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Johan Neerman

I added article, but I can see changes only on my computer. If I try to view profile from the other computers changes are invisible. Could you explain it and give me some advice how to improve article at the nearest time? Thanks for your cooperation. Julia Williams123 17:04, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, if you can't see your edits on a different machine it may just be the case that you're viewing a cached copy of the page, if so see WP:REFRESH.

Some of your edits to the the Johan Neerman article have been reverted, such as these due to the editors concern about insufficient reliable sources which are key to maintaining verifiability (though I note you did supply one reference). As this article concerns a living person, references are especially important. The article has currently been proposed for deletion, possibly a little heavy-handedly, so if you do not believe it should be deleted, and that the subject is notable (i.e. he meets the general notability guidelines, likely those specific to people) I encourage you to remove the PROD notice, especially if you can additional sources to establish the subjects notability. Jebus989 ^✰ 17:07, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello! I have a question regarding notice on the page of Johan Neerman. Can I remove the notice, if I corrected the article and improved it, as it was asked. Thank you in advance.Julia Williams123 12:00, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes. But if someone puts it back, then you should discuss it on the article talk page. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 12:34, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

January 28

Update

Hello there,

Is there anyway you could make Mick Jones (Athlete) Wikipedia page more official and up-to-date? It would be of great gratitude if you could do so I have already tried updating it myself but it didn't work.

I feel that he has a lot more achievements to add to the page that people should see. If you need the help with the information then I would be glad to help as he is my father.

Kind regards,

Adam Jones

Adamjones93 (talk) 21:58, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam. The reason that your changes were reverted was that they were not referenced to reliable published sources. This is important for all Wikipedia articles, but especially for biographies of living people. In addition, the editor who reverted your change suspected that you had a conflict of interest, as you have now confirmed.

The best thing you can do to get the article improved is to find reliable published sources, independent of your father that talk about him (ideally newspapers and magazines; for basic factual information sporting organisations' own yearbooks or websites would probably do) and give information you think should be added to the article, and explain on the article's talk page what information you think should be added, and where it is cited from. Then other editors who are not close to the subject can decide what from your suggestions they think is suitable for the article. --ColinFine (talk) 22:20, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

February 4

New pages

Dear editors:

I have seen the list of articles that are going through the Articles for Creation process. Is there any such list of newly created articles that are added directly by users? —Anne Delong (talk) 06:45, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Try Special:NewPagesFeed. - David Biddulph (talk) 08:01, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Course page

Resolved

Hello - I have created a course page, but when I try to program a link in my UserPage, I get the message that the link is invalid. Here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Program:Drake_University/Global_Youth_Studies_%28Spring_2013%29. Very appreciative for your help. Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

To formulate the link in Wikicode, type [[Education Program:Drake University/Global Youth Studies (Spring 2013)]], which renders as Education Program:Drake University/Global Youth Studies (Spring 2013). Hope this helps.--ukexpat (talk) 20:06, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

"Thank you so much, Ukexpat! Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 20:45, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome.--ukexpat (talk) 21:08, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Article for creation

I have been trying to publish my first article and it was deleted 2x. I then used Article for creation and it has been denied. I think I have it now but I'm getting gun shy and slightly frustrated. I see peer review is an option but believe it is for articles that have been ceated already. Can I use that or is there somewhere I can get help from outside people improving it so it will pass this time? This is the page Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Dog-gone Sauce Thanks for the help The Hal Apeno (talk) 21:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

~~If you add {{Subst:Submit}} to the top of the draft it will be added to the queue for review.~~Oops, I see that it is in the queue for review. It may take several days before you hear anything.--ukexpat (talk) 21:57, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

February 5

Appropriateness of Article

I'd like to write a fair and balanced article on the history of my company, Level Four Group. There is interest in this topic from employees and clients, but I don't want it to be seen as advertising. Will this be allowed? I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but please notify me on my Talk Page. Thanks for your input.Darryn Pope, CFP(r), CFS (talk) 15:49, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

There is no ban on users with a conflict of interest writing articles about subjects where they have a conflict, but it is strongly discouraged as it is next to impossible for such users to maintain the necessary neutral point view. Also note that companies only qualify for an article if they meet the guidelines set out at WP:CORP. Having said all that, if you think the company meets those guidelines and you have sufficient reliable sources to demonstrate that, you could use the articles for creation process to draft an article and submit it for review.--ukexpat (talk) 16:09, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

