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Changing article pictures

Hi,

I was just wondering how you can change an articles main picture?.

Thanks, Hugh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.177.77 (talk) 16:55, 30 April 2012 (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.--ukexpat (talk) 17:56, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Note, though, that if you're changing the picture next to the lede paragraph, you should make sure that this is a picture which consensus will agree is better for the article than the current one. If you have any doubts on the question, it's a good idea to discuss it on the talk page of the article first, to make sure that others are in concurrence. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:25, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

May 1

First Serve (album)

TBH, I'm confused as to how to fill out the "Album Box" for my new page for De La Soul side project album First Serve (album). Of course I'll read advice here and act on it, but TBH I'd prefer if someone who is more experienced does it. As it's a side project by 2/3 of the band adopting a band persona, I'm not sure how it fits into the album sequence for De La Soul etc. Ross-c (talk) 08:58, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

You can find the instructions on the documentation page for Template:Infobox album. If you are struggling, look at another album page, such as The Wall in edit mode to see how it is done. Spinning Spark 11:42, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, but the more I edit the page the less I'm confident that what I'm doing is right. E.g. I've added some categories as prodded, but it's not .... quite .... a De La Soul album as it's a side-project with only two of the three members. I've added it to "related" in the De La Soul template, but should it be in albums? I really think this page needs to be looked at by someone with more experience in music pages with slightly ambiguous identity/relationships.Ross-c (talk) 17:44, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

There is nothing in Wikipedia policy and guidelines which require you to use infoboxes. Some of us feel they are actually a hidrance exactly because of cases like this. I suggest you just write the information in in prose for now. The experts in this area hang out at Wikipedia:WikiProject Music and you can post a request on their talk page. Spinning Spark 18:32, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

April 30

Referencing on stroke recovery page subsection

Hello,

Firstly, please let me preface the following with an apology: I am new here and not that tech savvy but I am wanting to learn more about online learning and thought Wikipedia would be a good place to start as many students use it.

I am trying to create linkable references so as to declutter some extra sections I added on the page called 'stroke recovery'. I am sorry if this is not done correctly, I wasn't sure how to create the linkable references as is in other parts of the article.

Kind regards, Tom Someguycalledtom (talk) 07:58, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Does WP:Referencing for beginners help?--ukexpat (talk) 07:59, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Ahh, thank you - it does! Sorry! Someguycalledtom (talk) 08:25, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

No problem, that's what this page is here for.--ukexpat (talk) 13:53, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Adding a link to a published article

I would like to add the following link to the Wikipedia Page about Southern California musician and composer Emitt Rhodes:

http://thelosangelesbeat.com/2012/04/long-time-no-see-los-angeles-beat-exclusive-interview-with-emitt-rhodes-part-1-of-2/

The title of the link would be Interview With Emitt Rhodes: Los Angeles Beat (April 27, 2012)

Thank you for any help or guidance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.95.148.56 (talk) 10:18, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

If you want to use it as a reference, please take a look at WP:Referencing for beginners. If you want to use it as an External link, the appropriate formatting is:

*[http://thelosangelesbeat.com/2012/04/long-time-no-see-los-angeles-beat-exclusive-interview-with-emitt-rhodes-part-1-of-2/ Interview With Emitt Rhodes: Los Angeles Beat (April 27, 2012)]

which renders as:

Interview With Emitt Rhodes: Los Angeles Beat (April 27, 2012)

Hope this helps.--ukexpat (talk) 13:56, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Robert Gwiazdowski, template not working properly

Hello, I have just written an article – Robert Gwiazdowski, a Polish jurist and economist. For some reason the template I used for linking to one of his books is not working as it should. I don't know what should I correct. Can anyone fix it? Also a copyedit is probably needed, as I am not a native speaker of the English language. Thanks in advance. Maksymilian Sielicki (talk) 10:48, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

The {{cite book}} template gets confused if you have a newline in the middle of the book title. I have removed it. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:56, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

important personalities

col abdul samad malik — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.177.236.251 (talk) 16:18, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Did you have a question? - David Biddulph (talk) 16:29, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Consolidation of edits.

I need guidance and can not seem to find how to ask correctly and get answers. When I revise and save hat is saved is not what I typed. For example, I just consolidated my submission and saved what follows but when it appears it does not look like what I just saved and I doubt it will do so this time either. Can I communicate by email for help?

[recommended Title Bruce Clark (Legal Scholar)]

<WP:BLP material redacted>

Footnotes

May 1, 2012. 70.26.28.64 (talk) 23:41, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

But the footnotes are half missing and so are the words, from what now shows as my submission.

This confuses me and I do not know where to turn.

Thanks.

Sincerely, WLawpsh 70.26.28.64 (talk) 23:41, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Your references are misformatted. Only the ... part in <ref>...</ref> is rendered by the software. Perhaps you are trying to make named references. See Help:Footnotes. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:58, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

The material you have offered is not suitable for a Wikipedia article because it does not adhere to a neutral point of view. If you want an article on this subject it will need to be entirely rewritten. Please also note that you may not post anywhere on Wikipedia unsourced material about a living person. We do not offer a help e-mail service, but there is a help IRC channel at #wikipedia-en-help for live chat. Spinning Spark 00:49, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

May 2

User Contributions

What are the numbers next to each edit for? Lalaithion (talk) 23:16, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

It's the increase or decrease in the number of bytes. See Wikipedia:Added or removed characters. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:21, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

What does TOP mean? E4024 (talk) 21:54, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Considering you asked in this section, I guess you mean the lower case "(top)" at some edits in user contributions. It means it is the most recent edit to that page. See more at Help:User contributions. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:57, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Exactly, thank you PrimeHunter.E4024 (talk) 13:43, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

April 27

Reliable bilbliographic not included in the specs for such

Dear Wikipedia fellow,

I'm planning on writting a series of articles, all of which are related directly from my work as Project Manager in European-funded research projects. One, concretely regarding "Ambient Assisted Living", could be published shortly, and after helping far improve a very limited and already existing article named "Assisted Living", which happens to be completely lacking of relevant content and usually misinformed one.

Every project which has been accepted for funding following a set of very strict rule regarding unusfully high standard of expected social/academical/industrial and/or mixed impact, is monitored closely by the Commission through the net of Programmes and officers that exist.

During the evolution of a project, which usually last for as little as 12 months to as much as 60, and with budgets sometimes excediing 25M€(some Programmes fund sevreal projects for total ammounts exceeding 250M€), a set of milestones exist at which point each of the tasks of the project (usually 4 tasks per an everage 8 Work Packages per project) issue a complete report stating the nature of the worck achieved so far -which usually comprises state-of-the-art scientific progress and/or an analysis of the present and a comprehensive and feasible strategy for the future, ranging far beyond yhe life of the project itself.

