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September 9

Hello

Hello my name is amelia and i am 3 years old and I am on the computer with my daddy looking at wikipedia --AmeliaFloraley (talk) 00:36, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome Amelia. We could use you help in a few years. Please don't forget.--SPhilbrick (Talk) 00:56, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia, make sure to share all your time here with mom and dad! Marketdiamond (talk) 02:27, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Patricia schultz page

I was looking for a page about patricia schultz, and there was one, but when I clicked it, it redirected me to 1000 places to see before you die. Is there any way I can get to the patricia schultz page without redirection? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.232.98.214 (talk) 01:31, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately we only have an article for the book, and there is no separate page for the author. The redirection is there, so that searching for name, will find the closest thing available. If you would like to see an article on the author herself, the best thing to do is covered in here: WP:SOFIXIT. --Robert Keiden (talk) 01:39, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Continuing coverage

I have a question. If an article doesn't meet WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE, while the article meets all other guidelines, should the article be deleted?--王小朋友 (talk) 02:43, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the title of this section from "Question" since the instructions at the top of the page specifically say not to title sections with something as simple as "Question". Dismas|^(talk) 02:56, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unless the article is of a living or recently deceased person it is usually best to put a notice on the page heading or the specific section, or its always fun to research the topic and add the necessary citations and info to bring it up to encyclopedia standards. My 2 cents, (I just really hate deleting volunteered cited information) but other editors may be more knowledgeable about this specific topics encyclopediability. Marketdiamond (talk) 03:10, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editing references

I am trying to edit the references to a few articles, such as Astrobiology. I can see the references when I see the artilce, but when I click on the edit button of the references section, only the word Reflist comes up and I cannot see or edit the references. How can I do this? Thanks Adam2828 (talk) 02:52, 9 September 2012 (UTC)adam2828Adam2828 (talk) 02:52, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the title of this section from "Question" since the instructions at the top of the page specifically say not to title sections with something as simple as "Question". Dismas|^(talk) 02:58, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You don't edit the references in the references section. You edit them where they are used in the article. The references are auto-magically displayed in the correct section when the article is displayed to the user when they read it. See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. Dismas|^(talk) 02:58, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See also the new Help:Introduction to referencing. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 10:54, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

indian name for mother

I am doing a poster for my sudent. i need to know what is the name for Mother — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.239.211.20 (talk) 05:11, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try Google, or, as a last resort, our reference desk. Kerfuffler (talk) 05:18, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is no such language as "Indian". Do you possibly mean Hindi? 69.62.243.48 (talk) 22:28, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article for magazine

I would like to ad my magazine to the list of magazines in Scotland. I own Alexa Blu publications in Glasgow and run a lifestyle magazine called edition the magazine covering Glasgow and the West Coast Ayrshire. Can you please have this passed to the correct department. Many thanks Alexandra Blumenthal — Preceding unsigned comment added by Editionthemagazine (talk • contribs) 05:13, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can post your request at WP:Requested articles. RudolfRed (talk) 05:31, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think you have misunderstood what Wikipedia is. There is no "department": all the content in Wikipedia is created and maintained by volunteers, like you and me. Secondly, Wikipedia is not here to advertise or promote anything, commercial, artistic, charitable or anything else, but to collect information on topics which others have already found worth writing about. If your magazine has been written about in multiple independent reliable sources, then there can be an article on it, and in that case it may be added to List of magazines in Scotland. If it has not yet been written about, then it may not have an article, and should not appear in that list. --ColinFine (talk) 10:38, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Elaine Miles Australian Artist

Hello,

I am a new user to submitting information onto Wikipedia. My name is Elaine Miles, and I am an Australian Visual Artist. That is opposed to Elaine Miles the american actress, and also opposed to Elaine Miles the american Jazz singer.

I have entered Elaine Miles onto the Wikipedia lists for "Australian Artists" and also "Australian Glass Artists" and unfortunately Wikipedia automatically links my name to wikipedia sites for Elaine Miles the amercian actress. Which is incorrect.

I have uploaded a more details profile which is pending approval on my new user name "Elaine Miles Artist" on Friday, so maybe this can be resolved once that profile is accepted?