May 31, 1971 Newpaper

Hi, How could I get a copy or a look at the May 31, 1971 Evening Star Newpaper (Washington, D.C. Newspaper)ɡɡ That company has gone out of business and I lost my copy. The Washington Post said they don't have a copyn of it. It had anti-war demonstraters that surrounded the Dept of Justice during a protest. When we came back from lunch, The Evening Star published a half page picture. Thanks for any help, that you are able to help me with. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.225.241 (talk) 19:35, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Not sure this is something we help with here normally - but have you looked at Washington (DC), District of Columbia) Newspaper Archives or at the national data base at U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present.Moxy (talk) 21:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

If those don't help, the folks at the Reference Desk may have some other ideas.--ukexpat (talk) 01:33, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

February 6

Want to edit a page - dates of birth and death are incorrect

Hi. I'm trying to Edit Billy Bridgeman - football player. I am his Great Grand daughter and I have his birth, marriage and death certificates that prove the info taken from online to create the page on wiki is incorrect. Somehow I need to verify this so my changes are kept. Please could you assist me in doing this. Very new to this Wikipedia! Thank you for your help! Bridgemanphillips (talk) 11:57, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

I see you have been answered on the talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 16:21, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

February 7

Editing Referneces

I was reading a page about Tim Rice, and one of the footnotes (footnote 3) said "Page Number required", and since I have the book I thought I would add the page number. But when I click "edit" I can't see the references to edit them - all I see is Reflist|2| in curly brackets, and nothing underneath it. I tried some other pages and found the same thing. Is there a special way to edit the references? Nodal Point (talk) 12:13, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

If you click on the up-arrow ^ to the left of footnote 3, the link will take you up to the text which calls up the reference, with a [3]. If you click on the [Edit] link at the top of that section, you will see the details of the reference in that section, and can update it as appropriate. - David Biddulph (talk) 13:16, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

I am new. What did I forget to do when citing sources?

What did I forget to do when citing sources? The references did not appear on the edited page. Please answer via my talk pageSouthwaleslady (talk) 10:58, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

What you forgot was a section at the end of the article saying:

==References==
{{reflist}}

The error message in the article gave you a link to Help:Cite errors/Cite error refs without references, so I would suggest that you read that. Note that answers are usually given here, rather than on your talk page, so that other readers can see the answer, & either benefit from the advice or correct or expand the answer. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:17, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

February 9

Using a picture uploaded to Wikipedia in another language

Resolved

Hello all,

In my English language article I've tried to use a screenshot starting a section of a Russian article by saying:

[[File:Star_Heritage_Spectrum.png]]

but it didn't work. Could you help me do it? Ant 222 (talk) 15:02, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

That image has been uploaded locally to the Russian Wikipedia. To be used here, it will have to be uploaded here, with an appropriate non-free use rationale per {{Non-free use rationale}}.--ukexpat (talk) 16:16, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

February 10

Biographies about living persons could benefit from the person participation?

I am writing a page about Eduardo Darino, film animator. The information is all there and I am now completing the references and cites. I read that Biographies about living persons could benefit from the person participation. Is ok then, if I can ask Mr. Darino to review the material? Should I then mention that or not?

Answer can be posted on the TALK page of EDUARDO DARINO. Bodora (talk) 21:09, 7 February 2013 (UTC)Bodora. (Zu Bodora and Yun Chang).

Actually, we advocate caution with regard to involvement in an article by the subject, because of their obvious conflict of interest; they are inevitably not going to have a neutral point-of-view about themselves. There's also a tendency to want to insert material into an article which cannot be verified from published reliable sources, or to want to exclude embarassing or unpleasant content. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:47, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

February 8

Uploading Pictures

My question is: How do I upload pictures to Wikipedia? Do I simply just go to [File] and then [Open], or is it not that simple? The reason why I ask is because I want to become part of the Teahouse on Wikipedia. Please notify me that you have answered me this on my talk page please, thank you. JuggaloDan2013 (talk) 04:36, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi JuggaloDan, welcome to the New contributors' help page. See Help:Files for an overview of how to upload and use pictures. See the pages linked from there for details. —teb728 t c 04:52, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Standard image advice follows:

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) 21:07, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

February 11

Douglas A-20 Havoc

G'day,

I would like to edit infomation on the A-20 Havoc page but my first attempt was reversed, I have alot of infomation to correct this page but my computer skills of editing do not match my knowledge and referance base on WW2 aircraft, so my problem how can I get the corrections on to the page in simple terms , is it easier to send all my info with referances to someone with editing skills and have them put the info on for my , thanks and regards Syd Sydhuey (talk) 09:57, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

The problem, as stated in the edit summary of the reversion of your edits, is that the material you added had no references to reliable sources, and in the process you removed material which did have sources. - I took the liberty of removing the spaces at the beginning of a line which upset the formatting of your message, & I've also added a section heading, and a wikilink to the relevant article.- David Biddulph (talk) 10:15, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks David,

But it comes back to my original post my editing and computer skills don't match what I want to do , there are many wrong facts on that page some refering to old publications which are wrong and subsiquent publications use the wrong infomation and so it goes on , simply what I want to do and can do are two different things , I am an aircraft engineer not a computer and english wiz and there in lies the problem, thanksSydhuey (talk) 13:32, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I have again deleted spaces from the beginning of a line, because the leading spaces screwed up the formatting of your question. If you don't feel up to editing the article yourself, you can provide suggestions for improvement in a new section on the article's talk page, but you will need to provide references to reliable sources to support your proposed changes. If the correct information hasn't yet appeared in an authoritative publication, then it can't go in the article, as one of Wikipedia's five principles is verifiability. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:03, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Will give that a try and see how I go thanksSydhuey (talk) 07:24, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Cannot find a submission

I did an article. The editor decline submission and so I was correcting it. I saved it many times, but now I can't find it anywhere. How do I retrieve it so that I may edit it and make it more acceptable? Thank you Stacy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diamondgirlsb (talk • contribs) 06:15, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

The account you are currently using has never edited any pages, so it's hard to look. If you know what IP or username you were using when you made the submission, you would find it at Special:Contributions. Otherwise, the submission will stay at the same URL it was already located at. So you may be able to find it in your browser's history. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:21, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Alternatively, what was the subject of the draft - we may be able to find it that way.--ukexpat (talk) 13:49, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Title for submitted article

Hello, I have submitted an article using my sandbox page. It seems there is not a title attributed to the article. I see the submission listed with my username. Can I return to give the submission the proper title? or will the reviewers know to add the proper article title?NIHTB-MSS (talk) 15:45, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

It's been moved to NIH Toolbox. Your account, however, has been blocked, since its purpose seems to be to promote the NIHTB. See your talk page for instructions on how to get an account of your own. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:13, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Using an image from the Italian language Wikipedia

Hello! I put together the Laudomia Bonanni (Italian author) Wikipedia page, and I'd really like to use the image used by the Italian Wikipedia page for Bonanni. Is there a way for me to do this easily? Or do I have to post the picture to the English language commons? Mirandasklar (talk) 17:39, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

That file has been uploaded to It Wikipedia. To use on En Wikipedia it should be uploaded to Commons. That should be OK as it would appear to meet Commons requirements.--ukexpat (talk) 18:19, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

February 13

image

Hello, I have just uploaded an image from wikipedia commons in a new article. It does not appear in the preview. Will it show when the article is published, or have I made a mistake with the upload? Thanks for your advice! CTC2 (talk) 13:45, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Images show right away. I have fixed two errors in the image syntax.[1] You must add a license tag at commons:File:Christian Seidel.tif#Licensing. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:56, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the immediate reply. Now I understand the mistake. Regarding the license - Can you tell me how I can add a license tag? Thanks! CTC2 (talk) 20:36, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Choose a license tag at commons:Commons:Copyright tags. Copy-paste the {{...}} code for the chosen tag. Click "edit" to the right of the section heading at commons:File:Christian Seidel.tif#Licensing, insert the tag and save. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:39, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I changed the tag now. As I understand this tag applies to any use of the image. (I also used it in the german version of the article http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christian_Seidel&stable=0&redirect=no). Can you check ifI did it right? Thank you! CTC2 (talk) 11:57, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, the tag applies to any use both in Wikipedia and elsewhere. You were not logged in when you added the tag. Please log in and make an edit of commons:File:Christian Seidel.tif which shows the uploader agrees with the used tag. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:01, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

February 12

Freddie Spencer Chapman

Hi Wikipedia,

Very recently I have found out about a very fascinating man, Freddie Spencer Chapman, who grew up in the area where I live. I have edited his Wiki page but would also like to add a couple of photographs of the man. Chapman died in 1971.