Each on of these deliverables undergo a lot of quality control: 1) by a reviewer from the project; 2) by a commity of top-ranking reviewers from the project; 3) a second one a few weeks later; 4) an official pre-publication for the Commission; 5) an official review by the European Project Officer or even Commisioner, backed by a team of experts who scrutinize the findings and both its relevance to the nature of the project and the EU's expectations and their high standards and 5) an official publication by the EU Comission(and usually for the open public when no copyrights or sensitive industrial information are invloved, in which case two different reports are issued).

Therefore, and even no copy outside the Commission is usually published or sold by common means, I consider those deliverables to be much more accurate than some dubivous quotes from even more dubvious sources; and usually have a much sounder basis, by having undergone a stricter peer-review process than many of the publications you list as only usable within the bibliography. If I don't count with the specific permission to quote the deliverables as valid sources, I won't be ablre to edit or publish anything is accepted by the scientific community as being correct (or at least worth studying in further detail), without it being labelled "original research" and, therefore, subject to deletion.

So I would like to count with your opinion on the subject, and, if possible, an official statement regarding Wikipedia's policy in those cases.

My best regards,

Jordi Vallès, Ph.D. Project Manager

www.universAAL.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jordissim (talk • contribs) 02:09, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

If information has been published you can use it as a source in Wikipedia. If the information has not been published you can't. - David Biddulph (talk) 06:40, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

There's a little more to it than that. The purpose of Wikipedia is not telling the world about things, it is providing an introduction and guide to what people have already written about things. If the only references for your project are the project's own publications (which are by definition not independent), then the subject will fail the test for notability. If independent sources have written enough about the project to provide that notability, then the project's own publications may be referenced for uncontroversial factual information, but the bulk of the information in the article should come from independent sources.

Furthermore, if you are the project manager, you have a conflict of interest, and it will be very difficult for you to write a sufficiently neutral article about the project. Your best course, after reading the articles I have linked to, is to assemble the independent reliable sources that have written about the project, and request an article. If you cannot find such sources, then the project is not at present notable and should not have an article. --ColinFine (talk) 10:06, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

chassis number position on vehicle chassis

TATA ASHOK LAYLAND EICHER MARUTI — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dineshrajput.it (talk • contribs) 10:50, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

This page is for asking question about using and editing Wikipedia. You might find somebody able to answer your question at the miscellaneous reference desk, but I recommend you make clearer just what your question is. --ColinFine (talk) 13:03, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit to page has not saved

Moved to Wikipedia:Help desk#Edit to page has not saved to keep the discussion in one place. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:42, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

George Harrison's 12 string Rickenbacker guitar

Was NOT given to him by Rickenbaaker OR WDGY radio as you stated. It was given to him by B Sharp music of Minneapolis , Minnesota. They are still in business so you can check with them . I know this to be a FACT. Hendrik Olson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.242.176 (talk) 16:32, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Information in Wikipedia needs to be verifiable. Do you have a published reference for that? --ColinFine (talk) 16:37, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

May 3

How do I Insert a photo into an existing Article?

I would like the photo to become the main thumbnail pic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.70.8.3 (talk) 16:02, 3 May 2012 (UTC) I would like the photo to become the main thumbnail pic.

See wp:Picture tutorial.Moxy (talk) 16:05, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

May 4

ROLY-POLY

--61.245.128.193 (talk) 06:40, 4 May 2012 (UTC)ROLY-POLY IS ALSO A MALLEE FARMER'S TERM FOR A DEAD TUMBLEWEED (AS AMERICANS CALL THEM )

Just wanted to know if you have a place to submit new info to be reviewed and entered if found correct, and where it was. If not, then why not? As a person who tries to stay on top of things, but doesn't feel that he's the pre-eminent authority on things, I would find it more comfortable way to add or correct facts. I’m sure there are a lot of folks like me, which could add a lot more data, and improve the volume of Wikipedia. Case in point, I just heard that Raleigh McKenzie, was just hired by his Twin Brother Reggie McKenzie {the current General Manager of the Oakland Raiders}, to be part of the front office of the Raiders, so I’m sure he no longer assistant coaches football at Herndon High School. I had gone online to check out something about ”Rallo”, Raleigh’s nickname, {I’m a lifelong Redskins fan}, and his twin Reggie, thought it would be nice to let someone know Rallo’s situation had changed, but couldn’t find a place to tell anyone, only the ability to edit it. I don’t know what his position is, and I’d just be going on what I heard on Sports Radio. I just think it might be a way to get more info. Thanks, 108.26.65.83 (talk) 12:49, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

All articles have an associated talkpage (there's a small tab at the top right of the page marked "Talk"); you can use this to propose changes that you don't feel confident to make yourself. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:09, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Importing all standard templates

Is there a way I can export all the templates, i.e. from the Mediawiki wiki, and import to my Mediawiki installation? --213.220.104.148 (talk) 14:05, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Moving an article to mainspace

Hi, I have written a article about a website. While publishing it or moving it ot main content of wiki am getting the below message.

"This sandbox is in the Wikipedia namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template."

Please suggest how to proceed.

Title inserted. --ColinFine (talk) 15:11, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

The sandbox article contains the template {{User sandbox}} which is incompatible with it being in the main space. You need to edit it to remove that template before you move it. --ColinFine (talk) 15:11, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I see you have moved it, to Wikipedia:Facereveal: this was the wrong place for it anyway: to put it in main space it should be at [[Facereveal]] (without the 'Wikipedia:' prefix). However, at present the article would almost certainly be deleted because it contains no independent references and therefore does not establish that the subject is notable, and it is written in a promotional tone rather than a neutral one. So I have moved it to User:MPSyed/Facereveal for you to work on further. Please fix the problems I have mentioned above before you try to release it again. --ColinFine (talk) 15:20, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

The template "Bengal Renaissance" should be supported by WikiProject Bangladesh

Bengal Renaissance is a part of the history of Bangladesh. Many notable persons and points are missing in the template "Bengal Renaissance", most of which connected with Bangladesh. I think that's why the template should be supported by WikiProject Bangladesh and should be a part of it. --Kmzayeem (talk) 14:26, 4 May 2012 (UTC)kmzayeem

I think the best place to suggest this would be Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Bangladesh/General. --ColinFine (talk) 15:23, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Undo

How do you undo an edit you've made to an article when you havent used the sandbox?

