Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2010/May

Need help...

Hello there Editors, I need some help in here. Honestly, I am not that good in composing an article, likewise with my grammar. My job is computer programmer/technician and I was only assigned to create an article (User:Tfrasheed/Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed) for my boss. And believe me, I'm having difficulties in the following notifications stated next to this paragraph, but am trying my best to figure it out. I keep on reading, all of them on their help pages.

 * The notability of this article's subject is in question. If notability cannot be established, it may be listed for deletion or removed. Tagged since April 2010.
 * Very few or no other articles link to it. Please help introduce links to this page from other articles related to it. Tagged since April 2010.
 * It may have been edited by a person who has a conflict of interest with the subject matter. Tagged since April 2010.
 * It may contain improper references to self-published sources. Tagged since April 2010.

About the notability, I already included all the possible links and references we do have online and in local books at our office. Next the articles link to it, which was already done, I think if it is enough. Then about the conflict of interest, in this section I am that newbie guy. Sorry for being spoon-feed user. But I have to ask how could I avoid that conflict of interest. Is there a need to change some section in my article or need additional explanations? And the last is improper references to self-published sources, I think I already removed it from the article before it was deleted. lastly, do I need to change the photo of TFR? because every time I upload a new one, it is subjected to speedy deletion and it says that it was copied from another webpage. I am afraid about copyright but the photo is our own office file and I am handling them all.

Please let me know if I properly posted my query and questions in this section or there is a need to move it to other discussion page. Thank your very much for your kind support and help. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed 14:02, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

OK, I removed the deletion and issues templates from the top of the article, because it's no longer in the encyclopaedia's mainspace. Another user has moved it to your user space for you, so you can work on it. At the moment the article has a number of serious issues, and if you move it back to mainspace it will almost certainly be quickly deleted again.

Your connection to the subject is one of its biggest problems, and the conflict of interest is unavoidable. If your boss assigned you to make this article about him as part of your job, you should consider going back to him and explaining that Wikipedia policy strongly discourages him, or anyone closely affiliated with him, from creating an article about him. Show him the page Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. If you are working for this man, and creating the article on his instructions, you are unlikely to be able to do so in a way that satisfies Wikipedia's requirement for a neutral point of view. Or, since your name seems to be identical with that of the subject of the article, WP:COI should be emphasized again. You are strongly discouraged from writing articles about yourself on Wikipedia.

This isn't really the place for feedback on your article, but you could list it at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. Just to sum up, though, there are a number of serious issues at present. The article reads in places more like a cross between a CV and a company brochure rather than a neutral encyclopaedia entry. The references you've provided to reliable independent news sources probably do qualify him - just - as notable enough to merit an article, but you need to strip out the puffery and peacock terms, remove all the external links currently embedded in the text to a separate section at the end, and concentrate on his genuinely notable achievements. For the photo, please read the guidance at WP:ICT. If the company holds the copyright on the image, it must be released under an appropriate licence or it will be deleted. Wikipedia:DCM#Donating your photographs may also help. Karenjc 20:29, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

One thing you might consider is to show the WP:COI section to your boss, emphasizing that you are being asked to do something that is specifically against the rules. That policy is not some arbitrary whim, it is designed to prevent exactly the type of thing that is happening, someone writing an article about a subject without the ability to be independent. Our experience has taught us that those types of articles are often not suitable for an encyclopedia so we have implemented a guideline to cut down on the number of articles needing deletion.--SPhilbrickT 12:29, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

People of Wikipedia

Dear People of Wikipedia

My Friend KidsWBftw wrote about sonic x the movie, I wrote it for him to copy from SEGA Wiki becaause he is forgot it, and please don't erase it because it for his family.

Dannyj 08

P.S. You can talk to him on his talk page from SEGA Wiki —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dannyj 08 (talk • contribs) 15:03, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

For the convenience of anyone reading this, I should point out that Sonic X The Movie was deleted on 1 April and 2 May as blatant hoaxes. The article has now been protected from re-creation except by admins. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 13:22, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Hug an Asian Day

Hug an Asian day is May 16th.

This is a day where Asians around the world are celebrated by being hugged by their non-Asian friends.

So, on this day, grab the nearest Asian, and start hugging. -_- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zutalors123 (talk • contribs) 22:49, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

According to whom? Someguy1221 (talk) 00:10, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Hah, I think the answer is revealed when you read the reply immediately above, and the signature together! --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 02:18, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Translating foreign Wikipedia articles

I am interested in Japanese popular music and would like to contribute to the English language Wikipedia on this subject. It seems that many fine articles could be created simply by translating the equivalent Japanese Wikipedia article. Is this common practice? I see there are foreign language links in the sidebar of many articles, but the contents on these pages are often wildly different. What is the policy on translating, (a) if no English language article exists, and (b) if one does exist but is vastly inferior to the Japanese article? Lagomorph14 (talk) 00:20, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

There is no real "policy"; if you see a change that could be made to better an article, by all means be bold and make that change. You might want to take a look at Wikipedia:Translations for some tips to get started. However, note that since most Wikipedia guidelines are decided and can be changed by consensus, they may differ from language to language. Especially of interest is the notability guideline, which you might like to become familiar with before translating any article, as something worthy of inclusion in one language Wikipedia might not be in another (the guidelines on the English Wikipedia are somewhat stricter than those on many of the small Wikipedias, but ja. is fairly large). Though it is not required, I highly recommend looking over that guideline, especially if you intend to create an article about a person, band, company, or website. Intelligentsium 00:37, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your response! I did check the Wikipedia:Translations page but it wasn't clear on whether any particular languange was the "master". I think I get it now that deciding to translate a particular page is no different from deciding to edit a page, except in how you attribute it, hence it could diverge from the original in the future. I thought I saw a star next to one of the foreign language links, indicating it had special status, but I can't find this page anymore or anything that talks about the star. Lagomorph14 (talk) 00:53, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

I have done a little of this kind of work. You will find that standards in different countries are different as to what constitutes encyclopedic content. Russians, for example, put a lot more of their own opinions into their writing, but on the English wikipedia that is not acceptable. Japanese articles about media people tend to contain more flowery prose that would be acceptable here.

If the Japanese article is superior, you can modify it, incorporating the new material into the English article. Check the edit history to see if there are active editors on the page before making massive changes so you don't hurt anyone's pride. After you have completed a translation you need to put this template on the talk page of the article: {{translated page|source language code|source page title}}. For example if you used the Japanese article 日本 the template would look like this {{translated page|ja|日本}}. This template must be placed on the talk page for legal reasons, so the authorship of the article can be traced. Diannaa ^TALK 00:55, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

adding sideways arrow to article

Hello, I recently added a picture to Wikipedia Commons. I know how to get a picture of it to appear on the article's page. But, that's not what I want to do. Instead, I just want to include at the end of a particular sentence, that sideways arrow icon, so that someone can click onto that arrow and see the picture. I would like to know the particular tag to use, in order to insert it into the article. Thanks. Jim Percy 00:33, 4 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimPercy (talk • contribs)

Hello again. I think, I finally figured it out, and inserted the correct tag into the article. Thanks Wikipedia anyway. Jim Percy 01:25, 4 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimPercy (talk • contribs)

Currently the article has an external link in the middle of prose, which shouldn't be done, and since it's not off-site it shouldn't use the external link method. Also, since the picture does not appear in any article, it will be marked for deletion soon. I'm thinking you might have done this because you don't feel the image can be justified as "fair use" because it's being used as an example of the artist's work, rather than "to provide critical commentary" as it says in the fair use declaration. In that case, it's not likely to remain, even if you put it in the article. The article is Paul Martin (illustrator) and the image is File:BoyandPups.jpg. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 01:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I replied to your feedback on my talk page. Thanks Jim Percy 02:40, 4 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimPercy (talk • contribs)

help.........have no clue what im doing.......

I dont get it cant you just have a list that shows you step by step what to do its confusing. Especilly for some one with short term memory lost lol....... need some help here please......... Oh and is this a sutable article????? If so how do I turn it into a page on wikipidia????

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Argumentative / Persuasive Essay There are allot of reasons why I thinkanimals should not be taken out of there natural habitat, then put into zoos. We may not be able to understand or here them telling us its a bad sitouation in a zoo, but we can still see there pain and suffering. Just by thinking of how you would feel if you were in there shose, loked up in those cramped stressfule cages. People never stop to think how they are feeling in there new enviroments at the zoo because there to busy seeing what the zoo keepers want us to see - cute little animals. But onestly all we do is waste our money to go see caged up animals for entertanement. How would you like it if you were taken from your rights, familys, friends and your home just to be taken to a weird strange place, to be put in a tiny fake habitat cage. Were it has no good and all it is is stress, well I dont think the animals like that at all. I would be definetly against animals being taken from there natural habitat, then put into cages. We all need to smarten up and learn how to protect our world and what surounds us before its to late and its all gone, just by our doings of distruction. One reason why Im against animals being taken out of there natural habitat and then put into zoos. Is because animals are taken out of the wild every day, from freedome, animal rights and more. They get shoved into cages so that people can pay to watch poor animals for entertanement. They were born in the wild and should live and die in the wild. For what? to see something different? I mean, just because we're higher on the food chain we think we can do whatever the heck we want with the planet and its many non-human inhabitants.No matter how big some zoos try to make the enclosures, no matter how many branches they put in them, no matter how beautiful they make the background paintings on the wall, they don't compare with the natural habitat the animals were meant to be in. Zoo animals have to spend day after day, week after week, year after year in the exact same enclosure. Another reason is that zoo keepers canot exibit their natural behavior charactoristics, that would normally be present in the wild. Wich causes stress, disorganization and affects there health and the well-being of the animals. Some signs of stress that you can see in zoo animals are pacing backwards and forwards, head bobbing, rocking, repeatedly retracing their steps, sitting motionless or biting themselves. The scientific term for repetitive behaviors in captive animals is "Abnormal Repetitive Behavior" also know as ARB. These behaviors are caused by conditions like depression, boredom and psychoses. Some zoos actually give anti-depressants or tranquillizers to control the behavior problems of some of their animals. Also there are surplus animals, surplus animals are when animals are bread to make baby animals for a new exibit. The baby animal atracts alot of crouds, but when the baby has out grown its cutness. They eather sell it for livestock, fead it to there other zoo animals or kill it. Selling animals is a profitable way for zoos to dispose of them. Dealers will sell them to hunting ranches, pet shops, circuses, the exotic meat industry and research facilities. Surplus animals are also found for sale on the internet. A couple of other reasons why Im against animals being taken out of there natural habitat for zoos are. Many other exotic pet species have been bred in captivity for many years, and could probably be considered to be at least partially domesticated. However, being bred in captivity for even several generations does not make an animal domesticated, and the animal's wild instincts tend to be retained -- and depending on the animal, these wild instincts can be potentially destructive or dangerous. Also they loose there wild instinct when we take them in when there sick. Its normal for them to get hurt, its called the wild. But if we keep taking them in and they forget there wild instinct and we release them they might not survive in the wild. Or they might try to use humans homes and trashed to relie on, sence they are so use to being near human habitats.Also becauseAnimal Rights is a movement that intends to protect all animals from being exploited and abused by humans. This includes the use of animals for anything that causes them pain and suffering, such as medical experimentation, imprisonment in circuses and zoos, and fur production. The Animal Rights movement has very different objectives than animal welfare. While welfare activists fight for a more humane treatment of animals in general, animal rights activists want animals to be considered as individuals, rather than property. Some might disagrea because they think its ok if there on the animal endangered list or when they see the animals at the zoo, they just see it as a normal thing and think the animals are happy. Like there blind to there pain and sufering. They may seem happy to you but there not, if you look closer there - stuck in cages, with little space, to much care (no independance or privacy), theres lots of stress pushed on them and they have there animal rights, but there always ignored. They may be on the endangered list, but their there in the first place because of us. So if we take them away from there wild instinct,how in the world are they going to replenish. How about consitering conservation. Also yes it is a normal thing to see but in realety it shouldent, just because we made something known now dosent mean we can make it unknown later in the future. Change is could but some certain things shouldnt be change, such as animals living in there natural enviroment. There fore animals should not be taken out of them natural habitate and away from there freedome, familys, friends and animals rights, to be put into cages at the zoo. For people to pay to stare at them, what type of life is that. What if you were in there situation? How would you feel? Why do we even call it animal rights when were doing animal wrongs in the world. Some one has to stand up and speak out for them, who else would understan animal rights-maybe us-(human rights). There are many, many reasons why I think taking animals out of there natural habitates to be put into zoos and for any other reasons is readiculously horrible.