Is there any way this can be linked please, or atleast remove the link to the actress, but still keeping me on the two australian artists links.

Thanks for helping. I'm sure i will get the hang of wikipedia with your help, soon enough.

For evidence that I exist you can view my website: www.elainemiles.com.au

(as opposed to elainemiles.com which is the amercian jazz singer).

Cheers Elaine — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elaine miles artist (talk • contribs) 07:22, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your additions to the lists have been removed because only articles that already exist are included in such lists. The WP:Disambiguation of subjects with the same name is often done by appending the person's profession or reason for notability to their name so "Elaine Miles (artist)" is an acceptable name. I moved your draft to the correct area for submitting articles - it is now located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Elaine Miles (artist) The draft still needs a lot of work but you'll get the help you need in the "Articles for creation" system. Roger (talk) 08:08, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

But you also need to read about conflict of interest in order to see how to proceed. --ColinFine (talk) 10:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does not "automatically" link your name to the actress. We are all volunteers here, and sometimes we make mistakes. It's easy to forget when you link a name to make sure you are linking to the right person.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:54, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

uploading a file on another languages instead of English

Dear wikipedia ;) I have read your guidance about how we can upload a file on English but my question is : how can I upload a file on another language make you comfortable to contact me on this Email address <redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armin.M.Moghadam (talk • contribs) 07:40, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, No we will never contact you on that email address because you are not allowed to post an email address here. What exactly do you mean by "file"? On Wikipedia a "file" is most often an image, it can also be a sound or video recording or other media so language is generally not relevant. See Help:Files, if you need more assistance post here again. Roger (talk) 07:46, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps what you want to do is upload a file to one of the other-language Wikipedias? If the file is suitable, you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons - start with this link - and then it will be available to any Wikimedia project. Otherwise, each Wikipedia is separate, so you would need to ask advice on the other Wikipedia. JohnCD (talk) 14:56, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And by suitable, we mean freely licensed. - Purplewowies (talk) 15:27, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Liberty National Life

Liberty National Life Complex#Background

I used Edit to change those parts with spelling mistakes - but that was only the second part of article. The top part still has errors and can not be changed. I refer to the error of story The article refers to a building, and should be storey Similarly with plural - stories should be storeys I do not wish to join Wikipedia just to change a few annoying words. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.178.160.22 (talk) 07:50, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Story" is correct in an American context. Please see American and British English spelling differences.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:09, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And the entire article can be edited by clicking the "Edit" link at the very top of the article. Though it's not necessary in this case as pointed out by Shantavira. Dismas|^(talk) 08:52, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See also Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Strong national ties to a topic. The article is about an American building so it uses American spelling. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:05, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Need help on two questions related to accounts

Lost the password of alternate account

I created an account named Vanischenu at some institutions to edit from some schools/colleges, where there is less prone to get compromised than from that of mere internet cafes. But I forgot its password soon after its creation. I have not put an e-mail address with it to prevent threats. How can I recover its password? Is there any one who can either see or change the password at request? I can tell you how the password looked like as a proof. Thanks in advance.···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 14:24, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Want to edit from an android mobile using Wi-Fi

Should I use an alternate account. I like to contribute using my main account itself. If it's not good, then I have got two options - to use my old account (I have 3 accounts right now) or create a new one. Which should I prefer? Thanks for your help.···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 14:24, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I find editing from my Android phone hard enough to not want to do it, but I use my only account to do it. - Purplewowies (talk) 15:21, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the answer. Since your account is still not compromised, I shall use the main account itself. Actually, I just worried about the following,

The programs installed (like Wiki Love Monuments), they say that the program can perform a list of actions. Does this affect the security?
meta page on flies warns about using Wi-Fi, but I cannot understand any of the precautions listed.

Thanks···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 15:28, 9 September 2012 (UTC) modified on 15:34, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say if you're using a public connection (or stealing wifi from a neighbor or something), go ahead and create an alternate. If you're editing from your own wifi, you don't have to. What do you mean about the performing a list of actions? Are you talking about permissions? - Purplewowies (talk) 15:59, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I was referring to permissions. Also I assume I am not stealing WiFi - I can see a WiFi option when I scroll the banner on top of the phone. (I am using a Samsung ace plus, with Idea Cellular sim card for 3G (3G probably not activated). But I may also edit near a computer having Wi-Fi. So does that cause any threat. Thanks for your reply.···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 18:38, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

Hello, I just wanted to thank the founder of wikipaedia (where paed = foot, not feet) (and a phile is not a vial nor vitriolic, but it is vital).

