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I used an image on a user subpage that was probably offensive to someone who viewed it.
then suddenly there was like a block. (a little bit magical?) I could no longer use the image on the page.
so, is there an admin that can help or something? can someone just let me know what happened or why it was that they took some apparent action? are there some guidelines I should look at or what? I'm sure I can get a long and follow rules, if I knew the dealy. thanks. Skakkle ( talk) 02:31, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering if somebody (preferably somebody with a web browser that isn't Internet Explorer) could take a look at my userpage and tell me if you can see this code "UNIQ5aa01b2a376181fe-imagemap-00000000-QINU" (or something similar to) next to my
Rollbacker top icon. There should actually be a {{User:Arknascar44/Love Cabal}}
in its place, this code only started displaying once I added the
Dashboard to my user page.
Jeffrey Mall (
talk •
contribs) - 05:13, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi -
I have the impression that this help desk is mostly for "how do I do this?" kind of questions, and is intended mostly for use by newer editors finding their footing. If that's correct, then is there a better place to ask (for want of a better word) "intermediate-level" questions, e.g. not about article development, but about Wikipedia processes, when I can't find the answers I need from the relevant "WP:" pages?
( At the moment I'm wondering about the timeline by which an ANI with a resulting SPI proceeds, from first submission, to archiving, to closure. I'd like to be able to follow it, and perhaps to comment upon it before it closes, but things seems to disappear, or get spread across multiple archive pages, which makes following the process difficult. I haven't been able to find any information on the relevant pages to help me figure out when closure is likely to occur, nor how long the intermediate steps usually take. )
Many thanks, Ohiostandard ( talk) 05:31, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I have written - my first for Wikipedia - a new entry for Carl Strehlow in .doc format. Can I remove the existing few lines? How can I copy my (Windows Office)document plus foot- or endnotes into the space? The indices vanished from the text when I copied it into the space. Thanks for help - Walter -- Wveit ( talk) 06:23, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I've been wondering about this particular issue for a while now.
Why do men have nipples? You can't use it to wear a cap or clean your teeth right?!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by NirocFX ( talk • contribs) 06:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Before anons were unallowed to create articles, was making articles and having only links to websites a problem? 174.3.102.6 ( talk) 11:43, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I wanted to read about the authors of 'Yes Minister' but all I had was one surname - Jay. Inputting this in Search prodoced nothing about Anthony Jay, nor did * Jay. How does one find articles where only a surname is known? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Segilla ( talk • contribs) 12:12, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I'm working in an article about a historical event, and I intend to add a section of "common mistakes" to it: things that are commonly thought to be some way, but where academic sources state it to have been different (there would be no original research or analysis involved, I have sources to cite that adress such specific topic). However, "Common mistakes" does not sound to me as a good section title. How should I call it? MBelgrano ( talk) 13:58, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Is there a tool which isolates contributions by date (and namespace too, preferably)? pablo hablo. 15:11, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I am from India, and i want to donate my contribution of Rs.10,000/= , I have no credit card,where i pay cheque or Demand draft. may please inform at <e-mail removed>.,Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.180.18.123 ( talk) 16:39, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Is it always necessary to start with a level 1 warning when adding user warning tags to talk pages? For persistent vandals who, for instance, may have just been released from a block, it would seem appropriate to start with level 2 or level 3 warnings if the new vandalism is sufficiently bad. — Zach425 talk/ contribs 17:25, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
This file is definately not own work of User:MastermindPrime. The image appears here, too, in the same image resolution. Do you have a special tag for marking such files for copyright violation? -- High Contrast ( talk) 17:49, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I changed the the title of an article. Feodor Zakharovich Zakharov is the proper transliteration for the name of the Russian painter, Фёдор Захарович Захаров, so that is the new name of the article. (The article used to be called Fiodor Sakharovitch Sakharov).