3013nanoo3013 (talk) 02:33, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

No, it is not a suitable article for Wikipedia. See this link for why. Wikipedia does not publish personal essays or original research, which is what your writing appears to be. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 02:37, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

help with Heather Rich page

can someone help me fix the Heather Rich page? so much has been written about her death and it was featured on American Justice. Many newspapers have written articles about her too. if you just google her name, you will find them.

is there anyone out there who is good with Wikipedia?

Karen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.148.187.139 (talk) 03:45, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

The page called Heather Rich is a stub article with just 3 sentences and no citations. This would be a great opportunity for you to contribute to Wikipedia. It's not as hard as you may think, and if you ask for help on this page along the way, you can have the satisfaction of being a contributor and knowing it's work well done. Some suggestions:

• Get a user account so you are established as a contributor. While changes (edits) from non-logged-in users are perfectly valid, others may use your IP number in future, or may have used it in the past, so its connection to you is not really permanent. When you have an account, you will also have your own talk page, which will make it easier for other editors to converse with you. More reasons for getting an account can be found at Wikipedia:Why create an account?
• Read Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources which explains what kind of sources are desired at Wikipedia. As you say, there may be many articles found by Google, but some, such as websites with reader contributed content, may not be acceptable. I'm sure some will be acceptable, and this page tells you how to identify them.
• Read Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Even though the subject is not a living person, many of the rules are the same for non-living persons, and this article will give you a feeling for the desired tone of biographical articles.
• Read Wikipedia:Citing sources which tells how to add citations to articles.
• Read Wikipedia:Your first article.

Sorry to give you so much reading! You can skim them, of course! If/when you get an account, let us know what it is, and someone will put a welcome notice on your new talk page, with links to more articles. (No, you don't have to read them, but it's a good reference.) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:52, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

A bit of googling has convinced me that a case can be made here for WP:N and WP:V. I've moved the article to Murder of Heather Rich per WP:BLP1E and have made a start on expanding it with citations. Feel free to get stuck in. Karenjc 22:50, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Making my page live

I created a new page in my user draft space. Now I want to make it live but am confused on the process. Do I use the "move" tab to do that? Or another method.Cwstapp (talk) 15:58, 4 May 2010 (UTC)Colin

You would use the move tab to move the page to the desired title. However, please note that your article does not have any independent reliable sources listed. Without these sources, it appears that the event is not notable. TNXMan 16:11, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) You would do that if you wanted to make the page "live". You don't want to do that. Trust me. The page still needs some work to demonstrate clear notability. You need to cite references to reliable sources so that one can verify that the subject has recieved a sufficient amount of independent coverage. Articles which do not clearly indicate, with appropriate references, baseline inclusion criteria may be deleted. Please read these pages and improve your article before going "live". --Jayron32 16:13, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Ok got it. I am adding references and will get feedback again. Thank youCwstapp (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:45, 4 May 2010 (UTC). I added references...so assuming it there is credibility, is it better for publication?Cwstapp (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:02, 4 May 2010 (UTC).

You aren't adding references properly. Please check out WP:CITE and footnotes. While adding references is often a stumbling block for new editors, once you get the hang of it, you'll find it is fairly easy. And it is quite important.--SPhilbrickT 18:03, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

(As an aside, I've climbed four of the nine. Somewhere I have a poster of Ixtaccíhuatl, one I wanted to climb simply because the picture made it look so impressive.)--SPhilbrickT 18:07, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Uh yeah, stumbling block. There are lots of wiki docs to read but are confusing. I hope this is on the right pathCwstapp (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:32, 4 May 2010 (UTC). I have added a few more citations; I hope correctly. Comments? Cwstapp (talk) 19:59, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

• Yeah, I think your references look fine. Don't worry about formatting right now, you can always come back and fix it up once you figure it our, or someone else can help you though it. Articles are never deleted for formatting or style issues, only on the inappropriateness of the subject. I would say that this one is clearly ready to "go live". The advantage of doing that now is that other editors will be able to find it and help clean it up as well. --Jayron32 20:10, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

thank you. So to go live, use the Move tab and follow the directions?Cwstapp (talk) 20:23, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

• • Sure. Just make sure the name in the "move to" field is the correct name for the organization. But yeah, you should be good. --Jayron32 20:27, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
    • It looks like you've moved the page and I've moved it again to Climb to Fight Breast Cancer (without the ®). If you have any questions, let me know. TNXMan 20:31, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

New Entry

I'm sorry, but the instructions for entering something new in Wikipedia is very circular. I must have spent well over an hour trying to figure out how to do this. Could you please explain in basic, simple steps how to do this? Thank you.

Bruce Jagorosovich JBMChicago (talk) 14:36, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

If you want to create a new article then see Wikipedia:Your first article. If the problem is how to get started on a new page then note Wikipedia:Your first article#Title for your new article. If the problem is something else then please be more specific about what you want to enter, where you want to enter it, and what stops you. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:00, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

We also have a Article Wizard which will help you to create a basic article -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:23, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

New entry about myself

Is it appropriate for me to enter a biographical sketch about me? I am a Texas trial lawyer with some reputation having obtained many significant verdicts, spoken on trial tactics in programs and venues around the country and having authored 8 books. I am now semi retired and teach a course on Storytelling at the University of Houston College of Law. Thanks for your consideration Jim M Perdue —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jim M Perdue (talk • contribs) 15:19, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

In a word: no! As a rule, if you are notable, someone will create an article about you. For a biographical article of a living person such as yourself to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required, per the Biographies of living persons policy. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines or the notability guidelines for biographies are met, then you can make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how you meet the notability criteria) at Requested articles -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:COI. While it may seem odd that you would be discouraged from contributing to an article when you probably know more than any other editor, it actually makes sense in the context of the Wikipedia goals. All is not lost, though, if someone else creates an article, you are permitted, even encouraged, to post information to the related Talk Page, suggesting corrections, addition, or relevant sources, but other, uninvolved editors should make the changes.--SPhilbrickT 21:05, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Agyenim Boateng

{{help me}} I am trying to re-load the photograph of Agyenim Boateng on his wikipage, however have been unsuccessful. I am also trying to upload more photos but have not been able to do so. His photgraph has disappeard on the wikipage. How do I restore the image? Please notify me on my talk page or aboateng who has the rights and free license to all his photographs. Thanks

Legaleagle101 (talk) 17:59, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Try to follow the instructions at either Wikipedia:Uploading images or Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. Please note, that there may be several things going on.

1. You may be having technical problems uploading.
2. You may have uploaded the picture, but the picture is a copyrighted photo whose rights belong to someone else, so it was deleted.
3. You maye have uploaded the picture, but may have not entered the correct lisencing info. Note that even if you have the right to upload a photo, it can still be deleted if you do not correctly enter the licensing info on the image info page.
4. You have uploaded the photo, and it's here, but you have not added it to the article correctly.

The pages I have linked above should address any of these problems, so just look those over, being mindful of where the problem may be. --Jayron32 18:26, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

The image exists at commons:File:Image of agyenim boateng 2010.jpg, but there are concerns as to its copyright status. – ukexpat (talk) 18:33, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Sandman Viper Command

Sandman Man Viper Command is a post rock and roll band formed in 2008 in Burlington, Ontario. They independently released their debut ablum "Everybody See This" in 2010. Sandman Viper Command consists of Rob Janson, Daniel Reardon, Aaron Harvey and Matt Damon Meyer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.71.57 (talk) 18:04, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Please review our information on what makes a band notable enough to warrant an article. I've included a standard template below this with general advice.

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation. TNXMan 18:22, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

request for feedback

Hi - I have created a draft article in my user space and saved it, and I was going to ask for feedback at Request for Feedback - but I'm a bit lost where I'm up to in the process. Where I saved it said that it would become visible to everyone, but that's not really what I wanted...then to get feedback I needed to wikilink it, but it seemed that the links of the request for feedback page are live?? Any help appreciated.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellyrobi (talk • contribs) 00:57, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

At Wikipedia:Requests for feedback, you can just go ahead and link to your userspace article (User:Ellyrobi/Australian Institute of Family Studies); articles do not have to actually be "live" to receive feedback on that page. Hope that clears it up. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:41, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

To expand on that slightly, all pages on Wikipedia can be linked by enclosing their titles is doubled brackets ([[name of page]]). The main part of the encyclopedia is where articles reside and the title of those pages are simply the name of the topic, with nothing prefixed in the title to tell you what namespace the page is in (the encyclopedia namespace is sometimes called the "mainspace"). All other namespaces, such as user pages, user talk pages, help pages, and Wikipedia administration pages have the namespace they are in prefixed. For example this page "Wikipedia:New contributors' help page" is, of course, in the "Wikipedia" namespace—it's in the title—just as your user page, named "User:Ellyrobi" is in the "user" namespace. So when we talk about a page going "live", we mean that we are moving it from the behind-the-scenes pages that have these prefixes, to the article mainspace. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

E-TRAIN

E-TRAIN (born Erich M. Malo, November 3, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American pop, hip-hop, and electro singer-songwriter, producer and recording artist.

He has produced music for Chicago artists Young General, J. Gatz, Louchiano, The RichKiddz, MarVo, Darren Anthony, Jarrett Payton, and Napalm. E-TRAIN recently announced a new distribution partnership between E-TRAIN MUSIC GROUP (Roxtar, LLC) and Interscope Records (Universal Music Group). E-TRAIN MUSIC GROUP has moved to Los Angeles, California to complete "Wrath of Roxane". User:Wikimandolin12 (talk) 01:31, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Please review our information on what makes a musician notable enough to warrant an article. I've included a standard template below this with general advice.

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article. I advise you to create a draft of the article first and ask for advice at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. liquidluck✽talk 03:58, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Preferences problem

I'm kind of new, so I need to ask again. I can't edit my preferences, even with the answer they last gave me. I see everyone with different signatures and I wanna to change mine. I hear about something called "monobook js"? Can I change my signature there? Purlot (talk) 07:10, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

To change your signature, just click on the Preferences link at the top of your screen, and on that page is a section called Signature. You'll see a preview of your existing signature, and a field where you can type in/paste some HTML or Wiki markup to however your heart desires. You are limited to number of characters though. Make sure "Sign my name exactly as shown" is selected (there is a checkbox beneath the field). You can always see what code someone is using when you see a signature, by going to the edit window of that talk page. For example, after I sign here, you can see what my code by going to the edit window of this section (which you would do to respond anyway). The monobook.js is for skins and other features that more advanced users can inform you about. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh hey. I can't edit my preferences. I've tried everything they told me to do the last time I asked. Do you know any advanced users who know about monobook. can I write my signature there? thank you Purlot (talk) 07:24, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh I see, you posted at the Help desk earlier and mentioned you were using Netscape on an old computer. I won't be able to help you in this case, sorry! – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

okay. thanks anyway. Purlot (talk) 07:36, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

The old post is at Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2010 April 12#Help with Preferences.

Special:Preferences displayed in different skins: Chick, Classic, Cologne Blue, Modern, MonoBook, MySkin, Nostalgia, Simple, Vector.

Do any of those work in your Netscape? The browser is so old that I don't think our developers test pages with it. If it doesn't work then you only need access to a newer browser (which may be on any computer) when you change your signature. The stored signature should continue to work when you use Netscape. If you get to a browser where preferences work then it's also possible you can get a better skin for Netscape by changing skin under the "Appearance" tab in preferences, but I don't have Netscape for testing. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:06, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Help me —Preceding unsigned comment added by ARTHUR ÉPICERIE FINE (talk • contribs) 20:50, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I add a digital picture to an article?

