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I have forgotten my password and cannot login to wikipedia! Is there a way I can have my password e-mailed to me? Thanks.169.237.45.212 22:36, 30 July 2007 (UTC)tsourkpk[reply]

Well you if you have not given your Email adress I am afraid that you are out of luck. You might want to create a new account. The same thing happened to me when I was User:GreaterWikiholic. Thanks. Marlith ^T/C 19:57, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sock puppets

On Talk:English people#Obsessive vandal a user who seems to be using two accounts, one registered and one an IP user, states that "an IP address is never classified as a sockpuppet." Is this correct or would anyone using both a registered account and an IP user account be considered possibly as being a sockpuppet? Thank you. (Apologies if this is not the correct place to ask this, but I wasn't sure really where to ask. ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 00:10, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's an interesting question. The lead section in WP:SOCK says:

A sock puppet is an additional username used by a Wikipedian who already has one or more accounts.

I don't see anything about users who make both registered and unregistered edits. From my naive perspective, I can't see how the distinction would matter, although technically you would not say a user who is editing from an IP address is using an "account" for those unregistered edits. It's possible that a user who has an account is simply forgetting to log in before editing sometimes, although I can't speak to the case you have in mind. --Teratornis 00:37, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the quick response. In this instance they have been using the IP user for some time, and has today just started using the registered account when another editor brought the two up as possibly being one and the same person. Since I asked this I also found a couple of things about IP users on WP:SOCK:

"IP addresses used for sockpuppetry should not be blocked indefinitely." and

"it is a violation of this policy to create multiple accounts, or to edit as IP, rather than logging in to your account, in order to confuse or deceive editors who may have a legitimate interest (a legitimate interest excludes wikistalking) in reviewing your contributions."

Given that in this instance the user said, "an IP address is never classified as a sockpuppet." then surely they are incorrect? Especially as they have today reverted once using both as "registered" and "unregistered"> Thanks again. ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 00:53, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, they're wrong, or at least not exactly right. IPs are usually not actually called "sockpuppets", but they're treated the same way - in particular, sockpuppetry is actually allowed as long as the "puppetmaster" is honest about what they're doing (e.g. saying "Account X is my other account for editing cheese-related articles" on their user page), but is disallowed when it's used to confuse other users, particularly into suggesting that the sockpuppets are actual separate people and are being used to vote-stack. In that case, editing logged in and as an IP to do things like avoid 3RR is absolute, 100% no-no (and as such, if they've reverted 2 times logged in and 2 times as IP, report them to the 3RR noticeboard and just point out where it's the same person.) Confusing Manifestation 02:42, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit wars

Sorry to ask another question right after the last. However, if an article (in this instance the same article from before, (English people) sees constant reverts between two versions, is it the norm to revert the specific edits to their original state prior to the edit war, and to then ask those involved in the edit war and anyone else interested, to discuss the matter in the talk page, and to try and reach a consensus/compromise? If so is there a policy anywhere that can be quoted when doing this? Or have I just imagined that this can be done!? Thanks. ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 00:15, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quick answer before I get an edit conflict: User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia is where to look up most policy and guideline pages. --Teratornis 00:38, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scroll down in the index to the "Content disputes:" heading below the anchor point: User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Con. There you will find links to just about everything on this subject. --Teratornis 00:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(ec)Well, if one user has reverted more than three times, report them to WP:AN/3RR. If the war is severe enough, you can request page protection. i ^{(said) (did)} 00:41, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the quick responses, I will have a look at the relevant links provided. In this specific instance I would not know who to report for the 3RR as two editors both seem to be doing it to each other. Thanks again, ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 00:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You would report every person who has reverted any edits more than three times in the past ~24 hours. i ^{(said) (did)} 01:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And I would think that normally it takes at least two users to get a revert war going, although I suppose someone could stage a mock battle between sock puppets. --Teratornis 04:10, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A revert war yes, but not to violate the 3RR. i ^{(said) (did)} 04:12, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CAT

Where is it published about a cat that can predict death? A nursing home?

It was on the AP wire and was threfore published in many places today, including here -Arch dude 01:51, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it lays by the people literally hours before their death. Scary!

dough

Do u make any money out o this site?

No.

