11:17, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
That was me - I forgot I was still logged out. BobHatt ( talk) 11:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I speak more than one language and would like to contribute to Wikipedia by translating some English articles to Portuguese. I was wondering, is there a specific way to do that? Or should I just log in the PT Wiki and edit? I wouldn't like it to seem like I am coming up with material, rather than just translating existing content. Thank you very much! Kind Regards, Zalunardo8 ( talk) 11:13, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm a longtime editor but I can't seem to find the right policy here. I came upon the article List of Iraqi technical colleges and institutes, which is a list with almost all red links and no sources. Is that grounds to proposing an article for deletion? What is the right course of action? Andrew 327 07:39, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dfgg here again everyone How do i make a section like in willow creek transit center and beaverton central and in fuller rd max station pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfgg ( talk • contribs) 06:28, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
== Name of section ==
. To make "lower-level" sections, just add more equal signs, like this === Name of deeper section ===
. For more detailed info, you may want to read
WP:Sections.
The Anonymouse (
talk |
contribs) 17:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)Is life a precious gift? FantasyGirl21 ( talk) 00:26, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: A helpful user added the official logo of the Ontario Genealogical Society to the page that I am working on for that organization. I'd been wanting to do that, but I understand that images in Wikipedia have to be public domain or licensed by the owner. I know that this organization has a policy that the logo is not to be used without permission. I'm sure that I could get permission to have this image on the page, but I know that they would not give a general license for any use whatsoever, since it's the corporation logo.
Is there a way to add an image to just one page without licensing it for general use? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:35, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
This infograph clearly explains you all the terms and conditions to upload a image.
Just shared that image, bcos images speaks thousand times better than words
- Writeindia Writeindia ( talk) 13:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_folding makes a statement: "Folded proteins usually have a side chain", when in fact, each of the amino acid residues in the protein have sidechains, if you count glycine's H. TY. 67.185.135.172 ( talk) 01:17, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
I would like to make a minor edit to an article. But the addition calls for a reference (footnote) and I can't figure out how to add that.
John J. Landers 108.48.38.106 ( talk) 23:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
<ref>
before the reference and </ref>
after the reference.I thought about making a Wikipedia article for my blog on the idea that "if it doesn't exist in Wikipedia then it doesn't exist", but when I was reading the guide to my first article I realized it might be considered as advertising, which would make itself be marked as spam.
I'm not trying to sell anything, since my blog doesn't even have ads, but I truly don't know if it's wrong to upload the article about it.
Thank you.
Luis Carlos de la Garza
Lcdelagb ( talk) 22:27, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your time.
Lcdelagb ( talk) 22:39, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
How often are the lists created on the toolserver updated? I just went through a lot of articles listed in the Metalworking WikiProject cleanup listing, and I want to see my progress. -- Kierkkadon talk/ contribs 14:09, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Lately I've been working on some fairly controversial articles and (not unexpectedly) there are a lot of difficult personalities. I'm curious if anyone has advice on how to deal with them. The first type of editor cries "POV pusher!" at even the slightest provocation. In my experience once I get that "POV pusher!" accusation everything grinds to a halt. The second type of editor cares little for discussion and simply reverts whatever they disagree with. I want to observe BRD and avoid an edit war so I try to draw them into a talk page discussion, usually with little success. The problem with both of these types is that generally they haven't done anything bad enough to get blocked but they still manage to gum things up and frustrate the heck out of me. Lately my solution has been to just walk away, but it bothers me that that just rewards bad behavior. I wonder if there's a better way. Thoughts? -- Nstrauss ( talk) 10:22, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Oy, I could spend all day going to DR on these, and people would really hate me given how many of these stupid little disputes arise. Lately I've seen DR as a last resort since it's so time-consuming. Any other suggestions? -- Nstrauss ( talk) 10:49, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, very helpful! -- Nstrauss ( talk) 20:31, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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Archive 65 | ← | Archive 70 | Archive 71 | Archive 72 | Archive 73 | Archive 74 | Archive 75 |
I have just improved a bit the quality of the article Plain Old C++ Object, but it seems this article looks like a fake. I need help from other software skilled contributors to check the relevance of this article.
First, it was the first time I heard about 'Plain Old C++ Object'. The term Plain Old Java Object (POJO) has been invented in 2000 ( http://martinfowler.com/bliki/POJO.html). Then the term Plain old data structure (POD) has been invented. And finally the term Plain Old CLR Object (same POCO abbreviation). But I do not really see the need for such term 'Plain Old C++ Object' in C++. However, the GCC wiki mention POD and could refer to POCO standing for Plain Old C++ Object...
