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September 2

De-orphaning

I recently posted my first article "Gypsy Fly," and it has been flagged as an orphan because "few or no articles are linked to it." I am eager to do what it takes to de-orphan it, but I don't really understand what needs to be done, according to the article on Orphans. The "Gypsy Fly" article has internal links, so I'm guessing I need to link to articles in a different manner. In very simple terms, how can I de-orphan this article and link to other articles? Please advise. Thank you. Ldhendri (talk) 01:29, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

The orphan tag isn't saying that there are few or no links from Gypsy Fly to other articles; it is saying that there are few or no links from other articles to Gypsy Fly. This will be confirmed by the "What links here" link in the left-hand menu from the page. Try reading WP:ORPHAN again. - David Biddulph (talk) 06:20, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

By clicking the "link to it" link in the orphan tag, you can see how many articles link to Gypsy Fly (currently 0). When there are three or more articles listed there, you can remove the orphan tag Jebus989 ^✰ 07:24, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

new user wants to add, or update, some information on Wikipedia regarding a drug.

I'm overwhelmed by all the information in the tutorial, but I would like to contribute some information to an existing article in Wikipedia; so can someone simplify the process a bit for me. Nabur (talk) 13:16, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

At its most basic, all you need to do to edit is click on the "edit" tab at the top of the page, add what you'd like, then click "save page" at the bottom. What info are you trying to add and to which page you are you trying to add it? TN X Man 13:17, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

It is pretty simple. Go to the article you want to edit, at the top you should see a tab that says edit. Click the tab. An edit window (looks like the one where you added this question) will show up. Find where you want to make the changes and make the changes. Please be sure to provide sources if necessary to support the changes you make. GB fan please review my editing 13:18, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

You may only add or update information if what you are adding has already been published in a reliable source: personal experience or research is not acceptable in a Wikipedia article. --ColinFine (talk) 23:53, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

September 3

editing wikipedia

How can I create a content box? Please notify on my talk page.

Devanshi tripathi (talk) 10:30, 3 September 2011 (UTC)Devanshi tripathi

A content box will appear automatically when the page has four or more sub-headings. See WP:TOC for more detail. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:48, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

THANKYOU :) Devanshi tripathi (talk) 11:10, 3 September 2011 (UTC)Devanshi tripathi

September 4

adding a comment to an existing article/subject

How do I add a comment to an existing topic/article/subject? Note that I am new to Wikipedia. 75.15.177.135 (talk) 02:55, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Have you read Help:Editing? -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 07:07, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm not certain what you mean by "a comment": if you have information to add to an article (or change or delete in the article) you can edit it using the information in the link Phantomsteve gave you. But if you want to make a comment about an article (for example, if you think something is wrong but do not have authoritative information to correct it, or you think the article could be organised differently), you should post your comment on the article's talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 19:54, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

New contributor page does not address my concern

If, as a new contributor, I want to edit or augment an existing page, neither the FAQ nor the new contributor page seem to offer any help or direction.

Thanks for listening, Kiosso (talk) 20:34, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Do the replies to the previous question help? --ColinFine (talk) 23:06, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Populous Cities.

SIR AS PER LATEST CENCUS REPORT THE POPULATION OF GURGAON IS ABOVE

1.5 MILLION , STILL NAME OF THIS CITY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT LIST.

THIS IS NOW FAMOUS I.T.HUB CENTRE APART FROM MARUTI INDUSTRY.

REGARDS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.178.38.82 (talk) 10:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Can you give us the exact name of the article you are concerned about. Gurgaon is on these lists

List_of_towns_and_cities_with_100,000_or_more_inhabitants/cityname:_Gand

List_of_towns_and_cities_with_100,000_or_more_inhabitants/country:_G-H-I-J-K

List of cities and towns in India

List of big cities in North India

List of districts in India by population

Is there another list of cities it belongs on? GB fan please review my editing 11:14, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

How do I add pictures?

To the articles? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.31.87 (talk) 21:42, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Here is a page that might help explain, Wikipedia:Images. GB fan please review my editing 21:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

First, you must create an account, because only people with Wikipedia accounts can upload files. Once you have registered, go to the side menu that has the Wikipedia logo on the top. You will see a section that says "Toolbox". Click on the little triangle to the right of it to expand. There will be a list of links. One of them will say, "Upload a file". Click on it and follow the instructions.

I cannot access my user page and my user talk page.

I am sorry to disturb, but I am not great with computers. August 30, I have opened an account with Wikipedia. If I log in, I can access "My preferences", "My watchlist" and "My contributions" (color: navy). However, I cannot access my "User" page and "My talk" (color: dark red). If I try to access "User", I get the following response:

HTTP 404 - File not found

______________________________________________

Oops! This link appears to be broken.

Suggestions:

Go to en.wikipedia.org
Search the Web:

Wikipedia with User: Rtlam Search

______________________________________________

The two suggestions do not seem to bring me Further. If I try to access "My talk" I get a very similar response, the only diference being in the wording of the second suggestion.

What should I do to get access to my user page and my talk page?

Best Regards,

20:58, 4 September 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rtlam (talk • contribs)

Try to access your user talk page, User talk:Rtlam, now. I just left you a welcome message. GB fan please review my editing 21:36, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

If you have Google Chrome then you may have the problem at http://www.troublefixers.com/solved-error-oops-this-link-appears-to-be-broken-for-some-webpages-in-google-chrome/. This might prevent you from creating pages at Wikipedia. Your user page and user talk page had not been created yet. GB fan created User talk:Rtlam. Your user page User:Rtlam has still not been created. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:45, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

I created your userpage, so you will be able to edit it now. Happy editing! pluma Ø 04:23, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

September 5

Modification on a redirected page has creaed a fork (two slightly different pages for the same article)

Hi,

I searched the help for an answer to my question, but could not find anything.

Here's the problem: I did a small modification in the article on the director "Krzysztof Kieslowski". I changed the his country of birth from "Third Reich" to "Poland" (I understand there might be some discussions about this change, and I added a comment under that article's discussion section, but my question here is purely technical, not political) Now, the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieslowski still shows "Third Reich", whereas the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Kie%C5%9Blowski shows "Poland". I saw that since my comment, some user made another modification, which was also taken only in the /Krzysztof_Kie%C5%9Blowski page, not in the /Kieslowski one. So basically, new changes are now taken on the page with full name URL (/Krzysztof_Kie%C5%9Blowski), and the redirected page (/Kieslowski) got stuck in its version from before my change.

