Hi, I have a website on football player websites. I edited some player pages and added my website to it. I am not commercial, and operating on my own! For each player i have a link to a wiki site, if there is one in English for that player. Please let me know if you allow me to continue or not?
Whether you're commercial is irrelevant. Non-commercial links can still be spam. Please read WP:EL and WP:SPAM and discuss things before adding any links. If other editors find your site useful, your links will stay, otherwise they don't. - Mgm|(talk)08:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The only images that you can use on Wikipedia are those uploaded to Wikipedia itself and those available on the Wikimedia Commons, so you can't display offsite images here. --ais523 14:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi...I am new to Wikipedia and made a few mistakes, but am learning fast. I tried to tag a contributor's text which needed a citation and so I typed bracketbracketfactbracketbracket but what I got was "Template:Fact" instead of the usual "citation needed" link. The text I was editing was in the "Summary" section of an image page. Is there something else that can be done to get the fact template to work on that page? The image is the topmost wikimedia commons image on the page for leprosy. The fact template works on other image pages, why doesn't it work for this one? Image:Leprosy.jpg Thanks Cabinet of Art and Medicine19:59, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The image in question is on Wikimedia Commons, which is a separate wiki from Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons doesn't have a template named {{fact}}, so that's why it's not working.
FYI, if you need to display something like the {{fact}} template without it being interpreted by the wiki software, you can surround it with <nowiki> tags, like this:
Short answer is no, I don't think it is possible under any circumstances (okay, maybe if the page is deleted). As for why, probably to track down vandalism, or for legal reasons or something like that. --LuigiManiac03:14, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Administrators can perform deletions and bureaucrats can remove an edit so even admins can't see it, but unless an article meets the criteria in the Wikipedia:Deletion policy, it can't be deleted and only deleting the history while keeping the article violates various legal rules. - Mgm|(talk)08:25, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm interested in an article that has got the notability tag and I'm trying to improve it to show it conform to the policy, but I'm a complete newbie and the editors adding the notability tag have not helped in determining if I'm walking in the right direction.
Is possible to get some help here?
Article in question is I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!, and you may look at the Talk page to see what I've been trying to do.
Thanks in advance,
(If this is not the place to ask this question, just let me know)
Hi
I i;m new to this and I was editng some images for a page and uploed incorect bversions by acident, is there a way I can replace the old images? I tried re uploading with the same name it it gives me an error telling me I need to change the file name. Any help.
Thanks.
23:31, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Nila Banton Smith (1889-1976) wrote a doctoral dissertation at Columbia University titled "An Historical Analysis of American Reading Instruction." In 1934 it was published by Silver Burdett as Italic textAmerican Reading Instruction.Italic text The book is still in print. A special edition was issued in 2002 by the International Reading Association. This book is a key source for those who specialize in the teaching of reading in the U.S.
How can I delete an entire page, as in, get rid of all existence of a page? There is a disambiguation page for the search topic "Thousand Oaks" but it contains only two possible search results and one of them does not have an existing page. I constantly view and edit the other existing page, and I would like being able to directly go to the page instead of the useless disambiguation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Simdictator (talk • contribs).
Yes, you are right. I have restored the disambiguation for now, please read the following explanation and decide what to do with the page.
Disambiguations exist because there is a need to disambiguate a meaning. When there is only one article, you can either move the existing article to the disambiguation page, or redirect the disambiguation page to the existing article. Since the disambiguation page has a "history" (the page got some edits before), you cannot move it, so you will have to request a move at Wikipedia:Requested moves. See the instructions there and follow them in order to request a move.
The second is to create a redirect to the existing meaning. You do this by blanking the page, and adding the text #REDIRECT [[Thousand Oaks, California]] (don't put the nowiki's!). You can check Thousand Oaks, CA to see how it is done. This way, anytime someone types "Thousands Oaks" he will reach to the article.