Second, this article has been written in 2007 by User:Kjin101, the owner of PocoCapsule software. His contributions was about adding links to his software project. This Wikipedia account has been use just for a couple a days, and has not been used to do something else.
My personal conclusion is that the term 'Plain Old C++ Object' has been invented by User:Kjin101, and he has created this article in order to add links to his software project...
We may add a banner or mention that in the article... What do you think?
Please answer within the talk page Talk:Plain Old C++ Object.
Oliver H ( talk) 16:00, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I made a typing error in the article name and I can not change it nor can i delete the article Mgha ( talk) 14:47, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I believe that the article Deine Lakaien will be improved by a translation of the German version. I prepared this translation in my sandbox, so I do not request a translation. But what do I have to do now? As far as I understood, an admin has to import the German article - is this true? And how/where do I post such a request? Sorry for the stupid question, and thx for your help, CarbonWoman ( talk) 12:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
Translated page}}
template to the article's talkpage (and to your sandbox talkpage, if you work on it there). The template format would be as follows:
{{translated page|de|Deine Lakaien}}
|version=
and |insertversion=
ones, there are details of how to fill these in at the
template's documentation page), but the above code will suffice for basic attribution to be maintained.
Yunshui
雲
水 12:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi it is Dfgg again i saw that someone redid my edits to Clackamas Town Center Transit Centersection fare zone from none back to 3 and whoever did that made a mistake because trimet got rid of zones for good in fall 2012 so what if this happens again? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfgg ( talk • contribs) 04:15, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I have posted an article about an upcoming project of great importance, a first ever in the country, but its being turned down, even though i have cited 3-4 references from National and Regional Newspapers. How do i go about it ? Puneexclusive ( talk) 05:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am writing/editing a Wiki Page for an actor who owns the head shot that I am using on his Wiki page. What kind of license do I need in this instance? I'm not sure if I selected the correct license. And if there is some sort of form or format that I should follow (or send to the actor that I am building a Wiki page for) if I could get a direct link to that form that would be great. Having a hard time knowing where to go to find the info that I need and navigate my way the the UI.
Thank you for the help. TheUmbrellaAgencyBP ( talk) 00:53, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I just uploaded an image on wikimedia called "Esben-the-witch1.jpg", using the "old form", I put my licensing information which was to use as long as I am named as author. Then I edited the relevant page and added my image, but when I click the image now in wikipedia, the author is simply stated as the username (my wikimedia one: Kashk) and not my real name which I did put in that old form as K Karimi. It also does not allow me to edit this in wikipedia. Can someone please help. Thanks. The.Filsouf ( talk) 19:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
[[User:Kashk|K Karimi]]
so that people understand that you are the person who took the image.
NtheP (
talk) 20:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)Dear editors: I have been making a page about the Ontario Genealogical Society. When it was accepted a comment was made that the references were not properly formatted. Could someone check and see what's wrong with them? I used the YYYY-MM-DD date format, which is one of the formats allowed in the style manual, but appears to be less popular. Is it that, or something else? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:33, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
Cite news}}
, {{
Cite web}}
or {{
Cite book}}
as appropriate.--
ukexpat (
talk) 18:42, 23 January 2013 (UTC)How do I properly do footnote 3 on the entry Static Mixer? It is an independent lab report, called a white paper, that exists only on a website. Thank you for your assistance. Sageanne ( talk) 15:28, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
Cite web}}
template.--
ukexpat (
talk) 18:53, 23 January 2013 (UTC)Is there a Biographies of Living Persons (BLP) policy on ascribing nationality, either within the article text or by using categories?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Cameron_(linguist) This article has been ascribed both the "Scottish feminists" and the "English people stubs" categories. Although the linguist in question was born in Scotland, she has lived in England most of her life and speaks with an English accent.
Phil Champ ( talk) 12:59, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
hi there when you search Hookson in the para underneath (edit) appears - how do you remove that?
Hooked30 ( talk) 12:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm curious what the rhyme or reason is for captchas sometimes appearing when saving an edit and sometimes not. I understand the rational for them. It just seems odd to me that they would be used sometimes but not all the time. Thanks, Steve Liebelt Steve.liebelt ( talk) 00:47, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am the manager of a television personality and I am trying to add her page here on Wikipedia, knowing it's not to be a self-promotional page. She is an inventor and business woman and some information is pertinent to be linked to other Wiki pages. I have tried this myself and it was deleted by a user. She tried on her own too, it was deleted. I included 10 sources of references but they were all deleted. I need someone to repost this page please as i'm having no luck. Her book was just published. — Whippet66 ( talk) 00:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I would like to change the article title of 'Helen Price (debater)' to just 'Helen Price' as I think it would make the page more relevant... Not sure how to do this. Martinstoshassociates ( talk) 19:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Is there any userboxes which say how much time I've been on wikipedia and how many edits I've done? If there are, what are their templates? - Yashowardhani ( talk) 14:44, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I have written a summary about computer controlled communications I developed in 1967-68. I'm 81 years old and the only living person who knows and understands what was done in those early days. It's a tiny bit of history that will be lost with my passing. Lucas225 ( talk) 03:31, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Q1. Does this mean that if he gets published somewhere (e.g. IEEE Spectrum), THEN can he create a Wikipedia article, citing the article in the magazine?