The Rhymesmith 02:02, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But see Wikia, which might make money for Jimbo Wales. The other 48,325,234 of us aren't likely to get paid anything for the time we spend on Wikipedia (see: Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia), but the wiki editing skills we learn here might translate into serious bank (well, eventually) if we apply them in the real world (see: Corporate wiki). The organizational efficiency of Wikipedia looks better to me than anything one is likely to see at a typical corporation, most of which like to waste vast amounts of resources unproductively carting workers back and forth between homes and offices, where they dull their minds in largely wasteful meetings. Wikipedia's product has a complexity level rivaling anything from the corporate world, and it's mostly being done by a far-flung army of volunteers who never see each other in meatspace. Anybody who can read and follow instructions can browse to Wikipedia and quickly get to work, without having to install any additional software (since almost everybody with a computer seems to have a Web browser now). --Teratornis 03:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deletions

I am a newbie to Wikipedia, and submitted two short entries today to see what the process was like. I was surprised that they were both deleted within seconds. One was deleted despite asserting what was notable. I went back to assert why one of the entries was about a notable organization, but the article got deleted anyway. When I asked for help on my talk page, someone suggested contacting the person who tagged the article for deletion. However, when I looked at the "What to do" page, it said "please do not post questions about your deleted article on this page's talk page. Instead, if you have questions, post them on the Help desk."

So what do I do? Can I place a question on the talk page of the person who tagged my article? Again, I fixed the entry to include reasons that demonstrated that it was notable, but the entry got deleted anyway. Thanks in advance for your help.Nbirnbach 01:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Post questions about the deleted article on the talk page of whoever nominated and/or deleted it, not on the talk page of the deleted article.

Have a nice day,

The Rhymesmith 02:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And the place to look to find out who those users were is here. AndyJones 12:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to prevent redirecting?

Someone is redirecting my contribution page to a different page. he/she did not ask my opinion or email me to discuss about it.

example:

my page: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Tam_mak_hung‎

Aghosthunter 02:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, he doesn't have to ask you specifically, since you do not own the article. However, by the look of the article, what you wrote about is just another version of what he redirected to. So the redirect was valid. I would've speedied the article since not a cookbook. If you wish for the article to stay it's own, I suggest you try to wikify it, and add sources. You may wish to speak with the editor who redirected it to find out his reasoning. i ^{(said) (did)} 02:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, after looking into this more, the article was created as a redirect. When you changed that, they just made it back into a redirect. i ^{(said) (did)} 02:34, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(via ec) OK ...

You don't own any text on Wikipedia - once you put it out there, you are agreeing that anyone else can edit it.
You are supposed to sign your posts on talk pages, and special pages like this one, but not on articles, so even if the article stays your signature needs to go.
While you have reverted the other user's (or possibly users', I haven't looked closely as to how many people are involved) edits, at least you haven't edit warred heavily over it - yet. Make sure you don't.
When you are involved in a content dispute (i.e. a disagreement over the content of an article), the procedure is to discuss it - in particular, if someone makes a change and you revert it (as you've done), you should be the one providing an explanation as to why you've done it. If there's only one other user involved, you can leave a message on their own talk page, but in general it's better to put it out in the open on the article's talk page. In this case I would suggest posting the actual message on Talk:Tam mak hung and a note on Talk:Som tam pointing anyone else interested in the direction of the main discussion. Then, in your post, you will need to outline (a) how tam mak hung is different to som tam (since Som tam claims they're the same, or close to it), and (b) why they're different enough to warrant separate articles, rather than, say, one article with sections describing both.
If you can't achieve consensus, then you can look at other forms of dispute resolution. Note that there is a difference between "not finding consensus" and "everyone else achieved consensus but I disagree". Confusing Manifestation 02:36, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

can you add salicylates to wikipedia

there's no info on your site —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.180.76.97 (talk • contribs)

Google Search contradicts your assessment. What article on this topic do you need which is not already here? --Teratornis 03:43, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

banner help

I'm trying to add a second importance field to Template:WPCHINA only if the parameter "music" is set to "yes," but I'm only making the syntax worse. Pandacomics 06:14, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting Search History

How can I delete my search history on Wikipedia? 70.152.249.90 06:15, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean when you type in a field, it predicts what you're going to search for? If so, I believe that that is a browser function, not Wikipedia. You can, if you have Mozilla Firefox, go to Tools> Option> Privacy> And uncheck "Remember what I enter in forms and the search bar." For IE, I can't help you. Is that what you're talking about? i ^{(said) (did)} 06:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This question appears frequently on the Help desk. Check some of the previous answers in those search results. Another option is to refrain from searching Wikipedia for articles about pornography, sex, etc., if your wife also uses your computer. Or next time, marry someone more open-minded. --Teratornis 17:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template that yields the name of a given article's talk page?