Could somebody explain me 1. why this happened, 2. how to prevent this and 3. how to correct this, i.e. how get the same content under the two URLs mentioned above.

Thanks very much for any help.

ElectricSheep 456 (talk) 21:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

You might want to try bypassing your cache. There is only one version but 2 different URLs. You might have a cached version of one at one point and a different cached version on the other one. Ifyou pull up the history on each of them they are exactly the same. GB fan please review my editing 21:38, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I clear my cache almost every day, and the issue kept reappearing after a cache clear, so the issue probably wasn't on my side. I would say it must have been on the server side. Anyway I learned something, and the issue does not seem to appear anymore since I posted my question. Case closed. Thanks. ElectricSheep 456 (talk) 20:02, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

September 6

September 7

Lehigh Football article

Hi-

I tried a couple days ago but was not sure it took. I feel that I greatly improved the article and tried resubmitting today. Today's is the one I want to submit, in place of the previous one (same title).

Thanks,

Miampietro (talk) 16:30, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Lehigh University Football Program exists, but needs a lot of work. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:47, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

September 8

September 9

Creating article on Managed Pressure Drilling

I am quite new to Wikipedia, have only edited one article. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is a big dicipline within drilling of petroleum wells. There is a lot written about it, and several companies has MPD as their main business. It differs a great deal from conventional well drilling, and there should be enough material about it to cover a proper wikipedia article. I wonder why this page redirects to Well Drilling? Can I go ahead and add info to the MPD page, making it a proper article?

Metteha (talk) 13:23, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, go ahead and remove the #REDIRECT code and add your text. You should, however, consider developing your article in user space first, say at User:Metteha/Managed pressure drilling, so that you can work on it at your own pace, ask for feedback, then ask for it to be moved to mainspace. – ukexpat (talk) 13:43, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

And have a look at WP:Your first article. --ColinFine (talk) 17:35, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

September 10

Crysis

please add crysis for ps3 remastered version for the re release — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.174.62.224 (talk) 03:36, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

This seems to have been done by two editors since you posted here. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:30, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Rewriting an article

I'd like to completely redo an article. I don't consider the topic controversial. The present article treats of only one aspect of an event (the military) and yet there were diplmatic repercussions. I have not contributed to Wilipedia before. How do I get permission to do this drastic revision. Any other advice you might have would be appreciated. Hilyard (talk) 22:46, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions.. I have added one.

You don't need permission to improve an article: see WP:BOLD. However, rewriting an article from scratch is not easy, so you would be best advised to begin by laying out what you want to do at the article's talk page, where other people who have contributed to the article can see what you are suggesting and work with you. You should also read Your First Article.

It's also possible that the material you want to see added is already covered in another article. If you told us which article you are talking about, we might be able to help. --ColinFine (talk) 09:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

September 11

Attaching a file to an article

I was wondering if it was possible to attach a file to an article? For example, I have garnered an interest in the Denver, South Park & Pacific railroad. One thing that is missing is a detailed map. One thing I have spent some time in GoogleEarth on is creating that map in KMZ format. I know in MediaWiki it's possible to have a file, but is it possible to have a KMZ (or KML) file on an article page?

Thanks, Dave — Preceding unsigned comment added by Supradave (talk • contribs) 02:42, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

This file type is not supported. On the old upload form I read 'Permitted file types: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, ogg, ogv, svg, djvu, tiff, tif, oga', and when I tried the new Commons Upload Wizard, it responded 'This wiki does not accept filenames that end in the extension ".kmz"'. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:38, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Lawrencia(Laurie) Bembenek ...A error in the narrative re: Dominic GGuiano needs to be corrected. How can we do that?

Dominic Guliano was the brother of an inmate Bembenek knew at the "all female prison at Teycheeda". He was not an inmate until after his arrest for helping her escape and that was at another institution. He was married at the time with a wife and twins, working in Milaukee at Briggs and Stratton. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.3.167.174 (talk) 21:46, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

For starters, where are your sources? --Orange Mike | Talk 02:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

September 12

Citation of American Edition of British book?

What is the proper way to add an American edition of a book already cited in its British edition? The publisher, date of publication, and place of publication are different, but there is no evidence that content has been modified. I believe that knowing there is an American edition can help U.S. readers access the book. JonK (talk) 16:39, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

I can't find a mention or discussion of this question in WP:Citing sources, or its talk archive. But my answer would be Don't. If the bibliographic information is there for a particular edition that is enough: you can use other resources to locate an edition which may be more readily accessible. If you start adding the US edition, why not the Australian, New Zealand, South African? For that matter, why not the French, German or Spanish? They might be more readily accessible to a particular reader than the original. --ColinFine (talk) 07:46, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

How to prevent my article being deleted

Hello,

I need some help with guidelines as to why this article is getting removed. Is it because it's a company or is it because it sounds too promotional? It's a tough situation as it's a group of schools, so yes it's a company but only to unify a group of schools. All the schools have pages but it would be good if people knew they were all part of the same group.

Alexia74 (talk) 07:03, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

You haven't told us which article, but "it would be good if people knew they were all part of the same group" immediately sounds as if your purpose is promotion, not encyclopaedias. Have a look at WP:ORGFAQ. --ColinFine (talk) 07:51, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Presumably the OP was referring to Academic Colleges Group? - David Biddulph (talk) 08:26, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

ErrorCorrection

I want to correct a minor error on a page. I have never edited a wikipedia article, and it is not clear to me how to do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.130.225 (talk) 01:27, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

If it's a simple change on a non-protected page just click the "Edit" tab at the top of the screen, scroll down to the input window locate the area to be changed, input the change and scroll down to the bottom of the input window and click "Save Page" your done. I have also left some helpful information on your talk page.Mlpearc powwow 01:45, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia page on televison producer Steve Binder

I am trying to update the wikipedia page on television producer Steve Binder. I am trying to add the byline that in 2008, Steve wrote his memoir on his work with Elvis Presley on the "Singer Presents Elvis" television special. The title of the book that he wrote is "'68 At 40: Retrospective" (JAT Productions). I am having trouble getting the reference right as I am referencing the website of JAT Publishing - www.jatpublishing.com . It keeps coming out wrong and I keep getting error messages. Help please

24.3.100.36 (talk) 12:24, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

You can find information on formatting of references at WP:REF. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:31, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fixed in this edit. – ukexpat (talk) 14:03, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

September 13

cotributing an article

my article is ready on my harddisk and i want to upload it on wikipedia. also i am a registered wikiuser. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kavita Laddha (talk • contribs) 06:24, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Please read WP:Your first article for guidance. ~~You will need to be autoconfirmed before you can create an article (which means you must have had your account for four full days, and made ten edits).~~ Be aware that Wikipedia has its own markup codes for formatting: if you have prepared an article in a word-processing system such as Word you will not be able to simply upload the file, but will have to copy the text in and then add formatting. --ColinFine (talk) 07:39, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

There is a page Help:WordToWiki which suggests ways to convert word-processor formatting into Wikipedia formatting, though I've never tried it.