I have downloaded a copy of an old military photograph from the Daily Mail website. I do not believe the photograph is protected under copyright, as the image originally belonged to Chapman. It is very difficult to locate a physical copy of the photograph. I am struggling to upload the file to Wikipedia/Wiki Commons and do not know what to do.

Furthermore, I managed to find a book at the local library written by Chapman and have scanned some of the pictures in order to help make Chapman's Wiki page a lot better. It is my understanding that: the publisher of the book is no longer in business; one of the photos is credited to a person but unlikely to be copyright protected; and another photograph has no discernible owner.

I will really appreciate any help and advice you can give me on this matter. Chapman was an incredibly remarkable man, of great character and integrity and it is my wish to help Chapman, in this small way, gain the recognition that his life deserves,

Many thanks,

Jamie Gos79 (talk) 11:14, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Because the subject of the article is dead, it would be permissible to upload one or two images and use them pursuant to Wikipedia's non-free use criteria. In that case you do not need to worry about copyright ownership, but you will have to complete a {{Non-free use rationale}} template on each image information page, with as much information as you can, to justify the non-free use.--ukexpat (talk) 14:51, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

February 14

Speedy Deletion Enquiry

Dear Wikipedia,

Thank you for your prompt reply regarding the VideoScribe Wikipedia page. However, we are confused as to how this has been flagged for speedy deletion.

A VideoScribe entry had been submitted approximately one week ago, however the information from Wikipedia stated that the entry had violated section G12, and we were requested to completely re-write the entry before resubmitting.

We have completed this basing our entry on those of FaceBook, YouTube, Microsoft Word and other notable entries e.g. we have cited our web page in the external references which Microsoft Word have done. Furthermore, PowToon, a product that is similar to our own and already has a Wikipedia page, have used language and a format that is very similar to our own e.g. their references are to blog pages and their own website. In addition we have used external links to Adobe, JPG, and others to give the page credibility and good grounding; this is something Powtoon have not done as their page remains an “Orphan”.

Also, the TPC Craig Ranch Wikipedia page “does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed”. Furthermore this was placed on the page in June 2011 (see below)

VideoScribe is a relatively new development in the software industry with many unique functions, in terms of informing the business world of useful innovation at the earliest point possible, we question how possible it is “to provide multiple independent, third part reliable sources that describe the subject in detail, such as newspaper articles…”? We of course will reference the articles as they are published, one such article will be going to press shortly in the North Somerset Business Leader magazine.

We are very keen for VideoScribe to be added to Wikipedia, as this is a trusted and informative resource. However, we feel that we have followed the requirements and guidelines stipulated by Wikipedia and yet find our entry has been nominated for deletion.

With kind regards

VideoScribe Team.

Rosie Walker (talk) 17:58, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

If it is indeed true that it is not possible to provide multiple independent, third party reliable sources that describe the subject in detail, then the subject is by definition not notable in Wikipedia's special sense, and therefore there should not be an article on it at present. Further, if you "are very keen for VideoScribe to be added to Wikipedia", then you are here to promote your product: this is fundamentally inconsistent with the purposes of Wikipedia. Please read WP:CORP, WP:NOT and WP:COI. --ColinFine (talk) 18:18, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

As the notice on your talk page explains, it was tagged for deletion because it was too promotional in tone. The problem is that users who have a conflict of interest as you do here, usually find it next to impossible to write with the required neutral point of view and that is why we strongly discourage COI editors from creating or editing where they have a COI. Also, because the subject is "relatively new", it almost certainly isn't notable by Wikipedia's standards and does not (yet) meet the inclusion criteria (and that's the reason why your AFC was declined. Please take a look at WP:BESTCOI, WP:CORP, WP:GNG and WP:RS.--ukexpat (talk) 18:21, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