I'm looking for a template that works like the variable {{TALKPAGENAME}}, but takes a parameter indicating the name of the page for which you'd like the name of the talk page. For instance, {{foo|Article}} would yield Talk:Article, {{foo|User:Iknowyourider}} would yield User talk:Iknowyourider, {{foo|Template:Foo}} would yield Template talk:Foo, etc. Does such a thing exist? Iknowyourider (t c) 06:50, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The closest I'm aware of would be {{Lat}} (link article talk) and its sister templates, {{lht}}, {{ltt}}, {{lwt}}, and so on. If there is a template that'll do this for any namespace, I suspect it'll have to take two parameters (one for namespace, the other for pagename), since I can't think of any way to build a switch statement that would work on only one such parameter. – Luna Santin (talk) 06:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"No Break" Formatting Option HELP

How do I keep a line in an infobox from automatically breaking? I seem to remember a "no break" formatting option, but can't figure out how to do it. --Criticalthinker 06:53, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See {{nobr}} for instructions on how to do this. --ais523 08:19, 27 July 2007 (U T C)

Thanks. For the Acapulco infobox, can you see if you can get it so that the word "municipality" doesn't go to the next line? --Criticalthinker 08:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

who can i rate

Kk loach 06:53, 27 July 2007 (UTC)hello can u plz tell me please that how can i rate articles? thanks.Kk loach 06:53, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can get started here.

Have a nice day,

The Rhymesmith 07:49, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

why i cant make pages

why you team delete my pages. as you said it is free then i am making pages so why are you deleting them?? I am giving all the informations correct. i want to put my profile at Siddharth Jain why dont u let me do that . I am a website developer as u can see my website on sidCool.com Please reply me fast

WP:WWMPD Confusing Manifestation 07:05, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now that I've replied fast, here's the slower, and more thought out answer. At least some of the pages you have created, based on warnings on your talk page, were deleted because they didn't conform to Wikipedia policies and guidelines. In particular, it looks like you were trying to create articles about yourself which is not allowed because (a) it's considered a conflict of interest, (b) you, me and about 6,000,000,000 people on Earth are not yet notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. The "free" part of "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" means that you are free to contribute, as long as your contributions are furthering the content of Wikipedia (similarly, if I told you that "you're free to stay in my spare room for a few months", that doesn't mean that you can just come in, redecorate the place, run a drug smuggling outfit from it, and rent it out to someone else - and I still reserve the right to point out when you're starting to overstay your welcome). Confusing Manifestation 07:14, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above is all true, but I think Wikipedia could do more to warn new users of the high probability that their new articles will be deleted. Pages that the new user might see first (e.g., Help:Starting a new page) seem to convey an unrealistically optimistic tone. For example, Help:Starting a new page is a copy of the page on Meta: m:Help:Starting a new page (plus a couple of Wikipedia-specific templates). The page on Meta is generic help for starting a new page on any MediaWiki wiki, so it doesn't contain any wiki-specific warnings about the probability that a random new user's preconceived ideas about what is appropriate for a particular wiki will actually be appropriate. I suppose the main problem is that we have one help page for everybody, but new users especially are unlikely to be aware of the furious rate at which new articles get deleted here. --Teratornis 16:52, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

khushwant singh

give brief description and photograph of khushwant singh

Searching Wikipedia, by using the search box on the left side of the screen, is the best way to get information. You can also get to an article at Khushwant Singh. For further information, ask at the Reference Desk.

