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All in info bar

Hi all of Tyler Thaxton's Life is in the info bar could that please be removed 173.65.20.25 (talk) 00:57, 9 August 2012 (UTC)Tt2274

We don't have an article called Tyler Thaxton. In all politeness, what are you talking about? FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

There was an article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Thaxton but it was deleted, not very long ago. Presumably, the OP saw it before it was deleted and had some concerns. I think only admins can see deleted pages, so I don't know what the exact problem was. RudolfRed (talk) 05:56, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

The article was deleted 2 hours after the request was filed. Unfortunately, that was 3 hours too early for me. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 12:59, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I saw the article in question, which was nominated as CSD A7 at the time. It seemed to be a 13-year-old singer biography with limited information. I certainly did not see an excessive amount of personal information compared to a typical biography stub. There was an unintelligible file link in the infobox as well, though after a quick peek I gathered that no image was ever uploaded. Suffice to say, this has been taken care of:

• 02:18, 9 August 2012 (UTC) Fuhghettaboutit deleted page Tyler Thaxton (A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

So hopefully that clears up the confusion. Given the preceding, I'm going to mark this one as resolved. BigNate37_(T) 15:50, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

Help

Is there an infobox for "task forces" rather than "WikiProjects". Thanks! TBrandley 01:06, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

AFAIK Infoboxes are use in articles, not Project or Task force pages. Roger (talk) 07:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I'd think he meant userboxes instead. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 12:37, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

No, I mean't there is a Infobox WikiProject, and I'm wondering if there is an Infobox task force, or something similar. TBrandley 16:15, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand the purpose. You can surely just include a simple infobox? You don't need to borrow the style, just use your own creativity. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 18:30, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean but I suspect you are using "Infobox" incorrectly. Please link to what you call "Infobox WikiProject" and then maybe we can guess what you want for task forces. The Infobox WikiProject is Wikipedia:WikiProject Infoboxes but I don't see how that relates to your posts. I wonder whether you are referring to WikiProject banners like {{WikiProject Television}} which has many task force parameters. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:56, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Where I can find a template for requesting plot summary of articles for television series and novel?

Where I can find a template for requesting plot summary of articles for television series and novel?--NeoBatfreak (talk) 01:22, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You could try {{No plot}} or {{More plot}}. Sarahj2107 (talk) 01:34, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 03:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

National Historic Fleet Core Collection

HSL 102 of the RAF as shown is NOT a motor torpedoe boat but MTB102 of the Royal Navy is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.38.63 (talk) 01:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

National Historic Fleet, Core Collection seems to be the article in question here. http://www.historicboatcharter.co.uk/raf-hsl-102/history.html and http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/525/hsl-102 refer to the boat as a High Speed Launch. I am not familiar with the terminology and Wikipedia currently doesn't have an article on High Speed Launch. We have British Power Boat Company Type Two 63 ft HSL, if that is of help to someone else. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 13:37, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

I have changed the link in National Historic Fleet, Core Collection to point to High Speed Rescue Launch rather than MTB. MilborneOne (talk) 14:04, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

refs

I"m lost - help. I thought I followed all the directions, but I see errors regarding all my <ref> annotations. I don't understand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlysonDutch (talk • contribs) 05:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You had to add {{reflist}} at the bottom. Art LaPella's done it, but it seems you've listed phrases as references instead of sources! FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:25, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

FloBo means this edit. Also, it's /ref not ref/ . And I think you were trying to make wikilinks, not references. To make wikilinks, use square brackets like this: [[Egypt]], not <ref> Egypt </ref> . Art LaPella (talk) 05:30, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I hadn't realised that she meant to add Wikilinks. Whoops. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 06:30, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

How to use a first-letter-lowercase Username

MY CORRECT USERNAME IS ibicdlcod. Ibicdlcod (talk) 06:14, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I have added the template {{lowercase title}} to your user and user talk page. This does not change what your actual user name is, but is does change the display of it at those two pages. Now go to your preferences, scroll down the the signature area on the first page that comes up, place the following code into the field next to Signature:

[[User:Ibicdlcod|ibicdlcod]] ([[User talk:Ibicdlcod|talk]])

Now tick the box below that that says "Treat the above as wiki markup." Now, when you sign your name it will also display in lowercase. You cannot change your account name to actually begin with a lowercase letter because of a software restriction (the same is true of article titles). Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 06:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Go to your preferences and put the following in the custom signature box: [[User:Ibicdlcod|ibicdlcod]] ([[User talk:Ibicdlcod|talk]]) . Check the "treat above as wiki markup" box. This will make your signature display as this: ibicdlcod (talk). Add {{lowercase title}} to your user page and/or your talk page to lowercase your username in those titles. The name is capitalized as a limitation of the software. - Purplewowies (talk) 06:31, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Wanna to write URDU font

Hiiiiiii i am willing to share my infoemations in urdu. Is it possible?? and if yes then how ?

Regards Mohammad HaroonMohammad Haroon (talk) 07:40, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You can write on the Urdu Wikipedia. - Purplewowies (talk) 07:59, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

archived before answer

I sent a message on a bot talk. A bot archived it before any answer. Then, I sent a message on the relative user talk page. As before, a bot archived it before there was any answer. What to do in order to receive an answer?--Nickanc (talk) 10:10, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You could leave an extra (fake) timestamp, such as "10:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)", which would then prevent the bot from archiving it until (in this case) 19 August + the amount of days set by the bot config. benzband (talk) 10:15, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Create a company's page

Hello,

Please guide me how to create a company's page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.167.96.58 (talk) 10:42, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Don't do it if you work for the company. Read our conflict of interest policy. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 11:31, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You also have to have an account to create an article. However, you can always submit a draft to the Articles for Creation page. FloBo A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 11:35, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Width of Infobox tennis biography template

I'd like to request an increase in the width of this template, something similar to the Golf equivalent (see Ellsworth Vines' page for both, and the difference in width between them) in order to hopefully prevent some of the actual field text on the left-hand side (e.g. 'career prize money', 'current ranking', 'australian open') from running over onto 2 lines. This happens on many players' pages, e.g. Roger Federer, Fred Stolle, John Isner and Jérôme Golmard, whereas the infoboxes presumably should look relatively clutter free/stay on one line ala David Nalbandian, Denis Istomin, Marat Safin and Alexander Popp. This would greatly improve the presentation of such pages and make the infoboxes more efficient and easier to read... would this be possible? I have posted this at WikiProject Tennis also. Thanks. Asmazif (talk) 12:35, 9 August 2012 (GMT)

SPA

I just welcomed User:LYITMARKETING. I would like to add an SPA template and add a a freindly fiendly friendly greeting. I can't seem to get the available templates to work. Any ideas? ```Buster Seven Talk 11:53, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done ...another editor has provided the answer. ```Buster Seven Talk 12:20, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Table sorting broken?

On the page Gymnastics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_rhythmic_individual_all-around, there is an almost empty table; only two columns are partly filled. I can still sort by the two partially filled columns. But why does the sorting by hoop not work? I have to click on the next (empty) column of clubs to sort by hoop:

Position	Gymnast	Ball		Hoop		Clubs		Ribbon		Total	Notes
		Score	Penalty	Score	Penalty	Score	Penalty	Score	Penalty
	Melitina Staniouta (BLR)			27.500
	Carolina Rodríguez (ESP)	26.625
	Liubou Charkashyna (BLR)			28.050
	Francesca Jones (GBR)	24.550
	Julieta Cantaluppi (ITA)			25.200
	Deng Senyue (CHN)	26.800
	Anna Alyabyeva (KAZ)			27.200
	Yasmine Rostom (EGY)	23.775
	Son Yeon-Jae (KOR)			28.075
	Caroline Weber (AUT)	25.950
	Jana Berezko-Marggrander (GER)			26.300
	Delphine Ledoux (FRA)	27.150
	Sylvia Miteva (BUL)			27.700
	Chrystalleni Trikomiti (CYP)	26.250
	Aliya Garayeva (AZE)			27.450
	Daria Dmitrieva (RUS)	28.800
	Yevgeniya Kanayeva (RUS)			28.100
	Julie Zetlin (USA)	24.450
	Alina Maksymenko (UKR)			27.300
	Janine Murray (AUS)	23.100
	Ulyana Trofimova (UZB)			24.650
	Ganna Rizatdinova (UKR)	26.800
	Neta Rivkin (ISR)			27.450
	Joanna Mitrosz (POL)	27.250

--134.102.219.116 (talk) 12:34, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's because both ball and hoop span two columns. The table will sort by the very top columns. Those headers would need to be removed or incorporated into the columns below them. It's a shame since it makes the table less clear but there isn't any way round it that I know of and I've asked the same question myself before. Valenciano (talk) 12:38, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Unless you think people will want to be sorting by penalty points, you could maybe change it so that there's only one column for each discipline, with a heading such as Ball (score / penalty) and entries in the form "26.625 / xxxx". Deor (talk) 13:23, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

CBS Morning Problem

• CBS This Morning (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
• CBS Morning (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
• CBS Morning Show (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
• The Early Show (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

In currently, CBS morning newscasts is called CBS This Morning, but I notice a problem. When I linked to CBS Morning or CBS Morning Show, it redirect to The Early Show, the former morning programme on CBS. And no pages have information of history of CBS morning shows in 1970s.--jcnJohn Chen (Talk-Contib.) RA 14:25, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

If a redirect seems to be obviously better pointing somewhere else, you may edit its target yourself. For example when clicking on CBS Morning, you end up at The Early Show and right under where it says "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", you should see "(Redirected from CBS Morning)". If you click the link in the "Redirected from..." line, it will take you directly to the redirect page which you may then edit and change the target. However you should first check the "What links here" page for any redirect you intend to change; if most of the incoming links mean The Early Show, then perhaps you should just add a hatnote to The Early Show. Something like {{subst:redirect2|CBS Morning|CBS Morning Show|the other CBS morning show|CBS This Morning}}, which produces "CBS Morning" and "CBS Morning Show" redirect here. For the other CBS morning show, see CBS This Morning." If you're not sure at all what to do, you're welcome to nominate the problematic redirects for discussion at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion, and more redirect savvy editors will take it from there. To summarize:

1. Check Special:WhatLinksHere/CBS Morning and Special:WhatLinksHere/CBS Morning Show. If you're certain CBS Morning and CBS Morning Show should point at CBS This Morning, go ahead and change them accordingly and fix any incoming links that should instead point at The Early Show.
2. If you see that there is a large majority of incoming links for those redirects that mean The Early Show, consider using the {{subst:redirect2}} template to alert readers who were looking for CBS This Morning.
3. If you aren't comfortable making the decision, list the redirects for discussion at RfD. See WP:RFD#How to list a redirect for discussion.

— BigNate37_(T) 18:23, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Proper Name Appearing in Lowercase

I created an article with the header as the person's first and last name. The first name is capitalized, but the last name is all lowercase. How do I fix it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmbrown000 (talk • contribs) 14:43, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You can WP:MOVE the article. But, you have to be autoconfirmed (account with at least 10 edits and 4 days old) to move pages, so I have done it for you: Rick page is now located at Rick Page. benzband (talk) 14:50, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks so much!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmbrown000 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

