Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/January 2014
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January 1
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- Greg Speirs
- inline Citation
- ?!Crashing the sandbox
- Change ring tone
- incorrect map shown, international boundaries of india
- Infoboxes
- Using Harvtxt with Cite Doi
- Discussion page
- How Is Editing Done on Wikipedia And Who Does The Editing To Correct Or Update Information
- Stone Art of a Lost World
- 8 Foot Sativa page changes 2nd Jan 2014, mistake
- Help for Submitting a New Bio
- User talk page patrolled
January 2
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- Deletion of talk page comments
- how to edit an article to remove advertisement warning
- Please rewrite an article because I'm not able with my simple English knowledge
- Box for Sharedupload-desc-here/it (Italian language interface of en.wiki)
- Removing Schmalkalden from :Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from before 1990
- Can't find information on an Actor
- How do you update a picture?
- Template editor user right
- "Ensoulment" Abortion not permitted in Judaism
- Links on templates won't disappear
- "This article has multiple issues" note at the top of the page I created
January 3
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- So I'm a nurs and I'm Arminien so juife rehab hospital in Canada at Laval chomedey has 6 million debt so we need to pay the debt and I want to be had of this hospital .thank you.
- How Long Till Changes To Conflict Edit Are Reflected?
- Request about unspecified article
- Opening a deletion discussion
- Article
- Rename article
- Paclobutrazol
- Someone design an email signature about donation to wikipedia?
- This article: Hindi magazines?
- DGCX
- Edit a Wikipedia page
- Church Of India-CIPBC
- Ashish nanda
- reflist requested altough it exists
- 'Live' article in my Sandbox?
- Edit Help Page directions do not show up
January 4
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- Whit Bissell
- Insert an image
- About .net Training in Patna
- :Category:Articles with missing files
- using talkbox and sandbox
- editsummary notice in Twinkle
- Acting in the porn (sex) movie
- help accessing account
- Vijaywada
- Why was the link for Requiem For Delinquency's album Hobs End and associated text "edited" to point at Phillip Segal?
- How to create a multi-row multiple image
January 5
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- Whether to put a proposal in the 'Proposals' section or the 'Idea lab' section
- Connect an article in English with the same article in other language
- Creating Wiki Pages and avoid Deletion
- Titanic again
- Problem With: Lake Bled
- There are some problems with the Shima Province Wiki Page
- Deletion of a deletion discussion
- Category:Lists of film characters
- MarianoRivero
- talk page
- Article view counter
- Image/Logo Upload in Wikipedia Spanish
- Transclusion question
- print size
- O'Donnell page move has caused talk page to be shared
- Fixing double redirects - are they "minor" edits or major?
January 6
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- Search terms lead to incorrect entry
- correct mark up code for links
- Pagename for User:SpaceJace
- Who is the editor now watching our page?
- Errors in titles of articles.
- ruth madevitt
- Re-submitting.
- watch list
- Probably easy question about image layout.
- Wrong Article title
- Fake profile
- Wikipedia Language
- DrVita
- Login problem
- Staysure - blacklisted?
- File: Sarah Moore Grimke.jpg
- EPHEMERAL shortcut
- Overlink bot?
- Merge talk page of reverted move without discussion
- Did I resubmit my article incorrectly?
- Semiprotection question
- I don't know if my proposed page has been submitted.
- editing page monkey bar
January 7
[edit]Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2014 January 7
- How can I add a new word and definition to wikipedia
- Referencing errors on Poser Holocaust
- How to replace an existing photo in a page.
- Audio pronouncing of words to help kids read or learn new words; do you have such a feature?
- How to create a your own page on a topic?
- Nizamuddin Station
- Trouble referencing a url
- Regarding the page : Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus
- DH SMITH - WRESTLER
- Page Name Edit
- Where/how does one suggest a page be protected or semi-protected?
- entry for "Paul Wonnacott"
- How to find out which edits have been deleted.
- Inaccurate Business Information - Loughborough Town Hall Theatre, Venue and Art Gallery
- Etain
- Entry for the film LADY KILLERS
- How Do I Edit Page Name?
January 8
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- How to retrieve an article from the review queue
- Most References?
