Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2009/March

Michael Rebello 5/23/1974

could I put myself and bio info on for other people to search for me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebello815 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

No, not unless you are a notable person according to Wikipedia's criteria for notability. If you are, someone will write about you eventually. Writing about yourself, even if you are notable, is discouraged because of the potential conflict of interest. Karenjc 23:10, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

There are alternatives such as Wikipopuli and Wikibios. – ukexpat (talk) 04:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Bittner, John J.

What do I need to do to eliminate the "orphan" designation in the article on Bittner, John J.? And how do I do it?

Please look the article over and notify me of any other changes that need to be made to bring this article up to Wikipedia requirements.

Please provide your answer on my talk page.

Betsy B Loague 04:25, 1 March 2009 (UTC)00:20, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

An orphan is an article that no other articles link to via wikilinks. It's not really necessary to fix this. By the way, I notice you recently renamed the article from "John Joseph Bittner" to "Bittner, John J.", with edit summary, "Easier to find page". I stronly recommoned you change it back; the first format is used throughout Wikipedia, and is how an article would normally be looked up. Another tip: you may notice your signature on your post above was not recognized as a proper signtature because it contains no links to your user pages, and another signature was added by a bot. You can use automated signatures by clicking the appropriate button above the edit box. It's the button to the right of the red circle around a "W" This will add the "4 tildes" which create a signature. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 02:07, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

For the record, I've relocated the page to John Joseph Bittner. Tony Fox (arf!) 04:02, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Fly Fishing Masters

The company Fly Fishing Masters started back in 1995. Today one of the largest fly fishing retailers / wholesaler in Sweden. Company owned by René Palmér. Fly fishing shop in Malmo Sweden.

www.flyfishingmasters.se —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.183.225.208 (talk) 17:56, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you're asking, as this desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. If you would like to create an article, there are several ways to do it. You can create an account, which allows you to create articles. You can also suggest an article at the articles for creation page. However, please be aware that Wikipedia does not allow advertising. See this guide for more. TNXMan 21:18, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

need help please

Hi,

I am Aweinat Abdelfatah and these are my original quotes, so how can i put them up on this site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aweinat abdelfatah (talk • contribs) 06:45, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not accept original research. However, independent third-party reliable sources can be quoted in articles. If you are inquiring as to an article about yourself, I suggest perusing this guideline first. TNXMan 12:53, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

New user trying to stop regular vandalism

Someone has set up an entry for me because of my writing and scholarship in the field of education. That's fine. But now someone else is making small sarcastic changes to that page 2 or 3 times a day. Adding little reference to books with silly titles and so on. I have no idea if there is anything to do but continually check and remove these changes when they appear. If there is some method of blocking this person from editing that page could someone let me know? As a new user, I am also not al all clear on how this question will be answered or what I need to do to see it? Sorry for being clueless. Dzieniszewski (talk) 16:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism usually gets reverted pretty quickly. Please let us know the title of the article and we can make sure it is cleaned up. – ukexpat (talk) 17:02, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

OK I found it at Stan Denski. I see that the vandalism has been reverted. If you are going to make edits to the article, you should declare your COI on the article's talk page. Persistent vandals with registered accounts can be permanently blocked, but IP users are rarely indef blocked because of the reassignment of IP addresses by most ISPs. – ukexpat (talk) 17:04, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

I have warned [1] the IP address who added it. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Including External Links

I would appreciate any guidelines about including external (i.e. web page) links in my Wikipedia listing. I work for the MS Society of Canada, and included a number of MS Society web links in my "MS Walk" page. Are they not permitted within text? Do they need to go in the links page?

Thanks in advance!

Carolinehmssociety (talk) 20:24, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Did you take a look at WP:EL? – ukexpat (talk) 20:52, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Inserting Equations

Over the following months, I would like to contribute material to the orbital rendezvous topic. I was one of the developers of rendezvous techniques for Gemini and Apollo. There will be annotated line drawings and lots of algebra, calculus and matrices. How does one upload drawings and insert mathematics?Cneily (talk) 23:42, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

The help section on formulas and equations should be of assistance. I can't claim to understand any of it (having never used it), but I know there are several users at the math wikiproject that can help you out. TNXMan 23:55, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

ISO 9001

i want to ask about the definition of Implementation Mechanism, and Implementation plan? and what is the difference between them (i.e. difference between implementation mechanism, and implementation plan) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Firas.1978 (talk • contribs) 04:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what the Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 04:38, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Spotting The Vandal - Please help.

Okay, I found a spot of vandalism, but unfortunately I don't know how to spot the person who did it and give a warning. I went into the history of the page, but it's so confusing. By the way, I fixed the page though :)

It would be nice if you could notify me on my talk page here

Study Kaji (talk) 13:03, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

For a method to search a page history to find a particular edit, please see Help:Diff#Miscellaneous. However, we have a tool that can help out: Wikiblame. Just type in the exact name of the article and some of the exact vandalism text, then choose a date and number of revisions to check (I usually choose 300 or so from the default 50). It will look at prior versions from the date chosen back until it finds one that didn't have the vandalism. In that way you can pinpoint which diff added the vandalism. If doesn't find an unvandalised version on the first pass you have to fiddle with the date and revisions you go back further. You can find warning templates to use at WP:UTM. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:14, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism was often made by the most recent editor of the page. If you refer to your fix [2] then that was also the case. But note that many vandals, including this one, makes consecutive vandalism edits to the same page, so you should usually revert to the version before the first of those edits. This would have fixed more vandalism [3] in your case. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:41, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

misspelled actress name

What do you do when an actor/actress name is misspelled? I'm a new user. Jonjon35 (talk) 18:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

If it's just in the article, be bold and correct it, but if it's in the name of the article you should ask someone to move it. Which actress were you referring to? Queenie 18:21, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Well, it depends. If the name is in an article, you can jump right in and fix it. Just click the edit button at the top right-hand corner of the section where the misspelling appears. If the name of the article is misspelled, you'll need to move the article to the correct title. This can be done when your account is autoconfirmed, which means your account has been active for four days and made at least ten edits. You'll then see a "move" tab at the top of pages. To which page were you referring? TNXMan 18:22, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Note that Wikipedia sometimes prefers the most common English spelling over the "correct" spelling in the native language. See also Wikipedia:Proper names. And consistent spelling of a person's name is good. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Joining a Wikipedia Project

I am attempting to join a Wikipedia Project on Disambiguation.

I have created a disambiguation page in my own sandbox.

I put what I thought was the right template on my user page, but it is obviously incorrect. Please help. Dthomsen8 (talk) 02:56, 4 March 2009 (UTC)Dthomsen8

I added {{User WP Disambiguation}} to your userpage, which is I think what you intended, though I'm not certain. You can also add your name to the participant list, here. If it was something else you were looking for, please advise what you were trying to do.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:11, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

If you want to be in Category:Wikipedians who help fix disambiguation pages with links then place this on your user page:

{{Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links/Userbox}}

Write exactly what is displayed on the above line when you view this page normally and not what you see in the edit box when you edit it. The source code in the edit box contains nowiki tags to display the above text without "activating" it. It looks like you copied the source code from Category:Wikipedians who help fix disambiguation pages with links instead of copying the displayed code. Don't replace "Userbox" with anything. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:18, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Pages deleted for copyright infingement

Hey I just posted my first page and it was deleted immediately for copyright issues and I am not sure what exactly I did wrong. Can you help me correct what is incorrect so I can get it posted? MAjodi (talk) 00:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

The deleted Performance Designed Products appears to mostly have been copied from http://www.pdp.com/aboutus.php which says "© Performance Designed Products 2008 LLC. All Rights Reserved." Wikipedia does not allow copyright violations. See Wikipedia:Copyrights. Do you have evidence that it is not copyrighted? The article also had other problems. Do you work for the company? PrimeHunter (talk) 04:06, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

It is copyrighted information. I don't work for the company, but I do have their permission to use thier info. Would it better for me to change it so that it is different than what is on their webpage? Sorry, this is all new for me and appreciate your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MAjodi (talk • contribs) 17:05, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

It's always best to write articles in your own words rather than using the source material verbatim. Try to use more than one source as you write, if possible. Most importantly, consider first whether the company meets our notability guidelines before creating an article - if the company's not notable, it will be deleted. Tony Fox (arf!) 17:20, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Is there one place where all the editing syntax can be found?

Is there one place where all the editing syntax can be found? For example from simple things like '''Bold''' = Bold to details like parameters the [[image:filename.jpg]] function takes etc., I am trying to survive by trial and error, but that is a very ineffitient way to learn things.

I think the The Missing Manual may be of help. It has a lot of tips/tricks/pointers to help new editors get started. If you have further questions you can always ask here or at the help desk. TNXMan 12:54, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

On this page from How Wikipedia Works, you'll find a "Wkisyntax Cheatsheet". Or look at Help:Wikitext examples. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 16:39, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Self Biography

I want to write my own biography, if that's allowed. How do I start. I have looke high and low, but can't find the entrance.

Tom Scheff

Tscheff (talk) 00:47, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Welcome, Tom. Unfortunately, writing an autobiography is highly discouraged. I suggest you see Wikipedia:Autobiography for details. There are issues with the article having a Point of View or a Conflict of Interest, which is especially true of someone writing an autobiography. Thanks for the question and welcome to Wikipedia. Valley2city^‽ 00:54, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Try Wikipopuli or Wikibios. – ukexpat (talk) 02:50, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Creating protected pages

How do we place locks on articles that we think should be protected? And who are allowed to edit articles that are locked? Micasta (talk) 03:25, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

You can't; an admin can. For further details, go to Wikipedia:Protection policy. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:30, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

magazine subscriptions

i was wondering if inmates at federal prisons can subscribe to magazines24.209.128.94 (talk) 03:33, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried the miscellaneous section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:39, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

DIET

WHAT IS THE DETOXIFICATION DIET?Drtarun59 (talk) 04:01, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the following page: Body cleansing#Detox diets. If that does not sufficiently answer your question, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They will be glad to try to answer questions about most anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:06, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Of highly dubious efficacy and with little scientific foundation? <slaps wrist, mustn't editorialise> – ukexpat (talk) 15:49, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I suppose you'd have us believe you wrote your post without the benefit of astral projection after consulting a star chart?--173.68.47.84 (talk) 19:10, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

creating a stub

I'm a new user and am trying to make a short entry on my subpage into a stub. The stub doesn't include references (i don't know how to reference the existence of a town), least of all in Jordan. I am hoping to have my English students help me expand the stub as an excercise in research and academic writing.

I'd also be interested in what sort information would be most useful about a small town in rural Jordan. The articles the presently exist about villages in Jordan range greatly in scope.

Feel free to respond here or my talk page K.A.Schott(talk)

K.A.Schott (talk) 09:42, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I see that the user subpage is now an article: Hashmieh, Ajloun. So, to answer your other questions: keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a travel guide, and it's not a directory. What would be interesting and relevant are things like: what are the origins of the town (when was it founded, and why)? Have there been any major changes in population in the past, and if so, why? Any notable events that occurred there? What are the closest major towns or cities, the distance to them, and the general direction? ("City X, population 50,000, is to the north-east, approximately 100km along the A7 highway.") What are the major occupations in the town (how does it function, economically)? Water supply? -- John Broughton (♫♫) 15:21, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

dnn and liferay

please tell me the advantages and dis advantages of dnn and liferay —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abhimea (talk • contribs) 10:50, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

You can visit our articles on Liferay, Inc. and DotNetNuke and come to your own conclusions or you can ask a question at the computing section of the reference desk (note though that we don't do people's homework for them). This page is not suited to your question as it is geared toward questions about using Wikipedia and is not for general knowledge questions. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:16, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Uploading Pictures =|

How do you upload pictures to wikipedia!? >.< I want to upload a picture to the article Blink 3D (I started it :P) Do you have to have special powers, and if so, how can I acquire them? Thanks in return, have a good one wikipedians. Please kindly tell me on my talk page. Study Kaji 16:40, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Since your account is autoconfirmed, simply head over to this page to get started. This page has useful info as well. Please be sure that the image you upload has the appropriate licensing info, as it may be deleted otherwise. TNXMan 16:43, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Or, if the images are yours, please upload them to Commons so they are available for use by all Wikimedia projects. – ukexpat (talk) 17:13, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Watch list

I want to start a watch list. I looked at pages of information about watch lists, but I still didn't see how to add an article my watch list. In general, I can rarely figure out how to do anything from the editing instructions. They are so long and complicate, but don't tell you how to do simple basic things. Or they are written in some kind of cryptic language that is like Greek to me. So, how do I add pages to my Watch List. Please reply on my Talk page, because I don't know how I got to this page. Little Flower Eagle (talk) 20:16, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Just click the "watch" tab at the top of an article page and it will be automagically added to your watchlist. – ukexpat (talk) 20:26, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't know what pages of information you were looking at, but Help:Watchlist has a section titled 'Controlling which pages are watched' which details all the methods of watching and unwatching pages. Algebraist 20:29, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

(I've posted a link back to this section at User talk:Little Flower Eagle.)