Heroes Welcome UK

Hi, I just need a little clarification, some time ago Wikipedia suggested that I should try and link the Heroes Welcome Article to other relating and connecting wikipedia articles, and this is something I have been doing as and when an opportunity arises.(you can probably track these?) . Yesterday I added a section to the Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box article (it seemed the most appropriate way of adding the piece) headed inspiring communities. I believed this article to be very relevant bearing in mind the well reported association between the Mariah Mundi series of books and the Heroes Welcome story. I noticed this morning that this new section was removed by one of the originating writers who seem to go under the same name as the film production company. This action seems to go against the wikipedia principle, could you advice me? Many thanksFwe506 (talk) 14:45, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Have you asked User:Emotionpictures why they reverted your edits?--ukexpat (talk) 15:18, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Not sure how to do that, but as I suspect its the film company PR dept that have formulated the Mariah Mundi piece then they may not want an association to the Heroes Welcome article. many thanks anyway Fwe506 (talk) 16:11, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi after some thinking ... I think we are now sorted! Many thanks!Fwe506 (talk) 17:41, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

Help on offer

Anyone got a particular task they would like done / help doing? benzband (talk) 14:47, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

What do you have in mind? If you'd like to help with fixing NFCC issues that would be very much appreciated. If you are interested, let me know and I can explain further what you can do. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 14:55, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Sure! I've never looked into that area before though ;) benzband (talk) 14:58, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

It's an area not many editors want to work in, because discussions about this can result in A LOT of heat :) To explain a bit more, the Wikimedia Foundation adopted a resolution that allows Wikimedia projects (including the English Wikipedia) to adopt a policy to use copyrighted material, such as images, under a claim of fair use. (No, you don't have to be a lawyer to work in that area :) ). This policy for the English Wikipedia is Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria. There are LOTS of copyrighted images (generally called non-free images) which need to be reviewed for whether their use on Wikipedia is valid under fair use (actually under the non-free content criteria). We have WAAAY too few people working on this. Non-free files with suspicious fair use claims or other problems are discussed at non-free content review. There are some automatically generated reports that can detect some of the images and files with problems regarding the non-free content policy. I am one of only a handful of editors (I believe) working through these reports, identify the problems with a specific file / article and outline those problems for discussion at non-free content review. Then a consensus can be reached on whether a particular use of a file is appropriate or not. So if you are interested, just let me know. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:17, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I should also mention that this is a monotonous and practically never ending task and you won't get lots of barnstars or other shiny things for it. If you work there, there's always something to do. :) -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:29, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

If that's not something you want to do, you can also take a look at Category:Wikipedia backlog. There are many other backlogs that also need attention. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:49, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I often do "monotonous and practically never ending task(s)". The way i deal with it is doing a bit of one, then switch to another for a bit, and so on (see my userpage for a list of things to do :D ). So i should find non-free files that are in violation of WP:NFCC and discuss them at NFCR? Where can i find the bot report to start my search? benzband (talk) 19:05, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

There are two reports. The first one is located at Wikipedia:Database reports/Non-free files missing a rationale and is generated by a bot which updates the report daily. The other one (which I am using) is run on the toolserver and can be found here. The toolserver report is not being updated very often, and some of the top violations have already been resolved. The latest use I reported to NFCR was 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350. Everything below should still be unreported/unresolved as of this post. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 22:45, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Okay thanks! benzband (talk) 22:52, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Error on page

I would like someone to fix a error, I cant figure how to do it. It is on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Afghanistan_blizzard Under the references, someone has put 900 chickens and it should be 900 people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.87.143.17 (talk) 15:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I fixed it. When you want to edit a reference, you have to look where the reference number appears in the article text. In this case, it's after the second sentence between ref tags, looking like <ref>Details of the reference</ref>. You have to figure out, where the reference is located in the Wiki code and edit that part. It cannot be edited by editing the ==References== section. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:42, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Hong Kong

Yesterday I updated the Hong Kong Tramways page on Wikipedia UK, but when I went to do the same on the Hong Kong site I find that I can't get access to edit, can someone tell me why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.39.54.191 (talk) 15:37, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

