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October 31

How to put images into userboxes?

I've uploaded an image onto wikipedia, but now have no idea how to put that image into a Userbox! Any help please? Thanks:)Brantonli 13:09, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Auto Warn User Page?

I once found a user pafe where you could enter a user name or ip address and it would automatically warn them. Does anyone know what page this is? Please post on my talk page. Cnriaczoy42 00:29, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Do you mean a template like:

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. ?

--Light current 01:04, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

No, It was a user page someone created where you enter the persons name/ ip address, and it would post that automatically. Cnriaczoy42 01:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

There are several versions of the (quasi-)auto-warn page I imagine you to reference; the most frequently transcluded is this by Adam1213 and ERCheck, to use all or some of which you might click on the edit tab here and copy the relevant syntax to your userpage or some subpage thereof. Joe 06:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Change username

How can I edit my username since it is case sensitive? Eg: from "Johndoe" to "JohnDoe". Please help me?

Please see Wikipedia:Change username. --The Great Llama ^{(now on editor review!)} 00:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

And in your case, it would be best to simply make a new account. Since you only have three other edits, you could just make NaveenKoneru or whatever you want and forget about Naveenkoneru. Hyenaste ^(tell) 01:02, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that would be better. --The Great Llama ^{(now on editor review!)} 01:04, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Infobox: Instructional Videos

I'm planning to do some Wikipages on instructional videos but I noticed there aren't any infoboxes for these. Could I make one myself or do I ask someone to make one? Thanks. Doberdog 01:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)Doberdog

If you want to request, Wikipedia:Requested templates is the right place to ask. You are free to make one yourself of course. See Help:Templates for that -- Lost^(talk) 05:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Jump to Contents

How do I add the following tag

<a name="Contents">

immediately before the Contents of the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Mathematics

As a regular visitor, I want to jump to the Contents as soon as possible but I do not know how to achieve this unless an HTML-tag is added OR a button is added at the top of the page BY YOU. Twma 01:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I've added a DIV with id="Contents", which makes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Mathematics#Contents link to the spot I think you want. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:26, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I clicked your above link four times with two different machines all indpendently, it went to the top of the required page, nowhere near the Contents table. Please try it yourself. Thanks. Twma 01:24, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

It is working now. I do NOT know why. Twma 07:22, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Deleted history?

Compare a cached version of Vittorio Emanuele Orlando with its history. The cached version doesn't exist in the history! I know there's been an edit to that page since April 2005 because I put in his picture less than two months ago! What gives--is this a Wikipedia glitch or am I going crazy? PBP 01:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Check the page logs. DragonflySixtyseven deleted all but 14 edits to purge a copyvio, thereby removing your edit. Hyenaste ^(tell) 02:04, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

derivation of a word coming from Greek philosophy

Derivation of the word PARADIGM.Hope my questioning is clear .

Sorry, actually, it's not clear (to me at least). Please rephrase it into a clearer sentence and ask it at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. Hyenaste ^(tell) 02:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

who is the author of wikipedia

who is the author of wikipedia?

Everyone and no one. Every single person in the entire world has the oppurtunity to edit Wikipedia, and yet no one can make a claim as to who is the actual author. And no, Jimbo Wales is not the author. DoomsDay349 Happy Halloween! 03:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

If you're wondering how to cite an article, please click the "cite this article" link on the left in the toolbox. -- Rick Block (talk) 03:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Car - Tape Recorder Problem

Hello, I have a good friend of mine and she has a problem and am unable to find a resolution for this.His car is a Toyota Corolla LE 2002 model . One year back , the car stereo suddenly stpped working. On showing to the Car dealer , they advised that it would cost around 500$ and did nt recommend for that. However , suddenly one day it started working and was on for another year or so.After that , again it stopped , but the trick was if you push the cassette hard , it worked. Again it went on for 2 months but now has not been working. My friend feels that some part is loose and hence it suddenly starts working and suddenly stops working. I just thought I will post a query here to see if somebody might be able to help my friend by recommending some service which will be help out here. My friend lives near the Desplaines , area in Illionis.

Bye...M

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 03:15, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Well to me, it sounds like the switch that is activated by pushing the casssete in. Do you know a hobby electronics person who could take a look at it. Its probably a simple job--Light current 03:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Help on Starbucks

Can someone with some page formatting experience come and help us on the Starbucks article page, per THIS discussion? Thanks in advance. Anchoress 03:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Image replacement

Hi there. Although I usually have no problem using Wikipedia (over 1500 untroubled edits), I recently tried to upload a new version of an image, Image:Sabriel_Book_Cover.jpg. After I uploaded the new image, however, the image appeared to be exactly the same as before, despite a notice in the file history that the file had apparently been changed by me, and the fact that my new image was a different size. This change may be of low importance (changing the book's cover image from that of the associated audiobook cover to that of the book cover), but it's still very frustrating to have the system appear to have accepted my changes but have not updated the image. Does it appear that I've done anything wrong? Does anyone else see an updated version that doesn't say "Read by Tim Curry"? If so, please tell me what I have done wrong or what has happened. Thanks, Nihiltres 04:04, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Ha, yes you have made a mistake and it's a very common one! Do make sure to clear your browser's cache of pictures; otherwise, you'll just find the old version placed instead. For Internet Explorer, press Ctrl+F5. For Firefox, press Ctrl+Shift+R. For Opera and Konqueror, just press F5. Such is the frustration of uploading a new version of an image for the first time. Hyenaste ^(tell) 04:10, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

No, sorry, I checked for that mistake before coming here. Thanks, but after emptying my browser's cache, restarting the browser, clearing the cache again, and returning to the image page, I still see the old version. Are you sure that the current version is 391 by 648 pixels and does not contain the text "Read by Tim Curry"? Nihiltres 04:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the image is the one you uploaded. I have found that when Wikipedia appears to accept your changes, but the changes don't appear, it is a cache problem. Unfortunately I don't know why your browser is stubborn to use the right picture. But YES, the picture that I and others will see is the one you want without "Read by Time Curry". Hyenaste ^(tell) 04:25, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, I reloaded in a separate browser, and it shows up in that browser. This is a very frustrating problem; that my browser does not bypass its cache properly. Thank you for your time and patience. Nihiltres 04:30, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Good luck on getting your usual browser to display the image properly. As an afterthought, were you at Image:Sabriel_Book_Cover.jpg when you performed the hard refresh? It may not affect it, but it just may. Nonetheless, I'm sure eventually the picture will be replaced.Hyenaste ^(tell) 04:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

home page

how do i get wikipedia to be my homepage?

thanks a bunch Redsoxdiehard 04:15, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Easy! Simply go to the Main Page, find "Tools" on your toolbar, and go down to "(Internet) Options..." Open that section, and click the "General" tab (if it's not already selected), then see where it says "Home Page". Just click "Use Current", and it will fill it in for you. If something goes wrong with the auto-fill-in, just copy and paste http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page into the section. Don't forget to press "Apply". Hyenaste ^(tell) 04:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Those instructions are system- and browser-specific. On my browser (Mozilla SeaMonkey), what you do is go to Edit / Preferences / Navigator and change the home page location there. You shouldn't assume any particular browser or system for a user who didn't specify one. *Dan T.* 19:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

CD Baby

I recently added a link to the 80s band Will Powers. Since I added it, somebody has added a "this cd is available through CD Baby" link. This seems like an ad to me. I did some searching on Wikipedia and found a number of bands that have similar messages on them. Since the main reference to CD Baby seems to currently be under dispute, I haven't removed the CD Baby link from Will Powers' entry. Should I? What about all the other CD Baby links? Thank you for your help! R. Kevin Doyle 04:40, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

The line The CD is available at CD Baby. is definitely advertisement in this article and should be removed. Wikipedia is not a catalogue of CD Baby's products. Any such trivial line in an article should be removed in my opinion. Hyenaste ^(tell) 04:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

UPDATE!:BrokenSegue has already removed it as spam, so you're probably good to go for the whole lot of them. Hyenaste ^(tell) 04:49, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I observe there are 230 pages with links to this web site (cdbaby dot com). In images and talk pages as well as articles. 34 in Talk:Dark Cabaret alone. Probably needs expert attention, some may be legitimate... Notinasnaid

Thank you all for your help and advice! What would be a legitimate use of CD baby's link? R. Kevin Doyle 18:03, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I believe there are some (independent) musical artists whose main distribution channel is CD Baby (they're not sold in record stores or through a major label); perhaps the fact that they're on that site would be relevant then? *Dan T.* 19:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. Thank you again! R. Kevin Doyle 22:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Wound Vac

What is a wound vac?