If you're looking for editing instructions designed for less-experienced editors, take a look at the help pages that make up the book Wikipedia: The Missing Manual. For example, Chapter 6 is all about monitoring pages. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 22:24, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Hoping to learn to edit an article

I've been wandering the Wikipedia site for ever, it seems. I'm not even sure that I am in the right place to ask for help. Naturally, I'm new to this but it seems no matter where I click, search or edit, I don't seem to have a grasp on how to get this together in order to edit an article. If there is a quick, simple way to figure this out, could I please get a simple direction? Thanks for any assistance anyone can extend. Regards, MEROJO (talk) 22:11, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

We have a tutorial. Algebraist 22:13, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

And also The Missing Manual. A User sandbox is also a good place to experiment. I made one for you at: User:MEROJO/Sandbox. – ukexpat (talk) 22:21, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Changes before getting an account.

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 19:17, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I made two changes to the 'Section sign' article before I became a user on this. What will hapen to this info I put on, will it count as a non- users edit, or will it count as mine now.

(I added the bullet point about the section sign on Spore and then added two links on the point I wrote.)

I would just like to know incase of any dispute or problem over this. Baruh (talk) 19:50, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

It will count as your old IP's. Queenie 19:51, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Years ago, it was possible to re-attribute edits from IP addresses to usernames, but this is no longer done. Edits can re-attributed from username to username after a username change. TNXMan 20:30, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

ky thanks Baruh (talk) 18:40, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

OpTest

OpTest Equipment Inc. is a Canadian company based in Hawkesbury, Ontario, which produces instruments and sensors to measure pulp and paper quality. It was founded by Roland Trepanier in 1992.

OpTest specializes in imaging based analyses of sheets and fibres. It works closely with universities and industrial research institutes to transfer nex technologies for trhe rserack laboratort into wide commercial application. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RolandTrepanier (talk • contribs) 19:43, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

For inclusion in Wikipedia, a company needs to meet the requirements set out in WP:CORP. Since you are the founder, I would recommend you don't create the article yourself to avoid a conflict of interest. You could wait for someone to create the article or you could request it. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 19:46, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Please be aware that all articles about companies must meet the relevant guideline. Also, Wikipedia is not a place for advertising. If you feel that you can contribute a well sourced, neutrally written piece, you may want to look at the requested articles page or the drawing board. Finally, please see our info on conflict of interest. TNXMan 19:48, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

OpTest Equipment Inc. is a Canadian [4] company based in Hawkesbury, Ontario. It was founded in 1992.

OpTest develops, manufactures and markets imaging technology[5] used to measure pulp, paper and board quality. Products include both laboratory and on-line analyzers. End users include pulp and paper mills, R&D centers and facilities in allied industries.

OpTest works closely with universities and industrial research institutes to transfer new technologies from the research laboratory into wide commercial application. In recognition of successful efforts OpTest Equipment Inc., together with Paprican and the University of British Columbia, was chosen as the "1998 University-Industry Synergy R&D Partnership Award Winner". This prestigious award was presented jointly by the Conference Board of Canada[6] and the Natural and Engineering Council of Canada[7]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RolandTrepanier (talk • contribs) 20:12, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Please have a look at the links we gave you above. After reading WP:COI, if you feel that you can write neutrally about your company (unlikely) then see the tutorial and your first article. Remember, this is an encyclopedia - you can't advertise here. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 20:15, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

(e/c)This is not the place to post draft articles - see comments above. I suggest you create the draft in a user subpage at User:RolandTrepanier/OpTest. Then come back and ask for it to be reviewed before being moved to the mainspace. – ukexpat (talk) 20:17, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

common terms

Not sure how to ask this briefly...

As we all know, sometimes a term is common to many things. For example, a Wiki page for 'SCD' brings up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCD (Is this what Wiki refers to as a portal?)

When I went to write about a program mostly commonly known as GAPS, I found that this term was already used up here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaps

Thus, I created a page in which the url uses the whole phrase: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_and_Psychology_Syndrome This is okay, except that most people searching for info on this program search for 'GAPS'.

So...How can I create the equivalent of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCD for the common term 'GAPS'?

Thank you! Deress (talk) 03:33, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

SCD is what is known as a disambiguation page. Whenever there are several uses for a term, a disambiguation page allows for clarification. Currently, there is no such page for "Gaps". However, there is one for Gap, which would be the best place to list the acronym for your article. TNXMan 04:14, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Tnxman307. Is there a way to create a disambiguation page for 'GAPS' specifically? (This is the common term for the program; I don't think 'GAP' would help people to find it.) Maybe that's not possible when a common term has already been taken up by a specific article, so just checking in...Deress (talk) 04:38, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

It is possible to create a disambiguation page for GAPS, but since there are only two articles with the title, it's usually better to create a hatnote. For example, if there are two articles (A and B) that have the same name, a note is placed at the top of A that says "For usage B, click here" and a similar note is placed at the top of B that says "For usage A, click here". TNXMan 04:48, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah! Thank you. If the GAPS article ends up staying, I will work on that. In the meantime, how do I get an editor's attention to an article's talk page?Deress (talk) 17:33, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

If you want to get the attention of a certain editor, leave a note on his talk page. If you just want any editor who may be interested in being involved with the article, leave a note on the article's talk page. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 17:39, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Dominican group Aventura

! would like to know if with all respect I can add, our famous group dominican Aventura to the list of famous dominicans. The dominicans have the right to do , because this group represent the Dominican Republic in the world. I think that if Aventura group is not in the Dominicans famous group , something is missin because the 4 boys belong to Aventura are our artists, still this famous group have a dominicans record level, with office at the Dominican Republic, this record level is, Premiun Latin Music, a dominican manager, Johnny Marines, here , I'm going to give some references for this people

Premiun Latin music(dominican record lavel): EMAIL: <removed> Johnny Marines(Aventura group manager)EMAIL: <removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.206.174 (talk) 06:28, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, first of all, I assume you're referring to this list? If that's the case, your group must have an article before they can be added to that list. In order to have an article, your band must be notable, which means they have received significant, independent coverage in reliable sources. Also, please note that you appear to have a conflict of interest, which means you are generally discouraged from submitting an article about Aventura. I would suggest going to the requested articles page or articles for creation to submit your article so other editors can review it and create it for you. TNXMan 16:11, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

muslim law

i am from indian a new user and find this site very very difficult and confusing dont understands how to search it so tideous i am looking for muslim men right in muslim personal law can some one help m eplease. my email is <removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zedkay786 (talk • contribs) 09:42, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you looking for Muslim men that practice Muslim personal law? TNXMan 16:13, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

How to contribute

I feel stupid. I want to contribute an article about about a very popular song parody from the late 1990s. I'm looking at page after page, but I can't find something that says: Add Contribution. What do I do? Scott Kominkiewicz (talk) 21:33, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Click on "edit" at the top of the page and let rip! The wiki-markup is daunting at first, but the best thing to do is to click edit on similar pages to see how it's done. Good luck! Fribbler (talk) 21:39, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

If you want to add a new article about the song parody, have a look at Wikipedia:Your first article which explains how to make new articles. Tra (Talk) 23:13, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

planet in western sky

What was the large shining object that just set in the western sky in Zihuatanejo, Mexico?----

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. TNXMan 04:57, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Need help knowing how to edit...

Will anyone show me the ropes here? Btw, did you know that New Mexico was in BOTH the skyline and border conferences in 1951? Funny huh, 2 conferences for 1 team. Plus they went 4-7!

The top of each article has a tab called "edit this page". If you click that, you can change the page. Try Wikipedia:Tutorial for more details. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask here. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 09:03, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

You can also request adoption by an experienced user. You can read more about it at this page. TNXMan 15:30, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Manufacturing Question

Asume that you owm manufacturing company and you aware that you have not taken full advantage of the technological advance in manufacturing,but would like to do so and have a necessary capital.Describe how you would plan to implement these technologies.Consider technical a well a human aspect.

Have you tried asking your question at the reference desk? They specialize in answering specific knowledge questions like yours. This desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. However, please be aware that we will not be able to do your homework for you. TNXMan 15:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I want to give information about a town in Gujarat India.

There is no information about a town in India. I would like to provide some basic information and images odf some public places and some helpful statistics.

Raj Patel <blanked>

Thank you for your offer. I would suggest posting the same offer at Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics, as I'm sure they'd be interested. Bullzeye ^contribs 12:48, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Place name syntax

When editing Wind_River_Systems#Acquisitions, I was unsure on what to do about place names. I tried to understand the guide to placenames, but couldn't quite see if the country was implied when writing Socorro, New Mexico, as opposed to Bergen, Sweden. Is 'USA' implied if there's no country in the description? Should it be "Calgary, Alberta" or "Calgary, Alberta"?

Alexthepuffin (talk) 17:51, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I would use Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and no, the USA is not a default country; [[United States|USA]] should be included in a place name where applicable. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:04, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

For some world cities you can refer to them by name alone (like New York City). In some cases country - and even state or province - is implied by context. For example, an article about a town in California may be able to refer safely to Sacramento if it's nearby. Dcoetzee 14:08, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Content

We're just a bunch of 20-somethings with a dumb question. We're hearing to day that Wiki was censoring Obama-related material that put questions to Obamas eligibility. There's been soooo much written about this so why are you guys blocking/deleting the uploads ? 71.168.86.177 (talk) 23:45, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

There is no censorship, please see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Barack Obama probation issue.  – ukexpat (talk) 01:02, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia has a long article about Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

html tags

I added most of the references that are on the page entitled Eupatorieae and had no problem doing so. I used the tags <ref> and </ref> to enclose the text. Why doesn't this method work on the page entitled Thymelaeaceae? 128.171.106.178 (talk) 02:11, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

It appears the page does not have a template that displays references. The easiest way to do this is to format the references like you did before, but add {{reflist}} at the bottom. That converts the ref tags to references. TNXMan 02:14, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I did what you told me, Tnxman, and it works! Thank you very much!

I had the same question as above, so thank you for answering that one. I also need assistance with how to properly format a reference so I can refer to it again later in the article without typing the whole thing again. I get that it has something to do with the code ref name=name, but I have tried inserting that into my citations in a dozen different ways and have not found the way that works. Please help!--Little Flower Eagle (talk) 23:15, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

For the first citation, use code like <ref name="example">Your source here</ref> where you replace 'example' with a brief one-word description of your source. Later on in the article if you want to cite the same source again, you use <ref name="example" />. Tra (Talk) 23:23, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Just another little note: the word "example" does not need to be in quotes, and probably shouldn't be. <ref name=example> is the correct syntax. (I've edit/argued with other editors over this!) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:18, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Watch list feed possible?

Is it possible to keep a feed of changes to only the items on my watchlist?