Have a nice day,

The Rhymesmith 07:48, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Font

Would you please tell me why is the font like this? http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2316/47726884hu6.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.166.160.11 (talk • contribs)

Sometimes images become stretched so that will be the problem, nothing serious. — Rlest (formerly Qst) 10:10, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that has anything to do with the stretching of the image; the font on your browser has been changed. You should be able to change that back in your browser settings. jeffjon 15:02, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

st fechins, add player profiles

i was just wondering if i will be allowed to add profiles to the players of st fechins gaa club. a profile created yesterday was deleted because he was not well known, does this mean i cannot add any profiles to the players as the team is only known in various areas of ireland —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmattews114 (talk • contribs)

I would think that the team's article would be the place to write a brief player profile if the player is not notable enough for an article in his own right. However, I can't find an article for the team either - maybe you could start by creating this? EyeSerene^TALK 10:00, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Submitting information/Editing a page/Adding to previous page

I apologize if this has been addresses in the FAQ, I searched but could not find the exact answer I needed. I have submitted new information to some Wikipedia pages and provided sources in the "comments" section as I could not find anywhere else to provide the source. Is this correct? I do not want to submit contributions incorrectly and result in a ban from using this site. Could you explain how to submit/edit pages correctly because I am not positive I have done it right.

Thankyou —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RosarioMendez (talk • contribs) 11:38, 27 July 2007.

Wikipedia has loads of relevant policies, but I think the best place to direct you to would be the Wikipedia:Tutorial. I've also left you a welcome template on your talk page with links to lots of useful reading. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 11:50, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Information on Asthama, breathing disorder etc.

Can I get information on health matters e.g. Asthama or breathing disorder its symptoms, its cure precautions to be taken etc on your site? If so where do I get the information? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.184.49.183 (talk • contribs) 12:28, 27 July 2007

Use the search bar to search for Asthma. The search bar is in the left hand panel at the top of every wikipedia page. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 12:36, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But note that Wikipedia does not give medical advice. PrimeHunter 14:19, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IP addresses for edits

When an edit is made by someone who is logged in as a user, is it possible to determine the IP address used? Do admins have any special powers in this regard? TreveX^talk 12:42, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That feature does exist, and it's called checkuser, but it can only be used by a few tens of people. It's only used in cases of serious widespread vandalism - in all other cases it would be a breach of our privacy policy. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 13:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that :-) TreveX^talk 13:12, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Moral values

Do moral values are declining among youngsters ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.89.250.205 (talk)

Old people in every generation seem to think so. For example, Ragtime music caused a sensation back in the 1890's when it first appeared; today it sounds like novelty music. Also see:

--Teratornis 16:00, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Direct your inquiry to the Humanities Section of the Reference Desk. However, as an answer, your question is philosophically incoherent, and cannot be verified to refer to anything. See emotivism. The Rhymesmith 01:36, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

pratibha patil

is Pratibha Patil the first president in the world? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.1.162.100 (talk • contribs)

I don't quite think "first president in the world" is quite accurate, but she's certainly the President of India.

Hope this helps, Nihiltres^(t.l) 15:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean to say "first female president"? If so, then see List of elected or appointed female heads of state —Jeremy (talk) 16:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

She also appears on the Main Page just now, placing her in the lofty company of Homer's Phobia, the current featured article. --Teratornis 22:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Log in problems

Dear Wikipedia,

My name is Bradley Minoski I go by the name Paul Broun on wikipedia.

I am writing this because I have problems logging in. I want to create links on wikipedia regarding infomation on Pennsylvania State Senate Districts and if you want to create(not edit) a page you must log in so I do that and it says the log in is successful and when I go to try to create a link it tells me I have to log in again and it keeps doing this everytime I log in.

I don't know what to do, please help me.

Thank You.

Please see Help:Logging_in#How_to_log_in. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 18:08, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page Deleted

Hi,

I recently added a page for Barrie D'Rozario Murphy and it was immediately deleted due to Advertisement, unsourced, non-notable. I don't understand. If you look up the category "advertising agencies" there are hundreds of advertising agencies within Wikipedia. There are hundreds of MN companies. Barrie D'Rozario Murphy is an advertising agency, no different than the others. I linked the agency clients, like United Airlines to the United Airlines Wikipedia entry. I connected it to the "advertising agencies" category. It was completely factual, not at all like an advertisement. What more do I need to do? How do I source it?

For other advertising agencies, see Fallon Worldwide, Campbell Mithun, etc.

Please advise. Thank you.

