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June 21

Tables

Hi, I'm making a return to editing and I was wondering if there is something I'm missing when it comes to making tables. Is there a simpler way than typing it all out? For example, if I wanted to make a table very similar to the schedule one on 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team would I have to manually do it in the wikipedia editing language or is there a WYSIWYG type editor I'm missing somewhere? Just wanted to check before I took a bunch of time doing it that way.Chuy1530 (talk) 01:40, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No, there isn't a WYSIWYG editor at Wikipedia. The initial production release of the new VisualEditor software (still in alpha) is supposed to enable editors to edit cells of existing tables, but not to add or reformat tables.

There are (or were) some tools to convert Word tables, and Excel cells, to MediaWiki tables (that's what is in Wikipedia) - see WP:EIW#Table. No idea if these (still?) work.

The best alternative, today, is probably to find an existing table (in an article) that you like, and simply copy (in edit mode) the code, then paste that (in edit mode) into the article where you want to create the table. Typing by hand is not only a lot of time, but it's prone to error. You'll still have to delete excess rows or add some (deleting or adding columns is a real PAIN; try to find a table with the same number of columns if at all possible), but you won't have to learn a lot of formatting.

For the sake of completeness, I note that in the tool bar (in edit mode), under "Advanced", is an option to create a table automatically, where you specify the number of rows and cells. This is fine for very basic tables. However, any special formatting you want must be hand-edited into the table, something avoidable if you copy-and-paste a table from one article to another. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 01:21, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I like to create a new web page about biography of a person

I like to create a new web page about biography of a person. I need to know how to crate the new web page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ssjusa (talk • contribs) 01:58, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:FIRST and WP:BLP. Good luck! --76.189.109.155 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Map of India

Hello,

Please correct your reproduction of the map of India - the north-western and north-eastern regions of Jammu & Kashmir are disputed territory, and showing them as belongiong to Pakistan and China respectively is an offence to the Republic of India. Immediate correction of the maps would be appreciated.

Thank you167.219.48.10 (talk) 06:27, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, please see the FAQ in the India article's talk page. CaptRik (talk) 07:19, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

after adding on two new entries they were not accepted, they no longer show on my wikipedia page

http://www.artnet.com- JAMIE DALGLISH - INFINITE HARVEST JAMIE_DALGLISH</ref>http://www.mediaspace.newmuseum.org/boweryartisttribute/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Popsacoming (talk • contribs) 06:29, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, popsacoming. You had mangled the references by including only the closing </ref> and not the opening <ref>. I have fixed these.

Another point: the existing refs are bare urls: this is not the preferred format, because it makes it difficult for the reader to find the particular item referenced. I have changed one of them, to use Template:cite web (this is not the only way to do it, but it is the way I prefer). Note that the reference now points directly to the article, rather than leaving the reader to search the site for it; and gives the author and date in the citation. I suggest you read WP:Referencing for beginners and improve the others.

One more point: it is not your page. Please see WP:OWN. --ColinFine (talk) 07:54, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sudhir Patwardhan

hello, i want to correct and edit the article on Sudhir Patwardhan but it has been deleted. So will creating it again be a good option? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.56.167.204 (talk) 06:58, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you create it again in the same form as it was before you might find yourself blocked because it was deleted for being a Copyright Violation. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:21, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you but then how do i upload the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.56.167.204 (talk) 10:39, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:FIRST and WP:BLP. CaptRik (talk) 10:52, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hello i have referred to WP:FIRST and WP:BLP could you please undelete the article on Sudhir Patwardhan so i can edit and improvise it.

TV Santhosh

Thank you once again. Also I have created a page on wikipedia and the title is spelt wrong as "TV Santhosh" instead it should be "T.V. Santhosh" I have tried editing it but in vain please help me edit it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.56.167.204 (talk) 12:11, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done, moved to T. V. Santhosh. I also did some clean up and reformatting but still needs more work as indicated by the maintenance templates that I also added.--ukexpat (talk) 13:27, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help.