@ColinFine - Even a newly-registered user can create an article. See Wikipedia:User access levels#New users. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:48, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

I didn't realise that. My mistake. --ColinFine (talk) 21:28, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

September 14

Searching for Articles that needs editing

Good day,

I am a new Wikipedian researcher and editor. I would like to ask for the link of articles that needs more editing so I would not bump into articles that no longer needs new information. JDMarco~ (talk) 01:08, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you.

Maybe Category:Wikipedia requests related to articles — frankie (talk) 01:15, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

September 16

Help with map

Hi!

If you have worked with world maps before, please help! I want to make one. I am so confused and helpless in this part of wikipedia. I have been editing Muammar Gaddafi, and I want to put up a map of nations he's visited, warred with, tried to merge with. I have a list of nations, sourced, ready-to-go, but i don't know how to make the map. If you can help, I'm offering you a barnstar for your hard work. And please understand, Gaddafi's 40+ yrs in power have created an interesting list of nations. I think you'll find it exciting and intriguing when I share the list with you. Anyway, send me a message to my talk page and I'll send you the list of countries. I like the map of and I think it's a great example of what we can do. Again, thank you so much for your help!

Sincerely,

Screwball23 talk 19:37, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

I suggest you post at the Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Map workshop. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:12, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

September 15

Pictures

How do I add a box of a photo and company information? For instance, Coca-Cola's descriptive box on the right? Thank you. Dayh04 (talk) 15:59, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

You can add {{Infobox company}} to the article. I will add the basic structure to User:Dayh04/Boys Hope Girls Hope, as I think that is the article you are talking about. Then you can fill in the details. GB fan 16:33, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Actually I added a better infobox then the company one I mentioned above, {{Infobox non-profit}}. GB fan 16:40, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Creating a Wikipedia page

Hello, I was just wondering if creating a Wikipedia page for a notable person is completely free or not. Thanks for your attention, 168.221.144.2 (talk) 20:42, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it is. The question will be is the subject notable ? This will help: Wikipedia:Your first article Mlpearc Public (Talk) 20:50, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

September 17

September 18

I Thought I Created An Article 09/17/2011 on Artist Robert Hiram Meltzer - But I Don't See It

Dear Wikipedia Reviewer:

Yesterday (September 17, 2011), I thought I created an article on American Artist Robert Hiram Meltzer (1921 - 1987). I used a sandbox, and then saved the article after reviewing and editing it several times.

Perhaps the sandbox is not the proper vehicle for creating articles. Thank you for your assistance, and I apologize for taking your time.

Best regards,

TXN2VATxn2VA (talk) 15:51, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I see from Special:Contributions/Txn2VA that you were writing in a sandbox. Give me a moment, and I'll rescue your text... -- John of Reading (talk) 16:07, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

...and it's now at User:Txn2VA/Robert H. Meltzer so that you can continue to work on it. For help with the formatting, try the Wikipedia:Cheatsheet; and you will need to include references to reliable sources so that readers can tell where the information has come from. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:14, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Errors

I tried to make a minor correction and I think I made a major mistake. In the "Convicts 4" movie John Reskos wife divorced him while he was in prison. His daughter and granddaughter were waiting for him when he got out of prison, not his wife. Because the movie was a biography I wanted to make the correction. But, somehow I changed other information; duplicating paragraphs. Can someone restore what was lost? I apologize for the error and confusion. Sincerely Clarity07 (talk) 17:49, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I've undone your most recent edit, and corrected the edit before that. - David Biddulph (talk) 18:50, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Multiple entries for 'High Fructose Corn Syrup'

The following two pages have nearly identical URLs ('-' versus '_'), should be combined (two different articles on same topic):

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup

Also, a third 'redirect' page seems to serve no purpose:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=High_fructose_corn_syrup&redirect=no

Don't know who/how to clean up such things myself. Thanks!

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.201.18.150 (talk) 18:02, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

There aren't two separate articles. The article is at High-fructose corn syrup, but because High fructose corn syrup was thought to be a likely alternative which users might try to use that page has been set up as a redirect to the article. Either input will get you to the same place. Hence there is no problem to be solved. - David Biddulph (talk) 18:13, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Redirect. Wikipedia does not use url redirection so the browser remains at different url's, but the same content should automatically be displayed at the url's. Sometimes one of them has temporarily been cached at an earlier page version but in any case, only the most recent version can be edited. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:43, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Editing the entry "EUROPA" stamps

There are numerous dead links in this article. I can replace some of the links to JPG images of these stamps from the Czech Republic, but did not know if that would be useful. If doing so would be helpful, I will submit a revision of the article for you. Knihtisk (talk) 22:33, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the offer. You may be interested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Philately, the co-ordination page for the project's philatelists.

Looking at the images in the article Postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia, the applicable copyright rule seems to be that the stamp images are copyrighted for the lifetime of their designer plus 70 years. If that is the case then all the Czech Republic's "Europa" stamp designs are still protected by copyright. I think this means you should not add links to JPG images to the article - see WP:LINKVIO. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:50, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Are you referring to Europa postage stamp? PrimeHunter (talk) 12:51, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

September 19

how

hey! how can i or is it possible for me to create a wiki of myself?^^^^ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patozrecords (talk • contribs) 12:03, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

If by "wiki" you mean "page within the Wikipedia encyclopedia", then it is possible but not recommended. Wikipedia pages about people are not usually created by the people themselves - see Wikipedia:Autobiography; and Wikipedia pages about companies are not usually created by representatives of those companies - please see the FAQ page for businesses. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:34, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I'm not sure what you mean by "a wiki of myself". A wiki is a type of website. Wikipedia is one of thousands of wikis on the Internet. You can create your own wiki (see List of wiki software), but it may be difficult depending on your computer skills. If you mean whether you can create a Wikipedia article about yourself then see Wikipedia:Autobiography. If you mean whether you can create a Wikipedia article by yourself but not about yourself then the answer is yes. See Wikipedia:Article wizard and Wikipedia:Your first article. However, you would not have special rights to edit or control the article (see Wikipedia:Ownership of articles), and many new articles are deleted for not satisfying our requirements. Did this answer your question? PrimeHunter (talk) 12:36, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

