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

still cannot find my draft I was working on

I still cannot find the draft I was working on. how do I return to my draft that I was creating --- where do I find it again.

Scenic25 (talk)Scenic25 —Preceding undated comment added 23:29, 31 March 2010 (UTC).

User:Scenic25/Fishlake Scenic Byway. You can always find your user subpages here: Special:PrefixIndex/User:Scenic25/. Spitfire^Tally-ho! 23:35, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

And the link "my contributions" at the top of any page goes to Special:Contributions/Scenic25 which shows all edits you have made - except to pages that were later deleted but there are currently none of those. The contributions page also has the link "Subpages" at the bottom. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:02, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Article didn't post

Yesterday I created an account, did a search for my subject, clicked on the red title of my subject in the notice indicating there wasn't an articea about it, composed my article using many sources and hit "save page." I waited some time then did a search for my article and it wasn't there. Can you tell me what happened to it? The title is "Meredith Hodges." Thank you Meredith Hodges (talk) 15:24, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't appear to have saved; your contributions list shows only two edits, and you have no deleted contributions. There doesn't appear to ever have been an article by that name, either. Were you using this account to post it?

Having asked that, you may want to review our conflict of interest guidelines - generally, it's considered questionable to create an article about yourself. I'll leave you a welcome note and other information on your user talk page. Tony Fox (arf!) 15:54, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

After hitting "Save page" there should have been a message saying it wasn't saved and explain why. Before trying to save non-trivial edits, I recommend copying the text away from the browser, for example to a text editor. The save was blocked by our filters but the text can be recovered. Click the "my contributions" link at top of any page to get to Special:Contributions/Meredith_Hodges. This shows there are no saved edits to Meredith Hodges but there is also a link near the top saying "filter log". Click it and click "examine" to see two edits you attempted to save yesterday. The page didn't exist before the attempted save so the full text you wrote is in the field called "New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext)". Your browser can copy it from there. Note: I haven't examined the text to see whether it would be appropriate for Wikipedia. I don't have time for this currently. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:45, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Tehseen Munawer

How to insert a picture inside an article, I have already created. - <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tpjayaraman (talk • contribs) 14:57, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps. --Mysdaao ^talk 16:33, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Shaw Cricket Club

how do i create a wikipedia page for shaw cricket club?

Kringy (talk) 17:22, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

The Article wizard is useful for creating articles. First, though, make sure that the Shaw Cricket club is notable enough to have an article, and that you have references from reliable sources. You may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article before you begin. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 18:01, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

For cricket clubs see WP:CRIN. General creation advice follows:

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

Thank you.

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. – ukexpat (talk) 20:13, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

ajmal perfumes

Dear Sir,

I was searching for ajmal perfumes in wikipedia and their charity hospital at hojai, assam I did not find any related notes or any information

u can find the information on ajmal perfumes and add back the same so that it can be helpful to many

its just a suggestion only

my mail id <email removed>

with regards Jilani —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.58.175.8 (talk) 04:01, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

I removed your email address. I assume you don't want spam programs to dig your email out of Wikipedia and send you tons of unwanted emails. Otherwise, the best place to request a new article is at Wikipedia:Requested articles. Toodles. --Jayron32 04:34, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

image problem

Hi I have an image that is not working on an article that i edited - HomeGround Services. I was seeing advice about what is wrong please and how to rectify it? I have checked through the faq and there is something there about adjusting a proxy but i don't understand this. Can anyone help please? Please post your response to my talk page. thanks Bowl4u (talk) 03:07, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Ok i am not to sure what your saying... I see an image on HomeGround Services! However you should use -->{{Non-free use rationale | Description = | Source = | Article = | Portion = | Low_resolution = | Purpose = | Replaceability = | other_information = }}

........More info look here--->Template:Non-free use rationale..........Moxy (talk) 03:19, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't see the image; I get a red "X" in a box. I think it's a server problem. Wait a day and see if the image reappears. If it doesn't, you should bring it to the attention of Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). (If anyone can suggest a better page for reporting this problem, please do.) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 21:32, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

How do I disambiguate a new article about a person with a namesake already on Wikipedia?

Resolved

 – --BelovedFreak 11:06, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

How do I distinguish an article about UK tv executive David Abraham from the article about David Abraham the Argentinian footballer? Thanks Alistair Stevenson (talk) 06:57, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

I had a nice response typed out, but looks like you've done it using the {{About}} template.--BelovedFreak 11:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi Belovedfreak, sorry about that. I meant to come back and say I'd gone ahead on my own but I was having a good time trying stuff out. Thank you for your help anyway. Alistair Stevenson (talk) 11:09, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

No problem, glad you figured it out! --BelovedFreak 11:14, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

One of my goals in life is to achieve a Wikipedia article about myself

I know you probably don't care, but I'd really appreciate some advice regarding this. I am very creative in music, art, film, photography, literature, etc. I'm usually my teachers favorite student when it comes to these subjects, and they always say that I have a great talent in these things. I'm also very athletic, I was in a newspaper once for having "herculean" strength in wrestling, and I have a almost legendary rank among my peers for my performance in Football and Wrestling. I know having your own Wikipedia article requires a lot of notability, and I was wondering what path I should take in life to achieve this validity. I just turned 16 btw.NexCarnifex (talk) 18:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Asking a bunch of random people on the internet for career advice is probably not the best way to choose your future direction. You'd be better off talking to your teachers, family and friends, and consulting your own inclinations, to help you work out which of your talents will bring you the most success and personal fulfilment. Once you've decided where your future lies, be it in sport, creative endeavour or whatever, then take a look at Wikipedia:Notability (people), which lists the criteria against which people are judged notable or not in their particular field of expertise. Find the one that applies to you, fulfil the criteria (ensuring your accomplishments are recorded in reliable sources), and wait for someone neutral to write the Wikipedia article, thus avoiding any conflict of interest. Voilà! Enjoy the process, and good luck with the outcome. Karenjc 18:22, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

However, I wouldn't advise choosing your career by whether or not you will get an article on Wikipedia. And WP:NOBILITY says you cannot write and article about yourself. However, you can request that an article about you be created at WP:AFC. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 19:19, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Everyone has talents, and many are "famous" for something among other people who know them. I am a musician myself, and also wish I had a Wikipedia article about me, but I can't justify it. I do have a little paragraph about myself at the top of my user page. There are other Wiki websites where personal biographies can be posted, and there is also MySpace, Facebook, etc. As for public exposure, if I had a choice between having a Wikipedia article, and making a big public appearance (maybe on a stage, maybe on TV, maybe getting something published), where I could actually demonstrate my talents, I would choose the latter. Wanting an article very badly is like wanting to win an award, but not caring so much about doing whatever activity would get you that award. I'll bet you know some people like that! (End of social networking post, which is not really allowed on Wikipedia!) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 21:44, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Band name change

There is a band called Takota on here that has changed their name to Beta Wolf. How do I update the Takota page to reflect the name change?

~~Thekevikev —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheKeviKev (talk • contribs) 21:41, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Request the name change by following the directions listed at Wikipedia:Requested moves, and provide a link to a reliable source reporting the name change in your rationale. Please remember to sign your posts by typing four tildes at the end of each message, like this: ~~~~. liquidluck✽talk 21:44, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

You can change it by clicking the "move" tag at the top. The move will also change Takota into a "redirect" page so that when someone tries to go to "Takota" they will get to Beta Wolf instead. I would move it for you, but first the opening paragraphs should be rewritten to refer to the band by its current name. Also, "Re-invented" is a bad term; it would be better to say "originally called Takota from 2005 to 2009". If you have trouble doing the move, post here again and we'll help. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 21:52, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Follow-up: You negected to tell us that you already wrote an article for Beta Wolf, and it was challenged for speedy deletion. User:Chaser changed it to a redirect to Takota. I'm not sure if there was much of a discussion beyond the response you posted at Talk:Beta Wolf. Since a "Beta Wolf" page exists, you can't use the rename method. My suggestion is to change the article with citations, and then request the move, as recommended by Liquidluck. I do agree it doesn't make sense for the Takota article to remain under that title if it isn't the band's current name.