Slum Dwellers International

Hi there,

I have been trying to update the Slum Dwellers International Wikipedia page for a few weeks now (Slum Dwellers International). I work for SDI and used some of our material to update the page. It has been taken down as it was determined that this is copyrighted material. This material is featured on our website and we would like to use it on the Wikipedia page as well. Is this ok?

The current information that is up is NOT accurate, and we would like to take it down.

Thank you and please get back to me ASAP.

Best, Ariana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arianakmacpherson (talk • contribs) 09:15, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ariana. There are three separate but closely relate issues with what you're adding.

Firstly, and most importantly, there is nothing on your website to suggest that the content is free to reuse, alter, and redistribute. All of Wikipedia's content is released under a CC-BY-SA licence, and therefore any text that is added from another source must already be available under the same licence. If your website is under restrictive copyright (and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we have to assume it is), then its text cannot be used here.
Secondly, Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view - the text must be neutrally phrased. The content you added, whilst not as bad as many examples I've seen, did not meet this requirement.
Finally, as an employee of SDI, you have a conflict of interest with Wikipedia. You should therefore avoid editing the article directly, although you are welcome to provide suggestions and sources on the associated talkpage.

I hope this helps to clarify things. Yunshui 雲‍水 09:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Changing a page heading

How can I change the heading of a page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.7.55.231 (talk) 11:06, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pages are renamed by moving them to new target names (not by copying/pasting content to a new page name). This procedure preserves the page's edit history. To do so directly you must register for an account, and become autoconfirmed - make more than 10 edits and wait until the account is over four days old. Once you do that, you go to the page at issue, click the drop-down menu at the top (near the History button and Watchlist star), and choose Move. You can then specify a new name for the article (see Wikipedia:Article titles). To request a move, see Wikipedia:Requested moves.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:36, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Shane Truman Todd

My name is Mary Todd. My son Dr. Shane Truman Todd was murdered in Singapore. The Singapore government has gone to great lengths and expense to make my son's death look like a suicide. Someone is changing the Wikipedia site every few hours with falsehoods about the case. We have ample evidence proving what happened to my son and why. Is there some way of controlling whoever is spending so much time perpetrating lies? Please let me know if there is anything I can do. Thank you, Mary Todd — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.160.36.63 (talk) 14:28, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia must rely on information from published reliable sources, not on private material which has not yet been published. This is not meant to deprecate the pain of your loss; but it is one of the founding principles on which we operate. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:40, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox template

Resolved

I've been working on the Deutsches Jungvolk page and want to add an infobox. The Hitler Youth article uses "Infobox military unit" which doesn't seem quite right for an organization for 10 to 14 year-olds. Any suggestions as to which template I should be using please?. Alansplodge (talk) 17:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

{{Infobox organization}} maybe?--ukexpat (talk) 17:29, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's the baby! Vielen Dank. Alansplodge (talk) 17:47, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gern geschehen.--ukexpat (talk) 18:11, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How to Add a Page?

To Whom it May Concern:

How does one go about adding a page on Wikipedia?

Please advise.

Thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.100.151.206 (talk) 18:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please see: WP:YFA and it's probably a good idea to use the articles for creation process.--ukexpat (talk) 18:50, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notifications

Hey everyone at the help desk! :) I have a question regarding notifications. First off I'd like to day it is a very useful feature to know when someone has posted on your talk page; however, I am not sure how to view notifications of any other type. Currently, there is a [2] next to my username, but it is unclickable, and I don't know how to find out what those two notifications actually are! Any help? Thanks! (btw I use MonoBook.) --Yellow1996 (talk) 18:50, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Notifications.--ukexpat (talk) 19:37, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, perfect! Thanks! :) --Yellow1996 (talk) 19:45, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Chiropractor Education

re: Chiropractic education

This is a barely camouflaged advertisment for chiropractic. There is no mention of the decades-long lack of evidence of its efficacy- this article is only a glowing tribute to the "widely accepted" treament modality. It is not. The attached discussion page is mobbed by supporters drowning out evidenced based discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.90.226 (talk) 19:43, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You can discuss on the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:21, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have applied the fringe theories tag. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:42, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

One of the most vociferous supporters on the article's talk page wound up falling deep into the sockpuppet scene. Sad story. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:50, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]