116.240.167.110 (talk) 04:38, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I have fixed up Nano Nagle for you. For next time, the "how to" guide is at Help:Reverting. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:36, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Cardinal Newman School Acton.

The Cardinal Newman school was a roman catholic secondary school on Creffield road in Acton w3. It was situated at what is now the Japanese school,and was previously the Haberdashers Asks school for girls. It opened in 1976 but was amalgamated with the Cardinal Wiseman school in Greenford and closed in 1986. It was also previously situated on Acton lane between 1963 and 1976. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.167.135.152 (talk) 21:40, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

If you can find a reliable source for this information, you are welcome to add it to Acton, London#Education. If you could add Citations for the information already in that section, it would be even better. --ColinFine (talk) 12:07, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

May 5

Attach a photo (again)

Hi, unfortunately back with the same question. I cannot for the life of me successfully attach a photo in the summary box section on the top right of an existing biographical article. I have tried and failed. I have read the links and played in the sandpit and cannot get it done. I had some help from sphilbrick but cannot see a way to contact him/her. It's frankly a little embarrassing to ask this but can someone please show me how to contact a specific user? Can someone please show me the easiest way to get the photo uploaded? I have uploaded the photo in question to the Wiki Commons site, and then written the following syntax:

[[File:Meredith_Hunter_MLA_ACT_Greens_politician|thumb|right|alt=Meredith Hunter MLA ACT Greens Politician.|Meredith Hunter MLA ACT Greens Member for Ginninderra.]]

Can someone please tell me if this is what I need to be doing? And where to put it in the edit section of the page? When I check how other articles with such a photo have done it, they just seem to say |image something.jpg How does that relate to the syntax? Please help. Seriously frustrated here. Thanks. Champion Blue (talk) 07:04, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I've noticed before that the "Picture tutorial" doesn't explain how to add a picture to the summary box at the top right. I've added the picture to the article for you; you'll see that {{Infobox politician}} uses a much simpler syntax than is shown in the tutorial. The code you posted here didn't work for a second reason, that you had left out the ".jpg" part of the image name.

You would contact Sphilbrick by adding a new section at User talk:Sphilbrick; each editor here has a link to this "user talk page" in the signature. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:25, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

(More) I've created Help:Infobox picture and linked it from the Picture tutorial. Feedback and improvements would be welcome. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:34, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

May 6

how does one get past automatic "editors"?

I noticed a glaring error in an article on the Flying Saucer ride at Disneyland and tried to post a discussion item stating it was incorrect and why. I did not try and edit the article because I do not know how to do that and I was hopeful that someone who did know could change it. I submitted it as an item for discussion and it was instantly rejected because *someone* seems to think they know everything. This is totally disgusting and a major impediment to accuracy in the articles in Wikipedia. How does one call attention to errors if their input is instantly rejected by an automated system that does not know anything? Who or what is "User talk:71.231.149.176?" Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penguinn12 (talk • contribs) 05:19, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm afraid that this question is the very first thing your account has done. Do you have a link to the article where you are having trouble? --Jayron32 05:38, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I went back and edited the article successfully *I think* I have no idea why my "discussion" item was rejected by User talk:71.231.149.176. and an actual edit went through. The article URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Saucers_(attraction) I corrected the description, which had the air somehow coming up from below the saucers. I used the ride many times when I was growing up near Disneyland and actually got to go under it on one occasion and saw the spring mechanisms of the decking from below. Thanks for your interest. Penguinn12 (talk) 05:57, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Is this the edit you are asking about? If so you were reverted by User:Millermk90 in the mistaken belief that your post was not in good faith. You might want to discuss the reversion with him at User talk:Millermk90. —teb728 t c 06:28, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

If that was the edit in question, I'm very sorry for removing it, I was using huggle and didn't notice it was on a talk page (I thought it was on the article itself) I've put you content back. Hope that clears things up. Millermk90 (talk) 07:09, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. My actual edit is in place and corrects the article's error. Penguinn12 (talk) 07:24, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

User talk:71.231.149.176 is the user talk page for the IP address 71.231.149.176. See Help:Using talk pages. If you are not logged in when you make an edit then the edit is registered to your IP address at the time. Your first edit [1] was made from 71.231.149.176. Please don't sign edits to articles. Signatures are only for discussions outside articles. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:14, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

what do I do about errors?

hello,

my name is Brian Clark. I am also known as Billy Side by Side the base player for the hardcore punk band Side by Sdie. I am also an illustrator and artist. my work includes the gorilla biscuits gorilla, numerous album covers and Band art including Pope on a Rope for the Meatmen. Currently I am an art director with Adidas Global.

I was the also the original artist for Steve Niles King of the Dead series for Fantico. on the page for Steve Niles the bibliography section the third entry is King of the dead and it has my name on it but that name links to someone else.

I would be more than happy to write you a page on myself and my career. you have a pages for some of my work and my band already. in any case I just want to let you know so you could correct the link.

thanks, Brian Clark AKA Billy Sidebyside — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.46.69.144 (talk) 20:37, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

It’s not a good idea to write an article about yourself because it is difficult to maintain the required neutrality. But if you tell us what the errors are and what link needs correcting, maybe someone could do it for you. —teb728 t c 20:57, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Semi-famous

How do i make a wikipedia for someone who is semi-famous on the app Instagram? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.203.223.49 (talk) 23:11, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

See "Your first article" for general advice. You will need to show that the person is notable, in the sense that other people have already written about the person in reliable sources such as books, newspapers and respected news websites. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:18, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

May 7

muhibullah khan machikhel

muhibullah khan machikhel — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.99.72.51 (talk) 14:18, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

What is your question about using or editing Wikipedia? --ColinFine (talk) 20:18, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Requesting an article

Look folks, I'm not a programmer, IT Admin., or a data base Mngr, I have no ambition to submit, or edit articles. I just want to request an article, on canine anatomy, and the instructions apparently make no sense to me. I also can't figure out where/how to get help for this, as the live chat is blocked by IT at my end nor, with my best reading glasses on, can I read the Catcha, nor change it. I frankly don't have the time, or inclination, to learn a whole new skill set to just to do this, so how, in plain English, or even Spanish, do I do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.64.0.20 (talk) 18:11, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

If you want to request that somebody make that article, please follow the directions at requested articles. If you want to write an article, see the article wizard. Thanks, Nathan2055 ^talk 19:19, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Making spelling corrections to the Jennifer Lopez Bio. page

