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October 3

missing letters from the 2001 series of the one dollar bill "in god we trust"

I have in my possession a one dollar bill that is from the 2001 series in the front of the dollar it has the letter H on the front with the serial numbers, it does not have the small letters on the front with a small number, also in the back, instead of "in god we trust", the letters are not faded out, it says I Go We Rust, it appears to be a misprint. I have taken it to several banks and stores and they say it is a valid one dollar bill? is this a misprint and does it have any value?67.238.154.121 (talk) 01:02, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

67.238.154.121 (talk) 01:02, 3 October 2009 (UTC)Lenda MH[reply]

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) 01:05, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WhatLinksHere

WhatLinksHere lists Shanghai and Geography of Shanghai as linking to File:Example.png, but neither do. There shouldn't be any lag in updating, as whenever I remove an image from an article, it is removed from the list straightaway. What could be causing this? Intelligentsium 01:18, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The view source function in my browser shows the code:

<div style="background-color: {{{svg-background-color}}};"><a href="/wiki/File:Example.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Example.png" width="300" height="324" /></a></div>

. But it's not a clickable link as far as I can tell. It originates from {{Shanghai Labelled Map}} which uses {{Image label begin}} without an image parameter. Then Example.png is used with the code {{{image|Example.png}}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:50, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Per row / per column table border properties and CSS.

Resolved

I have been unsuccessfuly trying for days now to have my table show the way I want. I would be grateful for some advice.

With the following table definition:

{| class="BridgeExampleTable" width="100%" 
! width=7% align="center" | E 
! width=7% align="center" | S
! width=7% align="center" | O 
! width=7% align="center" | N
! width=72% align="left" | Description
|- 
| align="center" | 1SA
| align="center" | P
| align="center" | 2{{C}} 
| align="center" | P 
| align="left" rowspan=2 | 5-5, couleurs non-déterminées autres que {{P}}.
|- 
| align="center" | 2{{P}}
| align="center" | P
| align="center" | P 
| align="center" | 2SA 
|- 
| align="center" | 1SA
| align="center" | P
| align="center" | P 
| align="center" | 2SA 
| align="left" | 5-5, couleurs non-déterminées.
|}

and the following css:

table.BridgeExampleTable {
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: thin;
  border-color: black;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

table.BridgeExampleTable th {
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: thin;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  padding-left: 5px;
  padding-right: 5px;
  background-color:#E6E6E6;
}
table.BridgeExampleTable td {
  padding-left: 5px;
  padding-right: 5px;
  background-color:#F6F6F6;
}

I get the following look (sorry, I just created an account here, I cannot upload images):

 +-------+-------+-------+--------+---------------------------------------------+
 |   E   |   S   |   O   |   N    | Description:                                |
 |-------+-------+-------+--------+---------------------------------------------|
 |   1SA     P       2♥      P                                                  |
 |                                   5-5, couleurs non-déterminées autres que ♠.|
 |   2♠      P       P      2SA                                                 |
 |   1SA     P       P      2SA      5-5, couleurs non-déterminées              |
 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

I would like the borders to be like this:

 +-------+-------+-------+--------+---------------------------------------------+
 |   E   |   S   |   O   |   N    | Description:                                |
 |-------+-------+-------+--------+---------------------------------------------|
 |   1SA     P       2♥      P    |                                             |
 |                                | 5-5, couleurs non-déterminées autres que ♠. |
 |   2♠      P       P       2SA  |                                             |
 |--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
 |   1SA     P      P       2SA   | 5-5, couleurs non-déterminées               |
 +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+

Is there a way to specify borders on the Description column in the style sheet?
How can I force a border on the bottom of the rows, respecting the fact that the Description column can span several rows while the E, S, O, N columns always span one row? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.21.114.1 (talk • contribs) 01:46, 3 October 2009

~~Those images don't seem to exist...Intelligentsium 02:01, 3 October 2009 (UTC)~~[reply]

Is there a particular Wikipedia article you are trying to use this in? Otherwise, you might be better off asking over at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. This desk is intended to help people specifically to edit Wikipedia, it's not clear how your CSS would be integrated into our site. Franamax (talk) 02:24, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am editing an article on my MediaWiki server - is this a right forum for help with that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacerator (talk • contribs) 02:26, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The best place for that is mw:Project:Support Desk. Cheers. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 03:15, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved with help from user Codicorumus on the Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing forum. Jacek (talk) 21:57, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Table converter tool

Resolved

– ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 05:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If I remember correctly, there was an external tool that could convert tables made in excel to wiki markup. Could someone give me the link? I can't seem to find it. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 03:13, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

http://excel2wiki.net/ --59.95.102.22 (talk) 05:50, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, that's the one. Thanks a lot. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 05:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just installed MediaWiki; how do I permit the public to edit?

Hi,

I just installed MediaWiki at http://www.gradman.com , and I see that, unlike in Wikipedia, the public can't edit the site from an IP address!!!