Or would I have to subscribe to each item separately? Thank you! PS: Please leave me a message

-Andriyko (talk) 14:49, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

There is a feed at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedwatchlist but you have to access it on a computer that's logged in to your account. This may mean that it might not be compatible with your feed reader, particularly if it's web-based. Tra (Talk) 17:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I am using google reader, which does not seem to work. I guess I'll do it on a per-article basis. Thanks anyways!-Andriyko (talk) 17:22, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Education

Who is the british men who,is responsible for our current education.? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.145.89 (talk) 15:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure to what your question is referring. However, I think this article may be able to point you in the right direction. TNXMan 15:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Urgent

I am a non registered contributer. I have just saved and uploaded two pages one in English and another in French. The Page Title in both have an error that must be fixed before it goes public. I am not able to make this change myself. Can you help or provide advice as soon as possible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.193.36.2 (talk) 17:22, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Where did you create and save the articles? – ukexpat (talk) 17:26, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Only Autoconfirmed users can move pages at the English Wikipedia. If you refer to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Christiane Ouimet then it would go public as "Christiane Ouimet" if it is accepted. If that is not what you want then what else? I see you accidentally created fr:Cristiane Ouimet without 'h' at the French Wikipedia. I don't edit there and don't know their procedures but you may find the required information at fr:Aide:Comment renommer une page or fr:Wikipédia:Demande de renommage. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:02, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

inserting pictures

If I stumble upon an article with no picture of a famous person or a bad fuzzy picture, how can I insert a picture from another site of that person without getting in trouble with either wikipedia or the other site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nandi.Oh.Nine (talk • contribs) 18:19, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

You can only upload images to Wikipedia that meet our pretty strict criteria . Copyrighted images (eg most of the ones of famous people that you will find floating round the 'net) are copyrighted and cannot be uploaded to, and used on, Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 19:50, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Disclosing information

I'm reading through the information about how to add a page about a company you work for, and it says to disclose information about your relationship with the company on your user page. What are you supposed to say? Is this enough: "I am a PR representative for company xyz"? Ealcoop23 (talk) 19:05, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, you should not create a page for the purposes of marketing. Wikipedia is meant to be a free content, neutral encyclopedia, rather than a marketing vehicle. Friday (talk) 19:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I think the very best example of what to do is User:Carolina Bluebird. The user created content in their userspace, fully disclosed their COI on their user page, and asked other users to review their contributions. The articles were all very well written and promptly moved to the mainspace. TNXMan 19:09, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

how to chang the "search" name on an article

I have created a new Wikipedia page, Hanger Orthopedic Group. Here's the problem: I thought I created a page called : Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics/Hanger Orthopedic Group. However, when typing Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics into the search bar, it does not access the page. The page is only reached by searching Hanger Orthopedic Group. It needs to be reached by the search name Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics. Please tell me how to proceed with this change. You could also reply to my talk page. Thanks,

(WBancroft (talk) 19:11, 10 March 2009 (UTC))

Either use the "move" tab on the page and enter: "Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics" as the new location, which will rename the page, or enter "Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics" into the search bar and create the page with: "#REDIRECT [[Hanger Orthopedic Group]]" which will mean you can acsess the page by typing "Hanger Orthopedic Group" in the search box, but the name of the actual page will stay the same Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Penalty point bans and Exceptional Hardship Arguments.

If you commit road raffic offences in the UK penalty points can be endorsed on your driving record held by the DVLA Swansea. If you accumulate 12 or more points and all the offences occur during a 3 year period (offence date to offence date). The court have to impose a minimum 6 month period of disqualification. Section 35 Road traffic Offenders Act 1988.

You can only avoid this type of disqulaification if you can show the court that the ban would cause you, or those that rely on you, exceptional hardship. That doesn't mean ordinary hardship. It has to be exceptional and the courts are very clear that they will normally only take into account the hardship that it causes to others that rely on you rather than hardship to the driver who committed the offences in the first place.

To argue exceptional hardship you have to give evidence on oath and the court will record the grounds that you have given in the court register. You will not be able to use the same grounds again within any three years period.

If you want specific advice in relation to the individual circumstances of your case you can get free email and telephone advice at <blanked> and at <blanked>. Both of these sites will give free advice in relation to the individual circumstances of your case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Emmapattersonlaw (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 2.7 million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan 20:23, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Also, please do not use Wikipedia for promotional/spamming purposes. – ukexpat (talk) 21:20, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

my article sounds like an ad!

I'm trying to write an article about an NGO (nonprofit), several similar NGOs are listed on wikipedia but the one I wrote was tagged as sounding like an add and a lack of references. I've tried to make it sound more neutral (but I feel it's pretty factual and not promoting of the org) and I've added a few sources from other websites and news articles but no change... Lacey8685 (talk) 21:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lacey8685 (talk • contribs) 21:05, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

As soon as you are confident that the article is up to scratch in whatever area it is tagged for, you may remove the tag yourself, please be very carefull about this though, as removing tags that belong is an offence to policy, cheers Spitfire^Tally-ho! 21:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

animated videos

Where can I find a totaly free site that I can download a program that does animations like jibjab. I would like to be able to compose these & burn to dvd without sending awayBuriedbones (talk) 21:14, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried the computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 21:17, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Just entered my first page - but its gonna be deleted? Huh?

I've created a page for an online show called 'PUBWORLD'. I have provided footnoted to its page on imdb.com as well as the host site. What more should I provide?

Thanks,

SS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.203.0.222 (talk) 02:39, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Please read WP:NF. – ukexpat (talk) 03:20, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

New section

Hello There,

I would like to write an article about Manitoulin Group of Companies and our service capabilities. Everytime I try to start writing the article and post it gets deleted otherwise known as speedy deletion. I find wikipedia to not be user friendly and am having a difficult time. I would really appreciate if someone could kindly walk me through this process step by step as there are so many links that Im not used to with this free advertising medium. I am not looking to add references and just want to write a paragraph on the company's strengths. I am not trying to promote our company in any such way. I am hoping you can email me directly at <blanked>

Thank You,

Erika Singh —Preceding unsigned comment added by Esingh1 (talk • contribs) 14:22, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, first of all, you should be aware that Wikipedia is not a "free advertising medium". Wikipedia does not allow advertising, but rather neutrally written articles. In order for your company to have an article, it must be notable, which means it has received significant coverage in third-party reliable sources. I would suggest working on the article in your userspace in a sandbox. You can create one by clicking on this red link (User:Esingh1/Sandbox) and adding the content. We'd be happy to help you get the article in to shape. Also, please read our guide on conflict of interest, as it sounds like that may apply to you. TNXMan 14:41, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

And please also note that "not looking to add references" doesn't bode well for any article you produce, because of the reliable sources requirement Tnxman cites above. Wikipedia's criterion is not truth, but verifiability, so unreferenced or poorly referenced articles are always in more danger of being proposed for deletion than those with good-quality citations. See WP:REF. And WP:Your first article is helpful too. Karenjc 00:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Uploading a picture

Okay, I have an account, which I believe I must be logged into to upload pictures. So am I allowed to use Flickr pictures as long as I have permission from the original photographer, as well as stating my Fair http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page&action=edit&section=80Use Rationale?

If that's not an option, can I use a scanner to scan the picture I need? The picture that I may need to scan is the cover of the LDS Children's Songbook, and would be for the eponymous article (The latter article that was wikilinked). Would that be possible if I follow through on the Fair Use Rationale and any other necessary steps?

Thanks. I hope I came to the right place to ask this type of question. 98.202.38.225 (talk) 05:12, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

This is not a bad place for this kind of question, but WP:Media copyright questions might be better. That said, there are two classes of pictures allowed on Wikipedia, as explained at WP:Image use policy: the images must either be free (in the sense of freedom), or they must satisfy the WP:Non-free content guidelines for fair use images. Since free images are better than non-free images, the best thing you could do is contact whoever holds the copyright (which may be the original photographer or someone else) and persuade them to release the image under a free license. Be careful: permission to use the image on Wikipedia is not free enough for our purposes, since Wikipedia aims to be freely copyable by anyone. There's some information at WP:Image copyright tags on what licenses are free enough. If the copyright holder does not release the image under a free license, then you can only upload it if you fulfill all the non-free content requirements, such as writing fair-use rationales for every article the image is used in. In this case, you don't need any permission from the copyright holder, and you can upload the image from flickr, a self-made scan, or anywhere else, as long as the non-free content rules are followed. Algebraist 12:26, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

phylogenetic trees

Resolved

 – User referred to WT:PLANTS – ukexpat (talk) 03:30, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

Please see the phylogenetic tree that i put on the article Thymelaeaceae. I would like to center a title above it and add labels to the right indicating the groups that are listed in the classification table above the tree. Perhaps the easiest thing would be for somebody to just do it, after which i could study the edit page. I would like to learn how to do this so that i can do it for other articles. A labeled and titled tree would be a great improvement, would it not? 128.171.106.227 (talk) 07:44, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

I've seen where you've added the table. However, I'm am not sure whether it belongs, how to format it, or sadly, anything else about it. However, I do know where you can ask to get a good answer. Head over to the plant wikiproject. They should be able give you much better advice there. Best, TNXMan 00:35, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The documentation at {{Clade}} shows how to make a title with {{Cladogram}}. I have never used those templates and don't know whether there is a way to add labels to the right, but note that {{Clade}} shows how to make linked names on the branches before the leaves. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:41, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I should have included in my question the fact that cladogram is good for small trees, but that label after label runs you over the right side of the page, because the label lengthens the branch. I thank you both for your answers and shall go to the plant wikiproject forthwith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.171.106.243 (talk) 03:17, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

geography

discuss planetary differentiation in case of the earth,also draw a diagram showing the internal structure of the earth and explain how it is associated with the planetary differentiation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.12.149.161 (talk) 18:28, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

You should go to the science reference desk after you've made your own attempt at your homework. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 18:31, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Please read WP:HOMEWORK. :) Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 20:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

There's also planetary differentiation and Earth#Internal_structure. You should be able to find the info you need there. TNXMan 20:44, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

saving a progression or path of discovery

Often when delving into meaning a series of steps is involved which reveal the perspective of inquiry, and it is a distinct advantage to be able to quickly/easily record the path traversed together with the significant point arrived at that occasions saving a particular article.

This capability could be present as an option window, which could even reveal the series of steps, the history of the search, to allow decision about how much of it to save.

I, for one would greatly appreciate this ability being made easy.

Thanks, Mwadewik (talk) 01:52, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Your browser probably has a "history" feature showing the web pages you have vistited. Aside from that, I'm not certain what you are looking for, or what you are doing that requires this. You might want to open a discussion on this at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 06:08, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

What you're suggesting sounds like a breadcrumb trail, should you want to use that terminology in a discussion over at the Pump. Gonzonoir (talk) 09:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Guidance on a map animation

I am working on a GIF animation for an article. It is of a map. Where do I find guidelines on what colours and font (and anything else) I should/should not use?

Lanma726 (talk) 07:25, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Map#Map colours, that shows the recommended colours for different areas, browse around that projects pages for more information. Hope that helps? Spitfire^Tally-ho! 07:41, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

translating and Copyright

Apologies, I am a complete novice to this but it is the following that induced me to be here ( with now subsequent question(s): there is an article on an author already in existence in English but the German article is much more exhaustive and excellent ( as in assimilated into 'excellent articles' ) and I would like to know how best to bring that into the English Wikipedia please: 1. Can I translate the German version, giving credit to the original ( but am I infringing on Copyright there somehow or would that be covered by my giving credit? ) and how would I integrate a translation into the existing very short English version ? 2. Alternatively, as there is an already existing entry in English would it be more advisable to simply 'edit'/add all the extra info from the German entry into English one, and in that case would I still give credit to the German article? You can tell I am rather at sea here, I did peruse the help files/ faq but could not find anything to solve my problem. Please advise, thank you very much, regards Bombushortorum (talk) 12:55, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The best way to do this is to translate the German article and integrate it into the existing English article. To preserve the edit history, include {{Translated page}} on the article's talk page. To which article were you referring? We may help to give you better info if we could look at the article. TNXMan 13:11, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Napoleon, Missouri USA

I am considered the Historian of our small town. I have written 4 books on it so far (about 1600 pages). I would like to contribute some of the more basic things about our town to the Wikipedia information on Napoleon if I could. Unfortunately, I am growing older and am seeing things in my self now that I used to see in the older generations not so many years ago. I learn slower with more effort & more confusion. My eyes tire more easily. This makes moving around through your website a considerable handicap for me.

So with that explained, I would like to offer information relating to our town to be posted with the Napoleon, Missouri page of information. Is there a possibility that I could write this up in Microsoft's Word and post it that way or even better could I pass this information on to someone that could post it for me to lessen the possibilities of me making an embarrasing or even moreso a devistating mistake?

Are there possible options to do this?Tomi1943 (talk) 16:29, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I would suggest creating your re-write of the article on a user subpage where you can work on it over time and then ask (probably on the article's talk page) for it to be reviewed by other editors. I have created a suitable subpage for you at User:Tomi1943/Napoleon, Missouri. Please don't hesitate to ask for help as you work on this. – ukexpat (talk) 17:18, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Welcome, Tomi1943 - If you want to work in Word, then copy and paste what you've written into the subpage Ukexpat created, that would be fine - others can help you with the formatting so long as you're OK with the content. Just shout over here, or you can ask on my talk page, if you want any help. That's the beauty of this place :) Gonzonoir (talk) 20:16, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

{{help me}} B1kekid (talk)

{{help me}} B1kekid (talk)

What do you need assistance with? TNXMan 17:14, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The Ghost Script

The Ghost Script is an indie/alternative rock sideproject created by Matt Thompson. Matt Thompson is also the lead singer/keyboardist of the band Alex the Skydiver[profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=69089621], who are currently on hiatus.