I sm creating an article on my user page. How do I add a photograph? T BONTE Thomas Bonte 03:46, 7 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomas Bonte (talk • contribs)

If the photograph is one you took yourself, you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons here. You can then add it to an article by typing [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|200px|right|caption]]. If the image you want to add is not one that you took yourself, then tell us what type of image it is. Images that are found on the internet are generally not usable on Wikipedia. liquidluck✽talk 03:51, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

General image advice follows:

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 13:44, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Dr. Dennis J. Malone

I have Edited the "LINKEDIN" copywrited situation by Deleting it from the Text and listed "Sources".Ms. Yen B. Nguyen 19:22, 7 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yenbnguyen (talk • contribs)

The Dr. Dennis J. Malone article was deleted (twice) as unambiguous copyright infringement, and it has been protected from recreation as it was repeatedly created. Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material for legal reasons. Dr Malone also does not appear to meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:19, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

How do you make a bio page on a celebrity and keep in nutral beacause i know the person? Maria Papapetros

Can some please help!!!

I need help making a bio page that wont be deleted

Thanks in advance Bill —Preceding unsigned comment added by Williampetropulos (talk • contribs) 09:39, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Write a draft in your userspace, e.g. User:Williampetropulos/Maria Papapetros, have others look at it, and if they think it's neutral, then you can move it to the article space. However, if you know them personally, then there could be a conflict of interest and neutrality issues. People may not be willing to approve of it in the Article space, and it may be deleted. Basically, I wouldn't recommend writing an article about someone you know. --Brandon5485 19:03, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Also bear in mind that information about a living person is covered by the Biographies of living people policy, and requires reliable independent sources of information for citations. The person's own website, Facebook account, MySpace account, Twitter account or autobiography cannot be counted as independent, so can't be used. Personal emails, letters or conversations cannot be used - they are not independent, nor verifiable. If you have reliable independent sources (for examples, coverage of the person in the New York Times) then you can request an article -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:15, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

However, assuming that you mean the psychic healer Maria Papapetros, I'm not sure that she meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion - I can only find minor coverage in reliable, independent sources, not the significant coverage required. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:23, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Armand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marques of Puységur

I have just started editing, because I found a typo in the title of an article; it seemed to deny me the right to do this. Is it not possible to edit the title? I read the FAQ on "changing the title," but the change I envisage does not require a move of the article to a different alphabetical position -- I shouldn't have to wait four days and 10 edits to change one letter.

The typo I found is in the article: "Armand-Marie-Jacques de Castenet, Marques of Puységur." If you can correct this title, it should be "Marquis" of Puységur -- everywhere else in the article it is clearly "Marquis," not "Marques." Once the change is made, will links/references to the article change as well?DorisD19 (talk) 03:00, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

I've moved the page to the correct title. Links to "Armand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marques of Puységur" will be automatically redirected to the new title. Thanks, Goodvac (talk) 05:05, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

DorisD19 was wrong about "everywhere else". Now there are 4 variations on the page (all combinations of Marquis/Marques and of/de): Marquis of Puységur, Marquis de Puységur, Marques of Puységur and the red category "Marquesses of Puységur". The new title is the only occurrence of Marquis of Puységur. All 4 appear common in Google searches but maybe we should pick one and stick to it. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:02, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Doris, "Move a page" and "Change a page title" are different ways of referring to the same operation. No matter what the change to a title (even the case of a letter, or a punctuation mark) this is a page move in Wikipedia. See WP:MOVE --ColinFine (talk) 23:04, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I check messages?

I signed in and I was notified that I had a new message, how do I check them? CartilageJones (talk) 17:19, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

In the top right corner you will see My talk click that ..once in there you can click the history tab to see who and when messages were posted ...Moxy (talk) 17:23, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Another way is to just click on either of the blue links on the orange bar announcing the new message. Alternatively just go here: User talk:CartilageJones. Spitfire^Tally-ho! 17:26, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Images of license plates?

Resolved

 – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 18:23, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

I blurred the license plate in this image, but I wasn't sure if there was a rationale or good reason for doing so, other than pure privacy. The image may be released to the public, but that doesn't mean the license plate (and its location) is, does it? If I did to the right thing, is there a template I could add for an admin to swing by and delete the original image? – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 22:05, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

I think a simple {{Db}} tag with a reason will suffice. Goodvac (talk) 22:52, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I did that. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep this open a bit longer in case anyone can point me to some guideline on image privacy that I can't locate. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 23:55, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

I have deleted the old version with the unblurred plate for privacy reasons. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 07:03, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Phantomsteve. In the future, would I use WP:FFP with a specific request for the offending image? – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:12, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Fearful

I'm fearful of editing Wikipedia. Will someone help alleviate my fear? Volalo (talk) 07:57, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

See reply to your question on WP:Help Desk. Orphan Wiki 08:03, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

UPLOAD

can i upload my research documents here?Mr.justo (talk) 11:58, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not your webhost; we don't offer a storage service for your documents. We are also not a venue for your original research, if that is what you meant. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:59, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

I can't get my article to go live

Hi! I'm new to this. I have created a page, but I can't get it to go live. I have read some of the help articles, but I can't figure it out. The move tab doesn't appear. Can anyone help? Thanks! dkqc 14:31, 11 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkameen (talk • contribs)

You need 4 days and 10 edits to see the move tab; your request was your tenth edit, so you should be OK.SPhilbrickT 14:38, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Your edit to this page made your account autoconfirmed, so you should have the ability to move the article from User:Dkameen to Jeffery Hale Hospital. However, before you do so, I would suggest that you try to find reliable, independent sources of information showing that the hospital meets the criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online reference which you have provided is for Jeffery Hale rather than the hospital, and only mentions the hospital in part of one sentence. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 14:40, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

However, your draft article is not close to ready. If you move it as is, it is likely to get deleted. It should be developed in a user subpage, not your user page, I’ll move it for you.SPhilbrickT 14:40, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

I disagree; large hospitals meet notability criteria by default. DS (talk) 14:44, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

I don’t disagree that it can meet notability guidelines. I don’t disagree that the decision at AfD for an article with no references is to Keep, if it looks like references could be found. I think that we should rethink that policy, but you are right, that it probably won’t get deleted. SPhilbrickT 14:54, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Please note that I did not say that it shouldn't be moved - merely that reliable references would be a good idea. With regard to DS's comment: it is generally agreed that a large hospital is likely to meet the notability guidelines - any large hospital should have plenty of coverage in local newspapers and the like, even if it doesn't elsewhere. A quick Google of Jeffery Hale Hospital shows 81 GBook hits, 58 GScholar hits and 127 GNews Archive hits - without looking through them, I am sure that some of them would be useful references. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:03, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

The move tab has appeared now. Do you think it's okay to move the article now then? Or, just to be on the safe side, should I wait until I have added a reference to a published history book (that I working to getting online in the next few weeks). Thanks again! --dkqc 15:48, 11 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkameen (talk • contribs)

The reference doesn't have to be online for it to be reliable. As long as someone, should they be so inclined, can find it in a library and verify that it supports the statements in the article, it's fine. Just use the {{Cite book}} template to create the citation so that the book's details are clear. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 15:56, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

New article

How do I start a new article? Tkeshner (talk) 21:42, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello Tkeshner and welcome! The following page will give you some idea: Your first article and Starting an article. Learning the ropes of Wikipedia can be difficult at first, so I'd highly recommend starting off by making small edits to articles that already exist, if you see anything that needs to be changed. You can experiment using a page we call the sandbox; it doesn't matter what you write there, although other people also use it and your edits will be removed. You can also practice in your own "userspace", by starting a page such as User:Tkeshner/sandbox. Just follow that red link and then click the link that sayd "Start the User:Tkeshner/sandbox page". Type anything you like in the edit box and then click "save". That will then be your own page to practice on. When you are ready to start a new article, please make sure that it is on a topic that meets our notability guidelines for inclusion. Also, make sure to include references to reliable sources to make sure that the article is verifiable. Lastly, please make sure the article isn't about you, or anything you are connected to in real life (someone you know, your band, your company, your product etc.) Please post another message here if you need any more help. --BelovedFreak 23:47, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I create a Wikipedia Page for someone?

I am wondering how do I create a Wikipedia Page for someone. Theres an upcoming UFC Fighter called Jared Scott. And I was wanting to create one for him. Please answer back!. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Makio8683 (talk • contribs) 23:40, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

If he is described as upcoming then he probably doesn't satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (people) and shouldn't have an article currently. See also Wikipedia:Up and coming next big thing and Wikipedia:Your first article. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:50, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello Makio8683 and welcome! For details about starting articles, please see my reply in the section above this one. When you say you want to create it "for him" - do you actually know him & want to create an article on his behalf? Or are you just a fan? If the former, then please don't create the article. This would be considered a conflict of interest and is very strongly discouraged. Assuming it's not someone you know, then one thing you would have to do would be to determine whether or not the individual meets our notability guidelines for inclusion. If you create an article about someone that is not considered "notable" by Wikipedia, then it will be deleted. Perhaps you could post back here with some more information about him and editors here could help you to decide if he meets the guidelines. If he is "upcoming", it may be that he will meet the guidelines sometime in the future but doesn't yet. Wikipedia articles are for people that are already notable and well covered in reliable sources, not to help people on their way to becoming famous. Hope this helps, please post another message if you need more help. --BelovedFreak 23:55, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I set my page live?

I have just written a page about Insight 51 and I would like to set it live. I also need to correct the name in the URL as I forgot to edit it before creating it. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Insightfiftyone (talk • contribs) 04:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

I have blocked your username, as it appears to be an 'official' account for the company, which is not allowed under our User name policy. Accounts are for individuals, not for companies -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:18, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Incidently, I cannot find reliable independent sources which can verify that the company meets Wikipedia's notability criteria or Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies - all the sources I could find were either minor mentions, or press releases. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:22, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

About my article.

Hello, recently i post a biografy about me for all the fans and students that i have in my sport career and martial arts, wikipedia send me a note telling me that my article are going to been deleted. If wikipedia want evidence you can see who i am in this webside and you can see by your own eyes the pictures. Thanks. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=814604175&ref=profile#!/profile.php?id=814604175&ref=profile —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevengargoyle (talk • contribs) 06:40, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, a Facebook profile is not a reliable source from Wikipedia's point of view. What you need is to be able to provide sources which are both reliable and independent which verify the details, showing that you are notable (and that you meet the criteria for biographical articles and the criteria for sporting biographies. Ideally, if there has been significant coverage about you in a major newspaper (such as the New York Times, Washington Post, London Times, etc) or a local newspaper (for example, El Nuevo Día, Claridad, La Estrella Oeste) then that would be perfect - they are reliable sources - however a minor mention (such as your name in a list of other names, but not about you specifically) probably would not be enough. However, a quick look on Google (Web, News, News Archive, Books, Scholar) didn't find any reliable sources of information about either yourself or Kaminari Budo Jujitsu Ryu - so I would suggest that you are not yet notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia, per our criteria. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:13, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

In addition, it is highly discouraged to write an article about yourself. See Conflict of Interest. If you are notable, eventually someone else will write about you.SPhilbrickT 11:54, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

One account across languages?

I can't seem to be able to log in/edit articles in Wikipedia other than in Norwegian (my native language). Is it not possible to log in and edit english Wikipedia articles using my "norwegian" account?

Sincerely, Brom (user name). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 153.110.131.188 (talk) 07:36, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Normally, I would refer you to the notes about Single Unified Login, which would allow you to log into any of the public WMF projects using the same account. However, looking at the SUL Utility - although there is not an SUL account set up - I see that the account name 'Brom' exists on several WMF projects, including on the English Wikipedia. I also note, however, that most of them have no edits, and those accounts which do have not had any edits since 2007. As such, it may be possible to usurp the name at this Wikipedia (just create an account, and then go to WP:USURP which explains how to go about doing it). In your request, mention that you would like to create an SUL account and ask for advice on how to do that when there are inactive/unused accounts with the same name on 10 other WMF projects - the folks there will be able to give you more advice. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:04, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

The English Brom has 6 edits and the Norwegian only has 3 edits in 2007 so I doubt you will be allowed to usurp the name. You can also request a new Norwegian username at no:Wikipedia:Endring av brukernavn and then create a unified account with that. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:35, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Article not appearing in Wikipedia

I used the article wizard to create a new article titled "Microsoft Pinpoint," but it's not live on the site, as the wizard said it would be. Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Egdevos (talk • contribs) 17:01, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

It looks like it works to me. Find it at Microsoft Pinpoint.--Unionhawk ^{Talk E-mail} 17:05, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Going live

I attempted to move my article four days ago but it doesn't come up on Google. Did I do something wrong? CincyLawyer (talk) 17:05, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

If you're talking about Mark P. Painter, I'm seeing it on google's results: [1] Spitfire^Tally-ho! 17:08, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

New to Wikipedia - need help with Editing

Hello All

Recently registered on Wikipedia to try to edit a page to add some helpful external links but am having problems. The page I am trying to edit is http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Transalp#External_links and I was trying to add the following External Links.