Quick generic answer: see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ, WP:COI, WP:RS, WP:CITE, WP:CITET, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, WP:WWMPD. Other respondents may address your specific case in more detail (since I am not an administrator, I cannot see your deleted article). --Teratornis 16:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Teenwag

Hi i am enquiring whether this site http://www.teenwag.com/ is worthy enough of a wikipedia page. The site is similar to myspace and is a teen social network place and has a few celebirty's on it just like myspace so i really cant see why it wouldnt be allowed a page.

No, unfortunately it would not satisfy WP:WEB. Regards; — Rlest (formerly Qst) 16:49, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can't find my page

This is the first time that I have edited anything in Wikipedia. I made a new page over an hour ago and I have even edited since then. I have not closed the original browser yet, so I can still have it. But when I open a new browser and try to search for it, I can't find the page. What do I need to do?

Yes got to Special:Contributions then insert your username into the box and it will list your contribs, if its not there see if it has been deleted. Regards; — Rlest (formerly Qst)

I know it's an obvious question, but since you still have it in the original browser window, did you remember to click the "Save Page" button below the editing box? Astronaut 14:28, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also be aware that Wikipedia's Search capability is not instantaneous. It may take a couple of days before a new article shows up when you search for it. Corvus cornix 20:44, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to disambiguate pages without creating new content

There is currently an entry about Charlie Palmer, the British soccer player. Other entries (e.g., Tyler Florence), link to this page, but they are referring to Chalie Palmer, the chef. How can I disambiguate into two pages (Charlie Palmer (Soccer Player) and Charlie Palmer (Chef)) without entering any new content for Charlie Palmer (Chef)? I don't know enough about Charlie Palmer the chef to create an entry for him, but currently the links to this entry are incorrect, so I want to create a disambiguated page with the proper links.

I must admit I don't know the answer to your question. However please note that should the Charlie Palmer article end up being re-named, it should be to Charlie Palmer (footballer) and not Charlie Palmer (soccer player), as Palmer was an English player; as is the norm is for players where Football (soccer) is known as football. See - Michael Jackson (footballer). ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 17:52, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Move Charlie Palmer to Charlie Palmer (Soccer Player) (wouldn't that be "football player" though? -- see other players to find the preferred description).
Go back to Charlie Palmer (which will redirect to the page you just made.
Click on the redirect note to get back to Charlie Palmer.
Edit the page and enter a link for each article you want (the Charlie Palmer (chef) will be red)
Categorize the page as {{disam}}

That's all. -- Kainaw^(what?) 17:48, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, Kainaw, if moved, then it nedds to be to Charlie Palmer (footballer). ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 17:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If an article currently links to Charlie Palmer (find examples at Special:Whatlinkshere/Charlie Palmer) but it's about the chef, then change the articles link from [[Charlie Palmer]] to [[Charlie Palmer (chef)|Charlie Palmer]]. The latter creates the piped link Charlie Palmer. You can do this without creating Charlie Palmer (chef). If there is only an article about one Charlie Palmer, then there is no need to create a disambiguation page. PrimeHunter 18:20, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But nobody answered the original question, which is what to do about the incorrect links that should go to a new article, when the new article does not exist. I have encountered this problem several times. When I see this, I simply change the offending links, which converts them from incorrect blue links to correct red links. This is avoids misleading the reader, and it acts as an implicit request for someoen to create the existing article.Where appropriate, you can also creat a disambiguation page, and when you do, you can add the red link to taht page also. I disambiguated "William Kirby," which is the name of two different entymologists. I found several additional people with this name, all linking to the wrong guy, and I used this approach. -Arch dude 02:23, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I answered the original question in the preceding post. PrimeHunter 03:53, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

Hi, the IP 24.187.139.67 vandalized the Brazil article 5 times in a day. And this is not his only vandalism. What you can do about that? Protect the page, and/or block him, please. Wildie 17:37, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The place to report vandalism is WP:AIV. It's not very likely that an administrator will see a report here. Pages will only be protected if receiving high levels of vandalism from multiple sources, but if that is the case, you can request it at WP:RPP. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 18:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'm going to ask there. Sorry this newbie :) Wildie 18:25, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See subpage list

I was demonstrating how a Wikipedia system could be used for collaborative schoolwork a couple years ago. I made some subpages off my homepage. How do I view of a list of my subpages so I can submit them for deletion? -- Kainaw^(what?) 17:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If homepage = user page, then see [1]. Did you expect more? PrimeHunter 18:04, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you go to Special:Prefixindex, type "Kainaw/" in the box, and select the "User" name space, you'll get a list of all your subpages. It doesn't appear that you have any right now, however. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 18:04, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And see [2] for user talk subpages. PrimeHunter 18:08, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

references??

