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September 7

Please change "Nimble storage" page title to "Nimble Storage"

Hello,

My name is Michael Kieran, and I work in the Marketing department at Nimble Storage in San Jose, CA.

The current page for our company is titled "Nimble storage" with a lower-case "s" in the second word. However, the company name is actually "Nimble Storage" (both words with initial caps). I wasn't able to edit the page title. Is this something you can help with? Thanks so much, Michael

Michael Kieran Community & Social Marketing Manager Nimble Storage 2740 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95134 408-240-7510 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkieran (talk • contribs) 00:30, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 00:46, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This company doesn't appear to meet our criteria for 'notability' and the citations also appear to be no more than just Advertorial's. Perhaps we should AfD this article. Any comments?--Aspro (talk) 00:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nah, the article's a piece of crap, but as a subject matter the company seems notable enough for an article. Deletion is not cleanup, and all this needs is some bleach and a good wire brush. --Jayron32 04:13, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User:Drajay1976

Hello, I use this user id Drajay1976 in Malayalam Wikpedia, Wikimedia Commons and other wikipedias. I am most active in Malayalam wikipedia.

I am unable to use the same id in English wikipedia because that was already taken. It is possible that I had created this id sometime back when I was a novice. I dont remember the password now. I have used the password retrieval system, but it seems that the email id linked to this account is not active anymore (frankly, I dont remember what ID it was). It will be a whole lot easier for me if I am allowed to use the same id in English Languate Wikipedia as well. Is there any way the ID can be realeased to me for global usage? - Drajay1976 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.77.247.173 (talk) 05:21, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:USURP for some help with this sort of thing. --Jayron32 05:25, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is *one* edit by User:Drayjay1976 back in 2006, which looks like alphabetizing subdisciplines in Forensic Science.Naraht (talk) 12:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with syntax

Looking at [1], I don't know why the dates wouldn't show up on the timeline. I need some assistance. Thanks --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 07:14, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've copied that to User:John of Reading/X2. Observe that the only displayed label is "2012.16", which is 29/02/2012 expressed as a decimal number of years. I think you've run into the limitation described at Help:EasyTimeline syntax#TimeAxis, "Currently only format yyyy (default) is supported. More formats may follow."

Unfortunately I don't have a solution for you. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:17, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Np, issue solved. Thanks :) --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 03:25, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eliott Goblet

Hi Guys,

When doing a google search of Elliot Goblet a photo comes up on the right of the page with a date of birth and other details and a Wikipedia link. As the date of birth is inaccurate due to Elliot Goblet being a fictional character therefore not having a date of birth. When I signed on to Wikipedia to fix this it doesn't come up on the actual page. How can I get rid of the date of birth please?

The Google search link is http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=8&gs_id=u&xhr=t&q=elliot+goblet&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=elliot+g&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=32cb1604ee9f5fb1&biw=1655&bih=799

Andrew

Larfwithab (talk) 08:38, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed a lot of spammy crap, as well as categories such as "writer" and date of birth that don't apply to a fictional character. Why is this article not written about the performer himself, anyway? --Orange Mike | Talk 12:50, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Persistent Vadalism

An unnamed user, 83.244.254.189, has twice deleted a link on Debbie van der Putten page. I have twice restored it. How do I report vandalism/get administrator intervention?Paradisepark (talk) 08:51, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism is the place to start, just follow the instructions there. You might also be interested in looking Wikipedia:Twinkle, a set of scripts that speeds up processes like reporting vandalism. Do remember the definitions of vandalism, though - it has to be intended to harm the project. --Shirt58 (talk) 09:04, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is not what's usually referred to as persistent vandalism, and the IP in question does not have a history of vandalism either. The usual step at this point would be to post on their talk page and try to engage in a discussion.

I looked at the link in question. I would classify it as unreliable—it baldly states that its information is “a little Googling”, and gives no specifics. If Playboy actually published this, you should be able to find a better citation. If you can't, I think that's more than adequate reason to remove it. Kerfuffler (talk) 09:07, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What Kerfuffler said! If there is vandalism, and it is persistent, the go to WP:AIV. Start small and assume that the editor is trying to improve things.--Shirt58 (talk) 09:15, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AFD help

What wrong with this [2] and this [3]? --Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 10:36, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Shrike. When you were substituting the template there was a closing square bracket missing. I fixed it so everything should be okay now. Cheers, meshach (talk) 11:03, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A question about the help desk

Why is it called the help desk when it is not a physical desk ? Thanks --QuestionableThesis (talk) 11:56, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

--QuestionableThesis (talk) 12:05, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dictionary.com:

"4. the section of a large organization, as a governmental bureau or newspaper, having authority over and responsibility for particular operations within the organization: city desk; foreign desk.
5. a table or counter, as in a library or office, at which a specific job is performed or a service offered: an information desk; reception desk."