And if you are talking about creating an article for Patoz records, it will probably be deleted fairly quickly. GB fan 12:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

In addition, doing so with that username would be a violation of our username policy due to the conflict of interest. If you create an article about yourself or your company, you will be blocked indefinitely from editing. Daniel Case (talk) 15:43, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Adding names

There are many a names to be added. How to add ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.251.89.190 (talk) 18:45, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you are asking, but perhaps you will find Help:Editing or Wikipedia:Your first article helpful. If you have a particular page in mind, could you post its name or URL here? -- John of Reading (talk) 19:01, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

dawn dumont wikipedia page

Someone uploaded a photo on a wikipedia page that is about me - Dawn Dumont - and I want that photo taken down. how do I get it down?

Dawn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watervixen (talk • contribs) 18:49, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I believe this is being dealt with. The article has a new photo, but it is currently listed at Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion#File:Dawndumont.jpg because the copyright and permissions need to be confirmed by email. If no emails have yet been sent, then please see Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries; you will need to use the email address permissions-enwikimedia.org since the new picture has been uploaded to Wikipedia and not to Wikimedia Commons. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:36, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

September 20

Service awards

How do I display service awards on my user page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.176.229.167 (talk) 01:59, 20 September 2011

These informal awards are listed at Wikipedia:Service awards. Just below each award is the code that displays the award, for example {{Registered Editor}}. To display an award on your user page, you need to log in to your account (or register an account if you don't have one) then click your user name at the very top of the page to display or create your user page, and then click "Edit" to edit your user page. Add the code, "Save", and you're done. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:22, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

editing namanter andolan information

In marathwada there are 7 districts now a days named as AURANGABAD,Beed,Parbhani ,Usmanabad,Jalna,Nanded & Latur — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.200.208.68 (talk) 09:59, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestion regarding Namantar Andolan. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). -- John of Reading (talk) 11:08, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Le Mans 24 hours Drivers

How do I add another driver to the existing 906 names? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Del Bennett (talk • contribs) 10:44, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

The page Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers cannot be edited directly, as it is a software-generated list of Wikipedia articles - see Help:Category. If there is a Le Mans driver missing from the list, and that person already has a Wikipedia article, then you can edit the article and add [[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]] to the other "Category" lines that you will find near the end. The software will then add it to the category listing. If the person doesn't have an article yet, and you are interested in writing one, then you should read Wikipedia:You first article. Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way; I've left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:06, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

userpage subpages

My userpage is getting very cluttered and unorganized. How do I make subpages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Legolover26 (talk • contribs) 12:46, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Choose a name for your sub-page and then create a link on your user page that looks like this, [[User:Legolover26/Your chosen name]], and displays like this: User:Legolover26/Your chosen name. Then click the red link to create the page. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:06, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Glossary of the French Landscape

Glossaries: I would like to create an overall glossary of the Norman countryside for English speakers. Subjects might be the following: Hedges, Tree alleys, Roman Camps, ring forts,manor house, Currently I plan to use the book Landscape Encyclopedia by Richard Muir as a starting point. This book is on the British countryside. By using similar subjects and looking at their Norman/French equivalent.

Scale or scope: Ideally the glossary would encourage others to expand the glossary to all of France. It could begin as a glossary on a national scale, but I currently don't know if the information applies throughout the country, but most of it probably does. Historically, geologically, and geographically southwestern Britain shares a great deal with Normandy, so it is easy to link information between the two. My question is; should I begin a French Landscape Glossary and knowing that others will add more over time from other regions, or should I stay with Normandy and somehow encourage others to enlarge it and then ask for a name change? i think it would be easiest to start with all of France.

Titles: It could be called Landscape of France/Normandy,Countryside of France/Normandy or Rural France/Normandy. Is it necessary to link it to categories or other nomenclature to make it easier to link to, and if so, what would be best?

Sub-glossaries: Three sub-glossaries come to mind: saints in the countryside, architecture for both farm buildings and country churches. Numerous others will arise. Should the list be large and from the start include these or should they all be separate at the beginning?

I hope I am clear. Any guidance is appreciated. Thank you in advance. Mlane (talk) 13:51, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a directory, a tourist guide, nor a dictionary, but an encyclopedia. I am by no means certain that this kind of project is really suitable for includsion in an encyclopedia. I fear that it would probably also contain original research and synthesis. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:58, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for replying Orangemike. I don't think I was clear in my description. I followed your above reference and read Encyclopedia articles are about a person, or a group, a concept, a place, a thing, an event, etc. The model that I'm using is contains the last 4 of the list , and that is a concept, a place, a thing, an event,. (I don't know how to link it as you did). A quick search found hedge, open field system, berm, drovers road, Roman roads, and coppicing all as existing Wikipedia articles as they are the larger and most noticeable of the landscape features. As to research or synthesis, I have many French sources on these subjects, but they are organized differently. I provided the British model since 1)Wikipedia ask that English articles have English sources as much as possible 2)There exist a prototype to show that these encyclopias exist. As to tourist guide, I have no idea how tourists would use this. I realized the need for the glossary as I began writing articles about places (communes, chateaux, battle fields, villages) in the French countryside and needed more in depth articles on landscape subjects to link to; a few like the above existed, but many more do not. I thought by providing a list of potential subjects in a glossary others might enjoy sharing the task. My British example has over 1000 entries, but most do not apply in France. I hope this clears your concerns up.Mlane (talk) 17:26, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, those different concepts have articles, but not lists of individual examples of them. There are Wikipedia pages that are lists, but they are (or should be) lists of individually notable items, which have or might have pages of their own. If each of the individual items you plan to list has a Wikipedia page of its own, then you could create such a list - but a Category would be a much better idea. Otherwise some of them might occur in an article about something (eg the district they are in), but an exhaustive list of all the hedges, say, in a district, is not appropriate, as Wikipedia is not a collection of indiscriminate information. --ColinFine (talk) 18:10, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I never intended to list all the examples of something. I didn't realize my writing was that unclear. I think I may be using the word <list> wrong here. I intended in defining the concept in an introduction, but ,also as in most of these existing articles, possibly include history, change through time, natural history, types, and roles, to name a few. The entries would not be exhaustive, but long enough to be useful. My model seems to have many entries between a simple definition and an article. I still think Glossary makes more sense, but I think it would be worth my time to explore Categories. A first scan on the link looked interesting and useful. Thank youMlane (talk) 20:28, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Accused of vandilism