- Patrolled page
- The Inflated Sales of the K-POP Groups in the Best-Selling Boy/Girl Groups Pages
- Freddie and the Dreamers
- Whitby Gazette Newspapers
- Making collapsible table hidden when page is opened
- Guilt
- editing page
- Add A Novel Series to Wikipedia?
- Wikipedia in course
- Information Section
- How to be the only Editor for a Page
- Snap-on Tools
- a notice from someone claiming to be a "General Council"
- help
- Bruno Letort
- Edit semi-protected template
- Place SVG help request template on image talkpage
- Edit a protected page
- CV-41 correction
- Upper case letter on last name
- All Arms Junior Leaders' Regiment
- Customize the preview image on videos?
January 9
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- Stelly Stell PROD
- Addition of a new name to Wikipedia
- Leroy Dean chambers
- List of Bollywood films of 2013
- For new artical
- JOHN HENRY OSHAWA MAYOR CONTENT BEING WRONGLY REMOVED
- incorrect statement on ALDO NOVA PAGE he was not a one hit wonder please remove negative comment!
- War crimes in occupied Poland during World War II: Request for mediation
January 10
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- Business
- There are ref tags on this page, but the references will not show without a reflist template (see the help page).
- The Article: "Harold Y. McSween"
- Visual problems
- Sticky findings
- Reference list
- please i want know how much is the pay for watchman for watching a ship for twelve (12) hours?
- Removing tags on a German Wiki page
- Commercial site that contains encylopedic information
- Illeagal movie review Drishyam
- :Template:Greece-journalist-stub
- Operation Redwings
- Inappropriate username
- How to clear edit history?
- Correct Citation for Stock Info
- Templates not updating
- Wonky quotation marks
- article still says "needs additional citations for verification"
January 11
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- Formatting is broken on all pages?
- Featured Article Error
- Autobiography as only source
- acounts
- DB Primary
- Template
- Use of Wikipedia to study Persian
- Boston Bar, Yale, BC, Canada
- Granting a license
- References within footnotes
- Scandalous
- Article, Music of Cuba
- Writing An Article Question
January 12
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- Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Ben Levin
- New added tool
- Where to suggest ideas
- Talk:British Rail Class 458
- rock climbing
- can i restart dowloading from where it failed
- Non Commercial Use
- Page history lists me as the first author of an article I've never seen before
- Chavín de Huantar
- Cartoon pornography depicting sexual acts? WTF?
- Is there a way to disable a Wikipedia account in a specific location?
- Reference to site Briglin.com
January 13
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- Tom Brady
- How the process of publishing an article works.
- Sandboxes
- Mysterious image darkening
- Text of deleted article
- Notability discussion
- Page attacked by malicious editing
- Checking a user's activity
- How to install a link
- SafeSquid
- Is this true? 96.52.164.89 (talk) 14:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
- Remove this page?
- Birthday
- why was I deleted
- Borderline article in Wikipedia space
- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=590169803 BP Logix, Inc.]
- My page lissette garcia
- Julian A. Pitt-Rivers
- Eric Tillman Biography page
- Wikipedia version of Cat-A-Lot
- Philanthropy/charities
- Beyoncé Album incorrect information!
January 14
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- Abby Martin page DELETED
- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=590155803 The New 52]
- cal bears 2012-2013 women basketball rooster also 2013-2014
- Fleemish Search
- Robert munroe m-5000 audio tape Hemi-Sync containing binaurai beats
- Chem Trails
- Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Carlo Hallacq
- Stoddard NH
- Fire Department Page Photos
- lost my NSC
- Convention center article requested
- RESET PASSWORD
- incorrect photo on Ruth Draper page
- Requesting an Edit/Conflict of Interest
- Biased portrayed of Yassir Henry
- Abby Martin - what's up?
- How come there are red links which go to existing articles?
January 15
[edit]Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2014 January 15
- Hymn tunes
- Scott Davie (pianist)
- education
- self development
- wrong statistics
- Citation Notes
- Disclaimer at the top of an article
- how to live happy
- Maurice O Driscoll ex football player in league of ireland
- User pages
January 16
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- How to repair cam position sensor 1990 BMw 750il
- How to announce a radio program about Wikipedia
- US Politicians' parties customarily mentioned?