No idea, but it doesn't sound like its related to wikipedia, in which case you are asking at the wrong forum. You can try asking at reference desk. This helpdesk answers queries related to wikipedia only -- Lost^(talk) 05:41, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Does it relate to transformers?--Light current 11:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Try http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/wound_closure. It's a method of closing large surgical incisions using a (sterile) vaccuum dressing.

Email

I have an e,ail address named (email snipped) When trying to log in I'm told it don't exist. HELP PLEASE

(email snipped) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.9.84.91 (talk • contribs)

Since its a gmail, please ask google. We are an encyclopedia and not related to google. And please dont leave your email ids on public places where they can be used by spammers -- Lost^(talk) 08:10, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Why not Html tags

why we use wiki's on way for foramtting like bold, italic, and hyperlinks Why not Html tags ? does using wiki's own method to format text effect the performance. As i am familiar with html tags, it is esay for me to use html tags. but does it effect on the execution speed of the pages or any other performance

Wikimarkup is more user friendly. People do not necessarily need to know it to use it. For html, people need to know it. Second reason I can think of is that wikimarkup tends to standardise the way pages look. Of course, html can be used too. I am using it in my signature, but the usage is generally limited to userpages AFAIK -- Lost^(talk) 11:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I think it is more friendly to the other editors to use the standard mark-up they will be familiar with. It also allows changes to the Wiki engine to translate into different HTML, or into entirely different formats, keeping a consistent look across the whole publication. Notinasnaid 12:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

You can still use html tags though they have been deprecated. In case you are a new user – you will learn Wiki syntax quick enough, take my word for it. :) — Nearly Headless Nick ^{L} 12:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

You might also be interested in Wikipedia:Technical FAQ, of which several questions recapitulate the advantages of the use of modified UseModWiki as against that of HTML. Joe 06:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Auto Log-off

Almost every other time I go to a new page, I am automatically logged off. Is this a problem that you're aware of? Steveo2 12:03, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

This is not normal. Did you check the "remember me" box when you logged on? Also, check the cookie settings in your browser (in Internet Explorer, Tools -> Options -> Privacy), Wikipedia needs cookies enabled in order to keep you logged in. — QuantumEleven 13:15, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

stubs

Hello, I've been wondering, is there a place where I can see what articles are stubs, as well as which articles are no longer stubs? | AndonicO Talk 12:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

All articles marked as stubs are automatically placed in Category:Stubs or Category:Stub categories -- Lost^(talk) 12:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Permanent links/Bookmarking

If I want to bookmark a page I'd like to easily reference again, and I click the Permanent Link button, what does that do? How do I return to the page? I have made a Permanent link to several pages but I'm not sure how to find where these pages are stored.

Thanks, Sam

Permanent Link isn't really anything to do with bookmarking; Wikipedia is a wiki, and so its pages tend to change; Permanent Link gives a URL to a nonchanging version of the page (for instance, a Permanent Link to the version of the Help Desk with just your question on wouldn't show this answer even after I've answered the question). To bookmark pages, just use your browser's bookmarking feature and ignore the Permanent Link option. --ais523 14:23, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

name and address list

I WANT TO KNOW HOW I CAN GET HOLD OF A LIST OF NAME AND ADDRESSES OF PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO FOR AN ADVERTISING MAILING.

You will definitely not get it on wikipedia. We strongly discourage spamming. You could try a search engine -- Lost^(talk) 18:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

searching for my article

Hi,

I recently created an article called The Clean Air Campaign. When I search for "The Clean Air Campaign" the article pops up. When I just search "Clean Air Campaign" (which is how most people would search) nothing shows up. Is there a way to change the page so that the article will appear when "the" is not included in the search?

Thanks.

Ldurfee 16:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

What you want is a redirect. Basically, you'll have a page called "Clean Air Campaign" that does nothing except take the user to The Clean Air Campaign. Check out the redirect link above, and if you still can't figure out how to do the redirect, post here again for help. Good luck, and happy editing. --Tkynerd 17:42, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Rerouting articles

There are two articles of high schools named [Saint Charles Senior High School] and [St. Charles West High School]. I am trying to link the two together because they are both in the same school district, but I would like to fully spell out 'saint' instead of using the abbreviation. Plus, if one types 'Saint Charles West High School' it would be nice if it automatically rerouted to St. Charles West High School. If it is easier, then maybe this article could just be renamed. Which would be better to do? Tddwigg 16:55, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

• For Wikilinks, you need two brackets: [[Saint Charles Senior High School]] gives you Saint Charles Senior High School.
• I think it would be better to be consistent between the two articles; either both should be called "Saint..." or both should be called "St. ..." I don't know whether there are any guidelines at the Manual of Style as to which form you should use, but if so, you should follow them.
• For the automatic reroute, what you want is a redirect. Check that page, and if you can't get it set up correctly, ask here again. Good luck, and happy editing. --Tkynerd 17:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Question about a link that I posted? From Darwin 75.7.151.164

Dr. Darwinc 00:16, 1 November 2006 (UTC) How do I start a discussion page regarding this subject? This website is not a commercial page, you can only view the dolls, you cannot purchase anything from this website. Dr. Darwinc Dr. Darwinc 00:16, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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Question about a link that I posted? 75.7.151.164
hxxp://www.blowmeupsexdolls.com/
I posted this link sometime ago and it was removed. If someone can take the time and review this website you will find that this website is truly unique.
This site contains images of the dolls all blown up and extensive descriptions of them. These contents are very good for reference and helpful to people that are doing research on adult dolls. I haven't seen any other site that is like it in the internet.
Please let me know how I can include this link on the adult doll article according to Wikipedia's guidelines. Or please let me know if I can include it at all so I won't be left wondering what happened to my contribution... 75.7.151.164

Its a commercial website asking people to buy the dolls. That is considered spamming and is strictly not allowed on wikipedia. -- Lost^(talk) 17:59, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Not an answer, but observation: I think you did a fine job, and have an excellent site. Please contact me at ejwhite at vrinnovations dot com

I glanced at the page you linked to. It doesn't appear to be a commercial page, and Wikipedia is not censored, so that part isn't a problem. However, I'm not sure how "encyclopedic" that link would be considered. My recommendation is to start a discussion on the article's talk page about why the link was removed. Good luck, and happy editing. --Tkynerd 18:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Virtual Sex Machine removed

Some person removed the article I wrote regarding the Virtual Sex Machine and redirected it to a page on teledildoncs that claims haptics technology like the Virtual Sex Machine doesn't exist.

The simple fact is, it does, and has for the past 6 years in the public domain. When I try to correct the article, I cannot of course, get to it because it just redirects.

I find it offensive that someone would remove an actual entry that is clearly legitimate. I can understand not wanting commercial articles that look like ads, and I was careful to write just the facts of the product. I am a published author, so I have some experience in this.

Clearly someone with more control has done this for whatever personal reasons they have. If this is how this system operates, it clearly isn't any more accurate than a specific encyclopedia version. Indeed, it is even less so. With a specific publisher of an encyclopedia, you at least have someone to go to.

I'll advise you to be careful about getting into an edit war, but with that said, it's easy to get to a redirect page: (1) follow the redirect; (2) at the top of the page you were redirected to, it says "Redirected from Virtual sex machine"; click on that link; (3) bingo, you're at the redirect page. Again, I wouldn't like to see an edit war develop out of this, but Wikipedia editors need to know how to reach redirect pages. Good luck, and happy war-free editing. :-) --Tkynerd 17:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

(after edit conflict) The article was submitted for proposed deletion. That is a process whereby anyone can propose that an article be deleted without discussion. If the prod tag remains for five days withour protest (you can protest by simply removing the tag), it is deleted without any debate on the merits of the article. This is the log of the article's deletion. After the article was deleted, another user—not the deleting administrator, and apparently unrelated to that action—created a page with the same name of the deleted article as a redirect to teledildoncs. You can access the redirect page itself by going to Virtual Sex Machine, and then clicking on the link in "(Redirected from Virtual Sex Machine)" at the top of the redirected article. You can study the page history of that redirect by clicking on the history tab at the top of the page. There are a number of options. You can ask for deletion review where users will debate whether to undelete the article. You could also, if you saved the text of the article, replace the text into the existing redirect. I cannot see the deleted article to review it for encyclopedic content, but please note that if it violates certain policies or fails to meet others it may be that it should not be reposted. A bit of a laundry list: articles should be verifiable through reliable sources, the poster should not have a conflict of interest by having some personal stake in advertizing the product, and the subject should be notable. Some specific guidelines for notability that might fit the bill here would be WP:CORP for corporations and WP:WEB for web based content. Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 18:05, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Parts of your site have been taged??