On the other hand, if they have done notable things under their old name (to justify their article), and nothing under their new name, that could be a reason to not move or rewrite the article yet. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 22:03, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate all the help. I'm still a newbie at all this. Yeah, I went ahead and changed the Takota article to reflect the name change to Beta Wolf, and included the "originally Takota" tab as well, just still having trouble finding where to put the "move" tab. I agree to not have an article on Takota, just to rename it to Beta Wolf and I will insert a Takota section. ~~TheKeviKev —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheKeviKev (talk • contribs) 22:08, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

The article still has no citations saying where the information about the name change comes from, nor does it establish notability about the band under its new name. These should be done first, then you need to request the move as explained in Liquidluck's reply. The move tab won't work because a page called "Beta Wolf" already exists. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 22:17, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

My URL went stale

Hello, could anyone help me with a citation issue; I've got some information from Thomson Reuters and now the URL doesn't work anymore with the access date being 20 February 2010. Hers's the URL http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKHAN960320071231, anyone with assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks Sp33dyphil 07:05, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

The link you mentioned (Vietnam Airlines 2007 profit rises 6.4 pct) loads fine on my end. Perhaps the site was down momentarily? ThemFromSpace 07:21, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for helping me out, I think I have found the problem - there was comma at the end of the link so Wikipedia couldn't lead me to the right page; just because there was a comma! Thanks for giving it a look and have a wonderful Easter Sunday! Sp33dyphil 11:05, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Duplicating material

I do not completely understand the structure of Wikipedia. Today, I inserted text concerning natural resources of Germany into Economy of Germany. Yet, there are several articles which cover similar topics, where this material could realistically be duplicated into: Germany, Energy in Germany, etc. Should I cut and paste my additions to all these articles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tropical wind (talk • contribs) 11:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Additional question, if I may: the article name Gábor Steingart contains a mistake. It should NOT have the acute accent (´). How can this be changed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tropical wind (talk • contribs) 11:28, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing that to our attention. I have moved that article to the right one, without the accent. As for your other question, the short answer is yes, you would need to add the information to articles separately. Articles develop independently, even though some of the cover similar or related topics. A large topic like Germany has several "spin out" articles, or sub-pages which may repeat some of what's in the main article, but will also expand on the information, leaving the main Germany article as more of a summary. Therefore, if you add the info to Germany, it would perhaps be better to edit it down a little to reflect our summary style. Also, if possible, could you add a few more references? I see you have added one, which is great, but does that cover the entirety of what you have added? By the way, don't forget to sign your posts - you can do this by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end - that will automaticall give your username and time/date. I've left you some (hopefully) useful links on your talkpage.--BelovedFreak 11:42, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

You might like to look at WP:WikiProject Germany, and talk to other people there about the best way to proceed. --ColinFine (talk) 20:31, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

To "Beloved": I'm grateful for all your advice. All the information I inserted comes from the Gürtler's book "Wirtschaftsatlas Deutschland", mostly from pages 34-35 and 44-45. I have now duplicated the <ref>s to indicate this. I have suggested inserting the material to the article Germany, since information about natural resources is almost completely missing from "Geography." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tropical wind (talk • contribs) 18:00, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

WCWW

wcww voice,data —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankit dayal (talk • contribs) 18:41, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Did you have a question with which we can assist you? TNXMan 18:44, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

How to add subsection to a "locked" page

The page on "Testicles" is locked, ie. it cannot be edited as far as I can tell. No doubt to prevent frivolous and/or inane edits. However, I am a serious academic with a published article on an important subject ignored by Wikipedia, namely "The Role of the Testicles in Male Psychological Development." I would like to adapt the material in this article to Wikipedia format and add it to the section on Testicles. My material is all quite serious, thoroughly researched, replete with source citations, and fills a gap in the existing Wikipedia page.

How can I get around this obstacle and proceed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RobertMFriedman (talk • contribs) 03:42, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

You should get autoconfirmed first. Just make ten edits to Wikipedia - that's quite easy if you ask me - and wait for a few days. (4, if I remember correctly.) Then you can do what you want. Kayau Voting IS evil 04:14, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

As a suggestion, I'd advise you to take your proposed edits to the talk page first and discuss them there. As you have an obvious conflict of interest in wanting to add your own material, it would probably be better received to seek consensus to add it through the talk page first. Good luck! Dayewalker (talk) 04:24, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

I's also caution you about adding excessive content proportional to the remainder of the article, creating undue emphasis on a given sub-topic within the article. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:29, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

mobile phone

please tell me that, is this technology invent that in a mobile we can see..if we call some one and that person is busy with other...we can able to watch this person name in our mobile.Avinek8 (talk) 20:17, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 20:24, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Help me locate Dentist/Orthodontis first name Jochan or Jochen in Moscow on DW-TV April 01, 2010

Dr. Jochan or Jochen discussed on DW-TV how grinding, clenching teeth at night is associated with stress, neck, ear,shoulder pain and headaches. He said, " he designed new gear to wear at night that is plastic and water is able to flow through it. If a plastic retainer/night guard doesn't work to ease the night grinding. His gear is separate from a clear retainer. Dr. also, had a patient in his office who was using an elastic band as physical therapy in a seated positon to exercise with to strengthen her lower back muscles that can be associated with easing the problem. I went to DW-Tv dw-worl.de.com no luck. I would love to have Dr.'s name , location, and office information. HELP ME PLEASE —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deejay01 (talk • contribs) 21:58, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our roughly three million articles, and thought that we were directly 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 a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand 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. TNXMan 01:18, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Uploading images

How can I upload images from my computer to a newly created page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marekwolan (talk • contribs) 21:11, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Images are one of the most tricky areas of Wikipedia. General advice follows:

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 21:17, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Lost message

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 15:21, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

When I sign in just now I had a message, I clicked on I think "last change" but I can't find any thing that was left or changed ? I thought I saw "bot" as I was clicking some thing. I looked at both my user page and talk page history, my husband has been working on auto-archiving on my talk page. I guess my question is how do I track something like this down. I definitely had a message but don't see any change Peteypaws (talk) 22:53, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello there!! if Mlpearc has been editing/helping you with your talk page and has been doing so from his account, you will receive a message letting you know someone has posted to your talk page..Does not matter the content, if he edited the page you will be informed of it by way of the automated message service............ Moxy (talk) 23:18, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Thamks Peteypaws (talk) 23:56, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Request article creation - conflict of interest

My attempt at an article was deleted.Can an independent editor rewrite the article as I have tried for several months.Thank You. En.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Jose(Cha-Cha)Jimenez

User:Jose(Cha-Cha)Jimenez 108.115.229.73 (talk) 14:48, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank You. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.115.229.73 (talk) 14:29, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I work for an organization that does not have an article, but is notable and has independent reliable sources. Because of the conflict of interest, I would like an independent editor to create the article. I have not easily been able to locate where exactly I submit the company information and sources. Could someone provide the exact submission link? Thank you. Corpcomm200 (talk) 20:32, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Sure: Wikipedia:Articles for creation. And thank you for noting your COI and asking for assistance. All too often editors in your position create the article themselves and then get disheartened/annoyed when it is deleted for not complying with guidelines. – ukexpat (talk) 20:59, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

I've taken a look at that link and it seems that it is geared towards my actually creating an article. Since I'm asking someone to write the article for me, do I just enter the article name under Section 6 ("End") on Wikipedia: Article wizard/Ready for submission? And following that, enter the links to the various sources? Corpcomm200 (talk) 14:12, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

That's right - you write it and it is reviewed by others. There is an alternative process, Requested articles, that may be what you are looking for. – ukexpat (talk) 14:20, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

My understanding was that since I work for the company and there is a potential COI, the recommendation was for me not to write the article, but instead request to have the article written by an independent editor. I looked through the "Requested Articles" link and am I correct in assuming that I enter the company name through the edit feature where the article names are listed? Do I then go in and in the edit section, put in the links to my external resources? Is there anything beyond this that I need to do?

It also looks like taking the "Request Articles" route may be very long and cumbersome, since there seems to be a large backlog. In this instance, is it preferable for me to just write the article via the process you mention above and wait for it to be reviewed? Does that have the potential for a quicker turnaround time? I'm just concerned about it being deleted since all the information in Wikipedia states that I should not be writing my own article because of the COI. Corpcomm200 (talk) 19:46, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

There is no rule absolutely prohibiting an editor with a COI creating an article about the COI subject, you are however strongly advised not to. Another possible option is to create the article in a user subpage, such as User:Corpcomm200/Sandbox, where you can work on it at your own pace. When you think it's ready to be moved to the mainspace you can request review at WP:Requests for feedback. There is quite a backlog there too (all the reviewers there, of whom I am one, are volunteer editors) but you may get a quicker review than at WP:RA. There is an Article wizard that you can use to help you create the article. I cannot suggest strongly enough that before you get started you read WP:CORP, WP:FAQO, WP:SPAM, WP:NPOV, WP:RS and WP:YFA (sorry for the jaron but those pages are pretty self explanatory). – ukexpat (talk) 21:37, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

I have just uploaded the requested information (article title, description and references - external links to the sources) under the Requested Articles section for "Businesses and Organizations". Almost immediately I received a message regarding a speedy deletion nomination, which I am including below. I'm a little confused as to why my entry was marked for deletion, since I did not actually write an article. I only provided an independent editor with the resources that Wikipedia requests. Have I made this request incorrectly?