Finally, a disambiguation page with only one article linked qualifies for speedy deletion. You can tag it with {{db-g6}}. After the article is deleted, if the administrator did not do that, you can either move the article from Thousand Oaks, California to there, or create a redirect again. -- ReyBrujo05:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The more specific tag would be {{db-disambig}} --ais523 11:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Since it was such an obvious speedy delete, I've deleted the disambiguation and redirected it to Thousand Oaks, California. (By the way, if you constantly edited the other page, you could've avoided the disambiguation by typing the correct full title to begin with...) - Mgm|(talk)12:01, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have a new topic definition for Koo.
There is presently a definition for Kōō, with the symbols over the o's. That definition uses Koo, without symbols, as a redirect. The authors of Kōō decided long ago, based on their history log, that they were moving from Koo to Kōō
So, I want a Koo page, no symbols, but still let the Kōō definition either redirect from it or add to my page, because I don't really think people actually enter in Kōō and don't want to ruin their redirect.
I created that redirect. My suggestion is to make Koo into a disambiguation page. Create your Koo article with some kind of suffix that is appropriate like Koo (suffix). Then, edit the newly created disambiguation page Koo and put links to your new Koo article and also the Kōō article. Then, put the {{Otheruses}} template on each of the Koo articles pointing it to the disambiguation page Koo. This way readers going to Koo will conveniently get a list of possible articles to choose from while maintaining usability. Bendono04:48, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Is there such a thing as a horizontal toc? I've looked a lot of places now - and I can't seem to find one, but I figure if anyone knew you guys would. One problem is I can't do this like a css type of thing - any user that comes has to see it horizontally. I was hoping for something like this (with less space in between words):
Table of Contents
Welcome to Wikipedia!
Great Job on your First edit!
Can I have your Opinion
Your first barnstar
You have been elected to an admin position
You have been elected to the Jimbo position
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? WE'RE RUINED!
Thanks to you I won't ever let people edit MY wiki again - Jimbo
If you mean in your signature thango to "my prefrences" (next your watchlist), check "raw signatures," and insert Mr. Matte. Then click "save." Note that this will only apply to new pages you sign, your old signature will remain as-is. --YbborTalkSurvey!13:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm hardly new here, but I was wondering what Wikipedia's official stance is regarding the differing spellings (program- programme, ised- ized, etc.) on articles. 68.55.111.21423:27, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, and welcome! I'm pretty sure the general consensus depends on the article. Usually the spelling is how the article was originally created- for example, Uluru is in Australian english. For more information, have a look at this page which is the exact guideline on what to do, and can probably explain it better than I can. Remember, the article needs to be consistent in how it's written. Hope that helped you- CattleGirl talk | sign!02:34, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What is ok for me to edit and what is not ok for me to edit? And additionally, is there anything that I should know that is an "unwritten rule" that people generally follow when editing?Trevbork22:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Trevbork, first of all, welcome to Wikipedia! You're free to edit almost everything. You are encouraged to be bold. There are a few pages that will be protected from editing (and many of these will become available after you are an active editor for a couple of days) but the vast majority of articles, template, user pages, are all open to edit. There are certain editing guidelines that you can check out here. Happy editing! --Valley2city₪‽22:15, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Since you're new I recommend you don't edit articles on controversial subjects. It's easy to get into rows over those and Wikipedia should be an enjoyable experience. Also, read as much of the policies and guidelines as you can in one go, or look up the ones that become relevant as you go along. - Mgm|(talk)09:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi
i want to add a page on Polapain which is a Bengali word for teens
to add more search variations to it, i want to also add the site tht relates to it. SO can i do that?