• Deti's Transalp Page A wealth of Transalp information
• Transalp FAQs Another vast source of Transalp info
• Transalp.org Honda Transalp Forum - North American based
• Xrv.org.uk Honda Transalp Forum - United Kingdom based

When I add the above links as formatted, I seem to be successful but then it appears that the links are undone or deleted. Am I doing something wrong or am I violating some rule or policy in regards to the site links I'm trying to add? If the links above are being regarded as SPAM, that is not my intent. I am a Honda Transalp motorcycle owner and only wish to make others aware of the sites above as sources of information and help pertaining to the Honda Transalp.

Thanks - David

NorCalTA (talk) 20:43, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

All of those links appear to be forums - not official sites. You might want to read Wikipedia:External links which explains what kind of links are and are not appropriate. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 20:53, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

I would like to contribute regarding a new book called Cube City

I would like to post an entry regarding a book. I noticed that other books have a page template that includes all the vitals on the right side of the page. Is this a template I can work from and how do I get it? Tekland (talk) 00:51, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

First, you should only consider an article if the book satisfies Wikipedia:Notability (books). Most books don't. See also Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you are associated with the book. You can click the "Edit" tab at top of a page to see how it did something. Many book articles use {{Infobox book}}. See the documentation there. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:28, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I create a userpage and/or subpage?

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:28, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

I have spent some time trawling through help articles on this topic, but to be honest, I still have no idea how to setup a userpage or subpage for a draft article. I have been practicing in the sandbox, but would like to attempt a draft article on a page that isn't frequently overwritten by other users(like the sandbox). From the help articles I have read it would seem that a userpage or subpage is suggested as the best place to do this, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to create a page like this.

Can anyone please supply a simple step by step 'how to'? (Please, I beg you, do not refer me through to help articles on userpages and subpages as I have been stuck in an endless help article feedback loop for a day and a half trying to gather relevant information.) A basic go to A, click on B, type in C will be greatly appreciated.

Also any advice on the placement of a draft article would be appreciated. I would like the draft article to be visible to other authors who can provide feedback and assistance, but not visible in wikipedia itself to public users. From what I have read I gather this is possible, but I'm not sure how to achieve this. How do I do it? Thanks for taking the time to help. --Jana van Wyk (talk) 10:22, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

You can create a draft article at User:Jana van Wyk/Sandbox. Go to that link, write something in the box, click Save page. See more at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:User pages. User subpages are visible to everybody but they are not part of the encyclopedia and not included in Wikipedia's search function by default (but can be included if a searcher wants it). You can exclude them from search engines like Google by placing __NOINDEX__ (two underscores on each side) anywhere on the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:21, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

You can also use Help:Userspace draft. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:22, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Great! Thanks for the help. One last question; Once I have created my draft article how can I get other more experienced authors to comment on it and help me improve it? --Jana van Wyk (talk) 12:41, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Post a note at Requests for feedback (Caution, that forum is understaffed, so it may take a few days)--SPhilbrickT 13:13, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Okay, cool, sounds easy enough. Will give it a try. Thanks again for the help. --Jana van Wyk (talk) 13:20, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

GREEN TEAM BAGUIO

Is a successful political movement progressed in Baguio City, Philippines that has been created to support the candidacy of Presidential Candidate Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro, after the organization that was originally planned by Senatorial Candidate Mr. Raul Lambino, both of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party. Green Team Baguio was a success especially in garnering a majority of the votes in the City, and has boost the identity of G1BO COUNTRY of the North. Headed by Doris L., Mr. & Mrs. Del Rosario, Mrs. Becky and Dra. Mary, the Green Team Baguio are composed of Geel, Jun, Jeff, Jocelyn, Kate, Von, Kuya George, Kuya Roland, Mrs. Joan, Mr. Eustaquio and his 'apos', Johnny, Randy, Brian, Nino Rex, Ronnie and among others. The Baguio campaign has been a successful journey that has boosted a camaraderie and newfound friendship among the group volunteers. As claimed by the members of the Green Team Baguio, which is a national movement, it claims that they had never received even a single centavo from their volunteering works, and are completely filled with high spirits and principles for the aim to change the entire nation. Green Team Baguio is still active even after the May 10, 2010 elections in the country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Makata katha (talk • contribs) 11:47, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

You appear to be trying to create an article.

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 13:43, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I find my userspace draft?

I created a userspace draft of my article, saved it, previewed it but now I don't know how to find it Boxhodgmans (talk) 16:32, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Your draft is here. You can always find your edits by going to Special:Contributions/Boxhodgmans. TNXMan 16:35, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

How do I find my userspace draft? 2

I recently created a userspace draft and logged off the computer. I can't find the draft now! Please help! Where is the pathway?HASKsoupkitchen (talk) 16:45, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

It's at User:HASKsoupkitchen/Enter your new article name here. Your contributions are at Special:Contributions/HASKsoupkitchen. However, in its current form the draft is very spammy and should be toned down before you think about moving it to the mainspace. – ukexpat (talk) 17:20, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

how to contribute?

Thanks in advance for your help. I'm a new user, I've drafted an article on my User Page, and I'd like to contribute it. How do I proceed? --RobbieSchlosser (talk) 17:18, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

The draft is about several jazz bands with that name. If any of them are notable per WP:BAND they should have their own separate articles, and a disambiguation page created if necessary. – ukexpat (talk) 17:25, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

About Sources...

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:08, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello, I'm pretty new, and I would like to know how to cite a source from a TV show. Thanks in advance! FrenchDachshund (talk) 11:18, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Do WP:RS and WP:CITE help? – ukexpat (talk) 14:53, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

They helped a little, except I'm kind of wondering which citation style I should use. FrenchDachshund (talk) 15:43, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

How about {{Cite episode}}? – ukexpat (talk) 15:56, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I think I can use this. Thanks! FrenchDachshund (talk) 16:02, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Can i do this?

Can i create a new article to wikipedia?

Adam715 (talk) 20:01, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, standard message follows:

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. – ukexpat (talk) 20:03, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguation

Hi How do I disambiguate the page John Wilkins that I am creating. There are a number of John Wilkins on Wikipedia. The page I am working on is about the Indian artist John Wilkins. Can I name the page John Wilkins (Indian artist)

thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Naomi greg (talk • contribs) 09:17, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

I see only 2 pages about other people named John Wilkins (the other being John Wilkins (American football). (John Wilkins Whitfield would probably not need to be included in a disambiguation.) Your suggested article name is fine. At some point, a disambiguation page should be created, and a hatnote should be added to all 3 John Wilkins articles, to point to it. Regarding the draft article you have in user space, I recommend reading WP:WORDS, WP:BLP, WP:CITE and WP:BIO for advice on improving the article before making it live. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 11:46, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

A Strange Deletion without a Trace

Excuse me for bad English but may I address myself to you as an administrator on the English Wikipedia? My problem is beyond the FAQ.

I’d encountered some problems when I edited the article George Pappas. I’d inserted a new text in the article. After this I’d created the corresponding article in the Russian Wikipedia. The next day I returned to the English article in order to copy the “frame” (Sorry, I don’t know how to denominate correctly the article part which is on the left corner and contains a person’s photo etc.) But I found the surprising fact that the “frame” had already evaporated without a trace. So I can’t upload Pappas’ photo etc in the Russian article. And I don’t know the way to restore information deleted.

Would you advise me how to find Pappas’ photo disappeared from the article? I swear it was there. Hence it may be available at the WikiSource but I failed to find the file.

The article George Pappas was nominated for deletion. But it is not just my own opinion that the Wikipedia should contain information about G. Pappas. The point is that I’m engaged in what I call self-ironically “Berkeley scholarship square.” Berkeley scholars investigate the philosophy of George Berkeley. Well, my modest occupation is to investigate investigations of Western Berkeley scholars. And yet my occupation, albeit a modest one, receives support from Russian historians of philosophy. Western Berkeley scholarship still remains unknown in post-Soviet Russia because the sole “Berkeley scholarship” permitted in the Soviet Union was to repeat Lenin’s notorious critique of Berkeleianism. Nowadays Russian teachers of philosophy have no need to endorse Lenin’s account of Berkeley and would like to know how Berkeley’s philosophy is presented at Western universities. So my survey papers about Western Berkeley scholarship turn out to be welcomed in Russian philosophical journals. Perhaps, my contributions to the English Wikipedia cannot go beyond a WikiGnome’s scope because my English grammar is terrible. But Russian Wikipedia articles about Western Berkeley scholars are admitted to be expedient. And that applies to the Russian Wikipedia article about G. Pappas. --Юров С. В. (talk) 16:42, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

I can find no evidence that the article ever contained an infobox (the "frame" you refer to), nor can I find an image of Pappas either here or at Wikimedia Commons. Are you sure you're not thinking of his faculty page at the OSU site? (We can't use that image here because it's copyrighted and replaceable.) Deor (talk) 18:50, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Userboxes

How do I get those user boxes? -DougieSC —Preceding unsigned comment added by DougieSC (talk • contribs) 21:44, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Go here to find the ones you want to use; then follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Using existing. Deor (talk) 23:10, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

This Time The Struggle Is For Our Freedom"

Historic Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 7 March 1971"This Time The Struggle Is For Our Freedom" is a speech given by Bengali nationalist leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7, 1971 at the historic Ramna Race Course Maidan in Dhaka to a gathering of over two million people from all walks of life. It was given at a time of simmering tensions between the increasingly secessionist Bengali populace of East Pakistan and the powerful political and military establishment of West Pakistan. The speech is regarded by many in Bangladesh as the de facto declaration of independence (although a formal declaration came on March 26, 1971) of the country as it fiercely inspired the Bengali people to get prepared for the looming deadly and bloody confrontation with West Pakistan 18 days later. During the speech, Sheikh Mujib proclaimed his most famous words in a thunderous voice- "Ebarer shongram amader muktir shongram, ebarer shongram amader shwadhinotar shongram", meaning, "This time the struggle is for our freedom, this time the struggle is for our independence". He also announced the historic "non-cooperation" movement in the province. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gwjasu (talk • contribs) 01:03, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a question about using Wikipedia? It's seems as if you've copied the above from the article This time the struggle is for our freedom. Goodvac (talk) 01:11, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Going live?

Used the sandbox, and made a simple page about a person, a notable Canadian retired university professor. What exact uploading steps do i take to have the content from the sandbox (saved it into a word.doc file) go live on wikipedia. (have read 2hrs of material on the site for everything about making and editing pages - except can't find the actual tactical steps to upload the content) Tim Witiger (talk) 03:05, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

The best place to start a draft article is to start it in a user subpage, not the user page. I know this can be confusing. I've moved your draft for you, it is now at User:Witiger/W. Tim G. Richardson

To make a draft article goes live, one moves it to the article space. You do not yet have a "move" button, you will when you are auto-confirmed, which take 4 days and 10 edits.

The alternative is to add {{move draft}} to the draft, or ask someone. However, your draft is not ready, and is likely to be deleted in its present state.

If this article is about you, then please read WP:COI. While it may seem odd that you would be discouraged from contributing to an article when you probably know more than any other editor, it actually makes sense in the context of the Wikipedia goals. All is not lost, though, if someone else creates an article, you are permitted, even encouraged, to post information to the related Talk Page, suggesting corrections, addition, or relevant sources, but other, uninvolved editors should make the changes.