- Mission Viejo
- In view of the public funding that Wikipedia uses, how is the article approval process kept fair?
- Stockton Beach
- request for copying of some photographs
- query about venue
- how to add a picture on the infobox
- Steve Freeman
- designated class of my biography
- Is this a Notifications bug??
- David Camm third trial
- I can not find the last article which i was addinig Lately?
- Edit request for James Harris Simons page - COI
- Template for Academy Award lists
- Vinland Map
- I find it extremely weird that warning signs like "You are not logged in" appear when I have an honest question
- Odd wording in notification
- Timing of posting
- Creating an article in Wikipedia without violeteing the regulations
- Submitted content but it was deleted
- Wikipedia editing/writing needed
- Blood and Sand (cocktail)
January 17
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- Not sure what to do about this vandal
- How to correct link rot?
- James E Mandler
- Tool to search user contributions
- Alcohol content
- can you edit the referenxe I added
- sandbox in Wikipedia talk namespace?
- Where do I nominate an image for deletion?
- Is that modification a breach of 1RR rule?
- Deleting a page
- Full width viewing of articles
- incomplete artical
- Adding to a closed discussion
- how to create a box like the one in another article?
- How to use tl:DEFAULTSORT ?
- Help with Jack Dorsey BLP
January 18
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- UN geoscheme overuse (abuse)
- Requested move
- What to do with user scrubbing his bad-faith uncivil comments on article Talk page
- Confused article name and talk pages
- Cannot edit or login from Chrome
- Our radio network page was deleted and I want to know why
- adding photos to articles without them
- Article untrue
- citing of sources.
- Infobox Help
- i dont know whats the answer can you help meee!!
- Hart's Island
- Lungfish
- No author to cite book help please
- Why aren't my articles published?
- entry for surname ...Mumma.
- submitting article for creation
- List is nothing but external links
- Lists of lists
- The Nanny
- Alphabetical order
- How to change redirect
- WARNING!! Don't use our school's name on Wikipedia anymore. Otherwise will will take an action under copyright law against Wikipedia and their editors who is trying to change the information! Thanks!
- User contribution link
January 19
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- Referencing errors on Category:Internet security
- What happened with the Wikipedia navigation boxes?
- Update main heading
- What to do about possible vandalism
- How to cite reviews
- Problem with Algebra
- Copyright owner of File:Rotated map of Europe.png
January 20
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- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=591352508 Harpy Eagle]
- Information Clarification on Courtice Ontario
- Notability and tourism sites
- content of page "Dinas Island"
- Twoo.com wiki issue orphan
- My links don't work!
- Getting started de-merging files
- referencing
- Helen Marie Grant
- Please keep an eye on the martin Luther King day page
- Richard Sherman / Seattle Seahawks
- how do i export all famous people?
- Can't remember where I asked before
- Seattle Seahawks entry.
- Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Andrew Gunadie
- The biographical information on ROBERT GARDNER (CO-WRITER) LE CRIE DU COEUR Film is wrong.
- Referencing errors on Category:Medical mnemonics
January 21
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- Edit protection problem
- Create a page about myself
- Referencing errors on Martineau family
- Andrew Niccol Birthdate
- false, libellous claims against me on Wikipedia
- no confirmation of entry after osting article
- font size
- Merge pages
- yano website correction
- List of supercentenarian Canadians
- Uploading my attached professional/biographical profile on wikipedia
- Anyone able to convert gif to png?
- "Span id" references in 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
- Math notation with text instead of numbers
- Jamin Gilbert's Wikipedia Page
- no new password received
January 22
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- downloads now screwed up
- Arrangement of images in an article
- Majid Al Futtaim Group
- Placing the TOC immediately after the first paragraph in the lead
- Question related ton article for creation
- Checking for copyright problems in hidden edits
- Morecambe Bay in Lancashire England
- request edit
- Population Services International
- VOGENAUER Ernst Vogenauer
- Numbered list in two columns
- 1911 revolutionary women's army in China
- Reference Desk
- Updating Company Logo
- saving locations on google maps
- Help with Wikitables
- Raun Larose
- Earshot : request edit : History : Formation and Letting Go
- Mediumship. The content on this page is incorrect, as an international tutor on this subject this is a major issue!