it says that the page is in speedy delete list
thnx
Rafin leo04:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No, you can't. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a place to promote your website. Also, this is the English Wikipedia, so all topics are in English. You may want to check out the Bengali Wikipedia if you want to add stuff in Bengali. —PurpleRAIN19:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Material titled "The Bunker" has been moved from here to a temporary author's sandbox page. It appears to have been an editting error, mistaking this section for a Sandbox.Pete St.John18:44, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, such as visible light, ultraviolet light (UV) and microwaves amongst others. The only difference between radio waves and other forms of EMR is the wavelength. - Akamad15:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This astonishes me; that someone could type the phrase "electromagnetic radiation" but not know the difference between radio waves (received by antenna on radio) and sound waves (transmitted by speakers on radio). And then ask about it by browsing to this page, from that one, and editting a section. I'm thinkin a very bright, but very young, kid? Pete St.John18:26, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know whether I am asking too much but is there a software I can download which makes FORMATTING, EDITING writng 'new' articles easy? Something like Adobe or MS Word? some free sofware...??--59.182.32.17816:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if you use Firefox there's an extension you can get that adds some buttons, but I didn't find it that useful (you would go to tools, extensions, get more extensions, and do a search for "wikipedia"). You could also check out User:MarkS/Extra edit buttons (you would have to create an account). Let me know by leaving me a message on my talk page if you have more questions about this or need anything else. delldottalk17:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! There is a an image of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, which is copyirghted to University of Chicago. Is there any one here who knows someone studying/working/in contact with University of Chicago? OR Is there any one here who can give me the email address where I may contact? The website lists no email address.--Scheibenzahl20:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I apologize. It occurred to me you meant you could not find email contacts at Chicago's site, and indeed, it was not easy to find anything appropriate. I sugggest you send email to one of the addresses given at the Office of Community Affairs and ask them where you should direct your enquiry about requesting use of copyrighted material for a non-profit purpose. Good luck! Pete St.John22:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sirs, towards the end of your pages on the Spitfire aircraft where you state that a replica has been put on show, I have a photograph that I have taken that you could use in your comments, How do I get the picture illustrated on this Wikipedia topic.
First read this page to understand the process, then you cna upload the image from your computer using Special:Upload. Then add the image to the article, following the process here for full details. If you have any further questions, ask on the help desk (responses are quicker there) or on my talk page. Mr.Z-mantalk¢18:41, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Are we allowed to create a user page, I used to have a different account butt got a lot of flak on my talk page because I made a bio thing and I got yapped at for it can u please give me a hand, like where do i out it? what can I talk about , etc? Thanks A Bunch —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandbrgcatholic2728 (talk • contribs)
If you want to be critiqued by other wikipedians? Say I want to know how i'm doing, or if I should change the way I make my edits, pages, etc. where should I go to ask people? Thanks, Erythromycin20:04, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
how do i insert a table such as this one on the right of the following article http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/BET. also, how do i create a contents box with the links to click to go directly to the info under the heading
i've tried every button above the edit box-someone help please
I searched wikapedia to try to find information on the name of an artist named - Salvador Cabrera ... and i get a name of salvador cabrera ?????? ... so i went to search around Google , and come up with the following... and would like to learn how to get it entered??
<removed copyrighted material>
THANKS
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.
Feel free to re-submit a new version of the article. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.
If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."
i uploaded a picture to place in the infobox, however, only the file extention appears and not the picture itself.how do i make sure that the actual image appears?
I was just wondering what happens if I write an article for wikipedia and I decide later to publish it, or something very close to it, as part of a book for commercial purposes? Furthermore, can anyone copy any article for any reason? I didn't quite understand the GNU explantation?CindyBo00:15, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I read it again and if I understand it correctly, the author of the article holds the original copyright and may reuse their material as they like but may never revoke the GNU licence that they gave wikipedia to use it when they created the article here to begin with. Right?CindyBo07:34, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
My article about was tagged for speedy deletion. How can I change it to be an acceptable wiki entry? The page was on Wilderness Inquiry and was modeled after wikipedia pages about similar nonprofit organizations like YMCA Camp Menogyn and Outward Bound. How did my entry differ from those?
thanks.