But the name is not properly showing up in the search index. If you enter Feodor or Zakharovich in the search box, it works fine. But if you enter Zakharov in the search box, the article does not show up. I can't figure out why.
Would appreciate any help. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidlew9 ( talk • contribs) 18:07, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
You guys are the best. Thanks so much for clearing this up, and educating me in the process. Davidlew9 ( talk) 19:26, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I forgot to bookmark when it was up on top a couple months ago (and forgot the name so couldn't search) and in intermittent attempts to find it through main and other pages could not. Just finally found it linked on another topic at Jimbo Wales user page. Perhaps to encourage participation it could be found somewhere higher up the browsing tree? Thanks. CarolMooreDC ( talk) 18:33, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
i am looking free backing music to the song stand by me by ben e king —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.223.126 ( talk) 18:53, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Is there a preferred means for presenting census data? I am looking at the data for a small Louisiana town at the US Census Bureau. Is there a simple means of displaying this information on the city's article? For example, is there a template that would readily receive it? GloverEpp ( talk) 19:27, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I would like to improve an article about a deceased person, Anthony Spinelli, specifically adding information about an earlier portion of his career where he used a different name. He was actually born, Samuel Weinstein, but early in his career as an actor and producer, he used the name Sam Weston (specifically producing and acting in an important feature film, One Potato, Two Potato). Later, he became well known in the adult film industry as a producer under the name Anthony Spinelli. What is the best method to deal with this? Should I create a new article titled Sam Weston which links, not redirects, to the existing Anthony Spinelli article? Or, should all of his activities be incorporated into one article? There are valid references to both names. Yunchie ( talk) 19:43, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
im unregistered user of wikipedia, and im created a new (BETTER) version of this file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Klement_Gottwald_(Bundesarchiv).JPG please, uploade it http://img69.imageshack.us/i/klementgottwaldbundesar.jpg/ many thanks -- 77.48.153.172 ( talk) 20:30, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
77.48.153.172 ( talk) 15:30, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
I was adding changes to the website for a Client and now my page has been deleted. Can may page be put back up so i can load the original content? —Preceding unsigned comment added by OakInteractive ( talk • contribs) 21:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I have added a production credit to In a Silent Way. This credit is not present on the actual album, but is referenced by a newspaper article about the photograph on the album, cited in note #3. My question is, is this an adequate reference? It is detailed as to date, page, etc., but since it is 40 years old, there is no internet link to the actual article. Should I include somehow a scan of the actual article clipping in the citation, or is the reference to the source adequate? Additionally, I would like to include an image of the back cover of this album but am not sure where it would be appropriate to place it in the article. I am primarily interested in establishing notability for a new article about this photographer, which created the image for the initial production of this album. In much later releases, a different photographer's image was used. Advice? Yunchie ( talk) 22:18, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Please help. I have created an article but it has neot been published. When I do a search, the article does not exist. How do I publish it. I have also uploaded an image in commons and it hasn't been applied to the article. This has become quite trying. Help very much appreciated.-- Egyptiancotton ( talk) 22:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to write an "article" about a running club for full- and ultra-marathoners ... called the Marathon Maniacs ( http://www.marathonmaniacs.com/). Their membership is nearing 2,000, with folks from all over the world.
Is this topic appropriate for Wikipedia? I believe that the Oregon Project, a team of elite runners funded by Nike, is included in the Wikipedia. Thanks for the help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marathonmaniacs ( talk • contribs) 23:03, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Several weeks ago, while browsing through Wikipedia and related pages, I came across a Wikipedia-like page that would accept puported proofs for Goldbach's conjecture. Not having a proof (or even a "proof") at the time, I moved on to other pages, and later signed off and left Wikipedia. So, having forgotten how I ever got to that page, I would now like to know how to return there. Was it in Mediawiki? I don't know, and Mediawiki has no Help desk. Could anyone be so kind as to help find the page that accepts puported proofs to Goldbach's conjecture, or has it been deleted? Bh12 ( talk) 23:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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I used an image on a user subpage that was probably offensive to someone who viewed it.