This would be my first time contributing to Wikipedia. I have noticed some spelling errors in the text of the Jennifer Lopez Bio. and would like to correct those errors. How would I go about doing that? Thanks. Taminab (talk) 00:22, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Jennifer Lopez is semiprotected so you cannot edit the article until your account becomes autoconfirmed. Until then you can click the "View source" tab and follow the instructions to make suggestions on the talk page. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Articles for creation/Categories: Domain-specific programming languages

How can I make a contribution for User talk:Articles for creation/Categories: Domain-specific programming languages ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blibrestez55 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure what you're looking for, but you certainly don't mean that: that would be a subpage of the User Talk page for a user called "Articles for creation". 'Domain-specific programming languages' exists, and is a redirect to Domain-specific languages. Is that what you're looking for? --ColinFine (talk) 15:31, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Are you trying to create a Wikipedia:Article or a Wikipedia:Category? They are very different things. If you want to create an article called “Foo” you might create it at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Foo (NOT at User talk!). If you want to create a category for Foo articles, you would create it directly at Category:Foo and then add the category to the appropriate articles. —teb728 t c 20:50, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Articles for creation/Categories: Domain-specific programming languages was deleted. Both the name and content was meaningless. What are you trying to do? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:08, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Page Protection

How do I use a level 4 header to fully protect my Wikipedia page? Subway65 (talk) 23:23, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Only administrators can protect pages. See Wikipedia:Protection policy. You can make a request at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. A level 4 header is a line with four ==== followed by a header text and four more ====, for example:

==== {{la|Super Junior}} ====

Can you give a link to the page you want protected? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:35, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

The only thing that may possibly be referred to as my Wikipedia page is a User page; but User:Subway65 doesn't exist, so you apparently believe that some other page is your page. Please read WP:OWN. --ColinFine (talk) 14:32, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

May 8

Sarvodaya primary school

Sarvodaya primary school, a No Donation school is run by ngo by name, Srvodaya Mahila & bGramina Abhivruddi Samsthe, Ja amakhandi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.213.201.88 (talk) 06:58, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I've added a section heading to separate your topic from the previous one. Did you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Are you referring to some specific Wikipedia article? - David Biddulph (talk) 07:55, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Chotanagpur Human Activity Life Foundation

The CHAL Foundation (Chotanagpur Human Activity Life Foundation) is a non-governmental organization that works to improve living conditions for the poor in India. The organization's vision is to provide sustainable services in healthcare, the environment, sanitation, computer education, women's rights, and literacy and skills development. The organization currently works in 127 villages in 8 districts of Jharkhand: Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Simdega, Gumla, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ramgarh and Jamshedpur. The secretary of the organization is Mr. Prakash Ranjan, and the head office is located in Ranchi. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prs4ever (talk • contribs) 10:37, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

There is no point in suggesting the content of a page here: nothing is likely to come of it. If you want to write an article, please read WP:YFA; if you want to suggest an article, see WP:RA, but bear in mind that Wikipedia is created by volunteers, so an article will only get written if somebody chooses to take it on. --ColinFine (talk) 14:36, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Oldest Railway Station in the World?

There's a Wikipedia article "Train Station" which states that Manchester Liverpool Road and Broad Green stations are respectively the "oldest surviving railway terminus" and "oldest surviving in use railway station" in the world. This is incorrect, these honours belong to St. Johns station in Stockton and Heighington station, both opened in 1825. In fact Wikipedia's own page on "Heighington Railway Station" states that it was opened in 1825! How can I correct these articles given that they are completely wrong? PinzaC55 — Preceding unsigned comment added by PinzaC55 (talk • contribs) 17:07, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

It all looks a little complicated, since Train station describes Broad Green railway station as the "oldest railway station built for steam locomotives still in use"; and though Heighington railway station and the Stockton and Darlington Railway were older, it is not clear that they "were built for steam locomotives", though these were used from the start on part of the S&DR. Nevertheless, even if stations on the S&DR were not "built for steam", I agree that they have a place in that article. I suggest you discuss the point on Talk:Train station: if you can enrol other editors to your point of view, they will work with you to improve the article. --ColinFine (talk) 17:26, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. The S&DR was the first "public railway" in the world and the stations were, since they could be used by the public, "railway stations"; indeed the one at St. Johns used to bear a bronze plaque stating that "the first railway ticket in the world was sold here, thus marking an epoch in the history of mankind". I'll follow your suggestion tomorrow.--PinzaC55 — Preceding unsigned comment added by PinzaC55 (talk • contribs) 20:00, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

May 9

creating

I would like to create a page on Wikipedia about a new author. Is that the same as creating an article?

MarthaEarth (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:43, 9 May 2012 (UTC).

Yes. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, and consists of articles. People sometimes refer to these as pages (or even profiles), but in my view these words are unhelpful because they suggest something different from an article. If you want to create an article, please read WP:YFA: but take careful note of the requirements on notability: it is unlikely that a new author has yet been written about enough to meet that criterion. --ColinFine (talk) 22:38, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

List of Trinity College Dublin people --- Politics and Government

Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, Governor of British North America and subsequently first Governor-General of Canada. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.68.82.226 (talk) 21:12, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome to add him to the list. --ColinFine (talk) 22:42, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

May 10

Editing article on New World Order

I would like to add, after the second paragraph:

"New World Order is a phrase that has been used to describe utopian collectivism on the right as well, including in fascist propaganda films of Vichy France. The 1998 documentary "Eye on Vichy," by Claude Chabrol, a film about the effectiveness of war propaganda, includes an address by Marshal Petain, Prime Minister and head of the Vichy government, using the phrase as he urged his French countrymen to support Hitler. An animated map showed a Europe united under fascism, which the narrator calls, The New World Order. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cfwintner (talk • contribs) 04:11, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

New World Order is a disambiguation page and the type of text you suggest doesn't belong in disambiguation pages. If you refer to another page then please link it. Suggestions are usually made on the talk page of articles. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:23, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

to correct spelling of Myanmar category

I am reading Myanmar animal pages and found that the spelling for the "animal" in Burmese is wrong in most of the pages. I found the template for correcting as below, and I corrected the spelling in some of the pages and speed-changed the links to the category "animal". But it is too much to change all pages that contains wrong spelling, and it would be helpful if you could guide me a method how to change the spelling of animal for all Myanmar pages. 202.150.50.14 (talk) 05:49, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Category:OLD Name to Category:NEW Name – Reason for rename. 202.150.50.14 (talk) 05:49, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

This is a help page for the English Wikipedia. Your post and http://toolserver.org/~luxo/contributions/contributions.php?user=202.150.50.14 indicate that you are talking about edits to the Burmese Wikipedia. I don't know Burmese and my browser cannot display the characters so I cannot see what you are doing but it appears you are not doing it the right way. You will have to seek help at the Burmese Wikipedia. At the English Wikipedia, category renames should be suggested at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion. If there is consensus for the new name then User:Cydebot can help update the name for pages in the category. I don't know whether the Burmese Wikipedia uses something similar. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:17, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

How do I make the outline box with text for a page?

