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November 9

How to add a celebrity profile

We would like to add a celebrity profile of a women's pioneer pro boxer. She started it all, and it need to be set up. How do we go about to do this.???

Roya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roya1348 (talk • contribs) 02:34, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your question put up a couple red flags that I'd like to address. First, who is "we"? Wikipedia accounts are to be used by only one person, not a group of people. (See Wikipedia:Username policy) If there are more people that would like to work on the same article, that's fine but everyone should have their own account. Secondly, if you are affiliated with the subject of the article that you're writing about then you are strongly advised against it. That way there is no conflict of interest and the article remains neutral in tone.

That said, many first time editors find using the Articles for Creation process to be the easiest way to get an article written and posted in the main portion of Wikipedia. That and Your First Article are the first two things that I feel you should look into once those questions about your username/account are settled. Dismas|^(talk) 03:48, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Self-identifying to the Wikimedia Foundation

At https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_handbook/email_templates#Notification_that_identification_is_required there are instructions for self-identifying to the Wikimedia Foundation. I self-identified through secure-info@wikimedia.org (I am a candidate at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Electoral Commission) and got a successful mail delivery report from the mail server at mchenry.wikimedia.org, but nothing from a human. Is there way that I can confirm that I am self-identified? Ideally, I would like to insert a link showing self-identification on the Electoral Commissions page. Note: I edit using my real name and thus cannot be outed, so you can include personal information in any reply you post. --Guy Macon (talk) 03:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

According to m:Identification noticeboard, you are. PleaseStand (talk) 05:01, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I was searching all over wikimedia.org for that. --Guy Macon (talk) 08:44, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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

http://www.winningprogressive.org/democrats-had-a-filibuster-proof-senate-majority-for-72-days-during-president-obamas-first-term — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:5:1180:B3:41F5:DABD:A111:47D (talk) 03:20, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please add a sentence of plain English to those links explaining why you have put them there. HiLo48 (talk) 03:24, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency. -- Jreferee (talk) 06:30, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Distressingly incorrect reference to living Auschwitz survivor as a condemned Nazi war criminal

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

This article states that:

"During the trial Anita Lasker testified that he took part in selections for the gas chamber.[1] He was sentenced to death on November 17, 1945, and hanged at Hamelin jail by Albert Pierrepoint on December 13, 1945." with a hyperlink to the page of Anita Lasker.

Anita Lasker is a living survivor of Auschwitz NOT a Nazi war criminal. I hope this obvious error is promptly corrected out of respect for Ms. Lasker.

<delete>Please post to the article talk page, e.g., Talk: Josef Kramer, and cite a reliable source. </delete> Robert McClenon (talk) 03:51, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I changed both subsequent mentions of "he" to "Kramer". I never saw any ambiguity, but I corrected it to avoid confusion by someone who did not know the gender of the proper name "Anita". Robert McClenon (talk) 03:56, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Repeated malicious vandalism

Hello, a person who has been harassing me online for years has now started to vandalize a Wikipedia page about me. I have reverted the page back numerous times, and have pout a warning template on their talk page. It just happens again.

The page is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_P._McCann — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dennispmccann (talk • contribs) 04:00, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've put in a request for page protection at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. FYI, anyone can request protection of a page. Dismas|^(talk) 04:06, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Early Entrance Program (CSU)

This article, if not hyped, shows its bias. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Entrance_Program_%28CSU%29 In addition to some actual information, it discloses things like "great opportunities. . . " EEP and its practices have come under scrutiny from state of CA ed department and even the university in which it operates. The entry does not touch this. Based on the writing style, I suspect it is written by the director himself, whose content on wiki is similar to its promotional literature. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.246.204 (talk) 04:09, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done Long flagged as unsourced, and as a not particularly notable aspect of the subject, I have redirected it to the main article. Thank you. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 14:39, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot add wikilink at www.wikidata.org