[edit] Speedy deletion nomination of G2 Worldwide A tag has been placed on G2 Worldwide requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content. You may wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. RadioFan (talk) 20:04, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Corpcomm200"

Corpcomm200 (talk) 20:17, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

You've received the notice because you placed your request in "articlespace" - that is, the page the article would go if the article was to be written ((G2 Worldwide). The article will be deleted soon enough, so don't worry. The correct place to request an article is at WP:RA. Good luck! liquidluck✽talk 20:22, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I did place the request in the section you mentioned -- Wikipedia: Requested Articles. I then clicked edit on the appropriate subtopic (Business and Organizations)and was taken to the Requested Articles/Business and Economics/Businesses and Organizations page, where I added the company name (G2 Worldwide) and a brief description. I have collected a listing of notable resources for the editor who will write this article. Originally I placed them under the "articlespace", but they have now been deleted. Where am I supposed to list these resources for the editor? And is there anything else I need to do provide in for this article request? Corpcomm200 (talk) 14:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

I would put them in a user subpage, something like User:Corpcomm200/G2 references and add that link to your article request. – ukexpat (talk) 14:26, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Although the article name is still listed under Requested Articles, it looks like the page has been deleted with the following explanation:

This page has been deleted. The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 21:33, 1 April 2010 R'n'B (talk | contribs) deleted "G2 Worldwide" ‎ (Not enough context to identify article's subject (CSD A1))

Do I need to resubmit my article? How do I keep it from getting deleted? Along with the article title, I posted a description of the agency.

Corpcomm200 (talk) 17:12, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Image credit on article page

Resolved

 – –Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 18:18, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I found an image on an article that has, beneath the caption, credit given to the photographer. The file page itself has the credit; I'm not sure this belongs on an article page. I would like to remove it, but I can't find the policies or guidelines regarding this. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 05:59, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

WP:CREDITS is the guideline. liquidluck✽talk 06:09, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Ohhh, I typed in WP:CREDIT (just guessing) and got taken someplace else entirely. Thanks liquidluck! – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:40, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Lol, that's kind of funny. I added a disambig link at the top. liquidluck✽talk 23:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Help with Preferences

Resolved

 – here at least. – ukexpat (talk) 19:46, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I use an old browser (Netscape) on my awfully old computer. I can't view my preferences page. Is there a "simple HTML" option like that in Gmail that can be employed here? Purlot (talk) 06:10, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I see you also posted to Wikipedia:Help desk#Help with Preferences. Please keep it there. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:02, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Account termination

I would like to know how to terminate my account. Zwek1345 (talk) 21:04, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

You can just abandon it, there's no need to terminate it.--SPhilbrickT 21:08, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Accounts cannot be deleted. It's easiest for Wikipedia to maintain the account as it is and you can just stop using it. If you for some reason want to hide information like the existence of the username then see also Wikipedia:Right to vanish. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:44, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Anthem Within (Band)

Anthem Within is an American Thrash Metal Band out of Pasadena, Maryland. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jnighthawk7x (talk • contribs)

I see you created Anthem Within after posting here. I'm afraid the article doesn't meet Wikipedia requirements so I have nominated it for deletion per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A7. See also Wikipedia:Notability (music). PrimeHunter (talk) 00:08, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

help with image

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 02:19, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I uploaded an image to the HomeGround Services article but what appears is pixilated grey and white boxes, not the image that I had uploaded. I don't know how to fix this despite lots of reading. Should I delete it and upload it again or is there something that an experienced uploader of photos recognises about this mistake. I'd appreciate any help or advice on this as I am new and would like to do more on wikipedia. Please notify me of any responses on my talk page. thanks Bowl4u (talk) 05:56, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

That means the background is transparent. Can you link to the image? Kayau Voting IS evil 06:13, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I think you must be referring to File:HomeGroundlogo.jpg, which is the only image I can see that you have uploaded. It appears normal to me. --ColinFine (talk) 08:43, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

The picture does not display for me; I get the "broken link to image" box. I think it's a server problem; we've seen this happen before. Wait a while (maybe a day?) and see if it shows up. Don't worry about the grey and white boxes; they often turn up when you look at the image information page, but they won't appear when the image is actually placed in an article.

Thanks for your help. It seems someone has fixed it for me.Bowl4u (talk) 08:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

How to improve an article to make it more natural?

Hi there, My first article has advertisment and orphan tags. I've made changes in the text in order to make it natural, also extended the article and added categories and references. Kindly asking for your advice how to improve it in order to get the advetisment and orphan tags removed.

Thanks in advance! Cheers, Ami Amikis (talk) 06:49, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

The article does nothing to establish notablilty of the company, and probably can't be made acceptable for inclusion at Wikipedia. Read some of the links on your talk page, but the only solution is to write a different kind of article; one which does not appear to be written by or for the company. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:57, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Creating a page

Hi,

I am an artist and would like to create a page on myself which does not exist as of now. Kindly guide me on how to go about doing thing. I would like it to be a permanent page—Preceding unsigned comment added by Richa.mystique (talk • contribs)

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Please read WP:Conflict of Interest, WP:Autobiography, and WP:Notability before you do anything. Make sure you maintain a WP:Neutral point of view (which isn't easy when you are the subject of the article), and no original research. That means the info in the article must be cited by a WP:reliable source, and not just something you remember. (BTW, I remember reading that our memory always exaggerates the true events. :)) Kayau Voting IS evil 11:22, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Not my memory. I remember everything exactly as it happened, always. (It's other people who mistakenly remember those events differently.) :) --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:59, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Link

PLease send me a link for where I ACTUALLY GET TO SUBMIT MY ARTICLE - NO MORE SUGGESTIONS, TIPS OR GUIDELINES WANTED!!! Just need to get the info submitted.. it is a new artcile, and just needs to be loaded in

15:39, 13 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cardinal releasing (talk • contribs)

Just type in the title you wish to use in the search bar on the left hand side of the page. If the title is not in use, it should say "This page does not exist. To create this page, click here" or something like that. TNXMan 16:04, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

But before you do that please consider using the Article Creation Wizard to create your article as a userspace draft first. That way you can work on it over time without the possibility of it being speedily or otherwise deleted (unless it's a copyvio or blatant spam). – ukexpat (talk) 18:40, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Adding sources to reflist

I am new and can not figure out how to add a reference source to a reflist. I am not understanding something and need an explanation how reflist editing works. Any help is appreciated. (Markusjca (talk) 17:57, 13 April 2010 (UTC))

Well, the references themselves are not actually listed in the reference section. They are listed in the article between a <ref> tag and a </ref> tag. The template {{reflist}} causes the information to appear in the reference section. For more info, check out Help:References. TNXMan 18:06, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

How do I submit to wiki ----

kug—Preceding unsigned comment added by FFFUUUNNN (talk • contribs)

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

Thank you.

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. – ukexpat (talk) 01:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiCommons permissions

Hello, I know I shouldn't be doing this, but I do not know what other actions I should take; I have uploaded a few photos phtographed by overseas photographers, and now, when I want to upload the permissions, dialogue boxes asking me for IMAP, POP3 and other stuff keep on popping up. What are IMAP, POP3, and where can I find them on the computer? Thanks Sp33dyphil <sup>(Talk) (Contributions)</sup> 04:51, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I personally do not know the answer, but have you tried asking at the commons help desk? There is probably someone knowledgeable there. However, please be sure you are not violating the other photographers' copyrights. liquidluck✽talk 06:14, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Sp33dyphil <sup>(Talk) (Contributions)</sup> 06:30, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

POP3 and IMAP have to do with accessing email. I don't know why a Wikipedia "pop-up" would be asking for these. Have you checked your computer for viruses lately? --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:38, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Maybe the user clicked on an e-mail link to permissions/OTRS which launched an e-mail config wizard on their computer? – ukexpat (talk) 19:32, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

No, I was talking WikiCommons. If you go to WikiCommons and type in User talk:Sp33dyphil, you'll see; I was trying to send some permissions. Sp33dyphil <sup>(Talk) (Contributions)</sup> 06:40, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I believe I have worked out what the problem is and have responded at commons.

titanic

is today the day the titanic sank! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.19.128.100 (talk) 15:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

No, that was in 1912 ;) But yes, this is the anniversary - you can see from our article on RMS Titanic. In future, the best place to ask knowledge questions is at the reference desk; this is a board for getting help with using Wikipedia. Gonzonoir (talk) 15:53, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Actually it hit an iceberg today before midnight and sank tomorrow (you know what I mean) after two hours. I assume this was local time. Tomorrow Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 15 will displayed in the "On this day..." section on the Main Page but Titanic is not mentioned on the Main Page today. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

How to create a box on the right, opposite the contents box.