In addition, one of the important requirements of an article in Wikipedia is that it demonstrate the Notability of the topic. (While this is a guideline, not an absolute requirement and exceptions can occur, they are rare.) I don't feel this article has demonstrated the notability of the topic. This can be accomplished by adding references to reliable sources which support the notability of the topic.--SPhilbrickT 12:23, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Lanny D. Love

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Miss Lanny D. Love, (born in 9/23/1959) is an American business magnate, and West Coast Real Estate Mogul. She is the Chairman and CEO of the Company founded, a US-based real-estate investor. Miss Love is also the founder of Media Company, which operates numerous retail stores. Miss Love's extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made her beloved by her employees a advocate for honesty. Lanny Love was the only children of and American-Persian father and an American Persian mother, wealthy land owner’s and cattle ranchers based in Europe. Lanny Love was strongly influenced by her family’s eventual goals to make a career in real estate investments, and upon her graduation (years in advance of other students) from prep school in 1977, Lanny Love joined her families company. Starting with the renovations of Denver, Colorado homes into profitable gems with her own wealth, she continued with Commercial developments all over the West Coast of American and through out the French Riviera and several other commercial retail projects. Lanny Love would later expand into the retail industry and multiple office building developments. This expansion, both personal and business, led to mounting personal profits. The late 1980’s and 1990's saw record profits and her Real Estate Holdings heavily increased her personal wealth. In 2001, she completed a new mid-rise office building in Nevada. Also, she began construction on project in her Native Iran and France, a multi-building development in the capital city. Lanny Love owns commercial space along the famed Las Vegas Blvd. “The Strip”. Lanny Love currently owns several million acres of prime real estate, in the multiple country in the Middle East, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and European destination such as Nice, Cannes, Marbella and the Canary Island’s. Lanny D. Love the only child of Persian-European immigrants grow up in an affluent Persian home and attended exclusive preparatory schools in Europe where her family had properties and many business ventures. She excelled in academics, but her independent entrepreneurial spirits led her to Denver (A familiar place, where the family often vacationed in Ski season and had Real Estate Holdings). Without any financial help from her family Love took her deep routed experience and started to invest in American Real Estate. She is the quintessential self made millionaire. Miss Lanny D. Love is also rumored to be very generous, but always anonymous with many charitable donations to an array of charities.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Zar89131 (talk • contribs) 07:35, 17 May 2010 (UTC) 

Looks like you are trying to write an article here. It is better to start a draft in a user subpage, check out Article wizard for help in starting an article.--SPhilbrickT 12:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

You really need to read Notability --SPhilbrickT 12:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Editing a Bio

How does one edit first-person personal unpublished information into a biography? I am editing a bio of someone and the changes were not accepted.Observingthearrogant (talk) 21:25, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

One does not. Unpublished information may not be inserted into Wikipedia. Please read WP:verifiability. --ColinFine (talk) 21:51, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Citing message boards

I could've sworn there used to be a message board citation template, one that needed the Post # and date of the post, etc etc. I realize that message boards are not reliable sources, but in the case of Wintersun, whose band leader more or less only updates on the message board any more, I've found enough discussions that reached consensus to go ahead and use his information for the articles. But now i don't know how to cite his posts. Any ideas? I really, really remember doing this at one point, but it would take me ages to search my User contributions. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 01:15, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

{{Cite newsgroup}}? – ukexpat (talk) 01:21, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Mmm, well that wasn't it. I'm not sure how well that'd work for me in this case, either. I mean, at the most basic level, I would just use {{cite web}} with a direct URL to the posting in question. Still, hoping there's some secret {{cite forum}} or similar page out there. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 01:25, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

This is a search comprising all templates beginning with "Cite". Though we (concerningly) have a {{Cite tweet}}, {{Cite video game}}, and {{Cite podcast}} (not to mention the {{Cite newsgroup}} pointed out by ukexpat earlier), I am not seeing a Cite forum or anything similar. Perhaps it has an uncommon name, or was deleted? Intelligentsium 01:55, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Cite tweet, eh? :D (hmm, that was created a few days ago...) Anyway, cite messageboard must've been ultimately deleted; I don't think it had an unusual name simply because I found it at one point or another. That said, if it had been deleted, then the search results should've mentioned that a page like it once existed, right? With a pink warning box and deletion log attached. I really recall using something like it but searching my User contributions would probably just be a waste of time. Thanks all for your help though! Uh, since I just found out Cite Tweet was just randomly created, should I request the creation of a cite messageboard template? Or would that serve to possibly increase the abuse of such an unreliable source? - Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 06:00, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

help

hello, I do not know why you delete my article. I am offering more knowledage for people. Can you inform us how my article can go throught your website? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gogobuy (talk • contribs) 10:26, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:N and WP:PRODUCT. You will need to find and cite significant coverage in multiple reliable sources to demonstrate the notability of the subject. – ukexpat (talk) 11:09, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Drug Wars

Drug Wars premiered on the 21st March 2003. The show concentrates around drug dealing businessman Simon Richardson and his family. Other characters introduced are those of the neighbourhood, as well as his good friends and enermies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sam0121 (talk • contribs) 14:50, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

This help desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. Is there something with which we can help you? TNXMan 14:51, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Digito

please help me on this article it has been deleted thrice

Digito <removed "advertising"-type draft article> --Rikki agarwal (talk) 07:24, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

It has in fact been deleted three times (as Digito-Rename resize and convert and upload images):

• 12:57, 17 May 2010 Materialscientist deleted "Digito-Rename resize and convert and upload images" ‎ (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)
• 16:22, 16 May 2010 RHaworth deleted "Digito-Rename resize and convert and upload images" ‎ (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.blinksolution.com/?p=59)
• 12:19, 16 May 2010 Nyttend deleted "Digito-Rename resize and convert and upload images" ‎ (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.blinksolution.com/?p=59)

The article has in fact been prevented from recreation. Wikipedia does not exist to promote or advertise companies or their products. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 09:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

The messages on your talk page should have given you a clue as to the problem. – ukexpat (talk) 14:38, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm new here :)

Hello everyone,

I'm hoping to write an article soon about a debt management company, and just having a good read through your terms of use about notability. I'm curious...do third party sources have to be directly about the company, or can they be about the subject matter in general?

Any help would be much appreciated...thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlot23 (talk • contribs) 11:05, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi Charlot23. Thanks for researching before starting the article. To established notability a source would have to talk directly (and, usually, extensively) about the company itself - coverage of the subject in general might be useful in citing certain parts of the article discussing the company's business, but they would not contribute toward demonstrating the subject's notability. Does this answer your question? Gonzonoir (talk) 11:13, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Yes, your comment did help. In fact I have already been looking at sources for the article. However, I am still a little confused at to what counts as a notable source. For example, this company was featured in a Times article recently, but it was more about the company itself, rather than the work they do. They were not the sole feature, it was part of a larger discussion. Just wanna make sure I get it right!

Thanks Charlot —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlot23 (talk • contribs) 11:52, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

You should see a little blue link labelled "edit" to the far right at the top of the section you created before - clicking on these links will open each section so you can add further comments below. (And you can indent them using colon symbols : ).

We generally talk about reliable sources, rather than notable sources. The page on reliable sources here will help you to understand what qualifies as a reliable source in general. As for the kind of sources that can be used to establish notability: it's quite hard to answer in the abstract; could you provide a link to the article and tell us which company you're asking about? In general terms a discussion of the company's work, if it was framed in terms of the work of that company specifically (rather than the work involved in the sector generally), that may well count toward establishing notability for the company. (It also depends a little, though, on which The Times you mean - the British national newspaper, for example, would carry more weight than a small local publication of the same name.) Gonzonoir (talk) 12:32, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Certainly: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article7030250.ece The reason I ask as because it's only a brief mention. But there are lots of other examples of related articles about debt that I might be able to use too. Thanks for your help on this. Charlot —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlot23 (talk • contribs) 13:51, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Additional clarification: It is the subject of the article that has to be notable not its sources -- the sources have to be reliable. To establish the notability of a company as set out in the guidelines at WP:CORP, you will have to cite significant coverage in multiple reliable sources independent of the subject. For some additional reading please see WP:FAQO and WP:SPAM, and, just in case, WP:COI. Also, Gonzonoir has posted a welcome message on your talk page with many more useful links. – ukexpat (talk) 14:37, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

The company does not become notable by mere passing mentions in articles about its industry; nor does it "catch" or "inherit" notability, by being in a notable industry. We require substantial discussion of the company itself in reliable sources. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:05, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Is it like Wikipedia in other languages?

This is my first time editing on English Wikipedia, I don't know it has same rules or not?--125.27.50.157 (talk) 14:02, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Probably. All article content must be written neutrally and sourced to independent reliable sources. Check out the five pillars for more. Were there specific questions you had? TNXMan 14:10, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Creating article about an university

Hi,

I would like to create an article about Dr.BATU, Lonere.

Can u tell me how to go about it? Ranade sandeep (talk) 18:57, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. TNXMan 19:06, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Epoka University

Media and Public Relations Office

General Information Mission The mission of the Media and Public Relations Office is to support the University internal and external communication services and public relations in order to enhance the University image and to increase its visibility. What We Do The reputation of the University, what we do and say, and ultimately what people think about us, plays an integral part in our success. To help improve communication and understanding between the University and our stakeholders, the Public Relations Office: handles the University's media relations, both proactive and responsive, writing and issuing press releases when appropriate, responding to press and media enquiries by phone and online, and organizing media interviews and press statements when necessary. plans, compiles, edits, and sometimes designs the University's corporate promotional publications, both internal and external. develops and carries out promotional activities for, and plans, organises and manages media attendance at corporate events. advises departments and sections on all publicity and PR issues, including media liaison and promotional initiatives. Special Events This office is responsible for the organization and execution of the main events organized by the University, which includes groundbreaking and dedication ceremonies, bringing guest speakers to campus, open houses and receptions, appreciation lunches, conferences and workshops, donor and community relations events . Special Events Coordinators are available to help you plan, implement, and publicize special events for your department, club or other organization. If you have an idea for a conference, workshop, or speaker, or if you are contacted by an individual or group that want to collaborate with the University on an event, contact with us to explore possibilitie Epoka Publications The Publications and Electronic Media Office works to produce and oversee production of a full range of printed and electronic materials. This broad category includes: University Catalogue University Brochure Admissions Publications Fund raising brochures Special event Publications Graphic Elements The University Logo: Epoka University has only one logo, used on nearly all of the printed materials representing the college. Electronic files of the logo in several different formats are available for download. Do not re-create the logo or use a copy. Original files should be used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Epoka (talk • contribs) 21:12, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

You appear to be trying to create an article here on the Help page: this is not the place for it.

Furthermore, your department is almost certainly not notable, and so should not have an article in Wikipedia; though the University itself probably is notable and could have an article. However, you should not write that article, as you appear to have a conflict of interest. Also, your username appears to contravene the username policy: Wikipedia usernames must be individual, not corporate.

Please also read WP:What Wikipedia is not. --ColinFine (talk) 21:23, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Making a page live

Hi, I apologize that I am repeating a question that I can see multiple people have already asked, but I am still unclear. I created a page in my userspace called Robert Y. Cornilles and it should be ready to go live, but I don't know how to move it. Also, is there a way to change the title as well? 97.75.160.248 (talk) 22:09, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm assuming that you are Game Face Inc. (talk · contribs).

If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

1. editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
2. participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
3. linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. You may also wish to consider changing your username, to avoid giving the impression that your account is to be used for promotional purposes. Regardless, doing so does not exempt you from the proscription against editing articles in which you have a conflict of interest. Thanks, Goodvac (talk) 22:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

The answer to your question is that you make a page live by moving it to an appropriate title in the main article space (which is changing the title).

However, you should not move that article for several reasons, mentioned by Goodvac. While you have plenty of references in the article, hardly any of them are to independent reliable sources.

I have also put a warning on your talk page about your unacceptable username. --ColinFine (talk) 23:13, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Glog

My ancestor, Rufus Walker claimed he was born at Glog, Glog, NY. His birth was in May or June 1836-1838. I cannot locate any place that might be Glog. Can you help with this? 67.158.130.137 (talk) 02:11, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 03:58, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

External Links

I have added external links to interviews done by Amanda Palmer, Pomplamoose, Tracy Bonham and OK Go on their respective article pages, but the links where removed by other Wikipedia users stating that they are spam. It says in the "External Links Guidelines" in the section titled "What Should Be Linked" that interviews are an acceptable form of external link, so I don't understand why they are being removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Larynx1982 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Interviews are welcome but organized spamming of any sort is not. Your account, 24.73.231.66, and 65.33.111.69 have done nothing but spam this link to various Wikipedia pages. Wikipedia is not to be used for promotion of a specific website. ThemFromSpace 16:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

You stated that interviews are welcome but spamming is not and that is why you removed my links. Every link I posted was to an interview with the subject of the article in which it was posted, I don't understand why you would consider this as spam. I have seen plenty of Wikipedia articles that include external links to interviews, so why remove the ones that I posted?