I received this message on my talk page: Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at User:American Eagle/Guestbook with this edit. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Monty845 15:39, 20 September 2011 (UTC) This is the link to the edit i made that it gave me. How is this vandalism? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Legolover26 (talk • contribs)

My apologies, I did not realize it was a guest book. Your edit was not improper, and I have reverted my warning on your talk page. Monty ₈₄₅ 15:54, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Article deletion

how i can prevent my article from deleting????????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravishankar9853 (talk • contribs) 18:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

You need to read the advice given to you in the links on your talk page, and take notice of what it says there. And please remember, next time you post to a discussion page, to sign your message with 4 tildes ~~~~. - David Biddulph (talk) 18:36, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

meaning of name

what is the real meaning of name roomi? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gupta.praveen725 (talk • contribs) 18:54, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

An interesting question. Are you referring to this name? If you can't find the answer there, you may want to try the miscellaneous reference desk. TN X Man 18:58, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Adding a Photo

How do I add a photo? 72.47.71.214 (talk) 21:42, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable 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 of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy.
If you want to add an image that has already been uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, add [[File: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. I hope this helps.

If you want to upload an image here at the English Wikipedia then you must be an autoconfirmed user or use Wikipedia:Files for upload. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:17, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

September 21

How do I cite my sources?

How do I cite my sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Legolover26 (talk • contribs) 01:44, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:01, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Explain Sandbox duration

I think I misunderstand the sandbox. I avoided using it for article developement as it says it is wiped clean periodically. I used the Userpage approach and had problems with titles, but otherwise it was fine. I currently have been writing in Word and then cut and pasting but feel would prefer writing directly in Wikipedia, as I often have long list of citations and could write and cite at the same time. My question is, can I write in the Sandbox and improve it over a period of weeks before transferring it without fear of losing it. Thank you in advance for any help. Guidance please.Mlane (talk) 13:51, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

If it's a user sandbox User:Mlane78212/Sandbox, or a user subpage such as User:Mlane78212/Écouché in the Second World War, then it's not likely to be wiped clean unless there are significant problems (such as an attack page or a copyright violation), but the main sandbox WP:Sandbox will be cleared and over-written frequently. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:01, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the help. It seems to work. Mlane (talk) 10:56, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Change title

Hello,

Article i wrote has been titled User:My username/Name of the article. What is the procedure to change title name? How to delete User:My username from the title? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nesha88sd (talk • contribs) 08:22, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

The page that describes this procedure is Help:Moving a page.

However, you should read the FAQ page for businesses first, as you need to understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising outlet and not a business directory. The text from the company website is not at all suitable for a Wikipedia article about the company. Also, since the website pages are marked "Copyright © Greenhouse 2011. All rights reserved", I have tagged your draft for deletion - as it says just below the "Save page" button, "Please do not copy and paste from copyrighted websites". -- John of Reading (talk) 10:01, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Request for Feedback

Hello: I filled out a request for feedback on September 19th regarding my proposed article about Donald Andrew Spencer, Sr. I am User Revilos1, and I have not yet received any feedback. What is the typical amount of time I should wait for feedback before getting concerned that I have not received feedback? I would like this question to be answered on my talk page. Thanks, Revilos1

Revilos1 (talk) 09:08, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Sadly the Wikipedia:Requests for feedback system has a considerable backlog, and there are many pending requests from early September. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:10, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

September 22

wikipedia, facebook, and the wikipedia article titled "Arlington High School, Lagrange, New York"

Hey, My name is Al and I have a long complicated question involving wikipedia and it's connection to facebook. A lot of the beginning of this question has a lot to do with facebook and is going to require me to tell a story so bear with me. So my curiosity began when facebook changed their profile layout in mid-2010, when the facebook-user's interests and "likes" such as movies and tv shows were automatically linked to a different facebook page. For example if someone "liked" the hobby of "Cooking" a small picture showing the act of cooking would be mounted on their facebook profile in their "interests" section and when clicking on it you'd be directed to a different facebook page showing the description of cooking. What I found interesting was that on this "Cooking" facebook page there was a tab on the left hand side that said "Wikipedia" indicating that all of the information presented on the "Cooking" facebook page was actually extracted from wikipedia. I thought this was really cool. In addition to "interests" and "movies" having there own pictures mounted on one's profile, there are also pictures of the person's college or high school mounted on a person's profile in their education section. I went to Duke University, so there is a picture of the Duke emblem mounted in my profile in the education section of my profile. When I click on this emblem I am directed to a new facebook page, much like the cooking one, where information on the college from wikipedia is displayed. However, my high school (which is named Arlington High School located in Lagrange, New York) did not have a little picture representing it on my facebook profile, instead it was just a silhouette of a person wearing a graduation cap, which I guess is the default picture for schools that have no facebook page, or not a lot of information has been posted on that particular school online. When clicking on this silhouette picture though, I am directed to a different Arlington High School-one that is located in Arlington, Texas. So at this point in time, I was motivated to create a facebook page for my own high school, upload my high school's emblem to it's facebook page, and somehow link my high school's wikipedia page to the facebook page (my high school does in fact have a wikipedia page, it is titled "Arlington High School (Lagrange, New York)"). So I went ahead and tried to do some of that; if you go to facebook and you search "Arlington High School (Lagrange, New York)" you will find my facebook page with the correct description of my high school and the correct emblem as its profile picture (it is currently "liked"by only 14 people). My main question is: am I taking the right approach to doing this? My ultimate goal is to have the emblem of my high school appear mounted on the education section of my facebook profile, and when clicking on it, to be directed to a facebook page displaying the information, extracted from wikipedia, of the correct Arlington High School I attended (in Lagrange, New York). What are the steps that I would need to take do this? Was going ahead and creating a facebook page for my high school a good first step? Will the wikipedia page for my high school somehow get automatically linked to the facebook page when a certain amount of people "like" it? Do you know who I should ask to get this process rolling? So far I have sent a million messages to facebook and they haven't responded. I'm hoping some wikipedia users can give me some help. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Al Wikiwest999 (talk) 01:35, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Request also posted at Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests#wikipedia, facebook, and the wikipedia article titled "Arlington High School (Lagrange, New York)" and was answered there. Please only ask your question on one page. GB fan 02:15, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Can/should a representative of an organisation featured in Wikipedia suggest material for addition?

Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia editing and am a member of the Icinga project team. Just wanted to check if it is best that we leave writing of the Icinga article to individuals external to the project, or if it is ok for us to suggest (NPOV) material for addition. We wish to avoid issues with conflict of interest. Amailer3 (talk) 06:35, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for asking. Yes, you are welcome to make suggestions at the article's talk/discussion page, Talk:Icinga. You should stay clear of updating the article itself, with a few exceptions described here. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:41, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

September 23

September 24

Investment decisions and evaluations

I am a second year student from the University of Somalia,I would like to ask a question regarding the the topic up above. What are the proper methods of processing the evaluation of investment? \--192.96.15.22 (talk) 15:16, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Martin, Adolib. "Mr". student. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:54, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Wrong information on Battle of Majuba

I am sure that wikipedia is wrong about the rifles the Boere used on Majuba. One of your contributors writes that the Boere had Mausers and the English had the Martini Henry, The Boere had the Mauser in the second Anglo Boer was, not the first. The Martini at that time was not obsolete and the Boere used the paper cartridge Spencer type and cap fired breach loader, from the American civil war period. Some of the Boere may have had Martini Henry rifles. The the Boere were better shots and used better tactics than their British opponents.

How can we change these wrong facts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.145.192.244 (talk) 21:03, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Because that comment was unsourced, any editor may challenge and remove it - see WP:BURDEN. I have removed it for you. If you know of any reliable sources - probably history books in this case - that cover the point, then feel free to improve the article yourself. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:16, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Move sandbox article to the main article space

I created an article in my sandbox under my User Name. How do I move the subpage to the main article space? GatorJim (talk) 21:17, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

I see that you have worked this out for yourself. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:18, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

September 25

citing first hand knowledge

If the knowledge provided is personal experience/first hand knowledge, how does one go about citing the information? Brown365 (talk) 17:18, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

One doesn't. It is a fundamental principle of Wikipedia that information included must be verifiable from independent reliable sources. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 19:56, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

September 26

creating a new page

I created a new article which I "moved". But, my article does not appear in Wikipedia yet. What is the next step? Thank you. --Jeanne4ever r (talk) 16:15, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

If you mean Peter Robinson (international trial lawyer), it's there in Wikipedia. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:40, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

... and I've now added a link from the disambiguation page Peter Robinson. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:46, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Am I supposed to "seek feedback"? --Jeanne4ever r (talk) 17:02, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

That's not necessary; the "New unreviewed article" banner at the top also arranges for the article to be placed in a queue, Category:Unreviewed new articles created via the Article Wizard from September 2011. Your post here may attract some feedback, too. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:11, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Indeed it has. I have done a quick initial review, added a couple of maintentance tags and some categories. My main comment is that it needs more secondary sources - press articles etc. – ukexpat (talk) 15:57, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for adding the categories. As for the secondary sources, I cited 15 media articles and two books - which seems like quite a lot. What other kinds of sources does the article need? Thank you for your help. --Jeanne4ever r (talk) 22:56, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

International DJ-ing Competition 2007-2010 (4 years)

hello. my name is Sergey. for the years 2007 to 2010 the EDM community around my websites has been running an "International DJ-ing Competition", shorter - I.D.C. in 2007 teams of 5 djs from 12 countries have participated, and it was a really great experience as much for the DJs as it was for the community. we did not run the IDC in 2011, simply because of the absence of any resources to fund this competition and provide prizes. and so after 4 years IDC has been stopped. we're desperately looking for sponsors, but being "a website" doesn't help. i was thinking alot, and one of the ideas seems to be possibly having an article about IDC in wikipedia. that could give the contest a second wind, we would be able to attract sponsors by referring to our article on the great resource that is so much respected by everyone (obviously - wikipedia). having somewhat legitimized it and strengthened the idea through a wiki-article would help us bring new avenues and directions for IDC, let it thrive once again. i doubt there is an international competition like that, and doubt there will ever be. our project has been and probably still is a unique start, that was buried under the paperwork and money issues...

and here comes the question, is this possible to have an article about IDC in wikipedia? and would it stick, or get deleted at some point? i have a page on my website dedicated to the IDC's past. just a few words here, the contest would always be announced in November, rules and teams set up and ogranized by January 1st, that gave participants some extra free time they had for the New Year's celebrations, time off school, etc, etc, to put together a special mix, instructions and requirements were listed in rules each year. a board of trusted community members would judge submitted DJ Mixes (blindly) and after a while would come up scores to all participants, which were normalized and 1st spots were awarded by Country (or by team) from the sum of all ratings and all normalizations. by mid February we'd have the results.

if someone will be reading this and willing to check my words, a simple search in google for "international djing competition tribalmixes" will provide a number of prominent respected resources citing my community and the news posts or forum posts about the IDC and all possible preparations and regulations. about 60% of first 3-4 pages are directly related to the IDC (contest) that we've held. also more info and reports on each year can be found here: http://www.tribalmixes.com/idc-all.php

the competition had media coverage with our own streaming radio to be the first to air sets from the competition, which later spread to other websites and radios. back then radio site was tribalmixes.org, although recently in may it was hijacked and we lost it, hence probably radio won't be of much help, all referrals are still pointing at the old domain.

thanks for your help!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tribalmixes (talk • contribs) 05:45, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

If the competition has been written about by multiple independent reliable sources then it may have an article - but googling "international djing competition tribalmixes", as you suggest, does not give me any results which initially appear to be independent, reliable, and significant coverage.

In any case, even if it merits an article, you should not be the person to write it. Furthermore, your purpose in wanting an article (to attract sponsors) is an example of promotion, which is specifically not acceptable in Wikipedia.