Most pages have a box on the right, opposite the contents box,containing important information. How do I edit a page to include the box? For example, a school page has a box with location, date founded, masot, email address etc. How do I add this?DelboyLOS (talk) 04:17, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Please visit Category:Infobox templates for more information. --White Trillium (talk) 04:22, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Help:Infobox may also be of use.--BelovedFreak 14:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

What is the meaning of "Camdeboo"?

The word "Camdeboo" is used in South Africa as part of names and phrases relating to a particular (but not clearly defined) geographical area near the town of Graaff-Reinet. Examples: Camdeboo Valley; Plains of Camdeboo; Camdeboo National Park; Camdeboo tree. It is said to have come from the San or Khoi languages, but there is great disagreement as to its meaning.10:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roystauth (talk • contribs)

That's something you should ask here. ;) Kayau Voting IS evil 11:25, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Moved page not showing up on search

Hi,

I just moved a page from my user space to the main space but it does not turn up when I do a search. How can I fix this. The moved page is - William P. Barnett.

StanfordGSB (talk) 16:05, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It appears the article is live at William P. Barnett and appears when I do a search using the search bar on the left. It usually takes a while for Google to index Wikipedia articles, if you're referring to external search engines. TNXMan 16:09, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Editing Title of Page

How do I edit the title of my page? It now reads Tonyremo/enter your new article name here

I can not figure out where I am supposed to edit that to simply read "Susan Gardner", which is the title of my article.

Please help!

00:48, 16 April 2010 (UTC)Tonyremo (talk)

The article is currently on one of your user sub-pages: User:Tonyremo/Enter your new article name here. You may not be able to move it yet if you have made fewer than 10 edits, and have only recently created an accout. Is the article ready to be moved to article space? I notice there is a note at the top which reads "delete this article - user request" but maybe that means delete after it's copied to the correct article name (which is another way of doing it). The article also has a banner at the top saying it's a work in progress. If you don't see a "move" tab at the top of the article's page, remove the tags that don't belong in the finished article and then ask for it to be moved. If you do see the "move" tab, you will be able to move it yourself. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 01:59, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Case Sensitive Article Incorrect

I was planning on inproving the article for Crush Radio and it seems the page is actually case sensitive. It is CRUSH_radio instead of Crush Radio. It just seems to me that CRUSH would indicate each letter was read out.

Am I ok to just create a new page with that content and redirect the old page to the new one or can a page be renamed?

Thanks. Supersword (talk) 23:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

You're correct it should be moved to Crush radio; in addition to your reasoning, Wikipedia has policies against all caps (WP:CAPS and WP:TRADEMARK, if you are interested). You should be able to move pages by clicking the "move" tab at the top of the article or just clicking here: Special:MovePage/CRUSH_radio; see WP:MOVE for help. liquidluck✽talk 23:52, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Superb. Thanks alot.Supersword (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:50, 16 April 2010 (UTC).

User Badges

I've seen a couple of user badges and would like to add them to my personal page. But I want to shrink them down. I don't want to edit the original user badge or create a smaller user badge as this will waste space. Is there a way to reduce the size of the user badges? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Teddybeardog (talk • contribs) 13:57, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Is there a specific badge to which you were referring? TNXMan 13:58, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

He means a service award. You can find them at WP:SERVICE. Just click on the image, then copy the name. Size it down by adding 100px or 200px or something like that. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:10, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I think he or she means userboxes. This query was answered at the help desk a few days ago. More information on userboxes can be found at Wikipedia:Userboxes.--BelovedFreak 14:24, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Really? I think they are two separate questions. (shrug) Kayau Voting IS evil 12:34, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Google search

How do I make my Artilce AMIC-ORG visible for google search? —Preceding unsigned comment added by AMIC-ORG (talk • contribs) 05:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

You haven't written one yet. You created a user page called User:AMIC-ORG/Publish article on web, but it contains nothing but a link to another website. From your user name, it appears you are connected to a company you are attempting to write about, which should not be done, as you have a conflict of interest. I will put some links on your talk page which explain some basics of Wikipedia. One of the first things you need to do is change your user name, as it is in violation of the rules, because each editor is supposed to have a separate account, and your user name implies a group account being used by more than one person. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

You created a user page at User:AMIC-ORG but it was deleted per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#G11. See also Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:34, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Need approval...

Greetings!

I'd already posted a wikipedia article about Turki Faisal Al Rasheed. Some of the articles entry were removed base from the notice or tag in the article, and now waiting for editor's review. Another article I posted is about our company the Golden Grass Incorporated, which is still un-reviewed. To the Editor or to any concern, can anyone give some tips on how to improve my articles and what are the common things to avoid in my article that will not violate the rules and policies of wikipedia, because am still having difficulties in following all the step by step procedure and guidelines in creating a article. Any help and immediate review to my articles is highly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Carlo L. Allardo
Secretary

Turki Faisal Al Rasheed 20:55, 16 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tfrasheed (talk • contribs)

I am afraid that I have tagged Golden Grass Incorporated for speedy deletion as it is nothing more than an advertisement masquerading as an article. Frankly I am surprised that Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed hasn't been tagged for speedy deletion for the same reason - it reads more like a promo piece from the subject's website than an encyclopedic article. You need to cut out most of the "In the Press" stuff and just cite those articles etc that demonstrate how the subject is notable per the guidelines at WP:BIO. Your user name is also of concern - if you are going to use a real person's name as your user name, it has to be your name, you cannot use someone else's. Final point for now - you are obviously connected to the subject of both these articles so please read our guidance about conflict of interest. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 21:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Moving My Page To The Live Site

Hi, I recently made a request to make my page live(I have been a member for over 4 days and have more than enough edits) however I still cant find it in the search, please can you help me find out why, the file is called, The Mustangs --henrim1980 16:01, 17 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Henrim1980 (talk • contribs)

Having been here 4 days, you should be able to see a "move" tab at the top of the page User:Henrim1980/The Mustangs, and can use that to move it. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 18:31, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/Henrim1980 shows you have been moving it between different user subpages. To make it a "live" mainspace article you would have to move it to The Mustangs with no user stuff in front of the name. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:07, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Image Syntax for Grant Lewis

I've tried using the several variations listed in the help section (and on individual pages) for image inclusion, but I'm having trouble getting rid of some extra bits of syntax for the thumbnail image for Grant Lewis. Schear (talk) 21:05, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

You just need to put in the file name, not as a wikilink, and the template does the rest. But the problem you were encountering is that the image was too big for the box, and that's something the box didn't take care of, as most infoboxes do. I figured it out by looking at the infobox instructions which are at Template:Infobox ice hockey player. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:24, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Import an article from german wikipedia

Hello all, how can I import an german article in to english wikipedia? the button for import does not work. Many thanks for your help. --Halinal (talk) 22:38, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you refer to by import and the button for import. If there is an article in the German Wikipedia and you would like to make a version on the same subject in the English Wikipedia then see Wikipedia:Translation. If there already is an article in both the German and English Wikipedia and you would like to make language links between them then see Help:Interlanguage links. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:01, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

While he might be thinking of transwiki, according to the Google translation he is doing a 'mentor programme' – probably something like adopt-a-user – so he probably doesn't have the rights yet. Kayau Voting IS evil 23:48, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I want to import an german article which is already in the german Wiki into the english Wiki and after this I want to translate this article into english by myself. Which is the correct way/please tell all the button I need to do this? I am not sure whether thisWikipedia:Translationis the link I need. Please help me! --80.231.29.20 (talk) 12:44, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't work with translation but I haven't heard of transwikiing a foreign language Wikipedia article before translating it to the English Wikipedia. Maybe this is a German practice. We credit the original by linking to it. Wikipedia:User access levels#Importers and Transwiki mentions permissions which can be used on articles already written in English outside the English Wikipedia. I suppose you could try the rarely used Wikipedia:Requests for page importation if you really want it done on a German article. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:49, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

I could use this Wikipedia:Requests for page importation to import the german article and after that am I able to translate the article? I don`t have an idea whether this methode is rarely, I just don`t know any other possibility. I want to keep the structure of the article as well. Is the other way just to add the article as a new one to the english Wiki - what about the article rights from the german writter?? thanks for your help! --Halinal (talk) 22:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

You don't need to have the German article imported. Just create the English version and note Wikipedia:Translation says:

"Because Wikipedia licensing requires attribution, the translation source must be credited to avoid copyright violation. The template {{Translated page}}, which is placed on the article talk page, is the recommended way to credit the source of the translation. (See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.)"