Larynx1982 (talk) 18:59, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Because the only purpose of these spamlinks to "interviews" seems to be to draw traffic to a non-notable commercialized blog which is not a reliable source. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:20, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

What to do about duplicate articles

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 14:28, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I've found 2 articles that are essentially about the same thing: Axle load and Axleload. This seems to be unnecessary duplication. How is this normally handled? Just copy the smaller article's text into the larger one, and prune out the duplication? RAILS (talk) 23:27, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

In this case, the pages should be merged. The procedure for merging two page can be found at Help:Merging. In this case, it may not be necessary to start a discussion; just be bold! Intelligentsium 23:33, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the link. Looks easy enough! RAILS (talk) 00:30, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Where to start?

Resolved

 – Intelligentsium 01:16, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

I've been here a little while, and have edited a few things, but I'm still not sure where I should start editing. Could someone help me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Killer Magikarp (talk • contribs) 22:45, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

It really depends what you're interested in doing. The best place to start is on this page, which has some tips on things you can do. If you have more specific interests, post here again and we can point you in the right place. TNXMan 23:46, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

You can also check out Community portal; if you scroll down you'll see a list of open tasks, including a list of articles needing copy editing.--SPhilbrickT 12:03, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Okay, will do. Thanks! Killer Magikarp (talk) 01:04, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Brace For War

BRACE FOR WAR Australia's Most Exciting MMA Event Series BRACE - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS EVENT

BRACE is Australia's Premier MMA Brand. Brace Mixed Martial Arts Events an offshoot from the clothing company has been established with the sole objective of promoting the sport of Mixed Martial Arts within Australia. Brace Mixed Martial Arts Events provides an avenue for fighters to compete under mixed martial arts rules. The primary focus is to help the sport of mixed martial arts grow within Australasia and does this by providing and staging events BRACE FOR WAR. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pukman (talk • contribs) 08:41, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

It sounds like you're trying to create an article. Please note that in order to have an article, the subject must be considered notable and cannot be promotional. You may want to read our guide to writing your first article. TNXMan 11:45, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

passport

can you get a passport to go to canada to visit if you owe taxes —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.114.78.246 (talk) 12:44, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--SPhilbrickT 12:54, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

You don't say where you're from, or who you owe taxes to. Assuming you're from the USA (going by your ISP) and are considering a place to "escape" without chance of being deported back, going to a friendly neighbouring country isn't likely to be helpful. If my guess is right, you are asking for help in doing something illegal anyway (fleeing your responsibilities is against the law), so we shouldn't be advising you, except to advise staying where you are and consulting a lawyer, who may tell you things are not as bad as you think. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 22:36, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Adding an image

Is it possible to upload an image if the image has a copyright, allowing for commerical use "only with permission"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zackan (talk • contribs) 03:48, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it's called "fair use". Images can be uploaded to Wikipedia (not Commons, which is where you would load images without copyright issues) provided a valid reason for uploading is declared. Please read Wikipedia:Non-free content which explains the subject in detail, complete with do's and don'ts. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 11:42, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Left handed people tying knots

I am researching the above subject matter - not having a left handed person to perform this task I thought there may be help here. The issue is: when a left handed person ties a knot, such as a reef knot; can it be determined that, that knot was tied by a left handed person as opposed to a right handed person? The difference may be very slight, but in a situation of utmost importance can it be done (detected forensically if necessary)? And if so, would there be any references of this having been done? Thanks.

TouLeGit --TouLeGit (talk) 02:00, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:55, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

J. Ezra Merkin

I want to add a link to the article about money manager J. Ezra Merkin. Specifically, to footnote 60, I want to add the words, "A copy of the arbitrators' award in this mattter may be found at www.brickmanandbamberger.com." How do I do this? thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.176.25 (talk) 04:41, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions. I have added one --ColinFine (talk) 21:56, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

To answer your question: If you edit the article J. Ezra Merkin, you will find this:

"Merkin intentionally breached his fiduciary duty by not disclosing Madoff’s role in the fund". <ref>{{cite news |
 "Merkin Investor Awarded $1.8 Million in Madoff Case (Update1)"
 url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-17/merkin-investor-awarded-1-8-million-in-madoff-case-update1-.html |
 author=Friefeld, Karen | publisher=Bloomberg }}</ref>  

(this is in the paragraph that includes the text "Merkin intentionally breached ... ", not down the bottom where the footnotes appear. You can edit just this section if you wish). If you insert some text somewhere between the <ref> and the </ref>, but not inside the {{ and }}, then it will appear as additional text in the footnote at the bottom of the page. Or you could put it in a separate footnote referred to at the same point by putting it in another <ref> ... </ref> pair. See WP:CITE for more information. --ColinFine (talk) 22:03, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

The IP added a separate footnote which is reasonable here when there is a separate source. I have made other fixes to the original footnote.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 22:20, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Jenny Zapata Appreciation Day

Hidden article

The Jenny Zapata Appreciation Day is an event that is celebrated annually on May 21st. There are many rumors about the origins of this holiday but the most popular consensus is that it originated in 1983 with the first celebration being held in Mexico. The JZAD (Jenny Zapata Appreciation Day) is a very popular event that draws many people from all walks of life. People come from all over to celebrate JZAD and he climax of the day is a grand parade that spans 25 city blocks and includes a stunning float display.

Who is Jenny Zapata?

Not much is known about Jenny Zapata-there have been some artifacts recovered in the deserts of Idaho that suggest she settled in the area but its not known if she lived there long. There have been rumors stating that Jenny was a descendant of the Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata because they share a common last name and the same bravery that inspires people to greatness. In reality though, Jenny came from Hertfordshire, located in the eastern part of England.

Why Jenny?

The legitimacy of the JZAD has been questioned by historians for decades. They argue that Jenny Zapata was a normal girl that never did anything extraordinary. What they fail to realize is that those who attend the JZAD do so for that very reason. Jenny may not have created calculus like Isaac Newton but she did rise above her humble beginnings to inspire people like Rocky Balboa. If the JZAD ever gets removed from the calendar, it will live on forever in people's hearts.

This appears to be made up. Wikipedia is not for things made up one day. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:51, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

European championship money

intermilan won the european championship game. how much money did they get for winning cup? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.180.10.5 (talk) 01:27, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

See UEFA Champions League#Prize money for money awarded by UEFA to the teams. Players may have bonus deals with their club.

Have you tried the Entertainment section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:38, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Saent-Johns, Artist (Geraldine Saent-Johns, Gerry Saent-Johns, Geraldine McCormick)

draft article

1930-2006. Canadian born, resided in Ohio. Specialized in Wildlife, still life in a photo-realistic manner. Self taught, learnt technique through the study/sketching of European masterworks. Birds of prey, falconry subjects, equestrian, and animals within their natural habitat were of particular interest and contributed to the wealth of her output. Meduims included mainly oil on canvas, water color, graphite, and "gemstone" , being sliced quartz or mineral rocks in which detailed miniatures of wildlife were painted directly on to the crystal interior of the stone after bening polished. Highly sought after, these gemstones have been obtained by Neil Armstrong as well as The Duke Of Windsor. The Duke of Windsor was so taken by these miniatures that he remained undecided as to which ones to purchase, relying on his wife to make the decision. Her work has appeared in fine auction houses such as Christies of London.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajk216 (talk • contribs) 23:04, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

It looks like you are trying to start an article. This is a forum to ask questions about editing. Try Article Wizard for help starting a new article.SPhilbrickT 13:04, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Stephen Knights (Judge Knights)

[redacted unsourced negative material about a living person] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gemmaladen (talk • contribs) 06:56, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Have you got a question? This is a page for questions about using and editing Wikipedia. If you are suggesting a new article, please read WP:YFA and WP:N. --ColinFine (talk) 07:47, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Please also see our policy on biographies of living persons, which requires that any material about someone living - and especially contentious material - be cited to reliable sources. Gonzonoir (talk) 08:01, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Seeking information about adding an article

Hello I have joined today and I will like to do an article about a religious ministy I will like to get some information in regards to what type of information I can submit to do this article and submitting it to Wilipedia.

Also seeking information on how to begin I am a bit confused in regards to the subpage and the article page, also I read that websites and blogs are not credible places for information and your article may be deleted.

Can some please assist me. Thanks very much.

Inhisarms (talk) 00:29, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia! Glad you look forward to contributing. Information on Wikipedia has to follow quite a bulky list of policies and guidelines. However, the most important ones that you need to worry about when starting an article are as follow:

• The subject of the article should be notable, or in other words, the subject should be "worthy of notice" or "important" enough to have their own encyclopedia article. One of the things that makes a subject notable is their coverage in third-party sources, which I will briefly describe next. Different subjects have different standards for notability. At the right of this page is a list of the different categories that explain notability guidelines for each article.
• An article and the information in it should be backed up with reliable sources to verify it. Reliable sources can be found in books, newspapers, reliable web site articles, etc. Regarding websites, some are considered good sources, others aren't. It depends on what the website is, as basically anyone can have a website. You are correct about blogs; they are typically not considered reliable sources.
• An article should be written in a neutral point of view, or in other words, be unbiased.

These are some of the key points of article inclusion. Of course, I barely covered them and just defined them; you can always click on the bolded links to read more and understand them better. Most articles are deleted for not being notable or not containing sources. As long as you try to meet these standards, your article will be fine. Remember, others will always improve your article.

When creating your article, you may want to check out the Manual of Style if you need assistance in formatting and styling of articles.

Since this is your first article, check out Wikipedia:Starting an article and Wikipedia:Your first article. These pages will assist you in writing your first article and will expand on what I listed above. The Article wizard can also help you create your first article in a step-by-step process. Good luck! If you've got any more questions about certain things, feel free to list them here, ask me on my talk page, or ask on your own talk page using the helpme template to bring attention to your question. In addition, I have left a message on your talk page that has plenty of links that you may find useful. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:48, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Visitors

Is there any way of finding out how many times a given article has been viewed/visited? Please notify me on my talk page. Many thanks.Edititok (talk) 10:27, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

If you go to the article's history, at the top there is a link to Page view statistics (just above the start of the history listing itself) - click there! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:32, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

::Sorry if this was asked elsewhere, I don't know where to look... but Page view statistics (which didn't seem to be working earlier today) is now missing as an option from the history page. Anyone know if it will return? It was actually a handy device. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 08:31, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Nm, it's back up and running again. And as an option on the history page. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 18:30, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello, sorry to intrude; but, I've followed what was said by Phantomsteve but when I went to Revision history of Vietnam Airlines and clicked on the Revision History Statistics button, it did not work. What's the problem here? Sp33dyphil ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 11:23, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

These tools do sometimes have trouble loading the data or even accessing the data. My guess would be server load, crashes etc. They are also written by amateurs, don't forget, like everything else here at WP, so they are bound to be buggy. Simply try again later. The Revision History Statistics of Vietnam Airlines works fine at the moment but that's not to say it will be fine in half an hour --89.195.199.150 (talk) 22:11, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

New and confused

Hi, When I create a new article how i do so in HTML formatting ? Im not familiar with HTML. Or are we suppose to just pen down an article in plain English? Could someone please advice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aatif83 (talk • contribs) 06:37, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi,

I have been asked by management to create page. I have done Wiki stuff before but this is my first Wikipedia page and mine is getting flagged as an add and there is barely anything on it so I can't figure out what is bad on it and I have stripped it to the bone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellebelle1 (talk • contribs) 22:21, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Articles on Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view. Advertising is not allowed on an encyclopedia. You should probably read WP:Writing your first article and WP:Advert. Orphan Wiki 22:25, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

I did read that and compared it to my companies other information. Can anyone look at it and see what I am doing wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellebelle1 (talk • contribs) 22:29, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

What you are doing wrong is creating the article. See WP:COI. You have a conflict of interest, and as such, aren't supposed to be creating articles about your company. Your boss, who assigned you this project, may have confused Wikipedia with a social-networking site like facebook, linked-in, or myspace. It is none of these. As an encyclopedia, there are some core requirements, both of a subject about which we write articles, and of the content of those articles. Wikipedia does contain articles about companies, but these articles were written by people who are not part of the company, and have no association with the company. --Jayron32 02:13, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

There are alternative outlets such as Wikicompany. – ukexpat (talk) 14:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Permission to edit?