Hi, I think I have correctly referenced the article James Underwood. The superscripts are present, however there is no list at the bottom. I am also getting a zero. Please kindly assistpart 17:48, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. —Jeremy (talk) 17:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images

How do you copy an image from another website and paste it on your wikipedia page?

You will have to Upload the picture in order to place it on here. Wikipedia cannot accept images without proper licensing so if you don't know what copyright status of the image is, don't upload it. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 19:21, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Capital letters in article name?

I recently added an article titled "International institute for sustainable laboratories" Originally the words "institute" "sustainable" and "laboratories" had their first letter capitalized, but wiki seemed to automatically lower case them. How can I make the article name read "International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories" ?

Thanks!

Fixed In the future, you should be able to move an article to a new title by clicking the "move" tab at the top of the page. Naming conventions state that titles should only have the first letter capitalized unless the subject is a proper noun, so the search defaults to making everything else lowercase. As you saw, this does occasionally cause some problems. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 20:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Strange AfD behaviour regarding Workitu Ayanu Gurmu

I used Twinkle to create the AfD debate, insert template, etc, for this page. However, for reasons that are clearly beyond my understanding, the link to the debate in the AfD box on the page itself is showing red and leading to creation of the page. I can't see how it's pointing to a different page, rather than Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Workitu Ayanu Gurmu, and I'm really confused now... SamBC 19:46, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine; you're just seeing a cached version. cf Wikipedia:Bypass your cache. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 19:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Editing "Godfrey Mwakikagile"

I edited the page but am not sure if I did it the right away. I have had no response.

I posted a message but may be I went to the wrong place.

I may need more help. If you can, just edit out what you think should not be in the article.

I'm new, and still learning, but very excited about it! I hope to get better as time goes by.

The article Godfrey Mwakikagile was deleted yesterday for copyright infringement. When writing new articles, please make sure that what you are posting is in your own words. Most websites own copyright for the material they show, even if it is not explicitly stated. You might want to read WP:1ST for more information on how to write your first article. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 20:34, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

harry potter books summary

20:10, 27 July 2007 (UTC)71.126.229.141how do I get the summaries

There is a short summary at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Searching can also help you find what you're looking for. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 20:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can I use frames or iframe?

I would like to create a page in our internal wiki that has 3 different navigational menus:

A "universal" policies menu

Then a column that has 1 departments policies on it, and a column of equal proportions right next to the first column with another departments policies on it.

I'm wondering about frames, because as these sections grow, I want an embedded scroll-bar available to the viewer.

Is this possible within Wiki?

Thanks.

Sailships 20:27, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that we can only offer assistance with the English Wikipedia, not with other sites. You can take a look at our help pages to see how our markup compares to that on your Wiki, but I'm afraid that's all the help we are able to offer. Hersfold ^(talk/work) 20:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. And, I looked in the Help Pages, but didn't fine a mention in favor or against frames/iframes, hence the question. Sailships 20:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If your corporate wiki runs on the MediaWiki software, you can try asking on: mw:Project:Support desk. You can also search the two wikis that have lots of information about MediaWiki:

and you can search the Help desk archives. Also see: WP:FAQ and Wikipedia:Technical FAQ. I don't know the answer to your question, but from what I know about MediaWiki I would be surprised if creating scrolling columns would be easy. --Teratornis 22:51, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ask your question at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). They are equipped to answer such questions there. Corvus cornix 20:47, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template Formatting

In my personal template, Template:Hot Dog Wolf/usertalkcomment, there is white space to the right of the box. I only want the box to be 85% of the page's width, but the original template was 100%. Can someone tell me how to fix it or fix it for me? → Hot Dog Wolf 20:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New and Totally Ignorant

I noticed that "Caldart" was not listed when I searched "Italian Surnames" so I created an account and tried to edit the page. When I viewed the preview it did not add the surname to the selectable, alphabetized surnames...how do I do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maras67 (talk • contribs)