Wilderness Inquiry22:01, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
From your description, it sounds like there was a notability problem. Wikipedia articles have to have information that can be verified by reliable sources, and if this organization hasn't been written about by independent sources, the information is impossible to verify and the article gets deleted. You should read WP:ORG for the notability guidelines for organizations, decide whether this organization fits those guidelines, and if it does, go to deletion review with your sources and request that the deletion be reversed. -FisherQueen (Talk) 22:09, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just added a short article to test the system. It showed up for a few minutes and it was deleted a minute later. Why? How can I make it permanent? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alrezaei (talk • contribs).
You just said it was a test page. Test pages are usually deleted unless they are notable and have sources, etc.--$UIT05:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Some one or two people have repeatedly deleted my last paragraph. I've replaced it again a few moments ago. I haven't written an entire section before -- I've only done a little proofreading on a few articles when I noticed an obvious grammar or usage error.
Can you have a look at the discuss associated with this section? Do you think I am off-base (baseball metaphor!). I care about the topic, but don't want to keep replacing what I feel is vandalism, i.e. changes without sound reasoning behind them. Heybai
The paragraph that you wrote was rejected because of original research. At least one of the deleters have added their reason in the edit history summary. It looks like an opinion or interpretation that you created yourself. If you can provide a reference that others have published this idea before you put it in wikipedia then it couls justify the inclusion of your paragraph. The text about forever-unknown looks like pure speculation.
Please read WP:NPOV and WP:NOR. Your edits such as this one seem to violate both policies. Wikipedia isn't a soapbox (see WP:NOT), which means that a biography of Jackie Robinson should keep to the facts about him, with a bit of context (ideally, providing wikilinks to other articles which have more details). Describing in detail racism in the U.S. in 1944 i nthe JR article isn't appropriate. -- John Broughton(♫♫)23:07, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Editing of this article by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. If you are prevented from editing this article, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account.
What is the point? Creating a username and giving you personal information may not allow me to take part.
I'm new at this and this is my first visit, it just seems stupid to have to "log in" to do something you won't be allowed to do anyway.
Tony
Please sign your posts. You're subject to what you might call the "four day rule", which means that your account must be four days old before certain actions can be performed. These include moving pages (to rename them) and editing semi-protected pages. Semi-protection is one of the measures at Wikipedia's disposal when dealing with particularly heavy and systematic vandalism or a particularly controversial edit war. It is applied only very judiciously, for obvious reasons. If you would like further information about Wikipedia's policies, guidelines, editing methods, or sources of help and advice, post a message for me. AdrianM. H.21:59, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Also, registering an account does not require you to give any personal information and suggesting edits for a protected article can be done without logging in, assuming the talk page you need to do this already exists. - Mgm|(talk)11:17, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You'll need to find a place to keep the userbox. For example, you can have it as a subpage of your own userpage (User:Elderleo/userboxname), or your can keep it at User:UBX/userboxname. (See User:UBX for more details on that.
Then you can just use this template to create it:
{{subst:Userbox
|id = id text or image
|id-c = id background color
|id-fc = id font color
|id-s = id text size
|id-p = id cell padding space
|id-lh = id line height
|id-op = id other parameter (CSS)
|info = info text
|info-c = info background color
|info-fc = info font color
|info-s = info text size
|info-p = info padding (distance between cell contents & cell border)
|info-lh = info line height (or distance in between text lines)
|info-op = info other (CSS) parameter(s)
|border-c = box color
|border-s = border width in pixels
}}
Not sure this is the right platform but i use Windows XP at work and Mozilla Firefox at home. What do I need to do to configure Firefox to allow Wikipedia and all the tools through, the same as windows? Edmund Patrick06:55, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
apologies: wikipedia within Firefox has to date and as far as i am aware; no images - ½ the links are blanked out or shown as a link with no information. for example: main page : in internet explorer there is an image of Lincoln etc in the featured picture. In Firefox . I have the text Pinkerton, Lincoln and McClernand which is an active link to the information page about the image; but there is no image.
Edmund Patrick08:12, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
assistance no longer needed. in case any one else has the same problem I neded to go into the config of Firefox and change the value of the image permissions. Thanks to all. Edmund Patrick09:22, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am criting a paper and need to make sure that all materials received are credible. By using Wikipedia am I gonna get this?