If you can find multiple independent reliable sources which do meet the criteria, I suggest you post at Requested articles, specifying the sources, and perhaps somebody else will write such an article. --ColinFine (talk) 23:11, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

search key abbreviation does not find an article

I am trying to search for this page: Liquid optically-clear adhesive by its industry abbreviation "LOCA". However, the search result does not bring up this page. Thanks for your help! Laowai.blogger (talk) 07:47, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

A search for "LOCA" takes you to the "disambiguation" page, Loca, so I have added an extra link there. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you VERY much! Laowai.blogger (talk) 10:17, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

creating an article on a subject that has already been deleted

I'd like to create an article on a particular individual. When I searched his name, it became apparent that an article on him had been deleted last year. The reason was 'obvious hoax'. Can I create an article on him? How do I go about this? Many thanksKaybookworm (talk) 14:46, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Try reading WP:1st, WP:BIO, and WP:BIOG. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:13, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

How do I add a Discography page for an existing person?

I need help. I have written major expansion for a person (Singer)with a Wiki page. I would like to start with a Discography that I have written for this person. I have done some minor edits, and believe I can make a decent start with wiki code. How do I start the Discography? Start on current page? Start a "new article" then link to main page? I could use some help, or a sponsor to follow me on this project. Cathlec (talk) 16:38, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Unless the current article is very long, the discography section should be added to that article as a new section at the end, before the "See also" section (if there is one). You may also be interested in the Discography WikiProject. – ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

September 27

adddition to my hometown page as a celebrity

you have only ONE of the pornographic actresses from St Joseph, MO listed in your entry.. i am known as Delightful Debi and was born Debra J Baker, also Debra McKnight now Tounzen. I became an exotic dancer at the nightclub known as the Players on Frederick Ave. in July of 1977 at the age of 17 as Li'l Annie and worked throughout the nightclub circuit as well as in KC, both MO and KS til 2007 when i moved to Las Vegas, NV and started in porn during AVN 2008 i would like to be included in my hometown's wikipedia entry also as an aside, i know the entire family of Marshall Mathers having dated his oldest uncle Todd Nelson, and babysat his younger uncle Ronnie Polkingharn as a child as well as Marshall, additionally his younger brother, Nathan went to school with my daughter, Alyssa McKnight at Mark Twain School. Please feel free to contact me directly to confirm any details either by telephone or email. i will submit contact details in private only though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.253.47.18 (talk) 15:15, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

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

Thank you.

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, 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 which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to 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 and Wikipedia:How to write a great article, 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 available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation.

Question

sr christopher soy ciudadano uruguayo vivi em new yok 20 anios tenia una cita em corte y por erro de mi abogado la perdi y usted firmo mi deportacion queria com todo el respecto que analise yo page inpuesto en america tenia seguro socil nunca tuve um problema com las autoridade nunca use drogas tengo un recor linpio tengo un hijo americano yo no tengo a nadie em uruguay vivi mitad de mivida em new york se que usted es uma persona publica muy ocupada por favor ajudeme munchas gracias julio cesar vera cabral <blanked> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.33.163.33 (talk) 16:10, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello. You are on the English Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. You may be interested in the Spanish Wikipedia if you would like to contribute there. TN X Man 16:16, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

1976 Tangshan earthquake

his article lists the "REAL REASON" of said earthquake: For a most ill-conceived analysis of the process, see Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin, The Sword and the Shield, p. 322ff.

With the world’s attention fixed on whether Sakharov would too be tried, and Orlov, a leading candidate for another peace laureate, would soon follow. The Soviets apparently caused an 8.2 earthquake during the early morning of July 28, 1976 in the city of Tangshan, southeast of Peking, destroying nearly all of it, and half of its one million inhabitants.

The earthquake came without any tremors, and at a time when all the preparations to render some disaster less destructive were useless because all the people were sleeping. Scientists did not think that such a powerful earthquake was possible for another century, given the area’s previous history. Booksbenji (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:28, 27 September 2011 (UTC).

I'm not sure to what you are referring. That passage does not occur in the Wikipedia article. A claim that the Soviets caused the earthquake would need additional independent reliably sourcing before being added to our article. TN X Man 18:26, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Finished Article, now what?

I am confused. So how do I actually get my article live on Wikipedia. It is complete now.

Thanks.William J Lavonis 22:40, 27 September 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drlavonne (talk • contribs)

Relevant advice is available at WP:SYMUD. - David Biddulph (talk) 00:06, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

September 28

Operation Sea Signal

Hello,

I logged onto this page wondering how many U.S. casualties were suffered during Operation Sea Signal, and found no answer. I know this to be false, as I deployed there from the git-go, and saw many servicemen beat near to death. Due to the msany riots early on, I consider myself lkucky not to be among them. Perhaps this should be noted, unless only current U.S. casualties matter. Thanks in advance of your corrected info,

-- Josh Milner Former PFC, 300th MP co — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.228.11.143 (talk) 03:57, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles can always be improved. If you can find reliable sources such as books, journals and respected news websites that give more information about Operation Sea Signal, then please feel free to expand the article yourself, or to post the sources at Talk:Operation Sea Signal where they will be seen by the editors most interested in maintaining the article. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:03, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Topic How can a good school image be created in a society?

Topic How can a good school image be created in a society? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.152.138.240 (talk) 08:55, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Please do your own homework.
Welcome to the Wikipedia New Contributors help page. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misevaluation, but it is our policy here not to do people's homework for them, but merely to aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn how to solve such problems.
Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. You can search Wikipedia or search the Web.
If you need help with a specific part of your homework, the Reference desk can help you grasp the concept. Do not ask knowledge questions here, just those about using Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:35, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

How to add a page to my watchlist.

New to this, so having trouble with things that are pretty obvious:

1. how do I add a page to my watchlist? I can't find anything to click on anywhere... 2. is there a way to contact other users to discuss potential edits to pages they have set up? I don't want to just edit, as people just seem to automatically revert things. The changes I intend are factual, and come from scholarly sources not seen by other users, so a discussion with previous contributors would make sense.

WilliamBuchanGraham (talk) 12:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

See Help:Watching pages; you add a page to your watchlist by clicking the white five-pointed star at the top right of the page.
Yes, each article has a "Talk page" (also known as the "Discussion page") where editors can discuss possible changes to the corresponding article. See Help:Using talk pages for more detail.

Thank you for registering, by the way. I've left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:16, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Editing pages in languages other than English

I wish to edit some pages related to the project for which this page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurogentest - is an entry. However I wish to update relevant pages in languages other than English and I am wondering how to proceed.

One of the functions of the initiative is to produce information about genetics in a range of different languages. Whilst the entry in English for something like amniocentesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniocentesis) is very detailed, the corresponding page in, say, Polish is not (http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniopunkcja). The information has been translated, verified, checked, approved by the European Commission and so on already (e.g. http://www.eurogentest.org/patient/leaflet/patients_polish.xhtml), however as I cannot read or speak Polish I am wondering what to do next. Should I just transfer the information to Wikipedia and wait for it to be edited / corrected by speakers of the various languages? Or what?