Greetings! Today some of my students were looking up religious Saints on your web site. Several had messages about, "fucking", "sucking", "fingering", etc. I think you get the picture. One of the ones I was able to print out was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/luke_the_evangelist this particular one said, "luke sucks cock in hell"

As you can imagine these statements were an eye opener for a group of 4th and 5th graders. I hope you can purge this information. We'd like to try again tomorrow.

Thank you.

Anthony Moreno Christ the King Catholic School-Denver,CO <email removed>

Hi!. Unfortunately, there are some individuals who enjoy creating articles on puerile nonsense and inserting the same into established articles. We call them vandals. The article you cite has been deleted. If you want to Look at great articles on religious topics, you might find the articles posted here and here particularly helpful.--Fuhghettaboutit 18:18, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

He might have meant Luke the Evangelist, which was indeed vandalized recently. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 18:28, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah yes,. I assumed without thinking that it had been deleted because the link went to a non-existent page.--Fuhghettaboutit 18:46, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism is a bit of an issue here, which is understandable due to the large numbers of anonymous edits we get. It's highly unlikely that a person would come across multiple vandalized pages in one sitting, though, since they're usually fixed fairly rapidly. Hopefully you'll have better luck next time; I'm sure that if you pointed out the articles you are planning to visit here, someone could keep an eye on them just in case. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 18:28, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

It's highly unlikely that a person would come across multiple vandalized pages in one sitting .. it is quite possible that one of the students was doing the vandalism - and would explain how multiple vandalised articles were being hit. It only takes one "more educated" 4th/5th grader to "educate" the others in this manner! -- Chuq 12:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Dotted lines

Please, What are the red dotted lines under under some words in the editing pane? Is it some sort of spellchecker? Is it because I switched my browser to Firefox? When I use IE the lines are not there. Thank you -82.37.115.44 19:37, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it's a new feature in Firefox 2.0, and it's enabled probably because you installed a dictionary. If you go to Tools|Options|Advanced, you can uncheck "Check my spelling as I type" to disable this option. Cheers, Tangotango 19:40, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Doh! Yeah I remember installing the dictionary now. Thank you  :-) 82.37.115.44 19:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Redirecting

I cannot get the redirect to work. Every time I click on the redirect button. #REDIRECT this happens → 1.REDIRECT redirect.I would gladly appreciate help in this matter.

Happy Halloween. Dr. IP

Does that occur when you hit Save Page, or just when you hit Show Preview? For some reason, when you click Show Preview, a redirect will render like that, even though it will render correctly once you have clicked Save Page. Hyenaste ^(tell) 20:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah I figured it out. That was odd though. Since i am the preview before you save type it was quite interesting. Ip

How to add article without deleting another article's auto redirect

Hi! I want to add an article on "David Steinman" without deleting the auto redirect for "David B. Steinman" (another person) I can't find how to set up the page so people will have a choice between both David Steinman's. Can anyone advise me on this?

Thank you! Sheila Huettl, Freedom PressFreedompress 20:49, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Try Wikipedia:Disambiguation. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 20:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you so much!

edit function in COTM template

I have created a Collaboration of the Month box for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Nursing see Wikipedia:WikiProject Nursing/cotm & I would like it to have a direct link to the "edit" function of the page of the month as can be see on Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/cotm when I copy the code "If you see ways in which this article can be improved please [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title={{UK geo article}}&action=edit edit it]" & replace {{UK geo article}} with {{nursing article}} is gives a very funny appearance like "assessment&action=edit edit it" Is this because our article of the month is two words & the UK geo usage is only 1 word - or am I doing something wrong? Any ideas about how to fix this would be gratefully appreciated.— Rod ^talk 21:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

seems to be sorted by helpfull people at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) Thanks — Rod ^talk 23:29, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

How do I join the forums?72.75.142.174 21:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Copyright, fair use, and classical music excerpts

I'm currently writing an article on the Dante Symphony and would like to include some small excerpts from the music, as the article naturally discusses the principal themes of the symphony. (I've already included musical notation graphics and it makes sense to have musical excerpts to go along with them.) Each of the themes runs for probably less than 12 seconds or so; the symphony itself runs to 50 minutes. Is it permissible to include these brief excerpts from a recording of the symphony? Doing so would seem to be consistent with fair use, but I don't want to include any excerpts until I know for sure. (It might also be relevant for me to state that I've already included some MIDI audio files that I've made myself, but these certainly don't do justice to the sound of a full orchestra.) If it is permissible, what kind of attributions do I need to make, if any? --Todeswalzer|Talk 21:42, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

A few segments of 12 seconds or so probably qualify as fair use, but I think that freely licenced MIDI files would be preferred, even if the quality wasn't quite so good. --Cherry blossom tree 23:23, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

The relevant guideline is at Wikipedia:music samples GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 00:00, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks for the help. --Todeswalzer|Talk 00:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Can I delete a #REDIRECT after I have fixed it?

I accidently made a stupid spelling mistake when I created an article just now. So I moved the page from "Teardrips from My Eyes" to "Teardrops from My Eyes". Will it screw anything up if I put {{db-author}} on the #REDIRECT page to get rid of it.? Thanks! Mattisse(talk) 23:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

No, that's fine. --Cherry blossom tree 23:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

{{db-r3}} might be better. jd || talk || 23:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I'll do it. Thanks! Mattisse(talk) 23:28, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

November 1

wikipedia statatics

While back i saw a page which had all the keywords used to get to wikipedia ... aka search queries from google. But i can't find it now ... someone help?

Redirect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im_not_dead_tour When I go to this page, the redirect link does not work correctly... can anyone help? Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.46.162.204 (talk)

The link you posted was a double redirect. (It pointed to I'm not dead tour, and not I'm Not Dead Tour.) I've corrected the redirect so it points to the correct article. Phydaux 23:57, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Listing Book ISBN numbers

I've been surfing the Wikipedia directions all day and now I can't find my way back to the the correct way to link to ISBN numbers for books. Is there a Wikipedia editing search page? Thank you very much in advance! Freedompress 01:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

To my own great surprise, I immediately found it here: WP:ISBN. :-) --Tkynerd 01:21, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! I am immensely grateful to all of you on the help desk.Freedompress

Reference Link Editing

Hello..

In regards to this article -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note

I was wishing to add these sites as a reference to it http://www.death-notes.com/ http://forums.death-notes.com/index.php But i'm unsure as to whether this is allowable or not. If possible may i find out whether i can add these as reference links or could you add them if you have time?

Looking forward to your response.

Speaking as someone who has no knowledge of the subject: I thought that first link was commercial, but on further examination it doesn't seem to be selling anything, so as long as I'm right about that, it should be OK. The second link (which of course is to the forums on the same site) should be OK if (1) the site really is non-commercial, or (2) the forums aren't to any substantial degree tools for the site to flog products. --Tkynerd 03:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

viewing maps of places

how can i find a place on a map in wikipedia ? 61.2.169.210 02:31, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not the best resource for this type of search. I'd suggets Google Maps. Hyenaste ^(tell) 02:50, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Hidden characters?