February 15

poverty

i want to know the number of poor countries and where are these countries and the percentage of poverty all over the world and the reasons of poverty now please ...thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.135.86.65 (talk) 12:25, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe. Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--ukexpat (talk) 14:36, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Film report/review

Hi, I have written a one-page report/review about a film which is needing such. I am so inexperienced with writing for the net, I have never linked anything before. I think it might be possible to do a copy/paste from My Documents to a pg. in Wikipedia, but I don't know which page. If I do this in my sandbox, then the article is likely to have two locations. If I do it to a template page, I feel like I've gone to Siberia----feel lost.

Where can I copy/paste my effort that an experienced Wikipedia helper can carry on with it? Because it is a film report/review, I have only one ref (mentioned in the text). But the film is still available for people to watch, so this is not like mentioning the effects of benzadrine on the mind, or what happened in 1473.

Thanks for answering.Kamitra1 (talk) 18:13, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

The best thing to do would be to create a draft using the Articles for creation process and then submit it for review. A couple of points though - Wikipedia does not have "film reviews". We do have articles about films that meet the notability guidelines for films. If the movie you are referring to does not meet those guidelines then I am afraid it does not qualify for an article on Wikipedia.--ukexpat (talk) 18:21, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

And a Wikipedia article may not contain original research, so it should not contain your own ideas, observations, thoughts or description of the film, but only those you have found already published in reliable sources (which you must cite). If you want to write your own report/review on a film, please find a more suitable site. --ColinFine (talk) 18:55, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

February 16

User Page

What is the purpose of the user page? Also, is it possible for someone to look up a contributor by name to see what they've contributed to?

Thanks! Monica-Villa (talk) 00:20, 16 February 2013 (UTC)Monica Villa

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! The user page is your own personal space, used to tell other users about who you are, what you're like, and why you're using Wikipedia. Feel free to create your own whenever you want! To find a user's contributions, you can go to their userpage. In the toolbox menu on the left hand side, click user contributions. It's that simple! If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask! FrigidNinja (talk) 00:31, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

And to add to the above, you will find the user page guidelines at WP:UP.--ukexpat (talk) 01:49, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

February 17

Post with no heading

--174.56.101.102 (talk) 11:06, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Do you have a question? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:16, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

February 18

Does this license make the material "free"?

Hello all,

The maker of a computer game has included with it the following file (pardon my translation from Russian):

Program status: FREEWARE.

Allowed  is  free  use, free noncommercial distribu-
tion, convertion to other types of media.

Prohibited is commercial  distribution  without  au-
thor's  permission,  change of copyrights, modifica-
tion of the code.

The program is distributed as is,  without  author's
maintenance.

The authors retain the right to change the status of
the program at any moment.

Does it make it free and spare me any trouble of having to adhere to "reasonable use", e.t.c.? Ant 222 (talk) 12:44, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ant 222. This doesn't fit with Wikipedia's free licence (it prohibits modification and commercial use), and applies only to the program's code - if you were planning to use their text or images, you'd need either a full free-use rationale or a CC-BY-SA release from the developers. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:00, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Yunshui. Please, note that it applies to the whole program (which is in fact distrubuted as a binary, no code included), not to the code only. Code is only mentioned in the clause forbidding modification, but as it is a ZX Spectrum game, it seems considered as one big piece of machine code, which it is. Why can't I use the game's images freely in Wikipedia — is not noncommercial use, which is allowed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ant 222 (talk • contribs) 13:22, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Because if you did, the CC-BY-SA licence which governs Wikipedia content would mean that it could be amended or reused commercially. Since the actual licence doesn't permit this, you would be guilty of breaching the terms of their licencing agreement with you (as a comparison, imagine if you gave the code to a friend and told them to run off a few copies and sell it - with a piece of text drawn from Wikipedia, you can do that (many do), but under the terms of the gamne designers' licence, you would be acting illegally). Anything on Wikipedia has to either be released under the same terms as Wikipedia itself, or be encyclopedically necessary and impossible to reproduce for free. Does that help to explain the situation a little more? Yunshui 雲‍水 13:31, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Cetrainly, thanks again. I'm planning to use the loading screen and an in-game screen in my article. They are both irreproducible and essential to the subject. And I would stick to leaving at least an in-game screenshot if I have to choose between the two. Ant 222 (talk) 13:38, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