--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:12, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You forgot to link your date... Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 12:18, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

THANKS Kürbis YOU SEXY BEAST JEE WHIZ YOUR A REAL HELP --QuestionableThesis (talk) 12:21, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, since we're linking a bunch of stuff, see metaphor. --Jayron32 12:57, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

They also forgot to link every word in their image caption. - Purplewowies (talk) 16:52, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

dictionary.com says that a desk can be the section of a large organization, as a governmental bureau or newspaper, having authority over and responsibility for particular operations within the organization: city desk; foreign desk. 69.62.243.48 (talk) 23:51, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does dictionary.com have a definition for "echo"? --Jayron32 14:49, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops. Never mind. ;) 69.62.243.48 (talk) 21:23, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Printing a section

How do I print an individual section from an article, with skipping other sections ? 14.97.7.27 (talk) 14:52, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This feature isn't built in, as far as I know, but you should get good results if you copy the section into your favourite word processor. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:12, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In some browsers (such as Firefox) you can select the section and print it directly by selecting "Selection" in the printer dialog. jonkerz ♠talk 15:18, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this is so easy on a PC (not sure), but on a mac: ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+4, hold down the mouse and drag over the section you want to print; release and a screenshot is taken of the section you've designated; print.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:03, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you have OneNote, the same screenshot result can be achieved with the use of ⊞ Win+S (or if you're using a Mac keyboard ⌘ Cmd+S). I don't know if there's a way to tailor your screenshot before you take it in Windows if you don't have that program. - Purplewowies (talk) 16:49, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I simply copy the section(s) into my sandbox - print it - then delete my sandbox after.Moxy (talk) 16:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Moxy, Hats off to you....I'll use the advice to create a sandbox of desired article..Thanks ...14.97.252.4 (talk) 13:30, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editing question re page title

I would appreciate help in making the following change:

Currently, there is a wiki page entitled "Buccaneer 18" and I would like to change it to simply Buccaneer or Buccaneer (dinghy) i.e. the name referenced to a dinghy sailboat catetgory.

I would appreciate any assistance that can be provided.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agbonner37 (talk • contribs) 15:59, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:MOVE for instructions. Kerfuffler (talk) 16:03, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A move to "Buccaneer" will not be possible, as there is already an article Buccaneer, about pirates. But a move to "Buccaneer_(dinghy)" should be possible. Maproom (talk) 17:39, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to all. I will move the page to 'Buccaneer_(dinghy)' but will need to wait a day or two for the four day qualification. I will check back early next week and make the change then. Basically, the name for the boat does not and never has included the number 18 other than by some users in the recent past. Also, it is interesting that when you enter simply Buccaneer in the search line for wikipedia, the option of "Buccaneer 18" is not one of the options in the dropdown menue since, i suppose, it is in the server only as the complete string. Thus, fixing this to be simply the original name followed by the category of dinghy or sailboat should be an appropriate fix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agbonner37 (talk • contribs) 18:45, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Log/Agbonner37 says your account was created 10 October 2007 and the above edit was the tenth so you are now autoconfirmed and can move pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:23, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to change the title in such a way that when you search the topic of "Buccaneer", you then find this page in the drop down list as "Buccaneer (dinghy)". When I make the change to "Buccaneer (dinghy)" then it does not show up in the drop-down menu. Can someone please help me find a was to sub-categorize for the parenthetical identifier.

A big error on the page about nomads

In the paragraph called "Origins" the last sentence claims the pastoral nomads were responsible for the boston tea party. I am certain this must be an error. But I don't feel comfortable editing this.

Thank you. Loribeth Marshall — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.72.59.24 (talk) 17:46, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism reverted.Naraht (talk) 17:47, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm watch old article

There was an article about the imwatch that has since been removed .

In the article it stated a wealthy Italian billionaire was investing in the imwatch can you confirm what his name was

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.148.246.11 (talk) 17:48, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since the article is deleted, I can't see what the claim was. But as a general note, articles are usually deleted because they are uninformative, about non-notable topics, or contain blatantly false information. If a deleted Wikipedia article is your only source for a piece of information, don't take it seriously. Kerfuffler (talk) 17:54, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That being said, I did find a Google cached copy of the old Wikipedia page, and it has a reference that more or less corroborates the claim.[4] Kerfuffler (talk) 18:00, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Section "In the news" add on this

Canada has severed ties with Iran and expeled all Iranian diplomats from Canada. Is it a news important enough to put it on the main page? and If so, how to do it? AmericanMarinee (talk) 17:59, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The nomination page is Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:17, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Crompo

How do I create a 'Crompo' page? --Jimme-Retchet (talk) 22:10, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Read WP:YFA, it explains how to create an article. RudolfRed (talk) 22:23, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox historical event

I have made an infobox on a historical event, but there is an annoying "Thumtime=" when the pointer goes over the photo. There is no video for the event, however the infobox does not recognize this. How can this be stopped? Cmguy777 (talk) 22:59, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Which page is this on? RudolfRed (talk) 02:42, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

thumbtime=

It actually said "thumbtime=" as the image to the right (if you have Navigation popups enabled then it may hide the mouseover). It affected all pages using {{Infobox historical event}} without a Thumb_Time parameter. I have fixed the infobox.[5] It wasn't elegant to duplicate most of the image code but I couldn't find another way. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:38, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]