Hi - appreciate the work you do to maintain and extend this amazing resource that I use constantly!

The questions I have are thus:

1. Should I take the feedback I am receiving on the muscle page as a signal not to bother?

2. If not, how should I offer / make contributions to the muscle page? (Note - I don't intend to delete anything that is already on the page, unless it is part of an agreement with others attempting to improve the page.)

I've been a user/lurker for some time, but wanted to help with the muscle pages. The muscle page seems to be protected and also has some(old) discussion what to do with it. I added some suggestions on the discussion page, attempting to respect what others had written before trying to change the main page. It seems to be being picked on slightly unreasonably, but I can deal with that. It would be nice to have an administrator's thoughts on that particular conversation, though.

I've also added a comment to the motor unit discussion page which I hope to make into an addition to the motor unit page. That may give you a further idea of how I may contribute and if such contributions seem reasonable. It was written as a comment to a question on the muscle discussion page, before I realized there was a motor unit page, so needs to be rewritten to reflect the transition to a Wikipedia entry.

Thanks, QuietJohn (talk) 18:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

You don't need permission to edit, but, as you have seen on Talk:Muscle, you should get consensus to make sweeping changes to established articles. You are going about that in the correct way by raising issues on the talk page. As one of the posts there says, Wikipedia does have its own way of doing things and it can seem a little counter-intuitive at first, especially to someone with a background in research - Wikipedia articles are not like research papers. You are clearly enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we always need enthusiastic and knowledgeable editors, so I would begin by making clean up edits to articles about subjects within your sphere of interest, but bearing in mind the guidance that you will find at WP:RS, WP:V, WP:NPOV and WP:OR. I have also left a welcome message on your talk page with a lot of links to other useful pages to get you started. You should also check out the Anatomy Wikiproject and seek advice on its talk page. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 20:13, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again - I seem to be figuring my way around and making useful contacts. I guess you can delete this section now if you want to clean up the page. QuietJohn (talk) 02:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk pages

How do I get to someone's talk page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by AngGor (talk • contribs) 01:27, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

All user talk pages have the prefix [[User talk: - e.g. yours is at User talk:AngGor. If you're on the userpage, you can also click the small "talk" tab link at the very top of the page. Does this answer your question? Many users also link to their talk pages from their signatures, as in mine here: Gonzonoir (talk) 07:58, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

writing an article for first time

Actually, i want to contribute in category medical imaging. I have gone through all the guidelines but still have some doubts. 1. Should the category be written simply at the end of the article e.g [[Category::medical imaging]]Samikshachugh (talk) 10:54, 26 May 2010 (UTC) 2. Can i write the references in a separate heading at the endSamikshachugh (talk) 10:54, 26 May 2010 (UTC) 3. Is it necessary to add links to Wikipedia topics corresponding to the words which occur for the first timeSamikshachugh (talk) 10:54, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

1. Yes, the category should be near the end of the article. It should be after all regular content but before some other things like stub templates and interlanguage links. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (layout) for the guide on the how to lay out a page.
2. References can be in a separate heading, but it is preferred to use inline citations in the body of the article at the content that is being referenced. This is done by putting the reference itself between <ref> and </ref> at the end of the information for which the source is used, and then by adding {{reflist}} to the article in a References section. Please see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for more information on this.
3. It is a guideline that there be internal links to other Wikipedia articles. Other articles that have related terms or further relevant explanation of the topic should be linked to when they first occur. Please read Wikipedia:Linking for this guideline.

Before getting started, I suggest you read Wikipedia:Your first article for more suggestions. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:44, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

David_Heber

text of draft article

David Heber is the Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles, a Professor of Medicine and Public Health, the founding Chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Medicine and the Founding Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition at UCLA. Dr. Heber directs the NCI-funded Clinical Nutrition Research Unit and the NIH Nutrition and Obesity Training Grants at UCLA. Dr. Heber is board-certified in Internal Medicine, and Endocrinology and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in Clinical Nutrition by the American Board of Nutrition. He earned his MD at Harvard Medical School and his Ph.D. in Physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Heber served as a Director of the American Board of Nutrition and past chair of the Education Committee of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition. He is included in the 2000 listing of The Best Doctors in America, based on a survey of over 35,000 doctors throughout the nation, and is listed in Who's Who in America for 2001. Dr. Heber's primary areas of research are obesity treatment and prevention, the role of nutrition, phytochemicals,and botanical dietary supplements in the prevention and treatment of common forms of cancer and cardiovascular disease. He is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 25 book chapters, and two professional texts: Dietary Fat, Lipids, Hormones and Tumorigenesis and Nutritional Oncology (Academic Press, 1999, 2nd edition in preparation for 2005). Dr. Heber has also written four books for the public: Natural Remedies for a Healthy Heart (Avery Publishing Group 1998), The Resolution Diet (Avery Publishing Group 1999), What Color is Your Diet? (Harper Collins/Regan Books 2001), and The L.A. Shape Diet (Harper Collins/Regan Books March 2004). Publications: Sartippour MR, Rao JY, Apple S, Wu D, Henning S, Wang H, Elashoff R, Rubio R, Heber D, Brooks MN A pilot clinical study of short-term isoflavone supplements in breast cancer patients.. Nutrition and cancer. . 2004; 49(1): 59-65. Lu QY, Arteaga JR, Zhang Q, Huerta S, Go VL, Heber D Inhibition of prostate cancer cell growth by an avocado extract: role of lipid-soluble bioactive substances.. The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. . 2005; 16(1): 23-30. Sartippour MR, Seeram NP, Heber D, Hardy M, Norris A, Lu Q, Zhang L, Lu M, Rao JY, Brooks MN Rabdosia rubescens inhibits breast cancer growth and angiogenesis.. International journal of oncology. . 2005; 26(1): 121-7. Lu QY, Jin YS, Zhang Q, Zhang Z, Heber D, Go VL, Li FP, Rao JY Ganoderma lucidum extracts inhibit growth and induce actin polymerization in bladder cancer cells in vitro.. Cancer letters. . 2004; 216(1): 9-20. Seeram NP, Lee R, Heber D Bioavailability of ellagic acid in human plasma after consumption of ellagitannins from pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) juice.. Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry. . 2004; 348(1-2): 63-8. Marks LS, Kojima M, Demarzo A, Heber D, Bostwick DG, Qian J, Dorey FJ, Veltri RW, Mohler JL, Partin AW Prostate cancer in native Japanese and Japanese-American men: effects of dietary differences on prostatic tissue.. Urology. . 2004; 64(4): 765-71. Lu QY, Sartippour MR, Brooks MN, Zhang Q, Hardy M, Go VL, Li FP, Heber D Ganoderma lucidum spore extract inhibits endothelial and breast cancer cells in vitro.. Oncology reports. . 2004; 12(3): 659-62. Sartippour MR, Heber D, Henning S, Elashoff D, Elashoff R, Rubio R, Zhang L, Norris A, Brooks MN cDNA microarray analysis of endothelial cells in response to green tea reveals a suppressive phenotype.. International journal of oncology. . 2004; 25(1): 193-202. Seeram NP, Adams LS, Hardy ML, Heber D Total cranberry extract versus its phytochemical constituents: antiproliferative and synergistic effects against human tumor cell lines.. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. . 2004; 52(9): 2512-7. Ngo TH, Barnard RJ, Anton T, Tran C, Elashoff D, Heber D, Freedland SJ, Aronson WJ Effect of isocaloric low-fat diet on prostate cancer xenograft progression to androgen independence.. Cancer research. . 2004; 64(4): 1252-4. Grau MV, Baron JA, Sandler RS, Haile RW, Beach ML, Church TR, Heber D Vitamin D, calcium supplementation, and colorectal adenomas: results of a randomized trial.. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. . 2003; 95(23): 1765-71. Ikezoe T, Chen SS, Tong XJ, Heber D, Taguchi H, Koeffler HP Oridonin induces growth inhibition and apoptosis of a variety of human cancer cells.. International journal of oncology. . 2003; 23(4): 1187-93. Ikezoe T, Chen S, Saito T, Asou H, Kyo T, Tanosaki S, Heber D, Taguchi H, Koeffler HP PC-SPES decreases proliferation and induces differentiation and apoptosis of human acute myeloid leukemia cells.. International journal of oncology. . 2003; 23(4): 1203-11. Ngo TH, Barnard RJ, Cohen P, Freedland S, Tran C, deGregorio F, Elshimali YI, Heber D, Aronson WJ Effect of isocaloric low-fat diet on human LAPC-4 prostate cancer xenografts in severe combined immunodeficient mice and the insulin-like growth factor axis.. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. . 2003; 9(7): 2734-43. Huerta S, Irwin RW, Heber D, Go VL, Moatamed F, Huerta S, Ou C, Harris DM Intestinal polyp formation in the Apcmin mouse: effects of levels of dietary calcium and altered vitamin D homeostasis.. Digestive diseases and sciences. . 2003; 48(5): 870-6. Huerta S, Harris DM, Jazirehi A, Bonavida B, Elashoff D, Livingston EH, Heber D Gene expression profile of metastatic colon cancer cells resistant to cisplatin-induced apoptosis.. International journal of oncology. . 2003; 22(3): 663-70. Source： http://research.mednet.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=8464

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Victorhihi (talk • contribs) 11:21, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello. This isn't the place to post the draft of a new article; it's a forum where new users can get help with using Wikipedia. Have a look at Wikipedia:Your first article, and consider using the Article Wizard to help you. If your article was a cut-and-paste copy of this, then it will have to be rewritten in your own words before it is acceptable: see WP:COPYVIO. Karenjc 12:48, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Emmy Wasirwa

text of draft article

Emmy Wasirwais a Uganda born doctor, a highly talented Biomedical Engineer with profound experience in a wide variety of duties related to the conduct and the analysis of data from clinical research studies involving Stem cell Research from Queen Mary University of London. Prior to graduating in 2009, Emmy was a research assistant at TUe in the Netherlands where he researched extensively on the mechanotransduction of Osteocytes in collaboration with Dr. Nico Sommerdijk, and Dr. Matthijn Vos. This research area equipped Emmy with a skill of using equipments such as the TEM, the Scanning Electron Microscope and the Vitrobot an equipment used in the vitrification of cells prior to scanning in the mentioned Microscopes above. In 2008 Emmy become a Bidnetwork where he innovated the distribution and installation of a clean fossil energy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as an entrepreneur where he innovated the distribution and installation of a clean fossil energy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Uganda. He has invested heavily in his own hard earned cash. This new system is most like to reduce the the ill effects of indoor air pollution from in door air pollution] and could prevent the 50% anticipated loss of forests in Uganda by 2050. The innovated method of LPGas distribution in Uganda is anticipated to reduce the cost of energy for cooking and to a lesser extend heating (Boiling) water. It would also enable children and women to use the time used for collecting fuelwood to do something meaningful.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.9.79.147 (talk) 12:50, 26 May 2010 (UTC) ]#

Hello. This isn't the place to post the draft of a new article; it's a forum where new users can get help with using Wikipedia. Have a look at Wikipedia:Your first article, and consider using the Article Wizard to help you. Wikipedia:Notability will also be helpful. Karenjc 14:34, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Experimenting

where do I play with wikipedia and move things to edit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.223.163.5 (talk) 13:54, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

I added a header to your question. Wikipedia:Sandbox is the place to play with edits. Karenjc 14:34, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Unregistered users can make test edits at Wikipedia:Sandbox but edits there will soon be overwritten by other users. Creating an account is easy and has several benefits. Logged in users can make their own sandbox or draft page at a user subpage, for example at Special:Mypage/Sandbox (only edit at that link if you are logged in). PrimeHunter (talk) 14:35, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Submitting my first article

I just registered with Wikipedia today. I hope to provide content to existing projects and create new projects over time. I tried to submit an article today and was told it is a candidate for immediate dismissal.