There's a "-->" at the beginning of the article for Major Harris that I can't find to delete. What is causing it? Clarityfiend 03:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

It seems to have something to do with the template {{Infobox NFL player}}. -- Natalya 04:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

A riddle wrapped in an enigma - The pipe character in Template:Infobox_City

Regarding lines 5-6 of {{Template:Infobox_City}}:

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5> {{#if:{{{image_skyline|}}}| 
6> {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.7em 0.8em 0.7em 0.8em;;" {{!}} [[Image:{{{image_skyline|}}}|{{#if:{{{imagesize|}}}|{{{imagesize}}}|250px}}|none|{{{image_caption|Skyline of {{{official_name|}}}}}}]]{{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}|<small>{{{image_caption|}}}</small>}}
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Indented for logical structure like this:

50> {{#if:{{{image_skyline|}}}|
60>  {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.7em 0.8em 0.7em 0.8em;;" {{!}}
61>  [[Image:{{{image_skyline|}}}
62>   |{{#if:{{{imagesize|}}}|{{{imagesize}}}|250px}}
63>   |none
64>   |{{{image_caption|Skyline of {{{official_name|}}}}}}
65>  ]]
66>  {{#if:{{{image_caption|}}}
67>   |<small>{{{image_caption|}}}</small>
68>  }}

And transcribed into pseudocode like this:

500> If image_skyline <> null
600>  {{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.7em 0.8em 0.7em 0.8em;;" {{!}}
610>  DisplayImage (image_skyline, size, float, caption)
620>   If imagesize <> null
621>    Let size = imagesize
622>   Else
623>    Let size = 250px
624>   EndIf
630>   Let float = none
640>   Let caption = {{{image_caption|Skyline of {{{official_name|}}}}}}
650>  End DisplayImage
660>  If image_caption <> null
670>   Display <small>{{{image_caption|}}}</small>
680>  EndIf

If my analysis above is accurate (if it is not, please explain), I have three "throw away" observations:

• The If at 500 is not closed with an EndIf (at least not in this portion of code - but this is not my main concern tonight).
• The second ; of ;; in 600 is superfluous (and most likely harmless).
• The sense of lines 64-67 escapes me ( - again, not a big concern tonight; just "clearing the decks").

Now for what I really want to know:

• What is the difference between {{imagesize|}} and {{imagesize}} as they are used in {{#if:{{{imagesize|}}}|{{{imagesize}}}|250px}} in line 62 above?

• Is the pipe character really necessary in {{{image_skyline|}}} in line 61? In {{{official_name|}}} in line 64? Or {{{image_caption|}}} in line 67?

• I understand that {{!}} is converted to a pipe character on transclusion, but is there a good reason why line 600 is the only place {{!}} is used in this segment?

Please resist the temptation to refer me to the Wikipedia documentation on the matters of hash functions, parameters, and the pipe character, etc. I've already read all of it I could find. It's far too 'legalistic' and verbal without sufficient practical illustrations and examples to be much use to me and my lopsided (left-sided? right-sided? I forget which is which.) brain.

Thanks.

--RalphThayer 04:38, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

• {{{imagesize|}}} has a blank default, so that if no parameter is given it becomes a blank string. In line 62, the blank string is then detected by #if: to check whether the parameter has been given or not. {{{imagesize}}} would return {{{imagesize}}} with no parameters; for instance, the Help Desk doesn't have any parameters, so they appear as and {{{imagesize}}}. (The first version, with a | at the end, won't show up at all.)
• The pipe characters in lines 61 and 64 are unnecessary. The pipe character in line 67 hides the caption if none has been given.
• {{!}} becomes a | character, as you say. It's used to generate table markup inside the infobox (which also uses the | character), because a literal | would have a meaning inside the if; the table markup isn't generated anywhere else in the segment.

For the benefit of people reading this from the archives, the documentation is at Wikipedia:Template namespace, m:Help:Template, m:Help:Parser function, and m:ParserFunctions. --ais523 08:42, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

searching

I am searching for a page that I do believeis on this wiki thing what I'n looking for is a Don McLean page that when you get there there is a melodious music not vocal that on the bottom of the page there is a button that says write Don I need that page for both the music and the address button so if you could tell me how to get there I would be very appriciated thanks and please send your response to my address at <email removed> and once again thank you!

military brats

I am working on editing a page military brats. At the end of the page there are number of famous military brats. This list is pretty long and cumbersome. I was wondering if there was a better way to do this? I was thinking of columns or tables of some sort? Any advice on how to improve this section?Balloonman 08:56, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The most important thing this article needs is sources. There isn't a single one (except an informal reference to a conference speech)! Also the "possible military brats" section should be removed immediately as speculation (if the people are living). Notinasnaid 09:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I didn't capitalize correctly.

For my entry on Faruq Z Bey, I didn't capitalize the Z or Bey. Is there any easy way to correct entry headline?

goto the page at the top there is a tab that reads "Move." Use the move button and give it a new name.Balloonman 09:00, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Of course, if you've only been here a very short time you won't have the "Move" tab at the top of the screen just yet, in which case someone else will have to move the page for you. You can request that it be done at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Though, I'll just look and see if it's done and if not, I'll do it for you. Dismas|^(talk) 09:28, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Now that I've looked at the page though, are you sure it shouldn't be "Faruq Z. Bey"? Notice the period after the "Z". The first sentence leads me to believe that the Z is his middle initial, am I correct? Dismas|^(talk) 09:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Country Code

why is that .ch country code for Switzerland?

take a look at the article switzerland where it is explained in the second paragraph.Balloonman 09:09, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Or even .ch! -- Chuq 12:22, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

As a note, knowledge questions not pertaining to the use of Wikipedia belong at the Reference Desk; even if we can answer them here it's often a better idea to place them there where more knowledgeable editors will be able to help you, and to help other people find your question and avoid repeats. —Keakealani 15:43, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

How do i

How do i Create my Own Userboxes (I love entei 09:24, 1 November 2006 (UTC))

There are instructions at Wikipedia:Userboxes. --ais523 09:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

"Unpopular" sources

In trying to help with a content dispute, I find myself in need of more information on how to deal with unpopular sources. By that I mean sources, which seem to be reputable, but which express a conclusion that the mainstream might not agree with BUT where no published rebutals exist (so creating a rebutal would seem to be original research). These must be common in fields like archaeology or literature where novel conclusions may be drawn from primary sources. What I'd like to see is some good examples of articles which include references to such sources which still maintain NPOV, while at the same time are more than a collection of assertions from research. Notinasnaid 09:42, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Can you either tell us the article at issue and the specific content of the dispute, or describe an analogous situation? I at least find it difficult to understand exactly what you mean in the hypothetical.--Fuhghettaboutit 15:41, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, I haven't looked at the claims in detail (I'm trying to avoid getting into detail), but suppose it was like this: an ancient artifact is found. A study (in a journal) suggests it is a very early form of printing. No known source repudiates this, but an editor argues it is clearly nonsense. They might be right, but the source presumably is there. Let's create a possible analogy: a Shakespeare scholar has just published their work showing that Hamlet was really written by Shakespeare's previously unknown evil twin. This is in a peer reviewed journal, and is new. There is no other source available on this claim. How should it be presented? (Note that I am not saying that the evil twin theory is wrong, but we can expect it to be roundly criticised in time). Notinasnaid 21:22, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

If it is presented at all, it should be presented as it is: the claim of a single person, i.e. "Johnson (2006) suggests that Hamlet was written by ..." There's a strong argument that it shouldn't be included, however, as WP:NPOV#Undue weight can be invoked ("views held only by a tiny minority of people should not be represented as though they are significant minority views, and perhaps should not be represented at all"). Ziggurat 23:28, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Agree with the above. And if the assertion by implication contradicts the vast majority of sources, even though those sources are silent with regard to the specific claim, it probably doesn't belong even in a mention, though it would depend on the prominence of the source. If the New York Times science section has an article on a controversial claim, then that might deserve a mention. However, if it did, then it is highly unlikely that the claim would not be contradicted in other reliable sources unless the article was published yesterday.--Fuhghettaboutit 00:17, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Boarding Accomodation

Can you please tell me if your school allows visitors to stay in your dormitaries during the school holidays. I am the manager of the North Harbour Under 17 Boy's Softball Team and we are looking for accommodation mid January 2007 12th - 17th we would require meals and laundry facilities. Mark Wallace My email address is [removed for your protection].

We are not a school. Can I ask you what makes you think that we are? Notinasnaid 10:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Ashoka the Great

I have browsed through the article on Ashoka the Great. It seems to be largely based on Strong's "The Legend of King Asoka". That book is "A Study and Translation of the Asokavadana", which is only once source of information about the Emperor. Although the article cites Romila Thapar's "Asoka and the Decline of the Maurya's", that work does not seem to have been used. In her book, Thapar, who is an eminent historian, sifts through all the legends to cull a credible history of Asoka's life. Her work should be the basis for any article written on Asoka. As it stands, your article is full of errors and makes little sense. By disseminating poor information, it is disservice scholars and the general public. The article has too many errors to correct. It would be best to start afresh.