PrimeHunter (talk) 23:01, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Last Train Home

(post removed) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heyeric (talk • contribs) 23:12, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

It appears you are trying to write an article. This is not the place to post it; this is a talk page for asking questions. I have moved your article to a draft page under your user name: User:Heyeric/Last Train Home. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 01:24, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Advanced search for articles with two or more internal links

Resolved

 – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 17:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

How can I do a search for articles that are simultaneously listed on Special:WhatLinksHere/Rock_Songs_(chart) and on Special:WhatLinksHere/Hot_Mainstream_Rock_Tracks? – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 01:27, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

I haven't looked, but I presume both have a very large number of links, so this may not be feasible, but... my response would be to copy and paste the lists into a spreadsheet, then sort it alphabetically, which will at least put duplicate entries together. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:52, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Would the category intersection tool be of any use here? http://toolserver.org/~dschwen/intersection - some combination of relevant categories may thin down the list a little. – ukexpat (talk) 14:04, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for both suggestions... spreadsheet would possibly work, with a little bit of time put into it. I tried various attempts at the category intersection, but wasn't successful; however, very cool tool and I can use that for other things. Appreciate the suggestions! I'll keep this query open just a bit longer in case anyone else comes along with an idea. – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 22:26, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

If you use Microsoft Access, import the two columns on your spreadsheet as two tables, and use the duplicates wizard to create a third table that just contains duplicates. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 22:18, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Am i allowed to do this?

I want to say something but something on the top of the page makes me wonder if im allowed to. For example in the dreams article it says that some people dream in color, some in monocrome, some even in just black and white. i want to comment about that saying that I sometimes dream in third person and sometimes in first person. am i allowed too. I don't want to do anything against the rules. Calcprog (talk) 01:26, 16 April 2010 (UTC) (This is just an example it is not true)

No you would not be able to say in an article your personal experience. That is considered original research. You need to have a reliable source so that the information can be verified. Hope this helps. ~~ GB fan ~~ <sup>talk</sup> 01:34, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

thanks. but just wondering if I was a professional in reseaching something and I noticed an inacuracy in the page on that something that I am researching however besides my reseach i found nothing to support my change: would I be alloud to make this change?--Calcprog (talk) 21:44, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

No you are not allowed to add material based on your own research with no verifiable published reliable source. See also Wikipedia:Conflict of interest regarding your own research. If something is unsourced and you suspect it is false then you may challenge it with {{Citation needed}} or other tags, discuss it on the talk page of the article, or possibly remove it but without replacing it with your own research. See also Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden of evidence. If you have a specific concern regarding an article then you can post it here and we can evaluate the situation. Hypothetical scenarios often lack the details to give an answer that would apply well in a specific situation. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:39, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

changing a single word

I would like to change the word regime to regimen on the "Tree of Heaven" page, but I am on my iPhone and can't figure out how to scroll down to the part of the page describing protocols of eradication measures ( which would be a regimen, not a regime - no dictators involved) ---atk67 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atk67 (talk • contribs) 01:51, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks! liquidluck✽talk 07:18, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Awaiting article review

Boustead Singapore Limited - Edward Boustead I have posted two wikipedia article about Boustead Singapore Limited and Edward Boustead that are currently awaiting review from another editor. In the meantime, is there anything else I can do to improve the article?

Also, How come I am unable to search for these two articles on the Wikipedia search engine?

Thanks!

Athenak (talk) 07:05, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello..i have removed the NEW tag...all is very nice great job!!!! As for making it better.... look at the other related articles as see if there is a format of section you think you need...You may get someone asking for a few more refernaces , but other the that great job!!! PS welcome to Wikipedia ...x(talk) 07:18, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

I've done some cleanup and reordering on the Edward Boustead article, and fixed the Wikilinks. Some more sources would be good, particularly on the philanthropy and company history sections, and also some more personal info on him, such as his place and date of birth. This is an interesting article; thank you for creating it. Karenjc 10:23, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to review the articles Moxy and renjc, will try to include more information on his philanthropic activities. How come I am unable to search for these two articles on the Wikipedia search engine?

Thanks!

01:33, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

It can take a day or two for the search engine to index new pages. – ukexpat (talk) 02:34, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Gabbi Horblles Hayley Skablles

Collapse apparent user profile

Hey this is Gabbi and Hayley sup home dogs (just jokes we're not that bad) What i mean is yo gansta man (just kidin') I LOOOOOOOVE GLITER YEAH AND ME GABBI I LOVE DRAWING YEAH MY FIRST PIC SOLD FOR APROXIMATELY $150 YEAH CORNY LANGUAGE AND hAYLEY IS SO GOOD A T ACTING SO GOOD SHE HAS GOTTEN OVER LIKE WELL LOTS OF AWARDS YEAH SO MANY I DON'T KNOW? hAYLEY LOVES CHOMPER (LAND BEFORE TIME) NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT BUT WE'LL UPDATE HEAPS, OH AND THOSE WHO LIKE TO'STALK' YOU CAN;T STALK US WE'RE THE GINGER BREAD GIRLS (JUST jOKES , BUT YOU STILL CAN'T STALK US) bY THE WAY WE GIVE NONE PERMISSION TO CHANGE THIS PAGE EXEPT US SO SEE YA WE'LL BE UPDATING BY WE'LL BE PUTIN' PICS IN TO(NOT NECCASERALY US) BY —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.236.114 (talk) 10:35, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. In case you aren't aware, Wikipedia is not a social networking site. You are welcome to contribute encyclopedia articles on notable subjects, for which you'll need to create a user account. If you need help, try starting with the tutorial, or you can ask for help with specific questions here. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:52, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

And anything you do decide put into Wikipedia can be edited by others. See WP:OWN. --ColinFine (talk) 20:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

how do i make my signature unique

well actually I have two questions
1) How do i make it unique, colorful, in wierd fonts, and other stuff?

2) Is there a limit to how unique I can make it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Calcprog (talk • contribs)

See Wikipedia:Signatures. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict)The page you need is WP:SIG, and in particular the section at WP:CUSTOMSIG, which tells you how to make a customized signature. Yes, there are limits to what you can do with it. No images, for a start and no flashing or scrolling - they use too many resources and may distract or annoy other users. You should have a link to your user page and your user talk page in there somewhere. By all means express your individuality, but bear in mind that over-complicated signatures are not well regarded here by some people - your signature has an important function within your contributions to the project, so it still needs to be practical even if it's pretty. Karenjc 22:27, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

vector control

what is the vector control and how a induction motoer is controlled by it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Avai5683 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Vector control (motor). If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:36, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

But we won't do your homework for you. – ukexpat (talk) 02:36, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Adding a new DIction word "jejemon"

How can i add a new word jejemon or contribute here in the wikipedia? thanks. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kayrone71 (talk • contribs) 09:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Please see Wiktionary. Wikipedia is not a dictionary of any sort. —Jeremy <sup>(v^_^v Dittobori)</sup> 09:06, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi there, wikipedia is not a dictionary, and so we only accept articles about words if the word is particularly notable. We do have a sister project, Wiktionary, which is a community built dictionary, if you want to write articles about words I suggest you look into doing it there. If you want to help edit wikipedia then there are lots of other ways you can do so, you've just been posted a message on your talk page with a few links to help start you off, if you get stuck on anything please let us know here and we'll try and help you out. Kind regards, Spitfire<sup>Tally-ho!</sup> 09:10, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, from a quick Google search, "jejemon" seems to be a new coinage, especially in Philippines chatrooms, for someone who make particularly heavy and annoying use of a type of Leet. It looks like there's an active movement going on to bring the term into everyday use - it's been added recently to Urban Dictionary and to some other sites where the content is user-generated - but I can't find any significant coverage of it at all in independent sources, so it's not yet notable or verifiable enough for Wikipedia, even if you could produce an article about it that was more than just a dictionary definition, which I doubt. Karenjc 09:37, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