Thank you Janice Mueller
You can't be sure. Mistakes are made in Wikipedia and not always corrected. So you'll have to check references and sources to make sure that everything is correct. And - please edit if you find a mistake! Lova Falk19:40, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
PS On the other hand, many times Wikipedia has more updated and more elaborated information than I can find in the internet encyclopedia that I pay for... Lova Falk19:43, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
1) For AfD's, does it make any difference if I put Keep vs. Strong Keep, or is Strong Keep just the same as Keep?
It depends on each person's perspective, personally I think it does. As an AfD isn't a vote poll, the value of your opinion is based on the strength of your argument, adding the adjectives "strong/weak" doesn't hurt. A "weak" !vote means the person is not absolutely sure and may change his or her mind later. However a "strong keep" in only worthy when it goes along with a persuasive argument. :). I'm sure others may have different ideas, I think this essay is rather interesting to read. Remember it's also another personal view. PeaceNT05:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
2) Is there any limit to how many articles a user can nominate for ProD, AfD, and Speedy in a certain period of time? Thanks for the help!SuperDT01:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But if their nominations start to suffer from rushed or faulty reasoning, they should definitely consider slowing down. - Mgm|(talk)10:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I want to look up a couple of (English) words in the dictionary. It couldn't be more Mickey Mouse but I can't work out how to do it. 10:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)Martin Tucker
I created the page for the French, electropop band called Mademoiselle. That group has an album titled Black Sun however as you can see when I put a link to [[Black Sun (album)|Black Sun]] it links to another album of the same name by a group called Primal Fear. How do I resolve this?
The best way to start is to make a new page for the Mademoiselle album, called Black Sun (Mademoiselle album), and use that in the Mademoiselle article.
When I go to the dif screen or the editing screen, the text on the page becomes wide and goes off the page, so that you have to use a scroll bar to find the remaining text. How can I get rid of the scroll bar and put all the text on one page with only a vertical scroll bar? Christopher Connor17:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What article are you referring to and what is your desktop size? This kind of thing often happens with diffs when someone used faulty coding, but the edit screen is supposed to adapt to the size of your window. - Mgm|(talk)08:35, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It also happens to me, a lot of the time. For example, in ADHD history, when I compare the last version of Andrewudstraw ("Causes...") with the one of Scuro ("no citation provided..."). It makes comparing unnecessarily complicated. I have the same desktop size as Christopher Conor. Lova Falk19:27, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know about the diffs, but you can adjust the size of the edit box on your preferences page under the Editing tab. You can manually set the height/width, and there are a couple of other options like "make edit box full width." Try playing around with those. —PurpleRAIN19:29, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It seems some Wikipedia pages appear in internet searches and some do not. Is there soemthing that has to be added to new pages to make them appear on internet searches?
IE I created a page called Stoney creek girls hockey but it does not come up in an internet search (outside Wikipedia). What did I do wrong?
M999j20:55, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You have to wait a while for Google to re-index the Wikipedia database. It's like looking through a store to see what they have in stock; if they add something in between your scans, you won't know about it until you go take another look. Veinor(talk to me)20:59, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You should first read and understand the notability guideline. The subject should at least meet the basic test: "A topic is notable if it has been the subject of non-trivial coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." The article should also explain why the subject is notable. Here are a few links to the right that may interest you; for further help, Wikipedia has some "newcomer's" advice on starting a new article. +A.0u01:32, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Having read the message and verified several times that no additional ones have been posted since then, how do I get this "you have new messages" thing to stop popping up on every page I try to view?
Repeatedly. That's what I meant by "read the message"; perhaps I should have been clearer.
It's a known bug in the software (see bugzilla:9213). After a few hours or days, it's likely to go away again. I don't know what's causing it. (Creating an account is a known workaround, which is possibly why it hasn't been fixed sooner, but of course this is not compulsory.) --ais523 13:09, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
I was simply wondering what the (+958) meant in my watchlist. I'm rather curious.