Thank you for your comments. You would be very welcome to contribute to the article. I recommend posting your comments on the article talk page, in the hope of reaching a consensus with other interested editors. Notinasnaid 17:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia's being a b***h

For a half hour or so this morning pages loaded really slowly and failed to load a bunch of times, and since then, whenever I go to an article from my watchlist, then use the back button to go back to the watchlist, it's showing me a version of my watchlist that's two hours old. I've tried CTRL+REFRESH, and obviously just refreshing the page works, but since WP is still slower than usual it's a pain, and sometimes I prefer to go back to a version of my watchlist from a few minutes ago, rather than the most recent version. Any ideas? Anchoress 18:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Climate sections in state/country articles...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but if not, I guess someone can redirect to the right place. Growing up, I always read a lot of paper encyclopedias, and one thing I always found in articles on states and countries was a section on climate. Now, I've been editing wikipedia for a while, and I notice there are numerous articles on states/countries/geographical areas which lack any sort of mention of the climate of the area. IMO, this is encyclopedic- I can see someone, say, going to vacation in New York wondering what to bring for clothing, looking up the New York article... and finding nothing. So I've spent a lot of time lately writing sections on climate for about half the states(and expanding several others- such as the climate section for Kansas which didn't even mention tornadoes).

But I am only one person, and I don't ave time to do all the research necessary to add sections to eery state and country. So I created this template:

in the hopes that this can maybe become more than a one man effort. My question is, should I slap this template at the top of every state/country article I find which lacks a climate section, put it on the talk page, or simply say on the talk page "This article could use a climate section." Obviously, if I put it on the top of every page which needs it (and in my opinion, this is a huge need), then chances are good it would be corrected quickly. But I've been here long enough to know that many are very protective of their state's/country's page WP:OWN, and want to proceed cautiously. Suggestions ? Feel free to comment here(I will be watching) or on my talk page.

Personally I think it's a great idea, but IMO it should go on talk pages. I'm sure there is a way to automate the application process, using a bot. Anchoress 18:54, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Seems like a good idea to me too. I also agree with Anchoress that this should be a talk page template. I think it would be good to add into the template that the material should be added using reliable sources. Maybe: "Please add such information if you can citing to reliable sources!" or "Please remove this message once this section has been written using reliable sources." I think this topic would be a more appropriate fit for posting at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). --Fuhghettaboutit 19:22, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Great idea. Terrific template. I would change just one thing. Instead of "ubiquitous" I would put simply "a must" or "a must-have". -GrahameKing 20:59, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

To open a new language wiki

hi; what i got to do to open a wiki in a new language?? thank you.--71.246.109.96 19:27, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

See m:Help:How to start a new Wikipedia. Jacek Kendysz 19:42, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Are "Tips" sites valid External Links?

The Wikipedia Gmail article listed several sites in an "External sites" section that linked to "Tips" sites that provide tips and additional information about the Gmail. These sites were included for well over a year, and now have been removed. The reasons given for the removal were:

"Wikipedia isn't here to provide tips to Gmail users"

and

"Wikipedia is not a list of links. External resource should have and *encyclopedic* value. Links to help page, hints are usually considered not relevant enough."

While I do understand the intent of the removal, I fail to see how listing these sites goes against the guidelines specified in the External links Help page. The links point to Web sites that provide more in-depth information that is not appropriate for inclusion in a Wikipedia article, but expands upon the Wikipedia content.

In fact, the inclusion of Tips sites and similar sites is completely consistent with the content of other "validated" Wikipedia articles, notably Featured Articles that have gone through extensive and rigorous Wikipedia validation. For example:

• In the Featured article about the Canon T90 camera, there is an external link to a Yahoo Group that is listed as "a useful source of T90 and other FD information"
• In the Featured article about OpenBSD there is an external link to "OpenBSD 101", an overview and information site.
• In the Featured article on Windows XP, the first External link listed is for a "Windows XP Tips and Tricks" site.

So what makes the Gmail article so different from other "featured articles" that include similar links, and can these linkes be reverted back in?

Contact the removing user.--Ac1983fan^{(yell at me)} 01:01, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

H3ll and Hell

How do I see the history of a deleted page? For example I read something that showed proof of admisistrative abuse and when I confronted him about it the admin quickly deleted the whole thing. So now I have no evidenceand cannot read the history. Please help.-- OK U 21:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Only administrators can see the history of a deleted page. // Pilotguy (Cleared to land) 22:35, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Linking To A Wikipedia Article/Partially Quoting An Article

Is simply linking to an article on Wikipedia allowed (as in a forum post, or an email), and are any additional links required, such as a link to the GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENSE (which I currently don't know)? What about partially quoting an article? -- John R. Sellers 22:56, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Merely linking to a Wikipedia article from another site does not require any mention of licences. It's only if you reproduce any of the content that you would have to worry about additional requirements. More information is at WP:C. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 23:16, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

PDFs

What are the rules regarding uploading pdf format documents? I am currently generating some diagrams, which I create in pdf format, then export as PNG for uploading. I've released these to public domain, and I'm happy for users to have the pdf as well, if they want the original. Can I upload it as a file, and if so, will it display inline like an image, or can it then be downloaded? — Tivedshambo (talk) 23:00, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The PNG images are fine for diagrams. See image use policy, on the formats section it says PNG should be for diagrams and such. —Mitaphane _talk 01:19, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Can the pdf do something that the PNG can't (eg allow a typo in a label to be easily corrected)? If so, then I imagine that the pdf would be handy to have available.

Ideally all free images/files (including public domain ones etc) should be uploaded to the Commons, our free content repository. That way sister projects will be able to use the images simply. On the technical side, I think pdfs can be uploaded to Wikipedia or Commons (eg and Image:Einmaleins.pdf) and people can download them. I'm not sure if admin access is required, you can just test it out I guess. pdfs seem to display as a wikilink to the file description page, where it can be downloaded from. I'm not sure, but I suppose that if a pdf is useful Commons will want it, but you could ask at their Help desk.--Commander Keane 01:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Contradictory information

I was wondering what the convention is for handling contradictory info on a page. For example on the "Proconsul (genus)" page, it states that there are 4 species, then later that there are "at least 5" species. Also the chimp that this genus was named after is stated to have been "Consul", then later it is said his name is "Pronconsul"

As I don't know which is true I want a banner at the top of the page that says "this article contains contradictory information. If you are an expert on the subject, please edit" or something along those lines. How do I do this? Iffykid 23:45, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Simple simple simple. At the top of the article, place the {{Contradict}} template (just like I've written it there). Then start a discussion on the article's talk page about the contradiction. --Tkynerd 23:47, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

How do I post my article to Wikipedia

I have created an article (Primatte Chromakey Technology). I now want to post it to the Wikipedia. I find a lot of help pages but nothing specifically addresses this issue. Is it automatically posted after a bit when the Wikipedia index is updated? Do I have to remove the template ({{wikify|November 2006}}) indicator? Thanks, Scott <Email Address removed to prevent spam>

The article is already here - Primatte chromakey technology. The template indicates that the article still needs a bit more work - specifically, wikification. Someone will probably remove the template when it's been fixed up a bit. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 00:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

(after edit conflict) As noted above, the article is posted. Correct me if I'm wrong: what you are wondering about is why when you use the search button it doesn't find the article? The reason for that is that the search button only finds articles after the database is indexed, which can take up to a few weeks. By contrast, the Go button links directly to articles, so if you type the article name into the search field and click Go, you will reach the article. The wikify tag has nothing to do with any of this.--Fuhghettaboutit 00:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Page history

how can i find the person who wrote the information on a page? 68.42.164.161 23:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

You can look at the history tab. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 00:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

November 2

Userboxes

How do i Create my Own Userboxes? (I love entei 01:29, 2 November 2006 (UTC))

See WP:UBX. —Mitaphane _talk 01:37, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You can use the Userbox template. Just fill in the blanks:

{{subst:Userbox
  |id       = id text or image
  |id-c     = id background color
  |id-fc    = id font color
  |id-s     = id text size
  |info     = info text
  |info-c   = info background color
  |info-fc  = info font color
  |info-s   = info text size
  |border-c = box color
  |border-s = border width in pixels
}}

Because this results in a lot of coding text, you may want to store each userbox as a subdirectory of your user space. To do this, just make a new page - for example, User:I love entei/userbox1, which you can call on your User page by typing {{User:I love entei/userbox1}}. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by tiZom (talk • contribs) .

Be warned however that fair-use images are not allowed in userboxes.--Seadog 03:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

'Wikipedia'..?

How was the name 'Wikipedia' derived? Very interested in how it was formed. TeAo 01:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, the type of site is called a wiki, and the pedia of course came from the Greek word for education ([1]). For more info on where the word wiki came from , see wiki. tiZom_(2¢) 01:48, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You may want to look at Wikipedia as well, as it gives some mention of how the name was derived. —Keakealani 02:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Should articles in a Category only appear in the relevant Subcategory (within that Category)?