It's now been created and deleted twice. Gonzonoir (talk) 07:37, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

USA,DOJ(DSD;HAG;1jt)4-7-77 & 4-11-77) & SUP CT OF USA OPENS:10-4-10.(77-1714,79-1678,& SUP CT OF USA

PHILBERT ROGER DeVOLD,PROF.CERT LIC,ENGINEER ISSUE NO.36,YRS.36,YRS OF APRIL 30'S. EX-4-30-2010.,CITY OF DETROIT,STATE OF MICH.(USA DEPT OF JUS,USA MARSHALS,39-39,39-61,39-16,& SUP CT OF USA MARSHALS.(70-74),4-30-74 TO 4-30-2010.(CITY,STATE,F.B.I.,& F.B.I.(HQ)CLEARANCE).(THANK-YOU). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.149.166.86 (talk) 04:15, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a question? The above seems more like it would be suited to be asked at one of the reference desks. Goodvac (talk) 04:22, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

The title of article is false

Hello all, ich created a new article based on german article from Wikipedia. I did mistake in the title. the original tilte is called KUKA Systems and I called the english version Kuka Systems. How can I change this mistake? Please help me! --Halinal (talk) 13:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

The page has been moved by Karenjc/ As you have made more than 10 edits and your account is more than 4 days old, you could have moved it yourself, for future reference! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 13:31, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

I tried to move by myself already, successfuly. but I saw you redirected the article as well. it is possible to link direct to the new article site without redireciton? could you look at the article whether everthing is correct? for example the sources and authors. Thanks for help. --Halinal (talk) 13:52, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

When one moves an article, Wikimedia automatically creates a redirect from the old name. Certainly you can link to the correct name, but since Article names are case-specific (apart from the first letter) the article should be findable under both names.

As for the content: Ukexpat has already tagged the article as "written like an advert". It also completely lacks independent reliable sources. If you do not address these problems, it is likely to be deleted. --ColinFine (talk) 21:56, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your comments. I just trnslated the german article so my sources are the german article and the company`s website. I looked at other articles on companies on wikipedia and their sources are also from their websites. should I put a footnote in the text? would that change anything ? --Halinal (talk) 09:46, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello ClinFine, I added a lot of sources. I hope it is ok. Cheers --Halinal (talk) 11:57, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid not. The criteria for the German Wikipedia may well be different, but for the English one, an article about a corporation needs mutiple independent sources, such as newspaper articles or pusblished papers. You can use the company's own website to establish basic facts, but an article sourced only from that is unlikely to be neutral. For example, it is likely to omit any criticism, bad publicity, or adverse decisions that the company may have encountered in its history. The article now has four maintenance tags: it needs significant work, including rewriting from the start. --ColinFine (talk) 20:33, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

How to best disambiguate a new page?

I am a novice user preparing to add a new page about Robert Macpherson, Scottish photographer 1814-1872. A "Robert Macpherson" page currently exists about a mathematician 1944-. That page already has a disambiguation link to a BMX racer, 1971-.

What is the preferred way to disambiguate a third entry? Should an additional disambiguation link be added to the mathematician? Should a disambiguation page be created? It is not obvious to me that any of these 3 pages is really a primary topic.

I'm inclined to think that a disambiguation page is appropriate, but I'm not inclined to take that on given my very little Wikipedia experience.

Please advise.

GoldenDaze (talk) 19:11, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

It looks like a new disambiguation page should be created. Just checking, have you read through Wikipedia's page about disambiguation? If so, I think you can create a disambig page, although waiting until after you have actually created the third page would be good. I hope this helps. PrincessofLlyr <sup>royal court</sup> 19:23, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

The guidelines at Wikipedia:Disambiguation is that a disambiguation page should be created when there are three or more topics with a similar name. One of them can be still be a primary topic, though, by creating a disambiguation page Robert MacPherson (disambiguation) containing entries for the three people, and creating a link to this page from Robert MacPherson. If you don't feel that any of the three are considered a primary topic, then you can move Robert MacPherson to Robert MacPherson (mathematician), and create the disambiguation page on Robert MacPherson with entries for the three people. Based on what I've found from searching, I'm inclined to agree that none of the three subjects is a primary topic. --Mysdaao <sup>talk</sup> 19:26, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Here is a disambiguation page for you. It should be created as Robert Macpherson with a redirect from Robert MacPherson. 'Scuse me while I outdent...

Robert Macpherson (or MacPherson) may refer to:

• Robert Macpherson (artist) (b. 1814), a Scottish artist and photographer who worked in Rome
• Robert George Macpherson (b. 1866), a Canadian politician and pharmacist
• Robert MacPherson (mathematician) (b. 1944), an American mathematician
• Robert MacPherson (BMX racer) (b. 1971), an American professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer

A couple of these links are red because the articles are not under the correct names yet. It may not be normal to show years of birth, but I did so to show that they are in order by birth year, in case someone wants to argue about the fairness of the order. Fair enough?

Each article should also have a "hatnote" at the top, replacing any existing ones, which looks like this:

{{other persons|Robert Macpherson (or MacPherson)|Robert Macpherson}}

which looks like this:

For other people named Robert Macpherson (or MacPherson), see Robert Macpherson.

--A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 20:41, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

P.S., about the redirect: When you move Robert MacPherson to Robert MacPherson (mathematician), a new redirect page will be created under the old name, pointing to the new name. It's a cinch to change it to point to Robert Macpherson instead. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 20:50, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks all for your help. I believe I've got this all worked out.

GoldenDaze (talk) 01:50, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

A question that was aired on April 22, 2010.

The question was how many months have 30days? The answer that was supposed to be the right one according to Jeff was 4 when really every month on the calender have 30 days except Feb. and that one has only 28. True 4 months only have 30 days and 7 have 31. That is not the way I understood the question when it was read. So really 11 months have 30 days. Thanks you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.230.110.24 (talk) 22:44, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

This page is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. Other questions that have factual answers may be asked at the Reference Desk, but the question you are discussing is a kind of riddle, and not really appropriate there either. --ColinFine (talk) 23:05, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I removed your email address since we don't use that here. I suspect that you found one of our roughly three million articles, maybe one related to a radio or television program involving a person called Jeff, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that program. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:06, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

The article is written like an advertisement

Hello all, I translated a german article into english after that I saw on the article page a message: This article is written like an advertisement. I already edited the article and put many footnote and sources, I had. I do not know what/which part should I edit? It is possible to remove the message:This article is written like an advertisement? Many thanks for your help. --Halinal (talk) 10:08, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Wow, it really does read like an advertisement. You should note that the German Wikipedia and English Wikipedia have different guidelines for inclusion - this does appear to have a lot of work to do in order to make it less adverty ... (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 12:21, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I assume you're talking about KUKA Systems? There are several places where wording in the article does not seem to be neutral. I will go through and fix those. I think the biggest problem is that none of the references are third-party. That could be changed by finding, for example, news articles about KUKA Systems. It is possible to remove the tag, but probably not a good idea to do so until the problem has been fixed. I hope these suggestions help. Feel free to ask any more questions here or on my talk page. PrincessofLlyr <sup>royal court</sup> 12:28, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello PrincessofLlyr royal court, many thanks for your advice. I will do my best to find other sources than these from the company homepage. Could you remove the tag to the article`s talk page or one of them? I think, it is enough if the tags are placed on the talk page. What is your opinion? I am looking for new neutral references right now, I hope it is help. Thank you for your suggestions. --Halinal (talk) 10:07, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

No, the tag should remain on the article until you have fixed the problem, as it warns readers of the article that there may be a problem with it. Elen of the Roads (talk) 12:54, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Unable to add my blog Manuchhabra4 (talk) 11:34, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello, i added my blog on shabad kirtan in the wikipedia, after adding, it was displayed. But when i logged out and checked it again it wasn't showing up.... Kindly help me where am i going wrong?

thank you ...