then suddenly there was like a block. (a little bit magical?) I could no longer use the image on the page.
so, is there an admin that can help or something? can someone just let me know what happened or why it was that they took some apparent action? are there some guidelines I should look at or what? I'm sure I can get a long and follow rules, if I knew the dealy. thanks. Skakkle ( talk) 02:31, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering if somebody (preferably somebody with a web browser that isn't Internet Explorer) could take a look at my userpage and tell me if you can see this code "UNIQ5aa01b2a376181fe-imagemap-00000000-QINU" (or something similar to) next to my
Rollbacker top icon. There should actually be a {{User:Arknascar44/Love Cabal}}
in its place, this code only started displaying once I added the
Dashboard to my user page.
Jeffrey Mall (
talk •
contribs) - 05:13, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi -
I have the impression that this help desk is mostly for "how do I do this?" kind of questions, and is intended mostly for use by newer editors finding their footing. If that's correct, then is there a better place to ask (for want of a better word) "intermediate-level" questions, e.g. not about article development, but about Wikipedia processes, when I can't find the answers I need from the relevant "WP:" pages?
( At the moment I'm wondering about the timeline by which an ANI with a resulting SPI proceeds, from first submission, to archiving, to closure. I'd like to be able to follow it, and perhaps to comment upon it before it closes, but things seems to disappear, or get spread across multiple archive pages, which makes following the process difficult. I haven't been able to find any information on the relevant pages to help me figure out when closure is likely to occur, nor how long the intermediate steps usually take. )
Many thanks, Ohiostandard ( talk) 05:31, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I have written - my first for Wikipedia - a new entry for Carl Strehlow in .doc format. Can I remove the existing few lines? How can I copy my (Windows Office)document plus foot- or endnotes into the space? The indices vanished from the text when I copied it into the space. Thanks for help - Walter -- Wveit ( talk) 06:23, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I've been wondering about this particular issue for a while now.
Why do men have nipples? You can't use it to wear a cap or clean your teeth right?!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by NirocFX ( talk • contribs) 06:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Before anons were unallowed to create articles, was making articles and having only links to websites a problem? 174.3.102.6 ( talk) 11:43, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I wanted to read about the authors of 'Yes Minister' but all I had was one surname - Jay. Inputting this in Search prodoced nothing about Anthony Jay, nor did * Jay. How does one find articles where only a surname is known? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Segilla ( talk • contribs) 12:12, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I'm working in an article about a historical event, and I intend to add a section of "common mistakes" to it: things that are commonly thought to be some way, but where academic sources state it to have been different (there would be no original research or analysis involved, I have sources to cite that adress such specific topic). However, "Common mistakes" does not sound to me as a good section title. How should I call it? MBelgrano ( talk) 13:58, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Is there a tool which isolates contributions by date (and namespace too, preferably)? pablo hablo. 15:11, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I am from India, and i want to donate my contribution of Rs.10,000/= , I have no credit card,where i pay cheque or Demand draft. may please inform at <e-mail removed>.,Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.180.18.123 ( talk) 16:39, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Is it always necessary to start with a level 1 warning when adding user warning tags to talk pages? For persistent vandals who, for instance, may have just been released from a block, it would seem appropriate to start with level 2 or level 3 warnings if the new vandalism is sufficiently bad. — Zach425 talk/ contribs 17:25, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
This file is definately not own work of User:MastermindPrime. The image appears here, too, in the same image resolution. Do you have a special tag for marking such files for copyright violation? -- High Contrast ( talk) 17:49, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I changed the the title of an article. Feodor Zakharovich Zakharov is the proper transliteration for the name of the Russian painter, Фёдор Захарович Захаров, so that is the new name of the article. (The article used to be called Fiodor Sakharovitch Sakharov).