For example, in Category:Characters_in_the_Disney_animated_features_canon there's a subcategory Category:Disney's The Little Mermaid characters.Sebastian (The Little Mermaid) is listed in both categories, but should that article only be listed in Category:Disney's The Little Mermaid characters, or are articles like that listed within a subcategory and the main category? I'm not interested in Disney characters, but this is just a general example. (I tried wikilinking those two categories here using [[ ]] but the text just disappeared).172.143.236.240 02:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Generally speaking, no, they shouldn't be in the parent category (see Wikipedia:Categorization and subcategories). Also, if you want to link to a category instead of putting the page into the category, put a colon before it, like this: [[:Category:Disney's...]]. I've edited your comment above so that the categories show up as links. Ziggurat 02:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Ziggurat beat me to the punch - right on. Nihiltres 02:57, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Rebar

what is the functional of reinforcement bar?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.26.15.120 (talk • contribs) .

See Rebar. By the way, for future knowledge questions, please use the Wikipedia:Reference desk. This help desk is for asking question about using Wikipedia. Thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:05, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

reinforcement bar

what is the functional of reinforcement.please answer my qustion

Click on this link: Link to article about reinforcement bars Nihiltres 03:19, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

image

how do i upload an image?

On the left hand side of the the page is the "toolbox" which has a link called Upload file, have a read of the Wikipedia:Uploading images page for more info on the process. - Akamad 03:30, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

delete image

how do i delete an image that is copyrighted that i accidently uploaded?

Place {{db-author}} on the page.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:38, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Only administrators (or higher) can delete pages or images. So placing that template that User:Fuhghettaboutit mentioned, you are putting that page on notice for an admin to delete. - Akamad 03:44, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

so how will the admins know?

Once you put in the template, the image will become part of a category which is frequently checked by admins for speedy deletion. They will delete this whenever they check the category next time -- Lost^(talk) 03:49, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Template help

Where would I go to get help with a complicated template? --MZMcBride 04:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Is it the {{Element2}} template? What exactly is the problem? tiZom_(2¢) 04:48, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I've been trying to combine all of the different templates used to make an element infobox into one template. On my userpage, the infobox on the right uses the new code, while the infobox on the left uses the old code. The code's been written down to selected isotopes, but for some reason, it keeps stopping after "Atomic radius (calc.)" and then moving on to the "Miscellaneous" and "References" headers without completing the rest of the information. --MZMcBride 04:52, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow, that is complicated :o) At first I thought it was a limit on the number of template parameters, but I did a little digging, and it just seems that you missed a few pipes. I added them for you. Hope that helps! tiZom_(2¢) 05:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you so much. It was driving me crazy. :-) --MZMcBride 05:30, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Information

how do i download information found in wikipedia onto a diskette

See Wikipedia:Readers' FAQ#Can I get Wikipedia on CD, or download it for offline use? -- Lost^(talk) 07:24, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia would fill tens of thousands of diskettes. Notinasnaid 08:57, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

symbol?

hi i was just browsing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Olga_Nikolaevna_of_Russia and is says her date of birth is Nov 3rd (O.S) and Nov 15th (N.S) what do OS and NS mean? how can one person have 2 birthdays?? im so very confused please help

Please see Old Style and New Style dates -- Lost^(talk) 08:46, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Can I remove numbers from TOC?

I would like TOC in some article not to have numbers for each section/subsection. That would make such pages like this [2] look more neat. Can I do this? I have read Help:Section but didn't find an answer. Crocodealer 09:19, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think that's possible when using an automatically-generated table of contents. --ais523 09:45, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You might be able to do it for yourself only by modifying your personal css at User:Crocodealer/monobook.css, but I have no idea how you'd get that to work. Nihiltres 14:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

adding a link under "external links"

For the article on Net Neutrality, I added an academic paper that is posted on the Social Science Research Network called "A Consumer-Welfare Approach to Network Neutrality Regulation of the Internet." After saving the changes to this edit, I could see the change on the net neutrality page. However, when other people have attempted to find the edit on the page, it does not appear. Have I posted this incorrectly?

Jgsidak 15:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

External links are generally frowned upon, unless they are substantially relevant to the article and add to its encyclopedic nature. The link was probably removed by a recent changes patroller. If you think the link should be on the article, I would advise you to propose it to the article's talk page with a rationale on why it should be included. -- Lost^(talk) 16:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

The paper is visible under the section Network Neutrality#Academic Papers -- Lost^(talk) 16:09, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. Jgsidak 16:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Image tag for official press conference photo

I wish to upload the image of Peter Moore at Microsoft's E3 2006 press conference announcing GTAIV, taken from the official XBox website 1. Which image tag do I need to use for this? I have looked through the list and am unsure which category it falls under. Thanks. Yeanold Viskersenn 16:20, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm guessing {{Promotional}}. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 16:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Virtual imaging

Hi i produce virtual tours for internet use is it possable to upload virtual tours to your site we produce them in two main file formats which are quicktime and ipix

if it can be done on this site how do i go about doing it apart from using an external link User:Aperturelive

You may be interested in something like this -- Lost^(talk) 17:56, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Help requested with article

I would be glad if someone else could take a look at imposition. I deleted almost all of a new addition because I personally felt it was purely promotional, retaining a little of it. Now an anon user (possibly the same person but only an administrator could know) has removed much of the rest of the article, saying it is promotional too (because it uses screen shots from other software). I am uncomfortable with this but I would prefer more experienced editors to call the shots, contact users if required, etc. Notinasnaid 17:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I tried looking but have no knowledge about the subject. I'd suggest asking editors who contributed to the article in the past. Or else pose the question at a wikiproject where the article may potentially belong. -- Lost^(talk) 17:54, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately this is a bit of an orphaned area, with few interested editors it seems, and no project I have found. The key thing in the second removal is the copyright tags on the screen shots, I think. I don't think detailed knowledge of the subject is needed; I don't think anything is factually inaccurate. It is about fairness (per edit summary), reasonable promotion, and so forth. I find myself unable to fully participate. Notinasnaid 18:25, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Adding Image

I am new here trying to help a friend update his bio Wikipedia has on him. It says his page needs cleaned up and he wanted me to add a picture of him to it. I posted the picture of him but it is still not showing up. Does it need to be reviewed first before approval? He is a Pro-wrestler that likes this site and just wants his information correct.

There are three steps needed while adding a picture:

• Upload the picture using the link at the right hand bar.
• Tag it appropriately using Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. Without this, the image will likely be deleted.
• Link it to an article. See Wikipedia:Image tutorial for this.

Which article are you trying to add the image to? Have you uploaded it already? -- Lost^(talk) 17:50, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Compare gallons to ...

I am trying to compare gallons used, hours of ovetime, sand used, etc to everyday working or living experience. Examole: 170,000.0 gallons of diesel pumped would fill what? 5 swimming pools, Rockefeller Center, etc? Billievacca 17:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. -- Lost^(talk) 18:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I want to nomainate my picture for a peer review but dont know how?

I want to nominate this picture

File:Titanic-grand-staircase.jpg

for a peer review to become a featured pic, but I don't know how. Please help!

How exactly did you create this image? Is it a screenshot from the movie? Then it is wrongly tagged. It would classify as a copyrighted image (most likely by the producer of Titanic movie. In general, to nominate pictures for featured pic, please see WP:FPC -- Lost^(talk) 18:11, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

• If your picture is acceptable as Lost stated above, you can submit for a "peer review" before nominating it. For a peer review look to this page Wikipedia:Picture peer review.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 18:16, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

If I was peer reviewing it, I'd want to know what it was (movie still, game screenshot, restored original photo, original computer graphic inspired by...). Please add a description. Notinasnaid 18:23, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

• It is a picture that I took myself, it was from an exhibition, does it have featured pic status? Can somebody put it forth for nomination, I've tried before but kept doing something wrong

If it's a picture of something, can you describe that? For instance, is it a photo of a picture, a photo of a model? What exhibition? Whose creative work? The key thing here is that you may have inherited some of the copyright of an original. Also, in terms of an encyclopedia: what does it illustrate? What is it telling us? A picture doesn't become featured just because it is nice to look at or well composed. Notinasnaid 19:59, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

• • It is a picture of a model of the Grand Staircase of the Titanic taken at the Smithsonian exhibition. I'm not sure whose creative work the model is but I assume it is the property of the Smithsonian institute. I don't believe I've inherited some of the copyright, but I may be wrong. The picture illustrates the beauty of the Titanic and how tragic a loss it was when it was subjugated by the Atlantic waters. It is symbolic of beauty and the irony that was the Titanic, beautiful, but flawed, beauty, turned into a wreckage. It represents the tragedy of the destruction of the Titanic, I think anyway.