How do I make the outline box with text for a page?Drsteam (talk) 19:18, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Please clarify what you are trying to do; I don't understand your question. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:35, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Were you perhaps thinking of Template:Infobox and all the specialist boxes listed in the categories linked from there? - David Biddulph (talk) 19:45, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

If you are referring to the draft at User:Drsteam/Quadrant (Company), take a look at {{Infobox company}}. I should add however that as it currently stands the draft does not demonstrate the notability of the company per WP:CORP, and it is too promotional in tone.--ukexpat (talk) 19:53, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

New Users

I am starting my own organization called the Breath Out Movement. It is an extension of ezra 8:21 ministries. In order for me to be considered a crediable source for some of the schools in nyc and other local business owners and local politans i need to create and intetnet awareness about my project and what i am doing. I have aready been doing small fundraisers in efforts to build my crediabilty but i do know that the first thing people are going to do is google me and what Breat Out is. I would like to create a article about what it is and what we done so far is this a good idea and how should i go about doing so????????Ahurd1989 (talk) 20:09, 10 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahurd1989 (talk • contribs)

Certainly not! Wikipedia is not here to promote your cause, however noble you may believe it to be. We also very very very VERY strongly discourage writing about yourself or organizations and persons with whom you are connected. Material written for promotional or evangelical purposes get deleted very quickly. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:27, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

May 11

number of page visitors

How can i know the number of an article visitors? (an article feedback is necessary). — Preceding unsigned comment added by M musabeh (talk • contribs) 19:13, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Click the "View history" tab and then "Page view statistics". PrimeHunter (talk) 23:20, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Otherwise go directly to http://stats.grok.se then enter the name of the article. benzband (talk) 18:53, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

May 12

May 13

May 14

How can I request an article to be created by someone else?

I'm requesting the story of Frank Dryman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Babyface1968 (talk • contribs) 11:26, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Requested articles. But first please make sure the subject is notable. Cheers, benzband (talk) 11:34, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

May 15

mistake in Slaughterhouse-Five entry

The entry for Kurt Vonnegut's novel, Slaughterhouse-Five cites the publication date as 1969. My copy says 1966. 98.211.45.234 (talk) 02:16, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Some sources claim 1966 but 1969 seems right. http://www.fedpo.com/BookDetail.php/Slaughterhouse-Five shows an image from the first edition saying "Copyright © 1969" and "First Printing" on the copyright page. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:34, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

how do I upload photos

Also how do I amend the heading. NatureSam (talk) 04:43, 15 May 2012 (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.

And see WP:MOVE for changing the article's title.--ukexpat (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Editing a page for a School District

I have recently started helping out at the Moon Area School District. Our Wiki page has been tampered with and I am incharge of getting the right information onto the page. I have edited the page several times (and have saved the changes.) When I went back later in the day the changes where still there, but when another employee of the school went on the site the changes where gone. How do I fix this? and when I do fix it how can I lock the page? 8.225.194.4 (talk) 16:35, 15 May 2012 (UTC)Tracey Colalillo

Hi, your edits at the Moon Area School District article were reverted by User:Allens (he may be more suited to explain the reasons for the revert). Also, please consider reading Wikipedia:Conflict of interest as you obviously have one with the article you're editing. Cheers, benzband (talk) 17:04, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Well, there were three primary reasons for the revert:

Your edits removed referenced information without replacing it with other, likewise referenced information (or, ideally, combining it with already referenced information).
Your edits were, well, entirely too promotional. For instance, "Currently, the district’s communities are writing a new page of history filled with thriving residential developments, national corporate headquarters and the creation of a business district." The only way it's proper to post that sort of opinion material on Wikipedia is if it's cited, from a secondary source (e.g., a newspaper article analyzing the situation), and even then it'd be best to be very specific that this was the newspaper's opinion.
Much of the material looked like a copy-paste from a district or school webpage, such as the listing of values. If so, then:

First, it's copyrighted material which Wikipedia can't accept unless any permissions to use it are made very clear.
Second, the source wasn't credited, making it plagiarism.

BTW, you can't "lock" the page - only if the page is being repeatedly vandalized or similar would it be locked by Wikipedia administrators. As an organization, you need to keep in mind that you do not own this page. Sorry to be this blunt, but I'm trying to head off any misconceptions you have as rapidly as possible. Allens (talk | contribs) 17:57, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

creating a page about a person who is listed in red print on some other pages

What is the procedure for me to write a short history of my father who is listed in red on a few pages in wikipedia?Ruthiecan (talk) 23:59, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

I would suggest the Articles for creation process.--ukexpat (talk) 00:11, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

May 16

Images

How do you add Images? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.206.113.116 (talk) 00:56, 16 May 2012 (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.--ukexpat (talk) 02:59, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Communications satellite

On Communications satellite I noticed that the paragraph "Operating at lower frequency and lower power than DBS, FSS satellites require a much larger dish for reception (3 to 8 feet (1 to 2.5m) in diameter for Ku band, and 12 feet (3.6m) or larger for C band). They use linear polarization for each of the transponders' RF input and output (as opposed to circular polarization used by DBS satellites), but this is a minor technical difference that users do not notice. FSS satellite technology was also originally used for DTH satellite TV from the late 1970s to the early 1990s in the United States in the form of TVRO (TeleVision Receive Only) receivers and dishes. It was also used in its Ku band form for the now-defunct Primestar satellite TV service." placed under the "Direct broadcast satellite" subheading belongs to the heading above it "Fixed service satellite".

I have not edited wikipedia before, can I copy and paste it into the section above it. If someone else wants to fix it that's great.