If you don't mind, I would prefer a response on my talk page.
Thanks! Besseme07:05, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
ahhhhhhhhhhh. i was about to ask the same question. i thought it was like credibility points or somthing. lose them for vandalizing gain them for helping. --Crazydjman03:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I wonder if once upon a time there has been a discussion on Wikipedia if people without an account can edit, and apparently it was decided that they can. If that is so, could somebody tell me why? I'm asking, because when I fight vandalism, nine out of ten (at least) vandalizing edits are "signed" by ip-numbers. I usually leave a warning template on their talk page, but I doubt if they look at it, or even know it's there. So why not ask everybody who wants to edit to create an account? I predict there would be less vandalism this way. Lova Falk08:38, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, there would be less vandalism, but there would also be less editing, less copyediting, and less content in general. Wikipedia has succeeded as a project largely because of its radical openness -- some estimates suggest that the majority of content is actually produced by anonymous editors (not to mention the large number of current users who started out anon). Believe it or not, this is one of the few foundation-level issues (along with things like neutral point of view or free licensing. You may be interested in the results from groups like WikiProject Vandalism studies. Drive-by editors are at once a significant problem and a significant benefit. Granted, there's a significant (and perhaps growing?) number of editors who feel as you do. Hope that answers some of your question. :) – Luna Santin (talk)08:44, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! It makes sense. I was really surprised to read that the majority of content is produced by anonymous editors. Lova Falk08:56, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like you got to a good start. I probably don't know the subject as well as you do, but the introduction could be expanded. Instead of merely saying that she is "a model, actress, and celebrity", her achievements (what she did during her career) could also be more greatly discussed. For further help, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies) is a useful guide. I did an internet search, but there doesn't seem to be many reliable sources... +A.0u01:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The articles I've written don't appear in the results when I do an Internet search. I know that the server has to be updated, but the FAQ says that it should only take 31 hours. I wrote the earlist article in February. Is there a tag that I neglected to add? Please post the answer on my talk page.
Jahunta0700:58, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It takes time for a search engine to find the page and add it to its database. Usually, there shouldn't be a long time; I had new articles added to Google within a week or less. Which article are you referring to? You might or might not see the article in a search results page depending on the exact search term(s). +A.0u01:21, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
One of the admins wrote a message on my Talk page, asking me not to make "cross-space redirects." I have not heard of this term before; what does it mean?
For reference, I made the page "Candidates for speedy deletion" move to "Category:Candidates for speedy deletion."
Well the "space" refers to "namespace" - the Wikipedia:, Template:, User: namespaces, for example. When something doesn't have a prefix (like your Candidates for speedy deletion page, then it's in the article namespace. Things in the article namespace shouldn't redirect to something in a different namespace. As a basic example, my username is Tomtheman5. I should not create and article Tomtheman5, and redirect it to User:Tomtheman5. See When should we delete a redirect? (#5) for more info. Hope this helps! tiZom(2¢)16:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You created a userpage, which is used to contain information about you and your editing activity on Wikipedia (see my userpage for an example of the sort of information a userpage would contain). However, it seems to have been deleted as spam; see the speedy deletion criteria and the guidelines about spam. Articles about companies should be submitted to article space (see Help:Starting a new page for instructions), but you should probably wait until someone else writes an article about your company; when you have a conflict of interest, it's very hard to write neutrally, and articles that appear to be advertising will be deleted (Wikipedia is an encylopedia, not a web directory). The notablity of the company also needs to be established, using reliable sources to verify its content. Hope that helps! --ais523 09:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
answer.com pulls information from this site... when will it be updated with new copy from wiki entry. If it does not update... is there a way to update answer.com ???? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wbh011 (talk • contribs) 19:57, 30 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]
I would imagine that it updates when the webmasters of Answers.com want it to do so; as to when that is, you would have to contact Answers.com. In my experience, it appears to be some degree slower than the search engines. AdrianM. H.21:26, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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