I can't be sure exactly what page you tried to edit, but maybe you tried to edit Category:Italian surnames. That is not an ordinary wiki page. See: Help:Category to understand how categories work in the MediaWiki software that powers Wikipedia. The short answer is that there would have to be a Caldart article (there isn't yet; that's why it appears as a red link), and someone would have to add a category link to that article to categorize it under Category:Italian surnames. You cannot manually edit the alphabetized list of names that appears on the category page; MediaWiki generates that list automatically from all the pages that link to the category. Categories seem to be one of the most initially confusing MediaWiki features for new users, so read Help:Category as many times as it takes to start making sense. --Teratornis 22:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For example, see the Abaco article, which is the first link appearing on Category:Italian surnames in the alphabetized list. If you click "edit this page" and look toward the bottom of the wikitext in the edit window, you will see: [[Category:Italian surnames]] which is the category link that places Abaco in Category:Italian surnames. To add Caldart to the list, you would have to make a Caldart article similar to the Abaco article. Google Search on Wikipedia for "Caldart" seems to find only one person: Violetta Caldart, which might make a Caldart article somewhat questionable, but if you can write a well-sourced article about that surname, feel free to try it. Be aware that lots of new articles get deleted. You may want to spend more time editing existing articles and reading the help files before you attempt new article creation, as that seems highly failure-prone for new users. And by the way, welcome to Wikipedia. --Teratornis 22:37, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Italy or at least look at it. Someone there may be able to help with Italian surname articles; you could ask on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Italy (see Help:Talk page first). --Teratornis 22:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

editing article titles

Greetings,

I've created an article for the Wild River Review, a literary magazine in Doylestown, PA. I am employed by this magazine and authorized by the directors of the magazine to create an article about the magazine on wikipedia. After creating the article and its content, it came to my attention that the title of the article is incorrect. The article is titled Wild river review, with river and review beginning with lower-case letters. I need to change that to make it Wild River Review, with each word capitalized. It's quick and easy to edit any section and the content of the article, but it is imperative that the title of the article be free of typographical errors. How can I change the title of an article? I'm also having trouble loading the magazine's logo into the article. I followed your instructions in the file upload wizard and I am able to prove that the logo is usable by permission of the creators, but the logo will not load properly into the article. How do I do this? Simperat 21:39, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As you are an employee of the company, you shouldn't be creating an article of the company anyway. It creates a Conflict of Interest. Having a look at the article, it is noticeable that it's very promotional of the magazine and could be thought of as advertising. Just for an example, there is an entire section advertising next months issue, and paragraphs are even written from the perspective of the company. AndrewJDTALK -- 22:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also see: Wikipedia:Business' FAQ, and WP:PEACOCK. --Teratornis 22:19, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As to your first question, to change the title of a page you have to move it. Users who are not logged in, and those whose accounts are less than four days old, cannot move pages but can list them at requested moves to have someone else do it. Confusing Manifestation 11:20, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use of Wiki material elsewhere

At www.britain.tv I was surprised to see large chunks of (out of date) Wiki used as a main part of the site. Is this acceptable? Can an experienced editor check this if they think necessary? Tony in Devon 21:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The name of this site is: Wikipedia. The word wiki refers to a large number of Web sites that are editable by their users; Wikipedia is but one of many wikis. Lots of other Web sites have copied material from Wikipedia; see: Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks. If you think someone has copied Wikipedia content in a way which violates the GFDL, see: Wikipedia:Standard GFDL violation letter. --Teratornis 22:10, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at:

Aside from the ugly appearance of their copy of the Wikipedia Main Page, I'm not sure whether they are properly acknowledging the source. At the top of the page a line says: extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia but at the bottom of the page another line says: "Copyright (c) 2006 Britain.tv All rights reserved." --Teratornis 22:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any procedures for issues like that? Reporting to the Wikimedia Foundation perhaps? AndrewJDTALK -- 23:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did you check the links in my first response above? While I have no experience with this issue, it looks like Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks#Non-compliance process might be a place to start. --Teratornis 11:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I found a FAQ entry about this: Wikipedia:Miscellaneous FAQ#Help! I found a website that's copying from Wikipedia!, and according to that FAQ, to comply with the GFDL all another site has to do is provide a link back to Wikipedia, which the britain.tv site does. --Teratornis 22:08, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]