• Ok, that's much better. You're probably ready to put it forward. Don't be too disappointed if it doesn't get anywhere: treat it as a learninge experience. Anyway, on Wikipedia:Picture peer review you'll see instructions. Read them all. When it mentions a template, it means the stuff in the box, under "do not change...". Copy and paste this, fill it in and add it as a new subpage, as described. Notinasnaid 15:04, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Changing logo Image for an entry

Hi, I have read in the FAQ and other posts about how to upload images and include them within articles. I am interested in finding out how to replace the file/image that is being used as the logo for an article (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Someone uploaded our image, but it appears distorted and we'd like to replace it with a version at the proper size specifications so it does not appear distorted. How do I do this? Thanks, catmellen Actors Theatre of Louisville

Please see my reply just three questions above yours and follow the instructions. Let us know if you face a problem -- Lost^(talk) 18:13, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Figured it out--thanks. catmellen

New page

how do you make a new page on wikipedia?

See: Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. -- Lost^(talk) 18:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Template for articles used in the media

I remember seeing a message at the top of an article page saying something like "This Wikipedia article was used as a reference source for a news article appearing in <publication> on <date>". However, when I looked through the list of templates, I couldn't find it. Any ideas? 194.81.80.52 20:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I think it's {{source}}

Anchoress 20:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Edited the above so that this page doesn't get added to the respective category. Please also note that {{source}} is deprecated, but there are links to the appropriate templates to use. Details of their use are described on their respective discussion pages. Cheers!--Kchase T 21:00, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

The reason I put the actual template in is because it contains a link to the page on Wikipedia in the media. Anchoress 21:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

YROTSIH

The page I had deleted has no history. When i veiw the hist for such page it says that it doesent exist.How can I veiw it so as to retrieve some of my important information? IP address

Go to the deletion log; type the exact name of the article into the search field marked "Title." You should then see the entry for the deletion showing which administrator deleted the article. Now click on his or her name and then hit discussion at the top of that page in order to access that user's talk page. Ask there for a copy of the text of the deleted page, referencing the URL of the deletion log entry.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:11, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Why do some pages redirect to pages that don't explain the original query?

I don't know how many times I've run into this, but several times I've entered a query and the page redirects to a related topic, but the related topic doesn't actually explain what the original query is. For instance, if you look up 'www2', it redirects to 'World Wide Web'. I know what the world wide web is, but I was searching for the reason for the naming scheme that some url's have that includes a 2 or a 3 after www in the address. The article World Wide Web doesn't explain anything about www2 or www3. So why should www2 redirect there?

207.189.149.2 22:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC)Mechanismatic

Help for an Autistic person?

I am Maj. Jesse Carnes, and I am at Louisiana State University. I went to a Wikipedia article. Please SEE Wikipedia URL:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsarevich_Alexei_Nikolaevich_of_Russia 

I saw a blatant equivocation in the following section on that page:

(Text follows)

He was two weeks shy of his fourteenth birthday when he was executed on 17 July 1918 in the cellar room of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. The execution was carried out by forces of the Bolshevik secret police under Yakov Yurovsky. Alexei witnessed the deaths of his father, mother, and two servants before the assassins turned on him. Rumors of Alexei's survival began to circulate when the bodies of his family and the royal servants were located. Alexei's was missing, along with that of one his sisters (generally thought to be Maria or Anastasia).

(End of Text)

SO WHAT IS MY PROBLEM? I wanted to edit this section, but I looked at your editing instructions, and I am flumoxed and I find the instructions quite nebulous. Visually, the "instructions" are confusing to me. So, WHY is it problematic for me?

I am autistic ... I have Asperger Syndrome. Your currently " in situ" instructions/programme for explaining editing procedures is OK for most people, but people like me need very NON-technical instructions, with assumed cyber-jargon explained. By the way some of your "instructions" read, one would almost have to have a graduate degree in computer science in order to wade through the morass of mezmorizing cyber-vernacular.

I'm sorry you're finding the interface difficult. If you haven't tried it, the Wikipedia:Tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to editing (among other instructions). You might also find this annotated example article instructional. Hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:17, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You can also seek help in editing a particular article by adding a comment to the talk page of the article, just as you added a comment here. (The talk page of an article is reached by clicking the "tab" marked "discussion" at the top). By the way, where is the equivocation? Which word is being used in two different ways to create a logical fallacy? Notinasnaid 09:23, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

By the way, to reply to these replies, click the word "Edit" next to the heading for this section (that is, "Help for an Autistic person?"). You will see a box with text in. Go to the very end, and start typing. When you have finished typing add this magic: ~~~~, which will sign your reply automatically. Notinasnaid 09:25, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Image linking

When I click on images I have loaded by default it goes to the image page. Can I link it to media I have uploaded or link it to another web site? Thanks—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mr G2 (talk • contribs) .

No, that is not possible. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 22:53, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Coloured signatures on Wiki

Rather unimportant question, but anyway, I'd like to have a coloured signature here on Wiki :D How do I do that? I tried using HTML but it didn't work for some reason...I followed this also. Help? --Telescope 22:51, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

If you follow the steps precisely it should work. Ensure you have selected 'raw signatures' in your preferences. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 23:17, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Hmm. If I tick "raw signature" it says "Invalid raw signature; check HTML tags." and if I don't, it looks like this. --Stacey 23:45, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[[User:Telescope|<font color="cornflowerblue">Stacey</font>]]. Try this. You had forgotten the inverted commas. And tick the raw signature tab. -- Lost^(talk) 08:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Works! Thank you :D --Stacey 18:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I am a newbie Help me out? From Darwin Dr. Darwinc 23:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I am trying my best to put my link and one of the editors at "Sex doll" article stated this "blowmeupsexdolls.com - I removed this link from the article because to me it appears to be an advertisement. Promotional or commercial material doesn't belong on Wikipedia. Robotman1974 01:29, 1 November

"Hi Dr. Darwinc. My opinion hasn't changed, but if a consensus among Wikipedia editors is reached I'll abide by that decision. Can you please post a link on this page to the discussion on the general forum you mentioned? Robotman1974 23:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sex_doll"

You will be able to see at least more that 5 angle views of each doll that are blown up. My site is not a place to purchase these dolls but we do accept affiliates and that is how we get revenue. Wikipedia would be losing out on this if you guys decide otherwise. I can provide Wikipedia with a doll's image if you allow me too.

Help me out here. Dr. Darwinc 23:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello Dr. Darwinc, please propose the link at the article's talk page. You will find people who show more interest in the subject there. -- Lost^(talk) 02:33, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Potential Vandalism on Nick Nolte, advice on next step please.

I'm currently watching all edits made from this IP: 194.63.116.72 (See their talk for why I'm watching it.)

The most recent update was on Nick Nolte and I would like advice on the next best step for me to take. I'd like to assume good faith, but as there has been numerous occasions of vandalism from this IP I'm not sure if this is just the act of a newbie or something more malicious.

I couldn't find anything in a half hour search of Google to verify the quote added, so should I just remove it or just tidy up the edit?

I'm still fairly new to wikipedia and would be grateful of some guidance here.

Knowing wikipedia, I'm sure someone else will come along and fix it before I get a chance to look at it again but I'd still like to know :)

Cheers,

Phydaux 23:16, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Phydaux! The edit certainly doesn't scream vandalism but it is unsourced. Generally, where unsourced (and questionable) material is added, the burden is on the person making the edit to verify the material and any edit lacking such a source may be removed. See Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden of evidence. Moreover, where the person is living, as Nick Nolte is, any material that could possibly be considered defamatory should be immediately removed, with prejudice. See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. So you should remove the material and have no qualms about doing so.--Fuhghettaboutit23:33, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick, helpful guidance. Phydaux 23:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome.--Fuhghettaboutit 23:51, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

November 3

{{{parameter|}}} v. {{{parameter}}}

• What is the difference between {{{parameter|}}} and {{{parameter}}}?
• What is the difference between {{#if:{{{parameter|}}}|{{{parameter}}}}} and {{#if:{{{parameter}}}|{{{parameter}}}}}?