114.75.212.207 (talk) 02:07, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

You may edit the article directly. However, all information in Wikipedia is supposed to be cited to independent reliable sources, so your contribution will be far more valuable (and less likely to be removed) if you cite a reliable reference for the information you are adding. --ColinFine (talk) 21:51, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Fixed your cite link. Dru of Id (talk) 22:09, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Adding a biography of a person

I was contacted by an alum of my grad school to help him add his biography page to Wikipedia. This is him: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/sga848rev.1.doc.htm. Two questions. 1) Everything I read seems to go against adding your own biography to Wikipedia. I would be adding it, but it's on his request. 2) There is already a page named Jacques Klein that is not him, so could we just name it Jacques Paul Klein? Thanks Wadzenga15 (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Most other available online references just use Jacques Klein, so I would suggest Jacques Klein (diplomat). There does seem to be various coverage of him, but you'd need to see if you could independently source sufficient biographic detail to support an article; he may be able to guide you to offline coverage. Dru of Id (talk) 21:50, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

You are not forbidden from adding information on his request, but you need to be very careful. Please read WP:COI. --ColinFine (talk) 21:52, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia search

Hello I just created an account and I uploaded material on my acount page that I want the public to be able to see when they do a search for my information. How do I get this to happen?Team Juve (talk) 20:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC) I need the biography that is listed on my account to be acceseed to whomever does a search for Team Juve. Please explain in detail so that I myself if I did a search online that wikipedia would populate and show that biography.

Thank You, Team Juve

Wikipedia very strongly discourages autobiography. You may put some personal information on your user page, but this is a little about yourself as a Wikipedia editor, not a biography. What you have currently put on User:Team Juve is not appropriate for a user page. If you meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability, then you should request an article, not create one yourself; if you don't meet these criteria, then don't waste your time. --ColinFine (talk) 21:58, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

In a word, no. See Wikipedia:User pages, especially the section Wikipedia:User pages#Pages that look like articles, copy pages, project pages. Your page will likely be deleted through Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion. You can request to have it blanked beforehand by placing {{db-userreq}} on it. Dru of Id (talk) 22:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Adding Images

How do you add images from other websites when editing?--71.206.113.116 (talk) 21:21, 17 May 2012 (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.--ukexpat (talk) 23:06, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

May 18

Woods Alloy

The formula shown for Cerrosafe is incorrect because it adds to 106.5%. Cerrosafe is a brand name and so I do not presume to state the correct formula, but it MUST add to 100%.--110.142.11.56 (talk) 05:43, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Well spotted! The information was added in 2008 by an editor who is still active, so I have left a message at User talk:Adrian J. Hunter. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:40, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Dang! That was my error, made when I was transcribing a table from this page during a three-way merge. I've corrected it now. Thanks for being the first to comment on this in over four years, and thanks John for the heads-up. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:48, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Stuart Ashen

Why has Stuart Ashen been deleted so many times? drt2012 (talk) 22:30, 18 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dannyboy1209 (talk • contribs) 22:27, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

See the deletion log at Stuart Ashen. Dru of Id (talk) 23:42, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

May 19

naxalite

i want to know about kidnaped history of dist sukma of c.g., in april 2012? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.168.220.82 (talk) 17:37, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

This page is for asking about using or editing Wikipedia. If the article Naxalite doesn't help, try posting your question on WP:Reference desk/humanities - but it would be worth explaining a little more about what you want to know, as not everybody in every country that uses English Wikipedia has heard of naxalites or Sukma. --ColinFine (talk) 22:06, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

May 20

Instructions for Special Needs Users

Do you have instructions on your site for special needs users like myself?

I need plain and easy English. Short answered. Uncluttered page. Large printing.

I was trying to post and my IP address was blocked indefinitely. I don't understand what I did wrong. I try to stick to rules. I apologize and want to read what to do to unblock my address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlairSheppard (talk • contribs) 21:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I was trying to educate and advertise about my online group that I am an administrator of. It is on a social network site. Maybe that is the problem? If so I didn't know that and didn't understand. If that is the problem I won't write again here about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlairSheppard (talk • contribs) 21:32, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, and more importantly, Wikipedia:Spam. If the group meets Wikipedia:Notability, you should expect that eventually anyone outside the group would write an article for it. Dru of Id (talk) 00:15, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

I am afraid that promotion is not permitted on Wikipedia, even if the cause is worthy. There can only be a Wikipedia article on a subject if other reliable sources (such as newspapers) have already written about it.

If you need plain and easy English, you might find the Simple English Wikipedia more useful. --ColinFine (talk) 08:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

May 21

May 22

May 23

Has Wikipedia's citation generator been updated to conform with the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style?

I could track down a change in citation style between Chicago 15 and 16 and test this, but if anyone can give me a quick yes or no that would be very handy. Where would I go to see discussion about implementation and bug tracking for the citation generators in general?

Thanks! ~Eva — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.85.3.142 (talk) 16:18, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

I think Template Talk:Citation is the place to start. If there is no mention of this there, then ask your question there. --ColinFine (talk) 21:43, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

May 24

Shinto correction

As an English Professor I used to make grammatical corrections to articles here. Now I just wanted to change the ghastly "Buddhistic" to "Buddhist" in the article on Shinto, which Wikipedia already acknowledges has a lot of problems. Can't be done. Have no idea how Profgb (talk) 04:42, 24 May 2012 (UTC) could constitute a signature, much less a validation. If you mean I should sign with my username, then say so. It's profgb.

The article is protected from edits by anonymous and new users, but you should be able to edit it while logged in, as your account has more than 10 edits and has been registered for ages. What happens when you click "Edit" at the top?

I am going to finish this message with four tilde characters, which the software will automatically replace with by my signature and the time: John of Reading (talk) 06:52, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Economics/ Definitions

I tried to edit the Economics talk page, putting forward a proposal to revise the existing Definitions section of that page. I saved my writing, but can't find it on that Talk page. What may I have done wrong? Etchacan (talk) 15:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Your talk page edit is there, and visible. If you still can't see it, try flushing the cache. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:50, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Problem with user page or account

i am trying to edit my page,because i need to cancel this page and then get another one,i don't want the names to jam that is why im trying to do this,my login won't get me in also i don't know why,i just hope there's a way you could put a block to this name for me User:Yungbuzy (Ogar Benard Enchidane)

Sincerely Ben — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.220.69.41 (talk) 21:20, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

heading added --ColinFine (talk) 21:29, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't quite understand what you are trying to do. Could you explain it a bit more? --ColinFine (talk) 21:30, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

If you are User:YungBuzy then note the upper case B when you log in. If you have forgotten your password then use Special:PasswordReset. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:36, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Ah. Now that I've looked at User:YungBuzy, I think that you have been trying to create an article about yourself. Do not do this. If you meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability, that is, if you have been written about in depth in several independent reliable sources such as newspapers, then there can be an article about you, but it should not be you that writes it.