Musical Style

All lyrics and music for The Ghost Script are written by Matt Thompson, consisting mostly of keyboards. Musically each track recorded by The Ghost Script varies as far as genre goes while still maintaining an electro-pop sound. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Corrosivehp (talk • contribs) 21:38, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like you're trying to write an article. However, I would encourage you to read Wikipedia's policy on band notability and the guide to writing your first article. Please note that all Wikipedia articles must be supported by reliable sources and cannot be promotional. TNXMan 21:42, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

How do I make an Article?

Hi, I'm new to this site and I have absolutely no clue of how to make an article onn this site. I was hoping specifically on the batman topic. Could someone please help me?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Roaroftime (talk • contribs)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 21:41, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

A Necessary Concept of Classlessness

Stale

 – ukexpat (talk) 21:14, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I submitted an article entitled "A Necessary labour Concept of Classlessness for discussion as to how I could make it encyclopedic. I would like to know where to find it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfilabathu (talk • contribs) 09:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

A Necessary Labour Concept of Classlessness was deleted after the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A Necessary Labour Concept of Classlessness. Wikipedia is not for original research or essays. See Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. If you don't have a copy of the article then I can email it. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:24, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

So what happens after something is marked stale? How do we mark things stale in general? Do they get deleted eventually? By whom? How does one become one of the people who can delete stale things? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levalley (talk • contribs) 01:02, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

TuS Helene Altenessen

Stale

 – ukexpat (talk) 21:15, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I added a three lines to the entry "Notable Players" which are based on my personal memory. They now appear on the appropriate page, but in attempting to describe the edit, my screen froze repeatedly. So this is effectively my notice of what I have done. JURGEN LAWRENZ (talk) 13:13, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

The page does not freeze when I view it. I'm not sure what you mean by attempting to describe the edit. If you mean adding an edit summary, you can't go back and add it later. Maybe you are trying to browse backward to the edit page and submit the edit again. That won't work; you need to start a new edit, and make another change. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:27, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

I have slightly reformatted your changes. However, "personal memory" is not a reliable source - can you provide references about these two players? – ukexpat (talk) 17:01, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

351Cleveland

Stale

 – ukexpat (talk) 21:16, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I am stroking a 351cleveland to a 408.Looking at cam profiles I would like to use a 300 duration 562 lift.what size stall should I use? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.107.145.88 (talk) 00:20, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 01:01, 27 February 2009

(UTC)

Please explain what the jargon in the original question means. --Levalley (talk) 01:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC)LeValley

Employer: power and putting employees first

I want an article or information on the benefits of an employer standing behind his or her employees and giving them support by placing them first in the organization; for example, a fire chief who goes to bat for his firefighters to preserve their job rather than not sticking up for his men or women and allowing their jobs to be cut rather than cutting the budget by reducing materials and thereby preserving the employees. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhujer7 (talk • contribs) 15:06, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like that would involve a lot of original research and not be suitable for Wikipedia. But if you want to make a request, articles for creation is this way. – ukexpat (talk) 15:15, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Alternatively, you could make a request at requested articles. You can also create an account if you wish to contribute a well-sourced article yourself. TNXMan 15:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like a basic topic in any Business Ethics textbook. Is there not a section on Business Ethics where current research and thinking on this topic would fit? --Levalley (talk) 01:05, 14 March 2009 (UTC)LeValley

House of Lazarevic.

I read that you need information on the "House of Lazarevic". I may be able to help. My maternal great grand-parents were Lazarevic from Zemun (Belgrade). Harrod666 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrod666 (talk • contribs) 03:55, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Personal recollections and family knowledge are not reliable sources as defined by Wikipedia. You have books, online resources etc that can be cited as the article (House of Lazarević) is expanded? – ukexpat (talk) 04:44, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

And this, of course, is one of the major flaws of wikipedia. While it would be absurd for someone pretending to be knowledgeable to be permitted to edit wikipedia, someone who has published their own recollections on their own blog or page should be permitted to edit, using their own information. I daresay, they should be encouraged to do so. So, for example, if the article is about "House of Lazarevic" and one IS a Lazarevic, one should be able to add information. I think this should happen even if one hasn't hired someone to write a webpage about oneself. I suppose everyone claiming to be someone should first stick a homepage up somewhere so that it's "published" information... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levalley (talk • contribs) 01:12, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Headcount of Animals

Please create a new page for the information about population of wild animals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.124.71.41 (talk) 07:30, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

A week ago, a new article was created called World animal population, but it is being challenged and could be deleted if problems are not fixed. If you know something about this subject, why not see if you can help. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 09:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Page set for deletion

I just created a page that has been set for deletion, i am not sure why or how to fic it, could you please help —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wadehowell (talk • contribs) 16:31, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

It appears that your page has been tagged as a copyright infringement. Please be aware that Wikipedia cannot accept material that has been copy/pasted from other websites. All material must be written in original prose. See this page for more info. TNXMan 16:35, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Long section

I started adding some more scientific research to document the available science for the herbs listed in the herbalism article. The list is long, and with all the references typed out, it is very unwieldy for editing. One makes a change, then has to scroll down for a long,long way to find the right spot to make the next edit. A new heading for each herb may not be the right solution. Do you have any ideas on how to improve make this section easier to edit? --Little Flower Eagle (talk) 19:36, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

You haven't provided a link to the article. But for editing a long page where you need to reference several parts, you could open the same page in multiple windows. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 02:32, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I think it's Herbalism. – ukexpat (talk) 03:21, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Trying to create an article on just Levittown, New Jersey

I have a real simple question. I am a new editor of Wikipedia. I am trying to create a new article on 'Levittown, New Jersey.' Everytime I type in 'Levittown, New Jersey' in the search box it takes me to the article page on Willingboro, New Jersey. Is there a way to create a separate page for Levittown, New Jersey or am I suppose to just add the information to the Willingboro article page. Dkoch76 (talk) 20:25, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

If you would like to directly edit the page entitled Levittown, New Jersey, you can click here. You can erase what's there to get started. Please be aware, however, that all articles must be written from a neutral point of view and must be supported by reliable sources. I'll leave you some links on your talk page to get started. TNXMan 20:39, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Grunt work

I'm bored over here and I was wondering if there was any easy access, quick and menial tasks that Wikipedia need doing that I could help with. --199.227.86.10 (talk) 20:35, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

There certainly is. Check out Category:Uncategorized pages or Category:Orphaned articles. Both categories contain lots articles that need help, but aren't difficult to fix. TNXMan 20:37, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Hm, is there one for like, cleaning up trivia sections? The uncategorized seems to require familiarization on how category works, also with Orphaned articles you'd need pretty good knowledge of wikipedia to know where to and how to properly link stuff. Merging in trivia sections though into an article shouldn't be that hard however and require little knowledge other than the english language it self. (This is what I meant by easy access: i.e. able to be done by non-wikipedians.) --199.227.86.10 (talk) 20:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

We've got that too. Check out Category:Articles with trivia sections. TNXMan 23:12, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I too would like this kind of relatively mindless activity. However, the basic info pages on Wikipedia have now blossomed into hundreds of subpages. Information on how to link two articles isn't as easy to find as one would think. Frankly, I find nothing about how Wikipedia works "easy to find" and I'm noticing that unless one was present and active before 2006, almost no one is continuing to edit. Many, many pages had their heydays in 2006. I've been contributing since 2004, but still haven't learned to link pages (watching how others do it only works in some cases - I need direction to a page that explains it in general, which is why I'm here today - but never found it).

Instead, I found lots and lots of very basic things (how to get more specific search results, is wikipedia popular, should it be trusted? etc.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levalley (talk • contribs) 00:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

There are two very good places to start. The first is the Wikipedia manual. It has everything you need to know laid out in a helpful guidebook. There is also the editor's index which contains many, many helpful links to common questions and their answers. Also, you can feel free to continue to post here and we'll be happy to try to help. TNXMan 00:56, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

(I should note that the last sentence was directed more to the original poster than to Levalley, as you are obviously not a new contributor!) TNXMan 00:58, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

biblical bread

I would like to know just what the bread looked like in the Bible. I am teaching my Sunday school class this Sunday and I have a recipe without yeast. It tells me to roll out like pie dough. Was bread shaped that way in Biblical days? Or was it similar to a homemade loaf of bread (with yeast) as we make it today? Margaret Brngr —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.244.96.100 (talk) 23:07, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Bread#History. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. TNXMan 23:13, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

What an odd place to ask this question. Bread making equipment in ancient Jerusalem is well studied - in archaeology. The stones on which bread was baked were generally square or rectangular - although nothing would have kept someone from rolling out a circle on a square. There are two main kinds of cultures in the region (with very different ancient roots): Those that like squares and those that like circles. The Tor/circle cultures are widespread and intermixed with the square preferring cultures. I'm guessing that Jesus's culture used round (or possibly both). These ancient flatbreads (the unleavened breads) are not very closely related to modern breads. They are not "loaves" at all - they are like giant crackers. Current Indian breads (not naan, the more cracker-like ones) are probably the closest. Toasted flour tortillas would be close. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levalley (talk • contribs) 00:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

measure temperature

how can we measure the temperature of an matarial with the help of emissivity.

how can eissivity play a role in temperature measurement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.176.77 (talk) 05:41, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Emissivity. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. TNXMan 13:51, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

They will not, however, do your homework for you. Karenjc 16:47, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

How long is appropriate to wait to delete content?

If you are certain content in an article is incorrect, and can counter it with verifiable content, how long is it appropriate to wait before deleting and substituting? How long do you wait if you ask questions on the discussion page but no one else engages?

Similarly, if one questions content, based on the Wikipedia Style Guide, policies or guidelines, how long do you wait before making a change? And if you post on discussion and receive no response, how long do you wait before making the change?

Thanks, —Preceding unsigned comment added by CluelessCautiousCapitalist (talk • contribs) 18:34, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

It's limited what we can say without knowing the specific case. Many things can play in, for example whether you have a conflict of interest. And some articles get very little attention so nobody might comment on a suggestion which would violate Wikipedia policies and guidelines you don't know yet. I see your account is only a day old. There are replies to your post at Wikipedia:Help desk#Questions about corrections of material, editing, Conflict of Interest. You can add a post to that section by clicking "edit" to the right and write at the bottom. If your questions here are about the same situation then I suggest you take it there with details about the case and keep the discussion in on place. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:06, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Internal Links

Stale

 – ukexpat (talk) 21:14, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I would like to link to a section with in a page and I don't know how could someone give me an example? Shadowmaster13 (talk) 10:31, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Put a # between the article name and section title. For example, [[Canada#History]] would link to the Canada article's history section. Be sure to do some sort of piped link, as I did with my internal link to Canada, as the '#' looks bad when it shows up in the text of an article. WP:Manual of Style (links)#Linking to sections of articles has some more information and tips on how to do this. AlexiusHoratius 10:46, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Actually what I meant was can you link from the top of a page to a section of that same page?Shadowmaster13 (talk) 08:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Isn't that what the Table of Contents is for? --Thomprod (talk) 00:29, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Just omit the page name before # in the above example by AlexiusHoratius. [[#Internal Links|this]] creates this piped link to the heading of this section. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

References

How much information from book is acceptable to be used as information in an article about that book? Shadowmaster13 (talk) 06:20, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

I would think that you can use the book to support factual information (number of pages, publisher, etc.) or to use direct quotes. However, please be aware that all Wikipedia articles must be supported by multiple, independent, reliable sources. The book cannot be the sole source of information in an article about itself. TNXMan 13:32, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

mathematics

The smallest four digit number which is divisible by 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and10? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.125.223.54 (talk) 16:38, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

If the number is divisible by 2, 4 and 8 then it must be of the form 8×a. If it's divisible by 3 and 9 then it must also be of the form 9×b. Combining these two means it must be of the form 72×c. Try if you can work it out the rest from there. They will not do all your homework for you, but: Have you tried the Mathematics section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

page deleted?

Dear Wikipedia, I was asked by my publisher to create a Wikipedia page. My third novel is soon to be published. After completing the page with info on Work and Life, Work, novels, non-fiction, poetry, awards and links, I clicked save and received a message that John C (if I remember correctly) had stopped my entry due to something being unverified? I cannot retrieve that page, nor can I locate the two pages I typed. Is there a way for me to return to that page? I am an American author, please google my name for verification. Thank you, Pamela Ditchoff Pditchoff (talk) 19:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it did not indicate notability per this page. Please see WP:BIO for notability requirements for biographies, WP:COI for conflict of interest guidelines, WP:SPAM for policy on promotional articles, WP:RS for reliable sources and WP:V for verifiability. WP:YFA and The Missing Manual will also help. – ukexpat (talk) 19:34, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

How do we rearrange or delete irrelevant sections in a talk/discussion page?S

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 03:26, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Since the discussion pages are not for general discussion tangentially related to the topic, what do we do if people misuse it?