Q2. If someone is able to get a TED talk posted on the TED site, can that be cited as a source? Thanks Martian ( talk) 16:07, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
The wiki entry Women Live is an attempt to archive a women’s magazine. Because I was involved in the magazine it seems that I have a too ‘close connection ‘ to the subject. How can this be overcome?
How does one achieve apparent objectivity when involved in setting up a wiki page, when one has been connected with that project??
Gillian Young ( talk) 12:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I am trying to get advice as to how to make the Women Live article comply with standards - and am gobsmacked that people can ignorantly suggest it should be ‘deleted’. More useful would be some SIMPLE suggestions as to how to strengthen it in terms of Wiki standards. Please note some of us struggle to comprehend these processes.
Gillian Young ( talk) 13:58, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Today the article that I had been working on in my sandbox was moved into the encyclopedia. Now I would like to use my sandbox again to start another article. However, the title of the page still says Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society I found the Move button, but the move page warns of deleted logs and dire consequences, so I though I would ask first, what is the procedure to put my sandbox back to the way it was before? — Anne Delong ( talk) 05:23, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I've seen a couple articles now that I am interested in trying to improve that contain web sources in the reference section that are now dead links. Usually newspaper web sites that have removed or moved the article. Should I be removing these or leaving them alone as I try to add new sources etc... ? Derekeverett ( talk) 04:47, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
~Sorry about that, ~Eric F 74.60.29.141 ( talk) 05:50, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm going through the Cleanup listing for the Metalworking WikiProject, specifically the section listing Articles with links needing disambiguation. Metalworking is listed, and the link in need of disambiguation is Centrifugal casting. There are two links, one for centrifugal casting on an industrial scale, and the other on a smaller scale for silversmithing. Since the main article deals with Metalworking in general, and they are both articles about casting metal, I don't know what I should do. -- Kierkkadon talk/ contribs 03:20, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I was surfing different pages related to World War II and I came across a notice bar in the "References" section talking about not using constructs like "Ibid". I fixed the problem, do I now remove the notice, or leave it there?
Sirwins5550 ( talk) 00:25, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
This is a homework question, but it is related to Wikipedia. I know for a fact that Wikipedia is not reliable because anyone can edit its content. I'm not sure what would be a good one-sentence answer. Can anyone help me with examples? Thanks. JHUbal27 Roar! :-) 22:45, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm just wondering a couple things about article classes. First of all, what exactly is the relation between GA class and A class for articles? I've seen an article that is listed as a good article, but is considered to be A-class by a specific WikiProject. I noticed that A-class has it's own logo, I don't believe B-class or C-class do.
Also, what exactly is the FM-class? Is it for featured images? AutomaticStrikeout ( T • C) 20:15, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
move along, move along |
---|
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it. |
If no "improper purpose" exists or is proven is it a sock puppet? If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around, does it make a sound? MultipleAccountsAllowed ( talk) 20:12, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
MultipleAccountsAllowed ( talk) 22:29, 24 January 2013 (UTC) |
My article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society really should be called "Mandolin Society of Peterborough", but when it was moved into the talk page it was mislabeled. It was my fault; I hadn't written the first paragraph clearly. Is it a good idea to change it, or will that mess things up while it is in the queue? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:25, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
How do you speedily delete a page? DavidCitron ( talk) 16:49, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
"Code" | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
G1 | Patent nonsense | Incoherent and gibberish text. For example, pages with something like "sdfklasnfkjsdanf". |
G2 | Test pages | Tests. For example, pages with something like "Bold text". |
G3 | Vandalism and hoaxes | Pure vandalism and obvious hoaxes. |
{{db-<the code>}}
at the top of the page. For example, a vandalism page would be marked {{db-g3}}
. If you would like the full criteria, please see
WP:CSD.
The Anonymouse (
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contribs) 17:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)Hello there, back in '92 during the Rodney King riots on the west coast NYC got hit by a rash of riots as well primarily on the upper west side of Manhattan which lasted about a week. I can't seem to find any reference to that riot. I also seem to find that most people have never heard that this incident occurred. If you have anything on file I'd like to please take a read of it, as I was there at the time in crutches and had to get to my car out in the street to prevent the hoodlums from rolling it down towards a bonfire of cars set ablaze on Broadway of 141s street where I lived at the time. 74.232.65.16 ( talk) 16:28, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Will Wikipedia introduce new formatting Styles for our contributions in this year 2013?
