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May 5

Facebook Issues--HELP NOW

No matter what I do, I cannot get HUNAN, CHINA off of my FB Likes page. I've Liked and Unliked, logged out and back in, tried to follow up with FB, everything you can think of, but I can't get it off of my page.

I want it OFF !

Can you please help me with this asap?

Sincerely,

Michele D, NJ, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.70.66.61 (talk) 13:59, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like this is something you should be asking on the Facebook support pages...but I find that I have to hover over the picture of the thing I want removed. Click on the checked "Like" text that pops up to "Unlike"...and then (crucially) click the "DONE" box above that section to make it permenant. SteveBaker (talk) 14:18, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What does Facebook say about this? Depending on how detailed your FB page and ID have gotten you can always start a new page (or at least you used to be able to back in my surfing Mark Z's matrix days). ^{Market St.⧏}_{⧐ Diamond Way} 07:00, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

radio issues

supposing I wanted to start setting up a small independent 'radio' station online, I understand that I would need to pay for rights to play most music, does anyone know how much that would cost, or where I would go to enquire about the details of this? 213.104.128.16 (talk) 14:29, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We need to know where in the world you intend to host this service. The laws on this stuff varies wildy. Also, be aware that we're not allowed to offer legal advice here. SteveBaker (talk) 15:17, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I'd recommend you to investigate setting up through Live365 first. --TammyMoet (talk) 16:54, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

yea, it's broadcast from the UK, and having a look around, it seems I'd need a PPL license? 213.104.128.16 (talk) 19:23, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/ Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:49, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That refers to Ofcom's process for licensing community radio broadcast over the airwaves, so is unlikely to be applicable. Warofdreams talk 22:48, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In the UK, you would need licenses from the PPL, PRS and MCPS (these last two work together). The organisations provide some advice (linked), and the Community Media Association also provides advice and support to its members on matters including licensing. As TammyMoet says, it's a lot easier to start by setting up through a third party which deals with these matters for you. Warofdreams talk 22:48, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

abnormal tryglicerides. and maxalt?

Does maxalt meds cause abnormal tryglicerides? Carol — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotjag (talk • contribs) 16:36, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What's abnormal is a personal thing. Hence this is a medical question, and we are unable to help. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 19:48, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. We can certainly report whether a particular side-effect is known for a particular med. In fact, our articles already contain such info. However, Maxalt#Adverse_effects doesn't list that one. I did find this study, though: [1], which seems to indicate that it does cause an increase in triglycerides, particularly in middle-aged women. StuRat (talk) 07:38, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yah. "Are my triglycerides abnormal due to Maxalt" is a medical question to avoid. "Are triglyceride levels affected by Maxalt" is not. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 14:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That eHealthMe report should be viewed with a bit of skepticism. They generate those reports by automated analysis of a large database, and there are all kinds of ways that can go wrong. It's nothing like a proper scientific study. The very most that can be said is that there is an indication that taking Maxalt is correlated with an increase in triglycerides. Looie496 (talk) 15:06, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So, we're back to what Jack said - if the OP has concerns, he would be best off to see a professional. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:25, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see that the OP expressed any personal medical concerns; I see the OP asked about side-effects of a medication, with no personal aspect at all. The proper response is to provide documented information and then if you really want to add "if you've a personal issue, talk to your doctor". Is "does eating too much sugar cause increased caries" a medical question? Is "what are the side effects of Maxalt" a medical question? --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 14:20, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oglaf

Not only does oglaf.com refuse to load for me, I can't see the website in any of the top 20 links in Google search either when I search for "Oglaf". Can someone please explain what might have happened? Has the site been taken down altogether? Or worse, has it been taken down only in India or something? La Alquim ista 19:28, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me, in Canada, with Firefox. So not down altogether. No idea about India. But no, Google doesn't list it for "oglaf" or "oglaf.com" for me. "site:oglaf.com" works for results. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:28, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This appropriately named site can help you check if any site is down for everyone, or just you. Not sure if it takes whether your country has blocked a site into consideration, or only whether their servers can access it. You might also be interested in these tips for getting around blocked sites. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:56, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

is there any site that I can to take advices from the women?

I'm man, and I would like to make a opinion poll of one open question. But I need this question only for women (and I don't care if some men will be there...) and it is needed that will be a lot of answers. Do you know any site that may be suitable for that? מוטיבציה (talk) 21:20, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See http://www.what-women-want-from-men.com/forumsformen.html.

—Wavelength (talk) 22:03, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You could also use a general polling site and add a question "Are you a woman?" - and simply filter out the responses that say "No". Of course a percentage will lie - but then a percentage of any women-only poll will be polluted by idiots in that way...unless you actually do a live poll by asking people out on the street. SteveBaker (talk) 22:16, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Even then, you can run into cross dressers, drag queens, hermaphrodites, people undergoing gender reassignment processes ... -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 22:59, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And here I thought we were in an evolved age of gender-neutral behavior . . . oh wait its doing something for women due to their status as women, by all means carry on, and some say chivalry is a dying art! (or was that just EL James in between counting her stacks) so confusing keeping up with all this new "religion", is it that it only has to be gender neutral when its traditionally male? Or is it more this, so many new social morays so little time :-(^{Market St.⧏}_{⧐ Diamond Way} 06:44, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Even in an era of gender-neutrality and gender-equality, we still need to ask polling questions of specific genders because we have yet to reach "gender-identicality". If you want to know which brand of tampon is most comfortable, you really need to ask women - and if you want to know whether Viagra tastes better than Finasteride - then you're going to need to ask a bunch of men. That's not a gender stereotype - it's just the way things are. (And BTW, your signature imparts an irrational desire for me to yell "Mornington Crescent!!") SteveBaker (talk) 20:41, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You can try http://www.askwomen.reddit.com . --JasonMacker (talk) 10:41, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]