For an example of copyrighted but encyclopedically necessary images from a video game, used under fair use, see Civilization (video game) and the licensing tags of the two images there. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 13:48, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll take into account. It says it is low resolution, but at the same time it is the original resolution...Ant 222 (talk) 14:52, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Ah, interesting point. I am going to boldly suggest that if it's a Spectrum game you're planning to use a screenshot of, you can assume the original graphic format was "low resolution" by whatever standard we're using these days. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 19:46, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

No, Wikipedia requires commercial use to be allowed; which this license does not. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 13:25, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, understood Ant 222 (talk) 13:30, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia search pagerank

Does wikipedia's search consider link structure (e.g. page rank) in its ranked list? If yes: Is the link structure internal to just Wiki pages or is influenced by external in-links or out-links? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.121.125.137 (talk) 10:26, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia's search is purely internal to the project, and is thus completely uninfluenced by the kinds of things you mention. It is more of an index, adn does not really resemble search engines like Google, Kartoo and the like, since its sole purpose is as an index of Wikipedia itself. Why do you ask? --Orange Mike | Talk 19:59, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Adding material to existing entry

I want to add a selection of book reviews, all correctly ascribed, to an entry about a book of which I am the author.

I pressed Edit.

I was permitted to go ahead.

I inserted the selection of reviews.

I was told that the addition had been disallowed but I could report the disallowance as an error.

I reported it as an error.

I was told (I think) that the material was now allowed (?)

I went back to the page and tried again.

The same thing happened.

Can I insert this information? What must I do to make sure it is accepted?

Seneca62 (talk) 22:26, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Your question has been answered at the other place you posted it, Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives/Reports#Hitler's Children - please take a look. I will also add some additional information for you on your talk page. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:36, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Assessments in Header

Probably not the right place to ask this, so just point me to where to go.

Assesments now appear in the header of articles (with pretty color coding). Where does this information come from? I ask because I recently edited a page that indicated it was Start category. When I opened the article's Talk page, it showed a C rating. Opening the edit for the Talk page disclosed that C was a forced rating based on the ratings for the individual item assesments, although the noun inserted in the overall rating was Start Since I agreed with the earlier assessor's individual item ratings, I changed the overall assessment noun to C. Several days later, the article header still identifies it as a Start class article. A Feature or a Glitch?--Lineagegeek (talk) 23:51, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I guess you refer to the gadget "Display an assessment of an article's quality as part of the page header for each article" which can be enabled at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets. It's documented at User:Pyrospirit/metadata. Which article do you refer to? PrimeHunter (talk) 00:43, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. The article is 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing, which now displays properly. I did purge the cache of the article page when it displayed incorrectly, but I did not also purge the cache of the talk page. I have no recollection of installing the gadget recently. That's happened to me in the past when a gadget was made a default. --Lineagegeek (talk) 22:39, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

February 19

Freshbooks

Header inserted --ColinFine (talk) 13:27, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi all, I'm not sure about the community rules for editing a comment about the company I work for: FreshBooks. I'd like to remove this unfounded criticism: 'This in no way constitutes double-entry accounting, and with the product now using both the terms "books" and "accounting", the previous shortcoming and confusion has become outright deception.' Calling FreshBooks deceitful due to the lack of a double-ledger is inappropriate.

Please let me know how best to handle. Thanks TrevorLcampbell (talk) 02:34, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for asking, rather than charging in and changing it. Since the entire section critical of your product was unreferenced, I have removed it in its entirety. If the criticisms had appeared in a reliable source, it would be entirely appropriate for Wikipedia to include them, whether you liked it or not; but unsourced personal opinions like this are not acceptable.

I see you have made a couple of edits to FreshBooks yourself: this is discouraged, as you have a conflict of interest, and some of what you have introduced is verging on promotional language. Please do not do any more without reading WP:BPCOI. --ColinFine (talk) 13:46, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your help and sorry for not being fully aware of the conflict of interest rules. I've read WP:BPCOI. TrevorLcampbell (talk) 17:32, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

February 20

Family Scholar House -- deletion of Wikipedia page

I am a volunteer for Family Scholar House, an organization in Louisville, Ky. I've been asked to remove the group's Wikipedia page.