There is no Hong Kong Wikipedia, but there is a Chinese Wikipedia. If the article does not exist there, go ahead and create it!--ukexpat (talk) 15:50, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) If you are referring to the Hong Kong page here at the English Wikipedia, then the reason you cannot edit it is because it is protected by a mechanism called semi-protection. People editing under an IP cannot edit such pages, only people who are logged in and have an account that is autoconfirmed can edit such pages. Creating an account is free and provides some other benefits, but is not required as long as you don't want to edit semi-protected pages. Registering an account also provides some other benefits, which are outlined at Wikipedia:Why create an account?. If you don't want to register an account, you can propose the update at Talk:Hong Kong. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:59, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

OK, I've gone on to the Chinese Wikipedia Hong Kong Tramways page with my account open and I still can't edit the reference section, why not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lurdenlaw (talk • contribs) 18:21, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You will have to ask that at the Chinese Wikipedia Help Desk.--ukexpat (talk) 18:39, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

But if the Chinese WP uses the same mechanism for references as the English, the references are actually defined where they are used in the article, not in the References section. See WP:Referencing for beginners. --ColinFine (talk) 18:57, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Removing "unreferenced stub" tag?

My question, really, is when can I remove the "unreferenced stubs" template?

I've been working on the Schrodinger-Newton equations entry, and I would like to remove the "unreferenced stubs" template since I've added quite a bit (although still more work is needed!)...but I don't know if I've done enough to warrant removing the template.

--Pqnelson (talk) 15:47, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Nice work! I have removed the stub and unreferenced templates.--ukexpat (talk) 15:52, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

And upgraded it to start class in the Project template on the talk page.--ukexpat (talk) 15:58, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Deleted page still appears

My page was deleted, will there be a way for the page that says "this page has been deleted" to also be deleted soot does not appear in google searches? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SaraSJB (talk • contribs) 15:56, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

That should correct itself when Google's spiders catch up and realise that the page has been deleted. – ukexpat (talk) 15:59, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, any idea how long that can take? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SaraSJB (talk • contribs) 16:04, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

It's usually a few days. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 16:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

hepatitis c

is hepitits caureable — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.190.21.54 (talk) 17:06, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.. But, Wikipedia cannot give medical advice. The article on Hepatitis might answer your question, though. RudolfRed (talk) 17:23, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

how do I create a user box?

I have tried to but I still can't understand how, even by reading the tutorials. sophie (talk) 17:40, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

It depends on what exactly you wish to do. Do you want to make a custom userbox to put on your own page only? That can be done by placing a modified form of {{Userbox}} right on your userpage. If that's the case, perhaps you can describe what you're going for and we can suggest how to do it using the markup described at Template:Userbox. BigNate37_(T) 18:44, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

There are plenty of userboxes available. Also, it depends where you want them positioned.

--^CH^RI^S4315 22:16, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

--^CH^RI^S4315 22:15, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Just a quick headsup

http://www.dailypaul.com/248082/can-someone-fix-the-wiki-on-2012-convention-ron-paul-missing-wa-la-and-nv

Thanks! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.139.250.204 (talk) 18:54, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry. But does this have anything in relation with editing or using Wikipedia? This is a place for asking questions. Just in case you didn't know. Cheers :) --^CH^RI^S4315 22:12, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

They are attempting to point out an error in our 2012 Republican National Convention article. I looked at the source listed at the given URL, but the American system is crazy and confusing for me and I had no clue what that source meant, so I left this one for someone else to look at. BigNate37_(T) 22:28, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

They are arguing that our article(s) clash with the position taken by the Paul campaign (or at least some of its irredentist elements). This should be taken up at the talk page of the article(s) involved, and should make use of better and less POV sources than the one given (which could, though, serve as a source of leads). --Orange Mike | Talk 13:26, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Correct article title for Katerina Bailey