Hi, I cannot add wikilinks at www.wikidata.org. The "add" box below other links doesn't appear? What might happened? How can I fix that issue? Thank you in advance for your help. --Hanberke (talk) 04:51, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On which Wikidata page? The Wikidata page for this HelpDesk page has an "add" box. - David Biddulph (talk) 05:01, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your prompt reply. It is https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36534#sitelinks-wikipedia. --Hanberke (talk) 05:06, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That shows an "Add" link for me, so if it isn't doing so for you I can only suggest clearing the cache in case you're seeing a corrupted version. - David Biddulph (talk) 05:40, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your time. Cheers --Hanberke (talk) 06:05, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

History of Siberia

Please link fr:Histoire de la Sibérie to the wikidata of History of Siberia. Pretty Thanks!!--辛庚己戊 (talk) 06:27, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Glaisher [talk] 06:29, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

To remove the picture of Prophet MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H)

In Islam picture of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other Humans are not allowed. But Wikipedia is showing illustrations with face illustrated and face is veiled or white washed. But still it is offensive to Muslims!

 here is the link to picture 
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammed_kaaba_1315.jpg

I kiindly request you to remove this picture as soon as possible!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hamzajarral9 (talk • contribs) 08:51, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It will not happen - the consensus is to not remove the image, per WP:NOTCENSORED. See also WP:Perennial proposals#Censor offensive images. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 08:56, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. We understand your point if view. However, one of our main objectives is to make information freely available to all, and censoring images would prevent us doing that. But if you open a Wikipedia account, there are ways in which you can configure your account to hide images that you do not wish to see - see Help:Options to hide an image. Gandalf61 (talk) 09:24, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Question about picture's copyright.

I'd like to upload to ukiyo-e image of Kobayashi Kiyochika on Wikimedia. But something is in many different university or museum. For instance, this painting is in Harvard. I rarely know what copyright law is applied and I want to know that I can upload it Wikimedia.--Reiro (talk) 11:37, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on when this was first published outside the United States. If it was published before 1 January 1923, then this is definitely in the public domain in the United States per COMMONS:URAA#Preliminary tests. If not, then it is copyrighted for 95 years since publication. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 13:13, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Image of Customs Ship

Hello!

I need help here: In the article Bundeszollverwaltung I want to replace this image [1] with this image [2], but I don't know how I can do this. --Lkl ★ 11:38, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

the second image is posted internally on the German Wikipedia (see the de.wikipedia.org in the URL), which runs separately from the English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org). If the second image is appropriately licensed, you can ask to have it moved to the ~~Wikipedia~~ Wikimedia Commons which will then allow it to automagically be linked into Wikipedia articles in any language like the first image is. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 16:25, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Langsamkommenlassen: Uploaded at Commons as Commons:File:Helgoland 1.jpg. --Mdann52talk to me! 09:32, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks a lot! --Lkl ★ 13:23, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Special pages issues

Where should bug reports/feature requests for pages like Special:UserLogin/signup be put? —[AlanM1(talk)]— 12:06, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@AlanM1, If it is a bug, then straight to bugzilla. For features, first at WP:VP and if there is consensus, file a bug at bugzilla: --Glaisher [talk] 12:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging

How does this work? Is it enough to link a user's name to ping them? Do you have to add the "@" in order for it to work? Do you have to use a Template:Reply to? I know from experience that I get pinged when reverted and that's just a bare username link, but I see several different approaches to pinging on talk pages with the manually added "@" and the template being the most common. Any ideas? -Thibbs (talk) 16:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thibbs, linking the name is enough. The "@" is an import from Twitter, when you want to make it clear you are specifically talking to that editor. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 16:31, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)Thibbs, yes, just a User:Example would work. It would work without the @. See also WP:ECHO & mw:Echo (Notifications). Regards, --Glaisher [talk] 16:32, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