Can someone help me to understand the steps I need to take to be able to successfully submit articles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Casperules (talk • contribs) 16:10, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

The problem with your article is that the subject matter is already covered in a more encyclopedic manner in Telecommuting. Your article reads like an advice piece rather than an encyclopedic article. I suggest that you read the pages linked in the welcome message on your talk page and begin by making appropriate edits to other articles until you get the hang of things. The Missing Manual is also a helpful read. – ukexpat (talk) 16:17, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Album cover image is not original, how can i replace it with original cover image

http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/File:Russian_Roulette_(album).jpg

please, help me with link to manual or maybe step by step what i need to do.

sources with album releases/covers: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/accept/russian_roulette/ http://www.discogs.com/Accept-Russian-Roulette/master/29541 http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=829

problem: compact DISC logo at the bottom

IMO better choice is this cover: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2037060 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitaevay (talk • contribs) 08:04, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Download the image to your computer and upload it over the existing image. General advice on images and uploading follows:

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 11:11, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

thank you for the answer, i tried your links and here is my result:

1. i'm not autoconfirmed
2. picture tutorial is not for me at this point - i need only to replace wrong cover
3. i tried wizard, but he didn't help me to with this situation.
4. cover licensing status same as uploaded before - problem only with image file itself - all other stuff is the same

please, if you can help me - write here some step by step mini-guide how i must go with this real situation on my example. --Kitaevay (talk) 07:22, 19 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitaevay (talk • contribs) 07:20, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

I just uploaded it for you. You may have to bypass your cache and/or do a server purge before you see it in the article. – ukexpat (talk) 14:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

thank you! ) but in Wiki many covers with same or other problems and I have big music collection. So it's maybe not good way if I would ask you any-time about it... My problem in this situation is that I'm not "autoconfirmed"? Or I really can do it, but I did something wrong when I tried wizard? Please, if in same situation I can report/re-upload cover by my own hands - show me the way for this local situation. --Kitaevay (talk) 06:25, 28 May 2010 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitaevay (talk • contribs) 06:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Want to create hospital article for my employer

I am the webmaster for my employer and want to create an article for our organization. I've been trying to understand the rules for adding an organization article and it looks like I'm not supposed to do it. But, other hospitals in the area have a page. I don't know what I'm supposed to do to get this done. Any link or information would be greatly appreciated.

Heartland ben (talk) 20:37, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Nobody "has a page" here. There are articles about some topics, because they were created by somebody who believed them to be notable (or because nobody has yet gotten around to suggesting that they be deleted; see WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS). Due to your conflict of interest, you would not be a good candidate to do that. If your organization is genuinely notable, suggesting an article would be about as far as you can reasonably go. That's done at WP:REQUEST. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:48, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Brian Paz

Brian Paz (born January 18th 1979 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) is a heavy metal bass guitarist. From 2005 to 2007 he was the bass guitarist for the band Disonic. From 2007 to 2010 he was the bass guitarist for the band Dirge Within.

2005-2007: Disonic

Brian Paz was discovered by Disonic in early 2004. After many months of talking, he joined up as a full time member in 2005. The band went on to enjoy many successes of touring and playing shows alongside many national acts all over the midwest. One studio album release titled "The Value Of Truth" which was self-released. "The Value Of Truth" album was released in 2010 in Japan via ____ records. Disonic has since disbanded.

2007-2010: Dirge Within

Brian Paz joined up with Dirge Within in late April 2007, when the band was looking for a bass guitarist. At the time Dirge Within (formerly Dirge) was just a side project featuring Jimmy Knight, Jeremy Genske and Shaun Glass (ex-SOiL). It wasn't until Matt Szlachta came into the picture in July 2007 that the band decided to take the project and make it a full time gig. Dirge enjoyed many early successes by playing out with many national bands. In May 2009, Dirge finally inked a deal with E1 Records (formerly Koch), and changed the name to Dirge Within due to another band owning the rights to the name Dirge. Brian Paz toured and helped write and record Dirge Within's debut album "Force Fed Lies" which was released in September 2009 on E1 Records. In January 2010, Brian Paz decided to leave Dirge Within due to personal reasons.

Brian Paz is currently on hiatus from the music industry but will return soon with a new project.

REFERENCES:

http://www.myspace.com/disonic http://www.myspace.com/dirgewithin http://www.myspace.com/pazbass —Preceding unsigned comment added by Babba Janga (talk • contribs) 21:02, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

If you're trying to create an article, see Wikipedia:My first article. However, please note that myspace does not count as a Reliable source, and an article that only cites these pages runs the risk of being deleted. Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C B)} 02:48, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Deletions

Could somebody help me here? Talk:Internet_Rockstar Thank you. 81.152.72.174 (talk) 12:27, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

I've filed this redirect for speedy deletion under G3: pure vandalism. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 12:37, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Qualitative Information

Is there a Pre-Requisite which qualifies a Band to be Listed on Wikipedia? (ie has to be listed on Billboard charts, Win a Band Competition, Have X Albums released, etc) Thanks for the Help!! 204.50.129.190 (talk) 00:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

See WP:BAND. – ukexpat (talk) 00:28, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

the wikipedia page i created that is entitled "Gnishgnar"

 – User blocked

Marchesky (talk · contribs)
i am confused as to why things that people make up cannot be added to wikipedia. "Gnishgnar" is a slang word that has been used prolifically in Northern Arizona, and you delete it because you've never heard it, or you claim that it is "vandalism"???? this is utterly frustrating. unless it is blatantly offensive, you have absolutely no authority to delete things that people are doing in this world. if i created a page called "Gnishgnar" that said "a new band from Northern Arizona," would you delete it. i want a thorough explanation for this, because you people seem to think that you own the rights to all information, and you have no fucking explanation whatsoever. email me or respond on here, otherwise i'm gonna spend the rest of my life tracking you fuckers down. Marchesky (talk) 17:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Well first thank you for your kind words. If you wish to pursue the matter in a professional and calm tone we can explain what happen to the article. Moxy (talk) 17:26, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

But for you to read WP:PILLARS and WP:CIVIL would be a good start. --ColinFine (talk) 17:37, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

(1) WP:MADEUP. (2) Prolific?. (3) Yes, of course, unless the subject satisfied WP:BAND. (4) See the two responses above. Karenjc 09:43, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

sweatshop

The article on Sweatshop in Wikipedia is overloaded with the "pro-sweatshop" position and dotted with factual errors. Both flaws exist in the very first sentence: it erroneously says that sweatshops are considered unacceptable by many people of industrializednations, when in fact many in poor nations object to them too. That should be clear from the protest of many of China's workers currently at a massive factory in Shenzhen. I have written about this in an article that you could find at HTTP://humanrightsforworkers.blogspot.com titled Dying Young.

It is possible to write an objective article about article about sweatshops, one that is up to date and accurate. Yours is not.

I can help a little toward that end. How to do that? Maybe the best way to start is to do a critique on my blog.

Robert Senser —Preceding unsigned comment added by RSenser (talk • contribs) 21:10, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is the free Encyclopedia that anyone can edit. If there is something wrong with an article, you can fix it. Robert Skyhawk ^{(T C B)} 22:30, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

All constructive input is valued here and you are most welcome to join in and help improve articles. Please bear in mind, though that the majority of self-published blogs are not regarded as reliable sources (see here for an explanation) and links to such sites are not encouraged. Uncontroversial changes to articles can be made directly; the right place to discuss major improvements or potentially controversial changes to an article is on that article's talk page. Karenjc 09:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Infobox person problem

Can someone take a look at Manuel Andrack? The first line in infobox person looks funny. I don't know how to fix it. Tropical wind (talk) 07:22, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. Infoboxes don't get images inserted as you would insert an image directly into an article. Instead, they only take the filename. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:34, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

"Glud"

Hi there.

  Im new to this but I have a new word.

"GLUD" as in the past tence of gliding

Im not the best at english.

I might be barking up the wrong tree or there might already be an appropriate word, but I dont know what it is.

Hope I not waisting your time. Thanks for your time. Norman Nooyen.138.130.70.130 (talk) 09:25, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

The past tense of "glide" is "glided". Also, wikipedia is not a dictionary and one specific form of a word doesn't warrant its own entry even in a dictionary. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 09:40, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

By the way, if you need help getting started, take a look at the message I just left on your talk page. You might also want to check out wikipedia's verifiability and notability guidelines for some of the criteria a new article needs to meet. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 09:49, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Wiktionary is a dictionary run by the same Wikimedia Foundation as Wikipedia, but it doesn't allow you to make up words. wiktionary:glide mentions glid (British), glided (US) and glode (archaic). PrimeHunter (talk) 13:09, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Hah, I thought "glid" (British) was a word musician Steve Hillage made up! --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 17:10, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I don't know about that, but "glid" doesn't sit well with me, though I'm english. "Glided" sounds more correct. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 17:37, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

How to make an article?

hi I am a fiction, translator and journalist having 13 books to my credit. I write in Urdu and want to create an article about myself on wikipedia. please guide how i can do it Hi.

Maybe I'm a dummy, since I can't understand how to make an article here on Wikipedia, but anyway I do not understand how.

So: How do I make a new article from scratch? (I couldn't find on the "help"-pages)

Felandrim Felandrim (talk) 23:18, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Type in what you want to make an article about in the search box. If there is no article of it, it should bring you to a page listing all the related articles. Look at the top and there should be what you typed in red letters and asking if you want to create that page as it does not currently exist on Wikipedia. Click on that and it will bring you to wear you can create your page, the title will be what you searched.NexCarnifex (talk) 23:22, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

No, you are not a dummy. It is not easy to write a new article: a large percentage of new articles get deleted, because they are created by inexperienced editors who are not yet familiar with the requirements and procedures. NexCarnifex has given you the technical answer to your question, but I strongly urge you to read WP:YFA first, and to use the Article Wizard if you decide to go ahead. --ColinFine (talk) 23:31, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

bobsled trail

The bobsled trail is an advance mountain bike trail nestled in the hills of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a fast steep downhill trail that takes it rider thru a series of high banking turns (some up to 10ft tall), and optional jumps. The bobsled trail is an advanced trail, and is not for the faint at heart. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.171.233.6 (talk) 04:37, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

I think you want the articles for creation page. This page is for asking for help, but you don't seem to have asked a specific question. If you have a specific question please post it below and I'll do my best to answer it. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 08:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Moving to the Philippines

Hello, I would like to move and live in the Philippines. I am a USA dependent, but I would like to live in the Philippines. Can You help guide me in the right direction to get all of the correct paper work I'll need? Thank You tt —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.168.247.18 (talk) 10:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello, I'm afraid that's not a question we can ask answer here. This page is for helping people to edit Wikipedia. You might find someone can help you more over at our reference desk, which is for more general knowledge questions. They won't be able to give you legal advice though. Regards, --BelovedFreak 10:18, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Corrected word in reply above --ColinFine (talk) 17:58, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Cassian Munyaradzi Mavhaire

Cassian Munyaradzi Mavhaire was born on 03 July 1989, Harare,Zimbabwe.He is widely known for his eager to equality in human kind and he is Currently the Zimstud Tressuer At The Univesity of Witwatersrand.Academically he is studying Bsc (Aronautical) Engineering. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.141.15.33 (talk) 18:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Have you a question? --ColinFine (talk) 21:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Help! How do I find out what "guidelines" I've violated?

To all: Yesterday I edited a list of summer college baseball leagues by adding our own league to the list. Today, I've received a message that my edit has been removed because I didn't follow Wikipedia guidelines. I've read the FAQs and other sources of info, but still have no clue as to which "guideline" I have unknowingly violated. How can I find out specifically what I need to do different the next time so that my edit will take? Thanks. Starflight7 (talk) 19:47, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Your edit to List of collegiate summer baseball leagues is still on the page, it has not been removed. You recieved a message about the article you created, Maryland Collegiate Baseball League. It was deleted because it was a copyright violation. If you recreate the page without copying text from another website and provide reliable sources for the information in the article it will help keep the article. On the welcome message on your talk page, it has some great links about writing your first article. Hope this information helps. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 19:54, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Please help me understand. I am taking a pill name CIPROFLOXACIN -APO 500mg. I was advised not to have Alcohol,Vitamins,or Antacids. What is Antacids that I can not have.

I am taking a pill name CIPROFLOXACIN-500mg. I was advised not to have Alcohol,Vitamins,or Antacids. What is it that I can not eat or drink. What they mean by Antacids. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.27.15.55 (talk) 20:20, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

This page is for help editing wikipedia, not for general queries. Try looking at the Antacid article. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 20:21, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

If, after you've read that article, you're still looking for clarification, you could try the reference desk, but they won't be able to give you medical advice. For that, you should ask your doctor or pharmacist, not random people on the internet.--BelovedFreak 20:35, 31 May 2010 (UTC)