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July 5

Article Draft Preview

I have been working on an article in the draft space, and whenever I preview it, it only shows the first sentence of what I've written? Is that supposed to happen, or am I doing something wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobby1379 (talk • contribs) 15:34, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed a few Referencing and Category errors Roger (talk) 15:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) You had the slashes to end your refs in the wrong spot. See http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AArticles_for_creation%2FQuietCast_Brake_Pads&diff=500811085&oldid=500809141 . I've fixed it for you, as shown in the link I just provided. - Purplewowies (talk) 15:54, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Is it out of the draft space now? Because I didn't want it to go live yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobby1379 (talk • contribs) 16:37, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No; it's still at Articles for Creation. From my limited knowledge of that process I think it stays there until you feel like it's done and you add the review template to have someone come by and review it. - Purplewowies (talk) 17:05, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I want to delete my account

Hello

I created an account in around 2005 - 2006, called divinecirinde. I can't remember the password for it and I wish to delete my account. I can no longer access the email that I signed up to the account with.

Can you please help me to delete the account.

Thank you

Cindy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.88.131.33 (talk) 00:09, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Accounts can't be deleted since your edits need to be attributed to an account. But you do have the right to vanish. See WP:VANISH. Dismas|^(talk) 00:50, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can simply register a new account and abandon the old one. Roger (talk) 08:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to merge IP user contributions with User contributions?

I recently made some edits to a page and forgot I wasn't logged in. I wanted to know if those edits could be shown as my user account rather than my IP; essentially just moving my IPs edits into my account's edits? EarthBoundX5 (talk) 00:14, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It used to be done (see WP:REAT) but it isn't done these days. See this 2011 question/answer and the related 2010 question/answer for more help. Bencherlite ^Talk 00:23, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, it was only a couple of edits, and I mentioned they were done by me in the talk page, so I guess thats it. EarthBoundX5 (talk) 01:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are Administrators allowed to WikiHound someone?

I can't really give the link here because the user might find me but what if someone like an admin admits to WikiHounding and is clearly causing the user distress?119.224.27.62 (talk) 01:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Admins have to follow the same rules as everyone else. WP:NOTPERFECT RudolfRed (talk) 01:21, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have checked it out via the IP's contribs. It seems pretty heated. It's between User:Fairlyoddparents1234 and User:DreamMcQueen. See their talk pages for more. User:Fairlyoddparents1234 seems to be harassing the other user, and I believe IP is User:DreamMcQueen. Gold Standard 01:26, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User:Fairlyoddparents1234 really needs to be put in his place. He repeatedly uses all caps, aka "yelling", all while telling the other user about being civil and not battling. In addition, he criticizes other users for edit warring, while he also edit wars. Anyone else's thoughts? Gold Standard 01:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a single warning template for something like this? I dont think this constitutes personal attacks, but it needs to be dealt with ASAP. Gold Standard 01:41, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it does constitute personal attacks, actually, I just read a section where fairlyoddparents mocks dreammcqueen's username. Gold Standard 01:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, wait, that was dreammcqueen doing the mocking. OK, this definitely goes both ways. Gold Standard 01:48, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Gold Standard. I'm not really talking about those 2 users. None of them are even admins lol. Its about an edit that I saw at the Recent changes page but I didn't get involved in it. But thanks for taking your time to reply and commenting about the other problem119.224.27.62 (talk) 12:04, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Look at WP:ANI or WP:WQA and see if either of those are the right place to request help. If not, the ANI page has a list of other places to go to ask for help, depending on the problem. RudolfRed (talk) 02:23, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can a adult with a disability get legal and and Financial assitance in Canada for a name change?

I'm a 28 year woman living in BC Canada and I would like to get legal and financial help changing my middle and last name. I have a condition called aspergers and a mental illness hypomania. Can I get Legal and Financial help with this? thanks! Narwhalgal84 (talk) 03:12, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for questions about how to use Wikipedia, and you already posted in this in the right place. See WP:RD/M RudolfRed (talk) 03:41, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How to Edit Ref. 1 in the Article on "Deborah Kenny"?

I am editing the article on Deborah Kenny, because her new book "Born to Rise: ..." has just appeared in print.

On her Reference List, [2] is a link to the Amazon.com sales information.

[1] actually refers to the same book, where I would like to put in more detailed information on her book.