I'm speaking specifically of the War and Peace discussion. "Who has read the whole thing?" is not a valid discussion topic. "I have read it and would like to say this..." is also rather distracting (although fascinating, it really interferes with any serious dialogue about the article itself). Is there a way to delete sections? Does anyone check this kind of thing on Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levalley (talk • contribs) 00:42, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

In theory all the "chat" stuff unrelated to the article itself should be scrubbed from the talk page. I would post a message there indicating your intention to do so, leave it for an hour or so, then scrub away. Just make what you are doing clear in the edit summary.  – ukexpat (talk) 00:56, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

ex: remove per WP:NOTFORUM point 4 — Ched ~ ^(yes?) 03:25, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks so much! I'll try and leave good edit notes - thank you!--Levalley (talk) 23:10, 14 March 2009 (UTC)LeValley

Wikipedia Interest/Enhancement Groups

kia ora, Maori blessings,
Just beginning to steer my way around Wikipedia ... found my way to the Community Portal, but could find no Project or Task Force teams related to 1) 'Wild, Native, Aboriginal, Indigenous' peoples/ancestry, on 2) Healing our Mother Earth, or on 3)'Oral, Intangible, Global' knowledge systems (contrast 'Western' or 'scientific' or 'encyclopedic' systems which deny or negate or drown the older, vaster, wisdom in corporate and consumer language and 'landscape'.)
How does a new editor find Wikipedia teams and discussion (email?) forums working in areas like these, or any others, that we may collaborate with to broaden and deepen the pan-cultural utility, accessibility, and beauty of Wikipedia?
arohanui, enfolding love,
Millennium Twain (talk) 09:17, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! You might be interested in, for example, Wikiproject Indigenous peoples of North America, Wikiproject Ethnic groups, and Wikiproject Anthropology. A good way to find relevant projects and taskforces is to look up an article that falls within your area of interest, then click on the "Talk" link at the top of the page to view the talk page. Many articles have banners here to show the projects under whose remit they fall. There's also a full directory of wikiprojects, which you could browse to find other projects of interest. I hope this helps. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Great, Gonzonoir!
Joined those three, and am off to browse the others. Can spend less time editing for a while, and do some roaming around and meeting folks and learn how to get involved in dialog, and get a feeling for "what's going on".Millennium Twain (talk) 12:19, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

A Patient Wiki Mentor?

I'm not sure of protocol, so please let me know if this is an inappropriate request, but ... is it possible for someone to look at my page and help me understand what needs to be fixed and what I need to do next in order to publish the page?

Whoever responds, would you please respond on my Talk Page?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CBrowns

Thank you!

CBrowns (talk) 19:50, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi there - I'm very happy to help out, so I'll comment on your talkpage. The article needs some attention to tone, internal links, and formatting, but I'll elaborate on these over in your namespace. Gonzonoir (talk) 11:56, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

As TnXMan points out below, you could also ask for help at the drawing board. Didn't know about this one til today! Gonzonoir (talk) 22:41, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Bharatiya shrubs and herbs

cultural importance of bharatiya shrubs and herbs —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.72.16.70 (talk) 00:28, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:06, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

There are many strikes in kenya nowadays, bringing financial suffering to both employers & workers.Would you expect a commercial insurer to provide insurance protection to either the worker or employers to cover the losses resulting from the strikes? Explain why or why not. Solit (talk) 07:04, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

This page is only for questions about using Wikipedia. You might find an answer to your question at the reference desk, which specializes in knowledge questions, but keep in mind that they will not do your homework for you. Gonzonoir (talk) 12:13, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Infobox

How can we insert a infobox?Is there any cheat for it?I want to start a new article,so I need it as early as possible.

Nishantj96 (talk) 07:13, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi there - you can find a list of all the infobox templates at Category:Infobox templates. If you let us know what kind of article you're writing (about a person? A place? A particular organization?) we can direct you to one that may be appropriate to your needs. Gonzonoir (talk) 11:42, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Fancy Signatures

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 22:47, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

So how does everyone get these fancy signatures? CipherPixel (talk) 08:53, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

There was a recent question about this on the helpdesk, where you may find some useful information. Full instructions are at Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing your signature, but you'll need to know a little markup to obtain certain effects. Perhaps if you let us know just what you want, someone can advise you on exactly what to do? Gonzonoir (talk) 11:45, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Cheers mate, and will do. CipherPixel (talk) 22:42, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

posting new page info

I have created a new entry and would like to transfer from the sandbox to an actual page. Where is the instructional on doing this or how can I proceed?

I would also like to add some photos and my logo but can not figure out how to do this after reading the instructional.

Bellyupbbq (talk) 19:50, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Before tackling the technical details, there is an immediate problem that the article reads like an advertisement, to the extent that it would most likely be deleted if it were moved into article-space. You are strongly discouraged from creating or editing an article on your own company. The best way to keep an article from being an advertisement is to write it from the content that is available in reliable sources (newspapers, magazines, etc.). Articles written from personal knowledge and official websites are likely to be deleted for being either advertising or non-notable. Someguy1221 (talk) 20:08, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

I can write a fact-filled article, but its about my employer

The company I work for is mentioned in an article about our parent company. My company does not have its own Wikipedia node. I am in a position to write a really good, fact-filled article about the company, complete with external sources cited. Is this permitted? Frowned upon? Ben242 (talk) 20:14, 16 March 2009 (UTC) Ben

In general, writing about a topic that you're involved with that closely is considered less than kosher. Take a look at our conflict of interest guidelines regarding that. You might want to start a discussion on the talk page of the article on your parent company and encourage other editors to start an article, providing some of the external references there for them to work with - that would help get around the issue. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:18, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

You can also submit your idea at the drawing board, where other editors can give you tips on what to do. Also, it's very important that your article be written neutrally and not advertise or promote. TNXMan 22:06, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Ralph Cooper Hutchison

Help! I attempted to fix the surname spelling problem for Ralph Cooper Hutchison, but was unable to correct the second citation error. Can a more experienced editor help with the citation error? Also, this article omits the fact that Hutchison was president of Lafayette College. See the talk for this article. DThomsen8 (talk) 02:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Dthomsen8

It seems that there are references referring to a work/journal/something by "Hutchison", but there is no actual reference to the work. For example, it's as if I keep mentioning a "him" without saying exactly who "he" is. Your best bet is to find the first <ref name="hutchison"/> and replace with the actual reference. Also, if Hutchison was the president, feel free to add it to the article. Be sure to cite a reliable source but you can always improve the article if the article needs it. TNXMan 02:06, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Here is the book citation. On page 643, there is a list of the presidents of Lafayette College, 1915-1978.

Gendebein, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: Being the History of the Third Half-Century of Lafayette College. Easton, Pennsylvania: Lafayette College. p. 643. ISBN 9996482324. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

List of Lafayette College people has a list of Lafayette College presidents. Revisions of this article with the appropriate reference is somewhat beyond my skills at present. DThomsen8 (talk) 06:30, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Dthomsen8

Is This Plagarism?

Resolved

I found a new article: Learning space design. Initially, I made the mistake of thinking it should be deleted for not being wikified. I put 5 different delete boxes on it and now I know that was wrong, but something in the article bothered me. I know I've seen it somewhere before. I came back and ran some searches and then realized that the article in question is really just a rewording of the advertisement on http://www.educause.edu/ELI/LearningPrinciplesandPractices/LearningSpaceDesign/5521?bhcp=1&time=1237229745

I don't know if this is considered plagarism on Wikipedia but I consider it plagarism. The advertisement it is paraphrasing directly is copyrighted. Of course, I'm a bit gun shy after my earlier mistakes with this article so let me know what you think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblesort (talk • contribs) 19:28, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

The first paragraph is definitely a rewording of the copyrighted page noted here, and the entire article looks like it's intended to promote the Educause products - note the number of their books used for references. I'd prefer to have further opinions before taking action, though. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:16, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Orangemike found it and nuked it. Thanks for looking it over, Tony. Bubblesort (talk) 15:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Images

How can I show the images I want in my article?And if I dont have an image related to that article,how can I transfer it from that site to Wiki without getting into trouble from both sites?

You can do that by embedding it [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|200px]] etc.. You need to make sure it's released under a free license (GFDL would be ideal) but if not and if it's eligible you can try fair use. -- Mentifisto 12:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

For uploading see: WP:UI. – ukexpat (talk) 15:05, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

infobox for a company

I can't seem to locate the template (s) to add an infobox to an article on a company. Can someone direct me? (WBancroft (talk) 16:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC))

Does Category:Business infobox templates have what you need? Gonzonoir (talk) 16:47, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

The simplest one to use is {{Infobox Company}}. However, the link Gonzonoir provided has more details. TNXMan 17:03, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

S&P stock ratings

I find this service alomost worthless - being a month or more behind current date on many stocks. Can you direct me to a contact address, email, etc. for S&P? CC —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.228.42.202 (talk) 17:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. TNXMan 17:39, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Moving Pages

Resolved

 – Answered on user talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 18:14, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi I put together an article on my Userpage. The instructions say, to transfer it to its proper name I should

<With the correct page displayed, click on the "Move" tab near the top of the page (in default Monobook skin).>

But I don't see this tab anywhere. What have I done wrong?

Please message my talk page.

Dungur (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:52, 17 March 2009 (UTC).

Replied on user talk. Algebraist 18:05, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

how do i request an article whose category isn't listed but does exist?

Hi,

I want to request an article for wavaflow, a recording studio in los angeles. I noticed that the category for recording studio does exist but it doesn't appear in the list of categories-maybe I'm just not seeing it. I'd really like to see something for this recording studio because it's contributing to the music environment of los angeles, recording many famous and established artists. Please help.

LiliLbecerra (talk) 18:15, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requested articles/music#Record labels seems to be the place for it. However, you should be aware that Requested articles is an extremely slow and unreliable way to bring an article into existence. The only reliable way to create an article is to write it yourself. Algebraist 18:31, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I just finished my first minor Wiki addition & it says it will be marked for speedy deletion

This is an edit of an empty link.

It is the track listing and personnel on a specific CD, from the liner notes of that CD.

No opinion, all facts as published on the liner notes by the artist in question.

Thanks!

FraterSODDI (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:11, 17 March 2009 (UTC).

It looks like you've created The Whispering Wall (album); the problem is that there's no real indication of who the artist is. Since it's by The Legendary Pink Dots, which is definitely a notable artist with a raft of similar album articles, I'll decline the speedy deletion and add a bit. You, afterwards, can take a look at some of the other album articles, such as Your Children Placate You from Premature Graves, and edit what you've added so it's more along those lines. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Or I could be beaten to it by Tnxman307 (talk · contribs). =) 20:52, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I've fixed up the article a little bit, but please feel free to continue adding well-sourced information. TNXMan 20:53, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

difference & hirarchy of CHAIRMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Dear all i want to know the difference, hirarchy and powers of CHAIRMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR and CEO —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaze2008 (talk • contribs) 10:01, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried the Humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion - Can someone help me please?

Hi I added my new page today Actor_expo and got a message about speedy deletion. Can someone help me figure out why its up for speedy deletion and how i can save the page? Or modify it so it sits within all the right guidelines? I really thought it was - so don't know which part or parts is causing a problem? Thank you for you kind help.

Actorexpo (talk) 17:33, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

It appears that your page is being considered for deletion for two reasons. The first is because you have left the Sandbox header at the top of the page. That header is only used for test pages. Also, your page appears to be promoting an event. Wikipedia articles must be written from a neutral point of view and cannot advertise or promote anyone or anything. For tips on writing articles, see this guide. TNXMan 17:45, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Citing news releases

Is citing a news release that was published on a news website considered a reliable source? Ealcoop23 (talk) 19:54, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

If it's a press release, not really. Press releases are usually just thinly disguised advertisements. However, they can be used to verify facts (usually upcoming release dates, that sort of thing). For much more info, see this page. TNXMan 20:00, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

How long till it posts?