You can edit your user page to remove all the text from it, and continue contributing to Wikipedia as YungBuzy - but not about yourself, except within the guidelines explained in WP:COI. --ColinFine (talk) 21:38, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

May 25

Approval

when i edit a page, is there someone who will approve my edition? or i want to know that did our editing has to be approved by someone? Arja36 (talk) 04:53, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

No, there is no formal approval process. Very nearly all the editing and checking here is done by volunteer editors such as yourself, and with about 50 edits being made every minute it would be an impossible task. Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way - I have left some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:53, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Ruger red lable

I have the honer of owning one of these (red Lable) .Ruger put them ot in 1976. My rifle is a M-77 30-06,on the barell it reads,( 200 hundread years of American freedom.) It is all stamped in and filed with red paint.

There you go!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.220.207 (talk) 05:37, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Do you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia? -- John of Reading (talk) 06:45, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Selfishness.

Why we don't have to trust anyone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.16.155.226 (talk) 10:37, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

What is your question about using or editing Wikipedia? Perhaps reading the article selfishness will help you. --ColinFine (talk) 12:37, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Nee help with spell check

My grandson pushed on the wrong keys & now my spell check is not working .? I don't no much about computers can you help me ?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.121.230 (talk) 20:27, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

This would be better asked at the Computer Reference Desk here. Dru of Id (talk) 20:54, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

May 26

How do I add a graphic to an article?

I'd like to add a non-copyright graphic to an article. How do I do so?

I have the file on my computer. How do I upload it to the Wikipedia article?

Ira Salom — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.77.225.72 (talk) 01:37, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

What do you mean non-copyright image ? Mlpearc (powwow) 03:00, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

See WP:Image tutorial. --ColinFine (talk) 09:45, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

My accurate and factual edit on a page was disallowed. Why?

Hello,

I edited the pagethe page Jonas Anderson (singer) but the edits were undone and it reverted back to the original article which is lacking in information.

I understand and respect the concern Wikipedia has in wanting to keep things factual and nuetral, so I wanted to ask for your help in sorting out the problem I have with this. I did a major edit on this page to make it factual and current as well as much more informative since the original article had almost no information, was very brief and majorly lacking in detail. In no way was I attempting to create an article that would be biased or leaning in any particular way. All of the information I included is 100% factual, and in fact verifiable, only this is difficult in English as almost all the information on Jonas is in Thai since he is known in Thailand. There is some information in Swedish too since he is Swedish.

I did include links to two articles by Time Magazine available online and also a link to another independent website that had an English interview with Jonas.

In the interest of providing the public with factual and more detailed information on Jonas Anderson, I would like to ask that you reconsider disallowing my article edits. Or else would it be possible to more specifically inform me what parts of the article were deemed not neutral so I can adjust it accordingly since I am new to Wikipedia editing? Being as Jonas Anderson is not Thai, there are frequent times when non-Thais want to look him up online for information which the article now really does not provide.

I hope I am writing this in the right place to the right person. If not please excuse me and disregard this.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lookthung (talk • contribs) 06:15, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

You have done right by taking it up with User:Ponyo on his talk page; but you need to leave Ponyo a reasonable time to reply before taking it elsewhere (your posting on Ponyo's talk page was at 6:16 UTC: Ponyo is in British Columbia, so I believe it will have been at 22:16 their time).

As you say, you have linked to the Time interviews, but you have not added inline citations for particular information, and I suspect that much of the information that you included is not supported by those interviews. Our policy on WP:Biography of living persons in particular requires that every fact about a living person needs to be supported by citations.

On the question of neutrality, phrases like "which drew an enthusiastic response" are not neutral, and should be used only when they are directly supported by a reliable source.

My advice to you is to reintroduce your text gradually, making sure that each fact, and especially, each claim that might be taken as promotional, is supported by a reliable source. (Sources do not have to be in English, though that is preferred. But they must specifically support the information they are being used to support). --ColinFine (talk) 10:01, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

how do I add a picture to mr. Ken Ard (Jazzdancer) page?

I would like to add a picture to mr Ard's page [[File:Example.jpg]] how do I do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.170.246.245 (talk) 08:22, 26 May 2012 (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. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:50, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Where to get references

Hi,

I had written a brief about a place I visited. However I could not provide any references, I don't know from where to get. My report I s a first hand info having visited a place and know the exact l.ocation and I'd stances etc.

My report was rejected due to absence of references.

I visit a lot o.f unknown plac Rs and can contribute to Wikipedia.

Help me Regards Swaroop — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.68.245.11 (talk) 10:54, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

While Wikipedia appreciates your efforts, your own experiences are Original research (OR), not Reliable Sources (RS). Where your own experiences could help is removing inaccurate unsourced material added by other eager editors, as long as you edit summary explains 'Unsourced' or 'Original research', preferably replacing it with properly sourced material. See Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. Dru of Id (talk) 15:06, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

May 27

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Scoreboard

There is an error on Wikipedia's Scoreboard for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The scoreboard shows Sweden awarding 8 points to both Estonia and Serbia which did not happen and as we know is not allowed within the contest rules. As I recorded the voting I have checked and whereas the Swedish Jury did indeed award 8 points to Estonia they then awarded their 10 points to Serbia. Can this be corrected on your page ?

Thank you Mond46 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mond46 (talk • contribs) 12:06, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. The reference [2] confirms you. I have corrected it. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:18, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Correction of 1949 - 1953 segment on Oldsmobile

Resolved

How do you have someone change a factual error? In the picture of a heading "1953 Oldsmobile", the photo shows a "88" red convertible which, in fact, is from the 1956 year. The Oldsmobile museum in Lansing, MI should be able to verify my correction of this error.

Raymond

Note: My son is the fourth generation of our family to drive Oldsmobile — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.107.201.113 (talk) 16:20, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I reported this to User:Trekphiler, who took the photo. Thank you.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 17:47, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

It has been fixed.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 15:12, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

May 28

where do you study?

I study in Aitchison College Lahore? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.178.162.160 (talk) 07:03, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

What is your question about using Wikipedia? This is not a social networking site. --ColinFine (talk) 17:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Brnjak or Brnjaci

How do I correct a place/town listed within an article? For example, the following article lists a place called "Brnjaci", a town in BiH:

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

But instead, it should be Brnjak http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D1%9A%D0%B0%D0%BA)

Could you help please?

Thank you,

94.189.142.197 (talk) 09:35, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Heading added --ColinFine (talk) 17:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

It would appear that you are correct, because, as you say sr:Брњак mentions her, whereas hr:Brnjaci (which is about a different place) does not. The English Wikipedia has a (stub) article Brnjaci, but not one for Brnjak. However, the source referenced in Helen of Anjou, , does actually say Brnjaci, so with your change the article is inconsistent with its source. Can you find a reliable source (in any language - Wikipedia is not a reliable source) which says that it was Brnjak and not Brnjaci?