Thank You Founder of Wiki/Mabo Pedia. We live in the middle of space, how scary !! Buck Minster Fuller had that acknowledged already (when he transposed a 3-D Universe onto Trees . i.e. a 2-D papyral byblos)

Dank ut dante ... Rossetti, mMm, both were great **

Anyway, really * Thanks ever so, it has been so siply hepful and simply, a marvellous idea in itself.

So, I am Thanking You for having the idea in the first place !^! You belong to Plato's Idealisation of Eos (Eros/Erotica/Baby Lyonesse) The Dawn As a Dew that Pleases the Land.

Regards, Emma Pearce. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.172.213.74 (talk) 15:57, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Milosczv2222

Great warning to all. Again he started with his КИМИЦЗБГ02 vandalism by constantly writing an article about yourself that struck several times on the Serbian Wikipedia. Wikipedia has blocked three of 27 orders more than once. Administrators please respond. Greeting! --Kolega2357 (talk) 16:32, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie Griffin (Comedian/Actor) born July 15, 1968

I represent Eddie Griffin and I want to inform you that his middle name is not James as listed, but Rubin. Also, he is not Eddie Griffin, Jr. He is just simply Eddie Griffin.

Please make changes if possible.

Thank you.

Ann Flagella

www.eddiegriffin.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.170.226.248 (talk) 18:04, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know of a published document that has this information? We could cite it in the article. Without such information, anyone could go and change the info to anything else and it would be difficult to know who to believe. Yaris678 (talk) 19:39, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Consequent edits made by the same editor

Hi,

Is there a term for consequent edits made by the same editor? i.e. edits that were made without a different editor doing an edit in between. I am thinking that something like "string of edits" could do it but was wondering if a term already existed.

Yaris678 (talk) 18:31, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

wikt:consequent is a wrong word. You may be thinking of consecutive edits. This is a common term for it. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:38, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Well I got the term consequent from Help:Reverting#Rollback so maybe the wording there needs changing.

Anyway, is there a term for a set of edits to an article that was made by one editor without another editor editing in between?

Yaris678 (talk) 19:44, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Consecutive? RudolfRed (talk) 19:56, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We've already had the "its consecutive not consequent" thing. But what do you call a set of consecutive edits by the same editor?

For example, if User A edits an article twice and then User B edits it three times and then User A edits it twice more that is 7 edits but only 3 Xs. What is X?

Yaris678 (talk) 20:08, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there is a special term. Wikipedia:Rollback_feature calls it "multiple consecutive edits" RudolfRed (talk) 20:16, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the past, I've called them a "string" or "series". I don't think there is a special term. Dismas|^(talk) 20:17, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We mean it's called just that: "consecutive edits", or sometimes something like "consecutive edits by the same user" to make it more clear in some contexts what is meant. See for example Wikipedia:Rollback. I have changed the word in Help:Reverting#Rollback.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 20:26, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter, thanks for making that change.

@Dismas, Thank you, you have understood what I am getting at. Yes... starting to look like there isn't a special term! I hadn't thought of series before. Perhaps series is the word to go for. I think I can imagine someone saying "Rollback reverts the top series of edits." or "After 6 series, the article had improved considerably". It also has a nice analogy with Film series. I guess there is the possibility that someone might get confused if a "series" only contains one edit.

"chain" is another option... although a chain of one edit could also be confusing. Yaris678 (talk) 20:51, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tenure? Gets across the user specificity and no issues with a one-edit tenure. Yaris678 (talk) 21:49, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What is this?

--Kijoorete-Bahnhof (talk) 22:14, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The file has a description in a foreign language. Google translate says it translates as "middle-aged man with urinary and fecal incontinence wear all-in diaper tena slip." and thinks it's in Swedish. RJFJR (talk) 22:32, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The image is explained on Adult diaper article. RudolfRed (talk) 22:48, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect "this" is a sock. --Robert Keiden (talk) 23:36, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]