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October 14

Ligature problems

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Recently, I've noticed that the ff (f-f) and fi (f-i) ligatures are not displaying correctly. They appear as "au" (but with negative kerning so that the right of the a is also the left of the u) and "A/" (again with negative kerning so that the bottom right of the A is the bottom left of the slash). Is there any way to fix this? RJaguar3 | u | t 02:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is going to depend on your browser and its configured font settings, I think. All the ligatures in this table are displaying correctly for me, using Windows 7, Firefox 7 and "Times New Roman" as my default font. What is your browser and default font? Can you give a page and section where the text is displaying incorrectly for you? -- John of Reading (talk) 07:25, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I found out that it was having problems on other websites, so Wikipedia wasn't the issue. It appears to be fixed now. Thanks. RJaguar3 | u | t 03:24, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

timberland shoes

I NEED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURERS OF TIMBERLAND IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A SERIOUS COMPLAIN. CAN YOU HELP ME? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seagull2411 (talk • contribs) 05:03, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you are in the United States, this page has a customer service phone number near the bottom. If you are in a different country, you can get to a specific country's Timberland information by going first through http://www.timberland.com and selecting your country there. --Jayron32 05:12, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FLOODING IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEARS 2008, 2009, 2010 AND 2011

I am currently involved in researching changing weather, and weather patterns in the United States as part of my ongoing Education. I am interested in changing "Severe" weather patterns. These include. Winter weather, Severe Storms. i.e The past 3 years Tornadic activity in the US has seen a dramatic uprise with 2011 being the worst recorded year on Record since record keeping began. I was a first hand witness to the Flooding in Council Bluffs IA, according to some locals the "Worst in 50 Years"..... Having been involved in EMS and flooding and Flood rescue in 2005, 2007, in NYS. I wanted to do some research and see why this was so. I am unable to find complete records and am hoping Wikipedia can help me find the information I am seeking.76.180.0.135 (talk) 06:15, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science

and Wikipedia:WikiProject Severe weather

and Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment

and Wikipedia:WikiProject Meteorology.

—Wavelength (talk) 06:41, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also Tornadoes in the United States, Floods in the United States: 2001–present and List of United States hurricanes. Even if those articles don't contain the information you seek, some of their references might. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 06:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is this file blacklisted or something?

Resolved

When I try to use (WARNING: don't view if you have a weak stomach) this file in my userspace, it is not displayed (at least for me, see for example here). Other files display properly, so I guess it is not a browser issue. Now I can understand if this file is blacklisted or something but if that's the case, why isn't there some kind of notice on the file page? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 08:52, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(I checked MediaWiki:Bad image list and it's not listed there). Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:14, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The size seems to be an issue, I was able to get it to show in a preview at 70px. Яehevkor ✉ 09:26, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Still kinda strange given that other files can be viewed at 50px without problems. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:35, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Breach of license?

Unless I've misunderstood how our license works - cutting and pasting an article like this is a breach of the CC-BY-SA isn't it because there is no attribution history of the existing article - right? --Cameron Scott (talk) 10:42, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. The procedure to follow in such cases is given at WP:CUTPASTE, and I suggest sending the editor a {{subst:uw-c&pmove}} as well. --Redrose64 (talk) 10:50, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Biography importance scale and the science & academia workgroup

Resolved

– Marked article mid-importance after review similar articles --Senra (Talk) 12:00, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am helping an editor with a biography article T Peter Brody (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). How do we decide the importance of this subject? It seems to me that the acknowledged inventor of the active matrix display is an important person - perhaps even mid to high. I know Wikipedia encourages boldness, but in this instance I feel I should seek advice from better informed editors --Senra (Talk) 10:54, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I assume that this is for the |s&a-priority= parameter of the {{WikiProject Biography}} banner. There don't seem to be any importance criteria specific to Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Science and academia, so you do have to fall back on the default scale. Here we have:

Top - Subject is a must-have for a print encyclopedia
High - Subject contributes a depth of knowledge
Mid - Subject fills in more minor details
Low - Subject is mainly of specialist interest.