However, my understanding is that the link must be part of a signed comment on a talk page for the notification to occur. There are templates that can be used also, {{U}} and {{ping}}, both of which simply build the link behind the curtain. DES ^(talk) 17:12, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's very helpful info. And I just got 2 pings so I know it's accurate. Thanks! -Thibbs (talk) 17:28, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AOL Keyword: Thibbs, If you will pardon the editorializing, I think that @using #Twitter-specific @conventions #on @Wikipedia #is @a #Bad @Idea. Remember AOL Keywords? Wikipedia will be here long after Twitter and Facebook go the way of geocities pages. --Guy Macon (talk) 17:39, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Guy, the "@" may have been popularized by Twitter but I remember using it in text-based forums and Usenet over twenty years ago - way before Wikipedia existed :-) --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:54, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So do I. DES ^(talk) 20:06, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Anyway I'll probably stick to the non-@ ping. I was just concerned before that my pings were failing. -Thibbs (talk) 20:35, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Usenet, really? I was active in Usenet through most of the Nineties without seeing @name. Dunno why it's so common in blog comments. —Tamfang (talk) 00:47, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If my memory serves it was not uncommon on rec.arts.sf.written, and at least occasionally used on comp.lang.apl. DES ^(talk) 01:11, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, maybe I mentally filtered it out because it's inane. Or do some people have trouble recognizing a vocative? —Tamfang (talk) 02:28, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It obviously wasn't in use in the Usenet forums that Guy frequented in the early 2000s, or he wouldn't consider it a Twitterism. So it isn't new to Twitter, but has been popularized by Twitter. I won't comment on the assessment that both Twitter and Facebook will both go away. I didn't buy any stock in either of them. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:36, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cantonment Modern school, Dhaka (may be old name)

I want to read about Cantonment Modern School, which was/is situated at cantonment area, Dhaka. This school was established before 1958. I was admitted by my parent in 1958 in K.G.I. At that time most of the students were belong to Army families. Often top Civilian and Army officials of that time visited to our school. I studied there about 4 years. Nafis Ahmed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.110.108.233 (talk) 17:15, 9 November 2013 (UTC) [reply]

According to Dhaka Cantonment (and other sources I found in a Google search) there is now something called the "Muslim Modern School" there but that does not see to be what you are describing. DES ^(talk) 20:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

it had 410 students (boys and girls) listed in a 1967 gazetteer [3] and 1969 assembly report lists the girls high school as having some type of a relationship with Brigadier Khodad Khan. [4] You are probably going to need to be in contact with someone who has feet on the ground in Dhaka with access to paper records to get anything more. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 21:10, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

troy bilt chipper shredder model 47321. need an owners manual

lookin for a free download containing the owners manual/parts manual for the troy bilt model 47321 chipper shredder — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.208.162.55 (talk) 19:00, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:54, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

dr max wolf columnbia unitversity - is he recognized by the medical community ?

would Wikipedia look into this guy ? he's advertising a product to purchase. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Susan in OR (talk • contribs) 20:41, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not an investigative service, sorry. You'd get a faster result Googling him. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 20:50, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I misread this thinking he was advertising on Wikipedia.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:34, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Which is the right venue to report an account which you suspect is an indefinitely blocked user with a new account?

I strongly suspect that a fairly new account is in fact being operated by the same person who was indefinitely blocked days before the block was created. I am not sure where to report this, is that sockpuppeting? The person is not using two or more accounts right now, they are using a new account to evade their block so should that be reported to AN or AN/I instead?Smeat75 (talk) 20:48, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Report it to WP:SPI if you have behavioural evidence that suggests the two are the same person. Note that in the vast majority of cases, an indefinitely blocked user shouldn't be editing except to file unblock requests on their main account's talk page. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 20:53, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.Smeat75 (talk) 20:55, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Skeeter Davis info

Skeeter's mother's name was Sarah Rachel. Punzie was my grandfather's pet name for her. As far as I can remember, he was the only person who called her Punzie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.128.25.86 (talk) 23:23, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to mention this on Talk:Skeeter Davis. But unless you can supply a published reliable source for the information, I am afraid that your personal memory is not sufficient to support entering it in the Wikipedia article. DES ^(talk) 23:42, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I revised the Skeeter Davis article per the above request.[5] -- Jreferee (talk) 05:31, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]