I just added a new article and was wondering how long it takes to post and/or can be found through web searches? -Thanks, NestEggInk —Preceding unsigned comment added by NestEggInk (talk • contribs) 23:02, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

It will immediately be accessible by typing the exact title into the search box and clicking 'go', and will be added to the Wikipedia search index (so that it can be found by searching for some of the article text or whatever) sometime in the next day or so. Wikipedia has no control over when external search engines search as Google update their indexes, but it doesn't normally take more than a few days. Algebraist 00:21, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Mason William's song, "A Gift of Song"

I have a 45rpm recording of A Gift of Song, different than the one on the Gift of Song Album, which is an instrumental; different in that he is singing lyrics to the song with a choral backup and full orchestra. I would call it a hymn to the joy of "giving" music. I would like to add the label information for those interested in acquiring it, if available, and for the purpose of informing fans of it's existance since I can find no referance to it anywhere. Can I simply type the info into the edit page?..or do I need to post it in a particular section. I'd also like to know if it is available anywhere. The label on my 45 rpm Vinyl is as follows: WARNER BROS.-SEVEN ARTS RECORDS

                         MASON WILLIAMS
                         Produced by Dick Glasser
                         "A Gift of Song" (Patty Ingles) 
                         Irving Music, Inc.
                         BMI -4:30
                         7301 (N16983)
                         Arranged by Al Capps from the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Album WS 1788, "Music 
                         By Mason Williams"
  

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Butchwhitmon (talk • contribs) 13:10, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

You should probably discuss this on the article's talk page. Details of the existence of an alternative version are probably OK if you can provide a reference for it from a reliable source. You should however avoid adding anything that would be considered promotional. – ukexpat (talk) 18:36, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Where is my article?

Help! created my page. It is in my contributions but when I search for the page on the main wikipedia page nothing shows up. Can't understand what I'm missing in the process. Also want to make sure the image comes up on page as well. Thank you. The page should be Bridget Morrow which is my name as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bridget Morrow (talk • contribs) 18:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

You created the article in your user space at User:Bridget Morrow. For it to appear in the mainspace it will have to be moved there. You account must be autoconfirmed before you can move pages. However, there are a few issues with your draft: it appears to be an autobiography and you therefore have a conflict of interest - you are strongly discouraged from writing an article about yourself. It also needs reliable sources to support claims of notability. – ukexpat (talk) 18:32, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

question on an article MFD that you recently commented

Hi there, first thanks for having removed the unnecessary hangon tag; you said "now that it's at AfD, no need for this", thanks -- it was confusing for me and last time I did not react quickly enough so I am trying to be more careful now... What shall I do now? If it's an AFD I guess I should wait until a decision is made before I edit anything, or may I modify the page to make it less commercial (although honestly I do not really see what's wrong here)? Last question, how could I be notified that modifications on this page (or on other pages) have been operated, is it possible to receive an email notification? If you don't have time for this I would understand of course, no worries, and sorry for my stupid questions. Cheers, Fred Fred SC (talk) 21:26, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

If you are an employee of the company making this product, it would be appropriate for you to disclose this as recommended by the conflict of interest guidelines. It would also be a good idea to research whether the product is notable. If you can find multiple, independent, reliable sources with significant coverage of the product, you should cite these in the article and use them to back up anything you've said about the product. If you cannot find any sources like this then the article is probably not appropriate for Wikipedia.

Regarding notification of changes, it is not possible to receive automatic e-mail notifications of changes to pages but you can get an RSS feed of changes to the article, deletion discussion and your talk page. If you use Wikipedia a lot, you might also want to use a watchlist which is a page that shows you any changes made to pages on Wikipedia that you're interested in. Tra (Talk) 22:22, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Default talk page contents

I just created an account. Should I have anything on my talk page before someone asks me something? Is there any reason for it to exist yet? Osteoderm Jacket (talk) 21:50, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

You don't have to have anything there. It's personal preference more than anything else. Some people have elaborate layouts, some have templates at that top (like my talk page), and some have nothing. TNXMan 21:55, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Where can i request articles?

Like i wanted to see if Doug Griffin was notable enough for wikipedia? --Cobalzal (talk) 21:56, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Requested articles is the page for which you're looking, I believe. TNXMan 21:59, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Ongoing Page

I want to create a page. How do i stop it from being displayed until i have fully completed it, as this could take a couple of days?

AdamJDeacon (talk) 14:48, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

You can create a subpage in your userspace and work there. Just click on User:AdamJDeacon/Subpage and create your article there. After that, you can move it to the mainspace. Best, Zain Ebrahim (talk) 14:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm trying to do the same thing. I went to "my contributions" (I don't see anything labelled "userspace" so can you make this very simple? As of right now, I see my username, then My Talk, My preferences, etc." I see nothing that would enable me to "just click" on User:LeValley/Subpage...what am I doing wrong?--Levalley (talk) 00:53, 14 March 2009 (UTC)LeValley

You can click on the link in the paragraph above. You can also copy the link to your user page (which has not been created yet). You just need to copy the name and put a couple of square brackets around it like this: [[User:AdamJDeacon/Subpage]], which turns it into a link. If you need help, let us know. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 02:30, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Pro tip: Special:Mypage/Subpage will always point to the userspace of whoever's looking and clicks the link. ~user:orngjce223 how am I typing? 15:46, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

How do you edit the first part of an article that is in error...when there's no edit button?

Case in question: War and Peace. It was NOT published "from 1865-1869." An article called "1805" was published in 1865, containing most of part one of what would eventually be called (by Tolstoi) War and Peace. War and Peace (SO NAMED BY ITS AUTHOR TOLSTOI) was not published in a period encompassing 1865-1869 - it was published in 1869 and 1869 only. During the years 1865-1869, Tolstoi rewrote "1805" and turned it into a manuscript which he entitled War and Peace. It was then published as War and Peace (exactly as it is today, in Russia) in 1869. Publishing and writing are two different activities. This is a really bad error. What can be done about it? Many people have commented on it (for two years) and no, I don't have time to join what has essentially become the Wiki-cult. I guess I should blog about it. But seriously - how does one get the ability to edit that first paragraph? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levalley (talk • contribs) 02:14, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

You can click the "edit this page" tab at top of the page. Wikipedia:Lead section#Editing the lead section mentions other possibilities. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:18, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

(randomly brainstorming) I wonder if it would be too much to ask, to make the "edit this page" tab highlighted, like it is on the French Wikipedia... ~user:orngjce223 how am I typing? 15:54, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Please help me!

Hi, I have just complted the edit of John Harris, Novelist, from personal knowledge and having know John for many years, interviewed him and written about him many time. The edit is done, but I cannot get it into the system. It just stays as it is. How do I file it, send it, or whatever. I am keen to help by making contributions, but what do I have to do to get the new info onto the finished page? Keith Farnsworth —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grenokid (talk • contribs) 16:31, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi there, and welcome. I see your recent edits at the John Harris (novelist) page just fine. You may have been confused by the odd formatting - that was because you'd started a paragraph with an initial space, which causes the text display as though it were code. I've removed that now - do you want to take a look and see if that's what you were after?

I'd now suggest a few edits to what you added. Your text contains no citations, which are an important Wikipedia requirement. All our content needs to be verifiable. You should now look into providing links to reliable third-party sources, like books or journal articles, that demonstrate the points you've added, since unsourced material can be removed at any time. Gonzonoir (talk) 16:46, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

"Personal files", chats with the authors, etc. are not acceptable as reliable sources. However, published articles from the past in newspapers and magazines are perfectly acceptable even if they are not available online. See our instructions on how to cite various published sources for details on how to do it right. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:42, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

changing the name of an article

I would like to change the name of the 'RUMS rugby' article to 'Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students RFC', as this is the full and official name of the rugby club, whereas RUMS rugby is a shortened abreviation.

Swayhen (talk) 08:37, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

I made the move. Dragons flight (talk) 09:21, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

what are the rat's habitat?203.116.238.21 (talk) 04:30, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

what are the rat's habitat?203.116.238.21 (talk) 04:30, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in our article on rats. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at the science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this page is for). I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Independently verifiable sources on a historical article re: National Conference of State Societies

I understand the sensible policy of Wikipedia is that articles must be verified and I wrote an article on March 20 about the National Conference of State Societies that was criticized for not being verifiable. I only wrote one other original article in 2006. My problem is this, I am not sure how to go about offering independent verification since much of my article deals with the 19th Century history of a group where I am the historian and literally the only person in the world I know of who has done research on this obscure history from the historical archives of newspapers. I can cite many old articles from 100 years ago but don't want to violate copyright for The Washington Post archives for example.

So what do you do when you are almost the only source of much of the history? I cannot be called neutral since I am a former president of the group but there is nothing very controversial about the history either. It just is what it is and there is not much to argue about. I would like to improve the article and hope that it stays posted and meets Wikipedia standards because I think the group has a long history that might be of interest to others even if their numbers are small. For example, it might help someone understand the changes to Washington political and social clubs brought about by Civil Service reform and the admission of women members in the 1890s. I also created the historical photo albums and the web/blog site at http://ncss.typepad.com. Thanks for any suggestions about how to improve or find a way to verify. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.28.193 (talk) 06:31, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

The things have to have been published in a reliable source. We can't simply take your word that you've done the research correctly or at all. This is somewhat similar to the normal requirements in proper academic papers (aside from the obvious original research aspect), where everything taken from another paper/work must be cited and good journals will reject submissions that cite shoddy sources without reason.

Last I checked, simply citing newspaper articles is never a violation of copyright law. Quotes are a different matter, but they're covered by fair use (assuming they're not too long and etc.), and if the article is particularly old it may be completely in the public domain anyways. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 06:44, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. I can cite the old newspaper articles by exact date, I have those. So I will try it that way. There are no scholarly books since my research is the first and only that I know of but maybe the articles collectively will be taken as reliable and verifiable. 71.191.28.193 (talk) 04:21, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

how to edit an article

I am new at wikipedia. Wrote an article on MLS soccer player, Davide Somma. I previewed the page and saved it, but it did not turn out how I wanted it to look like. Help?!? Thank you Gauteng96 (talk) 18:56, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I fixed the minor format error that was stopping the infobox displaying correctly, and sorted the headings to conform to the generally accepted style guidelines. The article could do with some inline citations and needs a little work so it reads less like a list and more like an article, but as a first-time attempt it's creditable - thank you for contributing it. I'll leave you a few useful links on your talk page to help you find your way around. Welcome to Wikipedia and happy editing. Karenjc 23:27, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Create an article

Once I've created an article in my user subpage, how do I 'publish' it to live Wikipedia? I can't figure out how to 'move' my article, if that is in fact what I need to do. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ggallice (talk • contribs) 00:07, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Your account isn't four days old yet, so you can't move pages. However, since you are the sole editor of the page, your cut-and-paste move shouldn't cause any problems. Algebraist 00:13, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Create an article

I have created an article, and it seems that I cannot move it (so it shows up with a search on wikipedia) until I am an 'autoconfirmed' member. The criteria seems to be four days of registration and 10 edits. I have not edited anything on Wikipedia. Will I have to do so before I can move my article? Is my status automatically updated after four days and after making edits? Ggallice (talk) 00:15, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

You have made 48 edits to Wikipedia, so you're fine there. You will automatically become autoconfirmed the instant your account becomes four days old (assuming you are not using Tor), and will then be able to move pages. For the time being, you can ask other people to move things for you. What do you want moved? Algebraist 00:20, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I would like my article entitled 'Tricolor Buckmoth' moved. Thanks. Ggallice (talk) 00:22, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

You haven't said where you wanted it moved to, so I've had to guess. I hope that's what you wanted. Algebraist 00:26, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Peaceism

Stale

 – ukexpat (talk) 21:15, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Peaceism is a religon with no god or creator. Their main custom is a bandana of any colour around your head which represents the positive energy that nobody sees. They belive that the reason bad days happen is that you don't use your brain for positive thoughts you only use it for bad. They belive that the meaning of life is to enjoy it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mky67 (talk • contribs) 22:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC) May you live forever and become a giant. -- The only prayer in Peaceism? Nacho Insular (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:22, 24 March 2009 (UTC).

Add some reliable sources to the "article" and we may just believe you... – ukexpat (talk) 22:55, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Gaelic

Is it possible to create an entry in Gaelic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.242.194 (talk) 13:37, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

You can, but not on this Wikipedia (as this is the English Wikipedia). Your best bet is either the Irish Wikipedia or the Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia. Also, you can translate articles from Gaelic to English if you'd like. TNXMan 13:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Or using interwiki links Irish Wikipedia and Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia. I know, I know, I am a smartass. – ukexpat (talk) 15:10, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Far from it. I couldn't get those to work earlier, so I'll take a note for future reference. I guess you can't just use [[ga:]], but actually have to include the name of the main page. TNXMan 15:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

No, ga: works fine. Just remember the leading colon to make it inline rather than sidebarred. Algebraist 15:22, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

(e/c)Actually I just discovered that if you add the preceding colon as in [[:ga:]], you don't need the Main page name, so that would be Irish and Scottish Gaelic. We live and learn! – ukexpat (talk) 15:25, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah, noted. Thanks to both of you for the tip. TNXMan 15:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Help?

helpme Joshua454545 (talk) 17:01, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

With what would you like assistance? TNXMan 17:10, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Login error Error sending mail: There is no e-mail address recorded for user "Smbajaj". How to add and e-mail address?