But the name is not properly showing up in the search index. If you enter Feodor or Zakharovich in the search box, it works fine. But if you enter Zakharov in the search box, the article does not show up. I can't figure out why.
Would appreciate any help. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidlew9 ( talk • contribs) 18:07, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
You guys are the best. Thanks so much for clearing this up, and educating me in the process. Davidlew9 ( talk) 19:26, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I forgot to bookmark when it was up on top a couple months ago (and forgot the name so couldn't search) and in intermittent attempts to find it through main and other pages could not. Just finally found it linked on another topic at Jimbo Wales user page. Perhaps to encourage participation it could be found somewhere higher up the browsing tree? Thanks. CarolMooreDC ( talk) 18:33, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
i am looking free backing music to the song stand by me by ben e king —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.223.126 ( talk) 18:53, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Is there a preferred means for presenting census data? I am looking at the data for a small Louisiana town at the US Census Bureau. Is there a simple means of displaying this information on the city's article? For example, is there a template that would readily receive it? GloverEpp ( talk) 19:27, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I would like to improve an article about a deceased person, Anthony Spinelli, specifically adding information about an earlier portion of his career where he used a different name. He was actually born, Samuel Weinstein, but early in his career as an actor and producer, he used the name Sam Weston (specifically producing and acting in an important feature film, One Potato, Two Potato). Later, he became well known in the adult film industry as a producer under the name Anthony Spinelli. What is the best method to deal with this? Should I create a new article titled Sam Weston which links, not redirects, to the existing Anthony Spinelli article? Or, should all of his activities be incorporated into one article? There are valid references to both names. Yunchie ( talk) 19:43, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
im unregistered user of wikipedia, and im created a new (BETTER) version of this file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Klement_Gottwald_(Bundesarchiv).JPG please, uploade it http://img69.imageshack.us/i/klementgottwaldbundesar.jpg/ many thanks -- 77.48.153.172 ( talk) 20:30, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
77.48.153.172 ( talk) 15:30, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
I was adding changes to the website for a Client and now my page has been deleted. Can may page be put back up so i can load the original content? —Preceding unsigned comment added by OakInteractive ( talk • contribs) 21:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I have added a production credit to In a Silent Way. This credit is not present on the actual album, but is referenced by a newspaper article about the photograph on the album, cited in note #3. My question is, is this an adequate reference? It is detailed as to date, page, etc., but since it is 40 years old, there is no internet link to the actual article. Should I include somehow a scan of the actual article clipping in the citation, or is the reference to the source adequate? Additionally, I would like to include an image of the back cover of this album but am not sure where it would be appropriate to place it in the article. I am primarily interested in establishing notability for a new article about this photographer, which created the image for the initial production of this album. In much later releases, a different photographer's image was used. Advice? Yunchie ( talk) 22:18, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Please help. I have created an article but it has neot been published. When I do a search, the article does not exist. How do I publish it. I have also uploaded an image in commons and it hasn't been applied to the article. This has become quite trying. Help very much appreciated.-- Egyptiancotton ( talk) 22:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to write an "article" about a running club for full- and ultra-marathoners ... called the Marathon Maniacs ( http://www.marathonmaniacs.com/). Their membership is nearing 2,000, with folks from all over the world.
Is this topic appropriate for Wikipedia? I believe that the Oregon Project, a team of elite runners funded by Nike, is included in the Wikipedia. Thanks for the help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marathonmaniacs ( talk • contribs) 23:03, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Several weeks ago, while browsing through Wikipedia and related pages, I came across a Wikipedia-like page that would accept puported proofs for Goldbach's conjecture. Not having a proof (or even a "proof") at the time, I moved on to other pages, and later signed off and left Wikipedia. So, having forgotten how I ever got to that page, I would now like to know how to return there. Was it in Mediawiki? I don't know, and Mediawiki has no Help desk. Could anyone be so kind as to help find the page that accepts puported proofs to Goldbach's conjecture, or has it been deleted? Bh12 ( talk) 23:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)