Thanks.

--OWL 01:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Although I'm not 100%. my guess would be that {{parameter}} specifies "this template, without any options", and {{parameter|}} specifies "this template, with option one of value: null". Nihiltres 01:32, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Wait a minute. You've got three "{" marks there. I must be talking about the wrong thing - I've never seen {{{ }}} before. Nihiltres 01:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

{{{parameter}}} would specify input for the parameter "parameter" when used as a template while {{{parameter|}}} would do the same except that if there is no input, the field will be left blank instead of an unfilled {{{parameter}}} showing. G.He 01:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

• For example, if a template is called "Template:Abc" and {{{parameter|xyz}}} is in it, when used, for example, on "Wikipedia:Sandbox" as {{Abc}}, "xyz" would appear. However, if it's used as {{Abc|parameter=123}}, "123" would appear. G.He 01:43, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

For the second part, you may want to consider reading this. G.He 01:39, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Accuracy

How do you know that the information posted on Wikipedia by the general public is accurate?

You do this. It's your responsibility to evaluate the information on Wikipedia, just as you should be evaluating any information that is presented to you by anyone. --Tkynerd 04:11, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Most non-stub articles list sources; if you're ever skeptical about the assertions make on Wikipedia, you can explore the sources. If you feel they're legit, then Wikipedia is too. It's always best to use multiple sources, since nearly every tertiary source is subject of some flaws, and this is no exception. Tkynerd is quite right that Critical thinking is important, as well. —Keakealani 06:33, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

For a concise treatment of some of the issues surrounding the accuracy of Wikipedia and its dependability as a reference, you might also see Wikipedia:Replies to common objections, Criticism of Wikipedia, and, perhaps most relevantly, Wikipedia:Why Wikipedia is not so great, most especiallly the accuracy section thereof. One would hope that all significant assertions across mainspace pages would be readily verifiable, such that the source exploration suggested by Keakealani would be possible without exception, but in the absence of such complete sourcing, one does well, as Tkynerd notes, to think critically and investigate further that which is unclear or dubious (of course, if you investigate further, you should feel free to be bold and augment the article in order that future readers will have an easier go of it). Joe 07:35, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Just a grace note. Some articles are subject to much greater scrutiny than others. The articles we consider our best, featured articles, are much more likely to be accurate than a random article.--Fuhghettaboutit 08:21, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Search and Go buttons and capitalization

I haVe written an article called 'Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla', but for most people it is difficult to access, as it only works on 'Go' (or is it 'Search?' Can you make it accessable on both, and what advice do you give for capitals and/or small case for ease of access?

Fredericton 04:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Fredericton. With regard to the first part of your question, new entries to Wikipedia can take a few weeks to be indexed. Once they are they can be found using the search button. It will happen, just give it some time. As for the second, please see Wikipedia:Redirect, which describes how to makes pages for alternate names of an article, which automatically redirect to the correct article even when the "Go" button is used.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Training center india.

Sir,

 I want to know if there is any institution in Delhi where i can learn baan (ERP) Package.

Pls send me a address if there is any option. My Email address is:-(email snipped)

waiting for your reply.

Whith best wishes, Dhruba.

We are an encyclopedia. I would suggest searching Google. You could also pose a question at our reference desk -- Lost^(talk) 08:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Fair Use Photo

I'm writing to ask about the photo of Ho Chi Minh lying in state -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ho-Chi-Minh.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguoi_Viet_Daily_News.

As photography is prohibited in the mausoleum, I wonder about the appropriateness of hosting this photo on Wikipedia. I checked the source page on Tripod from which permission was apparently obtained and cannot find the same photo or any mention of Ho Chi Minh. Plus, the page is devoted to dictators supported by the United States -- a privilege Uncle Ho didn't enjoy.

He is now dressed in black, by the way, when I visited in April 2006.

I am relatively new to Wikipedia and usually confine myself to text corrections, so if there's a better place to ask image-related questions in the future, I would appreciate knowing. Thank you.

Don 08:40, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I want to suggest a possible violation of rules

How can I suggest such thing about an article? Thanks, Adrian

Some rules are not negotiable, but there may be room for flexibility in some areas. Propose it on the talk page, but be aware that not even a 100% consensus among editors would, for example, allow non-NPOV or copyright violations, once someone outside that cabal discovered it. Notinasnaid 09:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, it's about advertising in an article...Thanks anyway

Units

Should units be spelled out in full everytime in the article. WP:MOSNUM isnt too clear about this. Should every mention of metre be metre and not just m, or should just the first one be in full and all subsequent ones abbreviated. I know that all units used in parenthesis should be abbreviated, but the ones that are not in parenthesis. Should they ever be abbreviated? chris_huh 10:41, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Number of articles, wikicode for special pages and discussing irrelevant stuff

In Special:Statistics it says

"Wikipedia currently has 6,908,847 articles. This number excludes redirects, discussion pages, image description pages, user profile pages, templates, help pages, portals, articles without links to other articles, and pages about Wikipedia administration. Including these, we have 6,240,780 pages."

Does the number exclude the Main Page? And also how do I look at the code for special pages? And is there any place on Wikipedia where free discussion takes place (not being concerned with the whole "how does this improve the article" stuff (but I don't mean IRC))? --WikiSlasher 10:46, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Special pages are generated by the MediaWiki software, and thus don't have wikicode. Discussion of the kind you're thinking of takes place, generally, in the appropriate section of the Village Pump. — Dark Shikari ^talk/_contribs 11:04, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Greek Articles

Hi I have just posted Greek Articles and I got a message on top of the article saying that it needs translation or it will be deleted.

In most cases there are translated articles in English already. But there are also people who want to read an article in Greek.

Please advice on what to do before I loose what I've writen.

Regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Designgraphic (talk • contribs)

If you want to post articles in Greek, use the Greek Wikipedia. This is the English Wikipedia. — Dark Shikari ^talk/_contribs 11:03, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Articles in Greek should go in the Greek Wikipedia (http://el.wikipedia.org/). You can add "interwiki" links into the English articles so people know there is an article in the Greek wikipedia. Notinasnaid 11:06, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

That user appears to be "spamming" for a Greek company whose name is the same as his/her username; all of the user's edits so far seem to include a link to the company website, and the edit to the list of Greek companies (which I reverted) added it three times at different points in the alphabetic sequence (with Greek-language descriptions in each case). *Dan T.* 13:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Language Infobox

Are there any guidelines as to what should be the content of language infoboxes? I'm especially referring to the "spoken in" paragraph. Should it contain each and every country where communities of speakers are or were located, or should it rather focus on the question where the bulk of speakers live? Or where the language has any official status?Unoffensive text or character 12:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I moved this to the correct day - it's morelikely to be seen here :) Martinp23 12:36, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

problems wit uploading article-I need your response please

Hi, I'm trying to upload article about transportation company. I passed over all the FAQs and I really need help! there is no info regarding how should I do that/ I'm not stupid actually, but I spend so much time browsing the website. I'd be very obliged to you if you find a second and help me wiuth it asap.

Thank you

Kate — Preceding unsigned comment added by Easy Export (talk • contribs)

Try Wikipedia:Your first article. Please note that you should not be writing about any company you are connected with. Notinasnaid 13:28, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

COMMERCIALS

WHO IS THE BAND ON THE NISSAN TRUCK COMMERCIAL209.153.34.45 14:26, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Have you tried the Miscellaneous 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's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. (Be sure to turn your caps lock off to receive a reply ;) ) - Tangotango 14:28, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

what is a heart beat counter

Heart rate monitor Anchoress 15:24, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi - I'm just removing the example image as it wasn't really relevant. In future, questions such as yours should really be directed to the Reference Desk, where factual questions are answered. The help desk, this page, is really for questions about using wikipedia. Thanks, Martinp23 16:11, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Who would be willing to help me make a killer User page?

...Because I really have no idea what I'm doing in that department! Click here to see what I mean and then click here to send me some code to make a table listing, among other things, the languages I can speak (as well as what else I can use certain codes & markup language to list!)

PerfectDisk screenshot replacement

Hello, I'm hoping you can assist me.

I am trying to replace the current screen shot listed for PerfectDisk v7. I uploaded a new file "pd8_ccmain.jpg" which I can see in the Windows screenshots so I know the new image uploaded. I can not find how to replace the current one: raxco_pd.png with the new one for version 8: pd8_ccmain.jpg.

Any direction you could give me would certainly help. Thanks Sherry Murray Raxco Software