How to add and e-mail address to the login name : smbajaj in which case there is no e-mail address already recorded for the user like me? - smbajaj

<address removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.162.126.49 (talk) 20:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't really understand your question, but if you ware smbajaj, then you can register an email address by logging in and going to Special:Preferences. Algebraist 21:00, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Smbajaj was created 11 June 2006. If it is you but you forgot your password and got that message when you clicked "E-mail new password" at the login screen then you can no longer get access to your acccount and will have to create a new account. I see User:Smbajaj created User:S M BAJAJ 11 June 2006. Neither of them have any edits at the English Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Help request

helpme —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nightwish100 (talk • contribs) 00:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

This appears to be a vandalism-only account; I can't see any constructive edits. If the ID was hijacked, it would be better to create a new one, but don't share it with anyone. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 00:48, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Translation of English page into other languages.....

I am a first time user and article contributor to Wikipedia and was wondering how articles developed in English can get translated into other languages? Is the user suppose to do this themselves or does an online translation happen automatically, transforming the page into different languages?

Any help/advice would be great!

Ntt.huong (talk) 07:00, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Articles are not automatically translated (there is no algorithm to do that yet; if you've ever used Babel Fish or Google translation, you know what I mean). Articles are translated by users who speak other languages, and sometimes there will be a lot of information in one version, and much less in other languages. If an article is translated to another language, the interwiki link will be added automatically by a bot, but someone has to actually write the article in the other language first. Horologium (talk) 08:52, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Retrospective attribution of edits

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 15:06, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I just recently created my Wikipedia account, using my own name. However I have in the past edited three or four articles anonymously. Is there any way to have these edits retrospectively credited to my name?

I guess I could just go to the edit pages and edit in my name, but I didn't know if this would be a horrible solecism. Especially since the edits in question obviously pre-date the creation of my account. Morag Kerr (talk) 13:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to reattribute edits from IP addresses to username accounts. This used to happen, but has been discontinued. Of course, you could claim (on your talkpage or elsewhere) the IP address, but I don't know how wise that would be. TNXMan 13:55, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh well, thanks for the info anyway. Morag Kerr (talk) 14:19, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Translations

I have completed a translation from German into English, but I don`t know how to enter the translation as a link! Could you please outline the procedure for me. I just want to add the English translation as link to an article already in the wikipedia system. Thank you80.153.201.143 (talk) 16:07, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like you want to create an article with the English translation. If that's the case, you'll need to either create an account or post the article at articles for creation. If that's not the case, please post again here so we can help you out. TNXMan 16:13, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

And please post your request for help on just one of the help pages so that replies are kept together. This page and the main help desk are actively monitored so your request should be answered quickly if you post on one or the other. – ukexpat (talk) 18:45, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Creating a Private Section?

Is it possible to create a section that is only accessible to certain users with passwords? Or is everything accessible to everyone? Sunriseadoption (talk) 19:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

That's not possible on Wikipedia, since it in no way serves our purpose of building an encyclopedia. You're welcome to set up your own wiki for your own purposes, though. Algebraist 19:46, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

That's the great thing about Wikipedia. All of the pages can be improved by anyone. And everyone can see what you've edited by looking at your contributions. You may be better served by setting your own internal wiki, if you'd like to use one for your company/business. TNXMan 19:47, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a webhost; private sections would contravene our purpose for existence. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:48, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

The user could of course download the Mediawiki software and create their own private wiki. – ukexpat (talk) 21:35, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Chrysomya bezziana Peer Review request

Resolved

 – [[User:dachundcrazy|Dachshundcrazy (talk) 05:14, 25 March 2009 (UTC)]]

Hello! I requested that our article Chrysomya bezziana be up for peer review. However, on our talk page, it is showing the original "to start a peer review" template, and have tried purging it with no luck. What can I do to change it to the peer review box/link? Thanks so much! Dachshundcrazy (talk) 21:22, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I clicked on the "natural sciences and mathematics" link (but I'm not certain this is the right one), and the system tried to create a new page called Wikipedia:Peer review/Chrysomya bezziana/archive2, but I didn't save it. (I'm not certain why it has this name, and there is no archive or archive1 page, but perhaps this is how it's done; there doesn't seem to be anything actually wrong.) Did you get to that point?

I did get to that point and created - [[8]], but it isn't showing up on the talk page. So I'm not sure where I went wrong. Dachshundcrazy (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, that appears to be a bad link. Wikipedia:Peer_review/Chrysomya_bezziana/archive1 should work better. Dachshundcrazy (talk) 05:08, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Also, I'm a little concerned about you calling it "our" article, which suggests there could be more than one person editing under your account? Wikipedia's rules state that each editor should have an ID, and IDs should not be shared. My apologies if this isn't what you meant. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 22:16, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry! A few of us worked on the article together as a group project, but we all have seperate Wikipedia accounts. I just keep calling it our article. Sorry for being confusing! Dachshundcrazy (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I managed to fix it. Thanks for all your help anyway! Dachshundcrazy (talk) 05:14, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

It's showing up on the main peer review page, so all is well. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 05:22, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

No references

If I have found out my information on my own,and not taken help of any other site or else,what shall I write in references?I cannot avoid writing references because then,other users complain and my article is deleted!

Nishantj96 (talk) 11:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi there. The references should simply point to the places where you found out the information. If you write, for example, that a person was born in a particular year, the reference exists to explain where you got that information: from a newspaper report, for example. References are very important on Wikipedia because they support our policy on verifiability: it must be possible for anyone to confirm that everything in Wikipedia is true. The best way to do that is to point to the sources of the information we include.

So to answer your question simply: in your references, you should note the sources you consulted when creating your article. You found out the information: where did you find it? The answer to that question is what should go in your references.

For more help, try our guidelines on referencing and reliable sources. Gonzonoir (talk) 12:05, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean by "I have found out my information on my own", but maybe you want to write something that is not allowed by the policies Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Verifiability. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

But if I have found out the information from a book,how can it link to the site of that particular book?I mean,shall I just write,for eaxample,

' Oxford dictionary or just 'Oxford Dictionary' itself?

Nishantj96 (talk) 12:23, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see - yes, it's fine to cite books. There's a template to help with this; Template:Cite book. But if that looks too involved you can just list the information - definitely title and publication date, ideally also ISBN, publisher, and more - so others can see which book you mean. You don't need to wikilink as in the first example. Do you know how to use <ref> tags? The guide at WP:CITE can explain that for you. Gonzonoir (talk) 12:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

The most important thing is that you provide enough information to unambiguously identify what book you're talking about. For example, the Oxford University Press produces several dictionaries, so just putting 'Oxford Dictionary' doesn't provide enough information. Algebraist 13:35, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

M1super90 (talk) 13:11, 24 March 2009 (UTC) My father flew some of the aircraft discussed here and would like to provide some generally unknown details. How do I provide his information (while he's still able to) while meeting citation requirements?

Unfortunately, unpublished or self-published personal recollections are not something which we are allowed to use. If these details have been published in some kind of reliable source, we could use that source as the reference. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Tagged as advertisement?

I created this entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Commerce and it was tagged for reading like an advertisement. So I rewrote several portions. How do I get the advertising warning removed?

Marcybf (talk) 15:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

By removing the advertising content and tone from it. "Throughout its 175 years, the JoC has been characterized by a willingness to operate apart from the herd, and by an ability to adapt to changing conditions" is advertisement, not an encyclopedia article. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

That is the last paragraph of the entry. Now it is tagged for deletion because of the last paragraph of the entry? Marcybf (talk) 17:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I just used that as a sample of the promotional tone which permeates the entire piece. If all such language is removed, then the tag can be removed as well. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:02, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

hELP WHAT DO I DO

Dog Scream (talk) 08:05, 25 March 2009 (UTC)i want to be a wikipedian but i don't know what to do?

Why don't you have a look at Help:Contents/Getting started? The helpfiles contain a lot of useful information that can help you find your way and figure Wikipedia out. If you have a specific question about using Wikipedia, feel free to ask it here or at the help desk, and we will try our best to answer it. Someguy1221 (talk) 08:22, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Deleted?

what i entered is perfect and reliable matter so why it is deleted.18:17, 25 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.62.209.131 (talk)

Unfortunately, I'm not sure to what you are referring (possibly your contributions to Pritam?). However, I would mention that all articles must be supported by reliable sources in order to ensure verfiability. TNXMan 18:22, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

This is important in all cases, and is particularly important in articles about living people (see WP:BLP), where potentially controversial information must not be added unless it is fully referenced to reliable sources. The majority of your contributions to Pritam were removed by an editor who gave the lack of citations as a reason for removal. Karenjc 19:40, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Repeating Citations

Please clarify for me the proper symbols to type in if I want cite a reference that I have cited previously in that article. The idea is that I don't have to type out the entire citation again each time I cite that reference. I have read the instructions and tried to do what they say, but I have had no success. Thank you.--Little Flower Eagle (talk) 20:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you read but see Wikipedia:Footnotes#Naming a ref tag so it can be used more than once if it wasn't that. Here is an example: [9]. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:39, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Please assist!

Hi, I recently wrote an article on Putera MIC(socio-political organisation), its a wing by MIC (Malaysian Indian Congress), a political party in Malaysia. After posting the article, it was deleted. MIC is a very prominent party in Malaysia and it could be found in Wikipedia. Can you please assist me in posting my article here on Wikipedia? Thank you! I really appreciate your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Princemicrophone (talk • contribs) 02:47, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

From messages on your talk page, it looks as though the article was deleted because it was either written as blatant advertising, or failed to indicate the notability of its subject. Notability is indicated through the addition of verifiable material referenced to reliable sources: to stay in Wikipedia, an article must provide references to independent, third-party materials that show why the subject is important.

I also see that you may have a conflict of interest in this case, if you are personally involved in the organization about which you wish to write. If this is the case, you should be extremely cautious about creating an article about this organization yourself: please read out policy on conflicts of interest. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:56, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, I don't know why this didn't come up as an edit conflict. Sorry, Knight Who Says Ni; I didn't see your comment at all when I was writing mine. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:58, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I notice from your talk page that you have attempted to write this article multiple times, and it was deleted each time. Reasons for deletions are explained on your talk page. You should also review other comments left on your talk page. If the group is notable, you should be able to provide citations to demonstrate this, and you should be able to write an article that does not read as an advertisement, which was mentioned as one of the reasons for deletion. Why not try writing the article again, using a user sub-page, and ask for comment or help before turning it into an article. If you can write a basic article, and have others assist in fixing it up and adding citations, this could be the solution. Here is a link you can use to create a user page: User:Princemicrophone/Putera Malaysian Indian Congress. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 08:50, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Proposed Telecentre.org Academy of Sri Lanka

The telecentre.org Academy is an initiative to provide telecentre managers with ongoing training, capacity building, and professional development opportunities. Structured as a consortium of national academies and partners with a small global support unit, the Academy supports and coordinates training programs, promotes the collaborative development and sharing of resources, and maintains accreditation and certification standards.The Academy's goal is to ensure that telecentre managers have the necessary skills and support to excel in their day-to-day work.

Telecentre.org Academy of Sri Lanka

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Preamble

We the members of the telecenter community of Sri Lanka, having accepted telecentres as the medium to provide rural communities of Sri Lanka, benefits of Information and Communication Technology and guided by the vision that Information and Communication Technology shall facilitate equal opportunities, Transparency in governance, enhancing of skills and knowledge of our people, and in recognizing ,enhancing skills of telecentre users shall make telecentre community more sustainable and professional, do hereby promulgate and commit ourselves to this charter

Vision Producing competent telecentre workers of Sri Lanka, through proper accreditation, and quality training.

Mission

To guarantee the availability of highly competent knowledge to its workers, by carrying out future research, availability of low cost sustainable technology, through providing quality, guided training, creating professionalism among telecenter workers through proper accreditation . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.248.16.90 (talk) 06:29, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

It looks as though you may be trying to create an article.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:41, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Shooting Gazette

Resolved

 – ukexpat (talk) 15:01, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi there, My article is currently entitled Shooting gazette. I'd like it to read Shooting Gazette. I'm not sure how to do it. Can you help?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Shooting Gazette (magazine) (talk • contribs)

Article has been moved to the correct title. – ukexpat (talk) 15:01, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Shooting Gazette /2

Hi again,

My article also has a message at the top which reads:

This article needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (March 2009)

and also:

A major contributor to this article appears to have a conflict of interest with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (March 2009)

I'm not really sure what this means and have having real problems navigating your site. Could you reply with any answers to my talk page?