I have trouble making the edit. I cannot access the file, for some reason. Can you help?

Deborah Kenny, "Born to Rise: A Story of Children and Teachers Reaching Their Highest Potential" (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, June 2012), 243 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-06-210620-9

MrLiu_Math_ShuangWen 05 July 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrLiu Math ShuangWen (talk • contribs) 04:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the refs, they were supposed to be the same link. Also, remember to make sure you properly cite all info you add. Thanks, Gold Standard 06:42, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

When you are reading an article and see a references section near the bottom populated by a series of numbered citations, you might think that if you edit the page, you will see those citations typed in that section and be able to edit them. However, normally what you will see is code similar to this:

==References==

{{Reflist}} or <references/>

The text of citations is actually in the body of the article, directly next to statements or paragraphs the citations support, using <ref>(citation)</ref> tags, which display as footnotes (e.g.^[1][2]) when you are reading an article. The template code shown above in the references section colates and displays all of the citations within the article in a numbered list in which the numbers correspond to the footnote numbers in the text. By clicking on the ^ symbol next to a citation display, you can easily find exactly where in the body of the article the citation text appears in order to edit it. For more, please see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 08:33, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox pushing down gallery of images

In the article Albizia odoratissima a gallery of images is being forced below the infobox whereas I would like it to be nudged up to be just below the "Gallery" heading. Does anyone know a quick fix for this problem? Thanks Paul venter (talk) 08:36, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Using {{Multiple image}} causes the software to treat the gallery as a single large image (and thus drops it below the infobox). I've replaced the template with the <gallery> tags, which causes all the images to be treated separately and thus wraps them correctly. Yunshui 雲‍水 08:47, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Another solution was to move the template {{commonscat}} in the article below the gallery (I edit conflicted when I attempted to do this).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 08:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The "gallery" tags shrink the images to an unacceptably small size and dropping the "commonscat" template doesn't work either. Paul venter (talk) 12:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Auto images bypasses the problem Paul venter (talk) 12:58, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seting up a company page

I work for a private company which runs four national ombudsman schemes for the UK government. We are required to do all we can to tell consumers about their right to use our services and would like to set-up a wikipedia page. when we have tried to do this it has been rejected or deleted because it was seen as promotional. I think the best way to get a page set-up would be get another organisation to do it on our behalf but this would not be a simple task. Could someone give me some advice about the best way to proceed?

Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.70.53.194 (talk)

See Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. Somebody working on your behalf would also have a conflict of interest. If you name the organisation then maybe we can say whether an article will have a chance to satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). PrimeHunter (talk) 10:13, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Remember, Wikipedia is not here to promote your company or its services. There is no "right" to have an article about your organization just because you want one. If your company and the services it has privatized are not notable, then no article will be accepted here. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:38, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

JML Direct TV

Hello,

I have tried to edit the page for JML Direct TV to make it much simpler and less complicated. I did this on the 27th June. Yet it was rejected by ClueBotNG (1129698). How would I go about making these changes without having them rejected again?

Thanks,

JML123 (talk) 09:15, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Such changes will always be rejected. You removed practically the entire history which was properly sourced. You appear to have a conflict of interest and your username is in violation of the rules. Short answer; what you think is an improvement definitely is not. Roger (talk) 09:54, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And although you have an account you edited as an IP. I have nothing against IP's per se and you may not have done this as a ruse, but the point is that it looks as though you did... Britmax (talk) 10:15, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BUT WAIT!!

Sorry, couldn't resist it. Britmax (talk) 16:53, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Targeted redirects for State of the Union and Recommendation Clauses

I recently created the State of the Union and Recommendation Clauses (see also here). I would like to create targeted redirects to the linked page sections (just like in the case of the Territorial Clause) so that by entering "State of the Union Clause" or "Recommendation Clause" in the search box one is redirected to the corresponding Article II of the United States Constitution sections. How do I do this? --P3Y229 10:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by P3Y229 (talk • contribs)

Create the redirect title just like you would when starting an article and use as the only text: #REDIRECT [[Target page name#Exact Name of section]] You can place this basic code using the editing button just above the edit window that looks like this:

.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just created http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=State_of_the_Union_Clause&redirect=no, but when I enter State of the Union Clause into the saech box he directs me here and from there to the Article Two of the United States Constitution article, but not the target section. What did I wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by P3Y229 (talk • contribs) 10:57, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed it with this edit. What you did was set the target at the redirect that has "II" in the name (thus creating a double redirect), rather than pointing it at the actual article name.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:07, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your work. One problem remains. "State of the Union Clause" and "Recommendation Clause" are not displayed in the search box when I enter them there, but the Take Care Clause is displayed. I would like to see "State of the Union Clause" and "Recommendation Clause" also displayed. How is this possible? --P3Y229 12:39, 5 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by P3Y229 (talk • contribs)

It should come automatically within a day or two. See Help:Searching#Delay in updating the search index. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:25, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can't remember the name of a template

I remember there is a talk page template saying something like "In order to centralize discussion, the talk pages of XY redirect here" or something like that. I want to place a notice at the top of Wikipedia talk:Non-free content that Wikipedia talk:Non-free content criteria redirects there. Can someone point me to that template or perhaps suggest another template for that purpose? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Believe it or not, {{Central}}!--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant, thanks. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:52, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Anytime.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:00, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Creating an English version of a French bio

I have recently updated the Martinique entry to show the President of the General Council of Martinique to be Josette Manin on the English version of Wikipedia. There is no bio for Ms Manin in the English version, but the French version has a decent one http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josette_Manin. I realise Wikipedia has a translation service, but how do you transfer and edit a French article to English WP. The French have done the research and the citations and references are in that article. It just requires editing after translation. What is the the best way to achieve this? CheersYameogo (talk) 12:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't understand French, then I suggest asking someone at Category:Translators fr-en or Wikipedia:Translators available. You just need to translate it and then post it here. Don't forget to request an import. Regards.--GoP _T ^C _N 12:41, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just type Josette Manin here in the English-language Wikipedia, click on the red link, and start writing. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:42, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Translation can help. Please don't just "start writing". To avoid copyvios, it's much cleaner to build and wp:attribute a direct translation first before starting to revise the English version. LeadSongDog come howl! 13:09, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See User:Yameogo/Josette Manin. Nyttend (talk) 16:06, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please help me fix a table format

The table at User:Dodger67/Sandbox/South Africa's Imperial Gift#DH.9J Upgrades needs some tweaking. How do I make the heading rows have a different background colour from the rest of the table? Roger (talk) 13:03, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One way is to make header rows with ! as in [1]. This automatically makes bold text so you could have omitted that. See more at Help:Table which includes how to set specific background colors. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:15, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've tweaked it a bit more - it looks "standard" now. Roger (talk) 14:41, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I might have messed up an article - 'Swansea City A.F.C'

Please help, I was editing the Swansea City A.F.C article and now it says Database Error. The error details are:

Technical details about this error: Last attempted database query: (SQL query hidden) Function: SqlBagOStuff::set MySQL error: 1114: The table 'pc249' is full (10.0.6.50)

The thing is, I did not touch the Tables at all and all that information should be exactly the same as it was before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Feathersk (talk • contribs) 13:41, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, it's affecting other users as well, including me. -- [[ axg ◉ talk ]] 13:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Me too. The article's still there, plus your edits - don't worry! Yunshui 雲‍水 13:45, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Problems getting information in a Biography of a Living Person