Also I need clarfication of the legitimacy of placing information about genetics in English produced by the EuroGentest initiative onto the English Wikipedia pages (having checked that this does not duplicate any accurate information already on Wikipedia)? I am not entirely clear, having read the help guides. The material is impartial information about genetics for the general public and was produced by a non-for-profit health charity on behalf of the European Commission.

EuroGentest (talk) 15:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

In terms of trying to work with different languages and attempting to get some native-language help in either translations or even simply fixing content, there is the Wikimedia Embassy page that list several editors who have volunteered explicitly to help out with issue like you are trying to work out right now. Most of these "ambassadors" speak multiple languages and can genuinely work with you on these problem. Sources in other languages can be particularly useful for some of the other language-editions of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.

As for worrying about how complete the coverage of a topic is in another language you are not comfortable in contributing to, just give it time. Make those contributions in a language where you are comfortable, as there are several people who do scan articles written in other languages and often do translations of that content to their native tongue. I've done that even with articles written in languages other than English and have translated them to the English-language Wikipedia.... although going the other direction does seem to be much more common due to the fact that so much more content is available in English.

Please, contribute what information you have. There are numerous policies in place like WP:NPOV, WP:OR, and WP:AEAE, but as long as you can cite the references and are trying to make a genuine contribution, I hope to see more of your contributions on this project. I know editing Wikipedia can be at times a bit intimidating, but there are many people who have specialized knowledge who have made some incredibly valuable contributions to Wikipedia in the past, and that is one of the reasons why it has become such a repository of human knowledge. --Robert Horning (talk) 16:49, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

I echo what Robert Horning said, but I want to give you a couple of warnings about specific matters that may cause friction if you are not aware of them. One is WP:Copyright: you may not post material from another website on Wikipedia, unless the content is explicitly in the public domain, or has been released by the copyright owners under one of the licences acceptable to Wikipedia. (It is not enough for the copyright owners to give permission for it to be posted just on Wikipedia). A second one is conflict of interest: since by your username you appear to be affiliated with the project, you need to be very careful about how you contribute to any articles that relate to the project. The third point, unfortunately, is that your username contravenes Wikipedia's username policy: accounts must be used by individuals, not groups; and though you can in general use whatever name you like for your account, names that suggest that they relate to organisations are not allowed.

I am sorry to be the one that delivers warnings to you, and I hope you are not put off contributing to Wikipedia by them; but I think if you know the limitations at the start, you will find your experience of contribution rather better than if you don't. Please read the links that Robert and I have posted. --ColinFine (talk) 18:34, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Help with new article/page

I wrote an article/page on the notable BBC TV series Screen One yesterday but I'm not sure what to do now. I can't find it in wikipedia, but it's in my My Contirbutions folder as Editing User:Suffolkscribe/Screen One

Should I be doing anything? Is it just a question of waiting for someone to look at it first? Please advise!

Suffolkscribe (talk) 20:58, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

There are 2 useful links at the top of your draft page: Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft and Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. Try reading those. - David Biddulph (talk) 21:36, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

September 29

Hello, New to Wikipedia

Good Day, Name is Chris.

I am new to actually using and adding information to Wikipedia. May someone please review what I have edited under http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compton_Wynyates&oldid=452865856 under Cultural References. I am a fan of the show "Keeping Up Appearances" Staring Patricia Routledge. Watching an episode in that series I noticed the Estate from "Walt Disney's - Candleshoe, staring a young Jodi Foster. Doing some research "comparing photos of the actual manor, found by searching for the movie Candleshoe" I found out it indeed is the same estate. My question is was my addition correct? what would be the correct way to let the world know that some scenes from that episode were filmed there, as I could find no reference to it. Thank you for your time.

Betruetothy (talk) 12:50, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but if there are no reliable sources documenting this, it cannot go into any article(s). Your own observations constitute original research and synthesis, which has no place here. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:04, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

editing

Do I need to create an account to be able to edit pages, and once I have edited them will they be saved86.177.5.20 (talk) 14:14, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

No and yes. But there are many advantages to creating an account. – ukexpat (talk) 14:28, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Most pages can be edited without creating an account but there are advantages to having an account. Once you edit a page and click "Save page", your changes will immediately be seen by others viewing the page, but some edits are considered inappropriate by other editors and reverted. I suggest you go through Wikipedia:Tutorial. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:32, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

United States Bill of Rights article

Under the heading: English Bill of Rights

The first two sentence are:

One of the earliest documents used in drafting the American Bill of Rights was the English Bill of Rights of 1689, one of the fundamental documents of English constitutional law. The English Bill of Rights differed substantially in form and intent from the American Bill of Rights, because it was intended to address the rights of citizens as represented by Parliament against the Crown.

The second sentence is essentially incorrect. I believe it should be replaced with something like the following:

In order to understand the English Bill of Rights it must be considered in the context of the precise time. It was created as part of the legalisation of the so called Glorious Revolution in which William and Mary came to the Throne after the overthrow of James II and VII. This revolution completely changed the nature of monarchy in England. Prior to this, the monarch had considerable power over the creation of law. After it, he had no more than a limited veto. After England had had successive experiences of kings who claimed "The divine right of kings", whereby a King could be judged only by God, and of an equally unfettered rule by Parliament, the new constitutional settlement set out to limit the powers of both by creating a constitutional monarchy. Within this, only Parliament could create Bills, but only the monarch could give assent for a Bill to become Law and could do so only if the Bill was fair, merciful and constitutional. In this way, neither monarch nor Parliament could create law in their favour and the monarch acted as a protector of the constitution and the people against Parliament. The Bill of Rights, within this context, protected the people from Parliament by defining constitutional rights which Parliament could not remove. It was the beginning of the transfer of power from government to the people and the beginning of freedom.

86.161.182.153 (talk) 20:12, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

The proper place to discuss this is on the aticle's talk page. GB fan 20:28, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

September 30

Champions

The current champions are the Stockholm Exiles, who beat Enköping in the 2010 grand final. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.250.139.41 (talk) 22:06, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Champions of what? But if you have a reliable source for the information, please be bold and edit whichever article it is, to add the new information. --ColinFine (talk) 22:57, 30 September 2011 (UTC)