Thanks—Preceding unsigned comment added by Shooting Gazette (magazine) (talk • contribs)

The basic problem is that in light of your user name, you have a massive conflict of interest and should not be writing articles about subjects with which you are closely connected. Please also read WP:N, WP:RS, WP:Spam and WP:YFA. – ukexpat (talk) 14:59, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Message after "saving": Changes could not be saved due to a loss of session data.

I keep losing large amounts of new material because my sessions are not being saved. These are not Cite errors. What is going on? I've lost a total of 8 hours worth of work, and am becoming frustrated with the process!Ibiss (talk) 16:40, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

How often are you trying to save your edits? It sounds like you are leaving your editing session open for too long causing the error. Try saving your edits more frequently. If that's not the problem, let us know and we can think about it some more. – ukexpat (talk) 17:29, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

You should be able to recover your unsaved work with the browser 'back' button (may not work on all browsers). Algebraist 17:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

If you don't want to save to the article before you are done, you should copy the article (or a portion of it) to a user sub-page, then copy back when done, making sure nobody has updated the article in the meantime. This may not be feasible if the article is updated several times a day, but for most articles this will work. By the way, if you left the edit window open for 8 hours, that is far too long! I wouldn't trust leaving it open for more than 10 minutes. This is not a problem particular to Wikipedia; all updatable websites use servers which are unable to handle updates left open beyond a certain time (depending on the amount of traffic at the server, and its capacity for holding before/after change data), especially if the servers have to be rebooted, as servers often do. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 23:57, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I usually copy large edits to outside the browser before trying to save them. Details may depend on your software. Ctrl+A in the edit box to select all, followed by Ctrl+C to copy only takes a second and works for me. The text can later be reinserted in an edit box with Ctrl+V to paste, or be stored elsewhere like a text editor. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:17, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Shaskeen--up dating information

Hello, I would like to edit or update information in relation Irish Traditional group Shaskeen. I am the leader of the band, I started same in London in 1970. I have up dated and put up a new web site www.shaskeen.net I can provide all historical information including all albums made by the group since 1973. I did try to edit existing pages with correct information but it seemed to be removed very quickly. The band is still working and have recently released it's 15th album called "Walking up Town" I can verify all articles and as the website is mine I do not see a copyright conflict. How can I add information without it being removed? Thank you. Best regards, DustystringsDustystrings (talk) 19:27, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Because of your massive conflict of interest you should avoid making edits to the article itself. I suggest that you leave a note on the article's talk page declaring your conflict of interest and suggesting the changes that you think should be made. In order to release copyright material for use on Wikipedia please follow the process set out at WP:IOWN. – ukexpat (talk) 19:44, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Using your own website to cite information is not a preferable method; independent sources such as news services are preferred. (I realize all the advice you are being given is contrary to what may be intuitive, but this is how an encyclopedia works!) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 00:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Adoption?

Is anyone willing to adopt a new user? --KingLeian (talk) 05:11, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

You can view a list of adopters here, and contact them that way. Livewireo (talk) 14:28, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Extra CR in Table

Hi, How do I put an extra CR in a table. the subscripts are being cut off on the Chemical Formula see Piemontite for problem

Solution is to edit:

Editing Template:Infobox mineral

Thanks Garybrennan (talk) 06:26, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

They look OK to me when viewed in Firefox 3.0.7. – ukexpat (talk) 14:22, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I added a CR after the formula text but before the closing bracket. There is now enough space to show the subscripted numbers before the following blue bar when displayed with Internet Explorer 7. Take a look and make sure that the formula is still correct, since this broke it into two lines. If not, feel free to revert my edit and try something else. --Thomprod (talk) 16:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. The links got me to HTML table editing and I ended up modifying the template, not the local page, and set the height on the table data elements. That seemed to fix it globally. Garybrennan (talk) 23:33, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

nice to register with the institution

Dear sir, i am a nigerian and i want eo apply for a master course in your institution. pls how can i do that? i mean the proceedures. thanks for your cooporation. tony —Preceding unsigned comment added by Justicez (talk • contribs) 14:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 2.8 million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. – ukexpat (talk) 14:20, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Help

how do you add an image to a page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RBusername (talk • contribs) 21:39, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Assuming it meets the appropriate requirements, you upload it to Wikipedia, then link to it with the [[File:XXXXXX.XXX]] code. Your account must be autoconfirmed before you can upload. If it is an image you have created, you should consider uploading it to Commons, so it can be used by all Wikimedia projects. – ukexpat (talk) 21:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Editing an entry put in by someone else

I have diligently tried but can't find a way to edit my entry under Washington & Lee University Alumni of Note. The entry has my name, etc. (Donald D. Hook, Ph.D., Professor _emeritus_, Trinity College . . .) correct, but you asked for specific citations of my writings. Let it read: Author of over 100 articles and four dozen books on various topics, including recent ones, such as _Madmen of History_, 5th ed., ISBN 978-0-9799764-5-2;_Contradictions_, ISBN 978-0-9799764-4-5; _Recollections, Images, and Forecasts_, ISBN 978-0-9799764-0-7; Insults Old and New_ ISBN 978-0-9799764-6-9 209.244.30.233 (talk) 14:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

This sounds too detailed compared to the other entries in Washington and Lee University#Alumni of note. I'm not sure which type of citation was requested. I have posted to User:Student7 who added the request. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Daylight Saving Time DST

The article seems to omit the fact that in great Britain during and after the second World war there was Summer Tiome and Double Summer Time.

Please correct this

84.43.54.153 (talk) 19:11, 28 March 2009 (UTC) Bedrick Eisler

Well, if you have reliable sources for that, just go ahead and fix it. – ukexpat (talk) 19:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

It's in British Summer Time. Daylight saving time covers the whole world and cannot include every old detail about every country, but it does briefly mention Double Summer Time in the UK. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:30, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

How to make a page

--Elvisng101096 (talk) 19:54, 28 March 2009 (UTC) how do you make a page?

You can create a page by typing the title of your article in the search bar on the left of your screen at the top of this page. If the article title you typed in does not exist, then you'll be given a search page. Look for the red link Create this page. Then you can type in the contents of your article in a provided window. Hit "Save page" when you're done. You might also want to consider taking a look at Wikipedia:Your first article before starting. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 20:10, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. – ukexpat (talk) 20:19, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

the skeleton of a camel

i have been curious about how the skeleton of a camel looks like. NOW I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT THE HUMP OF A CAMEL IS MADE OF?

41.217.1.3 (talk) 22:45, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Camel. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. TNXMan 22:47, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

And please don't SHOUT! – ukexpat (talk) 04:09, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Company infobox

Where do I find instructions or a template for adding an information box to a company/corporate page? I keep digging around and not finding what I need. --WBancroft (talk) 03:05, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

{{Infobox company}}. – ukexpat (talk) 04:07, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

What can I do?

Hi; I am new here. My question is what can I do here? I do not think I would be very good at writing articles, but I do have a lot of strengths. Some examples that might help me here are that I can do repetitive tasks or tedious tasks very effectively, I am good at tasks that are technical, I am also suited to things that require judgement, being highly intelligent I also learn extremely quickly and I can also read at a very rapid rate while taking in all details. Does anybody have any suggestions for me? Fish in a bear suit (talk) 20:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

You may get some ideas here. – ukexpat (talk) 20:32, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Currently looking through the maintenence tasks for ideas. Have a great day! Fish in a bear suit (talk) 20:37, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm sure others will have other suggestions for you, but mine is to join Wikipedia:WikiProject disambiguation and help a little there. For a quick summary of how you can get involved, read Wikipedia:Disambiguation_pages_with_links/Maintenance#How_to_help. It's not a glamorous task but it is really useful, and requires judgement, rapid and accurate scanning of articles, and a dollop of common sense. It's also a great way to look at a lot of content quickly and get a feel for the encyclopaedia as a whole. Welcome to Wikipedia, btw, and happy editing whatever you choose to do. Karenjc 20:39, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Many find the Wikipedia:Community portal gives inspiration, with it's extensive "Help out" section. --  Chzz  ►  04:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

origin of the universe

..is there any exact time that is known to man about when the bigbang theory occured?...do we really started out as some kind of explosion in the space? ..is the milky way and andromeda on the verge of collission?' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noelorpilla (talk • contribs) 21:39, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Science reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Someguy1221 (talk) 21:45, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

UNI/O Bus Article Editing for Pictures

{{helpme}}

Who can help me to edit the pictures in UNI/O Bus Articles? For example, the layout between text and size etc.

The article is in User:Username20090319/Sandbox. Also, an admin advises me to put it in User/Sandbox and workpage firstly. Then put it into mainpage when it is ready. I don't know who can help to improve it on editing in Wikipedia as I write it in MS Word before.

Thanks and best regards...

--Username20090319 (talk) 04:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, it would appear to be what we term a "blatant copyright violation" of this PDF file. --  Chzz  ►  04:26, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

What's your advice except deletetion? Thanks...

--Username20090319 (talk) 04:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Seminal Fluid

This question has been removed. Wikipedia is not an appropriate place to request medical, legal or other professional advice, including any kind of medical diagnosis or prognosis, or treatment recommendations. For such advice, please see a qualified professional. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:16, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

How to delete a new article that I added?

I added my first new article to the database, spent a lot of time researching and writing... but too late I realized the the last name was uncapitalized in the article's title!

I couldn't figure out how to edit the title of the article, so instead I entered in a new article, now with both first and last name capitalized.

This worked a lot better for internal linking, as this person "Adam Stein" was referenced many times in other wikipedia articles... but I would like to delete the first article ("Adam stein") I added so that people who are searching using only lower case can find my new article... I'm wondering if this is beyond my power as a new user.

Thank you for your advice and help. It's exciting to become a part of this! -Classicintense

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Classicintense (talk • contribs) 08:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

I've nuked it for you. For security reasons only Administrators can delete pages. Ordinarily the right thing to do if you type a title incorrectly is to move it to the correct title, but that option isn't available until your account is a least 4 days old to discourage people who like to vandalize by renaming things to nonsense titles. Anyway, welcome to the community and thank you for your contribution. Dragons flight (talk) 09:25, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

4 days old and 10 edits... – ukexpat (talk) 15:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

question

Resolved

I am having some troubles with user Dayewalker. I have asked several questions concerning William Monahan's entry and he erases my comments every time. This has happened about a dozen times so far. How can I stop him from bugging me? ( 82.195.149.119 (talk) 06:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC) )

I see you have now discussed with Dayewalker at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Manhattan Samurai IP socking, so I'm marking this resolved. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:47, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Where

where can i enter a discripition or something on Wiki —Preceding unsigned comment added by Countofinformation (talk • contribs) 17:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, but I'm having a bit of trouble understanding you. Could you please be a little more specific: what description are you talking about, what is it you need help with exactly? Maybe then we could help you more. Thanks, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 17:19, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

something new on wikipedia

idont want to really edit it i just want to kinda put a charector i have all the information about her i can still make more, but i want her to either be daisy's sister or cousin cause she looks kinda like her, her name is BLOSSOM.i want people to notice it,well i want her to be found somehow or something i have a picture that i drew also if you could tell me how to get her picture on there and make a paige maybe.thanks plz and thnx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.226.225.121 (talk) 00:46, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps you should read WP:YFA and WP:N. They basically say that the subject of an article needs to notable. That means a lot of other people have to have written articles about them in newspapers, and magazines, and 3rd party web-sites. — Ched ~ ^(yes?)/_© 00:54, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Text between two Tables

I've got a sandbox with two tables.[[10]]
I want some text between the tables but, although it is in the right place when editing, it insists on coming above both of them in preview or save.
And can I get rid of the space above the table?
Any other thoughts? Frisasu (talk) 08:26, 31 March 2009 (UTC)RichHEADEY

fixed - I used a different way to define the table, rather than pulling in a template. and cleaned up a trailing |}. Is that what you're looking for? — Ched ~ ^(yes?)/_© 18:32, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Draft article

I've created an articel in my user page, now how do I get live? 209.183.55.85 (talk) 18:02, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

What is your user name? You posted your message as an anon IP. – ukexpat (talk) 18:24, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

(e/c) Have you created your article under a different screen name? There's nothing at User talk:209.183.55.85 or in your contributions history. You need to be a registered user to create a new article; see Wikipedia:Your first article for general guidance on article content and a step-by-step guide on the creation process. If you don't want to create an account but have an idea and sources for a new article, you can request that someone else create it for you at Wikipedia:Articles for creation Karenjc 18:26, 31 March 2009 (UTC)