But it also states "Within a WikiProject, importance or priority must be regarded as a relative term. If importance values are applied within a specific project, these only reflect the perceived importance to that project." So I would search through Category:High-importance biography (science and academia) articles, Category:Mid-importance biography (science and academia) articles, Category:Low-importance biography (science and academia) articles for other scientists who have produced comparable inventions, and judge accordingly. --Redrose64 (talk) 11:22, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will search through the suggested links and judge accordingly. Thank you for your detailed and informative reply. It is very much appreciated --Senra (Talk) 11:34, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm. Having reviewed a few articles as suggested, I could spend years reviewing and modifying the importance parameter in existing articles. For example, is T Peter Brody as important as James Clark (programmer), the author of of groff and expat, who is marked as of high-importance? Perhaps T Peter Brody is just as important as Michael Berry (physicist), who is marked as of mid-importance for, amongst other things, winning an Ig Nobel Prize for Physics in 2000)? I will mark Brody as mid-importance then go and make a coffee --Senra (Talk) 12:00, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Error in revenue of syntel

Hi, I've been through the north american based technological firm SYNTEL on wikipedia and when coming to revenue it stated that in 2010 the revenue of syntel is $5.1 Billion. So, i advice the concerned authorities and technical experts to collect the correct/approx revenue of syntel($532.1 Million in 2010) and update the page and also i advise to get updated with all happenings at syntel day to day because its been one of the rapid developing IT firm in north american region from past few years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pranith13.pola (talk • contribs) 11:17, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has updated it. As to the updating of the article, this can only happen if the events at the company have been reported in a source such as a newspaper or a website (preferrably a news site by a respected publisher). Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:26, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Pranith. Wikipedia is edited by thousands of volunteers, like you and me, who generally edit the particular articles that interest them. Perhaps you would be a good person to keep Syntel up to date - provided you are not associated with the company yourself. If you are, then you have a conflict of interest and should not be editing the article. In any case, if there are changes that you think should be made to the article, its talk page is a good place to discuss them. --ColinFine (talk) 17:34, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hiding "ratings" section

How do I hide the ratings section that now pops up on every article?--Pawyilee (talk) 12:11, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Go to your preferences, view the "Appearance" tab, tick the box near the bottom labelled "Don't show the Article feedback widget on pages", and then the "Save" button at the bottom. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:16, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shortcut theft?

I would like to have the shortcut WP:WTF directing to an essay I am preparing. May I simply "steal" the redirect from Wikipedia:WTF? OMG! TMD TLA. ARG! and direct it to my own essay or is there a rule prohibiting this? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:20, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Shortcut#Changing shortcuts. Special:WhatLinksHere/Wikipedia:WTF has around 100 links, mostly from archived discussions, but I wouldn't change it to a new essay without discussion. Also, the likely target based on your recent edits would be unexpected for a famous Internet discussion acronym like WTF. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:43, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I agree changing it without a discussion might be considered pointy. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:07, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviews

Dear Wikipedia Team, I am always impressed with the details available in the obits and all the people from around the world honored by these tributes to their memory. My question is, if there is no picture, may I still give the 100% complete rating or should I rate the coverage 1 down on the scale? Thank you for your help. I wish to be fair to all. Thank you all for doing such an excellent job!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.161.32.166 (talk) 12:57, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More details about Article Feedback can be found here. You decide how you wish to rate each article. Your feedback is important. Thank you for your help in improving Wikipedia --Senra (Talk) 13:24, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How do you upload images to Wikipedia?

Are we allowed to upload images that complement articles? If so, how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.91.46.101 (talk) 16:50, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In the left-hand margin, under the "Toolbox" heading, is a link Upload file. There are restrictions, unless you are an autoconfirmed user, i.e. registered (see Wikipedia:Why create an account?), logged in and with at least ten edits over period of at least four days. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:02, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if the images are free, they should be uploaded to the Commons. If they are uploaded there, they will be available for all Wikimedia projects. You will still need to register an account but as soon as you register an account you can start uploading pictures there. GB fan 17:07, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) That depends. Normally all images on Wikipedia must have been released under a free license such as a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (click on the links for more information). Under special circumstances it is possible to use images that have not been released under a free license in Wikipedia articles. But if you want to use an image you own in an article, you should release it under a free license. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 17:18, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pc running slow

