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September 22

Balzan F.C.

I would like to upload Balzan FC's new logo, but I don not seem able to as I am not a confirmed user. Also the kit colour needs updating. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robmgt (talk • contribs) 00:39, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Balzan F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

The best place to take this up would be the Talk page for the article at Talk:Balzan F.C.. Dismas|^(talk) 00:53, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Balzan F.C. would be the place to discuss whether to do this; but Robmgt's question is about how to do it.

He is not a confirmed user, so he can't upload an image to English Wikipedia. But if he has an image unrestricted by copyright, he can he can upload it to Wikimedia Commons – which is a better place for it anyway. Maproom (talk) 14:24, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

John Lester Miller

I am an author of 4 books, over 100 papers and numerous patents. McGraw Hill and many others have requested that I have a Biography site.

The problem is there is one for a judge, and whenever I try to deconflict it, I get all my content removed. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.223.169.122 (talk) 01:41, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

I think they mean that you should get your own website and put biographical info on it. Wikipedia is not a website hosting service, we only create articles on people if they warrant an article and there are enough sources to support it. - X201 (talk) 08:59, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

You should not be creating or attempting to create a page about yourself or otherwise inserting any content into Wikipedia articles about yourself. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 01:51, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

You can. however, go to the request an article page and make a suggestion there. It would help if you provided reliably published sources not affiliated with you that would help establish that you meet the basic requirements for being the subject of a stand alone article. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 01:56, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

He appears to be this John Lester Miller, not the John Lester Miller who is a deceased judge. It's out of my area of expertise, so I can't tell if he qualifies as an academic. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:01, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

urgent incorrect content about Demet Muftuoglu.

Can you please contact me there is an urgent issue about an incorrect content about Demet Muftuoglu.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.96.35.74 (talk) 08:47, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia doesn't contact you, you can use this page, or if its private info that needs removing, contact Oversight. Is this about the unreferenced advertising spiel that was rejected yesterday? - X201 (talk) 09:03, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

I think that the definition of False Cognate is wrong in the article about False Cognate.

I think that the definition of False Cognate is wrong in this article. This is what I found searching the internet, and please, if you found a credible source showing I'm wrong please respond because I'm going crazy with this.

The article states: False cognates are pairs of words in the same or different languages that are similar in form and meaning but have different roots.

While a more correct definition would be: False cognates are pairs of words in the same or different languages that are similar in form but have different roots and meaning.

And there's also a lot of confusion about the difference of False Cognate and False Friend even with dictionaries like Macmillan Dictionary using both terms as the same with the definition of "a word in a language that looks or sounds similar to a word in another language but means something different". and this article that is hosted by Brown, but I don't know if it's a article from them or they are just hosting.

The difference is that although both False Cognate and False Friend are similar words with different meaning, False Cognate don't have common origin while False Friend could have. It's like... all False Cognate are False Friend but not all False Friend are False Cognate. The problem is that my research in English either came with articles saying they are the same, or articles quoting the difference given in this article from wikipedia, witch does not have a source for the definition given, like this one from Princeton, that is just a copy of the wikipedia page.

One example of False Friend would be the word Fabric in English with the word Fábrica in Portuguese that means Factory, they have the same root, the word Fabrica in Latin but different meaning.

One example of False Cognate would be the word Cute in English with the word Cute in Portuguese that means Skin, they are the same word with different roots, Cute in English being the Latin word Acutus while the Portuguese Cute being the Latin word Cutis.