I am a patron of a subject of Living person Biography. There seems to be debate between the subject and the editors of the article over the truth of information that is in the article. The editors will not allow the subject or anyone assisting the subject to put up information telling a different side. I am new to Wikipedia so I am just learning how you work. I understand that as a patron I am not encouraged to edit the article because I have a COI, so I am working on the talk pages with the editors, in a VERY polite way I might add (I can not say the same for the editor). There definitely seems to be a double standard going on here. For example, the editors use any quotes that come from the subjects website they want. But, If there is a comment from another person in favor of the subject they will not take these quotes. They will not take positive quotes from other sources either. The editors,however have used a quote against the subject that comes from a major publication. This quote is not even a direct quote, it comes from a letter written to another person and there is no link to this letter. Any one reading the article wouldn't even take the quote seriously even if it is in a major publication. Consequently, this quote used on the bio isn't even the truth. Also, I have been asking for factual information to be placed in the bio about an additional venture that the subject is working on. The links supporting this information are not accepted because Wikipedia internal mechanisms knock them out as SPAM. None of these links are actually SPAM, one is an official government organization listing the company the subject works for as a director. Finally, neither I nor the subject can edit the bio because of our COI, however the talk pages of the article show that the editors have a very distinct COI because they dislike the subject of the bio. Suzanne Opp (talk) 16:03, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted that this is about Robert Sungenis, a Holocaust-denier and opponent of geocentrism, and thus an article where the issues are more complicated than usual. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, that makes no difference whatever, thank you. The material is either reliably sourced and notable or it is not. Britmax (talk) 16:50, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and no, Britmax. The rules all still apply: WP:RS, WP:V, WP:NPOV and so forth. But in a case like this, we also run into questions of WP:UNDUE, WP:FRINGE and so on as important considerations. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:54, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Of course you're right. My "special treatment" alarm is on a hair trigger today. Britmax (talk) 19:12, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First, Suzanne, thank you for acknowledging your COI and willingness to abide by Wikipedia's discouragement of someone editing an article about a subject with which they are closely affiliated. That having been said, extremist points of view inevitably meet resistance from Wikipedia editors for the same reason that such points of view do not receive the same weight in other encylopedias as mainstream perspectives. But, in answer to your question, WP:DR is a good place to start to inform yourself about dispute resolution on Wikipedia. I might add that I don't see much, if any, COI from other editors' comments on the talk page. I think if you have additional concerns you need to continue addressing them on the talk page for a while rather than escalating to a higher level of dispute resolution. Cresix (talk) 16:55, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Umm, why is his opposition to geocentrism a problem? I'd be shocked if there were a single professional astronomer who disagreed with him on that subject. Nyttend (talk) 02:14, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OrangeMike mistated, I'm sure by accident. Sungenis advocates for geocentrism, at least according to his article. Cresix (talk) 02:54, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oxford Geology Group

We would like to have an article posted about our society. We realise we can't write it ourselves, but who do we approach to have an article written about the group? WE have been in constant operation since 1957. Our website is www.oxgg.org.uk. thank you. <advertisement removed> Paul Austin Sargent Programme Secretary

You've got two problems: the society doesn't appear to meet our standards of notability for organizations; and the language you posted was some shamelessly promotional that I've seen fit to remove it entirely. Remember: we are not here to promote your organization, however worthwhile its goals. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:46, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Difference between the UK and England

Could someone who is better at this subject check these contributions? The articles have been left alone in this respect for quite some time and now this SPA is going around changing things. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 17:00, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if anything has been agreed in the past on wikipedia about this but here's my thoughts - I'm English but my passport says British in the Nationality section. However, I looked up a few other famous people, for example Hugh Laurie, and he's English in the article. I suspect if you looked hard there's a mixture of British or English across the articles. Some of the IP's changes look useful, they are wiki-linking and adding nationality flags but unless there's a wholesale change across every article for consistency then I don't see much point in making exclusively the nationality change to those articles. CaptRik (talk) 17:47, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be inclined to agree with the IP. The relevant guideline in this case would be the WP:OPENPARA section of WP:MOSBIO.

"1.In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable."

"2.Ethnicity or sexuality should not generally be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the opening sentence unless they are relevant to the subject's notability."

Since no one is a citizen of England, arguably in this case British is more appropriate. However, this is controversial and locally, there is currently a dispute going on at the talk page of the Daniel Day-Lewis article over how to describe him. That example isn't completely analogous since in that case he has two nationalities. Valenciano (talk) 19:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Musicians: rules re band members in templates

I cannot seem to find the page I need. Basically, I've been told and seen other users numerous times that when it comes to Singers/bands/recording artists/etc. That you do not put the years they were at a record label or what years someone was part of the band in the main template. Is this listed on a certain rule page because I cannot seem to find it. --Shadow (talk) 17:15, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can't find anything at the moment but I have changed your header to something more likely to attract people interested in the subject. Britmax (talk) 17:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Display different template depending on country?

Hi all -- I believe in the past, I've seen ads for the Wikipedia Ambassador Program on Wikimedia sites, specifically asking for Canadian reps. Based on that, I presume we have permission within the privacy policy to customize content based on location?