According to the leadership at Family Scholar House, the current page badly needs updating. This would require time and other resources that the group chooses to place elsewhere.

Please advise. Thanks. Dug2600 (talk) 15:03, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Dug. Since the article appears to have no independent sources (and therefore is unlikely to meet Wikipedia's inclusion guideline) deletion is a definite possibility. The most appropriate course of action would be for you to email the OTRS team at info-en@wikimedia.org and make this request; someone there will then list the page at Articles for deletion and a discussion will be held on whether or not it should be kept. If the resulting consensus is deletion, the article will be removed.

Alternatively, you can use the article's talkpage to air your concerns and request that the article be improved; other editors can then do the work of bringing the page up to date (this is not something that you or other FSH volunteers should do, since it would bring you into a conflict of interest with Wikipedia). If you can provide independent sources (such as mentions in newspapers or books) to support the request, that would be even better. Yunshui 雲‍水 15:12, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

I just did a quick Google (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL) and there may be enough there to establish notability. "This would require time and other resources that the group chooses to place elsewhere" is really irrelevant as the organization doesn't control the page. If the organization is notable and the article does not otherwise breach Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, we don't delete it just because the organization wants it deleted.--ukexpat (talk) 15:28, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Article Creation Help, please?

Hello Information––

I am wanting to make a Wikipedia page for a living person who is notable, however I am technically employed by this person. I know you discourage people from making pages on themselves or for their company and this is not my intent, but I would like to make a unbiased page about my boss, specifically.

I want to make sure to abide my your rules and regulations so am wondering what guidelines you suggest.

Thank you, Crystal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.51.35.3 (talk) 17:14, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to the New contributors' help page. See Your first article and then use the Article wizard.Moxy (talk) 18:00, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

And please also read WP:COI and WP:BESTCOI.--ukexpat (talk) 18:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Having a page re-assesed for neutrality

I recently did a massive update on the blinkx page, to re-write in a more neutral tone and add more citations. How can I get the May 2011 "This article appears to be written like an advertisement" warning removed? Jasonspark (talk) 19:45, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

I did minor reformatting and reduced the size of the logo. I also removed the tag but I still have concerns: the History section looks like something you would find on the company's website - it's far too detailed. Only the most notable items should be listed. Similarly the list of Executives - we are really only interested in blue-linked individuals, and the CEO (if not linked).--ukexpat (talk) 20:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

So noted — I will make future edits with this in mind. Thank you! Jasonspark (talk) 20:12, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

New Article Created and Submitted

Hi, I am sorry if I am asking this question in the wrong section-I am relatively new to this.I have created an article and submitted it, and it has 12 edits in total.The article is titled "User:Jason McRay/Thomas Matthew Ray" and it is waiting for review in my watchlist.I was just wondering will I get an email telling me that it has been reviewed,and how will I know when it has been reviewed? Thanks. Jason McRay 23:04, 20 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jason McRay (talk • contribs)

There are currently 1605 submissions waiting for review - this may take a bit longer SORRY!!!. You could always ask someone directly to look over your article see Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants. Moxy (talk) 00:36, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

I have removed all but one of the submission templates - it won't get reviewed any faster it you keep adding them.--ukexpat (talk) 01:23, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

The page itself will be updated when it is reviewed; you will also be informed of the review on your own talk page. You may or may not get an email when that happens, depending on how your preferences are set. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 10:24, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks a million,lads. Sorry about all the submissions-I thought I had to submit every time I made a change to the article. Jason McRay 19:36, 21 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jason McRay (talk • contribs)

February 21

Wikipedia Edit Summary Question

I accidentally made an edit to a page and saved it without creating an edit summary. Is there a way that I can add an edit summary to my edit? Twissleruci (talk) 00:23, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Too late now - not a big deal - edit summaries are just a nice courtesy that we would like to see.Moxy (talk) 00:25, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Alright, thanks for the fast response! Twissleruci (talk) 00:32, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

If it's a summary that you think would be important, you could always do a null edit, and add the summary, explaining that it related to the previous edit. --ColinFine (talk) 01:10, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

A null edit won't work; to save an edit summary you need to make a dummy edit. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:40, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Oops. I'd forgotten that. Thanks, John. --ColinFine (talk) 20:34, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

How can I send an article for publication?