The articles that I found supporting my claim is not in English, being the most comprehensive one this article in Portuguese. But since this terms were created in French, with the meaning being the same in almost every language, I don't think would be a problem. Mateusmat (talk) 13:00, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

References

@Mateusmat: Hey Mateusmat. Have you tried targeting books and scholarly research rather than a web search which does not tend to concentrate reliable sources? See searches like this and this. If you do indeed find the definition is incorrect you can cite a few of them when you revise the article. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:09, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

@Fuhghettaboutit: Hi... thanks for answering... I had found this articles before actually that could help, but I can't read it because I can't access it without a membership or paying 35 dollars. Mateusmat (talk) 13:38, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

@Mateusmat: You could ask for someone to provide a copy of the article to you at Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request. Even though articles are sometimes posted online for a short duration, they are often emailed and I see yours is not enabled. So, I suggest before making a request there, that you go to your preferences, scroll down to Email options at the bottom of the page, enter an email address, confirm it.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:07, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

staigue fort entry

Re. Staigue Fort entry: if it's 'Iron Age' then it can't be '300 AD'! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.227.133.179 (talk) 14:34, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

The place for this comment is the talk page, Talk:Staigue stone fort. However, are you saying that 300 AD was not in the Iron Age in Ireland? Robert McClenon (talk) 15:38, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

The Iron Age isn't set in stone (or, cast in iron) it means different dates in different places. - X201 (talk) 15:44, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

There are a number of different estimates for the age of the fort, but see Irish Iron Age for the Iron Age dates in Ireland. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:56, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

And the Irish Iron Age is listed as approximately 500 BC to 400 AD. Robert McClenon (talk) 21:57, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

I owned a website. Whether i can put article of my business in wikipedia.. If possible could you explain

I owned a website. Whether i can put article of my business in wikipedia.. If possible could you explain — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fantasyhome (talk • contribs) 15:16, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Almost certainly no. There are two issues. The first is general notability guidelines. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a directory. We will only write an article about your web site or business if it is "notable", meaning that it has been written about by independent reliable sources. Second, even if your business is notable, for you to write an article about it would violate conflict of interest guidelines. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:31, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

And if the name of that website is "fantasyhome", you should also change your username. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:48, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

ethical to add something you have authored

Assuming it's brief, is it kosher for me add a little relevant info to a page, from a published source that I wrote? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Capuchinpilates (talk • contribs) 16:52, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

The answer depends on whether you consider the addition to be ethical or questionable. Ask "What would my white haired old mother whom I love say?" If the answer is that it is ethical then consider doing so. If mum gives you the thumbs down, walk away. But it is better to make a request on the article's talk page for the addition to be made. There is a template to use to assist you, {{Request edit}}, whcih you place above your request. Fiddle Faddle 17:14, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

For more general info about the topic of conflicts of interest while editing, see WP:COI. Dismas|^(talk) 19:02, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

HOW TO IMPROVE THE WEB-PAGE

Hello,

I have edited the wiki page of Sanjay Sarma.

How to get this reviewed and remove the warning tag? Phidemit (talk) 18:50, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phidemit (talk • contribs) 18:45, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

IMHO he passes WP:PROF so I have removed the tag.--ukexpat (talk) 18:56, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Adding image to infobox

How can you add a small image at the end of an infobox? I am trying to add the BBB accredited charity logo at the end of an infobox and am having trouble. Thank you in advance. Swaugaman (talk) 19:27, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Ibox parameters are "hard-coded" into the ibox template so it would be easier to just add it as a separate image below the ibox. But another question: what purpose would the image serve in the article? Just advertising that it is BBB-accredited? Not sure that would be appropriate.--ukexpat (talk) 19:58, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Merging 2 usernames

I imprudently have 2 usernames, both with over 20 edits, and would like to merge them under a new username. I hear it can't be done, is this still the case? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Capuchinpilates (talk • contribs) 21:17, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

It is true that you can't merge them, but you can put a note on each of the user pages to declare the link to the other. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:32, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Where is my course page?

Hi! I am embarrassed to ask this, but I am a relatively new user and I set up a course page for my students, who will be writing and editing wikipedia as part of an assignment. For the life of me I cannot find the page, even after logging in. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, ~brownels — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brownels (talk • contribs) 21:29, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Is User:Brownels/course_wizard/Timeline what you're looking for? Hint: Clicking "Contributions" at the top right of the page will give you a list of every edit made by your username, most recent first. ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 21:33, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brownels (talk • contribs) 21:34, 22 September 2014 (UTC)