- Problem with Rolfing page
- confirmed account
- Removing redirection to publish an article
- image viewing
- Saving an article in the Article Wizard
January 23
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- Completely Appalled by your Profile
- Incorrect year
- Lost username and password
- Harvard ref not working
- G13. Abandoned Articles for creation submissions
- unable to find the link
- Square brackets in URLs
- guerillabookworm.com
- Malik Shabazz removed my article edit
- Feedback on Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
- news tips
- Requested images near me?
- Edit username
- How come some templates don't show up on my phone?
- Need help with changing the Page Title and URL for company page
January 24
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- Name Change On an Article
- Correction on publisher & ISBN for "Bernard Peiffer"
- Category: Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Gamma Phi Gamma
- Can we measure TOR usage?
- Images of book covers
- Download into Excel
- My talk page
- Reference Desk
- Bad Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) translation to Spanish
January 25
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- Disambiguation page
- Infobox award
- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=592213173 File:MalikJ.jpg]
- narayana naagha
- Reference help
- Adding Harvard ref citations to footnotes
- Town of Cutler Bay
- Editing dead link
- Martinique
- showing differences by hovering on "diff"
- Easy math-mode
January 26
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- Name of article needs changing
- CREATED BOOK
- Special character for "comma"
- Rockford IL, Aviation
- German WP user Hedonil
- Searching for regular expressions
- Submitting a translation about an article
- Unable to Create
- Multiple Release Dates for Singles in an Album Infobox
- Wikipedia format
January 27
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- Mepirodipine and Barnidipine
- Niall_Sheehy_(actor)
- Abusive picture linked to a Norwegian sportsman's page on Wikipedia
- Accidentally hit Esc in edit mode and it undid my changes, how do I redo?
- MCB Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited (MCBAH)
- In WP terms
- Paul Newman, cricketer
- Change username
- Andrew Hook
- What are those 8-tuples of 4 hex digit numbers in Wikipedia article histories and how can my own edit show up like that?
- Problematic editor
- Outside link to Wikipedia
- Multiple issues
- Dispute Resolution is a Sham
- Resolving a dispute
- Give me my bloody page back you blood sucking scum!!!
- One's own search history
- Barry Sotero
January 28
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- Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/ASBIS and ASBIS
- Adding and submitting an article
- what's the template for something that needs to be verified from a source that's already been given?
- Move a page
- Issue with "beta" Nearby
- Contacting someone who has declined a submission
- DPL bot and corresponding tool
- how to change the username
- Disambiguation detector
- Edit to John A. Shaw entry
- Not sure where to ask this...
January 29
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- Reference help requested
- Mess I just did while editing on Friends (season 10)
- Zephaniah Kingsley Sr. not coming up when searching 'Zephaniah Kingsley'
- Should there be inline citation in the lead?
- "Registering" my company on Wiki
- copyrights
- Visibility new wikipediapage
- drop down lists
- posting a new article
- Working edit counters
- Help with my Wikipedia page, References and Verification
- Robert C Fulford DO
- Image licence question
- Incorrect name for Madeline Island Museum
January 30
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- Template parameter syntax
- Timeline of British Monarchs
- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=592987873 List of University of Michigan sporting alumni]
- Richard Charles Gould, American Shotokan Karate Federation (ASKF)., and David Gould
- Edit on "Casa Bey"
- Effects of Mortality Salience on 2004 Presidential Elections
- Image question
- Wrong Cincinnati head coach (Ed Jucker) listed for 1958-1959 season - it should be George Smith
- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=592983306 François Berléand]
- replacing current Mackinac College article
January 31
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- How can I copy mathematical equation to external document editor?
- Adding a mini-icon for a flag onto a page.
- Referencing errors on [//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?diff=590739345 Fette Fraktur]
- Miss Mangalore - Copy right volition
- Moving house
- Edits and NPOV
- so, I had stroke 4yrs ago , have diabetes and HBP. finding it difficult to have orgasm.nothing helps, not even masturbation. need someadvice
- the scribing of ishitar
- Wikidata linking
- Antia-Submarine Squadron VS-36
- Adding image inside Taxobox