One more point about your contribution: well done for editing Helen of Anjou - that is exactly the right thing to do; however, particularly because what you did was to change a Wikilink to a redlink (a link to an article that doesn't currently exist) it would be very easy for another edit (or a bot) to think your edit was vandalism. It would be better if you gave an edit summary to explain why you made the change. --ColinFine (talk) 17:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Later: it's more complicated than I realised. The Serbian article sr:Брњак says that that village is locally called Brnjak or Brnjaci, so the article was not necessarily wrong, but was linked to the wrong place. I will edit the article slightly. --ColinFine (talk) 17:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

May 29

May 30

Using agent information

I'm writing a biographical entry on a person of some renown whose accomplishments are most cogently set out on his agent's website. Unfortunately, I cannot find it written anywhere else that he's long been acknowledged as a leading authority in his field, although it is an accepted truth among many of his colleagues in the field. How is this sort of thing handled?

Filmian — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filmian (talk • contribs) 02:12, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

If the content cannot be cited to a reliable source, then it cannot be included at all. I'm not telling you I don't believe you, but we can't ask our readers to trust a random stranger on the internet. See also Wikipedia:Verifiability. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:38, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Keep in mind that an agent's job is not to be accurate, but to improve his/her client's profile. Thus, anything taken from an agent's website is likely to fall short as far as neutral point-of-view; and due to the agent's obvious conflict of interest, is not likely to be deemed a reliable source. If this person is of genuine renown (what we call "notability", then by definition they will have been written about in other reliable sources without the agent's conflict of interest. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:35, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

making references

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have written a heavily annotated, scholarly article (16,472 words in total)in Word, and would like to add the paper as a freely downloadable PDF to a list of 'Further reading'. How should I proceed?

Thanks for your help.

HansKuijper (talk) 17:58, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Don't. See Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:External links. Unless your material has previously been published, Wikipedia is not the place for it or a link to it. Dru of Id (talk) 19:21, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Image Upload Restriction

Hi, I've wanted to contribute something to Wikipedia for a while now, but since almost everything I learn is from Wikipedia in the first place, I don't really have any knowledge I can contribute. Recently I came across an opportunity to contribute something small - an Age Pyramid of North Korea that is in French that I was able to translate and edit into English. Unfortunately, when I attempted to upload it, I was told I didn't have permission to upload images. After digging through the help pages (Which I found nightmarish difficult to navigate), I found out that you have to make a certain number edits before you can upload images (Which I guess is meant to prevent people from using it as their own personal image host). I don't really have anything else I can contribute, so I don't know how I can rack up enough edits to be allowed to upload images. Is there some other way I can get permission to upload?

Rikeus (talk) 18:22, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

You can make a request at WP:RFP/C; an admin will then make a decision on whether or not to grant you the additional tools. If you want to do more, there are many Wikipedia tasks that don't require actual knowledge - you can copyedit, fix typos, fix vandalism, deal with backlogs... the list of maintenance tasks is huge. Yunshui 雲‍水 19:01, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

If the image is under a free or open license, you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons. benzband (talk) 19:03, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Adding the superscript "Citation Needed"

When I'm reading an article and a claim is made that requires a citation how do I add the small blue text "Citation Needed"?

132.3.65.68 (talk) 18:25, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Just add the {{Citation needed}} template.--ukexpat (talk) 18:32, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Take a look at the Template:Citation needed page, which provides the necessary information/instructions. benzband (talk) 18:34, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

To find out such things, you can click "Edit" on a page already having the code you seek. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:11, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

How to edit an existing page/entry

Good Afternoon,

I graduated from University City High School (St. Louis) in 1988. I was searching a classmate when found the afore mentioned link. I personally know I number of people that could be listed as notable alumni that could be included in the list within the University City High School page and for what it is worth University City High School is located in University City, MO, a suburb of St. Louis, in St. Louis County, but not in St. Louis, MO proper.

Thanks,

24.163.56.196 (talk) 20:13, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

The problem phrase there is ,"I personally know..." In order to be a notable alumnus, a person must satisfy Wikipedia's notability criteria; if reliable sources have written about them, they can be included, but personal recollections and opinions are not sufficient. Yunshui 雲‍水 20:35, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Such lists are usually only for people who have Wikipedia biographies. Note that there must also be a published reliable source that they are alumni. Editors are not allowed to add their private knowledge to articles. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines#Alumni. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:10, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

May 31

Problems with Referencing

I'm puzzled as to how to make my recently composed article ('Lumiere & Son') satisfactory in terms of referencing. The main issue is that the work of the theatre company outlined in the article has not been treated in detail in any expert source. The theatre work has been widely reviewed in national newspapers etc and has been presented at a large number of prominent UK and European theatres. However, all the comments that might be derived from such sources (e.g. from reviews, previews and theatre programmes) are generated either by journalists and are often highly evaluative or, in the case of programmes, only reproduce factual material related to a particular production and supplied by the production company. There are simply no sources of record that present the level of detail that is present in the current article. The reason for this is that such reports have not been written. The purpose of the article is therefore, in part, to provide a reasonably comprehensive summary of the company's activities. How do I cite when, despite the achievement of the company,there is no published material available that substantiates the large volume of historical and factual material in the article? I'd be grateful for any tips and hints on this one. Please use my talk page.Genepez (talk) 19:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Draft is at User:Genepez/sandbox.--ukexpat (talk) 20:25, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

The purpose of a Wikipedia article is to provide a digest of information which has already been published in reliable sources about a subject: nothing else. Reviews in national newspapers are enough to establish that the subject is notable by Wikipedia's criteria, and thus may have an article; but no details should appear that have not been published somewhere. If there are no published sources that support the information you want to put in the article, then I am afraid you may not put it in the article (and if you do, it is likely to get removed). This is because of Wikipedia's policies on verifiability and original research. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 23:30, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Editing/updating information

I have tried to update the information on the article "Stephanie Gilmore" to make it more current for the Wiki users but it keeps denying my updates? My edits are one hundred percent correct, factual and are simply updating the old information that still sits on that Wiki article, with information that I have found through other internet sources. This is important as Wiki is the number one search result for biographies on the internet and so the information must be correct, factual and updated! So i'm confused as to why my updates have breached any of the Wiki criteria for edits...please explain. Stephanielouisegilmore (talk) 22:25, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Your changes have been unreferenced, which goes against Wikipedia:Verifiability and Reliable Sources (RS). Also, please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. You have unnecessarily removed content, and unbalanced the page with too many images. Dru of Id (talk) 23:19, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

You should also read Wikipedia:Username policy#Real names. Dru of Id (talk) 23:26, 31 May 2012 (UTC)