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Writeindia Writeindia ( talk) 13:14, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Or is there some kind of caching going on?
I made an entry in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dirichlet_integral#Complex_Integration yesterday, and I could see it immediately. I forwarded that link to the person I had been discussing it with, but she could only see the old comments. I realised that when I cleared my browser history and refreshed I could only see the old comments myself. Logging in and refreshing made the new comment appear.
I would expect Talk to be unfiltered - and anyway the topic is hardly a controversial one. And if there is some kind of pending status, it would be nice to know. 86.24.142.189 ( talk) 11:17, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
That was me - I forgot I was still logged out. BobHatt ( talk) 11:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I speak more than one language and would like to contribute to Wikipedia by translating some English articles to Portuguese. I was wondering, is there a specific way to do that? Or should I just log in the PT Wiki and edit? I wouldn't like it to seem like I am coming up with material, rather than just translating existing content. Thank you very much! Kind Regards, Zalunardo8 ( talk) 11:13, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm a longtime editor but I can't seem to find the right policy here. I came upon the article List of Iraqi technical colleges and institutes, which is a list with almost all red links and no sources. Is that grounds to proposing an article for deletion? What is the right course of action? Andrew 327 07:39, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dfgg here again everyone How do i make a section like in willow creek transit center and beaverton central and in fuller rd max station pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfgg ( talk • contribs) 06:28, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
== Name of section ==
. To make "lower-level" sections, just add more equal signs, like this === Name of deeper section ===
. For more detailed info, you may want to read
WP:Sections.
The Anonymouse (
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contribs) 17:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)Is life a precious gift? FantasyGirl21 ( talk) 00:26, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: A helpful user added the official logo of the Ontario Genealogical Society to the page that I am working on for that organization. I'd been wanting to do that, but I understand that images in Wikipedia have to be public domain or licensed by the owner. I know that this organization has a policy that the logo is not to be used without permission. I'm sure that I could get permission to have this image on the page, but I know that they would not give a general license for any use whatsoever, since it's the corporation logo.
Is there a way to add an image to just one page without licensing it for general use? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:35, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
This infograph clearly explains you all the terms and conditions to upload a image.
Just shared that image, bcos images speaks thousand times better than words
- Writeindia Writeindia ( talk) 13:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_folding makes a statement: "Folded proteins usually have a side chain", when in fact, each of the amino acid residues in the protein have sidechains, if you count glycine's H. TY. 67.185.135.172 ( talk) 01:17, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
I would like to make a minor edit to an article. But the addition calls for a reference (footnote) and I can't figure out how to add that.
John J. Landers 108.48.38.106 ( talk) 23:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
<ref>
before the reference and </ref>
after the reference.I thought about making a Wikipedia article for my blog on the idea that "if it doesn't exist in Wikipedia then it doesn't exist", but when I was reading the guide to my first article I realized it might be considered as advertising, which would make itself be marked as spam.
I'm not trying to sell anything, since my blog doesn't even have ads, but I truly don't know if it's wrong to upload the article about it.
Thank you.
Luis Carlos de la Garza
Lcdelagb ( talk) 22:27, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your time.
Lcdelagb ( talk) 22:39, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
How often are the lists created on the toolserver updated? I just went through a lot of articles listed in the Metalworking WikiProject cleanup listing, and I want to see my progress. -- Kierkkadon talk/ contribs 14:09, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Lately I've been working on some fairly controversial articles and (not unexpectedly) there are a lot of difficult personalities. I'm curious if anyone has advice on how to deal with them. The first type of editor cries "POV pusher!" at even the slightest provocation. In my experience once I get that "POV pusher!" accusation everything grinds to a halt. The second type of editor cares little for discussion and simply reverts whatever they disagree with. I want to observe BRD and avoid an edit war so I try to draw them into a talk page discussion, usually with little success. The problem with both of these types is that generally they haven't done anything bad enough to get blocked but they still manage to gum things up and frustrate the heck out of me. Lately my solution has been to just walk away, but it bothers me that that just rewards bad behavior. I wonder if there's a better way. Thoughts? -- Nstrauss ( talk) 10:22, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Oy, I could spend all day going to DR on these, and people would really hate me given how many of these stupid little disputes arise. Lately I've seen DR as a last resort since it's so time-consuming. Any other suggestions? -- Nstrauss ( talk) 10:49, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, very helpful! -- Nstrauss ( talk) 20:31, 25 January 2013 (UTC)