How do I change it so the public can edit?

thanks. Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 03:37, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just created an account, logged in and made a page on your server. Look for the Jacek page. By default, you need to be logged in to edit when you install MediaWiki - is that the problem? You would like non-logged-in users to be able to modify stuff? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.21.114.11 (talk) 03:48, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's correct, I would like non-logged-in users to be able to modify stuff -- just like they can on Wikipedia. thanks. Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 04:22, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to edit your LocalSettings.php and change $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false; to true. See mw:Manual:User rights. --59.95.102.22 (talk) 05:42, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In theory, mw:Project:Support desk is for questions about administering your own MediaWiki wiki, but it doesn't have as many helpers as Wikipedia's Help desk. I recommend that you copy {{Google custom}} to your wiki, and keep these searches handy:

Type this	To get this	What it produces, or searches for
`{{google custom\|meta.wikimedia.org\|\|Search Meta-Wiki with Google}}`	Search Meta-Wiki with Google	Blank form to search Meta-Wiki
`{{google custom\|www.mediawiki.org\|\|Search MediaWiki.org with Google}}`	Search MediaWiki.org with Google	Blank form to search MediaWiki.org

You can find answers to many questions about administering MediaWiki with those searches. And be sure to back up your wiki to a copy on your personal computer; see mw:Manual:Wiki on a stick. If your primary instance gets messed up on the server, you will need a working backup to recover from. --Teratornis (talk) 19:36, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how data is furnished by wiki

hi i am a regular user of wikipedia. could yo please let me know 1.how do you fetch the data on any topic and by whom? 2.If data is furnished by someone on a topic how do you verify that it is reliable or not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sreeharsha452 (talk • contribs) 06:50, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The user who left this question did not sign it. Please sign all talk page messages with a signature (~~~~)

To retrieve information on who edited this article, click history tab on top of the page beside the edit tab. To verify whether an information inserted by a person is reliable and verifiable or not, see if there is any citation mark nearby like this: ^[1] which will lead to text like this:

1. ^ xxxxxxxxxxxxx

The text written as "xxxxxx" here is what is the reference. Now, if the reference is verifiable or not is to be decided by you and me. I hope this was what the question you asked. --Srin ivas 11:47, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Should this article exist?

I came across the Simmons Family whilst correcting spelling mistakes, and it seems to be a mixture of text already incorporated in the articles on Gene Simmons, KISS and the TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels. I'm fairly certain it doesn't really justify an article in itself and should be nominated for removal but I'm not sure how to go about it so I'd appreciate it if someone could take a look. DB 103245 10:21, 3 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DB 103245 (talk • contribs)

I'd vote delete in an AfD but that's just me. There's instructions at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Be prepared first by familiarizing yourself with the relevant policies, WP:N and WP:NOT are places to start. Also go through WP:ATA and you might want to read through some of the existing AfD discussions to see what they're like. Good luck!--RDBury (talk) 11:40, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy

There is an "of" problem in the infobox. 91.106.58.128 (talk) 14:35, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Solved by adding value for parameter 'body' in that infobox. --AndrewHowse (talk) 15:08, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a new definition

How would I add a new definitoin to a wikipedia article? The entry I would like to make already exists as a biography of a person but I'd like to add a second article completely unrelated to this person or their activities under the same name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.173.36.228 (talk) 15:13, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Definitions of words should go to our sister project, Wiktionary.

If you feel your article belongs in an encyclopaedia rather than a dictionary, they you'll have to register an account (or is anonymous page creation enabled?), perhaps read the manual or the tutorial (or both) and then head to Your first article.

Specific to your situation, articles with the same title but different topics are differentiated by a hatnote (e.g. "John Smith (politician)" and "John Smith (author)") and a disambiguation page if needed. For example, there are three footballers named Andy Gray: Andy Gray (footballer born 1955), Andy Gray (footballer born 1964), and Andy Gray (footballer born 1977), all of whom are listed (along with other Andy Grays) at the disambigation page Andrew Gray. Xenon54 / talk / 15:22, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And, to start a new article, you'll need to register an account and read about writing an article. Make sure you have reliable sources and that the person is notable. --AndrewHowse (talk) 15:27, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question about Facebook or Netlog.com

Hello, when I write the name of a person and I add after that name the word Facebook or Netlog.com,I arrive at the introduction page of that person on the site Facebook or Netlog.com (the page where the person is introduced with a photo of him or herself and with others photo's of friends of that person and also with the products,the stores that person likes). My question is:Can this person know who went to visit his introduction page of Facebook or Netlog.com if I (the one that has written the name) am not log or registered on Facebook or Netlog.log? Thank you. Signed:Isabelle-21:25,3 october 2009.

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our roughly three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online 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 you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Also, consider contacting Facebook or netlog.log themselves. DoktorMandrake 19:35, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for translation

I'm looking at the category page for Articles needing translation from French Wikipedia, and the first article listed already has both a French and an English translation - why then is it tagged with the appropriate {{Expand French}}, um, tag? Is that category for articles that need improved translations, in either French or English (hopefully not since there are articles listed that wouldn't seem to apply, in that case)? Or is it that the category is for articles that need translations from French into languages other than just English?

If it's the latter, where can I find a list of articles that require only French >> English translations? Gaiacarra (talk) 22:31, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It means that the French article has more information than the English article. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 23:08, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Risky" template change

I wish to be WP:BOLD and make a change to a template so an additional parameter can be specified where it is used. I have outlined what I believe the required change is on Portal talk:Formula One. I don't like the potential consequences/fallout from getting the change wrong, and I don't want to wait weeks for someone to notice this on a portal talk page. --Brian McNeil /^talk 23:19, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Aptery gial 23:45, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whoo-hoo! Thanks. --Brian McNeil /^talk 00:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]