The link was removed, as we typically find it inappropriate to link to blogs on wikipedia. Furthermore adding a link to your own blog is considered inappropriate as it presents a conflict of interest. You might want to see WP:ELNO. Please let us know if you have further questions, Kind regards, Spitfire<sup>Tally-ho!</sup> 11:40, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

uploading an image into an existing entry

Hi, a couple of months ago I created an entry. With difficulty. Now I want to upload a jpeg image of the subject (it's a biography; this is a shot of the person, taken at a public function, and there's no copyright issue). Read pages of instructions, can't figure it out. Yesterday posted this question on "my talk" (can't figure out how to use "user page" either). Can anyone supply simple instructions for a non-user/non-geek like me? Thanks. Santa27 (talk) 17:12, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

If it's a picture you took yourself with no copyright issues, and you're happy to donate it with an appropriate licence, then it would be best to upload it to Commons where it will be available to all the Wikimedia Foundation projects. You do it thus:

• 1 Go to Commons:Special:Userlogin, create an account there, and log into it.
• 2 Click on "Upload file" in the left-hand taskbar, or navigate to Commons:Commons:Upload.
• 3 Select "it is entirely my own work"
• 4 Put the file's current name into the "source file" box
• 5 Choose a name for the file on Commons, and put it in the "Destination filename" box; put a brief description of the photo's contents in the "Description" box
• 6 Choose a license tag from the drop-down menu in the "Licensing" box (very important, or the image will probably be deleted)
• 7 Use the "Preview" and "Upload" buttons to upload the file.

Once it's uploaded successfully to Commons, return to your article in Wikipedia. Insert your new image into the article by placing its name in the text in the right way. For example, look at the image at the top of the article Muffin. Click on "edit this page", and you will see it has been placed there using the text [[Image:NCI Visuals Food Muffins.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Muffins]]. If you placed this at the desired spot in your article: [[Image:Nameofmyimage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Captionformyimage]] you'd get a similar effect using your new image.

Wikipedia:Uploading images and Wikipedia:Picture tutorial are the instruction pages for uploading and using images. Karenjc 18:19, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but this isn't what I need. It's not my photo. (I read the Commons instructions, they don't apply). I read the other pages you suggest (uploading images, picture tutorial) and they're incomprehensible. I have a jpeg--can't i just click "edit" on the entry and put some coding in and browse my computer? I'm not a techie, I can't follow the highly technical language in those sections. Sorry. Santa27 (talk) 18:37, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, I re-read the uploading image instructions. It sounds as though I can just ask the copyright owner to email that form to the address supplied, and the recipient will upload the image into the story, right? If I send the photographer the relevant Wiki instructions, I can stay out of it? Or will I still need to find the image in Commons and edit per your subsequent Muffin example? Thanks. Santa27 (talk) 18:46, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, you would still need to insert the picture into your article after the picture is available in Commons. Having the photographer submit the picture is the easiest solution. (Just to clarify, usually when someone takes a picture, they own the rights to it themselves, so there is always a copyright issue, even if the photo is completely non-commercial.)

In response to other things you mentioned, if you post a new notice on your talk page, it is unlikely to be noticed by anyone. If you post on someone else's talk page, that person should notice, because a banner saying "you have a message" will appear at the top of Wikipedia pages for them, until they have a look at the talk page. If someone posts on your talk page, and you reply on your own page, the other person might see it if they are watching your page, but if you're not sure, it's better to reply on their talk page, even though that means the question and reply are on different pages. You also said you have problems using your user page. Is there anything we can help with? Creating and editing a user page is no different from adding to this page. Just click on your user name (which is red at the moment because you have no user page), then you may be asked if you want to create a page called User:Santa27. Click on the name again, and you will get an edit box to type in. You may want to snoop around other users' pages to see what kind of things they put on it. You will see some stuff that uses fancy coding, but you don't need to do that. You can make a simple page if you like. Happy editing! --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 19:55, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

book

I would like to know where ican get a BOOK known as WHERE THERE IS NO DOCTOR —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.145.228.20 (talk) 18:24, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

You may want to try amazon.com. This help desk, however, is for questions related to using Wikipedia. TNXMan 18:26, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Babel Userbox glitching

Can someone take a look at my userboxes please? My babel box is off to the side for some reason. CorporalStone (talk) 19:01, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

I removed User:Rascal the Peaceful/UBX/WatchIt which caused problems. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:15, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

On my browser, the babel box is still off the screen, after PrimeHunter's change. Maybe the babel box itself is the problem. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 20:02, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

I have tested other browsers now. It's off the screen in IE8 in compatibility mode. It looks right in normal IE8 and in Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:17, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

With IE8 in compatibility mode I can only get it to work if {{Babel}} is the first after {{userboxtop}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:27, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

a page

How do I make my OWN article on Wikipedia?N!NJA N!KKAH 00:59, 24 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashley123321 (talk • contribs)

Please see Your first article. If you'd like help going through the steps below, try the Article Wizard.

1. Make sure the subject is notable enough to have their own article
2. Find references
3. Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box to the left (←) and clicking 'Search'
4. Type the page name in the search box to the left (←) and click 'Go'
5. Click 'Create this page'
6. Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the Manual of Style and our article layout guidelines
7. Be aware that Wikipedia deletes thousands of new articles for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones. --Mysdaao <sup>talk</sup> 01:14, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

help to upload logo and webpage screenshot for infobox

Hi i am a new contributor so cannot upload any images. Can anyone with uploading privileges help with uploading a logo and screenshot for an infobox i have created for KidStart . They are all formatted and named correctly for the article itself.

Thank you Emmamme (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

The article was deleted as Unambiguous advertising or promotion - please refer to the business FAQ  Chzz  ►  11:29, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

I see that a new version has been made.

I have uploaded the logo and screenshot, and they now appear on the article KidStart. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  09:56, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Tier 5(Five) Unemployment Insurance Political Activism

Recently an article was submitted titled: Tier 5(Five) Unemployment Insurance Political Activism. The article was deleted and I would like the opportunity to correct any issues with the article with the help of editors. Can you please restore the article to the sandbox area and suggest improvements?  — [Unsigned comment added by Usunemployed (talk • contribs) 09:21, 25 April 2010.]

I see that you have requested this, in Requests for undeletion - please monitor that page, your request will be processed as soon as a volunteer has the time. If it is restored, and you'd like help with it, please ask at that time. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  09:38, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

uploading

I've read through the instructions for uploading images, but im still not quite sure. If i take a screenshot of a film (myself- not from internet) and upload that, will it have copyright issues? --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 17:03, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, there would be copyright issues, however fair use may apply. See this link. --Mikemoral♪♫ 17:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

It says that it is possible for a free content picture of someone from the movie to be taken. How could this be done? --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 18:22, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

I would say that a screenshot from a movie would be fair use in the article about the movie. The free image search tool can help with finding free content pictures. --TorriTorri<sup>(Talk to me!)</sup> 22:23, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

List of Bronze Star Winners

I would like to have my father in laws name added to a list of Bronze Star Winners during Vietnam. He was involved in the Tet Offensive and I would like to have his name added to the list.. I can provide you with his DD-214 and photos and newspaper articals. Please let me know how to proceed.

Thank you

Len Lombard Lenlombardo (talk) 23:20, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

See the blue box at top of Category:Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal. Such category lists in Wikipedia are only meant for people who satisfy the requirements at Wikipedia:Notability (people) and have a biography here. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguating links on user talk pages

Resolved

 – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 07:23, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

If someone writes an internal link that would otherwise (in an article) need disambiguating, would this be considered altering someone's post and unacceptable? – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 05:44, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Rather than changing someone elses post, you could ask them to clarify. For example, if in a discussion someone linked to William Bradford, you could politely ask them "Which of the ten or so William Bradfords do you mean?" and wait for his response. That way, you don't have to change someone elses post. --Jayron32 05:48, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Per talk page guidelines ("Disambiguating or fixing links"), doing so is permitted. Only change the link if you know to what they are referring. As Jaron said above, seeking clarification is always a good thing to do. Goodvac (talk) 05:48, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thank you both of you. If the link proves to be confusing, I will simply ask them what they meant. Otherwise, I'll leave the posts alone. – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 07:23, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Ideally, when you point out the problem, the author of the post should change his own link. If you want to stick to the especially-strict rule that no posts should be discreetly altered, the incorrect link could be unlinked, struck out, and followed by the correction, which would look like this: William Bradford William Bradford (painter) (link updated). --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 14:19, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Right, so really it's more polite to tell them to correct the link rather than doing it yourself. How they handle it on their end is probably up to them then. – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 17:51, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

WP:N? or {{helpme}}

Resolved

 – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 17:49, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Are there any pros or cons to either? The {{helpme}} tag would allow all my questions to remain on my talk page and be easily accessible for future references, but I'm curious if one is more popular than the other. – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 07:28, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

The main pro to using this page is that other editors who have the same problem (whether it's today or in the future) can find it - it will be in the page's archives and searchable). If it's on your talk page, then it won't be easily available for others to find. My only advice would be to consider whether you think it's likely to be something which only you will find useful, or something that you think might get asked a lot - if the former, use {{helpme}}, otherwise post the question here. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 14:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

It's really down to preference. I don't know how fast helpme tags are answered, but I know questions here are answered fairly quickly. If you'd like, you can also create a subpage where you can copy all of your questions and the answers you get to make a reference guide. TNXMan 14:19, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

That's a good point, PhantomSteve, and that's a great idea, Tnxman307. Thanks for both of your answers! I also just realized that helpme may only be answered by one editor, while here I can get several answers, either corroborating each other or differing and therefor "enlightening". N? wins out imo! – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 17:49, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Inserting content

Hello, I would like to insert my name with a brief biography because I wrote/published several well known books for finance (1 on Foreign Exchange and 3 on Technical Analysis) that have been very helpful for years. I would like people to have a complete choice of books when accessing Wikipedia.