It looks like the article title for Katerina Bailey should be changed to Katherine Bailey. Scarpy (talk) 20:29, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Of the six references listed on the article, one is in print form, one is a dead link, one makes no mention of her at all, and three call her Kate Bailey. I have removed the bad reference, but I'm thinking we should move the article to Kate Bailey, leave the Katerina redirect, and add a redirect at Katherine. BigNate37_(T) 20:55, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. -- Scarpy (talk) 21:01, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Move done [1][2]. Redirects left [3][4] at Katerina Bailey. Katherine Bailey retargeted [5]. See also left on Katherine Bailey redirect's old target DAB page [6]. Hatnote placed on Kate Bailey [7] regarding Katherine Bailey redirect. BigNate37_(T) 21:20, 9 August 2012 (UTC) P.S. Don't substitute {{redirect|REDIR|OTHER}}, it's awful [8].

Resolved

What does the olympic symbol next to a listed athlete mean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(men)

I have checks both the contents in the page under footnotes and the talk page but see no explantation why some athletes, like Allan Wells, have an Olympic symbol rather than their national flag next to their name. Please explain it and clearly mark what it denotes in the page link above and relevant pages elsewhere.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.28.107.113 (talk) 21:33, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi. It represents an Olympic champion. One of the most recent Olympic champions is Michael Phelps (for example). Thank you for asking here at the Help Desk, but for future reference, the talk page of the article you are wondering about would be a great place to ask as well. :) Cheers! --^CH^RI^S4315 22:08, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I have removed the "resolved" tag. 86.28.107.113 asked for the explanation to be given on the page. This is a reasonable request, and it has not been done. I would do it myself, but I can't figure out how to copy the Olympic symbol, and I don't know what an "Olympic champion" is. Maproom (talk) 22:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

This has to do with the special status of the British team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics—see Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Deor (talk) 22:31, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, clicking through Allan Wells' GBR link takes one to Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics. My distaste for easter eggs aside, I don't immediately see a better way to present this information. BigNate37_(T) 22:34, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

In Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics, I read "The UK government allowed its athletes to choose whether to compete". Isn't that what almost every country does, for every Olympics? I think it means that the UK did not send an official team, but its athletes competed without an official UK affiliation. Maybe someone who understands this stuff could add a footnote to List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(men)? Maproom (talk) 07:50, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation for Sauk language

There are two Sauk languages -- one is on the page Sauk people, the other is Ma Manda language. However, a search on "Sauk language" redirects to Ma Manda language only. Both Sauk languages might also be called "Sauk", and belong on the disambiguation page. Would someone with more experience with disambiguation please take a look at this? Djembayz (talk) 23:24, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I converted the redirect into a disambiguation page. Rmhermen (talk) 16:20, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Ranks in Tables

A lot of formatted tables have a "Rank" column. e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_gold_medalists. If one adds a new name to the list, e.g. previously omitted through oversight, all of the ranks below the new entry have to be manually incremented by 1...

Or do they? Is there a way to automatically increment these ranks, or to set up the table in the first place so these ranks are automatically generated when the table is edited?Ordinary Person (talk) 23:28, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

New user needs help

Hello. I am new to the user side of Wikipedia, and looking to get involved. I have a huge personal library, and tons of documents as well.

I am active, love to read, love the power of information, and have a well established network in business and politics.

My favorite subjects are economics and foreign policy. I am already established in the Economics WikiProject. (Their page hasn't been updated in a long time!) Is there a WikiProject for international affairs / foreign policy?

Also, where can I find a template/banner that is useful for students saying that they are busy? thanks!--Colonel House (talk) 23:46, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

{{busy}} is the answer to your final question. Dismas|^(talk) 01:45, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

There is Wikipedia:WikiProject International relations, which is mainly concerned with diplomacy. If you look at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society you may see something else that interests you. --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:40, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Unable to get a locator map to work

I am trying to put a locator map in Prince Albert Impact Crater, but I'm getting errors. Could someone help me out? Thanks! Kevyn (talk) 23:55, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

• Figured it out! I had the map name wrong. Kevyn (talk) 00:41, 10 August 2012 (UTC)