How can I send an article for publication? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.68.224.117 (talk) 13:09, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Start at WP:AFC. Read WP:42 first. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 13:34, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

"So long and thanks for all the fish!"--ukexpat (talk) 14:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

February 22

Btrees

what is the meaning of the word B in Btrees why we call the Btrees i want the meaning? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.63.204.26 (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Have you seen this section in the Wikipedia article, B-tree? -- John of Reading (talk) 15:20, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Also, next time you have a question like this, please do not ask it here; this page is for new editors asking questions about how to contribute to Wikipedia. If you have a factual question, see the reference desk. Thank you. Frigid Ninja 00:34, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

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Article verification

Is there any way to speed up the article verification process - I know there is a huge backlog but I need to get an article accepted quickly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redchoir (talk • contribs) 12:44, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry if you're frustrated waiting, but on Wikipedia saying that you need an article to be accepted quickly might well put people's backs up and make them less inclined to review it, because WP:there is no deadline. For me, in the absence of other information your hurry suggests that you might be intending the article for the purpose of promotion, which is not allowed. (I do realise that that is not the only reason why you might be in a hurry, but you haven't said).

If you're talking about Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Lucy Allan ACA LLM (Campaigner), that is not currently submitted for review: you need to click the link in the box. --ColinFine (talk) 17:18, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes it is; there's another review notice at the bottom of the article. I thought a bot fixed those? -- John of Reading (talk) 17:30, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Apologies: I didn't scroll down and see that. --ColinFine (talk) 23:12, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

February 26

change the name of article

Hi,

I just sign up for a Wikipedia account today. I am trying to change SMa School of Management to SMF Institute of Higher Learning for my company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMa_School_of_Management

but I couldn’t find the edit button to change the page name/title. Please advise? justin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Netgurus (talk • contribs) 03:51, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

The "Move" button is reached through the down-arrow between the "Watch" button and the Search box at the top of the page. You do, however, need to find reliable sources independent of the subject which demonstrate its notability. - David Biddulph (talk) 04:02, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

First subject submission

About 3 weeks ago, I submitted a very specifically formatted article on a recording artist/musician (just as Wiki requested),but I have no way to follow up to inquire about it's posting. It's very important, as the artist will be releasing a new CD and a wiki page is often referenced by all the media and music buyers as well. Can you direct me? ~mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.61.132.59 (talk) 03:57, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

What is the name of this article? Chamal ^T•C 03:59, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

This seems a very similar question to the one at Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#How to check on a submitted subject?. Looking at the contributions of the user there, I think we may be looking at User:Hey Listen To This Music/sandbox, which certainly isn't fit to be published even if the subject is found to meet the relevant notability requirements. There are many formatting and style problems, and I would recommend reading WP:1st. A further question has been asked and answered at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk#Review of User:Hey Listen To This Music/sandbox. I am worried by the tone of the question here & at the Teahouse, as it sounds as if the intention is to use Wikipedia as a means of promoting the subject, and that is NOT Wikipedia's purpose. - David Biddulph (talk) 13:20, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

February 27

how to get article moved

I have made more that 10 edits which I was told would be needed to move my article to the main site. How do I make that happen for my article on Robert Neil Cavally (flutist) not the fashion designer?Mishacat (talk) 17:47, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

The draft has been moved and is now at Robert Neil Cavally.--ukexpat (talk) 14:43, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

February 28

Article Editing

I want to insert a table as per https://sites.google.com/site/theopert

into appropriate wikipedia pages.

The statistics are a view of australian lower house political sum wins by registered parties 1901-2010.

The source for the stats is the Australian Electoral Commission.

Is there a problem or not.

It's no different than a sports table... ladder.

Can anybody approve or disapprove.

TheoTheo Pertsinidis (talk) 03:58, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Are you asking for help creating and formatting the table or whether the material is suitable for Wikipedia? If the former, see Help:Table; if the latter, can you cite it to the original source for the data?--ukexpat (talk) 14:41, 28 February 2013 (UTC)