My name is Cornelius Luca My books: "Trading in the Global Currency Markets", Prentice Hall Press, 3rd edition 2007 "Technical Analysis Applications",McGraw-Hill, 2004 "Technical Analysis Applications in the Global Currency Markets", Prentice Hall, Second Edition, 2000 "Practical Introduction to Technical Analysis", Euromoney Institute, 1997

Is this possible please? Lucafx (talk) 19:38, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello, Cornelius. The short answer is that if you meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability then somebody may create an article about you; but very few people can write neutrally about themselves, so you are strongly discouraged from writing an autobiographical article. If you think you do meet the notability criteria, you can post a message at WP:AFC, with the several independent reliable sources that notability requires. --ColinFine (talk) 21:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Trouble with article going live

Hi Wikipedia team,

I am having trouble moving my article so that it can be live and able to be viewed by everyone. Can you please help me by showing my how to do this. I have read the help section regarding this but I am still confused!

Thank you for your time and expertise.

Regards,

TunuShum TunuShum (talk) 05:22, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm guessing you are referring to The History of the Ama title of Safata between c.15th Century to 17th Century? If so, congrats, you've moved into article space yourself! liquidluck✽talk 05:38, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi Liquidluck! Thanks for the help. That sounds great. How did you find it? I am searching for in the Wikipedia search engine and in external search engines and it does not come up. I am a real rookie on this thing! Thank you again for your help!

You can view all your edits at your contributions. Goodvac (talk) 05:46, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

It may take a couple of days for search engines (including Wikipedia's own) to find it. --ColinFine (talk) 21:53, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis

Draft article

Caption1 Caption2 US Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis was sworn in to office by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on January 7, 2010. She presented her credentials to the President of Hungary, László Sólyom on January 11, 2010. Before accepting President Obama’s nomination to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis was president of AKT Development Corporation, one of California’s largest and most respected land development firms. A prominent businesswoman, Ms. Kounalakis earned her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. She served two terms as a California State World Trade Commissioner and sat on the board of directors of the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce. Long interested in democracy and global affairs, Ms. Kounalakis and her husband, veteran print journalist Markos Kounalakis, established the Tsakopoulos Kounalakis lecture series at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Further combining their dedication to democracy with pride in their Hellenic heritage, they established the Eleni and Markos Tsakopoulos Kounalakis chair in Hellenic studies at Georgetown University and the Tsakopoulos Kounalakis chair in honor of Constantine Mitsotakis at Stanford University. Ms. Kounalakis was a staunch advocate for interfaith dialogue with the World Council of Religions for Peace, work for which she was recently awarded the medal of St. Paul, the Greek Orthodox Church of America’s highest honor. Her appointment by the Mayor of San Francisco to serve as a trustee of the renowned San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center allowed her to combine her skills in real estate with her love of the arts. Ms. Kounalakis served four times as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and as an at-large member of the California State Central Committee. An active outdoorswoman, she enjoys hiking and skiing with her family and served as a trustee of Robert Redford’s Sundance Preserve and on the Conservation Fund’s National Forum on Children and Nature. Source: http://hungary.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dusomoja (talk • contribs) 14:39, 27 April 2010

You appear to be trying to create a new article. This is not the place for that - this is the New contributors' help page!

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

Thank you.

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 14:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit introductory paragraph?

I am a new user, with have a relevant citation for a page tagged with "article needs additional citations for verification". However, the most natural place to put it is at the very top, in the broad overview paragraph, and I'm not seeing an [edit] link up there. Could someone explain what's going on, or better yet, point me to a relevant page in the FAQ?

If you look at the very top of the page, you should see an "edit" tab. Clicking this tab will open an edit window for the entire article (and thus, the lead paragraph). Only the sections below the lead one have an "edit" link. TNXMan 17:26, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

(e/c)By default, the top section of an article doesn’t have an edit button appearing in the article (although you can change your defaults). However, you can edit the top section by clicking on the “edit this page” button at the top of the article.SPhilbrickT 17:27, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Memory Foam Mattresses

Please tell me how they are meant to work17:30, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. Does our article on memory foam help at all? TNXMan 17:31, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

International Trade

What is Trade Welfare System? 41.222.232.38 (talk) 18:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. Please note though, that the reference desk will not do your homework for you. TNXMan 18:09, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

How do I add a picture?

How do I add a picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Princebarber (talk • contribs)

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

You can upload files to the English Wikipedia when your account has made 3 more edits and becomes autoconfirmed (you currently have 7 edits including 4 to deleted pages). PrimeHunter (talk) 22:47, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

adding a picture

Resolved

 – Talking to him on his talk page now..Moxy (talk) 22:51, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorry if i am aasking this in the wrong place.

I am trying to add a photo to the article called Pulse Oximetry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_oximetry) i couldnt find a good photo so i uploaded one to wiki commons, its called pulse_oxi.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pulse_oxi.JPG) I have tried adding it to the article but it just doesnt work, either it links to the photo without showing it in the article, or just doesnt show, Or link to it.

Thankyou for your help, could you reply on my talk page please, as i dont know if i can navigate back here... Tannim101 (talk) 22:39, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Try this code [[File:Pulse oxi.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Pulse Oximeter]] for more info see -->Wikipedia:Picture tutorial..hope this helps.... Moxy (talk) 22:45, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Just so you know, right is the default so it never needs to be added.--162.83.167.5 (talk) 22:58, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Links to Can't Be Tamed (album)

I'm somewhat baffled by the What Links Here links on this deleted page. I mean, the R.E.M. link points to Template:Miley Cyrus, but I'm not finding the broken link. I have done a keyword search ("tamed") in the edit window of both the articles and any templates on these remaining links, and I absolutely cannot locate the connection between "Can't Be Tamed (album)" and the articles. I'm beginning to feel really stupid lol, so if anyone can enlighten me without telling me "these are from old links that have not been removed", then I would be really grateful. – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 02:37, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm thinking it's due to some caching going on in the system. I noted some vandalism on Template:Miley Cyrus, which may have to do with this. The deleted article doesn't link to that template anymore, but the whatlinkshere still thinks it does. I tried purging and giving it a null edit but it didn't fix anything on the what links here. Maybe somebody else around here has a better idea of what's happening. Killiondude (talk) 05:42, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Phantom links. But okay, that makes me feel a bit better. I thought there was some Wikisecrets going on. – Kerαunoςcopia<sup>◁</sup><sub>galaxies</sub> 06:05, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

See also Help:Job queue#Updating links tables when a template changes. A transcluded template may in the past have contained a link. The origin can be difficult to track down when the link is no longer there. I don't currently see anyhting about R.E.M. at Special:WhatLinksHere/Can't Be Tamed (album). PrimeHunter (talk) 11:46, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

I found out that all the pages the template was transcluded on had to have a null edit to fix the issue. It appears that has been done. Killiondude (talk) 17:11, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

You cannot tell whether something was done because of a null edit or because the job queue automatically got to it. Using null edits to update pages affected by template edits is just a way to tell the servers to do something right now instead of waiting on the job queue. But the job queue is there for a reason: It reduces the load on the servers. Only use a bunch of null edits if there is a good reason to put the extra load on the servers. Avoiding a wrong link in a navbox until the job queue fixes it by itself is not a good reason. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:47, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Feedback on a new article

I'm putting together an article about Frazer-Nash Consultancy and wanted to get some feedback about the page before I set it live, it's currently located at User:Stephenpenndb7/Draft of article. Any feedback on how it can be improved before it goes live would be appreciated. Thanks Stephenpenndb7 (talk) 14:34, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

The best place to ask this would be Wikipedia:Requests for feedback (also I've made your reference to the article into a link by placing [[ and ]] at either end of the page! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 14:51, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Khurhuriya

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