I am using a dell inspiron 1545 laptop with 3gb ram, 320 gb hdd. I am running windows7 with 64 bit graphics. I have only 10 gb space left. I also suddenly shut down the laptop while system restore. After that my computer's performance is slow and windows is not responding. I am unable to use system restore. How can i make my pc running fast now.please help me. Reply me at <email address redacted>. Any help will be appriciated. Any help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.0.9.173 (talk) 17:36, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Computing reference desk. They specialize in answering computer 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. Rcsprinter (chat) 17:46, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2 Qs

I have two questions at the same time; so I thought I'd ask them together: 1) None of my scripts at User:Rcsprinter123/monobook.js seem to be working. I have tried clearing the cache several times and the preferences gadget section ones work, but not the user scripts. 2) I recently got a new signature (User:Rcsprinter123/sig) based on User:TreasuryTag's which changes the talk link to something different each time I comment somewhere. Documentation can be seen at /sig. This worked at first, but now it goes to the default one (chat) every time and never switches. Can anybody help me with this? Rcsprinter (chat) 17:37, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature was missing a number in the #switch, so I added that for you. As for the scripts, you should disable them (put // in front of each line) and enable them one at a time to see if one of them is causing the problem. They're loaded sequentially, so start at the top, as an error in one could cause any of the ones below to stop working. — Bility (talk) 18:35, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article draft

Hi!! I've posted a new article some hours ago entitled "Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma of bone" according to guidelines issued from Wikipedia. I regularly saved it more than once and I saw the preview. I made out that the article was accepted pending on the review from another person different from the author. Now I can't find it out no more. May I know where it did end up? --93.146.6.158 (talk) 19:32, 14 October 2011 (UTC)Clafo--93.146.6.158 (talk) 19:32, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, do you remember on what date you created the page? That would help us track it down. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant ^(talk) 19:41, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article draft

Hello!! I created the page entitled "Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma of bone" at 3pm on October 14, Central European Time. Thank you for your attention. --93.146.10.122 (talk) 19:57, 14 October 2011 (UTC)Clafo--93.146.10.122 (talk) 19:57, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You shouldn't be posting that unless you're the author of the article from Pediatric Radiology. Goodvac (talk) 20:27, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ARTICLE DRAFT

Hello!! Regarding my article about "Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma of bone",yes, I am the author of that artcle which is not from Pediatric Radiology but from Pathology, Research and Practice. I am a pathologist that has investigated and studied this subject. But what does that objection mean? --Clafo (talk) 21:26, 14 October 2011 (UTC)Clafo--Clafo (talk) 21:26, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lawful excuses in tort

What are the lawful execuses in Tort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.202.225.154 (talk) 21:22, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have to admit I don't really understand your question, but anyway, this page is only for questions about using or editing Wikipedia. We have a Reference desk equipped with people who are happy to answer any question in the universe (nearly any). Just click on the blue link named "Reference desk", select the most appropriate subject area on the page that follows and again click on the blue link there. Then simply restate you question there and the people there should be happy to answer your question. Best. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 21:34, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see there is an article called Tort. Is that of help for you? If not, you can ask at the place I mentioned in my previous reply. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 21:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More specifically, I suggest to try the

Miscellaneous reference desk if the article does not answer your question. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 22:03, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that Wikipedia does not give legal advice. Your question is too broad anyway (tort law is vast) and fails to identify the location at issue, which would be highly relevant when seeking legal advice in any online forum. If you are in Uganda, where your IP geolocates to, and your question is about tort law applicable to Uganda, say that if you ask somewhere else; really only someone practiced in the law of a particular country, and often in a particular region of a country, is competent to give legal advice. See a lawyer.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:15, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Far too huge break between paragraphs

Institute of Mental Health (Belgrade)#Activity of the Institute – between "...from the following fields:" and the start of numeration there is break to long, how to fix it? TIA. Alex^{discussion ★} 21:27, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the column template and it fixed it in Firefox. — Bility (talk) 21:51, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Too bad, I normally use Google Chrome :(. Alex^{discussion ★} 22:05, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the 2-column formatting of the list, which seemed to me unnecessary. Deor (talk) 22:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]