How easy is this, technically? Is it just a case of copy-pasting some code? Specifically, I'm wondering if a template can be substituted, depending on the viewer's location. -- Zanimum (talk) 17:43, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, I think this would go against the privacy policy. You aren't allowed to know where I am located unless I tell you (though my user name is a clue). Watchlist notices and the fundraising banners can vary by location, but no-one else can see which notices and banners have been shown to me. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:02, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See also Wikipedia:Geonotice. The wikitext of a page cannot be location dependent and regular (non-admin) editors cannot make location dependent notices anywhere. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:25, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So something such as a country-taylored WP:ITN wouldn't fly? Technical and privacy policy wise, not whether the community would go for it. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:31, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Correct for technical. I don't know whether privacy would prevent it. If it was technically possible for regular editors to add location dependent wikitext and there were no privacy issues then I would still oppose it because maintenance would suffer when editors see different things. For example, one country could display severe vandalism or other issues which were not noticed because editors checking the page were in other countries. It would also cause confusion when editors discuss a page where they see different things. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:05, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

how do i submit a new article for Wikipedia? i am an experienced author, with ca. 1,000 publicatons. Where do i send it? What form? Is PDF ok?\

How do i submit a new article for Wikipedia? i am an experienced author, with ca. 1,000 publications. Where do i send my article? What form? Is PDF ok? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.64.17.91 (talk) 19:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can create it yourself but first, you need to sign up for an account. If you create it, it is very important that you cite your sources as material here must be verifiable (see WP:V and WP:RS. Alternatively you need to submit the article at this link: articles for creation, though again you must provide verifiable sources. Valenciano (talk) 19:42, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:YFA for guidance on creating an article. RudolfRed (talk) 20:08, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for wanting to help. Wikipedia warmly welcomes assistance to improve existing articles and create new ones where appropriate. I'd strongly recommend you read the links suggested by Valenciano and RudolfRed before you go any further, and perhaps try improving existing articles before you move to creating new ones, because it's a great way to find your way around and learn how to edit. No previous experience is necessary - since you've managed to edit this page and add your query, you're already a Wikipedia editor! Bear in mind that Wikipedia is a collaborative project, so whatever you contribute is very likely to be edited by others in due course. Welcome, and happy editing :) - Ka renjc 20:40, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As a published writer myself: the article creation process here does not really consist of article submission in the sense that you would submit an article to the New Yorker or SPIN or whoever. You do not "submit" something already created offline, but rather build it on a scaffolding already provided (so to speak). I second Rudolf and Valenciano's suggestions, that you take a look at how it's done here, as the experience is very different indeed. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Miszabot archiving issues

Please see here. Is there something wrong with the code? Silver seren^C 21:04, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Responded there. Equazcion ^(talk) 21:31, 5 Jul 2012 (UTC)

Issue resolved, thanks! -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 21:52, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Stalin

"How could Stalin's spouse Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1919–1932) be only her thirteens when she died. There isn't an edit button that could help me to change this error. Best regards prefix:Talk:Joseph Stalin" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.243.193.40 (talk) 22:16, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's not her age, that's how long she was married to Stalin. The page is semi-protected, so not everyone can edit it. If you see an error on a page you can't edit, you can bring up the problem on the article's talk page and then add the {{edit semi-protected}} tag to get it noticed. RudolfRed (talk) 22:26, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I remove this text?

I am trying to "dress up" a task force page by dividing into left and right sides. I have it almost completely done, but I have run into a snag. The right side has the words "Good articles" at the top of the page. I want to remove this text, but I don't know how to do so. AutomaticStrikeout (talk) 22:59, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The problem may be from the transcluded page Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Umpires task force/Recognized content. - Purplewowies (talk) 23:40, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I guess you actually don't want it removed completely but have it displayed under "Featured/Good Content" as in [2]. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. The problem appears to be resolved now. AutomaticStrikeout (talk) 23:54, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why doesn't my edit appear even though it's is shown under 'view history' as the last one?

why doesn't my edit appear in "talk" section of this article even though when I click "view history' this edit is shown there as thre last one being made? is it pending approval os smh?

http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Talk:Large_Hadron_Collider — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.7.149.190 (talk) 23:45, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The most recent edit isn't by you, it just looks like it's by you since the IP is similar. Gold Standard 23:48, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I guess you made the edit [3] from a dynamic IP address. I see the edit at Talk:Large Hadron Collider#Who funds the project?. Try to bypass your cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:55, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You83.7.149.190 (talk) 00:05, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]